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DICK TRACY - A CROOK? Is the Detective in Yellow in the pocket of bloodthirsty mob boss Lips Manlis? It can't be true! But someone is out to make it at least believable - and hungering to ruin Tracy's stalwart rep. Can he - and the friends he's alienated - figure out the truth before Dick Tracy, PD becomes Dick Tracy, WANTED CRIMINAL? The latest epic issue in the acclaimed DICK TRACY series ups the noir tension as we careen toward the arc's big finale!

A new war ignites as Revolution Velveteen 9 launches a solo assault on Kiln City, taking the fight directly to the Hand of War in a brutal reckoning years in the making. This issue marks the explosive beginning of a brand-new story arc in the Underworld Universe—featuring new creators and a no-holds-barred mission to sever the Nine Hands, one by one.

Thomas has problems! Luther has butchered a police officer. But even more horrifying—Luther is right. The dying cop confirmed Thomas’s father was murdered! As paranoia slips into Thomas’s life on all sides, he has no idea whom he can trust. His mother? His uncle? His best friends? The girl he loves? Or the bloodthirsty demon driving him toward more slaughter? To kill, or not to kill—that is the question.

Recruited by the injured Pesh Chosen to save his team's season, Addy Aker must prove herself against elite competition in qualifying races. From the determined heir of the Vulkansson dynasty to the venerable Ta’Walli Dies Young, Addy has her work cut out for her. Violence in racing—while not encouraged—is permitted, but the savage fury Addy unleashes shocks even her new allies. What darkness drives her and what eyes has she drawn to their sport? Planet Atmos: Exordium is the first entry in the Planet Atmos universe of games and stories.

Riding in the van of their new friend Dr. Christina Paganini, Ted and Sarah are on the run from an army of mechs courtesy of Ayn-Styne! How rude–don’t they know that Ted is experiencing a major crisis of identity? After all, given the conclusion of the previous chapter, Ted wonders if he is even human at all. Meanwhile, Noah™ unveils the shocking truth about The Dome. Does the trillionaire want to lead humanity–or enslave it? Well, what would YOU do if you had a trillion dollars?

As Genshi Sakagura tracks the shadowy Order of Nine to a Long Island mansion, a brutal raid turns into a superpowered standoff when the assassin Velveteen crashes the party—killing his only lead and igniting a new war. With ancient conspiracies, fallen monarchists, and the Tengu’s power rising, Honor & Curse: Eternal #3 forges a deadly alliance built on blood, secrets, and the promise of betrayal.

Well, it took a while, but we’re finally at the pleasant-smelling final issue! Nebraska and Miquel have tracked down that stinky M’jor Disco, but thanks to the incredible writing, things take a wild turn that leaves everyone shocked. EVERYONE! Bikini boat fights! Mysterious cloaked figures! Helicopters! Corndogs! This baby has it all! Don’t miss the smut-laden conclusion of…The Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre!

Did you know that during the Cold War, a sabotaged Soviet oil pipeline blew up, and the detonation was so large you could see it from space? That’s what people say. Regardless, a new challenger approaches as the next Datum CEO claims the throne, and immediately uses it to transform fear into delicious oppression. PLUS: The Origin Story of Mr. Ipsum, an infamous ‘80s hacker who had root on the city power grid while your parents were learning to program a VCR. Tune in on the appropriate Wednesday for death memes, go bags, and the coldest war stories this side of Siberia. The largest non-nuclear explosion ever. That’s what they say.

Viva Las Vegas! When a giant Mecha gets loose on the sunset strip Harvey and Jarrod are dispatched to deal with it and put the genie back in the bottle! But the backstory of how it got loose is more tragic than anyone imagined.

Cypher City’s Grand Prix is rigged from the ground up...and Racer X knows it. When mob money, secret shortcuts, and collapsing bridges turn the race into a death sentence, Racer X must race the only way he can: by going off-track and breaking the system.

Docked at the orbiting fortress of Sura-Kaiser, the PEKUOD lies broken, its crew divided, and Akhaab’s obsession with the giant Pale Molok GOYAKLA, burning hotter than ever. While repairs drag on, tensions spread through the halls and bars of the orbital station: whispers of mutiny, the pull of old rivalries, and the hidden hand of Kobalt spies. For Ishmaeel, solace comes in the arms of Talya — but nightmares of the hunt return, dragging him back into the blood-soaked memory of their clash with Goyakla. A beast too cunning to be prey… and too dangerous to escape. Love, betrayal, and obsession collide as the line between trust and doom seems invisible.

Nothing’s going well for anyone! The Barbarian: comatose in the prison infirmary! That weasel Garth: in pain after stealing the Barbarian’s gem of power! The warden: fully possessed by evil! Lannie: forced to cook cheese sandwiches or die! What better time for the Barbarian to finally reveal where he came from — and why no one’s likely to survive the night! The brutal, blood-bursting high fantasy prison pulp thunders towards its climax!

Chloe, an outcast teen relentlessly bullied by everyone—including her own twin sister, Gina—conjures up an imaginary boyfriend to boost her confidence and win the approval of her peers. To her surprise, the plan works, and she soon lands a real boyfriend, believing her life has finally turned around. But her relief turns to terror when the imaginary lover she created comes to life, determined to eliminate anyone who stands in the way of their twisted connection!

