COMICS GUIDE FOR DEC. 17, 2014
Titles listed in the Comics Guide come from the weekly list at the Diamond Comic Distributors Inc. website, and are subject to change. The information in the Comics Guide comes not only from Diamond but from solicitations, press releases and previews released by the publishers, except for random comments by Captain Comics (in blue).
BEST BETS
For more information on Best Bets and other titles,
consult the "This Week's Comics" section below.
FLASH GORDON HOLIDAY SPECIAL ($5.99, Dynamite Entertainment): Because, why not?
HARBINGER: FAITH #0 ($3.99, Valiant Comics): Dynamite deserves credit for publishing the continuing adventures of a superheroine who isn't shaped like Barbie. Faith is also a lot of fun, because of her huge nerd cred.
JOHN CARPENTER’S ASYLUM ($49.99, Storm King Productions): I don't normally recommend books that A) I haven't seen, and B) are from relatively small or unknown publishers. But this one has moviemaker John Carpenter and comics veteran Bruce Jones attached, so it's worth a look.
KRAMPUS (TPB, $12.99, Image Comics): Twenty years ago I had never heard of Krampus, and now he's taking over the comics industry. That aside, this looks like fun.
THE MULTIVERSITY: THUNDERWORLD #1 ($4.99, DC Comics): Grant Morrison's re-creation of DC's multiverse continues, with this issue focusing on Earth-5, once called Earth-S -- the world of the Fawcett Comics heroes. That means the Captain Marvel characters, Bulletman and Bulletgirl, Spy Smasher, eetc.
RUMBLE #1 ($3.50, Image Comics): A genre-twister that is hard to describe. That could be very good, or very, very bad. Given Image's recent track record of new launches increases confidence in this mystery launch.
SAGA VOL 4 ($14.99, Image Comics): One of the best comics on the stands gets another collection. (Unless you don't like Saga, in which case pretend you didn't read this.)
THIS WEEK'S COMICS
Titles are grouped alphabetically by publisher, in this order:
Archie Comics, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Marvel Comics, Valiant Comics and the catch-all Other Publishers.
ARCHIE COMICS
AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE MAGAZINE #3
Script: ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Art/Cover: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
48 PGS / FC / TEEN + / $4.99
“Escape from Riverdale” Part 3: The zombie apocalypse is in full swing and the surviving members of the gang have taken refuge in the Lodge Mansion -- believing themselves safe from the infected roaming the streets of Riverdale! But there’s no stopping Archie from sneaking out, risking life and limb to find his missing parents -- leaving those sequestered behind vulnerable to an enemy within! The zombie mayhem (and body-count) continues to rise PLUS sorcery stories from the vault and all new special features in this magazine-size version of the award-winning series.
The regular series better hurry up and print some more issues -- this reprint magazine has just about caught up!
ARCHIE: ROCKIN’ THE WORLD (TPB)
Script/Art: DAN PARENT
6 x 9” TPB, 128 pp, Full Color
$9.99 U.S. / $10.99 CAN
Get ready for the biggest music event of the year! When The Archies, Josie & The Pussycats, The Bingos and the Madhouse Glads embark on a whirlwind world rock 'n' roll tour, romance, hilarity and hijinx ensue! The gang goes global with stops in India, China, Australia and Canada. Archie, his band mates and his fellow musicians encounter many new people, cultures and customs along the way. But when it’s time to return back to Riverdale, will everyone be able to leave the friends and memories they’ve made along the way behind? Find out in this rockin’ graphic novel, which compiles ARCHIE issues #650-653.JUGHEAD AND ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST #8
Script/Art: FERNANDO RUIZ
Cover: TIM LEVINS, BOB SMITH, ROSARIO “TITO” PEÑA
160-page, full color comic, $4.99 U.S.
It’s a winter wonderland in Riverdale -- and that means that Reggie’s got an open playing field for snowball fights! But when his relentless snowball attacks finally get the best of Jughead and Archie, it’s an all-out winter WAR! Will the best (snow) man win, or will they all be left out in the cold? Find out in “Snow Brawl!” the frosty fun lead story to this comics digest!
MEGA MAN #44
Script: IAN FLYNN
Art: POWREE, GARY MARTIN, JOHN WORKMAN, MATT HERMS
Cover: PATRICK “SPAZ” SPAZIANTE
Box Art Variant Cover art provided by Capcom
32-page, full color comic, $3.99 U.S.
The blue-BOMBastic conclusion to LEGENDS OF THE BLUE BOMBER is here! The battle is about to reach its shocking conclusion—or will it? Based on the legendary game Mega Man 3 comes “Legends of the Blue Bomber” part 4! Hard Man is all set to destroy Mega Man—so why is he offering his enemy a free recharge? Spark Man won’t hold back as he sets out to avenge his fallen brothers! Meanwhile, Dr. Wily puts the finishing touches on his greatest creation to date, meaning this isn’t the end of Mega Man’s battles!
Featuring new cover art from Mega Man art legend Patrick “SPAZ” Spaziante and variant cover by Ben Bates!
SONIC SUPER DIGEST #10
Script: IAN FLYNN & Various
Art: Various
Cover: SEGAS
128-page, Full Color, $4.99 U.S.
Get ready for fun & adventure -- it’s Sonic Super Digest! Featuring classic stories from the comic’s 20+ year history! Join Sonic and his friends as they embark on daring adventures, face evil villains and save the day one chili dog at a time!
This month features a special spotlight on the newest Sonic comic series from Archie Action -- Sonic Boom! Check out awesome BOOM cover art, features and a special preview of the anticipated new series! Plus stories featuring Shadow and Knuckles in the wake of the epic “DARK TRILOGY,” and everyone’s favorite FF leader Sally Acorn! Spin into the fun that only Archie Comics and Sonic Super Digest can bring! Featuring bonus content you can only find in this exclusive digest collection!
WORLD OF ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #46
Script: CRAIG BOLDMAN
Art: FERNANDO RUIZ
Cover: DAN PARENT, BOB SMITH, ROSARIO “TITO” PEÑA
288-page, Full color comic, $6.99 U.S.
Archie and Jughead are spending their weekend at -- school?! No, it’s not some kind of massive detention torture, they’ve been hired to do some repairs and paint the walls of Riverdale High School. They’re ready to do a job well done, but each crack and tear reminds them of a special memory they associate with it. Will they be too distracted to get the job done? Find out in “Between the Cracks,” the hilarious new lead story to this JUMBO comics digest!DARK HORSE
#1 for $1: BRAIN BOY
Writer: FRED VAN LENTE
Pencils: R. B. SILVA
Inks: ROB LEAN
Colors: EGO
Cover: FREDDIE E. WILLIAMS II
FC, 32 pages, $1.00
One-shot
One full issue for only one dollar!
When the United States Secret Service needs to stop an assassination before the killer’s even decided to buy a gun, they call the world’s most powerful telepath: Matt Price, a.k.a. Brain Boy. But when the secret agent that can read anyone’s mind finds that a powerful psychic network has been hidden from him, Brain Boy begins to wonder whether he knows everything or nothing at all!
“It's fun, it's imaginative, it's got some very good artwork, and it's overall just a really great read, highly recommended.” -- Front Towards GamerANGEL & FAITH SEASON 10 VOL 1: WHERE THE RIVER MEETS THE SEA (TPB)
Writer: VICTOR GISCHLER
Art: WILL CONRAD
Pencils: DERLIS SANTACRUZ
Inks: ANDY OWENS
Colors: MICHELLE MADSEN
Cover: SCOTT FISCHER
FC, 136 pages, $18.99
TPB, 7” x 10”
Angel’s work is never done. Last time he averted an apocalypse, part of London turned into a chaotic stew of supernatural forces. Who better to watch over it than Angel himself? Or so he thinks. Meanwhile, Faith begins a new chapter in her life -- slaying the undead, and then going corporate ... Collects Angel & Faith Season 10 #1-5.
• Season 10 starts here!
• Will Conrad (Serenity) returns to the Whedonverse!
“Highly recommended.” -- Unleash the Fanboy
ATHENA VOLTAIRE COMPENDIUM (HC)
Writer/Art/Cover: STEVE BRYANT
HC, 240 pages, $19.99
HC, 7” x 10”
Eisner-Nominated Series!
In the knuckle-dusting style of classic pulp adventure comes Athena Voltaire, the beautiful globetrotting aviatrix who takes on Nazis, zombies, and unspeakable occult creatures! This whopping tome rescripts and remasters Athena’s adventures from the long-running, Eisner-nominated comic by Steve Bryant, including over fifty pages of brand-new material!
• The Eisner-nominated digital comic gets the hardcover it deserves!
• Steve Bryant was nominated for the Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award!
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH #126
Writers: MIKE MIGNOLA, JOHN ARCUDI
Art: JAMES HARREN
Colors: DAVE STEWART
Cover: LAURENCE CAMPBELL
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
A monster terrorizes a mountain where Howards finds a connection to his past as a prehistoric warlord. The Russians struggle with their own monsters, and in New York, the Zinco corporation operates under the mysterious directions of the Black Flame.
“Moody, tense and a joy to read. Bring on the next issue.” -- Bloody Disgusting
“Highly recommended.” -- Unleash the Fanboy
BRAIN BOY VOLUME 2: THE MEN FROM G.E.S.T.A.L.T. (TPB)
Writer: FRED VAN LENTE
Art/Cover: FREDDIE WILLIAMS II
Colors: JEREMY COLWELL
Cover: DAN SCOTT
FC, 112 pages, $14.99
TPB, 7” x 10”
Agent Price’s new mission pits him against a doomsday cult leader with a political agenda that poses a direct threat to the president. But a mysterious hive mind has more menacing plans for Brain Boy. He’ll have no choice but to go head to head -- brain to brain -- with the mysterious Men from G.E.S.T.A.L.T.! Collects Brain Boy: The Men from G.E.S.T.A.L.T. #1-4.
• Fred Van Lente (Archer & Armstrong) and Freddie Williams II (Green Arrow, Captain Atom) team up again!
• A great jumping-on point for new readers!
CRIMINAL MACABRE: THE THIRD CHILD #4 (of 4)
Writer: STEVE NILES
Art: CHRISTOPHER MITTEN
Colors: MICHELLE MADSEN
Cover: JUSTIN ERICKSON
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Miniseries
The war rages on as humans tear each other to shreds. Cal is done with it. He is ready for the war to end ... but as his dark side gets stronger, whose side will he take?
