(W) Kenji Tsuruta, Shinji Kajio (A) Kenji Tsuruta Emanon is strange even for an immortal-a person with a mind over three billion years old, her consciousness endlessly migrating from new body to new body over the entire history of life's evolution on Earth. Emanon Volume 4 tells the story of her existence in that odd decade called the 1980s, as Emanon's latest incarnation grows from a grade schooler who seeks to conceal her intelligence, to a teen trying to avoid a relationship with the superhuman classmate pursuing her, to a young adult facing the death from old age of her best friend Hikari-a mortal time-jumper whose own life has crossed that of Emanon many times in the past, and will do so again many times in the future? but who dies at last in the here and now.

(W) Rob Reger, Mariah Huehner (A) Cat Farris (CA) Buzz Parker, Cat Farris Emily-and her band, the Strangers-are going on tour! But another band is getting all the attention as Awesomely Awesome Records plots to edge Emily's crew out of the rock-and-roll scene. The nefarious record company is also hiding something terrible. It's up to the Strangers to discover what's behind the recent feline disappearances and find a way to drop the bass on the culprits.

We all know Emily the Strange is the world's weirdest thirteen-year-old, but do you have any idea how that came to be? Would you believe that Emily wasn't always the curious and confident stranger we know today? For any girl, a thirteenth birthday is a big deal, and that's doubly true for Emily. Emily doesn't know it yet, but a surprise gift from a long-lost aunt is more than just a family heirloom-it also holds the key to unlocking the mystery of her lineage and the secrets of her fate! o In 2011 Emily will become a full-fledged rock star to international audiences when Virgin Records releases her first-ever rock 'n' roll CD! o In addition to Dark Horse's long-running comic-book series, Emily is also the subject of three young-adult novels published by HarperCollins!

(W) Adam Warren (A/CA) Carla Speed McNeil Hell is for heroines! Empowered and 'frenemy' Sistah Spooky are trapped in high-school hell, with Spooky's blonde ex-classmates plotting ritual murder to claim her magic for themselves! Beset by giant biology-class frogs, deadly emoji, and a monstrous junk-food elemental, Emp and Spooky fight for their lives against straight-fire blonde ambition! Collects the six-issue miniseries. o First Empowered series in standard comics format. o Artist Carla Speed McNeil is the acclaimed creator of Finder and artist of No Mercy, Queen and Country, and many more.

Crimefighters Empowered and Ninjette struggle with a superhero community fatally inflamed by rampant romance, courtesy of the passion powers of embittered 'magical-girl' The Soldier of Love. If she prevails, love is toast! Collects Empowered and the Soldier of Love #1-3 plus Adam Warren's 'Pew! Pew! Pew!' Empowered one-shot.

(W/A/CA) Adam Warren Of course, it's side-achingly funny. Sure, it's eye-lovingly illustrated. But is it just possibly the best send-up of superheroes yet created? In a word . . . duh! Adam Warren's Empowered rattles the capes-and-tights cage in a manner well-deserved for said enclosure, but That's Not All, true believer. There is 'genuinely affecting emotion' (Library Journal). And it's for 'real, live adults' (MTV Geek News). In fact, Empowered is 'a fantastically rendered book on every conceivable level' (Comic Book Resources). Don't be a coward, get Empowered! Collects Empowered volumes 1, 2, and 3.

(W/A/CA) Adam Warren Sexy? Aye! Superhero? Affirmative! Comedy? Yea, verily! Adam Warren's critically acclaimed Empowered shakes the foundations of the heavens as 'one of the great modern superhero comics' (View From the Gutters) that's 'laugh-out-loud funny' (Comics Worth Reading) while remarkably generating 'genuinely affecting emotion' (Library Journal). Might such a miraculous melange portend 'a fantastically rendered book on every conceivable level' (Comic Book Resources)? Certainement! An astonishing 674 pages collecting Empowered volumes 4, 5, and 6.

(W/A/CA) Adam Warren Sexy? Immeasurably! Superheroes? Countless! Comedy? Nigh infinite! Adam Warren's Empowered takes the staid tropes of modern capes-and-tights fare and pummels them into 'a fantastically rendered book on every conceivable level' (Comic Book Resources). And face-crackingly funny though it be, Empowered also delivers 'genuinely affecting emotion' (Library Journal). You can at long last have your cake and eat it, too! Collects Empowered volumes 7, 8, and 9.

