(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) 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) Bryan Edward Hill (A) Geraldo Borges (CA) Matt Taylor
Young Diego Castillo has just turned thirteen, but this birthday is more than a celebration-it's a rite of passage. His father takes him on a journey, teaching him important lessons in leadership and recounts cautionary tales he has heard about the undoing of three legendary men: Vaas Montenegro, Pagan Min, and Joseph Seed. With what he learns, will Diego be able to accept his destiny? Collects the three-issue miniseries.
(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) 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
(W) Vivek J. Tiwary (A) Andrew Robinson, Kevin Baker (CA) Andrew Robinson
The Fifth Beatle recounts the untold story of visionary Beatles manager Brian Epstein-who created Beatlemania and guided the band from basement gigs to unprecedented international stardom. This multiple-award-winning graphic novel has been added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives! This new softcover edition includes a revised sketchbook and Beatles memorabilia bonus section with behind-the-scenes insights from writer Vivek Tiwary and artists Andrew Robinson and Kyle Baker-expanded to include eight pages unique to this edition!
The Fifth Beatle is the untold true story of Brian Epstein, the visionary manager who discovered and guided the Beatles to unprecedented international stardom-yet died painfully lonely at the young age of thirty-two. More than merely the story of 'The Man Who Made the Beatles,' The Fifth Beatle is an uplifting, tragic, and ultimately inspirational human story about the desire to leave behind a legacy, amidst the struggle to overcome crushing personal obstacles and insurmountable odds.
(W) Chuck Palahniuk (A) Cameron Stewart (CA) David Mack
Rize or Die. New York Times best-selling novelist Chuck Palahniuk and acclaimed artist Cameron Stewart have collaborated for one of the most highly anticipated comic book and literary events of 2015 - the return of Tyler Durden. The first rule of Fight Club 2 might be not to talk about it, but Fight Club 2 is generating international headlines and will introduce a new generation of readers to Project Mayhem. ? Limited edition in slipcase with 50 pages of bonus content. ? Chuck Palahniuk writes the sequel to Fight Club! ? Features a NEW cover by legendary artist David Mack. 'Tyler Durden lives and I couldn't be more happier by the prospect of more bedlam.' -Newsarama
(W) Chuck Palahniuk (A) Cameron Stewart (CA) David Mack
Ten years after starting Project Mayhem, he lives a mundane life. A kid, a wife. Pills to keep his destiny at bay. But it won't last long; the wife has seen to that. He's back where he started, but this go-round he's got more at stake than his own life. The time has arrived . . . Collects Fight Club 2 #1-#10 and the Free Comic Book Day story.
(W) Chuck Palahniuk (A) Cameron Stewart (CA) David Mack
A new movement has replaced Project Mayhem, and even Tyler Durden doesn't know how to play by these rules. Marla Singer is about to deliver her second child, but the daddy isn't her husband-it's Tyler, who's very invested in his heir, and the world he'll inherit, as Die Off Industries plots to fine-tune mankind. Bestselling novelist Chuck Palahniuk is back with his greatest creation, teaming once again with award-winning artists Cameron Stewart and David Mack. 2019's bestselling twelve-issue series is collected in one massive hardcover.
Final Fantasy XV's world of Eos is filled with wonderous scenery, larger-than-life creatures, diverse cultures, and treacherous foes. Experience hundreds of pieces of detailed design work composed lovingly for fans of the unique sci-fi fantasy world. This volume collects complex lore, insightful commentary, comprehensive data, and dazzling concept art, all beautifully bound and richly detailed hardcover! o The limited edition is housed in a meticulously designed case, with a special acrylic art display, as well as a weathered journal just like the Lover's Notebook used by Noctis and Luna!
Final Fantasy XV's world of Eos is filled with wonderous scenery, larger-than-life creatures, diverse cultures, and treacherous foes. Experience hundreds of pieces of detailed design work composed lovingly for fans of the unique sci-fi fantasy world. This volume collects complex lore, insightful commentary, comprehensive data, and dazzling concept art, all beautifully bound and richly detailed hardcover! o The limited edition is housed in a meticulously designed case, with a special acrylic art display, as well as a weathered journal just like the Lover's Notebook used by Noctis and Luna!
(W) Cara Ellison (A/CA) Sally Cantirino
When the world's most powerful working hero asks her retired peers for help, they secretly agree to deal out punishment on another hero in the public eye. But when the weapon of publicity is wielded, it threatens to kick up all of the personal traumas of the heroes, past and present . . . Collects the original digital series for the first time in print! What does justice look like when violence isn't enough?
(W/A/CA) Carla Speed McNeil
Rachel Grosvenor doesn't have time to celebrate her recent Llaverac clan victories, as every win seems come with a price. Her new title comes with too many responsibilities, her new home comes with too many expenses, and the Ascians who have adopted her fill her house with complications. Could Jaeger's return be enough to quell the storm that's brewing?
