COMICS GUIDE FOR DEC. 24, 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).
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AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #9 (of 9, $4.99, Marvel Comics): This is the climax to Marvel’s latest big crossover story, in which many of the world’s heroes and villains have had their alignment – you know, good/evil, lawful/chaotic – flipped. Evidently some will stay that way, some will die (at least temporarily), and this issue will tell us who ends up what.
THE AVENGER SPECIAL 2014: THE TELEVISION KILLERS ($7.99, Dynamite): This is one of three Dynamite specials this week starring pulp characters in pulp-style adventures, with pulp-style covers. (The other two are DOC SAVAGE SPECIAL 2014: WOMAN OF BRONZE and THE SHADOW ONE-SHOT 2014: AGENTS OF THE SHADOW, $7.99.) They had me at “pulp”!
THE COMPLETE CORTO MALTESE VOL 1: UNDER THE SIGN OF CAPRICORN (TPB, $29.99, IDW Publications): “Corto Maltese” is a legendary adventure strip by the legendary writer/artist Hugo Pratt about a globe-trotting sailor named … well, you know. It’s so legendary, in fact, that an island on “Arrow” is named Corto Maltese. Now IDW is planning to reprint the entire series in a 12-volume collection, starting with “Under the Sign of the Capricorn.” I can’t really say how good it is, as I’ve never read it, but I sure intend to. After all, it’s legendary.
GRAVEYARD SHIFT #1 (of 4, $3.50, Image Comics): Image describes this new miniseries as “Fright Night-style thrills and Castle-style crime-solving as a homicide detective and his girlfriend find their love put to the ultimate test when they run afoul of a gang of vampires!” Vampires have been kinda overdone lately, but Image has been on a roll lately, and the writer of this series – Jay Faerber – won me over with Noble Causes.
ROBIN RISES: ALPHA #1 ($4.99, DC Comics): I never thought I’d miss Damian Wayne, but the little creep really grew on me. So I’m glad to see him back, which happens in this issue – but in what form, DC won’t say.
THEY’RE NOT LIKE US #1 ($2.99, Image): The description of this new series makes it sound like “What if mutants appeared and there was no Professor Xavier to teach them to play nice?” In other words, the teens in this series who get super-powers acts like teens everywhere: Rude, selfish and borderline psychopathic. Sounds like fun!
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
BETTY & VERONICA COMICS DIGEST #229
Script/Art: FERNANDO RUIZ
Cover: JEFF SHULTZ, BOB SMITH, ROSARIO “TITO” PEÑA
160-page, full color comic, $4.99 U.S.
The Lodge Mansion becomes the meeting spot for all of the clubs in Riverdale High while the school is being cleaned, thanks to a “bright” idea from Archie. It turns out that there are a lot more afterschool activities that go on at Riverdale High than everyone imagined—will there be enough space to house all of them? And how will Mr. Lodge react to this afterschool invasion? Find out in “The Club House!” the new, zany lead story to this comics digest.
SONIC UNIVERSE #71
Script: IAN FLYNN & ALEAH BAKERWEB LYNX
Art: TRACY YARDLEY, JIM AMASH, JACK MORELLI AND MATT HERMS
Cover: TRACY YARDLEY & BEN HUNZEKER
Variant Cover: RAFA KNIGHT
32-page, full color comic, $3.99 U.S.
ALL-NEW STORY ARC! “Spark of Life” Part One: Nicole detects a distress signal from the Digital World—but how can that be if nobody is supposed to know about the Digital World?! Sally, Tails and Big must travel to Isolated Island to answer the call for help! Who is Dr. Ellidy? And in what way does he link the lives of Sally and Nicole? Featuring a stunning new cover by Tracy Yardley and “Web Lynx” Variant cover art by rising Sonic star Rafa Knight!
DARK HORSE
ALIENS FIRE AND STONE #4
Writer: CHRIS ROBERSON
Art: PATRIC REYNOLDS
Colors: DAVE STEWART
Cover: DAVID PALUMBO
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Miniseries
STRANDED SURVIVORS CLASH -- ALIENS FEAST!
Tying in with the Prometheus and Aliens films, this tale of stranded survivors and the tenacious xenomorphs that stalk them comes to a close! Scientist Derrick Russell makes more stunning discoveries about the strange planet the Hadley’s Hope refugees crashed on, while Aliens close in on him!
• Ties directly into two hit motion pictures!
• From critically acclaimed writer Chris Roberson!
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 10 #10
Writer: CHRISTOS GAGE
Art/Variant Cover: REBEKAH ISAACS
Colors: DAN JACKSON
Cover: STEVE MORRIS
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
With the responsibility of writing new rules in the Vampyr book, Buffy and crew are literally the bosses of all magic -- but as more baddies learn who has the power, protecting the book is becoming a full-time job!
“A fantastic continuation to the Buffyverse.” -- Unleash the Fanboy
CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT #18
Writer: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art: FERNANDO DAGNINO
Colors: JAVIER MENA
Cover: MICHAEL BROUSSARD
FC, 32 pages, $2.99
Ongoing
With teleporting assassin Helios on a tight leash, Captain Midnight and his allies soar south to infiltrate an impenetrable jungle compound and attempt to capture Midnight’s sidekick turned enemy, Chuck Ramsey, and force him to answer for his crimes. But what traps lie waiting in the undergrowth? And what mysterious forces is Chuck tapping into?
“Joshua Williamson is putting out a great book month after month.” -- All-Comic
COLDER: THE BAD SEED #3
Writer: PAUL TOBIN
Art/Cover: JUAN FERREYRA
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Ongoing
Sequel to the Eisner nominated series!
A glimpse into Declan’s past holds a startling and strange revelation, and causes him to slip further into the insane and dangerous Hungry World.
• Art by Bleeding Cool’s 2013 artist of the year, Juan Ferreyra!
• Don’t miss Paul Tobin and Juan Ferreyra on Prometheus: Fire and Stone!
This is one of the strangest homages I've ever seen. Remove the standing man, the fallen man and the bloody stump, and you have Andrew Wyeth's classic painting, "Cristina's World."
Cristina was a real person, and that was her farm, where she lived with her bachelor brother. (She was in her 50s when this was painted, but Wyeth used his twentysomething fiance as a model as well.) Cristina had an undiagnosed degenerative disease (probably polio), but refused to use a wheelchair, and instead crawled or dragged herself around the farm. Note the wasted arms on Cristina, and that she's not standing -- because she can't. And she's a long way from that farmhouse. Her posture is one of ... what? Longing? Sadness? Dread? Determination? Everyone sees something different.
Wyeth's father had died in an accident in 1945, three years before he painted "Cristina's World," and those who know these things say that his palette became more muted and his subjects more strained and plaintive, as if they were acting out his grief. I'm no expert, but certainly "Cristina's World" is unforgettable even if you don't know the back story.
What on earth it's doing on this comic book cover, I have no idea.
CONAN THE AVENGER #9
Writer: FRED VAN LENTE
Art: BRIAN CHING
Colors: MICHAEL ATIYEH
Cover: STEVE ELLIS
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
A war, a spy, and false allies stand in Conan’s way as he and his comrades fight to free the slave girl Natala in order to learn the location of a legendary treasure!
• The chronological journey through Conan’s life continues!
“Guaranteed fun every month.” -- Comic Bastards
FATHER'S DAY #3 (of 4)
Writer: MIKE RICHARDSON
Art/Cover: GABRIEL GUZMAN
Colors: JAVA TARTAGLIA
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Miniseries
A father-daughter road trip should be a happy time ... unless that daughter hates her father and his former mob employers want him dead. And how does an ex-hitman who has renounced violence fight back? Maybe with the help of a former colleague who has renounced nothing!
• An action-packed crime thriller written by Dark Horse publisher Mike Richardson (The Secret, The Atomic Legion).
GRINDHOUSE: DRIVE IN, BLEED OUT #2 (of 8)
Writer: ALEX DE CAMPI
Art/Cover: R. M. GUERA
Colors: GIULIA BRUSCO
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Miniseries
Scalped artist R. M. Guéra!
When you think of comics that really bring the Christmas spirit, put Grindhouse at the top of your naughty list! We’re leaving sex and violence under your tree this year, as the desolate plains of the West fall victim to a terrifying quartet of cold-hearted demons, in “Slay Ride”’s gory climax!
• The nasty holiday gem “Slay Ride” concludes!
• Alex de Campi (Smoke/Ashes, Lady Zorro) is back with a vengeance!
• R. M. Guéra (Scalped, Django Unchained) paints the snow red!
HALO: ESCALATION #13
Writer: DUFFY BOUDREAU
Pencils: SERGIO ANNO
Inks: JUAN CASTRO
Colors: MICHAEL ATIYEH
Cover: DANIEL CHAVEZ
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Ongoing
A GREAT JUMPING-ON POINT!
Requiem has been destroyed, but the real war between Commander Sarah Palmer’s Spartans and Jul ’Mdama’s New Covenant is just beginning . . . and everything hinges on control of one all-powerful artifact. Duffy Boudreau (BlackAcre, Bloodshot) and Sergio Ariño (Ms. Marvel) team up for an all-new chapter of the Halo saga and a great jumping-on point for new readers!
• The Halo franchise has sales eclipsing $3 billion over its lifetime!
• The beginning of an all-new story arc!
THE MASSIVE #30
Writer: BRIAN WOOD
Art: GARRY BROWN
Colors: JORDIE BELLAIRE
Cover: J.P. LEON
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
The final issue!
Dead calm. Quiet seas. Second chances? The Ninth Wave crew enter a brand-new chapter in Earth’s history.
“Garry Brown and Jordie Bellaire simply rock this book’s artwork; every page seems so rugged and calculated it’s scarily good.”—Geeks Unleashed
“Please go out and pick this up. I really can’t urge you enough.” -- Comic Bastards
MIND MGMT #29
Writer/Art/Cover: MATT KINDT
FC, 24 pages, $3.99
Ongoing
New York Times bestseller!
Meru takes on the Eraser one on one, with deadly results. But will a familiar face in sunglasses show up just in time?
“Kindt outdoes himself on so many levels.” -- IGN
“It will blow your mind.” -- Unleash the Fanboy
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!
If this looks familiar, it's because it was solicited for last week, too!
RESURRECTIONISTS #2
Writer: FRED VAN LENTE
Pencils: MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG
Inks/Colors: MORENO DINISIO
Cover: JUAN DOE
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
New ongoing series!
Jericho Way is a Resurrectionist, a unique person who can unlock the memories and abilities of his past lives. The architect-turned-thief is on the verge of sparking the connection to his own history with the help of an enlightened Resurrectionist called the Scout, but time is short. The evil Sojourn corporation is wise to their actions and will stop at nothing to destroy their plans to complete a heist three thousand years in the making.
“Van Lente gives readers just enough of everything to satisfy curiosity without overwhelming . . . on a tear of late as a writer, infusing a lot of fun in the stories he tells.” —Comic Book Resources
SUNDOWNERS #5
Writer: TIM SEELEY
Art: JIM TERRY
Colors: SEAN DOVE
Cover: CHRIS BRUNNER
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
The Sundowners are on the run, pursued by the law and a horde of invisible aliens! Will they be able to forge a superteam from the remnants of their support group, or do they need to turn to a new “hero” to lead them?
• From Tim Seeley (Revival, Hack/Slash)!
• Covers by Chris Brunner (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight)!
