New York City Detective Sara Pezzini is once more in sole control of the powerful, mystical gauntlet known as the Witchblade. She is finally returning to normal, only Sara's version of 'normal' includes investigating the city's strangest mystical crimes. Included in this volume is a mystery with 'Paper Monsters,' a solo adventure with Sara's partner and boyfriend Patrick Gleason, and a retelling of Sara's origin story. Written by RON MARZ (ARTIFACTS, MAGDALENA) and with art by STJEPAN SEJIC (ANGELUS) and special guest artist MATTHEW DOW SMITH (Doctor Who). Featuring a complete cover gallery, a behind-the-scenes section and more! Collects WITCHBLADE #140-143, plus the over-sized 15th anniversary issue #144.

END OF AN ERA! Longtime scribe RON MARZ (ARTIFACTS, MAGDALENA) and artistic partner STJEPAN SEJIC (BROKEN TRINITY) conclude their critically acclaimed run on WITCHBLADE. In this volume, Sara Pezzini must defeat the ancient Babylonian goddess-queen Tiamat, who has returned after centuries with an ax to grind with the Witchblade bearer. Also in this volume, the over-sized landmark 150th issue of Witchblade where Internal Affairs closes in on Sara's mystical secret, forcing her to choose between her role as Witchblade bearer and detective. Collects WITCHBLADE #145-#150

(W) Marguerite Bennett (A) Giuseppe Cafaro, Arif Prianto, Troy Peteri (CA) Marc Silvestri, Arif Prianto New York City Police Detective, Sara Pezzini’s life was forever fractured by her father’s murder. Cold, cunning, and hellbent on revenge, after colliding with the ancient power known as the Witchblade, Sara has transformed into something wild, magnificent, and beyond her darkest imaginings. Along the way, Sara has been manipulated by the sinister Kenneth Irons and his assassin, Ian Nottingham, who offer to guide Sara through her transformation to their own ends. Sara and Ian’s relationship has grown, but in this time of turmoil for Sara, a new character enters the stage, Jackie Estacado, bearer of The Darkness. Collects WITCHBLADE [2024] #7-12

(W) Chris Ryall (A/CA) Ashley Wood The original VS. title is back to reclaim its turf and introduce itself to a new world! Eisner-losing duo CHRIS RYALL & ASHLEY WOOD return with this complete collection of their classic ZOMBIES VS. ROBOTS stories. Featuring old adventures, newly created tales of wonder, ZVR newspaper strips, artistic homages, a full cover gallery, and the bonus-and quite bogus-'Complete History of ZVR' essay by RYALL, too. Join us for the first time all over again!

(W/A/CA) Paul Pope Following the 20th anniversary edition of PAUL POPE's HEAVY LIQUID, IMAGE is proud to release POPE's follow-up, 100%, in a newly remastered edition collecting all 5 issues, a gallery of the wraparound covers, unseen art and sketches, and a stunning wraparound cover colored by YUKO SHIMIZU. Time Magazine listed both HEAVY LIQUID and 100% among their 100 most important science fiction graphic novels of the decade, and fans and critics alike regard 100% as some of POPE's most emotionally charged and literary work, akin to Los Bros. Hernandez's Love and Rockets and the films of Wong Kar-wai. Set in HEAVY LIQUID's alternate future New York and the same timeline as hit series Batman Year 100, 100% focuses on the intertwining struggles, hopes, and loves of six characters all working and frequenting the seedy Catshack strip club. Blending the worlds of sex work, MMA fighting, and urban menace, 100% asks-is it possible to find love, safety, and hope in this dystopian American megalopolis? Collects 100% #1-5

(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Terry Dodson & Various ADVANCE SOLICIT WHERE HIS STORY ENDED... HER STORY BEGINS! Everyone knows the story of how ADVENTUREMAN, the greatest pulp hero of all time, ended in a heartbreaking CLIFFHANGER with our hero facing his very execution...now, learn the startling truth about how, 80 years after his seeming demise, single mother Claire and her Adventurefan son Tommy light the spark of RESURRECTION! Can these inheritors of the Adventureman legacy rise up to face down the evil that bested the original? Collects ADVENTUREMAN #1-4.

