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Preview: Queen Kodiak

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Queen Kodiak

(W) Christopher Greenslate (A) Riccardo Faccini (C) Dearbhla Kelly (L) Justin Birch

Following in the massive footsteps of legends like Godzilla and King Kong, comes QUEEN KODIAK, a colossal, super-charged Kodiak grizzly bear… one who survived from the ice-age and who’s been irreversibly enhanced by a mysterious geothermal energy pulsing in the unknown depths of an Alaskan ice cave. And although QUEEN KODIAK’s been asleep for thousands of years, melting ice and subsequent tectonic activity has disturbed her hibernation. And in her debut graphic novel, she wakes up to find her only cub missing.

But as much as we want to meet her and watch her wreck shop on the Pacific northwest (sorry Seattle), our story actually centers on JOEY FOX, an embattled 17-year-old girl, and natural empath, who befriends Queen Kodiak’s cub after a tectonic shift in her own life — the recent passing of her mother. As a result, Joey’s been sent to Alaska’s Kodiak Island to live with the man who left them ten years ago, her state trooper father. In many ways, it’s a story about how families survive overwhelming odds.

Queen Kodiak

Experience thrilling tales from a Galaxy Far Far Away with Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Library Edition Vol. 1

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Dark Horse Books presents Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Library Edition Volume 1, which collects stories spanning the battles against the rise of the Sith to the opposition of the First Order. Arriving in October 2025, this oversized hardcover edition showcases how the dark side has constantly threatened to extinguish the light of hope from the galaxy. But throughout every era, heroes strike back against the darkness! 

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Library Edition Volume 1 collects issues #1-12 of the anthology comic series written by bestselling authors Michael Moreci, Amanda Deibert, and Cecil Castellucci, and features artwork by Lucas Marangon, Megan Huang, Nick Brokenshire, Andrea Mutti, Riccardo Faccini, Eduardo Mello, and Andy Duggan. 

These 12 tales of adventure capture the fight for the fate of the galaxy throughout the generations! At the height of the Clone Wars, Yoda and Mace Windu battle with Count Dooku to save a Force artifact from enemy hands. As the rebels continue their fight against the Empire, Luke and Leia free a planet from Imperial rule by infiltrating a secret Stormtrooper base. And during the dark days of the First Order’s reign, Rey and Chewbacca fight a ruthless bounty hunter to save Life Day! But the history of the galaxy is filled with scum and villainy, as well. Follow Asajj Ventress, Kylo Ren, and other notorious ne’er-do-wells as they work tirelessly to enact the dark will of their shadowy masters. Eagle-eyed readers will see a thread that connects all these stories in this collection. 

Reveal the continued struggle of light and dark in the galaxy as Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Library Edition Volume 1 arrives in a massive 280-page deluxe hardcover (8″ x 12.1875″) in bookstores and comic shops near you on October 21 and 22, 2025, for $59.99. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore, or visit Comic Shop Locator for more details and stores near you. 

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Library Edition Volume 1

Unleash the secrets of the Galaxy on Star Wars: Hyperspace Vol. 3 Light and Shadow

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Dark Horse Books and Star Wars unite once again to present Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Volume 3—Light and Shadow! This 104-page volume completes the Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories saga with issues #9-12 of the series. It features writing from Cecil Castellucci, Amanda Deibert, and Michael Moreci, interior art by Lucas Marangon, Megan Huang, Nick Brokenshire, and Riccardo Faccini, with colors by Michael Atiyeh and cover art by Cary Nord.

The Galaxy is a wild and dangerous place!

Dark Horse’s inaugural Star Wars anthology series concludes in this third thrilling volume, with 4 more action filled tales of galactic adventure for all ages!

On the Outer Rim, Jedi like Quinlan Vos, Yoda, and Mace Windu struggle to contain the spreading fires of the Clone Wars, while the clones of the Bad Batch just struggle to make it through the day. And on the forest moon of Endor, the heroes of the Rebellion look back at their greatest triumph.

Secrets will be revealed in this exciting volume of Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories, collecting issues #9-12 of Dark Horse’s all-ages anthology series.

The Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Volume 3—Light and Shadow trade paperback will arrive in bookstores April 16, 2024 and comic book stores April 17, 2024 in the standard comic trim. It is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and at your local comic book shop and bookstore and will retail for $19.99.

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Volume 3—Light and Shadow

Beware the power of the Dark Side in Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Volume 2: Scum and Villainy

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Dark Horse presents a new epic paperback collection in Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Volume 2: Scum and Villainy! The book contains issues #5—#10 of the Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories comics. It is written by Cecil Castellucci, Amanda Deibert, and Michael Moreci with interior art by Andy Duggan, Andrea Mutti, Riccardo Faccini and Eduardo Mello and colors by Daniel Jackson and Michael Atiyeh. This compendium also features cover art by Cary Nord and Tom Fowler.

From one end of the galaxy to the other, the forces of evil grow stronger. Criminal syndicates scheme in the shadows, while vicious bounty hunters track down the guilty and innocent alike. And from the height of the Clone Wars to the darkest days of the Resistance, the agents and disciples of the Sith work tirelessly to enact the dark will of their shadowy masters. 

The Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Volume 2: Scum and Villainy trade paperback will be available in bookstores September 5, 2023 and in comic shops September 6, 2023. It is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and at your local comic book shop and bookstore and will retail for $19.99.

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Volume 2: Scum and Villainy

Jennifer’s Body meets Stand by Me in Banshees from Scout Comics

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Emily Edwards is beginning her college freshman year away from her family; a welcome change given the summer she has had. Her best friend Beth had committed suicide the summer before, and she has been secretly haunted by her memories for months. Moving away from her past seems like the best way to start anew. The future looks brighter once she meets her roommate, Abbey, and the two become fast friends. Abbey is everything that Emily needs in her life; Abbey is energetic, playful, sarcastic, and the duo are seemingly aligned in their outlooks on life. They even have the same major: Psychology.

Abbey jokes with Emily about the rumors that their dormitory is haunted… and the weirdness begins. Late one night, Emily is terrorized by the ghosts of three girls, sending her on a quest to find the truth. She dives deeply into the school’s past and discovers the hushed history of The Lion– a serial killer who took the lives of at least three female students from 1987 to 1991 before seemingly vanishing without a trace. Her investigations do not go unnoticed, drawing the killer out of “retirement.” Now, Emily must convince the ghosts of The Lion’s victims to bring him to justice– lest his killing spree continues!

Banshees is written by Dave Dwonch and Jessica Balboni, art by Riccardo Faccini, colors by DAM, lettered by Dave Dwonch and edited by Jessica Balboni. It features a main cover by Tim Daniel and variant cover by Cachet Whitman.

Banshees