#gerry x needles

[yamsarts]

no one asked but idc i think tma Gerry and Needles should kiss

[ink-5oul]

Magnus podcast fans will say they have an idea and then tell you about a ship that logistically makes less than zero sense (it's me, I'm the magnus podcast fans)

[michaelmylove]

you want a fucking lockpick fic

ill give you a fucking lockpick fic

...later its midnight ill set an alarm im not doing anyhting tomorrow soo lockpick fic. tiomorrow

.... Can someone please write a Needles x Gerry x Michael fic...?

I will pay you a whole £2

I need them to be happy, I need a good ass fic. I need to explore how Needles could cuddle someone without properly hurting someone, Michael the distortion could be the middle spoon so Needles doesn't Get Gerry.

Maybe Needles does acupuncture! Gerry is stressed! Maybe that's a thing!

I wanna know how they meet, I wanna scream

[avataroft4t]

so like

everyone loves doorkeay

but what if i suggest

needles x gerry

[thermodynamic-comedian]

[wakes up in a cold sweat] I HAVE TO COME UP WITH TMAGP RAREPAIRS

lena x klaus. pastfailures. toxic doomed yuri. this one will catch on trust me bro

ink5oul x tom x needles. edgyvoyeur. he would. he wouldn't even notice anything off about either of them.

celia x lena. warningsigns. celia what do you know and lena what have you done. so many questions about both of them. they should kiss about it

celia x gerry. familiareyes (familiarise). our two strongest ties back to the archives. hey that rhymed im so cool and smart

[thegreatestadventure32]

Inverse Personality Doorkeay

Just got caught up on tmagp and I desperately want needles x gerry to be a canon ship, bc it's kinda just inverse personality doorkeay lmao. This time gerry's the sunshine one and needles is the slightly psychopathic goth.

[dollarbin]

Dollar Bin #23:

Carole King's Writer

Thrift store dollar bins were packed with copies of Tapestry 30 years ago. Battered copies were straight up ubiquitous, and I blamed the crazy cat lady on cover for taking up space in the bin that I felt should have been given over to all the Lou Reed records I did not yet own. I didn't want Tapestry, or Herb Albert's whipped cream covered lady or that terrifying record with my bearded cousin naked in the arms of Barbara Streisand. I wanted a goddamn copy of The Bells.

I wasn't the only person pissed at poor Carole King. Soon after helping Joni, Aretha and Linda tear down patriarchy's first wall King became terribly unpopular. It took Lauren Graham plopping into bed beside her TV daughter for the public to welcome King back into their ears.

Good luck getting King's rewritten-for-the-show ode to parental dedication out of your head in the next 24 hours.

But why did King spend the 20+ years before Lorelai as a Dollar Bin villain? Why did Emmylou and Joni get 90's reboots while King got squat? Sure, as the 70's unfurled, King's records faded from transcendent to dull, but let's not kid ourselves: simply put, King was a gangly songwriting genius with a slightly nasal singing voice, and that still only works for people with dicks.

King was so unpopular in the 80's that her biggest credit that decade is the theme song to the Care Bears Movie. Brace yourselves.

Happily, King eventually escaped from these terrifyingly plush beasts, got a well deserved medal from Obama and grudgingly allowed Lane to play the drums, so don't expect to find a copy of Tapestry in any Dollar Bin these days.

But every other one of King's records is easily and cheaply available, and there's a whole lot to appreciate about King other than Tapestry. The very best place to start is with her first solo record, Writer.

Common misconceptions about King are a) that she and her lyricists stuck to dull, G-Rated topics (like caring-a-lot) and b) that she could not rock. Tapestry lives up to its hallowed status, but it also reinforces these tropes: the only vaguely PG lyrics on Tapestry involve Slapwater Jack's shotgun, and the album contains zero feedback.

But drop the needle on Side 1 of Writer: the first track, Spaceship Races, is wild and weird; had King's cat sat in on this recording session it would have, to quote Steinbeck, crapped a litter of lizards.

There is so much going on in this song.  Okay, the guitar riff isn't exactly J Mascis material, but the drums spur us forward, the bridge slows us down, the closing guitar/piano fade is worthy of a whole additional song and King's jubilant chorus is just what I'd want my R2 unit to spill into the X-Wing's cockpit while I kamikazed joyfully into the Death Star.

Writer also includes King's own take on one of her most covered tracks, Goin' Back. The song was made famous by the Dusty Springfield in 66 and the Byrds in 67 but everyone sings it, from Nils Lofgrin to Phil Collins. I've never heard a version I didn't like (probably because I have not listened to the version by Collins), but King's own recording, with tasteful backing vocals from her friend James Taylor, rocks, swings and sways: Carole understands her own song better than anyone else.

Goin' Back isn't the only already classic track of her own that King finally claims on this album. I wish there was a copy of the Byrd's Easy Rider theme Wasn't Born to Follow on Writer, but King's even more famous musical manual for self-reflection, Up On The Roof, stands in for it here, a lovely fade at the end of this Dollar Bin classic.

As you surely know, King had spent all of the 60's writing such songs with her husband/lyricist Gerry Goffin for other performers. Together King and Goffin let Aretha Franklin be a natural woman and invented the Locomotion.

But Writer sees King begin her pivot away from both her marriage (they divorced in 68) and the patriarchal gesture. Her friend Toni Stern (she/her) helps King write for the first time without a man in the room on this record; a partnership that would culminate a year later in one the best individual songs of King's, make that anyone's, entire career, It's Too Late, from Tapestry.

Here's to the upcoming wave of Gen Z and Gen Alpha non-male singer-songwriters. Let's hope they are a powerful group who are admired not for their cookie cutter looks, heterosexuality or voice, but instead for their genius and their shared loathing of Stephen Stills.

And let's hope they all love and respect Carole King. In other words, let's hope there are a whole more Lucy Dacus's in the pipeline. We need them!

[smolbeandrabbles]

Don’t Call Me Angel - Detective Meares x Reader (Needle)

GIF CREDIT: X 

All responsibility out the window here, I can’t claim any, it’s all Mendo Nation’s fault! No seriously they came up with it, I’m innocent I swear!

Author’s Note: “How did we get here!? Who brought us here!?” 

I stg, @mendelskrull​ and @crawlingmist​ started me on this damn man with digging up (and creating) gifs I didn’t even realise were a thing. And then I was like ‘you know I think I can probably get something out of him!’ and kinda dismissed that 500 words as all we were ever going to get.

Oh no. Then - rightfully so! - I did some campaigning for him on Twitter polls and now I’m here. 

I digress. I wrote more for Meares, and you’re welcome.

Disclaimer: This is not my idea/plot and is a joint effort of the Mendo Nation - who let me go ahead and write it / Needle naught to do with me / gifs & lyrics not mine

Premise: When Meares turns up at a crime scene and finds a second potential victim he’ll do anything to see the killer brought to justice, for her. If he can figure out who the killer is...

Words: 8277

Warnings: TW potential rape discussed / sexual connotations / sexual pre-amble / swearing / kidnap / I really tried to make that last scene as far from non-con as I possibly could but I still want to put a warning for it jic.

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Don't call me angel when I'm a mess Don't call me angel when I get undressed You know I, I don't like that, boy I make my money, and I write the checks So say my name with a little respect All my girls successful, and you're just our guest Do I really need to say it? Do I need to say it again, yeah? You better stop the sweet talk And keep your pretty mouth shut Boy, don't call me angel, You ain't got me right Don't call me angel, You can't pay my price Ain't from no Heaven,Yeah, you heard me right Even though you know we fly, Don't call me angel You sizin' up my body, oh yeah Don't you know that I bite when the sun set?  So don't you try come around me Might work with her, but not me, oh yeah Don't you know that I bite when the sun set? Keep my name out your mouth I know what you about So keep my name out your mouth I appreciate the way you watch me, I can't lie I drop it down, I pick it up, I back it off the county line I fell from Heaven, now I'm living like a devil You can't get me off your mind I appreciate the way you want me, I can't lie I drop it low, I back it up, I know you wanna think you're mine Baby, I totally get it, you can't guess so You can't get me off your mind We in it together, but don't call me angel

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Abandoned building in the middle of nowhere – that wasn’t so unusual, not for a crime scene anyway. This was the kind of place he half expected to be sent to. Not that he particularly wanted to go – another Detective had been on the case this morning, but apparently something a little more interesting had come up for them and so Meares was thrown the file. ‘So… where’s my crime scene?’ in fact, he wasn’t even sure he was in the right place by the fact there appeared to be no officers guarding the scene. Only the tape strung across the front of the building let him know that’s exactly where he wanted to be. Maybe they’d all just been lazy and decided to clock off for the evening? He ducked under the tape and flicked his torch on, which he still needed because the lights in the warehouse were so goddamn dim. But why had everyone left? The sheet was still over the body and to him that only signalled that the scene had yet to be fully processed. ‘Fucking bastards sending me out here…’  He huffed, ‘If they’ve all miked off drinking I swear to GO---D.’ He noticed how he was also alone out here and his partner, Detective Reddick, didn’t want to bother driving across town for it either. “Aw, nah, it’ll only take one of us. Report back..!” Cursing again, Meares approached the victim, he supposed he might have to start this alone. Bending over he grasped the corner of the white sheet delicately – having learned from previous crime scene interactions that sometimes he could be a little too flamboyant in his actions and there’d been a few ‘incidents’ – and stood to height as he pulled the fabric back from the body. Respect the victim - a little easier when he was alone… Meares guessed that sometimes he just liked being a show off and it was an unfortunate trait he couldn’t help. He jumped as he surveyed the body, just one glance over – his stumbled footsteps echoed around the warehouse, adding to the eerie atmosphere. Meares checked his papers, then the body, then the papers again, then the body… That was not a ‘white male, 20s, average build, deep lacerations, bruising and ligature marks’. This was a very naked (but very beautiful) woman; possibly around the same age bracket - but the body itself looked intact. “Okay. Who is out here pranking me now!?” Had someone switched files? Had someone told him the wrong location? No, no, how often did that happen? Everything else about his file was right, apart from the body. Meares tipped his head, tongue between his lips as he drew his eyes back up her. He rolled it with a small tsk sound, and then knew he was smirking. It was probably very inappropriate to think that a potential victim was hot, even when it was as confusing as to why this was the body in front of him. But her form dipped and curved in just the right places, her skin very nearly perfect… Meares wouldn’t have guessed she’d been dead too long, but also didn’t see any way that she could have died. He stepped carefully around her, her eyes may have been closed but she had an Angel face to match her body, Meares thought hard; ‘more importantly, why is she at my crime scene? And if she is here… where is the real body?’ He let his eyes linger on her for a little too long, and felt that guilty blush build up on his cheeks, travelling fairly swiftly to his neck… but the rush of blood travelled a little further than expected. NO. NO. C’mon, man… He took a deep breath and closed his eyes for a moment. But found himself suddenly sad that she was the victim; of course, every victim was difficult but as a detective he had to do his best to separate- “Is it her or her body, though? C’mon. You have nooo idea what she’s-” Meares paused, “Aw, great, I’ve finally cracked I’m talking to myself at a crime scene.” He stopped his walk, palm to his forehead for a minute, “Well, nothing like an expert opinion!” He looked her body over again. No, he was fairly certain there was no obvious sign of trauma. Nor anything to indicate any other type of foul play. And it still bothered him that the body was supposed to be male-! ‘It sure does feel like a set up…’ And of course, forensics had all cleared off. He took one more step towards her; maybe Meares just wasn’t thinking clearly enough. ‘Too distracted, obviously.’ But also maybe he just wasn’t looking closely enough. His eyes lingered on her face ‘Who are you? Why are you here? Who did this to you..? C’mon, darling, I need answers…’ Meares didn’t have a chance to think much more than that; her eyes snapped open. If he thought he’d jumped back before, his string of yelled expletives matched the pounding of his heart in his chest as his adrenaline spiked. Yeah, dead bodies did that, occasionally – but dead bodies did not then take dry choked breaths that then became something close to strangled sobs. That didn’t surprise Meares either; she’d practically been declared dead, she was in a middle-of-nowhere warehouse, naked, and a male detective was now standing over her and – by his own admittance – probably looking a little leery. When her eyes focused on him all he saw on her face was terror, she pulled her knees up, arms around her body to cover herself as she attempted to scramble away. Meares threw his hands up, immediately going for his badge, “Hey, hey! It’s okay! It’s okay! My name’s Detective Meares. It’s alright – I’m here to help… I promise… you’re alright now.” He wasn’t sure she trusted him, and her nails dug hard into her skin. Meares shrugged himself out of his jacket, levelling his voice off in hushed tones. “You gave me quite a scare there you know?!” He smiled as he held it out for her, “I’m here to investigate a body, although believe me I’m glad you’re not one… take it. It’s okay… We should probably get you outta here…” He watched her slip it on, buttoning the front up to look as modest as possible, but she still shivered. “You… got a name?” Her eyes raised back to his face, but suddenly she shook her head, “I don’t…” “Remember?” Her nod was certainly sad and he didn’t want her to panic and spiral, but anything he could get now would aid his case greatly, “Do you remember anything? Why you’re here, what happened? Anything about who did this? What about your clothes honey, do you know what you were wearing?” She continued to shake her head, and Meares certainly didn’t want to stress her out any more than he had to. “Okay, it’s okay, this happens. I’m sure it’ll come to you. It’s all going to be fine. But, I should really get you over to a hospital.” “I don’t-” “Honey it’s procedure, I don’t have much of a choice,” he held his hand out for her, “you’re safe with me. No one is going to hurt you.” She placed her hand in his delicately, and Meares felt like he was going on some kind of power trip, but not a bad kind of trip; she trusted him. He was going to protect her now, that was his duty. He pulled her up, trying to keep his eyes on her face. “Thank you.” “Hey, we’re not there yet, you can thank me later. Let’s make sure you’re all okay, right now. Come on, I’ll get you to the car and get you warmed up.” He didn’t touch her as he led her to it, opening the door; Meares would put the heat on for her, he’d pull up to the hospital and they could do tests and maybe he’d get some more evidence from her… And she’d remember too, once she was over the shock, he was sure. He slid his mobile out of his pocket, calling his partner as he jogged around to the driver’s side of the car, indicated that he should meet Meares at the hospital and they could figure it out from there. The detective paused, looking back at the building for just a moment as he opened the door… There was just once problem he couldn’t quite figure out here. “Where the fuck is my actual body, though?!”

