Book two in this acclaimed graphic series explores intolerance through a relatable—and empowering—cast of middle-grade cryptids, immigrants, and outsiders. In human disguise, the Lizk’t family of Elberon is now comfortably settled in Eagle Valley as the all-American Tomkins family. While his older sister is madly in love with her job and her perfect human boyfriend, Tommy Tomkins has new friends who understand what it means to be an outsider, especially Dung, whose family immigrated to America. When they find a treehouse in the woods, it seems like the perfect space where they can all be themselves—whether a Sasquatch, a girl made of snakes, or a robot from the future. And when they learn that Dung’s family will soon return to Vietnam, the friends vow to have the Most Perfect Summer Ever in his honor. But when Tommy’s face, the real one, turns up in an episode of Eagle Valley Paranormal, the hidden truth threatens to emerge, and a not-so-perfect Eagle Valley summer becomes a chance for a lizard boy to shine. Jonathan Hill’s graphic series captures the nuances of middle-grade life with energy, insight, and ample comic relief, proving that a united front—and sharing origin stories to keep the past alive—are a timeless antidote to intolerance.

Book two in this acclaimed graphic series explores intolerance through a relatable—and empowering—cast of middle-grade cryptids, immigrants, and outsiders. In human disguise, the Lizk’t family of Elberon is now comfortably settled in Eagle Valley as the all-American Tomkins family. While his older sister is madly in love with her job and her perfect human boyfriend, Tommy Tomkins has new friends who understand what it means to be an outsider, especially Dung, whose family immigrated to America. When they find a treehouse in the woods, it seems like the perfect space where they can all be themselves—whether a Sasquatch, a girl made of snakes, or a robot from the future. And when they learn that Dung’s family will soon return to Vietnam, the friends vow to have the Most Perfect Summer Ever in his honor. But when Tommy’s face, the real one, turns up in an episode of Eagle Valley Paranormal, the hidden truth threatens to emerge, and a not-so-perfect Eagle Valley summer becomes a chance for a lizard boy to shine. Jonathan Hill’s graphic series captures the nuances of middle-grade life with energy, insight, and ample comic relief, proving that a united front—and sharing origin stories to keep the past alive—are a timeless antidote to intolerance.

An indispensable reference guide for manga artists presenting hundreds of different body positions, actions, movements and hand gestures! This complete guide shows you how to draw your characters with the right proportions and perspectives when performing all sorts of actions. With useful tips on depicting dynamic motions and movements more accurately you can make your drawings look more realistic! Are your characters opening an umbrella? Fussing with their phones? Or talking with their hands? Or are they flying through the air and landing blows in the midst of a fight? With 480 body positions, movements and hand gestures and over 1,100 illustrations to guide you, this book helps you draw your characters with the right proportions and perspectives while doing all sorts of different things: Making hand gestures ranging from a peace sign to a heart to a fist bump Sitting, kneeling, crouching, walking, running or jumping with legs extended Putting on gloves, pushing up glasses, taking a drink or fixing their hair Executing flying kicks and complicated martial arts maneuvers And hundreds of other different actions and movements! Start with basic hand gestures before moving onto more complex movements and poses involving the entire body. This comprehensive guide offers you a thousand options for adding powerful perspective and emotional expression to your characters and the stories you tell!

Now updated and with new material Hello, Cruel World features a catalog of 121 alternatives to suicide that range from the playful (moisturize!), to the irreverent (shatter some family values), to the controversial, fun, challenging and easy. Encouraging readers to unleash their hearts'' harmless desires, the book has only one directive: ''Don''t be mean.'' It is this guiding principle that brings the reader on a self-validating journey and toward a resounding decision to embrace life. Using graphics and checklists, and with great humor and gutsiness, Kate Bornstein dares readers to re-envision the gender system as we know it. She offers stories and insights that are tenderly intimate and unapologetically edgy. Hello, Cruel World also includes: an Introduction by Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara; The Hello Cruel Scale of Feelings; an Index of Alternatives with safety and effectiveness scales. Suicide rates among lgbtq+ teens are much higher than for their cis peers; with love and humor and confession and insight, Bornstein hopes to keep every freak out there alive. She is a radical role model, an affectionate best friend, and a guiding mentor all in one. This one-of-a-kind guide to staying alive is a much-needed, sometimes unorthodox approach to life for those who want to stay on the edge, and alive.