TERMINATOR SALVATION FINAL BATTLE #12 (of 12)
Writer: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Art/Cover: PETE WOODS
Colors: MATT WILSON
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Miniseries
STRACZYNSKI ENDS IT ALL!
This is it! With John Connor’s fate now sealed and Skynet taken over by the psychotic intelligence of Thomas Parnell, has humanity reached its final hour?
• Celebrate 30 years of The Terminator!
“Straczynski and Woods are on a roll and they show absolutely no sign of stopping or slowing anytime soon.” -- Comic Bastards
One thing I've always wondered about with the Terminator franchise is why the people of the future were armed to the teeth with automatic weapons -- weapons that seemed utterly useless against the Terminators, and were probably more dangerous to each other in a firefight.
Shouldn't they have developed weapons specifically useful against robots? I'm not sure what that would be -- maybe something that shot talcum powder into their gears? Paint guns to cover their sensors? I'm no engineer, but there had to be something they could cobble together that would be more effective than bullets, which in the course of all those movies and TV shows, never stopped one single Terminator.
Anybody know if there's an in-story explanation? Or are the guns simply there because they look cool?
TOMB RAIDER #11
Writers: GAIL SIMONE, RHIANNA PRATCHETT
Pencils: NICOLAS DANIEL SELMA
Inks: JUAN GEDEON
Colors: MICHAEL ATIYEH
Cover: DAN SCOTT
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
“Without a doubt it easily comes recommended.” -- Unleash the Fanboy
The newest addition to the Tomb Raider saga, cowritten by Gail Simone and Rhianna Pratchett!
Lara’s risking her life to reveal a terrifying secret -- however, while she’s globetrotting, things aren’t right at home. What price must Lara pay to learn the truth?
• The classic character reimagined!
• The events of the comic will lead into the Tomb Raider sequel!
VAMPIRE HUNTER D NOVEL VOL 22: WHITE DEVIL MOUNTAIN PARTS 1 & 2 (SC)
Writer: HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI
Art/Cover: YOSHITAKA AMANO
$11.99
From Dark Horse Comics. Commissioned by a vampire ancient to recover the coffin containing the body of the demonic Gilzen, hated even by his own kind, D travels to a frightening mountain landscape perennially shrouded in snow. Within a castle piercing the mountainside, D discovers a group of knights tasked to protect Gilzen at any cost. It's time for D to use all the forces and powers at his command to prevent Gilzen's resurrection! This volume of the long-running series combines two novels and features 11 original illustrations by Final Fantasy designer Yoshitaka Amano.
Replies
DC COMICS
AQUAMAN #37
Art and cover by PAUL PELLETIER and SEAN PARSONS
Variant cover by DARWYN COOKE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with two covers.
The King of the Seas takes on the Warlord of Gorilla City when Aquaman and Grodd collide!
Art and cover by SHAWN CRYSTAL
1:25 Variant cover by CHRIS BRUNNER
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with two covers.
All is not as it seems as Batman’s plans unravel in Arkham Manor, and Jack Shaw investigates the serial killer who’s murdering inmates!
Art by RICHARD CASE and DAVE BULLOCK
Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E • DIGITAL FIRST
Two Bat-tales in one issue! When Barbara Gordon finds her library attacked by the Bookworm, it’s time for Batgirl to sprint into action. Meanwhile, Batman and Robin find things in Gotham City turned upside down when the Archer steals the GCPD’s computer and gives the criminals the upper hand on the police.
Art by ROGE ANTONIO
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
Don’t miss this top-secret tale that ties in to the “Endgame” storyline running now in BATMAN – sorry, but that’s all we can tell you! Trust us – it’s going to be big!
Art by CHRISTIAN DUCE, VICENTE CIFUENTES, TOM DERENICK, VICTOR DRUJINIU and others
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
160 pg, FC, $22.99 US
Based on the hit video game, this volume collects in print for the first time the ground-breaking, multi-path digital comic. This prequel story features an inexperienced Batman going up against crime bosses Black Mask and The Penguin for the first time!
Art by ANDREA MUTTI
Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
The refugees from Arkham Asylum think there’s safety in numbers -- but not if one of them is Bane!
Art by DEAN ORMSTON, PHIL WINSLADE, MEGHAN HETRICK and TULA LOTAY
Cover by EDUARDO RISSO
32 pg, FC, 6 of 8, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
Four time periods, four detectives, four murders, identical M.O, identical location, same body – and now four murderers step into the frame, all very different yet all unnervingly familiar. It’s time for our detectives to face their quarry, but which is the hunter and which is the prey?
Art by PATRICK OLLIFFE
Cover by GARY BROWN
48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T+
The Hasagaua crime family has been a big thorn in Selina’s side as she grapples with the underworld. Now learn the secret of how their stories intersect!
Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM and RYAN KELLY
Cover by MARK BUCKINGHAM
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
After her whirlwind adventures with Charles and Edwin, Crystal’s supernatural entanglements can’t be shrugged off – particularly when Charles is looking to get as entangled as metaphysically possible. And so, Crystal is almost relieved when Tragic Mick turns up at the tree house, bringing with him a very unexpected visitor.
Art by TONY S. DANIEL and SANDU FLOREA
Cover by TONY S. DANIEL
1:25 Variant cover by DAVID AJA
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
This issue will ship with two covers.
Deathstroke’s taking bigger and bolder risks as the hunt for his stolen memories continues. Slade will be pushed to the edge to achieve his goal, but will he ultimately be undone by executing his way to the truth?
Art by ROBSON ROCHA, JAN DUURSEMA, JACK HERBERT and JORGE JIMENEZ
Cover by JAE LEE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
The epic battle rages on as elemental Avatars of Earth-2 try to take down The Furies of Apokolips!
Art and cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
Variant cover by DARWYN COOKE
This issue will arrive in stores with two covers.
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Behold the all-new, all-murderous Flash!
Art and cover by BEN TEMPLESMITH
1:25 Variant cover by RAY FAWKES
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with two covers.
Internal Affairs Agent Rook is learning the Midnight Shift really does have the hard cases – and Jim Corrigan may not be able to bail him out. At least, not without some divine intervention! But can Corrigan risk letting loose the wrath of God, especially against a departed sister?
Art by STEPHEN MOONEY
Cover by MIKEL JANIN
48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
At last – it’s the secret origin of Helena Bertinelli!
Art by BILLY TAN and ROB HUNTER
Cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER
48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
“Godhead,” act 3, part 6: The massive finale is here! On one side stand the New Gods, on the verge of conquering our universe in order to save it! On the other stand the combined might of the various Lantern Corps – or what’s left of them. And in the wings wait the unlikeliest of allies: Hal Jordan and Black Hand. Changes are coming to the heroes of interstellar space, and it all starts here, in the climactic final battle of mortals vs. gods!
Art by BILLY TAN, ALESSANDRO VITTI, BERNARD CHANG, BRAD WALKER and others
Cover by SEAN CHEN
192 pg, FC, $16.99 US
In this epic from GREEN LANTERN #24, GL CORPS #24, NEW GUARDIANS #23-24, RED LANTERNS #24, GL ANNUAL #2 and GL #23.1: RELIC, Relic has arrived! The lights of the Lanterns are fading as the emotional spectrum is being drained. It’s up to Hal and the Green Lanterns to rally the Corps if they are going to survive!
Art by CHAD HARDIN
Cover by AMANDA CONNER
Variant cover by DARWYN COOKE
1:25 Variant cover by AMANDA CONNER
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with three covers.
Harley Quinn and Power Girl! The team-up that no one said could last ends with spectacular violence!
Tomorrow?
HE-MAN: THE ETERNITY WAR #1
Art by POP MHAN
Cover by STJEPAN SEJIC
Variant cover by DARWYN COOKE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
This issue will arrive in stores with two covers.
The war to end all wars has begun in Eternia! Hordak and the villainous Dark Horde have taken over Castle Grayskull and plan to use it as a weapon to terrorize and rule the universe. However, a resistance is building led by She-Ra, The Sorceress Teela and the benevolent warrior He-Man! To what lengths will the Masters of the Universe go to reclaim their kingdom? What sacrifices must He-Man make to salvage his family legacy? Don’t miss a moment of this epic new MOTU series!
Art by KEITH GIFFEN and SCOTT KOBLISH
Cover by HOWARD PORTER
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
A tie-in to the “Godhead” storyline! Simon Baz joins the fray and unleashes a green Mecha Darkseid to battle an oversized Infinity Man as the Green Lantern/New Gods War reaches its climax.
Art by BRUNO REDONDO and MIKE S. MILLER
Cover by NEIL GOOGE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
Swamp Thing has an answer for Constantine’s request, but it’s not the one the mage had hoped to hear – and a major rift severs the uneasy alliance these two have shared. Plus, Constantine tells Batman that they now have a new, more deadly foe to face!
Art by ANDRES GUINALDO and WALDEN WONG
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
Variant cover by DARWYN COOKE
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with two covers.
Trapped in a universe outside time, the members of Justice League Dark must survive a surreal landscape to find their way home – at the beginning of time!
Art by SCOTT KOLINS
Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
144 pg, FC, $14.99 US
In these stories from issues #6-12, Larfleeze has become the embodiment of a power battery. Having been defeated by his once-undead Corpsmen, Larfleeze is locked away in a dungeon to serve as the remaining Orange Lantern’s power battery. It will take a cosmic miracle for Larfleeze to escape and regain control over his Orange Lanterns.
Art by PETER GROSS, RYAN KELLY, COLLEEN DORAN, MICHAEL WM. KALUTA and others
Cover by CHRISTOPHER MOELLER
352 pg, FC, $29.99 US • MATURE READERS
In this final volume collecting issues #62-75, the forces of Heaven, Hell, and everyone in between wage a final battle to determine the fate of both Yahweh and Lucifer’s Creations – a fate no one, not even the Lightbringer, could foresee. And in the aftermath of the battle, how will Lucifer and his cohorts pick up their lives and tie up loose ends?
Art by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Cover by RYAN SOOK
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Thirty-five years from now, Brother Eye continues to prove that he won’t allow himself to be beaten. Five years from now, it’s clear that he may already have won.
Art by JONBOY MEYER
Cover by R.B. SILVA and WALDEN WONG
48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
Red Hood, Arsenal and Starfire face the one enemy they may not be able to defeat: the holidays!
Art by J. CALAFIORE
Cover by SCOTT HEPBURN
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
“Godhead,” act 3, part 4: As the battle rages on New Genesis, Guy Gardner is dispatched on a dangerous mission that could change everything! But the New Gods don’t know Guy – or his secret death wish! Unfortunately, Guy wasn’t expecting an incredible temptation to appear in his way!
Art by ANDY KUBERT and JONATHAN GLAPION
Cover by ANDY KUBERT
1:50 Variant cover by CLIFF CHIANG
48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with two covers.
It all ends here! Batman’s been to the hells of Apokalips and back just to retrieve his son’s body. But what has he brought back with him? And who is the new Robin?
Art by TRAVEL FOREMAN, CLIFF RICHARDS and STEPHEN MOONEY
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
Three more stars of the DC Universe shine as their origin stories are revealed! Don’t miss the DC Comics – The New 52 origins of Grayson by Tim Seeley, Tom King and Stephen Mooney; Animal Man by Jeff Lemire and Travel Foreman; and Katana by Ann Nocenti Cliff Richards!
