Preview: Chew #40
Chew #40
Story By: John Layman
Art By: Rob Guillory
Cover By: Rob Guillory
Price: $2.99
Diamond ID: OCT130596
Published: February 26, 2014
“FAMILY RECIPES,” Conclusion
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Tony Chu will stir things up in Wisconsin in Chew/Revival
John Layman and Rob Guillory, the minds behind Chew, and Tim Seeley and Mike Norton, the architects of the gothic noir Revival, come together to whip up an appetizing fusion of their New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed series for two issues stuffed with adventure in a Chew/Revival cross-over from Image Comics.
Readers will find out what’s on the menu for Tony Chu when he heads into rural Wisconsin—where the dead don’t stay at rest and the living do their best to cope—in Chew/Revival #1.
In a release, Layman said:
In my head I’ve got a checklist of all my favorite books I want Chew to crossover with, if for no other reason than it gives me an opportunity to visit a world that isn’t mine, that I’d nonetheless like to play in. Revival is a the top of the list, and I’m stoked I’ve got the opportunity to send Tony Chu to visit. It’s a fun opportunity to check out both books for less than a single issue of each.
Norton in the release added:
When John [Layman] proposed the idea, I told Tim [Seeley], ‘no way. That will never work. After a while I thought about it and went back to Tim and said, ‘yeah, no way, that will never work!’ But then, I thought even more on it. I think the way we’re doing it is reminiscent of when indie books of the ’80s would cross companies and appear in each book even though you’d never expect those universes to collide. It’s just a matter of loosening up and having some fun.
Seeley added:
Chew showed us all that there was a place for quality off-kilter series, and we’re excited to have the cast of our ‘rural noir’ meet up with America’s favorite cibopath. I think we’ve figured out a great way to take advantage of the ‘WHAT THE HELL’ factor of crossing over two very different worlds that’ll make for a great read.
Guillory finished with:
Honestly, even I was shocked how well the two titles gelled together. It’s a really, really fun experiment that will surprise fans of both books, I think.
Perfect for fans of Chew and Revival who are hungry to try something new and a good taste-test for readers new to either series, Chew/Revival has something for everyone.
Chew/Revival #1 is served in stores on 5/28, and will be available for $4.99. It can be pre-ordered using Diamond Code MAR140497.
Image Comics in April 2014
SOUTHERN BASTARDS #1
STORY: JASON AARON
ART / COVER: JASON LATOUR
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Welcome to Craw County, Alabama, home of Boss BBQ, the state champion Runnin’ Rebs football team…and more bastards than you’ve ever seen. When you’re an angry old man like Earl Tubb, the only way to survive a place like this…is to carry a really big stick.
From the acclaimed team of JASON AARON and JASON LATOUR, the same bastards who brought you Scalped and Wolverine: Japan’s Most Wanted, comes a southern fried crime series that’s like the Dukes of Hazzard meets the Coen Brothers…on meth.
INVINCIBLE #111
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART / COVER: RYAN OTTLEY
APRIL 16 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
THE WALKING DEAD CREATOR ROBERT KIRKMAN WRITES INVINCIBLE!!!
A new beginning for INVINCIBLE as things take a turn down a dark path. Everything changes as Invincible is betrayed by one of his own. You won’t want to miss this explosive issue #1… 1… 1! It packs the punch of THREE relaunched number one issues! IN ONE BOOK!
THE FIELD #1 (of 4)
STORY: ED BRISSON
ART / COVER: SIMON ROY
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
A man wakes in a field wearing nothing but his underwear. He’s got no idea who he is or how he got there. His only connection to the outside world a cell phone on which he receives mysterious texts warning him of impending danger. Danger like Christian, an ex-bible sales-man in the middle of crime spree fueled by Christian Rock, dirty sex, meth, murder and keeping this underwear clad, nameless and pastless man close by his side.
SHUTTER #1
STORY: JOE KEATINGE
ART / COVER A: LEILA DEL DUCA
COVER B: DUSTIN WEAVER
COVER C: BRANDON GRAHAM
COVER D: EMMA RÍOS
APRIL 9 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
INDIANA JONES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY!
Marvel Knights: Hulk and GLORY writer JOE KEATINGE teams up with artist extraordinaire LEILA DEL DUCA for her Image Comics debut in an all-new ongoing series combining the urban fantasy of Fables and the globe-spanning adventure of Y: The Last Man. Kate Kristopher, once the most famous explorer of an Earth far more fantastic than the one we know, is forced to return to the adventurous life she left behind when a family secret threatens to destroy everything she spent her life protecting.
DREAM POLICE #1
STORY: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
ART / COVER A: SID KOTIAN & BILL FARMER
COVER B: RENAE DELIZ & RAY DILLON
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Dream Police Detectives Joe Thursday and Frank Stanford have been partners for as long as they can remember, patrolling the alternate universe of dreams, nightmares, and the great void beyond, an alternate but very real dimension of changelings, echoes, wisps, ethers, and nightwalkers, those who died in their sleep and wander the dreamscape forever. They’ve seen it all. But when Frank steps away and disappears…and the woman who returns says she’s Joe’s partner, that she’s always been Joe’s partner…he begins a journey into the unknown that will shake the dreaming down to its very foundations.
’68: RULE OF WAR #1 (of 4)
STORY: MARK KIDWELL
ART: JEFF ZORNOW & JAY FOTOS
COVER A: NAT JONES
COVER B: CLAYTON CRAIN
COVER C: BLANK SKETCH
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
In a doom-shadowed Cambodia infested with the living dead, CIA Special Agent Declan Rule and his canine companion Nero stalk a human monster, a neurosurgeon bent on carrying out grisly experiments that turn P.O.W.s into vicious instruments of war. In Vietnam, Private Kuen Yam and his ragtag band of survivors battle their way across a murderous no-man’s-land in a desperate search for a ticket to the skies. The war is over, but the battle for humanity’s survival has just begun. Courage will be tested, sanity will be pushed to the breaking point and the rules of war…will be broken.
GENESIS (ONE-SHOT)
STORY: NATHAN EDMONDSON
ART / COVER: ALISON SAMPSON
APRIL 16 / 56 PAGES / FC / T / $6.99
A trippy journey of creation and destruction as one man finds himself with the ability to manifest anything by thinking it—only to learn that with seemingly unlimited power comes unstoppable terror.
SELF-OBSESSED ONE-SHOT
STORY / ART / COVER: SINA GRACE
APRIL 2 / 40 PAGES / BW / T+ / $3.99
For fans of his gothic-tinged retail hell graphic novel NOT MY BAG, SINA GRACE (LI’L DEPRESSED BOY, BURN THE ORPHANAGE) presents a collection of rare and never-before-seen autobiographical strips! Packed with new stories for this edition, SELF-OBSESSED is packed with quirky and humorous insights about comics, love, dreams, and, of course, frenemies.
SHOTGUN WEDDING #1 (of 4)
STORY: WILLIAM HARMS
ART / COVER: EDWARD PUN
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.99
Mike Stone wants nothing more than to marry the woman of his dreams. Denise is smart, sexy, teaches the second grade, and loves Mike more than anything in the world. What she doesn’t know is that Mike is one of the world’s top assassins and was once engaged to a fellow assassin named Chloe. And when Mike abandoned Chloe on their wedding day, she vowed revenge…
This April, treat yourself to an issue of SHOTGUN WEDDING each Wednesday! All FOUR issues of Minotaur Press’s latest miniseries will be released in April, and the covers for all four issues connect to form one larger image.
