WHAT’S ON THE SHELF, AUGUST 19TH – INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS

What’s on the Shelf is built from distributor order forms and shipping date information, giving fans a heads-up on what may be landing at their local comic shops. As always, not every shop orders every title, variant, or edition, so if you’re hunting for a specific book, cover, or collectible, hit up your local comic shop owner they are the real-life NPCs with the secret inventory knowledge. WEPA!

PLEASE NOTE: Not all titles listed will arrive in every store. Items with release dates are not fully verified by distributors and are individually noted when needed. Some comics may have already arrived through Diamond Distribution, Lunar Distribution, Penguin Random House, or Manage Comics.

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PUBLISHER, TITLE, ISSUE NUMBER, PRICE IN U.S. DOLLARS (“AR” means Ask Your Retailer for the price.)

ABLAZE MANGA

Get Schooled Volume 5 GN, $19.99

ACE

Dragon Spirit Duology Volume 2 The Dragon Wakes With Thunder SC, $20.00

AIRSHIP

Saving A Weapon Shop From Bankruptcy After The Demon King’s Defeat Light Novel Volume 1 SC, $15.99
There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover Unless Light Novel Volume 8 SC, $15.99
Too Many Losing Heroines Light Novel Volume 8 SC, $15.99

ALBATROSS FUNNYBOOKS

Goon Bunch Of Old Crap Omnibus Volume 6 TP, $34.99

ALIEN BOOKS

Kinryo Rock Code Amrita Volume 3 GN, $13.99
Zorro’s Legacy #2 (Cover A Aaron Lopresti), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Zorro’s Legacy #2 (Cover B Stewart Moore), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Zorro’s Legacy #2 (Cover C Agustin Alessio), AR (find on eBay)
Zorro’s Legacy #2 (Cover D Aaron Lopresti Black & White Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS

Cartoon Puppet Horror Theater #1 (Cover E Adrian Ropp Zoop Variant), $14.99 (find on eBay)
Catching Hell Featuring Reggie Bannister #1 (Cover G Greg LaRocque Century Limited Edition Variant), $29.99 (find on eBay)
Legend Of La Rosa Blanca #1 (Cover B Lesley Leirix Li Racy Variant), $24.99 (find on eBay)
Return Of The Living Dead Untold Tales Of The Tarman #1 (Cover Roy Allen Martinez Century Variant), $29.99 (find on eBay)
Three Stooges American Mythology 10th Anniversary #1 (Cover E Century Limited Edition Variant), $29.99 (find on eBay)

AMP/THUNDER COMICS

Killswitch #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Erwin J. Arroza, $4.99 (find on eBay)
Killswitch #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Gabriel Ibarra), $4.99 (find on eBay)

BAD IDEA

Olympus Saga Megalith #3 (Of 3)(Cover A Lewis LaRosa), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Olympus Saga Megalith #3 (Of 3)(Cover B Brandon Peterson), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Olympus Saga Megalith #3 (Of 3)(Cover C Pierre Aguste Cot Old Masters Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Olympus Saga Megalith #3 (Of 3)(Cover D Matt Kindt & Lewis LaRosa Design Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Olympus Saga Megalith #3 (Of 3)(Cover E Brandon Peterson Black & White Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Tankers Vs. Ancient Aliens #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Federica Mancin), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Tankers Vs. Ancient Aliens #3 (Of 4)(Cover B Lewis LaRosa), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Tankers Vs. Ancient Aliens #3 (Of 4)(Cover C Juan Jose Ryp Design Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Tankers Vs. Ancient Aliens #3 (Of 4)(Cover D Lewis LaRosa Black & White Variant), AR (find on eBay)

BERKLEY

I Punched An Alien And Now We’re In Couples Therapy SC, $20.00

BLACK MASK COMICS

Calexit Say Goodbye To Hollywood #2 (Of 3)(Cover A C. Granda), $4.99 (find on eBay)