(W/A/CA) David Lopez Alexia's father is the head of a superpowered corporate empire and one of the greatest superheroes of all time, and she desperately wants to take up his mantle. However, upon his sudden death, a woefully unprepared Alexia is confronted with a wealth of well-kept family secrets-including a villainous sister she never knew existed. Can the sisters work together to investigate their father's mysterious death? Or will they destroy each other in the process? Collects BLACKHAND & IRONHEAD #1-5 (originally published as BLACKHAND IRONHEAD on PanelSyndicate.com)

When 17-year-old Nara Kilday is murdered at the hands of a demonic cult, the quiet suburb of Darlington Hills is turned upside down. But when Nara inexplicably returns from the dead, what seems like a miracle at first may in fact spell the end for mankind. This volume collects the entire DEAD @17 saga - what Comic Shop News calls 'one of the most thought-provoking character-driven horror tales in years.' The perfect way to jump on board before the launch of next month's all-new series. Collects DEAD @17, DEAD @17: BLOOD OF SAINTS, DEAD @17: REVOLUTION and DEAD @17: THE 13th BROTHER.

(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) Steven T. Seagle (A) Emei Olivia Burell & Various (CA) Mads Ellegard Skovbakke In the spirit of essayist David Sedaris and monologist Spalding Grey, SEAGLE and 19 emerging global cartoonists take drawn storytelling into the world of the 'graphic essay.' 19 stories of global attitudes about the naked body balance raw comedy, raw emotions, and raw cartooning. SEAGLE honestly chronicles his place as an undressed metaphorical fish out of water on different continents-from not recognizing a famous naked celeb in Hollywood to being naked and eaten by actual fish in Tokyo.

(W/A/CA) J. Gonzo LA MANO DEL DESTINO tells the tale of a once-champion Luchador-who, after being betrayed by his friends and unmasked in the ring, agrees to a Faustian bargain with a mysterious promoter. He gains a new power and the identity of La Mano del Destino in order to exact revenge upon his betrayers. Set in a swanky, 1960s Mexico where Lucha Libre is intrinsically woven into all aspects of society, this tale winds its way through the machinations and motivations of all types who inhabit this unique setting. Can La Mano del Destino get his revenge while remaining the champion he knows himself to be? Mesoamerican myth, Silver-Age storytelling, and high-flying Lucha Libre action converge to tell this epic story of vengeance and destiny! Collects LA MANO DEL DESTINO #1-6.

(W) Emilia Clarke, Marguerite Bennett (A) Leila Leiz (CA) Jo Ratcliffe GAME OF THRONES superstar EMILIA CLARKE's debut! The mayhem begins with Maya, under-the-weather scientist by day, over-the-top superhero by night, and badass single mom 24/7. DEADPOOL action and FLEABAG comedy collide when Maya activates her freakish superpowers to take on a secret sect of human traffickers. Bath time's at 7pm, bedtime's at 8pm, and crimefighting never sleeps when villains out of Maya's shadowy past come to collect. Mature readers only! Comedy and chaos await with co-writer MARGUERITE BENNETT (DC's BOMBSHELLS, ANIMOSITY) and the glamorous artist of HORDE, LEILA LEIZ! Collects the complete limited series, M.O.M.: MOTHER OF MADNESS #1 - #3

(W/A/CA) Erik Larsen Collecting Malcolm Dragon's greatest adventures. After aliens are outlawed in the United States, Malcolm Dragon and his family are forced to head to the Great White North and find a new home in the city of Toronto, but building a new life is anything but easy. New foes and new challenges face the newlyweds. Sex-Bots, Buffalo Men, the return of the Vicious Circle, Captain Tootsie, a reality TV show, and raging hormones make for the wildest, craziest SAVAGE DRAGON run to date, all in glorious black and white! Comes with our highest possible recommendation. Collects SAVAGE DRAGON #226-250.

(W) James Harren (A) James Harren, Dave Stewart (CA) James Harren ADVANCE SOLICIT THE HIT SERIES RETURNS!? When Kaiju invaded Earth, only three humans given the power of Ultramega could save humanity?but they failed.? Now the Earth has become a wasteland ruled by the Kaiju Queen, a world without hope till a new Ultramega rises.? But could the power of Ultramega be what dooms the world?? Generational talents writer/artist JAMES HARREN (RUMBLE, BPRD) and DAVE STEWART (Black Hammer) present the next volume of the Eisner Award-nominated series that rocked the comics world!? **Collects ULTRAMEGA BY JAMES HARREN #5-9?**

(W) Balak, Michael Sanlaville, Bastien Viv?s (A/CA) Michael Sanlaville, Bastien Viv?s WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE!Over ten years have passed since Adrian, Marianne, and Richard made their fatal return to the Valley of the Kings. Young Adrian is presumed dead after his fall back into the rift, and now stuck in the Valley, Richard has been a fugitive ever since. When a friend from Richard's past finds him and shows him proof that Adrian is alive and continuing his fighting legacy, worlds will collide as the passageway between realms is opened. But who has Adrian become in all this time, and will he see Richard as an old friend or a new enemy?Find out in the fourth fantastic installment of the LASTMAN series?from the powerhouse team of Balak, Micha?l Sanlaville & Bastien Vives! Perfect for readers of INVINCIBLE and ULTRAMEGA!Collects Volumes 7 & 8 of the hit French fight comic!

