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More Movies I Watched. Should I Just Join Letterboxd?

Is Letterboxd fun? Not really sure if anyone gets anything out of these posts being located here, but also not sure I have any desire to join a website I’m not sure anyone I’m friends with is on, don’t necessarily feel a yearning to be around more people with too many opinions, who are maybe trying to parlay their “expertise” into writing jobs.

Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (2020) dir. Celine Sciamma

I’m going to consider this a 2020 movie as that’s when its wide release was in the States; also, this movie’s great and if considered a 2020 movie is easily the frontrunner for best of the year. Well-shot enough I felt I was in good hands from the very first minutes, which feel vaguely reminiscent of The Piano (which I don’t remember super-well), this movie ends up also have a very intense relationship with music as well. This is a lesbian love story between a woman betrothed to be married to a man she’s never met and the painter who is making her portrait for the approval of said man. The painter is initially working on the portrait secretly, the film’s attention is tuned to the two leads’ furtive glances and studies of one another, the gaze intensely felt, but returned and mutual. Lots of great stuff, real delight taken in faces, the ability to change another’s expression by making them laugh. the power of music, the incommunicable aspects of subjective experience. I watched this director’s other movie, Girlhood, but don’t remember it, and this is a lot better. This is also a lot better than Blue Is The Warmest Color, where the only thing I remember is the long and graphic sex scene. This movie has no such scene. One of these actresses led the walkout when the French film industry gave Roman Polanski an award.

Summer Hours (2008) dir. Oliver Assayas

Just did an IMDB search and found out Assays cowrote a movie with Polanski a few years ago? That sucks. This one’s about an artist’s estate being sold off after a widow dies, as the kids need money. Plenty of nice bits about the subjective value of art and nostalgia. Assayas is not my favorite filmmaker by any means but he’s consistent enough. I guess Personal Shopper is my favorite of his?

Two Friends (1986) dir. Jane Campion

TV movie about two teenagers, told somewhat in reverse order for seemingly arbitrary reasons. Not great.

The Day Shall Come (2020) dir. Chris Morris

Beginning with like a series of “establishing shots” of Miami that eventually get to college kids partying is such a terrible way to begin a movie, really signals a degree of indifference to the language of film in favor of a a product of constant churn of content that “television” once served as shorthand for. Chris Morris comes from TV, of course, so I should know what I’m in for, and British comedy of a subversively-intentioned sort puts it in the wheelhouse of things I pay attention to anyway. That’s not to say I laughed at this thing, but I sort of observed it and its intentions — it never really wants you to be comfortable enough to laugh, and while the posture it takes to its black leads is sympathetic there’s still a feeling of anthropological indifference as part of its satirical thrust. Film comedies are meant to work in a theater because of the contagious properties of laughter, and when you lose that you end up with a thing that, even if I don’t want to subject it to “Hm, this seems kinda racist” thinkpieces that are the worst-case scenario, everything about the movie seems like the best case scenario is a reaction of “I see what you did there.”

Midnight Special (2016) dir. Jeff Nichols

Fits into the tradition of not-a-superhero-movie-but-basically tradition of Scanners and The Fury, but while those are basically the X-Men, this kid, kept from the sunlight because his dad think it will hurt him but really it’s good for him, is basically The Ray, of the 1990s Christopher Priest series I didn’t read consistently but liked a few issues of. The first half of this movie, spent speeding down streets at night, while some weird things happen, involving government agencies and a cult, is considerably better than the payoff, which is the child (a kid from Room and later, Good Boys) is an angel and is going to ascend to heaven. Part of it is so low-key and tense (but in a way where it feels like if it were on mute nothing would appear to be happening) and then the other part of it has these special effects that are fairly corny? So while the whole “indie guy makes a more mainstream movie” thing generates some interest, the idea of what constitutes a mainstream movie at this point in time (while also being a throwback in some ways to eighties Spielberg, or riding an It Follows/Stranger Things wave) means being forgettable.

Atlantic City (1980) dir. Louis Malle

This was a rewatch, which normally I avoid doing, but it turns out I had forgotten basically everything about this movie, besides vague memories of shots of stairwells, the sprawl of its plot, the roaming camera. That, still, is sort of the main thing to take away, because I love how the plot sort of swirls around this apartment building, and the streets of the city, the casino where Susan Sarandon works. She plays a woman whose husband left her for her sister, and they have rolled into the city with a large amount of cocaine. Burt Lancaster plays Sarandon’s neighbor, who lusts after her, but watches after another neighbor in the apartment, an old gangster’s ex-lover. Maybe I would suggest this as a good first Louis Malle movie to watch? Then you could watch Au Revoir Les Enfants, Murmur Of The Heart, Elevator To The Gallows, and My Dinner With Andre, and some of those are maybe better movies but this is arguably the most “accessible” in terms of its relationship to gangster/crime stuff while nonetheless feeling expansive and deeper than that. It relates to Burt Lancaster’s larger career but also has such a depth of feeling it’s not just a film history thing. Wallace Shawn has a cameo as a waiter also, it’s nice to see him.

Cat People (1982) dir. Paul Schrader

This movie’s a rewatch but I remember it being “watchable” but not really good, at least not nearly as good as the original. If memory serves, this has pretty much nothing in common with the original, but there’s a scene in the original that’s very memorable that’s reprised here. There’s a lot of gratuitous nudity in this one, and it even ends with a scene that seems perverse enough it should be memorable- Where Nastassja Kinski’s limbs are tied to a bed in a bit of bondage before she has sex and gets turned into a panther, so she can safely be put into zoo custody, but I didn’t remember at all on account of it feeling more perfunctory than indelible. Also I thought there was a scene where you see a naked man climb out of a cage at the zoo but maybe that’s in another movie too. Remember when Paul Schrader made a facebook post asking whose were the best tits in the history of art?

Affliction (1997) dir. Paul Schrader

When there was a little featurette documentary on Criterion Channel where Alex Ross Perry interviewed Schrader, Schrader cited Affliction as one of his best movies. Takes place in a snowy landscape reminiscent of Fargo and A Simple Plan, the vision of small-town life feels slightly familiar from Twin Peaks too — all of these things feel “nineties” in a way. About the cycle of domestic violence being passed on from fathers to sons. Stars Nick Nolte, with Willem Dafoe as his younger brother, who narrates intermittently. Mary Beth Hurt plays Nolte’s ex-wife, Sissy Spacek plays his current lover. James Coburn plays the abusive father but I kept thinking it was Rip Torn.

Rancho Notorious (1952) dir. Fritz Lang

Another solid Fritz Lang movie, that I believe was a favorite of the French new wave filmmakers? (Who didn’t like his German stuff for some bullshit reason.) This one’s a western. A man’s fiancee gets murdered, and he tries t to track down the guy who did it, in search of revenge. There’s a recurring bit of a song narrating his desire for revenge that’s pretty bad. It turns out there’s a large ranch, run by Marlene Dietrich, where criminals can hide out if they don’t ask questions of one another and give her a share of their haul. He forms alliances, does some crimes, gets his revenge, there’s some great technicolor shots of landscapes, it’s unclear how real his feelings are for Marlene Dietrich or if they’re partly put on to win her affections, I don’t think Dietrich is that appealing personally. The thing that makes this movie cool or interesting (and maybe makes it feel particularly American, but seen from an outsider’s perspective) is this sense of bonhomie that is maybe just a total front for long-standing resentment, with love as a conditional thing.

Slightly French (1949) dir. Douglas Sirk

I found this one pretty watchable. A rough-around-the-edges fairground actress is recruited to play a French ingenue in the press as part of a long play for a director to get his job back with a studio he was fired from after alienating the original lead actress and everyone above him. The director basically only cares about making movies, and is sort of a psychopath, but she falls in love with him. The director’s sister, who warns that she also has no feelings, ends up being paired off with the producer who competes for the star’s affection for a while. Written by a woman, and feels very psychologically insightful and unjudgmental about women’s tendency or willingness to fall in love with people who treat them poorly, and to allow for the movie/genre expectations to respect that choice as the right one.

A Scandal In Paris (1946) dir. Douglas Sirk

Apparently Sirk considered this his best movie. It’s before his melodrama period, and is based on a memoir, so there’s a bit of a biopic quality to it, though it does try to be fairly concise and well-structured. About a criminal who solves a crime he committed in order to become chief of police, ostensibly to become an even bigger criminal who pulls off a huge robbery, who then goes straight instead. The criminal is also a casanova type, who seduces a series of women and makes them fall in love with him and forgive him his crimes. I would probably have liked this movie more if it was a stylized seventies thing and/or liked the actors better.

Story Of A Cheat (1936) dir. Sacha Guitry

This movie’s wild! One of the best credit sequences I’ve ever seen, establishing a pattern that the whole thing will be told mostly via narration, and this narration goes on to tell so much of the story that the visual storytelling almost seems redundant, or illustrative of the text, in a way I’d never seen in a movie. It’s structured as a man writing his memoirs, and is more literal about that structure than we normally see. But then there are parts where his writing gets interrupted and these scenes use dialogue and employ elision to discreetly set up punchlines… Really cool. Criterion’s website says this was an influence on Orson Welles, and maybe they mean F For Fake?

The Immortal Story (1968) dir. Orson Welles

I hadn’t seen this one, despite being an Orson Welles fanatic, I guess because most people would not consider it a feature film, as it’s under an hour long, and made for French television. It’s not great, kind of feels like a long short film. Welles plays an old rich man who hates the existence of fiction so much he tries to make a story that’s basically a Penthouse letter become true, casting Jeanne Moreau in the role of the woman and a much younger man as the dude who has sex with her. Based on a story by Isak Dinesen, which I’m just learning now was the pen name of a woman.

If You Could Only Cook (1935) dir. William Selter

So I kept on watching Jean Arthur movies, binging them before they left Criterion Channel at the end of June. You would expect them to blend together, and maybe they will in time but having just watched this one it’s great. Totally absurd premise becomes legit funny. The master chef from History Is Made At Night here plays an Italian gangster. The two movies would be a pretty solid double feature, as both feature pretty involved, absurd plots, based around love stories, but also featuring this weird comedic element. This one features Jean Arthur as a down-on-her-luck woman who strikes up a conversation with a guy on a park bench, convincing him they should get a job together working as a butler and cook team. He is secretly rich, and gets lessons in being a butler from his butler, and falls in love with her, a week before he is scheduled to get married to a rich woman he doesn’t actually care about. This movie is just over seventy minutes long. I am pretty unfamiliar with the screwball comedy genre and really wonder how they play with a different lead actress.

The More The Merrier (1943) dir. George Stevens

This one’s great too. Super comedic, with sort of intricately choreographed visual gags, but then the romance culminates in a scene that’s wildly horny, bordering on the pornographic despite the absence of any nudity. That’s a seduction shot in close up, where a sort of oblivious and distracted conversation occurs absentmindedly as kisses move from hand to neck. Jean Arthur rents a room to a domineering older dude (Charles Coburn, the guy from The Devil And Miss Jones, who’s funnier here) who then rents half of his room to a man he thinks would be a good for her. Feels like a big part of the comedy in these is people being absolute nightmares who force other people into going along with things they absolutely hate, and as much as I hate the idea of being someone who can’t handle an old comedy because of my modern cultural mores, such scenes are pretty nerve-wracking to me. Still, there’s something to the storytelling in this, how the initial gags build on themselves when it’s just the two of them, then the introduction of the second man sort of continues the sort of jokes that were already being made, how the comedy sort of snowballs but then takes the shape of this very real romance.

The Impatient Years (1944) dir. Irving Cummings

This was originally conceived as a quasi-sequel to The More The Merrier. It is a weird one, with a vaguely comedic premise it takes a pretty emotionally intense first act to set up. The first half hour has these long dialogues filled with tension of people not really being able to communicate. It’s written by a woman and you can really tell, holy shit, it’s closely observed. But the whole premise is fucked! Begins with a court hearing for a divorce. Jean Arthur has been hit by her husband, and her father (Charles Coburn again) who witnessed it says he can’t recommend a divorce, because then the judge would have to give a divorce to all the couples who got married too quick before the man shipped off to war. A flashback structure shows him, freshly home, smoking cigarettes above the crib of the child he’s never seen before and pretty irritable. The father argues the issue is the married couple has forgotten while they’ve fallen in love. Coburn basically sucks too- he’s in all these movies as this railroading paternalistic figure, and apparently was in his real life a white supremacist? And while The Devil And Miss Jones shows him learning to not be a piece of shit, this movie basically takes his side and argues for him being right. The judge agrees with this plan that they should spend four days retracing the steps of when they first met, before he shipped off to work. And it works, they fall back in love in the movie’s second half. But basically Jean Arthur’s whole behavior at the beginning of the movie is predicated on her having the responsibilities of a mother? And the movie just sort of argues that she’s got to learn to be a wife too, and she agrees, pitching it as this sort of romantic thing, but the actual central cause of tension is never resolved. So this movie is flawed and kinda nonsensical, but it’s interesting, partly because the beginning is like Bergman-level brutal before the contortions of a plot push it into this unnatural light comedy shape.

Arizona (1940) dir. Wesley Ruggles

This one has Jean Arthur as the female lead, opposite William Holden, but is more notable for its scope as a Western. A pretty good example of the genre being about society in microcosm, being forged from this conflict between the wild and domestic spheres. Jean Arthur both brings this semi-feminist sense of freedom to all of her roles, and she also built up a body of work of populist politics and class consciousness. This one has her as a rugged individualist frontierswoman, who runs a series of businesses as a way to make more money and accrue wealth, which ends up being a good vehicle, from a storytelling perspective, to increase the scale of action consistently. The villain runs a series of scams/conspiracies to win a profit via dishonest means. This culminates with a wedding where the man leaves his bride immediately afterwards to murder the person who’s been trying to take over her property. Probably the best western I’ve seen where the threat of Native American violence is a major plot point. It does lack the sense of atmosphere and landscape I value in a western, favoring a more storytelling more focused on plot and characters. Ends with a scene where a dude gets married and then immediately leaves to go kill someone waiting in a bar for him. (I should try to track down the George Stevens western Shane, that also features Jean Arthur.)

Whirlpool (1934) dir. Roy William Neill

This isn’t as top shelf as the other Jean Arthur movies but it’s pretty good. A man goes to prison, fakes his own death for the sake of his wife so she’ll move on. Jean Arthur plays the daughter, who meets him once he gets out, but needs to keep him a secret from her mother, who has remarried but would probably wreck her life for the other man’s sake. This is a pretty weird movie, both structurally, and because the father-daughter relationship feels quasi-incestuous: She abandons dates with her fiancee to spend time with her father, etc. The movie handles it semi-innocently, but I guess I had just been hearing about how when things like this happen in real life, and adult children meet their parents for the first time as adults, there often is an irresistible desire between them. So the movie kind of feels like it’s basically about something super-fucked-up but is trying to depict it as innocent, but also just the raw emotion Jean Arthur displays as she cries when they meet for the first time is really intense! She doesn’t even show up until like 1/3 of the way through the movie but she gives it such emotional weight.

Party Wire (1935) dir. Erle Kenton

This movie’s charming and watchable but yeah not one of the better ones. It’s about a pretty interesting thing- In small towns in this era basically cheaper for there to be a telephone line everyone can listen in on. This ends up being a movie about small town gossip and resentment, where the villains are old women with too much time on their hands. It’s also about Jean Arthur being a wildly charming “real” person who wins the heart of a rich man who every woman is after, so while she’s good in the part there’s an element of formula executed better elsewhere. Here she has a father who’s drunk all the time, his alcoholism is a big running gag that gets a little exhausted. Also apparently there’s an app now that’s basically a party wire?

The Whole Town’s Talking (1935) dir. John Ford

Felt pretty ambivalent about this one too, which is more of an Edward G Robinson vehicle. This is meant to be a comedy, but I don’t really think the jokes come off that well, and the sense of reversals feels a little pat. Realized my best friend from high school looks sorta like Edward G Robinson now and worked out a way to remake it starring him. The Robinson version is about a guy who works as a clerk in an office, writes on the side, but learns he is the doppelganger of a killer gangster who just escaped from prison, who’s played by Robinson as well. This leads to his worldly coworker he has a crush on developing an interest in him, but also a lot of cases of mistaken identity with the police, who give him a note saying that while he looks like the person they’re trying to arrest, they’re not the same guy. The gangster then reads about this in the news and breaks into his apartment to get this “passport” from him. The remake I envision plays off of the fact that people are no longer famous for doing crimes enough to attract the attentions of a savvy young woman. But what if it was some dumb Youtube prankster, who is constantly committing crimes, that has the police after him? And then it’s basically the same movie.

Public Hero No. 1 (1935) dir. J. Walter Rubin

More of a heavy-duty crime thing, about the head of a gang busting out of prison, reuniting with his gang to do crimes, not knowing the cellmate he broke out of prison with is an undercover cop. Jean Arthur ends up caught in the middle, falling in love with the cop (not knowing he’s a cop) while being the sister of the criminal she hopes goes straight. She enlivens the movie quite a bit but it’s a familiar enough plot to still come up a little bit short. Would maybe benefit from more atmosphere in the crime bits and less comedy bits about an alcoholic doctor slowing it down.

You Can’t Take It With You (1938), Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939) dir. Frank Capra

Watched these for Jean Arthur, though they are classics for being Frank Capra movies, Jimmy Stewart movies, and sort of archetypal in their depiction of sincerity and the opposition of the rich and powerful. So that is to say that while my favorite movies I’ve watched recently have felt genre-less, or like they participate in every genre, these feel far more like you know where they’re going pretty much from the start: In the case of Mr. Smith Goes To Washington that’s partly because of things like there being an episode of The Simpsons that parodies/reuses it.

Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (1936) dir. Frank Capra

Also has Jean Arthur as the female lead, here playing opposite Gary Cooper. When they remade this as an Adam Sandler vehicle, Winona Ryder took the Jean Arthur role. Gary Cooper inherits money, comes to the big city, everyone wants the money, Jean Arthur writes news articles mocking him as a rube while slowly falling in love with his sincerity. In the end his decision to give the money to the poor outrages everyone in power and they try to argue he’s not mentally fit. All these Frank Capra movies are longer than the other Jean Arthur movies, (two hours, as opposed to an hour and a half) and also are not really focused on her, though she’s the best part of them.

Ball Of Fire (1941) dir. Howard Hawks

Billy Wilder cowrites this, and it’s maybe his best comedic script? Lot of good jokes in this, feel like this would’ve blown people away in 1941. Gary Cooper plays a naive nerd grammarian who in the course of realizing he needs cover modern slang for his encyclopedia runs into Barbara Stanwyck, as a gangster’s moll, hilarity ensues, they fall in love, both leads are great, supporting cast is big and funny, Gary Cooper in Mr. Deeds plays a somewhat naive hayseed, the character here is similarly out of his element but it’s because he’s a big nerd, which is a lot funnier. Stanwyck’s world-weariness giving way to affection for a bunch of old people while continuing to use language they don’t understand and sort of run all over them as they fall over here is a great bit. Really well-written, there’s a Billy Wilder movie starring Jean Arthur (A Foreign Affair, from 1948) I haven’t seen but would like to track down. Sort of fascinating preoccupation with gangsters in these movies, but also positing innocence as a virtue, but in a way that runs counter to “virgin/whore” reductionism. I guess a lot of this comes about because it precedes the post-war mass migration of white people to the suburbs? Organized crime was a big part of people’s lives. I hadn’t seen any Howard Hawks movies until recently I think? Unless I saw one of his westerns or screwball comedies in college. He’s good!

The Sniper (1952) dir. Edward Dmytrk

This one’s interesting in terms of feeling very ahead of its time but also like it would never be made now. About a dude whose misogyny causes him to shoot women with a sniper rifle, the same rifle that apparently any ex-soldier would carry. Probably a pretty tough and upsetting watch, as it’s just about a dude being insane, hoping the police arrest him, and him having interactions with women where he very quickly becomes upset when they realize he’s weird, so he follows them with a gun. Director was blacklisted, the only real overt political sentiment is “get perverts and people who assault women serious mental health care after their first offense.”