CLARKSON POTTER

Star Trek The Ultimate Trivia Deck, $28.00

CSN PRESS

Comic Shop News #2035, AR

DEVIL’S DUE STUDIOS

Mercy Sparx Volume 6 Mercy Sparx Returns TP, $19.99

DISNEY MANGA

Disney Descendientes Mal Y La Prueba De La Corona GN, $15.99

DK CHILDREN

LEGO DC Batman Adventures In Gotham City HC, $16.99
LEGO Star Wars Luke Skywalker’s Galactic Adventures HC, $16.99

FANTAGRAPHICS

Lovers Of The Empire Volume 1 HC, $24.99

GHOST SHIP

2.5 Dimensional Seduction Volume 18 GN, $14.99
Into The Deepest Most Unknowable Dungeon Volume 14 GN, $14.99

GOLDEN BOOKS

KPop Demon Hunters For The Fans Ultimate Fan Edition A Little Golden Book HC, $12.99

IGNITION PRESS

Arcadia #7 (Cover A Inaki Miranda), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Arcadia #7 (Cover B Bjorn Barends), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Dispatched #2 (Cover A Daniel Gete), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Dispatched #2 (Cover B David Lapham), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Everyone Loves A Jewel Thief #4 (Cover A Aaron Campbell), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Everyone Loves A Jewel Thief #4 (Cover B Inaki Miranda), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Voyeur TP, $19.99

INKLORE

Father I Don’t Want This Marriage Volume 7 GN, $20.00
My Love Story With Yamada-kun At LV999 Volume 7 GN, $13.00

INSIGHT EDITIONS

Call Of Duty Black Ops Zombies The Art Of Treyarch Celebrating 15 Years HC, $50.00

IZE PRESS

Beware The Villainess Volume 8 GN, $20.00
I Love Amy Volume 3 GN, $20.00
Kill The Villainess Volume 7 GN, $20.00
Lady Devil Volume 6 GN, $24.00
My Secretly Hot Husband Volume 6 GN, $20.00
Overgeared Volume 11 GN, $20.00
Revenge Of The Baskerville Bloodhound Volume 3 GN, $20.00
See You In My 19th Life Volume 11 GN, $20.00
Villains Are Destined To Die Volume 9 GN, $20.00

J-NOVEL CLUB

My Quiet Blacksmith Life In Another World Volume 4 GN, $15.99

KEENSPOT ENTERTAINMENT

Pooh Bear Adventures Christopher Robin And His New Friend Thistle #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Tessa Rose The Gangs All Here Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Pooh Bear Adventures Christopher Robin And His New Friend Thistle #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Tessa Rose Fast Friends Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Pooh Bear Adventures Christopher Robin And His New Friend Thistle #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Lucas Urrutia Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Pooh Bear Adventures Christopher Robin And His New Friend Thistle #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Surprise Cover Bagged With Trading Card Variant), $6.99 (find on eBay)

KODANSHA COMICS

Blue Lock Volume 33 GN, $12.99
Cat-Life Balance Volume 2 GN, $13.99
Grand Blue Dreaming Volume 24 GN, $12.99
Hitting Rewind With You Volume 4 GN, $13.99
Rent-A-Girlfriend Volume 38 GN, $12.99

MAD CAVE STUDIOS

Junk Punch #3 (Of 5)(Cover A Carlos Olivares), $4.99
Last Starfighter #2 (Cover A Taurin Clarke), $4.99
Last Starfighter #2 (Cover B Rahzzah), $4.99
Lazarus Order #1 (Of 8)(Cover A Juan Doe), $4.99
Lazarus Order #1 (Of 8)(Cover B Marguerite Sauvage), $4.99
Lazarus Order #1 (Of 8)(Cover C Georges Jeanty & Juancho Variant), $4.99
Mister Nemo #2 (Cover A Duncan Rouleau), $4.99
Mister Nemo #2 (Cover B Alden Kaye), $4.99
Nikola Tesla GN, $19.99
Phantom Vs. The Singh Brotherhood #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Mark Spears), $6.99
Phantom Vs. The Singh Brotherhood #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Freddie E. Williams II & Andrew Dalhouse), $6.99
Speed Racer Volume 1 Deluxe Edition HC, $29.99
War Wolf #8 (Of 8)(Cover A David Talaski), $4.99

