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The Fury of Firestorm #6 is a hell of an issue wrapping up the first story arc

Firestorm has the city of Pittsburgh trapped and is going to start dismantling it atom by atom. Can Firehawk finally break through the Matrix’s control and reach Ronnie before it’s too late?!

Story: Jeff Lemire
Art: Rafael De Latorre
Color: Marcelo Maiolo
Letterer: Lucas Gattoni

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Transformers #36 continues the series’ improvement as Cobra-La takes center stage

That’s right! In a move no one could have predicted, Thundercracker takes his place among the Aerialbots! They assemble just in time to… wait… what’s that sound? Could it be?
COBRA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!

Story: Robert Kirkman
Art: Jason Howard
Color: Mike Spicer
Letterer: Rus Wooton

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Nate Powell’s Diana is another music infused intriguing story featuring Powell’s amazing art

The year is 1992. Diana Bogue is a personality too big for her small Arkansas town–a runaway who dyes her hair platinum, studies the occult, sings like an angel, and dominates the local punk scene through the force of her personality.

Even when being in the “cult of Diana” is too much for them, her friends Jody, Steff, Napoleon, and Todd can’t help but be pulled into her vortex.

But under the surface, Diana struggles to outrun damage from a repressive religious past. She only shares these struggles with her dearest long-distance pen pal–who she keeps hidden from her other friends.

Until one day, he’s never heard from again.

Untethered and fiercely protective of what she considers hers, Diana turns even more inward, blending music and homegrown sorcery in hopes of outrunning reality. But even she can’t turn back time . . . or can she?

Story: Nate Powell
Art: Nate Powell

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The Dissidents teaches us about the past that looks a lot like the present day

“WE’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE . . . BUT WE FORGOT.”

It’s 1916. President Woodrow Wilson―a deeply divisive authoritarian who is also a white supremacist with open contempt for constitutional rights―sits in the Oval Office.

Racial tensions, unprecedented economic inequality, a groundswell of support for unionization, and the rise of both a reactionary far right militia and a growing radical opposition shake the very foundations of American society. A pandemic is two years away. And the 1900s have only just gotten started.

“AMERICA IS A COUNTRY ON THE BRINK OF CHAOS.”

The Dissidents follows a group of real and influential political cartoonists who worked for the magazine The Masses―Art Young, Boardman Robinson, Cornelia Barns, and others, dominant in their day but now forgotten―as well as a fictional young German immigrant from Cleveland, Joe Hertle, who has come to New York to make his name.

They rub elbows with the great opposition voices of the day, such as journalists Max Eastman and John Reed, and the radical provocateur Emma Goldman. What they document in their cartoons and illustrations is a country spiraling into darkness, under attack by German saboteurs and private militias, plagued by racism, and rocked by class war.

For the crime of documenting the times they live in, these cartoonists are indicted for sedition and put on trial by the U.S. government―with twenty-year sentences hanging over their heads. Two others are forced to flee the country into exile. Another is incarcerated by the U.S. army and scheduled for execution!

Award-winning author Derf Backderf raises the bar for visual storytelling in this gripping, layered, and perceptive original graphic novel, told through the lens of the political cartoonists whose work shaped our history and also held a mirror to it. Finding a personal connection as a journalist who started out as a political cartoonist, he opens a door to our past and crafts a story that pulls from the strongest elements of his previous work. In The Dissidents, Backderf delivers an utterly unique account of U.S. history, making connections to the events of today as they relate to the seeds that were sown over a hundred years ago.

The Dissidents is his magnum opus. It is a gripping tale of political passion, artistic ambition, love, and betrayal, with great characters and unexpected twists. It’s a suspenseful and fascinating American story that is almost completely forgotten today―and a terrifying and relevant warning from the past.

Story: Derf Backderf
Art: Derf Backderf

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The Mess is an intriguing graphic novel about reconnecting with those we love

When her semi-estranged and penniless hoarder father dies, Erin Messina is tasked with cleaning out his house before the bank forecloses on it. This otherwise thankless task is given a purpose, however, when she remembers the original Picasso drawing her father was gifted in 1964. She enlists her teenage son, Jackson, to spend spring break looking for their possible ticket to long-term financial stability. Jackson, resentful and eager to shirk responsibility, befriends twin skateboarders who live in the hood, and tell him about the violent murder that happened directly across the street from his grandfather’s home — and the murderer who still lives there. Emotional baggage, paranoia, and frayed nerves stretch the Messina’s relationship to the brink, as The Mess careens to a thrilling final act that includes… two-way radio communication with the dead?

