The She-Devil Of The Sea who would be queen! Bêlit. The name alone conjures fear up and down the coasts of the Hyborian Age. And the sight of her ship, the Tigress, is an omen of despair for any town in the pirate queen's path! The Age of Conan kicks off with one of Conan's most formidable - and memorable - female compatriots, in an all-new story revealing how she became the undisputed Queen Of The Black Coast! The teenage Bêlit, obsessed with the sea - as well as the monsters and treasures she thinks are summoning her there - stows away on the ship of the dread Admiral Atrahasis into a deadly adventure even she could not predict! Plus: The first chapter in an all-new Bêlit prose novella, presented here for the first time!
First blood on the high seas! • Bêlit finds her first battle at sea! • But will her impetuous nature lead the crew to victory, or sink her ambitions before they've begun? • Either way, Captain Saturninus will need a new ship! • Plus: The next chapter in the all-new Bêlit prose novella!
• Bêlit has a plan to extort the rich cities along the coast... • ...but as she makes her name in the Hyborian Age, is she leading herself to a watery grave? • And who is the mysterious observer who is tracking her? • Plus: Part 3 of an all-new Bêlit novella, Bone Whispers!
Into the depths of Stygia! • Bêlit's mad quest takes her on a new course • But will the sea monsters she's been hunting prove to have a deeper connection to her future? • N'yaga returns! But what has he been up to since Bêlit last encountered him? • Plus: The next chapter in the all-new Bêlit novella, Bone Whispers as Bêlit learns the truth behind the mysterious King's treasure!
The spitfire who would be queen! Bêlit - the name alone conjures fear up and down the coasts of the Hyborian Age. And the sight of her ship, the Tigress, is an omen of despair for any town in the pirate queen's path! The Age of Conan begins with one of the barbarian's most formidable compatriots in a new story revealing how she became the undisputed Queen of the Black Coast! Teenage Bêlit is obsessed with the sea - as well as the monsters and treasures she thinks are summoning her there! But when she stows away on the dread Admiral Atrahasis' ship, it leads her into a deadly adventure even she could not predict! Will Bêlit's impetuous nature lead the crew to victory - or sink her ambitions before they've begun? Collecting Age of Conan: Bêlit, Queen of the Black Coast #1-5.
First there were three: Octavia, Charlotte, and Rosalyn, a trio of badass hit-women who picked up the slack when the going got too real for other so-called top-level assassins. But things happened. Octavia hung up her semi-automatic for a semi-lucrative kidnapping insurance scam. Charlotte chose expensive Chardonnay, love, marriage and, until recently, a baby carriage. And Rosalyn? There's a lot of conspiracies, but according to the federal government, she's simply M.I.A. When a kidnapping hits too close to home, Octavia is forced out of retirement and back into the bounty-hunting business. Down two partners, she recruits her son Dominic and his boyfriend Taylor to aid and abet her in a semester of murder-based work study, where she'll teach them everything she knows (if she can get them to put down the video games, stop making out, and actually focus on the mission already).
Barbie has explored many worlds and careers but none more out there than Para-Den, the strange alien planet where a girl named Barbie lives with her father and her flying pet, Pupcorn. But something is not right in Barbie's galaxy. One by one the stars are going out an no one seems to know why. Of course, no one is more surprised than Barbie when she is chosen by King Constantine to join a special mission to make the stars dance once again. Along with Prince Leo, hover board champion Sal-Lee and the colorful twins Kareena and Sheena, Barbie must solve the mystery of the creatures known as Whailens and find a way to bring the starlight back before the stars stop dancing forever! Available in Softcover and Hardcover editions.
Inspired by the all-new movie, Barbie: Video Game Hero, Barbie magically gets pulled into her favorite roller-skating video game. When her new friend Kris takes a shortcut in a race with Barbie and the roller-skating princess, Bella, he accidentally falls through a mysterious hole caused by a broken line of code and disappears! Barbie, Bella, and their friends must team up and work together to fix the code and power-up through the levels to track down Kris before the hole swallows up the entire game!
