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DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER BORN SKETCHBOOK
Pencils & Cover by JAE LEE
THE DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER BORN is two short months away. Get a first look at the most eagerly anticipated comics release ever in this exclusive sketchbook featuring character designs, penciled pages, commentary, and a primer on the world of the Dark Tower. Best of all, much like CIVIL WAR: OPENING SHOT, this is FREE to get everyone prepared for the coming year’s biggest event! In 2007, a Gunslinger will be born; will you be ready?
16 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$0
JOHN ROMITA JR. 30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
Featuring An All-New Short Story Written by NEIL GAIMAN
Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.
Thirty years ago, a young John Romita Jr. walked into the Marvel Comics offices, looking for work as an artist. Despite his impressive legacy as the son of famed Spider-Man artist John Romita Sr., Romita Jr. faced a difficult entry into the intensively competitive field. But through the years, Romita Jr. proved without a doubt he possessed the rare skill, creativity and dedication to be a successful professional. Crafting a historic career that places him among the industry’s elite talents, he has illustrated nearly every Marvel character – from Spider-Man to the X-Men. In celebration of Romita Jr.’s illustrious body of work, this keepsake edition features a brand new story written by Neil Gaiman, an all-new interview with the acclaimed artist, a gallery of his most memorable covers and pinups, rare sketches, a comprehensive chronology, testimonials and congratulations from fellow writers and artists, and more! Also including Romita Jr.’s first Marvel work from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #11!
64 PGS./No Ads/Rated T+ ...$3.99
ULTIMATE MARVEL-THE GOLD STANDARD
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #37
Written by MIKE CAREY
Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
“GOD WAR”
The fledgling F.F. have sought refuge on the slave world Pyx, pursued by Ronan the Public Accuser. And when it seems it can’t get worse, Ben Grimm, The Thing, is taken over—mind and body—by the ultimate evil...Thanos of Acheron! And what of the young members of Seed Nineteen? Will they meet their final fate? Part 5 (of 6).
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99
ULTIMATE POWER #3 (of 9)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by GREG LAND
A battle beyond all expectations! It’s the alien invaders—the Squadron Supreme—versus the combined might of The Ultimates, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate Spidey...for the fate of the world! What more could you ask?
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #103
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & by Cover by MARK BAGLEY
“CLONE SAGA”
The record is broken for the longest continual run by a creative team in Marvel history! Bendis and Bagley—take a bow! And in this landmark issue learn the terrifying secret of who is behind the worst thing to ever happen to a beleaguered Peter Parker. The revelations just don’t stop coming. Part 6 (of 7).
32 PGS. /Rated A ...$2.99
ULTIMATES 2 #13
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Wraparound Cover by BRYAN HITCH
“GRAND THEFT AMERICA”
The concluding chapter of the much-heralded Millar/Hitch tenure on Ultimates has finally arrived! All the running plot lines come to their cataclysmic end in these pages as the Team Supreme puts everything they’ve got into a grand finale that will take its place alongside the finest comics of the past decade. Alliances are made and relationships are severed in a tale you simply cannot miss. You have been warned! Part 7 (of 6)
48 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$3.99
ULTIMATE VISION #1 (of 5)
Written by MIKE CAREY
Pencils & Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
Picking up directly from the events in the smash hit limited series Ultimate Extinction! The Earth was saved from the Ultimate threat—Gah Lak Tus. But scientist George Tarleton has captured a piece of that awesome entity and plans to reactivate it for his own evil purposes. The only hope for mankind against this mad scheme—the strange alien being called The Vision!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
ULTIMATE X-MEN #77
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Pencils & Cover by BEN OLIVER
“CABLE”
Scores will be settled and lives hang in the balance. The X-Men versus Ultimate Cable in the brawl of the century—any century! Plus—more secrets revealed about this strange mystery man from the future. Don’t believe you really know what he’s all about. You don’t. Part 3 (of 4)
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
SPIDER-MAN
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #15
Written by PETER DAVID
Pencils & Cover by SCOT EATON
Watch out, you latté-sipping, bookmark-bending, literary snob! Spider-Man and the Vulture are bringing a whole new meaning to the term “Battle of the Books” as they duke it out in a bookstore! And stuck right in the middle, dodging hardcovers, is poor Deborah Whitman, author of a memoir detailing her tumultuous relationship with Peter Parker. Whoever invented that old saying about words not hurting as much as sticks and stones obviously hasn’t lived a day in the webslinger’s boots!
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99
SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #33
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by SEAN CHEN
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
SPIDER-MAN UNMASKED Tie-In!
"WOUNDS "
She wiped his nose when he was a little boy and cleaned his cuts and scrapes whenever he got hurt... In the hour of their greatest tragedy, the death of Ben Parker, she was his rock, and he was hers... She is May Parker, aunt of Peter Parker, the Sensational Spider-man... After her nephew suffers a terrible beating at the hands of one of his most brutal foes, it’s up to her to take care of him... But with the whole world seemingly against them, how long can she bear to see someone she loves in so much pain and anguish? The second of three issues exploring women in Peter Parker’s life post-unmasking!
32 PGS./Rated A .$2.99
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #3
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Pencils & Cover by RON FRENZ
As the Hobgoblin tries to claim the lethal legacy of Wilson Fisk, the former Kingpin of crime, Spider-Girl is chilled to the bone by the new menace called Bitter Frost.
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #13
Written by SEAN MCKEEVER
Pencils by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA & RICK MAYS
Cover by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
The series SpiderFan.org’s Patrick Gadrow calls “a breath of fresh air” continues! Gwen Stacy has a problem, and its name is Peter Parker. What’s with all his sudden disappearances and lame excuses? Too bad the only person she can go to for help is harboring secret feelings for Peter...
32 PGS./All Ages ...$2.99
SPIDER-MAN AND POWER PACK #2 (of 4)
Written by MARC SUMERAK
Pencils & Cover by GURIHIRU
Featuring the Amazing Spider-KID?!? Power Pack has a brand-new member... and he’s not too happy about his current situation! Will the Power kids be able to help Spidey find a way to get himself back to normal before all heck breaks loose? Or will Jack’s desire to get Power Pack some more attention on the super hero scene get them all trapped in a very tangled web?
32 PGS./All Ages ...$2.99
SPIDER-MAN: REIGN #1 (OF 4)
Written by KAARE ANDREWS
Art & Cover by KAARE ANDREWS 50/50 Cover Split
A searing vision of Spider-Man’s future, brought to you by superstar Kaare Andrews (INCREDIBLE HULK).
They finally did it. Kicked them to the curb. The “capes and tights” crowd -- there’s no place for them in the Big Apple anymore. Peter Parker? He can’t even remember what it was like to don the red and blue and swing through the night sky. Doesn’t want to, anyway. After all, there’s nothing left to fight for, is there? That is until an old “friend” appears on Peter’s doorstep, bearing a package and a message -- and everything changes. If it’s not Peter’s responsibility, then whose is it?
48 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES
MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #8
Written by TONY BEDARD
Penciled by SHANNON GALLANT
Cover by SEAN CHEN
The Wrecker. The U-Foes. The Juggernaut. What do these villains have in common? They all hate the mighty Avengers. Can our heroes survive the onslaught when they join forces?
32 PGS./All Ages ...$2.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #19
Written by ZEB WELLS
Pencils & Cover by KANO
Ever have one of those days when it seems that someone’s just out to get you? Well, MISTER FANTASTIC’s having one of those days...because ARCADE’s after him! Can the world’s smartest hero survive a fun house of horrors without the rest of his teammates?
(Psst! We ain’t tellin’! Buy the book!)
32 PGS./All Ages ...$2.99
MARVEL ADVENTURESSPIDER-MAN #22
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by CORY HAMSCHER
Cover by PATRICK SCHERBERGER
When the Green Goblin swears to destroy the Hobgoblin for stealing his shtick, only Spider-Man can save the city from World War “G”-- but with his new black costume, crooks and citizens alike don’t know if he’s a new hero, a new villain or the same old Spidey!
32 PGS./All Ages ...$2.99
MARVEL HEROES
ANNIHILATION #5 (OF 6)
Written by KEITH GIFFEN
Penciled by ANDREA DI VITO
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
With the war lost, Ronan and the very, very angry Super-Skrull kill their way to the heart of the Kree Empire. VIVE LA KREE!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
AGENTS OF ATLAS #5 (OF 6)
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by TOMM COKER
Revelations show one of the team to be a double agent, and another something more horrific than their enemies. The Atomic Age alliance crumbles as the team has its own Civil War. The time to test the leadership of Jimmy Woo is here.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
ALL-NEW OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z #12
Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS
Featuring Ultra-Girl, Umar, Union Jack, Urthona, Vegas, Vulcan, Warhawk, Warlock, Adam Warlock, Warpath, Wiccan, Wild Thing, Alex Wilder, Winter Soldier, Pete Wisdom, Witchfire, Wizard, Jimmy Woo, X-Babies, Yandroth, Young Allies, Zodiac and more!
64 PGS./No Ads/Rated T+ ...$3.99
AVENGERS: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES II #3 & 4 (of 8)
Written by JOE CASEY
Penciled by WILL ROSADO
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
The newest untold tale of Marvel’s greatest super hero team continues! When Nick Fury sends them on a secret mission in the Philippines, it becomes the ultimate showdown between the Avengers and an uncontrollable army of Super-Adaptoids! And for Hank Pym, Goliath -- with his tenuous control over the team’s newest members -- things may be going from bad to worse!
32 PGS. (each)/Rated A ...$3.99 (each)
THE IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #3
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Pencils & Cover by PHIL HESTER
Downtime! While grieving for the loss of friends and colleagues after a massive attack on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, ANT-MAN returns home to the small town he grew up in--where he gets into some small-time trouble with some small time crooks. Luckily, Ant-Man is just the right size for such an adversary. Also featuring some absolutely rotten things done by our titular hero--that’s where the “irredeemable” part comes in!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
BEYOND! #6 (OF 6)
Written by DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
Pencils & Cover by SCOTT KOLINS
The Conclusion! In the aftermath of last issue's shocking events, the winner of the game claims a reward from the cosmic entity behind it all, starting a tragic chain of events that will forever alter the Marvel Universe. THE WATCHER will be there, will you?
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99
AVENGERS NEXT #3 & #4 (OF 5)
Written by TOM DeFALCO
Penciled by RON LIM
Cover by MIKE WIERINGO
As the daughter of Thor joins the hunt for Kevin Masterson, Ultron returns, Ulik the Unconquerable reveals his plans to banish humankind from Earth and a mysterious new foe drains the Avengers of all their super-powers.
32 PGS. (each)/Rated A ...$2.99 (each)
BLADE #4
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through Manhattan, not a creature was stirring ‘cause Blade had all stabbed ‘em! There’s one vampire Blade’s been dying to get his sword on: Santa Claus! And this is the year he’s vowed to do it. Plus: A story from Blade’s past. Howard (“Bite Club,” “New Avengers”) Chaykin and Marc (“Wolverine,” “Law & Order”) Guggenheim bring you a special Christmas issue. You won’t believe what’s coming down the chimney tonight!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
DOCTOR STRANGE: THE OATH #3 (OF 5)
Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
Pencils & Cover by MARCOS MARTIN
As he searches every dimension of the Marvel Universe for a cure to save the life of his dying friend, Doctor Strange finally learns the shocking true identity of the shadowy villain who holds Wong’s life in his hands.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
BLACK PANTHER #23
Written by REGINALD HUDLIN
Penciled by TBD
Cover by MIKE DEODATO
CIVIL WAR TIE-IN
“FOREIGN AFFAIRS”
Part 1 (of 3)
Alarmed by the Civil War that’s rocking the U.S., T’Challa and Storm decide to get off the sidelines and get involved.
Whose side are they on?
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
BULLET POINTS #2 (of 5)
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Art & Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
With military policeman Ben Parker killed during the assassination of Dr. Abraham Erskine (the developer of the Super Soldier serum), Peter Parker has become a disenchanted teen, angry at the world. After he wanders in front of the path of a gamma bomb test, how dangerous does the combination of a lonely, angry boy and the lethal power of a rampaging Hulk-ish monster become? Steve Rogers, the WWII hero known as Iron Man, is about to find out.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
WINTER SOLDIER: WINTER KILLS ONE-SHOT
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by LEE WEEKS
Cover by STEVE EPTING
In the midst of the harsh division of the Civil War, James Buchanan Barnes, Captain America’s one-time partner Bucky, faces his first Christmas of the 21st century. And faces the truth of the terrible things he was forced to do as the Winter Soldier. And with Cap caught in a conflict he can neither take a side of - or understand - what moves can he make to try to redeem himself? And what do Hydra have planned for New York this Christmas? Featuring guest appearances by the Young Avengers and some of the original Invaders, this Special issue is an action-packed character study that defines the Winter Soldier’s future place in the Marvel Universe. By Wizard Top Ten writer Ed Brubaker, with dynamic art by Lee Weeks (Civil War Frontline) and a cover by Cap fan-fave Steve Epting.
48 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99
CIVIL WAR: WAR CRIMES ONE-SHOT
Written By FRANK TIERI
Pencils by STAZ JOHNSON
Cover by SEAN SCOFFIELD
Wilson Fisk, the incarcerated ex-Kingpin of Crime, has a deal to propose to Iron Man: he’ll use his underworld connections to help track down Captain America and his anti-Registration underground in exchange for consideration on his sentence. But can the Kingpin be trusted, or is he playing a deeper game? And how are the criminals of the Marvel Universe being forced to change the way they do business as a result of CIVIL WAR?
48 PGS/RATED T+... $3.99
DAREDEVIL #92
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by MICHAEL LARK
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
Matt Murdock finally comes face-to-face with the person who’s been manipulating his life since he was thrown in jail, and you’ll be stunned by the revelation!
Brubaker and Lark’s second arc rounds the corner toward the finish line!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
FANTASTIC FOUR: THE END #3 (OF 6)
Written by ALAN DAVIS
Pencils & Cover by ALAN DAVIS
As Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm meet on Mars to compare notes, in the deepest portions of the ocean’s depths Sue Richards makes a discovery that could change the future of their fractured family.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
HEROES FOR HIRE #5
Written by JUSTIN GRAY& JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art by FRANCIS PORTELA & TOM PALMER
Cover by WILLIAM TUCCI & MARK SPARACIO
The thrilling conclusion to the Skrull organ story line pits the Heroes for Hire against Ricadonna’s cadre of villains and an army of the Corporation’s android assassins. Meanwhile, the recently fired Tarantula sets out to take revenge for the murder of her father by killing Ricadonna. Unfortunately for everyone involved, Ricadonna has undergone a physical transformation from crime lord to super-powered freak show!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
GHOST RIDER #6
Written by DANIEL WAY
Pencils & Cover by RICHARD CORBEN
“HELL TO PAY”, PART 1 OF 2
How did Johnny Blaze end up in Hell, anyway? It’s simple, really: He died. And when he died, his eternal soul--long promised to Hell in exchange for “saving” Crash Simpson--descended into the Pit, taking the Ghost Rider along with it. This is the story of how and why it all happened. Daniel Way is joined by horror comic legend RICHARD CORBEN for a special 2-part story.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: GHOST RIDER
Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS
You keep that motor revved up and those tires burning, your blazing bike racing hot into the night. You’re Ghost Rider, and there’s no holding you back – because the devil has always got you on the run! MARVEL SPOTLIGHT brings fans of the demon with the flaming skull this special issue that covers Ghost Rider from all sides! We talk with the creative teams of the new GHOST RIDER ongoing series (Daniel Way, Mark Texeira and Javier Saltares) and the epic mini-series SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE (Garth Ennis and Clayton Crain). They’ve each staked a claim on a little piece of Ghost Rider’s soul, and we’ll be there for the full scoop! We’ll also have an in-depth look at Ghost Rider from throughout Marvel history, taking a hard look at the early days of Johnny Blaze through the Danny Ketch years of the nineties. And since Ghost Rider will hit the big screen in February, look for heavy coverage of the feature film – including interviews with the cast and crew that’ll get your motor primed and ready for the opening night!
40 PGS./No Ads/Rated T+ ...$2.99
INCREDIBLE HULK #101
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Cover by LADRÖNN
PLANET HULK: ALLEGIANCE, PART 2
Don’t miss the next installment of the comic that Wizard Magazine dubbed “Book of the Month”! In this issue:
Accompanied by Caiera the Oldstrong and Hiroim the Shamed, the Hulk heads into the hold of the Shadow Elders to learn if he truly is the legendary savior known as the Sakaarson — or just another angry monster. Also — secrets revealed about the Great Portal! The final showdown with the Spikes! Elloe makes a shocking decision! And the Hulk smashes and smashes and smashes some more! Featuring pencils by the brilliant Carlo Pagulayan as well as a slew of pages by a surprise guest artist!
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99
THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST #2
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils & Cover by DAVID AJA
What has the Rand Corporation done to awaken the wrath of Hydra? Iron Fist kicks his way toward the truth as another piece of the puzzle comes crashing into his life—a living legend long- thought dead! Don’t miss the second action-packed issue of Marvel’s hottest new kung fu series!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
IRON MAN/CAPTAIN AMERICA: CASUALTIES OF WAR ONE SHOT
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Penciled by JEREMY HAUN
Cover by JIM CHEUNG 50/50 Cover Split
In the midst of Civil War, Captain America and Iron Man meet secretly, one last time, to see if there’s any hope of working things out before further tragedy occurs. Don’t miss this oversized special that reveals how these two men, once the closest of friends and staunchest of allies, could end up leading opposing armies in the conflict tearing apart the Marvel Universe!
48 PGS./Rated A ...$3.99
MARVEL 1602: FANTASTICK FOUR #4 (OF 5)
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by PASCAL ALIXE
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
At the end of the world is a man, NAMOR, King of Atlantis! But Atlantis is not under the sea in 1602. With both Doom and the Four from the Fantastick at his doorstep, what will King Namor do?
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.50
MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL
Written by MIKE CAREY, ROGER LANGRIDGE, SCOTT GRAY & SHAENON GARRITY
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS, ROGER LANGRIDGE & RON LIM
Cover by FRAZER IRVING
Join us in this year’s unbelievable follow-up to last year’s Harvey Award nominated Holiday Special! Thrill to the return of the Fin Fang Four! Enjoy the holidays with Thing and Annihlus! And much, much more!
