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Pop in your quarters and see what pops out of GUMBALLS - a brand-new, one-man anthology comic from Portland cartoonist Erin Nations! His bright, candy-colored palette and crisp linework pop off the page, while his stories reflect a fascination with humanity in all its diverse foibles - hinting at one of his earliest creative influences,Matt Groening. In Gumballs #1, Erin serves up a delicious variety of stories: recollections of growing up as a triplet, interactions with oddball grocery-store customers, the adventures of clueless dork Tobias, painfully funny faux Personal Ads, and "Tales of Being Trans" - reflections on Erin's true-life journey of gender transition.

A metal-clawed X-Man, an emerald behemoth, and a little girl named Po! What draws these three very different characters together? The answer: the strangest quest that Logan and Dr. Bruce Banner have ever experienced!

You've seen mutants beaten, hanged and crucified. When will it end? You may have heard the name before, but nothing can prepare you for X-FACTOR!

Wolverine's back in Japan! Summoned by the spirit of his beloved Mariko, Logan returns to the Yashida family compound. Waiting for him there is a netsuke left by Mariko, an old-fashioned toggle from the age of the Feudal Samurai. And once Logan picks it up, he's transported to ancient, 1100s Japan! Read for the breathtakingly gorgeous art and script by George Pratt!

It's Hammer Brothers Time! Hammers clash when Mjolnir-wielder of the future Dargo Ktor is tricked into fighting Eric Masterson, the replacement Thor, in the modern day. As they bring the thunder, Beta Ray Bill joins the party with his mighty mallet Stormbreaker!

Taskmaster is under the employ of Iron Man's on/off foe, Sunset Bain! While working for this "Madame Menace", Taskmaster pulls off corporate sabotage on Stark Industries... bringing him into direct contact with Tony Stark!
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Taskmaster - The Right Price (2020)
English | CBR | 217 pages | 245.34 MB
Collects Taskmaster (2002) #1-4, Taskmaster (2010) #1-4, material from Marvel Comics Presents (2007) #2, Age of Heroes (2010) #3.

One of the X-Men's most bloodthirsty foes cuts loose! When Victor Creed - the vicious, fast-healing mutant hitman with adamantium bones and claws - accidentally interrupts a murder, things go from bad to worse in a hurry! With mysterious, indestructible soldiers determined to kill him, Creed's only clue is their gorgeous blonde target. Prepare for a trip to the wild side as writer Dan Jolley exposes the dark soul of this infamous villain!

"Tying directly into the very first critically-acclaimed Dark Souls videogame, featuring all the main characters! Return to the very beginnings of the Dark Souls story with a dramatic retelling of the Legends of Gwyn - Lord of Cinder and Knight Artorias! "
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Dark Souls - Age of Fire (2019)
English | CBR | 113 pages | 106.49 MB
Collects Dark Souls: Age of Fire #1-4

Fan-favorite Autobot Bumblebee is recruited for a top secret mission, and 1960s London won't know what hit it when this robot in disguise goes undercover. It's high-tech, high-octane, high-clearance spy hijinks in.... From Cybertron with Love. Some call him Goldfender, but the name's Bee... Bumblebee. On loan to MI6 and teamed with a human partner, Bee's trapped in the middle of a Cold War plot to disrupt British Secret Intelligence. But when their base is destroyed from within, it's up to Bee to discover if there's a traitor in their midst...and, in the spy world, allegiances can change just as easily as a Cybertronian. Collects issues #1-4!

Trinity is on high alert--they know Lara Croft is coming and now, under the shrewd command of a new officer, they're ready for any surprises, but Lara is steadfast in her quest to uncover their secrets. Though typically equally prepared, this time Lara may just find herself one step behind. * Perfect for new and existing Tomb Raider fans! * Artist Phillip Sevy returns to Tomb Raider!
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Tomb Raider v04 - Inferno (2019)
English | CBR | 96 pages | 257.24 MB
Collects Tomb Raider: Inferno #1-#4.
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Tomb Raider Omnibus v02 (2020)
English | CBR | 441 pages | 805.78 MB
This omnibus collects issues #1-#12 of Dark Horse's 2016 Tomb Raider Volume 2 series, as well as the most recent Tomb Raider: Survivor's Crusade and Tomb Raider: Inferno complete story arcs.

Thought dead, left behind by Galactica and stranded on a planet overrun by Cylons, Starbuck and Boomer must make a harrowing journey into the heart of a Cylon stronghold in hopes of stealing a ship large enough to carry themselves and the planets remaining human population. From up and coming writer Rick Remender and artist Carlos Rafael, along with series cover artist Dave Dorman, with special cover artist Talent Caldwell, joined by inker extraordinaire Batt and colorist Dean (Punisher) White.

