(W) Dan Abnett (A) Tom Mandrake
In the depths of Eastern Europe, the legendary vampire hunter, Captain Kronos and his two assistants, Grost and Carla, are called upon to help rid a town of its vampire plague. However, beneath the surface of the beleaguered town a malevolent force far more evil and deadly is awakening and it might just be the match of Kronos...
(W) Garth Ennis (A) Tom Mandrake & Various (CA) Tim Bradstreet
The Marvel Knights era of Punisher comes to an explosive close! First, guns meet blades as Frank faces perhaps the only person more deadly than he is: Elektra! Next, the Punisher heads to the Lone Star State for a high-noon showdown on the streets of Laredo! Then, when Daredevil, Spider-Man and Wolverine join forces to finally bring Frank's killing spree to an end, can he make three of Marvel's greatest heroes look like a confederacy of dunces? And how does the Hulk figure in to it all? Finally, Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's sequel to their classic 'Welcome Back, Frank' sees the resurrection of Ma Gnucci turn the Punisher's world into a war zone - which is just the way he likes it! Collecting PUNISHER (2001) #27-37 and PUNISHER WAR ZONE (2008) #1-6. Parental Advisory
(W) Dann Thomas, Roy Thomas (A) Tom Mandrake & Various (CA) Tom Mandrake
Following CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS, Billy Batson returns in a story that begins with a new retelling of his origin! Then, Dr. Sivana brings Black Adam back to our reality to destroy Shazam-but how can a new hero defeat one with identical powers and 5,000 years experience wielding them? Plus, Billy Batson witnesses the creation of Captain Nazi! Collects SHAZAM!: THE NEW BEGINNING #1-4 plus stories from ACTION COMICS WEEKLY #623-626!
(W) J. Michael Straczynski (A/CA) Tom Mandrake, HiFi
Barry Chase, aka Flyboy, was the faithful sidekick of the Red Cowl? until the day the Cowl was murdered, sending Barry out on his own into a hostile world that ridiculed him. Now the truth is known: the Red Cowl faked his death to ditch Flyboy and now it's time for payback as our story reaches its dark conclusion. Will Flyboy go through with his plans to murder the Red Cowl? What dark secret does Barry carry from his past? Collects SIDEKICK #7-12
(W) Steve Niles, Adam Jones (A) Tom Mandrake (CA) Andrea Sorrentino
The darkness is coming to Wainright, Alaska. A group of frozen bodies are eerily and impossibly arranged at the top of a 40-foot pole so FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are called in to investigate. X-Files/ 30 Days of Night brings together two iconic franchises, pitting the government's best supernatural investigators against a horde of parasitic vampires.
