COMICS GUIDE FOR JAN. 14, 2015
Titles listed in the Comics Guide come from the weekly list at the Diamond Comic Distributors Inc. website, and are subject to change. The information in the Comics Guide comes not only from Diamond but from solicitations, press releases and previews released by the publishers, except for random comments by Captain Comics (in blue).
BEST BETS
Here are Captain Comics' suggestions for this week. For more information on these and other titles, continue to the "This Week's Comics" section below.
CONAN/RED SONJA #1 ($3.99, Dark Horse): These two iconic characters have met before, but not when Gail SImone was writing the titian-haired tigress. I expect both characters will get their due, which means a big adventure.
HENSHIN ($19.99, Image Comics): Henshin means "transformation" in Japanese, and this collection of short stories by acclaimed artist Ken Nimura gives us a lot of that!
STAR WARS #1 ($3.99, Marvel Comics): Marvel re-launches the Star Wars line. 'Nuff said!
VAMPIRELLA #100 ($7.99, Dynamite): Congrats to Vampi for hitting the century mark -- and that's just at Dynamite! Here's a 48-pager to celebrate.
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
JUGHEAD AND ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST #9
Script: GEORGE GLADIR
Art: Various
Cover: FERNANDO RUIZ, BOB SMITH, ROSARIO "TITO" PENA
160-page, full color comic, $4.99 U.S.
Cupid headquarters have just received a message that a girl in Riverdale wishes to be kissed. The girl: Ethel. The hopeful kisser: Jughead. The cupids know better than to try and strike the female-hater himself, but a wish is still a wish. This looks like a job for a woman! Can “Queenie,” the new female cupid successfully grant Ethel’s wish? Or will Jughead resist the feminine wiles once more? Find out in “Mission Most Improbable,” this fun, new lead story!
DARK HORSE
ABE SAPIEN #19
Writers: MIKE MIGNOLA, SCOTT ALLIE
Art: SEBASTIAN FIUMARA
Colors: DAVE STEWART
Cover: MAX FIUMARA
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
In a strangely tranquil town on the Texas Gulf Coast, Abe has found a little peace. That peace is threatened by Abe’s hunch that there’s a connection between this town and a deadly threat he faced not too long ago . . .
“You’d be a fool to miss out on Abe Sapien: Fine comics indeed.” -- Bloody Disgusting
“Abe Sapien is another strong monthly dose of horror, and now’s a great time to find out for yourself.” -- Comic Book Resources
ALIEN VS. PREDATOR: FIRE AND STONE #4 (of 4)
Writer: CHRISTOPHER SEBELA
Art: ARIEL OLIVETTI
Cover: E. M. GIST
On sale Jan 14
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Miniseries
As a desperate scientist’s violent evolution reaches its deadly apex, an alien-and-predator battle royale erupts in the bowels of the doomed Geryon armada! Now, on a ship of killers -- there can be only one survivor ...
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 9 LIBRARY EDITION VOL 1 (HC)
Art/Stories: Various
FC, 304 pages, $29.99
HC, 8” x 12 3/16”
The world has lost its connection to magic, and a new breed of vampires has been born -- zompires! Still, there’s more trouble for Buffy the Vampire Slayer: a magic siphon is loose, student loans have to be paid, Willow goes walkabout and Buffy finds herself pregnant while coming to terms with her relationship with Spike. Collects Buffy Season 9 Volume 1 and Volume 2.
Expanded sketchbook and deluxe oversized format.
CONAN/RED SONJA #1 (of 4)
Writers: GAIL SIMONE, JIM ZUB
Art/Cover: DAN PANOSIAN
Colors: DAVE STEWART
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Miniseries
Simone and Zub pit Sonja against Conan!
Gail Simone teams with Jim Zub to bring together legendary warriors in this truly epic crossover!
In a story spanning multiple eras in the lives of these classic characters, Conan and Red Sonja become comrades to take down a sorcerer-priest hell bent on creating a dark new age in Hyborian warfare!
DOCTOR SOLAR, MAN OF THE ATOM ARCHIVES VOL 4 (TPB)
Writers: DICK WOOD, DONALD GLUT, ROGER MCKENZIE
Art: ERNIE COLON, DAN SPIEGLE, JOSE DELBO, AL MCWILLIAMS, JESSE SANTOS
FC, 216 pages, $19.99
TPB, 7” x 10”
Doctor Solar faces a clever new nemesis named King Cybernoid, terrors from other dimensions and electric aliens from Mars! This collection restores and reprints issues #23-31 of the original Doctor Solar comic-book series and also includes Solar’s guest appearance in The Occult Files of Dr. Spektor #14!
• Featuring a foreword by Batton Lash (Supernatural Law)!
• Classic adventures by Ernie Colón, Dick Wood and others!
Don Glut, who created Dr. Spektor and was writing the bulk of the Gold Key adventure comics toward the end, says the publisher's editors were four-square against establishing a "Gold Key universe." Despite all evidence to the contrary -- such as Marvel's success -- Gold Key management held to the 1950s view that comics were bought by kids who wanted simple, done-in-one issues, and that readership turned over every three years or so. The Solar cameo in Dr. Spektor included in this book was just about the only time Gold Key heroes teamed up in the '70s, outside of the comics I drew as a kid!
ITTY BITTY COMICS: THE MASK #3
Writer/Art/Cover: ART BALTAZAR, FRANCO
FC, 32 pages, $2.99
Ongoing
After the fiasco in the zoo, the mayor tries on the Mask! Now as Mayor Mask paints the town green, the once-quiet burg suddenly becomes the most exciting and crazy place on the planet! Find out how it feels to have the Mask running things! Fun! Crazy! And a little scary!
All-ages mayhem!
“The art is fantastic, which is pretty much what you’d expect from Art Baltazar.” -- Comic Book Resources
PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES: TIMEPOCALYPSE (HC)
Writer: PAUL TOBIN
Art/Cover: RON CHAN
Colors: MATTHEW J. RAINWATER
FC, 80 pages, $9.99
HC, 6” x 9”
A “fun-dead” adventure through time!
Crazy Dave -- the babbling-yet-brilliant inventor and top-notch neighborhood defender—helps his niece, Patrice, and young adventurer Nate Timely fend off Zomboss’s latest attack in Plants vs. Zombies: Timepocalypse! This new, standalone tale will tickle your funny bones and thrill ... your brains! Collects the Plants vs. Zombies: Timepocalypse digital comics into one hardcover!
• The hit video game returns to comics!
• Tobin and Chan take us on another original PvZ adventure.
RESURRECTIONISTS #3
Writer: FRED VAN LENTE
Pencils: MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG
Inks/Colors: MORENO DINISIO
Cover: JUAN DOE
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
The Maker must be unlocked ... In order for Jericho Way to call upon the memories and abilities of his past lives, one of his fellow Resurrectionists must kill him. Kinda. Almost. As long as he doesn’t permanently die in the process. Once he’s near-death experienced, he can use the knowledge he’s gathered over millennia of lifetimes. But with that knowledge comes grave danger -- the Sojourn Corporation is now hot on his heels!
Ongoing series from New York Times bestseller Fred Van Lente (Archer and Armstrong)!
VEIL (HC)
Writer: GREG RUCKA
Art/Cover: TONI FEJZULA
FC, 136 pages, $19.99
HC, 7" x 10"
Beautiful and brutal!
Passions run high when a beautiful woman wanders out of an abandoned subway tunnel. With no memory of who she is or how she got there, Veil must figure out who to trust and what she is -- an object of desire or a force to be reckoned with -- as her past is revealed. Collects Veil #1-5.
• From Eisner Award–winning writer Greg Rucka (Whiteout, Stumptown, Queen & Country, Gotham Central)!
“This is one mystery that is not to be missed.” -- IGN
“Veil will haunt readers for days to come.” -- Comic Book ResourcesX #21
Writer: DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Art: ERIC NGUYEN
Colors: MICHELLE MADSEN
Cover: RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
FC, 32 pages, $2.99
Ongoing
MARKED FOR DEATH!
The last time the Archon showed up in Arcadia, it was to deliver the beating of X’s life. X vowed that if the Archon ever showed his face in his city again, it would be for the last time. So when an enigmatic masked man arrives in town sniffing around for information on the Archon, he gains X’s full attention, whether he wants it or not!
Be here for the first issue of the Marked for Death saga that starts in X #21-22 (Chapter 1, Jan-Feb) and concludes in Captain Midnight #21-24 (Chapter 2, March-June)!
Replies
DC COMICS
AMERICAN VAMPIRE VOL. 7 (HC)
Art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
144 pg, FC, $22.99 US • MATURE READERS
The first collection of AMERICAN VAMPIRE SECOND CYCLE features issues #1-5 of the new series! When we meet Pearl again, it is in 1960’s Kansas, an era fraught with fear of nuclear war, angry demonstrations and vast social change. But what has changed in the years since the V.M.S. attack? And where is Skinner Sweet?
Art by STEVE PUGH, RUSS BRAUN, PETER SNEJBJERG and others
Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND
408 pg, FC, $24.99 US • MATURE READERS
Tragedy strikes Animal Man’s daughter Maxine in these stories from issues #64-79 – but is it the result of a government conspiracy? Animal Man attacks Washington, D.C., with an army of rats and birds. Then, Animal Man forms a new religion and leads a group of followers intent on securing humanity’s place in the mystic realm known as the Red.
Art by JOE BENNETT, CRAIG YEUNG and SZYMON KUDRANSKI
Photo cover
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
After battling a small army of Blood’s followers, the Arrow finds himself face-to-face with the Huntress! But what is she doing in Starling City? And why does she want Oliver dead??
Art by BRENT ANDERSON
Cover by ALEX ROSS
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • Rated T
As her career may be ending, Quarrel looks back at her earliest days as a super hero, including the roots of her on-again/off-again romance with Crackerjack. Plus: Honor Guard and the Omega Rangers!
Art by BABS TARR
Cover by CAMERON STEWART
THE FLASH 75 Variant cover by AARON LOPRESTI
Blank variant cover
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with three covers.
Things are going surprisingly well in Batgirl’s new life! But nothing good ever lasts long in Gotham City – and the other yellow boot is about to drop ... hard!
