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Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda celebrate 10 years of Monstress with a Compendium

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The multiple Eisner, Harvey, Ringo, and Hugo Award winning New York Times bestselling series, Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda, hits its milestone 10th anniversary this year. In celebration of the momentous achievement, an equally momentous, door-stopping Monstress Compendium One paperback edition is slated to hit shelves this Fall from Image Comics.

This highly-anticipated collected edition will be comprised of Monstress issues #1-48 and provide a binge-able new entry-point for readers just discovering Maika’s dark arcane quest.

The richly imagined world of Monstress is an alternate 1900s Asia, with an art deco-infused steampunk aesthetic that’s brimming with arcane dangers. Within it, a teenage girl struggles to overcome the trauma of war, a task that’s made all the more difficult by her mysterious psychic link to an eldritch monster of tremendous power—a connection that will transform them both, and place them in the crosshairs of both human and otherworldly powers.

Monstress first launched in 2015 and has gone on to be reprinted many times, has garnered a slew of accolades including multiple Eisner Awards, Harvey Awards, a Hugo Award, World Fantasy Award, and British Fantasy Award. It has snagged spots on Best of Year lists including those of Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, The Washington Post, Thrillist, Barnes & Noble, Powell’s, and the American Library Association’s YALSA list. Liu broke the glass ceiling in 2016 when she made history as the first woman ever to win an Eisner Award the the Best Writer category for her work on the series.

Monstress Compendium One paperback (ISBN: 9781534328334) will be available at local comic book shops on Wednesday, September 24 and independent bookstores, Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones on Tuesday, October 7.

Monstress Compendium One

The Definitive Collection of Barb Wire arrives in 2026

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From series creator Chris Warner, Team Comics’ Greatest World, and Dark Horse Books comes the ultimate collection of Barb Wire comics: The Barb Wire Compendium. Arriving in stores February 2026, fans can revisit the classic series starting from the beginning in her first appearance in 1993’s Comics’ Greatest World in this new, comprehensive volume collecting every main line Barb Wire comic and a bounty of bonus material.

Bursting at the seams with a gang of the comic book industry’s greatest talent, this collection includes the work of writer/artist Chris Warner along with John Arcudi, Adam Hughes, Patrick Olliffe, Paul Gulacy, Tim Bradstreet, Dan Lawlis, Mike Manley, Adam Warren, Dave Dorman, Mike Mignola, Andrew Robinson, and more! 

Steel Harbor is the American dream turned nightmare. This once great city was a monument to American industry and ingenuity; now, it’s a scrap heap of shuttered factories, decaying neighborhoods, and wasted potential being carved up and fought over by superpowered street gangs. 

But where others see a warzone, Barb sees opportunity. When a bounty can punch through a wall, summon a tornado, or fly, they tend to have a big fat price on their head, which is just what Barb needs if she’s going to keep her money-pit hard rock bar from being shuttered. The trick is staying alive long enough to collect. 

This collection features cover art by Hughes and contains Comics’ Greatest World: Steel Harbor Week 1: Barb Wire, Comics’ Greatest World: Steel Harbor Week 2: The Machine, Comics’ Greatest World: Steel Harbor Week 3: Wolf Gang, Comics’ Greatest World: Steel Harbor Week 4: Motorhead, Barb Wire #1-9, San Diego Comic-Con Comics #3: Barb Wire: No Fear, Barb Wire: Ace of Spades #1-4, Barb Wire (Volume 2) #1-8, and, as a bonus, Chris Warner’s original character designs and redesigns for the series, and the movie adaptation comic Barb Wire Movie Special.

This is the biggest and baddest Barb has ever been! The Barb Wire Compendium 648-page (6.625×10.1875”) paperback will be available in bookstores on February 17, and comic shops on February 18, 2026, for $39.99. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop

The Barb Wire Compendium

Holiday Gift Guide: The G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Compendium Vol. 1 features the first 50 issues!

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YOOOO JOE! The pop culture world changed forever when LARRY HAMA’s G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero made its comic book debut, and now you can experience every issue–from the original series and tie-ins–in this new reader-friendly compendium format for the very first time.

G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Compendium Vol. 1 is the perfect gift for fans of G.I. JOE, comic fans, and those who miss the 80s comic!

Discover the incredible heroes of G.I. Joe, the terrifying villains of Cobra, and the unforgettable stories that set them on a collision course in this first volume, perfect for fans new and old.

Collects G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #1-50

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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