(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku
The stakes raise for the conscripted Gantz team as they face an increasingly deadly array of bizarre alien adversaries. But while the team remain in the dark about the nature of the lethal 'game' they're forced to play, the consequences of losing couldn't be more crystal clear! Collects Gantz volumes 7-9.
(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku
Kei Kurono's work as a Gantz fighter is a nightmare, but his personal life is looking up, with a new ladylove opening his heart. But when his beloved is threatened by a Gantz-obsessed schoolmate on a shooting rampage, Kei must face the killer without his Gantz suit for protection! * 680 pages, value priced! * Gantz has sold over fifteen million copies in Japan!
(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku
The Gantz fighters wage invisible war against a series of increasingly bizarre and deadly alien monstrosities, whose source and purpose are a frightening mystery. And if those challenges weren't enough, a homegrown threat rises: the sleek and stylish weapon-spawning killers known as the Vampires, who aim to bleed out Gantz!
(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku
Once a fearful conscript into the team of Gantz warriors, Kei Kurono is born-again hard in the invisible war against an endless stream of bizarre alien invaders. But the off-world intruders are now taking human form, and even a friend may be a foe!
(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku
After earning enough combat points, the Gantz alien fighters have three choices: freedom, better weapons, or to resurrect a dead Gantz warrior. Will they further risk their own lives to bring back a fallen friend or abandon the comrades who have bravely fought beside them? Collects Gantz volumes 19-21.
(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku
A frightening adult science-fiction vision of a world gone mad, Hiroya Oku's shocking alien-invasion epic has sold over fifteen million copies in Japan and inspired three feature films and an anime TV series. This value-priced collection features 632 pages of shock and awe! Collects Gantz volumes 22-24. The Tokyo Gantz squad of alien fighters join with the battle-hardened Osaka team to face the insanely powerful boss class of offworld horrors. But when facing the beautiful but deadly shape-shifting '100 point' boss, the Gantz warriors soon discover that even the combined firepower of two teams may not be enough to prevail-or survive! 'Raising standard geek fare to a new level of sophistication.' -Entertainment Weekly
(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku
It's good news/bad news for the alien-fighting Gantz warriors. The good news: Kei Kurono is back on the team, resurrected after his second death. The bad? A massive unknown flying warship has appeared, laying waste to the planet's leading military superpower. Gantz teams from all over the world gather to fight back only to be overwhelmed by an endless stream of terrifying foes. Is Armageddon now inevitable?
Collects Gantz volumes 25-27.
"Raising standard geek fare to a new level of sophistication." -Entertainment Weekly (STL215801) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only in US, Canada, and US territories.
MATURE THEMES
(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku
While Gantz teams make a desperate assault against the alien mothership to free the imprisoned humans-including Kei's beloved Tae-the public receives news that the devastating war is over! To the world at large, a new day of peaceful coexistence is dawning, but before tranquility can be achieved, something must be done about the Gantz 'terrorists' who threaten the new peace. So now the Gantz warriors face not only the monstrous ETs, but the entire human race! Collects Gantz volumes 31-33.
(W/A/CA) Gary Gianni
Gary Gianni created one of the strangest occult detective teams in comics history: millionaire filmmaker Lawrence St. George and his associate, Benedict, of the venerable guild of Corpus Monstrum. They navigate a peculiar and deadly world plagued by squid pirates, zombie cowboys, abominable snowmen, mustachioed skulls, and fat, flying demons. Gianni's meticulous and evocative art combined with his haunting but often hilarious writing create a horror comic unlike anything else on the stands. This book also includes classic prose stories by Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, and more, illustrated by Gianni. o Hot off the success of Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea, Gianni's original masterpiece returns in paperback! 'These are (along with a few issues of Stan and Jack's Fantastic Four) my all time favorite comic book stories.'-Mike Mignola 'Gianni is a master-The MonsterMen leaves no doubt: the dude knows how to rock a comic book page.'-Michael Chabon (The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay), from his introduction
In the future, humanity is in a seemingly endless war with an alien race. The struggle is dominated by giant war machines called Gear. Only the best and the brightest are allowed to drive these behemoths. The process of elimination begins in junior high. Thirteen-year-old Teresa Gottlieb has just entered the most prestigious military academy, known to all as Gear School, to try and become one of those elite. But on top of all the usual troubles that a seventh-grader has to put up with-boys, social cliques, hellish instructors-she also has to deal with three-story-tall robots and alien invasions! Teresa needs to learn that when the bell rings, the adventure starts. • Gear School is written by Adam Gallardo (Star Wars: Infinities-Return of the Jedi; 100 Girls) and illustrated by Núria Peris (Star Wars Tales, Karas). Original graphic novel!
