COMICS GUIDE FOR MARCH 25, 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
FRACTURE VOL 1: ALTERED EGOS (TPB)
Writer: SHAWN GABBORIN
Art/Cover: CHAD CICCONI
$11.95
Imagine you’re just an average Joe, or in this case an average Jeff. Jeff lives a care free life in Lower Triton, a city protected from the villainy of the evil super scientist, Malice by the heroics of it’s resident do-gooder, Virtue. Now, imagine Jeff’s horror as he wakes up one day to discover that he’s not only married with a child, he’s both the hero and the villain of the story.
That’s the story of Fracture, Action Lab Entertainments action filled tale of dual identities and multiple personalities. Created by writer Shawn Gabborin (Snowed in, Angry Gnome Comics) and artist Chad Cicconi (NFL Rush Zone, Baby Boomers), Fracture began as a successful Kickstarter campaign and launch pad for the company itself. Now the sold out first miniseries, Fracture: Altered Egos, is returning as a trade paperback collection. In addition, the trade collection of the second miniseries, Fracture: Vice and Virtue also returns. Picking up where volume one leaves off, Jeff tries to move on with his normal, humdrum life, leaving the newly cloned Virtue, with his personality in place to become a full time hero.
Virtue tries to protect Lower Triton while Jeff tries to keep his Malice personality at bay, which isn’t easy when he can’t get the drugs he needs! But life in Lower Triton is not normal by a long shot. Who is the newest villain on the scene, Vice? Who are the Croc men? And just how fractured is Jeff’s mind?
ARCHIE COMICS
ARCHIE’S FUNHOUSE COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #13
Script: ANGELO DECESARE
Art: DAN PARENT
Cover: DAN PARENT, BOB SMITH, ROSARIO “TITO” PEÑA
160-page, full color comic, $4.99 U.S.
Archie and Veronica can’t seem to go a day without getting into some silly argument, so Archie comes up with a foolproof plan to prevent that from happening—he takes a vow of silence! If he can remain quiet for a whole 24 hours, there’s no possible way he could get into any squabbles with anyone… right? Is Archie’s plan infallible, or will he find himself wordlessly wandering into a war? Throw Reggie into the mix and anything’s possible! Find out Archie’s fate in “He’s Quiet a Guy!” the new lead story to this fun comics digest!
BETTY & VERONICA COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #232
Script: ALEX SIMMONS
Art: DAN PARENT
Cover: DAN PARENT, BOB SMITH, ROSARIO “TITO” PEÑA
160-page, full color comic, $4.99 U.S.
Betty & Veronica are both determined to show off their moves and become contestants on the hot new dancing TV series “SoDance Mania”! They’re ready to flaunt their dancing talents off to the world—and to out dance-number each other, too! The girls do whatever it takes to make sure their skills are top notch—but will they go too far? And will all of their hard work pay off? Find out in “Dippy Dancings,” the entertaining new lead story to this amusing comics digest!
As a guy who grew up on Dan DeCarlo's artwork, it astonishes me how closely today's Archie's artists get to copying it. But there's always something, some little something, that reminds me it's not DeCarlo. In this cover, it's Veronica's breasts (too far apart, not adapted to the perspective) and Archie's legs (DeCarlo did male teens that were rangy, long-waisted, and most importantly, in proportion).
BLACK HOOD #2
Script: DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Art: MICHAEL GAYDOS, RACHEL DEERING, KELLY FITZPATRICK
Cover: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Variant Covers: DAVID MACK, HOWARD CHAYKIN
32-page, full color comic, $3.99 U.S.
NEW SERIES FROM DARK CIRCLE! “The Bullet’s Kiss, Part 2” The acclaimed crime series continues with another dose of deadly noir by two masters of the genre. When you steal from the underworld, the underworld will come looking for you—even if you’re a cop. Greg Hettinger has unwittingly crossed the city’s most fearsome drug lord—a man only known as “The Connection,” who sends two of his most fearsome lieutenants after Greg. It’s one thing to have trouble come knocking on your front door. But it’s another when it’s already inside your house …
I gotta say ... this book is flat-out perfect so far.
MEGA MAN #47
Script: IAN FLYNN
Art: RYAN ODAGAWA, GARY MARTIN, JOHN WORKMAN AND EVAN STANLEY
Cover: PATRICK "SPAZ" SPAZIANTE
“THE DOC IS IN” Variant cover by T.REX
32-page, full color comic, $3.99 U.S.
The penultimate chapter to the ultimate Mega Man epic is here! "The Ultimate Betrayal" Part Three: Mega Man must brave the many difficult challenges of Dr. Wily’s newest castle! Awaiting Mega Man in the trapped-filled halls of the ferocious fortress is the vicious and super-powerful Doc Robot! After seeing the pure destruction from this ferocious machine at Light Labs, does our hero even stand a chance? Or is the dreaded Doc Robot truly unstoppable?! The answers to these questions and more, plus cover art from the legendary Patrick "SPAZ" Spaziante and a special new variant cover from fan-fav T.REX, all in this latest MEGA-issue!
SONIC UNIVERSE #74
Script: ALEAH BAKER
Art: TRACY YARDLEY, JIM AMASH, JACK MORELLI AND MATT HERMS
Cover: TRACY YARDLEY, JIM AMASH AND BEN HUNZEKER
TAILS Variant cover art provided by SEGA
32-page, full color comic, $3.99 U.S.
The final showdown for the fate of the digital realm is HERE! "Spark of Life" Part Four: It’s pandemonium aplenty in this conclusion to the stunning “Spark of Life” story arc! Who, or what, is Phage? Introductions aren’t necessary—she’s creating havoc for our heroes anyway! Tails and Big—menaced by badniks and Dark Gaia Monsters alike! A Chaos Emerald—about to fall into enemy hands! Nicole—on the brink of deletion! Will Sally sacrifice it all to save her friends and the world? Only the dramatic conclusion to SPARK OF LIFE can tell! Featuring cover art from Sonic comic artist extraordinaire Tracy Yardley, and a special SEGA-art TAILS variant cover!
WORLD OF ARCHIE COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #48
Script: TANIA DEL RIO
Art: REX LINDSEY
Cover: FERNANDO RUIZ, BOB SMITH, ROSARIO “TITO” PEÑA
160-page, full color comic, $4.99 U.S.
Archie keeps getting a special surprise gift every day: a “snackbox” filled with delicious treats and yummy goodies! The only problem is: he doesn’t know who is sending them, and they won’t stop coming! Will Archie find out the mystery snack supplier before he’s too full to move? Find out in “Snack Attack,” the hilarious lead story to this fun comics digest!
DARK HORSE
ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN ARCHIVES VOL 4 (HC)
Writer/Art: Various
Cover: OGDEN WHITNEY
FC, 216 pages, $49.99
HC, 7” x 10”
A classic cover by Ogden Whitney sets the tone for our fourth excursion into the quirky realms found in Adventures into the Unknown! Classic monsters, convoluted crises, and ghosts of all sorts populate these entertaining Golden Age gems. Featuring a new foreword by comic-book historian and Mr. Monster creator Michael T. Gilbert! Collect issues #13-16.
• Foreword by Michael T. Gilbert!
• Featuring work by Ogden Whitney!
Is this series really only to Volume 4? I'm picking up the PS Artbooks series of this title, and it's up to Volume 8 at least.
And here's another point, and a more important one.
If you like reading comics, as we all do, then you might like to read these old books -- maybe just a couple -- to get a ha-ha out of the way the Old Fellers did it.
But if you're like me, and several other folks on this board (looking at YOU, Jeff of Earth-J), then you want to know the WHY of the books you're reading. And looking at these older books, especially the early 1950s books, you really get it. You understand why Stan Lee did X in 1966, why Jim Lee did Y in 1996. Because somebody else did it in 1952. This stuff is the DNA of our hobby. It may look like weird, inexplicable crap half the time, but if you take a step back, you see the skeleton on which the gestalt of comics was built. And, man, some of it is awesome.
Oh, but not "Spirit of Frankenstein," a run of stories on the same subject that was pretty terrible. See below.
ARCHIE'S PAL JUGHEAD ARCHIVES VOL 1 (HC)
Writers: Various
Art: SAMM SCHWARTZ , GEORGE FRESE, JOE EDWARDS
FC, 232 pages, $49.99
HC, 7" x 10"
You know Jughead as Archie’s loyal sidekick, but wait until you see the trouble he can get up to on his own! Cheer as Jug matches wits with Archie’s rival Reggie, gasp as he tests nutty experiments with his Uncle Herman, and marvel as he eats dozens upon dozens of burgers and shakes! With twice the mischief, twice the pranks, and twenty times the food, Jughead Archives takes you to the weirder side of Riverdale, in this uproarious volume illustrated by beloved Archie artists Samm Schwartz and George Frese! Collects Jughead #1–8 from 1949 to 1950.
I am SO looking forward to this!
Jughead started out as a 1940s kid-gang cliche, but became something else. His evolution says a lot about pop culture -- and America.
CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT #21
JOSHUA WILLIAMSON (W), MICHAEL BROUSSARD (A/COVER), AND JAVIER MENA (C)
Ongoing
The final arc!
Captain Midnight is on the hunt in Arcadia, but vigilante hero X doesn’t tolerate trespassers in his city. Especially when mayhem tends to follow close behind. But when the high-flying hero finds the Archon’s archnemesis, the Mark, he learns the height of peril presented by the world’s most dangerous man.
Continuing the X and Captain Midnight “Marked for Death” crossover in
X #21–22 and Captain Midnight #21–24!
CONAN RED SONJA #3 (OF 4)
Writer: GAIL SIMONE, JIM ZUB
Art/Cover: DAN PANOSIAN
Colors: DAVE STEWART
32 pages / FC / $3.99
Miniseries
Fighting together, Conan and Red Sonja must face a king who seeks revenge for their past deeds before they proceed to stop a sorcerer-priest intent on creating a deadly new weapon!
Comics superstars Gail Simone and Jim Zub write Conan and Red Sonja in this crossover of epic proportions.