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ghaw2007 · 5 years ago

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The Terrible Girls: Loosely based on Jacqueline Goldfinger's play of the same name about friendship, obsession, and Southern sensibilities. Written by Jacqueline Goldfinger. [[]]: Loosely based on the lives of Danny Casolaro, Chauncey W. Bailey Jr., Gary Webb, Alan Berg, Don Bolles, Walter Liggett, and Manuel de Dios Unanue. Written by Rafael Alvarez, William F. Zorzi & George Pelecanos. New World: 1728: About the Atlantic slave trade in 1728. Written by David Barr III & Derrell G. Owens. Consultant: Edward P. Jones. 21st Century Triad: A fictionalized exploration of Sam Sheppard's life, narcissism, machiavellianism, and psychopathy in modern day San Diego, CA. A mix of Revenge, The Fugitive, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Eyes Wide Shut. Written by Dan LeFranc & Chris Collins. The Eight Wonder: Based on Bill Cosgriff's book of the same name about a working–class family in upstate New York dealing with divorce, poverty, adultery, and the trials of raising a developmentally-delayed child. A dramedy that moves from the hardscrabble world of lawn maintenance to the high precincts of the Parisian art world and back again. Written by Bill Cosgriff. Humanland: Depicting daily life in a San Diego mental institution, from the perspectives of staff members and patients. Written by Thomas Gibson & Daniel Reitz. Moms.Single: An ethnically divorced family deals with issues of race, divorce, relationships, and parenting through humor and honesty. Written by M. Esther Sherman. Hammon: The life of an African college professor, Hammon Aiken, in 1949. Written by Michele Val Jean & Mat Johnson. Consultant: Richard Wesley. Words of Warner: The life of an African novelist and playwright in 1953. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Louis E. Lomax. Written by Rebecca Gilman. [[]]: Loosely based on Oscar Micheaux's The Forged Note: A Romance of The Darker Races. Written by . Zinzi: Based on Phyllis MacBryde's musical and novel of the same name. Ripped from her tribal roots in South Africa and cast into the fertile jazz world of post World War II Harlem, a young girl struggles to find her way amid the challenges of a racially divided America. Written by Phyllis MacBryde. [[]]: Loosely based on Metropia; a group of multicultural, multi-ethnic, hip and happening, twenty-somethings living in Philadelphia, PA. The series reflects the diverse cultural make up of Philadelphia and deals with adult contemporary themes - education, employment, social/cultural issues and sexual themes. Written by Jill Golick. Birds of A Feather: Based on the British comedy of the same name about two sisters whose lives had taken very different routes. Written by Sheila Callaghan. The Shockwave Rider: Loosely based on John Brunner's book of the same name about a survivor in a hypothetical world of quickly changing identities, fashions and lifestyles, where individuals are still controlled and oppressed by a powerful and secretive state apparatus. His highly developed computer skills enable him to use any public telephone to punch in a new identity, thus reinventing himself, within hours. As a fugitive, he must do this from time to time in order to escape capture. Written by . Absalom, Absalom!: Loosely based on William Faulkner's book of the same name. Written by Michele Val Jean & Judy Tate. Where The Blood Mixes: Based on Kevin Loring's book of the same name about family, loss, redemption and healing. Floyd and Mooch, raised in residential schools, must confront their past when Floyd’s daughter Christine returns to Kumsheen after twenty years, to discover her past and her family. Written by Kevin Loring, Richard Wagamese & George Elliott Clarke. Dry: Based on Augusten Burroughs' book of the same name about an advertising executive trying to get sober. Written by Augusten Burroughs. Three Days Before The Shooting: Based on Ralph Ellison's book of the same name about man of indeterminate race who assumes a white identity and eventually becomes a race-baiting U.S. senator named Adam Sunraider. Written by . Some Girls: My Life In A Harem: Loosely based on Jillian Lauren's book of the same name. Written by Christina Anderson & Sharon Bridgforth. Sold: Loosely based on Zana Muhsen's book of the same name. Written by Tanya Barfield. Amos Fortune, Free Man: Loosely based on Elizabeth Yates' book of the same name. Written by Robert Alexander. (900): Loosely based on Zakiyyah Alexander's play of the same name. A young woman applies for a job in the phone sex industry and finds herself caught up in a twisted, comedic oral-sex romp. While navigating a dark world of golden showers, dominatrixes, and overly imaginative callers who demand more than sex, we find that identity is fluid and nothing is more ominous than the sound of a dial tone. Written by Zakiyyah Alexander. Fiona Range: Based on Mary McGarry Morris' book of the same name about Fiona's attempts to clean her life up, find love in the midst of loneliness and confusion, and find balance in the midst of seemingly insurmountable emotional chaos. Written by Julia Jordan. Rolling Heads: Loosely based on Frontline's The Education of Michelle Rhee. Think: Boston Public meets The Wire. Written by Jed Seidel, George Pelecanos & Henry Robles. Wonder of The World: Based on David Lindsay-Abaire's book of the same name about a wife named Cass who suddenly leaves her husband (after discovering his sexual fetish involving Barbie heads), and hops a bus to Niagara Falls in search of freedom, enlightenment and the meaning of life. Written by David Lindsay-Abaire. Matadors: Centers on two feuding families who battle each other as one populates the Chicago district attorney's office and the other manages an influential private law firm. Written by Jack Orman. Marion: Loosely based on the life of Marion S. Barry Jr. Written by . Two Hands: Loosely based on the lives of Muhammad Ali, Rahman Ali, Laila Ali, George Foreman, Freeda Foreman, Joe Frazier, Jackie Frazier-Lyde, Marvis Frazier, Roger Leonard, and Sugar Ray Leonard. Written by . The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman: Loosely based on Ernest J. Gaines' book of the same name. Written by Lydia R. Diamond. Dress Your Family in Corduroy And Denim: Based on David Sedaris' book of the same name. Written by Kristoffer Diaz. Half A Heart: Based on Rosellen Brown's book of the same name which traces the lives of several people who participated in the civil rights movement and continue to live in its shadow. Written by Tina Mabry & Regina Taylor. Pure Poetry: Based on Binnie Kirshenbaum's book of the same name. Written by Kirsten Greenidge & Eugenie Chan. Checks & Balances: Explores the lives, loves & machinations of workers at Ambrose/Craner/Ellison, a fictional independent Wall Street investment house. Set in New York City. Written by David Adjmi & Reggie Rock Bythewood. Mich Max: The ongoings of a fictional maximum-security prison in Michigan. Think: Oz in 2008. Written by . Manchild In The Promised Land: Loosely based on Claude Brown's book of the same name. Written by . Fauxfer: The examination of cultural clashes between a transplanted philosophical Chicago disc jockey and the townspeople of fictional of Fauxfer, South Dakota. Think: Northern Exposure meets American Beauty. Written by Melanie Marnich, Lydia Millet & Jim Vallely. Fork It Over: Loosely based on Alan Richman's book of the same name as his inexhaustible hunger & unquenchable curiosity lead him into the world of professional eaters & culinary journalism. Written by Chiori Miyagawa. The Darkness of Days: The events leading up to the Rwandan Genocide in August 1993 and its aftermath. Written by . My Day, Your Day: A post Vietnam War drama set in Charlotte, North Carolina. Written by Karen Harris & Susan Wald. Brooke III: Loosely based on the life of Edward William Brooke III. Written by Kathryn Grant. I'll Have A...: Based on Debra Ginsberg's Waiting: The True Confessions Of A Waitress. Think: a scripted version of The Restaurant. Written by Robert Kauzlaric. Double Billing: An expose of the legal profession. Loosely based on Cameron Stracher's Double Billing & William R. Keates' Proceed With Caution. A mix of Ally McBeal, The Practice, Suits, and Damages. Written by Carlos Murillo & Gina Gionfriddo. Me Talk Pretty One Day: Based on David Sedaris' life & book of the same name. Written by Samuel D. Hunter. The Subject Steve: Based on Sam Lipsyte's book of the same name. A dark satire in which the protagonist, Steve, is diagnosed with a vague but deadly disease called Prexis that sounds suspiciously like terminal boredom with modern life. Written by Dan LeFranc. Easy Steps: Satirical look at the self-help industry. Written by Steven Dietz. Faces: Multiple storylines dealing with issues like depression, poverty, addiction (drug, food, sex, alchohol), abuse (physical, mental, sexual), suicide, homophobia, violence (gangs, rape), eating disorders, and learning/physical disabilities. Based in Indianapolis, IN. Written by Joshua Allen, Djanet Sears & Daniel Beaty. Consultants: Dr. Umar Abdullah Johnson, John Potash & Raymond Winbush. Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow: It's about the moments which defined yesterday, the trials & tribulations facing us today, and the outcomes which will lead into tomorrow. Blending social & political issues, love & romance, action & adventure, spirituality & mystery themes. Based in San Antonio, TX. Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney, Bobby Smith Jr. & James Christy. Dr. Kenan, Medicine Man: The life of an African doctor in 1937. Based in Raleigh, NC. Written by . Present Minds: The ongoings of an historically black college in 1973. Written by Marcus Gardley & Shay Youngblood. This Side of Paradise: Loosely based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's book of the same name which examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Written by Michael Werwie. Raindrops And Sunshine: Coming of age drama about the lives of college students and recent graduates in South Carolina. Written by Cynthia Whitcomb & Jasmine Love. Topdog/Underdog: Loosely based on Suzan-Lori Parks' play of the same name chronicles the adult lives of two brothers as they cope with women, work, poverty, gambling, white supremacy, and their troubled upbringings. Written by Suzan-Lori Parks. Zubat & Clark: Best friends who host an afternoon drive home radio talk show in Washington, D.C. Dayvide Zubat is a moderate and Jon E. Clark is a libertarian. A mix of Politically Incorrect, WKRP In Cincinnati and NewsRadio. Written by Skander Halim. The Twenty-Seventh City: Loosely based on Jonathan Franzen's book of the same name. A partly satirical thriller that studies a family unravelling under intense pressure, the novel is set amidst intricate political conspiracy and financial upheaval in St. Louis, MO in 1984. Written by Jonathan Franzen. Origin/Terminus: Government agents investigating paranormal activity, unexplained phenomena & conspiracies as they encounter secret societies who are in search of the truth of the planet. Think: The X Files meets Alias. Written by Ryan Farley & Tammy Ryan. Following The Yellow Brick Road Down The Rabbit Hole: Loosely based on the play of the same name about Cissy, a young Catholic girl who challenges the church as she grapples with her own developing body and consciousness. Along the way, in her quest to crack the mysteries of religion and sexuality, she encounters older siblings, friends, mothers, teachers and clergy all brought to life in an invigorating performance by the playwright, who seamlessly transforms from one character to another. Written by Terri Campion. Silicon Follies: Based on Thomas Scoville's book of the same name - a satire of Silicon Valley and its technological trappings; portraying a world as rich with youth and enthusiasm as it is with hypocrisy and loneliness. Written by Peter DeLaurier. The Council: Loosely based on The Council, a black crime syndicate. Written by . The Town: Based on Bentley Little's book of the same name in which bizarre events begin to occure shortly after a man returns to his old hometown of McGuane, AZ with his wife and three children. Written by Nicole Burdette. Where The Sun Never Sets: A dark comedy of ideas, a married couple finds itself trapped in a perilously perfect world. Written by Bob Clyman. Outer Banks: Spoiled heiress turned hotel manager makes the best of a bad situation - learning to live with quirky beach locals and tourists. Written by Mary Carroll-Hackett. Kick Me: Based on Paul Feig's book of the same name. Think: Freaks & Geeks: Part 2. Written by Paul Feig & Bob Nickman. Who's Sorry Now: Based on Joe Pantoliano's book of the same name. Written by Joe Pantoliano & Travis Milloy. Times of Ordinary Men: An unflinching examination of the human condition in modern day America. A group of angels are tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives. Think: Touched By An Angel meets Six Feet Under. Theme song: Wendy Lands' Angels & Ordinary Men. Written by Nancy Miller. A Brief History of The Flood: Based in Jean Harfenist's book of the same name which chronicles the lives of a Minnesota family as narrated by the main character, Lillian Anderson. Written by Jane Ann Crum. The Wanting Seed: Loosely based on Anthony Burgess' book of the same name. Written by Jacquelyn Reingold. Mundy's Town: The rise and fall of an African mayor of a predominately white American town in March 1978. Written by Stephen Godchaux & Jeni Mahoney. I Am Woman: Based on Andrea Lee's Interested Women. Written by Jackie Sibblies Drury. Ray Who?: Loosely based on the disappearance of Ray Gricar, District Attorney for Centre County, PA. Written by Doug Wright. Consultant: C.J. Box. Innocents: Loosely based on Cathy Coote's book of the same name about a twisted love affair between a college student and teacher from the student's point of view. Written by Morris Panych & Keira Loughran. Plainsong: Based on Kent Haruf's book of the same name about eight compassionately imagined characters whose lives undergo radical change during the course of one year. Written by Eisa Davis & Lee Blessing. The Chronicles of Amber: Based on Roger Zelazny's book series of the same name. Written by . Cornelius aka Robert: Loosely based on the life of Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr., the longest-serving member of the U.S. Congress, in 1939. Written by . ...And I: The relationships people have with their work, friends, family & the world around them in Lexington, KY. Written by Christine Conradt & Ramin Bahrani. Strong Motion: Loosely based on Jonathan Franzen's book of the same name about a dysfunctional family, and uses seismic events on the American East Coast as a metaphor for the quakes that occur in family life. It explores themes such as abortion, feminism, corporate malfeasance, and exploitative capitalism. Written by Michael Conforti & Hal Corley. The Rulers of The Ages: Lives of those between the ages of 50 and 70. Written by Richard Russo. Welcome To Temptation: Based on Jennifer Crusie's book of the same name about two slightly twisted sisters and a town chock full of hunks, coots, and petty politics. Written by Madi Distefano. Life of The Party: Set to the backdrop of a dysfunctional DJ/Entertainment Company. Think: Arrested Development meets Party Down. Written by Robert N. King. Heart of America: Kansas City, 1961 - Former high school buddies watch their teenage marriages crumble as they face the changing times from the sanctuary of their neighborhood tavern. Written by Rogers Turrentine. Why Girls Are Weird: Based on Pamela Ribon's book of the same name. Written by Meg Bennett. The Secret Lives of Married Men: Based on David Leddick's book of the same name about homosexual men who were married - and those who still are - to women. Written by Cheryl Dunye. Sons of The Prophet: Loosely based on Stephen Karam's play of the same name. Written by Stephen Karam. Speech And Debate: Loosely based on Stephen Karam's play of the same name about three misfit teenagers who live in Salem, Oregon. Written by Stephen Karam. Sellevision: Based on Augusten Burroughs' book of the same name- A relentless spoof of cable's home-shopping mania. Written by D.W. Gregory. Tuffy: Based on Paul Beatty's book, Tuff, about the unusual coming-of-age of 19-year-old, obese african Winston "Tuffy" Foshay, who tries to rise above his rough-and-tumble life on the vicious streets of Spanish Harlem. Written by . The Camel Club: Based on David Baldacci's book series of the same name. Written by David Baldacci. Hiram: Free Man: Loosely based on the life of Hiram Rhodes Revels, the first African elected to either chamber of the US Congress. Written by . Shaw: Loosely based on David Baldacci's The Whole Truth and Deliver Us From Evil about Shaw, an operative for a secret global intelligence agency, and Katie James, a disgraced investigative journalist. Written by . Multiple Pieces: Based on David Baldacci's Sean King and Michelle Maxwell book series about two discredited agents who enter a maze of lies, secrets, and deadly coincidences, they uncover a violence that shattered their lives were really a long time in the making - and are a long way from over. Written by . Joe College: Based on Tom Perrotta's book of the same name about an English major at Yale who's stuck with the peculiarities of his roommates, a horrendous crush on a fellow student, while struggling to complete his junior year. Written by Michael Golamco. JAX: About the personal and professional lives of a fictional professional basketball team in Jacksonville, FL. Written by Andrew Case. Life As A Loser: Based on Will Leitch's book of the same name. Written by Christina Calvit. [[]]: Loosely based on Maurice Jackson's Let This Voice Be Heard about the life Anthony Benezet, an abolitionist and educator, in 1750s Philadelphia. Written by . A Dangerous Woman: Based on Mary McGarry Morris' book of the same name about a Vermont woman who is most dangerous to herself. Written by Elisabeth Karlin. The White Boy Shuffle: Based on Paul Beatty's book of the same name about a gleefully satiric gloss on black American history and culture. Written by Paul Beatty & Lynn Nottage. The Rebel Wife: Based on the novel of the same name about young widow trying to survive in the violent world of Reconstruction Alabama, where the old gentility masks a continuing war fueled by hatred, treachery, and still-powerful secrets. Written by Taylor M. Polites. His Children: Based on the British comedy, Bread, about a staunchly Catholic family. In this case, it will be a staunchly Christian family. Written by . [[]]: Slavery in Georgia during the 1850s. Written by . Consultant: Charles R. Johnson. G.L.B.: Loosely based on the life of Glenn Burke and Billy Beans' Going The Other Way: Lessons From A Life In And Out of Major League Baseball. Written by C. Jay Cox & Ira Sachs. Some Dark Places of The Earth: Loosely based on Claire Kiechel's play of the same name. In an ex-pat community in Brussels, ten-year-old Bee imagines herself inside the nightly newscasts of her radio journalist father. When her mother begins an affair with the diplomat next door, Bee recruits the man’s son to help realize her fantasies. As their make-believe escalates, a new reality threatens the fragile world the two families have constructed. Written by Claire Kiechel. Midnight At Noon: On the run after robbing a bank during the great depression, two brothers find themselves trapped in the harsh region known as the Dust Bowl where a ruthless killer hunts them down. Written by Nathaniel Halpern. Hi-De-Hi!: Based on the British comedy of the same name which was set in a holiday camp during the 1950s and 1960s. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Frederick Douglass. Written by . Last of The Summer Wine: Based on the British comedy of the same name about the adventures of three elderly, unmarried friends. Think: The male version of The Golden Girls. Written by . San Soccer: The personal and professional lives of a fictional professional soccer team in San Antonio, TX. Written by Neil Landau & Victor Lodato. Call Time: Written by Josh Woodle. American Frontier: A tale of conquest, survival, persistence, and the merging of peoples and cultures that gave birth and continuing life to America in 1817. Written by . Never The Twain: Based on the British comedy of the same name about two male next-door neighbours and rival antique dealers engaged in continuous one-upmanship. Written by . New York Day: About the lives of people working at a fictional newspaper in 1951. Written by Rebecca Gilman, David Ehrman & Travis Donnelly. The King of America: Based on Samantha Gillison's book of the same name about Stephen Hesse—loosely modeled on Michael Rockefeller, who disappeared 40 years ago in then Dutch New Guinea while collecting primitive art for his father's collection—is an excruciatingly lonely, earnest kid struggling to develop an identity under the crushing weight of his father's millions. Written by . Detroit 365: A gritty drama based in Detroit, MI dealing with social, cultural, sexual and political issues. Written by Joe R. Lansdale. Consultants: Dr. Boyce Watkins & Demetrius Darnell Walker. Recalling What Lies: Loosely based on Alice Pencavel's play of the same name about the nature of boundaries - the crossing and violation of boundaries - in different relationships and on many different levels. It also addresses the concept of memory: how accurate it is, how it defines us, and ultimately how valuable it is. Written by Alice Pencavel. North/South/East/West: A post Korean War drama set in South Bend, IN. Think: Homefront in 1953. Written by Lynn Marie Latham & Bernard Lechowick. Consultant: Russell Banks The Thin Red Line: The ongoings of a firehouse in a small city in 1998. Written by Scott Teems. Americana: Satire on American culture, media & politics. A small town businessman becomes the mayor of a metropolis. Written by Qui Nguyen & Stephen Axelrod. Forty Days At Kamas: Based on Preston Fleming's book series of the same name. Written by Preston Fleming. Some Kind of Fairy Tale: Based on the book of the same name. Written by Graham Joyce. A Long Way From Home: Based on Connie Briscoe's book of the same name about an enslaved mother, daughter, and grandmother of President James Madison. Written by Connie Briscoe. Anti-Anything: Revolving around the life of a working class bigot and his family. Think: All In The Family meets The Office. Written by . Two Trains Running: Loosely based on Andrew Vachss' book of the name name. Written by Robert Nathan. A Modern Feeling: Loosely based on Jason Kim's play of the same name about two homosexual men struggling to find meaning and direction. Written by Jason Kim. Women of The Otherworld: Based on Kelly Armstrong's book series. Written by Julian Sampson & Kelley Armstrong. Margin of Error: Centers on a workaholic campaign strategist who launches a new political campaign every season. Written by D.V. DeVincentis. [[]]: Loosely based on lives of the Scottsboro Boys. Written by . Table 21: Loosely based on T. Rafael Cimino's book of the same name. New York City in December 1999: As one millennium ends and another begins, an erratic chain of events unfold that could change the face of the Italian Mafia forever. In the turmoil, a vacuum is created when one family falls, creating an unprecedented void of power and a subsequent struggle for control of the underworld.Think: The Godfather meets Crash. Written by T. Rafael Cimino. Walls of Stone: A post-Stonewall drama in NYC. Written by Christopher Shinn & Laura Maria Censabella. Alongside Night: Based on J. Neil Schulman's book of the same name. Written by . Mr. Peters' Connections: Based on Arthur Miller's play of the same name. The title character is a former pilot who worked for the airline in its glory days. He recalls flying into a thousand sunsets and bedding eighteen Rockettes in a month, eventually marrying one of them. Now he is an aging, befuddled man lost in a world he no longer understands. Written by Jessica Queller & Thomas Bezucha. Mara Dyer: Based on Michelle Hodkin's book series. Written by Michelle Hodkin. columbinus: Loosely based on Stephen Karam's play of the same name about alienation, hostility and social pressure in high schools. Written by Stephen Karam. Tilda: Satire about the entertainment industry centering on a powerful and reclusive Hollywood blogger. Written by Bill Condon and Cynthia Mort. Juvy: The ongoings of a juvenile detention facility in St. Louis, MO. Written by James DeMonaco & Tom Reilly. When The Bough Breaks: Based on Johnathan Kellerman's book series about Alex Delaware, a forensic psychologist. Written by Nick Santora & Scott Kaufer. One Fifth Avenue: Based on Candace Bushnell's book of the same name about the residents of the prestigious building. Written by Candace Bushnell. Lambs of Men: Loosely based on Charles Dodd White's book of the same name. When a gruesome act of violence stuns the insular mountain community, father and son must journey together to see justice carried out while coming to terms with a deeply troubled family history. Written by Charles Dodd White. Man In The Blue Moon: Based on Michael Morris' book of the same name. While the world is embroiled in World War I, Ella fights her own personal battle to keep the mystical Florida land that has been in her family for generations from the hands of an unscrupulous banker. Written by Michael Morris & Angelina Burnett. Rocco Perri: Loosely based on the life of Rocco Perri. Written by Tobin Addington. Wonders of The Invisible World: Based on Patricia A. McKillip's book of the same name. Written by . American Rock: Based on the life of Nelson Rockefeller in 1957. Written by . Print Men: The personal and professional lives of workers at a men's magazine in 1953. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the disapperance of Hale Boggs and Nick Begich. Written by Nancy Noever. Gonzo: About war journalists in the 1980s searching for a missing comrade in a 24/7-on-edge Central American country rattled by corruption, greed, and political intrigue. Written by Michael Oates Palmer. Unreal Estate: Based on Michael Gross’ book of the same name Unreal Estate: Money, Ambition and the Lust for Land in Los Angeles. Written by Steve Atkinson. The Master Butchers Singing Club: Based on Louise Erdich's book of the same name. Having survived World War I, Fidelis Waldvogel returns to his quiet German village and marries the pregnant widow of his best friend, killed in action. They soon relocate to Argus, ND. When the Old World meets the New--in the person of Delphine Watzka--the great adventure of Fidelis's life begins. Written by . A Curse of Angels: Based on Janyce Lapore's play of the same name about a steelworker Salvador Vinta, an opera lover who rules his family with forbidden love and an iron hand. Written by Janyce Lapore. Canary: The residents of a small West Virginia coal mining town intersect and affect one another in surprising, often humorous ways, as their lives are inextricably shaped by their surroundings. Written by Craig Zobel. Confessions of Georgia Nicholson: Based on Louise Rennison's book series. Written by . The Corrections: Based on Jonathan Franzen's book of the same name. Written by Noah Baumbach. Wocke & Woll: The personal and professional lives of a sports agent, and his group of associates. Think: Sports Night meets The Office. Written by . Crossing The River: Loosely based on Caryl Phillips' book of the same name about about three black people during different time periods and in different continents as they struggle with the separation from their native Africa. Written by . Tree of Smoke: Based on Denis Johnson's book of the same name about a man who joins the CIA in 1965, and begins working in Vietnam during the American involvement there. Written by Jorge Zamacona & Jeff York. Nathaniel of Virginia: Based on the life of Nat Turner. Written by . Brotherhood of War: Based on W. E. B. Griffin's book series about the United States Army from World War II through the Vietnam War. The story centers around the careers of four U.S. Army officers who were lieutenants in the early 1940s. Written by . 3,600 Seconds: Behind the scenes of a TV newsmagazine in 1972. Think: The Eleventh Hour meets 60 Minutes. Written by . Common Prayer: Loosely based on Joan Didion's A Book of Common Prayer. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on Joan Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem and The White Album. Written by . Night Fighter: Based on David Sherman's book series of the same name about the kind of activities experienced by the US Marines and Vietnamese Popular Forces units of the combat-outpost type of the Combined Action Program of the United States Marine Corps. Written by . Spring/Fall: Set in New York City against the backdrop of the fashion world, the project centered on the dysfunctional partnership between two women with different approaches to career, family and friendship. Written by Kate Robin. Lawless: Written by Tom S. Parker & Jim Jennewein. Black Orchid: Based on the comic book character. Written by . Cuomo: Loosely based on the Cuomo family in 1972. Written by Carla Robinson. [[]]: Based on the life of Sigmund Freud beginning in 1885. Written by . Queen & Country: Based on the comic book series of the same name about a female operative of the Special Operations Section of SIS, colloquially known as the Minders. Written by . Couples: Loosely based on John Updike's book of the same name. Written by . X: Loosely based on David Henry Sterry's Chicken: Self-Portrait of A Young Man For Rent, Confessions of A Sex Maniac, Unzipped: A True Story of Sex, Drugs, Rollerskates and Murder, Master of Ceremonies: A True Story of Love, Murder, Roller Skates and Chippendales and Hos, Hookers, Call Girls and Rant Boys: Professionals Writing On Life, Love, Money and Sex. About people leaving behind their former lives [ex-stripper; ex-white supremacist; ex-escort; ex-homosexual; ex-gambler]. Written by . The Poisonwood Bible: Loosely based on Barbara Kingsolver's book of the same name and the Congo Crisis. Written by . James Lanza: Loosely based on the life of James Lanza, an American mobster and boss of the San Francisco crime family. Written by Nilo Cruz. What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day: Loosely based on Pearl Cleage's book of the same name about a black woman who has moved back to her hometown following a positive diagnosis for HIV. Written by . The Last Thing He Wanted: Loosely based on Joan Didion's book of the same name about a woman who inherits her father's position as an arms dealer for the U.S. Government. Written by . Let It Blurt: Based on Jim DeRogatis' book of the same name. Written by . 100 Bullets: Based on the comic book of the same name. Written by David S. Goyer. Full Tilt Boogie: About a middle-aged pot pilot who juggles his life as a smuggler busting the USA/Mexican border with his responsibilities as a father and ex-husband. Written by Amber Crawford-Idell. American Vampire: Based on the comic book series of the same name. Written by Scott Snyder. The Stand: Based on Stephen King's The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition book of the same name. Written by . The Sandman: Based on Neil Gaiman's comic book series of the same name. Written by Neil Gaiman. The Catcher Was A Spy: Loosely based on Nicholas Dawidoff's book of the same name. Written by . Amnesia Moon: Loosely based on Jonathan Lethem's book of the same name. The protagonist is a survivalist named Chaos, who lives in an abandoned megaplex after an apparent nuclear strike. The residents of his town of Hatfork are reliant on a sinister messianic figure named Kellogg for food. Kellogg also has powerful dreams, which he transfers into the minds of others. Chaos's mind is especially receptive, making him reluctant to sleep. Written by . Of Lights and Flowers: About those trying to rebuild their lives in Anchorage, AK after the most powerful recorded earthquake in American history. Written by Janet Allard. 11/22/63: Based on Stephen King's book of the same name about a time traveler who attempts to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Written by . 60 Minute Man: A suburban dad suspects he's involved in a government conspiracy after he discovers his memory is erased during one hour of each day. Written by Graham Yost. The Catcher In The Rye: Loosely based on J. D. Salinger's book of the same name. Written by . All 'Bout Leguizamo: Loosely based on John Leguizamo's Freak, Sexaholix... A Love Story, Ghetto Klown & Pimps, Hos, Playa Hatas, And All The Rest of My Hollywood Friends: My Life. Written by John Leguizamo. Cane River: Loosely based on Lalita Tademy's book of the same name about four generations of slave-born females from 1830s to 1930s. Written by Lalita Tademy, Karen Hall & Misan Sagay. Hi School: Parody of high school life. Written by Peter Saji & Tami Sagher. Music for Torching: Loosely based on the book of the same name about a dysfunctional suburban family in modern-day America dealing with various issues, including sex, social consciousness, infidelity and school violence. Written by A. M. Homes. A Marriage: The anatomy of a couple’s marriage. Written by Marshall Herskovitz & Edward Zwick. Rabbit, Run: Based on John Updike's six books about Harry Angstrom. Written by . 20 Questions: There's nothing that fascinates people quite like a government conspiracy. Unless you're an innocent man caught up in the middle of one and running for your life. Written by Thomas Hines. Retribution: Based on John Fulton's book of the same name about struggle with and against the demands of family loyalty, love, loss, and sexual desire. Written by Lydia Woodward & Marsha Norman. American Man: Delving into the complex, troubling, and humorous contradictions, illusions, and realities of contemporary manhood. Written by David Brind & Merritt Johnson. A View of The Ocean: Loosely based on Jan de Hartog's memoir of the same name - unflinching look at death and the process of dying. Written by Elizabeth Savage Sullivan. William's Law: Loosely based on the life of William O. Douglas, who served 13,358 days on the United States Supreme Court. Written by . Dark Horse: Conspiracy thriller about an undergraduate who's struck by lightning the exact moment his estranged father, a respected neurosurgeon, is killed during an attempt to assassinate a politician likely to have become the next President. Written by Harald Kloser & Roland Emmerich. Downwardly Mobile: The proprietor of a mobile home park serves as a surrogate mother to all the unique people who live there in a challenging economy. Written by Eric Gilliland. Awesometown: A peek behind the curtain of modern 20-something relationships. Written by Adam Sztykiel. One Drop: Loosely based on Bliss Broyard's memoir of the same name. Written by . All Fall Down: A successful female attorney who ends up joining her father's family law practice when she leaves her high-powered big city law firm and moves home to Savannah, GA, where her crazy relatives live. Think: Family Law meets Northern Exposure. Written by Rina Mimoun. Service Included: Loosely based on Phoebe Damrosch's memoir of the same name. Written by . The Center Cannot Hold: Loosely based on Elyn Saks' memoir of the same name. Written by . Snopes of Mississippi: Based on William Faulkner's The Hamlet, The Town, and The Mansion. Written by . Of The Farm: Loosely based on John Updike's book of the same name. Written by . Counter Culture: Three aging sisters who run their family diner together in West Texas find that sibling dynamics are always getting in the way of getting the job done. Written by Stephnie Weir. The Florist's Daughter: Loosely based on Patricia Hampl's memoir of the same name. An elliptical account of family and loss. Written by Lisa Melamed & Alison Tatlock. County: Revolves around the lives of staff members in a frenetic underfunded and morally compromising L.A. County hospital. Think: ER in 2013. Written by Jason Katims. 18 & Beyond: The ongoings of a college campus and its rivalry with a local university. A mix of Felicity, Blue Mountain State and Veronica Mars. Written by Becky Hartman Edwards & Terrence Coli. Scruples: Based on the 1978 bestselling book about a rich and powerful clothes designer in a world of sex, revenge and scandal. Written by Bob Brush & Mel Harris. Laws of Burger: Based on the life of Warren E. Burger. Written by . Empire State: A sprawling drama about two battling families (one rich, one not) in New York. Written by Jeffrey Reiner & Michael Seitzman. Sold!: Exposing the hilarious underbelly of the high-stakes real estate world and finds enough sex, greed, deceit and betrayal to last a lifetime. Written by Silvio Horta. In The Beauty of The Lilies: Loosely based on John Updike's book of the same name. Written by . Bare David: Loosely based on David Sedaris' Naked, Holidays On Ice and Barrel Fever. Written by David Sedaris. The Revelation: Loosely based on Bentley Little's book of the same name. A tale of horror set in a small northern Arizona town, this first novel begins with the desecration of an Episcopal church and the disappearance of the priest and his family. Written by . Possible Side Effects: Loosely based on Augusten Burroughs' Possible Side Effects, A Wolf At The Table, You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas, and Magical Thinking. Written by Augusten Burroughs. The Falcon: Based on the comic book character of the same name. Written by . Black Lightning: Based on the comic book character of the same name. Written by . After Innocence: Loosely based on the documentary of the same name and the Innocence Project about men who were exonerated from death row by DNA evidence. Written by . The Invisible College: Based on the comic book series of the same name about a secret organization battling against physical and psychic oppression using time travel, magic, meditation, and physical violence. Their enemies are the Archons of Outer Church, interdimensional alien gods who have already enslaved most of the human race without their knowledge. Written by . Jupiter Fences: An examination of American popular culture, the underclass, subcultures and alternative lifestyles. Think: Veronica Mars meets Picket Fences. Written by Jeff Melvoin, Tammy Ader & Cathy Belben. [[]]: The lives of social workers in Charlotte, N.C. A mix of East Side/West Side, Judging Amy and The Wire. Written by Robert Gately & Naomi Lamont. [[]]: A mix of Once and Again, thirtysomething, My So-Called Life, Sisters, and Henry James' The Golden Bowl. Written by Barbara Marshall & Geetika Lizardi. The Basic Eight: Loosely based on the book of the same name about Flannery Culp's high school experiences. Written by Daniel Handler. Diary: Loosely baed on Chuck Palahniuk's book of the same name. Misty Wilmot, a once-promising young artist currently working as a waitress in a hotel. Once her husband is in a coma after a suicide attempt, Misty soon finds herself a pawn in a larger conspiracy that threatens to cost hundreds of lives. Written by Chuck Palahniuk. The Crusades: Based on the comic book series. set in a fictionalised San Francisco and featured a large cast of characters whose lives are thrown into disarray by the sudden appearance of a murderous 11th Century Knight in the city. Main Characters included Anton Marx, a leftwing political radio "shock jock", his fact checker girlfriend Venus Kostopikas, her friend Detective Addas Petronas and the rival gangsters Tony Quetone and "the Pope". Written by Steven T. Seagle. Advise and Consent: Based on Allen Drury's Advise and Consent book series. Written by . Black: Loosely based on the life of Hugo Lafayette Black who served as a senator and an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court for three decades. Written by . Vice Town: Loosely based on the life of Hiram C. Gill in 1892 as he deals with "open town" and "closed town" factions while being a lawyer and politician. Written by . The Gospel According to Larry: Based on Janet Tashjian's book series of the same name revolving around seventeen-year-old Josh Swensen, an articulate teen whose dream is to change the world. He creates his own website which he calls "The Gospel According to Larry" because Larry was the most un-biblical name he could think of. He writes articles on this site "preaching" his feelings and ideas about making the world a better place. Written by Janet Tashjian. Royal House: Loosely based on the Biblical story of King David, but set in a kingdom that culturally and technologically resembles the present-day America. Think: Kings in 2013. Written by Michael Green. Brew City: Written by Wendy Calhoun. Paradise Palms: Written by Shelley Meals & Darin Goldberg. 2197 AD: Written by Marina Alburger. Bad Apple: Written by John Francis Whelpley. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of James Strom Thurmond in 1946. Con: Written by Dawn Comer Jefferson. The Bullring: A Mexican American businessman investigates the murder of a farm labor union organizer and uncovers a conspiracy between the union, a drug cartel and the company where the businessman works. The businessman must risk his career and his life to bring the murderers to justice. Written by Luke Garza. Cities in Flight: Based on James Blish's book series of the same name. Written by . Say Something Funny: His family's Lower East Side deli is both a job and a refuge from reality for a jokester with a broken heart. 10 years ago, his father committed suicide in the next room. Now, he must reconcile himself with loss or go down the same path his father did. Written by James Francis Nevins. "Fuck Your Parliament": Satirical look at American political relations with Canada, South Africa, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Think: The West Wing meets Veep. Written by . Chasing Alice: After a series of mysterious child abductions, a young FBI agent's obsession with the supernatural leads him on a wild adventure into a magical fairy tale land, where he befriends famous characters, outwits villains, rescues children, and rediscovers his long-lost sister. Written by Keiko Tamura & Tasha Hardy. BLITZKRIEG: A wannabe crime lord dreams of building an empire in Toronto, but he never counted on the array of thieves, killers and cops who are out to stop him. Written by Schuyler Willson. Thesis: A grad student's thesis research unintentionally gets him caught up with the mob. Written by Richard Averill. Red Rover: A teenager from an abusive background is drawn into the violent world of a charismatic stranger who promises he will never be a victim again. Written by Philip Landa. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Hilmar Moore, the longest-serving elected official in America, and Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Written by . Stockholm, Pennsylvania: 19 years after her kidnapping, Leia is returned home to her parents where she discovers her name is Leanne and her birthday isn't in March. As Leia longs for the life she remembers and the man who made her who she is, Leia's mother works harder than ever to get her daughter back by any means necessary. Written by Nikole Beckwith. Victoria of Homer: Loosely based on the life of Victoria Woodhull. Written by Liz Tigelaar. Living Life: Based on David Soleil's experience as a motivational speaker who has lost his motivation to live. Theme song: Kate Bush's Part Heart. Written by David Soleil. Our Brothers: Inspired by Why I Hate Abercrombie and Fitch: Essays On Race And Sexuality. Written by . Consultant: Cleo Manago. Tubman: Based on the life of William Vacanarat S. Tubman, President of Liberia from 1944-1971. Written by . Moodyology: Loosely based on the life of Raymond Moody and his involvement in parapsychology. Think: Medium meets The X-Files. Written by . [[]]: Based on the United States Army Intelligence Support Activity, a unit tasked to collect actionable intelligence in advance of missions by other US special operations forces in counter-terrorist operations. Think: The Unit meets Army Wives. Written by Paul Redford, Sharon Lee Watson & Carol Flint. Mister J.J.: Based on the life of John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the United States. Written by . Steele's Land: How civilization comes together from chaos by organizing itself around symbols in 1890s Oklahoma Territory. A mix of Deadwood, Cimarron Strip, and The Lazarus Man. Written by . Doktor Sleepless: Loosely based on Warren Ellis's comic book series of the same name about a trust-fund baby and boy genius who is shunned by the counter-culture he helped found. After disappearing from the city of Heavenside three years ago, he suddenly returns having undergone some changes during the interim. Upon his return, he's transformed himself from a relatively mundane man into what he describes as a cartoon mad scientist. Written by . JEG: Loosely based on the life of James E. McGreevey. Think: The West Wing meets Citizen Baines. Written by Karyn Usher & Paula Yoo. Humanial: A mix of Moonlighting, Seeing Things, Remington Steele, and Medium. Written by Glenn Gordon Caron. Think, You Are: A mix of Now and Again, Alias and The Prisoner. Written by Daniel Arkin & Rick Eid. [[]]: The personal and professional life of Isaac Wint, pastor of a non-denominational megachurch in Austin, TX. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the lives of Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan, Gianni Versace, and Calvin Klein. Written by Sally Sussman Morina. More Than Kin: An adaptation of Less Than Kind about a family struggling to operate a driving school out of their home in Omaha, NE. Written by . American Century: Harry Block, a World War II veteran, fakes his own death and makes his way to Central America to create a new identity for himself as Harry Kraft, a hard-drinking smuggler. During a war in Guatemala, a CIA operative blackmails Block into assassinating Rosa de Santiis, a popular leader in opposition to the CIA puppet dictator General Zavala. Afterward, he heads back to the United States, taking a road trip from Hollywood to Chicago to New York, exploring myriad avenues of 1950s American culture. Written by Howard Chaykin. Transmetropolitan: Based on the comic book of the same name. Spider Jerusalem dedicates himself to fighting the corruption and abuse of power of two successive American presidents; he and his assistants strive to keep their world from turning more dystopian than it already is while dealing with the struggles of fame and power, brought about due to the popularity of Spider via his articles. Written by . Deadenders: Loosely based on the comic book series of the same name about a post-apocalyptic future in New Bethleham. Written by Ed Brubaker. [[]]: The ongoings of a Motown-esque record company in the 1970s. Written by Trey Ellis & Travis Donnelly. Southern Ranch: Loosely based on the Dumas Brothel and Chicken Ranch in 1952. Written by . Oh! Calcutta!: Loosely based on the musical of the same name. Written by . Rule of The Bone: Loosely based on Russell Banks' book of the same name about a teenage drug dealer living with his mother and his abusive stepfather. He runs away from home to live with his best friend and a biker gang. Bone, although a hardened drug dealer on the outside, is revealed to be quite compassionate, wanting to free an abused girl named Froggy from her captor and to return his mentor I-Man back to his home. In the end he gives up on family. Written by . The Motion of Water: Loosely based on the Galveston and Florida Keys hurricanes. Written by . Breath & Blood: Loosely based on the life of Herman Webster Mudgett, The Torture Doctor, and H. H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer in 1917. