WHY WE LOVE IT: Alyssa Milano is a successful actress, producer, entrepreneur, and activist, so we weren't really surprised when she also brought us an amazing comic book idea. Alyssa's love of activism and the world of emerging technology only added to our love of the project. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: A story about friendship and freedom in a time of war, stunningly illustrated by fan-favorite artist Marcus To (Cyborg 009, New Warriors, Red Robin) and Eisner Award-nominated colorist Ian Herring (Jim Henson's Tale of Sand, Cyborg 009, Ms. Marvel). WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Ed Hiccox and Nate Graft are the young, brilliant cofounders of YourLife, a social networking company that has changed the way the world connects with each other. But they are also 'sve_Urs3lf,' the largest black-hat hacking group on the planet. When their operation is discovered by the U.S. Government, and their company is taken over by military contracts and the CIA, Ed and Nate must face the real world beyond the code and choose between friendship and what they believe to be right.

The highly anticipated new standalone full-color graphic novel from Bryan Lee O'Malley, author and artist of the hugely bestselling Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series. Seconds is a complex and novelistic standalone story about a young restaurant owner named Katie who, after being visited by a magical apparition, is given a second chance at love and to undo her wrongs. Fans new and old will love Bryan's bold and quirky style infused with his subtle, playful humor.

The Age of Darkness has descended upon the Grimm Universe! All hell is about to break loose as the Dark Horde prepares to wage war on Earth. The evil Dark Queen has risen again and now the table is set as she will set in motion a plan that will have terrifying and lasting ramifications on the Grimm Universe. This 160-page Trade Paperback collects The Dark Queen: Age of Darkness and Grimm Fairy Tales issues 94 through 98.

A modern science fiction classic, Ringworld won the Hugo and Nebula Awards for best novel in 1970. Now this SF classic is adapted into a thrilling manga adventure. Two-hundred-year-old human Louis Wu is recruited by a two-headed alien named Nessus to join him, a felinoid warrior alien named Speaker-to-Animals, and the infinitely lucky human Teela Brown to explore an alien artifact. They find a Ringworld, a ribbon millions of miles long built around a distant sun. The civilization has fallen into savagery, though, and after crashing into the Ringworld, Louis must come up with a clever plan to get back to known space, hundreds of light years away.

The perfect companion for Planets of the Apes fans tying in in with the release of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, revealing the production photography and concept art behind Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

When she was nine, Alice wandered into the Wild Woods and discovered a portal to another world. A world called Wonderland! Now a young woman, she has spent her childhood discovering just some of the wonders the dimensional nexus of the Weir has to offer, a place where the worlds of Earth, Wonderland, OZ, Neverland, Mars, Pelucidar and Elysium collide! From Frankenstein's Monster to a giant purple T-rex, from talking rabbits to winged monkeys, from a kidnapped Mowgli to a werewolf with a secret, there's never a quiet day in the Weir - and Alice and her friends are all that stand between these worlds, and those who would exploit them.

Archer Coe is a performing hypnotist with the stage name 'The Mind's Arrow.' When his nightly shows are over, he moonlights as a special consultant for the rich and powerful. His latest client is a woman who claims to know him but whom he swears he's never met. Things take a strange turn for the worse when her husband ends up dead, and police suspect Archer of not just killing him, but also of being a sinister killer nicknamed 'The Zipper.' Archer has no memory of any of this, but it's making him doubt whether or not he's got blood on his hands. Could the master of other people's minds be losing his own?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Radical Mutations relates the amazing story of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, from their humble beginnings in the pages of a cult comic book, to their enduring status as cultural icons. Beginning with the creative spark that led comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird to envision these unlikely heroes, this lavishly illustrated book tracks the Turtles' phenomenal explosion in popularity as they became mainstays of kids' TV and the protagonists of one of 1990s' biggest box office hits. Radical Mutations also looks at the periods when the Turtles briefly slipped out of fashion, showing how enthusiasm for these evergreen warriors was kept alive by new comic books, animated shows, and, of course, some hugely imaginative merchandising.