CONAN THE AVENGER #12
Writer: FRED VAN LENTE
Art: BRIAN CHING
Colors: MICHAEL ATIYEH
Cover: DAN SCOTT
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
With an evil sorcerer standing in his way and an enemy army approaching on the horizon, Conan must make a choice with dire consequences. Was the treasure he fought so hard for worth the price he’s paid?
The final thrilling chapter in this arc of Conan the Avenger by Fred Van Lente!
“Kudos to Dark Horse Comics for keeping the favored barbarian alive and special thanks to this creative team for making this tale interesting. Recommended.” -- Unleash the Fanboy
EI8HT #1 (of 5, 2ND PTG)
Writers: RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE, MIKE JOHNSONArt/Cover: RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Miniseries
Dark Horse Comics is proud to announce that Rafael Albuquerque and Mike Johnson’s critically acclaimed EI8HT #1 has sold out at the Diamond level and gone to a second printing.
Welcome to the Meld, an inhospitable dimension in time where Joshua, a chrononaut, finds himself trapped. With no memory or feedback from the team of scientists that sent him, he can’t count on anything but his heart and a stranger’s voice to guide him to his destiny.
The past is green, the present is purple, the future is blue—but the Meld is something else entirely. Emphasizing the incredible concept of the Meld, the second-printing cover by Rafael Albuquerque invites readers to experience a new adventure.
Find out why fans and critics are traveling in droves to the Meld. Order your second printing of EI8HT #1 today from your local comics retailer!
Praise for EI8HT #1:
“EI8HT . . . is smart and stunning work. One of the most visually captivating books in years. Find a copy.” -- Rick Remender (Uncanny Avengers)
“A beautiful and intriguing first issue! Don’t miss it!” -- Kurt Busiek (Astro City)
“While the colors make for a strong hook, the story and art bring the goods as well. … Fortunately for us, the Meld looks like a great breeding ground for some fantastic comic book storytelling.” -- Entertainment Weekly
“Snappy dialogue, eye-catching scenery and a mystery as deep as twenty-two pages can accommodate.” -- Comic Book Resources
“A pretty damn near ideal first issue.” -- Comics Bulletin
ELFQUEST: THE FINAL QUEST #8
Writers: WENDY PINI, RICHARD PINI
Art/Cover: WENDI PINI
Colors: SONNY STRAIT
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
There is one question Wolfrider chief Cutter can no longer avoid: If the elves must choose between the star-traveling Palace, and “the Way” that binds all to the World of Two Moons, who will stay, and who will go? The irresistible call goes out! How will those long absent -- Rayek, Winnowill, Two-Edge and more -- react?
Brand-new ElfQuest adventures!
“One of the most beautifully crafted, well thought out comic book fantasy epics of all time.” -- Comic Book Resources
THE GOON: ONCE UPON A HARD TIME #2 (OF 4)
Writer/Art/Cover: ERIC POWELL
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Miniseries
As the Goon patiently waits for the men sent to kill him, he passes the time with a classic book that parallels his descent into a man turned animal. Eric Powell delves into a reflective Goon tale inspired by the work of legendary fantasy author H. G. Wells.
“The Goon is old school cool -- a great gurgling gumbo of EC comics horror, Monty Python wit, and 1930’s pulp.” -- Entertainment Weekly
GRINDHOUSE: DRIVE IN, BLEED OUT #3 (of 8)
Writer: ALEX DE CAMPI
Art: AFUA RICHARDSON
Cover: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Miniseries
Superfly Superspy!
It had to happen! Grindhouse goes blaxploitation! When the US has trouble overseas, it sends the Bureau of Organized Terrorism Intervention’s top agent: Lady Danger. But when the Bulletproof Bae falls afoul of a Thai drug lord with ties to the CIA, of course the established US security agencies will help the upstart, mostly black BOOTI defend itself, right? Right?!
• Alex de Campi (Smoke/Ashes, Lady Zorro) brings the noise!
• Superstar cover artist Francesco Francavilla!
• Every two issues of Grindhouse tell a complete story!
HALO: ESCALATION #16
Writer: DUFFY BOUDREAU
Pencils: DOUGLAS FRANCHIN
Inks: ROB LEAN
Colors: MICHAEL ATIYEH
Cover: JEAN-SÉBASTIEN ROSSBACH
FC, 32 pages, $3.99Ongoing
It’s total war as Dr. Catherine Halsey and Covenant Commander Jul ’Mdama launch their final assault to regain control of the all-powerful Forerunner Janus Key. The thrilling Halo saga continues in this ongoing Halo 4 story by Duffy Boudreau (BlackAcre) and Douglas Franchin (Person of Interest).
• An essential addition to the Halo canon!
• The Halo franchise has sales eclipsing $4 billion over its lifetime!
• The ultimate chapter in the newest Halo: Escalation arc!
Dr. Halsey and Jul ’Mdama attack!
MISTER X: RAZED #2 (OF 4)
Writer/Art/Cover: DEAN MOTTER
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Miniseries
The second issue of legendary comics creator Dean Motter’s Mister X: Razed is here! In the retrofuturistic metropolis of Radiant City, the city’s mysterious designer, Mister X, becomes entangled in a crime that defies reason: a gigantic skyscraper has been kidnapped and is held for ransom -- but why?
From visionary artist and designer Dean Motter!
“A visual treat for those that remember a time that never was.” -- Ain’t It Cool News
MURDER BOOK (TPB)
Writers: ED BRISSON, SIMON ROY
Art: VIC MALHOTRA, MICHAEL WALSH, JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS, JASON COPLAND, DECLAN DHALVEY, BRIAN LEVEL, JD FAITH, DAMIAN COUCEIRO
Cover: MICHAEL WALSH
B&W, 168 pages, $17.99
TPB, 7” x 10”
A term used by detectives, murder book refers to the case file on a homicide, chronicling the life of a case from murder to arrest. The graphic novel anthology Murder Book collects gritty and unrelenting crime comics by Ed Brisson (Sheltered, The Field, Sons of Anarchy) that chronicle the demise of the immoral and the innocent alike.
• An essential for crime and noir fans.
• The twisted mind behind Comeback, Sheltered, and The Field delves darker into the depths of depravity!
• Features a brand-new cover from Secret Avengers’ Michael Walsh!
PASTAWAYS #1
Writer: MATT KINDT
Art/Cover: SCOTT KOLINS
Colors: BILL CRABTREE (C)
Variant: MATT KINDT
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Ongoing
From the brain of MIND MGMT’s Matt Kindt!
2015: the distant past. A crash landing strands five deep-time explorers in a primitive world of internal-combustion engines and Internet 1.0 and tears a rift in space-time that spouts dinosaurs, giant robots, and other strange phenomena! Only the marooned “PastAways” can defend the twenty-first century, unless the tensions of their unexpectedly prolonged mission tear them apart!
• Career-best art from fan favorite Scott Kolins (The Flash)!
• Don’t miss the prologue in Dark Horse Presents #6!
TRAPPED IN PREHISTORY -- A.K.A. OUR PRESENT!
Someone who enjoys Jeff Lemire's covers please explain to me what the attraction is.
REFLECTIONS (TPB)
Writer/Art/Cover: DAVID MACK
FC, 320 pages, $24.99
TPB, 7” x 10”
Collecting Marvel’s Reflections series from multiple-Eisner-nominated creator David Mack. This format shows off to full effect this gorgeous collection of Daredevil, Alias, and Kabuki cover paintings, drawings, and step-by-step art processes.
Readers have been waiting for an art-book collection of Mack’s work for years, and this volume delivers with loads of extras!
Never-before-seen art, new paintings, and more!
TOMB RAIDER #14
Writer: RHIANNA PRATCHETT
Pencils: DERLIS SANTACRUZ
Inks: ANDY OWENS
Colors: MICHAEL ATIYEH
Cover: BRENOCH ADAMS
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Ongoing
“Tomb Raider is the quintessential example of a reboot done right.” -- Gaming Trend
The second issue in a new arc from the writer of the Tomb Raider 2013 video game -- Rhianna Pratchett!
Lara and her friends must leave London in order to save a friend’s life from a mysterious organization! However, there is danger lurking in the shadows that threatens to destroy them all!
Replies
DC COMICS
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN VOL. 3 (TPB)
Art by NEIL EDWARDS, GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ, JOCK, PHIL HESTER, EVAN SHANER and others
Cover by EVAN SHANER
224 pg, FC, $16.99 US
This third volume of ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN continues to feature the best creators in comics and entertainment presenting their takes on the Man of Steel in stores from issues #11-17! Includes appearances by Toyman, Lobo, The Joker, Lex Luthor and more!
Art by CLIFF RICHARDS, STAZ JOHNSON, JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ, FABRIZIO FIORENTINO and DARWYN COOKE
Cover by DARWYN COOKE
144 pg, FC, $14.99 US
Now back in the Old West, Hex finds readjusting to his old life a bit more difficult than he expected – especially when he finds out that there’s an impostor calling himself Jonah Hex! Collects issues #29-34.
Art by PAUL PELLETIER, SANDRA HOPE and SEAN PARSONS
Cover by PAUL PELLETIER and SANDRA HOPE
MOVIE POSTER Variant cover by RICHARD HORIE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with two covers.
The family reunion turns lethal when the dark truth behind his “dead” mother’s return is finally revealed to Aquaman and his kingdom!
Cover B: Free Willie
ARKHAM MANOR #6
Art and cover by SHAWN CRYSTAL
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • FINAL ISSUE
Batman discovers who’s been murdering the inmates of Arkham Manor, but how will he be able to bring him to justice if he’s trapped inside with them?
I haven't read an issue of this, and I don't want to. What a stupid premise: "Hey, Alfred, let's put my most lethal, clever and dangerous antagonists as close to my secret identity as possible!"
Art by SANDY JARRELL
Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E • DIGITAL FIRST
There’s a new villain in town and even Batman’s rogues gallery trembles at his name: Lord Death Man! Soon, the Dynamic Duo are jetting off to Japan to track him down. The classic villain from the 1960s Batman comics and manga gets the BATMAN ’66 treatment. Don’t miss this landmark moment in Bat-history!
