An Italian town deals with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake Matteo, Guilia, and Federico have ordinary lives: they spend time with friends, help out their families, go to school, and deal with the many mood swings that come with growing up. Then, in a single night, everything changes. The ground shakes. An earthquake devastates their town and their security. But after everything is gone, life must go on. Anger and fear affect everyone in the community, but each of them must find a way to begin again. In the aftermath, the roots for stronger friendships can be laid amid the rubble. This graphic novel provides a look at how natural disaster can strike and forever change a community.

A spooky, funny, and sometimes gross, book for kids of all ages! This Albatross Funnybooks anthology features works by some of the greats in the field of horror and humor comics! Featring THE DISGUSTING MONSTERS OF GLORGORF by Steve Mannion, KRUD KID by Eric Powell and Kyle Hotz, MY SISTER IS THE DEVIL! by Eric Powell, CHRISTINA by Eric Powell & Jake Smith, SPIDER-BOY! by William Stout, EYEVIS by Dave Johnson, MARYBELLE THE DESTRUCTOR by Eric Powell and Brett Parson, LULA GOES TRICK-OR TREATING by Eric Powell, THE HEADLESS SPACEMAN OF DRWOSY ACRES by Eric Powell and Robb Mommaerts, JACK-O-LANTERN JITTERS by Lance Inkwell, DEVIL SPROUTS by Eric Powell and Hilary Barta, PAPPA EYEBALL'S BIG DATE by Eric Powell, I.T. by Eric Powell and Gideon Kendall, THE SLOP by Eric Powell and Logan Faerber, and SPACE PLUMBER'S DAUGHTER by Eric Powell!

Three scientific adventurers face strange creatures, lost civilizations, and supernatural threats-when they're not too busy being complete jerks to each other. Written by Tom Peyer (The Wrong Earth, Hourman) with art by Chris Giarrusso (Mini-Marvels, G-Man). This volume collects all the HASHTAG: DANGER stories from issues #1-5, plus the back-features from AHOY titles HIGH HEAVEN and CAPTAIN GINGER. A modern take on a Fantastic Four-esque team of scientific explorers.... as they boldly explore supernatural mysteries, strange worlds, and ancient civilizations, and find out if the dangers lurking beneath all those things will kill them before they manage to kill one another. -io9 AW YEAH, HASHTAG! - Art Baltazar (Tiny Titans) AW YEAH, DANGER! - Franco (Patrick the Wolf Boy) HASHTAG: DANGER! is the greatest thing since sliced bread, and, as we all know, sliced bread is pretty great-vastly superior to unsliced bread which has to be pulled apart with your fist like an animal. - Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon)

What do you get when you combine all the best-loved pop culture genres of the 1970s: apes, monsters, Kung Fu, sword-and-sorcery, and cosmic adventure? You get BRONZE AGE BOOGIE, an intense, character-based action-fest with plenty of style! Young barbarian princess Brita Constantina finds herself battling a Martian invasion-in both 1975 AD and BC-alongside a time-tossed crew. Featuring Jackson Li, Master of Martial Arts; Lynda Darrk, street warrior; the timeless being called GODD; and many more, including Doc Lunar, Sniffer Ape, and Go-Go Golem. Join the party, baby! A wacky genre mash-up that starts with a bang, throwing readers into a massive ancient conflict while steadily injecting strange new elements into the plot.... The sense of scale Ponticelli brings to the battle is very impressive, and he packs the spread with detail that Brusco matches in her vibrant, textured coloring. - AV CLUB Prepare to discover BRONZE AGE BOOGIE. The series combines the best-selling comic genres of the 1970s - beyond superheroes - into one wild adventure as monsters, kung fu, fantasy, cosmic adventure and of course apes collide when a barbarian princess faces a martian invasion in 1975 AD. But don't expect the creative team of Stuart Moore, Alberto Ponticelli and Giulia Brusco to go for the easy way-back jokes with this series. -HOLLYWOOD REPORTER A love letter to the 70's and to your favorite sci-fi and fantasy stories. - COMICON This mad masterwork has everything and damn near the kitchen sink.... iI's apocalyptic fun on all ends of the timeline. - TRIPWIRE Superheroes may be the most popular type of comic story, but the joy of the format is that it can mix and match genres in a unique way. That is on full display in this fun new series. - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY From its jawdroppingly odd first page to its hilariously insane last, BRONZE AGE BOOGIE sets itself apart from every other comic in the best possible ways. I loved every insane minute of it. -Matthew Rosenberg (Uncanny X-Men, The Punisher, 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank) It's like skateboarding uncontrollably through 1970s comics with kaleidoscopes strapped to your eyes - but in a good way! I mean, I guess they could have called it SAVAGE SWORD OF THE PLANET OF THE DEADLY HANDS OF THE WORLDS ON THE LOOSE...but BRONZE AGE BOOGIE is, at the very least, shorter. Don't miss it! - Kurt Busiek (Astro City, Marvels) This is the monthly comic book medium at its best. - MULTIVERSITY COMICS Packed with sheer entertainment from start to finish, BRONZE AGE BOOGIE #1 is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. - WMQ COMICS The writing is extremely intelligent and amusing, subverting a lot of known quantities in the name of comedy. - OMNI COMIC A fantastically entertaining and psychedelic ride. - BIG COMIC PAGE I didn't know what to expect before reading this, but whatever those expectations were, consider them shattered...in a FANTASTIC way! This may seem like wall-to-wall insanity, but it's an absolute party full of ideas that I'm all in for hanging around and seeing what more madness they develop into. ... Give this book a read if you want something completely different to everything else on your stack. - POP CULT HQ Kung fu, swords and talking apes. You don't need more than that, do you? - 13TH DIMENSION

