COMICS GUIDE FOR MARCH 18, 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)
THIS WEEK'S COMICS
How this works: The "Big Five" publishers and those that send me previews get separate listings. Everything else falls under "Other Publishers"
ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
ZOMBIE TRAMP #9
Writer: JASON MARTIN, DAN MENDOZA
Art/Cover: TMCHU
32 PGS / Mature / $3.99
Perfect jumping on point for new readers! Janey is back, fresh from a dirt nap, and continuing her cross-country quest. But when a bath in what appears to be an abandoned Detroit warehouse leaves rings in the tub, the meth chef resident cooks up a new drug... yep, it's Breaking Bath Salts! Plus a major character in an all-new upcoming ongoing monthly series makes her first ever full costume appearance!
ARCHIE COMICS
SONIC SAGA SERIES 7: THE DARK MIRROR (TPB)
Script: IAN FLYNN
Art: TRACY YARDLEY, JONATHAN H. GRAY, JIM AMASH, JOHN WORKMAN, TERESA DAVIDSON, JOSH RAY, AIMEE RAY, JASON JENSEN
Cover: TRACY YARDLEY
$11.99 U.S. / $13.99 CAN
6 5/8 x 10 3/16” Trade Paperback 112 pp, Full Color
Blast into the action at Sonic speed with the continuation of the Sonic Saga graphic novel series! In this volume, Scourge the Hedgehog, Sonic's evil twin, is on the attack! Leading to a full-scale invasion, Scourge's goal is none other than TOTAL domination—with Sonic by his side? Not to be left out of the melee, Dr. Eggman has joined the fight with Metal Sonic and a brand-new Metal Scourge by his side! Is the battle over before it even begins? And what will Sonic's answer be to Scourge's offer of conquest? All the excitement lies within Sonic Saga Series vol. 7, which collects stories from Sonic the Hedgehog #190-194.
DARK HORSE
ANGEL AND FAITH SEASON 9 LIBRARY ED VOL 1 (HC)
Writer: CHRISTOS GAGE
Art: REBEKAH ISAACS, PHIL NOTO, CHRIS SAMNEE,
Colors: DAN JACKSON, JORDIE BELLAIRE,
Cover: STEVE MORRIS
FC, 288 pages, $29.99
HC, 8” x 12 1/4”
The death of Buffy’s mentor at Angel’s (possessed) hand has the vampire looking to make amends by bringing the Watcher back to life. Faith, rebel Slayer, is helping, if only to keep Angel from going too far. But there’s more keeping this duo’s swords ready: demon twins, Angel’s former guide Whistler, Faith’s Slayer sisters, and vampire Drusilla! Collects Angel & Faith Season 9 Volumes 1–2.
Expanded sketchbook and deluxe oversized format.
BALTIMORE VOL 5: APOSTLE & WITCH OF HARJU (HC)
FC, 144 pages, $24.99
HC, 7” x 10”
Lord Baltimore hunts the godlike Red King, who is responsible for the vampire plague. After saving a young woman from her undead husband, Baltimore and his team of fearless vampire killers face the demonic offspring of a witch and uncover the truth about the inquisitor-turned-werewolf Judge Duvic—now more bloodthirsty than ever. Collects Baltimore: The Witch of Harju #1–#3 and The Wolf and the Apostle #1–#2.
The adventures continue past the original novel for the first time!
“The added detail of the setting makes this series outstanding, while this new chapter promises a hell of a fight for Baltimore and his crew.” -- Comic Bastards
BPRD HELL ON EARTH #129
Writers: MIKE MIGNOLA, JOHN ARCUDI
Art: JAMES HARREN
Colors: DAVE STEWART
Cover: LAURENCE CAMPBELL
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
Howards uses his link to the past to save the BPRD from a rampaging monster in the snowy mountains. But will the secrets he has learned be enough?
• The conclusion to James Harrenffff’s epic arc!
“An excellent read.” -- SciFiPulse
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOL 10: THE DEVIL'S WINGS (TPB)
Writers: MIKE MIGNOLA, JOHN ARCUDI
Art: LAURENCE CAMPBELL, JOE QUERIO, TYLER CROOK
Colors: DAVE STEWART
Cover: RYAN SOOK
FC, 144 pages, $19.99
TPB, 7" x 10"
A battle for dominion!
There is panic at the BPRD when a blackout hits -- and Kate is possessed! But with Johann dealing with gigantic monsters from another dimension in Japan, how will Liz and the remaining agents save Kate? This volume collects B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth #120-124.
“B.P.R.D. is never anything less than good fun (it’s also always stunningly beautiful).” -- Comic Bastards
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 10 #13
Writers: CHRISTOS GAGE, NICHOLAS BRENDON
Art: MEGAN LEVENS
Colors: DAN JACKSON
Cover: STEVE MORRIS
Variant: REBEKAH ISAACS
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
Some suspiciously supernatural murders have Spike, Xander, Willow, and Giles in a conundrum. They have to talk to Buffy, but there’s something about the killer they’re pretty sure she’s not going to like. ... Meanwhile, Andrew gets some relationship advice from Buffy!
Buffy’s Nicholas Brendon (Xander) cowrites!
“This comic is a lot of fun and will make you a fan of Buffy and company all over again.” -- Comic Book Resources
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER PANEL TO PANEL SEASONS 8 & 9 (TPB)
Writer/Art: Various
FC, 192 pages, $19.99
TPB, 9" x 12
THIS PATIENT HAS LOST HIS PATIENCE!
Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer continues—only in comics! With guidance from Whedon, Buffy Seasons 8 and 9 and the series Angel & Faith further developed fan-favorite television characters and established new ones. This collection of cover art, sketches, and favorite sequences features art from series artists and many, many more!
• Showcasing the most stunning art in the Buffy canon to date!
• A great package for any fan of the television show!
CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOL 29: SHAPE IN THE SHADOW AND OTHER STORIES (TPB)
Writer/Art: Various
FC, 224 pages, $19.99
TPB, 7” x 10”
To pay his debts, Conan comes into the employ of an exiled prince who needs the barbarian’s strength and skills to reclaim his royal heritage, the Eye of Bast, a priceless jewel with a deadly secret! Plus: Marvel Comics’ origin of Conan the Barbarian! Collects Marvel’s Conan the Barbarian #224-232.
All stories collected for the first time!
CHRONICLES OF KING CONAN VOL 10: WARLORD OF KOTH (TPB)
Writers: DON KRAAR, JIM OWSLEY
Art: TONY DE ZUNIGA, GEOF ISHERWOOD
Pencils: MIKE DOCHERTY
Inks: FRAJA BATOR
Colors: GEORGE ROUSSOS
Cover: MICHAEL KALUTA (COVER)
FC, 208 pages, $19.99
TPB, 7" x 10"
While Conan’s armies engage the forces of the enemy alliance, dark machinations are afoot to strike at Conan’s own heart. The malign sorcerer Caliastros, in league with the Warlord of Koth, casts black spells that could take the lives of Conan’s wife and children and end his bloodline forever! Collects Marvel’s Conan the King #46-50.
COURAGEOUS PRINCESS VOL 1: BEYOND HUNDRED KINGDOMS (HC)
Writer/Art/Cover: ROD ESPINOSA
FC, 240 pages, $19.99
HC, 6” x 9”
Once upon a time, a greedy dragon kidnapped a beloved princess ... But if you think she just waited around for some charming prince to rescue her, then you’re in for a surprise! Princess Mabelrose has enough brains and bravery to fend for herself!
• A third edition of Rod Espinosa’s charming tale!
• To be followed by The Courageous Princess Volume 2 in June 2015 and Volume 3 in September 2015, forming the Courageous Princess trilogy.
DARK HORSE PRESENTS #8
Writers: FRED VAN LENTE, ALEX DE CAMPI, ED BRISSON, MIKE GRELL, BRENDAN MCCARTHY, MARK EVANIER
Art: MIKE GRELL, BRENDAN MCCARTHY, GUIU VILANOVA, JERRY ORDWAY, JD FAITH, SERGIO ARAGONÉS
Cover: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Variant: MIKE GRELL
FC, 48 pages, $4.99
Ongoing
48 pages for only $4.99!
When the skin of a cyclist turns up in a public pool minus all of its innards, Fred Van Lente’s Detective Greene is on the case—he’s the bizarre, towering redhead who tackles New York’s weirdest crimes. And Mike Grell returns to Tarzan with Tarzan and the Gods of Opar.”
Plus, new chapters of Alex de Campi and Jerry Ordway’s Semiautomagic, Sergio Aragonés’s Groo, Brendan McCarthy’s Dream Gang, and Ed Brisson’s Murder Book, featuring art from JD Faith!
“Dark Horse’s prestigious anthology series ... showcases emerging talent alongside some of the greatest writers, artists and cartoonists comics has to offer, as well as promising new and underground talents.” -- ComicsAlliance
DEEP GRAVITY (TPB)
Writers: GABRIEL HARDMAN, CORINNA BECHKO, MIKE RICHARDSON
Art: FERNANDO BALDÓ
Colors: NICK FILARDI
Cover: GABRIEL HARDMAN
FC, 104 pages, $14.99
TPB, 7” x 10”
From the writers of Star Wars: Legacy!
He didn’t get onto the most lucrative interstellar mission for the money—Paxon came to be reunited with the woman he loves. But his high-stakes journey takes him to a savage world full of the galaxy’s most dangerous game, where the gravity can turn your bones to powder. And the reunion isn’t all he’d hoped for, when they find themselves on a ruined vessel in a deteriorating orbit above the planet, trapped with their own alien prey on the loose. Collects Deep Gravity #1–#4.
• If the crash doesn’t kill him, the aliens will!
“A fun and refreshing read.”-- IGN
“Fans of space operas will fall in love instantly.”—Adventures in Poor Taste
EI8HT #2 (of 5)
Writers: RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE, MIKE JOHNSON
Art/Cover: RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Miniseries
A sci-fi tour de force by American Vampire cocreator!
Chrononaut Joshua is stuck in the dimension known as the Meld, captured by a camp of rebels that oppose the maniacal Tyrant and his champion, the Spear. When Joshua remembers his mission, the past and the future collide to reveal the peril he must face.
Rafael Albuquerque’s (American Vampire, Batman: Black and White) stunning sci-fi epic!
FRANKENSTEIN UNDERGROUND #1 (OF 5)
Writer/Cover: MIKE MIGNOLA
Art: BEN STENBECK
Colors: DAVE STEWART
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Miniseries
Hellboy’s creator takes on history’s greatest monster!
The Frankenstein creature is alone, abandoned, and wandering underground, where he will discover other strange creatures -- and dark secrets to the universe.
• One of the most anticipated comic books of 2015!
“The iconic Frankenstein creature as imagined by 'the master of modern horror comics.'” -- IGN
Here comes Frankenstein Underground, a new five-issue miniseries written by best-selling comic book creator Mike Mignola, with covers by Mignola and interior art by acclaimed artist Ben Stenbeck (Baltimore). The miniseries follows the Frankenstein monster, who is alone, abandoned and wandering underground, where he discovers both other monsters and the dark secrets to the universe. The miniseries will be the second appearance of the Frankenstein monster within the mythology and continuity of Hellboy, B.P.R.D. and the other Mignolaverse titles; the character first appeared in the graphic novel House of the Living Dead by Mignola and Richard Corben.
