BEST BETS
THE ADVENTURES OF APOCALYPSE AL VOL 1 (TPB, Image Comics, $9.99): Collects the four-issue miniseries introducing Allison Carter (the Apocalypse Al of the title), who is a paranormal investigator from a long line of paranormal investigators. It's written by J. Michael Straczynski, famed as the creator of Babylon 5, and is supposed to be light-hearted, although humor is not known as one of Straczynski's strengths. Worth a look, however.
ART OF NEIL GAIMAN VISUAL BIO (HC, Harper Collins, $39.99): Not strictly a comic book or graphic novel, this biography examines Gaiman's rise in the 1980s London comics scene and shows how his creative impulses then led to his many media triumphs today. Author Hayley Campbell had access to Gaiman, plus his notes, sketches, artwork and other esoterica from over the years.
BLACK SCIENCE VOL 1: HOW TO FALL FOREVER (TPB, Image Comics, $9.99): A genre-bender that combines science fiction, horror, action/adventure and humor with a premise -- out-of-control dimension-hopping -- that accommodates them all. This plays to writer Rick Remender's strengths (big ideas, breakneck pacing) and has sold well.
C.O.W.L. #1 (Image Comics, $3.50): Superheroes first appeared in 1938, with the advent of Superman, followed by hundreds of wannabes. This book's premise is a world in which early superheroes formed a union, one that continues to the present day -- but with dark secrets threatening to unfold. A history of labor relations -- even super-powered ones -- seems like a yawn-inducing premise for a comic book, but one imagines they wouldn't attempt it unless they had a great idea.
DEADPOOL #29 (Marvel Comics, $3.99): This tie-in to Marvel's big summer crossover, "Original Sin," promises to reveal some heretofore unknown details of Wade Wilson's childhood. Since we've never been privy to anything before Wilson became Deadpool before, this is a must-have for Deadpool fans.
DOCTOR SPEKTOR: MASTER OF THE OCCULT #1 (Dynamite, $3.99): Few people outside of comics circles have probably ever heard of Doctor Spektor, who was a mildly interesting supernatural investigator in Gold Key comics of the 1970s. He gets a makeover here courtesy of fan-favorite writer Mark Waid, and it looks good.
HARBINGER #23 (Valiant Comics, $3.99): One of the major characters gets offed, and Valiant promises that dead means DEAD in their universe.
MIRACLEMAN BOOK 1: A DREAM OF FLYING PREMIERE (HC, Marvel Comics, $29.99): In the 1980s, comics legend Alan Moore took a third-rate Captain Marvel knockoff from the UK and re-imagined him as a character and a series that set the comics world on its collective ear. After years of being tied up in the courts, that series is finally getting reprinted -- and will also finally be finished! This is the first book of that series, and well worth the $30.
SLEDGEHAMMER 44 VOLUME 1 (TPB, Dark Horse, $19.99): MIke Mignola introduces another major character to his Hellboy mythos, Sledghammer (a sort-of Iron Man in World War II). This book collects the character's earliest appearances, so late-comers can get in on the ground floor.
TREES #1 (Image Comics, $2.99): What would happen if aliens visited Earth, but didn't perceive us as intelligent life -- and proceeded to colonize the place? That seems to be the premise of a new graphic novel by sci-fi master Warren Ellis, which begins here in serial form.
STIEG LARSSON’S THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE (HC, DC Comics, $29.99): This adaptation of the second in Stieg Larsson's "Millennium Trilogy" carries over the creative team from DC's adaptation The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, including Scottish mystery writer Denise Mina. That first adaptation was quite good, so it's likely this one will be as well.
THANOS ANNUAL #1 (Marvel Comics, $4.99): Marvel finally gets around to fleshing out its Darkseid-wannabe, just in time for his upcoming starring role in the Marvel Films.
UMBRAL VOL 1: OUT OF THE SHADOWS (TPB, Image Comics, $9.99): Another new Image series gets its first collection, and should appeal to fans of Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and other magical worlds. It's the story of a young female thief who discovers that the royal family of her medieval-ish kingdom has been slaughtered and is now being impersonated by magical beings. That makes her a target for these creatures, and who is going to believe her? This is also a coming-of-age story as well as a heroic journey with a touch of young romance, so I suspect it would appeal to both genders equally.
THIS WEEK'S COMICS
The Comics Guide is assembled using the Diamond Comic Distributors Inc. website, as a guide, and is subject to change. Clicking on most images results in a larger image. All information is from Diamond and/or publisher solicitations and press releases, except for random comments by Captain Comics (in blue), and occasional comments by The Baron (in this here purplish color).
ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
DRYSPELL # 1
Writer/Art/Cover: KEN KREKELER
Variant: KEN KREKELER
Bi-Monthly / 32 pgs./All Ages/ FC $3.99
Tom Ferris lives in a world of costumes and wonder. Figures streaking across the sky, hurling themselves over rooftops at night.
They are commonplace. But Tom doesn't notice that world anymore. His world is made up of spreadsheets, phone bills, software, coffee, collared shirts. Every night, he lies awake, wishing to be the man he once was.
Today, Tom gets his wish. And the world will never forget him again.
Features a “design” cover variant by creator, Ken Krekeler!
ARCHIE COMICS
JUGHEAD & ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #2
Script: CRAIG BOLDMAN
Art: REX LINDSEY, RICH KOSLOWSKI, JACK MORELLI, BARRY GROSSMAN
Cover: JEFF SHULTZ, BOB SMITH, ROSARIO "TITO" PENA
160-page, full color comic, $3.99 U.S.
A trip to the mall turns what would be the best day of Jughead’s life into a day of turmoil! And it’s all because of corn dogs and teddy bears! Sounds weird? You couldn’t even begin to imagine it! Find out what the “Wrong Stuff” is in this fun lead story to a hilarious double digest!
MEGA MAN #37
Script: IAN FLYNN
Art: JAMAL PEPPERS, GARY MARTIN, JOHN WORKMAN, MATT HERMS
Cover: PATRICK "SPAZ" SPAZIANTE
"Relics of the Past" Variant Cover: PATRICK "SPAZ" SPAZIANTE
Villain Variant Cover by ERIK LY
32-page, full color comic, $2.99 U.S.
THE MEGA MAN / MEGA MAN X Crossover is here! The next big video game event from Archie Comics has at last arrived in DAWN OF X Part One! It's a brand new adventure so MEGA-EPIC that it would be impossible to contain it in just one time period! Witness a struggle that spans across time as both the original Mega Man AND Mega Man X battle a long-lost Wily weapon for the safety of all mankind! Featuring heroes and villains from both hit Capcom franchises, plus the surprise return of a character that will affect the very course of time and space as we know it! Get in on the ground floor of this century-spanning special event that features a cover and variant from Mega Man art legend Patrick "SPAZ" Spaziante, as well as a special "Villain Variant" cover featuring SIGMA and VILE by painter Erik Ly! "X" Marks the spot!
SONIC SUPER DIGEST #7
Script: IAN FLYNN
Art: LAMAR WELLS, RICK BRYANT, JACK MORELLI, ALLEN PASSALAQUA
Cover: RAFA KNIGHT
128-page, full color comic, $3.99 U.S.
Sonic Super Digest is BACK and featuring a brand new story! Sonic the Hedgehog's adventures are now available in the popular digest format. Where Sonic Super Special Magazine leaves off, this quarterly digest collection picks up, with even more classic adventure from the Sonic comic library! The secret origin of the new sonic universe is REVEALED in the all-new SONIC ORIGINS mini-feature! Discover a whole new world alongside Sonic the Hedgehog in Sonic Origins, pt2, featuring new story and art from the superstar Archie Sonic team! All this (and Freedom Fighters too) as we give you more classic Sonic comics as only Sonic Super Digest can provide! Featuring an all-new CG cover art from rising Sonic star Rafa Knight!
DARK HORSE
CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT #11
Writer: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art: FERNANDO DAGNINO
Colors: JAVIER MENA
Cover: FREDDIE WILLIAMS II, JEREMY ROBERTS
FC, 32 pages, $2.99
Ongoing
The epic finale to the first year of Captain Midnight!
Captain Midnight has no time to mourn the death of an ally while an old friend is trying to kill him! Fueled by righteous fury, Midnight faces an impossible choice: Should he kill one friend to avenge another? Midnight pulls no punches to achieve a better tomorrow ... but can he pull the trigger?
Written by Joshua Williamson (Ghosted, Masks and Mobsters, Uncharted)!
One of ComicsAlliance’s Best Comic Books of 2013!
CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT VOLUME 2: BRAVE OLD WORLD (TPB)
Joshua Williamson (W), Eduardo Francisco (A), Dennis Culver (A), Stefani Rennee (C), Dave Stewart (C), and Freddie Williams II and Dan Scott (Cover)
FC, 112 pages, $14.99
TPB, 7” x 10”
When Captain Midnight discovers his innovative technology has been corrupted in his seventy-year absence, he rockets into action, setting a collision course with a high-flying, overzealous patriot without a conscience and a rogue black-ops organization eager to exterminate anyone who knows their secrets! Midnight is confronted by a brave new world he’s determined to make better ... or die trying! Collects Captain Midnight #4-7 and the four-page story from the CBLDF’s Liberty Comics.
• Written by Joshua Williamson (Masks and Mobsters, Voodoo, Uncharted)!
• Features a story with art by Dennis Culver and Dave Stewart from the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s Liberty Comics!
“A psychedelic thrill-ride.” -- Comics the Gathering
CONAN THE AVENGER #2
Writer: FRED VAN LENTE
Art: BRIAN CHING
Colors: MICHAEL ATIYEH
Cover: KILLIAN PLUNKETT
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
FRED VAN LENTE WRITES CONAN!
When a case of mistaken identity leaves Conan accused of witchcraft, the Cimmerian finds himself the target of the powerful and deadly Agara -- witch hunter of Kush! But as the warrior and the wizard quarrel, an evil force plots to eliminate them both!
• Fred Van Lente’s Conan ramps up!
• With The Legend of Conan announced for 2014, Conan is essential reading!
EERIE ARCHIVES VOLUME 16 (HC)
CORBEN! STARLIN! INFANTINO! AND MORE!
Writer/Art: Various
Cover: RICHARD CORBEN
FC, 288 pages, $49.99
HC, 8 3/8” x 10 7/8”
A terrifying tome delivering a stunning variety of high fantasy, sexy science fiction, Victorian mystery, and modern-day adventure -- all united by a common sense of profound horror! Richard Corben, Bruce Jones, Jim Starlin and others deliver subtle shudders, scream-inducing terrors, and shocking twist endings in Eerie issues #75-80!
• The debut of Jim Starlin’s Darklon the Mystic series!
• Marvel at Richard Corben’s sexy thrillers!
• Foreword by Peter Bagge!
ELFQUEST: THE FINAL QUEST #3
Writer/Art/Cover: WENDY PINI
Writer: RICHARD PINI
Colors: SONNY STRAIT
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
The Wolfriders flee the threat of the human tyrant!
Chieftess Ember begins her darkest journey alone when she’s held captive by a brutal human tyrant. Will her sacrifice ensure the safe escape of her tribe as they flee into unknown territory? And can the sacred connection between Ember and her elfin lovemate survive when they are forcefully separated?
• Brand-new ElfQuest adventures!
• Collects ElfQuest extras from past and present!
FURIOUS #5 (of 5)
Writer: BRYAN J.L. GLASS
Art/Cover: VICTOR SANTOS
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Miniseries
GLASS AND SANTOS GET FURIOUS!
Furious meets her nemesis -- a dangerous and deranged shadow from her past -- head on. The life of an innocent hangs in the balance as the two face off, and Furious’s doppelgänger, obsessed with unmasking the celebrity vigilante, fights to expose the truth at any cost! As the media broadcast this public showdown, can Furious overcome her own demons in time to save the day?
The creators of the Harvey Award–winning Mice Templar join forces again for a creator-owned superhero series!
HALO: ESCALATION #6
Writer: CHRIS SCHLERF
Pencils: RICARDO SANCHEZ
Inks: ROB LEAN
Colors: MICHAEL ATIYEH
Cover: SPARTH
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Ongoing
A SPY IN THE RANKS!
The saga of Halo Wars enters the modern age as Infinity struggles to liberate the long-lost Spirit of Fire from the deadly Vata ’Gajat. Meanwhile, Petra’s search for the identity of Infinity’s spy could result in her death. The Halo universe is on the brink of a new galactic war!
• From the lead writer of Halo 4!
• An essential addition to the Halo canon!
• The Halo franchise has sales eclipsing $3 billion over its lifetime!
KING CONAN: THE CONQUEROR #4 (of 6)
Writer: TIMOTHY TRUMAN
Pencils/Cover: TOMAS GIORELLO
Colors/Cover: JOSE VILLARRUBIA
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Miniseries
LOST IN A CATACOMB OF HORRORS!
Conan’s quest for the mystical jewel that could restore him to the throne of Aquilonia leads him into a pitch-black, demon-filled maze in Stygia! Facing the fanatical priests of Set will be hard enough, but can the hot-blooded barbarian resist Akivasha, a tempting seductress with ... strange appetites?
• Truman and Giorello’s take on one of pulp’s greatest femmes fatales!
• An unrivaled creative team adapts Howard’s only Conan novel!
"... but can the hot-blooded barbarian resist Akivasha, a tempting seductress with ... strange appetites?"
Like that's ever stopped him before!
MASS EFFECT: FOUNDATION #11
Writer: MAC WALTERS, JEREMY BARLOW
Art: TONY PARKER
Colors: MICHAEL ATIYEH
Cover: BENJAMIN CARRE
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Ongoing
KICK ASS AND TAKE KNEECAPS!
While investigating Shepard’s crew, Rasa uncovers the escapades of the galaxy’s most notorious mercenary -- the universally feared Zaeed Massani!
Join the universe’s greatest heroes on their untold adventures set during the events of BioWare’s blockbuster science fiction trilogy!
• Story by Mac Walters, lead writer of Mass Effect 2 and 3!
• Ties directly into Mass Effect 2!
THE MASSIVE #23
Writer: BRIAN WOOD
Art: DANIJEL ZEZELJ
Colors: JORDIE BELLAIRE
Cover: J.P. LEON
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
“The Massive gets my highest recommendation.” -- Unleash the Fanboy
The water convoy is attacked by forces unknown, plunging Mary into a conflict that she doesn’t want, but one she can handle. With over a thousand kilometers to go, can she make it across the Sahara unscathed?
“This continues to be one of the best comics out there by any publisher.” -- Graphic Policy
“The Massive should crack your pull list.” -- Geeks Unleashed
MIND MGMT #22
Writer/Art/Cover: MATT KINDT
FC, 24 pages, $3.99
Ongoing
The AV Club’s best series of 2013!
With the team spread out around the world on the hunt for the Magician, each member faces a deadly trial -- and one doesn’t return!
• Topped more year-end lists than any other Dark Horse series!
• New York Times bestseller!
“In short: My God. What a f#@%ing book …” -- Comic Bastards
PARIAH #4 (of 8)
Writer: ARON WARNER, PHILIP GELATT
Art/Cover: BRETT WELDELE
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Miniseries
Genetic manipulation gone mad!
