Best Selling Books by Marjorie Liu

Bridging the gap between the fifth and sixth arc (which resumes in January 2021), MONSTRESS returns with TALK-STORIES, a two-part limited series that invites you to eat dumplings beside the fire and listen as Kippa recounts a defining moment from her childhood.

Collects X-23 #1-6.ÿÿ X-23 has lived many lives, but none of them have ever felt right.ÿ Leaving the X-Men''s island home of Utopia on a mission all her own, she''s already found trouble. Even with the mutant thief Gambit at her side, her past haunts her. With new enemies rising, can X-23 trust herself not to succumb to her deadly ways?

Collects Dark Wolverine #75-89, Dark Reign: The List - Punisher, Wolverine: Origins #47-48, Franken-Castle #19-20, Dark Wolverine Saga. In Norman Osborn''s "Dark Reign," Wolverine''s son Daken is an Avenger! And that means he''s supposed to be one of the good guys - in public, anyway. But when a tape revealing his true colors is leaked onto the internet, Daken will be forced to clean up his act! But who is pulling Osborn''s strings? Then, Daken will face a bloody reckoning with his father Logan and father-figure Romulus - and begin a violent rivalry with the Punisher! Osborn sends Daken to put the skull-chested vigilante down once and for all - but when that doesn''t quite work, Daken will battle the reanimated Franken-castle! And when the Dark Reign ends in a climactic Siege of Asgard, will Daken be hero or villain?

NEW STORY ARC Return to the world of MONSTRESS in this oversized issue! The Defiled have breached the walls of their prisonÑand possessed anyone who has ever held the Mask of the Shaman-Empress. In desperation, Maika and Kippa will need to partner with the most unlikely of alliesÑor risk losing everything.

ItÕs a tale of two fathers as Maika Halfwolf makes plans to rescue Seizi from captivityÑand discover the full extent of the Lord DoctorÕs destructive machinations.ÊWill Maika find a way to retrieve what the Blood Court has stolen?

Political intrigue continues as Maika is drawn deeper into the mysteries of the Dusk and Dawn Courts.

Collects Black Widow #1-5. Natasha Romanoff is the Black Widow, longtime Avengers and a spy for even longer. But now someone has tried to kill Natasha...and almost succeeded. Injured gravely, almost beyond her ability to recover, Black Widow sets out to find her attacker.

The Marvel Universe has always reflected the world outside your window ? from the moment Captain America charged into battle in World War II to the present day! Marvel?s characters face relevant and real-life issues alongside their extraordinary adventures ? from grappling with alcoholism to participating in politics to celebrating diversity and everything in between! These powerful stories from Marvel?s 80-year history feature iconic heroes tackling heavy-hitting subjects including drug abuse, teen suicide, HIV, terrorism, school shootings and more. Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #97, HOWARD THE DUCK (1976) #8, IRON MAN (1968) #128, NEW MUTANTS (1983) #45, ALPHA FLIGHT (1983) #106, UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #303, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #420, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #36, CAPTAIN AMERICA (2002) #1, ASTONISHING X-MEN (2004) #51, MS. MARVEL (2015) #13, CHAMPIONS (2016) #24 and material from CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #2 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #583.

Collects X-23 (2010) #17-21. Laura Kinney, the teenage clone of Wolverine known as X-23, has been on a quest to find herself. Now, it''s time for her to choose between the two feuding X-Men teams - but first, it''s time to have a misadventure in babysitting! Reed and Sue Richards of the Future Foundation have asked Laura to babysit their children, Franklin and Valeria. Of course, the Richards children aren''t normal kids - and this night will turn out to be anything but normal! X-23 will face dragons in Manhattan, cosmic beings in space and teenage romance at inopportune times. And the biggest danger will be the Invisible Woman if Laura doesn''t safely return Franklin and Val to their Baxter Building home!

Reunited with family and old friends turned enemies will Maika still choose to stand alone or join the wolves?

The start of a new arc! Maika always knew that her decision to involve herself in the battle of Ravenna would have repercussions, and now she begins to pay the price. War isn''t the only thing she has to fearÑthe political intrigue of the Dusk and Dawn Courts might be far more dangerous.

In a border city about to be invaded by Federation troops, Maika finally begins to accept who she must become to survive no matter the cost.

