(W) Eddie Argos (A/CA) Steven Horry
After the official Worst Day Ever, overweight bully magnet Danny Carter discovers he can use his excess body mass to fuel superpowers. Obviously he's going to be a superhero and fight crime, but when you're years old and you live in the suburbs it's not *quite* as easy as expected... Written by EDDIE ARGOS, singer and lyricist of critically-acclaimed classic rock band Art Brut with art by STEVEN HORRY, colors by DAVID COOPER and lettering by COLIN BELL. Miscellaneous: To coincide with the release of the graphic novel, Eddie and Steven have - alongside musicians Mark Heffernan and Grant Purser - recorded a soundtrack album, which will be released on Post/Pop Records in late November/early December.
(W) Jamie S. Rich (A/CA) George Kambadais
Miranda Turner never knew her sister, international supermodel Lindy Turner, was also the masked crime fighter The Cat. At least not until Lindy appeared in Miranda's bedroom as a ghost, looking for help finding her own murderer. From Lady Killer co-creator JAMIE S. RICH and up-and-coming artist GEORGE KAMBADAIS (Vampire Diaries).
(W/A/CA) J.H. Williams III
A unique exploration of art and story, centered on one of the most famous works in gothic horror.**Featuring numerous painted illustrations and accompanying written passages to create a storytelling experience that goes beyond the typical expectations of an art book, making for a potent combination of illustration and prose.Presenting over 150 pages of art and story by J.H. WILLIAMS III (The Sandman Overture, Promethea, Batwoman), a multi-award winning_New York Times_**bestseller and the co-creator ofECHOLANDS, also from Image Comics.
(W) Alex De Campi (A/CA) Erica Henderson
Vienna, 1889: Dracula's brides nail him to the bottom of his coffin. Los Angeles, 1974: an aging starlet decides to raise the stakes. Crime scene photographer Quincy Harker is the only man who knows it happened, but will anyone believe him before he gets his own chalk outline? And are Dracula's three brides there to help him...or use him as bait? A pulpy, pulse-pounding graphic novel of California psych-horror from acclaimed creators ALEX DE CAMPI and ERICA HENDERSON.
(W) David Avallone, Kevin Eastman (A) Ben Bishop, Troy Little, Kevin Eastman, Brittany Peer, Tomi Varga (CA) Ben Bishop, Taylor Esposito
A washed-up comic book writer must scrape together enough cash to pay off Lithuanian mobsters in this totally fictional true story that's perfect for fans ofKiss Kiss Bang Bang.Once upon a time, he and his brother birthed a worldwide phenomenon, self-publishing a crazy indie comic about crime-fighting cat-girls. Now?Books is hitting his forties (hard), the money all gone, artistic inspiration tapped out, beset on all sides?and trying to recover from his catastrophic encounter with the hit-and-run driver called early success.DRAWING BLOOD follows a cartoonist whose real life has become more absurd and action-packed than any comic book story he could dream up!This trade collects all four issues of the first volume of DRAWING BLOOD, and as an added bonus, the origin issue of Books? creation, the RADICALLY REARRANGED RONIN RAGDOLLS! Straight from 1992, it?s the first adventure of America?s favorite ferocious felines! 122 pages of comic stories, plus ad
(W) Nathan Edmondson (A) Konstantin Novosadov & Various (CA) Konstantin Novosadov
Winslow is a troubled boy with a recurring dream. When mysterious alien figures show up to literally dissolve the memories out of Winslow's mind, Winslow realizes that his dream may be the most important memory in the world, and one that has been wiped from the collective minds of everyone on earth. Collects THE DREAM MERCHANT #1-5
(W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Tom Reilly, Jordie Bellaire
Codename G.I. Joe Begins HERE.??Conrad Hauser made first contact with an alien being and lived to tell the tale. But no one, not even Colonel Hawk, will believe the story of the colossal transforming robot that nearly killed the man known as Duke.??Now, one of the U.S. Army?s most decorated soldiers is on the hunt for answers, drawn into a conflict that no amount of training could ever prepare him for. A war that only a real American hero has any chance of surviving?Superstar writer JOSHUA WILLIAMSON (Superman, Batman) and artist TOM REILLY (The_ Thing_, Ant-Man) kick off the first of four action-packed miniseries that will introduce the best and worst humanity has to offer in the Energon Universe.Featuring a Direct Market Exclusive cover by TOM REILLY that will only be printed once.**Collects DUKE #1-5?**?
