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Image Comics in January 2014

DEADLY CLASS #1

story RICK REMENDER
art / covers WESLEY CRAIG & LEE LOUGHRIDGE
JANUARY 22
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

It’s 1987. Marcus Lopez hates school. His grades suck. He has no money. The jocks are hassling his friends. He can’t focus in class, thanks to his mind constantly drifting to the stunning girl in the front row and the Dag Nasty show he has tickets to. But the jocks are the children of Joseph Stalin’s top assassin, the teachers are members of an ancient league of assassins, the class he’s failing is “Dismemberment 101,” and his crush, a member of the most notorious crime syndicate in Japan, has a double-digit body count.

Welcome to the most brutal high school on Earth, where the world’s top crime families send the next generation of assassins to be trained. Murder is an art. Killing is a craft. At King’s Dominion High School for the Deadly Arts, the dagger in your back isn’t always metaphorical, nor is your fellow classmates’ poison.

Join writer RICK REMENDER with rising star WESLEY CRAIG (Batman) and legendary colorist LEE LOUGHRIDGE (Fear Agent) to reminisce about the mid-1980s underground through the eyes of the most damaged and dangerous teenagers on Earth.

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MINIMUM WAGE #1

story / art / cover BOB FINGERMAN
JANUARY 8
24 PAGES / BW / M
$3.50

After a nearly 15-year hiatus, BOB FINGERMAN’s edgy, critically-acclaimed title returns as a monthly. When last we left Rob and Sylvia they were exchanging vows at the altar. Three years later (in Rob’s world), much has changed. Rob has a cell phone. He’s 25. And oh yeah – spoiler alert – he’s single again. Oops. Living again with his mom, it’s get-back-on-the-horse time as the daunting prospect of dating looms large as a horny Kraken.

EGOs #1 

story STUART MOORE
art / cover GUS STORMS   
JANUARY 15
32 PAGES / FC / T+ 
$2.99

A twisted far-future epic! An aging hero risks everything to rebuild his former team – but to do so, he must cross a line with his wife that can’t be uncrossed.

FIVE WEAPONS #6

story / art / cover A JIMMIE ROBINSON
alternate cover ROB GUILLORY
JANUARY 29
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50

“BACK TO CLASS,” Part One

Enrique returns to the School of Five Weapons, a place where kids learn the art of assassination. This time everyone knows his true identity as a low-class servant. Everyone knows he can’t use a weapon. Everyone accepts Enrique’s status, except for one student…Tyler, who knows every trick up Enrique’s sleeve. This time, school is for revenge!

A NEW STORY ARC BEGINS HERE! GREAT JUMPING ON POINT!

PETER PANZERFAUST #16

story KURTIS J. WIEBE
art / cover TYLER JENKINS
JANUARY 15
32 PAGES / FC / T 
$3.50

“THE HUNT,” Part One

In the aftermath of the assault on The Sticks, the team is fractured and Lily’s father is dead. Parsons returns to Lily to hear of what happened and he learns her side of the story for the first time. It’s a tale of revenge… with the Hunters becoming the hunted!

THE FOURTH INCREDIBLE STORY ARC BEGINS HERE!

SHELTERED #6

story ED BRISSON
art / cover  JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS
JANUARY 8
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

NEW STORY ARC!

New characters! New threats!

Things in Safe Haven are about to get a lot more complicated.

BEDLAM, VOL. 2 TP

story NICK SPENCER
art RYAN BROWNE
cover FRAZER IRVING
JANUARY 15
120 PAGES / FC / T+
$14.99

Collects BEDLAM #7-11

Fillmore Press, formerly the maniacal crime lord Madder Red, is trying to protect the city he once terrorized — but what happens when the city turns on itself? No one is safe when a new killer emerges, pulling unseen strings and wreaking chaos on every corner.

ELEPHANTMEN, VOL. 6: EARTHLY DESIRES TP

story RICHARD STARKINGS, MONIFA ALDRIDGE, & DAVID HINE
art AXEL MEDELLIN, DAVE SIM, TONY PARKER, DAVID HINE, TULA LOTAY, & SHAKY KANE
cover BOO COOK
JANUARY 8
312 PAGES / FC / M
$24.99

Collects ELEPHANTMEN #40-49

Collecting issues 40-49 of Image’s longest-running Pulp Science Fiction series, ELEPHANTMEN, VOL. 6 is packed with extras.

HEAVEN’S WAR TP (new printing)

story MICAH HARRIS
art / cover MICHAEL GAYDOS
JANUARY 1
120 PAGES / BW / T+
$16.99

BACK IN PRINT!

1938: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis are called upon by eccentric fellow fantasist Charles Williams to join him against occultist Aleister Crowley. Crowley seeks an entrance into the Heavenly realms with the intent of manipulating the angelic battles that shape human history and thus mold the world according to his will.

Their conflict with Crowley will take this trio of authors – part of the writer’s group “the Inklings” – to the very edge of Heaven and one of the Inklings outside time itself!

I LOVE TROUBLE TP

story KEL SYMONS
art/cover MARK A. ROBINSON & NATHAN STOCKMAN
JANUARY 8
160 PAGES / FC / M
$16.99

Felicia Castillo is a small-time grifter on the run from a nasty New Orleans gangster she just ripped off when she discovers she has the amazing ability to teleport. This lands her in the crosshairs of the nefarious Mars Corporation, which exploits supernatural gifts of people like Felicia. They make her an offer she can’t refuse: use her unique talent to become an assassin that can get close to anyone, anywhere. However, Felicia soon learns that no matter how long or how far you run, your troubles always catch up to you.

PERHAPANAUTS, VOL.3 TP

story TODD DEZAGO
art CRAIG ROUSSEAU, ERIC HENSON & VARIOUS ARTISTS
cover CRAIG ROUSSEAU
JANUARY 29
160 PAGES / FC / E
$17.99

DANGER DOWN UNDER!

Two different Monsters from the Southern Hemisphere — one from Australia and one from Peru — test The Perhapanauts’ strength, courage, and guile in this far-reaching adventure! It’s action-packed continent-hopping excitement with a heart-stopping conclusion that will have you on the edge of your seat! Or someone’s seat.

SAVAGE DRAGON: THE END TP

story / art / cover ERIK LARSEN
JANUARY 15
128 PAGES / FC / T+
$16.99

Collects SAVAGE DRAGON #187-192

Convicted of crimes he committed when he reverted to his Emperor Kurr persona, Dragon is locked up with the deadly villains he himself brought to justice. What follows isn’t pretty.

SATELLITE SAM, VOL. 1 TP

story MATT FRACTION
art /cover HOWARD CHAKYIN
JANUARY 15
144 PAGES / BW / T+
$14.99

Collects SATELLITE SAM #1-5

NEW YORK CITY, 1951: The star of the hit TV show “Satellite Sam” turns up dead in a flophouse filled with dirty secrets. If his son can sober up, he might be able to figure out why in this noir mystery shot through with sex and violence in the seedy underbelly of TV’s golden age. By MATT FRACTION (SEX CRIMINALS, Casanova, Hawkeye) and HOWARD CHAYKIN (BLACK KISS I & II, AMERICAN FLAGG!).

SUPER DINOSAUR, VOL. 4 TP

story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover JASON HOWARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
JANUARY 29
128 PAGES / FC / E
$12.99

Collects SUPER DINOSAUR #18-23

Super Dinosaur and Derek Dynamo come face-to-face with a new threat unlike any they’ve faced before. Who is TYRANNOSAURUS X?! And where in the world is Derek’s mother?