(W/A/CA) Adam Warren Already under suspicion and suspended from her superteam, costumed crime fighter Empowered finds herself the bewildered target of every major supervillain in the cape-and-tights field for her supposed access to alien technology. Underestimated as she is, can our long-suffering but plucky heroine outwit her tormentors-and escape the sinister Fleshmaster's revenge?

(W/A/CA) Adam Warren From comics kingpin Adam Warren comes Empowered, the sexy superhero comedy-except when it isn't-that pushes envelopes, crosses boundaries, and breaks a few buildings for good measure! Costumed crimefighter Empowered is trapped in a surreal nightmare scenario as her universe begins spontaneously rebooting again and again, with each variation more twisted and bizarre than the last! Can our befuddled superheroine somehow undo this inexplicable Neverending Reboot-while simultaneously steering her love life in a boldly polyamorous new direction with Thugboy and Ninjette!-or is this The End for Emp and her chaotically convulsing cosmos?

(W) Adam Warren (A) Adam Warren & Various (CA) Adam Warren, Rob Porter With every Empowered Special collected under one vast roof, Empowered Unchained sprays a shrapnel salvo of sizzling superhero satire, written by the almighty Adam Warren and illustrated by Warren and comicdom's most feared makers of pictures heroic! Featuring grave-robbing supervillains! Broom-swinging vigilantes! Slutty cyberangels! Animal crimebots! Boozy ninja! Angry spaceships! And more!

(W) Peter Milligan (A/CA) Duncan Fegredo Enigma is a visceral, post-modern tale of self-discovery and sexual identity told against the backdrop of outrageous superheroes and villains. Michael Smith lives a meaningless life. But when the weird characters from Enigma, his favorite childhood comic seem to come to life, Michael embarks upon an increasingly obsessive crusade to uncover the incredible secret behind their improbable existence . . . and ultimately, his own. Considered a classic and groundbreaking graphic novel for its LGBTQIA+ themes when first released-featuring the first gay superhero in mainstream comics. ? With a brand-new cover by Duncan Fegredo and a treasure trove of nearly 50 pages of extras including development art, color sketches, and behind-the-scenes notes into the making of this celebrated story. 'Beautiful. Literary. Decades ahead of its time. This is the greatest adult superhero comic of the nineties. At least.' -Kieron Gillen

(W) D.J. Kirkbride (A/CA) Nikos Koutsis In the future, a decent job is hard to find-especially if you're a hard-worn scoundrel with commitment issues. Jace is a lifelong solo act running dangerous errands for the most questionable of clients. But when his thirteen-year-old half-human half-brother comes to live with him, he's got two mouths to feed. Between evading the law, running from aliens, and jumping off skyscrapers, the only thing weirder than the vastness of space is family. o Collects the entire run of the comic book series Errand Boys for the first time! (STL216069) (C: 0-1-2)

(W) Matt Kindt (A/CA) David Rubin From New York Times bestselling Mind MGMT creator Matt Kindt and Black Hammer's David Rub?n comes this fantasy adventure about a science-minded hero intent on keeping the balance between Earth and a magic world! Portals between Earth and the Ether begin to crack open unleashing devastating magical fury on our planet and only adventurer Boone Dias can seal the breaches. In order to put an end to this chaos, Boone recruits a powerful team of mystical beings including a grumpy, spell-writing fairy; a bickering, lavender gorilla; and a bull-headed, motorcycling, spell-hacker. These heroes set off on a journey taking the reader through the center of volcanoes, deserts full of living mummies and sphinxes, and a bizarre fairy forest in an effort to save both worlds from complete destruction! Collecting issues #1-5 of Ether series II and featuring a sketchbook section with bonus art from Paul Pope, Mike Allred, Bill Sienkiewicz, Marcos Mart?n and Jen Bartel!

(W) Matt Kindt (A/CA) David Rubin From New York Times bestselling Mind MGMT creator Matt Kindt and Black Hammer's David Rub?n comes an interdimensional, genre-bending, sci-fi, fantasy, mystery adventure! Interdimensional explorer Boone Dias, a brilliant scientist from Earth, enters the magical world of Ether and stumbles onto a great responsibility that takes him through the center of volcanoes, deserts full of living mummies and sphinxes, and a bizarre fairy forest-all leading toward a final climactic battle for the fate of both worlds. o Collecting every issue of Ether in an affordable omnibus edition, along with every cover and all published bonus content. (STL216064) (C: 0-1-2)

