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Collector’s Paradise Announces Richard Starkings / Elephantmen Day on January 25!

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Collector’s Paradise ANNOUNCES THAT JANUARY 25, 2012 IS RICHARD STARKINGS DAY AT THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY STORE!

San Fernando Valley area’s Leading Retail Comic Book Store Chain promotes release of Elephantmen Vol. 0 with a special event! 

Canoga Park, Calif., January 18, 2012 – Collector’s Paradise Comics & Gallery, is proud to announce that the on January 25th, starting at 12pm and lasting until 7pm on Wednesday, they are celebrating Richard Starkings / Elephantmen Day, at the Canoga Park store location.

“Richard Starkings is a comic book industry legend and one of our stores’ biggest supporters.  We have had several events with Mr. Starkings in the past, and he makes dozens of new fans of his work every time, by being 100% engaging and charming with every single person,” said Edward Greenberg, managing partner of Collector’s Paradise, adding:  “His enthusiasm for his own product, and for the industry as a whole is unparalleled. Richard is the ultimate creator of comics, someone who all the new creators should be looking up to.”

Richard Starkings and Collector’s Paradise will have FREE Copies of Elephantmen comics for anyone who has not tried the book yet, which Richard will sign, as well as a complete selection of ALL Elephantmen Graphic Novels (both hardcover and softcover editions), including the Brand New Elephantmen Vol. 0, Armed Forces, which reprints some of the earliest Elephantmen adventures, in color for the first time.

Collector’s Paradise Canoga Park is located at 7131 Winnetka Ave, at Sherman Way in Canoga Park.

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Richard Starkings is a British font designer and comic book letterer, editor and writer. He was one of the early pioneers of computer based comic book lettering and as a result is one of the most prolific creators in the comic book industry.  In 1992 Starkings founded Comicraft, a studio which employs letterers and designers and provides “Unique Design and Fine Lettering” services for comic books from many different publishers. In 2006 Image Comics launched an ongoing series, Elephantmen, created and written by Starkings and illustrated by many fantastic artists, including Justin Norman, Boo Cook, Tom Scioli, Henry Flint, Chris Bachalo and Chris Burnham.

Collector’s Paradise Comics & Gallery has been a mainstay in the Southern California Comic Book scene since 1994. In recent years, the store has focused on offering their customers an exceptional experience that goes beyond collecting comic books, from creator appearances, to  proprietary online subscription manager software, and an Art Gallery. The store recently opened its second branch, on the corner of Arroyo Parkway and Del Mar in Old Town Pasadena. The store’s future plans include many new and very different ways to experience the comic book culture.

Image Comics in March 2012

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IMAGE COMICS SOLICITATIONS FOR MARCH 2012

SAGA #1

story BRIAN K. VAUGHAN

art / cover  FIONA STAPLES  

MARCH 14 

48 PAGES / FC / M 

$2.99

Y: THE LAST MAN writer BRIAN K. VAUGHAN returns to comics with red-hot artist FIONA STAPLES for an all-new ONGOING SERIES!  Star Wars-style action collides with Game of Thrones-esque drama in this original sci-fi/fantasy epic for mature readers, as new parents Marko and Alana risk everything to raise their child amidst a never-ending galactic war. The adventure begins in a spectacular DOUBLE-SIZED FIRST ISSUE, with forty-four pages of story with no ads for the regular price of just $2.99!

 

THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #1

story JONATHAN HICKMAN

art NICK PITARRA / CRIS PETER

MARCH 7

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$3.50

“INFINITE OPPENHEIMERS”

What if the research and development department created to produce the first atomic bomb was a front for a series of other, more unusual, programs? What if the union of a generation’s brightest minds was not a signal for optimism, but foreboding? What if everything… went wrong?

Welcome to THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, a brand new, ongoing, monthly comic from the creators of THE RED WING.

Brought to you by award-winning writer JONATHAN HICKMAN and possibly the best new talent of the year, NICK PITARRA, THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS is a look at history through a darker, much stranger, lens.

BLOODSTRIKE #26

story TIM SEELEY

art FRANCHESCO GASTON

cover TIM SEELEY & CARLOS BADILLA

variant cover ROB LIEFELD

MARCH 28

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$2.99

Extreme’s zombie-black op-superheroes return!  Cabbot Stone is the last unliving Bloodstrike agent, an unstoppable weapon in America’s war on terror! But being dead is a hell of way to make a living, and Cabbot is losing his faith. Will his latest mission be his last? Bloody horror-action with heart by Hack/Slash writer Tim Seeley and Artist Franchesco Gaston!

HELL YEAH #1

story JOE KEATINGE

art & cover ANDRE SZYMANOWICZ

MARCH 7

32 PAGES / FC / T+ TEEN PLUS

$2.99

THE LAST GENERATION OF HEROES IS HERE!

Twenty years ago, the first-ever superheroes debuted without warning and forever altered our global culture! Now, the generation born in their wake fight to claim their place in a world evolved beyond them! Written by Eisner & Harvey award-winner JOE KEATINGE and illustrated by ELEPHANTMEN and POPGUN’s ANDRE SZYMANOWICZ, HELL YEAH combines the over-the-top excitement of the original Image Comics launch with modern, innovative storytelling. It all begins with a giant-sized first issue containing a full thirty-two pages of story with no ads for the regular price of just $2.99! 

