(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) Ivan Moody (A) Blake Armstrong
Ever wondered what really lies beyond 'where the sidewalk ends?' From the wonderfully twisted mind of the frontman of Five Finger Death Punch, Ivan Moody's Dirty Poetry is a book of original poems punctuated with dark art that's guaranteed to inspire upside-down dreamscapes in the minds of its readers. Written by Ivan Moody himself, with beautifully haunting ink and watercolor illustrations by Blake Armstrong, Z2 Comics offers this Halloween treat!
Johnny Ashford, former sitcom-star, drives drunk through a storefront andgets tossed in jail. His aspiring actress girlfriend bails him out and he begins seeing a hypnotherapist, who sends him to his "happy place": 1980's Atlantic City, where he relives his childhood on the boardwalk and the Electric Century casino, hardly noticing shadowy specters all around. His addiction shifts from alcohol to his hypnotic trips to the boardwalk. When his girlfriend winds up there, Johnny has to figure out how to save their lives and escape the Electric Century ...
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) Rob Markman (A) J.J. Lopez (CA) David Nakayama
The official prequel to the Flatbush Zombies' hit debut album! Erick, Meech, and Juice were just three friends from Flatbush with the power to really move a crowd-until a supernatural crystal changed everything! Now, dark forces are invading the neighborhood to unleash a nightmare entity at Brookyln's world-famous West Indian Day Parade... and only the Flatbush Zombies stand in their way.
(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.
You thought you knew the story behind the world's most notorious rock band..the music, the mayhem...it is the stuff of rock-n-roll legend, chronicled in the New Yor Times best-selling book and subsequent Netflix movie, The Dirt. Now, as Vince Neil, Mikki Sixx, Tommy Lee and Mick Mars emerge from self-imposed exile from all corners of the globe, the REAL story behind the band can finally be told...as the exploits of Mötley Crüe working as special undercover government operativesare revealed in this graphic novel.
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Various (CA) Takashi Okazaki
Spinning out of the anime, Sound & Fury is the epitome of east meets west written by Jason Aaron and drawn by Takashi Okazaki, Vasilis lolos, Rufus Dayglo and Juan Gedeon this post apocalyptic manga/comic is a visual thrill ride.
(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!