Art by DAVE COCKRUM, MIKE GRELL and others
Cover by NICK CARDY
520 pg, B&W, $19.99 US
These 1970s stories reestablished the Legion’s popularity and introduced new heroes Timber Wolf, Karate Kid and Wildfire. Collects SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #193, 195, 197-220 and KARATE KID #1.
Boy, I was in seventh heaven when the books reprinted here first came out. I came to love the Legion during the Jim Shooter-Curt Swan days in Adventure, but then they fell on hard times -- and virtually disappeared. But here they returned, not only getting their own book (well, it was Superboy's), but being drawn by the likes of Nick Cardy and Dave Cockrum. I saw nothing but blue skies ahead for my beloved Legion. And sure enough, the next few years were pretty darn good!
Art by DALE EAGLESHAM
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
Variant cover by DARWYN COOKE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will arrive in stores with two covers.
“Godhead,” act 3, part 5: Sinestro knows the only thing standing between the New Gods and universal domination is bringing Hal Jordan into the fight on New Genesis! But Sinestro always has more than one plan: the one you know about and the one you don’t. Which mission succeeds will depend on many factors, not the least of which is Sinestro’s lust for power!
Art by SCOTT HAMPTON
Cover by DARWYN COOKE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
In September we saw a glimpse of a zombie-infected world five years in the future. Now, even as Jared tries to save Carmen’s life, he’s forced to lead his new team against the terrorists, whose actions are making it look less and less like that future can be avoided.
Art and cover by JOHN ROMITA, JR. and KLAUS JANSON
Variant cover by DARWYN COOKE
1:50 Variant cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER
1:100 Variant cover by JOHN ROMITA, JR. and KLAUS JANSON
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
This issue will ship with five covers.
Can there be peace and good will toward people without a price? Geoff Johns and John Romita Jr. serve up some holiday shocks as they answer this question and more in this the penultimate chapter of “MEN OF TOMORROW”! And be warned – some significant changes are in store for the Man of Steel to ring in the New Year!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
Art by AARON KUDER and others
Cover by AARON KUDER
160 pg, FC, $22.99 US
In these stories from ACTION COMICS #25-29 and SECRET ORIGINS #1, the Man of Steel features a BATMAN: ZERO YEAR tie-in as a cocky young Superman battles the forces of nature to save Gotham City! Then, all hell breaks loose as Superman is caught between an alien menace and the super-powered soldier the U.S. Army has sent to kill it!
Art by TONY S. DANIEL, TYLER KIRKHAM, JESUS MERINO and others
Cover by TONY S. DANIEL and BATT
200 pg, FC, $16.99 US
Determined to turn Metropolis against the Man of Steel, Lex Luthor unleashes a virus on Metropolis capable of rewriting the DNA of those infected, including Superman. Collecting ACTION COMICS #19-24 plus tales from YOUNG ROMANCE #1 and SUPERMAN ANNUAL #2.
Art and cover by DOUG MAHNKE
Variant cover by DARWYN COOKE
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
This issue will ship with three covers.
It’s no surprise that after recent events, Superman and Wonder Woman are cautious about the appearance of the new hero who calls himself Wonderstar. But this mysterious hero seems to be asking for nothing more than their guidance in dealing with his strange, erratic powers – and for their help in protecting his loved ones and his secret identity! The only problem is that his past is a blank slate. He doesn’t know who he is, where he comes from – or why is feels a strange connection to the Man of Steel and the Amazon Warrior!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
Art by various
Cover by JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ and DICK GIORDANO
560 pg, FC, $49.99 US
These tales from the 1970s, written by Len Wein, pit Batman against the villainy of The Joker, The Riddler, Catwoman, Mr. Freeze, Ra’s al Ghul and many others. Collected from BATMAN #307-310, #312-319, #321-324, #326-327, DETECTIVE COMICS #408, #444-448, #466, #478-479, #500 and #514 and UNTOLD LEGENDS OF THE BATMAN #1-3.
Art and cover by JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ
160 pg, FC, $14.99 US
DC’s science fiction heroes star in this title collecting the 3-issue 1990 miniseries! TWILIGHT tells the story of how one of the Star Rovers became a living god when caught in an explosion with a race of immortal creatures called Methuseloids. It’s up to renegade hero Tommy Tomorrow to stop his former ally – but he ends up absorbing Sorensen’s power and becoming an all-powerful tyrant himself!
Maybe I was expecting too much after Dark Knight Rises and Watchmen, but I felt pretty let down by this 1991 "prestige" project. Or maybe I just didn't know much or care much about the characters being put through the ringer here. Does anybody really care what happens to Tommy
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
THE AVENGER SPECIAL 2014: THE TELEVISION KILLERS
Art: EDU MENNA
Cover: ROBERT HACK
FC / 48 Pages / Teen+ / $7.99
1939: Ordinary, law-abiding citizens are turning into shambling maniacs who attack and eat their victims. As The Avenger and his Justice Inc. crew investigate, a new client comes to the man with the dead face and icy eyes for help: a young singer named Billie Holiday, who’s received death threats before her appearance on a new invention called “television.” Pulp-era thrills and horror from writer Mark Rahner (The Twilight Zone, Army of Darkness/Reanimator).
Art/Cover: DAVID T. CALBRERA
FC / 32 Pages / Teen+ / $3.99
It’s the final issue of Dynamite’s Bionic Woman revival! Jaime Sommers will do anything she can to escape North Eden … but not if it means leaving the town’s innocent citizens behind. There are surprises around every corner (and we mean that), with plenty of bionic action and intrigue along the way! Guest-starring The Six Million Dollar Man!
THE DEVILERS #5 (OF 7)
Art: MATT TRIANO
Cover: JOCK
32 pages / Teen + / $2.99
As the team regroups, Chun-Bai suspects her team is not what it seems, and her suspicions might just get them killed. An unlikely force appears to save them, but will it damn them as well?
Art: KEWBER BAAL
Cover: ROBERT HACK
FC / 32 Pages / Teen+ / $7.99
Known as the cousin of world famous adventurer Doc Savage, Pat Savage wants nothing more than to prove she has what is takes to be a hero. What starts out as a thankless job as a babysitter, soon turns into an epic life-and-death struggle that finds Pat squaring off against sinister forces. It’s a double-size tale of two-fisted action starring the first lady of pulp adventure, Pat Savage, Woman of Bronze.
Art: NEIL EDWARDS, ROBERTO CASTRO
Cover: CHRISTIAN WARD
TPB / 136 Pages / Teen+ / $16.99
TV legend. Wall Street wolf. Internet mogul. Tabloid bad boy. Master metaphysicist. Spiritualist. Monster hunter. Doctor Adam Spektor is all of these things … and less. For 15 years, Spektor has traveled the globe to smoke out and defeat werewolves, vampires, ghosts and everything else that goes bump in the night … and yet, his success has brought him no peace. Some part of him is missing, something he needs but can’t name. But he’s about to find what’s missing in an unlikely place. A supernatural thriller that shatters all realities, courtesy of award-winning author Mark Waid (Kingdom Come, Daredevil, Indestructible Hulk)!
Art: JAVIER GARCIA MIRANDA
Covers: NEI RUFFINO, JOYCE CHIN
FC / 32 Pages / Teen+ / $3.99
With the chalice of regeneration in her hot red hands, Purgatori is one step closer to regaining her powers. But in order to get them back, she’s going to have to return to the fiery pits of hell … this time as a mere mortal. Don’t miss the Hell and Back story arc’s action-packed penultimate issue!
Art: ANTHONY MARQUES
Cover: ROBERT HACK
48 PGS / Teen + / $7.99
Faced with a world without The Shadow, his agents must step up and take down a crime syndicate that is crippling the city! From the mean streets to the mountains of China, the agents run a counter operation to break up this menace and uncover its mysterious leader. Margo, Jericho, Cliff, and more unite to stem the bitter fruit of crime!
Art: JUAN ANTONIO RAMIREZ, DAVID T. CABRERO
Cover: ALEX ROSS
TPB / 144 PGS / Teen+ / $19.99
Better. Stronger. Faster. The original Six Million Dollar Man, Steve Austin, was a man barely alive until the OSI transformed him into the world’s first Bionic Man. Now, he and Oscar Goldman are the most effective team in National Security. But a rogue faction in the OSI is making a power play for that position with a new type of infiltration agent – one that is completely obedient and robotic. Fan-favorite classic action figure Maskatron joins the official Six Million Dollar Man original television continuity. Can a soulless machine that wears Steve Austin’s very face make the Six Million Dollar Man obsolete? And as Steve’s world is threatened from within, his very actions unknowingly release an alien menace upon an unsuspecting world. It’s a return to the original 1970s Six Million Dollar Man in all its groovy bionic glory – Da-Na-Na-Na-Na!
IDW PUBLICATIONS
THE COMPLETE CORTO MALTESE VOL 1: UNDER THE SIGN OF CAPRICORN (TPB)
TPB • B&W • $29.99 • 140 pages • 9.25” x 11.75”
Long before the term “graphic novel” entered the popular lexicon, the Italian cartoonist Hugo Pratt pioneered the long-form “drawn literature” story in 1967 when he introduced Corto Maltese in the epic adventure “The Ballad of the Salty Sea.”
Pratt set the standard for all adult adventure comics in Europe, and by the mid-1970s Corto was the continent’s most popular series and Pratt the world’s leading graphic novelist. “He is one of the true masters of comic art,” says Frank Miller.
Hugo Pratt’s peripatetic sailor was featured in a series of 29 stories. The adventures of this modern Ulysses are set during the first 30 years of the 20th Century in such exotic locales as Pratt’s native Venice, the steppes of Manchuria, the Caribbean islands, the Danakil deserts, the Amazon forests and the waves of the Pacific.
Pratt’s books remain best sellers in Europe and are published in a dozen languages yet until now, Corto Maltese has been poorly represented in English.
“We intend to change all that,” says EuroComics editor Dean Mullaney. “Pratt deserves a first-rate American edition and America deserves Corto Maltese. We’re proud to publish Hugo Pratt as the first graphic novelist in our EuroComics imprint; we’re similarly pleased to publish him alongside Milton Caniff and Alex Toth, two important artistic influences on Pratt, from our long-standing Library of American Comics line.”
The late Kim Thompson, best known as the Vice President and Co-Publisher of Fantagraphics Books, summed up the Pratt’s historical importance: “Corto Maltese was the first European strip to advance a mature, artistically serious sensibility within the traditional adventure format. The elliptical narrative of the stories, the pervasive sense of destiny and tragedy, the side trips into the worlds of dreams and magic -- all capped off with the exotic, guarded nature of the hero -- combined with Pratt’s hard-won craft, worldly experience, and scrupulous research to form a work of breathtaking scope and power.”
EuroComics is working closely with Patrizia Zanotti, Pratt’s long-time collaborator, to present the complete Corto Maltese in a series of 12 quality trade paperbacks in Pratt’s original oversized black and white format. They will also feature new translations from Pratt’s original Italian scripts by Simone Castaldi, Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Hofstra (and author of Drawn and Dangerous: Italian Comics of the 1970s and 1980s), and Mullaney.
