COMICS GUIDE FOR JAN. 7, 2015
Titles listed in the Comics Guide come from the weekly list at the Diamond Comic Distributors Inc. website, and are subject to change. The information in the Comics Guide comes not only from Diamond but from solicitations, press releases and previews released by the publishers, except for random comments by Captain Comics (in blue).BEST BETS
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ANT-MAN #1 ($3.99, Marvel Comics): Ant-Man is one of those concepts that Marvel has never been able to get off the ground. It failed with Hank Pym under the helmet; it failed when Scott Lang tried it; it failed when the last guy stole the suit and became "irredeemable" (I've even forgotten his name). But they're going back to the well again, once again with Scott Lang, probably the least interesting of the three. So my first instinct is to assume that this Ant-title will fail as have all the others, and probably pretty quickly. But that was before Marvel Films proved it could make any concept make bajillions of dollars (See: Guardians of the Galaxy), and they've got Ant-Man in the on-deck circle, so maybe that will make all the difference.
LADY KILLER #1 (of 5, Dark Horse, $3.50): The suburban mom or dad that's secretly a drug dealer, mob hitman or serial killer has become a cliche. As I joked about the last book where a suburban parent was secretly a hitman, it's getting hard to find suburban families in comics that are just suburban families. But the cover of this suburban mom-is-secretly-a-serial-killer hits the right note of black humor, it's got a '60 vibe we older fans will find familiar and the book is mercifully a miniseries, so it will have a beginning, middle and end. It could be a fun ride.
SUNGLASSES AFTER DARK ($29.99, IDW Publications): Nancy Collins made her bones with the 1990s punk-vampire thriller Sunglasses After Dark. The comic-book adaptation didn't get much circulation, so IDW has resurrected it so we non-novel-reading comics fans can see what the fuss was about.
UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL-GIRL ($3.99, Marvel): It's impossible not to be charmed by this utterly upbeat, unaffected, tongue-in-cheek superheroine. And it's about time she got her own book!
WOLVERINES #1 ($3.99, Marvel): Not being a rabid Wolverine fan, and growing up reading the pre-Wolverine Marvel Universe, I have a different perspective than younger fans of Wolverine's importance and an outsider's view of the "Death of Wolverine" brouhaha. And I have to say, this widespread acceptance by the readers of a mass murderer as Marvel's most beloved character strikes me as pretty freaking odd. Heck, Wolverine wasn't even particularly popular in-story for a very long time. But now the entire MU is in bitter mourning over his loss, to the extent that several of his enemies are going to pick up his standard and carry it forward. Frankly, I find it all pretty preposterous (and from a moral position, somewhat grotesque). But, OK, the premise of this weekly series -- Marvel's first -- is that Mystique, Lady Deathstrike, X-23, Sabretooth and the formerly dead Daken are going to be pseudo-Wolverines to take poor Logan's place. (Sabretooth is even going to join the Avengers!) It's clearly not for me, but if you're a Wolverine fan, this should be catnip for you. Or wolver-nip. Whatever.
THIS WEEK'S COMICS
Titles are grouped alphabetically by publisher, in this order:
Archie Comics, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Marvel Comics, Valiant Comics and the catch-all Other Publishers.
ARCHIE COMICS
ARCHIE #663
Script: CHUCK DIXON
Art: PAT, TIM KENNEDY
Cover: DAN PARENT
Evel Knievel Poster Variant Cover: RON SALAS
32-page, full color comic, $3.99 U.S.
Archie’s car is trusty -- you can always count on it to break down! Jughead suggests that Arch trade in his dead beater at the local used car lot, but the best the dealer can offer him is a battered old scooter! It’s walk or ride so Archie has no choice but to take the deal, though he’s not so sure about the “coolness” factor of his underpowered two-wheeler. He’s not looking forward to his new ride being mocked at school -- and he’s definitely not looking forward to facing Veronica with his new wheels. Little does he know, Veronica’s having some car trouble of her own. Will Archie’s scooter prove to be cooler than he anticipated? And whose got the crazier ride -- Archie or Veronica? The answers await you in this fun new issue of Archie!
ARCHIE COMICS 1000 PAGE COMICS MEGA-DIGEST (TPB)
Script: Various
Art: Various
$14.99 U.S. / $15.99 CAN
4 7/8 x 6 9/16”
1000 PGS, Full Color
There’s always room for more merriment from Archie and his pals ‘n’ gals! Get ready for 1000 more mega-pages of hijinx and hilarity! For over seven decades, Archie and his friends have been making everyone laugh, with their dating hijinx and misadventures at Riverdale High School! Everything’s Archie in the largest Archie collection series EVER -- offered at an incredible value price!
ARCHIE’S COMICS DIGEST #257
Script: J. TORRES
Art: BOB BOLLING
Cover: PAT and TIM KENNEDY, BOB SMITH, ROSARIO "TITO" PENA
160-page, full color comic, $4.99 U.S.
Little Archie is eager to help Betty and Veronica build the best snowman in Riverdale, but his track record of being a klutz makes them reluctant to let him join in on the frosty fun! The gals eventually decide to let him help them out on one condition: he stays far away from the snowman! Can Archie help out without making a mess? Find out in “Snow Problem!” the fun new lead story to this comics digest!
BETTY & VERONICA #274
Script: MICHAEL USLAN
Art: DAN PARENT, BOB SMITH, JACK MORELLI, GLENN WHITMORE
Cover: DAN PARENT
Little Betty & Veronica Variant Cover: FERNANDO RUIZ, BOB SMITH, ROSARIO "TITO" PENA
32-page, full color comic, $3.99 U.S.
Betty and Veronica are both set to start off on a whirlwind adventure that will take them abroad for a whole semester -- and the first leg of their journey is London! Get ready to meet the new families Betty and Veronica will be living with during their stay. How will they manage in this unfamiliar territory? Will they get the excitement they’re looking for? Can they handle both study and play in Europe? When they find themselves falling into the same traps and routines they encountered back in Riverdale, they realize what really needs to change is themselves. See how they make this change PLUS meet the two exchange students taking Betty and Veronica’s place in Riverdale while they’re away!
SONIC BOOM #3
Script: IAN FLYNN
Art: EVAN STANLEY, RICK BRYANT, JACK MORELLI, MATT HERMS
Cover: TRACY YARDLEY, RICK BRYANT, MATT HERMS
Team Sonic Variant Cover art provided by SEGA
32-page, full color comic, $3.99 U.S.
ARE YOU READY FOR THE BOOM?! The NEW ONGOING SONIC COMIC BOOK SERIES from Archie Comics continues its frantic fun with Sonic Boom #3: Hammer Spaced! Amy’s most precious possession, her piko hammer, has gone missing! And if she can’t find it, her hammer won’t be the only thing she’ll lose! While the boys are on a hammer-hunting quest, Sticks tries to show Amy a new arsenal -- but will she survive the experience?! Don’t miss the exclusive tie-in comic to the new TV Show and Video Games from Sega, featuring cover art from Sonic comics legend Tracy Yardley and a special “TEAM SONIC” variant edition!
SONIC SUPER SPECIAL MAGAZINE #13
Art: Various
128-page, full color comic, $9.99 U.S.
“Sonic Boom-tacular!”: The mega-magazine stuffed with Sonic goodness comes speeding at you with exclusive SONIC BOOM special features, awesome art from the comic series and the inside scoop on the biggest Sonic event in decades! SONIC BOOM is the newest Sonic sensation bringing brand new games, cartoons -- and now -- comics!
The SONIC SUPER SPECIAL MAGAZINE gives you the world of Sonic the Hedgehog comics as you’ve never seen it before, with tons of comic stories, special features and exclusive articles on the latest and greatest in the world of everyone’s favorite blue hedgehog-hero! Featuring an awesome special FOIL cover featuring the cast of Sonic BOOM!Script: Ian FlynnCover art provided by SEGA.
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG SELECT VOL 10 (TPB)
Script: IAN FLYNN & Various
Art: TRACY YARDLEY, JIM AMASH, JOHN WORKMAN, JASON JENSEN & Various
Cover: PATRICK “SPAZ” SPAZIAMENTE
978-1-61988-967-5
128 PGS / FC / $11.99 U.S. / $13.99 CAN
6 x 9” Trade Paperback
Sonic the Hedgehog’s most popular graphic novel series is BACK! It’s non-stop action in this collection of some of Sonic’s newest, greatest -- and strangest -- battles! Witness one of the craziest clashes between Sonic and Knuckles in Sonic’s home city! Witness the newest adventures of Sonic and his friends as they enter the new Sonic comic universe! All this and more in Sonic Select vol. 10 -- collecting stories from Free Comic Book Day, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Universe, the Sonic Super Specials, and more!DARK HORSE
ANGEL AND FAITH SEASON 10 #10
Writer: VICTOR CHISCHLER
Pencils/Variant: WILL CONRAD
Colors: MICHELLE MADSEN
Cover: SCOTT FISCHER
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
While Faith fights the newest breed of vampires to save Riley, she’s shocked when she discovers the identity of their illustrious leader. Then, in London, Angel calls in a favor to deal with Amy’s trap!
“Angel & Faith Season 10 continues to twist an entertaining take.” -- Unleash the Fanboy
CONCRETE PARK: R-E-S-P-E-C-T #5 (of 5)
Writers: TONY PURYEAR, ERIKA ALEXANDER
Art/Cover: TONY PURYEAR
ON sale Jan 7
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Miniseries
A Best American Comics 2013 selection!
Isaac and Luca’s dangerous attraction ignites, and Scare City burns. A strange destiny awaits them in the ancient ruins the exiles call Concrete Park. Concrete Park -- a dark, sexy sci-fi saga by Tony Puryear (Eraser) and Erika Alexander (Living Single) -- concludes its R-E-S-P-E-C-T arc! Featuring an exclusive, print-only bonus story!
“The swagger of the characters and their surroundings just [bursts] off of the page.” -- Read About ComicsDRUG & DROP VOL 1 (TPB)
Writer/Art: CLAMP
B&W, 192 pages, $10.99
TPB, 5" x 7"
The story of Drug & Drop picks up right where Legal Drug left off! Kazahaya awakens from a disturbing dream of the sister he had to part from, Kei -- covered in blood and clutching him close to her. If it’s a case of seeing spirits, there’s one young (?) man Kazahaya and Rikuo can go to for advice -- a special guest character CLAMP fans know from xxxHolic and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle -- Kimihiro Watanuki!
• Contains many crossover references to the CLAMP universe.
• Will be an ongoing series.
There's a CLAMP universe?!??
