Written by Alan Moore Art and cover by David Lloyd Alan Moore and David Lloyd's powerful epic about loss of freedom and individuality gets the Absolute treatment for the first time in this new, oversized slipcase edition! Taking place in a totalitarian England following a devastating war that changed the face of the planet, V FOR VENDETTA was the inspiration for the hit 2005 movie starring Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving. This amazing graphic novel spotlights a mysterious man in a white porcelain mask and his young protégé as they fight political oppressors through terrorism and seemingly absurd acts. It's a gripping tale of the blurred lines between ideological good and evil and details a world where political and personal freedoms are non-existent. This new edition features the improved production values and coloring from the 2005 hardcover in larger format for optimum enjoyment of the stunning art and story that the Portland Mercury called, 'Perhaps Moore's most powerful work.' Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive August 19 296 pages, Full-Color, 8.25" x 12.5", MATURE READERS
Written by Alan Moore Art by J.H. Williams III & Mick Gray Cover by J.H. Williams III ABC. Alan Moore's entrancing masterpiece is collected for the first time in oversized, Absolute format featuring the spectacular art of J.H. Williams III. The first of three ABSOLUTE PROMETHEA slipcased collections, this volume collects PROMETHEA #1-12! Discover the stories that introduced Sophie Bangs, an ordinary college student in a weirdly futuristic New York, whose life will be changed by her research into the mythical warrior woman known as Promethea! 8.25" x 12.5", 328 pages. Full Color. 99.
Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by GARY FRANK, KHOI PHAM, ERIC NGUYEN, REILLY BROWN & BOB LAYTON Cover by GARY FRANK When the Hulk returns to Earth for the senses-shattering events of World War Hulk, we can all guess which puny humans will fight against him. But which of Earth's heroes will fight for the Hulk? Don't miss the shocking revelations as Amadeus Cho, the boy genius who took on Reed Richards on behalf of the Hulk in INCREDIBLE HULK #100, confronts She-Hulk and Doc Samson - and precipitates a gamma-powered smash-fest in the wilds of Jersey! Then, the dust has settled after WORLD WAR HULK and Hercules and Amadeus Cho find themselves outlaws, a situation further inflamed by Cho's grudge against the super-spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. and Herc's feud with his estranged half-brother - Ares, god of war, who isn't above abusing his new federal clout for the sake of sibling rivalry. It's Marvel's mightiest manhunt, guest-starring Wonder Man and the Black Widow. Then, the Greek Goliath gathers the most powerful super-team ever assembled to counter-attack the Skrull gods! Face front, True Believers, and prepare for the pantheon-pounding premiere of...THE GOD SQUAD! All this plus an untold tale pitting Hercules against the Incredible Hulk! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK #106-112, INCREDIBLE HERCULES #113-115 and HULK VS. HERCULES: WHEN TITANS COLLIDE. 248 PGS/All Ages .
Written by STAN LEE, OTTO BINDER & VARIOUS Penciled by AL GABRIELE, JACK KIRBY, CHARLES NICHOLASWOTJKOSWKI, JACK ALDERMAN & VARIOUS Cover by JACK KIRBY The Young Allies, comics" very first boy-adventure team, leap into four-color action once more with their debut MARVEL MASTERWORKS volume! Super-hero sidekicks unite when Captain America's pal, Bucky and his Sentinels of Liberty team up with the Human Torch's protégé, Toro, and take on the Axis! And they won't waste a second getting down to business. Right from issue #1 they take the fight straight to Berlin and, rest assured, the Red Skull, and even Hitler himself, won't be walking out of this one without a bloody nose. Next up, the Black Talon returns from the pages of CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS to terrorize the Young Allies, or maybe that should be the other way around? There are 5th Columnists, Nazis, Imperial generals, spies, and action galore in each of these Timely classics. The Golden Age of Comics packed in cover-to-cover adventure, but there are few that can compare to the massive, 60-pages plus, issue-length adventures of the Young Allies! Collecting YOUNG ALLIES #1-4 288 PGS/All Ages .
Written by ROY THOMAS Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA, GENE COLAN & MARIE SEVERIN Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA Imperious Rex! Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner has returned for another MARVEL MASTERWORKS adventure! Writer Roy Thomas and a trio of definitive Sub-Mariner artists are going to take comic's first anti-hero on one of his greatest adventures of all time! It's Atlantean vs. Inhuman when Namor faces off against Triton. Then, our hero must march through Attuma and the bloodthirsty Tiger Shark, in his first appearance, but the truly epic confrontation begins when the man called Destiny returns and his Helmet of the Ancients is revealed to be the powerful Serpent Crown. It's evil influence threatens the lives of Namor and his love, the Lady Dorma, and sends them across the seas to Lemuria to destroy the Crown or be destroyed by it! We couldn't forget the all-time classic, earth-rattling face-off between Namor and the Thing, not to mention the touching return of one of the Atlantean prince's friends from all way back in comics" Golden Age. It's Marvel's mer-man at his very best! Collecting SUB-MARINER #2-13. 272 pages. /All Ages .
Written by Neil Gaiman Art by Andy Kubert & Scott Williams, Mark Buckingham, Bernie Mireault & Matt Wagner and Simon Bisley Cover by Andy Kubert & Scott Williams Best-selling author Neil Gaiman (THE SANDMAN) joins a murderer's row of talented artists in lending his unique touch to the Batman mythos for this Deluxe Edition hardcover! Spotlighting the story "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" from BATMAN #685 and DETECTIVE COMICS #852 in which Gaiman joins artist Andy Kubert and inker Scott Williams for a story that shines a new light on the Batman mythos. Also collects Gaiman stories from SECRET ORIGINS #36, SECRET ORIGINS SPECIAL #1 and BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE #2. This collection is not to be missed! Scheduled to arrive on July 22 7 1/16" x 10 7/8", 128 pages. Full Color.
Written by Gardner Fox and John Broome Art by Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella and Sid Greene Cover by Carmine Infantino & Murphy Anderson The super-speedsters of two worlds race into adventure in this new collection of tales! Learn how police scientist Barry Allen, The Flash of the 1960s, first crossed paths with his predecessor, Jay Garrick, in this hardcover featuring THE FLASH #123, 129, 137, 151 and 173. Scheduled to arrive on July 29 144 pages. Full Color.
Written by Geoff Johns Art and cover by Scott Kolins In the face of FINAL CRISIS, supertstar writer Geoff Johns (JSA, ACTION COMICS) and artist Scott Kolins (SOLOMON GRUNDY) revive the most ruthless Rogues Gallery of them all! At times, they"ve been laughed at, ridiculed and hunted - but The Flash Rogues Gallery has had enough. The team of villains decides to remind the world why they"re not to be messed with in this hardcover collecting their return in FINAL CRISIS: ROGUES REVENGE #1-3 as well as a couple of their greatest hits from THE FLASH #182 and #197. Scheduled to arrive on July 15 144 pages. Full Color.
Written by Jerry Siegel and others Art by Various The second Archive collecting adventures from WORLD's FINEST COMICS is here, with stories from issues #17-32 (1945-1948)! Don't miss The Man of Tomorrow's unforgettable battles with The Toyman, Lex Luthor and others! Scheduled to arrive on October 7 224 pages, Full Color.
Written by Jeff Lemire Art and cover by Jeff Lemire "Lemire handles the stuff of a Willa Cather novel with equal poetry . . . He renders emotion and temperment in a cartoon face with breathtaking, masterful economy." - Booklist on The Essex County Trilogy The tiny, isolated fishing village of Large Mouth never saw much excitement - until the arrival of the stranger, that is. Wrapped from head to toe in bandages and wearing weird goggles, he quietly took up residence in the sleepy town's motel. Driven by curiosity, the townfolk quickly learn the tragic story of his past, and of the terrible accident that left him horribly disfigured. Eventually, the town embraces the stranger as one of their own - but do his bandages hide more than just scars? Inspired by H.G. Wells" The Invisible Man, THE NOBODY explores themes of identity, fear and paranoia in a small community from up-and-coming alternative comics creator and Xeric Award-winner Jeff Lemire (The Essex County Trilogy) in a story that'll have you guessing until the very end. Scheduled to arrive on July 29 6.75" x 10.25", 144 pages. TC, US MATURE READERS
Written by KURT BUSIEK & ROGER STERN Penciled by CARLOS PACHECO Cover by CARLOS PACHECO Heroes out of time! Through the years, the Avengers have fought myriad villains and monsters, protecting Earth and her inhabitants from harm. No matter the odds, no matter the sacrifice, Earth's Mightiest Heroes have always found a way to reach victory. Now, they face a different kind of menace. A menace so great, it has made allies out of sworn enemies. This seemingly unconqerable enemy is... the future! Seven time-lost Avengers -- plucked from the past, present and future - must protect longtime ally Rick Jones from death at the hands of Immortus, Master of Time. To find out why Rick Jones has been targeted for elimination, the Avengers join forces with Kang the Conqueror, one of the team's deadliest, most implacable foes - and the ancient Immortus" younger self, as well -- in a cosmic battle that stretches from the Old West to the End of Time. And as they do so, they discover that they"re fighting not just for one life, but for the very destiny of mankind, against a greater foe than they could possibly imagine. Collecting AVENGERS FOREVER #1-12. 296 pages. / Rated A
Written by STAN LEE, DON RICO, GARY FRIEDRICH, MIMI GOLD, ROY THOMAS & GERRY CONWAY Penciled by DON HECK, JOHN ROMITA, JIM MOONEY, JOHN BUSCEMA & GENE COLAN Covers by JOHN ROMITA She started as a super-spy and ended up a super-star! After failed endeavors with the Crimson Dynamo, Natasha Romanova ditches her fishnets for a black bodysuit and a solo crime-fighting career against gangsters and terrorists, in rare stories not reprinted in decades! Goliath, formerly the archer known as Hawkeye, wants them to be a costumed couple, but an android matchmaker has other ideas when he manipulates the Black Widow into rescuing Daredevil, the better to use them both! Guest-starring Spider-Man! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE #52, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1962) #86, AMAZING ADVENTURES (1970) #1-8 and DAREDEVIL (1962) #81. 152 pages. / Rated A
Written by STAN LEE & ROY THOMAS Penciled by GIL KANE & JOHN ROMITA Cover by JOHN ROMITA The Marvel Masterworks celebrate Spider-Man's centennial bow with ten classic Spidey adventures created by a quartet of the greatest talents in comics" history! Stan Lee and Gil Kane start it off with Peter Parker's attempt to cure himself from his spider-powers gone horribly wrong. Yes, it's the six-armed Spider-Man! And he'll need the extra arms to handle Morbius the Living Vampire, in his first appearance, and the cold rage of Lizard. Rascally Roy Thomas joins the fray and then takes Spidey and his bikini-clad gal, Gwen Stacy, into the forgotten jungle known as the Savage Land to face towering beasts, Kraven the Hunter, and J. Jonah Jameson to boot! When Stan returns the Spider Slayer comes with him, and right behind him is the talented pencil of John Romita. In what Romita cites as the favorite artwork of his storied Spidey career, Stan and the Jazzy One leap into an adventure teaming up Spidey and Doctor Strange against a mystic threat from Vietnam while Flash Thompson's life hangs in the balance! Comics don't come better than this, so reserve that copy today, True Believer! Collecting THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #100-109 256 pages. / All Ages
Written by STAN LEE, AL FELDSTEIN & VARIOUS Penciled by JOE MANEELY, JACK KIRBY, JOHN SEVERIN, FRED KIDA & VARIOUS Cover by JOE MANEELY From the heroic times of King Arthur to the dangers of the Cold War, the Atlas Era brings you the greatest adventure stories from the 1950s. Presenting the original series of two legendary characters that have bridged the decades - all the way from the Atlas Era to the Avengers and Agents of Atlas - Black Knight and Yellow Claw are must-haves for every Marvel maniac! Sir Percy of Scandia may appear to be a foppish weakling, too timid to fight and the scorn of Camelot, but only Merlin knows the truth: Sir Percy is the gallant Black Knight! Come to drive Modred de Monfort from King Arthur's court, he wields the ebony blade against Norman invaders, dragons, imposters and usurpers to the throne. With the pencil of Atlas great, Joe Maneely, delineating the action,Black Knight is a sure-fire classic! Then comes Cold War tales of mystery, espionage and world domination from the pages. of Yellow Claw! Illustrated by the incomparable trio of Joe Maneely, John Severin and -in a rare mid-50s Atlas appearance- Jack Kirby, F.B.I. Agent Jimmy Woo's mission to capture the century-old mystic from the root of the Himalayas is packed with gritty crime and unimaginable adversaries, from mind-bending mutants and UFO the Lightning Man to Temujai the Golden Goliath and the Living Shadows! Collecting BLACK KNIGHT #1-5 & YELLOW CLAW #1-4. 256 pages. / All Ages
Written by WALTER SIMONSON Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA & WALTER SIMONSON Covers by WALTER SIMONSON War in Hel! Odin the All-Father is gone, and death goddess Hela is stockpiling souls for the fight to take his place! The mighty Thor leads Asgard's finest to rescue the dead from a fate WORSE than death, while Thor's brother-in-arms Balder battles giants to rescue his beloved Queen Karnilla! The God of Thunder and the God of Light - which one will lead Asgard into the face of coming dooms? Plus: a longtime Marvel villain makes the ultimate sacrifice, but for whom? Collecting BALDER THE BRAVE #1-4 and THOR #360-362. 176 pages. / Rated T
LARRY MARDER's BEANWORLD BOOK 2: A GIFT COMES! Larry Marder (W/A) Scheduled to arrive on July 22 B&W. 320 pages. HC, 6" x 9" A Gift Comes! is jam-packed with new characters and monumental developments in the evolving Beanworld culture. It kicks off with the birth of the next generation of Beans: the baby Pod"l"pool Cuties. It chronicles the discombobulation of Mr. Spook's fork by greedy Goofy Service Jerks. Meet Mr. Teach"m, who raised Mr. Spook on a cloud. See the crazy breakout origin of Heyoka, Beanworld's upside down and backwards Bean. Read how Professor Garbanzo first discovered the Four Realities and much, much more! Rescanned from the original artwork, this deluxe hardcover collects the final twelve long-out-of-print issues of the original acclaimed comic-book series in an affordable single volume!
BERSERK VOLUME 30 Kentaro Miura (W/A) Scheduled to arrive on July 29 B&W. 208 pages. TPB, 5 1/8" x 7 1/4" Thanks to Lady Farnese's selfless sacrifice, Guts, the Black Swordsman, and the rest of his companions are free to carry on their journey aboard a ship arranged by Farnese's brother, Magnifico-that is, if they"re willing to leave Farnese behind. But having to choose between their mission and their loyalties might not be a problem for long if the Kushan emperor and his legion of monstrous minions have their way. With a host of Kushan forces descending on Vritannis, there might not be much left of Farnese's family-or any of the citizenry-to worry about! "Berserk is as shocking and unique as ever this far into the series. There are few titles out there that can sustain the level of intensity and relevance as this." -animeondvd.com Each volume of Berserk comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18 content advisory.
