An epic sci-fi graphic novel romance between two non-binary characters as they find one another through time, distance, and war. An amazing story that explores the complexity of human nature and what brings us together. When they were kids, Fassen’s fighter spaceship crash-landed on a planet that Lu’s survey force was exploring. It was a forbidden meeting between a kid from a war-focused resistance movement and a kid whose community and planet are dedicated to peace and secrecy. Lu and Fassen are from different worlds and separate solar systems. But their friendship keeps them in each other’s orbit as they grow up. They stay in contact in secret as their communities are increasingly threatened by the omnipresent, ever-expanding empire. As the empire begins a new attack against Fassen’s people--and discovers Lu’s in the process--the two of them have the chance to reunite at last. They finally are able to be together...but at what cost? This beautifully illustrated graphic novel is an epic science fiction romance between two non-binary characters as they find one another through time, distance, and war.

A beautiful graphic novel fantasy romance that follows two young women who have to go on their own separate adventures to discover the truth about themselves and about each other. Preet is magic. Valissa is not. Everyone in their village has magic in their bones, and Preet is the strongest of them all. Without any power of her own, how can Valissa ever be worthy of Preet’s love? When their home is attacked, Valissa has a chance to prove herself, but that means leaving Preet behind. On her own for the first time, Preet breaks the village’s most sacred laws and is rejected from the only home she’s ever known and sent into a new world. Divided by different paths, insecurities, and distance, will Valissa and Preet be able to find their way back to each other? A beautiful story of two young women who are so focused on proving they're meant to be together that they end up hurting each other in the process. This gorgeous graphic novel is an LGTBQ+ romance about young love and how it can grow into something strong no matter what obstacles get in the way.

This inaugural edition of Saturday AM's annual showcase of exciting new manga-inspired comics collects some of the most promising new artists from around the world! Saturday AM Annual 2023 spotlights new comics from the United States, Ghana, Greece, and beyond, plus a new short from Orisha, Saturday AM's popular all-African shonen manga series. Curated by Saturday AM, this inaugural edition of the Annual series is the ultimate version of the eponymously titled digital magazine. Presenting exclusive stories and art from some of the world’s most exciting young comics creators in an epic collection, Saturday AM Annual presents even more diverse manga. The new short story for Orisha, one of Saturday AM’s hottest series, features one of the first all-African shonen by a Nigerian artist. He’s joined by artists from Ghana, Greece, the United States, and more who were all discovered by Saturday AM via their annual March Art Madness art contest or their #SummerofManga short story competition. Contents: Orisha by Zayf, a new, original short story from the world of Orisha, exclusive to Saturday AM Annual MMWOG: Judge Joker by Marinos Basiadakis, an exciting spinoff from Saturday AM’s Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts Animale by Philippa Borman Interview with the artists of March Art Madness 2022 Benedict Nick the Phenomenal Brick by @nathq_art The Enemy of Crime by Lord Kotodwe False Hoods by @effessart Interview with Summer of Manga alumni creators The road to Saturday Wars—discover what’s to come from the biggest crossover in manga with the multiverse of Saturday AM Saturday AM Annual 2023 is your ticket to witness some incredible new talents! Find even more diverse manga-inspired comics with the Saturday AM TANKS , which collect Saturday AM’s comics in graphic novel format. The Saturday AM TANKS series include: Apple Black, Clock Striker, Gunhild, Hammer, Henshin!, The Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts, Oblivion Rouge, Saigami, Soul Beat, Titan King, Underground, and Yellow Stringer.

