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As with every Chester Brown book, The Playboy-originally published in 1992-was ahead of its time, illustrating the fearlessness and prescience of the iconoclastic cartoonist. A memoir about Brown's adolescent sexuality and shame, The Playboy chronicles his teenage obsession with the magazine of the same name, but it's also a work that explores the physical form of comics to their fullest storytelling capacity. In it, a fifteen-year-old Chester is visited by a time-traveling adult Chester, and the latter narrates the former's compulsion to purchase each issue of Playboy as it appears on newsstands. Even more fascinating than his obsession with the magazine is his need to keep his habit secret and the resulting lengths to which he goes to avoid detection by his family and, later, his girlfriends.
The comics that became The Playboy first appeared in issues of Brown's controversial, groundbreaking comic Yummy Fur more than twenty years ago, and yet the frankness of the work makes it seem avant-garde even now. As in every work by this master cartoonist, The Playboy uses no extra words, no extra panels, no extra lines, conveying environment and emotion through perfectly chosen moments. Fans of his acclaimed and controversial memoir Paying for It are sure to be drawn in by this early autobiographical portrait of blazing honesty. The expanded reissue includes all-new appendixes and notes from the author.

The Little Man: Short Strips, 1980-1995 is a collection of short-story works by the celebrated and bestselling Louis Riel cartoonist Chester Brown. From his early experimental comedic surrealism to his later autobiographical and essay strips, we see not a major talent in development but a fully realized storytelling virtuoso. Included are his early autobiographical stories "Helder" (a story about a young man's tentativeness when pursuing a woman), "Showing Helder" (a blow-by-blow account of the construction of the previous story), and "Danny" (a strangely compelling moment-by-moment account of Brown waking up and trying to avoid contact with a fellow rooming-house tenant). Other standouts are Brown's controversial essay on schizophrenia (specifically his own mother's) and various medical views on this baffling disease, and the title story, "The Little Man," a Freudian classroom romp fantasy by a adolescent Brown that ties into the schizophrenia essay in a surprising way. The acclaimed compendium, culled mostly from his groundbreaking comic book series Yummy Fur, provides a fascinating insight into Brown's psyche; he rounds out the collection with exacting notes on each story.

Sam Flynn is the rebellious 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn, a computer programmer who disappeared when Sam was just a child. When Sam looks into his father's disappearance, he finds himself pulled into the same world of brutal programs and gladiatorial games where his father has been living for almost 25 years! This 128-page graphic novel prequel will bridge the story between the first Tron film from 1982 and the upcoming Walt Disney Studio's eagerly anticipated film, Tron: Legacy!
Collects Tron: Betrayal #1-2 published by Marvel.
Note: This trade was published by Disney Press and there is no mention of Marvel anywhere inside or out.

ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS, bestselling creators of PULP, RECKLESS, and CRIMINAL, are back with a new original graphic novel that readers will be obsessed with... A boarding house full of druggies. A neglected housewife. A young girl who thinks shes a superhero. A cop who wants to be left alone. And a private detective looking for a runaway girl. These stories collide one fateful summer in WHERE THE BODY WAS, a tale of love and murder in the suburbs, told from a dozen different points of view. All the neighbors on the block have an opinion about the murder and how it happened, but which of them is telling the truth?WHERE THE BODY WAS is a tour-de-force from grandmasters ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS. Starting with a map of the crime scene, this murder mystery follows the ripples of this killing as they echo through decades of love and loss and passion and violence. Like a true crime podcast crossed with a long-lost diary, WHERE THE BODY WAS is unlike anything BRUBAKER PHILLIPS have ever done and a must-have for all their avid fans!

The 1930s were the heyday of Disney's second-ever newspaper comics feature: the full-color weekly Silly Symphonies! Fantagraphics' latest volume showcases Donald Duck's extended run as star of the strip: from his pranks on Goofy to his battles with Mickey's naughty nephews - and the unforgettable debut of Donald's own riotous relatives, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, first created for this strip by artist Al Taliaferro! Also in this volume: the perilous pork pursuits of Zeke the Big Bad Wolf, who with the Three Little Pigs also made his comics debut in Silly Symphonies! Plus dog tales with Pluto... and two tales of Elmer Elephant, one plotted by comics maestros Carl Barks and Walt Kelly!

