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Originally published by Marvel Comics and written by Stan Lee, Solarman returns after a twenty-five year hiatus! Ben Tucker is a 20-year-old hacker who lives in his father's basement; not exactly how he pictured his life going. But when a terrifying alien cyborg attacks the International Space Station while it's conducting solar energy experiments, Ben inadvertently downloads a strange, powerful virus. He soon finds himself infused with incredible power and battling for his life — and for the future of the entire world! (STK675846)

24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
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ALICE IN THE COUNTRY OF HEARTS: WHITE RABBIT AND SOME AFTERNOON TEA VOLUME 1 GN

(W) Quinrose (A/CA) Ichimi Minamoto

Alice in the Country of Hearts: White Rabbit and Some Afternoon Tea chronicles the further adventures of Alice as she goes deeper down the rabbit hole. This two-volume adventure focuses on the madly whimsical and ever-popular character of Peter, the White Rabbit. Let the games begin! Peter, the White Rabbit, first brought Alice down the rabbit hole into a strange, new land. Now he will subject her to a series of games that will allow her passage back to her own world — if she wins. (STK675327) (C: 0-1-0)

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SC, 6x9, 192pgs, B&W (1 of 2) SRP: $13.99
BODACIOUS SPACE PIRATES: ABYSS OF HYPERSPACE VOLUME 1 GN

(W) Saito Tatsuo (A/CA) Chibimaru

Kato Marika is an ambitious 17-year-old student who is the president of the school's Space Yacht Club. Full of pep and enthusiasm, Marika takes charge, even if membership in the club is flagging. Her true calling, however, is something a bit more daring. For in her spare time, the spunky teen moonlights as the captain of the Bentenmaru, an infamous ship full of rough and tumble space pirates who strike fear and delight in the hearts of many! Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace is a two-part manga adaption of a feature-length anime film of the same title. (STK675328) (C: 0-1-0)

SC, 6x9, 180pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99
CITRUS VOLUME 3 GN

(W/A/CA) Saburouta

Yuzuko Aihara, a high school girl whose main interests are fashion, friends and having fun, is about to get a reality check. Due to her mom's remarriage, Yuzu has transfered to a new, all-girls school that is extemely strict. Her real education is about to begin. From Day One, happy-go-lucky Yuzu makes enemies, namely the beautiful yet stern Student Council President Mei. So what happens when a dejected Yuzu returns home and discovers the shock of her life: that Mei is actually her new step-sister who has come to live with her? Even more surprising, when Mei catches Yuzu offguard and kisses her out of the blue, what does it all mean? (STK675330) (C: 0-1-0)

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SC, 6x9, 180pgs, B&W SRP: $13.99

The young and impressionable Clay is nothing short of enthralled by the outside world. Finding interest in the most mundane of details, Clay is a young man with a mysterious past and an awesome power to boot: he has the ability to create and shape golems. When Clay decides to enter a golem-building contest which is sponsored by a local ruler, Clay may be getting more attention than he bargained for. Join fledgling golem-maker Clay and his eccentric companions as he continues to hone his unique abilities and sets out on a path of grand adventure. (STK675331) (C: 0-1-0)

SC, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99
DEVILS AND REALIST VOLUME 6 GN

(W) Madoka Takadono (A/CA) Utako Yukihiro

William Twining has it all. There's only one problem: he's broke. With no way to finance his prestigious education, William decides to search through his uncle's mansion for something of value to sell. But William's logical worldview is about to take a hit, when he comes across a mystical seal which he unintentionally uses to summon a demon. The demon's name is Dantalion, a Grand Duke of Hell, who informs the young nobleman of his destiny — that he is the new "Elector" whose sole responsibility is to appoint the next ruler of Hell in place of Lucifer. None of this can possibly be real — can it? — and besides, he's got bills to pay. (STK675332) (C: 0-1-0)

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SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99

