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TABATHA TP

(W) Neil Gibson (A) Caspar Wijngaard

Luke works as a mailman in Los Angeles and moonlights as a thief - the empty houses on his postal route are rich, easy pickings for him and his friends. Everything goes according to plan until one house turns out to be not quite so empty. The situation escalates rapidly leaving the happy-go-lucky thieves battling for their lives. And all because of Tabitha.

Cover art by Caspar Wijngaard

"Like all the best thrillers, Tabatha turns a simple premise into a series of mach two swerves - An amazing ride" - Mike Cary (X-Men, Lucifer, The Unwritten)

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TORTURED LIFE TP

(W) Neil Gibson, Dan Watters (A) Caspar Wijngaard

This man has seen how you die...
Richard is having a bad year. He's lost his job, lost his girlfriend, put on weight... and developed the ability to see the deaths of everyone around him. Plagued by horrific premonitions, he decides to end it all, but there are old and powerful forces at work that have their own plans for his power. Pitched into a world of eldritch horror that lurks just beneath the surface of London's civilized veneer, the only chance Richard has of finding peace is to unravel the mysteries of his own past.

Cover art by Caspar Wijngaard

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STAR WARS: C3PO SPECIAL

(W) James Robinson (A/CA) Tony Harris

Follow everyone's favorite protocol droid as he Journeys to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, in this special one-shot leading up to his appearance in the film! Just how did Threepio get a red arm, anyway? Find out here as the blockbuster creative team of James Robinson and Tony Harris of DC's Starman reunite for the first time in nearly two decades!
You may be fluent in over six million forms of communication...but this book is a must have in any language!

Cover art by Tony Harris

Recommended by Video Monkey!!

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MOON KNIGHT (2016) #1

(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Greg Smallwood

THE BOOK YOU'D BE INSANE TO MISS!
Marc Spector (a.k.a. Moon Knight/Jake Lockley/Steven Grant) has been fighting criminals and keeping New York City safe for years... or has he? When he wakes up in an insane asylum with no powers and a lifetime's worth of medical records, his whole identity (indentities) are called into question. Something is wrong, but is that something Marc Spector himself? Jeff Lemire (EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN) and rising star Greg Smallwood are calling everything you know about Moon Knight into question.

Cover art by Greg Smallwood

Recommended by Morgan!!

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HOUSE OF PENANCE #1

(W) Peter J. Tomasi (A/CA) Ian Bertram

The Winchester House is famous for its original owner's bizarre compulsion to incorporate a multitude of architectural curiosities. But as the bereaved Sarah Winchester's workers toil on stairways to nothing and doors to nowhere, a mysterious stranger arrives . . . and he could make Sarah's demons all too real.

Cover art by Ian Bertram

Recommended by Howard!! (and Scott Snyder and Garth Ennis)

"Blending horror, history and fiction, House of Penance stands as a singular triumph. Tomasi and Bertram have crafted something truly special with this book."-Scott Snyder (Wytches)

"House of Penance is Peter Tomasi's finest work to date, a haunting, macabre experience that will stay with any thoughtful reader long after its conclusion. A fine tale well told, and highly recommended."-Garth Ennis (Preacher)

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GOLDIE VANCE #1

(W) Hope Larson (A/CA) Brittney Williams

What's to Love: From Nancy Drew to Veronica Mars, we really dig girl detectives! Hope Larson (A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel) and Brittney Williams (Patsy Walker, A.K.A Hellcat!) present the newest gal sleuth on the block with Goldie Vance, an exciting, whodunnit? adventure that mixes the fun of Eloise with the charm of Lumberjanes.

What It Is: In a timeless story, 16-year-old Marigold "Goldie" Vance lives at a Florida resort with her dad, who manages the place. Her mom, who divorced her dad years ago, works as a live mermaid at a club downtown. Goldie has an insatiable curiosity, which explains her dream to one day become the hotel's in-house detective. When Charles, the current detective, encounters a case he can't crack, he agrees to mentor Goldie in exchange for her help solving the mystery utilizing her smarts, random skills, and connections with the hotel staff and various folks in town.