GHOST #11
Writer: CHRIS SEBELA
Pencils: HARVEY TOLIBAO
Inks: KEITH CHAMPAGNE
Colors: DAN JACKSON
Cover: EMANUELA LUPACCHINO, WES DZIOBA
FC, 32 pages, $2.99
Ongoing
Ghost’s fight against Chicago’s criminal and supernatural threats has backfired, taking the life of one of her only friends. As her remaining allies struggle to piece their shattered world back together, Elisa’s impulsive decisions send her on a reckless trajectory of revenge!
“Kudos, gentlemen and ladies of this . . . resurrection.” -- Big Comic Page
“It easily earns the right to be highly recommended.” -- Unleash the Fanboy
THE GHOST FLEET #3
Writer: DONNY CATES
Art/Cover: DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON
Cover: LAUREN AFFE
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Ongoing
For the first time in its history, the Ghost Fleet has lost a shipment ... in an explosive hijacking! But can Trace, blinded by vengeance, even comprehend the payload he’s hauling? Can Director Ward do anything to stop his former friend? Their fates will be sealed on a lonely roadside . . .HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D.: 1952 #2 (of 5)
Writers: MIKE MIGNOLA, JOHN ARCUDI
Art/Cover: ALEX MALEEV
Colors: DAVE STEWART
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Miniseries
Alex Maleev returns to Dark Horse!
In Brazil, Hellboy and a small group of BPRD agents investigate gruesome and bizarre murders happening in the shadows of a sixteenth-century Portuguese fortress, but what they uncover is more terrifying than they imagined.
“Alex and Hellboy are a match made in heaven. Alex is one of the truly great comic book artists of this generation and the Mignola universe is going to show a whole different side to his genius.” -- Brian Michael Bendis
LADY KILLER #1 (of 5)
Writers: JOËLLE JONES, JAMIE S. RICH
Art/Cover: JOËLLE JONES
Colors: LAURA ALLRED
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Miniseries
Betty Draper meets Hannibal!
Josie Schuller is a picture-perfect homemaker, wife, and mother—but she’s also a ruthless, efficient killer for hire! A brand-new original comedy series that combines the wholesome imagery of early 1960s domestic bliss with a tightening web of murder, paranoia, and cold-blooded survival.
• New original series by Joëlle Jones!
• Dark comedy, gritty action, and killer laughs!
“[Jones] varies her style to suit the mood of each piece, and the results can be spellbinding.” -- Powell’s Books
LONE WOLF AND CUB OMNIBUS VOL 7 (TPB)
Writer: KAZUO KOIKE
Art: GOSEKI KOJIMA
Cover: FRANK MILLER
B&W, 680 pages, $19.99
TPB, 5” x 7”
Kazuo Koike!
Yagyu Retsudo will stop at nothing to kill Itto Ogami -- even sending his last child to kill the Lone Wolf. And if his daughter can’t finish the job, Retsudo is prepared to offer a reward for Itto that should have every bounty hunter, ronin, and peasant out for Itto’s head! Collects Four stories from volumes 15, all of volume 16, and two stories from from volume 17.
• The acclaimed classic by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima.
• Over 700 pages, value priced.
PARIAH VOL 3 (TPB)
Writers: ARON WARNER, PHILIP GELATT
Art/Cover: BRETT WELDELE
FC, 104 pages, $14.99
TPB, 7” x 10”
Tensions escalate aboard their ship as the Vitros try to maintain order and control over one another. Meanwhile, a disaster on Earth diverts their attention and causes the Vitros to further divide their allegiances to each other and to their space mission. Collects issues #5-#8 of the series.
• Created by producer Aron Warner (Shrek)!
• Art by Eisner-nominated painter Brett Weldele (The Surrogates).
USAGI YOJIMBO: SENSO #6 (of 6)
Writer/Art/Cover: STAN SAKAI
Cover colors: TOM LUTH
B&W, 24 pages, $3.99
Miniseries
SOMEONE WILL DIE!
If you saw the last page of the previous issue (and if not, why didn’t you?!), you’ll know that this just might be the most eagerly anticipated Usagi comic of all time! Prepare yourself for the final, titanic battle to decide the fate of Usagi’s world! You will surely cry, but will they be tears of sorrow, of joy . . . or both?
Whatever you do, do not miss this issue!
Replies
DC COMICS
ABSOLUTE BATMAN INCORPORATED (HC)
Art by YANICK PAQUETTE, CHRIS
BURNHAM, FRAZER IRVING, JASON MASTERS, CAMERON STEWART, SCOTT CLARK and others
Cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
608 pg, FC, 8.125” x 12.25”, $125.00 US
Grant Morrison’s Batman saga is collected here in its entirety in stories BATMAN, INCORPORATED #1-8, BATMAN, INCORPORATED: LEVIATHAN RISES #1, BATMAN, INCORPORATED VOL. 2 #1-13 and BATMAN, INCORPORATED SPECIAL #1. After Bruce Wayne publicly announces the worldwide franchise of Batmen, he is joined in the war on crime by Knight and Squire, El Gaucho and Batwing. But as soon as Batman creates his own crimefighting force, another organization rises to challenge him: Leviathan. As the war between the two forces reaches its apex, Bruce Wayne will face the greatest tragedy of his life.
Good lord, an infinity cover! Haven't seen one of those in a while!
ACTION COMICS #38
Art and cover by AARON KUDER
THE FLASH 75 Variant cover by DAVE JOHNSON
1:25 Variant cover by JAE LEE
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with three covers.
The Horror of Smallville has been unleashed on the world! Superman must stop the evil undead threat of the Ultrahumanite from crushing humanity!
Art by LAN MEDINA and ALLEN MARTINEZ
Cover by IVAN REIS
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Can the Others survive the combined onslaught of Cheshire, The KGBeast and The NKVDemon? Or will the sins of one member’s past finally destroy the team?
RAY FAWKES, KYLE HIGGINS and TIM SEELEY
Art by JUAN JOSE RYP
Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
It’s three-way battle for survival between Batman, The Riddler ... and Mother Nature?
I wouldn't be surprised if this was an homage cover, but I can't think of anything specific.
Art by JIM LEE, TIM SALE and others
Cover by JIM LEE
272 pg, FC, $19.99 US
Now in paperback, this title collects issues #1-12 of the series illustrated by Jim Lee and Tim Sale, plus a story from DARKER IMAGE #1. Deathblow is a Black Ops agent with the powers of immortality who is pulled into a deadly battle between good and evil!
I almost feel sorry for DC/WildStorm. They've made so many attempts to make the WildStorm characters interesting or relevant, and just about all of them have failed.
Um, here's another one.
Art and cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
THE FLASH 75 Variant cover by JOSHUA MIDDLETON
1:25 Variant cover by YUKO SHIMIZU
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
This issue will ship with four covers.
The people of Gotham City have spoken – and now, Anarky runs wild in the streets!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
Art by ANDY SMITH
Cover by KEN LASHLEY
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
As the Avatars of Earth 2, led by Green Lantern, try to defend the planet from the forces of Apokolips, find out how these heroes became the protectors of their world and possibly its only hope for survival.
Art by TYLER KIRKHAM, ROBSON ROCHA, JAN DUURSEMA and JACK HERBERT
Cover by ANDREA SORRENTINO
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Mister Miracle, Mister Terrific and Fury fight for their lives as they try to escape Apokolips!
Art by MEGHAN HETRICK
Cover by ADAM HUGHES
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS • FINAL ISSUE
This story was originally solicited to appear in FAIREST #21.
This final issue of FAIREST features a special stand-alone story written by Bill Willingham! Don’t miss the return of fan-favorite maniac Goldilocks, with art by Meghan Hetrick (BODIES, BATMAN ETERNAL, THE JOKER’S DAUGHTER) and a special horizontal format cover by Adam Hughes!
I assume this is a riff on Soviet propaganda posters.
Art by PHIL HESTER and ERIC GAPSTUR
Photo cover
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
In the stunning conclusion of our first story arc, The Flash squares off against thousands of Central City citizens under the control of the dastardly Mr. Bliss! Can the S.T.A.R. Labs crew help Barry end Bliss’s reign of terror before it’s too late?
Art by DANIEL SAMPERE and JONATHAN GLAPION
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
After a near-death experience at the hands of John King, billionaire Oliver Queen must fight a foe he can’t just beat with sheer force!
Art by ADMIRA WIJAYA
Cover by BILLY TAN
THE FLASH 75 Variant cover by DOUG MAHNKE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $3.99 US
This issue will ship with three covers.
After the relentless challenges of “Lights Out,” “Uprising” and “Godhead,” Hal Jordan heads to Earth for some much-needed R&R. But the results of his leading the Corps weigh heavily on his shoulders, as do the personal costs. The next perilous saga in the career of the greatest Green Lantern is about to begin – and Hal doesn’t even know it yet! Guest starring Carol Ferris!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
You know, I think I've lost track of how many times Hal Jordan and Carol Ferris have broken up. Get some new material, guys!
HINTERKIND #14
Art by FRANCESCO TRIFOGLI
Cover by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
One world dies, and another is born. As the various armies of the Hinterkind – vampires, centaurs, elves and more – sense their time has come and begin to mass their forces for all-out war, there is a glimmer of hope for peace in the form of one Prosper Monday. Who, or what, is she really?
Art by JHEREMY RAAPACK, MIKE S. MILLER, TOM DERENICK and others
Game art cover
224 pg, FC, $16.99 US
From the ashes of Metropolis come Superman and the JLA’s newest ally: Lex Luthor! Against all odds, he’s not only survived but now embraces Superman’s goals. Of course, Lex has his own ideas for how to create a better world. The Man of Steel trusts him, but can the rest of his allies be so sure? Collecting INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US #7-12 and ANNUAL #1!
Art and cover by HOWARD PORTER
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Winter’s coming to the future, and with it comes the frost queen herself: Ice! But is she the same hero the Justice League once knew? Maybe reuniting with old friends will warm her soul … or perhaps she just needs to create a little Fire!
Art by SCOTT KOLINS, CULLY HAMNER and MATTHEW CLARK
Cover by SCOTT KOLINS
96 pg, FC, $9.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
In “Hell’s Bells,” Batman’s latest altercation with the Gotham City Police Department forces him to improvise, when they converge on a suspect – and the police try to take him out instead. Plus two other stories featuring the Dark Knight Detective!
Art by REILLY BROWN and ALISON BORGES
Cover by BENGAL
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Continued from the pages of last month’s BATMAN/SUPERMAN #17! Lobo’s on mission to save Earth, and he doesn’t have time for distractions – especially from the Last Son of Krypton! Get ready for Lobo versus Superman!
Art by LEANDRO FERNANDEZ
Cover by CELIA CALLE
32 pg, FC, 5 of 9, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Now a 9-issue miniseries! Flaherty’s brain has been destroyed by The Surgeon’s scalpel – and Philip’s brain is just as blitzed by the sight of Katya’s naked body – as the psychopath called The Surgeon closes in. Sex, violence, enigmatic Dark Loops, dark hearts and a devastating twist turn everything on its head in this issue!
