NEW INDY COMIX!!

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cover art by Gurihiru

Recommended by Casey!

NEW INDY COMIX!!!

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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

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.

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BLACK PANTHER #1

(W) Ta-Nehisi Coates (A/CA) Brian Stelfreeze

A new era for the Black Panther starts here!
Written by MacArthur Genius and National Book Award winner TA-NEHISI COATES (Between the World and Me) and illustrated by living legend BRIAN STELFREEZE, "A Nation Under Our Feet" is a story about dramatic upheaval in Wakanda and the Black Panther's struggle to do right by his people as their ruler. The indomitable will of Wakanda -- the famed African nation known for its vast wealth, advanced technology and warrior traditions -- has long been reflected in the will of its monarchs, the Black Panthers. But now the current Black Panther, T'Challa, finds that will tested by a superhuman terrorist group called The People that has sparked a violent uprising among the citizens of Wakanda. T'Challa knows the country must change to survive -- the question is, will the Black Panther survive the change?
Rated T+

The king of Wakanda returns to his own adventures in style courtesy of art gangster BRIAN STELFREEZE!!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

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HARLEY QUINN & SUICIDE SQUAD APRIL FOOL'S SPECIAL

(W) Rob Williams (A/CA) Jim Lee & Others, Scott Williams

Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel, M.D., welcomes you to Evil Anonymous, the support group for super villains in need; where no problem is too insane or homicidal, and where discretion is assured as only a clown princess of crime can-which is to say, not at all. But when Harley Quinn starts using her patients' own evil schemes against them, it turns out that a much bigger, far more dangerous, and truly life-altering joke is being played on her.

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!

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BLACK WIDOW #2

(W) Chris Samnee, Mark Waid (A/CA) Chris Samnee

IT'S S.H.I.E.L.D.'s FUNERAL
• As S.H.I.E.L.D.'s top brass gather to bury one of their own, they make an attractive target.
• Lucky for Maria Hill, the agency's persona non grata, Black Widow, is still watching over them.
• But that could mean Natasha will have a hard time watching her own back!
Rated T+

RECOMMENDED BY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!

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THE DISCIPLINE #1

(W) Peter Milligan (A/CA) Leandro Fernandez

Melissa gets drawn deeper into a strange hidden world and realizes that her affair with Orlando isn't just about sex. She discovers more about the Discipline, their weird enemy known as the Stalkers, and her own frightening potential.

RECOMMENDED BY ERIN.

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THREE STOOGES: BOYS ARE BACK #1

(W) S.A. Check, J. C. Vaughn (A) Brendon Fraim & Various (CA) Greg LaRocque

Watch The Three Stooges come to life right on the cover of this first issue! Just use your smart phone to click on the QR code and you'll see the classic short "Disorder in the Court" playing for your viewing pleasure on the boys' space age television. What other comic book can also deliver a live action Three Stooges short film along with all the wacky comic book goodness? Don't miss it, you knucklehead!

RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!

NEW INDY COMIX!!

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Wayward Studios takes over the shelves of our local/indy section with 13!! new comics from this determined duo from Renton, WA and Baltimore, MD! Emily R. Gillis and Crystal M. Robins met in college while pursuing degrees in graphic design. While they both had been working on comics since high school, it wasn't until after graduation when they had moved to opposite ends of the US that they decided to combine their powers to create the best comics they could come up with.

Since creating Wayward Studios, Em and Crystal have creating three ongoing series, four 24-hour comics, created two successfully crowdfunding campaigns, appeared at numerous conventions, spoken on panel about their work and comics as a whole, and helped to found the Washington, DC-based collective Square City Comics.

Make sure to check out their website and stop into the store to browse the diverse selection of awesome indy comics here at Zanadu!!

 

CHOSEN

(W/A) Emily R Gillis

A farmer is visited by monks and informed that the gods have chosen him for a sacred quest. The quest, however, may be more sinister than he had imagined.

16 pages, black & white.

CHOSEN

(W/A) Emily R Gillis

A farmer is visited by monks and informed that the gods have chosen him for a sacred quest. The quest, however, may be more sinister than he had imagined.

16 pages, black & white.

NEW INDY COMIX!!

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Zanadu is very proud to announce a new batch of comics from Illinois based creator Kat Tuesday has hit the shelves of our ever expanding local and indy section!!

MORE THINGS IN HEAVEN AND EARTH #1

(W/A) Kat Tuesday

An ongoing story about a boy overcome by his own imagination.

 

AIN'T NO USE

(W/A) Kat Tuesday

An 8 foot fold out comic lovingly crafted by Kat and assembled with a little help from her friends.

 

TRANSPARENT METAPHOR COMICS

(W/A) Kat Tuesday

An excellent collection of allegorical tales with a punch.

BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE!!

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Like Kirby in the 70's, our very own Professor of Marvel, Mr. Will Harris of comicsblend.com has left the house of ideas for the gritty, in your face fist punching action of DC COMICS!
BATMAN! SUPERMAN! WONDER WOMAN! Who will survive and what will be left of them?!!

Will gets you HYPED for DC's biggest blockbuster of 2016 in this very special video from Comics Should Smell Good!!

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! EP.# 70!!

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Woooo-wee are there a lot of comics again this week!! What do the publishers think--we just sit around and read comics all day??!! Ok, well maybe some us, but others, heh, we gotta work. Either way, if you've got the day off and are lyin in bed or toiling behind a screen in your cubicle, take a sec to watch another highly informative and highly hyperbole filled videos from your favorite comic monkeys at Zanadu Comics!!