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on Mike Resnick's Distant Replay about a man who sees a woman that looks exactly like his deceased wife. As he gets to know her, he discovers that she has too many things in common for this to be a coincidence. Think Dollhouse meets Now and Again. Written by . The Fortress of Solitude: Loosely based on Jonathan Lethem's book of the same name about two teenage friends, one European and one African, who discover a magic ring. It explores the issues of race and culture, gentrification, self-discovery, and music. Written by . Chip Off The Old Bloch: An examination of father/son relationships loosely based on Michael Chabon's Manhood For Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son. Written by . You Don't Love Me Yet: About alternative music in modern day Los Angeles. Written by Jonathan Lethem. Chronic City: Based on Jonathan Lethem's book of the same name about a circle of friends including a faded child-star actor, a cultural critic, a hack ghost-writer of autobiographies, and a city official. Written by . Thicker Than Blackwater: Loosely based on Brian Azzarello's comic book series, Loveless, about the dynamic relationship between Wes Cutter, a sheriff, and the townspeople (most of whom hate him), the fate of Cutter's wife, and the lingering feelings of animosity between North and South after the end of the US Civil War. Written by Brian Azzarello. Tenth of December: Based on George Saunders' book of the same name. Written by . Werewolves In Their Youth: Loosely based on Michael Chabon's book of the same name about problems arising in marriages. Written by . Husband & Wife: A fictionalized version of Married in America set in Louisville, KY. Written by Linda Gase, Anthony Sparks & Jeffrey Stepakoff. Philyations: A mix of Babyfather, Sex & The City and Manchild in 2002. Set in Philadelphia, PA. Written by Thomas Bradshaw & Alexa Junge. Faces of January: Loosely based on Patricia Highsmith's The Two Faces of January, The Glass Cell, Those Who Walk Away, and the life of Joseph Weil. Written by . The Sense of The Past: Loosely based on Henry James book of the same name about an American who trades places with a remote ancestor in early 19th century England, and encounters many complications in his new surroundings. Written by . Black Fury: Loosely based on the comic book series of the same name about Miss Fury. Her alter ego is wealthy socialite Marla Drake. Written by . Thomas/Tommy/Tom: Loosely based on Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley book series. Written by . The King of America: Loosely based on Rod Glenn book of the same name. Set in an America where the future merges with the past, the king is betrayed by his closest friend, plunging the nation into a civil war.As the two sides collide, the king is cast into a desperate chase across America as Lexus dedicates every resource to the hunt. Written by . Women of Manhattan: Loosely based on John Patrick Shanley's play of the same name about the lives of three NYC women: one has recently split up with her boyfriend, one is married, and one is considered a fag hag by the other two. Written by . The Authority: Based on Warren Ellis's comic book series of the same name about a team of superheroes who get the job done by any means necessary. Written by . Shock & Awe: Loosely based on Keith Harmon Snow, a former genocide investigator who is considered persona non grata in Rwanda and Ethiopia. Written by . Crooked Little Vein: Loosely based on Warren Ellis's book of the same name about Michael McGill, a burned-out private investigator, who is hired by a corrupt White House Chief of Staff to find a second "secret" U.S. Constitution, which had been lost in a whorehouse by Richard Nixon. What follows is a scavenger hunt across America, exposing its seedier side along the way. McGill is joined by surreal college student side-kick, Trix, who is writing a thesis on sexual fetishes. Written by . Black Summer: Loosely based on Warren Ellis's comic book series of the same name about The Seven Guns, an association of politically-aware scientist-inventors, who create their own superhuman enhancements through extreme body modifications experiments. Written by . Global Frequency: Loosely based on Warren Ellis's comic book series of the same name about an independent, covert intelligence organization headed by a former intelligence agent. The purpose of the organization is to protect and rescue the world from the consequences of the various secret projects that the governments of the world have established, which are unknown to the public at large. The people on the Global Frequency are chosen and called on for their specialized skills in a variety of areas, from military personnel, intelligence agents, police detectives to scientific researchers, academics, athletes, former criminals and assassins. These threats that the organization deals with are equally varied and usually world-threatening, ranging from rogue military operations and paranormal phenomena to terrorist attacks and religious cults. Written by Scott Nimerfro & John Rogers. Dangerous Bill: Loosely based on the life of Bill Hicks, a stand-up comedian, satirist, and social critic. Written by . 13th Grade: A slacker 18 year old as he navigates the world of community college after just being dumped by his girlfriend. Written by Derek Waters. Cripro: A spoof on crime procedurals about a washed-up TV action hero - who at the peak of his career was ceremonially deputized by local law enforcement - falsely believes he can solve crimes in real life. His student, Jason, becomes his sidekick. Think: Lookwell meets Reno 911!. Written by Conan O'Brien, Robert Smigel & Andy Richter. Consultant: Peter Blauner Tear A Bull (aka Double T): A satirical look at the personal and professional lives of a low-level member of the Texas Legislature and his staff. Written by Larry Wilmore. Consultant: Lee Blessing. Infinite Jest: Based on David Foster Wallace's book of the same name about the missing master copy of a film cartridge, titled Infinite Jest and referred to in the novel as "the Entertainment" or "the samizdat". The film, so entertaining to its viewers that they lose all interest in anything other than viewing it and thus eventually die, was the final work of James O. Incandenza before his suicide by microwave. He completed it during a stint of sobriety requested by its lead actress, Joelle Van Dyne. Quebecois separatists are interested in acquiring a master, redistributable copy of the work to aid in acts of terrorism against the United States. The United States Office of Unspecified Services is seeking to intercept the master copy of the film to prevent mass dissemination and the destabilization of the Organization of North American Nations. Joelle and later Hal seek treatment for substance abuse problems at The Ennet House Drug and Alcohol Recovery House, and Marathe visits the rehabilitation center to pursue a lead on the master copy of the Entertainment, tying the characters and plots together. Written by . I Am Monica Saunders: A fictionalized version of Martha Stewart in 1996. Written by Bob Bartlett. Addicks: A pair of recovering addicts: one's an ex-drug dealer/gigolo, the other's an heir to a fortune he can't collect until he's sober. Written by Jason Dean Hall & Justin Spitzer. American Darkness: A man relocates his family to a town run by a powerful, but mysterious tycoon. They soon realize that not everything in the town is as it seems. A mix of Picket Fences, American Gothic, The Dead Zone, The X-Files, and A Clockwork Orange. Written by . Beat Generation: A group of American post-World War II writers who come to prominence in the 1950s, as well as the cultural phenomena they document and inspire. Central elements of the beat culture include rejection of received standards, innovations in style, experimentation with drugs, alternative sexualities, an interest in Eastern religion, a rejection of materialism, and explicit portrayals of the human condition. Written by . American Post: The personal and professional lives of staff at a Huffington Post-type website. A mix of The Eleventh Hour, and The Newsroom. Written by Cherie Bennett & Jeff Gottesfeld. Consultant: Gerald Early The Marriage Plot: Loosely based on Jeffrey Eugenides's book of the same name about three female college friends beginning in their senior year in 1982. Written by . I Do, Sometimes: Exploring mixed-orientation marriages. A mix of Far From Heaven, Once & Again, Mulligans, A Single Man, and Shortbus. Written by Todd Haynes & Eileen Myers. Big Machine: Based on Victor LaValle's book of the same name. Ricky Rice is an ex-junkie African bus station porter survivor of a suicide cult whose life is changed when a mysterious letter arrives summoning him to a remote compound in Vermont. Written by Victor LaValle. The Broom of The System: Loosely based on David Foster Wallace's book of the same name about an emotionally challenged woman questions her own reality as she navigates three separate crises: her great-grandmother's escape from a nursing home, a neurotic boyfriend, and a suddenly vocal pet cockatiel. Written by . Scalped: Based on the comic book series of the same name about the residents of an Indian reservation in modern-day South Dakota as they grapple with organized crime, poverty, alcoholism, local politics and the preservation of their cultural identity. Written by . All That Is: Loosely based on James Slater’s book of the same name about a naval officer who returns to America and finds a position as a book editor. In this world of dinners, deals, and literary careers, Bowman finds that he fits in perfectly. But despite his success, what eludes him is love. His first marriage goes bad, another fails to happen, and finally he meets a woman who enthralls him—before setting him on a course he could never have imagined for himself. Romantic and haunting as it explores a life unfolding in a world on the brink of change. It is a dazzling, sometimes devastating labyrinth of love and ambition, a fiercely intimate account of the great shocks and grand pleasures of being alive. Written by . With or Without You: Loosely based on Domenica Ruta’s book of the same name. Domenica grew up in a working-class, unforgiving town north of Boston, in a trash-filled house on a dead-end road surrounded by a river and a salt marsh. Her mother, Kathi, a notorious local figure, was a drug addict and sometimes dealer whose life swung between welfare and riches, and whose highbrow taste was at odds with her hardscrabble life. And yet she managed, despite the chaos she created, to instill in her daughter a love of stories. Written by . The Glass Castle: Loosely based on Jeannette Walls’ book of the same name. Written by . Where'd You Go, Bernadette: Based on Maria Semple's book of the same name. Once a revered architect, Bernadette has become such a neurotic mess that she outsources her simplest errands to a virtual assistant in India. When Bernadette suddenly disappears, Bee follows her mother's unusual paper trail to track her down. Written by Maria Semple. Triburbia: Based on Karl Taro Greenfeld's book of the same name about a group of families in a fashionable Manhattan neighborhood wrestling with the dark realities of their lives. A hip group of fathers meet every morning for breakfast and banter while glossing over the dysfunction festering in the privacy of their airy lofts: affairs, bad marriages, bad kids, accusations of fabricating a memoir, etc. These one-percenters appear to have everything, but they're ruined by too many options; as a result, their lives end up looking like those of dissatisfied suburbanites, only a bit uglier. Written by . We Only Know So Much: Loosely based on Elizabeth Crane's book of the same name about a dysfunctional family: Jean, the people-pleasing mother who's having an affair; her husband, Gordon, an insufferable know-it-all who's losing his memory; Priscilla, a text-a-minute brat who dreams of becoming a reality TV star; and Otis, an offbeat loner longing for love. Our narrator is an omniscient We who reports the goings-on of the family with the breathless glee of an incurable gossip. Written by Elle Triedman & Nikki Toscano. Inside: Based on Alix Ohlin's book of the same name. A therapist rescues a man from an attempted suicide only to fall in love with him; a deeply troubled aspiring actress takes in the homeless runaway sleeping on her doorstep; a divorcée starved for connection leaves one hopeless situation for another. Written by . The Expats: Loosely based on Chris Pavone's book of the same name. When her husband, Dexter, lands a high-paying job in Luxembourg, Kate Moore gladly quits her secret life as a CIA agent to reinvent herself as an expat housewife. But she has to put her espionage skills to use again when another American couple arrives in town and tells her that Dexter might have a secret life of his own. Written by . Ten Thousand Saints: Based on Eleanor Henderson's book of the same name about a group of friends, lovers, parents and children through the straight-edge music scene and the early days of the AIDS epidemic. Written by . Drop City: Loosely based on T. Coraghessan Boyle's book of the same name. It is 1970, and a California commune has decided to relocate to the last frontier—the unforgiving landscape of interior Alaska—in the ultimate expression of going back to the land. Armed with the spirit of adventure and naïve optimism, the inhabitants arrive in the wilderness of Alaska only to find their utopia already populated by other young homesteaders. When the two communities collide, unexpected friendships and dangerous enmities are born as everyone struggles with the bare essentials of life: love, nourishment, and a roof over one’s head. Written by . Wonderland: Loosely based on Joyce Carol Oates's book of the same name. Written by . [[]]: The exploits of a record label. Written by Dan Ahearn & David Caudle. [[]]: A mysterious institute which studies the human mind. A mix of Dollhouse, The Second Lady, The Manchurian Candidate, The Pretender, and Now and Again. Written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Juan Carlos Coto & Dean Widenmann. [[]]: Loosely based on the Atlanta Child Murders and Charles Sanders. Written by Geoffrey S. Fletcher. [[]]: Loosely based on the lives of Alfred Kinsey, Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Havelock Ellis, Magnus Hirschfeld, Kurt Freund & Vern Bullough. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Ralph David Abernathy Sr.. Written by . [[]]: The exploits of the sex industry in 1973. A mix of Boogie Nights and The Fluffer. Written by . [[]]: The personal and professional lives of the Kentucky Supreme Court justices. Think: First Monday meets The West Wing. Written by Evan Katz, Ellen Herman & Christopher Ambrose. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Harry Belafonte. Written by . [[]]: A former football player, Redde Wycel, is charged with the murder of his ex wife, and tries to uncover the truth about her death. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the Breckinridge family in 1797. Written by . The Man: Loosely based on Irving Wallace's book of the same name about the socio-political consequences in U.S. society when a black man becomes President of America. Written by . Ooh! Ah!: The lives of sex therapists and their clients. Written by Jim Leonard & Kate Robin. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of George Edwin Taylor. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Sam Cooke. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on The Jackson 5 in 1975. Written by . Pause: The ongoings of a Rolling Stone type magazine in 1977. Written by Jon Harmon Feldman & Dana Baratta. [[]]: Comedic look at married life. A mix of Mad About You, Married People, and The King of Queens. Written by Michael J. Weithorn, David Litt & Rob Ulin. News Rock: The ongoings of a fictional TV news station. Think: Cop Rock with journalists. Written by Bob Lowry, Michael Hollinger & Adam Gwon. [[]]: The lives of hospice care workers. Theme song: Audra Mae's My Lonely Worry. Written by Dahvi Waller & Joan Binder Weiss. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Brad Blanton, the man who developed radical honesty. Written by . [[]]: The lives of a Spice Girls type group. Written by Mike Herro & David Strauss. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Stokely Carmichael. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of James Bevel. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of James Arthur Baldwin, a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. Written by . [[]]: The life of a Marilyn Monroe type woman in 1964. Written by Josh Reims & Bruce Miller. [[]]: A fictionalized version of The Phil Donahue Show. Written by . [[]]: A spoof on court shows about two judges. A mix of Judge Judy and Judge Joe Brown. Written by Jennifer Celotta & Anthony Q. Farrell. [[]]: The complexities of open relationships. A mix of Swingtown and Once and Again. Theme by Melissa McClelland. Written by Mike Kelley & David Schulner. [[]]: Loosely based on Lisa Arends's Lessons From the End of A Marriage. Written by Victoria Morrow, Coleman Herbert & Scott Teems. Private Nature: The ongoings of an escort agency in San Francisco. Written by Gina Fattore & Tom Kapinos. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of David Vitter. Written by . [[]]: The life of a Vince McMahon type man. Written by Daniel Chun & Phil Johnston. [[]]: The life of an Estée Lauder type woman. Written by Katherine Fugate. American District: The ongoings of a Washington, D.C. based public relations firm. A mix of The Good Wife and The West Wing. Written by Barry M. Schkolnick, Steve Lichtman & Alexandra Cunningham. [[]]: Loosely based on the lives of Ted Haggard and Paul Barnes. Written by . American Politricks (aka American Complex): Satire on American politics and the mainstream media. A mix of That's My Bush! and Veep. Theme song: Morrissey's Let Me Kiss You. Written by David Bickel, Halsted Sullivan & Ken Urban. [[]]: The lives of members of a Ku Klux Klan type of group in 1924. Written by Keith Josef Adkins. Seasons of Life: Coming of age 1965 drama in San Francisco, CA. Written by Toni Graphia & Jill Gordon. Flycatcher: The life of an Anita Bryant type woman in 1979. Written by . American Tabloid: Loosely based on James Ellroy's Underworld USA Trilogy about political and legal corruption. Written by . Fill In The Blanks: An espionage team of former members of the FBI, DIA, DEA, and CIA. A mix of Counterstrike, The Equalizer, La Femme Nikita, Alias, and The Unit. Written by David Mamet & Lynn Mamet. Consultant: Stephen L. Carter. American Tycoon: Loosely based on Harold Robbins' Tycoon about an entrepreneur who builds an empire in broadcasting. Written by Anne Kenney & Daniel Steck. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard, a civil rights/fraternal organization leader, entrepreneur and surgeon. Written by . American Blaks (aka So Blak!): A no holds barred satire on black life in America. Loosely based on the lives of Richard Pryor, Dick Gregory, Patrice O'Neal, and Steve "The Dean" Williams. Written by Warren Hutcherson, Malcolm D. Lee & Lamont Ferrell. Cookbrity: The life of a Bobby Flay type celebrity cook. Written by Peter Ocko, Allison Silverman & Vijal Patel. [[]]: The life of a Rush Limbaugh/Glenn Beck/Mark Levin type radio talk show host. Written by Angus MacLachlan. American Peaks: Loosely based on the Thurston County ritual abuse case, Dissociative identity disorder, File 18, and the lives of John DeCamp, Elizabeth Loftus and Valerie Sinason. Written by . International Cunts (aka i-Cunts): A blistering look at humanity. Written by . K Is For Killing: Loosely based on Daniel Easterman's book of the same name in which America is ruled by a coalition of the America First Committee and Ku Klux Klan. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Jim Jones. Written by . [[]]: A mix of Nowhere Man, The Prisoner, The Pretender, North by Northwest, and Three Days of the Condor. Written by Laurence Andries & Sam Humphrey. To Live & Die In Tucson: An unflinching look at mental health issues in America. Set in Tucson, AZ. Written by Davey Holmes. [[]]: Based on the Black Arts Movement. Written by . 21st Century Matches: The life of a Patti Stanger type woman. Written by Melanie Marnich & Barry O'Brien. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Ralph Waldo Greene Jr.. Written by . [[]]: The lives of a White Panther Party type political collective in 1968. Written by . The Broken Hearts Club: A coming of age drama loosely based on The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy. Written by . [[]]: The life of an Ann Coulter type woman. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. Written by . [[]]: The ongoings of the Allegheny County council. A mix of The West Wing and Boss. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Eddie Noel. Written by . [[]]: The life of a JFK Jr. type socialite. Written by Roger Wolfson. [[]]: The ongoings of a non-denominational Christian college in Bakersfield, CA. Written by . [[]]: The life of the governor of Ohio and his staff. Think: The West Wing meets House of Cards. Written by . [[]]: The ongoings of a Christian Voice type political advocacy group. Written by . Peachtree Lines: The personal and professional life of Lincoln Rylan, mayor of Atlanta, and his staff. A mix of The West Wing, Boss, and House of Cards. Written by . The Fake & The Fakest: A fictionalized version of The Real Housewives. Written by Linwood Boomer & Matt Hubbard. [[]]: The life of a George Wallace type politician. Written by . Polialk: Satire on American political talk shows. A mix of Crossfire, Firing Line, The McLaughlin Group, and The Chris Matthews Show. Theme song: Lydia Taylor's Love A Little Harder. Written by Robert Carlock, Bob Brush & Norma Safford Vela. [[]]: The life of a Daniel Keenan Savage type man. Written by . Phantom Stranger: Based on the comic book character of the same name with unspecified paranormal origins who battles mysterious and occult forces. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Ella Fitzgerald. Written by Darnell Martin & Michael Elliot. [[]]: The ongoings of a public-access television station. Think: Public Access meets Alternative Views in 1999. Written by . [[]]: The life of a Steve Forbes type publishing executive. Written by Taylor Elmore. [[]]: The life of a David Geffen type record executive, screen/theatrical producer, and philanthropist in 1982. Written by R. Scott Gemmill. [[]]: The life of a Matthew Nathan Drudge type man in 2003. Written by . [[]]: A mix of Regarding Henry, Marvin's Room, Bringing Out the Dead, Wit, Closer, The Squid and the Whale, and Margot at the Wedding. Written by Noah Baumbach, Rick Moody & Ann Patchett. [[]]: A mix of White Sands, The Man Who Knew Too Much, North by Northwest, and Freedomland. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on Upton Sinclair's The Jungle about poverty, the absence of social programs, unpleasant living and working conditions, and the hopelessness prevalent among the working class, which is contrasted with the deeply rooted corruption of people in power. Written by . [[]]: The ongoings of a National Review type magazine. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Orval Faubus. Written by Gregory Poirier & Paul Redford. Atomic Knight: Loosely based on the comic book character of the same name. Written by . [[]]: The ongoings of an interior design firm in Minneapolis, MN. A mix of Designing Women, Will & Grace, and The Office. Written by Carrie Kemper, Graham Wagner & David M. Matthews. [[]]: The ongoings of a venture capital firm. A mix of Profit, Revenge, and Chinatown. Written by . The Royal Tenenbaums: Loosely based on the film of the same name. Written by Anthony Q. Farrell & Derek Ahonen. Sidney's Window: Loosely based on Lorraine Hansberry's The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window about a man named Sidney, his pitfalls within his personal life, and struggles in Bohemian culture. Written by . The Good Widow: A mix of The Good Wife, The Brethren, The Confession, and the D.C. Madam scandal of 2006. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the events leading up to Ruby Ridge. Written by . [[]]: The ongoings of a Bank of America type bank in 2005. Inspired by The International. Written by . Drof Men: The ongoings of a multinational automaker in 1987. Think: Mad Men with cars. Written by Will Rokos. [[]]: The ongoings of a pharmaceutical corporation. Written by Melinda Hsu Taylor & Robert L. Rovner. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Joe Francis, creator of Girls Gone Wild. Written by . [[]]: The rise and fall of a pop music group in 1966. Inspired by Paul McCartney Died In 1966 urban legend. Written by . [[]]: The ongoings of a male revue in 2008. Written by Rob Fresco, Jill E. Blotevogel & Jason Ning. Undisclosed: Loosely based on Michal Milstein & Marlin Marynick's Undisclosed: Secrets of The AIDS Epidemic. Written by . American Krime (aka Krime In The USA): A mockumentary-style parody of law enforcement documentary shows and crime procedurals. A mix of Reno 911!, Miami Vice, Law & Order, NYPD Blue, and the CSI franchise. Written by Sean Abley, Liz Duffy Adams & Jeffrey Adams. It's Just Sex: Satire on the American sexual revolution. Written by Thomas McCarthy. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Andy Warhol. Written by Michael Dahlie & Allison Lynn. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Walter Washington, the first mayor of the District of Columbia. Written by . American Fluff: The life of a male fluffer. Written by Steve Hely. [[]]: Set against the backdrop of the Holy Week Uprising. A mix of I'll Fly Away, Homefront, Any Day Now, and Crash. Written by Gregory Allen Howard, Gary Hardwick, Rob Hardy & Brian Bird. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Johnnie L. Cochran Jr.. Written by . [[]]: The ongoings of a cosmetics company in 1992. Think: Mad Men with makeup. Written by Amy Herzog & Lisa Joy. [[]]: The personal and professional lives of clinical psychologists. Written by . [[]]: The ongoings of a modeling agency in 2006. Written by Annie Weisman & Natalie Krinsky. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Tina Turner in 1987. Written by Janine Sherman Barrois & Elizabeth Hunter. [[]]: The ongoings of an upscale lifestyle company and fashion retailer. Written by Wendy Mericle & Sara Parriott. [[]]: The ongoings of a real estate firm. Written by Adele Lim & William H. Brown. [[]]: The life of a cultural critic. Written by Thomas McCarthy. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of James Brown. Written by Reggie Rock Bythewood & Gina Prince-Bythewood. Empire: Based on Orson Scott Card's book series of the same name about a possible second American Civil War, this time between the Right Wing and Left Wing in the near future. Written by . [[]]: A spoof on primetime serials centering around a wealthy clan. A mix of Dallas, Dynasty, Falcon Crest, The Colbys, Titans, and Pasadena. Written by Matt Whitney, Jeanne Leitenberg & Annemarie Navar-Gill. [[]]: Based on David Wellington's werewolf series Frostbite and Overwinter. Written by . [[]]: A mix of The Parallax View, The Domino Principle, Blow Out, No Way Out and Enemy of The State. Written by David Ayer & John Sayles. Animal Man: Based on the comic book character of the same name. Bernhard Baker acquires the ability to temporarily “borrow” the abilities of animals. Using these powers, he fights crime as the costumed superhero. Written by . Philly Blues (aka Bluesidelphia): The lives of the Philadelphia Police Department's officers. A mix of The Chicago Code, Southland, Miami Vice, and Robbery Homicide Division. Written by David Graziano, Angela Amato Velez & Todd A. Kessler. Etta Jenks: Loosely based on the play of the same name about a young woman who chases her dreams to sun-soaked LA to become a movie star, but soon the shadows of this city rear up to claim her. Etta aspires to succeed but is sucked down into the porn industry, a world which seduces and abuses, and can illuminate your name in dirty neon. A dark comic thriller about sex and survival. Written by Marlane Gomard Meyer. [[]]: The life of Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States, in 1837. Written by . Jack: Loosely based on the life of John Arthur Johnson in 1933. Written by . Dayworld: Loosely based on Philip José Farmer's book series of the same name about a dystopian future in which an overpopulated world solves the problem by allocating people only one day per week. For the rest of the six days they are 'stoned,' a kind of suspended animation. Written by Rand Ravich, Far Shariat & Hans Tobeason. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Joseph Nicolosi, founder of the NARTH. Written by . [[]]: The ongoings of a Peoples Temple type religious organization in 1991. Written by . [[]]: A satirical look at suburban life with an examination of the Christian left, Christian right, social conservatism, and libertarian conservatism ideologies. A mix of Polyester, Celebrity, American Beauty & Desperate Housewives. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Richard Wayne Penniman aka Little Richard. Written by . [[]]: The lives of U.S. armed forces members returning home from the Afghanistan and Iraq War. Written by Lydia Woodward, Moira Walley-Beckett & Nancy Hult Ganis. [[]]: The lives of political consultants, campaign managers, lobbyists, and advocacy journalists. A mix of Lou Grant, The West Wing, Breaking News, and The Eleventh Hour. Written by Adam Johnson. [[]]: The ongoings of a Minor League Baseball team in Ohio. Written by Jamie Gorenberg & David Schladweiler. The Tales of Alvin Maker: Based on Orson Scott Card's book series about a man who discovers he has incredible powers for creating and shaping things around him. It takes place in an alternate history of the American frontier in the early 19th century, to some extent based on early American folklore and superstition. Written by Orson Scott Card. Congorilla: Based on the comic book character of the same name. Written by . The Rule of Fate: Loosely based on the play of the same name about a Hollywood film family. Written by Marlane Gomard Meyer. Mister Harding: The life of Warren G. Harding in 1920. Written by . [[]]: A fictionalized version of The Day the Music Died in 1999. Written by . [[]]: The ongoings of a casual dining restaurant chain. Written by John A. Norris & Terrence Coli. [[]]: The life of a federal judge in Texas. Written by Carol Flint, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich & Peter Noah. Sharp Teeth: Based on Toby Barlow's book of the same name about packs of werewolves struggling for power in the underbelly of Los Angeles. Written by Angelina Burnett & Sarah Thorp. Teendom: A parody of teen television series and films. A mix of Election, Heathers, Varsity Blues, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Bring It On, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Never Been Kissed, Cruel Intentions, Mean Girls, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Clueless, Dead Poets Society, Lean On Me, Juno, Veronica Mars, Dawson's Creek, My So-Called Life, Gilmore Girls, Gossip Girl, Ready or Not, Popular, and But I'm a Cheerleader. Written by David B. Harris, Austin Winsberg & Emily Whitesell. [[]]: The life of a Helen Kendrick Johnson type writer and prominent activist opposing the women's suffrage movement in 1911. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, pioneer of the modern homosexual rights movement, in 1935. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Leonard Matlovich in 1991. Written by . [[]]: The ongoings of a Philadelphia private club in 1962. Loosely based on the Yale Club of New York City. Written by . [[]]: The ongoings of an alternative medical practice in Omaha, NE. Written by Yahlin Chang, Tom Garrigus & Patrick Harbinson. Polymerican: The lives of polyamorous people. Written by Tracy Letts. [[]]: Loosely based on the lives of Kenneth Bancroft Clark and Mamie Phipps Clark. Written by Diane Ademu-John. [[]]: A man runs for elected office after a 20 year break. A mix of Citizen Baines, The Wire, and Boss. Written by James Yoshimura, Robert Schenkkan & Jesse Stern. The Geography of Luck: Loosely based on the play of the same name about a former rockabilly star who is released from prison on parole. He was serving a sentence for murdering his wife. Written by Marlane Gomard Meyer. Little, Big: Loosely based on John Crowley's book of the same name about the intertwined family trees of the Drinkwaters and their relations—from the turn of the twentieth century to a sparsely-described dystopian future America ruled by a sinister despot. Written by John Crowley. Four Freedoms: Loosely based on John Crowley's book of the same name centering around a fictional aircraft manufacturing plant during the 1940s. Written by . The Story Sisters: Loosely based on Alice Hoffman's book of the same name: a dark family saga of three sisters plagued by uncommon sadness. Written by Alice Hoffman. Women and Men: Loosely based on Joseph McElroy's book of the same name about the life, the partly mythic ancestry, and the partly science fictional future of James Mayn, a business and technology journalist. Written by . Mister Roosevelt: The life of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1911. Written by . [[]]: Mystery surrounding the death of a deputy mayor in 1989. Upon his death, shoeboxes and briefcases with more than $900,000 in cash are found in his home along with 19 cases of whiskey, 8 transistor radios, and 102 packs of cigarettes. Inspired by Paul Taylor Powell. Written by Salvatore Stabile. The Wicked Years: Based on the book series of the same name which are a revisionist take on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and related books. Written by Gregory Maguire & Chris Provenzano. [[]]: The life of a Washington, D.C. socialite and philanthropist. Written by Tristine Skyler & Kath Lingenfelter. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of John Nance Garner IV in 1979. Written by . [[]]: The life of Abigail Adams. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Cordell Hull, the longest serving U.S. Secretary of State. Written by . The Color of Water: Loosely based on the memoir The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother. Written by James McBride & Craig Brewer. [[]]: Life in the Confederate States of America in 1861. Written by Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Michael C. Martin & Tanya Hamilton. [[]]: Life in the Roman Empire. Written by Scott Buck & John Milius. [[]]: Loosely based on Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Henry Gerber, a homosexual rights activist, in 1931. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Idi Amin. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Robert Mugabe in 1973. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Don Mellett in 1929, a journalist who was assassinated after confronting local organized crime. Written by Steve Lichtman, Rob Ackerman & John Mankiewicz. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Patrice Lumumba. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Walter Liggett in 1946 who exposed a criminal syndicate between organized crime and the Minnesota political establishment. Written by Shelley Meals & Darin Goldberg. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Dulcie September. Written by Becky Mode & Karyn Usher. Outline of My Lover: Loosely based on Douglas A. Martin's book of the same name in which the central character has a long term romantic relationship with the lead singer of a successful southern alternative band. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Louis Botha, the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on Philip José Farmer's A Barnstormer in Oz in which the Hank Stover, a pilot and the son of Dorothy Gale, finds himself in Oz when his plane gets lost in a green cloud over Kansas. The Oz he discovers is on the brink of civil war; he encounters Erakna, the new Wicked Witch. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Leslie Lynch King, Jr., the first unelected President of America. Written by . [[]]: A journalist with close ties to the Mafia in the 80s. Written by Brian Burns & Edward Fitzgerald Burns. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Jan Smuts who served as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 until 1924 and from 1939 until 1948. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Elijah Parish Lovejoy in 1849. Written by Lewis Colick & John Pielmeier. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Hendrik Verwoerd, the man behind the conception and implementation of apartheid. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of James Earl Carter Jr., the 39th President of America. Written by . Fade: Loosely based on Robert Cormier's book of the same name about a teenage boy who discovers he can "fade". "Fading" is the term used for becoming invisible. Written by James Stoteraux, Chad Fiveash & Abby Gewanter. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of F. W. de Klerk, the last State President of apartheid-era South Africa. Written by . In The Middle of The Night: Loosely based on Robert Cormier's book of the same name about a teenage boy whose father was involved in a tragic accident that killed several children. He's not allowed to drive or answer the phone and his family moves so often he's always the new kid in school. But one afternoon, Denny disobeys his parents and answers a phone call, after which he finds himself drawn into a relationship with the mystery caller...someone who wants revenge. Written by David Fury & Frank Renzulli. [[]]: Based on Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves and The Whalestoe Letters. Written by Mark Z. Danielewski. [[]]: Based on the actions of the African National Congress in 1912. Written by . Here On Earth: Loosely based on Alice Hoffman's book of the same name about a woman who returns with her teenage daughter to the Massachusetts town where she grew up. After returning to the town that she grew up in, she finds herself reunited with a lost love. This dark and twisted tale tells of the capabilities of love and how far one is willing to go for it. Written by . [[]]: Based on the actions of the National Party, the governing party of South Africa from June 1948 until May 1994. Written by Ann Peacock, Troy Blacklaws, Mark Behr & Shawn Slovo. [[]]: Loosely based on the British series Absolutely Fabulous. Written by . [[]]: The life of a Jesse Woodson James type man in 1897. Written by Kater Gordon. [[]]: Loosely based on the American Indian Movement, a Native American organization in 1968. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the British series The Vicar of Dibley. Written by . Are You Served?: Loosely based on the British series Are You Being Served?. Written by . [[]]: Based on William Edward Burghardt Du Bois's Black Flame trilogy. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Mark R. M. Wahlberg in 1993. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the British series Only Fools and Horses. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Charles Lindbergh. Written by Rolin Jones & Robin Veith. 191: Based on the Southern Victory Series by Harry Turtledove which depicts a world in which the Confederacy won the American Civil War. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Robert George Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party. Written by . Resurrection Day: Loosely based on the book of the same name where the Cuban missile crisis escalated to a full-scale war, the Soviet Union is devastated, and the USA has been reduced to a third-rate power, relying on Britain for aid. Written by Brendan DuBois. [[]]: Based on Philip José Farmer's trilogy A Feast Unknown, Lord of the Trees and The Mad Goblin. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the kidnapping of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. in 1982. Written by Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton. [[]]: Based on the Civil War book series by Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen, and Albert S. Hanser. Written by . The World Next Door: Loosely based on the book of the same name. It takes place in the mid-1990s, at two interlinked alternate realities. In one of them, the Cuban Missile Crisis had escalated into a major nuclear exchange. What was left of the United States disintegrated into numerous virtually-independent enclaves, though President John F. Kennedy is still alive in a bunker somewhere. Written by Brad Ferguson. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Pocahontas in 1829. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on Replay. A radio journalist dies and awakens back in 1963 in his 18-year-old body. He then begins to relive his life with intact memories of the previous 25 years. This happens repeatedly with different events in each cycle. Written by George Mastras. 1—9—9—0: An examination of life in the 1990s. Set in Austin, TX. Written by Patrick Sheane Duncan & Paul J. Levine & Gennifer Hutchinson. Codex Alera: Based on Jim Butcher's book series of the same name. It chronicles the coming-of-age of Tavi in the realm of Alera, an empire similar to Rome, on the world of Carna. Every Aleran has some degree of command over elemental forces or spirits called furies, save for Tavi, who is considered unusual for his lack of one. As the aging First Lord struggles to maintain his hold on a realm on the brink of civil war, Tavi must use all of his intelligence to save Alera. Written by Jim Butcher. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Rajmund Roman T. Polański. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Lena Horne. Written by Kasi Lemmons & Vondie Curtis-Hall. [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Lucille Ball. Written by . [[]]: A time travel comedy/drama/musical reimagining of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 2000. Written by . [[]]: A parallel universe inhabited by humans, werewolves, ghosts, legendary creatures, and genetically engineered animals with human characteristics. Written by Scott Nimerfro & Sebastian Gutierrez. [[]]: Based on the life of Heracles, his consorts and children. Written by John Shiban & Sam Catlin. The Spellman Files: Based on Lisa Lutz's book series of the same name about a family of private investigators, who, while very close knit, are also intensely suspicious and spend much time investigating each other. Written by . [[]]: Based on George Pelecanos's Derek Strange and Terry Quinn, private investigators in Washington D.C. Written by . In The Garden: Loosely based on Norman Allen's play of the same name. The lives of four urban sophisticates are rocked by the arrival of a young man who is everything but what he seems. With unworldly charisma, the man constructs a web of seduction and theology grounded in the lessons of the New Testament. With high comedy and thought-provoking drama, it blends sexual conventions, high fashion, Nietzsche, and Christ in an uber-theatrical rollercoaster ride. Written by Norman Allen. The Good Spouse: A satire on American political scandals and how marriages are dealt in the midst of controversy. Inspired by The Good Wife. Written by . The Good Council: A satire on American politics in a small sized city. Written by . The Good State: A satire on state politics. Written by . The Bad Wife: A controversial female mayor deals with her personal and professional life amdist a sex scandal. Inspired by Linda Lusk. Written by . The Blue Code: A spoof on law enforcement shows. Think: Reno 911! meets The Chicago Code. Written by . American Special: The personal and professional lives of a top secret special forces team. A mix of The Unit, Last Resort, Strike Back, and Homeland. Written by . The Good Ambassador: A satire on American international relations. Think: The Office meets The West Wing. Written by . [[]]: The life of a polygamist family in Utah. Written by . Passing Seasons: A contemporary western about American social issues with drugs being the central focus. A mix of American Beauty, Far From Heaven, American History X, Six Feet Under, and Breaking Bad. Written by . American Dysfunction: Exploring the dynamics of dysfunction among American families. Written by . A.B.U.S.E.: The impact various forms of abuse (drug, sexual, physical, psychological) has on the lives of Americans. Written by . [[]]: A mysterious man's quest to join high society in 1983. Explores themes of reinvention, social upheaval, decadence, and personal, sexual and racial politics. Written by . Good Families: A satire on primetime serials such as Dallas, Knots Landing, Falcon Crest, and Desperate Housewives. Written by . The Good Couple: A satire on modern relationships. Written by . American Circuit: The ongoings of an American private military company. Written by . [[]]: The ongoings of a publishing company in 1977. Written by . [[]]: Homosexuality from 1949 to present day. Written by . Crime, She Wrote: A spoof on Murder, She Wrote. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the Hatfield–McCoy feud in 1974. Written by . Good Health: A satire on the American health industry. Written by . The Good Company: A satire on corporate America. Written by . [[]]: The personal and professional lives of lawyers in the field of family law. A mix of Family Law, Judging Amy, and The Good Wife. Written by . [[]]: A deep exploration of sociopolitical themes and African American culture in Detroit. Written by . [[]]: The adult entertainment industry in 1973. Written by . [[]]: The life of an addiction counselor and recovering drug addict. Written by Jeffrey Lieber & Scott Erik Sommer. [[]]: The personal and professional life of a sports writer. Written by . Tales of The City: Based on Armistead Maupin's book series of the same name. Written by . American Collar: An examination of social classes. Written by . [[]]: An examination of dissociative identity disorder. Written by . Insatiable: Set in a small town where everyone has some sort of addiction. Written by Liz Brixius. [[]]: An examination of male prostitution. Written by . Blue In The USA: A mix of Sex & The City. Written by . Diary of A Manhattan Call Girl: Based on Tracy Quan's book series of the same name. Written by . [[]]: Loosely based on the life of Xaviera Hollander, a former call girl and madam. Written by . [[]]: An examination of intergenerational warfare through the lens of the 2007 financial crisis after a Michigan mayor files a Chapter 9 bankruptcy petition. Written by . [[]]: An examination of international criminal law. Written by . [[]]: An in depth look at personality disorders. Written by . [[]]: An examination of Christianity in America. Written by . T.H.R.I.L.L.E.R.: A legal, medical, political, and erotic thriller. Written by . U.N.D.E.R.G.R.O.U.N.D.: An examination of the underground life revolving around a team of rogue individuals: a journalist, a doctor, a lawyer, and a police detective. Written by . [[]]: An examination of the Reconstruction Era. Written by . [[]]: The ongoings of a fictional American airline set in 1970 and headquartered in Philadelphia. Written by Mike Daniels & Nick Thiel. [[]]: An examination of the impact of various political, sports, racial, sexual, and educational scandals in St. Louis, MO. Inspired by the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal. Written by . [[]]: The life of a travelling salesman in the Birmingham, AL area. Revolving around the ancient Egyptian concept of truth, balance, order, law, morality, and justice in 1974. Written by . [[]]: The ongoings of a Columbus, OH team in a fictional Canadian football league expansion in 2004. Written by . [[]]: Based on Karen Marie Moning's Fever book series. Written by . [[]]: An examination of anthropology and sociology in modern America. Written by . [[]]: The events leading up to Arizona Territory becoming the 48th state in 1910. Written by . [[]]: The ongoings of a multinational retail corporation based in Missouri. Written by . [[]]: The events leading up to the California Gold Rush and statehood in 1847. Written by . [[]]: The ongoings of a mysterious boomtown in 1988. Written by Ted Mann, Kem Nunn & James D. Parriott. [[]]: The ongoings of a multinational mass media and entertainment company. Think: Profit meets Mad Men. Written by . [[]]: The exploits of the judge advocates in the Department of the Army’s Office of the Judge Advocate General. Written by . [[]]: An examination of the Iraq War. Written by . [[]]: The ongoings of an academic health science centre in San Antonio, TX. Written by Regina Corrado & Nichole Beattie. [[]]: The ongoings of a sundown town in Texas during the 1940s. Written by . [[]]: The life of a professional golfer. Written by . [[]]: The world of professional and amateur handball. Written by . [[]]: The life of a freelance security consultant and trainer. Written by . [[]]: Based on Gregory Benford's Galactic Center Saga book series. Written by . [[]]: The ongoings of the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division. Written by . [[]]: A suburban gothic about the ongoings of a picturesque city with themes of naturalism. A mix of Twin Peaks and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Written by . [[]]: An examination of hip hop culture in 1980. Written by . [[]]: An examination of African-American culture in Philadelphia during the 1990s. Written by Charles Murray, Ryan Coogler, Nelson George & Dee Rees. [[]]: The ongoings of a Los Angeles full-service talent and literary agency in 2004. Written by . [[]]: Based on Jack Womack's Dryco book series. Written by . [[]]: An examination of masculism in America. Written by . [[]]: The life of a business magnate in 1977. Written by Mitch Glazer & Eduardo Machado.

