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Spell slinging, sword swinging, and the luck of the dice have shaped the lives of the Stranger Things boys well before they had real monsters to face.

This D&D crossover delves into Eddie Munson”s past and his rise to de facto leader of the Hellfire Club, and explores his recruitment of Lucas, Dustin, and Mike.

Throughout, there are brilliant glimpses into the fantasy world of Dungeons & Dragons that they explore together.

This book highlights what really makes tabletop RPGs great through the lens of the hit Netflix series.

At first, the Mirkwood gang is hesitant to join a new campaign without Will and El, but Eddie conjures up his charm and does his best to inspire them to answer his call to adventure.

Reflecting on the legendary campaign that got him hooked, Eddie remembers how the original Hellfire crew navigated the weird social dynamics of Hawkins High, seeking new party members to help take on a vicious manticore that nearly wiped out their party, proving time and time again that the party is always stronger than the individual adventurer.

Rumours about Eddie”s bad reputation make Lucas worry that joining his club might hurt his chances of making the basketball team.

But when the dice are cruel, Eddie”s true character shines through, earning all of the boys” respect.

Eddie Munson ushers in a new age for Hawkins High Hellfire Club with an exciting conclusion to Mike, Dustin, and Will”s first big Hellfire Club victory.

An action-packed fantasy love letter to the nerds of the eighties who dared to roll dice before it was cool, written by Jody Houser (Critical Role, Doctor Who) and Eric Campbell (Frank Frazetta”s Dawn Attack), and expertly drawn by Diego Galindo (Stranger Things: Tomb of Ybwen).

Collects Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons: The Rise of Hellfire #1 – #4.

High school student Kaede’s new job is out of this world—or at least his clients are…

When high school student Kaede is hired to use his uncanny ability to sniff out fact from fiction for Cosmos, an intergalactic insurance agency, he embarks on a journey that is out of this world…

Kaede’s search for a missing classmate leads to the shocking discovery that his friend is actually an alien in a human flesh suit. Grateful for Kaede’s help with her case, cute and ruthless insurance investigator Rin headhunts him. Kaede’s job interview leads to an epic battle on a commuter train, alien treachery, and a hidden spaceship. But before he can decide whether to accept the position or not, Kaede discovers another alien hidden in plain sight—one with a tragic story to share.

From the ashes of the Krakoan era, the flagship X-Men title returns at last, with a familiar team in an all-new direction!

Professor X is gone!

Now, a core group of essential X-Men must find a way to rise again.

All bonds among the mutant community seem to be slipping away, and Rogue reluctantly finds herself as the hero designated to bring them back together.

But a fearless, malignant power is out there hunting mutants, and it has a terrible secret that may destroy what remains of the X-Men!

Rogue can count on Gambit and Wolverine, but they”ll soon welcome back another friend – just in time to face four uncontrollable and wild mutants in the swamps of Louisiana!

But will a grieving Rogue take Xavier”s place in guiding them to the light?

Or will a darkness from the past destroy the X-Men, one at a time?

Gale’s trying to master his anxiety, and he’s hoping the latest wonder-cure “Simply Pear” can help.

Not turning up to his art classes and feeling like everyone is a lot cooler and more in control than he is, he chugs his Simply Pear products and takes advice from its demanding app.

Oh, it’s definitely not working…

His plan is thrown into chaos by the bubbly Aiden, who needs a buddy to help him get a job.

Can this colorful and heartfelt romp through shoddy part-time jobs help Gale out of his anxious bubble?

There’s only one way to find out.

WITNESS KRYPTON’S GREATEST CRIMINAL IN A WHOLE NEW LIGHT!

The disgraced General of the doomed planet of Krypton returns to stand center stage in a brand-new series.

The criminal known as Zod has achieved everything he s ever wanted.

But what does someone with ultimate power crave?

More power!

With a planet at his fingertips, Zod s followers will kneel before him in the most brutal DC book you ll read this year.

From Adventures of Superman writer Joe Casey and artist Dan McDaid comes the first volume in a dark new day for General Zod!

Zod’s nuclear family must truly go nuclear to achieve its sick and twisted goals.