(W/A/CA) Erik Larsen Collecting Malcolm Dragon’s greatest adventures. Malcolm Dragon's world is rocked as Paul Dragon emerges from Dimension-X! This one has it all! Mako! Thor! The introduction of North Force! Torment! The revenge of Mr. Glum! Night Dwellers! Bloodbath! SuperPatriot and Mickey Mouse! All this and raging hormones make for the wildest, craziest** SAVAGE DRAGON** run to date, all in glorious black and white! Comes with our highest possible recommendation.

(W/A/CA) Michel Fiffe How do you measure loyalty in a treacherous world? In the latest collection of MICHEL FIFFE's wildly popular superhero action masterpiece, the answer is found at the end of a fist, the blade of a sword, and the mouth of a gun. Crush or be crushed. The place is anywhere. The time is now. Collects COPRA #26-31.

(W) Joe Hill, David M. Booher (A/CA) Zoe Thorogood ADVANCE SOLICIT On a seemingly normal August day in Boulder, Colorado, the skies are clear and Honeysuckle Speck couldn't be happier. She's finally moving in with her girlfriend Yolanda. But their world is literally torn apart when dark clouds roll in and release a downpour of nails-splinters of bright crystal that shred the skin of anyone not safely under cover. RAIN makes vivid this escalating apocalyptic event, as the deluge of nails spreads across the country and around the world, threatening everything young lovers Honeysuckle and Yolanda hold dear. So begins a gripping graphic presentation of New York Times-bestselling author JOE HILL's acclaimed novella, adapted by DAVID M. BOOHER (Canto) and ZOE THOROGOOD (The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott). Also features a bonus art gallery and an all-new introduction by author JOE HILL!

(W) Michael Walsh (A/CA) Gustaffo Vargas A neon-infused cyberpunk retelling of the classic Greek myth,?Labors of Hercules, set amongst the stars. In Nullhunter, Clay is a war hero who faces unspeakable tragedy after returning home. Seeking justice, he's forced into service for his estranged father?s powerful company, OLYMP0S. His first mission takes him to faraway N3M-3A on the trail of a hijacked shipment of war lions. In seeking exoneration, this quest of twelve near-impossible labors will lead Clay to the very edges of space as he discovers the true source of corruption in the cosmos. The first in a duology, NULLHUNTER VOLUME 1 interplays '80s-inspired dystopian storytelling and art in the same vein as fan-favorites like Ronin and Blade Runner. From acclaimed creator MICHAEL WALSH (THE SILVER COIN, UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: FRANKENSTEIN) and with art by rising star GUSTAFFO VARGAS (Marvel?s Voices), NULLHUNTER is a kinetic cyberpunk retelling of the classic mythological tale, the Labors of Hercules. Collects Nullhunter #1-10.

(W) Patrick Kindlon (A/CA) Paul Tucker 1983. Tournament tennis. A racquet stringer turned small-time drug dealer gets in over his head transporting a gym bag of cocaine across Europe. Carrying a half million in narcotics puts him on the radar of every dangerous man on the continent. Whoops.

(W) Matt Hawkins & Various (A/CA) Rahsan Ekedal This deluxe oversized hardcover (identical format as the WITCHBLADE 20TH ANNIVERSARY 'ART OF' HARDCOVER) celebrates RAHSAN EKEDAL's work over the past decade for Image Comics and Top Cow Productions. Focusing on the many Image titles he's worked on, including THINK TANK, THE TITHE, and ECHOES, this limited edition is a must have for any fan of those series or RAHSAN's work!

(W) Alex de Campi (A) Dee Cunniffe (CA) Ryan Howe FIRST PRINTING LIMITED TO 4000 COPIES After finding out Aaron Carter, an innocent man, is on Death Row for a mercenary job they did 10 years ago, down-on-their-luck army veterans Sully and Ethan go on a Christmas road trip to free him. Turns out nobody?s interested in Aaron?s innocence, but someone is very interested in making sure Sully and Ethan don?t live to see the New Year. They just didn't figure on one thing: Ethan's ex-wife Cheryl. Collects the hit Panel Syndicate action/comedy series by writer ALEX DE CAMPI (DRACULA, MOTHERF**KER!, NO MERCY, TWISTED ROMANCE) and artists RYAN HOWE (True War Stories, Daisy Blackwood: Pilot for Hire) and DEE CUNNIFFE (INDIGO CHILDREN, EMISSARY, Joe Fixit).

