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Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life is the eagerly awaited sequel/ companion book to Forney's 2012 best-selling graphic memoir, Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me. Whereas Marbles was a memoir about her bipolar disorder, Rock Steady turns the focus outward, offering a self-help survival guide of tips, tricks and tools by someone who has been through it all and come through stronger for it.

BANG? BLOG! As bombs bombard his hometown of Beirut, thus begins the online diary of Mazen Kerbaj, a Lebanese painter, jazz musician, and cartoonist. Throughout the summer of 2006, during the Israeli attack on Lebanon, Kerbaj published drawings, comics, and writing giving a first-hand account of someone creating during a time of intense everyday brutality. Drawn and written in English, French, and Arabic, Beirut Won't Cry shows us how an artist views the world and everything in it - his relationships, his family, and his creative pursuits - as it violently crumbles around him. Both historically vital and hilarious, Beirut Won't Cry introduces Mazen Kerbaj's unique voice and urgent pen to an American audience for the very first time, teaching readers how to carry on and resist in times of war and oppression.

Callie was born with a bad heart. After it ruined her life, she went looking for a miracle: a heart transplant. Now she's got a brand new heart, but she's still stuck with a crappy job, crappy boyfriend, and crappy prospects. Enter Mercer, a mystery man who gets Callie's heart beating like crazy. As her behavior changes and their flirting deepens, Mercer reveals he's her heart donor. Only Callie can see, speak to, and touch him - and he's in love with her, a love she feels just as strongly. A master thief when he died, Mercer offers to teach Callie his criminal ways and how to turn them against her old job and kick off a nationwide crime spree. Hunted by the FBI and popping heart meds to stay alive, Callie will find out that nothing's as scary as two people in love with nothing to lose.

One of the most popular and successful webcomics, like, ever, CYANIDE & HAPPINESS has consistently offered up a humorous look at life - in stick figure form - and we are big fans. The experimental, hilarious voice of CYANIDE & HAPPINESS embodies the spirit of BOOM! Box and we jumped at the chance to collect it.
Cyanide and Happiness - Punching Zoo (2014)
PUNCHING ZOO includes a buttload of our favorite comics from the site, 30 brand-new, too-hot-for-the-Internet comics, "The Hot Date" (a choose-your-own-adventure where you decide the story),
Cyanide & Happiness - Stab Factory (2015)
Once again, creators Kris Wilson, Rob DenBleyker, and Dave McElfatrick combine some of their best strips and a host of never-before-seen comics into a new, collected book. In the best, sickest tradition, Cyanide & Happiness' simply drawn figures and the wildly inappropriate topics they cover - including cannibalism, murder, and incest - is most reminiscent of South Park, but offers a profane sensibility all its own. Includes a foreword by comedian Bo Burnham and Poetry Corner, a collection of demented rhymes.

In this new trade collecting issues #0-13 of the 2011 series plus the 2011 Free Comic Book Day story, the Justice League needs a covert team that can operate on the sly, so who better than experienced crimefighters Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad? Together with Superboy and the crush-worthy shape-shifting alien Miss Martian, these teens are ready to stop being sidekicks and start taking down their own villains-like the League of Shadows and The Joker-all on their own.

BRAND NEW SERIES! Super Duck is the greatest hero of Ducktropolis. Brash, arrogant and virtually unbeatable, he's defeated all threats to the city and routinely foils the schemes of his greatest rival, criminal genius and corporate billionaire Dapper Duck. But now, three years later, Super Duck has fallen on hard times. Down on his luck and with his superheroing days a distant memory, he is reduced to appearing at comic conventions for measly appearance fees. So when he's approached by a rival of Dapper to be his personal bodyguard/accompany him on his many adventures, Supe has to decide if he's ready to don his cape once more in this series for mature readers!

Enola Holmes is on the case! A graphic novel adaptation of Nancy Springer's bestselling mystery series about Sherlock Holmes' resourceful younger sister!
Raised by her mother on the family's country manor, Enola wakes on her 14th birthday to discover that her mother has disappeared, leaving only a collection of flowers and a coded message book. With Sherlock and Mycroft determined to ship her off to a boarding school, Enola escapes, displaying a cleverness that even impresses the elder Holmes. But nothing prepares her for what lies ahead. Her journey quickly leads her into the dark and sordid neighborhoods of London where she finds herself involved in the kidnapping of a young marquess. Will Enola evade her two brothers and succeed in her new independent life, even as she continues to follow her mother's trail?
This delightfully drawn graphic novel adaptation also includes a portfolio of pages from Enola's secret notebook.

