Whether you're queer, trans, questioning, or anything in between, coming out to the folks in your life can be nerve-racking and stressful. Luckily, writer Kristin Russo (This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids) and cartoonist Ravi Teixeira are here to guide you through the process, no matter where in your journey you are. From finding supportive resources, navigating awkward conversations, and embracing queer joy and community, this guide explores the twists and turns of coming out as every shade of LGBTQ+, helping you walk the path of sharing the truest you. Part of the bestselling and critically acclaimed A Quick & Easy Guide series from Oni Press.

Batman has faced a multitude of foes throughout his career, but he's never faced anyone like the charismatic Deacon Blackfire. By manipulating the minds of the homeless and downtrodden, Blackfire has amassed an army willing to follow his every command--and Batman may become his latest acolyte! Will Blackfire succeed in breaking the Dark Knight's spirit? This deluxe edition of the classic miniseries by JIM STARLIN (Batman) and BERNIE WRIGHTSON (Swamp Thing) collects all four issues plus a never-before-seen gallery of original art by Wrightson.

Explore story structure with narrator-in-training Bitsy and her grumpy wizard protagonist Boozle in this entertaining, educational chapter book graphic novel! Once upon a time there was a narrator named Bitsy, and all she wanted to do was tell a story. Thankfully, she had just the right protagonist to help her with that-Boozle, a grumpy old wizard without a lot to say. Join them both on the adventure of a lifetime as they make the journey up Story Mountain, discovering the magic of storytelling along the way.

As the FALL OF X continues to rock the world of the X-Men, the most surprising team of mutant ever assembled will pay the ultimate price to save mutantkind! Death was only the beginning! When the world turned against Krakoa, these five mutants lost their lives...but their mission as X-Men is just getting started. To preserve Xavier's dream, they must accomplish the impossible - or die again trying! But who are the Dead X-Men?! And who has recruited them? As they leap across time and space in a last-ditch effort to prevent catastrophe, it turns out they're not the only ones breaking through the fabric of reality! As this fearless five go places no one has gone before, a cloaked figure stalks them from the shadows...and nothing will survive if she reaches her goal! COLLECTING: Dead X-Men (2024) 1-4 Rated T+

It's The Best There Is and the Merc With A Mouth as Wolverine and Deadpool have to team up aginst a new threat - but hopefully they don't kill each other first! They're the most intensely mismatched team-up in comics and pop culture - reunited for an all-new edge of your seat adventure! Yes, Wade Wilson and Logan are at the ends of the Earth - and at each other's throats! The mysterious Delta believes in change. Change is good. But as he sets his sights on Deadpool, and Wolverine finds himself caught up in the plot, is the third time really the charm...or the curse? Get ready for WWIII to erupt on the scene with the wildest pairing in comics! COLLECTING: Deadpool & Wolverine: WWIII (2024) 1-3 Rated +

Hannibal meets Silent Night, Deadly Night in this pitch-black holiday horror story that cuts right through our most taboo notions. As snow falls over Milwaukee in 1972, a blood-stained Santa Claus commits unimaginable atrocities against young men. Fifty years later, a troubled young writer interviews this so-called "Deviant Killer," who still maintains his innocence from behind bars. And as Christmas approaches once again, the past returns, wielding a sharpened ax. Collects The Deviant #1-4.

Dex Dingo isn't the BEST at anything. He's not the SMARTEST, the FUNNIEST, the STRONGEST, or the NICEST. But he wants to be the WORLD'S BEST GREATEST EVER... at something. So when Dex's teacher asks, "If you could be anything when you grow up, what would you be," Dex decides that he's going to be the best at one of the "best jobs ever." First on his list: an inventor! Dex is able to create an awesome lab and an amazing team of nanobots, but things immediately go wrong when the nanobots start to multiply and form a gray goo that threatens to take over his neighborhood. It'll take some quick thinking and a rogue nanobot named Nono for Dex to stop the nanobots, save his best friend, and become the WORLD'S BEST GREATEST INVENTOR. Filled with clever humor and touching insight, this chapter book graphic novel series follows Dex's

Living with his grandfather and struggling in a new high school, Damian decides to summon his mother's ghost so he can talk things out-but he blows it and summons Saskia, a scruffy, annoying kid. Trying to settle into his new life, Damian doesn't need her hanging around trying to "help" him with his crush-but Saskia's suffering too, and everything they're both hiding deep down might be just what they both need to get some peace. John Moore and Neetols paint a sweet and hilarious tale of young love amid grief, where someone's flaws might be the reason you love them the most.

Everyone's favorite holiday grump is back and starring in his very own chapter book graphic novel! It's vacation time in Whoville but The Grinch doesn't understand... what is a vacation? Determined to learn what the Whos seem so excited about, The Grinch decides to give a vacation a try! Unfortunately the mountains are too snowy, the beach is too sandy and the theme park is too loud... vacations just might not be something that Grinches do? Thankfully, his dog Max isn't letting the Grinch give up that quickly! Will there be some fun in the sun for everyone's favorite Grinch or is the Whos' favority grumpy neighbor doomed to stay home?