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A letter to Caro

Dear Caro,

Hoping to respond in some adequacy to your beautiful letter (see below), I’d first like to point out the irony of two millennials writing to each other in this ancient yet digitized form of correspondence. While you and I have exchanged postcards in the past, does this fact exempt us from having to put pen to paper to create letters? Does this posting count as a letter, or is "letter" just a label?

Thoughts coming to me now, hardly relevant. As for teaching me the word tenido, I couldn't thank you enough. It made me think of 'he tenido,' which of course means 'I have had.' It was funny to me, because a tenido is something I have never had. My references for the softness and satisfaction of such a settee come from fond memories of blanket forts I made as a kid. The euphoria of collapsing onto your plush daybed in its enveloping coziness!

Your letter felt like a childhood memory focusing soft to sharp. I could listen for ages to your descriptions of rainy days, their 'heavy sheets' and the 'cold seeping in,' as well as more stories from your past detailing your appreciation for precipitation.

I understand your frustration with a lack of female representation in both required and popular reading. I agree that female authors should be prioritized and celebrated just as much as male authors. Unfortunately, opportunities to become an author continue to abound much greater for men than for women. It was powerful to read you come to the realization that even your own list of favorites would be majority male if stretched out long enough, since the numbers are so far in their favor. The goal you made to try and discover more female authors is commendable and should be pursued.

As it turns out, Agatha Christie, like Sylvia Plath, had a husband who put her through very difficult circumstances. Her disappearance, motivated by her adulterous husband asking for a divorce, was seen by the public not as a reaction to an unhappy relationship but, rather unfairly, as a publicity stunt. Murder On The Orient Express is now at the top of my list. On the same list of best-selling fiction authors, I stumbled upon Barbara Cartland, another woman I didn't hear about growing up. She was a famous romance novelist who holds the Guinness World Record for most novels published in one year.

My dad stocked the fridge with a Costco-pack of kombucha. It was a really sweet gesture, because he knows I love this bohemian tonic. Normally I'd wonder as to how I could finish them all by the time I go back to L.A., but I'll be here until the 29th, so I know it's enough time. He's enlisted my help moving furniture around the house as he redesigns his study. My dad has a pet rat named Monty, who originally belonged to my sister. She couldn't take him with her from Boise to Santa Barbara, because her roommate didn't want to live with a rat. This roommate is quite another story altogether. As she gears up to move out, their relationship sputters with drama and turmoil. Monty climbs around in a cage in my dad's living room next to the lawyer's bookcase, filled with his rarest anthologies.

So far I've seen my mom twice. Today at the bookstore we shared a cappuccino, then ended up sitting in her rental car discussing gift ideas, the lighter side of some extended-family dynamics, and plans for ten years from now. We're driving to Tetonia, ID on Saturday to visit her mother, my grandmother. My sister will also be there, although my aunt, who recently had her first successful art show in fifteen years, will be staying in Boise to paint. She said the sales from the show disappeared pretty quickly, so financial burdens must be weighing heavily on her at the moment, although she happens to be working a lot, as well as making art. I’m happy to be home. Looking forward to hearing back from you.

With love,

Nick

@carolovesapples

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RE:

Dear Nick,

I have set my timer for one hour, and I am beginning by writing you this letter. I’ve brought out all the fluffy blankets in my apartment (I have three, total) and folded them neatly in a tendido on the floor. A tendido, in case you weren’t aware, is a pile of blankets, usually folded in half, which act as a makeshift mattress so you can sleep on the floor comfortably. Quilts, comforters, and sleeping bags can also be used. Air mattresses do not count, as they too closely resemble an actual bed. So here I am, sitting on my tendido in front of my bookcase. It is raining, and I’ve been watching tv all day. I’ve opened my blinds and the windows so I can hear the rainfall outside. It’s lessened now to more of a trickle, but just a second ago it was really “coming down out there”!

I recently watched the movie Paddington, in which a rare bear from Darkest Peru travels to London and finds a home (much like I intend to do, one day). In preparation for his journey to England, he learned 107 different ways to say, “its raining!”, one of which is “perfect weather for ducks”, which is my personal favorite as ducks are my favorite animal. So, here in Los Angeles, it is perfect weather for ducks, and for that reason I am sitting down on my tendido in front of my bookshelves perusing three books:

1. On Filmmaking, by Alexander MacKendrick

2. Notes on the Cinematograph, by Robert Bresson, a French director, and

3. How to Win Friends and Influence People, by the one and only Dale Carnegie.

It’s not really about the books, of course. It’s about the rain. When I was little, on rainy days we used to open the garage door and the back of my mom’s minivan, and we would sit in the trunk and watch it come down. My dad would make hot chocolate, and we’d watch the rain, pouring down in gray sheets on our little street. Rainy days have always been my favorite days. They’re the best days for reading, when the cold seeps into the house and you curl up with a book and fluffy socks and a bag of hot Cheetos. They’re also great for writing, because as anyone who has ever listened to Florence + the Machine knows, water is one of the most poetic concepts there is. And then there’s photography, of course. The lighting on rainy, gloomy days has always been my favorites. In fact, every time I’ve traveled to a new place I’ve loved, it’s been raining. New York, Boston, Park City, Minnesota, London. I feel at home in the rain. It’s a familiar comfort. Maybe it was the novelty of a rainy day in Southern California, but they have never ceased to feel special to me. Additionally, rain means I can wear my rain boots and step in puddles, and my yellow raincoat, and I can feel as close to Paddington Bear as I ever will. If you take away anything from this letter, it should definitely be that Paddington Bear is my new hero.

I’ve an announcement. It is this: in between ending the previous paragraph and starting this one, that I took a quick break because it occurred to me that I still hadn’t read your post on “The Mind’s Free Market” and now having done so I am feeling: very proud, and impressed, and quite frankly, rather envious. But mostly proud and impressed, those are the important emotions. The envy is a thing I feel often when I encounter good writing. It is a good sort of envy, one that pushes me to be better. The thought process goes like this: I’ll read something that resonates (or hear it), and my mind will be blown that the author could so perfectly capture the thought or feeling that their writing evoked in me. Perhaps I am putting the cart in front of the horse here: I am reacting to what is written and marveling at how the author created that reaction in me, when in reality, I will react however I will react and then attribute it to them. They couldn’t have known I would think one way or another about it, but the important part is that any good writing will pull from you some sort of emotional reaction.

Side note: Yesterday I was hanging out with a friend who didn’t know who Sylvia Plath was, and that made me simultaneously sad for both him and the American education system. To expand: why is it that the majority of writers we study in middle school and high school are mainly men, if not all? I am trying to think about it and I cannot remember a single female writer we read before I went to college. I know why it is, of course, as the accomplishments of men have always been much lauded over the accomplishments of women in any field, but it is still incredibly frustrating.

As I finished typing, Maya Angelou’s name came to mind, but so far no others. I remember reading Hemingway and Fitzgerald and of course Shakespeare, and Albert Camus’s L’Étranger. We did read Agatha Christie in seventh grade and she remains one of my favorite authors to date (I am looking at five different novels of hers on my shelves as I type this). But we focused so much more on the male authors that no one remembers the few women we did study. I’ve mentioned Agatha Christie’s name on several occasions to various different people and nine times out of ten, no one knew who she was, which is absolutely ridiculous, especially because she is the world’s best selling author, tied only by William Shakespeare. AND as if we needed any more evidence of the women’s accomplishments being downplayed over mens, in any online list regarding the world’s best selling author you will find Shakespeare’s name listed above Christie’s even though they are both estimated to have sold from 2-4 billion books, Christie having written 85 before her death to Shakespeare’s 42. Additionally, “Agatha Christie” comes before “William Shakespeare” alphabetically, and unless someone can show me evidence that Shakespeare has sold more that Christie I see this as a great affront and a deliberate attempt to downplay women’s accomplishments in favor of a man’s.

Update: I have looked and found that on Christie’s website it IS stated that she is outsold by only the Bible and Shakespeare, so the point is valid, but I spent a full ten minutes on my rant about their rankings so I’m leaving it in with this correction. I still would like to see empirical proof however, that Shakespeare has definitively sold more than Christie. If you subtract the number of people who bought Shakespeare solely as a class requirement, I’m sure her number would overshadow his, but I am biased. Anyways, the few people who did remember who Agatha Christie was only did so because of the remake of the film adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express that came out last year, but lets face it, it never stood a chance because the original starred Lauren Bacall and Ingrid Bergman and Albert Finney, and the remake stars Johnny Depp, who hits women.

In closing, we should incorporate more female authors and writers into our curriculum. I’d heard of Virginia Woolf in when I was in school, but we never read her in class. We spent a week or two on Emily Dickinson. We were never read the Brontë sisters, nor Jane Austen. And they’re the more well known authors.

Anyways, when I read Plath or García Lorca or any of my other favorite poets and authors I always feel a yearning to be able to articulate my thoughts and emotions the way they do. I will conclude this letter with a list of some of my favorite authors writers, and lyricists, in no particular order.

Agatha Christie

Florence Welch

Sylvia Plath

Maggie Stiefvater

Mary Oliver

Albert Camus

Robert Frost

Kurt Vonnegut

Alex Turner

I have many more but I’ve arrived at an almost even number of men and women and sadly I know that if I continue there will be more men than women on my list and that makes me sad. One of my goals will be to discover more female authors in my reading. Many of my favorite female authors are young adult novelists and honestly I think they’re amazing.

In conclusion, please read a novel by Agatha Christie. I recommend Murder on the Orient Express, Mysterious Affair at Styles, or They Do It With Mirrors, although really, you can’t go wrong with any of her titles. Additionally, please watch Paddington, it is an amazing heart warming movie.

With love,

Caro

@nicholaspopkey

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Interdependency and art: a convo with Candice Hoyes

I met up with singer and songwriter Candice Hoyes in a dimly lit, low hanging loft in the Chelsea area of New York City. I'd been in the area over a hundred times, but never happened upon this particular spot. After hearing its name, the Secret Loft, I realized very quickly why (hint: it's a secret). I climbed a tall flight of narrow steps and was met with the laughter that bellowed as a result of the comedic opening act. Hearing jokes about chopped cheese sandwiches and paninis, I knew I was in the right spot.

Bushwick Grand manages a concert series by Airbnb aptly titled, Houseguests. Yeah, I didn't know they did these either. But, it was amazing. It was low-key and energetic--the perfect mix for a Thursday evening. Candice Hoyes was the feature.

I got to sit down and chit chat and, after asking how she heard about BGF, found that Candice loved the magazine and decided to email our Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Nick Alder. Sounding more serendipitous than strategic, I also found that Candice's relationships with her "sister friends" often started as half-fate and mostly drive. She relates to visual art and Black creatives and doesn't hesitate to reach out when she believes she can create something amazing with them. Candice also states that she never takes it personally when she doesn't hear back. A lot of us can use a page from this book. Now this isn't a tip on how to get ahead in the creative game, but a good lesson on how to create the bonds you want.

Candice is clear that connecting with other artists to create always happens when she needs it to and that she mostly collaborates with Black women; she finds that the conversation is more straightforward with women of similar backgrounds. Candice goes on: [These] are the stories I’m passionate about telling. Occasionally it’s other women who speak to other aspects of my politics or vision. We can never affirm each other enough. Why? Let me reflect. We can never affirm each other enough because the status quo erases us in so many ways daily. I feel like many of us black women artists are making art to broaden the narratives about us and it can fuel you and inspire you to work harder when you feel seen.

Rutherford: How do you feel this interdependency has propelled your career or has it stagnated it?

Candice: [It has] absolutely propelled it and it begins in the imagination of the women who came before me. The images that I saw when I saw Soul Train on TV, when I saw my first music videos and when I read I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. That’s the first book I got that was written by a Black woman. That was formative. We have a command of so many different narratives running at the same time. It really enriches your growth as an artist when you can create without that gaze—the male gaze, the gaze of the majority and make central the things the way that you see [them] and what’s important to you. It’s always been a light for me. It’s never been anything but a light for me. The more I dug into the history, it gave me perspective on my potential. It made me want to help younger women and girls.

Rutherford: What is your ultimate goal?

Candice: I love writing music. It just adds another element to the storytelling for me. It just deepens the impact. My ultimate goal is to make music for the rest of my life. Like Ruby Dee or Carmen De Lavallade or Maya Angelou, I want to constantly be looking forward and make work [so that the] younger people after me say, "this work marks the turns of her life". I just want it to be a long career. It doesn’t have to be perfect, it just has to be long.

Rutherford: You don’t want long misery though.

Candice: No, I love what I do. I have a privilege. I look at women like Eartha Kitt and Lena Horne who were blacklisted.

Rutherford: This is your day job?

Candice: Yes. I’ve always had a combination of jobs, but yeah, that’s what I’m doing. It’s taken me a while to [move] from non-music jobs. There might be a time where I do it again. But I’ve been doing music non-stop since I was six years old. So I guess it’s me.

Rutherford: What would you say to that Black Creative that is still working on making their art their full time gig?

Candice: The most important thing to a creative is to make sure they're working as hard as they can to provide themselves with what they need. And if that means you have to work for the better part of your day, and the time you have to do your art is a good quantity and you feel confident and independent and clear then that’s good art and that’ll get you where you need to go. Keep yourself in good company, so the time you spend working on your art, you can share it, so people can value it and [those people] can help you grow it. As long as you set yourself up and take the best care of yourself. That’s a very long term approach that might not satisfy everyone. There might be people who need to let it out right away. I support all the avenues. I do think especially for Black women artists, that taking care of ourselves is paramount.

--Candice is called to perform--

Rutherford: Why do you think Black Girls fly?

Candice: I think because from girls to women , we only get more courageous, more insightful, more beautiful.

Creating work that strays away from the infamous gaze and centering Black women, you will not be surprised at the beautiful creations Candice makes. Though I only got to speak with her for a quick minute, I got to hear Candice perform. Sounding like a cross between Nina Simone and the sweet hum of mama during a Saturday morning cleaning session, I didn't want to leave. But alas, it was a school night and I knew there would be a lot more tunes from Ms. Hoyes. Candice is currently working on an album that is set to be released early 2019. You can follow her on Instagram at @candiceincolor

#Candice Hoyes #music #Black creatives #airbnb

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wealthbronze59-blog · 6 years ago

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Halloween Weekend What To Do

Here's some more events you can be doing this weekend for Halloween.

Update:

House of Wax (1953) Featuring A Tribute to Vincent Price Sunday, October 28, 7:00 Pm Alex Theatre 216 North Brand Boulevard Glendale, CA 91203 $17 [$12.50 Ticket + $4.50 Fees ]

Parties

-For any night club parties 21+ check out this huge list.

LBScary @Nick 2018 Saturday, October 27 at 7 PM – 11 PM Nickelodeon Animation

231 W Olive Ave, Burbank, California 91502

$75+

21+

Deejay, dancing, prizes for three best costume categories; scariest, best couple or group, and best overall costume, and a raffle for roundtrip airline tickets for two! Plus more surprises!

KCRW's Masquerade

Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 9:00 PM

Los Angeles Theatre 615 South Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90014

$89.90

21+

"LA's favorite Halloween extravaganza has found a new home! We're taking the party to DTLA this year to explore the haunted rooms of the historic Los Angeles Theatre." 10th Annual King Tut's Tomb LA Halloween Party Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 9:00 PM The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood 6712 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90028 $tarts at $25

"King Tut's Tomb Comes Alive for its tenth Year Running at the amazing Egyptian Theatre Courtyard! This 10th Annual event made a name for itself every year as the best selling and #1 rated party by HalloweenLA.com in Hollywood, California each and every year. This year it grows even larger when Top International House DJs headline the main stage. Also performing, LA’s Top DJ openers will rock the dance floor to get your groove on-- in full costume with all your friends!"

Minimal Effort: All Hallow's Eve Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 8:00 PM The Belasco Theater 1050 South Hill Street Los Angeles, CA 90015 $tarts at $49 Minimal Effort returns to the Belasco Theater in DTLA on Saturday, October 27th, inviting out some of the world’s most in-demand selectors to Los Angeles.

Haunted Night in Little Tokyo: The Block Party 2018 Saturday, Oct. 27 6pm-12am 2nd Street in between Central & San Pedro Street Little Tokyo Free

Haunted Night in Little Tokyo: The Block Party is a one night Halloween festival with music and entertainment, local food and retail vendors, beer garden and a costume contest.

Grimly Fiendish Cosplay-Masquerdade Dance Party in Los Angeles

Sun, Oct 28, 7:00 pm

5 Star Bar, 267 S Main St, Los Angeles, California 90012

21+

A Night at the Haunted Mansion Friday, October 26, 9PM - 2AM 5574 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood Free, Must Register 21+

"Calling all BOYS & GHOULS...for one night only, step beyond the velvet curtains on All Hallows Eve and into an evening of nouveau Franco frights and hellish delights that can only be known as A Night at The Haunted Mansion. NO ONE HERE MAKES IT OUT ALIVE."