CAGES Dave McKean (W/A) Scheduled to arrive on July 22 Full Color. 496 pages. TPB, 8 1/2" x 11 1/4" Dave McKean's Cages is finally back in print! Best known for his collaborations with Neil Gaiman, McKean defied expectations with his stunning debut as writer and artist with Cages, the winner of multiple awards for Best Graphic Album. Filled with complex characters, intriguing flights of fancy, and all the beautiful visuals you"d expect from the director of MirrorMask, Cages is McKean's magnum opus. It chronicles the intersecting lives of a painter, a writer, and a musician living in the same apartment building, and is a profound rumination on art, God, cats, and the cages we build for ourselves. Out of print for years, Cages is finally available in an affordable new softcover edition, remastered and newly redesigned, with a brand-new cover by McKean. "One of the most important works of comic art in the last decade." -The Comics Journal "It is compulsively readable, with a lyrical tone that moves the reader through the rougher, more elusive passages as it strives at the very edge of the form's limitation." -Comic Foundry Magazine
EMILY THE STRANGE VOLUME 2 Rob Reger (W), Jessica Gruner (W), Buzz Parker (A), and others Scheduled to arrive on July 29 B&W&r, 240 pages. TPB, 7" x 10" Whoever it was that told you not to talk to strangers needs to have a talk with Emily . . . Emily the Strange, that is. Emily knows that nothing is better than talking with strangers. In fact, the stranger the better! But that's Emily for you-she's the thirteen-year-old queen of the cultural underground, and she's too busy making up her own rules to follow anyone else"s. That's how we"ve come up with so many insanely inspired ideas for the stories you'll find in Dark Horse's Emily the Strange Volume 2. This big, bizarre book collects the five most recent issues of Dark Horse's best-selling Emily the Strange comics, so you won't miss a single strange moment from the Rock issue, the Death issue, the Fake issue, the Revenge issue, or the Alone issue! We"ve all got issues, man. Isn't it time you dealt with at least these five? Includes strange celebrity interviews with rocker Marilyn Manson, Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance, and more! An Emily the Strange feature film is in the works with Dark Horse Entertainment producing! Collects issues #1-#5.
THE GOON VOLUME 8: THOSE THAT IS DAMNED Eric Powell (W/A) and Dave Stewart (C) Scheduled to arrive on July 15 Full Color. 112 pages. TPB, 7" x 10" The town on the edge of Horse-Eater's Wood is permeated by all manner of dark things-hatred, fear, unhappiness, demons, and the undead (to name a few)-brought on by a curse that has festered within the forest for many years. The Goon himself was drawn by the power of the curse, but his soul is not consumed by this bleak place, and he discovers that he is the only hope for his town. Goon's greatest foe, the dead mobster Labrazio, mounts his assault from a macabre burlesque house, using the Zombie Priest and his demonic kitty to put on the squeeze. It's up to the Goon, Franky, and all their pals to fight for the life their town deserves! Multiple Eisner Award-winning creator Eric Powell brings you more of the Goon you love in part two of a three-part trade-paperback series, the most epic Goon tale yet-The Return of Labrazio. Collects issues #24-#27.
PIXU: THE MARK OF EVIL Gabriel Bá (W/A), Becky Cloonan (W/A), Vasilis Lolos (W/A), and Fábio Moon (W/A) Scheduled to arrive on July 15 B&W. 128 pages. HC, 6" x 9" This gripping tale of urban horror follows the lives of five lonely tenants-strangers-whose lives become intertwined when they discover a dark mark scrawled on the walls of their building. The horror sprouts quite innocently from a small seed and finds life as something otherworldly, damaged, full of love, hate, fear, and power. As the walls come alive, everyone is slowly driven mad-defenseless against the evil in the building, stripped of free will, leaving only confusion, chaos, and eventual death. Originally self-published as a two-volume book, this groundbreaking work receives a deluxe presentation in a hardcover edition with a sketchbook section. The 2008 Eisner Award-winning team for Best Anthology-Gabriel Bá (The Umbrella Academy), Becky Cloonan (American Virgin), Vasilis Lolos (The Last Call), and Fábio Moon (Sugarshock)-return with their latest collaboration, Pixu: The Mark of Evil. "The story telling here is beautiful, creating a real sense of dread and supernatural menace. Smart, subtle and genuinely disturbing."-Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy Pixu © 2009 Gabriel Bá, Becky Cloonan, Vasilis Lolos, and Fãbio Moon.
SOLOMON KANE VOLUME 1: THE CASTLE OF THE DEVIL Scott Allie (W), Mario Guevara (P), Dave Stewart (C), and Mike Mignola (Cover) Scheduled to arrive on July 15 Full Color. 128 pages. TPB, 7" x 10" Robert E. Howard's vengeance-obsessed puritan begins his supernatural adventures in the haunted Black Forest of Germany in this adaptation of Howard's "The Castle of the Devil." When Solomon Kane stumbles upon the body of a boy hanged from a rickety gallows, he goes after the man responsible-a baron feared by the peasants from miles around. Something far worse than the devilish baron or the terrible, intelligent wolf that prowls the woods lies hidden in the ruined monastery beneath the baron's castle, where a devil-worshiping priest died in chains centuries ago. This team's debut Kane story is available for free at myspace.com/darkhorsepresents. "Solomon Kane is one of the toughest Robert E. Howard heroes to adapt to the comics page, but Scott Allie and Mario Guevara have done a stunning job. Unsettling, moody and eerily beautiful, their Kane is absolutely worthy of his creator." -Kurt Busiek Collects the Solomon Kane five-issue miniseries.
STAR WARS ADVENTURES: PRINCESS LEIA AND THE ROYAL RANSOM Jeremy Barlow (W) and Carlo Soriano (A) Scheduled to arrive on July 29 Full Color. 80 pages. TPB, 5 1/4" x 7 1/2" Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Chewie are racing to deliver vital information to the Rebel Alliance. But Han allows himself to be distracted with the idea of earning some fast credits . . . Ignoring pleas from Leia and the threat of trailing Imperial Star Destroyers, Han makes an unscheduled stop at a hot smuggling hub to pick up some cargo. Unfortunately, the crate he takes aboard the Millennium Falcon doesn't contain the kind of contraband he was led to believe. It's not simple or harmless . . . it's the kidnapped femme fatale Princess Mi! Star Wars Adventures is a new series of graphic novellas created specifically for younger readers but with an appeal for Star Wars fans of any age!!
TOO MUCH COFFEE MAN OMNIBUS Shannon Wheeler (W/A) Scheduled to arrive on July 15 B&W. 536 pages. TPB, 8 1/2" x 11" Shannon Wheeler was once just another ambitious cartoonist with some big ideas (and some small ones, too), a wicked sense of humor, a questioning spirit, and a coffee jones the size of a tanker truck. Who would have ever guessed that ten years later, he would have multiple volumes of critically acclaimed cartoons under his belt and a rich, satisfying career? Too Much Coffee Man Omnibus gathers all of the cartoons from four hilarious volumes of work, bringing together all of Wheeler's signature satire and sweetness in one convenient package. Essential for Too Much Coffee Man fans, and sure to convert new ones! Shannon Wheeler, the recipient of multiple awards, began cartooning in the late 1980s while studying architecture at UC Berkeley and has worked in animation and illustration. Too Much Coffee Man, as a comic, has appeared internationally in newspapers, magazines, comic books, and graphic novels. Dark Horse Comics has published five graphic novels that collect most of the work. His weekly strip Postage Stamp Funnies appears in the print edition of The Onion. 2006 saw the production of a Too Much Coffee Man Opera at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. It's the first opera to have been based on a comic book. Too Much Coffee Man Omnibus collects four classic Too Much Coffee Man volumes-TMCM: Guide for the Perplexed, TMCM: How to Be Happy, TMCM: Parade of Tirade, and TMCM: Amusing Musings. The omnibus format promises an extra-tall helping of laughs for a great price!
Written by Alex Ross & Jim Krueger Art by Alex Ross & Doug Braithwaite Cover by Alex Ross The spectactular 12-issue series by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Doug Braithwaite is collected in this amazing, oversized, slipcased Absolute edition. The members of the Justice League of America are about to learn they arent the only ones who can band together toward a common goal. The greatest criminal masterminds of our time appear to be acting in concert - but with a surprising plan that seeks to achieve more good than the JLA ever could! This Absolute edition features a new cover by Ross, plus sketchbook a section with previously unseen artwork and more! Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive on November 25 8.25 x 12.5, 496 pages. Full Color.
Written by Tony Bedard Art by Nicola Scott, Michael OHare, Doug Hazlewood and John Floyd Cover by Stephane Roux In this new volume collecting issues #119-124, the team hits the road to find a new home in Platinum Flats. But the move brings them into conflict with former teammate Black Canary! Then the past comes back to haunt Oracle as The Joker makes a deadly move against her. Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive on July 29 144 pages. Full Color. US
Written by Gerry Conway Art by George Pérez with Frank McLaughlin and John Beatty Cover by George Pérez The first half of artist George Pérezs 1980s run on JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA is collected in this new hardcover featuring issues #184-186, 192-194 plus Pérezs very rare JLA postcard set! Dont miss the teams battles with Darkseid and The Secret Society of Super-Villains, as envisioned by the artist of FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS! Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive on August 26 176 pages. Full Color.
Written by Greg Rucka Art by Philip Tan and Jonathan Glapion Cover by Philip Tan As a massive cosmic battle between good and evil rages across the DC Universe, a war of faith tests the might of The Spectre and the souls of humanity! Darkseid has waged a brainwashing war against mankind, leaving The Spectre to face off against the mad gods followers. Worshipping a religion based on crime, these disciples plan to subdue humanity and extinguish its free will. Its up to The Spectre, The Question and Batwoman to take down these minions before all hope is lost in this new hardcover collecting the entire 5-issue miniseries! Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive on August 5 168 pages. Full Color.
Written by Peter J. Tomasi Art and cover by Peter Snejbjerg In this new printing of the amazing 4-issue LIGHT BRIGADE, theres a war in Heaven, and Earth is the battleground! A ragtag squad of WWII G.I.s must recover the mysterious Sword of God, a heavenly artifact coveted by angels, demons, and Nazis! From Peter J. Tomasi (GREEN LANTERN CORPS, THE OUTSIDERS) and Peter Snejbjerg (STARMAN), the co-creators of THE MIGHTY! Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive on July 15 200 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS
Written by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby Art and cover by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby At last, the classic 1940s Super Hero series by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby is collected from the pages of WORLDS FINEST COMICS #6-7, ADVENTURE COMICS #72-97, #100-102 (1942-1946) and SANDMAN #1, the comic that reunited Simon & Kirby in 1974! In the capable hands of Simon and Kirby, the Sandman left behind his trademark green suit, fedora and gas mask to become a brightly costumed adventurer on the trail of crime in the big city with the help of his sidekick, Sandy the Golden Boy. With a strong element of the fantastic in the form of haunted dreams and foes claiming to be figures of myth, these stories were perfect examples of the fast-paced, slam-bang adventures that made Simon & Kirby the most celebrated comics talents of the 1940s. Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive on August 12 304 pages. Full Color.
Written by Gardner Fox, Frank Robbins, Robert Kanigher, Mike Friedrich, John Broome and E. Nelson Bridwell Art by Irv Novick, Frank Springer, Bob Brown, and others Cover by Irv Novick Batman tales from the 1960s including battles with The Joker, The Riddler, Catwoman and a league of strange assassins, as first seen in the pages of BATMAN #202-215 and DETECTIVE COMICS #376-390. Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive on July 22 520 pages. B&W,
Written by Kevin VanHook Art and cover by Tom Mandrake The 6-issue miniseries that pits the Worlds Finest Heroes against bloodsuckers and lycanthropes is collected! In this no-holds-barred fight to save the world, Superman and Batman battle werewolves and vampires - with a little help from Green Arrow, Wonder Woman and Etrigan The Demon! Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive on July 29 144 pages. Full Color.
Written by Geoff Johns Art and cover by Gary Frank & Jon Sibal Superstar artist Gary Frank joins writer Geoff Johns for an epic story teaming Superman with an adult version of the Legion of Super-Heroes, originally presented in Action Comics #858-863 and now in trade paperback! When he was a boy, Clark Kent was isolated and alone until he met this teen team from the 31st century. Today, its been years since Superman saw his childhood friends. Why havent they returned to visit him? Whats become of the symbol of Superman in the future? And just why is the future so dangerous for Superman? They warned him away, but now hes determined to help his friends - even if it means his life! Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive on July 15 168 pages. Full Color.
Written by Jerry Siegel Art by Leo Nowak and John Sikela Cover by Fred Ray In this new set of stories from the 1940s, The Man of Tomorrow investigates sabotage at a factory, battles giant mutant beasts created by Lex Luthor, encounters the mysterious Archer and discovers a lost underground civilization bent on conquering the surface world. Featuring tales from ACTION COMICS #41-43, SUPERMAN #12-13 and WORLDS FINEST COMICS #4! Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive on July 22 168 pages. Full Color.
Written by Sean McKeever Art and cover by Joe Bennett & Jack Jadson Clock King hatches a plan for his team of teenaged villains and their newest, deadliest member - the Teen Titans own Ravager. But if its to succeed, Clock King must first infiltrate the metahuman gladiator arena known as the Dark Side Club. Collecting TERROR TITANS #1-6. Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive on July 29 144 pages. Full Color.
Written by Sholly Fisch Art by Dario Brizuela, Stewart McKenny and Phil Moy Cover by J. Bone Filled with exciting adventures for new readers and old, this second SUPER FRIENDS volume collects the JLAs battles with foes including Amos Fortune and Starro, as originally seen in issues #8-14 of the monthly series. Plus, check out a Halloween adventure featuring Batmans nemesis Scarecrow and a Christmas tale of Dr. Light. Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive on July 15 144 pages. Full Color.
