New Comics & Books for 3/9/2022!!!

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Featured Comics:

TRIAL OF THE AMAZONS #1
DC Comics
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Jim Cheung
Written by Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad, Joelle Jones, Vita Ayala, and Stephanie Williams Art by Joelle Jones, Elena Casagrande, Laura Braga, & Skylar Patridge After the events of Nubia & the Amazons, the dangers of Doom’s Doorway have found their way to Man’s World and garnered the attention of not one, but all three Amazonian tribes. The Bana-Mighdall consider it to be a weakness in the current regime and have decided to return to the shores of Themyscira to stake their claim over the island. Little do they know, the Esquecida are not far behind, but instead looking for help to combat the evil unleashed. Tempers rise and swords are brandished as the women argue about the best course of action. Now Queen Nubia must show them all the way to peace by calling for one of the most famous Amazon traditions…the Contest. Who among them is worthy of leading them into the future? Find out as the bravest, wisest, and fiercest warriors compete to be champion of all the Amazons! DC Comics proudly presents the first Wonder Woman crossover of its kind, brought to you by the writers behind Wonder Woman, Nubia & the Amazons, and Wonder Girl and some of the best and brightest artists in the industry. You won’t want to miss this monumental story that brings all the Wonder Woman titles and characters together and changes them for good!

RED ROOM TRIGGER WARNINGS #1
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
(W) Ed Piskor
The best selling, most talked about series of 2020 kicks off its second four-issue "season" with another self-contained mini-masterpiece of monthly comics storytelling. In this issue, the Decimator presents... The Rat Queens! And unfortunately for them, they are front and center in his most horrific red room broadcast yet! As seen on the YouTube channel sensation, Cartoonist Kayfabe, from the creator of X-Men: Grand Design and Hip Hop Family Tree!

CAPTAIN CARTER #1
MARVEL PRH
(W) Jamie McKelvie (A) Cresta, Marika (CA) Jamie McKelvie
WOMAN OUT OF TIME?
A reality where Agent Peggy Carter took the Super-Soldier Serum is turned upside down when the World War II hero is pulled from the ice where she was lost in action decades before. Peggy struggles to find her footing in a modern world that's gotten a lot more complicated - cities are louder, technology is smarter and enemies wear friendly faces. Everyone with an agenda wants Captain Carter on their side, but what does Peggy want? And will she have time to figure it out when mysterious forces are already gunning for her?
Prolific comics creator and designer Jamie McKelvie teams with rising star Marika Cresta to tell an unforgettable Captain Carter story for a modern age.

LITTLE MONSTERS #1
IMAGE COMICS
(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Dustin Nguyen
They are the last children on Earth... who also happen to be vampires. Forlonger than they can remember, these child vampires have lived a life of eternal wonder amongst the ruins of humanity. But shocking events fracture the group and set them on a path of discovery that will shatter their innocence forever.

JOKER #13
DC Comics
(W) James Tynion IV, Sam Johns (A/CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli, Cam Smith, Belen Ortega
Vengeance has spent her short existence waiting for the moment she could kill The Joker, but she knows that if she fulfills her programming, she'll be dragged back into the servitude of the terrifying Knightfallen of Santa Prisca. Jim Gordon may be her only way out, but a revelation close to his heart has the potential to send him down a darker path. One he may never turn back from. Backup: The trial of the century in Gotham City begins to draw to a close, and no one will be left happy with the results...except for one Alexis Kaye, a.k a. Punchline!

PUNISHER #1
MARVEL PRH
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Paul Azaceta, Jesus Saiz (CA) Jesus Saiz
WILL THE PUNISHER'S WAR END?
Born of tragedy. Devoted to war. Unstoppable in his rage. As the Punisher, Frank Castle has become the most accomplished killer the world has ever seen. Now it's time for him to face his true destiny. What shocking secret from Frank's past will convince him to take the reins of the Marvel Universe's most notorious clan of assassins? And once Frank becomes the warlord of the deadly ninjas of the Hand, will it also mean an end for the Punisher? Or a whole new bloody beginning? Join the superstar team of writer Jason Aaron and artists Jesús Saiz and Paul Azaceta for an epic exploration of the dark and violent past and inevitable future of one of Marvel's most iconic characters.




Featured Books:

TOILET BOUND HANAKO KUN GN VOL 00
YEN PRESS
(W) Aidalro
The origin of AidaIro's masterpiece! Toilet-bound Hanako-kun was originally published in Monthly GFantasy as a self-contained short series, and you can read those three chapters here along with AidaIro's debut work, "The Beloved Living Dead." Come and see where it all began!

CARNAGE BLACK WHITE AND BLOOD TP
MARVEL PRH
(W) Tini Howard, More (A) Ken Lashley, More (CA) Sara Pichelli
Carnage is back, carving a path of chaos in his wake - one crafted by some of the greatest creators at Marvel! But beware, True Believers: These spinechilling tales are not for the faint of heart - and they are presented in brutally beautiful black, white... and blood! Featuring the serial-killing super villain in savage battle with Spider-Man like you've never seen before, Carnage unleashed on humankind's future, a horrifying tale set against the backdrop of the classic "Maximum Carnage" event, an epilogue to ABSOLUTE CARNAGE and KING IN BLACK by symbiotic sensation Donny Cates and more! Collecting CARNAGE: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD #1-4.

LUCKY DEVIL TP
DARK HORSE COMICS
(W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Fran Galan
A down-on-his-luck schlub is possessed by a malevolent demon. Just when he thinks things can't get worse, the exorcism goes wrong . . . and he finds that somehow he's retained all of the entity's supernatural gifts. After a path of revenge on all the people that have wronged him, he begins to gather worshippers and form a cult.
But the legions of Hell don't take kindly to this, and they send demonic agents to murder the schlub-turned-god before he gains too much power. Collects the four-issue miniseries.

SQUIRE GN
QUILL TREE BOOKS
(W) Nadia Shammas (A) Sara Alfageeh
This YA fantasy graphic novel follows fourteen-year-old Aiza, who trains to become a knight for a war-torn empire while hiding her true background as a girl from conquered lands.
Born a second-class citizen, Aiza has always dreamt of becoming a Knight. It's the highest military honor in the once-great Bayt-Sajji Empire, and as a member of the Ornu people, her only path to full citizenship.
Now, ravaged by famine, Bayt-Sajji finds itself on the brink of war once again. This means Aiza can finally enlist to the competitive Squire training program.
The camp is nothing like she envisioned. Hiding her Ornu status in order to blend in, Aiza must navigate friendships, rivalries, and rigorous training under the merciless General Hende. As the pressure mounts, Aiza realizes that the "greater good" Bayt-Sajji's military promises might not include her, and that the recruits might be in more danger than she ever imagined.