(W) Matt Kindt (A/CA) David Rubin A science-minded adventurer gets mixed up in the mysteries of a fantasy world in this charming new adventure from an award-winning creative team. Boone Dias is an interdimensional explorer, a scientist from Earth who has stumbled into great responsibility. He's got an explanation for everything, so of course the Ether's magical residents turn to him to solve their toughest crimes. But maybe keeping the Real and the Abstract separate is too big a job for just one man. Collects issues #1-#5. 'Kindt is one of the smartest genre writers in comics.'-Mental Floss on Ether

(W) Matt Kindt (A/CA) David Rubin The Faerie King's daughter is missing and only portal jumper Boone Dias can track her down. Jumping from one magical crime scene to another, he uncovers a bizarre plot featuring assassin eggs, weird pirates, ice deserts, and more noir absurdities. Collecting issues #1-#5 of Ether series III and featuring a sketchbook section with bonus art from Paul Azaceta, Farel Dalrymple, Gabriel Walta, and more.

(W) Sam Maggs, Melissa Grey (CA) Jeremy Wilson Explore never-before-seen stories from the world-record breaking EVE Online game, featuring fictional accounts of real in-game space battles, deep personal stories, death, and being reborn-again and again and again! A new threat has come to the New Eden star cluster, an ancient and ruthless civilization, demanding all factions either submit to conversion or die. Despite their differences in loyalties, four capsuleers battle tooth and nail to save each other and all of New Eden, hoping to buy just enough time for reinforcements to arrive.

(W) Brian Wood (A) Emmanuel Francisco (CA) Borkur Eiriksson Superstar writer Brian Wood tells the origin of the Valkyrie-the deadliest spacefighter pilots in the EVE universe! This series leads into EVE: Valkyrie, one of the most hotly anticipated video games of all time-a groundbreaking virtual reality space dogfighting shooter from the creators of EVE Online. With cloning technology that transmits them into a new body each time the old one dies, the Valkyrie are immortal-the most skilled and fearless pilots money can buy, mercenaries with loyalty to no one but each other. Collects the four-issue miniseries.

Writer/artist David Chelsea's first six 24-Hour Comics are collected into one volume! Following rules devised by comics legend Scott McCloud, the acclaimed graphic novelist and commercial artist has created six inspired improvisations-each drawn in a single day! This hardcover collection is filled with experimentation, witty pun play, and hilarious literary allusions! Surreal fiction from longtime New York Observer illustrator and frequent DHP contributor!

(W) Dave Baker (A/CA) Nicole Goux Becca's dreams of fame seem to have come true when an internet performance-art video she stars in goes viral overnight. But she quickly discovers the allure and danger of sudden stardom. From the creative team of F*ck Off Squad comes a psychological exploration of the modern media frontier and the unique pitfalls that come with internet fame.

(W) Christopher Cantwell (A) I. N. J. Culbard (CA) I.N.J. Culbard EVERYTHING is a gleaming new mega-department store which arrives to extraordinary thrill-and rapidly escalates to inexplicable mania in the small town of Holland, Michigan. Who - or what - exactly is in charge here... and what insidious plans are in store?

(W) Christopher Cantwell (A) I. N. J. Culbard (CA) I.N.J. Culbard The mind-blowing conclusion by Christopher Cantwell (Iron Man, She Could Fly) and I.N.J. Culbard (Tales from the Umbrella Academy)! Murky answers to bizarre questions finally surface-who, or what, is really in control of the Everything megastore, and why? Monstrous villains will be revealed when an all-out war explodes between unlikely enemies-as unexpected heroes brave the unfathomable, perhaps-inhuman depths of the store to save a derailed American Dream-and rewrite the future. Collects issues #6-#10 of the series. Bubbles with energy and inventiveness.'-Jeff Lemire 'Highly recommended for fans of Twin Peaks.'-Christian Ward

(W) Mark Verheiden (A/CA) John Bolton Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the cult horror classic in this hardcover graphic novel collection that expands on the film! Now an iconic horror hero, relive Ash's first visit to the cabin that brought him face to face with the delectably deranged deadites who possessed his girlfriend and friends . . . and turned 'the perfect place to get laid' into a house of fear and fury. Return to the original nonstop gore-fest and experience the thrills, gags, and gagging anew, with unexpected extra scenes, a new afterword from writer Mark Verheiden, and an updated sketchbook section!

One's a natural born killer-a remorseless hunter gleefully prowling the night for victims to quench an unnatural blood lust. The other's a vampire. His centuries of existence have left him world weary and detached, until one day his thirst is reinvigorated when the deadly and intricate work of the Sanguine Killer catches his eyes. Collects the five-issue miniseries.