“At long last, Hugo Pratt’s masterpiece washes up on American shores the way it was intended to be seen and read, the way fans all over the world have known and loved it for decades,” said Eisner Award winner Matt Fraction. “I read my first Corto Maltese story when I was ten years old and, ever since, this was the version of Corto I’ve wanted on my shelves. ”
The first of the twelve volumes, Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn, to be published December 2014, collects the first six inter-connected short stories Pratt created in France in the early 1970s: “The Secret of Tristan Bantam,” “Rendez-vous in Bahia,” “Sureshot Samba,” “The Brazilian Eagle,” “So Much for Gentlemen of Fortune,” and “The Seagull’s Fault.”
The second volume, collecting the subsequent five stories, and will be released Spring 2015.
The series will also be released in a matched set of six original art-sized limited edition hardcovers, each containing the equivalent of two of the trade paperbacks.
“Hugo Pratt is one of the true masters of comic art.” -- Frank Miller
“Hugo Pratt is among the greatest storytellers in all of literature, but what’s more, he also draws like a god.” -- Milo Manara
“I read my first CORTO MALTESE story when I was 10 years old and ever since, this was the version of CORTO I’ve wanted on my shelves.” -- Matt Fraction
© Cong S.A., Lausanne – Art © Casterrman Bruxelles
Translation © 2014 Simone Castaldi and Dean Mullaney
Corto Maltese ® & Hugo Pratt TM © Cong S.A., Lausanne.
All rights reserved.
Cover: Mark Pingitore
Blank Sketch Variant available
Variant Cover: JOE SIMKO
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Deluxe “Peter Bagge’d” Edition poly-bagged with an exclusive official GPK sticker by Brent Engstrom: $4.99
Remember mullets and teased bangs? Stonewashed denim jackets and jeans? Well, not everything about the ‘80s was lame, because that’s when the Garbage Pail Kids ruled the world! Those irreverent, satirical stickers quickly became a pop-culture phenomenon, but they never had their own comic book... until now! In the spirit of the avant-garde cartoonists and humorists who fathered these miscreants, a new generation of alternative-comics creators has lent their unique talents to bring the Garbage Pail Kids into the wacky world of comics— just in time for their 30th birthday!
• Revisit the pop-culture phenomenon from the minds of Art Spiegelman, Mark Newgarden, John Pound, and many others!
• Featuring the most righteous creators in alternative comics!
• Still not amped? Well, this is just the beginning. Expect a totally tubular wave of new comics in the coming months!
Art/Cover: JOE KUBERT
HC • BW • $75.00 net discount item • 152 Pages • 12” x 17”
Reimagining the popular war stories that filled the pages of comic books throughout the 1950’ and 1960’s, Joe Kubert’s Enemy Ace made an unlikely hero into a genre icon. The classic tales of airborne suspense that first thrilled readers over 50 years ago, will make their mark all over again with Joe Kubert Enemy Ace: Artist’s Edition.
Created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert in 1968 as an alternate take on the highly successful war-based comics, Enemy Ace introduced a hero that by all superficial definitions was a villain. A high-flying pilot for the Germans, Hans von Hammer was a star soldier but morally conflicted by the duties that his role demanded.
“I’ve loved every single one of our Artist’s Editions, but for me, this is the big one,” said Dirk Wood, IDW’s Vice President of Marketing. “Ask Scott Dunbier, I’ve bugged him about the possibility of this book since pretty much my first day at IDW. Kanigher and Kubert’s Enemy Ace was my absolute favorite comic as a kid, and remains so to this day. To see that material again, in this format, is going to be something special.”
Joe Kubert: Enemy Ace Artist’s Edition presents five entire issues of the decorated DC Comics series Star Spangled War Stories, including #139, 140, 141, 142 144. Scanned directly from the original art, this complete collection will also feature bonus material like covers and promos. At over 150 pages, the Artist’s Edition measures at 12” x 17”.
The masterwork joins the two Artist’s Editions that already showcased Kubert, Joe Kubert’s Tarzan of the Apes and Joe Kubert’s Tor.
JUDGE DREDD ANDERSON PSI DIVISION #4 (of 4)
Art: CARL CRICHLOW
Cover: MATT HALEY
Subscription Variant: MIMI YOON
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
In an all-new adventure from Cassandra Anderson’s early days in Psi-Division, writer Matt Smith and artist Carl Critchlow present “King of the Six Sectors.” The theft of Cursed Earth artifacts has led Anderson from the mutant-filled swamplands near Texas City back to the criminal underground of Mega-City One, but nothing could prepare her for what’s coming next!
• Written by writer/Eagle Award-winning 2000 AD Editor Matt Smith (Judge Dredd: Year One)!
• Art by fantasy and science-fiction artist Carl Critchlow (Judge Dredd, Magic the Gathering)!
• Ask your retailer about the adorable variant cover by Agnes Garbowska!
JUDGE DREDD #26
Art: NELSON DANIEL
Cover: MARK SEXTON
Subscription Variant : MARK TORRES
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
“Mega-City Manhunt, part 2”-- Everybody wants Dredd. Chief Justice Cal wants Dredd erased, since he's the only one who knows the truth about the Council of Five. SJS Judge Verrity wants Dredd to answer for his crimes in Sector One. Judge Anderson wants Dredd to stay alive long enough to figure out how she'll get her body back. And Dubbie Cruz -- an unfortunately Judge Cal lookalike -- wants Dredd to leave him alone. Everybody wants Dredd. You'll want Dredd, too. Specifically, Judge Dredd #26. Add it to your pull list now, punk!
MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #26
Art: ANDY PRICE
Cover: ANDY PRICE, AGNES GARBOWSKA
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
All plans to stop the Cattle Rustler gang have failed! Hope seems to be in short supply in the small town of Canter Creek. Luckily a new sheriff is in town… Applejack!
• A western … MLP style!
• Variant Cover by Chan Chau!
Art/Cover: TRISTAN JONES
Subscription Variant: XERMANICO
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The terrifying finale of the all-new tale spinning directly out of the hit 2012 video game Silent Hill Downpour and featuring fan-favorite characters from Silent Hill lore! Anne Marie Cunningham's deadly journey through Silent Hill comes to a haunting end. Written by Downpour writer Tom Waltz.
Art/Cover: DAN SCHOENING
Subscription Variant: CORY SMITH
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Time is running out for the Turtles to get home, and a new villain is determined to make life as difficult as possible for the Ghostbusters! The two teams will have to think outside of the box to save themselves … and New York!
Art/Cover: TOM SCIOLI
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 152 pages
Earth makes contact with an alien race -- and G.I. JOE is on the front lines! But when the TRANSFORMERS arrive -- well, let’s just say you’ve never seen TRANSFORMERS or G.I. JOE like this! Visionary comic book maker Tom Scioli (with TRANSFORMERS fan-favorite John Barber in tow) combine two of the biggest names in entertainment into the surprise breakout hit of 2014!
Collects issues #0-4.
THE X-FILES X-MAS SPECIAL
Art: MATTHEW DOW SMITH, LOSTON WALLACE
Cover: CARLOS VALENZUELA
FC • 48 pages • $7.99
The holidays have brought together all the X-Files agents for the very first time! Walter Skinner hosts a get-together for his most special agents, but the festive night turns tense when someone -- or something -- comes down the chimney! In a second story, the X-Files team of the 1940s -- Bing Ellington and Millie Ohio from the Year Zero miniserie -- investigate a potential Communist saboteur, but discover an impossible creature -- a gremlin!
• Featuring appearances by all known X-Files agents!
• Present-day story by Season 10 team, Joe Harris and Matthew Dow Smith!
• A 1940s story by Year Zero writer Karl Kesel and artist Loston Wallace!
• Ask your retailer about the variant cover by Vic Malhotra (Year Zero, Roche Limit)!
IMAGE COMICS
BLACK SCIENCE #11
Art / Cover: MATTEO SCALERA & DEAN WHITE
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
As the Pillar counts down towards its next jump the Dimensionauts are besieged by an endless wave of horrors. Can they hold out long enough to escape, or will one of them have to remain behind and pay the ultimate price? Join RICK REMENDER, MATTEO SCALERA, & DEAN WHITE, as they bring the second chapter of the smash sci-fi hit series to a close!
Art: ROD REIS
Cover: TREVOR MCCARTHY
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
The times they are a changin'. After the shocking murder of a C.O.W.L. hero, members of the organization must put aside their differences in order to find the killer ... before Detective Evelyn Frost and the Chicago Police do.
DARK ENGINE VOLUME 1: THE ART OF DESTRUCTION
Art / Cover: JOHN BIVENS
Colors: KELLY FITZPATRICK
112 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99
Collects DARK ENGINE #1-4
In desperation, alchemists on a cracked and ruined Earth -- where dead men’s ashes rain down and a plague of spore-beasts terrorize the living -- create Sym. She is their last hope, their Savior. The mysterious figure at the heart of the Image Comics graphic novel DARK ENGINE by Ryan Burton and John Bivens is a primal force. Her story begins in DARK ENGINE VOLUME 1: THE ART OF DESTRUCTION, due in stores this winter.
Sent back in time to save humankind, Sym is a relentless killer, with gore in her long hair, ribsword in her hand, and a skull as her helmet. But what her creators do not realize is that, though they created her, Sym will not necessarily do their bidding.
“I wanted a female Beowulf … a Gilgamesh … a Kratos that didn’t shy away from her instincts, that was violent, that was fury-born,” said Burton of his fierce protagonist in an interview at Women Write About Comics. “That wasn’t afraid to get hurt or make a incredibly violent gambit in order to cut down her enemy. I believe that all women are a force of nature -- they are capable, they are adaptable, they are scary smart. So with all that, it felt natural to make Sym a woman.”
With visceral, hard-etched art and action spanning epochs, DARK ENGINE is a graphic novel experience that artist J.H. Williams III (Sandman: Overture, Promethea, Batwoman) describes as “an otherworldly horrific poetic movement that is immediately immersive.”
Praise for DARK ENGINE:
“... there’s no denying the uniqueness of this concept and the flair with which it’s being executed. There’s nothing like watching a vicious character set history on fire; and even if that’s an itch you don’t think you have, you’ll get it scratched when you read Dark Engine.” -- Michelle White, Multiversity Comics
“Dark Engine is hauntingly beautiful and unique. It beckons you in with poetic dialogue and captivates you with visceral force.” -- Zack Thompson, Bloody Disgusting
Multiversity Comics: “... there is really no other medium where one or as small a handful of people can create something so large in scope.”
Comic Book Resources: “She is battling ever-changing environments that bring about a variety of predators. Some of the threats are prehistoric, some are human and some are -- other.”
DEAD@17: THE BLASPHEMY THRONE #5 (of 7)
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.50
The final battle between gods and man begins, and all of Earth is the battlefield.
Art / Cover: FRAN BUENO
32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.50
Reunited after their memorable run on the critically acclaimed NOBLE CAUSES, JAY FAERBER and FRAN BUENO bring you a new tale of crime, horror and romance! It's Fright Night-style thrills and Castle-style crime-solving as a homicide detective and his girlfriend find their love put to the ultimate test when they run afoul of a gang of vampires!
Art / Cover: MARTÍN MORAZZO
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
“BIG GAME HUNTERS,” Part Four
The trash-trouncing finale! All nations have growing pains, and many have known the horrors of civil war. But if this is to be the final battle for Chas Worthington’s New Texas, who will survive, what will be left and, most importantly ... who shall rule?
Mature/$1.00
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!
Mature/$1.00
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!
