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THE EMPTY MAN #1 (of 6)
Retail Price: $3.99
Author: Cullen Bunn
Artist: Vanesa R. Del Rey
Cover Artists: A: Vanesa R. Del Rey B: Goñi Montes (Incentive)
WHY WE LOVE IT: There’s nothing scarier than horror that hits home—a tale of terror only one or two steps removed from our reality. THE EMPTY MAN is a dystopic version of the world we know, where a terrifying disease has taken on almost deific connotations.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT: Cullen Bunn (THE SIXTH GUN, VENOM) and Vanesa R. Del Rey (HIT) are two of the most exciting talents in the industry, and perfectly in sync on this haunting new crime procedural.
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: It’s been one year since the first reported case of the Empty Man disease, and no drug has been able to slow its progress. The cause is unknown, and the symptoms include fits of rage, hideous hallucinations, suicidal dementia, followed by death, or a near lifeless, "empty" state of catatonia. As murder cults rise nationwide, the FBI and CDC enter a joint investigation of the Empty Man, hoping to piece together clues to stop the cult and uncover a cure. 

THE EMPTY MAN #1 Cover A by Vanesa R. Del Rey

THE EMPTY MAN #1 Cover B by Goñi Montes

THOMAS ALSOP #1 (of 8)
Retail Price:  $3.99  
Author: Chris Miskiewicz
Artist: Palle Schmidt
Cover Artists: A: Palle Schmidt   B: Dean Haspiel (Incentive)
WHY WE LOVE IT: Bringing readers great books from new talent has always been close to our hearts here at BOOM! Studios. Chris Miskiewicz and Palle Schmidt have created a warlock for these modern times, and we’re delivering them to the best audience in comics!
WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT: Fans of John Constantine and Dr. Strange will love this new take on the magic-wielding hero who battles demons on the streets… and in his own mind. Thomas has money and fame, but also the burden of a being this generation’s occult warrior. Can he survive the battles both within and without?
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Thomas Alsop is the current “Hand of the Island,” a title handed down from generation to generation. He guards Manhattan from evil, using his family’s prowess for magic. Being a thoroughly modern warlock, he deals with something even more evil than demons… reality television!    

THOMAS ALSOP #1 Cover A by Palle Schmidt

THOMAS ALSOP #1 Cover B by Dean Haspiel

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA #1
Retail Price: $3.99
Story: John Carpenter and Eric Powell
Script: Eric Powell
Artist: Brian Churilla
Cover Artists: A: Eric Powell B: Joe Quinones C: Chris Weston (Incentive) D. Terry Dodson (Incentive) E. Tank Top (Incentive)
WHY WE LOVE IT: BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA is one of our favorite cult-classic films because it mashed together ’80s action and supernatural fantasy movies with ’70s kung-fu flicks. This is the first time any new BIG TROUBLE stories have been officially told, and we have the film’s original director, John Carpenter, working with Eric Powell (THE GOON) on the story. You can’t beat that!
WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT: Eric Powell is a huge fan of BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, so the sense of humor and over-the-top action he brings to THE GOON will be all over this book. Trust us, Brian Churilla’s (THE SIXTH GUN: SONS OF THE GUN) art on this is all kinds of fun.
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Jack Burton, a macho, truck-driving adventurer, finds a stowaway hiding on his rig, The Pork Chop Express, but that soon becomes the least of his troubles. He helped his best friend Wang save his fiancée from the clutches of a demon, but now the wedding has been invaded by more evil forces with one thing on their minds—revenge against Jack Burton!
 

