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I couldn't get a hold of a Marvel Previews this month, so none of those this time. This is month of the Squirrel Girl/Howard the Duck crossover, so that's kind of unfortunate. Oh, well.

See also: December 2015 - January 2016 - February 2016

Action Lab

Action Lab: Dog of Wonder #1
Written by Vito Delsante and Scott Fogg, art by Rosy Higgins and Ted Brandt
32 pages, full color, US $3.99 ($4.99 B cover), rated E
"The story you never thought would be told is now an ongoing monthly title as Action Lab, Dog of Wonder, comes to comic book shelves everywhere! With art by the Princeless: Raven, the Pirate Princess team of Rosy Higgins and Ted Brandt and a story by Stray co-creator Vito Delsante and newcomer Scott Fogg, this is the title for young and old alike!"

Antarctic Press

Gold Digger #232
Writing and art by Fred Perry
32 pages, full color, US $3.99
"Gina and Britanny are exploring ruins within the mysterious Ooshoosh archipelago, when Brit suddenly vanishes! Gina soon discovers the ruins are actually a titanic, malevolent creature, a living dungeon hungry for its favorite meal: explorers!"

Archie

Sonic the Hedgehog #283
Written by Ian Flynn, art by Terry Artist and Diana Skelly
32 pages, full color, US $3.99
"Sonic and the Freedom Fighters are go in The Mission: Sonic and Sally put out the call to the world! They have the Chaos Emeralds, they have the Gaia Keys, and now they have a plan! And the central hero to it is ... Cream? Then, in Zero Hour, Dr. Eggman finally tracks down Phage! And when Tails Doll gives the mad doctor some crucial info, will Sonic's plans for saving the world fall apart? Featuring cover art by the delightful Diana Skelly and a Guardians variant cover by the Amazing Adam Bryce Thomas!"

Sonic Universe #86
Written by Ian Flynn, art by Jim Amash and Tracy Yardley
32 pages, full color, US $3.99
"It's the end for Eggman in Eggman's Dozen part four. The final, frantic fracas is here! Dr. Eggman and his Egg Bosses square off against the Naugus Twins and the fearsome Crystal Sonic! Will everyone make it out of the battle alive? And who is the twelfth and final Egg Boss? All the action answers are here! Featuring cover art by Mr. Sonic comics, Tracy Yardley, and a Baddie Bunch variant by the radical Ryan Jampole!"

Bongo

SpongeBob Comics #54
Written by Gregg Schigiel, art by Brian Smith
32 pages, full color, US $3.99
"A trio of thalassic-themed tales starring everyone's favorite pelagic pals from a fleet of coastal creators! In Squirrel Scouts, Sandy introduces SpongeBob and Patrick to the world of sash-wearing, badge-earning and cookie-selling! Then Plankton duplicates himself in Only the Clonely. In Daze Off, SpongeBob's vacation day is haunted by Krabby Patty hallucinations. All these plus more nautical nuttiness from James Kochalka, Maris Wicks and more!"

Boom Studios!

Adventure Time #50
Written by Christopher Hastings, art by Ian McGinty
32 pages, full color, US $4.99
"This special oversized one-shot issue introduces new series artist Ian McGinty (Welcome to Showside, Bravest Warriors)! Finn takes a tour of his past lives when he astral projects through an old photo album. Feautes special incentive covers by the first Adventure Time art team, Shelli Paroline and
Braden Lamb, and Jeffrey Brown (Darth Vader and Son)!"

Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Dragons #4 (of 4)
Writing and art by Jorge Corona
32 pages, full color, US $3.99
"Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award-winner Jorge Corona (We Are Robin, Feathers) presents the tale Samurai's Sacrifice, based on the Japanese folklore of the dragon Yofune Nushi and the young girl who faced him to protect her village."

Kennel Block Blues #2 (of 4)
Written by Ryan Ferrier, art by Daniel Bayliss
32 pages, full color, US $3.99
"Oliver and his crack team cook up the perfect routine full of distractions, misdirections and red herrings to distract the guard and stage their prison break."

