"Creators Kniivila (Year of the Dog) and Vuong (The Strange Tales of Oscar Zahn) present a funny, uncommonly charming mash-up of martial arts, superhero, and sci-fi comics. The rare all-ages title that will entertain, and perhaps even enthrall, adolescents and adults alike." --- Library Journal (Starred Review)When a machine boy falls to earth, his heart is awoken for the first time. As he learns to be human, he struggles to override his own programming and become a hero, from rising stars Tri Vuong and Irma Kniivila.It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... Machine Boy!When Machine Boy falls from the sky into the domed city of Mega 416, he leaves a wake of destruction in his path... until Karate Grandpa is able to turn on his heart. Now, Machine Boy wants nothing more than to become a hero! Whether he is fighting giant bugs in the school's basement, rescuing cats from trees, or making the perfect spaghetti sauce, Machine Boy is always looking for the best way to help others. But when his heart begins to interact dangerously with other debris from space, Machine Boy wonders if he can be a power for good after all.Rising stars Tri Vuong and Irma Kniivila create a funny and engaging all-ages adventure that asks-can you override your own programming?Included in Everyday Hero Machine Boy, is a two-page READER'S GUIDE. The full TEACHER'S GUIDE is available on SkyboundComet.com.

The next epic expansion of the Valiant Universe starts this November in a new ongoing series by comics superstar Patrick Zircher (Captain America, Thor: Ages of Thunder) and Harvey Award nominee Justin Jordan (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode, Team 7)! There's a million dreams in the Big Easy. But now its worst nightmare is about to come true. As the forces of darkness prepare to claim New Orleans as their own, Jack Boniface must embrace the legacy he was born to uphold. As Shadowman, Jack is about to become to only thing that stands between his city and an army of unspeakable monstrosities from beyond the night. But is the mantle of Shadowman a blessing or a curse? And what is the true cost of his otherworldly power? The rebirth of a Valiant icon starts right here, when Shadowman strikes this November!

Kitty Pryde was an average school girl with a secret. Her parents weren't sure how to handle her 'quirks', and the other girls at school called her a mutie freak. However, when Mr Lehnsherr arrived offering Kitty a scholarship to Xavier's Acdemy for the Gifted, Kitty's life soon changed.If life in an exclusive school in New York wasn't scary enough; she soon discovered that all the pupils there were mutants, and that she was the only girl! The only other women were the teachers; Storm who was an outrageous punk, and Ms Grey had been away all semester recruiting other new students.

Elliot Ness needs help! Ness and his squad of untouchable federal agents are losing the war with mobster Al Capone...until a mysterious, club-wielding avenger appears from nowhere... Enter the Bat-Man!

Creators such as Rachael Smith, V V Glass (Assassin’s Creed), Emma Beeby (Mata Hari), DaNi (Misty), Yishan Li (Batwoman), Rob Williams (Roy of the Rovers) and many more present daring girl-led tales of roller derby, archaeology, codebreaking, ballet, space adventure and more – including a gorgeous cover by Lisa Henke (Roy of the Rovers) and a back cover by Kit Buss, artist on Critical Role's Vox Machina!