(W) Steve Niles (A/CA) Szymon Kudranski
Terror is a town of monsters, its boundaries hidden from the world. You can only find Terror if you've been welcomed, but it may not let you leave. Henry West escaped Terror, rebuilding his life and finding true happiness in the human world. But when Henry's mother disappears, his father forces him back home, and old rivalries resurface as he begins to unravel the mystery. A TOWN CALLED TERROR is a family drama of monstrous proportions from cutting-edge horror creators STEVE NILES (30 Days of Night) and SZYMON KUDRANSKI (SPAWN, The Punisher). Collects A TOWN CALLED TERROR #1-6
(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson
The Connell family -- transformed into modern avatars of the Adventureman Mythos-- straddle the barrier between the Worlds of the way things were and the way things could be... but only one can become the World of the way things ARE. The secrets of sagas past will be revealed! Nothing will be the same! Collects Adventureman: Family Tree #1-3
(W) Skottie Young (A/CA) Jorge Corona
Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG and TRANSFORMERS artist JORGE CORONA?the team behind the hit series MIDDLEWEST and THE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK?are back with a brand-new genre-bending tale of love, loss, bullets, and death: AIN?T NO GRAVE! This Unforgiven-style journey is an original macabre Western/fantasy tale for mature readers, told through a Guillermo Del Toro-esque lens. Ryder put her violent past behind her when she fell in love and became a mother. But that was before she learned it was all going to be taken away. It?s not the first time Ryder has been wanted. She picks her guns back up and rides to the city at the edge of the world to kill the one trying to rob her of her life?death. Collects AIN'T NO GRAVE #1-5 Select praise for?AIN'T NO GRAVE: ?A truly promising and potent slice of highly emotional, semi-magical western storytelling.? ?AIPT ?The masterful storytelling combined with stellar artwork creates a synergy that elevates this comic above others.? ?Capes & Tights ?I love the comic panel coloring, each panel is detailed
(W) Alex Paknadel (A/CA) Caspar Wijngaard
Writer ALEX PAKNADEL (DC vs. Vampires: All Out War), artist CASPAR WIJNGAARD (HOME SICK PILOTS), and letterer HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU present a primal vision of humanity gone terribly wrong. In the distant future, a race of disembodied alien conquerors called the Operators moves from world to world, harvesting promising species for their most impressive physical traits. Their quest for ever-more-effective host bodies leads them to a forgotten research station, where animal specimens from a dead Earth, along with a small human boy named Helpless, have been collected and preserved in a savage artificial jungle environment. But as the Operators descend on the research station in search of an apex predator to harvest, they'll find more than they bargained for when they learn that Helpless is anything but! 'PAKNADEL's sharp mind and WIJNGAARD's vibrant art mesh brilliantly to create this brutal, fascinating, and visually stunning sci-fi world.' -JAMES TYNION IV (THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH) Collects ALL AGAINST ALL #1-5
The year is 2098 in a THIRD WORLD AMERICA ravaged by economic collapse, environmental disaster, and internal conflict. Del, a young volunteer working triage at a field hospital, is abducted by a ruthless motorcycle gang. Her only hope is FALE, an ex-military private contractor hired to find and bring her home.
ALMIGHTY is white-knuckle thrill ride that will have fans of the genre begging for more.
Collects ALMIGHTY #1-5
(W) Patrick Kindlon (A/CA) Marco Ferrari
A king from a lost kingdom has a message for the modern world: duck! After years of waging war on a polluting oil corp, Antioch decides it's time to prove a point. He turns himself in, prepared to expose the company in court. But prison is dangerous, and Antioch may not live to speak the truth. Guest-starring Frontiersman! Collects ANTIOCH #1-4
(W) Kurt Busiek (A/CA) Carlos Pacheco
The classic fantasy-adventure epic. Young Fletcher Arrowsmith learns the true cost of war, in an alternate history where dragons and magic spells are as much a part of World War I as bullets and barbed wire. Collects ARROWSMITH, VOL. 1 #1-6
(W) Kurt Busiek (A/CA) Carlos Pacheco & Various
ADVANCE SOLICIT In a world where World War One is fought with magic and dragons as much as bullets and trenches, young Fletcher Arrowsmith of the Overseas Aero Corps is sent on a secret mission into enemy territory, to find a mysterious ally and stop a deadly plan that could destroy all of Europe. Along the way, he'll deal with dangerous enemy sorcerers, werewolves, and trolls?and learn the true secrets behind magic and the war itself. Superstar creators KURT BUSIEK (ASTRO CITY, Marvels) & CARLOS PACHECO (X-Men, Avengers Forever, Superman) deliver a war, and a world, like none other. Collects ARROWSMITH: BEHIND ENEMY LINES #1-6.
