Has The Smurfs' eternal rival, the wizard Gargamel, fallen under life's ultimate spell...... LOVE?? Join Papa Smurf, Smurfette, and the rest of the lovable blue smurfs for classic, three-apple tall adventures, translated into English for the first time! Life for Gargamel has been frustrating of late: he’s tired of hunting, living alone, and cooking for himself. A lady companion would be a solution... but who would take the frumpy evil sorcerer as a companion?! If love is magic, can even Gargamel be transformed for the better? The Smurfs think so and concoct a scheme to get Gargamel partnered up! Also featuring the Smurfs’ friends Johan and Peewit in an adventure of their own. Johan, the royal page, and Peewit, the court jester, investigate the truth behind a young noble with exceptional swordsmanship. Plus: Join the Smurfs for tales of magic and sorcery, along with fun short stories showcasing the whole Smurfs Village. A perfect tie-in opportunity with the all-new SMURFS animated series on Nickelodeon!

Has The Smurfs' eternal rival, the wizard Gargamel, fallen under life's ultimate spell...... LOVE?? Join Papa Smurf, Smurfette, and the rest of the lovable blue smurfs for classic, three-apple tall adventures, translated into English for the first time! Life for Gargamel has been frustrating of late: he’s tired of hunting, living alone, and cooking for himself. A lady companion would be a solution... but who would take the frumpy evil sorcerer as a companion?! If love is magic, can even Gargamel be transformed for the better? The Smurfs think so and concoct a scheme to get Gargamel partnered up! Also featuring the Smurfs’ friends Johan and Peewit in an adventure of their own. Johan, the royal page, and Peewit, the court jester, investigate the truth behind a young noble with exceptional swordsmanship. Plus: Join the Smurfs for tales of magic and sorcery, along with fun short stories showcasing the whole Smurfs Village. A perfect tie-in opportunity with the all-new SMURFS animated series on Nickelodeon!

Join Lincoln and friends in a sneaky, spy filled special full of gadgets, disguises, and secret missions! Lincoln Loud enjoys living the double life--mild mannered middle school student by day, and would-be fledgling super-secret agent by night, following in the footsteps of his comicbook idol, Secret Agent David Steele. Missing homework? Wicked shadow company M.A.L.I.C.E. must be behind it! A change in the lunch menu? This is a job for a super spy! But when Lincoln and his best friend Clyde McBride aren’t spying on M.A.L.I.C.E. at school, they are trying to hone their spy craft at The Loud House. So, study your acronyms, grab your bowtie, and put on your best black suit and join Lincoln, Clyde, and Lincoln’s ten sisters Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lucy, Lana, Lola, Lisa, and Lily for some spy games, top notch gadgetry (thanks, Lisa!) and lots of chaos to uncover. Featuring all-new stories by the talent behind the Emmy-nominated series THE LOUD HOUSE and THE CASAGRANDES.

How abstract design decisions in 2D platform games create rich worlds of meaning for players. Since the 1980s, 2D platform games have captivated their audiences. Whether the player scrambles up the ladders in Donkey Kong or leaps atop an impossibly tall pipe in Super Mario Bros., this deceptively simple visual language has persisted in our cultural imagination of video games. In Run and Jump, Peter McDonald surveys the legacy of 2D platform games and examines how abstract and formal design choices have kept players playing. McDonald argues that there is a rich layer of meaning underneath, say, the quality of an avatar’s movement, the pacing and rhythm of level design, the personalities expressed by different enemies, and the emotion elicited by collecting a coin. To understand these games, McDonald draws on technical discussions by game designers as well as theoretical work about the nature of signs from structuralist semiotics. Interspersed throughout are design exercises that show how critical interpretation can become a tool for game designers to communicate with their players. With examples drawn from over forty years of game history, and from games made by artists, hobbyists, iconic designers, and industry studios, Run and Jump presents a comprehensive—and engaging—vision of this slice of game history.

