Volume Five of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus series begins immediately after Season Three, after Sunnydale High has gone up in flames. Buffy is plagued by dreams of fellow Slayer Faith, who now lies in a comma. Jane Espenson, the celebrated writer from the Buffy TV show, writes the powerful Faith story Haunted. And as summer comes to an end, Buffy and Willow begin their first year of college in The Blood of Carthage, in a story written by acclaimed Buffy novelist Christopher Golden. Meanwhile Buffy embarks on a new romance with Riley Finn, and Willow and Oz's relationship comes to an end in Golden's Oz: Into the Wild. This volume also features work by Buffy Season Eight contributors Cliff Richards and Paul Lee and Brian Horton. Collects Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Haunted, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Blood of Carthage, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Autumnal, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Oz "Into the Wild," DHP 2000: Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Take Back the Night," DHP #150: Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Killing Time" [Christopher Golden (W), Jane Espensen (W), Tom Fassbender (W), Doug Petrie (W), Chris Boal (W), Clif]
Luke Skywalker's greatest adventures from over thirty years of comics are compiled in a single slipcased hardcover! A deluxe edition worthy of the hero who saved the galaxy, this massive volume follows Luke Skywalker on his journey from the moisture farms of Tatooine to the final days of the Dark Empire! Each story painstakingly selected from every Luke Skywalker comic ever published-from Marvel's first issue to Dark Horse's latest-this masterpiece collection is the ultimate portrait of one of the most widely known and widely loved heroes of modern mythology! [Various (W/A)]
Dark Horse proudly presents one of the crown jewels of manga-Astro Boy! Created by the late Osamu Tezuka, a revered animator and cartoonist (who created over 150,000 pages of comics in his career!) considered the Walt Disney of Japan, Astro Boy was the first manga series to be adapted to animation and became a worldwide phenomenon, making Astro Boy the Mickey Mouse of anime-a jet-powered, super-strong, evil-robot-bashing, alien-invasion-smashing Mickey Mouse, that is! Exciting, whimsical, and touching, Astro Boy hearkens back to the classic era of comics and animation, featuring stories that readers young and old will enjoy. This special edition combines the first two volumes of the collected Astro Boy, featuring over 400 story pages in one value-priced collection! On sale Sept. 10. [Osamu Tezuka (W/A)]
Steel Harbor is a hell of a town, with the emphasis on hell, an urban wasteland of shuttered factories, decaying neighborhoods, and broken dreams. Crime and street violence are the soup of the day every day, but if you're a bounty hunter, every day in "Metal City" can be Christmas-assuming you survive, since the worst of the Harbor's most wanted can fly, summon up tornadoes, or tear cars in half with their bare hands. But a skip's a skip, and manhunter Barb Wire is the best tracker in the business, and no super-gangster is too tough-as long as there's a fat price on his, her, or its head. Beautiful as she is lethal, Barb Wire really puts the "drop dead" in drop-dead gorgeous. Her boots may be made for walking, but they kick butt real pretty too. Barb Wire Omnibus collects all the original Dark Horse Barb Wire tales, including the never-before-collected Ace of Spades series. [John Arcudi (W), Chris Warner (W/A/Cover), Dan Lawlis (A), Mike Manley (A), Ian Akin (A), and Tim Br]
Guts the Black Swordsman just can't seem to find a little peace. On his way to the idyllic tranquility of his miniature pal Puck's homeland of Elfhelm, Guts and his companions, at the behest of a local witch, assist a village beset by a plague of hideous and deadly trolls. Assisted by the witch's disciple, Schierke, the warrior band manages to turn the tide against the beasts, but when a monstrous ogre hits town, a tide of another kind is needed, a mystic flood to wash the town clean. But when Casca and Farnese are carried away by the flood, they become prisoners in the trolls, den, where a fate far worse than any imaginable death awaits! Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18 content advisory. On sale Sept. 24. [Kentaro Miura (W/A)]
A mysterious curse lingers, following Conan as he attempts to return to his homeland, and a great darkness looms ahead in the doomed city of Yaralet. This latest collection in Dark Horse's smart, innovative Conan series finds the cunning Cimmerian chased by both unfinished business from his past and a strange novice magician who seeks to deliver a dire warning to the wandering barbarian. A great evil from Conan's past moves ever closer while unfathomable terrors awaken and come into view. Conan is, of course, eager to meet both head on! [Timothy Truman (W), Tomás Giorello (P), J.D. Mettler (C), José Villarrubia (C)]
"Your lives are over. What you do with your new lives is up to me!" This was the warning given to a diverse group of citizens that were teleported to an inescapable condo by an ominous black orb calling itself Gantz. Join best friends Kei and Masaru, the sultry Kishimoto, a stray dog, and the rest of the group as they are unleashed on the streets of Tokyo to face a terrifying onion alien! Will the weapons and strange suits given to them by Gantz prove to be a lifesaver or a death sentence? Now the group has to fight for their lives, even though they are all already dead. Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18 content advisory. On sale Sept. 24. [Oku Hiroya (W/A)]