SHOTGUN WEDDING #2 (of 4)
APRIL 9 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.99
SHOTGUN WEDDING #3 (of 4)
APRIL 16 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.99
SHOTGUN WEDDING #4 (of 4)
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.99
APHRODITE IX: REBIRTH, VOL. 2 TP
STORY: MATT HAWKINS
ART / COVER: STJEPAN SEJIC
APRIL 30 / 160 PAGES / FC / T+ / $16.99
Collects APHRODITE IX # 6-10 and APHRODITE IX: HIDDEN FILES #1
Determined to never be controlled by outside forces again, Aphrodite IX seeks revenge against those who manipulated her. Plus the secrets behind the generational models revealed by Aphrodite XV and Artemis IX.
ELEPHANTMEN: 2260 BOOK ONE TP
STORY: RICHARD STARKINGS
ART: AXEL MEDELLIN
COVER: BOO COOK
APRIL 2 / 120 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99
Collects ELEPHANTMEN #51-55
A new arc, a new slim trade paperback format for ELEPHANTMEN, and, at $9.99, a great opportunity for new readers to start reading the book they’ve heard so much about! Jack Farrell is a private detective who never gave a second thought to the Elephantmen—until he was paid to.
GLORY: THE COMPLETE SAGA HC
STORY: JOE KEATINGE
ART / COVER: ROSS CAMPBELL
APRIL 23 / 352 PAGES / FC / T+ / $34.99
Collects GLORY #23-34
THE ACCLAIMED APOCALYPTIC WAR SAGA COLLECTED IN ITS ENTIRETY!
ROSS CAMPBELL (Wet Moon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and JOE KEATINGE (Marvel Knights: Hulk) finally collect their critically-acclaimed and brutally told saga of one warrior and her family torn apart by a millennia-old intergalactic war. This is the complete story, collected in its entirety for the very first time in a deluxe oversized hardcover edition. Includes never-before-seen sketchbook material, scripts, commentary, and interviews.
LAZARUS, VOL. 2: LIFT TP
STORY: GREG RUCKA
ART / COVER: MICHAEL LARK
APRIL 23 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99
Collects LAZARUS #5-9
The second story arc in the New York Times bestselling series. Forever uncovers rebellion brewing in LA, and the Barrets, a family of “Waste,” undertake a 500-mile journey to Denver in the hope that one of their family will be noticed by the Carlyles and “lifted” to Serf status.
THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, VOL. 4: THE FOUR DISCIPLINES TP
STORY: JONATHAN HICKMAN
ART: NICK PITARRA
APRIL 16 / 144 PAGES / FC / T+ / $14.99
Collects THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #16-20
It’s the fourth volume of the world’s greatest secret science history, THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS. “The Four Disciplines” follows our fractured cast as they focus on their own diverse, secret experiments and global power plays resulting in inevitable betrayal.
PRETTY DEADLY, VOL. 1 TP
STORY: KELLY SUE DeCONNICK
ART: EMMA RÍOS & JORDIE BELLAIRE
COVER: EMMA RÍOS
APRIL 30 / 120 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99
Collects PRETTY DEADLY #1-5
SPECIAL LOW INTRODUCTORY PRICE!
KELLY SUE DeCONNICK (Avengers Assemble, Captain Marvel) and EMMA RÍOS (Dr. Strange, Osborn) present the collected opening arc of their surprise-hit series that marries the magical realism of Sandman with the western brutality of Preacher. Death’s daughter rides the wind on a horse made of smoke and her face bears the skull marks of her father. Her origin story is a tale of retribution as beautifully lush as it is unflinchingly savage.
THREE TP
STORY: KIERON GILLEN
ART / COVER: RYAN KELLY & JORDIE BELLAIRE
HISTORICAL CONSULTANT: PROF. STEPHEN HODKINSON
APRIL 9/ 144 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99
Collects THREE #1-5
In ancient Sparta, three Helot slaves run for their lives. Pursuing them are three hundred of their Spartan masters. KIERON GILLEN (PHONOGRAM, Iron Man), RYAN KELLY (Local, Saucer Country), and JORDIE BELLAIRE (THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, NOWHERE MEN) join forces to tell a legend for our times. Includes cover gallery, making of material, and annotations.
VELVET, VOL. 1: BEFORE THE LIVING END TP
STORY: ED BRUBAKER
ART: STEVE EPTING & BETTIE BREITWEISER
COVER: STEVE EPTING
APRIL 2 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99
Collects VELVET #1-5
SPECIAL LOW INTRODUCTORY PRICE!
From the bestselling creators of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” comes this smash-hit spy thriller with a unique new twist!
When the world’s greatest secret agent is killed, all evidence points to Velvet Templeton, the personal secretary to the Director of the Agency. But Velvet’s got a dark secret buried in her past…because she’s also the most dangerous woman alive.
IMAGE “i” LIMITED EDITION GOLD T-SHIRT
Show your love for Image Comics with an audacious color and classic design!
$19.99 S-XL MEN’S/WOMEN’S
$22.99 XXL MEN’S
RAT QUEENS “HANNAH” T-SHIRT
Want to tell your friends about your love of the Rat Queens?
Do it with style and flip them off at the same time!
$19.99 S-XL MEN’S/WOMEN’S
$22.99 XXL MEN’S
THE WALKING DEAD “NEGAN” T-SHIRT
This t-shirt features Negan, leader of the Saviors and villain of “All Out War.”
$19.99 S-XL M/W
$22.99 XXL M
APOCALYPSE AL #3 (of 4)
STORY: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
ART / COVER A: SID KOTIAN & BILL FARMER
COVER B: ARIEL OLIVETTI
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
The life of private investigator Allison Carter is complicated enough just preventing the end of the world on a regular basis. But in the midst of her latest case she gets an unexpected call from her mostly-dead ex-boyfriend, who has a tip that may prove helpful or push the world further toward its destruction. Along the way, she encounters a closet troll with a stun-gun fetish, a theme park filled with demonic creatures in happy costumes, and unravels a secret that will change her life forever.
APOCALYPSE AL #4 (of 4)
STORY: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
ART / COVER A: SID KOTIAN & BILL FARMER
COVER B: ARIEL OLIVETTI
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
In the fiery conclusion to Allison Carter’s investigation, she at last comes face-to-face with the man trying to bring about the end of the world…who has been working in secret with someone close to her the whole time. If love can be a reason to live, can it also be a reason to destroy…everything? This time saving the world may require the ultimate sacrifice. Does Al have what it takes? Or must we all confront the possibility that there is an ominous reason that this is only a four-part series?
ARTIFACTS #36
STORY: DAN WICKLINE
ART / COVER: -ROM-
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
Tom Judge and Tilly track down students who used a math equation to open up a portal to the Ancient Ones (featured in THE DARKNESS: REBIRTH). Former Angelus and Witchblade bearer Daniel Baptiste investigates related murders.
BLACK SCIENCE #6
STORY: RICK REMENDER
ART / COVER: MATTEO SCALERA & DEAN WHITE
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Stranded in the most dangerous dimension yet, Grant McKay’s rage at his onetime boss boils over. Ignoring the chaos all around them, the two finally come to blows! Only one thing is certain: before the Pillar makes its next jump…one of them must die!
Don’t miss the conclusion to the first arc of the world’s most mind-melting sci-fi comic!
THE BOUNCE #12
STORY: JOE CASEY
ART / COVER: DAVID MESSINA
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
GET READY FOR THE END OF THE WORLD!
Nothing you’ve seen so far could prepare you for the event that occurs in this issue! And the Bounce is at ground zero! After this, NOTHING will ever be the same! BUY IT AND LOVE IT!
CHEW #41
STORY: JOHN LAYMAN
ART / COVER: ROB GUILLORY
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Vegas!
