Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin – Training Day #1

The training mission you didn't see!

Michelangelo only has a short time to get young Casey Marie Jones prepared for battle against Oroku Hiroto. How can the Last Ronin distill a lifetime's worth of training and knowledge into one day? Read the epic tale of action and legacy too big to fit into the pages of the original book, written and drawn by the original Last Ronin team!

RACHEL'S PICK OF THE WEEK:

Sonic the Hedgehog x Godzilla #1

When the King of the Monsters and other iconic kaiju mysteriously arrive in the Blue Blur's world, the brilliant and evil Dr. Eggman will try to harness the power of the kaiju for his own nefarious goals. Only Sonic and his amazing allies--including Amy, Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow--will be able to stand in the villain's way and try to send the giant monsters back to their own world.

DAN'S PICK OF THE WEEK:

Dark Knights of Steel II #1

THE FAN-FAVORITE ELSEWORLDS EPIC CONTINUES! An entire medieval world was forever changed when a spaceship crashlanded from a doomed planet. Monarchs died, kingdoms rose, long-buried treachery came to light... and a League was born. Now an ancient, violent war brews beneath the waves, one that promises untold destruction should it break the surface. If the League hopes to weather it and protect the lands of its realms and beyond, it must first root out the treasonous agents hiding in plain sight amidst its own ranks! Worldwide bestselling writer Tom Taylor (Detective Comics, Nightwing) and acclaimed artist Otto Schmidt (DC vs. Vampires, Green Arrow) welcome you back to the epic high-fantasy world of Dark Knights of Steel, where the darkest days yet still lie ahead!

Punisher vs. Spider-Man #1

A WALK DOWN MEMORY PAIN!

THE PUNISHER AND SPIDER-MAN, two of the most notorious names in New York City with very different approaches to making the Big Apple safer (or not, depending on who you ask!). Join us now for a trip to the days of their earliest encounters with returning fan-favorite writer DAN ABNETT (PUNISHER: YEAR ONE) and your new favorite artist, MATTEO DELLA FONTE! Brought together by happenstance and forced to stay that way by an ally from Frank Castle's past in need, will the web-slinger and the gunslinger be able to begrudgingly set aside their differences before they find themselves at one another's throats?!

What If...? Jessica Jones #1

WHAT IF...JESSICA JONES WAS BITTEN BY THE RADIOACTIVE SPIDER?

Teenage Super-Hero Sensation SPIDER-GIRL is retired. Surly and eternally miffed bartender JESSICA JONES wants nothing more than to leave that part of her life and the traumas that came with it firmly behind her. But when a ghost from her past comes back to haunt her, she finds herself unable to leave well enough alone. Has the GREEN GOBLIN returned? And if so, is an out-of-shape ex-super hero enough to stop him?

Space Ghost Annual #1

An all-new SPACE GHOST ANNUAL is here! As Space Ghost and the Twins mourn their recent losses, they find themselves trying to stop a dangerous heist pulled by the master thief known as Magnus and his mysterious, reality-warping alien! Can they discover the deadly secret behind Magnus’s mind-bending crime spree before it’s too late, or will the enigmatic alien bring untold destruction to the galaxy? And can Space Ghost forgive himself before the next deadly menace arrives to threaten the galaxy?

This special issue also serves as a prelude to the next Space Ghost adventure, as the guardians of the galaxy prepare to meet...the Herculoids!

Featuring covers by legendary artists Jerry Orway, Tom Raney, interior artist Jonathan Lau, and returning SPACE GHOST cover artist Bjorn Barends!

Three Worlds / Three Moons: Foundations #1

From the New York Times bestselling and multi-Eisner Award-nominated creator of East of West, The Manhattan Projects, Decorum, and more comes this ambitious, science fiction universe presented by comics titan Jonathan Hickman.

The next great comics universe starts here! From the extraordinary creative team of Jonathan Hickman, Mike del Mundo, Mike Huddleston, and Nick Spencer comes an epic sci-fi saga on an intergalactic scale.

