This talent-packed humor anthology brings to life all of those gloriously twisted tales that could only have happened to your sister's boyfriend's brother! Thrill to the adventures of the Microwave Baby, the Mexican Pet, and the Stolen Kidney in this bizarre collection of all-new material assembling what's got to be the widest array of the medium's finest storytellers... ever! Contributors include: Peter Bagge, Paul Guinan, Mitch O'Connell, Scott Musgrove, Richard Sala, Alex Wald, Ivan Bruenetti, Sung Koo, Dan Clowes (cover), Paul Nitsche, Lenin Delsol, Carole Sobocinski, Matt Wagner, Mike Allred, Terry LaBan, Bernie Mireault, Hilary Barta, Warren Prindle, Bill Reinhold, Gary Leib, Mark Ricketts, Stewart Grais, Evan Dorkin, John Kurtz, and Arthur Adams! You'll laugh so hard your rib cage will pierce your body cavity!

This sweeping, intercontinental graphic novel covers 40 years in the life of a mother and daughter. Liberty is a young woman navigating her shadowy past and rocky present in the New York City of the early 2000s. But “Liberty” is also a word with a weight of its own, one carried by an entire generation of African-Americans living through a moment of great hope and fear.

Sanity-eating monsters ended humanity. The unlucky few who survived now hide in the cracks of a broken world. And yet somehow, beneath the graveyard that used to be San Antonio, Rico met Lupe, the girl of his dreams. But how did she get here? And why is she smiling? No one survives out in the street. No one smiles where the monsters lurk.

In a world where young Fox Mulder was abducted by aliens and never returned, another Mulder takes up the crusade against deception! Meet Samantha Mulder, a believer who won’t stop until she finds out the truth about her brother!

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Continued from Crack Western. Numbering starts with #85, and restarts with issue #2 of this volume.

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A mysterious virus has infected Gotham City-turning its victims into rabid, yellow-irised maniacs driven to looting, theft, and bursts of anger. Batman and his Gotham Knights struggle to keep this strange virus contained while investigating its origins. But this is not the first time this unusual illness has overtaken the city. Take a trip to Gotham in the mid-1800s and meet the city's first masked vigilante-the mysterious hero known only as the Runaway-as they, too, find themselves mired in the mystery of this infection! This thrilling and horrific tale, split between modern-day Gotham and the Gotham of 1847, leads directly into the upcoming video game Gotham Knights!

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Shadowman. Punk Mambo. Eternalarrior. Doctor Mirage. The supernatural protectors of the Valiant Universe unite for the very first time to stand against a terrifying ancient threat. No one is safe as Exarch Fane has his cold hands on the Book of Shadows.

Journey to new reaches in this exclusive comic tie-in set between seasons one and two of fan-favorite Paramount series Strange New Worlds! With Una accused of unlawful genetic modification by Starfleet, Captain Pike sets out in search of evidence that could prove her innocence. From the mighty pens of Trek duo Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson (Picard—Stargazer, Discovery—Adventures in the 32nd Century, Light of Kahless, and more!) with art by Megan Levens (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Star Trek: The Mirror War—Troi).

Hundreds of years before the Skywalker Saga, witness the rise of a legend - the mighty Jedi PORTER ENGLE, perhaps the most skilled lightsaber wielder in the High Republic. With his fellow Jedi Knight Barash, he travels the galaxy, serving as a guardian of peace and justice. But even Porter Engle has enemies he cannot defeat.

WHO IS PLOTTING TO OVERTHROW JABBA THE HUTT? Jabba’s palace is one of many places to find the vilest of scum and villainy relaxing, wet their whistles and indulge their vices…who would ever want that to end? Well, SOMEONE has Jabba in their sights! Beginning a series of One-Shots spotlighting the RETURN OF THE JEDI era, Marc Guggenheim (HAN SOLO & CHEWBACCA) and Alessandro Miracolo (OBI-WAN) bring you a tale of Jabba’s Palace you won’t soon forget!