• From the writer of Breath of Bones and 30 Days of Night!
• Who is the Third Child?
“For fans of supernatural detectives and monsters, and especially for Niles fans, this is a must have. -- Adventures in Poor Taste
DARK HORSE PRESENTS #5
Writers: JOE CASEY, ALEX DE CAMPI, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, JUSTIN GRAY, TYLER JENKINS, KEITH CHAMPAGNE, ED BRISSON
Art: TYLER JENKINS, JIM RUGG, JERRY ORDWAY, ANDY KUHN, LEONARD KIRK, DECLAN SHALVEY
Cover: ALEX ROSS
FC, 48 pages, $4.99
Ongoing
Cover by Alex Ross!
Why is Odin wielding Thor’s hammer? Find out in Joe Casey and Jim Rugg’s thunderous Odin’s Mighty Return! Ed Brisson’s gritty crime comic Murder Book comes to DHP, featuring a tale illustrated by Moon Knight artist Declan Shalvey!
Plus, new chapters of Alex de Campi and Jerry Ordway’s Semiautomagic; Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, and Andy Kuhn’s Wrestling with Demons; Tyler Jenkins’s The Chaining; and Peter Tomasi and Keith Champagne’s The Mighty, written by Champagne with art by Leonard Kirk.
• Multiple Eisner and Harvey Award winner!
• Won the 2014 Best Anthology Eisner award -- three years in a row!
• Joe Casey and Jim Rugg put the hammer down!
DREAM LOGIC (HC)
Writer/Art/Cover: DAVID MACK
FC, 240 pages, $34.99
HC, 9” x 12”
DAVID MACK COMES TO DARK HORSE!
Collecting the entire series of Dream Logic by David Mack, this hardcover includes original new stories, as well as a gallery of artwork, a sketchbook, step-by-step art processes with commentary on Mack’s cover work, the Kabuki series, and never-before-seen extras.
Also included are art and making-of features from the Tarot Card set, exhibited in galleries around the world, as well as Mack’s figure drawings that were exhibited with the works of Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele in Los Angeles and Chicago.
• Featuring exclusive new material!
• Eisner and Harvey award winner.
EERIE #6
Writer: KELLEY JONES, LANDRY Q. WALKER
Art: KELLEY JONES
Cover: JIM PAVELEC, CHRIS SEAMAN
B&W, 32 pages, $3.99
Ongoing
Cousin Eerie is dashing through the snow to wish you tidings for a horrific holiday season! On offer this month are sickening stories of festive phantoms and pernicious pastries from horror comics’ most contemptible creators! Don’t go under the mistletoe!
• Classic M. R. James ghost tale adapted by Kelley Jones (Justice League Dark)!
• A horrifying holiday special!
LOBSTER JOHNSON VOL 4: GET THE LOBSTER (TPB)
Writers: MIKE MIGNOLA, JOHN ARCUDI
Art/Cover: TONCI ZONJIC
Colors: DAVE STEWART
FC, 144 pages, $19.99
TPB, 7” x 10”
The secret history of the Lobster revealed!
A Manhattan wrestling match goes terribly wrong when the ref is killed in front of a live audience by two crazed -- and seemingly bulletproof -- wrestlers. Lobster Johnson’s attempt to subdue the mad duo ends with him becoming public enemy number one! Will the Lobster be able to clear his name with the full power of the city’s cops after him? Collects Lobster Johnson: Get the Lobster #1–5.
• Tonci Zonjic’s return to Lobster Johnson!
“It’s a badass homage to the classic two-fisted pulp stories of the thirties.” -- Comic Book Resources
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: THE SHINJI IKARI RAISING PROJECT VOLUME 15 (TPB)
Writer/Art/Cover: OSAMU TAKAHASHI
B&W, 184 pages, $9.99
TPB, 5 1/8" x 7 1/4"
Is it just an optical illusion, or are Rei and Shinji actually getting closer to one another? Asuka isn’t too sure—but one thing you can be sure of is that she’ll be giving this perception test a hard stare! And on that note, is Asuka falling victim to the same baka-tivity that afflicts her childhood friend, as she decides to use some of Shinji’s “techniques” to help bring Toji and Hikari closer together?
• The most famous anime franchise of the last 20 years!
• The most successful Evangelion spinoff manga -- now with more volumes then the original!
PREDATOR: FIRE AND STONE #3 (OF 4)
Writer: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art: CHRIS MOONEYHAM
Colors: DAN BROWN
Cover: LUCAS GRACIANO
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Miniseries
Back among the crewmates he betrayed in Prometheus, Galgo must watch over both shoulders, as his former allies want him to pay, and the Predator that holds him captive wants something far more terrible!
• Joshua Williamson (Nailbiter, Captain Midnight) -- Multiversity’s breakout writer of 2013!
• Five Ghosts’s Chris Mooneyham pits Predator against vicious game!
TRILOGY USA (HC)
Writer: YVES H.
Art/Cover: HERMANN
FC, 160 pages, $19.99
HC, 8 1/2” x 11 1/2”
Corruption, violence, decay: European comics master Hermann and the up-and-coming writer Yves H. take a viciously satirical look at the dark side of the American soul. From the evil that stalks the Eastern Seaboard setting of “Blood Ties” to the crime-ridden Los Angeles of “Girl from Ipanema,” these three stories paint a picture of a new Babylon.
• Collected and presented for the first time in an English-language translation.
• Internationally renowned father-and-son creative team!
Replies
DC COMICS
ARROW SEASON 2.5 #3
Art by JOE BENNETT and CRAIG YEUNG
Photo cover
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
Oliver’s investigation into the Church of Blood takes him to the darkest corners of Starling City…where both friend and foe are eager to make The Arrow’s acquaintance. Plus: The Suicide Squad heads to Sudan in a thrilling backup story!
Art by FRANK QUITELY, CHRIS WESTON, DUSTIN NGUYEN, ARTHUR ADAMS and others
Cover by FRANK QUITELY and TREVOR SCOTT
On sale DECEMBER 17 • 416 pg, FC, $24.99 U.S.
In these tales from THE AUTHORITY #13-29, the team faces a mad scientist who wants to influence the 21st century through Jenny Quantum, a previous Doctor who manipulated the Earth itself, and a team modeled on The Authority that was created by the G7 nations.
BATGIRL VOL. 5: DEADLINE (HC)
Art by ROBERT GILL, FERNANDO PASARIN and JONATHAN GLAPION
Cover by ALEX GARNER
232 pg, FC, $24.99 US
It’s a hazardous reunion between Batgirl and the former Court of Owls assassin Strix as they face off against the lethal new threat known as Silver – the man who knows the secret of Gotham City’s conspiracy of bats! Collects BATGIRL #27-34 and ANNUAL #2.
Art by DANIEL SAMPERE, FERNANDO PASARIN, DERLIS SANTACRUZ, and others
Cover by ALEX GARNER
192 pg, FC, $16.99 US
In these tales from BATGIRL #20-26 and BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #23.1: VENTRILOQUIST, Batgirl struggles to continue fighting crime after the death of her brother, James, Jr. With her relationships with both Batman and her father strained, Batgirl must face one of Batman’s most ruthless villains: The Ventriloquist.
Backup story written by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IV
Art by GREG CAPULLO and DANNY MIKI
Cover by GREG CAPULLO
Variant cover by DARWYN COOKE
1:25 Variant cover by ANDY KUBERT
40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
This issue will ship with four covers.
The ultra top-secret Batman arc known only as “Endgame,” continues – it’s a story arc so steeped in mystery, all we can tell you is the title!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
Art by PATRICK GLEASON, GUILLEM
MARCH, MICK GRAY and others
Cover by PATRICK GLEASON
176 pg, FC, $24.99 US
The origin of Two-Face begins as Batman finds himself in the crossfire of a vengeful war between Two-Face and mobster Erin McKillen! Both are hellbent on killing each other and anyone else who dares to step between them. Don’t miss these explosive tales from BATMAN AND TWO-FACE #24-28 and BATMAN AND ROBIN ANNUAL #2.
Art and cover by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAY
Variant cover by DARWYN COOKE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with two covers.
Batman vs. Darkseid! The penultimate chapter of “Robin Rises” is here! Can Batman bring Damian Wayne back from death? Concluded in this month’s
Art by ANDREA MUTTI
Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Only Catwoman can help Batman now, but Catwoman is long gone! In her place? A woman more ruthless than Batman ever expected …
Graphitti Designs proudly launches their new, large-format hardcover book series with BATMAN: KELLEY JONES GALLERY EDITION. For the first time ever, Dark Knight fans and collectors will have the opportunity to see and own museum-quality reproductions of memorable Batman art...as it was originally conceived by the artist.
Printed in color from high-resolution scans of the actual original art, this first entry in Graphitti Designs' new Gallery Editions line replicates the look, feel and attitude of the artwork. Every page is reproduced at original size on heavy paper stock, capturing the artwork stray pencil marks, whiteout, coffee stains and all! The pages are alive with all of the subtleties and nuances one would expect from BATMAN: KELLEY JONES GALLERY EDITION is the first in a series of deluxe, hardcover books from Graphitti Designs that faithfully reproduces the original art from select, key DC Comics series.
This inaugural volume contains the covers and interior pages from BATMAN #515 through #525, minus the interior of issue #520, which Kelley did not draw. These stories are
Written by Doug Moench, with most pages inked by John Beatty. Graphitti Designs' Gallery Editions reproduce the look, feel and attitude of the original art as it was Access to original art is an absolute must for the originally created by the artist. Though it appears to be printed in black and white, the contents of remains in the hands of the artists, most stories have these books are sourced from high-resolution, full- color scans taken directly from the artwork. Each high-quality, Smythe-sewn hardcover book captures every detail of the art at actual-size, and are printed at 200 line-screen on a rich, heavy paper stock. Replicating the original art experience is our goal. Our Gallery Editions are the next best thing to holding the original art in your hands and easier success of future Gallery Editions. Though some art been split up and scattered to fans and collectors across the world. Knowing that we have our work cut out for us, Graphitti Designs' approach is both pragmatic and practical while retaining our focus to produce the best, most definitive editions ever. We at Graphitti Designs pledge to always do our best to pack each Gallery Edition with the best source material available. With the help of the comics fan and collector community, we're confident you'll be very pleased with the books we produce.
BATMAN/SUPERMAN #17
Art by ARDIAN SYAF and SANDRA HOPE
Cover by ARDIAN SYAF and DANNY MIKI
Variant cover by DARWYN COOKE
1:25 Variant cover by LEANDRO FERNANDEZ
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
This issue will ship with four covers.