Art by SCOT EATON and SCOTT HANNA
Cover by RYAN SOOK
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
How much will the Nth metal change Frankenstein? Will he still be the monster we all love to fear? His journey will push him to face every part of his past, even as he faces the question of his own mortality. First stop: the House of Mystery and the Justice League Dark.
Art by SCOTT JERALDS
Cover by DARIO BRIZUELA
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E
Scooby and the gang meet George Jetson, his boy Elroy … (you can sing the rest of the theme song for yourself!). In the far-flung future, everyday people like the Jetsons don’t like to believe in superstition. But people are people – and they flip their jetpacks to overdrive to flee from the unexpected appearance of the Space-Age Spectre!
Wow, this is pretty awesome! Who didn't dream of team-ups like this as a kid? Let's hope The Flintstones are next!
Art by GERRY TALAOC, DICK AYERS and others
Cover by JOE KUBERT
552 pg, B&W, $19.99 US
The Unknown Soldier’s mission deep behind enemy lines continues in these stories from STAR SPANGLED WAR STORIES #189-204 and UNKNOWN SOLDIER #205-226.
When this book was coming out, it was the only DC war book I was buying. It was often redundant, but I liked Talaoc's art, and Michelinie made use of the unusual premise in inventive ways.
Art by DALE EAGLESHAM and RAGS MORALES
Cover by DALE EAGLESHAM
160 pg, FC, $14.99 US
Thaal Sinestro has lost everything he’s ever loved: his home, his family, his only friend. But no matter how desperate he becomes, Sinestro will never be without fear...a lesson his sometime ally Lyssa Drak is eager to teach him! Can he take back the despicable Yellow Lantern Corps? Or does the universe have a new destiny in mind for Sinestro? Find out in this first SINESTRO title collecting issues #1-5, SINESTRO: FUTURES END #1 and GREEN LANTERN #23.4: SINESTRO.
Art by ANDRES GUINALDO, JORGE JIMENEZ and others
Cover by RAFAEL SANDOVAL
232 pg, FC, $17.99 US
Following FOREVER EVIL, Superboy and the Teen Titans are stranded in the future with no way back home – and Conner Kent faces some startling revelations about his origins and future! Can he and the team rescue Kid Flash and find the way back to their own era, or will they be lodged in the future forever? Find out in these stories from issues #26-34 and SUPERBOY: FUTURES END #1!
Art by CURT SWAN, JOHN BEATTY, MURPHY ANDERSON and others
Cover by BRENT ANDERSON
176 pg, FC, $16.99 US
In these stories from ACTION COMICS WEEKLY #601-641, ACTION COMICS #658, SUPERMAN #48 and ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #471, Superman saves an innocent man from murder only to discover he is part of a cult that worships the Man of Steel – and the would-be killer is part of a faction dedicated to wiping them out!
Art and cover by JESUS SAIZ
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
“The Machine Queen” part 4! It’s all-out action as Swamp Thing launches a counterattack against the Machine Army! Plus, Anton Arcane brings back the Un-Men in the most gruesome way possible!
Art by JEREMY HAUN
Cover by RYAN KELLY
32 pg, FC, 2 of 6, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
How do you hunt a werewolf if a different person becomes the monster with every cycle of the moon? The Wolf continues to elude Dillon, and now the trail is going cold. Hoping to uncover some clues, Dillon turns to a reclusive expert on werewolf legends, and what he learns crushes any hope of ever destroying the creature.
DYNAMITE COMICS
ARMY OF DARKNESS #2
Art: LARRY WATTS
Cover A Main: GABRIEL HARDMAN
Cover B Variant: TIM SEELEY
Cover E Subscription: AY SHAW
32 PGS / Teen + / $3.99
Ashley Williams -- space explorer! The Chosen One has been shanghaied to the depths of space, and now he faces the forces of darkness on board a high-tech deathtrap ... er ... we mean space station. With the otherworldy power of the Necronomicon coursing through the station's computer systems, the Deadite evil is stronger ... and stranger ... than ever before!
Art: NATHAN FOX, BENJAMIN MARRA
Cover: NATHAN FOX
32 pages / Teen + / $3.99
The cosmic super-saga of the decade continues! As the Galactic Rangers risk destruction to find their lost captain, a legacy of violence catches up to our heroes -- both of them! Plus, a special flashback sequence starring Captain Victory's mentor, Argas Flane!
Art: JUANAN ANTONIO
Cover: MIRKO ANDOLFO
40 PGS / Teen + / $4.99
How horrible could the origin of Evil Ernie's best friend, Smiley the Psychotic Button, possibly be? Well ... it involves Lucifer, mass murder, massive citizen complacency, the struggle to control hell, and the tastiest hamburgers your hard-earned 99 cents can buy, so horrible might not be descriptive enough. Plus, in a very special back up story, heaven unleashes its own trinket to battle the Smiley! The Holy Pizazzinator is born!
Art: ABHISEK MALSUNI
Cover A Main: ED BENES
Cover B Variant: BART SEARS
Cover C Variant: EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
Cover D Subscription: ABHISEK MALSUNI
32 PGS / Teen + / $3.99
Alien invaders have conquered John Carter's adopted world of Barsoom. John Carter endeavors to reach the occupied city of Helium, where his beloved Dejah Thoris is held captive by the invaders. But Dejah Thoris is no princess-in-peril, as she hatches a plot to escape from her captors and lead her people in bloody rebellion! Classic planetary adventure in tradition of grand master Edgar Rice Burroughs!
Art: SERGIO FERNANDEZ DAVILA
Cover: JOE BENITEZ
FC • 184+ pages • $24.99 • Teen+
Bill Willingham, the bestselling author of DC/Vertigo's Fables, reimagines the most iconic characters of the Dynamite stable in a gorgeous and expansive Steampunk universe! A mysterious woman named Magna Spadarossa searches the many kingdoms of her world to find her missing sister, Sonja. From glamorous airships to clockwork cities to primordial jungles, Magna evades the pursuit of strange and dastardly villains, thanks to the help of many brave heroes. Featuring Red Sonja, Vampirella, Green Hornet, Kato, Flash Gordon, The Phantom, Silver Star, Captain Victory, The Six Million Dollar Man, and Zorro, as you've never seen them before!
Art: ROBERTO CASTRO
Cover A Main: JONATHAN LAU
FC / 32 Pages / Teen+ / $3.99
In this chapter entitled “Lair of the Basilisk,” Leeja has discovered a horrible truth that rocks her to her core. And it’s all Magnus’ fault. But that’ll have to wait, because 1A has a new mission for his “son” Magnus … free the Basilisk, a horrendous monstrosity capable of destroying the world.
Art: FRITZ CASAS
Cover A Main: JAY ANACLETO
Cover B Variant: WALTER GEOVANI
Cover C Subscription: LUCIO PARRILLO
32 PGS / Teen + / $3.99
From shadow-haunted Stygia emerges an evil undreamt of by even the most depraved minds: the demi-god called Sutekh. Born of an unspeakable blood ritual, he is the half-human progeny of the ancient serpent-god Set, sent forth to enslave Mankind in the name of his father and return the world to a primordial swamp. The new-born Sutekh leads a fearful army and uses powerful sorcery and a menagerie of demonic war-beasts to break the will of his mortal enemies as he marches forth to conquer the kingdoms of the Hyborian Age, defeating foe after foe - until he crosses the path of an older, battle-scarred Red Sonja, who has exchanged the life of a mercenary for running a school for sword-maidens. Can Red Sonja and her prize students, Lyla and Xoana, defeat the evil Sutekh and his private army of ghouls and devils with the help of the renegade Stygian priest, Sefkh, or are the Hyborian Kingdoms doomed to fall before the pitiless "Son of Set"?
Believe it or not, the face on that third cover reminds me of photos I've seen of Wendy Pini!
Art: BILQUIS EVELY
Cover A Main: DENYS COWAN, BILL SIENKIEWICZ
Cover B Variant: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Cover C Subscription: SANFORD GREENE
32 PGS / Mature / $3.99
Every great detective has their first case. For John Shaft, that first case seems simple enough. But tracking down a missing person for his girlfriend quickly turns into a matter of life and death. With the bodies piling up, Shaft realizes he's in over his head. But can he stay alive long enough to figure out what is going on, or will his first case be the death of John Shaft?
A "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" cover? Wow, that's baiting the Fox News bear!
TERMINAL HERO #5
Art: PIOTR KOWALSKI
Cover: JAE LEE
FC / 32 Pages / Mature
Addicted and dangerous, in a desperate attempt to strengthen Treatment Q, Mia and Minesh kidnap scientists at the research station where it was developed, and where professor Q is being kept in a ghastly half life. Meanwhile, Rory is struggling with his own demons until a meeting with an old and very unwelcome "friend" spins his life in an even more horrible direction. Addictive loops, jealous monsters and an unlikely offer of a pact.
Art: PARICK BERKENKOTTER
Cover A Main: MIKE MAYHEW
Cover B Variant: JENNY FRISON
Cover C Subscription: STEPHANIE BUSCEMA
32 PGS / Teen + / $3.99
In the second installment of The Accursed story-arc, Vampirella helps The Kabal track down "The Good Doctor"-aka the fabled Dr. Faustus. Their hunt for the immortal alchemist takes them to India, where Faustus is working on perfecting his 'black rabies'-a deadly virus that combines elements of a supernatural curse and a natural disease, turning the humans infected by it into homicidal maniacs! Can Vampirella find the mad doctor before he unleashes the mutant contagion on the population of one of the world's most populous countries? But, more importantly, can she trust her new allies once they get their hands on Faustus' research?
IDW PUBLICATIONS
ANGRY BIRD COMICS #7
Art: GIORGIO CAVARRANO & Various
Cover: PACO RODRIQUES
Subscription Variant: JARROD GECEK
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
When Red, the leader of the Angry Birds, is lured away from the nest by Professor Pig’s newest invention, the Angry Birds’ precious eggs are finally captured! Can Red and the rest of our furious fowl rescue the eggs before King Pig finally has the omelet dinner he has craved for so long!?
Art: DREW RAUSCH
Cover: DECLAN SHALVEY & JORDIE BELLAIRE
Subscription Variant: DREW RAUSCH
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
When mysterious disappearances rock Megs' sleepy suburb, the gaze of the town turns back to a long forgotten legend: Edward!
The cult classic returns with ALL-NEW tales from New York Times best-selling author Kate Leth and art from the amazing Drew Rausch!
Art: NELSON DANIEL, SHANE PIERCE
Cover: SHANE PIERCE
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages
Judge Anderson is trying to make it back to Mega-City One in "To Live and Die in Deadworld" and Judge Dredd must go inside the area formerly known as Sector One to rescue the Chief Justice and the Council of Five in "Black Light District."
Collects issues #21–24.
