Advance-solicited ?On sale March 24 ? 192 pages. Full Color. Written by Dwayne McDuffie ? Art by Denys Cowan, J.J. Birch & others ? Cover by Denys Cowan This first-ever HARDWARE collection, featuring HARDWARE #1-8, introduces inventor/engineer Curt Metcalf whose high tech armor enables him to break free of his corrupt employer, mob connected businessman Edwin Alva.
Advance-solicited ? Scheduled to arrive on March 24 ? 192 pages. Full Color. 8.375 x 6, US Written by Peter Timony ? Art and cover by Bobby Timony In 1920s New York City, Professor Ernest Baxter, an expert in all things arcane; Mindy Markus, a scrappy flapper; and Roscoe, a gargoyle from the Bronx, are The Night Owls. Together they solve crimes no one else can, specializing in the supernatural, in this first volume collecting the short stories that make up their webcomic adventures.
Advance-solicited ? Scheduled to arrive on March 24 ? 160 pages. Full Color. Written by Joe Kubert ? Art and cover by Joe Kubert Legendary writer/artist Joe Kubert returns to the gritty, primal world of Tor in this trade paperback featuring his new six-issue miniseries adventure! Tor strugglse for survival on a quest where he encounters strange tribes, primitive animals, destructive monsters and death at every turn.
Advance-solicited? Scheduled to arrive on MAY 26 ? 200 pages. 11x17.5, US This is it! The oversized, hardcover collection of DC's 2009 weekly comics sensation that USA Today called cool, classic-looking. Featuring composite cover art, the WEDNESDAY COMICS Hardcover. includes: ADAM STRANGE written and illustrated by Paul Pope BATMAN written by Brian Azzarello with art by Eduardo Risso including additional panel art on each page! METAMORPHO written by Neil Gaiman with art by Michael Allred DEADMAN written by Dave Bullock and Vinton Heuck with art by Dave Bullock THE DEMON AND CATWOMAN written by Walter Simonson with art by Brian Stelfreeze THE FLASH written by Karl Kerschl and Brenden Fletcher with art by Karl Kerschl GREEN LANTERN written by Kurt Busiek with art by Joe Quinones HAWKMAN written and illustrated by Kyle Baker KAMANDI written by Dave Gibbons with art by Ryan Sook THE METAL MEN written by Dan DiDio with art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez & Kevin Nowlan SGT. ROCK written by Adam Kubert with art by Joe Kubert SUPERGIRL written by Jimmy Palmiotti with art by Amanda Conner SUPERMAN written by John Arcudi with art by Lee Bermejo TEEN TITANS written by Eddie Berganza with art by Sean Galloway WONDER WOMAN written and illustrated by Ben Caldwell Plus: Don't miss previously unpublished pages - one starring The Creeper (written by Keith Giffen with art by Eric Canete) and one starring Plastic Man (written by Evan Dorkin with art by Stephen DeStefano)! And, as if that weren't enough, this cant-miss collection also includes a bonus sketchbook section and intro by series editor Mark Chiarello!
Advance-solicited ? Scheduled to arrive on March 17 ? 144 pages. Full Color. Written by Jeff Parker ? Art and cover by Tom Fowler Explore the unimaginable world of magic and adventure with an eccentric magician known as Mysterius the Great in this paperback collecting the acclaimed 6-issue miniseries. When a young reporter named Ella becomes Mysterius new assistant, their cases drag them into a world of magic, as well as a pocket dimension... and beyond.