48 PGS./Rated A ...$3.99
MOON KNIGHT #8
Written by CHARLIE HUSTON
Pencils & Cover by DAVID FINCH
“MIDNIGHT SUN: PART TWO: THE DEAD DON’T STAY”
CASUALTIES OF WAR TIE-IN!
Only three months back on the job, and they’re crawling out of the woodwork. The gangsters and hoods with old axes to grind -- them you expected, but not this guy: Someone who knows you, someone who wants your undivided attention and is willing to do anything to get it. And certainly not the fugitive Captain America, who shows up at your doorstep, wanting a word. Maybe he thinks he can harness all your excess energy into something useful...something that can aid him in his grudge match with Tony Stark in the CIVIL WAR tearing through the Marvel U? Maybe this war is worth winning at any cost? And you get to thinking...
32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99
NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI #1 (OF 5)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & BRIAN REED
Pencils & Cover by JIM CHEUNG
The Illuminati is a secret organization comprised of several of the world’s most powerful heroes: Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Strange, Black Bolt, King of the Inhumans, Charles Xavier, founder of the X-Men and mutant rights activist, Reed Richards,founding member of the Fantastic Four, Namor the Sub-Mariner, King of Atlantis and Iron Man (Anthony Stark), founding member of the Avengers.
These six men have worked together to mold and shape the status of the superhuman world and the world around it.
How and what they have done together has remained a mystery...
UNTIL NOW...
Writers Brian Michael Bendis ( Avengers, Ultimate Spider-Man) and Brian Reed ( Ms. Marvel) have joined together with Jim Cheung (Young Avengers) to reveal this untold story of the Marvel Universe and the Illuminati’s actions affect today!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
newuniversal #1
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA
Planet Earth. Inhabited by six billion people. People leading ordinary lives, coping with everyday struggles. But on a night like any other, the Earth is rocked by the most startling celestial event ever witnessed by the human race. The White Event. And from its wake, a handful of humans emerge as something more.
Acclaimed writer Warren Ellis (NEXTWAVE) and superstar artist Salvador Larroca (X-MEN) bring you this new universe — a universe witnessing superhuman power for the first time.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
NEXTWAVE: AGENTS OF H.A.T.E. #11
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Pencils and Cover by STUART IMMONEN
"NOT A CIVIL WAR TIE IN"
Freedom or safety? Secrets or celebrity? Iron Man or Captain America? WE DON’T CARE! What care we for freedom OR safety when there are things that need to be kicked and exploded! Yes, “explode” can now be used as a verb. DEAL WITH IT!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99
MS. MARVEL #10
Written by BRIAN REED
Pencils & Cover by MIKE WIERINGO
Carol Danvers must face herself and the terrible things she has done. Special guest X-Men Rogue and Beast appear, Carol finds a new romantic interest, and Ms. Marvel’s life begins a frightening new chapter... all in one issue! Special guest artist Mike Wieringo (Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man) joins writer Brian Reed for a very dark moment in the life of Ms. Marvel.
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99
ONSLAUGHT REBORN #2 (of 5)
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & Cover by ROB LIEFELD
Variant Cover by Joe Madureira
The battle for the fate of the Marvel Universe has begun! The Fantastic Four are joined by Hulk, Thor, Captain America, and the Avengers—all going head-to-head against the most dangerous creature ever created: Onslaught! All-out action as only Jeph Loeb and Rob Liefeld can deliver!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #2
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils & Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
CIVIL WAR Tie-In!
Hey there, Marvel Universe. He’s back. Taking no prisoners. Literally. With Civil War in full throttle mode, Frank Castle decides to take a side. Question is, does it want him? Makes no difference for the Punisher. He’s a soldier and this is war. Get in line or get out of his way. Hop on board this star-studded Civil War tie-in brought to you by rising star Matt Fraction (Casanova), with eye-popping art by superstar artist Ariel Olivetti (Space Ghost).
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32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
SHE-HULK #14
Written by DAN SLOTT
Penciled by RICK BURCHETT
Cover by GREG HORN
“Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Awesome Andy But Were Afraid to Ask.” Ever wonder how the Mad Thinker’s Awesome Android BECAME Awesome Andy? It’s the origin you never expected—complete with a bombastic battle against the MIGHTY THOR! And an ending that’ll knock your block off!
Also, in the aftermath of CIVIL WAR, She-Hulk’s life takes one more life-altering turn, courtesy of a mysterious cast member from the pages of the INCREDIBLE HULK... Miss this issue at your own peril, gamma-fans! Because this builds into the start of next month’s... PLANET (w/o a) HULK! So spend $2.99 for it now... or a gazillion for it later on eBay. Just don’t say we didn’t warn ya!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
RUNAWAYS #23
Written by BRIAN VAUGHAN
Penciled by ADRIAN ALPHONA
Cover by JO CHEN
“LIVE FAST, Part Two of Three”
As a new enemy turns Runaway against Runaway, the teen heroes must risk everything to prevent losing another teammate forever.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
THUNDERBOLTS #109
Written by FABIAN NICIEZA
Pencils & Cover by TOM GRUMMETT
“Weight of the World”
With the Thunderbolts decimated after the events of the Guardian Protocols, Songbird must try to salvage what is left of the team and prepare for a brand-new future. But a new direction hinges on the return of an old friend... who might be too crazy even for the T-Bolts!
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99
UNION JACK #4 (OF 4)
Written by CHRISTIOS GAGE
Pencils & Cover by MIKE PERKINS
It all comes down to this -- the final battle between Union Jack, his allies and the terrorist forces of RAID in the heart of London! But could a victory bring about the worst moment of Union Jack’s career? Things change forever for Britain’s champion in this explosive final issue!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
WHAT IF? X-MEN DEADLY GENESIS
Written by DAVID HINE
Pencils & Cover by DAVID YARDIN
In the best-selling and history-making limited series X-Men: Deadly Genesis, Professor X sent a secret team of young mutants to rescue the X-Men from the living island, Krakoa, before he sent the now-famous All-New, All-Different team. This secret second team was destroyed and this eventually led to the deadly corruption of its powerful leader, Vulcan. But what if this second team HAD survived? Today, Vulcan is a celebrity hero who leads a new team of X-Men. But when Krakoa is found drifting in space, it holds a terrible secret that threatens the fate of this new generation of mutants.
48 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99
WHAT IF? X-MEN AGE OF APOCALYPSE
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by DAVE WILKINS
Cover by MARKO DJURJEVIC
What if Legion killed Magneto and Xavier? With no leader to create any incarnation of X-Men to resist the onslaught of Apocalypse, the new world is a horrific finalized vision of Apocalypse’s dream. On the dawn of the twenty-year anniversary of the murders of Magneto and Xavier, we follow a small group consisting of Earth’s remaining heroes, led by Nate Summers as they stage a final offensive in an attempt to escape this twisted reality altogether.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
WHITE TIGER #2 ( OF 6)
Written by TAMORA PIERCE & TIMOTHY LIEBE
Penciled by PHIL BRIONES
Covers by DAVID MACK
“A HERO’S COMPULSION”
Angela del Toro, the new White Tiger, has exploded onto the superhero scene. During her costumed debut, Del Toro unleashed a wave of bone-shattering hurt. However she learned that the pain train goes both ways as she was left bleeding by Sano Orii and the new Cobra! Following the trail of a shadow syndicate known as Chaeyi, del Toro arrives at the doorstep of a nightspot known as the Genosha Club. Further complicating things are her strange relationship with the new Daredevil on the scene and visits from the webhead himself, Spider-Man. Good guys or bad guys---no one is going to stop del Toro from kicking crime in the teeth and getting answers. A new hero, new problems, and new, but deadly consequences---the grit is about to hit the fan!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99
WONDER MAN #1 (of 5)
Written by PETER DAVID
Pencils & Cover by ANDREW CURRIE
“MY FAIR SUPER HERO”
Meet Lady Killer—the dangerous assassin who comes head-to-head with the Avenger called Wonder Man! But Wonder Man doesn’t want to just stop her—he’s made a bet with a movie producer to rehabilitate her into a hero! Is this too much for even the mighty Simon Williams? Fortunately, he’s got Ms. Marvel and X-Men’s Beast in his corner...
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
X-MEN
ASTONISHING X-MEN #20
Written by JOSS WHEDON
Pencils & Cover by JOHN CASSADAY (50/50 COVER SPLIT)
“UNSTOPPABLE”
The secret is out! With the knowledge that Colossus is the mutant destined to destroy Breakworld, what will Ord’s next move be?! And what exactly has happened to Cyclops?! Part 2 (of 6)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
CABLE & DEADPOOL #35
Written by FABIAN NICIEZA
Penciled by REILLY BROWN
Cover by TOM RANEY
The divorce is final, and now come the bitter recriminations. But where DEADPOOL is concerned, that means dredging up the ghosts of every person he’s ever KILLED -- and trying to understand WHY he did it and how he FELT about it -- that’s right, Wade must confront his MANLY FEELINGS of MAYHEM! The agony might very well prove too much... but what does Deadpool do if the only person capable of getting these ghosts out of his head is the person responsible for putting them there...?
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
EXILES #89
Written by TONY BEDARD
Pencils & Cover by JAMES CALAFIORE
“WALLFLOWER” Part 1 (of 1)
A stand-alone issue focusing on an Exile that’s been out of action of late, Thunderbird! Comatose in a stasis wall, the fallen Exile is dreaming of a world where he had stayed with the team! What would have changed?! And would the team have been better off?! An Exiles issue fans cannot miss!
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99
EXILES ANNUAL #1
Written by TONY BEDARD
Pencils & Cover by JIM CALAFIORE
They’ve battled world-class threats of every kind imaginable and always won, but now the Exiles take on an unbeatable enemy: themselves! It’s the ORIGINAL Exiles versus the current team lineup in an impossible battle that cuts to the heart of Marvel’s most unpredictable series!
48 PGS./Rated A ...$3.99
NEW EXCALIBUR #14
Written by FRANK TIERI
Pencils and Cover by
JIM CALAFIORE
“UNREDEEMED”
The Juggernaut isn’t as unstoppable as he used to be, and he plans on changing that! The Juggernaut travels to Asia to recover the Cytorrak Gem! But does that mean that the Juggernaut of old will return?! New Excalibur is hot on his trail and may end up caught in Juggernaut’s path of destruction! Part 2 (of 3)!
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99
NEW X-MEN #33
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST
& CRAIG KYLE
Pencils & Cover by
PACO MEDINA
“MERCURY FALLING” Part 1 (OF 4)
New Arc! X-23’s past returns to haunt the New X-Men. Sure, the team needs a break after the horror and insanity of the last year, but TOO BAD! When Wolverine brought X-23 back into the Institute, only Emma Frost tried to stop it. Here and now, you’ll find out why she was RIGHT. The fallout from X-23: TARGET X begins here!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #481
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils & Cover by BILLY TAN
“THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SHI’AR EMPIRE”
The Shi’Ar Empire is crumbling at the hands of Vulcan! The X-Men, with Professor X captured, search for the one group of heroes that can save them and all of the Shi’Ar...the Starjammers! Part 7 (of 12)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
WOLVERINE #49
Written by ROB WILLIAMS
Pencils & Cover by LAURENCE CAMPBELL
SPECIAL DOUBLE-SIZED XMAS SPECIAL: “BETTER TO GIVE...”
It’s Christmas Eve, and a heavily armed suicide cult–clad in elf outfits--has taken hostage a mid-Manhattan department store and is threatening to blow the place sky high. Among the shoppers: Logan, who’s just itching to sink his (Santa) claws into someone after enduring the Yuletide rush. Should be easy for a damn-near invulnerable force of nature to save the day, right? Think again. All is not as it seems, as a spoiled billionaire’s daughter is about to find out, and the true meaning of Christmas will be spelt out...in blood.
48 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$3.99
WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #9
Written by DANIEL WAY
Penciled by STEVE DILLON
Cover by JOE QUESADA
50/50 Cover by MARK TEXEIRA
“SAVIOR”, PART 4 OF 5
Logan has to move fast. Dum-Dum Dugan is hot on his trail, Black Widow is being less than cooperative, and Omega Red is only hours away from obtaining what both he and Logan are after: The carbonadium synthesizer. It’s a breakneck race toward a sure-to-be bloody finish, with Jubilee’s life in the balance!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99
X-23: TARGET X #1 (OF 6)
Written by CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST
Pencils & Cover by MIKE CHOI
Variant Cover by Marko Djurdjevic
Because you demanded it! Superstar Top Cow artist MIKE CHOI joins the team as X-23 returns, picking up the bloody pieces where her first mini-series left off. Having escaped the Facility that created her, X-23 struggles to create a real life for herself. But when your entire life has been about death and destruction, can you ever really escape the darkness? The rest of the story begins here, and won’t end until X-23 faces off with the one man most responsible for her life... WOLVERINE.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99
X-FACTOR #14
Written by PETER DAVID
Pencils & Cover by PABLO RAIMONDI
Five words to strike fear into the hearts of spies and evildoers everywhere: Jamie Madrox, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Except Madrox has decided that it’s time to start gathering in the stray dupes that are still wandering around, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent doesn’t especially want to go...and S.H.I.E.L.D. isn’t especially inclined to let him go.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
X-MEN #194
Written by MIKE CAREY
Pencils & Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
“PRIMARY INFECTION” Part 1 (of 3)!
Having barely survived their first mission as a team, Rogue’s squad immediately find themselves up against another new mysterious threat! What does the man called Pan want with the X-Men, and what is he willing to do to get it?!
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #4 (OF 8)
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by ROGER CRUZ
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
What dark force concerns Professor X and his gifted students as well as Dr. Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts? The answer lies in the ruby reality of the entity known as Cytorrak!
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99
X-MEN: PHOENIX - WARSONG #4 (OF 6)
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by TYLER KIRKHAM
Cover by MARC SILVESTRI
It’s the X-Men vs. the Cuckoos! Something in their heads has set the Cuckoos off to annihilate everything in their way! Is it the Phoenix?! Or something even more sinister?! Part 4 (of 5)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
MAX
HELLSTORM: SON OF SATAN #3 (OF 5)
Written by ALEXANDER IRVINE
Penciled by RUSSELL BRAUN
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
“EQUINOX,” PART 3
Demons have descended on New Orleans, harvesting body parts in a furious race to reassemble a being of unlimited power, a being whose resurrection is too terrible to contemplate. Daimon Hellstorm has got only one option to thwart the demons' plot: Locate just one piece -- one key body part without which the entity can never, ever, be whole -- and make sure no one finds it. Just how far is Daimon ready to go? Find out. He’s not called the Son of Satan for nothing.
This is The Son of Satan as you’ve never seen him before, brought to you by acclaimed novelist Alexander Irvine (The Narrows), with searing art by Russell Braun (Animal Man) and Klaus Janson.
32 PGS./Mature/Explicit Content...$3.99
THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES PLEASE CHECK YOUR ORDERS AND PLACE THEM BY THE FOC
PUNISHER #42
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Penciled by LEANDRO FERNANDEZ
Cover by TIM BRADSTREET
“MAN OF STONE,” CONCLUSION
Despite being boxed in, outmanned and outgunned, Frank Castle stared down General Nikolai Alexandrovich Zakharov, “The Man of Stone,” ready to resolve unfinished business. Now, stranded in the mountains of Afghanistan, Frank contemplates the two promises he’s made to Kathryn O’Brien. One he’s already kept. The other, he’s about to. This is more than just punishment...it’s payback.
32 PGS./Mature/Explicit Content ...$2.99
THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES PLEASE CHECK YOUR ORDERS AND PLACE THEM BY THE FOC
WISDOM #2 (OF 6)
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Pencils and Cover by TREVOR HAIRSINE
People in Wiltshire are having nightmares. This wouldn’t be a problem if there weren’t soldiers from the nearby military base shooting the place up because of their bad dreams. It’s up to Pete Wisdom and MI 13 to get to the bottom of it. Little do they know that this threat threatens all of Great Britain and the whole world!
32 PGS./Mature/Explicit Content ...$3.99
THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES - PLEASE CHECK YOUR ORDERS AND PLACE THEM BY THE FOC.
ZOMBIE #4 (OF 4)
Written by MIKE RAICHT
Pencils & Cover by KYLE HOTZ
With a thousand zombies in front of him and two homicidal bank robbers behind him, Simon Garth has gone from innocent bystander to live zombie-bait in less than 24 hours. But will Simon have the guts -- and the brains -- to survive a no-win situation? With a mysterious zombie plague spreading like wildfire -- and threatening to consume all of New York -- he’d better! Good thing this is a MAX book! Don’t miss the stomach-wrenching conclusion to this flesh munching MAX limited series by Mike Raicht and Kyle Hotz
32 PGS./Mature/Explicit Content ...$3.99
THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES PLEASE CHECK YOUR ORDERS AND PLACE THEM BY THE FOC
MARVEL / DABEL BROTHERS
ANITA BLAKE: VAMPIRE HUNTER in GUILTY PLEASURES #1 (of 12)
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by STACIE M. RITCHIE
Pencils & Wraparound Cover by BRETT BOOTH
Variant cover by GREG HORN
In a world where vampires and were-creatures are legal citizens of the United States, Anita Blake is an animator, raising the dead for a living. But she’s also known as the “Executioner,” a deadly hunter who slays vampires who have gone beyond their legal rights and become monsters in the eyes of society. For this reason, she avoids vampires whenever possible. But an impromptu bacherlorette party for a close friend brings her down into St. Louis’s vampire district. and into a vampire strip club known as “Guilty Pleasures.” But Anita senses that the place is more dangerous for her than it should be, and a surprise attack confirms her darkest suspicions!
Adapted from the bestselling romantic horror novel by Laurell K. Hamilton, ANITA BLAKE: VAMPIRE HUNTER in GUILTY PLEASURES is an “Grown Up Buffy” adventure that is sure to seduce readers into picking up every issue!
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99
ANITA BLAKE: VAMPIRE HUNTER in GUILTY PLEASURES #2 (of 12)
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by STACIE M. RITCHIE
Pencils & Cover by BRETT BOOTH
Anita Blake tries to stay away from vampires whenever she can - after all, she’s known as “the Executioner” among her kind after killing so many of them when they’ve gone beyond their legal status. And yet she finds herself battling the vampire Aubrey in the “Guilty Pleasures” night club after a particularly poorly planned bacherlorette party. But Aubrey is the least of her worries when another vampire named Jean-Claude takes her to see Nikolaos, the vampire master of St. Louis. especially when Anita finds herself trapped in a dungeon that is swarming with were-rats!