Learning to ride and tame dragons comes easy to most students at Ansarivan Dragonar Academy — except for first-year student Ash Blake. Ash is the laughingstock at school because, despite his unfashionably large star-shaped brand that marks him as a future dragon master, he has nothing to show for it. His dragon has never appeared. Until now, that is. Ash's dragon awakes in full glory, but appears different than any dragon ever seen before — in the form of a beautiful girl! What's worse, Ash soon discovers that this new dragon has attitude to spare, as she promptly informs him that she is the master, and he, the servant. (STK675333) (C: 0-1-0)

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SC, 192pgs, PC SRP: $12.99

Yoshimatsu Hotaka has a dark past, although you'd never know it. As a second year high school student and president of the school's manga club, Yoshimatsu seems like your average, well-acclimated teenager, but a past surgery and a present handicap haunt him. Lacking the confidence to approach the radiant female ace of the swim club, Niki Awaya, Yoshimitsu can only admire her dazzling beauty from afar. So when a chance opportunity allows for a meeting between Yoshimatsu and Niki, what does the future hold for such disparate individuals? Could they possibly have more in common than meets the eye? (STK675334) (C: 0-1-0)

SC, 180pgs, PC SRP: $12.99
HAVEN'T YOU HEARD...? I'M SAKAMOTO VOLUME 1 GN

(W/A/CA) Nami Sano

Award-winning manga series that won the Book of the Year award in Japan. First year high school student Sakamoto isn't just cool, he's the coolest! Almost immediately after starting school, he began attracting everyone's attention. The girls love him, and most of the boys resent him. There's even a boy in the class who works as a model, but who is constantly upstaged by Sakamoto! No matter what tricks the other boys try to play on him, Sakamoto always manages to foil them with ease and grace. Though Sakamoto may seem cool and aloof, he helps others when asked, such as in the case of the boy in his class who was being constantly bullied. No matter what difficulties Sakamoto encounters, he moves through his high school life with confidence and class! (STK675329) (C: 0-1-0)

SC, 5x7, 164pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99
LUCIFER AND THE BISCUIT HAMMER VOLUME 4 TP

(W/A/CA) Satoshi Mizukami

Everything about college student Amamiya Yuuhi is average: grades, looks, and his blasé outlook on life. So what happens when he awakens one day to a talking lizard, who informs him that there is a gigantic hammer in outer space that is poised to split the Earth into pieces and requests his allegiance in the fight against the forces of evil? Yuuhi will join forces with the capricious princess and a motley crew of companions to fight back against an evil mage and his horrifying homunculus before the Biscuit Hammer can destroy the planet! Collects volumes 7 and 8 of the original manga series. (STK675335) (C: 0-1-0)

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SC, 432pgs, B&W (4 of 5) SRP: $18.99

What do world governments do when they learn that fantastical beings are not merely fiction, but flesh and blood — not to mention feather, hoof, and fang? Why, they create new regulations, of course! When hapless human Kurusu Kimihito becomes an involuntary "volunteer" in the government homestay program for monster girls, a reptilian lamia named Miia is sent to live with him. While cold-blooded Miia is so sexy she makes Kimihito's blood boil with desire, the penalties for interspecies breeding are dire. Even worse, when a buxom centaur girl named Centorea and a scantily clad harpy named Papi move into Kimihito's house, what's a full-blooded young man with raging hormones to do? (STK675361) (C: 0-1-0)

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SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99

Think you know comics? Think you know history? Think you know comic operas? Think again! The Bizarre Adventures of Gilbert & Sullivan mixes fact with fiction and the sublime with the ridiculous to outrageous effect. High-energy manga-style art collides head-on (then bows politely in apology) with historical facts and faces to produce topsy-turvy tales the like of which you've never before seen. (STK675503) (C: 0-1-0)

SC, 6x9, 72pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99
MEANWHILE... #4