Across a distant solar system and countless millennia-long cycles, a war has been fought between the forces of magic and science, and order and chaos. When astronaut and explorer Tajo Vallar undertakes a doomed expedition to a dormant moon full of mysteries, the conflict begins anew, and more dangerous than ever before!

Don’t miss this perfect starting point for everything to come, as a new universe is born.

MEG'S PICK OF THE WEEK:

A Mischief of Magpies #1

NEW DSTLRY SERIES DEBUT FROM SIMON SPURRIER AND MATÍAS BERGARA!

Mar has a secret. Sometimes, without warning, he falls out of the world. This would be an inconvenience if his life wasn't already such a drag.

When he's gone, he finds himself in an extraordinary city. A city which is also a machine, endlessly crossing a shoreless ocean. A city of two halves: the bright, bustling spires above the waves, and the beast-haunted twilight halls below. And between, clowning along the rusting beach, a troupe of anarchic magpies with all the answers but none of the questions.

Recipients of the Angoulême Sélection Officielle, GLAAD Award, and multiple Eisner Award nominations, creators Simon Spurrier and Mat as Bergara present a new fantasy masterpiece in the tradition of Coda and Step By Bloody Step, driving the comics medium into new, beautiful, baleful waters.

For fans of THE NEVERENDING STORY, ARCANE, and THE BOY AND THE HERON.

Banana Number One #1

From the team that brought you: UNKNOWN SOLDIER! MAXWELL LORD! SPIDER-GWEN! AMY RACECAR! MADMAN! Eisner-nominated writer Joshua Dysart (UNKNOWN SOLDIER), legendary illustrator Kevin Maguire (JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL), superstar colorist Rico Renzi (EDGE OF SPIDERVERSE), Eisner Award-winning artist David Lapham (STRAY BULLETS) and comics icon Michael Allred (MADMAN) would like to introduce you to, perhaps, their ultimate creation — BANANA NUMBER ONE! INTO THE FUNDAMENT ZONE! Brace yourself for the startling story of a genetically mysterious, seven-foot-tall sentient banana — raised in secret, turned race car driver, turned sex symbol, turned global celebrity, and ultimately turned revolutionary icon — caught between human civilization, fruit rebellion, and the coming war between the two.

Kingdom of Earth #1

2036. Two years ago, hordes of monsters rose from the earth and sea, devouring everything in sight. Much of mankind was massacred before the monsters realized they needed humans. In this new world, humans have two options: service or slaughter. When a young child named Frankie narrowly escapes their fate as livestock, they soon realize that their fight for survival has only just begun.

From the critically acclaimed writing duo of David Dastmalchian and Leah Kilpatrick and the Bram Stoker Award–winning artist Soo Lee comes this all-new monstrous miniseries.

Minotaur #1

Five years ago, a government supercomputer triggered the Singularity: an explosion of technological superintelligence heralding an unimaginable tomorrow. At least, it almost did. Within moments, a failsafe activated. The plug was pulled. The future was aborted. But something leaked in those first picoseconds, through wire and wave. And now? The future fights back. Inexplicable events. Miracles and monsters. Harbingers of revolution…or apocalypse?

Minotaur is the tale of Gloria Monday, a photojournalist documenting the lives of those, like her, who are haunted, tortured, and transformed by outbreaks of the future; along with the no-nonsense ex-military muscle who watches her six, and the reformed tech bro secretly bankrolling their global mission to expose it all.

From Simon Spurrier (The Flash, John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America) and Mike Dowling (The Amazing Spider-Man, Unfollow) comes Minotaur, an X-Files for the forward-looking era, with science-fiction ideas ripped from the pages of New Scientist, manifesting among human societies in spooky, unsettling ways.