** You kept glancing across to the detective as he sped towards the hospital, and you did mean that – Meares was running every light and had his blue lights flashing. He looked on the verge of his 40’s, messy greying black hair and piercing blue eyes – though the true colour seemed fleeting as they changed with his emotions. And those were all over the place right now, that much was obvious. Although he appeared to be being the gentleman, sometimes he couldn’t help but look over at you – and his glances to your body weren’t very fleeting, either. In a normal situation you supposed you would be flattered, but right now you were having doubts you could trust him to be taking you where he said he was. ‘No… He’s a detective. He surely wouldn’t take advantage of that?’ or, maybe he would; how much did you know about Meares anyway? Maybe not a lot; but he was very easy to read on the surface so you didn’t think that figuring him out was going to be much of a challenge. Eventually you started seeing the Hospital signs and could breathe a real sigh of relief; okay… you could trust him. Upon pulling up you noticed several other police vehicles waiting around outside – all with their lights also flashing. You gasped and visibly shrank back in your seat; Meares turned to you. “Don’t worry, I called for backup, they’re good guys. I promise. I won’t let anything happen to you.” He opened his car door. “I’ll be very quick, okay, just wait here. We’ll get you checked up.” You reached for his hand before he had a chance to leave and held him there for a minute, Meares thought that you might be about to thank him, but that wasn’t what came out of your mouth: “Y/N.” “…What?” “…My name. You asked my name.” You found yourself taken aback by how gentle and sweet his smile was, “Y/N, you remembered… That’s good progress. Real good progress.” His large hand enveloped yours for a second, “Excellent! Now just, wait here, the hospital will help you out!” By the time Detective Meares exited the car and found his partner he was panicking again, “God damn, Meares-! What the hell is going on!” “You tell me! They send me to a crime scene where somebody is supposed to have been cut through, and I find a live woman there? What happened to all the investigators!? Anyway, that isn’t the point, she’s sitting in my car, I don’t know who she is – she’s barely remembered her first name – she doesn’t know how she got there and she’s half naked! And that’s only cuz she has my jacket! Who does that to a girl and leaves her in the middle of a crime scene!?” Reddick wiggled his eyebrows, “Naked ehhhhhh?!” Meares immediately hit him, “No! She’s a victim, quite possibly a witness once we get through to her!” Although his face burned, it wasn’t like he hadn’t thought the same thing. “…Well they knew someone would find her in a crime scene?” “Logical if it was accidental but then evidence has been moved, where’s the logic there, huh?” “Maybe forensics has the body.” “…Then why send me with the damn report like a body is there?” “Because they don’t like you, Meares?” “Fuck that. No wonder this department is a laughing stock…” He sighed angrily, “Look, if we have the body, great, but someone has tampered with that scene, and there’s either a secondary scene for her, or new forensic evidence at this one. Get down there with some people and figure it out.” His partner groaned, “Why me!?” “Because I’M staying with the victim for questioning, and hospital test results. I found her, her mind is clearly fragile, right now I am the familiar face-!” “Shouldn’t you be telling the department all this?” Meares glared at him, “Quit whining! Sure, I’ll do it. Can you please get down there – I really don’t want to leave her alone too long!” “Fine… fine, I’m going, but then get them to come straight out to me.” Reddick peered around his friend, “She’s a good-looking girl.” “Y-Yeah.” Meares also turned on the spot, you were looking at the hospital nervously, chewing your lip, “She is.” “And you’ve seen her naked.” There was a waiver of amusement in the other Detective’s voice, Meares turned back to him, snapping: “Will you get out of here!” ** Meares hung around in the hospital as long as he could before they forced him to leave to conduct their tests. Not before he took your hands and promised you he’d be back as soon as they let him. You did trust him, you knew that already – right now he seemed like the only person you could trust; and he’d brought you to a hospital and he trusted them to take care of you. You took a deep shaky breath as he let you go, but you knew everything was going to be okay. Once outside he called his superiors to tell them the news. That he’d found a secondary victim and that Reddick was back at the scene to retrieve any other evidence – luckily that was met positively and a forensics team was dispatched. Although Meares did mutter something about lack of communication under his breath. He had to voice his concern now: “There were no police or detectives on the scene – things have been moved, or must be missing. Someone got a second body in there between them packing up and me arriving. And conveniently no one was around to see anything!? And if I just missed them, then I’d say the killer was watching us, or the building. You have the body right-!?” “Yes. Meares, don’t you worry about that.” “Why send me with paper work?! This all seems fairly suspicious to me!” He was rambling and he knew that he probably shouldn’t have let that become more than just a thought, but Meares couldn’t help it. “You’re not shouting conspiracy, Meares?” “Are you giving me reason to?” There was silence for a moment, before a heavy sigh, “We’ll put you on the case team, see what you can get from our live victim.” “Thank you, Sir. They’re going to call me when the tests are finished.” With that they both hung up, but Meares couldn’t help but think that something was going on: after all, he wouldn’t exactly have called that answer straight. Much more like a bribe not to mention it. Someone isn’t saying something Meares… Watch your back… Was the only conclusion he could draw, dropping his mobile into his pocket he leant his head back against the waiting room wall and closed his eyes. He’d figure it out; that was his job. *** He was woken by a nurse, who led him into a back room. “Well, it’s all fairly conclusive Detective.” “I do like easy.” Meares grinned, but she didn’t find his joke attempt amusing, so he cleared his throat, “What happened to her?” “A fairly heavy dosage of sedative. Ketamine.” “She was drugged? That makes sense… isn’t that like a date rape drug?” “Correct. Although the rape kit has come back negative. And she didn’t ingest it, it was injected into her.” “Someone really knew what they were doing.” She nodded, “She’s not a regular user?” “No. No recent tracks or scars in her skin, she’s clean apart from this.” Meares nodded, mulling the information over, “You say fairly heavy… enough for the memory loss she’s experiencing? There’s also gotta be a reason why I didn’t realise she was alive, right? But Ketamine elevates heart rate?” “In small doses – but this wasn’t a small does, Detective. As for her memory, I wouldn’t say so but it could be a stress reaction, we don’t know what else happened to her tonight, or at any other point. It doesn’t have to be related to the drug.” “I guess I’ll only find out when her memory returns.” “Yes, but she’s doing very well, she’s certainly open to talking to you – in fact she asked for you.” “No doubt, do you think she’s ready for questions?” “Go easy on her, Detective.” “Oh, I promise.” Meares nodded, and he meant it, “Just one last thing. I found her at a crime scene, we had a body that had been almost completely lacerated. When I turn up on the scene her body is in the same place. Could… could it have killed her?” “Any sedative in a high amount could yes, but not the amount in her. Perhaps it is only to sedate the victims until the killer is ready to…” the nurse paused, not willing to spout conjecture, “I will say this, at least, she’s very, very lucky you found her Detective. Less she become just like your body.” “On that, I’m sure we can all agree.” When Meares reappeared in the room that you’d been set up in, your heart couldn’t help but give a flutter of excitement – he surely was a very attractive man, and kind too, although you weren’t sure if you could call him your knight in shining armour. A knight in one-hell-of-a-suit, maybe. Though you noticed his shirt was untucked and his tie a little more slacked than it had been previously. You were dressed in a hospital gown now, but you were still clutching his jacket. His scent was unfamiliar to you, but it was one you liked. Meares sat next to you, once again taking your hand in his; you thought your pulse might run wild and suddenly felt light headed – but you controlled it. “How are you feeling?” “Alright, considering what happened… And thanks to you, god knows what would have happened if-” He stilled you, “Hey, you don’t need to think about that. Sounds like you were on one hell of a trip!” the grin indicated he had just cracked a joke, although your laugh was more embarrassed than anything else, “I… suppose.” “I’m sorry-” His eyes left yours, “I have… never been too good with my comedic timing. I wanted to ask though, Y/N, if you’d be up for answering some questions of mine?” You weren’t sure how much help you’d be, but you certainly wanted to help him. “Of course, Meares, anything.” Anything. His heart almost skipped at that, heat rushing back to places it had no business being. Anything was a big word, and he could think of plenty of things he wanted that were certainly not appropriate to bring up right now! He took a slow breath, c’mon. Be professional! For once! “Well, hey, we have your name now at least. And I have a little data on you from the hospital – with your consent to use it, of course. So, I know your address, we can get you back home, maybe that’ll help too.” Yes, he had your name, and you certainly liked the way he said it. “Oh, of course, use whatever will help your case.” Meares nodded gently, “Well, let’s start simple, do you remember what you were wearing?” “Uhm. Yes.” Although you chewed your lip, blushing – and he caught the red. “It’s okay, it stays in this room.” “Just a short black dress, off shoulder, low cut. Maybe even very low cut. Small split up the side… I remember… I remember thinking that I had to wear my sexiest dress. That was very important.” He raised an eyebrow, “Hot date?” “I-I don’t think so.” Although maybe you’d count this… interview… “Shoes?” “Good heels, yes. But also black, nothing fancy. Uhm, some… obscure brand that you only find in stores like T.K.Maxx…” “So we��re looking for a dress and heels. That’s good, you’re doing great.” He squeezed your hand, “Anything else?” You shook your head, “No, I… I wasn’t wearing-” “Oh. Oh, no, that’s- That’s okay… Dress, heels. We’re hoping your items are at a secondary crime scene. So, any detail is good. Do you remember anything, about where you were?” “…Some crowded part of town. I know, that doesn’t help any but…” “Well, do you have any idea what time? We have plenty of ways of figuring out where – sounds like you’re heading for a night out.” “Yeah, uh, 9:30, maybe closer to 10?” You scrunched your face, “That’s habitual. I don’t think I was meeting someone…” “Well, there’s security footage in the busy parts of town as you can imagine, so, I’ll get a team working on that.” “Thank you.” You took his other hand, and instinct laced your fingers with his, “Meares, I… I don’t know what I would have done if-” “I said don’t think on it. You’re safe. Keep moving forward, okay? Well, okay, maybe any information you do remember would still be good!” You giggled, then gathered his jacket and held it out for him, “And for this, especially.” “Oh!” He looked a little bashful for a second, “It’s not anything anyone else wouldn’t have done.” “But it was you.” There was another silence of understanding as you looked into each other’s eyes; his really did change just like weather. “No…” His tone was quiet, and he pushed it back at you, “Keep it. It looks good on ya.” “Y-You think?” “Mhm.” That small smirk was playful, and made more than just your stomach flutter. Oh… “Well, I guess I should thank you once more, detective.” “Don’t mention it… Just keep talking, maybe that’ll trigger something.” He had the right idea, but for the investigation it proved rather fruitless. Eventually he stopped you, just because you were getting so worked up about it not being useful. But he did learn a little bit about your life, even the most random of details helped Meares build up a picture of you, and that could really help him figure out the ‘why you’. It wasn’t necessarily the same person that had done this to you as had killed the first victim, but if it was there could be a connection somewhere. Perhaps a crime of opportunity, but that was down to Meares and his detective skills to figure out. Some details that you could remember were patchier than others, and as you struggled with the want to give him more information you became less forthcoming with anything you thought was unusable. Meares had taken notes and finally pocketed his notebook. “Y/N, I promise you, everything you’ve told me is important. It helps us build a profile of the person we need to catch too. Maybe there’ll be similarities between you and our victim. Trust me, in an investigation like this no detail is useless or too insignificant. Everything counts. And you’re brave for going through this with me.” He stood, leaning forward he kissed your forehead and you gasped, making him think that once again he’d screwed up professionally. Though Meares was hardly sure he was thinking professionally at the moment; you were a nice girl. Someone he’d actually want to hang out with… that wasn’t just your body talking to him, although that was a somewhat delightful image still burned into his head. He would do anything to bring the person who had done this to justice, he vowed that to himself. “Stay in the hospital tonight, just make sure you’re okay and I’ll come back in the morning, alright?” You nodded, “Okay, I’ll see you tomorrow, Meares.” Today, by the looks of his watch, but it was still dark. Not tomorrow until you’ve been to bed-! was a rule he liked living by. “Goodnight, Y/N. Try to get some rest.” You smiled, watching him leave, and wishing he didn’t have to go: “Goodnight Detective, you too.” *** Meares did turn up at the hospital the next day for you, and seen as they were good with discharging you, he offered to drive you home. At first you thought that would be fine but, under Meares’ gaze in his car, this time your heart kept running away with your thoughts. He really was gorgeous, and now you were seeing him in natural lighting those blue eyes were even more stunning. Even when you stole glances at him and traced that side profile… Should you be thinking this way about him? Meares was supposed to be investigating what had happened to you, after all. You doubted he’d be able to have a relationship with you; not when the investigation was open. He’d noticed these shy little glances of yours and could barely hold that smirk back, you must have been checking him out. Meares was fine with that of course – and this morning you’d walked out of hospital with his jacket on, and he wasn’t reserved about admiring you in it, especially now sitting in his car again. He knew your address but he was certainly taking the scenic route, Meares’ drive was leisurely at most. Once he did pull up at your home, you were both clearly disappointed. You hesitated, staring up at your front door. Thinking he should probably be being the gentleman right now, Meares rounded the vehicle to open the car door for you – but you just kept staring forward. “I don’t want to go.” Your voice was timid, but he still caught it. “What? Why? You’re home.” “I don’t feel safe here. Not alone.” You shook your head, seemingly shrinking back into your seat, “I can get people posted, or watching the house, if you’re not comfortable.” You shook your head again, “What if whoever did this is watching the house-!? What if they’re waiting for me to be alone, Detective?!” Meares opened his mouth to try to calm you down, but this time his joke faltered. He couldn’t forgive himself if something happened before he arranged for someone to watch out for you. “Y/N… I don’t know what else I can really do with you.” Your big eyes looked up to his, pleading, “Can’t I stay with you? For a little? Until I feel safe again.” He almost did a double take, and hoped he looked level and not like he was about to punch the air – a little like what was happening in his head – “…I don’t know if my supe’s are gonna like that. But I can sure ask. They might pull me off the case to do it. But your safety should be paramount, and you’re a key witness. It’s just-” You knew exactly what he was getting at but tilted your head, “Just what, detective?” Meares for once opted not to run his mouth, and swallowed thickly eyes flicking down your body again – he hoped inconspicuously – “…It’s nothing. Don’t worry. I’ll call them. I have a spare room, don’t you want to collect some things first… though?” So, Meares found himself dropping you at his house. Although he didn’t see how this was helpful for you, considering he still had to leave you alone and work on the case at the precinct. He guessed no one was going to think of finding you here. And, obviously, he was secretly elated… Even though Meares guessed he was about to get heavily reprimanded for this. And he was laid into quite hard, despite his – fairly calm – explanation as to why. Oh yes, of course he wanted to raise his voice, yell about it to be heard – but he didn’t think that would help him in keeping you at his. Upon offering to hand the case to someone else in exchange for making sure you were truly safe, his superior immediately scoffed. “Don’t be ridiculous, you’ve done the hard work.” “I don’t want to compromise anything!” “You should have thought about that before you agreed to let her stay.” “So pull me off, like I said. You have my write up… She’s scared, she doesn’t remember things, I found her… I just think giving her some familiarity and comfort right now is a good idea.” “Familiarity? In a house she’s never seen before?” “You… know what I mean.” “Just, be sensible, Meares.” “Yes Sir.” “You do know how to do that, don’t you?” Meares made the mistake of laughing, and it wasn’t met well, before he turned serious: “Y-Yes. Of course.” The case itself brought about good progress very quickly, with all your files back from the hospital and his own notes – coupled with what they knew about the victim, and witness interviews begun, the team were beginning to shape a picture of events. Fingerprints and DNA helped narrow the list of people who would have been around the warehouse recently, and soon interviewing witnesses became interviewing suspects. Your dress and shoes had been found well within a mile radius from the warehouse, and whilst sweeping the areas around, needles – one containing Ketamine – were also recovered with the DNA of both you and the victim. General consensus was the killer had tampered with the crime scene. That raised questions of its own; why, and how had they been able to? Meares believed that’d lead to some internal investigation – and he was still mindful to be cautious around others in the department - but right now catching this person was paramount. *** Your relationship continued to grow. Although Meares was very careful with what he told you. You understood why, this was his job on the line after all. But of course he kept you updated on your own case; he was determined to catch the person who did this. It was good to see how joyous he became the more information he gathered, and how Meares would always announce ‘we’re close!’ if you asked for an update. You weren’t sure exactly how true that was, considering he’d been saying that for weeks, but you couldn’t help but be happy that he was happy. Detective Meares made you feel safe, safer than you had been for a long time. And as you started to remember little pieces that would help him, Meares got excited to grab his little recorder to make sure he had everything right. You continued to get closer, and you were sure by now you’d outstayed your welcome at his place and you should be heading back home – but neither of you raised the subject of you leaving, and he never asked if you were safe enough to go home, even though it was obvious by your attitude and body language that you were. It started slow – to build to something more than the victim and the detective who had saved your life (probably), you were sitting on the couch together watching TV. Not even a movie, just news reports, but you leaned into him, head on his shoulder. For a moment Meares tensed – not in an uncomfortable, ‘I don’t want this’ way, but in a ‘is this really happening?!’ way. Meares didn’t dare breathe for a minute, and yet as if to prove how much you meant it, you cuddled into him a little more, soaking up his bodily warmth. Meares’ smirk was a little too smug, but you were smiling too, and your cheeks began to hurt as his arm snaked around your shoulders and he pulled you a little closer. Meares knew he probably shouldn’t be doing this. But, fuck it, when had he ever really listened to rules and procedure? You were beautiful, no, you were gorgeous. Wasn’t it the first thing he’d noticed about you anyway? He pulled your body into his, hand settling on your waist; and you didn’t complain. Maybe Meares was right, maybe you wanted him as bad too. Was that a good thing? Well, he knew he would certainly choose to believe it was.

