Featured This Week Comics & Graphic Novels for 5/8

• CONAN signs on for soldiers' work - gold, wine and warfare!
•  But the Barbarian's skills will draw him directly into the CRIMSON WITCH's scheme, as she drags KING CONAN to the altar of the death god Razazel!
•  Plus: The next chapter in the all-new CONAN novella, "Black Starlight"!
Parental Advisory

CAPTAIN OF NOTHING continues!
A prison riot is the best possible cover to break Captain America out of confinement - but what if the Star-Spangled Avenger doesn't want to go?
Rated T+

When the quest for justice drives Batman into some morally ambiguous areas, he calls in the most moral man he knows: Jefferson Pierce, a.k.a. Black Lightning, and his team of operatives known as the Outsiders!
Several years ago Batman personally put the Barrera family into hiding after they suffered through terrible experiments at the hands of an organization called the Ark. Now all but one of them have turned up dead...and Batman needs to locate Sofia Barrera before the wrong people get their hands on her-and her surprising power! But it wouldn't be Batman without a hidden agenda, would it? And when Black Lightning, Katana, the Signal and Orphan find out what Batman is really up to, their every loyalty will be called into question.

It's a battle to the death as Batman goes head-to-head with the Grim Knight! The Caped Crusader is forced to not only fight off the most evil version of himself, but the growing desire to turn his back on his moral code and commit cold-blooded murder. Any other time, Batman would be able to stay on the straight and narrow, but as the Joker serum finally takes over his body, Bruce Wayne may just succumb to pure evil, and kill the Grim Knight. All of this is foreseen by the Batman Who Laughs, who has been planning for the corruption of Bruce Wayne, banking on him activating the "Last Laugh" protocol and turning Gotham City into an incubator for evil. All the Batman Who Laughs needs is one last "Happy Bruce" from another dimension to make his serum work...but only Batman knows where the last Bruce is going to show up.

Spencer Dales was born into a world of magic. His father belongs to the Aegis, a secret society of black magicians ordered by their unseen masters to better the lives of others-those with greater potential-but never themselves.
Now it's time for Spencer to follow in his father's footsteps, but all he sees is a broken system in need of someone with the wand and the will to change it. But in this fight for a better future, who will stand beside him?  
KHARY RANDOLPH (We Are Robin, Noble, Black, TECH JACKET) and BRANDON THOMAS (HORIZON, The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury, Noble, Voltron) ignite a generational war in this action-fantasy series, made entirely by creators of color, and committed to one truth above all others-Excellence is Real.

"LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!" Mindy's ready for her close-up, and the huge, bloody showdown that's about to take place on set. The gutsy, gory, cockamamie conclusion to Hit-Girl's golden rage of Hollywood!

The Eisner Award-winning superhero saga returns!
  
With the team coming together, Black Hammer, Abe, and company try to figure out what's happened to throw their lives upside down. Lucy, however, receives a call from an unexpected hero, which thrusts their plan into chaos.

o Black Hammer has been optioned by Legendary Pictures!

"Samurai Jack 2.0"! Under the leadership of the benevolent Samurai Jack, society has prospered-everything is in line with his philosophies, his storied stoicism, and of course his hair. Of course, this is all news to Jack who doesn't much care for this impostor using his name. But which one is the real Samurai Jack?
A bold new miniseries from Paul Allor (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe,Clue) and Adam Bryce Thomas (Sonic the Hedgehog)!
A new Samurai Jack adventure in every issue!

"RUSSIAN RUSE, Part III": Injured and alone, lieutenant James Bond has escaped his Russian captors, only to be thrust into the heart of war. The epic World War 2 tale continues from JEFF PARKER (Aquaman, Fantastic Four) and superstar artist IBRAHIM MOUSTAFA (Mother Panic, The Flash).

Though the Island's shelter provides protection, Hana can no longer watch the slaughter on the mainland and leaves her home with General Sato to save the Shogunates's civilians. Kenichi stays behind, unwilling and unable to understand her motivations.

Jughead has a mystery to solve. But every question he thinks he finds an answer to only leads to more questions. Does everyone in Riverdale have something to hide?

The next entry in the new BINGE! Imprint where Scout releases a World Premiere issue followed by the entire story a few months later in one volume. What the Fin is a Metalshark Bro? Well, here's the liner notes summary: a traditional shark stumbles upon Satan's nephew and is forcibly given anthropomorphic qualities. With his newfound human physique and propensity for violence, he's tasked with collecting the souls of those that have sworn allegiance to Satan. The only problem? He just wants to be a normal shark again! Naturally, he swears bloody vengeance and, uh, a whole lot of death ensues! Metalshark Bro! is perfect for fans of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Tenacious D, and Rick and Morty.