ROBINSON and others
Cover by MARC SILVESTRI
288 pg, B&W, $19.99 US
The legendary, Eisner Award-winning series BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE returns in a brand-new volume featuring tales of the Dark Knight by some of comics’ greatest writers and artists!
Art by JOE QUINONES
Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Nanites are tearing The Narrows apart! Can Red Robin stop them while the rest of the city burns?
Art by JEREMY HAUN
Cover by JUAN FERREYRA
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
With legions of Parademons on the attack, Constantine forges an alliance with Doctor Fate. But as time begins to run out, will they escape Earth-2 – or help destroy it?
I'm enjoying this, but isn't the end NOT in question? We know from Future's End that Earth-2 and Earth New 52 go to war, with Earth-2's surviving superheroes (including Dr. Fate) locked up by ARGUS. And the title of the book Earth-2: World's End (below) is kind of a giveaway as well.
As I said, I'm enjoying this long-form end-of-the-world story, plus it gives Apokolips some cred for being bad enough to take out an Earth defended by Justice League-level heroes. But are we really supposed to pretend we don't know how it ends?
Art by EDDY BARROWS, EDUARDO PANSICA, JORGE JIMENEZ and PAULO SIQUERA
Cover by ANDREA SORRENTINO
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
The final fate of Earth-2’s Clark Kent is revealed!
Art by STEVE SADOWSKI, SHAWN McMANUS and TRAVIS MOORE
Cover by CHRISSIE ZULLO
1:13 Variant cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
MATURE READERS • DIGITAL FIRST
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
Even before the first issue of FABLES, there were stories to be told, shadowy avenues to explore, and lives hanging in the balance! Bigby Wolf has seen plenty in his time as Sheriff of Fabletown…but nothing can prepare him for this...
It all starts with a simple domestic disturbance. But when Bigby learns that his old nemesis, the Woodsman who has an axe to grind, is part of the scene, things go downhill fast. And how will Bigby and Snow White keep their heads long enough to crack the case when they get caught up in a grisly murder mystery?
Vertigo’s first-ever digital-first series, FABLES: THE WOLF AMONG US is a gripping adaptation and expansion of the smash-hit video game from Telltale Games, and an official prequel to Bill Willingham’s bestselling FABLES! Written by FABLES alum Matthew Sturges (JACK OF FABLES) and Dave Justus (HOUSE OF MYSTERY), with art by Stephen Sadowski (JSA), Shawn McManus (FABLES/FAIREST), and Travis Moore (JSA ALL STARS)!
I'll miss Fables. There are still a lot of stories to tell with these characters.
Art by ALBERTO PONTICELLI
Cover by NATHAN FOX
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
With the universe tearing apart at the seams, Adam is faced with a choice: either watch from the sidelines or join forces with a man he cannot trust.
Art by FRANCIS MANAPUL, TOM NGUYEN and SCOTT HEPBURN
Cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
On sale JANUARY 28 • 176 pg, FC, $16.99 US
In these stories from THE FLASH #20-25 and #23.3: REVERSE FLASH, a Speed-Force killer has left a trail of bodies in his wake, and only Barry has the power to stop him. But when the killer stays one step ahead of him, Barry finds himself face to face with the Teen Titans and Kid Flash for the first time, which leads to a confrontation with Reverse-Flash!
Art and cover by MIKEL JANIN
THE FLASH 75 Variant cover by JOCK
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with two covers.
It’s the battle you never thought you’d see, as Grayson goes toe to toe with the Midnighter!
Art and cover by BERNARD CHANG
THE FLASH 75 Variant cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with two covers.
The devastated Corps returns to a universe that has grown much different – and much more dangerous – in their absence. John Stewart must lead the weakened Green Lanterns against a truly demonic threat’s expanding its dark reach across the cosmos.
Art by BERNARD CHANG, SCOTT KOLINS, CHRIS BATISTA and others
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
264 pg, FC, $19.99 US
With the Corps under attack by the Khund and the shapeshifting Durlans in stories from GREEN LANTERN CORPS #28-34, GREEN LANTERN #31-33 and GREEN LANTERN CORPS ANNUAL #2, John Stewart must unravel the mystery behind the destroyed Sector Houses!
Art: BRUNO REDONDO, MIKE S. MILLER
Cover: MIKE S. MILLER
32 PGS / FC / $2.99
It all began when Superman learned that his wife, Lois Lane, was pregnant. But then came The Joker's terrible machinations, and the horrible tragedy that took her life and destroyed Metropolis. From that moment, Superman - and the world - were changed forever. But suppose none of that had ever happened?
Art by NEIL EDWARDS and JAY LEISTEN
Cover by ANDREW ROBINSON
THE FLASH 75 Variant cover by KARL KERSCHL
1:25 Variant cover by ROD REIS
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with three covers.
The penultimate chapter of “The Infinitus Saga” is here as the fate of the future is decided in a battle between Justice League United and the Legion of Super-Heroes!
Art by TREVOR McCARTHY
Cover by TRADD MOORE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Klarion does a very, very bad thing. Just how evil is Klarion, and how much damage will he do? Find out in “The Swarm Abides,” when Klarion drives the devil’s car and falls into a hell of his own making.
Art by DEXTER SOY
Scorpion variant cover by IVAN REIS
Sub-Zero variant cover by IVAN REIS
1:10 Video game art cover
On sale JANUARY 7 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • DIGITAL FIRST
Retailers: This issue will arrive in stores with three covers. Please see the order form for details.
Get over here…for an all-new digital-first series set before the events of 2015’s highly anticipated game Mortal Kombat X! Prepare yourself for the brutal adventures of all your favorite Mortal Kombat characters and witness the rise of the next generation of Kombatants!
This premiere issue features two interlocking covers by superstar artist Ivan Reis!
THE NEW 52: FUTURES END #37
Art by AARON LOPRESTI and ART THIBERT
Cover by RYAN SOOK
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
The War changed everyone, and not for the better. After last issue’s shocking ending made one hero a murderer, find out how far Constantine went to win, and how Amethyst lost her magic! Don’t miss the return to Gemworld!
Art by ROB HUNTER
Cover by JUAN FERREYRA
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Harley Quinn takes center stage! The Squad’s mission to China has gone to hell – and now an army of unstable super beings is trying to murder them and anything else that stands in their way!
Isn't Harley Quinn pretty much always center stage in this book? I considered her the star. pr at least the most popular character.
Art by SCOTT JERALDS
Cover by SCOTT NEELY
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E
When Scooby and the gang head down to Georgia to investigate a haunting in a stately Southern mansion, their investigation is interrupted by a ghost-hunting reality show created to solve the same case! Can the gang find a way to work around the TV crew and solve the mystery? Or will both teams be overwhelmed by the terror of the Lady in Pink?
Art by IG GUARA, J.P. MAYER and JULIO FERREIRA
Cover by CAT STAGGS
40 pg, FC, 2 of 4, $3.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
Lois and Clark are forced to team up with a most unlikely ally – but how can they trust Lex Luthor? Then, the Manhunters attack! Batman, Wonder Woman, and some of Superman’s past allies defend Earth by fighting alongside Superman – united!
I miss the Michael Rosenbaum Luthor!
Art by DIOGENES NEVES, CHAD HARDIN, PAULO SIQUEIRA and others
Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
256 pg, FC, $17.99 US
Supergirl will burn down the universe before she lets another person tell her who she should be – and her journey as a Red Lantern begins here. The new chapter of Supergirl’s life begins in issues #26-33, plus GREEN LANTERN #28 and RED LANTERNS #28-29.
Art and cover by DOUG MAHNKE
THE FLASH 75 Variant cover by IVAN REIS
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
This issue will ship with three covers.
Wonderstar’s destiny is starting to become clear – and his path may lead to the end of humanity! Will Superman and Wonder Woman be able to prevent him from becoming what – or who – he’s meant to be?
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
Art by FERNANDO BLANCO, MIGUEL SEPULVEDA and DIEGO OLMOS
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
264 pg, FC, $19.99 US
With the Justice League missing and the villains in control, Phantom Stranger must destroy evil itself! But to stop the Crime Syndicate, Deadman must take control of Aquaman’s body! These stories from issues #12-22 and TRINITY OF SIN: PHANTOM STRANGER FUTURES END #1 guest-star Pandora, Swamp Thing, Constantine and others!
Art by JED DOUGHERTY
Cover by YILDIRAY CINAR
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Terrible times are coming for Earth-2: A refugee from Apokolips brings warnings of doom, an impatient emissary is determined to bring Superman back for her master, and Batman wonders if Terry Sloan plans to betray the world. The secret history of Superman and Batman moves toward its awful climax!
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
ALICE COOPER #5
Art: EMAN CASALLOS
Cover: DAVID MACK
32 PGS / Teen + / $3.99
As friends, fans, demons and derelicts gather for his big "comeback" show, Alice Cooper prepares his final vengeance against Clan Black. The first rocking, shocking story arc concludes... and there will be casualties.
Art: DIETRICH SMITH, CEZAR RAZEK, KEWBER BAAL
Cover: LIVIO RAMONDELLI
FC • 224 pages • $24.99 • Teen+
For the Battlestar Galactica and its fleet, which is the greater threat: what lies ahead, or what snaps at their heels? Driven into an uncharted storm zone by the pursuing Cylons, the last survivors of the Twelve Colonies discover a vast, mysterious artifact. With half of the crew haunted by chilling dreams of lost Earth, Commander Adama and Captain Apollo find themselves at odds over their course of action– a conflict that leads the leader of humankind to qu estion if the time has come to pass the torch. Will Adama entrust the sanctity of the fleet to the next generation … and if so, would they survive the coming massive Cylon attack without his tactical genius? And finally -- the origin of the traitorous Baltar is finally revealed! What kind of man could betray his own species, and how did the Cylons foster his sinister ambition?
Collecting issues 6-12 by Dan Abnett (Guardians of the Galaxy), Dietrich Smith, and Cezar Razek,along with the 2014 annual by Robert Place Napton and Kewber Baal, and featuring all of the covers by Livio Ramondelli, Colton Worley, Chris Eliopoulos, Ken Haeser, Clint Langly and Kewber Baal.
