The ugliest side of humanity may be humanity's only hope. Collecting the first five issues of Brian Azzarello's (100 Bullets, Dark Knight III) latest masterpiece, with horrifically, beautiful artwork from Juan Doe (Fantastic Four, Joker's Asylum). In a small Midwestern town, a large man with a horribly scarred face gets off a bus, and takes a room. He spooks the locals-nobody knows him-or do they? It's impossible to say be-cause he seemingly has no face. The man's intentions remain unknown, until he takes on a corrupt sheriff and the rural crew of racist arms dealers. The town's impression of the man changes, and he's seen as a hero?until his real intentions bubble to the surface. The man isn't there to end the gang, but to take it over. And he's just getting started.
The Animals thought, spoke and took revenge. The dust has settled and the blood has dried, but a new force is rising in the West, ready to help Animal-kind seize power in the dark new world to come Spinning out from Marguerite Bennett's (Insexts, Bombshells and Batwoman) hit new series Animosity is this special collection, illustrated by Juan Doe (American Monster, World Reader)! Witness the devastating effects of The Wake and how it affected other parts of the world on that terrifying day! This hardcover edition, printed in the European Graphic Album size of 8.4 x 11.6, will be the only solo collection of this limited series ever printed. This oversized edition collects all three issues of this spin-off from the fan-favorite Animosity series. Available for the first time, and limited to 1,500 copies, as an exclusive for Local Comic Shop Day.
The toast has been made and the cake has been cut. The most intimate wedding reception of the century has started, and all the guests are suffering a bad case of nomophobia (a.k.a. no-mobile-phone phobia). But things get real in a hurry when the mysterious killer sets off a frenzy that drives the re-maining guests into a world of unknown primal fear. Now they must learn to de-pend on each other if they are to survive the hunt. Written and drawn by AfterShock's very own Juan Doe (Dark Ark, American Monster, World Reader), Bad Reception is a searing horror story that doubles as a topical, satirical critique on society's obsession with technology, social media and the cult of celebrity.
Join New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (THE VALIANT) and acclaimed artists Mico Suayan (HARBINGER), Butch Guice (The Winter Soldier), and Lewis LaRosa (Punisher) for the first deluxe, oversized hardcover collection of the series named one of the year's best by IGN, Comic Vine, Uproxx and many more! Bloodshot's nanites made him a nearly unstoppable killing machine. His enhanced strength, speed, endurance, and healing made him the perfect weapon, and he served his masters at Project Rising Spirit - a private contractor trafficking in violence - very well. Now, Bloodshot is a shadow of his former self. He lives in self-imposed exile, reeling from the consequences of his past life and the recent events that nearly drove him mad. But when a rash of shootings by gunmen who appear to look just like Bloodshot begin, his guilt will send him on a mission to stop the killers, even if it means diving head-long into the violence that nearly destroyed him. Collecting Bloodshot Reborn #1-13.
The future. The very concept of truth has died. Politicians invent their own facts, and independent newspapers no longer exist. In this world, private detectives serve as ronin, searching out the hard truths that people are desperate to keep hidden. The best of these is Satya, known as Lady Dick, a former journalist turned gumshoe who runs every lead to ground. But Satya has just received her hardest case yet: her old editor has been murdered. Someone wanted him silenced, and the trail points toward the highest bastions of power. To find jus-tice for her friend, she'll have to put everything - and everyone - she knows at risk. A prophetic neo-noir thriller with unexpected twists at every turn, THE CLARION is co-created by Ringo Award nominated writer Erica Schultz (M3, Forgotten Home, Strange Tails) and comic writer and for-mer newspaper crime reporter Van Jensen (Two Dead, Cryptocracy, Superman: Man of Tomorrow), aided and abetted by Spanish art sensation Aneke (DC Comics Bombshells, Legenderry: Red Sonja).
Reporters Ben Urich and Sally Floyd are determined to uncover the secret truth hidden in the heart of the superhuman Civil War. But to find it, they'll have to brave the front lines of the battle - and that's a very dangerous place to be. Through interviews with heroes, villains, government officials and power players on both sides, Sally and Ben inch ever closer to unraveling the true motivations behind the war - but some secrets should never be brought to light. Plus: Speedball is public enemy No. 1, jailed and blamed for the Stamford disaster that kicked off the war. Determined to defend himself, he soon finds that he has further to fall than he ever thought possible - and that the road to redemption will take him to a very dark place. Collecting Civil War: Front Line #1-11.