In the far future, humanity is caught in an endless war against an alien menace. The struggle is dominated by giant war machines called Gear. Only the best and the brightest are allowed to drive these war machines. The process of elimination begins in junior high. Teresa Gottlieb is a thirteen-year-old freshman at the most prestigious military academy in the world. A little while ago she saved the school from an alien attack, but at Gear School 'a little while ago' is ancient history. Her status as savior of the school isn't cutting her any slack with her teachers, her classmates, or the clique that runs the school. Now Teresa finds herself caught up in an adventure that has more at stake than the future of the school or even the fate of the planet. It could jeopardize her budding first love!
(W) David M. Booher (A) Blue Delliquanti & Various
A year and a half after the events of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the Ghostbusters are officially back in business and headed to where it all began: New York City! Callie, Gary, Trevor, and Phoebe are moving into the Firehouse and ready to take on the Spengler family business?or are they? Ghostbusting on top of changing family dynamics has a way of going awry-and that's exactly what one sinister paranormal force is counting on. Collects Ghostbusters: Back in Town #1-4.
(W) Carlos Valderrama (A/CA) Miguel Valderrama
After the loss of their leader-and father figure-the apocalyptic found family 'the Forsaken' struggle to survive. When a fight among monsters forces them to move farther beyond the limits of the unknown-and with the way back blocked-they're faced with more change as they encounter a group of monster hunters. When they learn that killing monsters has unintended consequences, tensions rise, loyalties are tested, and new beasts enter the fray!
It was a beautiful spring day in downtown San Francisco before a gigantic armored alien appeared from out of nowhere and began smashing things all to hell! Who is this invader? Why is he being attacked by strange alien beings? And why is he so Gigantic? A twist on The Truman Show, Gigantic focuses on a brainwashed alien superhero deposited on Earth to be the spotlight of an intrusive, around-the-clock television program being filmed without his knowledge. o Visually exciting art with a story examining America's consumer-based culture from Rick Remender and Eric Nguyen.
(W/A/CA) Kentaro Miura
From Berserk creator Kentaro Miura comes Giganto Maxia, a science-fiction/fantasy manga of titanic proportions! One hundred million years in the future, the Empire of Olympus uses colossal mutant beasts to crush its adversaries. Only the gladiator Delos, the mystic Prome, and the titan Gohra can hope to prevent genocide!
(W/A/CA) Gilbert Hernandez
Kitten, Maribel, and Gaby are childhood friends celebrating their sixteenth birthday. But someone's missing-their fourth friend, Una, is imprisoned in Tijuana. So the girls set out to give Una the ultimate birthday gift-freedom-even if it means taking on an entire city!
(W) Arnold Pander (A/CA) Arnold Pander, Jacob Pander
The fugitive romance continues between Karina, a day-walking vampire, and Nick, a nocturnal mortal. Living out their storybook fantasy in Paris by day and hunting down criminals by night to feed Karina's hunger, Nick's moral line continues to be pushed to the limit. When Karina discovers her latest prey holds a dark criminal secret, it will put their immortal love-pact to the test when they attempt to rescue an innocent girl from a deadly underworld plot. This hardcover graphic novella-told by Karina in poetic verse-is rendered with crisp line art and lush digital watercolor, and also contains a new GirlFIEND pinup gallery.
(W) Eric Grissom (A) Will Perkins
What would you give up to protect the one you loved? Uncover the mystery in the thrilling sequel to the fantasy adventure graphic novel Goblin.
One dark and stormy night, Rikt meets a mysterious fortune teller in the woods. Looking into his future, she foresees that his best friend and only companion, a wolf named Fish-breath, is in mortal danger. Overcome with the fear of losing his four-legged friend, Rikt trades the freedom of the wild for the protection of Underwood-a boarding school for monster children and a sanctuary for wolves. Was his bargain worth the price? And what terrible fate awaits the children who live there? The Wolf and the Well is perfect for fans of fantasy adventure graphic novels like Amulet, Lightfall, and City of Dragons.
After losing his parents, Rikt struggles with a fear of being alone. The anxiety becomes unbearable when he receives three prophecies from a mysterious witch, one of which foretells a terrible fate for his best friend, a wolf named Fish-breath. After the first two prophecies prove true, Rikt meets Ms. Evelyn
(W/A/CA) Brian Michael Bendis
After years away, con man David Gold returns to the city he once called home and finds nothing as it was. But the man known as 'Goldfish' has come back for one reason, and one reason only: his son. This enigmatic grifter returns to his old haunts to find his old flame practically running the city's underbelly. His oldest friend and ex-partner in crime a police detective. The town itself seems to have turned on him. With everything going against him, how can Goldfish reclaim the only person that he still cares about? Written and illustrated by the legendary New York Times best-selling author Brian Michael Bendis, Jinxworld and Dark Horse release an all-new edition of one of his grittiest works ever!