Nukes are sent out to destroy the Vitro satellite. Will our heroes make it back to Earth in time?
• Created by Academy Award winner Aron Warner (Shrek).
• Art by Eisner-nominated painter Brett Weldele (The Surrogates).
• Written by Philip Gelatt (Petrograd).
“I was hooked by the fifth page.” -- Fanboy Comics
RESIDENT ALIEN VOLUME 2: THE SUICIDE BLONDE (TPB)
“A pitch-perfect narrative from two of my favourite creators.”—Alan Moore
Peter Hogan (W) and Steve Parkhouse (A/Cover)
On sale May 28
FC, 104 pages, $14.99
TPB, 7” x 10”
An alien explorer stranded in America yearns for his home world, but he’s enamored with ours -- especially when it comes to murder mysteries! Seeking to clear the name of a friend who’s been fingered for a college girl’s death, Harry combs Seattle for clues. Collects issues #0-3.
• From the writer of Tom Strong and the artist of the classic Bojeffries Saga!
“Resident Alien is as strong as ever, and fans of the first series will be right at home.” -- Comicosity
SERENITY: LEAVES IN THE WIND #5 (of 6)
Writer: ZACK WHEDON
Pencils/Variant Cover: GEORGES JEANTY
Inks: KARL STORY
Colors: LAURA MARTIN
Cover: DAN DOS SANTOS
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Miniseries
#WheresSerenity?
Mal, Jayne, and River have infiltrated an Alliance facility that is home to more victims just like River -- except, unlike her, they were never rescued. Now that Mal and the crew are in, the problem has become getting out -- because Zoe still needs to be rescued and the Alliance is out for blood!
• Zack Whedon returns to Serenity!
• The story finally continues after the film!
SLEDGEHAMMER 44 VOLUME 1 (TPB)
Writers: MIKE MIGNOLA, JOHN ARCUDI
Art: JASON LATOUR, LAURENCE CAMPBELL
Colores: DAVE STEWART
Cover: MIKE MIGNOLA
On sale May 28
FC, 144 pages, $19.99
TPB, 7” x 10”
A man in a suit of iron drops from an American warplane onto a French battlefield and unleashes a powerful cosmic force on an army of Nazis, their massive war machine, and their most dangerous agent, the deadly Black Flame! Collects Sledgehammer 44 #1-2 and Lightning War #1-3.
• Cover by Mike Mignola!
• From Django Unchained artist Jason Latour and B.P.R.D. artist Laurence Campbell!
“I relished every panel of this.” -- Multiversity
THE STAR WARS #8
Writer: JONATHAN RINZLER
Art: MIKE MAYHEW
Colors: RAIN BEREDO
Cover: NICK RUNGE
On sale May 28
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Ongoing
Wookiees attack the Death Star!
Annikin Starkiller fights Darth Vader and Prince Valorum to save Princess Leia! Luke Skywalker and the Wookiees attack the Empire’s Space Fortress! This is the final battle! It’s like nothing you’ve seen before, but it’s all Star Wars!
• The conclusion of the original Star Wars story by George Lucas!
STAR WARS LEGACY #15
Writer: CORINNA BECHKO
Writer/Art: GABRIEL HARDMAN
Colors: JORDAN BOYD
Cover: AGUSTIN ALESSIO
On sale May 28
FC, 32 pages, $2.99
Ongoing
The good news: Ania Solo has escaped the vengeance of a crazed bounty hunter.
The bad news: She has been taken into custody by the Empire for the murder of an Imperial Knight!
Somebody’s getting a death sentence!
STAR WARS: REBEL HEIST #2 (of 4)
Writer/Variant Cover: MATT KINDT
Pencils: MARCO CASTIELLO
Inks: DAN PARSONS
Covers: GABE ELTAEB
Cover/Ultravariant Cover: ADAM HUGHES
On sale May 28
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Miniseries
MATT KINDT WRITES STAR WARS!
On a planet outside the Empire’s jurisdiction, Princess Leia goes undercover to obtain a vital code from an Imperial source. She’ll have to use disguises, gadgets, and her feminine wiles to succeed -- and her only ally is another spy who is convinced the Princess is a liability in the field!
• Matt Kindt writes the classic characters!
• Covers by Adam Hughes and Matt Kindt!
TOMB RAIDER #4
Writer: GAIL SIMONE
Pencils: NICOLAS DANIEL SELMA
Inks: JUAN GEDEON
Colors: MICHAEL ATIYEH
Cover: STEPHANIE HANS
On sale May 28
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
GAIL SIMONE CONTINUES LARA’S JOURNEY!
Gail Simone’s thrilling addition to the Tomb Raider saga kicks into high gear!
Lara Croft is chased through the streets of London as she gets dangerously close to the truth! But it’s not her own safety that concerns her, but that of her friends, the surviving crew of the Endurance!
• The official continuation of Lara Croft’s story!
• The Tomb Raider video game sold over 3.5 million copies in 2013!
• The classic character reimagined and explored!
VANDROID #4 (of 5)
Writer/Cover: TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
Writer: NOAH SMITH
Art: DAN MCDAID
Colors: MELISSA EDWARDS
On sale May 28
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Miniseries
HERE TO KICK ASS AND GUZZLE MOTOR OIL!
Vandroid’s night is at its darkest, and it’s up to the Vanettes to step in to save the day! But when the Van-man is struck with a case of robo-amnesia, the six-cylinder sirens will stop at nothing to get his motor runnin’!
Complete the Vandroid experience with the remastered soundtrack from Ed Banger Records and the unearthed 1984 movie trailer at Vandroid.com!
Replies
DC COMICS
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #13
Art/Cover: GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ
40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
While the Man of Steel takes down Metallo in the streets of Metropolis, a down-on-his luck reporter for The Daily Star attempts to break the “story of the century” by revealing a suspicious connection between Superman and The Daily Planet!
Art: CLIFF RICHARDS
Backup Story Art/Cover: JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+
Hex is back in the Old West – and he’s joined forces with Tallulah Black to hunt for … the real Jonah Hex? And in the backup story, Madam .44 is lost on a harsh, alien world where she discovers that justice can still be won with a bullet.
Art/Cover: PAUL PELLETIER and SEAN PARSONS
1:25 BATMAN ‘66 Variant Cover: MICHAEL ALLRED
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with two covers.
The King of Atlantis vs. the Avatar of the Green! It’s Aquaman against Swamp Thing, with countless lives hanging in the balance! But why -- and what does this mean for rest of The New 52? Find out here!
Art: GREG CAPULLO, DANNY MIKI
Cover: GREG CAPULLO
1:25 BATMAN ‘66 Variant Cover: MICHAEL ALLRED
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
This issue will ship with three covers.
The second chapter of “ZERO YEAR – SAVAGE CITY” reveals an entirely new Gotham City. Unraveling the mysteries set forth by the Riddler, Batman must learn to work with his new ally, Lieutenant Jim Gordon, and do whatever it takes to survive!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
BATMAN ETERNAL #8
Art: GUILLEM MARCH
Cover: ANDY KUBERT
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Is Stephanie Brown an assassination target?
Art: PATRICK OLLIFFE, TOM NGUYEN
Cover: TERRY DODSON, RACHEL DODSON
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
The Race of Outlaws heats up as Catwoman takes on Central City -- but the hometown advantage may favor the Rogues!
Art by RAFA SANDOVAL, JORDI TARRAGONA, CHRISTIAN DUCE, GEORGES JEANTY and others
Cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
224 pg, FC, 17.99 US
After being robbed time and time again by Catwoman, The Penguin has decided to wage war against the thieving antihero. But he isn’t the only one after her. Someone named The Joker’s Daughter is after Catwoman. Who is she, and why has she come to Gotham City? Don’t miss these stories from CATWOMAN #20-24 and 26, CATWOMAN ANNUAL #1 and BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #23.4: JOKER’S DAUGHTER.
Art: MARK BUCKINGHAM, GARY ERSKINE
Cover: MARK BUCKINGHAM
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Lovestruck Charles is trying to find something to say about Crystal’s cosplay (apart from “Wow”). His ghostly detective partner, Edwin, returns from his investigation in the cat-crazy house and has some mad story about two girls trapped halfway in and halfway out of a mirror. ‘We absolutely must rescue them, Charles. They’ve been there for decades. ...’ The series IGN calls “absolutely charming” and “a visual marvel” continues!
Art by STEPHEN SADOWSKI, PHIL JIMENEZ and others
Cover by ADAM HUGHES
144 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS
New York Times bestselling and award-winning creator Bill Willingham presents FAIREST VOL. 3: THE RETURN OF THE MAHARAJA, starring the beautiful, deadly ladies from his hit series FABLES. Balancing horror, humor and adventure in the FABLES tradition, FAIREST explores the secret histories of Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Cinderella, the Snow Queen, Thumbelina, Snow White, Rose Red and others.
When Nalayani seeks the help of the Maharaja to save her village from the Dhole, she uncovers a secret that could change the Fables Universe forever: long-thought dead Prince Charming is still alive! Nalayani is the sole defender of a village that was stripped of its men when the Adversary's army invaded her fabled land, and she's like nothing Prince Charming has ever seen.
PRAISE FOR FAIREST:
"Vertigo Comics and Bill Willingham have another guaranteed winner on their hands." -- Yahoo! Voices
"A rollicking good adventure tale, filled with all the humor, creativity, and stellar art FABLES fans have come to expect from Bill Willingham's mini-empire of fairy-tale based comics." -- MTV Geek
"Cinematic in scope, heroic in tone, and quite beautiful to behold." -- Booklist
Art: BRETT BOOTH, NORM RAPMUND
1:25 BATMAN ‘66 Variant Cover: MICHAEL ALLRED
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with two covers.
Continued from THE FLASH ANNUAL #3! Guest starring Future Flash, Future Mirror Master and … Wally West! The future is invading Central City and the fates of Wally West and his Aunt Iris hang in the balance!
Art and cover by POP MHAN
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
Before a new adventure begins, take a journey back 1,000 years to the reign of King Grayskull. Newly victorious over Hordak, it is a time of great victory and celebration for the King and Castle Grayskull stands in all of its regal glory. But an ominous prophecy weighs upon the crown, and sinister forces are already at work to see that it comes true.
Art: BRUNO REDONDO
Cover: JHEREMY RAAPACK
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
Under orders from the Guardians, Kilowog leads a team of Green Lanterns to Earth to apprehend Superman and return him to Oa to stand trial. But the Man of Steel is not about to go quietly. And the Green Lantern Corps haven’t factored in Superman’s new allies. The first battle begins in a war that could tear the universe apart.
Art: ANDRES GUINALDO, MARK IRWIN
Cover: MIKEL JANIN
1:25 BATMAN ‘66 Variant Cover: MICHAEL ALLRED
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with two covers.
Zatanna and the team learn more about the origin of Nightmare Nurse -- with deadly results for one member in particular!
Art: SCOTT KOLINS
Cover: TYLER KIRKHAM
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
The Cosmic Gods and Council of Ten put aside millennia of war to team up against a new adversary: Larfleeze! Luckily for Agent Orange, he’s not the only dog in this fight. Will G’nort and the power of the green light save the day?
Art: AARON LOPRESTI, ART THIBERT
Cover by RYAN SOOK
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Where is Red Robin? Who wants to steal from the world’s most famous man? And whatever happened to Stormwatch?
Art by MEGHAN HETRICK
Cover by EDDY BARROWS
1:25 MAD Variant cover
40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T • FINAL ISSUE
This issue will ship with two covers.
The Bat Family is forced to face the brutal aftermath of FOREVER EVIL, but after everything they’ve been through, can they stand together?
RED LANTERNS #31
Art/Cover: ALESSANDRO VITTI
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Guy Gardner thought the power of Supergirl would make his team of Red Lanterns unstoppable … but he wasn’t counting on the arrival of the deadliest Red yet: The Judge! When she makes her ruling, the fate of the Red Lanterns, Earth and an entire space sector will hang in the balance!
Art by ALESSANDRO VITTI and others
Cover by ALESSANDRO VITTI
176 pg, FC, $16.99 US
Hal recruits Guy for an impossible mission: to spy on the Red Lantern Corps from within. But when the red ring takes hold of Guy again, it takes everything in him not to lose himself. Collects RED LANTERNS #21-26, and GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL #2.
Art/Cover: J.H. WILLIAMS
MATURE/$4.99
This Special Edition will include the entire second issue of the new miniseries before final coloring, giving readers a behind-the-scenes look at J.H. Williams' unique process. Williams' original coloring will be shown with the black, white and gray tones of the original work. Also, the lettering will be translucent, allowing the reader to see the exquisite artwork behind the word balloons. This issue also features a Q&A and a Process Piece with colorist Dave Stewart and other bonus features.
Man, DC is gonna milk the heck out of this, aren't they? I mean, shouldn't you wait until the ink is dry on issue #2 before you put out a "special edition" of #2?
Art: PAUL PELLETIER, SEAN PARSONS, PAULO SIQUEIRA and others
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
Batman headlines the second big issue of SECRET ORIGINS, which also features The New 52 origins of Aquaman and Starfire!
I'm glad they're finally getting around to telling Batman's origin. It's been secret for far too long!
Art and cover by GARY FRANK
192 pg, FC, $16.99 US
The World’s Mightiest Mortal is reborn in The New 52 in this incredible tale from JUSTICE LEAGUE #7-11, 0, 14-16 and 18-21! Young orphan Billy Batson has bounced from foster home to foster home, but when he’s drawn to the Rock of Eternity, he is imbued with powers beyond those of any mortal man! Can he learn how to handle those powers in time to defeat the villainous Black Adam?
I'm still not certain how I feel about renaming a Golden Age hero -- I didn't like it when the original Green Lantern tried to be "Sentinel" and I don't think I like "Shazam" instead of Captain Marvel. But OK, what's done is done.
I'm also not sure how I like "Shazam" working and playing with others in the Justice League titles. Because he is a boy masquerading as a man, the writers make his dialogue pretty juvenile. But, because others aren't supposed to know he's really a kid, it makes him look brain damaged. I know it defeats the concept, but maybe the Wisdom of Solomon should come into play here, allowing him to masquerade better -- as he did in the Golden Age. Or they should sequester him to his own universe, like they do Adventures of Superman, the He-Man titles and other non-New 52 superhero books. But OK, they opted not to do that, and what's done is done.
And this isn't a bad story, although Billy Batson is pretty unlikeable until the end (and Freddy Freeman stays that way). It brings in Black Adam right off the bat, introduces a plausible Tawky Tawny and puts Billy in a foster-home situation with a lot of other kids who smell of Shazam Jr., Lieutenant Shazams and other story possibilities.
But why did Gary Frank have to put that expression on his face on this cover? He looks like a supervillain!
Art by LEONARDO MANCO, ANDREA MUTTI and ANTONIO FUSO
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
288 pg, FC, $29.99 US • MATURE READERS
Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy is an ongoing international sensation: topping numerous bestseller lists, selling more than 60 million copies worldwide, and not one but two popular film adaptations.
The phenomenon continues with Vertigo's release of THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, a graphic novel adaptation by acclaimed crime novelist Denise Mina with cover by Lee Bermejo and art by Leonardo Manco, Antonio Fuso and Andrea Mutti.
In THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, Mikael Blomkvist, crusading publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation. On the eve of its publication, the two reporters responsible for the article are murdered, and the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to his friend, the troubled genius hacker Lisbeth Salander. Blomkvist, convinced of Salander's innocence, plunges into an investigation. Meanwhile, Salander herself is drawn into a murderous game of cat and mouse, which forces her to face her dark past.
Scottish writer Denise Mina is the acclaimed author of Deception and Field of Blood, and is considered a leading international crime fiction novelist. Mina has also written for Vertigo's HELLBLAZER series starring John Constantine, the original graphic novel A SICKNESS IN THE FAMILY, and THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO.
Lee Bermejo is the writer and artist of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel BATMAN: NOEL, the interior and cover artist of the much talked about BEFORE WATCHMEN: RORSCHACH miniseries and was responsible for the stunning covers of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO.
Argentinean artist Leonardo Manco has worked extensively on Vertigo's HELLBLAZER comic book series, while Italian artist, Andrea Mutti, first worked with Vertigo on the original graphic novel THE EXECUTOR, then worked on the imprint's popular DMZ comic series and most recently on the original graphic novel RIGHT STATE. Artist Antonio Fuso previously worked with Denise Mina on the original graphic novel A SICKNESS IN THE FAMILY.
Praise for THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO:
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the rare comic book adaptation that actually works. If you've read the book and seen the movies, then you might as well go all in and check out Vertigo's take on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It's the story you remember, with a modern comic flare that gives a visual life to these characters." -- Complex Magazine
"Denise Mina (Hellblazer, A Sickness in the Family) is right at home here, diving head first into the Swedish crime series without any reservations of losing the reader along the way. Vertigo's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Book 1 is an enjoyable and intelligent crime yarn that is almost minimalist in its presentation." -- IGN
"It's hard to imagine someone better suited to adapt Stieg Larsson's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo as a graphic novel than Scottish crime author Denise Mina." -- Los Angeles Times/Hero Complex
Art by IG GUARA and RUY JOSE
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+ • FINAL ISSUE
In the ashes of FOREVER EVIL, A.R.G.U.S. and Task Force X leader Amanda Waller must face the consequences of her failure to protect the United States from the Crime Syndicate.
I've followed "Forever Evil" with interest, but even that won't induce me to pick up this book. I found it repellant from the outset and am not sorry to see it go.
Art/Cover: ED BENES
1:25 BATMAN ‘66 Variant Cover: MICHAEL ALLRED
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with two covers.
“SUPERMAN: DOOMED” continues as Superman continues to change. Plus, Lois’s psi powers spike again as we see the looming shadow of Brainiac!
Art by CARMINE INFANTINO and others
Cover by CARMINE INFANTINO and MURPHY ANDERSON
520 pg, FC, $49.99 US
The “new look” Batman made his debut in 1964, and featured artwork by Carmine Infantino’s powerful design sense in these stories from 21 issues of DETECTIVE COMICS, plus THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #172, 183, 190 and 194, DC COMICS PRESENTS: BATMAN #1 and more!
If you've got the Silver Age "New Look" Detective Comics in any form -- the originals, Showcase Presents or Archives -- then you've already seen the best of Carmine Infantino's Bat-work. But Infantino was a unique designer and artist, and deserves his own book if anyone does.
DYNAMITE
DEJAH OF MARS #1 (of 4)
Artist: JETHRO MORALES
Cover: JAY ANACLETO
Ultra-Limited "Risque Edition" Variant: MEL RUBI
Blank Authentix Variant available
Mature/32 pages/$3.99
A Dynamite first -- in April the Warlord of Mars comic series hit a milestone: One hundred issues have been released to date by Dynamite Entertainment, which is truly a celebration. But we're not stopping there. Dejah of Mars #1 arrives in-stores and digitally in May, and picks up exactly where the monumental #100 left off! The series is written by Mark Rahner, drawn by Jethro Morales, with covers by Jay Anacleto, Fabiano Neves and Mel Rubi!
In Dejah of Mars #1, John Carter has gone missing. And to find him there's nothing Dejah Thoris won't break. No one she won't hurt. No hornet's nest she won't kick. But the Warlord of Mars stole an important Helium artifact before he disappeared, so not only is the princess on her own this time - she has to get Carter before anyone else does!
"John Carter has rescued Dejah Thoris countless times, and now it's her turn to rescue him," says writer Mark Rahner. "After everything she's been through -- getting kidnapped by Tharks who wanted her for meat, outwitting a terrorist who aimed to ruin the peace, surviving a suicide mission among Warhoons - Dejah Thoris isn't screwing around. She's going to find Carter and make whoever took him pay. And Issus help whoever gets in her way.
The prevailing wisdom in comics circles is that ERB Inc. and Dynamite have been at odds over the latter's hyper-sexualized depiction of Dejah Thoris. But the truth is that Dynamite has been using John Carter-related concepts without paying ERB a dime, and the latter has sued. Now comes word that the two companies have settled out of court, and amicably so -- Dynamite now has the John Carter franchise for real, and will follow this series with an actual John Carter of Mars title. How about that?
Art/Cover: ROBERTO CASTRO
Teen +/48 pages/$5.99
Doc Savage and the Ghosts of War: After the recent loss of a squadmate from the War To End All Wars, Doc will travel to South America to connect with an old love and reassess his place in the world. His sabbatical is anything but relaxing as Doc confronts a mysterious ghost-army, a secret league of scientists and all the dangers of an ancient death-temple but these encounters are nothing compared to what Doc will discover about himself ... a truth that will change Doc Savage forever.
Fans of Doc Savage will be pleased to read that in addition to the Doc Savage ongoing series , we're presenting a very special annual in May! In addition to the regular monthly series, Doc Savage Annual 2014 will come out written by Shannon Eric Denton with art and cover by Roberto Castro!
In Doc Savage Annual 2014, Doc Savage and the Ghosts of War: After the recent loss of a squadmate from the War To End All Wars, Doc will travel to South America to connect with an old love and reassess his place in the world. His sabbatical is anything but relaxing as Doc confronts a mysterious ghost-army, a secret league of scientists and all the dangers of an ancient death-temple but these encounters are nothing compared to what Doc will discover about himself…a truth that will change Doc Savage forever.
"Doc Savage was first," says writer Shannon Eric Denton. "The king of the superheroes and the archetype from which all others sprang. The legacy of this Man of Bronze runs deep and I'm honored beyond belief to now join its ranks."
Art: NEIL EDWARDS
Cover: CHRISTIAN WARD
Subscription Variant: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Blank Authentix Variant available
Retailer Shared Exclusive Variant: ROBERTO CASTRO
Teen +/32 pages/$3.99
"TV legend. Wall Street wolf. Internet mogul. Tabloid bad boy. Master metaphysicist. Spiritualist. Monster hunter. Doctor Adam Spektor is all of these things ... and less." For 15 years, Spektor has traveled the globe to smoke out and defeat werewolves, vampires, ghosts and everything else that goes bump in the night. Yet his success has brought him no peace ... some part of him is missing, something he needs but can't name. But he's about to find what's missing ... in an unlikely place ... UNLOCK ANOTHER PIECE OF THE GOLD KEY UNIVERSE, courtesy of MARK WAID (Daredevil, Indestructible Hulk) and NEIL EDWARDS (X-Factor, Fantastic Four)!
This looks great!
Writer: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Art: GUIU VILANOVA
Covers: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Teen +/32 pages/$3.99
UPC: 725130212672 05011
For three years, Diana Tyler has been working at a small cafe in the shadow of Wall Street, putting in long hours to pay for her college education. She's level headed, strong, not given to flights of fancy ... until the day when she suddenly finds herself able to listen in on the thoughts of other people. Suddenly a new world is revealed to her, with mysteries and wonders and an unforeseen threat that could mean the death of millions.
Gee, a Francesco Francavilla cover so late it doesn't make the Comics Guide. What a surprise.
IDW PUBLISHING
24 #2
Art: MICHAEL GAYDOS
Cover: DAVIDE FURNO
Variant: MICHAEL GAYDOS
Subscription Variant: Photo
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Now that you’ve seen Jack Bauer’s return to television in LIVE ANOTHER DAY, read the story that sent the heroic agent spiraling into his darkest days as an international fugitive. Ed Brisson and Michael Gaydos wind the clock on the latest chapter of the high-octane saga!
• Jack Bauer returns ahead of the debut of the Live Another Day TV event!
• Written by Ed Brisson (Comeback, Secret Avengers)!
• Art by Eisner Award nominee Michael Gaydos (Alias)!
Art: DREW MOSS, MICHAEL MONTENAT
Cover: BERNARD CHANG
Subscription Variant: AARON WOOD
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
As Ben uncovers the true motives behind Golden Shield, his new abilities will be tested to their limits as he fights for the heart, soul, and survival of the city.
HC • PC • $49.99 • 296 pages • 11” x 8.5”
When America enters the Second World War, Annie protects the home front by forming the Junior Commandos, a group that inspired tens of thousands of real life children to collect newspapers, scrap metal, and other items needed for the war effort. Daddy Warbucks, true to his name, is back making munitions and leads a mysterious army overseas.
Includes dailies and Sundays from November 24, 1941–August 7, 1943.
Art/Cover: DAN SCHOENING
Variant: ROBERTO GOIRIZ
Subscription Variant: TRISTAN JONES
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Stop us if you've heard this one before; a Sumerian god has invaded the City that Never Sleeps, causing all manner of chaos. People are possessed. Blood rains from the sky. Dogs and cats ... you get the picture. This is where you call the Ghostbusters, they break out their neutrona wands and cross the streams, taking care of business and saving the day, right? Maybe not this time!
Part 4 of the 30th Anniversary Celebration, Mass Hysteria!
Art/Cover: MATT FRANK
Variant: JEFF ZORNOW
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
A cataclysmic monster battle for all ages! As the Devonians move their plans into endgame and humanity meets them on the battlefield, Godzilla will be the monster that determines the fate of planet! Will the new rulers of Earth bring about a reign of life... or death?
This is the issue everything has been building to!
Art: GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ
This over-sized, limited edition of Head Games features a leatherette cover, and is packaged in an exclusive tray case containing an exclusive key sculpted by Skelton Crew and a portfolio of photographs by Shane Leonard. And watch out for the hidden compartment, containing the Locke family journal!
Art/Cover: DAMIEN WORM
Subscription Variant Cover: DAMIEN WORM
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Contrary to popular belief, the story of the Frankenstein Monster did not end at the end of Mary Shelley's famous novel. Now, Steve Niles and Damien Worm have uncovered the shocking fact of the time the Monster met ... Jack the Ripper. Read if you dare!
Art: ANDY PRICE
Cover:ANDY PRICE, AMY MEBBERSON
Variant: TONY FLEECS
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
As our favorite ponies traverse a strange new world, the secret history of Celestia comes to life! Will the choices she made years ago come back to haunt her and doom an entire world? And which surprising pony is at the heart of her choice?
More secrets of Equestria revealed!
Art/Cover ANDY SURIANO
Subscription Variant: ANTONION FUSO
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Jack reflects on his odyssey to return to the past, but he won't like what he finds staring back at him. A special silent issue illustrated by Samurai Jack character designer Andy Suriano!
• Andy Suriano returns for this fantastic tale!
• “A comic book any Samurai Jack fan -- and Genndy Tartakovsky himself -- would be proud of.” -- IGN
Art/Cover: Joe Corroney
Subscription Variant: Photo
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
After the events of "Star Trek Into Darkness", Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise have embarked on their Five Year Mission into uncharted space... only to encounter a deadly new alien species unlike anything the Federation has met before! Don't miss this all-new adventure overseen by STAR TREK writer/producer Roberto Orci!
Art: JOE CORRONEY
Cover: TIM BRADSTREET
This Red Label edition of Star Trek: Operation Annihilate - featuring a mounted signature page signed by the creative team of Mike Johnson, Joe Corroney & Tim Bradstreet - includes: a set of four exclusive lithographs in a hardcover portfolio; a custom, IDW-exclusive, Limited cover and casing; a limited-edition, custom-designed tray case; a vellum overlay of the title page; and brand-new endpages designed to mirror the style of the tray case and portfolio. Limited to 175 hand-numbered copies. Scheduled to ship 03/26/14.
TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE #29: DAWN OF THE AUTOBOTS
Art/Cover: ANDREW GRIFFITH
Variant: MARCELO MATERE
Subscription Variant: CASEY W. COLLER
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
DETONATION BOULEVARD! Who is MARISSA FAIREBORN -- and why does she want OPTIMUS PRIME dead?! And more importantly … how did she start working with on of the AUTOBOTS deadliest enemies …? Dangerous allegiences form, thanks to the terrifying shape the CYBERTRONIANS have twisted planet Earth into!
• DAWN OF THE AUTOBOTS continues!
• OPTIMUS PRIME’s back on Earth -- and Earth wants him dead!
Art: MATTHEW DOW SMITH
Cover: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Subscription Variant: Photo
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The dreaded “black oil” has been tapped in the remote deserts of the Middle East, and divergent forces are massing to contain, control, and even assist the deadly, sentient essence of Earth’s once (and future?) alien colonists. But what does it want with Agents Mulder and Scully, what does a rising neo-Syndicate want with it? And why, where, and—most importantly—how is Alex Krycek involved?!
• Ask your retailer about the variant cover by Mark McHaley, featured artist in this month’s The X-Files Art Gallery!
• How does fan-favorite character Alex Krycek factor into the current storyline?
IMAGE COMICS
THE ADVENTURES OF APOCALYPSE AL VOL1 (TPB)
Art / Cover: SID KOTIAN & BILL FARMER
MAY 28 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99
Collects APOCALYPSE AL #1-4
Allison Carter is the latest in her family’s long line of paranormal investigators specializing in preventing the end of the world. Her grandfather and umpteenth-great-grandfathers probably never anticipated her father having only a daughter, but Al employs the same Carter wit, smarts and deadly accuracy as her male predecessors -- and then some. With an attitude of "shoot first and to Hell with the questions," she leads a life that would drive other investigators mad, filled with monsters, demons, trolls, mad prophets, zombie detectives, techno-wizards, machine-gun-toting imps and undead boyfriends.
In THE ADVENTURES OF APOCALYPSE AL by J.M. Straczynski and Sid Kotian, Al gains an unexpected ally in her latest case as she tries to keep a deranged artifact collector from opening a door into Hell itself.
APOCALYPSE AL is the third title in the Joe’s Comics line to be collected into a trade paperback, after TEN GRAND and SIDEKICK. While the prior two titles featured the dark side of Straczynski’s well-established storytelling skills, APOCALYPSE AL offers a fun and irreverent take on the supernatural, matched with Kotian’s lively art and Bill Farmer’s vibrant colors.
THE ADVENTURES OF APOCALYPSE AL collects all four issues of the miniseries. It will be in comic book stores on May 28 and bookstores on June 10.
Art / Cover: MATTEO SCALERA & DEAN WHITE
MAY 28 / 152 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99
Collects BLACK SCIENCE #1-6
SPECIAL LOW INTRODUCTORY PRICE!