THINK TANK, VOL. 3 TP

story MATT HAWKINS
art / cover RAHSAN EKEDAL
JANUARY 1
144 PAGES / FC / T+
$14.99

Collects THINK TANK #9-12

“OUTBREAK”

Slacker genius Dr. David Loren used to worry about the deadly consequences of his creations from the safety of his laboratory… but not anymore! Deployed to Taiwan to oversee a field test gone awry, will having a SEAL Team as his bodyguards be enough to ensure that David returns home outside of a body bag?

THE WALKING DEAD 10th ANNIVERSARY SHIRT

Celebrate The Walking Dead’s 10th anniversary with this gruesome shirt.

Mens – S-XL $19.99
Mens – XXL – $22.99

THE WALKING DEAD ADHESIVE BANDAGE TIN

Protect yourself from further zombie infection with these stylish adhesive bandages in a collectible tin.

Contains 20 bandages.

$9.99

SUPER DINOSAUR ADHESIVE BANDAGE TIN

Time to heal up with these Super Dinosaur bandages in a cool collectible tin.

Contains 20 bandages.

$9.99

ALEX + ADA #3

story JONATHAN LUNA & SARAH VAUGHN
art / cover  JONATHAN LUNA
JANUARY 15
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

Ada is an amazing piece of technology, but Alex realizes she’s missing something. He goes in search of it and finds out he’s not the only one unhappy with the way things are.

ARTIFACTS #34

story EUGENE WARD
art / cover MARTIN GIMENEZ
JANUARY 1
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99

TOP COW’S SECOND 2012 TALENT HUNT-WINNING TEAM!

Ian Nottingham possesses the Blood Sword – so why isn’t he using it? He wants to know if he can take down three of the major Tokyo Yakuza clans in a single night without the demonic weapon.

BAD DOG #6

story JOE KELLY
art / cover  DIEGO GRECO
JANUARY 22
48 PAGES / FC / M
$3.99

“WHAT HAPPENS STAY,” CONCLUSION

Like all good trips to Vegas, this saga ends in tears and spilled milk. Spend your New Year in a pit of misery and mayhem with Lou and Wendell as they face down the Dairy Queen, her Well-Horned Lord, and Baker the raging jackhole.

BLACK SCIENCE #3

story RICK REMENDER
art / cover MATTEO SCALERA & DEAN WHITE
JANUARY 29
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

Shell-shocked and battered, Grant McKay and his team are stranded on the front lines of the European savages’ final standoff against the Sons of the Wakan Tech-Tanka. Will this inverse manifest destiny claim the life of a member of the Anarchist League of Scientists? Or will they be betrayed by one of their own?

THE BOUNCE #9

story JOE CASEY
art / cover DAVID MESSINA
JANUARY 29
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

When the Darling hosts a dinner party, you’d better believe there’s something special on the menu! Meanwhile, the Bounce finds himself public enemy number one! The police are after him! The military is after him! What happens when a superhero head collides with the straight world?!

CARBON GREY, VOL. 3 #2 (of 2)

story PAUL GARDNER & HOANG NGUYEN
art KHARI EVANS, HOANG NGUYEN & KINSUN LOH
cover A HOANG NGUYEN & KINSUN LOH
cover B HOANG NGUYEN & KINSUN LOH
cover C HOANG NGUYEN
JANUARY 1
48 PAGES / FC / T+
$4.99

“MOTHERS OF REVOLUTION,” CONCLUSION

The war, which not long ago was everything, now seems insignificant in the face of the unimaginable destructive power of the stone. But there is still hope, for even as the world unravels, mortal enemies unite and the true meaning of Gottfaust’s prophecy is revealed in this, the double-length finale to our EPIC saga.

CLONE #14

story DAVID SCHULNER, AARON GINSBURG & WADE MCINTYRE
art / cover JUAN JOSE RYP & ANDY TROY
JANUARY 15
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

“NO MERCY”

When America’s war against the clones reaches a fever pitch, can Luke lead his brothers to salvation?

CYBER FORCE #10

story MARC SILVESTRI
art MARCO TURINI & STJEPAN SEJIC
cover MARC SILVESTRI
JANUARY 22
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

CYBER FORCE REUNITED

All Stryker ever wanted was to live the remainder of his life in obscurity and enjoy the relative peace and quiet — but first he will need to lead an army into the maw of Cyber Data and its thousands of SHOCs!

DEAD BODY ROAD #2

story JUSTIN JORDAN
art / cover MATTEO SCALERA & MORENO DINISIO
JANUARY 22
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

Will a standoff in a diner lead Gage one dead body closer to his revenge? Or is it just a pit stop on the highway to Hell?

DRUMHELLAR #3

story RILEY ROSSMO & ALEX LINK
art / cover RILEY ROSSMO
JANUARY 8
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

Dinosaurs ravage South Dakota and it’s up to psychedelic detective Drum Hellar to stop them. But when everything goes wrong, Harold the ghostly sidekick has to use his mysterious powers to save the day — that’s if he can figure out what they are and not kill anybody in the process!

EAST OF WEST #10

story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art / cover NICK DRAGOTTA
JANUARY 22
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50

“OLD MAGIC”

Death finally tracks down someone who knows where his son has been hidden, right as the Ranger finds that exact same man. Someone shoots, someone gets shot, and someone dies.

ELEPHANTMEN #55

story RICHARD STARKINGS
art AXEL MEDELLIN
cover BOO COOK
JANUARY 29
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.99

“PICKING UP THE PIECES,” Part Five

THE CONCLUSION!

FATALE #21

story ED BRUBAKER
art SEAN PHILLIPS & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER
cover SEAN PHILLIPS
JANUARY 22
32 PAGES/ FC / M
$3.50

Part two of the most intense arc of FATALE so far! Nicolas Lash and Josephine finally meet again, as everything we know about Fatale gets flipped on its side… when the hunted becomes the hunter.

And don’t forget all the back page extras and articles you can only find in FATALE’s single issues every month!

FIVE GHOSTS #9

story FRANK J. BARBIERE
art / cover CHRIS MOONEYHAM
JANUARY 29
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

“LOST COASTLINES,” Part Three

A dark shadow from Fabian’s past closes in.

GHOSTED #6

story JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
art DAVIDE GIANFELICE & MIROSLAV MRVA
cover MATTEO SCALERA
JANUARY 15
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

NEW STORY ARC!

After his last job, Jackson Winters won his freedom. But even now, he can’t put his very real ghosts to rest. News of his reappearance has spread, and there are people who have waited a long time to use his peculiar talents for all the wrong reasons.

INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE #9

story PHIL HESTER
art/ cover TODD NAUCK & GABE ELTAEB
JANUARY 1
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

What have Cecil’s secret strike team unearthed in Brazil? And who will die as a result?

KRAMPUS! #2

story BRIAN JOINES
art / cover DEAN KOTZ
JANUARY 22
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

From the alleys of Italy to the mountains of Nepal, the Krampus’s globetrotting quest continues! When a clue leads him deep inside the Himalayas, the Krampus finds himself facing a legendary foe. Plus, fallout from Father Christmas’s decision sparks dissension at the North Pole. The stage is set for the Santa Coup!

LAZARUS #7

story GREG RUCKA
art / cover MICHAEL LARK
JANUARY 15
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

“LIFT,” Part Three

Forever’s investigation into the thefts of Carlyle materiel lead to an alarming discovery and a new insight into the Freemen Resistance. The Barrets continue making their way to Denver, and pay a terrible toll.

MANIFEST DESTINY #3

story CHRIS DINGESS
art & cover MATTHEW ROBERTS & OWEN GIENI
JANUARY 8
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

Lewis and Clark arrive at La Charette — the last settlement on the western frontier — to rescue all its inhabitants and scavenge supplies. But all they’ll really find is horror…

MIND THE GAP #17

story JIM McCANN
art RODIN ESQUEJO
cover A RODIN ESQUEJO
cover B JENNY FRISON
JANUARY 15
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

MIND THE GAP – ACT II has just begun!