The Eisner-nominated LIQUID CITY anthology returns with another collection of heady visions and intoxicating stories by some of Southeast Asia's most promising comics creators, as they reveal their utmost hopes, fears, dreams and desires at world's end.

(W) Brian Michael Bendis, Todd McFarlane (A) Clayton Crain, Jonathan Glapion, Jay Fotos, Drew Hutchinson (CA) Ashley Wood The Spawn Universe's favorite detectives come at you in full force in their groundbreaking series. Featuring an all-star cast of creators, the bar was set high for gritty crime fiction when Sam and Twitch first came on the scene. Follow the exploits of NYPD's two most dedicated public servants as they try to uncover the secrets behind the Bounty Hunter Wars.Also includes the never before reprinted John Doe Affair story arc by TODD MCFARLANE (story), with ALEX MALEEV (art) and PAUL LEE (art).Collected in an all-new size and format, SAM AND TWITCH ORIGINS HARDCOVER BOOK 2 brings you the art and stories that made this series a classic. Extra features include an **ASHLEY WOOD **cover gallery and behind-the-scenes art.Collects SAM AND TWITCH #14-26

(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Howard Chaykin Sex! Death! Live TV!New York, 1951: It?s the golden age of television, when everything happens live and on the air. When a beloved children?s show host winds up dead in a seedy motel room under sordid circumstances, his son steps into to his father?s shoes on-screen, and into his decadent double-life off-screen.**Collects SATELLITE SAM #1-15**

Revisit epic battles and relive the introduction of many new characters into the Spawn universe such as the Tiffany, Cy-gor, the Curse and Tremor. Includes the classic 'Christmas' issue as well as the double-sized issue 50! Extra features include color and b/w cover gallery and behind-the-scenes art. All this and more in an oversized, hardcover format complete with a wraparound painted cover by master SPAWN artist GREG CAPULLO. Grow your family of SPAWN: ORIGINS collection of books with this latest stellar addition.

(W/A/CA) Liam Sharp Revered creator LIAM SHARP cuts loose in his visually stunning masterpiece, STARHENGE, BOOK ONE: THE DRAGON & THE BOAR! A future MERLIN travels to 5th-century Britain to prevent monstrous time-traveling killer robots from robbing the universe of magic! Meanwhile, Amber Weaver's lively present-day narrative reveals how she becomes drawn into a war across time. The Terminator meets The Green Knight in this enthralling epic inspired by the Arthurian sagas! Collects STARHENGE, BOOK ONE: THE DRAGON & THE BOAR #1-6

(W) Deniz Camp (A/CA) Stipan Morian At the end of the 20th Century, superheroes, geniuses, madmen and activists rush towards WWIII! A Soviet 'iron' hero; a super-powered American President; an insane cyborg soldier; an Afghan woman hellbent on building a better life for her people-these strange yet familiar beings collide in a story that mixes history, politics, and comic book mythology into something totally new. Welcome to 20th CENTURY MEN, where the edges of our reality and fiction touch, overlap?and then explode. Collects 20TH CENTURY MEN #1-6

(W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Jeff Lemire What if we found a cure for death? Two of comics' most acclaimed creators, SCOTT SNYDER (WYTCHES, Batman, American Vampire) and JEFF LEMIRE (DESCENDER, PLUTONA, Moon Knight, Sweet Tooth) unite to create an epic like no other, set in a future where a genetic cure for death has been found. Years after the discovery, one man starts to question everything, leading him on a mind-bending journey that will bring him face-to-face with his past and his own mortality. A unique combination of comics, prose, and illustration, A.D.: AFTER DEATH is an oversized hardcover graphic novel written by SNYDER and fully painted by LEMIRE. Trim Size -- 8.375' x 10.1875' Collects AD: AFTER DEATH #1-3.

(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Terry Dodson & Various WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE END OF THE WORLD? For Claire Connell, it means inheriting the legacy of legendary pulp hero the Adventureman. Now, Claire's learning that fighting Adventureman's fights means she's the one who must face Adventureman's foes, past AND present? Collects ADVENTUREMAN #5-9.