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA #1 Cover A by Eric Powell

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA #1 Cover B by Joe Quinones

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA #1 Cover C by Chris Weston

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA #1 Cover D by Terry Dodson

BRAVEST WARRIORS 2014 IMPOSSIBEAR SPECIAL
Imprint: KaBOOM!
Retail Price:  $4.99  
Authors: Kevin Panetta, Nikki Mannino, Jeremy Sorese, Kevin Church, Kat Leyh
Artists: Paulina Ganucheau, Nikki Mannino, Jeremy Sorese, Jess Fink, Kat Leyh
Cover Artists: A: Ian McGinty B: Andy Hirsch
If there is one sassy fur ball in BRAVEST WARRIORS that deserves its own comic dedicated to how awesome he is, it’s Impossibear.  Impossibear and Catbug are up to no good with the Bravest Warriors off on a mission! But have no fear, there are plenty of shenanigans to be had! 
 

BRAVEST WARRIORS 2014 IMPOSSIBEAR SPECIAL #1 Cover A by Ian McGinty

BRAVEST WARRIORS 2014 IMPOSSIBEAR SPECIAL #1 Cover B by Andy Hirsch

THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL #1
Imprint: KaBOOM!
Retail Price: $3.99  
Author: Frank Gibson
Artist: Tyson Hesse
Cover Artists: A: Missy Pena B: Zachary Sterling C: Paulina Ganucheau (Incentive) D: Troy Little (Incentive) E: Sonnye Lim (Subscription)
WHY WE LOVE IT: Not only to we get to work with some of our favorite creators on this project, but nothing these days has the mixed-media look of THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL, and we are the lucky ones who get to bring it to comics!
WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT: Popular webcomic creators Frank Gibson (TINY KITTEN TEETH) and artist Tyson Hesse (BOXER HOCKEY) bring the wacky adventures of Gumball and his friends to comics for the first time!
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Gumball, Darwin, and all of their friends take on the world of comics! Gumball thinks he’s the coolest kid on the block, but his little sister Anais begs to differ, and Darwin just wants to keep them all out of trouble. There’s always another adventure to be had in their mixed-up world!

THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL #1 Cover A by Missy Pena

THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL #1 Cover B by Zachary Sterling

THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL #1 Cover C by Paulina Ganucheau

THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL #1 Cover D by Troy Little

THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL #1 Cover E by Sonnye Lim

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THE WOODS #2
Retail Price:  $3.99  
Author: James Tynion IV
Artist: Michael Dialynas
Cover Artists: A: Ramón Pérez B: Michael Dialynas
While the crew of students led by Adrian and Karen come face to face with the unseen terrors of the alien woods, tensions boil over back at the school as power-hungry players seize the opportunity to take control. 

THE WOODS #2 Cover A by Ramón Pérez

THE WOODS Cover B by Michael Dialynas

CLIVE BARKER’S NIGHTBREED #2
Retail Price: $3.99
Authors: Clive Barker and Marc Andreyko
Artist: Piotr Kowalski
Cover Artists: A. Riley Rossmo B. Christopher Mitten (Incentive)

The Nightbreed have always been with us. As Peloquin makes meat of slave owners, he will soon discover his true hatred for naturals. The only ones to trust are those made of the night. In another time, a world away, Shuna Sassi only knows a life of fear. With the death of an important senator, she is cast out from the world of prostitution and forced into the sewers. The voice of the man she has killed haunts her very soul, but will it tempt her to finally give herself the ultimate end? 
 

CLIVE BARKER'S NIGHTBREED #2 Cover A by Riley Rossmo

CLIVE BARKER'S NIGHTBREED #2 Cover B by Christopher Mitten

TRANSLUCID #3 (of 6)
Retail Price: $3.99
Authors: Claudio Sanchez and Chondra Echert
Artist: Daniel Bayliss
Cover Artist: Jeff Stokely
The Navigator, New York City’s only superhero, has been slipping. Could the secret be found in his childhood? Boy genius Cornelius is creating the holographic technology that allows him to become The Navigator. But what dark family secret drives him? From THE AMORY WARS and KEY OF Z authors Claudio Sanchez and Chondra Echert! 

