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Top 20 Graphic Novels: November’s Bestselling Books WITH THE LATEST RELEASES, SUBSCRIPTIONS, CHARTS, ILLUMINATIONS, EVENTS acecomics.co.uk AND MORE! 02 KINGS ROAD #1 Peter Hogan, Phil Winslade, Staz Johnson This 48-page special includes all King’s Road chapters from Dark Horse Presents by Peter Hogan and DARK Phil Winslade - and an additional is- sue’s worth of story drawn by the new King’s Road art team! Artist Staz Johnson (Judge Dredd) HORSE and colorist Douglas A. Sirois (The NEW SERIES AND ONE-SHOTS FOR FEBRUARY 7th Sword) join Hogan to continue this tale of a family on the run from magical, other-dimensional mon- sters. In Shops: 10/02/2016 HELLBOY AND THE BPRD - 1953: BEYOND H COVER STAR H TOMB THE FENCES #1 RAIDER #1 Mike Mignola, Mariko Tamaki, Chris Roberson, Phillip Sevy, Paolo Rivera, Joe Rivera Agustin Alessio A mysterious creature hunts the After Rise of the Tomb Raider, Lara children of an idyllic suburban Croft’s adventure continues in a new comic series by Eisner Award town, and the BPRD get more winning writer Mariko Tamaki (This than they bargained for when One Summer)! their investigation begins to Lara Croft is pursuing a lost truth seem strangely familiar. about the world that just might un- iZombie co-creator Chris lock the secret to defeating death! Roberson joins Hellboy creator She becomes entangled in a search for a rare mushroom said to grant Mike Mignola and Eisner and immortality and a lethal new enemy Harvey Award-winning artist that just won’t die! Paolo Rivera for Hellboy: Year Continuing where the Rise of the Two. Tomb Raider game left off! In Shops: 24/02/2016 In Shops: 17/02/2016 03 JUSTICE LEAGUE: DARKSEID WAR - SPECIAL #1 DARK AND Geoff Johns BLOODY #1 Shawn The massive “Darkseid War” Aldridge, Scott epic continues to set the stag- Godlewski, es for the future of the DC Uni- Tyler Crook verse as we reveal the secrets Guns, moonshine, monsters-there’s behind its newest major play- a lot going on in the backwoods of Kentucky. Iris Gentry is a war vet- er: Darkseid’s daughter, Grail! eran who returned from Iraq to find And if the Justice League is his options for supporting his fam- not careful, the spoils of war ily limited. Since they live in a “dry” will all end up with her! See the county, Iris has turned to running truth behind Grail’s role in this moonshine for his former ranking war and the future of the DC officer-meaning the men now share crimes at home and abroad. 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