(W) Kurt Busiek (A/CA) Carlos Pacheco & Various The return of a classic! An oversized, fully remastered collection of the fantasy-adventure epic to accompany the all-new series. 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. This edition, in hardcover for the first time, will present the art as PACHECO originally intended. Collects ARROWSMITH, VOL. 1 #1-6

(W) Joe Madureira, Munier Sharrieff (A) Joe Madureira & Various (CA) Joe Madureira Collecting every issue ever published of one of the most beloved comic book series of all time, this oversized graphic novel is bursting at the seams with adventure! Follow young Gully as she searches for her missing father with the help of Garrison, a legendary swordsman; Knolan, the crafty wizard; Calibretto, an outlawed Wargolem; and the notorious mercenary Red Monika! Assaulted at every turn by a cast of memorable villains, BATTLE CHASERS is packed with over-the-top action from cover to cover! Don't miss this definitive collection, which includes never-before-seen sketches and new artwork, including a fold-out poster!

The definitive, remastered, oversize edition of one of the most outrageous comics of the 21st century! This special, super-deluxe hardcover features the first eight BOMB QUEEN comics, the first one-shot BOMB QUEEN special, plus behind the scenes features, stories and extras! For the discriminating ADULT reader (WARNING: hide it from yer mom!). Collects BOMB QUEEN: ROYAL FLUSH #1-4, BOMB QUEEN II: QUEEN OF HEARTS #1-4 and BOMB QUEEN VS. BLACKLIGHT: CAT FIGHT (one-shot)

Collectors of the BOMB QUEEN villain series will love this re-mastered, re-edited, oversized, hardcover edition featuring the heroines of Shadowline and a rare guest appearance of She-Spawn. Don't miss this director's cut collection with extra bonus material from the insane mind of JIMMIE ROBINSON. Collects the BOMB QUEEN III and BOMB QUEEN IV miniseries in their entirety.

THE SUPERHEROIC PERVERSION OF THE DECADE - NOW IN AN OVERSIZED HARDCOVER EDITION! At one time, Butcher Baker was the preeminent, All-American superhero. Now he's? getting laid. A lot. But one last mission could signal his return to glory, and now he's back on the blacktop! It's a balls-out, pimp-slappin', surreal super-epic from the twisted minds of JOE CASEY and MIKE HUDDLESTON! LOADED WITH ALL-NEW BACKMATTER MATERIAL! Collects BUTCHER BAKER, THE RIGHTEOUS MAKER 1-8

(W) Mark Millar (A/CA) Peter Gross The entire AMERICAN JESUS saga, collected for the first time to celebrate the live-action adaptation from Netflix. This is the story of two young children who discover they have a tremendous destiny: to face one another in the desert of Megiddo when they are older. One is the returned Jesus Christ, the other is the Antichrist?and the whole world hangs in the balance. Collects AMERICAN JESUS, VOL. 1-3

(W/A/CA) Michel Fiffe COPRA returns in the first collection of its all-new ONGOING SERIES! Acclaimed comics auteur MICHEL FIFFE reintroduces the entire cast of mercenary misfits in a brutal standoff against cruel cyborg roommates, reanimated doomsday agents, and their own bosses. Jump into the thick of it with the world's greatest superhero revenge machine! Collects COPRA #32-41

(W/A/CA) Michel Fiffe MICHEL FIFFE's biggest book yet covers a lot of ground: COPRA's earliest adventure, a deep look at their rogues' gallery, and their latest mega arc that paves the way for the big finale! From brand-new issues and long-out-of-print rarities, to previously unseen comics and tons of extras by an army of guest cartoonists, COPRA ROUND SEVEN has it all! Collects COPRA #25, COPRA #42-45, and COPRA VERSUS #1-5

(W/A/CA) Guillem March ADVANCE SOLICIT Superstar artist GUILLEM MARCH is well known for his DC Comics work (Batman, Joker, Harley Quinn) and his creator-owned Image book, KARMEN. This companion to the sold-out COVER GIRLS showcases his best and most breathtaking artwork, including beautifully crafted European adult projects like Monika and The Dream. Also includes more than two hundred full-color images, including covers, pin-ups, sketches, and process work, all celebrating the female form. It also features a delightfully spicy 20-page comic released in English for the first time ever, as well as his run of acclaimed Vampirella covers.

(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips (CA) Sean Phillips BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS' CRIMINAL epic, now out in a beautiful new paperback edition! In the summer of '88, Teeg Lawless comes home to plan the biggest heist of his career. But Teeg's son Ricky and his friends are starting down the same dark path their fathers are on, and this is about to become the worst summer of their lives. An epic tale of tragedy handed down from generation to generation, CRUEL SUMMER is a crime comic masterpiece from the most celebrated noir masters in the industry, creators of CRIMINAL, FATALE, KILL OR BE KILLED, and THE FADE OUT. Collects CRIMINAL #1 and #5-12