DEAD BODY ROAD #5
STORY: JUSTIN JORDAN
ART / COVER: MATTEO SCALERA & MORENO DINISIO
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Holed up and under siege, Gage and his accomplices may have run out of road…but not bullets. Or heads to put them through.
DEADLY CLASS #4
STORY: RICK REMENDER
ART / COVER: WESLEY CRAIG & LEE LOUGHRIDGE
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Class trip! Marcus, Willie, and Saya tear through a neon-soaked Las Vegas, high on life…oh, and a bunch of acid too. And when you’re a teenage killer-on-the-run, stalked by a mutilated psycho with a raging hard-on for revenge, you’re in for one baaad trip.
EAST OF WEST #12
STORY: JONATHAN HICKMAN
ART / COVER: NICK DRAGOTTA
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.50
“THE NIGHT BEFORE”
A last ditch effort is undertaken to avoid a war between the nations by the most unlikely person on the planet. The remains of the Chosen reassemble.
EGOs #4
STORY: STUART MOORE
ART / COVER: GUS STORMS
APRIL 16 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
STANDALONE ISSUE!
Three rookie EGOs members go on an unauthorized adventure through time and space. Plus: marital strife! Quantum physics! Inadvisable sex! And the origin of the Universe (maybe)!
FATALE #23
STORY: ED BRUBAKER
ART: SEAN PHILLIPS & BETTIE BREITWEISER
COVER: SEAN PHILLIPS
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
The strangest issue of FATALE yet, as Nicolas Lash finally learns the last of Josephine’s secrets, and the universe will never look the same.
Don’t forget that every issue of FATALE contains extra art and articles not available anywhere but the single issues!
FIVE GHOSTS #12
STORY: FRANK J. BARBIERE
ART / COVER: CHRIS MOONEYHAM
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
“LOST COASTLINES,” Conclusion
In the midst of a battle against his greatest foe, Fabian is faced with an impossible decision! Who will survive the Island of Dreams?
FIVE WEAPONS #9
STORY / ART / COVER: JIMMIE ROBINSON
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.50
“BACK TO CLASS,” Part Four
Enrique, Principal O, and the Nurse unleash a full assault against Tyler in order to regain power of the school clubs. But Tyler isn’t going down without a fight because he has a secret weapon of his own: the fastest animal on earth…Principal Z’s cheetah.
THE FUSE #3
STORY: ANTONY JOHNSTON
ART / COVER: JUSTIN GREENWOOD
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
“THE RUSSIA SHIFT,” Part Three
Whoever thought two dead bums could be such a pain in the ass? Now even the Mayor’s office is under scrutiny, but even an old Muscovite like Klem Ristovych knows that’s a whole new bag of hurt to be poking.
And why the hell is Ralph researching terrorist groups?
GHOSTED #9
STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
ART: DAVIDE GIANFELICE & MIROSLAV MRVA
COVER: MATTEO SCALERA
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Jackson Winters may think he knows everything about the supernatural world, but the jungles are filled with all sorts of ghosts…
GREAT PACIFIC #15
STORY: JOE HARRIS
ART / COVER A: MARTÍN MORAZZO
COVER B: STEVE ROLSTON
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
“BIG GAME HUNTER,” Part One
New Texas is growing, along with tensions between Chas Worthington’s people and the nuclear-armed ‘Little Chief,’ whose mysterious band of outlaw tribesmen also call ‘The Pack’ their home. But when a hunter of weapons and men comes hunting both, Chas will have to pick sides…and risk a civil war!
Special “Yalafi” variant cover by STEVE ROLSTON!
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE #12
STORY: PHIL HESTER
ART / COVER: TODD NAUCK & GABE ELTAEB
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
King Lizard’s plan has been unleashed and split the Guardians in two! When the smoke clears, will anyone be left to save the day?
KRAMPUS! #5
STORY: BRIAN JOINES
ART / COVER: DEAN KOTZ
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+
/ $2.99
The bad news: as blizzards rage across the globe, humanity’s fate rests with the Krampus deciding who he stands with—his oppressors in the Society of Santa Clauses or the mastermind who rendered them powerless. The worse news: the Krampus is no fan of humanity. The first storyline concludes here!
MANIFEST DESTINY #6
STORY: CHRIS DINGESS
ART / COVER: MATTHEW ROBERTS & OWEN GIENI
APRIL 9 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+
/ $2.99
With the flora infestation overrunning their outpost, can Lewis and Clark deliver frontier justice to a savage, savage world? The first chapter of their thrilling ongoing adventure ends here!
THE MERCENARY SEA #3
STORY: KEL SYMONS
ART / COVER: MATHEW REYNOLDS
APRIL 16 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
“BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA”
Jack Harper and the crew of the Venture slip into enemy waters to rescue a British spy, code-named “Top Hat.” Only their old adversary, Captain Tono of the Imperial Japanese Navy, spoils the party.
THE MICE TEMPLAR IV: LEGEND #9
STORY: BRYAN J.L. GLASS
ART: VICTOR SANTOS
COVER A: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
COVER B: VICTOR SANTOS & CHANDRA FREE
APRIL 16 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.50
Mad king Icarus’s destruction of the Great Ash Tree has galvanized the entire Templar remnant around the legend of Karic, for both good…and ill. While the charismatic Field Marshal Payton seeks control of the young mouse’s legacy, the schemes of Ronan enlist intervention by the Bats of Meave to restore his own fading leadership no matter the cost!
MIND THE GAP #20
STORY: JIM McCANN
ART: SAMI BASRI
COVER A: RODIN ESQUEJO
COVER B: JENNY FRISON
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
“ACT II: EXPOSED,” Conclusion!
The return of a fan-favorite! A NEW Hoodie?! And a character’s true colors are revealed…in blood.
MINIMUM WAGE #4
STORY / ART / COVER: BOB FINGERMAN
APRIL 16 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
It’s hard to tell if it’s celebarting or medicating, but on the heels of Rob signing a new lease, he and the boys hit the town hard in an alcohol-fueld swirl. Goth girls, trench coat Mafiosi, jock thugs, and more populate the fourth chapter of BOB FINGERMAN‘s so-real-it-hurts series.
MORNING GLORIES #40
STORY: NICK SPENCER
ART: JOE EISMA
COVER: RODIN ESQUEJO
APRIL 9 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
“Science.”
NOWHERE MEN #9
STORY: ERIC STEPHENSON
ART: MÖRITAT, JORDIE BELLAIRE, & EMI LENOX
COVER: MÖRITAT & FONOGRAFIKS
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
The world is changing.
ONE-HIT WONDER #3 (of 5)
STORY: FABRICE SAPOLSKY
ART / COVER: ARIEL OLIVETTI
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
The shocking events of last issue have left Richie angrier than ever. He’s determined to find who has targeted someone very close to him. His journey only begins and on the way, he’ll cross paths with an old friend, a pretender, a dead guy with weird tattoos, and a human bomb!
PETER PANZERFAUST #19
STORY: KURTIS J. WIEBE
ART / COVER: TYLER JENKINS
APRIL 9 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.50
“THE HUNT,” Part Four
A hunt turns deadly when Lily’s prey discovers her plan and unleashes hell. Trapped, alone, and massively outnumbered, she has only one trick up her sleeve…
…A magic bullet!
PROTECTORS, INC. #6
STORY: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
ART / COVER: GORDON PURCELL & MIKE ATIYEH
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
It began with two seemingly unconnected deaths: a young woman, washed up on the shore of Lake Michigan, and the Huntsman, whose death Protectors, Inc. insisted was an accident. But now the lines connecting those two events are becoming clear, and Lieutenant Detective John Riley finds himself on the edge of a conspiracy that may shatter everything the public believes about their heroes…assuming he can survive the investigation.