Art/Cover: SAM KIETH
Subscription Variant: SAM KIETH
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Julie's back … which should satisfy everyone, but only confuses matters further. Julie and Maxx fight, Sara retreats into her tapes, and a prisoner discovers himself trapped in a holding cell with a suspicious little cellmate.
Art: AGNES GARBOWSKA
Cover: AMY MEBBERSON
Subscription Variant: AGNES GARBOWSKA
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
When Sweetie Belle gets sick, it’s up to big sis Rarity to entertain Babs Seed on a visit to Manehattan. The only problem is the two seemingly have nothing in common! Will the two find a way to overcome their differences and find a way to have fun in the big city?
Art: AGNES GARBOWSKA, AMY MEBBERSON, BRENDA HICKEY
Cover: AGNES GARBOWSKA
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages
Applejack, Rarity and Fluttershy visit Manehattan to see Trixie's magic show. Meanwhile, in Ponyville, the ponies' pets, Angel, Owlicious, Gummy, Tank, Winona, and Opal must save the day. Plus, Discord takes the Cutie Mark Crusaders on a trip through time!
Collects issues #21-24.
Art: MARK SEXTON
Cover: HUBERT J. DANIEL
Subscription Variant: SHANE PIERCE
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
In Shadow Show, acclaimed writers and artists come together to pay tribute to the work of the one and only Ray Bradbury! The first story featured is “Weariness,” written by Harlan Ellison, which gives us a look at the end of the universe as we know it. The next story, “Live Forever!” by Bradbury biographer Sam Weller and Mark Sexton, brings Ray Bradbury himself into the story, as a young reporter unveils the master storyteller’s secrets.
A five-issue tribute to Ray Bradbury, featuring stories by some of the most notable names in the writing world!
Coming next month: Dave Eggers and Charlie Yu!
Art: AURELIO MAZZARA
Cover: FICO OSSIO
Subscription Variant: MIKE BOWDEN
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
A bi-weekly event! The brand-new, three issue story arc, “Legendary”, starts right here! Join us for this special bi-weekly event as some of your favorite Skylander characters face grueling tests, outrageous challenges, and the vilest of villains to gain Legendary status!
Join us for the bi-weekly “Legendary” story-line event!
STEVE CANYON VOL 5 1955-1956 (HC)
HC • PC • $49.99 • 336 pages
Milton Caniff’s square-jawed hero is back in the Orient and crossing paths with old friends and new enemies. Doe Redwood and the Hall family reappear on the scene, as does another young friend who is working hard to grow up. There are also more hearts and flowers in store within the tangled web that ensnares Steve, Summer Olson, and Copper Calhoon, while Happy Easter returns stateside but ends up having a Gay old time on the Savannah. As 1956 races to a conclusion, a new member of the Canyon clan steps on-stage—get ready to meet Cousin Poteet!
Steve Canyon is presented in a matching hardcover set to the Library of American Comics' Eisner Award-winning Terry and the Pirates.
Art/Cover: STAN SHAW
HC • FC • $29.99 • 212 pages
Vampires are part of today’s popular culture but in the 1990s, they were underground. And that is exactly where Sonja Blue, the protagonist of Nancy A. Collins’ (Vampirella, Swamp Thing) comic book series, Sunglasses After Dark, hunts for the monster responsible for making her one. IDW Publishing is proud to be collecting the cult-classic miniseries for the first time in a fully remastered graphic novel due this November.
“I am thrilled to finally see Sunglasses After Dark collected as a graphic novel,” said Collins. “The road was long, but the end result is something I am proud of. My collaborator, Stan Shaw, has outdone himself as both artist and colorist. I think fans of Sonja Blue will be pleased. ”
Acknowledged as one of the first Urban Fantasy novels, Sunglasses After Dark burst onto the fantasy/horror scene in 1989, garnering widespread critical praise and winning the Horror Writers Association’s coveted Bram Stoker Award. Together with artist Shaw, Collins adapted the novel into a six-and-a-half-issue comic book miniseries, which became an instant cult classic. The IDW collected edition will be digitally re-colored by series artist Shaw, completely re-lettered by Eisner and Harvey Award winning letterer Thomas Mauer, and features re-tweaked dialog and narration by Collins herself.
The story begins in a madhouse and goes on to reveal the mystery behind the disappearance of a nightclubbing heiress and her transformation into a tough-as-nails punk vampire/vampire-slayer. Sonja Blue is a “living” vampire who still possesses a soul, and is determined to fight for what remains of her humanity, while still seeking bloody revenge against the vampire who attacked her. But as dangerous as hunting down vampires may be, it is nothing compared to her greatest foe: The Other -- the demonic alter ego with which she is locked in constant battle for the body they both share.
If you like your vampires with a bit of grit and a side of punk, this is the one for you. The full-color, 212-page hardcover is coming for you in November.
TPB • FC • $7.99 • 132 pages • 5” x 7”
Read along and re-live the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon action with Leo, Don, Mikey, Raph, April, and Shredder in these young reader volumes. This volume adapts episodes from Season 2, including "The Good, The Bad, and Casey Jones" and "The Lonely Mutation of Baxter Stockman."
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES CLASSICS VOL 9 (TPB)
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 132 pages
Collects issues #6-9 of the Mirage Studios series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 2 that ran from 1993–1995, written and drawn by Turtles veteran Jim Lawson.
All-New Colors!
Art: MARCELO FERREIRA, CHAD THOMAS, DARIO BRIZUELA
Cover: DARIO BRIZUELA
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages
The Kraang have infiltrated the local zoo to mutate as many animals as possible, Donatello whips up a new invention in the hopes of getting April’s attention but with unintended consequences, and Leonardo creates the mother of all obstacle courses.
Collects issues #13–16.
Art/Cover: TOM SUTTON
HC • FC • $24.99 • 148 pages • 8.5” x 11”
Get ready for a mind-bending walk on the weird side with the very best of Tom Sutton’s 1970s horror tales for Charlton Comics! Sutton was at his most expressionistic and experimental with the scores of stories he drew for Charlton’s “ghost” line, whose titles said it all: Creepy Things, Ghostly Tales, The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves, and more. A full sixteen stories, unpublished art, and more than a dozen of his creepy-crawly covers are faithfully reproduced from rare original artwork! Edited by Michael Ambrose, editor of the insightful Charlton Spotlight magazine, who provides a fascinating behind-the-scenes introduction profusely illustrated with rare art and photos. Dementedly designed by Donnie "Lum and Abner" Pitchford.
Collects the best of Sutton’s brilliant Charlton horror stories for the first time anywhere!
Art: ALAN ROBINSON
Cover: RYAN BROWN
Subscription Variant: MARCO TURINI
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
New story arc begins here! It’s international intrigue as we dive into the V-Wars on a global scale! The surviving members of V-8 are tasked to hunt down and obtain plans for a stolen vampire gene screener. In a world where anyone can turn at any time, being able to test for the v-gene could have devastating effects if put in the wrong hands … or any hands?
Series artist Alan Robinson returns for this all-new story arc!
Perfect jumping-on point!
Art: OGDEN WHITNEY & Various
Cover: IGER SHOP
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Our cover boy likes big books, he cannot lie -- and you’re going to love the latest issue of the unintentionally hilarious cult-favorite comic book Weird Love! The editors, Clizia Gussoni and Craig Yoe, who the 13th Dimension call, “The Masters and Johnson of comic books” find the most demented romance comics of the 1950s and present them in full lurid color for your repulsion/pleasure! Just wait until you read a story you’re SURE to relate to: “I Was Too Beautiful!”
“Slices of deranged genius!” -- Wired Magazine
IMAGE COMICS
TOOTH & CLAW #1 (2ND PTG)
Art: BEN DEWEY
32 PAGES / FC / $2.99
The first issue of the richly written and drawn fantasy TOOTH & CLAW will go back to print, but under a new title: THE AUTUMNLANDS. The bombshell launch by bestselling writer Kurt Busiek (Marvels, Astro City), artist Benjamin Dewey (I Was the Cat, Tragedy Series), Eisner-winning colorist Jordie Bellaire (THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, PRETTY DEADLY), and letterer John Roshell of Comicraft will also boast an alternate cover on issue three by artist superstar Skottie Young (Rocket Raccoon, Wizard of Oz).
"The launch of our new series has gone beautifully," said Busiek. "We couldn't be happier. Well, maybe just a little happier. I'm still not sure how we managed to screw up the trademark search. But as it turns out, the title we thought was clear for use is in fact registered to someone else, which is embarrassing as all hell. Oops.
"So as of #2, the book will be titled The Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw," he went on, "and we'll do our best to make sure people won't miss it on the racks, or think it's some wholly different series. As you'll see, we did make sure the logo will still be recognizable to the readers who snapped up #1.
"We're also thrilled that #1 sold through as fast as it did, because that means a new printing," said Busiek. "Retailers have been asking me since #1 sold out how soon a new printing would be available, and I'm very pleased to be able to say it's on the way. Plus, it'll have the new logo on it, so that gets us the right title on the book, even on a printing of #1.
"Plus," Busiek added, "the idea of the 'autumnlands' is central to how the series works and is going to progress. Now readers can get a jump on figuring out just what that means..."
Best described as Conan meets Kamandi with a Game of Thrones-style storytelling experience, Comic Book Resources says of THE AUTUMNLANDS, “each panel is worth the cover price all by itself, but combined this is a comic book that simply cannot be missed,” while Multiversity Comics raves, “This is the beauty of creativity and collaborative storytelling.”
In THE AUTUMNLANDS, a secret conclave of wizards brings a legendary champion forward through time from the forgotten past to save the world—with disastrous consequences. The story features swords, sorcery, beast-wizards, gods, sprawling animal empires, golems of radioactive decay, crystalline badlands, con women, ancient armories, young love, mystery, blood and death and treachery and destiny.
In the AUTUMNLANDS: TOOTH & CLAW #3, readers will meet Goodfoot the Sly. But is she really here to help the wizards ... or herself?
Art / Cover: ANDREI BRESSAN & ADRIANO LUCAS
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
How do you adjust to the real world after living in a war zone for half your life? Mikey Rhodes and his family will find out firsthand, as danger from Terrenos presents itself on Earth.
Art / Cover: FÁBIO MOON
168 PAGES / FC / M / $29.99
When is Casanova Quinn? Everyone’s favorite hedonistic rogue double agent turned good guy for E.M.P.I.R.E. vanishes and a search through time and space breaks out to find him—while his twin sister Zephyr gets up to all kinds of mayhem to take advantage of his absence that will culminate in a brazen attack on E.M.P.I.R.E itself ... and her own father. At long last, all the covers, all the content, all the comics, between two gorgeous covers. By MATT FRACTION (SEX CRIMINALS, SATELLITE SAM, Hawkeye) and FÁBIO MOON (BPRD, Daytripper) and GABRIEL BÁ (Umbrella Academy, Daytripper). Collects CASANOVA: GULA #1-4.