Written by Ian Rankin Art by Werther DellEdera Cover by Lee Bermejo Occult detective John Constantine has seen his share of strange things in his career, but nothing could prepare him for the horrors of...reality television. Haunted Mansion is currently the hottest show on tv, but when the macabre house actually starts attacking the contestants, Constantine is hired to be the ultimate mole. Locked inside with a cast of wannabe-celebrities, his every move being monitored by a deadly figure from his past, Constantine must figure out who (or what) is pulling the strings before he gets cancelled-permanently. DARK ENTRIES is a classic locked-room mystery starring HELLBLAZERs John Constantine from Ian Rankin, the #1 international best-selling crime writer best known for his Inspector Rebus novels. Rankin has won numerous awards, including the Edgar Award in 2004 and is joined in this graphic novel by Italian artist Werther DellEdera, the illustrator of a number of American comics - mostly notably Vertigos LOVELESS. Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive on August 19 216 pages. B&W, 5.5 x 8 MATURE READERS
Written by Brian Azzarello Art by Victor Santos Cover by Lee Bermejo Richard Junk Junkin has always lived on the wrong side of trouble. A former pro football star whose career was cut short by injury (and a nasty gambling problem), Junk now spends his time dreaming of what might have been, selling cars in Jersey and lusting after the bosss unbelievably spoiled, unbelievably sexy and unbelievably rich daughter, Victoria. So when the boss asks him to be Victorias personal bodyguard while she tears up the New York City club scene, Junk leaps at the chance. But before long, hes finds that Victoria wants a lapdog and not a chaperone, someone whos going to do all of her dirty work-all of it-someone who wants to get filthy rich... From Brian Azzarello, the multiple Eisner Award-winning writer of Vertigos long-running crime series 100 BULLETS and the smash-hit graphic novel, JOKER, and artist Victor Santos, the creator/writer/artist of the hit French series Young Ronin. Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive on August 19 200 pages. B&W, 5.5 x 8 MATURE READERS
Written by Matt Wagner Art by Amy Reeder Hadley & Richard Friend Cover by Amy Reeder Hadley The fast pace is instantly immersive, as is Amy Reeder Hadleys finely detailed, complicated art, which is almost shockingly pretty. B- The Onion This features lots of the fairies, magicians and medieval-style witchcraft in a style that evokes at least a little bit the classic Midsummer Nights Dream issue of THE SANDMAN. The book looks lovely and reads well. - Variety The first ten issues of the hit series from writer Matt Wagner and rising star artist Amy Reeder Hadley are collected in this new trade paperback! Madame Xanadus powers of sight can change the course of human history, but her vision is clouded when she looks into herself. Thrown into worlds of war and men, she encounters a dark stranger who knows both her past and future. This debut volume reveals Madame Xanadus centuries spanning origin from Camelot to the court of Kubla Khan to 1940s New York City and beyond... Featuring an introduction by James Robinson (STARMAN). Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive on July 15 240 pages. Full Color. 12.99 US MATURE READERS
Written by Brian Wood Art by Ryan Kelly Cover by Massimo Carnevale The second NORTHLANDERS collection, featuring issues #11-16, takes place during the tail end of Viking rule in Ireland. A series of mysterious murders and arsons against wealthy citizens leaves the Viking occupiers worried that a potential uprising might ignite. When surprising details involving the crimes are revealed, though, their jobs become much harder! Once again, writer Brian Wood teams with artist Ryan Kelly (Local) for an intriguing, gorgeously rendered peek at the inner workings of society. Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive on July 29 144 pages. Full Color. US MATURE READERS
Written by Kurt Busiek Art by Brent Anderson Cover by Alex Ross Collecting the first eight chapters of the 16-part Dark Age saga, revealing the history of Astro City and shedding light on some of its greatest heroes! Book One, now in trade paperback, takes place in the early 1970s and follows two brothers - with one becoming a hero and the other taking a far different path. Along the way, the long-standing secret tale of the Silver Agent and his fate is told at last, as the story shifts back to the 1950s and what made the Williams brothers turn out so differently. Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive on July 15 256 pages. Full Color.
Written by Christos Gage Art by Neil Googe and Pete Woods Cover by Neil Googe The WildStorm Universe has been shattered by an apocalyptic event, and the world is devastated. Now Christos Gage and Neil Googe bring a new status quo to the classic covert action team as the Wildcats attempt to rebuild their shattered planet one piece at a time in this title collecting the main stories from WILDCATS #1-7. Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive on July 22 136 pages. Full Color.
Written by Walter Simonson Art by Jon Buran, Mike Bowden and Jerome K. Moore Cover by Ludo Lullabi The second WORLD OF WARCRAFT collection, featuring issues #8-14 of the hit series, tells the saga of the Missing King of Stormwind. Upon learning he is in fact the lost ruler of Stormwind, LoGosh returns to reclaim his throne with his comrades-in-arms Valeera and Broll. But all is not as it seems in the Eastern Kingdom, especially if one informed dwarf has anything to say about it. Advance-solicited; scheduled to arrive on August 26 176 pages. Full Color.
Written by JOSS WHEDON Art by JOHN CASSADAY & LAURA MARTIN Cover by JOHN CASSADAY & LAURA MARTIN Now in one titanic tome: the entire chart-topping run of super-team Joss Whedon and John Cassaday! Winner of multiple prestigious Eisner Awards, Whedon and Cassadays ASTONISHING X-MEN was a smash hit with critics and fans alike from the very first issue - winning praise from dozens of top media outlets including Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, TV Guide and New York Magazine, as well as racking up nearly every major comic-book industry award. Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Whedon and Cassaday (CAPTAIN AMERICA, Planetary) assembled a tight cast - Cyclops, the Beast, Wolverine and Emma Frost, joined by returning fan-favorite Kitty Pryde - and set forth a groundbreaking pace, from the opening pages of a Sentinel attack to the unexpected return of a beloved X-Man. Then, building on early momentum, they ratcheted up the danger and drama with a shocking second year, creating a must-read book that can truly be called astonishing! Packed with more than 40 pages of extras - including creator interviews, script pages, character designs and variant covers. Collecting ASTONISHING X-MEN #1-24 and GIANT-SIZE ASTONISHING X-MEN #1. 680 pages. /Rated T
Written by JOHN COMPTON, RAY GIILL, STOCKBRIDGE WINSLOW & MORE Penciled by CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, PAUL GUSTAVSON, BEN THOMPSON, STEVE DAHLMAN, BOB OKSNER, AL ANDERS, IRWIN HASEN, PAUL LAURETTA & MORE Covers by JELENA KEVIC DJURDJEVIC & FRANK R. PAUL In August 1939 a new voice hit the newsstands and changed the comic-book world forever: MARVEL COMICS #1, with its blazing Human Torch cover, had arrived! And this 64-page pulp package wasnt your typical assortment of super-powered, straight-laced, do-gooders-this was something completely new. The amazing android creation of Dr. Phineas Horton, the Human Torch was neither man nor hero-he was a blazing force of nature that shocked and unsettled mankind. Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, the half-human/half-Atlantean, ventures from his undersea kingdom into the world of man-not with a mind set on peace, but towards vengeance! These two characters would form the foundation for the style of conflicted hero that defines Marvel to this day, and youll see them evolve across twelve full issues from their raw forms into the battling fire and water mega-hits of the Golden Age! Theyre flanked by an eclectic set born out of the fast-paced energy and imagination of the Golden Age including the heroic Angel; the wild and incomparable robot invention, Electro; the hard-edged detective, the Ferret; Terry Vance, the boy adventurer; the Western Masked Raider; and the ongoing jungle adventures of Ka-Zar, the Great. Featuring an extensive essay on Marvels pulp magazine pre-history, publisher Martin Goodman and the birth of Marvel Comics by noted historian Will Murray, and topped off with special bonus features including original artwork and items never seen since 1939, this collection forms the cornerstone of Marvel history essential for every comic book fan, collector and historian! Collecting MARVEL COMICS #1 & MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #2-12 832 PGS/All Ages
Written by BOB LAYTON Penciled by BOB LAYTON Covers by BOB LAYTON In space, no one can hear you shout Have at thee!...unless youve got lungs like the Prince of Power! Centuries in the future, Hercules embarks on an extraterrestrial odyssey and finds there are more gods in the heavens than he imagined! With his computerized comrade the Recorder, he wows worshippers, attacks avatars and sires a son who may be an even more dangerous demigod than he is! Rigellians, Skrulls, carnivorous horses and more! Plus: interviews with Bob Layton, creator of Hercs 24th century! Collecting HERCULES: PRINCE OF POWER (1982) #1-4 and HERCULES: PRINCE OF POWER (1984) #1-4. 200 pages. /Rated A
Written by ARCHIE GOODWIN Penciled by GEORGE TUSKA & JOHNNY CRAIG Cover by GEORGE TUSKA The life and times of Tony Stark have never been a quiet affair, but the tales coming at you in our latest and greatest Marvel Masterworks collection are going to drive the Golden Avenger to the brink like never before! As if being tethered to one of his oldest foes, The Unicorn, while his life hangs in the balance wasnt threat enough, Tony Stark finds himself replaced by his own S.H.I.E.L.D. Life Model Decoy. And this doppelganger doesnt just want to take Starks place-he wants to take his life. So its Iron Man vs. Iron Man like never before, while a ghost from the past returns in the form of the mysterious and alluring Madame Masque. Thats not all, though! Theres the return of the Titanium Man and the Crimson Dynamo, the tragic loss of a loved one, the continuing saga of Madame Masques torment, a story of voodoo horror delineated by EC Comics great, Johnny Craig, and an epic throw down with the Sub-Mariner while Tony Stark looks to get into the movie business-Masterworks one and all! Collecting IRON MAN #14-25 264 PGS/All Ages
Written by STAN LEE & DAVID MICHELINIE Penciled by STEVE DITKO & ERIK LARSEN Covers by ERIK LARSEN & STEVE DITKO When still in high school, the Amazing Spider-Man faced one of his most chilling challenges when six of his most nerve-wracking nemeses formed a cabal of crime: the Sinister Six! Years later, Doctor Octopus reunites the team for his most remarkable racket yet, and time has made them deadlier than ever - even as its made Spideys life more complicated than ever! Can he teach the Six a lesson, or will they school him instead? Plus: the fate of a longtime Spidey supporting character and of Mary Janes greatest enemy! Guest-starring the Fantastic Four, the Avengers and more! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #334-339. 192 pages. /Rated A
ADVENTURES OF THE MASK OMNIBUS Michael Eury (W), Kilian Plunkett (A), Neil Vokes (A), Jay Geldhof (A), Dev Madan (A), Marc Campos (A), and Bruce Timm (Cover) Scheduled to arrive on Aug 5 Full Color. 392 pages TPB, 6 x 9 Life in Edge City has always been tough for Stanley Ipkiss. Hes as good-natured and decent as they come, but nice dont pay the bulldog or make points with the ladies. Stanley knows hes destined for greater things, but how to get there? Enter the Mask, an ancient artifact that imbues its wearer with the power to do just about anything one desires . . . especially if one desires zoot suits, pies, mallets, cartoon bug eyes, and a penchant for Latin song stylings! Stanley Ipkiss now has the world on a string, but in that world there are many of vastly lesser niceness than Stanley who desire the Masks power for themselves. Collects for the first time, the Mask comics stories based on the blockbuster film and animated TV series.
THE ART OF TONY MILLIONAIRE Tony Millionaire (W/A) Scheduled to arrive on Aug 26 Full Color. 200 pages HC, 9 x 12 Prepare to set sail on a drunken fever dream of dollies, apes, and exotic mysteries that, once seen, can never be unseen! The Art of Tony Millionaire collects illustrations, comics, stories, photographs, and anecdotes from the man once referred to as Beefy McManus by the late rock star Rocky Stardomes. . . the one and only Tony Millionaire! Thrill to never-before-seen illustrations that have made women gasp and grown men gasp, too! Partake in the beautiful genius of the only cartoonist in the history of mankind to have won five Eisner Awards, three Harvey Awards, and an Ignatz! Stand in awe that a 200-page book by the creator of the Cartoon Networks Drinky Crow Show will cost you only 39.95! Now, finally, more than ever . . . The Art of Tony Millionaire. Featuring an introduction by Elvis Costello! Millionaires deft line drawings and soft colors are the perfect counterpoint to the bizarre workings of his mind. -Publishers Weekly
EDEN: ITS AN ENDLESS WORLD! VOLUME 12 Hiroki Endo (W/A) Scheduled to arrive on Aug 5 b&w, 224 pages TPB, 5 x 7 Still investigating the Australian Wilhelm Corporation and its connection to the murders of several police officers, Miriam and Wendy track down some key figures in the conspiracy, who begin to die mysterious deaths of their own. Also in Australia, Propaters seemingly unstoppable cyborg assassin, the one who mutilated Nathan, finally finds Elijah-and this beast proves to be quite a match for Elijahs new bodyguard, Letheia Aletheia! Elijahs kidnapped sister reveals some startling family secrets, and her relationship with the elusive and powerful being known as Maya continues to grow. Comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18 content advisory. This story is savage, relentless, and totally intoxicating. No one is ever safe, and no one is spared. -Anime on DVD
EERIE ARCHIVES VOLUME 2 Various (W/A) Scheduled to arrive on Aug 19 b&w, 240 pages HC, 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 When publisher Jim Warren created Creepy magazine in 1962, he soon realized hed hit pay dirt on a gruesome gold mine of great comics storytelling. Under the leadership of editor/writer Archie Goodwin, Warrens hit line of horror-comics magazines grew another lurid limb with the introduction of Eerie in 1964, and soon there were two great horror magazines on the rack instead of one. Following in the fetid footsteps of our sinfully successful archive library of Creepy, Dark Horse is also proudly publishing its Eerie equivalent-keeping chilling stories and incredible artwork in the family! Includes astonishing artwork and classic stories from such comics legends as Gene Colan, Steve Ditko, Gray Morrow, Neal Adams, and Frank Frazetta! Reprints classic Eerie stories originally published from 1966 to 1967.
GANTZ VOLUME 7 Hiroya Oku (W/A) Scheduled to arrive on Aug 26 b&w, 224 pages TPB, 5 1/8 x 7 1/16 The life-or is that death?-of Kei Kurono has been completely unpredictable ever since he was transported into an inescapable condo and thrown into a high-stakes game of hunting aliens. Turns out inhabiting a carbon copy of his body after the original was splattered all over a subway only increases the adolescent problems of identity, insecurity, and horniness. Add in the constant danger of facing pissed-off aliens; the awkwardness of being reunited with a childhood friend who cries a lot; and the involuntarily chaste relationship he shares with the prettiest and best-endowed woman hes ever known; and Keis stress level isnt dropping any time soon. The first two volumes of Gantz have combined to sell over 30,000 copies in less than eight months! Comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18 content advisory.
GIGANTIC Rick Remender (W), Eric Nguyen (P), and Matt Wilson (C) Scheduled to arrive on Aug 19 Full Color. 144 pages TPB, 7 x 10 It was a beautiful spring day in downtown San Francisco before a gigantic armored alien appeared from out of nowhere and began smashing things all to hell! Who is this invader? Why is he being attacked by strange alien beings? And why is he so Gigantic? A twist on The Truman Show, Gigantic focuses on a brainwashed alien superhero deposited on Earth to be the spotlight of an intrusive, around-the-clock television program being filmed without his knowledge. Visually exciting art with a story examining Americas consumer-based culture from Rick Remender and Eric Nguyen.