From Eisner and Harvey Award-winning MICHAEL AVON OEMING, co-creator of Powers and The United States of Murder and writer of Thor: Ragnarok and Red Sonja, comes THE AFTER REALM, a new ongoing extra-length quarterly! In the aftermath of Ragnarok, Oona, an elven ranger, sets out into the post-apocalyptic chaos to discover the fate of the old gods. But first, she must fulfill an oath to a lost friend that could doom what's left of the Nine Realms.

IN THE WAKE OF EMPYRE, JEN WALTERS GOES IMMORTAL! The Cotati invasion has changed everything for Jennifer Walters. Now she seems to have a new lease on life... but things are never that simple for the gamma-powered. Al Ewing gives She-Hulk the "IMMORTAL" treatment with a horrifying stand-alone tale!

Sam Kieth's best-selling Batman/Maxx: Arkham Dreams mini-series is (finally!) coming to its incredible conclusion! But not here... This bargain-priced compendium collects the first three issues of the acclaimed (and very late) Batman/Maxx mini-series by superstar creator Sam Kieth - followed by the release of issues #4 two weeks later, and #5 two weeks after that - really! And to show you how serious we are... we will present incredible added content - thumbnails of the entire two final issues of Sam Kieth art, every page! The end is coming - in a wonderful way!

In a world beyond the sight of mortals, Heaven and Hell wage war for the souls of mankind. Principal among God's legion are seven archangels written about in religious texts for millennia. But there is an eighth archangel, known only from passing allusions in Apocrypha, who operates under a different code. Fighting without God's sanction, he faces the enemy on his own terms, and shows just how bad good can be.
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Archangel 8 (2020)
English | CBR | 125 pages | 219.30 MB

From JONATHAN LUNA (ALEX + ADA, GIRLS, THE SWORD) and LAUREN KEELY, in her writing debut, comes an all-new ongoing series! This sci-fi thriller for mature readers imagines a not-so-distant future - a world of norms and syms, divided by fear. Syms, a small percentage of the population with telekinetic abilities, form gangs to survive. But division only breeds more division, and Mer and Nuon experience this firsthand as they become entangled in the often dramatic, sometimes violent, but always complex social landscape of sym gang rivalries in Anchorage, Alaska.

Collects Ghost Rider (1990) #28, 31; Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance (1992-1994) #1-6; Morbius: the Living Vampire (1992) #1; Darkhold: Pages From the Book of Sins #1; Nightstalkers #1; Web of Spider-Man (1985) #95-96 and material from Midnight Sons Unlimited #1.
Johnny Blaze and Dan Ketch race side by side as the Spirits of Vengeance as Marvel's Midnight Sons rise to face a hellish threat like no other! Former Ghost Rider Blaze joins Ketch, his successor, and fellow Sons including Morbius, Blade, the Nightstalkers and the Darkhold Redeemers in the fight against Lilith, Mother of Demons, and her horrifying progeny! Then, Blaze and Ghost Rider target Hag and Troll, but they're not the only ones on the trail. So is Venom! And where the sinister symbiote goes, can Spider-Man be far behind?

Drinky Crow may be the drunken star of the weekly comic strip Maakies, but more often than not, he plays straight man to the hapless ape, Uncle Gabby. Here is the newest collection of Tony Millionaire's strip, never before published in book form. The suicide jokes may come less frequently than in earlier years, but the comedy and superb drawing style are at their peak, as is the volume of triple-X cartoon booze consumed.

Maakies features the comical adventures of a drunken crow on the high seas, blending vaudeville-style humor and a breathtaking line that harkens back to the glory days of the American comic strip. Designed by publishing's foremost graphic designer, Chip Kidd, Little Maakies on the Prairie features a beautiful, deluxe, landscape format that complements the strip's elegant and classical style.

