Geralt’s encounter with a beast reveals the truth behind fairy tales in this graphic novel adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's original short story. Geralt takes a short cut down a beaten path, where he makes a grim discovery of two corpses. Backtracking their trail, he’s led to a derelict mansion secured with elevated walls and a gate—mysterious and ramshackle, yet adorned with a rare elegance Geralt could not ignore. He is met with the mansion’s owner—not quite human, but a beast with the faculties of a man. With Geralt unfazed by his monstrous appearance and displays of aggression, the beast invites him inside. A kind but wary host, he shares stories of his family, his life . . and his curse. If the weight of his misdeeds could condemn him to the body of a beast—a retribution spoken of only in fairy tales, could there be another grain of truth in these tales of fantasy—one that could help him elude his fate and lead him to salvation? This graphic novel is the first in a series of adaptations from Sapkowski's acclaimed short story collection The Last Wish! Script adaptation by Jacek Rembis ( Frostpunk) with art by Jonas Scharf ( Bone Parish, War for the Planet of the Apes).

In celebration of his forty-five years chronicling the madness and mayhem of Mega-City One, this collection features some of the funniest, most poignant and action-packed tales penned by Judge Dredd co-creator, John Wagner! He is one of the best-known voices in British comics, respected and revered for revitalising the industry in the 1970s and co-creating the iconic ‘Lawman of the future’ – Judge Dredd. In celebration of his forty-five years chronicling the madness and mayhem of Mega-City One, this collection features some of the funniest, most poignant and action-packed tales penned by the great man himself.

“We just want to show that friendships forged here are the real deal. Genuine. Built to last. That sort of thing. For the brochure. Do you mind?” Their school may be making them pose together for photos - but Minnie, Lena and Alice are not friends. And they have other things to worry about. Minnie - The Athlete: her whole life has been sport – but what if that's not all she wants her life to be? How do you even start to change your future all by yourself? Lena - The Princess: she has always resented being in Minnie’s shadow – so when a freak accident changes all of her arch-rival's plans, Lena has a chance to become Queen Bee at last. But is ruling the school all she dreamed it would be? And then there's Alice - The Really Tall One: Alice has friends already, she's even got her eye on a potential crush - but she's also got a secret. And that secret is about to bound into all three girls' lives and change them forever. A deliciously funny, heart-warming novel about unlikely friendships and first loves, THREE GIRLS is exactly the joyous burst of energy we all need right now! Perfect for young teen readers of Tamsin Winter, Holly Smale and Louise Rennison.

In his final work, a visionary game designer reveals how a surprising range of play-based experiences can unlock our imagination and help us capture the power of fun and delight. Bernard De Koven (1941–2018) was a pioneering designer of games and theorist of fun. He studied games long before the field of game studies existed. For De Koven, games could not be reduced to artifacts and rules; they were about a sense of transcendent fun. This book, his last, is about the imagination: the imagination as a playground, a possibility space, and a gateway to wonder. The Infinite Playground extends a play-centered invitation to experience the power and delight unlocked by imagination. It offers a curriculum for playful learning. De Koven guides the readers through a series of observations and techniques, interspersed with games. He begins with the fundamentals of play, and proceeds through the private imagination, the shared imagination, and imagining the world—observing, “the things we imagine can become the world.” Along the way, he reminisces about playing ping-pong with basketball great Bill Russell; begins the instructions for a game called Reception Line with “Mill around”; and introduces blathering games—Blather, Group Blather, Singing Blather, and The Blather Chorale—that allow the player's consciousness to meander freely. Delivered during the last months of his life, The Infinite Playground has been painstakingly cowritten with Holly Gramazio, who worked together with coeditors Celia Pearce and Eric Zimmerman to complete the project as Bernie De Koven's illness made it impossible for him to continue writing. Other prominent game scholars and designers influenced by De Koven, including Katie Salen Tekinbas, Jesper Juul, Frank Lantz, and members of Bernie's own family, contribute short interstitial essays.

When the Son of Odin is rendered unworthy of lifting Mjolnir, the hammer is claimed by a Goddess of Thunder! Her battles against Frost Giants, Malekith and the Minotaur prove that she is well worthy of the name Thor! But this new hero is secretly Dr. Jane Foster — and each time she transforms, it worsens the cancer that is killing her! As the Odinson comes to terms with the loss of his hammer, the new Thor defines her independence when she battles Odin himself! But will she prevail when she is caught between Roxxon and S.H.I.E.L.D.? Meanwhile, Malekith is waging war across the realms — and Jane must lead a powerful new League to oppose the Dark Elf’s terrible plans! COLLECTING: Thor (2014) 1-8; Thor Annual (2015) 1 (B story); Mighty Thor (2015) 1-5, 8-11, 13-14; Generations: Unworthy Thor and Mighty Thor (2017) 1

More tales of Alien horror! A team of soldiers must reclaim an overrun space station! Bug hunter extraordinaire Herk Mondo returns! Can pirates defeat Aliens with a pig? An Alien stalks a religious settlement with a dark secret! A contaminated xenomorph egg spreads disease and death! A surveyor must determine if an Alien attack is real, or all in his head! A rescue specialist investigates the Aliens’ past! Will a new Strikeforce give mankind a fighting chance? And what lurks in a massive and ancient necropolis? Plus a special jam story with over forty amazing artists! COLLECTING: Aliens: Berserker (1995) 1-4, Aliens: Mondo Heat (1996) 1, Aliens: Lovesick (1996) 1, Aliens: Pig (1997) 1, Aliens Special (1997) 1, Aliens: Havoc (1997) 1-2, Aliens: Purge (1997) 1, Aliens: Alchemy (1997) 1-3, Alien Resurrection (1997) 1-2, Aliens: Kidnapped (1997) 1-3, Aliens: Survival (1998) 1-3, Aliens: Glass Corridor (1998) 1, Aliens: Stalker (1998) 1, Aliens: Wraith (1998) 1, Aliens: Apocalypse - The Destroying Angels (1999) 1-4, Aliens: Xenogenesis (1999) 1-4, Aliens (2009) 1-4; material from Dark Horse Comics (1992) 22-24; Dark Horse Presents (1986) 101-102, 117, 121, 140; Dark Horse Presents Annual 1997; A Decade of Dark Horse (1996) 3; Free Comic Book Day 2009: Aliens 1

The tiny clockwork knight in search of a heart has found his people’s freedom and has saved them from the curse of the Shrouded Man, but is he ready to face his enemy on the battlefield? The fan-favorite comic fantasy continues with book three! After making the ultimate sacrifice, Canto bears a weapon that could defeat the Shrouded Man and free all the inhabitants of the Unnamed World. Now, he races to find a hidden settlement of his former slavers to enlist them as allies in the coming war. That is, if the Shrouded Man doesn’t find them first… Collects Canto III: Lionhearted issues #1–6.