Cute characters, quarter-life crises, chemical supplements, and corporate catastrophes… Jon Allen’s cult-favorite online comic is now a must-read graphic novel! Veronika is 24 and tired: of her crummy boyfriend, of living with her parents, of feeling stalled out while everyone else moved on. With a new job coding software for a “wellness” company that makes brain-boosting energy drinks, she finally has a chance to turn things around. At this rate, Veronika may never feel tired again! But as she gets more comfortable with the office and the people in it, Veronika stumbles upon surprises in the dark that leave her questioning everything she thought she knew about the world… and about herself. With confident cartooning and expert pacing, writer/artist Jon Allen makes his Top Shelf debut as a must-read storyteller whose anthropomorphic animals feel exquisitely human. The Well combines deadpan dialogue with thrilling plot twists, and its skepticism about techno-utopian promises is matched by its affection for relatable characters. Fans of offbeat slice-of-life stories with a hidden dark side (Bojack Horseman, Severance, The Menu, Get Out) will plunge into these pages and resurface, gasping, at the story’s end.

The very fate of the multiverse hangs in the balance, and only the combined might of the three Eternal Champions can save it. For the first time ever, Elric, Corum and Dorian Hawkmoon must unite to save the cosmic balance between law and chaos. When the delicate balance between the forces of Law and Chaos are threatened by a powerful malevolence of unimaginable power, Michael Moorcock's enduring Eternal Champions, Elric of Melnibone, Corum of the Scarlet Robe and Dorian Hawkmoon must unite and do battle to save the Multiverse. From their ancient realms to modern-day New Orleans and across the Moonbeam Roads in search for the Horn of Fate, a device that will open portals to other dimensions the heroes set forth. Added in their battle by a new Eternal Champion from present day Earth, the heroes embark on a quest to find weapons powerful enough to defeat Beelzebub and together they journey to the very physical heart of the Universe in search of Ko-O-Ko, the Lost Universe, on a mission to restore the balance before all is lost. Written by New York Times Bestseller, Chris Roberson, this all-new adventure redefines the word 'epic'. With a cast of hundreds and featuring all of Moorcock's most famous characters, this saga, drawn by Italian artist, Francesco Biagini is a thrilling and powerful epic that brings Elric crashing into the 21st Century and beyond!Collecting the first six issues of Elric: The Balance Lost and also the 10 page Free Comic Book Day prelude. This book also includes a foreword written by comics legend Neil Gaiman.