Enough is enough! The tension between the X-Men, the refugees of the 198 and the Office of National Emergency's Sentinel guard dogs has finally reached a breaking point. As the superhuman Civil War rips apart the Marvel Universe, the X-Men also find themselves crumbling from the inside out. Will they admit defeat, or will they finally start to fight back? As a very prominent member of the team breaks ranks to join the Pro-Registration movement, and a member of the 198 plots bloody vengeance from within, the original X-Men go rogue in a search for the truth. But the truth might just get them - and half of the world's very few remaining mutants - killed! Collecting Civil War: X-Men #1-4, Cable & Deadpool #30-32 and X-Factor (2006) #8-9.
Collecting the first five issue of this hit AfterShock series! The wickedness of mankind has moved the Creator to destroy the world by way of the flood. Noah has been tasked with building an ark to save his family and the animals of the world. But this is not Noah's story. For darker powers have commanded the sorcerer Shrae to build his own ark and save the unnatural creatures of the world-such as the vampires, the dragons, the naga and the manticore. But what will happen on a vessel crawling with monsters, where insidious intrigue and horrific violence are the rule of law? From writer Cullen Bunn (X-Men Blue, Deadpool, Venom) and artist Juan Doe (American Monster, World Reader) comes a sinister tale of biblical proportions that HAD to be told at AfterShock Comics.
The wickedness of mankind has moved the Creator to destroy the world by way of the flood! Two arks sail this flooded world. On one, Noah tends the animals of the natural world. On the other, the sorcerer Shrae stands watch over the monsters that haunt the night. But in order for Shrae's charges to thrive in the World That Waits, Noah's Ark must also survive. And when Noah's vessel encounters trouble, Shrae's monsters must work in secrecy to ensure that their would-be prey find land. From writer Cullen Bunn (X-Men Blue, Deadpool, Venom) and artist Juan Doe (American Monster, World Reader) comes a sinister tale of biblical proportions that had to be told at AfterShock Comics.
Khalee struggles to control the monsters that have come to the new world. She struggles to fulfill the wishes of her demonic masters. She struggles to keep her family together. And she struggles to hold onto her own humanity. And among these strug-gles, one of her father's old enemies rises to torment her. From writer Cullen Bunn (Unholy Grail, Brothers Dracul, Witch Hammer, Deadpool, Venom) and artist Juan Doe (Animosity: The Rise, American Monster, World Reader) comes an even more sinister tale of biblical proportions!
Two arks were built to survive the Flood. One was filled with the creatures of the natural world. The other was populated by...everything else. Now that the denizens of the DARK ARK have beaten Noah's Ark to land, a new societal order must be created - one based on the rule of monsters. Khalee, a new sorceress, ventures to maintain order amidst the chaos, but her otherworldly masters have a different task in mind. She must devise a way to bring Noah's Ark to the monsters...because the beasts must feed. From writer Cullen Bunn (Unholy Grail, Brothers Dracul, Witch Hammer, Deadpool, Venom) and artists Juan Doe (Animosity: The Rise, American Monster, World Reader) and Jesus Hervas comes an even more sinister tale of biblical proportions! Contains the entire series, issues #1-5.
The wickedness of mankind has moved the Creator to destroy the world by way of the flood. Noah has been tasked with building an ark to save his family and the animals of the world. But this is not No-ah's story. For darker powers have commanded the sorcerer Shrae to build his own ark and save the unnatural creatures of the world - such as vampires, dragons, naga, and the manticore. But what will happen on a vessel crawling with monsters, where insidious intrigue and horrific violence are the rule of law? From writer Cullen Bunn (Witch Hammer, Knights Temporal) and artist Juan Doe (American Monster, World Reader, Bad Reception) comes a sinister tale of biblical proportions. This hard-cover contains the first fifteen issues.
The wickedness of mankind has moved the Creator to destroy the world by way of the flood. Noah has been tasked with building an ark to save his family and the animals of the world. But this is not Noah's story. For darker powers have commanded the sorcerer Shrae to build his own ark and save the unnatural creatures of the world - such as the vampires, the dragons and the manticore. But what will happen on a vessel crawling with monsters, where insidious intrigue and horrific violence are the rule of law? A sinister saga of biblical proportions from master of horror Cullen Bunn (Eden, Piecemeal, Unholy Grail, X-Men Blue, Deadpool, Venom) and artist Juan Doe (American Monster, World Reader), this comprehensive hardcover volume features the entire DARK ARK series as well as the follow-up series, Dark Ark: After The Flood.