 Pretty soon that dynamic changed, and cuddling on the couch turned into making out on the couch. It didn’t take much persuasion; he’d been staring at you like that ever since he’d first met you and you were certainly hot on him too. As you both leaned closer Meares tilted his head, smirking “Whatcha thinking about Angel Face?” And how you almost returned his smirk as you looked deep into those ever-changing blue eyes, “Kissing you.” Angel Face - That was his nick-name for you, even if he wouldn’t admit how he came to that conclusion, and it just stuck. You soon found out that if you ran your fingers through his hair Meares would groan into the kiss - and it was no wonder that he always liked his hair being messed up. Clearly it was even better for him when you did it. Professionalism be damned, the detective was not about to resist you. And he’d offered to be off the case, fair and square, he didn’t see how they could blame him now. Especially when you looked like that.

Being with him was just so easy; old enough to know better, young enough to still be playful - but he could bounce back from any fuck ups, a little headstrong and rough around the edges… No one was ever perfect though. A good man, even if he spent his time making inappropriate comments or jokes - just as often in content as in his timing. But all of that just made you love him more, that attractive face of his (not to mention his voice) was the best bonus. It only made you wonder what was under his clothes… after all, he already knew what was under yours. And you were fairly certain that was an image burned into his head.

This meant Meares had a particular way of staring at you; you wouldn’t call it predatory, but it had that kind of effect on you. Your pulse ran and your eyes widened and sometimes you struggled to breathe against the weight of his stare; drawing his eyes slowly up and down your body, tilting himself to get better views of you. The way his lips parted and he ran his fingertips over them, or sometimes his tongue before he smirked. Of course he wondered when he’d get to see you naked again. You weren’t sure if that made you more or less scared of it being an eventuality. Sometimes you shied away from him completely. Sometimes you had the confidence but found yourself unable to speak it.

Today was not either of those. Today the stars aligned all from a seemingly innocent sentence. If Meares hadn’t wondered aloud if you were ready to return back to your own house then you probably wouldn’t have had the opportunity to take his hand and turn him back to you. You found the words to be honest: “I don’t want to go home. I don’t want to be alone. Or without you. Again.” For the first time Meares saw something in you that he hadn’t before. Whilst the sentence had been said in all innocence there was a wildness in your eyes. An untameable force that somehow you were holding back. You very nearly stole his breath with that look alone. He kissed you hard and fast; slipping out of his own jacket before reaching out to pull your hips to his.

When he broke away from you, the look on your face was of slight wonder. Yet that wildness was still there - and the trembling he felt under his fingertips was not because you were nervous and scared. It was because of what you were holding back: this didn’t match the personality that you’d been showing off to him; shy and sweet and delicate. Meares wondered which was real, this or the girl he thought you were just pretending to be. Cupping your face in his large hands his next kiss was delicate, lips barely touching yours. “Don’t hold back now Angel Face.”

He found himself yanked back to you almost angrily by his tie, the look in your eyes not hiding now. Oh, you didn’t intend to.

 ***

 He was falling for you. And hard. Meares didn’t want to call it love yet, but he thought it could be. He wasn’t sure he was simply in lust with you - but he’d keep that option on the table. You were always lingering in the back of his mind, and now he knew what your sex was like you weren’t just an image of a naked body, but a whole experience. And every so often you’d use this to your advantage, and send him pictures that made him smirk and text eagerly back: ‘Bad girls get put in handcuffs, you know?’

 Of course, all this had to happen right around the time of the major case break through. And not a breakthrough Meares particularly wanted. One day he was called down to the forensics room, and was faced with a mix of items of both yours and the first victims. They had been through everything again, and again, and again and nothing. Meares hoped that today was the day they’d finally find something that would help. “Detective, we will have to simply call it.” “We can’t give up on them! The killer is still out there!” “There’s nothing more we can do. Nothing - if we go on evidence alone now, logically there’s conclusions that must be drawn.” Meares sighed and placed his hands flat on the table, stretching his body back behind him; “Give it to me again.” “There’s NO other DNA in that warehouse, on her clothes, nothing.” “No other person?” “None.” “No evidence that anyone else was involved?” Meares wanted there to be another angle, something beyond what he felt – with dread – that this was all building to. “No. And we have tested and retested everything.” As you well know, this seemed to say. “…What about our first body?” “Well, here’s the interesting thing.” “What?” And why hadn’t this ‘interesting thing’ been raised!? Meares knew he sounded more annoyed than he did elated at this potential breakthrough. “Same sedative.” “So what, they were coming back for her?” That didn’t make things any better. He certainly was glad he’d found you if that was the conclusion. There was awkward hesitation, before the technician cleared his throat: “…Prints on the syringe are hers.” Meares raised an eyebrow, not quite understanding: “They… forced her to do it to… herself?” “Meares…” The look was pointed, “You know what the evidence is saying.”

Meares set his tablet up on the kitchen side, staring at it hard, before taking a stylus and trying to connect all the dots virtually. He’d been trying to do this in the office all day - and he almost had it but there were blanks that he was drawing that he still didn’t understand. They could easily have forced you into it, he doubted they’d forced you to inject someone else. But he suspected they could have had you self-inject. That’s what Meares wanted, but that wasn’t what the evidence was saying. That was never what the evidence was saying.

He had to be sure, and he’d found the security tapes of the warehouse opposite: terrible quality of course, and grainy. They’d already been dismissed by the team as being insufficient to gather anything from. But if you looked hard enough, if you knew what you were looking for, you’d find it. And he unfortunately did. This figure that he was seeing was you. It had to be you - it wasn’t like he could see your face, but he was living with you. He knew your body, he knew the way walked, the attitude you put into steps. This wasn’t that shy act either, this was careful and calculating. The person he knew, sure, but there was a horrendous chill that ran up his spine. Like he was watching some kind of horror movie. No one else went in or out of the warehouse after you. Then you came back out - he fast forwarded all the police investigators turning up - but you returned later… then nothing, until he showed up. And Meares knew the rest.

 “Oh. SHIT.” His head bent forward and he rested it on the cold side. It’s you. It had to be you. Meares couldn’t help but admit his heart was a little broken, that he felt a little nervous and sick. Where were you? Were you here? A killer in his house; someone he trusted, he had feelings for, that he’d told about his life. Was everything you’d told him about yourself a lie? You didn’t remember anything, because there was nothing to remember. You’d killed someone, drugged yourself to make yourself look like a victim… watched the warehouse while the police did their work… but why? The why had him so confused. And it was a question he couldn’t answer. Meares wouldn’t put you in handcuffs until he had the whole story.

 But he heard the sound behind him all too late, and as he straightened to react you grabbed him. Meares didn’t really have time to struggle, you’d been watching him - and bless his heart he was struggling. With the truth - but he didn’t know the whole truth just yet. You placed your hand over his mouth to stop him from crying out and sunk that needle in; no hesitation in injecting the heavy sedative into his veins. “Figured it out yet… Detective?”

 ***

 Meares took a little longer to come around from the sedative than you’d have liked. No doubt it was the same one that you had used on yourself and your victim. Damn did he feel like an idiot. And drowsy. And have one hell of a pounding headache.

Didn’t take very many of his detective skills to figure out he was tied to a chair, hands bound too. He thought back to that first description; bruising and ligature marks. Looking around it seemed a little like he’d been put back in another warehouse. Though this one looked a little cleaner than the one he’d been investigating. Eventually his eyes fell on the figure approaching him; and Meares glared.

“You?!? It was you all along?!?” He sounded much more hurt than he wanted to, “Why would you do that?!?” You stopped a few feet from him, hands in your pockets, head tipped as you surveyed his body. It was slightly gratuitous, but he could hardly complain about it after what he’d been doing to yours. Meares supposed that he should be thankful he wasn’t naked. Then again...

You took a breath, and once again answered too honestly. “For you.” Meares squinted, disbelieving: “What the fuck!?” That made no sense. “Are you kidding!?” You shook your head, “Detective Meares I’ve been watching you for a very, very long time. And is it any wonder, just look at you.” You paused, biting your lip seductively. He hated to admit it was almost working, “...What better way to finally meet you? And the fact that you were the first man on the scene for me. Couldn’t have worked out better.” He swallowed, backing up as far as the chair and restraints would allow: “There’s better ways to get my attention.” “Oh, but it did... didn’t it. Get your attention.” You took a step back, but your eyes didn’t leave his, “Or I did.”

Meares face was illuminated fairly well by the dim lighting, and his cheeks flushed. Yes - but he’d only admit that in his head right now. Of course you’d caught his attention. Look at you. You were gorgeous.  ‘She’s a fucking killer though, Meares, c’mon!’ Although he wasn’t really listening to that reasoning anymore as his eyes flicked up and down your body once more. He found himself struggling against the restraints. You smirked, “I wouldn’t do that, they’re your handcuffs.” Meares did the unexpected and smirked back, with a raised eyebrow, “Little kinky?” You gave him a look of amusement, but disappeared for a moment into the gloom. That made him panic a little and strain against the cuffs and binds again. No luck.

When you returned you placed a stool in front of his chair and sat opposite him, twisting the keys to his cuffs around your finger. “You want out?” Meares stared at the keys for a long while, before looking back to your face, then the keys, and then your face once more. When that gorgeous blue returned to the keys, Meares took a deep breath; he wouldn’t lie, he was in two minds here. ‘What’s she gonna do if I say yes, actually this is weirdly turning me on. If it weren’t for the context I’d actually quite like her to be in charge if we’re gonna fuck?...’ His eyes returned slowly to your face but you recognised that swallow; you knew exactly where Meares’ mind was at and what you were doing to him. That man was craving you, even now. “What are you gonna do to me? You gonna kill me now?” “Nothing you won’t like.”

A shiver of excitement ran his spine and he cursed himself, the widening of your smirk meant you’d seen it, and the way his pupils dilated. “I want answers.” “I don’t think you do. You want means and motive. I saw opportunity and your jurisdiction.” “You drugged yourself, stripped naked and… no maybe that was for me.” You enjoyed the way that blush rose on his face again. “Yes, Although I wasn’t really meant to inject quite so much sedative. I’m sure your labs will figure I have enough immunity to have got back to the crime scene after stripping off before it kicked in. And yes, of course for you.” You tilted your head, arms folded for a second, “I didn’t meant to go that hard; and it did affect my memory momentarily.” “You’ve… also obstructed the course of justice.” “There was no attack for me to remember.” “And the guy you… lacerated?” You shrugged, “Just some guy.” “...You- he was a random vic?” “Not entirely, but I’m sure you know by now he won’t be missed.” “You can’t just… do things like that.” Meares’ look was hard, his tone disgusted. “No, but I did.” “You’re psycho-!” “Little emotional there, detective.” He scoffed, “You expect me not to be?!” His eyes narrowed and for a moment hurt genuinely flickered across his face: “I can’t believe I fell for you, can’t believe I slept with you. Holy shit what have I got myself into-!?” “I just told you…” Your voice softened, and you leant forward, hands on his knees you pushed his legs apart. That shade of red on his face got deeper as his eyes widened: “So what, we’re gonna hate fuck now?” Your head tipped and you said it almost sweetly, “Not exactly.”

