The hit horror comic of 2012 will be released as a complete trade paperback. 12-year-old Jack Garron runs away from home to find his biological father, a wayward minstrel. Along the way he meets up with a traveling salesman whose winning smile is fake, beneath which hide his real teeth... jagged spikes that he uses to eat children. Eisner Award Winning Writer SCOTT SNYDER (BATMAN, SWAMP THING, AMERICAN VAMPIRE), SCOTT TUFT & NY Times Best Selling Artist ATTILA FUTAKI (THE LIGHTNING THIEF) bring you the collected paperback that everyone has been talking about. SEVERED. Collects SEVERED #1-7
(W/A) Sam Fonseca
This class is a nightmare. Violent teachers, barbed wire fences, torture devices, and gruesome suspensions... How did these students get trapped here? Why can't they remember? And once they realize the truth, are they strong enough together to escape? In his astonishing debut, Brazilian graphic novelist Sam Fonseca presents a mind-bending work of psychological horror about creativity, self-doubt, and the battles we all face to endure a world where shadows only grow stronger.
(W/A/CA) Rich Tommaso
The second series of this surreal teenage tragedy veers away from season one's main character, Gabrielle, and focuses on her younger sibling Lizzie, who becomes jaded, rebellious, and downright homicidal after her 'sweet' sixteenth birthday. Not only is it her turn to come to terms with her werewolf curse, but she also learns that she has been possessed by a powerful demon. Collects SHE WOLF #5-8.
(W/A/CA) Alfonso Font
In a house of wonder, two children will learn life lessons through stories spanning across time. During his first stay with his uncle, a boy discovers the magical world that is his uncle's house. Surrounded by eclectic antiques, a vast library of books, strange objects, and whimsical animals, he is overcome with curiosity. Here, he meets a girl who shares his sense of wonder. With his uncle's wisdom and an enchanted gift, the children will learn important life lessons through the diverse experiences of people throughout time-from common hikers encountering an unusual creature, to a general making the final decision to end a war, and many more!
(W) Andrea L. Molinari, Roberto X. Molinari (A) Luca Panciroli, Ryan Showers (CA) Luca Panciroli
Black Caravan Imprint. After Professor Lawrence Miller's teenage son Val's tragic death, he cannot shake the sense that his son's soul is lost and wandering between heaven and earth. Grief-stricken, Lawrence has become convinced he can rescue his son, but at what cost? What lengths will Lawrence go to in this supernatural thriller from the father/son writing team or Andrea Lorenzo Molinari and Xavier Roberto Molinari.
(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) David Rubin
This mystery set in the world of superheroes follows a reporter determined to find out what happened to her father: The Black Hammer. All answers seem to lie in Spiral City's infamous insane asylum where some of its dangerous super-villain tenants reside. As she gets closer and closer to the truth she uncovers the dark origin stories of some of Black Hammer's greatest foes and how they tie into the puzzle of what happened to Spiral City's greatest hero. Collects the first four issues of Sherlock Frankenstein and Black Hammer #12 from New York Times bestselling and Eisner-nominated creator Jeff Lemire!
(W/A/CA) Hiroumi Aoi
High school girl Aki Touji encounters the 'spotted blackfish' and must run for her life, when she bumps into a homeless group on the streets of Shibuya. It's man-eating goldfish vs. Shibuya's nastiest hobos, as the curtain rises on this unprecedented interspecies warfare!
(W/A/CA) Hiroumi Aoi
The Goldfish are here and humans must flee! Though Shibuya has been decimated by killer goldfish, one boy has escaped to the relative safety of a basement and found other survivors. Will Shibuya ever return to normal?
(W/A/CA) Hiroumi Aoi
Though Shibuya 009 was once the center of Shibuya, it has now turned into a nest of man-eating goldfish. Hajime Tsukiyoda and twelve other survivors walk into 009, each with their own convictions. But what awaits them inside are never-before-seen goldfish that chew straight through any expectations or ideals!!
