Written and Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN Cover by HOWARD CHAYKIN EXPLODING FROM THE PAGES OF NEW AVENGERS It's the tail end of the fabulous fifties. NICK FURY and his AVENGERS roar into their secret mission, hunting down NAZI SUPER VILLAINSmen and women relentlessly preparing to unleash hell on a troubled world barely holding onto peaceonly to find the Avengers have what appears to be serious competition in their manhunt for these escaped ubermenschenwhen their mission is suddenly compromised by interference from an unlikely source. 32 pages. (each)/Rated T+
Back in print at last! It's 1961: a world of jazz and smoky cafes, Italian suits and skinny ties, beatniks and bohemians. In Gotham City, two thrill-crazed youths calling themselves Batgirl and Robin are making headlines. But when Dick's family is murdered, mere mischief becomes serious business as Batgirl and Robin arm themselves and set out to get justice. At it's up to Detective Bruce Wayne to stop the young thrill-seekers and solve the mystery of the Grayson murders. Collects Thrillkiller #1-3 and Thrillkiller '62 #1. Includes a new introduction by Howard Chaykin and never-before-published art by Dan Brereton.
Collected For The First Time! A new detective has hit the New York City streets - John McClane! He's got a new rank, a new partner and a new pain in the ass to deal with! A major crime is about to reveal itself and it all starts in a massage parlor, then things just get seedier from there. Collects issues #5-8. Yippee Ki Yay!
An America sundered. An America enraged. An America terrified. An America shattered by greed and racism, violence and fear, nihilism and tragedy and that's when everything really goes to hell. Collects The Divided States Of Hysteria #1-6.
Written by HOWARD CHAYKIN Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN Cover by HOWARD CHAYKIN The depression's going strong, so when Dominic Fortune is hired to bodyguard Jock Madison, Vaughn Lorillard and P.T. Oakley, three drunk and disorderly Hollywood stars, he jumps at the chance to pick up what looks like a few easy bucks, and maybe have a few laughs in the bargain. But when the trio of old school hambones and horndogs prove to be a bigger pain than he anticipated -- and he accidentally stumbles across a conspiracy headed by mysterious American businessman Malcolm Upshaw and Delatriz Betancourt, the recklessly sexy granddaughter of Confederates who fled Reconstruction for South America -- Fortune finds himself in hot waterwith the fate of the USA at stake. This volume also includes stories from Fortune's earliest days in the Marvel U and Howard Chaykin's Dominic Fortune digital comic, for the first time in print! Collecting DOMINIC FORTUNE #1-4, DOMINIC FORTUNE DIGITAL COMIC #1-6, MARVEL PREMIERE #56 and material from MARVEL PREVIEW #2. 176 pages. /Explicit Content
Threatened by ginned-up moral outrage, the money-minting luster of a decade ago long gone, four-color micro-moguls shoot themselves in the foot to hold on to what's left. Meanwhile, fandom takes hold hard in a generation of young enthusiasts-but with so much of what they love gone with the wind, what's left for them?
After years of being kept at bay, a new generation finally scales the castle walls, only to discover the hacks have beaten a hasty retreat, leaving nothing behind them but nostalgia. The newcomers arrive with a bill of rights. Management hands them a bill of goods.
The 1980s births a completely unanticipated commercial and artistic renaissancebut Editorial has notes. And fans who only yesterday were sneaking time on the school office mimeograph become today's commercial comic book darlings. WTF?
Howard Chaykin and Gerald Parel modernize the formative first days of a super hero and pop culture icon! Billionaire weapons manufacturer Tony Stark lived a life of wealth and privilege. That all changed when an on-site visit to a war-torn nation went horribly wrong, leaving Tony gravely injured in the hands of dangerous extremists - one of whom was a former friend! When asked to build a weapon, Tony instead constructed a mechanized suit of armor and escaped. But the horrors he left behind are coming for retribution, and the only way to stop them is for the carefree playboy to becomethe Iron Man! Reprinting Iron Man Season One.
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of legendary comics creator Jack King Kirby with these tribute tales by a star-studded cast of writers and artists that collects The New Gods Special #1, The Newsboy Legion And The Boy Commandos Special #1, The Sandman Special #1, the Manhunter Special #1 and the Darkseid Special #1!