In 2040, a private military operative of reeducated gang members-the Blackshield Angels-are the only hope of liberating a vital fuel supply from a criminal overlord. Blackshield's best agent struggles through betrayal, love, and a seemingly unending war zone-Zone 12-to complete his mission through a dangerous world where tattooed warlords reign supreme and giant satellites watch men from above like gods.

(W) Roye Okupe (A) Sunkanmi Akinboye (CA) Godwin Akpan The oldest son of a world-renowned scientist, Wale Williams-aka tech-savvy superhero EXO-tries to save Lagoon City from a deadly group of emerging extremists. But before this 'pending' superhero can do any good for his city, there is one person he must save first-himself! An Afrofuturist superhero story about redemption set in the bustling metropolis that is Lagos, Nigeria-with a creative team that's also from Lagos! ? Dark Horse and YouNeek Studios launch a shared universe of African fantasy and superhero stories-the YouNeek YouNiverse! ? Extraordinary stories about extraordinary characters inspired by African history, culture, and mythology.

(W) Roye Okupe (A) Sunkanmi Akinboye (CA) Godwin Akpan What happens when you infuse the likenesses, ambitions, and desires of legendary warriors and conquerors with an advanced AI? Well, you get a psychotic android named AVON, who goes rogue and concocts a plan to 'reset' humanity! E.X.O. Volume 2 picks up right where it's award-winning Afrofuturist epic predecessor left off, as Wale Williams-aka tech-savvy superhero EXO-tries to save humanity! An Afrofuturist superhero story about redemption set in the bustling metropolis that is Lagos, Nigeria-with a creative team that's also from Lagos! This Dark Horse edition will collect the YouNeek Studios editions of the same material (YouNeek editions E.X.O. Volumes 3 and 4)

(W) Roye Okupe (A) Sunkanmi Akinboye (CA) Godwin Akpan What happens when you infuse the likenesses, ambitions, and desires of legendary warriors and conquerors with an advanced AI? Well, you get a psychotic android named AVON, who goes rogue and concocts a plan to 'reset' humanity! E.X.O. Volume 2 picks up right where it's award-winning Afrofuturist epic predecessor left off, as Wale Williams-aka tech-savvy superhero EXO-tries to save humanity! An Afrofuturist superhero story about redemption set in the bustling metropolis that is Lagos, Nigeria-with a creative team that's also from Lagos! This Dark Horse edition will collect the YouNeek Studios editions of the same material (YouNeek editions E.X.O. Volumes 3 and 4)

(W/A/CA) Cassie Anderson While her sisters were blessed at birth with exceptional skills, Princess Basil's 'gift' is to be ordinary. After escaping an unconventional kidnapping, Princess Basil finds herself far from her castle and must take fate into her own hands. She tracks down the fairy godmother who 'blessed' her, and finds the solution to her ordinariness might be as simple as finding a magic ring. With an unlikely ally in tow, she takes on gnomes, a badger, and a couple of snarky foxes in her quest for a less ordinary life. o All-ages reading fun. o From the co-creator of Lifeformed: Cleo Makes Contact.

Gage Wallace's day seemingly couldn't get any worse. After breaking up with his girlfriend, he finds himself framed for blowing up his apartment building-the latest in a string of deadly bombings in this doomed suburb. After the neighboring Fat City fell into the river during an earthquake, these hapless exurbanites have been waiting for their own town to sink. The only glimmer of hope is a talking rat, whose drunken ramblings are taken as the prophecy of a better time ahead. Now Gage finds himself being pursued by well-intentioned friends, bored cops, and the bloodthirsty Bald Suzie, a local firearms enthusiast whose brother was killed in a recent explosion. Written by Scott Allie, editor of Hellboy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Umbrella Academy, and The Goon, with dynamic art by newcomer, Kevin McGovern. o 'A complex juggling act of dystopic science fiction, romance gone awry, and murder-mystery chase scene, Exurbia keeps a lot of balls in the air at all times, but brings them together in an effective, dramatic, and satisfying climax. It's like Scorsese's After Hours, reimagine

(W) Neil Gaiman (A/CA) Michael Zulli Come and hear of the terrible tale of Miss Finch, befallen by mystery and abduction deep under the streets of London! Join a group of friends, with the stern Miss Finch in tow, as they enter this strange world of vampires, ringmasters, illusions, and the Cabinet of Wishes Fulfill'd!