Written by KEVIN SMITH and RALPH GARMAN
Art by TY TEMPLETON
Cover by ALEX ROSS
144 pg, FC, $22.99 US
Superstar filmmaker Kevin Smith and actor/comedian Ralph Garman reunite Batman, The Green Hornet, Robin and Kato! But what could force these rivals to join forces? How about the deadly team of General Gumm and The Joker! Don’t miss this hardcover collecting the 6-issue miniseries. Co-published with Dynamite.
This is an absolute blast, made all the more fun by truly excellent Ty Templeton art.
Art and cover by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAY
MOVIE POSTER Variant cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will arrive in stores with two covers.
Damian’s powers have been a source of concern to Batman – and it’s only a matter of time before he’s called up to the big leagues!
Cover B: Harry Potter.
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 by GARRY BROWN
Cover by JAE LEE
MOVIE POSTER Variant cover by DAVE JOHNSON
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
This issue will ship with two covers.
It’s the furious finale to “Family Business”! Will Selina remain the head of Gotham City’s criminal underworld, or return to her life as Catwoman? Will she even survive this battle long enough to make the choice for herself?
Cover B: Bullitt
Art by TONY S. DANIEL and SANDU FLOREA
Cover by TONY S. DANIEL
1:25 Variant cover by JOHN PAUL LEON
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
This issue will ship with two covers.
Pulling himself together after his brutal showdown with Batman and Harley Quinn, Deathstroke must face an opponent he prayed would never reappear in his life! If you think Slade Wilson is bad, wait till you see his father!
Art by ROBSON ROCHA, TYLER KIRKHAM, CLIFF RICHARDS and R.B. SILVA
Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
On sale MARCH 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Can Alan Scott harness the power of the planet as Green Lantern to stop the invasion of Earth-2?
Art by MARLEY ZARCONE
Cover by W. SCOTT FORBES
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Officer Chondra Jackson is teamed with a television-hating homicide detective and an obsessed fan to search for a killer at the “Star Cop Fan Corps Con.” Plus, Chondra reunites with a former co-star to get a glimpse of the life she left behind.
Art and cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
MOVIE POSTER Variant cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T
This issue will arrive in stores with two covers.
Barry Allen finds a way to escape the Speed Force – but can the Fastest Man Alive return home and stop Future Flash’s murderous plans?
Cover B: North by Northwest
GOTHAM ACADEMY #6
Art and cover by KARL KERSCHL
1:25 Variant cover by BABS TARR
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will arrive in stores with two covers.
Holy cow, it’s Taco Tuesday! Oh … and Olive battles Batman!
Art and cover by BEN TEMPLESMITH
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Jim Corrigan can’t keep The Spectre at bay any longer! Now he’s arrived to judge Gotham City for its many sins. Does anyone, even the Midnight Shift, stand a chance against Heaven’s blade?
Art by POP MHAN
Cover by STJEPAN SEJIC
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
This is it: The battle you’ve been waiting for! She-Ra vs. Hordak! In order to retrieve the Eye of Chrono, She-Ra must defeat her adoptive father. Her only hope for success lies in the power of the Sword of Protection! And maybe a little luck!
Art and cover by KEITH GIFFEN and SCOTT KOBLISH
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • FINAL ISUE
All secrets are revealed as Big Bear uncovers the origin of The Infinity Man. In the days prior to “The Pact,” Highfather makes a fateful choice that forever changes the path of the New Gods and in its wake gives birth to The Infinity Man!
Art by ANDRES GUINALDO and WALDEN WONG
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
MOVIE POSTER Variant cover by JOE QUINONES
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
They’ve been to the edge of time and back again, but now the arcane forces with which they’ve fought will make one last attempt at eradicating the Justice League Dark from existence. Major changes are in store as the team faces its final fate!
Cover B: Beetlejuice
THE MULTIVERSITY: ULTRA COMICS #1
Art by DOUG MAHNKE and CHRISTIAN ALAMY
Cover by DOUG MAHNKE
1:10 B&W Variant cover by DOUG MAHNKE
1:25 Variant cover by DUNCAN ROULEAU
1:50 Variant cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
1:100 Variant cover by GRANT MORRISON
48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with five covers.
The penultimate chapter of the greatest adventure in DC’s history is here!
The acclaimed FINAL CRISIS team of Grant Morrison and Doug Mahnke reunite for a story so big it could only take place in the real world – that’s right, Earth-33 is back!
With the Multiverse under attack, a team of scientists create one final savior to take on the otherworldly threat…and its name is Ultra Comics! Literally held in your hands, one being will attempt to halt the annihilation of creation – and you, the reader, will have a front-row seat as you become an integral part of the resistance!
It’s another exciting, experimental story told by two of today’s top creators! You won’t want to miss this exciting issue which acts as chapter eight of THE MULTIVERSITY storyline.
Art by ANDY McDONALD
Cover by RYAN SOOK
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
As the action draws to a close, the future of the DCU is set! It all leads back to one moment in space and time that will change the fate of two worlds! A tie-in to EARTH 2: WORLD’S END #26!
Art by J. CALAFIORE
Cover by SCOTT HEPBURN
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+ • FINAL ISSUE
In this final RED LANTERNS issue, Guy Gardner begins to understand what being the Red Lantern of Earth really means. Will he succumb to rage once and for all, or can the former hero still find another path?
Writer: CAMERON STEWART & VARIOUS
Art: STJEPAN SEJIC, IRENE KOH
Cover: BRYAN HITCH
32 PGS / $4.99
Get ready for The New 52 origins of Batgirl (written by Cameron Stewart and Brenden Fletcher with art by Irene Koh), Firestorm (courtesy of writer Dan Jurgens) and Poison Ivy (coming your way from writer Caitlin Kittredge and artist Stjepan Sejic)!
SECRET ORIGINS #11
Art by RICHARD ISANOVE, SCOTT HEPBURN and DAVE BULLOCK
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T • FINAL ISSUE
The secret history of The New 52 comes to a close with a bang! Don’t miss the origins of Black Canary, by Christy Marx and Dave Bullock; Red Lantern Guy Gardner, by Landry Q. Walker and Scott Hepburn; and John Constantine, by Ray Fawkes and Richard Isanove!
Art and cover by BRAD WALKER and ANDREW HENNESSY
MOVIE POSTER variant cover by DAVE JOHNSON
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
From the pages of SINESTRO: FUTURE’S END #1 comes the Apex League! We’ve seen the kind of destruction they’ll bring down on the Sinestro Corps in the future. Now, learn how – and why – that conflict begins! Plus: Sinestro discovers a change that will pave the way to his ultimate goal!
This issue will arrive in stores with two covers.
Art and cover by SCOTT HAMPTON
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+ • FINAL ISSUE
The end is nigh! The mission is blown sky-high as G.I. Zombie learns that he is a big part of the plan and races to save the world from a zombie apocalypse!
Art and cover by LEE BERMEJO
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
More of the mystery behind The Saint is revealed as a new challenger rises in Lost Angeles – the near-future dystopian hell created by fan-favorite Lee Bermejo (JOKER, BATMAN: NOEL).
Art by AARON KUDER, TONY S. DANIEL, KEN LASHLEY and others
Cover by AARON KUDER
544 pg, FC, $49.99 US
It’s Superman vs. Doomsday as you’ve never seen it before! In this New 52 epic, Superman’s battle against Doomsday is only the beginning, as the Man of Steel becomes infected with Doomsday’s powers and traits! How can he overcome this threat that comes from inside himself? Find out in stories from SUPERMAN: DOOMED #1 and 2, ACTION COMICS #30-35, SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #7-12, SUPERMAN #30, ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #3, SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN ANNUAL #1, SUPERGIRL #34-35 and BATMAN/SUPERMAN #11!
DYNAMITE COMICS
ALTERED STATES: THE SHADOW (ONE-SHOT)
Art: IVAN RODRIGUEZ
Cover A Main: BILLY TAN
32 pages / Teen+ / $3.99
The Shadow's living soul is ripped out of time and space and transported to a violent dimension where his powers and abilities will be tested to the breaking point. The Shadow knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men, but there are worse things in the universe than man ...
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.
This looks darn cool.
Art: NICK DRAGOTTA, MICHEL FIFFE, NATHAN FOX, JIM MAHFOOD, BENJAMIN MARRA, DAN MCDAID, TRADD MOORE, GRANT MORRISON
Cover A Main: NATHAN FOX
32 PGS / Teen + / $3.99
Get ready for an all-cosmic, all-action "zap-out"! The search for Captain Victory comes to a climatic head in this star-studded sixth issue! You won't believe just how far your mind can expand until you read this issue, utilizing an army of artists to deliver the galactic goods! Feel the adrenaline pulsing through you with high-octane artwork from Nick Dragotta, Michel Fiffe, Nathan Fox, Jim Mahfood, Benjamin Marra, Dan McDaid, Tradd Moore and Grant Morrison! Yes, that Grant Morrison.Art: ESTEVE POLLS
Cover A: JAE LEE
Cover B: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Cover C: JACKSON GUICE
32 pages / Teen+ / $3.99
Following Zorro's first appearance at the Archduke's slave-driven, rail construction site, Django begins to piece together clues that lead him to a startling conclusion...and a fond reminiscence. Meanwhile, Diego expresses his doubts as to the Archduke's claim of territorial endowment. Things come to head when suspicion eventually centers on Django himself, leading to a bloody confrontation and a surprising bit of role reversal. This must-read series is the first official sequel to any of writer/director Quentin Tarantino's films with the final script provided by Eisner-award winner, Matt Wagne,r and gorgeous western art by Esteve Polls.
Art: RAFAEL LANHELLAS
Cover A: TIM SEELEY
Cover B: ARDIAN SYAF
Cover C Subscription: JOYCE CHIN
32 pages / Teen+ / $3.99
Determined to stop Evil Ernie before he can prevent her takeover of Hell, Mistress Hel sends the rest of her lovers to intercept Ernie and Mary. Will they survive against the combined threat of Skin&Bone and Mr.Sloth? And what will happen when the deadly and mysterious Deathlore arrives?
