(W/A/CA) Seth
Abe and Simon Matchcard are brothers, struggling to save their archaic family business selling oscillating fans in a world switching to air conditioning. Simon flirts with becoming a salesman as a last-ditch effort to leave the protective walls of the family home, but is ultimately unable to escape Abe's critical voice in his head. As Clyde Fans Co. crumbles, so does the relationship between the two men, who choose very different life paths but both end up utterly unhappy.
(W) Will Conrad, Rod Monteiro (A/CA) Will Conrad
A man can go by many names, and when someone has been around as long as Michael, he can gain more than just a few aliases. Now he's Michael Smith, but back in the 1940s he went by James. When the obituary for John, who Michael met during WWII, comes up in the paper, Michael finds himself reflecting on a lifetime he left behind-and the horrors and experimentation he, John, and others, endured at the infamous Manchuria-based Japanese facility known as Unit 731. Collects the four-issue miniseries.
(W) Tate Brombal (A) Ray Fawkes & Various (CA) Ray Fawkes
Space-faring adventurer Colonel Weird sets forth on a journey to save his superhero colleagues from their rural purgatory by entering the Para-zone only to find himself paired with the much much younger Doctor Andromeda on a series of fantastical adventures through assorted worlds and dimensions Featuring a rock-star artist lineup of some of the best creators in comics today: Ariela Kristantina, Ray Fawkes, Andrea Sorrentino, Marguerite Sauvage, Yuko Shimizu, Dani, Tyler Bence, Nick Robles, and written by Tate Brombal (Barbalein, House of Slaughter).
(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Tyler Crook
From the world of the Eisner Award-winning Black Hammer series comes a bizarre, sci-fi adventure origin story! Wacky space adventurer Colonel Randall Weird leaves Black Hammer farm and embarks on a strange journey through space and time for something that he's long forgotten with his sanity and life at stake! Collects Colonel Weird: Cosmogog #1-4 from the Eisner Award-winning team of Jeff Lemire and Harrow County's Tyler Crook!
(W/A/CA) Lynda Barry
Lynda Barry captures all the glorious magic and excrutiating pain of junior high school in this Ernie Pook Comeek collection from the early 90s. The star of this collection is 14 year old Maybonne who relays the angst and insecurity of life through hand scrawled diary entries, class assignments, and letters, in cursive with doodle and bubble letters. Barry deftly portrays the capricious nature of teen friendships, adolescent peer-pressure, and the kill or be killed nature of a middle school's social scene in her signature style.
(W/A/CA) Tove Jansson
D&Q relaunches the classic mid-century MOOMIN chapters books in deluxe hardcover editions When Moomintroll learns that a comet is heading straight for Moominvalley, he and his companions?Snufkin, the brave little Hemulen, and the ever-curious Sniff?set off on a journey to warn the inhabitants of the impending disaster. Relaunched in hardcover, extra material, gorgeous painted covers, a fold out map and a reading ribbon, Comet in Moominland will appeal to all current Moomin fans and is sure to find new ones who will adore the undeniable charm in Tove Jansson?s magical adventures with a dash of surrealism.
Following up on the success of The Complete Dracula, and Sherlock Holmes, Dynamite presents The Complete Alice In Wonderland. In this All Ages adaptation, writers John Reppion and Leah Moore are joined by ?rica Awano for an adventure down the rabbit hole as the present the complete opening chapter: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland! Features issues 1 and 2 of the Dynamite series!
(W) Lewis Carroll & Various (A) Erica Awano (CA) John Cassaday, Erica Awano
Available for the first time in softcover! Join Alice on her whimsical journey down the rabbit hole. For the first time ever, Lewis Carroll's beloved masterpiece is faithfully adapted and illustrated in its entirety, including the long-lost chapter, "The Wasp in a Wig!" From her initial meeting with the White Rabbit in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, to her final dinner party with the entire (and outrageous) Through the Looking Glass cast, every moment of Alice's adventures in that astonishing landscape is captured in gorgeous detail. With old favorites like the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter joined now by a long-forgotten Carroll creation, The Wasp, in one of the book's latter chapters, children and adults alike can rediscover the complete Alice tale and fall in love with Wonderland all over again!