TRANSLUCID #3 Cover by Jeff Stokley

DEAD LETTERS #3
Retail Price:  $3.99
Author: Christopher Sebela
Artist: Chris Visions
Cover Artists: A: Chris Visions B: Ron Wimberly
You can’t die twice… unless you’re “Here.” Sam’s about to find that out the hard way, as his double-cross is discovered by Mr. Jones and his right-hand man Charnel, a serial killer in a past life who has found renewed vigor and purpose in the dark city.
 

DEAD LETTERS #3 Cover A by Chris Visions

DEAD LETTERS #3 Cover B by Ron Wimberly

CLOCKWORK ANGELS #4 (of 6)
Retail Price: $3.99
Authors: Kevin J. Anderson and Neil Peart
Artist: Nick Robles
Cover Artist: Hugh Syme
Owen Hardy wanted to see the world. Now, the world is after him! Framed as the terrorist “The Anarchist,” he finds himself on the run for his life. The choices he makes take him to strange and terrifying heights in the next chapter of this steampunk epic.

CLOCKWORK ANGELS #4 Cover by Hugh Syme

THE RETURNING #4 (of 4)
Retail Price: $3.99
Authors: Jason Starr
Artists: Andrea Mutti
Cover Artists: Frazer Irving
Beth Turner has been lied to, shot at, and put through the ringer in her quest for answers. Now, in the conclusion of Jason Starr and Andrea Mutti’s thriller, Beth will find out the truth about her accident, and whether the mysterious man known as Marcus is either friend or foe. 

THE RETURNING #4 Cover by Frazer Irving

EVIL EMPIRE #4
Retail Price:  $3.99
Author:  Max Bemis     
Artist: Ransom Getty
Cover Artist:  Jay Shaw
How have we let things come this far? As the lines are being drawn on both sides and alliances are forming, who can Reese trust? The country continues to spiral out of control and nothing is as it seems. 
 

EVIL EMPIRE #4 Cover by Jay Shaw

REVELATIONS #6 (of 6)
Retail Price: 3.99
Author: Paul Jenkins
Artist: Humberto Ramos
Cover Artist: Humberto Ramos
Detective Charlie Northern is close to the truth behind the death of the Pope’s successor, but he struggles with his quickly fracturing faith. With the implication of a dark, corrupt cult at the very heart of the Vatican, Northern’s investigation into one unexplained death might dismantle one of the oldest, most valued institutions of the world. Discover the truth in this final chapter of Jenkins and Ramos’ thrilling mystery! 
 

REVELATIONS #6 Cover by Humberto Ramos

SUICIDE RISK #14
Retail Price: $3.99
Author: Mike Carey
Artist: Elena Casagrande
Cover Artist: Stephanie Hans
With the Requiem identity in full control now, Tracey, Danny and Suni must find a way to survive the vengeful god now wearing Leo Winters’ body. But Requiem has his own plans, and having been thwarted before, he’s not going to let something as simple as family get in his way…

SUICIDE RISK #14 Cover by Stephanie Hans

SONS OF ANARCHY #10
Retail Price: $3.99
Author: Ed Brisson
Artist: Damian Couceiro
Cover Artist: Garry Brown
With their release from prison rapidly coming due, Jax, Clay and the other jailed Sons of Anarchy must find a way to settle the score before they’re let loose, along with the hell that’s coming so close on their heels. Jail was bloody, but freedom may bring even more carnage to the Sons of Anarchy! 
 

SONS OF ANARCHY #10 Cover by Garry Brown

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BEE AND PUPPYCAT #2
Retail Price: $3.99  
Author: Natasha Allegri
Artist: Natasha Allegri
Cover Artist: A. Natasha Allegri  B. Zac Gorman C. Jeremy Sorese (Incentive)
Bee and Puppycat save the day! Sort of. It’s a crazy life when you’re job is beating up bad guys and your biggest worry is paying the rent. Hopefully things will start looking up for Bee as she learns the ropes of her new “job.” 

