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Myanmar ­ Culture Smart! : The Essential Summary: Myanmar, as Burma is now known, is strategically Guide to Customs & Culture situated between the world’s two most populous nations— Ki Ki May China and India—and its distinctive ancient culture shares 9781857336979 some traditions with both countries. Hidden away from the Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 eyes of the world for half a century by its military rulers’ $9.95/$12.95 Can. policy of self­isolation, “the Burmese Way to Socialism,” with 168 pages a new democratic parliament and civilian government Trade Paperback Myanmar is undergoing important changes as it approaches its Travel / Asia / Far East next elections in 2015. Its most ... Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 367g Wt KYI KYI MAY was born and brought up Myanmar, where she attended Rangoon Arts and Science University and gained a M.Sc. in Zoology. She became a print journalist before joining the BBC Burmese Service in London as a producer and gained a BA (Hons) degree in Politics, Philosophy and History at Birkbeck College, University of London. As a BBC producer, a field reporter, and later as head of the Burmese Service, she has written and broadcast many current affairs and feature programs...

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Argentina ­ Culture Smart! : The Essential Summary: The second­largest country in South America, Guide to Customs & Culture Argentina has been through great changes in recent years. Robert Hamwee Its journey from dictatorship to democracy has left many 9781857337051 scars, but these are largely eclipsed by the pride and Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 resilience of the Argentinian people, who have developed a $9.95/$12.95 Can. style, a language, and a joie de vivre that are all their own. 168 pages Trade Paperback The political maelstroms the country has experienced have Travel / South America / Argentina had a profound effect on its economy, its people, and its Ctn Qty: 24 relationship with the rest of the worl... 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Robert Hamwee is a training and management consultant who was born and brought up in Argentina before moving to the UK at the age of twenty­three. He has a degree in music and business management and speaks six languages. He is the founder and director of Aliquot Consulting Group, which specializes in international and cross­cultural training and business issues.

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Germany ­ Culture Smart! : The Essential Summary: With the FIFA World Cup in its pocket Germany is Guide to Customs & Culture feeling its social, political, and economic power once again. Barry Tomalin After organizing a successful World Cup in 2006 and winning it 9781857337112 against Argentina in Brazil in 2014, Germany sees a note of Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 confidence, even triumphalism, permeating the country. $9.95/$12.95 Can. 168 pages As a European leader committed to the success of the EU and Trade Paperback the Eurozone, Germany is a leading driver of European affairs. Travel / Europe / Germany It emerged from the recession of 2008 as the strongest Ctn Qty: 24 economic power in Euro... 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Contributor Bio: BARRY TOMALIN, M.A., is Lecturer in International Communication and Cultures at the London Academy of Diplomacy. A former producer and presenter with the BBC World Service, he has worked in over sixty countries worldwide, including France, Algeria, and Francophone West Africa. He is the author of Culture Smart! France and Culture Smart! Italy and many other books on international culture and business.

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Ghana ­ Culture Smart! : The Essential Guide Summary: The “Gateway to Africa,” Ghana welcomes around to Customs & Culture a million tourists, aid workers, and business travelers a year— Ian Utley visitors who invariably come away with glowing reports of a 9781857337075 fertile land, tropical scenic beauty, rich culture and traditions, Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 and many first­rate tourist attractions. It is, however, the $9.95/$12.95 Can. Ghanaians themselves who make the biggest impression. It is 168 pages through their hospitality and love of peace that Ghana has a Trade Paperback claim to be the safest and friendliest country in Africa. Travel / Africa / West Ghanaians are ... Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 367g Wt IAN UTLEY studied at the University of Wales and trained as a teacher at Bishop Grosseteste University College, Lincoln. He worked in education in Ghana for many years, published a book for learners of the Twi language, was a columnist for the Ghanaian newspaper Weekend World, and was an advisor to the Ministry of Tourism and Diasporan Relations in Accra. He also organized cultural, ecotourism, and language­learning activities for foreigners. Now back in Britain, he is the Cultu...

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Poland ­ Culture Smart! : The Essential Guide Summary: The changes in Polish life, culture, economics, to Customs & Culture and development have been remarkable. And the pace of Greg Allen change shows little sign of abating. Through twenty­five 9781857337099 years of post­Communist transformation and ten years as a Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 member of the European Union, some Polish cities, like $9.95/$12.95 Can. Warsaw, Kraków, Poznań, and Wrocław, have experienced an 168 pages economic renaissance thanks largely to direct foreign Trade Paperback investment, EU funds, and an influx of tourists. Much of the Travel / Europe / Eastern countryside, and cities like Łódż and Lublin, h... Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 367g Wt GREGORY ALLEN, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Bolton, specialising in cross­cultural management in Central and Eastern Europe and contemporary Philosophy. He has written a number of academic publications on Poland and other countries in the region as well as magazine articles and book editorials. After twelve years living and working in Poland, Gregory now lives in Lancashire, England, although he continues to travel regularly to Poland.

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Cat Out of Hell Summary: We expect this to be a huge seller ­ Lynne Truss bestselling author, fun mystery story, and cats! 9781612194424 Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 From the acclaimed storyteller and #1 bestselling author $24.95 Lynne Truss, the mesmerizing tale of a cat with nine lives, a 240 pages wicked sense of humor, and an even more wicked attitude Hardcover about humans. Fiction / Humorous Ctn Qty: 12 Story Locale: Seaside cottage in the UK 5.500 in W | 8.750 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 140mm W | 222mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Lynne Truss is the author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation which spent 45 weeks on

the New York Times hardcover bestseller list, 3 at #1 and was the USA Today Book of the Year 2004 and Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or, Six Good Reasons to Stay at Home and Bolt the Door which was also a New York Times hardcover bestseller. Her children’s book Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference spent ...

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The Dead Mountaineer's Inn : One More Last Summary: A hilarious spoof on the classic country­ Rite for the Detective Genre house murder mystery, from the Russian masters of sci­ Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky, Josh Billings fi—never before translated 9781612194325 Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 A police inspector on vacation at a ski resort reluctantly finds $17.00/$17.00 Can. himself investigating a murder with extraterrestrial angles. 224 pages Trade Paperback Series Overview: The Neversink Library champions books Fiction / Science Fiction / General from around the world that have been overlooked, Ctn Qty: 24 underappreciated, looked askance at, or foolishly ignored. 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt They are issued in handsome, well­designed editions at 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt reasonable prices in hopes ... Contributor Bio: Arkady (1925­1991) and Boris (1933­2012) Strugatsky were the most acclaimed and beloved science fiction writers of the Soviet era. Arkady was an interpreter and translator from Japanese and English, and Boris worked as an astronomer and computer engineer. In the mid­1950s, the brothers began to write fiction, and soon published their first

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33 Days : A Memoir Summary: We expect this to get big print media Leon Werth, Austin D. Johnson attention. A rare eyewitnees account by an important 9781612194257 author of fleeing the Nazis march on Paris in 1940. Our Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 edition features the never­before published introduction $16.00/$16.00 Can. by Antoine de Saint­Exupery. 224 pages Trade Paperback The first ever English publication of important French author Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs Leon Werth. Restored here with the original introduction, long Ctn Qty: 24 thought to be lost, by Antoine de Saint­Exupery, author of 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt The Little Prince. 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Story Locale: The road from Paris to the line just beyond... Contributor Bio: Léon Werth (1878­1955)—novelist, biographer, art critic, journalist, memoirist and political commentator; author of more than 30 works (including a Goncourt Prize finalist); protégé of Octave Mirabeau; literary mentor and close friend of Antoine de Saint­Exupéry (The Little Prince is dedicated to Werth).

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An Exaggerated Murder : A Novel Summary: From a longtime Boston bookseller, a totally Josh Cook original character­driven detective story replete with a 9781612194271 great plot and slapstick humor. Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 $16.95/$16.95 Can. Inherent Vice meets The Maltese Falcon in this wildly 336 pages entertaining mystery featuring Trike, a detective with Trade Paperback superhuman memory skills but no people skills, and his love Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General interest/business partner, Lola, who has a normal memory but Ctn Qty: 24 also a normal capacity for human interaction. 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: JOSH COOK is a bookseller at Porter Square Books who grew up in Lewiston, ME. This is his first novel.

He is the blogger for Porter Square’s website and a popular figure on Twitter.

Author Residence: Cambridge, MA

Author Hometown: Lewiston, ME

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The Geography of Madness : Penis Thieves, Summary: Fascinating adventure and travel story by a Voodoo Death, and the Search for the World's noted magazine writer—think Jon Ronson meets David Strangest Syndromes Grann. Entertaining accounts of how culture can make us Frank Bures go insane. 9781612193724 Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 An investigation of “culture­bound” syndromes—such as $25.95/$25.95 Can. voodoo death and Penis theft. The author travels the globe 256 pages to investigate epidemics that seem like madness to some Hardcover cultures—but are all too real to those experiencing them. Travel / Special Interest / Adventure Ctn Qty: 12 Example: In April 2001, mobs in Nigeria lynched 12 5.750 in W | 8.750 in H | 1.250 lb Wt suspected penis thieves. 146mm W | 222mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Frank Bures’ stories have appeared in Harper’s, Esquire, Outside, Bicycling, Wired and have been included in the Best American Travel Writing 2004, Best American Travel Writing 2009 and selected as “Notable” picks for Best American Sports Writing 2012 and the Best American Essays 2013. He speaks several languages, has lived in countries around the

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Missing Soluch : A Novel Summary: Perhaps the most important work in modern Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, Kamran Rastegar Iranian literature, this starkly beautiful novel examines the 9781612194318 trials of an impoverished woman and her children living in a Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 remote village in Iran, after the unexplained disappearance of $18.95/$18.95 Can. her husband, Soluch. 384 pages Trade Paperback Lyrical yet unsparing, the novel examines her life as she Fiction / Literary contends with the political corruption, authoritarianism, and Ctn Qty: 24 poverty of the village. It follows her vacillations between love 5.625 in W | 8.375 in H | 0.810 lb Wt for Soluch and anger at his absence, and her struggle to r... 143mm W | 213mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio:

MAHMOUD DOWLATABADI is one of the Middle East’s most important writers of the last century. The author of numerous novels, plays and screenplays, he is a leading proponent of social and artistic freedom in contemporary Iran.

Born in 1940 in a remote farming region of Iran, the son of a shoemaker, his early life and teens were spent as an

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Happiness : A Philosopher's Guide Summary: We expect this to be a hugely popular title: A Frederic Lenoir, Andrew Brown charming author, engaging writing, and a topic that 9781612194394 everyone will want to discuss! Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 $23.95/$23.95 Can. What is “happiness” and how do we acheive it? Frederic 220 pages Lenoir proposes that true and lasting happiness is indeed Hardcover possible. And he takes us on an exciting journey—from Self­Help / Personal Growth / Happiness Aristotle to Buddah to modern neuroscience, from the Ctn Qty: 12 personal to the universal—to discover how happiness is 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 1.250 lb Wt attainable in our own lives. 140mm W | 210mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Frederic Lenoir is a philosopher, sociologist, and religious historian, and author of numerous scholarly and popular essays, books, and novels translated into over twenty languages. He is a professor at one of France’s elite universities, and editor of Le Monde des religions in France, a bimonthly magazine that is part of Le Monde. He is also the producer and host of the weekly program about religion and philosophy on France Culture radio.

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The Sea Inside Summary: A yearlong adventure through the world’s Philip Hoare oceans with Philip Hoare, the award­winning author of 9781612194363 The Whale Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 $17.95/$17.95 Can. In colorful prose and lively line drawings, Hoare sets out to 374 pages rediscover the sea and its islands, birds, and beasts. Starting Trade Paperback at his home on the shores of Britain’s Southampton Water and Nature / Marine Life moving in ever widening circles—like the migration patterns of Ctn Qty: 24 whales—Hoare explores London, the Isle of Wight, the Azores, 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Sri Lanka, Tasmania, and New Zealand. 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt As Hoare brilliantly weaves together li... Contributor Bio: Philip Hoare lives and works in Southampton, England. He is the author of The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea, winner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction, as well as biographies of Noel Coward, Stephen Tennant, and a study of Oscar Wilde. He is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Southampton; artist in residence at the

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The Ghost Network : A Novel Summary: For literary readers with a taste for Catie Disabato suspense: two women hunt for a missing pop star and 9781612194349 become ensnared in her secret society, following clues Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 through the dark underbelly of Chicago. $16.95/$16.95 Can. 336 pages A frightening, whip­smart adventure through Chicago that Trade Paperback begins when a pop star, Molly Metropolis, disappears before a Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths major performance. And two young women who set out to Ctn Qty: 24 find her. At first, the mystery of her disappearance is a 5.500 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt lighthearted scavenger hunt…until they both realize that 140mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt they’re in greater ... Contributor Bio: CATIE DISABATO writes for Full Stop and New York Daily News’ book blog Page Views. She has written essays for This Recording, The Millions, and The Rumpus. Her short fiction was recently featured on Joyland. After growing up in Chicago and graduating from Oberlin College, she now lives in L.A.

Author Residence: Los Angeles, CA

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Gnarr : How I Became Mayor of a Large City in Summary: In the epicenter of the world financial crisis, a Iceland and Changed the World comedian launched a joke campaign that didn’t seem so Jon Gnarr, Andrew Brown funny to the country’s leading politicians . . . 9781612194370 Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 It all started when Jón Gnarr founded the Best Party in 2009 $16.95/$16.95 Can. to satirize his country’s political system. The financial collapse 177 pages in Iceland had, after all, precipitated the world­wide Trade Paperback meltdown, and fomented widespread protest over the Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs country’s leadership. Ctn Qty: 24 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Entering the race for mayor of Reykjavík, Iceland’s capital, 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Gnarr promised to get t...

Contributor Bio: JÓN GNARR was born in 1967 in Reykjavík. He formed the Best Party in 2009 and became the mayor of Reykjavík in 2010. His acting work includes the movies The Icelandic Dream and A Man Like Me and the television series The Night Shift, which aired on BBC4. In 2014, at the end of Gnarr’s mayoral term, the Best Party will be dissolved. Its members,

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A History of Money : A Novel Summary: The first US publication of a novelist Roberto Alan Pauls, Ellie Robins Bolaño called “one of the best living Latin American 9781612194233 writers” is a taut political drama set in a tumultuous Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 historic setting. $24.95/$24.95 Can. 224 pages Against the backdrop of the tumultous ’70s and ’80s in Hardcover Argentina, Pauls tells the story of his protagonist’s life ­ and Fiction / Hispanic & Latino his country’s history—through one potent lens: money, gained Ctn Qty: 12 and lost. 5.750 in W | 8.750 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 146mm W | 222mm H | 567g Wt Story Locale: Argentina during the 70s and 80s Contributor Bio: Born in Buenos Aires in 1959, Alan Pauls is a novelist, as well as a film and literary critic and essayist. He has worked as a professor of literary theory at the University of Buenos Aires and an editor for the daily paper “Pagina/12.” He also founded the magazine “Lecturas criticas.” His novel The Past received the prestigious Herralde Prize in 2003 and was made into a movie starring Gael Garcia Bernal.

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Red or Dead Summary: A New York Times Editors’ Choice David Peace 9781612194387 “[T]he stuff of great literature.” —The New York Times Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 $18.95 “Red or Dead is a winner.” —The Washington Post 720 pages Trade Paperback From the bestselling author of The Damned Utd and The Fiction / Sports Red Riding Quartet comes a major new novel Ctn Qty: 24 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt The place where the swinging sixties started – Liverpool, 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt England, birthplace of the Beatles – wasn’t so swinging. Amid industrial blight and a bad economy, the port town’s shipping industry was going bust and there was widespread unemployment, with no assista...

Contributor Bio: David Peace – named as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists in 2003 – was born and brought up in Yorkshire, England. He is the author of the Red Riding Quartet (Nineteen Seventy­four, Nineteen Seventy­seven, Nineteen

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Patience and Fortitude : Power, Real Estate, Summary: A new investigation of a highly controversial and the Fight to Save a Public Library case by the award­winning reporter who broke the story Scott Sherman of a beloved library caught in the crosshairs of real 9781612194295 estate, power and the people’s interests. Pub Date: 6/23/15, On Sale Date: 6/23 $25.95/$25.95 Can. In a series of award­winning cover stories for The Nation 256 pages magazine, investigative reporter Scott Sherman was the first Hardcover reporter to cast doubt on the New York Public Library’s Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information controversial $350 renovation plan. Here Sherman presents a Science / General new investigation, a news­breaking account of the New York Ctn Qty: 12 P... 5.750 in W | 8.750 in H | 0.960 lb Wt 146mm W | 222mm H | 435g Wt Contributor Bio: Scott Sherman is a contributing writer for The Nation and a contributing editor of the Columbia Journalism Review. He was a contributing writer for Lingua Franca. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, the London Review of Books, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Dissent and other publications. For his reporting on the New York Public Library he was given the Blue Ribbon Award for

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The Next Next Level Summary: In the tradition of Carl Wilson’s Let’s Talk Leon Neyfakh About Love, an unforgettable account of fame, fandom, 9781612194462 and the problem of making art in the twenty­first Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 century. $23.95/$23.95 Can. 224 pages Like Chuck Klosterman before him, acclaimed journalist Leon Hardcover Neyfakh (Boston Globe, New Yorker) details an obsession and Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & ends up with a story about the modern intersection of art and Performing Arts / General life in the tale of a white rapper named Juiceboxxx, who has Ctn Qty: 12 risen from church basements in Minneapolis to a more 5.750 in W | 8.500 in H | 1.250 lb Wt complicated national career. Tracing J... 146mm W | 216mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: LEON NEYFAKH is the Ideas reporter for the Boston Globe, and the former publishing reporter for the New York Observer. He has written for the New Yorker, the New Republic, Rolling Stone, and a number of other publications. Born in the Soviet Union, Neyfakh was raised in Oak Park, IL, and now lives in Brooklyn.

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Trouble in Paradise : From the End of History Summary: And important book on the crisis of capitalism to the End of Capitalism from world’s best­known and most controversial Slavoj Zizek philosopher. A book sure to be widely discussed, coming 9781612194448 on the heals of Michael Lewis and Thomas Piketty recent Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 bestsellers. $24.95 208 pages In Trouble in Paradise, Slavoj Zizek, one of our most famous Hardcover and combative philosophers, explains how by drawing on the Philosophy / History & Surveys / General ideas of communism, we can find a way out of the crisis of Ctn Qty: 12 capitalism. 5.750 in W | 8.500 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 146mm W | 216mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic. He is a professor at the European Graduate School; International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, Birkbeck College, University of London; and a senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. His books include Living in the End Times; First as Tragedy, Then as Farce; In Defense of Lost Causes; and many more.

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A Legacy Summary: A Legacy is the tale of two very different Sybille Bedford, Brenda Wineapple families. The Merzes are members of the Jewish upper 9781590178263 bourgeoisie of Berlin and direct descendants of Henriette Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 Merz, friend of Goethe and Mirabeau. But this imposing legacy $16.95/$19.95 Can. has long since ceased to mean much of anything in the 384 pages Merzes’ huge town house, where the family devotes itself to Trade Paperback little more than enjoying its comfort and ensuring its wealth. Fiction / Family Life Ctn Qty: 28 The Feldens are landed Catholic aristocracy, well off but not 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt rich, from the Catholic south of G... 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio:

Sybille Bedford (1911–2006) was a German­born English writer, best known for her partly autobiographical works, including A Legacy and its follow­up, Jigsaw: An Unsentimental Education. An outspoken critic of the Nazi regime, Bedford was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an appointed Officer of the OBE. She was awarded the Golden PEN Award in 1993 and, after traveling

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Onward and Upward in the Garden Summary: In 1925, Harold Ross hired Katharine Sergeant Katharine White, E.B. White Angell as a manuscript reader for The New Yorker. Within 9781590178508 months she became the magazine’s first fiction editor, Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 discovering and championing the work of Vladimir Nabokov, $17.95/$21.50 Can. John Updike, James Thurber, Marianne Moore, and her 392 pages husband­to­be, E. B. White, among others. After years of Trade Paperback cultivating fiction, she set her sights on a new genre: garden Gardening / Essays writing. On March 1, 1958, The New Yorker ran a column Ctn Qty: 28 entitled “Onward and Upward in the Garden,” a cr... 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Katharine White (1896–1977) was the first fiction editor at The New Yorker, a position she held from 1925 to 1959.

Hailed by James Thurber as the “fountain and shrine of The New Yorker,” White did more than almost any other editor to shape the magazine into the literary giant it is today, championing the work of writers like John O’Hara, Mary McCarthy, John Cheever, and countless others. She and her husband, E. B. White, lived in New York City and North Brooklin, Maine, where sh...

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Naked Earth Summary: After leaving the Mainland for Hong Kong in 1952, Eileen Chang, Yiyun Li Eileen Chang was commissioned by the United States 9781590178348 Information Service to write two books, one of which was her Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 magnificent novel Naked Earth. Far from being a simplistic $16.95/$19.95 Can. exercise in anti­Communist propaganda (two previous novels 400 pages Chang wrote were pro­Communist), Naked Earth is a Trade Paperback powerfully moving, Balzacian tale that follows two young Fiction / Historical / General students, Liu Ch’uen and Su Nan, who fall in love at a time Ctn Qty: 28 when, as Chang writes, “the whole country la... 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Eileen Chang (1920­1995) was born into an aristocratic family in Shanghai. Her father, deeply traditional in his ways,

was an opium addict; her mother, partly educated in England, was a sophisticated woman of cosmopolitan tastes. Their unhappy marriage ended in divorce, and Chang eventually ran away from her father who had beaten her for defying her stepmother, then locked her in her room for nearly half a year. Chang studied literature at the University of Hong Kong, but the Ja...

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Prometheus Bound Summary: Prometheus Bound is the starkest and strangest Aeschylus, Joel Agee of the classic Greek tragedies, a play in which god and man 9781590178607 are presented as radically, indeed irreconcilably, at odds. The Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 play begins with the shock of hammer blows as the Titan $12.95/$15.95 Can. Prometheus is shackled to a rock in the Caucasus where day 100 pages after day an eagle will return to devour his liver. This is his Trade Paperback punishment not only for the gift of fire to humankind but for Drama / Ancient, Classical & Medieval thwarting Zeus’s decision to exterminate the human race. Ctn Qty: 52 Prometheus’s pain is u... 4.500 in W | 7.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 114mm W | 178mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Aeschylus (525 BC–456 BC), the first of ancient Greece’s major dramatists, is considered the father of Greek tragedy.

He is said to have been the author of as many as ninety plays, of which seven survive.

Joel Agee is a writer and translator. He has received several prizes, including the Berlin Prize of the American Academy in Berlin in 2008 and the Helen and Kurt Wolff Prize for his translation of Heinrich von Kleist’s verse play Penthesilea. He

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The Prank : The Best of Young Chekhov Summary: The Prank is a major international literary Anton Chekhov, Maria Bloshteyn, Nikolay Chekhov discovery: the young Anton Chekhov’s own selection of the 9781590178362 best of his early work, here appearing for the first time in any Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 language as the single volume its author intended it to be, $14.95/$17.95 Can. and featuring two stories that have not been translated into 168 pages English before. Trade Paperback Fiction / Short Stories (single author) In 1880, while pursuing his medical studies, Chekhov took up Ctn Qty: 48 his pen the better to support himself and his family. In the 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt next two years, he published more than sixty stories under 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt variou...

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Anton Chekhov (1860–1904), the son of a grocer and a serf, worked as a physician and ran an open clinic for the poor while also writing the plays and short stories that have established him as one of the greatest figures in Russian literature. NYRB Classics also publishes Peasants and Other Stories, edited by Edmund Wilson.

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The Peach Blossom Fan Summary: Written in 1699 and based on the recollections of K'ung Shang­jen, Chen Shih­hsiang, Harold Acton, survivors, The Peach Blossom Fan is a grand historical play C... about the last days of the Ming dynasty as it fell to the 9781590178768 invading Manchus. With compelling vividness, K’ung re­creates Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 confrontations between loyalists and those who sell out to $17.95/$21.50 Can. the newest master; nostalgic scenes of dalliance in riverside 370 pages pavilions; desperate stands on battlements; and rituals of Trade Paperback commemoration for the lost empire. Here are gallant generals Drama / Asian and sycophantic mini... Ctn Qty: 28 Contributor Bio: 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt K’ung Shang­jen (1646–1718), descended directly, in the sixty­fourth generation, from Confucius, was a collector of antiques and an authority on ancient rites and music. A doctor of the Imperial Academy, he was dismissed from his post for writing The Peach Blossom Fan.

Chen Shih­hsiang (1912–1971) was a professor of Chinese and comparative literature at the University of California, Berkeley. Among his books are The Genesis of Poetic Time

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A Family Lexicon Summary: Natalia Ginzburg, one of Italy’s great writers, Natalia Ginzburg, Jenny McPhee, Peg Boyers introduced A Family Lexicon, her most celebrated work, with 9781590178386 an unusual disclaimer: “The places, events and people are all Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 real. I have invented nothing. Every time that I have found $14.95/$17.95 Can. myself inventing something in accordance with my old habits 224 pages as a novelist, I have felt impelled at once to destroy Trade Paperback everything thus invented.” A Family Lexicon re­creates with Fiction / Family Life extraordinary objectivity the small world of a family enduring Ctn Qty: 40 some of the most diffic... 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Natalia Ginzburg (1916–1991) was an Italian author, raised in a political and staunchly antifascist Jewish family that

served as the subject for her novel A Family Lexicon (Lessico Famigliare). During World War II, Ginzburg and her husband edited an antifascist newspaper and after the war she wrote several novels, short stories, essays, and two plays, most of which have been translated into English. Throughout her life, Ginzburg was known for her activism and her controversial c...

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NYRB CLASSICS

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The Death of Napoleon Summary: “Ladies and gentlemen, alas! The Emperor is Simon Leys, Patricia Clancy dead.” The news from St. Helena goes out across Europe, but 9781590178423 in fact Napoleon has not died. By means of an ingenious Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 escape, he has returned to the Continent, leaving an $14.00/$16.00 Can. impersonator on St. Helena, and it is this double who has 144 pages unexpectedly and very problematically passed away. Trade Paperback Fiction / Biographical Traveling incognito, the emperor experiences a series of Ctn Qty: 56 bizarre adventures that bring him face­to­face with the myth 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt of Napoleon as it is disconcertingly played out i... 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Simon Leys is the pen name of Pierre Ryckmans, who was

born in Belgium and settled in Australia in 1970. He taught Chinese literature at the Australian National University and was a professor of Chinese studies at the University of Sydney from 1987 to 1993. Leys’s writing has appeared in The New York Review of Books, Le Monde, Le Figaro Littéraire, and other periodicals. Among his books are The Hall of Uselessness (NYRB Classics), Chinese Shadows, Other

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A School for Fools Summary: By turns lyrical and philosophical, witty and Sasha Sokolov, Alexander Boguslawski baffling, A School for Fools confounds all expectations of the 9781590178461 novel. Here we find not one reliable narrator but two Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 “unreliable” narrators: the young man who is a student at the $14.95/$17.95 Can. “school for fools” and his double. What begins as a reverie 248 pages (with frequent interruptions) comes to seem a sort of fairy­ Trade Paperback tale quest not for gold or marriage but for self­knowledge. Fiction / Psychological The currents of consciousness running through the novel are Ctn Qty: 40 passionate and profound. M... 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Sasha Sokolov was born in 1943 in Canada, the son of a high­ranking Soviet diplomat. Sokolov studied journalism at

Moscow State University and attempted to escape from the USSR, for which he was imprisoned. In 1975, he was allowed to leave the country following an international human rights scandal. The manuscript of A School for Fools, his first novel, was smuggled out of the Soviet Union that same year, and published to great acclaim in the west. A School for Fools has been tr...

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A View of the Harbour Summary: “Are we to go on until we are old, with just these Elizabeth Taylor, Roxana Robinson odd moments here and there and danger always so narrowly 9781590178485 evaded? Love draining away our vitality, our hold on life, Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 never adding anything to us.” $16.95 328 pages Blindness and betrayal are Elizabeth Taylor’s great subjects, Trade Paperback and in A View of the Harbour she turns her unsparing gaze on Fiction / Psychological the emotional and sexual politics of a seedy seaside town Ctn Qty: 36 that’s been left behind by modernity. Tory, recently divorced, 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt is having an affair with her neighbor Robert, a ... 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Elizabeth Taylor (1912–1975) was an English short­story

writer and novelist. Her first novel, At Mrs. Lippincote’s, came out in 1945. She would go on to publish eleven more novels, including Angel and A Game of Hide and Seek (both available from NYRB Classics). In 2014, NYRB published You’ll Enjoy it When You Get There, a selection made by Margaret Drabble of Taylor’s short stories, many of which first appeared in The New Yorker.

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NYRB CLASSICS

Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni NYRB Classics

The Prince of Minor Writers : The Selected Summary: AN NYRB CLASSICS ORIGINAL Essays of Max Beerbohm Max Beerbohm, Phillip Lopate Called by Virginia Woolf “the prince” of essayists and praised 9781590178287 by F. W. Dupee for a “whim of iron, cleverness amounting to Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 genius,” Max Beerbohm himself noted that “only the insane $18.95/$22.95 Can. take themselves quite seriously.” Nonetheless, from his 448 pages precocious debut as a dandy in 1890s Oxford until, after Trade Paperback World War II, when he put the pen aside, Beerbohm was Literary Criticism recognized as an incomparable observer of modern life and an Ctn Qty: 32 essayist whose voice was always and only his own. Her... 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Max Beerbohm (1872–1956) was an English caricaturist and

writer known for his sophisticated drawings and parodies capturing the famous and fashionable of his day. While working for his brother’s theatrical company as a young man, Beerbohm penned and published witty essays for which he gained widespread recognition and eventually succeeded George Bernard Shaw as the drama critic for the Saturday Review. In 1910, Beerbohm settled in Rapallo, Italy, and lived

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The Little Town Where Time Stood Still Summary: In the 1930s Europe is tangoing to the tune of a Bohumil Hrabal, James Naughton new age, but in rural Czechoslovakia golden­haired Maryska 9781590178409 dances to a rhythm all her own. Not even her husband, Pub Date: 6/23/15, On Sale Date: 6/23 Francin the brewery manager, can control her as Maryska $16.95 shocks the populace with her scandalous behavior, and incurs 320 pages the disapproval of a sheltered little town that is blissfully Trade Paperback unaware of the cataclysmic world events that are about to Fiction / Historical / General engulf it. As World War II draws to a close, Maryska and her Ctn Qty: 36 neighbors appear to have surviv... 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Bohumil Hrabal (1914–1997) was born in Brno, Moravia, then part of the Austro­Hungarian Empire. More interested in

poetry and the life of the brewery managed by his stepfather than in his studies, and unable to find a publisher for his poetry once the Communist Party came to power in 1948, Hrabal held a series of odd jobs, including notary clerk, warehouseman, railroad worker, and traveling salesman. In 1962 he became a full­time writer, but due to government restrictions was ob...

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Talk Summary: Friendships are built on chatter, on gossip, on Linda Rosenkrantz revelations—on talk. Over the course of the summer of 1965, 9781590178447 Linda Rosenkrantz taped conversations between three friends Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 (two straight, one gay) on the cusp of thirty vacationing at $14.95/$17.95 Can. the beach: Emily, an actor; Vince, a painter; and Marsha, a 240 pages writer. The result was Talk, a novel in dialogue. The friends Trade Paperback are ambitious, conflicted, jealous, petty, loving, funny, sex­ Fiction / Humorous and shrink­obsessed, and there’s nothing they won’t discuss. Ctn Qty: 40 Topics covered i... 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Linda Rosenkrantz is the author of several books of fiction and nonfiction, including Telegram, a history of the

telegraphic communication, and her memoir, My Life as a List: 207 Things About My (Bronx) Childhood, and the co­author of Gone Hollywood: The Movie Colony in the Golden Age. She was also the founding editor of Auction magazine, a long­time syndicated columnist, and a founder of the popular baby­ naming site Nameberry.com. She currently resides in Los Angeles.

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Akenfield : Portrait of an English Village Summary: Ronald Blythe’s Akenfield, which gives voice to Ronald Blythe the inhabitants of a rural village in Suffolk, England, was an 9781590178300 early and shining example of what an oral history could be. Pub Date: 7/21/15, On Sale Date: 7/21 This colorful, perceptive portrayal of country life reverberates $15.95/$18.95 Can. with the voices of the village inhabitants. Blythe let his 312 pages subjects speak their minds, and we are privileged to listen in Trade Paperback on recollections and opinions of a wide variety of village Biography & Autobiography / Historical / General residents, from the schoolteacher to the blacksmith, from Ctn Qty: 36 survivors of Wor... 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Ronald Blythe is an English editor and writer, born and raised in rural Suffolk. He is best known for Akenfield, and has published several novels and essay collections, most recently At the Yeoman’s House. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, which awarded him the 2006 Benson Medal for lifelong achievement, and has been the president of the John Clare Society since its founding. He lives at Bottengoms Farm in Suffolk.

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Dear Illusion : Selected Stories Summary: When he published his first novel, Lucky Jim, in Kingsley Amis which his misbehaving hero wreaks havoc with the starchy 9781590178249 protocols of academic life, Kingsley Amis emerged as a bad Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 boy of British letters. Later he became famous as another kind $16.95/$19.95 Can. of bad boy, an inveterate boozer, a red­faced scourge of 376 pages political correctness. He was consistent throughout in being a Trade Paperback committed enemy of any presumed “right thinking,” and it is Fiction / Short Stories (single author) this, no doubt, that made him one of the most consistently Ctn Qty: 28 unconventional and explo... 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Kingsley Amis (1922–1995) was a popular and prolific British novelist, poet, and critic, widely regarded as one of the

greatest satirical writers of the twentieth century. NYRB Classics publishes his most acclaimed novel, Lucky Jim, as well as Take a Girl Like You (Fall 2014), Ending Up (Fall 2014), The Alteration, One Fat Englishman, The Old Devils, The Green Man, and Girl, 20.

Author Hometown: South London, UK

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Henri Duchemin and His Shadows Summary: An NYRB Classics Original Emmanuel Bove, Alyson Waters, Donald Breckenridge Emmanuel Bove was one of the most original writers to come 9781590178324 out of twentieth­century France and a popular success in his Pub Date: 8/11/15, On Sale Date: 8/11 day. Discovered by Colette, who arranged for the publication $14.95/$17.95 Can. of his first novel, My Friends, Bove enjoyed a busy literary 160 pages career, until the German occupation silenced him. During his Trade Paperback lifetime, Bove’s novels and stories were admired by Rainer Fiction / Short Stories (single author) Maria Rilke, the surrealists, Albert Camus, and Samuel Ctn Qty: 48 Beckett, who said of him that “more than anyone ... 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Emmanuel Bove (1898–1945) was a French journalist and

novelist. He had been publishing popular novels under the pseudonym Jean Vallois for several years when Colette helped him publish the novel Mes amis under his own name. He continued publishing successful novels until World War II, at which time he was forced into exile in Algeria. He died of heart failure soon after returning to Paris from exile.

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Chocky Summary: In Chocky, pioneering science­fiction master John John Wyndham Wyndham takes on an enigma as strange as anything found in 9781590178522 his classic works The Day of the Triffids or The Chrysalids— Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 the mind of a child. $14.95 176 pages It’s not terribly unusual for a boy to have an imaginary friend, Trade Paperback but Matthew’s parents have to agree that his—nicknamed Fiction / Romance / Science Fiction Chocky—is anything but ordinary. Why, Chocky demands to Ctn Qty: 0 know, are there twenty­four hours in a day? Why are there 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt two sexes? Why can’t Matthew solve his math homework 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt using a logi...

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John Wyndham (1903–1969) was the pen name used by the British science­fiction writer John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris. He began writing for money in 1925, mostly for American periodicals. After working as a government official and corporal operator in the army during World War II, he began writing science­fiction novels. His many works include The Day of the Triffids, The Kraken, The Midwich Cuckoos,

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Go Figure! New Perspectives on Guston Summary: Go Figure!, a lavishly illustrated volume of essays Peter Benson Miller, Robert Storr about Philip Guston (1913­1980), considers the late work of 9781590178782 Guston who was a friend and contemporary of Jackson Pollock Pub Date: 3/10/15, On Sale Date: 3/10 and Willem de Kooning. This volume illustrates the enduring $60.00/$68.00 Can. power of his work, particularly the fireworkds generated by 160 pages / 53 COLOR AND BLACK AND WHITE I expressive contradictions embodied in his last paintings. Hardcover Art / Individual Artists / Essays Among the lessons Guston still has to teach is the necessity Ctn Qty: 20 of constantly messing up the tidy models of artistic “progress” 7.000 in W | 10.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt that aesthetic id... 178mm W | 254mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Peter Benson Miller is Andrew Heiskell Arts Director at the American Academy in Rome. In 2010, he curated the exhibition Philip Guston, Roma at the Museo Carlo Bilotti— Aranciera di Villa Borghese in Rome, which then traveled to the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.

Robert Storr is the Dean of the Yale University School of Art. He was the commissioner of the 2007 Venice Biennale. He is

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Collected Nonfiction Summary: For decades, Renata Adler’s writing has upheld Renata Adler, Michael Wolff and defined the highest standards of investigative journalism. 9781590178799 A staff writer at The New Yorker from 1963 to 2001, Adler Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 has reported on civil rights from Selma, Alabama; on the war $29.95/$35.00 Can. in Biafra, the Six­Day War, and the Vietnam War; on the 400 pages Nixon impeachment inquiry and Congress. She has also written Hardcover about cultural matters, films (as chief film critic for The New Political Science / Commentary & Opinion York Times), books, politics, and pop music. Like many Ctn Qty: 20 journalists, she has put h... 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 152mm W | 229mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Renata Adler was born in Milan and raised in Connecticut.

She received a B.A. from Bryn Mawr, an M.A. from Harvard, a D.d’E.S. from the Sorbonne, a J.D. from Yale Law School, and an LL.D. (honorary) from Georgetown. Adler became a staff writer at The New Yorker in 1963 and, except for a year as the chief film critic of The New York Times, remained at The New Yorker for the next four decades. Her books include A Year in the Dark (1969); Toward a Radical Middle (1970); Reckless Di...

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Dreams of Earth and Sky Summary: Freeman Dyson’s new collection of pieces from Freeman Dyson The New York Review of Books investigates and celebrates 9781590178546 what he calls openness to unconventional ideas in science. Pub Date: 4/21/15, On Sale Date: 4/21 His subjects range from the seventeenth­century scientific $27.95/$33.00 Can. revolution, to the scientific inquiries of the Romantic 300 pages generation, to important recent works by Daniel Kahneman Hardcover and Malcolm Gladwell. He discusses twentieth­century giants Science / Essays of physics such as Richard Feynman, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Ctn Qty: 52 and Paul Dirac, many of whom he knew p... 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 140mm W | 210mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Freeman Dyson has spent most of his life as a professor of physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, taking time off to advise the US government and write books for the general public. He was born in England and worked as a civilian scientist for the Royal Air Force during World War II. He came to Cornell University as a graduate student in 1947 and worked with Hans Bethe and Richard Feynman, producing a user­friendly way to calculate the behavior of atoms and ra...

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The Wages of Guilt : Memories of War in Summary: In this highly provocative text, now considered Germany and Japan by many a classic, Ian Buruma examines and compares how Ian Buruma Germany and Japan have attempted to come to terms with 9781590178584 their violent pasts, investigating the painful realities of living Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 with guilt—and with its denial. $18.95/$22.50 Can. 336 pages The Wages of Guilt follows Buruma’s encounters, as he travels Trade Paperback through both countries, with people whose honesty in History / Military / World War II confronting their past is strikingly brave, and with others who Ctn Qty: 52 astonish by their ingenuous evasions of responsibili... 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Ian Buruma is currently the Paul R. Williams Professor of Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College. His previous books include Year Zero: A History of 1945 and Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance. He writes frequently for The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, and the Financial Times. His book on art, film, and World War II, Theater of Cruelty, is available from NYRB. He lives in New

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Drum­Taps : The Complete 1865 Edition Summary: Drum­Taps was written during the Civil War, “put Walt Whitman, Lawrence Kramer together,” as Whitman wrote to a friend, “by fits and starts, 9781590178621 on the field, in hospitals as I worked with the soldier boys.” Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 As soon as the war ended in 1865, Whitman published the $12.95/$15.95 Can. book, which includes some of his tenderest and most haunting 160 pages poems, along with the great elegy for Lincoln, “When Lilacs Trade Paperback Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d.” All the more extraordinary then Poetry / American / General that the book as Whitman originally conceived it has not been Ctn Qty: 52 reprinted in t... 4.500 in W | 7.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 114mm W | 178mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Walt Whitman (1819–1892) was a poet, journalist, and essayist. His work Leaves of Grass, which included a few scattered poems from Drum­Taps, is considered a landmark of American literature.

Lawrence Kramer is a musicologist and composer and a professor at Fordham University. He has been the editor of the journal 19th­Century Music since 1993 and has written more than ten books on music, most recently Expression and

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni NYRB Poets

Alive : New and Selected Poems Summary: Called by Susan Howe “one of the most Elizabeth Willis outstanding poets of her generation,” the American poet 9781590178645 Elizabeth Willis has written some of the most luminous, Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 electrifyingly lyrical poems of the past twenty years. This $14.00/$17.00 Can. collection includes work from her five books, poems previously 208 pages published only in magazines, and a section of new poems. Trade Paperback With a poetics as attentive to the music of thought as Poetry / American / General George Oppen’s and an ear that evokes the wildness of Ctn Qty: 52 Rimbaud’s Illuminations, Willis charts intricate, su... 4.500 in W | 7.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 114mm W | 178mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Elizabeth Willis is a poet and literary critic. She has written several poetry collections, including Meteoric Flowers, The Human Abstract, which was selected for the National Poetry Series, and most recently, Address. She is the recipient of multiple awards and fellowships, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and residencies at Brown University and the MacDowell Colony. She currently serves as the Shapiro­ Silverberg Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at Wesleyan Univers...

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Alvaro Mutis : Selected Poems Summary: Álvaro Mutis is celebrated internationally as the Alvaro Mutis, Alastair Reid, Edith Grossman author of the seven novellas, written between 1986 and 9781590178744 1993, that constitute the legendary and widely loved Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll. Maqroll, the $12.95/$15.95 Can. Gaviero, or watchman, is a wanderer on the face of the 128 pages earth, always in pursuit of love and fortune, even as he Trade Paperback knows that neither can nor will last. Few know, however, that Poetry / Caribbean & Latin American Maqroll made his first appearance, and established his myth, Ctn Qty: 52 not in prose but in poetry. Starting 1948, M... 4.500 in W | 7.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 114mm W | 178mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Álvaro Mutis (1923–2013), born in Bogotá, Colombia, was the author of poetry, short stories, and novels. As a child he lived in Brussels, returning to Bogotá to complete his education, and then moved to Mexico in 1956. His first poems were published in 1948, his first short stories in 1978, and his first novella, The Snow of the Admiral—the initial volume of the Maqroll series —in 1986. NYRB Classics publishes the complete Maqroll series in The Adventures and Misadventures of Ma...

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Being Taoist : Wisdom for Living a Balanced Summary: A beautifully clear and accessible explanation Life of how to live a Taoist life—by reknowned Taoist master Eva Wong Eva Wong. 9781611802412 Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 Being Taoist is one of the most readable books on Taoist $17.95/$21.50 Can. philosophy available. It shines a light on exactly what it takes 200 pages to live a Taoist life. Taoist living rests on four pillars—the Trade Paperback public, the domestic, the private, and the spirit lives. Not only Religion / Taoism do Taoists strive to live these four aspects fully and in a Ctn Qty: 40 balanced way, they also believe there is an outlook and an 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt art ... 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: EVA WONG is an independent scholar and practitioner of the Taoist arts of the Pre­Celestial Way and Complete Reality lineages. She has written and translated many books on Taoism and related topics, including Taoism: An Essential Guide, Cultivating Stillness, A Master Course in Feng­shui. Nourishing the Essence of Life, and Seven Taoist Masters.

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SHAMBHALA

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Jewels of Enlightenment : Wisdom Teachings Summary: A collection of inspirational quotations from from the Great Tibetan Masters key Buddhist figures throughout history. Erik Pema Kunsang 9781590301791 This collection of jewel­like poems, prayers, and teachings Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 has been lovingly selected, translated from Tibetan, and $15.95/$22.95 Can. arranged by renowned translator and author Erik Pema 240 pages Kunsang. Practical, beautiful, and precious, the quotations Trade Paperback reflect the immense variety of approaches and the profundity Religion / Buddhism / Tibetan that have made these teachings of deep interest to so many. Ctn Qty: 48 For anyone interested in Tibetan Buddhism, this ... 5.000 in W | 7.750 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 127mm W | 197mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: ERIK PEMA KUNSANG (Erik Hein Schmidt) is one of the world’s best­known and most accomplished translators of Buddhist literature from Tibet. With his wife, Marcia Binder Schmidt, he founded and heads Rangjung Yeshe Publications, an independent publisher of Vajrayana Buddhist texts in English. His books include As It Is, The Mirror of Mindfulness, Lamp of Mahamudra, The Light of Wisdom, and Dakini Teachings. Other projects include translating over forty volumes of

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An Open­Hearted Life : Transformative Summary: A beloved Buddhist teacher and a psychologist Methods for Compassionate Living from a specializing in Compassion­Focused Therapy (CFT) provide Clinical Psychologist and a Buddhist Nun practical methods for living a life filled with compassion. Russell Kolts, Thubten Chodron, H.H. the Dalai Lam... A life overflowing with compassion. It sounds wonderful in 9781611802115 theory, but how do you do it? This guide provides practical Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 methods to living with this wonderful quality, based on $17.95/$21.50 Can. traditional Buddhist teachings and on methods from modern 272 pages psychology—particularly a technique called Compassion­ Trade Paperback Focused Therapy (CFT). The methods pr... Religion / Buddhism / Tibetan Ctn Qty: 40 Contributor Bio: RUSSELL KOLTS, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 140mm W | 216mm H | 367g Wt professor at Eastern Washington University outside of Spokane, Washington. He is the author of The Compassionate­Mind Guide to Managing Your Anger. Venerable THUBTEN CHODRON taught in Los Angeles city schools before she became a Tibetan Buddhist nun in 1977. She has studied closely under the Dalai Lama and many other illustrious teachers in India and Nepal. She is founder and

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The Heart of Unconditional Love : A Powerful Summary: A new, four­stage approach to the popular New Approach to Loving­Kindness Meditation Buddhist practice known as loving­kindness meditation, Tulku Thondup with the aim of finding unconditional love in our own 9781611802351 hearts, in our relationships, and in our perception of the Pub Date: 3/31/15, On Sale Date: 3/31 world around us. $16.95/$19.95 Can. 208 pages The unconditional love that we all long for—in our own lives Trade Paperback and in the world around us—can be awakened effectively with Religion / Buddhism / General this unique approach to the Tibetan Buddhist practice of Ctn Qty: 60 loving­kindness meditation. Tulku Thondup gives detailed 5.000 in W | 7.750 in H | 0.810 lb Wt guidance for meditation,... 127mm W | 197mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: TULKU THONDUP was born in eastern Tibet and moved to India in 1958. He came to the United States in 1980 as a visiting scholar at Harvard University. For the past three decades he has lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, engaging in translation, research, and writing under the auspices of the Buddhayana Foundation. He also travels in North America, Europe, and Asia to give talks on Buddhism and lead

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Mindful Learning Summary: The most complete and readable mindfulness Dr. Craig Hassed, Dr. Richard Chambers primer for educators and anyone who works with high 9781611802429 school kids and young adults. Pub Date: 3/31/15, On Sale Date: 3/31 $18.95/$22.50 Can. Mindfulness­based stress reduction (MBSR), as pioneered by 272 pages Jon Kabat­Zinn and others, is now being successfully applied Trade Paperback in myriad areas of human activity—most recently, education. Body, Mind & Spirit / Meditation It’s no surprise that psychologists and educators have found Ctn Qty: 28 that mindfulness­based practices improve attention and 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt performance and reduce stress in the classroom and in other 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt schoo...

Contributor Bio: DR. CRAIG HASSED is an internationally recognized expert in mindfulness who has presented widely at national and international seminars and conferences and has published extensively in the areas of mind­body medicine and mindfulness. He has been instrumental in promoting mindfulness as a simple, natural, and accessible technique for enhancing wellness, preventing and managing illness, and

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Just This Is It : Dongshan and the Practice of Summary: Teachings on the practice of things­as­they­ Suchness are, through commentaries on a legendary Chinese Zen Taigen Dan Leighton figure. 9781611802283 Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 The ninth­century Tang dynasty Chinese master Dongshan is $18.95/$22.50 Can. an important ancestor of the Zen tradition that has spread 256 pages widely throughout the world in the twentieth century. He Trade Paperback features prominently in koan texts and teaching stories, but Religion / Buddhism / Zen he’s not been written about or translated much in English yet. Ctn Qty: 44 Dan Leighton comes to the rescue with this excellent book 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt that takes the texts and t... 140mm W | 216mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: TAIGEN DAN LEIGHTON is an adjunct professor at the Institute of Buddhist Studies of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley and has taught widely elsewhere, including at the University of Chicago, the California Institute of Integral Studies, Loyola University, the University of San Francisco, and Otani University in Kyoto. He’s also a priest and dharma teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki and a

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Landscape as Spirit : Creating a Contemplative Summary: Explore the Eastern philosophy­inspired Garden garden design principles that inform the work of Martin Hakubai Mosko, Alxe Noden, Eido Shimano landscape architect Martin Mosko. Ros... 9781611802269 This book is a resource for those who want to create a Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 contemplative garden or to better understand what it is to $29.95/$35.00 Can. follow a contemplative path. Mosko’s work incorporates 176 pages / 4­COLOR PHOTOS THROUGHOUT principles of Oriental and Western garden design to make bold

Trade Paperback and original statements in his landscapes. Mosko explains how Gardening / Japanese Gardens / General to deploy the materials of the garden so that their Ctn Qty: 16 arrangement reflect... 10.000 in W | 10.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 254mm W | 260mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: MARTIN HAKUBAI MOSKO, ASLA (American Society of Landscape Architecture), founded the landscape design and construction firm Marpa & Associates in 1974. He studied painting and Sanskrit at Yale and has apprenticed with Japanese master gardeners. Mosko is a Zen monk and heir to the lineage of Tenzan Keibun Otokawa Roshi. In addition to his responsibilities at Marpa, he is abbot of Hakubai Temple

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Mindfulness in Action : Making Friends with Summary: How to practice mindfulness meditation and Yourself through Meditation and Everyday bring awareness into everyday life—from the best­ Awareness selling author of many classic works on meditation. Chogyam Trungpa, Carolyn Rose Gimian 9781611800203 Mindfulness in Action is a book about meditation, about the Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 practice and experience of mindfulness and awareness, and $16.95/$19.95 Can. about how these meditative qualities influence our everyday 192 pages lives. It is a practitioner’s book: a book for people who want Trade Paperback to practice meditation and also apply meditative insight to Body, Mind & Spirit / Meditation their lives. It includes practice instruct... Ctn Qty: 28 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 140mm W | 216mm H | 367g Wt CHÖGYAM TRUNGPA (1940­1987)—meditation master, teacher, and artist—founded Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, the first Buddhist­inspired university in North America; the Shambhala Training program; and an international association of meditation centers known as Shambhala International. He is the author of numerous books, including more than 25 published posthumously. Recent titles include Smile at Fear: Awakening the True Heart of Bravery

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The Prince and the Zombie : Tibetan Tales of Summary: A prince must capture and bring back to his Karma country a wily zombie—but will the zombie’s magical Wangmo, Tenzin, Matthieu Ricard powers prove too great for the prince? 9781611802061 Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 These zombie stories, known as the Vetalapancavimsati in $12.95/$15.95 Can. Sanskrit, are engrossing teaching tales that originated in 176 pages ancient India but have become popular in the Buddhist culture Trade Paperback of Tibet, as well as in other Asian cultures. Religion / Buddhism / Tibetan The hero has to bring back to his country a zombie endowed Ctn Qty: 72 with magical powers, but to succeed he must keep himself 5.000 in W | 7.750 in H | 0.810 lb Wt from spe... 127mm W | 197mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: TENZIN WANGMO was born in India in 1962 and was educated in Tibetan Buddhism. She grew up in Germany and has lived in Switzerland since 1974, first as a secondary school teacher and now as an advanced­level coach specializing in social integration, adult tutoring, and consultation to organizations in the process of undergoing major changes. She is also a lecturer and a Tibetan storyteller.

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Cold Mountain (Graphic Novel) : The Legend of Summary: A graphic novel portrait of the wild antics and Han Shan and Shih Te, the Original Dharma legendary poetry of the “Laughing Pair”—Han Shan and Bums Shih Te, two of China’s greatest poets. Sean Michael Wilson, Akiko Shimojima, J. P. Seaton 9781611801798 This is a smart, funny graphic novel exploring the life, legend, Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 and lore of two of the greatest poets in Chinese history—Han $16.95/$19.95 Can. Shan (known as “Cold Mountain”) and Shih Te—who 128 pages / ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT reportedly lived during the Tang dynasty (618­906 CE). They Trade Paperback were critics of authority (both secular and religious) and Poetry / Asian / Chinese champions of social justice who left their poetry on ... Ctn Qty: 24 Contributor Bio: 6.000 in W | 8.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 152mm W | 216mm H | 367g Wt SEAN MICHAEL WILSON is a Scottish comic book writer who lives in Japan. He has had more than a dozen books published by US, UK, and Japanese publishers, and he often works with Japanese and Chinese artists on manga­style books, such as Hagakure and Yakuza Moon.

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Nothing Holy about It : The Zen of Being Just Summary: Zen teachings—infused with elements of Who You Are memoir—by a popular modern teacher who “grew up” at Tim Burkett, Norman Fischer the feet of two of the great figures who brought Zen to 9781611801941 America, Shunryu Suzuki and Dainin Katagiri. He employs Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 his reminiscences of those two great masters as $16.95/$19.95 Can. teaching anecdotes. 256 pages Trade Paperback Tim Burkett was twenty when he met Suzuki Roshi, and it was Religion / Buddhism / Zen love at first sight. He immediately quit pursuing the career in Ctn Qty: 44 law to which his illustrious family of jurists inclined him, and 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt became a serious Zen studen... 140mm W | 216mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: TIM BURKETT is abbot of the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center in Minneapolis, and a dharma heir in the lineage of Dainin Katagiri Roshi and Shunryu Suzuki Roshi.

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Parenting in the Age of Attention Snatchers : A Summary: Are your kids addicted to technology? Here is Step­by­Step Guide to Balancing Your Child's a practical, step­by­step guide that gives parents the Use of Technology tools to teach children, from toddlers to teens, how to Lucy Jo Palladino gain control of their technology use. 9781611802177 Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 As children spend more of their time on tablets and $16.95/$19.95 Can. smartphones, using apps specially engineered to capture their 208 pages attention, parents are concerned about the effects of so Trade Paperback much technology use—and feel powerless to intervene. They Family & Relationships / Life Stages / School Age want their kids to be competent and competitive in their use Ctn Qty: 44 of... 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: LUCY JO PALLADINO, PhD, is an award­winning clinical psychologist, researcher, and author. She wrote Dreamers, Discoverers, and Dynamos: How to Help the Child Who Is Bright, Bored, and Having Problems in School and Find Your Focus Zone: An Effective New Plan to Defeat Distraction and Overload, which has been translated into seven languages. She’s been featured in national media, including CNN, Fox,

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The Epic of Gesar of Ling : Gesar's Magical Summary: The first and only English translation of the Birth, Early Years, and Coronation as King centuries­old Tibetan spiritual allegory of King Gesar, a Robin Kornman, Lama Chonam, Sangye Khandro, tale on a par with The Arabian Nights or the King Arthur H.H. t... stories. 9781611800951 Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 For hundreds of years, versions of the Gesar of Ling epic have $39.95/$47.00 Can. been sung by bards in Tibet, China, Central Asia, and across 680 pages the eastern Silk Route. King Gesar, renowned throughout Trade Paperback these areas, represents the ideal warrior. As a leader with his Religion / Buddhism / Tibetan people’s loyalty and trust, he conquers all their enemies and Ctn Qty: 8 protects th... 7.000 in W | 10.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 178mm W | 260mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: ROBIN KORNMAN (1947­2007) is best known for his work as a Tibetan Buddhist scholar, as well as for being a founding member of the Nalanda Translation Committee. Up until his death, he spent many years working on this translation of the epic of Gesar. A longtime student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, he earned his PhD from Princeton University and was a professor of comparative literature at the University of

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Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior Summary: The classic guide to enlightened living that Chogyam Trungpa, Carolyn Rose Gimian, Sakyong first presented the Buddhist path of the warrior to Miph... Western readers—with a new foreword and cover 9781611802320 presentation. Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 $16.95/$19.95 Can. There is a basic human wisdom that can help solve the 216 pages world’s problems. It doesn’t belong to any one culture or Trade Paperback region or religious tradition—though it can be found in many of Religion / Buddhism / Tibetan them throughout history. It’s what Chögyam Trungpa called Ctn Qty: 40 the sacred path of the warrior. The sacred warrior conquers 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt the world not through violence or ag... 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: CHÖGYAM TRUNGPA (1939­1987)—meditation master, teacher, and artist—was the founder of Naropa University and Shambhala Training and is the author of several books, including Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism and Meditation in Action.

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The Power of Ashtanga Yoga II: The Summary: A user’s guide to intermediate­level practice Intermediate Series : A Practice to Open Your of Ashtanga Yoga—by the dynamic yoga teacher Kino Heart and Purify Your Body and Mind MacGregor. Kino MacGregor 9781611801590 Ashtanga Yoga is a popular and athletic type of yoga Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 developed by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, one of the great modern $24.95/$28.95 Can. gurus. In this follow­up to her popular first book, The Power 224 pages / 125 HALFTONES of Ashtanga Yoga, Kino MacGregor, one of Jois’s disciples, Trade Paperback presents and explains the Second, or Intermediate, Series. Health & Fitness / Yoga MacGregor gives a basic introduction to Ashtanga Yoga Ctn Qty: 24 philosophy, provides essential bac... 8.500 in W | 11.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 216mm W | 279mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: KINO MACGREGOR is one of only fourteen people—and the youngest woman—in the United States to receive certification to teach Ashtanga Yoga from its founder Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. She has an international following of her own and a busy schedule of teaching gigs at seminars and yoga conferences worldwide. She is a life coach and has a master’s degree from New York University. MacGregor and her husband, Tim

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Make Peace before the Sun Goes Down : The Summary: A fascinating account of Thomas Merton’s Long Encounter of Thomas Merton and His conflicted relationship with his abbot, Dom James Fox— Abbot, James Fox by an esteemed modern Merton scholar. Roger Lipsey 9781611802252 In the 1950s and ’60s, Thomas Merton, a monk of the Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 Trappist monastery of Gethsemani in Kentucky, published a $18.95/$22.50 Can. string of books that are among the most influential spiritual 240 pages books of the twentieth century—including the mega­best Trade Paperback seller The Seven­Storey Mountain. He was something of a Philosophy / Religious rock star for a cloistered monk, and from his monastic cell he Ctn Qty: 48 enjoyed ... 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 140mm W | 216mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: ROGER LIPSEY is an art historian and critic. He’s the leading authority on the Anglo­Ceylonese philosopher and art critic A. K. Coomaraswamy, whose works he edited. He is the author of An Art of Our Own: The Spiritual in Twentieth­Century Art, Angelic Mistakes: The Art of Thomas Merton, and Hammarskjöld: A Life, which has been hailed as the definitive Dag Hammarskjöld biography.

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The Practice of the Presence of God : With Summary: A Christian classic on cultivating intimacy Spiritual Maxims with God through life’s everyday tasks. Brother Lawrence, Mother Tessa Bielecki 9781590304266 This enduring classic of devotion consists of the letters and Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 recorded conversations of a simple seventeenth­century $8.95/$10.95 Can. French monk who, through the most ordinary of everyday 152 pages activities, was able to achieve a profound intimacy with God. Trade Paperback “At any moment and in any circumstance,” Brother Lawrence Religion / Christian Life / Devotional taught, “the soul that seeks God may find Him, and practice Ctn Qty: 60 the presence of God.” His joyful and practical teac... 4.250 in W | 6.750 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 108mm W | 171mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: BROTHER LAWRENCE of the Resurrection (1611­1691), born Nicholas Herman, was a Carmelite monk who served at the Monastery of the Discalced (Barefoot) Carmelites in Paris. A lay brother (that is, one who lacked the education required to become a cleric), he spent most of his life cooking meals, running errands, and scrubbing pots for his fellow monks—with an attitude of joy and grace.

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Zen Chants : Thirty­Five Essential Texts in Summary: An introduction to Zen chanting practice, with New Translations with Commentary new accurate and chantable translations of the texts Kazuaki Tanahashi used in Zen centers and monasteries throughout the 9781611801439 English­speaking world—by the renowned translator of Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 Dogen and Ryokan. $15.95/$18.95 Can. 128 pages / B&W PHOTOS THROUGHOUT Zen chanting practice is an important correlative to zazen. Trade Paperback It’s the forceful, dynamic, and energetic counterpart to the Religion / Buddhism / Zen more passive practice of sitting meditation, and it’s a powerful Ctn Qty: 60 expression of the fact that practice happens in a community 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt of others—a communi... 140mm W | 216mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: KAZUAKI TANAHASHI is a renowned translator of Dogen and Ryokan and the author of several other books, including the forthcoming Heart Sutra. He is also renowned as an innovative calligraphy artist, giving shows and demonstrations throughout the world.

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The Heart of Bravery : A Retreat with Sakyong Summary: Two of the world’s most beloved spiritual Mipham and Pema Chodron teachers and leading figures in the Shambhala tradition Sakyong Mipham, Pema Chodron, Adam Lobel, the of Buddhism discuss the core principles and practices of Rt. ... the tradition and how personal meditation practice can 9781611802566 forge an enlightened society. Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 $29.95/$35.00 Can. Best­selling authors Pema Chödrön and Sakyong Mipham get Religion / Buddhism / Tibetan to the heart of Shambhala practice in this recorded retreat on Ctn Qty: 24 the ways that inner peace and bravery can help us cultivate 0.620 lb Wt compassionate action and positive societal change. They 281g Wt offer ins...

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Karma : What It Is, What It Isn't, Why It Summary: A jargon­free explanation of two central Matters teachings of the Buddha: karma and rebirth. Traleg Kyabgon 9781590308882 By now, we’ve all heard someone say, “It must have been his Pub Date: 6/30/15, On Sale Date: 6/30 karma” or “She had bad karma.” But what is karma, really? $17.95/$21.50 Can. Does karmic theory say that we are helpless victims of our 160 pages past? Is all karma bad, or can there be good karma too? Is Trade Paperback reincarnation the same as the Buddhist theory of rebirth? In Religion / Buddhism / General this short and eminently readable book, Traleg Kyabgon Ctn Qty: 48 answers these questions and more by elucidating th... 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 140mm W | 216mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: TRALEG KYABGON (1955­2012) was born in eastern Tibet and educated by many great masters of all four major lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. He is the founder of the Kagyu E­Vam Buddhist Institute, which is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, with a major practice center in New York City. He taught extensively at universities and Buddhist centers in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia beginning in 1980, and is the author of numerous books that

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Sunlight Speech That Dispels the Darkness of Summary: Brief teachings, prayers, and liturgies by Doubt : Sublime Prayers, Praises, and famous Tibetan Buddhist scholar­saints from medieval Practices of the Nyingma Masters to modern times. Thinley Norbu 9781570622441 Thinley Norbu, a modern Tibetan Buddhist master, translates Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 a collection of wisdom teachings, prayers, and liturgies by five $26.95/$32.00 Can. celebrated lineage holders of the Nyingma school, ranging 208 pages from the fourteenth to the twentieth centuries: Longchenpa, Hardcover Jigme Lingpa, Mipham Rinpoche, Patrul Rinpoche, and Dudjom Religion / Buddhism / Tibetan Rinpoche. The translator’s aim is to render these texts into Ctn Qty: 44 direct and ... 5.000 in W | 7.750 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 127mm W | 197mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: THINLEY NORBU (1931­2011) was a prominent master of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism with many devoted students in the West as well as Asia. He was revered as an emanation of Longchenpa, a great scholar­saint of the fourteenth century. Among his books are his masterwork, A Cascading Waterfall of Nectar; The Sole Panacea; and his autobiographical A Brief Fantasy History of a Himalayan.

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The Pocket Samurai Summary: Selected writings from the most influential William Scott Wilson texts of the samurai era—in a pocket­size edition. 9781611802160 The samurai of Japan, who were the country’s military elite Pub Date: 7/21/15, On Sale Date: 7/21 from medieval times to the end of the nineteenth century, $9.95/$11.95 Can. were synonmous with valor, honor, and martial arts prowess. 272 pages Their strict adherence to the code of bushido (“the way of Trade Paperback the warrior”), chivalry, and honor in fighting to the death Sports & Recreation / Martial Arts & Self ­Defense continues to capture the imagination of people today, Ctn Qty: 96 inspiring authors, filmmakers, and artist... 3.000 in W | 4.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 76mm W | 114mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: WILLIAM SCOTT WILSON is the foremost translator into English of traditional Japanese texts on samurai culture. He received BA degrees from Dartmouth College and the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies, and an MA in Japanese literary studies from the University of Washington. His best­ selling translations include Hagakure, The Unfettered Mind, Taiko, and Ideals of the Samurai. He is also the author of The Lone Samurai, a biography of the legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi.

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Yoga Mama : The Practitioner's Guide to Summary: The first pre­ and postnatal book geared Prenatal Yoga specifically to experienced yoga practitioners—from an Linda Sparrowe established author, with contributions from the leaders 9781611801309 in the field. Pub Date: 7/21/15, On Sale Date: 7/21 $24.95/$28.95 Can. You’ve been practicing yoga for years. It is a part of the way 256 pages / B&W PHOTOS THROUGHOUT you live, move, and breathe. And then…you get pregnant. Trade Paperback Pregnancy can throw any woman a curve ball. Even Health & Fitness / Yoga established and experienced yoga practitioners will likely find Ctn Qty: 16 that their body, mind, and practice are challenged during 8.000 in W | 9.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt pregnancy, birth, and motherho... 203mm W | 241mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: LINDA SPARROWE is a writer, yoga teacher, and mentor with deep roots in the American yoga community. Former managing editor of and longtime contributor to Yoga Journal, she is also the former editor­in­chief of Yoga International magazine. Linda has written articles on yoga and women’s health for national magazines since 1995. She was recently one of the featured yoga experts in the documentary Yogawoman. Linda

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Imagination in Action : Secrets for Unleashing Summary: The theory and practice of creativity—culled Creative Expression from the lifetime of experiences of an esteemed art Shaun McNiff educator/therapist. With proven techniques he’s 9781611802016 discovered for jump­starting the creative process. Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 There are art teachers—and then there’s Shaun McNiff. An $18.95/$22.50 Can. accomplished painter himself, with a fascination for the 256 pages creative process, he’s been teaching art for something like Trade Paperback forty years, both to people who identify themselves as Self­Help / Creativity artists, and to those who carry no such identity—most Ctn Qty: 32 notably ... 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: SHAUN MCNIFF is the granddaddy of the creative arts therapies, internationally known and respected in the field. He’s University Professor at Lesley College in Cambridge, former president of the American Art Therapy Association, and himself a painter whose work has been exhibited widely.

