(W) Various
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the landmark album Apocalypse 91: The Enemy Strikes Black with this commemorative sequel graphic anthology! Revolution Never Sleeps begins on the familiar backdrop of 1991 and explodes into far-flung futures with a series of speculative fiction stories by the industry's leading creators, including Evan Narcisse, Regine Sawyer, Che Grayson, Troy-Jeffrey Allen, and many more! Witness revolutionaries in every millennium stand up and fight the power with a little help from the rhythms and rebels of the past.
(W) Prophet Of The Fox God (A) GMB Chomichuk
Discover the myth of the worldwide music sensation BABYMETAL. Tasked with defeating the forces of darkness and division, the metal spirits must travel through a variety of eras of time, assuming different forms and identities. What we are seeing is not the BABYMETAL of the present. It's an original story based on BABYMETAL as you've never heard them before. The long-hidden metal spirit's apocrypha of the Metal Resistance will emerge!
(W) Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti (A) John McCrea (CA) Amanda Conner, Paul Mounts
Combining an imaginative take on an oral history of the band, interspersed with artistic interpretations of 10 songs from Blondie's catalog, Blondie: Against The Odds captures the grit and friction of NYC as the band fought their way to prominence, as well as the power and energy contained within their song that fueled their rise.
(W) Ryan O'Sullivan, RZA (A/CA) Vasilis Lolos
Who are you, what is real? This is the question Bobby Digital is seeking to answer. Embracing his id, ego and superego he embarks on a quest to figure out the nature of his reality and himself.
He will be ambushed by enemies unknown, he will be tried in ways most men can't endure. Will he be victorious? Most of all will he survive the Pit of Snakes?!
From the mind of the legendary RZA, Bobby Digital and The Pit of Snakes will coincide with the relaunch of the iconic character and be synced to music that will melt your mind.
(W) Steve Niles (A) Scott Hampton (CA) Bill Sienkiewicz
Behold: the Holy Diver graphic novel, an original storyline inspired by one of heavy metal's most iconic album covers. Penned by acclaimed horror comics writer Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), the book will tell the tale behind the events leading to the powerful moment captured on the cover of Dio's debut album, definitively addressing 30 years of fan speculation. Why is the priest being thrown into the ocean? Who is truly the villain in this scenario?
(W) Chris Miskiewicz (A/CA) Michael Shelfer
Legends have to start somewhere... Witness the King of Rock 'n' Roll's humble beginnings in Memphis as a young artist struggling to define his voice and break into the music industry. From the history-making Sun Studio to television sets across the nation, the trials and tribulations of Elvis Aaron Presley are explored in graphic detail by authors Chris Miskiewicz (Grateful Dead: Origins) and Marvel Comics artist Michael Shelfer.
From the mind of three-time Eisner Award-winner Paul Pope comes Escapo! Like a feverish mash-up of Fellini films, Heavy Metal magazine, and classic Jack Kirby comics, Escapo tells the tale of a circus escape artist extraordinaire, who can escape from any situation - even from Death himself! However, there is one force even more powerful than the Reaper which Escapo must face. A meditation on life, love, and mortality, Escapo is not to be missed! Originally published in 1999 and long out of print, the new Z2 edition of Escapo is fully colored and redesigned in the French BD format, featuring 50+ pages of bonus content. Included here is the rare two-page alternate ending, only seen in the French edition, as well as a new ten-page story and added pin-ups and sketchbook content by Paul Pope.
Hardboiled romance has gone galactic in Emmy Award-winning artist Dean Haspiel's Fear, My Dear: A Billy Dogma Experience. Super-powered paramours, Billy Dogma and Jane Legit's pathological War of Woo unearths the chaos of a cosmic deity and Billy uncovers the psychedelic horror of an eighth 'deadly sin' when he travels to the heart of his mind to face the truth of his past... and his future. Remastered from the original webcomics series, Billy Dogma is 'the last romantic antihero,' a passionate bruiser head-over-heels for his knock-em-dead dame. Created in 1995, Billy Dogma is Dean Haspiel's ongoing love letter to the insanity of love.
(W/A) Various
Comics' biggest talents come together to form an exciting all woman team of creators and bring you stories to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Joan Jett's seminal albums!
Bad Reputation and I Love Rock 'n' Roll hit audiences like an atom bomb, defining a sound that became a soundtrack that would span generations. Now, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of these seminal albums, an unparalleled team of women creators bring these songs to life as 20 stories.
(W) Dan Watters (A) Damien Worm
King Diamond's classic horror story featured on his 1987 concept album Abigail has received a masterful in-depth overhaul and is brought to life in a whole new way in this stunning graphic novel by Dan Watters, Damien Worm, and King Diamond himself!
(W) Ryan Cady (A) Various (CA) Dj Product 1969
Celebrate the sounds of SoCal's favorite sons with this official Sublime graphic novel! Xanadu meets Superbad in this heartfelt anthology of Sublime legends brought to life by Ryan Cady (Green Lantern, Poppy's Inferno), Audrey Mok (Archie), Alex Diotto (Youth), Hayden Sherman (Angel & Spike), Logan Faerber ('Namwolf), alongside rising stars Bill Masuku, Robert Ahmad, and Julianne Griepp. Featuring a brand new cover by Sublime logo creator Opie Ortiz! Plus: the one and only Lou-Dog!