The Scarlet Witch continues her new direction of helping those in need with all things magical! Family matters! But the Scarlet Witch’s loyalties are tested when an enemy of the Kree/Skrull Empire falls through the Last Door, desperate for help avenging their fallen comrades. Will Wanda honor the commitment she made to helping those in need — whoever they are — or will her love for her son Wiccan and his husband, Hulkling, who happens the be the Emperor of that Empire, triumph over all? Plus: A familiar figure appears at Wanda’s shop…and it seems that rumors of his death have been greatly exaggerated. But does he come as friend or foe? Wanda swore to help anyone who walked through her door…but what happens when that person is a villain? And why has a corner of Oklahoma been transformed into the Emerald City?! COLLECTING: Scarlet Witch (2023) 6-10

A thrilling tale of suspense starring the many symbiotes of Venom''s race on Earth - and featuring the debut of an all-new symbiote hero! Death and destruction return home! Liz Allan is the mother of Normie Osborn, who she is blissfully unaware is the all-new and all-deadly Red Goblin! But what Liz does know is that the Red Goblin has been active and has been seen very close to her home. And after her late husband Harry''s father, Norman Osborn, gets pulled into the chaos and violence swirling around Normie, Liz has no choice but to use the resources at her disposal as the head of Alchemax to take matters into her own hands and become something the Marvel Universe has never seen before - Misery! Meanwhile, the Life Foundation symbiotes sp have been stolen! But by whom? And why?! Regardless, it''s up to Liz to save the symbiotes before they can fall into the wrong hands - and unleash untold havoc across New York! Collecting: Cult Of Carnage: Misery (2023) 1-5

Acclaimed author Al Ewing continues his sprawling symbiote saga that takes Venom to the edge of the universe! As Eddie Brock finds his footing in the Marvel Universe, he''s going to need to come face to face with the very worst parts of himself - in the form of the time-displaced monster called Bedlam! Eddie has always been his own most brutal critic though, so this titanic beatdown will be no exception - and something new will be waiting on the other side! You saw what happened when Eddie flung himself into the far future of the Marvel Universe - now see what happens when he tries to traverse its past! Face to face with the mysterious Flexo, the part that symbiotes have played in the Marvel Universe will take a surprising and new turn! Collecting: Venom (2021) 22-25

Get ready for an adrenaline-fueled ride through the world of Todd McFarlane's SPAWN! Omega Spawn’s lair is the site of an epic showdown, but when the Plague arrives, all bets are off. Meanwhile, Spawn and Medieval Spawn team up to escape the island, but trust is in short supply. And that’s just the beginning! Spawn’s Universe is more intense than ever with new shadow players and shocking revelations. Don’t miss a moment of the action! Collects Spawn Issues #316 - #323

Scares, mysteries, and adventures await the Mane 5 in this collection of stories featuring the new generation of ponies! Spooky! Scary! Ahh!!! are all words that can be used to describe the latest challenge going viral in Maretime Bay. Pipp, never one to shy away from a trend, persuades her friends to try it. But as the challenge gets creepier, an unexpected friend starts to come to life! Can the Mane 5 survive the fright of their lives? Then, have you heard? Hitch has his very own podcast! Maretime Bay’s cold cases are reopened by the sheriff himself. Mysteries, crimes, and disappearances will all be solved with Hitch on the case! It’s the annual cook-off in Maretime Bay, and this year is the first time Pegasi and Unicorns can compete! The Mane 5 are excited to work together to make something great, but when the competition actually begins, they find they can’t agree on a dish. Then, Izzy’s babysitting her cousin Lovette Rainbow, who often gets blamed when things go wrong, but is it really her fault? Finally, Izzy decides to fix up an old treehouse next to her home and make it a cool hangout for the Mane 5, but she finds it’s more work than she can handle alone. Luckily, she has a group of friends willing and ready to help! The adventures continue in these stories following the magical events of the hit Netflix movie. Collects issues #11–15 of the ongoing comic series by writers Casey Gilley, Robin Easter, Tee Franklin, and Andrea Hannah with artists Abby Bulmer, Amy Mebberson, Shauna J. Grant, and Abigail Starling.

Abidjan’s favorite daughter returns in the 7th volume of writer Marguerite Abouet’s beloved series Long-time creative team Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie make a stunning comeback after a lengthy twelve-year hiatus. The seventh installment in the Aya series takes us all back to Yop City—home to the hustle and bustle of the Ivory Coast. As Solibra’s newest intern, clear-eyed college student Aya finds an unexpected adversary in the beer giant’s brand-new head of HR. Her friend Moussa, heir apparent to the company’s CEO Mr. Sissoko vies for his father’s attention while struggling to tone down his tendency to party. After being outed, Albert must find a new place to stay and grapples with the realities of insufficient student housing. His old flame Inno discovers first-hand how difficult life can be for undocumented migrants in France. Back at home, Bintou navigates the ups and downs of newfound soap opera stardom. All the while, Didier just wants to take Aya out to dinner—if she can ever find the time. Now translated from the French by Edwige Dro, Aya and all her friends greet the bigger, bolder world of the 80s in true Abidjan style, delighting fans both old and new with vibrant but too often unseen depictions of middle-class life in Africa.

