Phantom Road Vol. 2 Available June 18

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Author: Jeff Lemire

Grindhouse horror meets high-concept supernatural fantasy in the second volume of the bold new series!

Birdie and Dom continue their journey through the Other Place in an attempt to safely deliver their ward. But when they find themselves stopping at an abandoned roadside circus, the trip takes another wildly surreal u-turn.

From JEFF LEMIRE (THE BONE ORCHARD MYTHOS, LITTLE MONSTERS) and GABRIEL HERNÁNDEZ WALTA (The Vision, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D: Old Man Whittier), the Eisner Award-nominated creative team behind the bestselling Sentient series.

Collects #6-#10!

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Operation Sunshine Vol. 1: Blood Run Available June 18

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Author: Henry Zebrowski & Marcus Parks

From the New York Times-bestselling hosts of the hit The Last Podcast on the Left and Black Hammer’s David Rubín comes this all-new humorous and action-packed horror comic book series that’s Near Dark meets Ocean’s Eleven.

A group of young, alienated vampires known as “bugs” plot to steal a magical object from ancient monstrous vampires to turn themselves back to human. Along the way they uncover a sprawling monster underground, a top-secret plot run by the elder creatures, elite militant vampire slayers, and madness beyond imagining blocking their path to humanity.

Collects Operation Sunshine #1–#4 and additionally features a sketchbook section, and bonus pinups by David Aja, Kelley Jones, Eric Powell, James Stokoe, Ben Marra, and Malachi Ward.

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The Midnite Show Available June 18

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Author: Cullen Bunn

From the creators of The Sixth Gun and Manor Black comes this new supernatural horror series about monsters of the silver screen coming to life and wreaking havoc on a small town.

Basil Saxon is a legend among horror fans. Over fifty years ago, he vanished during a freak accident on the set of the film that would have been his masterpiece. The cursed film—God of Monsters—was never completed and has never been seen. But when a film festival shows footage from the long-lost movie, classic horror monsters manifest to wreak havoc and terror on the unsuspecting populace. A ragtag group of misfits must band together to stop the most famous creatures of all time and send them back to the realm of celluloid nightmares.

Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, Bill Crabtree, and Jim Campbell unleash this tale of terror. Popcorn not included.

Collects issues #1–#4 of The Midnite Show comic book series, along with a sketchbook section, and pinup artwork by Dan Brereton, Francesco Francavilla, Kelley Jones, and more!

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Hellboy : The Crooked Man & The Return of Effie Kolb Available June 18

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Author: Mike Mignola

Experience Hellboy’s classic Appalachian horror adventure that inspired the new movie!

Hellboy helps a young man who sold his soul to the terrifying Crooked Man in Mignola and Richard Corben’s original series and the inspiration for the new film. In the sequel by Mignola and Zach Howard, Hellboy confronts the folk legend again when someone—or something—has moved into the Crooked Man’s backwoods mansion with wicked intentions.

Collects Hellboy: The Crooked Man #1–#3, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Return of Effie Kolb #1–#2.

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Grendel Omnibus Vol. 5: Grendel Tales Available June 18

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Author: Various

From the visionary mind of Matt Wagner, this anthology sees several industry giants stepping into the world of Grendel to tell their own tales of anger and vengeance in a strange, dystopian future—where the force of Grendel looms as a part of everyone’s lives!

Perfect for longtime fans and newcomers to the Grendel saga, these dark tales from multiple creative teams explore the violent, alarming future of the post-Orion Assante era. With over 400 pages of gripping narratives and stunning art, this omnibus volume features new cover art by Matt and Brennan Wagner and is reprinted for the first time in the standard comics size.

Collects “Devil Worship” the first Grendel Tales short story from Grendel #40, Four Devils, One Hell #1 to #6, Devil’s Hammer #1 to #3, The Devil in Our Midst #1 to #5, and Devils and Deaths #1 to #2.

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Dark Spaces : The Hollywood Special Available June 18

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Author: Jeremy Lambert

This fresh installment of Scott Snyder’s Dark Spaces anthology unearths a monster in the twisted underbelly of Pennsylvania mine country.

There’s a monster lurking outside of Minersville, and he’s tired of hiding. Everyone thinks Viv’s crazy. Delusional. That she didn’t see what she saw. Everyone, that is, except the locals. Vivian copes the best way she can—with a visit to the local watering hole—but it’s what happens after that changes everything. The Mismatch Man is hungry, you see…and Vivian’s many wounds have never healed.

Jeremy Lambert picks up the torch of Scott Snyder’s chilling Dark Spaces anthology in The Hollywood Special, a new dark tale of intrigue and the bad things people do.

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Creepy Archives Vol. 6 Available June 18

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Author: Various

The Eisner Award winning horror anthology series is now available in value-priced paperback editions!

