WHAT’S ON THE SHELF, MAY 8TH – INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS

This list is based on the shipping dates from the distributors order forms. Not all comic book shops order all items. If you have questions about a specific comic, talk to your comic shop owner. PLEASE NOTE- Not all of these titles will arrive in all stores. Items with release dates are not verified by the distributors and are individually noted. Some of the comics titles listed may have arrived in stores already through Diamond Distributors, Penguin-Random House, Lunar Distribution and UCS Comic Distributors.

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PUBLISHER
TITLE, ISSUE NUMBER, PRICE IN U.S. DOLLARS (“AR” means “ask your retailer for the price”)

AHOY COMICS
Deadweights #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Sebastian Piriz), $3.99
Deadweights #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Richard Pace), AR

ALIEN BOOKS
Ciruelo Lord Of The Dragons Fairies And Dragons HC, $39.99
Fake Rebellion Volume 2 GN, $12.99

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS
Dracula After Man #2 (Cover A Roy Allen Martinez), $4.99
Dracula After Man #2 (Cover B Puis Calzada), $4.99
Dracula After Man #2 (Cover C Buz Hasson), $4.99
Dracula After Man #2 (Cover D Roy Allen Martinez Black & White Virgin Variant), $9.99
Valentine Bluffs Massacre #2 (Cover A Roy Allen Martinez), $4.99
Valentine Bluffs Massacre #2 (Cover B Photo Variant), $4.99
Valentine Bluffs Massacre #2 (Cover C Puis Calzada), $4.99
Valentine Bluffs Massacre #2 (Cover D Buz Hasson), $4.99
Valentine Bluffs Massacre #2 (Cover E Roy Allen Martinez Black & White Virgin Variant), $9.99

ANDREWS MCMEEL
Another Phoebe And Her Unicorn Adventure Volume 19 Unicorn Crush GN, $12.99

ANTARCTIC PRESS
Gold Digger War Mistress Of Mars #1 (Of 4), $9.99

AWA STUDIOS
Little Black Book #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Francesco Francavilla), $3.99
Little Black Book #3 (Of 4)(Cover B Marco Finnegan & Brad Simpson), $3.99
Little Black Book #3 (Of 4)(Cover C Chris Ferguson & Felipe Cunha Movie Poster Homage Variant), $3.99

BALZER + BRAY
Emmie And Friends Always Anthony GN, $15.99
Emmie And Friends Always Anthony HC, $24.99

CALIBER ENTERTAINMENT
HP Lovecraft’s The Call Of Cthulhu GN, $11.99

CASEMATE PUBLISHERS
Curious Video Game Machines A Compendium Of Rare And Unusual Consoles Computers And Coin-Ops HC, $38.95
Most Relaxing Video Games HC, $39.95

COMIC SHOP NEWS
Comic Shop News #1916, AR

CRUSADE COMICS
Shi #1 (30th Anniversary Original Art Edition), $64.99

DISNEY HYPERION
Curveball GN, $14.99

DRAWN AND QUARTERLY
What It Is GN, $22.95

DSTLRY MEDIA
Gone #3 (Cover A Jock Wraparound Variant), $8.99
Gone #3 (Cover B Jock Wraparound Variant), $8.99
Gone #3 (Cover C Sam Wolfe Connelly Wraparound Variant), AR
Gone #3 (Cover D Rossi Gifford Wraparound Variant), AR
Gone #3 (Cover E Joëlle Jones Wraparound Variant), AR
Gone #3 (Cover F Blank Wraparound Variant), AR

DUTTON BOOKS FYR
Breathe Journeys To Healthy Binding SC, $10.99

DYNAMIC FORCES
ThunderCats #1 (Cover J Blank Authentix Variant)(Ken Haeser Signed & Remarked Homage Edition), AR
What If Venom #1 (Cover H Black Blank Cover Variant)(Ken Haeser Signed & Remarked Silver Symbiote Sketch Edition), AR
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
A Doorway To Joe HC, $99.99
Heart Of Thomas HC (New Printing), $44.99
Love And Rockets Magazine #15, $6.99

FLOATING WORLD COMICS
Santos Sisters #6, $5.00

GHOST SHIP
Peter Grill And The Philosopher’s Time Volume 12 GN, $13.99

GOLDEN BOOKS
American Girl Little Golden Book Favorites HC, $8.99
Disney The Lion King Circle Of Life A Little Golden Book HC, $5.99
Disney The Lion King Favorites Little Golden Book HC, $11.99
Disney The Princess And The Frog Little Golden Book HC, $5.99
Funko POP DC Batman The Joker’s Parade A Little Golden Book HC, $5.99
Funko POP Friends F Is For Friends An Alphabet Book A Little Golden Book HC, $5.99
Funko POP Seinfeld Who Are These People A Little Golden Book HC, $5.99
Marvel Studios X-Men ’97 A Little Golden Book HC, $5.99
SpongeBob Squarepants Happy Birthday SpongeBob A Little Golden Book HC, $5.99

