COMICS GUIDE FOR OCT. 15, 2014
Titles listed in the Comics Guide come from the weekly list at the Diamond Comic Distributors Inc. website, and are subject to change. The information in the Comics Guide comes not only from Diamond but from solicitations, press releases and previews released by the publishers, except for random comments by Captain Comics (in blue).
BEST BETS
For more information on Best Bets and other titles,
consult the "This Week's Comics" section below.
DEADPOOL'S ART OF WAR #1 (of 4, $3.99, Marvel): I'm not the biggest 'Pool fan around, but even I can see the comedic possibilities of the Merc with a Mouth emulating Sun Tzu and writing his own version of the Chinese general's classic. Irreverent, no doubt, and probably pretty funny.
DEATH OF WOLVERINE #4 (of 4, $4.99. Marvel): After three months of countdown and too many tie-ins to count, Logan is finally shuffling off this mortal coil. But don't despair, Wolvie fans -- he'll still live on in our hearts and minds. And also in lots more comics! Like:
DEATH OF WOLVERINE: THE LOGAN LEGACY #1 (of 7): Gone but not forgotten, Wolverine's memory is the animating force behind this miniseries, which will depict the impact of Logan's death on Daken, Lady Deathstrike, Mystique, Sabretooth and X-23. Each issue will feature a different creative team. And if you're into this, don't miss Wolverine and the X-Men #10 ($4.99, Marvel), which features Logan's will. And stay tuned next months for Death of Wolverine: Life After Logan #1 (one-shot, $4.99) and Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Project #1-2 (of 5, $3.99 each). Like Elvis, Wolverine will be just as busy post-mortem as he was when he was alive!
ONE DOLLAR DEBUTS (Valiant, $1 each): Valiant comics celebrates its third year with reprints of the first issues of five important titles: Archer & Armstrong, Harbinger, Rai, Unity and X-O Manowar, plus the Valiant Handbook. It's good marketing, but also a good product: You get a lot of comic book goodness for six bucks!
Q2: THE RETURN OF QUANTUM & WOODY #1 (of 5, $3.99, Valiant): The creators of Quantum and Woody, writer Christopher Priest and artist M.D. Bright, return to tell the final tale of "their" Quantum and Woody. Yes, the original world's worst super-team returns, 20 years older and considerably jowlier, in what is described as their final adventure. And who better to tell their last story than those who told their first?
SKYLANDERS #1 (of 5, $3.99, IDW): Evidently Skylanders is a popular video game that has spawned equally successful action figures. Now there's a comic book, and since it's written by veteran Ron Marz, it's likely to be pretty good whether you're a fan of the game or not.
SLEEPY HOLLOW #1 ($3.99, BOOM!): Ichabod Crane and Lt. Abbie Mills come from the hit TV show to comics!
UNITY #0 ($3.99, Valiant): Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT) and Cary Nord (Conan) weave a tale of a group that long preceded Unity, a team of heroes led by the Eternal Warrior in World War I. Who were they? What were they? I'm as curious as you are!
THIS WEEK'S COMICS
Titles are grouped alphabetically by publisher, in this order:
Action Lab Entertainment, Archie Comics, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Dynamite, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Marvel Comics, Valiant Comics and the catch-all Other Publishers.
ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
MISHKA AND THE SEA DEVIL (HC)
Writer/Art/Cover: XENIA PAMFIL
100 pgs./Teen/ FC / $24.99
Eleven days trapped on a mysterious island. Eleven chapters drawn in eleven different styles. One incredible artist. After a chance encounter at sea, fisherman Mishka washes ashore on an uncharted island. Surrounded by monsters and worse, can Mishka survive long enough to solve the mystery of the Sea Devil and return home? Join her, Captain Furball and Admiral Ghost on the adventure of their lives!
ARCHIE COMICS
ARCHIE’S FUNHOUSE COMICS DIGEST #9
Script: GEORGE GLADIR
Art: Various
Cover: PAT & TIM KENNEDY, BOB SMITH, ROSARIO "TITO" PENA
160-page, full color comic , $4.99 U.S.
Welcome to the year 2037, where Archie’s your tour guide of futuristic Riverdale, U.S.A! Meet “rob” -- he’s not a new student at Riverdale High, “rob” is actually a kind of humanoid robot that has completely changed the world as we know it. “The Robot Millennium” is a BRAND NEW sci-fi story that kicks off this comics digest!
ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #255
Script: BILL GOLLIHER
Art: Various
Cover: JEFF SHULTZ, BOB SMITH, ROSARIO "TITO" PENA
88-page, full color comic / $6.99 U.S.
A night at the museum turns into a nightmare of historic proportions! Archie and Jughead are taking their Adventure Scout troupe on a trip to the Riverdale Museum—where an anonymous donor has gifted the museum with two Egyptian Sarcophagi (or is it Sarcophaguses?). But what‘s hidden inside is sure to surprise everyone! Find out what happens in “Mummy Mayhem!” the spook-tastic NEW lead story kicking off this JUMBO Comics Digest!
ARCHIE’S FAVORITE CHRISTMAS COMICS (TPB)
Script: GEORGE GLADIR, FRANK DOYLE, Various
Art: DAN DECARLO, DAN PARENT, Various
5 ¼ x 7 ½” TR 416 pp, Full Color
$9.99/$10.99 CAN
It’s never too early to start checking off items on your Christmas list! For the first time, Archie is offering a Christmas book in the tradition of the smash hit Best of Archie Comics series. That’s right, it’s a 416-page fun, full-color collection of the all-time favorite, holliest, jolliest Christmas and holiday stories -- lovingly hand-picked by Archie creators, editors, and historians. This is one stocking stuffer you won’t want to miss out on!
DARK HORSE
ACTION PHILSOPHERS (HC)
Writer: FRED VAN LENTE
Art/Cover: RYAN DUNLAVEY
B&W/FC, 352 pages, $29.99
HC, 7" x 10"
The complete series now in hardcover!
Study the tenets of Plato, the wrestling superstar from ancient Greece; learn the lessons of Nietzsche, the original Übermensch; and meditate on the messages of Bodhidharma, a kung fu master. Laugh, learn, and laugh some more, as Van Lente and Dunlavey deliver this comprehensive cartoon history from the pre-Socratics to Jacques Derrida!
Features the entire award–winning Action Philosophers! plus a new eight-page story!
“Totally irreverent and maniacally imaginative.” -- Publishers Weekly
THE ART OF THE EVIL WITHIN (HC)
Writer: SHINJI MIKAMI
Art: BETHESDA, GAMEWORKS
FC, 184 pages, $39.99
HC, 9” x 12”
A terrifying thrill ride!
The Art of The Evil Within is a comprehensive look at the twisted new survival horror game by the legendary Shinji Mikami -- creator of Resident Evil!
Go behind the scenes and witness never-before-seen concept art as this unique art book takes you on a terrifying ride showcasing what went into making this horrific thriller -- can you survive your greatest fears and make it out alive?
• Shinji Mikami’s new game explored with never-before-seen content!
• Tango Gameworks joins forces with Bethesda to create a new generation of horror in The Evil Within!
• One of the most anticipated video games of 2014 by one of the industry’s legends!
BLACK SKY SAMPLER
Writer: FRANK BARBIERE, FRED VAN LENTE, KELLY SUE DECONNICK, CHRISTOPHER SEBELA, TIM SEELEY
Art: COLIN LORIMER, FREDDIE WILLIAMS II, RYAN SOOK, MIKE NORTON
Cover: TERRY & RACHEL DODSON
FC, 96 pages, $4.99
One-shot
A mysterious dimension hopper. A psychokinetic prodigy. A beautiful and vengeful specter. A socially inept sorcerer. Only they can deliver us from Black Sky! Don’t miss this value-priced primer with four action-packed issues! Enter the thrilling universe of Dark Horse superheroes! Contains Blackout #1, Brain Boy #0, Ghost #1, and The Occultist: At Death’s Door #1.
Four amazing comics for one superlow price!
Since I'm curious about the new characters, I'll probably pick this up. It's certainly cheaper than buying all the TPBs!
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH #124
Writer: MIKE MIGNOLA, JOHN ARCUDI
Art: TYLER CROOK
Colors: DAVE STEWART
Cover: LAURENCE CAMPBELL
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
Tyler Crook returns!
Life goes on in Santa Fe despite the Ogdru Hem on the edge of town. But the B.P.R.D. comes to town too late to help at least one guy ... and probably a lot more!
Standalone story!
“Each month, I wish I had more insightful things to say about the book other than ‘GAAAAH THIS IS SO GOOD,’ but eventually, you run out of praise to hurl.” -- Multiversity
BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD VOLUME 16 (TPB)
Writer/Art/Cover: MI-KYUNG YUN
B&W, 168 pages, $9.99
TP, 5 7/8" x 8 1/4"
Life as a mortal is horrifying and hazardous for the former water god Habaek! He’s been cursed by a jealous goddess -- and his vengeful, misguided mother seeks to kill his human bride! Writer/artist Mi-Kyung Yun spins a high-stakes celestial drama full of secret plots and painful, impossible choices.
Best-selling series in the United States and Korea!
“Gorgeous, romantic art and a compelling, fantasy-laced setting.” -- Anime News Network
CRIMINAL MACABRE: THE THIRD CHILD #2 (of 4)
Writer: STEVE NILES
Art: CHRISTOPHER MITTEN
Colors: MICHELLE MADSEN
Cover: JUSTIN ERICKSON
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Miniseries
MONSTERS!
Monsters everywhere have gone insane, and Cal knows this is far from over. With the sorcerer Hemlock returned and seeking revenge, will Cal be able to battle both the monsters outside and the one within?
From the writer of Breath of Bones and 30 Days of Night!
Ow! All that ochre hurts my eyes!
DARK HORSE PRESENTS #3
Writer: BRENDAN MCCARTHY, STEVE HORTON, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, JUSTIN GRAY, PETER HOGAN, TYLER JENKINS, RICARDO DELGADO
Art: BRENDAN MCCARTHY, TYLER JENKINS, RICARDO DELGADO, MICHAEL DIALYNAS, ANDY KUHN, STEVE PARKHOUSE
Cover: BRENDAN MCCARTHY
FC, 48 pages
$4.99
Ongoing
Eisner nominee Brendan McCarthy!
War is being waged while you sleep, and it’s a nightmare, in Brendan McCarthy’s Dream Gang! Steve Horton and Michael Dialynas weave a new tale from Naamaron in Amala’s Blade! Tyler Jenkins (Peter Panzerfaust) explores Vikings and sacrifice in The Chaining! And Ricardo Delgado’s Age of Reptiles returns!
Plus, new chapters of Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse’s Resident Alien and Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, and Andy Kuhn’s Wrestling with Demons!
• The award-winning series returns at 48 pages with a new price -- $4.99!
• New 48 page format!
• Eisner and Harvey award winner!
• Ricardo Delgado join DHP!
PROMETHEUS: FIRE AND STONE #2 (of 4)
Writer: PAUL TOBIN
Art: JUAN FERREYRA
Cover: DAVID PALUMBO
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Miniseries
After landing on LV-223, a recovery crew uncovers the fate of the Prometheus’s doomed mission -- and a horror unlike anything known to man!
• Ties directly into the hit motion picture!
• The core title of Dark Horse’s Aliens and Predator relaunch!
• Art by Bleeding Cool’s Artist of the Year, Juan Ferreyra (Colder, Kiss Me Satan!)!
You know, what really stuck with me from Prometheus is that the Charlize Theron character would have lived if she had just run at an angle from the falling ship instead of parallel, remaining directly under it no matter how far she ran. Or she could have just, you know, turned. What a maroon!
STAR WARS: LEGACY VOLUME 4 – EMPIRE OF ONE (TPB)
Writers: CORINNA BECHKO, GABRIEL HARDMAN
Art: GABRIEL HARDMAN
Pencils: BRIAN ALBERT THIES
Colors: JORDAN BOYD
Cover: AGUSTIN ALESSIO
FC, 112 pages, $16.99
TPB, 7" x 10"
Ania Solo versus the Empire!
When Ania Solo and her companions embark on a covert rescue mission, they have no idea they’re headed into a showdown with the Sith that could alter the balance of power in the galaxy! Collects Star Wars: Legacy #16-18 and #0½.
Includes the updated handbook of the Legacy era!
The final chapter in Dark Horse’s Star Wars: Legacy series!
