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Prometheus, Inc.: for hundreds of years, they've served as a shining example of how corporations can bring peace and prosperity to even the farthest reaches of the galaxy. But it's all been a front. They've been amassing power and resources, biding their time to take over. And the time is now.
Torchbearer is a science fiction epic that combines corporate espionage with science fiction and focuses on the individuals inside the resistance movement "The Torchbearers" and the actions they take to stop Prometheus before it's too late.

The world's greatest detective has been strangely possessed by reality's greatest monster. Now, he must face all manner of oddness in hopes of retaining what little humanity he has left.

A LANDMARK PUBLISHING EVENT OF ONE OF JAPAN'S MOST FAMOUS CARTOONISTS
Shigeru Mizuki is the preeminent figure of gekiga/manga and one of the most famous working cartoonists in Japan today - a true living legend. Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths is his first book to be translated into English and is a semi-autobiographical account of the desperate final weeks of a Japanese infantry unit at the end of World War Two. The soldiers are instructed that they must go into battle and die for the honor of their country, with certain execution facing them if they return alive. Mizuki was a soldier himself (he was severely injured and lost an arm) and uses his experiences to convey the devastating consequences and moral depravity of the war.
Mizuki's list of accolades and achievements is long and detailed. Currently in Japan, the life of Mizuki and his wife has been made into an extremely popular television drama that airs daily. Mizuki is the recipient of many awards including Best Album award for his book NonNonBa (published in 2012 by Drawn & Quarterly) and Heritage Essential award for Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, at the Angouleme International Comics Festival, the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Special Award, Kyokujitsu Sho Decoration, Shiju Hosho Decoration and the Kodansha Manga Award. His hometown of Sakaiminato honored him with the Shigeru Mizuki Road, a street in his town decorated with bronze statues of his Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro characters and the Shigeru Mizuki International Cultural Center.
Translated from the Japanese by Jocelyne Allen.

THE FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF MIZUKI'S BEST-LOVED WORK
NonNonBa is the definitive work by acclaimed Gekiga-ka Shigeru Mizuki, a poetic memoir detailing his interest in yokai (spirit monsters). Mizuki's childhood experiences with yokai influenced the course of his life and oeuvre; he is now known as the forefather of yokai manga. His spring 2011 book, Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, was featured on PRI's The World, where Marco Werman scored a coveted interview with one of the most famous visual artists working in Japan today.
Within the pages of NonNonBa, Mizuki explores the legacy left him by his childhood explorations of the spirit world, explorations encouraged by his grandmother, a grumpy old woman named NonNonBa. NonNonBa is a touching work about childhood and growing up, as well as a fascinating portrayal of Japan in a moment of transition. NonNonBa was the first manga to win the Angoulême Prize for Best Album. Much like its namesake, NonNonBa is at once funny and nostalgic, firmly grounded firmly grounded in a sociohistorical context and floating in the world of the supernatural.
Translated from the Japanese by Jocelyne Allen.

'Sloane Ranger', a commonplace term in 1980s London and Britain, was popularised by British writer Peter York and co-writer Ann Barr in 'The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook', 'The Official Sloane Ranger Directory', and this book, their companions, 'The Official Sloane Ranger Diary'. Both books were published by the British society-watcher magazine Harpers & Queen, for whom Peter York was Style Editor and "was responsible for identifying the cult phenomena of "Sloane Rangers" and "Foodies". This diary is the guide to the Sloane's year, for the Sloane about town and country, detailing and listing the essential Sloane cultural and social events to attend. "What a splendid, excellent, fabulous, super bloody book!" Simone Palmer-Hebblethwaite

""[Adrian Tomine] has more ideas in twenty panels than novelists have in a lifetime." - Zadie Smith After enjoying over six months on the New York Times Bestseller list and receiving a rave review from the same institution, Killing and Dying reaffirms acclaimed cartoonist Adrian Tomine's place not only as one of the most significant creators of contemporary comics, but as one of the great voices of modern American literature. Tomine's (Shortcomings, Scenes from an Impending Marriage) gift for capturing emotion and intellect resonates: the weight of love and its absence, the pride and disappointment of family, the anxiety and hopefulness of being alive in the twenty-first century. "Amber Sweet" shows the disastrous impact of mistaken identity in a hyper-connected world; "A Brief History of the Art Form Known as Hortisculpture" details the invention and destruction of a vital new art form; "Translated, from the Japanese," is a lush, full-color display of storytelling through still images; the title story, ""Killing and Dying,"" centers on parenthood, mortality, and stand-up comedy. In six interconnected, darkly funny stories, Tomine forms a quietly moving portrait of contemporary life. Adrian Tomine is a master of the small gesture, equally deft at signaling emotion via a subtle change of expression or writ large across landscapes illustrated in full color. Killing and Dying is a fraught, realist masterpiece."

Raina Telgemeier's #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling graphic novel is now available in eBook!
Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon over Mississippi, she can't really sing. Instead she's the set designer for the drama department's stage crew, and this year she's determined to create a set worthy of Broadway on a middle-school budget. But how can she, when she doesn't know much about carpentry, ticket sales are down, and the crew members are having trouble working together? Not to mention the onstage AND offstage drama that occurs once the actors are chosen. And when two cute brothers enter the picture, things get even crazier!

