WHAT’S ON THE SHELF, APRIL 30TH – INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS
This list is based on the shipping dates from the distributors order forms. Not all comicbook 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.
PUBLISHER
TITLE, ISSUE NUMBER, PRICE IN U.S. DOLLARS (“AR” means “ask your retailer for the price”)
1FIRST COMICS
Badger Mad Monkey Shock ‘N’ Roll #4 (Of 5), $6.99
23RD ST.
Saint Catherine GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $19.99
Saint Catherine HC (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $27.99
ACK COMICS (AMAR CHITRA KATHA)
Ganesha And The Moon And Other Stories GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $10.00
Garuda Vishnu’s Divine Mount GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $10.00
Great Indian Emperors TPB 3-In-1 TP (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $20.00
Harischandra The King Who Chose Rags Over Riches GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $10.00
Kumbhakarna The Sleeping Giant GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $10.00
Tales Of Giant And Demons 5-In-1 HC (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $25.00
ACOUSTIC LEARNING
Alley Oop And The Mighty Kafrak TP, $19.99
AHOY COMICS
Howl #4 (Of 5)(Cover A Mauricet), $3.99
Howl #4 (Of 5)(Cover B Mauricet Psychedilc Variant), AR
ALIEN BOOKS
Kinryo Rock Code Amrita Volume 1 GN, $12.99
AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS
Legend Of La Rosa Blanca #1 (Cover A Buz Hasson), $4.99
Legend Of La Rosa Blanca #1 (Cover B Lerix Full Art Variant), $19.99
Victor Crowley’s Hatchet Midnight Murders #3 (Cover A Roy Allen Martinez), $4.99
Victor Crowley’s Hatchet Midnight Murders #3 (Cover B Buz Hasson), $4.99
Victor Crowley’s Hatchet Midnight Murders #3 (Cover C Puis Calzada), $4.99
ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
Beetle And The Chimera Carnival GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $15.99
BAD IDEA
Planet Death #0 (Of 4)(Cover A Tomas Giorello)(per Lunar Distribution), AR
Planet Death #0 (Of 4)(Cover B Joe Quesada Gatefold Wraparound Triptych Variant)(per Lunar Distribution), AR
BLACK MASK STUDIOS
Hecate’s Will TP (per Lunar Distribution), $19.99
White TP, $24.99
BLACKBOX COMICS
Dead Detective #3 (Of 5)(Cover D Caanan White Special Full Art Variant), $9.99
Dead Detective #4 (Of 5)(Cover D Luigi Barricelli Special Full Art Variant), $9.99
Dead Detective #5 (Of 5)(Cover D Raymond Gay Special Full Art Variant), $9.99
Katabasis #1 (Of 5)(Cover F Kyu Yong Eom Special Variant), $14.99
CELADON BOOKS
You Can Never Die A Graphic Memoir HC (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $32.00
CHRONICLE BOOKS
Marvel The Uncanny X-Men Days Of Future Fun HC (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $14.95
Star Wars Women Of The Galaxy Updated And Expanded SC (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $29.95
CLARION BOOKS
A Wizard Of Earthsea HC, $26.99
Besties Volume 1 Prank War GN, $15.99
Besties Volume 1 Prank War HC, $24.99
Curious George Sweet Surprise GN (I Can Read Comics Level 2), $5.99
Lemonade War GN, $15.99
Lemonade War HC, $24.99
COMIC SHOP NEWS
Comic Shop News #1967, AR
COMICS EXPERIENCE PUBLISHING
Monsterwood Omnibus All Become One HC (per Lunar Distribution), $49.99
Planetary Expansion #5 (Of 8)(Cover A Alonso Molina Gonzales)(per Lunar Distribution), $4.99
COMICSBURGH
Edge #10, $4.99
COSMIC LION PRODUCTIONS
Cosmic Lion Primer #1 (One Shot), $10.00
Relic Hunter #1 (Of 5), $10.00
Stan Vs. Jack How To Feud The Marvel Way HC, $20.00
Turbo Hawk #1 (Of 4), $8.00
DEICIDE PRESS
Orgy Plus Massacre Volume 1 1950-56 Sexy Scary Sensational Cinema SC (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $24.99
DEL REY
Staircase In The Woods HC (per Penguin Random House), $30.00
DEVIL’S DUE PUBLISHING
Mercy Sparx #1 (Cover B Matt Merhoff)(One Shot)(Sweet 16 Re-Release)(not verified by Diamond Distribution), AR
DIAMOND PUBLICATIONS
Game Trade Magazine #303, $3.99
Previews #440 (May 2025), $4.99
DISNEY PUBLISHING GROUP
World Of Reading Star Wars This Is Rey SC (per Penguin Random House), $5.99
DK CHILDREN
Pokemon Life Size Discover How Big Pokemon Really Are HC (per Penguin Random House), $16.99
