DC COMICS PRHPS Graphic Novel Newsletter June 2018 DC Comics Batwoman Vol. 2: Wonderland Summary: Batwoman is on the hunt for the deadly 9781401278717 terrorist group called the Many Arms of Death, but little Pub Date: 6/5/18, On Sale Date: 6/5 does she know that their leader, the Mother of War, is $14.99 on the hunt for her. Soon Kate Kane finds herself 128 pages abandoned and alone in the Sahara Desert, at the Trade Paperback mercy of the man the Many Arms of Death calls the Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Needle…but his victims call the Scarecrow! Territory: World Kate’s only hope for escape is to work together with her fellow prisoner: Colony Prime, her father’s second- in-command and one of Kate’s most bitter enemies. Now, with both Batwoman and Colony Prime under the influence of the Scarecrow’s deadly fear toxin, they’ll have to fight their way through their own worst nightmares to make it out alive. Unfortunately, when someone has lived a life like Kate Kane’s—one of murder, loss and betrayal—fear itself might be enough to destroy her! PRHPS Graphic Novel Newsletter June 2018 Dark Horse Books Halo: Rise of Atriox Summary: This anthology comic series is based on 9781506704944 Halo Wars 2, the real-time strategy video game from Pub Date: 6/5/18, On Sale Date: 6/5 343 Industries, which features the new ruthless villain $19.99 in the Halo franchise, Atriox, whose defiance of the 120 pages alien collective known as the Covenant is unmatched. Hardcover Atriox, the legendary Brute who questioned the Great Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie-In Journey and the will of the Prophets as he watched his Territory: World comrades die for their cause. Atriox, who created the faction known across the universe as the Banished! The story of Atriox, his rise to power, his contempt for the Covenant and the formation of the Banished is told across this five-chapter anthology featuring characters and stories from Halo Wars 2.This collects stories by acclaimed comics creators Cullen Bunn, Jody Houser, John Jackson Miller, Alex Irvine, Josan Gonzalez, Jonathan Wayshak, Eric Nguyen and Hayden Sherman. Series Overview: Collects the comic sereis Halo: Rise of PRHPS Graphic Novel Newsletter June 2018 DC Comics Batman Knightfall Omnibus Vol. 3 - Summary: The epic 1990s TALES OF THE BATMAN Knightsend collected in a hardcover edition for the first time in 9781401278496 BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL OMNIBUS VOL. 3: KNIGHTSEND! Pub Date: 6/5/18, On Sale Date: 6/5 $99.99 Bruce Wayne turns to his old foe, Lady Shiva, for help in 896 pages retraining. Meanwhile, moving in on an arms dealer, Batman Hardcover discovers that the perpetrator might actually be an old and Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes deadly enemy of the Order of St. Dumas. Bruce Wayne and Territory: World Robin recruit Nightwing, the first Robin, to keep tabs on the new Batman’s activities even as he continues his pursuit of the deadly arms dealer while Wayne sets up a training facility in an abandoned logging mill in the hills outside Gotham City. Collects BATMAN #509-510 & #512-515, BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #29-30 & #32-35, DETECTIVE COMICS #676-677 & #679-682, ROBIN #8-9 & #11-14, CATWOMAN #12-13, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #62-63, SHOWCASE ’94 #10, NIGHTWING: ALFRED’S RETURN #1, PRHPS Graphic Novel Newsletter June 2018 - June 2018 Page 1 SEVEN STORIES PRESS PRHPS Graphic Novel Newsletter June 2018 Seven Stories Press The Epic of Gilgamesh Summary: The most complete Gilgamesh in translation 9781609807931 —including the new discoveries from tablet V. 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The reader is slowed down by PRHPS Graphic Novel Newsletter June 2018 IDW Publishing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Summary: A thorough look back at the TMNT’s comic Collection, Vol. 2 book roots with the original stories plus insightful 9781684051618 annotations from co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Pub Date: 6/5/18, On Sale Date: 6/5 Laird. $29.99 272 pages Rediscover the underground roots of Teenage Mutant Ninja Trade Paperback Turtles, with this special collection of Mirage Studios’ issues Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie-In #8-11 along with the Michelangelo, Donatello, and Leonardo Territory: US, Canada, Open Mkt Micro-Series one-shots by creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird! With over 300 pages of mutated-martial arts action along with annotations following each issue, this volume is perfect for fans to relive the glorious days of the Turtles’ origins as well as an excellent place for new readers to see where the TMNT phenomenon began. Issue #8 is the famous Cerebus crossover with Dave Sim. Series Overview: Volume 2 of 6. PRHPS Graphic Novel Newsletter June 2018 Library of American Comics Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy Volume Summary: The iconic square-jawed detective’s 24 adventures fighting a menagerie of grotesque villains 9781684052356 remain a highlight in the history of comics and of crime Pub Date: 6/5/18, On Sale Date: 6/5 fiction in general. This series is ripe to introduce to $44.99 crime prose readers who haven’t previously ventured 296 pages into comics. Hardcover Humor / Form / Comic Strips & Cartoons Chester Gould’s morality play enters the late ’60s, as the Territory: World cartoonist tackles concepts of retribution, constitutional rights, economic warfare, and Space Age intrigue—all amidst the usual array of murder and violence. The stakes, however, seem higher, and the body count soars: death in space, on the high seas, behind closed doors—by gun, by laser, by asphyxiation, by explosion, and by freezing. The action moves from Earth to the lunar surface as Moon Maid zaps bad guys, Lizz goes undercover, Tracy nearly loses his head—and, when Diet Smith sets up a factory on the moon, will mankind also export greed and murder to its crime-free orbiting satellite? Bad guys include steely mobster Piggy PRHPS Graphic Novel Newsletter June 2018 - June 2018 Page 2 KODANSHA COMICS PRHPS Graphic Novel Newsletter June 2018 Kodansha Comics Princess Jellyfish 9 Summary: This FINAL VOLUME of Princess Jellyfish 9781632365644 contains over 100 pages of exclusive bonus content for fans! Pub Date: 6/5/18, On Sale Date: 6/5 $19.99 FIT FOR A PRINCESS 240 pages Trade Paperback As a brand, Jelly Fish comes to the conclusion that their Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Media Tie-In dresses are for Amars, by Amars. 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The future and past of the battle angel fan out across the reaches of space in the final chapter of one of the greatest sci-fi epics of all time! Story Locale: Mars, the far future PRHPS Graphic Novel Newsletter June 2018 - June 2018 Page 3 KODANSHA COMICS PRHPS Graphic Novel Newsletter June 2018 Kodansha Comics Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Summary: A multi-generational human drama set in Shinju 7 the world of rakugo, a traditional form of Japanese 9781632365453 comedic storytelling, Descending Stories follows an Pub Date: 6/5/18, On Sale Date: 6/5 ex-convict whose life is changed by his apprenticeship $12.99 to a famed storyteller, and Konatsu, who yearns to 160 pages perform rakugo but cannot because women are not Trade Paperback permitted in the craft.