• During an advance scouting mission in World War II, Captain America and Bucky come across an old farmhouse where a group of concentration camp escapees are fending off recapture. • If they can hold the line, the Allies will come to the rescue. But it's going to be a long night • Rising star Tini Howard joins superstar Chris Sprouse for a powerful, gripping journey into Captain America's storied past!
Meow, Catwoman is bored of Alleytown and has returned to Gotham City proper for bigger fish to fry and to go back to doing what she does best...stealing crime boss secrets for blackmail and looking damn sexy while doing it, of course. New ongoing series writer Tini Howard makes her DCU series debut writing the cat of the night, placing Catwoman in her first blackmail heist disguised as a stripper at Gotham's most secure underground club! Oh, Catwoman, hiding in plain sight in five-inch platform heels at a gathering of Gotham's crime elite while surrounded by all the beautiful women and other shiny things to look at...what could possibly go wrong?
If I told you that there is a whole retro-glam apartment building in Gotham called the Trixie that houses mob wives, side chicks, and mistresses, and Catwoman has secretly taken a whole floor to herself eavesdropping on mob wives and mistresses to blackmail them, would you believe me? Of course you wouldn't, because the last thing you want is to be caught knowing those truths at the only place in Gotham you can actually get away with murder.
ELSA AND THE FAMILY BLOODSTONE! Who better to defend Earth from magical invaders than monster hunter ELSA BLOODSTONE?! Elsa is the best there is at what she does - tough, skilled and clever enough to handle any problem...except her brother, CULLEN. They have issues, and they'll have to put them aside not only to protect Earth but also to welcome the latest addition to the Bloodstone clan: their long-lost SISTER! Her awesome set of powers and unique Blood gem have placed a target on her back, and the worst horrors from beyond this realm are on the hunt. One-Shot.
Renegade upgrade! Billy Kaplan's been keeping a secret - and this time, there'll be no wishing away the consequences. What's a younger, upgraded version of Death's Head doing in Wiccan and Hulkling's apartment?! Death's Head goes on a shooting spree for answers - but he just might find himself outmatched this time.
Just a bot and his will to survive! Dr. Evelyn Necker has been stalking the streets, looking for the recipe for a perfect Death's Head. And just when she managed to build one, Wiccan whisked him away. But now she's about to get her hands on the original Death's Head himself - and it's gonna be a dream of a fight.
Number four is always a problem! Death's Head and his fri-err, associates-are trapped in Dr. Necker's robot graveyard. Tensions are high, but batteries are low. Will this team-up all sign on together, or log off separately? What does the mysterious Dr. Necker want? And how will Death's Head learn to text with those big robot hands? Find out in our final issue!
Marvel UK's hottest character returns! When a job goes wrong, the intergalactic mech merc called Death's Head wakes up half-assembled at a punk show! And if a crowd full of deodorant-eschewing youths weren't enough, the Young Avengers have shown up! Well, half of them, anyway. Now, Hulkling and Wiccan will face down the best freelance peacekeeping agent in this universe! But why is there a younger, upgraded version of Death's Head in Billy and Teddy's apartment? Death's Head's search for answers leads to a shooting spree - but he just might find himself outmatched this time! Dr. Evelyn Necker is out there, stalking the streets, looking for the recipe for a perfect Death's Head - and when she gets her hands on the original, it'll set up one heck of a death match, yes? Collecting Death's Head (2019) #1-4.
There's nothing worse than someone coming into your life and solving all your problems. The mess of inheritance burdens Thalia with the ghosts of Mercy's past while Indigo presents the future. Saga meets The Sandman in a series that explores death, dynasties, and psychonautic mindspaces. Don't miss a special enhanced RI variant cover from Jen Bartel (Jem & the Holograms)! Process pages, letters column, behind-the-panel secrets and more!
The green earth trembles! The hard truth of the Captains Britain! Captain Britain must face the truth about her brother and choose her path forward as MI-13 and the agents of the crown become aware of her ascension. As the lighthouse grows, Apocalypse and Rictor must master the earth beneath their feet.