For a moment you left your stool and sat between his feet, arms up over his left thigh you leant against leg, eyes almost pure and innocent. “Oh. FUCK!” He had to voice something in realisation, after all. “Baby…” You ran your fingers up his inner thigh and loved the way he tensed under you, “Just let me take care of you.” “Y-Y/N…” His breathing hitched, should he want this? Shouldn’t he watch this? This was certainly going to fuck up his case. If it wasn’t already fucked. “You’re so god damn sexy when you’re frustrated…” Your voice purred and his body threatened to shudder once more. Meares felt himself getting hot, and that feeling was very quickly travelling down his body. “Geez, will ya just do it?!” His voice a mixture of anguish and yearning. There was underlying lust there too you were certain to capitalise on. You were certain you’d probably let him go; you didn’t want to have to kill him… What he would do to you, you weren’t sure. But you knew the implications of his relationship with you to the case. Well, he had warned them.

 You smiled gently, eager to please, pulling the stool forward with your foot you sat back on it, leaning up to kiss him. “Do you want out of the cuffs?” He thought about his hands in your hair, about the control that would give him. “Mhm…” His voice wavered with what he was trying to hold back, you reached behind him and unlatched them, “Don’t worry, Detective, I trust you…” “I don’t know if I trust you,” then he smirked, “Angel Face.” You tsked him, giving him one last slow kiss, before your hands travelled to his belt, “I probably should have told you not to call me Angel… but that might have given it all away…” “Oh yeah…” Meares groaned at the sound of his zip coming undone and you sank back onto the stool properly. “That woulda done it…” You leant back on his knees, smile playful, “Just relax, Meares. Enjoy yourself.” “I’m not sure I’m gonna call it that right now.” You ran your tongue across your lips to wet them, “We’ll see, Detective… I’m sure you’ll find a way to appreciate this.” “Well…” He breathed deep again as you forced his legs a little wider, bringing his hands around, just itching to tangle in your hair, “Won’t say I won’t love the view…”

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Cheers guys, I owe ya!  🤣

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Hi Sea, I love reading your music thoughts and i admire your knowledge 😊 could you please share some artists you love or songs you’re obsessed with now? I hope this is not weird. Take care 🤗

No, not weird at all! My music is everything and everywhere, and this list is not the most mainstream. Recently I have liked a lot of smaller artists. I listen to a lot of classical music and ‘70’s rock too.

I’ll just list a few things I’ve listened to recently that I’ve enjoyed.

Courage x Lao Ra: Wild at Heart (2017)Imelda May: Bad Habit (Life Love Flesh Blood, 2017) Wood Brothers: American Heartache (Paradise, 2015) Nai Palm: Needle Paw (2017)Alt-J: In Cold Blood (Relaxer, 2017)Beyoncé: Rocket (4, 2013)Au/Ra: Concrete Jungle (Outsiders, 2017)Bill Frisell: Rambler (2018)ScHoolboy Q: Collard Greens (Oxymoron, 2014) Lauren Ruth Ward: Did I Offend You (Well, Hell, 2017) Widowspeak: Gun Shy (2011) Kendrick Lamar: DNA (DAMN., 2017) Black Panther: Soundtrack (2018)Ruby Amanfu: Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand) (2015)Lil Uzi Vert: XO Tour Llif3 (2017)Leon Bridges: River (Coming Home, 2015) First Aid Kit: Ruins (2018) Rex Orange County: Happiness (Apricot Princess, 2017) Alabama Shakes: Gimme All Your Love (Sound and Color, 2015)Mitski: Your American Girl (Puberty 2, 2016)N.E.R.D.: Lemon (2017) Radiohead: Burn the Witch (A Moon Shaped Pool, 2016) Perfume Genius: Slip Away (No Shape, 2017) Léon: Body (2017) Dragonette: Lay Low (Bodyparts, 2012) Bob Dylan: Shelter From the Storm Hurray for the Riff Raff: Living in the City (The Navigator, 2017)Ibeyi: I Wanna Be Like You (Ash, 2017) Jacob Collier: Hideaway (In My Room, 2016)Moses Sumney: Don’t Bother Calling (Aromanticism, 2017) Nothing But Thieves: Broken Machine (2017)Sarah Bareilles: Beautiful Girl (2012)Stephen Bishop: On and On Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line

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eBay Roundup

There’s a lot of great menswear on eBay, but to find the good stuff, you have to search for hours. Which is why we do these roundups, so that our readers can find good deals easily and quickly. For those looking to get an extra round-up each week, subscribe to our Inside Track newsletter. We not only cover the best of eBay, we also list each week’s store sales.

Our friend Gerry in Australia, who we’ve featured in our Real People series, has a bunch of stuff on eBay this week. Included are some really nice shell cordovan loafers, a couple of blue quilted jackets, and a ton of button-ups. You can see his auctions here. 

To find more menswear on eBay, try using our customized search links. We’ve made them so you can quickly hone-in on quality suits, excellent dress shirts, fine footwear, good jeans, workwear, contemporary casualwear, nice ties, great bags, and well-made sweaters.

Suits, sport coats, and blazers

Blue windowpane Eidos sport coat, 40S

Tan herringbone Isaia sport coat, 40

Outerwear

Navy Engineered Garments bomber jacket, S

Navy feather motif Kapital field jacket, S

French blue Beams+ garment dyed field jacket, S

Blue quilted Lavenham jacket, S

Gray knitted Kapital jacket, M

Brown plaid Paul Stuart car coat, 40

Chambray Engineered Garments work jacket, M

Navy Barbour quilted Liddesdale, M (pictured above)

Quilted indigo Post Overalls jacket, L

Navy wool Post Overalls quilted work jacket, L

Olive Engineered Garments field jacket, L

Mauve striped herringbone Warehouse work jacket, 42

Oxxford tan polo coat, XL

Olive Engineered Garment jacket, XL

Sweaters and knits

Vicuna Sulka sweater vest, S

Shaggy mohair Needles cardigan, S

Inis Meain charcoal Aran sweater, L

Diamond pattern Engineered Garments cardigan, L

Shirts and pants

Ralph Lauren Rugby madras shirt, S

Blue plaid Engineered Garments shirt, M (1, 2)

Blue plaid Epaulet flannel shirt, M 

Red patchwork Yaeca plaid shirt, M

Washed denim/ chambray shirts, M (1, 2, 3, 4) (pictured above)

Blue striped Borrelli shirt, 16

Brown tweed Engineered Garments cargo pants, 28

Olive cinch-back Engineered Garments pants, 30

Slate blue WW Chan trousers, 30

Stone colored Ring Jacket chinos, 30

RRL straight legged raw denim jeans, 30

3sixteen straight legged raw denim jeans, 31

Engineered Garments carpenter work pants, 32 (1, 2)

Epaulet trousers, 32 (tan tweed, burgundy)

Brown Howard Yount trousers, 32

Blue herringbone Engineered Garments work pants, 32

Navy Rising Sun chinos, 33

Olive Engineered Garments quilted flight pants, 34

Shoes

Huaraches, various sizes

Carmina suede split toe bluchers, 6

Gaziano & Girling adelaides, 9

John Lobb quarter brogues, 9

Ralph Lauren bluchers, 10

White Adidas Y-3 Yamamoto sneakers, 10

Carmina shell cordovan shortwing boots, 10.5

Crockett & Jones single monks, 10.5

Ralph Lauren shell cordovan penny loafers, 10.5 (pictured above)

Eidos x Christian Kimber suede bluchers, 10.5

Christian Kimber grey suede chukkas, 10.5

Tricker’s shortwings, 11

Keds x Mark McNairy blue sneakers, 11

Huaraches, 13

Ties

Purple striped Drake's tie

Blue belt pattern Hermes tie

Burgundy self striped Sulka tie

Misc.

Vintage silver flask

Vintage tan corduroy hunters cap

Blue plaid Cucinelli pocket square

Vintage Roman motif ring

Vintage Brooklyn Dodgers Cooperstown ball cap

Black James Smith umbrella

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The Path to Enlightenment pt 2

This is a casefile set just before Biogenesis in season six. Thank you to @teethnbone for throwing me scraps to use as inspiration for this story. Read Part One.

Part Two

She ran through the autopsy like she was performing it for students. At best, it was a perfunctory examination, by the book. This victim was a dead body, a cadaver. She couldn’t assign him a soul or a life or a vivacity that she might once have done. Not so long ago, she would have found his life in his death. She was good at that. But today her head throbbed, her vision faded in and out and frankly, she just wanted to crawl into bed and sleep until Mulder had it all sorted. He wanted to believe. She just wanted to let him.             Her phone rang. “What have you found, Scully?”             “David Maddox died of cardiac arrest brought on by severe hypothermia, Mulder.”             “At the height of summer?”             “In an underground cave system, in the Appalachians, Mulder. His body shows all the signs, constricted blood vessels, blackened fingers and toes, organ failure. He froze to death. It explains the skin discolouration.”             She could hear noises the television in the background. He was already back at the motel.   “And the eyes, Scully?”             “In severe hypothermia, the pupils often become unresponsive. I didn’t find your ciladaids, Mulder.”             She signed the paperwork the medical examiner had completed. She noticed the tremble in her hand as she held the pen. She needed something to eat. She didn’t need Mulder debating the results of the autopsy. “What did the partner say?”             “I’ll tell you when I see you. Can you get a cab back here?” She stripped off her scrubs and cleaned up. Greyness clouded her periphery. She massaged her temples and swallowed a glass of water that wasn’t cold enough to quench her raging thirst.   Mulder was spreadeagled on his bed surrounded by pamphlets, papers and other paraphernalia. A year ago she would have flopped down next to him. A year ago he would have patted the bed and waggled his eyebrows. That year stretched out behind her like the rock wall at Fort Mountain.             “Gil Tripodi and David Maddox were experienced cavers. They travelled the world exploring cave networks on every continent. Recently, David had seemed distant. Gil said this trip was a last ditch effort to work through his issues. This range had been their first cave exploration holiday together ten years ago. This trip was supposed to be a nostalgic walk down memory lane.”             She pulled out the desk chair and sat before she collapsed. “I’m waiting for the medical history for Maddox to see if there were existing conditions, but I don’t see an X-File here, Mulder.”             “A fit, relatively young man dies of hypothermia on a summer day, in a matter of minutes. His skin was grey and his eyes were white. But you don’t see anything odd in that?” He punched the pillow against the bed head and sat back. If he’d needled her with a mocking tone, if he’d yelled at her, if he’d thrown his hands up in frustration, she would have cared more. But he was neutral, calm. And that just made her mad.His phone rang.             “If that’s Diana, say hello. I’ll see you in the morning, Mulder. I’m exhausted.”  Even the shower didn’t stop the shivering. She found some extra blankets and cocooned herself in the bed. She could hear Mulder through the wall. Murmuring, pacing, switching channels. Over the years, she’d learned to use his nocturnal hyperactivity as a sleep aid. Perversely, his inability to rest relaxed her. But now, she was ultra aware of his movements, almost as though they were connected physically. Every step, every sigh, every touch of that remote control jolted through her. At 1.30am she gave up.             He was hunched over the small desk pushed against the opposite wall. The room was illuminated only by his laptop. She padded over to him, clasping her hot tea in her hands.              “Are you okay, Scully?”             “I couldn’t sleep. Headache.”             He stopped flicking through the case notes and looked up at her.              “I’m fine, Mulder. I just have a headache. It’s hot here. I think I got a little dehydrated at the morgue. Did you find anything new?”             “David Maddox was the third sudden death in this cave system in five years.”             She sat on the bed and sipped her tea. “You’d be surprised by the number of fatalities in caves, Mulder.”             He rubbed a hand through his hair and let it drop to the desk with a thud. “I’ve done my research too, Scully. But the circumstances of these deaths in particular bear a strong resemblance to what happened to David Maddox. The victims were otherwise healthy. They died suddenly, cardiac arrest. Their skin was pale and their eyes were white.”              He stood up from the desk chair, exhaling dramatically. He sat next to her, the bed moving under his weight. She slipped closer to him, feeling the press of his thigh against hers. She ducked her head to her chest, squeezed her eyes shut against the insistency of the pain in her temples as well as the feeling of familiarity of being close to her partner. His smell, his essence.             “These cases revealed other parallels to the Maddox death.”           “Such as?” She felt the bed shift again. “For a start all the survivors claimed there was a small man in the caves, calling to them. And,” he reached for a file from the bedside drawer, took out a pile of statements and read from highlighted passages. “Gerry told me he was selling the business and then he went further into the cave and I lost track of him…Mum just couldn’t understand that I wanted to go overseas. We argued about it again and I stormed off. I heard her cry out. When I got to her she was cold and her skin was white. Her eyes were glassy.”             “So you’re saying that these people were at a point in their lives where a significant relationship was being tested.” She rubbed the bridge of her nose.             He nodded. “Just as the legend says. And all the autopsies showed that the victims had symptoms of hypothermia.”           “You seriously want me to believe that micro-creatures in the rock sediments burrowed their way into the victims’ eyes and led them to their deaths; that these ciladaids of yours somehow manipulate the destinies of people and cause them to freeze to death rather than face some aspect of their lives that may upset their equilibrium with a significant other?”           He flopped backward on the bed. The tea in her cup swilled side to side. “Why do you keep saying ‘my ciladaids’, Scully? I didn’t make this up. There are dozens of books that relate the stories of the Moon-Eyes and the spirit beings. Cultures around the world have long relayed stories that connect the supernatural with the human, that reflect the importance of the earth, rocks, caves, forests, water sources in human lives. That speak of Gods or Higher Beings controlling destinies. Why is this version so hard for you to hear?” “But they’re just that, Mulder. Stories. Legends. Mythology.”             He rolled on to his side and looked up at her. “I want to go back to the caves. To go in further. I want to retrace Maddox and Tripodi’s steps.”             “Have you considered that the fact their relationship was in trouble could be motive for Tripodi to kill his partner? That all these other cases may well have been crimes too?”             “Are you saying that Gil Tripodi is Mr Freeze, Scully? Cos if you are that’s kind of cool.” He sat up, smiling at her. “But he was devastated. He didn’t kill Maddox. He is grieving the love of his life.” His phone buzzed. She heard him suck in his breath. “Sorry Scully, I need to get this.” She climbed into her own bed, the cool of the sheets lancing through her skin and leaving her shivering.

