The Secret Origin of Jeff Smiths BONE Comes to Light! NYT Bestselling Author Smith Returns to his Roots with a New Collection of His THORN College Strips Cartoon Books announces THORN: The Complete Proto-BONE College Strips 1982 to 1986, and Other Early Drawings, reprinting the entire run of his earliest rendering of the world-famous BONE characters for the first time. The comic strips reveal an early version of BONE called THORN that was written for a college audience in the 1980s. THORN appeared five days a week in the pages of The Ohio State Universitys student newspaper The Lantern. A few were reprinted in a self-published 1983 book called THORN: Tales from The Lantern. Another small selection was published in 2008s limited edition fundraiser for OSUs Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum called Before BONE. Both books are long out of print and sell at collectors prices. There has never been an official, complete run published until now. This beautiful edition includes plenty of bonus material such as recently discovered early drawings of the BONE characters, essays and interviews. These college strips are an essential element in Smiths journey toward BONE. But theyre their own unique tale too! - Comic Book Couples Counseling Podcast Read BONE the graphic novel, and read THORN: The Complete College Strips, and compare themyou have basically just taken maybe the best masterclass in cartooning. - James Kochalka, creator of Monkey vs Robot and Johnny Boo

The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug, Volume 8: 2020-2023 Clover Presss Complete Tom the Dancing Bug program bursts forward with the eighth chronological volume, covering all of the most recent installments of the comic strip, a two-time Pulitzer Prize Finalist, from 2020-2023. Its the Great Storm, Tom the Dancing Bug! includes Bollings award-winning work covering the last year of the Trump presidency and the post-term MAGA insanity. All the favorite Tom the Dancing Bug characters try to make sense of the dark times of the early 2020s, including: the Smythe family of Chagrin Falls; Lucky Ducky, the poor little duck whos rich in luck; and Billy Dare, boy adventurer. Also in the volume is Bollings comic contribution to Weird Al Yankovics hit graphic novel, The Illustrated Al. Tom the Dancing Bug is the wildly popular, groundbreaking comic strip that has won multiple awards, including the Herblock Prize, the Berryman Award, and a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. Mark Hamill called it wondrous, whimsical, and witty, and Seth Meyers recently wrote, The fact that Tom the bug can keep dancing in this day and age is a testament to Ruben Bollings skills as a cartoonist!

Simon the teenagetroll boy is on the run from the United States military! But with the government hot on their trail, Simon and his friends soon discover that the world is a far more complex place than they knew--brutal beyond comprehension, and beautiful beyond imagination. This critically-acclaimed story from visionary storytellers Paul Allor (TMNT), Louie Joyce (Haphaven) and Gannon Beck (Space Corps) is available now in digest size! It's the perfect format for this pulpy, subversive, and ultimately heartfelt tale about coming-of-age under mounting oppression--a searing and timely story youll want to revisit again and again.

A new YA take on how Harleen became Harley! When Harleen signs up to participate in a clinical research trial with her girlfriend, Pamela, her only goals are extra cash and a chance to control her anxiety. But what she gets instead are increasingly larger gaps in her memory and stolen mementos from some guy named Jack. Soon, Harleen discovers she's sharing her life with Harley--a take-no-prisoners, who-cares-about-attendance, maybe-we-oughtasave-the-bunnies kind of girl. She is the opposite of Harleen in every way. And although she's throwing Harleen's life completely off track, maybe she ain't so bad either... New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely) and celebrated artist Jenn St-Onge (Bingo Love) explore the twisted transformation from Harleen to Harley in this compelling YA graphic novel!

Damian and Howard are teaming up to face an all-new mastermind villain who is ready to demolish their favorite soccer spot! Summer is in session, and that means all the neighborhood patrols, soccer games, and snacks the boys can handle. But things take an unexpected turn when a new group of heroes, known as the Hero Club, approach Damian and Howard with an unusual offer--an invitation to help unmask the corporation planning to build a recycling factory in their favorite park. Together, they hope to recruit the help of Metropolis's favorite reporter. If that weren't enough, Batman has been acting strangely and disappearing for stretches of time. And there are ninja everywhere... What could possibly be going on? Get ready for this laugh-out-loud sequel from beloved New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Jeffrey Brown.