“It’s intimidating as hell to take on an icon like the Frankenstein monster,” said Mignola. “I’m trying to do something that’s true to the origin Mary Shelley created for the creature but also captures a bit of the feel that Boris Karloff brought to the role in the classic Universal films. At the same time I’m throwing the monster into an entirely new environment, so I think the result will be something new. It’s an odd one, but ultimately will add an important new wrinkle to the Hellboy/B.P.R.D. world.”
Mignola is no stranger to Frankenstein’s monster. He’s long been fascinated by Shelley’s novel and the iconic Universal Studios films that it spawned. In 1991, he drew scenes from classic Universal Studios horror films for Topps trading cards and recently drew a Bride of Frankenstein Mondo print.
“This version of the Frankenstein monster has the same thirst for knowledge readers will remember from Mary Shelley’s novel,” said Scott Allie, Dark Horse Comics’ editor in chief. “The monster takes the reader through some of the biggest mysteries of the Mignolaverse, shedding new light on important stuff we’ve only touched on before.”
On March 18, Dark Horse Comics will publish Frankenstein Underground #1, the first issue of a new five-issue miniseries written by best-selling comic book creator Mike Mignola, with covers by Mignola and interior art by acclaimed artist Ben Stenbeck (Baltimore). The miniseries follows the Frankenstein monster, who is alone, abandoned, and wandering underground, where he discovers both other monsters and the dark secrets to the universe. The miniseries will be the second appearance of the Frankenstein monster within the mythology and continuity of Hellboy, B.P.R.D., and the other Mignolaverse titles; the character first appeared in the graphic novel House of the Living Dead by Mignola and Richard Corben. Mignola is no stranger to Frankenstein’s monster. He’s long been fascinated by Shelley’s novel and the iconic Universal Studios films that it spawned. In 1991, he drew scenes from classic Universal Studios horror films for Topps trading cards and recently drew a Bride of Frankenstein Mondo print.
GROO: FRIENDS AND FOES #3
Writer: MARK EVANIER
Art/Cover: SERGIO ARAGONÉS
Colors: TOM LUTH
Lettering: STAN SAKAI
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Ongoing
SOMETHING STUPID THIS WAY COMES!
As the Year of Groo bumbles on, the world’s stupidest barbarian and his dog wander into those two sinister witches, Arba and Dakarba ... who have a scheme to conjure up a giant duplicate of Groo! That means more Groo for your buck! Brought to you as always by Sergio Aragonés, Mark Evanier, Stan Sakai, and Tom Luth!
“Evanier and Aragonés are talented, funny, and charming.” -- Multiversity Comics
MIND MGMT #31
Writer/Art/Cover: MATT KINDT
FC, 24 pages, $3.99
Ongoing
THE FINAL ARC!
The final MIND MGMT arc takes everything right back to the beginning, as Meru looks back at the mysterious Flight 815, the event that started it all!
• Includes a special recap story for new readers!
• Hailed as one of the greatest comics of our time!
• “The Immortals” part 1 of 5.
“Month after month, Matt Kindt breaks all pre-conceived notions of what comic books are with MIND MGMT.” -- IGN
OH MY GODDESS VOL 47 (TPB)
Writer/Art/Cover: KOSUKE FUJISHIMA
B&W, 168 pages, $12.99
TPB, 5" x 7 1/4"
America’s longest-running manga series!
Belldandy’s father Tyr has demanded a miracle from a mortal: to win the hand of Tyr’s divine daughter in marriage, Keiichi has five minutes to reach her . . . by racing his bike over an unearthly course where failure means the end for a mere fragile human! But if Keiichi Morisato were an ordinary man, he wouldn’t have already won the extraordinary love of the goddess Belldandy ...
• America’s longest-running manga series!
• Inspired the Ah! My Goddess anime TV series, available from Funimation.
• The penultimate volume!
OINK: HEAVEN'S BUTCHER (TPB)
Writer/Art/Cover: JOHN MUELLER
FC, 112 pages, $17.99
TPB, 7" x 10"
In a dark, oppressive future, pig-men work tirelessly as the slaves of human masters, feeding a society they cannot fathom. When Oink realizes that the dogma being forced on them is all lies, he undertakes a path of revenge and revelation.
• Repainted! Entirely new sequences of story and art!
• An Orwellian fantasy -- a dark commentary on our world!
• Marking the 20th anniversary of the original graphic novel!
“ Beautifully illustrated, gloomily painted.” -- The Onion, A.V. Club
SHAPER #1 (of 5)
Writer: ERIC HEISSERER
Art/Cover: FELIPE MASSAFERA
Colors: WES DZIOBA
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Miniseries
A Hidden Heritage Reveals a Hero!
A galactic empire hunts a race of shape shifters prophesied to overthrow its rule. When orphaned teenager Spry discovers that he is one of the hunted -- a Shaper -- he must learn to use his newfound abilities to escape the empire’s prime enforcer, Tor Ajax, and save his entire race!
• Screenwriter Eric Heisserer brings his cinematic vision to comics!
• A timeless tale for a new generation!
• In the tradition of Arthurian legends and Star Wars.
THE STRAIN: NIGHT ETERNAL #7
Writer: DAVID LAPHAM
Art: MIKE HUDDLESTON
Colors: DAN JACKSON
Cover: E. M. GIST
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Ongoing
Read the comic. Watch the series!
More of the vampires’ origins are revealed as Eph, consumed by guilt and his crippling addiction, heads toward a breaking point. The rebels will be betrayed to the Master; it’s only a matter of time with the odds stacked against them. Will Eph be the one to turn on them?
“Dark, gruesome, and filled with intrigue.” -- Comic Monsters
TEX THE LONESOME RIDER (HC)
Writer: CLAUDIO NIZZI
Art: JOE KUBERT
FC, 240 pages, $49.99
HC, 7” x 10”
Kubert and Nizzi’s Tex!
American icon Joe Kubert and Italian writer Claudio Nizzi collaborated on Tex: The Lonesome Rider at the turn of the new century—and this standalone graphic novel is now available to a wider English-language audience! Tex tracks four ruthless killers who have massacred a peaceful farming family, using his ranger’s ingenuity and brute force when needed!
• Joe Kubert’s rarely seen western masterpiece!
• First US release of this modern classic!
USAGI YOJIMBO SAGA VOL 2
Writer/Art/Cover: STAN SAKAI
FC, 672 pages, 7" x 10"
TPB, $24.99 / Ltd. HC / $79.99
CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF USAGI YOJIMBO!
The rabbit ronin’s adventures hit an early peak in this deluxe compilation featuring Usagi’s first encounters with the Lord of Owls, Inspector Ishida, and more, and Grasscutter, the grandest Usagi tale to date! Collects Usagi Yojimbo Volume 3 #7–#30 and UY: Green Persimmon!
• Nearly 700 pages of Stan Sakai’s enduring samurai masterpiece!
• Includes the Eisner Award-winning Grasscutter epic!
• Full-color cover gallery.
• Also available in a limited hardcover of 900 signed copies.
Replies
DC COMICS
BATGIRL #40
Art by BABS TARR
Cover by CAMERON STEWART
MOVIE POSTER Variant cover by CLIFF CHIANG
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
A decision Barbara made during her darkest days in Gotham City returns to haunt her! What was it? And how does it tie into the evil impostor Batgirl? Find out here!
Cover B is an homage to the movie poster for Purple Rain.
Art by BENGAL
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
One-shot • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
There’s a mob of Jokerized madmen in Gotham City, and they’re determined to spread the virus into the world beyond … but they’re gonna have to get past Batgirl first! There are no words that can describe “The Battle For The Burnside Bridge” -- you’ve got to see it to believe it!
Art by ALVARO MARTINEZ and RAUL FERNANDEZ
Cover by CLIFF CHIANG
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This month in BATMAN ETERNAL: The epic Bat-story over a year in the making comes to a stunning end! Gotham City is in flames! Villains are running wild in the streets! Bat-tech has been corrupted! And the mastermind behind it all has put a knife in Batman’s ribs! How will the Dark Knight put an end to this nightmare…and how will it shape the face of Gotham City to come?
Art and cover by ARDIAN SYAF and SANDRA HOPE
MOVIE POSTER Variant cover by TONY HARRIS
1:25 Variant cover by TRADD MOORE
On sale MARCH 18 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
This issue will arrive in stores with four covers.
The devastating truth behind the terrorists from Kandor has been uncovered! Now, Superman and Batman must piece together who set this plan in motion and stop them before more innocent lives are destroyed!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
Cover B: The Fugitive.
Art by GEORGES JEANTY
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+ • FINAL ISSUE
Where will Batwoman’s adventure with her “anti-team,” The Unknowns take them? And what’s next for Kate Kane?
I stopped reading Batwoman when J.H. Williams III left. Apparently I wasn't the only one!
Art by ROBSON ROCHA, EDUARDO PANSICA and CLIFF RICHARDS
Cover by BEN OLIVER
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Power Girl vs. Darkseid!
Art and cover by DIOGENES NEVES and MARC DEERING
40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T • FINAL ISSUE
Once and for all, Kyle will come to terms with his destiny as the White Lantern, filler of the Reservoir behind the Source Wall that keeps our universe from destructing. But how can he ever accept the fact that this role will soon kill him? The fate of the White Lantern will be revealed in this extra-sized final issue!
Art by EDUARDO FRANCISCO and CHRISTIAN DUCE
Cover by PHILIP TAN
40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
A new adventure begins for Prime Batman and his band of heroes from across the multiverse. Atomic Wonder Woman battles Killer Croc and discovers he’s been guarding a secret – a massive, ominous device buried under the surface that is not from her world.
Art by BRUNO REDONDO, MIKE S. MILLER and others
Cover by AARON LOPRESTI
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST • FINAL ISSUE
The “Year of Magic” comes to its stunning conclusion as John Constantine must make a fateful decision. But where will this leave Batman and his allies? Have they sufficiently crippled Superman, or will they find themselves in a situation that’s worse than ever?
Art and cover by JASON FABOK
MOVIE POSTER Variant cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
1:25 Variant cover by ALEX GARNER
On sale MARCH 18 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
This issue will ship with four covers.
The prologue to this summer’s upcoming JUSTICE LEAGUE event – “THE DARKSEID WAR”! It’s been building since JUSTICE LEAGUE #1. Now, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg and the rest of the DC Universe will come face to face with the two most powerful and dangerous entities in existence when both come for Earth. But why? To what lengths with the League have to go to survive? And what secrets about the League will be revealed?
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
Cover B: Magic Mike, a movie I have never seen.
Art by MING DOYLE
Cover by BECKY CLOONAN
On sale MARCH 18 • 32 pg, FC, 5 of 8, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
As their husbands make their presence known back on the streets of New York City, Kath, Raven and Angie solidify their relationship with Gargano. But is it enough to guarantee his loyalty? Or will the streets of Hell’s Kitchen run red with their blood?