This first volume in a new series of WITCHBLADE collections provides a perfect jumping-on point! Sara Pezzini has given up the Witchblade and taken up the life of a small-town Sheriff, but her past comes back haunt her in deadly fashion. Acclaimed writer RON MARZ returns to the series, working with gifted artist LAURA BRAGA to tell the next chapter in the life of Sara Pezzini and the Witchblade!

For twenty-five years Bechdel's path-breaking Dykes to Watch Out For strip has been collected in award-winning volumes, syndicated in fifty alternative newspapers, and translated into many languages. Now, at last, The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For gathers a selection from all eleven Dykes volumes. Her brilliantly imagined countercultural band of friends fall in and out of love, negotiate friendships, raise children, switch careers, and cope with aging parents.

It is the first day of school for Chu, a little panda with a big sneeze. He is nervous. He hopes the other boys and girls will be nice. On the blackboard, Chu's teacher writes down everything her students say, and there is a lot of chalk dust in the air. Will Chu's classmates like what he has to share? Master storyteller Neil Gaiman and acclaimed artist Adam Rex reunite in this sequel to the New York Times bestselling Chu's Day.

In Hilda's new adventure from the multiple Eisner award nominated Luke Pearson, our little lady meets the Nisse: a mischievous but charismatic bunch of misfits who occupy a world beside - but also somehow within - our own, where the rules of physics don't quite match up. Meanwhile, on the streets of Trolberg, a dark spector looms!

Hilda finds her world turned upside down as she faces the prospect of having to leave her snowcapped birthplace for the hum of the megalopolis. But why do the 'Hidden Elves' want her to leave? Why is it that only she can see them? And who is the giant that turns up in the night? This new edition includes an exciting illustrated glossary of giants!

A new edition of Hilda's first magical adventure in the land of Trolberg, by British Comic Award winner Luke Pearson. Hilda can never sit still for long without setting off on another adventure. She can't resist exploring her enchanting world, a place where trolls walk, crows speak, and mountains move. While on an expedition to illustrate the magical creatures of the mountains around her home, Hilda spots a mountain troll. As the blue-haired explorer sits and sketches, she slowly starts to nod off. By the time she wakes up, the troll has totally disappeared and, even worse, Hilda is lost in a snowstorm. On her way home, Hilda befriends a lonely wooden man, and narrowly avoids getting squashed by a lost giant.

Getting used to life in Trolberg is proving difficult for Hilda. Weeks after moving to the city with her mother, the diminutive adventurer is still missing the wonder-filled valleys and magical friends that surrounded their old home in the fjords. Peering out of her new bedroom window onto the crowded streets below, Hilda longs for her old adventures and wonders if she’ll ever fit in into this new, much less exciting place. Things start to look up when Hilda learns that it’s the day of Trolberg’s annual Bird Parade, a spectacular carnival in which crowds people from all over the city gather to match the streets in colourful, awe-inspiring plumage. Eager to see the festival together that evening, Hilda’s mum lets Hilda go out to be shown around the neighbourhood with her new schoolmates. Unfortunately for Hilda, she soon finds out her new friends aren’t all they are cracked up to be when they take delight in throwing stones into a tree of birds. As a poor raven falls injured from the tree, Hilda rushes to the rescue. Determined to nurse it back to health, Hilda quickly discovers that this particular bird is no ordinary feathered friend. First of all, he can talk. Second of all, he’s lost his memory — including his ability to fly! And to make matters even more complicated, the other children have run away leaving Hilda stranded with no idea of how to get back to her house. Together, Hilda and her strange new friend embark on a quest home. Along the way they encounter all manner of bizarre creatures from outcast Trolls to ferocious Salt Lions and deadly Rat Kings and Hilda discovers that maybe the city is not so boring after all. As they go, it becomes clear that the amnesiac raven has an important mission to attend to… if only he could remember what it could be. Will the secret truth be revealed amongst the multi-coloured floats of the Bird Parade? Join Hilda in her latest adventure to find out. Luke Pearson has fast become one of the leading new talents of the UK comics scene with acclaimed titles such as Hilda and the Midnight Giant and Everything We Miss. He is also a celebrated illustrator and has produced work for The Guardian, Penguin, Simon and Schuster, Channel 4, Sony, Weezer and Radiolab amongst others. Luke currently lives in Nottingham.