THE BIGGEST NAMES AND SCARES IN COMICS! What?s that lurking in the dark? Who?s that walking up behind you? And why does it sound like death is slowly creeping this way? Why, it?s CREEPSHOW! This deluxe hardcover collection presents the first two volumes of the award-nominated CREEPSHOW comic book series?based on the hit Shudder TV series now helmed by Greg Nicotero?together in one place for the first time! Featuring some of the most acclaimed talents in comics including GARTH ENNIS (The Boys), BECKY CLOONAN (Punisher), PAUL DINI (Batman: The Animated Series), MICHAEL WALSH (THE SILVER COIN), SALADIN AHMED (Miles Morales: Spider-Man), DAVID & MARIA LAPHAM (STRAY BULLETS), ERICA HENDERSON (ASSASSIN NATION, DRACULA, MOTHERF**KER!), FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (Night of the Ghoul, Detective Comics), L MARLOW FRANCAVILLA, and more. Collects CREEPSHOW, VOL. 1 #1-5 and CREEPSHOW, VOL. 2 #1-5

(W) Chip Zdarsky, James Stokoe, John Ridley, Mike Carey, Various (A) James Stokoe, Kagan McLeod, Stefano Raffaele, Various, Jorge Fornes (CA) Martin Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran The smash-hit horror anthology based on the hit Shudder TV series continues to CREEP its way into readers' hearts!??In the third volume of the Eisner Award-nominated anthology, the Creep finds even more ways to bring our waking nightmares to life! This time with help from a truly frightful roster including CHIP ZDARSKY, JOHN RIDLEY, JAMES STOKOE, JORGE FORNÉS, and more! Readers may want to sleep with one eye open after perusing these haunting tales.DON’T SAY WE DIDN’T WARN YOU. AGAIN.Collects CREEPSHOW, VOL. 3 #1-5

(W) Ed Brubaker (A/CA) Sean Phillips Celebrating the Prime Video series adaptation, the seventh volume of BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS' groundbreaking crime series returns to print with a stunning new cover painting and design. BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS return to their multiple award-winning series for two interlinked tales of the Lawless family in the 1970s. Teeg Lawless is trapped behind bars with a price on his head, doing anything he can to survive, while Tracy Lawless celebrates his 12th birthday riding shotgun on a mission of death.

(W) Gerry Duggan (A/CA) Scott Buoncristiano, Tamra Bonvillain ADVANCE SOLICIT The hunt for a camera containing an undeveloped photo of the face of true evil threatens to wipe out New York City one chilly autumn evening. Doune Mahoney is the curator of a private collection of extremely dangerous cursed objects, and her night's about to go to hell. Werewolves, secret societies, blessed animals, cursed objects, and more, in a fantasy horror comedy from X-Men and Deadpool writer GERRY DUGGAN, your new favorite artist SCOTT BUONCRISTIANO, and color artist extraordinaire TAMRA BONVILLAIN. Take a deep dive into THE DARK ROOM, a world the creators will be returning to for many years. Includes the first appearance of your new favorite characters, including Walt, the dancing bones of Times Square, and his blessed boom box.

(W/A/CA) Stjepan Sejic Gifted? Join the Death Vigil in their ongoing war against the ever-growing power of the Primordial Enemy! The only catch is you have to die first. Become a corporeal immortal Death Knight, and obtain reality-altering weaponry in the neverending battle between Good and Evil.Collects DEATH VIGIL #1-8

(W) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Mike Huddleston ADVANCE SOLICIT! There are many assassins in the known universe, this is the story of the most well-mannered one. Collects DECORUM #1-8.

(W) James Tynion IV (A) Martin Simmonds, Alison Sampson, Various (CA) Martin Simmonds Confronted with an enemy intent on exposing their secrets to the world, the Department of Truth made a shocking choice?go public first. But to understand Lee Harvey Oswald?s risky gambit, we have to return to where it all started: Dallas, 1963, as President John F. Kennedy?s motorcade passed the grassy knoll?and a woman in red with X?s for eyes picked up a rifle in the window of the Texas Book Depository.ALSO IN THIS VOLUME: Marilyn Monroe?s life was stranger than fiction. So strange that she may have slipped out of reality herself.Multiple Eisner Award-winning writer JAMES TYNION IV (W0RLDTR33,The Nice House on the Lake) and Eisner Award-nominated artist MARTIN SIMMONDS (UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: DRACULA) reveal the truth behind the shot heard around the world, while acclaimed artist ALISON SAMPSON (Sleeping Beauties) joins for a very special tale about a uniquely American icon.Collects THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH #23-27