REAL HEROES #2
STORY / ART / COVER A: BRYAN HITCH
COVER B: KEVIN NOWLAN
COVER C: JOCK
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99
The cast of The Olympians superhero movie franchise has been asked to save the world. It can’t end well.
REVENGE #3 (of 4)
STORY: JONATHAN ROSS
ART / COVER: IAN CHURCHILL
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
With Ignatio the surgically enhanced dwarf as an unexpected ally and a new face stolen from a dead dog, Griffin Franks’ luck is finally looking up! But he still has to fight his way past a gang of corrupt killer cops and get back to Hollywood if he is going to get what he wants most in the world: REVENGE!
REVIVAL #20
STORY: TIM SEELEY
ART: MIKE NORTON
COVER: JENNY FRISON
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Dana sends Ibrahaim after an elusive prey. Em makes a new friend who shares her passion for pain and guilt.
SATELLITE SAM #8
STORY: MATT FRACTION
ART / COVER: HOWARD CHAYKIN
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.50
SEX! DEATH! LIVE TV!
Michael and Kara make a major breakthrough in their unofficial investigation into the death of the man that played “Satellite Sam” as everyone’s kinks and obsessions go into overdrive—and scandal threatens to tear the show and the network apart.
SAVIORS #5
STORY: JAMES ROBINSON
ART / COVER: J. BONE
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
Tomas and fellow freedom fighter Kurt have escaped the horror of the Mexican town La Calma and the aliens who hunted them. Or so they think. However, now at adrift at sea, a greater alien horror awaits them, with no way to destroy it and nowhere to run.
SHELTERED #9
STORY: ED BRISSON
ART / COVER: JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
Internal struggles at Safe Haven result in a splitting of the group. The two factions come head-to-head as Victoria attempts to dethrone Lucas.
SKULLKICKERS #26
STORY: JIM ZUB
ART: EDWIN HUANG & MISTY COATS
COVER: JAMES GHIO
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.50
“A DOZEN COUSINS AND A CRUMPLED CROWN,” Part Two
In this special issue (they’re all special, but whatever): The HiSTORY: of Dwarves (The ‘Short’ Version).
SOVEREIGN #2
STORY: CHRIS ROBERSON
ART / COVER: PAUL MAYBURY
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
An emperor lays dead, with no successor named for his vacated throne. Visitors from a distant land discover that there is more in the world than their philosophies know. And three masked outcasts come bearing word of a coming apocalypse…
SPAWN #242
STORY / COVER: TODD McFARLANE
ART: SZYMON KUDRANSKI
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
After the annihilation at the construction site Bludd tries to figure out his next move. Clown is the last place he’d seek help, but may have no alternative. Sara begins having excruciatingly demonic nightmares, but, unfortunately for Sara, her visions my not be a dream.
STARLIGHT #2
STORY: MARK MILLAR
ART / COVER B: GORAN PARLOV
COVER A: BILL SIENKIEWICZ
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Duke McQueen once saved an alien world from destruction—but it happened in a place nobody believes in, during a time nobody remembers. Surrounded by memories of his late wife and his happier past, Duke’s days as a hero are long gone…or so he thinks! Now, a young visitor from the world Duke once saved is coming to him with a desperate plea for help. It’s one last chance at adventure for Duke, and another chapter to unfold in the ever-expanding Millarworld Universe!
STRAY BULLETS: KILLERS #2
STORY / ART / COVER: DAVID LAPHAM
APRIL 16 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.50
When her niece, missing for almost a year, shows up on her doorstep with a horrifying secret, Carol Hogarth will find out that people can be poison…especially if that person is named Virginia Applejack. Find out what best friends, worst enemies, an artificial leg, and a bottle of rum all have to do with “THE KILLER WHO AWOKE BEFORE DAWN.”
TALES OF HONOR #2
STORY: MATT HAWKINS
ART: JUNG-GEUN YOON & SANG-IL JEONG
COVER A: SANG-IL JEONG
COVER B: PATRICK TATAPOULOUS
APRIL 9 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
THE HONORVERSE EXPANDS TO COMICS!
Based on the bestselling military science fiction novels by David Weber, this original comic book series continues the story of Honor Harrington as she investigates the threat to Basilisk Station by the Republic of Haven. This series is part of a new multi-platform story world that includes a mobile game app to be released with the first issue and a feature film currently in development.
TEN GRAND #10
STORY: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
ART / COVER A: C.P. SMITH
COVER B: KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY
APRIL 16 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Joe has penetrated into the depths of Hell to save Laura, the woman he loves more than life itself, from a horrific fate beyond description. He’s learned the Enemy’s plans to bring down Heaven. They think he’s cornered, trapped, neutralized. They’re wrong, and by the end of this issue, the ultimate war between heaven and hell will begin…with Joe Fitzgerald right at the center of the biggest fight since the dawn of Creation.
THIEF OF THIEVES #20
STORY: ANDY DIGGLE
ART / COVER: SHAWN MARTINBROUGH & FELIX SERRANO
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
“THE HIT LIST” starts here!
Conrad may have pulled off his last heist, but not without making some new enemies. Is anyone in his life safe?
UMBRAL #6
STORY: ANTONY JOHNSTON
ART / COVER: CHRISTOPHER MITTEN
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
“CHASING SHADOWS”
THE CONCLUSION TO BOOK ONE! Rascal runs from the Redguard’s clutches—but it will cost her more than she can imagine! Where can she go? Who can she trust? Are you sure? Because nothing seems certain any more. And by the end of this issue, nobody will be above suspicion!
UNDERTOW #3 (of 6)
STORY: STEVE ORLANDO
ART / COVER: ARTYOM TRAKHANOV
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Surrounded by bloodthirsty humans, boiling in their landsuits as the sun rises, Redum Anshargal and Ukinnu Alal’s team comes face to face with a primordial god. He’s never killed a god before, but that doesn’t mean Anshargal isn’t up for trying.
The dry frontier takes another life as the pulp monster adventure continues!
A VOICE IN THE DARK #6
STORY / ART / COVER: LARIME TAYLOR
APRIL 16 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.99
“KILLING GAME,” Part Four
With Zoey plotting murder once again, she needs to get close to her prey and learn all she can. That means going undercover to the Sorority Halloween party. But is Zoey the only killer in costume?
THE WALKING DEAD #125
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART: CHARLIE ADLARD & STEFANO GAUDIANO
COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART
APRIL 9 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $2.99
“ALL OUT WAR,” Part 11
The f*ck f*cking f*ckity f*cking penultimate chapter of All Out Motherf*cking War!
THE WALKING DEAD #126
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART: CHARLIE ADLARD & STEFANO GAUDIANO
COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $2.99
“ALL OUT WAR,” Conclusion
This changes everything.
ZERO #7
STORY: ALES KOT
ART: MATT TAYLOR & JORDIE BELLAIRE
COVER A: MATT TAYLOR & TOM MULLER
COVER B: SEAN PHILLIPS & TOM MULLER
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Zero and Zizek come to a place fifty-six miles away from Juarez, Mexico. There is business to be made in human misery.
93321-5 – WWE ‘MACHO MAN’ RANDY SAVAGE Resin Statue
- Commemorates WrestleMania 5
- Limited edition
- Includes an authentic piece of WrestleMania 5 memorabilia (TBD)
- Individually and sequentially numbered
- Stands over 15 inches tall
- Cold-cast resin statue with detailed 360 degree rotating base
- Certificate of authenticity hand-signed by Todd McFarlane
SOLID CASE PACK INFORMATION:
Standard 1-piece case. Refer to individual item codes above when ordering. Call your local retailer for pricing.