Strippers and college boys on Swing Street Bebop and bad cops in Harlem. Tangled memory and tainted love-as the night draws closer to dawn-and blood reckoning.
Joel Breakstone, a GI liberator of Buchenwald and brutally damaged goods, follows a path of vengeance that leads to redemption in a violent journey into his own heart of darkness-in a spiritual adventure from comics' contemporary master of crime and punishment, Howard Chaykin. Collects MIDNIGHT OF THE SOUL #1-5.
Written and created by Howard Chaykin. A crime fighter is genetically engineered to be a super-hero - but when the test goes awry and he doesn't have the superhero qualities needed, he has to be teamed up with a former CIA agent who is the brains behind the duo. One gets all the glory while one has all the power. Collects issues 1-4 as well as the Holiday Special one-shot!
Catch up with Ruff and Reddy, former cartoon superstars, in this title collecting the six-issue miniseries. When an entrepreneurial talent agent convinces the duo that the world is waiting on their career revival, they set out in pursuit of landing their second big break. Ruff and Reddy then appear in a slew of TV pilots, from crime dramas to sitcoms to game shows to reality TV, in the hope of regaining their fame.
Written and illustrated by legendary and award-winning comic book creator Howard Chaykin, The Shadow: Blood & Judgment is collected for the first time since 1991!!! Chaykin's dynamic, visceral style added a new dimension to The Shadow of the 1980"s! The laugh had vanishedthe mocking, sinister laugh that signaled doom for the petty souls whose wrongdoing stained the world. It was gone, lost in the night that echoed it. Now, one by one, his friends and operatives are being ruthlessly murdered. Someone is trying to draw him out. Thirty-five years later, it is time for him to return. The laugh is here again. The Shadow is back. God help the guilty.
It's New Year's, 1950... the end of a tumultuous decade. Lamont Cranston, the man that the world and the underworld know all too well as The Shadow, has had enough. It's time for the mysterious nemesis of crime to hang up his cloak, his slouch hat, and his twin .45s, and retire from public life. But despite this momentous decision, Margo Lane and the rest of The Shadow's agents fear that mankind, teetering on the brink of nuclear Armageddon, may not be quite ready to be bereft of the dark avenger. Howard Chaykin, whose 1980s revival of The Shadow at DC Comics reinvigorated the character for comic lovers everywhere, returns to tell a mind-blowing tale of the Master of Men! Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of men? Howard Chaykin knows!
With its gripping conclusion, Sunshine Patriots #2 brings Howard Chaykin's thrilling two-part story to a satisfying finale!As the former Rough Riders navigate the dangerous world of Hollywood, facing off against mobsters and uncovering secrets, Chaykin's masterful storytelling keeps readers hooked until the very end. With action, intrigue, and unexpected twists at every turn, Sunshine Patriots #2 is a must-read for fans of Westerns and Hollywood history. Don't miss out on the epic conclusion to this captivating series that will leave you eagerly turning the pages until the very last panel!
You think you've read everything about Hollywood? Think Again! And when legendary creator Howard Chaykin is in the director's chair, expect the unexpected. Follow the adventures of two former members of Roosevelt's Rough Riders cavalry, who arrive in Hollywood in 1913 and find themselves caught in the web of a dangerous new world. As the first Sicilian mobsters make their way to the City of Angels, the two heroes find themselves recruited as mercenaries for the movie studios and drawn into the cutthroat world of cinema, with a front-row seat to the building of a new American empire. With its action-packed narrative and exciting new historical setting, Sunshine Patriots is a must-read for fans of the Western genre and anyone interested in the early days of Hollywood and the formation of one of the most important facets of modern American culture.
Vampirella, the alluring icon of horror comics, bids you welcome! The raven-haired hostess guides you through over thirty classic tales of terror and suspense, reprinted from issues #50-56 of the celebrated 1970s Vampirella Magazine. Visionary creators including Jose Gonzalez, Howard Chaykin, and Richard Corben grace these pages with such spine-chilling tales as, Rise of the Undead, Bowser, Call Me Pantha, Dr. Wrighter's Asylum of Horror, and The Headless Horseman. [(W) Howard Chaykin & Various (A) Richard Corben & Various (CA) Enrich]