DEADLY CLASS #10
Art / Cover: WES CRAIG & LEE LOUGHRIDGE
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Even teens training to be the world’s coldest killers need a day off, so Marcus and Maria hit the streets of San Francisco. But you know what doesn’t mesh well with too much booze and heartbreak? A seething cartel hit squad! It’s true. Look it up.
Art: AXEL MEDELLIN
Cover: BOO COOK
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
Sahara, the Red Queen of the City of Angels, must deal with some Demons.
Art / Cover: SEAN PHILLIPS & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Sex and violence in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Charlie's flashbacks to the war affect his work, and his secret mission to solve a covered up murder. And remember, like all BRUBAKER/PHILLIPS comics, the back pages of THE FADE OUT are filled with extra art and articles you can only find in the single issues!
cover B: NICK PITARRA
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Behold the mind-blastin' conclusion to the first GHA story arc! The space crab invasion is here!!! Can the Power Person Five stop the sea life armada? Flying whales? FLYING WHALES!!!!!
Art / Cover: TOM NEELY
Colors: KRISTINA COLLANTES
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
The scars brought home from war are not always visible ... Plagued with flashbacks of violence and death, Johnny tries to forget visions of fire, bullets, and blood from his time in Vietnam, but the hooting calls of the Viet Kong fill his sleeping head and pour into his waking life as Bobby and The HUMANS welcome him back into the fold.
Art / Cover: STJEPAN SEJIC
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99
Writer Matt Hawkins (THINK TANK) pens a new Top Cow IX Utopia -- built on a history of genocide and featuring haunting artwork by Stjepan Sejic -- in IXTH GENERATION, coming this January.
Set in the future, IXTH GENERATION inhabits a world where there is no more natural death, no needs unfilled and everything you could ever want is yours … as long as you’re one of the ones chosen to live in this new Utopia and you’re willing to subjugate yourself to these new self-proclaimed gods with "IX"s emblazoned on them.
Do the ends truly justify the means? Is a utopia built on genocide worth the price? Aphrodite, Velocity, Hades and the other Nines establish fiefdoms in this new world and attempt to rule. Their internal clashes have escalated, but they are forced to put that aside as they face off against the relentless hordes of The Darkness. The sins of the past have come to claim those who would pretend to be Gods. The cybernetic future established in APHRODITE IX and CYBER FORCE finally comes face-to-face with the supernatural ARTIFACTS side of the Top Cow universe.
Art / Cover: MIKE HENDERSON
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Are the children of Buckaroo, Oregon, all going to grow up to be serial killers?
Art / Cover: CHRISTIAN WARD
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
Odyssia and her crew are tempted by the deadly and dangerous Lotus Eaters, living sources of the most powerful narcotic in the galaxy.
Art / Cover: VIC MALHOTRA
DECEMBER 17 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Alex and Sonya take a dangerous trip to the anomaly while all hell breaks loose on the colony.
Cover A: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
Cover B: CHARLIE ADLARD
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
In the wake of her father’s injury, Jess dons her full costume to become a demon hunter. Even as the police close in on her and her mother becomes more suspicious that something is horribly wrong with this family and she may want out!
Art / Cover: KHARY RANDOLPH & EMILIO LOPEZ
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
Tech Jacket’s first victory is overshadowed by the fact that Earth is completely and utterly screwed, while a strange visitor appears to make his personal life go bananas.
Art / Cover: KHARY RANDOLPH & EMILIO LOPEZ
144 PAGES / FC / T+ / $16.99
Zack Thompson: community college dropout, lives with his parents... This is who protects us from what lies beyond our world?! But he’s also Tech Jacket, the self-styled “Galactic Guardian of Earth,” and when a big ass space ship enters Earth’s orbit, Zack will face the greatest challenge of his life!
Collects TECH JACKET (2014) #1-6
Art / Cover: JASON HOWARD
24 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Something is happening. There are shadows in the Chinese city of Shu, shadows falling across Cefalu and Puntland, and shadows crawling across the snows of Svalbard. Things are getting darker, and, suddenly, there is no
MARVEL COMICS
ALL-NEW X-FACTOR #19
Art: CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Cover by KRIS ANKA & JARED K. FLETCHER
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• It was supposed to be a straightforward mission for the team: go into a foreign country at war with its neighbor, discover the tunnels that the enemy had created and get rid of them.
• Unfortunately things have gone extremely wrong and now a vengeful Egyptian goddess has been set free, and the first people she’s targeting are X-Factor.
If I were to point to a reason for this book being axed, it would be the ugly covers. No offense to the professionals who no doubt put great effort into them, but the angular, cartoony style and the emphasis on tertiary colors made them all look alike -- and all unattractive.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #12
Art: GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
Variants: GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
32 PGS. / Rated T / $3.99
Marvel Animation Spider-Verse Variants also available
SPIDER-VERSE PART 4!
• THE FIRST HUGE BATTLE! Wait, if the first fights were just skirmishes, this can’t mean anything good for the Spiders.
• Miles Morales shows his stuff! Silk finds something valuable on her run!
• Meet the most surprising Spider-Character yet!
Speaking of unattractive, the "Iron Spider" outfit from Civil War is probably Spider-Man's ugliest and clunkiest costume.
Penciled by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & ADAM KUBERT
COVER BY MIKE DEL MUNDO
112 PGS. / Rated T+ / $17.99
Step over the edge of Spider-Verse! In the year 2099, the Superior Spider-Man lives on -- but how? Otto takes the fight to Karn, the man working his way through the multiverse leaving a trail of dead spiders in his wake, but finds himself hopelessly overpowered. Will the time-lost Superior Spidey find enough allies to make a dent in Karn’s plans? Meanwhile, the real Spider-Man teams up with the all-new Ms. Marvel in a highflying (high-stepping in Kamala’s case) adventure! Can Ms. Marvel get Spidey out of a jam? Plus: MC2’s Spider-Girl and the Spider-Man of 1602 find themselves under attack from the mysterious forces behind Spider-Verse! And who is Spider-UK? The road to Spider-Verse starts here! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2014) #7-8, SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #32-33 and material from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2014 (GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY) #1.
Art: PHIL JIMENEZ & STEPHANIE HANS
Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
Variant Cover by MIKE CHOI
WELCOME HOME VARIANT COVER BY TBA
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• What on Earth has made runaway Angela return to grimy old Earth?
• Is it fighting? It’s probably fighting. It’s usually fighting. You know what she’s like.
• (Spoilers: It’s not fighting. More spoilers: it does involve fighting, but she honestly wasn’t planning it, no, really, honest.)
I'm genuinely curious to see how they can make this concept work as an ongoing title.
ANT-MAN #1
Art by RAMON ROSANAS
Cover by MARK BROOKS
Shrinking Variant by ED MCGUINNESS
Variant Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Variant Cover by JASON PEARSON
Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
40 PGS / Rated T+ / $4.99
The Marvel Universe’s smallest super hero is ready for the big time as Scott Lang takes center stage in ANT-MAN #1, the new red hot ongoing series launching as part of Avengers NOW! Critically acclaimed creators Nick Spencer (Superior Foes of Spider-Man, Avengers World) and Ramon Rosanas (Night of the Living Deadpool) prepare to take Scott Lang to new heights and microscopic depths for new adventures and new dangers!
Scott Lang has never been the world’s best super hero. Heck, most people don’t even think he’s been the best Ant-Man – and the last guy created Ultron and joined the Masters of Evil, so that’s really saying something. But all that’s about to change when the Superior Iron Man calls up Scott with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! This is his chance to turn it all around. New city. New outlook. New Scott. Nothing is going to stop the astonishing Ant-Man! You know, until something ruins it all. Don’t miss the blockbuster first chapter in his new ongoing series when ANT-MAN #1 hits comic shops this January!
“For Scott, being Ant-Man is kind of his one big thing,” says writer Nick Spencer, in an interview with Marvel.com. “No matter how much trouble it’s caused him, or how much it’s cost him, it’s still the thing that plucked him out of criminal obscurity and gave him a chance to be something. And when we open, he’s trying to spin it into something new. He sees an opportunity.”
This is Scott Lang’s chance to turn it all around and be the hero he’s always wanted to be. Sure he’s been to prison! Sure he’s been through a messy divorce! Sure he’s been, um … dead. But this time it’s going to be different. New city. New outlook. New Scott. This time, nothing is going to stop the astonishing Ant-Man! And he’s coming to comic shops and digital devices this January for the all-new ANT-MAN #1!
Plus, Marvel is proud to present your first look at the exclusive Ant-Man #1 Shrinking Variant – available only in comic shops!
From blockbuster artist Ed McGuinness, each Ant-Man #1 Shrinking Variant is completely unique. Individually numbered, each cover features Ant-Man at a different size – small, large and everything in between. Fans lucky enough to get their hands on this highly collectable variant cover will own a unique piece of history, as no two variants are alike!
“This is completely unlike any cover we’ve ever attempted,” says Marvel SVP Sales & Marketing David Gabriel. “We’ve even had to utilize new technologies to make it happen. Each variant is completely unique. Each and every cover will feature a different sized Ant-Man. No two are identical!”
I've read somewhere that Scott's daughter, who was the superhero Stature, is coming back from the dead. But I see no mention of her here, so I guess she won't be part of the supporting cast. Which is probably a wise call, since she's more interesting!
Art: JOHANNA TANA, GUSTAVO DUARTE
Cover: PAUL RENAUD
$1.99
Following the attention of Marvel’s anti-bullying variant covers, Marvel is proud to combat the growing epidemic of bullying with an all-new one-shot comic book, Avengers: No More Bullying #1. Featuring original stories by fan-favorite author Gerry Duggan (Deadpool, Nova), rising star Sean Ryan (Uncanny X-Men and Iron Man Specials) and Jody Houser in her first-ever Marvel story! With artwork by Carlo Barberi (Thunderbolts) and Tana Ford (New Warriors) and Marcio Takara (Captain Marvel), and covers by Paul Renaud featuring Spider-Man and Pascal Campion featuring The Avengers.
In Avengers: No More Bullying, the Earth’s mightiest heroes, The Avengers, have a new and vital mission -- to make bullying a thing of the past! Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Black Widow, Captain Marvel, and more have always stood up for those who cannot stand up for themselves, but this time they’re in for a bombastic adventure of the highest order! Featuring surprise guest stars from across the Marvel Universe including Spider-Man and The Guardians of the Galaxy!