 

HOAX HUNTERS #0

story MICHAEL MORECI & STEVE SEELEY

art JM RINGUET

Cover STEVE SEELEY

MARCH 21

32 PAGES / FC / T

$2.99

“GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER”

Cryptids. Aliens. Monsters. All the world’s bizarre secrets–what if they were real? Their existence would be debunked by a reality TV show! HOAX HUNTERS is that show, publicly disproving all variety of lore. But their real goal is the opposite: as the world’s dark corners surface, the HOAX HUNTERS cover them up.

When a mysterious astronaut made of crows appears in Russia, the HOAX HUNTERS are on the case.

From the pages of HACK/SLASH!

REBEL BLOOD #1 (of 4)

story ALEX LINK & RILEY ROSSMO

art / cover RILEY ROSSMO

MARCH 28

32 pages / FC / M

$3.50

FROM THE DESK OF OFFICER RED PROSPERO; WHILE YOU WERE OUT: 

“The world went to hell in a hand basket.  A highly infectious disease has turned every living thing into zombies. Your neighbors will rend your flesh with their bare teeth.  So will the rats.  And if the rats don’t, the squirrels will.  Save yourself.  Stay in the woods.  Pray it hasn’t reached the wolves…and keep your gun loaded.”

From the co-creator of COWBOY NINJA VIKING and GREEN WAKE comes a zombie tale like none you’ve read before, with a Twilight Zone twist!

THE DARKNESS #101

story DAVID HINE

art / cover JEREMY HAUN

variant cover MARC SILVESTRI

MARCH 21

32 PAGES / FC / M

$2.99

NEW CREATIVE TEAM! BOLD NEW DIRECTION!

“THE CRACK IN EVERYTHING”, PART 1

Hot on the heels of THE DARKNESS II video game release, Top Cow proudly welcomes the new creative team of DAVID HINE (THE DARKNESS: FOUR HORSEMEN, THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN) and JEREMY HAUN (ARTIFACTS, BATTLE HYMN, Detective Comics)! On the surface, Jackie Estacado has everything he ever wanted – control of the Darkness, a successful career, and happy family life. Only his desire to make his life truly perfect will be his undoing.

 

’68, VOL. 1: BETTER RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE TP

story MARK KIDWELL

art / cover NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS

MARCH 7

178 PAGES / FC / M

$19.99

There are zombies in the razorwire. Welcome to 1968…and the end of the world. From the steaming jungles of Viet Nam to the brightly lit campus of demonstration-torn Berkeley, California, ravenous hordes of unstoppable ghouls are changing the face of the Age of Aquarius.

Collected for the first time, this 178-page trade paperback re-presents the first four-issue story arc from the ’68 ongoing series, along with the re-colored and re-lettered original one-shot from 2006! Plus, creators MARK KIDWELL, NAT JONES and JAY FOTOS have included tons of behind-the-scenes extras to make this a must-have for zombie and horror fans everywhere!

Collects ’68 #1-4, plus the 2006 ’68 one-shot

 

 

THE DARKNESS: ACCURSED, VOL. 7 TP

story PHIL HESTER

art ROMANO MOLENAAR & LEANDRO OLIVEIRA

cover MICHAEL BROUSSARD

MARCH 14

160 PAGES / FC / T

STANDARD

$19.99

PHIL HESTER’S EPIC RUN CONCLUDES!

Jackie Estacado has been pushed to the limit and beyond. He finally has something worth losing in his life and there is only one true threat to his happiness – the Darkness, itself. Utilizing the Sun Dagger, Estacado will die and plunge himself into the Darkness dimension itself to confront the very source of his gift and his curse.

Longtime writer PHIL HESTER (Wonder Woman, Bionic Man) concludes his critically acclaimed run on one of Top Cow’s flagship franchises with art by ROMANO MOLENAAR (Within Temptation’s the Unforgiving) and LEANDRO OLIVEIRA (Superman) with “Total Darkness.” The perfect way to catch up before starting DAVID HINE and JEREMY HAUN’s new run!

Collects THE DARKNESS #96-100

 

THE LAST OF THE GREATS, VOL. 1 TP

story JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV

art / cover  BRENT PEEPLES

MARCH 21

136 PAGES / FC / M

$12.99

MEET THE LAST – He’s mankind’s last hope and he f#@&ing HATES us.

As the Earth stands on the brink of annihilation we must beg the last survivor of a family of superheroes to put aside his hatred and save our asses. From the Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated writer of ECHOES, Tumor and I, Vampire comes the complete first volume of the critically-acclaimed vision of Super Heroes for the 21st century.

Collects LAST OF THE GREATS #1-5

 

MAGDALENA, VOL. 2 TP

story RON MARZ

art NELSON BLAKE II, DAVID MARQUEZ & KEU CHA

cover NELSON BLAKE II

MARCH 21

160 PAGES / FC / T

STANDARD

$19.99

MAGDALENA RETURNS! GUEST STARRING WITCHBLADE!