6th Annual Santa Monica Zombie Crawl Saturday, Oct. 27, 6 p.m.-Close Rusty's Surf Ranch 256 Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica, CA 90401 $15 and up 21+

*Dress like a zombie. Enjoy Spooky Food & Drink Specials All Night at over 8 of the city's most popular bars & restaurants starting at Rusty's on the Pier and ending at the Official After Party at 1212 on the Promenade with DJ, Dancing, Late Night Happy Hour Menu, Contests & more.

BOO-NION STATION HALLOWEEN Saturday, October 27 and Sunday, October 28, 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. South Patio Union Station 800 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Free

"Two-Day, Family Friendly Event to Feature a Zombie Zone Hay Maze, Treats-on-Track Trail, Hourly Monster Mash Dance Party and Pet Parade & Costume Contest."

Mourning and Halloween Tours at Heritage Square Museum

Oct. 27-28, noon – 4pm

Heritage Square

3800 Homer Street

$20 adults, $15 members/seniors $8 children, free for kids 5 and younger.

Adults can join in reenactment of an Edwardian funeral to learn customs and attitudes about turn-of-the-century death as well as join in a séance. The kid’s program (only on Sunday Oct. 28) features period games, harvest crafts, trick or treating and a pumpkin patch. Free with admission

Entertainment

Pageant of the Monsters

October 26 – 28, and 31, 2018

6:00 – 9:30 pm

Festival of Arts Pageant of the Masters 650 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach, CA 92651

Adult tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door

“Resurrecting an event from years past, the Pageant’s backstage will transform into a haunted house with an artistic twist. The Festival of Arts grounds will be filled with ghoulish tricks and treats including art activities, live music, wandering zombies and other “spook-tacular” surprises.”

The Flowering Of The Strange Orchid

October 26, 27, 28, 7:30PM - 11:30PM

Private residence

$300.00

21+

Disco Dining Club & The Grim Wreather Present: The Flowering of the Strange Orchid. A 3-night, botanical horror dinner party. Exploring the symbiotic relationship between man and flower, The Flowering Of The Strange Orchid's uniquely decadent interpretation of Halloween dares to elevate the Fall season. This is your favorite holiday...exaggerated with all the opulence, grandeur and hedonism of any Disco Dining Club soiree.

Theatricum’s 7th annual ‘BOO-tanicum’

Saturday, Oct. 27 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.*

* Haunted house opens promptly at 7 p.m.: don’t be late — people will be dying to get in.

Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum

1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd.

Topanga CA 90290

(midway between Pacific Coast Highway and the Ventura Freeway)

General Admission: $15

Kids 6-15: $10

Ages 5 and under: free

Theatricum BOO-tanicum — Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum transforms into the haunted BOO-tanicum with the company’s 8th annual Halloween extravaganza, highlighted by its unique and infamous haunted house. Enjoy the tricks and treats of the season on the wooded grounds with a host of enticements including ghost stories, game booths, festive food and libations, performances by Creative PlayGround, Peter Alsop, comedy improv group Off the Grid; and more. Beware of zombie thespians! Come on down… if you dare.

The Sanderson Sisters' Halloween Special Saturday, October 27, 11:59pm

UCBT Franklin

5919 Franklin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028

The witches of Hocus Pocus present Never Before seen/Deleted Scenes from never-aired Halloween Specials. That's right, the Sanderson sisters are back and have enchanted a television to show them original Halloween scenes from their favorite movies and tv shows.

Featuring Binx the Cat: in a cage.

LA Opera: Vampyr October 27, 31 8pm The Theatre at Ace Hotel 929 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90015 $29.00 and up "Menace lurks behind every shadow in a remote village filled with secrets. Our annual Halloween mash-up of opera and cinema returns to the spectacular Theatre at Ace Hotel with filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer’s surreal 1932 masterwork, one of the most unsettling vampire movies ever made. Composer Joby Talbot creates a compelling new score for chamber orchestra and singers, performed live with a rare screening of this cinematic gem, underestimated for decades but now regarded as an important landmark of the horror genre."

Film

Horror Week

Rooftop Cinema Club

Oct 25-27& 30

Level Downtown LA

They're “creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky, they're all together ooky,” they’re the Rooftop Cinema Club October screening schedule! LEVEL will be hosting ‘Horror Week’ beginning on October 25th with What We Do In The Shadows, Silence of the Lambs (October 26), Poltergeist (October 27), Alien, (October 30), and ending the week with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, which will be sure to help you sleep at night.

The Fog October 26 – November 1 Nuarte Theatre $

The Fog wafts back into theaters in late October. John Carpenter’s first post-Halloween venture into the H.P. Lovecraft-inspired, apocalyptic vein that he would continue to mine in films like The Thing (1982) and Prince of Darkness (1987), THE FOG depicts the seaside California town of Antonio Bay in the grips of an ancient curse and a creeping mist. Drenched in malevolent atmosphere and packing an ensemble cast.

THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES / THE DEVIL’S RAIN

Fri, Oct 26, 7:30pm

Aero Theatre 1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90403

All Night Horrorthon 13 Sat, Oct 27, 2018 7:30pm Aero Theatre 1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90403 $25

One of our favorite events for Halloween season. And this year it's the special 13 version of the thon that keeps you up all night.

What's playing" 1. Jason X -Space is the place 2. Body Melt 3. Link 4. Maximum Overdrive-Stephen King on cocaine in the 80's directed this 5. Zombie 3 6. Curtains 7. Antropophagus

"Spend all night at the Aero Theatre’s 13th annual Horrorthon! Complete with between-film free food, giveaways, trailers and crazy shorts, this movie marathon feels like rowdiest and most bizarre sleepover you’ll ever attend. Expect special appearances by the beloved Corn Gorn and his bride, Frost Nixon, Wizard Policeman, George Washingmachine and more from the Horrorthon canon. Be prepared to be showered with candy from Randy and DVDs at random. Pack your pillows and survival kits and don’t be shy…the louder you scream, the better your chances of being crowned Mister Horrorthon 2018. Oh, and did we mention stack upon stacks of free pizza and Monster drinks?"

Suspiria Q&As Saturday, Oct. 27, 6pm and 6:30pm ArcLight Hollywood $

With Director Luca Guadagnino & Actors Tilda Swinton and Dakota Johnson. ArcLight Cinemas is excited to announce two Q&As for the upcoming film - Suspiria. ArcLight Hollywood will host the Q&As on Saturday 10/27 after the 6:00pm & 6:30pm shows. A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Reserve now!

FRANKENSTEIN / BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN

Sun, Oct 28, 7:30pm

Aero Theatre 1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90403

Halloween back in theaters

Playhouse 7, 10.29.14 - 10.29.14

NoHo 7, 10.29.14 - 10.29.14

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Artist: Sofu Teshigahara

With: Kaz Yokou Kitajima, Ken Domo

Venue: Nonaka Hill, Los Angeles

Date: February 8 – April 11, 2020

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Full gallery of images, press release and link available after the jump.

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Hiroshi Teshigahara (the artists son)(1927-2001), Ikebana, 1956, mp4, 32:29

Images courtesy of Nonaka Hill, Los Angeles

Press Release:

Nonaka-Hill is pleased to present a solo exhibition of works by Sofu Teshigahara (1900-1979). The artist’s first exhibition in Los Angeles introduces a selection of rarely seen metal sculptures and calligraphic works produced from the 1950s to the 1970s. The artist was founder of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana (1927 – ongoing), which is recognized as having made a significant mark on the history of postwar Japanese art. A grand-scale ikebana work composed by Teshigahara’s direct Sogetsu student, ikebana-master Kaz Yokou Kitajima, Ikkyu Shihan Riji of Sogetsu School of Ikebana spans the exhibition spaces. In the gallery’s back room, vintage photographs by Ken Domon (1909-1990) of Teshigahara’s ikebana works are also on display. The exhibition is on view until March 28, 2020.

Sofu Teshigahara was born in Osaka in 1900. It was the Meiji Era, a period of industrialization and modernization when the Japanese government imposed a mandate to “eliminate old customs” and to “search for new knowledge throughout the world”. At the same time, counteractive initiatives rose to preserve Japanese aesthetics, folk arts and the nation’s prehistoric spirit. In this paradoxical cultural climate, Sofu’s father Wafu Teshigahara taught the centuries old formalities of ikebana, but while wearing a Western-style suit. Under his father’s direction, young Sofu trained in ikebana and calligraphy during childhood, excelled and was already teaching ikebana by the age of thirteen.

The artist’s teenage and formative years, from twelve to twenty-six years old, were spanned by the liberal and worldly Taisho Era (1912-1926), and it was in this culturally expansive time that Sofu developed a disdain for the formalities of traditional ikebana and set his ambitions towards a radicalized ikebana practice. In 1927, Teshigahara left his father’s school in Osaka and moved to Tokyo to establish his Sogetsu School of Ikebana (Sogetsu translates as: Grass moon). Very soon thereafter, he was making exhibitions with students. By 1931, he had become very well known for his avant-garde works, which disregarded symbolisms, transcended the scale of living-room “tokonoma” alcoves, and could be shown outdoors. Together with fellow ikebana artists, Houn Ohara and Yukio Nakagawa, an “avant-garde Ikebana movement” rose which deviated from conventional practices and resulted in its unprecedented and thriving popularity. These artists referred to their temporal floral arrangements as “Objet”, borrowing the term from French Surrealists and inviting contemplation of ikebana as sculpture. Teshigahara stated “I hope to demonstrate that it is possible to create expressions using anything” and believed that ikebana could be made by anyone anytime, anywhere, using any material. Through treating materials such as iron, stone, and wood as equivalent to flowers, Teshigahara served to liberate Ikebana from its restricted visual and material language, meanwhile forming an approach to a considerable sculptural practice.

Teshigahara, who had spent decades working with ephemeral materials and saw his sculptural ikebana efforts come and go, chose more lasting materials for his sculptural practice. Around 1955, he devised a method of overlaying carved wood forms with brass, bronze or lead sheets covering the wood entirely or partially. The result was a hybrid of the organic and manmade, which covered and accentuated the forms underneath.

Throughout his sculptural practice, Teshigahara worked in themes that had apparent associations with the Japanese heritage. As the art historian, Soichi Tominaga had proposed, Teshigahara’s references to traditional Japanese arts were not a regression to the past but injecting new life into tradition. On his visit to Teshigahara’s studio, Tapié praised Teshighara for the experimental savoir vivre as an artist in contrast to academic artists. Tapié favorably described his sculptures as evoking internal reverberances from ancient Japanese pantheistic culture. Uzume [ウズメ] (1960), on display in the gallery comes from Teshigahara’s Kojiki series made in in the 1960s. His continued fascination for Kojiki [古事記], an 8th century anthology of Japanese ancient myths and history stemmed from a young age, being introduced to the book by Japanese literary scholar, Shuzo Okuda. The tall column form Tachi (sword) from 1968 bears associations in Japan to safeguarding the country, or to risking one’s destiny.

In his book Avant-Garde Art in Japan (1962), French art critic Michel Tapié writes: “The master Sofu Teshigahara is one of the three or four great masters in the art of flower arrangement (the Ikebana schools are certainly the only essentially artistic schools in the world which know what structure is and what space is). Though ruling an empire comprising some thirty thousand teachers and about a million pupils, Teshigahara engages in a number of other activities — I was going to call them annexes. I regard him as one of the three or four greatest living sculptors, not only in Japan, but in the world.” Tapies, who came to Japan in 1957 seeking to familiarize himself with Japan’s avant-garde artists, is credited with identifying the Gutai artists and debuting their works overseas. Teshigahara exhibited in Gutai exhibitions and could be said to be driven by a similar ethos to “make something which has never been seen before”.

Calligraphy demonstrated Teshigahara’s speed and deliberation of the brush, producing works which are at once word, image and action. With his swift yet, dramatic black ink lines on paper, Teshigahara formed words associated with nature and mythology, often from everyday language. In the gallery corridor, the large-scale ink calligraphy, Ryusui (Flowing Water) [流水] (1977) evoke a dynamic landscape. Compositionally, the kanji are off-center, off-kilter, and at times brimming at the edges of the panel. Kanji is deconstructed in various degrees, at times essentialized to symbolic gestures of the word exemplified specifically in Gekko (moonlight) [月光], and Nichirin (Sun Rays) [日輪]. The vigorous brushwork unbound by convention echoes that of Teshigahara’s approaches to ikebana and sculptures.

Yet another aspect of Teshigahara’s legacy is the Sogetsu Art Center. As early as 1936, Teshigahara spoke with journalists about wanting Japan to have a museum for Modern Art and finally, in collaboration with his son Hiroshi, Sogetsu Art Center opened in the basement auditorium space of the Sogetsu Kai-an. Notable events include early performances by Yoko Ono (1962) John Cage and David Tudor (1962), Merce Cunningham Dance Company’s Japan performance (1964), and “20 Questions for Bob Rauschenberg” (1964), a legendary Q&A session while the artist composed an extraordinary Rauschenberg work on a gold folding screen in front of an audience. The Sogetsu school was rebuilt and opened in 1977 with a ground floor exhibition space designed by Isamu Noguchi. Art installations are frequently held in the space currently.

Sofu Teshigahara, at a very young age was nick-named “Little Teacher”, and it seems that he embodied a life-long leadership role in Japan’s post-war culture. In rapidly changing times, Teshigahara engaged his considerable gifts in the visual arts to adapt intrinsically Japanese aesthetics with vigor into his work, reflecting a more globalized condition. Teshigahara received numerous honors including, L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Officier (1960); French Legion of Honor, Chevalier (1961); and Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’ s Art Encouragement Prize (1962). Sofu Teshigahara’s influence on Ikebana remains unparalleled as Sogetsu Schools of Ikebana continue to operate brances in several cities worldwide, led currently by Iemoto (Headmaster) Akene Teshigahara in Tokyo.

Currently, Sofu Teshigahara has a major sculpture on view in Paris at Foundation Louis Vuitton in the “Charlotte Perriand” exhibition.

Recommended viewing: Ikebana, 1956 By Hiroshi Teshigahara Color/sound. 32:29 minutes Japanese with English subtitles. Available on YouTube: “The history and art of ikebana, a centuries old Japanese art of flower arrangement and a look inside the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, where the director’s father Sofu Teshigahara worked as the grand master of the school.”.

Link: Sofu Teshigahara at Nonaka Hill

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In the world of movies and TV shows, a character’s death can be the most compelling and talked about point in the whole story. Whether it’s tragic and sad, an action packed sacrifice, or completely over the top (we all remember Alan Rickman in Die Hard and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves!), whatever the case, a character’s death can be the most important part of any story. Because of this, many actors have “bitten the bullet” on screen several times in a seemingly never-ending cycle of death as they are cast in a movie and then killed, cast and then killed, and so on. Some actors breakout and become the heroes of the movie screen and always save the day and never die, but until they make it to that stage in their careers, or unless they get typecast as the person who always dies, some actors are destined to be killed again and again. With this list we look at the 15 actors who have had the most on-screen deaths of anyone. The number one spot may surprise you.

#1 Val Kilmer – 15 Times The first entry on our list is an actor who made his name in 80s and 90s big action movies such as Top Gun, Heat, The Saint and of course Batman Forever. Although Val Kilmer made the transition from sidekick to leading man successfully, at least for a few years, that hasn’t stopped him dying a total of 15 times on screen. Some of his biggest movies in which he’s bitten the bullet have been: Tombstone, where he played the infamous Doc Holliday and The Doors, obviously as Kilmer plays Jim Morrison. He also died in The Island Of Dr. Moreau and MacGruber. Some people may argue that Kilmer’s greatest on screen death came when he played Batman in Batman Forever, but we feel that may be a bit harsh.

#2 Brad Pitt – 15 Times The next actor on our list is another person to hit the 15 deaths mark. Brad Pitt has been the poster boy for Hollywood for a number of years now. Starting life out as eye candy in movies like Thelma and Louise, Pitt quickly moved on to leading roles and tackled a lot of the edgier roles in Hollywood such as Seven and Fight Club. Having such a varied career in Hollywood ranging from comedy to action, drama to thriller, Pitt has done it all. His most memorable deaths come in the movies: The Devil’s Own, Legends of the Fall, Kalifornia, Burn After Reading, Troy, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, and yes, we count Fight Club as well.

#3 Bruce Willis – 15 Times Next we come to an actor that put the “wise cracking” tough guy on the map. Bruce Willis started life out as a private detective on the hit TV show Moonlighting opposite Cybill Shepherd. After a brief crack at a music career (he really did, go check it out!) Willis moved onto the action movies and took the world by storm in the late 1980s by portraying John McClane in Die Hard and its sequels. Since then, Willis has gone on to be one of the biggest names in Hollywood for the past few decades. Not just playing the tough guy, Willis has tackled other roles too and a lot of them end up dead. Some of these movies are: Twelve Monkeys, The Jackal, Death Becomes Her, Sin City, Looper, Armageddon and of course, his most famous screen death of all, The Sixth Sense.

#4 Bill Paxton – 15 Times Next we come to the final actor to make up our 15 on screen deaths club. Bill Paxton is often referred to as being the nice guy of Hollywood. More often than not, the late great Paxton has portrayed the nice or sensible guy in the movies. However, that hasn’t stopped him from branching out from time to time to play nasty and just plain evil. The versatile actor has gotten his teeth into a variety of characters both on the big screen and the small over his career and he was an actor that will be missed by many. Over the course of his career, Paxton is one of the few actors that has been killed by everything that Hollywood has had to throw at him; he’s been killed by a Terminator in Terminator, an Avenger in the TV show Agents of SHIELD, an alien in Aliens, by a Predator in Predator 2, and Nazis in U-571. It’s fair to say that if there was a monster in a movie then Paxton would be killed by it.

#5 Gary Oldman – 16 Times The next entry on our list is an actor that has a bit of a career change with in the movie business. The talented British actor first made a name for himself as an over the top bad guy in movies such as The Fifth Element and Leon. Gary Oldman became known as the scene stealing bad guy that every movie director wanted. As well as that, Oldman has played some of the biggest characters in movies, from Dracula to Sid Vicious. Over the years, however, Oldman has become more of an older statesman of Hollywood and has taken on roles more fitting to his status such as Commissioner Gordon in the Dark Knight trilogy and his roles in The Planet of the Apes reboot movies. With such a long career, Oldman has died many times. Some of his death movies are: The Fifth Element, Leon, Air Force One, Lost In Space, The Firm, Dracula and Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix.

#6 Nicolas Cage – 17 Times Nicolas Cage is an actor that has become synonymous with all things crazy and over the top. The nephew of famous movie director Francis Ford Coppola, Cage wanted nothing more than to make a name for himself in Hollywood without the use of his famous family name. We think that whether you love Cage or hate him, he’s definitely achieved his goal. The eccentric actor has starred in some of the biggest movies in the last twenty years or so. More famous for his action roles, Cage does branch out from time to time to do different movies, such as the family series National Treasure and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Cage’s movie deaths include: Face Off, Leaving Las Vegas, The Wicker Man, Kick-Ass, Season of The Witch and Cotton Club.

#7 Samuel L. Jackson – 18 Next we come to “Mr. Cool” himself and an actor that has seemingly been in every movie that has been made in the last twenty years. Samuel L. Jackson made his name by starring in a few of Quentin Tarantino’s early movies such as Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown. The ultimate cool guy, Jackson soon branched out to star in a number of movies and crossing all the genres. It must also be noted that Jackson is one of the few stars to have major parts in two of the biggest movie franchises in history: Star Wars, playing Jedi master Mace Windu, and Nick Fury in the MCU. Jackson has had a long and varied career and has starred in so many movies that many people out there would think that he should have died more, but 18 is all he gets. Some of his death scenes include: Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Deep Blue Sea, Kingsman, Jackie Brown, Django Unchained, Jurassic Park and Kill Bill Volume 2.

#8 Robert De Niro – 18 Times Our next entry is another big actor who is tied with Samuel L. Jackson for 18 screen deaths. The legendary Oscar-winning actor has had a movie career which has spanned more than most and has been involved in some of the biggest, and widely regarded as the best, movies of all times, such as Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Casino to name just a few. Robert De Niro is arguably one of the most prolific and greatest actors of a generation. Because of the length of De Niro’s career, and his love of violent crime movies, it’s no surprise that we find him here on our list. Although De Niro has survived many movies, there has also been a few movies in which his characters have had to take a dirt nap. These movies include: Brazil, Cape Fear, Heat, Jackie Brown, Hide and Seek, and The Mission.

#9 Liam Neeson – 20 Times The next entry on our list is the first actor to break the 20 on-screen death mark. Liam Neeson has already had a long and successful movie career. The Irish actor was known for taking on big character roles and tackling historical giants such as Schindler’s List, Rob Roy, and Michael Collins. Of course nowadays, Neeson is known for his action roles, in particular in the violent Taken series in which he uses his “skill set” in order to kick some serious bad guy butt across Europe. Neeson’s movie deaths include: Star Wars: Phantom Menace, Batman Begins, Schindler’s List, Michael Collins, Gangs of New York, A Million Ways To Die In The West, The Grey, and The Mission.

#10 Mickey Rourke – 22 Times Not many actors in Hollywood have had such an “up and down” career as Mickey Rourke has had. Starting out as a leading man in 80s movies such as 9 And a Half Weeks and Angel Heart, Rourke turned his back on acting in the 90s and returned to the boxing ring, where he had trained as a boxer in his youth. Although Rourke’s boxing career could be called a success (he had 8 professional fights, winning 6 and drawing 2), his boxing career left him battered and beaten to the point where Rourke need some serious plastic surgery to reconstruct his face. Putting his boxing career behind him, Rourke returned to the movie screen with some big movies such as Sin City and The Wrestler. Over the years, Rourke has died in 22 movies. It could actually be more, but some of his characters either died off screen or were damned to hell like in Angel Heart. But some of his death scenes include: Sin City, Iron Man 2, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Man on Fire, and Double Team.

#11 Gary Busey – 22 Times Already on this list we have mentioned big, eccentric and even crazy actors such as Nicolas Cage and Mickey Rourke, however, in recent years the crown for the most eccentric actor in Hollywood has to go to Gary Busey. Starting his movie career slowly with bit parts in 70s movies, until his big break came playing Buddy Holly in the hugely acclaimed movie The Buddy Holly Story. Since then, Busey has been a prominent force in Hollywood over the last few decades and starred in some of the biggest movies. However, in 1988 Busey had a major motorcycle crash which left him with some serious brain damage which have caused some mental issues for Busey, and his off-screen antics have overshadowed his movie career. Over his career, Busey has died in movies such as Lethal Weapon, Predator 2, The Buddy Holly Story, Point Break, Under Siege, Straight Time, and Let’s Get Harry.

#12 Sean Bean – 25 Times Next we come to the man himself and the actor that inspired this list. Many people out there will be surprised to see that Sean Bean isn’t top of the list of actors that have died most on screen. After all, it seems like every time Bean appears on screen, whether it’s in the movies or on TV, he will die at some point. However, the British actor has only died a total of 25 times, which is a lot less than our top three. It must be noted, though, that although Bean hasn’t had the most on screen deaths, that’s probably only because he hasn’t made as many movies as others on our list. But his death ratio is more than any other actor. In other words, with the amount of screen time he has had against the number of death scenes, Bean would come out as clear winner. Some of his screen deaths include: Goldeneye, Patriot games, The Island, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, and of course, Game of Thrones.

#13 Vincent Price – 32 Times The #3 entry on our list of actors that have died the most on screen comes in the form of horror legend Vincent Price. Although Price did venture into other movie genres such as drama, mystery, and even comedy, with his distinctive look and even more distinctive voice, Price will always be remembered for his horror movies, although most people today will remember him most for being the voice over on Michael Jackson‘s “Thriller” or playing the inventor in Edward Scissorhands. As Price had such a long movie career, which actually ran from 1935 – 1993, and of course his love of all things horror, it’s not surprising that Price is high on the list of on screen deaths. A few of his memorable deaths include: Pit and the Pendulum, House of Usher, Witchfinder General, Tales of Terror, Edward Scissorhands, and Theatre of Blood.

#14 Christopher Lee – 42 Times Our number two entry is the man that made Count Dracula a movie icon. Becoming the face of the British Hammer horror scene in the 1960s, Lee, with his tall frame, piercing eyes, and booming voice, made the role of the villain his own and charmed fans as the iconic Dracula for years. Every now and then Lee would step out of his villain persona but then he would soon come charging back in and we all love him for it. As well as portraying Dracula, Lee has also been the villain in two major movie franchises: The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit franchise and, of course, in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Over a career that spanned nearly 70 years, Lee has a long list of movie credits to his name and a long list of movie deaths too. Some of his movie deaths include his many outings as Dracula, as well as Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Alice in Wonderland, The Man with the Golden Gun, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, and Treasure Island, to name just a few.

#15 John Hurt – 45 Times The number one entry on our list of actors who have died the most on screen goes to the late great actor John Hurt. The British acting legend has been lighting up the screen for more than 50 years and in some of the biggest movies around. Of course, most of us remember him as the guy who had the alien burst out of his stomach in Alien, to which Hurt actually re-enacted the scene for the comedy movie Spaceballs. Although Hurt was never really considered a Hollywood leading man, he was often described as one of the best and subtlest actors working in Hollywood and appeared in more movies than we could list. A few of his death movies are: The Elephant Man, V For Vendetta, Outlander, Hellboy, Only Lovers Left Behind, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

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MONSTERS UNLEASHED #1

CULLEN BUNN (W) • DAVID BALDEON (A)

Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS

Variant Cover by RB SILVA

Hip-Hop Variant Cover by TBA

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

THE FIRST FANTASTIC ISSUE OF MARVEL’S NEWEST HEROES! From acclaimed writer CULLEN BUNN, known for his work on DEADPOOL, UNCANNY X-MEN and more, comes a high-action sci-fi series centered on a team of monstrous and monstrously massive do-gooders including KID KAIJU, AEGIS, SLIZZIK, SCRAGG, HI-VO AND MEKARA.. Now teaming up with vampire-hunter ELSA BLOODSTONE, the series unfolds as the team takes on gargantuan creatures and protects the planet from ruin and disaster. However, can they be accepted by the rest of the Marvel Universe and allowed to help, or will they be deemed dangerous as well?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

CHAMPIONS #7

MARK WAID (W) • HUMBERTO RAMOS (A/C)

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY MARCO CHECCHETTO

THROWDOWN WITH THE FREELANCERS!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS #6

MARK WAID (W) • MIKE DEL MUNDO (A)

Cover by ALEX ROSS

“Kang War VI” concludes!

The rules of time are fluid — and when reality re-forms around the Avengers, not everything (or everyone) will necessarily be in the same place it was left!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

INFAMOUS IRON MAN #7

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • ALEX MALEEV (A/C)

The Reed Richards from a dead reality calls himself “The Maker” — and his plans for the world are far more insane than anything Doctor Doom ever attempted. Now Doom, as Iron Man, is the only one who can stop him. Doom is the hero? Richards is the villain? It is a world gone mad!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #6

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • STEFANO CASELLI (A/C)

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL YU

Riri’s adventures go very viral. Everyone wants a piece of the newest Iron Man…Ironheart. But not everyone is thrilled with how she is representing herself to the public. All this, a new potential boyfriend AND the latest new addition to the Iron Man rogues’ gallery!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

OCCUPY AVENGERS #6

DAVID F. WALKER (W) • GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA (A)

COVER BY PAULO SIQUEIRA

When the van broke down in the manure capital of Iowa, Hawkeye and his team never thought they were in danger. Unfortunately, they were wrong. Now they must fight to stay alive against an unlikely menace that has come to destroy Small Town, USA.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA: SAM WILSON #21

NICK SPENCER (W) • DANIEL ACUñA (A/C)

CONNECTING VARIANT COVER A BY RB SILVA

THE END OF THE LINE reaches its climax as Sam Wilson hits his breaking point!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS #15

NICK SPENCER (W) • JAVIER PINA (A)

Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY DAVID MARQUEZ

Only one man can lead Hydra into a new age of dominance and superiority! The Red Skull believes that he is that man! But Captain America thinks otherwise… It’s a no-holds-barred final throwdown that you will not believe!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS #16

NICK SPENCER (W) • JESúS SAIZ (A)

Cover by DANIEL ACUñA

CONNECTING VARIANT COVER A BY RB SILVA

The stage is set! Everything has been leading to this moment! It’s time for Captain America to step out of the shadows to change the very landscape of the Marvel Universe in a massive way!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ULTIMATES 2 #6

AL EWING (W) • TRAVEL FOREMAN (A)

Cover by CHRISTIAN WARD

The Cosmic Jailer — revealed! In this special issue, we tell the shocking secret history of the one being that could chain Eternity! But why? The answers go back to the very beginning of the Marvel Cosmos — and beyond!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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U.S.AVENGERS #5

AL EWING (W) • PACO MEDINA (A/C)

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS

The time for goofy solicits is over. A.I.M. is getting serious — and Steve Rogers is here to make sure of it. But where does this leave Roberto Da Costa? Meanwhile, Sam Guthrie is a man of two worlds. Which will he choose?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

GREAT LAKES AVENGERS #7

ZAC GORMAN (W) • WILL ROBSON (A/C)

Join us for the thrilling finale of Dr. Nod and the Bod Squad vs. The Great Lakes Avengers! Watch as Big Bertha finally picks on someone her own size! Cringe as Flatman tries to lead the team! Recoil in horror as Mr. Immortal wrestles a gallbladder bigger than himself! Plus, at least TWO FULL PANELS guest-starring Deadpool or your money back!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL #4

MARGARET STOHL (W) • RAMON ROSANAS (A)

Cover by ELIZABETH TORQUE

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM

As Captain Marvel chases down leads on the missing Hala children, Earth’s extraterrestrial refugee crisis escalates further. Mim’s evil plan finally is unveiled, changing the course of Captain Marvel’s future forever. Oh how the mighty will fall..