LITTLE LULU: THE BAWLPLAYERS AND OTHER STORIES John Stanley (W/A) and Irving Tripp (A) Scheduled to arrive on Aug 26 Full Color. 200 pages TPB, 6 x 9 Youthful innocence has never been so funny! Collecting Marges Little Lulu #94-#99, Dark Horse continues its brand-new series of Lulu volumes in full color. The gang is all here as Tubby teaches Lulu to turn purple so she can get ice cream, Alvin refuses to go home until everyone says they like him, and the boys go to war over their clubhouse presidency, plus many more classics from this Golden Age goldmine! Exemplifies innocent comedy on a par with the finest Laurel and Hardy two-reelers, and Little Lulus sunny humor, like L & Hs, is so fresh and humane that it seems to belong to not just another time but another world. -Booklist Now in full color! Perfect for all ages!
MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS VOLUME 3 Mike Mignola (W), Stan Sakai (W/A), Jane Espenson (W), Will Conrad (A), Ben Stenbeck (A), Farel Dalrymple (A), and others Scheduled to arrive on Aug 12 Full Color. 168 pages TPB, 7 x 10 The third volume of the online comics anthology MySpace Dark Horse Presents digs deeply into Dark Horses broad range of genres and iconic characters, including Stan Sakais award-winning Usagi Yojimbo and Joss Whedons Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Dr. Horrible. Mike Mignola plucks a character from the backdrop of his Hellboy mythos with the debut of Witchfinder, and Dark Horse presents the first new Creepy stories since that legendary anthology ended in 1983. Dark Horse also demonstrates its commitment to webcomics with the hit online strips Achewood, Applegeeks, and others. MySpace Dark Horse Presents is a free online anthology that provides fresh content the first Wednesday of every month. To find out more, check out: www.myspace.com/darkhorsepresents.
NEXUS ARCHIVES VOLUME 9 Mike Baron (W), Steve Rude (P), Paul Smith (P), Adam Hughes (P), Spyder (P), John Nyberg (I), Bob Dvorak (I), Tom Luth (C), and Les Dorscheid (C) Scheduled to arrive on Aug 5 Full Color. 216 pages HC, 7 x 10 1/2 Horatio has resigned his duties as Nexus, and the Merk has reassigned them . . . but to the Loomis sisters, who have been out for vengeance ever since Horatio assassinated their father. However, the staggering power that comes with being fusionkasters corrupts quickly, and Lonnie is so unnerved by her sisters homicidal behavior that she escapes to the planet Procyon-home to none other than the always-scheming Ursula X. X. Imada and her and Horatios twin daughters, Scarlett and Sheena. And when Sundra learns that Stacy and Michana are gunning for Horatio with Nexus powers, she decides to kill the Merk and damn the consequences . . . even if that means dooming Ylum. Collecting issues #53 to #57 of Nexus Vol. II and issues #2 to #4 of the Next Nexus miniseries. A multiple Eisner Award-winning series!
OH MY GODDESS! VOLUME 33 Kosuke Fujishima (W/A) Scheduled to arrive on Aug 29 b&w, 144 pages TPB, 5 1/8 x 7 3/16 Ever since a cosmic phone call led five literal young goddesses-Belldandy, Urd, Skuld, and, like occasional vowels, Peorth and Lind-to live in college student Keiichis residence, his personal life has been turned upside-down, sideways, and sometimes even into strange dimensions! Despite the otherworldly situations hes gotten into, Keiichis everyday joy is still found as an engineer and mechanic. And as Chihiros training retreat by the seashore continues, the two of them put that shared passion into practice by building two bikes based on different philosophies, with the help of her old high-school friends, Eri and Tasuga-plus (or maybe minus) the help of Urd and Skuld! Oh My Goddess! is an eternally charming manga series with magical humor and a big heart. -activeanime.com Longest running manga series in America!
THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN VOLUME 6 Roy Thomas (W), Michael Fleisher (W), Bruce Jones (W), and various (A) Scheduled to arrive on Aug 26 b&w, 544 pages TPB, 7 x 10 With writers Roy Thomas, Michael Fleisher, and Bruce Jones contributing to The Savage Sword of Conan in the early 1980s, the action-filled comics magazine continued its long, successful run exploring the lush and dangerous world of Conans Hyboria. This volume reprints most of the black-and-white Conan tales from 1981, with the artistic talents of John Buscema, Gil Kane, Ernie Chan, Ernie Colon, Alfredo Alcala, and others adding to the uncensored excitement! The Savage Sword creative teams presented in this latest tome deliver timeless adventures featuring Robert E. Howards beloved barbarian. For the first time, these classic stories are being collected in a series of omnibus-style books, with over 500 pages in each volume! Collects Savage Sword of Conan #61-#71. For the complete Conan collector!
STAR WARS OMNIBUS: MENACE REVEALED Timothy Truman (W), Haden Blackman (W), Ryder Windham (W), Jason Hall (W), Davidé Fabbri (A), Ramon Bachs (A), Timothy Truman (A), Christian Dalla Vecchia (A), and others Scheduled to arrive on Aug 12 Full Color. 384 pages TPB, 6 x 9 This is our largest omnibus of never-before-collected and out-of-print Star Wars stories. Included here are one-shot adventures; short story arcs; specialty issues; and early Dark Horse Extra comic strips! All of these tales take place after Episode I: The Phantom Menace, and lead up to Episode II: Attack of the Clones. In Jedi Quest, Anakin Skywalker will work to overcome his fears while on a mission to protect a freighter from pirates. Starfighter: Crossbones pits pirate against pirate, featuring the intimidating Captain Nym. Collects Star Wars #27: Starcrash; Star Wars: The Hunt for Aurra Sing; Star Wars: Jedi Quest #1-#4; Star Wars Starfighter: Crossbones #1-#3; Star Wars Episode II Hasbro Minicomics #1-#4; Dark Horse Extra #35-#37; Heart of Fire ; Dark Horse Extra #44-#47, Poison Moon. Collects previously uncollected and out-of-print Star Wars material!
TUROK: SON OF STONE ARCHIVES VOLUME 3 Matthew H. Murphy (W) and Alberto Giolitti (A) Scheduled to arrive on Aug 26 Full Color. 224 pages HC, 7 x 10 Trapped in a valley where time has stood still for millions of years, Turok and Andars struggles to survive lead them into unbelievable adventures. Here, they raise a baby thunderer for a pet; save a cavemans village from a volcano; cunningly use honker eggs to save their own lives; meet people beneath the sea, giants and pygmies; and much, much more! In early 2008, a seventy-minute animated DVD titled Turok: Son of Stone was released by Classic Media. Collects Turok, Son of Stone #13-#18. Turok trading cards also available! Fifty full-color, classic cards! TUROK: SON OF STONE TM and Copyright © by Random House, Inc. Under license to Classic Media, Inc., an Entertainment Rights group company. All right reserved.
USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 8: SHADES OF DEATH 2ND EDITION Stan Sakai (W/A) Scheduled to arrive on Aug 19 b&w, 200 pages TPB, 6 x 9 Revisit some of the rabbit ronins earliest adventures in this outstanding new edition of classic Usagi tales! In this volume, Usagi teams with his friend Gen, a rhino bounty hunter, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to protect an aging sensei from an evil ninja clan. His travels also take him to a remote village under threat from deadly assassins, where only Usagi stands between their merciless blades and a communitys destruction. Features completely rescanned and remastered artwork, and new story notes, highlighting Stan Sakais exhaustive research into the world of feudal Japan! Introduction by acclaimed artist and film designer William Stout.
USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 9: DAISHO 2nd EDITION Stan Sakai (W/A) Scheduled to arrive on Aug 19 b&w, 216 pages TPB, 6 x 9 A samurais sword is more than his weapon-it is his soul. As such, he must prove himself worthy of possessing a daisho, a matched pair of swords. In his years as a warrior, fighting injustice and honing his spiritual and martial skills, Miyamoto Usagi has more than earned his swords. After braving many a battle and surviving tremendous bloodshed, Usagi continues his warrior pilgrimage. This volume finds him the reluctant participant in a duel for blood money and, later, enraged at the theft of his swords, Usagi pledges a new oath-to track the leader of a roving band of brigands and retrieve his daisho. Newly rescanned from Stan Sakais original art, this volume features new story notes! Includes an introduction by James Robinson.
USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 10: THE BRINK OF LIFE AND DEATH 2nd EDITION Stan Sakai (W/A) Scheduled to arrive on Aug 19 b&w, 216 pages TPB, 6 x 9 While journeying over mountains, into valleys, through towns and farmlands, and along rugged coasts, searching for harmony, Usagi faces a unique cast of characters: a village of seaweed farmers, an innocent noodle peddler, a demon-possessed woman, a relentless clan of bat ninja, an assassins guild, a mysterious medicine peddler, and Inazuma, a secretive female samurai. More than once Usagi finds himself in great danger-but its all in a days work when you walk the thin line on the brink of life and death. Features completely rescanned and remastered art and a look inside Stan Sakais research and influences with new story notes! Introduction by writer Kurt Busiek.
Written by Darwyn Cooke Art and cover by Darwyn Cooke Writer/illustrator Darwyn Cooke's award-winning, critically acclaimed masterpiece DC: THE NEW FRONTIER is back in a new printing of the Absolute edition, featuring new story pages. detailed annotations, alternate sequences and an extensive gallery of sketches, pinups, action figure art and more! In the 1950s, Cold War paranoia outlawed the Mystery Men of the Golden Age. Stalwarts such as Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman continued to fight for truth and justice, but as the world hurtled toward an uncertain future, it would take a new breed of hero to define the American Way. DC: THE NEW FRONTIER takes readers on an epic journey from the end of the Golden Age of heroes to the beginnings of the legendary Justice League of America. Darwyn Cooke's most ambitious project yet features the stunning color art of Dave Stewart, an introduction by DC's President and Publisher Paul Levitz, and an afterword by Cooke. On sale July 29. 8.25 x 12.5, 464 pages. Full Color.
Written by Kevin Smith Art by Walter Flanagan & Sandra Hope Cover by Adam Kubert Renowned comics writer/film director Kevin Smith steps into Gotham City for this tale featuring the mysterious masked killer known as Onomatopoeia who sets his sights - and sounds - against The Caped Crusader! But how does The Joker figure into this saga? The wild ride that caught Batman between The Joker and Onomatopoeia in the 3-issue miniseries comes to a crashing halt as Batman is forced to choose between capturing Onomatopoeia and saving The Joker's life! Features an introduction from Kevin Smith and his script to the third issue! Advance-solicited; on sale September 16. 144 pages. Full Color.
Written by Jeph Loeb Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams The epic crime thriller that rejuvenated The Caped Crusader is now available in one place as a trade paperback! In this story of murder, mystery and romance, Batman sets out on a simple mission to discover the identity of the mysterious villain wreaking havoc in his life known as Hush. But Batman ends up facing possibly the most intense case of his life as secrets from his past flood into the present, and the most notorious villains to ever haunt Gotham City's street attack simultaneously! Guest-starring The Dark Knight's greatest allies and enemies, this collection features BATMAN #608-619 as well as the 6-page segment from Wizard #0 and a 2-page origin story that originally appeared at dccomics.com. From best-selling writer Jeph Loeb (SUPERMAN/BATMAN, TV's Heroes) and superstar artist Jim Lee (SUPERMAN, X-Men) comes the long-awaited collection! Advance-solicited; on sale August 12. 320 pages. Full Color.
Written by Chuck Dixon and Dan Jurgens Art and cover by Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund In this new volume, longtime BATMAN writer Chuck Dixon pens a story in which a time-traveling villain attempts to destroy Gotham City. And in a story written and drawn by Dan Jurgens, Booster discovers the timestream has been inexplicably altered, unleashing all types of anomalies only he can put back in order. Featuring BOOSTER GOLD #11-12 and #15-19! Advance-solicited; on sale August 5. 168 pages. Full Color.
Written by Mark Waid Art by George Pérez and Jerry Ordway Cover by George Pérez Collecting issues #7-12 of THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD in trade paperback! The Book of Destiny's been opened, and it will take the combined might of Superman, The Flash, the Metal Men, the Blackhawks, the Atom, Hawkman, Aquaman, the Teen Titans, the Newsboy Legion and more to prevent certain doom! Advance-solicited; on sale August 19. 160 pages. Full Color.
BATMAN - A DEATH IN THE FAMILY HC Written by Jim Starlin and Marv Wolfman Art by George Pérez, Jim Aparo, Tom Grummett, Mike DeCarlo and Bob McLeod Cover by Jim Aparo The Batman classic of the 1980s is collected in a hardcover featuring stories previously released seperately as BATMAN: A DEATH IN THE FAMILY and BATMAN: A LONELY PLACE OF DYING for the first time in one place! Including BATMAN #426-429 and 440-442 and THE NEW TITANS #60-61! Readers were invited to vote on the outcome of this story - and they decided that Jason Todd should die! In this tragic tale, Jason lived up to his hot-headed reputation, ignoring his mentor's warnings when he attempts to take on The Joker by himself and paying the ultimate price. Driven by anger, with Superman by his side, Batman seeks his vengeance as he looks to end The Joker's threat forever. Advance-solicited; on sale September 23. 272 pages. Full Color.
Written by Jim Starlin Art and cover by Jim Starlin and Matt Banning Witness the decimation of the Fourth World in this trade paperback collecting the shocking 8-issue miniseries! Someone's killing off the New Gods. Who - or what - is responsible? How is Darkseid connected to them? And will Superman, Orion and Mr. Miracle be able to uncover Darkseid's schemes before it's too late? Advance-solicited; on sale August 5. 256 pages. Full Color.
Written by Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker Art by Michael Lark, Greg Scott, Brian Hurt and Stefano Gaudiano Cover by Michael Lark Witness the gritty side of the Gotham City Police Department from their perspective, as they take on criminals like The Joker and grudgingly look to the Dark Knight for help. This volume collects two cases of the Gotham Special Crimes Unit, from the pages of GOTHAM CENTRAL #11-22. First, The Joker terrorizes the city at Christmastime when he begins randomly executing people with a rifle, and no one from the Mayor on down is safe. Then, disgraced detective Harvey Bullock must settle some unfinished business.. Advance-solicited; on sale September 9. 288 pages. Full Color.
Written by Geoff Johns and Jerry Ordway Art by Dale Eaglesham, Jerry Ordway, Nathan Massengill, Bob Wiacek and Wayne Faucher Cover by Alex Ross The world's first super-team reunites to fight their old foe Black Adam and his super-powered 'family' in this collection, of stories from issues #23-28, including Geoff Johns' final tales for the series. The new Justice Society regroups just in time to face one of their greatest and most personal enemies: Black Adam! And in a special standalone issue, Geoff Johns presents a day-in-the-life story of the JSA titled 'Black Adam Ruined My Birthday' in which the team celebrates the birthday of one of their own - Stargirl! Advance-solicited; on sale September 2. 160 pages. Full Color.