"Deathlore"? It's official: Comic book writers are now naming characters by pulling nouns out of a hat.
KING: JUNGLE JIM #2 (OF 4)
Art: SANDY JARRELL
Cover A Main: CHIP ZDARSKY
32 PGS / Teen + / $3.99
IMPOSSIBLE TRANSFORMATION! Who, What, Where, Why, When and How is Jungle Jim? Should our band of Beast-Men and aliens ask for his help? Can he be trusted? Is he on the side of angels? And will he fully commit to wearing pants!? The WEIRDEST corner of the King universe brought to you by PAUL TOBIN (Colder) and SANDY JARRELL (Meteor Men)!
I've never read word one of "Jungle Jim," although I have some reprints around the Comics Cave somewhere. Is there any reason that he should be mentioned in the same breath as The Phantom?
Art: JONATHAN LAU, PETE MORISI
Cover: ALEX ROSS
304 pages / Teen+ / $29.99
Peter Cannon is a world-famous author, an international celebrity and the superhero known as Thunderbolt, acknowledged far and wide as the man who saved the world from destruction. Unfortunately, he has little interest in fame, even less interest in people, and the peace he has created is based on an illusion. Now, as old and new enemies -- unaware of the secret he carries -- plan to destroy his efforts, Peter Cannon must fight to keep the peace and preserve his own existence, while fending off deadly foes ... and mysterious admirers. Collecting the complete ten-issue saga by comic superstar Alex Ross, co-writer Steve Darnall and Jonathan Lau, plus a complete cover gallery and the rare origin story by Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt creator, Pete Morisi (and featuring an introduction by Mark Waid)!
I'm vaguely interested in reading this, but I'd be a lot more interested if I could read a collection of the original 1960s Charlton stories. Pete Morisi clearly had a specific idea in mind for who or what Peter Cannon was supposed to be, but I haven't read enough to know what that was.
RED SONJA #15
Art: WALTER GEOVANI
Covers: JENNY FRISON, EMMA VIECELI
Subscription Variant: STEPHANIE BUSCEMA
Teen + / 32 pages / $3.99
The penultimate issue of Red Sonja’s epic quest to recover the six greatest artisans in the entire world leads her to single-handedly fight a kingdom to rescue a single Astronomer from execution for heresy! The acclaimed hit run from Gail Simone and Walter Geovani continues!
This is not my favorite Frison cover, but it still contains what I like about her work, which is women that look like real women, and not pneumatic blow-up dolls. Real women -- whose breasts are affected by gravity, who have lines and folds and lopsided smiles -- are far, far sexier than the girls drawn by J. Scott Campbell, Michael Turner, Erik Larsen and the like.
Art: EDU MENNA
Cover A: GUIU VILANOVA
Cover B: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Cover C: JONATHAN LAU
32 PGS / Teen+ / $3.99
A man held in the relative comfort of a POW camp by giant, grotesque aliens is determined to escape or die trying. Can he convince his broken-willed fellow prisoners to snap out of it and join him?
Art: GUIU VILANOVA
Cover: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
104 PGS / Teen+ / $15.99
Ben Chambers is a private investigator at the end of his career, an arc best viewed through the bottom of a whiskey bottle. He has investigated missing persons, adulterous lovers, embezzling partners... and none of it has ever changed anything. Now, Ben looks at his life and wonders what was it all for, really? He resignedly takes on one last case, investigating the unsolved murder of corporate CEO Jason Black's son, an Iraq veteran killed shortly after an anti-war rally. Ben expected that his investigation would take him into the past through photos, research, and interviews. What he never expected was that the trip into earlier years would be literal... as he time travels back to the night of the murder! 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? From the mind of J. Michael Straczynski, Hugo Award-winning creator of Babylon 5 and writer for the blockbuster films Thor, Changeling and World War Z!
VAMPIRELLA ARCHIVES VOL. 11 (HC)
Art: JOSE GONZALEZ, ESTEBAN MAROTO, LEO DURANONA, RUSS HEATH, ENRICH, BOB LARKIN COVER: PENALVA
HC, 400 Pages, Teen+
More exciting horror and science fiction tales are collected in this eleventh volume of Vampirella Archives. These classic Warren-era storylines showcase Vampirella’s acting career as she meets supernatural menaces both on-screen and off, plus tales of ghosts, dragons, zombies, yetis, and all matter of unearthly danger. Collecting Vampirella Magazine #72-79, featuring the work of Jose Gonzalez, Esteban Maroto, Bruce Jones, Len Wein, and many more. Includes a wealth of bonus materials from a bygone era, including the “Feary Tales” feature on urban legends, the monthly “Scarlet Letters” column, “Vampi’s Vault” of creator biographies and literary reviews, and intact vintage advertisements.
Art: CARLOS RAFAEL, DEBORA CARITA
Cover: JAY ANACLETO
FC • 192 pages • $19.99 • Mature
In This Volume Dejah Faces Her Greatest Challenges! Thrown forward in time to Mars' dark future, Dejah finds a world all but conquered by invaders from the planet Earth. With no way home, she joins a rebel army of Green and Red men that is led by her own descendant--the Warlord of Mars known as Dejah Carter!
In another adventure, Dejah Thoris is once again confronted by a terrible family secret that has haunted her family for months as she discovers a feral niece that she never knew she had living in the wildlands of Barsoom. But is this girl friend or foe? As the mystery unfolds, Dejah must choose between vengeance and justice and the outcome of that decision will change her life forever.
IDW PUBLICATIONS
ANGRY BIRDS COMICS #9
Art: CÉSAR FERIOLI & VARIOUS
Cover: JEAN-MICHEL BOESCH
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
When Professor Pig’s latest invention turns King Pig and his minions into giants, the Angry Birds face a challenge of monumental proportions as they try to protect their precious eggs from being eaten! Will King Pig finally prevail or is he just full of hot air?
Number one best-selling iOS app of all time!
Angry Birds Toons has reached over 3 Billion views in less than 2 years.
Art: NATE STOCKMAN
Cover: PAUL LITTLE
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 136 pages
Paragon is Rainier City's greatest super-hero. Callum Finney is a lowly henchman in mobster Liam Quinlan's organization. When Callum stumbles upon Paragon's secret identity, both of their lives change forever. Callum sees his ticket to true power. Paragon sees his life -- and the lives of his ex-wife and children -- in jeopardy. Forced to do Callum's bidding, just how many compromises can a super-hero make before he becomes a super-villain? And how far is Callum willing to go in his quest for power?
• A complete super-hero/crime saga!
• “Anti-Hero is a high-octane, moving, and engaging book that you should seek out.” -- MajorSpoilers.com
• “Anti-Hero's best feature is how unconventional it is.” –IGN
Didn't we all learn in grade school to never give in to blackmail? Because once it starts, it never stops and it only gets worse. Still, if we skip over the predicating event, how this plays out could be interesting, because the philosophical question is interesting.
Art: ETHEN BEAVERS, MIN S. KU, MIKE CAVALLARO
Cover: ETHEN BEAVERS
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 116 pages
Ben’s adventures continue with stories from Cartoon Network Action Pack issues #48–56.
Features Ben 10: Ultimate Alien!
Art/Cover: TIM LATTIE
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
As Professor Bodkins tries to reverse engineer the peculiar Gooze formula that created the Creeple Peeple, Spigs, T-Ray and Peabo are shocked to learn the Creeples have mysteriously transformed into dark, menacing creatures with powerful magic that bring inanimate objects to life with disastrous consequences!
Art/Cover: VALENTIN RAMON
Subscription Variant: VALENTIN RAMON
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Invasion! D4VE's crisis spirals out of control when his home life and his day job take some unexpected turns, but a new presence on 34RTH ignites his long-lost spark for battle. D4VE also faces his greatest challenge yet: fatherhood.
“D4VE is one of my favorite comics of the year.” – Fiona Staples
Writers: SCOTT MARDER, ROB ROSELL, JACK LAMBERT
Art: BRANDON MCKINNEY
Cover: BERNARD CHANG
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 124 pages
Frank Doberman was the greatest detective of his era with the fastest car, biggest gun, and longest … um … arrest record. But after a drug bust went horribly wrong, Doberman disappeared, seeking solace in Mother Nature. Now lured back to the Force by the promise of vengeance, and an ice-cold six-pack, Doberman has to deal with a new age of computers, regulations, and an uber-villain whom the world seems to believe has changed his ways.
“Fans who grew up around movies that glorified the idea of the one-stop super-cop will no doubt find inside jokes and worthwhile anecdotes.” -- Unleash the Fanboy
Art: DREW RAUSCH
Cover: AARON ALEXOVITCH
Subscription Variant: DREW RAUSCH
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Everything comes to a head as Megs and Edward scramble to reunite a kidnapped boy with his parents before it's too late, dealing with a dangerous and unpredictable villain. As the dark night gets longer, the unlikely duo face off against both Eli and a misguided mob of townspeople out for blood, led in part by Megs' own mother.
G.I. JOE SNAKE EYES AGENT OF COBRA #3 (of 5)
Art/Cover: PAOLO VILLANELLI
Subscription Variant: DREW JOHNSON
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
As STORM SHADOW leads the Arashikage clan closer and closer to capturing the former COBRA COMMANDER’s son, SNAKE EYES must race ahead and bring the target to COBRA before it’s too late. But what will SNAKE EYES do once G.I. JOE gets involved?
A story of moral dilemmas, hard choices … and Ninjas!
Art/Cover: MATT FRANK
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Lucy and Woods journey to find King Caesar while the Cryog unleash their final, most devastating plan! The Earth’s monsters have never before been so overpowered!
JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS #1
Art: ROSS CAMPBELL
Covers: CAMPBELL, AMY MEBBERSON X 4
Subscription Variant: SARA RICHARD
Complete Holographic Foil Box Set: $24.99
FC • 32 pages • $ 3.99
IDW Publishing is excited to expand its long relationship with Hasbro and welcome JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS to the world of comic books: Jem and company will star in their first ongoing series! The creative team bringing this world full of fashion, art, action, and style to life is writer Kelly Thompson (Storykiller, The Girl Who Would Be King) and artist Ross Campbell (Glory, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), with subscription covers by Sara Richard (My Little Pony, Kitty and Dino).
It’s the 21st century, and Jem and The Holograms are 21st century girls! Meet Jerrica Benton, the gifted singer of The Holograms, a band that has the right look and the right sound. … But one thing is holding them back -- Jerrica’s crippling stage fright. Luckily, Jerrica is about to find help in the most unlikely of places when she discovers a forgotten present left by her father. And what she finds is truly outrageous!
"As a kid I was a huge fan of the original '80s JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS cartoon and so the chance to breathe new life into it for a savvy modern audience, not to mention to work with Ross, an artist practically destined to draw this book, is really a dream come true," said series writer, Kelly Thompson.
Don’t miss the chance to get the five stunning rainbow foil covers that will be available for Issue One -- one for each Hologram by artist Amy Mebberson (My Little Pony, Pocket Princesses), plus the whole band by series artist Ross Campbell -- in a deluxe rainbow foil and hologram collectible box. A second box set for Issue two will feature another set of four covers by Mebberson and a group shot by Campbell -- this time starring Jem’s greatest nemeses, The Misfits!
“Getting a JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS comic going was a top priority for me when I started at IDW,” says Senior Editor John Barber. “It took three years, but Kelly and Ross came in with a style and attitude that really got Jem. They understand Jem’s appeal -- I can’t overstate the impact Jem has had on generations of fans and readers.”
The beloved animated show JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS debuted on television in 1985, alongside a very successful toyline by Hasbro. The show was geared towards young females but was unlike any “girls show” before as it featured a strong female lead and mixed elements of science fiction, adventure and romance.
Hasbro announced earlier this year that a live-action, motion-picture adaptation of JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS from Universal Pictures starring Aubrey Peeples and directed by Jon M. Chu is slated for release October 2015.
I am clearly too old to still be alive. I have no idea what this concept is, or why I should care about it, but the writer says, "as a kid I was a huge fan ... "
Art/Cover: GRAHAM NOLAN
Subscription Variant: GRAHAM NOLAN
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
An action/horror/adventure tale by the creators of Bane, Graham Nolan and Chuck Dixon! Things get heated up in frozen Buffalo as Joe's foster family comes under attack by the Bride's minions. Can Joe and the Monster get there in time? And who is the evil Lord Golgatha?!
All-new series by the creators of Batman villain, Bane!
This looks interesting, and has a heckuva pedigree.
Art: DARICK ROBERTSON
Cover: BRIAN BOLLAND
Subscription Variant: SAM "MISTER-SAM" SHEARON
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
His name is Judge Death and in his eyes all life is crime! Together with his brothers Fear, Fire, and Mortis, the super-fiend from Deadworld is determined to end all life in Mega-City One once and for all! This compilation features classic Judge Death tales from the pages of 2000 AD.
• Presenting “The Dark Judges” saga with all-new colors!
• New covers by artist Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan)!
• Each issue will have a special cover by Sam Shearon, featuring one of the Dark Judges. This issue: Judge Fire!
Distributor: IDW PUBLISHING
Writer: JOE CASEY
Art/cOVER: JIM MAHFOOD
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Mixing new school with old, comics publisher Lion Forge Comics has partnered with award-winning IDW Publishing to bring the classic TV series Miami Vice to print with Miami Vice Remix. Now anyone who loves the iconic characters, pastels, fast cars and over-the-top action of Miami Vice can get their hands on the comic based on the renowned ‘80s classic television show.
Writer Joe Casey (Uncanny X-Men, Adventures of Superman) teamed up with comic book industry veteran Jim Mahfood to create Miami Vice Remix. The comic follows the Metro-Dade Police Department detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs through modern-day Miami as they go undercover facing dangerous encounters with voodoo, zombies and Crockett’s mysterious past.
“Working with Jim is always a trip and taking on ‘80s TV icons like Crockett and Tubbs was too good to pass up,” said Casey, Miami Vice Remix co-creator and writer. “Whether you're familiar with ‘Miami Vice’ or not, this book will burn a hole in your brain.”
“Comics should be for everyone, regardless of how fans prefer to access and consume content,” said David Steward II, Lion Forge CEO. “With IDW’s innovative spirit, Lion Forge will reach more readers and bring new life to classic properties like ‘Miami Vice.’”
Miami Vice Remix is the latest Lion Forge title crossing over from digital to hard copy through IDW. The comic joins licensed and celebrity titles Rampage Jackson: Street Soldier and Saved By The Bell, which also are based on hit NBC television series.
“IDW is pleased to help re-imagine one of the most timeless TV shows of our generation,” said Greg Goldstein, IDW Publishing president. “The vibrant artistry and high-quality story telling in Miami Vice Remix is sure to bring readers all the energy and style from the original series.”
OR, HERE'S ANOTHER TAKE:
I’ve got something new for you and I’m not quite sure what to call it. Is it a reboot? An alternate universe? I guess well just call it a remix!
The classic NBC television series Miami Vice changed the world forever. It’s a milestone for every cop show and crime drama ever since. T-shirts-under-pastel-blazers and Ray Bans (you remember) took over the strip. Metro-Dade County became Miami-Dade as a gesture of pride. The show’s ripples through culture and history are still being felt, and now, 30 years later, Lion Forge Comics is bringing it all back with a new, neon-tinted, action-packed mini-series from the eclectic minds of Joe Casey and Jim Mahfood: Miami Vice Remix.
James “Sonny” Crockett and Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs, Miami’s coolest undercover cops, are solving wild cases all over Miami Beach once again. They had a hard enough time busting cocaine cartels in the ‘80s, but now, the latest designer drug on South Beach is even worse; it’s spreading like wildfire and an apparent zombie invasion (!) follows. Could they be linked? (Probably.) And what’s Lieutenant Castillo’s personal stake in all this?
This unhinged view of the Magic City through rose-colored gunsmoke features a gripping story by comics superstar Joe Casey (Godland, Wildcats, Adventures of Superman) and vivacious art by fan-favorite Jim Mahfood (Tank Girl, Ultimate Spider-Man, Grrl Scouts). Miami Vice Remix reads like a splatter of fluorescent paint on the pastel backdrop of South Beach -- it’s a vibrant, gritty, and unexpected ride through the city where the heat is on.
You know, I was just blown away by the latest The Walking Dead episode, so maybe I'm feeling a little bit annoyed that anybody thinks Miami Vice was a great show. How do I know? I was there when it came out, a late Baby Boomer -- the target market. And I was living in Florida at the time.
But nobody my age -- 20s and 30s -- thought Miami Vice was any good: We laughed at it. A lot. It was all pretension and self-involvement and getting very little done, just like so much of the world around us in the 1970s, and we snickered at the delusional self-importance of everyone involved.
But here's a press release saying Miami Vice "changed the world forever." Uh, no. It didn't make stars of the series leads, the "Florida" color scheme (hot pink and chartreuse) didn't last longer than it took the most die-hard fans to re-paint the foyer, and pink flamingos in the front yard is now, as it was then, a sign of redneck chic. I wore a linen jacket over a T-shirt once, because my girlfriend wanted to see it, and once she had laughed herself into gurgling incoherence I changed into adult clothes.
But again, I just watched The Walking Dead, which is done very well -- far better than Miami Vice could dream of, and Don Johnson ain't no Andrew Lincoln. TWD is a show that appeals to both the frontal lobe and the amygdala, not just the withered gonads of over-40 Baby Boomers who pine for their youth. After TWD, Miami Vice Remix just seems like an old whore begging for one more dollar.
Um, that was a little harsh. Your mileage may vary.
Art: BRENDA HICKEY
Cover: AMY MEBBERSON
Subscription Variant: BRENDA HICKEY
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
After getting an erroneous citation, Applejack goes to Ponyville City Hall to set things right! She soon finds herself swept up in the chaos of city government thanks to none other than Mayor Mare! Will Applejack be able to escape with her sanity intact?
Ponyville City Hall can’t be that crazy … can it??
Art: JAY FOSGITT
Cover: FOSGITT, KATHRYN LONGUA
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Cherilee gets a visit from her sister who happens to be one of the most famous wrestlers in Equestria! A long-simmering grudge between the siblings threatens to explode unless Rarity and friends can figure out a way for the two to mend hurt feelings.
• Pony wrestling?!?
• Variant Cover by S-bis!
THE OCTOBER FACTION #5
Art/Cover: DAMIEN WORM
Subscription Variant: DAMIEN WORM
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Geoff is sick and tired of a certain Robot-Faced menace stalking his sister and threatening his father, so the two have an all-out brawl to settle the score. Meanwhile, Lucas reveals a terrible secret to his former partner, and an old enemy of the Allan family comes back from the dead!
Variant Cover: DAVID DEGRAND
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
More spinach-fuel hilarity and high-adventure of everyones' favorite one-eyed sailor, Popeye!Tales starring Popeye, Pappy, Olive Swee'Pea and the evil -- the VERY evil -- Seahag! Plus a super special short with Popeye's boy-kid, Swee' Pea … and MORE!
Art: SERGIO QUIJADA
Cover: ANDY SURIANO (C)
Subscription Variant: DAVID WILLIAMS
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Jack and the Thief team-up to discover the mysteries of the secretive man known only as the "Master of Time." Is this finally the way home for our solemn samurai?
"... a really good comic that absolutely deserves a spot on your pull-list.” -- Unleash the Fanboy
Art/Cover: FICO OSSIO
Subscription Variant: MIKE BOWDEN
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
RETURN OF THE DRAGON KING BEGINS! One of Spyro’s most malevolent and powerful enemies makes his Skylanders debut! And nothing Spyro or the rest of the Skylanders do can prepare them for the evil that is about to be unleashed! The return of CLASSIFIED!!!