In a string of big releases from Image Comics over the past year, BLACK SCIENCE was one of the biggest. The atmospheric pulp sci-fi adventure by Rick Remender (DEADLY CLASS,Captain America) and Matteo Scalera (DEAD BODY ROAD, Secret Avengers) debuted in November and has had multiple printings of every issue released, garnering praise from critics and professionals alike. The first six issues are now being collected into BLACK SCIENCE VOLUME ONE: HOW TO FALL FOREVER, arriving in comic book stores on May 28 and bookstores on June 10.
Anarchist scientist Grant McKay has defied conventions and done the impossible, using a device called the Pillar to punch a hole between dimensions that allows him to travel through all possible universes. But now Grant and his team are storm-tossed on an infinite ocean of alien worlds and long-forgotten, ancient, and unimaginable dark realms. With no clear route home, the only way is forward, through the madness of the lightning sea-swamp and a futurepast trenchworld, where the Sons of the Wakan Tech-Tanka wage never-ending war on the savages of Europe!
With an intense, mind-warping story in the vein of H.P. Lovecraft, action-adventure thrills à la Edgar Rice Burroughs, and fantastic Frank Frazetta-inspired visuals by the art team of Scalera and colorist Dean White, BLACK SCIENCE VOLUME ONE is a must-have for any lover of classic science fiction and fantasy.
Praise for BLACK SCIENCE:
“Black Science is best read tucked inside something respectable and boring. Why let the outside world know you're having this much fun?” -- Patton Oswalt
“Epic, anarchic, sci-fi greatness and the art is gorgeous.” -- Scott Snyder (SEVERED, Batman, The Wake, American Vampire)
"I think it's best described as VIVID. No. VIVIDLY WILD, with drama and humor. The art by Matteo Scalera is stunningly beautifully fluid and imaginative. And the masterful Dean White's color palettes and textures create an atmosphere of a dream-like lush. You must read this!" -- J.H. Williams III (Sandman: Overture, Batwoman)
"Just a big pure vision of science fiction wonderment. Comics to paint the inside of your eyelids with." -- Kieron Gillen (THREE, PHONOGRAM, Young Avengers)
“Black Science #1 is a riveting return to Rick Remender’s pulp sci-fi roots. … This Image Comics debut is an incredible first issue that spotlights the immense imagination of its creative team.” -- Oliver Sava, The A.V. Club
“Black Science #1 hits you hard from its very first page. It reads like a lost pulp masterpiece, like a well worn science fiction novel found on the shelf of a dank, used book store. It's a blueprint for a perfect opening, grabbing you right away and never letting go. It's whirlwind of color, violence and madness. When it comes to debuts this year, nothing even comes close to the stunning mastery of Black Science #1. This is what comic books are all about, people.” -- Benjamin Bailey, IGN
“Black Science is the action-packed sci-fi thriller that you have been asking for; striking art, compelling characters and a gripping story all in one book. This team of creators are showing off their experienced skills and hitting us with everything they have. Every single issue has been magnificent to read and no one issue has felt less superior to another. Black Science just keeps getting better as it goes on, sucking you as a reader, deeper into its inter-dimensional abyss.” -- Ian Stephen, All-Comic
Art: ROD REIS
Cover: TREVOR MCCARTHY
MAY 28 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Welcome to the "Chicago Organized Workers League" -- the world’s first Super-Hero Labor Union!
Kyle Higgins (Batman, Nightwing), Alec Siegel (Captain America, Avengers), and Rod Reis (Justice League) take readers back to 1960s Chicago, in a time when the once-celebrated superhero labor union C.O.W.L. struggles to maintain their public image and regain the confidence of the people.
A rise in “super powered” individuals dates back to the closing days of World War II after the deployment of the atomic bomb. In response, Geoffrey Warner (then known as The Grey Raven) spearheaded the campaign to bring heroes together in Chicago ... and struck a contract with the city for the heroes’ services. But while C.O.W.L. once stood as a beacon of hope against an epidemic of organized crime and a loose “brotherhood” of villains, the organization is now in a position where it must prove its worth to an ever more disillusioned public ... while overcoming great threats from both inside and outside its offices.
Although Geoffrey, aka The Grey Raven, is the character responsible for first organizing the heroes under one banner, C.O.W.L., he’s not the only character readers will get to know. “While Geoffrey is definitely a major player, both within C.O.W.L and within the story, the book is very much an ensemble piece, allowing us to explore C.O.W.L. from a number of different viewpoints,” said Siegel. “These characters range from some of the "top tier" heroes, to members of the Investigations and Patrol Divisions. We’ve also got spouses, reporters, Chicago Police Detectives, jailers, and City Hall.”
The concept for C.O.W.L. has been marinating with Higgins for quite some time. Its first appearance was in his college film, THE LEAGUE. “As someone who loves history, comics and crime fiction, 1960s Chicago was always the perfect era for C.O.W.L. In fact, it’s what got me to take the idea of organized superheroes seriously,” said Higgins. “Between the politics and labor unions in Chicago, and the rise of Marvel Comics, the early '60s are one of my favorite periods in American History.”
Higgins explained that the enemy the superheroes must face in C.O.W.L. is not the typical maniacal villain. “The biggest threat facing C.O.W.L. in 1962 is one of purpose. With the last of the great villains taken down -- and their contract with the city about to expire -- the union faces questions about their role in Chicago,” said Higgins. “On top of new mob-manufactured villains, jurisdiction battles with the police, internal leaks and a secret history that -- if exposed -- could topple the entire organization.”
Additionally, Reis’ art for C.O.W.L. departs from the traditional superhero-comic-style and was influenced by different time periods and mediums. "The idea is to use some of my influences of 60s' illustration, noir movies, and Graphic Novels from 80s to emphasize the feeling of politics and intrigue,” said Reis. “You will see super heroes in the book, but not the way you are accustomed."
"With this I project tried to play around a little with references for comics and illustration,” explained Reis. “Stuff like '80s graphic novels, noir and '60s illustration, to create a fun and exciting way to tell the story."
Praise for C.O.W.L.:
"Part crime drama, part Chicago history, part superhero epic, Higgins and company have crafted something truly special with C.O.W.L. A refreshingly original debut with scope, mythology and terrific characters." -- Scott Snyder, Batman, WYTCHES
“Gorgeous stuff. Keep an eye out for this one.” -- Kelly Sue DeConnick, Ms. Marvel and PRETTY DEADLY
“Rod Reis is doing an amazing modern riff on Sienkiewicz's painted stuff. Really excited to see where he takes it over the next few issues! -- Chris Burnham, Batman Incorporated
“A 'why didn't I think of that?' idea … compelling/fun/sinister. If Clifford Odets wrote Watchmen, this is what you'd get!” -- Marc Andreyko, Batwoman
“Mad Men with capes. C.O.W.L isn’t just a compelling Superhero comic, it’s an authentic American story. Higgins and Siegel offer up engaging, sometimes hardboiled characters that Rod Reis paints with aplomb. Definitely a creative team to watch! " -- Brian Buccellato, Detective Comics
“Cool.” -- Greg Capullo, Batman
“Great period-set superhero noir, with atmospheric Noto/Sienkiewicz hybrid artwork.” -- Declan Shalvey, Moon Knight
"Check out COWL #1 by Kyle Higgins, Alec Siegel, & Rod Reis. Cool noir take on what happens to a superhero union when there's no more villains. Dug it." -- Nick Dragotta, East of West
“Really great. And pretty as hell, to boot.” -- Bryan Q. Miller, Smallville
“A styling first issue with a ton of brains.” -- Joshua Fialkov, The Bunker
“Great.” -- Gerry Duggan, Deadpool
“Mad Men with superheroes. Highly recommended.” -- Christos Gage, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
“Despite its ‘real-world’ premise and period setting, C.O.W.L. is not a Watchmen cover version, offering a decidedly less dour tone and honest-to-god superhero adventure blended deftly with its dramatic take on city politics. Sometimes it’s even really funny. Finally, C.O.W.L. bucks the origin fetish of the superhero genre by introducing us to its intriguing cast not at the start of their sagas, but at what might be the end.” -- Andy Khouri, Comics Alliance
This is just the beginning, with a Reddit AMA scheduled for 5/29, national press coverage, local Chicago and LA press, and widespread coverage in comic and entertainment blogs to come!
Art: ROB GUILLORY & MIKE NORTON
Flip Covers: ROB GUILLORY & JENNY FRISON
MAY 28 / 40 PAGES / FC / M / $4.99
TWO GREAT TASTES THAT TASTE REALLY WEIRD TOGETHER!
Tony Chu heads to Wisconsin in two all-new original tales by the creative teams of both critically acclaimed titles! A great jumping-on point for readers who've heard how damn good these titles are on their own, and a twisted delight for those already in the know!
Enjoy a delicious blend of the two critically acclaimed series
John Layman & Rob Guillory, the minds behind CHEW, and Tim Seeley & Mike Norton, the architects of the gothic noir REVIVAL, come together to whip up an appetizing fusion of their New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed series for two issues stuffed with adventure in a CHEW/REVIVAL cross-over from Image Comics.
Readers will find out what’s on the menu for Tony Chu when he heads into rural Wisconsin—where the dead don’t stay at rest and the living do their best to cope -- in CHEW/REVIVAL #1.
“In my head I've got a checklist of all my favorite books I want Chew to crossover with, if for no other reason than it gives me an opportunity to visit a world that isn't mine, that I'd nonetheless like to play in,” said Layman. “Revival is a the top of the list, and I'm stoked I've got the opportunity to send Tony Chu to visit. It's a fun opportunity to check out both books for less than a single issue of each.”
“When John [Layman] proposed the idea, I told Tim [Seeley], ‘no way. That will never work,’” admitted Norton. “After a while I thought about it and went back to Tim and said, ‘yeah, no way, that will never work!’ But then, I thought even more on it. I think the way we’re doing it is reminiscent of when indie books of the '80s would cross companies and appear in each book even though you’d never expect those universes to collide. It’s just a matter of loosening up and having some fun.”
Seeley added, “Chew showed us all that there was a place for quality off-kilter series, and we're excited to have the cast of our 'rural noir' meet up with America's favorite cibopath. I think we've figured out a great way to take advantage of the ‘WHAT THE HELL’ factor of crossing over two very different worlds that'll make for a great read."
“Honestly, even I was shocked how well the two titles gelled together,” said Guillory. “It's a really, really fun experiment that will surprise fans of both books, I think."
Perfect for fans of CHEW and REVIVAL who are hungry to try something new and a good taste-test for readers new to either series, CHEW/REVIVAL has something for everyone.
Art: KIERON DWYER, FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA, TONY MOORE, & SALGOOD SAM
Cover: KIERON DWYER & TONY MOORE
616 PAGES / FC / M / $49.99
Collects NIGHT MARY, XXXOMBIES, SORROW, CREATURES, & SEA OF RED
8x12, OVERSIZED HC
Image Comics will unearth the horror work of writer Rick Remender (BLACK SCIENCE, DEADLY CLASS, Uncanny Avengers, Captain America) and frequent collaborator Kieron Dwyer (Avengers, Captain America) in an oversized hardcover large enough to crush zombie skulls. CRAWL SPACE OMNIBUS, clocking in at 616 pages, collects Night Mary, XXXombies, Sorrow, Creatures and Sea of Red and features the art of Kieron Dwyer, Francesco Francavilla, Tony Moore, Salgood Sam, Paul Harmon and Peter Bergting.
In Night Mary, a girl is trained to enter the dreams of the mentally disturbed to aid in their therapy. However, when Mary enters the labyrinthine mind of a serial killer, the boundaries between nightmare and reality begins to break down. Drawn by Kieron Dwyer, Night Mary is an unsettling work of psychological horror.
XXXombies is a grindhouse-style gorefest set in 1977 Los Angeles, where a man shoots his way through a zombie scourge to retrieve his runaway daughter from the drug-fueled underworld of pornographers and gangsters. Co-written by Tony Moore (THE WALKING DEAD), XXXombies is drawn by Dwyer.
Sorrow also draws from the grindhouse tradition, following a group of road-tripping friends who crash their car in small town and find themselves trapped in a bizarre, grotesque world cut off from civilization. Co-written by Seth Peck and drawn by Francesco Francavilla (Black Beetle, Captain America), Sorrow is a harrowing tale in stark black and white.
Creatures, drawn by Peter Bergting (Hellboy: The Rillhorse), and based on a painting by the master of fantasy illustration, Frank Frazetta, imagines Teddy Roosevelt as an adventurer who must thwart an alien plot to help an ancient Mayan demon destroy planet Earth.
The longest of the stories collected in CRAWL SPACE is Sea of Red, drawn by Dwyer, Salgood Sam, Paul Harmon and Francesco Francavilla. A shipwrecked Spanish sailor questions whether death at sea would have been preferable after he’s rescued by marauding pirates who hunger not for gold but for blood -- and turn him into one of them. Nearly five hundred years later, Marco Esperanza will finally get his chance at revenge.
CRAWL SPACE OMNIBUS will be in comic book stores on March 12, bookstores on March 25, and is available for pre-order now. This truly massive collection of horror by one of comics’ top writers is a must-have for Remender’s fans, and the oversized pages showcase this murderers' row of all-star artists in all their gruesome glory.
I was actually intrigued by this, despite my tepid interest in Rick Remender's work -- I mean, that's an awesome cover! But it's been scheduled and bumped so many times I feel like Charlie Brown and the football, and I've kinda lost interest. That's the downside of assembling these lists, I guess -- for most readers, this is probably the first inkling the book exists!
Art / Cover: MATTEO SCALERA & MORENO DINISIO
MAY 28 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
There’s a man digging a hole in the desert. Let’s see just how many bodies will fit. Orson Gage’s bloody revenge saga ends here.
Retailers have been selling issues of Rick Remender (BLACK SCIENCE, Uncanny Avengers) and Wes Craig’s breakout series DEADLY CLASS hand over fist. The popular new series follows a group of teens in 1980s San Francisco who are training to be assassins in the most brutal high school on Earth. Here, the world’s top crime families send the next generation of killers to be trained. Murder is an art. Killing is a craft. At Kings Dominion High School for the Deadly Arts, the dagger in your back isn’t always metaphorical, nor is your fellow classmates' poison.
Praise for DEADLY CLASS:
“Remender and Craig leave a lot to be mined with their newest pseudo-realistic thriller. This is a read that won't disappoint.” -- Meagan Damore, Comic Book Resources
“First issues, much like pilot episodes, are riddled with obstacles for creative teams to overcome. Deadly Class jumps every hurdle, and clocking in at 36 pages, is a lengthy introduction to what promises to be an brilliant and engaging story.” -- Lindsey Morris, Newsarama
“Deadly Class is one kick ass comic book. Amazing art, lettering, coloring and story. This is the whole package, folks.” -- Benjamin Bailey, IGN
“We've been waiting for Rick Remender and Wes Craig's Deadly Class for months and it was absolutely worth the wait... We're almost getting spoiled here with the story and art. Don't miss out on this new series. You'll definitely regret it if you do.” -- Tony Guerrero, Comic Vine
“Between the surprising story and the lively art, this is one class you won't want to skip.” -- Michelle White, Multiversity Comics
Art / Cover: WESLEY CRAIG & LEE LOUGHRIDGE
MAY 21 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
In the throes of a horrible acid trip, Marcus’s grip on reality slips, casting him into the depths of his own past. A past filled with blood and ash. What dark secrets is he hiding? And will he have time to face them before one of the killers out for his blood puts a knife in his heart?