Art: DIETRICH SMITH
Cover A Main: MIKE MAYHEW
Cover B Variant: DIETRICH SMITH
Cover C Variant: LIVIO RAMONDELLI
Cover D Subscription: ARDIAN SYAF
32 PGS / Teen + / $3.99
The Colonial Fleet has finally found an unexpected promise of salvation, after ten years of desperate survival. Yet is it all it seems to be? The Cylons have been quiet for a long time, but they never sleep and they never give up. Apollo and his fellow warriors embark on a dangerous mission to unlock the truth... and the consequences will change the lives of all aboard the Galactica forever. The shocking, continuity-shaking story continues from cosmic superstar writer Dan Abnett (Guardians of the Galaxy)!
Art/Cover: STEVE UY
Video Game Homage Cover: REBEKIE BENNINGTON
32 PGS / All Ages / $3.99
Continuing the brand new, all-ages accessible, original comic book series from Dynamite! Doodler has been captured by a menacing robot! Stuck in a strange world and abandoned by his friends, a great challenge awaits our hero.
Art: RAFAEL LANHELLAS
Covers: TIM SEELEY, ARDIAN SYAF
FC / 32 Pages / Teen+
Ernie and Smiley have made their way to a Ghost Hunting Convention, but they aren’t here to see “celebrities.” It’s superhuman slasher against superhuman slasher as Evil Ernie takes on the Death worshiping psycho Carrion Jane! Meanwhile, it’s up to Mary Young to save innocent bystanders, because Ernie and Jane only have eyes for each other!
Evil Ernie still looks like a guy straight out of my high school yearbook -- from 1975. Get a haircut, hippie!
EX-CON #5 (OF 5)
Art: KEITH BURNS
Cover: TIM BRADSTREET
32 PGS / Mature / $2.99
Last issue! Crime boss Barnaby Creed once gave him a piece of advice: "Only a crazy man makes the same mistake twice." And Cody Pomeray is taking that advice to heart -- namely, by making a whole new set of mistakes! Racing from downtown L.A. to a gravesite in Mexico, Cody knows it's the final showdown. But will he be able to figure out who's betrayed him in time to keep him out of the slammer? Don't miss the shocking conclusion of this grifter noir saga!
Art: REY VILLEGAS
Cover A Main: MARC LAMING
32 PGS / Teen + / $3.99
The Lone Ranger sets out to bring justice and fireworks to the men that beat Tonto and left him for dead in the streets of Red River, but a surprising twist reveals the true greed and ambition of the men they're chasing. Meanwhile the Lone Ranger's feelings for Fiona Doyle might be putting him and Tonto at greater risk!
Art: TOM GARCIA
Cover A Main: TOM GARCIA
32 PGS / Teen + / $3.99
While Mercy discovers how the fae are connected to the unearthed dead bodies, her stepdaughter Jesse finds herself shunned by her classmates just as news breaks that her class rival Kayla has gone missing. Suddenly, Jesse's the prime suspect in the disappearance. High School never felt crueler!
Art: IVAN RODRIGUEZ
48 pages / Teen + / $7.99
The weed of crime, which once grew madly in the rich soil of the Great Depression, is now withering on the streets of New York. A new factory has sprung up among the shuttered sweatshops, sweeping the city's most notorious criminals and desperate lowlifes into its employ. When The Shadow's loyal operative Jericho Druke infiltrates the works, he finds it run by a fascist, technocratic madman bent on fomenting the racial tensions that threaten to shatter the United States. The Shadow and his team must destroy this Factory of Death before its lethal product poisons a nation.
Art: CARLOS FURUZONO
Cover: AARON CAMPBELL, COLTON WORLEY
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+
Detective Sherlock Holmes’ and magician Harry Houdini’s refusal to investigate the attacks on Houdini’s shows together leads to a horrific attack on a loved one and puts Holmes and Houdini face to face with a deadly force that defies death ...
Art: GUIU VILANOVA
Cover: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
32 pages / Teen + / $3.99
At the end of his career and at the bottom of a bottle, Ben Chambers took on one last case: investigate the unsolved murder of an Iraq War veteran and son to corporate CEO Jason Black. What he got was a trip through the past unlike any other.. Having broken the timestream, will Detective Chambers be able to save the young man's life, and if so, what kind of consequences might it have on the present? The answers to these questions and more lay waiting for you in The Twilight Zone!
Art: FRANCESCO MANN, DAVE ACOSTA, EMAN CASSALLOS, JAVIER MIRANDA-GARCIA
Cover A Main: JOE JUSKA
Cover B Variant: JoOYCE CHIN
Cover C Variant: CEDRIC POULAT "BOMBSHELL"
Cover D Subscription: TONY FLEECS "CUTE"
48 PGS / Teen + / $7.99
Get ready to party -- Vampi style! With one hundred issues stacked high since Dynamite's launch of Vampirella in 2010, it's time for a giant-sized spectacular. To commemorate the occasion, we welcome the best Vampirella writers -- past, present, and even future - to contribute short stories, guaranteed to send chills up your spine and quicken your pulse. Featuring Nancy A. Collins (who launched the current ongoing series with her bold new take), Eric Trautmann (who kicked off the Dynamite era), Brandon Jerwa (who expanded the mythology in over 20 issues), Mark Rahner (who spoofed pop horror culture with several one-shot specials), and Tim Seeley (the architect of Chaos who debuts his first-ever Vampi work here)!
IDW PUBLICATIONS
STAR TREK #40
Art/Cover: TONY SHASTEEN
Subscription Variant: Quark Photo Cover
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
It's the epic finale of "The Q Gambit"! The fate of the past, present and future are at stake as Kirk, Sisko and Spock face off with the mad Cardassian Dukat... and discover the secret behind Q's machinations in their timeline! Don't miss this climactic chapter in the STAR TREK event of 2014, produced in association with TREK writer/producer Roberto Orci!
Art: CHRIS ALLAN, MIKE KAZALEH
Cover: STEVE LAVIGNE
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 140 pages • 7” x 10.187”
The all-ages action continues in this volume that collects issues #37–40 of the Archie Comics series and Mutanimals #6.
IMAGE COMICS
A VOICE IN THE DARK: BARREL OF A GUN #2 (of 5)
Cover A: LARIME TAYLOR & SYLV TAYLOR
Cover B: TERRY MOORE & SYLV TAYLOR
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
Zoey and Rio get to know each other better and find in each other someone who truly understands them. Detective Dunst starts to narrow down the suspect list, but is he working for justice or money?
Art / Cover: SCOTT GODLEWSKI & RON RILEY
32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.50
There are no easy answers for Sheriff Clara Bronson in the conclusion of our first story arc!
Art / cover: JUSTIN GREENWOOD
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
"GRIDLOCK," Part Three
Feels like Klem and Dietrich can’t even interview someone without another two suspects popping up. But what’s this case really about? The billion-dollar future of gridlocking? Sibling rivalry? Everybody’s favorite motive, drugs? Or could it even be ... SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY? Boom! Mind blown.
Art: JUAN JOSE RYP
Cover: DAN PANOSIAN
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Join us for a very special wedding, where “til death do us part” is given new meaning.
HENSHIN (OGN)
288 PAGES / B&W / T+ / $19.99
Ken Niimura, artist on the acclaimed and award-winning graphic novel I KILL GIANTS (written by Joe Kelly), returns with HENSHIN. The short stories of HENSHIN present a unique vision of Japanese life, presented in English for the first time by Image Comics in January.
“Henshin” means "transformation" in Japanese, and in all 13 stories, Niimura shows how choices and events — whether momentous or seemingly insignificant — can change the lives of his protagonists.
“A transformation or a change is the most basic premise for a story,” said Niimura. “That's why Henshin is about people in the process of change. I also chose this title hoping that I would also change for the better in the process of creation and improve my craft.”
Niimura’s imaginative storytelling finds its way into the emotional lives of his characters, from a kid with peculiar powers to a lonely girl finding her way in the big city to a salaryman out on the town.
“Henshin is similar to a restaurant,” Niimura said of the collection. “I selected the ingredients for these stories from all the things I saw during my life in 2013 in Tokyo. I've tried to keep the natural flavor of each of these ingredients, sometimes adding some spices when needed. I hope you like the resulting menu, somewhere between comical, moving and fun.”
F0r readers who can’t wait to sample Niimura’s graphic feast, the entirety of one of HENSHIN’s stories, “Victory Sign,” is available to download.
HENSHIN is a Japanese-format graphic novel, which reads right-to-left.
JUPITER’S LEGACY #5
Art / cover A: FRANK QUITELY
Cover B: BRYAN HITCH
Cover C: DUNCAN FEGREDO
40 PAGES / FC / M / $4.99
Meet BARNABAS WOLFE -- a former supervillain with Sherlock Holmesian instincts who hunts heroes for the U.S. government. While Brandon and Uncle Walter struggle with their utopian vision for America, Chloe and family live under the radar in Australia. But their peaceful lives are about to explode when the authorities find suspicious super-activity Down Under, and send their #1 weapon to investigate. The generation gap is about to reach the next level as MILLAR and QUITELY bring their epic to a head!
Art: MICHAEL LARK
Cover: OWEN FREEMAN
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
“CONCLAVE,” Part Four
Forever has been sent by her father to kill her traitorous brother, Jonah. What happens next is the start of a revolution.
Art / Cover: MATTHEW ROBERTS & OWEN GIENI
128 PAGES / FC / T+ / $14.99
Lewis, Clark and the surviving members of their expedition continue westward across America, only to learn there is nowhere to run on a river.
Collects MANIFEST DESTINY #7-12
Art: TESS FOWLER
Cover A: TESS FOWLER & ROC UPCHURCH
Cover B: ROC UPCHURCH
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
“BRAGA: THE ONCE PRINCE, NOW BASTARD”
Before joining the Peaches, Braga was destined to become the greatest leader of her people. But a life changing decision proved too controversial for even her most devout followers. A former life paved on the bodies of her enemies left behind...what choice was worth losing everything?
Featuring guest artist TESS FOWLER!
Special incentive cover by regular artist ROC UPCHURCH!
This cover reads Rat Queens #11, but it's really Rat Queens Special #1, as the series switches artists for reasons you can Google for yourself.