Art: AURELIO MAZZARA, MASSIMO ASARO, SALVATORE COSTANZA
Cover: FICO OSSIO
HC • FC • $9.99 • 80 pages • 6” x 9”
It's time to get "Legendary"! Join us for this special collection and marvel as your favorite Skylander characters face grueling tests, outrageous challenges, and the vilest of villains to gain Legendary status! Deja Vu, Jawbreaker, and Blades all get the spotlight in this volume featuring more great stories from the world's first-ever Skylanders comic-book series! Not enough? Did we mention that the "Secret Origin of Trigger Happy" is included?! Collects issues # 4 – 6 of the ongoing series.
“Fantastic new characters, a funny story, and a complete disregard for boring rules.” –IGN
Art/Cover: ANDY KUHN
Subscription Variant: BEN BATES
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The Mutanimals have uncovered a new mutant who has undergone unspeakable trauma at the hands of the Null Group. Hob and company are determined to bring the corporation down, but already divisions begin to form in the group when deadly tactics are discussed. Will the Mutanimals be able to stay intact?
The fan-favorite mutant group reimagined for a new generation!
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURES #21
Art: DARIO BRIZUELA, CHAD THOMAS
Cover: BRIZUELA
Subscription Variant: JON SOMMARIVA
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
“Natural Enemies” Part 1! The Turtles get the bright idea to defeat Stockmanfly with the help of Spider Bytez. But what happens when the two villains find out they have more in common than they thought?!
Art: SARAH STONE
Cover: CASEY W. COLLER
Subscription Variant: LIVIO RAMONDELLI
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
THE WAR BEGINS! The first strike in COMBINER WARS is against WINDBLADE’S homeworld—and she’s not happy about it! Her long- lost CYBERTRONIAN colony is found… and the only thing that can protect it is SUPERION.
The creative team from the first smash-hit WINDBLADE series returns!
WINDBLADE is the biggest new TRANSFORMERS character in years—don’t miss out!
All the drama and pathos of the original WINDBLADE series—plus more COMBINERS!
Variant Cover by Transformers game and toy artist Sara Pitre-Durocher!
Art: ALAN ROBINSON
Cover: RYAN BROWN
Subscription Variant: MARCO TURINI
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The “Skin Deep” storyline concludes! As Taurus and LaShonda close in on Strega and the v-gene screener overseas, back at home Big Dog finishes burying his dead and begins the process of rebuilding the V-8 team. But, will the newly formed V-8 survive even long enough to combat the deadly new organization that is about to challenge the might of the Crimson Queen herself?
By New York Times best-selling author, Jonathan Maberry!
Conclusion of the “Skin Deep” storyline!
Art: Various
Cover: OgGDEN WHITNEY
HC • FC • $29.99 • 160 pages
Your Valentine likes it hardcover … here’s the must-give book for them (or just get it for your depraved self)! Weird Love: You Know You Want It collects the first three issues of the so-bad-it’s-good comic book that is the buzz of geekdom! Plus a raging bonus showcase of the most bizarre and sexy romance comic book covers! Revealing foreword by Craig Yoe and Clizia Gussoni who 13th Dimension calls, “The Masters and Johnson of comics!” Fascinating introduction by Comic Book Girl 19. These vintage stories will blow your mind: “I Fell for a Commie!”, “Love of a Lunatic!”, “Yes, I was an Escort Girl!”, “Love, Honor and Swing, Baby!”, Gangster's Girl", “Too Fat to Frug!” … and MORE!
• Advance-solicited for a January release!
• “Some of the most twisted and intriguing love stories that have ever graced the comic book page!” -- Comic Book Resources
Art: ANTHONY DIECIDUE, VAL MAYERIK
Cover: ASHLEY WOOD
Subscription Variant: JAMES STOKOE
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
“Inherit the Earth!,” part 3! Space-faring humans have returned to Earth to find it still dead but crawling with oddly sentient zombies, robots and… Mermen! Finally! Also: Niles and Mayerik continue to help rebuild the mythos in unexpected ways!
IMAGE COMICS
THE AUTUMNLANDS: TOOTH & CLAW #5
Art / Cover: BENJAMIN DEWEY
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
The conspirators make their move, but the Champion has a few surprises for them.
Art / Cover: ZIGGY CHOOCH
320 PAGES / FC / Mx1000 / $39.99
Collects SEX CRIMINALS #1-10
It’s big; it’s hard; and it’s coming in March — the highly anticipated deluxe hardcover of the Image Comics phenom SEX CRIMINALS by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky! BIG HARD SEX CRIMINALS, VOLUME ONE collects the first two volumes of the #1 New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and Amazon best-selling, Eisner-and-Harvey-Award-winning, 2013 Time magazine Best Comic of the Year, 2014 Paste magazine Best Comic of the Year, sex-tip-book spinning-off, reader-beloved comic book series.
SEX CRIMINALS is the story of Suzie and Jon, two people with the same secret: when they have orgasms, time freezes. Suzie is a feisty librarian, determined to keep the local library from closing. Jon is a discontented banker's assistant, looking for an excuse to turn on his unscrupulous employer. When they discover they can stop time together, it's obvious what they should do with their extraordinary ability: rob banks to save Suzie’s library.
And of course: complications ensue. And it’s not just that the Sex Police (yes, the Sex Police) are on to the time-freezing bank bandits. Suzie and Jon will have to grapple with what a relationship means when it stops being about just sex and starts being about love.
Praise for SEX CRIMINALS:
“Sex Criminals is not just one of the best comics I’ve ever read, it’s one of the best things I’ve ever read, period.” -- Wil Wheaton, actor
“The best debut of 2013” -- Rolling Stone
“Sex comedies usually focus on the pursuit of orgasm; the writer Matt Fraction and the artist Chip Zdarsky have devised an ingenious one about the stillness that follows it. Zdarsky’s fluid, brightly hued artwork is dense with smutty gags, but this is a deeper, more understated comedy than it initially seems.” -- New York Times
“Fraction’s best work yet. It’s a precision-tuned screwball comedy on its surface, and that surface is gorgeous, thanks to Zdarsky’s ace sense of design and inventive color technique.” -- Time
“An honest, heartfelt story about relationships that was more John Hughes than John Holmes.” -- USA Today
“Sex Criminals bubbles over with joyous energy.” -- NPR, Best Books of 201
“I wouldn’t trust most comic creators to turn a sexual awakening into compelling pulp fiction, but Fraction and Zdarsky pull it off masterfully.” -- Paste, Best Comics of 2014
“A sex comedy with a splash of crime thriller, the title is a fascinating examination of the pleasures and pitfalls of intimate relationships, using the central fantastic conceit as a metaphor for the way sex distances people but also, under the right circumstances, brings them together.” -- The A.V. Club
“Wildly imaginative, randy and true with characters whose sexual satisfaction freezes time and facilitates crime. Artist Zdarsky’s staging, storytelling and character designs make this even crazier. Great fun!” -- Miami Herald
“Despite having such a ludicrous, high concept premise — and the pair definitely go whole hog with that, Zdarsky filling porn shops with dirty punning titles and the first issues list of made up sexual positions being particular highlights – the series frequently touches upon serious issues of sexuality.” –What Culture, Best Comics of 2014
“There is no other comic out there quite like Sex Criminals. After its strong debut last year, it now qualifies as a phenomenon with sales big enough to make it a career-defining book for its two creators.” -- Mental Floss, The Most Interesting Comics of 2014
Art / Cover: ROB GUILLORY
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Poyo gets trashed!
Art / Cover: SEAN PHILLIPS
128 PAGES / FC/ M / $14.99
The best-selling crime series continues in this strikingly-designed new edition from Image.
CRIMINAL, VOL. 3: THE DEAD AND THE DYING – It's the ultimate ‘70s noir from the noir masters! A beautiful but damaged woman returns home with nothing but vengeance on her mind, and two best friends, one the son of the city's crime kingpin, are caught in the crossfire. BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS get experimental, with three interlinking viewpoints that tell a tragic tale.
Art: SID KOTIAN & HiFi
Cover: SID KOTIAN & BILL FARMER
32 PAGES / FC / T / $2.99
In the Dreamscape, it's impossible for a dreamer to simply go missing. But that's exactly what has happened, and it's up to Dream Police Detectives Joe Thursday and Katie Black to find her...a trail that leads to a living nightmare who has gone too far. Meanwhile, Joe has come to realize that he hasn't been told the truth about the man who keeps appearing to him...the former partner he doesn't now remember. If the time comes for Joe to stand against the vast powers of the Dreamscape, will Katie stand with him ... or turn away?
2/25
Art / Cover A: NIC KLEIN
Cover B: SKOTTIE YOUNG
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
In pursuit of revenge, Abram Pollux finds something that will change everything we know about the world of Ouro.
Don't miss the chilling conclusion of the first chapter of IVAN BRANDON and NIC KLEIN’s DRIFTER.
$3.50
"JOURNEY," Part Two
Just as their journey begins, Lila finds herself kidnapped by the Mool, creatures of the Empty. Tanoor and Fenx set out to rescue her, but first they must track the Mools to their hidden lair. Meanwhile, Lila's fiancé investigates Lila's disappearance, but finds more questions than answers.
Art / Cover: JUSTIN GREENWOOD
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
"GRIDLOCK," Part Five
And so another body drops. Was it the same killer? Oh, please. Don't you know better by now? It's time to figure out what the hell connects gridlocking, drugs, terrorism, and cellphones once and for all!
"Deserves to be on the Hugo ballot." -- The Angriest
Art / Cover: JORGE CORONA
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
“WE ALL FALL DOWN,” Conlusion
Josiah and Zoe are put to the test as the world stands on the brink of destruction.
Cover B: RILEY ROSSMO
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
The drumbeat of revelation sounds in cracking streets and splintering bone. All survivors move into their final position and the scorching, monstrous truth of all things is poised to be witnessed, but not before a vicious battle unfolds ...
Art / Cover: RYAN OTTLEY, CLIFF RATHBURN, & JEAN FRANCOIS BEAULIEU
24 PAGES / FC / T+ / 25¢
ONLY TWENTY-FIVE CENTS!