BEE AND PUPPYCAT #2 Cover A by Natasha Allegri

BEE AND PUPPYCAT #2 Cover B by Zac Gorman

BEE AND PUPPYCAT #2 Cover C by Jeremy Sorese

HEROBEAR AND THE KID: SAVING TIME #3 (of 5)
Retail Price: $3.99
Author: Mike Kunkel
Artist: Mike Kunkel
Cover Artist: Mike Kunkel
Tyler and Herobear have to save Henry form the clutches of Von Klon! If only they could figure out where—and possibly when—they are! It’s going to be a crazy ride as the clock keeps ticking down and our heroes find help in the most unlikely of sources. 
 

HEROBEAR AND THE KID: SAVING TIME #3 Cover by Mike Kunkel

ADVENTURE TIME: THE FLIP SIDE #6 (of 6)
Retail Price: $3.99
Authors: Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover
Artist: Wook Jin Clark
Cover Artists: A: Wook Jin Clark B: Tyler Hutchinson C: Kyle Hotz (Incentive) D: Sarah Stone (Incentive)
Will Finn and Jake finally be able to get Monkey Wizard to kidnap Painting Princess and right all the wrong that is happening in Ooo?! Everything is backwards and sometimes forwards but always upside-down. Don’t miss out on the final issue of THE FLIP SIDE! 
 

ADVENTURE TIME: THE FLIP SIDE #6 Cover A by Wook Jin Clark

ADVENTURE TIME: THE FLIP SIDE #6 Cover B by Tyler Hutchinson

ADVENTURE TIME: THE FLIP SIDE #6 Cover C by Kyle Hotz

ADVENTURE TIME: THE FLIP SIDE #6 Cover C by Sarah Stone

GARFIELD #26
Retail Price: $3.99
Author: Mark Evanier
Artist: Andy Hirsch
Cover Artist: Gary Barker
As summer heats up, we’ve got two all-new GARFIELD stories! In the first, Jon gets caught up in another wacky scheme, followed by a tale where Garfield spends the day making a new friend.

GARFIELD #26 Cover by Gary Barker

BRAVEST WARRIORS #21
Retail Price: $3.99
Author: Ryan Pequin
Artist: Ryan Pequin
Cover Artist:  A: Mady Martin B: Rachael Hunt C: Jason Adams (Incentive)
Beth, Chris, Wallow and Danny finally get to sit back and relax as they take on their next mission—getting a super rad tan in the dying sun of Quandrant 107.5! NOT! It’s another crazy adventure with our favorite teen-aged heroes as they save the universe, one mission at a time!

BRAVEST WARRIORS #21 Cover A by Mady Martin

BRAVEST WARRIORS #21 Cover B by Rachael Hunt

BRAVEST WARRIORS #21 Cover C by Jason Adams

ADVENTURE TIME #29
Retail Price:  $3.99
Author: Ryan North
Artist: Jim Rugg
Cover Artists: A: Mike Holmes B: Luchie Hua C: Mimi Yoon (Incentive) D: Carey Pietsch (Incentive)
Finn and Jake are back in their bodies, but it looks like the damage is done. Will our heroes be able to right everything they’ve done or is Ooo finally lost? With the help of an unlikely source, this day might be saved. Last issue by the talented Jim Rugg (Street Angel, Afrodisiac)!

ADVENTURE TIME #29 Cover A by Mike Holmes

ADVENTURE TIME #29 Cover B by Luchie Hua

ADVENTURE TIME #29 Cover C by Mimi Yoon

ADVENTURE TIME #29 Cover D by Carey Pietsch

PEANUTS #19
Retail Price: $3.99
Authors: Charles M. Schulz, Various
Artists: Charles M. Schulz, Various
Cover Artists: Charles M. Schulz, Various
After years without contact, Snoopy begins the journey of a lifetime, travelling through Kansas City in search of his beloved sister, Belle. “Finding Belle” and many more adventures await you within this month’s issue of PEANUTS.