Art by SCOT EATON and SCOTT HANNA
Cover by RYAN SOOK
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
“How would you feel, McG, if the future you came here to prevent doesn’t exist?” A reluctant hero rises as we realize the world still needs saving.
Art by COLLEEN DORAN, CHRIS SPROUSE and KARL STORY
Cover TBD
264 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875” $29.99 US • MATURE READERS
Two classic science fiction epics written by Warren Ellis are collected together for the first time! In OCEAN #1-6, U.N. weapons inspector Nathan Kane must learn what lies under Europa’s half-mile-thick mantle of ice. And in the original graphic novel ORBITER, a long-missing space shuttle crash lands on Earth to unlock a mystery that will unfold deep in outer space.
Art by TOM DERENICK and SEAN PARSONS
Cover by R.B. SILVA and WAYNE FAUCHER
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
After months of turmoil, Red Hood, Starfire and Arsenal are facing their inner demons! But what they find could lead to the end of their partnership – especially if Blackfire kills them first!
Art by NOELLE STEVENSON and RYAN BENJAMIN
Cover by JAE LEE
40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
Teenaged Diana comes to Man’s World and discovers a “Wonder World” where she makes new friends. That part’s great, but her Amazon bodyguards are busy tracking her down and scaring everyone she meets! Then, in “Sabotage Is in the Stars,” Wonder Woman aids India’s space program, making it safe for them to launch their new SpaceCrops platform. But when Diana discovers that LexCorp caused the problem, she takes matters into her own hands!
Art by various
Cover by PAUL POPE
1:13 Variant cover by MIKE MITCHELL
40 pg, 1 of 4, FC, $4.99 US • MATURE READERS
This issue will arrive in stores with two covers.
Comics’ top talents, including some making their Vertigo debut, take on the classic DC Comics anthology title for four issues of strange, scary, sexy and sensational sports stories. Featuring stories and art by Brian Azzarello, CM Punk, Paul Pope, Gilbert Hernandez, Lauren Beukes, Ben McCool, Ivan Brandon, Monica Gallagher, Lee Loughridge, Nick Dragotta, Christopher Mitten, Darick Robertson, Mark Finn, John Lucas, Gabe Soria, Ronald Wimberly, Michael DiMotta, Tim Fish, Rael Lyra and many more!
Art and cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
MOVIE POSTER Variant cover by MARCO D’ALFONSO
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will arrive in stores with two covers.
It’s time for final exams at the Crucible Academy – and they may just spell the death of Supergirl!
Cover B: The Wizard of Oz.
Art/Cover: JOHN ROMITA, KLAUS JANSON
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
This emotional story reveals a rarely seen side of The Man of Steel as an ordinary person, as the super-star team of Geoff Johns, John Romita, Jr. and Klaus Janson continue their epic run on the series!
Art by TONY S. DANIEL, MATT BANNING, PAULO SIQUEIRA and others
Cover by TONY S. DANIEL
200 pg, FC, $16.99 US
Collecting the bold new series that looks at the relationship between The Man of Steel and the Amazon Princess! Some say love is a battlefield, but where Superman and Wonder Woman are concerned – it spells Doomsday! Collects issues #1-6 of the new blockbuster series.
Art by TONY S. DANIEL, PAULO SIQUEIRA, PASCAL ALIXE, THONY SILAS, ED BENES and others
Cover by TONY S. DANIEL
284 pg, FC, $24.99 US
To stop Doomsday from destroying his adopted planet, Superman fought him to the bitter end. But with one threat gone, a new one surfaces inside the body of the Last Son of Krypton. Now, Superman must fight a battle within his own mind, body and heart – with the help of the woman he loves. But will even that be enough to save the doomed Superman? Collects SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #8-12 and ANNUAL #1, plus SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN: FUTURES END #1 and WONDER WOMAN: FUTURES END #1.
Art by KENNETH ROCAFORT
Cover by BENGAL
MOVIE POSTER Variant cover by ALEX GARNER
Blank variant cover
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with three covers.
The Titans’ world is rocked by the unexpected return of Superboy!
Cover B: Lost Boys.
Art by YVEL GUICHET and JASON GORDER
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • FINAL ISSUE
A bold and desperate sacrifice might save the world from Nimraa’s living Hell – but will it destroy the Trinity forever? The future of the team is decided right here, and things will never be the same -- if they even survive!
Cover B: Westworld.
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
ALTERED STATES: DOC SAVAGE
Art: DAVE ACOSTA
Cover: BILLY TAN
32 pages / Teen+ / $3.99
Doc's research into the criminal inside all men backfires ... and his own experiment reduces him to a mindless primitive. When the most powerful man in the world is turned into a rampaging beast, can you stop him without killing him?
Dynamite Entertainment is excited to announce the first wave of its all-new Altered States line where familiar characters from Dynamite's comics will appear in brand-new adventures unlike anything fans have seen before. Vampirella, Red Sonja, The Shadow and Doc Savage will each star in their own story set in a parallel reality in the vein of DC's classic Elseworlds and Marvel's What If! where anything can -- and will -- happen to them.
The publisher has brought on an array of the industry's top talent to help tell these unique tales. Writer David Avallone pulls double duty in this special event, teaming up with artist Ivan Rodriguez for Altered States: The Shadow, and a tale that proves once and more that there are worse things in the world than the evil that lurks within the hearts of men. Then in Altered States: Doc Savage, David and artist Dave Acosta explore what happens when the world's most powerful man is turned into a rampaging beast whose very humanity may be lost forever. Each issue will feature a cover by Billy tan.
"What If? and Elseworld stories have been a part of comics for 40 years," said Dynamite Publisher and CEO Nick Barrucci. "There's always that "Would that be cool" or "what if we had him or her do that" story that doesn't fit in to continuity. Now we can pick some of the best stories and create "Altered States" for our branded characters. These 4 books stand on their own yet will be the foundation for this universe of characters."
Each Altered States story will unfold in a 32 page full-color comic. With a new issue planned for release every Wednesday in March. Fans eager for more info on Altered States should follow Dynamite on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and Instagram for the latest updates as they come in.
Art: ROBIN BRIGSTOCKE, BERNARD DERRIMAN, FRANK FORTE, TYLER GARRISON, TONY GENNARO, KAT KOSMALA, BRAD RADER, HECTOR REYNOSO, STEVEN THEIS, DAMON WONG
Cover: STEVE UMBLEBY
136 pages / Teen+ / $17.99
Now you can read about the Belcher family (parents Bob and Linda, and their children Tina, Gene and Louise) with brand-new in-canon stories created by the Emmy Award-winning TV show's producers, writers, and animators - and overseen by series creator Loren Bouchard! That's right, all-original stories that expand upon the fan-favorite animated series, including hilarious installments of "Louise's Unsolved Mysteries", "Tina's Erotic Friend Fiction", "A Gene Belcher Original Musical", "Letters Written by Linda", "Bob's Burgers of the Day", and much more!
Art: ROD RODOLFO
Cover: LUCIO PARRILLO
40 pages / Mature / $4.99
An unexpected attack from a deadly force puts Warlord of Mars John Carter and his beloved Dejah Thoris under siege within their very own palace. With the help of their loyal friend Tars Tarkas, they manage a hasty escape only to find their world teetering on the brink of destruction. Facing overwhelming odds, they must forge questionable alliances in order to save their people from a fate worse than death! A thrilling, action-packed story in the spirit of pulp master Edgar Rice Burroughs!
Art: MIRKA ANDOLFO
Cover A Main: JOYCE CHIN
Cover B Variant: CEDRIC POULAT "BOMBSHELL"
Cover C Subscription: MIKE MAYHEW
32 pages / Teen+ / $3.99
As she delves deeper into the conspiracy that left her loved ones dead, Violet has her work cut out for her figuring the good guys out from the bad. She'll get no help from Lady Demon, who has her own ideas on how to resolve their current crisis. As the two battle for supremacy, Violet makes a shocking discovery that might give Lady Demon the upper hand once and for all.
Art: REY VILLEGAS
Cover: MIKE MAYHEW
32 PGS / Teen+ / $3.99
Dynamite Entertainment proudly announces the March 2015 debut of Lady Rawhide/Lady Zorro #1, the first chapter of a four-part miniseries that will see two of the comic book industry's Western heroines cross paths for the first time. Written by Shannon Eric Denton and featuring interior artwork by Rey Villegas, Lady Rawhide/Lady Zorro #1 features cover artwork by acclaimed artist and Lady Rawhide co-creator, Mike Mayhew.
In Lady Rawhide/Lady Zorro #1, the two female vigilantes must live up to the legend of Zorro after the inspirational hero is murdered! When brutal slavers descend upon a village and steal away all its adolescent girls, Lady Zorro and Lady Rawhide -- who would sooner ride alone than ride together -- must put aside their ideological and methodical differences to free the missing girls from a fate worse than death.
Writer Shannon Eric Denton says, "Women were a huge part in the settlement of the Old West but are often overlooked in the historical context. With characters like Lady Rawhide and Lady Zorro, they don't let you overlook them. They're two powerful characters with equally powerful personalities that tamed what is now Southern California. As a current Los Angeleno, I couldn't be happier to contribute to their mythology and the mythology of this part of California."
Lady Rawhide (along with her alter-ego Anita Santiago) was introduced into the Zorro mythos by writer Don McGregor and artist Mike Mayhew in 1994, a masked vigilante skilled with swords, guns and her signature bullwhip. Driven to avenge her brother's suffering at the hands of a crooked government, she first had an antagonistic relationship with Zorro, but eventually became his confidante and staunch ally. Lady Rawhide's popularity as a Zorro regular grew, leading to her headlining several Lady Rawhide comic series.
Lady Zorro is a more recent addition to the Zorro mythos, created in 2012 as a strong supporting cast member of the Zorro Rides Again series by Matt Wagner and John K Snyder III. Seeking vengeance after her husband was murdered by corrupt government officials, Lady Zorro cut a bloody swath across the countryside until the elder swordfighter calmed her rage. The character appeared in a successful 2014 self-titled series by Alex De Campi and Rey Villegas.
The violent origins of the fictional heroines very much reflects the history of the region, which will be incorporated into the new series. Denton says, "There was so much hardship and adventure in the Old West, even when you aren't dealing with heroes like Lady Zorro and Lady Rawhide, so adding them to the mix really sets the stage for truly captivating story. I'm trying to tell a good story first, and trying to be as true to the history of the period as I can without being beholden to it."
Regarding his contribution to the overall Zorro mythos, Denton says, "I'm honored and thrilled. Outside of growing up loving the comics and TV shows, my life has intersected with the character several times. I've lived in places where they filmed Zorro like Cerrillos, NM, and my current home in Los Angeles. I currently live near frequent movie site Vasquez Rocks, which is named after notorious bandit Tiburcio Vasquez, the inspiration for Don Diego de la Vega (Zorro). Zorro roamed what is now Los Angeles, so I'm surrounded by his mythology all the time. Being able to contribute to characters within Zorro's mythology, like Lady Rawhide and Lady Zorro, is incredibly rewarding!"