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Advice from a Yogi : Padampa Sangye's One Summary: This new translation of Padampa Sangye’s Hundred Verses One Hundred Verses, beautifully rendered into English, Padampa Sangye, Khenchen Thrangu, Thrangu provides timely guidance for people trying to practice Dharmaka... the Buddhist path in the workaday world. 9781559394475 Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 This commentary on Padampa Sangye’s classic verses of $16.95/$19.95 Can. advice to Tibetan villagers of Dingri by the renowned and 128 pages beloved meditation master Khenchen Thrangu offers guidance Trade Paperback for people trying to practice the Buddhist path in the midst of Religion / Buddhism / Sacred Writings a busy life. These hundred verses, studied for centuries by ... Ctn Qty: 60 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 140mm W | 216mm H | 367g Wt PADAMPA SANGYE was an eleventh­century Indian yogi and spiritual master (also known as Kamalashila) who traveled widely throughout his life and brought Indian Buddhist teachings to China and Tibet. Best known as Machig Labdron’s teacher, he is counted as a lineage guru by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism and is even asserted in the Tibetan tradition to have been the legendary Bodhidharma. KHENCHEN THRANGU was born in Tibet in 1933. He founded

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Yoga of the Subtle Body : A Guide to the Summary: With his expert teachings, philosophical insights, Physical and Energetic Anatomy of Yoga and pragmatic imagery, world­class yoga instructor Tias Little Tias Little turns the anatomy of the physical body into a tool for 9781611801026 navigating the subtle body. Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 $19.95/$23.95 Can. Yoga of the Subtle Body unites practical somatic concepts 240 pages / 20­30 B/W ILLUSTRATIONS and wisdom teachings in this guide to the anatomy of the Trade Paperback physical, mental, emotional, and subtle bodies. Tias Little is a Health & Fitness / Yoga master teacher, and he brings his precise instruction to the Ctn Qty: 36 wisdom teachings and philosophy of hatha yoga. He offe... 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: TIAS LITTLE began practicing yoga in 1985 and has been teaching workshops and trainings around the world since 1997. One of the foremost instructors in North America, he offers intensives at all major yoga conferences and institutes, including the Yoga Journal conferences, Kripalu, Esalen, and Omega Institute. He is the founder of Prajna Yoga School in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he hosts retreats, workshops, and teacher­training programs year round. He has published

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The Giant Book of Creativity for Kids : 500 Summary: The perfect starting point for creative play, Activities to Encourage Creativity in Kids Ages this is the ultimate book of ideas for arts and crafts, 2 to 12­­Play, Pretend, Draw, Dance, Sing, building and tinkering, writing and rhyming, singing and Write, Build, Tinker dancing, and more! For parents who don’t feel they are Bobbi Conner creative, this book provides an easy entry point for 9781611801316 raising creative kids. Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 $21.95/$25.95 Can. Here’s a book that doesn’t just offer arts and crafts and call it 400 pages / SPOT ILLUSTRATIONS a “kids’ creativity book.” Instead, it provides 500 activities for

Trade Paperback kids that cover: art, music, dance, theatrics, pretend play, Family & Relationships / Activities sto... Ctn Qty: 20 7.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 178mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt BOBBI CONNER is known for creating high­quality child development and parenting resources—radio programs, podcasts, and books. For twenty­four years Conner was the host of the award­winning Parent’s Journal nationwide public radio series, broadcast in the US on more than 150 NPR stations and worldwide on the American Forces Radio Network. Now Conner’s weekly parenting podcasts are

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The Garden Classroom : Hands­On Activities in Summary: Packed with garden­based activities that Math, Science, Literacy, and Art promote science, math, reading, writing, imaginative Cathy James play, and arts and crafts, The Garden Classroom offers a 9781611801644 whole year of outdoor play and learning ideas—however Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 big or small your garden. $18.95/$22.50 Can. 232 pages / 4­COLOR PHOTOS THROUGHOUT Every garden offers children a rich, sensory playground, full of Trade Paperback interesting things to discover and learn about. There’s a Family & Relationships / Activities whole lot of science happening right before their eyes. The Ctn Qty: 18 garden can also be a place to develop math and literacy skills, 7.000 in W | 8.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt as the ou... 178mm W | 216mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: CATHY JAMES is passionate about kids, play, and gardens. She’s spent half of her working career coaching and training adults and switched over to working with babies, toddlers, and preschoolers after she had her two daughters. She used to run a home daycare and a School Gardening Club project. She now writes and publishes the successful kids’ activities blog, NurtureStore; she also writes for BabyCentre and

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Lomelino's Ice Cream : 79 Ice Creams, Summary: A vibrant, delectable cookbook that elevates Sorbets, and Frozen Treats to Make Any Day making ice cream at home to an art form—with 75 Sweet original recipes. Linda Lomelino Lomelino’s Ice Cream is a new resource for all things sweet, 9781611801750 creamy, icy, indulgent, and homemade. Linda Lomelino, the Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 stylist blogger at the helm of Call Me Cupcake!, is a kitchen $22.95/$26.95 Can. wizard who crafts ice cream so beautiful and delicious you 112 pages / 4­COLOR PHOTOS THROUGHOUT can almost taste it melting on your tongue as you read. In Hardcover this, her second cookbook, you’ll learn how easy it is to make Cooking / Courses & Dishes / Desserts dozens of sinf... Ctn Qty: 24 7.500 in W | 8.750 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 191mm W | 222mm H | 567g Wt LINDA LOMELINO is a food writer, food stylist, photographer, and the creator of the baking blog Call Me Cupcake!, which is published in Swedish and English. Her first book, Lomelino’s Cakes, will be published by Roost Books in October 2014.

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Pure Vegetarian : 108 Indian­Inspired Recipes Summary: An inspired vegetarian cookbook with 108 to Nourish Body and Soul recipes inflected with the practices of Ayurveda and Lakshmi Wennakoski­Bielicki mindfulness practices derived from a bhakti yogic 9781611801446 lifestyle. Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 $27.50/$30.00 Can. Food is so much more than nourishment for the body, and 320 pages health is not just a results­oriented goal. Lakshmi Hardcover Wennakoski­Bielicki, the creator of PureVege.com, creates Cooking / Vegetarian & Vegan food that is healthy, tasty, ethically sound, and spiritually Ctn Qty: 12 resonant: it is an offering of devotion. To Lakshmi, a

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Little Bites : 100 Healthy, Kid­Friendly Snacks Summary: Leave the packaged snacks behind! Little Christine Chitnis, Sarah Waldman Bites offers 100 wholesome, seasonal, vegetarian 9781611801774 snacks perfect for active families. Pub Date: 7/14/15, On Sale Date: 7/14 $24.95/$28.95 Can. Anyone with children knows the stampede that occurs 288 pages / 4­COLOR PHOTOS THROUGHOUT whenever the phrase “snack time” is uttered. Children Trade Paperback associate snacks with fun, tasty, easy­to­eat foods, but as Cooking / Seasonal parents, we know that the very best snacks are all that and Ctn Qty: 24 more. Snacks, when done right, serve an important purpose— 6.750 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt they give our kids a needed boost of energy, whether after a 171mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt long day of scho... Contributor Bio: CHRISTINE CHITNIS is a writer, photographer, and mother. Her writing has appeared in Country Living, Time Out New York, the Boston Globe, and Edible Rhody, among many other local and national publications. She served as a contributing editor at Yankee Magazine, and her work has been praised by the Washington Post and The Today Show, as well as by numerous popular blogs, including Design*Sponge, Apartment

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Take My Spouse, Please : How to Keep Your Summary: This humorous take on marriage shows you Marriage Happy, Healthy, and Thriving by how the true keys to marital bliss and success are— Following the Rules of Comedy surprisingly—the same as the cardinal rules of comedy. Dani Klein Modisett 9781611801477 Rule #5: Timing is everything. Rule #8: One bad set doesn’t Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 mean it’s time to quit. Rule #15: Have faith. The cardinal rules $16.95/$18.95 Can. of comedy have an uncanny resemblance to the rules of 192 pages building a strong marriage. In Take My Spouse, Please, writer Trade Paperback and comedian Dani Klein Modisett artfully lays out 15 axioms Self­Help / Personal Growth / General of marriage, and not coincidentally, a... Ctn Qty: 56 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 140mm W | 216mm H | 367g Wt DANI KLEIN MODISETT is the author/editor of Afterbirth: True Stories You Won’t Read in a Parenting Magazine and the producer of the stage show of the same name. She is also the creator of Not What I Signed Up For, a show about marriage that inspired this book, and several web series, including “How to Stay Happily Married.” She is a writer and blogger for Parents, the Huffington Post, and more. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons.

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The Heart of Bravery : A Retreat with Sakyong Summary: Two of the world’s most beloved spiritual Mipham and Pema Chodron teachers and leading figures in the Shambhala tradition Sakyong Mipham, Pema Chodron, Adam Lobel, the of Buddhism discuss the core principles and practices of Rt. ... the tradition and how personal meditation practice can 9781611802559 forge an enlightened society. Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 $29.95/$35.00 Can. Best­selling authors Pema Chödrön and Sakyong Mipham get Audio CD to the heart of Shambhala practice in this recorded retreat on Religion / Buddhism / Tibetan the ways that inner peace and bravery can help us cultivate Ctn Qty: 24 compassionate action and positive societal change. They 0.500 lb Wt offer insi... 227g Wt Contributor Bio: SAKYONG MIPHAM is the leader of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage and is spiritual director of Shambhala International, a network of meditation and retreat centers. He writes a regular column in the Shambhala Sun, is the author of the best­ selling Turning the Mind into an Ally, and regularly offers retreats and workshops throughout the world. Sakyong Mipham is the eldest son of Chögyam Trungpa, who was

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Mente Zen, mente de principiante (Zen Mind, Summary: The best seller and perennial classic by one Beginner's Mind) of the great Zen Buddhist masters—now available in Shunryu Suzuki Spanish. 9781611802245 Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 In the years since its original publication, Zen Mind, Beginner’s $14.95/$17.95 Can. Mind has become one of the great modern Zen classics, much 192 pages beloved, much reread, and much recommended as the best Trade Paperback first book to read on Zen. Suzuki Roshi presents the basics— Religion / Buddhism / Zen from the details of posture and breathing in zazen to the Ctn Qty: 48 perception of nonduality—in a way that is not only remarkably 5.750 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt clear, but that also ... 146mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: SHUNRYU SUZUKI (1904­1971) was one of the most influential spiritual teachers of the twentieth century and is truly a founding father of Zen in America. A Japanese priest of the Soto lineage, he taught in the United States from 1959 until his death. He was the founder of the San Francisco Zen Center and the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is the author of Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind and Branching Streams

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Vivir bellamente (Living Beautifully) : en la Summary: The best­selling author and spiritual teacher incertidumbre y el cambio shares practices for living with wisdom and integrity Pema Chodron even in confusing and uncertain situations—now 9781611802214 available in Spanish. Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 $16.95/$19.95 Can. Is it possible to live well when the very ground we stand on is 192 pages shaky? Yes, says everyone’s favorite Buddhist nun, it’s even Trade Paperback possible to live beautifully, compassionately, and happily on Religion / Buddhism / Tibetan shaky ground—the secret being that the ground is always Ctn Qty: 48 shaky beneath us, and everyone who has ever learned to be 5.750 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt happy has done so... 146mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: PEMA CHÖDRÖN is an American Buddhist nun in the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa. She is resident teacher at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia, the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in North America established for Westerners. She is the author of many best­selling books, including When Things Fall Apart.

PEMA CHÖDRÖN es una monja budista norteamericana

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Comer atentos (Mindful Eating) : Guía para Summary: El arte de la atención (mindfulness) puede redescubrir una relación sana con los transformar nuestra cotidiana lucha con las comidas, alimentos renovar nuestro sentido del placer, así como nuestra Jan Chozen Bays satisfacción con la alimentación. 9781611802221 Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 Comer atentos consiste en un enfoque novedoso que implica $16.95/$19.95 Can. concentrar totalmente la atención en el proceso de comer, en 296 pages todos los sabores, olores, pensamientos y sensaciones que Trade Paperback surgen durante una comida. Tanto si padeces de sobrepeso o Self­Help / Eating Disorders / General de cualquier otro trastorno alimentario, o simplemente deseas Ctn Qty: 24 sacarle... 5.250 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt

133mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: JAN CHOZEN BAYS, MD, is a pediatrician and a Zen teacher. She has taught mindful eating for more than twenty years. Concerned by the rise in obesity and eating disorders among children and adults, she developed the Art of Mindful Eating workshop for individuals and healthcare professionals.

JAN CHOZEN BAYS, MD, es pediatra y profesora de

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Los lugares que te asustan (The Places That Summary: “A lively and accessible take on ancient Scare You) : Convertir el miedo en fortaleza en techniques for transforming terror and pain into joy and tiempos difíciles compassion” (O magazine)—now available in Spanish. Pema Chodron 9781611802238 We always have a choice, Pema Chödrön teaches: we can let Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 the circumstances of our lives harden us and make us $14.95/$17.95 Can. increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us 192 pages and make us kinder. Here Pema provides the tools to deal with Trade Paperback the problems and difficulties that life throws our way. This Religion / Buddhism / General wisdom is always available to us, she t... Ctn Qty: 64 5.250 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 133mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt PEMA CHÖDRÖN is an American Buddhist nun in the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa. She is resident teacher at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia, the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in North America established for Westerners. She is the author of many best­selling books, including When Things Fall Apart.

PEMA CHÖDRÖN es una monja budista norteamericana perteneciente al linaje de Chögyam Trungpa. Es autora de

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Always Present : The Luminous Wisdom of Summary: Personal and heartfelt teachings on the Jigme Phuntsok Buddhist path by one of the most influential Tibetan Jigme Phuntsok, Khenpo Sodargye lamas of the twentieth century, compiled and edited by 9781559394505 an acclaimed Tibetan scholar and leader of a key center Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 of Buddhist learning. $16.95/$19.95 Can. 160 pages Jigme Phuntsok presents the core of the Tibetan Buddhist Trade Paperback path in this series of dharma talks collected by his student Religion / Buddhism / Tibetan Khenpo Sodargye. Oriented toward the ultimate well­being of Ctn Qty: 48 students, his teachings are inviting, intimate, and direct, 5.000 in W | 7.750 in H | 1.250 lb Wt revealing profound insi... 127mm W | 197mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: H.H. JIGME PHUNTSOK (1933­2004) was a prominent teacher in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism who was recognized as a terton (treasure revealer) and renowned for his mastery of Dzogchen. Unlike many Tibetan masters who fled to India and the West, Jigme Phuntsok remained in China throughout the Cultural Revolution and played a major role in maintaining and reviving Buddhism in the region. He

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The Fearless Lion's Roar : Profound Summary: A collection of teachings on how to correctly Instructions on Dzogchen, the Great Perfection practice the view and meditation of Dzogchen by one of Nyoshul Khenpo, David Christensen its most accomplished and beloved masters of the 9781559394314 twentieth century. Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 $24.95/$28.95 Can. Tibetan Buddhist master Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche gave these 240 pages teachings on Dzogchen to participants in a three­year retreat Trade Paperback in France in the 1980s. He introduces the Buddhist path; Religion / Buddhism / Tibetan provides inspiration by relating details of the lives of two Ctn Qty: 40 towering figures in the Dzogchen lineage, Longchen Rabjam 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt and Jigme Linpa; exp... 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: NYOSHUL KHENPO RINPOCHE (1932­1999) was one of the lineage holders in the Dzogchen tradition known as Longchen Nyingthig, the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse, which descends from Longchen Rabjam and Jigme Lingpa. Born in Derge, East Tibet, he escaped to India in 1959. He trained many of the current generation of Dzogchen teachers, including Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Dzigar Kongtrul

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Strand of Jewels : My Teachers' Essential Summary: This book is a translation of a teaching text Guidance on Dzogchen and commentary by the Nyingma master Khetsun Khetsun Sangpo, Anne Carolyn Klein Sangpo Rinpoche (1920­2009). It’s also the latest 9781559394383 offering from well­known Tibetan translator and scholar Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 Anne Carolyn Klein, professor of religious studies at Rice $24.95/$28.95 Can. University in Houston, Texas. 192 pages Hardcover For anyone interested in Tibetan Buddhist practice and Religion / Buddhism / Tibetan philosophy, particularly the Dzogchen teachings of the Ctn Qty: 36 Nyingma lineage, this book gives detailed instruction and 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 1.250 lb Wt friendly and inspiring advice, o... 140mm W | 216mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: KHETSUN SANGPO (1920­2009) was born in central Tibet and worked in a monastery as a servant when he was a boy, learning to read and write during his free hours. He later pursued study for several years with a renowned nun. (It was unusual for a man to seek teachings from a woman.) He eventually pursued formal monastic education in both the Gelukpa and Nyingma traditions. He fled Tibet to India in

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Tibetan Zen : Discovering a Lost Tradition Summary: A groundbreaking study of the lost tradition Sam van Schaik of Tibetan Zen containing the first translations of key 9781559394468 texts from one thousand years ago. Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 $20.95/$30.95 Can. Banned in Tibet, forgotten in China, the Tibetan tradition of 176 pages Zen was almost completely lost to us. According to Tibetan Hardcover histories, Zen teachers were invited to Tibet from China in the Religion / Buddhism / Tibetan 8th century, at the height of the Tibetan Empire. When Ctn Qty: 24 doctrinal disagreements developed between Indian and 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Chinese Buddhists at the Tibetan court, the Tibetan emper... 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: SAM VAN SCHAIK received his PhD in Tibetan Buddhist literature from the University of Manchester, England. He currently works at the British Library’s international Dunhuang Project in London, researching early Tibetan manuscripts, and is the author of Tibet: A History (Yale, 2011).

Author Residence: London

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Alpha God : The Psychology of Religious Summary: This book uses evolutionary psychology as a lens Violence and Oppression to explain religious violence and oppression. The author, a Hector A. Garcia clinical psychologist, examines religious scriptures, rituals, and 9781633880207 canon law, highlighting the many ways in which our Pub Date: 3/10/15, On Sale Date: 3/10 evolutionary legacy has shaped the development of religion $19.00/$20.00 Can. and continues to profoundly influence its expression. The 270 pages book focuses on the image of God as the dominant male in Trade Paperback Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. This traditional God concept Psychology / Social Psychology is seen as a reflection of ... Ctn Qty: 24 Contributor Bio: 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt Hector A. Garcia, Psy.D., is an assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and a clinical psychologist at the Veterans Health Administration specializing in the treatment of combat­related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He has published extensively on the treatment of PTSD in combat veterans. He has also published on the masculine identity in the aftermath of war, stress and rank in organizations, an...

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Everyone Is African : How Science Explodes Summary: What does science say about race? In this book the Myth of Race a distinguished research geneticist presents abundant Daniel J. Fairbanks evidence showing that traditional notions about distinct racial 9781633880184 differences have little scientific foundation. In short, racism is Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 not just morally wrong; it has no basis in fact. $18.00/$19.00 Can. 200 pages The author lucidly describes in detail the factors that have Trade Paperback led to the current scientific consensus about race. Both Science / Life Sciences / Evolution geneticists and anthropologists now generally agree that the Ctn Qty: 24 human species originated in sub­... 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Daniel J. Fairbanks is the dean of the College of Science and Health at Utah Valley University and a distinguished university professor, research geneticist, artist, and author. He is the author of Evolving: The Human Effect and Why It Matters; Relics of Eden: The Powerful Evidence of Evolution in Human DNA; and the coauthor (with A. Franklin, A. W. F. Edwards, D. L. Hartl, and T. Seidenfeld) of Ending the Mendel­Fisher Controversy, and (with W. R. Andersen) of Genetics: The

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Taking on Diversity : How We Can Move from Summary: Since the election of Barack Obama to the US Anxiety to Respect presidency in 2008, some people are under the illusion that Rupert W. Nacoste we in America now live in a “post­racial society.” Author 9781633880269 Rupert W. Nacoste knows all too well how far we are from Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 that imagined utopia. As a professor of psychology and the $19.00/$20.00 Can. campus “Diversity Doctor,” Dr. Nacoste counsels students on 335 pages a regular basis about their problems dealing with diversity— Trade Paperback not just racial and ethnic, but gender and sexual­orientation Psychology / Social Psychology diversity as well. In this tho... Ctn Qty: 24 Contributor Bio: 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt Rupert W. Nacoste is Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor of Psychology at North Carolina State University (NCSU) where he has also served as the Vice Provost for Diversity and African American Affairs. At NCSU he is the recipient of numerous awards for teaching excellence, including the 2013 UNC Board of Governors Teaching Excellence Award. He is the author of Making Gumbo in the University and has lectured frequently on diversity issues.

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Simple Lessons for A Better Life : Unexpected Summary: The desire to live a good life is timeless. And, Inspiration from Inside the Nursing Home sometimes, insight into what really matters emerges from Charles E. Dodgen where we least expect it. Even the most challenging 9781633880160 circumstances can have a surprise silver lining. Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 $18.00/$19.00 Can. This perceptive and inspiring book shows that we can learn 270 pages valuable life lessons from the unique experiences of nursing Trade Paperback home residents. Using poignant, illuminating vignettes of his Self­Help / Motivational & Inspirational interactions with people facing serious physical, mental, and Ctn Qty: 24 social challenges, the author illustrate... 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Charles E. Dodgen, Ph.D., has been a clinical psychologist in private practice for twenty­eight years. For the past eighteen years, he has also served as a consulting psychologist at the West Caldwell Care Center, where he provides diagnostic assessments and individual therapy for a geriatric population. He is also the author of three books on substance abuse.

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The Obelisk and the Englishman : The Summary: Scholarly, mischievous, and driven by curiosity Pioneering Discoveries of Egyptologist William about the unknown, William John Bankes (1786­1855) was a Bankes complex and talented member of England’s landed gentry. A Dorothy U. Seyler friend of Lord Byron, he achieved recognition on several 9781633880368 fronts: as a daring explorer of ancient lands, notably Egypt Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 and Petra; as a brilliant art collector, illustrator, and $26.00/$27.50 Can. remodeler of Kingston Lacy, his family estate in Dorset; and, 300 pages unfortunately, as the focus of a homophobic sex scandal, Hardcover which forced him to leave his hom... History / Middle East / Egypt Ctn Qty: 12 Contributor Bio: 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Dorothy U. Seyler is professor emerita of English at Northern 152mm W | 229mm H | 567g Wt Virginia Community College. Dr. Seyler holds degrees from William & Mary, Columbia University, and SUNY at Albany. She has taught at Ohio State, the University of Kentucky, and Nassau Community College. She is the author of ten college textbooks, including the widely­used Read, Reason, Write, now in its eleventh edition.

Author Residence: Alexandria, VA

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Yanks in the RAF : The Story of Maverick Pilots Summary: This is the story of American volunteer pilots who and American Volunteers Who Joined Britain's risked their lives in defense of Britain during the earliest days Fight in WWII of World War II—more than a year before Pearl Harbor, when David Alan Johnson the United States first became embroiled in the global 9781633880221 conflict. Based on interviews, diaries, personal documents, Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 and research in British, American, and German archives, the $25.00/$26.50 Can. author has created a colorful portrait of this small group who 290 pages were our nation’s first combatants in World War II. Hardcover History / Military / World War II As the author’s research s... Ctn Qty: 12 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 152mm W | 229mm H | 567g Wt David Alan Johnson is the author of nine previous books, including The Battle of Britain: The American Factor and, most recently, Decided on the Battlefield: Grant, Sherman, Lincoln, and the Election of 1864.

Author Residence: Union, NJ

Author Hometown: London, UK

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Functional Inefficiency : The Unexpected Summary: How can we reduce unemployment? As this Benefits of Wasting Time and Money insightful and counterintuitive book shows, the surprising Peter S. Wenz answer is inefficiency. Some of the most labor­intensive 9781633880405 sectors of the economy, the author notes, are also the most Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 inefficient. But this inefficiency is functional—rather than $26.00/$27.50 Can. impairing the economy, it bolsters employment and fosters 415 pages economic growth. Hardcover Business & Economics / Economics / General Technological progress increases efficiency and reduces the Ctn Qty: 12 need for workers in manufacturing, mining, agriculture, and 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt many services. So ho... 152mm W | 229mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Peter S. Wenz is emeritus professor of philosophy and University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Springfield and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. He is the author of seven previous books, including Take Back the Center: Progressive Taxation for a New Progressive Agenda; Beyond Red and Blue: How Twelve Political Philosophies Shape American

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Great Calculations : A Surprising Look Behind Summary: Science is based not only on observation and 50 Scientific Inquiries experiment, but on theory as well. As Einstein said, “Theory Colin Pask tells us what to measure.” And theories are often crystallized 9781633880283 into succinct calculations, like those made using Einstein’s Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 famous E = mc2. This book looks at fifty such great $18.00/$19.00 Can. calculations, exploring how and why they were developed and 330 pages assessing their impact on the history of science. Trade Paperback Science / Applied Sciences As the author shows, many significant scientific calculations Ctn Qty: 24 are quite simple and fairly easy to un... 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Colin Pask is the author of Magnificent Principia: Exploring Isaac Newton’s Masterpiece and Math for the Frightened: Facing Scary Symbols and Everything Else That Freaks You Out about Mathematics. He is an emeritus professor of mathematics and a visiting fellow and professor in the School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences at the University of New South Wales in Canberra, Australia.

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Voltaire's Revolution : Writings from His Summary: Voltaire, the pen name of François­Marie Arouet Campaign to Free Laws from Religion (1694­1778), was one of the most influential leaders of the G.K. Noyer French Enlightenment. His defense of individual freedom of 9781633880382 conscience and his criticisms of religious fanaticism and Pub Date: 7/14/15, On Sale Date: 7/14 oppressive orthodoxy had a telling effect on Western history, $21.00/$22.00 Can. inspiring several leading founders of America’s new laws. 340 pages Trade Paperback This is the first English translation of many of his key texts Religion / Religion, Politics & State from his famous pamphlet war for tolerance, written from Ctn Qty: 24 1750 to 1768, originally pu... 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: G. K. Noyer is a freelance writer and translator. She has worked as a script writer for French television programs, translated many more, and has also done translations for websites, art galleries, and museums.

Author Residence: Montreuil, France

Author Hometown: Downriver, MI

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God and Government : Twenty­Five Years of Summary: A central player in every major church­state­ Fighting for Equality, Secularism, and Freedom separation battle for decades, the Rev. Barry W. Lynn Of Conscience understands the complexities of this divisive issue like few Rev. Barry W. Lynn others. As a long­time activist, a civil rights lawyer, and an 9781633880245 ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, he offers a Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 unique perspective and a wealth of experience on church­ $19.00/$20.00 Can. state controversies. In this lively book, he has compiled his 250 pages writings from various sources to explore in depth the many Trade Paperback ways religious extremists hav... Religion / Religion, Politics & State Contributor Bio: Ctn Qty: 24 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt The Rev. Barry W. Lynn has been the executive director of 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt Americans United for Separation of Church and State since 1992. He is the author of Piety and Politics, The Right to Religious Liberty, and, most recently, First Freedom First (coauthored with C. Welton Gaddy). An accomplished speaker and lecturer, Lynn has appeared frequently in the media. News programs on which Lynn has appeared include PBS’s NewsHour, NBC’s Today Show, Fox News Channel’s O’Reilly Factor, ABC’s Nightlin...

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Numbers : Their Tales, Types, and Treasures Summary: Did you grow up thinking math is boring? It’s time Alfred S. Posamentier, Bernd Thaller to reconsider. This book will teach you everything you ever 9781633880306 wondered about numbers—and more. Pub Date: 8/11/15, On Sale Date: 8/11 $19.00/$20.00 Can. How and why did human beings first start using numbers at 300 pages the dawn of history? Would numbers exist if we Homo sapiens Trade Paperback weren’t around to discover them? What’s so special about Mathematics weird numbers like pi and the Fibonacci sequence? What Ctn Qty: 24 about rational, irrational, real, and imaginary numbers? Why 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt do we need them? 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt Two veteran math educators explain it all... Contributor Bio: Alfred S. Posamentier is dean of the School of Education and professor of mathematics education at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Previously, he had the same positions at the City College of the City University of New York for forty years. He has published over fifty­five books in the area of mathematics and mathematics education, including, most

Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Humanity Books

The Anatomist, the Barber­Surgeon, and the Summary: This unique study examines a critical juncture in King : How the Accidental Death of Henry II of the history of the Renaissance brought about by a freak France Changed the World accident. Combining both a history of sixteenth­century Seymour I. Schwartz medicine and European politics, the author describes the far­ 9781633880344 reaching effects of the death of King Henry II of France Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 (1519­1559). Grievously wounded by an accidental blow to $39.00/$41.50 Can. the head suffered during a mock jousting competition, the 200 pages king lingered for weeks before expiring. Even the ministrations Hardcover of Europe’s two most renowned ph... History / Modern / 16th Century Contributor Bio: Ctn Qty: 12 5.375 in W | 8.375 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Seymour I. Schwartz, MD, Distinguished Alumni Professor of 137mm W | 213mm H | 567g Wt Surgery at the University of Rochester, is a world­renowned surgeon and the author of Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, which in its ten editions and translations has sold more than 300,000 copies. He is also the author of a history of American surgery called Gifted Hands: America’s Most Significant Contributions to Surgery. Dr. Schwartz is equally renowned as a cartographic historian and is the author of many books on h...

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HUMANITY BOOKS

Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Humanity Books

Three Scientific Revolutions : How They Summary: Science has had a profound influence in shaping Transformed Our Reality and Our Way of Life contemporary perspectives of reality, yet few in the public Richard H. Schlagel have fully grasped the profound implications of scientific 9781633880320 discoveries. This book describes three intellectual revolutions Pub Date: 7/14/15, On Sale Date: 7/14 that led to the current scientific consensus, emphasizing how $39.00/$41.00 Can. science over the centuries has undermined traditional, 250 pages religious worldviews. Trade Paperback Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects The author begins in ancient Greece, where the first Ctn Qty: 24 revolution took place. Beginning in the sixth­century BCE, a 5.375 in W | 8.375 in H | 0.810 lb Wt series o... 137mm W | 213mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Richard H. Schlagel is Elton Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at The George Washington University and the author of many books, most recently, Forging the Methodology that Enlightened Modern Civilization; Seeking the Truth: How Science Has Prevailed over the Supernatural Worldview; and The Vanquished Gods: Science, Religion, and the Nature of Belief.

Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Seventh Street Books

Gun Street Girl : A Detective Sean Duffy Novel Summary: Belfast, 1985, amidst the “Troubles”: Detective Adrian Mckinty Sean Duffy, a Catholic cop in the Protestant RUC (Royal 9781633880009 Ulster Constabulary), struggles with burn­out as he Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 investigates a brutal double murder and suicide. Did Michael $15.95/$17.00 Can. Kelly really shoot his parents at point blank and then jump off 280 pages a nearby cliff? A suicide note points to this conclusion, but Trade Paperback Duffy suspects even more sinister circumstances. He soon Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural discovers that Kelly was present at a decadent Oxford party Ctn Qty: 24 where a cabinet minister’s dau... 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Adrian McKinty is the author of fifteen novels, including The Cold Cold Ground, I Hear the Sirens in the Street, and In the Morning I’ll Be Gone, the first three Detective Sean Duffy novels, and, most recently, The Sun Is God. Born and raised in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, McKinty was called “the best of the new generation of Irish crime novelists” in the Glasgow Herald.

Author Residence: St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia

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A Deadly Affair at Bobtail Ridge : A Samuel Summary: Samuel Craddock has learned to accept that his Craddock Mystery friend Jenny Sandstone’s personal life is strictly secret. But Terry Shames when Jenny’s dying mother asks Craddock to protect Jenny 9781633880467 from a mysterious man named “Eddie,” he is confronted with a Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 dilemma. He wants to respect Jenny’s privacy, but he is $15.95/$17.00 Can. haunted by the urgency in the dying woman’s voice. 250 pages Trade Paperback And then someone tries to kill Jenny. Craddock demands that Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General Jenny tell him what he needs to know to protect her. Ctn Qty: 24 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Forced to confront the past, Jenny plunges in... 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Terry Shames is the author of A Killing at Cotton Hill, The Last Death of Jack Harbin, and Dead Broke in Jarrett Creek, the first three Samuel Craddock mysteries. She is the coeditor of Fire in the Hills, a book of stories, poems, and photographs about the 1991 Oakland Hills Fire. She grew up in Texas and continues to be fascinated by the convoluted loyalties and betrayals of the small town where her grandfather was the

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SEVENTH STREET BOOKS

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See Also Murder : A Marjorie Trumaine Mystery Summary: In1964, a grisly murder is committed in the small Larry D. Sweazy town of Dickinson, North Dakota. Erik and Lida Knudsen are 9781633880061 found murdered in their bed, their throats slit. Two sons— Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 Jaeger and Peter, ages 19 and 20—live in the same house, $15.95/$17.00 Can. but claim to have heard nothing while asleep in their rooms. 250 pages Trade Paperback Sheriff Hilo Jenkins is called to the scene and discovers a Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths strange copper amulet clasped in Erik’s hand. Knowing that his Ctn Qty: 24 friend Marjorie Trumaine is a skilled researcher and 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt professional indexer, Jenkins ... 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Larry D. Sweazy is the author of The Gila Wars, The Coyote Tracker, The Devil’s Bones, The Cougar’s Prey, The Badger’s Revenge, The Scorpion Trail, and The Rattlesnake Season. He won the WWA Spur award for Best Short Fiction in 2005, and the 2011 and 2012 Will Rogers Medallion Award for Western Fiction for the Josiah Wolfe series. He was nominated for a Derringer award in 2007, and was a finalist in the Best Books of Indiana literary competition in 2010 and 2011. He has

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Stone Cold Dead : An Ellie Stone Mystery Summary: December 21, 1960, the shortest day of the James W. Ziskin year: Fifteen­year­old Darleen Hicks slips away from her 9781633880481 school bus as it idles in the junior­high parking lot, waiting to Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 depart. Moments later the bus rumbles away without her, and $15.95/$17.00 Can. she is never seen again. 290 pages Trade Paperback New Year’s Eve 1960: The small upstate town of New Holland, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths New York, is in the grips of a severe cold snap, when Ellie Ctn Qty: 24 Stone receives a late­night caller—Irene Metzger, the grieving 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt mother of Darleen Hicks. She tells Ellie that the local po... 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: James W. Ziskin is the author of Styx & Stone and No Stone Unturned, the first two Ellie Stone mysteries. A linguist by training, Ziskin was director of New York University’s Casa Italiana Zerilli­Marimò for five years, where he collaborated with an impressive catalogue of writers, journalists, and academics on cultural and educational events.

Author Residence: Los Angeles, CA

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The Reluctant Matador : A Hugo Marston Novel Summary: A twenty­something American model, Amy Mark Pryor Denum, disappears in Paris. Her father turns for help to his old 9781633880023 friend Hugo Marston, the security chief at the American Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 Embassy. Marston makes some enquiries and quickly realizes $15.95/$17.00 Can. something is amiss: Amy was not a model, as she claimed, but 290 pages a dancer at a seedy bar. Now she’s in Spain with a guy Trade Paperback named Felix. Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International Mystery & Crime With his friend and former CIA agent Tom Green, Marston Ctn Qty: 24 heads for Barcelona. Breaking into Felix’s house, the two 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt sleuths encounter a shocking ... 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Mark Pryor is the author of the Hugo Marston novels The Bookseller, The Crypt Thief, The Blood Promise, and The Button Man, and the true­crime book As She Lay Sleeping. A native of Hertfordshire, England, he is an assistant district attorney in Austin, Texas, where he lives with his wife and three children.

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The Bomb Maker's Son : A Parker Stern Novel Summary: Attorney Parker Stern’s estranged mother, the Robert Rotstein enigmatic leader of the cultish Church of the Sanctified 9781633880443 Assembly, shows up unannounced and asks him to represent Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 a man named Ian Holzner—better known as the Playa Vista $15.95 Bomber. In 1975, Holzner, an anti­Vietnam War radical, 350 pages allegedly planted a bomb that killed four people. He’s been a Trade Paperback fugitive from justice ever since, but now apparently wants to Fiction / Legal turn himself in. At first, Parker refuses to take on the Ctn Qty: 24 representation. But then his mother rev... 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Robert Rotstein, an entertainment attorney with over thirty years’ experience in the industry, is the author of Corrupt Practices and Reckless Disregard, the first and second Parker Stern novels. He’s represented all of the major motion picture studios and many well­known writers, producers, directors, and musicians. He lives with his family in Los Angeles, California, where he is at work on the next Parker Stern novel.

Author Residence: Los Angeles, CA

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Little Pretty Things Summary: Juliet Townsend works a dead­end job cleaning Lori Rader­Day rooms at the Midnight Inn, a one­star hotel that attracts only 9781633880047 the cheap or the desperate. Embittered by her bleak life, she Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 takes to stealing small possessions from customers’ rooms. At $15.95/$17.00 Can. home she hoards a secret collection of these “little pretty 298 pages things.” Trade Paperback Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths When a former friend and old high school rival, Madeleine Bell, Ctn Qty: 24 checks into the hotel, Juliet adds envy to her bitterness. 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Well­dressed, flashing a diamond ring on her finger, and as 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt beauti... Contributor Bio: Lori Rader­Day is the author of The Black Hour. She has also published fiction in Good Housekeeping, where she won first place in the magazine’s first short­story contest; The Madison Review, which awarded her the 2008 Chris O’Malley Prize in Fiction; TimeOut Chicago; Southern Indiana Review; Crab Orchard Review; and other journals and magazines. She lives in Chicago, where she is active in the Mystery Writers of

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Dante's Dilemma : A Mark Angelotti Novel Summary: Blind psychiatrist Mark Angelotti is forced to take Lynne Raimondo on his most troubling case ever. Working for the prosecution 9781633880429 in a murder case, he must conduct a psychological evaluation Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 of Rachel Lazarus, the former wife and confessed murderer of $15.95/$17.00 Can. a controversial University of Chicago professor. Months earlier 290 pages the professor’s castrated body was discovered stuffed into Trade Paperback one of the exhibits at a public scavenger hunt. Though clearly Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General guilty, Rachel is claiming a battered­woman defense. Ctn Qty: 24 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt When his interview... 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Lynne Raimondo is a full­time writer and the author of Dante’s Wood and Dante’s Poison, the first two Mark Angelotti novels. She formerly worked as the general counsel for Arthur Andersen LLP and later as the general counsel of the Illinois Department of Revenue.

Author Residence: Evanston, IL, and Mount Desert, ME

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Edge of Dark Summary: What if a society banished its worst nightmare to Brenda Cooper the far edge of the solar system, destined to sip only dregs of 9781633880504 light and struggle for the barest living. And yet, that life Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 thrived? It grew and learned and became far more than you $18.00/$19.00 Can. ever expected, and it wanted to return to the sun. What if it 350 pages didn’t share your moral compass in any way? Trade Paperback Fiction / Science Fiction / Space Opera The Glittering duology describes the clash of forces when an Ctn Qty: 24 advanced society that has filled a solar system with flesh and 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt blood life meets the near­... 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Brenda Cooper is the author of The Creative Fire and The Diamond Deep, Books One and Two of Ruby’s Song, and the The Silver Ship series. Though not intended as a Young Adult novel, book 1, The Silver Ship and the Sea, was selected by Library Journal as one of the year’s 100 Best Books for YA and by Booklist as one of the top ten 2007 adult books for youth to read. The other books in the series are Reading the Wind and Wings of Creation. She is the author of Mayan

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Superposition Summary: Jacob Kelley’s family is turned upside down when David Walton an old friend turns up, waving a gun and babbling about an 9781633880122 alien quantum intelligence. The mystery deepens when the Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 friend is found dead in an underground bunker…apparently $17.00/$18.00 Can. murdered the night before he appeared at Jacob’s house. 285 pages Jacob is arrested for the murder and put on trial. Trade Paperback Fiction / Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction As the details of the crime slowly come to light, the weave of Ctn Qty: 24 reality becomes ever more tangled, twisted by a miraculous 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt new technology and a quantum creature u... 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: David Walton is the author of Quintessence (Tor Books, 2013) and the Philip K. Dick award­winning novel Terminal Mind. He lives near Philadelphia with his wife, seven children, and three hamsters. By day, he works on classified defense technology, which not even the hamsters are allowed to know about. David’s fiction explores themes that skirt the edges of science and religion, such as human origins, the nature of truth, the certainty of death, and the nature of the soul.

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Storm and Steel Summary: An empire at war. Three fates intertwined. Jon Sprunk 9781633880108 The Magician. Horace has destroyed the Temple of the Sun, Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 but now he finds his slave chains have been replaced by $18.00/$19.00 Can. bonds of honor, duty, and love. Caught between two women 515 pages and two cultures, he must contend with deadly forces from Trade Paperback the unseen world. Fiction / Fantasy / Epic Ctn Qty: 24 The Rebel. Jirom has thrown in his lot with the slave uprising, 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt but his road to freedom becomes ever more dangerous as the 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt rebels expand their campaign against the empire. Even worse, he feels his connec... Contributor Bio: Jon Sprunk is the author of Blood and Iron (The Book of the Black Earth Part One) and the Shadow Saga—Shadow’s Son, Shadow’s Lure, and Shadow’s Master—which has been published in seven languages worldwide. An avid adventurer in his spare time, he lives in central Pennsylvania with his family.

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Oathkeeper Summary: Rae’en has taken her father’s place as First of J.F. Lewis the practically immortal Aern, a race created by the Eldrennai 9781633880542 as warrior­slaves to defend them from the magic­resistant Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 reptilian Zaur. Freed from all Oaths by Kholster’s death, $18.00/$19.00 Can. Rae’en decides to wage war on the Eldrennai anyway out of 350 pages rage and grief. Trade Paperback Fiction / Fantasy / Epic The war between the Eldrennai and Zaur has begun. Ctn Qty: 24 Bloodmane, leader of the now independent mystic­warsuits, 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt has underestimated both the sheer numbers of the Zaur and 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt their field leader Gener... Contributor Bio: J.F. Lewis is the author of the Grudgebearer Trilogy and The Void City series. Jeremy is an internationally published author and thinks it’s pretty cool that his books have been translated into other languages. He doesn’t eat people, but some of his characters do. After dark, he can usually be found typing into the wee hours of the morning while his wife, kids, and dog sleep soundly.

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The Chart of Tomorrows : A Gaunt and Bone Summary: The poet Persimmon Gaunt and the thief Imago Novel Bone had sought only to retire from adventuring and start a Chris Willrich family, but they never reckoned on their baby becoming the 9781633880580 chosen vessel of the mystical energies of a distant Eastern Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 land. With their son Innocence hunted by various factions $18.00/$19.00 Can. hoping to use him as a tool, they kept him safe at the cost of 500 pages trapping him in a pocket dimension of accelerated time. Trade Paperback Fiction / Fantasy / Epic Now free, the thirteen­year­old Innocence has rejected his Ctn Qty: 24 parents and his “destiny” and ha... 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Chris Willrich is a science fiction and fantasy writer best known for his sword­and­sorcery tales of Persimmon Gaunt and Imago Bone. He is the author of The Silk Map, The Dagger of Trust, and The Scroll of Years. Until recently he was a children’s librarian for the Santa Clara County Library System, in the San Francisco Bay Area. His work has appeared in Asimov’s, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Black Gate, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Flashing Swords, The Mythic

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Black Heart Summary: The last survivors of the raid on the Barrow of Mark Smylie Azharad have scattered to the four winds, each walking a 9781633880085 separate path. For some, it is the path of noble service, as Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 the households of great kings and warlords beckon, offering a $19.00/$20.00 Can. chance to enter the fray of politics with the fate of nations 800 pages on the line. For others, it is the path of secrets and magic, as Trade Paperback the veil of the world parts to reveal the hidden truths that Fiction / Fantasy / Epic dwell in shadow and spirit. Ctn Qty: 24 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt And for Stjepan Black­Heart, royal cartographer ... 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Mark Smylie is the author of The Barrow. He has worked as a writer, illustrator, editor, and publisher for over a decade. His epic military fantasy graphic novel series, Artesia, was first published by Sirius beginning in 1999. He was nominated for the Russ Manning Award for Best Newcomer that year, and for an Eisner Award for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition in 2001. Over the years his illustrations have appeared in game books from Wizards of the Coast, White

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The Rise of the Automated Aristocrats : A Summary: Sir Richard Francis Burton’s expedition has Burton & Swinburne Adventure returned from the future, bringing with it knowledge of Mark Hodder technologies that must remain secret if history is to proceed 9781633880528 as it should. However, when one of his colleagues turns Pub Date: 8/11/15, On Sale Date: 8/11 rogue, the secret falls into the hands of the very people most $18.00/$19.00 Can. likely to misuse it. 370 pages Trade Paperback Betrayed, Burton and Swinburne watch in horror as the Fiction / Science Fiction / Steampunk Empire’s elite employ the technology to secure their positions Ctn Qty: 24 of privilege. When London’s parks are transformed into 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt concentration camp... 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Mark Hodder is the author of A Red Sun Also Rises and the Burton & Swinburne novels The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack, The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man, Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon, The Secret of Abdu El Yezdi, and The Return of the Discontinued Man. A former BBC writer, editor, journalist, and web producer, Mark left London, England, for Valencia, Spain, to de­stress and write

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Fire in the Blood Summary: SCRIBE­ award­winning author, Erin M. Evans, Erin M. Evans continues the riveting tale of her Sundering character, 9780786965694 Farideh, as she becomes embroiled in a Forgotten Realms­ Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 flavored game of thrones. $7.99/$9.99 Can. Mass Market In a direct follow­up to the third book in the Sundering series, Fiction / Fantasy / Epic The Adversary, young warlock Farideh falls into the midst of a Ctn Qty: 48 battle for the throne of Cormyr. As the war brought on by the 0.380 lb Wt Sundering rages across Faerûn, princes and princesses, 172g Wt wizards and rogues scheme to capture the seat of power of the... Contributor Bio: ERIN M. EVANS got a degree in Anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis—and promptly stuck it in a box. Nowadays she uses that knowledge of bones, mythology, and social constructions to flesh out fantasy worlds. She lives in Washington State.

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Adventurer's Handbook Summary: A Dungeons & Dragons Accessory… 9780786965779 Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 Create Heroic Characters to Conquer the Elements in $39.95/$46.00 Can. this Accessory for the World’s Greatest Roleplaying Hardcover Game Games / Role Playing & Fantasy / General Ctn Qty: 12 Power can be mastered by those with both malevolent and 1.250 lb Wt benign intentions. The Adventurer’s Handbook(TM) provides 567g Wt everything that players need to build a character that is tied directly into our spring story arc, with skills, abilities, and spells meant to augment their play experience throughout the campaign. Additionally, valuable background and st...

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Wizards of the Coast

Princes of the Apocalypse Summary: A Dungeons & Dragons Adventure… 9780786965786 Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 Abolish an Ancient Evil Threatening Devastation in this $49.95/$57.00 Can. Adventure for the World’s Greatest Roleplaying Game Hardcover Games / Role Playing & Fantasy / General Four corrupt prophets have risen from the depths of Ctn Qty: 12 anonymity to claim mighty weapons of power. Each of these 1.250 lb Wt prophets has assembled a cadre of cultists and creatures to 567g Wt serve them in the construction of four temples of lethal design. It is up to adventurers from heroic factions such as the Emerald Enclave and the Order of the Gauntlet to discover whe...

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Spellstorm Summary: Ed Greenwood, who is synonymous with the Ed Greenwood Forgotten Realms, leads readers through a story that 9780786965717 combines the rollicking fantasy adventure for which he is Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 famous with a thrilling murder mystery. $27.95/$29.95 Can. Hardcover Ed Greenwood, creator of the Forgotten Realms, brings home Fiction / Fantasy / Epic another epic fantasy adventure featuring his trademark Ctn Qty: 12 character Elminster of Shadowdale. 1.250 lb Wt 567g Wt Contributor Bio: ED GREENWOOD is the creator of the Forgotten Realms® fantasy world setting and the author of more than 170 books that have sold millions of copies worldwide in over two dozen languages. In real life, he’s a Canadian librarian who lives in the Ontario countryside with his wife, a cat, and far too many books

Author Residence: Toronto, Ontario

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Archmage Contributor Bio: R. A. Salvatore R.A. Salvatore is the New York Times best­selling author of 9780786965755 more than forty novels, including the popular Forgotten Pub Date: 9/1/15, On Sale Date: 9/1 Realms series The Legend of Drizzt. He’s an avid gamer, $27.95/$29.95 Can. father of three, and loyal citizen of Red Sox Nation. Hardcover Fiction / Fantasy / Epic Ctn Qty: 12 1.250 lb Wt 567g Wt

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Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf Summary: R.A. Salvatore’s New York Times best­selling R. A. Salvatore tale of the dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden continues 9780786965724 immediately on the heels of Rise of the King, with an Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 expanding war and greater danger to the finally­reunited $7.99/$9.99 Can. Companions of the Hall. Mass Market Fiction / Fantasy / Epic Bloody war rages across the Forgotten Realms world in Ctn Qty: 48 the third book of the Companions Codex, the latest 0.380 lb Wt series in R.A. Salvatore’s New York Times best­selling 172g Wt saga of dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden.

In the evolving world of the Forgotten Realms setting, the Sundering has... Contributor Bio: R.A. Salvatore is the New York Times best­selling author of more than forty novels, including the popular Forgotten Realms series The Legend of Drizzt. He’s an avid gamer, father of three, and loyal citizen of Red Sox Nation.

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Find Momo Coast to Coast : A Photography Summary: Momo the adorable border collie is back! This Book time you can play hide­and­seek with Momo as he Andrew Knapp travels from coast to coast, visiting iconic North 9781594747625 American landmarks and exploring backroads Americana Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 and Canadiana. Part game, part photography book, part $14.95/$14.95 Can. road­trip journal, all fun. 144 pages Trade Paperback In FIND MOMO, readers were introduced to Momo the border Pets / Dogs / Breeds collie, who plays hide­and­seek in the beautiful photography Ctn Qty: 28 of his best buddy Andrew Knapp. Now the game continues. 7.500 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt This time readers can travel with the ... 191mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: ANDREW KNAPP is a freelance interface designer, photographer, and tireless traveler from Northern Ontario. Along with his commercial photography and design work, he’s filmed a TEDx Talk, collaborated on an Instamissions project with MTV and Sony, and cofounded the We Live Up Here collaboration exploring life in Sudbury, Ontario. His Instagram feed featuring photographs of his border collie Momo became

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The Mystery Writers of America Summary: A deadly delicious collection of recipes for Cookbook : Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts appetizers, entrees, desserts, drinks, and more, all from to Die For the bestselling authors of Mystery Writers of America. Kate White, Harlan Coben, Gillian Flynn, Sara Pare... Whether it’s Mary Higgins Clark’s Game Night Chili, Gillian 9781594747571 Flynn’s Beef Skillet Fiesta, or Nelson DeMille’s Male Chauvinist Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 Pigs in a Blanket, this crime­lit collection of recipes has $24.95/$26.95 Can. something for every mystery fan. The bestselling authors of 160 pages Mystery Writers of America come together for an anthology Hardcover like never before: devoted read... Cooking Ctn Qty: 1 Contributor Bio: 7.500 in W | 9.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt KATE WHITE (editor), the former editor in chief of 191mm W | 229mm H | 567g Wt Cosmopolitan, is the New York Times bestselling author of both the Bailey Weggins mystery series, and three novels of suspense, including the psychological suspense EYES ON YOU.

Mystery Writers of America is the premier organization for mystery writers, professionals allied to the crime writing field, aspiring crime writers, and those who are devoted to the

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Manhattan Mayhem : New Crime Stories from Summary: Take a crime­filled tour of Manhattan with The Mystery Writers of America this collection of all­new mystery stories compiled and Mary Higgins Clark edited by Mary Higgins Clark—with contributions by Lee 9781594747618 Child, Jeffrey Deaver, Ben H. Winters, and others. Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 $19.95/$21.95 Can. From the streets of Harlem to the winding paths of Central 320 pages Park to the high­rise towers of Wall Street, Manhattan is Hardcover brimming with motivation, opportunity, means…and unsolved Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Collections & mysteries. In this new collection of stories, brought together Anthologies by Mystery Writers of America and edited by bests... Ctn Qty: 0 6.000 in W | 9.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 152mm W | 233mm H | 567g Wt MARY HIGGINS CLARK, #1 international and New York Times bestselling author, has written thirty­three suspense novels; three collections of short stories; a historical novel, Mount Vernon Love Story; two children’s books, including The Magical Christmas Horse; and a memoir, Kitchen Privileges. She is also the coauthor with Carol Higgins Clark of five holiday suspense novels. Her books have sold more than 100 million copies in the United States alone. Mystery Writers of

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Stuff Every Golfer Should Know Summary: Golf at the top of your game. From course Brian Bertoldo etiquette to golf travel tips to playing in the rain, this 9781594747991 book is packed with Stuff Every Golfer Should Know. Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 $9.95/$10.95 Can. The next book in Quirk’s “Stuff” series, Stuff Every Golfer 144 pages Should Know is a handy guide to the golfing life. Sections Hardcover include “About the Game,” “The Golf Lifestyle,” “Out on the Sports & Recreation / Golf / General Course,” and “Know the Equipment.” Learn how to plan a golf Ctn Qty: 72 trip, how to read the greens, how to watch the PGA Tour, 3.500 in W | 5.750 in H | 1.250 lb Wt and much more. 89mm W | 146mm H | 567g Wt Series Overview: Little Books... Contributor Bio: BRIAN BERTOLDO is a writer and avid golfer living in Salem, Massachusetts.

Author Residence: Salem, Massachusetts

Author Hometown: Fairhaven, Massachusetts

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Stuff Every Groom Should Know Summary: The latest installment in the bestselling Eric San Juan STUFF series helps grooms get ready for the biggest day 9781594747977 of their lives. Pub Date: 4/21/15, On Sale Date: 4/21 $9.95/$10.95 Can. The best­selling Stuff series is back with Stuff Every Groom 144 pages Should Know, the last little black book a husband­to­be will Hardcover ever need. From overcoming proposal jitters to planning the Reference / Weddings ultimate bachelor party to melting cold feet, this pocket­sized Ctn Qty: 72 manual is packed with tips to get smoothly from “yes!” to “I 3.500 in W | 5.750 in H | 1.250 lb Wt do.” Plus lists, dos­and­don’ts, and reference charts that 89mm W | 146mm H | 567g Wt make this st...

Contributor Bio: ERIC SAN JUAN is the author of Stuff Every Husband Should Know and editor of a seven­newspaper chain in central New Jersey. A decade into marriage, he is delighted to find that his wife and son still seem healthy and well fed.

Author Residence: Brick, NJ

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Summer Cocktails : Margaritas, Mint Juleps, Summary: Discover your new favorite summer cocktail: Punches, Party Snacks, and More Use fresh, seasonal ingredients to create delicious Maria del Mar Sacasa, Tara Striano cocktails and small plates. 9781594747854 Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 A follow­up companion to the recently released WINTER $22.95/$24.95 Can. COCKTAILS, SUMMER COCKTAILS offers more than 70 160 pages cocktails and small bites for the warmer months. The drinks Hardcover are classic, sophisticated, and big on fresh summer fruits, Cooking / Beverages / Wine & Spirits herbs, and other ingredients, from the Tomatillo Margarita to Ctn Qty: 20 the Peach Bourbon Smash. Author Maria del Mar Sacasa 7.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 1.250 lb Wt shows you how to set up and sto... 191mm W | 216mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: A graduate of the International Culinary Center, MARIA DEL MAR SACASA is a writer, food stylist, and recipe developer who has worked for Vogue, Lucky, and Cook’s Country. Her styling work has appeared in numerous print publications, TV commercials, product packaging, and cookbooks. She is the author of WINTER COCKTAILS, and she writes the “Sandwiched” and “Let Them Eat Cake” columns for Serious

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The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy : A Lexicon of Summary: This fun and feminist girl­power guide to the Life Hacks for the Modern Lady Geek geek galaxy gives lady nerds the lowdown on everything Sam Maggs from fanfic to cosplay to attending your first con. 9781594747892 Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 Fanfic, cosplay, cons, books, memes, podcasts, vlogs, OTPs $15.95/$16.95 Can. and RPGs and MMOs and more—it’s never been a better time 208 pages to be a girl geek. The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy is the Hardcover ultimate handbook for ladies living the nerdy life, a fun and Social Science / Popular Culture / General feminist take on the often male­dominated world of geekdom. Ctn Qty: 36 Author Sam Maggs brings some serious geek... 5.000 in W | 7.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 127mm W | 178mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: SAM MAGGS is a writer, geek girl, and television professional whose work focuses on pop culture, geek culture, and (sometimes) how they intersect with concepts of gender. Her work has appeared across the Internet on sites like Geekosystem, The Mary Sue, Mashable, Gizmodo, and the front page of Digg, and she frequently appears as a pop culture correspondent on MTV Canada’s Play With AJ and Space’s InnerSpace. Sam is the 2013 recipient of Women

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The League of Regrettable Superheroes : Half­ Summary: A fun, funny, and affectionate look at the Baked Heroes from Comic Book History strangest superheroes to ever appear in comics, some Jon Morris so hilariously odd that it’s hard to beleive they were ever 9781594747632 published. Featuring vintage comic book art, with Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 equally colorful commentary from a die­hard comic book $24.95/$26.95 Can. blogger and cartoonist, The League of Regrettable 256 pages Superheroes is a different window into the superhero Hardcover pheomenon that’s become so prevalant in movies, Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes television and pop culture. Ctn Qty: 0 7.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt For every Batman or Spiderman who hit the big time w... 178mm W | 229mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: JONATHAN MORRIS is a cartoonist and graphic designer. Since the late 1990’s, he’s operated the blog Gone&Forgotten, an irreverent, in­depth and occasionally vulgar look at the worst, the lowliest and most unfortunate stories and characters comic books have offered. In 2001, he was invited to participate on a superheroes­themed episode of the public radio program This American Life, which remains

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The Devil's Water Dictionary : A Novel Summary: A sharp and funny urban fantasy for “new Paul Krueger adults” that mixes boozy magical concoctions, high­ 9781594747595 octane demon­fighting, and a twist of wit and strains it Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 all through the terrifying experience that is post­college $19.95/$21.95 Can. life. 320 pages Hardcover College grad Bailey Chen has a few demons: no job, no Fiction / Fantasy / Urban Life parental support, and a rocky relationship with Zane, the only Ctn Qty: 1 friend who’s around when she moves back home. But when 5.250 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Zane introduces Bailey to his cadre of monster­fighting 133mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt bartenders, her demons get a lot more literal. Lik...

Contributor Bio: PAUL KRUEGER is a writer. He also fronts the Adventure Time punk band Lemonbadd. He lives in Los Angeles, where he never stops writing. His steampunk short story, ’Knowing Better,’ is due for publication in next year’s Sword & Laser anthology

Author Residence: Los Angeles, CA

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Nachos! : Fully­Loaded Recipes for Breakfast, Summary: The chips, the toppings, the magic: your Lunch, Dinner, and Dessert complete guide to nachos for breakfast, dinner, dessert, Ali Ebright and more! 9781594747847 Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 Author Ali Ebright shares more than 40 recipes for nachos. $18.95/$19.95 Can. They range from the simple and classic to the innovative and 160 pages unexpected. And they’re not limited to appetizers, either—you Trade Paperback can have them for breakfast (Eggs & Bacon Nachos or Cooking / Courses & Dishes / Appetizers Cinnamon Roll Nachos), an entire meal (Fish Taco Nachos or Ctn Qty: 1 Thai Chicken Nachos), or even dessert (Nutella & Strawberry 7.500 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Nachos). Most of the recipes ar... 191mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: ALI EBRIGHT is a freelance recipe developer and food blogger at Gimme Some Oven (gimmesomeoven.com) and Gimme Some Life (gimmesomelife.com). She loves all things music, traveling near and far, actually making things from Pinterest, curling up with a good book and her sweet pup, Henry, and spending time with a wonderful group of friends. Her recipes have been featured on Huffington Post, Kansas City Live, BlogHer, and

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Murder on the Champ de Mars Summary: Paris, February 1998: Aimée Leduc has her work Cara Black cut out for her—running her detective agency and fighting off 9781616952860 sleep­deprivation as she tries to be a good single mother to Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 her new bébé. The last thing she has time for now is to take $27.95/$27.95 Can. on a personal investigation for a poor manouche (French 320 pages Gypsy) boy. But he insists his dying mother has an important Hardcover secret she needs to tell Aimée, something to do with Aimée’s Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths father’s unsolved murder a decade ago. How can she say no? Ctn Qty: 12 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt The dying woman’s secret... 152mm W | 229mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio:

Cara Black is the author of fifteen books in the New York Times bestselling Aimée Leduc series. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and son and visits Paris frequently.

Author Residence: San Francisco, CA

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Down Cemetery Road Summary: CWA Gold Dagger winner Mick Herron’s debut Mick Herron novel introduces Sarah Tucker, whose search for a 9781616955830 missing child unravels a murderous conspiracy. Pub Date: 3/10/15, On Sale Date: 3/10 $14.95/$14.95 Can. When a house explodes in a quiet Oxford suburb and a young 352 pages girl disappears in the aftermath, Sarah Tucker—a young Trade Paperback married woman, bored and unhappy with domestic life— Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International becomes obsessed with finding her. Accustomed to dull Mystery & Crime chores in a childless household and hosting her husband’s Ctn Qty: 24 wearisome business clients for dinner, Sarah suddenly finds 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt herself quest... 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Mick Herron was born in Newcastle and has a degree in English from Balliol College, Oxford. He is the author of two books in the Slough House series, Slow Horses and Dead Lions, as well as the stand­alone thriller Nobody Walks. He now lives in Oxford and works in London.

Author Residence: Oxford, England

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The Marathon Conspiracy Summary: The rollicking fourth book in the Nicolaos and Gary Corby Diotima mystery series set in Classical Athens. 9781616955359 Pub Date: 3/10/15, On Sale Date: 3/10 Nicolaos, Classical Athens’s favorite sleuth, and his partner in $15.95/$15.95 Can. investigation, the clever ex­priestess Diotima, have taken 368 pages time out of their assignments to come home to get married. Trade Paperback But if Nico was hoping they’d be able to get hitched without a Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical hitch, he was overly optimistic. When they arrive in Athens, Ctn Qty: 24 there’s a problem waiting for them. 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt The Sanctuary of Artemis is the ancient world’s most fa... Contributor Bio: Gary Corby is the author of three other Athenian mysteries: The Pericles Commission, The Ionia Sanction, and Sacred Games. He lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and two daughters. He blogs at A Dead Man Fell from the Sky, on all things ancient, Athenian, and mysterious.

Author Residence: Sydney, Australia

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The Boy in the Suitcase (Nina Borg #1) Summary: Nina Borg, a Red Cross nurse, wife, and mother of Lene Kaaberbol, Agnete Friis two, is a compulsive do­gooder who can’t say no when 9781616954918 someone asks for help—even when she knows better. When Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 her estranged friend Karin leaves her a key to a public locker $9.99/$9.99 Can. in the Copenhagen train station, Nina gets suckered into her 336 pages most dangerous project yet. Inside the locker is a suitcase, Trade Paperback and inside the suitcase is a three­year­old boy: naked and Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths drugged, but alive. Ctn Qty: 24 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Is the boy a victim of child trafficking? Can he be turned over 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt to a...

Contributor Bio: Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis are the Danish duo behind the Nina Borg series. Friis is a journalist by training, while Kaaberbøl has been a professional writer since the age of 15, with more than 2 million books sold worldwide. Their first collaboration, The Boy in the Suitcase, was a New York Times and USA Today bestseller, and has been translated into 27 languages.

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Death Money Summary: In Death Money novelist Henry Chang returns Henry Chang us to the Chinatown of NYPD Detective Jack Yu, and 9781616955328 spins one of his most noir tales yet. Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 $14.95/$14.95 Can. When the body of an unidentified Asian man is found in the 224 pages Harlem River, NYPD Detective Jack Yu is pulled in to Trade Paperback investigate. The murder takes Jack from the benevolent Fiction / Asian American associations of Chinatown to the take­out restaurants, strip Ctn Qty: 24 clubs, and underground gambling establishments of the Bronx, 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt to a wealthy, exclusive New Jersey borough. It’s a world of 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt secrets an...

Contributor Bio: Henry Chang was born and raised in New York’s Chinatown, where he still lives. He is a graduate of Pratt Institute and CCNY. He is the author of Chinatown Beat and Year of the Dog, also in the Detective Jack Yu series.

Author Residence: New York, NY

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A Few Drops of Blood Summary: Jan Merete Weiss’s Italy comes to life as Jan Merete Weiss Captain Natalia Monte of the Naples Carabiniere returns 9781616955342 to investigate a murder committed at the heart of the Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 great city’s art community. $14.95/$14.95 Can. 304 pages When the bodies of two men are found, shockingly posed, in Trade Paperback the garden of an elderly countess, Captain Natalia Monte of Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths the Carabiniere is assigned the case. Soon she finds herself Ctn Qty: 24 shuttling between Naples’ decadent art galleries and violent 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt criminal underworld. If she is to succeed in solving the 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt heinous crime... Contributor Bio: Jan Merete Weiss grew up in Puerto Rico. She studied poetry and painting at the Massachusetts College of Art and received a Master’s degree from NYU. Her poems have appeared in various literary magazines. She lives in New York and lectures at Lehman College.

Author Residence: New York, NY

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The Last Voice You Hear Summary: Oxford private investigator Zoë Boehm Mick Herron struggles with the aftereffects of her violent past as she 9781616955847 hunts for a killer—or has she become the hunted? Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 $14.95/$14.95 Can. Oxford private investigator Zoë Boehm has harbored a distinct 288 pages aversion to death ever since she shot the man intent on Trade Paperback killing her. So when middle­aged Caroline Daniels takes a Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International deadly fall in front of a train and her lover fails to turn up at Mystery & Crime the funeral, Zoë wants nothing to do with the case. But Ctn Qty: 24 Caroline’s boss is persistent, and as Zoë attem... 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Mick Herron was born in Newcastle and has a degree in English from Balliol College, Oxford. He is the author of two books in the Slough House series, Slow Horses and Dead Lions, as well as the stand­alone thriller Nobody Walks. He now lives in Oxford and works in London.