Rome. 64 AD. The most daring heist in history is being planned by an unlikely crew - a former slave, a Vestal Virgin, a charioteer, and a disgraced architect – each with their own personal motives. While Rome is distracted by the chariot racing and gladiatorial games of the Circus Maximus, the crew plans to rob the Imperial treasury under the Temple of Saturn. But when Emperor Nero sets fire to the city, they’ll be lucky to escape his wrath with their lives, let alone the loot. From Mark Sable (Graveyard of Empires, Miskatonic) and Giorgio Pontrelli (Miskatonic), Circus Maximus is Gladiator meets Heat - a blood-soaked historical thriller.

As Dick Tracy investigates a series of brazen bank robberies by the mysterious Summer Sisters, an old army friend appears from across the pond with ominous tidings. Plus, the Detective in Yellow's personal life gets complicated! Still reeling from The Blank's murderous rampage--and the ways it changed The City's criminal underbelly--can Dick Tracy piece together a new mystery while being yanked back into his own complicated past?

A tavern boy’s sheltered life is overturned by the arrival of a towering, draconic woman, a wayward soldier from a distant war who single-handedly lays waste to his entire village. He swears an oath of righteous vengeance but in order to fulfill it he’ll have to seek training…from the warrior woman herself. Ferocious is epic fantasy on an intimate scale, a revenge thriller like no other, one that stirs the heart as it goes for the jugular.

In 1995, writer Mark Schultz and artist Al Williamson paired up for a two-part FLASH GORDON tale. Celebrated for its gorgeous detail and classically epic story, now the legendary specials are now being collected on their own for the very first time! A beautifully designed collector's item with new creator commentary.

In the far-flung thrilling future of the 41st Century, and on the other side of the galaxy, a swashbuckling space archaeologist, Vigil Virgo, is on the cusp of learning a universe-shattering secret in this four-color fantasy! But she'll have to dive into the abyss, where no human was ever meant to go, to do it. The question is what happens when she emerges from the other side.

With an alcoholic father and a hole in her wallet, Danielle Pryer's life in the rustic town of Bleakwood goes from bad to worse when her long-lost brother, Bruce, returns from the Vietnam War. While Bruce is being plagued by a mysterious and monstrous mutation, he is also being hunted by an incompetent team of paranormal misfits, which leads to Bleakwood quickly becoming ground zero of a supernatural battle that forces Danielle to choose between everything she holds dear and the fate of the world as a whole. This companion book to the audio drama of The Last Wardens: The Drifter includes: The official script to the audio drama of THE LAST WARDENS: THE DRIFTER Foreword by creators Amit Tishler & Elliot Sperl Behind The Drift: The Official Guide to the World of The Last Wardens featuring hidden lore, pre-production materials, and more!

When Aubrey Street arrives in 1891, looking for a feminist masterpiece that won’t be published for almost 100 years, she worries that 1981 might be rejecting her. Aubrey is a Liquidator. Her job is to fix glitches in time. She just wishes she could fix the glitches in her life. In another part of Gilded Age New York, John Hawksmore plans to kill a servant girl whose life has been turned upside down by the book she found in her employer’s library. Somehow, all their lives are connected. They just don’t know it yet…

After the apocalypse, the Earth is nothing but dust and ruin. From the heart of the desert, a single city rises—ruled by the Demon King who brought the world to its knees. To save his closest friend, Summer, Esper joins a band of wanderers bound by uneasy alliances and hidden motives. Their path leads straight into the Demon King’s domain... But the truth awaiting them inside the City of Demons may rewrite everything they thought they knew about the end—and the beginning—of the world.

THE GHOST WALKS AGAIN! The Phantom returns! Created by Lee Falks in 1936, the Phantom is one of the first costumed super heroes in history, with untold influence on pop culture. Now, critically-acclaimed creators Ray Fawkes and Russell Olson revive the character for fans old and new. When a violent gang of smugglers stubbles on an idyllic Bandar village, the peace that the Phantom has brought to the African nation of Bangalla will suddenly shatter. It will take all of the Phantom’s many skills — and allies — to restore it. The most exciting series of the year starts here!

Cora Martinez has seen her fair share of conflict—as a Sonoran Desert Park Ranger, she straddles the line between sheltering desperate immigrants and steering others away from an uncertain fate. She longs for a place where conflicts such as these no longer exist. But a clash far bigger than any on Earth is about to rip the heavens apart and crash land upon her doorstep in the guise of two adversarial combatants. An Earthbound space opera from the creators of Morning Star and Crush Depth!

Billie once basked in the spotlight as an internet singer-songwriter, until her fame faded and her songs drew only harsh criticism. Urged by her father to give up her “star dream,” she fled home in a storm of emotion. Three years later, she’s found unconscious on a street with no memory of her disappearance, clinging to a sketchbook filled with evocative drawings of Hong Kong’s streetscapes. As Billie retraces the vivid locations within her sketches, she embarks on a profound, otherworldly journey through memory and place, seeking not just what she has lost, but who she has become. Presented as a stunning slipcased hardcover collection, this two-book set includes the graphic novel and the in-story sketchbook that holds the key to Billie’s lost memories.