Cover art by Brittney Williams

Recommended by Perry!!

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BATMAN/SUPERMAN #31

(W) Peter J. Tomasi (A) Doug Mahnke, Jaime Mendoza

In part two of "Super League," Superman enlists Batman's aid in seeking out people that can help form his new super-league. A shocking discovery is made about a new super-being no one knew existed, and something is beginning to stalk Superman...

Cover art by Yanick Paquette

Leading up to the major event that will trigger the DC Rebirth happening this summer. Recommended by Erin!

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GWENPOOL #1

(W) Christopher Hastings (A) Gurihiru, Danillo Beyruth

2015's overnight internet sensation takes center stage in her own ongoing series! Gwen Poole used to be a comic book reader just like you...until she woke up in a world where the characters she read about seemed to be real! But they can't be, right? This must all be fake, or a dream or something, right? And you know what that means...NO CONSEQUENCES! Could Gwenpool truly be Marvel's least responsible and least role-modely character to date? She can if she tries!

Cover art by Gurihiru

Recommended by Casey!

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SWAMP MYTHOS and GNARTOONS EXPORT ZINE

(W/A) James the Stanton

SWAMP MYTHOS

Take a walk through the swamp and the fogg of Cascadia. Meet the fogg dwellers, spore shedders, moss wranglers and the last commercial eel fisherman as you explore the black water and tangled forest of the swamp. BLORF!

Cover art by Stanton

GNARTOONS EXPORT ZINE

A collection of 12 stories, many of which have shown up in a variety of 'zine anthologies over the years, now collected in a handy pocket-sized treasury. All the Gnartoons diversity in one spot.

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD EP 72

Comics Should Smell Good!! ep. #72

It's ECCC Wednesday and we have lots of COMICS!! On this very specialnew comic day, the CSSG monkeys are here to guide you through the tumultuous tides of this ever changing industry with the best books this week has to offer!!

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AS YOU WERE VOL 4
(W/A) Various, Compiled by Mitch Clem and Avi Ehrlich

120 pages of new comics by 34 artists from punk scenes all over the world.

Volume Four’s theme is “Living Situations,” with a healthy mix of indie comic celebrities and new talent drawing original stories with an eclectic range of topics, styles and perspective.

New comics from: Aimée Pijpers, Alex Barrett, Alex Krokus, Andra Passen, Andy Warner, Autumn Ballard, Ben Passmore, Ben Snakepit, Brad Dwyer, Carolina Porras, Chris Mindtree, Emily Timm, Erin K Wilson, Evan Wolff, James the Stanton, Jim Kettner, Josh PM, Joshum, Kriss Stress, Lindsay Anne Watson, Liz Prince, Liz Suburbia, Meg Has Issues, Mel, Nomi Kane, Rachel Dukes, Rick V, Rob Cureton, Sam Grinberg, Sarah Graley, Shannon Knox, Steve Larder, Steve Thueson, Will Laren, and Wyeth Yates

From Silver Sprocket, co-published with Last Gasp of San Francisco.

We also have volumes 1 and 3 back in stock.

Cover Art by Kriss Stress

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GOODBYE
(W/A) Ben Passmore

As Boyz II Men sang, “it’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.”

It’s hard to say goodbye to love, to friends, to ourselves. Our identity is a myth we make. We were early at a party, early enough to miss all those pretentious kids that knew about Catharsis before you. You had a long hard day making protest fliers with all the A’s circled and you just want to makeout with the new punks and practice reciting early Amiri Baraka with the only other black punk there.

Okay, maybe this is just my myth...In time we have to say goodbye to all the truths we were convinced of so that we can acclimate to the ever changing world. You can get a credit card with an Anarchy symbol on it now, weird right? Our End is neigh but maybe it’s not such a big deal? Maybe there’s a sunshine after the rain.

The comic Goodbye by Ben Passmore is comprised of three vignettes: A myth about polyamory, a parable about real punks, and an argument for aging gracefully/ killing yourself.

88 pages, 4 x 5.5 inches

LOCAL COMIX SPOTLIGHT!!!