Art / Cover: RILEY ROSSMO
MAY 28 / 136 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99
Collects DRUMHELLAR #1-5, plus extras
Drum Hellar. There’s no mystic experience he won’t have. No drug he won’t take. No bog man he won’t dig up and revivify in an attempt to unravel the mystery of the significant look that a peacock gave him; a journey that will ultimately lead him, his invisible ghost friend Harold, and his werewolf ex-girlfriend to a dead cow in a field, which will lead them to… Well, “The mystery is the mystery of the mystery,” as the old farmer says.
You’re just going to have to read DRUMHELLAR VOLUME ONE: BADLANDS AND BAD TRIPS by Riley Rossmo and Alex Link (the creative team behind REBEL BLOOD) to find out just what the mystery of the mystery is. This summer, the cult hit from the Image Comics’ imprint Shadowline will take you on the trip of your life, with ghost triceratops, floating babies, and prison riots.
Link’s dialogue crackles and Rossmo’s riotous art merges reality with hallucination in a tale of exploration and discovery that Multiversity Comics called “Damn near perfect.” DRUMHELLAR VOLUME ONE will be in comic book stores on May 28 and in bookstores on June 10.
Praise for DRUMHELLAR:
“Drumhellar impressed us right out of the gate with its cheerful mix of humour, psychedelics and the paranormal.” -- Michelle White, Multiversity Comics
“Rossmo and Link are perfectly comfortable selling their world as is, and frankly the book is infinitely better for it. Maybe the answers are just lying around the corner, maybe they are far off, and maybe they don’t even exist. Whatever the context, Drumhellar concludes its first arc in a courageous and thought-provoking manner that is sure to leave you salivating for the second chapter.” -- Zak Thompson, Bloody Disgusting
“Link’s knack for realistic, humorous dialogue and Rossmo’s truly unique artistic style marry up perfectly here, creating a book that is truly like nothing else on the shelves.” -- Craig Neilson, Big Comic Page
Art: MARLEY ZARCONE
Cover: BOO COOK
MARCH 26 / 36 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
Marian Churchland returns to ELEPHANTMEN to tell the story of AGATHE, the girl who wanted to be Yvette.
THE FUSE #4
Art / Cover: JUSTIN GREENWOOD
MAY 28 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
"THE RUSSIA SHIFT," Part Four
The bodies are starting to pile up. None of this case makes a lick of damn sense. Klem has a mysterious lunch date, and Ralph is starting to get ideas ... ideas that will kill him faster than you can say, "On your knees, cop."
Art / cover: PIOTR KOWALSKI
MAY 28 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Year Two begins. Hang onto your c**ks.
Oh, look, dirty words. How clever.
Art/Cover: JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS
APRIL 23 /
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
Internal struggles at Safe Haven result in a splitting of the group. The two factions come head-to-head as Victoria attempts to dethrone Lucas.
Art: EDWIN HUANG & MISTY COATS
Cover: JAMES GHIO
MAY 28 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.50
"A DOZEN COUSINS AND A CRUMPLED CROWN," Part Three
Not a new #1 -- not a reboot -- not a paradigm-shifting crossover event ... and yet, still totally worth picking up and reading, we promise!
"SKULLKICKERS is one of the smartest comics out there." -- Newsarama
In SOUTHERN BASTARDS #1, readers are welcomed to Craw County, Alabama—a breeding ground for bastards and the setting for gritty, deep-fried crime.
Praise for SOUTHERN BASTARDS:
"Jason Aaron and Jason Latour's Southern Bastards #1 was exactly the kind of pulp goodness I live for." -- Ed Brubaker (FATALE, Captain America)
"Can I just take a second to recommend Southern Bastards by the mighty Jason Aaron? Literally the best book I've read this month. Order!" -- Mark Millar (STARLIGHT, JUPITER'S LEGACY, Kick-Ass)
"Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron and Jason Latour made me both terrified and homesick. Fantastic start, boys.".-- Matt Fraction (SEX CRIMINALS, Hawkeye)
"Southern Bastards is perfection. There's this great, slow menace to it. Southern Bastards #1 is a perfect comic for you if you like to read... anything." -- Scott Snyder (WYTCHES, Batman)
"You need Southern Bastards. Jason Aaron is back to southern-fried grit and Jason Latour is showing he’s one of the best cartoonists of our generation." -- Rick Remender (BLACK SCIENCE, Punisher)
“The gushing about Southern Bastards is completely on point. Jason Aaron nails it (as usual), but Jason Latour is the rocketship here.” -- Jonathan Hickman (EAST OF WEST, Avengers)
“This series both pokes fun at and honors their shared roots. Aaron's gritty noir storytelling blends perfectly with Latour's sharp artwork, creating the ideal setting for a mesmerizing, down home crime story.” -- Comic Book Resources “Southern Bastards #1 is an engrossing first issue, an unnerving introduction to what looks to be dark, violent, and sad. In other words, exactly what you want Aaron and Latour to be doing. A proper Southern Gothic hiding in the skin of a trash genre, Southern Bastards is a must-read.” -- ComicsAlliance.
Art / Cover: JASON LATOUR
MAY 28 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
It’s Friday night in Craw County, Alabama. Which means Coach Euless Boss is walking the sidelines like a god. And somebody is fixin’ to die.
Art / Cover: PAUL MAYBURY
MAY 28 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
The paths of the travelers finally converge in the court of the late emperor, as his sons already vie for the empty throne. But when the unburied dead begin to rise, animated by intelligences from beyond space and time, there are more pressing matters to consider ...
Art / Cover: SHAWN MARTINBROUGH & ADRIANO LUCAS
MAY 28 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
The first casualties on a new crime war mount up. Plus, learn just why they call him “Lola” ...
Art/Cover: JASON HOWARD
MAY 28 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Ten years after they landed. All over the world. And they did nothing, standing on the surface of the Earth like trees, exerting their silent pressure on the world, as if there were no one here and nothing under foot. Ten years since we learned that there is intelligent life in the universe, but that they did not recognize us as intelligent or alive. Beginning a new science fiction graphic novel by WARREN ELLIS and JASON HOWARD.
Art / cover: CHRISTOPHER MITTEN
MAY 28 / 168 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99
Collects UMBRAL #1-6
AN INCREDIBLE NEW DARK FANTASY STARTS HERE!
SPECIAL LOW INTRODUCTORY PRICE!
These are dark times in Strakhelm, but almost none of the realm’s subjects know that they are living under a shadow. The royal family has been slaughtered by shapeshifting nightmare creatures called the Umbral, and the only witness is a young girl -- a thief named Rascal. In UMBRAL VOLUME ONE: OUT OF THE SHADOWS, the monsters of legend have risen and Rascal’s only hope to save Strakhelm just may lie in the forbidden practice of spellcasting and magic.
Writer Antony Johnston (THE FUSE, Wasteland) and artist Christopher Mitten (Wasteland) create a fully realized world in UMBRAL -- from the palace perched atop a sheer cliff, to the haunts of drunks and smugglers, to the caves of Strakhelm’s labyrinthine underworld. The scope of UMBRAL is set to broaden, too, as Rascal and her friends -- a foul-mouthed female smuggler, a doubting scholar and a mysterious wizard -- embark on a desperate mission across the realm to destroy the source of the Umbral’s power, even as the monsters close in on them.
UMBRAL’s richly painted art, engaging characters, and masterful world-building create a story that fans of dark fantasy stories like Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal will lose themselves in. Its first volume, OUT OF THE SHADOWS, collects the first six issues.
MARVEL COMICS
ALL-NEW INVADERS #5
Art: STEVE PUGH
Cover: MUKESH SINGH
32 PGS./Rated T+/$3.99
THE WORLD-SHATTERING CONCLUSION TO “GODS AND SOLDIERS”!!!
• The INVADERS are trapped on a hostile world and under relentless attack from a mind-controlled god.
• Facing a fate worse than defeat, will CAPTAIN AMERICA, NAMOR, THE HUMAN TORCH and WINTER SOLDIER become the means for the KREE EMPIRE to conquer the galaxy?!
• What role does one of the MARVEL UNIVERSE’S most powerful races play in this grand finale?
Art/Cover: LEINIL FRANCIS YU
WHAT DID HE SEE?
32 PGS./Rated T+/$3.99
Bonus Digital Addition Included
Marvel's habit of late is to send out a generic "WHAT DID HE SEE" with Original Sin-related books in solicitations, but follow up with a preview closer to publication date. But they failed to send out any follow-up on this one.
Penciled by MATTEO BUFFAGNI
Cover by JORGE MOLINA
112 PGS./Rated T+/$16.99
INHUMANITY tie-in! Mad scientist June Covington, aka Toxic Doxie, has her very own Inhuman -- one with a unique ability that, in the wrong hands, could change everything. Now Covington’s at war with A.I.M. for control of new Inhuman abilities! Meanwhile, young hero Spider-Girl is being mentored by Spider-Woman and Wolverine -- but when she follows in her investigative-reporter father’s footsteps and begins tracking Covington, Spider-Girl must enlist Iron Man’s help to understand what’s at stake, how to fight it -- and if she’s very lucky, how to recover a dear friend without ending up dead. Because there’s a second Terrigen cocoon in New York, ticking like a time bomb, and it’s about to go off. Acclaimed writer Warren Ellis reunites with Kelly Sue DeConnick for a delightfully demented dance through the Avengers roster! Collecting AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #21, #22.INH-23.INH and #24-25.
Art/Cover: DAVID LOPEZ
32 PGS./Rated T+/$3.99
From Marvel Comics. Higher, faster, further ... war?! Captain Marvel forges towards the final frontier -- and is thrown into the frontlines of battle. Can this half-alien survive in an all alien-world? The breakout hit of 2012 makes a glorious return!
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK, MICO SUAYAN, MIRCO PIERFEDERICI, MARK BAGLEY, DAVID MARQUEZ, ALVARO MARTINEZ & CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Cover by MARK BAGLEY
432 PGS./Rated T+/$49.99
Trim size: oversized
The dreaded Galactus has arrived in the Ultimate Universe! With an whole dimension full of new planets for him to devour, the Ultimate heroes must stop Galactus from destroying their entire universe! Unstoppable and insatiable, he decimates the Chitauri and the Kree Empire — and then heads for Earth. As Rick Jones and Vision make desperate last-ditch attempts to deter Galactus, the Ultimates face the Devourer head-on! And while Nick Fury plots, Reed Richards fights for redemption, M.O.D.O.K. prepares for the end, and the X-Men deal with a lethal secret weapon, Miles Morales heads to Galactus’ birthplace — the Marvel Universe — hoping for clues to save his own world! Is this the last stand of the Ultimate heroes? Collecting HUNGER #1-4, CATACLYSM #0.1, CATACLYSM: THE ULTIMATES’ LAST STAND #1-5, CATACLYSM: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1-3, CATACLYSM: ULTIMATE X-MEN #1-3, CATACLYSM: ULTIMATES #1-3 and ULTIMATE PROLOGUE #1.
Art by JOHN LUCAS
Cover by DECLAN SHALVEY
Variant Cover by MARK BROOKS
32 PGS./Parental Advisory/$3.99
Bonus Digital Addition Included
An ORIGINAL SIN tie-in!
This May, the shocking truth about Deadpool’s family comes to light in DEADPOOL #29 -- an Original Sin Tie-In! And everything you thought you knew about the Merc With the Mouth is about to change.
Nobody knows the full story of Deadpool’s origin, or what happened to his family -- even Wade himself. Manipulated at the hands of Butler and the brutal Weapon Plus program, Wade Wilson was transformed into the indestructible killing machine known as Deadpool.
But there is more to the story. Before being fully indoctrinated by Butler’s offshoot of Weapon Plus once and for all, all ties to Wade’s past had to be severed. Now, thanks to the energies of The Watcher’s all-seeing eyes, S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents Adsit and Preston have uncovered the terrible secret of Deadpool’s family. And the shocking truth about their fate will shake you to your core!
“Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn have struck a perfect balance in their run on Deadpool,” says editor Jordan D. White. “They know how to bring the funny, but they’ve also been able to reveal the horrific trauma twinkie that lies just beneath Deadpool’s deep-fried batter exterior. To mix disgusting body metaphors in with that food metaphor, the particular scab that they’re peeling off with this story is covering a wound Wade doesn’t even know he suffered … and one that might just be too much for him to handle.”
What horrors lay in Deadpool’s past? And what will happen if they come to light? The earth-shattering truth about Deadpool’s family and their gruesome fate stand revealed this May in DEADPOOL #29!
I would actually be surprised if Deadpool did NOT kill his parents.
Art: SALVA ESPIN
Cover: GLENN FABRY
32 PGS./Rated T+/$3.99
Two red-suited madmen for the price of one! That's right-good crazy vs. bad crazy, once and for all! And you can bet it's gonna be a bloody one!
184 PGS./Rated T/$19.99
The adventures of a boy and his dinosaur! At the dawn of human evolution, during a time when primitive man co-existed with the dinosaurs that dominated the Earth, a unique friendship is born -- a friendship that may be the only thing that can save mankind! Meet Moon Boy and his Tyrannosaurus pal -- the red-skinned Devil Dinosaur -- as they face off against giant spiders, enormous ants, and rampaging dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes! And don’t forget the Small Folk, led by the warlord Seven Scars, who rejected Moon Boy for befriending the fearsome Devil -- and who aim to dominate the forest by force! Throw in aliens from outer space, and you’ve got a timeless romp through the ages -- delivered courtesy of the imagination of Jack “King” Kirby! Collecting DEVIL DINOSAUR #1-9.
I feel like the King was past his peak when he created this series, and it's a trifle embarrassing. Your mileage may vary.
Art: DALIBOR TALAJIC
Cover: MICHAEL DEL MUNDO
32 PGS./Parental Advisory/$3.99
DEXTER’S BACK IN AN INTERNATIONAL ADVENTURE WRITTEN BY HIS CREATOR JEFF LINDSAY!
• Dexter Morgan, the serial killer of serial killers, is on the trail of a new murderer…but he’s away from his cool Miami beat and feeling the Australian heat!
• When everything is flipped Down Under, Dexter isn’t the hunter -- he’s the prey!
• Not only is Dexter being stalked, he’s trapped in a private big game preserve -- where humans are the game! Will this one end with a bang?
Art: KARL MOLINE
Cover: MIKE DEL MUNDO
Imagineer Variant: BRIAN CROSBY
32 PGS./All Ages/$3.99
THE ACTION-CRAMMED FINALE TO MARVEL’S FIRST DISNEY KINGDOMS ADVENTURE!
• It’s the strangest -- and most treacherous -- museum in history, and Melody and Maxwell Keep will have to fight through it to save their kidnapped parents!
• Save the world & doom their family -- or save their family and doom the world? No matter what Melody and Maxwell choose, everyone is out to get them!
• Designed -- but never built -- by famous Walt Disney Imagineer Rolly Crump, the Museum of the Weird at last comes to life!