Written by Duncan Rouleau Art and cover by Duncan Rouleau DC's metallic heroes return in this trade paperback collecting the 8-issue miniseries! Gold, Platina, Mercury, Iron, Lead, Tin and Copper must face off the forces of Chemo, Doctor Yes, BOLTS, The Balloonatic and his Orphan Army, as well as the Robot Renegades in this action-packed volume! Advance-solicited; on sale August 5. 200 pages. Full Color.
Written by Peter J. Tomasi Art by Rags Morales, Don Kramer, Michael Bair and Jay Leisten Cover by Philip Tan When the Dark Knight's adversary Two-Face tries to take a bite out of the Big Apple, it's up to Nightwing to pluck the city from the crazed madman's grasp in this volume collecting NIGHTWING #147-153, the final issues of the series, tying into 'Batman: R.I.P.' Advance-solicited; on sale August 5. 192 pages. Full Color.
Written by Keith Giffen Art by Tom Derenick, Bill Sienkiewicz, Justiniano and Chad Hardin Cover by Justiniano A power struggle in Hell pits good against evil as everybody looks to carve out a place for themselves in the underworld in this book collecting the entire 8-issue miniseries! When Neron faces off with his enemies Lord Satanus and Blaze for control of Hell, a group of heroes ventures forth to make sure the right bad guys comes out on top. Advance-solicited; on sale August 19. 256 pages. Full Color.
Written by Fabian Nicieza Art by Chris Batista, Cam Smith and Freddie E. Williams II Cover by Freddie E. Williams II The Boy Wonder attempts to deal with the fallout from 'Batman: R.I.P.' in this new title collecting ROBIN #175-183, the final issues of the series. With Batman gone from Gotham City, Robin must stop the gang warfare that threatens to overrun the city. And what does the mysterious Red Robin have to do with the situation? Advance-solicited; on sale August 12. 208 pages. Full Color.
Written by Gail Simone Art by Nicola Scott and Doug Hazlewood Cover by Stephane Roux Join Catman, Scandal, Deadshot, Ragdoll, and the rest as they hit the road on the run from some of the world's most dangerous killers! A contract has been put out on the lives of the Six, but the sly team has some tricks - and a whole lot of bullets - up their own sleeves in this trade paperback collecting SECRET SIX #1-7! Advance-solicited; on sale August 26. 168 pages. Full Color.
Written by Bob Haney Art by Lee Elias, Alex Toth, Jack Sparling and Bernard Baily Cover by Bernard Baily One of the strangest comics villains ever stars in this volume collecting HOUSE OF SECRETS #61-80! On an expedition in the South Pacific, scientist Bruce Gordon's dark side is unleashed after being exposed to a black diamond. Transformed into the powerful Eclipso, he embarked on an evil rampage as his good side attempted to reassert control. Advance-solicited; on sale August 26. 296 pages. B&W.
Written by John Broome, Gardner Fox and Robert Kanigher Art by Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella, Frank Giacoia and Murphy Anderson Cover by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson The Rogues take over in this new third volume collecting THE FLASH #141-161. Don't miss the Scarlet Speedster's epic battles with The Trickster, The Weather Wizard, The Mirror Master, Captain Cold and more! Advance-solicited; on sale August 12. 520 pages. B&W.
Written by Geoff Johns, James Robinson and Sterling Gates Art by Renato Guedes, José Wilson Magalhães, Pete Woods, Jamal Igle and Keith Champagne Cover by Alex Ross Don't miss this second volume of the mega-event that alters The Man of Tomorrow down to his core, with stories from SUPERMAN #682 and 683, ACTION COMICS #872 and 873 and SUPERGIRL #35 and 36! After a long-lost section of Krypton is miraculously resurrected on Earth, The Man of Steel greets thousands of Kryptonians who are suddenly able to walk among humans. But a jarring culture clash destroys relations between the two species and violence erupts! Soon, the government's own anti-Kryptonian team sets out to dispatch the erupting conflict and the entire Superman family is affected. Advance-solicited; on sale September 2 160 pages. Full Color,.
Written by Sean McKeever Art and cover by Eddy Barrows and Ruy Jose The Teen Titans are on a mission: recruit some new heroes to join their crime-fighting cause. This collection, featuring TEEN TITANS #62-69, reveals the shocking secret of the team's mascot, Wonderdog, and features the final fate of two members. Advance-solicited; on sale August 19. 192 pages. Full Color.
Written by Kurt Busiek and Fabian Nicieza Art by Mark Bagley, Scott McDaniel, Mike Norton, Tom Derenick, Art Thibert, Andy Owens, Jerry Ordway and Wayne Faucher Cover by Mark Bagley and Art Thibert The second TRINITY collection, featuring issues #18-35 of the weekly series, is here! 'The Trinity of Heroes' are legendary characters who are believed to be the keystone to all of creation. Convinced that Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman are this Trinity, sorceress Morgaine LeFey teams up with Despero and Enigma to replace the three icons with evil doppelgangers from the Multiverse in order to recreate existence. Can the greatest heroes of 52 universes stop this evil plot - or will evil win? Advance-solicited; on sale August 26. 424 pages. Full Color.
Written by Bill Willingham Art by Lan Medina, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha and Craig T. Hamilton Cover by James Jean For the first time ever, Bill Willingham's acclaimed, Eisner Award-winning series FABLES is presented in a deluxe hardcover edition collecting issues #1-10. When a savage creature known only as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales, all of the infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile. Disguised among the normal citizens of modern-day New York, these magical characters have created their own peaceful and secret society within an exclusive luxury apartment building called Fabletown. When Snow White's party-girl sister, Rose Red, is apparently murdered, it's up to Fabletown's sheriff, the reformed and pardoned Big Bad Wolf, to find the killer. Meanwhile, trouble of a different sort brews at the Fables' upstate farm where non-human inhabitants are preaching revolution - and threatening Fabletown's carefully nurtured secrecy. Advance-solicited; on sale September 30 7.0625 x 10.875, 264 pages. Full Color. US, MATURE READERS.
Written by Bill Willingham Artist by Mark Buckingham, Mike Allred, Andrew Pepoy, Peter Gross and David Hahn Cover by James Jean The 12th volume in the best-selling, award-winning FABLES series collects the epic from issues #76-82 of the acclaimed monthly series. If you've ever craved a guided tour of Fabletown's secret Manhattan location, prepare to be thrilled. Pinocchio has a field day taking a certain VIP around the city. And exactly which Fabletown denizens are no longer active (dead, alive or otherwise) just might shock you into a comic book coma. Also in this volume, you'll find the 4-part story featuring Freddy and Mouse, two local rogues who just want to get along and perhaps turn a bit of profit in the post-war, topsy-turvy world. Meanwhile, in Fabletown, a new political group forms called the Society of Seconds, and what they want doesn't seem very reasonable at all. Advance-solicited; on sale August 12. 192 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS.
Written by Warren Ellis Art by Darick Robertson & Rodney RamosCover by Jae Lee In this new edition of volume three, now featuring issues #13-18 of the hit series, Spider Jerusalem begins to crumble under the pressure of fame and escapes into a world of bitterness and pills. Armed with only his demented mind, Spider embarks on an adventure of political cynicism, horrific sex and unwelcome celebrity with disastrous results. Advance-solicited; on sale August 5. 144 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS.
Written by Joshua Dysart Art by Alberto Ponticelli Cover by Igor Kordey 'UNKNOWN SOLDIER could be a new Vertigo classic.' - The Onion 'A story with teeth, unafraid to confront some horrific truths about the world we live in, Joshua Dysart's UNKNOWN SOLDIER is a comic that genuinely matters.' - Garth Ennis 'This is an immensely brave, intelligent and ruthless piece of work. You need to read it.' - Warren Ellis Welcome to Northern Uganda. In 2002, it's a place where tourists are hacked to death with machetes, 12-year-olds with AK-47s wage war, and celebrities futilely try to get people to care. Moses Lwanga is a pacifist doctor caught at the center of this. But when his life is threatened, Moses suddenly realizes he knows how to kill all too well. What is this voice telling him the only way to fix what's wrong with the country is by slaughtering those responsible? And what is Moses' connection to past bandage-wrapped warrior? HAUNTED HOUSE collects the first six issues of the Eisner Award-nominated UNKNOWN SOLDIER series - don't miss it! Advance-solicited; on sale August 26. 144 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS.
Written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning Art and cover by Simon Coleby The WildStorm Universe has been shattered by an apocalyptic event. Does the Authority have a hope of rebuilding their 'finer world,' or is that dream dead and gone? Don't miss this beginning of an astounding new direction for the super-team from THE AUTHORITY #1-7. Advance-solicited; on sale August 26. 136 pages. Full Color.
Written by Alan Moore Art by Chris Sprouse, Al Gordon, Arthur Adams, Jerry Ordway, Dave Gibbons, Gary Frank, Cam Smith, Alan Weiss, Paul Chadwick and Gary Gianni Cover by Chris Sprouse & Karl Story Comics legend Alan Moore introduces science hero Tom Strong in the first of three deluxe hardcover editions of the popular series illustrated by Chris Sprouse and many of comics' greatest artists. Tom's remarkable exploits over a nearly century-long career feature an amazing cast of characters including his wife Dhalua (the daughter of a mighty chieftain), their daughter Tesla, the enhanced ape King Solomon and Tom's robotic valet, Pneuman. In this volume, collecting issues #1-12, Tom finds himself battling in different times, worlds and realms, facing off against an eclectic group of enemies like the ruthless Paul Saveen, the mechanized Aztechs and the prehuman Pangaean-in places as diverse as New York, Venus, an alternate Earth and even the past! Advance-solicited; on sale September 16. 336 pages. 7.0625 x 10.875, Full Color.
Written by Walter Simonson Art by Ludo Lullabi & Sandra Hope Cover by Jim Lee Collecting WORLD OF WARCRAFT #0-7, based on the world's most popular massively multiplayer video game! In this epic tale, a human is found unconscious, with no memory of who he is. Enslaved by the Orc Shaman Rehgar Earthfury, this man must fight for survival, striking uneasy relationships with other races in his quest to find the secrets of his past! Advance-solicited; on sale August 12. 176 pages. Full Color.
Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by CARLO PAGULAYAN, GABRIEL HARDMAN, CLAYTON HENRY & BENTON JEW Cover by ART ADAMS The heroes of the 1950s are back with big plans for the 21st Century! When Federal enforcers under the hand of Norman Osborn burst into an armory under control of the Atlas Foundation, Jimmy Woo's Agents go head-to-head with the new powers that be. How it all goes down will make the playing field of the modern Marvel Universe more volatile than ever! This edition comes packed with extras, including a 1950s flashback to the Agents of Atlas' first savage encounter with the man now known as Wolverine! Plus, the Avengers must enlist the help of the Agents to help take down Kang the Conqueror! And discover the key role the Agents of Atlas played in Marvel's blockbuster event of 2009-Inch Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust?! Collecting AGENTS OF ATLAS #1-5, WOLVERINE: AGENT OF ATLAS, GIANT-SIZE MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS and material from SECRET INVASION: WHO DO YOU TRUST? & DARK REIGN: NEW NATION. 184 pages. Rated T.
Written by STAN LEE, LARRY LIEBER, MARV WOLFMAN, MARK GRUENWALD, BILL MANTLO, DOUG MOENCH, SCOTT EDELMAN & ROY THOMAS Penciled by DEREC AUCOIN, JACK KIRBY, JOHN BUSCEMA, PAUL RYAN, MIKE MIGNOLA, TOM SUTTON, MIKE ZECK & GIL KANE Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA, PAUL RYAN, GIL KANE & MIKE MIGNOLA Discover the origins of space's greatest heroes, before they guarded the galaxy from annihilation! Gathered here for the first time are a selection of classic tales featuring the stars of the cosmic Annihilation sagas. Watch Bug battle Annihilus across the Marvel Universe! Witness one of the first battles between Thanos and Drax the Destroyer! Behold the artificial man Him became the hero Warlock! Quake in fear as Groot from Planet X attempts to conquer Earth! And learn the secret origins of Quasar, Nova, Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon! Collecting BUG #1, TALES TO ASTONISH #13, NOVA #1, QUASAR #1, ROCKET RACCOON #1-4, MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #6, LOGAN'S RUN #6, MARVEL PREMIERE #1. 240 pages. Rated A.
Written by FABIAN NICIEZA, GLENN HERDLING & SCOTT LOBDELL Penciled by DARICK ROBERTSON, DWAYNE TURNER, ARON WIESENFELD, M.C. WYMAN, MIKE MILLER & STEVE SKROCE Cover by DWAYNE TURNER Every hero has to face the demons of his past, even when they're from the future! Cable's son is out for vengeance, but only if Cable's clone doesn't get it first! Reprinting the original revelation of the multi-dimensional mutant mercenary's origins! Meanwhile, Omega Red, the Acolytes and Belasco prove that no matter how many old enemies a hero has, there's always room for new ones! Guest-starring the X-Men and Excalibur! Plus - just her luck - Domino! Collecting CABLE #5-14. 240 pages. Rated T.
Written by JUSTIN GRAY & JIMMY PALMIOTTI Penciled by BILLY TUCCI & FRANCIS PORTELA Cover by BILLY TUCCI & MARK SPARACIO As CIVIL WAR rages throughout the Marvel Universe, an unlikely group of heroes have gathered together to hunt down and capture criminals who refuse to sign the Registration Act. In response to the overwhelming number of masked fugitives on the loose, Misty Knight and Colleen Wing use their bail-bonds skills, underworld connections and government funding to lead an all-new Heroes for Hire into battle. Action, adventure, crime, beautiful women and Kung Fu chaos come together in this explosive new saga featuring Black Cat; Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu; Paladin; Misty Knight; Colleen Wing; and the all-new Tarantula. Collecting HEROES FOR HIRE #1-5. 120 pages. Rated T.
Written by MATT FRACTION Penciled by ARIEL OLIVETTI & MIKE DEODATO Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI Hey, there, Marvel Universe. He's back - with a vengeance! With CIVIL WAR in full-throttle mode, Frank Castle is feeling the heat. His safe houses have been raided and his munitions seized, and he's square in the crosshairs of a Marvel Universe big gun who always gets his man. Until now, this wasn't Frank's war. But when Spandex-clad baddies start carrying badges - well, let's just say that's something the Punisher can't abide. Brought to you by rising star Matt Fraction (UNCANNY X-MEN), with eye-popping art by superstars Ariel Olivetti and Mike Deodato. Collecting PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #1-4. 144 pages. Rated T.