Badrock #1

THE YOUNGBLOOD FAVORITE GETS HIS OWN SOLO SPINOFF SERIES. The youngest and most dynamic member of the world’s greatest super squad blasts off in his own solo spotlight! When Badrock’s mom is abducted, he is forced to submit to the demands of her mysterious abductors.

Super Mondo Mega Mutts #1

One year ago, a fragment of an interdimensional civilization crashed into Downtown Los Angeles, creating a quarantined zone known as “The Gleam,” where the laws of physics no longer function normally. Believing the area too dangerous for humans, morally questionable government contractors sent in four research animals to retrieve alien technology. Instead, they created something far more unpredictable. The mission resulted in four radically transformed dogs with enhanced intelligence, new abilities, and a purpose of their own. WOLF, FRANKEE, GRIFFY, and FREDDY, guided by their mentor MOJO, now patrol a city overrun by corrupt federal forces and gangs empowered by stolen alien tech. The government may have tried to weaponize them, but these mutts have other plans.

Grendel: Devil's Crucible – Sedition #1

The Hounds of Orion have two new weapons in their arsenal: The Grendel Prime himself, back from a five-hundred-year absence, and a clone of the fierce, long-dead Grendel warrior Christine Spar! Now it’s time to take the fight to the Necro-Lords, and the hordes of Anti-Grendel squads between Grendel Prime and his goal of total control.

Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: All Hail the Pumpkin King #1

This sequel book to the bestselling graphic novel continues the story of young Jack Skellington and his rivalry with the malevolent Oogie Boogie. A feast of frights and fun for middle-grade and up.

Taking place shortly after The Battle for Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington is now the newly-named Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, and his first Halloween is fast approaching. Intent on proving himself as deserving of this title, Jack plans a huge celebration full of flashy ideas and fun for all—and insists on doing all the work himself! As his to-do list piles up, Jack starts to fear that he can't deliver on all the frightful promises of Halloween, and so he turns to the one person he knows can help: Oogie Boogie. Thinking this might be a chance to rekindle their friendship after their battle for the Pumpkin King title, Jack enlists Oogie Boogie to assist in Halloween preparations... not realizing that the embittered Oogie Boogie actually has schemes of his own.

Watson v. Holmes #1

Now he's the world's DEADLIEST detective.  Watson v. Holmes is an action-packed horror-detective story that pits a grossly outmatched John Watson against the most brilliant and powerful criminal mind the world has ever seen! Experience Sherlock Holmes as you've never seen him before!

Back Issue Annual #1

For its first ever Annual, Back Issue magazine is pulling out all the stops with a special tribute to Silver/Bronze Age superstar Neal Adams! Presented are the best features on Neal from several long sold-out issues, including: a guided tour of Adams' Continuity Studios! Neal and Denny O'Neil discussing their seminal work on Green Lantern/Green Arrow! Adams on the evolution of Ms. Mystic! Plus Superman-centric and Batman-centric interviews with Neal, revealing behind-the-scenes secrets of his approach to those signature characters! There's Adams art galore throughout, including rare and unseen work, all behind an unused 1960s Adams cover. Don't miss it!

N.S.F.West #1

NSFWest is a ludicrous-speed parody of naughty comics, full of genre-busting comedy and G.I. Joe-inspired action! Featuring a TON of ridiculous characters and non-stop energy! If you hate naughty comics or love naughty comics, this book is for you!

Mister Nemo #1

A NEW CHAPTER OF THE UNDERWORLD UNIVERSE BEGINS HERE. A brilliant analyst uncovers a global conspiracy—and is immediately marked for disappearance—only to be rescued by the mysterious Nemo, a man waging a secret war from beneath the ocean . As they dive into a hidden world of covert power and impossible technology, one question remains: can they save the world before it even knows it’s in danger?

Spy Bunnies #1

Groovy Antarctic Press action and adventure, baby! It's the Swingin' Sixties, a time of the Cold War, evil criminal organizations and super spies. Enter three special ladies: Patty, Coco and Martine. Most know them as workers at the international Jet Setters Club, but they are secretly part the agency known as B.U.N.N.Y. They must leap into action to stop a plot to destroy the Vatican!