Return to the world of Blade Runner with this, the officially sanctioned comic book series based on the cult 1982 science fiction movie Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott. This box set collects the final three volumes in the saga of Ash, first started in Blade Runner 2019 and featuring Aahna ‘Ash’ Ashina, the first female Blade Runner. LAPD’s best Blade Runner and detective, Aahna ‘Ash’ Ashina, has been assigned to investigate the mysterious disappearance of Isobel and Cleo Selwyn, the wife and daughter of business tycoon, Alexander Selwyn, a close personal friend of Eldon Tyrell. Ash’s search will take her on a journey from the crime-ridden underbelly of Los Angeles to the promised land of the Off-World Colonies and back home again as she uncovers a terrible secret and a desperate conspiracy that forces her to confront her own hatred for Replicants – the synthetic humans that she hunts with such vengeance. This boxset collects all three volumes of Ash’s third and final decade as the world’s first and greatest Blade Runner. Blade Runner 2039 vol 1. Redemption (ISBN 9781787737372) Blade Runner 2039 Vol 2. Upgrade (ISBN 9781787738454) Blade Runner 2039 Vol 3. Ash (ISBN 9781787738461) Vol 1. Sees the sins of the past catching up with ex-Blade Runner, Ash Aahna Ashina. Twenty years ago, ASH helped a young girl and her surrogate REPLICANT mother escape from the clutches of her sadistic father - the business tycoon, ALEXANDER SELWYN, to the off-world colony of Arcadia. How CLEO SELWYN has returned to Los Angeles in search of her ‘mother’, ISOBEL who she has believes is the victim of an abduction orchestrated by NIANDER WALLACE. Vol 2. Believing that Cleo’s DNA holds the secret of Replicant fertility, Niander Wallace has ordered his own personal Replicant assistant, LUV, the first Replicant BLADE RUNNER, to hunt her down with approval to kill any who stand in her way. Now reunited with her one-time protector and former Blade Runner AAHNA ‘ASH’ ASHINA, Cleo and Ash set off on a desperate race to find her mother and escape back Off-world before Luv can find them. Vol 3. Niander’s own personal assistant, Luv, has become the first Replicant to be accepted into the Blade Runner unit, but she has a secret agenda, find Cleo, the daughter of industrialist Alexander Selwyn whom Ash helped to escape 20 years earlier. Now, as Ash’s past and future collide, her astonishing story finally concludes as she faces her greatest challenge yet: saving the city she loves from the insane machinations of Niander Wallace, heir of the Tyrell empire. It''s up to Ash to keep the truth about the Replicant miracle (seen in Blade Runner 2049) a secret, and to fulfill the pact she made years ago to those she loves most. The future itself is at stake.

The doping war escalates… The Dopemen grow stronger, and their devastating powers leave a trail of destruction in their wake. Ryo Yoshigami throws the reader amidst the chaos, alongside the D-Unit who must take extreme measures to contain the threat. Dopeman Volume 2 is darker and more destructive than the first, as the Dopemen grow stronger. The D-Unit’s battles intensify, as resources are stretched thin against relentless enemies. As the plot thickens, readers are thrust deeper into the morally ambiguous struggle, reminiscent of the Ryo Yoshigami’s hit anime Psycho-Pass. The dark alternate reality continues being explored in this second volume, as Japan has now become completely unrecognizable. Against the backdrop of this chaotic modern world, the conflict between the authorities and the Dopemen reaches new heights. An action-packed and thrilling narrative, combined with stunning artwork by Yuhei Ogino, has created an adrenaline-pumping sequel. The gripping story to the reader will be what drugs are to the formidable Dopemen, with thoughts of the third and final volume lingering in their heads until its release…

Pull up a chair as we brew the tea for the second volume of this cosy manga series! Remy and Princess Stella start to become closer as a bodyguarding mission secretly becomes a date!After Princess Stella discovers Remy's amazing powers, the humble tea witch suddenly finds herself acting as a bodyguard to royalty! But with deadly assassins around every corner, how can Remy protect the naive Princess from falling prey to the machinations of the court? Even more troublesome is the blossoming feelings developing between them... but how can a lowly tea witch and a princess ever be in love?!

The ultimate bible of manga drawing skills. This is the complete guide to put in the hands of manga artists of all levels, from beginners to aspiring professionals. Illustrated with more than 1,000 drawings and punctuated by manga panels with helpful guidance from a teacher, everything you need to know about creating an engaging comic is clearly explained: choice of material, character creation, anatomy, expressions, movements, story boards, settings, inking, frames, coloring, and more! This comprehensive guide includes practical advice, examples to follow and pitfalls to avoid, exercises to practice, ways to chart progress, tools to find the right methods, and a touch of humor to make following along engaging and fun for all ages!