"The folks here at Dynamite love two-fisted, gun-blazing, whip-cracking action, and that's exactly what Lady Rawhide / Lady Zorro delivers," says Nick Barrucci, CEO and Publisher. "With his flair for pulp action, Shannon is a perfect choice to take up the reins on the new miniseries. And there's no one better suited for bringing these two pistoleras together than Rey Villegas, whose supreme skill brought both characters to life in their respective solo series. Buckle up, comic fans -- it's going to be a wild ride!"
Writer: MARC ANDREYKO
Art: ANEKE
Cover: SERGIO FERNANDEZ DAVILA
32 pages / Teen+ / $3.99
After the shocking reveal last issue, Red Sonja teams up with the strangest and most-unexpected of partners! As Red races against time to stop the rise of an unstoppable army, the action goes from the streets of the Big City to the high seas! Is everyone's favorite red-headed pirate/swordswoman finally in over her head? And if you thought last issue ended with a "WTF?" moment, well, you ain't seen nuthin' yet!
Art: FRITZ CASAS
Cover A Main: JAY ANACLETO
Cover B Variant: WALTER GEOVANI
Cover C Subscription: LUCIO PARRILLO
32 pages / Teen+ / $3.99
Following the aftermath of Sutekh's siege of her school, Red Sonja travels to the fabled God Caves, where the barrier between the mortal world and those of the gods intersect, in hopes of contacting Scathach, the ancient battle-goddess of her ancestors. But is she willing to pay the Queen of Swords' price for her divine help?
Art: JONATHAN LAU
Cover A Main: MARC LAMING
Cover B Subscription: JONATHAN LAU
32 PGS / Teen + / $3.99
Ah, great. Just when Erica's getting the hang of the Solar powers, she's gotta deal with magic. Doctor Spektor is in town, to cause chaos and confusion, pretty much just because he can. Find out what happens when indefinite cosmic power meets untamable mystic might!
IDW PUBLICATIONS
ANGRY BIRDS/TRANSFORMERS #4 (OF 4)
Art/Cover: MARCELO FERREIRA
Subscription Variant: GUIDO GUIDI
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The action heats up as the Eggspark begins to alter the fundamental forces of Piggy Island itself! With the Autobirds and Deceptihogs forming an uneasy alliance, will their combined might be enough to halt inevitable doom?! Find out in the thrilling conclusion to this years’ most mind-bending mash-up!
Art/Cover: VASSILIS GOGTZILAS
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Betrayal! Doubt! Love lost! COSMIC TITANS CLASH in a battle royale between Cosmos and King Thulu, with Wyan caught in the crossfire! The fates of universes hang in the balance as Kirkbride and Gogtzilas bring The Bigger Bang to its thunderous conclusion.
“Vassilis Gogtzilas is one of the best kept secrets in comics. Along with gifted writer D.J. Kirkbride, the pair weave a spell of spectacle, cloaked in heroic garb. I can’t recommend this book highly enough! " --- Sam Kieth (Sandman, The Maxx)
Art/Cover: AGUSTIN PADILLA
Subscription Variant: SALVADOR VELAZQUEZ
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Now that they've deciphered how to find The Vault, Lilith, Roland, Brick, and Mordecai must set out on their journey to gather the tools necessary to open it. But will they even want to?
Art: STEVE KURTH, STEFANO RAFFAELE
Cover: STEVE KURTH
TPB • FC • $24.99 • 188 pages
Adapting the mega-popular first novel in the Dragonlance Chronicles Trilogy by Margaret Weis. An age of despair has dawned for the world of Krynn. As dark forces marshal their growing strength, fear and religious fanaticism grips the land. With war on the horizon, a group of lifelong friends are reunited, all outcasts in their own way. It will fall to these eight companions to prevent a cataclysm!
Collects the 8-issue series originally published by Devil's Due.
Art: MAX DUNBAR
Cover: SARAH STONE
Variant: JASON EDMINSTON
Subscription Variant: MAX DUNBAR
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
A dragon rampages through the streets of Baldur’s Gate and the only thing standing between salvation and destruction is two thieves, a wild mage, a ranger and a miniature giant space hamster! Swords for everyone! It wouldn't be Dungeons & Dragons without a dragon, now would it? Writer Jim Zub (Samurai Jack, Wayward) and artist Max Dunbar (Red Sonja) wrap up their first story arc of action-packed D&D adventure!
• Minsc & Boo are cult favorite characters from the best-selling Baldur’s Gate video game series.
• Jim Zub’s latest comic releases, Figment and Wayward, have been selling out month after month.
• Wizards of the Coast Tyranny of Dragons variant Cover!
Art/Cover: MENTON3
Subscription Variant: LUCAS KETNER
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The story that began in David Cronenberg's film update of The Fly continues here with a five-issue miniseries The Fly: Outbreak written by Brandon Seifert (Hellraiser, Witch Doctor) with painted interior and cover art by menton3 (Silent Hill, Monocyte). Issue one will hit in March and will boast variant covers by Jason Edmiston and Lukas Ketner.
Years ago, a scientist had a horrific accident when he tried to use his newly invented teleportation device and became a human/fly hybrid. Now his almost-human son continues to search for a cure for the mutated genes. But a breakthrough turns into a breakout, and anyone exposed risks turning into a monster as well...
"To be totally honest, The Fly is one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen!" said Seifert. "It was really resonant for its time. And in the last 20 years or so, with all the advances in Genetically Modified Organisms, the film has taken on a lot of meaning it didn't originally have. It's really exciting to explore those elements in this miniseries — and great to have an amazing, super-distinctive artist like menton3 on the visuals!"
“Equal parts gory allegory and tragic love story, The Fly was perhaps David Cronenberg’s crowning achievement,” editor Denton J. Tipton said. “That’s a lot to live up to, but I believe Brandon and Menton are equal to the task. The script is sharp and poignant, and the art is visceral and haunting. No one is safe!”
Nothing spreads faster than fear ... be part of the outbreak March 2015.
Cover: MARK PINGITORE
Deluxe Variant: A variant cover from Dean Haspiel, shrink-wrapped with an exclusive official GPK sticker by Brent Engstrom. $4.99
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
In December, the Garbage Pail Kids were dragged kicking and screaming into the world of comic books. Now, those miscreants are right where you’d expect to find them ... in love? That can’t be right, you say? Well, if loving GPK is wrong, we don’t want to be right. So join the Kids as they celebrate Valentine’s Day the only way they know how: the exchange of bodily fluids (and solids)!
Art/Cover: S L GALLANT
Subscription Variant: RON WAGNER
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
THE RETURN OF SERPENTOR! G.I. JOE’s plan to control an unknown force goes awry, and the former Cobra Emperor now commands a powerful weapon that even G.I. JOE might not be able to stop. The reign of SERPENTOR begins again in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #211!
• SERPENTOR returns and neither G.I. JOE nor COBRA can stop him!
• Variant Sketch Cover by Larry Hama!
HC • BW • $95.00 net discount item • 200 Pages
Legendary creator Jack Kirby’s Fourth World, his revered multi-generational space opera, debuted in the award-winning Artist’s Edition format earlier this year with Jack Kirby New Gods: Artist’s Edition. IDW Publishing is now proud to announce a second title in this monumental series, Jack Kirby: Mister Miracle Artist’s Edition! Meticulously scanned from the original art, this Artist’s Edition presents the highest quality look inside an astonishing work by a comic legend. The Fourth World introduced a whole new pantheon into the DC Comics universe, igniting a fervor that continues to define storytelling in comics.
Inspired by the antics of fellow creator Jim Steranko, who spent some of his early years working as an escape artist and illusionist, Kirby created Mister Miracle in 1971 when he debuted in his own title, one of the four core books of the Fourth World epic. And while the original run lasted a mere 18 issues, the character has reappeared numerous times over the years, and the magic of those first Kirby stories continues to reverberate among creators and fans to this day.
“Jack may never have been creatively happier than when he was writing and drawing MISTER MIRACLE,” said Mark Evanier, Eisner award-winning author of Kirby: King of Comics. “There were so many autobiographical aspects to it, starting with his own feelings and fantasies of ‘escaping’ from some of the shackles of the comic book industry, as well as the way the Scott Free/Big Barda relationship mirrored aspects of his own long and loving relationship with his life partner, Roz. You can feel Jack bursting free, like Mister Miracle escaping a trap, on every page.”
IDW’s Special Projects Director Scott Dunbier has assembled a staggering seven complete issues of the series by Kirby, including issues #2, #3, and #5-9! With 192 pages measuring 12” x 17”, this is truly a book to behold! “The wealth of huge ideas and stunning visuals that poured from Jack Kirby’s mind is just staggering,” said Dunbier, “You want to find out why he’s called King Kirby? Get this book!”
Kirby’s unrivaled vision can’t be missed in this unrivaled Artist’s Edition!
Art: NELSON DANIEL
Cover: MARK TORRES
Subscription Variant: JAMES O'BARR
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
“Mega-City Manhunt,” conclusion -- The long run is over, and Dredd wants Chief Justice Cal to answer for his crimes! But Mega-City One is already in twitchy, paranoid chaos (namely thanks to the events of the previous 27 issues). What will the news of Cal’s deceptions do to the soul of the city? That’s when Judge Anderson comes up with a shocking solution that could change the Meg forever …
Don’t even think about not picking up this issue, punk! Because Anderson will know!
Art/Cover: GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ
Subscription Variant: ERIC SHANOWER
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Nemo’s first new adventure in Slumberland concludes in gorgeous and surreal fashion, courtesy of Shanower and Rodriguez!
Art: COLIN LORIMER
Cover: MENTON3
Subscription Variant: Photo
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Fifteen years ago, the end of the world—the anticipated “Millennium Event” -- was avoided thanks to the efforts of Frank Black and FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. Or was it? Frank’s psychic gifts have been showing him that evil has continued to grow unabated in the world, and he’s trying his best to ignore it. But soon the resurgence of the Millennium Group and their quest to find Frank’s daughter Jordan will pull him into the fray once again whether he likes it or not!
• Spinning out of the pages of The X-Files: Season 10!
• Guest-starring Agent Fox Mulder!
• Executive-produced by Millennium creator Chris Carter!
Art: ANDY PRICE
Cover: PRICE, SARA RICHARD
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
“The Root of the Problem” Part 2! Twilight and friends journey to the heart of Everfree Forest to find out what has been causing its inhabitants to flee. What they find can only mean trouble for Ponyville!
• Everfree Forest explored like never before!
• Variant Cover by Mary Bellamy!
Art: SZYMON KUDRANSKI
Cover: CAT STAGGS
Subscription Variant: Photo
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
One. Of a kind. When Sarah attempted to assume the identity of a lookalike stranger, she soon uncovered an earth-shattering secret: she is a clone. Sarah also learns that someone is trying to kill them all, one by one. That someone is another clone, Helena, a murderous, self-abusing fundamentalist who believes she is the “original” and all her other sisters are “abominations” to be eradicated.