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99
ANITA BLAKE: VAMPIRE HUNTER in GUILTY PLEASURES #3 (of 12)
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by STACIE M. RITCHIE
Pencils & Cover by BRETT BOOTH
Anita Blake has faced great horrors in her career as a vampire hunter and an animator of the undead, but being left in a dungeon with an army of were-rats is hardly her idea of a good time. Fortunately, she is able to escape when her vampire hosts intercede, but her good luck seems short-lived when she is brought before Nikolaos, the master vampire of St. Louis. What Nikolaos wants is unclear, but one thing is certain - even an experienced vampire hunter like Anita cannot stand against a being as powerful as this! But can she survive the night?
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99
RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER COLLECTED EDITION
Written by ORSON SCOTT CARD
Adapted by ROLAND BERNARD BROWN
Pencils & Cover by RENATO ARLEM
These are the tales of Orson Scott Card’s Alvin Maker, which takes place in an alternate American history where folk magic really works. And this is the story of the RED PROPHET, where Alvin finds himself caught in a war between the Red men and the Whites on the American frontier. Collects RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER #1 & #2.
48 PGS./Rated T+ .$3.99
ITEM CODE: JUL068388 - New FOC: 9/21 - New On Sale: 10/11
RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER #3 (of 12)
Written by ORSON SCOTT CARD
Adapted by ROLAND BERNARD BROWN
Pencils & Cover by RENATO ARLEM
Alvin Miller is a young boy with an incredible power – the ability to shape the world around him by “making.” But Alvin also had a powerful adversary known as the “Unmaker” that grows stronger every time he uses his ability to create death or destruction. And as the drunken Red man Lolla-Wossiky encounters Alvin for the first time, he realizes he must teach the boy of his great purpose and responsibility before the Unmaker can gain a foothold. But both Alvin and Lolla-Wossiky will be changed forever by the experience, and one of them will go on to become the RED PROPHET while the other will one day build a special place known as the Crystal City...
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99
ITEM CODE: JUL068387 - New FOC: 10/12 - New On Sale: 11/1
RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER #4 (of 12)
Written by ORSON SCOTT CARD
Adapted by ROLAND BERNARD BROWN
Pencils & Cover by RENATO ARLEM
In an alternate history of the American frontier where folk magic actually works, Hooch Palmer finds himself trapped in Carthage City, where things seem to have gone crazy since the rise of the man known as the “Red Prophet.” Governor William Henry Harrison throws Hooch in jail for trying to cheat him, but Hooch has a trick of his own up his sleeve - he’s a “spark,” with the ability to start fires wherever he likes. And Carthage City is going to burn! Adapted from the bestselling novel by Orson Scott Card, RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER is a thrill ride through history that readers simply will not want to put down!
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99
MAGICIAN: APPRENTICE COLLECTED EDITION
Written by RAYMOND E. FEIST
Adapted By MICHAEL AVON OEMING & BRYAN J.L. GLASS
Pencils & Cover by BRETT BOOTH
This special edition collects the sold-out issues MAGICIAN: APPRENTICE #1 and #2! The epic Riftwar Saga begins here! Adapted from the beloved bestselling novel by Raymond E. Feist, MAGICIAN: APPRENTICE is the beginning of an epic saga that critics have hailed as “second only to the Lord of the Rings!”
48 PGS./Rated T+ .$3.99
ITEM CODE: JUL068384
New FOC: 9/21 - New On Sale: 10/11
MAGICIAN: APPRENTICE #3 (of 12)
Written by RAYMOND E. FEIST
Adapted By MICHAEL AVON OEMING & BRYAN J.L. GLASS
Pencils & Cover by BRETT BOOTH
The magician’s apprentice Pug is infatuated with the Princess Carline, but he has difficulty enjoying her surly attitude as the two of them ride together on horseback during her leisure time. When the two stop for a picnic, however, they are attacked by trolls, who are far too much for the young teenagers to handle on their own! But Pug has a power inside himself unlike anything the world of Midkemia has ever seen, and when the crisis causes it to release, the trolls are the least of his worries!
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99
ITEM CODE: JUL068383
New FOC: 10/19 - New On Sale: 11/8
MAGICIAN: APPRENTICE #4 (of 12)
Written by RAYMOND E. FEIST
Adapted By MICHAEL AVON OEMING & BRYAN J.L. GLASS
Pencils & Cover by BRETT BOOTH
The Riftwar is coming! Pug and Tomas have discovered the shipwreck of a strange group of foreign invaders, and the court of Crydee is alarmed as the mens’ strange armor and weapons are examined. But an even more peculiar twist reveals that these men are not from Midkemia at all - they have traveled through a magical rift to conquer worlds outside their own. Midkemia will soon be overwhelmed by the armies of the Tsurani - unless the rest of the kingdom can be warned in time
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99
PTOLUS: City by the Spire #1
(2nd Printing) & 2 (of 6)
Written by MONTE COOK
Pencils & Cover by CAANAN WHITE
Sheva Callister is a former adventurer and treasure hunter who is supposed to be retired after the death of her partner, Parnell. But a noble from the mysterious city of Ptolus meets her with a special task - he’ll give her something she desperately wants if she’ll retrieve a special brooch for him. Sheva takes the job, against her better judgment, and soon finds herself in a complex web of deception as some of Ptolus’s most infamous residents attempt to kill her and take her hungersword! Written by Monte Cook, one of the co-developers of the D20 gaming system and a major campaign contributor to the worlds of Dungeon & Dragons, PTOLUS: CITY BY THE SPIRE is an incredible adventure through Cook’s famous paper-and-pencil game, which is already turning heads for being “the most deluxe campaign set ever developed”!
32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ .$2.99 (each)
PTOLUS: City by the Spire #3 (of 6)
Written by MONTE COOK
Pencils & Cover by CAANAN WHITE
Sheva Callister is still mourning the disappearance of her dead partner, Parnell, but she won’t that stop her from getting revenge on Kevris Killraven, who is apparently behind the wild goose chase she has been sent on throughout the mysterious city of Ptolus. The best way to get back at him is to intrude on a private meeting on the site of an old church, and Sheva has no problem wading through the catacombs below to do so. But it also means heading through an ancient crypt, where a powerful Lich King is said to abide!
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99
THE HEDGE KNIGHT PREMIERE HC
Written by GEORGE R. R. MARTIN
Adapted by BEN AVERY
Pencils & Cover by MIKE MILLER
Variant Cover by MIKE MILLER
A century before the events of New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin’s epic series, A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, a squire named Dunk picks up the sword and shield of his dead master and enters a tournament to begin his career as a knight. But ‘Ser Duncan’ has much to learn about this world of knights and nobles, and as he attempts to find a sponsor who will allow him to enter the tournament, he makes friends and enemies readily. Dunk is a capable fighter and has a strong sense of honor, but is that enough for him to become a true knight in the eyes of the others. or is he just a young man living a delusion and putting those he knows in grave danger? Adapted from the popular novella by George R. R. Martin, this special hardcover edition of THE HEDGE KNIGHT celebrates the original graphic novel, which was beloved by fans and critics alike for its deep storytelling and breathtaking visuals - so much so that the first edition it became one of the bestselling graphic novels of 2004!
164PGS./Rated T+ .$19.99
ICON COMICS
CRIMINAL #3
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Art by SEAN PHILLIPS
Top Ten writer Ed Brubaker (Daredevil, Cap, Uncanny X-Men) and best-selling Marvel Zombies artist Sean Phillips' CRIMINAL is the hottest creator-owned debut of the year, and the third part of their acclaimed first arc, "Coward" shows you why critics are already hailing it as the best new comic of the year!
The heist has fallen to pieces, and Leo and Greta are hiding out, waiting for the smoke to clear. But they have half the take with them, and their "friends" are not happy about that. So while Leo helps Greta heal from her injuries, they plot their next move, knowing any wrong step could mean death for them and the people they care about.
Bonus -- CRIMINAL promises more content than the average comic, with each issue packed from cover to cover with content, featuring a full length continuing story, as well as back-up stories and articles and DVD-style behind the scenes extras.
32 pages/no ads/Mature Content…$2.99
KABUKI: REFLECTIONS #7
Written by DAVID MACK
Art & Cover by DAVID MACK
This square-bound volume acts as a tie-in to the documentary on THE ALCHEMY OF ART: DAVID MACK DVD from Herovideoproductions.com, offered in the Video/DVD section of this month’s Previews. REFLECTIONS #7 includes details and commentary on the never-before-seen stories, and handmade books and paintings, from the DVD. Also featuring step-by-step art techniques, and loads of art and extras you’ve never seen before. Ever wonder how David Mack does his artwork? How his pages and covers go from sketches and drawings to finished art? How he uses models, and figure drawings? It’s all in here!
48 PGS./Rated T+ ...$5.99
OFFERED AGAIN: KABUKI #1-7 (including Alex Maleev, Adam Hughes, Mike Mignola & Jae Lee covers) & REFLECTIONS #5-6.
POWERS: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION VOL. 2 HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art & Cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING
Following hot on the heels of the FIRST-EVER POWERS HARDCOVER comes – wait for it – THE SECOND POWERS HARDCOVER...EVER. It’s a hardcover collection of the entire second year of POWERS in chronological order! The first three epic POWERS stories, issues #12-24, are presented in order of publication – remastered, redesigned and reformatted! Also featuring all the POWERS bonus features you’ve come to know and love: sketchwork, scripts, interviews, galleries, original designs and another POWERS Best of the Letter Column, Year Two! This is the most celebrated year of this award-winning title! A must-have for your comic library!
488 PGS./Explicit Content ...$29.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2440-3
MARVEL HARDCOVERS
AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by DAVID FINCH
Cover by DAVID FINCH
The powerhouse team of Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch take on Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! It begins with the return of a team member thought dead – and by the time it’s over, everything you know about the Avengers will have changed! The event that rocked the entirety of the Marvel Universe and set the stage for New Avengers is presented here for the first time as a deluxe, oversize hardcover with all-new extras! Collects AVENGERS #500-503 and the AVENGERS FINALE.
184 PGS./Rated T+ ...$24.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2294-X
Trim size: Oversized
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 6
Written by ROY THOMAS
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA, DON HECK & WERNER ROTH
Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA
Get ready for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes matched with two of comics’ mightiest talents, Roy Thomas and John Buscema, as the Marvel Masterworks take you on a trip through one of the most stellar creative periods in Avengers’ history! This baby’s full to the brim with an amazing array watershed Avengers moments—the Black Panther joins the team, a pitched battle between the Avengers and the X-Men, the debut of the new Masters of Evil, the details behind Cap’s fateful battle with Baron Zemo, a reality-bending battle between the current Avengers and the original Avengers, and the first appearance of the evil Ultron-5! Oh, and don’t worry, we didn’t forget—it all closes out on one heck of a high note with the first-ever appearance of the Vision and one of the most famous stories in all of Marveldom, “Even an Android Can Cry”. Bring your tissues, True Believer, ’cause this one’s gonna get ya right there.
Collecting AVENGERS (Vol. 1) #51-58, ANNUAL #2 & X-MEN (Vol. 1) #45
256 PGS./All Ages ...$49.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2079-3
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 6 – VARIANT EDITION VOL. 70256 PGS./All Ages ...$54.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2080-7
MARVEL VISIONARIES: JOHN BUSCEMA HC
Written by STAN LEE, ROY THOMAS, GERRY CONWAY, MARV WOLFMAN, LEN WEIN, ROGER STERN, CHRIS CLAREMONT & OTHERS
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA
Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA
The Incredible Hulk, the devastating Dragon Man, the epic end of the gods themselves...none of it was too much for Big John! One of comicdom’s most acclaimed creators takes center stage in this genre-spanning gathering of greats! Nick Fury vs. Hydra! Thor vs. the Silver Surfer! The origins of Wolverine and Dracula! The twilight of the Masters of Evil! Includes crime, horror, romance and western work from the pre-Marvel era! Plus: rare Silver Surfer stories unseen for decades! Collects CRIME FIGHTERS #4; STRANGE TALES #22 & #150; TALES TO ASTONISH #85-87; AVENGERS #41-42, #75-76, #277 & ANNUAL #2; SILVER SURFER #4; MY LOVE #2; FANTASTIC FOUR #111-112; THOR #200; DRACULA LIVES #3; MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #30; WOLVERINE #10; and MARVEL SHADOWS & LIGHT #3.
368 PGS./Rated T+ ...$34.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2161-7
Trim size: oversized
RUNAWAYS VOL. 2 HC
Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
Penciled by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA, ADRIAN ALPHONA & SKOTTIE YOUNG
All New Cover by ADRIAN ALPHONA
This deluxe hardcover collects RUNAWAYS VOLS. 5-6, plus extras. In TRUE BELIEVERS, it’s an all-new beginning for the book that Wizard calls “the best original concept from Marvel in thirty years!” When a group of teenagers discovers that their parents are actually super-villains, they run away from home...but that’s only step one! Now that the evil Pride is gone, nearly every bad guy in the Marvel Universe is trying to fill the power vacuum in Los Angeles, and the Runaways are the only heroes who can stop them! Plus: What does a mysterious new team of young heroes want with the Runaways, and which fan-favorite Marvel characters are part of this group? And in ESCAPE TO NEW YORK, the Runaways embark on a coast-to-coast adventure, guest-starring Cloak and Dagger AND the New Avengers! When Cloak is accused of a crime he didn’t commit by the heroes of New York City, the vigilante is forced to turn to the teenage Runaways for help. This story will take our teens to a place they’ve never been: NYC! Collects RUNAWAYS (VOL. 2) #1-12 and the Runaways/X-Men team-up from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2006.
312 PGS./Rated T+ ...$24.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2358-X
Trim size: oversized
PUNISHER MAX: FROM FIRST TO LAST HC
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Penciled by JOHN SEVERIN, LEWIS LAROSA & RICHARD CORBEN
Cover by TIM BRADSTREET
Collecting three deadly one-shots! THE TYGER: Long before he waged a one-man vendetta against organized crime, long before he was young lieutenant waging war in the jungles of ‘Nam, Frank Castle was a 10-year-old boy growing up on the mean streets of Brooklyn. When a classmate commits suicide in the aftermath of an unspeakable act, young Frank uncovers a secret dark enough to blacken the purest of hearts. Thus begins his first journey on the road that will eventually turn him into the man known as the Punisher, a journey that will bring him face to face with the Tyger: a creature not made by God, but just as vital to the world as anything He created. THE CELL: From the darkest bowels of Riker’s prison, the old men preside over their empire. Nothing goes down without their say-so; no one draws a breath without their permission. And when a riot explodes, they need only fortify their defenses and ride it out. But someone else is weaving his way through the bloodstained halls, their newest neighbor: Frank Castle. THE END: Legendary artist Richard Corben joins definitive Punisher writer Garth Ennis for Frank Castle’s last stand! In a world gone mad, the Punisher just might be the sanest man on Earth. Now he’s heading home, to the place it all began, and heaven help anyone who stands in his path. Collects PUNISHER: THE TYGER, PUNISHER: THE CELL, PUNISHER: THE END.
152 PGS./Mature/Explicit Content ...$19.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2276-1
Trim size: oversized
SUPREME POWER VOL. 2 HC
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Penciled by GARY FRANK & DAN JURGENS
Cover by GARY FRANK
This deluxe hardcover collects SUPREME POWER VOL. 3: HIGH COMMAND and SUPREME POWER: HYPERION, plus extras. In HIGH COMMAND, Hyperion, the Blur and Nighthawk -- in their first adventure as the newly formed Squadron -- have a long-overdue showdown with the super-powered serial killer who’s been terrorizing the nation! But will they live long enough to stop him? Plus: What does the most powerful being on the planet do when he finds out he’s been manipulated, and that his whole life is practically a lie? How will Hyperion react, and what does that mean for the rest of humanity – and the government that’s organized these deceitful machinations? And in HYPERION, Mark Milton suddenly finds himself both alone and hunted now that the world knows his dark secret. Four new super-powered individuals – each based on a character from the original Squadron Supreme -- are after his hide, and they’ve got the will and means to take him down! Collects SUPREME POWER #13-18 and SUPREME POWER: HYPERION #1-5.
264 PGS./Explicit Content ...$29.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2133-1
Trim size: oversized
SUPREME POWER VOL. 1 HC STILL AVAILABLE!
$29.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1369-X)
WOLVERINE BY CLAREMONT & MILLER PREMIERE HC
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by FRANK MILLER & PAUL SMITH
Cover by FRANK MILLER
The master of mutants joins the master of ninjas in Wolverine’s first solo series – replete with romance, intrigue and mayhem! Our beleaguered berserker’s in Japan on a mission of the heart, if he can survive the Hand first! Plus: the introduction of everyone’s favorite riotous ronin, Yukio! Collects WOLVERINE #1-4, plus Uncanny X-Men # 172-172.
144 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2329-6
Trim size: standard
WOLVERINE BY CLAREMONT & MILLER PREMIERE HC – VARIANT EDITION VOL. 3
144 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2572-8
MOON KNIGHT VOL. 1: THE BOTTOM PREMIERE HC
Written by CHARLIE HUSTON
Pencils & Cover by DAVID FINCH
The Fist of Khonshu is back and badder than ever, courtesy of acclaimed novelist Charlie Huston (Caught Stealing, Six Bad Things) and red-hot, fan-favorite artist David Finch (NEW AVENGERS). Collects MOON KNIGHT #1-6.
152 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$19.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2186-2
Trim size: standard
MOON KNIGHT VOL.1: THE BOTTOM PREMIERE HC VARIANT
152 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY...$19.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2542-6
MARVEL DIGESTS
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE VOL. 2: THE NEW GIRL DIGEST
Written by SEAN MCKEEVER
Penciled by VALENTINE DE LANDRO & TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Cover by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
There’s a new girl at Midtown High. Her name’s Gwen Stacy, and she has her sights set on Peter Parker! What’s a lovesick Mary Jane to do? Plus: Mary Jane Watson wasn’t always the girl she is today. How did she become the sort of person to push her problems away rather than face them? And how is it that Peter Parker, Spider-Man and Spidey’s origin itself all play pivotal roles? See the birth of the greatest modern super hero like you’ve never seen it before!
Collects SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #6-10.