(W) Margaret Atwood (A/CA) Johnnie Christmas
From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Handmaid's Tale, comes the complete collection of the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel. A genetic engineer caught in the middle of a chemical accident all of a sudden finds himself with superhuman abilities. With these new powers he takes on the identity of Angel Catbird and gets caught in the middle of a war between animal/human hybrids. What follows is a humorous, action-driven, educational, and pulp- inspired superhero adventure-with a lot of cat puns. Collects Angel Catbird volumes 1-3. 'An eccentric and entertaining combination of a superhero comic . . . and an appeal to consider the impact of cats on the environment.'-Publishers Weekly
Two riveting tales of war, as only bestselling graphic novelist Garth Ennis can deliver! In 'The Green Fields Beyond,' veteran Sergeant Stiles leads the Tankies on the killing fields of Korea during the Chinese spring offensive of 1951. It's British steel against massed Communist hordes, as our heroes are cut off and outnumbered ten to one! In 'The Fall and Rise of Anna Kharkova,' the USSR's pilot heroine flies straight into trouble as her aircraft is shot down behind German lines. Anna faces her worst nightmare as a prisoner of the Nazis, and events are set in motion that will see her made an outcast amongst her own people.
This massive 248 page TPB collects the first three Battlefields story arcs. Nine issues in all! The Night Witches, Dear Billy and Tankies, and features bonus materials such as sketches and commentary from Ennis along with a complete cover gallery by series cover artists John Cassaday and Garry Leach! Recommended for Mature Readers.
(W) Garth Ennis (A) Russell Braun, Carlos Ezquerra (CA) Garry Leach
Two riveting tales of war, as only bestselling graphic novelist Garth Ennis can deliver! In 'The Green Fields Beyond,' veteran Sergeant Stiles leads the Tankies on the killing fields of Korea during the Chinese spring offensive of 1951. It's British steel against massed Communist hordes, as our heroes are cut off and outnumbered ten to one! In 'The Fall and Rise of Anna Kharkova,' the USSR's pilot heroine flies straight into trouble as her aircraft is shot down behind German lines. Anna faces her worst nightmare as a prisoner of the Nazis, and events are set in motion that will see her made an outcast among her own people.
Writers Leah Moore and John Reppion are joined by painter Colton Worley for a fully painted series, reprinted here in this softcover collected edition. All of the stunning covers by John Cassaday are included, along with script pages, annotations by Leah Moore and John Reppion and samplings of the original text by Bram Stoker!
(W) Wendy Pini, Richard Pini (A) Wendy Pini
In time to come, the World of Two Moons will be known as Abode. Humans who live in this future ElfQuest era know for a fact that the elves did exist, that they were truly flesh-and-blood beings, not mere legends. There is even proof. But they are no longer anywhere to be found? so where did the elves disappear to? And more important, why? Join the mysterious, shapeshifting Jink and the rambunctious Rebels as they seek the answers - both on the world that was once home to the Wolfriders, and beyond in the reaches of interplanetary space.
(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Tyler Crook & Various
Dark Horse Comics proudly presents this complete collection of the entire comics run of the essential horror series Harrow County in a single, affordable trade paperback with a brand-new painted cover. Emmy always knew that the woods surrounding her home crawled with ghosts and monsters. But on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, she learns that she is connected to these creatures-and to the land itself-in a way she never imagined. Could Emmy be the reincarnation of an infamous witch? As supernatural forces that baffle the imagination align against her, Emmy must decide whether she will embrace or deny her destiny... with the fate of every soul-living or otherwise-hanging in the balance! This volume collects the entirety of Harrow County, the dark southern gothic fairy tale by Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook, along with all extras from every library edition!
(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Tyler Crook
Dark Horse Comics proudly presents this complete collection of the entire comics run of essential horror series Harrow County in a single, oversized hardcover book with a slipcase, ribbon, and a brand-new painted cover. Emmy always knew that the woods surrounding her home crawled with ghosts and monsters. But on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, she learns that she is connected to these creatures-and to the land itself-in a way she never imagined. Could Emmy be the reincarnation of an infamous witch? As supernatural forces that baffle the imagination align against her, Emmy must decide whether she will embrace or deny her destiny... with the fate of every soul-living or otherwise-hanging in the balance! Collects Harrow County #1-32.