Two arks sail the flooded world. On one, Noah tends the animals of the natural world. On the other, the sorcerer Shrae stands watch over the monsters that haunt the night. But in order for Shrae's charges to thrive in the World That Waits, Noah's Ark must also survive. And when Noah's vessel encounters trouble, Shrae's monsters must work in secrecy to ensure that their would-be prey lives to find land. From writer Cullen Bunn (X-Men Blue, Deadpool, Venom) and artist Juan Doe (American Monster, World Reader) comes a sinister tale of biblical proportions.
Earth has been drifting away from the sun for three hundred years, but that doesn't stop Gordo, a crime scene photographer living inside the dome-protected city of New Reykjavík, from dreaming about its warm glow. Is the sun as dangerous as the NRCE (New Reykjavík Corps of Engineers) led everyone to believe or will a murder rife with old sun mystery throw Gordo down a rabbit hole to find the truth?
Missing kids, a mysterious cult, and one very angry ex-wife-seems like a typical Tuesday for conspiracy theorist David Corey. While David appears crazy to most, he might just be the only chance the FBI have of finding the missing kids and solving a centuries old mystery. Will FBI agent Joanna Hernandez learn to trust David before it's too late? From the creative team of Stephanie Phillips (Devil Within, Kicking Ice), Evgeniy Bornyakov (Meteora, Ziggy) , Lauren Affe (Stranger Things, Spider Gwen), and A Larger World's Troy Pe-teri, Descendent is an action comedy that asks what happens if you combine The X-Files and National Treasure. (No, Nick Cage is not in this comic. Sorry, everyone.)
Conspiracy theories, government corruption, and a really good mixtape of Prince drives David Corey to help solve the mysterious disappearance of a famous politician's son. When David realizes that the truth is much more dangerous than a kidnapping, he must battle ancient secrets that have endangered the lives of children for centuries. This conspiracy-fueled adventure story looks at the darker side of American history through the eyes of an unlikely team of heroes. If they fail, the American government and its people may not survive. From Stephanie Phillips (Devil Within, Kicking Ice) and Evgeniy Bornyakov (You Are Obsolete, Meteora, Ziggy), Descendent investigates the missing link between a mysterious cult and disappearing children. This volume collects issues #1-5.
The war against Steppenwolf and the Hunger Dogs is overall hope is lost! [(W) James Robinson (A) Nicola Scott, Trevor Scott (CA) Juan Doe]
Marvels First Family investigates a long-kept secret, bringing them to the island of Puerto Rico - face-to-face with an old nemesis and a creature known as el Chupacabra! Then, its a return trip to the tropics, and the Human Torch is bringing his good buddy Spider-Man! What has turned the island of Vieques tranquil bay intoa giant radioactive monster?! Plus: Theres no such thing as a relaxing vacation. When the monstrous evil genius M.O.D.O.K. hatches a plan involving genetically enhanced monkeys, our heroes will be up to their ears in it! Guest-starring Dragon Man and the mysterious figure known only asEl Vejigante! Collecting Fantastic Four: Isla De La Muerte!, Spider-Man & The Human Torch InBahia De Los Muertos! and Fantastic Four In Ataque Del M.O.D.O.K.! [(W) Tom Beland (A/CA) Juan Doe]
Written by JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV Art & Cover by JUAN DOE FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN Meet Marvel's newest star! Spinning out of IRON MAN 2.0 and FEAR ITSELF! Discover the history of Sun Wukong - Thief! Trickster! Hero! Great Sage, Equal of Heaven! - and witness as he takes his place at the forefront of Marvel's ranks, the legendary Handsome Monkey King
New Characters! New Enemies! A Brand New Era continues... with a shocking return? Zoe, her daughter Emma and the new crew of Serenity are faced with an impossible choice thanks to the shocking arrival of the last person anyone expected. But first Zoe needs to escape the Alliance's latest trap. And it means turning to the one person she ever wanted to see again... Mal Reynolds.
Safety through obedience. Strength in conformity. Hydra is watching. Welcome to Hydra World, and its capital, New York. The city that had better sleep after curfew, if it knows what's good for it. But when Ian Rogers, the hero named Nomad, finds himself in this rotten Big Apple, he will challenge its regime of terror. Nomad is no stranger to hellish surroundings - but in Hydra's Battleworld domain, he will face a new kind of nightmare. A very personal foe with an all-too-familiar face: the Sentinel of Subjugation called Captain Hydra! As SECRET WARS rages, Nomad fights impossible odds. Can one man defeat a world? Or will he be forced toHail Hydra?! Plus: Hank Johnson, agent of Hydra, will make you look at faceless henchmen in a whole new light! Collecting Hail Hydra #1-4 and Hank Johnson, Agent of Hydra #1.