STAR WARS VOLUME 4: A SHATTERED HOPE (TPB)
Writers: BRIAN WOOD, ZACK WHEDON
Pencils: FACUNDO PERCIO, CARLOS D’ANDA, DAVIDE FABBRI
Inks: DAN PARSONS, CHRISTIAN DALLA VECCHIA
Colors: GABE ELTAEB, RHONDA PATTISON
Cover: HUGH FLEMING
FC, 96 pages, $16.99
TPB, 7" x 10"
After a defeat by the Rebels, Darth Vader is on a mission to instill fear and discipline in the Imperial ranks—with his own elite stormtroopers. Meanwhile, having evaded Vader once again, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Princess Leia, and Luke Skywalker strike another blow for freedom! Collects Star Wars #13–#14, #19–#20, and Star Wars FCBD 2012.
The final chapter in Dark Horse’s Star Wars series!
STATION 16 (HC)
Writer: YVES H.
Art/Cover: HERMANN
FC, 56 pages, $19.99
HC, 8" x 11"
From the award-winning creator of Jeremiah!
May 1997, Russia, north of the Arctic Circle: A border patrol rookie receives a distress call from the long-abandoned Station 16, uninhabited since the heyday of massive nuclear testing more than thirty years ago. When he and his squad fly out to investigate the call, they find an injured man who claims that the rookie was his attacker—and suddenly a nuclear explosion blasts the sky!
• Presented in English for the first time!
• Published in collaboration with Strip Art Features.
THE STRAIN: THE NIGHT ETERNAL #3
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
As Ephraim Goodweather descends further into madness, dissecting an injured vampire and convinced that he can find something within its physiology that will give the rebellion an advantage, Vasiliy Fet finds an unlikely ally and makes a deal with someone very close to the Master. Meanwhile, Nora Martinez finds herself within the gates of the mysterious and terrifying Camp Liberty, a place no one ever leaves.
• The final chapter in the Strain Trilogy -- by Guillermo del Toro and novelist Chuck Hogan -- begins here!
TERMINATOR SALVATION: THE FINAL BATTLE #10 (of 12)
Writer: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Art/Cover: PETE WOODS
Colors: MATT WILSON
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Miniseries
With humanity on the verge of extinction and his resistance shattered, a broken John Connor parleys with Skynet in a final, desperate effort to overcome the psychotic genius of Thomas Parnell and his Terminator thralls!
• Pete Woods (Superman, Deadpool) brings the destruction!
“Straczynski and Woods are on a roll and they show absolutely no sign of stopping or slowing anytime soon.” -- Comic Bastards
THE USAGI YOJIMBO SAGA VOLUME 1 (TPB, LTD HC)
Writer/Art/Cover: STAN SAKAI
B&W/FC, 632 pages, 7” x 10”
TPB $24.99, LTD HC $79.99
30 YEARS OF USAGI YOJIMBO!
Celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of Stan Sakai’s beloved rabbit ronin, Dark Horse proudly presents Miyamoto Usagi’s epic trek along the warrior’s path in a new series of deluxe compilations, beginning with over 600 pages of Usagi’s essential adventures. Collects Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 2 #1–#16 and Vol. 3 #1–#6!
• Stan Sakai’s series gets the deluxe treatment from Dark Horse!
• Over 600 pages of samurai action and adventure!
• Full-color cover gallery!
• Usagi Yojimbo has won multiple awards and been published all over the world!
• Also available in a limited hardcover of 900 signed copies.
VEIL #5 (of 5)
Writer: GREG RUCKA
Art/Cover: TONI FEJZULA
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Miniseries
Beautiful and brutal!
The mysterious young woman named Veil fights to escape the powerful men controlling her. There’s only one person she can trust, but he’s about to learn that love, whether it’s twisted or pure, always demands a sacrifice.
• From Eisner Award-winning writer Greg Rucka (Whiteout, Stumptown, Queen & Country, Gotham Central)!
• Rucka’s next great heroine is not what you expect!
At least these blurbs aren't calling her "beautiful" any more. Seriously, look at that chick. I'm not hung up on looks, but I am pretty hung up on words being used accurately, and in no way does "beautiful" apply here.
WITCHFINDER: THE MYSTERIES OF UNLAND #5 (of 5)
Writers: KIM NEWMAN, MAURA MCHUGH
Art: TYLER CROOK
Colors: DAVE STEWART
Cover: JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Miniseries
The shocking truth of Unland!
Sir Edward Grey digs deeper into the shocking truth about Unland even as the city drowns in the rising waters. With the help of a mysterious woman, Grey faces raging waters and the eel assassins that have haunted his every step!
• Written by horror fiction legend Kim Newman (Anno Dracula)!
• From the pages of Hellboy!
• #GoToUnland
Trade a'waiting. Ayup.
Replies
DC COMICS
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN VOL. 2 (TPB)
Art by MARCUS TO, DAVID LAPHAM, MIKE NORTON, JOE BENNETT and others
Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE and KARL STORY
168 pg, FC, $14.99 US
The Man of Steel faces some of his greatest foes, including Zod, Lex Luthor, Bizarro and Brainiac, in these tales from the digital-first ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #6-10!
Take a good look at the red trunks, because this series is canceled and you may not see them again for a looooong time!
Art by TY TEMPLETON, TED NAIFEH, CRAIG ROUSSEAU, CHRIS SPROUSE, KARL STORY, RUBEN PROCOPIO, DEREC DONOVAN, CHRISTOPHER JONES, DAVID WILLIAMS and JOELLE JONES
Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
176 pg, FC, $19.99 US
Return to the swingin’ 60s as DC Comics reimagines the classic Batman TV series in comics form. In this volume of tales pulled from issues #6-10 of the digital first series, King Tut returns to Gotham City to challenge the Dynamic Duo with his most far-reaching plan yet to rule the modern Thebes known as Gotham City! Plus, Batman and Robin meet the Bookworm and face off with False Face and more!
See recommendation below.
Art by JONATHAN CASE, TY TEMPLETON, RUBEN PROCOPIO and others
Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
176 pg, FC, $14.99 US
Put on your go-go boots and get ready to “Batusi” back to the Swingin’ ‘60s as DC Comics reimagines the classic Batman TV show! In this hardcover collecting issues #1-5 of the hit series, The Dynamic Duo takes on The Riddler, Mr. Freeze, The Penguin, The Mad Hatter, The Joker and more of the world’s most colorful Bat-villains!
This is the collection that turned me around from a Batman '66 crank to a Batman '66 booster. Howzat for a recommendation?
Art and cover by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAY
MONSTERS Variant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
32 pg, FC, $2.99 U.S. • RATED T
This issue will ship with two covers.
“Robin Rises” continues as Batman begins his trek on Apokolips to recover his son’s body. But will he walk alone?
BATMAN ETERNAL #28
Art by MEGHAN HETRICK
Cover by CLAY MANN
32 pg, FC, $2.99 U.S. • RATED T
Can Batman stop Catwoman from becoming the most dangerous person in Gotham City?
Art by GREG CAPULLO and DANNY MIKI
Cover by GREG CAPULLO
240 pg, FC, $24.99 US
Before the Batcave and Robin, The Joker and the Batmobile, there was ZERO YEAR. The Riddler has plunged Gotham City into darkness. How will a young Dark Knight bring his beloved hometown from the brink of chaos and madness and back into the light? This final ZERO YEAR volume collects BATMAN #25-27 and 29-33.
I started reading this, and realized I had no idea what was going on -- nothing from Volume 4 had stuck with me, so I pulled that back out for a re-read. Evidently even my subconscious isn't thrilled with this storyline. I love me some Scott Snyder, but "Dark City" went on about six months too long.
Written by GREG PAK
Art and cover by JAE LEE
MONSTERS Variant cover by JON BOGDANOVE
1:25 Variant cover by BENGAL
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 U.S.
This issue will ship with four covers.
Lord Satanas offers Superman and Batman a deal they couldn’t possibly accept … right?!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
BATWOMAN #35
Art by GEORGES JEANTY
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
The new storyline “Batwoman and the Unknowns” starts now with new artist Georges Jeanty (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)! Batwoman is neck-deep in danger with her new allies Ragman, The Demon, Clayface and Red Alice! What is going on and how did Batwoman end up here? Find out beginning in this issue!
Art by EDDY BARROWS, TYLER KIRKHAM, ED BENES and JORGE JIMENEZ
Cover by ARDIAN SYAF and JONATHAN GLAPION
32 pg, FC, $2.99 U.S. • RATED T
With Earth 2’s United Kingdom falling under the rule of one of Apokolips’s invaders, Hawkgirl and Doctor Fate race to London. But with Nabu in control, Fate’s motives might not be as pure as they seem.
I just read the latest Earth 2 HC, which covers where the black Superman comes from. Evidently, on Earth 2 FOUR rockets were sent from the doomed planet Krypton. Original Superman, black Superman and Power Girl account for three ... has the fourth shown up yet? Doomsday, maybe? Krypto? Beppo?
Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM and STEVE LEIALOHA
Backup story art by NIMIT MALAVIA
Cover by NIMIT MALAVIA
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
MATURE READERS
A Vertigo “Defy Covers” issue! Chapter five of “Happily Ever After!” In the aftermath of Bigby’s battle with Beast, Rose Red and Snow draw their lines in the sand, but it turns out sand is a crappy medium in which to draw anything with clarity. In the meantime, Fables begin leaving for the Homelands – but is it even possible for them to go home again? Also featuring the Last Story of Cinderella in which the fabled blonde faces her toughest assignment yet.
Art and cover by BRAD WALKER and ANDREW HENNESSY
32 pg, FC, $2.99 U.S. • RATED T
“GODHEAD,” Act 1 Part 4: Kyle Rayner’s experience beyond the Source Wall has left him slowly losing his grip on reality, and the Guardians are gravely concerned. When help arrives in the form of Highfather, the Guardians know the All-Father is not to be trusted, but desperation can lead to bad decisions. Kyle’s walking into a trap, and he has more to lose than he can imagine!
In the printed versions of these comics, the logos and trade dress squish the giant reverse type, which Bleeding Cool slams as DC being too chicken to let this unusual cover treatment stand alone. I think that's a bit harsh -- it's really unusual cover treatment even with the logos, and I was pleased to see DC have the courage to experiment. And these covers certainly stand out!
Art by SEAN PHILLIPS and PAT McEOWN
Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
328 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS
In these stories from HELLBLAZER #84-96, collected here for the first time, Constantine is drawn into a web of time travel and terror when he meets the ghost of Sir Francis Dashwood, founder of the Hellfire Club. Then, Constantine plunges into an arcane landscape where an entity known as the Rainbow Serpent intends to punish man’s treatment of the environment by clearing the earth of all animal life.
Whoa! Constantine's head is growing out of his left shoulder!
Art by TOM DERENICK
Cover by STJEPAN SEJIC
40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
The Flash, Zatanna and Cyborg find themselves in the Mecha Universe, on an Earth that is not their own, in a futuristic version of Metropolis. Just when things can’t get any stranger, a giant, serpent-like version of Doomsday threatens to level the city, and the only one who can stop him is … Mecha Superman! Includes a code for a video game content download.
Note that the video game version of Zatanna still wears the fishnets. I don't know exactly what that means, except that suddenly I feel morally superior to gamers.
JUSTICE LEAGUE #35
Art and cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
MONSTERS Variant cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
1:25 Variant cover by JERRY ORDWAY
32 pg, FC, $3.99 U.S. • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
This issue will ship with four covers.
"THE AMAZO VIRUS" begins here! Bruce Wayne and Lex Luthor join Wayne Enterprises and LexCorp -- but why? And then, it's HUMAN VS. SUPER-HUMAN when a dangerous and bizarre virus is unleashed upon the Justice League -- but what exactly is the Amazo Virus? Who unleashed it and why? And what unforeseen effects will it have on the greatest heroes of the DC Universe? Plus, Batman and the League uncover Lex's most guarded secret at Lexcorp Headquarters.
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
This book fell behind on the schedule by several months during "Forever Evil," but the pause in numbering during the "Future's End" hiatus in September and two issues this month have caught it up.
JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000 VOL. 1: YESTERDAY LIVES (TPB)
Art by HOWARD PORTER, RAYMUND
BERMUDEZ and WAYNE FAUCHER
Cover by HOWARD PORTER
176 pg, FC, $16.99 US
In the far-flung future of the year 3000, the Justice League still stands! Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash and Green Lantern comprise the team, but how could these heroes still exist a millennium from now? Find out in these stories from issues #1-7 of the thrilling new series!
Written and illustrated by THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS
56 pg, FC, $5.99 US
Halloween is just around the corner. How about giving out the latest issue of MAD? Your call whether it’s a trick or a treat!
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO, JEFF LEMIRE, DAN JURGENS and KEITH GIFFEN
Art by JESUS MERINO and DAN GREEN
Cover by RYAN SOOK
32 pg, FC, $2.99 U.S. • RATED T
Terry’s heist team comes face to face with the man who’s been pulling their strings from the very beginning.
Art by R.B. SILVA
Cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
32 pg, FC, $2.99 U.S. • RATED T
Things are spinning out of control for the Outlaws when Roy realizes that he’s the only member of the team not abusing drugs!