(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Dustin Nguyen Your new sci-fi obsession is here, and its name isDESCENDER. ?**Entertainment Weekly**The complete Eisner Award-winning epic science fiction series from writer JEFF LEMIRE (Sweet Tooth, GIDEON FALLS) and artist DUSTIN NGUYEN (DESCENDER, LITTLE MONSTERS) is finally collected in one softcover compendium!Young Robot boy TIM-21 and his companions struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet. DESCENDER is a rip-roaring, heartfelt cosmic odyssey pitting humanity against machines and world against world in a sprawling epic across the universe.Newsweek's Best Comic Books of 2018YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018, 2017, 2016NPR's Best Books of the Year 2015Collects DESCENDER #1-32

(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Dustin Nguyen 'Your new sci-fi obsession is here, and its name is DESCENDER...'- Entertainment Weekly Young Robot boy Tim-21 and his companions struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet. Written by award-winning creator, JEFF LEMIRE, DESCENDER is a rip-roaring and heartfelt cosmic odyssey. LEMIRE pits humanity against machine, and world against world, to create a sprawling epic. Collects DESCENDER #1-16 Deluxe Hardcover format: 7.25' x 10.875'

(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Dustin Nguyen From the award-winning creative team of JEFF LEMIRE and DUSTIN NGUYEN, DESCENDER is a rip-roaring and heartfelt cosmic odyssey that pits humanity against machine, and world against world, to create a sprawling sci-fi epic. This second oversized hardcover collection sees the final solution of the Harvesters come to fruition as the fate of the entire galaxy rests in the hands of one young robot who's finally ready to take the great leap forward. Collects DESCENDER #17-32.

(W) Robert Kirkman, Scott Gimple (A/CA) Chris Burnham, Nathan Fairbairn A new series from THE WALKING DEAD creator ROBERT KIRKMAN! This is an evil world where evil people do evil stuff all the time. Thankfully, there's a secret cabal within the United States government that works outside the normal system to influence world matters through targeted assassination. So if you're hurting people, somehow making the world worse than it already is, or even just standing in the way of something good happening, then someone could right now be giving the order for you to… DIE!DIE!DIE! Collects DIE!DIE!DIE! #1-8

(W/A/CA) Daniel Warren Johnson From the creator of MURDER FALCON and Wonder Woman: Dead Earth comes the wrestling adventure of the decade! Lona Steelrose wants to be a pro wrestler, but she's living under the shadow of her mother, the best to ever do it. Everything changes when a wrestling-obsessed necromancer asks her to join the grandest-and most dangerous-pro-wrestling tournament of all time! It's The Wrestler meets Dragonball Z in a tale where the competitors get more than they ever bargained for! Collects DO A POWERBOMB! #1-7

(W/A/CA) J.H. Williams III A unique exploration of art and story, centered on one of the most famous works in gothic horror.**Featuring numerous painted illustrations and accompanying written passages to create a storytelling experience that goes beyond the typical expectations of an art book, making for a potent combination of illustration and prose.Presenting over 150 pages of art and story by J.H. WILLIAMS III (The Sandman Overture, Promethea, Batwoman), a multi-award winning_New York Times_**bestseller and the co-creator ofECHOLANDS, also from Image Comics.

This is the world. It is not the one we wanted, but it is the one we deserved. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse roam the Earth, signaling the End Times for humanity, and our best hope for life, lies in DEATH. Collects EAST OF WEST #1 - #5.