CHAD and CAT SCRATCH FEVER

(W/A) Andrew (Paz) Schons

Interior pages from CHAD by Andrew Schons

Andrew Schons brings us a couple of stream-of-consciousness zines.
Cat Scratch Fever is a disturbing comix tale about a magical cat who hires a rabbit prostitute to purge some of his vilest urges, but the tables are swiftly turned. ADULTS ONLY.
Chad is an illustrated story about a young woman who discovers a sentient cyst growing from her side, and her desperate attempts to rid herself of this menace. MATURE READERS.
Schons' primitive style is well suited to the disturbing tales he brings to bear in these frightening looks at the darker side of human existence.

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LAST GANG IN TOWN #2

(W) Simon Oliver (A) Rufus Dayglo

The band may have broken up, but the gang is all together. Ava's team of punk rock hooligans are ready to crack London like a safe, but only if they can get past their own egos, hang-ups, and petty squabbles. Not to mention the royalist gangster that doesn't like some snot-nosed upstarts encroaching on his territory during the Queen's Jubilee.

Cover Art by Rob Davis

RECOMMENDED BY MORGAN!

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CRY HAVOC #1

(W) Simon Spurrier (A) Ryan Kelly

BEHOLD THE MODERN MONSTROSITY. X-Men Legacy writer SIMON SPURRIER and superstar artist RYAN KELLY present fiends, fragility, and firepower in an all-new series, mixing the hard-boiled militaria of Jarhead with the dark folklore of Pan's Labyrinth. Includes an unprecedented use of multiple colorists (MATT WILSON, LEE LOUGHRIDGE, & NICK FILARDI) to define the story's threads, and an incredible variant cover by Eisner Award winner CAMERON STEWART. This is not the tale of a lesbian werewolf who goes to war. Except it kind of is.

Cover art by Ryan Kelly (A) or Cameron Stewart (B)

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!

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DEADLY CLASS #18

(W) Rick Remender (A/CA) Wesley Craig

"DIE FOR ME," Part Two
Another one bites the dust. The Freshman Finals killing spree spills into the streets of San Francisco. Onetime friends and lovers become hunters in the dark, brandishing blades, bullets and a burning desire to become best in class.

Cover Art by Wesley Craig

Recommended by erin

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FAITH #1

(W) Jody Houser (A) Francis Portela, Marguerite Sauvage

Faith Herbert, the psionically gifted "psiot" known as Zephyr, has been a neglected child, a pawn of the Harbinger Foundation, and a washout with the government superteam called Unity. But now she's taking control of her life and becoming the hero she's always known she can be - complete with a secret identity, a codename, and a cover assignment that routinely throws her into harm's way! But flying solo is going to be tougher than she ever thought as she uncovers a deep-rooted alien conspiracy that could destroy human civilization from the inside out! Is Faith out of her depth...or in for her biggest adventure yet? Rising star Jody Houser (Orphan Black) and red-hot artist Francis Portela (Green Lantern) pilot a new chapter for Valiant's high-flying hero right here in her first-ever limited series!

Cover Art by Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic

Recommended by Howard!!!

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PROPHET: EARTH WAR #1

(W) Brandon Graham (A) Giannis Milonogiannis

THE EPIC CONCLUSION TO PROPHET BEGINS HERE! A clone general goes against his Brain-Mother overlords to gain control of an alien egg. Start of the final six issue mini-series.

Cover Art by Simon Roy

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

NEW LOCAL COMIX!!!

LOSER KING #1-4

(W/A) Marvin Willis and Crispy Brown

In the grand tradition of South Park, Prison Pit and Freak Bros, The Uninteresting Adventures of The Loser King brings together low-brow humor and low-class art to tickle your lowest fancies. Bongs, Babes, Butts and Boogers get Marvin and Crispy through their day.

Loser King #1 cover

ZANADU COMICS ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL W/ PROF. MARVEL!!

"Week 5!!" We are running a bit short handed this week, but that won't stop Prof Marvel from bringing you the 411 on the 616 (or whatever the designation of the All New All Different Post Secret War Marvel Universe is.