Just like Trinity of Sin below, I have a hard time finding anybody to care about in this title. It keeps chuggin' along, though, so a lot of people must like it. Are you one of those people? Tell me what I'm missing!
Art by KARL MOLINE
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
32 pg, FC, $2.99 U.S. • RATED T
“SUPERMAN: DOOMED AFTERMATH”! In the wake of the DOOMED storyline, the ALIEN SYNDICATE looks to re-establish it’s foothold on Earth. But the venom powered Red Hood looks for even more muscle in Kara as they go head to head with the scum and villainy of the galaxy. Plus: an ending that will set Kara on a new course!
Plus: an ending that will set Kara on a new course!
High school? A summer job? Taking the SAT? Sock hops?
Art and cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
MONSTERS Variant cover by GENE HA
1:25 Variant cover by KEVIN WADA
32 pg, FC, $2.99 U.S. • RATED T
This issue will ship with three covers.
A free night out for Raven leads the Titans into another battle! And that brings them one step closer to a dark secret at the heart of S.T.A.R. Labs.
TEEN TITANS GO! #6
Art by JORGE CORONA
Cover by DAN HIPP
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E
What happens when the girls have a slumber party and don’t invite any of the boys? What about when Cyborg and Beast Boy plug their sweet new game console into the Tower’s mainframe computer? We’re glad you asked – but did you really think we’d give it away?!
What happens when the girls have a slumber party and don’t invite any of the boys?
In my day, boys weren't allowed at slumber parties! You kids today and your lax slumber party rules! [/Grandpa Simpson]
Art by YVEL GUICHET and JASON GORDON
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
1:25 Variant cover by CULLY HAMNER
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with two covers.
Pandora, The Phantom Stranger and The Question have hated each other for centuries … and nothing has changed! Now the Trinity of Sin are forced to work together to save humanity and uncover the darkest secrets of the universe in this new ongoing series!
Pandora, The Phantom Stranger and The Question have hated each other for centuries …
... and I'm not crazy about them myself! What's to like about this trio? One is superfluous, one is a complete cipher and one is the actual, for-real Judas Iscariot. (I'll let you guys figure out which is which.) All three are immortal and have managed to have zero impact on history despite centuries of living in it. Geez, even the pre-heroic Wolverine managed to overcome his cynicism long enough to fight in the world wars!
DYNAMITE
ALICE COOPER #2
Art: Eman Casallos
Cover: David Mack
Teen + / 32 pages / $3.99
Alice Cooper has escaped the dark clutches of Lucius Black only to find himself in thrall to a new master. But if the "Lord of All Nightmares" hopes to ever control his own destiny and restore his shock n' roll legacy, he'll have to put some more bullies in their place first.
Art: NACHO TENORIO
Covers: JAE LEE, FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Subscription Variant: LUCIO PARRILLO
Teen + / 32 pages / $3.99
The dark forces are closing in on Ash & Sheila. Ash must venture to the one place he doesn’t want to go to make it to his wedding alive.
Wait, Ash's bride-to-be is missing a foot? It's a match made in ... well, wherever they are!
Art: FRANK FORTE & Various
Cover: DEVIN ROTH
32 pages / $3.99
All right! The very first Bob's Burgers comic book, a new series from the creator of the hit TV show, created by Loren Bouchard! Now you can read about the Belcher family (parents Bob and Linda, and their children Tina, Gene and Louise) in brand-new in-canon stories created by the TV show's producers, writers and animators creating all original stories appearing exclusively in this comics series. Each comic includes hilarious installments of: "Louise's Unsolved Mysteries," "Tina's Erotic Friend Fiction," "A Gene Belcher Original Musical," "Letters Written by Linda" and "Bob's Burgers of the Day."
Bob's Burgers is an American animated sitcom that airs on Fox television with other hits such as The Simpsons and Family Guy!
Art: EVAN SHANER
Cover: MARC LAMING
80th Anniversary Variant: ROBERT CASTRO
Subscription Variant: KEN HAESER
Teen + / 32 pages / $3.99
Smile, you’re saving the universe! Flash Gordon and Dale Arden and Professor Zarkov are taking apart Ming The Merciless’ empire piece-by-piece, and having a ball doing it … if only Ming wasn’t thinking 25 steps ahead …
Come aboard for the grandest adventure of 2014, courtesy of JEFF PARKER (Batman ’66, Aquaman), EVAN SHANER (Adventures of Superman) & JORDIE BELLAIRE (Moon Knight)!
Art: CORY SMITH
Cover: GABRIEL HARDMAN
Subscription Variant: CORY SMITH
Teen + / 32 pages / $3.99
In this issue: Transmech Catchers. Soft Robots. Computers that are guns. Ultraviolent versions of video games that aren’t actually video games because everybody that plays will probably die. Welcome to THE BUTCHER BLOC, from acclaimed creators FRED VAN LENTE (Marvel Zombies, Conan The Avenger) and CORY SMITH (Fathom, TMNT)!
Art: Cezar Razek
Cover: Amanda Conner
Teen + / 32 pages / $3.99
The mystery behind the Black Tower comes to a head! As the fortress finally opens its doors, what emerges is something so shocking -- so unlike anything Red Sonja has ever faced before - that it will change her world forever! Could the enigmatic Tower's secrets finally signal the end for our favorite She-Devil with a Sword?
You have to give Dynamite credit for assembling a lot of historic characters all in one place. Just this week alone you've got Magnus, Red Sonja, Flash Gordon and Turok!
Art: Matt Triano
Cover: Jock
Rating: Teen + / 32 pages / $2.99
A Deviler DIES RIGHT HERE! As the true villain is revealed, and, the supposed King of Hell is deposed, the Devilers face their worst nightmare, a world too far gone to be saved. "Devilers has a way of grabbing you and keeping you reading until the final page. ... This isn't just a book you'll want to pick up, it's one you'll want on your pull list." -- Comic Vine
Art: TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Cover: BART SEARS
Subscription Variant: JAE LEE
Teen + / 32 pages / $3.99
Can a dinosaur-riding Native American stop the Mongol invasion of North America in 1210 AD? Or will our hero switch sides -- and become the Khan of the New World? Don’t miss the shocking conclusion to the WEST TOWARDS HOME storyline -- and the revelation of the destiny of Turok, Dinosaur Hunter, and Altani, Captain of the Mongol skyriders!
Art: Randy Valiente, Edu Manna, Rod Rodolfo
Cover: Roberto Castro
Rating: Teen + / 48 pages / $7.99
Three new tales of the strange and unsettling by Mark Rahner (Twilight Zone Annual, Dejah of Mars)! A former terrorism detainee hunts down the ailing politician who authorized his torture - to deliver a very special gift. Tensions boil over on a space ship whose mission is to terraform a new planet, which happens to be occupied already. A tech mogul tries on his new smart-glasses prototype and discovers an unexpected feature: he can see people's souls.
VAMPIRELLA ARCHIVES VOL 10 (HC)
Art: JOSE GONZALEZ, LEO DURANONA, JOSE ORTIZ, GONZALO MAYO
Cover: ENRICH
Mature/392 pages
Vampirella, horror hostess extraordinaire, welcomes you to the latest fear-fraught volume in the Vampirella Archives! Join the Daughter of Drakulon in over thirty terrifying tales from issues #65 through #71 of Vampirella Magazine, the acclaimed 1970s anthology. Many masters of the craft (including Jose Gonzalez, Bruce Jones, Gonzalo Mayo, Gerry Boudreau, and more) unleash vignettes like "The Mad King Drakulon," "October Man," and "Swamp Lovers," each a vintage classic guaranteed to shiver the spine!
Maybe it's the newspaperman in me, but one thing that really jumps out at me from '70s Warren reprints was their reliance on press-on letters for story titles instead of typesetting. It's pretty cheap-o.
IDW PUBLICATIONS
ADVENTURE CARTEL (HC)
$75.00
This gorgeously oversized hardcover from the creators of Lore presents the comics, posters, conceptual designs, sketches and other beautifully rendered miscellany involving Tommy Mission and his Adventure Kartel in their battles with Zomb MD and his undead minions. Ashley Wood's artistry is available to all on a grand 11" x 17" format!
Stuff like this reminds me that there are entire universes of pop culture out there about which I know nothing. It's very humbling.
Art: MARAT MYCHAELS
Cover: ANTHONY PIPER
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages
This tale of two orphaned half brothers, reared by an exiled Chinese martial arts Master, and trained as deadly assassins by a secret US Black Ops force, was illustrated by Marat Mychaels of Marvel’s Deadpool Corps and X-Force: Shatter!
• “A bullet flying, katana slicing piece of action that delivers.” -- Comicattack.net
• “If Pulp Fiction were a comic it would be BLAZE BROTHERS ... A smashing freshman success!” -- Comicbooked.com
Art: NELSON DANIEL
Cover: DAVID STOUPAKIS
Subscription Variant: JOHN CHARLES
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
“Black Light District, conclusion” -- It’s on! Hang on to your wigs and keys, citizens -- here comes the no-holds-barred brawl between Dredd and Judge Death you’ve been waiting for … and this bloody you-know-what match will leave both changed forever!
Leads directly into the landmark 25th issue of Judge Dredd -- this is an installment you won’t want to miss!
HC • PC • $49.99 • 340 pages • 9.5” x 8.5”
This volume, reprinting all dailies from 1931-1933, brings us to some of Percy Crosby’s most inspired strips of Skippy’s long run. Bonus materials include many photographs and rare artwork from the collection of the cartoonist's daughter, Joan Crosby Tibbetts.
• The Washington Times calls this series, “A scintillating collection of the greatest children’s comic strip ever.”
• The New York Journal of Books proclaims Skippy, “One of the great, lost classics of the newspaper age. The best. Simply the best.”
Art: DAVID BALDEON, MIKE BOWDEN & Various
Cover: FICO OSSIO
Subscription Variant: MIKE BOWDEN
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The smash-hit video game and toy sensation, Skylanders, makes its comic book debut this fall! This all-new series will focus on fan-favorite characters and features stories tying directly into the video games that cannot be found anywhere else!
• Skylanders is one of the Top 20 best-selling video games of all-time in just 2 years!
• Skylanders figures outsold all top action-figure lines worldwide for two years running!
• Available as comics and/or hardcover collection!
• Featuring stories by fan-favorite writer, Ron Marz!
• Variant Cover by Sean Galloway!
In conjunction with Activision, IDW Publishing is proud to announce the first-ever Skylanders comic-book series, penned by renowned comic-book writer Ron Marz with Mike Bowden and David Baldeon as lead artists. In the world of video games, Skylanders is a global phenomenon and the best-selling kids’ game franchise since its launch in 2011.
Now fans have the opportunity to follow the adventures of all their favorite characters from Skylands through the magic of comic books. The first issue, a prequel to the Skylanders Trap Team™ storyline, actually provides fans an inside look at where some of their favorite Skylanders came from, and even gives them a first look at a few all-new characters from the upcoming game.
IDW Publishing has been known for the quality and care given to some of the most beloved all-ages properties, and Skylanders is no different. The videogame sensation is making the leap to the pages of comics this July, debuting at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2014. Skylanders #0 features an introductory 16-page story as well as character guides and additional back-up information. The issue will be launched in both print and digital during SDCC weekend.
“We are thrilled to be combining Skylanders, the pioneer of the toys to life video game genre, with IDW, one of the industry’s leading comic-book publishers in the U.S.,” said Ashley Maidy, vice president of global licensing and partnerships at Activision. “The comic-book series will offer fans a glimpse into the backstories of their favorite Skylanders characters, expanding on the universe that they’ve embraced so enthusiastically in the franchise’s short history. To explore the world of Skylands beyond the game is an opportunity we know our fans have long been awaiting, and we couldn’t be more excited to see this manifested through a comic series.”
Skylanders will also join IDW’s successful Micro Comic Fun Packs line-up this fall and will be available in comic-book stores as well as mass-market retailers this October. Distribution is expected in the following territories: United States, Canada, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Australia and New Zealand.
“The idea behind creating a Skylanders comic book series resonates strongly with us on so many levels – the storyline and audience appeals to the comic book world and feels like a seamless relationship,” says David Hedgecock, IDW’s Managing Editor and Editor of the Skylanders series. “We’re honored to be the publisher of choice to introduce the world of Skylanders into the comic-book landscape.”
The world of Skylanders continues at IDW and whether you like your comics large, small or digital, we have you are covered!
Art: CHAD THOMAS, DARIO BRIZUELA
Cover: DARIO BRIZUELA
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
This issue finds the Turtles going on some of their craziest adventures yet! Be it outrunning villains bent on their destruction, or navigating the perils of friendship, the Turtles have their hands full!