Creepy Archives Volume 6 conjures a blood-curdling assemblage of shock, havoc, and nightmares by top comics fearmongers Archie Goodwin, Don Glut, Frank Frazetta, Tom Sutton, Ernie Colon, Vaughn Bodé, and more, and including “Rock God” by Hugo Award winning scribe Harlan Ellison, and illustrated by comics legend Neal Adams. Turn your happy home into a treacherous tomb with this terrifying tome!

Collects Creepy magazine issues 26–32.

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174 Available June 18

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Author: Dan Kuah

The first in a series of spine-tingling graphic novels from Dan Kuah is a collection of nine horror stories set in 1980s Singapore, around a single residential block, 174.

A doll, a lift, an inadvertent action, a knock on the door… are the events in these stories independent of one another or are they somehow linked?

What is the mystery behind the strange occurrences in 174?

In this gripping collection of stories, comic artist Dan Kuah’s evocative stories and masterful artwork will capture your imagination and invite you to explore the interplay between our world and the supernatural realm.

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Strange Academy : Blood Hunt #2 Available June 12

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Author: Daniel José Older

The Strange Academy kids’ mission to find a spell to solve the Blood Hunt has taken them all the way to Madripoor to find THE DARKHOLD! Readers of CONTEST OF CHAOS know, however, that the Darkhold is now a child and the only way to stop the Vampire onslaught means…the death of the Darkhold Child!

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Into the Unbeing Part One Available June 12

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Author: Zac Thompson

A group of climate scientists working in a remote base camp on the Australian outback discover an impossible landform. They venture inside expecting the unexpected, and the titular Unbeing delivers. True to the traditions of cosmic horror, they discover an anomalous environment that defies everything they think they know about the world. From critically acclaimed writer Zac Thompson (Cemetery Kids Don’t Die, Blow Away) and visionary artist Hayden Sherman (Dark Spaces: Dungeon, Wasted Space). • Mind-bending eco-horror with an original twist on exploring the unknown.

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Monsters Are My Business #3 Available June 12

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Author: Cullen Bunn

Griz is a tough-as-nails bounty hunter. Cuddles is a chainsaw-wielding koala. Together, they prowl the mean streets of Bogtown, kicking ass and taking names. Now, though, they may have bitten off more than they can chew. They’ve “rescued” a monster from the clutches of the Howling Gargoyles–a monster with an unbreakable connection to an elder deity. And the Gargoyles are determined to get their prisoner back.

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Heartpiercer #2 Available June 12

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Author: Rich Douek

Tensions run high in the village of Briarglen, as it’s set upon by an army of the Howler’s werewolves. Will the villagers trust Atala to lead them in fighting off the monsters, or throw her, Grost and Eryn into their slavering jaws? The dark fantasy epic continues right here!

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Blood Hunt #3 Available June 12

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Author: Jed MacKay

NIGHT HAS FALLEN. WILL THE SUN RISE AGAIN?

As the heroes rally at the Sanctum Sanctorum, they must first deal with a threat close to their hearts! And while they raise the torch of defiance, the new lord of the vampires enacts his dreaded scheme!

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Vampirella : Mindwarp Available June 11

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Author: Jeff Parker

It’s a deadly chase across reality in a Vampirella epic unlike any you’ve seen before. Enter the twisted world of Mindwarp! Meet Baroness Gruzal, an evil sorcerer with an ancient crown that possesses dreadful powers. Gruzal’s ambition is to live one thousand years ― and she plans to accomplish this by stealing and inhabiting the powerful body of Vampirella! What follows is a mad chase across time and space itself, as seen through the prism of Vampirella’s wild history and dark origins! Don’t miss this new, brain-melting epic from the feverish minds of writer Jeff Parker (Aquaman) and artist Benjamin Dewey (Namor)!

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Nights Vol. 1 Available June 11

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Author: Wyatt Kennedy

Scott Pilgrim meets Fright Night in this vampy new series that features anime influences, gamer culture, and found family.

It’s 2003, supernatural creatures casually exist amongst humans, and America is made up of 31 states.

Vince Okonma was an ordinary teenager, living in an ordinary town, with an ordinary life. Until an encounter with a mysterious vampire girl changed everything. Now, the supernatural monsters, his hitman cousin, and a video game-making ghost are the least of his problems. And besides possibly preventing the apocalypse and the shadowy government hounding him, he’s still gotta work through the biggest challenge of them all. First love.

Collects NIGHTS #1-6

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The Last Delivery Available June 11

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Author: Evan Dahm

An anonymous parcel delivery boy arrives at a sprawling, chaotic mansion, in search of The Resident, who must sign for the package he bears, but this isn’t nearly as simple a task as it should be. The mansion hosts an endless, frenzied party, and the partygoers impede his every step. As the quest takes him further into the dripping, black bowels of the labyrinthine house, his mission galvanizes into his single purpose for existence, and his determination to find The Resident may well prove his undoing.