London is burning! Captain Britain is faced with her hardest decision yet as Britain goes to war with Krakoa. Can Excalibur survive being torn between two worlds?
Queen Elizabeth III?!? • Opportunities and opportunists. Two heads-of-state seek to restore the state of things.
THE WOMAN ON THE SHORE! As the Council makes moves to protect mutants in the Otherworld, Excalibur must determine the fate of Betsy Braddock.
Poisoned by her own venom! She didn't mean anything by it...but what's a girl without a body supposed to do?
The phantom menace! An invisible threat is loose on the island of Krakoa unseen, unheard, undetectable by any except Excalibur.
THE CALL OF DOOM! As guardians of the gate, Excalibur has sworn to safely escort those who quest to the Otherworld within, but their duties are tested to their limits when DOOM returns to Avalon. ♦ Includes part of a new 9/11 memorial story by Joe Quesada, John Romita Jr, and Scott Hanna, as a backup strip. The new story The Four Fives sees Spider-Man and Captain America revisiting Ground Zero, now the pools that replace it and a tower of light rising from each. Featuring Spider-Man and Captain America, the backup will appear in select Marvel Comics published on the 8th of September, 2021: including Amazing Spider-Man #73, Daredevil #34, Excalibur #23, Ka-Zar: Lord of The Savage Land #1 and X-Force #23.
THE ONE TRUE KING RETURNS! And he's here to exterminate the witchbreed! King Arthur and his army turn Otherworld into a battlefield-again. Backed into a corner, Betsy Braddock makes a desperate choice that will reshape the realm-and mutantkind-forever. The fate of the Starlight Citadel is at stake, and if the Citadel fallsso falls all reality.
The secret of Rogue's coffin! Locked in her mysterious coffin, Rogue dreams. Meanwhile, Apocalypse performs a ritual, and the throne of power changes hands. The reign of mutantkind reaches the Otherworld at last.
The Huntsmen And The Warwolves! Excalibur faces an old foe - this time as the hunters rather than the game.
Hark! The hunt for truth. Excalibur emerges from the woods with a journey before them. Their destination: Starlight Citadel.
Betsy Braddock is Captain Britain, but a citizen of Krakoa. With Rogue's condition a mystery, the team heads to the one place that has always been the seat of Excalibur's power - the Lighthouse.
A new dawn is forged! The Otherworld is rocked by war! It is a new era for mutantkind as a new Captain Britain holds the amulet, fighting for the Kingdom of Avalon with her Excalibur at her side - Rogue, Gambit, Rictor, Jubilee...and Apocalypse.
Two swords. Two cups. Two must answer.
X Of Swords part 9.Opposition. Despair. The dark night of the soul. [((w) Tini Howard /(a) R.B. Silva /(ca) Mahmud Asrar)]
A game abandoned, but a great gamble remains. A Tower answers.
Captain Britain, Gambit, Rogue, Jubilee and Rictor are the new Excalibur! Together they're about to face an old foe! Only this time they are the hunters - and the Warwolves are the game! The team has just been baptized by fire in a bloody and brutal struggle against Morgan Le Fay - and though Otherworld, the source of Captain Britain's power, has been liberated from Morgan's magical clutches, many threats remain! Excalibur begins a journey to the mystical Starlight Citadel - but why is London burning behind them? When the Citadel commits an act of war, Excalibur must respond! Torn between Otherworld, Britain and Krakoa, Betsy Braddock will make her hardest decision yet. And deep in Otherworld, Apocalypse forges ahead toward his ultimate goal. Collecting Excalibur (2019) #7-11.
Some things that have been lost cannot be replaced! In the explosive aftermath of the Otherworldly battles of X OF SWORDS, the team is left changed. But who is the woman on the shore? And who isQueen Elizabeth III?! As the Krakoan Council makes moves to protect the mutants that remain in Otherworld, Excalibur must determine the true fate of Betsy Braddock! Plus: An invisible threat is loose on the island of Krakoa - unseen, unheard, undetectable by anyoneexcept Excalibur. Can the team hunt it down before the Hellfire Gala kicks off? This all-out mutant event is already shaping up to be somewhat less than pleasant, and Excalibur's actions at the Gala just might change Krakoan diplomacy forever! Collecting Excalibur (2019) #16-21.
