• Black Bolt begins to find his bearings in the remote prison to which he has been mysteriously banished. • And an unlikely alliance with Crusher Creel, a.k.a. the Absorbing Man, could provide the Silent King with some answers about his captor's motives and identity. • But not every prisoner is ready to trust the hero-turned-inmate. There are those who would see him falland they are more than happy to push.
Prison break! • The prisoners revolt! But are Black Bolt and his unlikely allies simply pawns in a bigger game? • Plus: Death's Head! Is he there to helpor hunt? • And who - or what - is the warden of this strange place? Whatever it is, the Jailer knows only penance and fear. And soon, so will the Silent King!
Man to man! • When their prison break ends in catastrophe, Black Bolt and the Absorbing Man are forced to confront their pasts - together. • What makes a hero and a villain? • When new hope comes from an unexpected source, Black Bolt faces a choice. What price will he pay for his freedom?
• As Black Bolt turns the tables on the evil Jailer! • But what about his fellow prisoners? Given a choice, will the Midnight King choose the company of thieves? • And what hope do they have against a creature who knows their deepest secrets?
The Midnight King Returns To Earth part 1. After months off-world, the former Inhuman King Black Bolt returns to Earth to find judgment awaiting him. In his absence, the Inhumans were rounded up, imprisoned and now struggle to maintain their fragile democracy. But someone must pay the price for the horrors they've endured. Will Black Bolt survive his people's wrath? Plus: Includes 3 bonus Marvel Primer Pages!
• The Jailer returns! • Black Bolt thought he had escaped the alien prison where he was tortured in his brother's place. But no one escapes their penance - not even the Midnight King. • Even without his mighty voice, Black Bolt has a few tricks up his sleeve. But will they be enough to save his young companion Blinky - or himself?
The Midnight King Returns To Earth finale! • A former queen's promise to her former king. Medusa swore to find Black Bolt, and she has - but will she be in time to save him? • Voiceless and betrayed, the former ruler of the Inhumans faces a darkness he thought he had put behind him. But he won't face it alone. • Old friends. Reunited lovers. A son and a new daughter already lost. Black Bolt faces his penance with all he loves by his side.
The Midnight King Returns To Earth part 1. After months off-world, the former Inhuman King Black Bolt returns to Earth to find judgment awaiting him. In his absence, the Inhumans were rounded up, imprisoned and now struggle to maintain their fragile democracy. But someone must pay the price for the horrors they've endured. Will Black Bolt survive his people's wrath? Plus: Includes 3 bonus Marvel Primer Pages! Product Update: This issue will feature a lenticular cover.
The king of the Inhumans has been imprisoned! But where? Why has he been jailed? And who could be powerful enough to hold the uncanny Black Bolt? The answers will shock you - and Blackagar Boltagon as well! For if he is to learn the truth, he must first win a fight to the death against a fellow inmate: the Absorbing Man! As a prison revolt begins, Death's Head enters the fray - but is he there to help, or to hunt? And who - or what - is the warden of this strange place? Whatever it is, the Jailer knows only penance and fear. And soon, so will the Silent King! Award-winning sci-fi writer Saladin Ahmed crafts a story fit for the mind-bending art of Christian Ward! Collecting Black Bolt #1-6.
story NICK SPENCER, art & cover CHRISTIAN WARD This is it: the mind-blowing conclusion to the biggest sci-fi epic of 2011! As Mark comes face to face with the makers of The Infinite Vacation and discovers the startling truth behind the multiverse, he'll be forced to make a decision that will change the very nature of life itself forever!
A fierce beginning to arc two of the astronomical hit series! Desperate after a devastating battle, the Sundog is stranded and running out of fuel-and they turn to Vess' breathtaking home planet of Rool for help. But just as unexpected bonds and newfound strength begin to reveal themselves . . . so does a new and terrifying gang of spacefaring renegades.
The final arc of the acclaimed series begins . . . in the Point of No Return! The strange new Nones have whisked the Sundog into a far more perilous edge of space-and they need Vess. Will she choose Grix... or the unthinkable?
The exhilarating first arc of the hit ongoing series! An epic new sci-fi saga from the acclaimed team of Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning author G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel, Wonder Woman) and Eisner Award-winning artist Christian Ward (Black Bolt). In a far-flung galaxy's small solar system, two women-one a young religious acolyte, the other a hard-bitten freighter pilot-uncover a conspiracy between the leaders of the most dominant religion and an all-consuming megacorporation. On the run from reprisals on both sides, this unlikely pair must decide where their loyalties lie-and risk plunging the world into anarchy if they reveal the truth. Collects Invisible Kingdom: Walking the Path #1-#5.
The explosive aftermath of their shocking discovery has pushed captain Grix and acolyte Vess to the furthest reaches of their solar system. Once unknowing pawns of the most ubiquitous religion and pervasive megacorporation, the now-renegade team is alone after revealing to the world that these enemy groups are in cahoots-but not for long. And when their crew encounters a group of ruthless spacefaring privateers, they might not be safe for long either. Collects issues #6-#10 of the series. Two master creators doing a barrel roll just outside our atmosphere. You want this book. -Gail Simone
Spinning directly out of the epic Red Sonja title written by Mark Russell! Prince Cyril's plan to murder Sonja The Red is diverted, due to battles with giants. But from the battles comes a discovery, and a mysterious collection of allies begins to unite. By Mark Russell (Red Sonja, Year Of The Villain), Bryce Ingman (Edgar Allen Poe's Snifter Of Terror) and Craig Rousseau (The Flash).