MAD LIBS

Clueless Mad Libs SC, $6.99

NEW YORK REVIEW BOOKS

Children Of Light TP, $29.95

ONI PRESS

Adventure Time (2025) #16 (Cover A Nick Winn), $4.99
Adventure Time (2025) #16 (Cover B John P. Golden), $4.99
Adventure Time (2025) #16 (Cover C Blank Sketch Variant), $4.99
Adventure Time (2025) #16 (Cover D Violet Tobacco), AR
Adventure Time (2025) #16 (Cover E Nick Winn), AR
Biker Mice From Mars Volume 2 Intergalactic Odyssey TP, $19.99
Destination Kill #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Joe Palmer), $5.99
Destination Kill #4 (Of 4)(Cover B DaNi), $5.99
Destination Kill #4 (Of 4)(Cover C DaNi Full Art Variant), AR
Outline HC, $29.99
Shellshock #1 (EC Comics)(Cover A Lee Bermejo), $8.99
Shellshock #1 (EC Comics)(Cover B Tyler Crook), $8.99
Shellshock #1 (EC Comics)(Cover C Tom Fowler), $8.99
Shellshock #1 (EC Comics)(Cover D Blank Sketch Variant), $8.99
Shellshock #1 (EC Comics)(Cover E Jay Stephens EC Homage Variant), AR
Shellshock #1 (EC Comics)(Cover F Tom Fowler Black & White Artist Edition Variant), AR
Shellshock #1 (EC Comics)(Cover G Rian Hughes Archive Edition Variant), AR

PAPERCUTZ

Emily Kado Volume 1 Emily Kado And The Spider’s Secret GN, $12.99
Emily Kado Volume 1 Emily Kado And The Spider’s Secret HC, $17.99
Miraculous Ladybug Chibi Halloween Special GN, $9.99
Miraculous Ladybug Chibi Halloween Special HC, $14.99
Phineas And Ferb Classic Comics Collection Volume 7 HC, $14.99
Phineas And Ferb Classic Comics Collection Volume 7 TP, $9.99
Undercover Monster GN, $14.99
Undercover Monster HC, $19.99

PLUME

Dark Art Dragons A Terrifying Coloring Book SC, $18.00

RANDOM HOUSE CANADA

Hollow Twilight SC, $20.00

RANDOM HOUSE WORLDS

Black Bird Oracle Deck A 52-Card Deck And Guidebook, $30.00

REBELLION PUBLISHING

2000 AD #2494, $7.99 (find on eBay)
2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 2026 (One Shot), $8.99
Judge Dredd Megazine #493, $14.99 (find on eBay)
Judge Dredd Megazine #494, $14.99 (find on eBay)

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT

Backstabbed In A Backwater Dungeon My Trusted Companions Tried To Kill Me But Thanks To To The Gift An Infinite Gacha I Got LVL 9999 Friends And Am Out For Revenge On My Former Party Members And The World Volume 12 GN, $13.99
Dear Sister I’ve Become A Blessed Maiden Volume 2 GN, $15.99
Death Defying Princess Creates A Yuri Harem To Survive Volume 1 GN, $14.99
Doggo Volume 2 GN, $14.99
Fed-Up Office Lady Wants To Serve The Villainess Volume 4 GN, $13.99
Headhunted To Another World From Salaryman To Big Four Volume 11 GN, $13.99
Let’s Buy The Land And Cultivate It In A Different World Volume 10 GN, $13.99
My Bias Is Showing Volume 3 GN, $22.99
Our Sunny Days Volume 2 GN, $22.99
Puniru Is A Kawaii Slime Omnibus Volume 1 TP (Volumes 1-2), $19.99
Tonight I Have A Date With A Serial Killer Volume 2 GN, $14.99
Too-Perfect Saint Tossed Aside By My Fiance And Sold To Another Kingdom Volume 7 GN, $13.99
Uzaki-chan Wants To Hang Out Volume 14 GN, $14.99
Valiant Must Fall Volume 7 GN, $15.99
Yonoi Tsukihiko’s Happy Hell Volume 6 GN, $14.99