Codename G.I. Joe Begins HERE.
Conrad Hauser made first contact with an alien being and lived to tell the tale. But no one, not even Colonel Hawk, will believe the story of the colossal transforming robot that nearly killed the man known as Duke.
Now, one of the U.S. Army?s most decorated soldiers is on the hunt for answers, drawn into a conflict that no amount of training could ever prepare him for. A war that only a real American hero has any chance of surviving?
Superstar writer JOSHUA WILLIAMSON (Superman, Batman) and artist TOM REILLY (The_ Thing_, Ant-Man) kick off the first of four action-packed miniseries that will introduce the best and worst humanity has to offer in the Energon Universe.
Featuring a Direct Market Exclusive cover by TOM REILLY that will only be printed once.
**Collects DUKE #1-5?**
(W) Joe Casey (A) Simon Gane, Nathan Fox (CA) Simon Gane
The legendary '90s superhero returns for an all-new adventure! An enemy from the past has forced Dutch back into the belly of the beast?but will his former teammates welcome him back? Or will his long-lost nemesis get to him first? It?s balls-to-the-wall action in the mighty Image manner!Collects DUTCH #0-3
He was the world's greatest hero, but Captain Dynamo was not a faithful husband. Now he's dead and his family is trying to piece their lives together. As his enemies descend on his unprotected city, Captain Dynamo's widow rounds up his five illegitimate children, each of whom have inherited one of their father's super-powers. Can these total strangers come to terms with their powers, their father's legacy and each other as total chaos erupts? Collects DYNAMO 5 #1-7
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Nick Dragotta
This is the world. It is not the one we wanted, but it is the one we deserve. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse roam the Earth, signaling the End Times for humanity, and our best hope for life, lies in DEATH. Collecting all ten volumes of the critically acclaimed,_ New York Times_-bestselling series into one massive paperback, this compendium tells the entire story of the epic sci-fi/Western EAST OF WEST by writer JONATHAN HICKMAN and artist** NICK DRAGOTTA**.Collects EAST OF WEST #1-45
This is the world. It is not the one we wanted, but it is the one we deserved. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse roam the Earth, signaling the End Times for humanity, and our best hope for life, lies in DEATH. Collects EAST OF WEST #1 - #5.
The second volume of the most exciting new book in the industry is here! 'We Are All One' follows our cast around the fractured future-scape of America as we learn more about a world that's rapidly coming to a end.
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Nick Dragotta It's the third volume of the Eisner-nominated EAST OF WEST. 'There Is No Us' sees the breaking apart of the future-scape of America as the world races forward towards the apocalypse. Collects EAST OF WEST #11-15
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Nick Dragotta
It's the fourth volume of the Eisner-nominated, best-selling EAST OF WEST. 'WHO WANTS WAR?' sees YEAR TWO of the Apocalypse kick into high gear. Collects EAST OF WEST #16-19, & EAST OF WEST: THE WORLD
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Nick Dragotta
It's the fifth volume of the Eisner-nominated, best-selling EAST OF WEST. 'All These Secrets,' is the twisting road of lies that will lead to armageddon. Collects EAST OF WEST #20-24
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Nick Dragotta
ADVANCE SOLICIT The smashing conclusion to the second year of the Apocalypse. Everything turns in on itself. The snake eats its tail. The old eat the young. A new chapter of the amazing End Times saga by superstar creators JONATHAN HICKMAN and NICK DRAGOTTA. Collects EAST OF WEST #25-29
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Nick Dragotta
The final year of the apocalypse begins! Armies rage! Nations at War! A family fights to be reunited. Collects EAST OF WEST #30-34
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Nick Dragotta
We catch up with Death and Babylon in this eighth volume of the bestselling series EAST OF WEST. Collects EAST OF WEST #35-38.