Invincible and Atom Eve set off on the adventure of a lifetime: PARENTHOOD! They’ve taken to the stars and left their troubles on Earth behind them. As things take a drastic turn for our heroes, you’ll find yourself asking ... is this book still about superheroes?
Art / Cover: GREG TOCCHINI
144 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99
Collects LOW #1-6.
Millennia ago, humankind retreated to the bottom of the ocean to escape the scorching radiation of the sun. Everyone knew it was a temporary fix — and now time is running out again. In LOW, the new Image Comics series by Rick Remender (BLACK SCIENCE, DEADLY CLASS) and Greg Tocchini (Last Days of American Crime), one woman believes she can save the human race, and she’s turned her gaze to the stars.
But Stel Caine may be the only one with hope — civilization is deteriorating into hedonism and corruption around her, and she must do all she can to not only save humanity but also keep what’s left of her family from falling apart.
“In terms of her and where she gains her optimism from … it’s faith,” Remender said of Stel in an interview with Comic Book Resources. “Writing a character for the first time that has faith, and has faith in this church, which is based on science instead of being based on a book that was written and mis-transcribed for 3,000 years or something. It doesn't make her a dupe in my mind; it makes her somebody who is the last of a dying breed.”
Artist Tocchini creates a swirling, ethereal environment with vibrant washes of color, while inhabiting LOW’s underwater world with striking characters and futuristic technology.
"Greg and I have been working together long enough that it's like volleyball,” said Remender. “I'll send him some very basic ideas. … And then Greg comes back with concepts and model sheet design pieces that are just out of this f*cking world and give me a hundred new ideas.”
A beautiful, fragile world; a society collapsing under its own decadence; a complex woman whose hope keeps her from despair -- this is the science fiction world of LOW, VOLUME 1: THE DELIRIUM OF HOPE, in comic book stores on March 25 and bookstores on April 7. It is available for pre-order now.
Praise for LOW:
“Tocchini’s dreamy renderings, and Remender’s confessional tone equips readers to explore the depths of epic grief in this heroine’s tale.” -- Cassandra Clark, Multiversity Comics
“Remender and Tocchini have crafted a rich world, loaded with its own deep history, societal norms and resentments. Watching as this world unfurls and seeing what makes it tick ought to be as exciting as the tribulations of the Caine family. And if we’ve learned anything from Remender’s past work, there will be no shortage of tribulation.” -- Robert Tutton, Paste Magazine
“Low is so rich with beauty, yet depressing as hell. I love every page of it.” -- Nick Couture, Comicosity
“Tocchini’s art is, honestly, a revelation. It’s vivid, bright, both loose and tight, it draws you in and you can spend several enjoyable minutes unpacking even a single frame. Making a world in its last years this beautiful and bright in the face of the more recent black and grey dystopic universes is a treat, a gift. Low itself is just that, a treat, a gift, a chance for us to experience a world that is both broken and hopeful..” -- Forrest Hollingsworth, Comics: The Gathering
Art: VICTOR SANTOS & SERENA GUERRA
Cover A: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
Cover B: VICTOR SANTOS & CHANDRA FREE
32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99
“SIEGE”
The restored Templar bring their final battle to the very gates of King Icarus’s stronghold—the fortress city of Dealrach Ard-Vale, where the doomed insurrection of its desperate inhabitants await rescue. But as the armies of salvation go to war without the guidance and leadership of Karic, the heroic young mouse who overcame their generations of prejudice and division, under which banner will they fight?
Five Issues. One Night! One glorious, terrifying battle!
Where every Legend -- Dream, Destiny & Prophecy -- will collide for the fate of the world they know!
The grand finale of an eight-year creator-owned vision!
The two-time Harvey Award-winning series concludes, from the acclaimed creators of Powers, Polar and Furious!
Art: JOE EISMA
Cover: RODIN ESQUEJO
OCTOBER 29 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
"The Library."
Art: JOE EISMA
Cover: RODIN ESQUEJO
SEPTEMBER 24 / 120 PAGES / FC / T+ / $12.99
It's time to stop running! Allegiances are formed, rivals are challenged, and the Glories take a defiant stand against the faculty in the explosive turning point-arc "Assembly."
Collects MORNING GLORIES #39-42
Art / Cover: VIC MALHOTRA
136 PAGES / FC / T+ / $9.99
Collects ROCHE LIMIT #1-5.
SPECIAL LOW INTRODUCTORY PRICE!
"Our destiny is the stars, and I will lead us there."
Twenty years after this promise, billionaire Langford Skaargard's dream of cosmic exploration is no more.
Roche limit: in astronomy, the minimum distance to which a large satellite can approach its primary body without being torn apart by tidal forces. -- Encyclopedia Britannica
The Roche Limit Colony lies at the cusp of an energy anomaly in the Andromeda Galaxy, and on top of a cache of an alien mineral deposit used to make the drug “Recall.” It has become a magnet for greed, crime, a place where people disappear -- both because they want to or someone else wants them to. In ROCHE LIMIT, VOLUME 1, the March graphic novel by Michael Moreci (HOAX HUNTERS, HACK/SLASH:SON OF SAMHAIN) and Vic Malhotra (The X-Files: Year Zero, Thumbprint), Sonya Torin wants to find one of those who have disappeared, her sister Bekkah, who came to Roche Limit to help Recall addicts.
Sonya’s only help on the corrupt, lawless colony in finding her sister is Alex Ford, a shifty drug manufacturer with his own set of pursers who are after his Recall formula. As the search for Bekkah leads Sonya deeper into Roche Limit’s underbelly, they move ever closer to a burgeoning spiritual movement with the energy anomaly at its center.
“Both noir and sci-fi are perfect genres to employ for Roche Limit because both have deep underpinnings in existentialism/fatalism,” said writer Moreci in an interview with Comic Bulletin. “I’ve always contended that the best sci-fi examines who we are as humans, particularly in the context of our social mores... Noir is similar, but a bit more personal…. I want to explore that intersection of existentialism and popcorn fiction as only genre fiction can.”
Artist Malhotra inhabits Roche Limit with weary denizens who move through a lived-in, often dilapidated and grimy setting. “I find it really tough to get my imagination going with stories set in sleek sci-fi settings. The sense of history is lost,” he said in the Comics Bulletin interview. “That’s why it’s more fun to draw old buildings rather than new ones or an old tennis shoe rather than a brand new one.”
Praise for ROCHE LIMIT:
“Moreci and Malhotra are … succeeding at upending expectations of a science fiction story and regaling us with their tale the way they want to tell it. Through great art comes questioning of perception or simply exciting experiences. This artistic team has succeeded at both.” -- Keith Dooley, Multiversity Comics
“Moreci’s skilful world-building and Malhotra’s uniquely expressive artwork combine here to create something truly memorable; a noir-soaked sci-fi masterclass complete with twists, turns and dramatic, character-driven moments.” -- Michael Bettendorf, Comics Bulletin
“This is a series that demands and deserves to be read by any and all sci-fi, comic, and storytelling fans.” -- Zac Thompson, Bloody Disgusting
Art/Cover: JAMES HARREN
Mature / $3.50
It's literally a whole new world of head-lopping action in this issue as things really start to open up-and all the broken pieces come together. Finally, we're bringing you the origin of Rathraq! And, in a way, the origin of everybody else, too.
Art / Cover: JAMES HARREN
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
The return of Cogan! The one-armed man finally returns to answer your questions about this strange new world over a couple of stiff drinks. Also, Del the loveable skinhead prepares Rathraq (and himself) for war against an army of monsters. But can they even get past one?
Art: PIOTR KOWALSKI, DAN McDAID, LUKE PARKER, & IAN MacEWAN cover: SONIA HARRIS
128 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99
READY FOR A THIRD HELPING OF SEX IN BOOK FORM?
Don't kid yourself, the deeper it gets...the better it gets. With a bevy of hot artists in tow, prepare yourselves to re-enter Saturn City and the sordid lives you'll find crawling around inside of it. Will they or won't they? Buy this book and find out!
Collects SEX #15-20
Art: EDWIN HUANG & MISTY COATS
Cover: JAMES GHO
32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.50
"INFINITE ICONS OF THE ENDLESS EPIC," Part One
This is it, the beginning of the end. Beer, blood, and battle. Get on board now so you can say you were there when it all blew up.
"Skullkickers is one of the smartest comics out there." - Newsarama
Art: SIMON GANE & JORDIE BELLAIRE
Cover: SIMON GANE & FONOGRAFIKS
24 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Us against you.
Art / Cover: SHAWN MARTINBROUGH & ADRIANO LUCAS
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
There’s a new thief of thieves running things…
Art: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO, & CLIFF RATHBURN
Cover: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART
32 PAGES / BW / M / $2.99
FROM THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
A new arc begins as our world gets even bigger.
Art / Cover A: STEVE CUMMINGS & TAMRA BONVILLAIN
Cover B: TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
IMAGE'S SUPERNATURAL SENSATION CONTINUES!
The second story arc begins!
After the traumatizing finale of the previous issue, everything has changed. Who is Ohara and how does she fit into the great pattern of destiny and power?
“It’s not fluke. Wayward is one of the best new titles of the year.” – Comic Book Bin
Featuring a variant cover by fan favorite TAKESHI MIYAZAWA (Runaways, Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane, Code Monkey Save World).
NOTE: This issue arrives the same day as the value-priced WAYWARD, VOL. 1 TP!
art / cover: STEVE CUMMINGS, JOHN RAUCH, & TAMRA BONVILLAIN
MARCH 25 / 136 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99
IMAGE COMICS'S NEW SUPERNATURAL SPECTACULAR!
“If Wayward isn’t the next Saga, it will be a damn criminal shame.” -- Bleeding Cool
Writer Jim Zub (SKULLKICKERS, Samurai Jack) and penciler Steven Cummings (Legends of the Dark Knight, Deadshot) spin enchantment and mystery together in a fantasy story about one girl’s battle against the mythological creatures everyday mortals fail to see. Set in Japan, WAYWARD’s depiction of the busy city streets of Tokyo and its rich occult history make it as much a living, breathing character as spunky teen protagonist Rori.