A phantasmagoric dark fantasy unlike anything you’ve ever explored before, from the wild imagination behind RICE BOY and THE HARROWING OF HELL.

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Grim Book One Deluxe Edition Available June 11

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Author: Stephanie Phillips

The first deluxe hardcover edition of the fan favorite series, Grim!

Jessica Harrow may be dead, but her story is far from over as she experiences countless dark adventures in the hereafter, working as one of many Reapers to ferry the souls of the damned to their ultimate destination… One of 2022’s biggest hits with over 100,000 units sold, there is no better way to discover the secrets of the afterlife and the fate of hell and death itself, than in this special premium format. From superstar writer Stephanie Phillips (Harley Quinn) and fan favorite artist Flaviano (New Mutants) comes this deluxe hardcover collection of the first 15 issues, a harrowing collection perfect for new and current readers alike! Collects Grim #1-15.

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The Cannibal Available June 11

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Author: Louise Flaherty & Solomon Awa

Based on an Inuit traditional story passed down orally for generations, The Cannibal tells the horrific tale of a family experiencing starvation when the animals they rely on for survival disappear. While the wife stays alive by eating plants she gathers daily, the husband does the unthinkable, resorting to murder and cannibalism. Horrified, and terrified for her life, the wife eventually finds herself alone in camp with her husband. She knows what will happen to her if she does not find a way to escape. Hatching a plan, the exhausted wife embarks on the journey with her murderous husband in pursuit. After safely arriving at a nearby camp, she shares the story of what has become of her camp, and her own children. Soon the husband arrives, and the camp must decide how to deal with the cannibal. Both horrific and poignant, this cautionary traditional story provides a window into the at times harsh realities of traditional life.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Best Of Collection Vol. 4 (Kindle) Available June 5

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Author: Various

What makes great heroes? Great villains of course! And the TMNT have some of the greatest in pop culture! This fourth collection digs into the dark underbelly of the Turtles’ world, focusing on Bebop, Rocksteady, Karai, and of course, the otherworldly Krang! In these stories from throughout TMNT history, see the characters develop from their early roots in the original comics to their monstrous present day incarnations. Delve into issues from the Mirage series that started it all, TMNT Adventures and Tales of the TMNT, to IDW’’s current ongoing universe. Uncover crucial tales of the powerhouse mutants Bebop and Rocksteady, the ninja antihero Karai, and the alien warlord Krang. Includes issues by TMNT co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, plus contributions from Jim Lawson, Tom Waltz, Erik Burnham, Sophie Campbell, Cory Smith, Chris Allan, Michael Dooney, Joshua Williamson, Bobby Curnow, Jackson Lanzing, David Server, and others.

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Purgatori Must Die! Collection Available June 5

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Author: Ray Fawkes

Purgatori’s always pissing somebody off — but this time she’s gone too far! It may have some connection to her growing insanely powerful and probably starting to kill and eat the gods. In fact, that last part for sure. And gods are like potato chips, right? It’s not like she’s going to stop at one. And so, the various pantheons have pooled their not inconsiderable resources to offer up a big prize to whatever psycho manages to kill her. Who wants to try? Hey, who doesn’t?!

The creative team behind Vampirella Vs. Purgatori and the recent Purgatori miniseries reunite for the grand third act of this Purgatori saga! Guest-starring Evil Ernie, Vampirella, the Sacred Six… and more! Collects issues #1-5.

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Blood Hunters #2 Available June 5

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Author: Kaare Andrews

The bloody chaos continues as the events of BLOOD HUNT spill across the Marvel Universe! When the skies go dark, what will happen when a group of vampires gets a taste of the Hulk’s gamma-irradiated blood?! Kate Bishop takes aim against the creatures of the night with the help of a mysterious new vampire hunter. And Dagger and Elsa Bloodstone have teamed up to face down the vampiric hordes – but when a new combatant enters the field, will she prove friend or foe? Or both?! The formation of Marvel’s wildest new team yet, the BLOOD HUNTERS, continues!

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GUMAA : The Beginning of Her #7 Available June 5

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Author: Jeehyung Lee

Young Khalida escapes from a drug syndicate and discovers an ancient blade in a long-abandoned temple. Using its power, she becomes the Goddess of the City, controlling the citizens through dark magic and fear.

But events are being manipulated against her from the shadows, targeting Khalida. A final action-packed confrontation will reawaken the ancient war and change the balance of power between Heaven and Hell… Forever.