Now from Rockport Publishers and including new content: In Apple Black, Volume 2, Opal Wantmore must find a mysteriously misplaced exchange student before unexpected tragedies ensue in Black Bottom Island while Sano’s visions grow darker. Now from Rockport Publishers and including new content: Apple Black, Volume 2. Young sorcerer and prophesied savior, Sano, continues his quest by attempting to uncover and protect the secrets behind his father’s research on the immense power known as Apple Black. Many years ago, humans acquired fruits called “Black” from a tree that descended from the skies, which turned humans into sorcerers . Although all of Black is now extinct, humans still have sorcery inherited from their ancestors. Blessed by “Merlin,” the god of sorcery, with the Arodihs arm, Sano, a young sorcerer, is raised and trained in isolation and secrecy to be the world’s savior known as the Trinity. The savior is believed to be the one who dawns the Infinite Night, an eternal night of chaos. Sano gets a fiery start after being admitted to Black Bottom Island’s guild for young sorcerers with his newfound freedom from isolation. As his fellow gifted allies and sorcerers accompany Sano on his quest, the treachery, betrayal, and evil that have plagued nearly all of Eden emerge again to threaten the world. With his visions offering him a darker path, Sano seeks to find those responsible for his loss and walk a path away from revenge but rather one towards forgiveness to find closure. Ridding Eden of the Infinite Night will require him to uncover the secrets behind his father’s research on fully rejuvenating the effects of Black in bloodlines with the immense power known as Apple Black . Opal Wantmore, another young sorcerer, must find a misplaced tourist amid Black Bottom Island. Unfortunately, it’s under attack by a deadly division of rebels from Gideon Banburi’s rebellion. These terrorists seek to collect Apple Black research and to leave the country in ruins. But nothing would be better than to capture Sano, the Trinity himself! The siege is led by Prince Ceazar Ashokahn, who has his own motives for wanting to scorch Black Bottom Island off the face of Eden. Apple Black is rated T for Teen, recommended for ages 13 and up. Saturday AM, the world’s most diverse manga-inspired comics, are now presented in a new format! Introducing Saturday AM TANKS , the new graphic novel format similar to Japanese Tankobons where we collect the global heroes and artists of Saturday AM. These handsome volumes have select color pages, revised artwork, and innovative post-credit scenes that help bring new life to our popular BIPOC, LGBTQ, and/or culturally diverse characters . Join in even more adventures with the other action-packed Saturday AM TANKS series: Clock Striker, Gunhild, Hammer, Henshin!, The Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts, Oblivion Rouge, Saigami, Soul Beat, Titan King, Underground, and Yellow Stringer.

In the tradition of Spider-Man: Life Story and in celebration of the FF's 60th Anniversary comes this series setting the lives of the fabulous foursome in real time across the years! Amid the backdrop of the Cold War and the Space Race, a terrible accident gives the Fantastic Four great powers, a terrible secret, and entangles them in the history of their planet. Collecting Fantastic Four: Life Story (2021) 1-6

T'Challa is the king of Wakanda, an African nation that is the most technologically advanced society in the world and sits upon the largest deposit of an extremely rare natural resource called vibranium. As king, T'Challa bears the ceremonial title that has been born by all his predecessors. He is the spiritual leader of their nation, the defender of Wakanda, the hunter in the dark. T'Challa is... the Black Panther! Marvel Platinum: The Black Panther Reloaded brings together the very best tales from the character's and Wakanda's 50-plus years of history.

Morlun, a vampiric, nigh-unstoppable force of evil, and his deadly family are hunting Spider-Heroes throughout the Multiverse! It will take EVERY SPIDER-MAN EVER to save the day! Collecting: Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #7-1

The story that's been building for years is finally here! Wilson Fisk has risen from Kingpin of Crime to mayor of the biggest city in America. Now he's going to bring his full criminal and political power to bear on the super heroes who call NYC home! The man who once destroyed Daredevil has targeted the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and more. Fisk has an army of super villains at his command - including Crossbones, Taskmaster, Typhoid Mary, Shocker, Whiplash, Rhino and Kraven - and that's just his opening salvo. Wait until you meet his Thunderbolts! But Mayor Fisk isn't the only one with ambitions... and you know what they say about honour among thieves. From the blockbuster creative team of Daredevil comes the final act in Wilson Fisk's master plan! Collecting Devil's Reign (2021) 1-6.

When Morty stupidly agrees to all the legal terms of a new app and legally signs his life away to a faceless and unheard-of company, they immediately seize control of him and his life for their own purposes.Then, when Morty screws up Rick's rescue effort, the company steals Rick's portal gun and strands our heroes in an unexplored dimension--leaving them free to strip-mine every aspect of Rick's inventions and the Smith family's lives for evil, capitalist purposes!