Regular Show #33
Written by Shanna Matuszak, art by Will Kirkby and Allison Strejlau
32 pages, full color, US $3.99
"Rigby signs up for an online dating site and reconnects with an old girlfriend, not recalling why they broke up in the first place."

Dark Horse

Aw Yeah Comics: Action Cat! #1 (of 4)
Writing and art by Art Baltazar, written by Franco
32 pages, full color, US $2.99, on sale Mar 9
"Fresh from the creative minds at Aw Yeah Comics - a brand-new series starring the valiant Action Cat and his trusty sidekick, Adventure Bug! As Evil Cat lurks behind the scenes, our heroes endeavor to bring comics to the good people of Beautiful Downtown Skokie. You better believe high jinks will ensue."

Usagi Yojimbo
Writing and art by Stan Sakai
24 pages, black and white, US $3.99, on sale Mar 16
"In his effort to save a village, Usagi's fate takes a turn when he must defend a kappa - a supernatural creature that would normally be his enemy - from an even deadlier threat: a renegade of its own species! The trail leads him to the monster's lair with his only weapons: two swords and some cucumbers!"

DC

Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4
Written by James Tynion IV, art by Freddie E. Williams II
32 pages, full color, US $3.99, rated T, on sale Mar 9
"With the possibility existing that they might never get home, the Turtles take up residence at Wayne Manor. Everyone seems to be adapting except for Raphael, who still can't understand why his friends all trust this Bat-person. So Batman takes the skeptical Turtle on a trip down Crime Alley to tell Raph what led him to don the cape and cowl in the first place. Co-published with IDW."

Scooby-Doo Team-Up #15
Written by Sholly Fisch, art by Dario Brizuela
32 pages, full color, US $2.99, rated E, on sale Mar 2
"Sure, The Flash runs faster than anyone on Earth. But Scooby and Shaggy run away faster than anyone on Earth! And it's no wonder why, when the gang accompanies the Scarlet Speester to the heart of Africa to come face to snout with that talking, anthropoid apparition - the Ghost of Gorilla City!"

Scooby-Doo, Where Arey You? #67
Written by Sholly Fisch, art by Dario Brizuela, Walter Carzon and Horacio Ottolini
32 pages, full color, US $2.99, rated E, on sale Mar 9
"A late-night campout in the woods is bound to make Scooby and Shaggy nervous. Spooky campfire stories about a spectral madman with a hook for a hand are guaranteed to scare the bejeebers out of them. And when the guy with the hook shows up for real ...? Gangway! It's up to Scooby and the gang to trap and unmask the menace in the woods - that is, if they can stop running for their lives long enough to do it."

Vertigo

Fables: The Wolf Among Us #15
Written by Matthew Sturges and Dave Justus, art by Eric Nguyen, Shawn McManus, Travis Moore and Chrissie Zullo
40 pages, full color, US $3.99, rated mature readers, on sale Mar 9
"Bigby has all the pieces to solve the case, but Bloody Mary - or rather, a lot of Bloody Marys - will use those pieces to carve him to ribbons. And in the backup tales, our villains have a conversation with a dead king, and strike the bargain that changes everything."

IDW

Angry Birds Comics #3
Written by Jan Toriseva, art by Cesar Ferioli and Ciro Cangiolosi
32 pages, full color, US $3.99
"March madness! King Pig and his minions blow into town once again to try to hard-boil the Angry Birds' precious eggs, but what happens next will blow readers away!"

Donald Duck #11
Written by Jan Kruse and Dick Kinney, art by Mark De Jonge, Al Hubbard and Andrea Freccero
40 pages, full color, US $3.99
"The incredible quest for cooties! When Donald finds a lost world of Thanksgiving-style Pilgrims, he does the sensible thing - and gets crowned king! What could possibly go wrong?"

Mickey Mouse #10
Written by Andrea Casty Castellan, art by Giorgio Cavazzano
40 pages, full color, US $3.99
"Day of the Colossus, part 1 of 2! When a skyscraper-size Greek stature comes to ferocious life, Mickey, Goofy and Eurasia Toft might wind up with their own lives at stake!"