Art / Cover: NICK PITARRA
144 PAGES / FC / T+ / $14.99
It's the fifth volume of the world's greatest secret science history, THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS. "The Cold War" reveals the dark days of the 'real' Cuban Missile Crisis, the assassination of an American President, and the end of the Manhattan Projects-Star City alliance. Collects THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #21-25
Art / Cover: MATHEW REYNOLDS
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
"ON TREASURE ISLAND"
The second of a two-part story: On the hunt for Koji Ra, Jack and the crew of the Venture explore ancient ruins on a deserted island and run into an old adversary.
This issue also includes a bonus short story just in time for Christmas.
OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #6
Art / Cover: PAUL AZACETA & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
“RECEIVE YOUR MARK” Our first group of stories comes to a very startling conclusion, setting the stage for what is to come.
Art / Cover: RILEY ROSSMO & IVAN PLASCENCIA
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Young Rasputin has the power to heal people, to give them energy, and to make them feel better than they ever have before. The ladies do not complain.
REVIVAL #26
Art: MIKE NORTON
Cover: JENNY FRISON
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Blaine Abel. Demonologist. All around evil scumbag. But now he's on the side of the angels, offering his expertise with the supernatural. Can Em trust a man who she once ran into an eighteen-wheeler?
128 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99
Two women deal with modern themes of sex, relationships and fetishism in this erotic romantic comedy.
A webcomic sensation and #1 bestseller on Amazon, with tens of millions of views on DeviantArt, SUNSTONE by Stjepan Sejic is being published as a graphic novel in December by Image Comics/Top Cow. The story of two women who find love through their shared passion for bondage, SUNSTONE is poised to introduce readers to a new kind of S&M story, one that will surprise readers with the heart and humanity of its story.
Ally and Lisa are happy, well-adjusted young women, but they’re both a little lonely. Ally loves the creativity of being a “domme” in her sex life but hasn’t found the right person to share it with. And Lisa … Well, Lisa loves to be tied up. When they find each other online, they know they have to meet. But bondage is all about trust, and even after they’ve explored every facet of their sexuality together, Ally and Lisa will find the ultimate test of this trust lies in three simple words.
Writer and artist Stjepan Sejic (APHRODITE IX, DEATH VIGIL) has one word for the fan response to SUNSTONE: “overwhelming.” He attributes the success of his love story to its themes. “I don't just mean the obvious ones of fetishism and general sexuality,” he clarified.
“In Sunstone, the main theme is in fact human nature. Sunstone has over time become a book showing the very human and understandable nature of fetishism and people responded to that.” Sejic categorizes the comments he’s gotten from reader three ways:
I came for the art but got hooked and stayed for the story.
I'm not into bdsm but this made me understand it.
This story helped me make some sense of my own fetishism.
And finally, the comments Sejic says he “will forever treasure,” are notes from couples who thank him for SUNSTONE helping them share what they had been too embarrassed to tell their partners.
SUNSTONE readers are the best ambassadors of this unique story, so here are what a few die-hard fans had to say when they were asked why they love it:
“Loved it from its inception and will love it forevermore. It shows the reality behind the BDSM life. And frankly my friends and I needed that. It shows that there isn't anything wrong with us. ... We just don't like vanilla. ;)” - @ErinMorragin
“The series is too much fun. A character-driven take on the subject & one hell of a gorgeous comic.” -- @Elysian_Chaos
“#Sunstone is a fantastic comic for anyone who loves great art, relatable characters, a beautiful love story, and a bit of kink!” -- @Jo_Techsmith
“started following for the art and unique theme, stayed for the story. The sun is always brighter with a new page of #sunstone” -- @Gumberian
"Because the art will draw you in, but the story will keep you - bound, if you will.” - @MooskieNet
“been following since it was just concept art on DA! Killer aesthetic, with great character and story. What's not to love?” -- @Gospodin
A must-read for erotica fans, SUNSTONE will be in comic book stores on December 24 and bookstores on January 6. It is available for pre-order now.SUNSTONE by Stjepan Sejic.
I guess after the success of 50 Shades of Grey, the mainstreaming of BDSM was inevitable. Hey, maybe someday William Moulton Marston will be considered a visionary!
SUPER DINOSAUR #23
Writer: ROBERT KIRKMAN
Art: JASON HOWARD, CLIFF RATHBURN
Cover: JASON HOWARD
Super Dinosaur has fallen! Derek Dynamo must save the day on his own!
Art: SIMON GANE & JORDIE BELLAIRE
Cover: SIMON GANE & FONOGRAFIKS
24 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Eisner-nominated writer and Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson (NOWHERE MEN) collaborates with red-hot artist Simon Gane for the all-new ongoing thriller series THEY’RE NOT LIKE US, coming to Image Comics on December 24.
We all have advantages over one another, but what if the next generation of youth were capable of things most of us could only imagine? What would they do -- and who would they be? A doctor? An athlete? A soldier? A hero? Since the beginning of time we’ve all had to make choices about how to use our own unique abilities, but not like this generation ... THEY’RE NOT LIKE US.
In a spotlight interview with Stephenson, he described the series as a “slow-building horror” that explores what happens if people take advantage of their special abilities for personal gain instead of goodwill. “Power does different things to different people, and in They’re Not Like Us, we’re going to meet a group of very desensitized young people whose extraordinary abilities have put them in a very unique position within the modern world.”
“When Eric told me the concept of They're Not Like Us and asked if I'd like to draw it, I said ‘Yes’ with something approaching superhuman speed,” added Gane. “It's smart, satirical and more than a little bit sinister. Now, I'm not psychic or anything, but you expect that edge from Image Comics and Eric's writing.”
MARVEL COMICS
ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 (2ND PTG)
Art & Cover by STUART IMMONEN
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
Be there when Sam Wilson dons the stars and stripes as the new Sentinel of Liberty.
“… these new directions are taking readers to some very fun places” -- The AV Club
ALL-NEW INVADERS #13
Art/Cover: STEVE PUGH
THE DEADLIEST KREE WARRIOR! EVER!
• In the aftermath of the KREE’S defeat by the ALL-NEW INVADERS and the loss of the GOD’S WHISPER, TANALTH seeks answers sending her on a cosmic quest and combat with the ETERNAL (and Golden Age Hero) MAKKARI.
• Will Kree warrior and Eternal speedster KILL each other or get the answers they both seek?
• Plus SAM WILSON’S first meeting with the ALL-NEW INVADERS.
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
Art: CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Cover by KRIS ANKA & JARED FLETCHER
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
AXIS TIE-INS!
Sunfire returns to X-Factor with an odd proposal. Meanwhile the team is dispatched to the Middle East to intervene in an ongoing war between two countries.
Art/Cover: ANDREA SORRENTINO
Variant: DUSTIN NGUYEN
40 PGS. / Rated T+ / $4.99
THE SECRET LIFE OF EVA BELL -- Part 2
• Part two of Eva Bell’s journey through the ages!
• With limited control over her powers, and even less control over her destinations, Eva had believed herself lost in time.
• But just when she had come to accept this as truth, her world was once again ripped asunder as she is once again sent tumbling through time.
Penciled by PACO MEDINA, ED MCGUINNESS & CARLO BARBERI
Cover by CARLO BARBERI
136 PGS. / Rated T+ / $17.99
Writers Craig Kyle and Chris Yost return to the X-Men! When Wolverine discovers an old friend is missing, his visit to Canada soon transforms into a hairy situation. The Wendigo virus is running rampant, changing people into flesh-eating monsters! Now, the X-Men and Alpha Flight must fight to stop the growing tide of Wendigos from consuming everything and everyone in their path — a task made harder when an X-Man falls prey to the deadly disease! Desperate, the X-Men take the fight to the Spirit Realm, but how do the Great Beasts fit into this mayhem? And will even the combined forces of the X-Men and Alpha Flight be enough to save Canada from this cannibalistic plague? Plus: Iceman, Firestar and Spider-Man must renew their amazing friendship to save New York City! Collecting AMAZING X-MEN (2014) #7-12.
Art: JIM CHEUNG
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Looper Variant by PAUL RENAUD
Inversion Variant by ADAM HUGHES
40 PGS./Rated T+ / $4.99
ACT III: NEW WORLD DISORDER
• Who will live? Who will die? Who will remain inverted? A shocking climax that promises to crack the Marvel Universe to its very core!
• An old foe must claim the mantle of his greatest enemy to save the lives of all he cares for!
• An X-Man’s horrifying fate! An Avenger’s appalling choice! If you read only one comic this century – This is it!
The Earth-shattering finale to the biggest comic event of the year explodes into comic shops as heroes, villains and more collide in AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #9 – the epic conclusion! Blockbuster writer Rick Remender along with artists Jim Cheung, Terry Dodson and Leinil Yu bring heroes and villains to the brink for the finale of Act III: New World Disorder – and not everyone will make it back!
Armies of heroes and villains wage war in the streets of Manhattan as the X-Men and their leader Apocalypse prepare to annihilate all of humanity. With the remaining Avengers twisted and corrupted by the Inversion, our only hope lies with the most despicable villains in the Marvel Universe. Led by the frail and vulnerable Steve Rogers, these villains are all that stands in the way of total obliteration.
To save everything, sacrifices will be made – and the lives of Avengers and X-Men alike will be torn asunder. An X-Man will meet their horrifying fate! An Avenger will make an appalling choice! An old foe must claim the mantle of his greatest enemy. And a new team of Uncanny Avengers will be born!
The Marvel Universe as you know it is about to be rocked to its core. No fan can afford to miss the shocking finale in AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #9 – on sale this December!
For more on Avengers & X-Men: AXIS, please visit www.marvel.com. Join the conversation on Twitter with hashtag #MarvelAXIS and don’t forget to follow us at @Marvel [www.twitter.com/Marvel]!
Penciled by CARLOS PACHECO
Cover by CARLOS PACHECO
136 PGS / Rated T / $24.99
This is it! The final chapter of the story that begin in Dimension Z! After Cap’s earth-shaking battle against the Iron Nail, Steve Rogers is Captain America no more! But can he survive his new situation as a face from the past hunts him? Meanwhile, two of Cap’s oldest foes continue their plan: Arnim Zola and the Red Skull! Zola wages war on New York— but without Cap to lead them, can the Avengers stop the Bio-Fanatic’s plot for revenge? As the Falcon faces a secret from Cap’s past, Zola unleashes his hyper-mutates, and Jet Black joins the battle — to the death! The Red Skull’s long game is revealed as the road to AXIS begins! But Zola and the Skull didn’t anticipate a new player in the game: Who is the all-new Captain America?! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (2012) #22-25.
Art/Cover: LUKE ROSS
Variant: AFUA RICHARDSON
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
AXIS tie-in!
• You’ve dreaded it! You’ve dreamed of it! Now -- it’s here! THE AVENGERS/AVENGERS WAR!
• With Captain America and Iron Man bringing the full power of the Avengers against the Gem Theater, can our heroes possibly survive?
• Guest-starring Spider-Man! But which side is the wall-crawler on?
Art: JAVIER GARRON
Cover: ALEXANDER LOZANO
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
• The cutthroat space-pirate crew Scott Summers has joined up with is rampaging across space, plundering, and cutting throats. And now Scott is expected to cut throats with them!
• Exactly how far will Scott go to save his skin – and to rescue his captive father?
• At least on the romance front there’s some good news: Scott’s discovered there are other girls in the universe besides Jean Gray.