Art/Cover: LEONARD KIRK WITH SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS
Variant: WALTER SIMONSON
40 PGS./Rated T+/$4.99
“THE FALL OF THE FANTASTIC FOUR” PART 5 - Super-Sized issue!
• The Baxter Building is quarantined and shut down!
• The Fantastic Four held accountable for the destruction in Manhattan!
• A major turning point for the team and a dire blow to the family!
• The trial of the century featuring an all-star roster of guest artists!
Good lord, is there ANYTHING original in this description? Anything at all that we haven't seen a jillion times. Wow, this is disappointing.
Art: SCOTT KOBLISH, FRANCESCA CIREGIA, GIANCARLO CARACUZZO,
ELENA CASAGRANDE & TIM SEELEY
Cover: HUMBERTO RAMOS
64 PGS./All Ages/$4.99
• Young Peter Parker is the high school bullies’ favorite target. But all that changes the day a science experiment goes wrong, and Peter begins to transform!
• When a personal tragedy teaches Peter a harsh lesson in responsibility, he must find the inner strength to become a hero!
• Can the brand-new Spider-Man master his new powers in time to take on the villainous Vulture?
• When a giant robot spider attacks New York, Spider-Man must prove his innocence by tracking down the scientist responsible: the diabolical Dr. Octopus!
• When the sinister Sandman assaults Midtown High, it’s up to Peter to stop him -- even if must risk revealing his secret identity!
• Four titanic tales set in Spider-Man’s past!
Wow, "Giant-Size Spider-Man." That sure brings back memories. Can Giant-Size Man-Thing be far behind, or has Marvel learned its lesson?
Penciled by STUART IMMONEN & SARA PICHELLI
Cover by SARA PICHELLI
144 PGS./Rated T/$24.99
Trim size: standard
The arrival of the original X-Men in the present sent shockwaves through the Marvel Universe, but we’ve only seen the effects on Earth -- until now! When an alien race discovers that Jean Grey -- host of the destructive Phoenix Force -- is back on Earth, they decide to hold her accountable for the heinous acts of Dark Phoenix! Now, it’s up to the spacefaring Guardians of the Galaxy to help the All-New X-Men save Jean from twisted intergalactic justice! A surprise ally from one character’s past comes to help, but is that enough against the most powerful army in the Universe? You won’t want to miss the first encounter between two of the biggest franchises in the Marvel universe! Collecting GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2013) #11-13 and ALL-NEW X-MEN #22-24.
Art/Cover: NICK BRADSHAW
32 PGS./Rated T/$3.99
• With the entire galaxy gunning for the Guardians and Peter Quill missing, its time to bring in a little help. Captain Marvel JOINS the Guardians of the Galaxy!
• But where in the universe is Star-Lord? And what does his disappearance mean for the safety of earth?!
Art/Cover: JOE MADUREIRA
Artist Variant: FRANK CHO
32 PGS./Rated T+/$3.99
Witness the origin of INFERNO! What role will this new Inhuman play in the global Inhuman power structure?
• New Inhumans are transformed every day as the Terrigen Mist spreads around the world.
• Queen Medusa finds herself face to face with Captain America, and it doesn’t go well.
• Who is Lash and what does he want with the new Inhumans?
Boy, this series sure is taking a long time to get off the ground.
32 PGS./Rated T+/$3.99
High above the city, in a multi-million dollar penthouse, Danny Rand, a.k.a. Iron Fist, "The Living Weapon," is haunted by the consequences of choosing death over life. A message from Iron Fist's mystical homeland of K'un-Lun brings Danny back to his blood soaked origin of betrayal and vengeance! Revenge is a weapon that cuts both ways. ... Will Danny survive the bloodletting? A one-of-a-kind kung fu action epic directed by the inimitable Kaare Andrews!
Art: LUKE ROSS
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
32 PGS./Rated T+/$3.99
THE SHOCKING CONCLUSION TO “RINGS OF THE MANDARINS”
• What returns from the DARK ELF REALM?
• TONY and ARNO have been getting on so well. I hope there’s no reason for them to fall out.
• IRON MAN wins but does MALEKITH get a consolation prize?
Art/Cover: GARRY BROWN
Variant Cover: GREG LAND
32 PGS./Rated T+/$3.99
“UNBREAKABLE” PART 3
• Iron Patriot’s family dances on the edge.
• The scope of the plan is revealed.
• James Rhodes dies.
"James Rhodes dies."
Oh, Bullwinkle, that trick never works!
Pencils: J.G. JONES
Cover: J.G. JONES
160 PGS./Rated T+/$15.99
Boy vs. world! The living weapon of an alien empire with seemingly limitless power, the young Kree footsoldier Noh-Varr is a rebel with a cause: After his wounded warship crash lands in the woods of New Jersey, he is taken captive by an insidious Earth human who covets Kree technology -- a move that will provide far more than the bad guy bargained for when Marvel Boy fights back! But will the Earth be prepared for its newest protector? Collecting MARVEL BOY #1-6.
A strange little series, and Marvel still doesn't know what to do with this character. ("Protector," indeed!) But they have managed to finesse Morrison's angle of giving the kid the powers of a cockroach -- it's not much mentioned any more.
MARVEL FIRSTS: THE 1980S VOL 2 (TPB)
Penciled by MARK GRUENWALD, BOB HALL, JOHN BYRNE, AL MILGROM, ALAN KUPPERBERG, MIKE MIGNOLA, MARK BADGER, ARTHUR ADAMS, DAVE COCKRUM, SAL BUSCEMA, MIKE ZECK, JACKSON GUICE, MARY WILSHIRE, TONY SALMONS, JOHN ROMITA JR., BRENT ANDERSON
Cover: Various
488 PGS./Rated T+ /$44.99
Marvel continues exploring the awesome ’80s with a cornucopia of collector’s item classics — from the debuts of the West Coast Avengers and X-Factor, to solo spotlights for Spidey’s amazing friends Iceman and Firestar, to the birth of a whole New Universe! As mutant mania takes hold, Kitty Pryde, Wolverine and the swashbuckling Nightcrawler grab a chance at glory! And Marvel’s next big-screen icon, Rocket Raccoon, takes his bow alongside brave Balder, lucky Longshot, insatiable Galactus -- and the all-powerful Beyonder! Collecting QUESTPROBE #1, WEST COAST AVENGERS (1984) #1, KITTY PRYDE & WOLVERINE #1, ICEMAN (1984) #1, ROCKET RACCOON #1, GARGOYLE #1, SECRET WARS II #1, SQUADRON SUPREME #1, LONGSHOT #1, NIGHTCRAWLER (1985) #1, BALDER THE BRAVE #1, PUNISHER (1985) #1, X-FACTOR (1986) #1, FIRESTAR #1, DAKOTA NORTH #1, STAR BRAND #1, STRIKEFORCE: MORITURI #1 and material from EPIC ILLUSTRATED #26.
A good way to get a grounding in these characters, if you're not familiar with them already.
Pencils: DON HECK & GENE COLAN with JACK KIRBY
Cover: JACK KIRBY & RICHARD ISANOVE
264 PGS./All Ages/$24.99
The Iron Avenger returns, courtesy of Stan the Man and the Dynamo of Delineation, Don Heck! The men who “built” Tony Stark pit our hero against the undersea menace Attuma, the Dream-Maker and the Titanium Man in classics without compare! Then, after defining the series for nearly 30 issues, Don Heck passes the pencil to Gene “the Dean” Colan, whose lush illustrations take Iron Man to spectacular new heights! Colan and Lee plow straight into a who’s who of villains when the Mandarin returns, Ultimo attacks, and Iron Man goes toe-to-toe with Namor the Sub-Mariner in one of Marveldom’s earliest crossover epics! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE #66-83 and TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #82.
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 3 TPB — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 65 (DM ONLY)
264 PGS./All Ages/$24.99
32 PGS./All Ages/$2.99
• The evil Scorpio and the super army Zodiac have taken over the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier and set it to self-destruct!
• Spider-Man and Fury must put their differences aside and fight the new menace as a team.
88 PGS./All Ages/$9.99
Featuring screen-capture images from MARVEL’S ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN
The smash Disney XD hit webs its way right out of your TV!
• When the villainous Nightmare plunges New York into a deep sleep, Spider-Man and Dr. Strange must face their own worst fears to break the spell!
• Spidey meets the Guardians of the Galaxy when he travels into deep space to save Earth from Michael Korvac and the Chitauri!
• Nick Fury gets fed up with the damage done during Spidey’s fights and puts the web-slinger on cleanup duty! Enter the super-hero cleanup company Damage Control!
• When the Juggernaut attacks, Spider-Man must beat the unbeatable foe -- while also completing his science project!
Collecting MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #21-24.
Art: WELLINTON ALVES
GET READY FOR MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY WITH THIS ALL-NEW ADVENTURE STARRING ROCKET RACCOON & GROOT!
32 PGS./Rated T/$3.99
• It’s the first Marvel Cinematic Universe comic appearance of your new favorite duo -- Rocket Raccoon and Groot -- written by your other favorite duo: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning!
• The bizarre bounty hunters may literally be from two different worlds, but when their latest gig takes a deadly turn they’ll show everyone why those who underestimate them end up on the wrong end of a blaster!
• You know you want to brag to everyone that you knew all about Rocket & Groot before they did … so read this first!
Probably worthwhile if you're planning to see the movie. (And who here isn't?)
Art/Cover: Greg Land
Teaser Variant by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
32 PGS./Rated T+/$3.99
Bonus Digital Addition Included
The Blue Marvel grieves for the passing of The Watcher in MIGHTY AVENGERS #10 – a tie-in to Original Sin! From the fan-favorite creative team of Al Ewing and Greg Land -- the Watcher has many enemies, some that would go so far as to murder him in cold blood. But he also has friends. On the moon, Adam Brashear honors the memory of one of his dearest friends and the gaping hole he leaves behind in the Marvel Universe. And a chance encounter with an old flame from Uatu’s past will reveal startling secrets the Blue Marvel never knew about the cosmic entity!
On Earth, the ghostly Deathwalkers have risen, stronger than ever. Closing in for the kill, Blade fights for his life against hordes of supernatural foes. But his best may not be enough. And the secret to defeating them may lie in a secret that’s better left buried. Don’t miss the explosive start to the story that will turn the Mighty Avengers on their heads when they crash headlong into Original Sin in MIGHTY AVENGERS #10!
Penciled by GARRY LEACH & ALAN DAVIS with DON LAWRENCE, STEVE DILLON & PAUL NEARY
Covers by ALAN DAVIS & JOE QUESADA
152 PGS./Parental AdvisorySLC/$29.99
Trim size: standard
KIMOTA! With one magic word, a long-forgotten legend lives again! Freelance reporter Michael Moran always knew he was meant for something more—now, an unexpected series of events leads him to reclaim his destiny as Miracleman! The groundbreaking graphic novel that heralded a literary revolution begins here in A DREAM OF FLYING. After nearly two decades away, Miracleman uncovers his origins and their connection to the British military’s “Project Zarathustra” — while his alter ego, Michael Moran, must reconcile his life as the lesser half of a god. Collecting material from MIRACLEMAN (2014) #1-4.
MIRACLEMAN BOOK 1: A DREAM OF FLYING PREMIERE HC QUESADA COVER (DM ONLY)
152 PGS./Parental AdvisorySLC/$29.99
Art: ADRIAN ALPHONA
Cover by JAMIE MCKELVIE
32 PGS./Rated T+/$2.99
• Marvel’s breakout hit, Ms. Marvel, continues as Kamala Khan discovers the dangers of her newfound powers.
• And unlocks a secret behind them as well.
• Don’t miss the boldest (and adorable-est!) hero to make her Marvel debut!
Pencils: SKOTTIE YOUNG
Cover: SKOTTIE YOUNG
200 PGS./All Ages/$19.99
Dorothy is back, and she’s not in Kansas anymore. But she’s not in Oz, either! L. Frank Baum’s magical world comes to life once again as Dorothy Gale takes yet another unexpected trip to a mystical, faraway land. This time, Dorothy winds up in the land of Ev -- where she meets new friends such as Tik-Tok the mechanical man and Billina, perhaps the cleverest chicken you’ll ever encounter. Dorothy will have to face the wicked Nome King, who’s imprisoned Ev’s royal family -- but luckily has help from her Oz friends, including the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the new Queen of Oz, the lovely Ozma! But can even their combined might win the day and see Dorothy back home? Find out in Marvel’s third amazing series adapting the L. Frank Baum classics! Collecting OZMA OF OZ #1-8.
Pencils: RICH ELSON, DIETRICH SMITH, SIMON COLEBY, NICK ROCHE, BRENT ANDERSON, RONAN CLIQUET & GARY ERSKINE
Cover: MARK BROOKS
184 PGS./Rated T+/$24.99
Marvel UK’s greatest heroes come together for the first time in 20 years to face a threat that could destroy the world! A troubling vision in Darkmoor Castle portends the horrible truth: The sinister MYS-Tech organization has returned! When MYS-Tech’s magical cloning experiments are discovered, Dark Angel and the Knights of Pendragon have no choice but to return to action! Death’s Head comes face to face with Death’s Head II as they rally against MYS-Tech across time! The Supersoldiers take on MYS-Tech’s army of Psycho Wraiths! And from beyond space and time, Motormouth, Killpower and the Warheads join the fight! Featuring Captain Britain, Pete Wisdom, Union Jack, Dai Thomas and a host of British heroes from Marvel UK’s past, present and future! Collecting REVOLUTIONARY WAR: ALPHA #1, DARK ANGEL #1, KNIGHTS OF PENDRAGON #1, DEATH’S HEAD II #1, SUPERSOLDIERS #1, MOTORMOUTH#1, WARHEADS #1 and OMEGA #1.
The Marvel UK heroes really make me appreciate Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko all the more. Presented with a blank slate, much like Lee had in 1960, the UK writers came up with a slate of incredibly boring characters who are generic, juvenile, irritating or all three. I doubt this attempt to upgrade them will succeed, any more than any of the previous efforts have (with the notable exception of Captain Britain, and it took three or four tries with him).
Art: JAVIER PULIDO
Cover: KEVIN WADA
32 PGS./Rated T+/$2.99
We the people find you Doom! When the son of Victor Von Doom seeks extradition, Jen Walters will go to the ends of the earth for Justice! All this, and Matt Murdock too as Charles Soule (Thunderbolts) and Javier Pulido (Hawkeye) continue 2014's sleeper hit!
Art by RON LIM
Cover by DALE KEOWN
Variant Covers by JIM STARLIN & RON LIM
40 PGS./Rated T+/$4.99
Experience an untold tale of the Mad Titan in the THANOS ANNUAL – written by legendary Thanos scribe Jim Starlin and drawn by Infinity Gauntlet artist Ron Lim!
Learn how a devastating defeat in Thanos’ past sets into motion cataclysmic events that cannot be undone. Facing his own demise, Thanos welcomes the afterlife -- expected to be greeted by his one true love, Death. He was wrong. At the edge of his life, Thanos is greeted by the malicious Mephisto!
"Jim Starlin and Ron Lim, the team that brought you the classic Infinity Gauntlet, are reuniting in Thanos Annual to tell a brand-new story that paves the road to Starling's upcoming Thanos original graphic novel," says Marvel Editor In Chief Axel Alonso. "If that's not essential reading in a year when Marvel Comics is bridging the gap to the cosmos, I don't know what is."