Written by FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by STEVE KURTH Cover by JUAN DOE Iron Man loses everything! Tony Stark's life is in a downward spiral. Obadiah Stane has taken his company and his fortune, leaving Stark to live on the streets of Los Angeles. He is even too destitute to fuel his armor, and his fellow heroes have decided not to help him to see whether the once-great man can build himself back up. Believing he can help the residents of his new neighborhood, the impoverished Imperio section of L.A., Tony begins to rebuild his company and his life with the help of some new friends. Unfortunately for Stark, nothing happens in the City of Angels without the group of villains known as the Pride's consent. And knowing Iron Man is a threat to their criminal empire, they quickly target Stark for destruction! Outnumbered and outgunned, powerless and penniless, Tony Stark has everything to fight for and nothing to lose! Collecting IRON MAN LEGACY #6-11.
Centuries have passed and time has taken its toll on Mars. Conflict burns across the landscape. A war of supremacy and genocide at the hands of a burtal despot has brought the planet to the edge of collapse. A search party has finally located an aged John Carter and Dejah Thoris, living in quiet seclusion on a desert moon, in perpetual mourning for their lost son. How could they be Mars' last hope? Introducing a John Carter story like you've never seen before, from co-writers Brian Wood (Star Wars, DMZ, Northlanders) and Alex Cox (Adventure Time), joined by artist Hayden Sherman (Civil War II: Kingpin).
After wading through the weird, satanic waters of Los Angeles without a map, KISS finally finds some tour guides in the form of Vampirella and her band Witchkraft. While the two bands jam and work to figure out what's happening to all of L.A.'s rock bands, KISS' mysterious driver and the demons who run the record industry are unveiling their own plans.
When immigrants came to the new world they didn't only bring their hopes and dreams, they also brought their monsters. Years ago, early setters locked these monsters away in a secret prison deep in the woods of New Amsterdam so that they never would return to the Old World. Those woods have be-come Central Park and now the monsters have escaped! Nick, 14, finds out that he's a lega-cy to a secret society that for the last 400 years has kept these monsters in check - he and a ragtag group of kids just like him have to put the monsters back before they get out of the park and destroy the city. Brought to life by Adam Glass (Rough Riders, The Normals, Teen Titans) and Aidan Glass, with art by Diego Yapur (The Night Projectionist, Priest: Purgatory), The Lollipop Kids is an epic re-imagining of the things that go bump in the night. Volume 1 contains issues #1-5.
Barely escaping a life imprisoned inside the walls of a paddded psychiatric hospital, Oliver Flores has been kidnappedagain! Except this time it wasn't done by interdimensional aliens. It was done by his own mom, Marisol Flores. Drugged up and groggy, Oliver regains consciousness and is reunited with his mother for the first time in nineteen years. The two share tender moments and crucial information, but they must hurry. The entire Albuquerque Police Department, along with the mysterious Strangers in Black, are looking for them. Based on a true story from writer Eliot Rahal (Hot Lunch Special), with out-of-this-world art from Clara Meath, Midnight Vista will make you believe in little grey men.
Oliver Flores and his stepfather, Nomar Perez, were turning right onto Midnight Vista Road when they were both abducted by aliens. To Oliver's mother, they were both just missing. To the police, they were declared legally dead. And to everyone else growing up in Albuquerque, Oliver Flores was the Milk Carton Kid. His life was the cautionary tale of an eight-year-old who was kidnapped and killed by his stepdad while out for some ice cream. But now - years later - a fully grown adult Oliver walks back into town. He has been returnedand he remembers everything. Based on a very personal, true story from writer Eliot Rahal (Hot Lunch Special), with out-of-this-world art from Clara Meath, Midnight Vista will make you believe in little grey men.
Oliver Flores and his stepfather, Nomar Perez, were turning right onto Midnight Vista Road when they were both abducted by aliens. To Oliver's mother, they were both just missing. To the police, they were declared legally dead. And to everyone else growing up in Albuquerque, Oliver Flores was the Milk Carton Kid, his life the cautionary tale of an eight-year-old kidnapped and killed by his stepdad while out for some ice cream. But now - years later - a fully grown adult Oliver walks back into town. He has been returnedand he remembers everything. Based on a very personal, true story from writer Eliot Rahal (Hot Lunch Special), with out-of-this-world art from Clara Meath, Midnight Vista will make you believe in little grey men.
The wizards learn the truth about their lineage. The end result is a terrifying showdown as the castle pits them against one another. Tempers flare and magic flies as friends become foes. Monomyth is an all-new mini-series from the mind of David Hazan (Nottingham).
