(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A) Cliff Chiang, Matt Wilson (CA) Cliff Chiang
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN, bestselling writer of SAGA, and CLIFF CHIANG, legendary artist of Wonder Woman, return with award-winning colorist MATTHEW WILSON and innovative letterer JARED K. FLETCHER for the darkly dramatic fifth volume of PAPER GIRLS. Can anyone escape fate? That's what Mac and her fellow newspaper delivery girls must discover as they travel from the year 2000 to a distant and dangerous future era of Cleveland, Ohio. Plus, the secret truth behind the mysterious 'Grand Father' who's been pursuing the girls across time is finally revealed! Collects PAPER GIRLS #21-25
(W) Kurtis J. Wiebe (A/CA) Roc Upchurch
Featuring cut-out RAT QUEENS VALENTINE'S DAY CARDS! This booze-soaked second volume of RAT QUEENS reveals a growing menace within the very walls of Palisade. And while Dee may have run from her past, the bloated, blood-feasting sky god N'rygoth never really lets his children stray too far. Collects RAT QUEENS #6-10
(W) Tim Seeley (A) Mike Norton, Mark Englert (CA) Mike Norton, Jenny Frison
The final collection in the acclaimed REVIVAL series. The existence of the Revivers is killing the world, and an unlikely alliance of Dana, Em, and Em's murderer must travel across a community in the midst of civil war to stop it. Collects REVIVAL #42-47.
(W) Tim Seeley (A) Mike Norton, Mark Englert (CA) Mike Norton, Jenny Frison
The final collection in the acclaimed REVIVAL series. The existence of the Revivers is killing the world, and an unlikely alliance of Dana, Em, and Em's murderer must travel across a community in the midst of civil war to stop it. Collects REVIVAL #42-47.
(W) Jason Aaron, Dennis Hallum (A/CA) Stephen Green, Rico Renzi
Being a space trucker may sound like a cool job, but in reality it can be boring as hell. So when recently widowed Gil gets a long-haul gig across the universe, he figures it's safe enough to bring his young son Kadyn along for the ride. But when their 'big rig' gets bitten in half by a gigantic Space Leviathan, Gil is separated from his young son-with a breached suit that's venting oxygen at an alarming rate. He'll have to defy the odds and stay alive long enough to rescue Kadyn. But Kadyn seems to be getting all the help he needs from a talking Space Monkey riding a Space Dolphin… or maybe it's the strange powers he's suddenly manifesting. From the writing duo of JASON AARON (SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Thor) and DENNIS HALLUM (Cloak & Dagger, Vader: Dark Visions), with dazzling art by STEPHEN GREEN (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.) and cosmic colors by RICO RENZI (Spider-Gwen) comes an intense, galaxy-spanning adventure with all the scope and heart of the The Neverending Story crossed with imaginative weirdness of Miyazaki. Collec
(W) Joe Casey (A) Piotr Kowalski & Various (CA) Sonia Harris
READY FOR A THIRD HELPING OF SEX IN BOOK FORM? Don't kid yourself, the deeper it gets...the better it gets. With a bevy of hot artists in tow, prepare yourselves to re-enter Saturn City and the sordid lives you'll find crawling around inside of it. Will they or won't they? Buy this book and find out! Collects SEX #15-20
SPAWN ORIGINS, VOL. 20 features the stories and artwork that helped cement the Spawn legacy. Relive the excitement of this groundbreaking series in this accessibly priced format with exclusive bonus content, including cover galleries, black and white art, classic quotes from TODD McFARLANE, and an exclusive digitally painted cover by CLAYTON CRAIN. Collects SPAWN #117-122
Out on their own, danger lurking around every corner, our ragged band of survivors tries to live long enough to reach Washington D.C... but at what cost? Collects THE WALKING DEAD #55-60
The biggest storyline in THE WALKING DEAD history starts here. It's Rick versus Negan, with a little help from everyone else! Collects THE WALKING DEAD #115-120
(W) Chuck Brown (A/CA) Francesco Chiappara
ADVANCE SOLICIT The campaign trail is paved with blood and broken bones. History diverged one fateful day in 1868, when presidential candidate Horatio Seymour lost his temper mid-debate and violently attacked Ulysses S. Grant, earning him not only widespread popularity but the presidency as well. Today, elections are decided by brutal, highly publicized hand-to-hand combat in arenas called Stumps. And in a society that adores violence this much, it's no surprise that powerful people get away with murder. But not for long-not if Senator Jack Hammer and FBI Agent Anna Bell Lister have anything to say about it. Eisner-nominated writer CHUCK BROWN (BITTER ROOT, Rotten Apple) teams up with artist FRANCESCO CHIAPPARA and letterer CLAYTON COWLES for a political action series set in a hyper-violent world full of countless injustices and people who have to fight for their place in it. Collects ON THE STUMP #1-5.