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99
Following the cataclysmic events of our awe-inspiring 200th issue, Malcolm Dragon comes face-to-face with the new head of the Vicious Circle! It's a battle like none you've seen before!
Art / Cover A: LEILA DEL DUCA & OWEN GIENI
Cover B: ROSS CAMPBELL
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Cambodia.
248 PAGES / BW / M / $19.99
A little boy learns too late that running your mouth can get you run over. A young babysitter gets in way over her head when when she's hired to sit by a dangerous man to with a strange request. A young couple's hopeful visit to the city turns anything but when they step into the middle of a mob turf war and watch more than just friends die. And a young man just trying to help his hustler cousin out of a bad spot instead becomes the ultimate killer. These are only some of the eight stories comprising “KILLERS,” the newest arc in the ongoing world of STRAY BULLETS. Each story stands on its own but collectively they tell the twisted story of two teen – Virginia and Eli - both scarred by tragic childhood intersections with the Baltimore underworld, drawn together in the sleepy seaside town of Sandcastle, unable to escape their dark pasts....
Collects STRAY BULLETS: KILLERS #1-8
THE SUPERANNUATED MAN #5
32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.99
GOLDEN-AGE FORMAT
One of the last remaining humans, HE, after returning from the brink of extinction, now intends to repay the evolved mutations that caused the annihilation of humanity, with a severity that borders on the atomic.
Art / Cover: TULA LOTAY
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Things are closing in on Littlehaven. Barely escaping the center of town with her life, Diana Dane has to solve the puzzle of Ethan Crane before agents of this world and others stop her from understanding the true nature of the "supreme non-state actor."
Art: C.P. SMITH & BEN TEMPLESMITH
Cover: C.P. SMITH
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Issue twelve signals the emotional conclusion of the first title from Joe’s Comics: the latest war between Heaven and Hell is over, for now, with casualties as far as the stars themselves. But Laura’s fate is still to be resolved. When Joe makes a life-or-death request of the Powers, a favor beyond anything he could have imagined, will they consent...and lift the veil between life and death one last time?
Art: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO, & CLIFF RATHBURN
Cover: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART
JANUARY 14 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $2.99
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MARVEL COMICS
ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #3
Art/Cover: STUART IMMONEN
Variant Cover by NEAL ADAMS
32 PGS / Rated T / $3.99
Welcome Home Variant by TBA
• This is it! The new generations meet -- Captain America vs Sin, daughter of the Red Skull!
• The truth in regards to the blood of equalization is revealed, but Hydra’s proliferation is too wide, there is no stopping them now.
• Nomad stands tall against the ruthless might of one of Cap’s oldest foes!
Art/Cover: DAMION SCOTT
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• ALL-NEW GHOST RIDER VS. GUERO’S BLUE KRUE & The Russian Mob!
• Can ROBBIE & ELI end their heated inner struggle between Righteous Duty and Satanic Rage in time to avoid their demise?
• Can JOHNNY BLAZE stir his new protégé in the right direction, or will the All-New Ghost Rider become his most evenly matched enemy for all eternity?
Art: AMILCAR PINNA
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
THE SHOCKING CONCLUSION!
• The climactic, life changing conclusion for the rawest, grittiest new team on the block. Their fate hangs in the balance!
• Can THE ULTIMATES save the city from catastrophe yet again and survive the process?
• Monsters, mayhem, and super powered fisticuffs! If this isn’t the MARVEL COMIC TO END ALL MARVEL COMICS, we don’t know what is!
Art: JORGE FORNES
Cover by KRIS ANKA
Welcome Home Variant by TBA
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
THE ONCE AND FUTURE JUGGERNAUT 1 of 4
• We’ve all heard the phrase “those are big shoes to fill.”
• That’s especially true when those are the massive boots of the unstoppable Juggernaut.
• So when the Gem of Cyttorak reappears, the X-Men must ask themselves: Who’s going to wear those boots?
The fledgling team of the Amazing X-Men have already faced off against demon arms from Hell and ravenous hordes of Wendigos and there is no rest in sight for our band of heroic mutants as one of the X-Men’s most notorious villains charges back into their world. This January marks the return of The Unstoppable Juggernaut within Amazing X-Men #15 by series writer, Chris Yost and interior artist Jorge Fornes.
The story, called “The Once and Future Juggernaut” finds former wielders of the Gem of Cyttorak, Cain Marko and X-Man Peter “Colossus” Rasputin, getting the call to become the inter-dimensional power’s external force once again, but they’re not the only ones invited to the party.
While Yost remains tight-lipped about who those other characters might be he does give a few hints about what kinds of folks are being called. “A few of the strongest characters in the Marvel Universe get the call,” Yost tells Marvel.com. “But Cyttorak needs a specific kind of person … someone they can manipulate. Someone who craves the power.”
“Cyttorak wants an avatar,” Yost continues. “It’s a status thing among the other mystical entities/gods. All the cool other-dimensional powers have one. The return of the gem is part of the mystery, but the X-Men know that whatever Cyttorak wants, it’s probably not good."
Art/Cover: BENGAL
Variant by ANDRE ARAUJO
40 PGS / Rated T+ / $4.99
• The god-like STARBRAND is losing his grip on his humanity!
• Can NIGHTMASK bring him back to Earth?
• And as our planetary defense, we need STARBRAND more than ever!
• Feel the heat of KOLOBUS ... a cosmic threat powerful enough to burn us all down!
Art: STEFANO CASELLI (A)
Cover by DALE KEOWN
40 PGS / Rated T+ / $4.99
Welcome Home Variant by TBA
IN 4 MONTHS … TIME RUNS OUT!
Penciled by JIM CHEUNG, STEFANO CASELLI, MIKE DEODATO JR., VALERIO SCHITI & KEV WALKER
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
128 PGS. / Rated T+ / $24.99
Trim size: standard
For Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and the Illuminati, it has all been building to this. After two years of carefully crafting his cataclysmic saga, writer Jonathan Hickman jumps ahead eight months to the grand finale, the honest-to-goodness immediate future of the Marvel Universe -- and the day of the Final Incursion! After the events of ORIGINAL SIN -- and the revelation of the Illuminati’s desperate, world-destroying actions -- much has changed for the Avengers. What has become of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes during the past eight months? Who comprises the new Cabal? And have all the battles they’ve endured, and the sacrifices they’ve made, prepared either group for the inevitable moment where time runs out for everybody? The first act of the astonishing climax to Jonathan Hickman’s legendary run is here! Collecting AVENGERS (2012) #35-37 and NEW AVENGERS (2013) #24-25.
Art/Cover: DAVID LOPEZ
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• Christmas comes to the Carol Corps!
• You could even say this will be a CHRISTMAS CAROL.
• That’s a hint, guys.
Art: JAVIER GARRON
Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• Yeah, Scott Summers may be serving aboard a ship full of space-pirate killers and cutthroats, but as he gets to know them, they seem like nice killers and cutthroats. Especially the Captain, who’s starting to treat Scott like the son he never had.
•And ESPECIALLY the Captain’s cute daughter, who wants to make kissy-face at every opportunity.
•So what’s the problem? Well, it might have something to do with that stolen super-weapon sitting in the pirate ship cargo hold -- the one powerful enough to blow up an entire solar system! Everybody in the galaxy wants it … but nobody wants to pay for it!
Art/Cover: CHRIS SAMNEE
Welcome Home Variant by TBA
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• The shocking conclusion to Stunt-Master’s death defying dare!
• The Owl begins to set his machinations into motion!
• And another old foe waits in the wings to blindside the Man Without Fear!
Art: SCOTT KOBLISH
Welcome Home Variant by TBA
Cover by SCOTT KOBLISH
32 PGS / Parental Advisory / $3.99
• The Roxxon Corporation brings us a special educational issue of Deadpool!
• Learn about GRACKING -- the energy source of the future!
• Plus: a very special celebrity guest protest!
Art/Cover: MIKE PERKINS
Variant Cover by RICH BUCKLER
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• DEATHLOK goes up against an aerial assault on the battlefield, but his more difficult struggle may be closer to home.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. turns on Agent Hope
• Domino finds MICHAEL COLLINS -- what can he reveal about the DEATHLOK program?
Penciled by DENYS COWAN, JOHN HEBERT, MIKE MANLEY & JACKSON GUICE
Cover by DENYS COWAN
400 PGS / Rated T / $39.99
As if being duped by his evil ex-employers into becoming the cyborg soldier Deathlok isn’t enough, now Michael Collins is square in the sights of a mad villain collecting and disassembling cyborgs and androids. Can you guess the secret of Mechadoom? Hopefully, Deathlok can — with a little help from the Fantastic Four and the X-Men! Then, what happens when the man in the body of a killing machine meets the killing machine in the body of a man? Find out when Deathlok and the Punisher team up! And the nightmare is far from over for Collins: When he finds himself in battle with Ghost Rider, it’s time to fight hellfire with firepower! Though a pacifist at heart, Deathlok quickly gets to grips with the ever-volatile Marvel Universe! Collecting DEATHLOK (1991) #1-15 and ANNUAL #1.
Art: DALIBOR TALAJIC (A)
Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
32 PGS / Parental Guidance / $3.99
CONCLUDING THE 2ND CHILLING CHAPTER OF GEORGE ROMERO‘S UNDEAD EPIC!
• Is Barnum a vampire? Is Penny becoming one?
• Can Dixie control the rogue militia … and what is their grand plan?
• What happens to Jo and Xavier in our climactic scene that will set the stage for Act Three?
Art: GERARDO SANDOVAL
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant cover by Gerardo Sandoval
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• On a quest to save their future, Charlie-27, Yondu, Geena and their new ally… Star-Lord… must find a doorway to the past. And that means walking into the lair of the most dangerous being in the Cosmos … the Sleeping Hunger! And what has become of Vance, Martinez and Starhawk, missing in action … presumed dead?
• Has A-Sentience captured them, or is there no one left alive to capture?