It's almost 1953, and Americans are afraid.
There are flying saucers in the sky, a Commie spy under every bed...and something even more dangerous might be attacking America...from within!
It's up to Model Agent Bettie Page to find out what it is...and stop it.
As a mysterious, invisible enemy closes in on Model Agent Bettie Page, and she doesn't know where to turn or who to trust... in this Invasion of the Bettie Snatchers!
Includes issues 6-10 of the Dynamite series!

NEW STORY ARC! Perfect jumping-on point! What in the HELL are Vampirella and Red Sonja doing in 1920s New York City, WHAT did they do to piss off gangsters, and WHERE are they going next, IF they even SURVIVE!?!?!
Contains Vampirella / Red Sonja 7-12.

Writer Luke Lieberman (Red Sonja: Birth of the She-Devil) and fan-favorite artist Walter Geovani (Gail Simon's run of Red Sonja) team-up to tell an early tale of the adventures of Red Sonja!
Under a series of incredible covers by Linser, Geovani, Golden, Suydam, and a cosplay cover -- Red Sonja faces the gallows! For all the blood she spilled, there is a price. This is the tale of how she came to such a pass.
Collects issues 1-3.

The She-Devil With A Sword has battled barbarians, scuffled with sorcerers, and mangled magical creatures of all sizes. But when a collective of superheroes from THE PROJECT enter her world, will Sonja know how to adjust to their foreign ways, before they all kill each other?
...and be sure to pick up the parallel story, VAMPIRELLA: THE DARK POWERS!
Superstar writer DAN ABNETT and artist JONATHAN LAU (GREEN HORNET)
bring the cosmic epic to life!
Collects issues 1-5, along with a complete cover gallery.

Prepare to learn the secrets of Shang-Chi's mother! Arrows will fly as the first meeting of Shang-Chi's parents is revealed - and not the Cupid's arrows! Who exactly was the woman who gave birth to the legend? And how could someone so virtuous and heroic possibly fall for an evil warlord like Zheng Zu? All will be revealed! In the present, the tides of fortune begin to turn against Shang-Chi as the mastermind who has been gathering all of his foes steps out of the shadows and stands revealed at last! His objective? To destroy everyone in Shang-Chi's bloodline! Plus: Our hero must face his dark side as he asks himself, "What If?"
Collecting SHANG-CHI (2021) #7-12 and material from MARVEL'S VOICES: IDENTITY.

Shang-Chi vs. the Marvel Universe! The martial arts master and his family are back - and this time, they're colliding head-to-head with Earth's biggest and best heroes! Shang-Chi has finally taken his place as the leader of the Five Weapons Society. But using a secret evil organization as a force for good won't be easy. And it's about to get a lot harder when Shang-Chi's fellow super heroes - including the amazing Spider-Man - start to see him as the bad guy! Gene Luen Yang and Dike Ruan return to bring you the next chapter in the story of a true Marvel legend!
COLLECTING: Shang-Chi (2021) 1-6

With Marco and Stella's lukewarm romance already on the ropes, Daniele's insistent intrusions aren't helping. But when Marco meets Lulu, a single mother and femme fatale with enlarged breasts and a mysterious background, he develops an interest that soon veers into obsession and awakens in him a problematic and long dormant sexuality. With a voyeuristic gaze, Vila lays his characters bare, observing them in their hypocrisies, insecurities, and unmentionable desires. Vila's cartooning is alive. Working in a mostly naturalistic mode, he distorts his characters just enough to imbue them with a visceral charge that fuels the narrative's lust.A psychological and grotesque character drama that doubles as an erotic thriller about erotic obsession, mourning, a sense of inadequacy, and the search for surrogates of affection, Milky Way won prizes and garnered considerable acclaim upon release in Italy in 2022.

