NEW GRAPHIC NOVELS OUT THIS WEEK!!!

KICK ASS 3 by MARK MILLAR & JOHN ROMITA JNR

The grand finale of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s blockbuster! Hit-Girl is in jail, leaving Kick-Ass to lead the superhero team Justice Forever. But superheroes have been outlawed, leaving Kick-Ass and to dodge both cops and some terrifying new foes! For the first time, Kick-Ass begins to doubt. Is he in too deep to get out? Meanwhile, Hit-Girl starts running all the gangs in the joint, and a broken Red Mist gets an education from a terrifying crime boss. But when the new Skull and Bones vigilante team debuts and dissension hits Justice Forever's ranks, will Kick-Ass be able to fend off a coup? Plus: The flashback you've all been waiting for...the secret origin of Hit-Girl! How does little Mindy McCready earn her assassin stripes? Find out as Kick-Ass comes to its epic conclusion! COLLECTING : Kick-Ass 3 1-8

KINGDOM COME by MARK WAID & ALEX ROSS 

Writer Mark Waid, coming from his popular work on Flash and Impulse, and artist Alex Ross, who broke new ground with the beautifully painted Marvels, join together for this explosive book that takes place in a dark alternate future of the DC Superhero Universe. Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and almost every other character from DC Comics must choose sides in what could be the final battle of them all

PREACHER BOOK 5 by GARTH ENNIS & STEVE DILLION

Writer Garth Ennis’s violent, scabrous journey across America’s religious landscape continues in this fifth hardcover volume.Preacher Jesse Custer’s dark journey to find God, accompanied by his gun-toting girlfriend and Irish vampire buddy, continues as Jesse becomes the sheriff of a troubled Texas town. Then, he decides it’s high time to renew his quest to find God and hold him accountable for all of his actions. But before he can continue down that path, he must reunite with his girlfriend, Tulip. 

EX MACHINA 6: POWER DOWN by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN & TONY HARRIS 

Spin City and The West Wing meet Batman in this gripping superhero graphic novel series by the award-winning writer of Y: The Last Man, Brian K. Vaughan.A mysterious new visitor arrives in New York City, with powers that may be connected to superhero mayor Mitchell Hundred's - just as Hundred's own abilities shut down during an extended citywide blackout! Can the mayor manage the ensuing chaos, keep his family safe from an apparent madman, and deal with new revelations about the nature of his barely-comprehended powers?

ASTRO CITY: PRIVATE LIVES by KURT BUSIEK & BRENT ANDERSON

When you're the Silver Adept, one of Astro City's newest and most powerful mystic heroes, your life is full of magic, battle, demons, apocalypses and more. When you're the Adept's personal assistant, though, life gets really weird. A look at the woman behind the hero.

ADVENTURE TIME: SEEING RED & GRAYBLES SCHMAYBLES by KATE LETH, ZACK STERLING & MEREDITH McCLAREN 

Marceline has to go back home for a family reunion. Normally, she would skip out but it turns out she left her axe behind the last time she was there. With the help of Jake the dog, Marceline hopes this trip won’t be a complete drag. Little does she know, her dad has made some decisions while she’s been away and this visit is going to be a roller coaster of family, friends, and communication!

THE SWORN SWORD by GEORGE R. R. MARTIN

The Sworn Sword is a novella by George R. R. Martin that first appeared in the Legends II anthology series. This is the second in the series of Dunk and Egg stories.

EXPLORING CALVIN AND HOBBES by BILL WATTERSON

Exploring Calvin and Hobbes is the catalogue for an exhibition by the same name at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library Museum at Ohio State University that ran in 2014. The exhibit is Bill Watterson's personal exploration of how the wonder of Calvin and Hobbes came to be. It includes original art of Calvin and Hobbes, along with Watterson's original commentary. The show also includes art from cartoons and cartoonists that Watterson has identified as influential in the development of his art, including Peanuts, Pogo, Krazy Kat, Doonesbury, Pat Oliphant, Jim Borgman, Flash Gordon, Bloom County, and Steadman. The book also includes an extensive, original interview with Watterson by Jenny Robb, the exhibition's curator.

DEADPOOL: VOL 1 & 2 by BRIAN POSEHN, GERRY DUGGAN & TONY MOORE

Dead former United States presidents, from George Washington to Gerald Ford, have been resurrected--and that's bad. The Marvel heroes can't be the ones to stop them...someone is needed with the reputation, skills and plausible deniability to take out these com-monsters in chiefs.


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