Penciled by JOE BENNETT & AGUSTIN PADILLA
Cover by PAUL RIVOCHE
136 PGS. / Rated T+ / $19.99
Tony Stark has returned from space with a vision of a better world. But who is his secret ally? Tony mysteriously shrugs his crime-fighting duties onto P.E.P.P.E.R. and focuses his energies on the grand unveiling of Troy, Tony’s Iron Metropolitan city of tomorrow! What could go wrong? Well, Pepper could meet P.E.P.P.E.R., or discover Tony’s family secret — or both! And if the Mandarin is truly dead, then who is Mandarin-Seven: Red Peril — and how did they get the villain’s rings? As the Iron Phalanx attacks and the skies burn red above Troy, Iron Man investigates the Mandarins. Meanwhile, Red Peril uncovers Troy’s shocking secret! And will an Inhuman threaten Tony’s city of tomorrow? Guest starring Jim Rhodes, the Iron Patriot! Collecting IRON MAN (2012) #18-20, #20.INH and #21-22.
Art/Cover: DAVE GIBBONS
$12.99 US / $13.99 Canada
160 pages / Rating: Mature
This edition’s cover will feature a soon-to-be-revealed image from the film KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE!
Coming to theaters in February 2015, the film KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE got its start as this acclaimed series by Kick-Ass writer Mark Millar, Watchmen legend Dave Gibbons, and superstar director Matthew Vaughn! Reinventing the spy genre for the 21st century, the story follows a British secret agent who takes his wayward nephew under his wing and trains him to become a gentleman spy. Together, they uncover a plot that links kidnapped celebrities with a plot to eradicate 90% of the human race! Collecting THE SECRET SERVICE #1-6.
32 PGS / All Ages / $2.99
• Hulk crash-lands on earth with no memory save one: The planet is doomed!
• Can the Avengers help Hulk remember what the danger is before it’s too late?
Art/Cover: DAVID MARQUEZ
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
MILES MORALES: AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D.?
‘Nuff said!
Art/Cover: TODD NAUCK
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• Nightcrawler vs. The Shadow King!
• Haunted by the losses of loved ones, how can Nightcrawler overcome the darkness in his soul to prevent the Shadow King’s influence from spreading across the multiverse?
Art/Cover: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
192 PGS. / Mature / $15.99
Follow the series that made Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming comic-book superstars! Detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim work special homicide cases that involve powers. Superheroes have “groupies” like anyone in the spotlight — but when a famous superhero dies, could the culprit be one of them? Plus: Warren Ellis goes on a ride-along with our favorite detectives! This completely redesigned, reformatted and reworked volume is perfect for both new readers and old! Collecting POWERS (2000) #7, #12-14 and ANNUAL #1; POWERS ACTIVITY AND COLORING BOOK; and JINX: TRUE CRIME CONFESSIONS.
Art/Cover: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
176 PGS. / Mature / $15.99
When one of the members of a popular supergroup is found violently murdered, the events that follow unveil the mystery players behind the multi-layered control of the superhero elite. Walker and Pilgrim are forced to make choices that will forever change their lives and careers, and how the world at large sees its heroes. This completely redesigned, reformatted and reworked volume is perfect for both new readers and old! Collecting POWERS (2000) #15-20.
Art/Cover: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
128 PGS. / Mature / $15.99
Society is lashing out at its superheroes. Anti-powers groups are rising up with a series of gruesome murders against the city’s most powerful capes. With Walker retired, Detective Pilgrim teams up with a new partner to investigate this murderous superhero backlash and the people behind it. This completely redesigned, reformatted and reworked volume is perfect for both new readers and old! Collecting POWERS (2000) #21-24.
S.H.I.E.L.D. #2
Art: HUMBERTO RAMOS
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
Variant cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Welcome Home Variant by TBA
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• Why has SHIELD agent Jemma Simmons gone undercover at the Coles Academic High School in Jersey City?
• Maybe it has something to do with the all-new Ms Marvel …
• … and the most dangerous lunch meal ever served
Art/Cover: MICHAEL ALLRED
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
“The Damnation Dilemma”
• The Surfer finds himself drawn to the most “unlikely planet” he’s ever sensed in all his cosmic travels. A population of 666 billion sentient beings... made up of 666.667 billion races. What is the secret of the world where practically no two lifeforms are the same?
• And while Norrin Radd deals with this mystery, Dawn Greenwood comes face-to-face with “The Greatest Monster In The Galaxy!”
Art: MARK BROOKS, DAVID LAFUENTE, SHELDON VELLA & Others
Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
40 PGS / Rated T / $4.99
SPIDER-VERSE TIE-IN!
• THE SPIDER-VERSE ANTHOLOGY CONTINUES!
• SO MANY SPIDER-MEN AND WOMEN! THIS ISSUE:
• VIDEO-GAME SPIDEY!
• PUNK-ROCK SPIDEY!
• FAIRY TALE SPIDEY!
• MEXICO’S OWN SPIDEY TALE IN SPANISH!
Writer: JASON AARON
Art/Cover: JOHN CASSADAY
Connecting Variant: J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
Teaser Variant: JOHN CASSADAY
Young Variant: SKOTTIE YOUNG
Party Variant: JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER*
Action Figure Variant: TBA
Sketch Variants: JOE QUESADA, ALEX ROSS
Other Variants: BOB MCLEOD, JOE QUESADA, ALEX ROSS, SARA PICHELLI
Blank Variant also available
48 PGS / Rated T / $4.99
THE GREATEST SPACE ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME RETURNS TO MARVEL!
Taking place immediately after the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, the Force returns to Marvel in January with three new series spotlighting beloved characters from the iconic trilogy! Created in close partnership with Lucasfilm, the three new Star Wars series will exist as part of the canon for the Star Wars universe!
Luke Skywalker and the ragtag band of rebels fighting against the Galactic Empire are fresh off their biggest victory yet -- the destruction of the massive battle station known as the Death Star. But the Empire’s not toppled yet! Join Luke along with Princess Leia, smugglers Han Solo and Chewbacca, droids C-3PO and R2-D2 and the rest of the Rebel Alliance as they strike out for freedom against the evil forces of Darth Vader and his master, the Emperor. Written by Jason Aaron (Original Sin, Thor: God of Thunder) and with art by John Cassaday (Astonishing X-Men, Uncanny Avengers), this is the Star Wars saga as only Marvel Comics could make it!
Discussing the flagship series, writer Jason Aaron tells Marvel.com, “Every story is about the characters, and we'll focus on all the old favorites. There will be big moments for everyone, from Han to R2-D2. But a major part of the narrative will be driven by Luke Skywalker and his journey of discovery, a journey that will decide the fate of the entire galaxy.”
“We couldn’t be happier to have Star Wars comics back at Marvel,” says Marvel SVP Sales & Marketing David Gabriel. “Star Wars has always been an important part of Marvel’s history and we knew we wanted to honor that legacy with a callback to the original Marvel Comics Star Wars series. We think old and new fans alike will be just as excited as we are to see Jaxxon, even if it’s only for this fun variant cover.”
“If you’re not excited for Star Wars right now, you must be living under a rock!” says Star Wars Editor Jordan D. White. “All anyone is talking about is that awesome teaser...and it’s still a whole year before the movie comes out! Fortunately, we’ve been working overtime to bring you all-new adventures of the original Star Wars gang to satisfy everyone’s hunger for space adventure! Jason Aaron, Kieron Gillen, Mark Waid -- these are some of the best writers in the comics industry, and they are sparing no expense to craft stories that live up to the classic series with the same feel and tone of the original. Combine them with the amazing artwork of John Cassaday, Salvador Larroca, and Terry Dodson -- each one a serious Star Wars fan themselves -- and trust me ... these comics will be everything you could want from a Star Wars series.”
Marvel Entertainment and Lucasfilm Ltd. are extremely proud to unveil artist John Tyler Christopher’s STAR WARS #1 Party Variant – featuring none other than the return of Jaxxon! Only available at Star Wars #1 Launch Parties, don’t miss your chance to get your hands on this one-of-a-kind variant cover to one of the biggest issues of the year!
*Retailers: Please check upcoming Marvel Mailers for more information about how you can participate in STAR WARS #1 Launch Parties. Retailers are strongly urged to check their orders on this highly anticipated first issue.
For more on Star Wars please visit marvel.com and join in the conversation on Twitter with #StarWars. To experience Star Wars online, visit StarWars.com or follow Star Wars on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ or YouTube.
Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN, CARMINE INFANTINO, WALTER SIMONSON, HERB TRIMPE,
MICHAEL GOLDEN, AL WILLIAMSON & MIKE VOSBURG
Cover: HOWARD CHAYKIN
Variant Cover: GREG HILDEBRANDT (DM ONLY)
880 PGS / Rated T / $125.00
Trim size: oversized
In 1977 a phenomenon dawned. Marvel Comics published the very first STAR WARS comic-book series. Now, the House of Ideas is re-presenting those original adventures in its over-sized Omnibus format -- STAR WARS: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS collecting STAR WARS (1977) #1-44 and ANNUAL #1.
It’s the return of the Jedi to Marvel in an opening volume that begins with Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and ends with Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. In between, the rebels face a wealth of new perils — from space pirate Crimson Jack to the bounty hunter Beilert Valance, as well as a surprisingly svelte Jabba the Hut (one “t”). Luke goes back to Tatooine, Leia battles alone, Han and Chewie play the deadly Big Game, and Darth Vader hunts for answers! Revisit all your old favorites and discover some new ones!
There’s no doubt, the Force is strong with this collection!
"With Star Wars poised to return to its comic book home, what better time to revisit the first adventures of Luke, Leia, Han, Chewbacca, C-3PO, R2-D2 and, of course, Darth Vader?" says Marvel Editor In Chief, Axel Alonso. "I am extremely proud to present these original Star Wars stories, told as only Marvel can, in the first in a massive and glorious Omnibus series."
STAR WARS: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS comes out of lightspeed in January 2015 and is written by Roy Thomas, Howard Chaykin, Archie Goodwin, Jo Duffy & Chris Claremont, with pencils by Howard Chaykin, Carmine Infantino, Walter Simonson, Herb Trimpe, Michael Golden, Al Williamson and Mike Vosburg. Each copy of STAR WARS: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS will also be wrapped in a glorious covers by Howard Chaykin and Greg Hilderbrandt.