Who is Superman’s Joker? It seems it’s the Unseen Terror, who makes the battle personal for Superman! How? By attacking all things related to the Man of Steel! Together, Batman and Superman start to track down suspects -- and the first one is Lobo!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
Art by GEORGES JEANTY
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
The cultish crimes continue to corrupt Gotham City -- and their next target is ... Clayface? Also, Batwoman’s toxic connection to Nocturna continues to spiral down to a place where even demons fear to tread!
Art by GARRY BROWN
Cover by JAE LEE
Variant cover by DARWYN COOKE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
This issue will arrive in stores with two covers.
“Family Business” part 3! Black Mask strikes! He’s out for blood -- and Selina’s place on the throne of Gotham City’s criminal underworld!
Art by RICARDO BURCHIELLI and others
Cover by BRIAN WOOD
392 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $29.99 U.S. • MATURE READERS
In these tales from DMZ #29-44, after a misadventure in Staten Island, Matty returns to find Parco Delgado in office as provisional governor of New York. Matty’s first task under the Delgado regime? Tracking down one of the DMZ’s greatest urban legends.
Art by PAULO SIQUEIRA
Cover by JAE LEE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Mister Miracle battles Darkseid -- with the fate of the New Gods and Earth-2 as the stakes!
Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM and STEVE LEIALOHA
Backup story art by RUSS BRAUN
Cover by NIMIT MALAVIA
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
“Happily Ever After,” part seven! Rose Red, still at her magical old home in the woods, learns why she and Snow are so special -- and why they have become lodestones for the accumulation of great powers. And much to her surprise, she finds that she is truly happy here for the first time
since she can remember. But can she remain there, never go back to the mundy world or Fabletown, and avoid the battle with Snow that seems all but inevitable? Plus: “The Last Story of Jack of Fables” illustrated by Russ Braun.
Art by various
Cover by TBD
912 pg, FC, $99.99 US
In September 2014, every DC Universe series revealed the shocking fates of heroes including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern and many more. Written and illustrated by top talent including Dan Jurgens, Charles Soule, Brian Azzarello, Scott Snyder, Jeff Lemire and many more! This massive hardcover collects all of the September 2014 Futures End specials!
Art by BRAD WALKER and ANDREW HENNESSY
Cover by KYLE STRAHM
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
“Godhead,” act 3, part 3: The clock is ticking for the multi-colored Lanterns to stop the takeover of the Universe by the New Gods. But their ranks are rapidly thinning, and their greatest hope is out of commission! Hope comes in many forms, though, and Saint Walker, erstwhile member of the Blue Lanterns, will make a discovery that will prove pivotal to the fate of all!
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DENTITY CRISIS: TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (HC)
Art by RAGS MORALES and MICHAEL BAIR
Cover by MICHAEL TURNER
288 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875” $29.99 US
The stunning mystery from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer is back in a new hardcover! When the spouse of a JLA member is brutally murdered, the entire super hero community searches for the killer, fearing their own loved ones may be the next targets.
Art by EDUARDO FRANCISCO and AGUSTIN PADILLA
Cover by FREDDIE WILLIAMS II
40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
Arcane Supergirl, Zatanna and Zod are already battling impossible odds when Arcane Doomsday suddenly materializes back into their world. But help is on the way, as friends are reunited and one very surprising visitor from the Gaslight Universe tries to lend a hand.
Art by JASON FABOK
Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
Variant cover by DARWYN COOKE
1:25 Variant cover by MICHAEL CHOI
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
This issue will ship with four covers.
Super heroes are no more! What it means to be human is in question! The world is on the brink of a new stage of evolution -- or total extinction! – and it’s up to the Justice League to save it! “THE AMAZO VIRUS” continues to devastate the Western world as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Lex Luthor struggle to not only contain the virus, but cure those affected by it. But as they work against the clock, a legion of assassins is out for Lex Luthor’s head. Will the Justice League protect Luthor ... or the world?
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
Art by MING DOYLE
Cover by BECKY CLOONAN
32 pg, FC, 2 of 8, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
In part two of the all-new crime drama THE KITCHEN, the girls find their newly claimed criminal empire under threat when a sleazy hustler blackmails them for more money than they have. Can they get it together in time and keep control of the Hell’s Kitchen underworld? Or will they have to take more drastic measures to protect their turf?
Written and illustrated by THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS
56 pg, FC, $5.99 US
The new year is just around the corner -- and it’s not too soon to make a resolution for 2015: Buy MAD!
THE MULTIVERSITY: THUNDERWORLD #1
Art and cover by CAMERON STEWART
1:10 B&W Variant cover by CAMERON STEWART
1:25 Variant cover by CLIFF CHIANG
1:50 Variant cover by CULLY HAMNER
1:100 Variant cover by GRANT MORRISON
48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with five covers.
The fifth chapter of the greatest adventure in DC Comics history is here!
Acclaimed for their collaborations on BATMAN AND ROBIN, SEAGUY and SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY: THE MANHATTAN GUARDIAN, superstar writer Grant Morrison and renowned artist Cameron Stewart deliver some magic to THE MULTIVERSITY with a breathtaking journey to Earth-5 – A.K.A. Thunderworld!
With a single word, Billy Batson transforms from boy reporter for Whiz Media into the world’s Mightiest Mortal -- Captain Marvel! Along with the other members of the Marvel Family, Captain Marvel battles dastardly villains like Mr. Mind and the Monster Society of Evil! But now, his greatest foe has attacked the Rock of Eternity – the source of the Marvel Family’s power -- and it could mean the end of reality as we know it! What impossible villains are Sivana teaming up with who could spell doom for the Multiverse? From where did Sivana’s children get their newfound super powers? And what does the appearance of one mysterious comic book mean for the heroes of Thunderworld?
Find out all that and more in this exciting issue that acts as chapter five of THE MULTIVERSITY.
Art by AARON LOPRESTI, SCOT EATON and ART THIBERT
Cover by RYAN SOOK
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Firestorm is back in action! But any worries that they may now be stuck together won’t matter if they’re struck down by the new Dr. Polaris! Plus: Giant monsters battle in space!
Art by R.B. SILVA
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Revealed at last: the secret history of Roy Harper and Oliver Queen in The New 52!
Art by J.H. WILLIAMS III
Cover A by J.H. WILLIAMS III
Cover B by DAVE McKEAN
1:100 special ink variant cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III
1:200 special ink variant cover by DAVE McKEAN
32 pg, FC, 4 of 6, $3.99 U.S.
MATURE READERS • Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
This issue will arrive in stores with five covers.
In an asylum in the City of the Stars, Morpheus comes face to face with the creature at the center of the war that will destroy the universe. Time is running out ...
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
SENSATION COMICS FEATURING WONDER WOMAN #5
Art by GABRIEL HARDMAN
Cover by LAWRENCE REYNOLDS
40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
Wonder Woman has accepted a covert mission from Queen Hippolyta: infiltrate Apokolips, find a group of Amazons imprisoned there by Darkseid, and bring them home alive. But a battle with the Female Furies almost proves fatal and throws Diana’s plans into chaos!
Art by IG GUARA and J.P. MAYER
Cover by CAT STAGGS
40 pg, 1 of 4, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
In this new miniseries, the Monitors have come to Earth and begun their work -- but instead of using Red Bleed to exterminate the world, a new Blue Bleed is erasing the world’s capitals!
Art by TOM MANDRAKE, JOE PHILLIPS, JIM APARO, KELLEY JONES and JOHN RIDGWAY
Cover by TIMOTHY TRUMAN
240 pg, FC, $19.99 US
In these stories from issues #13-22, The Spectre witnesses genocide on a global scale, leading him to sit in judgment on humanity. Plus: Professor Nicodemus Hazzard gains control of The Spectre with the Spear of Destiny! Guest-starring John Constantine, Superman and more!
SUPERGIRL #37
Art and cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
Variant cover by DARWYN COOKE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with two covers.
It’s Supergirl’s first day as a student in the Crucible Academy! What is the mystery of the Academy? Who are her fellow students? And what happens if she decides to get herself expelled before she graduates?
SUPERMAN BATMAN VOL 2 (TPB)
Art: CARLOS PACHECO & VARIOUS
Cover: ED MCGUINNESS, DEXTER VINES
$19.99
Batman and Superman rule the Earth, and humanity must choose: obey or die! But will a team of unlikely freedom fighters save the world or destroy it? Also, the World's Finest heroes take on a squad of revenge-seeking heroes on the hunt for the murderer of one of their teammates - and their top suspects are Batman and Superman. Collects SUPERMAN/BATMAN issues #14-26.
Art: ANDREI BRESSAN & VARIOUS
Cover: JESUS SAIZ
$14.99
Alec Holland learns that the mantle of Avatar evolves over time, and when the Parliament of the Green decides an Avatar's time is at an end, a new one must be raised. If Alec fails the Seeder's challenge, the fate of mankind will be sealed and reclaimed by The Green under the control of the Seeder. Collects issues #24-27 and SWAMP THING ANNUAL #2.
Art/Cover: KENNETH ROCAFORT
$2.99
As a deadly new drug hits the streets of New York City, the Titans take on a new team member!
Art: JORGE CORONA, BEN BATES
Cover: DAN HIPP
$2.99
When Starfire develops a massive crush on the latest teen pop sensation, Robin will stop at nothing to recapture her attention - even if he must become a teen idol himself! Plus: Cyborg gets an awesome new jacket!
Boo-yah!
Art: YVEL GUICHET
Cover: GUILLEM MARCH
$2.99
In a new and monstrous world, the Trinity must fight for their lives against the terrifying creatures led by the demonic Nimraa!
Art/Cover: DAVID FINCH, RICHARD FRIEND
$2.99
Superman arrives on Paradise Island to support Wonder Woman in her darkest hour, but their bond may be breaking apart! No time for Diana to think, though, as a mythological force seemingly tied to Wonder Woman's role as War attacks the Amazons!
BOB’S BURGERS #5 (of 5)
Art: TONY GENNARO, FRANK FORTE, TYLER GARRISON, ROBIN BRIGSTOCKE, STEVEN THEIS, HECTOR REYNOSO
Cover A Main: HECTOR REYNOSO
32 PGS / Teen+ / $3.99
The final issue in the first-ever Bob’s Burgers miniseries, featuring five original stories of the Belcher family! In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, Tina finds a familiar face; Bob cultivates a list of literary classics; Louise tries to shed light on a Boyz 4 Now mystery while denying having any interest in them whatsoever; Linda imagines an alternate universe; and Gene presents a musical set at Robot College.