Author Residence: Oxford, England

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GBH Summary: British crime icon Ted Lewis’s lost Ted Lewis masterwork, an unnerving tale of paranoia and madness 9781616955502 in the heart of the 1970s London criminal underworld, Pub Date: 4/21/15, On Sale Date: 4/21 published in the US for the first time. $25.95/$25.95 Can. 320 pages Two intertwining narratives—past and present—chronicle the Hardcover man’s tragic fall from power. In London, George Fowler resides Fiction / Crime at the head of a lucrative criminal syndicate that specializes Ctn Qty: 12 in the production and distribution of “blue films”—illegal 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt pornography, and some nasty stuff. Fowler is king, with a 152mm W | 229mm H | 567g Wt beauti...

Contributor Bio: Born in Manchester, England, Ted Lewis (1940–1982) spent most of his youth in Barton­upon­Humber in the north of England. After graduating from Hull Art School, Lewis moved to London and first worked in advertising before becoming an animation specialist for several animated features, including the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine. Fascinated by the criminal lifestyle of London’s Soho district and the down­and­out

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Herbie's Game (Junior Bender #4) Summary: Junior Bender, the clown prince of crime Timothy Hallinan fiction, returns in his most hardboiled adventure yet—a 9781616955403 tale that will take Junior Bender deep into a murderous Pub Date: 4/21/15, On Sale Date: 4/21 conspiracy in present day Los Angeles and uncover an $14.95/$14.95 Can. increasingly confusing legacy of his burglar­mentor, 400 pages Herbie Mott, who until very recently was always one­ Trade Paperback step­ahead of just about everybody. Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Hard ­Boiled Ctn Qty: 24 It’s everyday business when Wattles, the San Fernando 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Valley’s top “executive crook,” sets up a hit. He establishes a 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt chain of criminals to pass...

Contributor Bio: Timothy Hallinan is the Edgar­, Shamus­, and Macavity­ nominated author of sixteen widely praised books, including The Fear Artist, Crashed, Little Elvises, and The Fame Thief. After years of working in Hollywood, television, and the music industry, he now writes fulltime. He divides his time between California and Thailand.

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The Red Eagles Summary: World War II is nearly over. For the Russians, the David Downing enemy is no longer Nazi Germany, but the American behemoth 9781616955991 that threatens to topple the Communist revolution. Pub Date: 4/21/15, On Sale Date: 4/21 $15.95/$15.95 Can. Deep within the walls of the Kremlin, Stalin’s top man hatches 240 pages a brilliant plan that will alter the course of postwar history— Trade Paperback and it’s all based on a deception as simple as the shell game. Fiction / Espionage Ctn Qty: 24 Five years later, an atomic bomb detonates deep within the 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt borders of the Soviet Union, stunning the experts who had 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt predicted that Russian sci... Contributor Bio: David Downing grew up in suburban London. He is the author of Jack of Spies, as well as six books in the John Russell espionage series, set in WWII Berlin: Zoo Station, Silesian Station, Stettin Station, Potsdam Station, Lehrter Station, and Masaryk Station. He lives with his wife, an American acupuncturist, in Guildford, England.

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Six and a Half Deadly Sins Summary: Laos, 1979: Dr. Siri Paiboun, the twice­retired Colin Cotterill ex­National Coroner of Laos, receives an unmarked package in 9781616955588 the mail. Inside is a hand­woven pha sin, a colorful traditional Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 skirt worn by women in certain northern Lao tribes. A lovely $25.95/$25.95 Can. present, but who sent it to him, and why? And, more 256 pages importantly, why is there a severed human finger stitched into Hardcover the sin’s lining? Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International Mystery & Crime Siri is convinced someone is trying to send him a message, Ctn Qty: 12 and won’t let the matter rest until he’s figured it out. He f... 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 140mm W | 210mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Colin Cotterill is the Dilys Award­winning author of nine other books in the Dr. Siri Paiboun series: The Coroner’s Lunch, Thirty­Three Teeth, Disco for the Departed, Anarchy and Old Dogs, Curse of the Pogo Stick, The Merry Misogynist, Love Songs from a Shallow Grave, Slash & Burn, and The Woman Who Wouldn’t Die. He lives in Chumphon, Thailand, with his wife and six deranged dogs.

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Death Ex Machina Summary: A theatrical murder sends classical Athens Gary Corby into uproar. 9781616955199 Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 It’s the time of the Great Dionysia, the largest arts festival of $26.95/$26.95 Can. the ancient world, held each year in honor of Dionysos, the Hardcover god of wine. But there’s a problem: A ghost is haunting Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical Athens’s grand theater. Ctn Qty: 12 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Nicolaos and his clever partner in sleuthing (and now in 152mm W | 229mm H | 567g Wt matrimony), the former priestess Diotima, are hired to rid the theater of the ghost so that the festival can begin. With the help of Theokritos, the High Priest of Dionysos, ... Contributor Bio: Gary Corby lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and two daughters. He blogs at A Dead Man Fell from the Sky, on all things ancient, Athenian, and mysterious. He is the author of five critically acclaimed Athenian mysteries: The Pericles Commission, The Ionia Sanction, Sacred Games, The Marathon Conspiracy, and Death Ex Machina.

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Why We Die Summary: The road to hell is paved with all sorts of Mick Herron intentions, as Oxford private investigator Zoë Boehm 9781616955861 discovers when a straightforward jewelry store robbery Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 turns out to be anything but. $14.95/$14.95 Can. 320 pages When Tim Whitby checks into a hotel in Oxford, he doesn’t Trade Paperback intend to check out again—but then he meets Katrina Blake, a Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International woman in dire need of help. When Arkle, Baxter and Trent Mystery & Crime inherit the family business, they aren’t planning to keep it Ctn Qty: 24 running; there are quicker ways to get rich. And when Zoë 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Boehm agrees t... 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Mick Herron was born in Newcastle and has a degree in English from Balliol College, Oxford. He is the author of two books in the Slough House series, Slow Horses and Dead Lions, as well as the stand­alone thriller Nobody Walks. He now lives in Oxford and works in London.

Author Residence: Oxford, England

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Innocence Summary: This rediscovered gem of Czech literature, a Heda Margolius Kovaly, Alex Zucker crime novel by renowned Holocaust memoirist Heda 9781616954963 Margolius Kovály, depicts a chilling moment in history, Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 redolent with the stifling atmosphere of political and $25.95/$25.95 Can. personal oppression of the early days of Socialist 288 pages Czechoslovakia. Hardcover Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International In 1985, Czech Holocaust memoirist, literary translator, and Mystery & Crime political exile Heda Margolius Kovály turned her pen to fiction. Ctn Qty: 12 Inspired by the stories of Raymond Chandler, Kovaly knit her 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 1.250 lb Wt own terrifying experiences in ear... 140mm W | 210mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Heda Margolius Kovály, a Czech writer and translator, was born in 1919 in Prague to Jewish parents. In 1944 she and her family were taken to Auschwitz. Her parents were immediately killed, but Heda managed to survive by getting selected for a work detail. After escaping from a transport to Bergen­Belsen, she was reunited with her husband, who had survived Dachau and become a devout Communist. In 1952, he would be tried

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The Iron Sickle Summary: When a U.S. Army Claims officer stationed in Martin Limon South Korea is murdered in grisly fashion the roustabout 9781616955687 duo of George Sueño and Ernie Bascom go against orders Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 to track a calculating killer. $14.95/$14.95 Can. 320 pages Early one rainy morning, the head of the 8th United States Trade Paperback Army Claims Office in Seoul, South Korea, is brutally murdered Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International by a Korean man in a trench coat with a small iron sickle Mystery & Crime hidden in his sleeve. The attack is a complete surprise, Ctn Qty: 24 carefully planned and clinically executed. How did this 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt unidentifi... 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Martin Limón retired from military service after twenty years in the US Army, including ten years in Korea. He is the author of eight previous novels in the Sergeant George Sueño series: Jade Lady Burning, Slicky Boys, Buddha’s Money, The Door to Bitterness, The Wandering Ghost, GI Bones, Mr. Kill, and The Joy Brigade, as well as the short story collection Nightmare Range. He lives near Seattle.

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Smoke and Whispers Summary: In Mick Herron’s latest novel featuring Sarah Mick Herron Tucker and Zoë Boehm, Zoë turns up dead in Newcastle, 9781616955854 launching Sarah into an investigation with several Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 leads—but no one she can trust. $14.95/$14.95 Can. Trade Paperback When a body is hauled from the River Tyne, Sarah Tucker Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International heads to Newcastle for a closer look. She identifies the dead Mystery & Crime woman as private detective Zoë Boehm, but putting a name Ctn Qty: 24 to the corpse only raises further questions. Did Zoë kill 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt herself, or did one of her old cases come back to haunt her? 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt Why was she we...

Contributor Bio: Mick Herron was born in Newcastle and has a degree in English from Balliol College, Oxford. He is the author of two books in the Slough House series, Slow Horses and Dead Lions, as well as the stand­alone thriller Nobody Walks. He now lives in Oxford and works in London.

Author Residence: Oxford, England

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Ghost Month Summary: Welcome to Unknown Pleasures, a food stand Ed Lin in Taipei’s night market named after a Joy Division 9781616955410 album, and also the location for a big­hearted new Pub Date: 6/23/15, On Sale Date: 6/23 mystery set in the often undocumented Taiwan. $14.95/$14.95 Can. 336 pages August is Ghost Month in Taiwan—a time to commemorate the Trade Paperback dead: burn incense, visit shrines, honor ancestors, and avoid Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International unlucky situations, large purchases, and bodies of water. Mystery & Crime Jing­nan, a young man who runs a food stand in a bustling Ctn Qty: 24 Taipei night market, doesn’t consider himself superstitious, 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt but... 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Ed Lin is a journalist by training and an all­around stand­up kinda guy. He’s the author of several books: Waylaid, his literary debut, and his Robert Chow crime series, set in 1970s Manhattan Chinatown: This Is a Bust, Snakes Can’t Run, and One Red Bastard. Lin, who is of Taiwanese and Chinese descent, is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. Lin lives in New York with his wife, actress

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Jack of Spies Summary: Set on the eve of the First World War, across David Downing oceans and continents, steamliners and cross­country 9781616955366 trains, David Downing’s complex and thrilling new Pub Date: 7/14/15, On Sale Date: 7/14 espionage novel takes us all the way back to the dawn of $15.95/$15.95 Can. that most fascinating of 20th century characters—the 352 pages spy. Trade Paperback Fiction / Espionage It is 1913, and those who follow the news closely can see the Ctn Qty: 24 world is teetering on the brink of war. Jack McColl, a Scottish 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt car salesman with an uncanny ear for languages, has always 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt hoped to make a job for himself as a spy. A... Contributor Bio: David Downing grew up in suburban London. He is the author of six books in the John Russell espionage series, set in WWII Berlin: Zoo Station, Silesian Station, Stettin Station, Potsdam Station, Lehrter Station, and Masaryk Station. He lives with his wife, an American acupuncturist, in Guildford, England.

Author Residence: Guildford, England

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Reconstruction Summary: In CWA Gold Dagger winner Mick Herron’s Mick Herron chillingly plausible first standalone, “there is no hiding 9781616955878 under the desk” (The New York Times Book Review). Pub Date: 7/14/15, On Sale Date: 7/14 $14.95/$14.95 Can. When a gunman breaks into South Oxford Nursery School and Trade Paperback takes a group of hostages, teacher Louise Kennedy fears the Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International worst. But Jaime Segura isn’t there on a homicidal mission, Mystery & Crime and he’s just as scared as those whose lives he holds as Ctn Qty: 24 collateral. As an armed police presence builds outside the 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt school’s gates, the only person Jaime will talk t... 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Mick Herron was born in Newcastle and has a degree in English from Balliol College, Oxford. He is the author of two books in the Slough House series, Slow Horses and Dead Lions, as well as the stand­alone thriller Nobody Walks. He now lives in Oxford and works in London.

Author Residence: Oxford, England

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Soho Crime

Hell to Pay Summary: A modern western set in an isolated Garry Disher Australian bush town with a soaring crime rate, where a 9781616955397 local constable with a troubled past must investigate the Pub Date: 7/21/15, On Sale Date: 7/21 death of a teenage girl whose murder threatens to set $14.95/$14.95 Can. the dusty streets ablaze. 320 pages Trade Paperback Constable Paul Hirschhausen—”Hirsch”—is a recently demoted Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural detective sent from Adelaide, Australia’s southernmost Ctn Qty: 24 booming metropolis, to Tiverton, a one­road town in rustic, 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt backwater “wool and wheat” country three hours north. 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Hirsch isn’t just a disgraced cop;...

Contributor Bio: Garry Disher is one of Australia’s best­known novelists. He’s published over forty books in a range of genres, including crime, children’s books, and Australian history. His Hal Challis and Wyatt crime series are also published in the US by Soho Crime. He lives on the Mornington Peninsula, southeast of Melbourne.

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The Rest Is Silence Summary: The fog of war surrounding D­Day and James R. Benn Operation Tiger provides cover for one of Billy Boyle’s 9781616955700 grisliest investigations. Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 $15.95/$15.95 Can. When an unidentified corpse washes ashore at Slapton Sands Trade Paperback on England’s southern coast, US Army Captain Billy Boyle and Fiction / War & Military his partner, Lieutenant Piotr “Kaz” Kazimierz, are assigned to Ctn Qty: 24 investigate. The Devonshire beach is the home to Operation 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Tiger, the top­secret rehearsal for the approaching D­Day 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt invasion of Normandy, and the area is restricted; no one seems to know ... Contributor Bio: James R. Benn is the author of the Billy Boyle World War II mysteries. The debut, Billy Boyle, was named one of the top five mysteries of 2006 by Book Sense and was a Dilys Award nominee. Subsequent books have received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Library Journal, and been listed as the Bookpage Mystery of the Month. Two have been tagged as a “Killer Book” by the Independent Mystery Booksellers

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Smaller and Smaller Circles Summary: This harrowing murder mystery, winner of the F. H. Batacan Philippine National Book Award, follows two Catholic 9781616953980 priests on the hunt for a serial killer in the notorious Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 Payatas dump city of northern Manila. $25.00/$25.00 Can. 352 pages In northeast Manila’s Quezon City is a district called Hardcover Payatas—a 50­acre dump that is home to thousands of Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International people who live off of what they can scavenge there. It is Mystery & Crime one of the poorest neighborhoods in a city whose law Ctn Qty: 12 enforcement is already stretched thin, devoid of forensic 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 1.250 lb Wt resources and rife wit... 140mm W | 210mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: F.H. Batacan was born in Manila and graduated from the University of the Philippines with a BA in communications and an MA in art history. After ten years of working in the Philippine intelligence community, she turned to broadcast journalism. Smaller and Smaller Circles, her first novel, won the prestigious Philippine National Book Award and is widely regarded as the first Philippine crime novel.

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Soho Crime

The Stone Wife (Peter Diamond #14) Summary: Book 14 in the Detective Superintendent Peter Lovesey Peter Diamond series, one of Soho’s bestselling and 9781616955663 most critically acclaimed series, this time including a Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 Chauceresque twist. $15.95 368 pages At a Bath auction house, a large slab of carved stone is up Trade Paperback for sale. At the height of what turns into very competitive Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Traditional British bidding, there is a hold­up attempt by three masked robbers. Ctn Qty: 24 They shoot and kill the highest bidder, a professor who has 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt recognized the female figure carved in the stone as Chaucer’s 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Wife of Bath. The ma...

Contributor Bio: Peter Lovesey is the author of more than thirty highly praised mystery novels. He has been awarded the CWA Gold and Silver Daggers, the Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement, the Strand Magazine Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Macavity, Barry, and Anthony Awards, and many other honors. He lives in West Sussex, England.

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Greenville Summary: Greenville, Dale Peck’s fourth novel, is part of Dale Peck a major project for Soho for 2015, which will comprise 9781616955564 uniform reissues of Peck’s first five novels; Peck’s new, Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 non­fiction book about AIDS, Visions & Revisions; and a $15.95/$15.95 Can. fiction anthology edited by Peck. 304 pages Trade Paperback Dale Peck has dazzled readers and critics alike with his Fiction / Biographical novels. Now, he examines new territory with a fictionalized Ctn Qty: 24 version of his a true story: that of his father’s tumultuous 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt childhood. Practically kidnapped at fourteen to his uncle’s 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt fa... Contributor Bio: Dale Peck is the author of twelve books in a variety of genres, including Martin and John, Hatchet Jobs, and Sprout. His fiction and criticism have appeared in dozens of publications, and have earned him two O. Henry Awards, a Pushcart Prize, a Lambda Literary Award, and John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship. He lives in New York City, where he has taught in the New School’s Graduate Writing

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Songs Only You Know : A Memoir Summary: Eighteen­year­old Sean Madigan Hoen was Sean Madigan Hoen struggling to keep his involvement in the city’s hardcore punk 9781616955335 scene a secret from his family. Then he learned that his Pub Date: 3/10/15, On Sale Date: 3/10 father, too, had a second life—as a crack addict. $15.00/$15.00 Can. 384 pages Songs Only You Know begins in the ’90s and spans a decade Trade Paperback during which the family fights to hold itself together. Sean’s Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs father cycles from rehab to binge, his heartsick sister spirals Ctn Qty: 24 into depression, and his mother works to spare what can be 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt spared. Meanwhile, Sean seeks salv... 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Sean Madigan Hoen was raised in Dearborn, Michigan and spent his young adulthood touring and recording in several Detroit­based music groups, including Thoughts of Ionesco, The Holy Fire and Leaving Rouge. His fiction has appeared in numerous publications, including BOMB Magazine, where he was awarded the 2011 Fiction Award. He has taught creative writing at Columbia University and currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. Songs Only You Know: A Memoir is his

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Soho Press

Visions and Revisions Summary: Novelist and critic Dale Peck’s latest work—part Dale Peck memoir, part extended essay—is a foray into what the author 9781616954413 calls “the second half of the first half of the AIDS epidemic,” Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 i.e., the period between 1987, when the AIDS Coalition to $25.00/$25.00 Can. Unleash Power (ACT UP) was founded, and 1996, when the 240 pages advent of combination therapy transformed AIDS from a Hardcover virtual death sentence into a chronic manageable illness. Literary Collections / Essays Ctn Qty: 12 Reminiscent of Joan Didion’s The White Album and Kurt 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Vonnegut’s Palm Sunday, Visions and Revi... 140mm W | 210mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Dale Peck is the author of twelve books in a variety of genres, including Martin and John, Hatchet Jobs, and Sprout. His fiction and criticism have appeared in dozens of publications, and have earned him two O. Henry Awards, a Pushcart Prize, a Lambda Literary Award, and a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship. He lives in New York City, where he has taught in the New School’s Graduate Writing Program since 1999.

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Burning Down George Orwell's House Summary: A darkly comic debut novel about Andrew Ervin advertising, truth, single malt, Scottish hospitality—or 9781616954949 lack thereof—and George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty­Four. Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 $25.95/$25.95 Can. Ray Welter, who was until recently a high­flying advertising 288 pages executive in Chicago, has left the world of newspeak behind. Hardcover He decamps to the isolated Scottish Isle of Jura in order to Fiction / Literary spend a few months in the cottage where George Orwell Ctn Qty: 12 wrote most of his seminal novel, Nineteen Eighty­Four. Ray is 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 1.250 lb Wt miserable, and quite prepared to make his tro... 140mm W | 210mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Andrew Ervin grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs and has lived in Budapest, Illinois, and Louisiana. He has a degree in philosophy and religion from Goucher College and completed his MFA in fiction at the University of Illinois at Urbana­ Champaign. His criticism regularly appears in The New York Times Book Review, the Miami Herald, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and elsewhere. He currently lives in Philadelphia with his wife, flutist Elivi Varga. He is the author of Extraordinary

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The City Son Summary: Set in Samrat Updhyay’s signature and Samrat Upadhyay timeless Nepal, The City Son offers a vivid portrait of a 9781616955380 scorned woman’s lifelong obsession to get revenge for Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 her husband’s infidelity, with devastating ramifications $15.00/$15.00 Can. for an impressionable young man. 256 pages Trade Paperback Acclaimed and award­winning author Samrat Upadhyay—the Fiction / Literary first Nepali­born fiction writer writing in English to be Ctn Qty: 24 published in the West—has crafted a spare, understated work 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt examining a taboo subject: a scorned wife’s obsession with 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt her husband’s illegi...

Contributor Bio: Samrat Upadhyay was born and raised in Nepal. He is the author of Arresting God in Kathmandu, a Whiting Award winner; The Royal Ghost; The Guru of Love, a New York Times Notable Book and a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year; and Buddha’s Orphans. He has written for The New York Times and has appeared on BBC Radio and National Public Radio. Upadhyay teaches in the creative writing

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The Law of Enclosures Summary: The Law of Enclosures, Dale Peck’s second Dale Peck novel, is part of a major project for Soho for 2015, which 9781616955526 will comprise uniform reissues of Peck’s first five novels; Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 Peck’s new, non­fiction book about AIDS, Visions & $15.95/$15.95 Can. Revisions; and a fiction anthology edited by Peck. 368 pages Trade Paperback A lyrical, haunting story of love, loss, and the redemptive Fiction / Family Life powers of art journeys inside the marriage of Beatrice and Ctn Qty: 24 Henry, the parents of two children, Susan and John, 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt characters from the critically acclaimed debut novel Marti... 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Dale Peck is the author of twelve books in a variety of genres, including Martin and John, Hatchet Jobs, and Sprout. His fiction and criticism have appeared in dozens of publications, and have earned him two O. Henry Awards, a Pushcart Prize, a Lambda Literary Award, and John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship. He lives in New York City, where he has taught in the New School’s Graduate Writing Program since 1999.

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Fall Summary: In the wake of Colin McAdam’s acclaimed, Colin McAdam prize­winning A Beautiful Truth, Soho Press is reissuing 9781616955427 his first two novels, Fall and Some Great Thing. Fall is a Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 tour de force: a mesmerizing novel that is at once a $15.95 spellbinding psychological thriller and a brilliant portrait

368 pages of adolescence that goes deep into the heads of two Trade Paperback very different boys. Fiction / Coming of Age Ctn Qty: 24 In the tradition of A Separate Piece, a masterpiece of 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt adolescent perspective, emotion, impulse, and relationships: 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt the riveting story of two male r... Contributor Bio: Colin McAdam’s novel Some Great Thing won the Amazon/Books in Canada First Novel Award and was nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, and for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in the UK. His second novel, Fall, was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and awarded the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize. He

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Now It's Time to Say Goodbye Summary: Now It’s Time to Say Goodbye, Dale Peck’s Dale Peck third novel, is part of a major project for Soho for 2015, 9781616955649 which will comprise uniform reissues of Peck’s first five Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 novels; Peck’s new, non­fiction book about AIDS, Visions $15.95/$15.95 Can. + Revisions; and a fiction anthology edited by Peck. Trade Paperback Fiction / Gay On the run from the AIDS epidemic, Colin and Justin move to Ctn Qty: 24 the tiny Kansas city of Galatea. When a young girl is 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt kidnapped, they are drawn into the town’s dark web of hatred 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt and fear. A gothic horror story of violence and ... Contributor Bio: Dale Peck is the author of twelve books in a variety of genres, including Martin and John, Hatchet Jobs, and Sprout. His fiction and criticism have appeared in dozens of publications, and have earned him two O. Henry Awards, a Pushcart Prize, a Lambda Literary Award, and John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship. He lives in New York City, where he has taught in the New School’s Graduate Writing Program since 1999.

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Into the Valley Summary: Ruth Galm’s captivating debut novel, set in Ruth Galm the American West of early Joan Didion, traces the 9781616955090 drifting path of a young woman caught between Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 generations as she skirts the law and her own $25.00/$25.00 Can. oppressive anxiety. 224 pages Hardcover California, 1967: A woman who feels at home neither in the Fiction / Literary strictures of her 1950s upbringing nor the new, free­love Ctn Qty: 12 attitude of the 1960s drifts around the San Fernando Valley, 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 1.250 lb Wt cashing bad checks and engaging in high­risk behavior, trying 140mm W | 210mm H | 567g Wt to find something solid she can hold on to in...

Contributor Bio: Ruth Galm likes to write about women, the American West, and disconnectedness. She was born and raised in San José, California, spent her due time in New York City, where she earned an MFA from Columbia University, and has been in San Francisco ever since. Her short fiction is forthcoming from Indiana Review and has appeared on Joyland, a hub for short fiction. Into the Valley is her debut novel.

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Rainey Royal Summary: Set in the bohemian Greenwich Village of the Dylan Landis 1970s, Dylan Landis, winner of a 2014 O. Henry Prize (for 9781616955717 “Trust,” a section of this novel) weaves a powerful story Pub Date: 8/11/15, On Sale Date: 8/11 of girlhood, friendship, and sexuality. $15.00/$15.00 Can. 256 pages Fourteen­year­old Rainey Royal lives with her father, a jazz Trade Paperback musician with a cultish personality, in a once­elegant, now Fiction / Literary decaying brownstone. Her mother has abandoned the family, Ctn Qty: 24 and Rainey fends off advances from her father’s best friend 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt while trying desperately to nurture her own creative... 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio:

Dylan Landis is the author of Rainey Royal, her debut novel, which includes a 2014 O. Henry Prize selection, and the linked story collection Normal People Don’t Live Like This, which made Newsday’s Ten Best Books of 2009 and More magazine’s list of 100 Books Every Woman Must Read. She has received a 2010 National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in fiction, and her work has appeared in Tin House, BOMB, House

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The Garden of Lost and Found Summary: The Garden of Lost and Found, Dale Peck’s Dale Peck fifth literary novel, is part of a major project for Soho for 9781616955625 2015, which will comprise uniform reissues of Peck’s first Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 five novels; Peck’s new, non­fiction book about AIDS, $15.95/$15.95 Can. Visions & Revisions; and a fiction anthology edited by Trade Paperback Peck. Fiction / Literary Ctn Qty: 24 21­year­old James Ramsay discovers he’s inherited a New 5.500 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt York City building upon the death of his mother, who 140mm W | 210mm H | 367g Wt disappeared from his life shortly after his first birthday. James is faced with a choice: sell the buildi...

Contributor Bio: Dale Peck is the author of twelve books in a variety of genres, including Martin and John, Hatchet Jobs, and Sprout. His fiction and criticism have appeared in dozens of publications, and have earned him two O. Henry Awards, a Pushcart Prize, a Lambda Literary Award, and John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship. He lives in New York City, where he has taught in the New School’s Graduate Writing

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Hard Case Crime

The Gutter and the Grave Summary: Detective Matt Cordell was happily married once, Ed McBain and gainfully employed, and sober. But that was before he 9781783294466 caught his wife cheating on him with one of his operatives Pub Date: 7/14/15, On Sale Date: 7/14 and took it out on the man with the butt end of a .45. $9.95/$11.95 Can. Trade Paperback Now Matt makes his home on the streets of New York and his Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Hard ­Boiled only companions are the city’s bartenders. But trouble still Ctn Qty: 24 knows how to find him, and when Johnny Bridges shows up 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt from the old neighborhood, begging for Matt’s help, Cordell 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt finds himself drawn into a cas... Contributor Bio: Ed McBain, AKA Evan Hunter, wrote more than eighty novels, including the influential “87th Precinct” series, the longest­ running series of crime novels in history. His books have sold more than 100 million copies. In 1986, he was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, the organization’s highest honor, and in 1998 he became the first American to receive the British Crime Writers’ Association’s highest award, the Cartier Diamond Dagger.

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So Nude, So Dead Summary: The legendary Ed McBain’s first crime novel ­ Ed McBain lost for over 50 years! 9781781166062 Pub Date: 7/14/15, On Sale Date: 7/14 A heroin addict wakes up with a murdered woman in his bed. $9.95/$11.95 Can. Can he prove his innocence while on the run and with his 192 pages craving for the drug growing…? Trade Paperback Contributor Bio: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Hard ­Boiled Ctn Qty: 24 Ed McBain, aka Evan Hunter, wrote more than eighty novels, 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt including the influential and beloved “87th Precinct” series, 127mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt the longest­running series of crime novels in history. His books have sold more than 100 million copies. He also wrote many screenplays, including the script for Alfred Hitchcock’s film The Birds. In 1986, he was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, the organization’s highest honor, and in 1998 he became the first American ever to receive th...

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The Art and Making of Hannibal: The Television Summary: The Art & Making of Hannibal: The Television Series Series is a detailed look at the making of this highly original, Jesse McLean critically lauded, and visually stunning series. Released ahead 9781783295753 of the start of the 3rd season, this book will bring Fannibals Pub Date: 2/3/15, On Sale Date: 2/3 into the world of secrets, lies, and intrigue of their beloved $24.95/$27.95 Can. show. 114 pages Trade Paperback With stars including Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy, Laurence Performing Arts / Television / General Fishburne, Caroline Dhavernas and guest spots by Gillian Ctn Qty: 24 Anderson, Eddie Izzard and Michael Pitt, Hannibal is one of 8.000 in W | 11.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt the most el... 203mm W | 279mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Jesse McLean is the award­winning author of pop culture books on the television shows Mad Men and How I Met Your Mother. His fiction has appeared in The Broken Social Scene Story Project: Short Works Inspired by You Forgot It In People and his humour has appeared in Reader’s Digest. He lives in Toronto.

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Titan Books

The Art and Making of Penny Dreadful Summary: PENNY DREADFUL is a frightening Sharon Gosling psychological thriller that weaves together classic horror 9781783293728 origin stories into a new adult drama. The Showtime TV Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 series was created by John Logan and executive $25.00/$29.95 Can. produced by Logan and Sam Mendes and stars Josh 176 pages / THROUGHOUT Hartnett (Sin City), Eva Green (Casino Royale), Billie Hardcover Piper (Doctor Who) and Timothy Dalton (License to Kill). Performing Arts / Television / Reference Ctn Qty: 12 Some of literature’s most terrifying characters, including Dr. 8.500 in W | 10.875 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel 216mm W | 276mm H | 567g Wt Dracula are lur...

Contributor Bio: Sharon Gosling began her career in entertainment journalism, writing for magazines in the science fiction and fantasy genre, before moving on to write tie­in books for TV shows such as Stargate and the ’re­imagined’ Battlestar Galactica. She has also written, produced and directed audio dramas based in the same genre.

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The Joss Whedon Companion ( Revised & Summary: THE ESSENTIAL AND EXPANDED UNOFFICIAL Updated Edn) GUIDE TO THE WHEDONVERSE! PopMatters 9781783293599 This revised and updated edition covers every aspect of his Pub Date: 4/21/15, On Sale Date: 4/21 work, through insightful essays and in­depth interviews with $19.95/$23.95 Can. key figures in the ’Whedonverse’. 496 pages / THROUGHOUT Trade Paperback Contributor Bio: PopMatters.com has been providing readers with sharp, Performing Arts / Television / Reference Ctn Qty: 24 entertaining writing on pop culture since 1999. It has one 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt million unique visitors a month. 152mm W | 229mm H | 367g Wt Author Residence: Chicago­based

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Adventure Time: The Original Cartoon Title Summary: Adventure Time ­ The Original Cartoon Title Cards (Vol 2) Cards (Vol 2) is the second comprehensive collection of Pendleton Ward title card art from seasons 3 and 4 of this hugely popular, 9781783295111 critically acclaimed and award­winning children’s TV Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 show. With their delightfully irreverent yet hilarious nods $19.95/$23.95 Can. to 40’s and 50’s comic book and film noir styles, the title 112 pages / THROUGHOUT cards of Adventure Time have become fan favourite Hardcover classics in their own right. Lovingly reproduced final Art / Popular Culture / General artworks are complemented with supporting Ctn Qty: 12 preliminary... 11.000 in W | 8.500 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 279mm W | 216mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: A graduate of the CalArts Animation Program, Pendleton Ward is an American animator, screenwriter and producer, and creator of the 3­time Emmy­nominated Adventure Time

Author Residence: Los Angeles, California

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Titan Books

Chappie: The Art of the Movie Summary: Chappie is an upcoming film directed by Neill Peter Aperlo Blomkamp (District 9 and Elysium), written by Neill Blomkamp 9781783295203 & Terri Tatchell. The film stars Sharlto Copley (Elysium, The Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 A­Team), Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire), Ninja and Yo­Landi $34.95/$39.95 Can. Vi$er, Jose Pablo Cantillo (The Walking Dead), with Sigourney 144 pages / THROUGHOUT Weaver (Aliens, Avatar), and Hugh Jackman (Wolverine, X­ Hardcover Men).

Performing Arts / Film & Video / General Ctn Qty: 12 Contributor Bio: 11.938 in W | 10.750 in H | 1.250 lb Wt PETER APERLO is an LA­based writer whose credits include 303mm W | 273mm H | 567g Wt the screenplay to the video game 300: March to Glory. He is the writer of the Watchmen Movie Companion and The Art of Watchmen movie book.

Author Residence: LA

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Fu­Manchu: The Shadow of Fu­Manchu Summary: Dr Morris Craig’s transmuter weapon is so Sax Rohmer effective that whoever holds it wields power over every 9780857686138 nation in the world, and so Dr. Fu­Manchu is desperate to Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 gain control of it. Helped – or hindered – by his startlingly $9.95/$11.95 Can. beautiful secretary, Camille Navarre, and Sir Denis Nayland 320 pages Smith, Dr. Craig must prevent his weapon from falling into the Trade Paperback hands of the Devil Doctor… Fiction / Crime Ctn Qty: 24 Contributor Bio: 5.125 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Sax Rohmer was the acclaimed author of the Fu Manchu 130mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt series of novels. The first, The Mystery of Fu Manchu, was published in 1912 with many more following. Rohmer also wrote more traditional detective stories and supernatural horror. He died in London in 1959.

Author Residence: Deceased

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Fu­Manchu: Re­enter Fu­Manchu Summary: In the twelfth of the perilous adventures of Sax Rohmer Nayland Smith, the top British agent is once again pitted 9780857686145 against the fiendish devices of the keenest criminal genius in Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 history. For Fu­Manchu, long thought dead, is on the scene $9.95/$11.95 Can. again—and the great cities of London, Cairo and New York 320 pages know the shadow of his sinister presence… Trade Paperback Fiction / Crime Story Locale: London, Cairo and New York Ctn Qty: 24 5.125 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 130mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Sax Rohmer was the acclaimed author of the Fu Manchu series of novels. The first, The Mystery of Fu Manchu, was published in 1912 with many more following. Rohmer also wrote more traditional detective stories and supernatural horror. He died in London in 1959.

Author Residence: Deceased

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Resident Evil 6: Graphical Guide Summary: Resident Evil 6: Graphical Guide takes readers on CAPCOM a behind­the­scenes look at the latest entry in the core 9781783295029 Resident Evil franchise, featuring exclusive looks at concept Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 art, 3D renders, character biographies, monster guides and $19.99/$22.99 Can. more. Published for the first time in the English language. 96 pages Trade Paperback Contributor Bio: Capcom is a Japanese developer and publisher of video Games / Video & Electronic / General Ctn Qty: 24 games, known for creating multi­million­selling franchises such 10.125 in W | 7.625 in H | 0.810 lb Wt as Mega Man, Monster Hunter, Devil May Cry, Street Fighter, 257mm W | 194mm H | 367g Wt Resident Evil and more. Originally established in 1983, it has since become an international enterprise with branches and subsidiaries in North America, Europe, and East Asia.

Author Residence: JAPAN

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Resident Evil Revelations: Official Complete Summary: Resident Evil Revelations: Official Complete Works Works takes readers on a behind­the­scenes look at the art, CAPCOM storyboards, concept and more behind the smash hit game, 9781783295012 featuring exclusive looks at characters, locations monsters Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 and more. Published for the first time in the English language. $24.99/$27.99 Can. 200 pages Contributor Bio: Trade Paperback Capcom is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi­million­selling franchises such Games / Video & Electronic / General Ctn Qty: 24 as Mega Man, Monster Hunter, Devil May Cry, Street Fighter, 11.750 in W | 8.333 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Resident Evil and more. Originally established in 1983, it has 298mm W | 212mm H | 367g Wt since become an international enterprise with branches and subsidiaries in North America, Europe, and East Asia.

Author Residence: JAPAN

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Anti­Hero Summary: Machines attack MI37 while they’re attending Jonathan Wood Clyde’s funeral. Their US equivalent Area 51 contacts them 9781781168110 about a version of Clyde (2.0) that has escaped onto the Pub Date: 3/10/15, On Sale Date: 3/10 Internet. Area 51 wants their help in catching 2.0 and sends $14.95/$16.95 Can. over Agent Gran as their contact. The team follow a lead to a 400 pages trash dump in India, where they discover 2.0 in the mind of a Trade Paperback child, 2.0 believes he is saving the world but to do this must Fiction / Fantasy / Urban Life destroy humanity. Ctn Qty: 24 5.125 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt They head to Area 51 which is attacked by 2.0 and the 130mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt versions o...

Contributor Bio: Jonathan Wood is an Englishman in New York. He has written short stories for The Best of Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Chizine, and Weird Tales. No Hero is his first novel.

Author Residence: New York

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Steampunk Style ­ Vol. 2 Summary: THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE POPULAR 9781783294961 STEAMPUNK STYLE SERIES! Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 The Complete Illustrated Guide for Contraptors, Gizmologists $16.99/$18.95 Can. and Primocogglers Everywhere! 168 pages Trade Paperback Story Locale: N/A Crafts & Hobbies / Fashion Ctn Qty: 24 Contributor Bio: 8.250 in W | 10.625 in H | 0.810 lb Wt The editors are Japan­based contraptors of all things 210mm W | 270mm H | 367g Wt steampunk.

Author Residence: Japan

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Mike Hammer: Kill Me, Darling Summary: Mike Hammer’s secretary and partner Velda has Mickey Spillane, Max Allan Collins walked out on him, and Mike is just surfacing from a four­ 9781783291380 month bender. But then the murder of an old cop who worked Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 with Velda when she was on the NYPD Vice Squad attracts $25.99/$28.95 Can. Hammer’s attention. What’s more, Pat Chambers reveals that 296 pages Velda is in Florida, the moll of gangster and drug runner Nolly Hardcover Quinn. Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Hard ­Boiled Ctn Qty: 12 Hammer hits the road and drives to Miami, where he enlists 6.125 in W | 9.250 in H | 1.250 lb Wt the help of a newspaperman and a police detective. But can 156mm W | 235mm H | 567g Wt they find Velda in time?... Contributor Bio: Mickey Spillane is the legendary crime writer credited with igniting the explosion of paperback publishing after World War II as a result of the unprecedented success of his Mike Hammer novels, feeding the public’s appetite for sexy, violent, straight­talking crime stories. He also starred as Mike Hammer in The Girl Hunters. Mickey Spillane died at the age of 88 in 2006.

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Alien Resurrection: The Official Movie Summary: At the farthest reaches of the solar system, Ellen Novelization Ripley awakens on board the space station “Auriga”. Her last A.C. Crispin memory is of her own fiery death. And yet she is somehow 9781783296736 alive. Ripley discovers that her “resurrection” is a result of an Pub Date: 3/31/15, On Sale Date: 3/31 incredible experiment which has altered both her and the $7.99/$9.99 Can. creature she has been carrying. To combat the incalculable 320 pages alien menace, she teams up with a renegade band of space Mass Market smugglers. Fiction / Media Tie ­In / General Ctn Qty: 48 Story Locale: Space 4.188 in W | 6.875 in H | 0.380 lb Wt 106mm W | 175mm H | 172g Wt Contributor Bio: A.C. Crispin was the New York Times bestselling author of 24 novels, including tie­ins to Star Trek, Star Wars, V and Pirates of the Caribbean. In 2013, she was named a Grandmaster of the International Association of Media Tie­In Writers.

Author Residence: Deceased

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The Aylesford Skull Summary: It is the summer of 1883 and Professor Langdon James P. Blaylock St. Ives ­ brilliant but eccentric scientist and explorer ­ is at 9781781167601 home in Aylesford with his family. However, a few miles to the Pub Date: 3/31/15, On Sale Date: 3/31 north a steam launch has been taken by pirates above Egypt $7.99/$9.99 Can. Bay; the crew murdered and pitched overboard. In Aylesford 400 pages itself a grave is opened and possibly robbed of the skull. The Mass Market suspected grave robber, the infamous Dr. Ignacio Narbondo, Fiction / Science Fiction / Steampunk is an old nemesis of Langdon St. Ives. Ctn Qty: 48 4.188 in W | 6.875 in H | 0.380 lb Wt When Dr. Narbondo returns to kidnap ... 106mm W | 175mm H | 172g Wt Contributor Bio: James P. Blaylock is one of the founding fathers of modern steampunk along with fellow writers and friends Tim Powers and K.W. Jeter. He has won the World Fantasy and Philip K. Dick Awards. Blaylock lives in Orange, CA with his wife ­ they have two sons.

Author Residence: Orange County, CA

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Beneath London Summary: When the sudden collapse of the Victoria James P. Blaylock Embankment uncovers a passage to an unknown realm 9781783292608 beneath London, Langdon St. Ives sets out explore it, not Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 knowing that a brilliant and wealthy psychopathic murderer is $14.95/$16.95 Can. working to keep the underworld’s secrets hidden for reasons 432 pages of his own. Assumed to be dead and buried deep beneath Trade Paperback London, St. Ives lives secretly on the streets of the great Fiction / Science Fiction / Steampunk city where he, Alice St. Ives, and their stalwart friends Ctn Qty: 24 investigate a string of ghastly crimes: the gr... 5.125 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 130mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: James P. Blaylock was mentored by Philip K. Dick, along with K.W. Jeter and Tim Powers, and is regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern steampunk. Winner of two World Fantasy Awards and a Philip K. Dick Award, he is director of the Creative Writing Conservatory at the Orange County School of the Arts and a professor at Chapman University, where he has taught for 20 years.

Author Residence: Orange County, CA

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Beauty & the Beast: Some Gave All Summary: The second all­new original novel based on Nancy Holder the hit TV show Beauty & the Beast airing on The CW 9781783292202 Television Network. Pub Date: 3/31/15, On Sale Date: 3/31 $7.99/$9.99 Can. Detective Catherine Chandler is on a mission to unveil the 320 pages truth behind her past and discover the secrets surrounding Mass Market her family. Yet, things get increasingly more complicated for Fiction / Media Tie ­In / General Cat when she becomes romantically involved with the Ctn Qty: 48 handsome doctor Vincent Keller, who harbours a dark secret 4.188 in W | 6.875 in H | 0.380 lb Wt of his own ­ he turns into a terrifying beast when angered. 106mm W | 175mm H | 172g Wt Together, they struggle to...

Contributor Bio: New York Times best­selling author Nancy Holder has written numerous Buffy and Angel tie­in novels, as well as co­ authoring the first 2 Buffy Watcher’s Guides. A four­time winner of the Bram Stoker Award, she is the author of dozens of novels, short stories, and essays on writing and popular culture.

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Coldbrook Summary: Coldbrook is a secret laboratory located deep in Tim Lebbon Appalachian Mountains. Its scientists had achieved the 9781781168790 impossible: a gateway to a new world. Theirs was to be the Pub Date: 3/31/15, On Sale Date: 3/31 greatest discovery in the history of mankind, but they had no $7.99/$9.99 Can. idea what they were about to unleash. 400 pages Mass Market With their breakthrough comes disease and now it is out and Fiction / Horror / General ravaging the human population. The only hope is a cure and Ctn Qty: 48 the only cure is genetic resistance: an uninfected person 4.188 in W | 6.875 in H | 0.380 lb Wt amongst the billions dead. 106mm W | 175mm H | 172g Wt In the chaos of destructio...

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The Silence Summary: A terror­filled story of one family and their Tim Lebbon friends, as they struggle to survive in a world overrun by 9781781168813 ravenous creatures that hunt purely by sound… Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 $14.95/$16.95 Can. Contributor Bio: 400 pages Tim Lebbon is the New York Times bestselling author of the Trade Paperback movie novelizations of 30 Days of Night and The Cabin in the Woods. He has also written many critically acclaimed horror Fiction / Horror / General Ctn Qty: 24 and dark fantasy novels. Tim has won three British Fantasy 5.125 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Awards, a Bram Stoker Award, a Shocker, a Tombstone and 130mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt been a finalist for the International Horror Guild and World Fantasy Awards.

Author Residence: Wales, UK

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The Iron Jackal: A Tale of the Ketty Jay Summary: A big slice of non­stop, action­packed, wise­ Chris Wooding cracking fun from the Ketty Jay, and Captain Darien Frey. 9781781167977 Pub Date: 3/31/15, On Sale Date: 3/31 Things are finally looking good for Captain Frey and his crew. $7.99/$9.99 Can. The Ketty Jay has been fixed up good as new. They’ve got 400 pages their first taste of fortune and fame. And, just for once, Mass Market nobody is trying to kill them. Fiction / Science Fiction / Steampunk Even Trinica Dracken, Frey’s ex­fiancée and long­time Ctn Qty: 48 nemesis, has given up her quest for revenge. In fact, she’s 4.188 in W | 6.875 in H | 0.380 lb Wt offered them a job ­ one that will take them deep into the 106mm W | 175mm H | 172g Wt deser...

Contributor Bio: Chris Wooding has written sixteen books, which have been translated into twenty languages and been published around the world. His 2009 novel, Retribution Falls, was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and his children’s books have won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Silver Award and the Lancashire Children’s Book of the Year. He lives in London.

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The Ace of Skulls: A Tale of the Ketty Jay Summary: They’ve been shot down, set up, double­crossed Chris Wooding and ripped off. They’ve stolen priceless treasures, destroyed 9781781167991 a ten­thousand­year­old Azryx city and sort­of­accidentally Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 blew up the son of the Archduke. Now they’ve gone and $7.99/$9.99 Can. started a civil war. This time, they’re really in trouble. 496 pages Mass Market As Vardia descends into chaos, Captain Frey is doing his best Fiction / Science Fiction / Steampunk to keep his crew out of it. He’s got his mind on other things, Ctn Qty: 48 not least the fate of Trinica Dracken. But wars have a way of 4.188 in W | 6.875 in H | 0.380 lb Wt dragging people in, an... 106mm W | 175mm H | 172g Wt Contributor Bio: Chris Wooding has written sixteen books, which have been translated into twenty languages and been published around the world. His 2009 novel, Retribution Falls, was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and his children’s books have won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Silver Award and the Lancashire Children’s Book of the Year. He lives in London.

Author Residence: London, UK

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The Adjacent Summary: The eagerly anticipated new novel from “one of Christopher Priest the master illusionists of our time.” (Wired) 9781783292172 Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 In the near future, Tibor Tarent, a freelance photographer, is $14.95/$16.95 Can. recalled from Anatolia to Britain when his wife, an aid worker, 352 pages is killed—annihilated by a terrifying weapon that reduces its Trade Paperback target to a triangular patch of scorched earth. Fiction / Science Fiction / General Ctn Qty: 24 A century earlier, Tommy Trent, a stage magician, is sent to 5.125 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt the Western Front on a secret mission to render British 130mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt reconnaissance aircraft invisible to the ene...

Contributor Bio: Christopher Priest is a contemporary novelist and a leading figure in modern SF and fantasy. His novel The Islanders won both the BSFA Award and the John W. Campbell Award. The Separation won both the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the BSFA Award. He was selected for the original Best Of Young British Novelists in 1983.

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The Islanders Summary: A stunning literary SF novel from the multiple Christopher Priest award winning Christopher Priest. A tale of murder, artistic 9781781169483 rivalry and literary trickery; a Chinese puzzle of a novel where Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 nothing is quite what it seems; a narrator whose agenda is $7.99/$9.99 Can. artful and subtle; a narrative that pulls you in and plays an 352 pages elegant game with you. Mass Market Fiction / Literary The Dream Archipelago is a vast network of islands. The Ctn Qty: 48 names of the islands are different depending on who you talk 4.188 in W | 6.875 in H | 0.380 lb Wt to, their very locations seem to twist and shift. Some i... 106mm W | 175mm H | 172g Wt Contributor Bio: Christopher Priest is a contemporary novelist and a leading figure in modern SF and fantasy. His novel The Islanders won both the BSFA Award and the John W. Campbell Award. The Separation won both the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the BSFA Award. He was selected for the original Best Of Young British Novelists in 1983.

Author Residence: Hastings, England UK

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Apocalypse Now Now Summary: Baxter Zevcenko is your average 16­year­old­ Charlie Human boy. If by average you mean kingpin of a smut­peddling 9781783294732 schoolyard syndicate, and a possible serial killer who suffers Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 from weird historical dreams. He’s the first to admit that he’s $14.95/$16.95 Can. not a nice guy, but then, in high school, where’s the 320 pages percentage in being nice? Trade Paperback Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy That is until his girlfriend, Esme, is kidnapped and all the clues Ctn Qty: 24 point toward strange forces at work. Faced with navigating 5.125 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt the increasingly bizarre landscape of Cape Town’s 130mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt supernatu...

Contributor Bio: Charlie Human is a denizen of South Africa’s speculative fiction scene. His short story, ‘The Immaculate Particle’, appeared in Pandemonium: Stories of the Apocalypse, and ‘Land of the Blind’ was printed in the UK version of ZOO CITY by Lauren Beukes. He has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town.

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The Night Mayor Summary: Truro Daine, a dangerous criminal who has been Kim Newman confined to imprisonment, escapes his incarceration by 9781781165669 inventing a computer­generated dream world, which he rules Pub Date: 4/21/15, On Sale Date: 4/21 as the Night Mayor. $14.95/$16.95 Can. 192 pages Contributor Bio: Trade Paperback Kim Newman is a well known and respected author and movie critic. He writes regularly for Empire Magazine and Fiction / Romance / Science Fiction Ctn Qty: 24 contributes to The Guardian, The Times, Time Out and 5.125 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt others. He makes frequent appearances on radio and TV. He 130mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt has won the Bram Stoker, International Horror Guild, British Fantasy and British Science Fiction Awards and been nominated for the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards.

Author Residence: London, UK

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A Dance in Blood Velvet Summary: For the love of her vampire suitor, Karl, Charlotte Freda Warrington has forsaken her human life. Now her only contact with 9781781168035 people is when she hunts them down to feed. Her thirst for Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 blood repulses her but its fulfilment brings ecstasy. $7.99/$9.99 Can. 464 pages The one light in the shadows is the passion that burns Mass Market between her and Karl. A love that it seems will last for Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy eternity ­ until Karl’s former lover, the seductively beautiful Ctn Qty: 48 Katerina, is rescued from the Crystal Ring. For nearly fifty 4.188 in W | 6.875 in H | 0.380 lb Wt years she has lain, as dead, in th... 106mm W | 175mm H | 172g Wt Contributor Bio: Freda Warrington is a British author best known for her epic fantasy, vampire and supernatural novels. Four of her novels have been nominated for the British Fantasy Society’s Best Novel award. Her novel, Elfland, published by Tor, won the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award in the Fantasy Novel category for 2009.

Author Residence: Leicester, United Kingdom

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The Dark Arts of Blood Summary: 1927: In the turmoil and glamour of 1920s Freda Warrington Europe, vampires Karl, Charlotte and Violette face threats to 9781781167106 their very existence. Fiery, handsome dancer Emil achieves Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 his dream to partner the legendary ballerina Violette Lenoir – $14.95/$16.95 Can. until his forbidden desire for her becomes an obsession. 400 pages Rejected, spiralling towards madness, he seeks solace with a Trade Paperback mysterious beauty, Leyla. But she too is a vampire, with a Fiction / Fantasy / Paranormal hidden agenda… Ctn Qty: 24 5.125 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Is Leyla more dangerous than the sinister activist, Goderich 130mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Mann? When K...

Contributor Bio: Freda Warrington is a British author best known for her epic fantasy, vampire and supernatural novels. Four of her novels have been nominated for the British Fantasy Society’s Best Novel award. Her novel, Elfland, published by Tor, won the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award in the Fantasy Novel category for 2009.

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Hot Lead, Cold Iron : A Mick Oberon Job Book 1 Summary: Chicago, 1932. Mick Oberon may look like just Ari Marmell another private detective, but beneath the fedora and the 9781781168240 overcoat, he’s got pointy ears and he’s packing a wand. Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 $7.99/$9.99 Can. Oberon’s used to solving supernatural crimes, but the latest 400 pages one’s extra weird. A mobster’s daughter was kidnapped Mass Market sixteen years ago, replaced with a changeling, and Mick’s Fiction / Fantasy / Urban Life been hired to find the real child. The trail’s gone cold, but Ctn Qty: 48 what there is leads Sideways, to the world of the Fae, where 4.188 in W | 6.875 in H | 0.380 lb Wt the Seelie Court rules. And Mick’s ... 106mm W | 175mm H | 172g Wt Contributor Bio: Ari Marmell is a fantasy writer with novels and short stories

published through Spectra (Random House), Pyr, Wizards of the Coast, and others. He is the author of role­playing game materials for Dungeons & Dragons and the World of Darkness line, as well as the tie­in novel to the hit video game Darksiders. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, George.

Author Residence: Austin, Texas

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Hallow Point : A Mick Oberon Job Book 2 Summary: Chicago, 1932. Mick Oberon may look like just Ari Marmell another private detective, but beneath the fedora and the 9781781168257 overcoat, he’s got pointy ears and he’s packing a wand. Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 $14.95/$17.95 Can. Oberon’s used to solving supernatural crimes, but the latest 400 pages one’s extra weird. A mobster’s daughter was kidnapped Trade Paperback sixteen years ago, replaced with a changeling, and Mick’s Fiction / Fantasy / Urban Life been hired to find the real child. The trail’s gone cold, but Ctn Qty: 24 what there is leads Sideways, to the world of the Fae, where 0.810 lb Wt the Seelie Court rules. And Mick’s ... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Ari Marmell is a fantasy writer with novels and short stories published through Spectra (Random House), Pyr, Wizards of the Coast, and others. He is the author of role­playing game materials for Dungeons & Dragons and the World of Darkness line, as well as the tie­in novel to the hit video game Darksiders. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, George.

Author Residence: Austin, Texas

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Matt Helm ­ The Intimidators Summary: It was a double mission this time. Firstly, to Donald Hamilton terminate a top­notch enemy agent. Secondly, to locate the 9781783293001 missing fiancée of a Texas oil millionaire, lost in the Bermuda Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 Triangle. Somehow these two cases were connected, but it $7.99/$9.99 Can. wasn’t clear how until more high­profile types disappeared. 240 pages They weren’t dead, just part of a deadly little game… Mass Market Fiction / Espionage Story Locale: Yexas, Bermuda Ctn Qty: 48 4.188 in W | 6.875 in H | 0.380 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 106mm W | 175mm H | 172g Wt Donald Hamilton is the creator of secret agent Matt Helm, star of 27 novels that have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide ­ a new Matt Helm movie is currently in pre­ production at Steven Spielberg’s Dreamworks studio. In addition to the Matt Helm novels, Hamilton wrote a number of outstanding stand­alone thrillers and westerns, including The Big Country.

Author Residence: Deceased

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Matt Helm ­ The Terminators Summary: When the big man in Washington assigned Matt Donald Hamilton Helm to ride shotgun on a top secret mission in Norway, Helm 9781783293025 wanted to know why. But this was a need­to­know deal, at Pub Date: 6/30/15, On Sale Date: 6/30 least until his partner—a woman posing as his mistress–was $7.99/$9.99 Can. killed. Now Helm was mad, mad enough to blow the operation 240 pages sky high. Mass Market Fiction / Espionage Story Locale: Norway Ctn Qty: 48 4.188 in W | 6.875 in H | 0.380 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 106mm W | 175mm H | 172g Wt Donald Hamilton is the creator of secret agent Matt Helm, star of 27 novels that have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide ­ a new Matt Helm movie is currently in pre­ production at Steven Spielberg’s Dreamworks studio. In addition to the Matt Helm novels, Hamilton wrote a number of outstanding stand­alone thrillers and westerns, including The Big Country.

Author Residence: Deceased

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NCIS LA ­ Novel 1 Summary: THE FIRST NOVEL BASED ON THE HUGELY Jerome Preisler POPULAR CBS SERIES, NCIS: LOS ANGELES. 9781783296316 Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 The series follows the exploits of the Los Angeles­based $7.99/$9.99 Can. Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval 240 pages Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover Mass Market assignments, and stars Chris O’Donnell and LL Cool J. Fiction / Media Tie ­In / General Ctn Qty: 48 Story Locale: LOS ANGELES 4.188 in W | 6.875 in H | 0.380 lb Wt 106mm W | 175mm H | 172g Wt Contributor Bio: Jerome Preisler is a prolific author who has written over thirty books, including all eight novels in the #1 New York Times best­selling TOM CLANCY’S POWER PLAYS series. He is the author of the recently re­booted NET FORCE series, based on the New York Times bestselling series co­created by Tom Clancy. He has written tie­in novels for Homicide: Life on the Streets and CSI.

Author Residence: New York

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Corum ­ The Knight of Swords : The Eternal Summary: A dazzling and brilliant fantasy from one of Champion the true giants of the genre. The first book in the Michael Moorcock legendary Corum series by Michael Moorcock! 9781783291656 Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 Corum is the last survivor of the Vadhagh race and an $9.95/$11.95 Can. incarnation aspect of the Eternal Champion, a being that 240 pages exists in all worlds to ensure there is “Cosmic Balance” Trade Paperback Contributor Bio: Fiction / Fantasy / General Ctn Qty: 24 Born in London in 1939, Michael Moorcock now lives in 5.125 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Texas. A prolific and award­winning writer with more than 130mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt eighty works of fiction and non­fiction to his name, he is the creator of Elric, Jerry Cornelius and Colonel Pyat, amongst

many other memorable characters. In 2008, The Times named Moorcock in their list of “The 50 greatest British writers since 1945”.

Author Residence: Austin, Texas

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Corum ­ The Queen of The Swords : The Eternal Summary: A dazzling and brilliant fantasy from one of Champion the true giants of the genre. The second book in the Michael Moorcock legendary Corum series by Michael Moorcock! 9781783291670 Corum is the last survivor of the Vadhagh race and an Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 incarnation aspect of the Eternal Champion, a being that $9.95/$11.95 Can. exists in all worlds to ensure there is “Cosmic Balance” 240 pages Trade Paperback Contributor Bio: Born in London in 1939, Michael Moorcock now lives in Fiction / Fantasy / General Ctn Qty: 24 Texas. A prolific and award­winning writer with more than eighty works of fiction and non­fiction to his name, he is the 5.125 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 130mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt creator of Elric, Jerry Cornelius and Colonel Pyat, amongst many other memorable characters. In 2008, The Times named Moorcock in their list of “The 50 greatest British writers since 1945”.

Author Residence: Austin, Texas

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Corum ­ The King of Swords : The Eternal Summary: A dazzling and brilliant fantasy from one of Champion the true giants of the genre. The final book in the Michael Moorcock legendary Corum series by Michael Moorcock! 9781783291694 Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 Corum is the last survivor of the Vadhagh race and an $9.95/$11.95 Can. incarnation aspect of the Eternal Champion, a being that 240 pages exists in all worlds to ensure there is “Cosmic Balance” Trade Paperback Contributor Bio: Fiction / Fantasy / General Ctn Qty: 24 Born in London in 1939, Michael Moorcock now lives in 5.125 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Texas. A prolific and award­winning writer with more than 130mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt eighty works of fiction and non­fiction to his name, he is the creator of Elric, Jerry Cornelius and Colonel Pyat, amongst many other memorable characters. In 2008, The Times named Moorcock in their list of “The 50 greatest British writers since 1945”.

Author Residence: Austin, Texas

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Corum ­ The Bull and the Spear : The Eternal Summary: In an age before time began when the old Gods Champion were abroad in the Earth, Corum of the Scarlet Robe defeated Michael Moorcock the agents of chaos and cruelty and made history possible. 9781783291717 Now a new age requires a hero. There are new lords who Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 would be gods ­ Odin and Thor and Freya and Loki. And there $9.95/$11.95 Can. are the descendants of Corum’s Vadagh people, now called 240 pages Elf­folk. There is a portent ­ a great black bull sometimes Trade Paperback seen on the horizon. The bull must be ridden by the one who Fiction / Fantasy / General possesses the Spear of Llaw Erein... Ctn Qty: 24 Contributor Bio: 5.125 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 130mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Born in London in 1939, Michael Moorcock now lives in Texas. A prolific and award­winning writer with more than eighty works of fiction and non­fiction to his name, he is the creator of Elric, Jerry Cornelius and Colonel Pyat, amongst many other memorable characters. In 2008, The Times named Moorcock in their list of “The 50 greatest British writers since 1945”.

Author Residence: Austin, Texas

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The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Summary: When anarchists slash a painting of the Prime The Albino's Treasure Minister in the newly opened National Portrait Gallery and Stuart Douglas suggest that the man himself could be next, Scotland Yard 9781783293124 have no choice but to call in Sherlock Holmes. Leaving Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 Watson behind, Holmes fakes his own death, infiltrates the $9.95/$11.95 Can. anarchists, and solves the problem – only to return to Baker 224 pages Street and discover that his problems are only just beginning. Trade Paperback Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General Forged paintings, exotic criminal gangs and threats to the Ctn Qty: 24 monarch are only the start as... 5.125 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 130mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Stuart Douglas is the author of numerous short stories and novellas, and has edited several anthologies. He set up Obverse Books in 2009, a small press imprint. He contributed a story to Titan’s Encounters of Sherlock Holmes in 2013, and is the Features Editor of the British Fantasy Society journal. He lives in Edinburgh.

Author Residence: Edinburgh, Scotland

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Ecko Burning Summary: Ruthless and ambitious, Lord Phylos has control Danie Ware of Fhaveon city, and is using her forces to bring the 9781781169100 grasslands under his command. His last opponent is an elderly Pub Date: 5/26/15, On Sale Date: 5/26 scribe who’s lost his best friend and wants only to do the $7.99/$9.99 Can. right thing. 528 pages Mass Market Seeking weapons, Ecko and his companions follow a trail of Fiction / Science Fiction / Adventure myth and rumour to a ruined city where both nightmare and Ctn Qty: 48 shocking truth lie in wait. 4.188 in W | 6.875 in H | 0.380 lb Wt 106mm W | 175mm H | 172g Wt Back in London, the Bard is offered the opportunity to realise everything he has ever wanted – if he will give...

Contributor Bio: Danie Ware is the publicist and event organiser for cult entertainment retailer Forbidden Planet. She has worked closely with a wide­range of genre authors and has been immersed in the science­fiction and fantasy community for the past decade. An early adopter of blogging, social media and a familiar face at conventions, she appears on panels as

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Ecko Endgame Summary: Winter has come to the Varchinde – and with it, Danie Ware the fatal spread of the blight. The grass is dead, and the 9781783294558 plains’ cities are falling to the loss of crops and trade. Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 $14.95/$16.95 Can. Now, the Kas take their chance to rise from Rammouthe. 528 pages Overmatched, betrayed and abandoned by his own forces, Trade Paperback Rhan takes the ultimate gamble – he will abandon Fhaveon to Fiction / Science Fiction / Adventure lure the Kas into a final confrontation. Ctn Qty: 24 5.125 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt But the world’s memory is returning. And, as the battle rages 130mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt round him, Ecko begins to realise that everythin... Contributor Bio: Danie Ware is the publicist and event organiser for cult entertainment retailer Forbidden Planet. She has worked closely with a wide­range of genre authors and has been immersed in the science­fiction and fantasy community for the past decade. An early adopter of blogging, social media and a familiar face at conventions, she appears on panels as an expert on genre marketing and retailing.

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Koko Takes a Holiday Summary: Five hundred years from now, ex­corporate Kieran Shea mercenary Koko Martstellar is swaggering through an early 9781781168639 retirement as a brothel owner on The Sixty Islands, a Pub Date: 5/26/15, On Sale Date: 5/26 manufactured tropical resort archipelago known for its sex $7.99/$9.99 Can. and simulated violence. Surrounded by slang­drooling 400 pages boywhores and synthetic komodo dragons, the most Mass Market challenging part of Koko’s day is deciding on her next drink. Fiction / Science Fiction / Adventure That is, until her old comrade Portia Delacompte sends a Ctn Qty: 48 squad of security personnel to murder her. 4.188 in W | 6.875 in H | 0.380 lb Wt 106mm W | 175mm H | 172g Wt Story Locale: T...

Contributor Bio: Kieran Shea’s fiction has appeared in many publications including Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Thuglit, Dogmatika, and Crimefactory. He has been nominated for the Story South’s Million Writers Award twice. He divides his time between Annapolis, Maryland and Ocean City, New Jersey.

Author Residence: Annapolis, Maryland/Ocean City, New

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Koko the Mighty Summary: With an outstanding Ultimate Sanction bounty Kieran Shea still on her head, Koko Martstellar (ex­mercenary and saloon 9781781168622 madam extraordinaire) and Jedidiah Flynn (former orbital sky­ Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 cop) have narrowly escaped death in paradise. Rescued $14.95/$16.95 Can. during a storm, Koko and Flynn are taken in by what amounts 400 pages to a self­sufficient outlander cult. To save Flynn’s life, Koko Trade Paperback barters her warrior skills and assists the de­civ group in Fiction / Science Fiction / Adventure fending off their most imminent threat: a horde of genetic­ Ctn Qty: 24 mutant raiders. However, ev... 5.125 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 130mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Kieran Shea’s fiction has appeared in many publications including Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Thuglit, Dogmatika, and Crimefactory. He has been nominated for the Story South’s Million Writers Award twice. He divides his time between Annapolis, Maryland and Ocean City, New Jersey.

Author Residence: Annapolis, Maryland and Ocean City, New Jersey.

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Virtues of War Summary: The Terran military, the Astral Force, launches a Bennett R. Coles mission to crush a colonial rebellion on the Centauri colony. 9781783294206 Although Expeditionary Force 15 succeeds, the surviving Pub Date: 6/30/15, On Sale Date: 6/30 veterans remain scarred—physically and emotionally, and the $12.95/$14.95 Can. consequences of their actions follow them back to Earth 416 pages when terrorists seek to exact catastrophic revenge. Trade Paperback Fiction / Science Fiction / Military Ctn Qty: 48 Lieutenant Katja Emmes is a platoon commander, leader of 4.188 in W | 6.875 in H | 0.380 lb Wt the 10­trooper strike team aboard the fast­attack craft 106mm W | 175mm H | 172g Wt Rapier. Although fully trained, she has n...

Contributor Bio: Bennett Coles served 15 years in the Canadian Navy as a bridge officer, boarding party officer, warfare officer, and navigator, and served a pair of tours in the Middle East as a UN Military Observer. A rising Canadian author, he led the maverick publisher Promontory Press, supporting Canadian and American writers.