“From Peter Parker, Midtown High’s only professional wallflower, to the ever-misunderstood Kamala Khan, Marvel has a proud history of working to raise awareness about bullying and representing its victims as much as possible,” says series editor Devin Lewis. “Bullying is a problem that can affect everyone in a community, and it’s up to that very community to come together to combat it, and, with this issue, Marvel’s Avengers, Spider-Man, and Guardians of the Galaxy are joining the fight! I know how comic books can help ease that feeling of isolation, and I couldn’t be more proud or excited about the talent we’ve pulled together for this project!”
Avengers: No More Bullying #1 will be available in January within local comic book retailers and digitally through Marvel.com and the Marvel Comics App.
I don't doubt that everyone's heart is in the right place on this project, but I think a book a like this is preaching to the choir. Kids who read comics aren't the ones who need the lecture -- they're the ones getting bullied.
BUCKY BARNES: THE WINTER SOLDIER #3
Art/Cover: MARCO RUDY
Variant Cover by CHRISTIAN WARD
32 PGS. / Rated T+ / $3.99
“WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU’RE DONE?”
• Winter Soldier meets his match. In fact, he meets two.
• Mer’z’bow is a planet of many surprises -- amongst them telepathy, romance and space drugs.
• Fast forward two hundred years: what happens when the job is done? The answer will reveal to you the Marvel Universe as YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE!
Again, I'm curious to see how they can make a premise like this work.
Penciled by STEVE MCNIVEN
Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Variant: JOE QUESADA (DM only)
128 PGS. / Rated T+ / $24.99
Trim size: oversized
All roads must end somewhere, and every hero’s story eventually comes to a close. For Logan, the century-old mutant known as Wolverine, that time is now. The loss of his healing factor and the traumatic events of “Three Months To Die” have all led to this, the single most important X-Men event of the decade. Through the years, Logan has been a warrior, a hero, a renegade, a savage, a samurai, a teacher -- and so much more. Logan has spent decades being the best there is at what he does, but even the best fade away eventually. And now, the X-Men’s greatest hero will play a role he’s never played before in this solemn special event brought to you by industry superstars Charles Soule and Steve McNiven. Collecting DEATH OF WOLVERINE #1-4.
Art/Cover: SALVADOR LARROCA
32 PGS / Parental Advisory / $3.99
• After Sharp and his fellow Weapon X teammates uncover startling new secrets regarding the organization that created them, additional experiments of the Program make an unexpected entrance!
• It all leads to the debut of this month’s all-new Marvel weekly comic, WOLVERINES!
HAWKEYE VS. DEADPOOL #4 (of 4)
Art; MATTEO LOLLI
Cover: JAMES HARREN
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• It’s been a wild ride, but we made it to this loony limited’s FINAL ISSUE!
• You wouldn’t want to be the only one on the block who doesn’t know how the story ends, wouldja?
• A BOMBASTIC conclusion to an EXPLOSIVE adventure of the DYNAMITE team of Hawkeye (Barton), Hawkeye (Bishop), and Deadpool (not Hawkeye).
• Explosions.
Art/Cover: MARK BAGLEY
32 PGS / Rated T / $3.99
OMEGA HULK + RED HULK = MASS SMASH DESTRUCTION!
• MATT MURDOCK VERSUS DOC GREEN in an oral argument.
• RED HULK VERSUS DOC GREEN in the opposite of the first disagreement.
• Something bad happens at the BEEHIVE. (Hint: see above)
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
THE WOLVES ARE AT THE DOOR!
• Danny Rand’s climb to redemption brings him to the one person he is most unprepared to face.
• Are Danny’s recuperating fists able to save him from the demons of his past?
• Brenda and Detective Li get closer to the sinister truth behind the revamped RAND TOWER.
Art: FREDDIE WILLIAMS II
Cover by PACO MEDINA
Welcome Home Variant by TBA
32 PGS / Rated T / $3.99
• Peter comes face to face with Mr. Knife! And you won’t believe who’s behind that snazzy mask.
• And all this craziness seems to have put a little strain on Peter and Kitty’s relationship.
• You know what’ll fix that right up? SPACE DATE! Or rather … SPACE PRISON BREAK! Peter Quill, what a catch.
I know it's a factor of my advanced age and lengthy perspective, but in my gut it feels like Peter Quill should be old enough to be Kitty Pryde's grandfather. Heck, given when he debuted, he should be older than me!
SECRET WARS (PROSE NOVEL HC)
Adapted from the graphic novel by JIM SHOOTER, MIKE ZECK & BOB LAYTON
Cover by MIKE ZECK
304 PGS. / No Rating / $24.99
Trim size: standard
The fate of the entire Marvel Universe hangs in the balance as Earth’s mightiest heroes face their greatest challenge! Summoned across the stars by the mysterious and unbelievably powerful Beyonder, the Avengers, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men are set against their deadliest foes on the mysterious planet known as Battleworld -- with the winner promised the ultimate prize. But as battle lines are drawn, new alliances are forged and old enemies clash, one among them is not willing to settle for anything less than godhood. Can even the heroes’ combined might prevent Dr. Doom from becoming the most powerful being in the universe? Experience Marvel’s first blockbuster mega-event like never before in this new adaptation!
Art: JOE BENNETT
32 PGS / Rated T / $2.99
GET READY FOR MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS:
AGE OF ULTRON WITH THIS OFFICIAL
ADAPTATION OF THE FIRST BLOCKBUSTER FILM!
• Iron Man! Thor! Captain America! Black Widow! Hawkeye! The Hulk! They’re all here … and so is Loki!
• When the trickster god makes a play for the mighty Tesseract, it’ll take a historic assemblage of heroes to save the day…that is, if they don’t kill each other first!
• Witness the Battle for Manhattan via the powerful pencils of Joe Bennett!
Art/Cover: RON GARNEY
Variant Cover by DAVID LAPHAM
32 PGS./Mature …$3.50
“Jason Aaron and Ron Garney pull no punches in this darkly magnetic read” – IGN
“This is one messed up comic book that I took sheer delight in reading” – Comics Beat
“These are talented creators telling a gut punching tale” – Comicosity
The last living men of Rath face off, as Ruben comes gunning for Ira to protect the life of his unborn child. With father and son standing poised to kill each other, will the Rath curse come full circle?
Art/Cover: JOHN TOTLEBEN
VARIANT COVER BY LEE WEEKS
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
48 PGS / Mature / $4.99
• Miracleman and Miraclewoman return to Earth as Olympus’ pantheon grows!
• Weeks old, Baby Winter decides it’s time that she and her father discuss her future.
• The Firedrake that brought Miracleman’s makers to Earth is discovered!
• With his family gone, Michael Moran faces a somber decision.
• Johnny Bates utters four short syllables that will shatter the world.
• Including material originally presented in MIRACLEMAN (1985) #14, plus bonus content.
Art: RICH ELLIS
Cover by MICHAEL KOMARCK
Variant Cover by GABRIEL HARDMAN
Young Variant by SKOTTIE YOUNG
32 PGS / Rated T / $3.99
Venture into the dark corners of the Marvel Universe of the 1950s for an all-new globetrotting adventure in OPERATION S.I.N. #1 – the first chapter in a blockbuster new limited series starring fan-favorite characters Peggy Carter and Howard Stark! From blockbuster creators Kathryn Immonen and Rich Ellis comes an untold story of the Marvel Universe spinning out of the explosive events of Original Sin!
At the height of the Cold War, a supremely powerful alien energy source is discovered on Russian soil. In an effort to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands, secret agent Peggy Carter and Howard Stark must intercept it before it’s too late. Only they’re not the only interested parties …
A new terrorist splinter group named Hydra is on the hunt, seeking the alien technology for their own sinister purposes. It’s only when a mysterious operative named Woodrow McCord enters the picture that Peggy and Howard will see just how far some people will go to keep Earth safe from harm. But is he there to aid Peggy and Howard? Or to stop them?
“To me, there was no one else that could handle this story with as much finesse and style as Kathryn and Rich,” says series editor Jon Moisan, in an interview with Marvel.com. “There was no one else in my mind that would write it as well as Kathryn.”
Explore Marvel history like you’ve never seen it before as Peggy Carter, Howard Stark and Woodrow McCord do battle against the rising forces of Hydra. The Cold War spy espionage adventure kicks off this when OPERATION S.I.N. #1 explodes into comic shops and digital devices this January!
Art/Cover: MITCH GERADS
32 PGS / Parental Advisory / $3.99
HOTEL HELL!
• The Howling Commandos have Frank Castle’s only remaining family sequestered in a swanky Los Angeles hotel.
• As L.A. erupts in chaos, Frank brings the fight, and most of L.A.’s gangs, to them.
• That hotel is about to get a lot less swanky.
Penciled by MITCHELL THOMAS GERADS, CARMEN CARNERO & PHIL NOTO
Cover by MITCHELL THOMAS GERADS
160 PGS. / Parental Advisory / $17.99
Bestselling author Kevin Maurer joins Nathan Edmondson for a story of jungle warfare! American soldiers are being held by a South American drug lord, when a new prisoner arrives: Frank Castle! But not all is as it seems on either side of the bars, and now a wounded Frank and a Special Forces medic must hazard dangerous terrain and merciless mercenaries to escape! Then, the Punisher finds himself fighting alongside -- or against? -- Black Widow for access to a deadly criminal network. But can either survive being trapped on an abandoned oil rig with Crossbones and his Skull Squad? And back in Los Angeles, a new crimelord with a personal vendetta against Frank Castle has arisen -- and the Howling Commandos set their sights on Frank! Can the Punisher save his adopted home? Collecting PUNISHER (2014) #7-12 and BLACK WIDOW (2014) #9.
SPIDER-MAN 2099 #7
Art: WILLIAM SLINEY
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
32 PGS. / Rated T / $3.99
SPIDER-VERSE TIE-IN!
• Weird science with Spider-people!
• Spider-Man of the year 2099 and Lady Spider of the steampunk 1800’s team up to daringly dissect Daemos of the Inheritors!
Art: VICTOR IBANEZ
Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• Over the course of her recent adventures, Storm has made some powerful enemies.
• And now they’ve pulled some strings and had her branded Public Enemy Number One!
• Can Storm evade the authorities long enough find out who’s gunning for her and clear her name?
Art/Cover: ERICA HENDERSON
Variant Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
Variant cover by SIYA OUM
Young Variant by SKOTTIE YOUNG
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
This January, there’s a new heroine on the block – and the Marvel Universe will never be the same. Prepare yourself for an all-new adventure starring the nuttiest super hero in the world in THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #1, a new ongoing series from Eisner Award-winning writer Ryan North (Original Sins, Adventure Time) and rising star Erica Henderson!
Wolverine, Dr. Doom, Deadpool, Thanos. What do they have in common? Squirrel Girl has beaten them all! True story. She may not be the most popular hero. She may not even be known by most of the general public. But she loves being Squirrel Girl, loves helping people, and even though they don’t know it, she’s saved the world more times than she can count. But now she faces an enemy unlike any she’s ever faced before – college!