After last issue’s shocking reveal, is Jairus limited to just Elle? And the questions on everyone’s minds — where is Elle, and is she alive or dead? — are mounting as one person considers the ultimate act of betrayal.

MORNING GLORIES #37

story NICK SPENCER
art JOE EISMA
cover RODIN ESQUEJO
JANUARY 15
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

“Say a prayer.”

PRETTY DEADLY #4 

story KELLY SUE DECONNICK
art EMMA RÍOS & JORDIE BELLAIRE
cover EMMA RÍOS
JANUARY 22
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

Every Death must love and every Death must die; the cycle of world demands it. The one who captures our last breath must breathe his last before becoming inured to the pain of loss. This cycle is ending. But this Death… will not go easy.

PROPHET #45

story BRANDON GRAHAM & SIMON ROY
art GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS & SIMON ROY
cover SIMON ROY
JANUARY 22
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99

FINAL ISSUE OF PROPHET!

The War in Space reaches its climax, but the story will continue…

PROTECTORS, INC. #3

story J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
art GORDON PURCELL & MIKE ATIYEH
cover A GORDON PURCELL & MIKE ATIYEH
cover B KALMAN ANDRASOFZKY
JANUARY 15
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

Lieutenant Detective John Riley gets the most important and possibly most dangerous assignment ever: to investigate the mysterious death of the Huntsman. Everyone around Riley wants him to classify this as an accidental death, or a death by natural causes. But Riley suspects murder, and intends to follow that suspicion wherever it leads…even if in doing so he jeopardizes a secret held for over fifty years at the very core of Protectors, Inc.

RAT QUEENS #5

story KURTIS J. WIEBE
art ROC UPCHURCH
cover A ROC UPCHURCH
cover B ROC UPCHURCH
JANUARY 22
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

“Gold, Guts and Grog,” Part Five

Well, Palisade has seen better days. It stinks like orc blood. There are bits of troll all over the place. Worst of all, the famous booze ship, Drowned Sorrows, sank to the bottom of the harbor in the attack. This era of Palisade will forever be known as THE DRY SPELL.

REVIVAL #17

story TIM SEELEY
art MIKE NORTON
cover JENNY FRISON
JANUARY 29
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

Dana chases down an assassin, while Em wonders if she’s becoming an assassin. SECRETS ARE REVEALED! SOMEONE DIES!

ROCKET GIRL #4

story BRANDON MONTCLARE
art / cover AMY REEDER
JANUARY 29
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50

“NOWHERE FAST”

The book everyone is talking about has plenty more surprises locked, loaded, and ready to shoot you in the face. It’s all-out action in this issue with a rocket chase through the graffiti-littered subway tunnels of NYC. DaYoung is stuck in the ’80s, with only her jetpack and wits to help the teenager crack a time-spanning conspiracy. Rocket Girl will get the who, what, where, when, and why — and deliver the wham!

SAGA #18

story BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
art / cover  FIONA STAPLES
JANUARY 22
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

Our heroes’ stay on Quietus reaches its inevitable conclusion.

SAVIORS #2

story JAMES ROBINSON
art / cover  J. BONE
JANUARY 29
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

Tomas’s safe, uneventful life is no more.  He knows aliens walk among us. As a result, Tomas is now on the run for his life, desperate for answers and his own survival in a world where suddenly nothing makes sense and nowhere is safe. And…where the aliens are unbeatable.

SEX #10

story JOE CASEY
art / cover PIOTR KOWALSKI
JANUARY 22
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

SEX goes global! Simon Cooke is stalked! Larry gets laid! Keenan seeds his future! Annabelle keeps it together! The Prank Addict is run down! Bring the noise! Bring the pain! Bring your money and buy more SEX!

SIDEKICK #6

story J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
art TOM MANDRAKE & HiFi
cover A TOM MANDRAKE & HiFi
cover B KALMAN ANDRASOFZKY
JANUARY 29
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

For years, Barry “FLYBOY” Chase has carried the grief and belief that his mentor The Red Cowl was dead, and the guilt that he could have prevented it. Now Julia Moonglow provides all the proof he needs to know that the Red Cowl is alive and well…somewhere. Now comes the task of finding him, and more important still…exacting their revenge.

SPAWN #239

story TODD MCFARLANE
art SZYMON KUDRANSKI
cover TODD MCFARLANE
JANUARY 8
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99  

A VAMPIRE ARMY RISES AND NEW LESSONS ARE LEARNED AS THE DARKNESS SPREADS!

Cogliostro continues his mentoring of Jim. Cog’s latest lesson? Whatever control Jim thinks he has over the K7-Leetha is a facade, and the only way for the world’s newest Hellspawn to truly take command is to STEP INTO THE LIGHT!

Meanwhile, Daniel Kilgore visits one of the innocent victims “healed” by Jim’s gifts.

TEN GRAND #7

story J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
art C.P. SMITH
cover A C.P. SMITH
cover B MICHAEL AVON OEMING
JANUARY 22
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

Joe Fitzgerald finds himself with a most unusual companion on his journey to Hell: an angel cast out by Heaven and unwanted in Hell. Soon they find themselves hunted by dark forces determined to stop their mission to rescue Laura…and only one of them may survive to see the journey to its conclusion.

THREE #4

story KIERON GILLEN
art/cover RYAN KELLY & JORDIE BELLAIRE

historical consultant PROF. STEPHEN HODKINSON
JANUARY 8
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

The three helot slaves desperate to escape from the repressive Spartan regime find themselves cornered on the border…but not by the pursuer they expected. Trapped and running out of options, they know the Spartan army is marching closer. They can’t hide. They can’t run. Are they seriously going to fight?

UMBRAL #3

story ANTONY JOHNSTON
art / cover CHRISTOPHER MITTEN
JANUARY 22
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

“BLOOD FROM A STONE”

Nightmare shadow creatures, murdered Kings, slaughtered smugglers, mysterious hobos, mythical gems, and stone guardians — it can only be UMBRAL, the incredibly rich new fantasy world from Wasteland creators ANTONY JOHNSTON and CHRISTOPHER MITTEN! Join Rascal as she fights to uncover the truth… and to stay alive!

VELVET #4

story ED BRUBAKER
art STEVE EPTING & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER
cover STEVE EPTING
JANUARY 29
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

At the Masquerade everyone hides their true face, especially the double-agent that Velvet needs to get to if she has any hope of clearing her name.

Don’t miss this hot new super-spy series from the best-selling creators of the Captain America: The Winter Soldier saga!

A VOICE IN THE DARK #3

story / art / cover LARIME TAYLOR  
JANUARY 15
32 PAGES / BW / M
$3.99

“KILLING GAME,” Part One

With freshman year pressures mounting, will Zoey be able to contain her compulsion to murder another student before school lets out for Thanksgiving break?

Written and drawn — by mouth — by disabled creator LARIME TAYLOR.

THE WALKING DEAD #119

story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN
cover CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART
JANUARY 8
32 PAGES / BW / M
$2.99

“ALL OUT WAR,” PART 5

The war comes home.

THE WALKING DEAD #120

story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN
cover CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART
JANUARY 22
32 PAGES / BW / M
$2.99

“ALL OUT WAR,” PART 6

This war has taken a toll.

WITCHBLADE #173

story RON MARZ
art LAURA BRAGA
cover STJEPAN SEJIC
JANUARY 15
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

BORNE AGAIN

Even without the Witchblade secured to her wrist, Sara Pezzini cannot escape the corrupting influence of the gauntlet.