The River at Night cartoonist revisits his early-aughts breakthrough In the two decades since Curses first hit the shelves, River at Night cartoonist Kevin Huizenga has taken his rightful place on a short A-list of comics experimentalists. Deep research and loopy cartooning serve up philosophical musings while maintaining a classic comic-strip devotion to “the gag.” Huizenga remains one of the funniest and smartest cartoonists working today, and now, the very book that heralded his arrival as a talent to watch is available once more in deluxe paperback as the early work of a now true genius. The short stories collected herewith confront the textures of mortality in unique and peculiar ways. Central character Glenn Ganges is a seemingly middle-class, suburbanite whose blank-eyed wonderment at the everyday brings together diverse aspects of our world—like golf, theology, late-night diners, parenthood, politics, Sudanese refugees, and hallucinatory vision—into a complete experience as multifaceted as each of our own lives.

Heartstopper meets Bring It On in this contemporary graphic novel that reimagines Shakespeare’s King Lear as a queer dramedy! When cheer captain Leah steps down months before graduation, the team is shocked. Waitlisted by her dream college, questioning her identity, and suffering from senioritis, Leah needs to hand the captain’s poms off and focus on her future. But when the competition for captaincy goes awry, power-hungry twins take command of the squad and immediately pit the cheerleaders against the basketball team in a fight for glory. Balls fly, pom-poms shake, hearts are broken—and only one person can heal the rift between the teams. But first she’ll have to heal herself. As full of heart as it is backflips and three-pointers, King Cheer is a warm and witty story of self-discovery, friendship, and finding the courage to face your future.

Heartstopper meets Bring It On in this contemporary graphic novel that reimagines Shakespeare’s King Lear as a queer dramedy! When cheer captain Leah steps down months before graduation, the team is shocked. Waitlisted by her dream college, questioning her identity, and suffering from senioritis, Leah needs to hand the captain’s poms off and focus on her future. But when the competition for captaincy goes awry, power-hungry twins take command of the squad and immediately pit the cheerleaders against the basketball team in a fight for glory. Balls fly, pom-poms shake, hearts are broken—and only one person can heal the rift between the teams. But first she’ll have to heal herself. As full of heart as it is backflips and three-pointers, King Cheer is a warm and witty story of self-discovery, friendship, and finding the courage to face your future.

Two titans of the Milestone Universe clash—and in the process, set in motion a chain of events bigger than ever imagined! When Hardware (Curtist Metcalf) discovers a hidden time machine in a government warehouse, he sets out to right the wrongs of the past—both personally and throughout American history. Although this plan has many problems, there's one big one: wherever Hardware goes in the last two centuries in the United States, Icon is there. And a man as powerful as Icon knows the dangerous forces that Curtis is unleashing...and will do whatever it takes to stop him. Containing Icon Vs. Hardware #1-5!

The iconic reinvention of DC's faceless detective continues in this collection of the 1980s series The Question! What is the answer? Vic Sage doesn't know for sure but he's going to continue asking tough questions! The Question Omnibus by Dennis O'Neil and Denys Cowan Vol. 2 is the perfect addition for any collector or fan of the Question! Collecting Azrael Plus #1, Green Arrow Annual #2-3, Question Quarterly #1-5, Showcase '95 #3, The Brave and the Bold #1-6, The Question #28-36, The Question Annual #2, The Question Returns #1, Who's Who #12!

The breakout creative team of Vita Ayala and Nikolas Draper-Ivey have returned to make Static's life, and Dakota City, very complicated indeed—you've never felt shocks like these! Though Virgil and his friends might have been able to stop the government's off-the-books prison operations in Dakota, a powerful new threat lurks in the shadows. The mysterious Ebon is cutting a bloody swath through the underworld on a single-minded quest to find his brother. Against this backdrop of exploding violence, innocent people are finding themselves in the crossfire. Collecting Static: Season Two #1-6!