Tom Judge was once a priest, responsible for lost souls. Now he is the bearer of the ancient, powerful Artifact called the Rapture, and responsible for the survival of the entire universe. Tom's only hope of preserving all creation is to gather the other Artifact bearers, and make a stand against the Darkness. It's a battle could cost Tom his own soul.
TRUTHS & DESTINIES' To wage war with the Darkness, Rapture bearer Tom Judge will need to amass an army of Artifact bearers to back him up. Collects ARTIFACTS #25-29
(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Dustin Nguyen
The hit fantasy series from powerhouse creative team JEFF LEMIRE & DUSTIN NGUYEN continues! After a bruising attempt to escape from the planet Sampson, Andy finds himself in the clutches of the Militia, which means the murderous Mother can't be far behind. Meanwhile, his daughter Mila has booked passage on a ship piloted by none other than the irascible Captain Telsa. And while Vampires may rule this strange galaxy, they're no match for Kanto, the Blood Scrapper-the most badass vampire hunter in the universe! Collects ASCENDER #6-10
(W) Deniz Camp (A/CA) Eric Zawadzki
An action-packed sci-fi anthology series following normal people navigating an alternate world where time is having a crisis, and just stepping outside your door can send you on an unexpected adventure. Time is having a crisis. Mingling in the red-light district, you can find actual cavemen, medieval knights, and cyborg soldiers on leave from World War IV. Victorian debutantes amble their way into cell phone stores, confused and bewildered (what is a data plan?). On their way to work, bleary-eyed commuters get trapped in time-loops, assaulted by alternate-reality versions of themselves, and try to avoid post-apocalyptic wastelands. And LOOK: the 3:15 bus just took a wrong turn…into the neolithic era. Rising stars** DENIZ CAMP** (20TH CENTURY MEN, The Ultimates) and ERIC ZAWADZKI (House of El) and Eisner winners JORDIE BELLAIRE and HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU are proud to present ASSORTED CRISIS EVENTS, an ongoing, zig-zagging anthology series about the compromised clicks of our clocks—full of one-shot stories both beautiful and ugly, tragic and redempti
THIS IS THE END! The elder's master plan is revealed! Zechariah's final fate is decided! Wolf-Man's astounding adventure comes to a close. Every moment from the beginning of the series to now has been leading to this. After this volume, the world of the Astounding Wolf-Man will never be the same again! Collects THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN 19-25
Locked down! Gary Hampton, the Astounding Wolf-Man has been tried and convicted of murder! Now, locked away in Stronghold Prison he comes face to face with the very enemies he put away. Also in this volume, the villainy of The Face! Collects THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #13-18.
(W) Kurt Busiek (A/CA) Benjamin Dewey, Jordie Bellaire
Stranded in the mountains, the Great Champion and the young dog-wizard Dusty discover gods, goats, living statues, oracular crows, and dangerous secrets about the history of the Autumnlands. Secrets that could help them save the world-if they're able to survive. The hit epic-fantasy series continues, by superstar creators KURT BUSIEK, BENJAMIN DEWEY and JORDIE BELLAIRE. Named one of the A.V. Club's Best of 2015. Collects THE AUTUMNLANDS #7-14
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips (CA) Sean Phillips
JUST IN TIME FOR CONVENTION SEASON-the ultimate comic con crime tale! Comics won't just break your heart. Comics will kill you. Hal Crane should know, he's been around since practically the beginning. Stuck at an out-of-town convention, waiting to receive a lifetime achievement award, Hal's weekend takes us on a dark ride through the secret history of a medium that's always been haunted by crooks, swindlers, and desperate dreamers. BAD WEEKEND-the story some are already calling the comic of the year from its serialization in CRIMINAL #2 and 3-has been expanded, with several new scenes added and remastered into a hardcover graphic novel, in the same format as BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS' (KILL OR BE KILLED, FATALE, CRIMINAL) bestselling MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES. This gorgeous package is a must-have, an evergreen graphic novel every true comics fan will want to own. Collects CRIMINAL #2-3 with new expanded content
(W) Jeremy Haun, Jason A. Hurley (A) Matthew Dow Smith, Thomas Nachlik (CA) Jeremy Haun, Nick Filardi
ADVANCE SOLICIT! Corporate espionage, government secrets, and private military contracts are uncovered as an investigative journalist looks deep into Abericorp, the most powerful pharmaceutical company in the world. Collects THE BEAUTY #17-21.