ZERO #5

story ALES KOT
art WILL TEMPEST & JORDIE BELLAIRE
cover WILL TEMPEST & TOM MULLER
JANUARY 22
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

The solicitation text for this issue of ZERO has been censored by the Agency. There is nothing to see here.

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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.

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Artifacts #30

Story By: Ron Marz
Art By: Marco Turini
Cover By: Stjepan Sejic
Price: $3.99
Diamond ID: APR130526
Published: August 7, 2013

THE ANGELUS & TOM JUDGE REUNITED!When Tom Judge failed in his efforts to assemble a team of Artifacts bearers and battle Jackie Estacado, Angelus host Finch was left eagerly preparing for her next confrontation with the Darkness bearer. Will her bullheaded obsession to destroy the Darkness distract her from the dangerous task at hand when Tom Judge returns to Finch for a favor?

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Preview: Artifacts #29

Artifacts #29

Story By: Ron Marz
Art By: Nelson Blake II
Cover By: Stjepan Sejic
Price: $3.99

Who is Tilly Grimes? A goth? A punk? A numeromancer? Partner to FBI Profiler and Rapture bearer Tom Judge? She’s all those and more, gifted or perhaps cursed with the ability to glean the future from mathematical equations. Learn the truth about Tilly in a stand-alone issue unlike any other you’ve ever seen.

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Preview: Artifacts #28

Artifacts #28

Story by: Ron Marz
Art By: Marco Turini
Cover By: Stjepan Sejic
Price: $3.99

“TRUTHS & DESTINIES,” Part Two
FBI profiler and Rapture bearer Tom Judge used to be a man of the cloth. His faith led him away from the Church. The Magdalena, however, still serves the Church. Can both Tom and the Magdalena overcome their differences of faith to battle an evil that is as old as the universe itself?

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Artifacts #27

Story by: Ron Marz
Art By: Marco Turini
Cover By: Stjepan Sejic
Variant Cover by: Marco Turini

“TRUTHS & DESTINIES”
Tom Judge and Tilly Grimes are not the only ones that know the hidden truths of the universe. The Catholic Church knows dark realities kept secret from the world and they have agents to protect us from those secrets, whether we want them to… or not. RON MARZ and new artist MARCO TURINI re-introduce one of Top Cow’s most popular characters into the “Rebirth” universe!

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Image Comics in June 2013

LAZARUS #1

story GREG RUCKA
art/cover MICHAEL LARK
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

“FAMILY,” Part One

In a dystopian near-future, government is a quaint concept, resources are coveted, and possession is 100% of the law. A handful of Families rule, jealously guarding what they have and exploiting the Waste who struggle to survive in their domains. Forever Carlyle defends her family’s holdings through deception and force as their protector, their Lazarus. Shot dead defending the family home, Forever’s day goes downhill from there….

FATALE #15

story ED BRUBAKER
art  SEAN PHILLIPS & BETTIE BREITWEISER
cover SEAN PHILLIPS
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

A NEW ARC BEGINS!

FATALE finally arrives in modern times, as Nicolas Lash’s research from his prison cell draws out old enemies. And him with nowhere left to run.

And remember each issue of FATALE contains extra content, articles and artwork that are not available anywhere but the printed single issues.

FATALE, VOL. 3: WEST OF HELL TP

story ED BRUBAKER
art / cover SEAN PHILLIPS, BETTIE BREITWEISER & DAVE STEWART
cover SEAN PHILLIPS
JUNE 5
120 PAGES / FC / M
$14.99

The third arc of the hit series hits stands the same day as the next one begins!  From the dark days of the depression, to the middle ages and the old west, these tales of horror and myth and the mystery of the Femme Fatale reveal secrets even our heroine doesn’t know about yet.  Bold and experimental, this is pulp noir horror at it’s finest.

Collects FATALE #11-14

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FATALE, VOL. 1 TP
FATALE, VOL. 2 TP

AGE OF BRONZE #33

story ERIC SHANOWER
art / cover ERIC SHANOWER
JUNE 19
24 PAGES / BW / M
$3.50

BETRAYAL Part 14

Diomedes wants to get into Cressida’s pants. Cressida’s father is doing everything he can to make that happen. Meanwhile on the Trojan city walls Troilus waits and waits . . . and waits . . . until his final battle with Diomedes.

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AGE OF BRONZE, VOL. 1 TP
AGE OF BRONZE, VOL. 2 TP
AGE OF BRONZE, VOL. 3 TP

GREAT PACIFIC #7

story JOE HARRIS
art / cover  MARTÍN MORAZZO
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

“NATION BUILDING,”  Part One

New arc! Great jumping on point! Over a year has passed since “The Battle of New Texas” and the settlement has opened a plastic frontier rife with opportunity. But when eco-terrorists threaten plans for expansion, a growing cast of patriots, plunderers, monsters and thieves conspire to tear it all down.

HOAX HUNTERS: CASE FILES #1

story MICHAEL MORECI & STEVE SEELEY & MORE
art RON SALAS, NICK PITARRA & MORE
cover MIKE NORTON
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / T
$2.99

“CASE FILES”

In this Annual issue, the Hoax Hunters dust off some of their lost cases from the archives. Featuring some of the industry’s top creators, like TIM SEELEY, NICK PITARRA, ERIK BURNHAM, RON SALAS, and more! Even Fact or Fact’s Ben Hansen makes an appearance!

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HOAX HUNTERS, VOL. 1 TP

PETER PANZERFAUST #11

story KURTIS J. WIEBE
art / cover TYLER JENKINS
incentive cover ROB GUILLORY  (1:20 ratio)
JUNE 12
32 PAGES / FC / T 
$3.50

“CRY OF THE WOLF”

Having faced the wrath of The Hook, Peter and the Lost Boys join forces with the Braves in guerilla warfare from their secret hideout in the Sticks. This time, Felix is the man with the memories, and as Mr. Parsons soon learns, he’s not eager to revisit that life.

A NEW STORY ARC BEGINS HERE! PERFECT JUMP ON POINT!

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PETER PANZERFAUST, VOL. 1 TP
PETER PANZERFAUST, VOL. 2 TP

APHRODITE IX #2

story MATT HAWKINS
art / cover STJEPAN SEJIC
variant cover MARC SILVESTRI
JUNE 12
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

TOP COW’S HOTTEST CYBORG ASSASSIN RETURNS IN HER OWN SERIES!

Straight out of her Free Comic Book Day first issue debut, the saga of the cyborg assassin Aphrodite IX continues in her first original series in over a decade! Writer MATT HAWKINS (THINK TANK) and artist STJEPAN SEJIC (RAVINE, ARTIFACTS) take you to a dystopian future where technology and evolution have merged and a cyborg killer searching for meaning is the most human individual left!

DARK SKULLKICKERS DARK #1

story JIM ZUB
art EDWIN HUANG & JIM ZUB
cover A  EDWIN HUANG & JIM ZUB
cover B  SAEJIN OH
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50

Yup, we’re beating this re-re-re-re-boot dead horse one… more… time.

DARK SKULLKICKERS DARK – it’s the comic the industry needs, it just doesn’t know it yet! Our fourth story arc ends and darkness begins! Secrets are revealed, continuity is poked and, of course, violence is unleashed.

For die-hard collectors keeping up with our old sequential numbering, no problem! Our B cover legacy variant is a classic issue twenty-three.

P.S. RETAILERS: Rack this comic beside every ‘Dark’ comic you’ve got. Titles with the word ‘Dark’ in it and dark subject matter. Tell customers this one has twice the darkness of the other ones.