Creative Director ORSON SCOTT CARD Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST Penciled by PASQUAL FERRY Cover by PASQUAL FERRY There's a war coming. The same aliens who almost destroyed Earth once are coming back to get the whole job done this time. But we aren't going to just sit and die. The international military is taking our best and brightest to mold them into the finest military minds ever-and they're taking them young. 8-year-old Ender Wiggin is the best they've ever found. Can he save the Earth? Can he survive Battle School and the game that they will force him to play? The legendary sci-fi epic by New York Times Bestseller Orson Scott Card comes to comics! Join hot writer Christopher Yost (X-FORCE) and superstar Pasqual Ferry (ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR, ULTIMATE IRON MAN) as they tell one of the greatest science fiction stories of all time. Collecting ENDER'S GAME: BATTLE SCHOOL #1-5. 120 pages. Parental Advisory.
Creative Director ORSON SCOTT CARD Written by MIKE CAREY Penciled by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA Cover by PASQUAL FERRY A mysterious orphan on the streets of Rotterdam, no bigger than a bean, will change the world. There's only one student at Battle School smarter than Ender Wiggin-Bean. Come join X-Men scribe Mike Carey (X-MEN: LEGACY, ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR) and drawn by the amazing Sebastian Fiumara (PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY) for the adaptation of a Sci-fi classic. Collecting ENDER'S SHADOW: BATTLE SCHOOL #1-5. 120 pages. Parental Advisory.
Written by MARK GRUENWALD, RALPH MACCHIO, MARV WOLFMAN, STEVEN GRANT, TOM DEFALCO, DAVID MICHELINIE, A. BRODSKY & ALAN KUPPERBERG Penciled by JOHN BYRNE, JOE SINNOTT, GEORGE PÉREZ, GENE DAY, CHIC STONE, JERRY BINGHAM, RON WILSON, PABLO MARCOS, MICHAEL NETZER, FRANK SPRINGER, ALAN KUPPERBERG, JIM CRAIG, BOB BUDIANSKY & BRUCE PATTERSON Cover by BOB BUDIANSKY Life's not one thing after another, it's the same THING over and over again! Join Benjamin J. Grimm, Quasar, Giant-Man, and FF members and X-Men alike against foes old and new, all-powerful and somewhat less powerful! With several sensational storylines in one volume, including Project: PEGASUS, the Beyonders and the Serpent Crown! Plus: the fate of the Hydro-Men! War in the Negative Zone! Time paradoxes, secrets of alien procreation, dinosaurs, disco, dementia and more! Guest-starring the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Inhumans, the Howling Commandos and others! Collecting MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #53-77 and ANNUAL #4-5. 592 pages. All Ages.
Written by BILL MANTLO, ROGER STERN, AL MILGROM & BOB DENATALE Penciled by AL MILGROM, RON FRENZ, GREG LAROCQUE, DAVE SIMONS, FRED HEMBECK, KERRY GAMMILL, SAL BUSCEMA & RON RANDALL Cover by AL MILGROM Dr. Octopus and the Owl, good guys can end up hurt...BAD! But Spider-Man's at his fighting best when things look worst - and with his heroine hospitalized, he's readier than ever to clean Doc Ock's clock! Back on her feet, the Cat convinces Spider-Man they can be a crimefighting couple - but are the likes of the Hobgoblin, the Fly, the Cobra and Mr. Hyde too much for her? Unexpectedly, Spider-Man's off to the end of the universe for the Secret Wars - but while the spider's away, the cat will...what? The Spidey/Cat relationship's meltdown begins here! Plus: the Kingpin AND the Blob! Journalistic jeopardy with J. Jonah Jameson! The Punisher gone madder than usual! Secrets from Aunt May's youth, with a rare flashback to Spidey's Uncle Ben! And, yes, the credits said Fred Hembeck! Guest-starring Cloak and Dagger! Also featuring the Fantastic Four and the Avengers! Collecting PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #75-96 and ANNUAL #4. 576 pages. All Ages.
Written by JASON AARON & SIMON SPURRIER Penciled by TONY MOORE & MARK ROBINSON Cover by MARK TEXEIRA Hit the highway with four stories starring the Spirit(s) of Vengeance! The all-new Caretaker struggles to pick up the pieces of her life, but the mad-dog man-mountain called the Deacon has other plans. Plus: Caretaker leads a special guided tour of the long sordid history of the Spirit of Vengeance in America. Learn the legend of the Highwayman, the hellbilly terror of the hammer lane - a former trucker who was cursed by the devil and now drives a mystical black rig, preying on the souls of anyone foolish enough to drive his highways. See what happens when Johnny Blaze tries to get away from it all in a sleepy fishing village in Japan, where the locals have some demons of their own. And welcome to Mercy, Idaho, a small town in the hills with more than its fair share of secrets: a winged terror that haunts the woods; an irresistible pull on the desperate and the suicidal; and now a stranger on a low-slung chopper, with fire in his eyes. For Johnny Blaze, searching for a way to wage war against heaven itself, the frozen forests of Mercy might just provide a path through the Pearly Gates. Collects GHOST RIDER #33-#35 & ANNUAL #2. 120 pages. Parental Advisory.
Written by MATT FRACTION Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA It's a fierce, fearful new world, and in the wake of the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D., Iron Man is the WORLD'S MOST WANTED! Tony Stark and Maria Hill go on the run from Norman Osborn and H.A.M.M.E.R., while Pepper holds down the fort at the struggling Stark Industries. Iron Man is public enemy number one, but how far will Tony go to do the right thing? You better believe all the way, baby. Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #8-13. 144 pages. Rated A.
Written by MARK MILLAR Penciled by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS The Marvel Universe comes to life. In this heavily anticipated story, Mark Millar and Tommy Lee Edwards transport you to a strange and exotic world: the year 1985. There, young Toby Goodman lives an ordinary life, filling his days with Marvel comic books as an escape from his mother and stepfather, and a way of connecting with his lazy but well-intentioned dad. Things looked like they would continue on this way ad nauseum, until Toby stumbled across an old house, inhabited by the villains that terrorize the Marvel Universe. At first, no one believes what he claims to have seen, but that was before the bodies started turning up. The Marvel super-villains are exciting and fun when you read about them in a comic, but what happens when Doctor Doom is standing before you, or the Mole Man and his Moloids attack? Collecting MARVEL 1985 #1-6. 176 pages. Rated T.
Written by PAUL TOBIN Penciled by RONAN CLIQUET, JOHN BURAN & PERE PEREZ Cover by ROGER CRUZ All adventure, all action, for all ages! Join Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing for a wild ride of all-new, unforgettable exploits. Featuring MADAME MASQUE, the INCREDIBLE HULK and GALACTUS! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #45-48. 96 pages. All Ages.
Written by STAN LEE & MORE Penciled by BILL EVERETT, RUSS HEATH, JOE MANEELY, GENE COLAN, JOHN ROMITA, JOE SINNOTT, GEORGE TUSKA, WERNER ROTH, PAUL REINMAN, SHELDON MOLDOFF, JOHN FORTE, ROBERT Q. SALE, TONY DIPRETA, AL EADEH, BOB POWELL, JACK KATZ, SEYMOUR MOSKOWITZ & MORE Cover by BILL EVERETT In 1953 horror comics were king and Atlas editor-in-chief, Stan Lee, launched a new title to make a bid for the throne-and that title was MENACE! Backed by the best of the best in his art stable-Bill Everett, Russ Heath, Joe Maneely, Gene Colan, John Romita, Joe Sinnott, George Tuska-Stan's new title became a high-water mark for pre-Code horror. Chock full of page after page of werewolves, vampires, zombies, ghosts, ghouls, double-dealing women and stone-cold killers with a sense of morality as dark as the ink on the page, MENACE lived up to its name-and how! It also showed hints of the Mighty Marvel future to come with running editorial commentary by Stan, reader contests, and characters like the infamous Zombie by Stan and Bill Everett, who would become the Marvel Age's own killer zombie, Simon Garth. MENACE is a must-have for all aficionados of comics' rollicking pre-Code days and the perfect entry point for readers looking to take their first adventure into the Atlas Era! Collecting MENACE #1-11 304 PGS/All Ages.
Written by JACK KIRBY, STAN LEE, ROY THOMAS, GERRY CONWAY & ARCHIE GOODWIN Penciled by JACK KIRBY, NEAL ADAMS, MIKE SEKOWSKY & GENE COLAN Cover by NEAL ADAMS The uncanny Inhumans come to the MARVEL MASTERWORKS at last! In 1965, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby gave a strange family of outcasts their debut in the pages of Fantastic Four. Responding to their Shakespearean pathos and Kirby's out of this world character designs, the fans loved them-and wanted more! The mysterious origins of Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, Triton, Karnak and the rest of their wondrous, secret world was initially revealed in a series of Thor features. But that only whetted reader's appetites-and so came their first headlining series in AMAZING ADVENTURES! Launched by writer/artist Jack Kirby, the new series took the Inhumans to their roots, defending their kingdom against the aggressions of mankind-especially against the ultimate threat of the Mandarin. Then a team with uncanny credentials, Roy Thomas and Neal Adams, took up the crown and sent the Inhumans on a mythical exodus into the world of man. It was a saga exploring the social issues of the era and, of course, topped of with a heavy dose of Inhuman action! Also featuring a rare Medusa and Black Bolt tale from MARVEL SUPER-HEROES and a trio of satirical tales from NOT BRAND ECHH by Stan, Jack and their blushing Bullpen! Collecting THOR #146-152, AMAZING ADVENTURES #1-10, THE AVENGERS #95 & MARVEL SUPER-HEROES #15 with bonus selections from NOT BRAND ECCH #6 & 12. 240 PGS/All Ages.
Written by STAN LEE & ROY THOMAS Penciled by JACK KIRBY & WERNER ROTH with ALEX TOTH Covers by JACK KIRBY & DEAN WHITE The Children of the Atom are back in their classic adventures from the Silver Age! Launched by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the X-Men blended super-hero action, teen angst, and a metaphor for the turbulent social and racial issues of the '60s into one potent package! After laying the foundation for what would become comics' biggest franchise, Stan and Jack passed the headmaster's role of the Xavier School to Roy Thomas and Werner Roth, who would come into their own while crafting the tales of Marvel's merry mutants. Collected in this second amazing MASTERWORKS volume, you'll find the first appearance of the unstoppable Juggernaut, the cosmic Stranger, the mutant Mimic, and in a classic three-part saga, the mutant-hunting robot Sentinels. And for good measure we're topping it off with the return of Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil mutants and a two-part tale featuring Lucifer, the early nemesis of Professor X. They're mutant milestones one and all! Collecting THE X-MEN #11-21. 240 pages. All Ages.
Written by AL MILGROM Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA Covers by JOHN BOLTON & JOHN BUSCEMA The Fantastic Four! X-Factor! The X-Men! The Avengers! What threat could menace all four major Marvel teams of the 1980s? Can you say...the Devil? Mephisto wants super-hero souls, and he's out to collect them all! With their worst nightmares AND their wildest dreams at his command, he's not getting cast out of THIS fight! How can he lose...when it's HIS series? Collecting MEPHISTO VS. THE FANTASTIC FOUR #1, MEPHISTO VS. THE X-FACTOR #2, MEPHISTO VS. THE X-MEN #3 and MEPHISTO VS. THE AVENGERS #4. 112 pages. Rated T.
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by BILLY TAN & ALEX MALEEV Cover by BILLY TAN The Invasion is over! But who are the New Avengers!??! See here who the New Avengers are and what their place in the Dark Reign is! Luke Cage must find his child and he will do anything he has to in order to bring her home safely.. including teaming up with the one person he has sworn vengeance against. Plus, the Eisner award-winning team of Bendis and Maleev set the stage for the next era of Marvel Comics in Secret Invasion: Dark Reign! Collecting NEW AVENGERS #48-50 and SECRET INVASION: DARK REIGN. 112 pages. Rated A.
Written by JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, SEAN MCQUAID, MICHAEL HOSKIN, STUART VANDAL, RONALD BYRD, DAVID WILTFONG, MADISON CARTER, MIKE FICHERA, CHAD ANDERSON, CHRIS BIGGS, ERIC J. MOREELS, MARK O'ENGLISH, AL SJOERDSMA, JACOB ROUGEMONT, GABRIEL SHECHTER, ANTHONY FLAMINI, JEPH YORK, RICH GREEN, MARKUS ETTLINGER, ANDREW GOLETZ, ROB LONDON & MICHEL GARIEPY Penciled by VARIOUS Cover by TOM GRUMMETT Consider this an intervention: You like to pretend you can tell the difference between Ronan and Ronin, but you can't keep it up. Let go of your Pride, the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe was made for people like you! Where else are you going to get comprehensive biographies on everyone from the Punisher to Arcturus Rann? You get heroes like Polaris, Power Pack, Power Princess, Prodigy, Professor X, Prowler, Kitty Pryde, Psi-Force, Psylocke, Puck, Quake, Quasar, Quicksilver, Rage, Monica Rambeau, Rawhide Kid, Rocket Raccoon, Rockslide, Rogue, Runaways, Sage and Sasquatch! And in villains, there's Plantman, Psycho-Man, Puppet Master, Purple Man, Pyro, Radioactive Man, Reavers, Red Skull, Rhino, Sabretooth, Sandman and more besides! By the time you're quoting Proteus history by heart you'll be the envy of your peers! 240 pages. Rated T.
Written by VALRIE MANGIN Penciled by ALEKSA GAJIC Cover by ALEKSA GAJIC Adaptation by PAUL BENJAMIN After a thousand years of peace, the Orbis - the Roman Galactic Empire that thought itself almighty - trembles down to its foundations. The Huns, savage warriors that came out of nowhere, are trying to conquer it. King Attila has already pillaged and burned dozens of planets without any legion being able to stop him or even slow him down. And unfortunately for Rome - Kerka, the Hun's goddess of chaos herself - is back. But the Gods have a taste for tragedy: Kerka has been reincarnated in the body of Flavia Aetia, a young Roman girl. Is Flavia truly this macabre divinity? Is she the by-product of a terrifying plot? Or is she only the victim of a terrible destiny? A free adaptation of Hun king Attila and the Roman general Flavius Aetius's confrontation, SCOURGE OF THE GODS replays the eternal struggle between order and chaos on the galactic level. Halfway between sci-fi and heroic fantasy, the huge epic fresco proclaims antique grandeur as well as the barbarism that lies in our future. Collecting SOLEIL: SCOURGE OF THE GODS #1-3. 152 pages. Mature.
Written by TOM DEFALCO Penciled by RON FRENZ Cover by RON FRENZ There's a new gang war in New York City, but what's a gang war without a Parker caught in the middle? The rivalry between the Kingpin and challenger Canis has heated up, and even Spider-Girl can't end it before the death of a classic Marvel villain! Meanwhile, more villains pop up guided by a mysterious agenda! To them, Spider-Girl's just a troublemaker - but the Black Tarantula thinks she's destined for more...and for him! Plus, crises at Midtown High! Guest-starring Darkdevil and Kaine the corrupted clone! Collecting SPIDER-GIRL #60-66. 168 pages. Rated A.