THE DAMNATION OF CHARLIE WORMWOOD #3 (of 5)
hristina Blanch, Chris Carr
Art/Cover: CHEE
32 PGS / Teen+ / $3.99
Charlie seems to have his home life under control. However, he gets an offer than he can’t refuse. Or can he? But did the teacher learn enough from the student to complete the assignment? If he fails this assignment, the consequences could be fatal.
DJANGO / ZORRO #2
Art: ESTEVE POLLS
Covers: JAE LEE, FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
32 PGS / Teen+ / $3.99
In anticipation of the Transcontinental Railroad, Archduke of Arizona Gürko Langdon has enslaved the natives for labor on a state-wide railway, while he waits for the United States to honor his claim as sovereign of the territory, per the Treaty of Hidalgo-Guadalupe. Learning of the archduke’s injustice to the people of Arizona, Don Diego de la Vega enlists the bounty hunter Django as his personal bodyguard as he sets off to undo Langdon’s schemes. All too familiar with the cruelties of slavery, Django is eager to assist Diego on this mission, though it is more political than the gunslinger prefers … even so, there seems to be more to the old fox than his fussy millionaire persona lets on.
FLASH GORDON HOLIDAY SPECIAL
Art: TBA
Cover: EVAN SHANER, JORDIE BELLAIRE, KEN HAESER
FC / 40 Pages/ Teen+ / $5.99
Deck the galactic halls! You’re getting three titanic tales for the price of one, by the triple-team of Elliott Kalan, Dan McCoy and Stuart Wellington from The Daily Show and the hit podcast, The Flop House! Flash and Zarkov head back to Arboria to teach their alien friends about Christmas, only to find that Arboria ... already knows what Christmas is? Then a tale on Earth, featuring an abandoned Beast-Man helped by a Jewish family during Hanukkah! And finally, Dale Arden rings in the New Year on the violent and horrifically frigid Frigia!
Artist: TOMMY PATTERSON
Covers: MIKE S. MILLER
Mature / 32 pages / $3.99
In Winterfell, Bran, troubled by strange dreams of a three-eyed crow, learns from Maester Luwin of the children of the forest, the original inhabitants of Westeros. But his lesson is interrupted by another bird-a raven, bearing grim news from King's Landing: Lord Eddard is dead. Meanwhile, it is to that once-proud city, now stained with blood and madness, that Tyrion Lannister is dispatched by his father, Tywin, to rule as regent for the young King Joffrey. And across the sea, Daenerys learns that her son is dead ... and her husband worse than dead.
JUSTICE INC. #5 (of 6)
Art: GIOVANNI TIMPANO
Covers: ALEX ROSS, FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA, GABRIEL HARDMAN, ARDIAN SYAF
FC / 32 Pages / Teen+ / $3.99
When Doc Savage's Fortress is blown to bits by the combined brain-trust of The Voodoo Master and our all-powerful mystery villain, the battleground for the soul of mankind moves to New York City where the agents of The Shadow and Doc's team are nowhere to be found! As Doc battles a dark menace over the skies of New York, The Shadow confronts The Voodoo Master in Coney Island's House of Horrors. Stalemated, it's up to Richard Henry Benson, the world's newest Avenger, to learn how to manipulate his frozen, zombie-like face and mold it into masterful disguises, to stop them from controlling Time, itself, to solve the mystery of his wife and daughter's disappearance, and to do what he is now cruelly fated to do -- Avenge!
Art: REY VILLEGAS
Cover: MARC LAMING
32 PGS / Teen + / $3.99
In the second chapter of Vindicated, the Lone Ranger and Tonto cross paths with criminals and cutthroats as they rescue damsel in distress, Fiona Doyle who instantly capture’s the Ranger’s heart. Meanwhile Tonto encounters some men who will stop at nothing to get their revenge.
LONE RANGER VOL. 8: THE LONG ROAD HOME (TPB)
Art: ESTEVE POLLS
Cover: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
160 PGS / Teen + / $19.99
The legend of the Lone Ranger and Tonto lives on, in two-fisted tales from the Old West! Thrill to the famous masked man’s adventures as he avenges the cold-blooded murder of Abilene marshal Tom “Bear River” Smith, rescues a stranded wagon and its precious cargo from a deadly Colorado blizzard, saves an elderly rainmaker from a lynch mob during a season of drought, pursues a high-strung outlaw after a botched bank heist, foils the train robbery by a war-obsessed Chiricahua renegade, and averts the starvation of an Arapaho tribe after pleasure-seekers hunt their only food source -- the American buffalo -- to near extinction. Also, Tonto takes center stage in a origin story that proves that a rider is only as good as his horse, as his escape from Fort Garland leads to a fateful first encounter with his trusty stead, Scout.
MAGNUS: ROBOT FIGHTER #9
Art: ROBERTO CASTRO
Cover: JONATHAN LAU
Subscription Variant: CORY SMITH
32 pages / Teen + / $3.99
ON SALE DATE: November 12
A perfect jumping-on point as Magnus: Robot Fighter begins an all-new story arc! Having finally reunited with his robotic father, Magnus has new purpose in life. But that doesn't really matter if "dad" starts him off on a suicide mission! It's Magnus: Agent of 1A!
Art: JACK JADSEN, EMAN CASALLOS, ELMO EKLABUZ
Cover: JAY ANACLETO, ART ADAMS
32 Pages / Teen+ / $3.99
Vampirella is still trapped inside the nightmarish netherworld of the Feary Tales book, tormented by the disembodied voice of the mysterious Storyteller, and her only hope of escaping is if she can survive the ghoulish mix-ups of familiar nursery tales until she reaches the last story. But first she must weather Stephen R. Bissette (Swamp Thing) and Denis St. John’s (Monster Pie) macabre re-imagining of the classic Betty Boop version of “Snow White,” then help track down a little missing mermaid in Gail Simone’s (Red Sonja) “Thirsty, Thirsty Town."
IDW PUBLICATIONS
THE BIGGER BANG #2 (of 4)
Art/Cover: VASSILIS GOGTZILAS
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Is the most powerful being alive ready for… friendship? Cosmos's adventures in the multi-verse continue as Extermination Bots are battled! The monsterous King Thulu is bossy! Trust is questioned! And a new feeling Cosmos has never felt comes into focus (*Spoiler Alert: It's love.) in this breakneck second issue from Kirkbride and Gogtzilas!
Save the space whales!
BORDERLANDS #5: TANNIS & THE VAULT PART 1 (of 4)
Art/Cover: AGUSTIN PADILLA
Artist’s Edition Variant: JOSE HOLDER
Blank Sketch Special Order Variant
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The Vault Hunters have narrowly escaped Nine Toes and find themselves lost and unable to find the fabled “Vault.” Enter Patricia Tannis -- a brilliant scientist who's struggling to cling to reality … and who is the Hunters' only hope of reaching the Vault. But can they trust her? Return to Pandora in this all-new, action-packed arc!
Part of IDW’s Artist’s Edition Month Promotion!
HC • FC • $49.99 • 400 pages • 8.5” x 11”
Long considered to be prime examples of late 1940s “headlight” and “Good Girl” art comics, issues of Junior and Sunny have been quite difficult to find and very expensive to obtain. Until now! Created, written, and illustrated by the legendary E.C. Comics artist/writer/editor Al Feldstein for the notorious Victor Fox of Fox Feature Publications, The Complete Junior and Sunny presents the full run of these comics, along with a historical introduction by Grant Geissman. Although the stories are basically charming, “typical teenage” period pieces, Feldstein’s artwork often pushes the envelope for the time, with titillating covers and often-suggestive images in the stories themselves. It’s probably a good thing that Dr. Fredric Wertham never found out about Junior and Sunny! Seduction of the innocent, indeed!
Al Feldstein’s Racy Cult Classic Collected!
San Diego, CA (September 11, 2014) – IDW Publishing is proud to announce the release of The Complete Junior and Sunny, which presents the full run of these historic comics created, written, and illustrated by the legendary E.C. Comics artist/writer/editor Al Feldstein.
Imagine a young Betty Page type meeting up with some late-1940s, typical-teenage types (a la Archie), and you will get an idea of what is to be found in The Complete Junior and Sunny. Along with an in-depth Introduction by Grant Geissman, the book also presents the issue of Meet Corliss Archer that Feldstein also produced for the notorious Victor Fox, of Fox Feature Publications.
Done between 1947 and 1948 in the period right before he moved to E.C. Comics, Feldstein’s bold artwork and salacious figures are on full display, providing a wonderfully guilty pleasure. Long considered to be prime examples of late 1940s “headlight” and “Good Girl” art comics, issues of Junior and Sunny have been quite difficult to find and very expensive to obtain. Until now!
“Although the stories are basically charming, ‘typical teenage’ period pieces, Feldstein’s artwork for them often pushes the envelope for the time,” says Geissman. “With titillating covers and often-suggestive images in the stories themselves, it’s probably a good thing that Dr. Fredric Wertham never found out about Junior and Sunny!” Seduction of the innocent, indeed!
I think I've said this before, but ... not every old comic book deserves reprinting.
GHOSTBUSTERS VOL 9: MASS HYSTERIA PART 2 (TPB)
Art/Cover: DAN SCHOENING
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages
A chaotic presence promises unheard of catastrophe for New York City, and the Ghostbusters are at a loss for how to cope with it. Will the team have to make a deal with the devil to save the day? Find out in the conclusion of “Mass Hysteria!”
Collects issues #17–20.
Art/Cover: BERNIE WRIGHTSON
B&W • 72 pages • $9.99
Meet The Ghoul, a monstrous investigator with a reputation for solving the world’s weirdest crimes. Presenting the original story from horror legends Steve Niles & Bernie Wrightson, in a terrifyingly large black & white treasury edition!
See Bernie Wrightson’s macabre and masterful art, in black & white, and the size it was meant to be seen!
G.I. JOE #4
Art: STEVE KURTH
Cover: JEFFREY VEREGGE
Subscription Variant: DHEERAJ VERMA
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
ON THE RUN! The G.I. Joe team is in pursuit of their target, a revolutionary warlord -- but he has a snake in his midst … as the COBRA peacekeeping force circles, SCARLETT’s decisions force other military agencies into action.
