WHAT’S ON THE SHELF, SEPT. 24TH – INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS

PUBLISHER

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

ABRAMS – AMULET BOOKS

SpongeBob Squarepants Mysteries Volume 2 Ooze In The Ocean GN, $14.99

ABRAMS FANFARE

Super Boba Cafe Volume 2 Home Sea Home GN, $17.99

AMP COMICS

Lovestruck #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Alonso Molina), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Lovestruck #3 (Of 4)(Cover B Alonso Molina Back To The Future Homage Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Stake Presents Jessamy #1 (Of 3)(LCSD 2025 Edition), $4.99 (find on eBay)

AMP COMICS – CHISPA

Dusk #1 (Of 4)(Cover A Cover A David Hahn), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Dusk #1 (Of 4)(Cover B Pete Woods)(LCSD 2025 Edition), $4.99 (find on eBay)

AMP COMICS – THUNDER COMICS

Prodigal Son #2 (Of 4)(2nd Printing Cover A Erwin J. Arroza), $4.99

ANDREWS MCMEEL

Folk Remedy Volume 1 GN, $14.99
Zits Treasury Movie Night The Complete 2023 Collection TP, $22.99

ANTARCTIC PRESS

Exciting Comics #53 (Cover B Helmut Racho Lunar Exclusive Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Innkeeper #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Naberna Lunar Exclusive Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Innkeeper #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Naberna Full Art Lunar Exclusive Variant), $9.99 (find on eBay)
Kaiju Cooking Legendary Collection #1 (Of 4)(Kaiju Cooking #1 & #2), $4.99 (find on eBay)

BLACK DOG AND LEVENTHAL

E Is For Edward A Centennial Celebration Of The Mischievous Mind Of Edward Gorey HC, $24.00

BLACK PANEL PRESS

Pavil’s Mask HC, $32.99
Pushing Buttons A Futuristic Workplace Kerfuffle HC, $14.99

CANDLEWICK PRESS

Two-Headed Chicken Chaos In The Cosmic Library HC, $14.99

CLARKSON POTTER/TEN SPEED GRAPHIC

Comic Book History Of The Cocktail Five Centuries Of Mixing Drinks And Carrying On HC, $29.99

CLOVER PRESS

Marvel Art Of Michael Turner HC (Variant Dust Jacket Edition), $85.00 (find on eBay)

CRITICAL ENTERTAINMENT

First Americans #3 (Of 8)(Cover A Tadd Galusha), $4.99
First Americans #3 (Of 8)(Cover B Kraig Rasmussen), $4.99

CSN PRESS

Comic Shop News #1988, AR

DAW

Narrow Road Between Desires SC, $18.00

DEL REY

Alchemised HC, $35.00

DENPA BOOKS

Vampeerz Volume 7 GN, $13.95

DK CHILDREN

Disney Princess Enchanted Worlds Look Inside The Spellbinding Kingdoms HC, $24.99

DUTTON

A Spell For Midwinter’s Heart SC, $19.00

FAKKU

Creme de la Creme GN (adult), $24.95
Otaku In 2200 A.D Volume 3 GN (adult), $24.95
Victim Girls Tetralogy Tetralogy GN (adult), $24.95

FIRST SECOND BOOKS

Flip GN, $18.99
Flip HC, $25.99

FLOATING WORLD COMICS

American Nature Presents #3, $6.50

GRAPHIX

Spider-Man Shadow Warrior GN, $12.99
Spider-Man Shadow Warrior HC, $24.99

HARPER ALLEY

Hooves Of Death Volume 1 GN, $15.99

HYPERION AVENUE

Book Of Bill Limited Collector’s Edition HC, $40.00

IGNITION PRESS

Beauty Volume 1 TP (LCSD 2025 Edition), $19.99

INKLORE

Wet Sand Volume 2 GN, $20.00

IPI COMICS

Sky Realms Chronicles Volume 1 Guardian Of The Sky Realms SC, $12.99
Sherlock Holmes The Dark Detective Volume 2 #3 (Of 5) Knights Of Frankenstein, $4.99

IZE PRESS

Finding Camellia Volume 5 GN, $20.00
I Tamed My Ex-Husband’s Mad Dog Volume 4 GN, $20.00
Marriage Of Convenience Volume 1 GN, $20.00
Men Of The Harem Volume 4 GN, $20.00
My Secretly Hot Husband Volume 4 GN, $20.00
Omniscient Readers Viewpoint Volume 8 GN, $20.00
Radio Storm Volume 2 GN, $24.00
Tomb Raider King Volume 12 GN, $20.00