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #18

GREG PAK (W) • MAHMUD ASRAR (A)

Cover by STONEHOUSE

“BIG APPLE SHOWDOWN” CONTINUES! When a new alien race comes to Earth… …HULK, MS. MARVEL, SILK, SHANG-CHI and JIMMY WOO are her last defenders… Plus: A hostile takeover of THE OLYMPUS GROUP!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

HULK #5

MARIKO TAMAKI (W) •NICO LEON (A)

Cover by JEFF DEKAL

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY PAULO SIQUERA

A HULK UNLEASHED! Ever since the tragic events of CIVIL WAR II, JENNIFER WALTERS has done everything she can to avoid transforming into her heroic other form. When a string of murders point to her newest client, Jen finds that she might be in over her head without her super-strong alter ego. But who is this new HULK? And, more importantly, can Jen hope to control her once she’s let loose?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

UNCANNY AVENGERS #22

GERRY DUGGAN (W) • PEPE LARRAZ (A)

COVER BY DAVID MARQUEZ

The Unity Squad has been playing a cat-and-mouse game with Red Skull — but it all ends here! Not everyone will finish on their feet… The final fate of Charles Xavier’s telepathic brain is revealed! Rogue does some soul searching in an unlikely place, and we present our craziest final splash page ever.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MIGHTY THOR #18

JASON AARON (W) • RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (A/C)

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY RYAN STEGMAN

THE “ASGARD/SHI’AR WAR” GOES FULL-ON PHOENIX! As the gods of the Shi’ar call down their ultimate judgment on the Asgardians, Thor finds desperately needed aid in the form of Odinson! But are even two thunder gods enough to take on the Phoenix Force? And where the Phoenix goes, lately so does the X-Men’s favorite troublemaker, Quentin Quire! Has the rebel-without-a-cause finally found one, or will he just let the world(s) burn?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SPIDER-MAN #15

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w) • SARA PICHELLI (a)

COVER BY PATRICK BROWN

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY ELIZABETH TORQUE

Coming out of the crossover with SPIDER-GWEN, Miles’ life is turned upside down. Rio Morales, Miles’s mother, is faced with a world she doesn’t know or understand. WHAT WILL SHE DO NOW?!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #26

DAN SLOTT (w) • STUART IMMONEN (a)

COVER BY ALEX ROSS

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY KRIS ANKA

“THE OSBORN IDENTITY” CONTINUES!

Silver Sable comes back into Spider-Man’s life — but isn’t she DEAD?! Norman Osborn has worked his way into a position of power in Symkaria, and any incursion by Spider-Man will be seen as an act of war. Will Spider-Man risk international infamy to take down his most dangerous foe?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS #6

GERRY CONWAY (w) • RYAN STEGMAN (a/C)

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY ED McGUINNESS

And now…the X-Men! Annie just received an invitation to attend Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. Guest-Starring Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Professor X!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SPIDER-GWEN #19

JASON LATOUR (w) • ROBBI RODRIGUEZ (a/C)

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY CLAYTON CRAIN

A NEW STORY ARC BEGINS! Matt Murdock, crime kingpin of NY and leader of The Hand, sends Spider-Gwen on a mission that hits WAY too close to home. This mission will introduce one of the biggest new characters in the Gweniverse and set Gwen on the path to her scariest villain yet!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING PRELUDE #2 (of 2)

WILL CORONA PILGRIM (w) • TODD NAUCK (a)

SPIDEY VS. THE AVENGERS! SPIDER-MAN finds himself in over his head with his first super hero battle with IRON MAN…against CAPTAIN AMERICA and his team! But will the outcome unite the AVENGERS…or tear them apart for good? Get your spider-senses tingling for SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING with the epic conclusion to this two-part adaptation of the wall-crawler’s first foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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VENOM #6

MIKE COSTA (w) • GERARDO SANDOVAL (a/C)

CLASSIC VARIANT COVER BY TODD MCFARLANE

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY DAN MORA

‘NUFF SAID!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SPIDER-MAN 2099 #22

PETER DAVID (w) • WILL SLINEY (a)

Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA

With the help of Sonny Frisco, the Iron Man of 2099, Miguel’s developed a plan to prevent the disaster that leaves the future in ruins. If all goes well, Spidey’s crusade against The Fist will finally come to an end. Unfortunately, the entire plan hinges on Electro’s cooperation…and Miguel and Sonny are in for a shock!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SILK #19

ROBBIE THOMPSON (w) • TANA FORD (a)

Cover by HELEN CHEN

Cindy Moon’s been saving New York for the better part of a year now, and the rest of the superhuman community has taken notice. Including Bobbi Morse, a.k.a. Mockingbird, who’s arrived at Cindy Moon’s doorstep with an interesting proposition: SILK…AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D.?!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #18

AMY REEDER & BRANDON MONTCLARE (W)

NATACHA BUSTOS (A)

Cover by AMY REEDER

“THE SMARTEST THERE IS” CONCLUDES! MOON GIRL has a big, red T. rex. Now she needs to pull out even bigger guns. The X-MEN, MS. MARVEL, HULK, DOCTOR STRANGE, THE THING, IRONHEART, KID KREE and even a familiar gang of Stone Age savages come together to confront an enemy that can’t possibly be DOCTOR DOOM!!! It’s a battle royale as LUNELLA LAFAYETTE has a final test she needs to ace, and to prove to the world she’s THE SMARTEST THERE IS!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

MOSAIC #7

GEOFFREY THORNE (W)

KHARY RANDOLPH (A)

Cover by Leila Del Duca

Mosaic delves deeper into his powers with the help of the Inhumans! But the Brand Corporation isn’t done with him yet!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

MS. MARVEL #17

G. WILLOW WILSON (W) • TAKESHI MIYAZAWA (A)

Cover by NELSON BLAKE II

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY ADAM KUBERT

Kamala’s life has been a bit of disaster ever since the evil sentient computer virus known as Doc.X learned that she’s also Ms. Marvel and threatened to expose her. Luckily, Kamala’s got a plan to take down her digital enemy…She’s just got to convince an estranged ally to lend her a hand. Can Ms. Marvel rally the help she needs before the world’s most malevolent malware takes corporeal form?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HAWKEYE #5

KELLY THOMPSON (W) • MICHAEL WALSH (A)

Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO

WHAT WOULD J. JONES DO? NEW ARC STARTS HERE! Everything is coming up Kate! She’s got fancy new HAWKEYE INVESTIGATIONS window sign, a burgeoning P.I. business (albeit a temporarily unlicensed one), new friends and even some promising looking love interests on the horizon. So when her mentor, Jessica Jones, surfaces in LA on a case, Kate jumps at the chance to learn from the master (and show off, obviously). But the City of Angels has long history of crushing dreams…

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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AMERICA #2

GABBY RIVERA (W) • JOE QUINONES (A/C)

Variant Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS

Variant Cover by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE

OKAY, LADIES, NOW LET’S GET IN FORMATION!! America Chavez’s first semester of college is off to an epic start. That’s right…homework on the first day! The assignment? A field trip to the frontlines of World War II! Most freshman would be intimidated — but most freshman aren’t dimension-hoping heroes with Captain America as their wingman! Meanwhile, unexpected fallout from an Ultimates’ mission begins to wreak havoc on not only America’s life but also the larger Marvel Universe as a whole!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #15

DAVID F. WALKER (W) • SANFORD GREENE (A/C)

DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? Well, it believes in Luke and Danny…with a vengeance! With everything they’ve worked for on the line, Power Man and Iron Fist are going to settle the score, once and for all!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

IRON FIST #2

ED BRISSON (W) • MIKE PERKINS (A)

Cover by JEFF DEKAL

Variant cover by TIM BRADSTREET

“THE GAUNTLET” BEGINS! A mysterious island. Seven deadly kung fu masters. Danny’s in for the fights of his life!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

JESSICA JONES #7

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • MICHAEL GAYDOS (A)

Cover by DAVID MACK

VARIANT COVER BY NIC KLEIN

The most dangerous book on the stands digs even deeper into the new mysteries of the Marvel Universe. Has Jessica Jones uncovered a secret too hot for even her? Can she put the pieces of her life back together before it is too late?

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

ELEKTRA #3

MATT OWENS (W) • JUAN CABAL (A)

Cover by ELIZABETH TORQUE

VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO

BEATING LAS VEGAS! While ELEKTRA has tried to lie low, she’s managed to capture the attention of the up-and-coming kingpin, ARCADE…and now he’s captured her! However, ELEKTRA hasn’t forgotten her past as an assassin, or any of the skills she’s learned. Will it be enough to defeat ARCADE and escape his clutches? Or will she play right into his hand?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BULLSEYE #3 (OF 5)

ED BRISSON (W) • GUILLERMO SANNA (A)

Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

CLEAR EYES, FULL CLIP, CAN’T MISS! THE BLACK KNIFE CARTEL is coming for BULLSEYE… Which is exactly what he wanted! The body count rises…

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DAREDEVIL #19

CHARLES SOULE (W) • RON GARNEY (A)

Cover by Dan Panosian

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY TBA

THE RIVETING MYSTERY BEHIND DAREDEVIL’S SECRET IDENTITY CONTINUES! How low will MATT MURDOCK sink to hide his secret identity? What caused the rift between Matt and his best friend, FOGGY? The revelations may be impossible to come back from…

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE PUNISHER #11

BECKY CLOONAN (W) • MATT HORAK (A)

Cover by DECLAN SHALVEY

BLOOD IN THE WATER! Frank is being held hostage on a freighter full of armed goons. They’re going to need a bigger boat.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

KINGPIN #3

MATTHEW ROSENBERG (W) • BEN TORRES (A)

Cover by JEFF DEKAL

VARIANT COVER BY MIKE PERKINS

BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW! WILSON FISK. People love him. Kids look up to him. His generosity and kindness make him a model citizen. This is the spin…but DAREDEVIL doesn’t buy it. As SARAH DEWEY tries to separate fact from fiction while on assignment to pen Fisk’s biography, will an OLD ENEMY’S plan to snuff out Fisk change the narrative?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

PATSY WALKER, A.K.A. HELLCAT! #17

KATE LETH (W) • BRITTNEY L. WILLIAMS (A/C)

MALL MADNESS! How can Patsy be spending this much time with Jubilee and NOT go to the mall? Will they swing by the food court? Catch a movie? Have a fashion montage? Certainly no villains will be there. What would a villain possibly be doing at the mall??

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

MAN-THING #3 (OF 5)

R.L. STINE (W) • GERMAN PERALTA & KATE NIEMCZYK (A)

Cover by TYLER CROOK

Variant cover by Leonard Kirk

INTO THE NEXUS OF ALL REALITIES! THE NEXUS OF ALL REALITIES is opened and the protector of the Nexus, the OLDFATHER, is missing! The only one who can restore balance to the swamp is MAN-THING, but all MAN-THING wants is to return to his human form. Can he overcome his desire for normalcy to save the swamp? Or will he get what he wished for, but at a cost?

With a horror backup from R.L. STINE and KATE NIEMCZYK (MOCKINGBIRD)! You’ll want to check out THIS feminist agenda…

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE SORCERERS SUPREME #7

ROBBIE THOMPSON (W) • JAVIER RODRIGUEZ (A/C)

Sir Isaac Newton betrayed the rest of the Sorcerers Supreme, and has come to the present-day…where he takes on the Avengers!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DOCTOR STRANGE #19

JASON AARON (W) • CHRIS BACHALO (A)

Cover by KEVIN NOWLAN

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY CARLO BARBERI

Mister Misery has kidnapped Wong and is using everything Strange’s friend and companion knows about the Sorcerer Supreme. A compromised Strange must find a way to defeat the sadistic entity without killing Wong!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MOON KNIGHT #13

JEFF LEMIRE (W) • GREG SMALLWOOD (A/C)

REALITY BITES! Where has Marc Spector really been all this time? THE ANSWER IS HERE! Where was a man like Marc forged? THE ANSWER IS HERE! Where will the final battle be fought? THE ANSWER IS HERE!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #19

RYAN NORTH (W) • ERICA HENDERSON (A/C)

Worst-mentor-ever Melissa Morbeck has trapped Squirrel Girl in her house, surrounded by zoo animals under her control, and laid out her demands: She wants to have…A CHAT. Does that not sound exciting enough? What if we were to tell you that this chat ALSO involves punching, shocking revelations, a little bit of cool computer stuff and MACHINE-GUN-WIELDING BEARS, who are as extremely cute as they are extremely deadly?? Squirrels AND machine-gun bears, all in the same comic?! That’s right. Only SQUIRREL GIRL gives you what you want, assuming you have those two very particular interests!! Hopefully you do; we’ve got a lot riding on this.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

GHOST RIDER #6

FELIPE SMITH (W) • DANILO BEYRUTH (A)

Cover by FELIPE SMITH

ENTER THE ROAD DEMON! Robbie’s powers are evolving in unimaginable ways! The Spirit of Eli Morrow is getting stronger and more vicious every day! The LAPD can’t ignore the demonic monster in their backyard anymore…

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

GWENPOOL, THE UNBELIEVABLE #14

CHRIS HASTINGS (W) • MYISHA HAYNES (A)

Cover by PAULINA GANUCHEAU

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY FRANCESCO MATTINA

Gwen Poole is L.A.-bound — and boy, is she LOVING it! The mission? Help Cecil regain some of his more human qualities. Guest-starring Kate Bishop (the REAL Hawkeye), Ghost Rider and…dwarves?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BLACK PANTHER: WORLD OF WAKANDA #6

TA-NEHISI COATES & REMBERT BROWNE (W) • JOE BENNETT (A)

Cover by RAHZZAH

Variant Cover by SAL VELLUTO

DEATH OF A WHITE TIGER! When a down-on-his-luck New York City narcotics officer was suspended from the force, he adopted the vestments of the Black Panther to do the right thing by his neighborhood and his burgeoning family. Mentored by both T’Challa and Erik Killmonger, he became something more than the sum of his parts. That was then. Now, Kasper Cole’s days as the White Tiger are behind him and he can only watch helplessly as Wakanda burns halfway around the world, leaving Kasper completely disillusioned by a leader he once looked up to.

Writers TA-NEHISI COATES (Black Panther) and REMBERT BROWNE (New York Magazine, Grantland) and fan-favorite artist JOE BENNETT (who drew Kasper back in the original The Crew series!) team up to bring Kasper Cole back into the spotlight…just in time to close the door on his story forever?!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

BLACK PANTHER #13

TA-NEHISI COATES (W) • WILFREDO TORRES (A)

Cover by BRIAN STELFREEZE

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY JG JONES

VARIANT COVER BY KRIS ANKA

CONNECTING VARIANT BY JAMIE MCKELVIE

STORY THUS FAR VARIANT BY WILFREDO TORRES

“AVENGERS OF THE NEW WORLD” STARTS HERE! Eons ago, before Black Panthers, before Wakanda, before time itself…there were only the ORISHAS: Asali. Ogutemeli. Bast. The pantheon of gods and goddesses from which the world as we know it was manifested. But now, when Wakanda burns, they are silent. When she was flooded, they were silent. While her people war amongst themselves, ever silent they remain. Where have all the Wakanda gods gone? T’Challa means to find out…

New York Times Best-Selling author TA-NEHISI COATES (Between the World and Me) is joined by rising superstar artist WILFREDO TORRES (Moon Knight) for the kickoff of the next epic season of BLACK PANTHER!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SILVER SURFER #12

DAN SLOTT (W) • MICHAEL ALLRED (A/C)

“The Only Secret in the Universe” There is only one secret in the Universe worth knowing. And when it is revealed, the story of the Silver Surfer and Dawn Greenwood will never be the same. A trip to a familiar planet, the return of old friends and a fight Norrin Radd cannot afford to lose. After what happened last issue, you need to read this story. Trust us.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE UNSTOPPABLE WASP #4

JEREMY WHITLEY (W) • ELSA CHARRETIER (A/C)

The Grapplers Attack! It’s Nadia and Jarvis versus Poundcakes and Letha as The Unstoppable Wasp stumbles upon a shakedown in Times Square! Meanwhile, Nadia’s recruiting drive for G.I.R.L. continues as she tries to bring aboard an ambitious young biologist. But it may all be for nothing as the Red Room makes a play to take Nadia out of the picture for good! Guest-starring totally ordinary lawyer Matt Murdock.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SLAPSTICK #5

FRED VAN LENTE & REILLY BROWN (W) • REILLY BROWN & DIEGO OLORTEGUI (A)

Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA

Slapstick may have met his match at last…when he meets the new ruler of Dimension Ecch! On the throne of games, you play or you get played.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

THUNDERBOLTS #12

JIM ZUB (W) • JON MALIN (A/C)

The Masters of Evil, the fate of Kobik, betrayal, destruction and the future of the Thunderbolts — “Return of the Masters” concludes here. Don’t miss it!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #19

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • VALERIO SCHITI & MORE (A)

WRAPAROUND Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS

VARIANT COVER BY Mike Deodato

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

FINAL ISSUE VARIANT COVER BY TBA

BEST BENDIS MOMENTS VARIANT COVER BY TBA

Brian Michael Bendis’ last issue! It’s all built to this! GROUNDED comes to a conclusion with this double-sized blockbuster as Brian Michael Bendis wraps up his epic run on GUARDIANS!

With the team stuck on Earth and scattered to the winds, could the only thing to bring them together truly be…THANOS?

Featuring art by series artist Valerio Schiti and special guest artists to celebrate the end of an era!

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: DREAM ON #1

MARC SUMERAK (W) • ANDREA DI VITO (A)

COVER BY MICHAEL RYAN

THE GUARDIANS ARE DONE GUARDING THE GALAXY, YES? When one of the galaxy’s greatest bounty hunters targets the Guardians of the Galaxy, it’s lights out for STAR-LORD, GAMORA, DRAX, ROCKET and GROOT! But if DEATH’S HEAD can make their dreams come true, will the Guardians fight back, or go along with his crazy plan? They might…especially if it leads to the destruction of THANOS once and for all!

Also included – a special presentation of GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (1990) #1, featuring the first appearance of Taserface!

48 PGS./ONE SHOT/T …$3.99

THANOS #6

JEFF LEMIRE (W) • MIKE DEODATO (A/C)

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY TBA

Thanos’ misfortunes come to a head. Thane’s plans come to fruition. Time for a father-son reunion.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

NOVA #5

JEFF LOVENESS & RAMON PEREZ (W) • RAMON PEREZ (A/C)

As more about Richard’s time in the Cancerverse comes to the surface, so does whatever darkness is inside him that he’s been hiding from his fellow Nova, Sam Alexander. And whatever it is, it’s getting hungrier.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

GAMORA #5

NICOLE PERLMAN (W) • MARCO CHECCHETTO (A)

Cover by ESAD RIBIC

DOOMSDAY ON UBLIEX! As the black hole begins to tear UBLIEX apart at the seams, GAMORA has her eyes on the only thing that can save her: the last remaining piece of the Elemental Crystal. If she can steal it back from L’Wit, then hijack and jumpstart a spaceship before the city is destroyed, she may just have a chance to survive. But time is running out, and L’WIT, KLAXON and the VESTIGIALS are all standing in her way… The clock is ticking, so Gamora better hit the ground running…

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ROCKET RACCOON #5

MATTHEW ROSENBERG (W) • JORGE COELHO (A)

Cover by David Nakayama

Rocket gets to the bottom of the alien refugee murders! He also gets himself into heaps of trouble. The tale of our Grounded Rocket comes to an end!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

STAR-LORD #6

CHIP ZDARSKY (W) • KRIS ANKA (A/C)

Star-Lord’s time Grounded comes to a close! Will he give up the stars to stay on as a bartender? Would he change his name to Bar-Lord?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DEADPOOL VS. THE PUNISHER #1 & 2 (OF 5)

FRED VAN LENTE (W) • PERE PEREZ (A)

CoverS by DECLAN SHALVEY

Issue 1 VARIANT COVER A BY TBA

Issue 1 VARIANT COVER B BY TBA

Issue 2 VARIANT COVER A BY TBA

Issue 2 VARIANT COVER B BY TBA

Frank Castle has an unstoppable will — a powerful drive to punish those who do wrong, rooted in the tragic killing of his family. Wade Wilson has an unstoppable mouth — an unthinking knack for annoying everyone around him, rooted in thinking he’s funny. Both men, however, are among the deadliest on the planet. When they find themselves in disagreement over the criminal known as The Bank, they’re in for one of the most brutal fights of their lives! Can Frank kill Wade over and over without ever dying once himself? Or will Wade bug him until he welcomes death?

32 PGS. (EACH)/Parental Advisory …$3.99 (EACH)

SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL #16

JOSHUA CORIN (W)

SCOTT KOBLISH (A)

Cover by REILLY BROWN

POSTER VARIANT BY ROD REIS

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY MIKE ALLRED

’TIL DEATH DO US… Part 4 (of 6) Spidey and Deadpool look for help in the least likely of places.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DEADPOOL & THE MERCS FOR MONEY #10

Christopher Hastings (W)

IBAN COELLO (A)

Cover by REILLY BROWN

POSTER VARIANT BY FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

’TIL DEATH DO US… Part 5 (of 6) The Mercs struggle to stop Shiklah’s plans.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

DEADPOOL #29

GERRY DUGGAN (W)

Salva Espin (A)

Cover by Reilly Brown

POSTER VARIANT BY Rafael Albequerque

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO

’TIL DEATH DO US… Part 6 (of 6) Is this the end of Deadpool’s marriage?

32 PGS./Parental Advisory…$3.99

OLD MAN LOGAN #21

JEFF LEMIRE (W) • ERIC NGUYEN (A)

Cover by ANDREA SORRENTINO

VARIANT COVER BY Kia Asamiya

PAST LIVES VARIANT COVER BY TBA

THE EPIC “PAST LIVES” SAGA BEGINS HERE! AN INSTANT CLASSIC FOR THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SERIES! Follow LOGAN through the ages — in the 1800s as a young mutant, to his first encounter with the HULK, to his stint with the X-MEN as WOLVERINE — it’s all here!

OLD MAN LOGAN is accidentally sent spiraling through his own past, forced to relive some of his most tragic and intense moments. Will he be able to free himself from these living memories? And will he ever return to the WASTELANDS and the young baby Hulk he left behind?

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

OLD MAN LOGAN #22

JEFF LEMIRE (W) • ERIC NGUYEN (A)

Cover by ANDREA SORRENTINO

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

PAST LIVES VARIANT COVER BY TBA

HULK SMASH, OLD MAN LOGAN SNIKT! It’s LOGAN versus a WENDIGO and THE HULK — all over again! And as he continues his journey through his own past, Logan is forced to relive an especially poignant and painful moment from his past…Will he try to change the outcome to save a person he loves more than anyone else?

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

TRUE BELIEVERS: X-MEN #1

Reprinting X-Men (1963) #1

32 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1

Reprinting Giant-Size X-Men #1

40 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: NEW MUTANTS #1

Reprinting New Mutants (1983) #1

32 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: CABLE & THE NEW MUTANTS #1

Reprinting New Mutants (1983) #87

32 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: X-FORCE #1

Reprinting X-Force (1991) #1

40 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: X-MEN BLUE #1

Reprinting X-Men (1991) #1

40 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: X-MEN GOLD #1

Reprinting Uncanny X-Men (1981) 281

32 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: GENERATION X #1

Reprinting Generation X (1994) 1

40 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: ASTONISHING X-MEN #1

Reprinting Astonishing X-Men (2004) 1

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$1.00

ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL READING CHRONOLOGY

Cover by MIKE MCKONE

Want to know the best way to explore today’s Marvel Universe and build a library of volumes starring your favorite super heroes? We’ve got you covered! This Reading Chronology will arm you with all the information you need to navigate your way from the original Marvel NOW! era, through the All-New, All-Different Marvel age, up to right NOW! Our easy-to-follow guides will show you where to read the latest adventures of classic characters, cinematic sensations and today’s brightest new stars! We’re talking Spider-Man, the Avengers, Wolverine, Doctor Strange, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Panther, S.H.I.EL.D., Ms. Marvel, Spider-Gwen, Squirrel Girl and more! Now it’s easier than ever to Make Yours Marvel!

32 PGS./All Ages …$0.00 (FREE!)

MARVEL UNIVERSE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #18

Adapted by Joe Caramagna

COME AND GUT YOUR LOVE! Being a prince has its perks: the money, the fame, the adoration from billions are dreamy…but PRINCE STAR-LORD’s dream is about to turn into a nightmare when his ex-girlfriends learn of his newfound royal heritage. Will the prince of Spartax ever find true love??

32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VS. THE SINISTER SIX #9

Adapted by Joe Caramagna

SPIDEY UNLEASHES A FORCE OF NATURE! SPIDER-MAN continues to search for NICK FURY, who has been missing ever since DOC OCK’s attack on the S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Tricarrier. A clue leads PETER to an abandoned building, but will this whole search just end up being A WASH? Will Spider-Man TAKE A BATH in this investment of anonymous tips? And why are we using water-based puns??? Well, pick up the book and find out!

32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE: ADAPTATION #1 (OF 6) *

JODY HOUSER (W) • EMILIO LAISO (A)

Cover by PHIL NOTO

Artist Variant by TERRY DODSON

Droids Variant JOE QUINONES

Action Figure Variant by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

STAR WARS 40TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY MIKE MAYHEW

MOVIE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE

BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE

The Rebellion is here! The biggest movie of the year jumps from the big screen to the comic book page! All looks lost for the Rebellion against the Empire as they learn of the existence of a new super-weapon — the Death Star. New heroes Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor set out on a desperate mission to steal the plans to destroy the new super-weapon. Written by Jody Houser (MAX RIDE) and drawn by Emilio Laiso (STAR WARS ANNUAL; HERCULES), join as the story is set up for the epic saga to follow…

48 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

STAR WARS #30 *

JASON AARON (W) • SALVADOR LARROCA (A)

Cover by STUART IMMONEN

ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

Star Wars 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by JAVIER RODRIGUEZ

It seems a battle from Yoda’s past has come to Luke’s present! Luke has stumbled upon the last native on the planet…and the stonepower is strong with this one!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL #3 (OF 5) *

CULLEN BUNN (W) • LUKE ROSS (A)

Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE

VARIANT COVER BY DAVID LOPEZ

VARIANT COVER BY DECLAN SHALVEY

VARIANT COVER BY JORGE MOLINA

An evil crime syndicate is auctioning off a Jedi Padawan…that Darth Maul plans to take — and kill — for his own.

Featuring: a band of bounty hunters including Cad Bane and Aurra Sing!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STAR WARS: POE DAMERON #13 *

Charles Soule (W) • PHIL NOTO (A/C)

Star Wars 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by JEFF DEKAL

It’s Terex’s army versus Black Squadron — and Black Squadron is outnumbered! Plus, Poe is stranded with only a battle-reluctant commando droid between him and his enemies. Snap Wexley may have a trick or two up his sleeve to help Black Leader fight!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #6 *

KIERON GILLEN (W) • KEV WALKER (A)

Cover by KAMOME SHIRAHAMA

VARIANT COVER BY DAVID LOPEZ

Star Wars 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by ROD REIS

Aphra Jr. and Sr. have stumbled upon an ancient Jedi citadel…but it appears that some form of life has survived…and they are NOT happy to be disturbed.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99\

MONSTERS VOL. 2: THE MARVEL MONSTERBUS BY STAN LEE, LARRY LIEBER & JACK KIRBY HC

Written by STAN LEE, LARRY LIEBER, JACK KIRBY

Penciled by JACK KIRBY

Cover by JACK KIRBY

Comicdom’s famous monsters are on the loose! Marvel presents the concluding volume in our complete collection of Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby’s Marvel Monster saga. Marvel’s late 1950s/early 1960s comics were famous for their twist-ending tales, their alien invaders and especially their towering monster menaces — and no one drew giant monsters like Jack “The King” Kirby! It’s page after page of Grogg, Ogg, the Creature from Krogarr, Fin Fang Foom and more! These stories aren’t just a fun atomic romp, they’re the training ground where Stan Lee and Jack Kirby honed their creative partnership, learning each other’s strengths and building an unmatched rapport. In these pages, you’ll find out that the mother of the Marvel Age of Comics was…a monster!

Collecting material from STRANGE TALES (1951) #87-100 and ANNUAL #1, JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #71-82, TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #20-34, TALES OF SUSPENSE #20-38, AMAZING ADVENTURES (1961) #1-6, and CHAMBER OF DARKNESS #4-5.

872 PGS./All Ages …$100.00

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 17 HC

Written by JIM SHOOTER & JIM STARLIN with ROGER STERN, MARV WOLFMAN, GEORGE PÉREZ, DAVID MICHELINIE & BILL MANTLO

Penciled by GEORGE PÉREZ, JOHN BYRNE, JIM STARLIN, SAL BUSCEMA & DAVE WENZEL

Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ

Jim Shooter and an unparalleled team of avenging artists — George Pérez, John Byrne, Jim Starlin and more — bring you Earth’s Mightiest Heroes at their best! This Marvel Masterworks volume is packed from cover to cover with classic encounters staged on a truly massive scale: Jim Starlin’s defining “Thanos War,” Ultron’s revenge, the cosmic “Korvac Saga” — it’s a dizzying array of iconic adventures! Luckily, the Avengers aren’t alone as they face these challenges — they’re joined by the Guardians of the Galaxy; the Amazing Spider-Man; and the ever-lovin’, blue-eyed Thing! Also featuring Adam Warlock, Gamora, the Collector, the Lethal Legion, Count Nefaria, a new look for Wonder Man, and the unfolding secret origins of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch!

Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #164-177 and ANNUAL #7, and MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE ANNUAL #2.

352 PGS./Rated T …$75.00

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 17 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 247 (DM ONLY)

352 PGS./Rated T …$75.00

COLOR YOUR OWN MARVEL TSUM TSUM

Penciled by DAVID BALDEÓN & MORE

Cover by JOËLLE JONES

The Marvel Tsum Tsum need YOU to put the color back into their world! You’ve bought the adorable little critters, you’ve hugged them, you’ve stacked them high! You’ve collected their variant covers and devoured their very own comic book! But now it’s time for the most Tsum Tsum fun of all: coloring them in! Your favorite pint-sized plushie super heroes and villains — from Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel to Green Goblin and Ultron — are here in black and white just waiting for your pens, pencils and crayons. And even better, they’re hanging out with their full-size costumed counterparts, also in need of good hues! So whether you prefer your Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy big and bold or cute and cuddly, we’ve got you covered! Unleash a rainbow of color on some Tsum Tsum!