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SKULLKICKERS, VOL. 1 TP
SKULLKICKERS, VOL. 2 TP
SKULLKICKERS, VOL. 3 TP

SAGA, VOL. 2 TP

story BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
art / cover  FIONA STAPLES
JUNE 19
144 PAGES / FC / M 
$14.99

Collecting the epic second storyline of the smash hit series Entertainment Weekly called “the kind of comic you get when truly talented superstar creators are given the freedom to produce their dream comic.”  Thanks to her star-crossed parents Marko and Alana, newborn baby Hazel has already survived lethal assassins, rampaging armies, and alien monstrosities, but in the cold vastness of outer space, the little girl encounters her family’s greatest challenge yet:  the grandparents.

Collects SAGA #7-12

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SAGA, VOL. 1 TP

APHRODITE IX: RELOADED, VOL 1 HC

story MATT HAWKINS, DAVID WOHL, & DAVID FINCH
art / cover DAVID FINCH
JUNE 12
160 PAGES / FC / T+
$99.99

THE ORIGINAL SERIES AS YOU NEVER READ IT BEFORE!

Re-imagining and re-collecting the complete, original APHRODITE IX series drawn by superstar artist DAVID FINCH (Batman: The Dark Knight), this trade has been completely rescripted, rebooted, and updated in celebration to for her new APHRODITE IX ongoing series. Only 500 copies of this glorious, oversized hardcover will be produced!

A beautiful female assassin’s memory is purged after every hit to protect her and her masters. As she becomes self-aware, Aphrodite begins to surpass her programming to rebel against those who use her.

NOTE: Quantities are limited, allocations may occur

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APHRODITE IX: TIME OUT OF MIND TP

CHANGE TP

story ALES KOT
art/cover MORGAN JESKE, SLOANE LEONG & JORDIE BELLAIRE
JUNE 26
128 PAGES / FC / M 
$14.99

Dear Los Angeles: meet apocalypse. You have one day left. Unless, of course, someone decides to save you.

Possible saviors include: a foul-mouthed struggling screenwriter who moonlights as a car thief, an obscenely wealthy rapper, a dying cosmonaut on his way back to Earth and one very deranged little boy.

Good luck.

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WILD CHILDREN ONE-SHOT

A DISTANT SOIL, VOL. 1: THE GATHERING TP

story / art / cover COLLEEN DORAN
JUNE 5
240 PAGES / BW / T
$16.99

The first new edition of the out of print A DISTANT SOIL, VOL. 1 collection returns in a spectacular, digitally re-mastered volume! This beautiful and critically acclaimed series has not had a new edition in seventeen years. Now, digital technology allows us to bring you a more beautiful presentation than ever before.

Every single page has been completely restored, and re-lettered, with a new and stunning die cut cover! This is THE DEFINITIVE VERSION fans have been waiting for!

Features an introduction by New York Times best-selling author, NEIL GAIMAN!

HACK/SLASH, VOL. 13: FINAL TP

story TIM SEELEY
art  ELENA CASAGRANDE
cover  JENNY FRISON
JUNE 26
160 PAGES / FC / T+
$18.99

The acclaimed series comes to an end as the machinations of the slasher-breeding Black Lamp Society drag Cassie and Vlad into an ultimate bloody confrontation!

Collects HACK/SLASH, VOL. 2 #20-25

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HACK/SLASH, VOL. 1
HACK/SLASH, VOL. 2
HACK/SLASH, VOL. 3

INFINITE VACATION HC

story NICK SPENCER
art / cover CHRISTIAN WARD
JUNE 19
192 PAGES / FC / M
$24.99

DELUXE OVERSIZED HARDCOVER

Welcome to the INFINITE VACATION, where alternate realities are up for sale, and buying and trading your way through unlimited variations of yourself is as commonplace as checking your e-mail.

At long last the brilliant and beautiful series that turned alternate realities on its ear, collected together for the first time in a beautiful, lavish, oversized hardcover.

All five issues, plus extras – and a five-page fold-out suitable for framing.

Collects INFINITE VACATION #1-5

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FORGETLESS TP
SHUDDERTOWN HC

MORIARTY: DELUXE HC

story DANIEL COREY
art / cover ANTHONY DIECIDUE
JUNE 5
272 PAGES / FC / T
$29.99

It is the dawn of World War I, and Sherlock Holmes has been dead for 20 years. Professor James Moriarty is a lost man, but he’s called back into the fray when MI5 blackmails him into finding Holmes’ long-lost brother, Mycroft. What at first appears to be a routine case leads to a web of intrigue that involves a psychic box and its creator, a woman from Moriarty’s past, and a new villain that threatens to be greater than Moriarty ever was.

This deluxe, hardcover edition collects issues #1-9, the first and second story arcs of the acclaimed series, THE DARK CHAMBER and THE LAZARUS TREE.

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THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF HP LOVECRAFT TP

OUTLAW TERRITORY, VOL. 3 TP

STORY: Joshua Hale Fialkov, Rob Williams, Chris Ryall, Matz, Corinna Bechko, Joshua Ortega, Michael Woods, and more.
ART: Tradd Moore, Greg Scott, Amilcar Pinna, Jonathan Way$hack, Rey Macutay, Kyle Latino, and more.
Cover: Ryan Sook
JUNE 19
296 PAGES / FC / M
$24.99

Join us one last time as the critically acclaimed anthology Outlaw Territory returns with it’s largest volume ever!  Thirty-five tales of the Old West from some of the biggest and brightest talent in the industry today.  A wonderful addition to any comic lover or Western enthusiast’s bookshelf.  Overlooking such an extraordinary collection of graphic storytelling would be downright criminal!

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OUTLAW TERRITORY, VOL. 1 TP
OUTLAW TERRITORY, VOL. 2 TP

PROGENY, VOL 1 TP

story RON MARZ, TIM SEELEY & DAVID HINE
art TOP COW’S FINEST
cover JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
JUNE 26
160 PAGES / FC / M
$16.99

CAN A MOTHER’S LOVE SAVE THE UNIVERSE?

In the aftermath of ARTIFACTS, Darkness bearer Jackie Estacado reconstructed the fabric of the universe to save his daughter Hope and resurrect his previously murdered lover, Jenny Romano. What seemed like an innocent transgression to set things right for himself has created cracks that have allowed older, greater evils to enter our world. Rapture bearer and defrocked priest Tom Judge knows what Jackie has done and is assembling an army of Artifacts bearers to stop him and set things right… but will the Witchblade bearer Sara Pezzini be willing to help him?

Collects ARTIFACTS #25-26, WITCHBLADE #164-165, and THE DARKNESS #111

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ARTIFACTS ORIGINS: FIRST BORN VOL. 1 TP
BROKEN TRINITY VOL.1 TP
ARTIFACTS VOL. 1 TP
ARTIFACTS VOL. 2 TP
ARTIFACTS VOL. 3 TP
ARTIFACTS VOL. 4 TP

PROPHET, VOL. 2: BROTHERS TP

story BRANDON GRAHAM & SIMON ROY
art SIMON ROY, FAREL DALRYMPLE, GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS & BRANDON GRAHAM
cover  GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS
JUNE 12
172 PAGES / FC / T+
$14.99

The distant future war continues, Old man Prophet is awake now and searching across the universe for old allies that have survived the centuries since the last war.

Collects PROPHET #27-32

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PROPHET, VOL. 1 TP
KING CITY TP

SPAWN: THE DARK AGES COMPLETE COLLECTION HC

story BRIAN HOLGUIN & STEVE NILES
art LIAM MCCORMACK-SHARP, NAT JONES, KEVIN CONRAD, CHANCE WOLF & JONATHAN GLAPION
JUNE 26
700 PAGES / FC /T+
$59.99

SPAWN: THE DARK AGES COMPLETE COLLECTION reprints the journey of Lord Covenant, a 12th Century knight killed in a holy crusade far from his homeland, who returns to Earth as a HellSpawn. As a plague of violence and turmoil cover the English countryside, the Dark Knight must choose whether to align himself with the innocent inhabitants of the once-thriving kingdom or with the malevolent forces of evil and corruption. Featuring behind-the-scenes bonus art and cover gallery, Spawn: The Dark Ages Complete Collection is the first time the series will be collected in hardcover, oversized format.