“The first arc kicks off with Squirrel Girl moving into campus, and then confronting Kraven the Hunter who is cheesed off at squirrels for reasons that will be revealed,” says series writer Ryan North, in an interview with Marvel.com. “It’s like a stand-alone adventure where we get to see the kind of life she’s trying to have, and then that all gets thrown for a loop when someone even more powerful than Kraven shows up.”
With her steadfast squirrel sidekick and best friend Tippy-Toe at her side, Squirrel Girl’s misadventures in higher education will take her all across the Marvel Universe, and put the greatest of the Great Lakes Avengers up against some of the deadliest foes in the Marvel Universe, including Galactus, Whiplash and more!
She’s happy, she can’t be defeated and she’ll unleash an army of squirrels on you before you can blink. She’s THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL – and she’s coming to comic shops and digital devices everywhere in January 2015!
How did she beat Galactus? I must have missed that one.
Penciled by SANFORD GREENE, SALVADOR LARROCA, GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA, PAUL RENAUD & DANIEL ACUNA
Cover by PAUL RENAUD
144 PGS. / Rated T / $24.99
Trim size: standard
The march to AXIS begins here as the Uncanny Avengers are reunited! The threat of Kang is over, but what are the repercussions? A dark secret is revealed in Genosha, and Havok and his team are defeated at the hands of the sinister S-Men. The Red Skull’s revenge is now unstoppable! The great vanishing has begun, the Uncanny Avengers are too late, and Havok witnesses the Skull’s greatest atrocity yet! Meanwhile, Magneto discovers the Skull’s possession of his dead friend Charles Xavier’s brain and powers, and becomes determined to shut the villain’s scheme down! Prepare for a Magneto vs. Red Skull blood match that will result in a terribly altered Marvel Universe! Plus: The Mojoverse gathers an all-new, all-creepy Avengers! It’s the shocking debut of the Avengers of the Supernatural! Collecting UNCANNY AVENGERS #23-25 and ANNUAL #1, and MAGNETO (2014) #9-10.
Art & Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Young Variant by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Welcome Home Variant by TBA
Blank Variant also available
Canada Variant also available
32 PGS / Parental Advisory / $3.99
His death was only the start! Wolverine may be dead, but his legacy lives on. Spinning directly out of Death of Wolverine, The Weapon X Program and The Logan Legacy comes WOLVERINES #1, a brand new weekly series beginning this January! The friends and foes he left behind unite as they seek to uncover the secrets behind Logan’s death and issue a healthy dose of revenge on those involved in his demise. Announced at NYCC, blockbuster writers Charles Soule and Ray Fawkes team with Marvel All-New Young Gun artist Nick Bradshaw for the weekly journeys of X-23, Daken, Sabretooth, Mystique, Lady Deathstrike and more!
Wolverine may be dead, but the weekly journey is just beginning as his mortal remains, now encased in the rare and powerful adamantium, are up for grabs. The battle begins as various factions vie for control of this valuable artifact. But why does it matter so much? And why is a war brewing in Logan’s name?
Death is on the books for a number of Marvel’s heroes and villains, and Mystique is playing chess with them all. X-23, Daken, Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike, the mysterious man known only as Sharp and many, many more!
“In a way, most of the characters featured in [Wolverines] are incomplete reflections of Wolverine,” says co-writer Ray Fawkes in an interview with Marvel.com “Perhaps now that he’s gone, they are free to fully realize themselves? Or maybe they’ll be annihilated by the void that he’s left behind?”
The true enemy is still out there. With Logan dead and buried, they pose a greater threat than ever before. An unlikely team of his closest friends and deadliest foes will need to work together if they have any hope of avenging his death – but how can they? As personalities clash and tempers flare, the claws are going to come out!
“The group here is not a set of people who are particularly interested in doing anything together unless they absolutely have to,” says Charles Soule.
Logan’s end was just the beginning. As those who called him friend mourn his passing, those who called him foe are free to pursue their sinister aims. Now, those with close ties to him will forge an uneasy alliance to uncover the secrets behind the death of one of the world’s greatest heroes, and uncover shocking new revelations concerning the life he led! Be there when a new team is born, and the new year kicks off with a “SNIKT” that shouldn’t be missed in WOLVERINES #1!
Art: TBA
Cover by TERRY DODSON
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
“THE BURNING WORLD” PART 1!
• The start of a brand new story penned by MS. MARVEL creator G. WILLOW WILSON!
• When a sinkhole appears under mysterious circumstances in the middle of the Black Rock Desert, the X-Men go to investigate …
• But little do they suspect that the phenomenon has connections to old allies … and enemies!
VALIANT COMICS
ARMOR HUNTERS: BLOODSHOT (TPB)
Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE with CHRISCROSS
Cover by PHILIP TAN
$14.99 | 112 pages. | T+
The hunters become the hunted!
With the major capitals of Earth under siege by the Armor Hunters, the world’s most dangerous weapon has decided to come in from the cold – and into the service of the top-secret Military Extraterrestrial Reconnaissance Outpost (M.E.R.O.)! But when one of the Armor Hunters’ own stages an extraterrestrial jailbreak inside of M.E.R.O.’s fortified command center, the nanite-enhanced commando known as Bloodshot will become the last thing standing between the galaxy’s most feared team of hunter-killers and a classified arsenal of secret weapons far too deadly for human hands! From fan favorite writer Joe Harris (Great Pacific, The X-Files: Season 10) and blockbuster artist Trevor Hairsine (X-Men: Deadly Genesis), start reading here as Project Rising Spirit’s most dangerous soldier brings the hunt to the hunters!
Collecting ARMOR HUNTERS: BLOODSHOT #1–3, alongside the never-before-revealed origin of Bloodshot from BLOODSHOT #0.
ARMOR HUNTERS: HARBINGER (TPB)
Art by ROBERT GILL with CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by LEWIS LAROSA
$14.99 | 112 pages. | T+
Under siege ... and out of control!
The Harbinger Renegades are still reeling from a tragic death in their ranks, but in the face of monumental destruction they’ll find unlikely allies in a fellow group of super-powerful teenagers. But is Generation Zero here to help…or are they just looking out for themselves? Join New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart (Harbinger) and rising star Robert Gill (Batgirl) as the breakout stars of last summer’s HARBINGER WARS – the volatile psiot strike force known as Generation Zero – step out of the shadows and into the crosshairs of a devastating extraterrestrial attack!
Collecting ARMOR HUNTERS: HARBINGER #1–3, plus the landmark first appearance of Generation Zero from HARBINGER WARS #1.
Art by CARY NORD
Cover by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Variant Cover by AL BARRIONUEVO
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+
The Eternal Warrior’s gambit to save an oppressed people … has seemingly failed. Will he fall short of his mission on behalf of the Geomancer?
With steel sparking and axes clashing in battle, the hero of countless wars since time immemorial may yet find success … by laying down his weapons and yielding the fight. The field of battle will run red when this epic anthem of warfare and heroism by master storyteller Peter Milligan (Hellblazer) and Eisner Award winner Cary Nord (X-O Manowar) roars into its final chapter!
Art by CLAYTON CRAIN, DOUG BRAITHWAITE, TOM FOWLER, ROBERTO DE LA TORRE, BRYAN HITCH, RAMON VILLALOBOS, and MORE
$5.99 | 112 pgs. | T+
Never tried a Valiant comic? Get hooked right here with 100+ pages of Valiant’s most memorable moments for just $5.99 Featuring James Asmus (Gambit), Doug Braithwaite (Justice), Clayton Crain (X-Force), Joshua Dysart (BPRD), Bryan Hitch (The Ultimates), Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT), John Layman (Chew), Jen Van Meter (Captain Marvel), Robert Venditti (Green Lantern), and many more!
This is your chance to find out why VALIANT is the MUST READ superhero publisher in comics today with the second value-priced collection of Valiant’s greatest hits! Re-presenting RAI #1, ARMOR HUNTERS #3, QUANTUM AND WOODY: THE GOAT #0, THE DEATH-DEFYING DR. MIRAGE #1, and HARBINGER: BLEEDING MONK #0 – plus sensational short stories from X-O MANOWAR #25 and ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #25 – start reading here to find out why IGN declares, “If you haven’t jumped on the Valiant bandwagon yet, now is the time.”
Art by JOE QUESADA, BOB LAYTON, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, SAL VELLUTO, MIKE MANLEY, STEVE DITKO, MARK MORETTI, MICHAEL LEEKE, HOWARD SIMPSON, BART SEARS, JOSE DELBO, JIM CALAFIORE, PARIS KAROUNOS, and RIK LEVINS
Cover by JOE QUESADA
$99.99 | 800 pgs. | T+ | HARDCOVER OMNIBUS
Relive the complete adventures of Valiant’s original armored hero with Valiant’s next essential omnibus collection -- clocking in at a massive 800+ pages!
Aric of Dacia, a fifth century Visigoth warrior abducted and enslaved by the brutal Spider Aliens, fights his way free of his captors and steals their ultimate weapon, the X-O Manowar armor. But 1,600 years have passed while the Spider Aliens held Aric captive and the time hereturns to is not his own. Trapped in the modern day, Aric is now the last of his people, a savage warrior out of time in a world of corporate treachery and casual deceit. But, armed with the power of the X-O Manowar armor, Aric will rule… and he will make the Spider Aliens pay. Featuring work from comic book legends Bob Layton (Iron Man), Barry Windsor-Smith (Wolverine: Weapon X), Joe Quesada (Daredevil, Amazing Spider-Man), and many more, get the complete epic of Valiant’s flagship hero starting here with this massive oversized volume collecting X-O MANOWAR (1992) #0–30, ARMORINES #0, X-O DATABASE #1, as well as material from SECRETS OF THE VALIANT UNIVERSE #1.
OTHER PUBLISHERS
A VERY ZOMBIE CHRISTMAS REGIFTED (TPB)
Publisher: ANTARCTIC PRESS
Writer/Art: DAVID HUTCHINSON & Various
Cover: DAVID HUTCHINSON, FRED PERRY
New (un)life is breathed into our yearly collection of creepy Christmas tales! Find all your old, moldy favorites from Fred Perry, David Hutchison, Joe Wight, and Ben Dunn under the tree (possibly buried nearby). Like a zombie virus, it's a gift that keeps on giving!
$14.99
Writer/Art/Cover: TITE KUBO
Orihime has been kidnapped by Aizen, but the Soul Society has refused to rescue someone they see as a traitor. So it's up to Ichigo, Chad and Uryû to get her back. But getting to Hueco Mundo is the easy part. Now they need to reach the Arrancar fortress in one piece!
$14.99
Writers: JEFFREY MORRIS, IRA LIVINGSTON
Art/Cover: DENNIS CALERO
In the rubble of Project Zephyr, the 'Nado Ninjas discover a battered Cale Isaacs and the remnants of his team. Together, they devise a plan to stop Hurricane Brandon once and for all, a Storm that now covers half of the northern hemisphere with its center located directly above Wyoming!