Patience, the current Magdalena, has reconciled with the Catholic Church and agreed to work with her former masters. But there are still forces within the Church that feel another might serve more willingly as the bearer of the Spear of Destiny. Patience must fight for her place and then with her partner and mentor, Kristof, recover a piece of the True Cross from mercenaries.

Written by Top Cow Universe architect RON MARZ (ARTIFACTS, WITCHBLADE) and featuring art from NELSON BLAKE II (PILOT SEASON: MURDERER), DAVID MARQUEZ (Fantastic Four: Season One, Days Missing), and KEU CHA (WITCHBLADE, RISING STARS) this collections collects the “Sisters” and “The One, True Cross” story arcs!

Collects MAGDALENA #7-12

 

MARKSMEN, VOL. 1 TP

story DAVID BAXTER

art JAVIER ARANDA & GARRY LEACH

cover  TOMM COKER

MARCH 14

192 PAGES / FC / T

STANDARD SIZE

$15.99

Sixty years ago the oil ran out and debts were called in. Civil war followed that splintered America into warring fiefdoms. New San Diego is a technocratic utopia that offers the last bastion of peace and prosperity, provided you live within its walls. Drake McCoy is its best protector.  One of a select group of Marksmen, descended from the Navy Seals, McCoy defends the city from the numerous threats in the wasteland outside the walls.  But when the oil rich Lone Star state sends a powerful army to steal New San Diego’s energy technology, even the Marksmen’s skill may not be enough to fend off the siege.

Collects MARKSMEN #1-6

 

 

MORIARTY, VOL. 2: THE LAZARUS TREE TP

story DANIEL COREY

art  ANTHONY DIECIDUE & MIKE VOSBURG

cover ANTHONY DIECIDUE

MARCH 14

136 PAGES / FC / T

$14.99

In the wake of THE DARK CHAMBER, Professor Moriarty finds himself afflicted with unsettling visions. He sets sail for Burma in search of an old ally, but finds himself caught up in a city on the brink of revolt, a troublesome Imperial Policeman, and a secret that holds the key to his destiny.

Collects MORIARTY #5-9

 

 

SAVAGE DRAGON ULTIMATE COLLECTION, VOL. 1 HC

story / art / cover ERIK LARSEN

MARCH 21

336 PAGES / FC / T+

OVERSIZED

$34.99

The earliest adventures of fandom’s favorite fin-head are collected for the first time in an oversized volume in full color! It’s all here! Overlord! SuperPatriot! Mako! Arachnid! Freak Force! It’s the beginning of the greatest comic book in the history of comic books! Savage Dragon defends Chicago from Overlord and the Vicious Circle and the stakes–and body count–couldn’t be higher! It’s the definitive Savage Dragon collection! Guest-starring Rob Liefeld’s Badrock and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Comes with our highest possible recommendation!

Collects the expanded five-issue miniseries and Savage Dragon #1-7, plus covers, sketches and behind the scenes material.

 

 

SPAWN: ORIGINS, VOL. 14 TP

story TODD McFARLANE & BRIAN HOLGUIN

art GREG CAPULLO & DANNY MIKI

cover CLAYTON CRAIN

MARCH 7

152 PAGES / FC / T+

STANDARD SIZE

$14.99

Relive the excitement of one of the best-selling independent comics of all time and grow your SPAWN: ORIGINS collection! In this volume: The ghost of slain child killer Billy Kincaid returns to taunt Spawn! Possessing human souls, Kincaid carries out his dirty work vicariously through innocents. Sam and Twitch find themselves knee deep in it when current police officers become victims to Kincaid’s torment. Can they help Spawn save the people without killing all of them too!?

Collects SPAWN #81-86

 

 

TELLOS COLOSSAL, VOL. 2 HC

story TODD DEZAGO

art CRAIG ROUSSEAU, THOR BADENDYCK, CIRO TOTA, MAURICET & more

cover MIKE WIERINGO, ROB STULL & PAUL MOUNTS

MARCH 28

240 PAGES / FC / E

OVERSIZED

$39.99

Collecting ALL the rest! This massive, oversized tome collects all of the further adventures, all other TELLOS material beyond  TODD DEZAGO and MIKE WIERINGO’s original ten-issue masterpiece! Featuring art by CRAIG ROUSSEAU, THOR BADENDYCK, HOWARD PORTER, CARLO BARBERI, ERIC WOLFE-HANSON, DAVE TATA European Superstar, CRISSE, and more! Complete your TELLOS collection today!

Collects TALES OF TELLOS #1-3, MAIDEN VOYAGE, THE LAST HEIST and SONS AND MOONS

 

THE WALKING DEAD: CUTTING ROOM FLOOR HC

story & art ROBERT KIRKMAN

cover by CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN

MARCH 14

112 PAGES / FC / T

OVERSIZED

$19.99

For the first time ever: an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at ROBERT KIRKMAN’s original, hand-written plot lines for the early issues of the Eisner-award winning series!  See what plot lines were left on the cutting room floor and get an in-depth look at how the series came together.  This collection includes commentaries on KIRKMAN’s original plots with never before seen material. This is the WALKING DEAD collector’s item of the year!

Collects NEVER BEFORE SEEN WALKING DEAD PLOTS!