(W) Doug Wagner (A/CA) Tim Odland, Michelle Madsen
Helgi, the prince of a Viking village, has stumbled upon the cursed Eye of Odin. If he doesn't return it to its rightful owner by the new moon, he will die an agonizing death of boils and decay. By his side are Stigr, a one-armed warrior past his prime, and Kadlin, a female warrior convinced she's a Valkyrie. Their only path will take them through the treacherous lands of the Hundrafolk, Trolls, and Earthen Smiths. Collects BEWARE THE EYE OF ODIN #1-4
(W) Kelly Sue DeConnick & Various (A) Maria Frohlich & Various (CA) Valentine De Landro
DeCONNICK & DE LANDRO PRESENT: THE TRIPLE FEATURE! Ripped directly from the world of BITCH PLANET, a crack team of creators spin 15 teeth-clenching tales of rage, revolution, and ridicule. Patriarchy beware?this sci-fi kidney punch can't be stopped?! 100% Grade-A satire. Accept no substitutes. Collects BITCH PLANET: TRIPLE FEATURE #1-5
(W) David Walker, Chuck Brown (A/CA) Sanford Greene
Once known as the greatest monster hunters of all time, the Sangerye family specialized in curing the souls of those infected by hate. But those days are fading. A terrible tragedy has claimed most of the family, leaving the surviving cousins divided between by the desire to cure monsters or to kill them. Now, though, there's a new breed of monster loose on the streets of Harlem, and the Sangerye family must either come together or watch the human race fall to untold evil. Collects BITTER ROOT #1-5.
(W/A/CA) Ronald Wimberly
A look at Black History framed by those who made it. BLACK HISTORY IN ITS OWN WORDS presents quotes of dozens of black luminaries with portraits & illustrations by Ronald Wimberly. Featuring the memorable words and depictions of Angela Davis, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kanye West, Zadie Smith, Ice Cube, Dave Chappelle, James Baldwin, Spike Lee, and more.
(W) Greg Rucka (A/CA) Nicola Scott
The trap around Rowan Black continues to close, with the Hammer closing in on one side and the Ascension now in motion on the other. But the ultimate wound may not be wielded by magick, but instead delivered via the heart. New York Times bestselling creators GREG RUCKA and NICOLA SCOTT bring you the second volume of the critically acclaimed series. Collects BLACK MAGICK #6-11.
(W) Greg Rucka (A/CA) Nicola Scott
New York Times bestselling creators GREG RUCKA and NICOLA SCOTT return with their chilling witchcraft cop saga, BLACK MAGICK! The walls separating Detective Rowan Black's worlds of witchcraft and police work have begun to crumble, and the forces targeting her are now revealed. But what they want, why they want it, and what they'll do to get it will impact more than Rowan alone. As the occult and infernal collide, those closest to Rowan may find themselves consumed as Rowan herself comes to embrace her power. Collects BLACK MAGICK #12-16.
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Tomm Coker
Thomas Dane goes looking for a man who doesn't want to be found. From JONATHAN HICKMAN (EAST OF WEST, Secret Wars, Avengers) and TOMM COKER (UNDYING LOVE) comes the next installment in the crypto-noir series about the power of dirty, filthy money...and exactly what kind of people you can buy with it. Collects THE BLACK MONDAY MURDERS #5-8
(W) Thomas Healy (A/CA) Nat Jones
NYX has played a multifaceted role in Al Simmons' life, acting as both adversary and savior. She was the first She-Spawn and journeyed with Spawn into the bowels of hell itself. Then she rescued Wanda and Cyan from the clutches of the demon lord, Mammon. Then one day, she simply walked away and disappeared. SPAWN artist Nat Jones teams up with writer and SPAWN Editor-in-Chief Thomas Healy to delve into Nyx's untold stories, exploring the consequences of her past as she seeks to aid the hidden Covens of New York City.? Additional features include a cover gallery and behind-the-scenes artwork. Collects Black Ritual Issues #1-7.
