100 BULLETS: FIRST SHOT, LAST CALL SC – (Brian Azzarello/Eduardo Risso) Reprints issues #1-5 along with Silencer Night, the 100 Bullets short story from Vertigo: Winter's Edge III. It's happened to all of us at one time or another. Somebody, somewhere, did something so bad, so wrong, you wanted to kill them... even if it was only for a split second. What would you do if you were given the opportunity and the means to get away with it, scot-free? See what happens when people from all walks of life meet Agent Graves, a mysterious figure who offers his clients the opportunity of a lifetime. In 100 Bullets, Dizzy Cordova, a Latina gangbanger just released from a women's prison, is given the attaché and the chance to avenge her family's deaths. In Shot, Water Back, Agent Graves offers a down-on-his-luck bartender the chance to even the score with the woman who seemingly ruined his life. 128 pp. MR.
100 BULLETS: SPLIT SECOND CHANCE SC – (Brian Azzarello/Eduardo Risso) Collects issues #6-14. Where does the mysterious Agent Graves come from? How can he offer people the chance to kill with impunity? How does he select his clients? And perhaps, most important, what's in it for him? In this collection, the story behind Agent Graves deepens as folks from his past start to turn up and ask some questions of their own. Includes a special sketchbook section from artist Eduardo Risso as well as an introduction by Howard Chaykin. 224 pp. MR. Recommended: This book rocks. I’ve been a fan of 100 Bullets ever since I read the first collection. Azzarello & Risso tell tough, streetwise stories of captivating characters who may not be the nicest people, but are always intriguing. If you’re a fan of crime fiction and have never read 100 Bullets, this is a good month to try it out with a self-contained story in the regular issue as well as a new trade paperback collection. (Roger A.)
BLACKHAWK ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC – (Will Eisner, Dick French, William Woolfolk, Bob Powell/Chuck Cuidera/Reed Crandall/various) Reprints the Blackhawk stories from Military Comics #1-17 (1941-1942). Blackhawk was a young aviator seeking vengeance on his family's killers, donning black leather aviator's gear and organizing his own personal militia of assistants to battle the Nazis. Watch as Blackhawk brings together a multinational squad of freedom fighters - Andre, Olaf, Chuck, Stanislaus, Hendrickson, and Chop-Chop - to bring down the Nazi menace. Plus, a map of Blackhawk Island, and the music and lyrics to the unforgettable The Song of the Blackhawks. Introduction by comics historian and writer Mark Evanier. 240 pp.
SGT. ROCK ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC - (Bob Kaninger & Bill Haney/Joe Kubert/Jerry Grandinetti/Russ Heath/Mort Drucker/Ross Andru/Mike Esposito) Sgt. Rock, top kick of Easy Co. and the toughest G.I. to fight his way through World War II, is the star of his first-ever Archive Edition, featuring a new cover and introduction by Joe Kubert. Reprints the first twenty stories featuring Frank Rock in G.I. Combat #68 and Our Army At War #81-96. Includes an early prototype version of Rock as well as his actual first appearance. 228 pp.
ENEMY ACE ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC - (Robert Kanigher/Joe Kubert) Reprints the Enemy Ace stories from Our Army At War #151-155, Showcase #57 & 58 and Star-Spangled War Stories #138-142. His name was Baron Hans von Hammer, and he was the greatest fighter pilot of World War I. But when he first appeared in 1965, he wasn't exactly the kind of war hero that comics fans were used to reading about... Von Hammer - the Enemy Ace - piloted his red Fokker DR-1 triplane in the skies above the trenches of WWI Europe, driven more by duty and honor than bloodlust. Enemy Ace was the first regular feature in comics to dare to reveal the enemy side of the war. Von Hammer struggled as much with his conscience as he did with his enemies. Hating war, he did his duty for his country to the best of his ability, aided by his trusted Black Wolf companion. 224 pp.
SGT. ROCK ARCHIVES VOL. 2 HC – (Bob Kanigher/Joe Kubert, Russ Heath and Irv Novick) The legendary war hero is back in a second hardcover archive that collects Our Army at War # 97-110, originally published in 1960-1961! Witness the evolution of Sgt. Rock, as the stories take on a more mature, evolved tone. Cover by Kubert. 216 pp.
SGT. ROCK: BETWEEN HELL & A HARD PLACE SC - (Brian Azzarello/Joe Kubert) This World War II tale puts Sgt. Rock in the midst of a murder mystery behind enemy lines. When four German prisoners of the Easy Company are slaughtered, Rock must find the killer and keep his men alive. 144 pp. MR.