(W) J. H. Williams, Haden Blackman (A) J. H. Williams & Various (CA) J. H. Williams The story of Earth's last war starts with Hope's sticky fingers? The multiple award-winning Batwoman team of J. H. WILLIAMS III (Promethea, The Sandman: Overture, Batman) and W. HADEN BLACKMAN (Star Wars, Elektra) reunites! They're joined once again by colorist supreme DAVE STEWART and master letterer TODD KLEIN. In a bizarre future world that has forgotten its history, reckless thief Hope Redhood holds the key to excavating its dark, strange past?if only she and her crew can escape a tyrannical wizard and his unstoppable daughter. But fate will send them all on a path leading to a war between worlds. ECHOLANDS is a landscape-format, mythic-fiction epic where anything is possible?a fast-paced genre mashup adventure that combines everything from horror movie vampires, to classic mobsters and cyborg elves, to Roman demigods and retro rocket ships. It's going to be a helluva ride! (STL201652) MATURE THEMES

(W) Matt Braly (A/CA) Ainsworth Lin Fighting alien kaiju with your family on a Friday night is a totally normal part of being a teenager...right?  Well, it is for Maise, who, despite her protests, continues the family legacy of keeping the world safe, all while trying to get good grades, impress her crush, and balance extracurriculars.   But growing up in this family means Maise must live up to the expectations of those she’s destined to protect while not losing herself in the process.  MATT BRALY (Disney’s Amphibia) and AINSWORTH LIN team up for the YA graphic novel of the year full of action and charm in FAMILY FORCE V!

(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Phil Hester & Various The supernatural family drama continues! Grandpa Judd refuses to give up the fight with the Arborists, even as his young granddaughter Meg begins what could be her final transformation into a tree?or is it the world that will be transformed forever? Collects FAMILY TREE #5-8.

(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Phil Hester & Various The supernatural family drama concludes! Grandpa Judd refuses to give up the fight with the Arborists, even as his young granddaughter Meg begins what could be her final transformation into a tree?or is it the world that will be transformed forever? Collects FAMILY TREE #9-12.

The second arc of Image's new hit collected just in time for new readers to jump on board with issue 11! In 1970s Los Angeles, Josephine can't hide from the forces of Hollywood, Satanic Cults and creepy 8mm films collected by wealthy deviants. And when a struggling actor and his wounded friend cross her path, all hell will break loose, leaving ripples that echo all the way to modern time, where Nicolas Lash falls deeper into Josephine's spell. ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS' best-selling series just gets hotter! Collects FATALE 6 - 10

(W) Rick Remender (A) Tony Moore, Jerome Ope?a (CA) Tony Moore The highly sought-after oversized hardcover of New York Times bestselling FEAR AGENT is back in print for the first time in a decade!When down-and-out alien exterminator Heath Huston stumbles upon an extraterrestrial plot to wipe out humanity, he must put down the bottle and resume his role as peacekeeper?as the last Fear Agent. Fan-favorite writer RICK REMENDER (DEADLY CLASS, LOW) is joined by superstar collaborators TONY MOORE (THE WALKING DEAD, Venom) and JEROME OPE?A (SEVEN TO ETERNITY, Uncanny X-Force) in the critically acclaimed series that redefined science fiction.Loaded with side stories, covers, pinups, and artist sketch galleries.Collects FEAR AGENT #1-15

(W) Rick Remender (A) Tony Moore, Jerome Ope?a, Mike Hawthorne (CA) Tony Moore The highly sought-after oversized hardcover of **New York Times **bestselling FEAR AGENT is back in print for the first time in a decade! When down-and-out alien exterminator Heath Huston stumbles upon an extraterrestrial plot to wipe out humanity, he must put down the bottle and resume his role as peacekeeper?as the last Fear Agent. Fan-favorite writer RICK REMENDER (DEADLY CLASS, LOW) is joined by superstar collaborators TONY MOORE (THE WALKING DEAD, Venom) and JEROME OPE?A (SEVEN TO ETERNITY, Uncanny X-Force) in the critically acclaimed series that redefined science fiction. Loaded with side stories, covers, pinups, and artist sketch galleries. Collects FEAR AGENT #17-32

From the creator of GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES and GROUNDED comes the story of a literal man without fear. The vigilante known as Fear is a bold, even reckless superhero. He's also a man paralyzed by a crippling anxiety disorder who needs an anti-fear drug to fight his war on crime. Hell, he needs it just to get out of bed every day. So what happens when his drug supply runs out? Collects FEARLESS #1-4

Detective Richard Fell is transferred over the bridge from the big city to Snowtown, a feral district whose police investigations department numbers three and a half people (one detective has no legs). Dumped in this collapsing urban trashzone, Richard Fell is starting all over again. In a place where nothing seems to make any sense, Fell clings to the one thing he knows to be true: Everybody's hiding something. Collects FELL #1-8.