Art: MATEUS SANTOLOUCO
Cover: KEVIN EASTMAN, MATEUS SANTOLOUCO
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
IMAGE COMICS
CLONE VOL. 4 (TPB)
Art / Cover: JUAN JOSE RYP & ANDY TROY
120 PAGES / FC / T+ / $12.99
Luke Taylor’s mission to uncover the truth behind the Clone program has only lead to the death of his friends. Who will be the next to die in his name?
Collects CLONE #16-20
Art/Cover: CHRIS DIBARI
Mature/$3.99
CUTTER: Issues 1-4, weekly throughout October!
What if that kid you and your friends picked on in your youth came back with a vengeance ... to kill you and your friends? That dark guilt-ridden fear is at the core of CUTTER, a cautionary tale about the sins of your past coming back to haunt you. Jeremy lives a quiet life with his wife in a rural town. Successful and stable, Jeremy is the guy next door. But he and his high school friends share a dark secret. And when that secret literally comes back to haunt them, Jeremy must confront his past and his own sanity as he comes face to face with a vicious serial killer ..."The Cutter." From television writer SEAMUS KEVIN FAHEY (Battlestar Galactica, The Following) and comic writer ROBERT PLACE NAPTON (Son of Merlin) with art by acclaimed horror artist CHRISTIAN DIBARI.
Art / Cover: WES CRAIG & LEE LOUGHRIDGE
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Kings Dominion School of the Deadly Arts is about to get some competition, as everyone’s favorite animal-loving scar-faced maniac is opening a little murder-academy of his own. And look, he’s brought some friends!
Art / Cover: SIMON ROY
128 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99
Collects THE FIELD #1-4 and extras, including all-new material.
A man wakes up in a field, wearing only his underwear, with no memory, no identity and no idea what to do. A cell phone beside him buzzes with a message. A single word: “Run.” A deadly cat-and-mouse story ensues in THE FIELD, a graphic novel by Ed Brisson (SHELTERED, COMEBACK) and Simon Roy (PROPHET), out from Image Comics this October.
The man falls into the grips of a Bible salesman on a meth-fueled murder spree in a small town where the rules of civilization seem not to apply. Pursued by a biker gang bent on revenge and a group of cosplayers out to save the world, the man begins to wonder -- Is Christian the Bible salesman really his only hope for survival?
Writer Brisson has cited 1980s B-movies like Repo Man as an inspiration for THE FIELD, but the germ of a story came to him as a Twitter prank in after a friend jokingly declared Brisson missing after a night at a bar.
“I just started tweeting about how I’d woken up in a wheat field naked and in the middle of Saskatchewan,” Brisson said in an interview with Multiversity Comics. “And I just tweeted about all this crazy sh*t that was happening to me, how I had this cellphone and people kept calling me on the cellphone and threatening me and sending me text messages that my life was in danger. Then I got picked up by this guy who brought me on a crime spree.”
After reassuring his friends and family that he was not really in danger, Brisson realized he had a story and that Simon Roy would be the perfect artist for it. Roy is the lead artist and co-writer on the surreal re-imagining of Rob Liefeld’s PROPHET with Brandon Graham. Besides a keen eye for the bizarre, Roy brings a loose style that captures the Lynchian atmosphere of the world of THE FIELD.
THE FIELD will be in comic book stores on October 15 and bookstores on October 28 and is available for pre-order now. It has been optioned by Canadian company LaRue Entertainment for production as a feature film.
Art / Cover: MATTHEW ROBERTS & OWEN GIENI
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
“What do you plan on using as bait?”
Art: VICTOR SANTOS & SERENA GUERRA
Cover A: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
Cover B: VICTOR SANTOS & CHANDRA FREE
56 PAGES / FC / T / $5.99
“KARIC THE MANY”
Possessed by the Red Ant god, Karic’s long-prophesied doom becomes reality as the would-be savior of the mice becomes an instrument of vengeance for the great demon lord Donas the Nathair! On the very brink of restoration, the Templar find themselves trapped between the insatiable hunger of The Many ... and the unstoppable insect Guardians of the Dusk and Dawn!
PLUS … HAMMER OF THE GODS returns to Image Comics in a three-part story: “HANDS OF THE DWARF” by MICHAEL AVON OEMING and MARK WHEATLEY. The mythical Rattatosk the squirrel that lives in the World Tree provokes a war, and uses the cursed Modi to do it!
Art / Cover: HOWARD CHAYKIN
128 PAGES / BW / M / $14.99
Collects SATELLITE SAM #6-10
The second volume of SATELLITE SAM plunges further into the world of sex, addiction, and obsession, all behind the scenes of America’s favorite daily sci-fi kids' show, “Satellite Sam.” Michael White discovers his father was murdered -- and his investigation drags dark secrets, shocking twists, and violent pasts into the light.
Oh, look, the two chicks are back. Who are they? Why aren't they concerned that we can see them? Where did they get that fetish gear?
I suppose things happen inside the book, too.
Art / Cover: TULA TOTAY
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
People are disappearing from the world. People who may not have belonged in the world at all. Secret protocols are being activated. Diana Dane is on a lost highway. Nothing is what it seems.
I'm trade-waiting this, but I have to say I'm really diggin' the covers. And, unusually, it's the colors more than the art that draws my eye.
TREES #6
Art / Cover: JASON HOWARD
OCTOBER 15 / 24 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Blindhail Station is a research post on Svalbard, in the Arctic Ocean, where observers have been watching a Tree since it landed ten years earlier. Out here, out of sight of the world, something is changing. And it's going to change everything.
WITCHBLADE CASE FILES #1
Art: MICHAEL TURNER, MARC SILVESTRI, DALE KEOWN, STJEPAN SEJIC, DAVID FINCH, & LAURA BRAGA
Cover: LAURA BRAGA
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99
Take a look into the personal files of Sara Pezzini! 19 years and 180 issues of juggling her career as both a law enforcement officer and the Balance of Good and Evil means a whole lot of crooks, ne'er-do-wells and straight-up monsters, and we've got the scoop on the worst of them. Includes a never-before-seen backup story from Talent Hunt runners-up!
ALL-NEW ULTIMATES VOL. 1: POWER FOR POWER TPB
Penciled by AMILCAR PINNA
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
136 PGS./Rated T+ / $17.99
The next generation of Ultimates is here! Spider-Man, Black Widow, Kitty Pryde, Bombshell, Cloak and Dagger unite to tackle the vicious, rampant crime wave overtaking Hell’s Kitchen! But the young Ultimates are put to the test as they try to survive their first mission: going head-to-head with the city’s most ruthless gang, the Serpent Skulls, led by Diamondback! Meanwhile, detective Brigid O’Reilly and her anti-gang unit are on the hunt for a serial mask killer called Scourge! As Jessica Drew adjusts to the mantle of Black Widow, Spider-Man falls for a villainess, and Bombshell’s life is changed by tragedy, Crossbones joins the fray! These young heroes have fought Galactus, but can they survive super-powered street gangs and psychopaths? Written by Michel Fiffe, creator of the acclaimed indie series COPRA! Collecting ALL-NEW ULTIMATES #1-6.
Penciled by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Cover by KRIS ANKA & JARED FLETCHER
136 PGS./Rated T+ / $17.99
One of the country’s most outspoken anti-mutant leaders…has a mutant daughter! Now, it’s up to X-Factor to rescue this young girl from her father! But when the team faces unexpected consequences for “saving” the girl, X-Factor brings big trouble to its employer, Serval Industries — heavily armed trouble. Plus: Gambit does something naughty. And when his indiscretion is found out, nobody is happy. X-Factor holds a press conference, hoping that everything will turn out fine, but they’re forgetting that pretty much all of them have awkward secrets that probably shouldn’t be made public! Serval Industries brings you the heroes you need in any situation: an all-new X-Factor for an all-new day! Collecting ALL-NEW X-FACTOR #7-12.
Penciled by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
152 PGS./Rated T+ / $17.99
The greatest super hero of all time returns! The world may have changed since Spidey’s been gone, but so has Peter Parker. This is a man with a second chance at life, and he’s not wasting a moment of it. But his old foes are back, as well! Re-energized, out of control and madder than ever, Electro and the Black Cat demand revenge! And as if dealing with them isn’t enough, a new revelation rocks Spider-Man’s world to its core: the radioactive spider that granted Peter his powers bit someone else, too! Who is Silk, and where has she been all these years? Find out as Peter Parker retakes his life, putting the “friendly” back in the neighborhood, the “hero” back in “super hero” — and the “amazing” back in “Spider-Man!” Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2014) #1-6.
Art: ADAM KUBERT
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Young Guns Variant Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR
Inversion Variant Cover by KRIS ANKA
32 PGS./Rated T+ / $3.99
On-Sale – 10/15/14
ACT I: THE RED SUPREMACY
• The heroes of the Marvel Universe storm the beaches of Red Skull’s Genoshian Reeducation camps. What they discover within will lead to a bleak new era.
• The revelation of Tony Stark’s dark secret promises to shatter the fragile alliance between A and X.
• The all-new Captain America pays a terrible price.
• Nova’s attempt at solving the crisis leads to disaster.
• Magneto betrays his alliance to join an army of evil.
United as One – Your First Look at AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #2!
The Avengers and X-Men stand together, storming the beaches of Genosha. Today, Marvel is proud to present your first look inside AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #2, the next blockbuster chapter hitting comic shops and digital devices on 10/15, one week after the highly anticipated first issue! Superstar creators Rick Remender and Adam Kubert unite for an epic battle pitting an army of Avengers & X-Men against the Red Skull and his hordes. Only not everything is as it seems …
The Red Skull’s unmatched psychic potential knows no bounds. And he has yet to reveal his master plan. A dark secret that promises to shatter the fragile alliance of A and X -- and leave broken bodies in its wake. A secret stretching back to the days of the superhero Civil War. A secret poised to upend the life of Tony Stark and all he cares for.
Even united, fighting as one, Avengers and X-Men may not be enough to stop the Red Skull. Can anything? Amid the battle raging in his Mutant Reeducation camps, the heroes on both sides will pay a terrible price, and Magneto will betray his alliances to join an army of evil. The Red Supremacy is upon us -- have the heroes already lost? No fan can afford to miss the explosive next chapter of the comic book event of the fall when AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #2 hits comic shops and digital devices on October 15th!
There’s a fine line between good & evil. Find out how thin as the battle rages on in AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #2!
Plus, before Avengers & X-Men: AXIS kicks off, follow the events leading up to the blockbuster comic event of the year with Avengers & X-Men: AXIS – The Story So Far. Relive the war between Avengers and X-Men over the Phoenix Force, the Avengers Unity Squad’s first battle with the Red Skull in the pages of Uncanny Avengers and more.
Art: MARCO CHECCHETTO
Cover by JORGE MOLINA
32 PGS./Rated T+ / $3.99
• The UPRISING is over; now the NEW ORDER begins!
• Avengers World has become A.I.M. World.
• The Avengers can’t stop the combined might of A.I.M., The Gorgon and Morgan Le Fey.
• But what about the NEXT Avengers?
Art/Cover: CHRIS SAMNEE
32 PGS./Rated T+ / $3.99
• Matt Murdock has struggled mightily to rise above the tragedies that have plagued him in the past.
• Now, however, one of his oldest foes has unleashed a force that Daredevil cannot fight without being swallowed by his darkest moods and thoughts.
• Is this the beginning of a new, grim chapter in his life?
No, don't do it, Daredevil! Don't walk off the building that looks oddly like the Purple Man because the Purple Kids told you to! You don't have to! They didn't say "Simon says!"
Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE, JAVIER RODRIGUEZ & PETER KRAUSE
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
176 PGS./Rated T+/$17.99
Marvel’s fearless hero begins his most awe-inspiring adventure yet in sunny San Francisco! Daredevil has headed West, and he now protects the Golden City’s streets from evil -- both as a costumed hero and as blind lawyer Matt Murdock! But big changes are in store for Matt as old haunts and familiar faces rise to give the devil his due. The Owl is back, and he isn’t working alone. But old enemies are small potatoes compared to Matt’s new “friend”: the would-be hero known as the Shroud! As one of DD’s oldest enemies is permanently redefined, deadlier than ever, Kirsten and Matt find themselves sharing a volatile secret. But who will crack first? Plus: What killed Foggy Nelson? Also featuring a special look into the future, celebrating DD’s fiftieth anniversary with cryptic hints at what’s to come! Collecting DAREDEVIL (2014) #1-5, #1.50 and #0.1.
Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT, DICK GIORDANO & MARSHALL ROGERS
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
160 PGS./Rated T+ / $16.99
Murder! Mystery! Martial arts! Shang-Chi’s former lover is murdered while working deep undercover for MI-6. Shang-Chi travels to England, but learns that all is not as it seems — and if he’s not careful, he’ll be next to die! As Shang-Chi battles mystical kung-fu masters in the streets of London and learns terrible truths about his fallen comrade, Misty Knight and Colleen Wing pitch in — but they soon discover the danger is greater than any of them had feared! And no one saw the final twist of the knife coming! Old friends, new enemies, espionage and kung fu collide in this riveting adventure! Plus, classic tales featuring the Sons of the Tiger and the Daughters of the Dragon! Collecting DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU (2014) #1-4, and material from DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU (1974) #1 and #32-33.
Art: REILLY BROWN
Cover: FRANK CHO
$34.99
You've witnessed Deadpool's marriage to the succubus queen Shiklah! Now, experience their first meeting and learn the secrets of their bloody romance! When Dracula hires Deadpool to transport a highly valuable delivery for him, Wade has no idea what kind of trouble he's in for. It's a crazy journey across the world -- and into the dark heart of the Merc with the Mouth! Guest-starring Blade, M.O.D.O.K., Hydra Bob, Werewolf by Night and more! Collecting DEADPOOL: DRACULA'S GAUNTLET #1-7.
Art & Cover by SCOTT KOBLISH
Variant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
32 PGS / Parental Advisory / $3.99
It’s been called the definitive work on military strategy and tactics. Sun Tzu’s seminal Art of War has influenced warfare for hundreds of years ... which means it’s totally in the public domain and ripe for being ripped off by Deadpool!
From the battlefield to business and beyond, there has never been a work of more import when it comes to strategy and preparation. Until now! Today, Marvel is proud to announce DEADPOOL’S ART OF WAR #1 -- the first chapter in a new 4-issue mini-series from New York Times Bestselling writer Peter David (All-New X-Factor, The Incredible Hulk) and fan-favorite artist Scott Koblish (Deadpool)!
The Merc With a Mouth knows a thing or two about combat, and he’s gearing up to write his own version of Art of War. I mean, Sun Tzu didn’t even have laser guided missiles or an Incredible Hulk back then, so how accurate can his book on war really be? But it’ll take more than a great book if Deadpool wants to outsell the original. His plan? Cause enough chaos and war across the world that they’ll have to buy his book when it comes out! How’s that for strategy?
“[Deadpool’s] guided by the words of Sun Tzu and tries to apply the book’s thinking to the war he winds up starting as a result,” says writer Peter David, in an interview with Marvel.com. “His results are, shall we say, mixed.”
Asgardians, Avengers, X-Men -- you name it, Deadpool’s probably going to have some trouble with them when he tries to star the next world war. Prepare for the next step in military strategy when the chaotic mayhem begins in DEADPOOL’S ART OF WAR #1!
Art/Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Canada Variant: STEVE MCNIVEN
Variant by GREG LAND
40 PGS / Rated T+../ $4.99
All things must come to come to an end. But the climactic chapter of Death of Wolverine comes with variant (left) by artist Greg Land and colorist Frank D’Armata. Gorgeously rendered in Land’s signature style, relive each era of Logan’s life in this one jaw-dropping cover.
Bruised and beaten from his repeated battles, Logan heads off to make his last desperate stand against his enemies – knowing he will not return. Witness the end of one of the greatest heroes in the Marvel Universe as he faces impossible odds one last time.
“Charles Soule & Steve McNiven are giving Logan a grand sendoff,” says Marvel SVP Sales & Marketing David Gabriel. “So we wanted to commemorate his end with one final image that speaks to every era of Wolverine. Greg Land did an amazing job of capturing each of the many faces of Logan – from his first appearance to the Weapon X program days and more.”
The epic finale is almost here. And no fan should miss out on adding this spectacular variant cover to their collection when DEATH OF WOLVERINE #4 hits comic shops!
DEATH OF WOLVERINE: THE LOGAN LEGACY #1 (OF 7)
Art & Cover by OLIVER NOME
Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Canada Variant by OLIVER NOME
32 PGS./Rated T+ / $3.99
On-Sale 10/15/14
• Wolverine -- the greatest X-Man ever -- is dead!
• With this mutant powerhouse now permanently out of the picture, various factions of both good and evil are scrambling to fill the void left by Logan’s death!
• Will Wolverine’s Legacy be shaped by heroes who valiantly fought alongside him … or by those villains treacherous enough to have challenged him over the many years of his long life?
• The answers will be revealed in this special 7-issue limited series that spins directly out of the mega-popular DEATH OF WOLVERINE!
• This series will feature unique solo adventures of several instrumental figures in shaping Logan’s Legacy: X-23, Sabretooth, Daken, Lady Deathstrike and Mystique!
From the ashes of Death of Wolverine comes a new beginning. Today, Marvel is pleased to present your first look at DEATH OF WOLVERINE: THE LOGAN LEGACY #1, the first issue in a blockbuster 7-issue limited series aiming to explore the gaping hole left in the Marvel Universe following the death of one of its most prominent super heroes. Written by superstar writer Charles Soule with art by Oliver Nome, this epic first issue, setting the stage for a world without Wolverine! Each issue of Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy features a hot new creative team made up of some of the industry’s brightest rising stars as they explore the unique solo adventures of X-23, Sabretooth, Daken, Lady Deathstrike and Mystique!
“Think of the death of Wolverine as an inciting event, one thing that has seismic-level effects on the lives of a great deal of the Marvel Universe,” says Charles Soule in an interview with Marvel.com. “We’ll start in Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy by examining those effects on people close to Wolverine, but over time, we’ll range far and wide to see what sort of black hole Logan’s death actually leaves.”
With the mutant powerhouse now out of the picture, who or what will be left to pick up the pieces? Will Wolverine’s legacy be shaped by heroes who valiantly fought alongside him … or by the villains who he spent his whole life protecting the world against? The answers will be revealed this October when the Marvel Universe faces a world without Wolverine in DEATH OF WOLVERINE: THE LOGAN LEGACY #1!
Art/Cover: JAKE WYATT
Variant Cover by GREG LAND
32 PGS./Rated T+ / $3.99
Prepare for the biggest Spider-Man event of all-time as every Spider-Man from every universe unites to stop a threat that could spell extinction for their kind! Today, Marvel is proud to present your first look at EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #5 – the final chapter in the blockbuster 5-issue mini-series showcasing different Spider-Men (and women) of the Spider-Verse! Eisner Award-winning writer Gerard Way (Umbrella Academy) makes his Marvel debut alongside rising star artist Jake Wyatt for a Spider-Man tale unlike any other!
“In a futurist city fairly different from the New York we are familiar with, our version of Spider-Man takes the shape of a government project: SP//dr,” says Gerard Way, in an interview with Marvel.com “SP//dr is comprised of three vital components: a pilot, a machine, and a radioactive sentient spider acting as one half of the brain that makes it all work. Peni Parker is a young girl, who, left parentless, is adopted by her Aunt May and Uncle Ben, the two heads of the SP//dr project. When they realize Peni is the only one who can successfully pair with SP//dr, they make the unorthodox decision to train her as SP//dr's newest pilot.”
As Peni Parker suits up in her incredible spider-powered armor, explore the incredible new universe she inhabits. Yet even though, she pilots her unstoppable machine, it still may not be enough to save her universe from the onslaught of Morlun. Edge of Spider-Verse concludes in grand fashion this October as Way & Wyatt take you to an incredible new universe in EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #5!
Plus, don’t miss out on these exciting Edge of Spider-Verse tie-in issues of your favorite ongoing series:
• Superior Spider-Man #32 & #33
• Amazing Spider-Man #7 & #8
• Spider-Man 2099 #5
For more on Spider-Verse, visit Marvel.com and join in on the conversation on Twitter using #SpiderVerse.
FANTASTIC FOUR #11
Art/Cover: LEONARD KIRK
32 PGS./Rated T / $3.99
BEN GRIMM ... PRISONER!
• While fighting a rogue’s gallery of powerhouse villains in prison BEN GRIMM finds an unlikely ally.
• With the information he’s learned, JOHNNY STORM’S best friend WYATT WINGFOOT is in danger, hunted by a mysteriously familiar bowman. Who can help Wyatt in his hour of need ...
• … maybe Johnny’s other best friend, the friendly neighborhood SPIDER-MAN!
Art: MARK BAGLEY
Cover by GARY FRANK
32 PGS./Rated T / $3.99
Deadpool 75th Variant Cover by TBA
Hasbro Variant Cover by TBA
Stomp Out Bullying Variant Cover by TBA
DOC GREEN GETS HIS SITES ON MORE GAMMA TARGETS
• DOC GREEN versus SKAAR versus ... hmm. We don’t want to spoil it
• But were you worried Doc Green forgot about the GAMMA CORPS?
• Plus, an appearance by a very unexpected green-skinned member of the of the HULK family.
LEGENDARY STAR LORD #2 (2ND PTG)
Art/Cover: PACO MEDINA
$3.99
Peter's captured by a bounty hunter -- who may have a strange connection to his past! Can Peter and the bounty hunter make amends before he's fed to a giant alien? And who is the mysterious Mr. Knife -- and why is he so interested in Star-Lord?
Art: PACO MEDINA, JUAN VLASCO
Cover: PACO MEDINA
$3.99
The Badoon have captured the Star-Lord! Sharing a jail cell with a Spartax criminal and a Badoon child aren't exactly Peter's idea of a good time. ... Luckily, Peter's got an ace up his sleeve -- an ace named Kitty Pryde!
Art: JORGE COELHO
Cover by LEE GARBETT
32 PGS./Rated T+ / $3.99
AXIS TIE-IN!
• Victor Von Doom has Loki sentenced to death -- for the crimes of his future self!
• But with the Red Skull drowning Doom, Latveria and the entire world in a wave of unstoppable telepathic hate ...
• ... is there even a future left to save?
For those who are tired of Marvel heroes fighting each other, here ya go: Marvel villains fighting each other! Enjoy!
Art: GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
32 PGS./Parental Advisory / $3.99
AXIS TIE-IN!
• The Red Skull is sending the world into a spiral of destruction … and Magneto is one of a handful of heroes with the means to stop him!
• But will the Master of Magnetism also crumple before the maniac who’s using the formidable telepathic powers of his deceased best friend to usher in his new, terrifying Reich Eternal?
• With the grudge personal on MANY levels, Magneto is amply motivated to be the one to take down the Skull once and for all!
Seriously, is there anyone who would hate The Red Skull -- Mr. Nazi himself -- more than a Holocaust survivor?
Penciled by TODD NAUCK, ADAM DEKRAKER, ROBERTO DISALVO, KANO, FERNANDO BLANCO, MIRCO PIERFEDERICI, AL BARRIONUEVO, ALESSANDRO VITTI & MORE
Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
464 PGS./Parental Advisory / $34.99
Zombies on infinite earths! First, it’s monkey on the menu as the original Marvel Zombies invade the dimension of the Marvel Apes! Then, to uncover an antidote to the zombie plague, Machine Man and Howard the Duck set out across the multiverse -- battling zombies in the Wild West, Camelot, a future megacity, during a Martian invasion, and on a world suspiciously similar to our own! But back home, undead clones of the Squadron Supreme have overrun Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S., and only a long-dead former Avenger can stop them! And when the Marvel Universe is targeted by a dimension of Nazi zombies, Howard the Duck must assemble a brigade of misfits to beat them back! Collecting MARVEL APES: PRIME EIGHT #1, MARVEL ZOMBIES: EVIL EVOLUTION #1, MARVEL ZOMBIES 5 #1-5, MARVEL ZOMBIES SUPREME #1-5, MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY #1-5 and MARVEL ZOMBIES HALLOWEEN #1.
It's hard to remember now, but Robert Kirkman was already writing The Walking Dead (which launched in 2003) when he penned the first Marvel Zombies miniseries in 2006. That seems significant, somehow.
Art/Cover: DAVID MARQUEZ
32 PGS./Rated T+ / $3.99
• Miles’ life has been turned upside down in every conceivable level
• New villains are coming out of the woodwork.
• Miles makes a life-changing decision!
Miles makes a life-changing decision!
He's going to become Mila Morales?
Penciled by JIM MOONEY with JOHN BUSCEMA,
SAL BUSCEMA, KEITH POLLARD & CARMINE INFANTINO
Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.
Variant Edition Vol 211
272 PGS./Rated T/$69.99
The year was 1977, and Marvel was set to debut its latest and greatest new super heroine. NASA Security Chief Carol Danvers’ life had long been intertwined with the alien Kree’s interventions on Earth. But now it was time for this new woman in a new era to take on a new persona all her own: Ms. Marvel! As editor of Woman magazine, Danvers must contend with the Marvel Universe’s biggest blowhard, J. Jonah Jameson, while discovering her identity and origins as a super hero. Chris Claremont, continuing the series begun by Gerry Conway, brings to bear all the craft and character development of his renowned X-MEN run -- while Jim Mooney, John Buscema and Joe Sinnott supply some of the most stunning art of the era! Collecting MS. MARVEL (1977) #1-14.
