Just Beyond: Monstrosity | This Week’s Comics

Just Beyond: Monstrosity from BOOM! Studios tops this week’s list of new comics, manga, and graphic novels, along with a new graphic novel from First Second Books. Other highlights include a new Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales: Cold War Correspondent. Manu is a new story from Graphix that takes place in a magical school for girls while Vault Comics takes on a Jewish perspective with The Unfinished Corner.

AMULET BOOKS
Garbage Pail Kids Volume 3 Camp Daze HC, $14.99
Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales Cold War Correspondent HC, $14.99
We Are the Smurfs Welcome To Our Village GN, $12.99

ANDREWS MCMEEL
Phoebe And Her Unicorn Volume 14 Unicorn Playlist GN, $11.99

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #324, $7.99
Archie 80 Years Of Christmas TP, $9.99

BOOM! STUDIOS
Just Beyond Monstrosity GN, $10.99 **Weekly Pick**

CHRONICLE BOOKS
Death And Sparkles Volume 1 GN, $12.99

DC COMICS
Scooby-Doo Where Are You #112 (Cover A Derek Fridolfs), $2.99

DIAL BOOKS
Ordinary People Change The World Volume 25 I Am Oprah Winfrey HC, $15.99

FIRST SECOND BOOKS
Horse Trouble GN, $12.99
Marshmellow And Jordan GN, $15.99 **Weekly Pick**

GRAPHIX
Manu GN, $12.99
Ms. Marvel Stretched Thin HC, $24.99

GRAPHIX CHAPTERS
Banana Fox Volume 2 Banana Fox And The Book-Eating Robot GN, $7.99

IDW PUBLISHING
My Little Pony Generations #1 (Cover A Amy Mebberson), $3.99
Star Wars Adventures Ghost Of Vader’s Castle #5 (Of 5)(Cover A Francesco Francavilla), $3.99
Star Wars Adventures Volume 2 #11 (Cover A Francesco Francavilla), $3.99

LITTLE SIMON
Dragon Kingdom Of Wrenly Volume 5 Inferno New Year GN, $9.99
Pup Detectives Volume 6 Mystery Mountain Getaway GN, $9.99

SIMON SPOTLIGHT
Nugget And Dog Yum Fest Is The Best HC, $17.99

VAULT COMICS
Unfinished Corner GN, $12.99

The Picks:

Just Beyond: Monstrosity – BOOM! Studios releases the fourth volume of the first original graphic novel series from R.L. Stine. Monstrosity Studios was the biggest name in horror movies until it closed down years ago. When Ruthie and Erza Dillon’s family buys the old Hollywood studio and starts production back up, it’s like a dream come true. But when strange “accidents” start to happen on set, their dream becomes a nightmare. Things get truly scary as they discover the secret of the studio and that the forgotten horrors are more than just makeup and special effects. They must find a way to survive the real terrors of the haunted movie lot, or they will end up on the cutting room floor! Just in time for Halloween, this newest spine tingling-installment will give fans just the scare they’ve been looking for. Check out our two previews here and here to get the flavor of the book!

Marshmallow and Jordan – First Second introduces readers to a new sport drama series with just a touch of legend. After an accident leaves her paralyzed from the waist down, Jordan Winnarta continues to support her school’s basketball team as team captain and coach. After a chance encounter with an injured baby white elephant, whom she names Marshmallow, Jordan discovers a brand new sport: water polo. As she tries to continue her athletic dreams, she struggles with keeping up her old friendships on the basketball team while dealing with newfound cynics on the water polo team. And then there’s Marshmallow, who seems to be hiding some kind of secret. Rich in multicultural characters and Indonesian culture, the story sweet and the characters endearing. (Check out our coverage of the announcement of this book, along with art samples and a creator interview, as well as SLJ’s review — Ed.)

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