Collects Action Comics #1060 and Kneel Before Zod #1-8.

Our world got flipped, turned upside down, when the funfair came to town…

One funfair, a group of kids and one grumpy amateur magician… plus one magical mega tornado equals
The Far-Out Five! Stewart, Sophie, Zainab and Jeffrey – and the Great Waldini – are magically transformed into strange creatures and whisked far away from home – and the wand that could change them back is LOST!
This madcap team of adventurers includes Spewnicorn, a punk unicorn who vomits rainbows; Wally, a pompous and cowardly koala; Tubbs, a walking bathtub; Bloof, a blue-footed booby; and Glossy Jeff, a really chilled-out seal.
Sailing across the ocean in Tubbs the bathtub, the Far-Out Five have to face bizarre creatures, weird landscapes and mysterious tasks on their quest as they try to find Wally’s missing wand and get back home. Can they escape the wobbly statues of Snot Jelly Island?

Laugh yourself silly with the latest hilarious adventure in the InvestiGators series! InvestiGators: Case Files is a special solve-along edition of the full colour comic book series by John Patrick Green. Find clues, spot suspects and crack six new cases alongside the InvestiGators! Perfect for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey.

Immersive mystery-solving fun – the perfect book for holidays, car journeys and rainy days!

Mango and Brash are back, and this time they’re asking you to help them crack the case! The InvestiGators have been given the G.R.I.D., a brand-new tool to help gather evidence and clues. Using the prompts in each chapter, readers can make their own deductions alongside the Gators and solve the case! Featuring plenty of familiar faces from investigations past, and packed full of hilarious hijinks, join Mango and Brash as they get to the bottom of cases big and small!

Collect all the books in the InvestiGators series by John Patrick Green: InvestiGators, Take the Plunge, Off the Hook and tons more. Don’t miss Agents of S.U.I.T., the spin-off series featuring Mango and Brash’s colourful coworkers.

In this fourth hilarious graphic-novel adventure, Peanut, Butter and Crackers are getting excited about Christmas. But then they discover someone living in their Christmas tree!

It’s Peanut’s first Christmas and he’s very excited to open the gifts under the tree. Crackers explains that he must wait until Christmas and the dogs go off for their daily walk. But while Peanut and Crackers are having lots of fun with their friends at the dog park, someone sneaks into their house.

Meanwhile, happy to be left alone at last, laid-back cat Butter is so busy enjoying some peace and relaxation, he doesn’t even notice that he’s not alone. And when the dogs get home, it’s not long before they sniff out the stranger living in their Christmas tree and bark a CODE RED!

#1 New York Times bestselling cartoonists Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud team up for a one-of-a-kind friendship story about creativity and self-expression.

Welcome to the club!

Makayla is bursting with ideas but doesn’t know how to make them into a story.

Howard loves to draw, but he struggles to come up with ideas and his dad thinks comics are a waste of time.

Lynda constantly draws in her sketchbook but keeps focusing on what she feels are mistakes, and Art simply loves being creative and is excited to try something new.

They come together to form The Cartoonists Club, where kids can learn about making comics and use their creativity and imagination for their own storytelling adventures!

A full colour graphic novel to inspire a new generation of young cartoonists!

5 Worlds meets Spirited Away in this graphic novel of a girl fighting to return home from the spirit world.

Anzu has just moved to a new town during Obon, a time for families to remember and celebrate their ancestors. Ever since her grandmother Obaachan died, though, Obon has lost its magic for Anzu. She doesn’t feel like celebrating.

Escaping the festivities, Anzu chases after a stray dog. She slips and falls down a ridge – to find herself in the Shinto underworld known as Yomi, a place she’s heard about in Obaachan’s stories. The stray dog, she finds out, is actually the Gatekeeper of Yomi, and he warns her to return to the human realm before it’s too late.

Only, getting home is not simple. Faced with the nefarious Queen Izanami and a realm of creatures, Anzu is in a race against the clock. Can she break a curse, free the spirits of other lost children and reach the gate home before sunrise? . . . Or will she be stuck in Yomi for ever?

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