Three high school jocks in the 1980s are accidentally frozen by an experimental cryogenics device, only to be revived in the computer-driven, superhero movie-loving world of 2019--an era ruled by nerds! Evokes vintage Hollywood hits such as Revenge of the Nerds, Weird Science, Real Genius, Back to the Future and The Breakfast Club. The story: Three high school jocks in the 1980s are accidentally frozen by an experimental cryogenics device, only to be revived in the tech-driven, superhero-loving, empathy-counseling world of 2019 - in other words, an era shaped by the nerds they once tormented... the art team of Alan Robinson and Randy Elliott (with covers by David Nakayama) have plenty of fun with scenes keyed to 1980s popcorn classics.. --DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD PLANET OF THE NERDS #1 captures the goofy joy of 80s classics like Revenge of the Nerds, Back To The Future, and Real Genius. Then, with the most elegant of plot twists, it updates the story for a different age. Smart, fast paced and beautifully drawn. - Gene Ha (Mae) Highly satisfying.... (with) sharp writing from Constant and well-executed art from Robinson and Elliott, plus spectacular coloring from Sobreiro. -- COMICS BEAT We all know that nerds won the great nerd/jock battle of the 80s, but what if a bunch of Jocks were frozen in time and emerged not knowing the war was over? That's the question Planet of the Nerds asks, and the answer is, ironically, delightfully nerdy nerdy fun. -Arthur Wyatt, (Judge Dredd) Clever and profound. - io9 This is a really good bit. - Daniel Kibblesmith (Santa's Husband) Ahoy has found a way to simply revitalize comics by going back to basics. Amazing writing and stunning interior artwork. - READING WITH A FLIGHT RING Paul Constant's writing is witty and insightful. - POP CULTURE SQUAD The art by Robinson and the colors by Sobreiro conspire to provide just the right retro look reminiscent of the work of Ed Piskor. -- COMICS GRINDER AHOY's offerings so far have been a celebration of a comic world won by all us geeks. Planet of the Nerds continues that creatively invigorating streak while also serving as a cleverly written, beautifully illustrated cautionary tale for non-comics bullies everywhere. - Chris Ryall, President & Publisher/CCO, IDW Publishing

EDGAR ALLAN POE mangles classic tales and brand new stories in this cross between Drunk History and Tales from the Crypt! A comedic collection of Edgar Allan Poe's sickest stories, adapted by comics' snarkiest talents, and original stories-all introduced by Poe at his drunkest. Collecting all of the comics from the 6-issue AHOY Comics series, plus prose, a puzzle, and poetry. A zany look at horror through the weird interpretive lens of a drunk Edgar Allan Poe as your guide through classic tales of the macabre. - io9 Snifter of Terror is the EC Comics-meets-Mad Magazine book you'll want to read. - PC MAG A tantalizing new collection of frightful stories ..... It's a refreshing measure of the macabre from some of the genre's top talent, with a unique twist on the source material. - SYFY WIRE What do you get when you mix Edgar Allan Poe, syphilis, breakfast cereal, and a barnacle? Sounds like a joke with a terrible punchline, but in this case, the result is splendid. Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter of Terror #1 provides the world with all of that and so much more. - FANBASE PRESS 'Dark Chocolate' by Russell and Snejbjerg is...an absolute work of genius. If ever there needed to be one sole reason to check this book out, it's this story. It's no secret that Mark Russell is a great writer and can turn just about any idea into solid gold, but this story about a vampire who is renowned for his breakfast cereals is fantastic. Russell's wit is all over the tale and Snejbjerg's cartoonish style works perfectly with the tone. - ADVENTURES IN POOR TASTE We're suckers for a great anthology, and the creator list AHOY has put together here is beyond amazing. - COMICS BEAT Exploring hilariously dark tales of suspense, shock and horror, this is one ghoulishly excellent comic you won't want to miss! - IMPULSE GAMER A great, fun read. - COMICON Fun and creepy in all the right ways. - FANDOM POST Absolutely hysterical. - READING WITH A FLIGHT RING Writer Rachel Pollack brings together the eerie tones of the original, with some opium flavored humor to make silly jokes at Poe's expense. Rick Geary's renditions of Victorian-era art, with Michael Garland's colors, perfectly captures the gothic ambiance with comedic expressions. - EVERYTHING ACTION

Collecting the acclaimed tale of chronic malcontent David Weathers, who dies and goes to Heaven-where everything is terrible, and everybody hates a complainer. A savage satire by writer Tom Peyer (Hourman, Batman '66) with art by Greg Scott (Black Hood, X-Files). Features the entire five-issue series plus a bonus illustrated script feature with commentary by Peyer. Thoughtful and clever. -Portland Oregonian The dark humor in this is great. -Major Spoilers A very biting take on the concept of eternal happiness. - OMNI COMICS Entertaining. - COMIC CRUSADERS Intriguing. - POP CULTURE SQUAD Hilarious dark satire.... The art by Greg Scott is wonderfully detailed and expressive. - IMPULSE GAMER Subversively, wicked fun. - COMIC MIX