But Mephisto is not alone. A mysterious being waits for the Mad Titan. A mysterious being who will take him on an unparalleled journey through space and time -- providing Thanos with important glimpses into his future. His greatest triumphs, and his most crushing defeats. Now, Thanos must face down Mephisto, the Avengers and even his future self if he is to prepare for what comes next! But can he?
Events set in motion in Thanos’ past will have devastating consequences in August’s upcoming Thanos: The Infinity Revelation original graphic novel! Don’t miss one minute of the action as the legendary team that brought you Infinity Gauntlet re-teams for the THANOS ANNUAL!
Art/Cover: PACO DIAZ LUQUE
32 PGS./Parental Advisory/$2.99
• An ancient cosmic power has corrupted a former ally.
• Can the Thunderbolts take him down before their time’s all up?
• Adventure in the mysterious jungle -- as only Marvel can do!
Art/Cover: DANIEL ACUNA
Artist Variant: GREG LAND
32 PGS./Rated T/$3.99
• Unite or die! The Avengers Unity Squad pull it together, but is it too late?
• Which of the seven futures will become dominant? Kang’s ultimate goal revealed!
• The Uncanny Avengers learn that even if you have no other choice, never trust Kang.
Art: ROLAND BOSCHI
Cover: ANDREW ROBINSON
32 PGS./Rated T+/$3.99
• Can the Red Room keep the Winter Soldier under control after Bucky’s consciousness begins to surface?
• S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Ran Shen continues his desperate battle to save a woman who holds the key to the Cold War.
• HYDRA, S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Winter Soldier all play a role in creating the monster that will one day break Captain America!
Art: GERARDO SANDOVAL
Cover: RYAN STEGMAN
32 PGS./Parental Advisory/$3.99
THE MADRIPOOR JOB – Part 2
VALIANT COMICS
HARBINGER #22 (2ND PTG)
Art by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by JOE EISMA
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
“DEATH OF A RENEGADE” – PART 1Valiant is proud to announce that HARBINGER #22 – the FIRST ISSUE of "Death of a Renegade," the devastating new story arc from New York Times best-selling creators Joshua Dysart and Clayton Henry – has sold out at the distributor level just one week after its initial release, and will return to stores with a red-hot second printing on May 28th!
United by their unique abilities, five teenage misfits have come together under the leadership of dysfunctional runaway Peter Stanchek – a psionically-powered “psiot” forced to self-medicate to keep his immense powers in check. Recruited into the Harbinger Foundation – a secret academy where others like him are trained for the betterment of the world – Peter studied to become the protege of Toyo Harada, a wealthy business magnate and the only other "psiot" capable of rivaling Peter's incredible telekinetic capabilities. But teacher and pupil clashed when Peter discovered the true purpose of Harada’s secretive Harbinger empire – a better world…but one built by any means necessary, even subversion, conspiracy and control. Now, with only the rejected recruits of the Renegades to aid him, the one boy to ever challenge Harada’s vise-grip on the future of humanity has been left with no choice but to expose his former mentor to the world – then bring the fight to his front door.
Featuring a new cover by acclaimed artist Joe Eisma (Morning Glories), look for the HARBINGER #22 EISMA SECOND PRINTING VARIANT to arrive in finer comic shops everywhere alongside HARBINGER #23 – the next staggering issue of "Death of a Renegade"…and the dawn of a milestone moment that will change everything in its wake.
Beginning the storyline that will culminate in July's extra-sized HARBINGER #25 and the launch of August's HARBINGER: OMEGAS #1 (of 3), witness a pivotal turning point for the series The Onion/A.V. Club calls “one of the most binge-worthy superhero comics currently available” with an all-new beginning – and a sudden end – for Valiant’s premier team of teenage heroes on May 28th when HARBINGER #22 returns to the stands!
Art: CLAYTON HENRY
Cover: MICO SUAYAN
Final Interlocking Variant: ZACHARY MONTOYA
Variant Cover: KHARI EVANS
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
Dead. Means. Dead.
Art: VALENTINE DE LANDRO
Cover: JEFF DEKAL
Variant Cover: TREVOR McCARTHY
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
The return of Master Darque!
Only one man can help Shadowman now…his worst enemy! Forced to confront the greatest shock of his lifetime, Jack Boniface speeds down a self-destructive spiral he may never recover from. Exterminating the wild and evil loa spirits that haunt New Orleans at any cost, Jack has left himself with nothing to lose…in this world. By crossing the veil into the dark world beyond – the Deadside – will Jack save his own soul … or destroy himself?
OTHER PUBLISHERS
ACG CLASSICS ADV INTO UNKNOWN (SGN SLIPCASE ED COLL PACK)
Writers: BARRY FORSHAW & Various
Art: GLENN CHADBOURNE & Various
$169.99
A gaggle of gruesome gore designed to blow brainpans and bowels alike. These were the days when anything went in comic books, no holds barred -- except for strangleholds, of course! Four glorious volumes at a crazy reduced price and comprising issues 1 through 20 of the world's very first anthology comicbook, plus a free copy of PS's showcase magazine featuring samples of all that's good in the freakout world of four-color mayhem!
Writers: STAN NICHOLLS & Various
Art: EDWARD MILLER & Various
$129.99
Forbidden? Heck, these are worlds you wouldn't even want to venture into! And as PS moves forward even farther into the ACG pre-Code firmament, here we go collecting together the first 25 issues, featuring four sumptuous slipcased volumes, one signature sheet (for Volume One) and four introductions from folks who know their spooky stuff! These classic anthologies, available now at a knock-down price, will thrill you today as much as when they were first published!
Writers: Various
Art: KEN BALD & Various
$47.99
Weird, mysterious and spine-tingling tales featuring issues #31-36 (May to October 1952) of the ACG classic Adventures Into The Unknown. This seventh volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored.
Writer/Art/Cover: CONOR STECHSCHULTE
$14.99
A SURREAL, DEBUT GRAPHIC NOVELLA OF HORROR AND HUMOR
A local medical expert and sheriff are summoned to investigate a strange sighting that sets the stage for Conor Stechschulte's debut graphic novella: a severed human head that still seems to be talking. We flash back to a pair of butchers who arrive at work one morning to find not only that there is no meat in their shop but also that they have forgotten completely how to do their job. As customers arrive, they are too fearful for their livelihood to admit their dilemma, leading to increasingly disastrous events. But what has caused their strange amnesia? This often hilarious, enigmatic and uncomfortable book will establish Stechschulte as an exciting new talent.
Writer/Art/Cover: REAL GODBOUT
$20.00
An adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel. Unlike the common cliché of Kafka's work, Amerika is not a dark and sinister novel, but a dynamic and colourful story, with a touch of absurdist humor. It tells the story of the young immigrant Karl Rossmann who, after an embarrassing sexual misadventure, finds himself "packed off to America" by his parents. Expected to redeem himself in this magical land of opportunity, young Karl is swept up instead in a whirlwind of dizzying reversals, strange escapades and picaresque adventures. Godbout's first work in English uses the clear line aesthetic he perfected in his series Red Ketchup.
Writer/Art/Cover: ISAYAMA HAJIME
$59.99
Attack on Titan: Colossal Edition is an oversized collection of the first five volumes of the Attack on Titan manga series! Humanity has been devastated by the bizarre, giant humanoids known as the Titans. Little is known about where they came from or why they are bent on consuming humanity. Seemingly unintelligent, they have roamed the world killing off humankind for years. For the past century, what's left of mankind has hidden in a giant, three-walled city. People believe their 100-meter-high walls will protect them from the Titans, which are 10 to 20 meters tall. But the sudden appearance of an immense Titan is about to change everything. Weighing in at a massive 960 pages, the Colossal Edition contains the same material as the original volumes, but the story is printed bigger and on higher-quality paper.
"Weighing in at a massive 960 pages, the Colossal Edition contains the same material as the original volumes, but the story is printed bigger and on higher-quality paper."
Are there people who would buy comics they already have just because it’s on higher-quality paper? I guess I’m not a good enough collector.
Writers: IAN BOOTHBY, MAX DAVISON
Art: NINA MATSUMOTO, HILARY BARTA
Cover: JASON HO
$2.99
Bart and Lisa discover that Springfield's uber-sad sack, Hans Moleman, may not be who they think he is in "The Curious Case of Hans Moleman." Then the Simpsons of Springfield meet their doppelgangers, the Simpkins from Capital City, and it's worse than they ever expected.
Writer: IAN EDGINTON
Art/Cover: I. N. J. CULBARD
$3.99
The Orrery is a clockwork solar system where planets whirl on vast metal arms and the sun of cogs is worshpped as a god. But the sun is dying, the planets are freezing one by one, and cults burn as heretics those who warn of the danger. To save her home, young Wren knows she must first escape it and find the key to restart the sun. An incredible new SF-clockpunk series from the bestselling artist of New Deadwardians and the writer of Scarlet Traces.
Writer: BREEHN BURNS
Art: MIKE HOLMES
Cover: JOSE GARCIA, GENEVIEVE FARLEY-TREMBLAY
$3.99
It's the final issue of guest writer Breehn Burns' story. Looks like the Bravest Warriors have finally met their match and this might be a problem that not even an Emotion Lord can solve! Will the Warriors make it out or will this be the end of our favorite group of teenage heroes?
Writer/Art: JUNYA INOUE
MATURE/$11.99
An expert gamer is forced to play a real-life version of his favorite game in a battle to the death! Thus far, Ryouta Sakamoto and Himiko have narrowly managed to survive on the cruel island battlefield of the survival game "BTOOOM!" with the aid of their BIMs and each other. But now, confronted by a man who just might be the strongest opponent on the island, Ryouta is at a serious disadvantage. Not only is the man fearless, but also his movements are precisely calculated, and he possesses a superior athleticism that allows him to entrap his enemies. As the action ramps up, it becomes apparent that playing solo spells one's doom!
Is “BIM” a common abbreviation of something? I never know whether this sort of thing is something everyone should know that I don’t, or if it’s something specific to the story.
Writer/Art/Cover: YOSHINOBU YAMADA
$10.99
The brutal Dr. Nishikiori forcibly marches Akira to the base of a huge pyramid, where he finds a mummified skull with huge fangs and scales. With Ohmori as a hostage, the doctor orders Akira into a narrow underground passageway. At first Akira thinks Nishikiori's just trying to get him out of the way, but soon he uncovers a secret that will turn everyone's ideas about the island upside down!
What’s interesting about this cover is that it seems to have nothing whatsoever to do with the story as described. It seems a pretty blatant “Look, fellas! Large-breasted girls in serafuku!”
I confess I had to look up "serafuku." On the off chance that I'm not alone in my ignorance, a Google search revealed it's the familiar -- at least to manga readers or cosplayers -- sailor-like Japanese schoolgirl uniform. I clicked on the top link (to Reddit) to see if one looked like what I expected one to look like ... and was pretty surprised. Sure, the uniform is what I expected to see, but what I didn't expect to see was real Japanese women posting porno selfies in those uniforms.
I was stunned. Why would girls want to post naked pictures of themselves? Not only is that going to complicate their lives forever, but they're doing it for free, without prompting! It's all voluntary!
I don't understand this brave new world sometimes.
Writers: CLIVE BARKER, MARC ANDREYKO
Art: PIOTR KOWALSKI
Cover: RILEY ROSSMO
MATURE/$3.99
WHY WE LOVE IT: Comics are full of outcast characters, but this is an outcast story, Clive Barker-style. True to this modern horror master's other work, NIGHTBREED is full of horrifying creatures that captivated us in the cult film and live on in this new story.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: Before FABLES, before ONCE UPON A TIME, Clive Barker created a secret town of monsters that live among us. Don't worry if you've never seen the film-Barker and writer Marc Andreyko (BATWOMAN, MANHUNTER) have crafted a story that all horror fans can enjoy. Add to the mix Piotr Kowalski's art (MARVEL KNIGHTS: HULK, SEX) and you can't miss this.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: The Nightbreed is a secret society of monsters and misfits that hide away from humans, but have been a part of this world since time immemorial. This series will explore both the past and the present of this clandestine tribe, unleashing new secrets and horrors as they fight to coexist with mankind.
Writer: GARTH ENNIS
Art/Cover: CHRISTIAN ZANIER
Fatal Fantasy Variant: MATT MARLIN
Torture Variant: CHRISTIAN ZANIER
Wrap: GABRIEL ANDRADE
MATURE/$3.99
In the opening days of the Crossed infection the world reels beneath the onslaught of maniacal insanity. And yet, between the heartbeats of the maniacs loosed on unsuspecting humanity, a deadly endgame of nuclear war is playing out. With Russian nukes inbound to the east coast of the United States, the English Prime Minister must make a daring decision to avoid all out human annihilation while trying to determine the cause of the Crossed plague tearing through his country. In this world full of monsters, there is no help. There is only the Crossed. Available with Regular, Torture and Red Crossed Incentive covers by Christian Zanier a Fatal Fantasy cover by Matt Martin and a Wraparound cover by Gabriel Andrade.
Writer: SHIKI MIZUCHI
Art/Cover: RAN
MATURE/$12.99
Dragons were never this sexy! For fans of magic schools, fantastical creatures, and harem comedies comes Dragonar Academy, an all-new manga series about a boy who is trying to tame an unruly -- and very pretty -- dragon. Learning to ride and tame dragons comes easy to most students at Ansarivan Dragonar Academy -- except for first-year student Ash Blake, who is known by his fellow classmates as the "number one problem child." Poor Ash is the laughing stock at school because, despite his unfashionably large star-shaped brand that marks him as a future dragon master, he has nothing to show for it. His dragon has never appeared. Until now, that is. One fateful day, Ash's dragon awakes in full glory, but appears different than any dragon ever seen before -- in the form of a beautiful girl! What's worse, Ash soon discovers that this new dragon has attitude to spare, as she promptly informs him that she is the master, and he, the servant.
Ash's problems with dragon riding have only just begun! Dragonar Academy, which originated as a popular light novel series in Japan, is a growing franchise that is sure to appeal to fans of comedic fantasies like Zero's Familiar and The Sacred Blacksmith. Each volume is delightfully illustrated and includes color inserts.
I confess to never having found dragons all that sexy. I like dragons in stories, but they tend to be stories where the dragons terrorize people until Beowulf or Saint George or Thorin Oakenshield or Godzilla or somebody come along and cap them.
Writer/Art/Cover: JULIE DELPORTE
Paperback • 6.8" x 7.75" • full-color • $19.95 • MATURE
A poetic novel that plumbs the depths of self-doubt and technological fatigue
Julie Delporte’s Everywhere Antennas is a deeply affecting, sparely constructed novel, equal parts Walden and The Bell Jar. In soft, flowing colored pencil, Delporte shows her narrator coming to term with a rare and misunderstood sensitivity to the radiation emitted by the televisions, cell phones and computers that permeate urban life.
Everywhere Antennas is the portrait of a woman caught in the margins, struggling to balance the demands of technology and modern life with the need to find meaningful relationships and work. Roughly hewn figures, sketched in pencil crayon on brightly contrasting backgrounds, populate the pages of this flowing, emotive work.