(W/A/CA) Aoi Hiroumi
The goal of trapping the Silver Princess and controlling the leagues of killer goldfish still lives. But when a sudden mutation occurs, the plan is shattered and options exhausted. All that's left is a fierce battle to the end...Who will rise above it - man or goldfish!?
(W/A/CA) Aoi Hiroumi
The Silver Princess has been captured, but at what cost...? Will she bring their triumph over the goldfish, or more tragedy!? The war against goldfish continues!! For readers ages 16 years and up.
(W/A/CA) Hiroumi Aoi
A boy and his goldfish...shouldn't look anything like this!! With goldfish still swarming Shibuya, those left alive inside the fishbowl are dwindling. When every day brings another goodbye, a return to normal life seems increasingly out of reach! For readers ages 16 years and up.
(W/A) Hiroumi Aoi
The man-eating fish are on the verge of spreading globally! A giant goldfish approaches the outside of Shibuya, while Hajime and his allies confront it from atop Shibuya Scramble Tower. Some fight believing in tomorrow, while others can only entrust tomorrow to others as they're devoured. Humanity can't afford to lose this climactic battle in the final volume of Shibuya Goldfish!
(W) Warren Ellis (A/CA) Phil Hester
Dr Jonathan Shipwright, sole survivor of a very unusual and very secret shipwreck, doesn't know where he is. Seemingly trapped on an endless road, in pursuit of a saboteur who holds the key to his salvation - or doom. Industry legend WARREN ELLIS joins AfterShock comics with this mysterious and captivating tale full of shock, secrets and surprises. From the co-creator and writer of AUTHORITY, TRANSMETROPOLITAN and PLANETARY. 'SHIPWRECK might not be the first title readers think of when they think of new Ellis works, but?I have a feeling that that could (and should) change!' -Justin Partridge of Newsarama.com
(W/A/CA) Walt Ostlie
Collecting all seven issues! A cross between Sherlock Holmes and Ghostbusters, Shiver Bureau is the tale of a formidable detective that is forced into a partnership with a wise-cracking, hotshot inspector to save London from being overrun by ghosts and monsters. Racing through the city to solve a case of missing orphans, they run into gangs, ghosts, dockside mafia, and a giant monster, all while trying not to kill each other.
(W/A/CA) Junji Ito
This volume includes nine of Junji Ito's best short stories, as selected by the author himself and presented with accompanying notes and commentary. An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girl's window... After an idol hangs herself, balloons bearing faces appear in the sky, some even featuring your own face... An amateur film crew hires an extremely individualistic fashion model and faces a real bloody ending... An offering of nine fresh nightmares for the delectation of horror fans. For older teen audiences.
(W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Danny Luckert
Cullen Bunn (Harrow County), Danny Luckert (Regression), and Leila Leiz (The Last Book You'll Ever Read) present a brand-new horror anthology flipbook taking place in a haunted comic book shop with a twisted retailer filled with tales of terror sure to leave you with the lights on. Welcome to the SHOCK SHOP! Collects the four-issue miniseries with the stories 'Familiars' and 'Something in the Woods, In the Dark.'
(W) Bradley Golden & Various (A) Roberto Castro, Alessio Nocerino (CA) Roberto Castro
In partnership with Second Sight Publishing, Dark Horse Comics is proud to present, Shook! A Black Horror Anthology. With over 200 pages of terrorizing material, the anthology is filled with stories from a range of award-winning Black writers and artists. Stemming from a love of Southern gothic horror, this anthology boasts a cadre of award winning or nominated writers representing awards such as the Will Eisner Awards, the Ringo Awards, the Hugo Awards, and is the largest collection of Glyph Comics Awards winners and nominees in a single publication. Including work by David Walker (Bitter Root, Black Panther Party), John Jennings (Kindred, The Blacker the Ink), Rodney Barnes (Killadelphia), and more!