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Boy bands are peculiar machines. Identity within a pop singing group is squeaky clean and carefully defined but also masterfully slippery. Singers flash megawatt charm but coolly avoid specific stances that might alienate their base, since their base is essentially everyone. In many ways, their success hangs on the ability to be personable without exuding too much personality. The more you reveal about yourself, the less endlessly relatable you become. As such, it is possible to follow a boy band for years and still find its membership sort of ineffable and unknowable. Maybe you pick up on favorite colors or food items, a beloved friend or pet, but the battery of interviews, video shoots, signings, and performances that occupies a working boy band’s time can often leave big picture questions of life and love unanswered. It’s hard to make yourself known in a group of five, to define who you are through choreographed routines in football fields packed with screaming masses.

One Direction was a monsoon. That all of it — X Factor auditions, platinum albums, international stadium tours, miles of branded merchandise — happened in just over five years is insane. That the guys seem normal after spending their teen years in the middle of a media maelstrom is commendable. That they’re all angling for respectable solo careers flies in the face of much of boy-band history. New Kids on the Block spawned a few decent but forgotten Joey McIntyre and Jordan Knight records. With respect to JC Chasez’s promising Schizophrenic, ’N Sync launched Justin Timberlake into lasting solo fame and left the other guys with nice pensions. The last time a male singing group splintered into a spread resembling the 1D singers’ expanding campaign of rap, R&B, folk, and rock solo tracks might have been New Edition’s fruitful late ’80s.

One Direction alum Harry Styles just released his self-titled debut solo album, and it’s a conscious effort to create a musical identity separate from both 1D and the rest of his pop peers. He swears he had no idea what he was making going into the writing process, but the album’s sound and scope are so refined it’s hard to believe. There’s no state-of-the-art beats or duets with outside guests, no EDM or dancehall vibes. There’s very little inkling that this music was created in this decade at all. Classic rock and country-folk are the points of inspiration throughout Harry Styles. It’s a curious move; while Styles certainly sang on rock and folk-pop cuts like “Story of My Life,” “Little Black Dress,” and “Through the Dark,” the songs he helped write were more often big ballads and heavily produced pop. From opener “Meet Me in the Hallway” through “From the Dining Table,” Harry Styles shrinks away from that, abandoning heavy embellishments for the comfort of a small band.

The first thing you notice on Harry Styles is wide open space. “Meet Me in the Hallway” coasts on acoustic guitar, watery bass, faint keys, and Styles’s high lonesome wail. Even the busiest album cuts — the massive “Sign of the Times,” where Styles pushes a huge hook up and up like a rising tide, the jagged blues jam “Woman” — seem sparse, big sounds coming out of just a handful of building blocks. That’s likely due to the presence of star producer Jeff Bhasker. Bhasker’s touch gave fun.’s “We Are Young” and “Carry On” some of their pomp and assisted in mitigating the balance of hip-hop and dream-pop values on Lana Del Rey’s Born to Die. Styles’ specific magic is sounding warm and light, not so much produced. It’s a record about good craft, great performances, and the feted power of rock and roll.

If you came to his album not knowing Harry Styles is something of a rock obsessive, you’ll find out in a dozen reverent flourishes and lyrical tics. The chugging “Carolina” evokes “Stuck in the Middle With You” by the Scottish band Stealers Wheel, once home to the great Gerry Rafferty. “Two Ghosts” offers the same mix of wistful, airy acoustic guitars and tasteful electric leads as the Allman Brothers Band’s “Melissa,” while the lyrics appear to call back to Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here.” (“We’re just two ghosts swimming in a glass half empty” borrows images and cadences from Floyd’s “We’re just two lost souls living in a fishbowl.”) The lean licks and bluesy swagger of “Only Angel” are Rolling Stones fan service; “Woman” apes the sparing, echoing drums Ringo Starr played on John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band. In spite of obvious influences, Styles avoids coming across like a kid punching out of his weight class thanks to some clever writing and truly transcendent vocal performances.

Harry Styles was first discovered on the talent show X Factor, so it should come as no surprise that he can sing. You don’t make it past Simon Cowell night after night without serious pipes. Still, the giddy twists and runs of the album are bound to shock everyone but diehards with encyclopedic knowledge of who sang what in 1D. “Sign of the Times” is the calling card: brash blue notes, pristine falsetto, and controlled, tuneful screams silenced early concerns that this record would be lightweight radio fodder. The world-weary “Ever Since New York” and the hotly jealous “Woman” deliver two different pictures of longing back to back. The former’s patient upper-register vocal commutes exhaustion through hanging syllables, while the latter eases off high notes, selling pain on sultry runs and a stutter in the explosive chorus that oozes desperation.

You can hear Styles pushing himself as a writer too. “Meet Me in the Hallway” is practically Panic in Needle Park, with its tale of two lovers trying to navigate cohabitation and codependency under a pall of opioid addiction. “Sign of the Times” has been described by the singer as a mother’s pep talk to her newborn as she dies during childbirth. Not everything here is that heavy; there are songs about the rush of new attraction and the gnawing emptiness of a breakup. The lyrics carry ’70s hard rock’s taste for clever koans and witty turns of phrase that skirt silliness without falling prey to it: “You can’t bribe the door on the way to the sky,” “I’m just trying to remember how it feels to have a heartbeat,” “Promises are broken like a stitch is.”

The cheeky classic rock approach doesn’t always land. “Carolina” is a character study of a Southern girl taking root on the West Coast whose chorus (“She’s a good girl / She feels so good!”) is big but not as fascinating as the tiny observations leading up to it. “Kiwi” pushes for edginess but comes back sloshed on kooky sex and coke metaphors, plot that seems contrived for the sake of rhyme (“When she’s alone she goes home to a cactus / In a black dress, she’s such an actress”), and a lyric about questionable agency that nudges it way off track. (Is “I’m having your baby, it’s none of your business” a barfly’s sketchy pickup line or a conniving threat to cash out on his fame? Both readings feel a little shady.)

We’re still getting to know Harry Styles after all these years, and he is still adjusting to having control of his own career, but the hard-won wisdom of these songs exudes potential. The album is filled with stories about bad things happening to questionable judges of character. The junkie in “Hallway” who runs with thieves after her lover ditches her, the boyfriend in “Two Ghosts” who clings to a relationship he knows is over, the guy in “Kiwi” who is getting scammed but swears he’s “kinda into it,” the ex in “Woman” who can’t accept that his crush has moved on … everyone is in the heat of a war between irrational urges and the knowledge that the thing they crave the most might not be good for them. That’s just growing up. Eventually you figure out that you can’t eat candy for breakfast, play video games all day, speak to people any way you please, or drink and sleep around all night and wake up a clean slate. You’ve heard Mick Jagger say it before, but it applies here too: “You can’t always get what you want.”

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ACC Tournament preview and predictions: 11 NCAA bids realistic?

The 2018 ACC tournament tips off Tuesday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Here is an in-depth look at the tournament including a complete bracket, TV information, analysis and predictions.

The 2018 ACC men’s basketball tournament bracket. (Screenshot: ACC on Twitter)

WHO IS THE FAVORITE?

The ACC has three teams — Virginia, Duke and North Carolina — in the top 10 and plenty of other very talented teams that have been or are currently in the top 25. But the nation’s top team, Virginia, is the favorite for the tournament this year. The Cavaliers ran away from the field to wrap up the regular season conference crown by late February and boast away wins at Duke, Florida State and Miami, home victories over North Carolina, Clemson and Louisville and a sweep of Louisville.

The Cavaliers are led by the nation’s best defense and a trio of guards — Ty Jerome, Kyle Guy and Devon Hall — who shoot the ball very well from the outside and can penetrate the lane as well. Freshman forward DeAndre Hunter, though, is the X factor. The first man off the bench, Hunter has improved significantly in ACC play and can be a go-to player offensively as a midrange one-on-one scorer. The Cavaliers don’t always play the most aesthetically pleasing brand of basketball, and people may complain about their slow pace. But Virginia plays efficient, high-IQ basketball has had major success with it over the past several years.

WHO ELSE CAN WIN?

There’s at least a handful of teams who can seriously contend for the tournament crown. Duke is incredibly talented. North Carolina boasts the nation’s fourth-best offensive efficiency and has terrific leadership in reigning Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry II and fellow senior Theo Pinson. Clemson has done a great job keeping things together following the loss of second-leading scorer Donte Grantham. Virginia Tech has wins over all three of those teams as well as a victory over Virginia.

Duke, though, seems like the most dangerous non-Virginia team. Grayson Allen is rounding into form after what’s mostly been a subpar season, and if he can continue his late-season surge into the conference tournament, that makes the Blue Devils all the more dangerous. Marvin Bagley and Wendell Carter Jr. — both potential top-10 picks in this summer’s NBA Draft — form an intimidating interior post tandem. The Blue Devils have five players who score in double figures, and any contributions off the bench will be a major plus.

BUBBLE IMPLICATIONS

Louisville (19-12, 9-9, KenPom: 33, RPI: 43): The Cardinals blew their biggest chance to secure a spot when they blew a four-point lead with 0.9 seconds left. Louisville has no signature wins but also no bad losses, putting it in a big spot to make a move in the conference tournament. Louisville might need two wins, but David Padgett’s team has the talent to get them.

Syracuse (19-12, 8-10, KenPom: 50, RPI: 47): The Orange have made a habit of being on the bubble for the past several seasons and enter the conference tournament needing to move the needle significantly. Syracuse knocked off Clemson in the regular season finale, which was a good start to what is a very important week.

Notre Dame (18-13, 8-10, KenPom: 32, RPI: 71): The Irish have endured a brutal stretch of injuries and are very much on the outside looking in heading to the Barclays Center. But there’s reason to believe for Notre Dame. The team is as healthy as its been, and the Irish have an impressive early-season win over Wichita State. Notre Dame has its work cut out for it, but it’s not an impossibility for the preseason top-25 team.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

1. Bonzie Colson, F, Notre Dame: The ACC preseason player of the year missed nearly two months due to a foot injury but made his 2018 debut Feb. 28 and posted 13 points, nine rebounds and three blocks against Pitt. Then he posted a double-double in a tight loss to UVA. Notre Dame is clinging to the edge of bubble talk right now — Mike Brey’s squad went 6-9 with Colson out of the lineup — and will need a huge week if it wants to make a run and slide into the NCAA tournament.

2. Marvin Bagley, F, Duke: Bagley finished the regular season second in the conference in scoring (20.7 per game) and first in rebounding (11.1 per game) in what will in all likelihood be his only year in Durham. He missed a couple of weeks late in the year with a knee issue but has looked close to 100 percent in the games since. His blend of skill, size and physicality on the block is nearly impossible to stop as long as he’s getting enough looks.

3. Jerome Robinson, G, Boston College: At 20.9 points per game, Robinson is the only player in the ACC averaging more points than Bagley. The 6-foot-6 guard has had some huge performances over the past month — 46 in a loss to Notre Dame, 29 in a win over Miami, 29 in another loss to Notre Dame and 30 in a loss to Miami — and is one of the most well-rounded offensive talents in all of college basketball. He’s shooting over 50 percent from the field, over 44 percent from deep and over 83 percent from the line. The Eagles won’t be dancing unless they make a miracle run, but Robinson makes them one of the most exciting teams to watch in this tournament.

Marvin Bagley will hope to lead Duke to an ACC tournament title in Brooklyn. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

ONE BIG STORYLINE

Last year, the ACC sent nine teams to the NCAA tournament, the most in the conference’s history. This year, there’s a legitimate chance that the conference could hit double digits. Louisville needs a big week, and the Cardinals have the skill and the defensive acumen to get a big win to propel them into the field. Syracuse, meanwhile, hasn’t missed back-to-back dances since 2007-2008 and will also need a significant win or two playing in its home state. The Big East holds the all-time record for bids in a year, sending 11 teams in 2011. Depending on how the week shakes out, this year’s ACC could threaten that mark.

SCHEDULE

All times Eastern

Tuesday, March 6 | First round No. 12 Boston College vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech — Noon, ESPN2 No. 10 Notre Dame vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh — 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 No. 11 Syracuse vs. No. 14 Wake Forest — 7 p.m., ESPNU

Wednesday, March 7 | Second round No. 8 Florida State vs. No. 9 Louisville — Noon, ESPN No. 5 North Carolina State vs. No. 12 Boston College/No. 13 Georgia Tech — 2 p.m., ESPN No. 7 Virginia Tech vs. No. 10 Notre Dame/No. 15 Pittsburgh — 7 p.m., ESPN2 No. 6 North Carolina vs. No. 11 Syracuse/No. 14 Wake Forest — 9 p.m., ESPN2

Thursday, March 8 | Quarterfinals No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 8 Florida State/No. 9 Louisville — Noon, ESPN No. 4 Clemson vs. No. 5 North Carolina State/No. 12 Boston College/No. 13 Georgia Tech — 2 p.m., ESPN No. 2 Duke vs. No. 7 Virginia Tech/No. 10 Notre Dame/No. 15 Pittsburgh — 7 p.m., ESPN No. 3 Miami vs. No. 6 North Carolina/No. 11 Syracuse/No. 14 Wake Forest — 9 p.m., ESPN

Friday, March 9 | Semifinals Winners of quarterfinals 1 and 2 — 7 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2 Winners of quarterfinals 3 and 4 — 9 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2

Saturday, March 10 | Final Semifinal winners — 8:30 p.m., ESPN

PREDICTIONS

First round No. 12 Boston College over No. 13 Georgia Tech No. 10 Notre Dame over No. 15 Pittsburgh No. 11 Syracuse over No. 14 Wake Forest

Second round No. 9 Louisville over No. 8 Florida State No. 5 NC State over No. 12 Boston College No. 10 Notre Dame over No. 7 Virginia Tech No. 6 North Carolina over No. 11 Syracuse

Quarterfinals No. 1 Virginia over No. 9 Louisville No. 5 NC State over No. 4 Clemson No. 2 Duke over No. 10 Notre Dame No. 6 North Carolina over No. 3 Miami

Semifinals No. 1 Virginia over No. 5 NC State No. 2 Duke over No. 6 North Carolina

Final No. 2 Duke over No. 1 Virginia

Other conference tournaments: ACC | Big 12 | Big East | Big Ten | Pac-12 | SEC

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Star Trek: Boldly Go #7

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“Desperate Measures,” Part 3! Old Hob and the TMNT work together to save the Mutanimals, but Bishop still has some tricks up his sleeve!