120 PGS./All Ages ...$7.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2265-6
MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVELS
X-MEN: DEADLY GENESIS TPB
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Cover by MARC SILVESTRI
What happens when the skeletons in your closet finally break down the door and come looking for you? The X-Men are about to find out! In the wake of the tragic events of HOUSE OF M, the mutant community is in turmoil, and the X-Men are bearing the brunt of this New World Order. Amid the chaos, a new enemy awakens, one whose very existence will haunt the founding members of the X-Men like nothing has before. Who is this new threat? How is he tied to Professor X’s darkest secret? Cyclops, Wolverine and the others must find out soon, before they and those closest to them go mad! X-MEN: DEADLY GENESIS, by Wizard Top Ten creators Ed Brubaker and Trevor Hairsine, is a mysterious blend of horror and super-heroics, as well as a celebration of the 30th anniversary of GIANT SIZE X-MEN #1, that will have X-Men fans talking for years to come! Collects X-MEN: DEADLY GENESIS #1-6.
200 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99
ISBN: 0-7851-1830-6
NEW X-MEN: CHILDHOOD’S END VOL. 3 TPB
Written by CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST
Penciled by PACO MEDINA & DUNCAN ROULEAU
Cover by PACO MEDINA
The New X-Men have been killed, blown up and absolutely decimated. Now, they’re on the offensive! But after all they’ve been through, will they have the strength to defeat their toughest enemy yet? Hey, maybe the New Avengers could help! Collects NEW X-MEN #28-31.
96 PGS./Rated T+ ...$10.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2025-4
WOLVERINE: ORIGINS & ENDINGS TPB
Written by DANIEL WAY
Art by JAVIER SALTARES & MARK TEXEIRA
Cover by JOE QUESADA
Left shaken at ground zero after the cataclysmic events of HOUSE OF M, Logan has no choice but to soldier on, as he done so many times before — but has the burden now become too great? In his lifetime, Logan has been both a hero and a villain, a player and a pawn...but what is he now? Don’t miss out on the beginning of an epic more than a century in the making. Collects WOLVERINE #36-40.
128 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$13.99
ISBN: 0-7851-1979-5
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS: WOLVERINE VOL. 4 TPB
Written by DWIGHT ZIMMERMAN & HOWARD MACKIE
Penciled by PAUL RYAN & MARK TEXEIRA
Cover by ROB LIEFELD
The mayhem-loving mutant faces occult intrigue against Abdul Alhazred, while fallout from the Acts of Vengeance brings him face to facelessness with the ninjas of Deathwatch! Wolverine does it again, and he does it the best! Guest-starring Ghost Rider! Collects MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #62-71.
104 PGS./Rated T+ ...$12.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2066-1
HEROES REBORN: AVENGERS TPB
Written by ROB LIEFELD, JIM VALENTINO, JEPH LOEB & WALT SIMONSON
Penciled by ROB LIEFELD, JOE PHILLIPS, JOE BENNETT & AL RIO
Cover by ROB LIEFELD
Cap, Thor, the Vision, Hawkeye, Hellcat, Mantis and more: The Avengers lineup is both new AND classic on an Earth that hits them with villains as fast as they can assemble! Revised versions of Ultron, the Radioactive Man, the Grim Reaper and many more prove their mastery of evil against Reborn Earth’s mightiest heroes! Plus, the Heroes Reborn Universe only got a piece of the Hulk – but, darn it, it may still be more than it can handle! Guest-starring Nick Fury and the Fantastic Four! Collects AVENGERS (VOL. 2) #1-12.
336 PGS./Rated A ...$29.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2337-7
THOR: BLOOD OATH TPB
Written by MICHAEL AVON OEMING
Penciled by SCOTT KOLINS
Cover by SCOTT KOLINS
Travel back in Marvel history for a classic Thor adventure! Stepping out of the past of the glorious days of Kirby, Lee and Buscema, THOR: BLOOD OATH presents Thor in his prime, with your favorite cast -- including Odin, Balder, the Warriors Three and more! The Warriors Three are put on trial for murder. Standing beside his brothers-in-arms, Thor ties himself to their fate, as they are sent on an impossible journey by the Giants to pay their “weird” a blood price for the killing of a Giant’s son. Thor and his three allies will journey across the lands, through Greece, Midgard, Asia and Africa, and clash with gods, monsters, the dead and occasionally each other! Collects THOR : BLOOD OATH #1-6.
144 PGS./Rated T+ ...$14.99
ISBN: 0-7851-1852-7
WHAT IF? CLASSIC VOL. 3 TPB
Written by GARY FRIEDRICH, DON GLUT, MARV WOLFMAN, DOUG MOENCH, STEVEN GRANT & PETER GILLIS.
Penciled by HERB TRIMPE, JOHN BUSCEMA, WALT SIMONSON,
CARMINE INFANTINO, ROSS ANDRU, GEORGE PEREZ, RICK HOBERG,
TOM SUTTON & PAT BRODERICK.
Cover by GENE COLAN
It’s alternate-Earth anarchy as Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Ghost Rider, Spider-Woman, Nova and Shang-Chi are turned against humanity when fate is tossed a twist by that infamous question mark! Plus: The Howling Commandos fight for Earth, and Spider-Man fights for...ratings!? Featuring the Fantastic Four, Daredevil and Hellstorm! Collects WHAT IF? #14-15 and #17-20.
216 PGS./All Ages ...$24.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2081-5
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE FALCON: NOMAD TPB
Written by STEVE ENGLEHART & JOHN WARNER
Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA, FRANK ROBBINS & HERB TRIMPE
Cover by GIL KANE
Disillusioned by government corruption, Steve Rogers lays down uniform and shield -- but it’s not as easy to set aside half a lifetime of heroics, so a new legend is born: Nomad, the man without a country? But who will take up the forsaken red-white-and-blue, and what will it cost him to hold onto it? Boss Morgan, the Viper and the Red Skull are on hand with enough villainy for any hero, old or new! Plus: the origin of the Falcon! Guest-starring Nick Fury and the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Collects CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE FALCON #177-186.
192 PGS./Rated T+ ...$24.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2197-8
STAR BRAND CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB
Written by JIM SHOOTER
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
A New Universe is born as Pittsburgh mechanic Ken Connell is gifted with the strange superhuman abilities of the Star Brand! As he struggles to come to grips with his newfound powers in an all-too-real world without super heroes, Ken battles terrorists and paranormals, survives a point-blank nuclear explosion, blows up a mountain on the moon...and single-handedly attacks Libya! Collects STAR BRAND #1-7.
176 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2352-0
ESSENTIAL DEFENDERS VOL. 2 TPB
Written by LEN WEIN, CHRIS CLAREMONT, STEVE GERBER, BILL MANTLO, MARY SKRENES, TONY ISABELLA, JIM STARLIN, DON MCGREGOR, ROGER SLIFER, GERRY CONWAY & SCOTT EDELMAN
Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA, KLAUS JANSON, VINCE COLLETTA, MIKE ESPOSITO, FRANK GIACOIA, JOHN TARTAGLIONE, SAM GRAINGER, JIM MOONEY, GIL KANE, JIM STARLIN, DAN ADKINS, DON NEWTON, DON HECK
Cover by GIL KANE
There’s nothing the non-team can’t handle when mutants, gods, demons and miscreants of the 1950s all get their crack at the sensational super heroes of the seventies! With Luke Cage! The Guardians of the Galaxy! The Son of Satan vs. the Sons of the Serpent! Brain transplants, foreign intrigue and the tumultuous terror of Tapping Tommy! Daredevil, Yellowjacket, Bambi! And introducing...an Elf!? Featuring the first appearance of the ever-reliable Wrecking Crew! Collects DEFENDERS #15-39 and GIANT-SIZE DEFENDERS #1-5.
616 PGS./Rated T+ ...$16.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2150-1
ESSENTIAL OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE - UPDATE 89 VOL. 1 TPB
Written by PETER SANDERSON, PETER WOHL, MARCUS MCLAURIN, GLENN HERDLING & LEN KAMINSKI
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by RON FRENZ
Origins and updates of the eighties’ elite in one easy installment! Trace major revisions to major characters such as Archangel and Vision, the Red Skull and S.H.I.E.L.D., the Hulk and Hobgoblin – and who knows who else! Featuring the debut stats of Apocalypse, Sinister, Venom and more! Plus: Marvel’s first go-round of profiles for herodom’s best supporting casts! Collects OFFICAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNVIERSE - UPDATE ‘89 #1-8.
496 PGS./Rated A ...$16.99
ISBN: 0-7851-1937-X
MARVEL POSTERS
DARK TOWER DOOR POSTER
Art by JAE LEE
55x20 Color Poster...$12.99
Final Order Cut-off 11/21/06 (On-Sale 12/13/06)
NEW AVENGERS ILLUMINATI POSTER
Art by JIM CHEUNG
24X36 Color Poster...$6.99
Final Order Cut-off 11/9/06 (On-Sale 11/29/06)
MARVEL FLIP MAGAZINES!
MARVEL ADVENTURES FLIP MAGAZINE #20
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #20
MARVEL ADVENTURES
FANTASTIC FOUR #16
MASKED MARVEL #2
72 PGS./All Ages ...$4.99
MARVEL HEROES FLIP MAGAZINE #20
NEW AVENGERS #20
YOUNG AVENGERS #7
HOUSE OF M #8 (PART 3)
72 PGS./All Ages ...$4.99
MARVEL SELECT FLIP MAGAZINE #20
ASTONISHING X-MEN #14
NEW X-MEN: ACADEMY X #15
HOUSE OF M #8 (PART 2)
72 PGS./Rated T+ ...$4.99
MARVEL TALES FLIP MAGAZINE #19
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48
RUNAWAYS #13
HOUSE OF M #8 (PART 1)
72 PGS./Rated T+ ...$4.99
ULTIMATE MARVEL FLIP MAGAZINE #20
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #20
ULTIMATE X- MEN #20
ULTIMATE MARVEL TEAM-UP #5 (PART 1)
72 PGS./Rated T+ ...$4.99
ULTIMATE TALES FLIP MAGAZINE #20
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #38-39
ULTIMATE MARVEL TEAM-UP #5 (PART 2)
72 PGS./Rated T+ ...$4.99
MARVEL PREVIEWS #39
Each issue of MARVEL PREVIEWS is a comic-book-sized, 112-page, glossy full-color guide to all of Marvel's upcoming releases! Marvel Previews also includes special previews of upcoming or sold-out projects.
104 PGS./MARVEL T+…JUST $0.99!
(or FREE with a purchase of Diamond’s PREVIEWS!)
IN STORES 11/22/06!
DC Direct December 2006 Solicitations
Click links to check availability for ordering.
52 SERIES 1 ACTION FIGURES
Each figure features multiple points of articulation and a base.
Advance-solicited; on sale May 2, 2007
ANIMAL MAN 6.75”
SUPERNOVA 6.75"
ISIS 6.75"
BATWOMAN 6.75"
BOOSTER GOLD 6.75"
INFINITE CRISIS SERIES 2: ACTION FIGURES
Each figure features multiple points of articulation and a base.
Advance-solicited; on sale May 16, 2007 • Action Figures • PI
BATMAN 6.75”
SUPERMAN 6.75"
FIRESTORM 6.5" "
WONDER WOMAN 6.75"
DONNA TROY 6.5"
BATMAN/ SCARECROW: FEAR GIFT SET
Don’t miss this new Gift Set featuring two DC DIRECT updated and revised action figures! Also included is a 24-page comic reprinting a classic Batman/Scarecrow story and bases for each figure, all packaged in a 4-color window box!
Advance-solicited; on sale January 10, 2006
MARTIAN MANHUNTER 13” Deluxe Collector Figure
Sole survivor of an ancient Martian race, J'onn J'onzz is the newest addition to DC Direct’s line of realistically proportioned, super-heroic 1:6 scale figures! This deluxe collector figure comes clothed in an authentically detailed fabric costume and includes a display stand. Packaged in a deluxe 4-color window box with a 5th panel.
Advance-solicited; on sale May 23, 2007
Collector figure • $69.99 US
WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE: BATGIRL BUST
Designed by Adam Hughes
Sculpted by John G. Mathews
Continuing the stunning line of Women of the DC Universe busts
designed by award-winning illustrator Adam Hughes! This limited edition, hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain bust measures approximately 5.5’’ tall 2.5’’ wide and 2.25” deep and is packaged in a 4-color box.
Advance-solicited; on sale May 9, 2007
Bust • $45.00 U.S.
JLA COVER TO COVER STATUE:
GREEN LANTERN
Based on the art of Gil Kane
Sculpted by Jonathan Matthews
Continuing the series of statues bringing the best-loved JLA characters into 3-D! This beautifully sculpted Green Lantern statue based on the cover of GREEN LANTERN #166 stands approximately 9.875” high (including base) and is packaged in a 4-color box. Each statue in this series is based on the most iconic JLA covers, sharing a consistent base and figure scale throughout the series. Future statues in this series will feature Wonder Woman, The Flash and Batman.
Advance-solicited; on sale May 2, 2007
Statue • $59.99 US
WONDER WOMAN VS SUPERMAN STATUE
Designed by Terry Dodson
Sculpted by Ray Villafane
Packaged in a 4-color box, this limited edition, hand-painted cold-cast porcelain statue measures approximately 16” high x 7” wide x 7” deep. This statue includes a 4-color Certificate of Authenticity. (Some assembly required)
Advance solicited; on sale May 30, 2007
Statue • $195.00 US
52 SERIES 1 ACTION FIGURES
Each figure features multiple points of articulation and a base.
Advance-solicited; on sale May 2, 2007
ANIMAL MAN 6.75”
SUPERNOVA 6.75"
ISIS 6.75"
BATWOMAN 6.75"
BOOSTER GOLD 6.75"
INFINITE CRISIS SERIES 2: ACTION FIGURES
Each figure features multiple points of articulation and a base.
Advance-solicited; on sale May 16, 2007 • Action Figures • PI
BATMAN 6.75”
SUPERMAN 6.75"
FIRESTORM 6.5" "
WONDER WOMAN 6.75"
DONNA TROY 6.5"
BATMAN/ SCARECROW: FEAR GIFT SET
Don’t miss this new Gift Set featuring two DC DIRECT updated and revised action figures! Also included is a 24-page comic reprinting a classic Batman/Scarecrow story and bases for each figure, all packaged in a 4-color window box!
Advance-solicited; on sale January 10, 2006
MARTIAN MANHUNTER 13” Deluxe Collector Figure
Sole survivor of an ancient Martian race, J'onn J'onzz is the newest addition to DC Direct’s line of realistically proportioned, super-heroic 1:6 scale figures! This deluxe collector figure comes clothed in an authentically detailed fabric costume and includes a display stand. Packaged in a deluxe 4-color window box with a 5th panel.
Advance-solicited; on sale May 23, 2007
Collector figure • $69.99 US
WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE: BATGIRL BUST
Designed by Adam Hughes
Sculpted by John G. Mathews
Continuing the stunning line of Women of the DC Universe busts
designed by award-winning illustrator Adam Hughes! This limited edition, hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain bust measures approximately 5.5’’ tall 2.5’’ wide and 2.25” deep and is packaged in a 4-color box.
Advance-solicited; on sale May 9, 2007
Bust • $45.00 U.S.
JLA COVER TO COVER STATUE:
GREEN LANTERN
Based on the art of Gil Kane
Sculpted by Jonathan Matthews
Continuing the series of statues bringing the best-loved JLA characters into 3-D! This beautifully sculpted Green Lantern statue based on the cover of GREEN LANTERN #166 stands approximately 9.875” high (including base) and is packaged in a 4-color box. Each statue in this series is based on the most iconic JLA covers, sharing a consistent base and figure scale throughout the series. Future statues in this series will feature Wonder Woman, The Flash and Batman.
Advance-solicited; on sale May 2, 2007
Statue • $59.99 US
WONDER WOMAN VS SUPERMAN STATUE
Designed by Terry Dodson
Sculpted by Ray Villafane
Packaged in a 4-color box, this limited edition, hand-painted cold-cast porcelain statue measures approximately 16” high x 7” wide x 7” deep. This statue includes a 4-color Certificate of Authenticity. (Some assembly required)
Advance solicited; on sale May 30, 2007
Statue • $195.00 US
Dark Horse Comics December 2006 Solicitations
ALICE IN SUNDERLAND
BRYAN TALBOT (W/A)
On sale Feb. 07
FC, 328 pages
$29.95
HC, 7 1/2" x 11"
Sunderland! Thirteen hundred years ago it was the greatest center of learning in the whole of Christendom and the very cradle of English consciousness. In the time of Lewis Carroll it was the greatest shipbuilding port in the world. To this city that gave the world the electric light bulb, the stars and stripes, the millennium, the Liberty Ships and the greatest British dragon legend came Carroll in the years preceding his most famous book, Alice in Wonderland, and here are buried the roots of his surreal masterpiece. Enter the famous Edwardian palace of varieties, The Sunderland Empire, for a unique experience: an entertaining and epic meditation on myth, history and storytelling then decide for yourself—does Sunderland really exist?
From Bryan Talbot, the acclaimed creator of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and The Tale of One Bad Rat, comes Alice in Sunderland, a graphic novel unlike any before. Funny and poignant, thought-provoking and entertaining, traditional and experimental, whimsical and polemical, Alice in Sunderland is a heady cocktail of fact and fiction, a sumptuous and multi-layered journey that will leave you wondering about the magic that’s waiting to be unlocked in the place where you live.
• “Alice in Sunderland is parochial in its focus—but not in content. I believe anyone interested in the way history is formed and, in itself, forms culture, character, and a sense of place will be entranced by it.”
—John Tufail, Carrollian scholar
THE BAKERS MEET JINGLE BELLE
PAUL DINI (W) AND KYLE BAKER (A)
On sale Dec. 6
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
One-shot
When two multi-Eisner-award-winning storytellers bring their funniest creations together, the result is nothing less than pure comics magic. This December, get ready for the wildest winter team-up since Frosty met Rudolph as Kyle Baker’s The Bakers meet Paul Dini’s Jingle Belle!
As the Baker parents try to frantically finish their holiday preparations, they find themselves in dire need of a baby-sitter. Enter Jingle Belle, fresh from a Christmas Eve defection from her father, Santa, and looking for a place to hide out. Somewhat skeptical of Jingle’s heritage, the Baker kids demand proof so she obliges with a whirlwind sleigh ride to the North Pole. Meantime parents Kyle and Liz are dealing with the horrors of last-minute shopping and the now-stranded Santa is mistaken for a prowler as he searches suburbia for both his daughter and his missing sleigh.