It's 1927 and a bizarre trial is underway in New York. Scholars and artists are grilled at the witness stand as the court attempts to decide: can Constantin Brancusi's abstract sculptures be considered works of art? Meanwhile, back in Paris, the sculptor and his friends are full of doubts. Can Brancusi's work rival the beauty of industrial machinery? Is America really ready to take up the mantle of Modernism?

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The bumbling barbarian Groo has made quite a name for himself, traveling the land leaving a path of destruction and cheese dip. He is either so greatly feared or favored wherever he goes, Groo's earthly reputation causes a Groo deity to arise in the heavens! While Earthbound Groo hungers, his Divine Groo alter ego unleashes chaos! Plus, Sergio's legendary back cover Rufferto strips return! • Concludes an epic storyline that began in Groo: Fray of the Gods and continues in Groo: Play of the Gods. *Sergio Aragonés returns to Groo, featuring beautiful hand-lettering by Stan Sakai!

A wickedness has been spreading throughout the world and the greater Grimm Universe, and no one will be left untouched. As Belle's life is pulled into this cosmic conflict, she must investigate a distress beacon sent to her from C.H.I.P. that reveals a whole new level of beasts much more insidious and deadly than anything she has faced before!

A brilliantly original debut graphic novel that imagines a fantastical alternate Cairo where wishes really do come true. Shubeik Lubeik—a fairy tale rhyme that means “your wish is my command” in Arabic—is the story of three people who are navigating a world where wishes are literally for sale.Three wishes that are sold at an unassuming kiosk in Cairo link Aziza, Nour, and Shokry, changing their perspectives as well as their lives. Aziza learned early that life can be hard, but when she loses her husband and manages to procure a wish, she finds herself fighting bureau­cracy and inequality for the right to have—and make—that wish. Nour is a privileged college student who secretly struggles with depression and must decide whether or not to use their wish to try to “fix” this depression, and then figure out how to do it. And, finally, Shokry must grapple with his religious convictions as he decides how to help a friend who doesn’t want to use their wish. Deena Mohamed brings to life a cast of characters whose struggles and triumphs are heartbreaking, inspiring, and deeply resonant.Although their stories are fantastical—featuring talking donkeys, dragons, and cars that can magically avoid traffic—each of these people grapples with the very real challenge of trying to make their most deeply held desires come true.

"Just the thing for readers who think they've seen it all."--Kirkus ReviewsIn this fantasy world filled with heroes, monsters, and royalty, a minuscule antihero wants to become the most terrible and dreaded Dark Lord of all the time ... the only problem is, she's broke, has no henchmen, no evil lair, and no plan. But would that stop ten-year-old Apprentice Lord of Darkness in this hilarious (and adorable) graphic novel? No way!It's been 200 years since the Master of Evil was driven out of the Alkyll lands, and everyone is living happy, peaceful lives...everyone except tiny, ten-year-old Apprentice Lord of Darkness. She is so bored without any mischief around and is looking to make a name for herself by causing a little bit of chaos and disruption. But first, she needs an evil lair, then a group of loyal henchmen, and finally a plot to kidnap the princess. But as events unfold, Apprentice Lord of Darkness and her silly crew bite off more than they can chew. The Master of Evil returns, they compete for the throne, search for the powerful Hand of Fate, battle a barbarian, and eventual realize that they may not be as evil as they thought!This hilarious graphic novel combines humor and fantasy with irresistibly cute illustrations. The short scenes are perfect for new graphic novel readers, and the jokes will keep older audiences laughing and turning pages with delight. Our anti-heroine is as adorable as she is snarky and will make a fan out of boy and girl readers alike.

Ariel has had an extraordinary life living all over the world, but at age 15, she wishes for nothing more than to have stability, friends, and the ability to do the ordinary things every girl her age would like to do. She has just moved reluctantly to the Twin Cities with her recently divorced mother Margie. As Margie tries to console Ariel after coming home from a gruelingly awkward first day at school, she suddenly collapsed without a reason. In a panic, Ariel seeks help from her neighbor Xigi, but she is quickly transported into another dimension. And a demon is after her...