MS. MARVEL #9
Art: ADRIAN ALPHONA
Cover by JAMIE MCKELVIE
Deadpool 75th VARIANT COVER BY TBA
32 PGS./Rated T+ / $2.99
• As Kamala discovers more about her past, the Inventor threatens her future.
• Why is Lockjaw really with Kamala?
• The fan-favorite, critically-acclaimed, amazing new series continues as Kamala proves why she’s the best (and most adorable) new super hero there is!
Since I trade-wait, and have cut down on the number of titles I read anyway, I am now looking at Marvel covers that, for the first time since the early '60s, I have no idea what's going on.
MS. MARVEL VOL. 1: NO NORMAL (TPB)
Penciled by ADRIAN ALPHONA & JACOB WYATT
Cover by SARA PICHELLI
120 PGS./Rated T+/$15.99
Marvel Comics presents the new Ms. Marvel, the groundbreaking heroine that has become an international sensation! Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City — until she’s suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm! When Kamala discovers the dangers of her newfound powers, she unlocks a secret behind them, as well. Is Kamala ready to wield these immense new gifts? Or will the weight of the legacy before her be too much to bear? Kamala has no idea, either. But she’s comin’ for you, New York! It’s history in the making from acclaimed writer G. Willow Wilson (Air, Cairo) and beloved artist Adrian Alphona (RUNAWAYS)! Collecting MS. MARVEL (2014) #1-5 and material from ALL-NEW MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE #1.
NEW AVENGERS #25
Art: KEV WALKER
Cover by JACKSON GUICE
Deadpool 75th Variant Cover by TBA
32 PGS./Rated T+ / $3.99
IN 7 MONTHS … TIME RUNS OUT!
ORIGINAL SIN ANNUAL #1
Art by ENIS CISIC
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
Variant Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Variant Cover by CHRISTIAN WARD
The secrets of the critically acclaimed Original Sin continue to spill out this October as the adventure continues in ORIGINAL SIN ANNUAL #1 -- from Jason Latour and Enis Cisic! The information the Watcher kept has brought to light shocking secrets about Thor, Spider-Man, the Avengers and more. But perhaps the most mysterious is that of Woodrow McCord – the enigmatic, world protector who heroically gave his life in Original Sin #5 before passing the torch to Nick Fury.
Answering to no one and with the safety of an entire planet under his watch, witness the secret history of one of the Marvel Universe’s greatest architects as he shapes the world our heroes know in secret. Latour & Cisic explore the never-before-told backstory of the alien-fighting, weapon-toting, monster-brawling McCord as he safeguards the world in secret. Operating as the mysterious “Man on the Wall,” he fought the battles too big for anyone on Earth to fight. Not because he wanted to, but because he had to.
“The job is getting out there rattling cages, getting in the heads of people who want to harm Earth” says Jason Latour in an interview with Marvel.com. “Stopping trouble before it starts, by any means necessary. In the eyes of a lot of these more belligerent alien races, the Earth was ripe for the picking. It was a silent, shadow war and for quite a while McCord was the only soldier we had.”
McCord fought an endless, solitary war in secret. But did he lose his own humanity in the process? Find out as the bombastic tale of a two-fisted sci-fi pulp story of the savior of the Marvel Universe stands revealed in October’s ORIGINAL SIN ANNUAL #1!
Art: JUAN SANTACRUZ & STEVE MANNION
Cover by AMANDA CONNER & DAVE JOHNSON
32 PGS / Mature / $3.99
We continue the assault as Jane takes the fight to the air and finds out who’s behind all the bombings! Plus: One of the Bride’s lives is changed forever. THE 22 BRIDES concludes here!
Good lord! Painkiller Jane has secretly been Mystique all this time!
Art/Cover: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Michael Avon Oeming
Mature/$15.99
Coming this December as the first-ever television show on Sony's PlayStation Network, POWERS is about to reach an all-new audience all over the world. And with these Eisner Award-winning graphic novels, you can discover where it all began.
Heroes glide through the sky on lightning bolts and fire. Flamboyant villains attempt daring daylight robberies. Godlike alien creatures clash in an epic battle in the night sky. And on the dirty city streets below, homicide detective Christian Walker does his job. Now, Walker must investigate the shocking murder of one of the world's most popular superheroes: Retro Girl. Walker is teamed up with spunky rookie Detective Deena Pilgrim, and the investigation takes them from the city's seedy underbelly to the gleaming towers that are home to immortal beings. As shocking, twisted truths about Retro Girl come to light, Walker discovers that to solve this crime, he might have to reveal his own dark secret. This collection also includes the POWERS comic strips, a Michael Avon Oeming sketchbook, the POWERS #1 script and more! Collecting POWERS (2000) #1-6.
Art: RICK LEONARDI
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
Variant Cover by RICK LEONARDI
32 PGS./Rated T / $3.99
• Morlun is hunting spiders of all kinds, across all dimensions and all times.
• By the end of this issue there will be only one Spider-Man 2099!
• Spider-Man 2099 co-creator Rick Leonardi returns for this landmark issue that will take you to the EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE!
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA SR. & LARRY LIEBER
Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.
312 PGS / All Ages / $34.99
Extra! Extra! Read all the Spidey strips by Stan “The Man” Lee and “Jazzy” John Romita! The second volume compiling all of Stan and John’s AMAZING SPIDER-MAN newspaper strips in chronological order, this titanic tome brings you the classic panels that hit the papers in the late 1970s and early 1980s! All the daily strips are printed in the original black and white, and all the Sundays in color, ready to spin a web of enchantment upon anyone who reads them! Collecting the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN newspaper strips from Jan. 29, 1979, to Jan. 11, 1981.
Art: VICTOR IBANEZ
Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
DEATH OF WOLVERINE Aftermath!
• Wolverine has been many things to Storm over the years: teammate, friend, confidant, mentor and -- most recently -- lover.
• But upon his death, Storm finds her world thrown into chaos.
• Will finishing a piece of his unfinished business alongside their mutual ally Yukio help her find her way once more?
Wolverine has been many things to Storm over the years: teammate, friend, confidant, mentor and -- most recently -- lover.
So Logan finally nailed Ororo on his way to shuffling off the mortal coil? Can't say I'm surprised. I mean, no wonder he's slept with virtually every woman in the Marvel Univerese -- he's short, really hairy and incredibly violent. What woman could resist?
Art/Cover: STEVE LIEBER
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
STILL NOT still not canceled!
• GANG WAR rages on at its rageful-iest.
• The Sinister Six versus EVERYONE!
Still lovin' this title.
Writer: ROB WILLIAMS
Art: NEIL EDWARDS & Various
Cover: DUSTIN NGUYEN
Rated T+ / $3.99
• At the close of INFINITY, Thane discovered he was the son of Thanos and that his touch was death.
• Now, accompanied by the constantly whispered advice of the Ebony Maw, he wants to discover his father's history, and his own future.
THOR EPIC COLLECTION: GOD OF THUNDER (TPB)
Art: JACK KIRBY & Various
Cover: JACK KIRBY
Al Ages / $34.99
Pull up a seat to the beginning of one of the greatest tales of modern myth: the epic saga of the Mighty Thor! While vacationing in Norway, Dr. Donald Blake discovered a strange, gnarled cane. Upon striking it, a shower of lightning rained down - and the hobbled doctor found himself transformed into Thor, God of Thunder! In these pages, you'll journey across the Rainbow Bridge to Eternal Asgard - and meet Lord Odin, Heimdall, Balder and Thor's evil half-brother, Loki, for the first time. And to top it off, the mythological origins of Asgard are revealed in fan-favorite backup features! Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #83-109.
Writer: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art/Cover: CHRIS BACHALO
Deadpool 75th Variant by TBA
Hasbro Variant by TBA
Stomp Out Bullying Variant by TBA
32 PGS./Rated T+ / $3.99
• Turns out being possessed by one of the most powerful entities in the universe can really mess with a guy’s superpowers.
• Life isn’t always a straight line, sometimes there are curves in the road.
• But if there’s anyone who would bend over backwards to reteach himself how to use them, it’s Scott Summers.
WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #10
Art: ROBBI RODRIGUEZ, JASON LATOUR, JIM RUGG, JAMES HARREN, KRIS ANKA & more
Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR & MARTE GRACIA
40 PGS / Rated T+ / $4.99
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF WOLVERINE
• The X-Men mourn as one of their own is finally put to rest.
• As a reporter digs further in Wolverine’s past, what will be uncovered as the X-Men retell their favorite personal adventures and Wolverine stories
• Some of the industry’s best and brightest lend a hand to say farewell in these two jam-packed issues: Robbi Rodriguez, Jason Latour, Jim Rugg, James Harren & more.
Weirdly, I have yet to read the issue with Charles Xavier's will. I guess anything he gave Logan will be re-gifted now!
VALIANT COMICS
ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #1: ONE DOLLAR DEBUT
Art/Variant by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by MICO SUAYAN
$1.00 | T+ | 32 pgs.
Re-presenting ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #1 (2012)
After years of training, Obadiah Archer has been dispatched to New York City to root out and kill the infamous Great Satan of his parents’ sect.
Unfortunately, dying has never been easy for Archer’s target – the hard-drinking immortal known as Armstrong. Together, this unlikely pair of heroes is about to stumble headfirst into a centuries-old conspiracy that will bring the whole of ancient history crashing down on the modern day Valiant Universe.
And that’s going to mean one Hell of a hangover.
HARBINGER #1: ONE DOLLAR DEBUT
Art/Variant by KHARI EVANS
Cover by ARTURO LOZZI
$1.00 | T+ | 32 pgs.
Re-presenting HARBINGER #1 (2012)
Read minds. Bend steel. Break all the rules. Teenager Pete Stanchek is out of work, on the skids, and – unbeknownst to him – a psionic-powered “harbinger” with the potential to reshape the course of human history. Toyo Harada is a wealthy business magnate, a respected philanthropist and the most powerful harbinger of all – or so he thought. As they forge an uneasy alliance, will Harada offer Pete a chance for redemption – or attempt to induct him into a secret network of conspiracy, subversion and control? Pete is about to discover that he’s not alone in the world and, soon, the generation who has nothing will take on the man who has everything.
Q2: THE RETURN OF QUANTUM AND WOODY #1 (of 5)
Art & Cover by M.D. BRIGHT
Wraparound Variant by OSCAR JIMENEZ
Throwback Variant by M.D. BRIGHT
Variant Cover by NEAL ADAMS
Blank Cover Variant also available
$3.99 | T+ | 32 pgs.
Valiant is proud to announce the release of Q2: THE RETURN OF QUANTUM AND WOODY #1 (of 5) on October 15th – the FIRST ISSUE of an all-new new mini-series reuniting legendary creators Christopher Priest (Black Panther, Deadpool) and M.D. Bright (Green Lantern, Iron Man) with the world's worst superhero team!
Set in the original series continuity, 20 years on from Quantum and Woody's last adventure, Q2 marks the beginning of an all-new chapter for one of the most acclaimed series and creative teams of the last two decades.
"As a longtime Quantum and Woody fan, this project is a dream come true, as is diving into the material and working with these amazingly talented creators," said series editor Alejandro Arbona. "Getting in all-new scripts and all-new art of the new adventures of Eric Henderson and Woody Van Chelton is surreal. Quantum and Woody are back!"
Whatever happened to the world’s worst superhero team? Twenty years past their prime, the unlikely crime-fighting duo known as Quantum and Woody (not a couple) have long since parted ways…until a middle-aged Quantum suddenly reappears with a brand-new teenage partner. Now Woody is out to break up the all-new, all-different Quantum and Woody and put an end to Quantum’s recklessness … just as Quantum takes on a life-or-death personal mission for national security. Can these former friends set aside their differences … and their age … and their numerous health difficulties … to join forces one last time without driving each other crazy?
QUANTUM AND WOODY #1: ONE DOLLAR DEBUT
Art by TOM FOWLER
Cover by RYAN SOOK
Variant by Lee Garbett
$1.00 | T+ | 32 pgs.
Re-presenting QUANTUM AND WOODY #1 (2013)
Once upon a time, Eric and Woody Henderson were inseparable. Adopted brothers. Best friends. Brilliant minds. Years later, they are estranged siblings, petty rivals, and washed-up failures. But when their father’s murder leads them into the throes of a life-altering scientific accident, Eric and Woody will find themselves with a whole new purpose – and a perfectly legitimate reason to wear costumes and fight crime. Go big or go home, folks! Quantum and Woody are coming!
Art/Cover/Variant by CLAYTON CRAIN
$1.00 | T+ | 32 pgs.