• Orphan Black co-creators Graeme Manson and John Fawcett expand on the saga with all-new material exclusive to the comic books!
• Includes clues and Easter eggs for the highly anticipated third season!
• Each issue will explore the life of a different clone, this issue -- Helena!
• Ask your retailer about the variant cover by superstar artist Phil Jimenez!
Art: CHARM, CHRISTINE LARSEN
Cover: CHARM
Subscription Variant: GEORGE CALTSOUDAS
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The Powerpuff Girls follow the monstrously mutated Dee Dee’s trail to the world of Cow and Chicken! Too bad Red Guy has gotten to her first! His plan? Make Dee Dee a superstar! Can Cow, Chicken and the Powerpuff Girls reach Dee Dee before she signs her life away?? Plus, a short story featuring The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy…and a beauty pageant? That’s not gonna be pretty …
• The Powerpuff Girls team up with Cow and Chicken!
• Back-up story featuring The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy!
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 148 pages
Cliff Secord, a down-on-his-luck pilot, is always looking for ways to make a fast buck. Discovering a stolen rocket pack could be the one thing that will turn his fortunes around... but will it? What follows are government agents, German spies, deception, danger, and adventure. This is the world of... the Rocketeer! All of Dave Stevens’ original comics collected in one book!
Collected in softcover for the first time!
Art/Cover: RACHAEL STOTT
Subscription Variant: J.K. WOODWARD
FC • pages • $3.99
An uneasy alliance has been forged between Captain Kirk and Colonel Taylor! But will it be enough to prevent Commander Kor and his Klingons from toppling the regime of Doctor Zaius?
• Each issue features an essay on Star Trek and Planet of the Apes by comedian and über-fan Dana Gould!
• “Gold Key”-style photo cover variant!
Art: CORY SMITH
Cover: SMITH, EASTMAN
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
“Attack on Technodrome” Part 4! Minutes remain before the Technodrome fully activates and Shredder, Krang and the Turtles all vie for control. No side will be left unscathed in this epic climax as one character makes an ultimate sacrifice!
• Shocking events that set the stage for the storyline leading up to the landmark 50th issue!
• Variant Cover by Tadd Galusha!
Art: LIVIO RAMONDELLI
Cover: CASEY W. COLLER
Subscription Variant: LIVIO RAMONDELLI
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
OPENING SALVO!
The biggest TRANSFORMERS publishing event of the year kicks off this March when Cybertron becomes the battleground for the COMBINER WARS! An all-star creative team is bringing along fan-favorite characters and all-new dangers to this battle royale that will shake both factions to their core.
The “Opening Salvo” is fired in TRANSFORMERS #39, and the war begins in earnest in the debut issue of the brand-new WINDBLADE series from the acclaimed creative team of Mairghread Scott and Sarah Stone. The shaky peace between the Autobots and Decepticons is threatened when Cybertron’s leader, Starscream, stands against Optimus Prime and raises an unstoppable army of Combiners, threatening Windblade’s long-lost homeworld..
“We're blowing the TRANSFORMERS universe wide open with this series: showcasing new characters and new worlds in a battle with some of the biggest 'bots you've ever seen,” said WINDBLADE writer, Scott. “Anyone who thinks they know what to expect from a Transformers event will have to think again.”
The ongoing TRANSFORMERS series written by John Barber welcomes PRIMACY artist Livio Ramondelli on to the series for this epic arc. “From day one of this series,” says Barber, “we’ve been seeding the mystery and power of Combiners -- multiple Cybertronians who form together into bigger, more powerful wholes. Starscream realizes he needs one of his own to protect Cybertron … but why stop at one Combiner -- or one world?”
The arms-race of Combiners will bring fan-favorite TRANSFORMERS characters to the pages of IDW comics for the first time ever -- and introduce a new Combiner guaranteed to melt the internet. Featuring standard covers by Casey W. Coller and subscription covers by Ramondelli, the epic COMBINER WARS event will be an integral part of Hasbro’s 2015 TRANSFORMERS: GENERATIONS COMBINER WARS toy line, reaching a massive fan-base and will be supported across multi-media platforms.
• Tying in with Hasbro’s 2015 Transformers: Generations toy line, this 6-part epic will be supported across multiple media platforms!
• STARSCREAM’s scheming collides with WINDBLADE’s past!
• OPTIMUS PRIME takes control!
• Who will be the first Combiner to strike?
• Continues in this month’s TRANSFORMERS: WINDBLADE—COMBINER WARS #1
• Variant Cover by Transformers game and toy artist Sara Pitre-Durocher!
Art: MATTHEW DOW SMITH
Cover: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Subscription Variant: Photo
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
“Elders,” part 1 of 5: For as long as humanity has known of the alien plot to re-colonize the Earth, there have been men who would conspire to consolidate that knowledge, and the power that came with it, for themselves. But the “Syndicate” that long bedeviled Agents Mulder and Scully are no more, consumed and destroyed by those very secrets they kept ... or are they? What new secrets will they fight and kill for? And what will become of the X-Files once those secrets are laid bare? The end begins here!
• The finale of Season 10 begins here, culminating in the landmark 25th issue!
• Variant Cover by Matthew Dow Smith!
IMAGE COMICS
ALEX + ADA #13
Art / Cover: JONATHAN LUNA
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
Disaster closes in on Alex and Ada.
Art / cover A: SEAN GORDON MURPHY & MATT HOLLINGSWORTH
Cover B: MATTEO SCALERA
Cover C: DECLAN SHALVEY
Cover D: DAN PANOSIAN
Cover E: FIONA STAPLES
Cover F: RYAN OTTLEY
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
New York Times bestselling writer Mark Millar (Kick-Ass, JUPITER'S LEGACY) and New York Times bestselling artist Sean Gordon Murphy (Punk Rock Jesus) have teamed up for a time-traveling adventure in CHRONONAUTS, which is poised to be a breakout hit this March 18.
Hot off the wave of press enthusiasm surrounding the recent premiere of the hit film adaptation, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Millar takes on the science-fiction/adventure genre CHRONONAUTS, pairing his characteristic fast-paced scripting with Murphy’s rich, mesmerizing art style in a series that has press raving even in advance of the release.
In an exclusive interview with Entertainment Weekly, Millar likened CHRONONAUTS to “ Apollo 13 meets The Time Machine,” and added: “It’s essentially a buddy story about two best friends who can jump around between 16th-century Persia, the American Civil War or New York in the ’20s.”
In CHRONONAUTS, Corbin Quinn and Danny Reilly are two buddies who love to have fun. They’re also scientific geniuses. When their research leads them to a time-traveling adventure, will they use their knowledge for the good of all mankind? Or use the space-time continuum for their own ends? CHRONONAUTS is the story of man’s first, televised steps through the time-stream and and everything going wrong in the process.
Advance praise for CHRONONAUTS:
"Gorgeous-looking, fast-paced and fun." -- Comic Book Resources
"I can’t wait to read more. Score: 5/5." -- Comic Bastards
"Rivals the first 10 minutes of any summer blockbuster ... March 18th can't come fast enough." -- Adventures in Poor Taste
"I highly recommend this one to anyone who has been enjoying Black Science or is interested in checking out the next sci-fi winner from Image. I'm definitely in for a second issue, without a doubt." -- Comicosity
"A refreshing and intriguing time romp beautifully rendered by Sean Gordon Murphy through and through." -- Bloody Disgusting
"Sets up a fantastic first arc. It will certainly be exciting to see just how much story Millar has for this universe, but after just one issue, there appears to be a limitless number of places to go." -- All-Comic
Art: ROD REIS
Cover: TREVOR MCCARTHY
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Geoffrey Warner and Camden Stone's false-flag operation continues to escalate with the return of a Chicago Six villain: Skylancer. But who's under the Skylancer mask will shock even Geoffrey.
Art / Cover: WES CRAIG & LEE LOUGHRIDGE
128 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99
Marcus Lopez is settling into life at Kings Dominion for the Deadly Arts, a secret elite school, to train the next generation of assassins. He has a girl, a circle of friends, and he’s learning a trade: the craft of killing.
But his murderous past is about to catch up with him, and there are a few things about Marcus that even his friends don’t know. Secrets that threaten the lives of everyone around him. Because there’s a reason Marcus was sought out by the school’s shadowy principal Master Lin, a man who’s long had an eye for Marcus’s unique talents.
Continuing the story of a group of damaged, deranged, and struggling teenagers living through one of the country’s most vibrant and chilling eras.
Collecting DEADLY CLASS #7-11.
Art / Cover: GABRIEL HARDMAN
Colors: JORDAN BOYD
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Breaking Bad meets Blade Runner.
Arthur McBride’s planetary regime has fallen. His story is over. That is until reporter Croger Babb discovers the journal of Arthur's cousin, Maia. Inside is the violent, audacious hidden history of the legendary freedom fighter. Erased from the official record, Maia alone knows how dangerous her cousin really is ...
Creative team GABRIEL HARDMAN (KINSKI, "Intense" -- A.V. Club) and CORINNA BECHKO (HEATHENTOWN, “Nuanced” – Broken Frontier) brought you sci-fi adventure before (Planet of the Apes, Star Wars: Legacy, Hulk) but never this gritty or this epic.
Art: MICHAEL LARK
Cover: OWEN FREEMAN
136 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99
For the first time since dividing the world, the 16 Families have gathered together again in the exclusive luxury confines of Triton One to resolve the emerging conflict between Family Carlyle and Family Hock, and they've brought their Lazari with them. Amidst budding friendships, romance, and politics, Forever will learn the truth about who she is and the first hints of what she will become.
Collects LAZARUS #10-15
Art: MEGAN LEVENS
Cover: JOËLLE JONES & NICK FILARDI
192 PAGES / B&W / T+ / $16.99
Collects MADAME FRANKENSTEIN #1-7.
Frankenstein meets Pygmalion in MADAME FRANKENSTEIN by Jamie S. Rich (12 Reasons Why I Love Her, You Have Killed Me) and Megan Levens, a graphic novel set in the dying days of the Jazz Age, coming in February from Image Comics.
In 1932, Vincent Krall, an impoverished medical student, sets out to create his perfect woman by reanimating the corpse of the woman he loved but could not possess. But in this dark tale of obsession, Vincent finds that a man cannot master life and death, and a woman is not so easily controlled.
MADAME FRANKENSTEIN began as a drawing in artist Levens’ sketchbook. After she met Rich, the two began trading ideas, and the idea became a fully-fleshed story. Rich is known for his romantic graphic novels, but MADAME FRANKENSTEIN is far from a love story, as the creators explained in an interview with Newsarama.
“Though we certainly are hoping readers will root for Gail to get her freedom, the story is more of a tragedy,” Rich said. “There are no heroes in a traditional sense. Rather, it's a tale of several people whose lives are hopelessly entangled, and the bad things this relationship causes.”