Shuri, princess of Wakanda, has one of the bravest souls and most brilliant minds in the Marvel-Verse - and these are the tales that prove it! She's happiest in a lab, surrounded by gadgets. But when her brother T'Challa goes missing, will Shuri step up for the sake of Wakanda? Shuri's search takes her to New York City, where a wild adventure awaits alongside two of America's finest young heroes, Miles Morales and Kamala Khan! Then, it's a high-tech, high-octane race against the X-Men's engineer Forge and several other gearheads - but Shuri always plays to win! And when one of the Black Panther's advisors suffers an injury, a wicked curse sends T'Challa and Shuri on an epic quest where nothing is as it seems!
Collecting SHURI #1 and #6-7, MARVEL ACTION: BLACK PANTHER #5-6 and material from MARVEL'S VOICES #1.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is a completely new take on the heroes in a half shell. This volume offers an in-depth look at the unique designs and stunning visuals that make up this fresh spin on a classic franchise!
Includes character designs and turnarounds, vehicle concepts, location designs, and development art. Director Jeff Rowe, Producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, and other leadership and crew from across the production were interviewed and shared a range of behind-the-scenes stories and insights that make this book a spectacular companion to the film.
Lovingly crafted by Turtles aficionado Jim Sorenson (The Art of the Angry Birds Movie, Transformers: Legacy, Transformers: A Visual History, The G.I. Joe Field Manual), with a special interview with the incomparable Seth Rogen (Producer of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and the voice of Bebop), an Introduction by Director Jeff Rowe, and a Foreword from Nickelodeon & Paramount Animation President Ramsey Naito; this book is everything a TMNT fan could ask for and more!

Following the events of the Dark Phoenix Saga, the X-Men lay Jean Grey to rest. After losing the woman he loves, Cyclops quits the X-Men.
IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES
IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES.
Relive the legendary first journey into the dystopian future of 2013 - where Sentinels stalk the Earth, and the X-Men are humanity's only hope...until they die! Also featuring the return of Alpha Flight, who help combat the Wendigo, the history of the X-Men from Cyclops himself..and a demon for Christmas?!
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963-1981) #138-143, by the legendary creative team of writer Chris Claremont and artist John Byrne; and X-Men Annual #4, illustrated by John Romita Jr.

Collects X-Men '92: House Of XCII #1-5.
Everyone's favorite X-Men have returned - but everything is different! Mutants are taking a huge leap forward by founding their own nation on the island of Krakoa - guided by Professor X, Magneto and a mysterious, long-lived mutant who knows much more than she should. Mutantkind is ready to protect their new homeland from threats of all kinds - but if they knew the truth about the mutant whose secret power of resurrection was the key to it all, would they be so eager to sacrifice everything to defend their founders' dream? That's right, the '90s X-Men are tackling the Krakoan Age thirty years early - including Arakko, the gala and more - and it's not going to go the way that you expect!

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #30-35:
Spider-Man meets Ezekiel, a man with powers very similar to his own who knows more about them than even Spidey himself does! What hidden secrets about Spider-Man's powers will be unearthed?

When Scrooge McDuck finds an old model ship covered with clues to a sunken treasure galleon, pirate gold seems close! But so is a real pirate: rival billionaire John D. Rockerduck, following the clues on a second model ship! But... are both tycoons being tricked? The terrible Beagle Boys are also at sea and know much too much about this treasure hunt! Also in this exciting volume: Donald Duck seeks a crocodile-infested fountain of youth in "There's No Fool Like an Old Fool"; Goofy battles supervillains in "Here Today, Gone Apollo"... and Scrooge discovers a parallel dimension in "Brother From Another Earth"!

Collects Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2015) #1, 42-43, 46-47.
Lunella Lafayette is one of the most brilliant minds in the Marvel-Verse - and she's only a fourth-grader! Moon Girl has brawn to back up her brains too - in the form of her big red T.Rex, Devil Dinosaur! Together, they're making a huge impression on the world! It's a rite of passage for any young hero to share a team-up with Spider-Man - but can Lunella, Devil and Spidey withstand the menace of the Pink Goblin? And as the War of the Realms rages around them, get ready for an epic battle: dinosaur vs. Frost Giant! But just who is the smartest one there is: Moon Girl or Mister Fantastic? Marvel's main geniuses are about to be put to the test!

Collects Black Panther Legends (2021) #1-4, material from Shuri: A Black Panther Novel.
Dive into the legend of the Black Panther! In this new origin story by acclaimed author Tochi Onyebuchi and New York Times-bestselling illustrator Setor Fiadzigbey, T'Challa and Hunter are brothers growing up in Wakanda's idyllic royal palace. Theirs transcends the usual sibling rivalry, however: Hunter, although older, is adopted, and T'Challa is the true heir to the throne. But when tragedy strikes, the brothers must grow up fast! See the moments that made T'Challa who he is - from his walkabout as a teen, during which he meets the enchanting Ororo Munroe, to when he first invites the Fantastic Four to Wakanda! Son, brother, warrior, king - as each chapter unfolds, new pieces of T'Challa's character will be revealed, and the Black Panther will rise!