Collecting the first arc of the comic that combines the pulp-sci-fi-over-the-top-frenzied-mayhem of?Operation: Black Box with the spirit of?Heavy Metal?and any other comics you tried to hide from your parents! Meet the Forged, elite warriors in service to the Eternal Empress. It's a routine recovery op on a distant world. What could possibly go wrong? Spoiler: Just about everything!

(W) Kurt Busiek, Fabian Nicieza (A/CA) Stephen Mooney, Triona Farrell A team of young veterans, survivors of a massive intergalactic war, are now stranded on Earth, free agents for the very first time in this high-stakes, action-packed new series. Salvo. Pike. Katari. Shakti. Ridge. Maraud. Chalice.  They've fought every day of their existence and won a terrible victory. Now they're stranded on Earth, free agents for the first time.   But when relics from their long war appear, threatening their chance at better lives, their greatest battle begins. They’ve fought for a million planets. Can they fight to save their own souls? Collects FREE AGENTS #1-7

(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente (CA) Marcos Martin Collected in print for the first time-a young adult detective hero finally grows up in the first volume of this genre-defying, post-YA masterpiece from award-winning creators ED BRUBAKER (RECKLESS, FRIEND OF THE DEVIL, PULP, KILL OR BE KILLED) and MARCOS MARTIN (THE PRIVATE EYE, Daredevil). Friday Fitzhugh spent her childhood solving crimes and digging up occult secrets with her best friend Lancelot Jones, the smartest boy in the world. But that was the past. Now she's in college, starting a new life on her own - or so she thought. When Friday comes home for the holidays, she's immediately pulled back into Lance's orbit and finds that something very strange and dangerous is happening in their little New England town? This is literally the Christmas vacation from Hell, and they may not survive to see the New Year. COLLECTS FRIDAY #1-3.

(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips (CA) Sean Phillips The fourth book in the bestselling RECKLESS series is here! Crime noir masters ED BRUBAKER & SEAN PHILLIPS present yet another original graphic novel starring troublemaker-for-hire Ethan Reckless. It's the winter of 1989 and Ethan is out of town, so this time, Anna has to tackle the job on her own. When a movie scream queen asks her to prove the mansion she's renovating isn't haunted, Anna will stumble into the decades-long mystery of one of Hollywood's most infamous murder houses... a place with many dark secrets - some of which might just kill her. Another hit from the award-winning creators of PULP, MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES, CRIMINAL, and KILL OR BE KILLED - and a must-have for all ED BRUBAKER & SEAN PHILLIPS fans!

(W) Rick Remender (A) Bengal, Wes Craig, Max Fiumara, Lewis Larosa, Jerome Ope?a, Matteo Scalera, Greg Tocchini, Various (CA) EPHK The perfect way to dip your toes into RICK REMENDER's GIANT GENERATOR world.?**Get this hand-rolled greatest hits starter pack, overstuffed with the best artists in the game, for a ridiculously low price, and start your addiction to excellent comics now?save money for comic book rehab later!Giant Generator is the home studio of RICK REMENDER, specializing in the development of unique and top-flight entertainment born from comic books co-created with passion in partnership with the best artists in the world.Collects DEADLY CLASS #1, BLACK SCIENCE #1, LOW #1, SEVEN TO ETERNITY #1, DEATH OR GLORY #1, THE SACRIFICERS #1, and THE SCUMBAG #1.**

(W) Tim Seeley (A) Emily Stone & Various (CA) Matt Merhoff In almost every slasher movie, there's one girl who makes it all the way to the end. She's the survivor?the final girl. Meet Cassie Hack, the lone survivor of an attack by the vicious slasher known as the Lunch Lady. Now Cassie and her monstrous partner Vlad travel the country, hunting down and killing other slashers before they can leave a trail of blood and terror. This HACK/SLASH DELUXE EDITION collects issues 18-34 of the HACK/SLASH ongoing series, as well as the award-winning 'ENTRY WOUND' one-shot, and features the debut of fan-favorite characters Cat Curio and Samhain. Also includes a brand new bonus story by TIM SEELEY! Collects HACK/SLASH #18-34 and the 'ENTRY WOUND' one-shot