100 BULLETS: SAMURAI SC – (Brian Azzarello/Eduardo Risso) Reprints issues #43-49. Collects the story Chill in the Oven, featuring Loop Hughes, who is joined in prison by a very unwelcome (and surprising) acquaintance. Also included is In Stinked, as Jack Daw finds himself in a roadside zoo face to face with several varieties of wild animals. cover by Dave Johnson. 168 pp. MR.
100 BULLETS: HANG UP ON THE HANG LOW SC – New printing. (Brian Azzarello/Eduardo Risso) Collects the Eisner Award-winning storyline from issues #15-19. On the gritty streets of the inner city, the mysterious Agent Graves hands a young man called Loop Hughes one of his special briefcases. Taking the information provided, Loop tracks down his long-deserted father, who begins to introduce him to the world of mob enforcement. But Agent Graves has hidden motives for his actions, and in the violence that follows his generosity, more of his conspiracy is revealed. Introduction by John Singleton. 128 pp. MR.
100 BULLETS: THE COUNTERFIFTH DETECTIVE SC - New printing. (Brian Azzarello/Eduardo Risso) Reprinting issues #31-36. Another chapter in the story of Agent Graves and the remnants of his old outfit, the Minutemen. Agent Graves presents his trademark attaché case containing a gun and 100 untraceable bullets to Milo Garret - a small-time private dick who's just gotten out of the hospital after losing an argument with his car's windshield. As his latest case draws him into the shadowy world of the Trust, he's forced to confront the blank space that is his past and figure out what it has to do with the attaché case he's holding in the present. 144 pp. MR.
100 BULLETS: A FOREGONE TOMORROW SC – (Brian Azzarello/Eduardo Risso/various) Collects 100 Bullets #20-30. The story of Agent Graves, Mr. Shepherd, and the mysterious Minutemen continues through the multipart storylines Selfish and Out to Sea, Red Prince Blues, and the return of Dizzy in the 3-chapter capper ¡Contrabandolero!, as well as the opening one-shot The Mimic and the assassination one-shot, Idol Chatter, featuring a brand-new view of the death of a President. Plus, in Mr. Branch and the Family Tree, we follow Paris-based conspiracy nut Mr. Branch as he relates tales of the various main characters of the series, featuring full-page pinups by Frank Miller, Jim Lee, Dave Gibbons, J.G. Jones, Paul Pope, Lee Bermejo, Tim Bradstreet, Joe Jusko, Jordi Bernet, and Mark Chiarello. 264 pp. MR.
100 BULLETS VOL. 8: THE HARD WAY SC - (Brian Azzarello/Eduardo Risso) Reprinting 100 Bullets #50-58, unraveling the tangled mystery of the Trust as Wylie Times becomes the latest Minuteman to be reactivated by Agent Graves. Cover by Dave Johnson. 224 pp. MR.
SGT. ROCK'S COMBAT TALES VOL. 1 SC – (Robert Kanigher/Joe Kubert, Jerry Grandenetti, Irv Novick & Russ Heath) Reprints Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales, plus stories from the pages of G.I. Combat and Our Army At War. 128 pp. (5x7.375)
100 BULLETS: STRYCHNINE LIVES SC – (Brian Azzarello/Eduardo Risso) Collecting issues #59-67. With the Houses of the Trust circling each other, looking for the right angle to take in their impending war, the remaining Minutemen continue to pick their sides. Cover by Dave Johnson. 224 pp. MR
100 BULLETS: SIX FEET UNDER THE GUN SC – (Brian Azzarello/Eduardo Risso) Reprinting 100 Bullets #37-42, features six stand-alone chapters, each focused on one of the story's main players: Dizzy, Cole, Benito, Lono, Graves, and Wylie. And behind each individual's story, the war between Shepherd and Graves continues to escalate. Featuring an introduction by writer Greg Rucka and a cover by Dave Johnson. 144 pp. MR.
ENEMY ACE ARCHIVES VOL. 2 HC – (Robert Kanigher & Joe Kubert/Joe Kubert, Russ Heath, Frank Thorne & Neal Adams) Death stalks the skies above Europe in this second volume of The Enemy Ace Archives, reprinting the classic adventures of World War I German fighter ace Hans von Hammer from the pages of Star Spangled War Stories from 1969 through 1976. 196 pp.
SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER VOL. 1 GN – B&W. (Joe Kubert, Bob Haney, Frank Robbins, Robert Kanigher, David Michelinie & Archie Goodwin/Kubert, Jack Sparling, Gerry Talaoc) Assuming a wide variety of disguises to battle the Nazis, the Unknown Soldier plunges deep behind enemy lines in this collection of stories from his first appearance in Star-Spangled War Stories #151 to issue #190. Cover by Ken Barr. 560 pp.
Renowned comics icon Joe Kubert returns to the legendary military unit he made famous in this action-packed tale based on a true story! Collecting the acclaimed 6-issue miniseries, this volume has Rock and his company of hard-bitten veterans in the No Man's Land of the Balkans searching for a religious prize that could decide the outcome of World War II! [Written By Joe Kubert Art and Cover By Kubert]
CMX launches an exciting new era of manga with its first Flex Comix title! Flex Comix is a joint venture between DC Comics and Flex Comix, a Japanese company that creates exciting, original manga for web, mobile phones and print. In ZOMBIE FAIRY, a boy named Aoto brings a family heirloom - a coffin - to a Japanese TV show to determine its worth. Suddenly, a 400-year-old Chinese girl named Chun-Ai pops out of the coffin. In a trance-like state, she becomes violent and super-strong and trashes the studio. After she emerges from her trance and calms down, Aoto decides he has no choice but to bring her home, where his quirky family agrees to take her in. But they soon find themselves in over their heads - Chun-ai is quickly joined by a friend from the past, and then they find themselves in the middle of a deadly battle with a giant, raging tiger spirit. Scheduled to arrive in January. [Written and illustrated by Daisuke Torii]
500 pages of classic war stories, from the pages of G.I. COMBAT #120-157 (1966-1973)! [Written by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert / Art by Kubert, Russ Heath, Irv Novick, Mike Sekowsky and]
The 1950s adventures of The Blackhawks are collected for the first time in this new volume featuring stories from BLACKHAWK #108-127! [Written by Various / Art by Dick Dillin, Charles Cuidera and Sheldon Moldoff / Cover by Dillin]
More World War II tales of Sgt. Rock and Easy Company, in stories from OUR ARMY AT WAR #118-148. [Written by Robert Kanigher / Art by Joe Kubert, Russ Heath and Jerry Grandenetti / Cover by Joe Kube]
The critically acclaimed series exploring a war-torn New York City continues! Collecting issues #29-34, this volume involves the rise of a possible new leader in the DMZ and what it could mean for Matty Roth, a journalist calling the zone home. [Written by Brian Wood / Art by Richardo Burchielli / Cover by Brian Wood]
For the first time, Jack Kirby's tales of World War II are collected! In 1974, while Jack Kirby was hard at work on such mind-bending epics as MISTER MIRACLE and KAMANDI, he also created a series of stories that drew on his own experiences in World War II. Starring DC war heroes Johnny Cloud, Captain Storm, Gunner and Sarge, this volume features stories in which The Losers stop a German attack using a tactic found in a comic book, German and American athletes who faced each other at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin meet again on the field of combat, and much more! Don't miss this amazing collection of tales from OUR FIGHTING FORCES #151-162, and featuring a foreword by best-selling author Neil Gaiman (THE SANDMAN) [Written by Jack Kirby / Art by Jack Kirby, D. Bruce Berry & Mike Royer / Cover by Jack Kirby & Mike ]
It's a time-warped tale for the ages as warriors throughout the history of the DCU find themselves trapped on a dangerous, dinosaur-infested island. How did characters like G.I. Robot, Enemy Ace and Firehair wind up here - and for what nefarious reason? Find out in this collection featuring issues #1-6 of the 12-part miniseries event! [Written by Bruce Jones / Art by Al Barrionuevo & Jimmy Palmiotti / Cover by Neal Adams]
Collects stories from G.I. Combat #68 and Our Army At War #81-117. [Robert Kanigher & Bob Haney/Joe Kubert, Jerry Grandenetti, Irv Novick, Russ Heath, Ross Andru & Mike]
The classic tale that exploded into comics shops in the early 1980s is collected for the first time in hardcover! Featuring a new cover by acclaimed artist Brian Bolland, this deluxe, oversized volume collects the twelve-issue series in its entirety, along with bonus materials including never-before-seen preliminary artwork by Bolland and developmental material from writer Mike W. Barr! [Written by Mike W. Barr / Art by Brian Bolland, Terry Austin, Bruce Patterson & Dick Giordano / Cove]
Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by a Guerra, Paul Chadwick, Gorlan Parlov and Jose Marzan, Jr. Cover by Massimo Carnevale DC Comics presents the second hardcover volumes collecting Y: THE LAST MAN in oversized, hardcover editions. In this volume, collecting issues #11-23 of the award-winning series, a Russian spacecraft from the International Space Station returns to Earth carrying three passengers: one woman and two men. Could this be the end of Yorick's status as the last living male? Plus, the group runs up against a roadblock in Arizona where the female remains of the Sons of Arizona militia have cut the interstate to keep out any vestiges of the U.S. government. Don't miss the latest volume in the series Entertainment Weekly calls 'a seriously funny, nuanced tale.' Advance-solicited 320 pages, Full-Color, 7.0625" x 10.875", US MATURE READERS
Written by Warren Ellis Art by Chris Sprouse & Karl Story Cover by Michael Golden Warren Ellis's galaxy-spanning tale of mystery and murder is back in a new edition collecting the entire 6-issue miniseries! U.N. Weapons inspector Nathan Kane must untangle a web of mystery on Jupiter's moon Europa to learn what sort of beings lie under an icy dome. But he's about to encounter resistance of the violent kind from the staff manning Earth's outpost - and he'll like what happens when the long-slumbering aliens begin to awaken even less. 168 pages,
Written by Brian Azzarello Art by Eduardo Risso Cover by Dave Johnson Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso""s award-winning crime saga 100 BULLETS reaches its epic conclusion in this final volume collecting issues #89-100. Learn the last dark secrets of The Trust and The Minutemen""s place in the world as secrets are revealed about what really caused Graves"" war with The Trust. 304 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS
Written by Ian Rankin Art by Werther Dell""Edera 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 HELLBLAZER""s 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 Dell""Edera, the illustrator of a number of American comics - mostly notably Vertigo""s LOVELESS. 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 boss""s unbelievably spoiled, unbelievably sexy and unbelievably rich daughter, Victoria. So when the boss asks him to be Victoria""s personal bodyguard while she tears up the New York City club scene, Junk leaps at the chance. But before long, he""s finds that Victoria wants a lapdog and not a chaperone, someone who""s 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 Vertigo""s 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. 200 pages. B&W, 5.5"" x 8"" 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 Brian Wood Art by Riccardo Burchielli, Kristian Donaldson and Nikki Cook Cover by Brian Wood In this new DMZ volume collecting issues #35-41, the status quo is tossed out the window as embedded war journalist Matty Roth returns from his misadventure in Staten Island to find Parco Delgado in office as provisional governor of New York and details his first 100 days at breakneck speed. Matty's first task under the Delgado regime? Tracking down the source of one of the DMZ's greatest urban legends. 168 pages. Full Color. US MATURE READERS
Written by Chuck Dixon Art by Butch Guice, Eduardo Barreto and Rick Burchett Cover by Butch Guice It's 1945. Europe lies in ruins, the Nazi war machine defeated. Now, America's only option to end the war is Operation Olympus - the invasion of Japan! Don't miss this exciting title collecting the entire 6-issue miniseries! 144 pages. Full Color.
Written by Frank Spotnitz, Marv Wolfman and Doug Moench Art by Brian Denham Cover by Ryan Sook THE X-FILES lives on in this new collection that serves as a ""lost"" season of the smash-hit TV series. Mulder and Scully are sent to San Francisco to solve a string of murders, then become targets of the Tong underworld and travel to the mysterious Badlands to investigate a series of disappearances in this title collecting THE X-FILES #0-6. 176 pages. Full Color.
Written by Jason Starr Art by Mick Bertilorenzi Cover by Lee Bermejo ""Starr has a hard-edged style that is clean, cold and extremely chilling."" - Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times It's summer in New York, but a ""chill"" has settled over the city - a serial killer is on the loose, and the ritualized murders are becoming increasingly sadistic. The NYPD and the FBI have a suspect: a gorgeous young woman named Arlana. The only problem is that every witness provides a different description of her. None of it makes any sense to anyone except Martin Cleary, a beaten-down Irish cop from Boston with a whopper of a secret in his past - and a past that may go back a century or two . . . 192 pages. 5.5"" x 8"", B&W. MATURE READERS
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