Re-presenting RAI #1 (2014)
They say he can appear out of nowhere. They say he is a spirit … the ghost of Japan. But when the first murder in a thousand years threatens to topple Father’s benevolent reign, Rai will be forced to confront the true face of a nation transformed … and his own long-lost humanity.
RAI #4 (2ND PTG)
Art/Cover: CLAYTON CRAIN
$3.99 | T+ | 32 pgs.
From Valiant Entertainment. The most daring comic book launch of the year unleashes a cascade of shocking revelations as Rai rockets toward its second arc! In 4001 A.D., as the nation of Japan soars above the Earth, Rai unravels the mystery of the first murder in a thousand years ... and discovers his own profound connection to the crime. Everything Rai knows - about his existence, about his country, and about the benevolent Father he serves - is about to be thrown out of orbit. Do not miss this masterpiece in the making ... Matt Kindt and Clayton Crain's Rai!
Art & Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
$9.99 | T+ | 112 pgs.
TRADE PAPERBACK
JAPAN IN THE 41st CENTURY!
The year is 4001 A.D. -- led by the artificial intelligence called “Father,” the island nation of Japan has expanded out of the Pacific and into geosynchronous orbit with the ravaged Earth below. With billions to feed and protect, it has fallen to one solitary guardian to enforce the law of Father’s empire -- the mysterious folk hero known as Rai. They say he can appear out of nowhere. They say he is a spirit…the ghost of Japan. But when the first murder in a thousand years threatens to topple Father’s benevolent reign, Rai will be forced to confront the true face of a nation transformed … and his own long-lost humanity …
Collecting RAI #1-4 by New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (Unity, Mind MGMT) and superstar artist Clayton Crain (X-Force, Carnage), start reading to discover an astonishing new vision of the future that Comic Book Resources calls “an immersive experience … unlike anything else in comics."
Art by CARY NORD
Cover by RAUL ALLEN
Variant Cover by CHRISCROSS
Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
$3.99 | T+ | 32 pgs.
Before X-O Manowar … Before Ninjak … The world was changed in the trenches…
The unbreakable all-star superteam known as UNITY has saved the planet, and the world is in its debt … but is this the first time a band of exceptional heroes and soldiers has rescued humanity from a doomsday threat? The Eternal Warrior remembers, and, one hundred years ago, behind a curtain of barbed wire and corpses, he led another team of valiant champions on a life-or-death mission that changed the very course of history. Now, for the first time, find out why the world needs UNITY … and why there has always been one to stand against the threats no ordinary team could match!
UNITY #1: ONE DOLLAR DEBUT
Art/Cover/Variant by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
$1.00 | T+ | 32 pgs.
Re-presenting UNITY #1 (2013)
To kill a king, he has created an army. The world’s most dangerous man, Toyo Harada, has been struck by the one thing he never thought possible – fear. Halfway across the globe, a new power threatens to topple modern civilization and, to preempt the cataclysm that is to come, Harada will unite the most lethal, most volatile, most unforgiving team the world has ever known – UNITY. Their mission: defeat the warrior king armed with the universe’s most powerful weapon. Kill X-O Manowar!
VALIANT UNIVERSE HANDBOOK 2014: ONE DOLLAR DEBUT*
Art by VARIOUS
Cover/Variant by LEWIS LAROSA
$1.00 | T+ | 32 pgs.
Re-presenting FCBD 2014: VALIANT UNIVERSE HANDBOOK #1 (2014)
The Valiant Universe from A to Z! Discover for the very first time the untold origins and secrets of Valiant’s heroes and villains, all in one place! Featuring artwork from a “murderer’s row” of comics brightest talents: Doug Braithwaite, Clayton Crain, Clayton Henry, Bryan Hitch, Esad Ribic, and more!
*RETAILER INCENTIVE: FOR EACH ONE DOLLAR DEBUT ORDERED, RECEIVE ONE COPY OF THE ONE DOLLAR DEBUT: VALIANT HANDBOOK 2014 FREE
X-O MANOWAR #1: ONE DOLLAR DEBUT
Art by CARY NORD
Cover by ESAD RIBIC
$1.00 | T+ | 32 pgs.
Re-presenting X-O MANOWAR #1 (2012)
Born into battle, Aric of Dacia -- heir to the throne of the Visigoth people -- has never known peace. After a brutal encounter with a mysterious enemy known as The Vine leaves him a prisoner on an alien world, the only hope Aric has of returning to his family and saving them from slavery is to seize a weapon of incalculable destruction and become X-O Manowar!
OTHER PUBLISHERS
ABC WARRIORS VOL 2: MEK FILES (GN)
Writer: PAT MILLS
Art: Various
This hardback collection continues the new series collecting up the complete A.B.C. Warriors stories in a highly collectible hardback format. This is the same size as the sell-out hardback Volgan War series! This second volume collects the material from the long unavailable Kronicles of Khaos and Hellbringer volumes, along with additional material.
Mature/$42.00
A CITY OF WHISKEY & FIRE (ONE-SHOT)
Writer: DANIEL LANDES
Art/Cover: NOAH VAN
Set in 19th century Denver, A City of Whiskey & Fire paints a dark picture of the harsh realities of life in the midst of the Gold Rush and the events leading up to the Great Fire of 1863 in the Mile High City. It's a lavishly drawn poignant historical fiction. The first edition quickly sold out, and Alternative Comics proudly brings the second edition to the comic market.
Mature/$4.99
This sound like something I'd like, but looks like something I wouldn't. I have this quirk where I refuse to buy any comics that I could draw better myself.
Writer/Art/Cover: GAMON SAKURAI
High school student Kei Nagai is killed in a traffic accident, but immediately revives to learn that he may not be human at all. Instead, he may be a Demi-Human, a mysterious almost immortal being blessed with amazing super-human abilities. Scared, he runs away, and is aided in his escape from society by his friend Kai. Unfortunately for Kei, the manhunt is on and he will soon be caught within a conflict between mankind and other Demi-Humans as they prepare to fight for global supremacy.
$12.95
Is this manga horror? Now that I think of it, I don't see too much of that genre in the Japanese comics that make it over here.
Edited by ROY THOMAS
Cover: TOM GRINDBERG & ERB All-Stars
84 PGS / FC / $8.95
Alter Ego #129 explores the great adventure heroes of EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS -- in comic strips & comic books! Featuring the art of FOSTER, HOGARTH, FRAZETTA, MANNING, KANE, KUBERT, MORROW, GRELL, THORNE, WEISS, ANDERSON, KALUTA, AMENDOLA, BUSCEMA, MARSH, CELARDO, LUBBERS, and YEATES -- with analysis by foremost ERB experts!
Plus, the 1970s ERB comics company that nearly was -- and today's online ERB strips by GRINDBERG, THOMAS, MARCOS, MARZ, DIXON, KWAPISZ, POWELL, FLOYD, LETO, POLIWKO, et al.!
Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY on comics fandom history, and more!
I've been reading a LOT of Tarzan reprints lately, mostly by the likes of Hal Foster and Burne Hogarth, which has been an education. No wonder the character lasted so long!
Writer: FRANK GIBSON
Art: TYSON HESSE
Cover: MISSY PENA, CHRISTINA CHANG
It's a game of truth or dare and Gumball is determined to win. He's going to prove that he's got the guts and he definitely wants the glory and completing all the dares without ever having to resort to a truth ... hopefully no one breaks an arm!
$3.99
Writer/Art/Cover: TIM YATES
After rescuing Finn from the elves, Ariana has recruited her first crew member and is reunited with her old mentor, Shen Kenoshi, who wants Ariana to give up her dream of being a pirate. But danger lurks beneath the waves, and little do they realize that Ariana's new recruit carries a secret that could shake the Sea to its very floor.
$3.99
I know that female pirate captains is a story trope going back at least to Pippi Longstocking, but how many women do you think there actually were on pirate ships? And of that probably tiny number, how many do think were in charge?
Frankly, the life of any woman who found herself in the company of pirates would not have a good day. And it would probably be her last.
Writer/Art/Cover: LINCOLN PEIRCE
Aspiring cartoonist Nate Wright is the star of Big Nate, the daily and Sunday comic strip, which has been nationally syndicated since 1991. Nate is 11 years old, four-and-a-half feet tall, and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history. He's a self-described genius and sixth grade Renaissance Man. To draw Big Nate, Peirce relies on memories of his own childhood and the experiences he collected teaching art at a New York City high school. Peirce occasionally turns his pen over to his creation, and readers get to see life through Nate's eyes as he doodles his adventures in his notebook.
$9.99
Writer: CHRIS CLAREMONT
Art/Cover: JOHN BOLTON
For the first time in color comes a classic collection from Chris Claremont and John Bolton! This thrilling mix of swordplay and mythological terror finds exiled knight James Dunrith, the Black Dragon, banished for nercromancy and heresy. He returns home to find England in turmoil and is recruited by the beautiful Eleanor of Aquitaine to rally the powers of Nature against a ghastly tide of evil!
$19.99
I remember reading this back in the long-before time. But all I remember about it is that John Bolton is one hell of an artist.
Publisher: SUBLIME
Writer/Art/Cover: SHOKO HIDAKA
Still reeling from Katsuragi's confession, Akihito attends Marquise Moriyama's evening ball. There he comes face-to-face with his late father's half-brother, Naotsugu. Though Katsuragi arranged the meeting with the intention of helping both Akihito and the Kuze family name, Akihito decides against giving the family over to Naotsugu, bringing Akihito to the unsettling realization that he may not fully trust Katsuragi. Meanwhile, Katsuragi meets with Marquise Moriyama and boldly demands recompense for all that he has done.
Mature/$12.99
Writer/Art/Cover: JOE SACCO
In the vein of underground comix like ZAP or Weirdo, author Joe Sacco returns to his underground roots. Though Sacco is world-famous for his serious, journalistic books like Palestine, Safe Area Gorazde and Footnotes in Gaza, Bumf promises to echo back to his earlier days as a satirist and underground cartoonist.
Mature/$14.99
I've got Palestine, Safe Area Gorazde and Footnotes in Gaza on my bookshelf, but I don't think I'll be picking this up.
Writer: GARTH ENNIS
Art/Cover: FACUNDO PERCIO
The final issue of the Caliban crew's frightening story delivers a devastating conclusion! Fans have called GARTH ENNIS and FACUNDO PERCIO's Caliban "the best horror sci-fi since Alien" and the tale has lived up to the hype. Down every alien corridor a hybrid of human and extraterrestrial horror waits to slaughter the unsuspecting. Human kind is all too trusting of the dangers hidden in the limitless depths of space. Now their mistake will usher in a new era of fear and misery unlike anything they've ever known. No one is safe in dead space. Available with Regular, Wraparound, Terror, and Design Sketch Incentive covers by Facundo Percio and an ultra-limited Dark Matter edition of just 1000 copies.
Mature/$9.99
Writer/Art/Cover: SERGIO TOPPI
WHY WE LOVE IT: The late Sergio Toppi remains one of the great master sequential artists whose work inspired a generation of illustrators and comic artists who followed him. The Collector is Toppi's longest-running original series, now translated into English for the first time since its debut in 1984.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: Toppi's breathtaking line work and composition will leave you staring at his pages for hours. While this oversized edition serves as much as an art book as a comic, the adventures of the globe-scouring, daredevil Collector will appeal to fans of Indiana Jones, Five Ghosts or Doc Savage.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Far from the auction halls of the elite, The Collector seeks out rare and mysterious artifacts across the world. He is at home in the salons of Paris as he is in the jungles of Borneo. Set against the backdrop of late 19thcentury colonialism, The Collector is a delightful, swashbuckling adventure!
Mature/$34.99
Writer: PETER MILLIGAN
Art/Cover: BRETT EWINS
The existentialist hitman of the future! New London of 2921 is a crowded, filthy slime-pit awash with Death-Juice junkies, Latin-spouting armored fascists, exploding nuns and a religious cult who worship Bing Crosby's left testicle. It's also home to ultra-violent, foul-mouthed private eye Johnny Nemo, a streetwise PI who deals in death and simple solutions to complex problems! This classic, remastered collection features never-before-seen art and is the crowning glory of award-winning writer, Peter Milligan and artist Brett Ewins.
$22.99
I have a few Johnny Nemo comics, or maybe just Johnny Nemo appearances in anthologies, from back whenever he was originally published (late 1970s?). But I never read enough of him to get a sense of what he was about. Now that the solicitation has explained it to me, I think I've probably read all I need to. Not that it was bad or anything, and back then it was probably somewhat original. But the dystopic future cynical killer anti-hero thing doesn't have much more to say to me.
Writer/Art/Cover: JINSEI KALAOKA
With their leader captured, Scar Chain's uprising is thwarted by the Undertakers. Ganta seeks training so he can learn to use his Branch of Sin powers, even though doing so will draw him further into the deadly plots brewing inside the prison. The final battle between Scar Chain and the Undertakers is coming, but who really wins when one of them loses?