Mature/$3.99
Writer: DAVID LAPHAM
Art: FRANCISCO MANNA
Cover: FERNANDO HEINZ
Fatal Fantasy Variant: MICHAEL DIPASCALE
Torture Variant: FERNANDO HEINZ
Wrap Variant: CHRISTIAN ZANIER
David Lapham is a master of violent crime drama and his latest foray into the world of Crossed has created some of the most brutal images yet. Gavin Land was a normal family man. He loved his kids and his wife. He played by the rules. But when a sadistic pornographer debases and kills his daughter before systematically destroying his life, something deep inside snaps. And not even a world full of homicidal maniacs will stop him from revenge. Available with Regular, Torture and Red Crossed covers by Fernando Heinz, Wraparound cover by Christian Zanier, and a Fatal Fantasy cover by Michael DiPascale.
Mature/$3.99
Writers: MICHAEL MORECI, TIM DANIEL
Art: RILEY ROSSMO, COLIN LORIMER
Cover: RILEY ROSSMO
WHY WE LOVE IT: BOOM! Studios has a long history of publishing some of the industry's best modern horror, and Curse takes us back to our roots with a werewolf story with a twist unlike any you've ever seen.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: The Curse creative team practically screams "horror"-from writers Michael Moreci (Roche Limit) & Tim Daniel (Enormous) and artists Riley Rossmo (Drumhellar) & Colin Lorimer (UXB), you're in for one of the best reviewed comics of 2014, injecting new life into the classic werewolf story.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Laney Griffin is a man who will do anything to save his son from leukemia, but the cost of treatment has broken him financially. When he pursues an elusive murderer in the wilderness of his small, rural community in the hopes of securing a substantial bounty, Laney is confronted with something he never could have expected: a werewolf. The captive Lycan, in human form, turns Laney's life upsidedown, forcing him to confront his haunted past and race against the clock because there's only 30 days until the next phase...
$14.99
Writer: SCOTT GRAY
Art: MIKE COLLINS, MARTIN GERAGHTY
Cover: MIKE COLLINS
An outstanding volume of comic strips collecting the complete adventures of the eleventh Doctor and Clara from the pages of Doctor Who Magazine! Contains five linked stories by acclaimed writer Scott Gray: "A Wing and a Prayer," "Welcome to Tickle Town," "John Smith and the Common Men," "Pay the Piper," and "The Blood of Azrael." Includes a wealth of exclusive, brand new material revealing how the strips were created, featuring contributions and commentary from the writer and artists.
$19.99
Story: ROBBIE MORRISON
Art: DANIEL INDRO
Colors: SLAMET MUJIONO
Cover A: TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
32 PGS, FC, $3.99
STONE HANDS STALK THROUGH THE CRATERS OF THE SOMME…
When Gabby and the Doctor arrive by accident in No Man’s Land in July, 1916, they’re met by Corporal Jamie Colqhoun – a soldier who knows from bitter experience that there are worse things than the Jerries out in the rat-strewn trenches.
Things that drift through the smoke of a thousand cannon shells, and move only when you look away. Shadows that flit over artillery-blasted field hospitals and throw their terrifying wings over the living. Statues that steal your life in an instant.
The Weeping Angels.
But in a conflict where the life of young men is cheap, and thousands die every day – are the Angels actually offering salvation?
Trapped in the midst of a flock of starving Angels, the Doctor faces his most challenging and terrifying moral dilemma yet!
Comes with three covers to collect including a special cover by artist Tommy Lee Edwards!
Writer: SIMON FURMAN
Art: JACK LAWRENCE
64 PGS, FC, $6.99 U.S./$7.99 CAN/£4.99 UK
When Astrid’s dragon, Stormfly, goes missing, the whole of Berk try to track it down! But what dangers will they ultimately discover at … the Ice Castle? Plus in a special short story, Snotlout babysits a bunch of baby Monstrous Nightmares!
Writers: JOANN SFAR, LEWIS TRONDHEIM
Art: KERASCOET, OBION
The first 3 books in this part of the great saga in one specially priced set. The planet Terra Amata, on which Dungeon resides, has stopped turning. On one side, total darkness and absolute coldness; on the other, a searing desert and eternal day. The survivors live on a thin slice of earth where day and night meet. A territory known as Twilight. Welcome to the third facet of the Dungeon world, its dark downfall. Marvin is blind but still dangerous and Herbert the Duck has become the darkest of Lords.
$39.99
Writers: HARRY HARRISON & VARIOUS
Art: WALLY WOOD, HARRY HARRISON
Cover: WALLY WOOD
This highly anticipated collection features over two dozen science fiction stories brimming with Wallace Wood's meticulously detailed, genre-defining brushwork. Included are titles like "Spawn of Mars," "The Dark Side of the Moon," "A Trip to a Star," "The Invaders," "The Secret of Saturn's Ring," and "The Two-Century Journey." Like every book in the Fantagraphics EC line, Spawn of Mars and Other Stories features essays and notes by EC experts on these superbly crafted, classic comic book masterpieces.
$29.99
Writer: JONATHAN HENNESSEY
Art/Cover: SHANE DAVIS
When a mysterious space-time phenomenon causes 600 years of human history to collapse into a single era, societies from the past, present and future are forced to coexist in a dystopian civilization. To set the timeline straight, an elite team of Resynchronization Officers must rid the world of Anachronisms, futuristic artifacts that threaten the very laws of time. As timelines collide and tensions rise, the tragedy buried in Officer Johannes' past is revealed along with the mysterious Incongruity that ripped apart the fabric of time. Meanwhile, the authorities fight to maintain control of their increasingly fragile reality!
$3.99
Writer: CHRISTOPHER SEBELA
Art: DIEGO BARRETO
Cover: DECLAN SHALVEY, RILEY ROSSMO
Between the escalation of World War III and being Number One on America's most wanted list, Snake Plissken jumps borders and finds himself in the seceded nation of Florida. While he may have escaped the USPF, Snake finds himself in the middle of a whole new level of political corruption.
$3.99
Writers: BRIAN SUTTON, SHON HOWELL
Art/Cover: MARK MOORE
Deep in the Belgian Congo a new and shocking archaeological discovery could shake the very foundations of modern civilization. More important than the atomic bomb! More indescribable than Roswell! It's up to super spy Nell and the gallant Dr. Tyler to keep it out of the Neo-Luddites' hands, without getting their tails singed. Thrilling pulp-style sci-fi fun, chock full of jet packs, mad scientists, beautiful gal explorers, Nazi villains, and jungle girls! All four issues of this classic anthropomorphic mini-series collected in a single volume!
$15.99
Writer/Art/Cover: HIRO MASHIMA
Lucy is an attractive mage-in-training who wants to join a magician's guild so that she can become a full-fledged magician. The guild she dreams about joining is the most famous in the world, and it is known as the Fairy Tail. One day she meets Natsu, a boy raised by a Dragon who mysteriously left him when he was young. Natsu has devoted his life to finding his Dragon father. When Natsu helps Lucy out of a tricky situation, she discovers that he is a member of the Fairy Tail magician's guild, and our heroes' adventure together begins.
$10.99
Writer/Art/Cover: JORGE CORONA
WHY WE LOVE IT: In the footsteps of Archaia titles Rust, Iron, Will o' the Wisp, and The Reason for Dragons, debut writerartist Jorge Corona brings a brandn-ew voice to the comics industry with Feathers. With our passion for working with fresh talent, we could not be happier to introduce his work to a wider audience.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: There's never been a better time for fantastic, all-ages comics that embrace both the darkness and beauty in life. Fans of Avatar: Legend of Korra, Mike Mignola, and Amulet will fall in love with Poe, the boy covered in feathers.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: A recluse boy born covered in feathers must help his firstever friend, a young girl named Bianca, as she tries to return to her home beyond the slums of the Maze. They must dodge street gangs and childsnatchers along the way, and perhaps together will learn the secrets to his mysterious past.
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Writer: PAUL JENKINS
Art: RAMON BACHS
Cover: RAMON BACKS
It's only a matter of time before war erupts between the nations of Oz and Wonderland. Tensions are at an alltimehigh as crime runs rampant throughout the town of Rimes. Detective Frankie Mack is in the middle of a ticking timebomb and he knows it. With the help of Simple Simon and the kid detectives, he may just find his way to the maniacal mastermind in time.
$3.99
Writer/Art/Cover: FRANK STACK
Frank Stack has been been quietly creating observational, iconoclastic art for more than forty years and is best known as the artist behind Harvey Pekar's award-winning graphic novel, My Cancer Year and as the creator of the first underground comic book, The Adventures of Jesus. Foolbert Funniescollects comics that ran in National Lampoonand other publications and features characters such as Dirty Diana, nostalgic time traveler Frank Crankcase, commonsensical Dr. Feelgood, politician Paddy Booshwah and a host of Amazons, artists, and pulp heroes, all depicted in Stack's scratchy, hatchy "crowquill" style.
$24.99
Writer/Art/Cover: JAMES KOCHALKA
Eisner Award-winner James Kochalka presents a forest full of cute but strange fungus creatures. They ruminate on a variety of topics, including such bizarre mysteries as "comic books" and "philosophy", "cyberspace" and "redemption". A surreal and funny outside look at the elements of our own reality.
$12.00
Writer: SCOTT NICKEL
Art: ANDY HIRSCH & VARIOUS
Cover: ANDY HIRSCH
WHY WE LOVE IT: In 1984, Jim Davis created a groundbreaking series of illustrated short stories called Garfield: His 9 Lives, setting the Fat Cat in various eras, that became an instant classic. We loved it so much we wanted to do it again!
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: Even if you've never read the original His 9 Lives stories or watched the 1988 animated special, you'll enjoy these unique interpretations by an all-star cast of cartoonists, including Andy Hirsch, Yehudi Mercado, Roger Langridge, Frazer Irving, and Brittney Williams, as they depict Garfield through the ages, from prehistoric times, to the reaches of outer space.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: "9 Lives, Part 1." The journey begins with "Cave Cat," as David DeGrand (Spongebob Comics) takes us back to Garfield's first life, during the earliest days of life on Earth! Then, Kari Smith (Plume) illustrates "King Cat," as we see how Garfield got down in Ancient Egypt.
$3.99
Writers: JIM DAVIS, CEDRIC MICHIELS
Art/Cover: ELLIPSANIME/DARGAUD
When Garfield attempts to ship Nermal and Odie to a far-off corner of the world, he ends up stranding all three of them in China! When Jon comes to rescue his pets, all four of them get tangled in a race for ancient treasure. Get ready for the most epic Garfield Show adventure yet! Available in softcover and hardcover editions.
$7.99
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