GRAPHIC MUNDI – PSU PRESS
Flavors Of Iraq Impressions Of My Vanished Homeland GN, $19.95
Traces of Madness GN, $19.95

GRAPHITTI DESIGNS
Batman Secrets Sam Kieth Gallery Variant Edition HC, $125.00
League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Kevin O’Neill Gallery Variant Edition HC, $125.00

HARPER ALLEY
Sunhead GN, $18.99
Sunhead HC, $26.99

HUMANOIDS
Robert Silverberg’s Belzagor HC, $39.99

INKLORE
Lore Olympus Volume 6 GN, $21.00
Lore Olympus Volume 6 HC, $28.99

INSIGHT EDITIONS
Star Wars Return Of The Jedi A Visual Archive HC, $65.00

INVADER COMICS
Still #1 (One Shot), $7.99

KEENSPOT ENTERTAINMENT
Happy Astronaut #5 (Cover A Matt Rodgers), $5.99
Happy Astronaut #5 (Cover B Art Baltazar), $5.99
Happy Astronaut #5 (Cover C Art Baltazar Holofoil Virgin Variant), $19.99
Happy Astronaut #5 (Cover D Matt Rodgers Weathered Variant), $9.99

KNOPF BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
Brinkley Yearbooks Volume 2 Tryouts GN, $13.99

KODANSHA COMICS
A-Do Volume 2 GN, $13.99
Anyway I’m Falling In Love With You Volume 2 GN, $13.99
Drifting Dragons Volume 16 GN, $12.99
Fire Force Omnibus Volume 10 TP (Volumes 28-30), $19.99
I See Your Face Turned Away Volume 1 GN, $13.99
Medalist Volume 2 GN, $13.99
Seven Deadly Sins Four Knights Of The Apocalypse Volume 12 GN, $10.99
That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime Trinity In Tempest Volume 8 GN, $12.99

MAD CAVE STUDIOS
Deer Editor TP, $17.99
Devil That Wears My Face #6 (Of 6), $4.99
Morning Star #2 (Of 5), $4.99
Mugshots #1 (Of 4)(Cover A Chris Matthews), $5.99
Mugshots #1 (Of 4)(Cover B Jorge Fornes), $5.99
ONE PEACE BOOKS
Death Mage Volume 5 GN, $12.95
Usotoki Rhetoric Volume 7 GN, $10.95
Wrong Way To Use Healing Magic Light Novel Volume 4 SC, $14.95
Wrong Way To Use Healing Magic Volume 6 GN, $12.95

ONI PRESS
Chef’s Kiss Deluxe Edition HC, $24.99
Dwellings HC, $34.99
Night People #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Dani Strips & Brad Simpson), $4.99
Night People #3 (Of 4)(Cover B Jacob Phillips), $4.99
Night People #3 (Of 4)(Cover C Jacob Phillips Virgin Variant), AR
Night People #3 (Of 4)(Cover D Dani Strips Black & White Virgin Variant), AR
Rick And Morty Deluxe Double Feature Volume 3 HC, $59.99
Sixth Gun Omnibus Volume 1 TP, $39.99

PAPERCUTZ
Magical History Tour Volume 15 Discovery Of The Dinosaurs GN, $6.99

RAMPART PRESS
War Party Bestiary A Compendium Of Skinwalkers Demons And Spirit Animals SC, $4.99

RANDOM HOUSE BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
Adventure Time Amazing And Awesome Coloring Book SC, $18.99
Powerpuff Girls Super-Fierce Coloring Book SC, $18.99

RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Disney Inside Out 2 The Emotion’s Survival Guide HC, $9.99

RANDOM HOUSE GRAPHIC
Sweet Valley Twins Volume 4 The Haunted House GN, $13.99
Sweet Valley Twins Volume 4 The Haunted House HC, $21.99