For more on Star Wars please visit marvel.com and join in the conversation on Twitter with #starwars. To experience Star Wars online, visit StarWars.com or follow Star Wars on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ or YouTube.
Variant Cover by RON LIM
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• Jim Starlin continues his epic tale of Smash versus Space!
• Can the Hulk withstand the devious machinations of Thanos?!
• Meanwhile, Annihilus plots to exploit Big, Green and Mean in a most unexpected fashion.
Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO, KRIS ANKA & MARCO RUDY
Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
136 PGS. / Rated T+ / $19.99
The new Xavier School changes as the effects of Battle of the Atom are felt -- and Kitty Pryde and the All-New X-Men join Cyclops’ renegade squad! Meanwhile, Magneto embarks on personal mission that sets him at odds with much of the X-Men -- and the whole Marvel Universe. As Magneto reaches a crossroads, everything he’s fought for is called into question -- and he’s forced to make a decision that will change him forever! Elsewhere, the ladies of the Uncanny X-Men go out on the town -- and find themselves face-to-face with the effects of Inhumanity! And Cyclops declares a training day for the X-Men’s students, but the “training” seems to be that the teachers just abandoned them to fend for themselves on a dangerous mission! What will these inexperienced young mutants do now? Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (2013) #14-18.
Art/Cover: NICK BRADSHAW
Variant Cover: ALEX MALEEV
32 PGS / Parental Advisory / $3.99
Sinister strikes! As Daken lies crippled and fading, and Shogun sees death looming for himself and his entire Weapon X crew, only Wolverine’s legacy -- X-23, Sabretooth, Mystique and Lady Deathstrike -- can save them all. But none of them can be trusted!
X-FORCE #14
Art/Cover: ROCK-HE KIM
32 PGS / Parental Advisory / $3.99
• Fantomex is on a murderous rampage, taking out each and every one of the world’s secret intelligence agencies, working his way closer to getting revenge on X-Force!
• Knowing the confrontation is inevitable, Cable and his team ready themselves for the fight of their lives …
VALIANT COMICS
THE DEATH-DEFYING DR. MIRAGE #5 (of 5)
Art by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover by KEVIN WADA
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+
Doctor Shan Fong-Mirage has lived and died…and lived to fight again!
Scarred, transformed, and strengthened, Dr. Mirage returns from the perils of the spirit world to face the treacherous men who would erase her from existence…with everything to fight for and nothing left to lose! Do not miss out on the haunting climax of the critically acclaimed, sold-out series that Comic Book Resources calls “equal parts clever and emotional as it sets up an impressive new hero.”
Art & Cover by MD BRIGHT
Variant Cover by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY
Throwback Variant by SEAN CHEN
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+
Back together! Back in the tights! Back in action! Christopher Priest & MD Bright’s long-awaited return to the world’s worst superhero team hits full swing!
Quantum and Woody suit up and zero in on the mystery that may have caused the new Quantum to disappear…and the new Woody to exist in the first place! But Eric Henderson knows more than he’s letting on. Can Woody trust his one-time partner again…and together can they manage to stop the global intelligence networks and their worldwide conspiracy?
Art by CLAYTON CRAIN
Cover A by CLAYTON CRAIN
Cover B by CARY NORD
Cover C by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA
Variant Cover by DAVID MACK
Variant Cover by JEFF LEMIRE
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+
As 41st century Japan spirals into chaos, will Rai protect his nation…or help tear it down?
As Rai grapples with a life beyond the control of Father, new feelings distract him from uprisings, secret armies, and a bomb that could all doom the mission to free New Japan before it even begins! Matt Kindt and Clayton Crain’s astonishing saga of the year 4001 rockets toward a terrible reckoning as “Battle for New Japan” continues!
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07 GHOST VOL 14 (GN)
Writer/Art/Cover: YUKI AMEMIYA
Brainwashed by the Barsburg Empire into believing he's the evil Ayanami's faithful servant, Teito prepares to attend Princess Ouka's sixteenth birthday masquerade ball as a bodyguard. The Seven Ghosts are determined to "kidnap" Teito at the ball, but will their bond be strong enough to free him from Ayanami's grasp?
$9.99
Writers: MARTIN BRENNAN, MICHAEL B. JACKSON
Art/Cover: SIMON BISLEY
The debut issue of Simon Bisley's saga of the war between Heaven and Hell now sports a new cover exclusive to this year's New York Comic Con!
Mature/$3.99
Writer: MEREDITH GRAN
Art: CAREY PIETSCH
Cover: REIMENA YEE, CAREY PIETSCH
Subscription Variant: MYCHAL AMANN
WHY WE LOVE IT: Marceline and the Scream Queens was our first Adventure Time mini-series and we loved the tour Meredith Gran took us on. It's definitely time for more Marceline and what better way to get everything rolling than with an epic that takes Marceline and Princess Bubblegum to the far corners of the world and into space!
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: Marceline. The. Vampire. Queen. From the writer that brought you Marceline and the Scream Queens, Meredith Gran (Octopus Pie), and introducing indie talent Carey Pietsch, this is your chance to get some oneonone time with one of your favorite residents of Ooo.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Marceline is on a rampage for mysterious reasons, and the kingdom of Ooo is desperately scrambling to stop her. In trying to save both Ooo and Marceline herself, Princess Bubblegum accidentally propels Marceline into the farthest reaches of space ... and strips her of her powers! Guiltridden, Princess Bubblegum sets off on a space rescue that'll test the power of her mind ... as well as the power of friendship.
$3.99
ALICE IN THE COUNTRY CLOVER LIZARD AIDE (GN)
Writer: QUINROSE
Art/Cover: YOBU
A new Alice one-shot that focuses on her romance with one-time assassin Gray Ringmarc! Former assassin Gray Ringmarc serves his master Nighmare in the Tower of Clover. Known for his mature personality and kindness to animals, Gray also has a dark side. When Alice is whisked off by an adversary, Gray's inner darkness emerges in a fit of jealousy. Now there will be hell to pay. Can Alice tame his reptilian heart?
Mature/$13.99
Writer: FRANK GIBSON
Art: TYSON HESSE
Cover: COLEMAN ENGLE
Previously only available at San Diego Comic Con 2014, don't miss your chance to get this special edition of THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL #1 featuring a connecting cover by Coleman Engle (STEVEN UNIVERSE)!
$9.99
Writer/Art/Cover: HIDEYOSHICO
Natsuki Matsuda, twenty-years-old, has proudly identified as gay since age fifteen. Then Komano, nineteen-years-old, comes into his life. He's always been popular with the ladies, but he's a free-spirit who cannot be tamed - by man or woman! This is the story of their love. Can Natsuki handle Komano's bohemian nature in the long haul or will jealousy and possessiveness get the best of him? It's the return of the sweet, sweet couple from "Apple and Honey"!
Mature/$12.95
Writer/Art: MIKE PERKINS
Cover: WILL PERKINS, R. STEVENS
Collecting the first three issues of the lauded science-fiction adventure series, along with dozens of pages of additional unreleased shorts, pin-ups and more! Alien invasion. Fungal mutation. Quantum abduction through time and space. All part of everyday life in the otherwise idyllic American town of Haven Hallows. The adventure begins here.
$14.99
Writer/Art: MADDIE FLORES & VARIOUS
Cover: JAKE LAWRENCE
WHY WE LOVE IT: You ever think of a story that you'd love to tell, but can't think of a home for it? Well, those stories go to this sweet little orphanage for eccentric tales, called THE MIX TAPE. We gathered the best of the best, reached out to our favorite artists and storytellers, and created this oversized, deluxe love letter for you.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: If you're loving THE MIDAS FLESH, LUMBERJANES, TEEN DOG, and CYANIDE & HAPPINESS, and are excited for our comics adaptation of the MUNCHKIN card game, delve into a world of likestories! From the wacky to the touching, you'll never know what you're going to get. Here's a hint: a brandLUMBERJANES story written and drawn by Noelle Stevenson and the first ever MUNCHKIN comic by John Kovalic.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: We reached out to a bunch of our favorite creators with one mission in mindbring original, unconventional characters and stories to life. THE MIX TAPE is an eclectic collection of stories based on characters that are anything but your average lot. Talking hamburgers, misunderstood ghosts, and punk rock grandmas are just the tip of these stories that are best described as "off the beaten track."
$9.99
Writer: KATE LETH
Art: IAN MCGINTY
Cover: IAN MCGINTY, PRISCILLA WONG
It's the epic conclusion to the Bravest Warriors' battle to save the planet Vira alongside all-new, super-rad ally, Peach. Giant monsters versus giant robots, Bravest Warriors style!
$3.99
Writers: JASON JOHNSON & VARIOUS
Art: MIKE HOLMES, RYAN PEQUIN
Cover: TYSON HESSE
Ever wonder how the Bravest Warriors got their super rad Sticker Pets? Or what would happen if Chris' Emotion Lord powers kicked in during a trip to the Dating Pool? Or what sort of trouble Wallow could find inside the Dream Dimension? Find out in these brand- new missions, written by Bravest Warriors showrunners Breehn Burns & Jason Johnson, Eric M. Esquivel (Loki: Ragnarok and Roll), and Tessa Stone (Regular Show: Hydration), illustrated by Mike Holmes (True Story), and featuring short stories from a handful of amazing artists including Three Word Phrase creator Ryan Pequin! Collects issues #13-16.
$14.99
Writer/Art/Cover: HUNT EMERSON
Calculus Cat's home life is locked in an intense, argumentative relationship with his TV set, which bedevils him with commercials for Skweeky Weets - the world's most asinine breakfast cereal. His "job" is no better. He is forced to run thought the streets sporting his famous grin as "The Public" shout abuse and throw rubbish. His world is graphic, black and white, jagged, full in, weird, speedy and loud - everything a comic should be! Out of print for donkey's years, Calculus Cat is at last re-published with twenty or so new pages, and a gallery of Calculus drawings from 40 other cartoonists including Dave McKean, Gilbert Shelton, John McCrea, Kevin O'Neill, Kate Charlesworth and Rian Hughes.
Mature/17.99
Writer: FRANK GIBSON
Art: BECKY DREISTADT
Cover: KATY FARINA
From BOOM! Entertainment.