From the bestselling mind of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman comes the totally fictional true story of comics creator Shane "Books" Bookman, a cartoonist on the skids. Once upon a time, he and his brother birthed a worldwide phenomenon, self-publishing a crazy indie comic about crime-fighting cat-girls. Now... Books is hitting his forties (hard), the money all gone, artistic inspiration tapped out, beset on all sides... and trying to recover from his catastrophic encounter with the hit-and-run driver called "early success." Drawing Blood follows a cartoonist whose real life has become more absurd and action-packed than any comic book story he could dream up! This trade collects all four issues of the first volume of Drawing Blood, and as an added bonus, the origin issue of Books' creation, the Radically Rearranged Ronin Ragdolls! Straight from 1992, it's the first adventure of America's favorite ferocious felines! 122 pages of

Set in a whimsical world with both human and animal friends, this debut graphic novel series is about besties who make crafts, mistakes, and friendships. Eight-year-old Evelyn is beyond excited to enter her town's annual art show! She joins two of her friends with a plan to submit a group project, but Dylan and Avery (a playful and imaginative skunk kit) start butting heads early on in the creative process. When Evelyn tries to diffuse the tension, both friends end up angry at her and the group splits apart. What will this mean for their art-and more importantly, for their friendships?

Creator Daniel Warren Johnson's (Transformers) hit comic collected in full for the first time! Thea was an artist with a family that loved her, but that was all taken away. Now, Thea dreams. Not of a better life, but of revenge on the clan that attacked her family. Consumed by vengeance and longing to regain what she lost, Thea follows her father down a dark and bloody path... but how far is she willing to go? This Eisner-nominated series combines the beauty and imagination of Studio Ghibli with the intensity of Mad Max. Collects Extremity #1-12.

Where would you like to travel? The aquarium, the amusement park, the great outdoors, the hot springs... Make a plan and pack your little bag! The cute kitties of Mofusand have conquered Japan and now, they're taking a trip! Incredible illustrator Juno brings the lives and travels of these cats to life in Falling In Love with a Traveling Cat!

Succession meets the apocalypse in this epic new series about family, power, legacy, and the end of the world. Abe Morgenstern, the son of Satan, has one month to live. Before he dies, he must decide which of his three wayward children-volatile narcissist Nero, conflicted field operative Jackal, or troubled schoolgirl Bee-will inherit his shadowy empire. But with the forces of Heaven, Hell, and everywhere in between bearing down on them, will they survive long enough to take control of the Apocalypse? And is Abe ready to give up being the Antichrist-or does he have something else up his sleeve? Collects The Infernals #1-5.

The Last Mermaid is a post-apocalyptic adventure that is perfect for fans of lush, animation-style artwork like that of Isola, Low, and classic Miyazaki.A lone mermaid roams an endless wasteland on a quest beyond reason. To press ever onward, she must survive the interminable stretches between tiny pockets of water, roaming bands of cybernetic cannibals, and fearsome mutant beasts. What propels her forward to take such a risk? And who is that cloaked figure watching her from afar...? Eisner, Harvey and Ignatz Award-winning writer/artist Derek Kirk Kim's first graphic novel in a decade kicks off an epic journey-a literal fish-out-of-water story that will turn the post-apocalyptic genre on its ear.

FROM ICONIC SCI-FI/FANTASY WRITER MICHAEL MOORCOCK! FEATURING THE UNTOLD ORIGIN STORY OF ELRIC! Witness the birth of a legend as the untold origin story of Elric and his epic ascension to the throne of Melnibon? is finally revealed! This stunning epic saga reveals the untold origin story of the classic sword-and-sorcery character Elric and takes place immediately before the opening of the novel Elric of Melnibon?.

The landmark work of comics journalism by Joe Sacco in a new hardcover edition with a new afterword by Israeli journalist Amira Hass and an introduction by Palestinian American author and critic Edward Said. Joe Sacco's breakthrough work of graphic journalism - a now-established genre almost single handedly invented by Sacco - won the American Book Award upon its initial release in 1996 and has remained a perennial, essential work for understanding the Palestinian Israeli conflict in the Middle East. This new hardcover edition includes a new afterword by Israeli journalist Amira Hass and also features Palestinian academic and critic Edward Said's timeless 2001 introduction to the work. Based on extensive research and an extended visit to the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and East Jerusalem in the early 1990s, where he conducted over 100 interviews with Palestinians and Jews, Palestine was the first major comics work of political and historical

The entire bestselling epic, now collected in one paperback compendium. The God of Whispers has spread an omnipresent paranoia to every corner of the kingdom of Zhal; his spies hide in every hall, spreading mistrust and fear. Adam Osidis, a dying knight from a disgraced house, must choose between joining a hopeless band of magic users in their desperate bid to free their world of the evil God, or accepting his promise to give Adam everything his heart desires. Collects Seven to Eternity #1-17.

From debut creator Antonia Crupa, also known as Junepurrr, comes the first printed edition of the smash-hit Webtoon SubZero! To save her people, Princess Clove will have to do the unthinkable-marry her greatest enemy! Clove is the last remaining heir of her Cerulean Dragon clan, fighting in a seemingly endless 300-year war against the vast Crimson Empire. With no end to the war in sight, Clove agrees to leave her sheltered homeland in favor of a political marriage with the heir to the enemy Crimson Dragon clan, Prince Kyro. Raised on the battlefields and feared by his rivals, the cutthroat prince is first to notice that Clove is hiding a dangerous secret she's been working tirelessly to protect. As tensions rise between these unlikely allies, the fragile peace brokered by their marriage is threatened by those who wish to continue the war. Now fighting in the world of her enemies

Relive all the action from Nickelodeon's 2012 animated TMNT series in this graphic novel collection of stories based on the show! Emerging from the sewers for the first time, the brothers will face New York City, their enemies, and... delicious pizza! Younger and ninja-ier, Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael will have to work together to grow into the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This omnibus collects all 14 issues of the series and the three-issue miniseries Robotanimals.