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Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees DM HC

Just added, an Exclusive Direct Market Hard Cover Edition of the critically acclaimed cozy-horror series featuring 8 pages of additional content.

Don’t. Murder. The locals.

For Samantha Strong, this isn’t just advice, it’s survival. She’s Woodbrook’s most reliable shop owner, its warmest smile, and beneath all that fur... its most efficient serial killer. The big city beyond the evergreens has more than enough prey; Sam just wants her tranquil life, her tidy storefront, and the comforting lull of cedar branches and apple-pie breezes.

But tranquility shatters when a fellow Woodbrook resident turns up savaged by an unknown hand. Suddenly the gossip swirls, panic rises, and Sheriff Patterson is on the prowl, too close for comfort.

Sam knows one thing: if someone else is killing in her woods, they’re not just a threat to her routine. They’re a threat to everything she’s built. And she’ll do whatever it takes to uncover the truth before Woodbrook tears itself apart.

From writer-artist Patrick Horvath comes a darkly delightful thriller, already crowned the 2025 Harvey Book of the Year.

Hardcover · 152 pages · $29.99

Releases Jul 21, 2026

Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring DM HC

Don't miss the exclusive Direct Market Hard Cover featuring 8 pages of exclusive content in the Eisner-nominated sequel to the critically acclaimed cozy-horror comic series.

It’s been eight long years since a bloodlusting brown bear drove into the city, kidnapped a kind young duck, dissected his body, and buried the pieces in the woods. The duck’s family painstakingly sought justice... but this brown bear was smart... she covered her tracks... and in the ’80s, there simply wasn’t a way for the duck’s family to find answers.

But it’s not the ’80s anymore. Almost a decade after cuddly brown bear Samantha Strong solidified herself as the sole serial killer in Woodbrook, the world is entering a new era. As Samantha will soon find out, there are no secrets in the age of the internet. And those who lost loved ones to her massacre haven’t given up the flame of justice.

A reckoning is coming to Woodbrook. Join visionary writer and artist Patrick Horvath as he returns to the hit series that has taken the comic world by storm! An all market Trade Paperback version is also available for sale on 7/21/26.

Hardcover · 152 pages · $29.99 · Case Bound

Releases Jul 21, 2026

Usagi Yojimbo: Kaito '84 #1

In 1984 Osaka, the bloodline of Miyamoto Usagi lives on through Kaitō, a cunning rabbit thief with a rebellious spirit. He embodies his ancestor's legacy in a way the stoic samurai we know and love never could. A daring new heist for a legendary spear sets Kaitō down a perilous path, forever altering his destiny and placing the fate of Osaka, and perhaps the world, on his shoulders.

Comic · 32 pages · $4.99

Releases Mar 11, 2026

The Ends TP

From the mind of comic book national treasure and living legend, David Lapham (STRAY BULLETS), in partnership with the incredible talents of his wife, Maria Lapham, and powerhouse colorist Bill Crabtree (INVINCIBLE) comes a critically-acclaimed modern masterpiece, now widely available in breathtaking color for the very first time in this stunning new collection.

It’s 1985 and Jennifer End and Angelo Rodriguez are deeply in love. But Jennifer can never reveal their relationship to their family. The Ends are considered by some to be traditional, but by most, they are known as intolerant, discriminatory, and bigoted.

Her brother, Jack, is the worst of the bunch and a full-blown, hardcore skinhead. During the summer, when Jennifer travels to Oceanside, a retirement home for veterans, to be with Angelo under the guise of visiting her grandparents, Jack discovers their relationship.

Jack is crushed by the betrayal. He decides it’s time to take a stand. Jack organizes a rally in the peaceful town of Oceanside. Soon the town is overrun by neo-Nazi youths. The police struggle to maintain control, leaving the only hope with the aging World War 2, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans who reside in the town.

Trade Paperback · 144 pages · $19.99 · Perfect Bound

Releases Mar 11, 2026

Narco #1

Marcus Wesphal has a rare form of narcolepsy — when he gets excited, he passes out. He's adapted: homebound life, a harmless infatuation with the girl next door. But when he witnesses her murder and collapses, he becomes suspect #1. Now, he must leave his apartment to pursue a killer.

Comic · 32 pages · $3.99

Releases Mar 4, 2026

Death to Pachuco TP

A Chicano noir retelling of the Sleepy Lagoon Murder Trial and the Zoot Suit Riots during 1943 wartime Los Angeles, DEATH TO PACHUCO is an untold story lost from the American history books.

During the summer of 1943, Los Angeles became a hotbed of tension and conflict as a series of fierce clashes erupted between U.S. Navy members and Mexican American youth stemming from the murder of Carlos Urbano. Private eye Ricardo "Ricky" Tellez needs to find the Sleep Lagoon Killer before the racist mob kills him in the Zoot Suit Riots.

The clock is ticking — and it's a bad time to be a Mexican.

The syndicated team of HENRY BARAJAS (LA VOZ DE M.A.Y.O. TATA RAMBO, HELM GREYCASTLE) and RACHEL MERRILL (Izzy n' Jean, New Yorker) uncover a Chino Noir rooted in the shameful parts of LA's history!

Trade Paperback · 112 pages · $16.99 · Perfect Bound

Releases Mar 18, 2026

The Shadower TP

Readers will lose themselves in this surreal spy thriller... and may find it impossible to find themselves again.