The tower and the storm! Captain Britain and Excalibur have reunited at last, and Otherworld is their new domain. But a new mission is about to reveal deep political unrest among Saturnyne's court, and a brutal sacrifice will bear bitter fruit! As guardians of the gate, the members of Excalibur have sworn to safely escort those who quest to the realm beyond. But when Doom returns to Avalon, they will soon find those duties tested to their very limits. And the ten kingdoms of Otherworld must decide: Are the members of Excalibur heroes to be celebrated, or witchbreed to be put to the stake? The one true king returns and fantasy gives way to crushing reality as Tini Howard's mystical mutant saga continues! Collecting Excalibur (2019) #22-26.
True to the name she's been called throughout history, the War-Monger knows how to get a good fight going among even the best of friends. The outcome of the battle never mattered to her - at least, not until she fell head over heels for the Mongol Empire's most fearsome warrior. She can poison hearts against one another...but can she win one for herself?
One of Valiant's deadliest villains continues to wage war wherever she goes! Heartbreak and violence as the woman known as War-Monger meets her match in the deserts of Mongolia. Seeking vengeance, Vexana the War-Monger finds a kindred spirit in the man who would become known as Dracula - Vlad Tepes, warlord of Wallachia! Great for fans of historical fiction and invulnerable supervillains.
Long ago, the mighty generals of the Mongol Empire rode from Siberia to Carpathia and conquered all who stood in their way. Legends tell of a witch who walked with them, who could infect the hearts of any warriors in her midst with an unquenchable thirst for battle and bloodshed a War Monger. And now she is walking again. This winter, an ancient evil will stir as rising star writer Tini Howard (Captain America Annual #1, Assasinistas) and powerhouse artist Amilcar Pinna (Generation X) unleash hell in a brand-new saga of honor, love, and savagery that's centuries in the making!
An immortal, so-called witch who can infect those around her with a thirst to kill - a War-Monger - returns to wreak havoc once again. From rising star Tini Howard (Assassinistas) and powerhouse artist Amilcar Pinna (Generation X) comes a brand-new saga of honor, love, and savagery that's centuries in the making! Collecting the complete The Forgotten Queen limited series, #1-4.
It's time for the main event! The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling are turning heel for one night only-but just like any good wrestling match, nothing is quite as it seems! Will the Star Primas come out on top? Or will GLOW come out swinging with a surprise upset?!
The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling are ready to take on the world-or at least L.A.-in this graphic novel based off the hit Netflix series! When the unthinkable happens and the women of GLOW find themselves ahead of schedule, Sam ruins the promise of a wrestling-free weekend with... more wrestling! Robbed of blissful relaxation and forced to raise money to fund their way to the event, the GLOW team is less-than-prepared for their opponents: real gorgeous lady wrestlers. What could possibly go wrong?! Zoya the Destroya, Liberty Belle, and the rest of your favorite Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling take to the pages for new fights, new tights, and new drama! Season 3 premieres on Netflix in 2019! From executive producers and series creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch.
The fan-favorite title returns with hot new writer, Tini Howard! Cassie Hack has been living off the grid, but when a new monstrous threat arises to torment the kids at Camp Indigo River, it's time for Cassie to pick up the baseball bat once again! Gory, sexy, twisted, and funny...Hack is back! Collects Hack / Slash Resurrection #1-6.
After a team-up with Cat Curio and Pooch of Cat & Dog Investigations, Cassie and Vlad are drawn back to the ideal little town of Haverhill except it's been turned into a stinking hellhole and it's chock full of vampires. As Cassie discovers a link between Haverhill and her past, Vlad reconnects with one ally who may be able to save them: Vampirella! Collects Hack / Slash: Resurrection #7-12.
Boobs, butts, blood and guts: Cassie and Vlad encounter a killer obsessed with censoring all the things that makes horror comics so great!