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Months after the conclusion to their adventure, Batman and the TMNT discover that the hidden threat has not passed and now Gotham is in danger! A last-ditch effort may be the only thing that saves two worlds!

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Back To the Future: Who Is Marty McFly?—SPOTLIGHT

Bob Gale, John Barber (w) • Emma Vieceli (a & c)

WHO is Marty McFly? That’s what Marty’s asking himself, as it becomes abundantly clear his childhood memories don’t match up with what actually happened in this timeline. How can he and Doc Brown fix things without breaking time itself? Plus, Needles’ story! What made that kid into the troublemaker we all know and despise?

Collects issues #12–17.

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“Having spent pretty much the whole weekend reading all 11 issues of this comic. I am now wanting to have more Back To The Future and the odd conundrum or two for Marty and Doc to solve.” –SciFi Pulse

Advance solicited for May release!

G.I. JOE #5

Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Giannis Milonogiannis (a) • Aaron Conley (c)

MONSTERS! G.I. JOE has fought Cobra, the Dreadnoks and more, but never before have they faced a threat like this: Gigantic, heaving abominations crawling up from the depths of the Earth itself. As teams of Joes struggle to respond to the unpredictable attacks, Scarlett must decide what to do with the enemy in the team’s midst. Plus, the G.I. JOE leader reveals a troubling secret to her second-in-command, Roadblock.

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Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Giannis Milonogiannis (a) • Tom Feister (c)

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New storyarc!

Variant cover by Tom Neely!

G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #239

Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a & c)

Cobra makes preparations for their next plot… one that even G.I. Joe may not be equipped to stop!

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Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a) • John Royle (c)

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Micronauts, Vol. 2: Earthbound

Cullen Bunn & Jimmy Johnston (w) • Max Dunbar (a & c)

Search for the Time Travelers! Oz says he knows where they are… but does anybody know what finding the secrets of the Time Travelers will mean for Microspace… and for Earth? Collects issues #6-11 and Micronauts Revolution.

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“A classic franchise getting new life from Cullen Bunn and a very talented crew of artists is something worth celebrating.” –ComicWow!

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Micronauts: Wrath of Karza #1 (of 5)—SPOTLIGHT

Cullen Bunn & Jimmy Johnston (w) • Andrew Griffith (a) • Alex Ronald (c)

As one universe dies, another is invaded! Microspace — the home of the Micronauts — is collapsing. But Baron Karza has discovered a new universe in which the people of Microspace would thrive, a universe in which he would rule! The first world to be conquered is Earth, and the first enemies to be targeted are the TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE, M.A.S.K., and ROM!

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Cullen Bunn & Jimmy Johnston (w) • Andrew Griffith (a) • Michael Golden (c)

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Baron Karza invades Earth and the Micronauts will never, ever be the same!

Variant cover by Valentina Pinto, Paul Pope, and Michael Golden!

Revolutionaries #5

John Barber (w) • Fico Ossio (a) • Robert Atkins (c)

M.A.S.K. vs. the ATOMIC MAN! The Revolutionaries uncover the deep, dark secret of Mike Power, the Atomic Man—and enlist the help of M.A.S.K. to bring in the long-lost agent! But there’s more to Power’s story than anyone imagined, in the oddest story of 2017!

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John Barber (w) • Fico Ossio (a) • Ron Joseph (c)

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John Barber (w) • Fico Ossio (a & c)

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Revolution: Aw Yeah! #3 (of 5)

Art Baltazar (w & a & c)

THIS IS IT! The confrontations you’ve been waiting for! DESTRO vs ROM! Micronauts vs COBRA! The team-ups you’ve only imagined while playing with your action figures! ACROYEAR and BUMBLEBEE! SPACE GLIDER and SCARLET! Action? Excitement? Yes. This one has it all! Oh, and the evil BARON KARZA, too. By the EISNER AWARD Winning Cartoonist, ART BALTAZAR! Aw Yeah!

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Art Baltazar (w & a) • Jay Fosgitt (c)

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Eisner Award winning Cartoonist, Art Baltazar, brings his special brand of Aw-Yeah-someness to the new Hasbro Universe!

Variant cover by Franco!

Rom #10

Chris Ryall & Christos Gage (w) • David Messina (a) • Drew Moss (c)

“Interlude.” In Rom’s time on Earth, he’s affected lives both good and bad. See just how bad in this perfect jumping-on point and prelude to into Rom’s next great storyline, “Long Roads to Ruin!”

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Chris Ryall & Christos Gage (w) • David Messina (a) • Drew Moss (c)

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Chris Ryall & Christos Gage (w) • David Messina (a) • Drew Moss (c)

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Chris Ryall & Christos Gage (w) • David Messina (a) • Drew Moss (c)

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The return of original series artist David Messina!

Four special covers by artist Drew Moss!

Variant cover by John Stanisci!

Optimus Prime #6

John Barber (w) • Kei Zama (a & c)

“NEW CYBERTRON”—CONCLUSION! As the Junkions reveal their ultimate plan, Optimus Prime makes a decision that will define the relationship between Earth and Cybertron for all time… but will Arcee be able to live with the fallout?

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John Barber (w) • Kei Zama (a) • Casey Coller (c)

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John Barber (w) • Kei Zama (a) • Andrew Griffith (c)

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Variant cover by Jin Kim!

M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #6

Brandon Easton (w) • Juan Samu (a) • Tone Rodriguez (c)

“THE ORIGIN OF V.E.N.O.M.,” part one. As the M.A.S.K. team constructs a new headquarters in Miami, Matt Trakker goes on a solo mission to identify new recruits. Along the way, Trakker crosses paths with Dr. Mindbender who instructs him on the art of leadership and manipulation. But Trakker quickly uncovers Mindbender’s twisted goals and learns the true history of his former teammates who became members of V.E.N.O.M.

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Brandon Easton (w) • Juan Samu (a) • Alex Milne (c)

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Brandon Easton (w) • Juan Samu (a) • Abel Cicero (c)

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The origins of V.E.N.O.M. revealed!

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Transformers: Lost Light #5

James Roberts (w) • Jack Lawrence (a & c)

It’s TEAM RODIMUS versus a universe gone wrong! An alternate Cybertron is being torn apart as the malevolent Functionist Council implement a plan that’s been millions of years in the making. But with victory within their reach, they find themselves up against someone who really shouldn’t exist: MEGATRON.

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James Roberts (w) • Jack Lawrence (a) • Nick Roche (c)

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Transformers: Lost Light #5—Alex Milne Variant

James Roberts (w) • Jack Lawrence (a) • Alex Milne (c)

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The end times are here for the crew of the Lost Light!

Variant cover by Jin Kim!

Transformers: Till All Are One #9

Mairghread Scott (w) • Sara Pitre-Durocher (a & c)

After the costly victory against the Titans, Iacon is in shambles and Starscream finds himself on shakier ground than ever. The key to his political (and likely literal) survival rests in the outcome of a very unlikely event: the trial of the Council’s first official war criminal—Chromia of Caminus!

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Judge Dredd: Blessed Earth #1—SPOTLIGHT

Ulises Fariñas & Erick Freitas (w) • Dan McDaid (a) • Ulises Fariñas (c)

It has been 10 years since the events of Mega-City Zero, and Judge Dredd continues his mission to restore order to a lawless land. The mystery of The Blessed Earth begins to unfold here!

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Ulises Fariñas & Erick Freitas (w) • Duncan Fegredo (a & c)

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The sequel to the critically acclaimed Mega-City Zero storyline begins here!

Variant cover by Duncan Fegredo (Hellboy)!

Highlander: The American Dream #3 (of 5)

Brian Ruckley (w) • Andrea Mutti (a) • Andrew Griffith (c)

The cult-classic film’s triumphant return continues! The American Dream follows Scottish swordsman Connor MacLeod as he clashes with powerful immortals from the American Civil War to 1950s Manhattan on an unstoppable march toward The Gathering, where the last of the immortals will duel to the death. And to the victor goes the Prize… and control over humanity’s destiny.

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Brian Ruckley (w) • Andrea Mutti (a) • Claudia Gironi (c)

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The cult phenomenon returns!

Written by Scottish fantasy novelist Brian Ruckley (The Godless World trilogy)!

Interior art by Andrea Mutti (Rebels)!

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Dungeons & Dragons: Frost Giant’s Fury #5 (of 5)

Jim Zub (w) • Netho Diaz (a) • Max Dunbar (c)

Frost giants and white dragons against our heroes in final battle! Minsc and his friends have been defeated before, but now the fate of north hangs in the balance and they must not fail!

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Jim Zub (w) • Netho Diaz (a) • Nelson Daniel (c)

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This new D&D story ties into the Storm King’s Thunder event that runs across multiple RPG products, novels, and video games.

This series continues with the cast from the hit Legends of Baldur’s Gate and Shadows of the Vampire stories, but is also built as a perfect jumping on point for new readers, bringing them into D&D’s classic blend of sword & sorcery adventure.

Orphan Black: Deviations #2 (of 6)

Heli Kennedy (w) • Wayne Nichols (a) • Cat Staggs (c)

In a world… where Sarah managed to save Beth from taking her own life! With this single twist of fate, the Clone Club comes together in a completely different manner and the mystery of Project LEDA unfolds in new, exiting ways! See all your favorite characters return in an all-new light!

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Heli Kennedy (w) • Wayne Nichols (a) • Fico Ossio (c)

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Find out what happens in a world… where Sarah saved Beth!

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The X-Files #13

Joe Harris (w) • Andrew Currie (a) • menton3 (c)

“Skinner,” Part 2 (of 2): Assistant Director Walter Skinner finally gets the spotlight! When a face from the past resurfaces, Skinner must confront painful memories of the Vietnam War in his effort to keep a dark secret from being exposed.

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The X-Files #13—Subscription Variant

Joe Harris (w) • Andrew Currie (a) • Photo (c)

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Featuring the long-suffering FBI Assistant Director Walter Skinner!

Guest art by Andrew Currie (Justice League of America)!

Executive produced by The X-Files creator Chris Carter!

Ghostbusters 101 #2

Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening (a & c)

Holtzmann and crew have been minding their own business and busting their own ghosts, when something even stranger starts going on in their neighborhood — and it’s noticeable. Their minds and their city are being subtly altered… but why? It probably has something to do with trouble started in the neighboring parallel dimension of the original Ghostbusters… but they don’t know that yet! The crossover you’ve all demanded continues here!

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Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening (a) • Tim Lattie (c)

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Straight outta the 2016 film, the Answer the Call Ghostbusters make their comic book debut! Abby, Patty, Erin and Holtzmann join forces with Winston, Egon, Ray and Venkman for some bombastic ghostbustin’ insanity!

Written and illustrated by the fan-favorite and critically-acclaimed creative team of Erik Burnham, Dan Schoening and Luis Antonio Delgado.

Featuring the second of six-interconnected covers by Schoening and Delgado.

Retailer incentive covers feature photos of the Original and ATF Ghostbusters casts!

Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #7

Arvind Ethan David (w) • Ilias Kyriazis (a & c)

Sally begins to pierce the mysteries of the Black Wing, as we follow the exploits of not one, not two, but three Dirks! Featuring favorite characters from the original books as well as the cast from the TV series, including Samuel Barnett and Elijah Wood!

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Arvind Ethan David (w) • Ilias Kyriazis (a) • Photo (c)

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The star of two (almost three) beloved Douglas Adams novels!

Written by executive producer of the TV series Arvind Ethan David!

Executive produced by Max Landis (Chronicle and Superman: American Alien), the writer of the BBC America TV series!

Each issue will have a photo cover featuring the cast of the show!

Variant cover by Robert Hack!

Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: The Salmon of Doubt, Vol. 1—SPOTLIGHT

Arvind Ethan David (w) • Ilias Kyriazis (a & c)

Dirk Gently, created by Douglas Adams, and currently the star of his own television series from BBC America returns to comics by the executive producers of the show, Arvind Ethan David and Max Landis.

Plagued by nightmares about a childhood he never had, Dirk returns to Cambridge University to seek the advice of his former tutor, the time-traveling Professor Reg Chronotis. There he discovers that a holistic detective can have more than one past, and his adventures have only just begun. Featuring fan-favorite characters from the original books as well as the cast from the TV series, including Samuel Barnett and Elijah Wood.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages

Advance solicited for May release! Collects issues # 1 – 5!

Wynonna Earp, Vol. 2: Legends

Beau Smith, Tim Rozon, Melanie Scrofano (w) • Chris Evenhuis (a & c)

Wynonna Earp, member of the U.S. Marshal’s Black Badge Division, has been through hell and back. It’s time for a vacation. Plus, Wynonna and Doc Holliday have faced off against demons and Revenants, but nothing can prepare them to square off against the infamous Pinkertons. Also includes Waverly Earp’s first appearance in the comics!

Collects issues #7–8 of the Wynonna Earp series and #1–4 of Wynonna Earp: Legends.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 140 pages

Season 2 of the hit television show premieres in Spring 2017, on SyFy!

Advance solicited for May release!

Walter Simonson’s Thor: The Return of Beta Ray Bill Artist’s Edition HC—SPOTLIGHT

Walter Simonson (w & a & c)

The fate of Earth and Asgard hang in the Balance as Thor, Beta Ray Bill, and tons of guest-stars do battle Surtur and his horde of invading demons!