Nadia is a quiet drama student in a country divided by a brutal civil war. Amid the steady tension of armed men, checkpoints, and random violence, the theater is her one escape. One evening, after an Ibsen performance, she is given an opportunity to serve her people. Nadia bears a strong resemblance to a waitress in the next district whose café is frequented by enemy agents. Would she be willing to take her place for a week and plant recording devices? It’s a dangerous mission that will take all her acting skills to disappear into this role... but she knows that she has no choice. As Nadia settles into the other woman’s apartment and life, she becomes more immersed in this character than she ever imagined. And as one week drags into two, she realizes this isn’t going to end the way she hoped...

In The Shadower, award-winning sibling duo Peter and Maria Hoey present a haunting, ice-cold story of identity, espionage, and betrayal.

Trade Paperback · 192 pages · $19.99 · Unique Dimensions · Perfect Bound

Releases Mar 24, 2026

Good as Dead TP

The Emissary Bridge has always connected the citizens of Port Lindon to hope and opportunity.

But when one man shockingly sets himself on fire, the bridge now brings something else to the town: CERTAIN DEATH.

Now, Sheriff David Calhoun must dig up the town's--and his family's--most rotten secrets, before he runs out of time...

Eisner Award-winners David & Maria Lapham (Stray Bullets) unleash a chilling tale of crime, death , and a small town under siege.

Collects GOOD AS DEAD #1-6.

Trade Paperback · 256 pages · $24.99 · Perfect Bound

Releases Jun 10, 2026

The Voice Said Kill TP

Fargo meets Deliverance in this trippy fever-dream thriller, juxtaposing gorgeously pastel sunsets and vibrant hues of the wilderness with shadowy nightmares and dark deeds.

The wet heat of the Louisiana bayou. Alligator poachers prowl the mudbug mire. A park ranger, heavily pregnant, raises a hateful mug of moonshine with a criminal matriarch. And one deadly sonuvabitch , out of his mind on shrooms and retribution, loads his rifle for the human hunt and screams down the stars.

From award-winning creators SI SPURRIER (Coda, X-Men, STEP BY BLOODY STEP) and VANESA DEL REY (REDLANDS, The Creeping Below) comes a fever-dream Cajun crime thriller about murder, madness and motherhood.

Trade Paperback · 136 pages · $16.99 · Perfect Bound

Releases Mar 25, 2026

Royals #1

Twin brothers Paul and Castor have crafted the perfect poker hustle using their uncanny telepathic connection. But they might have finally met their match when they risk it all against the leader of the Bloody Cocks, the most ruthless criminal syndicate in Seoul.

Eisner Award-winning writer DEREK KIRK KIM (THE LAST MERMAID, Same Difference) and rising star artist JACOB PEREZ (Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) invite you to the shadowy back alleys of Seoul, South Korea, for a thrilling, mind-bending crime caper unlike any other!

Comic · 40 pages · $4.99

Releases Apr 1, 2026

Nottingham Omnibus TP

A new take on the Robin Hood story, this time told from the Sheriff of Nottingham’s perspective as he hunts “The Hood” and his gang of violent murderers, The Merry Men.

In this gritty, twisted medieval noir, the Sheriff of Nottingham wages a brutal war on crime, corruption and rebellion across fifteen blood-soaked chapters. As he hunts killers, uncovers conspiracies and clashes with the Merry Men—led by the mysterious and dangerous “Hood”—the Sheriff finds himself caught between England’s most ruthless power-brokers and the outlaws of Sherwood Forest. No one is innocent, and loyalty is a weapon in a land ruled by fear, secrets and steel.

Collects Nottingham Volumes 1–3 (#1–15), Tales from Nottingham (#1-6), “A Very Merry Christmas” FCBD Special, and “The Witch of Winter Hill” short from Tales from the Cave.

Trade Paperback · 368 pages · $29.99 · Perfect Bound

Releases Apr 7, 2026

Neighborhood Watch #1

Dig into an all-new, mind-bending thriller from Hugo Award–winning writer Sarah Gailey and fan-favorite artist Haining!

Jill Hewett, community leader and wife of a respected police officer, has turned up with a gunshot wound in a tunnel connecting the Will Haven Gated Community with the neighboring Open Arms Collective.

And now, the VP of the HOA and the Kitchen Steward of the Collective have stumbled upon her body at the exact same time — instantly casting blame across the divide.

Forced into an uneasy alliance to discover the truth, they’ll need to work together to uncover the secrets both communities hold to figure out who’s responsible for this crime — and what they could possibly gain from it. And what was Jill doing in that tunnel in the first place?

Comic · 32 pages · $4.99

Releases Apr 8, 2026

No Man's Land TP

A high-stakes murder mystery perfect for fans of True Detective, Whiteout, and Insomnia.

Diomede Islands.

For three months each year, you can walk from the USA to Russia across an ice bridge—a frozen path known as the Ice Curtain.

In 1963, when the body of a young woman is discovered on this icy no-man’s land, the already fragile relationship between the superpowers threatens to collapse. With nuclear tensions rising, an FBI agent and a KGB operative must solve the murder—before the ice melts…and war ignites.

From SOMETHING EPIC and BLOOD COMMANDMENT creator SZYMON KUDRANSKI comes the must-read thriller of the year.

Collects NO MAN’S LAND #1-4.