“Vincent believes he has a chance to create a woman who is completely within his control, reprogrammed and taught to think and behave how he thinks she should,” added Levens, whose evocative art captures the emotional subtleties of her and Rich’s characters and the story’s mounting dread in striking black-and-white. “As an artist I was very conscious and deliberate about showing, through the characters' expressions and body language when they interact, that their relationship is based on her fear and his desire for control.”
A graphic novel combining the horror of classic gothic fiction with the glittering tragedy of The Great Gatsby, MADAME FRANKENSTEIN will be in comic book stores on February 25 and in bookstores on March 10. It is available now for pre-order.
Praise for MADAME FRANKENSTEIN
“The heart of this tale is the complex relationship between the creator and his creation…. Looming, expressionistic shadows ramp up the horror; and all the while, Levens’ bold lines and feel for scene-setting flourishes evoke the romance comics of the ’40s, all without feeling too derivative. ... This is a re-interpretation of an old story that lives and breathes.” -- Michelle White, Multiversity Comics
“Madame Frankenstein sees Rich twist the old tale into something even creepier, set against Levens’ cinematic, wide, black and white panels. For horror and sci-fi fans, Madame Frankenstein is a must read.” -- Tim Midura, The Outhousers
“Madame Frankenstein is a fitting tribute to old-school Universal monster movies and Mary Shelley's classic novel. It's a comic that shows how human beings can be the real monsters, even in a world where the dead can return to life.” -- James Ferguson, Horror Talk
“The craft is outstanding, with Jamie S. Rich’s dialogue revealing so much in just a few sentences, and Megan Levens’ art delineating the cast wonderfully.” -- Johanna Draper Carlson, Comics Worth Reading
MADAME FRANKENSTEIN “breathes new life into the tale of Frankenstein’s monster.” -- Sara Westrop, Geek Syndicate
THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS: THE SUN BEYOND THE STARS #1
Art / Cover: NICK PITARRA
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.50
“MAN IN SPACE”
New York Times bestselling and Eisner award-nominated writer Jonathan Hickman (EAST OF WEST, The Avengers) and artist Nick Pitarra (THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS) return to their twisted tale of science and madness with THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS: THE SUN BEYOND THE STARS #1 coming from Image Comics.
"Nick and I are really excited about the new format," noted co-creator Hickman. "We're looking forward to telling stories that have a tighter scope because then we believe we can really open it up. Do some really big stuff."
"I just want to draw Russian dogs fighting aliens," said co-creator Pitarra. "And if I can throw in a few opposable thumbs as well, fantastic!"
In THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS: THE SUN BEYOND THE STARS #1, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is lost in space -- and only now does he find his true calling. With all new stories told in a brand-new format, the greatest feel good, bad science book in the long history of man returns in THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS: THE SUN BEYOND THE STARS.
THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS: THE SUN BEYOND THE STARS #1 (Diamond Code JAN150586) blasts off on March 11
Art / Cover: PAOLO LEANDRI & DOM REGAN
104 PAGES / FC / E / $12.99
Collects NIGHTWORLD #1-4.
“A wonderful kinetic paean to the comics of your youth—funny and razor smart with Kirby lines like you wouldn’t believe. McGovern and Leandri kill it.” -- Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Plenilunio was once a man. But when his love, Lidia, fell into a wandering sleep, he bargained with dark forces and took the form of a demon. And Lidia remained trapped in her dreams. In NIGHTWORLD, VOLUME 1: MIDNIGHT SONATA, a graphic novel from Image Comics in February, Plenilunio seeks the Soul Key, an artifact he believes will both return Lidia to life and restore his human form. On Plenilunio’s side are a kindly old necromancer and the old man’s granddaughter. Standing in his way are Hellena and Hotspot, two minions of the Devil himself, who isn’t about to let a soul slip away easily!
Adam McGovern and Paolo Leandri collaborated on a wildly imaginative story full of drama, melancholy, love, and bombastic evil. Brought to (after)life by Leandri’s bold, Kirby-esque art, NIGHTWORLD harkens back comics’ Silver Age and Hammer’s famous horror films.
“Nightworld is a reliquary of my regrets about human reactions to trying circumstances, a treasure-chest of Paolo’s and my passions for midcentury pop culture, and an open vault of our ambitions for how fun and adventurous comics can be,” McGovern said in an interview with Comicbook.com.
Praise for NIGHTWORLD:
“A wonderfully weirdly beautiful series from Paolo Leandri and Adam McGovern. If anyone is looking for a comic that seems to have come from another dimension ...” -- Mike Allred, creator of MADMAN and artist on Silver Surfer
“It’s kitschy cool and the retro style illustrations continue throughout the book. The magical elements, the garb, even the text and composition framework recalls an old school Lee/Kirby-esque vibe. And it works. Well. The book is a delight to look at and linger upon well after you’ve finished reading the words on each page. Leandri’s art is odd and fun, creepy and colorful, and the combinations make a feast for the eyes.” -- William, Word of the Nerd
“With a compelling central concept, sumptuous art, and a brooding protagonist we can’t help but feel for, Nightworld offers the perfect blend of camp, atmosphere, and emotionality.” -- Michelle White, Multiversity Comics
Art / Cover: CHRIS BURNHAM
Colors: CARLOS BADILLA
120 PAGES / FC / M / $19.99
ALL-NEW HARDCOVER EDITION IN FULL COLOR!
Image Comics and Man of Action Entertainment are pleased to announce a new, full-color hardcover edition of NIXON’S PALS, the political superhero send-up graphic novel by OFFICER DOWNE collaborators Joe Casey (SEX, THE BOUNCE) and Chris Burnham (NAMELESS; Batman, Incorporated).
Nixon Cooper is parole officer to Los Angeles County’s large population of super-villains, which could be the world’s most thankless job. But somehow, Nixon cares -- maybe a little too much. His marriage is falling apart, he got clobbered by an industrial waste mutant, and he has inappropriate feelings for one of his parolees (a superpowered stripper with talking breasts). To top it all off, he’s having really weird dreams about space that he just knows mean something -- but does he really want to get pulled deeper into the lives of people he just wants to keep out of trouble?
"This book holds a special place in my heart, because it's where the Casey/Burnham romance first blossomed,” said writer Casey. “You can feel the love in the work itself... and the new coloring just brings it out that much more. Thankfully, the story still holds up and it's fun to see how Burnham was nailing it right off the bat."
“Almost seven years after it first came out, Nixon's Pals is still one of my all-time favorites,” said artist Burnham. “It's one of the best things Joe has ever written, and it still feels like me at my most unleashed. It bounces back and forth between every genre from sci-fi to noir to superhero to horror to romance, and is absolutely cram-packed with the craziest stuff that we could think of. I'm super excited for the fans I've made over the last few years to see this hard-to-find gem for the first time, and especially grateful that the amazing colors of Carlos Badilla are here to really make my linework sing.”
In addition to the dynamic new colors by Badilla, this hardcover edition of NIXON’S PALS includes pin-up art by Nathan Fairbairn (Multiversity ;Batman, Incorporated), Jenny Frison (REVIVAL), Rob Guillory (CHEW), Matt Horak (The Covenant, Amazing Forest), Daniel Warren Johnson (Space-Mullet), Jason Masters (Guardians of the Galaxy, Batwoman), Dean Trippe (Something Terrible), Buster Moody (Task Force Rad Squad), Tradd Moore (LUTHER STRODE, Secret Avengers), Rod Reis (C.O.W.L.), and Greg Smallwood (Moon Knight).
AN ORIGINAL, SUPER-POWERED CRIME NOVEL! IT'S ELMORE LEONARD MEETS JACK KIRBY!
Praise for NIXON’S PALS:
“Nixon’s Pals takes you on a thrilling ride through the colourful, meta-human infested criminal underworld of an alternate LA, a restless, inventive book that browbeats you with its brilliance from the opening page and doesn’t let up until it reaches its conclusion.” -- Matt C, The Paradox Comics Group (review of original 2008 black-and-white trade paperback edition)
I thought Nixon's pals were Haldeman and Ehrlichman! (Yes, I'm old.)
Art / Cover: PAUL AZACETA & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER
Cover: PAUL AZACETA
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
“THE ROAD BEFORE US”
In light of recent revelations, Kyle feels like he’s starting to piece together the answers he’s looking for. But while he feels a new sense of purpose... is Reverend Anderson’s life falling apart?
Art: SIMON ROY & VARIOUS
Cover: JAMES STOKOE
TPB / FC / $17.99
The Superbeing Troll's plans to lure out Badrock come to a head.
Collects PROPHET #39-45
Art / Cover: KODY CHAMBERLAIN
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
The rip-roaring conclusion to the first arc of “PUNKS!”
Questions get answered and answers get questioned! Will Flo leave Boshannon for the Big City? Can Effie ever truly love again? Just how much feeling has Eddie lost from the thresher accident? None of these questions and more won't be answered.
Art / Cover: TERRY DODSON & RACHEL DODSON
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Xavier Dorison (Long John Silver, The Third Testament) and Terry and Rachel Dodson (Star Wars: Princess Leia, Uncanny X-Men) launch a sexy and funky new superhero story, straight out of a Quentin Tarantino film, in RED ONE.
In RED ONE, it's 1977 -- the height of the Cold War between the USSR and the US—and the Kremlin has a plan to win the war against Uncle Sam: propaganda!
Vera Yelnikov is an elite agent in the Soviet Army during the Cold War -- she IS the atomic bomb. Vera is sent to Los Angeles by her bosses at the Kremlin. Her mission? Become a true "American superhero." She must spearhead a propaganda operation of communist values from within the United States and fight against the "Carpenter" -- a fascist serial killer who blames America's ills on liberals.
In her cover identity "Alabama Jones," Vera must find a day job that conceals her true mission -- to do the Kremlin's bidding when the USSR needs her ... as RED ONE!
The exciting series poses a chilling question, one rife with political overtones: What happens when America's Greatest Hero ... is actually a Russian Spy?
Art / Cover: IAN CHURCHILL
112 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99
Griffin Franks was a joke in Hollywood. A washed up action-hero. Over the hill. Past it. A has-been. A barely-was. But now he IS The Revenger. He’s a star. His movie’s a hit. His newest wife is hot. He finally has everything he wants. The perfect time for someone to take it all away. Forever. Starting with his face.
Collects REVENGE #1-4
Art / Cover: NATHAN STOCKMAN
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
Reyn returns Seph to her father and the Followers of Tek, who ask him to join them on a mission to stop the Venn from destroying Fate.
Art/Cover: JAMES HARREN
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Last week, Bobby LaRosa was miserable-miserable with his dead-end job, his callous ex-girlfriend, and his lazy, loser skinhead buddy. This week, it's all sword-swinging scarecrows, guts-dripping demons, a giant bog mummy, and six headed monsters! Right now, last week's not looking too bad. You get some answers, more questions, and a whole lot of crazy in the second issue of RUMBLE.
Think this is an homage to Dark Knight Returns?
SATELLITE SAM #12
Art / Cover: HOWARD CHAYKIN
32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.50
Everybody's got their something. Sometimes that something is sex, death and live TV.