• Superstar novelist Karen Traviss and the G.I. Joe veteran Steve Kurth take the team to uncharted territory!
• Variant Cover by David Williams!
Art/Cover: S L GALLANT
Variant Sketch Cover: LARRY HAMA
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The secrets and true dangers of the Revanche Corporation have become clear to G.I. JOE… but will this new threat keep G.I. JOE from uncovering COBRA’s newest plot? The mysterious pile up as time runs out in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #209.
GODZILLA: CATACLYSM #5 (of 5)
Art/Cover: DAVE WACHTER
Subscription Variant: BOB EGGLETON
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
As one of Godzilla’s most devastating foes emerges, Hiroshi must come to terms with his role in the Cataclysm. Will his actions be enough to rectify the mistakes of the past?
The climactic ending to this acclaimed mini-series!
Art: JEFF ZORNOW, MATT FRANK
Cover: MATT FRANK
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages
While Godzilla's disappearance has brought calm to the planet, a threat from the past is set to resurface and take back the world it once had control over. No monster is safe and no future is certain as one of Godzilla's greatest enemies prepares to return.
Collects issues #13–16.
Art/Cover: MATT FRANK
Subscription Variant: JEFF ZORNOW
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Battle comes to Earth like never before! Humanity struggles to withstand the outer space onslaught. What will be the fate of the inhabitants of Monster Islands once it comes under attack?
New monsters!
No one does archival comics, hardcover art books, or prestige collections the way IDW does. Now, just in time for the Holidays, here's a one stop shop for your customers to get an inside look at the best releases from YOE Books, the Library of American Comics, the Artist's Edition line, and more! Want to know what the discerning fan in your life wants on their shelf? This is the place to look.
MY LITTLE PONY: EQUISTRIA GIRLS HOLIDAY SPECIAL
Art/Cover: TONY FLEECS
FC • 48 pages • $7.99
It’s holiday time at Canterlot High! Sunset Shimmer is still getting used to life on campus, and her new friends. When mean rumors start to circulate, all signs point to Sunset as the source. Will she be able to find the true meaning of the holidays and clear her name?
A double-sized Equestria special!
RAGNAROK #3
Subscription Variant: WALTER SIMONSON
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The Quick and the Deadly: Thor departs the Fortress at the Edge of the World to enter the Dusk Lands, a twilit realm haunted by the lawless and the neo-dead, and inhabited by the scattered remnants of a humanity both protected and enslaved by evil. Mjolnir strikes for the first time.
Art: TONY VARGAS
Cover: ALEX RONALD
Subscription Variant: ROBERT SACCHETTO
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Faced with the terrible realities of Farmer John’s community, Benny, Nix, Lilah and Chong know they have to escape. But they are caught between guards armed with assault weapons on one side of the fence, and an endless legion of zombies on the other. There’s a saying in their world: “In the Rot & Ruin, everything wants to kill you.” NY Times best-selling author and multiple Bram Stoker award-winner, Jonathan Maberry and artist Tony Vargas ratchet up the action as Benny and his friends are forced to make terrible choices in order to survive.
• Official new stories set in the hit Rot & Ruin prose novel series!
• Part four of the five part arc Warrior Smart, tying directly into the novels!
Art: MARIA FROHLICH, CAMPBELL
Cover: CHARLES PAUL WILSON III
Subscription Variant: SHANE PIERCE
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
In Shadow Show, acclaimed writers and come together to pay tribute to the work of the one and only Ray Bradbury! The first story featured is “The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury,” written by Neil Gaiman with art by Maria Fröhlich, which peers into the mind of a man who sifts through his own memories in an attempt to recover the name of a famous sci-fi author. The next story, “Backward in Seville,” brings together the singular talents of Audrey Niffenegger and Eddie Campbell to tell a small tale of a woman’s regrets and the new life that awaits her.
• A five-issue tribute to Ray Bradbury, featuring stories by some of the most notable names in the writing world!
• Coming next month: stories by Harlan Ellison & Sam Weller!
Art: STEPHEN MOLNAR, JOE PHILLIPS, JOE CORRONEY, CLAUDIA BALBONI
Cover: TIM BRADSTREET
TPB • FC • $29.99 • 300 pages
The adventures of the Starship Enterprise continue in this set of stories that take place between the first and second movies! Featuring the new cast of the film, these issues feature re-imagined stories from the original TV series in the alternate timeline as well as brand new missions, all with creative collaboration with Star Trek writer/producer Roberto Orci.
Collects the first 12 issues of the ongoing Star Trek series.
STAR TREK #39
Art/Cover: TONY SHASTEEN
32 PGS / FC / $3.99
It's the penultimate chapter of the "The Q Gambit"! Captains Kirk and Sisko must work together to fight back against the forces of the Dominion! Meanwhile, Spock attempts to free the Enterprise and her crew from the clutches of the nefarious Dukat! And just what is Q planning for everyone involved? The fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance in this all-new story produced in association with STAR TREK writer/producer Roberto Orci!
Art/Cover: DAN SCHOENING
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The Turtles are stuck in the Ghostbusters' dimension ... along with a brand-new, all-powerful, all-crazy ghost from centuries past! The two teams will have to act fast to save the day, but what happens when Casey Jones becomes possessed?
Art: DARIO BRIZUELA, CHAD THOMAS
Cover: DARIO BRIZUELA
Subscription Variant: JEFFREY CRUZ
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The conclusion to New Animated Adventures first two-part adventure! Will the Turtles be able to escape the grasp of Stockmanfly?? It may all be up to none other than Casey Jones!
Art/Cover: GUIDO GUIDI
Subscription Variant: ALEX MILNE
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
ONCE A DECEPTICON! DRIFT’s past comes back to haunt him, as RATCHET tries to drag him back to the Lost Light. But alone on a far-off world, DRIFT’s honor demands he stand his ground!
• The fan-favorite Transformers character returns!
• Ties in directly with MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE!
Art/Cover: ALEX MILNE
Subscription Variant : NICK ROCHE
30th Anniversary Variant Cover by ALEX MILNE
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
OUTLAWS! Before the war, Orion Pax was part of the Establishment -- until a friend opened his eyes to the truth behind the lies and he vowed to overthrow the system. Now, it seems as if his newfound enemies are willing to go to any lengths to see him dead -- even if it means waiting four million years...
• Days of Deception continues!
• The conclusion of James Roberts’ pre-war trilogy!
• HOW FAR IS TOO FAR?
TRUE BLOOD OMNIBUS (TPB)
Art: DAVID MESSINA, CLAUDIA BALBONI, STEPHEN MOLNAR, JOE CORRONEY, BRUNO LETIZIA
Cover: JoOE CORRONEY
TPB • FC • $29.99 • 424 pages • 6” x 9”
Follow Sookie, Bill, Eric, Lafayette and the rest of the cast as the action, and passion, ranges from Bon Temps to New Orleans. This Omnibus collects the first three series, All Together Now, Tainted Love, and The French Quarter into one book.
“Story and art that is undeniably entertaining, sink your teeth into True Blood.” -- Fangoria.com
WINTERWORLD VOL 1: LA NINA (TPB)
Art/Cover: BUTCH GUICE
TPB• FC • $9.99 • 92 pages
The apocalyptic international comics sensation of an Earth turned to an icy hell is back with all new stories by co-creator Chuck Dixon, and Butch Guice doing some of the best work of his illustrious artistic career, as they take on the bleak and frozen future.
Collects the first four issues of the new series, at the low price of $9.99!
IMAGE COMICS
THE ACTIVITY #16
Art/Cover: MITCH GERADS
$4.50
"WARFARE WITHOUT WARNING"
Special double-size issue. The Activity is going to war.
ALEX + ADA #11
Art / Cover: JONATHAN LUNA
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
Ada needs to find a balance between freedom and safety. Alex’s friends have opinions on his relationship with Ada.
BUSHIDO (TPB)
Art: JESSADA SUTTHI of Studio Hive
128 PGS / FC / Mature / $19.99
Collects BUSHIDO #1-5
Kichiro is an outsider in feudal Japan -- shipwrecked after marauders killed his parents, he is found and raised by a samurai who teaches him to live by bushido, the samurai code. Though he can never be recognized as a samurai because of his blood, in BUSHIDO, the new Image Comics/Top Cow graphic novel, Kichiro finds he can use his skills and sense of duty to serve in another way: defeating the blood-drinking forces of darkness that have descended on Japan.
In this graphic novel by Rob Levin and Jessada Sutthi of Studio Hive, a clan of vampires is bent on assassinating the shogun and claiming power for themselves. Kichiro recognizes them as the same marauders who mercilessly overran his ship so many years ago and vows to defeat them -- to both avenge his past and protect his future.
“Exploring the philosophy, goals and techniques of vampires and samurai -- and doing it all during an epic conflict between these two forces with gorgeous painted art was too good an opportunity to pass up,” said writer Levin. “But even more than that, Bushido allowed me to work with themes of family, honor and what it feels like to be an outsider, which is really what hooked me into the story on a personal level.”
BUSHIDO will be in comic book stores on December 17 and in bookstores on December 30. It is available for pre-order now.
Praise for BUSHIDO:
“Jessada’s art is impeccable. ... The digital art alludes to the paintings of the Edo period and create a true Japanese tale. The colours work well and create an enthralling read. The dark scenes really feel eerie, allowing the reader not to forget that this is a read with a supernatural threat lurking in the shadows.” -- Byron Hendricks, Fortress of Solitude
Art: SID KOTIAN, BILL FARMER, & HiFi
Cover: SID KOTIAN & HiFi
160 PAGES / FC / T / $12.99
Enter the world you normally experience when you sleep...the world of the Dreamscape, filled with danger, eroticism, enlightenment and at the heart of it all a mystery: Did Lieutenant Detective Joe Thursday have a partner before the capable Kate Black who simply ... disappeared one day? If so, why can't he remember this partner? What happened to him? And most of all: why? What secret is at the heart of the Dreamscape, a secret so important that some would destroy everything Joe holds dear to keep it?To reveal that truth, Joe must go against everything he has believed in ... and undertake a journey to the very edge of the unknown.
Collects DREAM POLICE #1-6.
Art / Cover A: NIC KLEIN
Cover B: BECKY CLOONAN
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Abram and the Sheriff explore the sunken ruins of Abram’s crashed ship. In search of answers, they find a horde of scavenging raiders and a lightning storm that brings more than just thunder and rain.