"Wayward is about disaffected youth battling myths of old and, just like being a teenager, it's intense, funny, emotional and violent,” said Zub. “'String Theory' is our first step into this twisted world of modern, mystic mystery and I'm excited to bring readers along for the ride.”
In WAYWARD, VOL.1: STRING THEORY, readers meet Rori, a misfit teen reluctantly transplanted from Ireland to her strange and new home in Japan with her mother. From the get-go there are some cultural adjustments to be made and Rori feels like a fish out of water—but things take a turn for the weird when she begins glimpsing things -- creatures -- that no one else can see.
“Wayward is a coming of age tale that comes up against monsters set in the very real Japan that everyday people experience,” said Cummings. “Well, except they don't experience monsters... With every new step in the voyage we get to take our readers along for a guided tour of Tokyo and its Yokai side."
Further Praise for WAYWARD:
“… the Young Adult novel has finally made it to comics in the form of Wayward, and I think it will be one of the stand-out new titles of the year.” -- Comic Book Bin
“Bright, vibrant, and alive, Rori Lane’s world will enchant readers with its relatable protagonist, intense action and fascinating mythological allusions.” -- Comic Book Resources
“Sure to please fans of Buffy and Manga.” -- Newsarama
“A fun premise with a quirky protagonist.” -- Bloody Disgusting
"Wayward shows signs of being the next runaway Image Comics series." -- Multiversity Comics
"Another fantastic entry in Image’s already staggering amount of knockouts." -- Comic Bastards
“It’s age-appropriate for a wide range of readers, and it explores Japan from a supernatural angle that isn’t often seen in Western comics. Zub, Cummings, and team have piqued my interest, and I can’t wait to see how a feisty half-Irish teen handles being swept up in Japanese myth.” -- ComicVine
Art / Cover: JAMIE McKELVIE & MATT WILSON
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
It’s time for a private audience with Ananke, she who has protected and judged the Pantheon for thousands of years. Yes, it’s time for an interview ... with an umpire. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Also: Baphomet being all goth and having a nice little mope.
THE WICKED + THE DIVINE #9 will feature a variant cover full of attitude by artist Marguerite Sauvage (Hinterkind, Sensation Comics) for issue #9.
Art: JOCK & MATT HOLLINGSWORTH
Cover: JOCK
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
In the first half of the opening arc's two-part finale, Charlie descends into the wytches' burrow itself to save his daughter from an unspeakable death. But what horrors await him deep beneath the earth? And what secrets ...?
MARVEL COMICS
ALL-NEW GHOST RIDER #12
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
FATAL FINISH LINE!
• What is the shocking fate of ROBBIE’S brother, GABE?
• Will Robbie finally be pushed over the edge by the evil of ELI MORROW?
• And … THE MOST UNEXPECTED GHOST RIDER EVER!!!!
ALL NEW X-FACTOR VOL 3 (TPB)
Art: POP MHAN & VARIOUS
Cover: KRIS ANKA
$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.
This series represents the first comics written by Peter David that I haven't read.
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY, CHRIS MARRINAN, GUANG YAP, MARIE SEVERIN, ALAN KUPPERBERG, PARIS CULLINS & ROSS ANDRU
Cover by ERIK LARSEN
488 PGS / Rated T / $34.99
Volume #22 in the Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collections
Spidey gets by with a little help from his friends! If he can survive a rematch with the Tri-Sentinel, this time without Captain Universe powers, Spider-Man will face a sidekick’s revenge! But wait, he never had a sidekick. So who is the Secret Empire’s cyborg powerhouse Midnight? To get to the bottom of this mess, the web-slinger will need to do a little old-fashioned teaming up. How’s Moon Knight, Punisher, Nova, Night Thrasher and Darkhawk? Not enough names? Well, the extravaganza known as the Vibranium Vendetta has Iron Man, Black Panther, Kingpin and…hoo-boy…the metallic menace known as Ultron! How does Peter Parker handle all this action without Cardiac problems? Oops, spoke too soon! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #351-360 and ANNUAL #25, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #11, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #7 and SPIDER-MAN: FEAR ITSELF.
Art/Cover by JORGE FORNES
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
THE ONCE AND FUTURE JUGGERNAUT 4 of 4
• A new Juggernaut has been chosen, and the Earth will tremble. Colossus stands alone against his or her power … or does he?
• What has happened to Cain Marko?
• Victory has a price.
BIG THUNDER MOUNTAIN RAILROAD #1 (of 5)
Penciled by TIGH WALKER
Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
Variant Cover by TOM RANEY
Connecting Variant A by WALT DISNEY IMAGINEER BRIAN CROSBY
32 PGS / All Ages / $3.99
THE WORLD FAMOUS, THRILL-PACKED DISNEY ATTRACTION ROARS TO LIFE AS AN ALL-NEW MARVEL EPIC BURSTING WITH ACTION, ROMANCE, MYSTERY, AND ADVENTURE!
• Millions of fans have climbed aboard the “wildest ride in the wilderness”—and now Marvel hurtles you through the mists of time to reveal the never-before-told saga of how the dangerous gold mine of Big Thunder Mountain became the haunted legend it is today!
• Malevolent mine owner Barnabas T. Bullion is determined to shelter his teen daughter Abigail from the dangers of the Wild West, but this brave young hero has other ideas…which include robbing her own father’s mine as a masked bandit!
• Earthquakes! Floods! Dynamite-chewing goats! Can the denizens of Rainbow Ridge survive the clash between mankind’s greed and nature’s fury? And what is the protective power that dwells deep within the mysterious mountain? Surprises await you in the latest Disney Kingdoms saga by the acclaimed duo of Dennis Hopeless (Spider-Woman) and Tigh Walker (Avengers Undercover)!
Elements based on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad © Disney
Hold on to your hats and fasten your seatbelts, because the world famous Disney attraction is roaring to life this March! Today, Marvel and Disney Kingdoms are proud to present your new look inside BIG THUNDER MOUNTAIN RAILROAD #1 – the thundering new series from writer Dennis Hopeless (Spider-Woman) and artist Tigh Walker (Avengers Undercover)!
Be there when the wildest ride in the wilderness comes to life like never before as the thrill-packed Disney attraction bursts off the page with action, romance, mystery and adventure! Marvel hurtles you through the mists of time back to the old west, to reveal the never-before-told story of how the dangerous gold mine at Big Thunder Mountain became the haunted legend it is today!
Malevolent and malicious mine owner Barnabus T. Bullion is determined to protect his daughter Abigail from the dangers of the wild west. Yet this brave young heroine has other ideas – which include robbing her father’s mine as a masked bandit!
The newest series under the Disney Kingdoms banner, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad continues the unique collaboration between Marvel Comics and Walt Disney Imagineering, bringing you new adventures inspired by the already beloved lands, attractions, characters and world of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.
Earthquakes, floods and dynamite-chewing goats are just the beginning! Can the denizens of Rainbow Ridge survive the clash between mankind and nature? What secret powers dwell deep in the mysterious mountains. Surprises await you on this rip-roaring ride! Don’t miss the train when it pulls out of the station this March in BIG THUNDER MOUNTAIN RAILROAD #1!
Elements based on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad © Disney
Art/Cover: CHRIS SAMNEE
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• Writing his own life story has inadvertently forced Matt Murdock to face his darkest demons – and it’s changing him.
• Kirsten and Foggy don’t like the man Daredevil is becoming--and neither do the San Francisco police!
DARK TOWER: THE DRAWING OF THE THREE -- HOUSE OF CARDS #1 (of 5)
Art: PIOTR KOWALSKI
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
Variant by TBA
32 PGS / Parental Guidance / $3.99
STEPHEN KING’S DARK FANTASY EPIC RETURNS -- AS EDDIE DEAN COMES FACE TO FACE WITH THE GUNSLINGER!
• Eddie Dean, the troubled young man gifted with the ability to open doors to other worlds, has smuggled narcotics from Nassau to New York City, but now has to escape a packed airplane guarded by armed Custom Agents!
• How will Eddie avoid prison and yet also fulfill his contract with the dangerous mobster Balazar?
• The answer lies in Mid-World, and with a dying gunslinger named Roland!
Marvel, in collaboration with Stephen King, is proud to announce the latest chapter in the Dark Tower series – DARK TOWER: THE DRAWING OF THE THREE – HOUSE OF CARDS. New York Times Best-Selling writers Peter David (Spider-Man 2099) & Robin Furth (The Dark Tower: A Complete Concordance) along with critically acclaimed artist Piotr Kowalski (Marvel Knights: Hulk) continue to bring the dark macabre action from Mid-World to our world in the third installment of Stephen King’s epic masterpiece!
THE DARK TOWER: DRAWING OF THE THREE – HOUSE OF CARDS marks another milestone for the graphic fiction sensation that’s captivated fans worldwide as the saga moves to the second volume of King’s magnum opus.
“In the latest chapter of King’s epic tale there are some fascinating connections being made within the Dark Tower mythos, expanding on the histories of the characters and revealing their twisted ‘family tree,’ says series Editor Mark Paniccia. “Fans will get a real thrill as we discover what kind of role Eddie Dean plays in Roland Deschain's plans to bring the tower down.”
Art: SALVADOR LARROCA
Cover by ADI GRANOV
Variant: SALVADOR LARROCA
32 PGS / Rated T / $3.99
• When a Dark Lord needs help, who can he turn to?
• Meet Aphra -- the galaxy’s foremost raider of lost weaponry!
• Plus: could these be the deadly droids she’s looking for?
Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2015 Lucasfilm Ltd.
DEADPOOL #44
Art: SALVADOR ESPIN
Cover by GIUSEPPI CAMMUNCOLI
32 PGS. / Parental Advisory / $3.99
• First: Deadpool let loose in an oil field!
• Then: Deadpool & Shiklah enter the Tomb of Scariness!
• Guest-starring Omega Red and damned dirty bamfers!
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