(W/A/CA) Eric Powell
Take a spin down Lonely Street in this huge, pulpy collection of mob bosses to undead ghouls-and the man who fights them all. On Lonely Street, crime is cheap but justice comes at a price, so the Goon and his sidekick Franky defend the neighborhood against crime lords and supernatural ne'er-do-wells alike to keep the neighborhood safe. The Nameless Man, the Zombie Priest, has come to town to build a gang from the undead. But the Goon is the only man brave enough to stand up to him, and even the undead fear the Goon! The Goon: Bunch of Old Crap Volume 1 collects the first four books of The Goon, featuring his misadventures on Lonely Street and the childhood story of how a boy born into a circus family became protector of the neighborhood. Collects The Goon: Rough Stuff, The Goon: Nothing But Misery, The Goon: My Murderous Childhood, and The Goon: Heaps of Ruination.
An ancient curse spreads hatred, fear, and violence, drawing the most powerful and vile creatures to a town with only one hope for protection-the Goon. Even the Goon's lifelong deadly foe, the zombie priest, is running scared. But he has to remain, forced into submission by a power greater than his own, to keep an eye on Goon and his violent sidekick, Franky. The death of one of the Goon's closest allies reveals an enemy thought long gone, returned to wreak havoc and destruction upon the Goon and those who stand by him. There's some funny stuff, too! Collects the first part of Goon Year (#19-#23): The Return of Labrazio!
Sparkly, skinny-jean wearin' vampires, wiener-eatin' hoboes, multinational midgets, and 2010 Queen of Burlesque star, Roxi DLite, are just a few of the obstacles Goon and Franky are up against in this new collection from Dark Horse Comics! Plus, guest writer Evan Dorkin (Milk and Cheese, Beasts of Burden) pits Goon against the horrendous, bacon-eating behemoth, the Ten-in-One! Collects The Goon issues #34-#37, The Goon in 'An Irish Wake' from USA Today, and The Goon's on Vacation from Billy the Kid's Old Timey Oddities and the Ghastly Fiend of London.
(W) Ram V. (A/CA) Anand Radhakrishnan
A coming-of-age graphic novel about rebellion, ambition, self-expression, and acceptance, expertly painted against the backdrop of Mumbai's ever-changing and evolving street culture. Giving brief glimpses into the incandescent lives of four teens chasing their dreams impeded and inspired by the impossible city that they live in. o From rising comic-book stars Anand RK and Ram V (Paradiso, These Savage Shores, Batman Secret Files). 'Anand RK's dizzying art gorgeously captures not just the exciting hustle and bustle of Mumbai, but its challenging underside . . .' -Paste
(W) Eric Grissom (A/CA) Will Perkins
The obsolete AI program Gregory wakes in a newly cloned body to a world now unfamiliar to him and is haunted by the memories of his past lives, each one ending in death by his own hand. On the path to discovering the truth about himself, Gregory slips into the trenches of two opposing forces that want to exploit him. In the end, he must take down an AI revolution before it wipes out humanity, and the key to doing so may only lie in the strange visions he has between life and death. o A Dark Horse Original takes us into a frightening future! o Includes bonus sketches, designs, and commentary from the creators of this original, hardcover graphic novel.
(W) Matt Wagner (A) Brennan Wagner, Matt Wagner
Matt Wagner returns to the seminal 'Devil by the Deed' Hunter Rose story that started the epic, centuries-spanning Grendel saga. In this all-new reimagining of 'Devil by the Deed,' Wagner brings his decades of experience and artistry back to the famous narrative that first began his lengthy and illustrious career as a comic-book author. The original tale of the dashing and diabolical Hunter Rose was deceptively brief, considering its cultural impact. Over the years, Wagner has expanded on the story of Hunter Rose and now he weaves the most dramatic of those elements into a brand-new graphic novel. Grendel: Devil by the Deed-Master's Edition is Matt Wagner at the height of his artistic and story-telling prowess, featuring 120 all-new story pages that will dazzle first time and longtime readers alike.
(W) Matt Wagner (A) Brennan Wagner, Matt Wagner
Grendel Prime returns to an Earth that has outlawed all things Grendel and must survive in a hostile, new world order.