 

THE ACTIVITY #4

story NATHAN EDMONDSON

art & cover MITCH GERADS

MARCH 14

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$3.50

“WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN”

Fort Bragg is calling: DELTA has a problem with an out of control Columbian drug lord, and it’s up to Danny Locke’s Team Omaha to find a solution. THE ACTIVITY #4 is a great jumping-on point as the series continues to grind high-octane realism at all latitudes.

ALPHA GIRL #2

story JEAN-PAUL BONJOUR & JEFF ROENNING

art / cover ROBERT LOVE, DANA SHUKARTSI, & DIEGO SIMONE

MARCH 14

32 PAGES / FC / M

$2.99

The action-packed second issue opens with our heroine getting her first taste of the new apocalyptic world. On the run from rabid women and mysterious men in black rubber suits, Judith flees to the suburbs where she meets Frank, a sex starved teenager with a horrible secret. Joining forces, the two teens set out to evade evisceration and find Judith’s brother!

ARTIFACTS #17

story RON MARZ

art / cover STJEPAN SEJIC

MARCH 7

32 PAGES / FC / T

$3.99

“SEARCH FOR THE ANGELUS,” Part Four

Tom Judge and Tilly Grimes were prepared that not all the bearers of the 13 Artifacts would be receptive to their call to action. They even anticipated that it would shake some to the core. But they never expected what came next. RON MARZ (MAGDALENA, SHINKU) and STJEPAN SEJIC (ANGELUS) continue the story of the Top Cow Universe in directions that will top everything that has come before!

ALSO AVAILABLE:

ARTIFACTS #1-13 Complete 1-in-100 Foil Variant Cover Set – All Signed by MARC SILVESTRI – $500.00

(NOTE: Valued at $975. Limited to 50 sets. Allocations may occur.)

 

 

AVENGELYNE #9

story MARK POULTON

art OWEN GIENI

cover A ROB LIEFELD

cover B OWEN GIENI

cover C CORY HAMSCHER

MARCH 28

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$2.99

“THE HUNT,” Part Three

Guest starring the SEVEN DEADLY SINS. The manhunt for Father Michael continues, as Avengelyne and Passover search for Priest. Meanwhile, the Red Dragon chooses who wields the Luci-Fire weapon. Plus, an Extreme Origins back-up written by Mark Poulton with art by a guest artist!

BLUE ESTATE #10

story VIKTOR KALVACHEV & ANDREW OSBORNE

art VIKTOR KALVACHEV, TOBY CYPRESS & NATHAN FOX

cover VIKTOR KALVACHEV

MARCH 7

32 PAGES / FC / M

$2.99

“DEAD HEAT”

With just three episodes left in the season, the race for revenge is on and the fight for survival comes down to a photo finish!  See who goes to the mattresses, who sleeps with the fishes and who just stays groovy as Blue Estate scores another bull’s-eye with part ten of the fast, funny, 100% cool series (But wait! There’s more…at www.BlueEstateComic.com!)

THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN: DISINTERRED #3 (of 6)

story DAVID HINE

art & cover SHAKY KANE

MARCH 28

32 PAGES / FC / M

$3.99

“AS FLIES TO WANTON BOYS…”

Coffin Fly rises again to join The Unforgiving Eye in a race against time as The Red Menace launches an attack on planet Earth. But who is really behind this nefarious plan for world domination? Could it be that we are all no more than playthings in the hands of a 10-year-old sociopath?

 

ELEPHANTMEN #41

story / art DAVID HINE

cover BOO COOK

MARCH 21

40 PAGES / FC / M

$3.99

“A LONG AND GHASTLY KITCHEN”

DAVID HINE, co-creator of THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN, new writer of THE DARKNESS and creator of STRANGE EMBRACE, tells the story of the last days of MAPPO geneticist Javier Kubec…

FATALE #3

story ED BRUBAKER

art SEAN PHILLIPS & DAVE STEWART

cover SEAN PHILLIPS

MARCH 7

32 PAGES / FC / M

$3.50

What will Detective Walt Booker sacrifice, to what gods? And is he

looking for redemption or revenge? In part three of BRUBAKER and

PHILLIPS’ new horror/noir masterpiece, the threads of the first arc twist together… into a noose around the neck of a corrupt cop in late ‘50s San Francisco.

GLORY #24

story JOE KEATINGE

art & cover ROSS CAMPBELL

FEBRUARY 15

32 PAGES / FC / T+ 

$2.99

“ONCE AND FUTURE,” Part Two

Glory discovers some embers of war can never be extinguished as secrets of her past threaten to devastate the present. The bold new direction written by Eisner & Harvey-award winner JOE KEATINGE and illustrated by Wet Moon’s ROSS CAMPBELL continues with one of the most brutal opening sequences in Extreme history.

 

HACK/SLASH #14

story TIM SEELEY

art EMILIO LAISO

cover TIM SEELEY & ALAN PASSALAQUA

variant cover SHANE WHITE

MARCH 21

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$3.50

“MONSTER BAITING,” Part Three

Cat Curio has been kidnapped by the Gorillaconda! Cassie is prey for a demented hunter slasher! Samhain has to battle his way through Psychosaurs, and make the ultimate decision! Will he become a slasher again to save Cassie and Cat?