(W) Tim Seeley, James Lowder, Benito Cereno (A) Dan Leister, Joel Herrera, Daniel Leister, Kyle Strahm (CA) Joel Herrera A hefty brick of critically acclaimed horror goodness! Cassie and Vlad are launched into a new slasher hunt as they descend into a vast, dark conspiracy and must face old enemies, Victor Crowley (from theHatchetseries), Bomb Queen, Fantomah, and teenage pop music fans!This HACK/SLASHDELUXEedition collects issues #1-11 of HACK/SLASH, VOL. 2, as well as the **HATCHET/SLASH crossover, the MURDER MESSIAH annual, and the ZOMBIES VS. CHEERLEADERS **crossover. Also includes a brand new bonus story by DAN LEISTER!

(W) Rick Remender, Andy Samberg, Joe Trohman (A/CA) Roland Boschi Everyone was sitting around wondering when ANDY SAMBERG (SNL, Palm Springs) would join super-star writer RICK REMENDER (DEADLY CLASS, LOW) and Fall Out Boy's multi-talented JOE TROHMAN to write a comic about a vigilante hero who smashes people's faces with a bowling ball—and everyone’s dreams have come true!To care for his ailing father, pro bowler Levi Coen is forced to quit his dream job and return to his hometown, which he soon discovers has been overrun by Neo-Nazis! With only his bowling ball collection to defend himself, Levi becomes THE HOLY ROLLER, a trick bowling ball-wielding superhero battling to liberate his home and bowl a perfect game against crime! Kingpin meets Inglourious Basterds meets**_ Batman _(that old chestnut) with equal parts action and humor!Collects THE HOLY ROLLER #1-9Select praise for THE HOLY ROLLER:Balances humor and heart to deliver the hero we just might need right now. —Graphic Policy**Needs to be turned into a film immediately - witty, fun, insane! —**Monkeys Fighting Robots**A wholl

(W) Pornsak Pichetshote, Sabir Pirzada, Tananarive Due, J Holtham, Vita Ayala (A/CA) Terry Dodson, Michael Walsh, Kelsey Ramsay, Michael Lee Harris, Skylar Patridge A comics anthology that puts a new spin on popular genres and pop culture icons. THE HORIZON EXPERIMENT collects five one-shots by some of the most celebrated names in comics, literature, TV, and film, providing pilots for new series featuring a Chinese James Bond, a Muslim exorcist, a reverse Indiana Jones, East African werewolves living in Miami, and an Evil Dead for black nerds. Collects THE HORIZON EXPERIMENT #1-5

(W) Joe Kelly (A/CA) Ken Niimura An Eisner Nominated, International Manga Award-winning fan-favorite!?Barbara Thorson is your new hero. A quick-witted, sharp-tongued fifth grader who isn?t afraid of anything ? not the principal, not bullies, NO ONE. Why would she be..??After all, she?s the only girl in school who carries an ancient Norse warhammer in her purse and kills giants for a living... At least, that?s what?she?ll?tell you?but where does the fantasy end and reality begin in the heart of this troubled girl??And what if she?s telling the truth? ? Brought to life with unexpected tenderness by JOE KELLY?and KEN NIIMURA, I KILL GIANTS is the quirky, bittersweet story of a young girl struggling to conquer monsters both real and imagined as her carefully constructed world crumbles at the feet of giants bigger than any one child can handle. ? Collects I KILL GIANTS 1-7

(W) W. Maxwell Prince (A/CA) Mart?n Morazzo, Chris O?Halloran The most critically acclaimed comic of the last five years introduces its second helping of deluxed-ness:?THE SUNDAE EDITION, VOL. 2!??Collecting another 12 issues (plus some more) of the bestselling anthology comic?ICE CREAM MAN, this oversized hardcover features standalone stories that manage to push the boundaries of the comics medium while also telling emotionally compelling yarns. From a comic that?s a perfect palindrome (it can be read first-to-last panel, or last-to-first), to an experiment with crossword puzzles, to an instruction manual for how to be a ghost, to a live telethon for a VERY sick Jerry?there?s still something here for readers of every stripe. The Ice Cream Man is back in town?care for a treat? Collects ICE CREAM MAN #13-24, HAHA #6, and ICE CREAM MAN QUARANTINE COMIX SPECIAL