Groo is BACK! And, oddly enough, that might not be the biggest disaster looming over the planet. It seems that things are getting hotter everywhere . . . that is, in those places where it isn't getting colder than ever before! The usual suspects-Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier-once again join forces to bring you a sidesplitting tale of the world's stupidest barbarian. Unfortunately, there might not be much world left by the end of their story! [Mark Evanier (W) and Sergio Aragonés (A)]
The first six issues of MySpace Dark Horse Presents includes Joss Whedon's complete rock'n'roll saga Sugarshock!, a fun-filled story about a quirky girl named Dandelion, and her love of music (and hatred of Vikings); Mike Mignola's haunting holiday tale, lushly illustrated by Guy Davis, "The Christmas Spirit"; a lost Umbrella Academy chapter written by Gerard Way about our favorite curmudgeon, The Kraken; and a four-part story dedicated to Eric Powell's The Goon. This volume also includes a wide range of established comics talent, and stories from newcomers who saw their professional debut in MySpace Dark Horse Presents. On sale Sept. 17. [Joss Whedon (W), Gerard Way (W), Mike Mignola (W), Steve Niles (W), Gilbert Hernandez (W), Ron Marz]
Steve Flint was a crusading private detective-no crime was too small or too big for him to take on, and the criminal underworld quaked in fear at the very mention of his name. But when FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover asked Flint to investigate the Mafia's connections to sabotage in the race to the moon the crusading detective took on more than he expected and was murdered by the mob. For most men the story would end there . . . but Steve Flint is sent back from the great Unknown as a spirit empowered by the Grim Reaper, charged with capturing his killers and striking a blow for justice as the ghostly hero Nemesis! [Richard E. Hughes (W), Pete Costanza (A), Chic Stone (A), Kurt Schaffenberger (A), and Scott Shaw (I]
Cartoonist Jesse Reklaw turns the dreams of strangers into the most insightful, humorous, and clever four-panel comic strips you have ever read in The Night of Your Life. This hardcover volume captures the sublime pleasure of tumbling through the freewheeling narrative of our sleeping lives. Each strip is an adaptation of the many dreams submitted to Reklaw from all over the world, every one a unique and compelling journey into a landscape to which we all travel but each explore alone. Sometimes playful, sometimes thought-provoking, but always entertaining, The Night of Your Life is a testament to the ability of comics to illuminate the corridors of the imagination with wit, sincerity, and joy. On sale Sept. 24. [Jesse Reklaw (W/A)]
In the politics, struggles, and battles that lead to the birth of a nation, sometimes even good people must die at the hands of allies. And now it's down to only a few warlords of Edo-era Japan. History already tells the story of the victor, but the real guts of Path of the Assassin lie in the characters behind the scenes-the ninja warriors doing the dirty work. Theirs is a story of families and war and intrigue, only far more mysterious and untold. Volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18 content advisory. On sale Sept. 17. [Kazuo Koike (W) and Goseki Kojima (A)]
This 272-page follow-up to the immensely popular and soon-to-be-out-of-print collection The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories will collect the entirety of Gurewitch's weekly newspaper print run. Also features bonus "lost" strips, sketches, and an interview by Wondermark's David Malki. On sale Sept. 3. [Nicholas Gurewitch (W/A)]
Editing and charting Conan's course in the influential Savage Sword of Conan magazine, Roy Thomas led a phenomenal assemblage of talented illustrators boldly through the end of the seventies and into the eighties, unfettered by page counts and the limiting thumb of the Comics Code. Thomas scripted the continuing adventures of Conan, drawing from Robert E. Howard's original tales-along with other Conan adventures-and working with such esteemed artists as John Buscema, Sal Buscema, Ernie Colon, Klaus Janson, and the amazing Gil Kane! The Savage Sword of Conan brought the world thrilling adaptations of "Sons of the White Wolf," "The Legions of the Dead," and "The Treasure of Tranicos." The real treasure in this massive tome, however, is the sprawling, ambitious adaptation of the Conan the Buccaneer novel by the powerhouse team of Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and Tony DeZuniga! This volume is sure to deliver brutal barbarian violence as well as horrific, chilling surprises. This volume collects Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian issues 37 to 48. [Roy Thomas (W) and Various (A)]
Zayne Carrick joins forces with the same Masters who murdered his fellow Padawan in a desperate attempt to save the galaxy from the Mandalorians! Arkanian Lord Adasca holds the Republic and the Mandalorians hostage, offering a weapon of unrivaled power to the highest bidder, and not even Zayne and his former Master Lucien Draay can stop Adasca from unleashing unthinkable devastation in pursuit of profit. Then, back on Taris, Zayne finds himself allied with Master Raana Tey in a mission against the marauding Mandalorians-but Tey may be more interested in destroying Zayne than she is in saving the planet! On sale Sept. 17. [John Jackson Miller (W), Bong Dazo (P), Dustin Weaver (P), Dan Parsons (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), Coli]