The Pilot of The Future returns! Two years of classic 60s sci-fi strips by duo David Motton and Keith Watson, reprinted for the first time ever.
Dan Dare and Digby, defenders of the Earth, rocket between adventures - from mind-controlling space spiders and rampaging alien plants, to an all-consuming fireball and an evil genius buried beneath Blackpool.
"Take a trip back to a time when travel between planets was fast and fun, heroes had manners, and rocketships didn't have to make sense as long as they looked good." - Wired

This collection contains two action packed stories: The Earth Stealers, and Platinum Planet.nDan Dare and Digby awaken, after an unknown number of years, from deep-space hibernation to find themselves lost and adrift in an unknown region and orbiting a mysterious planet.nThe continuing of one of science fiction's most enduring heroes: Dan Dare, pilot of the future!

In 'Puss and the Shoemaker', a mysterious peddler comes to town with his amazing array of shoes... and then the shoes start to affect the towns-people... Can Puss resist?
In 'Purr-chance to Dream', Artephius creates a new potion that can make Puss more vigilant for his crime-fighting activities... But how will 24-hour crime-fighting affect Puss... ?
Plus two special bonus stories: 'As the Saying Goes' and 'Hall of Mirrors'.

If you look up 'Extremely Moronic' in the dictionary, you'll see a picture of this book!* It's... EXTREMELY MORONIC MAD From the pages of the magazine that inspired the hit Cartoon Network show comes this new collection of our stupidest and most ridiculously absurd articles yet! Including: Dancing with the Star Wars! Diarrhea of a Wimpy Kid! 15 Reasons to Hate School! A MAD Look at Pirates! Plus: Spy vs. Spy! Planet Tad! Nascar! Bacon! And more!

Based on DreamWorks Animation's film Home come these all-new adventures of the friendliest and most bumbling world dominators you've ever seen!
In these original stories, Tip tries to help scaredy-cat Oh face his fears in 'Ghost Stories.' In 'Oh the Human,' Oh becomes a student at Tip's school, and in 'Another Home,' things get a bit crazy for Oh!

Fresh from DreamWorks Animation's new film Home, Titan Comics bring you the all-new adventures of the friendliest and most inept world dominators you've ever seen! The Boov are an alien race trying to make Earth their home, but they really don't get human culture... In these two original stories, Tip and the Boov alien Oh attempt to play hide-and-seek - with inter-dimensional consequences! And Oh faces the perilous pitfalls of job-hunting!

Written by New York Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab and torn from the universe of the Shades of Magic sequence, this all-original comic book adventure continues the story begun in The Steel Prince - perfect for fans of bloody, swashbuckling adventure and gritty fantasy.
The young and arrogant prince Maxim Maresh, having faced the terror of the Pirate Queen, now aims to capture the respect of the combative port town of Verose - by taking the impossible challenges of the Night of Knives... and surviving, where none has survived before.
These are the hidden, secret adventures of Maxim, from long before he became the king of Red London and adoptive father to Kell, the lead of A Darker Shade of Magic!
Collects Shades of Magic #2.1 - 2.4

A COMEDIC MEMOIR ABOUT FANDOM, FAME, AND OTHER EMBARRASSMENTS FROM THE LIFE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING CARTOONIST
What happens when a childhood hobby turns into a lifelong career? The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, Adrian Tomine's funniest and most revealing foray into autobiography, offers an array of unexpected answers. When a sudden medical incident lands Tomine in the emergency room, he begins to question if it was really all worthwhile: despite the accolades, awards, and opportunities of a seemingly charmed career, it's the gaffes, humiliations, slights, and insults he's experienced (or caused) within the industry that loom largest in his memory.
But as those memories are delineated in excruciatingly hilarious detail, a different, parallel narrative plays out in the background. In between chaotic book tours, disastrous interviews, and difficult interactions with other artists, life happens: Tomine fumbles his way into marriage, parenthood, and an indisputably fulfilling existence. While mining his conflicted relationship with comics and comics culture, Tomine illustrates the amusing absurdities of life and how we choose to spend our time. Through these cringe-inducing moments, a deeper emotional story emerges, and we see Tomine's life develop into something much more robust than the blunders.
In a bold departure in style from his award-winning Killing and Dying, Tomine distills his art to the loose, lively essentials of cartooning. His stripped-down lines communicate effortlessly, with each pen stroke economically imbued with human depth. Designed as a sketchbook complete with place-holder ribbon and an elastic band, The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist shows an acclaimed artist at the peak of his career.

Hit indie sci-fi series Neon Future returns with 6 new heart-pounding issues! The first installment opens with our hero, Clay Campbell, fighting for his life while trapped in a digital nightmare, where the mysterious Hacker attempts to crack into his mind. And if the Hacker succeeds, Clay knows all of his friends back in the real world will die. Brought to you by DJ/Producer Steve Aoki and artists Neil Edwards (Superman, Justice League, X-Men) and Jheremy Raapack (Injustice).

The third arc of the Millennium saga collected.
Lisbeth Salander is in critical condition, and facing trial for a triple murder, and the only one who can save her is her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist.

30 years of Tank Girl!
Enjoy the punky original strips by Jamie Hewlett (Gorillaz) and Alan Martin, finally in full color. Packed with contemporary covers and rare unseen art.