(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
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) 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
(W) Richard Starkings (A) Axel Medellin & Various (CA) Nick Bradshaw, Boo Cook
This third compendium collecting one of Image's longest running series -- set in Los Angeles, 2259 - details the lives of Hip Flask, Ebony Hide, Obadiah Horn, and the rest of MAPPO's surviving human/animal hybrids. Collects ELEPHANTMEN; MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN #1, ELEPHANTMEN #31-50
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) Jason Shawn Alexander, Darragh Savage (A) Jason Shawn Alexander, Luis Nct (CA) Jason Shawn Alexander
Deadly bounty hunters, doomed lovers, and sharp teeth. Corinne and Hank come to Berlin targeting another of Oni's laboratories. They find more than they were bargaining for when they encounter they city's bloody subterranean secret. Collects EMPTY ZONE #6-10
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.
(W) Sarah Vaughn, Jonathan Luna (A) Jonathan Luna, Jonathan Luna
JONATHAN LUNA (ALEX + ADA, THE SWORD, Spider-Woman: Origin) and SARAH VAUGHN (ALEX + ADA, Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love, Ruined) team up again with ETERNAL EMPIRE, a fantasy epic! The Eternal Empress has waged war against the countries of Saia for over 100 years, and now her sights are set on the last country standing. But within the brutal Empire's workforce, a young man and woman discover they share a synergistic power that could change the fate of the entire world.
(W) Jonathan Luna, Sarah Vaughn (A/CA) Jonathan Luna
In the concluding arc of this fantasy epic, Tair and Rion use their fire power to try to take down the Empire, while the Eternal Empress plots to use the duo for her own devices. Can the two avoid her clutches, or will they be the weapon the Empress needs to finally control all of Saia? Collects ETERNAL EMPIRE #6-10
(W) James Asmus & Various (A/CA) Joe Infurnari, Jordan Boyd
Human evolution has taken millions of years to get to this stage. But next week, we become something new. Around the world, humanity is undergoing rapid and unpredictable changes, and only three individuals seem to notice that their world is being reborn. But what can they do about it? Skybound unites writers JAMES ASMUS, JOSEPH KEATINGE, CHRISTOPHER SEBELA & JOSHUA WILLIAMSON and artists JOE INFURNARI & JORDAN BOYD to create a new global phenomenon. Collects EVOLUTION #1-6.
(W) Brandon Thomas (A) Khary Randolph, Emilio Lopez (CA) Khary Randolph
Spencer Dales was born into a world of magic. His father belongs to the Aegis, a secret society of black magicians tasked with bettering the lives of others-with higher potential-but never themselves. Now it's time for Spencer to follow in his father's footsteps, but all he sees is a broken system in need of someone with the wand and the will to change it. But who will stand beside him in this fight for a better future? KHARY RANDOLPH and BRANDON THOMAS ignite a generational war in this action-fantasy series, made entirely by creators of color, and committed to one truth above all others-Excellence is Real. Collects EXCELLENCE #1-6.
(W) Brandon Thomas (A/CA) Khary Randolph, Emilio Lopez
ADVANCE SOLICITATION! Spencer Dales was born into a world of magic. His father belongs to the Aegis, a secret society of black magicians ordered by their unseen masters to better the lives of others - of higher potential - but never themselves. Now, Spencer Dales has one purpose: tear down the Aegis and free everyone under their 'protection.' However, with his closest ally in prison and the Tenth looking to put Spence in an adjoining cell, creating a better future won't be easy. But it needs to happen NOW. KHARY RANDOLPH and BRANDON THOMAS ignite a generational war in this action-fantasy series, made entirely by creators of color and committed to one truth above all others - Excellence is Real. Collects EXCELLENCE #7-12.
(W) Ian Boothby (A/CA) Gisele Lagace, Pete Pantazis
When The Creator said, 'Let there be light,' The First Shadow fell across creation. Now it's up to Cate and Kate Harrow to stop the world from being swallowed by its infinite darkness. But to do it, they need to get the help of Heaven, Hell, and their deadbeat dad. Collects EXORSISTERS #6-10.
(W) James Tynion IV, Michael Walsh, Pornsak Pichetshote (A) Michael Walsh, Marianna Ignazzi, Valentine De Landro (CA) Michael Walsh
Every five years on Halloween, the wealthiest families in America play a game. Twelve of the deadliest people in the world are dropped into a small town with just one goal: last killer standing wins. For the citizens of Oak Valley, Maine—this year's unlucky arena—the goal is much simpler. They must survive the night. Experience a comics event like no other from the minds of** JAMES TYNION IV** (Something is Killing the Children_, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH) _& MICHAEL WALSH (THE SILVER COIN, UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: FRANKENSTEIN), as they lead a group of the most exciting voices in the industry. In this blood-soaked first volume, JAMES & MICHAEL are joined by PORNSAK PICHETSHOTE (THE GOOD ASIAN), MARIANNA IGNAZZI (Catwoman), and VALENTINE DE LANDRO (BITCH PLANET) to collaborate & compete to determine who wins...and who dies. Collects EXQUISITE CORPSES #1-3