#71680-1 MLB Series 32
#71681-8 Miguel Cabrera – Detroit Tigers
plus BRONZE Collector Level Figure
#71682-5 Aroldis Chapman – Cincinnati Reds
plus GOLD Collector Level Figure
#71684-9 Yadier Molina – St. Louis Cardinals
#71685-6 Manny Machado – Baltimore Orioles
plus SILVER Collector Level Figure
#71686-3 Yasiel Puig – Los Angeles Dodgers
plus SILVER & BRONZE Collector Level Figure
#71689-4 Rickey Henderson – Oakland Athletics
Assorted Case Pack Information:
Standard 8-pack case includes 1 piece of each figure, 2pcs of Puig and 1 random Collector Level figure. Call your local retailer for pricing.
SOLID CASE PACK INFORMATION:
Standard 8-piece case includes 7 solids of the figure and 1 random Collector Level. Refer to individual item codes above when ordering.
#75057-7 Boston Red Sox Championship 2 Pack
- Features David “Big Papi” Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia
- Each figure will include the official World Series patches and each pack will include a scaled Commissioner’s Trophy
Solid Case Pack Information:
Standard 4-piece case. Call your local retailer for pricing. Refer to individual item codes above when ordering.
Preview: Chew #39
Chew #39
Story By: John Layman
Art By: Rob Guillory
Cover By: Rob Guillory
Price: $2.99
Diamond ID: SEP130615
Published: January 22, 2014
“FAMILY RECIPES,” Part Four
Amelia’s been writing again!
Preview: Chew #38
Chew #38
Story By: John Layman
Art By: Rob Guillory
Price: $2.99
Diamond ID: AUG130688
Published: December 11, 2013
“FAMLY RECIPE,” Part Three
Cibopath behind bars.
Image Comics Available on Google Play
Image Comics continues its mission to bring comics to readers around the world by announcing that Image Comics single issues and collections are available on Google Play!
Founded in 1992 by a group of best-selling comic creators—including Todd McFarlane, Erik Larsen, Jim Valentino, and Marc Silvestri—Image Comics’ legacy boasts numerous New York Times bestsellers and Eisner award-winning comics and graphic novels, including the zombie phenomenon The Walking Dead created by Image Comics partner Robert Kirkman, upon which the hit AMC TV series of the same name is based, the science-fiction epic Saga, and the pre-apocalyptic western East of West. These hit titles, along with more than 40 others for a grand total of over 500 releases, will be available to buy immediately for Google Play customers.
Image Comics is dedicated to providing digital choices to its readers and making comics and graphic novels available wherever they may want to read them. Thanks to the innovative reading experience provided by Google Play Books, comics fans on Android devices such as Nexus 7 and Nexus 10, one of the fastest growing customer groups, will be able to read and enjoy their digital comics all within the Google Play ecosystem, as soon as they are released in print.
To celebrate the launch of titles available on Google Play, Image Comics is offering the first issues of the popular The Walking Dead, Saga, Chew, Invincible, and Super Dinosaur series for free to Google Play customers.
The addition of Google Play expands the digital offerings of Image Comics, which also include Comixology, Apple iBooks, Amazon Kindle, and DRM-Free direct downloads available on the Image Comics website.
Preview: Chew #37
Chew #37
Story By: John Layman
Art By: Rob Guillory
Price: $2.99
Diamond ID: JUL130520
Published: October 9, 2013
“FAMILY RECIPE,” Part Two
It’s take your daughter to dinner day!
Around the Tubes
New York Comic Con starts today! What do expect to be announced?
Around the Tubes Reviews
Comic Vine – Batman #24
BlogCritics – Battling Boy
Comic Vine – Chew #37
Comic Vine – Deadpool #18
Comic Vine – Eternal Warrior #2
Comic Vine – Forever Evil: Arkham War #1
Comic Vine – Ghosted #4
Comic Vine – Green Lantern Corps #24
Comic Vine – Infinity #4
Comic Vine – Superman/Wonder Woman #1
Comic Vine – X-Men #6
Image Comics in December 2013
DEAD BODY ROAD #1 (of 6)
story JUSTIN JORDAN
art / cover MATTEO SCALERA & MORENO DINISIO
DECEMBER 11
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
The men involved in his wife’s death must die. All of them.
Writer JUSTIN JORDAN (LUTHER STRODE) and artist MATTEO SCALERA (BLACK SCIENCE, Indestructible Hulk) craft the bruising story of one man’s revenge and the dark road he travels.
THE SAVIORS #1
story JAMES ROBINSON
art / cover J. BONE
DECEMBER 26
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
Eisner Award winner JAMES ROBINSON (Starman, Earth 2) and artist extraordinaire J. BONE (The Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror, The Spirit) present an all-new saga of monstrous alien horror.
When Tomas Ramirez stumbles upon an extraterrestrial conspiracy to take over the world, his life is changed forever. He must now seek out those few souls who share this terrible knowledge. But even united, how can they hope to defeat a shadowy alien cabal that is both indestructible and eager to kill anyone who threatens it?
KRAMPUS! #1
story BRIAN JOINES
art / cover DEAN KOTZ
DECEMBER 11
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
Meet the Secret Society of Santa Clauses. For centuries, Father Christmas, Ded Moroz, Hoteiosho, and others have magically distributed Christmas cheer to children around the world. But when the source of their power is stolen, a desperate Society turns to an usual source for help: the dreaded Krampus, child-punishing demon of holiday lore. Free of his cell for the first time in decades, will the Krampus uncover the truth behind the Santas’ depowering or leave his jailers to their ultimate fate? It’s Snake Plissken by way of the Grinch as the darkly comedic adventure begins here.
BLACK KISS 2 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (one-shot)
story / art / cover HOWARD CHAYKIN
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / BW / M
$3.99
The BLACK KISS 2 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL – because nothing says “holiday fun” like an endless stream of incredibly nasty revenge sex.
CARBON GREY, VOL. 3 #1 (of 2)
story PAUL GARDNER, HOANG NGUYEN
art KHARI EVANS, HOANG NGUYEN & KINSUN LOH
cover a HOANG NGUYEN & KINSUN LOH
cover b KHARI EVANS & KINSUN LOH
DECEMBER 4
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99
“MOTHERS OF REVOLUTION,” Part One
Long ago, a child fled a revolution. She stole another’s name, betrayed a king, took his country to war, and turned sister against sister—all to reclaim her Father’s throne. She is Raisa Vasilyeva, illegitimate child of a Czar, Queen of Mitteleuropa, and now… destroyer of all things. The Sisters Grey return for the final devastating chapter of CARBON GREY.
SIN BOLDLY (one-shot)
story / art / cover JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER
DECEMBER 4
32 PAGES / BW / M
$3.50
JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER writes and draws two stories featuring characters that his die-hard fans have been asking about for years. In “Hell Is Waiting,” Sinful Suzi learns a lesson about the wages of sin. And in “Burning Roses,” Obsidian Stone loses an old friend and welcomes a new demon. This guilty pleasure is a long-overdue return to the B&W short stories that LINSNER started with in CRY FOR DAWN. Because if you are going to sin, then sin boldly!
APHRODITE IX: THE HIDDEN FILES #1
story MATT HAWKINS
art / cover STJEPAN SEJIC
DECEMBER 4
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
PEEK INTO THE PROPRIETARY BLACK BOX OF APHRODITE’S MIND!
The cybernetic assassin Aphrodite IX has survived the rise and fall of countless civilizations. What sacrifices and tragedies has she seen that have been erased from her memory?
APHRODITE IX #8
story MATT HAWKINS
art / cover STJEPAN SEJIC
DECEMBER 11
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
Is Aphrodite XV a threat? Or an ally?