Drawn by Kyle Baker from a story by Paul Dini with gags contributed by the entire Baker family, The Bakers Meet Jingle Belle promises to be the must-have comics treat of the 2006 holiday season.
BERNARD OF HOLLYWOOD STATUE
On sale Feb. 14
Packaged in a full color box, limited to only 950 numbered pieces
$145.00
Legendary glamour photographer Bruno Bernard was one of the people who catapulted Marilyn Monroe to superstardom with a memorable series of images, but he also turned his lens to many stars of the day.
Dark Horse is proud to have been awarded the rights to create a three-dimensional sculpted piece of one of his best images, known colloquially as Got A Light. We engaged top sculptor Steve Kiwus to bring this 1950’s “bad girl” to life, and he has outdone himself.
BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #120: THE SPARROW NET part 3 (of 4)
HIROAKI SAMURA (W/A)
On sale Dec. 13
b&w, 32 pages
$2.99
Ongoing
It’s almost funny, how Döa, the Ittö-ryü sparkplug, so brashly hurls herself into trouble. She’s in some serious danger now, though, and Edo’s angry police force has her and her friends cornered and outnumbered. With dexterous Döa swinging her daggers and Isaku showing off his heavy-handed fighting style, Rin is aghast, caught up in a senseless battle. Meanwhile, deranged Doc Burando stews in a jail cell, having failed his master too many times. However, that doesn’t mean that his twisted mind will stop thinking about Manji and the mysterious kessen-chu bloodworms that grant immortality to their hosts. This issue also features Stan Shaw’s final back cover “Seasons” illustration, which links up to issues 117 through 119 to complete a gorgeous color quadtych image!
• 2006 Eagle Award winner for “Favourite Manga Title”
CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 11: THE DANCE OF THE SKULL AND OTHER STORIES
ROY THOMAS (W), JOHN BUSCEMA (A), HOWARD CHAYKIN (A), ERNIE CHAN (A), and TONY DEZUNIGA (A)
On sale Feb. 07
FC, 168 pages
$16.95
TPB, 7" x 10"
From the savage swamps of Iskander to the burning wastes of Stygia, Conan battles mutated man-dragons and a corpse-devouring abomination in this most recent volume chronicling the legendary exploits of literature’s greatest fantasy hero! Before the bronzed Cimmerian can return to the arms of his lover Belit, Queen of the Black Coast, he must face deadly treacheries and the dark spells of a cunning sorceress. Once reunited, the two shall storm the serpent throne and its dark owner—Thoth-Amon! With wit and steel alone, Conan seeks victory and a prize without rival on destiny’s bloody road to kinghood!
• Featuring nine more issues (#82-90) from the famed Roy Thomas/John Buscema run on Conan the Barbarian, stories showcasing Conan’s adventures with Belit the She-Pirate.
CLASSIC PEANUTS CHARACTERS #3: LINUS
On sale February 14
5" tall, limited to 1200 pieces, includes booklet and button
$39.95
Inspired by “syroco” sculptures that were popular in the 1930s and 1940s, the ten new Peanuts statuettes from Dark Horse are designed and manufactured in a style consistent with the earlier figures. This month we feature the third statue—Linus. Produced in a limited edition of hand-numbered copies, the figure is fully painted and ready to display.
Each hand-numbered statuette comes carefully packaged in a custom-tooled, full-color, litho-printed tin box. Also included is a small booklet about each character and a vintage-style pinback button of the character.
CONAN #35
TIMOTHY TRUMAN (W), PAUL LEE (P), DAVE STEWART (C), and TONY HARRIS (Cover)
On sale Dec. 20
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
The traitors are dead, but their treachery lives on . . .
King Conan has foiled a plot to assassinate him and usurp his throne, but the intrigue runs deeper than even he can guess, drawing the barbarian king into a web of dark magics and darker deeds.
Conan artist Cary Nord catches his breath as seasoned Conan veteran Paul Lee joins regular writer Tim Truman to spin this tantalizing tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem, set during Conan’s reign as king of Aquilonia.
• Wizard Book of the Month—March 2005
• An oft-requested peek into Conan’s years as king, and a direct sequel to Robert E. Howard’s “The Phoenix on the Sword.”
CONAN BUST: JANISSA THE WIDOWMAKER
On sale Feb. 14
Approximately 7" high, this limited-edition piece is packaged in a deluxe full-color box
$54.99
One of the strongest characters of heroic fiction is back with a vengeance—Conan! One of Conan’s most exotic adversaries is the ferocious female warrior Janissa.
Her skills were honed in a nightmare ordeal of training under the sadistic direction of the mysterious “Bone Lady,” who is pictured on the base.
Sculptor Tony Cipriano, well-known for many projects for Dark Horse and others, has looked to illustrator Cary Nord’s art for his inspiration. Exacting in its detail and ornamentation, a’whirl with weaponry and animation, this piece brings forward a sculptural interpretation of the “fatal beauty” that delivers the goods. And then some.
CRIMINAL MACABRE: TWO RED EYES #1 (of 4)
STEVE NILES (W), KYLE HOTZ (P), MICHELLE MADSEN (C), and TIM BRADSTREET (Cover)
On sale Dec. 20
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
This is the one Cal McDonald fans have been waiting for—the biggest, scariest, weirdest Criminal Macabre story of all time and the start of the new ongoing line of Criminal Macabre comics.
Cal McDonald, boozer, druggie, private dick who hangs with dead dudes—welcome to Rock Bottom. Your only friend in the human world is dead, your girlfriend just dumped you and moved to another city, and the district attorney has a chip on his shoulder the size of a Chevy Nova with your name on it.
When that chip turns into a nasty case of police brutality, Cal ends up fighting for his life in the intensive care unit and wakes up days later . . . sober.
And what’s Cal been missing since he went under? Only the most horrifying convergence of sheer monster power ever to emigrate from the old world. Cal McDonald, meet Nosferatu.
DOMINION: CONFLICT 1—NO MORE NOISE
SHIROW MASAMUNE (W/A)
On sale Mar. 14
b&w w/color, 160 pages
$14.95
TPB, 8 1/4" x 5 3/4"
Welcome to the future of vast bio-constructed cities with crime so severe that the cops drive tanks! For top tank-cop Leona Ozaki (and her trusty tank, Bonaparte), the day-to-day is a tall order already, but when the villainous and sexy (and super-powered androids!) Puma sisters become duly deputized officers of the law and are assigned to “help” Leona catch Urushi-Maru, “The Skyscraper Pirate,” things are bound to get out of hand, especially in the midst of a full-on, tank-on-tank streetfight between Leona and a corrupt arms manufacturer bent on getting the city’s police tank contract!
Produced by international comics superstar Shirow Masamune, creator of Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell, Dominion is an ecological-dystopian-police procedural adventure/comedy as only Shirow can create!
EDEN: IT’S AN ENDLESS WORLD! VOLUME 6
HIROKI ENDO (W/A)
On sale Feb. 07
b&w, 240 pages
$12.95
TPB, 5" x 7"
As the survivors of last volume’s bloodbath regroup, a pivotal character lies in a coma, and young Elijah is separated from Colonel Kahn’s freedom fighters and swept into another complicated whirlwind of trouble. He’s caught between two violent groups, beaten and harassed by revenge-hungry policemen, and hounded by a sadistic drug lord who may have ties to Elijah’s father. In Hiroki Endo’s post-pandemic world, humanity is quickly rebuilding its cities and returning to the comforts and conveniences of large urban environments—but reviving destructive, age-old habits as well. While exploring the crippling vices that have plagued humanity throughout history, Endo also serves up a volume of bittersweet reunions, shifting alliances, and surprising new settings.
• Eden volume 6 also includes a bonus section featuring character studies and pinups by Hiroki Endo and Hiroaki Samura (Blade of the Immortal)!!
• Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
EMILY THE STRANGE VOLUME 1
COSMIC DEBRIS (W/A)
Available Now!
b&w w/red, 160 pages
$19.95
TPB, 7" x 10"
Emily the Strange is not your ordinary thirteen-year-old girl—she’s got a razor-sharp wit as dark as her jet-black hair, a posse of moody black cats, and famous friends in very odd places! She’s got a broodingly unique way of experiencing the world, and you’re invited along for the ride. Legions of fans worldwide have joined forces to make Emily a pop-culture phenomenon.
• This volume collects the first three issues of the Dark Horse Emily comics series—“The Boring Issue,” “The Lost Issue,” and “The Dark Issue,” and includes one brand spankin’ new story that you’ve never seen before!
• Dark Horse also offers a line of Emily products.
THE ESCAPISTS #6 (of 6)
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN (W), JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER (A), STEVE ROLSTON (A/Cover), EDUARDO BARRETO (A/Backcover), MATT HOLLINGSWORTH (C), and DAVE STEWART (C)
On sale Dec. 13
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
Wizard Top Ten writer and multiple Eisner Award winner Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man; Ex Machina; Runaways) reveals the fate of the Escapist and the plucky comic-bookers who brought this classic hero back to life!
As if betrayal at the hands of his onetime ally and lover Luna Moth wasn’t enough, the Escapist reels from an even greater revelation—one that will undo everything he ever believed to be true! Jason Shawn Alexander (Damn Nation, The Secret) illustrates this watershed moment in the history of the Escapist.
Meanwhile, artist Steve Rolston (Queen & Country, One Bad Day) captures equally stunning changes in the lives of the Escapist’s writer, artist, and letterer. When tragedy strikes, will the character that brought them together ultimately tear them apart? Find out in this fantastic final issue of the Escapist’s first miniseries!
• Inspired by The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon!
• 26 pages of story! No ads!
GHOST IN THE SHELL 1.5: HUMAN-ERROR PROCESSOR #3 (of 6)
SHIROW MASAMUNE (W/A)
On sale Dec. 20
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
Cybercrime special-ops unit Section 9 has been mobilized to protect a key witness in a trial involving defective micro machines. And the witness definitely needs protection—from remote-controlled corpses packing serious hardware! And if the identity of these dead assassins’ pilots isn’t enough of a mystery for Section 9, how about the unexpected appearance of long-missing special agent Motoko Kusanagi!
Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor presents for the first time in America the “lost” Ghost in the Shell stories, created by Shirow Masamune after completing work on the original Ghost in the Shell manga and prior to his tour-de-force, Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface. This deluxe-format issue concludes “Fat Cat,” the first of four Ghost in the Shell tales.
GRENDEL: DEVIL BY THE DEED
MATT WAGNER (W/A), RICH RANKIN (I), and CHRIS PITZER (C)
On sale Feb. 14
FC, 48 pages
$12.95
HC, 7" x 10"
A seminal work by groundbreaking comics creator Matt Wagner (Batman: The Mad Monk; Sandman Mystery Theatre) returns to print in a new hardcover edition with an introduction by Alan Moore!
When Wagner first serialized Grendel: Devil by the Deed as a backup in his critically acclaimed title Mage, its innovative storytelling techniques, philosophical undertones, and charismatic anti-hero ignited a devoted following. Introducing Hunter Rose as the brilliant, twisted assassin Grendel, it gave birth to what would become a centuries-spanning epic exploring the roots and consequences of violence.
This influential tale has been collected only twice in the past twenty years, quickly selling out each time. Now, for the first time in hardcover, Dark Horse presents the book that brought one of the most popular alternative comics characters to life and marked the auspicious arrival of one of the greatest visionaries of modern comics!
GUNSMITH CATS OMNIBUS VOLUME 1
KENICHI SONODA (W/A)
On sale Feb. 14
b&w, 464 pages
$16.95
TPB, 5" x 7"
Gunsmith Cats is back! Kenichi Sonoda’s sexy stories about two bounty-hunting girls on the dangerous streets of Chicago have always been a favorite here at Dark Horse. So when the new, omnibus editions saw print in Japan, we just had to jump on them!
Rally Vincent and Minnie-May Hopkins are experts in their respective fields of marksmanship and explosives, but they’re so cute you’d never know. Neither would the perps unlucky enough to be their hunted.
Presented for the first time in the authentic Japanese format, these giant-sized volumes are action-packed, unretouched, and sure to please the gun-nuts, auto buffs, and manga maniacs!
• Gunsmith Cats returns as big, affordable omnibus editions!
• Unretouched, unflopped, unbridled!
HELLBOY ANIMATED
On sale Feb. 14
Hellboy Animated PVC Set, three piece PVC set featuring Hellboy, Liz and Abe
$17.99
On sale Jan. 24
Hellboy Animated sculpted magnet: Hellboy
3" x 2.5"
$7.99
On sale Jan. 24
Hellboy Animated sculpted magnet: Right Hand of Doom
2.5" x 1.25"
$7.99
New products from IDT Entertainment’s Hellboy Animated series!
We’ve got a PVC Set, featuring Abe, Hellboy, and Liz, and two magnets.
In the big, bold spirit of Hellboy, this figure is larger than our usual PVC figures, measuring 4.5" x 5." Liz and Abe are in proportion to the gigantic Hellboy, at 3.5" and 3" respectively. In poses taken straight from the animated series, the B.P.R.D. team is ready for action!
We’re offering two sculptural magnets, one of Hellboy and one of the Right Hand of Doom. Hellboy measures 3" x 2.5" and the Right Hand of Doom is 2.5" x 1.25". Each sculpted icon is adhered to a sturdy magnet and placed on a backing card. Each comes packaged in a polybag with header card. Look for more magnets to follow as the series continues!
Don’t forget to go to hellboyanimated.typepad.com for the production diary of the episodes!
HELLGATE: LONDON #2 (of 4)
IAN EDGINTON (W), STEVE PUGH (P), DAN JACKSON (C), and ALEKSI BRICLOT (Cover)
On sale Dec. 13
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
Future London was razed to the ground when the gate separating the human world from the demon world ruptured. Overrun by ungodly and ravenous creatures, the stinking remains of this dead city may hold the key to humanity’s survival—and so the quest for the secret of the Sigil continues! Templar Commander Jessica Sumerisle, Cabalist Crowe Jane, and Demon Hunter Saul Petrus have reluctantly teamed together in the hunt to decipher this arcane symbol. Now exploring an ancient labyrinth under London, they come face-to-face with an ocean of the undead, but the deadliest foe of all is one they least expect!
Join us as Flagship Studios teams with Dark Horse to give you a tantalizing taste of their first groundbreaking game—an upcoming release that has the gaming world buzzing like mad!
• This series leads up to the game’s highly anticipated release.
• Check out hellgatelondon.com [and darkhorse.com] for the latest news and downloads.
• The third issue of a four-issue series!
LITTLE LULU VOLUME 14: QUEEN LULU
JOHN STANLEY (W/A) and IRVING TRIPP (A)
On sale Feb. 14
b&w, 240 pages
$9.95
TPB, 6" x 9"
Happy times are here again with another laugh-riot volume of classic stories staring America’s suburban sweetheart—Little Lulu! Have a hoot at the silly circumstances and crazy conundrums Lulu and her pals get themselves into, the diminutive heroes and heroines of a place called Main Street. Whether it’s growing worms in her parents’ bedroom, coming up with creative uses for custard pies, or nabbing a jewel thief, Lulu and the gang fearlessly face some of the funniest fiascos ever concocted.
• These all-ages tales are more than just an exceptional piece of comic-book history, they’re all-out gut-busting fun, perfect for both kids and their parents.
• “Recommended for all libraries; appropriate for young readers, but it will also appeal to adults, both out of nostalgia and for its own charm.”
—Library Journal, from a previous volume of Little Lulu
MAIL VOLUME 3
HOUSUI YAMAZAKI (W/A)
On sale Feb. 21
B&w, 208 pages
$10.95
TPB, 5" x 7"
Private detective Reiji Akiba has a theory about those awkward moments and weird coincidences we all encounter in life. They are actually encounters with the dead—their way of sending us a message. But you may not want to open such strange mail from beyond—not unless you can see the ghostly attachment, like Akiba can. And not unless you carry a tool that can kill what isn't alive, like Akiba's sanctified gun Kagutsuchi . . . digging a divine grave to lay to rest the evil dead!
Volume Three opens with Detective Akiba taking a trip down memory lane, to his childhood, when as a young blind boy, he befriended a little girl in the woods near his house. In “Un-notifying,” Detective Akiba must help a young woman terrorized by the ghost of a lonely girl whose lifeline to the world of the living is an old cell phone.
• Note this is the final installment of Mail, but Akiba's adventures continue in two months, when he crosses over to appear in The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Vol. 4!
THE MIGHTY SKULLBOY ARMY VOLUME 1
JACOB CHABOT (W/A)
On sale Feb. 07
b&w, 88 pages
$9.95
TPB, 5 1/8" x 7 1/4"
Brazen robots! Hostile corporate takeovers! Ill-fated interns! Criminally insane turnips! Distinctly unhelpful helper monkeys! And hats, dear God, hats aplenty! All this and more await any brave soul ready and willing to enlist in the ranks of the Mighty Skullboy Army! How do you sign up, you ask? Just purchase this book, absorb its nefarious bounty (we recommend using the eyes-to-brain method), and say hello to your new lord and master, Skullboy! If he’s not home from elementary school yet, be sure to pick up a handy pager. You will be called upon when needed.
Oh, and be sure to beef up on that health insurance.
• Get ready to wreak havoc on an unsuspecting world with Dark Horse’s New Recruits winner Jacob Chabot’s hilarious creation, The Mighty Skullboy Army!
NEXUS ARCHIVES VOLUME 5
Mike Baron (w) and Steve Rude (a)
On sale Feb. 14
FC, 216 pages
$49.95
HC, 7" x 10 1/2"
In this volume, the enigmatic executioner meets his match in the evil Clayborn. If that weren’t enough, Horatio’s uncle, a religious anti-technology zealot, arrives on the moon of Ylum with the mission of destroying the Gravity Well—the same well that Ursula X. X. Imada, spy and mother to Horatio’s twin daughters, hopes will soon suck in the 400 billion people of the Web! Uncle Lathe incites a riot and has his eye on a deadly, Head-designed battle cruiser to further his crusade. Judah takes on the task of training Scarlett, Nexus’s extremely powerful young daughter, and Dave and Nexus travel to the library at Alexandria . . . in 47 B.C.!
Plus, Hellboy creator Mike Mignola kicks off a series of stories with guest artists, including Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Rick Veitch, Jackson Guice, and more. Vootie!
• A multiple Eisner Award-winning series that defined the careers of acclaimed creators Steve Rude and Mike Baron, Nexus is a modern classic not to be missed.