(W/A) Gary Spencer Millidge & Various (CA) Mark Stafford

Meanwhile... #4 features a brand new, self-contained strip by the inimitable Darryl Cunningham, who also provides the cover for the issue. As you'd expect we'll be offering up our deluxe trio of contuniuing series, with all-new episodes of Yuko Rabbit's 10 Minutes, The Bad Bad Place by David Hine and Mark Stafford, and the fourth installment of Strangehaven by Gary Spencer Millidge. (STK675014) (C: 0-1-0)

52pgs, FC SRP: $7.95

Our hunters barely survived their first encounter with the Lizard Baron — and now they have to fight through a horde of Homo Reptililans in their final confrontation. Even if they defeat the Baron, they must still deal with the horror Amanda has awoken in the deep bowels of the castle! (STK675820)

32pgs, FC (3 of 3) SRP: $3.99
MAGE INC: THE INTERN #2

(W) Shon C. Bury (A) Ian Waryanto (CA) Aris Aguiar, Ian Waryanto

Keira and Albert investigate the mansion of the renegade mage, Clious, only to discover that Clious is dabbling in magics no mage is allowed to dabble in (hence "renegade"), and they discover his intern is far, far more powerful and mysterious than any intern has a right to be. (STK675827)

32pgs, FC (2 of 3) SRP: $3.99
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Love Stage!! VolUME 2 GN (YAOI)

(W/A) Eiki Eiki

Izumi Sena is an average guy born into a family of famous celebrities. A college student and total otaku, he works hard every day with the goal of someday becoming a manga creator. But right now, he’s somehow found himself stuck doing a commercial with popular actor Ryoma Ichijo. To make matters worse, Ryoma makes the situation even more awkward by professing his undying love. Izumi tries to convince him they should first start out as friends, but somehow things get more intimate. Has the romance flag finally been raised?

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SC, 5x7, 186pgs, B&W $12.99

The brand-new original official comic series based on the critically acclaimed NBC crime drama The Blacklist, starring James Spader, written by series script coordinator Nicole Dawn Phillips! When the FBI is framed for the public killing of a political activitist at an open-air rally, Reddington recognises the hallmarks of a dangerous, media-manipulating Blacklister, known as Leon Kiklinski, aka The Lobbyist. So begins the latest case for the FBI's covert counter-intelligence unit codenamed The Post Office. But is this new Blacklist member working alone or is there a mysterious puppet master behind the scenes orchestrating a planned series of attacks against the FBI for his own nefarious purposes and if so, what is his connection to the Concierge of Crime, Raymond Red Reddington? (STK675499)

"Weapons of Past Destruction" concludes! Did we really just read last issue's staggering cliffhanger? Has one of the Doctor's beloved companions flipped sides? The final conflict between the Unon and the Lect — will one of them take the Time Lords' place as the guardians of the universe? One more outing with the ninth Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack! If you want more, you have to let us know! (STK675400)

It's the end, but the moment has been prepared for! The first year of the Tenth Doctor and Eleventh Doctor series may have finished on astounding highs — but they'll be back for brand-new seasons in September, right after Titan's amazing 5-issue weekly multi-Doctor event written by Paul Cornell, solicited in the very next issue of PREVIEWS! (STK675397)

Jack the Ripper and sentient spam! Giant robot dinosaurs and ancient football! Body-swaps, giant space squid... and a very happy Christmas! It's all in the first Eleventh Doctor Archives Omnibus, collecting US-format comics published by IDW Publishing from 2010-2011! Collects: Doctor Who Volume II (2010) #1-12 and Annual 2011, previously published in the collections "The Ripper," "When Worlds Collide," and "It Came From Outer Space." (STK675404)