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Empress Game : The Empress Game Trilogy Summary: One seat on the intergalactic Sakien Empire’s Book 1 supreme ruling body, the Council of Seven, remains unfilled, Rhonda Mason that of the Empress Apparent. The seat isn’t won by votes or 9781783295241 marriage. It’s won in a tournament of ritualized combat in the Pub Date: 7/14/15, On Sale Date: 7/14 ancient tradition. Now that tournament, the Empress Game, $14.95/$16.95 Can. has been called and the females of the empire will stop at 352 pages nothing to secure political domination for their homeworlds. Trade Paperback Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary The battle for political power isn’t contained by the Ctn Qty: 24 tournament’s ring, however. ... 5.125 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 130mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Rhonda Mason is a debut author of fantasy and space opera fiction, based in the US.

Author Residence: Florida

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Deadbeat ­ Dogs of Waugh Summary: “High on life…” Guy Adams 9781781162538 There’s a new drug running rife amongst the Undead Pub Date: 7/28/15, On Sale Date: 7/28 community. Once ingested, it simulates all of the symptoms of $7.99/$9.99 Can. the living, faster pulse, perspiration, the intoxicating rush of 320 pages blood through your veins…Not that Max or Tom would be Mass Market stupid enough to try it of course, they’re far too busy Fiction / Horror / General smashing their senses to a pulp working their way though Ctn Qty: 48 Deadbeat’s new cocktail menu. But, when people start 4.188 in W | 6.875 in H | 0.380 lb Wt vanishing from the Soho streets and some of their customers 106mm W | 175mm H | 172g Wt disrupt big band ...

Contributor Bio: Guy Adams trained and worked as an actor for twelve years before becoming a full­time writer. He is the co­author of The Case Notes of Sherlock Holmes and has written several tie­ins to the TV series Life on Mars. Restoration, the follow­up to the much­praised horror novel, The World House was published in 2011. He has written two Sherlock Holmes novels ­ The Breath of God and The Army of Doctor Moreau for

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Robin Hood ­ Mark of the Black Arrow Summary: Sherwood Forest is a place of magic, and Prince Debbie Viguie, James R. Tuck John and his allies are demons bent upon ruling Britain. The 9781783294367 solstice draws close, and Prince John and the Sheriff hold Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 Maid Marian, whose blood sacrifice will lock the prince’s hold $14.95/$16.95 Can. on the kingdom and the crown. Unless Marian can reach Robin 368 pages with a magic artifact coveted by the enemy and entrusted to Trade Paperback her by the Cardinal, the ritual will occur. Fiction / Fantasy / Historical Ctn Qty: 24 Story Locale: Sherwood Forest 5.125 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 130mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Debbie Viguié is co­author of the New York Times bestselling “Wicked” series, the “Wolf Springs Chronicles”, and the “Crusade” books, all written with Nancy Holder.

James R. Tuck is a professional tattoo artist and author of the Deacon Chalk, occult bounty hunter series of dark urban fantasy novels published by Kensington.

Author Residence: Florida & Atlanta, GA

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Sherlock Holmes: The Thinking Engine Summary: March 1895. Hilary Term at Oxford. In the newly James Lovegrove built extension to the University Galleries, Professor Quantock 9781783295036 has put the finishing touches to a wondrous computational Pub Date: 8/11/15, On Sale Date: 8/11 device which, he claims, is capable of analytical thought to $14.95/$17.95 Can. rival that of the cleverest men alive. Indeed, his so­called 288 pages Thinking Engine seems equal to Sherlock Holmes himself in its Trade Paperback deductive powers. Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Traditional British Ctn Qty: 24 To prove his point, Quantock programmes his machine to 5.125 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt solve a murder in the Jericho area which has been baffling 130mm W | 203mm H | 367g Wt Oxfor... Contributor Bio: James Lovegrove is the New York Times best­selling author of The Age of Odin, the third novel in his critically­acclaimed Pantheon military SF series. He was short­listed for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1998 for his novel Days and for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 2004 for his novel Untied Kingdom. He also reviews fiction for the Financial Times. He is the author of Sherlock Holmes: Gods of War and Sherlock

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Beauty & the Beast: Novel 3 Summary: The third all­new original novel based on the 9781783292219 hit TV show Beauty & the Beast airing on The CW Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 Television Network. $7.99/$9.99 Can. 320 pages Detective Catherine Chandler is on a mission to unveil the Mass Market truth behind her past and discover the secrets surrounding Fiction / Media Tie ­In / General her family. Yet, things get increasingly more complicated for Ctn Qty: 48 Cat when she becomes romantically involved with the 4.188 in W | 6.875 in H | 0.380 lb Wt handsome doctor Vincent Keller, who harbours a dark secret 106mm W | 175mm H | 172g Wt of his own ­ he turns into a terrifying beast when angered. Together, they struggle to ...

Contributor Bio: Author Residence: San Diego

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Modesty Blaise ­ The Killing Distance Summary: CONTINUING THE ONLY COMPLETE Peter O'Donnell, Enric Badia Romero COLLECTION OF MODESTY BLAISE ADVENTURES! 9781781167120 Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 THE NAME’S BLAISE, MODESTY BLAISE…BOND IN HEELS IS $19.95/$23.95 Can. BACK. Trade Paperback Contributor Bio: Comics & Graphic Novels / Crime & Mystery Ctn Qty: 24 Peter O’Donnell wrote in many media, but achieved 9.000 in W | 12.000 in H | 0.810 lb Wt international success when he created Modesty Blaise, which 229mm W | 305mm H | 367g Wt was first published in 1963. There has even been a film and a TV version of the character, as well as a series of bestselling

novels.

Author Residence: Deceased

Enric Badia Romero has worked for 2000 AD and was the long­term artist on Axa.

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Alien Legion: Return To The Planet Of The Iks! Summary: Like Band of Brothers but if your ’brother’ had Chuck Dixon, Larry Stroman a head like a hammerhead shark or looked like a rabbit 9781782760696 with a big gun! Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 $24.99/$27.95 Can. Following on from Alien Legion: Dead & Buried, this second 356 pages classic collection brings together the finale of the sprawling Hardcover epic recounting the return of the Legion’s squad of ultimate Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction badasses ­ Force Nomad! Ctn Qty: 12 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Story Locale: Distant future/Alien planets 152mm W | 229mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Chuck Dixon is recognized across the industry as the most prolific writer working in comics today. His resume includes thousands of scripts for icon characters including Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, Iron Man, the Punisher, The Simpsons, Spongebob Squarepants, GI Joe, and many others. He is (along with artist Graham Nolan) the creator of the Batman villain Bane, the first permanent addition to the Dark Knight’s rogues gallery in forty years and for which he won

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THE CHIMERA BRIGADE: VOL II Summary: A stunning period cross between The League of Serge Lehman, Fabrice Colin, Fabrice Gess, Cé... Extraordinary Gentlemen, Planetary and B.P.R.D., The 9781782761006 Chimera Brigade is a captivating series of graphic novels – Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 humming with imagination, memorable characters, and $9.99/$11.99 Can. alternate­history twists. 48 pages Hardcover The year is 1938, and a new generation of superhumans, born Comics & Graphic Novels / Historical Fiction as a side effect of secret chemical weapons used in WWI, Ctn Qty: 12 have taken control of the capital cities of Europe… 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 152mm W | 229mm H | 567g Wt Jean Sévérac, within whom lives the Chimera Brigade has to come to terms with hi...

Contributor Bio: Céline Bessonneau is an illustrator who has previously worked with Fabrice Colin and Boris Beuzeulin on Nowhere Island.

Serge Lehman is a scriptwriter and author of numerous novels and short stories. He is also a winner of le Grand prix

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THE CHIMERA BRIGADE: VOL III Summary: Fans of comics have always wondered why Serge Lehman, Fabrice Colin, Fabrice Gess, Cé... superheroes, which predominate in America, never conquered 9781782761013 Europe to the same extent. Now The Chimera Brigade reveals Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 the hidden, deadly history of Europe’s last and only $9.99/$11.99 Can. generation of superhumans… 48 pages Hardcover Jean Sévérac, within whom lives the Chimera Brigade has to Comics & Graphic Novels / Historical Fiction come to terms with his strange powers and tries to find his Ctn Qty: 12 place in this new world. At the same time, Dr Missbrauch 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt plans a terrible offensive… 152mm W | 229mm H | 567g Wt The year is 1938, and a new generation of superhuma... Contributor Bio: Serge Lehman is a scriptwriter and author of numerous novels and short stories. He is also a winner of le Grand prix de l’Imaginaire as well as the Prix Rosny Aîné.

Fabrice Gess is a cartoonist who draws for a variety of science fiction and detective serials, including Carmen

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Lenore: Pink Bellies Summary: This collection is a game changer for Lenore: the Roman Dirge cute little dead girl. To celebrate her 20th anniversary, Roman 9781782761310 Dirge embarked on an epic, new chapter in the life of the cute Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 little dead girl! Featuring a slow­burning, four­issue story­arc $17.99/$21.95 Can. that not only reveals the untold origins of the ultra­sinister 112 pages and deadly­mysterious Taxidermy, but also pitches him into Hardcover a titanic fight to the death with Lenore’s best buddy, Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Ragamuffin. Whatever happens one of them is going on an Ctn Qty: 12 all­expenses pai... 7.000 in W | 10.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 178mm W | 254mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Roman Dirge created Lenore in 1992 for the San Diego alternative magazine Xenophobe. In 1997 he launched the Lenore comic in the US, which quickly became a publishing phenomenon. In 2009, Titan Books started publishing the new collections in full­colour. Currently Roman is working on issue #11 of the ongoing comic, as well as an all­new book called, I Can Count to Ten as well as an exciting new animated kids show for Nickelodeon.

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THE CAT WITH A REALLY BIG HEAD Summary: Cat With The Really Big Head. Roman Dirge This is the tragic story of a cat called Cat and his stupidly 9781782762874 enormous over­sized head as he struggles with day­to­day Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 problems like coping with hairballs, trying to eat Chunky Beef $19.99/$22.99 Can. Chunk With Beef catfood or dealing with the neighbourhood 112 pages mouse, Mr. Stinky and his army of annoying mice. Life hasn’t Hardcover dealt Cat a good hand, but still there’s always the prospect of Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy reincarnation and a better life isn’t there..? Ctn Qty: 12 10.312 in W | 6.812 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 262mm W | 173mm H | 567g Wt Roman Dirge created Lenore in 1992 for the San Diego alternative magazine Xenophobe. In 1997 he launched the Lenore comic in the US, which quickly became a publishing phenomenon. In 2009, Titan Books started publishing the new collections in full­colour. Currently Roman is working on issue #11 of the ongoing comic, as well as an all­new book called, I Can Count to Ten as well as an exciting new animated kids show for Nickelodeon.

Author Residence: San Diego

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THE LIFE OF NORMAN: VOLUME 1 Summary: Norman is a typical eight­year­old, living in a little STAN SILAS old house with his zombie uncle. A fan of horror movies, he 9781782762393 seeks to recreate his favourite scenes starring his heroes: Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 Freddy Krugger, Jason Vorhees and Michael Myers. Jeremy, $19.99/$22.99 Can. the new boy in the village, will soon join the ranks of the 64 pages missing children… Hardcover Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror Story Locale: Present day, a remote village. Ctn Qty: 12 8.000 in W | 10.143 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 203mm W | 258mm H | 567g Wt Stan Silas was born in September 1977. In 2006, he created a blog under the pseudonym Sansax, where he trained in the basics of comics and found its audience. His first book, “Murder in three lessons” is published by Public Danger.

Author Residence: France

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THE THIRD TESTAMENT (BOOK III): The Might Summary: Conrad of Marburg and his companion Elisabeth of an Ox continue on their quest for the Third Testament. But to find Xavier Dorison, Alex Alice the relic they must first escape the dark island where they 9781782760917 are held captive and then reach the monastery of St Luke Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 which seems to hold the answer to many of their questions. $10.99/$12.99 Can. But as they progress in their quest, many more questions 56 pages seem to arise. Who is the mysterious leader of the horde of Hardcover warriors chasing them and what exactly is the role of the Comics & Graphic Novels / Historical Fiction Knights Templar in all of this? Ctn Qty: 12 8.000 in W | 10.700 in H | 1.250 lb Wt St... 203mm W | 272mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Alex Alice began to develop graphic novel projects while at l’école Supérieure de Commerce in Paris. In 1993, he met Xavier Dorison, with whom he began to collaborate on The Third Testament. In addition to that series, Alice began developing Siegfried, a retelling of Norse myths as a graphic novel trilogy.

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THE THIRD TESTAMENT (BOOK IV): THE DAY OF Summary: As Conrad of Marburg and his companion THE RAVEN Elisabeth come close to uncovering the secrets of the Third Xavier Dorison, Alex Alice Testament, they face a fight to the death, the outcome of 9781782760924 which will determine the future of all creation. For the Third Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 Testament has the power to bring on the end of the world as $14.99/$16.95 Can. we know it… 80 pages Hardcover Contributor Bio: Alex Alice began to develop graphic novel projects while at Comics & Graphic Novels / Historical Fiction Ctn Qty: 12 l’école Supérieure de Commerce in Paris. In 1993, he met Xavier Dorison, with whom he began to collaborate on The 8.000 in W | 10.700 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 203mm W | 272mm H | 567g Wt Third Testament. In addition to that series, Alice began developing Siegfried, a retelling of Norse myths as a graphic novel trilogy.

Xavier Dorison is the author of numerous graphic novels, such as Prophet, Long John Silver and W.E.S.T.. He’s also the author of the movie script for Les Brigades du Tigre (The...

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The 6 Voyages of Lone Sloane Vol. 1 Summary: 800 years after a catastrophic event called the Philippe Druillet “Great Fear”, Lone Sloane, a troubled space traveler, is 9781782761051 captured by an entity called “He Who Seeks”, after his space Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 ship is destroyed. The entity transports him to different $14.99/$16.95 Can. dimensions, where he faces a myriad of Lovecraftian 72 pages challenges! Hardcover A Sci­Fi Ulysess, forced to endlessly wander through the Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction universe Ctn Qty: 12 8.000 in W | 10.700 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Story Locale: Distant Future, Space, alien worlds 203mm W | 272mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Philippe Druillet is a comics artist and writer, known for his innovative approach to visual design. In the US, he’s best known for his graphic adaptation of Michael Moorcock’s Elric hit fantasy series, Elric, the Return to Melnibone, and his work for Heavy Metal, such as City of Flowers.

Author Residence: France

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THE MICHAEL MOORCOCK LIBRARY VOL.1: Summary: Collecting the first volume of the classic ELRIC OF MELNIBONÉ 1980’s comic adaptation of the Elric of Melniboné novels Roy Thomas, P. Craig Russell, Michael T. Gilbert by fantasy legend Michael Moorcock! 9781782762881 Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 Bear witness to the story of Elric, Lord of Melniboné; his dark $22.99/$25.95 Can. cousin ­ the evil Yyrkoon; their dark magics; and their terrible 176 pages struggle for rule of the fabled Emerald Isle! Hardcover Based on Michael Moorcock’s most popular work. Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Ctn Qty: 12 Story Locale: High Fantasy 6.688 in W | 10.156 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 170mm W | 258mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio:

Roy Thomas is an American comic book writer and editor who was Stan Lee’s first successor as editor­in­chief of Marvel Comics. Along with Elric, he is also best known for his lengthy writing stints onX­Men, Avengers, DC’s All­Star Squadron and for introducing Conan the Barbarian to American comics, helping to launch a sword­and­sorcery trend in the field. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in

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THE MICHAEL MOORCOCK LIBRARY VOL.2: Summary: Collecting the second volume of the classic ELRIC: SAILOR ON THE SEAS OF FATE 1980’s comic adaptation of the Elric of Melniboné novels Roy Thomas, P. Craig Russell, Michael T. Gilbert by Michael Moorcock! 9781782762898 Pub Date: 6/23/15, On Sale Date: 6/23 Forced to flee his city of Melniboné, Elric and his sorcerous $24.99/$27.95 Can. blade, Stormbringer, journey to the edge of a black sea where 200 pages he begins a voyage that will bring him face­to­face with all Hardcover the champions time can summon—and more! Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Ctn Qty: 12 Story Locale: High Fantasy 6.688 in W | 10.156 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 170mm W | 258mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Roy Thomas is an American comic book writer and editor who was Stan Lee’s first successor as editor­in­chief of Marvel Comics. Along with Elric, he is also best known for his lengthy writing stints on X­Men, Avengers, DC’s All­Star Squadron and for introducing Conan the Barbarian to American comics, helping to launch a sword­and­sorcery trend in the field. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2011.

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Masked: Volume 1: Anomalies Summary: Injured during a mission in the Caucasus, Serge Lehman, Stéphane Créty Sergeant Frank Braffort returns to Paris after six years 9781782761082 abroad. He discovers a changed city, one ruled by Prefect Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 Beauregard. Braffort discovers that a series of mysterious $9.99/$11.99 Can. events, anomalies that no one can explain, are taking place 48 pages throughout the city. Giving rise to events that will change Hardcover Braffort’s life forever! Meanwhile, a new species of creature Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction begins to emerge, robotic beings that take on human form. Ctn Qty: 12 8.000 in W | 10.700 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Story Locale: The Near­Future 203mm W | 272mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Serge Lehman is a Science­Fiction writer and the winner of the Prix Rosny­Aîné for his novel F.A.U.S.T.He is also the author of several comic book series, such as The Chimera Brigade (also published by Titan Comics).

Stéphane Créty is a comic book artist, best known for his fantasy and science fiction artwork. He illustrated such titles as Salem la noire and Acriboréa.

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MASKED: VOLUME 2: THE DAY OF THE PHASER Summary: In a basement in Montmartre, Brafford regains Serge Lehman, Stéphane Créty consciousness. As he struggles to remember what has 9781782761099 happened to him, a powerful explosion rocks Paris and a new Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 monster emerges, bent on destroying the city… $9.99/$11.99 Can. 48 pages Story Locale: The Near­Future Hardcover Contributor Bio: Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction Ctn Qty: 12 Serge Lehman is a Science­Fiction writer and the winner of 8.000 in W | 10.700 in H | 1.250 lb Wt the Prix Rosny­Aîné for his novel F.A.U.S.T. He is also the 203mm W | 272mm H | 567g Wt author of several comic book series, such as The Chimera Brigade (also published by Titan Comics).

Stéphane Créty is a comic book artist, best known for his fantasy and science fiction artwork. He illustrated such titles as Salem la noire and Acriboréa.

Author Residence: France

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Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Newspaper Summary: The world’s most loyal and long suffering dog, Comic Strip Collection Gromit and his owner and inventor, Wallace are back with 9781782762041 another year’s worth of pun­tastic, siliness and nonsense Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 filled comic­strip shenanigans! Packed with even more jokes, $16.99/$18.95 Can. gags and gadgets than last time, plus puns aplenty, we’re 112 pages very keen on puns. Hardcover Appearing every day in The Sun, the UK’s biggest selling Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie ­In national newspaper with a readership of over 2.5 million, the Ctn Qty: 12 Wallace & Gromit comic strip, ran for over four years, and was 7.500 in W | 9.250 in H | 1.250 lb Wt one o... 191mm W | 235mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Richy Chandler, David Leach, Mike Garley, Gordon Volke. Artists: Mychailo Kazybird, Jay Clarke and Sylvia Bull. Inks: Bambos Colours: John Burns Edited: David Leach

Author Residence: UK

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White Trash Summary: A CRAZY JOURNEY ACROSS THE USA IN ONE Gordon Rennie, Martin Emond OF THE MOST UNIQUE AND GROUNDBREAKING COMICS 9781781168219 EVER! FROM LEGENDARY COMICS WRITER GORDON Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 RENNIE AND ICONIC ILLUSTRATOR MARTIN EMOND! $19.99/$22.95 Can. Hardcover The great buddy road comic EVER! Join slacker surfer dude Comics & Graphic Novels Dean and The King, legendary gold­laméd rock’n’roller, as they Ctn Qty: 24 take their pink Cadillac into the soft, white supremacist, 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Evangelical brimstone underbelly of the good ol’ US of A! 152mm W | 229mm H | 567g Wt Story Locale: The Present, USA

Contributor Bio: Gordon Rennie has been a stalwart on the UK’s legendary sci­fi comic, 2000 AD since 1993. His writing credits include Missionary Man, Necronauts, Rogue Trooper, Caballistics, Dept. of Monsterology and a number of Judge Dredd stories. Martin Emond began his career in 1991, drawing Accident Man for UK comic anthology Toxic! His beautifully rendered but wildly rebellious artwork soon led to regular appearances

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World War X: Volume 1: Helius Summary: The war is not over yet. But humanity is losing. It Jerry Frissen, Peter Snejbjerg, Delphine Rieu becomes obvious that, unless the lines of telepathic 9781782761129 communication between the monstrous creatures scattered Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 between Earth and the Moon are broken, the humans will $10.99/$12.99 Can. lose. Once again, all seems to depend on Helius, the 56 pages mysterious warrior from an ancient war… Hardcover Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction Story Locale: Distant Future Ctn Qty: 12 8.000 in W | 10.700 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Contributor Bio: Jerry Frissen is an American comic book writer, known for 203mm W | 272mm H | 567g Wt this comic book series Lucha Libre and The Zombies That Ate The World, illustrated by Guy Davis. Frissen was nominated for the 2008 “Best Humor Publication” Eisner Award.

Peter Snejbjerg is an acclaimed artist, best known for his work on the B.P.R.D. series and on DC’s Starman, as well as Sandman, and various top Vertigo titles. He was nominated for the 1997 “Best Long Comic Strip” and 2005 “Best Cover” at the Haxtur Aw...

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WORLD WAR X: VOLUME 2: KHARIS Summary: Once again, all depends on Helius, the mysterious Jerry Frissen, Peter Snejbjerg, Delphine Rieu warrior…The war is not over yet. But humanity is losing. It 9781782761136 becomes obvious that, unless the lines of telepathic Pub Date: 7/14/15, On Sale Date: 7/14 communication between the monstrous creatures scattered $9.99/$11.99 Can. between Earth and the Moon are broken, the humans will 48 pages lose. And Rubicon, a private security company that seems to Hardcover have the crucial information needed, is holding back. Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction Ctn Qty: 12 Story Locale: Distant Future 8.000 in W | 10.700 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 203mm W | 272mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Peter Snejbjerg is an acclaimed artist, best known for his work on the B.P.R.D. series and on DC’s Starman, as well as Sandman, and various top Vertigo titles. He was nominated for the 1997 “Best Long Comic Strip” and 2005 “Best Cover” at the Haxtur Awards, Spain.

Jerry Frissen is an American comic book writer, known for this comic book series Lucha Libre and The Zombies That Ate The World, illustrated by Guy Davis. Frissen was nominated

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UNIVERSAL WAR ONE Summary: 2058. Humanity has colonized our entire solar Denis Bajram system. In the middle of a civil war between the core planets 9781782762386 and distant outlying planetary settlements, an immense black Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 wall appears, cutting our solar system in two. The black wall $25.99/$28.95 Can. absorbs all light and matter, and it’s up to a band of disgraced 288 pages soldiers to investigate the phenomenon. Hardcover Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction Story Locale: Distant Future, Space Ctn Qty: 12 8.000 in W | 10.125 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 203mm W | 257mm H | 567g Wt Denis Bajram is a comics writer and artist, a books illustrator and a game developer at Frozen Sand.

Author Residence: France

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THE CHRONICLES OF LEGION VOLUME 3: THE Summary: Across centuries, and in all their incarnations, the BLOOD BROTHERS vampiric brothers Radu and Vlad continue their bloody feud. Fabien Nury, Mario Alberti, Tirso, Zhang Xiaoyu But how long can the immortals remain completely immune to 9781782760955 the humanity of their hosts before their emotions and feelings Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 start to merge? Now the brothers feel their wills and that of $10.99/$12.99 Can. the humans their inhabit combine, and their destiny, which 56 pages they once felt so certain they controlled, is changed forever. Hardcover Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Story Locale: Many different historical eras and locations Ctn Qty: 12 Contributor Bio: 8.000 in W | 10.700 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 203mm W | 272mm H | 567g Wt Fabien Nury is the critically acclaimed author of more than 15 graphic novels, including I Am Legion. He started his career collaborating with French author Xavier Dorison, with whom he created the western themed book W.E.S.T. An avid film fan, Fabien Nury has also written screenplays, namely the French film LES BRIGADES DU TIGRE, released in 2006.

Mario Alberti is an Italian comic book artist and writer best known for his works Nathan Never, Legs Weaver, Morgana

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THE CHRONICLES OF LEGION VOLUME 4: THE Summary: Zhang Xiaoyu is a Chinese artist and editor. He THREE FACES OF EVIL has authored nearly 20 albums. Fabien Nury, Mario Alberti, Tirso, Zhang Xiaoyu 9781782760962 Tirso is a Spanish artist who has worked on such titles as Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 L’Oeil of Diable and Manoir des Murmures. $10.99/$12.99 Can. 56 pages Mario Alberti is an Italian comic book artist and writer best Hardcover known for his works Nathan Never, Legs Weaver, Morgana Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy and Redhand, and for his cover work, in particular for DC Ctn Qty: 12 Comics. 8.000 in W | 10.700 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 203mm W | 272mm H | 567g Wt Fabien Nury is the critically acclaimed author of more than 15 graphic novels, including I Am Legion. He started his career collabo... Contributor Bio: The epic conclusion to this fantasy saga will see the brothers face a new and unexpected battle ­ a battle for their minds.

Across the centuries, and in all their incarnations, the

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ANATHEMA Summary: How far will one woman go for the salvation of Rachel Deering, Christopher Mooneyham, Wesley her beloved? Mercy Barlowe’s love for Sarah brings down Hell St. ... when her puritanical father discovers them together – and 9781782762935 has his own daughter burnt at the stake. Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 $16.99/$18.95 Can. But death is not the end. A monstrous cult of shapeshifters 96 pages steal Sarah’s soul as part of its twisted plans to resurrect an Hardcover ancient evil. Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror Ctn Qty: 12 To defeat them, Mercy must take on a new form that will give 6.688 in W | 10.156 in H | 1.250 lb Wt her the power and fury needed to defeat the cult. She must 170mm W | 258mm H | 567g Wt become a werewolf!

St...

Contributor Bio: Writer Rachel Deering is a rising star, first coming to prominence as part of the Kickstarter hit, Womanthology. Since then, she has done very well with her self­published horror anthology, In The Dark, and short stories for

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FLASH GORDON VOL 4: THE STORM QUEEN OF Summary: Featuring four years worth of non­stop VALKIR exhilarating, science fiction action­adventure as Flash battles Don Moore, Austin Briggs a rogue’s gallery of villainy to protect the innocent, the 9781782762867 wronged and a bevy of beautiful women from the likes of Kang Pub Date: 5/26/15, On Sale Date: 5/26 The Cruel, Queen Valker the Violent, giant birds, lizards, sea­ $39.95/$46.00 Can. beasts and rock men, as well as wolfmen and gas spiders! For 224 pages Flash Gordon, the king of the cliff­hanger every Sunday is a Hardcover day of action! Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction Ctn Qty: 12 Contributor Bio: Don Moore was the writer of the Flash Gordon, taking over 11.000 in W | 10.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 279mm W | 254mm H | 567g Wt scriptwriting duties from strip creator Alex Raymond in August 1935. Moore was a former pulp editor. Raymond was the creator of several strips at the time; Flash Gordon, Secret Agent X­9, Jungle Jim; and needed Moore’s scripting assistance. Moore lasted on the strip beyond Raymond’s tenure

Austin Briggs (August 9, 1908 – October 10, 1973) After working for a while at advertising agency, he became an

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The Light & Darkness War Summary: Pilot Lazarus Jones’ battle to overcome the Tom Veitch, Cam Kennedy torment and guilt of surviving the Vietnam War punches a 9781782761808 whole through reality and is just the prelude to fighting the Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 ultimate war on a far­distant world of evil! $29.99/$34.95 Can. 192 pages Story Locale: Present Day/Vietnam War Hardcover Contributor Bio: Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction Ctn Qty: 12 Tom Veitch is a veteran comics writer and novelist with 6.688 in W | 10.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt numerous titles for DC Comics to his credit; The Light & 170mm W | 254mm H | 567g Wt Darkness War is his second collaboration with artist Cam Kennedy, the two of them having worked together on the acclaimed Star Wars spin­off series, Dark Empire. Kennedy’s other work includes drawing Rogue Trooper and Judge Dredd for 2000 AD; Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D and Daredevil for Marvel; as well as adapting Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson by Waverly Bo...

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LONE SLOANE: VOLUME 2: DELIRIUS Summary: Lone Sloane is still stuck on the planet aptly Jacques Lob, Philippe Druillet named Delirius, one of the strangest places in the galaxy. The 9781782761068 lonely traveler is in trouble: he was struck by an erasure Pub Date: 6/23/15, On Sale Date: 6/23 arrow by the fanatical monks of the Red Redemption. He is $15.99/$17.95 Can. accompanied by Mali, the daughter of his friend Yearl Martian, 80 pages first in his travels to the destitute underground world of Hardcover Delirius then to find Yearl and Lance, Mali’s lover and then in Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction the mission to save the inhabitants of Delirius from the Ctn Qty: 12 spreading madness! 8.000 in W | 10.700 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 203mm W | 272mm H | 567g Wt St... Contributor Bio: Philippe Druillet is a comics artist and writer, known for his innovative approach to visual design. In the US, he’s best known for his graphic adaptation of Michael Moorcock’s Elric hit fantasy series, Elric, the Return to Melnibone, and his work for Heavy Metal, such as City of Flowers.

Jacques Lob was an acclaimed comics author, best known

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13 COINS Summary: Meet John Pozner, a tormented ex­con on a Martin Brennan, Michael B. Jackson, Simon Bisley quest for vengeance after he discovers that he’s descended 9781782760610 from angels, and is the living key to earth’s future, or Pub Date: 6/30/15, On Sale Date: 6/30 heaven’s fall. $19.99/$22.99 Can. Collects the stunning 6­part mini series, along with plenty of 160 pages bonus material and additional artwork from huge names Hardcover including Glen Fabry. Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Ctn Qty: 12 An innovative and epic tale of good vs. evil ­ perfect for fans 8.000 in W | 10.143 in H | 1.250 lb Wt of supernatural fantasy, Judeo­Christian mythology and 203mm W | 258mm H | 567g Wt bloody­knuckled conflict!

Story Locale: Earth (present), Heav...

Contributor Bio: Martin Brennan & Michael B. Jackson are the video games scriptwriting team responsible for the screenplay to Hitman: Absolution.

Simon Bisley is perhaps best known for his work on ABC

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BREATHTAKER Summary: Chase Darrow is a beautiful weapon. The US Marc Wheatley, Marc Hempel government gave her a sexual power that makes her utterly 9781782761822 alluring – the prefect weapon for espionage. Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 $18.99/$22.99 Can. Yet to kiss a man leaves his lifeforce drained and means that 224 pages no one can love her without paying the ultimate price. Hardcover Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy But Chase is now on the run from The Man – another Ctn Qty: 12 government creation and the first superhero. All machismo, he 6.688 in W | 10.156 in H | 1.250 lb Wt is sent to bring Chase back, but which weapon will prove the 170mm W | 258mm H | 567g Wt most powerful – love or death?

Story Locale: Earth... Contributor Bio: Mark Wheatley is a veteran comics creator, having worked as an editor, writer and artist for the likes of DC and Image. His current work includes art for the TV show, The Millers, on CBS. He has collaborated on a number of projects with Marc Hempel, whose own work includes stints on such famous

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Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor Vol.1 Summary: DON’T MISS THE STUNNING FIRST COLLECTION Robbie Morrison, Dave Taylor, Alice X. Zhang OF THE TWELFTH DOCTOR’S ALL­NEW COMICS 9781782761778 ADVENTURES! Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 $19.99/$22.95 Can. New Doctor! New Beginning! Offering shocks, surprises, and Hardcover timestream­shaking revelations, don’t miss your chance to get Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie ­In on board this amazing ongoing series! Ctn Qty: 12 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 152mm W | 229mm H | 567g Wt Eagle award­winning writer Robbie Morrison (Drowntown, The Authority, 2000AD, Nikolai Dante) and New York Times­ bestselling artist Dave Taylor (Batman: Death by Design, 2000AD) dive headfirst into the TARDIS console room and spin the Doctor off to his most challenging destination yet!

Author Residence: UK

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Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Vol.2 Summary: THE ELEVENTH DOCTOR RETURNS IN AN ALL­ Al Ewing, Rob Williams, Simon Fraser, Warren NEW ONGOING SERIES, WITH A TIME­TWISTING LEAP Pleec... INTO THE UNKNOWN! GERONIMO! 9781782761761 Pub Date: 6/30/15, On Sale Date: 6/30 Second volume of the ongoing Doctor Who: The Eleventh $19.99/$22.95 Can. Doctor comics series. Hardcover Contributor Bio: Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie ­In Ctn Qty: 12 Author Residence: UK 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 152mm W | 229mm H | 567g Wt

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Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Vol.2 Summary: THE TENTH DOCTOR IS BACK, IN AN ALL­NEW Titan Comics ONGOING SERIES! NEW COMPANION! NEW FOES! 9781782761754 UNFORGETTABLE NEW HORIZONS! ALLONS­Y! Pub Date: 6/30/15, On Sale Date: 6/30 $19.99/$22.95 Can. Second volume of the ongoing Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Hardcover comics series. Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie ­In Ctn Qty: 12 Contributor Bio: 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Author Residence: UK 152mm W | 229mm H | 567g Wt

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THE GOD MACHINE Summary: Death is a funny old business, especially Chandra Free when all existence is controlled by a ditzy, ethereal Good 9781782762942 God and naughty Evil God who have lost the keys to Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 heaven… $16.99/$18.95 Can. 176 pages Stricken with grief from the death of his girlfriend, Sith, Guy Hardcover Salvatore struggles to make sense of his world. He’s plagued Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy with hallucinations of monsters that torment and threaten his Ctn Qty: 12 life. But Satan holds the answers to Guy’s woes. His twisted 6.688 in W | 10.156 in H | 1.250 lb Wt tongue promises Sith is alive; that the two Gods ­ the cute 170mm W | 258mm H | 567g Wt Good God and her brother...

Contributor Bio: Chandra Free’s uniquely abstract and beautiful artwork has been seen on such diverse titles as Jim Henson Fraggle Rock to her own adaptation of T.S.Eliot’s The Wasteland and illustrations for the prose novel, Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes. She is also art director of BLAM! Studios.

Author Residence: Orlando, Florida

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Gravestown Summary: Five people enter a house. Two are horribly killed. Roger Gibson, Vince Danks Two more go missing. One is left ­ Emma James ­ and her 9781782760078 destiny is inextricably linked with that terrible place. Pub Date: 7/28/15, On Sale Date: 7/28 $19.99/$23.99 Can. They’ve been waiting for her, you see, down in the hidden 110 pages city. For some of them she’s the Saviour. But most of them Hardcover just want her dead. Gravestown is her story. Comics & Graphic Novels Ctn Qty: 12 Story Locale: Present­day 6.750 in W | 10.250 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 171mm W | 260mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Roger Gibson and Vince Danks have been collaborating on comics together for many years ­ most recently on the critically­acclaimed detective thriller Harker, also published by Titan

Author Residence: England

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Ring Of Roses Summary: London, 1991. But not the London you may be Das Petrou, John Watkiss familiar with. Imagine an England under Catholic rule ­ a rule 9781782760016 so iron­fisted that science and technology has been set back Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 decades. $19.99/$23.99 Can. 144 pages Story Locale: Alternate­history London Hardcover Contributor Bio: Comics & Graphic Novels Ctn Qty: 12 Writer Das Petrou has had a long career as concept artist 6.750 in W | 10.250 in H | 1.250 lb Wt and creative consultant for Disney, Cartoon Network and the 171mm W | 260mm H | 567g Wt BBC. He has also written numerous comics including a James Bond series for US publisher, Dark Horse. Artist John Watkiss has credits to his name that includes concept designs on Disney’s Tarzan movie and work for the likes of Saatchi & Saatchi, Dreamworks and 20th Century Fox. Rights

Author Residence: UK

Artist John Watkiss has credits to his name that includes

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More Peanuts Summary: This collection contains 240 Peanuts strips taken Charles M Schulz from the three year span of 1952­1954 featuring many of 9781782761563 your favourite characters. Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 $5.99/$6.99 Can. The strip’s bitter­sweet humour and child­like innocence 128 pages helped to cement the Peanuts comic strip’s popularity and Trade Paperback secure its reputation as a true, one­of­a­kind, timeless Humor / Form / Comic Strips & Cartoons classic. Ctn Qty: 24 8.000 in W | 5.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 203mm W | 133mm H | 367g Wt Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000), was an American cartoonist, best known for the comic strip Peanuts (which featured the characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown, among others). He is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists of all time, cited as a major influence by many later cartoonists.

Author Residence: Deceased

Author Hometown: Deceased

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Peanuts Summary: This collection contains 240 Peanuts strips taken Charles M Schulz from 1950­1952 and introduces several of the comic strip’s 9781782761556 famous and familiar characters, including Charlie Brown, Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Patty, Sherman, Schroeder and Violet. $5.99/$6.99 Can. 128 pages The strip’s bitter­sweet humour and child­like innocence Trade Paperback helped to cement the Peanuts comic strip’s popularity and Humor / Form / Comic Strips & Cartoons secure its reputation as a true, one­of­a­kind, timeless Ctn Qty: 24 classic. 8.000 in W | 5.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 203mm W | 133mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000), was an American cartoonist, best known for the comic strip Peanuts (which featured the characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown, among others). He is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists of all time, cited as a major influence by many later cartoonists.

Author Residence: Deceased

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Under: Volume 1: Monsters Beneath Summary: NOBODY KNOWS WHAT HORRORS LURK IN THE Christophe Bec, Stefano Raffaele, Christian BOWELS OF THE CITY. THE SEWER POLICE WORK HARD Favrel... TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. 9781782761198 For Lieutenant Wilson Jericho, Hell is real: and it’s in the Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 sewers of the sprawling city Megalopol, where, as an officer $9.99/$11.99 Can. of the Sewer Police, he’s responsible for ensuring the proper 48 pages functioning keeping the bowels of the city running smoothly. Hardcover He knows everything there is to know about the underworld, Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror which is why he’s chosen to serve as tour guide for Sandra Ctn Qty: 12 Yeatman, a young s... 8.000 in W | 10.700 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 203mm W | 272mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Christophe Bec is a comics writer and writer, best known for his series Pandemonium and Prometheus.

Stefano Raffaele is an Italian comic book artist, known for his work on New Gods, Birds of Prey, Batman, X­Men Adventures, X­Factor and the Conan the Barbarian series.

Author Residence: France

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CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE Summary: Three terrified siblings trapped under the thumb Gordon Mclean, Arturo Lauria of their fiendish grandmother find the courage to make a 9781782762454 getaway. But with supernatural spies everywhere, Granny’s Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 power at its peak and time rapidly ticking away, it’s going to $19.99/$22.99 Can. be far from an easy escape. Think your family life’s twisted? 128 pages Think again! Hardcover Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror Story Locale: USA, present Ctn Qty: 12 6.688 in W | 10.156 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 170mm W | 258mm H | 567g Wt Gordon McLean is a Scottish indie comic creator, whose debut comic, the critically acclaimed No More Heroes, has been awarded the 2012 SICBA (Scottish Independent Comic Book Award) for Best Series and is also the most illegally downloaded indie comic ever! He is currently working on his first feature film project, Dying Light.

Arturo Lauria is an upcoming Italian artist with a striking, angular style reminiscent of Mike Mignola. He has worked on numerous titles including Zombie ...

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The Tower Chronicles: DreadStalker Vol. 1 Summary: The supernatural bounty hunter John Tower Matt Wagner, Simon Bisley returns in this thrilling new monthly series from writer 9781937278366 Matt Wagner (Mage, Grendel) and artist Simon Bisley Pub Date: 2/3/15, On Sale Date: 2/3 (Lobo). $14.99/$16.99 Can. 144 pages After thwarting a demonic possession and tearing a mystic Trade Paperback artifact away from the clutches of the Brotherhood of the Comics & Graphic Novels Rose, Tower believes himself one step closer to his mysterious Ctn Qty: 48 goals. But the next chapter of his journey leads him and his 6.625 in W | 10.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt unofficial partner, FBI agent Alicia Hardwicke, to the frozen 168mm W | 260mm H | 367g Wt wilderness of Canada where they... Contributor Bio: Matt Wagner has enjoyed a career in comics for over twenty years. Born and educated in Pennsylvania, his first published work was a short story that would introduce one of comicdom’s most respected creator­owned characters—the mastermind assassin, GRENDEL. Best known for this epic creation and his other, more personal, allegory, MAGE, Matt has also worked on a variety of established characters at DC

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A Town Called Dragon Summary: An action­packed modern day myth, this 5­ Judd Winick, Geoff Shaw issue series is an original story written by Judd Winick 9781937278403 (Batman, Green Lantern), featuring the art of exciting Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 new talent Geoff Shaw. $14.99/$16.99 Can. 192 pages Legendary Comics transports you to a A Town Called Dragon. Trade Paperback On the surface it seems like your average all­American tourist Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy trap, but this snow­covered town hides a burning secret. Ctn Qty: 48 After centuries of lying buried within the depths of an icy 6.625 in W | 10.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt mountain, the world’s last dragon egg finally hatches— 168mm W | 260mm H | 367g Wt endangering modern life...

Contributor Bio: Geoff Shaw was born and raised in Mt. Vernon, Iowa and received his Bachelors in fine arts from the University of New Mexico in 2007 and a Masters in Sequential Art from The Savannah College of Art and Design in 2011. During graduate school, he worked on several professional projects including: the Batman annual 2011 and Grim Fairy tales Hook' #5. After placing in the Walt Disney Imaginations' competition, he

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Annihilator Summary: An amazing, genre­breaking story from Grant Grant Morrison, Frazer Irving Morrison, one of the most original and inventive writers 9781937278441 in comics today. Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 $14.99/$16.99 Can. Legendary Comics proudly presents Annihilator, an 200 pages original graphic novel odyssey from the subversive mind Trade Paperback of Grant Morrison. This 6­issue series is a reality­bending Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction sci­fi adventure like no other, brought to life with Ctn Qty: 48 stunning artwork from Frazer Irving (Batman and Robin, 6.625 in W | 10.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Judge Dredd, Necronauts). 168mm W | 260mm H | 367g Wt Washed­up Hollywood screenwriter Ray Spass is caught in a downward spiral o... Contributor Bio: Grant Morrison is highly regarded as one of the most original and inventive writers to work in the comic book industry. He is recognized as being one of the best­selling writers in the medium in the last 20 years.

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Epochalypse Summary: Legendary Comics turns history on its head Jonathan Hennessey, Shane Davis with the 5­part sci­fi adventure Epochalypse, a mind­ 9781937278496 bending new series from historical author Jonathan Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 Hennessey (The United States Constitution: A Graphic $14.99/$16.99 Can. Adaptation; The Gettysburg Address: A Graphic 144 pages Adaptation) and acclaimed artist Shane Davis Trade Paperback (Superman: Earth One, Shadow Walk). Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction Ctn Qty: 48 When a mysterious space­time phenomenon causes 600 years 6.625 in W | 10.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt of human history to collapse into a single era, societies from 168mm W | 260mm H | 367g Wt the past, present and future are forced to co... Contributor Bio: Jonathan Hennesey is a writer living in Los Angeles. A ten­ year veteran of the film and television production industry, Hennessey also works as a story analyst for Phoenix Pictures. He is the author of The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation.

Author Residence: Los Angeles

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The Harvester Vol. 1 Summary: This supernatural suspense story from Brandon Seifert, Eric Battle Legendary Comics is authored by Brandon Seifert (Witch 9781937278519 Doctor, Hellraiser, Dr. Who), and features artwork by Eric Pub Date: 7/14/15, On Sale Date: 7/14 Battle (Spider­Man, Batman, The Flash, Godzilla: $14.99/$16.99 Can. Awakening). 152 pages Trade Paperback Since the dawn of time, mischievous troublemakers have been Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror warned of his wrath, scholars have searched for traces of his Ctn Qty: 48 existence and evildoers have been tormented by the 6.625 in W | 10.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt unstoppable force that goes by a single name: The Harvester. 168mm W | 260mm H | 367g Wt Some say he is nothing more than a folktale, a...

Contributor Bio: Brandon Seifert is an expatriate Alaskan living in Portland, Oregon. He was a student in Brian Michael Bendis’ inaugural comics writing class at Portland State University in 2010, and returned the following spring as the class T.A. He has written arts and culture pieces for Willamette Week, Performer Magazine, The Anchorage Press, and comics news pieces for

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The Tower Chronicles: DreadStalker Vol. 2 Summary: The supernatural bounty hunter John Tower Matt Wagner, Simon Bisley returns in this thrilling new monthly series from writer 9781937278540 Matt Wagner (Mage, Grendel) and artist Simon Bisley Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 (Lobo). $14.99/$16.99 Can. 144 pages After thwarting a demonic possession and tearing a mystic Trade Paperback artifact away from the clutches of the Brotherhood of the Comics & Graphic Novels Rose, Tower believes himself one step closer to his mysterious Ctn Qty: 48 goals. But the next chapter of his journey leads him and his 6.625 in W | 10.250 in H | 0.810 lb Wt unofficial partner, FBI agent Alicia Hardwicke, to the frozen 168mm W | 260mm H | 367g Wt wilderness of Canada where they... Contributor Bio: Matt Wagner has enjoyed a career in comics for over twenty years. Born and educated in Pennsylvania, his first published work was a short story that would introduce one of comicdom’s most respected creator­owned characters—the mastermind assassin, GRENDEL. Best known for this epic creation and his other, more personal, allegory, MAGE, Matt has also worked on a variety of established characters at DC

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Empowered Volume 9 Summary: Already under official suspicion and suspended Adam Warren from her superteam, costumed crimefighter Empowered finds 9781616555719 herself the bewildered target of every major supervillain in the Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 capes­and­tights field for her supposed access to alien $17.99/$19.99 Can. technology. With a trick or two up her tattered supersuit’s Trade Paperback sleeve, can our tirelessly plucky but sadly underestimated Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes heroine outwit her army of tormentors—and escape the long­ Ctn Qty: 24 simmering revenge of the sinister Fleshmaster? 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt “This is a fantastically rendered book on ... Contributor Bio: Adam Warren, born 1967, is an American comic book writer and artist who is most famous for his adaptation of the characters known as Dirty Pair into an American comic book, and for being one of the first American commercial illustrators to be influenced by the general manga style. He has also contributed to several Gen¹³ comics, worked as writer and character designer for the Marvel Comics series Livewires, and has done numerous freelance works. His two latest

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High Crimes Summary: Disgraced Olympic snowboarder Zan Jensen runs Chris Sebela, Ibrahim Moustafa a sideline business as a high­altitude grave robber. When a 9781616554729 body is found at the summit of Everest with a treasure of Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 state secrets under its skin, Zan finds herself in the $19.99/$21.99 Can. crosshairs of a government hit squad. As she races to the Hardcover roof of the world, Zan will navigate bullets and avalanches to Comics & Graphic Novels / Crime & Mystery find salvation in the deadliest place on Earth. Ctn Qty: 12 1.250 lb Wt Collecting the critically acclaimed Monkeybrain digital comic 567g Wt The Onion’s A.V. Club calls “a high concep... Contributor Bio: Christopher Sebela is a writer and graphic designer who narrowly escaped a lifetime in the Midwest to set up shop in Portland, Oregon. He is of the opinion that the West Coast is the better of the two coasts. Having written journalism and prose, his comics work includes Image’s Screamland: Death of the Party, Marvel’s Captain Marvel and Fantastic Four, as well as the upcoming books Ghost and Alien Vs. Predator from Dark Horse. He would like you to know is not at all comfortable ...

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B.P.R.D Hell on Earth Volume 10 Summary: There is panic at the B.P.R.D. when a blackout Mike Mignola, Laurence Campbell hits—and Kate is possessed! But with Johann dealing with 9781616556174 gigantic monsters from another dimension in Japan, how will Pub Date: 3/10/15, On Sale Date: 3/10 Liz and the remaining agents save Kate? $19.99/$21.99 Can. Trade Paperback “Just as in the pages of Hellboy, there’s a strong sense that Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror big things are lurking right around the corner for our heroes.” Ctn Qty: 24 —ign.com 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Series Overview: The Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense, also know as the BPRD, is the group led by Hellboy who are dedicated to ridding the materi...

Contributor Bio: Mike Mignola was born September 16, 1960 in Berkeley, California and grew up in nearby Oakland. His fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age and reading Dracula at age 13 introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore from which he has never recovered. In 1993 Mike moved to Dark Horse comics and created Hellboy, a half­

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Panel to Panel­ Summary: Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer Seasons 8 & 9 continued but only in comics beginning with the spectacular Joss Whedon Season 8. Under the tutelage of Whedon, this ground­ 9781616557430 breaking series further developed the fan­favorite television Pub Date: 3/10/15, On Sale Date: 3/10 characters and established new ones. Buffy the Vampire $19.99/$21.99 Can. Slayer: Panel to Panel— Seasons 8 and 9 is a deluxe oversize Trade Paperback book collecting the covers, pinup art, developmental Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror sketches, and favorite sequences from Season 8 and Season Ctn Qty: 31 9 as well as the series Angel & Faith. Featuring ar... 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 367g Wt Various The author lives in Various.

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The Chronicles of King Conan Volume 10 Summary: While Conan’s armies prepare to entrap the 9781616553722 forces of the enemy alliance, dark machinations are afoot to Pub Date: 3/10/15, On Sale Date: 3/10 strike at Conan’s own heart. The malign sorcerer Caliastros, in $19.99/$21.99 Can. league with the Warlord of Koth, casts black spells that could Trade Paperback take the lives of Conan’s wife and children and end his Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy bloodline forever! Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt The Chronicles of King Conan further the legend of Robert E. 367g Wt Howard’s epic creation, collecting for the first time the long out­of­print Conan the King tales originally published by Mar... Contributor Bio: Don Kraar is a comic book writer who has done stories for both DC and Marvel. Best known for his work with Conan in the mid eighties. He also wrote the Tarzan comic strip from 1982 to 1995. The author lives in Encino, California.

Author Residence: Encino, California

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OINK Summary: In a dark, oppressive future, pig­men work John Mueller tirelessly feeding a society they cannot fathom as slaves of 9781616555900 human masters. When Oink realizes that the dogma being Pub Date: 3/10/15, On Sale Date: 3/10 forced on them is all lies, he undertakes a path of revenge $17.99/$19.99 Can. and revelation. Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror Series Overview: Remastered art from the Kitchen Sink Ctn Qty: 24 Comics series Oink: Heaven’s Butcher #1­3 and new material. 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Contributor Bio: John Mueller is an award winning author, illustrator, and game developer. He is the creator of OINK a creator owned series of graphic novels released in the 90’s, now once again in early 2015 OINK will be on book shelves with a completely new vision of the story that put him on the map. This new edition brings all of Mueller’s experience to bear on a 120pg TPB and Hardcover. Mueller spent 5 years working on this new edition which he describes as ’The most Epic thing I’ve ever do...

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Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 2 Ltd. Ed. Summary: The adventures of Stan Sakai’s beloved Miyamoto Stan Sakai Usagi hit an early peak in this new deluxe compilation! Volume 9781616556723 Two features the rabbit ronin’s first encounters with the Lord Pub Date: 3/10/15, On Sale Date: 3/10 of Owls, Inspector Ishida, and more, and is highlighted by the $79.99/$89.99 Can. Eisner Award­winning Grasscutter, a grand tale assembling Hardcover nearly all the series’ characters in a struggle over the Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy grasscutting sword of Japanese legend, with the fate of the Ctn Qty: 12 nation in the balance! This signed, limited edition omnibus 1.250 lb Wt collects Usagi Yoji... 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Stan Sakai was born in Kyoto, Japan, grew up in Hawaii, and now lives in California with his wife, Sharon, and children, Hannah and Matthew. He received a Fine Arts degree from the University of Hawaii, and did further studies at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. His creation, Usagi Yojimbo, is the story of a samurai rabbit living in a feudal Japan populated by anthropomorphic animals. It first appeared in Albedo Comics in 1984. Since then, Usagi has been...

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Conan Volume 17 Shadows Over Kush Summary: Writer Fred Van Lente leads the way for the Fred Van Lente, Brian Ching world’s most famous barbarian! 9781616555221 Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 Conan drinks himself into a stupor of grief while in the $24.99/$27.50 Can. troubled city of Shumballa—until a brazen act of thievery Hardcover against him sends the Cimmerian into a witch­hunt full of Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy adventure, demons, and rebellion! This city on the edge of a Ctn Qty: 12 revolution must rely on Conan if it is to survive, and when the 1.250 lb Wt truth of is revealed, Shumballa will never be the same! 567g Wt This exciting volume collects issues #1—6 of the Dark Horse Comi...

Contributor Bio: Fred Van Lente is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Marvel Zombies, Incredible Hercules (with Greg Pak), Odd Is On Our Side (with Dean R. Koontz), as well as the American Library Association award­winning Action Philosophers. His original graphic novel Cowboys & Aliens (co­written with Andrew Foley) is the basis for the major motion picture

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Emily and the Strangers Volume 2: Breaking Summary: Emily—and her new band, the Strangers—won the Record the battle of the bands and received a record contract with Rob Reger, Cat Farris Awesomely Awesome Records, but can the girl who just 9781616555986 figured out how to get along with her friends manage dealing Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 with a major corporation? And what’s the deal with the $12.99/$13.99 Can. legions of stray cats around town? Hardcover Emily the Strange creator Rob Reger reteams with cowriter Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Mariah Huehner (True Blood, Angel) and artist Cat Farris Ctn Qty: 12 (Angry Birds) for a brand­new, full­color Emily the Strange 1.250 lb Wt story full ... 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Rob Reger is a published author of children’s books and young adult books. Published credits of Rob Reger include Emily the Strange vol. 4: Seeing is Deceiving, Emily the Strange, and Emily’s Book of Strange. Rob Reger has grown Emily the Strange from an image on a few skateboards and tee shirts to an international fashion brand and publishing phenomenon. A thoroughly modern Renaissance man, Rob holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Printing, contributes to the art and the writing

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The Shaolin Cowboy Summary: “A little less conversation, a little more action!”— Geof Darrow Elvis 9781616557263 Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 The saga of one man’s fight against the walking dead as $17.99/$19.99 Can. you’ve never seen it before! The action never lets up as a Hardcover chainsaw of events pits the comic world’s favorite Shaolin Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Cowboy against a legion of gourmets from the fourth level of Ctn Qty: 24 hell, intent on turning America’s finest youth into an endless 0.810 lb Wt shemp buffet. Strap on your six­guns, gas up your chainsaw, 367g Wt and hang on, ’cuz you aren’t in Downton Abbey anymore.

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The saga of one man’s fight against the walking dead as you’ve never seen it before! The action never lets up as a chainsaw of events pits the comic world’s favorite Shaolin Cowboy against a legion of gourmets from the fourth level of

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Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 2 Summary: The adventures of Stan Sakai’s beloved Miyamoto Stan Sakai Usagi hit an early peak in this new deluxe compilation! Volume 9781616556105 Two features the rabbit ronin’s first encounters with the Lord Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 of Owls, Inspector Ishida, and more, and is highlighted by the $24.99/$27.50 Can. Eisner Award­winning Grasscutter, a grand tale assembling Trade Paperback nearly all the series’ characters in a struggle over the Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy grasscutting sword of Japanese legend, with the fate of the Ctn Qty: 24 nation in the balance! This omnibus collects Usagi Yojimbo 0.810 lb Wt Book 11: Seasons, Us... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Stan Sakai was born in Kyoto, Japan, grew up in Hawaii, and now lives in California with his wife, Sharon, and children, Hannah and Matthew. He received a Fine Arts degree from the University of Hawaii, and did further studies at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. His creation, Usagi Yojimbo, is the story of a samurai rabbit living in a feudal Japan populated by anthropomorphic animals. It first appeared in Albedo Comics in 1984. Since then, Usagi has been...

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The World of the Witcher Summary: Dive deep into the world of monster hunters, as CD Projekt Red the prominent characters from the universe take you on a 9781616554828 guided tour of the fascinating dark fantasy adventure that is Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 The Witcher. This gorgeous, illustrated hardbound volume $39.99/$43.99 Can. contains in­depth knowledge about the locales, the deadly 184 pages beasts that inhabit them, and the lethal weapons used to put Hardcover them down. Games / Video & Electronic / General Ctn Qty: 12 Series Overview: Based on a series of Polish novels 9.000 in W | 12.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt extremely popular in Eastern Europe, The Witcher games have 229mm W | 305mm H | 567g Wt sold more then 5.5 million...

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Angel and Faith: Season Nine Library Edition Summary: The supernatural world is reeling after the loss of Volume 1 magic in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8. The death of Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs Buffy’s mentor, Giles, at Angel’s (possessed) hand has the 9781616557126 vampire with a soul looking for a way to make amends. He’s Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 going to bring the Watcher back from the grave! Faith, rebel $29.99/$32.99 Can. Slayer, is helping Angel with his quest, if only to keep him Hardcover from going too far. But there’s more keeping this duo sword Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror ready: a set of demon twins, Angel’s former guide Whistler, Ctn Qty: 12 Faith’s vengeful Slaye... 1.250 lb Wt 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Christos N. “Chris” Gage is a screenwriter and comic book writer. He is known for his work on the films The Breed and Teenage Caveman, and for the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Numbers. In the comics industry, he has done considerable work on the titles Angel & Faith, Avengers Academy, The Amazing Spider­Man and The Superior Spider­Man, and has written tie­in books for the “Civil War” and “World War Hulk” storylines. Gage is married to Ruth Fletcher Gage, with ...

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ApocalyptiGirl: An Aria for the End Times Summary: The premiere graphic novel from underground Andrew MacLean sensation Andrew MacLean (Head Lopper), ApocalyptiGirl is an 9781616555665 action­packed sci­fi epic! Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 Alone at the end of the world, Aria is woman with a mission! $9.99/$10.99 Can. Traipsing through an overgrown city with her only companion, Trade Paperback a cat named Jelly Beans, Aria’s search for an ancient relic Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction with immeasurable power has been fruitless so far. But when Ctn Qty: 24 a run in with a creepy savage sets her on a path to complete 0.810 lb Wt her quest, she’ll face death head on in the hopes of clai... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Andrew MacLean is an emerging comic artist who spends his days drawing pages for his comics and creating designs for ad agencies and apparel companies (Foot Locker, Resistol, Go Indie, Happy Grasshopper). Andrew’s style emerges from a variety of artists like Mike Mignola, Gabriel Ba, Rafael Grampa, James Harren, Paul Pope, and Jack Kirby to form a life of its own. He has a very cinematic approach to storytelling, drawing on influence from filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino and St...

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Baltimore Volume 5 Summary: Lord Baltimore hunts the godlike Red King, who is Mike Mignola, Ben Stenbeck responsible for the vampire plague. After saving a young 9781616556181 woman from her undead husband, Baltimore and his team of Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 fearless vampire killers face the demonic offspring of a witch, $24.99/$27.50 Can. and uncover the truth about the inquisitor turned werewolf Hardcover Judge Duvic—now more bloodthirsty than ever. Collects Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror Baltimore: The Witch of Harju #1­#3 and The Wolf and the Ctn Qty: 12 Apostle #1­#2. 1.250 lb Wt 567g Wt Series Overview: After a devastating plague ends World War I, Europe is suddenl...

Contributor Bio: Mike Mignola began his career in 1980 by illustrating spots in the Comic Reader. He began inking in August of 1983 for Marvel Comics including Daredevil and Power Man & Iron Fist. Mignola is particularly noted for his highly distinctive style, which was once called “German expressionism meets Jack Kirby” by Alan Moore, in an introduction to a Hellboy collection. While Mignola has heavily influenced a new

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The Chronicles of Conan Volume 29 Summary: While Conan’s armies prepare to entrap the 9781616553753 forces of the enemy alliance, dark machinations are afoot to Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 strike at Conan’s own heart. The malign sorcerer Caliastros, in $19.99/$21.99 Can. league with the Warlord of Koth, casts black spells that could Trade Paperback take the lives of Conan’s wife and children and end his Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy bloodline forever! Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt The Chronicles of King Conan further the legend of Robert E. 367g Wt Howard’s epic creation, collecting for the first time the long out­of­print Conan the King tales originally published by Marv...

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Deep Gravity Summary: He didn’t get onto the most lucrative interstellar Mike Richardson, Gabriel Hardman, Corinna Bechko, mission for the money—Paxon came to be reunited with the ... woman he loves. But his high­stakes journey takes him to a 9781616556198 savage world full of the galaxy’s most dangerous game, where Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 the gravity can turn your bones to powder. And the reunion $14.99/$16.99 Can. isn’t all he hoped for, when they find themselves on a ruined Trade Paperback vessel in a deteriorating orbit above the planet, trapped with Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction their own alien prey on the loose. Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Series Overview: Deep Gravity is a new scienc... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Gabriel Hardman has drawn Hulk, and Agents of Atlas for Marvel Comics as well as Heathentown for Image/Shadowline. He is an accomplished motion picture illustrator whose credits include Spider­Man 3, X2: X­Men United, Superman Returns, Tropic Thunder and Inception. He also directed the prize winning short film Wrong Way Up, which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival. The author lives in Los Angeles, California.

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Tex: The Lonesome Rider Summary: American icon Joe Kubert and Italian writer Joe Kubert Claudio Nizzi collaborated on the exhilarating western Tex: 9781616556204 The Lonesome Rider at the turn of the century—and this Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 standalone graphic novel is now available to a wider English­ $49.99/$55.00 Can. language audience! Tex hunts down four ruthless killers who Hardcover massacred a peaceful farming family, using his detective skills, Comics & Graphic Novels ranger’s experience, and brute force to track down his Ctn Qty: 12 targets! However, each killer is cunning and skilled in his own 1.250 lb Wt right! This is the first U.... 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Joe Kubert was a prominent cartoonist, graphic novelist and illustrator. He was the founder and president of the Kubert School for cartoon and graphic arts in New Jersey. His extraordinary career spans the history of the comic book in America: he began drawing comics in 1938, just as Superman made his debut in Action Comics #1, and continued to be one of the most vital cartoonists in the history of the industry, writing and drawing both mainstream comic book characters as well a...

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Veda: Assembly Required Summary: Beneath the factory floor lives an orphaned girl Samuel Teer, Hyeondo Park named Veda. Watched over by the diligent Assembly, a robot 9781616554972 that works the production line, Veda discovers a unique Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 power—she can speak to machines! Under the tutelage of $14.99/$16.99 Can. Assembly, she learns the three laws of the machines…But it’s Trade Paperback the unspoken secret fourth law—avoid the Gremlin, that’s Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Science Fiction piqued young Veda’s interest and leads her down a dangerous Ctn Qty: 24 and compromising path on her journey of self­discovery. 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Samuel Teer was born to a deaf maintenance worker and an immigrant that spoke English as a distant second language. So, obviously he became a writer. He was raised outside of St. Louis, MO. He currently lives in Thornton, CO. Veda: Assembly Required is his first published work. The author lives in Thornton, CO.

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Author Hometown: St. Louis, MO

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Adventures into the Unknown Archives Volume Summary: From storm­battered castles to secret 4 laboratories to the oceans’ depths, the golden age 9781616556235 supernatural anthology comic Adventures Into the Unknown Pub Date: 3/31/15, On Sale Date: 3/31 had every spooky setting audiences could desire and Dark $49.99/$54.99 Can. Horse is collecting them all into deluxe hardcover archive Hardcover editions! Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction A classic cover by Ogden Whitney sets the tone for our Ctn Qty: 12 fourth excursion into the quirky realms found in Adventures 1.250 lb Wt into the Unknown! Enjoy “Beware the Jabberwock,” “The 567g Wt Ghost that Didn’t Die,” and an excellent cover run... Contributor Bio: Various

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B.P.R.D: Plague of Frogs Volume 3 Summary: Following the Bureau’s catastrophic encounter Mike Mignola, Guy Davis with the monster­god Katha­Hem, Kate heads to France with 9781616556228 hopes of bringing Roger back to life, and Daimio reveals the Pub Date: 3/31/15, On Sale Date: 3/31 truth about his death in the jungles of Bolivia. The coming $24.99/$27.50 Can. frog apocalypse heats up as Abe meets a secret society of Trade Paperback Victorian cyborgs with ties to his origins, and Liz’s visions Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror grow increasingly dire! From Hollow Earth to King of Fear—the Ctn Qty: 24 entire war on frogs in four volumes! 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Series Overview: The B.P.R.D. (Bureau of Paranor... Contributor Bio: Mike Mignola was born September 16, 1960 in Berkeley, California and grew up in nearby Oakland. His fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age and reading Dracula at age 13 introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore from which he has never recovered. In 1993 Mike moved to Dark Horse comics and created Hellboy, a half­ demon occult detective who may or may not be the Beast of the Apocalypse. While the first story line Seed of Destruction,

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Murder Book Summary: The graphic novel anthology Murder Book collects Ed Brisson gritty and unrelenting crime comics by Ed Brisson (Sheltered, 9781616556815 The Field, Sons of Anarchy) that chronicle the demise of the Pub Date: 3/31/15, On Sale Date: 3/31 immoral and the innocent alike. Featuring art from Michael $17.99/$19.99 Can. Walsh (Secret Avengers), Simon Roy (The Field), Johnnie Trade Paperback Christmas (Sheltered), Declan Shalvey (Moon Knight), and Comics & Graphic Novels / Crime & Mystery many more, this collection is an essential for crime and noir Ctn Qty: 24 fans. 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Series Overview: A term used by detectives, murder book refers to a case file on...

Contributor Bio: Ed Brisson is a Vancouver based comic book writer known for the critically acclaimed time travel/crime series Comeback from Image. He’s also written short stories that have appeared in the Image books Near Death, Dia De Los Muertos and Grim Leaper. Ed Brisson has worked for Image, Oni, Viz, Random House, IDW, and Dark Horse Comics. The author lives in Vancouver, BC.

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Oh My Goddess! Volume 47 Summary: Belldandy’s father Tyr has demanded a miracle Kosuke Fujishima out of a mortal—to win the hand of his divine daughter in 9781616557331 marriage, Keiichi has five minutes to reach her…racing his bike Pub Date: 3/31/15, On Sale Date: 3/31 over an unearthly course where failure means the end for a $12.99/$14.50 Can. mere fragile human! But if Keiichi Morisato was an ordinary Trade Paperback man, he wouldn’t have already won the extraordinary love of Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy the goddess Belldandy… Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Series Overview: Oh My Goddess! is America’s longest­ 367g Wt running manga and has been popular in formats other than just manga. ...