No time to celebrate! Wiccan and Hulkling are freshly off the marriage altar and overdue for a proper celebration. So when the Shi'ar invite them for an all-expenses paid vacation at their glitziest beach resort, you know Wiccan's already got their bags packed. But they'll have to hold the champagne - because Knull and his symbiote army are expanding across the galaxy! Tini Howard and Luciano Vecchio give everyone's favorite Young Avengers a honeymoon to die for!
Talent Hunt winning writer TINI HOWARD and artist AILEEN ORACION challenge the legend of the Spear of Destiny as sins of omission come to light in this one shot special! Detective Sara Pezzini reveals a lost manuscript that speaks of a bright young martyr and the dark acts she eclipses in this tale of an all-new Magdalena.
FROM THE PAGES OF IXth GENERATION! Journey to Triton, where luxury is a cyborg's reward for worship of their God-King Poseidon. But in blue oceans lurks a sleeping terror-from before the Ascension, before even civilization as we know it!
Rick and Morty: Pocket Like You Stole It is the fan-favorite comic book miniseries based on the popular Adult Swim television series and inspired by the Pocket Mortys mobile game! Morty is on a quest to free himself (and all the other Mortys) from the clutches of Ricks, who collect Mortys and force them to battle one another for schmeckles and glory. Along the way, he'll discover the grisly history of Morty battling, the dastardly lengths that Ricks are willing to stoop to in order to win, and perhaps the strength in himself that's needed to free the Mortys once and for all?
SSHHH IT'S THE X-MEN! When the Shi'ar Empire faces an unexpected threat, they must call upon the X-Men. Team co-captains Sunspot and Cannonball must lead Marrow, Tempo, Forge, Banshee, Strong Guy, Armor, and Boom-Boom on a secret mission to save Empress Xandra. Wait, those aren't the X-Men. Aren't those the mutants who lost the election? ONE-SHOT
A stylish, political adventure about a pair of hip, clever teens who fool the world into believing they have superpowers. It is the 1960s. The Russians have the A-bomb, the H-bomb, and now the most terrifying weapon of all: a pair of psychically superpowered young people. Terrified and desperate, the US top brass scours from coast to coast in search of psychic Americans. Enter Dr. Isobel Santaclara, an eccentric illusionist and grifter who has recruited two teenagers and trained them to trick the US government, the Russians, and the whole world into believing they are dangerous psychics. The Skeptics is a pre-punk period piece, a sort of honest, unfuzzy, non-nostalgic look at the Cold War in DC.
No compromise. No mercy. From the dark minds of rising stars Tini Howard and Germán Peralta comes a tale of the underside of the Marvel Universe! A new threat is secretly taking over the planet -- and the more people who know about it, the more powerful the threat becomes. Blade dealt with this threat once before, and hoped to never have to again. He can't bring the Avengers in on this -- not just for their own safety, but for the safety of everyone on Earth. So he must recruit a team of heroes accustomed to darkness -- a strikeforce. Blade, Angela, Spider-Woman, Wiccan, the Winter Soldier, Monica Rambeau and Daimon Hellstrom join forces to fight the fights that no other Marvel team can take on!
The devil's children in the city of sin! Something is very wrong with Daimon Hellstrom. And that's saying something for the son of Satan. The only one who might be able to help is Daimon's sister, Satana - but she's no angel. Demons, debauchery and decapitation abound as Asgard's X-Force takes on Las Vegas!
Moonstruck monstrosity! Ghost's secretive ally is revealed - Moonstone, a.k.a. the psychotic psych Karla Sofen! But what does a manipulator of minds want with a hospital full of the dead and dying - and can this divisive team keep off the edge of death themselves?
The would-be queen of the Vridai faces off against the former Queen of Hel! As Birgit leads the fae Vridai on an infiltration quest across the Ten Realms, Strikeforce is hot on their heels! But for Angela, the battle is about to get personal. Old demons abound in the swamps of Svartalfheim!