(W/A/CA) Carla Speed McNeil
Rachel Grosvenor doesn't have time to celebrate her recent Llaverac clan victories, as every win seems come with a price. Her new title comes with too many responsibilities, her new home comes with too many expenses, and the Ascians who have adopted her fill her house with complications. Could Jaeger's return be enough to quell the storm that's brewing? o Finder returns with a riveting, full-color arc from McNeil and Lee and includes unpublished chapters!
There hasn't been a single place that Jaeger couldn't infiltrate, escape, or loot-until now! Award-winning creator Carla Speed McNeil and colorists Jenn Manley Lee and Bill Mudron create the very first full-color Finder graphic novel. Serialized in the pages of Dark Horse Presents, Finder: Third World now includes seventeen extra story pages and extensive annotations by McNeil! o The first Finder graphic novel in full color! 'You'll be addicted in no time.'-Jeff Smith (Bone)
The complete FLCL manga adaptation-now with bonus color illustrations and remastered story pages! In this surreal sci-fi romp, a sullen Japanese boy finds himself in the middle of an interstellar conspiracy. As his home life unravels, a sexy space assassin becomes his family maid, and his own head becomes a portal for armed robots. Life as he knows it is quickly falling apart, and Ueda doesn't know who's friend or foe! One thing's for certain-he has to grow up quick and save his hometown, whether he wants to or not!
(W/A) Eric Drooker
This special hardcover edition of Flood! A Novel in Pictures features an 'After the Flood' chapter with bonus artwork and an in-depth interview with the author-and a striking new cover. Flood! is the powerful first graphic novel by Eric Drooker, a frequent cover artist for the New Yorker and creator of Blood Song.
(W/A/CA) Enrico Orlandi
Tami has traveled long and far from his home in the south, forbidden to return until he has become a man, in this coming-of-age story. Defeating monsters and saving princesses has not been enough, and now he must find the fabled flower of the witch. But in his quest Tami inadvertently sparks a feud between the villagers who shelter him and the demon Yabra! And when the conflict comes to a head, Tami will have to choose between proving himself as a man, and protecting the villagers he's come to love. o Available for the first time in English. o From Italian creator Enrico Orlandi!
(W) Jennie Wood (A/CA) Jeff McComsey
The entire Flutter saga in a single volume for the first time! Fifteen year-old Lily shape-shifts into a boy to get the girl. Chaos ensues from pretending to be someone she's not. While coming to terms with who she really is and what she's done, Lily learns that life as a boy is just as difficult. o The Advocate called Flutter 'one of the best LGBT graphic novels of 2013'.
(W/A/CA) Jem Milton
Queer adventure, humor, and heartfelt friendships star in this fantastical comics tale that truly feels like it's for everyone. After being stranded in a forgotten military outpost, grumpy Dobrinia sets out on a quest to marry a princess. But in the vast Tzardom of Glas, where magic has been outlawed, troubled histories can catch up with even a flying ship. The Flying Ship by Jem Milton makes its first foray into print comics! Their fan-favorite story, originally released digitally, is part of the new collaboration between Dark Horse and Tapas.
(W/A/CA) Jem Milton
Queer adventure, humor, and heartfelt friendships star in this fantastical tale that truly feels like it's for everyone. Dobrinia and her crew continue their quest aboard the flying ship, on a fantastic adventure to find the lost Princess Sabrina. But in the vast Tzardom of Glas, where magic has been outlawed, troubled histories can catch up with even a flying ship. This fan-favorite story, originally released digitally, is part of a collaboration between Dark Horse and Tapas Entertainment.
(W) Erica Schultz (A) Cresta, Marika (CA) Bill Sienkiewicz
While investigating a series of child abductions in Montana, the case gets personal for Sheriff's Deputy Lorraine Adalet when her teenage daughter, Joanna, disappears with a friend. Following the clues of otherworldly evidence leads Lorraine back to her long abandoned homeworld of Jannada. Mired in a never-ending war she escaped long ago, Lorraine had hoped to protect Joanna from her own past. Once in Jannada, she attempts a rescue mission to bring Joanna and the rest of the kidnapped children back to Earth; however, it's not without resistance. Lorraine must confront her past with the evil Jannadan Queen and everyone else she abandoned all those years ago . . . not to mention an entire army of magic-wielding children! Meanwhile, Joanna's allegiance hangs in the balance in this tale of family and fate.
o Collects Forgotten Home from the ComiXology original digital series in print for the first time.