Contributor Bio: Kōsuke Fujishima is a Japanese manga artist. Born in Chiba, Japan, he first came to public attention as an editor of Puff magazine, his first job after completing high school. Fujishima originally intended to be a draftsman, but took the editorial role after failing to get a drafting apprenticeship. He later became assistant to manga artist Tatsuya Egawa in the production of the Making Be Free! manga, and in 1986 began

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Reflections Summary: David Mack is the New York Times best­selling David Mack author and artist of the Kabuki graphic novels, the writer and 9781616556761 artist of Daredevil from Marvel Comics, and the author and Pub Date: 3/31/15, On Sale Date: 3/31 artist of his children’s book The Shy Creatures from MacMillan. $24.99/$27.50 Can. Mack most recently created the art & concept for the credit Trade Paperback sequence on the #1 hit motion­picture, Captain America: The Art / Popular Culture / General Winter Soldier. Reflections presents a selection of David Ctn Qty: 24 Mack’s art, including sketches, finished paintings, sculptures, 0.810 lb Wt and other various... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: David Mack is the New York Times best­selling author and artist of the Kabuki graphic novels, the writer and artist of Daredevil from Marvel Comics, and the author and artist of his children’s book The Shy Creatures from MacMillan. Mack most recently created the art & concept for the credit sequence on the #1 hit motion­picture, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. David Mack’s work has garnered nominations for seven Eisner Awards, four International Eagle Awards, and both the Ha...

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Return of the Gremlins Summary: When a young American named Gus inherits his Mike Richardson, Dean Yeagle late grandfather’s English estate, he hopes to sell the place 9781616556693 and be on his way. But then, strange things start happening Pub Date: 3/31/15, On Sale Date: 3/31 in the house. Gus’s suspicions are confirmed when he learns $19.99/$21.99 Can. the house isn’t haunted—it’s infested with Gremlins! Hardcover Humor / Form / Essays The mischievous Gremlins are back! Based on the creation of Ctn Qty: 12 beloved children’s author Roald Dahl, these playful creatures 1.250 lb Wt have been in the public eye since World War II, disassembling 567g Wt fighter planes and causing h... Contributor Bio: By the mid­1980s, Mike Richardson had already established himself as a business leader in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area with the successful chain of retail comic­ book shops he founded after graduating from college. In 1986, he invested profits from his chain of bookstores and with that money founded Dark Horse Comics. Richardson determined early on that great stories were great stories no matter the medium in which they’re told. This belief led the publisher to

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Archie's Pal Jughead Archives Volume 1 Summary: You know Jughead as Archie’s loyal sidekick, but 9781616551186 wait until you see the trouble he can get up to on his own! Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 Cheer as Jug matches wits with Archie’s rival Reggie, gasp as $49.99/$54.99 Can. he tests nutty experiments with his Uncle Herman, and marvel Hardcover as he eats dozens upon dozens of burgers and shakes! With Humor / Form / Comic Strips & Cartoons twice the mischief, twice the pranks, and twenty times the Ctn Qty: 12 food, Jughead Archives takes you to the weirder side of 1.250 lb Wt Riverdale, in this uproarious volume illustrated by beloved 567g Wt Archie artists Samm Schwar... Contributor Bio: Samm Schwartz (October 15, 1920 ­ November 13, 1997) was an American comic artist best known for his work in Archie Comics, specifically on the character Jughead Jones. Schwartz was born in Brooklyn, where he took art instruction at the Pratt Institute. After working as an apprentice at a New York fashion studio and a part­time male model, he joined MLJ in 1942, shortly after the creation of Archie. Schwartz, who pencilled, inked, and lettered much of his own work, specialized i...

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Dark Ages Summary: New York Times best­selling novelist, graphic Dan Abnett, Ian Culbard novelist, and all­around character, Dan Abnett (Horus Rising, 9781616556020 Guardians of the Galaxy, The New Deadwardians) turns his Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 skewed vision to the year 1333. $14.99/$16.99 Can. The known world is locked in a holy war. As a godless Trade Paperback mercenary company slogs across Europe in search of Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy sustenance and coin, they encounter a demonic force born Ctn Qty: 24 not of hell, but from beyond the stars! As evil comes forth 0.810 lb Wt from the skies above, the heathen warband seeks refuge and 367g Wt redemption in... Contributor Bio: Dan Abnett is a British comic book writer and novelist. He has been a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK. He has also contributed to DC Comics titles. As one of the more prolific 2000 AD writers, Abnett was also responsible for the creation of one of the comic’s better known and longest­running strips of the last decade, Sinister Dexter, and Marvel’s Guardians of the Ga...

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Demo Summary: It’s hard enough being a teenager. Now try being Brian Wood, Becky Cloonan a teenager with powers. Demo chronicles the lives of young 9781616556822 people who are on their separate journeys to self­discovery in Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 a world—just like our own—where being different is feared. $24.99/$27.50 Can. This definitive edition of Demo by Brian Wood (The New York Trade Paperback Four, The Massive) and Becky Cloonan (The True Lives of the Comics & Graphic Novels Fabulous Killjoys) collects the entirety of the series, eighteen Ctn Qty: 24 short stories across multiple genres, and stands as an indie 0.810 lb Wt comics classic 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Multiple Eisner Award­nominee Brian Wood released his first series, Channel Zero, to considerable critical acclaim in 1997 and has gone on to create hard­hitting original series such as DMZ, Northlanders, The Couriers, and The Massive. Adding to that body of work, he’s also written some of the biggest titles in pop culture, with work on Star Wars, Conan The Barbarian, Lord Of The Rings and The X­Men. The author lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.. The author lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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Empowered Unchained Volume 1 Summary: With every Empowered Special collected under Adam Warren one vast roof, Empowered Unchained sprays a searing 9781616555801 shrapnel salvo of scintillating superhero satire, written by the Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 almighty Adam Warren and illustrated by comicdom’s most $19.99/$21.99 Can. talented and feared makers of pictures heroic! Featuring Trade Paperback graverobbing supervillains! Broom­swinging vigilantes! Slutty Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes cyberangels! Animal crimebots! Boozy ninja! Angry spaceships! Ctn Qty: 24 And more! And more! AND MORE! 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Series Overview: From Adam Warren­writer/artist of the English­...

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EVE Universe: The Art of New Eden Summary: Revealing over a decade of images created during 9781616557010 the development of EVE Online, DUST 514, and EVE: Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 Valkyrie—this is the ultimate look at the most massive and $39.99/$43.99 Can. dynamic universe in video games! Hardcover Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie ­In Created in close collaboration with the developers behind Ctn Qty: 12 each game, this gorgeous full­color hardcover immerses 1.250 lb Wt readers in New Eden through hundreds of stunning, never­ 567g Wt before­seen pieces of art. With in­depth commentary by CCP throughout, this is a must­have for any fan of science fiction, video gam... Contributor Bio: CCP Games (Crowd Control Productions) is an Icelandic video game developer and publisher, majority owned by the company’s staff and founders, Novator Partners and the American investment fund General Catalyst Partners. CCP is best known for producing Eve Online. CCP was founded in June 1997 by Reynir Harðarson, Þórólfur Beck and Ívar Kristjánsson.

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Pop Summary: What if the world’s pop stars and celebrities were Curt Pires, Jason Copland literally products, grown by the world’s wealthiest (ie. most 9781616556242 depraved) minds—and one of them escaped? Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 $14.99/$16.99 Can. As unique as it is entertaining, POP is a white­knuckled thrill Trade Paperback ride through the marketing­mastered, technologically­ Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction tethered tragicomedy we call life. Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Series Overview: Pop writer Curt Pires is the man behind the 367g Wt self published and distributed comic LP which was featured on Comics Bulletin’s “Top 10 Single Issues of 2012” list, and earne...

Contributor Bio: Curt Pires is the writer behind the self published and distributed LP which was featured on Comics Bulletin’s “Top 10 Single Issues of 2012” list, and earned him a spot on Multiversity Comics “Creators To Watch in 2013”. He also created Theremin with co­creator and collaborator, Dalton Rose. He lives and writes out of Calgary, Alberta.

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Terminator Salvation: Final Battle Volume 2 Summary: All stars J. Michael Straczynski and Pete Woods J. Michael Straczynski, Pete Woods send readers into the last day of the Machine War! John 9781616556259 Connor’s once­certain victory is in jeopardy, as the Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 psychopathic Thomas Parnell has taken control of the $19.99/$21.99 Can. Terminator army and threatens to crush both sides! With Trade Paperback mankind on the verge of extinction and the resistance Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction shattered, only John Connor stands against the killer—until Ctn Qty: 24 Skynet does the unthinkable, sending a resurrected Marcus 0.810 lb Wt Wright with an offer to parlay. But with the hour of ... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Joseph Michael Straczynski was born born July 17, 1954. He is an American writer and producer. Straczynski has long been a comic fan and began writing comics in the late 1980s. His work in comics includes the adaptations of Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future, The Twilight Zone, Star Trek and Babylon 5. In 1999 he created Rising Stars for Top Cow/Image Comics. In 2013 he received the prestigious International Icon Award from the San Diego Comic­Con International, only t...

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Art of He Man and the Masters of the Universe Summary: In 1983, the world was introduced to He­Man and 9781616555924 the Masters of the Universe. What followed was a cultural Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 sensation that changed the landscape of children’s $39.99/$43.99 Can. entertainment forever! Join Mattel and Dark Horse in this 184 pages comprehensive retrospective chronicling He­Man’s decades­ Hardcover long epic journey from toy, to television, to film, to a true pop Performing Arts / Television / General culture phenomenon! Ctn Qty: 12 9.000 in W | 12.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Series Overview: Not a series but a single volume collecting 229mm W | 305mm H | 567g Wt concept art, schematics, marketing material, and text chronicling the his... Contributor Bio: Tim Seeley is one of those “slash” people…a writer­slash­ artist. He has drawn a number of different comic book series including G.I Joe, Halloween, WildC.A.T.s and Ex Sanguine. His writing work includes the New York Times best­selling Hack/Slash, Witchblade, Batman Eternal and the critically acclaimed Revival. He resides in Chicago, Illinois with his wife, Gina. He works at our Star Studios where he is never far from

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Elfquest: The Final Quest Volume 1 Summary: For generations, the elves sought a safe haven Wendy Pini, Richard Pini against all who would do them harm. But the dream that Chief 9781616554095 Cutter and his Wolfriders fought and died for, the Palace of Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 the High Ones, may be the very thing destroying them. The $17.99/$19.99 Can. skills that helped them survive the harsh world are fading, and Trade Paperback there is a growing threat from a tyrant obsessed with Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy exterminating all elves—creating a disastrous brew that must Ctn Qty: 24 surely boil over. 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Volume 1 collects Wendy and Richard Pini’s sixty­page special and t...

Contributor Bio: Wendy Pini was born Wendy Fletcher in San Francisco. Growing up on an isolated ranch in Gilroy, California, Wendy’s imagination was fueled by all forms of fantasy and mythology. At an early age she began spinning her own tales of elves, monkey­gods, aliens and sorcerers. While her artistic talents were influenced by of turn­of­the­century illustrators, film and TV animation, her storytelling abilities evolved from a love

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Girlfiend Summary: The Pander Brothers are back and bloodthirsty Pander Brothers with Girlfiend, their new vampire crime thriller! The brothers’ 9781616555528 first major work in comics in a decade, this meaty graphic Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 novel finds them going back to what they do best: Taking $19.99/$21.99 Can. comics to the edge. Known for their groundbreaking art in Trade Paperback Grendel: Devil’s Legacy, their terrifying Exquisite Corpse Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction series, and their revolutionary epic Triple­X, the Pander Ctn Qty: 24 Brothers now sink their teeth into this pulp­infused thriller in 0.810 lb Wt which a human and his vam... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: The Portland, Oregon based Pander Brothers are a multi disciplinary creative media team who write and direct films, commercials and music videos as well as write and illustrate graphic novels. Their award winning feature film Selfless premiered at ComicCon International in 2009 and was picked up by Entertainment 1. Also known for their collaborative work in graphic novels, their books include the cult series Grendel: Devil’s Legacy, Batman: City of Light and Exquisite Corpse. Th...

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Groo vs. Conan Summary: One is a cross­hatched Hyborian from the Sergio Aragones, Thomas Yeates unforgiving steppes of Cimmeria. The other is a big­nosed 9781616556037 buffoon from a land of cartoony chaos. Only in the addled Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 brain of Sergio Aragones could these two mismatched warriors $16.99/$18.99 Can. ever cross swords! Thomas Yeates lends his able pen to Mark Trade Paperback Evanier’s story of worlds colliding, as the indomitable Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy barbarian Conan meets the insufferable birdbrain Groo. An epic Ctn Qty: 24 crossover centuries in the making! Twice as much brawn as 0.810 lb Wt brains! Fantasy comics will never be... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Sergio Aragonés is said to be the fastest cartoonist in the world today. He is certainly the most honored, having won every major award in the field, including the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award, and the Will Eisner Hall of Fame Award. He was born in 1937 in Castellon, Spain but his family soon relocated to Mexico during the Spanish Civil War. In Mexico, Sergio studyied Architecture at the University of Mexico, and learned pantomime under the direction of Alexandro ...

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Brody's Ghost Volume 6 Summary: Everything has changed for Brody since teenaged Mark Crilley ghost Talia entered his life. Now trained in the supernatural 9781616554613 arts, strong in mind and body, and with Talia’s murder solved, Pub Date: 4/21/15, On Sale Date: 4/21 Brody has mere hours to stop her killer from making his ex­ $7.99/$8.99 Can. girlfriend Nicole the next victim. Everything Brody has worked Trade Paperback for has been building up to this day. But first, he’ll have to Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy pull his greatest feat yet—convincing a furious Talia to help Ctn Qty: 24 him escape from jail! Even if he manages that, the race is on 0.810 lb Wt save Nico... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Mark Crilley is an American manga creator and children’s book author/illustrator. He is the creator of Miki Falls, Akiko, and Brody’s Ghost. He is also noted for his instructional videos for drawing on YouTube in various styles, including manga­styles. He was at one point an English teacher in Fukushima, Japan as well as Taiwan. The author lives in Chicago, IL..

Author Residence: Chicago, IL.

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Buffy: Season Ten Volume 2 ­ I Wish Summary: Buffy and her crew get their fight on, as they try Christos Gage, Christos Isaacs to take control of the new rules of magic! While new living 9781616556006 arrangements take some getting used to, Buffy and the Pub Date: 4/21/15, On Sale Date: 4/21 Scoobies head for adventure in Sunnydale, where Andrew is $18.99/$19.99 Can. up to his good/bad/old tricks again. And as everyone Trade Paperback continues to feel the responsibility of writing the new magical Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror rules, they are tempted by what new rules can do for them… Ctn Qty: 24 just like the Big Bads who have come knocking on Buffy’s 0.810 lb Wt door! 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Christos N. “Chris” Gage is a screenwriter and comic book writer. He is known for his work on the films The Breed and Teenage Caveman, and for the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Numbers. In the comics industry, he has done considerable work on the titles Angel & Faith, Avengers Academy, The Amazing Spider­Man and The Superior Spider­Man, and has written tie­in books for the “Civil War” and “World War Hulk” storylines. Gage is married to Ruth Fletcher Gage, with ...

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Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 9 Summary: The Eisner and Harvey Award­nominated series 9781616555047 continues to unveil the vicious deeds of the gangsters, gun Pub Date: 4/21/15, On Sale Date: 4/21 molls, and murderers of yesteryear while reprinting some of $49.99/$54.99 Can. the most notorious pre­Code comics of all time! Our latest Hardcover collection—including every uncensored page from Crime Does Comics & Graphic Novels / Crime & Mystery Not Pay issues #54 to #57—is brimming with razor­sharp work Ctn Qty: 12 by artists George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, Dan Barry, Charles 1.250 lb Wt Biro, and others! This volume also features a new foreword by 567g Wt crime and comics storytel...

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Lev Gleason began his career in 1931 as an artist and advertising director for Open Road for Boys magazine. From 1932 to 1934, he served as advertising manager under Harry Wildenberg at Eastern Color Printing, a printer that became a comics­publishing pioneer in 1933 with the first American comic books. Becoming an editor at the newspaper syndicate United Feature in 1936, Gleason launched the early comic

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Dragon Age: The World of Thedas Volume 2 Summary: BioWare’s newest game Dragon Age: Inquisition 9781616555016 will expand the universe of their epic series in profound ways. Pub Date: 4/21/15, On Sale Date: 4/21 This comprehensive book of lore features exclusive art and $39.99/$43.99 Can. information, exploring every corner of this dark fantasy Hardcover masterpiece! Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie ­In Newcomers will appreciate how this volume covers everything Ctn Qty: 12 they need to know about the world and characters of these 1.250 lb Wt smash­hit games! Dedicated fans will revel in the abundance 567g Wt of never­before­revealed secrets, the perfect companion to Dragon Age: The ...

Contributor Bio: BioWare is a Canadian video game developer founded in February 1995 by newly graduated medical doctors Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, and Augustine Yip. BioWare is currently owned by American company Electronic Arts. The company specializes in role­playing video games, and became famous for launching highly praised and successful licensed franchises, Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. They proceeded to make several

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Halo Volume 2 Escalation Summary: The Fall of New Phoenix, Master Chief’s return to Brian Reed, Sergio Arino action, and a dark plot by the Office of Naval Intelligence—all 9781616556280 in this volume collecting Halo: Escalation issues #7­#12 by Pub Date: 4/21/15, On Sale Date: 4/21 Brian Reed (Amazing Spider­Man), Duffy Boudreau $19.99/$21.99 Can. (Blackacre), Sergio Ariño (Ms. Marvel) and Ricardo Sánchez Trade Paperback (Green Arrow). Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie ­In Ctn Qty: 24 Series Overview: After working directly with the developers 0.810 lb Wt of the Mass Effect videogame to create new storylines in 367g Wt comic book from, Dark Horse has become the favored publisher of a number presti...

Contributor Bio: Brian Reed was born on July 1, 1973 in Anderson, Indiana. He is an American comic book and video game writer. His comic book work includes Spider­Man Unlimited, Ms. Marvel, Red Sonja, Halo: Initiation and Halo: Escalation.

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The Art of the Uncharted Trilogy Summary: Adventure alongside Nathan Drake, as Dark Horse Naughty Dog Books and Naughty Dog team up to bring you this 9781616554873 breathtaking, comprehensive exploration into the Uncharted Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 saga! Encompassing Drake’s Fortune, Among Thieves, and $39.99/$43.99 Can. Drake’s Deception, this epic volume offers a look at hundreds 240 pages of never­before­seen designs and pieces of concept art from Hardcover the creation of one of the most exciting game series of this Games / Video & Electronic / General generation, along with insightful commentary from the games’ Ctn Qty: 12 creators! Don’t miss out on this oppo... 9.000 in W | 12.000 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 229mm W | 305mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Created and written by Naughty Dog Studios The author lives in Santa Monica, CA..

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Bandette Volume 2 Stealers Keepers! Summary: Bandette returns to steal readers’ hearts once Paul Tobin, Coleen Coover again! The teenaged master burglar has thrown down the 9781616556686 gauntlet with the Great Thieving Race, and friendly rival Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 Monsieur has stepped in to take the challenge. This second $14.99/$16.99 Can. charming collection of the award­winning digital series sees Hardcover the two competing to steal the most priceless artifacts from Comics & Graphic Novels / Crime & Mystery the criminal organization FINIS and turning over whatever Ctn Qty: 12 they learn about its plans to the long­suffering Inspector B. 1.250 lb Wt D. Belgique. But FINIS’s respo... 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Paul Tobin is comic book writer whose best known works

include: The Age of the Sentry, Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four, Marvel Adventures: Super Heroes, Marvel Adventures: Spider­Man, The Whitcher, Colder and other titles. He lives in Portland, Oregon and is married to comics illustrator Colleen Coover. The author lives in Portland, OR.

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Pistolwhip Summary: The breakout graphic novel series from MIND Matt Kindt, Jason Hall MGMT creator Matt Kindt and Beware the Creeper writer 9781616557201 Jason Hall returns, in color for the first time and collected in Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 its entirety! The edition includes both Pistolwhip books for the $27.99/$29.99 Can. first time in hardcover, along with the Mephisto and the Hardcover Empty Box one­shot and a story from Dark Horse Maverick: Comics & Graphic Novels Happy Endings! Thrill to the twisty, interconnected tales of Ctn Qty: 12 Mitch Pistolwhip, Charlie Minks, Jack Peril, Captain January, 1.250 lb Wt the Human Pretzel, and a m... 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Matt Kindt was born in 1973 in St. Louis and currently resides in Webster Groves, Missouri. He worked in the local mini­ comics scene from a young age, self­publishing his own copyshop zines since 1990. In 1995 he obtained a degree in art from Webster University in St. Louis. In 2001, Top Shelf Productions published his first full graphic novel, Pistolwhip. The book was critically well­received, nominated for the prestigious Harvey Award the next year and featured in Time Magazin...

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Polar Volume 2 Eye for an Eye Summary: Left adrift in arctic waters with a gunshot wound Victor Santos to the head, adrift in arctic waters, Christy White was 9781616556167 rescued from an icy death by a mysterious man. She craved Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 retribution, and he taught her how to get it—how to make $17.99/$19.99 Can. sense of her past and how to kill. They tried to freeze her Hardcover out, but they should have finished the job, because now she’s Comics & Graphic Novels / Crime & Mystery back with a vengeance! Ctn Qty: 12 1.250 lb Wt Collecting the second year of the bloody and beautiful silent 567g Wt webcomic by Victor Santos (The Mice Templar, Furious), this rage...

Contributor Bio: Victor Santos, born in Valencia, began his career in 1998 by contributing to fanzines and local papers. His first professional work was ’Gaijin’, published from 2000 by 7 Monos, Dude Comics and Dolmen Editorial. He also took on the heroic fantasy series ’Los Reyes Elfos’, and an anthology of short stories called ’La Doncella y los Lobos’. Santos has cooperated on the ’Pulp Heroes’ saga at Astiberri, did the

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Witchfinder Volume 3 The Mysteries of Unland Summary: Sir Edward Grey is sent to Hallum to investigate Mike Mignola, Kim Newman the death of a crown­appointed official, but once he is there 9781616556303 he hears rumors of the mysterious Unland, the wetlands Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 around the town, and the creatures that inhabit it. Grey’s $19.99/$21.99 Can. skepticism of the murder vanishes when he encounters the Trade Paperback monsters of Unland, and he realizes that Hallam is a place of Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror secrets. Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Series Overview: Set in the hellish frontiers of the American 367g Wt wild west, Mike Mignola’s Witchfinder centers on nineteenth­ century occult in...

Contributor Bio: Mike Mignola was born September 16, 1960 in Berkeley, California and grew up in nearby Oakland. His fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age and reading Dracula at age 13 introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore from which he has never recovered. In 1993 Mike created Hellboy—a half­demon occult detective who may or may not be the Beast of the Apocalypse. While the first story

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Criminal Macabre: The Third Child Summary: Cal McDonald’s changed…and maybe not for the Steve Niles, Chris Mitten better. Locked away and numbing himself with booze and 9781616556310 aspirin, the undead Cal feels the evil consuming him. Will he Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 be able to withstand its pull or will he become the monster $17.99/$19.99 Can. war’s greatest weapon of destruction? Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror Series Overview: In 2003 Steve Niles, creator of the 30 Ctn Qty: 24 Days of Night comics series, launched a series of occult 0.810 lb Wt detective stories featuring the monstrously hard­boiled Cal 367g Wt McDonald. A pill­popping alcoholic reprobate, Cal is the on... Contributor Bio: Steve Niles was born June 21, 1965. He is an American comic book author and novelist, known for works such as 30 Days of Night, Criminal Macabre, Simon Dark, Mystery Society and Batman: Gotham County Line. Niles was born in Jackson, New Jersey and he was raised in the Washington, D.C. suburbs, developing various creative interests in music, writing, and making amateur films. He is credited among other contemporary writers for bringing horror comics back to

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X Volume 5 Flesh and Blood Summary: X’s former accomplice Leigh Ferguson is shocked Duane Swierczynski, Eric Nguyen to learn that her high school friend has become the latest 9781616556327 victim of “the Skin Traders,” a mysterious gang of surgically Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 modified thugs stealing slices of flesh from their abductees. $14.99/$16.99 Can. Only the resilient vigilante X can stand up to the demented Trade Paperback plastic surgeon who leads this “patchwork” crew. Scalpels Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes clash with swords in a bloody hospital showdown! Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Collecting issues #17 through #20, this latest volume of Dark 367g Wt Horse’s edgy superhero series is... Contributor Bio: Duane Louis Swierczynski is an American crime writer who has written a number of non­fiction books, novels and also writes for comic books. Duane Swierczynski was born and raised in Frankford, a neighborhood in lower Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Swierczynski has written six non­fiction books, including This Here’s A Stick­Up: The Big Bad Book Of American Bank Robbery (Alpha, 2002) and The Big Book O’ Beer (Quirk, 2004). In September 2011, DC Comics relaunched

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Concrete Park Volume 2 Summary: Isaac and Luca’s dangerous attraction ignites, Tony Puryear and Scare City burns. A strange destiny awaits them in the 9781616556334 ancient ruins the exiles call Concrete Park. Concrete Park—a Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 dark, sexy sci­fi saga by Tony Puryear (Eraser) and Erika $19.99/$21.99 Can. Alexander (Living Single)—concludes its “R­E­S­P­E­C­T” arc! Hardcover Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction Series Overview: Earth’s outcasts, exiled to a distant desert Ctn Qty: 12 planet, will either destroy each other or create something 1.250 lb Wt new. Concrete Park is a dark, sexy sci­fi saga by Tony 567g Wt Puryear (Eraser) and Erika Ale... Contributor Bio: Tony Puryear was born on August 5th , 1957 in Buffalo , NY. Tony attended the Bronx High School of Science and Brown University where he majored in art. Tony went to Hollywood in 1990 courtesy of the Walt Disney Company. There he wrote Talk Fast , a comedy set in the world of black radio. Next up was a thriller for Actor/Director Sidney Poitier and Columbia Pictures entitled Red Money. In the summer of 1994 , Tony sold his spec script, Eraser, to Warner Bros. and producer

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EC Archives: Shock Suspenstories Volume 3 Summary: Dark Horse Comics brings you shocking tales of 9781616556358 suspense! These stimulating stories have been digitally Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 recolored—using Marie Severin’s original palette as a guide— $49.99/$55.00 Can. and feature art by all­star comic talents Jack Davis, Jack Hardcover Kamen, Wally Wood, Reed Crandall, George Evans, Bernie Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror Krigstein, Bill Elder, Joe Orlando, and Frank Frazetta! Ctn Qty: 12 1.250 lb Wt Series Overview: EC Comics are widely credited for causing 567g Wt the dissolution of the morals of kids and teens in the 1950’s thus playing a large part in the publi...

Contributor Bio: William Maxwell Gaines, better known as Bill Gaines, was an American publisher and co­editor of EC Comics. Following a shift in EC’s direction in 1950, Gaines presided over what became an artistically influential and historically important line of mature­audience comics. He published the popular satirical magazine Mad for over 40 years. He was posthumously inducted into the comic book industry’s Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame (1993) and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame (1997).

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Mass Effect Library Edition Volume 2 Summary: Mass Effect 2 and 3 Lead Writer Mac Walters 9781616556365 takes the helm once again in the vibrant, engaging world of Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 BioWare’s blockbuster science fiction epic! The series that $49.99/$54.99 Can. revolutionized video game comics is back with canonical Hardcover stories featuring the series most beloved characters and Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie ­In connecting narrative dots within the Mass Effect trilogy. Ctn Qty: 12 1.250 lb Wt Featuring behind the scenes annotations by the creators, this 567g Wt deluxe oversized hardcover collects all of the Mass Effect: Foundation series, Mass Effect Free... Contributor Bio: Mac Walters is Bioware’s lead writer for Mass Effect 2 and writer for Dark Horse’s Mass Effect: Redemption comic book series. He previously wrote on other games in the Mass Effect series as well as Jade Empire. The author lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Author Residence: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Strain, The Volume 5 The Night Eternal Summary: Two years after the Master’s plan succeeded and Guillermo Del Torro, Mike Huddleston near apocalypse coated the world in eternal darkness. Now 9781616556389 able to roam freely, the Master’s legion of vampires rule the Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 world—a horrifying police state where humans are harvested $19.99/$21.99 Can. for blood. As humanity despairs, Dr. Ephraim Goodweather and Trade Paperback an unlikely team of heroes continue their fight against Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror extinction and hope to unlock the secret to the Master’s Ctn Qty: 24 demise. 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Collects The Strain: The Night Eternal #1­6.

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Contributor Bio: David Lapham is an American comic book writer, artist, and cartoonist, best known for his work on the independent comic book Stray Bullets. David Lapham started his career in 1990 as a penciller at Valiant Comics. He went on to work under editor Jim Shooter at Defiant Comics, where they co­created Warriors of Plasm in 1993. 2009 saw the release of Dark

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Usagi Yojimbo: Senso Summary: The rabbit ronin faces a menace from Mars in this Stan Sakai extraordinary story from multiple Eisner award­winning creator 9781616557096 Stan Sakai! Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 $19.99/$21.99 Can. Fifteen years in his future, Miyamoto Usagi fights with Lord Hardcover Noriyuki’s Geishu clan, in an all­out war against the Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy treacherous Lord Hikiji. In the fury of the final battle, a Ctn Qty: 12 mysterious metal rocket crash­lands from the heavens, 1.250 lb Wt shattering both armies and igniting a new, more devastating 567g Wt conflict. It will take all the considerable fortitude, ingenuity, and heroism...

Contributor Bio: Stan Sakai was born in Kyoto, Japan, grew up in Hawaii, and now lives in California with his wife, Sharon, and children, Hannah and Matthew. He received a Fine Arts degree from the University of Hawaii, and did further studies at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. His creation, Usagi Yojimbo, is the story of a samurai rabbit living in a feudal Japan populated by anthropomorphic animals. It first

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Angel and Faith: Season Ten Volume 2 Summary: Faith can’t resist a Deepscan mission in South Victor Gischler, Will Conrad America when she discovers that it centers around finding 9781616556013 missing demon hunter Riley Finn. Faith and Riley have a past, Pub Date: 5/26/15, On Sale Date: 5/26 and the girl has got a guilty conscience. When it becomes $18.99/$20.99 Can. clear that a tribe of jungle­dwelling vampires are significant to Trade Paperback Riley’s disappearance, Faith and her team have to call on their Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror rusty Slayer skills! Across the Atlantic in London’s Magic Ctn Qty: 24 Town, Amy the Rat has been seeking favors, and Angel is on 0.810 lb Wt alert—he knows the... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Gischler’s debut novel Gun Monkeys was nominated for the Edgar Award, and his novel Shotgun Opera was an Anthony Award finalist. His work has been translated into Italian, French, Spanish and Japanese. He earned a Ph.D. in English at the University of Southern Mississippi. His fifth novel Go­Go Girls of the Apocalypse was published in 2008 by the Touchstone/Fireside imprint of Simon & Schuster. He has also writes American comic books including titles such as The Punisher: Frank ...

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Drug and Drop Volume 2 Summary: After completing Watanuki’s request, Rikuo Clamp disappears upon his own ever­mysterious purposes. Fraught 9781616556273 with worry over Rikuo, and bearing the new burden of Pub Date: 5/26/15, On Sale Date: 5/26 “carrying memories” all by himself, Kazahaya makes a $11.99/$12.99 Can. rendezvous at an unknown house—whose signpost has his Trade Paperback family name! From behind the wisteria tree appears something Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Horror even more unexpected…a tiny angel named Kohaku. Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Series Overview: CLAMP is a group of female manga writers 367g Wt and artists who create some of the most popular manga in Japan. ...

Contributor Bio: Clamp is an all­female Japanese manga artist group that formed in the mid­1980s. It consists of leader Nanase Ohkawa who provides much of the storyline and screenplay for the group’s works and adaptations. Clamp also includes three artists whose roles shift for each series: Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi. Almost 100 million volumes of Clamp manga have been sold worldwide. The author lives in

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Tomb Raider Volume 2 Summary: Writers Gail Simone and Rhianna Pratchett Gail Simone, Derlis Santacruz continue Lara Croft’s story from where the smash hit Tomb 9781616556396 Raider game left off in this collection of the 2nd Tomb Raider Pub Date: 5/26/15, On Sale Date: 5/26 comic arc, spanning issues #7­#12! $19.99/$21.99 Can. Trade Paperback After the return to Yamatai Island, Lara and her friends try to Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie ­In put the horror of what happened there behind them and Ctn Qty: 24 return to “normal” life. However, when a dearly departed 0.810 lb Wt friend pleads for help, Lara goes on a globetrotting adventure 367g Wt fraught with new perils and a horrible truth that must b... Contributor Bio: Gail Simone is an American writer of comic books. Best known for penning DC’s Birds of Prey, her other notable works include Secret Six, Welcome to Tranquility, The All­New Atom, and Deadpool. In 2007, she took over Wonder Woman. In 2011, she became the writer for Batgirl. She became the writer for the Red Sonja series in 2013 with Dynamite Entertainment. Simone has been noted as being one of the most influential women in the comic book industry. The author lives in

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B.P.R.D: Plague of Frogs Volume 4 Summary: A story that began in the first issue of Hellboy Mike Mignola, Guy Davis concludes with the B.P.R.D. team set to permanently wipe out 9781616556419 the subterranean colony of frog monsters. The team tracks Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 down Memnan Saa’s hideout, but soon find themselves in over $24.99/$27.50 Can. their heads when old enemies like the Black Flame arrive to Trade Paperback lay waste to the world. This is the fourth (of four) softcover Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror collections of the Plague of Frogs storyline each one Ctn Qty: 24 collecting three of the original B.P.R.D. trades. 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Series Overview: The B.P.R.D. (Bureau... Contributor Bio: Mike Mignola was born September 16, 1960 in Berkeley, California and grew up in nearby Oakland. His fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age and reading Dracula at age 13 introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore from which he has never recovered. In 1993 Mike moved to Dark Horse comics and created Hellboy, a half­ demon occult detective who may or may not be the Beast of the Apocalypse. While the first story line Seed of Destruction,

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Father's Day Summary: Once a feared Chicago mob enforcer, Silas Smith Mike Richardson, Gabriel Guzman has gone underground and found peace in seclusion…until his 9781616555795 estranged daughter shows up on his doorstep with a major Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 axe to grind. And though Silas abandoned his violent past, his $14.99/$15.99 Can. former bosses are now on his trail with swcores to settle, Trade Paperback intent on teaching Silas that crime doesn’t play! Comics & Graphic Novels / Crime & Mystery Ctn Qty: 24 From Mike Richardson, creator of The Mask and TimeCop, 0.810 lb Wt Father’s Day is a white­knuckle crime thriller loaded with 367g Wt action, laughs, and heart.

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Contributor Bio: By the mid­1980s, Mike Richardson had already established himself as a business leader in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area with the successful chain of retail comic­ book shops he founded after graduating from college. In 1986, he invested profits from his chain of bookstores and with that money founded Dark Horse Comics. Richardson determined

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Grendel vs. The Shadow Summary: Sparks fly and bullets blaze when the original Matt Wagner Grendel, Hunter Rose, is transported to 1930s New York and 9781616556426 faces off with the original dark­night avenger, the Shadow! Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 Two pulp­noir icons go head to head in a thrilling story $19.99/$21.99 Can. written and drawn by legendary Grendel creator Matt Wagner. Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 24 Grendel vs The Shadow channels the energy and swinging 0.810 lb Wt jazz of the 1930s, but pulls no punches as the criminal 367g Wt underworld is caught between two powerhouse personalities!

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Contributor Bio: Matt Wagner was born October 9, 1961. He is an American comic book writer and artist, known as the creator of the series Mage and Grendel. He has also worked on comics featuring The Demon and Batman as well as such titles as Sandman Mystery Theatre and Trinity, a DC Comics limited series featuring Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. In

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LARP! Volume 1 Summary: Lifelong nerd Pete Ford’s been living two lives Dan Jolley, Martin Shoop since starting at his new school—in one, he’s a member of the 9781616556860 cool crowd and the tennis team, and in the other he is Lord Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 Blackmane, scourge of the Southern moors. It’s probably best $9.99/$10.99 Can. if the cool kids don’t find out about that, but hiding Pete’s live Trade Paperback action roleplaying gets harder when he falls for a teammate. Comics & Graphic Novels Can Pete have it all, or will his separate lives collide, Ctn Qty: 24 threatening all his friendships? And what of the shady other 0.810 lb Wt club trying t... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Dan Jolley is an American novelist and comic book writer. His comics work includes DC Comics’ Firestorm and Graphic Universe’s Twisted Journeys and a series of interactive fiction or gamebooks in graphic novel form. His novel work includes the young­adult science fiction espionage series Alex Unlimited. Jolley was on the design team of Icarus Studios’ post­apocalyptic MMORPG, Fallen Earth. He also writes for video games from Activision and Ubisoft.

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Captain Midnight Volume 5 Summary: After the capture of the technovillain Tempus, Josh Williamson, Fernando Dagnino it’s time to rebuild the town of Nightshade, raising it up from 9781616556440 its fiery ruin. Captain Midnight struggles to acclimate to a Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 future that needs a hero now more than ever, but his allies $14.99/$16.99 Can. are forcing his hand in an effort to track down his friend Trade Paperback turned enemy, Chuck Ramsey—the man who killed his Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes sidekick, Rick Marshall—which results in a battle so epic it Ctn Qty: 24 threatens to rip a hole in our universe! 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Oh, and did we mention the werewolves?!

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Contributor Bio: Joshua Williamson writes comics, kids books and resides in Portland OR. Williamson has written for a wide variety of publishers and titles including DC Comic’s Voodoo and Superman/Batman, Marvel’s Incredible Hulks, Image comics with Dear Dracula and Xenoholics and Sketch Monsters for ONI Press. Williamson recently completed writing the mini

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Dick Briefer's Frankenstein Summary: It’s alive! It’s alive! Not exactly what Mary Dick Briefer Shelley had in mind, Frankenstein: The Mad Science of Dick 9781616556884 Briefer reanimates the most unusual Frankenstein take of all. Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 What began as a horror feature in 1940s Prize Comics $49.99/$54.99 Can. morphed after World War II into a comedic tale of a Hardcover Frankenstein “who, like Fernando the Bull, would rather pluck Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror flowers than pluck off people’s heads.” Briefer’s Frankenstein Ctn Qty: 12 mixes screwball comedy with canny observation of postwar 1.250 lb Wt America into a creation that would sh... 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Richard “Dick” Briefer was an American comic­book artist best known for his various adaptations, including humorous ones, of the Frankenstein monster. Under the pseudonym Dick Hamilton, he also created the superhero team the Target and the Targeteers for Novelty Press. Dick Briefer studied at the Art Students League in Manhattan and debuted in comic books in 1936. In December of 1940 Prize Comics #7 first published Briefer’s eight­page feature “New Adventures of Frankenstein”, a...

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Eerie Archives Volume 19 Summary: Deceptive aliens, towering beauties, hideous 9781616556433 monsters, and time­traveling gunslingers populate the pages Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 of Eerie Archives Volume 19! The Rook returns for more $49.99/$55.00 Can. adventures with his dangerous crew, along with scores of Hardcover aliens, classic creatures, modern terrors, and tales of human Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror folly. Creators include horror masters Bruce Jones, Richard Ctn Qty: 12 Corben, Bill DuBay, Alex Nino, Budd Lewis, Jose Ortiz, and 1.250 lb Wt many others! Eerie Archives explores all things strange and 567g Wt horrific to deliver timeless, sho...

Contributor Bio: Bruce Jones, whose pen names include Philip Roland and Bruce Elliot, is an American comic book writer, novelist, illustrator and screenwriter whose work included writing Marvel Comics’ The Incredible Hulk from 2001­2005. Jones broke into comics in the early 1970s when he moved to New York City from his native Kansas City, Missouri, looking for work as a comics artist. Jones went on to write for Warren Publishing’s black­ and­white horror­comics Creepy and Eerie, and, under the ps...

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Savage Sword of Conan Volume 19 Summary: “If the devil wants blood to drink, it won’t be 9781616555757 mine!” While Conan fights to survive in a hostile kingdom, far Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 away a similar dire circumstance is faced by an adventurer $19.99/$21.99 Can. whose fate will determine Conan’s very existence. But this Trade Paperback land is not of the Hyborian Age—it is 1920s Mexico, and the Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy adventurer is writer Robert E. Howard! Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt The Savage Sword of Conan features over 500 pages of 367g Wt Conan tales never­before collected and out of print for over twenty years! Contributor Bio: Roy William Thomas, Jr. is an American comic book writer and editor, who was Stan Lee’s first successor as editor­in­chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American comics, with a series that added to the storyline of Robert E. Howard’s character and helped launch a sword and sorcery trend in comics. Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic­book heroes ­ particularly the 1940s

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Sundowners Volume 1 Summary: Faster than lightning! Stronger than steel! Crazier Tim Seeley, Jim Terry than an outhouse rat? Enter the Sudowners—sworn to 9781616556457 protect humanity from inter­dimensional invaders! But is the Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 threat real, or all in their heads? $19.99/$21.99 Can. Trade Paperback Contributor Bio: Tim Seeley is a comic book artist and writer known for his Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 24 work on books such as G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. 0.810 lb Wt Joe vs. Transformers and New Exiles. He is also the co­ 367g Wt creator of the Image Comics titles Hack/Slash and Revival. Seeley’s webcomic Colt Noble and the Megalords debuted on Nerd City Online on August 3, 2009. He currently lives in Chicago, IL. The author lives in Chicago, Il.

Author Residence: Chicago, Il

Author Hometown: Chicago, Il

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Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 3 Ltd. Ed. Summary: The third volume in Dark Horse’s definitive Usagi Stan Sakai Yojimbo compilations showcases Stan Sakai’s epic series at 9781616556730 its best! Usagi faces a terrifying new foe who wears a demon Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 mask; the Eisner­winning “Grasscutter” storyline receives a $79.99/$89.99 Can. sequel, “Return to Atsuta Shrine;” pickpocket Kitsune’s Hardcover history is revealed; fan­favorite character Sasuké the Demon Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Queller makes his debut; and a beloved ally long thought dead Ctn Qty: 12 returns! Throughout, Sakai’s storytelling constitutes a master 1.250 lb Wt class in the comics... 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Stan Sakai was born in Kyoto, Japan, grew up in Hawaii, and now lives in California with his wife, Sharon, and children, Hannah and Matthew. He received a Fine Arts degree from the University of Hawaii, and did further studies at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. His creation, Usagi Yojimbo, is the story of a samurai rabbit living in a feudal Japan populated by anthropomorphic animals. It first appeared in Albedo Comics in 1984. Since then, Usagi has been...

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Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 3 Summary: The third volume in Dark Horse’s definitive Usagi Stan Sakai Yojimbo compilations showcases Stan Sakai’s epic series at 9781616556112 its best! Usagi faces a terrifying new foe who wears a demon Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 mask; the Eisner­winning “Grasscutter” storyline receives a $24.99/$27.50 Can. sequel, “Return to Atsuta Shrine;” pickpocket Kitsune’s Trade Paperback history is revealed; fan­favorite character Sasuké the Demon Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Queller makes his debut; and a beloved ally long thought dead Ctn Qty: 24 returns! Throughout, Sakai’s storytelling constitutes a master 0.810 lb Wt class in the comics... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Stan Sakai was born in Kyoto, Japan, grew up in Hawaii, and now lives in California with his wife, Sharon, and children, Hannah and Matthew. He received a Fine Arts degree from the University of Hawaii, and did further studies at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. His creation, Usagi Yojimbo, is the story of a samurai rabbit living in a feudal Japan populated by anthropomorphic animals. It first appeared in Albedo Comics in 1984. Since then, Usagi has been...

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B.P.R.D: 1946­1948 Summary: In the wake of World War II, Professor Trevor Mike Mignola, John Arcudi Bruttenholm—occult investigator and guardian of the young 9781616556464 Hellboy—and a group of war­weary veterans investigate Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 Hitler’s top secret Project Vampir Sturm, exposing one of the $34.99/$38.99 Can. greatest villains of the Third Reich, uncovering the secret Hardcover history of vampires, and leading one Bureau agent to risk his Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror soul and his mind. Ctn Qty: 12 1.250 lb Wt Collects B.P.R.D.: 1946, 1947, and 1948. 567g Wt Series Overview: Not a series but a one­shot hardcover collection. In trade dress and form...

Contributor Bio: Mike Mignola was born September 16, 1960 in Berkeley, California and grew up in nearby Oakland. His fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age and reading Dracula at age 13 introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore from which he has never recovered. In 1993 Mike moved to Dark Horse comics and created Hellboy, a half­

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Colder Volume 2 The Bad Seed Summary: Declan Thomas is a former inmate of an insane Paul Tobin, Juan Ferreyra asylum that was destroyed by fire. He has the strange ability 9781616556471 to step inside a person’s madness. Sometimes he can cure it. Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 One day, he hopes to cure his own. $17.99/$19.99 Can. Trade Paperback Life goes on for Declan Thomas after his deadly encounter Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror with the psychotic Nimble Jack, but Declan’s strange powers Ctn Qty: 24 continue to develop, offering him a profound connection with 0.810 lb Wt the nature of insanity. Little does he know that the 367g Wt malevolent Swivel wishes to pick up where Nimble Jack le... Contributor Bio: Paul Tobin is acomic book writer whose best known works include: The Age of the Sentry, Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four, Marvel Adventures: Super Heroes, Marvel Adventures: Spider­Man, The Whitcher, and Colder. He lives in Portland, Oregon and is married to comics artist, Colleen Coover. The author lives in Portland, OR.

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Realms: The Roleplaying Art of Tony DiTerlizzi Summary: New York Times bestselling creator Tony Tony DiTerlizzi, Christopher Paolini, John Lind DiTerlizzi is known for his distinctive style depicting fantastical 9781616557324 creatures, horrific monsters, and courageous heroes. His Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 illustrations reshaped and defined the worlds of Advanced $39.99/$43.99 Can. Dungeons and Dragons, Planescape, and Magic: The Trade Paperback Gathering in the imaginations of legions of devoted roleplaying Games / Role Playing & Fantasy / General gamers during the 1990s, before he transitioned to Ctn Qty: 24 mainstream success with The Spiderwick Chronicles and The 0.810 lb Wt Search for WondLa. Collected here for the firs... 367g Wt Contributor Bio:

New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, Tony DiTerlizzi, has been creating books for over a decade. From his fanciful picture books like Jimmy Zangwow’s Out­of­this­ World Moon Pie Adventure, Ted and The Spider & The Fly (a Caldecott Honor book), to chapter books like Kenny and The Dragon and the WondLa trilogy, Tony always imbues his stories with a rich imagination. With Holly Black, he created the middle­grade series, The Spiderwick Chronicles, which has sold million...

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Alien vs. Predator: Fire and Stone Summary: As the mercenary crew of the Perses leaves the Christopher Sebela, Ariel Olivetti horror of LV­223 behind them, one passenger reveals a 9781616556914 terrible new danger and the crew soon find themselves in a Pub Date: 6/23/15, On Sale Date: 6/23 deadly struggle between predator and prey! Collects issues $14.99/$16.99 Can. #1­#4 of Alien vs. Predator: Fire and Stone! Trade Paperback Aliens, Predators, and Engineers will come together in 2014 Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror when the Aliens, Predators, and Aliens Vs. Predator comics Ctn Qty: 24 get completely rebooted, along with the first Prometheus 0.810 lb Wt comic series, and joined together in a single contin... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Christopher Sebela is a writer and graphic designer from the Midwest who later moved to Portland, Oregon. Having written journalism and prose, his comics work includes Image’s Screamland: Death of the Party, Marvel’s Captain Marvel and Fantastic Four, as well as Ghost and Alien Vs. Predator from Dark Horse Comics. The author lives in Portland, OR.

Author Residence: Portland, OR

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Buffy: Season Nine Library Edition Volume 2 Summary: When Buffy is unemployed and killing fewer Josh Whedon, Georges Jeanty vampires than ever, a group of Slayer­driven special forces 9781616557164 called Deepscan gives her hope for a more prosperous future. Pub Date: 6/23/15, On Sale Date: 6/23 But Buffy can’t resist her slaying instincts in a new world $29.99/$32.99 Can. where not all bad things are…bad. The world keeps changing, Hardcover and the Slayer struggles to keep pace. Meanwhile, Willow Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror embarks on a singular journey to reclaim her identity and her Ctn Qty: 12 magic in strange worlds where she confronts extraordinary 1.250 lb Wt beasts, resists magical tempta... 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Joss Whedon was born in New York City in 1964. He started out as a staff writer for 1990s sitcom Roseanne, and worked on films, including Toy Story. In 1992 he penned the script for a film Buffy the Vampire Slayer. When the TV version starring Sarah Michelle Gellar took off in 1997, Whedon had his big break—with its female action heroine, Buffy became a huge hit. Whedon wrote hundreds of episodes for Buffy and its spinoff Angel, and was nominated for Emmy and Hugo awards for his...

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Criminal Macabre Omnibus Volume 3 Summary: Teamed with his undead partner Mo’Lock and Steve Niles, Christopher Mitten some unlikely allies, the pill­popping, alcoholic antihero Cal 9781616556488 McDonald protects the streets of Los Angeles against an Pub Date: 6/23/15, On Sale Date: 6/23 infestation of vampires, werewolves, and one very powerful $24.99/$27.50 Can. occultist. The events will leave Cal changed…forever. Trade Paperback Includes the epic crossover with Niles’s other horror hit, 30 Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror Days of Night! Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Collects Criminal Macabre: No Peace for Dead Men, Final 367g Wt Night—The 30 Days of Night Crossover, The Eyes of Frankenstein, and The Iron Spirit.... Contributor Bio: Steve Niles was born June 21, 1965. He is an American comic book author and novelist, known for works such as 30 Days of Night, Criminal Macabre, Simon Dark, Mystery Society and Batman: Gotham County Line. Niles was born in Jackson, New Jersey and he was raised in the Washington, D.C. suburbs, developing various creative interests in music, writing, and making amateur films. He is credited among other

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Ghost Fleet Volume 1 Deadhead Summary: When you need to transport the world’s most Donnie Cates, Daniel Warren Johnson valuable, dangerous, or secretive cargo, you don’t call just 9781616556495 any trucking service…you call THE GHOST FLEET. But when Pub Date: 6/23/15, On Sale Date: 6/23 one of the world’s most elite, combat­trained truckers takes a $14.99/$16.99 Can. forbidden peek at his payload, he uncovers a vast conspiracy Trade Paperback that threatens not just him, but possibly the entire planet! Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror It’s badass, supernatural action on the open road in this new Ctn Qty: 24 thriller from Donny Cates (Buzzkill) and Daniel Warren Johnson 0.810 lb Wt (Space Mullet). Coll... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Donny Cates studied sequential art at the Savannah College of Art and Design. He then got an internship for Marvel Comics, working in the New York editorial office for their Ultimates line. His first title, Hunter Quaid, was published in Dark Horse’s anthology, Dark Horse Presents. He also wrote Buzzkill which was published by Dark Horse Comics in 2013. The author lives in Austin, TX.

Author Residence: Austin, TX

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Ghost Volume 4 A Death in the Family Summary: With all memories of her life as Elisa Cameron Chris Sebela, Harvey Tolibao recovered, Ghost has a new drive and purpose: she’s going 9781616557089 after Chicago’s deeply entrenched criminal network. But Pub Date: 6/23/15, On Sale Date: 6/23 taking on the most powerful criminals in the city brings to $14.99/$16.99 Can. light a terrifying new villain. Will an unwinnable fight bring out Trade Paperback the worst in a hero already filled with deadly rage? And what Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes will happen when Ghost’s friends are caught in the crossfire? Ctn Qty: 24 The “lady in white” has never fought harder or meaner than in 0.810 lb Wt this volume! 367g Wt Serie...

Contributor Bio: Christopher Sebela is a writer and graphic designer who lives Portland, Oregon. Having written journalism and prose, his comics work includes Image’s Screamland: Death of the Party, Marvel’s Captain Marvel and Fantastic Four, as well as Ghost and Alien Vs. Predator from Dark Horse. The author lives in Portland, OR.

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Prometheus: Fire and Stone Summary: When the Prometheus never returned from her Paul Tobin, Juan Ferreyra fateful journey to LV­223, the questions surrounding the 9781616556501 origins of man went unanswered. Now a new team of Pub Date: 6/23/15, On Sale Date: 6/23 explorers seeks to uncover the dark mystery that holds not $14.99/$16.50 Can. only the fate of the original mission, but possibly their own Trade Paperback damnation. This is the first volume of Prometheus in a Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction blockbuster crossover event featuring Aliens, Predator, and Ctn Qty: 24 Prometheus! 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Series Overview: When the Prometheus never returned from her fateful journey to LV­223, the q...

Contributor Bio: Paul Tobin is comic book writer whose best known works include: The Age of the Sentry, Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four, Marvel Adventures: Super Heroes, Marvel Adventures: Spider­Man, Colder, Plants vs. Zombies, and Bandette. The author lives in Portland OR.

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Conan Red Sonja Summary: Gail Simone and Jim Zub team up to bring Gail Simone together legendary warriors—Conan and Red Sonja! The 9781616556518 indomitable characters meet again at last! Pub Date: 6/30/15, On Sale Date: 6/30 $19.99/$21.99 Can. Spanning 3 eras in the lives of these classic characters, Trade Paperback Conan and Red Sonja must become comrades to take down a Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy twisted sorcerer­priest hell­bent on creating a new age in Ctn Qty: 24 Hyborian warfare! With the entire world in danger, can they 0.810 lb Wt stop the deadly Bloodroot—a toxic plant capable of wiping out 367g Wt entire worlds—from falling into the wrong hands!?

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Contributor Bio: Gail Simone writes for the comic book, film and video game media. Her comic resume includes such books as Simpsons Comics, Justice League, Birds of Prey, X­Men Unlimited, Wonder Woman, Tomb Raider and many more. She has written for film and television, worked on some video games, and is currently working on a novel as well. She currenty lives

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Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan Omnibus Summary: The Dark Horse contributions to the Lord of the Volume 1 Jungle are highlighted in this omnibus of previously 9781616556624 uncollected stories from Bruce Jones, Thomas Yeates, Pub Date: 6/30/15, On Sale Date: 6/30 Timothy Truman, Al Williamson, Lovern Kindzierski, Darko $24.99/$27.50 Can. Macan, Igor Kordey, and more! In this volume, Tarzan Trade Paperback discovers a new form of helplessness when a deadly virus Comics & Graphic Novels / Adaptations threatens Jane’s life, races against Nazis to uncover an Ctn Qty: 24 artifact of immense power, encounters classic characters 0.810 lb Wt from Victorian literature, and battles Martians in the t... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Bruce Jones, whose pen names include Philip Roland and Bruce Elliot, is an American comic book writer, novelist, illustrator and screenwriter whose work included writing Marvel Comics’ The Incredible Hulk from 2001­2005. Jones broke into comics in the early 1970s when he moved to New York City from his native Kansas City, Missouri, looking for work as a comics artist. Jones went on to write for Warren Publishing’s black­ and­white horror­comics Creepy and Eerie, and, under the ps...

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The Hero Volume 1 Summary: In ancient Greece the first superhero was born. David Rubin Heracles, the son of Zeus, came into the world with strength, 9781616556709 charm, and a fighting spirit. Pub Date: 6/30/15, On Sale Date: 6/30 $24.99 Groundbreaking storyteller David Rubín (Illustrator on Paul Hardcover Pope’s The Rise of Aurora West) reexamines the life of the Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes world’s greatest champion in The Hero, chronicling Heracles’s Ctn Qty: 12 incredible adventures, from his innocent boyhood to his 1.250 lb Wt meteoric rise to popularity as he tackles the Twelve Labors. It 567g Wt is a journey tempered by a steady decay that never... Contributor Bio: David Rubin was was born in Orense, Spain on October 19, 1977. He is an animator and cartoonist. After studying graphic design, David Rubin worked in an animation studio. He then went on to co­direct the film The Spirit of the Forest (2008). At the same time, he founded the collective Polaqia in 2001 and collaborated with Golfiño, La Voz de Galicia and other magazines. The author lives in Orense, Spain.

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Vampire Hunter D Volume 23 Summary: She might just look like an ordinary­if beautiful­ Hideyuki Kikuchi, Yoshitaka Amano young woman, but Iriya is anything but ordinary! A ruthless 9781616557065 warrior clad in red armor, Iriya is a Hunter determined to Pub Date: 6/30/15, On Sale Date: 6/30 exterminate the vampires that were once her parents and $11.99/$12.99 Can. siblings. Now, half­vampire, half­human D has to decide to Trade Paperback offer his assistance, get out of the way, or have a dangerous Fiction / Horror / General battle on his hands! Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt This latest volume features six new illustrations by Final 367g Wt Fantasy designer Yoshitaka Amano and an unforgettable matchup bet...

Contributor Bio: Hideyuki Kikuchi is a Japanese author famous for his horror novels. His most famous works including the Vampire Hunter D series, Darkside Blues and Wicked City. He has been compared to both Stephen King and H. P. Lovecraft. Kikuchi was born in Chōshi, Japan on September 25, 1949. He attended Aoyama Gakuin University and was trained as a writer by famed author Kazuo Koike. His first novel, Demon

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The Chronicles of King Conan Volume 11 Summary: While King Conan sets out to find for his lost son, 9781616555764 Conn, and prevent a devastating war with the powerful nation Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 of Khitai, darkness descends on his kingdom. The demon $19.99/$21.99 Can. sorcerer Thoth­Amon has returned to usurp Conan’s throne… Trade Paperback with Prince Taurus as his willing footslave! Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Ctn Qty: 24 The Chronicles of King Conan further the legend of Robert E. 0.810 lb Wt Howard’s epic creation, collecting for the first time the long 367g Wt out­of­print Conan the King tales originally published by Marvel Comics.

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Grindhouse Volume 3 Summary: Check your good taste at the door, because Alex De Campi Grindhouse is back, and it’s meaner, badder, and dirtier than 9781616557386 ever, with two brand­new exploitation opuses from writer Alex Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 de Campi (Smoke/Ashes)! Take a “Slay Ride” with R. M. Guéra $17.99/$19.99 Can. (Scalped) through a snow­covered West terrorized by child­ Trade Paperback flaying demons! Go around the world with Afua Richardson (24 Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror Seven) and that superfly black super spy, “Lady Danger: Ctn Qty: 26 Agent of B.O.O.T.I.,” as she tussles with Thai drug lords and 0.810 lb Wt sticks it to the CIA! We kn... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Alex de Campi is well known for her 2005 mini­series Smoke which was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best Limited Series, and her 2006 manga series, Kat & Mouse. De Campi’s work falls outside the superhero genre, with Smoke being a political thriller, and Kat & Mouse detailing the adventures of two mystery­solving high school students (a “CSI for tweens”); she has published work for children and for the European market. De Campi has also ventured into filmmaking, directing a ...

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The Massive Volume 5 Summary: The Crash was only the beginning. What remains Brian Wood of civilization is being obliterated by a series of cataclysmic 9781616556525 events. The truth about Mary’s identity, which began as a Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 faint signal, grows louder—and she’s seemingly connected to $19.99/$21.99 Can. it all. The secret of the Crash and the location of the missing Trade Paperback ship The Massive get answered here, in the final arc, Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction Ragnarok! Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt The Massive careens into its final climactic chapter as Brian 367g Wt Wood and Garry Brown pull back the curtain on the mysteries of one of the...

Contributor Bio: Multiple Eisner Award­nominee Brian Wood released his first series, Channel Zero, to considerable critical acclaim in 1997 and has gone on to create hard­hitting original series such as DMZ, Northlanders, The Couriers, and The Massive. Adding to that body of work, he’s also written some of the biggest titles in pop culture, with work on Star Wars, Conan The Barbarian, Lord Of The Rings, and The X­Men. Brian lives with his wife

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Heart in a Box Summary: When the Man with No Name breaks Emma’s Kelly Thompson, Meredith McClarten heart, she wants to die. But you never die from these things; 9781616556945 you just want to. In a moment of weakness, she wishes her Pub Date: 7/14/15, On Sale Date: 7/14 broken heart away and a mysterious stranger—who may or $14.99/$16.99 Can. may not be totally evil—obliges. But emptiness is even worse Trade Paperback than grief, and Emma sets out to collect the seven pieces of Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy her heart spread across the country, a journey that forces Ctn Qty: 24 her to face her own history and the cost of recapturing it, 0.810 lb Wt and leads inevitably to a confronta... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Kelly Thompson has a degree in Sequential Art from The Savannah College of Art & Design. Her love of comics and superheroes have compelled her since she first discovered them as a teenager. Currently living in Manhattan with her boyfriend and absolutely no pets, Kelly aches for a kitten, or even a goldfish. She has a name already picked out, suitable for either.You can find Kelly all over the Internet where she is generally well liked, except where she’s detested.Heart In A Box ...

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Creepy Presents Alex Toth Summary: A brilliant storyteller who wielded a dynamic, Alex Toth minimalist style, Alex Toth is considered a master in the fields 9781616556921 of comic book storytelling, animation, and design. With Pub Date: 7/21/15, On Sale Date: 7/21 Creepy Presents Alex Toth, all of his vibrant and thrilling $19.99/$21.99 Can. stories from Creepy and Eerie are collected in a deluxe, Hardcover magazine­sized hardcover for the first time ever! With an Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror introduction by Darwyn Cooke (DC: The New Frontier, Richard Ctn Qty: 12 Stark’s Parker), this collection of timeless tales will thrill, 1.250 lb Wt educate, and excite fans... 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Alexander Toth (June 25, 1928 ­ May 27, 2006) was an American cartoonist active from the 1940s through the 1980s. Toth’s work began in the American comic book industry, but he is also known for his animation designs for Hanna­Barbera throughout the 1960s and 1970s. His work included Super Friends, Space Ghost, The Herculoids, and Birdman. Toth’s work has been resurrected in the late­night, adult­themed spinoffs on Cartoon Network: Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, Sealab 2021, and Ha...

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Abe Sapien Volume 6 Summary: Abe Sapien stands accused of bringing about the Mike Mignola, Max Fiumara end of the human race. He hits the devastated Gulf Coast, 9781616556563 where the infestation of monsters began and a volcano Pub Date: 7/28/15, On Sale Date: 7/28 leveled Houston, driving out most of the population. Taking $19.99/$21.99 Can. refuge with a Mexican death cult in a strangely preserved Trade Paperback south Texas town, Abe stands to lose what little he has left, Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror where demons dwell and the dead walk. Abe Sapien Volume 6 Ctn Qty: 24 collects Abe Sapien #18­22. 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Series Overview: Abe Sapien is one of the primary characters in th...

Contributor Bio: Mike Mignola was born September 16, 1960 in Berkeley, California and grew up in nearby Oakland. His fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age and reading Dracula at age 13 introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore from which he has never recovered. In 1993 Mike moved to Dark Horse comics and created Hellboy, a half­ demon occult detective who may or may not be the Beast of

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Aliens: Fire and Stone Summary: Directly tying in with the Prometheus and Aliens Chris Roberson, Patric Reynolds, Dave Steward, films, this excursion into terror is not to be missed! Dav... An unlikely hero tries to save a small group of researchers and 9781616556556 miners from the doomed, deep­space Hadley’s Hope colony— Pub Date: 7/28/15, On Sale Date: 7/28 which is now infested with vicious xenomorphs! Terraforming $14.99/$16.50 Can. engineer Derrick Russell takes control during an outbreak of Trade Paperback aliens and leads his desperate survivors onto the Onager, a Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction rickety mining vessel. This role is new to Russell, as are the Ctn Qty: 24 horrors he and his crew ... 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Chris Roberson’s writings include the novels Here, There & Everywhere, The Voyage of Night Shining White, X­Men: The Return, Set the Seas on Fire, The Dragon’s Nine Sons, End of the Century, Iron Jaw and Hummingbird, Three Unbroken, and Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II, and the comic book series Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love and I, Zombie. His short stories have appeared in such magazines as Asimov’s, Interzone, Postscripts, and Subterranean, and in anthologies such as Live ...

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Predator: Fire and Stone Summary: After the terror of Weyland­Yutani’s disastrous Joshua Williamson, Joshua Mooneyham mission to the site of the fallen Prometheus, the Perses 9781616556952 begins her long journey home, but an invisible stowaway Pub Date: 7/28/15, On Sale Date: 7/28 forces the crew into a deadly conflict! While the crew defend $14.99/$16.99 Can. themselves against this unseen predator, the hunter itself Trade Paperback stalks a much more substantial game! Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror Ctn Qty: 24 Collects Predator: Fire and Stone #1­#4! 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Series Overview: Aliens, Predators, and Engineers will come together in 2014 when the Aliens, Predators, and Alien Vs. Predator comic...

Contributor Bio: Joshua Williamson was born in California, writes comics, kids books and lives in Portland OR, home of big trees, rain, Oni Press and Dark Horse. He has been published by DC Comics, Marvel, Oni Press, Image, Dark Horse, Desperado and some others soon to be announced. His all ages graphic novel Dear Dracula"was recently turned into an animated special on

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Adventures of Dr. McNinja, The: King Radical Summary: When everyone thinks Dr. McNinja is killed by a Christopher Hastings vengeful astronaut ghost, it’s his chance to infiltrate the 9781616557270 criminal organization of King Radical. But should he who fights Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 rad monsters beware of becoming one himself? $19.99/$21.99 Can. Trade Paperback Series Overview: The Adventures of Dr. McNinja is an Comics & Graphic Novels ongoing webcomic that Dark Horse regularly collects in print. Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 367g Wt Christopher Hastings is a writer and artist of comics and other things. He is the author of The Adventures of Dr. McNinja, a continuing online comic series with book collections available from Dark Horse Comics. He is also the artist of the Galaga webcomic, and the co­writer and artist of the most recent Dig Dug for Shiftylook. Christopher writes for Marvel sometimes, most notably Fear Itself: Deadpool and Longshot Saves the Marvel Universe.

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Archie Archives Volume 11 Summary: America’s typical teen is back to get into way 9781616557027 more than a typical share of trouble! In the latest volume of Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 Dark Horse’s gorgeously restored Archie Archives, Archie’s $59.99/$64.99 Can. brought all his pals, as the voracious Jughead and the lovely Hardcover Betty and Veronica get their own hilarious spotlight stories! Humor / Form / Comic Strips & Cartoons The whole gang’s at it again with over 200 pages of classic Ctn Qty: 12 gut­busting antics! Collecting every Archie appearance from 1.250 lb Wt Archie Comics #35­#36, Pep Comics #70­#72, and Laugh 567g Wt Comics #29­#31!