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JOHN ROMITA Cover by JOHN ROMITA ALL THE STRIPS THAT ARE FIT TO PRINT! And since we're talking about strips written by Stan 'The Man' Lee and drawn by 'Jazzy' John Romita...that means ALL of 'em! Reprinting all of Stan and John's Spider-Man newspaper strips in chronological order, Spider-Man Newspaper Strips brings you the earliest classic panels that hit the daily and Sunday papers of the late 1970s! All the daily strips are printed in the original black and white, and all the Sundays in their original color, featuring remastered linework in a deluxe hardcover format that will spin a web of enchantment upon anyone who reads them! Collecting Stan Lee/John Romita's Spider-Man daily strips and Sunday pages. originally published from 1977-1980 352 pages. Rated A.
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM, JOE KELLY & ZEB WELLS Penciled by BARRY KITSON, CHRIS BACHALO, PAOLO RIVERA & BARRY KITSON Cover by PAOLO RIVERA Hammerhead is back! One of Spidey's oldest- and most deadly - villains has been revived by his newest nemesis, the nihilistic Mister Negative. Ol' Hammy had his lethal head all polished up; now, he's aimed at a city and ready to butt into its business! And get ready for a double-sized team-up of Marvel-ous proportions when Punisher reunites with his good ol' buddy, Spider-Man! While meeting up for lattes at Starbucks, Spidey confides in his latest girl problems, Punisher asks for advice on getting his Facebook account set up, and later they take in a Broadway show... Awww, who are we kidding? Keep your head down and cover your eyes and ears, Spidey fans, 'cuz the bullets are about to start flying! Punisher and Spider-Man are together again! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #574-577 and material from SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY - EXTRA!! #1. 136 pages. Rated A.
Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS, KARL KESEL, KEITH CHAMPAGNE, JOHN ARCUDI & ABBY DENSON Penciled by ALEX CAL, RAMON BACHS, RON FRENZ, SHAWN MOLL, RAMON BACHS, VAL SEMEIKS & COLLEEN COOVER Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR. One spider, two spiders, three spiders, four! SPIDER-MAN FAMILY has stories galore! Pulling together several fun Spidey stories for all ages, Spider-Man: Family Ties will introduce you to different perspectives of everyone's favorite wall-crawler! From 'Untold Tales of Spider-Man' and the Spectacular Spider-Monkey, to 'The Private Life of Peter Parker' and a scintillating saga featuring a showdown between Spidey and the shambling muck monster, the Man-Thing! Plus Aunt May and more! FAMILY TIES is the kind of collection you'll want to use to introduce Spidey to the kids in your life - or perhaps even reintroduce yourself to your old friend, the Amazing Spider-Man! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #1-3 and SPIDER-MAN: FEAR ITSELF. 160 pages. Rated A.
Written by DAN SLOTT Penciled by TY TEMPLETON Cover by PAUL SMITH Hang tight, True Believer! It's five all-new, old-school adventures featuring your favorite web-headed hero and his pal, the walking matchstick! Follow them through the years - from high school to present day, from the Negative Zone to the Coffee Bean, from Dorrie Evans to Mary Jane Watson-Parker. It's all here! Collecting SPIDER-MAN/HUMAN TORCH #1-5. 128 pages. Rated A.
Written by ANDY DIGGLE Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE Cover by FRANCESCO 'MATT' MATTINA The new creative team of writer Andy Diggle (Losers, Green Arrow: Year One) and penciler Roberto De La Torre (IRON MAN: DIRECTOR OF S.H.I.E.L.D.) shake up Marvel's most unpredictable team! The events of Secret Invasion have taken Norman Osborn out of Thunderbolts Mountain...and when the cat is away, the mice will play! Bullseye owes Songbird big time - and now it's time to settle up! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #126-129. 112 pages. Rated T.
Written by MARV WOLFMAN, STEVE ENGLEHART & DAVID KRAFT Penciled by GENE COLAN, TOM PALMER & VIRGILIO REDONDO Covers by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY & GENE COLAN Trap him in Hell or trap him in humanity, Dracula will fight to the finish, fang and claw! But after centuries of being haunted by his demonic daughter, the Transylvanian tyrant faces an even worse family skeleton: A son who's an absolute angel! Plus the menaces of Dr. Sun, Dr. Frost, and Sorcerer Supreme Dr. Strange! Guest-starring Blade, Hannibal King, and the Silver Surfer! Collecting TOMB OF DRACULA #32-70, GIANT-SIZE DRACULA #5 and DR. STRANGE #14. 808 pages. Parental Advisory.
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by MARK BAGLEY Cover by MARK BAGLEY High school, puberty, first dances - there are many pitfalls to being young. Compound these with intense personal tragedy and super-powers, and you can start to visualize the world of Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man! Witness the rebirth of a legend as Peter learns that with great power, there must also come great responsibility! Read the book that Entertainment Weekly calls 'One of the most emotionally resonant depictions of teendom in comics since Spider-Man's debut.' Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1-7. 200 pages. Rated A.
Written by GREG PAK Penciled by LEONARDO MANCO Cover by LEONARDO MANCO From the pages of IRON MAN and AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE, War Machine blasts into his own series! Across the globe, from the killing fields of Santo Marco to the blasted deserts of occupied Aqiria, butchers and tyrants are committing the most horrific atrocities imaginable. The outside world won't raise a finger to stop them, but now Jim Rhodes is on the job. And forget a finger - he's raising a couple of ginormous shoulder mounted rocket cannons! From WORLD WAR HULK scribe Greg Pak and DEATHLOK artist Leonardo Manco comes the most shocking incarnation of War Machine you've ever seen - along with a surprisingly familiar supporting cast and one of the biggest villains in the Marvel Universe! Collecting WAR MACHINE #1-5 and material from DARK REIGN: NEW NATION. 128 pages. Rated A.
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI Penciled by MICO SUAYAN Cover by MICO SUAYAN For 28 days of the month, Jack Russell leads a normal life. He's got a beautiful wife and a baby on the way. He's the picture of happiness. On day 29, however, he turns into an uncontrollable, bloodthirsty monster. But as the saying goes, the best-laid plans of wolves and men...Plus: this edition also includes the epic two-part story of Jack Russell's first encounter with Dracula! Collecting DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #1-4, TOMB OF DRACULA #18 and WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #15. 136 pages. Explicit Content.
Written by MIKE CAREY Penciled by PHIL BRIONES & SCOT EATON Cover by LEE BERMEJO It's the moment that X-Fans have been waiting for - Rogue makes her return to the X-Books. But while Xavier seeks out Rogue, who is searching for him? Hunter becomes hunted and friend becomes foe, in a story that will change your favorite Southern Belle forever. Plus: Professor X's odyssey brings him full circle as he answers a call from the Acolytes. But what do they want? Revenge? Or a new leader? Xavier's LEGACY journey ends here, and it's a doozie. Collecting X-MEN: LEGACY #219-225. 168 pages. Rated T.
Written by MIKE CAREY & DANIEL WAY Penciled by SCOT EATON & MIKE DEODATO Cover by MIKE DEODATO Wolverine and Professor Xavier. Two of the oldest fighters in mutantkind's struggle for equality. Men with long histories and much blood on their hands. Now, they've joined together to save a member of mutantkind's next generation. Daken, Wolverine's estranged son, was gifted with bone claws, a healing factor and the savage ferocity of his father. He had the tools to become a great hero - but after years of torturous brainwashing and homicidal reprogramming at the hands of the mysterious Romulus, he has little control over his wrathful impulses. He'll need the help of these legendary X-Men to rebuild his psyche, or risk losing himself to the animalistic urges that nearly consumed his father. Collecting X-MEN: LEGACY #217-218, WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #28-30 and X-MEN ORIGINAL SIN ONE-SHOT. 144 pages. Parental Advisory.
Written by JEPH LOEB Penciled by TIM SALE Covers by TIM SALE The feral X-Man and the ragin' Cajun - as interpreted by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, the award-winning creators of Daredevil: Yellow, Superman: For All Seasons and Batman: Dark Victory! Warrior. Ronin. Soldier. Mutant. Logan knows little of his past, save that it was fraught with pain and loss. Long ago, he was trained as a samurai in Japan; later, he became Weapon X, a covert operative for the Canadian government. Today, Wolverine is an X-Man -- using his animal-keen senses, accelerated healing factor and razor-sharp claws to help protect a world that fears and hates mutants! Always an outsider, Gambit was shunned as a youth because of his strange, burning-red eyes. Eventually, Remy LeBeau realized he was a mutant, possessed of the ability to charge inanimate objects with explosively released biokinetic energy. A reformed thief and charming scoundrel, the ragin' Cajun always has a card up his sleeve! Now, these two outlaw heroes have been drawn together by a string of brutal slayings that may mark the return of the 19th-century serial killer called Jack the Ripper! Is it merely coincidence that finds Remy and Logan in London, or does one of these enigmatic outsiders have an ulterior motive? Collecting WOLVERINE/GAMBIT: VICTIMS #1-4. 112 pages. Rated T.
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by MICHAEL AVON OEMING Cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING This deluxe hardcover collects Powers Vol. 6: The Sellouts and Powers Vol. 7: Forever, plus extras. In The Sellouts, a member of one of the classic supergroups falls victim to a seedy sex scandal, and the murder investigation takes Walker and Pilgrim on a journey that will forever change the way the world looks at superheroes. And in Forever, experience the origin of Powers! It's a story that literally spans the history of man as all the mysteries of Powers and the Powers universe unfold, following a lone warrior's trek through the greatest stories ever told. Collecting POWERS #25-37. 488 pages. Mature Content.
Alan Zelenetz (W), Frank Cirocco (A), Chris Warner (A), Terry Shoemaker (A), Terry Austin (A), and Randy Emberlin (A) On sale Sept 9 Full Color. 352 pages TPB, 6 x 9 Footsloggers and soldiers of fortune, priests, poets, killers, and cads-they fight for a future Galarchy, for cash, for a cause, for the thrill of adventure. Culled from the forgotten and unwanted of three galaxies, they are trained to be the most elite, and expendable, of fighting forces. Sometimes peacekeepers, sometimes shock troops, the Legion is sent into the Galarchy's most desperate internal and external conflicts. Legionnaires live rough and they die hard, tough as tungsten and loyal to the dirty end. Alien Legion Omnibus Volume 1 features over three hundred story pages of the groundbreaking series and lays cover fire for a new Alien Legion series from Dark Horse slated to begin in late 2009!
Kumiko Suekane (W/A) On sale Sept 2 B&W. 184 pages TPB, 5 x 7 For the three hundred years that the Romanov dynasty has been in power, they have led Russia through an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity, but recent peasant uprisings and a sickly heir have destabilized this once-proud royal family. In a desperate move, the Romanovs have unknowingly employed one of Diva's original Chevalier-whose motives are not to cure the ailing Prince Alexei Romanov, but to create an army of perfect, blood-craving Chiropterans! Using his influence to gain test subjects, this mysterious Chevalier has performed horrifying acts in the name of science, and he now has Hagi, Saya's Chevalier, in his clutches! On the eve of the Russian revolution, it's up to an unseasoned and unsure Saya to save Hagi, destroy the Chiropteran experiments, and track down her murderous twin sister before a horde of warrior Chiropterans are set loose to terrorize the unsuspecting Russian masses! But first, Saya will have to struggle with her conscience if she is to be strong enough to kill those of her friends who have been turned into monsters! The first four volumes of Blood manga have sold over 65,000 copies! The Dark Horse Blood manga series is the official adaptation and companion to the popular Production I.G/Aniplex anime series that became a hit on Adult Swim. Look for the Blood and Blood novels-also released by Dark Horse!
Mi-Kyung Yun (W/A) On sale Sept 9 B&W. 176 pages TPB, 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 Gods and mortals alike are in love with Soah! Driven from her husband Habaek's magical kingdom, Soah's life back on Earth has been pretty miserable so far, despite her many admirers. With Habaek's mother and some of his supposed friends conspiring against him, will the cursed Water God finally come to his senses and rescue Soah? Humor, drama, and a bit of horror combine in this story, as Soah tries to uncover the truth behind her strange husband's curse and his previous wife's early, brutal demise. Complicating everything, Habaek-her powerful, moody husband-must live in the form of a little boy during the day, returning to his true adult body at night. Bride of the Water God, with its enchanting, romantic storyline and elaborate, breathtaking artwork, was the top-selling shojo manhwa in Korea in 2006.
Jane Espenson (W), Steven S. DeKnight (W), Drew Z. Greenberg (W), Jim Krueger (W), Doug Petrie (W), Georges Jeanty (P), Cliff Richards (P), Andy Owens (I), Michelle Madsen (C), and Jo Chen (Cover) On sale Sept 9 Full Color. 160 pages TPB, 7 x 10' Buffy's world goes awry when former-classmate-turned-vampire Harmony Kendall lands her own reality TV show, Harmony Bites, bolstering bloodsucking fiends in the mainstream. Humans line up to have their blood consumed, and Slayers, through a series of missteps, misfortunes, and anti-Slayer propaganda driven by the mysterious Twilight, are forced into hiding. In Germany, Faith and Giles discover a town where Slayers retreat from a world that has turned against them, only to find themselves in the arms of something far worse. A rogue-Slayer faction displaces an entire Italian village, living up to their tarnished reputation as power-hungry thieves. And finally, with the help of a would-be demon lover, Dawn addresses her unfaltering insecurities. Collects issues #21-#25 and the short stories 'Harmony Bites' and 'Vampy Cat Play Friend' from MySpace Dark Horse Presents!
Kenichi Sonoda (W/A) On sale Sept 16 B&W. 192 pages TPB, 5 1/8 x 7 1/4 Back from hiatus, the long-awaited return of Gunsmith Cats continues in this fourth exciting volume! The road race may be canceled, but the gunplay continues, with our girls Rally and Minnie-May in the middle as usual. The bounty hunters and the rest of the Gunsmith Cats gang are in for lots more action as Kenichi Sonoda keeps bringing the goods in the book where T&A stands for triggers and ammo! Praise for an earlier volume of Gunsmith Cats: Burst: 'Gunsmith Cats is a superb series worthy of just about anyone's collection.' -The A.V. Club. Each volume of Gunsmith Cats: Burst comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18 content advisory.
Mark Chadbourn (W) and Duncan Fegredo (A) On sale Sept 30 Novel, 256 pages TPB, 5 1/4 x 8 In Cancun, Mexico, police investigate a slaughter at a wedding ceremony. In Dublin, Ireland, the clientele of a backstreet pub are found dead. In Kyoto, Japan, the bullet train pulls into the station with blood-spattered windows. It is the time of the Black Sun. Across the world, the wolves are calling to each other. Locked in bodies that had no idea they were there, they rise from the depths of the unconscious and turn towards America. . For Hellboy, it's a race against time to prevent a devastating wave of primal savagery washing across the land. And so he is drawn to Boston's Beacon Hill and the Grant Mansion, believed to be the most haunted house in New England, where the truth may lie buried. Mike Mignola's epic creation, Hellboy, in an all-new adventure!