What did you do with the body, Lady Who Used to Suck Face with Other Lady? Where is she now? WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THE BODY?
Art / Cover: ILIAS KYRIAZIS
32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.50
Image's hit super-team book continues! As Crosswind further ingratiates himself with the team, Gaijin finds her own loyalties tested.
208 PAGES / B&W / M / $15.99
In this original graphic novel by Kyle Starks, the World’s Greatest Assassin has left the world of killing and moved to a small rural town -- only to be pulled back into the field in SEXCASTLE -- an original graphic novel from Image Comics on March 18, 2015. Image Comics is pleased to provide an early extended preview of the book here.
"I was raised on '80s action movies, romanced by the genre: the big action, tough guy dialogue, ridiculous situations and fantastic villains,” said Starks. “I just wanted to make the best possible comic using that language and I'm excited to share it with as many people as I can.”
SEXCASTLE is an exciting and hilarious action romp in the style of classic '80s action films and in the vein of Grosse Pointe Blank. It will hit shelves March 18.
SEXCASTLE by Kyle Starks is uniting some of comics’ top authors and artists in their praise of the the raucous graphic novel. SEXCASTLE follows Shane Sexcastle, an assassin whose dream to find spiritual fulfillment as the best damned florist the world ever saw is derailed by all the killing in the world that needs to be done.
“Sexcastle is a perfect mix of homage and comedy, action and irony, loving tribute and hilarious send-up of the great, good, and ungodly-bad action movies of the ‘80s. I don’t remember the last time a debut book hit me this hard. Literally, this book punched me in the face. It’s THAT mean.” -- Matt Fraction (SEX CRIMINALS, ODY-C, SATELLITE SAM)
"Roadhouse is, of course, the greatest movie known to mankind. Sexcastle is what Roadhouse wishes it could be. Shane Sexcastle was born mean, but he's trying to be a better man. Mostly through murder. Occasionally sex. But mostly murder. Read Sexcastle or SHANE WILL KNOW" -- Justin Jordan (LUTHOR STRODE, SPREAD, Green Lantern: New Guardians)
“Sexcastle just elbowed me in the face with the greatest hits of 80's ass-kicking. Be prepared to laugh out loud and rock out. (You're gonna want to blast some sweet jams while you read it.)” –Mike Norton (REVIVAL, Battle Pug)
“I can assure you that Sexcastle lives up to all the badassery that you would expect from a book called 'Sexcastle'. I will warn you though, if you are looking for a book about castles having sex, you will be greatly disappointed.” –Ryan Browne (GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS)
“Pure unfiltered machismo.” -- Nick Pitarra (THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS)
I hate to say this, but this looks and reads like something I would have written and drawn myself in the 10th grade.
Art / Cover: J. BONE
32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.50
Based on the hit Nerdist podcast!
Chased by masked marauders wielding futuristic guns in turn-to-glass mode, Sparks and Croach The Tracker race through the undercity of Mars, an impossible expanse of wonderment that defies human understanding.
Art / Cover: KYLE STRAHM
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Spreadworms, Sirens, Raiders, Cannibals, The Preacher. Everything collides. Almost everybody dies. The first arc ends here.
32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.50
You'll never find a happier person than Rose. A single mom living among the worst killers, thieves, and drug addicts in the city, she's never had a down thought cross her mind. Not until her least favorite person hooked up with a boy she was more than sweet on. The day Rose saw Beth and Orson together something broke inside her, and now this air-headed, happy-go-lucky, highly promiscuous, fake-blonde is out for blood -- and she doesn't care whose or how much is spilt. Can this buxom bombshell's heart be "fixed" before she blows up Baltimore and ruins Orson and Beth's own revenge plans, or will the next bouquet of flowers she gets be the ones on her grave?
Art / Cover A: LAURA BRAGA
Cover B: STJEPAN SEJIC
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99
The one where Jackie dies! This is the way it had to end. Sara Pezzini goes head to head with Jackie Estacado and the Darkness. Sometimes there are no winners ...
Art: IAN BERTRAM & JORDIE BELLAIRE
Cover A: IAN BERTRAM & TOM MULLER
Cover B: JEFF LEMIRE & TOM MULLER
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Tangiers in the 1960s. United Kingdom in the 2020s. The trip begins.
MARVEL COMICS
ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #5
Art/Cover: STUART IMMONEN
Women of Marvel Variant: TBA
32 PGS / Rated T / $3.99
• The countdown to great leveling begins.
• Planet Hydra Is all but assured.
• Captain America is our last hope.
Penciled by POP MHAN, CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO & ALEX GARNER
Cover by KRIS ANKA
176 PGS / Rated T+ / $24.99
Washington is burning -- but with the effects of AXIS felt across the world, will X-Factor put out the fire…or watch it burn? The team steals the Nuclear Football from a Red Skull-controlled president and takes it back to Serval Industries for protection -- but now, can their corporate headquarters withstand an attack from Sunfire and Longshot? And when Sunfire makes a very odd proposal, how will X-Factor resolve the crisis? Plus: Quicksilver is finally reunited with his estranged daughter, Luna -- but the Inhumans aren’t too happy about it! And when the team is dispatched to the Middle East to stop a war, a vengeful Egyptian goddess is set free -- and her first target is X-Factor! Finally, as Spider-Man 2099 swings onto the scene, we finally learn the secret of Serval CEO Harrison Snow! Collecting ALL-NEW X-FACTOR #13-20.
Art: MAHMUD ASRAR
Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
Cosmicly Enhanced Variant by ANDREA SORRENTINO
Women of Marvel Variant: FAITH ERIN HICKS
32 PGS / Rated T / $3.99
Chapter 5 of the BLACK VORTEX!
• Storm formulates a plan as the heroes fail to penetrate Mr. Knife’s Flying Fortress. Meanwhile, Beast and Kitty travel to Spartax to decipher the secrets of the Vortex book. And to make matters worse, Kitty and Peter’s relationship takes a downward turn!
Penciled by STUART IMMONEN & MAHMUD ASRAR
Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR
136 PGS. / Rated T / $24.99
Dimension-hopping is something of an X-Men rite of passage, and it’s about time the All-New X-Men took the plunge! You don’t always have to travel Miles away to visit a new place…but will the Web in which these time-displaced young X-Men find themselves tangled Ultimately bring about their end? Okay, enough subtlety: The All-New X-Men meet Miles Morales, the Ultimate Spider-Man -- and this is a showdown you won’t want to miss! Will either universe ever be the same again? Guest-starring scores of Ultimate characters! Plus: It’s Iceman unleashed as young Bobby Drake takes the offensive! And for someone who’s said she doesn’t find him particularly pleasant to be around, X-23 seems to have taken an odd interest in the highflying Angel. Tune in as yesterday’s X-Men continue to explore the fear-fraught future of the present day! Collecting ALL-NEW X-MEN #31-35.
Writer: GERRY CONWAY
Art: CARLO BARBERI
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
Variant: TBA
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
Experience a Spider-Man story like you’ve never seen before as Peter Parker takes on the criminal underworld in Amazing Spider-Man: Spiral, a brand new 5-issue series beginning in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #16.1! Legendary Spidey writer Gerry Conway returns to the webhead along with blockbuster artist Carlo Barberi for an all-new tale of crime, corruption, and the dark corners of the Marvel Universe that will alter the landscape of the criminal underworld!
Spider-Verse may be over, but Peter Parker’s troubles are just beginning. A crime wave rips through New York City. The underworld is still in flux following the Kingpin’s removal from Shadowland. Gangs wage turf wars unchecked on the streets of Manhattan. The gang war is heating up and Spidey is going to do something about it!
Only he’s not alone! Police Captain Yuri Watanabe meters out her own justice both as a member of the NYPD and as the vigilante known as THE WRAITH! But do she and Spider-Man play by the same rules? How far is she willing to go to keep New York safe?
“Hammerhead; Tombstone; the Circus of Crime; Black Cat and Mr. Negative – they’re all at each other’s throats because there’s no single overlord of crime currently running things in New York,” says Gerry Conway in an interview with Marvel.com. “Things only escalated, especially after the Goblin King fell out of the scene and Doc Ock is no longer operating as the Superior Spider-Man – keeping a lid on everything.”
Only one criminal can rule the underworld. But that won’t stop them from waging war in order to claim the throne. Who will come out on top? And who will be left standing when it’s over? Find out when the epic Amazing Spider-Man: Spiral kicks off in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #16.1 this March!
Art: RAMON ROSANAS
Cover: MARK BROOKS
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
Ant-Man's starting a new life -- a bold new adventure -- and you know what that means ... He needs to borrow some money! Also, an old enemy returns ... kinda. Sorta. Maybe?
Penciled by GEORGE PEREZ, SEAN CHEN, ANDY KUBERT, DEREC AUCOIN, CARLOS PACHECO, LEONARDO MANCO, JERRY ORDWAY & STUART IMMONEN
Cover by GEORGE PEREZ
1184 PGS. / Rated T / $125
Trim size: oversized
Fan-favorite creators Kurt Busiek and George Pérez craft a new era for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! The Avengers have always defended humanity against the forces of evil. When duty calls, these legendary champions answer, fighting valiantly for justice. But as the Avengers re-form in the wake of a life-changing event, they must face an array of foes like no other: Morgan Le Fay, the Squadron Supreme, the Kree, the Legion of the Unliving, the Thunderbolts, the Wrecking Crew…not to mention facing Kang and Immortus in the Destiny War! But when the merciless Ultron attacks, wiping out an entire nation in his hatred for mankind, the Avengers must live up to their name — if they can! Collecting AVENGERS (1998) #1-23, #0 and #1 ROUGH CUT; IRON MAN (1998) #7; CAPTAIN AMERICA (1998) #8; QUICKSILVER #10; AVENGERS ANNUAL ’98-’99; and AVENGERS FOREVER #1-12.
Art/Cover: PHIL NOTO
Women of Marvel Variant: VANESA DEL REY
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
NATASHA GETS AN OFFER … WILL SHE REFUSE?
• CHAOS gets closer than ever before.
• An enemy resurfaces … with a surprising agenda!
• Can Natasha stay in the game, or will she get burned?
Art: MARCO RUDY
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
“IMAGINE WAR”
• Mer-z-Bow approaches civil war – its first in over seven hundred years. Is Winter Soldier the catalyst?
• Bucky Barnes fights for his life. Crossbones sets the plan in motion. Quake and Ventolin join forces.
• The other Bucky Barnes came to the 616 part of the Multiverse to help. But did the man who helped end war just cause it in another universe?
Art: LUKE ROSS
Cover: SANFORD GREENE
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• Existential horror from beyond as CORTEX Incorporated drops the mask – and shows its true face!
• For one of the Mighty Avengers, the nightmare is starting all over again...
• Is this story even in continuity? Are YOU even in continuity? LOOK IN THE MIRROR – WHAT IF YOU’RE NOT?
Art: JAVIER GARRON
Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• Rescuing the life of the pirate captain who wants your father dead? Probably a bad idea.
•Revealing who you really are to the pirate girl who thinks she’s in love with you? Possibly even worse.