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Nick Dragotta
The penultimate trade collecting the fan-favorite story of love at the end of the world. Collects EAST OF WEST #39-42
(W) J. H. Williams, Haden Blackman (A) J. H. Williams & Various (CA) J. H. Williams
The story of Earth's last war starts with Hope's sticky fingers?
The multiple award-winning Batwoman team of J. H. WILLIAMS III (Promethea, The Sandman: Overture, Batman) and W. HADEN BLACKMAN (Star Wars, Elektra) reunites! They're joined once again by colorist supreme DAVE STEWART and master letterer TODD KLEIN.
In a bizarre future world that has forgotten its history, reckless thief Hope Redhood holds the key to excavating its dark, strange past?if only she and her crew can escape a tyrannical wizard and his unstoppable daughter. But fate will send them all on a path leading to a war between worlds.
ECHOLANDS is a landscape-format, mythic-fiction epic where anything is possible?a fast-paced genre mashup adventure that combines everything from horror movie vampires, to classic mobsters and cyborg elves, to Roman demigods and retro rocket ships. It's going to be a helluva ride! (STL201652)
MATURE THEMES
(W) Zack Kaplan (A/CA) Giovanni Timpano
In a world where sunlight burns people alive, Cielo Brandt, heiress of the city's most powerful company, and her savior David Baxter, have both survived a killer who didn't burn in the sunlight. Now, both want answers about his origins; Cielo investigates the city's underground and her father's company, while Bax braves the post-apocalyptic wasteland and the discovery of another who is immune to the sun's rays. Collects ECLIPSE #5-8
(W/A/CA) Tony S. Daniel
Teenager Rion Astor gets lost looking for his girlfriend in a magical land called Edenwood, a multidimensional realm where an eons-long war between witches and demons has staged its final battle.Rion becomes a legendary demon killer and finds himself thrust into the role of the hero who will ultimately lead a team of demon killers to save humanity from the demon kings. Swords and sorcery meet horror and sci-fi warfare in an epic tale of human spirit and survival that's not to be missed!From New York Times bestselling creator TONY S. DANIEL, writer of Batman, Detective Comics, and Deathstroke.Collects EDENWOOD #1-5
(W) Stuart Moore (A/CA) Gus Storms
The chaotic super-team of the future must unravel a galactic mystery on two fronts: the lawless planet Tortuga and the stuffy halls of EarthGov. 'Has it all?A taste of science fiction, law of physics, a tale of suspense, a humorous robot with attitude, action and a taste of sabotage to top it off!' -Comic Crusaders Collects EGOs #5-9 & #4.5
(W) Charles Soule (A/CA) Ryan Browne
What if every person on Earth gets a genie ? and one wish ? all at the same time? If you had one wish... what would you wish for? What if everyone else on the planet had one wish too? That's Eight Billion Genies. Eight seconds after magical genies grant every person on earth one wish, the world is transformed forever...and that?s just the beginning! From #1 New York Times bestselling author Charles Soule (Light of the Jedi, Undiscovered Country) and superstar artist Ryan Browne (Curse Words, God Hates Astronauts) comes the most thought-provoking, hilarious, terrifying and emotional ride of the year. Collects all 8 issues
(W) Richard Starkings (A) Carlos Pedro, Axel Medellin (CA) Carlos Pedro, Axel Medllin
There are new transgenics in town and the Elephantmen are due for 'retirement.' Collects ELEPHANTMEN #65-69
(W) Richard Starkings (A) Axel Medellin, Abigail Jill Harding (CA) Boo Cook
Fallen Soldiers in downtown Los Angeles take Hip Flask and Jack Farrell to a mass grave in the desert, which ultimately leads Hip into a confrontation with his creator, Nikken. Collects ELEPHANTMEN #72, #77-80
Sleeper cell has been reactivating Elephantmen, affecting not only the lives of Hip Flask and Ebony Hide but Vanity Case, Miki, Sahara and LAPD Lieutenant Blackthorne as well.