120 PGS./All Ages …$9.99

ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS HC

Written by MARK WAID & MORE

Penciled by ADAM KUBERT, MAHMUD ASRAR, ALAN DAVIS & MORE

Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR

The Avengers are dead — long live the Avengers! When a threat from beyond targets our world, fate draws Captain America, Thor, Vision and Iron Man together again — alongside three young adventurers who will reinvigorate Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! Welcome to the big leagues, Nova, Ms. Marvel and Miles Morales, a.k.a. Spider-Man! But who is the familiar villain pulling the reassembled Avengers’ strings? Will the new lineup last long enough to find out? The newest Avengers will lose their memories in a STANDOFF at Pleasant Hill, feel the sting of the Unstoppable Wasp and be sundered by the fallout from a second CIVIL WAR!

Collecting ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS #1-15 and ANNUAL #1; and material from AVENGERS (2015) #0, FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2015 (AVENGERS) and FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2016 (CIVIL WAR II).

424 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99

LOKI: JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY BY KIERON GILLEN OMNIBUS HC

Written by KIERON GILLEN, DAN ABNETT, ANDY LANNING & MATT FRACTION

Penciled by DOUG BRAITHWAITE, RICH ELSON, WHILCE PORTACIO, MITCH BREITWEISER, CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO, STEPHANIE HANS & ALAN DAVIS

Cover by STEPHANIE HANS

Kieron Gillen’s complete epic! The god of lies has been reborn, but will young Loki be Asgard’s savior? For when Earth is gripped by FEAR ITSELF, ancient prophecy says only Thor can stop the monstrous threat of the Serpent — but the plan is doomed to fail without help from Loki. Will the trickster find redemption — or damn himself for eternity? Either way, a Nightmare lies in wait hoping to rule the world, and Loki will have to risk everything on his craziest scheme of all! Plus: A forgotten hero returns, the New Mutants lend a hand, Captain Britain needs help with a godly war, and Hela sets her sights on the Holy Grail! But will all the nine worlds end in Surtur’s fire?

Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (2011) #622-645, EXILED #1, NEW MUTANTS (2009) #42-43 and MIGHTY THOR (2011) #18-21.

752 PGS./Rated T+ …$100.00

MARVEL UNIVERSE BY CHRIS CLAREMONT HC

Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & MORE

Penciled by DICK AYERS, DON PERLIN, HERB TRIMPE, GEORGE EVANS, GEORGE TUSKA, KEITH POLLARD, GENE COLAN, VAL MAYERIK, JON BOGDANOVE, OSCAR JIMÉNEZ, MICHAEL RYAN, JUAN BOBILLO, DAVID NAKAYAMA, SALVADOR LARROCA & MORE

Cover by GENE COLAN, SALVADOR LARROCA, GEORGE TUSKA, JON BOGDANOVE, RON WILSON & BOB WIACEK

Though best known for his epic X-Men run, prolific writer Chris Claremont has more than made his mark across the entire Marvel Universe! Now, experience the length and breadth of his decades-long career! Beginning with his rarely seen early work chronicling the horrors of combat, Claremont introduces Captain Britain, puts Black Goliath and Doctor Strange through their paces, digs into the mythology of Man-Thing, pits the X-Men against the Fantastic Four, shines a spotlight on Kitty Pryde, takes on Big Hero 6, and pens the most cosmic contest of all!

Collecting WAR IS HELL #9-15, BLACK GOLIATH #2-5, CAPTAIN BRITAIN (1976) #1-10, DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) #38-45, MAN-THING (1979) #4-8 and #10-11, FANTASTIC FOUR VS. X-MEN #1-4, CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS II #1-5, MEKANIX #1-6, BIG HERO 6 #1-5, and material from X-MEN UNLIMITED (1993) #36.

1144 PGS./Rated T+ …$125.00

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE SAVAGE SHE-HULK VOL. 1 HC

Written by DAVID ANTHONY KRAFT with STAN LEE

Penciled by MIKE VOSBURG with JOHN BUSCEMA

Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA

When criminal defense attorney Jennifer Walters is shot by a mob hitman, her cousin saves her life with a blood transfusion — but that cousin is Bruce Banner, and his gamma-irradiated blood transforms her into the Savage She-Hulk! Suddenly she’s a mean, green lawyering machine, and criminals the world over had better watch out. Now, experience She-Hulk’s adventures from the very beginning in this beautifully restored Marvel Masterworks volume! Her quest will take her from the halls of justice to other dimensions — and pit her against Iron Man, mind-controlling cults, Man-Thing, and even her own father. But despite her new power, can Jennifer Walters survive the beast within? Her own blood is killing her — and only Morbius the Living Vampire may have the cure!

Collecting SAVAGE SHE-HULK (1980) #1-14.

296 PGS./Rated T …$75.00

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE SAVAGE SHE-HULK VOL. 1 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 246 (DM ONLY)

296 PGS./Rated T …$75.00

BLACK PANTHER VOL. 1: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET HC

Written by TA-NEHISI COATES

Penciled by BRIAN STELFREEZE & CHRIS SPROUSE

Cover by BRIAN STELFREEZE

A new era for the Black Panther begins as the kingdom of Wakanda enters what might be its final days! National Book Award winner and New York Times Best-Selling author Ta-Nehisi Coates (Between the World and Me) confronts T’Challa with dramatic upheaval in his homeland that will make leading the African nation tougher than ever before. When a superhuman terrorist group that calls itself The People sparks a violent uprising, the country famed for its incredible technology and proud warrior traditions will be thrown into turmoil! As Zenzi and Tetu, leaders of The People, poison the populace against its king, the spirit of T’Challa’s presumed-dead sister, Shuri, makes a transformative journey through Wakanda’s past, and a group of heroes, including Storm and Luke Cage, come together as The Crew to help Black Panther out. If Wakanda is to survive, it must adapt — but can its king, one of a long line of Black Panthers, survive the necessary change? Heavy is the head that wears the cowl!

Collecting BLACK PANTHER (2016) #1-12.

296 PGS./Rated T …$34.99

ALL-NEW WOLVERINE VOL. 3: ENEMY OF THE STATE II TPB

Written by TOM TAYLOR

Penciled by NIK VIRELLA & DJIBRIL MORISSETTE

Cover by RON LIM

Wolverine: murderer?! Laura has battled so hard to be something other than what she was created to be, but now the fight is over. Wolverine has blood on her hands. In the wake of an unspeakable tragedy, dark forces have Laura under their control. Can she defeat demons both internal and external? Or will she be forced to give up the hero’s life she’s built for herself? On the run, Wolverine heads to beautiful Madripoor — home to white sand beaches, five-star cuisine and a bustling criminal enterprise. Pirates await, as does a villain from her past — but will the seedy underworld of this island paradise reveal the architect of her fall? Angel, Gambit, Nick Fury and more guest-star in Wolverine’s most devastating adventure yet!

Collecting ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #13-18.

136 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99

MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2: THE ART OF THE MOVIE HC SLIPCASE

Written by JACOB JOHNSTON

The Guardians are back! After saving the universe, Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket and Groot find themselves with expunged records and a new mandate: Guard what needs guarding. Now, go inside the Marvel studios in this new collectible volume! Discover exclusive concept art, production stills, and commentary from cast and crew — including returning director James Gunn and Marvel’s extraordinary Visual Development team. Complete your ART OF THE MOVIE collection with this latest installment as the Guardians soar to new heights!

240 PGS./All Ages …$50.00

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: ROCKET RACCOON & GROOT — STEAL THE GALAXY! PROSE NOVEL MASS MARKET PAPERBACK

Written by DAN ABNETT

Cover by MIKE PERKINS

Marvel’s first original prose novel, now in paperback! These are not the Avengers or the Fantastic Four — in fact, they’re barely even famous — but Rocket Raccoon and the faithful Groot are the baddest heroes in the cosmos, and they’re on the run across the Marvel Universe! During a spaceport brawl, the infamous pair rescues an android Recorder from a pack of Badoons. But everyone in the galaxy — including the ruthless Kree Empire and the stalwart Nova Corps — seems to want that Recorder, who’s about as sane as a sandwich with no mustard. Join Rocket, Groot and a surprise Guardians teammate on a free-for-all across the stars while they try to save all of existence — again!

352 PGS./No Rating …$8.99

MARVEL UNIVERSE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 5 DIGEST

Adapted by JOE CARAMAGNA

Featuring screen-capture images from MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

The stars of 2017’s most cosmic sequel in highly animated adventures! After a distracting run-in with Ronan, the Guardians just want to get back on track and find the Cosmic Seed before Thanos gets his hands on it! But a chance encounter with Thor will throw the group way off track! Can they ever find their way back, or will the Son of Odin bring their journey to an end? Meanwhile, Star-Lord deals with daddy issues — and his daddy is the head of a galactic empire! Will Peter Quill end up triggering an Asgard/Spartax war? Never mind Groot — we are the World Tree! Plus: Discover the Guardians’ origins.

Collecting MARVEL UNIVERSE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2015B) #17-19 and material from MARVEL UNIVERSE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2015A) #1-4.

112 PGS./All Ages …$9.99

UNCANNY INHUMANS VOL. 4: IVX TPB

Written by CHARLES SOULE

Penciled by R.B. SILVA & KIM JACINTO

Cover by FRAZER IRVING

In the depths of Black Bolt’s Quiet Room, the daughters of the fallen Inhuman Auran plot a desperate attempt to resurrect her. They are determined to reunite their family, even if means the fall of the entire Inhuman race! The cost of cheating death is high, and all of New Attilan will pay it! Then, a long simmering conflict turns into outright war — it’s the Inhumans vs. the X-Men! The mutants will be fierce foes, because they’re fighting for their very lives! Who is the Inhumans’ only hope for salvation? Why, Maximus the Mad, of course! He could stop the war — but where would be the fun in that? Charles Soule bring his epic saga to an end with a story that will leave the Inhumans forever changed!

Collecting UNCANNY INHUMANS #15-20.

144 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99

CHAMPIONS VOL. 1: CHANGE THE WORLD TPB

Written by MARK WAID

Penciled by HUMBERTO RAMOS

Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS

One of the great team names in Marvel history returns, in incredible new fashion! After the fallout of CIVIL WAR II, Ms. Marvel, Nova and Spider-Man quit the Avengers and strike out on their own! Along with Viv Vision and the Totally Awesome Hulk, these young heroes are determined to change the world their own way — and they’re only the beginning! It starts as an idea. It becomes an ideal. But what happens when it turns into a movement — one so big even the Hulk can’t stop it? Will one of the greatest X-Men of all forge a new future by their side? Will the Unbelievable Gwenpool be friend or foe? It’s a super-team book for a new generation!

Collecting CHAMPIONS (2016) #1-5.

120 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99

THE UNWORTHY THOR TPB

Written by JASON AARON

Penciled by OLIVIER COIPEL & KIM JACINTO

Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL

Unfit to lift his hammer, and with someone else now wielding the power of Thor, the Odinson’s desperate quest to regain his worthiness takes him out into the cosmos — where he’s learned of the existence of a mysterious other Mjolnir! This ultimate weapon, a relic from a dead universe, is the key to his redemption — but some of the greatest villains of the Marvel Universe are anxious to get their hands on it, including the Collector and Thanos! And when the realm of Old Asgard vanishes, all might be lost — unless good tidings from Beta Ray Bill offer fresh hope! The Odinson gets a new look and a new pet — but can he reclaim his honor? Or will the power of thunder be wielded for evil? Let the battle for the hammer commence!

Collecting UNWORTHY THOR #1-5.

112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99

MOON KNIGHT VOL. 2: REINCARNATIONS TPB

Written by JEFF LEMIRE with DOUG MOENCH

Penciled by JAMES STOKOE, FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA, WILFREDO TORRES & GREG SMALLWOOD with BILL SIENKIEWICZ

Cover by GREG SMALLWOOD

Meet the many men inside Moon Knight’s head as the focus shifts to his various incarnations! Marc Spector broke his body to escape the prison Khonshu built for his mind — but what if he’s still trapped? Steven Grant awoke in New York City, ready to produce Marvel’s next box-office smash — is he losing his mind, or will Moon Knight: The Movie be a blockbuster? And Jake Lockley is under arrest for murder! With the world calling on him to protect those who travel at night, Marc is losing control. Where the sun never rises, beasts are racing through the darkness — and the muddled mind of Moon Knight is reaching its limit! Plus: Savor a classic tale of Marc’s multiple personalities in search of the Slasher!

Collecting MOON KNIGHT (2016) #6-9 and MOON KNIGHT (1980) #2.

112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99

JESSICA JONES VOL. 1: UNCAGED! TPB

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Penciled by MICHAEL GAYDOS

Cover by DAVID MACK

Jessica Jones is back in her own solo series! A lot has changed in the Marvel Universe since the last time she headlined her own book, and there are secrets hiding in the shadows — secrets only a special woman like Jessica Jones can hope to uncover. Alias Investigations is open for business, and of all the many mysteries to uncover, her new case may be the most dangerous one! Jessica has unearthed a new hidden evil — one so terrifying she was willing to rip her family apart to save them from it. But was her sacrifice enough? And is there any way to piece her life back together? From Jessica Jones’ creators comes an all-new chapter in the world-famous private eye’s ongoing adventures — one that answers some of the biggest questions about the new Marvel NOW! Universe!

Collecting JESSICA JONES #1-6.

136 PGS./Parental Advisory …$17.99

GREAT LAKES AVENGERS VOL. 1: SAME OLD, SAME OLD TPB

Written by ZAC GORMAN

Penciled by WILL ROBSON & JACOB CHABOT

Cover by WILL ROBSON

“All-New, All-Different”? No, thank you! New things are bad, and different things are scary! Instead, join everybody’s least favorite super team in its first-ever ongoing series — the Same Old, Same Old Great Lakes Avengers! When Squirrel Girl’s former teammates get reinstated as permanent members of the Avengers and uprooted to Detroit, the GLA has one more shot at super-hero glory — but can they all answer the call? With their former leader Mister Immortal buried alive, Flatman takes charge — with hilarious consequences! The heroes end up in jail, shut down by the very city they’re trying to protect! Big Bertha gets back to work! Doorman is an Angel of Death! Ant-Man guest-stars! And Mister Immortal returns from the grave! (That’s not a spoiler, it’s kind of his thing.)

Collecting GREAT LAKES AVENGERS #1-6.

136 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99

DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE SORCERERS SUPREME VOL. 1: OUT OF TIME TPB

Written by ROBBIE THOMPSON

Penciled by JAVIER RODRIGUEZ, NATHAN STOCKMAN & JONATHAN MARKS

Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE

An ancient evil threatens to unravel the fabric of reality, and one Master of the Mystic Arts may not be enough to stop it. Doctor Strange must unite Sorcerers Supreme past, present and future to stem the coming darkness — including Merlin, the Ancient One and Wiccan! Then there are the surprise packages: Sir Isaac Newton! A Ghost Rider from the 1800s! And the mysterious Nina! But Strange should watch his back with this super group of spellcrafters, as not all of these mages have his best interests in mind! When the Forgotten arrives, it will take the whole team to put him down — but if anything happens to the young Ancient One from the past, what will that mean for Stephen?

Collecting DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE SORCERERS SUPREME #1-5 and material from DOCTOR STRANGE ANNUAL (2016) #1.

120 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99

SPIDER-MAN/SPIDER-GWEN: SITTING IN A TREE TPB

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & JASON LATOUR

Penciled by SARA PICHELLI & ROBBI RODRIGUEZ

Cover by SARA PICHELLI

K-I-S-S-I-N-G! That’s just one of the things that makes this a very modern Marvel team-up, as the two most sensational web-spinners of the 21st century cross paths — and lock lips! Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy are two young heroes from different Earths, but what threat could unite the Spider-Man and Spider-Woman of the new generation? The answer will rock both their worlds! Not for the first time, Miles will find himself in another universe — and he’s in pursuit of someone he holds dear. But will that description soon apply to Gwen? Or, as the stakes are raised, will this spider-crossed pair see teen romance give way to arachnid animosity? First comes love, then comes much worse, then comes chaos in the Multiverse!

Collecting SPIDER-MAN (2016) #12-14 and SPIDER-GWEN (2015B) #16-18.

136 PGS./Rated T …$17.99

DEADPOOL: WORLD’S GREATEST VOL. 7 — DEADPOOL DOES SHAKESPEARE TPB

Written by GERRY DUGGAN & IAN DOESCHER

Penciled by SCOTT HEPBURN & BRUNO OLIVEIRA

Cover by DAVID LÓPEZ

All the world’s a stage, and he’s a major player! Forsooth, Deadpool will face a comedy of errors when he finds himself trapped in the works of William Shakespeare! Whether it turns out to be a midsummer night’s dream, or much ado about nothing, it’s sure to be Deadpool as you like it! Fingers crossed that all’s well that ends well, so Wade can return to the tragedy that is his regular life in the Marvel Universe! Speaking of which, it’s Valentine’s season, love is in the air — and Deadpool’s star-crossed romance with his demon wife Shiklah is more complicated than ever. That kind of thing is practically Shakespearean — as are characters who aren’t all they seem. But that couldn’t possibly be the case with Steve Rogers, Captain America — or could it?

Collecting DEADPOOL (2015) #26-27 and material from #21.

112 PGS./Parental Advisory …$15.99

HAWKEYE: KATE BISHOP VOL. 1 TPB

Written by KELLY THOMPSON

Penciled by LEONARDO ROMERO

Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO

Your favorite Hawkeye in her own book at last! Kate Bishop, the former Young Avenger (who you’ll remember from saving that other Hawkguy all the time and basically keeping his life in some semblance of order) is heading back out west to Los Angeles, with her bow and arrows and P.I. badge in tow. There are crimes to solve, and she’s the best archer for the job! Her first case seems easy — a little too easy. Could it be she’s uncovered a major conspiracy right off the bat? And when an unbearable hate wave spreads across L.A., it’s up to the Guardian Angel of the City of Angels to calm down the entire town. The odds may be stacked against her, but this is where she thrives — nobody puts Katie in a corner!

Collecting HAWKEYE (2016) #1-6.

136 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: WORLDWIDE VOL. 5 TPB

Written by DAN SLOTT, CHRISTOS GAGE, JAMES ASMUS, WAYNE BRADY & MORE

Penciled by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, CORY T. SMITH & MORE

Cover by ALEX ROSS

Death is no more as THE CLONE CONSPIRACY rocks the wall-crawler’s world! And if things weren’t bad enough for the Amazing Spider-Man, now Doctor Octopus has returned from the grave! How is he back? And what does he have to do with the Jackal? Another shocking return means big trouble for…the Scarlet Spider?! Where has Kaine been since the events of SPIDER-VERSE, and what role will he play in the Jackal’s twisted plan? And while we’re asking questions, what brought about the Jackal’s radical rebrand — and what could draw a resurrected Gwen Stacy to his side? Plus: The globe-trotting Spider-Man heads to Mexico City, Cloak and Dagger head into action in Shanghai, and star of stage and screen Wayne Brady tries his hand at comics!

Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2015) #20-24 and ANNUAL (2016) #1.

144 PGS./Rated T …$17.99

SPIDER-MAN VS. THE VULTURE TPB

Written by STAN LEE, ROGER STERN, LOUISE SIMONSON, J.M. DEMATTEIS & PETER DAVID

Penciled by STEVE DITKO, JOHN ROMITA SR., DON HECK, JOHN ROMITA JR., GREG LAROCQUE, SAL BUSCEMA & SCOT EATON

Cover by SAL BUSCEMA

Spider-Man’s greatest battles with his avian arch-adversary: the Vulture! Adrian Toomes has long been one of Spidey’s most fearsome foes, and their early encounters are all-time classics! But when Toomes’ ex-cellmate Blackie Drago takes to the skies, the elder statesman must prove that he is the one, true Vulture! Toomes gets a new lease on life and soars once more — but what started him on his airborne life of crime? Discover the secrets of the Vulture’s origin! He’ll take on more pretenders, the Vulturions — and seek forgiveness from a surprising victim when faced with his own mortality. But when the Vulture is hired to kill Spidey, will Peter Parker clip his wings for good?

Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #2 (A STORY), #7, #63-64, #224 and #240-241; WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #3; SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #186-188; and FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #14-16.

320 PGS./Rated T …$34.99

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING PRELUDE TPB

Written by WILL CORONA PILGRIM with MATT FRACTION, STAN LEE & MORE

Penciled by TODD NAUCK with SALVADOR LARROCA, STEVE DITKO & MORE

You adored his introduction in Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, you can’t wait for his Hollywood Homecoming — now really get to know the Spider-Man of the Marvel Cinematic Universe! By day, Peter Parker attends high school and lives with May. By night, he fights crime with wall-crawling powers and web-swinging tech — and he’s destined to one day have an amazing, spectacular, sensational reputation as his neighborhood’s friendly hero! But first he must survive a war between Captain America and Iron Man that will split the Avengers! Join Spidey in his first tentative web-swings toward a blockbuster future! And it’s all backed up by a classic tale featuring Spidey’s first encounter with the high-flying Vulture, and a high-octane team-up with none other than Iron Man!

Collecting MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING PRELUDE #1-2, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN (2008) #7, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #2 and more!

112 PGS./Rated T …$14.99

SPIDER-MAN BY TODD DEZAGO & MIKE WIERINGO TPB

Written by TODD DEZAGO, MIKE WIERINGO & RICHARD CASE

Penciled by MIKE WIERINGO, LUKE ROSS, JOSH HOOD, RICHARD CASE, JASON ARMSTRONG & TODD NAUCK

Cover by MIKE WIERINGO

A sensational saga starring several Spider-Men! Ben Reilly (remember him?) has taken up the webs, but he’s about to be taken down by…the Looter?! And if he can get out of that one, he’ll face the sting of Swarm! But when revelations rock Ben’s world, he’ll make way for the one, true Spider-Man: Peter Parker! Peter takes on a Daily Bugle assignment in the Savage Land, where you might expect him to bump into Ka-Zar — but what’s the Hulk doing there? With the real Prowler out of action, someone muscles in on his act — and gets caught between Spidey and the Vulture! The Trapster and Living Pharaoh return, Doctor Strange lends a mystical hand, and we flash back to the days of a studious young boy, his Uncle Ben…and the Marvel Monsters!

Collecting SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN (1996) #7-24 and #-1.

456 PGS./Rated T …$39.99

SPIDER-MAN: THE LIFELINE TABLET SAGA TPB

Written by STAN LEE & FABIAN NICIEZA

Penciled by JOHN ROMITA SR., JIM MOONEY, JOHN BUSCEMA & STEVE RUDE

Cover by STEVE RUDE

Relive a Spidey epic decades in the telling! It all begins with a classic struggle over a petrified tablet said to hold the secret to eternal life! It’s a priceless relic that a lot of dangerous folks want to get their hands on — like the Kingpin of Crime, the Shocker, Man Mountain Marko and Maggia boss Silvermane! Others are drawn into the fray — including Quicksilver and Dr. Curt Connors — but the tablet has a lesson to teach: Be careful what you wish for! Years later, Hammerhead sets his sights on the sought-after stone — and its full secrets are revealed in a free-for-all that draws in Boomerang, the Sub-Mariner and Connors’ savage alter ego, the Lizard! Only a Spider-Man/Doctor Strange team-up can prevent the Lifeline Tablet from wreaking havoc!

Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #68-75 and SPIDER-MAN: LIFELINE #1-3.

248 PGS./Rated T …$24.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION: THE GOBLIN’S LAST STAND TPB

Volume #7 in the Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collections

Written by STAN LEE & GERRY CONWAY

Penciled by JOHN ROMITA SR. & GIL KANE

Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.

The tension-torn adventures of comics’ most put-upon super hero, the Amazing Spider-Man, continue! Stan Lee, John Romita Sr., Gil Kane and Gerry Conway bring you new creations like the Gibbon, and the return of iconic adversaries like Doctor Octopus and Kraven the Hunter! It’s enough excitement to give a hero an ulcer — and it does! Spidey also teams up with Doctor Strange against a mystic threat, goes toe-to-toe in a fight against the Incredible Hulk and faces Hammerhead — the only gangster with more steel in his dome than in his gun! The drama reaches its peak when the Green Goblin kidnaps Gwen Stacy in the story that put a generation into therapy and cemented the Goblin’s name as the definition of evil. Don’t miss this seminal chapter in Spidey’s history!

Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #105-123.

432 PGS./Rated T …$34.99

STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION: THE REBELLION VOL. 2 TPB *

Written by BRIAN WOOD, RON MARZ, JEREMY BARLOW, RYDER WINDHAM, MIKE W. BARR & HENRY GILROY

Penciled by FACUNDO PERCIO, STÉPHANE CRÉTY, CARLOS D’ANDA, BRIAN CHING, TOMÁS GIORELLO, ADRIANA MELO, BRANDON BADEAUX, JEFF JOHNSON, JOE CORRONEY, NICOLA SCOTT, GARY ERSKINE,KEN STEACY, GLEN MULLALY & GLEN MURAKAMI

Cover by HUGH FLEMING

The rebels and the Empire — locked in conflict! When Leia announces plans to marry, will the Rebellion lose a princess, or gain a new safe haven? Darth Vader is on a mission to instill fear and discipline into the Imperial ranks using his elite stormtroopers! But as Obi-Wan Kenobi haunts the Dark Lord’s dreams, the name Skywalker dominates his mind! Meanwhile, Luke fights side-by-side with a veteran of the Clone Wars, and Han Solo flirts with an old flame. When Leia risks everything for a childhood friend, Han, Luke and Chewie must risk it all for her!

Collecting STAR WARS (2013) #13-20, STAR WARS: EMPIRE #19-27 and material from STAR WARS KIDS (1997) #1-20.

488 PGS./Rated T …$39.99

IRON MAN: DIRECTOR OF S.H.I.E.L.D. — THE COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB

Written by DANIEL KNAUF, CHARLES KNAUF, CHRISTOS GAGE & STUART MOORE

Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE, JACKSON GUICE, CARLO PAGULAYAN, STEVE KURTH & HARVEY TOLIBAO

Cover by JIM CHEUNG

Tony Stark takes on the Marvel Universe’s hardest job: director of S.H.I.E.L.D.! And he’s just the futurist to bring the peacekeeping intelligence organization up-to-date! But with Tony in the hot seat, what will that mean for Iron Man? He’ll deal with techno-zombies, an old hero with a grudge, a traitor in the Initiative and regime change in the nation of Madripoor! And a certain jade giant comes looking for payback when WORLD WAR HULK begins! The Mandarin plays a genocidal game, Tony’s past comes back to haunt him, the pressures of the job start to build, and a deadly menace lurks within S.H.I.E.L.D. itself! Will Tony Stark crack under the pressure of being the world’s top cop?

Collecting IRON MAN: DIRECTOR OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #15-32 and ANNUAL #1.

472 PGS./Rated T+ …$39.99

NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 4 TPB

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Penciled by MICHAEL GAYDOS, DAVID MACK, JIM CHEUNG, BILLY TAN, ALEX MALEEV, CHRIS BACHALO & MORE

Cover by BILLY TAN

SECRET INVASION rocks the New Avengers’ world! Trapped in the Savage Land, battling both friend and foe, Spider-Man turns to the one person he knows he can trust: Ka-Zar! But is it really him? Is anyone who they say they are? Discover how the Skrull infiltration ties to the team’s founding, and learn who instigated it — and why! What role did the Illuminati play? What happened to the Skrulls during HOUSE OF M? And when the Invasion ends and a Dark Reign begins, who will be the new New Avengers — and will they be heroes, or outlaws? Plus: Doctor Strange failed as the Master of the Mystic Arts, and the Marvel Universe has a legion of magic-users waiting in the wings to be the new Sorcerer Supreme. But who will rise to take up the mantle?

Collecting NEW AVENGERS (2004) #38-54 and SECRET INVASION: DARK REIGN.

480 PGS./Rated T+ …$39.99

SILVER SURFER EPIC COLLECTION: THE INFINITY GAUNTLET TPB

Volume #7 in the Silver Surfer Epic Collections

Written by RON MARZ, SUSAN KENNEDY & MORE

Penciled by RON LIM, GAVIN CURTIS, TODD SMITH, TOM RANEY, STEVE CARR & MORE

Cover by RON LIM

To infinity and beyond! Follow the sentinel of the spaceways into a Marvel Universe-spanning cosmic extravaganza against the Mad Titan, Thanos — who wears the Infinity Gauntlet! Drax battles Firelord, the Surfer fights the Rhino, and Thanos forces Norrin to get introspective! But is this dimension big enough for the ultimate duel between the Silver Surfer and the Mad Titan? When the dust settles on Earth, the Surfer heads back into space, only to face Midnight, the Inhumans and the Collector! But how will that lead to him coming face-to-face with…Captain Mar-Vell?! Plus: The Surfer battles the undead, joins Mister Fantastic on an emergency mission, and takes on the Guardians of the Galaxy in the 26th century! And Nova goes solo!

Collecting SILVER SURFER (1987) #51-66 and ANNUAL #4, and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #69 and #93-97.

488 PGS./Rated T …$34.99

AVENGERS K BOOK 5: ASSEMBLING THE AVENGERS TPB

Written by SI YEON PARK with JI EUN PARK

Penciled by WOO BIN CHOI with JAE SUNG LEE, MIN JU LEE, JAE WOONG LEE & HEE YE CHO

Cover by WOO BIN CHOI WITH JAE SUNG LEE

The Avengers assemble — in brilliant manhwa format! Aided by amazing archer Hawkeye, S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury searches for Captain America, who’s been missing for 50 years. He assigns super-spy Natasha Romanoff to help Tony Stark fix the failing arc reactor in his chest — but she ends up entangled in Iron Man’s fight with Whiplash! Black Widow’s task doesn’t stop there: When the Hulk goes on a rampage, it’s up to her to calm him down! And in New Mexico, S.H.I.E.L.D. unearths an alien object — followed shortly by its owner! Can Thor recover his hammer in time to defeat the Destroyer?!