HAUNT #24

story JOE CASEY

art / cover NATHAN FOX

MARCH 28

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$2.99

It’s mayhem on the streets of Manhattan!  A relentless creature of fury andfire running amok!  Only Haunt can save the city from an apocalyptic end!  But at what cost?  The new nightmare rolls on in 2012!

THE INFINITE #7

story ROBERT KIRKMAN

art / cover ROB LIEFELD

MARCH 7

32 PAGES/FC/ T

$2.99

Bowen’s plan is falling apart.  He’s on the run, his team is in disarray–he only has one place to go if he’s going to turn things around.  In order to defeat The Infinite and save the world–there’s only one man he can rely on… his father.

INVINCIBLE #91

story ROBERT KIRKMAN

art & cover RYAN OTTLEY & JOHN RAUCH

MARCH 14

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$2.99

The new Invincible will not back down, will not give in, and he is not going to play nice.  What happens when Mark Grayson isn’t happy with his replacement?  All this and… What exactly happened between Robot and Monster Girl in the Flaxan Dimension?

 

 

THE LI’L DEPRESSED BOY #12

story S. STEVEN STRUBLE

art / cover SINA GRACE

MARCH 28

32 PAGES / FC / T

$2.99

“BRAND NEW SHOES”

The Li’l Depressed Boy may have met a new crush… but does he have the guts to ask if the spark is mutual?  It all begins with a question.

MONDO #3 (of 3)

story / art / cover TED McKEEVER

MARCH 7

40 PAGES / BW / M

GOLDEN-AGE FORMAT

$4.99

Y’know those kinds of days when your fuse is so short, you explode at the most mundane circumstance? Mondo doesn’t have those days because EVERY day is that way for him, and in the third and final issue of this explosive ‘Roid-Raging series, he’s about to outdo even himself.

 

 

MORNING GLORIES #19

story NICK SPENCER

art JOE EISMA

cover RODIN ESQUEJO

MARCH 21

32 PGS / FC / M

$2.99

Lights Out. Nobody home.

MUDMAN #4

Story / art / cover PAUL GRIST

MARCH 28

32 PAGES / FC / T

$3.50

Burnbridge on Sea is under attack… from the sea? Mudman is the only

person who can the tide – but when you’re made of mud, water isn’t the easiest thing to stop.

NANCY IN HELL (ON EARTH) #3 (of 4)

story EL TORRES

art ENRIQUE LOPEZ LORENZANA

color FRAN GAMBOA

MARCH 28

32 PAGES / FC / M

$3.99

The whole world will be annihilated and consumed by Hell. And the Angels want to cut out that cancer… and that means to destroy the Earth. Nancy and Lucifer must join forces with their worst enemy, Mr. Macabre, to stop Gabrielle… and the nuclear devices she’s ready to detonate.

NEAR DEATH #6

story  JAY FAERBER

art  SIMONE GUGLIELMINI

cover  FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

MARCH 21

32 PAGES / FC / T+ TEEN PLUS

$2.99

This issue’s a great jumping-on point as Markham embarks on his first case in his new town – protecting the outgoing Los Angeles District Attorney, whose many enemies are coming after him now that he no longer has police protection.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME #2

story ANGELO TIROTTO

art / cover RICHARD JORDAN

MARCH 21

32 pages / FC / M

$2.99

“HOME AGAIN,” Part Two

Dee’s world gets even more complicated when dead bodies, family secrets and a threat from the past set her down a road that will change her life forever! Who said coming home was easy?

 

PETER PANZERFAUST #2

story KURTIS J. WIEBE

art & cover TYLER JENKINS

MARCH 14

32 Pages / FC / M

$3.50 

“THE GREAT ESCAPE,” Part Two

With Calais in the early stages of occupation, Peter and the boys discover a squad of captured British soldiers. Seeing an opportunity to get a ticket to London by saving them, they engage in a dangerous game of espionage that ends with a deadly showdown.

 

PIGS #7

story NATE COSBY & BEN McCOOL

art BRENO TEMURA

cover CHRISTIAN WARD

MARCH 14

32 PAGES / FC / M

$2.99

“INSIDE”

The “SAN QUENTIN BLUES” saga continues.

The White Russian’s plan has gone horribly wrong. Time to blow everything up.

PROPHET #23

story BRANDON GRAHAM

art SIMON ROY

cover FAREL DALRYMPLE

MARCH 21

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$2.99

Prophet finally arrives at the towers of Thauili Van. He must reach the G.O.D. satellite by climbing up, all the way to the edge of earths atmosphere past raging battles, crystalline beasts
and bizarre alien technology. All the while fighting to stay ahead of the deadly hunter who tracks him.

 

 

REED GUNTHER #9

story SHANE HOUGHTON

art & cover CHRIS HOUGHTON

MARCH 14

32 PAGES / FC / E

$2.99

“FIENDS FOREVER,” Part One

When an evil spirit is awakened inside of Sterling, Reed must face off against his best friend and become a bear-fighting cowboy!

 

 

SAVAGE DRAGON #180

story / art / cover  ERIK LARSEN  

MARCH 7

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$3.50

“ALIEN INVASION,” the finale!

The war comes to its epic conclusion! Death! Destruction! Genocide!