J-NOVEL CLUB

My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered No One In This Other World Stands A Chance Against Me Light Novel Volume 9 SC, $15.00

JY

From Memen To Mori HC, $20.00

KEENSPOT ENTERTAINMENT

Mark Spears Monsters #7 (Cover A Mark Spears The Headless Horseman Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Mark Spears Monsters #7 (Cover B Mark Spears Hexy The Witch JSA Classified #1 Homage Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Mark Spears Monsters #7 (Cover C Mark Spears Halloween II Homage Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Mark Spears Monsters #7 (Cover D Mark Spears Famous Monsters Of Filmland Homage Variant), AR (find on eBay)

KODANSHA COMICS

AKIRA Hardcover Collection Volume 2 HC, $34.99
Last Samurai Standing Volume 2 GN, $13.99
Sheeta’s Little Big World Volume 1 GN, $11.99
That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime Volume 27 GN, $12.99

LITTLE BROWN INK

Hello Sunshine GN, $18.99

MAD CAVE STUDIOS

Blue Palo Verde #4 (Of 5), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Endless Night #4 (Of 4), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Far Down Below #5 (Of 5), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Pale Knight #5 (Of 6), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Phantom #1 (Cover A Freddie E. Williams II), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Phantom #1 (Cover B Caanan White Sequential Battle Scene Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Phantom #1 (Cover C Russell Olson), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Phantom #1 (Cover D Dan Brereton), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Phantom #1 (Cover E Freddie E. Williams II Black & White Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Phantom #1 (Cover F Blank Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Phantom #1 (Cover G Natacha Bustos Fists Of The Phantom Unlock Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Red Vector #2 (Of 5), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Wild Animals #3 (Of 5), $4.99 (find on eBay)

MAGIC CAT

Wizard’s Guide To Magical Experiments 40 Science Experiments To Try At Home HC, $24.99

MARINER BOOKS

Water Mirror Echo Bruce Lee And The Making Of Asian America HC, $35.00

MI CAMBRIAN COMICS

Romanis Magicae #2 (Of 4)(Cover A Ezra Gilmore), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Romanis Magicae #2 (Of 4)(Cover B Paul Peart Smith Black White & Red Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)

ONE PEACE BOOKS

Ossan Newbie Adventurer Trained To Death By The Most Powerful Party Became Invincible Volume 1 GN, $11.95

ONI PRESS

Biker Mice From Mars (2025) #4 (Cover A Edu Souza), $4.99
Biker Mice From Mars (2025) #4 (Cover B Gavin Smith), $4.99
Biker Mice From Mars (2025) #4 (Cover C Juan Jose Ryp Interlocking Variant), AR
Biker Mice From Mars (2025) #4 (Cover D Ajit Jothikumar), AR
Catacomb Of Torment #2 (EC Comics)(Cover K Jay Stephens Foil Variant)(LCSD 2025 Edition), $19.99
Little Visitor And Other Abductions HC, $24.99
Rick And Morty Vs. The Universe #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Dave Bardin), $4.99
Rick And Morty Vs. The Universe #3 (Of 4)(Cover B Troy Little), $4.99
Rick And Morty Vs. The Universe #3 (Of 4)(Cover C Flops Interlocking Variant), AR
Rick And Morty Vs. The Universe #3 (Of 4)(Cover D Tom Fowler Event Variant), AR
Rick And Morty Vs. The Universe #3 (Of 4)(Cover E Jarrett Williams Prime Variant), AR
Sesame Street The Amazing Mumford’s Card Trick HC, $7.99

PAPERCUTZ

Herobear And The Kid (LCSD 2025 Edition), $2.99
Herobear And The Kid Original Art (LCSD 2025 Edition), AR

QUILL TREE BOOKS

Scarlet Morning HC, $19.99

RANDOM HOUSE WORLDS

From A Certain Point Of View Star Wars Return Of The Jedi TP, $22.00

REBELLION/2000AD

Battle Action Volume 3 HC, $32.99
Rogue Trooper The Complete Collection Volume 3 TP, $32.95