WHY WE LOVE IT: Frank and Becky's sidewriting and gorgeous artwork have always been a favorite of ours, especially with their original web comics like Tiny Kitten Teeth. Getting a chance to tell their original adorable creature story and seeing more of what they can do ... yeah, we wouldn't miss this.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: Becky Dreistadt (Adventure Time 2014 Annual) and Frank Gibson (The Amazing World of Gumball) are two of the most clever and visually arresting creators in the business, and this is one of their most ambitious projects ever. From the vivid visuals to the rad story and hilarious, heartwarming moments, you'll love every second in this world. If you like titles like Pokémon or Digimon, or just like cool things, this is definitely the comic for you.
WHAT'S IT ABOUT: Over a hundred wonderful and terrifying creatures have suddenly appeared on Earth. Two teens investigate the origins of these curious creatures and how they can stop those who are trying to destroy them.
$3.99
Writer/Art/Cover: GOSHO AOYAMA
The Kaito Kid has vowed to steal a famous artist's latest painting--and Conan is on the scene! But while Conan prepares to stop the theft, a man is killed right under his nose. Is the Kid the culprit?
Then, a small boy is the only witness to a murder, but no one can make heads or tails of his strange testimony. And Conan is distracted by his suspicions of Rachel's new friend Eisuke, who bears an eerie resemblance to one of the agents of the Men in Black!
$9.99
Writers: JUSTIN JORDAN, SIMON SPURRIER
Art: RAFAEL ORTIZ, GEORGES DUARTE
Covers: CHRISTIAN ZANIER
Mature / HC $27.99, TPB $19.99
The Crossed universe is an unyielding nightmare vision of animal depravity and homicidal insanity. In this volume, two of the industry's best new talents come together to tell very different stories of despair. Simon Spurrier takes you to a picturesque environment in the English countryside with tweeting birds, friendly vicars, crumpets and jam, and a mob of Crossed lurking near the duck pond. No one sees Wheezy the fat asthmatic kid hiding up in the old tower but if he shows his face it will only be the farmer's wife between him and a bloody fate. The problem is, she's Crossed too. And newly-Crossed Justin Jordan tells his first diabolical tale as two women attempt to escape the band of monsters out for their blood. When a mysterious unseen Samaritan helps them escape to a sanctuary it seems as though they've found what little safety there is in the new world order. But trusting anyone in the world of Crossed usually leads to a gut-wrenching and miserable end. Crossed Vol 11 TP collects Crossed 2014 Annual and issues #57 - 61 of the ongoing Crossed: Badlands comic book series.
Writer: ALAN MOORE
Art/Cover: GABRIEL ANDRADE
This amazing Deluxe Collector Box set is the best way to get immersed in the world of Crossed +100! With over $250 worth of product, this is a steal at $99.99! This Deluxe Set is everything a collector could want, with loads of exclusive goodies, all bundled into one giant box! Check out the incredible contents:
- All eight Crossed +100 #1 covers! The Regular, American History X, Crossed Culture, Future Tense, New World Order, Black Leather, Red Crossed and Design Sketch are included!
- Both of the Crossed +100 Taste Test covers, Human and Crossed, are inside!
- A giant 24" x 36" folded poster of one of Gabriel's beautiful covers!
Along with these exclusive items:
- ALAN MOORE signed copy of a special edition of Crossed +100 Taste Test - only available here!
- Crossed +100 #1 Black Leather with Gold foil - you can only get in this set!
- Crossed +100 #1 American History X Pure Art - only available in this set!
- Four amazing 11 x 17 Crossed Art Prints! Two from the outbreak by Jacen Burrows and two showing 100 years into the future by Gabriel Andrade!
- Limited to a tiny 500 sets, these are sure to go fast! <Allocations may occur.>
(please note, the CGC Numbered Editions are not included in this Box Set)
***DCD OF Note - The boxed set ships after the standard editions.
Mature/$99.99
Writer: VINCE HERNANDEZ
Art/Cover A: MIRKA ANDOLFO
Cover B: SARAH WILKINSON
Five realms. Five princesses. Zero men.
The noose begins to tighten around Evanfar, from Barra and Ilina's armies as well as from within, as Bethany's kingdom crumbles without the strength of her leadership. However, Bethany has far more stunning revelations to deal with-as she comes face to face with her treacherous mother Valeria-the Queen of Shadows!
$3.99
DEEP STATE #3
Writer: JUSTIN JORDAN
Art: ARIELA KRISTANTINA
Cover: MATT TAYLOR
The Cosmonaut invasion is perilously close to becoming public as Control agents Harrow & Branch struggle to seal off the rural Pennsylvania town while also saving its populace from the thrall of the mysterious presence.
$3.99
Story by ROBBIE MORRISON
Art by DANIEL INDRO
Colors by SLAMET MUJIONO
Cover A by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
Cover B: Photo
32 PGS / FC / $3.99
STONE HANDS STALK THROUGH THE CRATERS OF THE SOMME …
When Gabby and the Doctor arrive by accident in No Man’s Land in July, 1916, they’re met by Corporal Jamie Colqhoun -- a soldier who knows from bitter experience that there are worse things than the Jerries out in the rat-strewn trenches.
Things that drift through the smoke of a thousand cannon shells, and move only when you look away. Shadows that flit over artillery-blasted field hospitals and throw their terrifying wings over the living. Statues that steal your life in an instant.
The Weeping Angels.
But in a conflict where the life of young men is cheap, and thousands die every day -- are the Angels actually offering salvation?
Trapped in the midst of a flock of starving Angels, the Doctor faces his most challenging and terrifying moral dilemma yet!
Comes with three covers to collect including a special cover by artist Tommy Lee Edwards!
Writer/Art/Cover: SHOKO HIDAKA
Sakurai slaves away his days as a veteran ad man...but at what cost? Although his heart was broken years ago, he hasn't found the time (or courage) to move on. Will a mysterious young painter finally help him grow past his mistakes?
Does the Flower Blossom bursts to life with surprise friendships and new beginnings! Can two lonely men truly reach out? And will the first strokes on a fresh canvas reveal the shape of beautiful things to come?
$12.95
Writer: SIMON FURMAN
Artist: JACK LAWRENCE
64 PGS / FC / TPB
PRICE: $6.99 US/$7.99 CAN/£4.99 UK
FROM THE WORLD OF DREAMWORKS' HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON!
ALL-NEW COMIC STRIP ADVENTURES STARRING HICCUP, TOOTHLESS AND FRIENDS (AND ENEMIES)!
When Astrid's dragon, Stormfly, goes missing, the whole of Berk try to track it down! But what dangers will they ultimately discover at the Ice Castle? Plus in a special short story, Snotlout babysits a bunch of baby Monstrous Nightmares.
Writers: JOANN SFAR, LEWIS TRONDHEIM
Art: CHRISTOPHE BLAIN
Special price! A darkly funny satire of fantasy that brings together the first two volumes of the Early Years, this collection relates the origins of the vast world of Dungeon. In the first story, the Keeper leaves his family to go find fortune in a time of chaos and darkness and becomes the Night Shirt, a misguided vigilante who renders justice nightly. In the second story, the Night Shirt stumbles upon Alexandra, the one he pines for, about to be raped and comes to her valiant and heroic rescue with romantic bravura. Perfect for lovers of heroic fantasy and dark humor, this two-volume set is the complete run of this subseries of Dungeon.
$27.99
Writer/Art/Cover: BRAD J. GUIGAR
Evil, Inc. is a corporation run by super-villains for super-villains... because you can do more evil when you do it legal. Join the CEO (Chief Evil Officer) Evil Atom, a Silver-Age-villain-turned-businessman; Lightning Lady, a recovering supervillainess; Dr. Haynus, a brain-in-a-jar symbiotically joined to a puppy dog; and the rest of the employees who give a new meaning to "punching in" for the day. In volume 3, the villainous "Nemmie" Awards are announced for best nemesis. Also, Captain Heroic recounts how he met - and fell in love with - the woman who became his wife, the villainous Miss Match. In volume 4, Captain Heroic finds himself named the CEO of Evil, Inc. with a mandate to curtail the company's evil commerce without losing money.
$15.00
Publisher: TOONHOUND STUDIOS
Writer/Art/Cover: BRAD J. GUIGAR
The fourth installment of the series of graphic novels based on the daily comic strip. Evil Inc is a corporation run BY super-villains FOR super-villains... because you can do more evil when you do it legal. Join the CEO (Chief Evil Officer) Evil Atom, a Silver-Age-villain-turned-businessman; Lightning Lady, a recovering supervillainess; Dr. Haynus, a brain-in-a-jar symbiotically joined to a puppy dog; and the rest of the employees who give a new meaning to "punching in" for the day. Captain Heroic finds himself named the CEO of Evil Inc with a mandate to curtail the company's evil commerce without losing money.
$19.95
Writer: KATE LETH
Art/Cover: JAKE MYLER
After meeting the never-before-seen Doozer colony of Crystal Cave, the Fraggles may need a little more help to unclog the Everspring and bring water back to Fraggle Rock than they realized. But will Gobo and the gang be able to unite the two Doozer colonies and get the job done before it's too late?
$3.99
Writers: JIM DAVIS, CEDRIC MICHIELS
Art/Cover: ELLIPSANIME/DARGAUD
When Garfield attempts to ship Nermal and Odie to a far-off corner of the world, he ends up stranding all three of them in China! When Jon comes to rescue his pets, all four of them get tangled in a race for ancient treasure. Get ready for the most epic GARFIELD SHOW adventure yet!
$12.99
GRIMM FAIRY TALES: CINDERELLA #3
Writer: PATRICK SHAND
Cover A: ORTIZ & DI NAPOLI
Cover B: LAISO
Cover C: KROME & RICH
Cover D: QUALANO & NOCERA
FINAL ISSUE!
Cindy is going to the ball... and she's got a plan to take down Hades, once and for all. When the baddest girl in the Grimm Universe throws down with the god of hell in the middle of the apocalypse, there will be blood...asked with killing Hades, the only living god, Cindy sets out on a mission that will either bring her to the top of the Dark Horde... or condemn her to death. Little does she know that Hades, ever the trickster, has his own agenda against the Horde.