DRAWN AND QUARTERLY
Muybridge HC (per Lunar Distribution), $24.95
We All Got Something GN (per Lunar Distribution), $21.95
EMBER
Harley Quinn Redemption Novel SC, $12.99
EPICENTER COMICS
Inspector Coke Trilogy Masterwork Edition HC, $64.99
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Atlas Comics Library Volume 5 Police Action HC, $44.99
Bees The Women Who Rocked Lithuania GN (Fantagraphics Underground), $29.99
Cabbie Definitive Edition HC, $29.99
Goes Like This TP, $39.99
Lost Marvels Volume 1 Tower Of Shadows HC, $34.99
Season Of The Roses HC, $29.99
Sincerest Form Of Parody The Best 1950s Mad Inspired Satirical Comics TP (Fantagraphics Underground)(New Printing), $30.00
Skin HC, $34.99
Tedward HC, $24.99
Walt Disney’s Donald Duck Magic And Mayhem HC, $19.99
FLOATING WORLD COMICS
Robot Tod #2 (per Lunar Distribution), $4.99
HARPER ALLEY
Band Nerd HC, $24.99
Coven GN, $15.99
I Witnessed The Lizzie Borden Story GN, $15.99
I Witnessed The Lizzie Borden Story HC, $24.99
Kirby’s Lessons For Falling In Love GN, $18.99
Kirby’s Lessons For Falling In Love HC, $26.99
Strange Bedfellows GN, $18.99
Strange Bedfellows HC, $26.99
Warriors The Prophecies Begin Volume 2 GN, $15.99
Warriors The Prophecies Begin Volume 2 HC, $24.99
HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE
Heavy Metal Magazine #1 (Cover A Greg Hildebrandt), $14.99
Heavy Metal Magazine #1 (Cover B Frank Frazetta), $14.99
Heavy Metal Magazine #1 (Cover C Tula Lotay Taarna Variant), $14.99
Heavy Metal Magazine #1 (Cover D Keron Grant Grimaldi Variant), $14.99
Heavy Metal Magazine #1 (Cover E Janevsky Sixella Variant), $14.99
Heavy Metal Magazine #1 (Cover F Blank Variant), $14.99
Heavy Metal Magazine #1 (Cover G David Palumbo Lovers NSFW Variant), $19.99
Heavy Metal Magazine #1 (Cover H Tony Moore Massive Select Exclusive Homage Variant)(per Lunar Distribution), $19.99
HOLIDAY HOUSE
Best Worst Camp Out Ever HC (I Like to Read Comics)(per Penguin Random House), $7.99
IPI COMICS
Human Fly #4 (Of 4)(per Lunar Distribution), $4.99
J-NOVEL CLUB
Archdemon’s Dilemma How To Love Your Elf Bride Light Novel Volume 17 SC, $15.99
By The Grace Of The Gods Light Novel Volume 14 SC, $15.99
Misfit Of Demon King Academy Light Novel Volume 5 SC, $16.00
KEENSPOT ENTERTAINMENT
Killtown #1 (2nd Printing Cover A Rob Prior Naomi Griffin), $5.99
Mark Spears Monsters #4 (Cover A Mark Spears Dracula Variant), $5.99
Mark Spears Monsters #4 (Cover B Mark Spears Hexy The Witch Variant), $5.99
Mark Spears Monsters #4 (Cover D Mark Spears Amazing Spider-Man #300 Homage Variant), $5.99
Mark Spears Monsters #4 (Cover E Mark Spears The Killing Joke Homage Variant), $5.99
KODANSHA COMICS
A Vampire In The Bathhouse Volume 1 GN, $13.99
Blue Lock Volume 18 GN, $12.99
Edens Zero Volume 31 GN, $10.99
Gaea-Tima The Gigantis Volume 1 GN, $13.99
Nina The Starry Bride Volume 9 GN, $12.99
LAB PRESS
Super Science Chapter Zero (One Shot), $0.99
MAD CAVE STUDIOS
Crush Depth #2 (Of 5), $4.99
Dark Pyramid #2 (Of 5), $4.99
Defenders Of The Earth #6 (Of 8)(Cover A Jim Calafiore), $4.99
Defenders Of The Earth #6 (Of 8)(Cover B Djordje Djokovic Action Figure Variant), $4.99
Hour Of The Wolf TP, $17.99
Kill Train #4 (Of 5), $4.99
Slasher’s Apprentice #1 (Of 5)(Cover A Val Halvorson), $4.99
Slasher’s Apprentice #1 (Of 5)(Cover B Trevor Henderson), $4.99
MAD LIBS
Mad Libs For The Fans Olivia Rodrigo Edition SC, $5.99
Wednesday Mad Libs SC, $5.99
MIDNIGHT FACTORY
Seven Years In Darkness Year Two TP, $19.99
ONE PEACE BOOKS
Detectives These Days Are Crazy Volume 1 GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $13.95
ONI PRESS
Free For All #1 (One Shot)(2nd Printing Cover A Patrick Horvath), $7.99
Nacelleverse The Great Garloo #0 (One Shot)(Cover A Kano), $5.99
Nacelleverse The Great Garloo #0 (One Shot)(Cover B Adam Pollina), $5.99
Nacelleverse The Great Garloo #0 (One Shot)(Cover C Blank Variant), $5.99
Nacelleverse The Great Garloo #0 (One Shot)(Cover D Ramon Bachs), AR
PANINI PUBLISHING
Doctor Who Magazine #614 (March 2025)(not verified by Diamond Distribution), $19.99
PANTHEON BOOKS
Ginseng Roots A Memoir HC (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $35.00