Collects SPAWN: THE DARK AGES #1-28

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SPAWN: THE UNDEAD TP
SPAWN: NEW FLESH TP
SPAWN: ENDGAME COLLECTION TP
SPAWN: NEW BEGINNINGS, VOL. 1 TP
SPAWN: NEW BEGINNINGS, VOL. 2 TP
SPAWN: ARCHITECTS OF FEAR ONE-SHOT

THINK TANK, VOL 2 TP

story MATT HAWKINS
art / cover RAHSAN EKEDAL
JUNE 26
160 PAGES / BW / T+
$14.99

“GENETICS”

Two months after the flashy and brilliant escape from the DARPA funded military think he used to call his home, slacker/genius Dr. David Loren has willingly returned to his lab to continue his work that he not long ago wished to be no part of. When a weapons designer loses his moral compass, who are the true victims of his creations?

Collects THINK TANK #4-8 and THINK TANK MILITARY DOSSIER #1

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THINK TANK VOL. 1 TP
ECHOES HC

THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 18: WHAT COMES AFTER TP

story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
JUNE 5
136 PAGES / BW/M
$14.99

Following the events of SOMETHING TO FEAR, Rick and the other survivors accept a new way of life under Negan’s rule, but not everyone agrees.

Collects THE WALKING DEAD #103-108

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THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 1 TP               THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 10 TP
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 2 TP               THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 11 TP
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 3 TP               THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 12 TP
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 4 TP               THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 13 TP
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 5 TP               THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 14 TP
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 6 TP               THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 15 TP
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 7 TP               THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 16 TP
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 8 TP               THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 17 TP
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 9 TP                          

WHERE IS JAKE ELLIS? TP

story NATHAN EDMONDSON
art / cover TONCI ZONJIC
JUNE 26
136 PAGES / FC / T+
$16.99

Jon Moore and Jake Ellis are back.  The sequel to the Eisner-nominated WHO IS JAKE ELLIS? finds the American spy now without his invisible guide, but their enemies are still after them.  Where is Jake, and will Jon find him in time to stop The Facility from furthering their designs?

Collects WHERE IS JAKE ELLIS? #1-5.

“…a triumphant return.” – Comic Book Resources

“Perfectly realized – fast-paced, viscerally exciting…every page is a deft accomplishment in visual storytelling.” – Bleeding Cool

“If you’re looking for a comic that thinks hard, hits harder, and will keep you guessing until he end, then it’s time for you to ask, ‘Where is Jake Ellis?'” –IGN

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WHO IS JAKE ELLIS? TP

WITCH DOCTOR, VOL. 2: MAL PRACTICE TP

Story BRANDON SEIFERT
Art & cover LUKAS KETNER
JUNE 19
176 PAGES/FC/T+
$14.99

Dr. Vincent Morrow, specialist in supernatural diseases, is back — but this time, he’s the patient! In the second collection of the hit medical horror series, Doc Morrow himself is targeted by shadowy supernatural forces. With his body betraying him, Morrow races against the clock to diagnose the threats he faces — and to punish those responsible!

Collects WITCH DOCTOR: THE RESUSCITATION one-shot and WITCH DOCTOR: MAL PRACTICE # 1-6.

“A dizzyingly imaginative romp… reads a bit like a mash-up of Doctor Who with Lovecraft” — Publishers Weekly

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WITCH DOCTOR, VOL. 1 TP

BACKLIST SPOTLIGHT:

THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, VOL. 1 TP
THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, VOL. 2 TP
THE NIGHTLY NEWS TP
THE NIGHTLY NEWS ANNIVERSARY EDITION HC
PAX ROMANA TP
A RED MASS FOR MARS TP
THE RED WING TP
TRANSHUMAN TP

IMAGE FIRSTS

AGE OF BRONZE #1
CHEW #1
FATALE #1
INVINCIBLE #1
THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #1
PHONOGRAM #1
REVIVAL #1
SAGA #1
SAVAGE DRAGON #1
SPAWN #1
THIEF OF THIEVES #1
THE WALKING DEAD #1

’68 JUNGLE JIM #3 (of 4)

story MARK KIDWELL
art / cover A JEFF ZORNOW & JAY FOTOS
cover B NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.99

In a tangled jungle known as the Hell Hole, fang and machete join forces as two relentless predators massacre the living dead. At Salut Glen mission, the Viet Cong teach a monstrous lesson in depravity and torture. And deep in the scalding shadows of war torn Laos, the children are weeping…

But the reaper is coming… and there’ll be hell to pay.

ARTIFACTS #30

story RON MARZ
art MARCO TURINI
cover STJEPAN SEJIC
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99

THE ANGELUS & TOM JUDGE REUNITED!

When Tom Judge failed in his efforts to assemble a team of Artifacts bearers and battle Jackie Estacado, Angelus host Finch was left eagerly preparing for her next confrontation with the Darkness bearer. Will her bullheaded obsession to destroy the Darkness distract her from the dangerous task at hand when Tom Judge returns to Finch for a favor?

ALSO AVAILABLE:

ARTIFACTS #25 LONDON SUPER COMIC CONVENTION EXCULSIVE, art by MARCO TURINI – $10.00

BEDLAM #8

story NICK SPENCER
art RYAN BROWNE
cover FRAZER IRVING
JUNE 19
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

“Tell The Truth.”

BLACKACRE #7

story DUFFY BOUDREAU
art WENDELL CAVALCANTI & ANTONIO FABELA
cover BRIAN CHURILLA
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

A disgraced leader braces for the fight of his life, a pariah comes to grips with a confounding new world, and a lethal duo sets out to track down an old ghost. Arc two begins here!

THE BOUNCE #2

story JOE CASEY
art / cover DAVID MESSINA
JUNE 26
32 PAGES/FC/M
$2.99

IT’S ON, MUTHAFUGGA!

The good vibes and good times continue in this full-color superhero mega-epic! The big question is asked: How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of the world outside your window? Only the Fog knows! Also, beginning this issue: the mysterious ORIGIN of the Bounce!

CHIN MUSIC #3

story STEVE NILES
art / cover  TONY HARRIS
JUNE 19
22 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

“INTO THE LAND OF THE DEAD”

Shaw must conjure all his powers and remember long forgotten incantations to undo the murder he wrongly committed. Shaw knows his enemies will be alerted to his presence but it time for him to right his wrongs. Horror Noir has never been so strange.

CLONE #8

story DAVID SCHULNER, AARON GINSBURG & WADE MCINTYRE
art / cover JUAN JOSE RYP & FELIX SERRANO
JUNE 19
32 PAGE / FC / T+
$2.99

Death comes for every clone. For Luke Taylor, it’s just arrived sooner.

THE DARKNESS #115

story DAVID HINE
art / cover JEREMY HAUN & JOHN RAUCH
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.99

“THE AGE OF REASON,” Part Two

Hope Estacado is very much her father’s daughter. But Jackie Estacado was raised to be a hired killer for a crime family before he inherited the curse of the Darkness. As she matures to take care of her mentally unstable mother, what terrible rites of passage await Hope?

THE DREAM MERCHANT #2

story NATHAN EDMONDSON
art / cover KONSTANTIN NOVOSADOV
JUNE 12
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50

“CHAPTER TWO.”