(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A/CA) Fiona Staples
While Gwendolyn and Lying Cat risk everything to find a cure for The Will, Marko makes an uneasy alliance with Prince Robot IV to find their missing children, who are trapped on a strange world with terrifying new enemies. Collects SAGA #25-30
With SPAWN, legendary writer and artist TODD McFARLANE unleashed his iconic antihero on the world, and launched the most successful independent comic book in history. SPAWN ORIGINS, VOL. 3 includes stories penned by GRANT MORRISON, and introduces unforgettable all-new characters. Collects issues #15-20.
(W) Steven T. Seagle (A/CA) Jason Adam Katzenstein
After a long year among normals, Skye is eager to return to Camp Midnight as an older, more seasoned camper. But her parents have other ideas. They're putting her on a bus to the camp she was supposed to go to last summer-Camp Daybright! With a sinking feeling of déjà vu, Skye sets out for a summer of new friends in a new camp, complete with a creepily familiar new arch-frenemy. It all adds up to big adventures and even bigger scares at the camp with a happy name-and a monstrous secret just beyond its fences!
Twenty years ago, on the streets of Castletown, Jack Staff fought Hurricane, the most destructive weapon ever developed by the British Army. It turned out to be his final battle. This volume reveals the full story behind that final fight and why Jack Staff walked away from his place as Britain's Greatest Hero, and what happened twenty years later when the Hurricane hits Castletown for a second time. Collects JACK STAFF #1-5.
THE CONCEPT: The original Grrl Scouts mini-series is back!!! This collection reprints the original Oni four-issue mini-series that put hot indy creator Jim Mahfood on the map! THIS COLLECTION: Cute, independent, and full of attitude, Gwen, Daphne, and Rita are three girls doing what they have to do to survive in big bad Freak City. From expressing themselves through graffiti or cutting loose on the dance floor, the party is always raging- that is, until the Brotherhood of the Cracker catches wind of the good time and decides to crack down. The Brotherhood is an evil alliance that controls the world's power structure from behind the scenes, and they don't like the Grrls hoarding in on their business. Before they know it, the Grrls are being hunted by assassins and are on the run for their lives. From the comic shop to homogenized suburbs and the ivory towers of corporate greed, Grrl Scouts is an action-packed, hip hop comics adventure that attacks society with both fists and never stops punching. This collection features a bonus sketchbook section and guest pin-ups from some of the co
full color/96 pages written by WARREN ELLIS art & cover by CHRIS WESTON & LAURA MARTIN CONCEPT: This is the story of how we could have gone to space. Maybe how we should have gone to space. This is the story of the Ministry of Space. The black budget that financed the move into space. The deaths of the test pilots taken from the surviving Spitfire flyers of the Battle of Britain. And in 2000, the end of the Golden Age, as America and Russia begin moving into space. The secret revealed, and the destruction of a man who sacrificed himself for the Ministry of Space. Plus, a sketchbook section by CHRIS WESTON and an all-new appendix by WARREN ELLIS revealing the facts behind the fiction! Collects the sold out MINISTRY OF SPACE #1-3
very girl thinks her boyfriend is a catch, but Georgetown bookseller Liz Donnelly's got bragging rights - she's dating Race Noble, the famous super-hero with the quick smile and quicker legs. Follow Race and Liz's whirlwind romancce, from the moment they meet, to their wedding ... and the tragic honeymoon. Suddenly, Liz is a stranger in a strange land - an everyday person living with a family of celebrity super-heroes! Behind the glamour and wonder lie dark secrets, ruthless ambition, and twisted desires.
(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Terry Dodson
Blending high-octane pulp action, low-flying dirigibles, and more art-deco rayguns than you could shake a walking stick at, ADVENTUREMAN is a high-flying, senses-obliterating, imagination-quaking adventure for the whole family! 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 #1-5
From JONATHAN LUNA (GIRLS, THE SWORD, ULTRA Spider-Woman: Origin) and SARAH VAUGHN (Sparkshooter) comes ALEX + ADA, a sci-fi drama set in the near future. The last thing in the world Alex wanted was an X5, the latest in realistic androids. But after Ada is dropped into his life, he discovers she is more than just a robot. Collects ALEX + ADA #1-5.