BEDLAM #11
story NICK SPENCER
art RYAN BROWNE
cover FRAZER IRVING
DECEMBER 4
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.99
The finale to the explosive second arc is here! The city is on its knees, manipulated into causing its own destruction… and only Fillmore Press can save them now.
BURN THE ORPHANAGE: BORN TO LOSE #2 (of 3)
story SINA GRACE & DANIEL FREEDMAN
art / cover a SINA GRACE
cover b TRADD MOORE
DECEMBER 4
48 PAGES / FC / M
$4.50
PART TWO OF THE BORN TO LOSE TRILOGY!
The events of BURN THE ORPHANAGE have led Rock down a dark path, where he finds himself on a hidden island, forced to compete in the ultimate martial arts tournament… one where the participants may not all be human. New foes, new hos, this is one oversized romp you can’t miss!
FATALE, VOL. 4: PRAY FOR RAIN TP
story ED BRUBAKER
art SEAN PHILLIPS & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER
cover SEAN PHILLIPS
DECEMBER 18
144 PAGES / FC / M
$14.99
Sex, drugs, rock-n-roll, and ritual killers all collide in the strangest and most exciting volume of FATALE yet. A strange woman with no memory stumbles into the lives of a struggling grunge band in mid-‘90s Seattle… Is she their muse? Will she save them from “one-hit wonder” status? Or will she be something much worse, especially since there’s a psycho killer on her trail?
The newest volume of the New York Times Best-Selling series!
Collects FATALE #15-19
FATALE #20
story ED BRUBAKER
art SEAN PHILLIPS & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER
cover SEAN PHILLIPS
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50
NEW STORY ARC!
Nicolas Lash is in the deepest trouble possible, and there’s only one person who can save him now… the problem is, trouble is her business.
And don’t forget all the back page extras you can only find in FATALE’s single issues every month!
JUPITER’S LEGACY #1 STUDIO EDITION
story MARK MILLAR
art / cover FRANK QUITELY
DECEMBER 04
32 PAGES / BW / M
$4.99
In Jupiter’s Legacy #1, superstar creators MARK MILLAR and FRANK QUITELY introduced an epic tale about the explosive tensions between two generations of superheroes. Now, this special edition spotlights Quitely’s artwork in detailed black and white, plus includes Millar’s original script and other special features.
MIND THE GAP #16
story JIM McCANN
art RODIN ESQUEJO
cover a RODIN ESQUEJO
cover b JENNY FRISON
DECEMBER 11
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
NEW STORY ARC
ACT II BEGINS!
Everything has changed, and the world as these characters know it will never be the same. New mysteries, higher stakes, bold action. Welcome to the next phase of MIND THE GAP.
If you’ve been waiting to jump on, now’s the time!
ARTIFACTS, VOL. 6 TP
story RON MARZ
art STJEPAN SEJIC & MARCO TURINI
cover STJEPAN SEJIC
DECEMBER 4
144 PAGES / FC / T+
$16.99
“TRUTHS & DESTINIES”
To wage war with the Darkness, Rapture bearer Tom Judge will need to amass an army of Artifact bearers to back him up.
Collects ARTIFACTS #25-29
A DISTANT SOIL, VOL. II: THE ASCENDANT TP
story / art / cover COLLEEN DORAN
DECEMBER 18
240 PAGES / BW / T
$16.99
A small team of champions band together to protect young Liana from the Hierarchy, a corrupt otherworld government determined to destroy her. Unknown to the Hierarchy, Seren, their enshrined Avatar, a powerful psionic and religious leader, secretly aids Liana, and plots a coup to overthrow his masters.
GHOSTED, VOL. 1 TP
story JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
art GORAN SUDZUKA & MIROSLAV MRVA
cover MATTEO SCALERA
DECEMBER 4
144 PAGES / FC / M
$14.99
Jackson T. Winters is one of the greatest criminal masterminds to ever live…except he’s rotting in jail after his last doomed score. But when a filthy rich collector breaks Winters out, he’s tasked to put together an elite team of paranormal experts to do the impossible: steal a ghost from a haunted house of horrors!
Skybound’s horror/crime mash-up is equal parts Ocean’s 11 and The Shining, by writer JOSHUA WILLIAMSON (MASKS AND MOBSTERS, Captain Midnight) and artist GORAN SUDZUKA (OUTLAW NATION, Y: The Last Man)!
Collects GHOSTED #1-5
GREAT PACIFIC, VOL. 2: NATION BUILDING TP
story JOE HARRIS
art / cover MARTÍN MORAZZO
DECEMBER 4
152 PAGES / FC / M
$14.99
Over a year has passed since industrialist adventurer Chas Worthington founded the New Texas Settlement upon a floating continent of trash. But while growth has been strong, true sovereignty and statehood will come at a cost even he cannot afford. The frontier tale of sci-fi, scoundrels, mayhem, and monsters continues!
Collects GREAT PACIFIC #7-12
HAPPY! DELUXE HC
story GRANT MORRISON
art / cover DARICK ROBERTSON
DECEMBER 4
128 PAGES / FC / T+ / OVERSIZED
$24.99
Meet Nick Sax: a corrupt, intoxicated ex-cop turned hit-man, adrift in a stinking twilight world of casual murder, soulless sex, eczema, and betrayal. With a hit gone wrong, a bullet in his side, the cops and the mob on his tail, and a monstrous child killer in a Santa suit on the loose, Nick and his world will be changed forever this Christmas by a tiny blue horse called Happy…
Re-presented as an oversized hardcover just in time for the holidays, this deluxe edition of HAPPY! includes an all-new 10-page story by creators GRANT MORRISON and DARICK ROBERTSON.
Collects HAPPY! #1-4
HOAX HUNTERS, VOL. 3 THE BOOK OF MOTHMAN TP
story MICHAEL MORECI & STEVE SEELEY
art T-REX JONES
cover STEVE SEELEY
DECEMBER 11
128 PAGES / FC / T+
$14.99
Mix X-Files with Mythbusters and you get HOAX HUNTERS, the series about a reality show that is out to cover up the dark, mysterious corners of the world. THE BOOK OF MOTHMAN collects the final arc of the acclaimed first season — dig deeper into the mysteries of Jack’s dad and the multiverse, Regan’s powers, and what the heck is going on with Murder.
Collects HOAX HUNTERS #10-13 and CASE FILES #1
THE COMPLETE MULTIPLE WARHEADS TP
story / art / cover BRANDON GRAHAM
DECEMBER 4
208 PAGES / FC / M
$17.99
Ex-organ smuggler Sexica and her werewolf boyfriend Nikoli travel across a sci-fi/fantasy version of Russia while the hardcore organ hound Blue Nura tracks a bounty across radioactive wastelands.
Slice of life comics from a world where magic and monsters are commonplace.
Collects MULTIPLE WARHEADS #1-4 and MULTIPLE WARHEADS: DOWN FALL
SHELTERED, VOL. 1 TP
story ED BRISSON
art / cover JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS
DECEMBER 11
128 PAGES / FC / T+
$9.99
SPECIAL LOW INTRODUCTORY PRICE!
A PRE-APOCALYPTIC TALE OF SURVIVAL AT ANY COST.
The men and women of Safe Haven have been preparing for any and all end-of-world scenarios for years. However, their bunkers, weapons, and training can’t save them from the one threat they never could have expected: their own children.
Collects SHELTERED #1-5
SNAPSHOT TP
script ANDY DIGGLE
art / cover JOCK
DECEMBER 11
104 PAGES / BW / T+
$12.99
When Jake Dobson finds a lost cell phone, he’s horrified to discover it’s full of snapshots of a murder victim. Suddenly he finds himself hunted by a ruthless hit-man who will stop at nothing to recover his “proof of kill” photos – and silence Jake forever!