With Nijuku and Sanju in tow, the road winds on for Kuro and Sen. During a lull en route, Kuro takes a turn down memory lane, revisiting an unfortunate incident during her early days as a traveler that resulted in her imprisonment! One by one, the secrets surrounding Kuro and her journey with Sen are disclosed - and the fate that Kuro will suffer should her quest fail is revealed!
(W) Ryan Ferrier, Brian Level (A/CA) Kate Sherron
When Beth Wills comes to Silk Hills, a small Appalachian town that's seen better days since the mines were abandoned, she expected a bit of culture shock... But not like this! Beth is someone who has a talent for finding people who don't want to be found, and when she's called to Silk Hills by a local titan of industry, she can tell that something's not right. Little does she know... Silk Hills was once booming, but the only reason people tend to come through town anymore is to buy Mothman merchandise. Before long, Beth finds out just how wrong things can get in the woods, as her search for a missing troubled youth finds her running afoul of the local drug trade, too-friendly creepers, a very sinister deer, and psychoactive moth dust.
(A) Alex A. Blum, Iger Shop
Just when you thought it was safe to venture out, we bring you Tales You'll Never Forget-Strange! I mean, c'mon! The original copies of these comics will have been swapped a hundred-fold or sold for pennies when the recess bell sounded in the magical long-ago frightful freakin' fab'n' fantastic fifties schoolyards. And now you can pick 'em up for peanuts. Go get 'em, folks! Collects Strange #1-5 (March 1957-January 1958).
(W) Chip Zdarsky & Various (A/CA) Michael Walsh
The story starts with a failing rock band whose fortune changes overnight when they find the mysterious Silver Coin. Next, it helps handle some mean girls at sleepaway camp. Follow the curious token as it changes hands over centuries-from Puritan New England to the scavenged junklands of 2467-and discover how much pain a cursed coin can purchase. Eisner-winning artist MICHAEL WALSH (Star Wars, Black Hammer/Justice League) teams with all-star collaborators-CHIP ZDARSKY (STILLWATER), KELLY THOMPSON (Sabrina the Teenage Witch), ED BRISSON (Old Man Logan), and JEFF LEMIRE (GIDEON FALLS)-on this new ONGOING horror anthology series for mature readers. COLLECTS THE SILVER COIN #1-5
(W) Joshua Williamson & Various (A/CA) Michael Walsh
The saga of the Silver Coin continues as the cursed token is spent again and again. First, a haunted arcade cabinet twists the dreams of a young boy. Then, the coin finds its way to a gambler who's lost his way amongst the opulence of a desperate city. Follow the money-across decades, centuries-and the nature of a curse will be revealed. Eisner-winning artist MICHAEL WALSH (Star Wars, Black Hammer/Justice League) teams with all-star collaborators JOSH WILLIAMSON (NAILBITER, Batman/Superman), RAM V (BLUE IN GREEN, Swamp Thing), MATTHEW ROSENBERG (WHAT'S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE?, Hawkeye, 4 Kids Walk into a Bank), and VITA AYALA (New Mutants, The Wilds) in this ongoing horror anthology series for mature readers. Collects THE SILVER COIN #6-10.
(W) Samwise Didier, Micky Neilson (A) Piotr Kowalski
Skinner is the terrifying tale of six internet celebrities who accompany a superstar survivalist on a one-week trip deep into the remote Canadian wilderness. After their plane crashes, the influencers and their guide are stalked by a mountain man of local legend-Skinner-who tracks, murders and skins his victims. When the celebrities mount a desperate counterattack, they discover that there is much more to the Skinner myth than any of them could have imagined-a nightmare-creature that can assume any form. Will the celebrities survive, or be canceled by the horrific monster of a thousand faces?
(W) Justin Benson & Various (A) Greg Hinkle & Various (CA) Veronica Fish
Morals have eroded. Your kids are out of control. Skybound's new horror anthology is going to teach those teens a lesson. This very special collection includes four standalone cautionary tales soaked in blood and tears. Anxiety. Teen pregnancy. Behavioral disorders. Groupthink. The world seems like a frightening place. We're here to show you just how true that is. Remember: the good die young, but the bad die better.