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Avatar: The Last Airbender­The Poster Summary: The beloved television series, Avatar: The Last Collection Airbender, has won fans of all ages over the years. Relive this 9781616557379 award­winning show with a set of 20 high quality art prints in Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 this Dark Horse poster book collection. Show creators Bryan $24.99/$27.50 Can. Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino select 20 of their Trade Paperback favorite images from the series and Dark Horse packages them Performing Arts / Television / General in this 12“ x 16” poster book. All are easily removable and Ctn Qty: 25 suitable for framing! 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Michael Dante DiMartino is an American animation director

best known as the co­creator, executive producer, and story editor of the animated TV series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, both on Nickelodeon. He was born in Shelburne, Vermont.He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design with Bryan Konietzko, with whom he created Avatar. Before Avatar, Mike worked for twelve years at Film Roman, helping to direct King of the Hill, Family Guy, and Mission Hill in...

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Mass Effect­The Poster Collection Summary: Step into the expansive sci­fi universe of Mass 9781616557423 Effect with the Dark Horse collection of 20 12“ x 16” high Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 quality art prints from the smash­hit video game series! $24.99/$27.50 Can. Trade Paperback Series Overview: Dark Horse will contineue to release poster Performing Arts / Television / General books based on their most popular properties. Ctn Qty: 30 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 367g Wt Author Residence: Various

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Mind Mgmt Volume 5 Summary: The mission to stop Mind Management’s Matt Kindt reformation has fallen apart, with Lyme, Dusty, Bill, and 9781616556969 Perrier all dead or missing. After nearly losing her mind at the Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 hands of the Eraser, Meru finds herself alone in a world of $19.99/$21.99 Can. rogue mind managers. To press on, she’ll need to seek out the Hardcover Management’s oldest living agent…the First Immortal, rumored Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction to still be alive in the South American jungle. And as the true Ctn Qty: 12 history of the Eraser is revealed at last, sides are chosen and 1.250 lb Wt the final line is d... 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Matt Kindt is the Harvey Award winning writer and artist of the comics and graphic novels MIND MGMT, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Revolver, 3 Story, Super Spy, 2 Sisters, and Pistolwhip. He has been nominated for 4 Eisner and 3 Harvey Awards (and won once). His work has been published in French, Spanish, Italian, and German The author lives in St. Louis, MO..

Author Residence: St. Louis, MO.

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Oreimo: Kuroneko Volume 2 Summary: Kirino seems far out of the way, studying in Tsukasa Fushini America…but is he really that far away from the thoughts of 9781616556549 Kyousuke? That’s the problem on Kuroneko’s mind, who’s glad Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 to be by Kyousuke’s side, but fears she may only be a $10.99/$11.99 Can. substitute. Meanwhile a new challenger appears when Trade Paperback Kuroneko joins the Gaming Club: Sena Akagi, whose Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy overactive imagination wishes to pair Kyousuke up with her Ctn Qty: 24 brother! 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Series Overview: This is a three volume series.

Contributor Bio: Tsukasa Fushimi (born 1981) is a Japanese author of light novels. He made his debut in 2006 with the novel series Jūsanbanme no Alice. This was followed in 2008 by his well­ known novel series Oreimo, which spawned a media franchise encompassing multiple manga, anime and video game adaptations. In 2013, Fushimi began writing his novel series Ero Manga Sense. The author lives in Tokoyo, Japan.

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EC Archives: Weird Science Volume 4 Summary: The Weird Science archives take flight at Dark 9781616556587 Horse! This volume collects the complete Weird Science Pub Date: 8/11/15, On Sale Date: 8/11 issues #19­#22 and Weird Science­Fantasy #23­24 in glorious $49.99/$55.00 Can. remastered color! Don’t miss anyof the sci­fi classics from Hardcover such visionary artists as Wally Wood, Al Feldstein, Harry Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror Harrison, and Harvey Kurtzman! Includes a Foreword by Harlan Ctn Qty: 12 Ellison! 1.250 lb Wt 567g Wt Series Overview: C Comics are widely credited for causing the dissolution of the morals of kids and teens in the 1950’s thus playing a large p...

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Gantz Volume 36 Summary: The mind­blowing Gantz epic nears its stunning Hiroya Oku conclusion! The tide of the alien war has turned in humanity’s 9781616555870 favor, and victory may be at hand. Gantz warriors aboard the Pub Date: 8/11/15, On Sale Date: 8/11 orbiting alien mothership expect a desperate battle against $13.99/$15.99 Can. the last alien defenders, but they couldn’t expect to be given Trade Paperback the answers to all their questions by the aliens themselves! Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Science Fiction Ctn Qty: 24 Hiroya Oku’s Gantz is adult manga at its most challenging: 0.810 lb Wt violent, bizarre, erotic, and created with stunning craft and 367g Wt fierce imaginat...

Contributor Bio: Hiroya Oku is a manga artist who is the creator of Gantz, Zero One and HEN, all of which have been serialized in Young Jump. He is finished working on his most renowned manga, Gantz, which began in October 2009. His manga often contain explicit violence and gore, as well as sexual situations. He won the second prize of the Youth Manga Awards in 1988, under the penname Yahiro Kuon. He designed a character for Namco Bandai’s Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 fighting game,

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Bowery Boys Summary: When his father is framed for murder, immigrant Cory Levine, Ian Bertram son Nikolaus McGovern rallies together a motley crew of 9781616557072 street youths in a rip­roaring coming­of­age adventure based Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 on the period history of antebellum New York City! Set $19.99/$21.99 Can. against the backdrop of rampant political corruption, vicious Hardcover street gangs, nascent labor reform and ardent xenophobia— Comics & Graphic Novels can Niko and his friends triumph in a life­and­death battle Ctn Qty: 12 against their oppressors, or will they succumb to the engines 1.250 lb Wt of socio­economic progress? 567g Wt Ser...

Contributor Bio: Writer, editor and graphic designer Cory Levine is a former editorial staffer for Marvel Comics where he edited hundreds of collected editions of comic books, encyclopedic handbooks, special edition magazines and foreign­licensed comics including the company’s well­received line of Soleil graphic album adaptations. In 2010 he founded First Edition Publishing, Inc.—an end­to­end publishing solutions firm

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Conan Volume 17 Shadows Over Kush Summary: Writer Fred Van Lente leads the way for the Fred Van Lente, Brian Ching world’s most famous barbarian! 9781616556594 Conan drinks himself into a stupor of grief while in the Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 troubled city of Shumballa—until a brazen act of thievery $19.99/$21.99 Can. against him sends the Cimmerian into a witch­hunt full of Trade Paperback adventure, demons, and rebellion! This city on the edge of a Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy revolution must rely on Conan if it is to survive, and when the Ctn Qty: 24 truth of is revealed, Shumballa will never be the same! 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Series Overview: This exciting volume collects issues #1—6 of th...

Contributor Bio: Fred Van Lente is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Marvel Zombies, Incredible Hercules (with Greg Pak), Odd Is On Our Side (with Dean R. Koontz), as well as the American Library Association award­winning Action Philosophers. His original graphic novel Cowboys & Aliens (co­written with Andrew Foley) is the basis for the major motion picture starring Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford. Van Lente’s other

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Angel and Faith: Season Nine Library Edition Summary: Willow arrives in London looking to join forces Volume 2 with Angel and Faith and gain access to Angel’s son, Connor. Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs With Connor’s help, Willow hopes to travel to the fearsome 9781616557133 hell dimension, Quor’toth, and restore magic to earth! On the Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 dark side of the moon, Spike embraces some peace, quiet, $29.99/$32.99 Can. and distance from the Slayer. But when a pack of demons and Hardcover a succubus rip him from his melancholic reverie, he embarks Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror on an unexpected adventure that reveals some hard truths. Ctn Qty: 12 1.250 lb Wt Collects the third volume o... 567g Wt Contributor Bio: In the words of Christos Gage…I was born in New York, then grew up in Athens, Greece and North Grafton, Massachusetts. Started reading at age 3, discovered comics soon after. First comic collected and saved: Marvel’s Godzilla. Never quit comics for girls the way some flip­floppers do, though I did keep it in the closet at times, for which I am deeply ashamed. Attended Brown University (here’s a secret: the Ivy League is overrated) where I majored in American Civilization, a fiel...

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Hellboy and the B.P.R.D: 1952 Summary: A bizarre series of murders and rumors of Mike Mignola, Alex Maleev something worse lead Professor Bruttenholm to send a young 9781616556600 Hellboy to a Brazilian village on his first mission. Hellboy and a Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 small group of agents uncover something terrible in the $19.99/$21.99 Can. shadows of a sixteenth­century Portuguese fortress… Hellboy Trade Paperback creator Mike Mignola teams with acclaimed artist Alex Maleev. Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror Ctn Qty: 24 Series Overview: Hellboy’s goes on his first field assignment 0.810 lb Wt in South America! 367g Wt Contributor Bio: MIKE MIGNOLA’s fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age; reading Dracula at age twelve introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore, from which he has never recovered. Starting in 1982 as a bad inker for Marvel Comics, he swiftly evolved into a not­so­bad artist. By the late 1980s, he had begun to develop his own unique graphic style, with mainstream projects like Cosmic Odyssey and Batman: Gotham by Gaslight. In 1994, he published the first Hellboy seri...

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Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Summary: Panty and Stocking are cute but highly TAGRO, Gainax dangerous angels, booted out of Heaven for wrath, sloth, 9781616557355 lust, envy, avarice and gluttony (at least pride wasn’t high on Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 their list). Now residing among the sinners of Daten City, the $9.99/$10.99 Can. angels try to earn their way back into grace by exorcising evil Trade Paperback at the behest of their questionable preacher boss, the Afro­ Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy bedecked Garterbelt Ctn Qty: 25 0.810 lb Wt Series Overview: This is a one­shot. 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Author Residence: Tokyo, Japan

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Seraphim: 266613336 Wings Summary: Two of the most acclaimed anime directors of all Mamoru Oshii, Kon Satoshi time, Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell), and Satoshi Kon 9781616556082 (Perfect Blue) came together to create a manga: Seraphim: Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 266613336 Wings. Written by Oshii and drawn by Kon, $19.99/$21.99 Can. Seraphim is the story of a future Earth devastated by the Trade Paperback “Angel Plague,” a pandemic that induces apocalyptic visions in Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Science Fiction the afflicted, even as it ossifies their bodies into dead, Ctn Qty: 24 seraphic forms. A cult­ridden, army­backed medical unit 0.810 lb Wt journeys into the heart of a dying Asia... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Author Residence: Tokyo, Japan

Satoshi Kon was an anime director and mangaka from Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan. He was well­known for his work on Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, and Paprika. Sadly, Kon passed away on August 24, 2010, after losing his battle with pancreatic cancer, he is remembered by all who loved his works

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New Lone Wolf and Cub Volume 4 Summary: Kazuo Koike’s Lone Wolf and Cub is an acclaimed Kazuo Koike, Hideki Mori masterpiece of graphic fiction, and New Lone Wolf and Cub is 9781616553593 the 21st century sequel to this groundbreaking manga. Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 Illustrated by Hideki Mori and translated by Dana Lewis. $13.99/$15.99 Can. Trade Paperback Togo Shigekata and the Lone Wolf’s son, Daigoro, travel to Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy Edo to kill a traitor—and the Shogun who commands him! Ctn Qty: 24 Hunted by Shogunate riflemen, Togo and Daigoro find an 0.810 lb Wt unexpected ally in the notorious highwayman Musubi­no­ 367g Wt doraza. But can the double­crossing brigand be tr... Contributor Bio: Kazuo Koike is a prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist and entrepreneur. Early in Koike’s career, he studied under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series. Koike, along with artist Goseki Kojima, made the manga Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf and Cub), and Koike also contributed to the scripts for the 1970s film adaptations of the series, which starred famous Japanese actor Tomisaburo Wakayama. Koike and Kojima became known as the “Golden Duo” because of

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Blade of the Immortal Volume 31 Summary: The harrowing, bone­crunching finale! Hiroaki Hiroaki Samura Samura’s long­running manga series ends with a massive, 9781616556266 280­page volume filled with action and suspense. Who will Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 survive? Disgraced Edo officer Habaki faces the devious $19.99/$21.99 Can. Anotsu in a decisive showdown, while Manga, Rin, and only a Trade Paperback few others witness the end of an era. Rin’s quest concludes Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy with a violent bang—then things get weirder! Hiroaki Samura’s Ctn Qty: 0 final volume overflows with heartbreak and bloodshed! Blade 0.810 lb Wt has won many awards across the gl... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Hiroaki Samura is a Japanese writer/illustrator and creator of Blade of the Immortal, as well as several other short works. He has also done various illustrations for magazines and ero guro (a literary and artistic movement originating in 1930’s Japan). He has an ero guro book out that is mostly a compilation of the work he has created.

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Oreimo: Kuroneko Volume 1 Summary: In a shocking twist, Kyousuke’s sister Kirino has Sakura Ikeda decided to study abroad…and Ruri Gokou, a.k.a. Kuroneko, is 9781616556297 transferring to Kyousuke’s school! Is his homeroom prepared Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 to have the dark Queen of Nightmare among them…and is the $10.99/$11.99 Can. manga world prepared when Kuroneko makes her first pitch to Trade Paperback a professional company? One thing’s for sure—Kyousuke will Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy be by her side, supporting her. But how close is “by her side” Ctn Qty: 24 going to be…? 0.810 lb Wt This is a new spinoff of the Dark Horse series, Oreimo, staring 367g Wt the ...

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Gantz Volume 35 Summary: The truce with the alien invaders begins to Hiroya Oku crumble, and this time the humans are gaining the upper hand 9781616555863 against the goliath ETs. Gantz warrior Kei discovers that his Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 beloved Tae still lives, and the race is on to save her before $13.99/$15.99 Can. she and her alien protector are brought down together in the Trade Paperback rapidly spreading destruction. But beyond Tae’s desire to Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Science Fiction reunite with Kei is her hope that Kei can prevent a Gantz­led Ctn Qty: 24 genocide of the aliens! 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Hiroya Oku’s Gantz is adult manga at its most challenging...

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Bride of the Water God Volume 17 Summary: With jealous schemers in both the realm of the Mi­Kyung Yun gods and on earth working against them, former water god 9781616556846 Habaek and his human lover Soah will not only have to Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 struggle to stay together—but to stay alive as well! Korean $9.99/$10.99 Can. creator Mi­Kyung Yun’s high­stakes celestial drama reaches a Trade Paperback turning point, as the desperate lovers must overcome Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy seemingly impossible obstacles to save those they care about Ctn Qty: 24 the most! Although they’ve fled to earth, our star­crossed 0.810 lb Wt pair also can’t avoid becoming entangle... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Yun Mi­kyung was born October 14, 1980. She is a South Korean manhwa artist best known for her work Bride of the Water God. Yun received the silver medal in the New Artist Debut Competition for her work Na­eu Ji­gu Bang­moon­gi (The Journey of my Earth Visit) in 2003. She received a Best New Artist award from the Dokja Manwha prize organization for Railroad in 2004. Her other works include A Cat that Loved a Fish and Railroad.

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Tony Takezaki's Neon Evangelion Summary: You saw his work in Neon Genesis Evangelion: Tony Takezaki Comic Tribute…depicting the truth about Rei with great 9781616557362 sensitivity…wait, that’s not the right word. What’s the Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 opposite of “great sensitivity”? Well, whatever it is, Tony $9.99/$10.99 Can. Takezaki’s got it, in this collection of all­new stories satirizing Trade Paperback both the Evangelion you saw on TV, as well as some scenes Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Media Tie in that apparently never got aired! SEE! Eva as a 1960s TV Ctn Qty: 24 show! SEE! Kaworu and Shinji’s standup comedy career! SEE! 0.810 lb Wt Ritsuko’s days as Gendo’s student ... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Tony Takezaki was born on July 15, 1963 in Osaka, Japan. A graduate of an Osaka design school, Takezaki is a versatile mangaka artist. His major artistic influences include Ootomo and Umezu Kazuo. Takezaki used to draw doujinshi based on Sonoda’s work, and got his big break when he was commissioned to do the A.D. Police manga. Takezaki also contributed to volume 2 of the Ariel manga anthologies. He currently lives in Tokyo, Japan. The author lives in Tokyo, Japan.

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Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Volume 14 Summary: The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service is back… Eiji Otsuka only to find they’ve got competition from an evil rival version 9781616557393 of themselves, not to mention an…American cartoon version Pub Date: 7/14/15, On Sale Date: 7/14 of themselves? But don’t fear the reaper, because our original $12.99/$14.50 Can. corpse­carrying crew is still ready for any gruesome Trade Paperback weirdness, classical or modern—from a headless stiff who only Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Horror does his séances in binary, to a good old­fashioned iron Ctn Qty: 27 maiden! Excellent! 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Series Overview: A long­running series from Dark Horse Manga.

Contributor Bio: Author Residence: Tokyo, Japan

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Oh My Goddess! Omnibus Volume 1 Summary: Oh My Goddess! is America’s longest­running Kosuke Fujishima manga series. Dark Horse first published OMG! in comic 9781616557409 book format way back in 1994 and has been the Pub Date: 8/11/15, On Sale Date: 8/11 exclusive publisher ever since. Now, Dark Horse begins $19.99/$21.99 Can. collecting Oh My Goddess! in the larger, omnibus format Trade Paperback with three of the original trades in each omnibus for the Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy low price of $19.99. Ctn Qty: 28 0.810 lb Wt College student Keiichi Morisato thought it was a prank when 367g Wt a strange, beautiful young woman appeared in his dorm room one night. But his unexpected visitor...

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Art of Satoshi Kon Summary: Director Satoshi Kon blazed a brilliant Kon Satoshi animation career before his tragic death in 2010 at age 9781616557416 46. Now Dark Horse is privileged to remember him and Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 his works through The Art of Satoshi Kon, a beautiful book $19.99/$21.99 Can. of Kon’s illustrations for his movies Perfect Blue, Tokyo Trade Paperback Godfathers, Milennium Actress, Paprika and his televison Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Crime & series Paranoia Agent, plus his unfinished The Dreaming Mystery Machine, his manga, commercial art, and several little­ Ctn Qty: 29 known and incomplete projects by the creator! 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Director Sat...

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Flood!: A Novel in Pictures (4th edition) Summary: Finally available as a deluxe hardcover, this Eric Drooker special edition of Flood! A Novel in Pictures features an “After 9781616557294 the Flood” section that includes thirty­two pages of bonus Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 artwork and an in­depth interview with the author. An $24.99/$27.50 Can. American Book Award winner and an Editor’s Choice pick by Hardcover The New York Times, Flood! is the powerful first graphic novel Comics & Graphic Novels / Literary by Eric Drooker, frequent cover artist for The New Yorker and Ctn Qty: 12 creator of Blood Song. Flood! is a modern novel written in the 1.250 lb Wt ancient language of p... 567g Wt Contributor Bio: The artist Eric Drooker is probably best known for paintings that have appeared on many New Yorker magazine covers since 1994. Those covers, which often portray Drooker’s native Manhattan in all its wonder, humor, and menace, reflect his deep love of the city he began exploring as a boy. Inspired by social­realist art of the first half of the 20th century, Drooker is also the creator of three graphic novels: Flood! A Novel in Pictures (1992), Blood Song: A Silent Ballad (2002), ...

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Absolute Green Arrow by Kevin Smith Summary: The original Green Arrow, Oliver Queen, Kevin Smith, Phil Hester reemerges after years of being assumed dead. But many 9781401255480 people, including Black Canary, his ex­lover, Arsenal, his ex­ Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 partner, Connor Hawke, his son and temporary successor and $99.99/$112.00 Can. Batman, the Dark Knight Detective, want to know how Green 400 pages Arrow survived the airplane explosion and where he has been. Hardcover Using strong characterization and engaging dialogue, comic Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes and screenplay writer and movie director Kevin Smith (Clerks, Ctn Qty: 1 Dogma, BATMAN: CACOPHONY) successful... 8.125 in W | 12.250 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 206mm W | 311mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: In the few years since his entry into the indie film community, Kevin Smith has seen it all—from the surprise critical and commercial success he received for his debut film Clerks to the disappointing critical and commercial drubbing he took on his second outing, Mallrats. He caught a break on his third film, the critically hailed Chasing Amy, and managed not to get killed by the religious zealots over his fourth film, the comedic meditation Dogma. Thus not deterred, Smith advan...

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He­Man and the Masters of the Universe Vol. Summary: A new adventure begins here! With Eternia still 4: What Lies Within occupied by the Horde, He­Man and King Randor lead a small Dan Abnett, Michael O'Hare, Rafael Kayanan group of Masters on a quest to find the one object that might 9781401250690 free Eternia! Join new writer Dan Abnett as he takes He­Man Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 and the Masters of the Universe into their next great chapter! $14.99/$17.99 Can. 144 pages Collects HE­MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #7­ Trade Paperback 12. Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie ­In Ctn Qty: 52 Contributor Bio: 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Dan Abnett lives and works in Maidstone, Kent. After 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt graduating from Oxford, he worked for a while as an editor of comics and children’s books before turning to writing full time. In the dozen or so years since then, he has written for such a diverse range of characters—including Scooby Doo, Thunderbirds, Conan the Barbarian, The X­Men, Johnny Bravo, Batman, Rupert the Bear, Dr Who, Mr. Men, The Terminator and Postman Pat—that he is now clinically bewildered. He created the popu...

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Infinity Man and the Forever People Vol. 1 Summary: Four of the best students from New Genesis Keith Giffen, Dan DiDio arrive on Earth to study and aid in the advancement of 9781401254803 humanity ­ but they soon discover a darker purpose to their Pub Date: 3/10/15, On Sale Date: 3/10 mission: a threat so great that it may bring the multiverse $16.99/$19.99 Can. itself to its knees! The only thing that stands between them 200 pages and total destruction is the mysterious entity known as the Trade Paperback Infinity Man! Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 38 Don’t miss the start of this new series by Dan DiDio and Keith 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Giffen, the team that brought you the over­the­top 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt adventures of O.M.A.C.! C...

Contributor Bio: Dan DiDio was named Co­Publisher of DC Entertainment alongside Jim Lee in February 2010. This announcement coincided with the naming of DC Entertainment’s executive team. Previously to being named Co­Publisher, DiDio served as Senior Vice President and Executive Editor, overseeing the editorial department for the DC Universe line of comic book

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Justice League of America Vol. 2: Survivors of Summary: As the smoke clears from the Trinity War, one Evil (The New 52) thing looks disturbingly clear , the members of the Justice Matt Kindt, Eddy Barrows, Doug Mahnke League of America are dead, betrayed by one of their own. 9781401250478 But as with the Trinity War, all is not what it seems. Martian Pub Date: 3/10/15, On Sale Date: 3/10 Manhunter and Star Girl have lived to fight another day and $16.99/$19.99 Can. find themselves trapped on an alien world that is under the 160 pages control of a group of super­villains. The key to their survival Trade Paperback may lie in the hands of the super­villain Despero, but will Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes these heros be ab... Ctn Qty: 46 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Matt Kindt is the Harvey Award winning writer and artist of the comics and graphic novels MIND MGMT, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Revolver, 3 Story, Super Spy, 2 Sisters, and Pistolwhip. He has been nominated for 4 Eisner and 3 Harvey Awards (and won once). His work has been published in French, Spanish, Italian, and German.

Author Residence: St. Louis, MO

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Justice League United Vol. 1: Justice League Summary: Top comics writer Jeff Lemire teams with Canada superstar artist Mike McKone for the all­new monthly series Jeff Lemire, Mike McKone JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED, starring the new team of powerful 9781401252359 heroes Earth calls Justice League Canada! Pub Date: 3/10/15, On Sale Date: 3/10 $24.99/$28.99 Can. In the aftermath of FOREVER EVIL, Adam Strange is caught 192 pages up in an adventure across the far reaches of the cosmos that Hardcover will unite an unexpected team of heroes including Supergirl, Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Hawkman, Green Arrow, Stargirl, Martian Manhunter and Ctn Qty: 20 Animal Man ­ but if they’re on the team, who exactly is Can... 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Award­winning Canadian cartoonist Jeff Lemire is the creator of the acclaimed monthly comic book series SWEET TOOTH published by DC/Vertigo and the award winning graphic novel Essex County published by Top Shelf.

Now one of DC Comics cornerstone writers, Jeff was prominent in the publisher’s recent “New 52” line­wide relaunch as the writer of ANIMAL MAN, JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK

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Shazam!: A Celebration of 75 Years Summary: 2015 marks the 75th anniversary of Shazam! DC Bill Parker, C.C. Beck Comics is proud to present this new hardcover anthology 9781401255381 collecting some of Shazam’s greatest stories. Pub Date: 3/10/15, On Sale Date: 3/10 $39.99/$47.99 Can. 400 pages Hardcover Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt

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Batman Beyond: Justice Lords Beyond Summary: Contains the epic “JUSTICE LORDS BEYOND” Kyle Higgins, Christos Gage, Thony Silas crossover! Wonder Woman is back, but it seems like she’s 9781401254643 hiding something. Meanwhile, Batman’s journey through the Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 dystopian world of the Justice Lords takes an unexpected and $16.99/$19.99 Can. deadly turn as he must face Lord Superman! Can an 176 pages exhausted Justice League and Terry McGinnis against this Trade Paperback deadly foe? Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 44 Collects BATMAN BEYOND print issues #9­12. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Kyle Higgins is an American comic book writer best known for his work with DC Comics. Higgins’ knack for dynamic action scenes and pacing make him one of the best up and coming talents in the industry. His previous works include the fan favorite DC Comics ­ The New 52’s NIGHTWING, the limited series BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM along with best­selling writer Scott Snyder, as well as BATMAN and DETECTIVE COMICS.

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Justice League Vol. 5: Forever Heroes (The Summary: As the Crime Syndicate hunts down the few New 52) heroes left foolish enough to challenge them—including Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Doug Mahnke Batman’s protege, Dick Grayson. But Owlman has other plans 9781401254193 for Nightwing…and Owlman’s teammate: the most deadly Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 being on the planet: Ultraman! Also, Cyborg is one of the lone $14.99/$17.99 Can. Justice League members left to fight against the villains that 168 pages have taken over. How can he possibly find a way to defeat Trade Paperback them? Who can he turn to? Two words: Metal Men! Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 46 New York Times best­selling writer Geoff Johns (GRE... 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Geoff Johns is an award­winning writer and one of the most popular contemporary comic book writers today. Johns is the author of The New York Times bestselling graphic novels AQUAMAN: THE TRENCH, BLACKEST NIGHT, GREEN LANTERN: THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR, JUSTICE LEAGUE: ORIGIN, SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC and BATMAN: EARTH ONE which hit #1 on the bestseller list. He is also known for transforming Green Lantern into one of the most critically and commercially

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Justice League Vol. 6: Injustice League (The Summary: Heroes quit, villains join and the Justice League New 52) roster you’ve never seen before emerges, led by the world’s Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado greatest hero—LEX LUTHOR! 9781401252366 Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 The violent consequences of FOREVER EVIL must be dealt $22.99/$26.99 Can. with as a new and deadly force sets it’s target on the Justice 168 pages league. And with the appearance of the new Power Ring, who Hardcover knows how her presence will affect the team. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 22 Collects Justice League #30­39. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt Geoff Johns is an award­winning writer and one of the most popular contemporary comic book writers today. Johns is the author of The New York Times bestselling graphic novels Aquaman: The Trench, Blackest Night, Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War, Justice League: Origin, Superman: Brainiac and Batman: Earth One which hit #1 on the bestseller list. He is also known for transforming Green Lantern into one of the most critically and commercially successful franchises

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Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet Summary: In 1967, television history was made when two Kevin Smith, Ralph Garman, Ty Templeton masked crime fighters met in a historic crossover. Now, 9781401252281 superstar filmmaker Kevin Smith and actor/comedian Ralph Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 Garman join forces with artist Ty Templeton (BATMAN ’66) to $22.99/$26.99 Can. bring these two iconic characters and their famous partners 144 pages together again. Set in the continuity of that earlier team­up, Trade Paperback Batman, The Green Hornet, Robin and Kato must go up Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes against a very different General (formerly Colonel) Gumm. Ctn Qty: 52 What crime could be so deadly as to for... 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: In the few years since his entry into the indie film community, Kevin Smith has seen it all—from the surprise critical and commercial success he received for his debut film Clerks to the disappointing critical and commercial drubbing he took on his second outing, Mallrats. He caught a break on his third film, the critically hailed Chasing Amy, and managed not to get killed by the religious zealots over his fourth film, the comedic meditation Dogma. Thus not deterred, Smith advan...

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Batman Adventures: Mad Love Deluxe Edition Summary: Written and drawn by the masterminds behind Paul Dini, Bruce Timm the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series, Paul 9781401255121 Dini and Bruce Timm, this Batman one­shot reveals the origins Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 of Harley Quinn as she proves her love to the Joker by trying $17.99/$20.99 Can. to eliminate the Dark Knight on her own! 96 pages Hardcover BATMAN ADVENTURES: MAD LOVE DELUXE EDITION collects Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes the comics debut of Harley Quinn, one of the most popular— Ctn Qty: 1 and controversial—characters in the DC Universe. Now in a 7.062 in W | 10.875 in H | 1.250 lb Wt deluxe format with exclusive extras and bonus material, ... 179mm W | 276mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Paul Dini is a multiple Emmy and Eisner Award­winning writer and producer who has helped redefine the legends of the DC Universe in such series as The New Batman/Superman Adventures, Batman Beyond, Krypto and Justice League Unlimited. In comics he has authored THE WORLD’S GREATEST SUPER­HEROES, illustrated by Alex Ross. Dini has also collaborated with Chip Kidd on Batman Animated for Harper Collins.

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Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman Summary: Wonder Woman stars in her first digital­first Vol. 1 anthology series! Gail Simone, Ethan Van Sciver 9781401253448 Gail Simone and Ethan Van Sciver kick things off when Oracle Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 calls for help after the entire Bat­Family gets sidelined. But $14.99/$17.99 Can. when Wonder Woman steps into the breach, Gotham City’s 168 pages criminals get the surprise of their lives! Then, Amanda Deibert Trade Paperback and Cat Staggs take Diana to school, where she meets her Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes biggest fan! Collects Sensation Comics featuring Wonder Ctn Qty: 46 Woman #1­5. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: A multiple award­winning, critically acclaimed writer of comics and animation, Gail Simone began writing as a columnist for comicbookresources.com, producing the comics parody column “You’ll All Be Sorry.” She has since had fan favorite runs on such books as WONDER WOMAN, BATGIRL, SUPERMAN, SECRET SIX, BIRDS OF PREY and the creator­ owned WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY.

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Superman/Wonder Woman Vol. 1: Power Summary: Beginning a bold new series that details the Couple relationship between The Man of Steel and the Warrior Charles Soule, Tony S. Daniel, Paulo Siqueira Princess as writer Charles Soule (Swamp Thing) is joined by 9781401253462 artist Tony S. Daniel (Batman) to tell the tale of a romance Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 that will shake the stars themselves. These two super­beings $16.99/$19.99 Can. love each other, but not everyone shares their joy. Some fear 200 pages it, some test it—and some will try to kill for it. Some say love Trade Paperback is a battlefield, but where Superman and Wonder Woman are Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes concerned it spells Dooms... Ctn Qty: 38 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Based in Brooklyn, New York, Charles Soule is a writer of novels (graphic and otherwise), comics, screenplays and stories of all types. He plays the guitar fairly well and speaks at least one language. Currently he is the writer of DC’s series SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN, SWAMP THING and RED LANTERNS.

Author Residence: Brooklyn, NY

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Superman/Wonder Woman Vol. 2 Summary: To stop Doomsday from destroying his adopted Charles Soule, Tony S. Daniel, Ed Benes planet, Superman fought him to the bitter end. But with one 9781401253479 threat gone, a new one surfaces in the very body of the Last Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 Son of Krypton. Superman must fight a battle within his own $22.99/$26.99 Can. mind, body and heart with the help of the woman he loves. 144 pages With their combined might, it still may not be enough to save Hardcover the doomed Superman. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 26 This volume collects Superman/Wonder Woman #8­11, 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Superman/Wonder Woman Annual #1. 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Based in Brooklyn, New York, Charles Soule is a writer of novels (graphic and otherwise), comics, screenplays and stories of all types. He plays the guitar fairly well and speaks at least one language. Currently he is the writer of DC’s series SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN, SWAMP THING and RED LANTERNS.

Author Residence: Brooklyn, NY

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Adventures of Superman Vol. 3 Summary: This third volume of Adventures of Superman Max Landis, Jock continues to feature the best creators in comics and 9781401253301 entertainment presenting their takes on the Man of Steel, in Pub Date: 3/31/15, On Sale Date: 3/31 this collection of Superman stories written by Jim Krueger $14.99/$17.99 Can. (Justice), Peter Milligan (Justice League Dark) and more! 168 pages Trade Paperback This series is a great jumping on point for new readers Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes interested in the Man of Steel, as each tale is stand alone, Ctn Qty: 46 unencumbered by continuity. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Collects Adventures of Superman #11­15.

Contributor Bio: Max Landis is a screenwriter best known for his film Chronicle.

Author Residence: Los Angeles, CA

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All Star Western Vol. 6 (The New 52) Summary: Now back in the Old West, Hex finds readjusting Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Staz Johnson to his old life a bit more difficult than he expected—especially 9781401254131 when he finds out that there’s a new Jonah Hex. Hex sets out Pub Date: 3/31/15, On Sale Date: 3/31 to settle some scores the only way he knows how: violently. $14.99/$17.99 Can. The first unlucky person on Hex’s list is impostor who stole his 144 pages identity while Hex was trapped in the Gotham of the future. Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Collects issues #29­34. Ctn Qty: 52 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Jimmy Palmiotti is a multi­award­winning comic book creator with a wide range of experience in advertising, production, editorial, film writing and production, media presentation, and video game development. He has created and co­created numerous series and characters, including The New West, THE MONOLITH, 21 DOWN, THE RESISTANCE, Gatecrasher, Beautiful Killer, Back to Brooklyn, The Tattered Man and Painkiller Jane. Currently he is co­writing DC’s ALL­STAR WESTERN and BATWING wi...

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Orion by Walter Simonson Omnibus Summary: In 2000, legendary writer/artist Walter Simonson, Walter Simonson best known for his work on DC’s Manhunter and Marvels’ Thor, 9781401255350 treated comics fans to his vision of Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Pub Date: 3/31/15, On Sale Date: 3/31 mythology. At the center of the series was the conflict $75.00/$85.00 Can. between Orion, born on the violent world of Apokolips but 688 pages raised on peaceful New Genesis, and his father, Darkseid, ruler Hardcover of Apokolips. Focusing on the clash between father and son, Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes the series features most of the Fourth World heroes and Ctn Qty: 1 villains created by Jac... 7.250 in W | 10.875 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 184mm W | 276mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Walter Simonson was born in Knoxville, TN, and grew up in College Park, MD. He always liked drawing pictures and telling stories, and in comics he found a place where he could do both and make a living. He’s worked on DC’s MANHUNTER, METAL MEN, SUPERMAN, BATMAN, WONDER WOMAN, and the original graphic novel THE JUDAS COIN, as well as Alien, Thor, The Fantastic Four, Elric, World of Warcraft and The Star Slammers, among many others. Currently he is writing and illustrating the ser...

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Superman: Doomed Summary: The super­event you have been waiting for in Greg Pak, Charles Soule, Ken Lashley The New 52: Superman vs. Doomsday in a way you’ve never 9781401252403 seen before! Pub Date: 3/31/15, On Sale Date: 3/31 $29.99/$35.00 Can. Doomsday’s deadly new abilities, in this battle there can be 336 pages no winners. The Man of Steel must unleash insane levels of Hardcover power in order to do the job, only to terrify the world he’s Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes saving. Beating Doomsday is only the beginning of this never­ Ctn Qty: 14 ending battle!" 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt Collects SUPERMAN: DOOMED #1, SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC #1, ACTION COMICS #30­34, SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #7­11 and SUPERMAN #30.

Contributor Bio: Greg Pak is a filmmaker and comic book writer best known for directing the award­winning feature film “Robot Stories” and writing the epic “Planet Hulk” and “World War Hulk” storylines for Marvel Comics. He was named one of 25 Filmmakers to Watch by Filmmaker Magazine, described as “a talent with a

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DC Comics: Zero Year (The New 52) Summary: Six years ago, the legend of Batman emerged Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo amid the greatest catastrophe Gotham had ever endured. A 9781401253370 maniac calling himself The Riddler shut down all electric power Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 mere days before a terrifying superstorm. But the Dark Knight $24.99/$28.99 Can. isn’t the only hero to surface during this moment in time 448 pages known only as the ZERO YEAR! Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Journey back to the Zero Year to see the early tales of Ctn Qty: 1 heroes and heroines such as Nightwing, Green Arrow, Batgirl, 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Superman, Birds of Prey, Catwoman and more! 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Scott Snyder is the bestselling and award­winning writer of Batman, American Vampire and Swamp Thing as well as the short story collection Voodoo Heart. He teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College, NYU and Columbia University. He lives on Long Island with his wife, Jeanie, and his sons Jack and Emmett. He is a dedicated and un­ironic fan of Elvis Presley.

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New Teen Titans Vol. 2 Summary: When the series launched, writer Marv Wolfman Marv Wolfman, George Perez, Romeo Tanghal (CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS) and artist George Perez (FINAL 9781401255329 CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS, Avengers) crafted a Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 timeless story starring Robin, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, Cyborg, $19.99/$23.99 Can. Changling, Raven and Starfire—a group of young individuals 224 pages with great powers and strong personalities who learned their Trade Paperback way in the world through the strength of their friendship and Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes the adventures they shared. Ctn Qty: 34 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Collects NEW TEEN TITANS #9­16. 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: One of the most prolific and influential writers in modern comics, Marv Wolfman began his career as an artist. Realizing that his talents lay more in writing the stories than in drawing them, Wolfman soon became known for his carefully crafted, character­driven tales. In a career that has spanned nearly 30 years, Wolfman has helped shape the heroic careers of DC Comics’ Green Lantern, Blackhawk and the original Teen Titans, as well as Marvel

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Robin The Boy Wonder: A Celebration of 75 Summary: 2015 marks the 75th anniversary of Robin, the Years Boy Wonder! DC Comics is proud to present this new Bill Finger, Bob Kane hardcover anthology collecting some of Robin’s greatest 9781401255367 stories. Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 $39.99/$47.99 Can. Contributor Bio: 400 pages William Finger was born on February 8, 1914. He met Hardcover cartoonist Bob Kane at a party in 1938, and soon after they were collaborating on several adventure strips. Within a year, Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 Batman appeared. Finger’s fondness for pulp fiction and movies influenced his plots and writing style for comic books. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt He worked on many other DC characters and titles, scripted some of the 1940s daily and Sunday Batman and Robin newspaper strip continuities, and wrote for Quality, Fawcett and Timely. Fi...

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Wonder Woman Vol. 5: Flesh (The New 52) Summary: Wonder Woman’s life is changed forever when Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang, Goran Sudzuka she is called on to take the place of War on Olympus! An epic 9781401253493 new era of WONDER WOMAN begins here, as Diana must Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 decide if the path set out for her is one she wants to take. $16.99/$19.99 Can. But there’s no time for Wonder Woman to fully comprehend 176 pages the fallout as her family gathers to prepare for an assault on Trade Paperback Olympus! Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 44 The last time the First Born came for Olympus, it took the 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt death of the God of War to stop him. With Wonder Woman as 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt the new God of War and the ...

Contributor Bio: Brian Azzarello is the writer and co­creator of the award­ winning Vertigo series 100 BULLETS. Azzarellos’s other writing credits for DC Comics include the graphic novel JOKER, as well as BATMAN: BROKEN CITY, LUTHOR, BEFORE WATCHMEN: RORSCHACH and COMEDIAN, and JOHN CONSTANTINE, HELLBLAZER. Brian has been featured in Entertainment Weekly, The Chicago Tribune and other publications.

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Wonder Woman Vol. 6: Bones Summary: It’s the beginning of the end as writer Brian Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang Azzarello and artist Cliff Chiang kick off the astonishing finale 9781401253509 of their epic run! Olympus must fall, and its rightful ruler must Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 be restored. Wonder Woman is locked in a desperate battle $22.99/$26.99 Can. with the First Born with the destiny of immortals at stake— 144 pages and she must make a decision that will effect the lives of Hardcover those she loves most. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 26 Collects WONDER WOMAN #30­34, and SECRET ORIGINS #6. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Brian Azzarello has been writing comics professionally since the mid­1990s. He is the author of JONNY DOUBLE, BATMAN: BROKEN CITY and the Harvey and Eisner Award­winning 100 BULLETS, all created in collaboration with artist Eduardo Risso. The New York Times best­selling author’s other work for DC includes the titles HELLBLAZER and LOVELESS (both with Marcelo Frusin), SUPERMAN: FOR TOMORROW (with Jim Lee), JOKER and LUTHOR (both with Lee Bermejo), SGT. ROCK: BETWEEN HELL...

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Batman Arkham: Riddler Summary: The greatest hits of Batman’s most cunning, Gardner Fox, Sheldon Moldoff intelligent arch­nemesis are finally collected in BATMAN 9781401255138 ARKHAM: RIDDLER! Armed with nothing besides a penchant for Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 riddles and the mind of criminal genius, Edward Nygma has $19.99/$23.99 Can. long served as the Dark Knight’s intellectual equal. BATMAN 296 pages ARKHAM: RIDDLER collects some of the villain’s greatest Trade Paperback stories by some of the industry’s greatest creators, including Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Scott Snyder, Gardner Fox, Paul Dini and more! Ctn Qty: 34 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Collects DETECTIVE COMICS #140, #142, #377, #82... 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Born in 1911 in Brooklyn, New York, Gardner Fox was probably the single most imaginative and productive writer in the Golden Age of comics. In the 1940s, he created or co­created dozens of long­running features for DC Comics, including the Flash, Hawkman, the Sandman and Doctor Fate as well as penning most of the adventures of comics’ first super­team, the Justice Society of America. He was also the second person to script Batman, beginning somewhere around the

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Deathstroke Vol. 1 Summary: The DCU’s deadliest assassin stars in his own Tony Daniel ongoing series by writer/artist Tony S. Daniel! See him as 9781401254711 never before in this explosive new series, with one surprise Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 after another as we see Slade Wilson in the fight of his life! $14.99/$17.99 Can. 144 pages Collects issues #1­6 of DEATHSTROKE. Trade Paperback Contributor Bio: Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 52 Tony S. Daniel decided to be a comics artist in the eighth 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt grade, and he hasn’t looked back since. After making his 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt professional debut in 1993 on Comico’s The Elementals, he has contributed to Marvel’s X­Force and Image’s Spawn: Bloodfeud as well as writing and illustrating his own titles Silke, The Tenth and F5, which led him into work in Hollywood. After being lured back into comics to work with writer Geoff Johns on TEEN TITANS, Daniel went on to draw THE FLASH before landing...

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Deathstroke; The Terminator Vol. 1: Assassins Summary: Deathstroke, the break­out villain from the 1980s Marv Wolfman, Steve Erwin, Will Blyberg sensation THE NEW TEEN TITANS and current star of the hit 9781401254285 TV series “Arrow,” stars in his own graphic novel series! First, Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 Deathstroke begins his hunt for the man who tried to kill his $19.99/$23.99 Can. ex­wife ­ the man called the Ravager. It’s all­out action as 264 pages these two super­powered soldiers go toe to toe! Then, Trade Paperback someone is knocking off the crime bosses of Gotham City. It’s Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes up to Deathstroke to eliminate the competition ­ but Batman Ctn Qty: 38 doesn’t take kindly... 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: One of the most prolific and influential writers in modern comics, Marv Wolfman began his career as an artist. Realizing that his talents lay more in writing the stories than in drawing them, Wolfman soon became known for his carefully crafted, character­driven tales. In a career that has spanned nearly 30 years, Wolfman has helped shape the heroic careers of DC Comics’ Green Lantern, Blackhawk and the original Teen Titans, as well as Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four, Spider­Man...

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Harley Quinn Vol. 1: Hot in the City (The New Summary: Fresh from BATMAN: DEATH OF THE FAMILY and 52) SUICIDE SQUAD, Harley Quinn returns to her first solo series Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Chad Hardin in the New 52! The writing team of Jimmy Palmiotti (ALL STAR 9781401254155 WESTERN) and Amanda Conner (BEFORE WATCHMEN: SILK Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 SPECTRE) unleashed Harley on an unsuspecting DC Universe, $16.99/$19.99 Can. as she encounters various heroes and villains…and leaves no 224 pages one unscathed in her wake! With art by Chad Hardin and a Trade Paperback slew of comics’ best artists including Darwyn Cooke, Sam Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Kieth, Tony S. Daniel, Paul Pope, Walter Sim... Ctn Qty: 34 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Jimmy Palmiotti is a multi­award­winning comic book creator with a wide range of experience in advertising, production, editorial, film writing and production, media presentation, and video game development. He has created and co­created numerous series and characters, including The New West, THE MONOLITH, 21 DOWN, THE RESISTANCE, Gatecrasher, Beautiful Killer, Back to Brooklyn, The Tattered Man and Painkiller Jane. Currently he is co­writing DC’s ALL­STAR WESTERN and BATWING wi...

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Harley Quinn Vol. 2 (The New 52) Summary: The best­selling Harley Quinn continues her Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Chad Hardin bloody romp in the second volume of her own series! 9781401254780 Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 The first rule of Skate Club is…you do not mess with the $24.99/$28.99 Can. Mistress of Mayhem! Harley stumbles across an underground 176 pages fight club where big money winds with a body count. She’s Hardcover in…and she’s making Sy Borgman her agent for the fights. And Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes wha would happen if the demented Clown Princess of Crime Ctn Qty: 24 visited the most popular comic con out there? Find out when 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Harley Quinn invades Comic­Con!! 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt Collects Har...

Contributor Bio: AMANDA CONNER began her professional art career as an illustrator for New York City ad agencies. However, her love of comic books and cartooning soon led her to the comics world where she initially found work at companies such as Archie, Marvel and Claypool Comics. Since then she has worked on a number of high profile projects spanning a variety of genres.

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Deadshot: Bulletproof Summary: What happens when a man with a death wish Christos N. Gage, Steve Cummings finds something to live for? 9781401255190 Pub Date: 4/21/15, On Sale Date: 4/21 Deadshot, an expert marksman and cold, efficient killer, $14.99/$17.99 Can. believes he has no reason to live­until he learns he has a 144 pages daughter! When he discovers she’s living in a neighborhood Trade Paperback plagued by violence, he decides to clean up the area, by any Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes means necessary! Part film noir and part classic Western, Ctn Qty: 52 DEADSHOT tells the story of a violent man who must take on 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt local mobs, corrupt cops, and even a former Suicide Squad 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt member to ... Contributor Bio: Christos Gage is one of the most prolific of the modern comic book writers, having worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, IDW Publishing, and Avatar Press. He is also well known as a writer of crime television, including work for such television series as Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and Numb3rs.

Author Residence: Santa Monica, CA

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Earth 2 Vol. 4: The Dark Age (The New 52) Summary: Once thought dead, Superman now returns to Tom Taylor, Nicola Scott, Trevor Scott Earth to do the destructive bidding of Darkseid! 9781401254179 Pub Date: 4/21/15, On Sale Date: 4/21 The Wonders of Earth 2 have struggled to keep the forces of $14.99/$17.99 Can. Brutal and Darkseid at bay. But now with the return of 144 pages Superman, they can no longer stand up to the wake of Trade Paperback destruction he brings. But now, with the emergence of a new Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes and mysterious Batman, comes the hope that he may know Ctn Qty: 52 how to defeat the rogue Man of Steel before Earth 2 is 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt destroyed completely. 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Collects Earth 2 #17­20, Earth 2 Annual ...

Contributor Bio: Once a professional juggler and fire eater, Tom Taylor is now a multi­award­winning comic book writer, playwright and screenwriter. Taylor is the creator of the Aurealis­Award Winning graphic novel series THE DEEP (which tells the adventures of a multiethnic family of underwater explorers who live on a submarine), which has been optioned by

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Earth 2 Vol. 5: The Kryptonian (The New 52) Summary: Superman is the most powerful being in the Tom Taylor, Nicola Scott, Trevor Scott universe. And for once, that’s not a good thing. 9781401254186 Pub Date: 4/21/15, On Sale Date: 4/21 The Last Son of Krypton is now an enforcer of Darkseid, the $24.99/$28.99 Can. evil despot who will stop at nothing to take over Earth 2. 176 pages However, there is one man who can stop them and that’s… Hardcover Superman? Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 24 A new Superman—named Val­Zod—has appeared and the 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt heroes of Earth 2 must convince him to help them in their 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt darkest hour in one last desperate attempt to stop Kal­El. Can they band together in time to prepare for Ap...

Contributor Bio: Once a professional juggler and fire eater, Tom Taylor is now a multi­award­winning comic book writer, playwright and screenwriter. Taylor is the creator of the Aurealis­Award Winning graphic novel series The Deep (which tells the adventures of a multiethnic family of underwater explorers who live on a submarine). The Deep has been optioned by

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Injustice: Gods Among Us Year 2 Vol. 1 Summary: The best­selling prequel to the hit videogame Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo picks up right where it left off! Year one is over—now, year 9781401253400 two begins. The death of one of their own has divided Earth’s Pub Date: 4/21/15, On Sale Date: 4/21 protectors as hero turns against hero. As Superman’s iron grip $14.99/$17.99 Can. on the world tightens, at the edge of the galaxy, anothe 144 pages grave threat approaches… Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie ­In INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US YEAR 2 continues the story from Ctn Qty: 52 the New York Times best­selling graphic novel with rising star 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt writer Tom Taylor (EARTH 2) and a team of artists includin... 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: TOM TAYLOR is the creator of the Aurealis­Award Winning graphic novel series THE DEEP (which tells the adventures of a multiethnic family of underwater explorers who live on a submarine). The Deep has been optioned by Technicolor to be turned into a 26 episode CG animated series. He is perhaps best known for the best­selling DC Comics series, INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US, and his many Star Wars series, which include STAR WARS: INVASION and STAR WARS: BLOOD TIES

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Injustice: Gods Among Us Year 2 Vol. 2 Summary: The sequel to the New York Times best­selling Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo graphic novel INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US VOL. 2. 9781401253417 Pub Date: 4/21/15, On Sale Date: 4/21 With Superman’s reign over Earth secured, the Green Lantern $22.99/$26.99 Can. Corps dispatch Kyle Rayner to investigate the situation. But 144 pages when he mysteriously disappears, the Guardians of the Galaxy Hardcover are left with no choice but to remove Superman from his self­ Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes appointed throne. But like all the others who have stood in Ctn Qty: 26 Superman’s way since the death of his beloved wife, the 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Corps has a fight on their hands that wi... 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: TOM TAYLOR is the creator of the Aurealis­Award Winning graphic novel series THE DEEP (which tells the adventures of a multiethnic family of underwater explorers who live on a submarine). The Deep has been optioned by Technicolor to be turned into a 26 episode CG animated series. He is perhaps best known for the best­selling DC Comics series, INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US, and his many Star Wars series, which include STAR WARS: INVASION and STAR WARS: BLOOD TIES

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Batman '66 Vol. 2 Summary: Back to the Swingin’ ’60s as DC Comics Jeff Parker, Richard Case reimagines the classic Batman TV series in comics form. These 9781401254612 all­new stories portray The Caped Crusader, The Boy Wonder Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 and their fiendish rogues gallery just the way viewers $14.99/$17.99 Can. remember them. 168 pages Trade Paperback In this volume, one of Batman’s deadliest foes—King Tut Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes returns to Gotham City to assert his royal status and Ctn Qty: 46 challenge the Dynamic Duo with his most far reaching plan yet 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt to rule the modern Thebes known as Gotham City! 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Collects issues #6­10.

Contributor Bio: Jeff Parker is a Portland, Oregon based writer and comic book artist. He worked as a storyboard artist on the television cartoon “Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot,” and has written a number of Marvel Comics titles including, X­Men: First Class, Agents of Atlas, and Thunderbolts. He is a member of Periscope Studio, originally from Burlington, North Carolina,

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Batman '66 Vol. 3 Summary: Back to the Swingin’ 60s as DC Comics reimagines Jeff Parker, Richard Case the classic Batman TV series in comics form. These all­new 9781401254629 stories portray The Caped Crusader, The Boy Wonder and Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 their fiendish rogues gallery just the way viewers remember $19.99/$23.99 Can. them. 168 pages Hardcover In this volume, the Dynamic Duo face the Joker, Penguin, the Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Queen of Diamonds and a Bat­Robot of their own making…that Ctn Qty: 24 may put Batman and Robin out of a job! 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt Collects issues #11­15.

Contributor Bio: Jeff Parker is a Portland, Oregon based writer and comic book artist. He worked as a storyboard artist on the television cartoon “Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot,” and has written a number of Marvel Comics titles including, X­MEN: FIRST CLASS, AGENTS OF ATLAS and THUNDERBOLTS. He is currently writing BATMAN 66’ and AQUAMAN for DC Comics.

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Justice League 3000 Vol. 2 (The New 52) Summary: In the far flung future in the year 3000, Keith Giffen, J.M. Dematteis, Howard Porter Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, and Green 9781401254148 Lantern are still defending the Earth as the Justice League. Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 From the classic Justice League writing team of Keith Giffen $16.99/$19.99 Can. and J.M. DeMatteis with legendary artist Howard Porter (JLA), 176 pages comes volume 2 of this series starring the heroes of today— Trade Paperback tomorrow! Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 44 Collects JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000 #8­15. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Keith Giffen has provided plotting, scripting, artwork, or any combination thereof for titles such as ALL­STAR COMICS, LEGION OF SUPER­HEROES, RAGMAN, CREEPER, LOBO, SUICIDE SQUAD, The Defenders, Hero Squared!, and, um… AMBUSH BUG. He’s worked on the weekly series 52 and COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS, as well as 52 AFTERMATH: THE FOUR HORSEMEN and MIDNIGHTER, plus a gazillion other things. He was the illustrator of the DC COMICS ­ THE NEW 52 series O.M.A.C.

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New Suicide Squad Vol. 1 (The New 52) Summary: Once a secret to even the highest government Sean Ryan officials, the Suicide Squad has emerged from FOREVER EVIL 9781401252380 as one of its most popular programs. Its mission: to send Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 incarcerated super villains to carry out impossible missions on $16.99/$19.99 Can. foreign soil in exchange for a commuted prison sentence. If 176 pages they are caught or killed, no government could link these Trade Paperback operatives back to the U.S. government. At least, that’s the Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes theory. Ctn Qty: 44 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt This new series begins with a mission in Russia that features 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt two red­hot Batm... Contributor Bio: Sean Ryan is a former DC Comics editor whose writing credits include the hit one­shot FLASHPOINT: GRODD OF WAR, starring The Flash, as well as stories of Superman and Batman.

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Superman Vs. Darkseid Summary: It’s Superman vs. Darkseid in this action packed John Byrne, Mike McKone collection by John Byrne! 9781401255435 Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 Contributor Bio: $16.99/$19.99 Can. Born in England and raised in Canada, John Byrne discovered 176 pages super­heroes through The Adventures of Superman on Trade Paperback television. After studying at the Alberta College of Art and Design, he broke into comics first with Skywald and then at Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 54 Charlton, where he created the character Rog­2000. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Following his tenure at Charlton, Byrne moved to Marvel, 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt where his acclaimed runs on The Uncanny X­Men and The Fantastic Four soon made him one of the most popular artists in the industry. In 1986 he ...

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Batman Noir: Dark Knight Returns Summary: It is ten years after an aging Batman has retired Frank Miller, Lynn Varley, Klaus Janson and Gotham City has sunk into decadence and lawlessness. 9781401255145 Now as his city needs him most, the Dark Knight returns in a Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 blaze of glory. $34.99/$41.99 Can. Joined by Carrie Kelly, a teenage female Robin, Batman takes 208 pages to the streets to end the threat of the mutant gangs that Hardcover have overrun the city. And after facing off against his two Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes greatest enemies, the Joker and Two­Face for the final time, Ctn Qty: 1 Batman finds himself in mortal combat with his former ally, 7.500 in W | 11.500 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Superma... 191mm W | 292mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Frank Miller began his career in comics in the late 1970s and rose to fame while first drawing, and then writing, Daredevil for Marvel Comics. He was also the creative force behind Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Year One, and Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again. His many works have not only redefined classic characters, but also, on a few occasions, revitalized the comics industry. His creator­owned Sin City hit the page in 1991, and then the silver screen in

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Batman Vol. 5: Zero Year ­ Dark City (The New Summary: Before the Batcave and Robin, the Joker and the 52) Batmobile…there was ZERO YEAR. Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo 9781401253356 The Riddler has plunged Gotham City into darkness. How will a Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 young Dark Knight bring his beloved hometown from the brink $16.99/$19.99 Can. of chaos and madness and back into the light? From the 240 pages critically acclaimed, New York Times #1 best­selling creative Trade Paperback team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, BATMAN VOL. 5: Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes ZERO YEAR—DARK CITY is the concluding volume to Batman’s Ctn Qty: 34 origin story, as you’ve never seen it before. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Collects BATMAN #...

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Batman Vol. 6 (The New 52) Summary: In the wake of the death of his son Damian, Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo Batman is in danger of losing his humanity. However, the foes 9781401252304 of this grief­ridden Dark Knight mean to strike him when he’s Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 at his weakest. Has Batman’s worst foe become…Bruce $24.99/$28.99 Can. Wayne? 192 pages Hardcover Plus, three pivotal chapters from the epic ZERO YEAR Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes storyline! From the critically acclaimed, New York Times #1 Ctn Qty: 22 best­selling creative team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt comes the next genre­defining graphic novel in their 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt monumental run.

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Gotham City Sirens Book Two Summary: Catwoman deals with the aftermath of battling Peter Calloway, Andres Guinaldo her sister in this new title, setting her against Harley Quinn 9781401254124 and Poison Ivy in a brutal display of their villainous roots. And Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 don’t miss guest appearances by Zatanna and Talia al Ghul. $24.99/$28.99 Can. Then, The Joker is back in Arkham Asylum and Harley Quinn 300 pages breaks back in with him ­ but is she there to stand by him or Trade Paperback destroy him? Either way, Poison Ivy and Catwoman must put Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes aside their tumultuous past to help their wayward friend. Ctn Qty: 1 Guest­starring Clayfa... 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Peter Calloway is a writer and television producer who has worked on the hit CBS TV series “Under the Dome,” as well as “Brothers and Sisters.”

Author Residence: Burbank, CA

Author Hometown: Burbank, CA

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Green Arrow Vol. 6 (The New 52) Summary: Welcome new series writers straight from the hit Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino TV show Arrow! Ollie is trying to put his life together after the 9781401254742 grueling events of “Broken,” and finds himself back in Seattle Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 on a mission from a mystery woman. Who is she—and what’s $14.99/$17.99 Can. next for Green Arrow? 128 pages Trade Paperback Collects GREEN ARROW #32­34, GREEN ARROW FUTURES END Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes #1, SECRET ORIGINS #6. Ctn Qty: 60 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Award­winning Canadian cartoonist Jeff Lemire is the creator of the acclaimed monthly comic book series SWEET TOOTH published by DC/Vertigo and the award winning graphic novel Essex County published by Top Shelf.

Now one of DC Comics cornerstone writers, Jeff was prominent in the publisher’s recent “New 52” line­wide relaunch as the writer of ANIMAL MAN and FRANKENSTEIN: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. He has also written the monthly adventures of SUPERBOY and THE ATOM and is set to tackl...

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Batman/Superman Vol. 2: Game Over (The Summary: The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel uncover a New 52) plot by the Toymaster to use a secret, potentially deadly Greg Pak, Brett Booth, Jae Lee element in his new video game, the characters created by 9781401254230 players manifest in real life. The ultimate fighting game Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 results—and a world­wide network of players must team up to $16.99/$19.99 Can. create the most powerful, skilled Super Heroes imaginable 224 pages with one goal: To kill Batman. Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes When Batman and Superman are corned by the Toymaster Ctn Qty: 34 and Mongul, they are pitted against on another in a battle to 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt the de... 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Greg Pak is an American film director/comic book writer, known for his work on books published by Marvel Comics, which include “Incredible Hercules,” “Incredible Hulk,” the crossover event “World War Hulk,” and more. He is a graduate of Yale University, where he was a member of the Purple Crayon improv group, and studied history at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and studied film at New York University. His

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Batman/Superman Vol. 3 (The New 52) Summary: The worlds of Batman and Superman come to an Greg Pak, Jae Lee explosive clash as something terrible happens to the World’s 9781401254247 Finest team, and a Dark Knight who is not quite himself must Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 team up with Lois Lane to find a missing Man of Steel. $22.99/$26.99 Can. Meanwhile, Selina Kyle encounters a person of amazing 160 pages strength who has no idea who he is. Hardcover Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Writer Greg Pak (Hulk) re­teams with critically acclaimed Ctn Qty: 24 illustrator Jae Lee (Inhumans) to launch this next epic chapter 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt of the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel in 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt BATMAN/SUPERMAN...

Contributor Bio: Greg Pak is an American film director/comic book writer, known for his work on books published by Marvel Comics, which include Incredible Hulk, Incredible Hercules and the crossover event World War Hulk, and more. He is a graduate of Yale University, where he was a member of the Purple Crayon improv group, and studied history at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and studied film at New York University. His

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Batman: Earth One Vol. 2 Summary: Following the events of the #1 New York Times Geoff Johns bestselling original graphic novel by Geoff Johns, comes the 9781401241858 highly anticipated sequel BATMAN: EARTH ONE VOL. 2! Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 $24.99/$28.99 Can. The Riddler has arrived in Gotham and he’s terrorizing the city 160 pages with his own twisted brand of anarchy. But why is he Hardcover attacking now, and what is his endgame? The Riddler isn’t Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Batman’s only problem, as Killer Croc is on the streets and his Ctn Qty: 24 violent crimes can’t be ignored. Meanwhile, the Dark Knight 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt has trouble reconciling the incr... 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Geoff Johns is an award­winning writer and one of the most popular contemporary comic book writers today. Johns is the author of the New York Times bestselling graphic novels Aquaman: The Trench, Blackest Night, Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War, Justice League: Origin, Superman: Brainiac and Batman: Earth One which hit #1 on the bestseller list. He is also known for transforming Green Lantern into one of the most critically and commercially successful

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Dial H Deluxe Edition (The New 52) Summary: Award­winning China Mieville’s entry in the highly China Mieville, Alberto Ponticelli, Mateus Santolo... publicized DC Comics—The New 52, DIAL H, is now collected 9781401255206 in this deluxe edition. Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 $34.99/$41.99 Can. There exists dials in the world, that hold unbelievable power— 368 pages the ability to turn you into a super hero! Once Nelson Hardcover accidentally discovers one such dials, his life will never be the Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes same as he travels the world in search of a relic that could Ctn Qty: 12 explain their Dial H powers. But new and diseptively dangerous 7.062 in W | 10.875 in H | 1.250 lb Wt villians have surfaced who are awaiting their retu... 179mm W | 276mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: China Miéville is the author of KING RAT; PERDIDO STREET STATION winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the British Fantasy Award; THE SCAR, winner of the Locus Award and the British Fantasy Award; IRON COUNCIL winner of the Locus Award and the Arthur C. Clarke Award; LOOKING FOR JAKE a collection of short stories; and UN LUN DUN, his New York Times bestselling book for younger readers. He lives and works in London.

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Smallville Season 11 Vol. 6: Titans Summary: A grisly murder in Gotham City sends Martian Bryan Q. Miller, Cat Staggs, Ben Lobel Manhunter on a quest to confront his past, newly digitized 9781401253455 Tess Mercer is faced with the ultimate question, a mysterious Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 foe, determined to take down Jay Garrick’s new Titans team, $16.99/$19.99 Can. and John Constantine sticks his nose into Zatanna’s business. 176 pages Smallville Season 11 hasn’t ever been more exciting! Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie ­In Collects Smallville Season 11 Special #1, 3­5 Ctn Qty: 44 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Bryan Q. Miller is an American television and comic writer most notable for his work as Executive Story Editor on the CW Network’s Smallville. For DC Comics he has written BATGIRL, TEEN TITANS and currently SMALLVILLE SEASON ELEVEN.

Author Residence: Los Angeles, CA

Author Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

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Earth 2: World's End Vol. 1 Summary: . Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Eddy Barrows Contributor Bio: 9781401256036 . Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 $29.99/$35.00 Can. 360 pages Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 22 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt

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Forever Evil Summary: The Justice League is DEAD! And the villains shall Geoff Johns, David Finch, Richard Friend INHERIT the Earth! In a flash of light, the world’s most 9781401253387 powerful heroes vanish as the Crime Syndicate arrives from Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 Earth­3! As this evil version of the Justice League takes over $19.99/$23.99 Can. the DC Universe, no one stands in the way of them and 240 pages complete domination…no one except for Lex Luthor. Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes By New York Times #1 best­selling creators Geoff Johns and Ctn Qty: 34 David Finch, FOREVER EVIL is the first universe­wide 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt crossover of The New 52. This hardcover graph... 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Geoff Johns is an award­winning writer and one of the most popular contemporary comic book writers today. Johns is the author of The New York Times bestselling graphic novels AQUAMAN: THE TRENCH, BLACKEST NIGHT, GREEN LANTERN: THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR, JUSTICE LEAGUE: ORIGIN, SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC and BATMAN: EARTH ONE which hit #1 on the bestseller list. He is also known for transforming Green Lantern into one of the most critically and commercially

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Green Lantern Vol. 5: Test of Wills (The New Summary: Hal Jordan, the greatest Green Lantern in the 52) history of the Corps, has lost everything. Friends have died, Robert Venditti, Billy Tan Oa has been destroyed, and now he must say goodbye to 9781401254162 Earth! As war threatens to dismantle the Green Lantern Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 Corps, Hal does the unthinkable: He asks for help. Can he and $17.99/$20.99 Can. a team of handpicked Lanterns remove a deadly weapon from 256 pages the enemy’s arsenal, or will they be dealt their first defeat? Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Collects Green Lantern #27­34 and Green Lantern Corps #31­ Ctn Qty: 30 33. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Robert Venditti is the New York Times bestselling author of The Homeland Directive and the sci­fi graphic novel series The Surrogates, the first installment of which was adapted into a feature film starring Bruce Willis and Ving Rhames. He also writes the graphic novel adaptations of Rick Riordan’s bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians novels. His most recent projects are the ongoing monthly comic book series X­ O Manowar, GREEN LANTERN and GREEN LANTERN CORPS.