Can Maika survive her own power and what will she unleash upon the world?

Trapped in the labyrinth of her mind, Maika begins to unravel the horrific secrets she and Zinn have long kept buried in their memories—secrets that will change her life forever.

NEW STORY ARC Maika and her allies have returned, weakened and altered, to a Known World turned upside down by war. From the relative safety of the Wave Empress''s domain, they''ll reunite with old friends and face the new challenges of a status quo they never expected.

A betrayed Maika hovers near death, and Kippa must navigate the intricate politics of the Dusk Court on her own.

The truth about the death of Maika''s mother has been revealed, and Maika has come undone. As her allies scramble to save her soul, they find themselves in the unlikeliest of places--the beautiful and brutal prison planet where the Monstra have long been locked away. This visit to the site of Zinn''s worst nightmares might just hold the key to Maika''s survival--and to the long-buried origins of the Known World. Collects MONSTRESS #42-47

Thousands of years ago, the court of the Shaman-Empress was a tangle of palace intrigue. Maika and Zinn find themselves caught in that web as they sink deeper into Zinn’s lost memories…if that’s truly what they are.

In the landmark 50th issue of MONSTRESS, Maika must confront the mysterious Wave Court while Master Ren navigates the politics of the cat world in a time of shifting allegiances and unexpected devastation.

Everyoneu0092s favorite scoundrel goes Solo! Han is given a top-secret undercover mission for the Rebellion: rescuing a group of informants and spies! His cover for the assignment? The Dragon Void, biggest and most infamous starship race in the galaxy! A tournament he has dreamt of winning his entire life. With a chance for glory square in his sights, can Han keep his mind on the mission? Or is failing Leia worse than losing his chance? Place your bets for the ultimate space race! Our moneyu0092s on Han and the Millennium Falcon u0097 after all, itu0092s the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs! Plus: A face from Hanu0092s past returns u0097 right when he and Leia least expect it! Who is Sana, and whatu0092s her relationship to Mr. Solo? Collecting HAN SOLO #1-5 and STAR WARS (2015) #8-12.

Maika is forced to rethink her entire past and future when she finds herself in the center of a dangerous conspiracy against the Known World.

Maika must confront the embodiment of her child self, whose tragic mistakes she has long been unable to face—or even remember. If she fails, there’s no telling what the Defiled Monstra will do to her young self’s ghostly presence.

Maika falls even deeper into her prison as she flees the devastating truths revealed in her memories.

Collects Astonishing X-Men (2004) #48-51, Alpha Flight (1983) #106, Nation X #2. The Marauders return with a vengeance when Chimera leads the deadly squad against the X-Men! Karma discovers an unknown but incredibly powerful telepath is controlling their assailants, and Wolverine leads his team on an investigation that puts their minds and hearts to the ultimate test. When a psychic ambush pits the X-Men against their teammate Northstar, he learns the true meaning of devotion u0097 as his boyfriend Kyle holds a gun to his head! Northstaru0092s decision in the face of death will lead him to the wedding that the worldu0092s been waiting for u0097 if he can survive a harrowing battle against his teammates and the love of his life! Plus: the classic landmark Marvel moment when Northstar publicly announced that he is gay

To fight back against her fatherÕs destruction, Maika must seek out more of her motherÕs secretsÑand grapple with the role she plays in each parentÕs legacy.

With time running out, Kippa takes matters into her own hands challenging the Dusk Court itself.

Collects X-23 (2010) #10-16. X-23 thought she had walked away from her past, but after her brutal discoveries in Madripoor, she realizes there are some crimes--of the heart and body--that cannot be so easily forgotten. But as memories begin to spin her out of control, an old mentor and maybe a new enemy come back into her life: Wolverine...and the vampire, Jubilee. Then, when X-23''s kill-list is resurrected, she may now be forced to take the lives of the people she once spared. But with a vampire as her uneasy ally, is restraint even an option? Plus: a seemingly unstoppable cosmic force is tearing apart New York, and targeting X-23 and the Future Foundation''s Sue Richards and Spider-Man. What strange connection do these three heroes share, and is it the key to saving the city and the world--or will it get them killed?

END OF STORY ARC The fate of two worlds hangs in the balance as Maika, Zinn, and their companions search for a way home without provoking two factions of imprisoned Monstra into all-out war.