Earth’s greatest heroes faces their biggest challenge ever – and the fallout is anything but pretty. Will there be anything left worth living for? The answer will leave you breathless.

 

 

SPAWN #217

story WILL CARLTON

art SZYMON KUDRANSKI & TODD MCFARLANE

cover MICHAEL GOLDEN

MARCH 7

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$2.99

“THE GATHERING STORM,” Part Five

As the various factions swirling around Jim continue to come into focus, Malebolgia makes his move.  He confronts Clown about the missing piece of his power and sets up a showdown that will test Jim’s true power.

THE STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE #6 (of 6)

story JUSTIN JORDAN

art / cover TRADD MOORE

MARCH 7

32 PAGES / FC / M

$2.99

MINISERIES CONCLUSION

It ends here. Luther has lost nearly everything, but can he stop the Librarian from taking away the rest? Blood will flow, guts will fly and lives will change as the hit mini series concludes.

SUPER DINOSAUR #10

story ROBERT KIRKMAN

art / cover JASON HOWARD

MARCH 21

32 PAGES / FC / E

$2.99

The dreaded Exile proves to be a far more formidable foe than Max Maximus ever was! Super Dinosaur finds himself under attack by The Exile led horde of Dino-Men! Meanwhile, Derek must infiltrate The Exile’s secret base in order to find the key to defeating him once and for all! But what about Derek’s mother?  Will he ever find out she exists?

THIEF OF THIEVES #2

story ROBERT KIRKMAN & NICK SPENCER

art / cover SHAWN MARTINBROUGH

MARCH 7

32 PAGES / FC / T

$2.99

Conrad Paulson has turned his back to his life as Redmond, international master criminal, in order to regain some semblance of the life he left behind.  Will it be enough to reconcile with his wife? Save his son from the life? Or will it end up getting them all killed?

THE WALKING DEAD #95

story ROBERT KIRKMAN

art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN

MARCH 28

32 PAGES / BW / M

$2.99

“A LARGER WORLD” CONTINUES

Rick and his group are welcomed into a new community, led by a new charismatic leader.  Rick has experienced this before.  Is this the beginning of a new era of peace for Rick and the others… or is this man every bit as dangerous as The Governor?

WHISPERS #2

story / art / cover  JOSHUA LUNA

MARCH 28

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$2.99

Sam has a wild imagination. However, as his supernatural ability allows him to see things the human eye cannot and should not see, the more reality will prove to be stranger—and more hellish—than he could ever imagine.

JOSHUA LUNA of THE LUNA BROTHERS (ULTRA, GIRLS, THE SWORD) makes a solo debut with a dark, supernatural thriller that questions free will and explores the obsessions, addictions and urges we all have and may not have control of at all.

WITCHBLADE #155

story TIM SEELEY

art / cover DIEGO BERNARD & FRED BENES

variant cover JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

MARCH 28

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$2.99

“UNBALANCED PIECES”, Conclusion

Sara Pezzini only wants to repay Cain Jorgonson by rescuing him, but a mysterious cult stands firmly in her way. The new creative team of TIM SEELEY (HACK/SLASH, BLOODSTRIKE) and DIEGO BERNARD (The Man With No Name) conclude their genre bending first arc on WITCHBLADE as Sara finds herself caught between a Chicago feud much older than she ever suspected! Can Sara protect an innocent cop and save a poseur magician and bring two opposing gangs to justice?

ALSO AVAILABLE:

WITCHBLADE #149 – Long Beach Comicon/Comikaze Exclusive Variant Cover by DIEGO BERNARD – $10.00

CBLDF Announces Liberty Annual 2011!

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FIGHT FOR YOUR FREEDOM!
Support CBLDF With The Industry’s Greatest Creators in CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL 2011 from Image Comics

Berkeley, CA & New York, NY – 8 August 2011 United We Stand Against Censorship! That’s the message from Image Comics, over two dozen of the industry’s greatest creators, and our friends at DC Comics and Marvel Comics, who have all banded together to deliver the greatest CBLDF benefit comic yet — CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL 2011!

Famed comics editor Bob Schreck, Editor-in-Chief of Legendary Comics, and Assistant Editor Greg Tumbarello view censorship as the ultimate form of bullying and have gathered an all-star team of comics creators to tell powerful stories that take a stand against censorship. CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL 2011 comprises 48 powerful pages of all new stories and art. The proceeds from the sale of the book benefit the ever-important First Amendment work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

Schreck declares, “It’s an honor to be asked to edit LIBERTY ANNUAL! We wanted to show the human side of what it means to be censored, and we’re elated with how many powerful and heartfelt tales were delivered. With an American facing prosecution in Canada for the comics he reads, the work that CBLDF does is more important now than ever, and the CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL is essential tool in the fight against censorship.”

CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL 2011 collects incredible contributions, including original stories by superstars J. Michael Straczynski (Superman: Earth One), Frank Quitely (All-Star Superman), J.H. Williams III (Batwoman), Steve Niles (30 days of Night), Judd Winick (Catwoman), Mark Waid (Daredevil) and Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth), and Carla Speed McNeil (Finder). Look for all-new tales featuring Grendel by Matt Wagner, Cowboy Ninja Viking by AJ Lieberman and Riley Rossmo, and Elephantmen by Richard Starkings and Shaky Kane. Plus: a massive and first-ever full-color story from independent comics master Craig Thompson (Blankets)! Marvel and DC Comics have stepped up to show their support, with all-new pin-ups of Batman by Dustin Nguyen, X-Men by Greg Land, Green Lantern by Ivan Reis, and the Avengers by Greg Horn! It’s all topped off by incredible covers by John Cassaday, Matt Wagner, and two variant covers by Frank Quietly: a full-color, 1 in 25 cover, and a black and white, 1 in 50 cover!

“Bob’s experience as an editor is hard to beat, and we’re proud to have him at the helm,” says CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein. “Bob made a book that has something to say, without being sentimental or preachy. He’s made a comic we can all be proud of, and that will go a long way towards advancing the CBLDF’s important work.”

Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson says, “It should go without saying that free speech is one of our most fundamental rights as citizens of this great country. Our right to free expression is challenged on a daily basis, though, and sometimes, those challenges occur within the comics world. Without the diligence of organizations like the CBLDF, everyone in the comics community would be much worse off. There are always bullies out there trying to keep people from enjoying the rights we’re all entitled to, but thankfully there are also people willing to stand up for those rights. I’m proud that Image is able to lend a hand.”

Join the fight against censorship by picking up your copy of CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL 2011 (AUG110415), a 48-page full color comic book benefiting the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, available from Image Comics on October 12, 2011, for $4.99.

ABOUT THE COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of the First Amendment rights of the comics artform and its community of retailers, creators, publishers, librarians, and readers. The CBLDF provides legal referrals, representation, advice, assistance, and education in furtherance of these goals.

ABOUT IMAGE COMICS

Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

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T-Shirts Debuted at Comic-Con Now Available Online

CBLDF debuted a number of new shirts during Comic-Con, including all new shirts from Matt Wagner and John Cassady and new colors and women’s sizes for CBLDF’s popular “I Read Banned Comics” shirt! If you missed us at Comic-Con, you can now get these shirts online!

The new shirts come courtesy of Graphitti Designs. Matt Wagner’s shirt delivers an incredible new image of Grendel leaping into action! John Cassaday’s Uncle Sam design makes a powerful statement about the fight to defend Free Speech!

Finally, CBLDF’s I Read Banned Comics shirt now comes in yellow on black in both men’s and women’s sizes. You can also get the shirt in blue on white in women’s sizes. The original shirt is available here.

These shirts are sure to move fast, so get yours now!

New Luchadore-Inspired BPAL Scents Now Available Online!

CBLDF, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, and J. Gonzoscored a K.O. with their epic tag team debut of LA MANO DEL DESTINO and EL NUEVO PURITANO during Comic-Con International. If you missed us at Comic-Con, you can still jump in the ring: These CBLDF-exclusive scents are now available online!

About the fragrances:

LA MANO DEL DESTINO

Powerful Sumatran patchouli and enigmatic Brazilian copaiba with pao d’arco, cacao absolute, bourbon vanilla, Ceylon cinnamon, and tobacco

EL NUEVO PURITANO

The wicked wrath of moral panic: unmoving, rigid oak, dry leather, tonka, gunpowder tea, and pious olibanum with a core of perverse and furtive vanilla bean, bay leaf, clove bud, and lime.

You can purchase each fragrance individually, here and here, or you can get them as a set. The set includes a gorgeous, limited-edition full-color print from J. Gonzo, inspired by his new 6-issue comic series La Mano del Destino. Help take censorship to the mat by picking up these CBLDF exclusive scents and print today!

Image Comics: August 2011 Solicitations

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THE INFINITE #1 – GEM OF THE MONTH
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / covers ROB LIEFELD
1:25 incentive cover ROB LIEFELD
1:50 incentive cover ROB LIEFELD & TODD McFARLANE
Blank sketch variant cover also available.
SEE ORDER FORM FOR MORE DETAILS!
AUGUST 3
32 PAGES / FC / T
$2.99

Freedom fighter Bowen has lost everything in the war against The Infinite.  His only hope is to travel back in time to prevent their world domination before it starts!  Bowen can’t do this alone, he must turn to the only ally he knows he can trust: HIMSELF.  Now a man in his 40s, damaged by the horrors of war, must team up with his younger, reckless and optimistic 20-year-old self in order to SAVE THE WORLD!

THE INFINITE #1 DELUXE EDITION
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover ROB LIEFELD
AUGUST 3
48 PAGES / FC / T
$5.99

This Deluxe Edition of THE INFINITE #1 is the complete first issue plus mountains of behind-the-scenes sketches and illustrations by ROB LIEFELD and piles of notes and script pages by ROBERT KIRKMAN.  Much like your favorite extras-filled DVDs, this version will give you a glimpse behind the curtain to see all the usually unseen work that goes into the creation of a comic book.

SEVERED #1
story SCOTT SNYDER & SCOTT TUFT
art / cover ATTILA FUTAKI
AUGUST 3
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

“NOTHING WASTED,” Part One
1916. A man haunts the roads; a man with sharp teeth and a hunger for flesh. When 12-year-old Jack Garron runs away from home, he’ll see how quickly the American Dream becomes a nightmare. Be there at the beginning of the series that everyone will be talking about!