(W) Joe Kelly (A/CA) Ken Niimura Eisner-nominated, International Manga Award-winning?I KILL GIANTS?storytellers?JOE KELLY?and?KEN NIIMURA?return to yank on your heartstrings with?IMMORTAL?SERGEANT!?On the eve of his unwelcome retirement, Jim?Sargent?(aka Sarge), a grizzled, old-school detective, catches a break on a murder case thats haunted him for decades. Unfortunately, Sarge must drag his anxiety-riddled adult son, Michael, along for the ride or risk losing the lead forever. Can this dysfunctional duo overcome their own hang-ups, blindspots, and secrets to catch a killer??Collects IMMORTAL SERGEANT #1-9

(W) Ryan Parrott, Noah Gardner (A/CA) John J. Pearson Succession?meets the apocalypse in this?epic new series about?family, power, legacy, and the end of the world.Abe Morgenstern, the son of Satan, has one month to live. Before he dies, he must decide which of his three wayward children?volatile narcissist Nero, conflicted field operative Jackal, or troubled schoolgirl Bee?will inherit his shadowy empire. But with the forces of Heaven, Hell, and everywhere in between bearing down on them, will they survive long enough to take control of the Apocalypse? And is Abe ready to give up being the Antichrist?or does he have something else up his sleeve?Collects THE INFERNALS #1-5

(W) Rodney Barnes (A/CA) Jason Shawn Alexander Finally, the acclaimed, Eisner Award-nominated horror title is collected for the first time in a stunning hardcover featuring the first twelve issues plus bonus content! From RODNEY BARNES, the breakout star writer behind such hit shows as Marvel's Runaways, STARZ's American Gods, and HBO's Winning Time, and JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER, the artist who redefined SPAWN for a new generation. When a small-town beat cop comes home to bury his murdered father, revered Philadelphia detective James Sangster Sr., he stumbles into a mystery that will lead him down a path of horrors and shake his beliefs to their core. The city that was once the symbol of liberty and freedom has fallen prey to corruption, poverty, unemployment, brutality?and vampires. Now, it's up to Jimmy and an unexpected companion to stop long-thought-dead president of the United States John Adams from building an undead army and staging a bloody new American revolution. There's a reason they say you can't go home again. Welcome to Killadelphia. Collects KILLADELPHIA #1-12 and chap

(W) Rodney Barnes (A) Jason Shawn Alexander, Luis Nct (CA) Jason Shawn Alexander After two and a half centuries, the greatest hero in American history has returned as its greatest threat! George Washington: Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, Founding Father, First President of the United States...and all-powerful Vampire King!Now, undead detective James Sangster Sr. and his werewolf allies must fight for the survival of every man, woman, and child in the country. But what can they do against the very leader who won the battle for America the first time around?!By RODNEY BARNES, the writer behind such hit shows as HBO?sWinning Timeand STARZ?sAmerican Gods, and JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER, the artist who redefinedSPAWN.Collects KILLADELPHIA #13-24

(W) Nathan Fairbairn (A) Matt Smith, Nathan Fairbairn (CA) Nathan Fairbairn It is 1220 AD, and the gears of the Albigensian Crusade grind on. When an alien spacecraft infested with a horde of bloodthirsty predators crash-lands in the remote wilderness of the French Pyrenees, a small band of crusaders and a Cathar heretic are all that stand between God's Kingdom and Hell on Earth. Collects LAKE OF FIRE #1-5.

(W) Greg Rucka (A/CA) Michael Lark It all culminates here, as Lazarus battles Lazarus, and Forever ends the war. Forever Carlyle is a Lazarus, genetically engineered to be an unkillable weapon wielded by the Carlyle Family. Controlled by the mechanisms of her father, Malcolm Carlyle, she has inched ever closer to the truth not only of herself, but of the world the Families have made—a world where very few hold dominion over everything and everyone. In the unending hunger for more, the Families have waged war the last several years. Amidst this carnage, Forever has discovered truths not just about herself but about her thirteen-year-old “sister,” Eight, the clone being groomed to eventually replace her. Now, in alliance with her sister Johanna, the acting Head of the Carlyle Family, Forever has a plan. If it works, the war will end, Carlyle will triumph, and most importantly, Forever and Eight will obtain what they have been denied—they will move from slavery to freedom. But every family has its secrets, and every secret has its cost. Her father has a plan, too, one that involves his