Meet the New Lieutenants of Metal, a precision strike force ready to face any threat, and the most kick-ass, head-banging heroes ever assembled! Their names are legend: The Mighty Krieg, Vandenborg Riot, Manowarrior, Steppenwulf. Beset on all sides by a roster of vicious foes, the New Lieutenants of Metal are guaranteed to deliver you unto greater comic book glory.
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New Lieutenants of Metal (2019)
English | CBR | 96 pages | 111.00 MB
Collects NEW LIEUTENANTS OF METAL#1-4

Everything you always wanted once a season! Delight in regular continuing features like legit publications with literary pedigrees! It all begins with the 10-page regular lead feature, Tales From the Black Crown Pub starring Stacey the barmaid by Award-winner Rob Davis (The Motherless Oven). Recurring short features include Canonball Comics: an exquisite corpse that will not stay dead kicked off by Jamie Coe (Artschooled) and Swell Maps by respectably divine music journalist/novelist Cathi Unsworth. Plus: Space CUDets rejoice: Live from a posh retirement village for wannabee 4-hit wonders we have co-writers/bandmates Will Potter and Carl Puttnam and occasional artist Philip Bond. Plus Plus: Special previews, creator interviews and behind the panel border secrets from Kid Lobotomy, Assassinistas, Punks Not Dead and much, much more!
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Black Crown Omnibus (2018)
English | CBR | 219 pages | 364.76 MB
The quarterly compendium of comics + culture is collected in one seriously thick paperback!

Punch a Nazi with this new comic from the world of the best-selling Wolfenstein videogames, written by Dan Watters (Assassin's Creed, Limbo).\nDive headfirst into the alternate universe of Wolfenstein, a world where the Nazis won the war thanks to super-advanced killing machines and vicious robot dogs.\nB.J. Blazkowicz returns to take on the Nazis in this new comic, based on the much beloved gaming franchise. Can Blazko stop the march of goose-stepping boots? Or will the sinister Hans Hartmann get his way?

A Story in Three Parts, a Character in Six. Think people can be disingenuous? Of course they can and in the future they try on new personas like hats. Unfortunately, Hieronymus Jones overdoes it with the TPGs (temporary personality grafts), leaving his original personality utterly destroyed. That would be okay, since he's kinda boring, until an experimental cure gives him not one, but six new permanent personalities. Rather than fight over territory, each inhabits a different part of his body, and soon finds they can break apart at will! There's: Bogey, the hard-boiled right arm; Kik-li, the Kung-Fu master right leg; Jake, the self-involved torso; Buckley, the too-smart head; Don, the romantic left arm and; Tootsie, the femme fatale left leg! Together, they fight corruption and crime as the strangest superhero team ever! In this issue: "The Sum of the Parts", the newly disassembled Counter-Parts learn that TPGs are being made from... people! Yeah, kinda like Soylent Green, but here, to be precise, it's the homeless being culled for their personalities - which means the team can actually find out who they once were! Written by bestselling author Stefan Petrucha.

Deep in the remotest part of the Ozark foothills lives Eve, a little girl raised in a cave by her pioneer paw. As she explores the untamed wilderness she encounters all kinds of friends in animals, trees, and some things unnatural. Her and her stalwart friend, Hieronymus the Goat, embark on numerous adventures. Exploring the deepest depths and walloping the biggest monsters.

Dive beneath the scorching sands of the Nevada desert to explore the secrets of the most infamous unmarked location on a map that there ever was - Area 51! Known simply as Dreamland to the spooky agents, brilliant scientists, and hotshot pilots who live and work there, the top secret government instillation certainly houses its share of secrets - but none are more thrilling than those of the people who call it home.

Tom Ferris lives in a world of costumes and wonder. Figures streaking across the sky, hurling themselves over rooftops at night. They are everywhere. They are common. But Tom doesn't notice that world anymore. His world is made up of spreadsheets, phone bills, software, coffee, collared shirts.
When a coworker takes an interest in Tom, a chain of events begins to unfold...

Caroline has recently separated from her husband. She decides to move with her daughter Marion to the house where she grew up, and which she has now inherited upon the death of her mother. The house stands at the edge of a cliff, near a harbor village.Young Marion, deprived of her own father, seeks to learn more about her grandfather - Caroline's father - who disappeared at sea 30 years ago. Marion is fascinated by the strangely-shaped cliffs that face the sea. Her curiosity leads her to make friends with an elderly man who has lived a hermit-like existence in his lighthouse since he was released from prison. He confessed to the murder of his wife. But, in the absence of evidence, the courts set him free. Marion discovers that her grandfather and this old man knew each other once. Then, the hermit reveals to her that a curse links his family with the fate of the entire village. And Marion's own grandfather bore witness to this - before his sudden, brutal disappearance...