(W) Stephen King & Various (A) Alison Sampson (CA) Jenn Woodall
This official graphic novel adaptation of the horror novel by Stephen King and Owen King is a haunting interpretation of the chilling, timely bestseller. A bizarre sleeping sickness, called Aurora, has fallen over the world. Its victims can't wake up. And all of them are women. As nations fall into chaos, those women still awake take desperate measures to stay that way, and men everywhere begin to give in to their darkest impulses. Meanwhile, in the small town of Dooling, a mysterious woman has walked out of the woods; she calls herself Eve and leaves a trail of carnage in her wake. Strangest of all, she's the only woman who can wake up. Collects issues #1-5.
(W) Kazuki Sakuraba
'What are the 'bamboo'? They are from China. They look just like us. They live by night. They drink human lifeblood but otherwise keep their distance. And every century, they grow white blooming flowers. A boy name Kyo is saved from the precipice of death by Bamboo, a vampire born of the tall grasses. They start an enjoyable yet strange shared life together, Kyo and the gentle Bamboo. But for Bamboo, communication with a human being is the greatest sin.'
(W/A/CA) Junji Ito
Try not to be noticed when you eat the secret nectar, otherwise you'll get smashed... What horrific events happened to create the earthbound-people tied to a certain place for the rest of their short lives? Then, a strange haunted house comes to town, but no one expects it to lead to a real hell... Welcome to Junji Ito's world, a world with no escape from endless nightmares. For older teen audiences.
(W) James TynionIV (A/CA) Werther Dell'Edera
Children in a sleepy Wisconsin town begin to go missing with most never returning, and those that do have disturbing stories of horrific creatures that live in the shadows. There is one person that believes the children and claims to be the only who sees what they can see. Her name is Erica Slaughter. She kills monsters. This is all she does, and she bears the cost because it must be done. Experience the critically acclaimed series by GLAAD Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (Department of Truth, Batman) and artist Werther Dell'Edera (Razorblades) like never before. Collects Something is Killing the Children #1-15 in a single deluxe edition hardcover for the first time.
(W) James TynionIV (A/CA) Werther Dell'Edera
When the children of Archer's Peak begin to go missing, everything seems hopeless. The few children that return alive have terrible stories-impossible details of terrifying creatures that live in the shadows. Their only hope is the arrival of a mysterious stranger, one who believes the children and claims to be the only adult who sees what they can see. Her name is Erica Slaughter. She kills monsters. That is all she does, and she bears the cost because it must be done. GLAAD Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (The Woods, Batman: Detective Comics) teams with artist Werther Dell'Edera (Briggs Land) for a haunting series about staring into the abyss? and what happens when the abyss stares back. Collects issues #1-5.
(W) James TynionIV (A/CA) Werther Dell'Edera
* Erica Slaughter may have slain the monster terrorizing the small Wisconsin town of Archer's Peak, but the horror is far from over. As her mysterious handler arrives in town to clean up her mess and quarantine the townsfolk, Erica sets off deeper into the woods-because the monster she killed was a mother? and now she needs to kill its children. * GLAAD Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (Batman, The Woods) and artist Werther Dell'Edera (Briggs Land) present the next chapter of the critically acclaimed series that showed the world a new kind of horror. * Collects Something is Killing the Children #6-10.
(W) James TynionIV (A/CA) Werther Dell'Edera
* Archer's Peak is in lockdown, as Erica Slaughter has lost control of the situation. * But as the House of Slaughter arrives to clean up the situation by any means necessary, Erica finds that the true threat to those around her isn't who - or what - she ever expected. * Collects Something is Killing The Children #11-15.
(W) James TynionIV (A/CA) Werther Dell'Edera
What events brought Erica to the House of Slaughter? And what did she have to do to join the Order of St. George? Erica Slaughter went to hell and back in Archer's Peak, but that may be nothing compared to the events that forged her at the House of Slaughter. Erica Slaughter's origins are finally revealed in this volume of the Eisner Award-nominated series from GLAAD Award-winning author James Tynion IV (The Woods, Batman) and artist Werther Dell'Edera (Razorblades). Collects Something is Killing the Children #16-20.