Mark Evanier (W) and Ethen Beavers (A) On sale Sept 23 Full Color. 88 pages TPB, 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 When sixteenth-century stone carvings of animals start to go missing from museums across the globe, authorities think it's a simple case of burglary. But Indiana Jones and Marcus Brody think otherwise. Legend has it that the statues serve as a key to finding a mysterious ruby, which is said to make its bearer invincible. It's up to Indy to find the statues and the ruby before it falls into the wrong hands! Kid friendly and brimming with the very best parts of Indiana Jones, this book is perfect for anyone looking for stunning visuals, thrill-a-minute storytelling, and one unmistakable archaeologist!
Guy Davis (W/A) On sale Sept 2 B&W. w/FC, 336 pages TPB, 7 x 10' In eighteenth-century Venisalle, faith governs life and death, and the guilty hide their shame behind masks, showing their faces only in the secret rites of the confessional. It is to this stronghold of the Inquisition that the souls of Hell have escaped to possess the living, spreading sin, murder, and chaos. Amid the carnage, one man is blessed with the clarity to recognize the demons that prey on his countrymen-and the means to return them to the fires of Hell. But as the stakes rise, the lines separating good and evil begin to blur, and the Marquis-the dark avenger whom even demons fear to cross-finds himself torn between the blind faith that has defined his life and the bitter truths exposed under his new sight. Featuring an introduction by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and a 56-page sketchbook. Also includes a full-color cover gallery featuring work by Matt Wagner, Mike Mignola, Charles Vess, Teddy Kristiansen, Kelley Jones, and Michael Gaydos!
Osamu Takahashi (W/A) On sale Sept 9 B&W. 192 pages TPB, 5 1/8 x 7 1/4 Even as Gendo plots to submit his entire staff to aerobics training, the sinister SEELE has sent Kaworu Nagisa to sabotage Gendo and Yui's more private objectives. . which means he's soon enrolling in Shinji's class! Such a pretty boy starts turning heads inside homeroom 2-A. . even Shinji's-which causes Rei and Asuka to agree to join forces, on the grounds that Kaworu's presence could cause trouble for NERV. The irony is that, even if that's just their excuse-they're right! Since it first hit Japanese TV screens in 1995, the multimedia Neon Genesis Evangelion phenomenon has never faded. The phenomenon has only spread further in the last decade with the North American release of the Evangelion series on DVD and its subsequent airing on Adult Swim. Each volume of Neon Genesis Evangelion features bonus color pages. your Evangelion fan art and letters, and special reader giveaways!
Brian Azzarello (W), Ed Brubaker (W), Alex de Campi (W), Jeff Lemire (W/A), Rick Geary (W/A), Paul Grist (W/A), David Lapham (W/A), Dean Motter (W/A), Chris Offutt (W), M. K. Perker (W/A), Eduardo Barreto (A), Fábio Moon & Gabriel Bá (A), Sean Phillips (A), and others On sale Sept 30 B&W. 104 pages TPB, 6 x 9 The biggest names in comics crime fiction assemble for an anthology of original tales of murder and deceit, presented in glorious black-and-white! Comics luminaries Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets), Ed Brubaker (Criminal, Sleeper), David Lapham (Stray Bullets), Rick Geary (A Treasury of Victorian Murder), Chris Offutt (HBO's True Blood), and Paul Grist (Kane) show why they're masters of the genre, while newer talents like Jeff Lemire (Essex County), M. K. Perker (Cairo, Air), and Alex de Campi (Smoke) reveal their surprising dark sides. Aided and abetted by some of the most gifted slatherers of thick, black India ink in the field, such as Sean Phillips (Criminal), Eduardo Barreto (Cobb), Dean Motter (Mister X), and more, this gang is headed straight for the bad parts of town, and you're invited along for the ride! The latest in Dark Horse's Eisner Award-nominated series of anthologies by top creators! Features original work by the greatest writers and artists in crime comics of the modern era!
Dave McKean (W/A) On sale Sept 2 Full Color. 184 pages TPB, 9 x 12 Pictures That Tick collects Dave McKean's groundbreaking short comics stories from the 1990s and early 2000s. A true iconoclast, McKean mixes illustration, painting, photography, sculpture, and digital art for a comics experience unlike any other. Some pieces are poignant, some are silly, but all are beautiful and thought provoking. Each is completely unique, and gathered together they represent a tour-de-force achievement. A perfect companion to McKean's Cages, Pictures That Tick stretches the boundaries of comics art, and the short-story format allows him to create an even broader artistic vision. Previously only available in a limited edition and years out of print, Pictures That Tick is finally widely available in an impeccably designed paperback edition, with a new cover by McKean.
Gaylord DuBois (W) and Jesse Marsh (A) On sale Sept 30 Full Color. 240 pages HC, 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 The world's first Tarzan comic books are back in print at last! Jesse Marsh remains one of the great, unsung artists of comics history, even though his straightforward realism was admired by such comics legends as Russ Manning and Alex Toth. Marsh's nineteen-year collaboration with writer Gaylord DuBois defined Edgar Rice Burroughs's iconic jungle lord for an entire generation of young readers, and the massive body of work they produced continues to influence comic artists to this day. Reproducing the now-hard-to-find and pricey issues for fans, this archive series will collect issues #11-#16.
Gerard Way (W), Gabriel Bá (A), and Dave Stewart (C) On sale Sept 23 Full Color. 232 pages Ltd HC, 9 x 12 Times are tough for this dysfunctional family of superheroes. Following the near apocalypse created by one of their own and the death of their beloved mentor, Pogo, the team is despondent. So it's a great time for another catastrophic event to rouse them into action. Trouble is, each member of the team is distracted by some very real problems of their own. The White Violin is bedridden due to an unfortunate blow to the head. The Rumor has lost her voice-the source of her power. Spaceboy has eaten himself into a near-catatonic state, and while Number Five dives into some shady dealings at the dog track, The Kraken starts looking at his littlest brother as the key to unraveling a mysterious series of massacres. This oversized, limited-edition hardcover features an expanded sketchbook with concept art from series creator Gerard Way and series artist Gabriel Bá (Pixu, De:TALES, Casanova) The Umbrella Academy: Dallas is the second chapter in the lives of the Umbrella Academy, and an epic story that will transform history without changing anything at all. Limited to initial orders only. Look for the trade paperback coming October 2009!
(A) Marc Silvestri, Dale Keown, Michael Turner, David Finch, Joe Benitez, Stjepan Sejic, Eric Basaldua, and many, many more (Cov) Marc Silvestri & Steve Firchow One of Top Cow's lasting legacies in the comic world is the studio and Marc Silvestri's impact on the face of comic art. Today's top artist lists is filled with alumni of the famous Top Cow 'Pit'. The Art of Top Cow is a gigantic collection that combines The Art of The Darkness, The Art of Witchblade and The Art of Marc Silvestri, plus select additional pieces drawn by some of the best artists to have graced the pages and covers of Top Cow titles. This is the definitive art collection for the ultimate art fan. This over-sized 10' x 12 coffee table book will feature a beautiful dust cover with a unique poster printed on the inside of the dust cover. Full Color 320 pages hard cover.
story JAY FAERBER art MAHMUD A. ASRAR, YILDIRAY CINAR & MARCIO TAKARA cover MAHMUD A. ASRAR & RON RILEY JULY 29 144 PAGES / Full Color. Dynamo 5 has disbanded! As super-villains mount an all-out attack on Tower City, Scrap gathers together four new heroes to become a new Dynamo 5. But does this new team have what it takes? Or will their mission end in tragedy? COLLECTS issues #14-19.
story TODD McFARLANE, ALAN MOORE & FRANK MILLER art TODD McFARLANE cover GREG CAPULLO JULY 22 152 PAGES / Full Color. Featuring the stories and artwork by Spawn creator TODD McFARLANE that laid the groundwork for the most successful independent comic book ever published. SPAWN ORIGINS, VOL. 2 includes classic Spawn stories written by ALAN MOORE and FRANK MILLER, as well as the introduction of memorable characters into the Spawn universe. Collects issues #7-8 & 11-14.
(W) Ron Marz (A) Stjepan Sejic (Cov) Stjepan Sejic The new era of Witchblade featuring the team of writer Ron Marz and artist Stjepan Sejic continues! The pair committed to staying on the title until at least issue #150 and their second complete arc together entitled 'Crown Heights' is collected in this trade paperback. More importantly this storyline sets the stage and leads directly into 'War of the Witchblades'. Collects Witchblade #120-#124 plus an additional story previously featured in Top Cow's 2008 Free Comic Book Day offering, a cover gallery featuring Stjepan Sejic, Matt Haley, Tyler Kirkham, and plenty of bonus materials. Full Color 176 pages trade paperback.
(W) Ken Penders, Kent Taylor (A) Various Sonic lovers can add to their collections issues #41-44, with the colors remastered to give the issues a brand-new look! Sally, Sonic, and Geoffrey attempt to save King Acorn, but will they survive the Zone of Silence as past and future collide? Plus, the epic 'Sword of Acorns' storyline begins here, as Knuckles searches for the fabled sword against staggering odds! Then, the story that introduces the 'Dream Watcher' device and Evil Sonic is back - and it looks like Knuckles is helping him!
By Antony Johnston & Chris Mitten with Carla Speed McNeil The Harvey-nominated, critically acclaimed ongoing series gets the deluxe hardcover treatment with this new massive collection! Reprinting the first 13 issues of the series including the fan-favorite 'Walking the Dust' prose shorts, this impressive tome chronicles the opening adventures of Michael, a mysterious wanderer struggling to find the answers to both his past and his future.
story SCOTT KURTZ art & cover SCOTT KURTZ JULY 22 128 PAGES / BW The sixth collection of the Eisner Award winning Webcomic collects all of the hilarious online antics of the PvP crew from the year 2006. Marriage proposals, murderous cats, magical treasure chests, office haunting ghosts.. it's just another day in the lives of these pop-culture heroes.
story MATT FRACTION art & cover STEVEN SANDERS JULY 1 112 PAGES / Full Color. BACK IN PRINT! True story: In 1899, Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla decided to end war forever. With Twain's connections and Tesla's inventions, they went into business, selling world peace. So what happened? Only now can the tale be told - in which Twain and Tesla collided with Edison and Morgan, an evil science cabal merging the Black Arts and the Industrial Age. Turn of the century New York City sets the stage for a titanic battle over the very fate of the mankind.
Written by Steve Vance Art by Jennifer Graves, Christine Norrie, Daniel Krall and J. Bone Cover by Darwyn Cooke It's not easy being the new girl in school - especially when everyone else has super-powers. Lauren is new to the mall-and-beach town of San Narciso, CA. Should she hang with the super-powered popular girls? What mystery lies behind the school's walls? And most importantly, what to wear? Collecting the 2003 miniseries for the first time! Scheduled to arrive on September 16 128 pages. Full Color.
Written by Steve Niles Art and cover by Kelley Jones Trick-or-treating in Gotham City can be terrifying - and tragic. Tonight, two people are invited to a party where they will be challenged to surviving the night in the most horrifying haunted house imaginable. Collecting the 12-issue series from Steve Niles and Kelley Jones! Scheduled to arrive on September 2 296 pages. Full Color.
Written by Grant Morrison Art by JH Williams III, Tony Daniel and Jonathan Glapion Cover by JH Williams III The WATCHMEN of silly Silver Age Batman stories. - IGN Writer Grant Morrison (ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, FINAL CRISIS) brings Batman and a group of global heroes to a mysterious island to face a killer in this volume collecting BATMAN #667-669 and 672-675, now available in trade paperback. Plus, Batman relives a defining adventure in the life of young Bruce Wayne: the hunt for his parents' killer. Scheduled to arrive on September 30 176 pages. Full Color.
Written by Jim Starlin Art by Mike Mignola and Carlos Garzon Cover by Mike Mignola Don't miss this new printing of the classic 1988 miniseries from Jim Starlin and Mike Mignola! COSMIC ODYSSEY assembles Superman, Batman, Green Lantern John Stewart, Martian Manhunter, Starfire, The Demon and others - at the behest of Darkseid! Scheduled to arrive on September 2 200 pages. Full Color.
Written by Geoff Johns Art by George Pérez & Scott Koblish Cover by George Pérez Superstar writer Geoff Johns and legendary artist George Pérez deliver the Crisis of the 31st century as the Legion of Super-Heroes reaches out for help against a powerful foe they can't beat alone. From the moment Superman landed on Earth until the end of time, the Time Trapper has sought to erase Superman's impact on the universe. But the Legion of Super-Heroes have always been there to stop the relentless villain. Now, one Legion isn't enough as the Time Trapper taps a twisted mirror image of The Boy of Steel from a parallel Earth long dead: Superboy-Prime! Who will answer the Legion's call for help? With ties to INFINITE CRISIS, FINAL CRISIS and the history of the DCU, this tremendous hardcover collects the entire 5-issue miniseries and is not to be missed! Scheduled to arrive on October 21 168 pages. Full Color.
Written by Robert Kanigher and John Broome Art by Carmine Infantino, Joe Kubert, Frank Giacoia and Joe Giella Cover by Carmine Infantino and Joe Kubert The stories that introduced Barry Allen as the new Flash in the late 1950s are collected chronologically in trade paperback for the first time, with tales from SHOWCASE #4, 8, 13 and 14 and THE FLASH #105 and 106. Scheduled to arrive on September 23 160 pages. Full Color.
Written by Tony Bedard and J. Torres Art by Nicola Scott, Paulo Siqueira, Tom Derenick and others Cover by Siqueira Witness the stories that led up to the landmark wedding of two classic DCU heroes in this collection featuring material from BIRDS OF PREY #109, BLACK CANARY #1-4, and the BLACK CANARY WEDDING PLANNER! Scheduled to arrive on July 23 144 pages. Full Color.
Written by Judd Winick Art by Cliff Chiang, Amanda Conner and André Coehlo Cover by Cliff Chiang Green Arrow and Black Canary are ready to exchange vows - but can they make it down the aisle alive? This new trade paperback collects the GA/BC WEDDING SPECIAL and the first five issues of the happy couple's monthly series and guest-stars the Justice League of America. Scheduled to arrive on September 16 176 pages. Full Color.
Written by Dwayne McDuffie Art by M.D. Bright and Mike Gustovich Cover by Denys Cowan The flagship character from Milestone Comics is back in this new printing of the classic title collecting ICON #1-8. This is the title that introduced Augustus Freeman, a successful lawyer who covertly uses his alien super-powers to help those in need. But when a teenaged girl from the streets convinces him to use his abilities to inspire his people and becomes his sidekick, Rocket, the affluent Augustus embraces his true destiny and becomes Icon, the hero of Dakota. Scheduled to arrive on September 30 192 pages. Full Color.