PEANUTS #19 Cover by Charles M. Schulz, Various

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LUMBERJANES #3 (of 8)
Retail Price: $3.99
Authors: Noelle Stevenson and Grace Ellis
Artist: Brooke A Allen
Cover Artists: A. Noelle Stevenson  B. Faith Erin Hicks (Incentive)
The girls have a lot more to worry about than crazy creatures and supernatural events...they have FIELD DAY. It’s a competition between the Lumberjanes and the Genteel boy camp next door that’s going to be filled with surprises! 

LUMBERJANES #3 Cover A by Noelle Stevenson

LUMBERJANES #3 Cover B by Faith Erin Hicks

THE MIDAS FLESH #7 (of 8)
Retail Price: $3.99
Author: Ryan North
Artists: Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb
Cover Artists: A. John Keogh  B. David Hellman (Incentive)
PEW! PEW! It’s the final big boss battle for the powerful weapon that could bring the federation to an end. There will be greed. There will be vengeance. THERE WILL BE GOLD. 

THE MIDAS FLESH #7 Cover A by John Keogh

THE MIDAS FLESH #7 Cover B by David Hellman

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THE LAST BROADCAST #2 (of 7)
Retail Price: $3.99
Author: André Sirangelo
Artist: Gabriel Iumazark
Cover Artist: Gabriel Iumazark
Ivan knows he’s gotten himself deep into conspiracy land when he discovers that Dmitri is missing and starts seeing a strange, hooded figure following him. Things are about to get even stranger, however, once his investigation leads him right smack into Backbone headquarters. And the urBex team is less than thrilled to meet his acquaintance…

THE LAST BROADCAST #2 Cover by Gabriel Iumazark

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SIX-GUN GORILLA TP
Retail Price: $19.99
Author: Simon Spurrier
Artist: Jeff Stokely
Cover Artist: Ramón Pérez
Welcome to “the Blister,” a bizarre other-world colonized by humans sometime in the 22nd century, which quickly became a hotly contested source of fertile land and natural resources long ago exhausted on Earth. In this new frontier, a rogue gunslinger and his companion wander across a wilderness in the grips of a civil war, encountering lawlessness, natives, and perversions of civilization in a world at the crossroads between the past and the future. The fact that said gunslinger is a bio-surgically modified silverback gorilla toting a pair of enormous revolvers is neither here nor there…
 

SIX-GUN GORILLA TP Cover by Ramón Pérez

FARSCAPE VOL. 7 TP
Retail Price: $29.99
Author: Rockne S. O'Bannon, Keith R.A. Decandido
Artist: Will Sliney
Cover Artist: Joe Corroney
The long-awaited, final collection of BOOM! Studios’ Farscape comics, collecting “The War for the Uncharted Territories”! In this epic 12-issue storyline, co-written by Farscapecreator Rockne S. O’Bannon, John, Aeryn, and the entire crew of Moya face their most dangerous adversary ever: the Kkore.

FARSCAPE VOL. 7 TP Cover by Joe Corroney

DEATHMATCH VOL. 3 TP
Retail Price: $14.99
Author: Paul Jenkins
Artist: Carlos Magno
Cover Artist: Carlos Magno
The final battle is here, as the two heroes left standing wage war for the fate of the universe. Secrets are revealed, questions are answered, and a champion is crowned in the conclusion of the vaunted superhero maxi-series from famed creators Paul Jenkins (FAIRY QUEST, INHUMANS) and Carlos Magno (PLANET OF THE APES, TRANSFORMERS). 

DEATHMATCH VOL. 3 TP Cover by Carlos Magno

ROBOCOP: THE HUMAN ELEMENT TP
Retail Price: $14.99
Authors: Joe Harris, Frank J. Barbiere, Ed Brisson, and Michael Moreci
Artists: Piotr Kowalksi,  João Vieira, Emilio Laiso, and Jason Copland
Cover Artist: Greg Smallwood
With the re-imagining of an all-time classic, fans of the new and old will be immersed in the action, oppression and humanity in these untold RoboCop stories. Explore the world of the new film, brought to you by some of the freshest voices in the industry.