"A thrilling detective story, a richly imagined fantasy epic, and a deeply resonant family drama about the joys and pains of
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Bill Walko, Wes Dzioba
In the midst of the unprecedented success of Brian Michael Bendis's character-defining run writing Ultimate Spider-Man, and the box office record-breaking Spider-Man films, the writer received a phone call that no one could have predicted. Spidey was going to Broadway, and Bendis was being tapped to collaborate with rock royalty to help the webslinger 'find his voice' on stage. Could he overcome his own ignorance about musicals, or would he exit stage left before production began? Brian Michael Bendis, cartoonist Bill Walko, colorist Wes Dzioba, and letterer Josh Reed, come together to tackle the stranger-than-fiction events behind the curtain of the pre-production of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. This is the second book in his celebrated and award-winning autobiographical tell-all graphic novels that proves there really is 'no business like show business' (thank god!).
(W/A/CA) Peter Bagge
America's Founding Fathers were brilliant, brave, forward thinking . . . and ridiculous, at least in the eyes of cartoonist and history buff Peter Bagge! Collecting all Founding Fathers Funnies cartoons from Apocalypse Nerd and Dark Horse Presents, this volume also delivers several brand-new stories and helpful biographical information on the colorful revolutionaries Bagge respectfully skewers!
(W) Eric Powell (A) Eric Powell & Various (CA) Eric Powell
Four of the top creators in comics gather to continue the Victorian tradition of ghost stories on Christmas Eve.
Four tales of the bizarre and terrifying to keep you company on the cold yule night. A unique approach to the ghost story format where the creators themselves become part of the story in this deluxe edition hard cover designed by the award-winning Phil Balsman.
(W) Marc Guggenheim (A/CA) Beni Lobel
When pieces of history from some of the world's most traumatic and horrible events start appearing as fragments of time invading our world, it threatens all of human existence. One family discovers that their personal tragedy is at the center of everything, making them the only people who can help put an end to the Fragmentations. o A mind-bending original graphic novel!
(W/A/CA) Frank Frazetta
Although informed by World War II propaganda, Frank Frazetta's earliest work is nevertheless as artistically nuanced and socially complex as it is innocent. Now, for the first time ever, witness the first complete story from a modern master with Frank Frazetta's The Adventures of the Snow Man!
(W) Steve Niles (A/CA) Greg Ruth
Trevor's monstrous little brother lives in the barn behind the house. The boy's only six years old, but he towers over his older brother, and possesses incredible strength. For years, Trevor has looked after his baby brother, keeping him from the light, but now that's all about to change. His family's secret is about to be revealed, uncovering the horrible truth of the small Midwestern town the boys have grown up in. o Steve Niles, creator of Criminal Macabre, teams with Greg Ruth, for a bizarre tale of horror unlike anything you've seen before.
(W) Patton Oswalt & Various (A) Ryan Browne, Scott Hepburn
The Lower Lair bar is home to all sorts of supervillains, lowlifes, and scumbags... but only one of them has to puke digestive fluids onto his food to eat. $#!%eater, the humanoid mutant fly, is a loser, a lifelong minion who lives to serve his criminal master. But what happens to a henchman when he no longer has anyone left to hench for? Comic book legends Kyle Starks and Ryan Browne present the heartwarming, feel good, coming-of-age story about an insect monster-man searching for his identity amongst the criminal underworld of Twilight City. Collects issues #1-4.
(W) Rafael Albuquerque, Rafael Scavone (A) Eduardo Medeiros (CA) Rafael Albuquerque, Eduardo Medeiros
Running from a terrible trauma at home, Lilly magically falls inside her favorite cartoon show. But the bright world of Funny Creek isn't as far from the pains of the real world as she had hoped. A thrilling adventure ensues where Lilly must overcome her troubles and make her way home. o New OGN by Rafael Albuerqueque. o Collects the Comixology Originals series in print for the first time!
Staring into a fractured mirror of her life, the world's first superhero, Furious, seeks to atone for her past sins by doling out rage-fueled justice! But the spotlight of our celebrity-obsessed media threatens to undo her noblest efforts and expose her true identity before she can achieve redemption. Collects Furious #1-#5 and an eight-page short story from Dark Horse Presents #31. 'Glass and Santos' creation is very much a superhero for our time.'-Comic Book Resources 'A visual treat . . . filled to the brim with awesome artwork.'-IGN
(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku
Tokyo teens Kei and Masaru are killed by a subway train but awaken in a room with an ominous black orb that gives them weapons, suits . . . and orders. Fighting bizarre alien monstrosities in a deadly game, will they win their freedom or die for the final time? Over 600 story pages, value priced. Collecting Gantz vols, 1-3. 'Drawn with eye-popping realism . . . raising standard geek fare to a new level of sophistication.'-Entertainment Weekly o Mature readers.
(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku
Ordinary Tokyo citizens resurrected from death by a mysterious black orb, the Gantz team is conscripted to fight bizarre, deadly aliens in a game that promises release from the game . . . or oblivion. But the game's purpose is unclear, and the stakes are far greater than survival! o Gantz has sold over fifteen million copies in Japan! o Popular anime series, live-action feature.