We noticed that our new releases have been omitted from Diamond's shipping lists over the last few weeks, which means they've been arriving in comic shops with little to no notice (which means very few blurbs from the usual blog sources we quote here). We've contacted Diamond about it and we're getting it straightened out (I won't go into the gory details, and I'm not sure if it was a Diamond policy change, but there was a reasonable explanation and solution). Anyhoo, the books below are already out or arriving tomorrow — check with your local shop to confirm availability.
FUC_ __U, _SS __LE: Blecky Yuckerella Vol. 4
by Johnny Ryan
104-page black & white 5.5" x 7.25" softcover • $11.99
ISBN: 978-1-60699-415-3
King of the Flies Vol. 2: The Origin of the World
by Mezzo & Pirus
64-page full-color 9" x 12.5" hardcover • $18.99
ISBN: 978-1-60699-390-3
"A surprising and disturbing rumination on sex and violence…" – Chris Butcher, The Beguiling
136-page full-color 5.25" x 7.75" hardcover • $22.99
ISBN: 978-1-60699-400-9
"These bright, full-color paintings blur the lines between traditional art and comics, between lettering and language. Each piece in Mascots stands on its own, but it also functions within the context of the other paintings as well, to reveal a larger world." – Benn Ray (Atomic Books ), Largehearted Boy
"Ray Fenwick gives you more typographical mania in Mascots, his follow-up to 2008’s Hall of Best Knowledge. It’s a series of full colour paintings on found book covers. In the preview he seems to be going on and on about Cthulhu and the pronunciation of 'Cthulhu,' but more importantly, he engages in superfluous and plentiful footnotes and thus gets top marks from me." – Gosh! Comics
Stigmata
by Lorenzo Mattotti & Claudio Piersanti
192-page black & white 7.25" x 9.25" hardcover • $19.99
ISBN: 978-1-60699-409-2
"A new work by Lorenzo Mattotti! Little else needs to be said…" – Chris Butcher, The Beguiling
"Finally Stigmata by Lorenzo Mattotti and Claudio Piersanti is available in english for us non-French readers. I’ve been looking forward to reading this book for years…" – Martin Flink
Usagi Yojimbo: The Special Edition
by Stan Sakai
1160-page black & white/color 2-volume hardcover 7.5" x 11" x 3" slipcased set • $100.00
ISBN: 978-1-60699-154-1
"The first seven volumes of Stan Sakai's fabled bushido bunny tales are collected in the Usagi Yojimbo Special Edition…" – Cyriaque Lamar, io9
"An amazing treatment of a great comic." – Chris Butcher, The Beguiling
"If you feel like you just can't get enough of Stan Sakai's acclaimed samurai rabbit comic, this 2 volume set should easily tide you over." – Benn Ray (Atomic Books), Largehearted Boy