Horror Comics: American Nightmares #1

Celebrate 250 years of the Scars and Shrieks, the old Dread, Fright and Boo, with Antarctic Press! Our best bizarrtists like Brian Denham, David Hutchison, Kelsey Shannon and more provide a plethora of patri-rot-ic pinups depicting all manner of macabre Americana, from blood-Redcoats at Lexington to zombies at the Alamo, from gargoyles at the Grand Canyon to were-beasts in Washington. Sit back and enjoy fear-works display!

Prophets of Doom #1

When their fire-and-brimstone sermons fail to attract the crowds or cash they once did, three evangelical preachers hatch a desperate plan to rebuild their flocks and line their pockets with the help of a forbidden text.

Their plan: summon five ancient evils to invade Heaven on a suicide mission, triggering a mini-Apocalypse and putting butts back in their pews.

It’s over-the-top grindhouse exploitation at its finest in this offering from writer Joseph Schmalke (We Don’t Kill Spiders, Seven Years in Darkness) and newcomer artist Amanda Kahl.

Safiya Mummy #1

Monster Masters, Dan Parsons & Michael Gordon, delivers their stark grey tone creature feature - Jade Vampyre - in a single glorious issue!

The story originally serialized in American Mythology Monsters is told the way it was meant to be read, in a single horrifying sitting. Beautiful Egyptologist, Safiya Mahmoud discovers much more than even she bargained for when she and her fellow archeologists uncover a long forgotten sarcophagus buried deep in the heart of the desert. After extensive study and examination at Safiya's ultra-modern Cairo research facility, the truth begins to reveal itself about what they have found. What lies in the State-of-the-Art examination chamber is no ordinary mummified corpse, but "Mernheptan: The Plague Giver,"the most evil, reviled pharaoh in Egyptian History. Despite the concerns of her friends and colleagues, Safiya's obsession with the ancient cadaver intensifies. She works day and night in the laboratory, never leaving the mummy's side until the strange supernatural attraction totally consumes her, with unimaginable and terrifying consequences!

Kaijus & Cowboys #1

On an alien planet, an army of robots works to make the surface safe for humanity, who lies sleeping in orbit. Unfortunately, the planet is infested with swarms of Kaiju sized monsters. Enter... The Hunter, a robot cowboy tasked with making the world safe for humanity by killing as many monsters as he can!

Seven Deadly Sinners #1

Trouble starts on a lonely farm—the kind no one walks away from clean. When the call for help goes out, it isn’t the police who are called in. It’s the sinners. Seven walking problems with nothing to lose and no interest in playing nice. What follows is a fast, brutal descent into outlaw justice where survival matters more than redemption and mercy is a luxury nobody can afford.

From comics legend Chuck Dixon and powerhouse artist Bob Hardin, Seven Deadly Sinners delivers unapologetic, grindhouse-style storytelling packed with violence, velocity, and attitude. Dixon’s razor-sharp script builds a team of morally compromised anti-heroes who barely trust each other—yet they’re the only thing standing between the innocent and something far worse. Hardin’s raw, kinetic artwork and heavy-hitting colors punch every moment through the page, giving the world a scarred, lived-in grit you can practically feel.

If you like your comics fast, fierce, and fearless—welcome to the sin. 

Perfect Bound

Dungeon Crawler Carl Special Edition #0 Cover C Nathan Gooden Absolute Batman #1 2nd Print Homage Variant

NEW ACHIEVEMENT: You crawlers went so crazy for Dungeon Crawler Carl #0 that it's going back to print WITH BRAND NEW COVERS. (Wow, you can read?!) The LitRPG smash hit phenomenon and New York Times bestseller, DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL, is now a graphic novel for the very first time and this special #0 issue is your chance to own DCC in single issue format. You know what’s worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Getting stuck on a sadistic alien game show with her cat. This #0 issue special collects the first episode (and more!) of the WEBTOON series with over 5.6 Million Reads and 225,000 subscribers.