(W) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (A) Mike Mignola & Various (CA) Neil Gaiman
The Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula award-winning author Neil Gaiman and Eisner award-winning comics legend P. Craig Russell breathe new life into the ancient Norse stories by taking readers through the creation of the Nine Worlds to the epic origin and adventures of Thor, Odin, and Loki all the way to the end of life-Ragnar?k. Having previously written about deities in American Gods and The Sandman, Gaiman teams with Russell to finally bring readers to follow the northern gods in their own setting in this comic book adaptation of the best-selling novel! Collects Norse Mythology Volumes 1-3 in a deluxe, oversized collection with a slipcase and ribbon.
(W) Leah Moore & Various (A) Hugo Petrus & Various (CA) Arthur Suydam
Dynamite Entertainment's wildly successful entry into the zombie horror genre is finally collected in its entirety! The zombie infestation rages unchecked. Only a handful of survivors remain, fighting for their lives against the rising tide of undead mayhem! Will these poor souls survive the perils of an overrun city and find safe haven Alfredo Bay's small coastal town... or has that world died along with most everything else in this post-apocalyptic nightmare? This gloriously gory compendium of carnage comes with a special introduction by Max Brooks, author of the New York Times bestselling Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z!
(W/A/CA) Luke Healy
Self-assured and utterly entitled, Giorgio has always seemed like 'Frank, but better.' Moving in with and caring for his estranged childhood friend quickly starts to chip away at Frank's sense of self, as well as Giogio's carefully curated online persona. The further Frank is pulled into Giorgio's orbit, the quicker his existential dread blooms. Expectation and reality soon collide in a singular tale about trust and confidence.
(W) Leah Moore, John Reppion (A) Sally Jane Thompson
Teen schoolgirl Anne unexpectedly inherits a mysterious locket and a crumbing English mansion estate from her long-lost aunt. She unearths the family secret that she's part of a magical legacy that gives her fantastic abilities, and she isn't the only girl whose family is involved. But not all the girls are so willing to use their new powers for good . . . o For fans of Harry Potter, Savvy, Ella Enchanted, and The Phantom Tollbooth.
(W/A/CA) R. Sikoryak
R. Sikoryak, the master of the pop culture pastiche, visually interprets the complete text of the supreme law of the land with more than a century of American pop culture icons. Sikoryak distills the very essence of the government legalese from the abstract to the tangible, the historical to the contemporary. Among Sikoryak's spot-on unions of government articles and amendments with famous comic book characters: the eighteenth amendment that instituted prohibition is articulated with Homer Simpson running from Chief Wiggum; the fourteenth amendment that solidifies citizenship to all people born and naturalized in the USA is personified by Ms. Marvel; and, of course, the nineteenth amendment offering women the right to vote is a glorious depiction of Wonder Woman breaking free from her chains.
(W) Andy Diggle, Angela Cruickshank (A) Andrea Mutti, Ben Oliver (CA) Ben Oliver
Detective-Sergeant Kate Burnham isn't making any friends in the Washington, DC Police Department. That makes her the perfect scapegoat when a routine homicide investigation threatens to blow open a criminal conspiracy reaching to the upper echelons of the DC power elite. Either Kate makes it go away, or they make her go away. Cop or criminal, power is all about control, applied top-down from the penthouse elite to the hustlers on the street. But what happens when the street pushes back...? A political crime thriller from Andy Diggle, Angela Cruickshank, and Andrea Mutti!
