A festive atmosphere descends upon the Inner Court with the arrival of a long-awaited merchant caravan and its myriad wares. Though the excitement is contagious, Maomao soon cottons on to something potentially sinister about the innocuous goods for sale.
Sly tactician Lakan’s attempts at provocation lead to his own downfall when Maomao challenges him to elephant chess, only to outplay him in a game of wits!
Maomao succeeds in saving Jinshi from a horrific fate, proving herself indispensable to the palace once more!
But Maomao has yet to learn that the treachery of the plot she has uncovered is woven deep into the fabric of the very palace in which she serve
After explaining to Jinshi the circumstances behind the poisoned cup at the garden party, Maomao returns home for the first time in ten months, thanks to the ornate hairpin she received at the party. But there, she gets swept up in yet another mystery?!
After breaking a "curse" on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster...and right into the thick of palace intrigue in this lushly illustrated period mystery series!
Influenced by B-movie horror, classical painting, and pulp monster magazine iconography, Monsters tells the story of Karen as she tries to solve the murder of her enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor.
Exiled and on the run, Ronan the Accuser faces the deadliest women in the galaxy – including Gamora! And as war rages across the universe, Richard Rider – the new Nova Prime – must marshal a united front against Annihilus and his lethal Annihilation Wave!
See the first six issues of the new TMNT ongoing series in all their original inked glory, featuring the art of Joëlle Jones, Rafael Albuquerque, Cliff Chiang, Chris Burnham, Darick Robertson, and Juan Ferreyra!
A dark and chilling prison drama, Batman: Arkham Asylum: Living Hell exposes the true depravity and lunacy of Batman's greatest foes and the notorious sanitarium that they call home.
Being a teenager is no fairy tale . . . but that doesn’t mean you can’t find a little magic. A high schooler’s journey to recover from burnout leads to a surprising romance with a twist from the bestselling author of The Magic Fish.