With Everywhere Antennas, Julie Delporte proves herself to be a master craftswoman of heartbreakingly personal, beautifully literary graphic fiction.
Writer: MAX BEMIS
Art: RANSOM GETTY
Cover: ANDRE DE
MATURE/$3.99
From BOOM! Entertainment. Second Printing of the sold-out second issue! The sands are shifting in America's public consciousness. One action has torn the country apart in a debate over the meaning of right and wrong, and Reese is not about to stand by as the American people support the rantings of a mad man. But how far will people go to take a stand for what they believe in?
Writer: ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY
Art/Cover: MOEBIUS, JOSE LADRONN
MATURE/$99.95
Jodorowsky and Mœbius' internationally bestselling Sci-Fi saga The Incal comes to its phenomenal finale! Visionary storyteller Jodorowsky returns to the epic mythology he created with the late Mœbius over 30 years ago. This volume concludes the spiritual space adventures of everyman, John DiFool, as the universe faces the threat of an all-devouring metallic virus. The limited & numbered book is presented in a slipcase and contains both the original, unfinished After the Incal drawn by Mœbius (1 volume), as well as the complete 3-volume series Final Incal illustrated by Eisner-winning artist Ladrönn (Cable, Hip Flask, Elephantmen).
Writer: ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY
Art/Cover: MOEBIUS, JOSE LADRONN
MATURE/$590.00
Extremely limited to just 200 copies, this ultra-deluxe giant coffee table size edition comes numbered and includes loose illustrations as well as a bookplate signed by Jodorowsky and Ladrönn!
Writer: JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art: JOHN DELANEY
Cover: JASON HO
$2.99
Featuring guest writer Jimmy Palmiotti! From the imagination of fan favorite and Futurama follower Jimmy Palmiotti comes a tale that brings Fry back to basics as a pizza delivery guy. In this case, however, the Planet Express crew is making a special delivery from a planet that oozes sauce to a Brooklyn pizzeria. But hold on to your cannoli, the mob wants a piece of the action and (BADA-BING!), the Planet Express crew discovers there's a little special ingredient in their shipment that they never expected!
Writer/Art/Cover: NICOLAS DE CRECY
8 ½ x11 , 80pp., color hardcover, $22.99
With this graphic novel, for the first time in the U.S., ComicsLit brings over the latest enfant terrible of European comics, a mad genius, and for the first time, The Louvre museum is involved in a co-edition of a series of graphic novels, each a vision of this great museum by a different artist.
De Crecy, at the sight of the incredible richness of the museum's collection was overwhelmed and felt small and ignorant. The result is a story set thousands of years hence in a glacial period where all human history has been forgotten and a small group of archeologists fall upon the Louvre, buried in age-old snow. They cannot begin to explain all the artifacts they see. What could they have meant?
Their interpretations are nonsense, absurd, farcical.
"De Crecy is one of the brightest talents in French comics, not only because of the breadth of his whacked-out imagination and his penchant for absurd humour, but also for the detail of his beautifully coloured panels." -- The Guardian
"Mischievous humor. A great find." -- Library Journal
"A clever upending of the resilient myth that masterworks of art preserve the history and spirit of their era; the meaning of art, De Crecy suggests, belongs to the people who experience it." -- Washington Post
"De Crecy is a gifted storyteller whose eye for body language and ear for a funny line never fails him. He deftly combines art history, science fiction and simple philosophizing in a short but very sweet tale." -- Publishers Weekly
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This is good stuff.
GRIMM FAIRY TALES: CODE RED VOL 1 (TPB)
Writer: JOE BRUSHA & Various
Art: VINCENZO RICCARDI, RICARDO OSNAYA
Cover: ELIAS CHATZOUDIS
$15.99
Recruited by the U.S. government to join the secret Realm Knights team, Brittany Waters, aka Agent Red, soon finds herself facing the Dark Horde on a regular basis. But the Dark Queen, along with the Horde, is getting ready to launch an attack on the unsuspecting United States and Brittany finds herself right in the middle of the fight. This fun, action-packed trade paperback ties directly into Zenescope's long-running Grimm Fairy Tales series!
Writer: DAN WICKLINE
Art: LUCA CLARETTI
Cover A: JOHNNY DESJARDINS
Cover B: MIKE KROME
Cover C: EMILIO LAISO
$2.99
Age of Darkness Tie-in
Tinker Belle seeks out the new Queen of Neverland, Tiger Lilly, after a mysterious woman unleashes tiny terrors onto a small town in Neverland. As Cross tries to help them, he's about to come face to face with evil. The terrifying and beautiful Goblin Queen comes to Neverland!
Writer: ERIC M. ESQUIVEL
Art: JG MIRANDA
Cover A: SEAN CHEN
Cover B: VINZ EL TABANAS
Cover C: MICHAEL DOONEY
MATURE/$3.99
CALIE VS the DARK REFLECTIONS OF ALICE!
This is it. The battle that you've all been waiting for and things are not looking good for our hero. Five shattered reflections of Alice take on Calie Liddle and only one will be left standing. The countdown to the special anniversary issue of Wonderland #25 continues.
Writer: PATRICK SHAND
Art: TONY BRESCINI
Cover A: DAVID NAKAYAMA
Cover B: MIKE LILLY
Cover C: VINZ EL TABANAS
$3.99
FINAL ISSUE!
As the Void's Asylum is filled with brand new horrors that the mysterious Lory has brought to Wonderland, Violet is left to deal with the fallout. Will she embrace her destiny as the Mad Hatter and join the carnage, or will she fight and die as a human? The action-packed, emotional ending to Violet Liddle's story is coming!
Writer: TROY BROWNFIELD
Art: MANUEL PREITANO
Cover A: SEAN CHEN
Cover B: PASQUALE QUALANO
Cover C: LAISO
Cover D: ORTIZ
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AGE OF DARKNESS Tie-in
The Trickster's plan of turning all of the Queens against each other in their search for the ebony blade is finally complete. The Queens prepare for battle gathering their armies as war looms on the horizon. A war that will change the landscape of Wonderland forever and crown a new undisputed Queen who will rule them all.
Writer: MIKE COSTA
Art: JUAN FRIGERI
Cover: JACEN BURROWS
Carnage Wrap Variant: GERMAN NOBILE
End of Days Variant: JACEN BURROWS
Iconic Variant: JACEN BURROWS
MATURE/$3.99
A new arc begins as MIKE COSTA delivers the intensity and darkness in the ongoing tale of the gods returned. As the dust settles, a new voice from the void arises, one that is known of modern man and full of divine wrath. He is risen, Jesus Christ again walks among men! The most audacious arc of God Is Dead has arrived and Jesus begins to set things right ... but His salvation might be causing more harm than good. Available with not only a Regular cover but also an End of Days cover, Iconic, and Gilded Order Incentive copies by Jacen Burrows and a special Carnage Wraparound by German Nobile.
Writer/Art/Cover: SO-HEE PARK
$25.00
Becoming a princess is every girl's dream, but when an arranged marriage brings common high schooler Chae-Kyung to the palace, the royal life isn't at all what she expected! As Shin and Chae-Kyung try to pick up the pieces of their marriage in the wake of learning the truth behind their divorce, Yul is far from content to hang his head in defeat. Postponing his plans to study abroad, he positions himself near Chae-Kyung by taking classes at her school and even resorts to teaming up with the heartbroken Hyo-Rin to blackmail the former crown princess. But when Shin happens upon evidence of his cousin's newfound treachery, will Yul's plotting blow up in his face?
I haven’t read any Korean comics, so I don’t know much about them. Apparently, Korean comics are known as “manhwa” instead of “manga."
I know, and comics from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan are called "manhua." Which means it's erroneous to refer to all of them as manga (although it's hard for Westerners to tell the difference). But saying "manga, manhwa and manhua" over and over is clumsy, as is "comics of Asian origin" or phrases to that effect. Maybe "Asian comics" or "Eastern comics"?
On an unrelated note, I'd love to see this title cross over with BTOOOM (above). The title alone would be awesome.
Art: RUDY PALAIS & Various
$119.99
Collecting issues #48-53 (February to December 1954), volume 4 of Black Cat Mystery features a special introduction from David Tosh and profiles one of the genre's leading artists, Manny Stallman, plus examples of his original artwork.
Writer: JOE HILL & Various
$89.99
Yes, the very first book in PS's classic reprint line was always going to be a collector's dream, particularly with an introduction from Joe "Horns" Hill! And numbers 3 and 4 are heading the same way! So here's the chance to jump on and grab yourself a genuine piece of comic book history!
Writer/Art: LEE ELIAS & Various
$24.99
They say there's no rest for the wicked, which means we must be very naughty indeed! But no worries, everyone seems to be digging what we're doing. So, without even pausing for breath, here comes the second softcover volume of Harvey's too-horrific-to-handle Tomb Of Terror comics, the perfect complement to the paperback editions already available for Chamber Of Chills, Witches Tales and Black Cat Mystery.
Art: JOHN GIUNTA & Various
$24.99
We're making available the whole run of Witches Tales in a run of sumptuous softcovers, each volume containing five or six comic books -- but without the support material featured in the hardcovers. Volume five collects issues #23-28 (February 1954 to December 1954).
Writer: ICHIEI ISHIBUMI
Art: ZERO MIYAMA, HIROICHI
Cover: ZERO MIYAMA
MATURE/$13.00
Devils and angels collide in this racy supernatural high school comedy! When unlucky high school letch Issei is murdered by his first-ever girlfriend on his first-ever date, who should jump to his rescue but the hottest girl in school, Riassenpai! She informs Issei that he's been reincarnated as a demon and that it's about time he got to work for her! Caught in the bosom of an age old war between angels and demons, Issei soon discovers that being enslaved by a demonic beauty isn't quite all that it's cracked up to be!
"Devils and angels collide in this racy supernatural high school comedy! When unlucky high school letch Issei is murdered by his first-ever girlfriend on his first-ever date, who should jump to his rescue but the hottest girl in school, Riassenpai!"
I guess my high school was pretty dull – stuff like this never went on there!
writer: ERIC M. ESQUIVEL
Art: C. B. ZANE
Cover: COREY KNAEBEL
$14.99
As Tidepool begins his epic destruction of the United States, a group of young heroes takes the scene by storm - with their cameramen in place to get their good sides on film. The In Crowd mixes the fun of superheroes with the ridiculousness of the reality TV craze. They've got great hair, great bodies and great power. But great responsibility? Not so much! This volume collects the four issue mini series and the Slipstream one-shot.
Writers/Art: Various
Cover: ALICIA HOLLINGER
MATURE/ $6.49
A PREVIEWS Exclusive! Recalcitrant Jones and his rock all-stars return in "Deal with the Devil!" A career killer looks "Through the Crosshairs!" We discover "What Are Pat and Billy Drinking?", visit the zombie apocalypse in "The Scarfers," and remember "Adventures of Aaron!" Then, we solve a murder with The Skinvestigator, prowl city streets with The Albino, and battle a demon with The Super Sleuths! We finish by running from zombies, zombies, and more zombies!
Something about this cover feels familiar, but I can't put my finger on it. Maybe those glasses just make the model look like Madame Cobra or Commander Cobress or whatever the bad girl's name is in G.I. Joe.
Writer: SHAUN MANNING
Art/Cover: ANNA WIESZCZYK
MATURE/$24.99
WHY WE LOVE IT: If you could take a pill and travel back to any time in your life, where would you go? Newcomer Shaun Manning hooked us with his fresh sci-fi thriller, illuminating the dangers of living in the past.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: If Richard Linklater directed a season of BREAKING BAD written by J. J. Abrams, it'd probably be pretty close to what Manning and Wieszczyk have built -- a tripped-out
psychological thriller full of scrappy antiheroes and some of the most villainous scum of all space and time.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: When a man from the future recruits average Best Buy worker Andrew Smith to help him create a drug that will allow him to travel through time, Andrew thinks he's found the way to erase all his problems. However, the power of nostalgia proves to be the strongest of drugs, creating an epidemic of addiction with Andrew as its unwitting kingpin.
Writer/Art/Cover: KO JIN HO
$13.00
A high schooler finds herself decapitated on the first day of school and is caught between life and death in this tale of high school horror. Noh-A's awakening as the mirror image has granted her a more complete understanding of the events that led to her birth and what has happened since. The origins of Amityville are revealed to her, as is the threat of Solomon. The immense surge of power that accompanied Noh-A's transformation has aided Solomon's release from his prison, and the Witch King is headed to the North for a long-awaited-and long-dreaded-reunion with Helmina and Jack!
"A high schooler finds herself decapitated on the first day of school and is caught between life and death in this tale of high school horror."
You know what? Maybe I’m alright with my high school having been dull!
Writer: TOM HUTCHISON
Art: NOEL RODRIGUEZ
Cover: NOEL RODRIGUEZ, JENEVIEVE BROOMALL
$1.99
Jon of Arc returns in this new ongoing series! Joan has left Las Vegas and the Babylon Hotel behind. Her new mission in life is to protect the ancient artifacts of Antiquity, including the Ark of the Covenant. Lost and alone, Joan drifts from town to town relying on the kindness of strangers. But her travels have not gone unnoticed, and there are dark forces that are interested in what she is hiding from the world.
Writer: KATSUMI NISHINO
Art/Cover: RIN YAMAKI
$20.99
The 528-page conclusion to the foxiest manga series ever! For fans of Inukami! comes an all-new harem comedy manga about a teenage boy and his romantic misadventures with a feisty fox girl and a wily wolf girl! Kanokon orginated as an award-winning light novel series in Japan and was then adapted into a popular anime and manga series. This omnibus edition contains volumes 7-9 of the Kanokon manga series, published for the first time in North America! Innocent country boy Oyamada Kouta transfers to a big city high school in his freshman year, and from day one, his life enters a world of crazy. First, a beautiful second-year student named Chizuru professes her love to him, then reveals that she is in fact a fox spirit. Frisky and flirty, she suggestively teases naive Kouta in front of his classmates, embarrassing him to no end. If that wasn't enough, a gorgeous wolf spirit named Nozomu suddenly transfers to Kouta's class and decides she wants the hapless country boy for herself. As fox girl and wolf girl vie for his heart, does Kouta have any say in this?
It occurs to me that I’ve never read any harem comedies. A shocking omission!
Writer/Art: JOLLY BLACKBURN
Cover: TBD
$15.99
This new perfect-bound trade paperback contains four full issues worth of classic strips from Knights of the Dinner Table #147 to #150! It's always a great time to pick up these hysterically funny strips, so don't miss out on this incredible addition to any gamer's bookshelf!
This is obviously an homage to the poster and DVD cover of Pulp Fiction, but it's possible some of you may have never seen those, so here ya go.
Hey, any excuse to run a picture of Uma Thurman!
Writer: LEIA WEATHINGTON
Art: JONATHON DALTON
Cover: BRITTNEY SABO
$3.99
Bold Riley -- who has set out to find adventure in the lands beyond her home of Prakkalore -- comes across a fragment of bone that shares a tale of lost love. Riley tries to reunite the lost spirit with its beloved, but soon discovers that all is not as it seems.
Mark Ogilvie has already started a discussion on this issue.
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