Prepare for a bloody and action-packed re-imagining of this classic character. Turok: Son of Stone is based on the new blockbuster DVD of the same name, using actual footage from the animated feature! After a warring tribe falls upon his people, an exiled Turok has to return to save the day. Armed with an enchanted tomahawk, he heads into battle, but the opposition has special weapons of their own; muskets! When Turok is forced to retreat into a mysterious cave he is sent to a lost land filled with dinosaurs! Now in a savage realm with danger behind every corner, Turok will have to unleash the rage within him if he is to ever see his people again. On sale Sept. 24. [Tad Stones (W)]
Collecting the first five issues of the new action series by acclaimed writer Chuck Dixon! The new Outsiders investigate a strange Omac-like entity - but things are made all the more difficult when the team meets Batman's new recruit! Scheduled to ship in October . [Written by Chuck Dixon / Art by Julian Lopez, Carlos Rodriguez and Bit / Cover by Doug Braithwaite]
This spectacular volume collecting stories from BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #17-49 is offered at DC's standard trim size! Scheduled to ship in September. [Written by Ed Brubaker, Darwyn Cooke, Dwayne McDuffie, Mike Mignola and Others Cover by Frank Miller]
A high-tech hazard threatens the streets of Metropolis in this latest BIRDS collection, featuring issues #113-117 of their hit series. Scheduled to ship in October. [Written by Sean McKeever / Art by Nicola Scott & Doug Hazlewood / Cover by Stephane Roux]
Featuring a story that ties into "The Sinestro Corps War," this volume collects BLUE BEETLE #20-26. This title also includes the special Spanish language story, along with the script translated into English. Scheduled to ship in September. [Written by John Rogers, Justin Peniston and Jai Nitz / Art by Rafael Albuquerque, Andy Kuhn, Mike No]
In this third COUNTDOWN collection, featuring stories from issues #25-13, Jimmy Olsen's unpredictable super-powers bring him to the attention of Darkseid! Scheduled to ship in September. [Written by Paul Dini, Adam Beechen, Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, Tony Bedard and Sean McKeever / Ar]
You'll go bananas for this new title collecting simian stories from SUPERBOY #76, SUPERMAN #138, THE FLASH (VOL. 1) #127, DETECTIVE COMICS #339 and 482, HAWKMAN #16, WONDER WOMAN #170, STRANGE ADVENTURES #201, SHAZAM #9, SUPER FRIENDS #30 and THE FLASH (VOL. 2) #151! Scheduled to ship in October. [Written by Otto Binder, John Broome, Gardner Fox and Others / Art by Carmine Infantino, Wayne Boring]
In this hard-hitting volume, Green Lantern discovers that Lanterns who were left for dead are alive - and it's up to Hal to set them free. Collects GREEN LANTERN #7-13. Scheduled to ship in September. [Written by Geoff Johns / Art by Carlos Pacheco, Ethan Van Sciver,]
The hit 7-issue miniseries spinning out of COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS is collected in this new trade paperback. Exiled to a distant hell planet, the villains of the DCU split into two warring factions led by Lex Luthor and The Joker! Scheduled to ship in September. [Written by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges / Art by Sean Chen & Walden Wong / Cover by Joe Corro]
The second serving of JUSTICE is now available in trade paperback! Featuring the amazing artistry of Alex Ross, this volume collects issues #5-8 of the hit maxiseries! Scheduled to ship in September. [Written by Alex Ross & Jim Krueger / Art by Doug Braithwaite & Alex Ross / Cover by Alex Ross]
The celebrated 1987 miniseries featuring art by Mike Mignola (Hellboy) is the centerpiece of this new collected edition, which also includes tales from SECRET ORIGINS #10! Scheduled to ship in September. [Written by Paul Kupperberg, Mike W. Barr, Paul Levitz, Alan Moore and Dan Mishkin / Art by Mike Mign]
The 1950s adventures of The Blackhawks are collected for the first time in this new volume featuring stories from BLACKHAWK #108-127! Scheduled to ship in October. [Written by Various / Art by Dick Dillin, Charles Cuidera and Sheldon Moldoff / Cover by Dillin]
The Metal Men return in this SHOWCASE PRESENTS volume collecting their adventures from METAL MEN #16-36 and THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #66. Scheduled to ship in September. [Written by Robert Kanigher and Bob Haney / Art and Cover by Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Gil Kane, Mik]
Who - or what - is The Third Kryptonian? Find out in this new trade paperback collecting SUPERMAN #668-670 and ACTION COMICS #847, plus the backup story from SUPERMAN ANNUAL #13! Scheduled to ship in September. [Written by Kurt Busiek and Dwayne McDuffie / Art by Rick Leonardi, Renato Guedes and Others / Cover]
In this volume collecting issues #84-88 of the award-winning series, more members of The Trust fall, and one family head reaches out to a semi-retired Minuteman for help and protection. But with blood in the water and Graves and his soldiers making a final push for total control, will this old-timer be able to stop the massacre? [Written by Brian Azzarello / Art by Eduardo Risso Cover by Dave Johnson]