$9.99
Writers: DARRYL MCDANIELS & Various
Art: FELIPE SMITH & Various
Cover: SAL BUSCEMA
It's 1985 in New York City. Wildstyle graffiti covers subway cars as. B-boys break and spin in playgrounds and on street corners. Koch is mayor. Drugs and crime rule the streets. A terrifying plague is brewing in the shadows. And as the populace loses faith in the police, a man named Bernard Goetz is being hailed as a hero for shooting four teenagers in a subway car.
In this 1985, however, the city's brand new guardian angels wear spandex and capes, wielding their gadgets and their superpowers to clean up the City -- even if their methods hurt more people than they help. There's the deluded "graffiti king" Mr. Marx patrolling the tunnels; the dark moral crusader The Puritan who stalks the shadows of the Lower East Side; and above it all, the godlike Helios, darling of the Upper East Side and the NYPD. It seems like only some of New York's residents are benefitting from these vigilantes' protection. The rest whisper the name of another hero: DMC.
You see, in this 1985, Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC) never rocks the mic to become one of hip-hop's most enduring icons. Instead, he dons his tracksuit and Adidas sneakers to defends the city's marginalized citizens against super villain and super hero alike, leaving no traces besides the imprint of his knuckle rings on his opponents' faces. (By day, though, he teaches junior high school English.) With the help of reporter Charlie Cooper and a band of graffiti artists led by the spunky Lak6, DMC must confront the new "heroes," and investigate whether there's anything behind their sudden appearance.
DMC, the inaugural title from Darryl Makes Comics, imagines an alternate history that blends traditional comic book storytelling with the pressures and anxieties of 1980's NYC, and explores how we got to where we are now. DMC is a superhero for those who need one most.
$19.99
Writer: ROBBIE MORRISON
Art: DAVE TAYLOR
Cover: ALICE X. ZHANG
Variant: Photo
As the eighth series of Doctor Who hits BBC America, don't miss the stunning debut of the twelfth Doctor's all-new comics adventures! Freshly regenerated and with a new head full of unanswered questions, the Doctor whisks Clara Oswald away to a strange and distant world. Clara thought she was in for an evening of marking essays, followed by a date, if things went well. Instead, she's facing down murderous alien fauna in her best dress, without a clue what the Doctor is searching for, or what is going to try to kill them should they find it! Offering shocks, surprises, and timestream-shaking revelations, don't miss your chance to get on board this amazing ongoing series!
$3.99
DOOMBOY VOL 1
Writer/Art/Cover: TONY SANDOVAL
A lonely, metal-obsessed teen sends a heartfelt song to his missing beloved, only to find out that his music has traveled to the beyond, and re-broadcast to the entire city. Only his best friend knows that he is really the mysterious rock god and anonymous legend known as "Doomboy." An evocative, melancholy coming-of-age story.
$24.99
Writer: TIM DANIEL
Art/Cover: MEHDI CHEGGOUR
In the midst of a planetary crisis for food and fuel, a vast ecological cataclysm has spawned "The Enormous," massive beasts unlike anything ever encountered. Humanity struggles to stave off extinction. The original one-shot graphic novel returns in an ongoing series as the companion to the new live-action web series from Machinima!
$3.99
Writer: TIM DANIEL
Art/Cover A: MEHDI CHEGGOUR
Cover B: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
FEMA stands for salvation, or at least it does when all is lost for Ellen Grace. But is there a safe haven left in Phoenix or anywhere for that matter? The first story arc of Enormous continues and the world's most deadly predator is now the prey.
$3.99
EVIL EMPIRE #6
Writer: MAX BEMIS
Art: ANDREA MUTTI
Cover: JAY SHAW
New story arc! With the true face of the Evil Empire revealed, the entire world has been turned on its head. Those who never thought they'd find themselves on the opposing side of society now have to resort to conforming to evil or go into hiding. Reese is now the leader of the underground resistance, but with the lines between right and wrong so blurred, she'll have to watch her every move.
Mature/$3.99
Writer: IAN EDGINTON
Art: ALEX SANCHEZ
Cover: BEN TEMPLESMITH
Spun from the new survival horror game The Evil Within from Bethesda Softworks this all-new prequel invites readers to experience the deranged world created by Shinji Mikami. Writer Ian Edginton (Scarlet Traces, Victorian Undead) and artist Alex Sanchez (Katana) present the story of a young student, Dana, whose search for a missing friend leads straight into a world fraught with tension and unimaginable horrors.
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Writers: DAVID KOT, ANGELA KOT
Art/Cover: SKY
Our Autistic, Golden Age comic hero smashes both robots and stereotypes! Michael and his friends start their first day of middle school, and fight against aliens and lots of misunderstanding. Readers build empathy by studying our characters' facial features and emotional expressions. Kids want and need heroes like themselves! And don't forget to place your order for Face Value #2 with your comic retailer!
$3.99
Writer/Art/Cover: SHUZO OSHIMI
A lonely bookish teen struggles to find his identity through Charles Baudelaire's poetry, until two girls, a bully and the class beauty, help him realize true love and real friendship.
Mature/$10.95
Writer: LATOYA MORGAN
Cover A: KROME
Cover B: CAFARO
Cover C: CUCCA
Writer LaToya Morgan (AMC's TURN) joins the Zenescope team with a brand new, modern re-imagining of Greek mythology like you have never seen before.
Zeus heads to Vegas in order to recruit his powerful but estranged sister. Meanwhile, Venus continues making her chess moves and finds herself in Artemis's crosshairs.
Mature/$3.99
Writer: ERICA J. HEFLIN
Art: VINCENZO RICCARDI
Cover A: MARAT MYCHAELS
Cover B: DANIEL LEISTER
Cover C: FRANCHESCO
Horror returns to Wonderland this Halloween!
As Calie, Cheshire, and the White Rabbit travel deep into the treacherous jungles of Wonderland in search of the Savage, an unimaginable evil from the realm of dreams has made its way toward Earth. Tasked with protecting both Wonderland and the Nexus, Calie will find that her duties as the White Queen might be leaving her family vulnerable
Mature/$3.99
Writer/Art/Cover: FRED PERRY
Penny and Ace fly to their secluded honeymoon island, but find some dark authority is controlling the neighboring countries through their airports! When they investigate, Darkbird herself mercilessly shoots Ace down with her new "Super-1" Fighter! Part one of three of the final showdown between Ace and Darkbird!
$3.99
Writer/Art/Cover: MAKI ENJOJI
Hokuto resigns from Mamiya Commerce and takes on a failing company, risking everything to become heir in one year. Chiwa and Hokuto are closer than ever, so why is he saying they can't be a true married couple?
Mature/$9.99
Writers: BEN MEARES & Various
Art: CARLOS MAGNO & Various
Cover: CONOR NOLAN
The trip through The Cenobites' Bestiary continues! This month, Ed Brisson (Sheltered) and Alexis Ziritt (The Package) show us how smartphones and the LeMarchand Device are connected in "Conduit," while in "Puzzled," a young man with an aptitude for solving puzzles finds refuge with the legendary device. And finally, Pinhead erupts against the forces amassed against him in part three of "The Hunted."
Mature/$3.99
Writer/Art/Cover: TIM SEELEY
After six years we are re-releasing the popular illustrated prose pamphlet written by Tim Seeley, updated for 2014. A must have for anyone eager to become a comic book professional. A companion piece to Josh Blaylock's How to Self-Publish Comics: Not Just Create Them, Seeley focuses specifically on the business side of what it's like to work in comic book industry as a creative talent.
$4.99
Writers: HUGH HOWEY & Various
Art: JIMMY BROXTON
Cover: DARWYN COOKE
Wool as you've never read it before: The New York Times bestselling novel is now told in graphic novel format. This is the story of mankind clawing for survival, of mankind on the edge. The world outside has grown unkind, the view of it limited, talk of it forbidden. But there are always those who hope, who dream. These are the dangerous people, the residents who infect others with their optimism. Their punishment is simple. They are given the very thing they profess to want: They are allowed outside.
$14.95
Writer: CORY DOCTOROW
Art/Cover: JEN WANG
Anda loves Coarsegold Online, the massively-multiplayer role playing game that she spends most of her free time on. It's a place where she can be a leader, a fighter, a hero. It's a place where she can meet people from all over the world, and make friends. But things become a lot more complicated when Anda befriends a gold farmer -- a poor Chinese kid whose avatar in the game illegally collects valuable objects and then sells them to players from developed countries with money to burn. This behavior is strictly against the rules, but Anda soon comes to realize that questions of right and wrong are a lot less straightforward when a someone's real livelihood is at stake.
$17.99
Writer/Art/Cover: KYLA VANDERKLUG
Kyla Vanderklugt, artist of SPERA and Archaia's 2014 Free Comic Book Day LABYRINTH story, tells the beautiful Japanese tale of "The Snow Witch" in a gorgeous horizontal format standalone issue.
When an old woodcutter and his young apprentice are caught in a blizzard, a mysterious woman dressed in white appears and freezes the woodcutter to death before eating his soul. She spares the apprentice if he vows never to tell of what he has seen. but keeping his word may not be so easy when he falls in love.
$3.99
Writer: BRUCE JONES
Art: LEONARDO MANCO
Cover: TOM MANDRAKE
Part 2 of "The Barrens" Having succeeded in his quest to find a missing piece of Father Leone's soul, King Leo harnesses all of his power to fight his way back to reality. Skrim studies King Leo amidst the fracas, while gathering souls for the much bigger battle to come. Meanwhile, Beckett and Duran are headed into trouble of another nature.
Mature/$3.99
Writer: ANDRE SIRANGELO
Art/Cover: GABRIEL LUMAZARK
With truths revealed, Harumi, Niko, and Damon have to team up with Jackpot and the Nonchalants in order to get Ivan back from S.P.I. But with so many things going wrong all at once, how can they be sure who to trust, even amongst themselves?
Mature/$3.99
Writer: JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV
Art: GABO
Cover: NICK PITARRA
Upsetting the system has dire consequences in the afterlife, as Jude and Hemingway soon find out. Between underhanded deals upstairs and the threat of seraphim and wraiths down on the ground, the odds are quickly stacking against them. Will the return of a familiar face (and handkerchief) mean the arrival of an ally, or yet another danger? From the writer of THE BUNKER and breakout artist Gabo.
Mature/$3.99
Writers: GRACE ELLIS, NOELLE STEVENSON
Art: BROOKE A. ALLEN
Cover: NOELLE STEVENSON
It's a race through the woods and through everyones' favorite cave of doom as the Lumberjanes make their way through previous obstacles. Now they know what answers they're looking for and they are not going to leave until everything is out in the open. Only it looks like the boys' camp might have other ideas.
$3.99
Cover Hugging #1
Writer/Art/Cover: SHINOBU OHTAKA
Alibaba's old friend Cassim has fallen to evil and transformed into a Dark Djinn that threatens everyone in Balbadd. The battle rages, and even Sinbad struggles to hold his ground as he fights alongside Alibaba against Cassim and Judar. And on the sidelines, even more enemies wait for their chance to pounce. Without Aladdin and Ugo, the forces of darkness seem to have the upper hand...
$9.99
Cover Hugging #2.
Writer/Art/Cover: SATO KENTARO
The zombie survival genre has just met its match! High-schooler Kii Kogami is stuck in a rut, loathing the monotonous doldrums of his everyday life. If only something exciting were to happen, something magical. As fate would have it, Kii is about to get his wish, but in a way more terrifying than anything he could have imagined. When a little girl clad in gothic lolita attire appears at school and starts to gruesomely bludgeon, dismember and mutilate all who cross her path, while chanting the mantra "Magical Girl" under her breath, the school devolves into a state of bloody chaos. Just how will Kii escape from this murderous magical girl?
Mature/$12.99
Writer: JEFF PARKER
Art/Cover: SANDY JARRELL
Colors: KEVIN VOLO
Letters: CRANK!
On a summer night, Alden Baylor sits in a field watching the largest meteor shower in human history. What begins as teenage adventure becomes something more -- the celestial event brings travelers who will change the world completely, and Alden discovers a connection to one of them.
How does a young man who had to grow up fast handle the invasion of his planet? Can Alden keep humanity from oblivion? From writer Jeff Parker (AQUAMAN, HULK) and artist Sandy Jarrell (BATMAN 66) comes this story of adolescence, friendship, and hard decisions.
$19.99
Writer/Art/Cover: KAZUNE KAWAHARA
New at love, Takeo and Yamato excitedly begin their romantic relationship ... but between friends who badmouth Takeo and a judo tournament that will separate the two for a month, are they going to survive as a couple beyond the honeymoon stage?
$9.99
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