Owly is a kind, yet lonely, little owl who's always on the search for new friends and adventure. The first graphic novel in the series contains two enchanting novellas, "The Way Home" & "The Bittersweet Summer," wherein Owly discovers the meaning of friendship, and that saying goodbye doesn't always mean forever. Relying on a mixture of symbols, icons, and expressions to tell his silent stories, Runton's clean, animated, and heartwarming graphic novels have become modern classics.
The second graphic novel in the breakout, all-ages series, Owly. In Just a Little Blue, Owly learns that sometimes you have to make sacrifices and work at things that are important, especially friendship. Already winning fans around the world, Owly is not to be missed.
The third graphic novel in the breakout all-ages series Owly. In Flying Lessons Owly learns that everyone is special and it's okay to be different. Already winning fans around the world Mike Bullock of Broken Frontier says that not only is Owly 'the single most charming graphic novel' he's ever read but that the 'stories will appeal to anyone who has ever experienced loneliness heartache true friendship or the sense of achievement one experiences when overcoming obstacles to do the right thing.' And Lee Atchison of Sequential Tart described Owly as 'one of those comics that I always wish for always search for but rarely find.'
The fourth graphic novel in the award winning, all-ages series, tells of a new visitor to the forest. He may be misunderstood because of how he looks, but things aren't always what they seem, and everyone soon learns that a little bravery and a lot of friendship can fix just about anything. Relying on a mixture of symbols, icons, and expressions to tell his silent stories, Andy Runton's clean, animated, and heartwarming style makes it a perfect read for anyone who's a fan of Jeff Smith's Bone or Mike Kunkel's Herobear and the Kid. Already winning fans around the world, Owly is not to be missed.
The fifth graphic novel in the amazing all-ages OWLY series, TINY TALES, collects the very first out-of-print OWLY stories from the original mini-comics, as well as the out-of-print Free Comic Book Day stories SPLASHIN' AROUND, BREAKIN' THE ICE, and HELPING HANDS, and also includes lots of cool bonus material, including a Sketchbook Section as well as a "How To Draw Owly" Section. This is a perfect graphic novel to complete your OWLY collection and make sure you have every OWLY story ever told on your bookshelf. ... Relying on a mixture of symbols, icons, and expressions to tell his silent stories, Andy Runton's clean, animated, and heartwarming style makes it a perfect read for anyone who's a fan of Jeff Smith's Bone or Dave Pilkey's Captain Underpants. Don't miss the latest big thing in graphic novels!

The superstar team of writer Geoff Johns and artist Dale Eaglesham reunite to launch the first all-new SHAZAM! monthly title set in the DC Universe in almost 20 years! (What took you guys so long?!) Teenager turned super-hero Billy Batson struggles to balance school and superheroics! (Guess which one is more fun?) But when Shazam unlocks a shocking secret deep within the Rock of Eternity, it challenges everything he knows about the worlds of magic and his family's future as its champions!

Timothy Hunter may be destined to become the most powerful magician in the universe, but he's still a London teenager and having magical abilities complicates things more than it helps. It's not like he can use magic to pass his exams, stop being bullied, or convince his cute friend to date him. And while Tim's trying to live his life, there are cultists who want to kill him, believing his power will eventually corrupt him, and turn him into a merciless mage. Oh, and those are the good guys.
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Books of Magic v01 - Moveable Type (2019)
English | CBR | 201 pages | 238.53 MB
Collecting issues (2018-) #1-6 of the new DC Vertigo series!
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Books of Magic v02 - Second Quarto (2020)
English | CBR | 173 pages | 192.11 MB
Collects Books of Magic (2018-) #7-13.
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Books of Magic v03 - Dwelling in Possibility (2021)
English | CBR | 239 pages | 309.44 MB
Collects Books of Magic (2018) #14-23.

Collects Ultimate X-Men (2001-2009) #66-74 and Annual #2.
In "Phoenix?" our heroes kick back for a night on the town with their significant others after the events of Magnetic North and their recent encounter with the master of magnetism. Meanwhile, Wolverine must face a dreaded foe from the past who comes back to haunt him with unbearable secrets that have been buried for years. Plus: Is Jean Grey really the cosmic entity called Phoenix? And if so, what can be done about it? And in Magical, meet the mysterious mutant called the Magician. He's a media darling, a vital part of the X-Men dynamic and the newest member of the team. Watch him live up to his name in ways you could never conceive. There is more -- much, much more about this new mutant than any suspect. Meanwhile, a tormented Jean Grey is having great difficulty dealing with the results of the Shi'ar testing. Elsewhere...Dazzler stirs.

Collects Ultimate X-Men (2001-2009) #58-65, Annual #1, 1/2.
Storm travels to the Great White North to find her missing friend, but there's no time for celebration for the tempestuous and troubled duo! They're about to take on an all-new threat to the Ultimate Universe... Lady Deathstrike! Plus: When a dangerous young mutant immune to psychic control takes Charles Xavier and the rest of a Manhattan bank hostage, the Professor must lead a diverse group of humans in a risky bid to end the siege! And finally, witness the return of Ultimate Juggernaut! Juggie makes a play for the Gem of Cyttorak, the jewel that will make him truly unstoppable. Only two small things stand in his way: Rogue of the X-Men and Ultimate Gambit, the new prince and princess of thieves! This story will change the X-Men's status quo forever! And in MAGNETIC NORTH, Magneto returns! Emma Frost, Alex Summers and the X-Men's greatest enemy star in an epic new storyline! When teenage mutant Lorna Dane accidentally commits a horrific crime, will the X-Men protect her, or leave her to the fury of S.H.I.E.L.D.? It's mutant against mutant - brother against brother - as Cyclops and his X-Men risk their lives to take down Havok, who has unwittingly become a pawn in Magneto's deadly game.