The second Thor Artist’s Edition by the legendary comics’ creator Walter Simonson! Featuring six complete issues of The Mighty Thor (#349 – 354). As with all Artist’s Editions, each page of art scanned from the original art, in this case, from Simonson’s personal archives. Simonson’s first Thor Artist’s edition won the prestigious Eisner Award and has gone through multiple printings, don’t miss what promises to be an extraordinary book.

HC • BW • $125.00 • 160 pages • 12” x 17”

Advance solicited for June release!

Home Time: Book One—SPOTLIGHT

Campbell Whyte (w & a & c)

The last school bell has rung and it’s finally HOME TIME! Even though they’re twins, Lilly and David don’t agree on much… except that the last summer before high school is the perfect time for relaxing with friends. But their plans for sleepovers, fantasy games, and romance are thrown out the window when the whole gang falls into a river and wakes up in a village of fantastic creatures. Hailed as magical spirits and attacked by lizards, these kids must find their way home — if they don’t throttle each other first. Australian cartoonist Campbell Whyte combines the rich imagination of Dungeons & Dragons with puckishly charming characters and a touch of video-game geometry in his spectacular first graphic novel.

HC • FC • $24.99 • 208 pages • 9” x 9”

Advance solicited for June release!

Nate Powell’s Omnibox: Featuring Swallow Me Whole, Any Empire & You Don’t Say—CERTIFIED COOL

Nate Powell (w & a & c)

Nate Powell has been called “a writer-artist of genius” and “the most prodigiously talented graphic novelist” of his generation. This box contains the reasons why. Swallow Me Whole won the Eisner Award for its portrayal of teen mental illness, Any Empire explores the trickle-down effects of war on young minds, and You Don’t Say collects Powell’s short comics from 2004 up to the debut of the landmark March trilogy. Together, these three volumes represent the first decade of mature work from one of the new giants of cartooning: a creator renowned for his sensitivity, intimacy, and visual courage.

TPBs w/slipcase • B&W • $49.99 • 696 pages • 6.5” x 9.5”

Advance solicited for June release!

Gumballs #2

Erin Nations (w & a & c)

The buzzed-about series returns! In his second issue, Erin’s ready to do some shots… of testosterone, that is, injected weekly for Hormone Replacement Therapy. The result? “I feel like I’m going through menopause and puberty at the same time.” Plus: an all-new assortment of workplace antics, memories of Erin’s triplet childhood, imaginative personal ads, animal observations, and much more!

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Erin Nations (w & a & c)

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Insufferable: Home Field Advantage

Mark Waid (w) • Peter Krause (a) Nolan Woodard (c)

With their city under siege by an army of supervillains, only Nocturnus and Galahad can save the lives of millions–and they have no resources, no weapons, nothing but one another to depend on! Collects the final arc of the Insufferable saga.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 100 pages

Advance solicited for May release!

Box Office Poison Color Comics #4

Alex Robinson (w & a & c)

Sherman’s on a date… with a girl whose name he can’t remember! And Ed’s employment situation changes, but will it be for the better? All this in thrilling color!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Winner of the Eisner Award for Talent Deserving Wider Recognition, the International Comics Festival Award for Best Debut Graphic Novel (Angouleme, France), and voted by Wizard Magazine as the best indy graphic novel of all time.

“A salute to comics, an exploration of the human condition, and a solid, absorbing, and riotously snide tale about at least half of the things that make life important.” — Tasha Robinson, The AV Club

Comic Book History of Comics #6 (of 6)

Fred Van Lente (w) • Ryan Dunlavey (a & c)

The inspiring, infuriating, and utterly insane story of comics, graphic novels, and manga continues in four-color glory! This issue, the award-winning Action Philosophers team of Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey FEED YOUR HEAD with POP and THE TEXAS MAFIA!

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Fred Van Lente (w) • Ryan Dunlavey (a & c)

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Animal Noir #3 (of 4)

Izar Lunacek & Nejc Juren (w) • Izar Lunacek (a & c)

Though still on the trail of the missing prey fantasy flick, Manny Diamond decides to call it a night and return home to his disconnected wife. But how will their night go — and Manny’s case — when a group of hippo mobsters bust in looking for Manny?

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Animal Noir #3 (of 4)—Subscription cover

Izar Lunacek & Nejc Juren (w) • Izar Lunacek (a) • Nick Pitarra (c)

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The Maxx: Maxxed Out, Vol. 3

Sam Kieth (w & a & c)

Sam Kieth’s opus, The Maxx, is collected here in all its freshly-recolored glory. Taking remastered pages from The Maxx: Maxximized, this new volume collects the final 11 issues of the series, #25–35.

TPB • FC • $29.99 • 264 pages

“The way this is laid out and drawn could only be done for this story and only done properly by Sam Kieth.” –Comic Bastards

Advance solicited for May release!

Helena Crash #2 (of 4)

Fabian Rangel, Jr. (w) • Warwick Johnson-Cadwell (a & c)

Helena Crash receives a message from the notorious crime lord known as WHITE DEMON. White Demon wants Helena to track down a rare, hard to find movie for her, on VHS no less. Helena begins her hunt, only to find herself in hot water for her association with White Demon’s chief rival, EL ROJO.

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Fabian Rangel, Jr. (w) • Warwick Johnson-Cadwell (a) • Alexis Ziritt (c)

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Pour yourself a cup of coffee and get ready for HELENA CRASH!

D4VEocracy #4 (of 4)

Ryan Ferrier (w) • Valentin Ramon (a & c)

FINAL ISSUE! D4VE vs. The World. The fate of robot civilization will be decided. As the clock to extinction ticks, D4VE must make the ultimate sacrifice to save the planet from a renegade, internet incarnate madman. THIS IS THE 3ND.

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Ryan Ferrier (w) • Valentin Ramon (a & c)

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From the acclaimed creative team of D4VE, D4VE2, and HOT DAMN comes the E4RTH shattering conclusion to the D4VE Trilogy. THIS. IS. IT!

Real Science Adventures #1 (of 6)—SPOTLIGHT

Brian Clevinger (w) • Lo Baker (a) • Scott Wegener (c)

A group of Women Airforce Service Pilots banded together after World War II and became the daring “Flying She-Devils.” Food and fuel are in short supply, but the She-Devils have a plan: take it from Mad Jack, the pirate king of the Pacific. What could go wrong? Also a never-before-seen short featuring THE SPARROW!

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Brian Clevinger (w) • Lo Baker (a) • Veronica Fish (c)

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From the pages of Atomic Robo, the Flying She-Devils embark on a new daring adventure!

The spinoff story to the online sensation—in print for the first time!

Brutal Nature: Concrete Fury #2 (of 5)

Luciano Saracino (w) • Ariel Olivetti (a & c)

As our hero learns the history of the shapeshifting masks, the evil Thomas Wolf relives his own experience with the powerful artifacts… and makes his nefarious intentions clear!

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Luciano Saracino (w) • Ariel Olivetti (a & c)

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The beautifully painted story continues, featuring art by comics superstar Ariel Olivetti!

Cosmic Scoundrels #3 (of 5)

Andy Suriano & Matt Chapman (w) • Andy Suriano (a & c)

Our two men and a baby narrowly escape being converted by The Sisterhood of the Stained Glass Squadron, Love Savage gets his Bi-Bi-Bebar account hacked, the true owners of Roshambo’s Galactic Gauntlets come to collect (hint: they aren’t Etsy users), plus the “real” Tad and Jacob show up and aren’t happy with what The Cosmic Scoundrels have done with their ship (and here Miss Bills was complaining her boys never come to visit)!

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Andy Suriano & Matt Chapman (w) • Andy Suriano (a) • Alexis Ziritt (c)

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Andy Suriano is an Emmy and Annie Award-winning artist who has worked on such iconic series as Samurai Jack and Star Wars: The Clone Wars!

Matt Chapman is a writer of Disney’s Gravity Falls and the co-creator of Disney XD’s Two More Eggs and Homestar Runner!

Darkness Visible #3

Mike Carey & Arvind Ethan David (w) • Livio Ramondelli (a & c)

When the demons came, humanity reluctantly learned to share the world with another sentient race. Eighty years later, this uneasy co-existence has spawned an endless terrorist conflict. This special issue, with guest artist Livio Ramondelli, reveals just how that compact was forged during the darkest days of World War II.

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Mike Carey & Arvind Ethan David (w) • Livio Ramondelli (a) • Dave Kendall (c)

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From bestselling author and screenwriter Mike Carey (Unwritten, Lucifer, Girl with All the Gifts) and Arvind Ethan David (Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency) comes an all-new, original world of darkness and demons.

Featuring guest art by Livio Ramondelli (Transformers)!

Ask your retailer about the variant cover by Ryan Kelly (Saucer Country)!

Kill Shakespeare – Past is Prologue: Juliet #2 (of 4)

Conor McCreery (w) • Corin Howell (a & c)

Juliet’s quest for vengeance leads her to the most dangerous tavern in Verona. But the cut-throats that make up the Centaur’s clientele may be the least of her worries – as her mother’s murderer is watching her every move. Can Juliet find the ally she needs to stay alive amongst a den of vipers?

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Conor McCreery (w) • Corin Howell (a) • Simon Davis (c)

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Night Owl Society #1 (of 3)—SPOTLIGHT

James Venhaus (w) • Pius Bak (a & c)

When David’s only friend at school is killed by the local mob boss, David and his misfit friends take matters into their own hands by sneaking out at night to fight crime and take down the mob without getting killed . . . or grounded.

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James Venhaus (w) • Pius Bak (a) • Valentin Ramon (c)

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An original and exciting new creator-owned series!

Variant cover by Joe Eisma!

The Rocketeer: High-Flying Adventures

John Cassaday, Michael Allred, Kurt Busiek, Mark Waid, Darwyn Cooke, Lowell Francis, Ryan Sook, Joe R. Lansdale, Jonathan Ross, Dave Gibbons, Joe Pruett, John Arcudi, Marc Guggenheim, Peter David, Stan Sakai, Tom Taylor, Paul Dini, Walter Simonson, Dave Lapham, Kyle Baker, Matt Wagner, Louise Simonson, David Mandel, John Byrne (w & a) • Alex Ross (c)

The Rocketeer Adventures continued where Dave Stevens’ original masterpiece left off, creating for the first time new stories involving the ace stunt pilot Cliff Secord. This oversized deluxe edition collects all 24 stories by some of the most talented creators in comics.

HC • FC • $39.99 • 268 pages • 7” x 11”

Advance solicited for June release!

2017 marks the 35th anniversary of The Rocketeer!

Disney announced a sequel-reboot to the beloved 1991 movie at San Diego Comic-Con International 2016!

Cinegeek—CERTIFIED COOL

Pluttark (w & a & c)

An encyclopedia of fun little tidbits about the most popular films! Imagine a list of the best romantic comedies without Hugh Grant! Or a tally of the most improbable fantasy flicks. Or even a ranking of giant movie monsters by size! In Cinegeek, messy, fun, and 100% subjective appreciation of cinema comes into focus for the delight of moviegoers and pop culture fans everywhere!

HC • FC • $14.99 • 96 pages • 7.875” x 10.354”

Are you a geek for films? Then this book is for you!

Advance solicited for June release!

Starstruck: Old Proldiers Never Die #3 (of 6)

Elaine Lee (w) • Michael Kaluta (a & c)

Back at the Sailor’s Grave, Harry and the Galactic Girl Guides try to decipher the recording made by the Sisterhood’s recruiting bot. While viewing the footage, Harry realizes nearly everyone he knows is involved in a plot to… what? He has many of the clues, but they still aren’t adding up. Could a fire on the Vale of Tiers shed a little light on things?

FC • 32 pages • $4.99

Completely new coloring, and 50% new art from Michael Kaluta over the course of the series!

Lost Planet—CERTIFIED COOL

Bo Hampton (w & a & c)

Somewhere in the dark jungles of the Andes mountains lies a Dimensional Bridge which leads to a violent, medieval world ruled by Magic of the Blackest sort! Fortune hunter Tyler Flynn enlists fellow ex-pats Ambrose Bierce and Amelia Earhart in a desperate attempt to break free from the diabolical orbit of… the Lost Planet.

The long awaited fantasy opus/reboot Lost Planet from Author/Artist Bo Hampton is returning in a hardcover edition in glorious, living Black and White! Although The six-issue mini-series from 1984 was printed in color, Hampton’s line art was done on craft-tint Duo Shade board—a long gone tonal process not seen since the heyday of E.C. Comics. The laboriously plotted, and lavishly illustrated, tale draws upon fantasy and classic pulp tropes for inspiration but remains completely unlike anything in comics, before or since.

HC • B&W • $29.99 • 180 pages

First time in Black & White, showcases the Duo-Shade process!

Advance solicited for June release!

Yakuza Demon Killers—SPOTLIGHT

Amit Chauhan (w) • Eli Powell (a & c)

Tokyo harbors a dark secret! When a museum heist goes wrong, a damaged thief named Ochita becomes trapped in the middle of a battle between a horde of demons and the merciless Yakuza. No matter who wins, humanity loses.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages

For fans of eastern thrillers and supernatural suspense!

Advance solicited for May release!

Toybox Time Machine: A Catalog of the Coolest Toys Never Made—CERTIFIED COOL

Marty Baumann (w & a & c)

Recapture an innocent era of boundless commercial creativity in a beautifully illustrated tome featuring some of the greatest toys NEVER made (but wouldn’t your world have been a better place if they had been?). A tribute to the unbridled imaginations, madcap design, and illustrative skills of the toy creators who drew inspiration from the robots, movie monsters, comic books, and military men that kids adored, as well as the limitless possibilities of the space age. Showcased in catalogs, comics, trading cards, drug store and department store displays, somehow these geniuses knew what we wanted before we did. Marty Baumann has drawn inspiration from these incredible creators and extrapolated on those outlandish and appealing ideas, developing and illustrating an amazing array of fictional toys that reflect that optimistic era.

HC • FC • $29.99 • 160 pages • 7” x 10.5”

Baumann has worked as an illustrator, graphic artist, and production designer at Pixar Animation Studios and is an award-winning freelance artist and writer with more than 20 years experience in toy, magazine, comic book, newspaper, and illustrated children’s book design.