ROBOCOP: THE HUMAN ELEMENT TP Cover by Greg Smallwood

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ADVENTURE TIME: MARCELINE AND THE SCREAM QUEENS MATHEMATICAL EDITION HC
Retail Price: $39.99
Author: Meredith Gran
Artist: Meredith Gran
Cover Artist: Meredith Gran
Thanks to a newfound interest in rock ‘n’ roll, Princess Bubblegum volunteers to manage Marceline’s paranormal rock band for a pivotal tour across the land of Ooo! But when the band is threatened by everything from snobby scenesters to beasts born of self-doubt, can they hold it together and make it to the RADDEST GIG EVER in time, and manage to stay friends throughout the process?! Written and illustrated by award-winning cartoonist Meredith Gran (OCTOPUS PIE) and featuring short stories from several indie comics superstars, including Jen Wang (KOKO BE GOOD) and FRIENDS WITH BOYS cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks! This totally mathematical hardcover edition features never-before-seen extras, including an inside look at the making of MARCELINE AND THE SCREAM QUEENS!
 

ADVENTURE TIME: MARCELINE AND THE SCREAM QUEENS MATHEMATICAL EDITION HC Cover by Gabriel Iumazark

PEANUTS: THE BEAGLE HAS LANDED, CHARLIE BROWN! OGN TP
Retail Price: $13.99
Authors: Andy Beall, Bob Scott, and Vicki Scott
Artist: Vicki Scott
Cover Artist: Bob Scott
Charlie Brown and the gang have got space on the brain and Snoopy leads the way as the World Famous Astronaut! While the kids play space, Snoopy has got troubles of his own with The Cat Next Door, who has taken Snoopy’s supper dish! Will our favorite beagle get his dish back in time for dinner or will he have to travel to the moon on an empty stomach? Fire the rockets and see what happens in this all-new original graphic novel featuring Charles M. Schulz’s PEANUTS!



PEANUTS: THE BEAGLE HAS LANDED, CHARLIE BROWN! OGN TP Cover by Bob Scott

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JIM HENSON’S THE DARK CRYSTAL: THE NOVELIZATION HC
Retail Price: $19.99
Authors: Jim Henson, A.C.H. Smith
Artist:  Brian Froud
Cover Artist: Brian Froud
WHY WE LOVE IT: We’re big Jim Henson fans, and nothing could be more exciting than getting the novelization of The Dark Crystal adapted by A.C.H. Smith and personally overseen by Jim Henson back in print, and for the first time in hardcover!
WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT: This beautiful hardcover includes illustrations and concept designs by legendary illustrator and concept artist Brian Froud (The Goblins of Labyrinth, Faeries) that have never been published, as well as an exclusive peek into Jim Henson’s creative process with over 20 never-before-seen pages of his detailed notes on an early draft of the adaptation.
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: The story of the cult classic Jim Henson film The Dark Crystal, wonderfully adapted for prose by author and playwright A.C.H. Smith.

JIM HENSON’S THE DARK CRYSTAL: THE NOVELIZATION HC Cover by Brian Froud

THE SECRET HISTORY OMNIBUS VOL. 3 TP
Retail Price: $34.99
Author: Jean-Pierre Pécau
Artist: Igor Kordey
Cover Artist: Igor Kordey
Four immortal brothers and sisters, the Archons, consumed in an epic struggle to influence and shape the history of Western civilization, show us the true, secret, occult history of the world. Volume Three of this ongoing series translated from its original French publication follows Dyo, Reka, Aker, Erlin, and William as they manipulate, destroy, and protect the machinations of the world through the 1940s to the 1970s.

THE SECRET HISTORY OMNIBUS VOL. 3 TP Cover by Igor Kordey