Collects SNAPSHOT #1-4
THIEF OF THIEVES, VOL. 3 TP
story ROBERT KIRKMAN & ANDY DIGGLE
art / cover SHAWN MARTINBROUGH & FELIX SERRANO
DECEMBER 4
128 PAGES / FC / M
$14.99
Conrad Paulson lives a secret double life as master thief Redmond. There is nothing he can’t steal, nothing he can’t have…except for the life he left behind. Now it’s go time for his Venice heist — and THIEF OF THIEVES’ most EXPLOSIVE story arc yet!
Collects THIEF OF THIEVES #14-19
THE WALKING DEAD, VOL. 2 SPANISH LANGUAGE EDITION TP
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
cover TONY MOORE
DECEMBER 18
132 PAGES / BW / M
$14.99
Available for the first time in the US, the second volume of the Walking Dead saga is presented in Spanish.
Collects THE WALKING DEAD #7-12
ALEX + ADA #2
story JONATHAN LUNA & SARAH VAUGHN
art / cover JONATHAN LUNA
DECEMBER 11
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
Alex struggles with figuring out what to do with Ada, his new android, before anyone finds out about her. She is not what he expected.
ARTIFACTS #33
story KEN PORTER
art -ROM-
cover STJEPAN SEJIC
DECEMBER 11
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99
“THE TEACHER AND THE PREACHER”
Top Cow publishes its first team of winners from the 2012 Talent Hunt! Rapture bearer and defrocked priest Tom Judge and the numeromancer Tilly Grimes are hot on the heels of a prolific serial killer. But even if Tom is able to save the next intended victim, is he already too late to save her soul?
BLACK SCIENCE #2
story RICK REMENDER
art MATTEO SCALERA & DEAN WHITE
cover a MATTEO SCALERA & DEAN WHITE
cover b ROBBI RODRIGUEZ & DEAN WHITE
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50
Run-amok reality! Grant and his crew escape the madness of the lightning sea-swamp only to be flung into a futurepast trenchworld, where the Sons of the Wakan Tech-Tanka wage never-ending war on the savages of Europe! How did the Anarchist League of Scientists end up this deep in the onion? Who among them sabotaged the Pillar?
THE BOUNCE #8
written JOE CASEY
art / cover DAVID MESSINA
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
The s#!t is hitting the fan in a big, bad way! The Bounce’s grip on this reality is getting looser all the time. Meanwhile, the Darling is ready to strike! All this, and inter-dimensional pornography, too! We dare not tell you more!
CHEW #40
story JOHN LAYMAN
art / cover ROB GUILLORY
DECEMBER 4
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
“FAMILY RECIPES,” Conclusion
This is how you kill the Vampire…
CLONE #13
story DAVID SCHULNER, AARON GINSBURG & WADE MCINTYRE
art / cover JUAN JOSE RYP & ANDY TROY
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
“Have you considered the moral and ethical ramifications of cloning?”
The balance between Luke’s resistance and the anti-clone movement shifts here…in what is sure to be the most intense issue of CLONE yet.
DRUMHELLAR #2
story RILEY ROSSMO & ALEX LINK
art / cover RILEY ROSSMO
DECEMBER 11
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50
Psychedelic detective Drum Hellar searches for a wayward bog-man, but finds mutilated livestock instead. Meanwhile, someone else has a gruesome job in mind for Drum’s elusive, soggy bog-buddy, and a new mystery for him to investigate…himself!
EAST OF WEST #9
story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art / cover NICK DRAGOTTA
DECEMBER 11
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50
“HUNTER”
The Ranger and Death finally clash in the inevitable meeting of LAW and INEVITABILITY.
ELEPHANTMEN #54
story RICHARD STARKINGS
art AXEL MEDELLIN
cover TULA LOTAY & NEI RUFFINO
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.99
“PICKING UP THE PIECES,” Part Four
Are Jack Farrell’s hands blood red, or are there memories buried in his subconscious that throw his investigations into a whole new light?
FIVE GHOSTS #8
story FRANK J. BARBIERE
art / cover CHRIS MOONEYHAM
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
“LOST COASTLINES,” Part Two
Fabian decides to aid his old flame, the rogue Jezebel, on a journey across the sea to THE ISLAND OF DREAMS. Step one: stealing a ship! Plus: pirates.
“Writer Frank J. Barbiere and artist Chris Mooneyham have yet to disappoint. Through premise, script, and art they’ve set the standard for all others to emulate.” -Graphic Policy
HOAX HUNTERS #13
story MICHAEL MORECI & STEVE SEELEY
art T-REX JONES
cover a MICHAEL WALSH
cover b RILEY ROSSMO
DECEMBER 4
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50
“THE BOOK OF MOTHMAN,” Conclusion
SEASON FINALE
INVINCIBLE #109
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover RYAN OTTLEY & JOHN RAUCH
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
What the what?! After one hundred and nine issues…things take a sharp turn.
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE #8
story PHIL HESTER
art / cover TODD NAUCK & GABE ELTAEB
DECEMBER 4
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
Red Eye rules Rio de Janeiro from behind the gold-plated bars of his prison palace…all the more reason for the Guardians of the Globe to unleash their most dangerous operatives to take him out!
LAZARUS #6
story GREG RUCKA
art / cover MICHAEL LARK
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
“LIFT,” Part Two
While Johanna continues to try and rehabilitate her image and prove her loyalty to the Family, Forever investigates rumors of the Freemen Resistance in Los Angeles. In Montana, the Barrets make a fateful decision, and begin the long journey to Denver.
THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #19
story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art NICK PITARRA
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50
“STRATEGIC ASSASSINATION”
Simultaneous actions on three different worlds result in the most jaw-dropping issue of THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS to date!
MANIFEST DESTINY #2
story CHRIS DINGESS
art / cover MATTHEW ROBERTS & OWEN GIENI
DECEMBER 11
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
Lewis and Clark uncover a new breed of savage creature with the Louisiana Purchase. No wonder the French gave it up so easily…
MORNING GLORIES #36
story NICK SPENCER
art JOE EISMA
cover RODIN ESQUEJO
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50
“Welcoming Committee”
PRETTY DEADLY #3
script KELLY SUE DeCONNICK
art EMMA RÍOS & JORDIE BELLAIRE
cover EMMA RÍOS
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50
All blood spilled into the earth makes its way to a river. Where those rivers meet, Fox attends the birth of a beast, the child of a thousand violent deaths.
PROPHET #44
story BRANDON GRAHAM & SIMON ROY
art GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS & SIMON ROY
cover LUDROE
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99
The war between the Old Man and the Empire reaches new heights when Badrock returns.
PROTECTORS, INC. #2
written J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
art GORDON PURCELL & MIKE ATIYEH
cover a GORDON PURCELL & MIKE ATIYEH
cover b RENAE DE LIZ & RAY DILLION
DECEMBER 11
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
An unexplained local disappearance, a corpse that lands several hundred miles from the scene of the crime, and the very first death of one of the Protectors…what do these three seemingly unrelated incidents have in common? And why is Protectors, Inc. so determined to whitewash the possibility that the super-powered hero was murdered? Lieutenant Detective Riley may be the only one who really wants to discover the truth.
RAT QUEENS #4
story KURTIS WIEBE
art / covers ROC UPCHURCH
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50
“GOLD, GUTS, AND GROG,” Part Four
Holy vengeance can be a real headache, but it’s so much worse when it’s coming from a fifteen foot tall lady troll who’s just lost her dad. In this blood-splattered issue, the Rat Queens find out that every action has some sort of hilariously brutal consequence!