(W) Rick Remender (A) Matteo Scalera (CA) Moreno DiNisio
After years adrift in the chaotic Eververse, the McKay family finally reunites in their home dimension. But it's far from the happy end they expected. To save all there is and ever will be, the Dimensionauts need to cut deeper into the Onion than ever before! RICK REMENDER & MATTEO SCALERA present the sixth chapter of the runaway pulp sci-fi smash hit BLACK SCIENCE! Collects BLACK SCIENCE #26-30
(W) Rick Remender (A) Matteo Scalera, Moreno DiNisio (CA) Matteo Scalera
The Eververse is collapsing under its own weight. The Dimensionauts, a ragtag collection of heroes, scientists, and anarchists from countless alternate realities, must band together and head towards the center of the Onion, the infinite-layered construct of all there is, was, and ever could be. Grant McKay created the Pillar to save the world with science, and now he must use it to save all worlds, all of creation, or doom reality itself to oblivion. Collects BLACK SCIENCE #31-34
(W) Rick Remender (A/CA) Matteo Scalera, Moreno DiNisio
The Anarchist League of Scientists are scattered to the cosmic winds. Abuse of the Pillar's power has gnawed at the very foundation of reality, as all that ever is, was, and will be is falling in on itself. Beaten and dismayed, it falls to Grant McKay and what allies he has left to start a hail-Mary mission to the center of the Onion, and the chance of salvation that rests there. Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera set their sights on the End of the Eververse as the Dimensionauts begin their final journey into the Onion construct to fix everything that ever went wrong-or damn all of eternity to the void. Collects BLACK SCIENCE #35-38
(W) Rick Remender (A/CA) Matteo Scalera, Moreno DiNisio
Sometimes our lives are boiled down to one moment, one choice. This is that moment for Grant McKay. The Anarchist League of Scientists charges forward for one final adventure as RICK REMENDER and MATTEO SCALERA bring their seminal pulp science fiction epic to a mind-shattering finale. Collects BLACK SCIENCE #39-43
(W) Benito Cereno (A) E.J. Su, Michele Msassyk Assarasakorn (CA) E.J. Su
Writer Benito Cereno (INVINCIBLE PRESENTS: ATOM EVE & REX SPLODE), acclaimed artist E.J. Su (TECH JACKET), and visionary creator Robert Kirkman (INVINCIBLE, THE WALKING DEAD) reunite for one of the most anticipated comic book launches of the year!?? ?? The galaxy?s most dangerous alien criminal has escaped prison, and he?s looking for revenge against humanity.?? ?? Now the space police have called renowned bounty hunter Akeldama ?Blood? Bledsoe and her (infuriatingly) pacifist sentient gun Thunder to help them find their target by any means necessary.?? ?? Torn between following in her family?s footsteps and forging her own path, Blood?s violent chase across the galaxy will lead her to the last place she ever expected ? that is, if she can first stop the most dangerous weapon of mass destruction ever created...? ? Collects Blood & Thunder #1-6?.
(W) Benito Cereno (A) E.J. Su, Michele Msassyk Assarasakorn (CA) J. Scott Campbell
Writer Benito Cereno (INVINCIBLE PRESENTS: ATOM EVE & REX SPLODE), acclaimed artist E.J. Su (TECH JACKET), and visionary creator Robert Kirkman (INVINCIBLE, THE WALKING DEAD) reunite for one of the most anticipated comic book launches of the year!?? ?? The galaxy?s most dangerous alien criminal has escaped prison, and he?s looking for revenge against humanity.?? ?? Now the space police have called renowned bounty hunter Akeldama ?Blood? Bledsoe and her (infuriatingly) pacifist sentient gun Thunder to help them find their target by any means necessary.?? ?? Torn between following in her family?s footsteps and forging her own path, Blood?s violent chase across the galaxy will lead her to the last place she ever expected ? that is, if she can first stop the most dangerous weapon of mass destruction ever created...? ? Collects Blood & Thunder #1-6?.
(W/A/CA) Szymon Kudranski
Living an isolated life in a shadowed valley surrounded by mountains and a thick forest, a father and son are terrorized by a dangerous supernatural presence. Only the father's dark secrets can save them?or damn their souls for all eternity!Being a single father can be tough, but for Ezra Connolly, it's a duty he doesn't take lightly. Living off-grid, away from prying eyes, in the heart of forest country, he spends his days teaching his teenage son Wil survival skills. But Wil has questions, questions Ezra fears to answer?about his past, and about why they never leave the valley before sundown. From the creator of the breakout hit series SOMETHING EPIC and the artist of SPAWN and Punisher, SZYMON KUDRANSKI serves us a story about survival, sacrifice, and hope.Collects BLOOD COMMANDMENT #1-4
(W/A/CA) Linda Sejic
Finally secure in the knowledge that her eccentric boss (the unfortunately named Dr. Vlad Stein) isn't actually a mad scientist, scatterbrained chemist Elliot Torres seeks to prove herself as a competent lab assistant. But in the laboratory's dark depths, she's not exactly standing on solid ground...literally, in some instances.