Written by JIM STARLIN, STEVE ENGLEHART & DOUG MOENCH Penciled by JIM STARLIN & PAT BRODERICK Covers by JIM STARLIN Witness the classic and tragic end of one of the greatest heroes of all time, Mar-Vell of the Kree, who became the Earth hero Captain Marvel! After dozens of battles on Earth and across space, and with the power of his Nega-bands and his all-knowing Cosmic Awareness, can Mar-Vell fare well in his battles with Nitro (the exploding villain who later sparked Marvel's super hero Civil War), the death-defying Stellarax and the seemingly dead Thanos? Guest-starring Rick Jones, Drax the Destroyer, Starfox and all your favorite Earth heroes! Collecting CAPTAIN MARVEL (1968) #34, MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1979) #1-2 and MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL #1: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN MARVEL. 128 pages. /Rated A
Written by ROY THOMAS Penciled by NEAL ADAMS, SAL BUSCEMA, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH & JOHN BUSCEMA Cover by BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH The Marvel Masterworks bring you the original be-all, end-all Avengers event-Kree/Skrull War-in the march up to Avengers #100! Caught in the crossfire, Earth has become the staging ground for a conflict of star-spanning proportions! For those eternal intergalactic enemies, the merciless Kree and the shape-changing Skrulls, have gone to war, and our planet is situated on the front lines! Can Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers, bring about an end to the fighting before humanity becomes a casualty of war? And what good are even a dozen super-powered champions against the vast military machines of two of the great empires of the cosmos? The key to victory lies with the expatriate Kree Captain Mar-Vell and his human host, honorary Avenger Rick Jones! And because one super-saga wasn't enough, we'll wrap it up with a three-part classic that assembles every Avenger from day one against the combined threat of Ares and the Enchantress in Avengers #100. Written by fan-favorite Roy Thomas and featuring the trend-setting artwork of Neal Adams and Barry Windsor-Smith, there's no disputing the fact they're Marvel Masterworks one and all! Collecting THE AVENGERS #89-100 304 pages. /All Ages
Written by JIM MCCANN Penciled by DAVID LOPEZ Cover by JO CHEN Mockingbird and Hawkeye: two heroes, and former lovers, who cheated death. And now that they're reunited from beyond the grave, they'll have to try their hardest to keep from killing each other. It's high-octane action and intrigue as the Mr. and Mrs. Smith of the Marvel Universe take on one of the biggest threats in the world...and each other! Thought dead when she was imprisoned on an alien world, Mockingbird's home again - but the reunion is bittersweet as she finds that this Earth is a much harsher place than the one she left behind. The world is desperate for heroes - and after being caged for years, Mockingbird is eager to punch some bad guys. But when her ex-husband Clint Barton, the Avenger Ronin, tags along on her new secret mission, old wounds reopen fast. Can these two great heroes set aside their feelings long enough to save the day? If not, they might find it's hard to cheat death a second time. Collecting NEW AVENGERS REUNION #1-4 and material from DARK REIGN: NEW NATION. 112 pages. /Rated A
THE COMICS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF COMIC STRIP ART Jerry Robinson (W), Walt Kelly (A), Winsor McCay (A), Milt Caniff (A), Hal Foster (A), and others Scheduled to arrive on Apr 14 Full Color. 296 pages TPB, 9 x 12 From Jerry Robinson, legendary creator of the Joker, seventy-year veteran of the comics industry, and prominent figure in monthly books, daily strips, and comics journalism, comes a comprehensive history of the truly American art form! The Comics is a fully reworked and updated edition of the 1974 classic that chronicles the origins and evolution of comic strips, from prior to the Yellow Kid through today, and highlights the game-changing contributions of such creative luminaries as Milton Caniff, Walt Kelly, Hal Foster, and Winsor McCay, among countless others. A fascinating resource of enduring excellence for fans of the art form, historians, and casual readers alike, this edition has been extensively revisited by Robinson and tells the stories behind the newsprint page. The Comics is an authoritative history of the medium from living legend Jerry Robinson! Other books by Jerry Robinson include the biography Skippy and Percy Crosby and The 1970s: Best Political Cartoons of the Decade.
EERIE ARCHIVES VOLUME 4 Various (W/A) Scheduled to arrive on Apr 14 B&W. 260 pages HC, 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 Join Frank Frazetta, Steve Ditko, John Severin, Gene Colan, Angelo Torres, and other legendary artists for an eerie excursion through the haunted halls of comics history, as Dark Horse Comics unleashes the fourth big volume of Eerie magazine archives. Vampires, ghouls, werewolves, and ax-wielding maniacs are only the beginning of the thrills you'll find inside this huge collection crafted by the most gifted storytellers the medium of comics has ever known. You'll get 260 pages of luridly luscious artwork collected into a magazine-sized, dust-jacketed hardcover. This series has appeared multiple times on the New York Times Bestseller List. Eerie Archives Volume 4 contains bonus color pages.
