Borderlands: Origins #4 (of 4)
Mikey Neumann (w) • Agustin Padilla (a & c)
“Brick.” For the millions and millions of fans of the smash-hit video game BORDERLANDS, a lingering question exists: how did the Vault Hunters get on the bus with Marcus in the first place? Is punch-drama a real story genre? We say it is, so it is. Brick stars in the final story filled with violence, tiny dogs, orphans, and faces upon faces getting punched the hell in. Brick. Get ready.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Chasing the Dead #4 (of 4)
Matthew Scott & Tim Westland (w) • Dietrich Smith (a & c)
The mystery of Sue’s horrific journey comes to an explosive conclusion, as she reaches her final destination. Sue must escape an undead army in her struggle against the Harvester, and to save her daughter she must confront her mysterious torturer face-to-face in a battle till sunrise.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Dungeons & Dragons Classics, Vol. 4
Dan Mishkin (w) • Jan Duursema & Tom Mandrake (a) • Jan Duursema (c)
The adventure continues in Dungeons & Dragons Classics, Vol. 4 as Kyriani, the beautiful half-elf, finds one of her lovers murdered as the City Watch arrives. On the run, she must solve the mystery but there is more at stake then she realizes. Also, Onyx embarks on a journey to uncover ancient treasure but finds some unexpected companions along the way. Finally, in the final story arc, “Rites and Wrongs,” Conner returns to Waterdeep and Vajra joins him on one last quest.
TPB • FC • $24.99 • 264 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-560-8
Fever Ridge: A Tale of MacArthur’s Jungle War #1 (of 8)
Mike Heimos (w) • Nick Runge (a & c)
The South Pacific theatre of World War II is usually seen from the perspective of the Marines fighting from Guadalcanal to Okinawa. Unsung in WWII fiction is the story of the 6th Army’s 6th Infantry Division (“the Sightseein’ Sixth”) and their jungle commandoes, the Alamo Scouts, under the command of Gen. Walter Kreuger, the trusted and savvy lieutenant of “America’s Caesar,” Douglas MacArthur.
Fever Ridge explores unique events, perspectives, exotic locales and peoples that are different than any you have encountered in other WWII stories… and ultimately is the story of a secret that could have changed the War, and the world.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
G.I. JOE #1
Fred Van Lente (w) • Steve Kurth (a) • Juan Doe, Kurth (c)
YO JOE! The truth is out: the world knows the G.I. JOE team is real. Now Duke leads his squad directly into the public eye, confronting COBRA on American soil! The best of the best just got better, as Fred Van Lente and Steve Kurth lead the charge and we roll out one new G.I. Joe title a month for the next three months!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Godzilla #10
Duane Swierczynski (w) • Simon Gane (a) • Bob Eggleton (c)
Earth is ravaged by the Space Monsters! With Earth’s kaiju trapped on Monster Island, the planet is seemingly doomed. Until Boxer decides to undo all of his hard work and stage the biggest prison break of all time!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The Hollows # 3 (of 4)
Chris Ryall (w) • Sam Kieth (a & c)
The Hollows are closing in on Kobayashi, and he’s running out of time to help Lani, Urp, and the rest of the survivors! Sam Kieth and Chris Ryall present the penultimate chapter of their unique tale of hope and despair amidst the smoky ruins of near-future Tokyo.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Jinnrise #2 (of 6)
Sohaib Awan (w) • Tony Vassallo (a & c)
Saved from interstellar forces, student Andrew Marcus’ fate rests in the hands of boy… a boy in control of a living “myth”: a Jinn (Genie). But has he simply gone from bad to worse? And what of this race from the stars? Their response is none other than their fiercest warrior… the Exile.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Judge Dredd #4
Duane Swierczynski (w) • Nelson Daniel, Inaki Miranda (a) • Zach Howard, Nelson Daniel (c)
Kidnappers are jacking the DNA of some of Mega-City One’s most elite citizens, then growing clones to torture on live TV — unless the elite pay up big-time. There’s only one Judge tough enough to stop them, and he’s just signed on to be the bagman. But a double-cross within the Justice Department sends Dredd straight into the crosshairs of hundreds of perps who would love to relieve a Judge of all that money.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Kill Shakespeare: The Tide of Blood #1 (of 5)
Conor McCreery & Anthony Del Col (w) • Andy Belanger (a & c)
The critically acclaimed series returns with a new adventure of Shakespearean proportions! With Richard III and Lady Macbeth defeated, Hamlet, Juliet, Othello and Romeo face an even greater danger—Prospero, a rogue wizard who plans to destroy all of creation. Hamlet must embark on a perilous journey to a remote island whose inhabitants have gone mad and want the Dane’s blood… if they aren’t beaten to the chase by one of Hamlet’s allies.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Alan Robert’s Killogy #3 (of 4)
Alan Robert (w & a & c)
A Goodfella, a Ramone, and a Hero are the only ones standing between us and them. Scared? Fuhgeddaboudit! Fangoria hails Killogy as an “INSTANT CLASSIC!” while Bloody Disgusting praises, “Robert’s writing and artwork are TRULY UNIQUE!” But don’t just take their word for it… ask the dozens of zombies trying to devour our all-star cast! Killogy stars Frank Vincent (Goodfellas, the Sopranos), Marky Ramone (The Ramones) and Brea Grant (Heroes, Dexter) in an unsettling mix of horror, suspense, and dark comedy, written and illustrated by the creator of Crawl to Me (now in development to become a feature film)!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Locke & Key: Ω #3 (of 6)
Joe Hill (w) • Gabriel Rodriguez (a & c)
As Kinsey Locke and the other students head to a dance at Lovecraft Academy, the demonic Dodge gathers shadowy forces of his own and enacts his evil endgame. The “Last Dance” begins here.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Magic: The Gathering―Path of Vengeance #3 (of 4)
Matt Forbeck (w) • Martin Coccolo (a) • Chris Rahn (c)
Dack Fayden has finally uncovered Sifa Grent’s plan for Ravnica… and it could bring unbelievable devastation to the city-plane! Now, Dack must make his way through Ravnica, with Rakdos cultists and city guards hot on his trail, in the hope that he can stop Sifa before it’s too late!