OH MY GODDESS! VOLUME 5
KOSUKE FUJISHIMA (W/A)
On sale Feb. 14
b&w, 192 pages
$10.95
TPB, 5 1/8" by 7 3/16"
Ever since a cosmic phone call brought the literal young goddess Belldandy into college student Keiichi’s residence, his personal life has been turned upside-down, sideways, and sometimes even into strange dimensions!
When Belldandy learns that traditional Japanese custom dictates a woman make homemade chocolate for her love on Valentine’s Day, she vows to make this a V-Day to remember. When troublemakers extraordinaire, Urd and Mara toss themselves into the mix, it’s instant hot chocolate; but not as hot as the situation Keiichi is in when the Third Goddess splashes into his life—Urd and Belldandy's "genius" of a younger sister, Skuld! Plus notes and commentary, a message from creator Kosuke Fujishima, and your letters!
• Dark Horse is proud to present the early stories of Oh My Goddess!—now in the much-requested affordable, Japanese-reading, right-to-left format!
ONE MISSED CALL 1 + 2
YASUSHI AKIMOTO (W) and MAYUMI SHIHOU (A)
On sale Dec. 27
b&w, 264 pages
$14.95
TPB, 5" x 7"
It’s an epidemic of accidental death! Multiple college students receive odd voicemails from themselves, messages from the future, and all they contain are the screams of their own deaths. A few days later, at the date and time of the message’s posting, they die in mysterious accidents, and oddly enough, each have a candy in their mouths.
Directed in Japan by the famed Takashi Miike, One Missed Call is coming to America. And to celebrate, Dark Horse is delighted to bring you the manga based on the movie. Full of mystery, horror, and suspense. Intensely drafted in Japan by Yasushi Akimoto and Mayumi Shihou, One Missed Call might make you think twice about pressing the answer button.
• Presented in the authentic right-to-left manga format.
• To be released as a major motion pictue in early 2007.
OLD BOY VOLUME 4
GARON TSUCHIYA (W) and NOBUAKI MINEGISHI (A)
On sale Feb. 7
b&w, 212 pages
$12.95
TPB, 5 1/8" x 7 1/4"
Goto’s search to unearth the identity of his mysterious tormentor has led to one dead end after another, until he receives a tip that an old high school classmate may have orchestrated the kidnapping that began Goto’s ten years of isolation and imprisonment. But many years have passed since Goto’s seen his schoolmate, and he looks much different than Goto remembers. Has Goto found the true path to his final vengeance, or has he swallowed another piece of poisoned bait?
Old Boy is an intense, bare-knuckled urban thriller in the tradition of Pulp Fiction and Payback and is the manga that inspired the critically acclaimed 2003 film from director Chan-wook Park that took the Grand Jury prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
• Original Japanese format.
• Translated into English for the first time.
• Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
OUTER ORBIT #1 (of 4)
ZACH HOWARD (W/A), SEAN MURPHY (W/A), HANS RODIONOFF (W), and CHARLIE KIRCHOFF (C)
On sale Dec. 13
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
In space, no one can hear you scream . . . or belch, or swear, or cry like a little girl when you’re about to be taken down by merciless interstellar bounty hunters who want that mysterious idol you swiped from that hot chick who inexplicably gave you the tip of a lifetime (if you know what I mean) when you showed up at the wrong hotel room with the pizza delivery. This assumes that “you” are ne’er-do-well big-talker Quinn and explains—sort of—how “you” hooked up (not like that!) with a big badass of a former galactic cop (and current mama’s boy) by the name of Krunk, who is not your partner and not your buddy, got it? Oh, and by the way, the hot chick is hotter than ever (in the bad way) and she wants that idol back, and this time she’s probably going to give you a different kind of gratuity, like with a laser ax or a plasma grenade or something. Try talking your way out of that one, spacehole!
Created by Zach Howard (Shaun of the Dead) and Sean Murphy (Scarecrow: Year One; Off Road), with screenwriter Hans Rodionoff, Outer Orbit is outrageous, rude, hilarious space fantasy that takes the time-honored traditions of this beloved genre and leaves them face-down in a filthy alley in a pool of their own sick.
PATH OF THE ASSASSIN VOLUME 5
KAZUO KOIKE (W) and GOSEKI KOJIMA (A)
On sale Mar. 5
b&w, 312 pages
$9.95
TPB, 4" x 6"
It’s a battle of ninja vs. ninja, with all the stops pulled out and every trick in the book. Well, almost every trick. Our protagonist/ninja, Hanzo’s young ninja wife, Tsukumo, must avenge her father’s death at the hands of another shadow warrior, but he’s as crafty as they come. This mystical, imaginative faceoff consumes all 300-plus pages of this action-stuffed volume.
• Published in the popular pocket-sized manga format, Path of the Assassin packs historical fiction and fine art in yet another classic samurai series from Dark Horse.
• Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
THE PERHAPANAUTS: SECOND CHANCES #3 (of 4)
TODD DEZAGO (W) and CRAIG ROUSSEAU (A)
On sale Dec. 27
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
Have you ever written a story featuring a blood-thirsty Chupacabra, a Sasquatch, a Ghost, a Telepath, and a mysterious Outsider who work as agents for a vast secret organization dedicated to policing the borders of the unknown and protecting an unknowing populace from the strange and bizarre creatures that sporadically break through? Well, we have and we think you should buy it.
Note: For optimum enjoyment, The Perhapanauts: Second Chances #3 is best read with a flashlight in a tent in your backyard on a dark summer night with a friend, a can of warm root beer, and a bag of pretzel rods. (Also, there is one mosquito in the tent. And it is the size of a small dog.)
Praise for the first Perhapanauts series:
• “Todd Dezago and Craig Rousseau are clearly having a great time with this miniseries, and I had a lot of fun with it, too.” —Brandon Carcia, The New Mexican magazine
THE PLAYBOY INTERVIEWS: MOVERS AND SHAKERS
STEPHEN RANDALL (W), Edited by the Editors of Playboy Magazine
On sale Feb. 14
Novel, 480 pages
$22.95
TPB, 6" x 9"
Power. Control. Influence. In every business, in every area of professional achievement, only a handful of people have taken control of their industry or marketplace. With vision, determination, and passion, these people have bent the world to their will. Some were millionaires from birth, others have risen to the upper echelons of power by their bootstraps. From the computers you use, to the shoes you wear, to the cars you drive, their hands have shaped the fabric of your daily existence. In Movers and Shakers, fifteen of the most important people from the last forty-five years of American business speak candidly about their rise to power. M Press is honored to collect the historic Playboy Interviews with Donald Trump, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates Malcolm Forbes, and Hugh Hefner, among others. These entrepeneurs have moved America forward and have shaken the foundation of who we as Americans believe ourselves to be.
• M Press title
• Many of these interviews are being presented in this volume for the first time since their original publication.
REX MUNDI #3
ARVID NELSON (W) AND JUAN FERREYRA (A)
On sale Dec. 20
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Ongoing
Rex Mundi is a murder mystery set in a 1930s Europe where sorcerers stalk the streets at night and the Roman Catholic Church never lost its grip on power. Master Physician Julien Saunière must uncover the two-thousand-year-old secret of the Holy Grail before all the world is drenched in blood!
In this issue, Julien and Genevieve join forces with a reclusive hermit in a remote French hamlet. The tiny village, it seems, was once the capital of the Merovingian kings, France’s ancient rulers, rumored to be descendants of Christ . . .
Meanwhile, the Duke of Lorraine, having taken over France, is forced south to rally his troops, bringing him closer and closer to Julien and Genevieve.
And at last, Genevieve’s motives in her dangerous double-agent role for Julien and the Duke are revealed. But she may have put Julien—and herself—in more danger than she thought!
SAMURAI: HEAVEN AND EARTH VOLUME 2 #2 (of 5)
RON MARZ (W), LUKE ROSS (A), and ROB SCHWAGER (C)
On sale Dec. 6
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
The swashbuckling epic from Ron Marz (Ion) and Luke Ross (Jonah Hex) continues! The samurai Shiro pursues his lost love, Lady Yoshiko, by booking passage on a Mediterranean trader, intending to follow her to the New World. But when Shiro realizes Yoshiko has been captured and taken to the Egyptian coast, he finds himself trapped on a ship that will take him half a world away from her. Even Shiro’s sword might not be enough to best an entire crew with cutlasses drawn!
Praise for the first Samurai: Heaven and Earth series:
“The magnificence of Samurai: Heaven and Earth results from the combination of a
charismatically earnest protagonist, the verisimilitude of the story’s early eighteenth century settings, and the sheer grandeur of Luke Ross’s artwork.” — Silverbulletcomics.com
“ Samurai features some of the best artwork I have ever seen in a comic.” —IGN.com
SCARFACE: POINT OF NO RETURN
L. A. BANKS (W)
On sale Feb. 14
Novel, 275 pages
$6.99
TPB, 4 1/8" x 6 7/8"
Released from prison, planning to set sail to America, the cruel yet honorable Tony Montana’s van explodes. But Tony and his fellows-in-crime survive, taking shelter in the multi-million-dollar headquarters of one of Cuba’s most vicious drug lords. Shrewd and intelligent, Tony watches and learns from Cuba’s best. He uncovers a plot to topple the most powerful crime families in Cuba, and masterminds a plan to escape from the carnage to come . . . Finally, with his bloody crimes trailing him wherever he goes, Tony Montana sets sail for America, and for a life more glorious, and more tragic, than he could have ever imagined.
• DH Press title
• Worldwide, Scarface the film has grossed $65 million in its original theatrical release in 1983, enjoying an unprecedented level of attention and devotion from a large and loyal fan base for more than 20 years.
• The Scarface license is one of the most active at Universal Pictures with limited-edition statues, posters, action figures, apparel, and other merchandise targeted at new and established fans.
SHAMAN WARRIOR VOLUME 2
PARK JOONG-KI (W/A)
On sale Feb. 28
b&w, 208 pages
$12.95
TPB, 5" x 7 3/8"
Marked for death by a jealous king, master warrior-wizard Yarong entrusts the care of his child to Batu, a loyal servant. With Yarong’s child in tow, Batu seeks refuge in a nondescript hovel, ready to defend the youngster against the king’s sinister henchmen. Help comes from a surprising source—a violent, headstrong young warrior who’s also felt the harsh sting of betrayal. Forming an alliance, they pit their wits, sword skills, and brute strength against the king’s approaching troops and colorful, ruthless bounty hunters.
• Translated by the mother/son team of Taesoon Kang and Derek Kirk Kim (Same Difference and Other Stories).
• Shaman Warrior is a brilliantly illustrated, violent fantasy epic with remarkable action scenes, imaginative characters, and moments of pure horror that will appeal to fans of Banya: The Exposive Delivery Man and Blade of the Immortal.
STAR WARS: DARK TIMES #3— THE PATH TO NOWHERE part 3 (of 5)
WELLES HARTLEY (W), MICK HARRISON (W), DOUGLAS WHEATLEY (A), and RONDA PATTISON (C)
On sale Dec. 27
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
These are dark times indeed, when even the noblest of undertakings must rely on stealth, deception, and possibly the betrayal and abandonment of friends and loved ones.
Events have led Jedi Dass Jennir and his companion Bomo Greenbark to the planet Orvax—slave marketplace to the galaxy. There they face not only danger from the slavers and the Empire, but they must confront the awful truth that their goal may be beyond their reach.
Meanwhile, Darth Vader must deal with some unpleasant realities—and memories—of his own. Though he is a Dark Lord of the Sith, even he must bow before the power of the Emperor.
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #12
JOHN JACKSON MILLER (W), BRIAN CHING (P), MICHAEL ATIYEH (C), and HOON (Cover)
On sale Dec. 27
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Ongoing
Take fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick, throw in a big-mouthed con artist, two mysterious refugees, and one grumpy droid and you’ve got the most unpredictable, fast-paced, just-plain-exciting take on the Star Wars universe since a scoundrel named Solo helped Luke Skywalker blow up the Death Star!
For this misfit crew of unlikely heroes, life in the Old Republic is anything by idyllic. Scheming to scrounge up some scratch on the banking world of Telerath, they’ve run afoul of two bounty-hunting brothers as dangerous to the galaxy as they are to each other. It’s going to take more than a lightsaber to get Zayne and his friends out of this one—such as deceits, disguises, and a bit of the good ol’ fashioned Force!
• The flagship series of Dark Horse’s exciting relaunch of its Star Wars publishing line, celebrating the company’s twentieth anniversary.
• A great starting point for anyone interested in following the Star Wars saga beyond the films.
• Every issue contains concise “story-so-far” information for first-time readers.
STAR WARS LEGACY #7
JOHN OSTRANDER (W), JAN DUURSEMA (P), DAN PARSONS (I), BRAD ANDERSON (C), and ADAM HUGHES (Cover)
On sale Dec. 13
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
Lightsaber crashes against lightsaber in a battle between Jedi and Sith that marks a crucial turning point in the fate of the galaxy! The life of a central figure hangs in the balance, triggering Cade Skywalker to make a shocking choice that will challenge everything he’s fought so hard to protect, and start him down a path from which he can never return. The stakes are higher than ever before in the Star Wars universe—be there as the future of this epic saga is revealed!
• This is the future of Star Wars, the continuation of the story that started in the original trilogy, and none of it has been seen before.
STAR WARS: REBELLION VOLUME 1—MY BROTHER, MY ENEMY
ROB WILLIAMS (W), BRANDON BADEAUX (A), and MICHEL LACOMBE (A)
On sale Feb 14
FC, 128 pages
$14.95
TPB, 7" x 10"
Imperial officer Janek “Tank” Sunber makes a critical choice between his duty to the Empire and his loyalty to childhood friend Luke Skywalker in an explosive tale of Rebel spies, Imperial ambushes, and the dreaded Darth Vader!
Having rescued Rebel strategist Jorin Sol from the Empire, Luke Skywalker now leads X-Wing attack runs on Imperial convoys to rustle up much needed supplies for the Rebel fleet. Little does he know that within Sol lies a secret that will put the entire Alliance in danger. What’s worse, when Luke receives a coded message from Lt. Sunber, he must decide whether to trust his old friend or obey the orders of Princess Leia who believes Tank may be part of an Imperial plot to capture the Rebellion’s greatest hero!
• A compelling new story set between the events of A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back exploring the Rebel Alliance’s struggle against the Galactic Empire.
TANPENSHU VOLUME 1
HIROKI ENDO (W/A)
On sale Jan. 17
b&w, 232 pages
$12.95
TPB, 5" x 7 1/8"
Heart wrenching and complex, Tanpenshu, Volume one, is the first of two collections of powerful, shorter works by manga master Hiroki Endo (creator of the critically acclaimed, long-running Eden manga series). The three stories in this first volume are mature explorations of humanity’s constant, fumbling attempts to find hope and meaning in a confusing, violent world.
A disfigured misfit befriends a doomed yakuza outcast, a group of school kids fail to see the anger that’s about to boil over from one of their own, and members of an experimental theatre troupe embark on a project that will test both their friendships and the group’s grasp on reality.
• By the creator of Eden, which AnimeOnDvd.com writer Jarred Pine deems, “one of the more riveting and gut-wrenching volumes of manga that I have not only read all year, but quite possibly ever.”
• Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
USAGI YOJIMBO #99
STAN SAKAI (W/A)
On sale Dec. 27
b&w, 24 pages
$2.99
Ongoing
When the rabbit ronin Usagi Yojimbo agrees to escort a beautiful young woman to the next town, he unexpectedly involves himself in a situation that could have deadly consequences. Upon arriving at his destination, Usagi discovers the town may not be nearly as safe as it first appears. Should he let the woman go, or insist she remain with him because of the danger? If she stays with him, he may be exposing her to even greater peril, but can he really just leave her? It is a difficult decision, one made even more so by the fact that their relationship may be blossoming into something more than just business. Internationally acclaimed comics creator Stan Sakai presents our long-eared hero with one of his hardest challenges yet in “Bridge of Tears,” this month in Usagi Yojimbo!
• Master storyteller Stan Sakai has won many industry awards over the past twenty years of Usagi, including a Parents’ Choice Award, an Inkpot Award, multiple Eisner Awards, a 2004 Young Adult Library Services Association award, and the prestigious National Cartoonists Society Comic Book Division Award.
THE WORLD BELOW
PAUL CHADWICK (W/A) and RON RANDALL (I)
On sale Jan. 14
b&w, 192 pages
$12.95
TPB, 6" x 9"
Fifteen years ago, from a hole in the ground in rural Washington, a tiny flying machine emerged and Charles Hoy found it. From all appearances, this small vehicle wasn’t built with any existing human technology and Hoy made a fortune selling that technology to the first eager customer. Now with his fortunes dwindling and his curiosity piqued with more than a decade of questioning, Hoy has hired a team of adventurers to enter this vast, underground realm in hopes of bringing back even greater discoveries. But while the team expects the unexpected and is prepared for danger, nothing they can imagine will prepare them for The World Below.
With The World Below, Paul Chadwick—creator of the internationally acclaimed Concrete—delivers a fever-dream hybrid of classic rip-roaring science-fiction adventure and quirky, unsettling psychological drama. Chadwick’s unsurpassed storytelling skill and eye for detail and realism make The World Below a journey unlike any other.
• Paul Chadwick is a multiple Eisner and Harvey award-winning writer and artist.
BRYAN TALBOT (W/A)
On sale Feb. 07
FC, 328 pages
$29.95
HC, 7 1/2" x 11"
Sunderland! Thirteen hundred years ago it was the greatest center of learning in the whole of Christendom and the very cradle of English consciousness. In the time of Lewis Carroll it was the greatest shipbuilding port in the world. To this city that gave the world the electric light bulb, the stars and stripes, the millennium, the Liberty Ships and the greatest British dragon legend came Carroll in the years preceding his most famous book, Alice in Wonderland, and here are buried the roots of his surreal masterpiece. Enter the famous Edwardian palace of varieties, The Sunderland Empire, for a unique experience: an entertaining and epic meditation on myth, history and storytelling then decide for yourself—does Sunderland really exist?
From Bryan Talbot, the acclaimed creator of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and The Tale of One Bad Rat, comes Alice in Sunderland, a graphic novel unlike any before. Funny and poignant, thought-provoking and entertaining, traditional and experimental, whimsical and polemical, Alice in Sunderland is a heady cocktail of fact and fiction, a sumptuous and multi-layered journey that will leave you wondering about the magic that’s waiting to be unlocked in the place where you live.