Story: Noah Van Sciver
Art: Noah Van Sciver

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Six of Us #1 is a solid start to the murder mystery story

Chapter 1: “The Thing about me Dying”

Six actors built America’s favorite sitcom. Millions tuned in. Billboards lit the skyline. Then one of them died . . .

A beloved cast member of a hit ensemble sitcom dies under mysterious circumstances, sending shockwaves through Hollywood and revealing the secrets, betrayals, and desires lurking beneath the glittering facade. As the surviving cast members confront their past; old rivalries and hidden truths emerge and the line between life and performance begins to blur.

Story: Tom King
Art: Gabriel Hernandez Walta
Color: Jordie Bellaire
Letterer: Clayton Cowles

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Batman & Robin: Year One – Dynamic Duos #2 is another great issue of the series

Robin’s successfully infiltrated the gang of kids terrorizing Gotham. In order to gather intel, he’ll need to get even closer and prove his worth to the person in charge of this group. But will Robin have to break Batman’s code in order to do it?

Story: Mark Waid
Art: Chris Samnee
Color: Mat Lopes
Letterer: Clayton Cowles with Chris Samnee

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Very Far from Home has some solid lessons for kids and adults about priorities and family

Verity “Very” Nelson’s story continues as she teams up with her cousin and frenemy to save a community pool in this humorous and heartfelt standalone middle grade graphic novel from New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award-winning author Hope Larson.

Verity “Very” Nelson is poised to have the perfect summer.

That is, until her mom breaks the news—they’re going to Wisconsin to help get her grandma’s house ready for sale. Very’s devastated to be missing an activist workshop and lake trip with her best friends, but her mom says it’s important for them to spend time with Grandma, who just moved into assisted living care.

As she’s settling in, Very happens upon a shuttered pool. Her cousin Maya explains that funding has dried up for the former gathering place, and now, the only place to swim is the exclusive, expensive country club.

Very knows a great cause when she sees it. She and her friends spring into action and rally the community around the public pool—but an unlikely source shares a ruinous tip that threatens its future forever. Can Very finish what she started, or will she leave the town worse off than when she arrived?

Story: Hope Larson
Art: Hope Larson

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The Transformers: The Movie The Deluxe Edition collects two adaptations of the animated film

CELEBRATE THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE IN STYLE!

When Optimus Prime and Megatron wage their final battle on Earth…from the ashes rises a whole new beginning for the Autobots and Decepticons that is truly More Than Meets The Eye!

Explore THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE like never before in this breathtaking deluxe hardcover that collects both adaptations of the iconic movie, just in time for fans to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

Collects THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE #1-3 & THE TRANSFORMERS: THE ANIMATED MOVIE #1-4.

Story: Ralph Macchio, Bob Budiansky
Art: Don Perlin, Don Figueroa
Finishes: Ian Akin, Brian Garvey
Color: Nel Yomtov, Josh Burcham
Color Assists: Tim Barnett, Rob Ruffolo, Robby Musso, Matt Moylan, Evan Gauntt, Mark Bristow
Letters: Janice Chiang, Robbie Robbins, Neil Uyetake

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Don’t Be Scared is a solid ghost story for younger readers, perfect for the spooky season

Riz is determined to prove to his dad that movies matter and ghosts are real, but he and his friends might be in over their head when they investigate the local creepy mansion.

Riz Choudhry lives for two things: movies and anything spooky. His dad? Not so much. While Riz dreams of filmmaking and jump scares, his father dreams of Riz going to med school or law school―and neither one includes ghosts.

But the film club is Riz’s safe haven, a place where other supernatural-obsessed first-gen kids swap scary stories from their cultures. So, when the group decides to film a documentary about the creepy old mansion in town, Riz is all in. But there’s a problem. His dad wants Riz to quit the club. AND the building is about to be demolished. Now Riz and his friends must use the power of filmmaking to save the mansion…before it vanishes forever.

Packed with shivers, laughter, and heart, Don’t Be Scared celebrates friendship, heritage, and daring to fight for what matters―even if it means disagreeing with your family.

Story: Saadia Faruqi
Art: Shadia Amin

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