My Little Pony: Friends Forever #26
Written by Jeremy Whitley, art by Tony Fleecs
32 pages, full color, US $3.99
"Shining Armor will have his hooves full when Prince Blueblood gets involved in a sensitive diplomatic mission. Will Shining Armor be able to make use of the Prince's unique talents?"

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #40
Written by Ted Anderson, art by Brenda Hickey
32 pages, full color, US $3.99
"The untold first meeting of Twilight and baby Spike! Twilight is given her most difficult task yet by Princess Celestia when she is told to take care of a baby dragon who is quite a handful! Will Twilight learn the right lesson in caring for another?"
crossie's note: Huh, I wonder.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #56
Written by Tom Waltz and Kevin Eastman, art by Mateus Santolouco
"The Turtles return to the Technodrome to monitor the revival of the Utroms. They are surprised to meet a new mutant there - Leatherhead! Will the mysterious mutant be friend or foe?"

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Amazing Adventures #8
Written by Ian Flynn, art by Chad Thomas and Jon Sommariva
32 pages, full color, US $3.99
"Job Security, part 2. The Turtles are trapped! But who are the true victors? Rahzar and Fishface or Bebop and Rocksteady? With friends like these, who needs enemies?"

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Deviations One-Shot
Written by Tom Waltz, art by Zach Howard
40 pages, full color, US $4.99
"In a world ... where Shredder leads the Turtles, all hope seems lost! With the Turtles brainwashed to follow Shredder, Splinter forms a new group in a last ditch effort to save his sons ... and New York City!"
crossie's note: IDW's doing a "what if?" five week event this month; the X-Files one has a pretty good twist. I guess they're not doing My Little Pony because "what if?" was literally last season's climax.

TMNT Color Classics, Vol. 3 #15
Writing and art by Jim Lawson, written by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, art by A.C. Farley
32 pages, full color, US $3.99
"City at War, part 13! Reunions, resolution and retrospection in the wonderfully satisfying grand finale of this epic maxi-arc in TMNT lore!"

Uncle Scrooge #12
Writing and art by Romano Scarpa, written by Pat and Carol McGreal, art by Giorgio Cavazzano
40 pages, full color, US $3.99
"Ten Little Millionaires. When Scrooge McDuck takes ten fellow tycoons on an outer space voyage, he's got profit and parsimony in mind - until disaster strikes!"

Walt Disney's Comics & Stories #729
Written by Bruno Sarda and Jonathan Gray, at by Franco Valussi, Tony Strobl and Ulrich Schroder
40 pages, full color, US $3.99
"Fearless Mickey chases a ghoulish mystery girl across Monterey Beach in The Search for the Zodiac Stone, Part 9! Then it's Donald vs. super-lucky Gladstone Gander. May the better man win!"
crossie's note: But ... they're ducks.

Image

The Autumnlands #11
Written by Kurt Busiek, art by Benjamin Dewey
24 pages, full color, US $2.99, rated M, on sale Mar 9
"Who are the Galateans? And why are they a threat to the Autumnlands?"

Elephantmen #70
Written by Richard Starkings, art by Carlos Pedro, Alex Medellin and Dave Johnson
40 pages, full color, US $3.99, rated M, on sale Mar 30
"The return of the silencer."

Joe Books

Madagascar #1
Written by Patrick Storck, art by Rafael Sam
32 pages, full color, US $2.99
"The Madagascar crew is back with all-new stories! When Alex the lion witnesses a crime, he must race against time and through the mean streets of New York to recover an elderly woman's purse. Unfortunately. that woman is his arch-nemesis, Nana! Can the two enemies set aside their differences so that justice can be served? Find out in this buddy cop adventure!"

Titan

Penguins of Madagascar: The Elite-est of the Elite #2
Written by Cavan Scott, art by Lucas Ferreyra
32 pages, full color, US $3.99
"Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private get their flippers in a flap - it's the International Undercover Elite Interspecies Task Force Awards - and they're not invited! Something must be wrong, and something most certainly is, but it's not what the Penguins expect! Covers by Cavan Scott and Lucas Ferreyra."
crossie's note: The Zootopia Cinestory Comic from Joe Books was a "Certified Cool" pick for the month. Anyway, until next time, let the ponies hit the floor!