(W) Fritz Leiber & Various (A) Various (CA) Mike Mignola Fritz Leiber ranks among the giants of fantasy and science fiction visionaries, capturing multiple Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards and influencing a generation of writers. And his most renowned creations are the swashbuckling Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories. Collected here are adaptations of some of the finest of these sword-and-sorcery tales-including the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning 'Ill Met in Lankhmar'-by comics legends Howard Chaykin, Mike Mignola, Dennis O'Neil, Al Williamson, and more. Join the hulking barbarian and the diminutive rogue as they battle swordsmen, necromancers, and flagons of strong drink! 'Some of the grandest work in fantasy by a true master.' Newsarama

(W) Mike Mignola, Warwick Johnson-Cadwell (A/CA) Warwick Johnson-Cadwell Jump into an eerie Victorian-style mystery with an off-kilter, charming twist in the next knockout collaboration from Mike Mignola and Warwick Johnson-Cadwell! Monster hunters extraordinaire Professor Meinhardt, Mr. Knox, and Ms. Van Sloan have teamed up to slay spooks and investigate the uncanny before, but now they'll tackle a question that's haunted them for years: What happened to their friend and vampire slayer extraordinaire, James Falconspeare? Rendered in Johnson-Cadwell's signature loose, expressive style, and with gorgeous cover from Mignola and colorist Dave Stewart, this hardcover will be a treat for fans of Mr. Higgins Comes Home and Our Encounters with Evil as well as folks new to the world Johnson-Cadwell and Mignola have created.

(W) Gen Urobuchi, Type Moon (A/CA) Shinjiro With the Fourth Holy Grail War underway, seven magi and their summoned heroes from history battle to the death to claim the Grail and have their wishes granted. Kiritsugu brings down a skyscraper to eliminate Kayneth and Lancer, but it does not go as planned . . . and Caster makes his move against Saber! o The manga adaptation of Type-Moon's hit anime and novel series!

(W) Mike Richardson (A) Gabriel Guzman (CA) Keron Grant Once a feared mob enforcer, Silas Smith has found peace in seclusion . . . until his estranged daughter shows up with a major axe to grind. And though Silas abandoned his past, his former bosses are now on his trail and intent on showing that crime doesn't play! Collects the four-issue miniseries.

(W) Mike Richardson (A) Gabriel Guzman (CA) Keron Grant Once a feared mob enforcer, Silas Smith has found peace in seclusion . . . until his estranged daughter shows up with a major axe to grind. And though Silas abandoned his past, his former bosses are now on his trail and intent on showing that crime doesn't play! Collects the four-issue miniseries.

(W) Matt Kindt (A/CA) Tyler Jenkins A no-nonsense Secret Service agent and his new-age partner investigate a mysterious box known as the 'Fear Case,' which has appeared throughout history at sites of disaster and tragedy. Whoever comes into possession of this case must pass it on within three days or face deadly consequences. The agents must track down this Fear Case while staying one step ahead of a psychotic cult and the otherwordly forces behind the Case's existence. Collects the four-issue miniseries. 'This is the kind of comic one desperately wants to continue reading once an issue is done.' -Graphic Policy

(W) Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon (A/CA) Peter Bergting The Valhalla music festival commemorates a long-ago Viking slaughter, but when strange things start to happen, it seems the massacre may be far from over. When festival-goers begin to disappear, and musicians find themselves playing mysterious and ancient songs as if possessed, the fans have to figure out what's going on before the festival site's haunting past comes back for blood. New York Times bestselling horror writers Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon create a music festival to die for in this illustrated novel with artwork by Peter Bergting! o New prose horror from two New York Times bestselling writers!

(W) Vivek J. Tiwary, Steve Dutro (A) Andrew Robinson, Kyle Baker (CA) Andrew Robinson The Fifth Beatle brings to life the true story of visionary Beatles manager Brian Epstein-the man who launched the Beatles to worldwide stardom. This new edition features a new cover and an expanded sketchbook section. A visionary artist manager, Brian Epstein engineered Beatlemania-guiding the Beatles from basement gigs to unprecedented international stardom while wrestling with personal demons and the trappings of massive ambition and success. An award-winning, uplifting and inspiring human story about chasing your dreams, The Fifth Beatle also reveals an important, unsung chapter in the Beatles' history. This 10th Anniversary edition of the critically acclaimed, award-winning international bestseller features a new introduction by legendary music manager Kelly Curtis (Pearl Jam), an accompanying musical soundtrack/playlist curated by writer Vivek J. Tiwary, and an expanded sketchbook section. Whether you're discovering the Brian Epstein story for the first time or an old fan revisiting this groun