THE TALE OF ONE BAD RAT Bryan Talbot (W/A) Scheduled to arrive on Apr 28 Full Color. 136 pages HC, 7 x 10 Helen Potter lived a happy life until she got lost in a nightmare of sexual abuse. Now she's on a journey, a journey which takes her through urban and rural England along the same path that another Potter, Beatrix Potter, once took. Across the decades, two lives touch, and Helen discovers that the strength of two is far greater than one. Bryan Talbot constructs a very special story in The Tale of One Bad Rat, which immediately endears the reader. The victim of childhood sexual abuse, Helen Potter becomes the armored knight before her own personal demons in this story of heroism and courage. This new deluxe hardcover edition features a new foreword by Neil Gaiman, updated background material, plus entirely new color separations that better highlight the dazzling artwork of this acclaimed, Eisner Award winning graphic novel. A story of strength and pain and survival. -Neil Gaiman Thoroughly excellent. -Alan Moore
WITCHFINDER: IN THE SERVICE OF ANGELS Mike Mignola (W), Ben Stenbeck (A), and Dave Stewart (C) Scheduled to arrive on Apr 28 Full Color. 160 pages TPB, 7 x 10 Mike Mignola teams up with artist Ben Stenbeck (B.P.R.D.: The Ectoplasmic Man) for a look into one of the Hellboy universe's greatest enigmas: nineteenth-century occult investigator Edward Grey! In one of Grey's first cases as an agent of the queen, he goes from the sparkling echelons of Victorian London to its dark underbelly, facing occult conspiracies, a rampaging monster, and the city's most infamous secret society: The Heliopic Brotherhood of Ra. Collects Witchfinder: In the Service of Angels #1-#5. This volume also includes Witchfinder: Murderous Intent, from MySpace Dark Horse Presents #16, by Mignola and Stenbeck, and Henry Hood: The Burial of Katharine Baker, from Hellboy: The Wild Hunt, by Solomon Kane writer Scott Allie and Abe Sapien: The Haunted Boy artist Patric Reynolds! All in all, this is a detective story that blends just the right amount of cerebral investigation with Mignola's trademark horror and adventure. And perhaps best of all, the story stands on its own very well, regardless of your past experience with Hellboy or B.P.R.D.. -IGN.com
Behold the Power of the Black Lanterns! This fifth series of action figures based on the hugely popular BLACKEST NIGHT event includes Nekron, the Lord of the Unliving; Hawkman, the winged warrior who joins the Black Lanterns after falling victim to them; Deadman, the ghost hero who's tormented by voices of the dead; and Batman, who, in death, is as susceptible to the Black Lantern Corps as anyone. All four figures feature multiple points of articulation and include a display base. Character-appropriate accessories are also included. Black Lantern Batman ? 6.75 h Black Lantern Nekron ? 7.25 h Black Lantern Hawkman ? 7 h Black Lantern Deadman ? 6.75 h 4-color clamshell blister card packaging. Scheduled to arrive on August 4, 2010.
Collect the exciting new series of articulated action figures from the year's most anticipated game. Tali 6.65 h Thane 6.75 h Grunt 6.8 h Shepard 6.75 h Scheduled to arrive on August 25, 2010.
(W) Michael Uslan (A) Stan Goldberg The Archie story of the century, now compiled in one volume! For nearly 70 years, the eternal love triangle has been the bane of Archie's existence - and fans fans, who have wondered, Who will Archie choose, Betty or Veronica? This year, the fans received an answer, not once, but twice! First came the announcement that Archie would marry Veronica, and the reaction was deafening! While some fans rejoiced, others were stunned. But just as it seemed Archie would forever settle into a life of wedded and parental bliss, a new twist was revealed, as the New York Times announced that Archie's life with Veronica was but one of two paths he could take - and he decided to walk down the aisle with Betty! Relive the entire saga from beginning to end with six installments from Archie #600-605, plus the epilogue in Archie #606.
A conflict over Stillwater Cave forces two rangers flee deep under the mountains first to escape pursuers and then the deadliest threat- the cave itself. This volume collects the critically acclaimed miniseries by Jeff Parker and Steve Lieber and includes extra material including a Wesley Fischer solo story.
While a war rages in the Southern Greatlands, the peaceful people of the Geats have avoided much of the conflict by moving north. But now, the battle has spread throughout much of the land and it is time for the Geats to take a stand. Volunteering for battle is a young warrior named Helga Njalsson. A quiet but disciplined warrior, Helga will stop at nothing to save her people from the genocides. This Viking warrior stands 12 tall and comes with authentic weapons and armor.
The love story between the innocent teenager Bella and the handsome vampire Edward, which prompted a worldwide phenomenon, breathes new life in a two-volume adaptation of Twilight! The first volume has been rigorously reviewed by Stephenie Meyer and reflects her personal vision of the world of The Twilight Saga. This unique art style - a black-and-white graphic novel with color interspersed throughout - is guaranteed to take a bite out of the graphic novel world and leave fans eagerly anticipating the exciting conclusion in Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 2!
After witnessing her parents death by Ragnarok vampires at an early age, Dakota is rescued and raised by members of Dead Cell, an elite special ops team devoted to protecting the United States from the undead. Fueled by vengeance, Dakota is driven to train and excel in every way imaginable. A master in every form of weapons and combat, she devotes her life to destroying the Ragnaroks so that no other family is taken like hers. This 12 action figure comes armed and ready for action, with 35 points of articulation, body armor, and weaponry.
Whether it's stealing your business partner's patented designs, framing a key shareholder, or making your competitors disappear indefinitely, look no further. Vanity retained the highest IEA (Industrial Espionage Agent) ranking, with numerous successful corporate missions with little to no casualities to date. Stealth is her specialty, but don't that fool you, as Vanity is as deadly as they come. This industrial spy stands 12 tall and comes with weapons, clothing, and accessories.