(W) James TynionIV (A/CA) Werther Dell'Edera
Following the events of the Archer's Peak saga, Erica Slaughter is back on the hunt for a terrifying new kind of monster in Tribulation, New Mexico. However, the Order of St. George never forgives and never forgets, and Erica will soon find herself in the sights of her most dangerous foe yet.
(W) James TynionIV (A/CA) Werther Dell'Edera
? With the last person in her corner gone and a ruthless Order of St. George agent closing in, Erica Slaughter finds herself alone and without a prayer. ? Can she take on this horrific new monster plaguing the small town of Tribulation, New Mexico by herself, or is this the end of her story? ? Erica is also faced with a choice to reach out to an unexpected source for help, or find herself dealing with both a monster and her human enemies alone? ? Erica Slaughter faces her deadliest challenge yet in the next volume of the Eisner & Ringo Award-winning and Harvey Award-nominated series from GLAAD Award-winning author James Tynion IV (Department of Truth, The Nice House on the Lake), artist Werther Dell'Edera (Razorblades), colorist Miquel Muerto (Radiant Red), and letterer AndWorld Design (Nightwing, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr). ? Collects Something is Killing the Children #26-30.
(W) James Tynion Iv (A/CA) Werther Dell'Edera
After narrowly surviving the Duplicitype, Erica Slaughter must still reckon with the murderous Cutter to save Tribulation. Separated from Dolly and driven by rage, Cutter won't stop until she gets revenge on Erica. But the horror is far from over as the Duplicitype, the infamous monster wearing Erica's likeness that changed Something is Killing the Children forever, also remains at large and in relentless pursuit! And with Cecilia showing up, will Erica finally find the ally she needs, or is betrayal in the cards? Most importantly, what chance does Erica stand? Collects Something is Killing the Children #31-35.
(W) Brian Buccellato (A/CA) Toni Infante
This series by New York Times bestselling writer BRIAN BUCCELLATO and artist TONI INFANTE can be described as True Detective and Orphan Black gone completely HELTER SKELTER. SONS OF THE DEVIL is a psychological horror story about Travis, an average guy trying to get by, who discovers that he has familial ties to a deadly cult. Told across three decades, SONS OF THE DEVIL is an exploration of cults, family, and the dark side of human nature. In this third, final installment, Travis tries to make sense of the last six months as he mourns the loss of his sister. Also, we take a look into David Daly's past as we learn about his upbringing while racing towards a final conflict between David and Travis, with the lives of everyone Travis loves hanging in the balance! Collects SONS OF THE DEVIL #11-14.
(W/A/CA) Atsushi Ohkubo
Ding-dong! DEAD-dong! Class is in session, and DWMA is preparing for the annual Death Festival held on Halloween. But while Death City is abuzz with excitement and delight, something sinister is brewing within its shadows - and it seems the girls' carefree school days are in for a rude awakening with a shocking betrayal! Can DWMA stop the nefarious witch Shaula Gorgon's schemes before it's too late? And will Tsugumi ever get to make her choice? It's a savage but super-fun conclusion!
In his madness, Death the Kid has embraced a new notion of 'order': Only in nothingness can there be true balance and equilibrium. But for Black*Star, being on equal footing with anyone is not his style. Black*Star has always wanted to 'transcend the gods.' Now, his only chance may be to overpower his shinigami friend and take Death down if he wants to save him!
(W/A/CA) Atsushi Ohkubo
DWMA braces for the final showdown as the Kishin awakens from his slumber at heart of the moon. Unable to contain his rage, Noah is the first to attack, the Book of Eibon and 'BREW' fueling his assault. But despite his formidable efforts, Noah is overcome not by the Kishin, but by the sudden appearance of Crona. With the world hanging in the balance, DWMA can only wonder who will prove to be the greater foe - the Kishin or Crona!