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Green Lantern Vol. 6 (The New 52) Summary: That shudder you felt was the New Gods Robert Venditti, Billy Tan declaring their intentions against all ring­wielders! Having 9781401254766 staked their claim to the emotional spectrum, the New Gods Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 se about redefining the universe in their image, starting with $24.99/$28.99 Can. Metron, who’s determined to steal the secrets of the Corps’ 176 pages Citadel. But Hal and the Corps have something to sa about Hardcover that. Good luck trying to make yourself heard when you’re Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes talking to a god! Ctn Qty: 24 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Collects GREEN LANTERN #35­40, GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt #3.

Contributor Bio: Robert Venditti is the New York Times bestselling author of The Homeland Directive and the sci­fi graphic novel series The Surrogates, the first installment of which was adapted into a feature film starring Bruce Willis and Ving Rhames. He also writes the graphic novel adaptations of Rick Riordan’s bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians novels. His most recent projects are the ongoing monthly comic book series X­

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Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 5: Gothopia Summary: Gotham City is and always has been a crime­free (The New 52) utopia, where the heroes are celebrated through the streets John Layman, Jason Fabok of one of America’s best cities. Batman is a universally 9781401254667 beloved vigilante clad in white. His sidekick is Selina Kyle, Pub Date: 5/26/15, On Sale Date: 5/26 otherwise known as Catbird. Who—or what—has created the $16.99/$19.99 Can. Dark Knight’s alternate hometown? 208 pages Trade Paperback This twisted take on Gotham City, written by John Layman Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes (Chew) and illustrated by Jason Fabok (BATMAN: ETERNAL), Ctn Qty: 38 includes the monumental issue DETECTIVE COMICS #27 that 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt celeb... 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Once an editor for Wildstorm, John Layman turned to writing comics full­time in 2002 and mainly wrote for Marvel Comics. However, he is mostly known for his creator­owned titles at Image Comics, such as the graphic novel Puffed and the Eisner and Harvey Award­winning series Chew. He currently writes the monthly adventures of the Dark Knight in DETECTIVE COMICS.

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Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 6: Icarus (The Summary: A bold new direction for DETECTIVE COMICS as New 52) THE FLASH creative team of Francis Manapul and Brian Francis Manapul, Brian Buccellato Buccellato take over the creative reins! Batman finds himself 9781401254421 knee­deep in a new mystery involving a deadly new narcotic Pub Date: 5/26/15, On Sale Date: 5/26 that has hit the streets of Gotham City. Can the Dark Knight $24.99/$28.99 Can. stop the threat before the entire town finds itself embroiled in 176 pages a deadly gang war that could burn everything—and Hardcover everyone—down to the ground? Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 24 Collects issues #30­34 and DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #3. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Francis Manapul is the artist and co­writer of THE FLASH, which is part of DC Comics—The New 52. His previous work for DC Comics includes books such as ADVENTURE COMICS, SUPERMAN/BATMAN, and THE LEGION OF SUPER­HEROES. His work has been published in various publications from the likes of Aspen Comics, Editions Delcourt, Top Cow Productions, and Devils Due just to name a few. Manapul was born in Manila, Philippines and currently calls Toronto, Canada his home.

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JLA Vol. 7 Summary: Writer Joe Kelly and artist Doug Mahnke continue Joe Kelly, Doug Mahnke to stretch the boundaries of super­hero comics with their run 9781401255282 with JLA volume 7. Pub Date: 5/26/15, On Sale Date: 5/26 $24.99/$28.99 Can. Now the JLA must make the gut­wrenching decision: to 416 pages maintain neutrality in a galactic conflict or to interfere in Trade Paperback foreign politics by conducting a preemptive strike of its own. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Collects JLA #77­83. Ctn Qty: 1 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt JOE KELLY broke into the comics industry in 1995 as the first successful “graduate” of the STAN­HATTAN PROJECT, a writing workshop conducted as a joint venture between MARVEL COMICS and NEW YORK UNIVERSITY’S Department of Dramatic Writing. Joe’s flair for dialogue and characterization captured the attention of Marvel editors, not to mention his snappy attire and icy blue eyes that pierce a man’s soul with but a glance. Kelly’s comics work includes DEADPOOL, JUSTICE LEAGUE ELITE,...

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Justice Society of America: A Celebration of 75 Summary: In the winter of 1940, All Star Comics #3, written Years by comics legend Gardner Fox, introduced the world to the Roy Thomas, Geoff Johns, Jerry Ordway Justice Society of America. Featuring Hour­Man, Doctor Fate, 9781401255312 The Spectre, The Sandman, The Atom, The Flash, The Green Pub Date: 5/26/15, On Sale Date: 5/26 Lantern and Hawkman, the Justice Society of America would $39.99/$47.99 Can. become a mainstay in superhero comics for the next seventy­ 400 pages five years! Hardcover Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes This anthology collects stories from the industry’s legendary Ctn Qty: 1 talents, including Gardner Fox, John Broome, Robert Kanigher 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt and Geoff Jo... 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Roy Thomas has written and often edited comics since 1965, mostly for DC and Marvel. He continues to script comics as well as editing the comics­history magazine Alter Ego for TwoMorrows Publishing. He is also the editor of a series of four books about the Justice Society of America, its heroes and its creators, published under the umbrella title The All­ Star Companion. He and his wife Dann live in rural South

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Batgirl Vol. 5: Deadline (The New 52) Summary: Superstar writer Gail Simone continues the New Gail Simone, Fernando Pasarin York Times bestselling Batgirl series! 9781401255114 Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 It’s a hazardous reunion between Batgirl and the former Court $17.99/$20.99 Can. of Owls assassin Strix as they face off against the lethal new 232 pages threat known as Silver—the man who knows the secret of Trade Paperback Gotham City’s conspiracy of bats! Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 42 Collects Batgirl #27­34, Batgirl Annual #2 and Batgirl: Future’s 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt End #1. 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt

From the Hardcover edition. Contributor Bio: A multiple award­winning, critically acclaimed writer of comics and animation, Gail Simone began writing as a columnist for comicbookresources.com, producing the comics parody column “You’ll All Be Sorry.” She has since had fan favorite runs on such books as WONDER WOMAN, SUPERMAN, SECRET

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Batgirl Vol. 6 Summary: It’s Batgirl as you’ve never seen her before! Big Cameron Stewart, Babs Tarr changes are here for Barbara Gordon as she moves across 9781401253325 Gotham City to begin a new chapter in her ongoing fight Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 against crime as Batgirl! $22.99/$26.99 Can. 144 pages The new creative team of Cameron Stewart (BATMAN AND Hardcover ROBIN, SEAGUY, SEVEN SOLDIERS), Brenden Fletcher and Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Babs Tarr set Barbara Gordon off in a brand­new direction in Ctn Qty: 26 BATGIRL VOL. 6! Collects BATGIRL #34­39. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Cameron Stewart is the illustrator of BATMAN AND ROBIN, SEAGUY, SEVEN SOLDIERS: THE MANHATTAN GUARDIAN, THE OTHER SIDE, CATWOMAN and many more. He has been nominated for Shuster, Eagle, Harvey and Eisner Awards, and his original webseries Sin Titulo won the 2010 Eisner and Shuster Awards for Best Digital Comic. He is currently writing BATGIRL for DC Comics.

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Batman Adventures Vol. 2 Summary: A special all­ages Batman collection! This graphic Kelley Puckett, Mike Parobeck novel collects the serialized adventures from the classic 9781401254636 Batman: The Animated Series, with appearances from The Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 Joker, Batgirl, Robin, Commissioner Gordon, Man­Bat and $19.99/$23.99 Can. Scarecrow. 232 pages Trade Paperback From writer Kelley Puckett (BATMAN: NO MAN’S LAND, Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes BATGIRL), these tales will connect with Dark Knight fans from Ctn Qty: 42 5 to 75! Collects Batman Adventures #11­20. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Kelley Puckett has been writing comics for far too long, by general consensus. He has worked on such series as BATMAN ADVENTURES, BATGIRL and KINETIC and is currently writing SUPERGIRL for DC Comics.

Author Residence: San Francisco, CA

Author Hometown: San Francisco, CA

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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Vol. 4 Summary: In “I Hate When He Does That,” Bruce wonders if Charles Soule, Shane Davis, Dennis Calero his youthful tour of Thailand with Alfred might be coming back 9781401254674 to haunt him. Then, in “Riddler in the Dark,” can the Dark Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 Knight solve a trail of E. Nigma’s riddles before it’s too late? $16.99/$19.99 Can. Finally, Frank Hannah contributes a trio of stories of how a 200 pages trauma in Bruce Wayne’s past impacts his present and the Trade Paperback future of Gotham City’s criminal set, illustrated by some of Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes comics’ hottest artists. In “The Beautiful Ugly,” when Batman Ctn Qty: 38 arrives on the ... 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Based in Brooklyn, New York, Charles Soule is a writer of novels (graphic and otherwise), comics, screenplays and stories of all types. He plays the guitar fairly well and speaks at least one language. Currently he is the writer of DC’s series SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN, SWAMP THING and RED LANTERNS.

Author Residence: Brooklyn, NY

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Neal Adams Omnibus Summary: Neal Adams is considered one of the greatest Denny O'Neil, Neal Adams Batman artists of all­time, and one of comics’ most influential 9781401255510 illustrators. Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 Now, DC Comics has collected all three volumes of the $75.00/$85.00 Can. Batman: Illustrated by Neal Adams series together with 640 pages Adams’ critically acclaimed series Batman: Odyssey in one Hardcover hardcover omnibus. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 7.250 in W | 10.875 in H | 1.250 lb Wt This massive volume collects material from Batman #200, 203 184mm W | 276mm H | 567g Wt and 210; The Brave and The Bold #75­76 and 79­85; Dectective Comics #370, 372, 385, 389, 391, and 392; and World’s Finest Co...

Contributor Bio: Dennis O’Neil began his career as a comic­book writer in 1965 at Charlton, where then­editor Dick Giordano assigned him to several features. When Giordano moved to DC, O’Neil soon followed. At DC, O’Neil scripted several series for Giordano and Julius Schwartz, quickly becoming one of the most respected

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Green Arrow Vol. 3: The Trial of Oliver Queen Summary: In these cult favorite stories from the 1980s, Mike Grell, Dan Jurgens, Ed Hannigan Green Arrow relocates to Portland to be with his girlfriend, 9781401255237 fellow Justice League member Black Canary. But after helping Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 out a local resident, he finds himself the target of an assassin $16.99/$19.99 Can. who wants to bring his own brand of deadly vigilante justice 208 pages to the city. And when Green Arrow tries to stop him, he Trade Paperback realizes that there’s more to this would­be hero than meets Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes the eye. Ctn Qty: 48 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Collects the 1988 GREEN ARROW #13­18. 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Artist Michael Jon Grell quickly made a name for himself in comics by tackling one of its most difficult assignments—the seemingly infinite universe of the Legion of Super­Heroes. From there, Grell joined Dennis O’Neil for a well­received Green Lantern and Green Arrow revival and might have become a regular contributor to the Batman office if his creation WARLORD had not taken off to become DC’s most successful fantasy title ever. Grell (whose other works of note include

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Secret Six Vol. 2 Contributor Bio: Gail Simone, Nicola Scott Author Residence: Florence, OR 9781401255374 Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 Author Hometown: Florence, OR $19.99/$23.99 Can. 336 pages Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 22 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt

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Swamp Thing Vol. 6 (The New 52) Summary: Enter the Sureen: an avatar of the Green Charles Soule, Jesus Saiz worshipping group, whose soul purpose is to serve Swamp 9781401254902 Thing. And they offer a gift that could turn Alec human for a Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 time. $14.99/$17.99 Can. 160 pages While he contemplates the Sureen’s offer to turn him human Trade Paperback one can only wonder what happens to his almost all­powerful Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes body? He and his warrior companion Capucine must travel to Ctn Qty: 46 India to find the answers…and to get there, they’ll need help 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt from Vandal Savage! 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Collects SWAMP THING #28­34.

Contributor Bio: Based in Brooklyn, New York, Charles Soule is a writer of novels (graphic and otherwise), comics, screenplays and stories of all types. He plays the guitar fairly well and speaks at least one language. Currently he is the writer of DC’s series SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN, SWAMP THING and RED LANTERNS.

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Worlds' Finest Vol. 5 (The New 52) Summary: Following their team­up with Batman and Paul Levitz, RB Silva Superman, Power Girl and Huntress have some difficult 9781401254209 choices ahead. When the duo discovers their home world still Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 exists, the heroines decide to return to the ruins of Earth 2. $14.99/$17.99 Can. Upon seeing the state of their home world, Power Girl and 144 pages Huntress realize they’ve arrived just when they were needed Trade Paperback most! Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 52 Collects WORLDS’ FINEST #22­26 and WORLDS’ FINEST: 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt FUTURES END #1. 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Paul Levitz entered comics in 1971 as editor of The Comic Reader, the first comics newszine, which won two Best Fanzine Comic Art Fan Awards. He has received the Inkpot Award and the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award and serves on the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund board. Levitz is known for his writing, including an acclaimed run on the LEGION OF SUPER­HEROES, a series to which he’s returned. On staff from 1973, Levitz was DC’s youngest editor ever, ultimately

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Batman: Cataclysm (New Edition) Summary: In the aftermath of a deadly plague outbreak, Chuck Dixon, Jim Aparo Gotham City is hit with a massive earthquake! With the city 9781401255152 quickly plunging into darkness, the only thing that stands Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 between Gotham and complete chaos is Batman, Robin and $29.99/$35.00 Can. the entire Bat­Family. However, with Wayne Manor collapsing 464 pages into the Batcave and the criminal residents of Blackgate Trade Paperback Prison making a daring escape how can the Dark Knight Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes possibly hope to restore order? Ctn Qty: 1 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Written by legendary Bat­scribe Chuck Dixon, this classic 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt BATMAN: CA...

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Nightwing Vol. 2: Rough Justice Summary: Attempting to create his own life and forge his Chuck Dixon, Scott McDaniel, Karl Story own destiny, Nightwing has begun anew in the city of 9781401255336 Bludhaven. Leaving behind his adolescent days as Robin, the Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 vigilante confronts his own rogues gallery as he faces off $19.99/$23.99 Can. against the deadly threats of underworld kingpin Blockbuster, 296 pages the half­creature, half­human Man­Bat, and the lethal Trade Paperback assassin Deathstroke. But even distance and time will not Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes allow him to escape his past, as Nightwing finds himself once Ctn Qty: 26 again battling the fear­inducing Sc... 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Chuck Dixon’s resume includes thousands of scripts for iconic characters like Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, Iron Man, the Punisher, The Simpsons, Spongebob Squarepants, GI Joe and many others. He is (along with artist Graham Nolan) the creator of the Batman villain Bane, the first permanent addition to the Dark Knight’s rogues gallery in forty years and for which he won 1993’s Wizard Fan Award for best new character. His graphic novel adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit...

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The Question: Falling in Place Summary: Collects the entire miniseries of THE QUESTION: Rick Veitch, Tommy Lee Edwards FALLING IN PLACE #1­6. Vic Sage—a.k.a. The Question— 9781401255466 battles back in a mind­bending 6­issue miniseries written by Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 Rick Veitch (SWAMP THING) with art by Tommy Lee Edwards $14.99/$17.99 Can. (BATMAN: GOLDEN STREETS OF GOTHAM)! Vic Sage is a TV 144 pages journalist with an uncanny ability to break difficult stories, Trade Paperback thanks in large part to his relentless crime­fighting campaign Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes as the Question! But has the faceless vigilante’s particular Ctn Qty: 52 brand of harsh justice finally sen... 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Rick Veitch worked in the underground comics scene before attending the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. After graduating, he worked with Stephen Bissette on Bizarre Adventures before creating and illustrating The One, the innovative Epic Comics miniseries. In addition to writing and drawing an acclaimed run on SWAMP THING, he is the creator/cartoonist of Brat Pack, Maximortal and the dream­ based Rare Bit Fiends, and a contributing artist on 1963. He is also the wri...

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Superman ­ Action Comics Vol. 5: What Lies Summary: This BATMAN: ZERO YEAR tie­in features the Beneath (The New 52) reintroduction of a major character as a cocky young Greg Pak, Aaron Kuder Superman battles the forces of nature to save Gotham City. 9781401254889 Superman must also figure out who or what is the Ghost Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 Soldier, and what mysterious ties does he have to The Man of $14.99/$17.99 Can. Steel? Will he side with Superman as he is caught in the 160 pages middle of the military’s battle with subterranean monsters? Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Collects Action Comics #25­29 and Secret Origins #1. Ctn Qty: 46 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Greg Pak is a filmmaker and comic book writer best known for directing the award­winning feature film “Robot Stories” and writing the epic “Planet Hulk” and “World War Hulk” storylines for Marvel Comics. He was named one of 25 Filmmakers to Watch by Filmmaker Magazine, described as “a talent with a future” by the New York Times, and named “Breakout Talent” of the year by Wizard Magazine.

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Superman ­ Action Comics Vol. 6 (The New 52) Summary: The Superman Doomed Crossover is here! Greg Pak, Aaron Kuder 9781401254896 The fabled villain returns from the Phantom Zone with his Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 crosshairs set on the Man of Steel. Where ever Doomsday $24.99/$28.99 Can. goes, death follows and Superman is forced to do the 176 pages unthinkable; kill Doomsday. But when the creature explodes Hardcover into a plume of vapor which Superman inhales, the true battle Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes begins! Ctn Qty: 24 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Collects Action Comics #30­34, Action Comics Annual #3. 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Greg Pak is a filmmaker and comic book writer best known for directing the award­winning feature film “Robot Stories” and writing the epic “Planet Hulk” and “World War Hulk” storylines for Marvel Comics. He was named one of 25 Filmmakers to Watch by Filmmaker Magazine, described as “a talent with a future” by the New York Times, and named “Breakout Talent” of the year by Wizard Magazine. Pak’s run on Marvel’s “Incredible Hulk” comic book included the much lauded “Planet

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Black Canary and Zatanna: Bloodspell Summary: Black Canary. Zatanna Zatara. Two of the DC Paul Dini, Joe Quinones Universe’s brightest stars join forces to combat a deadly new 9781401255497 threat­a chilling supernatural foe that preys on their Pub Date: 6/23/15, On Sale Date: 6/23 weaknesses and unleashes their awesome powers against $14.99/$17.99 Can. each other. 144 pages Trade Paperback A year ago, Black Canary infiltrated a gang of female criminals Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes set to pull a dangerous heist at a Las Vegas casino. Its leader Ctn Qty: 52 was skilled in hand­to­hand combat and with more than a 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt passing interest in the occult, specifically black magic, one 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt nasty customer. Ra...

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The Flash Vol. 6 (The New 52) Summary: The start of a new era for the Fastest Man Alive! Robert Venditti, Van Jensen, Brett Booth In the future, The Flash is a broken man. His powers have 9781401254278 failed him time and again at great cost to him and the city he Pub Date: 6/23/15, On Sale Date: 6/23 has sworn to protect. Now he’s coming back to the current $16.99/$19.99 Can. time to stop the one event that destroyed his life. Meanwhile, 176 pages in the present, Barry Allen must contend with thieves trying Trade Paperback to capitalize on the devastation of FOREVER EVIL. It’s a tale Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes of two timelines that ushers in one of The New 52’s most Ctn Qty: 44 anticipated charact... 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Robert Venditti is the New York Times best­selling author of The Homeland Directive and the sci­fi graphic novel series The Surrogates, the first installment of which was adapted into a feature film starring Bruce Willis and Ving Rhames. His most recent projects are GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH and Valiant’s X­O Manowar.

Author Residence: Cumming, GA

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He­Man and the Masters of the Universe Vol. 5 Summary: Randor’s desperate quest to bring back The Dan Abnett, Pop Mhan Sorceress continues. Deep within Subternia, the Masters of 9781401253394 the Universe face unimaginable horrors. The harrowing Pub Date: 6/23/15, On Sale Date: 6/23 nightmares of the Ring of Dreams threaten to overwhelm He­ $14.99/$17.99 Can. Man and Randor. Meanwhile, on the Ring of Earth, Moss Man 144 pages is dying and the final gamble of the King may prove to be Trade Paperback fatal. Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie ­In Ctn Qty: 52 This volume collects He­Man and the Masters of the Universe 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt #13­18 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Dan Abnett lives and works in Maidstone, Kent. After graduating from Oxford, he worked for a while as an editor of comics and children’s books before turning to writing full time. In the dozen or so years since then, he has written for such a diverse range of characters—including Scooby Doo, Thunderbirds, Conan the Barbarian, The X­Men, Johnny Bravo, Batman, Rupert the Bear, Dr Who, Mr. Men, The Terminator and Postman Pat—that he is now clinically bewildered. He

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Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol. 6 Summary: Part of the DC Comics ­ The New 52, this volume Scott Lobdell, Rafa Sandoval collects the sixth action­packed arc of New York Times best 9781401253424 selling author Scott Lobdell. Batman’s former sidekick Jason Pub Date: 6/23/15, On Sale Date: 6/23 Todd, now known as the Red Hood, and The Outlaws deal $14.99/$17.99 Can. with the fallout from Kori’s past and learn that a top­secret 144 pages villain has returned to make things much, much worse for Trade Paperback them! Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 52 Collects RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #34­39. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Scott Lobdell is a veteran of the comic book industry, having worked with nearly every major American comic book publisher. Lobdell is best known for his work on Marvel’s X­ Men franchise in the 1990’s, penning such works as Uncanny X­Men, Excalibur, The Age of Apocalypse, Generation X, amongst others. He is currently the writer of RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS and SUPERMAN which are part of DC Comics ­ The New 52.

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Showcase Presents: The Flash Vol. 5 Summary: Over 500 pages of classic super hero adventure Robert Kanigher, Irv Novick are collected in this value­priced volume! 9781401255404 Pub Date: 6/23/15, On Sale Date: 6/23 The Fastest Man Alive is back in this new collection of tales $19.99/$23.99 Can. from the 1960s. In this fifth volume, The Flash faces foes 528 pages from his Rogues Gallery including Captain Cold, and faces Trade Paperback difficulties include amnesia, his girlfriend, Iris Allen, being Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes granted invulnerability, and much more. Ctn Qty: 1 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Collects THE FLASH #185­208. 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Born on June 18, 1915, Robert Kanigher has long been recognized as one of the most prolific and innovative writers and editors in the comic book field. After writing for magazines, theater and radio during the 1930s, he began his comics career at Fox Features Syndicate in 1940, working on such features as Blue Beetle, Samson and the Bouncer. Hired as a scripter by DC Comics in 1946, Kanigher was quickly promoted to editor and given the responsibility of editing and

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Aquaman and the Others Vol. 2 Summary: Aquaman and his teammates, The Others, are a Dan Jurgens, Lan Medina, Allen Martinez mysterious group of outsiders who have put aside past 9781401253318 vendettas and personal histories to work together. However, Pub Date: 6/30/15, On Sale Date: 6/30 when the secrets of their past are used against them and $14.99/$17.99 Can. threaten their lives in the present day, can they keep their 144 pages tenuous union intact? In facing deadly villains like the Trade Paperback KGBeast, the King of Atlantis and his allies may not live to ask Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes that question! Ctn Qty: 52 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Legendary writer Dan Jurgens (THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN) 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt and artist Lan Medina (FA... Contributor Bio: Dan Jurgens is a writer and artist most famous for creating Booster Gold as well as for being one of the main forces behind The Death of Superman. He has written and/or illustrated titles such as JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA, Captain America, The Sensational Spider­Man, Thor, TEEN TITANS, AQUAMAN, DC’s Tangent imprint, and the company­wide DC crossover known as ZERO HOUR.

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Batman and Robin Vol. 5: The Big Burn (The Summary: The origin of Two­Face begins as Batman finds New 52) himself in the crossfire of a vengeful war between Two­Face Peter J. Tomasi, Patrick Gleason and Erin McKillen! Both are hell bent on killing each other and 9781401253332 anyone else who dares to step between them. And what are Pub Date: 6/30/15, On Sale Date: 6/30 the mysterious connections between Harvey Dent’s life and $16.99/$19.99 Can. the origin of Carrie Kelley! 176 pages Trade Paperback Collects issues Batman and Robin issues #23.1 and #24­28. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 44 Contributor Bio: 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Formerly an editor at DC Comics where he proudly helped 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt usher in new eras for GREEN LANTERN, BATMAN, and JSA along with special projects like KINGDOM COME and JSA ALL­ STARS, Peter J. Tomasi now devotes his time to writing comics and screenplays. Having worked on such DC titles as NIGHTWING, BLACK ADAM, THE OUTSIDERS, GREEN LANTERN EMERALD WARRIORS, BATMAN BLACKEST NIGHT and BRIGHTEST DAY, along with critically acclaimed creator­ owned projects LIGHT BRIGADE and THE MIGHTY, Peter’...

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Batman and Robin Vol. 6: The Hunt for Robin Summary: After losing his son Damian—a.k.a. Robin—Batman Peter J. Tomasi, Patrick Gleason has finally found peace with his death. Damian’s grandfather 9781401253349 Ra’s al Ghul, however, has not. In order to resurrect Robin, Pub Date: 6/30/15, On Sale Date: 6/30 he’s stolen the body and now Batman will stop at nothing to $24.99/$28.99 Can. reclaim him. 256 pages Hardcover Nearly two years of storylines—including threads from Grant Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Morrison’s BATMAN INCORPORATED and Scott Snyder and Ctn Qty: 18 Greg Capulo’s BATMAN—conclude here in BATMAN AND ROBIN 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt VOL. 6: THE HUNT FOR ROBIN. 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt Collects BATMAN AND ROBIN #29­39. Contributor Bio: Formerly an editor at DC Comics where he proudly helped usher in new eras for GREEN LANTERN, BATMAN, and JSA along with special projects like KINGDOM COME and JSA ALL­ STARS, Peter J. Tomasi now devotes his time to writing comics and screenplays. Having worked on such DC titles as NIGHTWING, BLACK ADAM, THE OUTSIDERS, GREEN LANTERN

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JSA Omnibus Vol. 3 Summary: Known for his groundbreaking work on Green Geoff Johns, Alex Ross, George Perez Lantern over a decade ago, Geoff Johns brought the Justice 9781401255305 Society of America characters once rooted in the Golden Age Pub Date: 6/30/15, On Sale Date: 6/30 of comics back to the forefront of graphic storytelling. Mixing $125.00/$144.00 Can. younger, edgier characters with the elder statesmen of 1280 pages superheroes, Johns brought the JSA back to the forefront of Hardcover the comics in what became the industry’s best­selling comic Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes series. Collected here is the second and concluding volume on Ctn Qty: 1 Johns’ now­legendary run on... 7.250 in W | 10.875 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 184mm W | 276mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Geoff Johns is an award­winning writer and one of the most popular contemporary comic book writers today. Johns is the author of The New York Times bestselling graphic novels Justice League Vol. 1: Origin, Aquaman: The Trench, Blackest Night, Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War, Justice League: Origin, Superman: Brainiac and Batman: Earth One which hit #1 on the bestseller list. He is also known for transforming Green Lantern into one of the most critically and commercially succes...

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Aquaman Vol. 5: Sea of Storms (The New 52) Summary: The “Sea of Storms” story arc begins with the Jeff Parker, Paul Pelletier, Sean Parsons debut of new Aquaman writer Jeff Parker (BATMAN 66)! 9781401254407 Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 The Earth’s crust is grinding to life, releasing deadly volcanoes $16.99/$19.99 Can. and bizarre creatures…so humanity’s first instinct is to blame 208 pages Atlantis! And as the plates pull apart, the pressures of ruling a Trade Paperback kingdom under siege are weighing on Aquaman and Mera as Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes well! Ctn Qty: 34 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Collects Aquaman #26­31, Aquaman Annual #2 and Swamp 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Thing #32.

Contributor Bio: Jeff Parker is a Portland, Oregon based writer and comic book artist. He worked as a storyboard artist on the television cartoon “Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot,” and has written a number of Marvel Comics titles including, X­Men: First Class, Agents of Atlas, and Thunderbolts. He is a member of Periscope Studio, originally from Burlington, North Carolina, and the son of a grocery store owner. His first exposure to

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Aquaman Vol. 6 (The New 52) Summary: The ruthless Chimera—a new villain with links to Jeff Parker, Paul Pelletier, Sean Parsons Aquaman’s past—has arrived to destroy the King of the Seven 9781401254414 Seas, and Arthur may not be powerful enough to stop him! Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 Meanwhile, with threat after threat demanding his attention, $24.99/$28.99 Can. it’s fallen to Mera to hold Atlantis together, even if most of 208 pages the city wants her dead! The conspirators hiding in the Hardcover shadows of the city’s darkest reaches can’t hide forever—but Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes can Mera get to them before Atlantis comes apart? Ctn Qty: 22 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Enemies attack from all sides in AQ... 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Jeff Parker is a Portland, Oregon based writer and comic book artist. He worked as a storyboard artist on the television cartoon “Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot,” and has written a number of Marvel Comics titles including, X­MEN: FIRST CLASS, AGENTS OF ATLAS and THUNDERBOLTS. He is currently writing BATMAN 66’ and AQUAMAN for DC Comics.

Author Residence: Portland, OR

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Aquaman: Sub­Diego Summary: A devastating earthquake hits San Diego, leaving Will Pfeifer, Patrick Gleason, Christan Alamy thousands dead. But someone survived the cataclysm…and 9781401255107 their survival will require Aquaman to take on a new role that Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 draws upon all his experience as a hero and leader of a $16.99/$19.99 Can. nation! 192 pages Trade Paperback Written by Will Pfeifer (TEEN TITANS) and illustrated by Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Patrick Gleason (BATMAN AND ROBIN), AQUAMAN: SUB DIEGO Ctn Qty: 42 is the first ever collection of this classic story. Collects issues 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt #15­22 of AQUAMAN. 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Will Pfeifer began his writing career on FINALS, a well­ received Vertigo miniseries he did in collaboration with Jill Thompson. Since then, his writing has appeared in numerous titles for DC Comics, including TEEN TITANS, CATWOMAN, AQUAMAN, BLOOD OF THE DEMON, H­E­R­O, CAPTAIN ATOM: ARMAGEDDON, and WONDER WOMAN.

Author Residence: Rockford, IL

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Batman: Arkham Origins Summary: The best­selling video game comes to comic Adam Beechen, Doug Wagner, Christian Duce books in BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS! 9781401254650 Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 In the video game Batman: Arkham Origins, Black Mask orders $14.99/$17.99 Can. a hit on the Dark Knight and assassins from all across Gotham 160 pages City answer the call. Batman must defeat the likes of Trade Paperback Deathstroke, Bane, The Joker, Copperhead and others while Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie ­In trying to find out what Black Mask is up to. Ctn Qty: 46 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Collects digital chapters #1­14 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Adam Beechen has been one of the most sought­after writers of animation and comic books of the last decade. He has written for DC Comics’ BATMAN BEYOND, JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED, TEEN TITANS, ROBIN, BATGIRL, LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT, and such animated series as TEEN TITANS, THE BATMAN, THE BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD, X­ MEN EVOLUTION and BEN 10. Needless to say, he’s thought a lot about superheroes and the worlds they live in.

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Grayson Vol. 1 Summary: Dick Grayson. Former Sidekick. Former Superhero. Tim Seeley, Mikel Janin Former dead man. Agent of Spyral?! 9781401252342 Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 A thrilling new chapter of Dick Grayson’s life begins here. A $16.99/$19.99 Can. super­spy espionage thriller that will shock you and prove one 176 pages thing: you might think you know Nightwing—but you don’t Trade Paperback know Dick. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 44 Collects GRAYSON #1­7. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Tim Seeley is a freelance comic book artist, writer, and all around maker­upper. His past works include Hack/Slash, Witchblade, G.I. Joe vs The Transformers.

Author Residence: Los Angeles, CA

Author Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Mikel Janin is a comic artist living in Jerez, Spain, currently

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Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga Vol. 2 Summary: The second volume of the now­legendary Jiro Kuwata Batman Manga adventures, first published in Japan in 9781401255527 1966­67, now finally available in newly restored English Pub Date: 7/14/15, On Sale Date: 7/14 translations from DC Comics. $12.99/$15.99 Can. 328 pages Rare Batman manga stories from Japan now available in Trade Paperback English! Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / General Ctn Qty: 1 Contributor Bio: 5.750 in W | 8.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Jiro Kuwata is a Japanese manga writer and artist who is best 146mm W | 208mm H | 367g Wt know for his science fiction manga and anime series 8 Man.

Author Residence: Hokota­shi, Ibaraki­ken Japan

Author Hometown: Hokota­shi, Ibaraki­ken Japan

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Gotham Academy Vol. 1 Summary: Gotham City’s most prestigious prep school is a Becky Cloonan, Brendan Fletcher, Karl Kerschel very weird place. It’s got a spooky campus, oddball teachers, 9781401254728 and rich benefactors always dropping by…like that weirdo Pub Date: 7/14/15, On Sale Date: 7/14 Bruce Wayne. But nothing is as strange as the students! $14.99/$17.99 Can. 144 pages Like, what’s up with Olive Silverlock? Is she crazy or what? Trade Paperback Where did she go last summer? And what’s the deal with her Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes creepy mom? And how come that Freshman Maps is always Ctn Qty: 52 following her around? And is she still going out with Kyle? P.S. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Did you hear the rumor about t... 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Becky Cloonan is an American comic book artist and creator known for her manga­influenced artwork. Her first major comics work came when she teamed with writer Brian Wood to create Channel Zero: Jennie One. However, she is best­ known for her second collaboration with Wood, DEMO, a 12­ issue limited series that was named “Indie of the Year” by Wizard Magazine in 2004 and nominated for two Eisner Awards including Best Limited Series. In 2009 Cloonan and Wood

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Sinestro Vol. 2 (The New 52) Summary: The Green Lantern Corps is on it’s last legs ­ Cullen Bunn, Dale Eaglesham which means it’s Sinestro and the Sinestro Corps to the 9781401254865 rescue. But is bringing their sworn enemies to the heart of Pub Date: 7/14/15, On Sale Date: 7/14 their stronghold a good move? Sinestro’s actions and $14.99/$17.99 Can. motivations are often two different things, and not all is as it 144 pages seems. Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Collects Sinestro #6­11. Ctn Qty: 52 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Cullen grew up in rural North Carolina, but now lives in the St. Louis area with his wife Cindy and his son Jackson. His noir/horror comic (and first collaboration with Brian Hurtt), The Damned, was published in 2007 by Oni Press. The follow­ up, The Damned: Prodigal Sons, was released in 2008. In addition to The Sixth Gun, his projects include Crooked Hills, a middle reader horror prose series from Evileye Books; The Tooth, an original graphic novel from Oni Press; and various w...

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Batman Eternal Vol. 2 Summary: The new weekly Batman series, written by the Scott Snyder, Tim Seeley, Jason Fabok New York Times best­selling author Scott Snyder, continues 9781401252311 here! Pub Date: 7/14/15, On Sale Date: 7/14 $39.99/$47.99 Can. After Commissioner Gordon’s arrest, Batman’s world is turned 448 pages upside down. New allies emerge, old allies fall and his rogues Trade Paperback gallery of villains are not quite who they seem. With a new Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes power structure being established in Gotham amidst rising Ctn Qty: 1 tension and chaos, can Batman adapt to the changing status 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt quo? Written by Snyder and a team of the industry’s best 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt young creators including... Contributor Bio: Scott Snyder is the bestselling and award­winning writer of BATMAN, BATMAN: ETERNAL, SUPERMAN UNCHAINED, AMERICAN VAMPIRE and SWAMP THING as well as the short story collection Voodoo Heart. He teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College, NYU and Columbia University. He lives on Long Island with his wife, Jeanie, and his sons Jack and Emmett. He is a dedicated and un­ironic fan of Elvis Presley.

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Batman: Harley Quinn Summary: The definitive collection of one of DC Comics’s Paul Dini, Neil Googe most popular characters is here in BATMAN: HARLEY QUINN! 9781401255176 This new graphic novel collects Harley’s greatest DC tales Pub Date: 7/21/15, On Sale Date: 7/21 including her DC Universe debut story. Fresh on the heels of $19.99/$23.99 Can. her bestselling New 52 series, BATMAN: HARLEY QUINN 200 pages includes many stories by Paul Dini, who created the character Trade Paperback for Batman: The Animated Series! Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 38 Don’t miss the greatest hits of the most mischevious and 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt controversial character at DC Comics! Collects BATMAN: 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt HARLEY Q...

Contributor Bio: Paul Dini is a multiple Emmy and Eisner Award­winning writer and producer who has helped redefine the legends of the DC Universe in such series as The New Batman/Superman Adventures, Batman Beyond, Krypto and Justice League Unlimited. In comics he has authored THE WORLD’S GREATEST SUPER­HEROES, illustrated by Alex Ross. Dini has also collaborated with Chip Kidd on Batman Animated for

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Batman: The New Adventures Summary: After an encounter with Gotham City street Max Allan Collins, Dave Cockrum criminals, Dick Grayson, a.k.a. Robin, is injured. When Batman 9781401255183 goes into action on his own, he meets a young hoodlum called Pub Date: 7/21/15, On Sale Date: 7/21 Jason Todd. Determined to guide Jason away from a life of $19.99/$23.99 Can. crime, Batman takes him under his wing. These 1988 stories 272 pages take Batman into police procedural territory, and set the Trade Paperback stage for the bestselling BATMAN: A DEATH IN THE FAMILY. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Written by acclaimed mystery novelist Max Allan Collins, best Ctn Qty: 36 known for his graphic novel TH... 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: MAX ALLAN COLLINS was hailed in 2004 by Publisher’s Weekly as “a new breed of writer.” A frequent Mystery Writers of America Edgar nominee, he has earned an unprecedented fifteen Private Eye Writers of America Shamus nominations for his historical thrillers, winning for his Nathan Heller novels True Detective (1983) and Stolen Away (1991).

His graphic novel Road to Perdition is the basis of the Academy Award­winning film starring Tom Hanks, directed by

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Green Lantern Corps Vol. 6 (The New 52) Summary: The New Gods are on the march, and the war Van Jensen, Bernard Chang against the ring­wielders has begun. John Steward summons a 9781401254759 strike team of Green Lanterns to go into battle against the Pub Date: 7/21/15, On Sale Date: 7/21 fiercest of the New Gods, Uggha and his deadly warriors. But $14.99/$17.99 Can. what good is the most powerful weapon in the universe when 144 pages the Lanterns face the gods of the entire multiverse?! Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Collects GREEN LANTERN CORPS #35­40. Ctn Qty: 52 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt .

Author Residence: Atlanta, GA

Author Hometown: Atlanta, GA

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The New 52: Futures End Vol. 2 Summary: Jeff Lemire, Brian Azzarello, Keith Giffen and Jeff Lemire, Brian Azzarello, Patrick Zircher Dan Jurgens co­write this epic new series starring 9781401256029 Batman Beyond and other heroes of the New 52 as they Pub Date: 7/21/15, On Sale Date: 7/21 try to avert an apocalyptic future. $29.99/$35.00 Can. 304 pages The hot new series debuts, starring Batman Beyond as he Trade Paperback tries to avert an apocalyptic future amongst a cast of the Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes entire New 52 universe…five years in the future! Ctn Qty: 24 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Award­winning Canadian cartoonist Jeff Lemire is the creator of the acclaimed monthly comic book series SWEET TOOTH published by DC/Vertigo and the award winning graphic novel Essex County published by Top Shelf.

Now one of DC Comics cornerstone writers, Jeff was prominent in the publisher’s recent New 52 line­wide relaunch as the writer of GREEN ARROW, ANIMAL MAN and FRANKENSTEIN: AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. He has also written the monthly adventures of SUPERBOY, THE ATOM, and JUSTICE

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Supergirl Vol. 6 (The New 52) Summary: Kara must deal with the fall­out of the green Tony Bedard, Emanuela Lupacchino Kryptonite skies over a dead Earth, and the horrors still to 9781401255411 come! This volume features a SUPERMAN: DOOMED tie­in and Pub Date: 7/21/15, On Sale Date: 7/21 FUTURES END: SUPERGIRL #1! $16.99/$19.99 Can. 176 pages Collects SUPERGIRL #34­40, and FUTURES END: SUPERGIRL Trade Paperback #1. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 44 Contributor Bio: 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Tony Bedard is a former editor at DC Comics, who has gone 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt on the write comics for Valiant, GrossGen and Marvel Comics. For DC Comics he has written BIRDS OF PREY, COUNTDOWN, R.E.B.E.L.S. and FLASHPOINT: EMPEROR AQUAMAN. Tony is

currently writing GREEN LANTERN CORPS and DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS.

Author Residence: Los Angeles, CA

Author Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

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America Vs. The Justice Society Summary: This epic story, originally published in the 1980s, Roy Thomas, Jerry Ordway, Howard Bender takes place in the late 1940s. Following the end of the war, 9781401255091 Superman discovers evidence compiled by Batman that Pub Date: 7/28/15, On Sale Date: 7/28 accuses the Justice Society of America of collaborating with $14.99/$17.99 Can. the Nazis during World War II. It looks like a massive cover­ 160 pages up, and leads to a Congressional investigation. And when Trade Paperback some of the witnesses include foes of the JSA, it becomes Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes clear that this is a bizarre conspiracy to disgrace America’s Ctn Qty: 60 finest heroes. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Collects AME... Contributor Bio: Roy Thomas has written and often edited comics since 1965, mostly for DC and Marvel. He continues to script comics as well as editing the comics­history magazine Alter Ego for TwoMorrows Publishing. He is also the editor of a series of four books about the Justice Society of America, its heroes and its creators, published under the umbrella title The All­ Star Companion. He and his wife Dann live in rural South

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Arkham Manor Vol. 1 Summary: When catastrophe strikes Arkham Asylum, where Gerry Duggan, Shawn Crystal will Gotham City house the world’s most dangerous criminals, 9781401254582 and when inmates are found murdered, what is Batman Pub Date: 7/28/15, On Sale Date: 7/28 prepared to do in search of justice? Arkham’s madness comes $14.99/$17.99 Can. home in ARKHAM MANOR! A bold new collection brought to 144 pages you by Gerry Duggan (Deadpool, Nova) and Shawn Crystal Trade Paperback (Deadpool, Wolverine and the X­Men). Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 52 Collects issues #1­6 of Arkham Manor. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Gerry Duggan was born in New York City and raised in New Jersey. After graduating Emerson College he settled in Los Angeles and began writing comic books and for television.

Author Residence: Los Angeles, CA

Author Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

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Batman: Gothic Deluxe Edition Summary: Don’t miss this new edition of GOTHIC, collecting Grant Morrison, Klaus Janson LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #6­10 by Grant Morrison with 9781401255169 art by Klaus Janson. Pub Date: 7/28/15, On Sale Date: 7/28 $24.99/$28.99 Can. In the intensely chilling BATMAN: GOTHIC, the Dark Knight 144 pages Detective must defeat an immortal killer while dealing with a Hardcover terrifying horror from Bruce Wayne’s youth. While plagued by Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes nightmares about a headmaster from his childhood, Batman Ctn Qty: 22 investigates the murders of the major crime bosses in 7.062 in W | 10.875 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Gotham. Discovering the culprit is a serial child killer whom the 179mm W | 276mm H | 567g Wt mafia...

Contributor Bio: Grant Morrison has been working with DC Comics for more than twenty years, beginning with his legendary runs on the revolutionary titles ANIMAL MAN and DOOM PATROL. Since then he has written numerous best­sellers—including JLA, BATMAN and New X­Men—as well as the critically acclaimed creator­owned series THE INVISIBLES, SEAGUY, THE FILTH, WE3 and JOE THE BARBARIAN. Morrison has also expanded the

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Batwoman Vol. 6 (The New 52) Summary: The new storyline “Batwoman and the Unknowns” Marc Andreyko, Jeremy Haun starts with new artist Georges Jeanty (Buffy the Vampire 9781401254681 Slayer)! Batwoman is neck­deep in danger with her new allies Pub Date: 7/28/15, On Sale Date: 7/28 Ragman, The Demon, Clayface and Red Alice! What is going $14.99/$17.99 Can. on and how did Batwoman end up here? 144 pages Trade Paperback Collects BATWOMAN #35­40. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 52 Contributor Bio: 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Marc Andreyko is comic book and screenplay writer, known for 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt writing the 2000s ongoing series MANHUNTER for DC Comic. He co­created (with artist Jesus Saiz) Kate Spencer, the title character of the series, the first female character to carry the long­running legacy. Andreyko co­wrote the graphic novel Torso with Brian Michael Bendis, for which he was nominated for the Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize Awarded by the Audience and the Prize for Scenario (script) He co­...

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Trinity of Sin Vol. 1 Summary: Pandora, The Phantom Stranger and The J.M. Dematteis Question have hated each other for centuries…and nothing 9781401254940 has changed! Now the Trinity of Sin are forced to work Pub Date: 7/28/15, On Sale Date: 7/28 together to save humanity and uncover the darkest secrets $14.99/$17.99 Can. of the universe in this new collection. 144 pages Trade Paperback Collects Trinity of Sin #1­6. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 52 Contributor Bio: 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt J.M. DeMatteis doesn’t make much sense to us. One day he’s 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt writing spiritual­infused titles such as MOONSHADOW and SEEKERS INTO THE MYSTERY. The next day he’s writing funny books like MISTER MIRACLE or DR. FATE. Then another day he’s doing super­hero work on The Amazing Spider­Man and Captain America. Still another day he’s dipping into the fantasy realm with Abadazad.

Author Residence: Kingston, NY

Author Hometown: Kingston, NY

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Catwoman Vol. 6 (The New 52) Summary: Meet Selina Kyle—Crime Boss of Gotham City! Genevieve Valentine Spinning out of the events in BATMAN ETERNAL Selina has 9781401254698 accepted the family mantle and embraced her true criminal Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 side, but is Gotham City ready for her reign? And with the Cat $14.99/$17.99 Can. away, who’s the stranger haunting the empty rooftops of the 144 pages city? Don’t miss the start of a bold new direction for Selina Trade Paperback Kyle by the new creative team of novelist Genevieve Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Valentine and Garry Brown (Five Ghosts, Iron Patriot). Ctn Qty: 52 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Collects CATWOMAN #35­40. 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Genevieve Valentine’s fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, Journal of Mythic Arts, Fantasy Magazine, and Apex, and in the anthologies Federations, The Way of the Wizard, Running with the Pack, Teeth, and more. Her nonfiction has appeared in Lightspeed, Weird Tales, Tor.com, and Fantasy Magazine.

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Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Omnibus Vol. 2 Summary: Best­selling writer and Chief Creative Officer of Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Doug Mahnke DC Comics, Geoff Johns revitalized the Green Lantern 9781401255268 franchise in his decade long run beginning with GREEN Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 LANTERN: REBIRTH and culminating with WRATH OF THE $99.99/$112.00 Can. FIRST LANTERN. 1040 pages Hardcover Blackest Night is here as the dead rise across the cosmos! Hal Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Jordan and the battle worn Green Lanterns must unite the Ctn Qty: 1 new and different colored Corps if they have any chance at 7.250 in W | 10.875 in H | 1.250 lb Wt defeating the seemingly endless and unstoppable army of the 184mm W | 276mm H | 567g Wt dead.

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Contributor Bio: Geoff Johns is an award­winning writer and one of the most popular contemporary comic book writers today. Johns is the author of The New York Times bestselling graphic novels Aquaman: The Trench, Blackest Night, Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War, Justice League: Origin, Superman:

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Klarion Vol. 1 Summary: Writer Ann Nocenti introduces Jack Kirby’s classic Ann Nocenti, Trevor Mccarthy character Klarion The Witch Boy to a whole new generation. 9781401254827 Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 Klarion moves to Gotham City to master his magical skills. On $14.99/$17.99 Can. his way to mastering his skills, Klarion encounters other young 144 pages witches and wizards with deep secrets like himself. Together, Trade Paperback these teenagers work to not only master magic, but to deal Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes with the everyday issues of being a teenager in the chaotic Ctn Qty: 52 climate of Gotham. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Ann Nocenti is thrilled to be back in comics, writing CATWOMAN and KATANA for DC Comics. She wrote for Marvel Comics in the late­1980s, writing Daredevil, editing the X­ Men, and creating the characters Longshot, Typhoid, Spiral, Blackheart and more. Nocenti teaches filmmaking at the Indigenous Film Circle in Norway, to Native Americans in Tulsa, and in Haiti for two years. Her journalism has appeared in Details, Utne, HEEB, Stop Smiling, PRINT, Filmmaker, Scenario, and more. Sh...

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Red Lanterns Vol. 6 (The New 52) Summary: Following the war with Atrocitus and his renegade Charles Soule, J. Califore Red Lanters, Guy Gardner finds himself in a Corps of one as he 9781401254841 is one of the only remaining Red Lanterns. With no direction, Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 Guy returns home to Earth to deliver his own brand of justice. $14.99/$17.99 Can. But a new and almost unstoppable threat arrives as it’s 160 pages Sinestro, Green Lanterns and Guy Gardner vs the New Gods! Trade Paperback Collects Action Comics #30­34, Action Comics Annual #3. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 46 Contributor Bio: 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Based in Brooklyn, New York, Charles Soule is a writer of 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt novels (graphic and otherwise), comics, screenplays and stories of all types. He plays the guitar fairly well and speaks at least one language. Currently he is the writer of DC’s series SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN, SWAMP THING and RED LANTERNS.

Author Residence: Brooklyn, NY

Author Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

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Infinite Crisis: Fight for the Multiverse Summary: Based on the hit videogame INFINITE CRISIS, the Dan Abnett, Tom Raney cosmos spanning series is now available in print! 9781401254797 Pub Date: 8/11/15, On Sale Date: 8/11 In an alternate earth, Atomic Two­Face has stolen the $14.99/$17.99 Can. Eternal Key, an artifact that could give him the power to level 160 pages a universe! The heroes of every Earth in the universe must Trade Paperback band together to stop him Arcane Green Lantern, Gaslight Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie ­In Catwoman, Atomic Wonder Woman and Nightmare Robin are Ctn Qty: 46 only a few of the millions of alternate versions of our heroes 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt and villains that will play a part in this... 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Dan Abnett lives and works in Maidstone, Kent. After graduating from Oxford, he worked for a while as an editor of comics and children’s books before turning to writing full time. In the dozen or so years since then, he has written for such a diverse range of characters—including Scooby Doo, Thunderbirds, Conan the Barbarian, The X­Men, Johnny Bravo, Batman, Rupert the Bear, Dr Who, Mr. Men, The Terminator and Postman Pat—that he is now clinically bewildered. He

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Superman Vol. 5: Under Fire (The New 52) Summary: In the wake of the Psi War, Lois Lane lies in a Scott Lobdell, Ken Lashley, Brett Booth deep coma, unable to speak, but her new found powers allow 9781401255428 her to astral project in times of need. It is just this power Pub Date: 8/11/15, On Sale Date: 8/11 that brings the power hungry creature Parasite to Metropolis $16.99/$19.99 Can. in search of Lois. 176 pages Is there anything The Man of Steel can do, or will he lose his Trade Paperback best friend? Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes The Man of Steel faces villains attacking Metropolis from all Ctn Qty: 42 sides in SUPERMAN VOL. 5. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Collects SUPERMAN #25­31.

From the Hardcover edition. Contributor Bio: Scott Lobdell is a veteran of the comic book industry, having worked with nearly every major American comic book publisher. Lobdell is best known for his work on Marvel’s X­ Men franchise in the 1990’s, penning such works as Uncanny

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Superman Vol. 6 (The New 52) Summary: A new era for SUPERMAN begins as Geoff Johns Geoff Johns, John Romita Jr, Klaus Janson takes the reigns ­ and he’s joined by the legendary super­ 9781401252397 talent of John Romita, Jr. in his first­ever work for DC Comics! Pub Date: 8/11/15, On Sale Date: 8/11 $24.99/$28.99 Can. Enter Ulysses, the Man of Tomorrow, into the Man of Steel’s 176 pages life. This strange visitor shares many of Kal­El’s experiences, Hardcover including having been rocketed from a world with no future. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes New and exciting mysteries and adventures await. Plus, Perry Ctn Qty: 24 White offers Clark a chance to return to The Daily Planet! 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt Collects Superman #3...

Contributor Bio: Geoff Johns is an award­winning writer and one of the most popular contemporary comic book writers today. Johns is the author of The New York Times bestselling graphic novels Aquaman: The Trench, Blackest Night, Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War, Justice League: Origin, Superman: Brainiac and Batman: Earth One which hit #1 on the bestseller

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Teen Titans Vol. 1 (The New 52) Summary: Red Robin, Wonder Girl, Raven, Bunker and Beast Will Pfeifer, Kenneth Rocafort Boy step out of the shadows of the adult heroes of the DC 9781401252373 Universe to offer bold, exciting and sometime dangerous ideas Pub Date: 8/11/15, On Sale Date: 8/11 on how to protect a world full of superpowered teenagers— $24.99/$28.99 Can. any one of whom could be the next heroic figure or major 176 pages villain! Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes This exciting new chapter in the teen heroes’ mythos starts Ctn Qty: 26 here in TEEN TITANS VOL. 1, written by Will Pfeifer 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt (CATWOMAN) and illustrated by Kenneth Rocafort 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt (SUPERMAN, RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS).

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Contributor Bio: Will Pfeifer began his writing career on FINALS, a well­ received Vertigo miniseries he did in collaboration with Jill Thompson. Since then, his writing has appeared in numerous titles for DC Comics, including TEEN TITANS, CATWOMAN, AQUAMAN, BLOOD OF THE DEMON, H­E­R­O, CAPTAIN ATOM:

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Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Ivan Reis Summary: Collecting such works as Blackest Night, Justice Ivan Reis, Geoff Johns League, Green Lantern and more, GRAPHIC INK: THE DC 9781401255220 COMICS ART OF IVAN REIS is a collection of some of the very Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 best DC Comics art there is! Ican has collaborated on some of $39.99/$47.99 Can. DC Comics’ New York Times Best­selling titles such as The 296 pages New 52’s Aquaman and Justice League, as well as perinial Hardcover Green Lantern greats such as Sinestro Corps War and Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Blackest Night. Ctn Qty: 1 8.625 in W | 11.625 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 219mm W | 295mm H | 567g Wt Ivan Reis is a comic book artist born in 1976 in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil. He started his U.S. career in the ’90s, on Ghost and The Mask for Dark Horse. After pencilling an issue of THE INVISIBLES for Grant Morrison, he started a long run on Lady Death for Chaos Comics, then did The Avengers and The Vision, with Geoff Johns, for Marvel. In 2004 Reis began to work exclusively for DC. After illustrating such high­profile series as ACTION COMICS, INFINITE CRISIS and...

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Green Arrow: Archer's Quest Deluxe Edition Summary: New York Times #1 Best­selling author of Identity Brad Meltzer, Phil Hester, Ande Parks Crisis Brad Meltzer, launches an epic adventure in the life of 9781401255251 Oliver Queen aka Green Arrow in this new Deluxe Edition! Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 $24.99/$28.99 Can. Green Arrow died. Then he came back to life. But in the 176 pages meantime, the Shade dropped the ball on a job Green Arrow Hardcover had asked him to take care of in the event of his death: Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes gathering various artifacts to protect Green Arrow’s identity. Ctn Qty: 22 The reborn superhero and his old sidekick, Speedy, now 7.062 in W | 10.875 in H | 1.250 lb Wt known as Arsenal, embark on “The ... 179mm W | 276mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times best­selling author of The Book of Fate, as well as the bestsellers The Tenth Justice, Dead Even, The First Counsel, The Millionaires and The Zero Game. He is also co­creator of the TV show Jack & Bobby —and the author of the critically acclaimed comic book IDENTITY CRISIS and GREEN ARROW: THE ARCHER’S QUEST. He got 24 rejection letters for his true first novel, which still sits on his shelf—published by Kinko’s.

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Lobo Vol. 1 Summary: The intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo returns to Cullen Bunn, Jack Herbert the DC Universe and is bringing his well known brand of 9781401254834 ultraviolence with him. Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 $14.99/$17.99 Can. Charged with protecting a valuable client from six highly 144 pages trained assasins, Lobo cuts a path of destruction through the Trade Paperback DC Universe as he attempts to protect his client, but also Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes must find those responsible for the contract on his client’s Ctn Qty: 52 life. In the midst of all the chaos, Lobo must also track down 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt the individual who has stolen his identity and serve him with... 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Cullen grew up in rural North Carolina, but now lives in the St. Louis area with his wife Cindy and his son Jackson. His noir/horror comic (and first collaboration with Brian Hurtt), The Damned, was published in 2007 by Oni Press. The follow­ up, The Damned: Prodigal Sons, was released in 2008. In addition to The Sixth Gun, his projects include Crooked Hills, a middle reader horror prose series from Evileye Books; The Tooth, an original graphic novel from Oni Press; and various

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Secret Origins Vol. 2 Summary: At last, the SECRET ORIGINS of the World’s Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang Greatest Heroes in The New 52 can be revealed! The 9781401253431 beginnings of the most popular characters in the DC Universe Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 are finally told here, in stories that fans have been clamoring $14.99/$17.99 Can. for since September 2011. The latest explosive origins from 168 pages DC Comics ­ The New 52 include Wonder Woman by Brian Trade Paperback Azzarello, Cyborg by Marv Wolfman, Red Hood by Scott Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Lobdell, and others. Ctn Qty: 46 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Collects SECRET ORIGINS #5­8. 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Brian Azzarello is the writer and co­creator of the award­ winning Vertigo series 100 BULLETS. Azzarellos’s other writing credits for DC Comics include the graphic novel JOKER, as well as BATMAN: BROKEN CITY, LUTHOR, BEFORE WATCHMEN: RORSCHACH and COMEDIAN, and JOHN CONSTANTINE, HELLBLAZER. Brian has been featured in Entertainment Weekly, The Chicago Tribune and other publications.

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Superman: Krypton Returns (The New 52) Summary: Crossing over between SUPERMAN, SUPERGIRL, Scott Lobdell, Kenneth Rocafort SUPERBOY, and ACTION COMICS, this Super­family team up 9781401255442 brings all the fan­favorite heroes together to take on H’el! Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 The Super team must travel through time and Krypton’s $16.99/$19.99 Can. history to prevent H’el from dooming the entire universe. 208 pages Written by Scott Lobdell, writer of TEEN TITANS and formerly Trade Paperback Marvel’s X­Men franchise. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 38 This edition collects Superboy #0, 25, Supergirl #0, 25, 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Superman #0, 23.3: H’el, 25 and Action Comics Annual #2. 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt

From the Hardcover... Contributor Bio: Scott Lobdell is a veteran of the comic book industry, having worked with nearly every major American comic book publisher. Lobdell is best known for his work on Marvel’s X­ Men franchise in the 1990’s, penning such works as Uncanny X­Men, Excalibur, The Age of Apocalypse, Generation X,

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Constantine Vol. 4 (The New 52) Summary: Trapped on a dying world, John will have to pull Ray Fawkes, Edgar Salazar off the most daring escape of his life if he’s going to survive! 9781401254704 Don’t miss the debut of new series artist Jeremy Haun Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 (BATWOMAN). $14.99/$17.99 Can. 144 pages Collects CONSTANTINE #18­23. Trade Paperback Contributor Bio: Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 52 Ray Fawkes is a Toronto­based fine artist and writer of 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt comics, graphic novels, prose fiction, and games. Ray’s work 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt ranges in styles from introspective, dreamscape narrative to bombastic slapstick. He is an Eisner, Harvey, and three­time Shuster Award nominee, and a YALSA award winner for Possessions Book One: Unclean Getaway. His recent book, One Soul, debuted in July 2011 to critical acclaim, including a starred booklist review, and was nominated for the 2012 Eisner award and...

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Gotham By Midnight Vol. 1 Summary: Spinning out of Batman Eternal, Detective Jim Ray Fawkes, Andrea Sorrentino Corrigan aka The Spectre stars in his very own series Gotham 9781401254735 By Midnight! Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 $14.99/$17.99 Can. Normally Batman and the other caped protectors of Gotham 144 pages have the streets of the city covered. But when monsters, Trade Paperback ghosts and other supernatural beings enter the mix, even the Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Dark Knight needs help. Enter Detective Jim Corrigan aka the Ctn Qty: 52 Spectre to prowl the streets of Gotham, solving the 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt unsolvable supernatural crimes the city can muster. 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Collects Gotham By Midnight #1­6.

Contributor Bio: Ray Fawkes is a Toronto­based fine artist and writer of comics, graphic novels, prose fiction, and games. Ray’s work ranges in styles from introspective, dreamscape narrative to bombastic slapstick. He is an Eisner, Harvey, and three­time Shuster Award nominee, and a YALSA award winner for “Possessions Book One: Unclean Getaway”. His recent book,

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Green Lantern: New Guardians Vol. 6 (The New Summary: Kyle Rayner’s experience beyond the Source Wall 52) has left him slowly losing his grip on reality, and the Guardians Justin Jordan, Brad Walker are gravely concerned. When help arrives in the form of 9781401254773 Highfather, the Guardians know the All­Father is not to be Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 trusted, but desperation can lead to bad decisions. Kyle is $14.99/$17.99 Can. walking into a trap, and he has more to lose than he can 144 pages imagine! Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Collects GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #35­40. Ctn Qty: 52 Contributor Bio: 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Justin Jordan is a comic book writer best known for his work with DC Comics and Image Comics. For Image, he has created the critically acclaimed graphic novel series The Strange Talent of Luther Strode. He is currently writing SUPERBOY and GREEN LANTERN: THE NEW GUARDIANS for DC Comics as a part of The New 52.

Author Residence: Six Mile Run, PA

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The Names Summary: THE NAMES is a contemporary thriller that starts Peter Milligan, Leandro Fernandez off as a revenge story: A deadly heroine ticks off—and kills— 9781401252434 each “name” that brings her closer to knowing who killed her Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 husband. It will become much more than that… $16.99/$16.99 Can. 176 pages The world of THE NAMES is Big Money. Hedge funds, Trade Paperback leveraged buyouts, market raids, flash buys. Incredibly high Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror end deals that ruin lives and economies, where secret cabals Ctn Qty: 30 gamble with people’s lives and jaded billionaires find their kicks 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt the only way they know how. The idea ... 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Irish writer Peter Milligan joined Vertigo in 1989 with the mini­ series SKREEMER and soon became an imprint mainstay, writing both SHADE THE CHANGING MAN, HUMAN TARGET, ENIGMA, GREEK STREET and HELLBLAZER. For the DC Universe, he has written Batman in DETECTIVE COMICS and is acknowledged as the driving force behind the Knightfall event. He began his comics career with England’s 2000 AD, notably its Bad Company serial. He was named one of Entertainment

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Wonder Woman by George Perez Omnibus Summary: One of the most popular artists working in comics George Perez over the last 30 years, George Pérez’s resume contains a 9781401255473 who’s­who of the most popular characters in comics. From his Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 co­creation, with Marv Wolfman, of THE NEW TEEN TITANS in $75.00/$85.00 Can. the 80s and his work on CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS and 640 pages WONDER WOMAN to his mega­successful JLA/AVENGERS, Hardcover George’s work has thrilled comics fans for over 3 decades. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 This omnibus collects the first two years of George Perez’s 7.250 in W | 10.875 in H | 1.250 lb Wt revolutionary run on WONDER WOMAN in premiu... 184mm W | 276mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: George Pérez started drawing at the age of five and hasn’t stopped since. Born on June 9, 1954, Pérez began his professional comics career as an assistant to Rich Buckler in 1973. After establishing himself as a penciller at Marvel Comics, Pérez came to DC in 1980, bringing his highly detailed art style to such titles as JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA and FIRESTORM. After co­creating THE NEW TEEN TITANS in 1980, Pérez and writer Marv Wolfman reunited for the

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Showcase Presents: Blue Devil Vol. 1 Summary: One of the most fondly remembered super­hero Gary Cohn, Dan Mishkin, Paris Cullins comics of the 1980s, BLUE DEVIL stars movie stuntman Dan 9781401255398 Cassidy, who became trapped in a devil­like action suit when Pub Date: 9/1/15, On Sale Date: 9/1 a real demon appeared on his movie set. As Blue Devil, $19.99/$23.99 Can. Cassidy alternated between battling evil and trying to find a 456 pages way out of the super­powered suit. Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Collects BLUE DEVIL #1­18 and THE FURY OF FIRESTORM Ctn Qty: 1 #24. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Gary Cohn is a former comics writer whose best known work was on the DC Comics series AMETHYST, PRINCESS OF GEMWORLD. He teaches high school on Long Island, NY.

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Fables Vol. 22 Summary: The final volume of NEW YORK TIMES bestselling, Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham Eisner Award­winning FABLES series is here! 9781401252335 Pub Date: 3/31/15, On Sale Date: 3/31 New York Times Best­selling author Bill Willingham delivers the $14.99/$17.99 Can. end to his legendary series in Fables Volume 22. The Eisner 160 pages Award­winning series sees the conclusion of the beloved Trade Paperback stories of Bigby Wolf, Rose Red, Boy Blue, Bell, Pinnochio and Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy countless other timeless fables. The only question left to be Ctn Qty: 60 answered is whether or not they will have a happy ending. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Bill Willingham has been writing, and sometimes drawing, comics for more than twenty years. During that time he’s had work published by nearly every comics publisher in the business and he’s created many critically acclaimed comic book series, including Elementals, Coventry, PROPOSITION PLAYER and FABLES. Along with FABLES and JACK OF FABLES, Willingham wrote the miniseries DAY OF VENGEANCE and SALVATION RUN. His work has been nominated for many awards, including the Eisner, Har...

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Fables: Deluxe Edition Book Ten Summary: The exiled Jack of Fables reappears as the entire Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Craig Hamilton Fables world is threatened by the Literals ­ beings who could 9781401255213 wipe out any Fable with a single penstroke. In a story that Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 sweeps across FABLES, the spin­off series JACK OF FABLES, $29.99/$35.00 Can. and the miniseries THE LITERALS, the very existence of the 368 pages Fables is threatened by The Literals, who just don’t like their Hardcover messy, mythical lives. Plus, in the original graphic novel Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy FABLES: WEREWOLVES OF THE HEARTLAND, Bigby Wolf goes Ctn Qty: 12 on a quest to find a new l... 7.062 in W | 10.875 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 179mm W | 276mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Bill Willingham has been writing, and sometimes drawing, comics for more than twenty years. During that time he’s had work published by nearly every comics publisher in the business and he’s created many critically acclaimed comic book series, including Elementals, Coventry, PROPOSITION PLAYER and of course the seminal Vertigo series FABLES, as well as its spin­off series FAIREST, JACK OF FABLES and THE LITERALS. His work has been nominated for many awards, including the Eisner,...