SC, 6x9, 352pgs, FC (1 of 7) SRP: $24.99
DOCTOR WHO: THE TWELFTH DOCTOR #11

(W) George Mann (A) Mariano Laclaustra (CA) Rian Hughes

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After their adventures in India, the Doctor and Clara return to her present — but danger is slipping through the cracks between universes, and London has no defence against the Fractures! Will the Doctor risk all of reality to reunite a family — or sacrifice a good man to keep the multiverse intact? Then, the Doctor gambles with his life in 1960s Las Vegas, as he and Clara must team up with gangsters in order to defeat an intergalactic crime syndicate, but is this one too many spins on the Doctor's roulette wheel? Collects Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor #6-10. (STK675414) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor)

HC, 7x10, 128pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
THE CHRONICLES OF LEGION VOLUME 4: THE THREE FACES OF EVIL HC

(W) Fabien Nury (A) Tirso & Various

Across the centuries, and in all their incarnations, the vampiric brothers Radu and Vlad continue their bloody feud. But how long can the immortals remain completely immune to the humanity of their hosts before their emotions and feelings start to merge? Now the brothers feel their will and that of the humans they inhabit become combined, and their fate, which they once felt so certain they controlled, is changed forever. The epic conclusion to this fantasy saga will see the brothers face a new and unexpected battle — a battle for their minds. (STK675490)

HC, 8x11, 56pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $15.99
THE CHRONICLES OF LEGION VOLUME 2: THE THREE LIVES OF DRACULA HC

(W) Fabien Nury (A) Tirso & Various

Three lives, three incarnations of Vlad Tepes Dracula. The same blood flows in the veins of all three, the blood of Dracula. They will all be forced to take part in a fratricidal feud between Vlad and Radu: a battle that has lasted for centuries and has claimed countless lives! Spanning three hundreds years and three continents, this is a battle that will destroy lives! (STK654176) (SEP141633)

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HC, 8x11, 56pgs, FC (2 of 4) SRP: $10.99

SURVIVALISTS, BATTLEFIELD ENTREPRENEURS AND ALL-ROUND ANTI-HEROES!

RES. from Previews Vol. XXIV #5 (MAY141594)

HC, 7x10, 256pgs, FC SRP: $29.99
DEATH SENTENCE: LONDON #2

(W) Montynero (A) Martin Simmonds (CA) Montynero

Martial law is declared in London as the G+ Virus runs rampant! Sex is banned! Weasel's free gig takes over Brixton — and it'll take a platoon of tanks to shift him! New powers and new players surface all over the capital! And in the USA, agent Jeb Mulgrew gets a do-or-die mission! Where is Verity? And where is Artgirl? (STK675394)

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REGULAR COVER—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

SUBSCRIPTION COVER—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
MAN PLUS #1

(W/A/CA) André Araújo

Welcome to Olissipo City, a shimmering metropolis where technology rules with a heavy hand, cyborg strike teams are commonplace, and the lines between man and machine grow hazier every day. From artist/writer André Lima Araújo (Avengers AI, Ultimate FF, Age of Apocalypse) comes this high-octane dystopian thriller that whisks the reader into the thick of a robotic skirmish and the unsettling conspiracy that lies at its heart! (STK675454)

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32pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $3.99

In a basement in Montmartre, Brafford regains consciousness. As he struggles to remember what's happened to him since his transformation, a powerful explosion rocks Paris. As Prefect Beauregard tries to regain control of the city in chaos, another anomaly transforms Duroc into a vaporous monster bent on destroying the city. (STK675455)

HC, 8x11, 48pgs, FC SRP: $14.99
MUTAFUKAZ VOLUME 1 GN

(W/A/CA) Run

Angelino is a young loser like thousands of others in the Dark Meat City. He and his friend Vinz are squatters at a seedy hotel room in the Latin Quarter, Rios Rosas. Angelino spends his days watching Mexican wrestling matches on TV, delivering pizzas and having bizarre metaphysical discussions with his roommate. A stupid scooter accident will plunge Angelino into a hurricane of unimaginable trouble, as he becomes the only person on Earth capable of recognizing the vicious cosmic entities that walk among us, who are readying themselves to invade the planet. (STK675470)