Adam Eterno returns in his second collection, which features his earliest adventures from the legendary British comic, Lion. This time, Adam is propelled into a future, dsytopian police state, run by the tyranical Grunn the Grim. FOR THE FIRST TIME - ADAM JOURNEYS INTO THE FUTURE! Cursed by an old alchemist to live forever - unless struck from a weapon made of gold - Adam Eterno has gained the power to travel through the ages, fighting evil and injustice. Now Adam has been transported into a dystopian future where a cruel police regime led by Grunn the Grim, rule over the population with an iron fist... Written by Edward George Cowan ( Robot Archie) and Chris Lowder ( Dan Dare), with stunning art by Solano Lopez ( Janus Stark), this book features Adam's first adventures published in Lion .

Courier Armand Pierce knows he’s in deep trouble when he arrives at his destination to find his attaché case—connected to a titanium cuff grafted into the bones of his wrist—mysteriously empty. Pierce had better get to the bottom of whatever’s happening, before the client—or the Guild—catch up to him. LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 CLIMATE FICTION PRIZE. Corporations fall, gangsters are killed, but no-one messes with the Couriers Guild. After the Cyber Wars cratered the internet, many saw a chance to pivot from a world order that was choking the planet. But not those profiting from it. They just shrugged, pivoted to an all-cash economy, and got back to making billions while the world burned. When Armand Pierce joined the Couriers Guild, he had a titanium cuff bolted to his wrist and an attaché case chained to it. He took an oath: the delivery is everything. It’s the Guild’s guarantee, and all business, legitimate or otherwise, depends on it. He can run, fight—kill, if he needs to—but the package gets where it’s going. Otherwise, he dies. So Pierce knows he’s in deep trouble when he arrives at his latest destination to find his payload missing, his case mysteriously empty. Something strange is going on. Something that’s already cost three couriers their lives. On the run from the guild’s assassins, Pierce must navigate a dense network of oligarchs, drugs dealers, private police forces, and brilliant but radical climate activists to get to the bottom of a scheme that could change everything.

Discover the mysteries hidden deep within a maze of an abandoned house in this official Minecraft novel! Amy is pretty happy living the quiet life at home. She can mine ore, read up on oceanography, hang out with her pet cat. What’s not to love? Her brother, on the other hand . . Marc is always leaving their village to look for excitement. But when a couple of weeks go by without any word from him, Amy can’t help but worry. Digging around, she discovers Marc has gone off alone in search of someplace called Glory’s Haven, a house deep in the forests where (supposedly) the greatest adventurer their town has ever seen stashed a ton of loot. With nobody else to turn to, Amy decides to mount a solo rescue mission for her lost brother. She and Marc explored together all the time when they were little. How hard could it be to find him now? Turns out—it’s pretty hard. After facing spiders, creepers, slimes, and mobs she’s never even heard of, Amy is beginning to realize that something is seriously off with Glory’s Haven. Like why does this house seem to go on forever? And where did all these mobs come from? Amy will have to unravel these mysteries—and fast—if she hopes to find her brother and escape the spooky house unscathed. Whether she likes it or not, she’s in for the adventure of a lifetime!

Get ready for a new kind superhero—a smelly one! An eleven-year-old boy with the power of super smelly farts and his new dog sidekick team up to defeat an evil alien scientist before he takes over the world! From New York Times bestselling author of Mighty Dads. One day at P.U. Smellamentary, a regular kid named Phartolomew discovers his farts are super strong... strong enough to blow away some bad guys! But that’s not the only thing he discovers! He finds a hidden lab in the school basement that belongs to the nefarious Professor Gravypants, the evil alien scientist who created him. When the professor’s former minion Reeky Dog reveals that the Professor Gravypants is getting ready for world domination, Phartolomew decides to team up with newly-good Reeky Dog and use his fart powers for good. With his new alien friend Reeky Dog by his side, Phartolomew is on a mission—to stink up Professor Gravypants’s evil plans to take over the world by becoming a new superhero called Fart Boy! New York Times bestselling author Joan Holub teams up with celebrated cartoonist Rafael Rosado to create a hilarious (and odorous) new superhero tale.