• And doing both while trapped on a hostile planet full of angry Shi’ar? No doubt a fatal error!
•Tune in for the action-packed climax of “A Pirate’s Life for Me,” and witness what will no doubt be the horrific deaths of Cyclops, Corsair and the Starjammers!
Penciled by SCOTT KOBLISH
Cover by SCOTT KOBLISH
96 PGS / Parental Advisory / $12.99
Sun Tzu’s Art of War has been called the definitive work on military strategy and tactics. It has influenced leaders in both warfare and business for hundreds of years. Which means it’s totally in the public domain, and ripe for being ripped off by Deadpool! And what’s Deadpool’s plan to ensure that his version outsells the original? Make sure the world is at war when it comes out! But Deadpool soon finds it’s easier starting a war than it is keeping the war under his control! Now, Loki has imprisoned ’Pool and is about to conquer Earth! Fortunately, Deadpool knows the art of war, right? (He does, that’s sort of the point. He’s teaching you about war in this series.) Will Deadpool’s war destroy Earth — or make him a best-selling author? Collecting DEADPOOL’S ART OF WAR #1-4.
Art/Cover: ED MCGUINNESS
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $4.99
The Black Vortex starts here! The Black Vortex, an ancient artifact imbued with immeasurable power, is now in the hands of Mr. Knife! With billions of lives potentially at stake, Peter Quill, the Legendary Star-Lord, is going to have to dust off his thieving gloves.
Penciled by FRANK CHO, ED MCGUINNESS & VALERIO SCHITI
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
168 PGS / Rated T / $29.99
Trim size: standard
Remember when Star-Lord, Thanos and Nova were trapped in the horrific Cancerverse? When Star-Lord and Nova were going to sacrifice their lives to take out Thanos once and for all? And remember how Drax was supposed to have died? But Star-Lord, Drax and Thanos seem to be running around just fine nowadays. So what exactly happened to Richard Rider? It’s finally time to get some answers about the true ending of the Cancerverse saga! Then, when Venom leads the team to an entire world teeming with his fellow alien symbiotes, will the Guardians ever trust Flash Thompson again? His symbiote is becoming more and more uncontrollable, and this may be seriously bad news for the team. Plus: What is a S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier doing in space?! Collecting GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2013) #18-23 and ANNUAL #1.
Art/COver: MIKE MAYHEW
Cosmicly Enhanced Variant by ANDREA SORRENTINO
Variant Cover by TBA
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• THE BLACK VORTEX continues to ravage the galaxy!
• When the Black Vortex strikes at the heart of the Kree Empire, Ronan the Accuser must join the battle with the Guardians!
• Will Ronan make the ultimate betrayal to save his Kree brothers?
Art/Cover: MARK BAGLEY
32 PGS / Rated T / $3.99
• GUEST STARRING DEADPOOL
• DOC GREEN hires DEADPOOL for a very sensitive mission. Is he more trouble than he’s worth?
• An unexpected person voices concern over Doc Green’s ANTI-GAMMA campaign.
• DID WE MENTION DEADPOOL?
Art/Cover: LEE GARBETT
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• He’s Loki’s older, nastier, vastly more powerful future self. His machinations have cost Loki everything ... but who IS King Loki?
• What kingdom would have him? What dread Asgard is he the Agent of? And what evil scheme has he been brewing all this time?
• This issue -- King Loki tells all!
Art: GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
32 PGS / Parental Advisory / $3.99
• S.H.I.E.L.D. Briar Raleigh. Red Skull. Nazi Officer Hitzig. As Magneto forges ahead, building his new stronghold amidst the ashes of Genosha, he banishes every demon who might prevent him from completing his mission.
• But he may find that some demons are more persistent than others …
32 PGS / All Ages / $2.99
• Hulk and Hawkeye have been trapped in a televised deathmatch by the nefarious Mojo!
• Can they survive the onslaught of killer robot Torgo long enough to escape?
32 PGS / All Ages / $2.99
Based on the hit new series, follow the further adventures of the Guardians of the Galaxy!
• It’s a dangerous galaxy, be glad these guys are on our side!
• Continuing the adaptation of the red-hot animated shorts!
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA & DON HECK with WERNER ROTH & GEORGE TUSKA
Cover: ALEX ROSS
Variant: JOHN BUSCEMA (DM only)
832 PGS. / All Ages / $99.99
Trim size: oversized
One of the Avengers’ greatest eras has been assembled for this amazing Omnibus collection! Beginning master Avengers storyteller Roy Thomas’ run, it’s cover-to-cover watershed moments: the first appearances of Ultron and the Vision! The Black Widow’s surprise connection with the Red Guardian! Hercules’ epic battles with Sub-Mariner and Dragon Man! The Avengers vs. the Super-Adaptoid! Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch defect! The Black Panther joins the team! The Avengers fight the X-Men! An all-new Masters of Evil! The first-ever full telling of Bucky Barnes’ tragic death! A reality-bending battle between the new Avengers and the original Avengers! And more! Featuring breathtaking artwork by John Buscema and Don Heck, this Omnibus is a must-have for every Avengers fan! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #31-58 and ANNUAL #1-2, X-MEN (1963) #45, and material from NOT BRAND ECHH (1967) #5 and #8.
Art: RON ACKINS
Cover: DECLAN SHALVEY & JORDIE BELLAIRE
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
NEW CREATIVE TEAM!
• CULLEN BUNN (DEADPOOL KILLOGY) and RON ACKINS (UNCANNY X-MEN SPECIAL) join JORDIE BELLAIRE on MOON KNIGHT!
• After the shocking events of MOON KNIGHT #12, Marc Spector is left picking up the pieces of what’s left of his life. Don’t miss this new exciting chapter of MOON KNIGHT!
Penciled by JACOB WYATT & ADRIAN ALPHONA
Cover by JAMIE MCKELVIE
136 PGS / Rated T+ / $15.99
Who is the Inventor, and what does he want with the all-new Ms. Marvel and all her friends? Maybe Wolverine can help! If Kamala can stop fan-girling out about meeting her favorite super hero, that is. Then, Kamala crosses paths with Inhumanity — by meeting the royal dog, Lockjaw! But why is Lockjaw really with Kamala? As Ms. Marvel discovers more about her past, the Inventor continues to threaten her future. Kamala bands together with some unlikely heroes to stop the maniacal villain before he does real damage, but has she taken on more than she can handle? And how much longer can Ms. Marvel’s life take over Kamala Khan’s? The fan-favorite, critically acclaimed, amazing new series continues as Kamala Khan proves why she’s the best (and most adorable) new super hero there is! Collecting MS. MARVEL (2014) #6-11.
Art/Cover: TERRY DODSON
Variant by TBA
32 PGS / Rated T / $3.99
• When Princess Leia Organa was captured by the Empire as a Rebel spy, she never betrayed her convictions, even in the face of the complete destruction of her home world, Alderaan. When her rescue came, she grabbed a blaster and joined the fight, escaping back to the Rebel Alliance and helping strike the biggest blow against the Empire—the destruction of the Death Star. But in the aftermath of that victory, the question remains...what is a princess without a world?
• Writer Mark Waid (Daredevil, S.H.I.E.L.D.) and artist Terry Dodson (Avengers & X-Men: Axis, Uncanny X-Men) bring us a story of Leia’s quest to help her people and find her place in the galaxy.
Art/Cover: MITCH GERADS
32 PGS / Parental Advisory / $3.99
MR. CASTLE GOES TO WASHINGTON!
• Frank follows the trail of corruption all the way to the nation’s capital!
• With the Punisher on a government hit list, has Frank walked into the lion’s den?
• Can the Punisher find the man pulling the strings?
Art: STACEY LEE
Cover by DAVEJOHNSON
Variant by TBA
32 PGS / Rated T / $3.99
• Silk fights a familiar foe with metal tentacles!
• And there’s much you still don’t know about Silk! Find more out here!
Art: AL BARRIONUEVO
Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• Guest-starring GAMBIT!
• When everybody’s favorite Cajun gets in over his head, it’s up to Storm to bail him out!
• But while Storm is remembering how to pick locks, a figure from her past prepares to strike …
Penciled by RYAN STEGMAN, GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, HUMBERTO RAMOS, WILL SLINEY, JAVIER RODRIGUEZ & MORE
Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
432 PGS. / Rated T+ / $34.99
Trim size: oversized
It’s the stunning conclusion of Otto Octavius’ superior saga! Having taken over Peter Parker’s body and life, Dr. Octopus is determined to be a better Spider-Man than Peter ever was. And if his clashes with Spider-Man 2099, the Black Cat and Blackout are any indication, he just might be! But as “Peter” earns his doctorate and starts his own company, dark forces gather. Flash Thompson is back in town, and he’s brought the Venom symbiote with him! Both know Spidey very well, so will they sense something off about the Superior Spider-Man? And when the Green Goblin takes control of New York’s Underworld, Otto faces his final battle. The Superior Spider-Man must bring down the Goblin Nation -- even if it means his own defeat, and the rebirth of a hero! Collecting SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #17-31 and ANNUAL #1-2.
Art/Cover: ERICA HENDERSON
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
Starting college is hard enough, but now Squirrel Girl has to deal with Galactus too? The fate of the entire planet hangs in the balance, and only Squirrel Girl can save it! Also, her squirrel friend Tippy Toe. She can help too. Iron Man might show up too! Kinda, at least!
Art/Cover: ERICA HENDERSON
Variant: JILL THOMPSON
Women of Marvel Variant: TBA
32 PGS / Rated T / $3.99
• Time is running out, and the only way for Squirrel Girl to stop Galactus is to get to the moon ... you know, somehow??
• See the unveiling of Squirrel Girl’s new Flying Squirrel Suit ... that she maaaaybe borrowed from Iron Man.
• Also, the final face-off with Galactus! ON THE MOON.
Art/Cover: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
200 PGS / Mature / $24.99
Trim size: standard
From the creators of the Eisner Award-winning, bestselling POWERS comes a brand-new world of crime fiction like you’ve never seen before. Discover a world in which the families of organized crime never lost their stranglehold on the United States. Today is the day that Valentine Gallo becomes a made man, and it’s also the day he learns the secrets behind the organization he has served since he was old enough to walk. But it is mysterious hitwoman Jagger Rose that will forever turn his life upside-down. This bold new vision of crime fiction harkens back to Bendis’ earliest work in crime comics, while also giving you everything you expect from the creators of POWERS, one of the most successful and longest-lasting independent comics in history. Collecting THE UNITED STATES OF MURDER INC. #1-6.
Art: ARIELA KRISTANTINA
Cover: KRIS ANKA
32 PGS / Parental Advisory / $3.99
• Romance is brewing between X23 and...well, you’ll have to read to find out! But is it unrequited or unwise for heroes to get tangled in love?
• The battle inside the man known as Shogun is now risking the lives of his teammates and friends...looks like evil may prevail? What does that mean for the overall mission at hand?
• Fantomelle and Culpepper have been fighting tooth and claw for an unknown benefactor, risking their lives for everything...but who are they risking it all for?
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