• But let’s just hope the pirate captain doesn’t discover Scott’s got his eye on his daughter. (Get it? “Eye on his daughter.” That’s a Cyclops joke right there!)
Art/Cover: CHRIS SAMNEE
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
• Daredevil’s recent traumas have him coping in an unexpected way!
• A mystery that’s been building since issue one starts to pay off big!
• San Francisco now has TWO men without fear--and only one will be left standing!
Art: MIKE HAWTHORNE
CoverS by MARK BROOKS
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
AXIS TIE-IN!
• You heard right -- since the events of AXIS inverted him ...
• DEADPOOL HAS GONE ZEN!
• HE FOUND PEACE! HE SWORE OFF VIOLENCE!
• So how is he going to help his friends live through the inverted X-Men?!?
Art: PETER NGUYEN
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
Canada Variant also available
32 PGS. / Parental Advisory / $3.99
It’s all come to this! The heroes and villains closest to Wolverine -- Mystique, Daken, Sabretooth, X-23 and Lady Deathstrike -- make a monumental decision that will forever alter the Legacy that Logan built years forging. That is, if they survive the threat of the vampiric menace challenging their goals!
Art: MATTEO LOLLI
Cover by JAMES HARREN
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
• The baddest brawlers in Brooklyn continue to tear up the town in the next issue of HAWKEYE VS DEADPOOL!
• So Black Cat’s been brainwashing goons and dressing them as super heroes, huh? Good thing Hawkeye and Deadpool are on the case.
• If they can stop fighting amongst each other, that is.
Writer: AL EWING
Art/Cover: LEE GARBETT
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
AXIS tie-in!
• Loki, swashbuckling savior of truth and justice, versus Lorelei -- scheming sister of the noble Enchantress!
• Once -- in a time Loki would rather forget -- these two were allies. Now, Loki must bring Lorelei in -- or die trying!
• Also featuring: the base villainy of Thor -- Marvel’s brutish God Of Evil!
MAGNETO #13
Art: GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA
Cover by DAN PANOSIAN
32 PGS. / Parental Advisory / $3.99
• In his war against those who would see his kind extinguished, Magneto has one steadfast ally: the mysterious woman called Briar Raleigh.
• But what are her true designs for the Master of Magnetism?
Penciled by GIL KANE with BOB BROWN, HERB TRIMPE, JOHN BUSCEMA & TOM SUTTON
Cover by GIL KANE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Variant: Volume 72 (DM only)
296 PGS. / Rated T / $24.99
In 1972, Marvel Comics marched into a new era -- an era in which super heroes increasingly reflected the world’s turmoil and social unrest. And the hero for that era was the newly christened Adam Warlock! Mixing action and allegory, Roy Thomas and Gil Kane armed the character that Stan and Jack called “Him” with the sublime Soul Gem, and launched him on a wild ride across the cosmos to Counter-Earth. Hastened by the High Evolutionary to become the savior of this parallel planet, Warlock must rally humanity against the evil of the Man-Beast! This volume is a can’t-miss foundation for Marvel’s cosmic era, so reserve your copy today! Collecting MARVEL PREMIERE #1-2, WARLOCK (1972) #1-8 and INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #176-178.
Art: JOE BENNETT
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $2.99
GET READY FOR MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON WITH THIS OFFICIAL ADAPTATION OF THE FIRST BLOCKBUSTER FILM!
• Iron Man! Thor! Captain America! Black Widow! Hawkeye! The Hulk! They’re all here … and so is Loki!
• When the trickster god makes a play for the mighty Tesseract, it’ll take a historic assemblage of heroes to save the day … that is, if they don’t kill each other first!
32 PGS. / All Ages / $2.99
• Join Spider-Man as he teams up with the greatest heroes of the Marvel Universe!
• It’s a superhero bug hunt, Hawkeye the Avenger joins Spidey to swat the villainous Beetle!
Art: MIKE DEODATO
Cover by ALAN DAVIS
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
IN 5 MONTHS … TIME RUNS OUT!
Art: DAVID BALDEON
Cover by ZACHARY MONTOYA
VARIANT COVER BY ARTHUR ADAMS
40 PGS. / Rated T+ / $4.99
AXIS TIE-IN!
• Over-sized monumental 25th issue and great jumping-on point!
• Things are changing for Sam Alexander, A.K.A. Nova, the Human Rocket, so get on board to the fastest moving comic in the business!
This cover looks familiar, although I seem to remember a skull or some or some other kind of helmet beside the flower.
Penciled by PACO MEDINA, DAVID BALDEON & FEDERICO SANTAGATI
Cover by DAVE WILLIAMS
136 PGS. / Rated T / $16.99
ORIGINAL SIN tie-in! The Watcher’s eye presents a pair of mysteries: Was Nova’s father a murderer? And what is the secret origin of the Black Novas? Sam Alexander grieves for the Watcher, and turns to a friend for help -- everyone’s favorite Guardian of the Galaxy, Rocket Raccoon! As the secrets of the Black Novas and Sam’s dad are revealed, Sam’s world is torn apart -- but can he come out of this stronger? Plus: When the Alexander home is threatened, there may not be anything that Nova can do to help out. And when Halloween rolls around, Nova joins the students of the Jean Grey School for trick-or-treating -- and trouble! Collecting NOVA (2013) #17-22.
Art: MICHAEL WALSH
Cover by TRADD MOORE
32 PGS./Rated T+ / $3.99
• Hawkeye and Coulson face off. Who survives? Why is this even happening?
• Vladimir makes a deal with the Fury. Is this a good thing? Is this a bad thing? We won’t tell! But you’ll find out!
• Helicarrier is under attack. Spider-Woman engages. M.O.D.O.K. gets the message.
Art: JAVIER PULIDO
Cover by KEVIN WADA
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $2.99
• At long last, it’s all come down to this: THE BLUE FILE revealed!
• Titania vs She-Hulk
• Angie Huang, no more?!
• Eep eep!
Art: PIOTR KOWALSKI
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
32 PGS. / Parental Guidance / $3.99
CONCLUDING THIS CHILLING CHAPTER OF STEPHEN KING’S DARK FANTASY EPIC!
• With magic doors appearing, his eyes changing color, strange voices in his head, and monstrous lobstrosities hungry for his flesh, can the drug-addled Eddie Dean survive his desperate mission to Miami?
• A bold new chapter comes to a chilling conclusion by writers Peter David (All-New X-Factor) and Robin Furth (The Dark Tower: A Complete Concordance), and artist Piotr Kowalski (Marvel Knights: Hulk)!
SUPERIOR IRON MAN #1 (2ND PTG)
Art by YILDIRAY CINAR
Cover by MIKE CHOI
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
Be there when Tony Stark unleashes Extremis on the city of San Francisco.
“Tom Taylor does have a knack for bringing out the worst in some of our greatest heroes … this is a title to keep an eye on.” -- Comic Vine, on Superior Iron Man #1
SUPERIOR IRON MAN #3
Art/Cover: YILDIRAY ÇINAR
Cover by MIKE CHOI
Variant Cover by YILDIRAY ÇINAR
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
THE LAST TEMPTATION OF MATT MURDOCK
• After the life-changing events of issue #2, MATT MURDOCK is faced with an impossible choice.
• Will DAREDEVIL rebel or will he buy into TONY STARK’S vision?
• Can nothing stop the SUPERIOR IRON MAN’S non-stop party? You’ll be surprised at who wants to crash it!
Art/Cover: RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
$3.99
THOR #2 (2ND PTG)
Art & Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
Be there when the new Thor tests her mettle against a horde of angry Frost Giants!
“… all I really want out of my Thor comics.” -- Newsarama, on Thor #2
UNCANNY X-MEN #29
Art/Cover: CHRIS BACHALO
75TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT BY ALEX ROSS
75th ANNIVERSARY SKETCH VARIANT BY ALEX ROSS
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
Everything over the last several months has been leading to this -- a turning point for the X-Men. And it all revolves around their deceased former mentor and leader, Professor Charles Xavier!
Penciled by JACK KIRBY & WERNER ROTH with ALEX TOTH
Cover by JACK KIRBY
520 PGS. / All Ages / $34.99
Volume #1 in the X-Men Epic Collections
Billed as “The Strangest Super-Heroes of All!,” the ever-uncanny X-Men blasted onto the comic-book scene in 1963. Now, in this massive Epic Collection, you can feast your eyes as Stan, Jack & Co. lay down the building blocks of comics’ most famous franchise! You’ll experience the beginning of Professor X’s teen team, and their mission for peace and brotherhood between man and mutant; their first battle with arch-foe Magneto; the dynamic debuts of Juggernaut, the Sentinels, Quicksilver, the Scarlet Witch and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants; and the Golden Age jungle man, Ka-Zar, reinvented for a new era! All this and more Epic X-Men adventures await within! Collecting X-MEN (1963) #1-23.
Penciled by JOE MADUREIRA, BRYAN HITCH, LEONARDO MANCO, NICK GNAZZO,
FRANK TOSCANO, ANDY KUBERT, PASQUAL FERRY & VAL SEMEIKS
Cover by ANDY KUBERT
448 PGS. / Rated T / $39.99
Onslaught is coming! But first, the X-Men must survive his herald, the punishing and powerful Post! Archangel and Wolverine join Dr. Strange on a quest for a mystical cure to Psylocke’s grievous, Sabretooth-inflicted injuries — but Warren, too, has wounds, both physical and psychological. Meanwhile, the Brood return, the Age of Apocalypse’s Dark Beast targets his Marvel Universe doppelganger, Wolverine succumbs to his animal side — literally — and the X-Men race to save a trainful of commuters from Mr. Sinister’s explosive experiments! The X-Men have reached the end of the road to Onslaught, but have all their trials been enough to prepare them for the mysterious villain’s imminent assault? Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #329-332, ARCHANGEL #1, X-MEN/BROOD #1-2, X-MEN UNLIMITED (1993) #10, X-MEN (1991) #50-52, WOLVERINE (1988) #101 and the XAVIER INSTITUTE ALUMNI YEARBOOK.
VALIANT COMICS
ARCHER & ARMSTRONG VOL. 6: AMERICAN WASTELAND TPB
Art by PERE PEREZ
Cover by MICHAEL WALSH
$14.99 | 112 pages. | T+
Living it up at the Hotel California!
His whole life, Obadiah Archer has been lied to about his true heritage - but when he and his pal Armstrong arrive in L.A. to meet his real parents, they find them in the clutches of the Church of Retrology! What insidious plans does The Lizard King, the head of the favored religion of the Left Coast’s rich and famous, have for the Valiant Universe’s premier conspiracy busters? And what lurks in the Hollywood Hotel? (Hint: You can check in anytime you like, but you can never leave!)
Collecting ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #20-23, start reading here to discover the truth behind dead celebrities and the sacred mysteries at the heart of rock ‘n’ roll as New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente and red-hot artist Pere Pérez unleash an all-new history mystery on Valiant’s foremost conspiracy smashers!
UNITY #13
Art & Cover by CAFU
Handbook Variant by GLENN FABRY
Variant Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
$3.99 | 32 pages. | T+
A Renegade stands against The United!
Even the addition of the bright and bubbly Faith Herbert – aka Zephyr of the Harbinger Renegades – can’t solve Unity’s PR crisis in the wake of the team’s actions during the Armor Hunters’ attack. But can she help stand against the threat of the international strike force known as THE UNITED? And what secret is the US harboring that threatens to push the world to the brink of war?