THE DAWN OF THE DYNAMIC DUO Isolated from their friends and allies, Batman and Robin have moved into a Gotham City brownstone to rebuild their lives, reconnect with one another, and, of course, fight crime. No sooner do they settle in when they are attacked by their most monstrous villains, led by the mysterious Shush. Whispering from the shadows, she is intent on revenge with a plot to turn one of Batman's greatest assets against him! With his father incapacitated by Shush, can Damian help solve the case before it's too late? Can he survive the tribulations of high school at the same time? A brand-new fun and exciting adventure begins for comics' greatest father-and-son duo, from DC Comics architect Joshua Williamson (The Flash, Knight Terrors) and superstar artist Simone Di Meo (Batman: White Knight Presents: Red Hood)! Collects BATMAN AND ROBIN #1-6!

Life is going well for Jaime Reyes, a.k.a. the Blue Beetle! He's settled in Palmera City, working for his Tias Gloria and Marisol. His friends, Paco and Brenda, are with him. And the alien race known as the Horizon is acclimating to residing on Earth. But when a mysterious assailant seriously attacks Ted Kord, Jaime's whole world is suddenly teetering on the brink. How far will Jaime go to protect everyone he loves? And who is the menacing Blood Scarab? From the critically acclaimed team of Josh Trujillo and Adrian Gutierrez comes the world-shaking adventure of Blue Beetle: Scarab War! A mysterious evil that reaches all the way back to the first Blue Beetles legacy threatens scarabs everywhere and those who stand with them. Now, Jaime Reyes must step into his destiny and test the true limits of his power and his ideals. Will he stand tall and win the day? Or does his scarab, Khaji Da, have a different plan? It all starts here! Collects Blue Beetle #1-6.

When a desperate otherworldly hero seeks the greatest Green Lantern of them all, John Stewart answers the call in this thrilling collection! Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Action Comics) with stunning art by Montos (Heavy Metal, Black Adam), John Stewart must set things right at home before flying into action once more! But as a horrific plague from another dimension claims John as a victim, more than just one world is endangered; in fact, more than one universe hangs in the balance! Reprinting the War Journal backup stories from Green Lantern #1-3 and Green Lantern: War Journal #1-6.

Things could not possibly be worse for Fire and Ice, in Beatriz da Costa's professional opinion. Superman sends the former Justice Leaguers packing for Smallville following an extremely public and utterly disastrous rescue mission (that was all Guy Gardner's fault, thank you very much) and in doing so doomed them to a fate worse than death: irrelevance. Unexpectedly, Ice finds herself drawn to the quiet life and dreams of planting roots. But Fire...well, Fire will do just about anything to get the heck out of dodge and back on the hero circuit including challenging the DCU's biggest villains to a knock-down, drag-out, livestreamed brawl in the streets of Smallville! A raucous, timely, unflinching comedy from rising star Joanne Starer (The Gimmick, Sirens of the City) and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur co-creator Natacha Bustos about a decades-long friendship on the brink of disaster and what it means to be a superhero at a crossroads in your life, Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville launches from its Justice League International roots and introduces the iconic duo to a new generation of fans! Collects Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #1-6.

It's the dawn of a new day as Pamela Isley makes her return to Harley and Gotham City with the worlds most adorable admin in tow. As Poison Ivy reluctantly investigates the inner workings of a strange new skyscraper in Gotham, she finds herself up to her neck in a surreal and slimy mystery. And at its center? A brand-new villain in the Poison Ivy pantheon of rogues! Could Killer Croc hold the secret necessary to saving the citizens of Gotham? Ivy must come face-to-face with her own unintended horrors while simultaneously making a horrifying discovery about her own strange new body. Collects issues #13-18 of the GLAAD Media Award-winning phenomenon by G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara, Luana Vecchio, and Arif Prianto.