Collected for the first time in English, leading Korean publisher Daewon C.I.’s original manhwa reimagines the Avengers’ origin as Fury brings the heroes together for the first time!

168 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99

Marvel Comics Solicitations April 2017 BLACK PANTHER: THE CREW #1 TA-NEHISI COATES & YONA HARVEY (W) • BUTCH GUICE (A) Cover by JOHN CASSADAY…

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BLACK PANTHER: THE CREW #1

TA-NEHISI COATES & YONA HARVEY (W) • BUTCH GUICE (A)

Cover by JOHN CASSADAY

HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY JIM CHEUNG

VARIANT COVER BY DAMION SCOTT

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

X-MEN BLUE #1

CULLEN BUNN (W) • JORGE MOLINA & MATTEO BUFFAGNI (A)

Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS

VARIANT COVER BY David Lopez

VARIANT COVER BY BILLY MARTIN

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

CORNER BOX VARIANT COVER BY LEONARD KIRK

HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY TBA

YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG

KIRBY 100TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY JACK KIRBY

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

X-MEN BLUE #2

CULLEN BUNN (W) • JORGE MOLINA (A)

Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS

VARIANT COVER BY Humberto Ramos

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

X-MEN GOLD #1

MARC GUGGENHEIM (W) • ARDIAN SYAF (A/C)

HIP-HOP VARIANT CoVER BY ANDRE LEROY DAVIS

VARIANT COVER BY David Marquez

CORNER BOX VARIANT COVER BY LEONARD KIRK

VARIANT COVER BY BILLY MARTIN

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #19

TOM TAYLOR (W) • LEONARD KIRK (A)

Cover by ADAM KUBERT

KIRK VARIANT COVER by LEONARD KIRK

ALL-NEW STORY STARTS HERE! “IMMUNE”!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WEAPON X #1

GREG PAK (W) • GREG LAND (A/C)

VARIANT COVER A BY TBA

VARIANT COVER B BY TBA

VARIANT COVER C BY TBA

HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY TBA

CORNER BOX VARIANT COVER BY LEONARD KIRK

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

WEAPON X #2

GREG PAK (W) • GREG LAND (A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

BEN REILLY: THE SCARLET SPIDER #1

PETER DAVID (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY GREG LAND

VARIANT COVER BY TOM LYLE

VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL

ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ROYALS #1

AL EWING (W) • JONBOY MEYERS (A/C)

Variant Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI

Hip-Hop Variant Cover by KERON GRANT

Variant Cover by TBA

ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ROYALS #2

AL EWING (W) • JONBOY MEYERS (A/C)

Variant Cover by ADI GRANOV

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

NICK FURY #1

JAMES ROBINSON (W) • ACO (A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY Greg Land

VARIANT COVER BY Larry Stroman

HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY BILL SIENKIEWICZ

ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MONSTERS UNLEASHED #1

CULLEN BUNN (W) • DAVID BALDEON (A)

Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS

Variant Cover by RB SILVA

Hip-Hop Variant Cover by TBA

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

CHAMPIONS #7

MARK WAID (W) • HUMBERTO RAMOS (A/C)

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY MARCO CHECCHETTO

THROWDOWN WITH THE FREELANCERS!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS #6

MARK WAID (W) • MIKE DEL MUNDO (A)

Cover by ALEX ROSS

“Kang War VI” concludes!

The rules of time are fluid — and when reality re-forms around the Avengers, not everything (or everyone) will necessarily be in the same place it was left!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

INFAMOUS IRON MAN #7

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • ALEX MALEEV (A/C)

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #6

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • STEFANO CASELLI (A/C)

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL YU

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

OCCUPY AVENGERS #6

DAVID F. WALKER (W) • GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA (A)

COVER BY PAULO SIQUEIRA

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA: SAM WILSON #21

NICK SPENCER (W) • DANIEL ACUñA (A/C)

CONNECTING VARIANT COVER A BY RB SILVA

THE END OF THE LINE reaches its climax as Sam Wilson hits his breaking point!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS #15

NICK SPENCER (W) • JAVIER PINA (A)

Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY DAVID MARQUEZ

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS #16

NICK SPENCER (W) • JESúS SAIZ (A)

Cover by DANIEL ACUñA

CONNECTING VARIANT COVER A BY RB SILVA

The stage is set! Everything has been leading to this moment! It’s time for Captain America to step out of the shadows to change the very landscape of the Marvel Universe in a massive way!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ULTIMATES 2 #6

AL EWING (W) • TRAVEL FOREMAN (A)

Cover by CHRISTIAN WARD

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

U.S.AVENGERS #5

AL EWING (W) • PACO MEDINA (A/C)

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

GREAT LAKES AVENGERS #7

ZAC GORMAN (W) • WILL ROBSON (A/C)

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL #4

MARGARET STOHL (W) • RAMON ROSANAS (A)

Cover by ELIZABETH TORQUE

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #18

GREG PAK (W) • MAHMUD ASRAR (A)

Cover by STONEHOUSE

“BIG APPLE SHOWDOWN” CONTINUES! When a new alien race comes to Earth… …HULK, MS. MARVEL, SILK, SHANG-CHI and JIMMY WOO are her last defenders… Plus: A hostile takeover of THE OLYMPUS GROUP!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

HULK #5

MARIKO TAMAKI (W) •NICO LEON (A)

Cover by JEFF DEKAL

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY PAULO SIQUERA

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

UNCANNY AVENGERS #22

GERRY DUGGAN (W) • PEPE LARRAZ (A)

COVER BY DAVID MARQUEZ

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MIGHTY THOR #18

JASON AARON (W) • RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (A/C)

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY RYAN STEGMAN

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SPIDER-MAN #15

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w) • SARA PICHELLI (a)

COVER BY PATRICK BROWN

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY ELIZABETH TORQUE

Coming out of the crossover with SPIDER-GWEN, Miles’ life is turned upside down. Rio Morales, Miles’s mother, is faced with a world she doesn’t know or understand. WHAT WILL SHE DO NOW?!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #26

DAN SLOTT (w) • STUART IMMONEN (a)

COVER BY ALEX ROSS

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY KRIS ANKA

“THE OSBORN IDENTITY” CONTINUES!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS #6

GERRY CONWAY (w) • RYAN STEGMAN (a/C)

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY ED McGUINNESS

And now…the X-Men! Annie just received an invitation to attend Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. Guest-Starring Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Professor X!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SPIDER-GWEN #19

JASON LATOUR (w) • ROBBI RODRIGUEZ (a/C)

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY CLAYTON CRAIN

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING PRELUDE #2 (of 2)

WILL CORONA PILGRIM (w) • TODD NAUCK (a)

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

VENOM #6

MIKE COSTA (w) • GERARDO SANDOVAL (a/C)

CLASSIC VARIANT COVER BY TODD MCFARLANE

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY DAN MORA

‘NUFF SAID!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SPIDER-MAN 2099 #22

PETER DAVID (w) • WILL SLINEY (a)

Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SILK #19

ROBBIE THOMPSON (w) • TANA FORD (a)

Cover by HELEN CHEN

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #18

AMY REEDER & BRANDON MONTCLARE (W)

NATACHA BUSTOS (A)

Cover by AMY REEDER

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

MOSAIC #7

GEOFFREY THORNE (W)

KHARY RANDOLPH (A)

Cover by Leila Del Duca

Mosaic delves deeper into his powers with the help of the Inhumans! But the Brand Corporation isn’t done with him yet!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

MS. MARVEL #17

G. WILLOW WILSON (W) • TAKESHI MIYAZAWA (A)

Cover by NELSON BLAKE II

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY ADAM KUBERT

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HAWKEYE #5

KELLY THOMPSON (W) • MICHAEL WALSH (A)

Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AMERICA #2

GABBY RIVERA (W) • JOE QUINONES (A/C)

Variant Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS

Variant Cover by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #15

DAVID F. WALKER (W) • SANFORD GREENE (A/C)

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

IRON FIST #2

ED BRISSON (W) • MIKE PERKINS (A)

Cover by JEFF DEKAL

Variant cover by TIM BRADSTREET

“THE GAUNTLET” BEGINS! A mysterious island. Seven deadly kung fu masters. Danny’s in for the fights of his life!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

JESSICA JONES #7

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • MICHAEL GAYDOS (A)

Cover by DAVID MACK

VARIANT COVER BY NIC KLEIN

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

ELEKTRA #3

MATT OWENS (W) • JUAN CABAL (A)

Cover by ELIZABETH TORQUE

VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BULLSEYE #3 (OF 5)

ED BRISSON (W) • GUILLERMO SANNA (A)

Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

CLEAR EYES, FULL CLIP, CAN’T MISS! THE BLACK KNIFE CARTEL is coming for BULLSEYE… Which is exactly what he wanted! The body count rises…

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DAREDEVIL #19

CHARLES SOULE (W) • RON GARNEY (A)

Cover by Dan Panosian

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY TBA

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE PUNISHER #11

BECKY CLOONAN (W) • MATT HORAK (A)

Cover by DECLAN SHALVEY

BLOOD IN THE WATER! Frank is being held hostage on a freighter full of armed goons. They’re going to need a bigger boat.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

KINGPIN #3

MATTHEW ROSENBERG (W) • BEN TORRES (A)

Cover by JEFF DEKAL

VARIANT COVER BY MIKE PERKINS

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

PATSY WALKER, A.K.A. HELLCAT! #17

KATE LETH (W) • BRITTNEY L. WILLIAMS (A/C)

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

MAN-THING #3 (OF 5)

R.L. STINE (W) • GERMAN PERALTA & KATE NIEMCZYK (A)

Cover by TYLER CROOK

Variant cover by Leonard Kirk

With a horror backup from R.L. STINE and KATE NIEMCZYK (MOCKINGBIRD)! You’ll want to check out THIS feminist agenda…

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE SORCERERS SUPREME #7

ROBBIE THOMPSON (W) • JAVIER RODRIGUEZ (A/C)

Sir Isaac Newton betrayed the rest of the Sorcerers Supreme, and has come to the present-day…where he takes on the Avengers!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DOCTOR STRANGE #19

JASON AARON (W) • CHRIS BACHALO (A)

Cover by KEVIN NOWLAN

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY CARLO BARBERI

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MOON KNIGHT #13

JEFF LEMIRE (W) • GREG SMALLWOOD (A/C)

REALITY BITES! Where has Marc Spector really been all this time? THE ANSWER IS HERE! Where was a man like Marc forged? THE ANSWER IS HERE! Where will the final battle be fought? THE ANSWER IS HERE!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #19

RYAN NORTH (W) • ERICA HENDERSON (A/C)

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

GHOST RIDER #6

FELIPE SMITH (W) • DANILO BEYRUTH (A)

Cover by FELIPE SMITH

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

GWENPOOL, THE UNBELIEVABLE #14

CHRIS HASTINGS (W) • MYISHA HAYNES (A)

Cover by PAULINA GANUCHEAU

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY FRANCESCO MATTINA

Gwen Poole is L.A.-bound — and boy, is she LOVING it! The mission? Help Cecil regain some of his more human qualities. Guest-starring Kate Bishop (the REAL Hawkeye), Ghost Rider and…dwarves?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BLACK PANTHER: WORLD OF WAKANDA #6

TA-NEHISI COATES & REMBERT BROWNE (W) • JOE BENNETT (A)

Cover by RAHZZAH

Variant Cover by SAL VELLUTO

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

BLACK PANTHER #13

TA-NEHISI COATES (W) • WILFREDO TORRES (A)

Cover by BRIAN STELFREEZE

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY JG JONES

VARIANT COVER BY KRIS ANKA

CONNECTING VARIANT BY JAMIE MCKELVIE

STORY THUS FAR VARIANT BY WILFREDO TORRES

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SILVER SURFER #12

DAN SLOTT (W) • MICHAEL ALLRED (A/C)

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE UNSTOPPABLE WASP #4

JEREMY WHITLEY (W) • ELSA CHARRETIER (A/C)

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SLAPSTICK #5

FRED VAN LENTE & REILLY BROWN (W) • REILLY BROWN & DIEGO OLORTEGUI (A)

Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA

Slapstick may have met his match at last…when he meets the new ruler of Dimension Ecch! On the throne of games, you play or you get played.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

THUNDERBOLTS #12

JIM ZUB (W) • JON MALIN (A/C)

The Masters of Evil, the fate of Kobik, betrayal, destruction and the future of the Thunderbolts — “Return of the Masters” concludes here. Don’t miss it!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #19

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • VALERIO SCHITI & MORE (A)

WRAPAROUND Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS

VARIANT COVER BY Mike Deodato

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

FINAL ISSUE VARIANT COVER BY TBA

BEST BENDIS MOMENTS VARIANT COVER BY TBA

Brian Michael Bendis’ last issue! It’s all built to this! GROUNDED comes to a conclusion with this double-sized blockbuster as Brian Michael Bendis wraps up his epic run on GUARDIANS!

With the team stuck on Earth and scattered to the winds, could the only thing to bring them together truly be…THANOS?

Featuring art by series artist Valerio Schiti and special guest artists to celebrate the end of an era!

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: DREAM ON #1

MARC SUMERAK (W) • ANDREA DI VITO (A)

COVER BY MICHAEL RYAN

Also included – a special presentation of GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (1990) #1, featuring the first appearance of Taserface!

48 PGS./ONE SHOT/T …$3.99

THANOS #6

JEFF LEMIRE (W) • MIKE DEODATO (A/C)

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY TBA

Thanos’ misfortunes come to a head. Thane’s plans come to fruition. Time for a father-son reunion.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

NOVA #5

JEFF LOVENESS & RAMON PEREZ (W) • RAMON PEREZ (A/C)

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

GAMORA #5

NICOLE PERLMAN (W) • MARCO CHECCHETTO (A)

Cover by ESAD RIBIC

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ROCKET RACCOON #5

MATTHEW ROSENBERG (W) • JORGE COELHO (A)

Cover by David Nakayama

Rocket gets to the bottom of the alien refugee murders! He also gets himself into heaps of trouble. The tale of our Grounded Rocket comes to an end!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

STAR-LORD #6

CHIP ZDARSKY (W) • KRIS ANKA (A/C)

Star-Lord’s time Grounded comes to a close! Will he give up the stars to stay on as a bartender? Would he change his name to Bar-Lord?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DEADPOOL VS. THE PUNISHER #1 & 2 (OF 5)

FRED VAN LENTE (W) • PERE PEREZ (A)

CoverS by DECLAN SHALVEY

Issue 1 VARIANT COVER A BY TBA

Issue 1 VARIANT COVER B BY TBA

Issue 2 VARIANT COVER A BY TBA

Issue 2 VARIANT COVER B BY TBA

32 PGS. (EACH)/Parental Advisory …$3.99 (EACH)

SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL #16

JOSHUA CORIN (W)

SCOTT KOBLISH (A)

Cover by REILLY BROWN

POSTER VARIANT BY ROD REIS

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY MIKE ALLRED

’TIL DEATH DO US… Part 4 (of 6) Spidey and Deadpool look for help in the least likely of places.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DEADPOOL & THE MERCS FOR MONEY #10

Christopher Hastings (W)

IBAN COELLO (A)

Cover by REILLY BROWN

POSTER VARIANT BY FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

’TIL DEATH DO US… Part 5 (of 6) The Mercs struggle to stop Shiklah’s plans.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

DEADPOOL #29

GERRY DUGGAN (W)

Salva Espin (A)

Cover by Reilly Brown

POSTER VARIANT BY Rafael Albequerque

RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO

’TIL DEATH DO US… Part 6 (of 6) Is this the end of Deadpool’s marriage?

32 PGS./Parental Advisory…$3.99

OLD MAN LOGAN #21

JEFF LEMIRE (W) • ERIC NGUYEN (A)

Cover by ANDREA SORRENTINO

VARIANT COVER BY Kia Asamiya

PAST LIVES VARIANT COVER BY TBA

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

OLD MAN LOGAN #22

JEFF LEMIRE (W) • ERIC NGUYEN (A)

Cover by ANDREA SORRENTINO

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

PAST LIVES VARIANT COVER BY TBA

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

TRUE BELIEVERS: X-MEN #1

Reprinting X-Men (1963) #1

32 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1

Reprinting Giant-Size X-Men #1

40 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: NEW MUTANTS #1

Reprinting New Mutants (1983) #1

32 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: CABLE & THE NEW MUTANTS #1

Reprinting New Mutants (1983) #87

32 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: X-FORCE #1

Reprinting X-Force (1991) #1

40 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: X-MEN BLUE #1

Reprinting X-Men (1991) #1

40 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: X-MEN GOLD #1

Reprinting Uncanny X-Men (1981) 281

32 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: GENERATION X #1

Reprinting Generation X (1994) 1

40 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: ASTONISHING X-MEN #1

Reprinting Astonishing X-Men (2004) 1

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$1.00

ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL READING CHRONOLOGY

Cover by MIKE MCKONE

32 PGS./All Ages …$0.00 (FREE!)

MARVEL UNIVERSE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #18

Adapted by Joe Caramagna

32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VS. THE SINISTER SIX #9

Adapted by Joe Caramagna

32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE: ADAPTATION #1 (OF 6) *

JODY HOUSER (W) • EMILIO LAISO (A)

Cover by PHIL NOTO

Artist Variant by TERRY DODSON

Droids Variant JOE QUINONES

Action Figure Variant by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

STAR WARS 40TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY MIKE MAYHEW

MOVIE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE

BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE

48 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

STAR WARS #30 *

JASON AARON (W) • SALVADOR LARROCA (A)

Cover by STUART IMMONEN

ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

Star Wars 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by JAVIER RODRIGUEZ

It seems a battle from Yoda’s past has come to Luke’s present! Luke has stumbled upon the last native on the planet…and the stonepower is strong with this one!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL #3 (OF 5) *

CULLEN BUNN (W) • LUKE ROSS (A)

Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE

VARIANT COVER BY DAVID LOPEZ

VARIANT COVER BY DECLAN SHALVEY

VARIANT COVER BY JORGE MOLINA

An evil crime syndicate is auctioning off a Jedi Padawan…that Darth Maul plans to take — and kill — for his own.

Featuring: a band of bounty hunters including Cad Bane and Aurra Sing!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STAR WARS: POE DAMERON #13 *

Charles Soule (W) • PHIL NOTO (A/C)

Star Wars 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by JEFF DEKAL

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #6 *

KIERON GILLEN (W) • KEV WALKER (A)

Cover by KAMOME SHIRAHAMA

VARIANT COVER BY DAVID LOPEZ

Star Wars 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by ROD REIS

Aphra Jr. and Sr. have stumbled upon an ancient Jedi citadel…but it appears that some form of life has survived…and they are NOT happy to be disturbed.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99\

MONSTERS VOL. 2: THE MARVEL MONSTERBUS BY STAN LEE, LARRY LIEBER & JACK KIRBY HC

Written by STAN LEE, LARRY LIEBER, JACK KIRBY

Penciled by JACK KIRBY

Cover by JACK KIRBY

872 PGS./All Ages …$100.00

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 17 HC

Written by JIM SHOOTER & JIM STARLIN with ROGER STERN, MARV WOLFMAN, GEORGE PÉREZ, DAVID MICHELINIE & BILL MANTLO

Penciled by GEORGE PÉREZ, JOHN BYRNE, JIM STARLIN, SAL BUSCEMA & DAVE WENZEL

Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ

Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #164-177 and ANNUAL #7, and MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE ANNUAL #2.

352 PGS./Rated T …$75.00

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 17 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 247 (DM ONLY)

352 PGS./Rated T …$75.00

COLOR YOUR OWN MARVEL TSUM TSUM

Penciled by DAVID BALDEÓN & MORE

Cover by JOËLLE JONES

120 PGS./All Ages …$9.99

ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS HC

Written by MARK WAID & MORE

Penciled by ADAM KUBERT, MAHMUD ASRAR, ALAN DAVIS & MORE

Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR

Collecting ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS #1-15 and ANNUAL #1; and material from AVENGERS (2015) #0, FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2015 (AVENGERS) and FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2016 (CIVIL WAR II).

424 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99

LOKI: JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY BY KIERON GILLEN OMNIBUS HC

Written by KIERON GILLEN, DAN ABNETT, ANDY LANNING & MATT FRACTION

Penciled by DOUG BRAITHWAITE, RICH ELSON, WHILCE PORTACIO, MITCH BREITWEISER, CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO, STEPHANIE HANS & ALAN DAVIS

Cover by STEPHANIE HANS

Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (2011) #622-645, EXILED #1, NEW MUTANTS (2009) #42-43 and MIGHTY THOR (2011) #18-21.

752 PGS./Rated T+ …$100.00

MARVEL UNIVERSE BY CHRIS CLAREMONT HC

Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & MORE

Cover by GENE COLAN, SALVADOR LARROCA, GEORGE TUSKA, JON BOGDANOVE, RON WILSON & BOB WIACEK

1144 PGS./Rated T+ …$125.00

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE SAVAGE SHE-HULK VOL. 1 HC

Written by DAVID ANTHONY KRAFT with STAN LEE

Penciled by MIKE VOSBURG with JOHN BUSCEMA

Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA

Collecting SAVAGE SHE-HULK (1980) #1-14.

296 PGS./Rated T …$75.00

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE SAVAGE SHE-HULK VOL. 1 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 246 (DM ONLY)

296 PGS./Rated T …$75.00

BLACK PANTHER VOL. 1: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET HC

Written by TA-NEHISI COATES

Penciled by BRIAN STELFREEZE & CHRIS SPROUSE

Cover by BRIAN STELFREEZE

Collecting BLACK PANTHER (2016) #1-12.

296 PGS./Rated T …$34.99

ALL-NEW WOLVERINE VOL. 3: ENEMY OF THE STATE II TPB

Written by TOM TAYLOR

Penciled by NIK VIRELLA & DJIBRIL MORISSETTE

Cover by RON LIM

Collecting ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #13-18.

136 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99

MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2: THE ART OF THE MOVIE HC SLIPCASE

Written by JACOB JOHNSTON

240 PGS./All Ages …$50.00

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: ROCKET RACCOON & GROOT — STEAL THE GALAXY! PROSE NOVEL MASS MARKET PAPERBACK

Written by DAN ABNETT

Cover by MIKE PERKINS

352 PGS./No Rating …$8.99

MARVEL UNIVERSE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 5 DIGEST

Adapted by JOE CARAMAGNA

Featuring screen-capture images from MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

Collecting MARVEL UNIVERSE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2015B) #17-19 and material from MARVEL UNIVERSE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2015A) #1-4.

112 PGS./All Ages …$9.99

UNCANNY INHUMANS VOL. 4: IVX TPB

Written by CHARLES SOULE

Penciled by R.B. SILVA & KIM JACINTO

Cover by FRAZER IRVING

Collecting UNCANNY INHUMANS #15-20.

144 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99

CHAMPIONS VOL. 1: CHANGE THE WORLD TPB

Written by MARK WAID

Penciled by HUMBERTO RAMOS

Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS

Collecting CHAMPIONS (2016) #1-5.

120 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99

THE UNWORTHY THOR TPB

Written by JASON AARON

Penciled by OLIVIER COIPEL & KIM JACINTO

Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL

Collecting UNWORTHY THOR #1-5.

112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99

MOON KNIGHT VOL. 2: REINCARNATIONS TPB

Written by JEFF LEMIRE with DOUG MOENCH

Penciled by JAMES STOKOE, FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA, WILFREDO TORRES & GREG SMALLWOOD with BILL SIENKIEWICZ

Cover by GREG SMALLWOOD

Collecting MOON KNIGHT (2016) #6-9 and MOON KNIGHT (1980) #2.

112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99

JESSICA JONES VOL. 1: UNCAGED! TPB

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Penciled by MICHAEL GAYDOS

Cover by DAVID MACK

Collecting JESSICA JONES #1-6.

136 PGS./Parental Advisory …$17.99

GREAT LAKES AVENGERS VOL. 1: SAME OLD, SAME OLD TPB

Written by ZAC GORMAN

Penciled by WILL ROBSON & JACOB CHABOT

Cover by WILL ROBSON

Collecting GREAT LAKES AVENGERS #1-6.

136 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99

DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE SORCERERS SUPREME VOL. 1: OUT OF TIME TPB

Written by ROBBIE THOMPSON

Penciled by JAVIER RODRIGUEZ, NATHAN STOCKMAN & JONATHAN MARKS

Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE

Collecting DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE SORCERERS SUPREME #1-5 and material from DOCTOR STRANGE ANNUAL (2016) #1.

120 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99

SPIDER-MAN/SPIDER-GWEN: SITTING IN A TREE TPB

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & JASON LATOUR

Penciled by SARA PICHELLI & ROBBI RODRIGUEZ

Cover by SARA PICHELLI

Collecting SPIDER-MAN (2016) #12-14 and SPIDER-GWEN (2015B) #16-18.

136 PGS./Rated T …$17.99

DEADPOOL: WORLD’S GREATEST VOL. 7 — DEADPOOL DOES SHAKESPEARE TPB

Written by GERRY DUGGAN & IAN DOESCHER

Penciled by SCOTT HEPBURN & BRUNO OLIVEIRA

Cover by DAVID LÓPEZ

Collecting DEADPOOL (2015) #26-27 and material from #21.

112 PGS./Parental Advisory …$15.99

HAWKEYE: KATE BISHOP VOL. 1 TPB

Written by KELLY THOMPSON

Penciled by LEONARDO ROMERO

Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO

Collecting HAWKEYE (2016) #1-6.

136 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: WORLDWIDE VOL. 5 TPB

Written by DAN SLOTT, CHRISTOS GAGE, JAMES ASMUS, WAYNE BRADY & MORE

Penciled by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, CORY T. SMITH & MORE

Cover by ALEX ROSS

Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2015) #20-24 and ANNUAL (2016) #1.

144 PGS./Rated T …$17.99

SPIDER-MAN VS. THE VULTURE TPB

Written by STAN LEE, ROGER STERN, LOUISE SIMONSON, J.M. DEMATTEIS & PETER DAVID

Penciled by STEVE DITKO, JOHN ROMITA SR., DON HECK, JOHN ROMITA JR., GREG LAROCQUE, SAL BUSCEMA & SCOT EATON

Cover by SAL BUSCEMA

Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #2 (A STORY), #7, #63-64, #224 and #240-241; WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #3; SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #186-188; and FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #14-16.

320 PGS./Rated T …$34.99

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING PRELUDE TPB

Written by WILL CORONA PILGRIM with MATT FRACTION, STAN LEE & MORE

Penciled by TODD NAUCK with SALVADOR LARROCA, STEVE DITKO & MORE

Collecting MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING PRELUDE #1-2, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN (2008) #7, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #2 and more!

112 PGS./Rated T …$14.99

SPIDER-MAN BY TODD DEZAGO & MIKE WIERINGO TPB

Written by TODD DEZAGO, MIKE WIERINGO & RICHARD CASE

Penciled by MIKE WIERINGO, LUKE ROSS, JOSH HOOD, RICHARD CASE, JASON ARMSTRONG & TODD NAUCK

Cover by MIKE WIERINGO

Collecting SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN (1996) #7-24 and #-1.

456 PGS./Rated T …$39.99

SPIDER-MAN: THE LIFELINE TABLET SAGA TPB

Written by STAN LEE & FABIAN NICIEZA

Penciled by JOHN ROMITA SR., JIM MOONEY, JOHN BUSCEMA & STEVE RUDE

Cover by STEVE RUDE

Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #68-75 and SPIDER-MAN: LIFELINE #1-3.

248 PGS./Rated T …$24.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION: THE GOBLIN’S LAST STAND TPB

Volume #7 in the Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collections

Written by STAN LEE & GERRY CONWAY

Penciled by JOHN ROMITA SR. & GIL KANE

Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.

Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #105-123.

432 PGS./Rated T …$34.99

STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION: THE REBELLION VOL. 2 TPB *

Written by BRIAN WOOD, RON MARZ, JEREMY BARLOW, RYDER WINDHAM, MIKE W. BARR & HENRY GILROY

Cover by HUGH FLEMING

Collecting STAR WARS (2013) #13-20, STAR WARS: EMPIRE #19-27 and material from STAR WARS KIDS (1997) #1-20.

488 PGS./Rated T …$39.99

IRON MAN: DIRECTOR OF S.H.I.E.L.D. — THE COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB

Written by DANIEL KNAUF, CHARLES KNAUF, CHRISTOS GAGE & STUART MOORE

Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE, JACKSON GUICE, CARLO PAGULAYAN, STEVE KURTH & HARVEY TOLIBAO

Cover by JIM CHEUNG

Collecting IRON MAN: DIRECTOR OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #15-32 and ANNUAL #1.

472 PGS./Rated T+ …$39.99

NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 4 TPB

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Penciled by MICHAEL GAYDOS, DAVID MACK, JIM CHEUNG, BILLY TAN, ALEX MALEEV, CHRIS BACHALO & MORE

Cover by BILLY TAN

Collecting NEW AVENGERS (2004) #38-54 and SECRET INVASION: DARK REIGN.

480 PGS./Rated T+ …$39.99

SILVER SURFER EPIC COLLECTION: THE INFINITY GAUNTLET TPB

Volume #7 in the Silver Surfer Epic Collections

Written by RON MARZ, SUSAN KENNEDY & MORE

Penciled by RON LIM, GAVIN CURTIS, TODD SMITH, TOM RANEY, STEVE CARR & MORE

Cover by RON LIM

Collecting SILVER SURFER (1987) #51-66 and ANNUAL #4, and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #69 and #93-97.

488 PGS./Rated T …$34.99

AVENGERS K BOOK 5: ASSEMBLING THE AVENGERS TPB

Written by SI YEON PARK with JI EUN PARK

Penciled by WOO BIN CHOI with JAE SUNG LEE, MIN JU LEE, JAE WOONG LEE & HEE YE CHO

Cover by WOO BIN CHOI WITH JAE SUNG LEE

Collected for the first time in English, leading Korean publisher Daewon C.I.’s original manhwa reimagines the Avengers’ origin as Fury brings the heroes together for the first time!

168 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99

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