PAPERCUTZ
Loud House Volume 23 Games And Gains HC, $12.99
Nightmare Brigade Volume 4 Dust-Off Dreams GN, $9.99
Nightmare Brigade Volume 4 Dust-Off Dreams HC, $14.99
Smurfs Tales Volume 12 Smurfs And The Dragon Of The Lake HC, $22.99
Smurfs Tales Volume 12 Smurfs And The Dragon Of The Lake TP, $14.99
PENGUIN YOUNG READERS GROUP
Bluey And Bingo’s Book Of Bugs A Push-And-Pull Boo Board Book HC (per Penguin Random House), $12.99
Bluey Perfect HC (per Penguin Random House), $12.99
Bluey The Big Blue Guy’s Book Of Dad Goals HC (per Penguin Random House), $9.99
Mad Libs For The Fans Olivia Rodrigo Edition SC (per Penguin Random House), $5.99
Wednesday Mad Libs SC (per Penguin Random House), $5.99
PICTURE ESQUE PUBLISHING
CARtoons Magazine #56 Celebrating 50 Years Of Krass And Bernie, $8.99
POCKET BOOKS
Star Trek Strange New Worlds Novel Toward The Night HC (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $28.99
QUILL TREE BOOKS
Botticelli’s Apprentice GN, $15.99
Botticelli’s Apprentice HC, $24.99
Carousel Summer GN, $15.99
Carousel Summer HC, $24.99
RANDOM HOUSE BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
Junie B. Jones And The Stupid Smelly Bus The Graphic Novel GN, $12.99
Junie B. Jones And The Stupid Smelly Bus The Graphic Novel HC (per Penguin Random House), $20.99
RANDOM HOUSE WORLDS
Marvel Black Panther The Intergalactic Empire Of Wakanda HC (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $30.00
Staircase In The Woods HC (per Penguin Random House), $30.00
RENEGADE ARTS ENTERTAINMENT
Modern Asian Family Volume 1 Straight Outta Busan TP, $14.99
RIZZOLI
American Psycho How To Make A Killing In Business And Life HC (per Penguin Random House), $18.95
SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT
Cat Man Volume 1 GN (per Penguin Random House), $14.99
Checkmate Volume 3 GN (per Penguin Random House), $21.99
Condemned Villainess Goes Back In Time And Aims To Become The Ultimate Villain Volume 4 GN (per Penguin Random House), $13.99
Dai Dark Volume 8 GN (per Penguin Random House), $13.99
Dance In The Vampire Bund Age Of Scarlet Order Volume 14 GN (per Penguin Random House), $13.99
Dangerous Convenience Store Volume 5 GN (per Penguin Random House), $21.99
Dungeon People Volume 5 GN (per Penguin Random House), $13.99
Ennead Volume 5 GN (per Penguin Random House), $22.99
Ennead Volume 5 HC (per Penguin Random House), $29.99
Idol x Idol Story Volume 1 GN (per Penguin Random House), $13.99
Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary Volume 1 GN (per Penguin Random House), $13.99
My New Boss Is Goofy Volume 1 GN (per Penguin Random House), $14.99
SILVER SPROCKET
Changeling Volume 3 GN (per Lunar Distribution), $13.99
SIMON SPOTLIGHT
Marvel After-School Heroes Shuri Takes Control SC, $5.99
SQUARE ENIX BOOKS
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail The Art of Succession Relics Of Heritage SC, $39.99
STEAMSHIP
Alpha Wolfgirl x Omega Wolfboy Volume 3 GN, $14.99
STORM KING PRODUCTIONS
John Carpenter’s Tales Of Science Fiction Pause #3 (Of 6), $4.99
TASCHEN AMERICA
EC Comics Library Weird Science Volume 1 HC, $200.00
TIME BOMB COMICS
Quantum #10 (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $8.99
UNCIVILIZED BOOKS
Sickness #7 (Of 14)(Cover A Janna Cha), $6.00
Sickness #7 (Of 14)(Cover B Dani), AR
VERTICAL COMICS
Ashita no Joe Fighting For Tomorrow Volume 2 HC, $59.95
VIKING BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
Last Comics On Earth A Song Of Swords And Stuffies HC, $14.99
WARRANT PUBLISHING COMPANY
Vampiress Carmilla 2026 Annual, $10.99
WILLIAM MORROW
Wicked Volume 1 GN, $25.99
YEN ON
BS Situation Of Tougetsu Umidori Light Novel Volume 2 SC, $16.00
Bye Bye Earth Light Novel Volume 1 SC, $16.00
I’m The Strongest In This Zombie World But I Can’t Beat This Girl Light Novel Volume 2 SC, $16.00
Summer Hikaru Died Light Novel Volume 1 SC, $16.00
Sword Art Online Alternative Clover’s Regret Light Novel Volume 3 SC, $16.00
Z2 COMICS
John Lee Hooker One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer HC (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $19.99
Lifeform Vivian An Angels And Airwaves HC, $29.99
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