ROARING BROOK PRESS

Rise Of The G.E.M.S. Genetically Engineered Mice In Space Volume 1 GN, $12.99

ROCKETSHIP ENTERTAINMENT

Croaking Volume 1 HC, $24.99

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT

Free Life Fantasy Online Immortal Princess Volume 11 GN, $13.99
Go For It Nakamura-kun Volume 1 GN (New Edition Rerelease), $14.99
I Abandoned My Engagement Because My Sister Is A Tragic Heroine But Somehow I Became Entangled With A Righteous Prince Volume 4 GN, $13.99
I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into A Girl Volume 9 GN, $13.99
Kaiju Kamui Volume 1 GN, $14.99
Killer Shark In Another World Volume 5 GN, $13.99
Love Between Fairy And Devil Novel Volume 2 SC, $19.99
Magical Buffs The Support Caster Is Stronger Than He Realized Volume 4 GN, $14.99
Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today Volume 10 GN, $13.99
Monster Guild The Dark Lord’s No-Good Comeback Volume 9 GN, $13.99
My Girlfriend’s Not Here Today Volume 5 GN, $14.99
Painter Of The Night Volume 1 GN, $26.99
Valiant Must Fall Volume 5 GN, $15.99
Wakaba Won’t Give Up Volume 1 GN, $13.99
What It Means To Be You Volume 2 GN, $21.99

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT – AIRSHIP

Most Heretical Last Boss Queen From Villainess To Savior Light Novel Volume 9 SC, $15.99
She Professed Herself Pupil Of The Wise Man Light Novel Volume 14 SC, $15.99

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT – GHOST SHIP

Monster Marriage Shop Volume 4 GN, $13.99

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT – STEAMSHIP

Sweet Heat Before Falling In Love The CEO And His Fated Omega Volume 2 GN, $15.99

SHP COMICS

Zicky Wrath Of The Rat King #1 (Of 5)(Cover A Odunze Ogugugo), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Zicky Wrath Of The Rat King #1 (Of 5)(Cover B Tony Fleecs), $4.99 (find on eBay)

SQUARE ENIX MANGA

Dragon Quest The Mark Of Erdrick Volume 1 GN, $24.99
Mechanical Buddy Universe GN, $16.99

TOKYOPOP

Far Cry Cull The Herd #2, $4.99 (find on eBay)

TOKYOPOP – NOIR CAESER

Fourth Rope #2, $4.99 (find on eBay)

VAULT COMICS

Kid Maroon GN, $24.99

VERTICAL

Darwin Incident Volume 8 GN, $12.95
My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even At Level 1 Light Novel Volume 9 SC, $14.95

VIZ MEDIA

Fist Of The North Star Hardcover Volume 18 HC, $25.00
How Do We Relationship Volume 13 GN, $11.99
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 7 Steel Ball Run Volume 3 HC, $25.00

YEN ON

I’m the Villainess So I’m Taming The Final Boss Light Novel Volume 11 SC, $16.00

YEN PRESS

A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special Volume 5 GN, $20.00
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings In Russian Volume 2 GN, $15.00
Banished From Hero Party Quiet Countryside Volume 11 GN, $13.00
Bocchi The Rock Side Story Kikuri Hiroi’s Heavy-Drinking Diary Volume 2 GN, $15.00
Bungo Stray Dogs Dazai Chuuya Age 15 Volume 4 GN, $13.00
Dark History Of Reincarnated Villainess Volume 13 GN, $13.00
Daughter Of Emperor Volume 12 GN, $20.00
Days With My Stepsister Volume 4 GN, $13.00
Eminence In Shadow Volume 13 GN, $13.00
Gahi-chan Volume 4 GN, $13.00
Hell Is Dark With No Flowers Volume 3 GN, $15.00
Honey Lemon Soda Volume 10 GN, $13.00
I Don’t Know How To Love GN, $13.00
Imitation Volume 7 GN, $20.00
Lycoris Recoil Official Comic Anthology Repeat Volume 1 GN, $13.00
Mieruko-chan Volume 11 GN, $13.00
Monthly In Garden With My Landlord Volume 5 GN, $15.00
My Beloved Supper GN, $15.00
My Oh My Atami-kun Volume 3 GN, $15.00
Nights With A Cat Volume 6 GN, $15.00
No Longer Heroine Volume 10 GN, $13.00
Reformation Of World By Realist Demon King Volume 7 GN, $13.00
Rock Is A Lady’s Modesty Volume 1 GN, $15.00
Stomp Kick Love Volume 3 GN, $13.00
Teen Exorcist Volume 3 GN, $13.00
Tiger Won’t Eat The Dragon Yet Volume 4 GN, $15.00
To Sir Without Love Im Divorcing You Volume 2 GN, $13.00
Touge Oni Primal Gods Ancient Times Volume 7 GN, $15.00
What Do You Call This Trash GN, $22.00

Z2 COMICS

Blondie Against The Odds HC (LCSD 2025 Edition), $34.99