After spending years searching space for a replacement Earth, Grendel Prime has returned home, but things are not as he left them. The pockets of humanity that remain in this post-apocalyptic world are ruled by Necro Lords, and all things Grendel are outlawed! Grendel Prime will need to hide his identity as he explores his suddenly hostile home planet. Is there even a place for him here anymore?
A new era in the world of Grendel by Matt Wagner, featuring color work and a variant cover by Brennan Wagner!
Collects Grendel: Devil's Crucible--Defiance #1-#4.
(W/A/CA) Matt Wagner
Grendel Prime searches the stars for a new home for mankind, and Matt Wagner returns to his darkest creation! As civilization comes to an end on Earth, the final Grendel Khan gives Grendel Prime a new directive: Find a perfect planet to be the new home for the human race. But will the deadly and relentless paladin ultimately save humanity . . . or destroy it? Collects the eight-issue miniseries.
(W) Matt Wagner (A) Various (CA) Matt Wagner
The comics that inspired the Netflix show! This dynamic masterpiece is about to celebrate its fortieth anniversary with second editions of the complete Grendel saga! Grendel Omnibus Volume 1 begins the entire epic series and follows the chronology of the stories. This collection features millionaire Hunter Rose and his alter ego, the criminal mastermind Grendel! This collection reprints Grendel: Devil by the Deed; short story collections Grendel: Black, White, & Red; Grendel: Red, White, & Black; and Grendel: Behold the Devil. o Exciting origin stories and anthologies-finally collected in a standard-sized comics format! 'Grendel is a brave and possibly even reckless experiment that has succeeded admirably.' Alan Moore (Watchmen)
(W) Matt Wagner (A) Various (CA) Matt Wagner
The comics that inspired the Netflix show! This dynamic masterpiece is about to celebrate its fortieth anniversary with second editions of the complete Grendel saga! Grendel Omnibus Volume 1 begins the entire epic series and follows the chronology of the stories. This collection features millionaire Hunter Rose and his alter ego, the criminal mastermind Grendel! This collection reprints Grendel: Devil by the Deed; short story collections Grendel: Black, White, & Red; Grendel: Red, White, & Black; and Grendel: Behold the Devil. o Exciting origin stories and anthologies-finally collected in a standard-sized comics format! 'Grendel is a brave and possibly even reckless experiment that has succeeded admirably.' Alan Moore (Watchmen)
(W) Matt Wagner (A) Various, Matt Wagner (CA) Matt Wagner
The comics that inspired the Netflix show! Four essential chapters in the massive Grendel story saga by Matt Wagner and collaborators Diana Schutz, Tim Sale, Arnold & Jacob Pander, and Bernie Mireault are collected, in chronological order and in a standard comics-size format for the first time! Featuring the Grendel stories Devil Child, Devil's Legacy, The Devil Inside, and Devil Tales. Celebrate the fortieth anniversary of this dynamic comics masterpiece!
(W) Matt Wagner, Diana Schutz (A) Tim Sale & Various (CA) Matt Wagner
No longer content to inhabit one host at a time, the Grendel entity goes viral, in this new phase of Wagner's epic, which spans centuries and culminates in the rise of a new kind of host: the Grendel-Khan! This volume collects the 'Incubation Years' from the original Grendel #20-#22 with the mammoth God and the Devil and Devil's Reign story lines, featuring art by Tim Sale and John K. Snyder III. o Comics that inspired the live-action Netflix show! o 500+ masterful pages of sci-fi action and innovative storytelling!
(W) Matt Wagner, Greg Rucka (A/CA) Matt Wagner
The story of Grendel Prime unfolds in three tales: the Eisner Award-winning War Child, with art by Patrick McEown; the riveting Past Prime novel, written by Greg Rucka with pen-and-ink illustrations by Wagner; and the lush, painted Devil Quest, recounting Prime's search through an apocalyptic future for the seeds of his own past. Over five hundred pages of ultra-stylish art and story, culminating in 'A Grendel Primer,' Wagner's A-to-Z overview of all things Grendel!
(W) Matt Wagner & Various (A) Edvin Biukovic, Paul Grist
From the visionary mind of Matt Wagner, this anthology sees industry giants stepping into the world of Grendel to tell their own tales of anger and vengeance in a strange, dystopian future-where the force of Grendel looms as a part of everyone's lives! Perfect for longtime fans and newcomers to the Grendel saga, these dark tales from multiple creative teams explore the violent, alarming future of the post-Orion Assante era. With over 400 pages of gripping narratives and stunning art, this omnibus volume features new cover art by Matt and Brennan Wagner and is reprinted for the first time in the standard comics size. Collects 'Devil Worship' the first Grendel Tales short story from Grendel #40, Four Devils, One Hell #1-6, Devil's Hammer #1-3, The Devil in Our Midst #1-5, and Devils and Deaths #1-2.