While hiding with The Dream Merchant, Winslow and Anne learn the truth about Winslow’s dream and about what is coming – a shocking revelation they have to see, or dream, to believe.

EAST OF WEST #4

story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art NICK DRAGOTTA
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50

“THE PROMISE”

Flashback to the fallout of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Learn what shocking event tore them apart and the secret that has been hidden ever since.

The most exciting new books of the year, EAST OF WEST continues in: THE PROMISE.

ELEPHANTMEN #49

story RICHARD STARKINGS
art AXEL MEDELLIN
wraparound cover BOO COOK
JUNE 19
40 PAGES / FC / M
$3.99

“SLEEPING PARTNERS,” Conclusion

The Finale of SLEEPING PARTNERS: the Elephantmen Attack MARS!

FIVE GHOSTS: THE HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY #4 (of 5)

story FRANK J. BARBIERE
art / cover CHRIS MOONEYHAM
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

“THE FIVE TRIALS OF FABIAN GRAY”

Fabian’s ghostly affliction takes a turn for the worse while Iago terrorizes the Forgotten City!

FIVE WEAPONS #5 (of 5)

story, art & cover JIMMIE ROBINSON
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50

Tyler’s life hangs in the balance between a master assassin, saving his parents, and the wrath of the school principal. This could be the biggest caper ever pulled off, or the end of the world at the School of Five Weapons.

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BOMB QUEEN DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 1
EVIL AND MALICE SAVE THE WORLD TP 

INVINCIBLE #104

story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover RYAN OTTLEY & JOHN RAUCH
JUNE 19
32 PAGES/FC/T+
$2.99

The wrath of Angstrom Levy takes its toll.

INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE #3

story PHIL HESTER
art/ cover TODD NAUCK & JOHN RAUCH
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

Chupacabra is a recovering alcoholic with a lot to atone for. But will he find redemption in Siberia, at the hands of his dead teammate’s family, or climb back into the bottle?

IT GIRL & THE ATOMICS #11

story JAMIE S. RICH
art NATALIE NOURIGAT
cover MICHAEL & LAURA ALLRED
JUNE 19
32 PAGES / FC / E
$2.99

TWEENAGE FBI” Part Two

The conclusion of a special two-parter brings It Girl face-to-face with an ancient evil, one now wielding unlimited power thanks to the technological secret stolen from Atomics HQ. It Girl’s got the Kid Commandoes on her side, but will they be enough? Featuring art by BETWEEN GEARS creator NATALIE NOURIGAT!

JUPITER’S LEGACY #2

story MARK MILLAR
art / cover A  FRANK QUITELY 
cover B BRYAN HITCH
cover C JOCK
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / M 
$2.99

The comic book event of 2013 continues as the schism between the superheroes widens and a plot to unseat the greatest hero of them all emerges. Celebrate the 75th anniversary of Superman this month by buying this frankly much-more interesting book by superstar creators MARK MILLAR and FRANK QUITELY.

LOST VEGAS #4 (of 4)


story JIM McCANN

art / cover A JANET LEE
cover B RON SALAS

1:10 incentive cover FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
JUNE 12

32 PAGES / FC / T+ 

$3.50

One hand can make or break you. That has never been more true than now, and not just for Roland, but for the entire galaxy. After the sacrifice he made, the house of cards that is LOST VEGAS and all it stands for, begins to crumble. As the saying goes, you have to know when to run.

The EISNER AWARD-WINNING team of JIM McCANN
& JANET LEE wrap up their acclaimed series filled with intrigue and a compelling, unique universe.

THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #15

story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art NICK PITARRA
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50

“FINITE OPPENHEIMERS,” Part Two

An in-depth look at the second decade of the ongoing war inside Oppenheimer’s brain. It’s endless brothers versus brothers: It’s the Oppenheimer Civil War!

MICE TEMPLAR IV: LEGEND #3

story BRYAN J.L. GLASS & MICHAEL AVON OEMING
art VICTOR SANTOS
cover a MICHAEL AVON OEMING
cover b VICTOR SANTOS & CHANDRA FREE
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / T
$2.99

“THE STORYTELLERS”

Karic returns to where his saga began, within the cavern of the Fish gods, where the young hero of prophecy and destiny demands an answer regarding his fate. Meanwhile, his old friend Leito, who believes Karic died as a youth, discovers unexpected love in the town of Bluth. Yet the insidious manipulator Pilot the Tall weaves tales of deception that may doom the one-armed storyteller forever. And the growing “Legend of Karic” reveals an insidious darkness within those who follow his cause!

MIND THE GAP #12


story JIM McCANN

art SAMI BASRI

cover A RODIN ESQUEJO

cover B MICHAEL GAYDOS

JUNE 12

32 PAGES / FC / T+ 

$2.99

“OUT OF BODIES,” Part Two

Elle’s shattered mind stitches back together with an unexpected twist- the FULL memory of  her attack! Meanwhile, someone realizes they have played a far more integral role in Elle’s situation than they knew. Plus “The Fifth” is revealed! The two-part arc wraps up, setting the stage for the most unexpected twist yet!

MINIATURE JESUS #3 (of 5)

story / art / cover TED McKEEVER
JUNE 19
24 PAGES / BW / M
$3.99

GOLDEN-AGE FORMAT

Chomsky, our recovering alcoholic, is about to find out that the constant barrage of screaming voices in his head are not ALL imaginary. Meanwhile, Jesus is facing an array of obstacles the average person walks over, but to him, being eight inches tall, they’re monoliths!

MORNING GLORIES #28

story NICK SPENCER
art JOE EISMA
covers RODIN ESQUEJO, MEHDI CHEGGOUR, JOE EISMA, SCOTT FORBES, FRAZER IRVING, RILEY ROSSMO & CHARLES PAUL WILSON III
JUNE 26
48 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99

“… And There Is No End.”

The double-sized conclusion to the Season 2 Premiere!

PERHAPANAUTS: DANGER DOWN UNDER! #5  (of 5)

story TODD DEZAGO
art CRAIG ROUSSEAU & ERIC HENSON
cover A CRAIG ROUSSEAU
cover B WALTER SIMONSON
cover C MICHAEL GOLDEN
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / E
$3.50

“THE AUSTRALIAN ADVENTURE” Conclusion

The Incredible Finale!! It all comes Crashing together here!

The stunning Conclusion that just wrecks the place! We’ve been building to this climax for 5 issues and you WON’T be disappointed! Also, look at those freakin’ variant covers!!!

Plus, a startling epilogue that you won’t be forgetting anytime soon!  Be there!

PROPHET #38

story BRANDON GRAHAM & SIMON ROY 
art SIMON ROY & GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS
cover  JIM RUGG
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / T+

$3.99

It’s a race for power, with Prophets seeking to enslave the children of Badrock to use them as living weapons against a new mysterious foe.

REVIVAL #11

story TIM SEELEY
art MIKE NORTON
cover by JENNY FRISON
JUNE 19
32 PAGES / FC / T+ TEEN PLUS
$2.99

Dana and her father are in a race to save Ibrahaim from trigger happy retired militiaman. Em gets her hands dirty. Poor Tommy the Torso.

SAVAGE DRAGON #189

story / art / cover ERIK LARSEN
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.99

THE COUNTDOWN TO THE SINGLE BIGGEST CHANGE IN SAVAGE DRAGON HISTORY STARTS HERE!

The Dragon is in jail. But is he locked up with his greatest enemies or are they locked up with him? Find out in “The Cage!”