Advance solicited for June release!

Red Range: A Wild Western Adventure—CERTIFIED COOL

Joe R. Lansdale (w) • Sam Glanzman (a & c)

Set during the 19th century, and combining an unusual mix of racial unrest, odd ball characters, and strange happenings, Red Range is a unique take on “The Western.” During a Klan lynching, a mysterious rider appears, and proves to be a deadly shot! It is the Red Mask, a tough, lethal, black man who wisely keeps his identity concealed, especially while battling his enemies. Through a series of events, the Red Mask continues to thwart the violent and hateful actions of the Klan, while picking up an orphan along the way, and teaching him how to turn his hate into something more positive.

HC • FC • $19.99 • 112 pages

The first release from the It’s Alive imprint!

Lansdale has received the Edgar Award, eight Bram Stoker Awards, the Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Grinzani Cavour Prize for Literature, the Herodotus Historical Fiction Award, the Inkpot Award for Contributions to Science Fiction and Fantasy, and many others.

Advance solicited for June release!

Yo-Kai Watch #1—SPOTLIGHT

Eric M. Esquivel (w) • Tina Franscisco (a) • Dono Sanchez Almara (c)

The hit anime, manga and toy sensation from Japan comes to North American comics! Join Nate and his Yo-Kai, Whisper, as they battle against ill-intentioned Yo-Kai causing terrible trouble in their hometown!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Yo-Kai Watch #1—Subscription cover

Eric M. Esquivel (w) • Tina Franscisco (a) • Rob Duenas (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

All-new, full color comic books based on this coming year’s hottest Anime and video game!

Yo-Kai Watch products have sold more than $2 billion in Japan in less than two years. A staggering statistic soon to be repeated here in North America!

Michael Recycle #2 (of 4)

Eleanor Wharton (w) • Alexandra Colombo & Thomas Zahler (a) • Alexandra Colombo (c)

Michael and company head to South America when a landfill fire threatens to destroy the precious surrounding jungle – and a recycling plant not too far away! Will Landfill Jill learn a valuable lesson about recycling and repurposing before it’s too late? Join Michael and his friends in their latest adventure to find out!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Young readers who have enjoyed the Michael Recycle books and their eco-friendly messages can now thrill to more adventures in comic-book form!

Children are becoming more and more aware of the environment around them, and Michael’s green tips help them become responsible at an early age.

Alexandra Colombo’s charming art will captivate readers of all ages.

Jem and the Holograms #26

Kelly Thompson (w) • Gisele Lagace (a) • Jen Bartel (c)

Truly Outrageous Part Three! It all comes down to this oversized final issue! As the Holograms try to come together in paradise, their secrets (and their rivalries) continue to threaten to tear them apart.

FC • 40 pages • $4.99

Jem and the Holograms #26—Subscription Variant

Kelly Thompson (w) • Gisele Lagace (a) • Jenn St-Onge (c)

FC • 40 pages • $4.99

Now that Rio knows the truth about Jem do he and Jerrica have a future? Can this really be the end of Jem and The Holograms?!

Variant cover by Sophie Campbell!

Jem: The Misfits #5

Kelly Thompson (w) • Jenn St-Onge (a) • M. Victoria Robado (c)

OUR SONGS ARE BETTER Part Five! The Misfits Reality Show has been unearthing all of the bands secrets since day one. Jetta’s secret is bigger than all of them, but she’s also better at keeping it. Still, when coming clean might mean saving the day, will Jetta show her true colors and save her band, or just save herself?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Jem: The Misfits #5—Subscription Variant

Kelly Thompson (w) • Jenn St-Onge (a & c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Who will have to strike a bargain to save face?

And what does this mean for the future of The Misfits?!

Misfit’s first ever series of their own!

Variant cover by Jen Bartel!

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #53

James Asmus (w) • Tony Fleecs (a & c)

With the other ponies trapped, it will be up to Twilight Sparkle to uncover the secret agenda of Shadow Lock and put an end to his plan once and for all!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #53—Subscription Variant

James Asmus (w) • Tony Fleecs (a) • Sara Richard (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

The surprising conclusion to an epic tale!

Variant cover by Christine Larsen!

My Little Pony: Friends Forever Omnibus, Vol. 2

Jeremy Whitley, Bobby Curnow, Ted Anderson, Christina Rice (w) • Agnes Garbowska, Brenda Hickey, Jenn Blake, Jay Fosgitt (a) • Jay Fosgitt (c)

Friends Forever celebrates the magic of friendship in these stand-alone tales featuring all of your favorite characters. Share adventures with Princess Luna and Spike, Applejack and Mayor Mare, Twilight Sparkle and Big Mac, Rarity and The Cakes, and many more!

Collects issues #13–24.

TPB • FC • $24.99 • 292 pages • 6” x 9”

Advance solicited for May release!

My Little Pony: Legends of Magic #1—SPOTLIGHT

Jeremy Whitley (w) • Brenda Hickey (a & c)

The origins of cutie marks, friendships, magic and more are available in this new ongoing series devoted to revealing the secret history of Equestria! In this opening story arc, we travel back in time to uncover the secrets of Starswirl the Bearded and his magical friends!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

My Little Pony: Legends of Magic #1—Subscription Variant

Jeremy Whitley (w) • Brenda Hickey (a) • Zachary Sterling (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Ties into new season of My Little Pony!

The magic of My Little Pony continues with a brand-new ongoing series!

From seasoned MLP writer Jeremy Whitley, creator of Princeless, and writer on Marvel’s The Unstoppable Wasp!

Variant cover by Derek Charm!

Angry Birds: Flight School #2 (of 6)

Kari Korhonen (w) • Marco Gervasio & Various (a) • Philip Murphy (c)

Red has moved from his old home back into the village to be closer to his new friends. But after a life of solitude, Red quickly learns that having roommates, in the form of Bomb and Chuck, might be a bit more than he is ready to take on!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Angry Birds: Flight School #2—Subscription cover

Kari Korhonen (w) • Marco Gervasio & Various (a) • Paco Rodriquez (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

All-new comics featuring stories based on the hit movie!

Donald Duck #19

Rodolfo Cimino, Jonathan Gray (w) • Giorgio Cavazzano (a) • Daan Jippes, Ulrich Schroeder (c)

“Kingdom Under the Sea!” Skindiver Donald chases a fish dinner straight into Princess Reginella’s awesome subaquatic world—just in time for duck-smashing deepwater danger!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Donald Duck #19—Subscription Variant

Rodolfo Cimino, Jonathan Gray (w) • Giorgio Cavazzano (a) • Andrea Freccero (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

At last! The great Reginella makes her long-awaited USA Disney Comics debut—and Donald’s love life may never be the same!

It’s a legendary Disney epic by fan favorite Giorgio Cavazzano… in English for the first time ever!

Continues this beloved series’ legacy numbering at #386!

Variant cover by Massimo Fecchi!

Duck Avenger #4

Alessandro Sisti, Jonathan Gray (w) • Corrado Mastantuono, Paolo Mottura (a) • Claudio Sciarrone (c)

“Two!” A mystery hacker is taking down computers all over Duckburg—and One, Donald’s supersmart electronic brain, is slowly turning malevolent!

FC • 72 pages • $6.99

Duck Avenger #4 —Subscription Variant

Alessandro Sisti, Jonathan Gray (w) • Corrado Mastantuono, Paolo Mottura (a) • Marco Gervasio (c)

FC • 72 pages • $6.99

More of the new-to-USA Disney adventure that fans want most—the famous “Duck Avenger New Adventures” (known in Europe as “PKNA”)!

Adapted for our readers by fan favorite Jonathan Gray (Sonic the Hedgehog)!

72 pages of action for just $5.99!

Variant cover by Claudio Sciarrone!

Mickey Mouse #19

Andrea “Casty” Castellan, Thad Komorowski, David Gerstein (w) • Massimo De Vita, Cèsar Ferioli (a) • Andrea Freccero (c)

“The Magnificent Doublejoke,” Part 1! A bizarrely trollish crimefighter turns Mickey’s and Pegleg Pete’s lives upside down! Then it’s Mickey vs. Mortimer in “Early to Bid!”

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Mickey Mouse #19—Subscription Variant

Andrea “Casty” Castellan, Thad Komorowski, David Gerstein (w) • Massimo De Vita, Cèsar Ferioli (a) • Claudio Sciarrone (c)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Modern Mickey master Andrea “Casty” Castellan brings us a brand-new… hero? Villain? Maybe the amazing Doublejoke is—both!

Continues this beloved series’ legacy numbering at #328!

Variant cover by Marco Mazzarello!

Uncle Scrooge #25

Tormod Løkling, Byron Erickson, Daan Jippes (w) • Arild Midthun, Daan Jippes (a) • Arild Midthun (c)

“The Hansa Hazard!” Scrooge and Donald set sail on the trail of a long-lost Clan McDuck treasure trove—but old enemies Azure Blue and Sharky vow to get there first!

FC • 40 pages • $3.99

Uncle Scrooge #25—Subscription Variant

Tormod Løkling, Byron Erickson, Daan Jippes (w) • Arild Midthun, Daan Jippes (a) • Giorgio Cavazzano (c)

FC • 40 pages • $3.99

Continues this beloved series’ legacy numbering at #429!

Classic Carl Barks bad guys Azure Blue and Sharky return for a new round of piracy and plunder!

Variant cover by Fabrizio Petrossi!

Uncle Scrooge: Tyrant of the Tides

Romano Scarpa, Francesco Artibani, Thad Komorowski, Dick Kinney, Lars Jensen, Corrado Mastantuono (w & a) • Andrea Freccero (c)

Yaarrr, matey! When super sea expert Ludwig Von Drake gets zapped by pirates with a laser ray, it means trouble for Scrooge’s aquatic expedition. But he’s still hot on the trail of the world’s first submarine… till a ferocious giant squid evens the score! Then in “The Golden Birds,” vicious archaeopteryxes are Scrooge’s treasured quarry… while “The Substitute Santa of Strathbungo” reveals the McDucks’ first Christmas in long-ago Scotland! Ho-ho-hoots mon!

Collects IDW’s Uncle Scrooge #20–22.

TPB • FC • $12.99 • 124 pages • 6” x 9”

Advance solicited for May release!

Complete Voodoo, Vol. 3

Ruth Roche, Various (w) • The Iger Shop (a & c)

One of the weirdest, coolest, cheesiest, most bizarre, goriest pre-code comic books printed in its entirety. Voodoo features beyond good taste, sexy Good Girl art, and old school horror art by the master Matt Baker and his associates from the infamous group, the Iger Shop!

HC • FC • $29.99 • 184 pages • 8.5” x 11”

“A lot of fun reading… plenty of gruesome panels… top-notch classic ’50s-era Good Girl Art. Great stuff!” —Rock Shock Pop

Advance solicited for June release!

Haunted Horror #27

Various (w) • Hy Fleishman, King Ward, Ed Goldfarb, Bob Baer (a) • Adolphe Barreaux (c)

The terrifying third and final installment of THE HORRORS OF IT ALL 3-issue special screams to its corruptible close, as THOIA blogger/horror host, Mr. Karswell unleashes another unhealthy dose of Pre-Code plagues upon the unsuspecting comic book world! This one will be the final nail in your coffin!

FC • 32 pages • $4.99

Popeye Classics #57

Bud Sagendorf (w & a & c)

In the first story, Popeye fights a titanic sea battle to bring orchids to hungry jeeps–watch out for the Sea Hag! Plus, an adventure-filled Old West story, “Pot of Gold,” including Wimpy and Swee’pea. Read a delightful Uncle Elmo story and a hilarious O.G. Wotasnozzle comic!

FC • 32 pages • $4.99

Variant cover by Aeron Alfrey!

Popeye Classics, Vol. 10: “Moon Rocket” and more

Bud Sagendorf (w & a & c)

Popeye the One-Eyed Sailor, his sweetie-patootie Olive Oyl, the conniving but lovable Wimpy, the “adorbs” li’l rascal Swe’pea, the villianous Sea Hag and Bluto—they’re all here in these rollicking comics!

Collects issues #45–49.

HC • FC • $29.99 • 168 pages • 8.5” x 11”

Advance solicited for June release!

The Amazing Spider-Man: The Ultimate Newspaper Comics Collection, Volume 4 (1983-1984)

Stan Lee (w) • Fred Kida, Floro Dery (a & c)

The merry Marvel team-up you’ve been waiting for, as Spider-Man crosses paths with the one, the only, the regal Sub-Mariner! Plus shock follows shock as Aunt May turns criminal, Mary Jane Watson finds she has not one but two rivals tugging at Peter’s heartstrings, and Spidey is caught between the mysterious Cerebrum Institute and a fanatical terrorist organization!

HC • PC • $49.99 • 324 pages • 11” x 8.5”

Spider-Man: Homecoming is releasing in the US on July 7, 2017.

“The trouble with a daily serialized story is how long it takes for anything to happen. Thanks to IDW’s continuing collections of notable comic strip runs, that trouble has been eliminated. Here in [each] handy book is two full years of Spidey adventures…It’s a fine addition to the library of any comic strip fan, and sure to be a treat for Spidey, Lee, and Romita connoisseurs.” –Cinema Sentries

Advance solicited for June release!

Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy, Vol. 22

Chester Gould (w & a & c)

Two worlds are in turmoil when the inter-species romance between Junior and Moon Maid heats up.

Can the twinkling of little antennae be too far in the future? Back on Earth, Diet Smith introduces the Two-Way Wrist Television fifty years before the Apple Watch, while Moon Maid turns vigilante and a series of events reveal a mob plot to kill both her and Dick Tracy. The clues eventually lead to Mr. Bribery, who proudly displays his collection of shrunken heads of the people who have crossed him. Volume 22 includes the complete comic strips from April 13, 1964 through December 26, 1965.

HC • B&W • $44.99 • 272 pages • 11” x 8.5”

“It’s time to build new bookshelves to welcome one of America’s singular artistic achievements.” –Art Spiegelman

Advance solicited for June release!

IDW Publishing Solicitations: April 2017 Star Trek: Boldly Go #7 Mike Johnson (w) • Megan Levens (a) • George Caltsoudas (c)