• “Alice in Sunderland is parochial in its focus—but not in content. I believe anyone interested in the way history is formed and, in itself, forms culture, character, and a sense of place will be entranced by it.”
—John Tufail, Carrollian scholar
THE BAKERS MEET JINGLE BELLE
PAUL DINI (W) AND KYLE BAKER (A)
On sale Dec. 6
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
One-shot
When two multi-Eisner-award-winning storytellers bring their funniest creations together, the result is nothing less than pure comics magic. This December, get ready for the wildest winter team-up since Frosty met Rudolph as Kyle Baker’s The Bakers meet Paul Dini’s Jingle Belle!
As the Baker parents try to frantically finish their holiday preparations, they find themselves in dire need of a baby-sitter. Enter Jingle Belle, fresh from a Christmas Eve defection from her father, Santa, and looking for a place to hide out. Somewhat skeptical of Jingle’s heritage, the Baker kids demand proof so she obliges with a whirlwind sleigh ride to the North Pole. Meantime parents Kyle and Liz are dealing with the horrors of last-minute shopping and the now-stranded Santa is mistaken for a prowler as he searches suburbia for both his daughter and his missing sleigh.
Drawn by Kyle Baker from a story by Paul Dini with gags contributed by the entire Baker family, The Bakers Meet Jingle Belle promises to be the must-have comics treat of the 2006 holiday season.
BERNARD OF HOLLYWOOD STATUE
On sale Feb. 14
Packaged in a full color box, limited to only 950 numbered pieces
$145.00
Legendary glamour photographer Bruno Bernard was one of the people who catapulted Marilyn Monroe to superstardom with a memorable series of images, but he also turned his lens to many stars of the day.
Dark Horse is proud to have been awarded the rights to create a three-dimensional sculpted piece of one of his best images, known colloquially as Got A Light. We engaged top sculptor Steve Kiwus to bring this 1950’s “bad girl” to life, and he has outdone himself.
BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #120: THE SPARROW NET part 3 (of 4)
HIROAKI SAMURA (W/A)
On sale Dec. 13
b&w, 32 pages
$2.99
Ongoing
It’s almost funny, how Döa, the Ittö-ryü sparkplug, so brashly hurls herself into trouble. She’s in some serious danger now, though, and Edo’s angry police force has her and her friends cornered and outnumbered. With dexterous Döa swinging her daggers and Isaku showing off his heavy-handed fighting style, Rin is aghast, caught up in a senseless battle. Meanwhile, deranged Doc Burando stews in a jail cell, having failed his master too many times. However, that doesn’t mean that his twisted mind will stop thinking about Manji and the mysterious kessen-chu bloodworms that grant immortality to their hosts. This issue also features Stan Shaw’s final back cover “Seasons” illustration, which links up to issues 117 through 119 to complete a gorgeous color quadtych image!
• 2006 Eagle Award winner for “Favourite Manga Title”
CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 11: THE DANCE OF THE SKULL AND OTHER STORIES
ROY THOMAS (W), JOHN BUSCEMA (A), HOWARD CHAYKIN (A), ERNIE CHAN (A), and TONY DEZUNIGA (A)
On sale Feb. 07
FC, 168 pages
$16.95
TPB, 7" x 10"
From the savage swamps of Iskander to the burning wastes of Stygia, Conan battles mutated man-dragons and a corpse-devouring abomination in this most recent volume chronicling the legendary exploits of literature’s greatest fantasy hero! Before the bronzed Cimmerian can return to the arms of his lover Belit, Queen of the Black Coast, he must face deadly treacheries and the dark spells of a cunning sorceress. Once reunited, the two shall storm the serpent throne and its dark owner—Thoth-Amon! With wit and steel alone, Conan seeks victory and a prize without rival on destiny’s bloody road to kinghood!
• Featuring nine more issues (#82-90) from the famed Roy Thomas/John Buscema run on Conan the Barbarian, stories showcasing Conan’s adventures with Belit the She-Pirate.
CLASSIC PEANUTS CHARACTERS #3: LINUS
On sale February 14
5" tall, limited to 1200 pieces, includes booklet and button
$39.95
Inspired by “syroco” sculptures that were popular in the 1930s and 1940s, the ten new Peanuts statuettes from Dark Horse are designed and manufactured in a style consistent with the earlier figures. This month we feature the third statue—Linus. Produced in a limited edition of hand-numbered copies, the figure is fully painted and ready to display.
Each hand-numbered statuette comes carefully packaged in a custom-tooled, full-color, litho-printed tin box. Also included is a small booklet about each character and a vintage-style pinback button of the character.
CONAN #35
TIMOTHY TRUMAN (W), PAUL LEE (P), DAVE STEWART (C), and TONY HARRIS (Cover)
On sale Dec. 20
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
The traitors are dead, but their treachery lives on . . .
King Conan has foiled a plot to assassinate him and usurp his throne, but the intrigue runs deeper than even he can guess, drawing the barbarian king into a web of dark magics and darker deeds.
Conan artist Cary Nord catches his breath as seasoned Conan veteran Paul Lee joins regular writer Tim Truman to spin this tantalizing tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem, set during Conan’s reign as king of Aquilonia.
• Wizard Book of the Month—March 2005
• An oft-requested peek into Conan’s years as king, and a direct sequel to Robert E. Howard’s “The Phoenix on the Sword.”
CONAN BUST: JANISSA THE WIDOWMAKER
On sale Feb. 14
Approximately 7" high, this limited-edition piece is packaged in a deluxe full-color box
$54.99
One of the strongest characters of heroic fiction is back with a vengeance—Conan! One of Conan’s most exotic adversaries is the ferocious female warrior Janissa.
Her skills were honed in a nightmare ordeal of training under the sadistic direction of the mysterious “Bone Lady,” who is pictured on the base.
Sculptor Tony Cipriano, well-known for many projects for Dark Horse and others, has looked to illustrator Cary Nord’s art for his inspiration. Exacting in its detail and ornamentation, a’whirl with weaponry and animation, this piece brings forward a sculptural interpretation of the “fatal beauty” that delivers the goods. And then some.
CRIMINAL MACABRE: TWO RED EYES #1 (of 4)
STEVE NILES (W), KYLE HOTZ (P), MICHELLE MADSEN (C), and TIM BRADSTREET (Cover)
On sale Dec. 20
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
This is the one Cal McDonald fans have been waiting for—the biggest, scariest, weirdest Criminal Macabre story of all time and the start of the new ongoing line of Criminal Macabre comics.
Cal McDonald, boozer, druggie, private dick who hangs with dead dudes—welcome to Rock Bottom. Your only friend in the human world is dead, your girlfriend just dumped you and moved to another city, and the district attorney has a chip on his shoulder the size of a Chevy Nova with your name on it.
When that chip turns into a nasty case of police brutality, Cal ends up fighting for his life in the intensive care unit and wakes up days later . . . sober.
And what’s Cal been missing since he went under? Only the most horrifying convergence of sheer monster power ever to emigrate from the old world. Cal McDonald, meet Nosferatu.
DOMINION: CONFLICT 1—NO MORE NOISE
SHIROW MASAMUNE (W/A)
On sale Mar. 14
b&w w/color, 160 pages
$14.95
TPB, 8 1/4" x 5 3/4"
Welcome to the future of vast bio-constructed cities with crime so severe that the cops drive tanks! For top tank-cop Leona Ozaki (and her trusty tank, Bonaparte), the day-to-day is a tall order already, but when the villainous and sexy (and super-powered androids!) Puma sisters become duly deputized officers of the law and are assigned to “help” Leona catch Urushi-Maru, “The Skyscraper Pirate,” things are bound to get out of hand, especially in the midst of a full-on, tank-on-tank streetfight between Leona and a corrupt arms manufacturer bent on getting the city’s police tank contract!
Produced by international comics superstar Shirow Masamune, creator of Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell, Dominion is an ecological-dystopian-police procedural adventure/comedy as only Shirow can create!
EDEN: IT’S AN ENDLESS WORLD! VOLUME 6
HIROKI ENDO (W/A)
On sale Feb. 07
b&w, 240 pages
$12.95
TPB, 5" x 7"
As the survivors of last volume’s bloodbath regroup, a pivotal character lies in a coma, and young Elijah is separated from Colonel Kahn’s freedom fighters and swept into another complicated whirlwind of trouble. He’s caught between two violent groups, beaten and harassed by revenge-hungry policemen, and hounded by a sadistic drug lord who may have ties to Elijah’s father. In Hiroki Endo’s post-pandemic world, humanity is quickly rebuilding its cities and returning to the comforts and conveniences of large urban environments—but reviving destructive, age-old habits as well. While exploring the crippling vices that have plagued humanity throughout history, Endo also serves up a volume of bittersweet reunions, shifting alliances, and surprising new settings.
• Eden volume 6 also includes a bonus section featuring character studies and pinups by Hiroki Endo and Hiroaki Samura (Blade of the Immortal)!!
• Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
EMILY THE STRANGE VOLUME 1
COSMIC DEBRIS (W/A)
Available Now!
b&w w/red, 160 pages
$19.95
TPB, 7" x 10"
Emily the Strange is not your ordinary thirteen-year-old girl—she’s got a razor-sharp wit as dark as her jet-black hair, a posse of moody black cats, and famous friends in very odd places! She’s got a broodingly unique way of experiencing the world, and you’re invited along for the ride. Legions of fans worldwide have joined forces to make Emily a pop-culture phenomenon.
• This volume collects the first three issues of the Dark Horse Emily comics series—“The Boring Issue,” “The Lost Issue,” and “The Dark Issue,” and includes one brand spankin’ new story that you’ve never seen before!
• Dark Horse also offers a line of Emily products.
THE ESCAPISTS #6 (of 6)
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN (W), JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER (A), STEVE ROLSTON (A/Cover), EDUARDO BARRETO (A/Backcover), MATT HOLLINGSWORTH (C), and DAVE STEWART (C)
On sale Dec. 13
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
Wizard Top Ten writer and multiple Eisner Award winner Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man; Ex Machina; Runaways) reveals the fate of the Escapist and the plucky comic-bookers who brought this classic hero back to life!
As if betrayal at the hands of his onetime ally and lover Luna Moth wasn’t enough, the Escapist reels from an even greater revelation—one that will undo everything he ever believed to be true! Jason Shawn Alexander (Damn Nation, The Secret) illustrates this watershed moment in the history of the Escapist.
Meanwhile, artist Steve Rolston (Queen & Country, One Bad Day) captures equally stunning changes in the lives of the Escapist’s writer, artist, and letterer. When tragedy strikes, will the character that brought them together ultimately tear them apart? Find out in this fantastic final issue of the Escapist’s first miniseries!
• Inspired by The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon!
• 26 pages of story! No ads!
GHOST IN THE SHELL 1.5: HUMAN-ERROR PROCESSOR #3 (of 6)
SHIROW MASAMUNE (W/A)
On sale Dec. 20
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
Cybercrime special-ops unit Section 9 has been mobilized to protect a key witness in a trial involving defective micro machines. And the witness definitely needs protection—from remote-controlled corpses packing serious hardware! And if the identity of these dead assassins’ pilots isn’t enough of a mystery for Section 9, how about the unexpected appearance of long-missing special agent Motoko Kusanagi!
Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor presents for the first time in America the “lost” Ghost in the Shell stories, created by Shirow Masamune after completing work on the original Ghost in the Shell manga and prior to his tour-de-force, Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface. This deluxe-format issue concludes “Fat Cat,” the first of four Ghost in the Shell tales.
GRENDEL: DEVIL BY THE DEED
MATT WAGNER (W/A), RICH RANKIN (I), and CHRIS PITZER (C)
On sale Feb. 14
FC, 48 pages
$12.95
HC, 7" x 10"
A seminal work by groundbreaking comics creator Matt Wagner (Batman: The Mad Monk; Sandman Mystery Theatre) returns to print in a new hardcover edition with an introduction by Alan Moore!
When Wagner first serialized Grendel: Devil by the Deed as a backup in his critically acclaimed title Mage, its innovative storytelling techniques, philosophical undertones, and charismatic anti-hero ignited a devoted following. Introducing Hunter Rose as the brilliant, twisted assassin Grendel, it gave birth to what would become a centuries-spanning epic exploring the roots and consequences of violence.
This influential tale has been collected only twice in the past twenty years, quickly selling out each time. Now, for the first time in hardcover, Dark Horse presents the book that brought one of the most popular alternative comics characters to life and marked the auspicious arrival of one of the greatest visionaries of modern comics!
GUNSMITH CATS OMNIBUS VOLUME 1
KENICHI SONODA (W/A)
On sale Feb. 14
b&w, 464 pages
$16.95
TPB, 5" x 7"
Gunsmith Cats is back! Kenichi Sonoda’s sexy stories about two bounty-hunting girls on the dangerous streets of Chicago have always been a favorite here at Dark Horse. So when the new, omnibus editions saw print in Japan, we just had to jump on them!
Rally Vincent and Minnie-May Hopkins are experts in their respective fields of marksmanship and explosives, but they’re so cute you’d never know. Neither would the perps unlucky enough to be their hunted.
Presented for the first time in the authentic Japanese format, these giant-sized volumes are action-packed, unretouched, and sure to please the gun-nuts, auto buffs, and manga maniacs!
• Gunsmith Cats returns as big, affordable omnibus editions!
• Unretouched, unflopped, unbridled!
HELLBOY ANIMATED
On sale Feb. 14
Hellboy Animated PVC Set, three piece PVC set featuring Hellboy, Liz and Abe
$17.99
On sale Jan. 24
Hellboy Animated sculpted magnet: Hellboy
3" x 2.5"
$7.99
On sale Jan. 24
Hellboy Animated sculpted magnet: Right Hand of Doom
2.5" x 1.25"
$7.99
New products from IDT Entertainment’s Hellboy Animated series!
We’ve got a PVC Set, featuring Abe, Hellboy, and Liz, and two magnets.
In the big, bold spirit of Hellboy, this figure is larger than our usual PVC figures, measuring 4.5" x 5." Liz and Abe are in proportion to the gigantic Hellboy, at 3.5" and 3" respectively. In poses taken straight from the animated series, the B.P.R.D. team is ready for action!
We’re offering two sculptural magnets, one of Hellboy and one of the Right Hand of Doom. Hellboy measures 3" x 2.5" and the Right Hand of Doom is 2.5" x 1.25". Each sculpted icon is adhered to a sturdy magnet and placed on a backing card. Each comes packaged in a polybag with header card. Look for more magnets to follow as the series continues!
Don’t forget to go to hellboyanimated.typepad.com for the production diary of the episodes!
HELLGATE: LONDON #2 (of 4)
IAN EDGINTON (W), STEVE PUGH (P), DAN JACKSON (C), and ALEKSI BRICLOT (Cover)
On sale Dec. 13
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
Future London was razed to the ground when the gate separating the human world from the demon world ruptured. Overrun by ungodly and ravenous creatures, the stinking remains of this dead city may hold the key to humanity’s survival—and so the quest for the secret of the Sigil continues! Templar Commander Jessica Sumerisle, Cabalist Crowe Jane, and Demon Hunter Saul Petrus have reluctantly teamed together in the hunt to decipher this arcane symbol. Now exploring an ancient labyrinth under London, they come face-to-face with an ocean of the undead, but the deadliest foe of all is one they least expect!
Join us as Flagship Studios teams with Dark Horse to give you a tantalizing taste of their first groundbreaking game—an upcoming release that has the gaming world buzzing like mad!
• This series leads up to the game’s highly anticipated release.
• Check out hellgatelondon.com [and darkhorse.com] for the latest news and downloads.
• The third issue of a four-issue series!
LITTLE LULU VOLUME 14: QUEEN LULU
JOHN STANLEY (W/A) and IRVING TRIPP (A)
On sale Feb. 14
b&w, 240 pages
$9.95
TPB, 6" x 9"
Happy times are here again with another laugh-riot volume of classic stories staring America’s suburban sweetheart—Little Lulu! Have a hoot at the silly circumstances and crazy conundrums Lulu and her pals get themselves into, the diminutive heroes and heroines of a place called Main Street. Whether it’s growing worms in her parents’ bedroom, coming up with creative uses for custard pies, or nabbing a jewel thief, Lulu and the gang fearlessly face some of the funniest fiascos ever concocted.
• These all-ages tales are more than just an exceptional piece of comic-book history, they’re all-out gut-busting fun, perfect for both kids and their parents.
• “Recommended for all libraries; appropriate for young readers, but it will also appeal to adults, both out of nostalgia and for its own charm.”
—Library Journal, from a previous volume of Little Lulu
MAIL VOLUME 3
HOUSUI YAMAZAKI (W/A)
On sale Feb. 21
B&w, 208 pages
$10.95
TPB, 5" x 7"
Private detective Reiji Akiba has a theory about those awkward moments and weird coincidences we all encounter in life. They are actually encounters with the dead—their way of sending us a message. But you may not want to open such strange mail from beyond—not unless you can see the ghostly attachment, like Akiba can. And not unless you carry a tool that can kill what isn't alive, like Akiba's sanctified gun Kagutsuchi . . . digging a divine grave to lay to rest the evil dead!
Volume Three opens with Detective Akiba taking a trip down memory lane, to his childhood, when as a young blind boy, he befriended a little girl in the woods near his house. In “Un-notifying,” Detective Akiba must help a young woman terrorized by the ghost of a lonely girl whose lifeline to the world of the living is an old cell phone.
• Note this is the final installment of Mail, but Akiba's adventures continue in two months, when he crosses over to appear in The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Vol. 4!
THE MIGHTY SKULLBOY ARMY VOLUME 1
JACOB CHABOT (W/A)
On sale Feb. 07
b&w, 88 pages
$9.95
TPB, 5 1/8" x 7 1/4"
Brazen robots! Hostile corporate takeovers! Ill-fated interns! Criminally insane turnips! Distinctly unhelpful helper monkeys! And hats, dear God, hats aplenty! All this and more await any brave soul ready and willing to enlist in the ranks of the Mighty Skullboy Army! How do you sign up, you ask? Just purchase this book, absorb its nefarious bounty (we recommend using the eyes-to-brain method), and say hello to your new lord and master, Skullboy! If he’s not home from elementary school yet, be sure to pick up a handy pager. You will be called upon when needed.
Oh, and be sure to beef up on that health insurance.
• Get ready to wreak havoc on an unsuspecting world with Dark Horse’s New Recruits winner Jacob Chabot’s hilarious creation, The Mighty Skullboy Army!