(W) Matt Wagner & Various (A) Edvin Biukovic, Pat McEown
From the visionary mind of Matt Wagner, this anthology collects stories from industry giants stepping into the world of Grendel. Rage and revenge bring out the darkest in humanity, especially on a planet overcome by the force of Grendel. Perfect for longtime fans and newcomers to the Grendel saga, these dark tales from multiple creative teams explore the violent, alarming future of the post-Orion Assante era, as Grendel becomes a global force. With over 400 pages of gripping narratives and stunning art, this omnibus volume features new cover art by Matt and Brennan Wagner with this new edition collecting the work for the first time in the standard comics size. Collects Homecoming #1-3, Devil's Choice #1-4, The Devil May Care #1-6, and The Devil's Apprentice #1-3.
(W) Matt Wagner & Various (A) Edvin Biukovic, Pat McEown
From the visionary mind of Matt Wagner, this anthology collects stories from industry giants stepping into the world of Grendel. Rage and revenge bring out the darkest in humanity, especially on a planet overcome by the force of Grendel. Perfect for longtime fans and newcomers to the Grendel saga, these dark tales from multiple creative teams explore the violent, alarming future of the post-Orion Assante era, as Grendel becomes a global force. With over 400 pages of gripping narratives and stunning art, this omnibus volume features new cover art by Matt and Brennan Wagner with this new edition collecting the work for the first time in the standard comics size. Collects Homecoming #1-3, Devil's Choice #1-4, The Devil May Care #1-6, and The Devil's Apprentice #1-3.
While most of humanity has been decimated in the apocalypse, the hunger for sporting events survives and is stronger than ever! It's race time in Indianapolis, and the only thing hotter than the action on the track is the passion boiling outside of the stadium walls. Local Grendel chief Hack has his hands full. Between the volatile visiting Grendel clans tearing up the town, a mysterious vigilante on a Grendel-killing spree, and forces within his own clan that seek to depose him, there's little room for error or emotion. But when he feels himself falling for Dana, the city hospital's headstrong lead physician, he quickly finds things spiraling out of his control. And he's not the only one with problems. Dana's struggling with her delinquent son, desperately trying to keep him away from the very Grendel that she herself is growing ever attracted to. Something's gotta give, in this tragic tale of passion, love, and betrayal. Collecting the six-issue mini-series.
(W) Sergio Aragones, Mark Evanier (A) Sergio Aragones
Groo the Wanderer is back and stupider than ever... which is pretty stupid. In this, his latest misadventure, he tries to figure out the dumb way human beings attempt to co-exist with animals on this planet. And if we can't figure out how to do that, what chance does the guy with cheese dip for brains have? From the hilarious mind and skillful pen of Sergio Aragon?s, with scripts by Mark Evanier, colors by Carrie Strachan, and lettering by Stan Sakai! Collects the four-issue mini-series.
(W) Sergio Aragones, Mark Evanier (A/CA) Sergio Aragones
The rhyming minstrel travels with his daughter from town to town singing tales of Groo!The Groo-verse's hapless wandering minstrel and his smart daughter, Kayli, roam the land... Traveling from town to town, they sing tales of Groo wherever they go, bringing laughter, joy, and lessons to the townsfolk... and hopefully some kopins to their pockets! Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier begin another epic, hilarious Groo series, with colors by Carrie Strachan and letters by Stan Sakai! Collects Groo: Minstrel Melodies #1-4.
(W/A) Andre Bormanis
A full-color hardcover guide to the universe of Seth MacFarlane's beloved sci-fi series-featuring page after page of technical detail, interstellar history, and character biographies!
Explore exotic alien planets, adventure between innumerable stars, and get to know a diverse starship crew as they navigate their thrilling and mysterious universe. Captain Ed Mercer and his brave shipmates guide readers through the decks of the Orville, recounting their voyages through ship logs, and providing insightful commentary on the state of a changing galaxy.
The deluxe edition includes:
? Decorative slipcase
? An exclusive alternate cover treatment
? A folio including four departmental Planetary Union patches
? A 27" x 40" poster featuring the Orville ship in hyper-detailed cutaway by illustrator Matthew Cushman.
Dark Horse presents The Guide to The Orville, a jam-packed lore book collecting everything a new crewmember needs to know about the Planetary Union's most remarkable ship!