Writer Ivan Brandon (Wolverine, Men of War) and artist Nic Klein (Captain America, Thor), paint a dark and eerie alien landscape in their forthcoming series DRIFTER, which was first announced at Image Expo preceding San Diego Comic-Con this year. Becky Cloonan lends her interpretation of DRIFTER to issue #2 as a blue-toned variant cover that displays her characteristically humanistic take on character design.
In DRIFTER, mankind has spread across the universe in a frantic rush to survive and has colonized and strip-mined countless planets in the process. Abram Pollux barely survives a crash landing on Ouro, a lawless backwater world where life is cheap. This world’s unique properties set the stage for a story that combines the dark wonder of an alien landscape with the struggles of an abandoned and lawless frontier town.
DRIFTER can best be described as Unforgiven meets Dune and boasts strong, stark revenge themes against a layered world-building backdrop.
Art / Cover: RILEY ROSSMO
128 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99
When a trio of child killers make Drum their next target, the most shocking thing of all is the truth about Drum’s origins, his father, and his soul. Whether you’re a dog or a god, Drum discovers that nobody -- not even Harold -- is as innocent as they seem. Concluding the most psychedelic comic of the millennium!
Collects DRUMHELLAR #6-10
GONERS #3
Art / Cover: JORGE CORONA
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
“WE ALL FALL DOWN,” Part Three
A family separated. A family found. A family death.
IMAGE FIRSTS: COWL #1
Our IMAGE FIRSTS editions reprint the first issues of some of our most popular series for only $1. Perfectly priced for new readers interested in trying out a new series or sampling the first chapters of some of our trade paperbacks at little to no risk, IMAGE FIRSTS are available year-round to order upon retailer request, and this month we're adding eight new titles to our growing list of dollar comics that are always in stock!
Our IMAGE FIRSTS editions reprint the first issues of some of our most popular series for only $1. Perfectly priced for new readers interested in trying out a new series or sampling the first chapters of some of our trade paperbacks at little to no risk, IMAGE FIRSTS are available year-round to order upon retailer request, and this month we're adding eight new titles to our growing list of dollar comics that are always in stock!
INTERSECT #2
Cover B: MATT KINDT
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
While a mysterious, luminous singer begins the last aria of Detroit, our travellers are witnesses to the shifting form of the city from on high. Is this collapse, or something far stranger? The intricate, mind-bending mystery of INTERSECT is unfolding...
Art / Cover: DEAN KOTZ
Colors: RON RILEY
136 PAGES / FC / Mature / $12.99
Collects KRAMPUS! #1-5
He’s the Krampus, yuletide wielder of birch switches and punisher of wicked children, long locked up so that his particular brand of outdated discipline won’t ruin yet another Christmas. And he’s the unexpected hero of the Image Comics graphic novel KRAMPUS!, a jolly holiday romp by Brian Joines (Imagine Agents) and Dean Kotz (Charmed, Mask of the Red Panda).
Scheming Sugar Plum Fairies have stolen the Secret Society of Santa Clauses’ power, and the only one cunning enough to get it back is the Krampus. With his flying wolf Stutgaard, the Krampus sets out on a world-crossing mission, encountering other mythical figures of winter lore and uncovering a sinister scheme to topple the Santas. If it succeeds, it will change Christmas forever -- and if Krampus succeeds in stopping it, so will he.
“I grew up with a kind of jaded, dark sense of humor and I love the idea of anything that punches holes in the bright and shiny ‘sacred cows’ of childhood and innocence, like Christmas,” said Joines in an interview at What’cha Reading? “I think the Krampus is a figure that represents a rebellion against the false elements. In a lot of ways, it’s kind of cathartic.”
Praise for KRAMPUS!:
“Modern day Christmas stories often lack the spark and creativity of tried and true classics, but Joines and Kotz have touched on an overlooked aspect of the holidays. While the concept is mostly played for laughs, the plot and characters remain engaging. Krampus! tells a solid story on its own merits, in spite of its Christmas trappings, which should help it remain a worthwhile read, even after the New Year has rung.” -- Zach Wilkerson, Multiversity Comics
"Krampus! #1 is a fun holiday romp that is an unexpected gem that you should jump at the chance to get your hands on. Joines and Kotz have a really fun book on their hands that kicks off with a bang. Not many comics can make me laugh, and this one did…many times. Do the holidays right. Do them with Krampus!.” -- Aaron Long, Comicosity
“Packed with as much excitement and zaniness as your crazy intoxicated uncles on Christmas Eve, Krampus! #1 is one heck of an entertaining story. Joines’ brings so much energy and life to his characters, you can’t help but to enjoy this mystical adventure. Adding to the book’s humor is the fantastic artwork of Dean Kotz and Ron Riley. Their pages are popping with suspense; just check out the toyshop brawl between the elves. Yeah, that’s right, the book features a toyshop melee with the Santas’ elves throwing down.” -- Chris Romero, Geeks Unleashed
THE LI'L DEPRESSED BOY: SUPPOSED TO BE THERE TOO #3
Art / Cover: SINA GRACE
32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99
To escape all the recent drama, the Li'l Depressed Boy and Spike run off for a day of fun and music. Featuring an appearance by Bridge Nine recording artist LEMURIA!
MANIFEST DESTINY #12
Art / Cover: MATTHEW ROBERTS & OWEN GIENI
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
In this spotlight issue: just what is Sacagawea up to?
Art: VICTOR SANTOS, SERENA GUERRA, & MICHAEL AVON OEMING
cover: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
256 PAGES / FC / $34.99
“LEGEND,” Part Two The season has come for the “Legend of Karic” to restore the long and bitterly divided Templar Order! But is the heroic young mouse a savior ... or an unwitting agent of destruction -- the prophesied Sword of Demons -- bent on vengeance and the annihilation of all living creatures?
Cover B: ROBB MOMMAERTS
32 PAGES / FC / E / $2.99
New classmates, new teachers and a perplexing new lunch menu. Oddly's first day at a strange new school continues ...
OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #5 (2ND PTG)
The chilling series follows a tormented Kyle Barnes -- a man with a burdensome gift -- and the regularly occurring demonic possessions he encounters.
In issue #2, Kyle Barnes is still reeling from the revelations about demonic possession last issue and what they may mean about the time his mother was possessed.
In issue #5, Kyle and Reverend Anderson travel further into this world and the true nature of things starts to reveal itself. The truth is more terrifying than they could have imagined.
Art / Cover: JAMES HARREN
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Co-creators John Arcudi (writer of BPRD, Savage Wolverine, A God Somewhere and the Eisner-nominated The Creep) and James Harren (artist on Conan, BPRD, and cover artist for Hawkeye vs. Deadpool) team up once again for the launch of an epic and bizarre action/adventure series filled with fantasy and page-turning thrills arriving on December 17.
In RUMBLE, a scarecrow -- a warrior scarecrow god called Rathraq, that is -- walks into a bar ... and it’s all downhill from there. After a long absence, Rathraq is back and very unhappy. This is bad news for his old enemies, yes, but even worse news for everyone else, including bartender Bobby LaRosa who finds himself caught in the chaos.
RUMBLE is an eclectic mix of tone and genre, something that Arcudi commented on as adding depth and a dose of reality to the story. “Rumble is not just fantasy, not just action, not just drama, or not just humorous, you know? That’s too limiting. That’s not how we live. You wake up happy, then something happens that messes up your whole day (of course, in the case of Rumble, that ‘something’ just so happens to be a giant sword-wielding scarecrow and some monsters), but you still manage to have a laugh that night. What I like about this book is that any character can have a day like that. Any of them, human and non-human."
Arcudi also cited Harren’s flexibility in art styles as allowing for smooth transitions throughout RUMBLE. “James’s art allows us to go in all the directions the story needs to go. Nobody draws ferocious action the way James does. Monsters smashing each other’s heads in, that’s in the book, and James kills on it! But he also can set a spooky mood, and while his idea of what’s ‘funny’ is rather bizarre, that’s exactly what the book needs!”
The characters of RUMBLE must adapt along with the readers and will go through various transformations along the way. Arcudi added: “What I hope will be entertaining to readers is Bartender Bobby’s unique way of adapting to his new and rapidly changing world. That’s also true of Rathraq, the warrior scarecrow. He has to adapt to his new world as well, but in a very different way and for very different reasons. From those kinds of perspectives grow all kinds of interesting plot lines and stories! And they’re just two of the many characters we’ll be playing with.”
RUMBLE is a modern-day action fantasy series where rundown dive bars, undead kitty cats, psycho skinheads, and giant mummies run amok.
Art / Cover: FIONA STAPLES
144 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER RETURNS!
Visit new planets, meet new adversaries and explore a very new direction, as Hazel becomes a toddler while her family struggles to stay on their feet.
Collects SAGA #19-24
Art / Cover: SHAWN MARTINBROUGH & ADRIANO LUCAS
128 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99
Conrad may have pulled off his last heist, but not without making some new enemies. Is anyone in his life safe? Find out in “The Hit List!”
Collects THIEF OF THIEVES #20-25.
WAYWARD #5
Art: STEVE CUMMINGS & JOHN RAUCH
Cover A: STEVE CUMMINGS & TAMRA BONVILLAIN
Cover B: MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
IMAGE COMICS'S SUPERNATURAL SENSATION!
The first story arc ends. Revelation and sacrifice.
Art / Cover: JAMIE MCKELVIE & MATT WILSON
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
THE FAUST ACT is over. Welcome to FANDEMONIUM.
The second arc of THE WICKED + THE DIVINE begins in its traditional manner (i.e. a ludicrous pun.) We'd say something like “nothing will ever be the same again” but if you think about it, you can say that about literally everything, ever. Er...also some comic story. Probably.
THE WICKED + THE DIVINE WELCOME TO FANDEMONIUM
The second arc of Gillen and McKelvie’s hit series will arrive in time to shake up your December
“A glorious new comic series about death, creativity and pop.” -- Pitchfork
THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, the white-hot new series by writer Kieron Gillen and artist Jamie McKelvie about gods being briefly reincarnated as pop stars before dying, drew crowds of worshippers and is heading into a thrilling new story arc that will leave fans shocked and breathless. With each issue of the first arc flying off the shelves at record speed, this new story arc promises an even higher degree of electrifying story this December.
The Faust Act is over. Welcome to Fandemonium. The second arc of THE WICKED + THE DIVINE begins with issue #6 in its traditional manner (i.e. a ludicrous pun) and something like “nothing will ever be the same again.” But if you think about it, you can say that about literally everything, ever. Also, some comic story. Probably.