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Y The Last Man Book Two Summary: Y: THE LAST MAN is the gripping saga of Yorick Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra Brown, an unemployed and unmotivated slacker who discovers 9781401254391 that he is the only male left in the world after a plague of Pub Date: 3/10/15, On Sale Date: 3/10 unknown origin instantly kills every mammal with a Y $19.99/$23.99 Can. chromosome. Accompanied by his mischievous monkey and 320 pages the mysterious Agent 355, York embarks on a Trade Paperback transcontinental journey to find his girlfriend and discover why Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction he is the last man on Earth. Ctn Qty: 26 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Now, the entire critically acclaimed Y: THE LAST MAN saga

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Contributor Bio: Brian K. Vaughan is the Eisner Award­winning co­creator of the critically acclaimed comics series Y: THE LAST MAN and EX MACHINA. He also co­created the Vertigo graphic novel PRIDE OF BAGHDAD and served as a writer and producer for the hit television series Lost. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and son and their wiener dog Hamburger.

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Absolute Y The Last Man Vol. 1 Summary: Y: THE LAST MAN, winner of three Eisner Awards Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra and one of the most critically acclaimed, best­selling comic 9781401254292 books series of the last decade, is that rare example of a Pub Date: 6/23/15, On Sale Date: 6/23 page­turner that is at once humorous, socially relevant and $125.00/$144.00 Can. endlessly surprising. 496 pages Hardcover Written by Brian K. Vaughan (LOST, PRIDE OF BAGHDAD, EX Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction MACHINA) and with art by Pia Guerra, this is the saga of Ctn Qty: 1 Yorick Brown—the only human survivor of a planet­wide 8.125 in W | 12.250 in H | 1.250 lb Wt plague that instantly kills every mammal possessing a Y 206mm W | 311mm H | 567g Wt chromosome. Accompan...

Contributor Bio: Brian K. Vaughan is the Eisner Award­winning co­creator of the critically acclaimed comics series Y: THE LAST MAN and EX MACHINA. He also co­created the Vertigo graphic novel PRIDE OF BAGHDAD and served as a writer and producer for the hit television series Lost. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and son and their wiener dog Hamburger.

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Astro City: Private Lives Summary: When you’re the Silver Adept, one of Astro City’s Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson newest and most powerful mystic heroes, your life is full of 9781401254599 magic, battle, demons, apocalypses and more. When you’re Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 the Adept’s personal assistant, though, life gets really weird. $24.99/$28.99 Can. A look at the woman behind the hero. 176 pages Hardcover Collects ASTRO CITY #11­16. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 24 Contributor Bio: 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Kurt Busiek was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He began 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt writing comics professionally in 1982, selling stories to both DC and Marvel Comics in the same month, both of which appeared the same day. Since then, he’s written series and characters ranging from Mickey Mouse to Vampirella, including Aquaman, Spider­Man, Conan, Iron Man, the Avengers and more. He is best known for the Marvels series and for his co­ creation Astro City, both of which have garnered numerous industry awards...

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Astro City: Victory Summary: A major new epic begins featuring Winged Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson Victory, Samaritan, and the Confessor, three of Astro City’s 9781401254605 most popular heroes. When criminal charges are brought Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 against Winged Victory, the Confessor must investigate and it $16.99/$19.99 Can. leads to open combat with Samaritan! Can Astro City’s three 176 pages greatest heroes find a way to work together against this Trade Paperback mystery threat? Plus, Winged Victory’s origin is revealed at Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes last! Ctn Qty: 44 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Collects ASTRO CITY #7­10 and ASTRO CITY VISITOR’S 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt GUIDE #1.

Contributor Bio: Kurt Busiek is the acclaimed author of DC’S 2008 weekly series TRINITY, the ASTRO CITY graphic novels, as well as JLA/AVENGERS, SUPERMAN: SECRET IDENTITY, Marvels and many others

Author Residence: Camas, WA

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Ocean/Orbiter Deluxe Edition Summary: Two of Warren Ellis’ acclaimed science fiction Warren Ellis, Chris Sprouse, Colleen Doran stories are collected here in Deluxe format with additional 9781401255343 sketch and script pages! Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 $29.99/$35.00 Can. Lying beneath Europa’s (Jupiter’s moon) half­mile­thick mantle 264 pages of shear ice is the only ocean in the solar system besides Hardcover those on Earth. And within those cold waters could rest the Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction key to life on Earth—and quite possibly its extinction! Ctn Qty: 18 7.062 in W | 10.875 in H | 1.250 lb Wt It’s the job of U.N. weapons inspector Nathan Kane to learn 179mm W | 276mm H | 567g Wt what sort of beings lie under the icy dome. But he’s about to e... Contributor Bio: Warren Ellis is a comics and graphics novel writer best known for the graphic novel series TRANSMETROPOLITAN, PLANETARY and THE AUTHORITY. With over thirty­five graphic novels in print, Ellis has received numerous acclaims including Winner of the International Horror Guild award for graphic narrative and being named one of Entertainment

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Top 10 Summary: The massive, multilayered city of Neopolis, built Alan Moore, Gene Ha, Zander Cannon shortly after World War II, was designed as a home for the 9781401254933 expanding population of science­heroes, heroines and villains Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 that had ballooned into existance in the previous decade. $24.99/$28.99 Can. Bringing these powered beings together solved some problems 352 pages but created others ­ turning Neopolis into a pressure cooker Trade Paperback that normal policing methods could never contain. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 22 Join rookie cop Robyn Singer, alter ego “Toybox,” as she hits 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt the streets for the first time...

168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Alan Moore is perhaps the most acclaimed writer in the graphic story medium, having garnered countless awards for works such as WATCHMEN, V FOR VENDETTA, SWAMP THING and Miracleman. He is also the mastermind behind the America’s Best Comics line, through which he has created (along with many talented illustrators) THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, PROMETHEA, TOM STRONG, TOMORROW STORIES and TOP TEN. As one of the medium’s

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The Filth Deluxe Edition Summary: This imaginative series by award­winning creator Grant Morrison, Chris Weston, Gary Erskine Grant Morrison brings readers heady brew of big ideas, exotic 9781401255459 locales, and bizarre action, featuring prosthetically outfitted Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 dolphins in scuba gear and a hard­smoking chimpanzee in $29.99/$35.00 Can. Kremlin garb. This all new deluxe edition collectsthe entire 320 pages series in a beautiful hardcover edition. Hardcover Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction Collects THE FILTH #1­13. Ctn Qty: 16 7.062 in W | 10.875 in H | 1.250 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 179mm W | 276mm H | 567g Wt Grant Morrison has been working with DC Comics for more than twenty years, beginning with his legendary runs on the revolutionary titles ANIMAL MAN and DOOM PATROL. Since then he has written numerous best­sellers — including JLA, BATMAN and New X­Men — as well as the critically acclaimed creator­owned series THE INVISIBLES, SEAGUY, THE FILTH, WE3 and JOE THE BARBARIAN. Morrison has also expanded the borders of the DC Universe in the award­winning pages of SEVEN SOLDIERS, ALL­STA...

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100 Bullets Book Two Summary: In the second collection of the acclaimed, award­ Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso winning 100 BULLETS, Agent Graves continues to offer 9781401254315 immunity to everyday people to carry out their innermost Pub Date: 4/21/15, On Sale Date: 4/21 desires of vengeance with the 100 bullets that he supplies. $24.99/$28.99 Can. But as these self­serving manipulations take place, pieces of 416 pages the mystery of the Minutemen and the organization that Trade Paperback created them start to come together, and we discover to the Comics & Graphic Novels / Crime & Mystery research and conspiracy theories of Mr. Branch. As more is Ctn Qty: 1 revealed about the series’ main char... 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Brian Azzarello has been writing comics professionally since the mid­1990s. He is the author of JONNY DOUBLE, BATMAN: BROKEN CITY and the Harvey and Eisner Award­winning 100 BULLETS, all created in collaboration with artist Eduardo Risso. The New York Times best­selling author’s other work for DC includes the titles HELLBLAZER and LOVELESS (both with Marcelo Frusin), SUPERMAN: FOR TOMORROW (with Jim Lee), JOKER and LUTHOR (both with Lee Bermejo), SGT. ROCK: BETWEEN HELL AND A HA...

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Absolute Transmetropolitan Vol. 1 Summary: After years of self­imposed exile from a Warren Ellis, Darick Robertson, Rodney Ramos civilization rife with degradation and indecency, cynical 9781401254308 journalist Spider Jerusalem is forced to return to a job that he Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 hates and a city that he loathes. Working as an investigative $125.00/$144.00 Can. reporter for the newspaper The Word, Spider attacks the 512 pages injustices of his surreal 21st Century surroundings. Combining Hardcover black humor, life­threatening situations, and moral ambiguity, Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction this book is the first look into the mind of an outlaw journalist Ctn Qty: 1 and the world he ... 8.125 in W | 12.250 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 206mm W | 311mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Warren Ellis is a comics and graphics novel writer best known for the graphic novel series TRANSMETROPOLITAN, PLANETARY and THE AUTHORITY. With over thirty­five graphic novels in print, Ellis has received numerous acclaims including Winner of the International Horror Guild award for graphic narrative and being named one of Entertainment Weekly’s 100 Most Creative People. Rolling Stone described his work as, “more influenced by Jesus and Mary Chain than by the JUSTICE LEAGUE, whi...

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FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics Vol. 3 Summary: Every journey starts with a single step. Cicero’s Simon Oliver, Robbi Rodriguez started when he crashed into a TV repair shop and eventually 9781401254346 landed in the FBP Academy. Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 $14.99/$17.99 Can. Collects FBP: FEDERAL BUREAU OF PHYSICS #14­19. 144 pages Trade Paperback Contributor Bio: Simon Oliver is the writer of the Wildstorm comic book series Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction Ctn Qty: 52 Gen13 and the Vertigo comic book series The Exterminators 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt and Hellblazer Presents: Chas—The Knowledge. He also wrote 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt the acclaimed Vertigo Crime graphic novel Noche Roja.

Author Residence: Los Angeles, CA

Author Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

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The Girl Who Played with Fire Summary: In this graphic novel adaptation of Stieg Larrson’s Denise Mina, Leonardo Manco THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, Mikael Blomkvist, 9781401255503 crusading publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking $19.99/$23.99 Can. operation. On the eve of its publication, the two reporters 288 pages responsible for the article are murdered, and the fingerprints Trade Paperback found on the murder weapon belong to his friend, the troubled Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie ­In genius hacker Lisbeth Salander. Blomkvist, convinced of Ctn Qty: 28 Salander’s innocence, plunge... 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Stieg Larsson, who lived in Sweden, was the editor in chief of the magazine Expo and a leading expert on antidemocratic right­wing extremist and Nazi organizations. He died in 2004, shortly after delivering the manuscripts for The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Next.

Denise Mina is the award­winning author of eight acclaimed

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The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest Summary: In this graphic novel sequel to the New York Denise Mina, Andrea Mutti, Leonardo Manco Times bestseller THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, Mikael 9781401237592 Blomkvist, crusading publisher of the magazine Millennium, has Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex $29.99/$35.00 Can. trafficking operation. On the eve of its publication, the two 228 pages reporters responsible for the article are murdered, and the Hardcover fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to his friend, Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie ­In the troubled genius hacker Lisbeth Salander. Blomkvist, Ctn Qty: 16 convinced of Salander’s innoc... 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Scottish writer, Denise Mina, is the acclaimed author of Deception and Field of Blood, and is considered a leading international crime fiction novelist. Mina has also written for Vertigo’s HELLBLAZER series starring John Constantine, the original graphic novel A SICKNESS IN THE FAMILY, and THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO BOOK 1 and 2.

Author Residence: Glasgow, Scotland

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Ex Machina Book Five Summary: In this last deluxe EX MACHINA hardcover, Mayor Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris Mitchell Hundred descends into the NYC sewers to learn why 9781401254223 he was given the strange powers that helped him become the Pub Date: 5/26/15, On Sale Date: 5/26 heroic Great Machine while a powerful new foe reveals a $19.99/$23.99 Can. terrifying plan that’s been in the works since the series began 320 pages Trade Paperback Then, in the very last EX MACHINA adventure, will Mitchell Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction Hundred’s new archenemy, a dogged reporter with powers far Ctn Qty: 26 beyond those of the Great Machine, finally bring down his 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt administration? Will the trage... 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Brian K. Vaughan is the Eisner and Harvey Award­winning co­ creator of many critically acclaimed comic books, including Y: THE LAST MAN, EX MACHINA, Runaways and PRIDE OF BAGHDAD. A professional comics writer since his days as an undergraduate film student at New York University, Brian has written every major DC and Marvel character from Batman to X­Men. He’s also written several screenplays, stage plays and short stories, but mostly, he likes to work on the funnybooks.

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The Unwritten Vol. 11 Summary: The three immortals—Wilson, Rausch and Mike Carey, Peter Gross Pullman—are moving toward their respective endgames. But 9781401253486 when was the last time they were all in the same room Pub Date: 5/26/15, On Sale Date: 5/26 together? Answer: half a century ago, in Oxford, England. And $14.99/$17.99 Can. the reasons for what they’re doing now can be found in what 144 pages they said to each other back then… Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Collects THE UNWRITTEN: APOCALYPSE #7­12. Ctn Qty: 52 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Contributor Bio: 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Writer Mike Carey, best known for his work on Vertigo’s Lucifer and Hellblazer, has made his mark in comics. Born in Liverpool, England, Carey worked as a teacher for fifteen years before gaining regular work writing for several independent companies. In 1999 he wrote the Sandman spinoff miniseries Sandman Presents: Lucifer. This led to the Lucifer solo title which earned him a nomination for the 2001 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards ­ Best Writer. The Fourth Rail said of his w...

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Bodies Summary: VERTIGO brings you a graphic novel with four Si Spencer, Tula Lotay, Phil Winslade detectives, four time periods, and four dead bodies ­ all set in 9781401252755 London. Edmond Hillinghead is an 1890s overachiever who’s Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 trying to solve a murder no one cares about while hiding his $16.99/$19.99 Can. own secret. Karl Whiteman is our dashing 1940s adventurer 208 pages with a shocking past. Shahara Hasan is 2014’s kickass female Trade Paperback Detective Sergeant, who walks the line between religion and Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror power. And Maplewood, an amnesiac from post­apocalyptic Ctn Qty: 48 2050, brings a haunting per... 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: TV writer Si Spencer has written such acclaimed British television shows as “Eastenders”, “Torchwood” and “Bad Girls.” From 1993 to 1995 he was a regular writer for the Judge Dredd Megazine, creating characters such as Harke & Burr and The Creep as well as working on established characters such as Judge Dredd.

Author Residence: London, England

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The Wake Summary: Winner of the 2014 Eisner Award for Best Scott Snyder, Sean Murphy Limited Series 9781401254919 Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 New York Times bestselling author, Scott Snyder (American $17.99/$20.99 Can. Vampire, Batman, Swamp Thing) and artist Sean Murphy 256 pages (Punk Rock Jesus, Joe The Barbarian), the incredible team Trade Paperback behind the miniseries American Vampire: Survival of the Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction Fittest, are reuniting for the powerful miniseries: THE WAKE. Ctn Qty: 30 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt When Marine Biologist Lee Archer is approached by the 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Department of Homeland Security for help with a new threat, she declines, but quickly realizes t...

Contributor Bio: Scott Snyder is the bestselling and award­winning writer of Batman, American Vampire and Swamp Thing as well as the short story collection Voodoo Heart. He teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College, NYU and Columbia University. He lives on Long Island with his wife, Jeanie, and his sons Jack and Emmett. He is a dedicated and un­ironic fan of Elvis

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Hinterkind Vol. 3 Summary: The second volume of the sweeping epic of a Ian Edginton, Francesco Trifogli post­apocalyptic world in which humans have been pushed to 9781401254353 the edge of extinction by the creatures of fantasy and fable. Pub Date: 6/30/15, On Sale Date: 6/30 $14.99/$17.99 Can. Times were much different before the blight ended mankind’s 144 pages rule over the world. Travel back to a time before there were Trade Paperback trolls, vampires, fairies and other monsters of myth made their Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy triumphant return to witness the origins of Prosper, Jon, Ctn Qty: 52 Starla and many more. 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Collects Hinterkind #13­18. Contributor Bio: Edginton sees part of the key to his success coming from good relationships with artists, especially D’Israeli and Steve Yeowell as well as Steve Pugh and Mike Collins. He is best known for his steampunk/alternative history work (often with the artist D’Israeli) and is the co­creator of Scarlet Traces, a sequel to their adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds. With 2000 AD he has written Leviathan, Stickleback

Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Vertigo

DMZ Deluxe Edition Book Four Summary: In the near future, America’s worst nightmare has Brian Wood, Ricardo Burchielli come true. With military adventurism overseas bogging down 9781401254117 the Army and National Guard, the U.S. government mistakenly Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 neglects the very real threat of anti­establishment militias $29.99/$35.00 Can. scattered across the 50 states. Like a sleeping giant, Middle 384 pages America rises up and violently pushes its way to the shining Hardcover seas, coming to a standstill at the line in the sand— Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction Manhattan or, as the world now knows it, the DMZ. Ctn Qty: 1 7.062 in W | 10.875 in H | 1.250 lb Wt In this volume, journalist Matty Rot... 179mm W | 276mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Brian Wood developed his skills as a comics writer and designer whileworking a string of internet design jobs. Since then he has created aseries of successful comics and graphic novels, most notably DMZ, DEMO,NORTHLANDERS, Channel Zero and The Couriers. In addition to earning himinternational acclaim, these projects have also resulted in four Eisner award nominations. Brian was also a designer for the video gamefranchise series Grand Theft Auto for Rockstar Games.

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Vertigo

The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition Summary: Twenty­five years since THE SANDMAN first Neil Gaiman, JH Williams III changed the landscape of modern comics, Neil Gaiman’s 9781401248963 legendary series is back in a deluxe hardcover edition! Pub Date: 7/14/15, On Sale Date: 7/14 $24.99/$28.99 Can. THE SANDMAN: OVERTURE heralds New York Times best­ 224 pages selling writer Neil Gaiman’s return to the art form that made Hardcover him famous, ably abetted by artistic luminary JH Williams III Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy (BATWOMAN, PROMETHEA), whose lush, widescreen images Ctn Qty: 18 provide an epic scope to The Sandman’s origin story. From 7.062 in W | 10.875 in H | 1.250 lb Wt the birth of a galaxy to the moment that Morpheus is ca... 179mm W | 276mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Creator of THE SANDMAN and one of comics’ most accomplished writers, Neil Gaiman is also the New York Times best­selling author of the novels Anansi Boys, American Gods, Stardust and Coraline, as well as the short story collections M Is for Magic and Smoke and Mirrors and the multimedia creation Neverwhere. He also co­wrote the Jim Henson Productions film MirrorMask with longtime collaborator Dave McKean, illustrator of the Gaiman­written graphic novels MR.

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The Invisibles Book Four Deluxe Edition Summary: Written by Grant Morrison; Art by Phil Jimenez Grant Morrison, Chris Weston and John Stokes In a world where paranoia is a survival skill, 9781401254216 the only hope for humankind is a group of unconventional Pub Date: 7/21/15, On Sale Date: 7/21 occultist freedom fighters called the Invisibles. In this $39.99/$47.99 Can. collection, the team launches an assault on an underground 496 pages New Mexico lab to free the cure for the AIDS virus from the Hardcover alleged inventors of the disease: the U.S. government. Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Ctn Qty: 1 Collects The Invisibles Vol. 2 #14­22, The Invisibles Vol. 3 7.062 in W | 10.875 in H | 1.250 lb Wt #1­12. 179mm W | 276mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Grant Morrison has been working with DC Comics for more than twenty years, beginning with his legendary runs on the revolutionary titles ANIMAL MAN and DOOM PATROL. Since then he has written numerous best­sellers—including JLA, BATMAN and New X­Men—as well as the critically acclaimed creator­owned series THE INVISIBLES, SEAGUY, THE FILTH, WE3 and JOE THE BARBARIAN. Morrison has also expanded the borders of the DC Universe in the award­winning pages of

Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Vertigo

CMYK Summary: The four colors that are the basis of comics Fabio Moon, Jock, Shaun Simon, Tony Akins coloring serve as the jumping­off point for creators to push 9781401253363 the boundaries of short graphic fiction in the new VERTIGO Pub Date: 7/28/15, On Sale Date: 7/28 QUARTERLY: CMYK series. Starting with stunningly simple, $19.99/$23.99 Can. bold covers, CMYK will defy all conventions of traditional 296 pages comics anthologies. The unifying color could suggest a mood, Trade Paperback a plot point, a coloring technique ­ limited only by the Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy imagination of the fantastic creators we’ve lined up. These Ctn Qty: 26 tales are written and illustrate... 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá are twin brothers, born in São Paulo, Brazil, where they live until this day. They have their friends there and their family; it’s their home. They have been telling stories in comic book form for almost fifteen years, and their work has been published in France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Japan, Germany, as well as in the U.S. and Brazil. They like their coffee black, with no sugar, so that the taste is strong and memorable. They believe stories should tast...

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Vertigo

Swamp Thing: The Root of All Evil Summary: A lost Swamp Thing epic written by Grant Grant Morrison, Mark Miller, Phil Hester Morrison and Mark Millar is collected at last. The rug is pulled 9781401252410 out from under Alec Holland as he awakens from a coma in a Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 South African hospital. But are the nightmares of a shambling $24.99/$28.99 Can. swamp creature the result of a powerful hallucinogen he 304 pages ingested during his experiments on plants? If so, what is the Trade Paperback secret behind the Swamp Thing that’s pursuing Abigail Arcane Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror through the Louisiana Bayou, intent on murder? Ctn Qty: 32 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Collects SWAMP THING #140­150. 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Grant Morrison has been working with DC Comics for more than twenty years, beginning with his legendary runs on the revolutionary titles ANIMAL MAN and DOOM PATROL. Since then he has written numerous best­sellers — including JLA, BATMAN and New X­Men — as well as the critically acclaimed creator­owned series THE INVISIBLES, SEAGUY, THE FILTH, WE3 and JOE THE BARBARIAN. Morrison has also expanded the borders of the DC Universe in the award­winning pages of

Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Vertigo

American Vampire Vol. 7 Summary: Writer Scott Snyder (BATMAN, SWAMP THING) Scott Snyder, Rafael Alburquerque and artist Rafael Albuquerque bring together even more 9781401254322 threads to the complex tapestry that is the world of Pub Date: 8/11/15, On Sale Date: 8/11 AMERICAN VAMPIRE. $14.99/$17.99 Can. 144 pages When we last saw Pearl in the 1950s, she had lost her love Trade Paperback Henry in an attack on the vampire hunting organization, Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror V.M.S., by a coven of Hollywood vampires that nearly wiped Ctn Qty: 52 the organization off the face of the planet. Devastated and 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt alone, Pearl is determained to leave California and all its 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt painful memories behind.

When ...

Contributor Bio: Scott Snyder is one of comics’ best young writers. His current works include BATMAN, SUPERMAN UNCHAINED, AMERICAN VAMPIRE and SWAMP THING. He has also been published in Zoetrope, Tin House, One­Story, Epoch, Small Spiral Notebook, and other journals, and has a short story

Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Vertigo

American Vampire Vol. 8 Summary: Vampires in space? It’s 1965. Pearl and Skinner Scott Snyder, Rafael Alburquerque escaped The Gray Trader with more questions than answers, 9781401254339 and their search for clues leads them to…NASA! You’ve never Pub Date: 8/11/15, On Sale Date: 8/11 seen vampires like this before, as the second major story arc $22.99/$26.99 Can. of AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SECOND CYCLE begins! 144 pages Hardcover Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque continue their epic Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror Eisner­Award­winning story, as Skinner Sweet and Pearl Ctn Qty: 26 touch more of the key moments in American history. Collects 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 1.250 lb Wt AMERICAN VAMPIRE CYCLE TWO #1­6. 168mm W | 259mm H | 567g Wt Contributor Bio: Scott Snyder is one of comics’ best young writers. His current works include BATMAN, SUPERMAN UNCHAINED, AMERICAN VAMPIRE and SWAMP THING. He has also been published in Zoetrope, Tin House, One­Story, Epoch, Small Spiral Notebook, and other journals, and has a short story collection, Voodoo Heart, which was published by Dial Press. He teaches at Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence University and lives in New York with his wife, Jeanie, and his

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Vertigo

John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 11: Last Man Summary: In this new Hellblazer collection, John Standing Constantine, while scouting for blackmail victims at an orgy, Paul Jenkins, Sean Phillips John finds himself accidentally summoning up sinister beings 9781401255299 known as the Mendw, with terrible consequences for an Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 anorexic girl and her abusive father. Plus, cattle mutiliations in $19.99/$23.99 Can. Yorkshire hold no interest for Constantine until a nosy tabloid 256 pages reporter chases him out of London. Once in the country, John Trade Paperback discovers that one of the villagers is transforming into a Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror werewolf, but this str... Ctn Qty: 38 Contributor Bio: 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Paul Jenkins is a British comic book writer whose titles include WOLVERINE: ORIGIN, SPECTACULAR SPIDER­MAN, CAPTAIN AMERICA and many other titles. He also cowrote the early issues of BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT for DC Comics ­ The New 52.

Author Residence: Cumming, GA

Author Hometown: Cumming, GA

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Fairest Vol. 5 Summary: In this new epic, refugees from Fabletown have Mark Buckingham, Russ Braun returned to New York’s Castle Dark, and Reynard, now able to 9781401254261 shapeshift from fox to man, travels the mundane world to Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 regale the animals with tales of his exploits, rubbing the other $14.99/$17.99 Can. Fables’ noses in his good fortune. Frustration at their 144 pages restriction to the Farm threatens to become a issue once Trade Paperback more! Can the animals find a way out of their situation? Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Ctn Qty: 50 Long­time FABLES artist Mark Buckingham takes over writing 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt duties in this concluding volume ... 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Born in 1966 in the English seaside town of Clevedon, Mark Buckingham has worked in comics professionally for the past twenty years. In addition to illustrating all of Neil Gaiman’s run on the post­Alan Moore Miracleman in the early 1990s, Buckingham contributed inks to THE SANDMAN and its related miniseries DEATH: THE HIGH COST OF LIVING and DEATH: THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE as well as working on various other titles for Vertigo and Marvel through the end of the decade. In

Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Archie Comics

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Summary: From the author of the New York Times Best­ Roberto Aguirre­Sacasa, Robert Hack selling Graphic Novel Afterlife with Archie: Escape from 9781627389877 Riverdale comes Archie Comics’ latest horror sensation, Pub Date: 6/30/15, On Sale Date: 6/30 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. $19.99/$22.99 Can. 176 pages / FULL COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS This title is a companion to the hugely popular Afterlife THROUGHOUT with Archie and should have crossover appeal with comic Trade Paperback book horror fans as well as fans of teen supernatural Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror coming­of­age titles. Ctn Qty: 1 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Terror is born anew in this dark reimagining of Sabrina the 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Teenage Witch’s origin, an occult coming­of­age thrille...

Contributor Bio: ROBERTO AGUIRRE­SACASA is an award­winning playwright, screenwriter, and comic book writer. In television, he was a writer on the HBO series BIG LOVE for three years, and is currently a writer/producer on GLEE. For Marvel Comics, he has written SPIDER­MAN, NIGHTCRAWLER, THE FANTASTIC FOUR (winning a Harvey Award for MK 4), and many others,

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Dark Circle

The Fox, Vol. 2 : Fox Hunt Summary: THE FOX 2: FOX HUNT is the clever, darkly Dean Haspiel, Mark Waid humorous story of The Fox, a vigilante hero who can’t 9781619889712 help but attract the strange and unusual! Plotted and Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 illustrated by Emmy­winning artist Dean Haspiel, and $14.99/$16.99 Can. scripted by Eisner Award­winning comics legend Mark 144 pages / FULL COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS Waid, THE FOX is similar in tone to Waid’s DAREDEVIL. THROUGHOUT Trade Paperback It’s the FANTASTIC return of the high­flying FOX! Emmy Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Award winning writer/artist Dean Haspiel (BILLY DOGMA, Ctn Qty: 0 HBO’S BORED TO DEATH) and Eisner Award winning writer 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Mark Waid (DAREDEVI... 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: MARK WAID is an Eisner Award­winning American comic book writer. He is well known for his eight­year run as writer of the DC Comics’ title THE FLASH, as well as his scripting of the limited series KINGDOM COME and SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT, and his work on Marvel Comics’ CAPTAIN AMERICA. Waid also served as Editor­in­Chief, and later, Chief Creative Officer of BOOM! Studios, where he wrote titles such as IRREDEEMABLE,

Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Dark Circle

The Black Hood, Vol. 1 : The Bullet's Kiss Summary: THE BLACK HOOD is the dark, revenge­driven Duane Swierczynski, Michael Gaydos crime story of the title character, a vigilante and the 9781619889620 newest Dark Circle antihero. This title should appeal to Pub Date: 7/28/15, On Sale Date: 7/28 fans of comic book characters such as Batman, $14.99/$16.99 Can. Wolverine, Ghost Rider and the Punisher. 160 pages / FULL COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT A man driven to the brink, blacklisted and left brutally Trade Paperback changed must crawl through the wreckage of his life to Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes defeat a gang of deadly criminals hell­bent on setting the Ctn Qty: 0 streets of Philadelphia aflame. Fueled by rage and empowered 6.625 in W | 10.188 in H | 0.810 lb Wt by years of exper... 168mm W | 259mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Duane Swierczynski is the author of several crime thrillers, including the the Shamus Award­winning FUN AND GAMES, the first in the Charlie Hardie series published by Mulholland Books, as well as the Edgar­nominated and Anthony Award­winning EXPIRATION DATE. Many of these books are currently in development for film and TV. He currently writes the IDW series JUDGE DREDD, the Valiant Comics series BLOODSHOT,

Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Kodansha Comics

Maria the Virgin Witch 1 Summary: A fantastic, comedic tale with an anti­war Masayuki Ishikawa message that is soon to be animated in 2015, 16 and up. 9781632360809 Complete at three volumes. Shonen. Pub Date: 2/24/15, On Sale Date: 2/24 $10.99/$11.99 Can. Maria is a witch living during the Hundred Years’ War between 192 pages England and France. She hates war, so to keep the people of Trade Paperback the village she protects safe, Maria will use all the power at Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy her disposal to stop the fighting, whether that means Ctn Qty: 24 conjuring giant dragons or sending her succubus familiar out 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt to mesmerize the warring generals with her charms. But 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt wha...

Contributor Bio: Masayuki Ishikawa is a popular Japanese comics artist who is most well known for his series Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture, a series that has gone on to become a long­ running comic series and televised anime. Junketsu no Maria will be his first completed work to be published in the United States.

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Kodansha Comics

Maria the Virgin Witch 2 Summary: A fantastic, comedic tale with an anti­war Masayuki Ishikawa message that is soon to be animated in 2015, 16 and up. 9781632360816 Complete at three volumes. Shonen. Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 $10.99/$11.99 Can. Maria is a witch living during the Hundred Years’ War between 192 pages England and France. She hates war, so to keep the people of Trade Paperback the village she protects safe, Maria will use all the power at Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy her disposal to stop the fighting, whether that means Ctn Qty: 24 conjuring giant dragons or sending her succubus familiar out 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt to mesmerize the warring generals with her charms. But 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt wha...

Contributor Bio: Masayuki Ishikawa is a popular Japanese comics artist who is most well known for his series Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture, a series that has gone on to become a long­ running comic series and televised anime. Junketsu no Maria will be his first completed work to be published in the United States.

Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Kodansha Comics

Maria the Virgin Witch 3 Summary: A fantastic, comedic tale with an anti­war Masayuki Ishikawa message that is soon to be animated in 2015, 16 and up. 9781632360823 Complete at three volumes. Shonen. Pub Date: 6/30/15, On Sale Date: 6/30 $10.99/$11.99 Can. Maria is a witch living during the Hundred Years’ War between 192 pages England and France. She hates war, so to keep the people of Trade Paperback the village she protects safe, Maria will use all the power at Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy her disposal to stop the fighting, whether that means Ctn Qty: 24 conjuring giant dragons or sending her succubus familiar out 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt to mesmerize the warring generals with her charms. But 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt wha...

Contributor Bio: Masayuki Ishikawa is a popular Japanese comics artist who is most well known for his series Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture, a series that has gone on to become a long­ running comic series and televised anime. Junketsu no Maria will be his first completed work to be published in the United States.

Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Kodansha Comics

xxxHOLiC Omnibus 5 Summary: With a sequel series and live action drama Clamp launching in Japan, xxxHOLiC is garnering great 9781612627922 attention. Pub Date: 3/3/15, On Sale Date: 3/3 Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up Part drama, part mystery, xxxHOLiC spins engaging $19.99/$21.99 Can. tales that have remarkable depth. Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Horror This omnibus edition will contain three volumes. Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Seven volumes. Appropriate for ages 13+ 367g Wt

Kimihiro Watanuki is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. He seeks help from a mysterious woman named Yuko, who claims she can help. However, Watanuki must work for Yuko in order to pay for her aid. Soon Watanuki fi... Contributor Bio: CLAMP is a prolific collective of four female artists who have

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Kodansha Comics

xxxHOLiC Omnibus 6 Summary: With a sequel series and live action drama Clamp launching in Japan, xxxHOLiC is garnering great 9781612627939 attention. Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up Part drama, part mystery, xxxHOLiC spins engaging $19.99/$21.99 Can. tales that have remarkable depth. Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Horror This omnibus edition will contain three volumes. Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Seven volumes. Appropriate for ages 13+ 367g Wt

Kimihiro Watanuki is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. He seeks help from a mysterious woman named Yuko, who claims she can help. However, Watanuki must work for Yuko in order to pay for her aid. Soon Watanuki fi... Contributor Bio: CLAMP is a prolific collective of four female artists who have

Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Kodansha Comics

XXXHOLIC REI 3 Summary: The latest chapter in the critically acclaimed Clamp xxxHOLiC franchise from manga legends CLAMP, 9781612625850 creators of Tsubasa and Chobits! Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 $10.99/$11.99 Can. The highly anticipated return of high school medium Trade Paperback Watanuki and the mysterious witch, Yuko, as they take Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Horror on new wishes and new enemies! Ctn Qty: 24 5.125 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Beautifully seductive artwork and uniquely Japanese 130mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt depictions of the supernatural will hypnotize CLAMP fans!

Ages 16 and up.

In xxxHOLiC Rei, Kimihiro Watanuki continues his relationship with the Space­Time Witch, Yuko. In her myste...

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Kodansha Comics

Attack on Titan: Before the Fall 4 Summary: A gory, dark prequel series to Attack on Hajime Isayama Titan! 9781612629810 Pub Date: 3/10/15, On Sale Date: 3/10 Attack on Titan debuts on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up on May 3, 2014 and DVD/Blu­Ray in June! $10.99/$11.99 Can. Trade Paperback The latest chapters are now running on Crunchyroll Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Horror Manga! Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt A monster hit in Japan, where it has sold over 40 million 367g Wt copies! And in the U.S., where we have over 1.8 million copies in print!

Novels are slated to be published by Vertical, Inc. in summer 2014.

Ongoing series. 16 and up. Shonen.

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Kodansha Comics

Attack on Titan: Before the Fall 5 Summary: A gory, dark prequel series to Attack on Hajime Isayama Titan! 9781612629827 Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 Attack on Titan debuts on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up on May 3, 2014 and DVD/Blu­Ray in June! $10.99/$11.99 Can. Trade Paperback The latest chapters are now running on Crunchyroll Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Horror Manga! Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt A monster hit in Japan, where it has sold over 40 million 367g Wt copies! And in the U.S., where we have over 1.8 million copies in print!

Novels are slated to be published by Vertical, Inc. in summer 2014.

Ongoing series. 16 and up. Shonen.

Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Kodansha Comics

Attack on Titan 15 Summary: This is the biggest manga hit of the past Hajime Isayama several years! 9781612629797 Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 Attack on Titan debuted on Cartoon Network’s Adult Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up Swim on May 3, 2014 and will run through November! $10.99/$11.99 Can. Trade Paperback First DVD/Blu­Ray debuted in June, second to launch in Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Horror Setpember! Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt The latest chapters are now running on Crunchyroll 367g Wt Manga, where they are the most popular manga on the site!

A monster hit in Japan, where it has sold over 40 million copies! And in the U.S., where we have over 1.8 million copies in print!

Ongoing series. 16 and up. Shon...

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Kodansha Comics

Attack on Titan 16 Summary: This is the biggest manga hit of the past Hajime Isayama several years! 9781612629803 Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 Attack on Titan debuted on Cartoon Network’s Adult Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up Swim on May 3, 2014 and will run through November! $10.99/$11.99 Can. Trade Paperback First DVD/Blu­Ray debuted in June, second to launch in Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Horror Setpember! Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt The latest chapters are now running on Crunchyroll 367g Wt Manga, where they are the most popular manga on the site!

A monster hit in Japan, where it has sold over 40 million copies! And in the U.S., where we have over 1.8 million copies in print!

Ongoing series. 16 and up. Shon... Contributor Bio:

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Kodansha Comics

Attack on Titan: Junior High 3 Summary: Over 300 pages of hilarious comedy based on Hajime Isayama the popular Attack on Titan, except this time, all the 9781612629612 characters are in junior high school! Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up Attack on Titan debuted on Cartoon Network’s Adult $16.99/$18.99 Can. Swim on May 3, 2014 and will run through November! Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / General First DVD/Blu­Ray debuted in June, second to launch in Ctn Qty: 24 Setpember! 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt A monster hit in Japan, where it has sold over 40 million copies! And in the U.S., where we have over 1.8 million copies in print!

Ongoing series. 16 and up. Shonen.

A spin­off series to the ...

Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Kodansha Comics

My Little Monster 7 Summary: Two outcasts make up an odd couple with Robico great potential for spontaneous combustion in this 9781612629919 quirky romantic comedy manga. Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 Ages 13 And Up, Grades 8 to 12 There’s a Beauty and the Beast element to the story with $10.99/$11.99 Can. the “beauty” and “beast” characters revealing layers of Trade Paperback their personality as their relationship (of sorts) Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Romance develops. Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Funny and odd, this manga will appeal to teens who like 367g Wt a good offbeat romance.

11 volumes total. Ages 13 and up.

Mizutani is a self­absorbed overachiever, concerned only with maintaining the highest ...

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Kodansha Comics

My Little Monster 8 Summary: Two outcasts make up an odd couple with Robico great potential for spontaneous combustion in this 9781612629926 quirky romantic comedy manga. Pub Date: 5/19/15, On Sale Date: 5/19 Ages 13 And Up, Grades 8 to 12 There’s a Beauty and the Beast element to the story with $10.99/$11.99 Can. the “beauty” and “beast” characters revealing layers of Trade Paperback their personality as their relationship (of sorts) Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Romance develops. Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Funny and odd, this manga will appeal to teens who like 367g Wt a good offbeat romance.

11 volumes total. Ages 13 and up.

Mizutani is a self­absorbed overachiever, concerned only with maintaining the highest ... Contributor Bio:

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Kodansha Comics

My Little Monster 9 Summary: Two outcasts make up an odd couple with Robico great potential for spontaneous combustion in this 9781612629933 quirky romantic comedy manga. Pub Date: 7/21/15, On Sale Date: 7/21 Ages 13 And Up, Grades 8 to 12 There’s a Beauty and the Beast element to the story with $10.99/$11.99 Can. the “beauty” and “beast” characters revealing layers of Trade Paperback their personality as their relationship (of sorts) Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Romance develops. Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Funny and odd, this manga will appeal to teens who like 367g Wt a good offbeat romance.

11 volumes total. Ages 13 and up.

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The Seven Deadly Sins 7 Summary: A fantasy adventure for teens that bears all Nakaba Suzuki the hallmarks of the next Dragon Ball Z! 9781612625836 Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 This is a chance to get in on the ground floor of the next $10.99/$11.99 Can. shonen hit. The anime is set to debut in Japan in October Trade Paperback 2014! Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy Ctn Qty: 24 Features strong female and male protagonists: Though 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt Meliodas is helping her, Princess Elizabeth is no damsel 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt in distress ­ she’s determined to take back her kingdom by any means necessary!

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The Seven Deadly Sins 8 Summary: A fantasy adventure for teens that bears all Nakaba Suzuki the hallmarks of the next Dragon Ball Z! 9781612628295 Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 This is a chance to get in on the ground floor of the next Ages 13 And Up, Grades 8 to 12 shonen hit. The anime is set to debut in Japan in October $10.99/$11.99 Can. 2014! Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy Features strong female and male protagonists: Though Ctn Qty: 24 Meliodas is helping her, Princess Elizabeth is no damsel 0.810 lb Wt in distress ­ she’s determined to take back her kingdom 367g Wt by any means necessary!

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The Seven Deadly Sins 9 Summary: A fantasy adventure for teens that bears all Nakaba Suzuki the hallmarks of the next Dragon Ball Z! 9781612628301 Pub Date: 7/28/15, On Sale Date: 7/28 This is a chance to get in on the ground floor of the next Ages 13 And Up, Grades 8 to 12 shonen hit. The anime is set to debut in Japan in October $10.99/$11.99 Can. 2014! Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy Features strong female and male protagonists: Though Ctn Qty: 24 Meliodas is helping her, Princess Elizabeth is no damsel 0.810 lb Wt in distress ­ she’s determined to take back her kingdom 367g Wt by any means necessary!

Puts a playful new twist on familiar medieval tropes like knights, giants, and princesses ­ her...

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The Seven Deadly Sins 10 Summary: A fantasy adventure for teens that bears all Nakaba Suzuki the hallmarks of the next Dragon Ball Z! 9781612628318 Pub Date: 9/8/15, On Sale Date: 9/8 This is a chance to get in on the ground floor of the next Ages 13 And Up, Grades 8 to 12 shonen hit. The anime is set to debut in Japan in October $10.99/$11.99 Can. 2014! Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy Features strong female and male protagonists: Though Ctn Qty: 24 Meliodas is helping her, Princess Elizabeth is no damsel 0.810 lb Wt in distress ­ she’s determined to take back her kingdom 367g Wt by any means necessary!

Puts a playful new twist on familiar medieval tropes like knights, giants, and princesses ­ her...

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UQ Holder 4 Summary: A brand new series from Ken Akamatsu (Love Ken Akamatsu Hina, Negima!). 9781612628325 Pub Date: 3/17/15, On Sale Date: 3/17 Set in the far future of the world of Negima!, it will draw Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up in older Negima! fans. But it is also an entirely new story, $10.99/$11.99 Can. so new fans will enjoy it as well. Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy This is an action adventure story that emphasizes Ctn Qty: 24 friendship and keeps a light tone with humor throughout. 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Ongoing series appropriate for ages 16 and up.

Negi Springfield, the boy wizard of the hit manga Negima!, fought and won many battles. Now it is decades later and Negi’s gra... Contributor Bio: KEN AKAMATSU is the best­selling creator of Negima!, one of

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UQ Holder 5 Summary: A brand new series from Ken Akamatsu (Love Ken Akamatsu Hina, Negima!). 9781612628332 Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 Set in the far future of the world of Negima!, it will draw Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up in older Negima! fans. But it is also an entirely new story, $10.99/$11.99 Can. so new fans will enjoy it as well. Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy This is an action adventure story that emphasizes Ctn Qty: 24 friendship and keeps a light tone with humor throughout. 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Ongoing series appropriate for ages 16 and up.

Negi Springfield, the boy wizard of the hit manga Negima!, fought and won many battles. Now it is decades later and Negi’s gra... Contributor Bio: KEN AKAMATSU is the best­selling creator of Negima!, one of

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Genshiken: Second Season 6 Summary: The sequel series to the bestselling Shimoku Kio Genshiken will have fans coming back for more. 9781612629872 Pub Date: 3/24/15, On Sale Date: 3/24 The original nerd manga delves deeper into female Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up fandom, creating more reference points for male and $10.99/$11.99 Can. female fans. Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / General 16 and up. Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt School festival season is here! With friends of Yajima and 367g Wt Yoshitake visiting, someone from Hato’s past chooses just the moment to reappear. Amid the chaos, an essential turning point arrives for Madarame!

Story Locale: Tokyo, Japan

Series Overview: Welcome to the world of the Genshike...

Contributor Bio: Shimoku Kio is a Japanese manga artist who is most well

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Yamada­kun and The Seven Witches 1 Summary: Yamada­kun is the number one weekly Miki Yoshikawa manga appearing on Crunchyroll, and has a new anime 9781632360687 debuting in July 2014! 16 and up. 12 volumes and Pub Date: 3/31/15, On Sale Date: 3/31 ongoing in Japan. Shonen. $10.99/$11.99 Can. 192 pages Class troublemaker Ryu Yamada is already having a bad day Trade Paperback when he stumbles down a staircase along with star student Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Urara Shiraishi. When he wakes up, he realizes they have Ctn Qty: 24 switched bodies—and that Ryu has the power to trade places 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt with anyone with only a kiss! Plus, it turns out he’s not the 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt only kid at school with a few magic... Contributor Bio: Miki Yoshikawa is the author of Flunk Punk Rumble, which has not been released in English. He was also an assistant on Hiro Mashima’s Fairy Tail.

Author Residence: Japan

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Yamada­kun and The Seven Witches 2 Summary: Yamada­kun is the number one weekly Miki Yoshikawa manga appearing on Crunchyroll, and has a new anime 9781632360694 debuting in July 2014! 16 and up. 12 volumes and Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 ongoing in Japan. Shonen. $10.99/$11.99 Can. 192 pages Class troublemaker Ryu Yamada is already having a bad day Trade Paperback when he stumbles down a staircase along with star student Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Urara Shiraishi. When he wakes up, he realizes they have Ctn Qty: 24 switched bodies—and that Ryu has the power to trade places 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt with anyone with only a kiss! Plus, it turns out he’s not the 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt only kid at school with a few magic... Contributor Bio: Miki Yoshikawa is the author of Flunk Punk Rumble, which has not been released in English. He was also an assistant on Hiro Mashima’s Fairy Tail.

Author Residence: Japan

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Yamada­kun and The Seven Witches 3 Summary: Yamada­kun is the number one weekly Miki Yoshikawa manga appearing on Crunchyroll, and has a new anime 9781632360700 debuting in July 2014! 16 and up. 12 volumes and Pub Date: 7/28/15, On Sale Date: 7/28 ongoing in Japan. Shonen. $10.99/$11.99 Can. 192 pages Class troublemaker Ryu Yamada is already having a bad day Trade Paperback when he stumbles down a staircase along with star student Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Urara Shiraishi. When he wakes up, he realizes they have Ctn Qty: 24 switched bodies—and that Ryu has the power to trade places 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt with anyone with only a kiss! Plus, it turns out he’s not the 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt only kid at school with a few magic... Contributor Bio: Miki Yoshikawa is the author of Flunk Punk Rumble, which has not been released in English. He was also an assistant on Hiro Mashima’s Fairy Tail.

Author Residence: Japan

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Let's Dance a Waltz 1 Summary: From the creator of Kitchen Princess comes a Natsumi Ando coming­of­age story set in the world of competitive 9781632360465 dance! 13 and up. Series is ongoing in Japan. Shojo. Pub Date: 4/7/15, On Sale Date: 4/7 $10.99/$11.99 Can. When Hime Makimura was young, her mother told her that she 192 pages could be like a princess someday. Now that Hime is in middle Trade Paperback school, overweight and unpopular, life is a cruel Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Romance disappointment. Tango Minami is a popular high school boy Ctn Qty: 24 who hides his job as a ballroom dance instructor to maintain 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt his image. But when Tango’s mom urges Tango to take H... 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Natsumi Ando won the prestigious 19th annual Nakayoshi Rookie Award in 1994 for her debut, Headstrong Cinderella. Her other popular series include Zodiac P.I., Kitchen Princess and Arisa. Her hobbies include reading, watching movies, and eating delicious food.

Author Residence: Japan

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Let's Dance a Waltz 2 Summary: From the creator of Kitchen Princess comes a Natsumi Ando coming­of­age story set in the world of competitive 9781632360472 dance! 13 and up. Series is ongoing in Japan. Shojo. Pub Date: 6/23/15, On Sale Date: 6/23 $10.99/$11.99 Can. When Hime Makimura was young, her mother told her that she 192 pages could be like a princess someday. Now that Hime is in middle Trade Paperback school, overweight and unpopular, life is a cruel Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Romance disappointment. Tango Minami is a popular high school boy Ctn Qty: 24 who hides his job as a ballroom dance instructor to maintain 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt his image. But when Tango’s mom urges Tango to take H... 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Natsumi Ando won the prestigious 19th annual Nakayoshi Rookie Award in 1994 for her debut, Headstrong Cinderella. Her other popular series include Zodiac P.I., Kitchen Princess and Arisa. Her hobbies include reading, watching movies, and eating delicious food.

Author Residence: Japan

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Let's Dance a Waltz 3 Summary: From the creator of Kitchen Princess comes a Natsumi Ando coming­of­age story set in the world of competitive 9781632360489 dance! 13 and up. Series is ongoing in Japan. Shojo. Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 $10.99/$11.99 Can. When Hime Makimura was young, her mother told her that she 192 pages could be like a princess someday. Now that Hime is in middle Trade Paperback school, overweight and unpopular, life is a cruel Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Romance disappointment. Tango Minami is a popular high school boy Ctn Qty: 24 who hides his job as a ballroom dance instructor to maintain 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt his image. But when Tango’s mom urges Tango to take H... 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Natsumi Ando won the prestigious 19th annual Nakayoshi Rookie Award in 1994 for her debut, Headstrong Cinderella. Her other popular series include Zodiac P.I., Kitchen Princess and Arisa. Her hobbies include reading, watching movies, and eating delicious food.

Author Residence: Japan

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Fairy Tail 48 Summary: The long­running Fairy Tail series is Hiro Mashima experiencing a new surge of interest thanks to a new 9781612628196 anime set to debut on Funimation.com in April 2014! For Pub Date: 4/14/15, On Sale Date: 4/14 ages 13 and up. Ongoing. Shonen. Ages 13 And Up, Grades 8 to 12 $10.99/$11.99 Can. Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy From the creator of Rave Master, Monster Hunter Orage, and Ctn Qty: 24 Monster Soul—Fairy Tail is an adventure series full of magic, 0.810 lb Wt action, humor and fantastic characters! 367g Wt Story Locale: Earthland

Series Overview: Fairy Tail takes place in a world filled with magic. 17­year­old Lucy is an attractive mage­in­training who want... Contributor Bio: HIRO MASHIMA was born May 3, 1977, in the Nagano prefecture. His series Rave Master has made him one of the

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Fairy Tail 49 Summary: The long­running Fairy Tail series is Hiro Mashima experiencing a new surge of interest thanks to a new 9781612629858 anime set to debut on Funimation.com in April 2014! For Pub Date: 6/16/15, On Sale Date: 6/16 ages 13 and up. Ongoing. Shonen. Ages 13 And Up, Grades 8 to 12 $10.99/$11.99 Can. Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy From the creator of Rave Master, Monster Hunter Orage, and Ctn Qty: 24 Monster Soul—Fairy Tail is an adventure series full of magic, 0.810 lb Wt action, humor and fantastic characters! 367g Wt Story Locale: Earthland

Series Overview: Fairy Tail takes place in a world filled with magic. 17­year­old Lucy is an attractive mage­in­training who want...

Contributor Bio: HIRO MASHIMA was born May 3, 1977, in the Nagano prefecture. His series Rave Master has made him one of the

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Fairy Tail 50 Summary: It’s the landmark 50th volume of Fairy Tail Hiro Mashima and Hiro Mashima has some big surprises in store! For 9781612629865 ages 13 and up. Ongoing. Shonen. Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 Ages 13 And Up, Grades 8 to 12 $10.99/$11.99 Can. Trade Paperback From the creator of Rave Master, Monster Hunter Orage, and Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy Monster Soul—Fairy Tail is an adventure series full of magic, Ctn Qty: 24 action, humor and fantastic characters! 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Story Locale: Earthland

Series Overview: Fairy Tail takes place in a world filled with magic. 17­year­old Lucy is an attractive mage­in­training who wants to join a magician’s guild so that she can beco...

Contributor Bio: HIRO MASHIMA was born May 3, 1977, in the Nagano prefecture. His series Rave Master has made him one of the most popular manga artists in America. Fairy Tail, currently

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Animal Land 11 Summary: A quirky adventure manga set in a fantastic Raiku Makoto animal world with off­beat humor and unique art. 13 and 9781612629780 up. Pub Date: 4/21/15, On Sale Date: 4/21 Ages 13 And Up, Grades 8 to 12 Animal Land is a heartwarming tale of courage, determination $10.99/$11.99 Can. and love. The story stays light on its feet with fun artwork Trade Paperback and imaginative world environments. Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / General Ctn Qty: 24 Story Locale: Animal Land 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Series Overview: Orphaned after her parents were killed by Lynxes, Monoko is the only tanuki (raccoon dog) in her village without a family, until she finds a human baby in a river. In Animal Land, a world i... Contributor Bio: Raiku Makoto is a Japanese manga creator who previously wrote Zatch Bell.

Author Residence: Japan

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Missions of Love 11 Summary: From the creator of ’I am Here!’, which was a Ema Toyama sleeper hit for Kodansha Comics. Strong demand for this 9781612629896 series. Ages 16 and up. Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up Romantic hijinx and sexual tension are rampant in this funny $10.99/$11.99 Can. and dramatic shojo series. Can a girl blackmail a boy to teach Trade Paperback her about love, just so she can write a new novel? Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Romance Ctn Qty: 24 Series Overview: In school, Yukina is a cold and distant girl, 0.810 lb Wt while Shigure appears to be a perfect, good­looking guy. But 367g Wt the two of them have a secret, and their extraordinary “love” is abo... Contributor Bio: Ema Toyama is a female Japanese manga artist. She made her debut in September 2003 in the monthly manga magazine Nakayoshi with her story, Tenshi no Tamago, which was published in the U.S. under the title Pixie Pop. Her other title published in the U.S. is Kodansha Comics’ I Am Here. Almost all of her works are published by Kodansha.

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Missions of Love 12 Summary: From the creator of ’I am Here!’, which was a Ema Toyama sleeper hit for Kodansha Comics. Strong demand for this 9781612629902 series. Ages 16 and up. Pub Date: 7/14/15, On Sale Date: 7/14 Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up Romantic hijinx and sexual tension are rampant in this funny $10.99/$11.99 Can. and dramatic shojo series. Can a girl blackmail a boy to teach Trade Paperback her about love, just so she can write a new novel? Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Romance Ctn Qty: 24 Series Overview: In school, Yukina is a cold and distant girl, 0.810 lb Wt while Shigure appears to be a perfect, good­looking guy. But 367g Wt the two of them have a secret, and their extraordinary “love” is abo... Contributor Bio: Ema Toyama is a female Japanese manga artist. She made her debut in September 2003 in the monthly manga magazine Nakayoshi with her story, Tenshi no Tamago, which was published in the U.S. under the title Pixie Pop. Her other title published in the U.S. is Kodansha Comics’ I Am Here. Almost all of her works are published by Kodansha.

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Noragami 4 Summary: A supernatural action­comedy series with Adachitoka themes similar to Bleach, Soul Eater, and Death Note. 9781612629940 Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 Anime currently streaming on FUNimation.com and fans Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up are raving about it, calling the first episode “one hell of a $10.99/$11.99 Can. series opener!” Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy Fun female and male characters give this series strong Ctn Qty: 24 crossover appeal. 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Ages 16 and up. Ongoing series.

Yato is a homeless god. He doesn’t even have a shrine, not to mention worshippers! So to achieve his ambitious goals, he’s set up a service to help those in need (f... Contributor Bio: AdachiToka is the mash­up pen name for two female artists:

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Noragami 5 Summary: A supernatural action­comedy series with Adachitoka themes similar to Bleach, Soul Eater, and Death Note. 9781612629957 Pub Date: 6/23/15, On Sale Date: 6/23 Anime currently streaming on FUNimation.com and fans Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up are raving about it, calling the first episode “one hell of a $10.99/$11.99 Can. series opener!” Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy Fun female and male characters give this series strong Ctn Qty: 24 crossover appeal. 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Ages 16 and up. Ongoing series.

Yato is a homeless god. He doesn’t even have a shrine, not to mention worshippers! So to achieve his ambitious goals, he’s set up a service to help those in need (f... Contributor Bio: AdachiToka is the mash­up pen name for two female artists:

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Noragami 6 Summary: A supernatural action­comedy series with Adachitoka themes similar to Bleach, Soul Eater, and Death Note. 9781612629964 Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 Anime currently streaming on FUNimation.com and fans Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up are raving about it, calling the first episode “one hell of a $10.99/$11.99 Can. series opener!” Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy Fun female and male characters give this series strong Ctn Qty: 24 crossover appeal. 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Ages 16 and up. Ongoing series.

Yato is a homeless god. He doesn’t even have a shrine, not to mention worshippers! So to achieve his ambitious goals, he’s set up a service to help those in need (f...

Contributor Bio: AdachiToka is the mash­up pen name for two female artists:

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Say I Love You. 7 Summary: FIRST YEAR OF FIRST LOVE Kanae Hazuki 9781612626727 It’s been a full year since eccentric loner Mei Tachibana set Pub Date: 4/28/15, On Sale Date: 4/28 out onto the seas of love with the self­assured Yamato Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up Kurosawa, but there’s a storm ahead! Yamato’s friend Kai has $10.99/$11.99 Can. confessed his feelings for Mei. Will it sow the seeds of doubt, Trade Paperback or just deepen her affection for Yamato? Meanwhile, Megumi’s Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Romance scheming forces her into greater and greater social isolation. Ctn Qty: 24 With all this churning in the background, what’ll happen when 0.810 lb Wt Mei and Yamato leave for an overnight ... 367g Wt Contributor Bio: Kanae Hazuki has been drawing romance manga since 2004. Say I Love You, which Kodansha began serializing in 2008, is her breakout hit, and her first manga for teens to be published in English.

Author Hometown: Chigasaki, Japan

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Say I Love You. 8 Summary: A breakout hit for Kodansha, the first volume Kanae Hazuki of this shojo manga is taking off at retail. 9781612626734 Pub Date: 6/9/15, On Sale Date: 6/9 For older teens interested in a frank, moving depiction of Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up high school romance. Fans of Sara Zarr and Stephanie $10.99/$11.99 Can. Perkins. Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Romance Personal, character­driven storytelling recalls hit manga Ctn Qty: 24 series like NANA and Kimi ni Todoke. 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Fans of the recent anime series will want to read past where it leaves off to find out what happens to their favorite characters.

Ongoing in Japan. 16 & Up. Shojo.

Since her “friends” frame...

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Say I Love You. 9 Summary: A breakout hit for Kodansha, the first volume Kanae Hazuki of this shojo manga is taking off at retail. 9781612626741 Pub Date: 8/25/15, On Sale Date: 8/25 For older teens interested in a frank, moving depiction of Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up high school romance. Fans of Sara Zarr and Stephanie $10.99/$11.99 Can. Perkins. Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Romance Personal, character­driven storytelling recalls hit manga Ctn Qty: 24 series like NANA and Kimi ni Todoke. 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Fans of the recent anime series will want to read past where it leaves off to find out what happens to their favorite characters.

Ongoing in Japan. 16 & Up. Shojo.

Since her “friends” frame...

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Air Gear Omnibus 5 Summary: Air Gear is an exciting, top­selling manga 9781612624044 from a known creator (Oh!great), with an anime Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 available in the U.S from Funimation. Ages 16 and up. Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up $19.99/$21.99 Can. After a strong debut, Air Gear quickly became a fan­favorite Trade Paperback series for Del Rey Manga! Now collected in a 3­in­1 omnibus. Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Sports Ctn Qty: 24 Story Locale: Tokyo, Japan 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Series Overview: Everybody knows that Itsuki is the most fearsome skater around. With his high­tech Air Gear skates, his moves are so smooth they’re almost like flying. But when you’re the best, someo... Contributor Bio: OH! GREAT is a Japanese manga artist whose fan­favorite works include Tenjho Tenge and Air Gear.

Author Residence: Tokyo, Japan

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Tsubasa Omnibus 4 Summary: Tsubasa is one of CLAMP’s most successful Clamp series with over 1.4 million copies sold in the US. 9781612626659 Pub Date: 5/5/15, On Sale Date: 5/5 Combines sci­fi and fantasy, with space/time travel and Ages 13 And Up, Grades 8 to 12 dramatic battles involving magic. $19.99/$21.99 Can. Trade Paperback It is a love story at its core with great characters that Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy will appeal to both boys and girls Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt This is a three­in­one omnibus. 367g Wt Appropriate for ages 13+

Princess Sakura is under a terrible curse and Syaoran will do whatever it takes to save her…even if it means traveling through space and time. Along with some str... Contributor Bio:

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Tsubasa Omnibus 5 Summary: Tsubasa is one of CLAMP’s most successful Clamp series with over 1.4 million copies sold in the US. 9781612626666 Pub Date: 8/4/15, On Sale Date: 8/4 Combines sci­fi and fantasy, with space/time travel and Ages 13 And Up, Grades 8 to 12 dramatic battles involving magic. $19.99/$21.99 Can. Trade Paperback It is a love story at its core with great characters that Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy will appeal to both boys and girls Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt This is a three­in­one omnibus. 367g Wt Appropriate for ages 13+

Princess Sakura is under a terrible curse and Syaoran will do whatever it takes to save her…even if it means traveling through space and time. Along with some str...

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Cage of Eden 18 Summary: An exciting action manga that is a Yoshinobu Yamada combination of Lost, Battle Royale and Jurassic Park. 16 9781612629834 and up. Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up Expect the unexpected in Cage of Eden where stranded teens $10.99/$11.99 Can. look to survive on a dangerous island full of surprises. Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / General Story Locale: Mystery Island Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Series Overview: Akira and his classmates are on a plane 367g Wt heading back home after a field trip abroad. Suddenly the plane crashes on a mysterious island. Akira is somehow still alive despite the crash, but soon discovers that he’s not exactly safe an... Contributor Bio: Author Residence: Japan

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Cage of Eden 19 Summary: An exciting action manga that is a Yoshinobu Yamada combination of Lost, Battle Royale and Jurassic Park. 16 9781612629841 and up. Pub Date: 8/18/15, On Sale Date: 8/18 Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up Expect the unexpected in Cage of Eden where stranded teens $10.99/$11.99 Can. look to survive on a dangerous island full of surprises. Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / General Story Locale: Mystery Island Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Series Overview: Akira and his classmates are on a plane 367g Wt heading back home after a field trip abroad. Suddenly the plane crashes on a mysterious island. Akira is somehow still alive despite the crash, but soon discovers that he’s not exactly safe an...

Contributor Bio: Author Residence: Japan

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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 6 Summary: A cyborg action manga set far in the future Yu Kinutani based on the seminal classic manga, The Ghost in the 9781612629889 Shell (also published by Kodansha). 16 and up. Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up The Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex originally aired $10.99/$11.99 Can. on Cartoon Network as a 26 episode anime series. This manga Trade Paperback adaptation is sure to draw fans of the anime and the original Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Science Fiction The Ghost in the Shell movie and manga. Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Story Locale: New Port 367g Wt Series Overview: Stand Alone Complex takes place in the year 2030, in the fictional Japanese city of New...

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The Heroic Legend of Arslan 3 Summary: A popular series that previously spawned a Hiromu Arakawa thirteen­volume manga, two animated films, a series of 9781612629742 OVAs, and a video game in Japan! Pub Date: 5/12/15, On Sale Date: 5/12 Ages 13 And Up, Grades 8 to 12 Illustrated by the award­winning Hiromu Arakawa, the $10.99/$11.99 Can. artist behind the popular title, Fullmetal Alchemist. Trade Paperback Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy Featured in the same magazine that produced the Ctn Qty: 24 smash­hit, Attack on Titan. 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt An illustrated version of the retelling of the Persian epic of Amir Arsalan written by famed Japanese novelist Dr. Yoshiki Tanaka.

16 and up. Ongoing. Shonen.

Arslan is the teenaged ...

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Random House Adult Blue, Spring 2015 Omni Kodansha Comics

A Silent Voice 1 Summary: A Silent Voice is a thought­provoking, Yoshitoki Oima dramatic story of a deaf student and the boy who bullies 9781632360564 her. 16 and up. Four volumes and ongoing in Japan. Pub Date: 5/26/15, On Sale Date: 5/26 Shojo. $10.99/$11.99 Can. 192 pages In elementary school, Shoya bullies the deaf Shoko Trade Paperback mercilessly. When she transfers to another school to escape Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Romance his torment, Shoya finds himself bullied by the students he Ctn Qty: 24 once considered his friends. Years later, he learns sign 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt language to apologize to Shoko for his behavior, and so 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt begins a relationship that will change his and Shoko’s...

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A Silent Voice 2 Summary: A Silent Voice is a thought­provoking, Yoshitoki Oima dramatic story of a deaf student and the boy who bullies 9781632360571 her. 16 and up. Four volumes and ongoing in Japan. Pub Date: 7/7/15, On Sale Date: 7/7 Shojo. $10.99/$11.99 Can. 192 pages In elementary school, Shoya bullies the deaf Shoko Trade Paperback mercilessly. When she transfers to another school to escape Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Romance his torment, Shoya finds himself bullied by the students he Ctn Qty: 24 once considered his friends. Years later, he learns sign 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 0.810 lb Wt language to apologize to Shoko for his behavior, and so 127mm W | 191mm H | 367g Wt begins a relationship that will change his and Shoko’s...

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Air Gear 34 Summary: Air Gear is an exciting, top­selling manga 9781612621043 from a known creator (Oh!great), with an anime Pub Date: 6/2/15, On Sale Date: 6/2 available in the U.S. Ages 16 and up. Ages 16 And Up, Grades 11 And Up $10.99/$11.99 Can. After a strong debut, Air Gear quickly became a fan­favorite Trade Paperback series for Kodansha! Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Sports Ctn Qty: 24 Story Locale: Tokyo, Japan 0.810 lb Wt 367g Wt Series Overview: Everybody knows that Itsuki is the most fearsome skater around. With his high­tech Air Gear skates, his moves are so smooth they’re almost like flying. But when you’re the best, someone always wants to take you down. Action, adventure, and... Contributor Bio: OH! GREAT is a Japanese manga artist whose fan­favorite works include Tenjho Tenge and Air Gear.

Author Residence: Tokyo, Japan

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The Wallflower 35 Summary: It’s the ultimate makeover! Four gorgeous Tomoko Hayakawa guys must turn a reclusive girl into a “real lady.” 13 and 9781612628349 up. Pub Date: 8/11/15, On Sale Date: 8/11 Ages 13 And Up, Grades 8 to 12 The Wallflower (Yamatonadeshiko Shichihenge) is consistently $10.99/$11.99 Can. one of the top ten manga in Japan, according to NewType Trade Paperback Magazine. The first 16 volumes of the series have sold more Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / General than 4 million copies! Ctn Qty: 24 0.810 lb Wt Story Locale: Japan 367g Wt Series Overview: Four fabulous guys must completely transform a high school recluse into a real lady if they want to go on living rent­free in her aunt’s luxurious mansi...

Contributor Bio: TOMOKO HAYAKAWA has written several manga series, but The Wallflower (Yamatonadeshiko Shichihenge) is her most popular.

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