Get Christian Ward's beautifully brutal cover to Killing Red Sonja #2 in this limited, virgin edition and mark this momentous upheavel in Sonja's story!
The dark forces behind Al Capone's illegal magic operation come out in full force, and Elliot Ness and his team must battle through an army of mobsters, wizards, and ancient powers that threaten more than just Chicago's lowlifes. A new genre-bending comic series from Christian Ward, artist of the acclaimed sci-fi epic ODY-C. Drawn by Sami Kivelä (Abbott), with backup stories written and drawn by Christian Ward.
An epic 26 centuries in the making: In the aftermath of a galactic war a hundred years long, Odyssia the Clever Champion and her compatriots begin their longest, strangest trip yet: the one home. A gender-bent eye-popping psychedelic science fiction odyssey begins HERE, by Matt Fraction (Casanova, SEX CRIMINALS, SATELLITE SAM) and Christian Ward (Infinite Vacation, Olympus). Includes special eight-page foldout!
O and her crew encounter...the Cyclops.
The core of a fabled starship may make Odyssia's journey home a matter of moments rather than months-but it comes at a price.
A near-mutiny threatens the ODY-C just as home finally seems within its reach.
NEW STORY ARC! What happened to Ene the Conqueror and He of Troiia after they departed for their home at the end of the Great War?
He of Troiia must tell the story of his life-or face its violent end.
To be announced.
Ene fights a monolithic beast on the outskirts of space and time as He-of-Troiia tells stories in the mad hope to save his life. MAJOR PLOT POINT: Ene versus Proteus, the giant space whale.
The Fall of The House of Atreus part 1. Queen Gamem returns home, and she's not alone?
The Fall of The House of Atreus part 2. Love kills in this, the worst homecoming party ever.
Lose yourself in an epic twenty-six centuries in the making. Featuring art from the gender-bent science fiction comic Ody-C by Matt Fraction (Casanova, Sex Criminals, Satellite Sam) and Christian Ward (Infinite Vacation, Olympus), this interactive activity book takes you on a feverishly eye-popping journey rendered in lavish psychedelic pen-and-ink illustrations-all waiting to be brought to life through color.It's an unlikely mixture of elements, but it hits an inimitable combination of cool and classic that pulls you into the orbit of an intoxicating journey.-Paste Magazine
ODY-C, modeled after Homer's Odyssey, is a psychedelic, gender-broke science-fiction epic that tells the story of three legendary warrior-queens returning home after a centuries-long battle. ? Told in verse with a visual sensibility that redefines the very possibilities of the comics medium, this gloriously oversized hardcover also has exclusive bonus materials including essays by classicist Dani Colman, teaching aids, and a massive 10-page fold-out previously only available in the sold-out first issue. Collects ODY-C #1-12
SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE! The first five issues of FRACTION and WARD's epic science fiction, gender-broke, mind-expanding retelling of THE ODYSSEY. Collects ODY-C #1-5.
Some people would do anything for love... even go to war... forever. What happened to Ene the Conqueror, and He, of Troiia, after the end of the Troiian War and they departed for home, reunited at last? It doesn't go well for either of them, it turns out. You think war is hell? Try being married to these two. This legendary couple finds themselves trapped on a world where madness reigns and blood flows daily. To escape, Ene must hunt and kill the bastard son of a god and He must weave stories night after night hoping to stay alive long enough for his bride to rescue him... Collects ODY-C #6-10.
(W) Nathan Edmondson (A) Christian Ward Three thousand years ago, the brothers Castor and Pollux were granted immortality by Zeus. Today they serve him on Earth. Sent to capture a messenger fallen from Olympus, the brothers accidentally release onto Earth one of the fiercest prisoners of Hades,a cursed, ravaged soul with a millennia-old grudge. Now in an adventure that takes them across Europe and to an island off the coast of Greece, Castor and Pollux must track and capture this being before his rampant rage yields irreversable damage to the balance between Olympus and Earth.
Get ready for King Thor and The Phoenix, Bub! In the far future, All-Father Thor reignited the Earth and sparked new life in the universe. But now, something is wiping out other worlds - and Midgard won't be far behind. Luckily, Thor isn't the only god left. But is the Phoenix-possessed Wolverine a friend or foe?
In their struggle to take down Al Capone and his bootleg-magic operation, Eliot Ness and his Untouchables must navigate corrupt church officials, mystically enhanced bruisers, and ruthless wizards with obscure intentions who pull the strings behind the scenes. But can Ness keep up without succumbing to his own dark side? A new genre-bending comic series from Christian Ward, artist of the acclaimed sci-fi epic Invisible Kingdom. Drawn by Sami Kivelä (Abbott).
As Eliot Ness works to bring down Al Capone's illegal magic ring, dark wizards begin invading the dreams of the Untouchables and Ness's own family. Meanwhile, Ness discovers that something worse than Capone is behind the whole operation. A new genre-bending comic series from Christian Ward, artist of the acclaimed sci-fi epic ODY-C. Drawn by Sami Kivelä (Abbott), with backup stories written and drawn by Christian Ward.
Civil War II tie-in! As the heroes meet in final battle - is there any saving the Ultimates? Or have they found the one problem they can't solve? Meanwhile, in the depths of space, the Lifebringer comes to a decision that will change the team forever - if they survive! Are you ready...for Ultimates 2?