Writer Gillen remained coy about the second arc’s plot twists, but hinted that each issue would pack a punch readers wouldn’t see coming. "With the first arc, we wanted an intense, classic comics' build, rising towards the fifth issue as this big, earthquake-sized heart-attack climax,” said Gillen. “Our second arc—FANDEMONIUM—is different. It's a line of chasers on the bar, each a micro-nuke cocktail, served with a wink and distilled for concentrated effect. The first arc was a week or so in the gods' two-year lives. In the second arc, each issue is separated by a whole month and focuses around a single gathering of fans. Time's running out. Time's always running out."
Art / Cover: LINDA SEJIC
128 PAGES / FC / T+ / $14.99
Collects WILDFIRE #1-4
WILDFIRE is the new graphic novel from Image Comics/Top Cow exploring the politically charged topic of genetically modified food in a tense, thought-provoking thriller by Matt Hawkins (THINK TANK, APHRODITE IX) and Linda Sejic that leaves it to readers to make up their own minds about the controversy.
Ending hunger is the goal of genetic researchers at megacorporation Biogenesis like Dr. Beth Silva, but an accident during a media demonstration illustrates the unintended consequences that may result from experimenting on an organism’s DNA. Los Angeles is choked with rapidly growing plants, returning the city that is home to 3.8 million people to a state of nature. Dan Miller, a young scientist who worked on Dr. Silva’s project, must race against time to stop the growth, before L.A. is completely obliterated.
Artist Sejic, creator of the popular webcomic Blood Stain, imbues this story with science at its center with heart and humanity with her expressive characterizations while writer Hawkins, who is also the President of Top Cow, balances points of view with character development in writing a story that revolves around a controversial topic.
"When I started researching the polarizing reactions to GMO I quickly discovered that both ends of the argument were exaggerating and making specious claims," said Hawkins. "In writing Wildfire I attempted an even-handed approach to the material explaining both the pros and cons in the background of the character's stories without preaching at anyone."
The trade paperback also includes a “Science Class” feature, in which Hawkins, who has a Master’s degree in physics, lays out the science and debate around genetically modified organisms (GMO).
WILDFIRE will be in comic book stores on December 3 and in bookstores on December 16. It is available for pre-order now. Part two of WILDFIRE will launch in Fall 2015.
Praise for WILDFIRE:
“This is the genius of Matt Hawkins, to take very real science and extrapolate it into an exciting and very readable narrative, something he’s been carving out quite the niche with Aphrodite IX and Think Tank previously and now with Wildfire. One thing his stories inspire, which not many others do, is a chain reaction of interest in the science laid out on the page with helpful starting points just waiting for you in the Science Class portion at the end.” Chris, Comic Hype
Art / Cover: JOCK
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
A parent's worst nightmare: a beloved child lost in the woods. Behind the trees lurk horrors, and the brush conceals atrocity. No matter how desperate the search, understand that your prayers will fall on deaf ears. There is no escape from the Wytches.
ZERO #13
Art: ALBERTO PONTICELLI & JORDIE BELLAIRE
Cover: ALBERTO PONTICELLI & TOM MULLER
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
A team of professionals goes after Zero and the entire Agency. It all points back to the Beit Hanoun incident.
MARVEL COMICS
ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #2
Art/Cover: STUART IMMONEN
Variant: TIM SALE
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
• The new Hydra has formed, comprised of the most ruthless villains of the Marvel Universe as the great infiltration continues!
• Cap uncovers the ultimate goal of the new Hydra but is it too late to stop them?
• Cap and Nomad’s new partnership is put to the ultimate test as they race to uncover The Sect of the Unknown!
Art: MAHMUD ASRAR
Cover by SARA PICHELLI
32 PGS / Rated T / $3.99
• The ALL-NEW X-MEN continue their adventure in the Ultimate Universe!
• Guest-starring Miles Morales and scores of other Ultimate characters!
• Will either universe ever be the same again?
LEN WEIN & FABIAN NICIEZA
Penciled by STUART IMMONEN, BRANDON PETERSON, BOB MCLEOD, WALTER SIMONSON, PAT OLIFFE,
JORGE MOLINA & SALVADOR LARROCA
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
144 PGS / Rated T / $19.99
The X-Men are shaken to the core by the fallout from Battle of the Atom! Kitty Pryde and the All-New X-Men’s faith in Wolverine’s Jean Grey School has been completely eroded — so where have they gone instead, and what will they do? Meanwhile, X-23 joins the All-New X-Men — and sets her hunter’s sights on Cyclops?! What does this mean to Jean Grey? When Jean and X-23 are forced to team up against a mysterious force, she’d better figure it out fast! Then: ring in the X-Men’s 50th anniversary with new stories from some of the greatest creators to ever work on Marvel’s mutants! Collecting ALL-NEW X-MEN #18-21 and X-MEN: GOLD #1.
AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #8 (of 9)
Art: LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Inversion Variant by TBA
Variant by MIKE DEODATO
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
ACT III: NEW WORLD DISORDER
THIS IS IT! THE BATLE ROYALE OF YOUR DREAMS -- THE ASTONISHING AVENGERS vs. THE UNCANNY X-MEN FOR THE FATE OF NEW YORK!
Cover by SARA PICHELLI
64 PGS. / Rated T+ / $4.99 Handbook
• The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe is back with 64 pages of all-new profiles!
• Every new member: Angela! Captain Universe (Devoux)! Nightmask (Adam)! The Superior Spider-Man! And more!
• Enemies: The Apocalypse Twins! The Black Order! Magnitron! A.I.M.’s Scientist Supreme, Andrew Forson!
• Allies: Nick Fury! Phil Coulson! Nova (Sam Alexander)! Avengers Underground’s Hazmat!
• The entire Avengers roster makes an appearance thanks to an Update Appendix for every single member!
Art/Cover: JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
It’s KNIGHT to KINGsley as Phil Urich makes his final move to get rid of the original HOBGOBLIN. But can Kingsley stick to his new altruistic persona, or will he resort to his old wicked ways to reign supreme? The answers can be found in this exciting final chapter and in Kingsley’s new book, “How I Learned To Stick To My Altruistic Persona But Lost Millions By Revealing The Outcome In The Title Of My Book.”
Art: HOWARD CHAYKIN & TBA
Cover by KEN LASHLEY
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
Companion series to AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS!
• In the wake of their battle with the Red Skull, the world has been altered: Heroes have gone bad! Villains have gone good! And AXIS REVOLUTIONS brings you tales of these shocking turns …
• She-Hulk breaks the law!
• Sandman reaches out to help a friend … in prison!
• And Kitty Pryde robs a bank??
Art/Cover: PHIL NOTO
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
• The world has turned against Black Widow. Her web is broken. How will she deal with this?
• The final path to Chaos is at her feet, but will her own demons keep her from finally taking it?
• What happened to Isaiah? Can Black Widow still turn to the Avengers, or even to SHIELD?
• The creative team celebrates the first FULL YEAR of their astonishing unbroken run!
Art: DAVID LOPEZ, MARCIO TAKARA & MORE
Cover: DAVID LOPEZ
40 PGS. / Rated T+ / $4.99
CAROL’S 100TH SOLO ISSUE ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!
We’re celebrating 100 issues of Carol Danvers’ high-flying, smack-talking and butt-kicking adventures, thanks to you our beloved Carol Corps! Join writer Kelly Sue DeConnick and artists David Lopez, Marcio Takara and more as we bring you a momentous (and over-sized) issue almost 50 years in the making!
Penciled by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN, Carmen Carnero and Terry Pallot
Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
112 PGS / Rated T+ / $15.99
Cyclops just discovered that the father he thought died long ago is alive and well -- and a space pirate! Spinning out of ALL-NEW X-MEN comes the first solo adventure for one of the time-traveling original mutant teens! Young Cyclops stays in space to get to know his dad, and the two steal a Badoon spaceship for an intergalactic road trip! First stop, the resort world of Dixzit -- but Dixzit has a dark secret. And when Corsair and Cyclops shipwreck, they get to have that nice father-son chat they’ve both been avoiding, The indigenous species are none too happy with them, either. What bargains will need to be struck to get out alive? And is their would-be rescuer putting Scott at greater risk than before? Greg Rucka charts a new course for the first X-Man! Collecting CYCLOPS (2014) #1-5.
Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE & JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
136 PGS / Rated T+ / $19.99
The Man Without Fear comes face-to-face with the terrifying Legion of Monsters -- but werewolves and zombies are not the true horrors in Daredevil’s world. Not when cancer can strike his best friend. Not when racists, hidden in plain sight, spread their vile message of ignorance and malice. And not when costumed maniacs like the Jester are willing to sell their souls for material gain. The supremacist Sons of the Serpent have infiltrated New York’s criminal justice system. They’ve doused the city in the fuel of hatred, and now the Jester is poised to strike the match. Daredevil may be about to leave New York for a new life, but there’s no way he’ll let it burn. Matt Murdock’s world is turned upside down as the first phase of Mark Waid’s critically revered run races to a climax. Collecting DAREDEVIL (2011) #31-36.
Art/Cover: SALVADOR LARROCA
32 PGS. / Parental Advisory / $3.99
• As pieces of the Weapon X team start to come together, who is in charge of the overall program...and what does she stand to gain from experimenting on mutants?
• One team member isn’t what they appear to be...and one is more than they seem. But how do both members tie into something more sinister than they could possibly imagine?
Art/Cover: MIKE PERKINS
Variant: MIKE DEODATA
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
• DEATHLOK is tasked with infiltrating a hostage situation in Stuttgart, Germany, but why?
• SHIELD agent Andrea Hope has a lead in her investigation into Henry Hayes …
• But she’ll go to AN AVENGER for help!
Art/Cover: MICHAEL DEL MUNDO
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
As the Assassin’s Guild closes-in, Elektra faces an old enemy one final time. But how can the master assassin survive against an unkillable enemy?
Art: LEONARD KIRK (A)
Cover by GREG LAND
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
ANSWERS TO THE FANTASTIC FOUR’S GREATEST MYSTERY!
• The team begins their hunt for the missing REED RICHARDS as the ALL-NEW INVADERS seek the missing children of the FUTURE FOUNDATION.
• Meanwhile the villain who is behind everything reveals his motives to Reed stretch far back into REED AND SUE’S PAST.
• VALERIA comes back to America. But whose side is she on?