Collects MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN (including the sold out one-shot and the highly sought after issue by THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN's Shaky Kane) and THE KILLING SEASON, ELEPHANTMEN, VOL. 5 is packed with extras, including art J. SCOTT CAMPBELL and the shocking 'strip' from CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL 2011 by RICHARD STARKINGS and SHAKY KANE. Collects MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN and ELEPHANTMEN #31-33 and #36-39
Featuring a new cover and short story written and illustrated by Image Comics' rising star MARIAN CHURCHLAND, this full color trade collects MARIAN's SOLD OUT issues of ELEPHANTMEN focussing on the mademoiselles of Mystery City, Miki, Sahara and Vanity Case. Also features an extensive sketchbook of MARIAN CHURCHLAND art. Collects ELEPHANTMEN #18-20.
A meteor falls in Santa Monica Bay, and the lives of Hip Flask, Ebony Hide, Obadiah Horn, Sahara and her father, Joshua Serengheti converge once again with far-reaching consequences for all. Collects ELEPHANTMEN #8-15, plus the pilot issue.
(W) Jay Faerber (A/CA) Sumeyye Kesgin, Ron Riley
Amelia Earhart and her Korvathian ally, Cort, embark on an epic journey in search of a mythical portal that might connect to Earth. Along the way, they encounter new friends, make new enemies, and uncover long-buried secrets. And just how does D. B. Cooper fit into all of this? Collects ELSEWHERE #5-8.
(W) Rick Remender (A) Mat Broome, Eric Canete, Andy MacDonald (CA) Mat Broome
The New York Times bestselling hit series collected in one gorgeous volume! When gods fall and heroes fail, who saves the world? In a devastated world ruled by supervillains, the last surviving heroes embark on a desperate quest to find the mythic Hammer of Thor, believing it holds the key to restoring hope to humanity. THE END LEAGUE is a gripping saga of high-stakes survival, packed with characterdriven storytelling and breathtaking visuals-- Essential reading for fans of REMENDER?s Uncanny X-Force. Superstar writer RICK REMENDER (THE SACRIFICERS, TOKYO GHOST) unites with comics legends MAT BROOME (X-Men, Batman), ERIC CANETE (Iron Man, Martian Manhunter), and ANDY MACDONALD (Justice League, Multiple Man) for a desperate, pedal-to-the-metal fight through the ashes of civilization for a future that?s already lost. Collecting the complete series, with a brand-new cover by ERIC CANETE and MATT WILSON?all for just $19.99!
The cult-hit, Manning Award-nominated miniseries gets collected with bonus content! When the Biblical apocalypse starts, charming bastard Bram Carlson is raptured into Heaven in a 'clerical error.' After he's sent back to Earth, Bram decides to cash in the end of the world for all it's worth! But can his anxious roommate Ben save his friend from himself-and the mounting forces of Armageddon? Check out the book the Onion's AVClub called 'hilarious' and IGN called 'an amazing series!'
(W) Chris Condon (A/CA) Jacob Phillips
A Western that is as haunting as it is thrilling, THE ENFIELD GANG MASSACRE tells the dark origin of THAT TEXAS BLOOD's Ambrose County as only JACOB PHILLIPS and CHRIS CONDON can!Montgomery Enfield and his gang of outlaws find themselves in the crosshairs of an aging Texas Ranger and a newborn county that?s hungry for law - by any means necessary.Selected for Best Comics of 2023 lists at: The Hollywood Reporter CBR The Comics Journal Comics BeatCollects THE ENFIELD GANG MASSACRE #1-6
THE GREATEST TOURNAMENT THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN BEGINS ANEW! Jonah Wright is an NYPD detective assigned to a mysterious murder case that threatens to rip him from the reality he knows and into the shadow world of his heritage - the Supernatural. Jonah's quest will drop him deep in the middle of a conspiracy that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of society and will plunge him into an ancient tournament known only as... EPOCH! Collects EPOCH #1-5
(W) Nate Piekos
Award-winning comic book letterer and founder of Blambot.com NATE PIEKOS provides in-depth tips and techniques for modern digital comic book lettering. From creating your own lettering templates and developing design skills to crafting emotive dialogue and dynamic sound effects, PIEKOS offers a comprehensive look at what it means to build a lettering career in the comics industry today. Featuring a foreword by famed X-Men letterer TOM ORZECHOWSKI.
