(W) Esteban Maroto, Doug Moench (A) Jose Bea, Esteban Maroto The first name in sci-fi, fantasy, and horror continues its spectacular run, now in an affordably priced, oversized paperback! Warren Publishing's outlet for everything fantastic, sinister and otherworldly travels into the early '70s at light speed! Eerie Archives Volume 8 collects issues #37-#41 of the original Eerie magazine series. This excursion features the work of comic book luminaries Ernie Col?n, Mike Ploog, and Dave Cockrum, as well as fan-favorite Eerie creators Doug Moench, Don Glut, Tom Sutton, Sanjulian, Esteban Maroto, and Steve Skeates. Collects Eerie magazine #37-#41.

(W) Esteban Maroto, Doug Moench (A) Jose Bea, Esteban Maroto The first name in sci-fi, fantasy, and horror continues its spectacular run, now in an affordably priced, oversized paperback! Warren Publishing's outlet for everything fantastic, sinister and otherworldly travels into the early '70s at light speed! Eerie Archives Volume 8 collects issues #37-#41 of the original Eerie magazine series. This excursion features the work of comic book luminaries Ernie Col?n, Mike Ploog, and Dave Cockrum, as well as fan-favorite Eerie creators Doug Moench, Don Glut, Tom Sutton, Sanjulian, Esteban Maroto, and Steve Skeates. Collects Eerie magazine #37-#41.

(W) Esteban Maroto, Doug Moench (A) Tom Sutton, Esteban Maroto Enter the laboratory of Cousin Eerie as he prepares to throw the switch on another shocking collection of terror tales in Eerie Archives Volume 9, now in a value-priced paperback edition. Prepare yourself for an extended series of forbidden experiments by comics masterminds Esteban Maroto, Doug Moench, Tom Sutton, Steve Skeates, Luis Dominguez, and more. By the way, who's that strapped to the slab? Oh, it's you! Don't worry, the pain won't last forever-but it'll feel like it! Collects Eerie magazine issues #42-46.

(W) Mike Johnson, Rafael Albuquerque (A/CA) Rafael Albuquerque Welcome to the Meld, an inhospitable dimension in time where a chrononaut finds himself trapped. With no memory or feedback from the team of scientists that sent him, he can't count on anything but his heart and a stranger's voice to guide him to his destiny. Collects issues #1-#5. 'Snappy dialogue, eye-catching scenery and a mystery as deep as twenty-two pages can accommodate.'-Comic Book Resources

Presented in its original Spanish-language format! Twelve teenagers from around the world fall under the spell of a demigod and journey to a mystical realm of devastation and cruelty where they must survive until the Red Moon returns. Despite the danger, these kids do not intend to surrender-they have magic on their side, and the time has come to take initiative! But an evil older than the kingdom itself awakens among the ruins, and the Red Moon approaches . . .

(W) Richard Starkings (A) Axel Medllin (CA) Boo Cook It's Blade Runner meets Planet of the Apes in the next adventure of the pulp science fiction series Elephantmen, which debuted nearly fifteen years and eighty issues ago from Image Comics. Elephantmen are human/animal hybrids designed to fight a war. But the war is over, and now they live among us. This all-new story is a whodunnit that draws our heroes, Hip Flask and Jack Farrell, into the curious death of an Elephantman known to his friends as 'Shorty.' Following that is an adventure where weapons of the war between Africa and China's transgenics have surfaced and are being transported from the East Coast to the West Coast by Transamerican HEIST! This omnibus collects Elephantmen 2261 seasons 1 and 2 by creator/writer Richard Starkings, artist Axel Medellin, and a cover by artist Boo Cook!

(W/A/CA) Lynn Okamoto Captured and isolated against their will, the Diclonius species are a threat waiting to break free. When a young Diclonius girl, Nyu, escapes from the research facility she was being held in, she manages to find solace in two allies, until danger finds her again, putting everyone at risk. However, her enemies soon realize they're in over their heads as an attempt to subdue Nyu results in unspeakable tragedy. Lynn Okamoto's beloved original manga series, that inspired the anime TV show, is now available in English for the very first time, presented here in a special omnibus collecting three of the four original volumes in one!

(W/A/CA) Lynn Okamoto The ruthless soldier Bando pursues Nyu's alter ego, Lucy, with vengeance after he receives bionic prosthetic replacements as a result of their gruesome battle. Meanwhile, Lucy recalls her buried, tragic memories as a Diclonius child. To worsen the situation, Chief Kakuzawa orders a Diclonius named Mariko to kill Nana and return Lucy to the research facility!

(W/A/CA) Lynn Okamoto Mariko is running out of time-her internalized bombs are set to explode at any minute. Hoping to tie up loose ends, she decides to confront her alienated father, Kurama. Meanwhile, when Nyu and Kouta arrive near the Diclonii island facility, Nyu is captured as Chief Kakuzawa attempts to fulfill his master plan of eliminating humans in favor of the Diclonius species.

(W/A/CA) Lynn Okamoto A sudden attack on the Maple House places Kouta, Yuka, and the rest of the gang hostage under a group of equipped soldiers led by Nousou! This confrontation sparks Kouta to recollect the missing pieces of his past which may ultimately be chained to the history of the Diclonius Research Institute. . . o Cited as an inspiration for Stranger Things by the Duffer Brothers!

(W) Wendy Pini, Richard Pini (A) Wendy Pini Discover ElfQuest, one of the most beloved fantasy series in comic-book history! Now in full color for the first time from Dark Horse Comics, ElfQuest is a tale made for our times. Chief Cutter and the Wolfriders are driven from their forest home by fearful humans bent on their destruction. As they wander the ever-changing landscape of their harsh primeval world, the elves discover hidden danger, odd creatures...and to their surprise, other elfin tribes. Follow the Wolfriders as they forge new alliances, take on hidden enemies, and discover truths about themselves and their origins they never imagined. Collects Elfquest: The Original Quest #1-#5.

(W) Wendy Pini, Richard Pini (A) Sonny Strait (CA) Wendy Pini When ElfQuest: The Final Quest concluded, it ended the hero's journey of Cutter Kinseeker, chief of the Wolfriders. But that was only the start of a new adventure for Cutter's 'brother in all but blood,' Skywise. Now the stargazer elf, who thought he knew everything about Cutter, discovers how mistaken he was. This volume collects issues #1-#4 of Stargazer's Hunt, with story by ElfQuest co-creators Wendy and Richard Pini, with script and layouts by Wendy Pini. Veteran ElfQuest alumnus Sonny Strait returns at full force as the artist and colorist for the new series.

(W) Frank J. Barbiere, Ricky Mammone (A/CA) Victor Santos In a fantastic vision of the future, magic has been replaced with technology. Two factions are in conflict within a sprawling metropolis: The Druids hold on to the past, while huge corporations exploit new technologies that threaten to eradicate magic forever. Mara, the daughter of a druid leader, becomes caught up in a dangerous mission to recover the elixir-a mysterious artifact that could restore magic and defeat the corporations once and for all. The only problem is it's in the hands of her old mentor, a dangerous warrior who has mastered magic and the blade, and is driven by a personal vendetta to destroy the elixir at all costs. Pulled between her family and a choice that could shape the future forever, how far will Mara go to recover the elixir for herself . . . and what will she do with it?

(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 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)