Think about your life for a momentthe people you've known, the one's you've loved, and all the stuff in between. Now imagine you learned that everything you believed, everything you lived, everything you felt actually never happened...it was all not real. But it is real to you and you now must fight to save it and everyone you love. But to do that, you first have to save the world. Welcome to The Normals. Created and written by Adam Glass (executive producer of Supernatural and writer of Suicide Squad and Teen Titans) with art by Dennis Calero (X-Men Noir).
Twenty years ago, a comet fell to earth. Since that night, Matthew has been haunted - haunted by a spirit that gives him incredible psychic abilities. But these abilities come with a price...and payment is due. Every time Matthew uses his gifts, he draws closer to death, and other psychics - all of whom gained their powers on the night the comet fell - are dying in the most horrible of ways. To save himself, Matthew gathers a group of psychics to solve the mystery of their powers before it's too late.
Jericho Way is a Resurrectionist, a unique person who can unlock the memories and abilities of his past lives. The architect-turned-thief is on the verge of sparking the connection to his own history with the help of an enlightened Resurrectionist called the Scout, but time is short. The evil Sojourn corporation is wise to their actions and will stop at nothing to destroy their plans to complete a heist three thousand years in the making.
Resurrectionists are a select group of people who cannot only remember their past lives, but also become them. Framed architect-turned-thief Jericho Way and his crew of modern-day tomb robbers aren't born knowing they've been trying to pull off the same heist for three millennia. First, they have to wake up. But with enlightenment comes grave danger-the eternally antagonistic Sojourn Corporation is now hot on their heels! Collects Resurrectionists #1-#6.
The female Solar has done her best to atone for her dad's interstellar sins but she can't stop the evil that's coming to Earth. It's an absolute disaster of a homecoming from Frank J. Barbiere (Five Ghosts) and Jonathan Lau (Codename: Action)!
This all started with an accident... Brilliant scientist Phil Seleski had unlimited cosmic abilities, until he exploded and accidentally gave the powers to his daughter Erica (who is absolutely NOT a brilliant scientist). Now Phil's made of energy and Erica's the most powerful (and freaked-out) person on Earth. Can they work together to stop an invading alien armada without killing each other? Includes the complete story arc from issues #1-4 of the Solar comic book series, a complete cover gallery (featuring dozens of pin-ups), plus a complete issue script. (CAUT: C: 0-1-2)
Lou the astral-projecting cat's cosmic findings reveal new truths, new worlds, and new creatures. Unfortunately, his discoveries continue to be exploited for nefarious governmental purposes. Despite ailing health, his hunt presses on as he searches for the beings responsible for creating an energy source of astonishing power.
An explosive development makes Premier Peely's dreams a palpable reality. Lou struggles with illness as the world around him falls into total disarray.
In the far future, a military-industrial complex reigns over all humanity and actively destroys distant alien worlds. The galaxy's only hope can be found through an unlikely pair: an astral-projecting cat named Lou and his loving owner Kiara. Trading nine lives for the well-being of billions, their revolt is a battle for love, friendship, compassion, and the soul of humanity. Collects the five-issue miniseries.
We are back into the hopeful, apocalyptic world of Tala and Hototo. Year 2090. Six years have passed since Salvation Day, when Palladions, with their majestic powers, emerged as the protectors of humanity, saving the five remaining Megalopolis and securing the future of the human species. But nothing stays and the horizon always brings a new storm. These are dark times. Death, famine and desperation lurk around the streets of Megalopolis 9. The shield has lost thirty percent of its reach. The New Nature has learnt to create cuts in the energy channels that power the Beacon and the Palladions. A neverending horde of beasts siege the remains of the city, increasing the desperation among the population. The responsibility of keeping the city afloat lies on the shoulders of Generals Nesbo and Terrassa, who have to resort to risky survival measures. Journeying outside of the city in search of food is the only thing that is keeping the population alive, but nothing seems enough. Fear opens its way through Megalopolis 9 like a great crack of faith that separate more and more the population from the Palladions. Snow covers the city with a heavy white mantle, invoking oblivion and nothingness.
Meet Sarah, an astronaut traveling from dead planet to dead planet, talking to the ghosts of the dead worlds...as she fights to discover the secret that's killing the universe. But Death doesn't give up its secrets so easily, and as Death hunts her from planet to planet, Sarah struggles to maintain the trust of her crew and her own sanity in the endless ocean of lives. Every world has a story, and if she can find the secret tying them all together, she can save Earth from being the next world to die. From Groot and Jimmy Kimmel Live! writer Jeff Loveness and American Monster, Animosity: The Rise artist Juan Doe comes the chilling, epic new series that will be sure to appeal to fans of Arrival, Interstellar, and The Expanse. Collecting all six issues from this hit AfterShock series!