Tensions rise between humans and robots in this sci-fi/drama set in the near future. Alex took a huge risk to unlock Ada and it seems to have paid off - Ada can now think for herself and explore life as a sentient android. As Alex and Ada spend more time together, they become closer. But as restrictions tighten on androids, Ada feels unsure about her place in Alex's life and the world.
(W) Jonathan Luna, Sarah Vaughn (A/CA) Jonathan Luna
In this final arc of the sci-fi drama, Alex and Ada struggle against the growing hatred for sentient robots and their human allies. Can they survive what's around the corner? Collects ALEX + ADA #11-15
ALL-NEGRO COMICS: AMERICA?S FIRST BLACK COMIC BOOK TP
WINNER OF THE EISNER AWARD
The first comic ever created by African Americans, for African Americans.
In the Golden Age of Comic Books, Orrin C. Evans led a team of Black cartoonists to create the first comic book anthology of original Black characters with the expressed purpose of entertaining while rejecting harmful stereotypes and pushing boundaries in the industry.
Published around the time of household names like Superman, Batman, and Captain America?even pre-dating Black Panther?All-Negro Comics #1 should be among those revered moments in comic book history, but the original print run was quickly removed from newsstands and faded into obscurity?until now.
This trade paperback reissues the Eisner Award-winning out-of-print hardcover All-Negro Comics 75th Anniversary Edition.
This award-winning volume includes:
All-Negro Comics #1, unabridged and digitally remastered for clarity. Consistent colors, crisp text, and no damage!
New comics and prose stories featuring the All-Negro Comics characters by notable Black creators
(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Dustin Nguyen
The epic space fantasy saga from creators JEFF LEMIRE and DUSTIN NGUYEN that began in the pages of DESCENDER comes to a spectacular conclusion! As Mother rallies her forces to wipe out the resistance, our heroes meet an old friend who reveals the untold secrets of the universe. With the fate of all things hanging in the balance, who will remain standing when the forces of magic and technology collide? COLLECTS ASCENDER #15-18.
Picking up right were volume two left off, the latest trade paperback collection follows Pope through three love affairs and the sometimes-deadly ramifications of them all. Jesus Vs. Santa! Pope makes time with The Virgin Mary! This one has it all! Now presented in FULL-COLOR! Collects BATTLE POPE #9-11 RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
(W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Andrei Bressan, Adriano Lucas
Fugitives from the law, Brennan will need all the survival skills Mikey learned in Terrenos to stay alive. But something has followed Mikey back, that's strong enough to tear the brothers apart. Collects BIRTHRIGHT #6-10
(W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Andrei Bressan, Adriano Lucas
As Mikey and Brennan's quest to hunt Terrenos's worst war criminals intensifies, their parents make deals with new and dangerous allies to protect their sons, but a mysterious foe debuts, threatening to destroy the Rhodes family forever. Collects BIRTHRIGHT #6-10
(W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Andrei Bressan
The longer Mikey Rhodes remains on Earth, the more the evil within him is unleashed. As the remaining mages gather to take him down, a lost member of the Rhodes family returns...but can they recover from the damage already done?
Collects BIRTHRIGHT #16-20
(W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Andrei Bressan, Adriano Lucas
Born during a time of endless war, Rya will do anything to give her child a better future. Whether that's on Earth or back on Terrenos, she fights for that future alongside her new family. Even as they all start to realize something's not right with Mikey? Collects BIRTHRIGHT #21-25.
(W) Joe Casey (A) Paul Fry (CA) Sonia Harris
?It?s all just so brilliant and it makes me so damn angry.??ROBERT KIRKMAN Thirty years ago, they were America?s premier celebrity superhero team. Seen on television, on tabloid magazine covers, scoring million-dollar endorsement deals?they were everywhere! Now, a new generation takes up the mantle?or perhaps the _poisoned chalice_?fulfilling the promise made decades ago, to be the heroes that a fractured America needs! Fully loaded and jam-packed with extras! Collects BLOOD SQUAD SEVEN #1-4
(W) Joe Casey (A) Paul Fry (CA) Sonia Harris, Paul Fry
More secrets are revealed in this second volume of celebrity superheroic splendor! This one’s got it all: The tragic fate of Man of War! The very first Blood Con! The villainous new Gang of Four! Guest appearances by ERIK LARSEN’s SuperPatriot, JIM VALENTINO’s Shadowhawk, and much more! Collects BLOOD SQUAD SEVEN STRIKEFILE #1 and BLOOD SQUAD SEVEN #5-8
(W) Declan Shalvey (A) Gavin Fullerton, Nalty Rebecca (CA) Declan Shalvey
An Irish gangster on the run after a job gone wrong stumbles upon a young woman lost in the Dublin mountains. Injured and unarmed, the unlikely pair must try to evade their pursuers and survive the desolate bog that has served as a burial ground for unspeakable murder throughout history. DECLAN SHALVEY (INJECTION, SAVAGE TOWN) and GAVIN FULLERTON (Bags) deliver a cold and poignant story of crime, survival, and regret.