NEXUS ARCHIVES VOLUME 5
Mike Baron (w) and Steve Rude (a)
On sale Feb. 14
FC, 216 pages
$49.95
HC, 7" x 10 1/2"
In this volume, the enigmatic executioner meets his match in the evil Clayborn. If that weren’t enough, Horatio’s uncle, a religious anti-technology zealot, arrives on the moon of Ylum with the mission of destroying the Gravity Well—the same well that Ursula X. X. Imada, spy and mother to Horatio’s twin daughters, hopes will soon suck in the 400 billion people of the Web! Uncle Lathe incites a riot and has his eye on a deadly, Head-designed battle cruiser to further his crusade. Judah takes on the task of training Scarlett, Nexus’s extremely powerful young daughter, and Dave and Nexus travel to the library at Alexandria . . . in 47 B.C.!
Plus, Hellboy creator Mike Mignola kicks off a series of stories with guest artists, including Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Rick Veitch, Jackson Guice, and more. Vootie!
• A multiple Eisner Award-winning series that defined the careers of acclaimed creators Steve Rude and Mike Baron, Nexus is a modern classic not to be missed.
OH MY GODDESS! VOLUME 5
KOSUKE FUJISHIMA (W/A)
On sale Feb. 14
b&w, 192 pages
$10.95
TPB, 5 1/8" by 7 3/16"
Ever since a cosmic phone call brought the literal young goddess Belldandy into college student Keiichi’s residence, his personal life has been turned upside-down, sideways, and sometimes even into strange dimensions!
When Belldandy learns that traditional Japanese custom dictates a woman make homemade chocolate for her love on Valentine’s Day, she vows to make this a V-Day to remember. When troublemakers extraordinaire, Urd and Mara toss themselves into the mix, it’s instant hot chocolate; but not as hot as the situation Keiichi is in when the Third Goddess splashes into his life—Urd and Belldandy's "genius" of a younger sister, Skuld! Plus notes and commentary, a message from creator Kosuke Fujishima, and your letters!
• Dark Horse is proud to present the early stories of Oh My Goddess!—now in the much-requested affordable, Japanese-reading, right-to-left format!
ONE MISSED CALL 1 + 2
YASUSHI AKIMOTO (W) and MAYUMI SHIHOU (A)
On sale Dec. 27
b&w, 264 pages
$14.95
TPB, 5" x 7"
It’s an epidemic of accidental death! Multiple college students receive odd voicemails from themselves, messages from the future, and all they contain are the screams of their own deaths. A few days later, at the date and time of the message’s posting, they die in mysterious accidents, and oddly enough, each have a candy in their mouths.
Directed in Japan by the famed Takashi Miike, One Missed Call is coming to America. And to celebrate, Dark Horse is delighted to bring you the manga based on the movie. Full of mystery, horror, and suspense. Intensely drafted in Japan by Yasushi Akimoto and Mayumi Shihou, One Missed Call might make you think twice about pressing the answer button.
• Presented in the authentic right-to-left manga format.
• To be released as a major motion pictue in early 2007.
OLD BOY VOLUME 4
GARON TSUCHIYA (W) and NOBUAKI MINEGISHI (A)
On sale Feb. 7
b&w, 212 pages
$12.95
TPB, 5 1/8" x 7 1/4"
Goto’s search to unearth the identity of his mysterious tormentor has led to one dead end after another, until he receives a tip that an old high school classmate may have orchestrated the kidnapping that began Goto’s ten years of isolation and imprisonment. But many years have passed since Goto’s seen his schoolmate, and he looks much different than Goto remembers. Has Goto found the true path to his final vengeance, or has he swallowed another piece of poisoned bait?
Old Boy is an intense, bare-knuckled urban thriller in the tradition of Pulp Fiction and Payback and is the manga that inspired the critically acclaimed 2003 film from director Chan-wook Park that took the Grand Jury prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
• Original Japanese format.
• Translated into English for the first time.
• Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
OUTER ORBIT #1 (of 4)
ZACH HOWARD (W/A), SEAN MURPHY (W/A), HANS RODIONOFF (W), and CHARLIE KIRCHOFF (C)
On sale Dec. 13
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
In space, no one can hear you scream . . . or belch, or swear, or cry like a little girl when you’re about to be taken down by merciless interstellar bounty hunters who want that mysterious idol you swiped from that hot chick who inexplicably gave you the tip of a lifetime (if you know what I mean) when you showed up at the wrong hotel room with the pizza delivery. This assumes that “you” are ne’er-do-well big-talker Quinn and explains—sort of—how “you” hooked up (not like that!) with a big badass of a former galactic cop (and current mama’s boy) by the name of Krunk, who is not your partner and not your buddy, got it? Oh, and by the way, the hot chick is hotter than ever (in the bad way) and she wants that idol back, and this time she’s probably going to give you a different kind of gratuity, like with a laser ax or a plasma grenade or something. Try talking your way out of that one, spacehole!
Created by Zach Howard (Shaun of the Dead) and Sean Murphy (Scarecrow: Year One; Off Road), with screenwriter Hans Rodionoff, Outer Orbit is outrageous, rude, hilarious space fantasy that takes the time-honored traditions of this beloved genre and leaves them face-down in a filthy alley in a pool of their own sick.
PATH OF THE ASSASSIN VOLUME 5
KAZUO KOIKE (W) and GOSEKI KOJIMA (A)
On sale Mar. 5
b&w, 312 pages
$9.95
TPB, 4" x 6"
It’s a battle of ninja vs. ninja, with all the stops pulled out and every trick in the book. Well, almost every trick. Our protagonist/ninja, Hanzo’s young ninja wife, Tsukumo, must avenge her father’s death at the hands of another shadow warrior, but he’s as crafty as they come. This mystical, imaginative faceoff consumes all 300-plus pages of this action-stuffed volume.
• Published in the popular pocket-sized manga format, Path of the Assassin packs historical fiction and fine art in yet another classic samurai series from Dark Horse.
• Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
THE PERHAPANAUTS: SECOND CHANCES #3 (of 4)
TODD DEZAGO (W) and CRAIG ROUSSEAU (A)
On sale Dec. 27
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
Have you ever written a story featuring a blood-thirsty Chupacabra, a Sasquatch, a Ghost, a Telepath, and a mysterious Outsider who work as agents for a vast secret organization dedicated to policing the borders of the unknown and protecting an unknowing populace from the strange and bizarre creatures that sporadically break through? Well, we have and we think you should buy it.
Note: For optimum enjoyment, The Perhapanauts: Second Chances #3 is best read with a flashlight in a tent in your backyard on a dark summer night with a friend, a can of warm root beer, and a bag of pretzel rods. (Also, there is one mosquito in the tent. And it is the size of a small dog.)
Praise for the first Perhapanauts series:
• “Todd Dezago and Craig Rousseau are clearly having a great time with this miniseries, and I had a lot of fun with it, too.” —Brandon Carcia, The New Mexican magazine
THE PLAYBOY INTERVIEWS: MOVERS AND SHAKERS
STEPHEN RANDALL (W), Edited by the Editors of Playboy Magazine
On sale Feb. 14
Novel, 480 pages
$22.95
TPB, 6" x 9"
Power. Control. Influence. In every business, in every area of professional achievement, only a handful of people have taken control of their industry or marketplace. With vision, determination, and passion, these people have bent the world to their will. Some were millionaires from birth, others have risen to the upper echelons of power by their bootstraps. From the computers you use, to the shoes you wear, to the cars you drive, their hands have shaped the fabric of your daily existence. In Movers and Shakers, fifteen of the most important people from the last forty-five years of American business speak candidly about their rise to power. M Press is honored to collect the historic Playboy Interviews with Donald Trump, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates Malcolm Forbes, and Hugh Hefner, among others. These entrepeneurs have moved America forward and have shaken the foundation of who we as Americans believe ourselves to be.
• M Press title
• Many of these interviews are being presented in this volume for the first time since their original publication.
REX MUNDI #3
ARVID NELSON (W) AND JUAN FERREYRA (A)
On sale Dec. 20
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Ongoing
Rex Mundi is a murder mystery set in a 1930s Europe where sorcerers stalk the streets at night and the Roman Catholic Church never lost its grip on power. Master Physician Julien Saunière must uncover the two-thousand-year-old secret of the Holy Grail before all the world is drenched in blood!
In this issue, Julien and Genevieve join forces with a reclusive hermit in a remote French hamlet. The tiny village, it seems, was once the capital of the Merovingian kings, France’s ancient rulers, rumored to be descendants of Christ . . .
Meanwhile, the Duke of Lorraine, having taken over France, is forced south to rally his troops, bringing him closer and closer to Julien and Genevieve.
And at last, Genevieve’s motives in her dangerous double-agent role for Julien and the Duke are revealed. But she may have put Julien—and herself—in more danger than she thought!
SAMURAI: HEAVEN AND EARTH VOLUME 2 #2 (of 5)
RON MARZ (W), LUKE ROSS (A), and ROB SCHWAGER (C)
On sale Dec. 6
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
The swashbuckling epic from Ron Marz (Ion) and Luke Ross (Jonah Hex) continues! The samurai Shiro pursues his lost love, Lady Yoshiko, by booking passage on a Mediterranean trader, intending to follow her to the New World. But when Shiro realizes Yoshiko has been captured and taken to the Egyptian coast, he finds himself trapped on a ship that will take him half a world away from her. Even Shiro’s sword might not be enough to best an entire crew with cutlasses drawn!
Praise for the first Samurai: Heaven and Earth series:
“The magnificence of Samurai: Heaven and Earth results from the combination of a
charismatically earnest protagonist, the verisimilitude of the story’s early eighteenth century settings, and the sheer grandeur of Luke Ross’s artwork.” — Silverbulletcomics.com
“ Samurai features some of the best artwork I have ever seen in a comic.” —IGN.com
SCARFACE: POINT OF NO RETURN
L. A. BANKS (W)
On sale Feb. 14
Novel, 275 pages
$6.99
TPB, 4 1/8" x 6 7/8"
Released from prison, planning to set sail to America, the cruel yet honorable Tony Montana’s van explodes. But Tony and his fellows-in-crime survive, taking shelter in the multi-million-dollar headquarters of one of Cuba’s most vicious drug lords. Shrewd and intelligent, Tony watches and learns from Cuba’s best. He uncovers a plot to topple the most powerful crime families in Cuba, and masterminds a plan to escape from the carnage to come . . . Finally, with his bloody crimes trailing him wherever he goes, Tony Montana sets sail for America, and for a life more glorious, and more tragic, than he could have ever imagined.
• DH Press title
• Worldwide, Scarface the film has grossed $65 million in its original theatrical release in 1983, enjoying an unprecedented level of attention and devotion from a large and loyal fan base for more than 20 years.
• The Scarface license is one of the most active at Universal Pictures with limited-edition statues, posters, action figures, apparel, and other merchandise targeted at new and established fans.
SHAMAN WARRIOR VOLUME 2
PARK JOONG-KI (W/A)
On sale Feb. 28
b&w, 208 pages
$12.95
TPB, 5" x 7 3/8"
Marked for death by a jealous king, master warrior-wizard Yarong entrusts the care of his child to Batu, a loyal servant. With Yarong’s child in tow, Batu seeks refuge in a nondescript hovel, ready to defend the youngster against the king’s sinister henchmen. Help comes from a surprising source—a violent, headstrong young warrior who’s also felt the harsh sting of betrayal. Forming an alliance, they pit their wits, sword skills, and brute strength against the king’s approaching troops and colorful, ruthless bounty hunters.
• Translated by the mother/son team of Taesoon Kang and Derek Kirk Kim (Same Difference and Other Stories).
• Shaman Warrior is a brilliantly illustrated, violent fantasy epic with remarkable action scenes, imaginative characters, and moments of pure horror that will appeal to fans of Banya: The Exposive Delivery Man and Blade of the Immortal.
STAR WARS: DARK TIMES #3— THE PATH TO NOWHERE part 3 (of 5)
WELLES HARTLEY (W), MICK HARRISON (W), DOUGLAS WHEATLEY (A), and RONDA PATTISON (C)
On sale Dec. 27
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
These are dark times indeed, when even the noblest of undertakings must rely on stealth, deception, and possibly the betrayal and abandonment of friends and loved ones.
Events have led Jedi Dass Jennir and his companion Bomo Greenbark to the planet Orvax—slave marketplace to the galaxy. There they face not only danger from the slavers and the Empire, but they must confront the awful truth that their goal may be beyond their reach.
Meanwhile, Darth Vader must deal with some unpleasant realities—and memories—of his own. Though he is a Dark Lord of the Sith, even he must bow before the power of the Emperor.
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #12
JOHN JACKSON MILLER (W), BRIAN CHING (P), MICHAEL ATIYEH (C), and HOON (Cover)
On sale Dec. 27
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Ongoing
Take fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick, throw in a big-mouthed con artist, two mysterious refugees, and one grumpy droid and you’ve got the most unpredictable, fast-paced, just-plain-exciting take on the Star Wars universe since a scoundrel named Solo helped Luke Skywalker blow up the Death Star!
For this misfit crew of unlikely heroes, life in the Old Republic is anything by idyllic. Scheming to scrounge up some scratch on the banking world of Telerath, they’ve run afoul of two bounty-hunting brothers as dangerous to the galaxy as they are to each other. It’s going to take more than a lightsaber to get Zayne and his friends out of this one—such as deceits, disguises, and a bit of the good ol’ fashioned Force!
• The flagship series of Dark Horse’s exciting relaunch of its Star Wars publishing line, celebrating the company’s twentieth anniversary.
• A great starting point for anyone interested in following the Star Wars saga beyond the films.
• Every issue contains concise “story-so-far” information for first-time readers.
STAR WARS LEGACY #7
JOHN OSTRANDER (W), JAN DUURSEMA (P), DAN PARSONS (I), BRAD ANDERSON (C), and ADAM HUGHES (Cover)
On sale Dec. 13
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
Lightsaber crashes against lightsaber in a battle between Jedi and Sith that marks a crucial turning point in the fate of the galaxy! The life of a central figure hangs in the balance, triggering Cade Skywalker to make a shocking choice that will challenge everything he’s fought so hard to protect, and start him down a path from which he can never return. The stakes are higher than ever before in the Star Wars universe—be there as the future of this epic saga is revealed!
• This is the future of Star Wars, the continuation of the story that started in the original trilogy, and none of it has been seen before.
STAR WARS: REBELLION VOLUME 1—MY BROTHER, MY ENEMY
ROB WILLIAMS (W), BRANDON BADEAUX (A), and MICHEL LACOMBE (A)
On sale Feb 14
FC, 128 pages
$14.95
TPB, 7" x 10"
Imperial officer Janek “Tank” Sunber makes a critical choice between his duty to the Empire and his loyalty to childhood friend Luke Skywalker in an explosive tale of Rebel spies, Imperial ambushes, and the dreaded Darth Vader!
Having rescued Rebel strategist Jorin Sol from the Empire, Luke Skywalker now leads X-Wing attack runs on Imperial convoys to rustle up much needed supplies for the Rebel fleet. Little does he know that within Sol lies a secret that will put the entire Alliance in danger. What’s worse, when Luke receives a coded message from Lt. Sunber, he must decide whether to trust his old friend or obey the orders of Princess Leia who believes Tank may be part of an Imperial plot to capture the Rebellion’s greatest hero!
• A compelling new story set between the events of A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back exploring the Rebel Alliance’s struggle against the Galactic Empire.
TANPENSHU VOLUME 1
HIROKI ENDO (W/A)
On sale Jan. 17
b&w, 232 pages
$12.95
TPB, 5" x 7 1/8"
Heart wrenching and complex, Tanpenshu, Volume one, is the first of two collections of powerful, shorter works by manga master Hiroki Endo (creator of the critically acclaimed, long-running Eden manga series). The three stories in this first volume are mature explorations of humanity’s constant, fumbling attempts to find hope and meaning in a confusing, violent world.
A disfigured misfit befriends a doomed yakuza outcast, a group of school kids fail to see the anger that’s about to boil over from one of their own, and members of an experimental theatre troupe embark on a project that will test both their friendships and the group’s grasp on reality.
• By the creator of Eden, which AnimeOnDvd.com writer Jarred Pine deems, “one of the more riveting and gut-wrenching volumes of manga that I have not only read all year, but quite possibly ever.”
• Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
USAGI YOJIMBO #99
STAN SAKAI (W/A)
On sale Dec. 27
b&w, 24 pages
$2.99
Ongoing
When the rabbit ronin Usagi Yojimbo agrees to escort a beautiful young woman to the next town, he unexpectedly involves himself in a situation that could have deadly consequences. Upon arriving at his destination, Usagi discovers the town may not be nearly as safe as it first appears. Should he let the woman go, or insist she remain with him because of the danger? If she stays with him, he may be exposing her to even greater peril, but can he really just leave her? It is a difficult decision, one made even more so by the fact that their relationship may be blossoming into something more than just business. Internationally acclaimed comics creator Stan Sakai presents our long-eared hero with one of his hardest challenges yet in “Bridge of Tears,” this month in Usagi Yojimbo!
• Master storyteller Stan Sakai has won many industry awards over the past twenty years of Usagi, including a Parents’ Choice Award, an Inkpot Award, multiple Eisner Awards, a 2004 Young Adult Library Services Association award, and the prestigious National Cartoonists Society Comic Book Division Award.
THE WORLD BELOW
PAUL CHADWICK (W/A) and RON RANDALL (I)
On sale Jan. 14
b&w, 192 pages
$12.95
TPB, 6" x 9"
Fifteen years ago, from a hole in the ground in rural Washington, a tiny flying machine emerged and Charles Hoy found it. From all appearances, this small vehicle wasn’t built with any existing human technology and Hoy made a fortune selling that technology to the first eager customer. Now with his fortunes dwindling and his curiosity piqued with more than a decade of questioning, Hoy has hired a team of adventurers to enter this vast, underground realm in hopes of bringing back even greater discoveries. But while the team expects the unexpected and is prepared for danger, nothing they can imagine will prepare them for The World Below.
With The World Below, Paul Chadwick—creator of the internationally acclaimed Concrete—delivers a fever-dream hybrid of classic rip-roaring science-fiction adventure and quirky, unsettling psychological drama. Chadwick’s unsurpassed storytelling skill and eye for detail and realism make The World Below a journey unlike any other.
• Paul Chadwick is a multiple Eisner and Harvey award-winning writer and artist.
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