FC • 32 pages • $4.99
My Little Pony Micro-Series: #1 (of 6): Twilight Sparkle
Thom Zahler (w & a) • Amy Mebberson, Zahler (c)
Introducing the first of six spotlights focusing on everyone’s favorite Ponies! Twilight Sparkle becomes enthralled in a literary masterpiece. Dismayed to hear the series never continued, Twilight goes on a quest to hunt down the reclusive author, Jade Singer. It will take all of the studious Pony’s detective skill to find the author, and twists and turns abound! Don’t miss this adventure in imagination!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Classic Popeye #7
Bud Sagendorf (w & a & c)
Ahoy! Emblazoned with yet another great spinach-fueled cover by Bud Sagendorf it get’s even better inside as Popeye plummets big apes inside. Why, in one glorious, mound-blowing panel our one-eyed sailor boy even wallops 25 ruffians at once! An illustrated text feature, two one-pagers, three hilarious comic book stories and one of those features everybody’s favorite character Wimpy in “Thimble Theater Presents Mr. J. W. Wimpy in a Tale of Brains vs. Work Entitled ‘Who Won’ -or- “The Fleeter of Foot Emerges Victorious”. An archival reprint of Popeye #7 from the Golden Age in 1949. Not to be missed, ya swabs!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Star Trek #18
Mike Johnson & Ryan Parrott (w) • Claudia Balboni (a) • Tim Bradstreet (c)
The countdown to next summer’s STAR TREK movie series continues here in the pages of the hit ongoing comics series! This issue puts the brave and beautiful Uhura in the spotlight as we learn new secrets about her past and witness her first meeting with Spock! Don’t miss this all-new tale overseen by Trek movie writer/producer Roberto Orci!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness #2 (of 4)
Mike Johnson (w) • David Messina, photo (a & c)
Don’t miss the next chapter in this exclusive comics prequel to next summer’s blockbuster STAR TREK movie! New characters and new conflicts threaten Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise in this all-new story overseen by STAR TREK movie writer/producer Roberto Orci!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Transformers: Prime—Rage of the Dinobots #4 (of 4)
Mike Johnson & Mairghread Scott (w) • Agustin Padilla (a) • Ken Christiansen (c)
DINOBOT WAR! GRIMLOCK leads the DINOBOTS against SHOCKWAVE’s troops—and the results won’t be pretty! With SWOOP under SER-KET’s control, it’s an all-or-nothing battle of DINOBOT versus PREDACON—with the fate of CYBERTRON hanging on every punch, blast, jab, and bite! Don’t miss the senses-shattering conclusion to this mind-blowing miniseries!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #19
Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Ben Bates (a) • Bates, Eastman (c)
Time is running out for the Neutrino people at the mercy of General Krang. Up against incredible odds, Turtles and NRF forces devise a sneak attack against Krang and his army. Meanwhile, April desperately continues to search for info on the Turtles’ location at Stockgen, and Karai gets deeper into her own undercover mission!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Vitriol the Hunter #1 (of 6)
Billy Martin & Brent Allen (w) • Martin (a & c)
They own the night… they yearn for the day! In this gothic sci-fi adventure, Billy Martin (guitarist of Good Charlotte) and Brent Allen bring a new grisly horror to life! As Basilika City’s last great hope, Vitriol stands as the only force that can stop Lord Barthus and his heinous vampire regime from overtaking the city.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Womanthology: Space # 5 (of 5)
Cecil Castelucci, Laura Morley, Alison Pang & Barbara Kesel (w) • Kel McDonald, Chrissie Zullo & Polly Guo (a) • Hanie Mohd (c)
The final issue of Womanthology: Space is here, and it’s a doozy. Each “tail” zooms into another galaxy as we follow stories of longing, love, and becoming who you’re meant to be. This issue is out of this world, don’t miss it!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
This is a week with a long list of solid comics coming out, but it’s also one dominated by Marvel releases. The Pick of the Week is based off the quality of the previous two issues, Uncanny X-Men #3. The series has been solid, following Cyclops and his band of revolutionaries, the series follows up on the impact of their being the Phoenix Five. With their powers developing in new ways, and the team’s mission of gathering new mutants, the series has an energy and excitement that is a combination of the writing and art. One of the best of the new batch of Marvel comics.