SHOJO BEAT

Skip*Beat 3-In-1 Edition Volume 17 TP (Volumes 49-51), $16.99

SHONEN JUMP

Hunter x Hunter 3-In-1 Edition Volume 7 TP (Volumes 19-21), $16.99
Mission Yozakura Family Volume 24 GN, $11.99
Sakamoto Holidays Volume 2 GN, $11.99
Show-ha Shoten Volume 11 GN, $11.99
Undead Unluck Volume 26 GN, $11.99

SHP COMICS

B.O. Wolf #2 (Of 5)(Cover A Reksa Xavi P.), $5.99

SQUARE ENIX MANGA

Tokyo Aliens Volume 11 GN, $12.99
Wash It All Away Volume 9 GN, $14.99

STEAMSHIP

A Suitable Fetish Volume 7 GN, $14.99
Don’t Hold Back Lord Hades Volume 4 GN, $15.99

STORM KING PRODUCTIONS

John Carpenter’s Tales Of Science Fiction Pause Volume 1 TP, $24.99

TOKYOPOP

Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas All Hail The Pumpkin King #2, $4.99 (find on eBay)

TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS

Home Time Twelve Days TP, $39.99

VAULT COMICS

Dead Acre #2 (Cover A Riley Brown), $3.99 (find on eBay)
Dead Acre #2 (Cover B Nathan Gooden), AR (find on eBay)
Dead Acre #2 (Cover C Jonathan Wayshak), AR (find on eBay)
Dead Acre #2 (Cover D Nathan Gooden Black & White Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Dead Acre #2 (Cover E Jonathan Wayshak Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Dead Acre #2 (Cover F Darick Robertson Foil Full Art Variant), $9.99 (find on eBay)
Excommunicated #1 (3rd Printing Cover A Flaviano), $3.99 (find on eBay)
Excommunicated #1 (3rd Printing Cover B Tiago Palma), AR (find on eBay)
Excommunicated #1 (3rd Printing Cover C Joshua Hixson), AR (find on eBay)
Excommunicated #1 (3rd Printing Cover D Jeremy Robinson Foil Full Art Variant), $9.99 (find on eBay)
Excommunicated #2 (2nd Printing Cover A Flaviano), $3.99 (find on eBay)
Excommunicated #2 (2nd Printing Cover B Tiago Palma), AR (find on eBay)
Excommunicated #2 (2nd Printing Cover C Joshua Hixson), AR (find on eBay)
Excommunicated #2 (2nd Printing Cover D Tiago Palma Full Art Foil Variant), $9.99 (find on eBay)

VERTICAL COMICS

Kirio Fan Club Volume 3 GN, $13.95

VIZ SIGNATURE

Assassin’s Creed Forgotten Temple Volume 4 GN, $19.99
Centuria Volume 3 GN, $14.99
Dogsred Volume 6 GN, $14.99
Half Is More Volume 1 GN, $14.99
Kingdom Volume 10 GN, $14.99
Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. Volume 14 GN, $14.99
Snowball Earth Volume 9 GN, $14.99
Vagabond Definitive Edition Volume 6 HC, $55.00

WATSON-GUPTILL

Cozy Creepy Cute And Relaxing Coloring Book SC, $9.99

YEN ON

Kept Man Of The Princess Knight Light Novel Volume 6 SC, $16.00