'ROYAL FLUSH, QUEEN HIGH' In the twisted town of New Port City, the only thing the population of criminals and murderers need is the cruel icon of injustice and amoral behavior: Bomb Queen! But political outsider, Robert Woods, believes the citizens need peace and equality, so he does the unthinkable - brings a Hero to town. Will the war over New Port City bring democracy, or violent destruction? Collects BOMB QUEEN #1-4, plus bonus material!
(W) Daniel Freedman, Sina Grace (A/CA) Sina Grace
The video game send-up returns for another pulse-pounding volume! Orphan Rock returns home only to find his city under siege by the MannCorp robots...it's up to him and him and his friends to take down the evil corporation once and for all! Collects BURN THE ORPHANAGE: REIGN OF TERROR #1-5
(W) Donny Cates, Mark Reznicek (A/CA) Geoff Shaw, Lauren Affe
Ruben is an unconventional superhero who gets his powers through the consumption of alcohol and illicit drugs. On one fateful day, facing a world-ending threat, Reuben drank so much that he blacked out. He saved the world...but he has no idea how or why. Now, he's in recovery, trying to get sober and piece together not only the events of the night in question, but the broken parts of his life as an alcoholic and an addict. Now back in print from Image Comics, BUZZKILL is a critically acclaimed miniseries from the creative team that brought you GOD COUNTRY and The Paybacks, and the writer of REDNECK, Babyteeth, Ghost Fleet, and more. Collects BUZZKILL #1-4.
Tony Chu, the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from the things he eats, is on a bizarre new case. A newly discovered fruit takes Agent Chu to a remote island full of secrets, strangeness-and a shadowy killer with a particularly sinister appetite. Presenting the second storyline of IGN.com's pick for Best Indie Series of 2009 and MTV Splash Page.com's pick for Best New Series of 2009. Find out what the fuss is about in this latest a twisted and darkly funny comic about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals and clairvoyants.
Things are looking up for Tony Chu, the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from the things he eats. He's got a girlfriend. He's got a partner he trusts. He even seems to be getting along with his jerk boss. But his ruthless ex-partner is still out there, operating outside of the law, intending to make good on his threats against Tony and everybody Tony cares about. It's just a matter of time before their investigations collide, blood spills and-inevitably-body parts are eaten. Presenting the third storyline of CHEW, the follow-up to the New York Times Best Sellers 'Taster's Choice' and 'International Flavor.' Check out the strange and darkly comic series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals and clairvoyants. Winner of the Eisner Award for Best New Series and nominated for Eagle and Harvey awards to boot! Collects CHEW #11-15
These are strange times for Tony Chu, the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from the things he eats. Strange writing in extraterrestrial script has appeared in the skies of Planet Earth-and stayed there. People don't know if the end days are upon them or not, but they don't seem terribly concerned about the laws of the FDA, and what was once the most powerful law enforcement agency is rapidly descending into irrelevancy. So where does that leave the FDA best agent, Tony Chu? Presenting the fourth story arc of the Eisner and Harvey Award-winner series, as the twisted and darkly funny comic about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals and clairvoyants takes a curious cosmic turn. Collects CHEW #16-20
Tony Chu - the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from what he eats - has been kidnapped. He was ambushed, knocked out, brought to a remote location, and bound securely. His captor intends to feed Tony from a menu of his choosing, to find out what Tony can see, in order to learn from him. His daughter Olive has been kidnapped for the exact same reason. Two kidnappers, two captives, and two very different outcomes. Presenting fifth storyline of the New York Times Best Selling, Harvey and multiple Eisner Award-winner series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, clairvoyants - and kidnappers!
Anthony and Antonelle Chu are fraternal twins. Tony and Toni. Each with their own extraordinary, albeit diametrically opposed, ability. Tony is Cibopathic, able to get psychic sensations of the past of anything he bites into or ingests. Toni is Cibovoyant, able to flash onto a vision of the future of any living thing she bit into or ingested. Tony is alive. Toni is dead. Toni has been murdered. Tony has vowed to catch her killer. Toni is going to help. Presenting a new storyline of the New York Times Bestselling, Harvey and multiple Eisner Award-winning series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, and clairvoyants.