Absolute Catwoman #1 2nd Printing

WITH ALL THE WEALTH… WITH ALL THE GEAR… WITH ALL THE SKILLS, SHE IS THE ABSOLUTE APEX PREDATOR!

Selina Kyle has carved a good life for herself. Through her ingenuity and skills, she's become the greatest thief the world has ever known. With high-tech gear and weaponry, there's no place too secure for Catwoman. Selina has built this life for herself and thoroughly escaped Gotham. But when someone from her past comes knocking at her door, Selina's life comes crashing down around here. She'll need to get to the bottom of a mystery taking her all around the globe! Written by Che Grayson and Scott Snyder with art by Bengal, Catwoman bursts onto the scene in the Absolute Universe!

Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 8th Printing Howard Porter

THE BEST NEW (NOT QUITE A) SUPERHERO SERIES IN THE UNIVERSE! Cursed with an unquenchable thirst for violence, BATTLE BEAST searches the universe for the one warrior mightier than him — and a glorious death, his only reward. But even in a universe of mighty Viltrumites like Invincible and Omni-Man, it seems that no one may be able to stop the galaxy's deadliest warrior... unless he does the unthinkable. 

Superstars ROBERT KIRKMAN and RYAN OTTLEY present the most demanded INVINCIBLE story of all time, revealing the secret story of Battle Beast that's perfect for any long-time fan (no spoilers!) and new readers alike.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1 2nd Printing Andrew Griffith

A new uniform for a new era! The future is now with this visionary relaunch of the globally acclaimed Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series.

It’s been ten years since the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers turned in their morphers and went their separate ways. But now they’ve been called back to the legendary Command Center to face a new, terrifying form of a familiar foe: Rita Rabiosa.

They may not be teenagers with attitudes anymore, but are they still the same heroes they once were?

New York Times-bestselling comic book writer Marguerite Bennett (Bombshells, Batwoman) jumps into the Command Center, joined by industry veteran artist Andrew Lee Griffith (Transformers, G.I. Joe), to usher in a new era of Power Rangers, making it perfect for new readers and longtime fans alike!

The Trillion Dollar Kid #1 2nd Printing Ivan Reis

Among us are…The Unbelievables, and Tommy Townsend III—the world’s first 13-year-old trillionaire—wants to find them! His world abounds with wonder and spectacle, including a robot bodyguard named Sterling, all trying to make the world a better place. But Tommy learns quickly that money can’t buy everything…and propels himself on a journey that sets the stage for this entire new universe!

The Olympus Saga: Megalith #1 2nd Printing Variant

From New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (BRZRKR, THE HERO TRADE) and master illustrator Lewis LaRosa (PUNISHER MAX, BLOODSHOT) comes an explosive cosmic odyssey of unparalleled scope and artistry.

Twenty minutes ago, a massive monolith crashed into the heart of Baltimore, obliterating 16 square blocks. No one knows where it came from or why. Somehow, the monstrous deep space object evaded the global surveillance net. Three elite breach teams were dispatched to penetrate its outer shell and disable it.

Ten minutes ago, it sprouted tendrils that began ripping apart nearby streets, cars and even people using the raw material to print itself larger. Police, SWAT, the Feds, even NORAD were powerless to stop it.

Just two minutes ago, the megalithic anomaly achieved its final form -- a gigantic, hundred-story tall, humanoid, mecha-robot -- then began marching towards Washington, DC.

Now, our only hope is Officer Jack Casey, a beat cop scarred by the past, who along with what remains of the breach teams must scale the robot from the inside. If they can reach the head, they can destroy it, but time is running out. The government has scrambled a nuclear response and the world has just learned that a second, bigger monolith is about to impact Earth.

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