Gwen Stacy makes her sensational return! The Spider-Woman of Earth-65 is picking up right where she left off, fighting crime in her home reality - unaware it sits on the precipice of interdimensional calamity! Spider-Geddon is about to rock Gwen's world! Finding herself trapped in a parallel dimension as her friends and fellow Spiders are dying - with her teleporter watch destroyed and no way to get home - what can Gwen do to stop the Inheritors from wreaking havoc across the Web of Life and Destiny? And from out of the interdimensional chaos, she must face one of her deadliest enemies yet: the Gwen Goblin! With her life in jeopardy from all sides, is there a reason we're calling her Ghost-Spider?! Plus: For the first time in print, an action-packed video-comic adventure! Collecting SPIDER-GWEN: GHOST-SPIDER #1-4 and SPIDER-GEDDON: GHOST-SPIDER VIDEO COMIC #1.
Rated T

June 1944. World War II. D-Day. One hundred eighty two members of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division parachute into the French countryside-a full 18 miles southeast of their intended target. This original graphic novel from DC Vertigo is the true story of an obscure World War II battle that took place in the small village of Graignes, France, for six days and the men who survived to tell the tale.
In the worst misdrop of the D-Day campaign, a group of soldiers are rattled to the core to find themselves even deeper behind enemy lines than anyone had intended. Miraculously, the citizens of Graignes vote to feed and shelter the soldiers, knowing that the decision will bring them terrible punishment if their efforts are discovered by the Germans. That day of reckoning comes faster than anyone could expect.
As a small German militia passes through, the world's war comes to their remote town in the countryside, and for the next six days, the small band of American paratroopers and French citizens must fight for their lives to hold back 2,000 enemy combatants.
Six Days is a true story of survival, loyalty, the brutality of war, and a triumph of the human spirit so rarely brought to the comics form. Writers Kevin Maurer (the #1 New York Times bestseller No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden) and Robert Venditti (Green Lantern)-whose uncle fought in the Battle of Graignes and is a key character in the tale-completed comprehensive archival research in preparation for this unbelievable untold story of World War II.

Nina Rodriguez knows there's a hidden magical world run by ruthless cabals hiding in Los Angeles. And when a giant magic beast kidnaps her sister, Nina must confront her past (and her demons) to get her sister back and reclaim her life. Perfect for fans of SYFY's The Magicians, the CW's Riverdale, and THE WICKED + THE DIVINE-don't miss the first collection of the smash-hit neo-noir fantasy series from fan-favorite writer SAM HUMPHRIES (Harley Quinn, Nightwing) and red-hot artist JEN BARTEL (Black Panther, Mighty Thor)! Collects BLACKBIRD #1-6.

Surrounded by heroes, Garo finds himself in a tight spot. But despite the great numbers, he defeats the heroes one by one with his unmatched strength before Genos comes rushing in! Meanwhile, Saitama is reaching the height of irritation in his own battle...with King?!
For teen audiences.

Climb aboard the TARDIS and pay homage to the first female incarnation of the the Doctor. Live countless lives and adventures with this eccentric extraterrestrial POP! at your side. This figure stands 3 3/4" tall and features a stylized design. Window box packaging.

24" x 36"

Heavy Metal Magazine brings you tales of horror FROM BEYOND THE DARKNESS in issue #293.  Horror master, Stephen King, and artist Dennis Calero introduce you to the LITTLE GREEN GOD OF AGONY -  Aliens searching for the afterlife unfortunately find what they're looking in S.O.L.U.S. - Pahek delivers a story of space exploration gone wrong in GREEN GROWER - Aliens from alternate dimensions find more than what they bargain for in DOPPELDAMONS - A revolutionary war battle takes a dark turn in WHITE DEATH by Diego Agrimbau and Eduardo Risso - finally Heavy Metal's new Managing Editor, TIM SEELEY, delivers a futuristic punch with a Megadeth's HOLY WARS: PUNISHMENT DUE.  Continuing in this issue is MURKY WORLD by Richard Corben chapters 6 & 7.   Finishing in this issue is THE DOOR by Michael Moreci & Esau Escorza.  Galleries by Flavio Greco Paglia, Denis Zhbankov and John Kenn Mortensen.