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Trade-Waiting: February 2016

Swapna Krishna

Staff Writer

Swapna is the Comics Editor at Book Riot. She's a Space Columnist for Paste Magazine and writes for Syfy Wire—Fangrrls, Tor.com, Bustle, and other sites. She co-hosts a podcast called Desi Geek Girls. You can find her incessant ramblings on Twitter at @skrishna. She lives outside Philadelphia.

Each month, we highlight some of the trades (issues collected into paperback or hardcover) that have released into comics shops to make your trade-waiting less stressful. If you’re taking this list into your library or bookstore, rather than a comics shop, keep in mind that the release dates may be a few weeks later because of distribution. This list is not meant to be comprehensive.

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Panels favorites:

The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 3: Commercial Suicide – Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie (Image)
Lumberjanes, Vol. 3 – Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters, and Brooke Allen (BOOM! Studios)
Midnighter, Vol. 1: Out – Steve Orlando and ACO (DC Comics)
Batgirl, Vol. 2: Family Business – Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher, and Babs Tarr (DC Comics)
Last Man, Vol. 4: The Show – Bastien Vives, Michael Sanlaville, and Balak (First Second)
The Fade Out, Vol. 3 – Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image Comics)

Volume 1s to check out:

We(l)come Back, Vol. 1 – Christopher Sebela, Jonathan Brandon Sawyer, Claire Roe, and Carlos Zamudio (BOOM! Studios)
Prez, Vol. 1: Corndog in Chief – Mark Russell, Ben Caldwell, and Mark Morales (DC Comics)
Study Hall of Justice: DC Comics Secret Hero Society, Vol. 1 – Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen (Scholastic)
Octopus Pie, Vol. 1 – Meredith Gran (Image Comics)
All-New Captain America, Vol. 1: Hydra Ascendant – Rick Remender and Stuart Immonen (Marvel)
Mezolith, Vol. 1 – Ben Haggarty and Adam Brockbank (Archaia)
Constantine: The Hellblazer, Vol. 1: Going Down – Ming Doyle, James Tynion IV, Riley Rossmo, and Ivan Plascencia (DC Comics)

Expand your reading horizons:

Gunnerkrigg Court, Vol. 3: Reasons – Thomas Siddell (BOOM! Studios)
Claudia and Mean Janine – Ann M. Martin and Raina Telgemeier (Graphix)
Ivar Timewalker, Vol. 3: Ending History – Fred Van Lente, Kano, and Pere Perez (Valiant)
Hinges, Book 2: Paper Tigers – Meredith McClaren (Image Comics)
LDK, Vol. 3 – Ayu (Kodansha)
Corto Maltese: Celtic Tales, Vol. 3 – Hugo Pratt (IDW)
Rumble, Vol. 2: A Woe that Is Madness – John Arcudi, James Harren, and Dave Stewart (Image Comics)

A full series, in one trade:

1602: Witch Hunter Angela – Marguerite Bennett, Kieron Gillen, and Stephanie Hans (Marvel)
BOY-1 – H.S. Tak and Amancay Nahuelpan (IDW Publishing)
Chewbacca – Gerry Dugan and Phil Noto (Marvel)

Hardcovers, deluxe editions, and special editions:

Daredevil, Vol. 4 – Mark Waid, Chris Samnee, Javier Rodriguez, and Peter Krause (Marvel)
The Manhattan Projects Deluxe Edition, Book 2 – Jonathan Hickman, Nick Patarra, and Jordie Bellaire (Image Comics)
The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Omnibus: Book Three – Eiji Otsuka and Yamazaki Housui