It's just another average day for Bliss, an ignored linguist at the Department of Defense. However, when Bliss unlocks the secret translation of an ancient scroll, terror rains from the sky... in the form of the BATTLE BEASTS! Unstoppable creatures armed to the teeth, the Battle Beasts are determined to make Earth their own personal war zone. Nothing can stop their merciless carnage. Nothing except perhaps a gentle word from the one woman who can understand them-Bliss! [(W) Bobby Curnow (A) Valerio Schiti (CA) Daniel Brereton]
Hot on the trail of kidnapped faerie Violet Bell, the interdimensional detective Boone Dias finally corners the assassin that has been out for his blood and finds that the mystery runs deeper than Violet's disappearance.
Hot on the heels of his latest graphic novel, Nocturnals: The Sinister Path, comes a rich collection of illustrations, many created in the last year, by five-time Eisner nominee Dan Brereton. This creator's penchant for rich color and bold line-work, depicting figures heroic and monstrous, feminine and bestial, shine here in a hardcover volume featuring cover art to several popular comics, lavishly indulgent private commissions, personal work, and an entire section of recent art devoted to his most popular creation, the Nocturnals.
From the creators of Harrow County and The Sixth Gun comes this gothic horror fantasy about a family of sorcerers in crisis. Roman Black is the moribund patriarch of a family of powerful sorcerers. As his wicked and corrupt children fight over who will take the reins of Manor Black and become representative of the black arts, Roman adopts a young mage whom he gifts his powers to with the hope that someone good will take his place against the evil forces out to bring down his family and legacy.
Award-winning comics creator Dan Brereton delivers another jaw-dropping collection of brilliantly painted examples of his freelance work in the genres of fantasy, Sci-Fi, horror, adventure and pin-up illustration. This unique volume also delivers insights into Dan's creative process, sharing work-in-progress imagery, accompanied by discussion of approach, theory and technique in the artist's own words. A must have art book and reference for illustration and comics art enthusiasts alike.
A new volume of recent paintings and drawings by illustrator and comics-creator, Dan Brereton. Collecting illustrations ranging from spooky to heroic, fetching to monstrous. Features art inspired by characters from 'Nocturnals' in lush full color. Includes a Q and A with Dan, and Nocturnals flash-fiction by acclaimed novelist, James A. Moore.
The death of the powerful and mysterious Judge Hemlock opens the door to one macabre revelation after another, as Doc Horror, spooky daughter Evening, and an armed revenant called the Gunwitch, investigate a haunted house enshrouded in the occult. What the Nocturnals find in the dungeon-like basement - and the toy-filled attic - is only the beginning of a wild and deadly hunt, as the monstrous Hemlock children are once again free to roam the countryside, seeking revenge on anyone unlucky enough to cross their sinister path. Creator Dan Brereton tells us more about this original graphic novel in an Exclusive Interview!
Go punk yourself! Punk Mambo is a hard-living voodoo priestess who grew up in London, then relocated to Louisiana's Bayou Country. Now, she's a mystical mercenary for hire. In her first-ever solo series, Punk Mambo investigates a series of abductions in the New Orleans gutter punk scene, stumbling upon a deadlier mystery that takes her to the haunted shores of Haiti. From writer Cullen Bunn (Venom) and artist Adam Gorham (New Mutants: Dead Souls) comes this hilariously horrifying breakout adventure for Valiant's fan-favorite mystic malcontent. Collecting the complete Punk Mambo five-issue limited series, along with Punk Mambo #0 from writer Peter Milligan and artist Robert Gill.