Art by DIEGO BERNARD
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
$14.99 | 128 pages. | T+
Hunt it! Trap it! Kill it!
The Armor Hunters are the most dangerous fighters in the galaxy — unparalleled in their abilities to catch and destroy their prey. Their mission has been long and unforgiving and featured the destruction of many X-O Manowar armors from across the civilized universe. Now, for the first time, discover the brutal origin of the alien Armor Hunters and the devastation they long ago vowed to combat.
Before the Armor Hunters bring ruin to X-O Manowar and the people of Earth, join New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern, Flash) and red-hot artist Diego Bernard (Red Lanterns) for an all-new, standalone story arc that will reveal the stunning secret behind the universe’s most elite fighting force — who they are, where they come from, and why a terrible secret from their past now threatens our present! Collecting X-O MANOWAR #26-29.
OTHER PUBLISHERS
8 BIT ZOMBIE FULL BYTE (TPB)
Writer: FRED PERRY
Art/Cover: ZECHARY GRAY, DAVID HUTCHISON
When digi-villain Zilla scores his own video game as the hero after a game-jumping adventure, his buddy Zombie decides to do the same. Unfortunately, the trip leaves him hungry, and other games' characters can't shake off his zombie virus once they're bitten! The plague gets out of the arcade and into newer and newer games. With every upgrade, the zombies get better brain-bytes to bite! Can Zilla stop them ... or even survive?
$12.99
Writer: REKI KAWAHARA
Art/Cover: HIROYUKI AIGAMO
From bullied to Burst Linker, one boy grasps his true destiny in this manga adaptation of the mega-popular and award-winning futuristic series! To negate the threat of Cyan Pile, the mysterious enemy attacking Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki -- now the Burst Linker Silver Crow -- stands up to fight as her knight. But Kuroyukihime's suspicions about the true identity of her foe are placed squarely on a certain person Haruyuki knows well! Suddenly, Haruyuki is at odds with his princess, and this strain in their relationship sends everything careening off in the absolute worst direction! The unmissable clash between Silver Crow and Cyan Pile begins!
$13.00
Writer: RYAN NORTH
Art: SHELLI PAROLINE, BRADEN LAMB
Cover: SHANTI RITTGERS
It's the end of an era ... the last ADVENTURE TIME issue featuring the Eisner Awardteam of Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, and Braden Lamb. It's your chance to say goodbye, and experience an adventure you'll never forget.
$3.99
Writer: FRANK GIBSON
Art: TYSON HESSE
Cover: BECKY DREISTADT, NICOLE HORST
Gumball just wants one thing in the whole wide world -- to be famous. He would make a great star! He's got the charisma, the toopersonality, the embarrassing family the paparazzi would love ... now if only he had some talent.
$3.99
Writer: IKUMI KATAGIRI
Art/Cover: AI NINOMIYA
A twist on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in which "Alice" is a boy whose "adventures" more closely resemble a gunfight! It's a very special holiday in Wonderland, the one day a year when everyone can take a break from Alice. In celebration, the Queen of Hearts is throwing a grand bash, and everyone in Wonderland is invited! Everyone except Alice, that is. Outraged when the Hatter abandons him for the festivities amidst reassurances that absolutely no one is bold enough to break the rules and come after him, Alice knows well enough that he'll never be so lucky. But even Alice is surprised when, of all people, the Jack of Hearts attempts to abduct him!
$13.00
Writer/Art/Cover: SATSUKI YOSHINO
Calligraphy meets the countryside in this slice-of-life comedy manga! His house suddenly a hangout for the local kids, weird rumors about him getting spread all over the island in the span of day. Handsome young calligrapher Seishuu Handa, unused to rural life, can't take it anymore and collapses from the weight of it all! The equally heartwarming and hilarious tale of a sullen city boy teacher and his tolerant island neighbors continues! Will Handa finally start to learn that living life at a slow pace isn't all that bad?
Mature/$15.00
Writers: NATASHA ALLEGRI, GARRETT JACKSON Art: NATASHA ALLEGRI
Cover: FELICIA CHOO, GENEVA HODGSON
PuppyCat is hungry so he is going to make some pizza ... or he would if Bee would stop trying to help. These two pals have to work their way around the kitchen and some unforeseen surprises before they can get some grub!
$3.99
Writer: KRIS WADDELL
Art: TOM SYZC
Cover: STEPHEN BURGER
A supernatural Big Box Store corrupts a small town to open a gate to Hell! Teddy St. Louis, owner of "The Black Cat Emporium," battles "Star Mart" owner, Mona, a demon of avarice and greed. The end is nigh. The Big Box Apocalypse approaches!
$11.99
Writers: ERIC POWELL, JOHN CARPENTER
Art: BRIAN CHURILLA
Cover: ERIC POWELL, ALEXIS ZIRITT
The SevenWidow has been humiliated by Jack Burton but now she has a plan for vengeance! But now it's Egg and Miao Yin who are in the cross hairs! Jack and Wang have their own strange hell to deal withLords of Death are back
$3.99
Writer/Art/Cover: EDGAR P. JACOBS
Professor Mortimer is bequeathed an old house in France by a former adversary: Miloch, the evil genius of SOS Meteors fame. Along with the house is a letter inviting the Briton, as the only man of worthy intellect, to discover a fabulous invention left behind by the departed. Following recorded instructions, Mortimer activates the device - and wakes up a hundred million years in the past! Thus begins an incredible odyssey through time!
$15.95
Writer/Art/Cover: SHIWO KOMEYAMA
Demons and angels collide with a curse in this gothic fantasy that strikes to the core of manga fandom! With spies working on both sides, the third crusade between Angel and Fallen Angel reaches its conclusion. Now that both parties are aware there is a mole in each of their camps, identifying the traitors before the next set of Divine Relics appears is crucial. Reports of disagreement between Satsuki and his allies in Arcana have already given Tsuzuki a chance to make his own negotiations with Arcana and further the distance between them and the Fallen Angel. But if the discord was a ruse, Tsuzuki and his inside man -- not to mention the Crusade itself -- may be in jeopardy!
Mature/$11.99
Writers: ARASH AMEL, MARGUERITE BENNETT
Art: STEFANO SIMEONE
Cover: PHIL NOTO
No matter the mission, the life of a Project Delta operative is one of isolation, and once again Butterfly finds herself on her own and desperate. She'll need to rely on every skill she's acquired to ensure her father's family does not become a casualty of the global conspiracy she brought down on them.
Mature/$3.99
Writer: FRANK GIBSON
Art: BECKY DREISTADT
Cover: BECKY DREISTADT, MAGGIE RUDY
When 151 critters appear on earth all with a variety of weird, wild powers, it's up to two teenagers to figure out where they came from and how to save them from an world that doesn't understand them... all the while having a ton of fun in the process! It's the second issue in Becky & Frank's highly anticipated original series!
$3.99
Writer: JEAN-DAVID MORVAN
Art; YANN LE, JIAN YI
$17.99 (DLX HC)/$13.99 (TPB)
Excerpted from "Journey to the West," one of the Four Great Classic Novels in Chinese literature, comes the supernatural adventure story of the Monkey God. 500 years after being imprisoned by the Buddha, Sun Wukong, the Monkey God, has been freed. The Bodhisattva Guanyin is on a pilgrimage from China to India to retrieve an ancient Buddhist text, and has enlisted Sun Wukong to protect him on his journey in exchange for his freedom. Guanyin's safety on the journey will be under constant threat from bandits, demons and other supernatural beings. The Monkey God will be difficult to control -- he was imprisoned for rebelling against gods and emperors. How will Guanyin be able to make the Monkey God deliver his side of their agreement? And will the two be able to complete their journey to the West?
Writer: MARC ANDREYKO
Art: PIOTR KOWALSKI, EMMANUEL XERX JAVIER
Cover: RILEY ROSSMO
As the stories of the Breed come to an end, Boone must face his past and embrace his demons. The man he was must be lost so that Cabal can rise! Alongside his journey, the story of Otis and Clay will bring the worst of enemies together as one.
Mature/$3.99
Writer/Art/Cover: CHARLES M. SCHULZ
Launching into the 1960s, Schulz adds another new cast member. Two, in fact: The obnoxious Frieda, of "naturally curly hair" fame, and her inert, seemingly boneless cat Faron. The rapidly maturing Sally, who was after all just born in the previous volume, is ready to start kindergarten and not at all happy about it. Linus' life is particularly turbulent in this volume, as he is forced to wear glasses, sees the unexpected return of his favorite teacher, Miss Othmar, and coaxes Sally into the cult of the Great Pumpkin (with regrettable results). Snoopy, meanwhile, becomes a compulsive water sprinkler head stander, unhappily befriends a snowman or two, and endures a family crisis involving a little family of birds. Plus baseball blowouts (including a rare team victory), Beethoven birthdays, and plenty of dubious psychiatric help for a nickel. This book collects 730 daily and Sunday comic strips, the vast majority of which are not currently available in any in-print Peanuts collection, and many of which have never been reprinted since their initial appearance in papers over 50 years ago. New introduction by legendary jazz pianist/vocalist Diana Krall!
$29.99
Writer/Art/Cover: CHARLES M. SCHULZ
Charles Schulz enters his fourth decade as the greatest cartoonist of his generation and Peanuts remains as fresh as ever. This volume includes classic storylines such as a hospitalized Charlie Brown and a litigious Peppermint Patty (sporting cornrows) hiring a lawyer (unfortunately, Snoopy). Snoopy tries on identities, launches an airline and engages in an especially eventful trek with Woodstock and the scout troop. Plus a romance that will startle even long-time Peanuts connoisseurs: Peppermint Patty and... "Pig-Pen"?!
$29.99
Writer/Art/Cover: MICHEL FIFFE
They're ugly. They're mean. But up until today, they've always been loyal. So when one of their own betrays them, the men and women of COPRA have no choice but to turn their nightmarish skills back on everyone who ever looked at them funny. Collecting the first six issues of Michel Fiffe's super-hero revenge series focusing on the exploits of the COPRA team, a group of super-powered vigilantes and mercenaries betrayed by one of their own and hunted by the US government.
Mature/$19.95
Writer/Art/Cover: BASIL WOLVERTON
This is the first of two volumes reprinting copious amounts of comics stories and recounting the career of cartoonist Basil Wolverton. All of Wolverton's non-humorous comic book stories will be presented in full, along with prime examples of his humorous comics and dozens of pages of unpublished art, including editorial drawings, advertisements, caricatures, pulp illustrations, rejected comic book covers, and unsold features.
$39.99
Writer/Art/Cover: TOMOYA HARUNO
D-Frag! is a new ongoing manga series that parodies high school clubs, nerd culture, and the slice-of-life genre in a side-splittingly hilarious storyline. Kazama Kenji thinks he's a delinquent. Deep down, however, Kazama is a good-hearted kid who finds himself and his loyal gang in over their heads when they stumble upon the Game Creation Club. The club's formidable members, Chitose, Sakura, Minami, and Roka, are four girls to whom he might actually be attracted if they weren't so freaking weird. Can Kazama resist the girls' bizarre charms and return to some semblance of a normal, everyday life?