(W/A/CA) Linda Sejic
Elliot Torres finally found a job she can keep, and Vlad Stein finally found an assistant worth keeping. Turns out, things are looking up for both of them. However, at the crossroads where overactive imagination meets sleep deprivation, mundane life turns unpredictable. Vlad finds himself in desperate need of assistance, but luckily, assistance is in Elly's job description. Together, they are about to face their first great hurdle in this new volume of BLOOD STAIN.
(W) Christian Ward (A) Patric Reynolds, Heather Moore (CA) Christian Ward
Meet Atticus Sloane: misanthropic criminal, avid vinyl collector, and member of the aristocratic Vampire cabal the First Borns. For the right price, he'll turn you into a Vampire, too. After all-immortality isn't cheap. CHRISTIAN WARD, the Eisner Award-winning co-creator of ODY-C, Invisible Kingdom, and Machine Gun Wizards, and red-hot artist PATRIC REYNOLDS (NITA HAWES' NIGHTMARE BLOG, The Mask) bring you a fast-paced 100 Bullets-style crime saga with fangs! Collects BLOOD STAINED TEETH #1-5
(W) Christian Ward (A) Patric Reynolds & Various (CA) Christian Ward
For decades, Atticus Sloane has been turning humans into Vampires known as Sips. Now, the First Born Council, a secret cabal of billionaire Vampires, has issued Atticus a threat-kill all his Sips, or the Council will kill him. But what does their plan have to do with Beverly Phelps, a Doctor-turned-Vampire who, even as Atticus hunts his Sips, is hunting members of the First Born Council? The hit vamp noir book from CHRISTIAN WARD (ODY-C, Invisible Kingdom, Machine Gun Wizards) and PATRIC REYNOLDS (NITA HAWES' NIGHTMARE BLOG, The Mask) continues in a world where blood isn't the only thing Vampires crave. Collects BLOOD STAINED TEETH #6-10
(W) Peter J. Tomasi (A/CA) Maxim Simic
Two obsessed NYPD detectives hunt for a vicious butcher called the Angel Killer, a sociopath who preys on the innocent family members of known murderers in order to ?purify? the rest of society. From comics super team PETER J. TOMASI (THE MIGHTY, Batman and Robin, Superman, Black Adam: The Dark Age, Super-Sons, Detective Comics) and MAXIM ?IMIC (Escape from New York, Conan) comes a story that confronts the battle of nature versus nurture, considers how present and future generations are tainted by past generations, and asks the age-old question: Who must pay for the sins of the fathers?and perhaps even the sins of the mothers? Collects BLOOD TREE #1-6
(W) Garth Ennis (A/CA) Carlos Ezquerra
IN 1999, WE ALL WENT BACK TO WAR. In a world only slightly worse than our own, a third great European conflict has dragged the major powers into a lethal war of attrition. Now, Mary Malone, the most dangerous assassin in a land of killers, must face both a man who cannot die and a crazed cult leader whose flock are all too ready to die for him. Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys, War Story) and Carlos Ezquerra (Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, Adventures in the Rifle Brigade) present an action-packed tale of future warfare and a heroine whose faith lies firmly in firepower.
Continuing the popular and bawdy Bomb Queen series. Bomb Queen Volume VI features President Obama's efforts to shut down Bomb Queen's city of crime. However, President Obama learns it's not easy to beat the evil Bomb Queen, especially when she creates a smear campaign on par with the Monica Lewinsky scandal. This volume includes Bomb Queen VI #1-4, a gallery of production art and new content not seen in the single issue series. Not for the faint of heart, the squeamish or the kiddies, Bomb Queen is a hilarious political, social and sexual satire that takes no prisoners and offers no apologies.
(W/A/CA) Jimmie Robinson
Bomb Queen, the ultimate supervillain, runs for president in the 2024 election to stop Trump from winning a third term, which is rigged to make him president for life. This bizarre, over-the-top election serves up a dark satire on society, media, and politics. BOMB QUEEN VOL. VIII takes no prisoners in this twisted vision from award-winning creator JIMMIE ROBINSON. Collects BOMB QUEEN VOLUME VIII #1-4, plus extras.