SEX #4

story JOE CASEY
art / cover PIOTR KOWALSKI
JUNE 26
32 PAGES/FC/M
$2.99

Simon Cooke might be having a tough time adjusting to civilian life, but Saturn City is having just as much trouble adjusting to life without its hero! Meanwhile, the infamous Prank Addict is making romantic overtures! There’s plenty of dramatic angst to go around, and the tension is rising. Remember: SEX is worth every penny you spend on it!

SON OF MERLIN #5

story ROBERT NAPTON
art / cover ZID
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

CONCLUSION!

Dr. Simon Ambrose, MIT professor and heir to Merlin’s magic legacy, has fled from the vengeful Morgana long enough. Now it is time to stand his ground and fight. But will inherited talent and his cursory understanding of Merlin’s diaries be enough to conquer a mage of Morgana’s level and might?

SPAWN #232

story TODD MCFARLANE 

art SZYMON KUDRANSKI
cover TODD MCFARLANE
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC /T+
$2.99
 

“COMPLEX MESSIAH,” Part Four

A Massacre! 

An Awakening! 

And The True Face of Evil!

Featuring another classic TODD McFARLANE cover!!!

As the world eagerly awaits the gifts of their newest savior, Jim Downing’s struggle for control over the darkness within him threatens to jeopardize everything he has worked to build. Violence erupts in the deserts of Mexico as the K7 goes on a feeding frenzy, and for the first time Jim awakens to the realities of the monster that lives within him. Can a man live with so much blood on his hands, or will the weight of the world’s sins crush any hope of salvation?  While Jim wrestles with his new reality, an old adversary explores the true power behind Jim’s”miracles,” as THE CURSE makes his deadly return!

Also Featured: The K7-Leetha is a weapon of mass destruction birthed in the pits of Hell, a living creation built for one purpose — death. But what happens when a tool of unending violence has its own ambitions? A dark future awaits and the path forward begins here.

*FOR RETAILER FORM:
For very 25 copies ordered, retailers may order one Todd McFarlane B/W cover.

SUPER DINOSAUR #20

story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art JASON HOWARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
cover JASON HOWARD
JUNE 26
32 PAGES/FC/ E
$2.99

The search for the cure for Derek’s mother takes him and Super Dinosaur to some interesting… and DANGEROUS places.  Will they find it in time?

TEN GRAND #2

story J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
art / cover BEN TEMPLESMITH
variant cover BILL SIENKIEWICZ
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

“ANGELS NEVER LIE”

FDA (Federal Demon Association) Advisory.  Contents contain: one cult church where incantations are encoded into the playlist; one flesh-dwelling, food-obsessed demon; one seer capable of perceiving the spirit world but blinded to this one; one missing woman; one murder; one angel with an agenda of his own;  and one rendezvous between supernatural investigator Joe Fitzgerald and the woman he loves, now deceased, in what may or may not be heaven.  Warning: do not operate heavy equipment while reading.

THIEF OF THIEVES #15

story ANDY DIGGLE & ROBERT KIRKMAN
art & cover SHAWN MARTINBROUGH & FELIX SERRANO
JUNE 26
32 PAGES/ FC/ T+
$2.99

It’s go time for Conrad’s Italian heist!

THE WALKING DEAD #111

story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
JUNE 12
32 PAGES / BW / M
$2.99

Lucille is going to be so jealous.

WITCHBLADE #167

story TIM SEELEY
art DIEGO BERNARD
cover A JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
cover B DIEGO BERNARD
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

“ABSOLUTE CORRUPTION,” Part One

The bitter, former Witchblade bearer Katarina has transcended the Faerie realm, travelling to Chicago to intercept the fugitive murderer Toio Mulranny. And she’s going to get the Witchblade’s help to catch him, whether Sara Pezinni wants to or not.

McFARLANE TOYS

#14440-6 The Walking Dead Comic Series 2

#14441-3 Glenn
#14442-0 The Governor
#14443-7 Michonne’s Pet Zombie
#14444-4 The Governor’s Daughter Zombie

The Governor features 28 points of articulation and includes a kitchen knife, pistol and alternate mutilated head & right arm.

The Governor’s Daughter Zombie (Penny) features 12 points of articulation and includes a bucket of fresh body parts (severed leg, severed foot, severed hand, intestines, heart & Rick’s severed hand) and a fish tank with trophy heads.

Assorted Case Pack Information:

Standard 12-pack case includes 3 pieces of each figure. Call your local retailer for pricing.

Solid Case Pack Information:

Standard 12-pack case includes 12 solids of the figure. Refer to individual item codes above when ordering.

#14480-2 The Walking Dead Comic Series 2 – Bloody B & W The Governor with Penny 2-Pack

The Governor features 28 points of articulation and includes a kitchen knife, pistol and alternate mutilated head & right arm.

The Governor’s Daughter Zombie (Penny) features 12 points of articulation and includes a bucket of fresh body parts (Severed leg, severed foot, severed hand, intestines, heart & Rick’s severed hand) and a fish tank with trophy heads.

Solid Case Pack Information:

Case pack is 4 pieces. Please refer to individual item code above when ordering. Call your local retailer for pricing.

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“Progeny” Shapes the Future of Top Cow

The events of Top Cow‘s vanguard titles have been building to the climactic confrontation in a universe-changing four-issue crossover event: Progeny. Jackie Estacado, wielder of the ancient power The Darkness, has remade the world according to his own wishes. His daughter with Witchblade bearer Sara Pezzini, Hope, sacrificed as a baby to save the universe from obliteration, is, in his new world, on the verge of adolescence, and Jackie’s high school girlfriend who had died tragically, Jenny, is her mother — and alive.

Now, the hero of the series Artifacts, Tom Judge, has unraveled the truth of what happened to the world. Ron Marz, Stjepan Sejic, and Marco Turini on Artifacts, Tim Seeley and Diego Bernard on Witchblade, and David Hine and Jeremy Haun on The Darkness unite to form an interlocking story as Judge gathers together his fellow Artifact bearers for a final clash with Estacado.

Progeny began with Artifacts #25, continues in Witchblade #164 and The Darkness #111, and will come to a dramatic conclusion in Artifacts #26.

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Review – Artifacts #25

Thirteen Artifacts destroyed the Universe. Darkness bearer Jackie Estacado remade the Universe. Rapture bearer and defrocked priest Tom Judge has recruited a team to take on Estacado, but will they pull it off?

The Top Cow universe has been utterly changed since the events of Artifacts and it’s been building to this. Tom Judge has decided this is the time to take on Estacado with some of the Artifacts bearers. This is a battle issue for the most part with some awesome flashes into Tom attempting to psyche up his team. As far as Sara being on the cover… don’t really expect her on the inside, sorry if that’s a spoiler.

The character interaction is great, there’s some fantastic personalities shown and each player really stands out as a unique individual, something I expect from a comic written by Marz (he’s good like that).

And the battle… ooo boy. It’s just a fantastic drag out with tons of smart as quips and lots of action.

All of that looks amazing with Sejic’s art. His style is unlike anything else on the market. Absolutely stunning to look at and this team’s collaborations are some of the most entertaining in comics.

This the first part of a crossover with Witchblade, so a decent hopping on point for folks that want to check out what Top Cow has to offer… which is solid entertainment.

Story: Ron Marz Art: Stjepan Sejic Cover By: Marc Silvestri

Story: 8.25 Art: 8.5 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy

Image Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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Previews – Artifacts #25

Artifacts #25

Story by: Ron Marz Art By: Stjepan Sejic Cover By: Marc Silvestri
Price: $3.99

Thirteen Artifacts destroyed the Universe. Darkness bearer Jackie Estacado remade the Universe. Rapture bearer and defrocked priest Tom Judge has recruited Witchblade bearer Sara Pezzini to muscle Jackie into setting everything back to how it was. Will their triumph return the natural order of things, or will it make matters much, much worse?