comics & graphic novels / science fiction

"In a small solar system in a far-flung galaxy, two women -- one a young religious acolyte and the other a hard-bitten freighter pilot --uncover a conspiracy between the leaders of the most dominant religion and an all-consuming mega-corporation. On the run from reprisals on both sides, this unlikely pair must decide where their loyalties lie -- and risk plunging the world into anarchy if they reveal the truth"-- Provided by publisher.

"The Master Chief and Blue Team are deployed by the UNSC to Alpha Corvi II, a precarious human colony world, seeking to halt the Covenant's efforts to uncover something hidden below the planet's surface. Before they were legends in the Halo universe, they were soldiers on the front lines. Alpha Corvi II is under a full-scale attack by humanity's newfound enemy, the Covenant. While most of the UNSC's forces have been ordered to defend the colony's primary city, a Covenant strike team has infiltrated a small mining settlement. With resources limited, the UNSC sends the Spartans--the Master Chief and Blue Team--to neutralize the alien threat and discover what they're after. The Spartan strike team quickly finds out that they will have to rely on each other and a small cadre of human rebels in order to survive and complete their mission. Writer Alex Irvine (Halo: Rise of Atriox, Halo: Tales From Slipspace) and artist Dave Crosland (Halo: Tales From Slipspace) lead us on a thrilling mission from the early days of the three-decade long Covenant War"--.

"En route to rescue an old friend from an abandoned outpost, Bridget Lee is dragged back to the battlefield where her husband died. There, she discovers the plans of the alien race known as the Kra'kuu to unite and rise up behind a new figure, but will it be enough to fend off the merciless Marauders when the time comes?"--Provided by publisher.

Collects issues #1 through #4 of the Dark Horse comic-book series "Stranger Things: The Other Side," in which Will Byers finds himself in the Upside Down, an impossible dark parody of his own world inhabitated by monsters.

"A powerful story about loss of freedom and individuality, "V For Vendetta" takes place in a totalitarian England following a devastating war that changed the face of the planet. In a world without political freedom, personal freedom and precious little faith in anything comes a mysterious man in a white porcelain mask who fights political oppressors through terrorism and seemingly absurd acts. It's a gripping tale of the blurred lines between ideological good and evil"--Provided by publisher.

Follows Will Byers as he struggles to survive in the Upside Down.

Set in the near future, America has become a puritanical theocracy and Offred tells her story as a Handmaid under the new social order.

"Three young witches head out on an east coast road trip to retrieve their stolen belongings and track down the mysterious thief before he can do any damage to--or with--their possessions."--Provided by publisher.

"In this final volume, Yorick and Agent 355 prepare for their ultimate quest to reunite the last man with his lost love, while the person, people or thing behind the disaster that wiped out half of humanity is revealed. Then, Yorick Brown's long journey through an Earth populated only by women comes to a dramatic, unexpected conclusion. Collects Y: THE LAST MAN #49-60"--.

"Empress Fel enlists Ania Solo to rescue Imperial Knight Jao from the Sith Darth Wredd, but they are unaware they are headed into a showdown with a lot of Sith"--.