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Lone #1 Available May 29

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Author: Angie Hewitt

On the last day of summer before eighth grade, Alma makes a disturbing discovery: the lake her town is named for has disappeared. Not dried up. Vanished! What’s more concerning is that no one else remembers it ever existed. With the help of her best friend, Kel, Alma tries to get to the bottom of the mystery. But as more things start to disappear, Alma worries she might somehow be the cause.

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Death Ratio’d Available May 29

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Author: Mark Russell

“Death Ratio’d,” the latest one-shot comic by Mark Russell, Laci, and Marko Lesko presents a gripping, satirical vision of the future. When Arnold awakens from his coma into a dystopian future ruled by the merciless hand of social media, he quickly learns that in this new world, popularity isn’t everything, it’s the only thing. Garnering likes and upvotes can lead to unparalleled heights of fame and fortune. However, the stakes are lethally high – if your social approval ratio gets too low, one “thumbs down” could mean death, and trigger the bomb collar locked around each citizen’s neck. Arnold, bewildered and running on his last ‘Like,’ must learn to navigate this perilous social landscape, or escape it. “Death Ratio’d” is a darkly comedic exploration of our social media-obsessed society, where the line between virtual approval and real-world survival blurs.

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Wasp Video Roadhouse Available May 28

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Author: Carlos Gonzalez

A comic book potpourri collecting over a decade of fever dreams, lost highways, and psycho-sexual noir. Welcome to the club.

Wasp Video Roadhouse compiles a trove of hard to find zines and self published mini-comics that even the most die hard fans have never seen. Includes: ‘Steam Walkway’ (2010), ‘Micro Pitch’ (2012), ‘Shit Town’ (2012), ‘Lost Canyon’ (2013), ‘Star Power’ (2014), ‘Scab County’ (2015), ‘The Toy Collector’ (2021) and bonus material.

These stories range a variety genres outside of Gonzalez’s science fiction ‘comfort zone’, such as romance, sports, political apocalypse, neo-noir, music biography, western. Follow the crooked journey of several ‘lost’ souls as they navigate the borders of rationality within a curdled American gumbo. If you can’t get enough of crudely drawn mutilation fables, open this door. Then you can get back to your jazz albums and drinking.

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Enenra Vol. 2 #5 Available May 22

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Author: Aaron Wroblewski

Richard and his team arrive in Hong Kong, to a political timebomb. With riots in the streets and corrupt officials using the outbreak for their own gains, the virus has found the perfect place to grow and multiply. Meanwhile back in the UK, the virus continues to spread, leaving no one safe.

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EC Covers Artisan Edition Available May 21

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Author: Wally Wood

Here is your chance to collect some of the most iconic comic book covers by some of the greatest artists to ever pick up a pencil!

EC Comics, under the guidance of publisher Bill Gaines, was–according to the editor of this collection–the greatest line of comics ever done. This once-in-a-lifetime Artist’s Edition collects more than 140 EC covers by their best and brightest talents. The luminaries included in this gigantic (15 x 22 inches!) tome include:

Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman, Graham Ingels, Al Williamson, Johnny Craig, Frank Frazetta, Jack Davis, Al Feldstein, and more! To make a baseball analogy, this is a Murderers Row every bit as noteworthy as the ’27 Yankees!

Also includes an Introduction by noted EC scholar Thommy Burns.

To Date IDW Publishing has won SIX Eisner Awards (the comic book equivalent of the Academy Awards).

Each cover in this collection has been scanned from the original art. While appearing to be in black and white, these images were scanned in COLOR, enabling the reader to see all the subtle nuances that make original art unique. Blue pencil notations, zip-a-tone, Duoshade, whiteout—all of these and more are clearly visible. Honestly, the only better way to see these covers is to be holding the original art in your hands!

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The Curse : Spiritual Grimdark Horror Graphic Ballad Available June 2

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Author: Alexander Gabriel ZoderoT

Behold the inaugural tome of the spiritual fantasy saga—’The Path of None’: The Curse. A.G. ZoderoT’s grimdark spiritual horror fantasy ballad opus, set in a foreboding fantasy realm, unveils the saga of Drakko, an ordinary youth teetering on the brink of destiny. His encounter with the enigmatic One ignites an inner odyssey that has long been underway, unbeknownst to him, hastening his journey as disparate worlds coalesce into One. As Drakko undertakes his final quest, trials test his resolve, propelling him to realms both internal and external, beyond the confines of his wildest imaginings. Witness his harrowing metamorphosis, decipher the clues pointing inward, and behold the fate of those who believe they’ve grasped the elusive Truth, only to realize their quest has just begun!

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Dark Ride #12 Available May 15

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Author: Joshua Williamson

SERIES FINALE

Arthur Dante’s most haunting creation yet is brought to life, and a final sacrifice must be made to take control of Devil Land. But who will it be?

JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, ANDREI BRESSAN, and ADRIANO LUCAS bring their acclaimed series to a conclusion you’ll never see coming!

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