Lenny and Beardo are two childhood friends with a lot of road behind them. When Beardo’s deadbeat dad dies and leaves them his old bar, they make a go of it as business partners. Easy enough, right? Maybe not. Running a business in a low-traffic area of town isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, but luckily for the boys, the one-two punch of viral media attention when their neighbor gets crushed by a 747 engine that falls from the sky and a sorta suspect (but very potent) beer recipe they stumble into catch the public’s imagination at just the right time. Things get even more complicated when Lenny’s ex-girlfriend Amanda shows up again, pregnant. Can our two heroes weather the ravages of success any better than they dealt with being losers? Can Lenny level up and be a good dad? Can Beardo forgive his dead, absentee father? Will the general public run them out of town when they find out what was in that beer? These questions and more are answered inside!

This book is for anyone who wants to learn about asexuality, and for Ace people themselves, to validate their experiences. Asexuality is often called The Invisible Orientation. You don’t learn about it in school, you don’t hear “ace” on television. So, it’s kinda hard to be ace in a society so steeped in sex that no one knows you exist. Too many young people grow up believing that their lack of sexual desire means they are broken – so writer Molly Muldoon and cartoonist Will Hernandez, both in the ace community, are here to shed light on society’s misconceptions of asexuality and what being ace is really like. Asexuality is a real identity and it’s time the world recognizes it. Here’s to being invisible no more! Molly Muldoon is a former scholar and bookseller, current librarian and writer, and always demisexual fanfiction enthusiast. Her works include The Cardboard Kingdom, Dead Weight: Murder at Camp Bloom, and the forthcoming The Cardboard Kingdom: Roar of the Beast. Although she’s spent the past ten years globetrotting, she currently lives in Portland, Oregon with her ridiculous cat, Jamie McKitten. Will Hernandez is a lifelong artist, and a first-time published comic creator/ co-author. Though a passionate storyteller and draftsman, Will is also on an endless journey of discovery, looking to learn more about the world and, in turn, themself. Through ups and downs, they've discovered themself to be on the asexual spectrum, growing ever more curious of the role sexuality and gender play in society, and fond of the culture it creates.

The oddball adventures of Team Pom continue with another action-packed romp through New York City-this time with even more hilarious shenanigans, sticky situations, and hungry villains in bowler hats. It's the summer break in Shadyside, Queens, and Team Pom's investigation into the mysterious organization called C.A.O.S, and its sinister boss Steve, have hit a dead end. Seeking a bit of inspiration, Roberta, Ruby and Agnes head to the Natural History Museum to spend time with Ruby's aunt, a de-extinction biologist in training who's just stumbled upon a precious sample of Dodo remains. But C.A.O.S. lurks in the shadows with Dodo schemes of their own! Can Team Pom foil Steve's plans in time to save the entire city? Can peanut butter really fight evil? Or is New York City finally going to the birds?

Now collected into one stunning paperback! This story, structured like a traditional twelve bar blues song, with three sections each made of four chapters, follows blues musician Lem Taylor's harrowing journey starting from juke joints he appears in to fleeing across Arkansas of the late twenties, a black man hunted down for a crime he didn't commit. A racially intense story presenting a significant aspect of black history, its music, its social injustice.

The animal unleashed! Horribly transformed from a failed attempt to regain his Adamantium, a tormented and animalistic Wolverine teeters on the brink of going completely feral. Can the enigmatic assassin Elektra help him fight his way back from the edge? Mentoring Logan in the martial arts, she challenges him to re-forge his humanity — and he’ll need it when Onslaught rips the X-Men apart! Plus, when ninjas strike, Yukio and Amiko become targets in Japan! Wolverine must team up with Venom in a wild interdimensional adventure! And look back into Logan’s long history — from his post-World War II life in Japan, to his days as a spy alongside Carol Danvers! COLLECTING: Wolverine (1988) 101-109, 102.5; Wolverine Annual '96; Uncanny X-Men (1981) 332; Venom: Tooth and Claw (1996) 1-3; Logan: Path of the Warlord (1996) 1; Logan: Shadow Society (1996) 1