REALITY CHECK #4 (of 4)
story GLEN BRUNSWICK
art / cover VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC
DECEMBER 4
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
Dark Hour has been defeated. Will is forced to “Man Up” and face the maniac Devil-Inside on his own. If he loses, all Hell breaks loose — Devil will kill the woman he loves and continue an unstoppable homicidal reign of murder and mayhem.
REVIVAL #16
story TIM SEELEY
art MIKE NORTON
cover JENNY FRISON
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
Dana and her ex, Derrick, investigate Em murderer suspect Aaron, but they aren’t the only ones. Meanwhile, May Tao gets closer to connecting the Cypresses to the burned bones of the Check brothers.
ROCKET GIRL #3
story BRANDON MONTCLARE
art / cover AMY REEDER
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50
“DOUBLE REAGENT”
Changing the future is hard to do. Sparks fly when DaYoung becomes Most Wanted in two different New York Cities. Police in battling timestreams — 1986 and an alternate 2013 — want to get their girl. But bringing her in is going to take a coordinated effort from a mysterious player who straddles both worlds.
“This is Amy and Brandon firing on all cylinders. I’m blown away by all the life and energy in this book (and the mind-boggling backgrounds!). I can’t wait to see more of DaYoung.” — ROSS CAMPBELL (GLORY, Wet Moon)
SAGA #17
story BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
art / cover FIONA STAPLES
DECEMBER 11
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
Prince Robot IV gets everyone into trouble.
SAVAGE DRAGON #195
story / art / cover ERIK LARSEN
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99
It’s hard enough being a 17-year-old kid, but when you’re juggling schoolwork, dating and a deadly menace hellbent on leveling the city of Chicago? Well, you’ve just entered the world of the all-new, all-different Savage Dragon! Malcolm Dragon is on the run and his girlfriend Maxine Lai is caught in the crossfire!
SECRET #7
story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art RYAN BODENHEIM & MICHAEL GARLAND
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50
“ENDGAME”
It’s taken fifteen years of couples counseling. Forty barrels of ink. Six billion dollars… and a time machine to get to the epic conclusion of SECRET… and HERE IT IS! The death and resurrection of Steadfast. Someone lives. Someone dies. And, of course, someone loses a finger.
Check out the final chapter of this modern spy thriller, SECRET #7: ENDGAME!
SEX #9
story JOE CASEY
art MORGAN JESKE & PIOTR KOWALSKI
cover PIOTR KOWALSKI
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
We know you’re all wondering—what was life like in Saturn City in the glorious heyday of the Armored Saint? Find out this issue in a special flashback sequence drawn by MORGAN JESKE (CHANGE)! An orgy of action! Secrets revealed! Onions peeled! Don’t miss it!
SEX CRIMINALS #4
story MATT FRACTION
art / cover CHIP ZDARSKY
DECEMBER 11
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50
She can seemingly control time and space with her…parts. She’s as relentless a manhunter as law enforcement ever created. And by day she’s no one you’d particularly notice, with her quiet suburban life and pleasant-enough job, but when the temporal dimension is used to break society’s laws they call…HER. Jon and Suzie get in too deep way too fast as one little sexy fun party crime begets another and the villains of the piece descend. Turns out Jon and Suzie aren’t the only ones after all…
SIDEKICK #5
story J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
art TOM MANDRAKE & HiFi
cover a TOM MANDRAKE & HiFi
cover b ALINA URUSOV
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
For weeks, super-villain Julia Moonglow has been feeding off the body and energy of Barry “Flyboy” Chase while keeping him from remembering this. Now she’s ready to let him remember, and reveals why she’s been stalking him and the fate of her late twin sister. But that’s just the warm-up for the big reveal, as Barry learns for the first time that the Red Cowl may be alive, a discovery that shatters him down to his very core.
SPAWN #238
story TODD MCFARLANE
art SZYMON KUDRANSKI
cover TODD MCFARLANE
DECEMBER 4
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
A HISTORY OF WAR—AND THE ORIGIN OF THE DEAD ZONE!
Jim’s struggle to control his new life is put into perspective as Cogliostro reveals the secrets of the Dead Zone. From the temptations of Eden to the wars of today, the whole of human history has been tainted with conflict. While Cogliostro’s motives may not be clear, his first lesson for Jim just may change his life…and alter the course of Heaven and Hell’s eternal war… FOREVER!!!
THINK TANK #12
story MATT HAWKINS
art / cover RAHSAN EKEDAL
DECEMBER 11
32 PAGES / BW / T+
$3.99
“OUTBREAK,” Conclusion
What will war take from Dr. David Loren?
THREE #3
story KIERON GILLEN
art / cover RYAN KELLY & JORDIE BELLAIRE
historical consultant PROF. STEPHEN HODKINSON
DECEMBER 11
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
Curse the Spartan who is a Trembler. Shave his beard. Rip his cloak. Beat or spit on him if you will. If you found yourself condemned in such a fashion, a few short years after all of Sparta’s men ran, the hypocrisy could bite. Discover why it’s not just the helots who suffer under Spartan Law, and discover what a Trembler plans for the three slaves responsible for his shame…
TODD, THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH #8
story KEN KRISTENSEN
art / cover M.K. PERKER
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
“CHARLIE ROSE’S TABLE: PUBLIC BROADCASTING SATAN,” Conclusion
Our first Christmas issue! Holiday Gift Bonus: Todd Fold Out Origami with every issue!
In this thrilling conclusion to the PBS arc, Charlie Rose unleashes the full force of his demonic power, Peggy’s home pregnancy test catches fire, and Gus discovers Todd has the highly marketable power to restore virginity.
UMBRAL #2
story ANTONY JOHNSTON
art / cover CHRISTOPHER MITTEN
DECEMBER 11
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
“FALLING INTO DARK”
The nightmare creatures called Umbral are invading, and only the young thief Rascal knows it! But in a world where magic and religion are outlawed, will anyone believe her? And is the mysterious hobo Dalone an ally… or a deadly enemy?!
VELVET #3
story ED BRUBAKER
art STEVE EPTING & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER
cover STEVE EPTING
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
You all know the story: a beautiful woman seduced by a secret agent into revealing secrets and helping him on his mission…but what happens to them once the agent is gone? Find out in issue three, as Velvet tracks Agent X-14’s most recent asset down very dark paths.
A VOICE IN THE DARK #2 (of 2)
story / art / cover LARIME TAYLOR
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / BW / M
$3.99
“BLOOD MAKES NOISE,” Conclusion
Zoey’s talk radio show will become a deadly public forum for her twisted listeners before she will even know what hit her.
THE WALKING DEAD #118
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN
cover CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART
DECEMBER 11
32 PAGES / BW / M
$2.99
ALL OUT WAR CONTINUES!
Maggie takes a stand as Rick’s new plan comes together.
WITCHBLADE #172
story RON MARZ
art LAURA BRAGA
cover STJEPAN SEJIC
DECEMBER 4
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
Sara Pezzini will soon discover who the Witchblade chose to be its next bearer…
ZERO #4
story ALES KOT
art TRADD MOORE & JORDIE BELLAIRE
cover a TRADD MOORE & TOM MULLER
cover b CHRISTIAN WARD & TOM MULLER
DECEMBER 18
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
Belfast, 2001. Zero is nine years old. The Agency sends him on his first mission. Zero’s target: a supposedly ex-IRA terrorist.
Preview: Chew #36
Chew #36
Story By: John Layman
Art By: Rob Guillory
Price: $1.99
Diamond ID: Chew #36
Published: September 4, 2013
CHEW #36 is CHEW #29 1/2 . Did that just blow your mind?