Art/Cover: VALERIO SCHITI
32 PGS. / Rated T / $3.99
Part Three of The Planet of the Symbiotes! Now that Venom has led the Guardians to this devastatingly dangerous planet of alien symbiotes, will the team ever trust Flash Thompson again?
Art/Cover: RYAN STEGMAN
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
AXIS TIE-INS!
• Medusa’s inversion in AXIS makes her a very different ruler of Attilan!
• What is the Ennilux Corporation?
CHRIS CLAREMONT, WALTER SIMONSON & MORE
Penciled by MICHAEL GOLDEN, KELLEY JONES,
KERRY GAMMILL, JOHN BUSCEMA, RON WILSON, TERRY SHOEMAKER, ALAN DAVIS, JOHN BOGDANOVE, JON J MUTH, KENT WILLIAMS, DAN LAWLIS & MORE
Cover by VARIOUS
480 PGS / Rated T+ / $39.99
Say goodbye to the ’80s with one final volume of the decade’s breakthroughs and breakouts! Mutant mania launches three new X-teams, plus star turns for Cyclops and Colossus! The first shots are fired in the ’Nam, cyborg Coldblood suits up, and Nth Man and Shadowmasters prove that ninjas are “in!” The Spellbinders weave miracles, the Wolfpack howls, Speedball bounces, Quasar shines, and Wonder Man hogs the spotlight — but it’s hell on Earth when Mephisto arrives. Good thing Damage Control is here to clean up! Collecting THE ’NAM #1, COMET MAN #1, FALLEN ANGELS #1, MEPHISTO VS. #1, MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL #31, SPELLBOUND (1988) #1, EXCALIBUR SPECIAL EDITION, X-TERMINATORS #1, HAVOK & WOLVERINE: MELTDOWN #1, SHADOWMASTERS #1 — plus material from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #22; MARVEL AGE ANNUAL #4; and MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #10, #17, #25-26, #29 and #38.
32 PGS. / All Ages / $2.99
• The Avengers continue to battle Thanos, to keep him from gaining the Power Stone!
• Help comes from Arsenal, a robot built by Tony Starks father … but will it be enough?
Art/Cover: DAVID MARQUEZ
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
A MIND-BLOWING TURN OF EVENTS! THIS IS BIG!
• SPIDER-MAN’S life is turned upside down!
• What is the truth behind MILES’ legacy?
• WHO was Miles’ FATHER?
Atrt: GREG SMALLWOOD
Cover by DECLAN SHALVEY & JORDIE BELLAIRE
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
• Moon Knight’s latest mission- BREAK INTO THE UNITED NATIONS BUILDING!
• Can he possibly deal with the consequences of these actions?
MS. MARVEL #10
Art: ADRIAN ALPHONA
Cover by KRIS ANKA
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $2.99
• Kamala bands together with some unlikely heroes against the maniacal Inventor.
• But has she taken on more than she can handle?
• Find out why Ms. Marvel is the best new super hero of the year!
Art/Cover: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
200 PGS./Mature / $19.99
From the Eisner Award-winning team of Bendis and Oeming comes another shocking chapter of one of the most successful independent comics of its generation! The Seven are an explosive new super team made of the world’s most elite powers — with a secret that could rock the world! But one of the Seven has been brutally murdered, and no one is talking. Walker and Pilgrim travel to Hollywood to investigate this American icon’s death — and uncover one of the darkest, most fascinating secrets of American superpower history. Plus: In a game-changer for the entire series, Walker must choose between his humanity and his powers — with a cost! Every once in a while something happens in this book that makes you say, “How are they going to get out of that one?” This is one of those times! Collecting POWERS: BUREAU #7-12.
Art: PACO DIAZ
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
SPIDER-VERSE MARCHES ON!
• As the Scarlet Spiders find themselves even deeper in Jennix’s twisted realm, what friends or foes will they find waiting for them?
• A classic Spider-Man ally makes an appearance, but not in the way you expect … and the Scarlet Spiders might not survive the experience!
Art/Cover: GREG LAND
Rocket Raccoon Variant: SIMONE BIANCHI
32 PGS. / Rated T / $3.99
SPIDER-VERSE TIE-IN!
• Spider-Woman & Silk get split up leaving Silk alone on her suicide mission.
• Spider-Woman doesn’t look like she’s in better shape, undercover in the most dangerous place in the multiverse!
They’re already invading your favorite comic book titles this November, bringing with them the best and brightest talent in the comic industry. Today, Marvel is proud to announce that the breakout comic book characters of the year – Rocket Raccoon & Groot are coming to one additional, previously unannounced cover in December! That’s right, December’s SPIDER-WOMAN #2 will get the last Rocket Raccoon & Groot variant of the year, courtesy of legendary artist Simone Bianchi!
“We were totally overwhelmed by the response to the Rocket Raccoon & Groot variants when we released them last month,” says Marvel SVP Sales & Marketing David Gabriel. “When Simone Bianchi said he wanted to do one too, we couldn’t resist! We couldn’t be happier with the stunning cover he turned in.”
Rendered in Simone Bianchi’s unique style, this previously unannounced variant provides a classic homage to the iconic cover to Amazing Spider-Man #129 – starring everyone’s favorite Guardians of the Galaxy! Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on the final Rocket Raccoon & Groot variant of the year when SPIDER-WOMAN #2 hits comic shops in December!
Art: VICTOR IBANEZ
Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
• Finishing her business with Yukio in Las Vegas, Storm hitches a flight home.
• But unbeknownst to her, she’s got some stowaways in her carry-on luggage: vengeful assassins armed to the teeth!
• And they intend to make sure Storm doesn’t reach her destination …
Penciled by MATTEO LOLLI, CARLO BARBERI, GERARDO SANDOVAL & KIM JACINTO
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
176 PGS / Parental Advisory / $24.99
Writers Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, creators of The Thrilling Adventure Hour, take control of the Thunderbolts — and tear them apart! The Punisher and the Thunderbolts square off! Frank moves in to take out his former allies one by one — but as he faces off with Ghost Rider, Elektra and even the Red Hulk, another former T-Bolt closes in on them all! Will the Thunderbolts prove to be the complete failure the Punisher believes them to be? It’s about to get pretty bloody in this series finale that reveals all! Guest-starring the Avengers! Plus: It’s a disturbing new mission as the T-Bolts are ordered to kill Dr. Strange! Of course, they’re gonna need a pretty special arsenal for that. Get ready for a whirlwind tour of the Marvel Magicverse! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS (2012) #27-32 and ANNUAL #1.
Penciled by BILLY TAN, GREG TOCCHINI, PHIL NOTO, MIKE MCKONE, JEROME OPENA, JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO & DAVID WILLIAMS
Cover by JEROME OPENA
408 PGS / Parental Advisory / $34.99
Rick Remender’s extraordinary, critically acclaimed X-Force saga is collected across two volumes! Otherworld, interdimensional home of the Captain Britain Corps, has been invaded by a sorcerous army! Meanwhile, Fantomex stands accused of a crime so heinous that the Corps would rather execute him than defend their gates. Can X-Force repel Otherworld’s attackers and still save their teammate? And as X-Force falls to its lowest point, the all-new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants strikes! Led by Wolverine’s son, Daken, and specifically designed to dismantle X-Force, this new Brotherhood has a secret agenda — but what does Genesis, young clone of Apocalypse, have to do with it? Can X-Force shut down Daken’s Brotherhood in time to save the planet? And does a team of hardened killers like X-Force really deserve a happy ending? Collecting UNCANNY X-FORCE (2010) #19.1 and #20-35.
VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT
THE DEATH DEFYING DOCTOR MIRAGE #4 (of 5)
Art by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover by KEVIN WADA
$3.99 | 32 pages. | T+
Deep within the underworld, Mirage makes a life-or-death choice…and the life or death in the balance is hers!
The evil men who conspire against Shan Fong-Mirage make their move to destroy everything she has and everything she loves in the physical world. Faced with the obligation to cross the veil back and stop them, Mirage must abandon the spirit of her husband who she came to rescue – or give in to the wish for all she’s ever wanted, to die, and stay with him forever!
Art by ROBERT GILL
Cover A by JOE QUINONES
Cover B by LUCY KNISLEY
Variant Cover by BRIAN LEVEL
$3.99 | T+ | 32 pgs.
Valiant is proud to announce HARBINGER: FAITH #0 -- a brand new one-shot exploration of Valiant's high-flying teenage Renegade and Unity's newest team member!
Coming in December from New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart (Harbinger, Harbinger Wars) and rising star Robert Gill (Armor Hunters: Harbinger), start reading here to discover how Harbinger's high-spirited teenage fangirl went from the heart and soul of Peter Stanchek's teenage Renegades to the newest member of the world's most elite super-team -- UNITY!
As Faith recuperates from the events of Armor Hunters: Harbinger, jump on board and discover the complete, never-before-revealed tale of her origin – just as she steps into the limelight for a brand new story arc beginning in November's UNITY #12!
Her first and only boyfriend to date is a little bit of a douche, her friends are all gone, and, after her insane adventure in Mexico City, Faith Hebert is feeling a little frustrated with the direction of her life. She’s just a normal super-powered young woman in an increasingly crazy world. Here’s the story of a true innocent and a kind heart in a hard world. From the comic shop of her youth to the moment she found out that she was actually light as feather, Zephyr is the western wind. Warm and kind, she blows across us all.
"She may not be physically strong, or brilliantly tactical, but her emotional intelligence and psychological strength are unparalleled among the other Renegades," writer Joshua Dysart told Multiversity Comics. "I think some part of her understands that her light is needed even more in a world where you can lose your friends and face down horrible swarming alien insects. I think she sees a dark and violent world all around her and instead of that corrupting her, it reinforces her. Again, there’s a hint of that in this issue, but it’s also about a question we all ask ourselves, where do we go from here?"
This is HARBINGER: FAITH #0! Featuring covers by all-star artists Joe Quinones (Wednesday Comics), Lucy Knisley (Harbinger #25), and Brian Level (Lazarus), be here this December as one of the most unique, most sincere super-heroines anywhere in comics today takes on her very first solo adventure!
And don't miss UNITY #12 by New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt and red-hot artist CAFU -- the FIRST ISSUE of an all-new story arc recruiting Faith into the ranks of Valiant's unbreakable all-star superteam, just as they go toe-to-toe with a brand new threat known only as The United!
Visit Multiversity Comics now for a in-depth interview with writer Joshua Dysart about HARBINGER: FAITH #0!
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