RANDOM HOUSE WORLDS
Official Game Of Thrones Cookbook HC, $35.00

REBELLION / 2000AD
Essential Judge Anderson Satan TP, $26.99

SATURDAY AM
Gunhild Volume 2 The Hunt For Loki GN (Saturday AM TANKS), $13.99

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT
365 Days To The Wedding Volume 3 GN, $13.99
Candy And Cigarettes Volume 8 GN, $13.99
Free Life Fantasy Online Immortal Princess Volume 7 GN, $13.99
Hitomi-chan Is Shy With Strangers Volume 8 GN, $12.99
I’m In Love With The Villainess Volume 6 GN, $12.99
My Status As An Assassin Obviously Exceeds The Hero’s Volume 5 GN, $13.99
True Love Fades Away When The Contract Ends Volume 1 GN, $13.99
What He Who Doesn’t Believe In Fate Says Volume 4 GN, $14.99
White Mage Doesn’t Want to Raise the Hero’s Level Volume 2 GN, $14.99

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT – AIRSHIP
Stars Of Chaos Sha Po Lang Light Novel Volume 3 SC, $19.99
There’s No Freaking Way I’ll be Your Lover Unless Light Novel Volume 4 SC, $15.99

SILVER DOLPHIN BOOKS
Action Dude GN, $9.99

SIMON SPOTLIGHT
Peanuts Snoopy’s Beagle Scout Tales TP, $11.99

SOVEREIGN MEDIA COMPANY
Otaku USA Magazine #6 (Summer 2024), $7.99

SQUARE ENIX BOOKS
Mobsters In Love Volume 1 GN, $12.99
Monster Cats Volume 1 GN, $14.99

SQUARE ENIX MANGA
Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated Volume 8 GN, $14.99

STEAMSHIP
I Can’t Refuse S Volume 3 GN, $14.99

STORM KING PRODUCTIONS
Fetch Volume 2 The Rescue TP, $14.99

TEN SPEED PRESS
Noodles Rice And Everything Spice A Thai Book Cookbook GN, $22.99

TOHAN CORPORATION
Animage March 2024, $21.00
Hobby Japan April 2024, $22.00
Hobby Japan March 2024, $22.00
Megami March 2024, $22.00
Newtype March 2024, $21.00

TOKYOPOP – LOVE X LOVE
A Beast’s Love Is Like The Moon Volume 1 GN (adult), $13.99
If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It To The Budokan I Would Die Volume 6 GN, $14.99

UDON ENTERTAINMENT
Team Phoenix Volume 4 GN, $13.99

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT
Faith Returns #1 (Of 2)(Cover A Luca Erbetta), $4.99
Faith Returns #1 (Of 2)(Cover B Aleta Vidal), $4.99
Faith Returns #1 (Of 2)(Cover C Luca Erbetta Virgin Variant), $4.99
Faith Returns #1 (Of 2)(Cover D Aleta Vidal Virgin Variant), $4.99
Punk Mambo Punk Witch Project #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Dan Panosian), $12.99
Valiants #1 (Of 4)(Cover A Agustin Alessio), $4.99
Valiants #1 (Of 4)(Cover B Nico Di Mattia), $4.99
Valiants #1 (Of 4)(Cover C Agustin Alessio Virgin Variant), $4.99
Valiants #1 (Of 4)(Cover D Nico Di Mattia Virgin Variant), $4.99

VAULT COMICS
Wifwulf TP, $19.99

VERTICAL COMICS
Darwin Incident Volume 5 GN, $12.95
I’m Giving The Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued A Crash Course In Naughtiness Volume 5 GN, $12.95

VIKING BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
Anzu And The Realm Of Darkness HC, $23.99

VIZ MEDIA
Black Clover Volume 35 GN, $11.99
Blue Box Volume 10 GN, $11.99
Chainsaw Man Volume 15 GN, $11.99
Elusive Samurai Volume 11 GN, $11.99
In The Name Of The Mermaid Princess Volume 2 GN, $11.99
Like A Butterfly Volume 6 GN, $11.99
My Special One Volume 6 GN, $11.99
Star Wars The Mandalorian The Manga Volume 2 GN, $14.99
Star Wars Visions The Manga Anthology GN, $14.99
Wolf Girl And Black Prince Volume 7 GN, $11.99
Yona Of The Dawn Volume 41 GN, $11.99
You and I Are Polar Opposites Volume 1 GN, $11.99

WALKER BOOKS US
Loki A Bad God’s Guide To Ruling The World HC, $15.99

WILLIAM MORROW
Making Comics Storytelling Secrets Of Comics Manga And Graphic Novels SC (New Printing), $28.99

YEARLING
Max And The Midknights Battle Of The Bodkins GN, $10.99

YEN PRESS
Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon On The Side Sword Oratoria Volume 21 GN, $13.00
Scribbles Volume 3 HC, $18.00

Z2 COMICS
Inked In Blood Volume 2 Once Upon A Crime HC, $29.99

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