A second volume of original Popeye comics features work from 1930 to 1932, a period that introduces the character of Wimpy and features the stories, "A One-Way Bank," "The Great Rough-House War," and "Skullyville."

Double Eisner nominee (for his acclaimed Recidivist #3, whichSPIN Magazine also called one of its "favorite things" in January) andall-around hot cartoonist Zak Sally leaps into Ignatz fray with the first issueof the ongoing Sammy the Mouse series. Rollick with Sammy and his palsPuppy Boy, H. G. Feekes and Him as they walk around, have epileptic seizures,talk to disembodied voices, drink liquor in a bar the shape of a giant baby, andscare the living hell out of each other. The artwork on Sammy the Mousewill be created using a sophisticated two-color process Sally already showed offto fine effect in a recent MOME, making it one of the most visuallyarresting of the Ignatzes.

In the premiere issue of Reflections, we met Miranda and herbed-ridden, pirate-obsessed brother. Did you think this was just going to be aslice-of-life story with flashbacks? Well, no: the second issue takes astartling left turn as it completely abandons Miranda (for now) and plunges usinstead into Riccardo's pirate fantasy. Not only do you get all theswashbuckling you could possibly want (beautifully delineated by Italiancartoonist Marco Corona), but after a black and white first installment,Reflections #2 explodes into lush duotone watercolor like its fellowIgnatz titles!

A debut graphic novel by the creator of the Happy series follows the experiences of a young man who explores an abandoned house at the side of two teenage girls and encounters life-threatening challenges, from an enormous sinkhole to treacherous hidden corridors. Original.

A second English-language collection finds Rocky traveling to New York to cover a gaming convention and track down a woman he impregnated, only to encounter an unexpected surprise, in an adventure that is further complicated by a roommate's libidinous pursuits and a failed reality show. Original.

A second collection of "Little Rascals" strips based on MGM's short-film series offers insight into his background as a Disney animator and reputation as one of two classic "funny animal" artists from the golden age of comics, in a volume that features stories marking Kelly's departure from MGM scripts in favor of his own storylines. Original.