No compromise. No mercy. From the dark minds of rising stars Tini Howard and Germán Peralta comes a tale of the underside of the Marvel Universe! A new threat is secretly taking over the planet -- and the more people who know about it, the more powerful the threat becomes. Blade dealt with this threat once before, and hoped to never have to again. He can't bring the Avengers in on this -- not just for their own safety, but for the safety of everyone on Earth. So he must recruit a team of heroes accustomed to darkness -- a strikeforce. Blade, Angela, Spider-Woman, Wiccan, the Winter Soldier, Monica Rambeau and Daimon Hellstrom join forces to fight the fights that no other Marvel team can take on!
No compromise - no mercy! A new threat is secretly taking over the planet - and the more people who know about it, the more powerful it becomes. Blade can't bring the Avengers in on this - not just for their own safety but also for the safety of everyone on Earth. So he must recruit a team of heroes accustomed to darkness - a Strikeforce! Angela, Spider-Woman, Wiccan, the Winter Soldier, Monica Rambeau and Daimon Hellstrom join the Daywalker to fight the fights no other Marvel team can take on! But something is very wrong with Daimon - and the only one who can help is his devilish sister, Satana! The crew storm Castle Doom - where secrets, and swords, will fly! But who is tinkering with the boundaries between life and death, between human and machine - and why?! Collecting Strikeforce #1-5.
Nature vs. Nurture! • Did Thanos make Gamora who she is, or was she always the deadliest assassin in the galaxy? • Plus, see the origins of Thanos' Black Order!
• Gamora's training starts now! • But will this new bond between them grow in the face of an oncoming war? • Meanwhile, Thanos' proto-Black Order plots a mutiny!
• Mutiny aboard Zero Sanctuary! • As Butcher Squadron launches a rebellion against the Mad Titan, will Thanos be able to quell their revolt? • Or will he have to turn their space station into a bloodbath in order to hold onto power?
The grand finale of this cosmic epic! Thanos has set into motion the chain of events between him and Gamora that will inspire loyalty, bloodshed and betrayal across the galaxyâ¦but what does the Magus have to do with it? And more importantlyâ¦are you ready to witness the beginning of Thanos' end?
Thanos is dead! The Mad Titan has been executed by the deadliest assassin in the galaxy: his adopted daughter, Gamora! But long before their twisted familial relationship came to a bloody end, how did it begin? Travel back to Gamora's childhood and the day her life changed forever. What kind of a father figure was the brutal and merciless Thanos of Titan? And did he mold her into what she became, or was Gamora born to be one of the most ferocious warriors in the cosmos? As Thanos' unholy Black Order forms, Gamora's training begins in the face of an oncoming war! But as the threat of mutiny grows, Thanos will do anything to keep his power - no matter the cost. A chain of events will spawn bloodshed and betrayal across the galaxybut what does the Magus have to do with it? Collecting Thanos (2019) #1-6.
KRAKOA IS FOR CLOSERS! The deals have been made. Mutantkind is safe on Krakoa. As the Reign of X continues, what are the wants of the mutants who have everything? Leading the charge is X-CORPORATION, headed by CXOs Monet St. Croix and Warren Worthington, a duo as cutthroat and ruthless in the boardroom as they are on a battlefield. But X-Corp needs more than just its figureheads. As Monet sets out to staff their team with some of the brightest and most deviant minds in mutantkind, Warren finds himself in a tense meeting with one of Krakoa's first allies who wants to know the truth: on Angel's wings, will X-Corp crash or soar?
MULTIPLE MEN, MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS! • He's everywhere you want to be. He's never not in the office. And his direct reports always fall in line. How does X-CORP meet their nearly impossible quotas with maximum synergy and minimal bandwidth? They've got Dr. Jamie Madrox, and he's the world's best boss.
SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE! When a deal doesn't go as expected, it's important to be open to new investors. Enter Selene and Mastermind: two potential stakeholders who stand willing to prove their worth. Everyone loves you when you're on top, but who comes through in the clutch?
A SHARK IN THE WATER! After X-CORP's shocking debut, they've got fences to mend, hands to shake and most importantly - a board to staff. With Dr. Jamie Madrox's top-class dupes staffing the HELLFIRE GALA, CXOs Monet and Angel must stalk the dance floor and hope they don't get preyed on themselves.