Cornboy is the bizarre story of a boy who is half man/half corn. Raised without ever being allowed outside, one day he is set free in the care of a curious doctor, and begins to experience the outside world for what it really is. 'Completely twisted, but surprisingly sweet!' - Aint it Cool
(W) David Dastmalchian (A/CA) Lukas Ketner
In the few short months that Jerri Bartman has been back in her small hometown, she's attended her first AA meeting, started hosting the late-night creature feature, and . . . taken up arms against the monsters who have been plotting their domination of mankind for millennia. If she can stay sober long enough to learn how to actually fight a werewolf, Jerri may have a shot at redemption and possibly even saving the world. Collects the four-issue miniseries. 'Writer David Dastmalchian crafts a tale that is straight out of an old EC Comics back issue-Geek'd Out
(W) David Dastmalchian (A/CA) Lukas Ketner
In the few short months that Jerri Bartman has been back in her small hometown, she's attended her first AA meeting, started hosting the late-night creature feature, and . . . taken up arms against the monsters who have been plotting their domination of mankind for millennia. If she can stay sober long enough to learn how to actually fight a werewolf, Jerri may have a shot at redemption and possibly even saving the world. Collects the four-issue miniseries. 'Writer David Dastmalchian crafts a tale that is straight out of an old EC Comics back issue-Geek'd Out
(W) David Dastmalchian (A/CA) Lukas Ketner
When Jeri Bartman assumed the role of Count Crowley, horror host of the late-night creature feature, she never imagined how much her life would be turned upside down. Turns out her predecessor was moonlighting as one of the world's last monster hunters. Still struggling to overcome her self-destructive tendencies, Jeri has gone full throttle into her new role as an appointed slayer of the supernatural. With a stalking vampire, a vengeful Halloween entity, werewolves and a host of dysfunctional relationships to manage, Jerri is going to have to learn the hard way that there is no room for mediocrity in the eradication of evil. Collects Count Crowley: Mediocre Midnight Monster Hunter #1-4.
After rescuing herself from a dragon and making her way back home across the Unremembered Lands, Mabelrose discovers that her father, King Jeryk, while on a quest to find her, has himself been captured by another, mightier dragon!
A captivating tale that demonstrates that neither gender, nor status nor accident of birth is an obstacle if you have a courageous spirit, Rod Espinosa's enchanting trilogy is being made available in paperback for the first time.
In this conclusion to the Courageous Princess trilogy, Princess Mabelrose must use her generous spirit, as well as her brains, to melt the heart of the Dragon Queen and gain her freedom. But she still has to bring her father and her friends back from the queen's unreachable Unremembered Lands . . .
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) David Mack (CA) Brian Michael Bendis
New York Times bestselling writer Brian Michael Bendis and creator of the bestselling Kabuki series David Mack team up to tell an incredible new espionage epic in COVER. Based on a true story, the intelligence community figures out that the traveling band of social misfits who make comic books are an exact match to the profiles of candidates recruited for intelligence and counterintelligence gathering. A well-known comics creator is recruited by the agency to live a double life as a spy. And convention season is upon us. Collects issues #1-#6 with a brand-new cover by David Mack!
(W/A/CA) Lisa Hanawalt
An homage to and lampoon of westerns, Coyote Doggirl is a self-aware, playful subversion of tropes, from the producer/production designer of the hit series Bojack Horseman. Coyote is a dreamer and a drama queen, brazen and brave, faithful yet fiercely independent. Together with her trusty steed Red, there's not much that's too big for her to bite off, chew up, and spit out right into your face, if you deserve it. But when Coyote and Red find themselves on the run from a trio of vengeful bad dogs, get clobbered by arrows, and are tragically separated, our protagonist is left fighting for her life, and longing for her displaced best friend.
(W) Jonathan David Goff (A/CA) Ricardo Jaime
The hyper-powered world of Crackdown (Xbox) has made its way to the comic page! In the not-so-distant future, civilized society is more plugged-in and interconnected than ever - but criminal organizations are growing more connected as well, forming unholy alliances, and plotting for an unprecedented campaign against the world. When a series of devastating blackout attacks plunge major metropolitan areas into darkness and chaos, the global population is terrified, traditional law enforcement is overwhelmed - and it's up to The Agency, an elite international crime-fighting task force, to restore peace and deliver justice, by any means necessary.
(W/A/CA) Sylvia Nickerson
A new mother takes us on a tour of Hamilton, a Rust Belt city born of the Industrial Revolution and dying a slow death due to globalization. This mother represents the city's next wave of inhabitants: the artists and young parents who swarm a run-down area for its affordability, inevitably reshaping the neighborhoods they take over. Creation looks at gentrification from the inside out, an artist mother making a home and neighborhood for her family, struggling to find her place amid the existing and emerging communities.