HC, 8x11, 120pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
NORMAN VOLUME 2: TEACHER'S PET HC

(W/A/CA) Stan Silas

If you go down to the woods today, you'll see a field trip that's gone very, very wrong. If you put a bunch of kids in the back of a van and drag them along on a weekend of drunken debauchery, that tends to happen. What doesn't tend to happen is multiple murders and a disembowelment. Unless, of course, Norman is around! (STK664634)

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RES. from Previews Vol. XXV #1 (JAN151612)

HC, 8x11, 64pgs, FC (2 of 4) SRP: $14.99
THE QUEST FOR THE TIME BIRD GN

(W) Serge Le Tendre (A) Regis Loisel

The world of Akbar is in grave danger; Ramor, the cursed god, is about to be set free and spread unending chaos! The witch Mara can bind him to his prison, a conch shell, but she needs something special — the legendary Time Bird. She charges her daughter, Pelisse, with enlisting the help of the ageing warrior Bragon, and together they set out on a quest to save the world! But all is not as it seems; Bragon is an old flame of Mara's and Pelisse has never met her father. With a fantastical twist, The Quest of the Time Bird is an epic journey through a magical realm of monsters, mysticism and mayhem. (STK675473)

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HC, 12.5x9, 232pgs, FC SRP: $39.99

Peter Grant is one of only two members of a very special branch of London's Metropolitan Police. He is, in fact, pretty much a wizard and it's his job to investigate those shadowy crimes that involve urban vampires, weird folk in the underground and, in this case, why cars are suddenly taking on lives of their own and killing innocent folk! Written by Doctor Who writer Ben Aaronovitch (Remembrance of the Daleks) and set in the world of his own best-selling novels, with Doctor Who script editor Andrew Cartmel! In continuity with the Rivers of London novels, this is an all-new story set between books 4 and 5! (STK675475)

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32pgs, FC (1 of 5) SRP: $3.99

In this action-packed finale, Scarlett and Trent are imprisoned by the villainous Dante Ramon when they learn of the impending destruction of Las Vegas. With less than an hour to stop the devastation, Scarlett and her team must do everything they can to save hundreds of thousands of lives, and finally uncover the evil mastermind behind it all! (STK675480)

The corals activate — and there's a tsunami on the way! Shauna and Shariq uncover the truth about Megumi and Ryan's shock return! A monstrous hunter stalks the island, and all anomalies must be purged! Death comes to the island — again! (STK675489)

32pgs, FC (3 of 5) SRP: $3.99
21ST CENTURY TANK GIRL #2

(W) Alan Martin (A) Jamie Hewlett & Various (CA) Brett Parson

Make way for the Tank Girl of the new millenium! fter a break of 20 years, artist extraordinaire Jamie Hewlett (GORILLAZ) is leaping back on the Tank Girl wagon, re-teaming with series co-creator Alan Martin to bring you a whole new take on the foul-mouthed, gun toting, swill-swigging hellion! Bulging with spanking new strips, pin-ups, poems and plenty of riotous 100% original content from Hewlett, Martin and a whole host of Tank Girl contributors — both old and new — get your head down, eyes open, and loins sufficiently girded for the second issue of this scatter-brained new series! (STK675389)

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32pgs, FC (2 of 3) SRP: $3.99

Continuing the adventures of Hiccup and his friends from How To Train Your Dragon and the Dragons: Riders of Berk TV show! "Underworld": During a routine training exercise, Hiccup and his friends discover a huge, mysterious pit in a forest near Berk and decide to investigate. Meanwhile, a number of fishing vessels near Berk have gone missing, so Stoick decides to investigate — and bumps into an old enemy. Just how are Hiccup and Stoick's predicaments linked? (STK675419)

SC, 6x9, 64pgs, FC SRP: $6.99