This sure isn't the Cinderella you remember as a kid!
*AGE OF DARKNESS Tie-in
Mature/$3.99
Writer: JEFF MASSEY
Cover A: LASHLEY & NUNES
Cover B: MYCHAELS & CAMPBELL
Cover C: LUIS & MOS
From the time of her birth Zamora was destined to be the most powerful good witch in the history of Oz. But one tragic event changed her life forever and sent her down a path of darkness that that lead her to the Horde, and instead made her the most evil witch to ever live.
$3.99
Writer: ERICA J. HEFLIN
Art: VINCENZO RICCARDI
Cover A: HARVEY TOLIBAO, IVAN NUNES
Cover B: DANIEL LEISTER & SEAN ELLERY
Cover C: EL TABANAS
With her mother ruling as the White Queen of Wonderland, Violet finally has the opportunity for a normal life. But first Violet must battle the beasts that stalked her all the way back to Earth. Is this a part of the Ace of Spades's scheme to destroy the Liddles, or is the Mad Hatter making a final play for Violet?
Mature/$3.99
Writer: GIRLS
Art/Cover: RYOUICHI SAITANIYA
Girls und Panzer is a dieselpunk-infused manga series that juxatoposes cute girls and their high school antics with dynamic tank battles and military tactics. Miho Nishizumi, a new transfer student to Ooarai All-Girls High School, would like nothing more than to enjoy a peaceful, stress-free school life. Unfortunately, her new school just revived its tankery program and enlists Miho to put together a team so that they may compete in a national tournament. Can Miho possibly plow through the challenges and master the art of tankery, or will she get left behind in the dust?
$12.99
Writer: MATT PIZZOLO
Art/Cover: ANNA WIESZCZYK
From Black Mask Comics. Described as Saga meets Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Godkiller: Walk Among Us is a twisted sci-horror adventure about a boy's search for a new heart to save his dying sister in a post-nuclear wasteland populated by fallen gods, sex magic, and quantum physics technowizards. Based on the cult hit animated series starring Davey Havok (singer AFI), Lance Henriksen (Aliens), and Nicki Clyne (Battlestar Galactica).
Mature/$3.99
Publisher: ANTARCTIC PRESS
Writer/Art/Cover: FRED PERRY
The ancestral city of Earth's Elven settlers has been located, and Montgomery needs Brianna's help to explore the birthplace of his phantom comrade, Senadra. However, the territory may be too dangerous for her-unless she exchanges her prime material form for Senadra's!
$3.99
Writer: KANTOKU & VARIOUS
Art/Cover: OTOMEKEN
Yoto must face his pesky personal demons if he hopes to defeat the girl who stands in the way of a special someone's happiness! But can he simply force two very strange sisters to kiss and make up?
The Hentai Prince and the Stony Cat keeps things lively with laughter, friendship...and the most mysterious statue ever created! In an all-out battle for self-hood, is speaking your mind the surest plan?
$12.95
"Hentai Prince"? Wouldn't that make him, like, the king of porn?
Writer: MICHAEL ALAN NELSON
Art/Cover: DAN MORA
The race between Lucifer and Madam Cymbaline to assemble the stolen magical repertoire of Val's basement hurtles on, as Lucifer and her crew set their eyes on the ultimate heist-sneaking into Graeae Towers themselves. Meanwhile, Raina struggles to control her newfound necromancing powers and Val copes with the deal she's made with the Harlot.
$3.99
Snoopy stars in this original collection of full-color comic strips celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Peanuts gang! Snoopy is so much more than just "that round-headed kid's" dog. Whether crash-landing a plane as World War I Flying Ace, hanging around the dorm as Joe Cool, or struggling to make it past the first line of the World Famous Author's next bestseller, Snoopy's wild imagination makes him a hero among dogs and a legend among readers. Join the beloved beagle in this collection of comics, never before published together in one book!
$16.00
Outlaw motorcycle clubs keep their own secrets. Phil Cross, a Hells Angel for over 40 years, has created a fictional story inspired by real events that can't be told openly. A graphic novel by a lifelong motorcycle club member, inspired by the secrets of one percenters. In the world of outlaw motorcycle clubs, there are many stories that can't be told, for a variety of reasons. One-percenter antiheroes populate these pages, tougher and wilder than any character ever played by Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, or Marlon Brando. Illustrator Ronn Sutton provides stunning visuals to bring Phil's stories to life. These bikers aren't going to ride off into the sunset any time soon.
$22.99
Writers: WILLIAM WOOLFOLK & VARIOUS
Art: REED CRANDALL & VARIOUS
Cover: LOU FINE
Seventeen Golden Age heroes, including The Flame, Dollman, Phantasmo, The Dart , Zebra and The Owl, esoteric back-ups Atomic Man, Purple Claw, Microface, Dynamo, Tabu and Mr. E; plus MOM first-timers Sparkman, Doc Strange, and The Voice in full-story reprints. Artists include Joe Kubert, Reed Crandall, and Bob Powell.
$29.95
$24.99 | 200 Pages | Full Color
You've all heard the stories, and now, in Bull on Parade, Wilfred Santiago shows you the man behind the legend. A follow up to 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente, award-winning cartoonist Santiago delivers the story of the greatest athlete of all time, as only he can.
With each painstakingly painted panel, Bull on Parade gives Jordan, and basketball, the graphic novel they truly deserve.
Kinetic and visceral, a biography of this magnitude has never been done. From his sometimes scandalous and tragic private life to Jordan's intense battles with the "bad boy" Pistons, Clyde Drexler's Trailblazers, and the unrelenting Utah Jazz of the late '90s, Santiago is able to induce a sense of dynamism and awe as he takes on Jordan's life on and off the court.
For all those who have strapped on a pair of Air Jordans, donned the number 23, or wished they could be "like Mike."
Sit back, let your tongue hang out, and marvel at Wilfred Santiago's mastery of the life and times of Michael Jordan in Bull on Parade.
Writer/Art/Cover: MAKOTO TATENO
Two, well-respected, heart surgeons at a top notch hospital in Tokyo; they spend their entire days and nights caring and fixing patient's hearts. It's a fierce competition for these two doctors- an opportunity to climb the hospital promotion ladder to become a hospital chief-of-staff. While working together, they start to have feelings for each other. But they must not let their personal emotion get in a way of success and hospital duties. They care for each other- can they work on fixing their own hearts? Tateno Makoto - this creator is the most notable yaoi manga artist in the US. DMP has published close to 12 books of hers and hands down, her storyline is the best and interesting. An exciting yaoi medical drama is all contained in this one book. Simultaneous digital and print release is being planned for this book.
$12.95
Writer/Art/Cover: TAKUMA MORISHIGE
My Neighbor Seki is a high school comedy manga in the vein of Yotsuba and Azumanga Daioh. My Neighbor Seki is a collection of short stories that revolve around two classmates who sit at the back of their high school homeroom. In each chapter Seki devises a new way to kill time in his school desk, to best avoid boredom. And along the way, he ends up distracting the girl who sits next to him, Rumi, whose mind goes wild as Seki pushes the limits of his disobediance.
$10.95
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA LLC
Writer/Art/Cover: YOSHIYUKI SADAMOTO
The Third Impact has come. As the unbelievably massive form of Ayanami towers over the Earth, the Instrumentality Project enters its last stages. While the world shudders in terror as it is engulfed in a sea of LCL, Shinji's consciousness merges with Lilith's, and he searches his memories for a final understanding of himself and the fate of humanity.
$9.99
Writers: JEFFREY MORRIS, FREDRICK HAUGEN
Art: CHRISTOPHER JONES
Cover: DYLAN HANSEN
After being captured, Nicholas Morgan faces a potentially deadly interrogation at the hands of the Ascendancy. Meanwhile, on a dangerous Venus-like Earth, Agent Nick Morgan makes his way to the hidden fortress of the dissident Futurists, lead by none other than Alpha One's version of Dr. Carl Sagan.
$3.99
Writer/Art/Cover: K. LYNN SMITH
The past is always just one memory away, and for Corrick, it is a painful one. The city of Auru is not just laced with gold, but with the terrible choices that were once made for him.
$3.99
Art: WALLY WOOD & Various
Bookshop Edition $47.99 / Slipcase Edition $64.99
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into your local comic store, along comes the one-off Space Detective collection, the third volume in Avon's much loved SF anthology series featuring artwork by such top talents as Wallace Wood, Joe Kubert, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Alvin C. Hollingsworth and Charles Sultan. This volume collects Space Detective issues #1-4, July 1951 to July 1952. Also featuring Attack on Planet Mars (1951), Rocket to the Moon (1951), and Robotmen of the Lost Planet (1952).
Dicks in SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE!
Writer/Art/Cover: TERRY MOORE
Rachel, Jet, and Aunt Johnny recover quickly from their harrowing adventures with the air of a magic herbal wrap, but they soon discover they've been the victims of a serial killer. Now they are determined to find the mysterious predator and deliver him to the evil of Zoe's knife. This new book is the 5th trade paperback in Terry Moore's Eisner Award nominated series, collecting issues #25-30.
$16.99
Writer/Art/Cover: RUMIKO TAKAHASHI
Contains volumes 11 and 12!
Furinkan High gets a new principal with some very radical ideas about student discipline and a rather unexpected relationship with blustering upperclassman Kuno. Then, poor lovesick Ryoga finally gets a break when a magical bar of soap cures his porcine transformations. If it's not too good to be true, then it won't all come out in the wash.
$14.99
Writer/Art/Cover: JEFF MARTIN
Collecting cartoonist Jeff Martin's humorous War of 1812 comic strips, featuring the misadventures of John and George, two not so fearless men of the Canadian militia. Heeding the call to defend Canada against the invading American army, John and George are now doing their best to be heroes, whilst also working hard to avoid battles, marching, danger or anything else that involves effort.
$14.99
Writers: NICK SUMIDA, DEREK FRIDOLFS
Art: ALLISON STREJLAU, DEREK FRIDOLFS
Cover: ANDY HIRSCH
Rigby and Mordecai's wishes keep spiraling out of control, but a trip to Genie Beach might offer a solution! Or, um, it might make everything way, way worse.
$3.99
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