$12.99
Writer: MICHAEL MORECI
Art: DAN MCDAID
Cover: CHRISTOPHER MITTEN
After their Rise. Before the Dawn. The end for man is only the beginning for ape. At Koba's request, Caesar sends a search party into the wild. The time to create sanctuary for all apes is upon them. On the other side of the Americas, Malcolm refuses to let Rita, his wife, die alone. Willing to risk the infection, his family must venture through the harsh and dying cities to find some chance for a cure.
$3.99
Writer: STEVEN GRANT
Art: TBD
Cover: STÉPHANE ROUX
WHY WE LOVE IT: Steven Grant is the man behind 2 GUNS and 3 GUNS so we know he has a knack for crafting crime stories chock full of twists and turns. DECEIVERS does not disappoint.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: These aren't buddy cops, they're buddy con men! In the vein of stories like THE ITALIAN JOB, AMERICAN HUSTLE, and THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS, this is a story of a couple of bad guys you'll end up rooting for.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Lincoln McCord and Prince Adony Zaruka are two American con men living abroad in Europe, posing as an oil magnate and the descendant of longroyalty so they can enjoy the high life by leeching off the European elite. But when an international thief begins wreaking havoc on their marks, the deceivers are enlisted by a rogue CIA agent to help entrap the target. Collects the complete miniseries.
$19.99
Writer/Art/Cover: KAORI YUKI
A thrilling gothic fantasy steeped in black magic penned by Kaori Yuki, master of Gothic suspense! This time travel period fantasy steeped in black magic is one of the newest works to come from the pen of Kaori Yuki, master of Gothic suspense. When Sorath is miraculously saved following a great earthquake and taken in by a sinister baron, he becomes ensnared in not only a romantic triangle, but also the dark secrets of the estate that becomes his new home.
$18.00
DOCTOR WHO: THE ELEVENTH DOCTOR #6
Story: ROB WILLIAMS
Art: SIMON FRASER
Colors: Hi-Fi
Humour Strip: MARC ELLERBY
Cover A: VERITY GLASS
Cover B: Photo
32 PGS / $3.99
!REVERSE IN GOING IS TARDIS THE INSIDE TIME THAT REALISES DOCTOR THE WHEN STRIKES TERROR
The Doctor is the only one who realises that the flow of time in the vortex has been disrupted, but can he uncover the cosmic culprit and put causality back on the right track – before Alice and her fellow TARDIS travelers are de-aged right out of existence?
Rob Williams and Simon Fraser spin a mind-bogglingly unique tale that cannot be missed!
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Story: ROBBIE MORRISON
Art: DAVE TAYLOR
Variant: Photo
32 PGS / $3.99
THE DOCTOR AND CLARA FACE AN IMMORTAL ENEMY!
In the distant past, the land that would be India played host to a war between ancient aliens, whose cross-temporal battles contributed to the country's rich myths and legends. Kali, oldest and deadliest of these creatures, was thought defeated long, long ago; her body scattered throughout time to prevent her return.
But her psychic essence could not be killed... nor her millennia-long quest for vengeance.
Now, in the 23rd Century, she is on the brink of resurrection. And with India at the forefront of human spaceflight, it's not only Earth that falls to her predations if she succeeds – but the whole cosmos!
In a race against time, and across it, the Doctor and Clara must gather secrets, intelligence and allies from across India's past, present and future – if they are to survive... THE SWORDS OF KALI!
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Writer: BROCKTON MCKINNEY
Art/Cover: LARKIN FORD
32 PGS / Mature Readers / FC / $3.99
The conclusion to Everything and Small Doses is here. The final battle with the time-jumping assassin monkey Mister Everything is fought. The discovery of what he was after, and his secret past are revealed. Dominika’s plans to find a portal come to fruition as our heroes, Gabe and Whispers, fight for their very lives!
Publisher: BOOM! STUDIOS
Writer: MAX BEMIS
Art: VICTOR SANTOS
Cover: JAY SHAW
How exactly would an Evil Empire effect pop culture? This one issue of EE follows the path of a mega celebrity and gives us a glimpse into what sort of countera society so lost could create. Illustrated by special guest artist Tyler Crook (B.P.R.D., BAD BLOOD).
Mature/$3.99
Story: IAN EDGINTON
Art: ED ANDERSON
Cover: ALEX SANCHEZ
32 PGS / $3.99
NEXT STOP: DEATH!
Based on Bethesda Software’s new survival horror game, The Evil Within™ comic further explores a ruined, horrific world alive with living nightmares, monstrous mutations and psychological terror.
Desperate to escape the tortured dream world that ensnares them, Dana and Paul risk boarding an apparently empty train, but they are not alone; the damned, tortured and tormented are with them, determined to make their journey a terminal one!
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Writer: MAX BROOKS
Art/Cover: RAULO CACERES
Mature/$19.99
The final issue of the second series epic conflict erupts into a super-size issue as the Army of the Bloodline is finally revealed! The war between Vampires and Zombies reaches a critical point as the long rumored Vampire army is finally assembled, preparing for a way to end this War. New York Times Bestselling Author MAX BROOKS pushes the limits of modern horror to the breaking point in this pivotal chapter in his epic tale of undead class battle. Extinction Parade will return in 2015 with the third, and final chapter of the most epic conflict ever! Available with Regular, Wraparound, End of a Species, Leather (limited to just 1000 copies), and Bloodwashed and Pure Art Retailer Order Incentive covers, all by series artist Raulo Caceres.
Writer: HANNIBAL TABU
Your journey into the FATHOM Universe begins here!
Michael Turner's best-selling Fathom series has celebrated over 15 years of thrilling adventures, and now fans and new readers alike can dive even deeper into the depths of the Fathom Universe with Aspen's first-ever FATHOM: SOURCEBOOK! Jam-packed from cover to cover with detailed character profiles, in-depth power charts, revealing story elements and so much more--this is the definitive source to learn about all things Fathom!
$4.99
Writer: DAVID PINCKNEY
Art/Cover: SOO LEE
32 PGS / Teen / FC / $3.99
Round 2! Amarosa has survived her first trial but the next may be more than she can handle. Amarosa will confront a fear she had lost but has regained in a new fashion as she braves a fight against a colossal robot responsible for the eradication of the human race.
Writer: JESSE WITTENRICH
Art: SHELDON GOH
Cover: TIM SEELEY
Cobra have just proved that there is no line they're unwilling to cross - not even the line between living and dead! With the insidious Compound Z, the terrorist organization hopes to unleash absolute chaos on the world in the form of relentless, remorseless undead hordes that stalk the streets looking to turn anyone they find into more mindless fodder for Cobra's reanimated army. Desperate for a counterploy, G.I. Joe has rushed Flint and the ECO Warriors back into commission. Will their ingenuity save the day? Or will the boots of the marching dead thunder on?
$4.95
Writer: ERICA J. HEFLIN
Cover A: MEGURO
Cover B: MYCHAELS
Cover C: HAMMOND
The horror escalates and nothing is what it seems.
The Dark Shaman will take what is his ... one way or another!
Mature/$3.99
Writer: MARK L. MILLER
Cover A: FINCH
Cover B: GRANDA
Cover C: KROME
THE FINAL MINI-SERIES OF THE JUNGLE BOOK TRILOGY HAS ARRIVED! As each tribe makes a power play to become stronger in the war between species, Mowglii stands at the center of it all -- the one person who may be able to bring them all together against a greater threat.
Mature/$3.99
Wait, Mowgli is a chick now? Well ... I guess if Robin Hood can be a girl at Zenescope, any character is fair game.
GRIMM FAIRY TALES: ROBYN HOOD #5
Writer: PATRICK SHAND
Art: TONY BRESCINI
Cover A: MIKE S. MILLER
Cover B: JASON METCALF
Cover C: CHRIS EHNOT
ROBYN HOOD VS. RED RIDING HOOD: GRUDGE MATCH!
As the monsters that dwell in the underbelly of New York City take advantage of a blackout, Robyn and Red are forced to fight to the death. The city that never sleeps will burn through the night in the conclusion to the second arc of Robyn Hood's epic re-launch!
$3.99
Writer: ERICA J HEFLIN
Art: VINCENZO RICCARDI
Cover A: HARVEY TOLIBAO
Cover B: VINZ EL TABANAS
Cover C: DANIEL LEISTER
The finale of RENAISSANCE
The Surgeon, a broken man corrupted by the wickedness of Wonderland, makes his final stand against Earth. Tasked with bringing him down, Calie once again will straddle the line between Wonderland and Earth ... madness and sanity. When all is said and done, will the White Queen fall to an insanity that could never be quelled?
Mature/$3.99
Publisher: ANTARCTIC PRESS
Writer/Art/Cover: FRED PERRY
Whether they're out to spread Yuletide joy or just to grab some goodies and Grinch it up, the Gold Digger cast is here to bring a smile to your face for the ho-ho-holidays!
$3.99
Writer/Art/Cover: DANIEL REED
In a land ruled over by a self-indulgent king, a prisoner uses whatever filth is at hand to create a work of great beauty on his cell door. When it is discovered, those who seek to profit from his talents drag the artist through the thorny forests and sterile deserts of the kingdom. Only when he stands before the King himself will we learn of his true nature. In the grand SLG Publishing tradition of introducing new creators and daring new concepts we proudly present Daniel Reed and his cautionary tale about an artist who has created the world's most beautiful piece of art using his own boogers.
$19.95
Writer/Art/Cover: MISS LASKO-GROSS
In a fantastical world where old traditions and religion dominate every aspect of life, lives a girl named Henni. Unlike most in her village, Henni questions and wonders what the world is like as she comes of age. Striking out on her own, Henni goes out in search of truth, adventure, and more! Henni is a commentary on, religion, coming of age, and being yourself.
$19.99
Writer/Art/Cover: AYA SHOUOTO
A dangerously seductive Vampire paranormal romance! This seductive, paranormal romance demonstrates that love can have a way of coming back and biting you - in the neck! It's a lesson that Kana Takachiho learns all too well through her relationship with Aki, her childhood friend and pure-blood vampire!
$13.00
Writer: ICHIEI ISHIBUMI
Art: ZERO MIYAMA, HIROICHI
Cover: ZERO MIYAMA
The naturally clumsy Sister Asia and taciturn cutie Koneko form an unlikely devilish duo in this spin-off of the mega-hit High School DxD! The two head out to answer summons from humans with requests, but they want Koneko and Sister Asia to do what? These two little devil beauties get to work! But can they really fulfill every desire?
Mature/$13.00
Writer: DOUG WAGNER
Art: DANIEL HILLYARD
Cover: JASON PEARSON
It's the second day on the job for Cole Matai, but things aren't getting any easier for the new ICE agent. His partner, agent Ezra Delgado, takes him into the mountains of northwest Montana to investigate a drug trafficking case near the Canadian border. While entering the small town of Cedar Creek to meet with the local Sheriff, they are greeted by armed mercenaries. A firefight breaks out and Cole is seriously injured. What have the agents stumbled into and will they survive long enough to stop this new threat?
$3.99
Writer: STEPHEN DESBERG
Art/Cover: BERNARD VRANCKEN
There are bad memories in Larry Max's past. Dark figures specialised in shady dealings that once bullied and defeated the young, novice IRS agent. He never forgot, though. And now those names are coming up again in relation to some relatively minor trading fraud. But when Larry begins unravelling the threads, from Texas to Azerbaijan, what he discovers is anything but minor: secrets that could make a select few immensely rich -- and set the world ablaze.
$11.95
So here are two books portraying immigration and IRS agents as heroes. Who's the target audience again?
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