(W/A/CA) Peter Bagge
Peter Bagge returns with a biography of another fascinating twentieth-century trailblazer: the writer, feminist, war correspondent, and libertarian Rose Wilder Lane. Credo is a fast-paced, charming, informative look at a founder of the American libertarian movement and a champion of her mother, Laura Ingalls Wilder, in bringing the classic Little House on the Prairie series to the American public. Bagge's portrait of Lane is heartfelt and affectionate, probing into the personal roots of her rugged individualism.
(W) Zack Keller (A/CA) Doug Wheatley
A new internet challenge called 'creeping' is sweeping across social media. 'Creeping' is a dangerous online trend that dares participants to spend the night at a frightening location-from crumbling cemeteries to derelict morgues. As more people join in, the competition increases-who can outdo the latest scary destination? One group of thrillseekers determines to find the most terrifying place in the world-an abandoned medieval fortress turned insane asylum fills the bill, but they soon realize they are in for more than they bargained for. Written by Zack Keller (Death Head, Meet Me at The Falls) with original story by Mike Richardson (Echoes, Living with the Dead), and art by Doug Wheatley (AVP: Thicker than Blood, Star Wars: Dark Times), this graphic novel takes you on a horrifying journey where fun and mischief take a shocking turn into the ultimate fight for survival.
(W/A) Various (CA) Frank Frazetta
Gather your wooden stakes and silver bullets and descend into horror history with Creepy Archives Volume 1. Reanimated in a value-priced paperback format, and in its original magazine size, this gruesome grimoire presents some of the finest work by comics legends Archie Goodwin, Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Reed Crandall, Alex Toth, Joe Orlando, and more. Collects Creepy magazine issues #1-#5 and includes original letters pages, text features, and ads.
(W) Archie Goodwin (A) Frank Frazetta & Various
The second bone-chilling volume of Creepy Archives is now available in a value-priced paperback edition, showcasing some of most harrowing stories of horror, murder, and supernatural mayhem in comics history! Created by a who's-who of comics legends, including Archie Goodwin, Frank Frazetta, Alex Toth, Gray Morrow, Reed Crandall, John Severin, and more. Of special interest are Goodwin and Crandall's superb adaptations of 'The Cask of Amontillado' and 'The Body Snatcher' by gothic horror master Edgar Allan Poe. Collects Creepy magazine issues #6-10 and includes original letters pages, text features, and ads.
(W) Various (A) Tom Sutton & Various
The Eisner Award winning horror anthology series is now available in value-priced paperback editions! Creepy Archives Volume 6 conjures a blood-curdling assemblage of shock, havoc, and nightmares by top comics fearmongers Archie Goodwin, Don Glut, Frank Frazetta, Tom Sutton, Ernie Colon, Vaughn Bod?, and more, and including 'Rock God' by Hugo Award winning scribe Harlan Ellison, and illustrated by comics legend Neal Adams. Turn your happy home into a treacherous tomb with this terrifying tome! Collects Creepy magazine issues #26-32.
(W) Various (A) Tom Sutton & Various
Now available in a value-priced paperback edition, Creepy Archives Volume 7 features the finest in fiendish fiction from a skilled swarm of comics luminaries, including Tom Sutton, Nicola Cuti, Syd Shores, Ernie Col?n, and the inaugural Creepy contributions by industry legends Richard Corben and Ken Kelly!
Also presents a lengthy interview with master illustrator Frank Frazetta. After a hard day at the boneyard, take a nice bloodbath, pour yourself a glass of hemlock, and curl up with Creepy Archives!
Collects Creepy issues 33-36.
(W) Various (A) Jose Bea & Various
Creepy Archives Volume 9 features the prime cuts fresh from the chopping block of horror, fantasy, and science fiction served up by a sterling set of slaughterhouse chefs including Richard Corben, T. Casey Brennan, Tom Sutton, Steve Skeates, and many more. This era of Creepy featured the influx of talented Spanish artists such as Jos? Bea, Jaime Brocal, Luis Garcia, Martin Salvador, and Felix Mas, whose work would bring the standard of illustration in comics to new highs. Collects Creepy issues #42-45.