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The fourth installment in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Adventure Zone graphic novel series, a hilarious meta-fictional D&D adventure story based on a smash hit podcast.

Homicide, the celebrated true crime-book from the creator of HBO's The Wire, is reenvisioned in this first volume of a gritty, cinematic graphic novel duology.In 1988, journalist David Simon was given unprecedented access to the Baltimore Police Department's homicide unit. Over the next twelve months, he shadowed detectives as they took on a slew of killings in a city where killings were common. Only the most heinous cases stood out-chief amongst them, the rape and murder of eleven-year-old Latonya Wallace. Originally published in 1991, Simon's Homicide became the basis for the acclaimed television show Homicide: Life on the Streets and inspired HBO's The Wire. Now, this true-crime classic is reimagined as a gritty two-part graphic novel series.

When a team of brilliant kids-turned-astronauts find themselves in serious trouble in outer space, they must work together to get back home in this incredible middle-grade graphic novel created by real life astronaut, Leland Melvin! Launch into action in T-Minus 3, 2, 1... When Tia Valor takes a test for an exclusive NASA program, she never thought she'd pass. After all, she's been skipping school to work at her brother's auto shop and her grades have taken a nosedive. But Leland Melvin, a famed astronaut, sees Tia's potential, and before she knows it she's part of an elite group of brilliant kids training to go to an advanced NASA space station orbiting the earth. But the perils of space are unpredictable and Tia finds herself with only half her crew and no adults around to help. Now she must rely on her instincts and the quick thinking of her fellow kid astronauts to save the space station and their lives! Created by real-life astronaut Leland Melvin, Eisner-Award nominated comic writer Joe Caramagna, and brought to brilliant life by Alison Acton, STEAM TEAM is a space adventure like no other.

A relatable adult graphic novel about a woman who skips Sunday mass for the first time in her life only to discover she's possibly being possessed by a demon. Catherine O'Brien is woman in her mid-20s struggling to balance work, family, and her relationships. Though she was raised Irish Catholic, the world of communion, confessionals, and catholicism is a thing of the past for Catherine. But there is one thing she can't shake; the fear that something bad might happen if she misses Sunday mass. After 25 years, she spontaneously skips mass for the first time and soon after makes the shocking discovery that she is being possessed by a black spirit who calls himself the prince of hell. On her journey to exorcise these demons (both the paranormal and emotional kind), Catherine grapples with guilt, her relationships, and what it means to be good. A cathartic and engaging view into the messy life of an urban women in their early twenties, Anna Meyer's Saint Catherine is truly a story of letting go of guilt and taking responsibilities for your desires, hopes, and mistakes.

In his latest graphic novel, Dragon Hoops, New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight on his life, his family, and the high school where he teaches.Gene understands stories-comic book stories, in particular. Big action. Bigger thrills. And the hero always wins.But Gene doesn't get sports. As a kid, his friends called him "Stick" and every basketball game he played ended in pain. He lost interest in basketball long ago, but at the high school where he now teaches, it's all anyone can talk about. The men's varsity team, the Dragons, is having a phenomenal season that's been decades in the making. Each victory brings them closer to their ultimate goal: the California State Championships.Once Gene gets to know these young all-stars, he realizes that their story is just as thrilling as anything he's seen on a comic book page. He knows he has to follow this epic to its end. What he doesn't know yet is that this season is not only going to change the Dragons's lives, but his own life as well.

In this intergenerational graphic memoir, renowned video game designer Jordan Mechner traces the path his family takes as it's uprooted by war, Nazi occupation, and everyday marital strife.1914. A teenage romantic heads to the enlistment office when his idyllic life in a Jewish enclave of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is upended by World War I.1938. A seven-year-old refugee begins a desperate odyssey through France, struggling to outrun the rapidly expanding Nazi regime and reunite with his family on the other side of the Atlantic.2015. The creator of a world-famous video game franchise weighs the costs of uprooting his family and moving to France as the cracks in his marriage begin to grow.Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner calls on the voices of his father and grandfather to weave a powerful story about the enduring challenge of holding a family together in the face of an ever-changing world.

In the first book of AGENTS OF S.U.I.T., the new volume in John Green's smash-hit INVESTIGATORS world, eager rookie agent Cilantro stepped into the spotlight-and rocketed into space! Now it's time for the B-Team to show why they're so un-B-lievably B-loved.That's right, Bongo and Marsha, the super-spy Badgers, are on the case...and way over-budget. When S.U.I.T. realizes just how much money the Badgers waste with their gadgets and spy vehicles and custom plush toys, they're sent to Bora Bora to investigate a case...the old-fashioned way. The bees-that's "bee-ee-ee," like the insect-that run the resort are hiding something under the tropical sands, and Marsha and Bongo are just the bumbling agents to crack this pineapple-flavored case wide open.