From Eisner-nominated writer SCOTT SNYDER (American Vampire, Detective Comics), SCOTT TUFT and ATTILA FUTAKI (NYT Best-Selling-Artist: Percy Jackson) comes the most terrifying horror series of 2011–SEVERED.

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SHUDDERTOWN HC

BOMB QUEEN VII #1 (of 4)
story JIMMIE ROBINSON
art / cover JIMMIE ROBINSON
 
AUGUST 24
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

“QUEEN’S WORLD”

Forget what you know about Bomb Queen. 100 years in the future, the world has become a utopian paradise. Governments and religion are at peace, but that tranquility is threatened when Bomb Queen is unleashed out of her slumber, however her return won’t come easy when she learns the truth about the new world.

A whole new series as shock follows shock for our favorite sovereign. And wait until you see who’s joining the cast!

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BOMB QUEEN, VOL. 1 TP
BOMB QUEEN, VOL. 2 TP
BOMB QUEEN, VOL. 3 TP
BOMB QUEEN, VOL. 4 TP
BOMB QUEEN, VOL. 5 TP
BOMB QUEEN, VOL. 6 TP

EPOCH #1 (of 5)
story KEVIN McCARTHY
art PAOLO PANTALENA & JORGE FARES
cover PAOLO PANTALENA & PAOLO BARBIERI
AUGUST 3
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.99

THE GREATEST TOURNAMENT THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN BEGINS ANEW!

Top Cow Productions and Heroes and Villains Entertainment proudly present a dark and intensely kinetic tale from writer KEVIN McCARTHY (Red Sonja, The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist) and newcomer PAOLO PANTALENA (What If?: House of M, War of Kings: Darkhawk). Jonah Bishop is an NYPD detective assigned to a mysterious murder case that threatens to rip the reality he knows and plunge him into the shadow world of his heritage–the Supernatural. Jonah’s quest will drop him deep in the middle of a conspiracy that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of society.

THE VAULT #1 (of 3)
story SAM SARKAR
art  GARRIE GASTONNY
color SAKTI YUWONO
cover BAGUS HUTOMO
JULY 27
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50

A small team of treasure hunters struggles to excavate a dangerous and legendary treasure pit before a massive storm hits Sable Island, the “Graveyard of the North Atlantic”. Equipped with all the latest technology, the scientists believe they are prepared against all of nature’s fury, but nothing can prepare them for what they are about to unleash from The Vault.

From the team that brought you CALIBER and the artist of SUPERGOD.

’68: HARDSHIP (ONE-SHOT)
story MARK KIDWELL
art JEFF ZORNOW & JAY FOTOS
cover A JEFF ZORNOW & JAY FOTOS
cover B NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS

AUGUST 24
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99

In February of 1968, Teddy Calhoun came home from Vietnam and brought a piece of the war back with him. Through a prism of battle fatigue and schizophrenia, his vision of Nebraska has changed into a threatening landscape of violence and enemy occupation. Now, Teddy will do whatever he must to protect his family from the murderous approach of “Charlie” and an army of the risen, hungry dead.

’68 Hardship is a journey into a psychological realm of hallucination, violence and undead horror. Written by MARK KIDWELL, with monstrous artwork by JEFF ZORNOW and JAY FOTOS, this one-shot is a direct tie-in with the regular ongoing ’68 series, extending the world of Vietnam/Zombie horror to America’s heartland and your own backyard.

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HORROR BOOK TP

DEADLANDS: DEATH WAS SILENT (ONE-SHOT)
story RON MARZ
art & cover BART SEARS
AUGUST 17 
32 PAGES / FC / T
$2.99

Visionary Comics and Pinnacle Entertainment present the third one-shot of the weird Western world of DEADLANDS!  A silent bounty hunter rides into a remote town, but the town holds dark secrets that may turn the hunter into the hunted. Superstars RON MARZ and BART SEARS team for a weird Western tale unlike any other!

MORNING GLORIES YEARBOOK 2011
story NICK SPENCER
art RODIN ESQUEJO & JOE EISMA
cover RODIN ESQUEJO
AUGUST 31
32 PGS / FC / M
$2.99

A look back at our first year at the academy, with a sequential recap by MORNING GLORIES cover artist RODIN ESQUEJO! And loaded up with extras like character bios, sketches, designs, script excerpts, and more!

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FORGETLESS HC

SAVAGE DRAGON #175 
story ERIK LARSEN
art / cover ERIK LARSEN
AUGUST 31
48 PAGES / FC / T+
$4.99

SAVAGE DRAGON IS BACK!

Or is he? Special 48-page anniversary issue! A certain green-skinned, fin-headed freak finds himself aboard a spaceship headed for parts unknown and has to begin making sense of his new life and the new reality which surrounds him.  Meanwhile on Earth, Malcolm Dragon faces his greatest challenge yet: the omnipotent OverLord! And waiting in the wings–an alien invasion! Plus: Vanguard faces… Universo?

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SAVAGE DRAGON: BACK IN BLUE TP
SAVAGE DRAGON: IDENTITY CRISIS TP
SAVAGE DRAGON: DRAGON WAR TP
SAVAGE DRAGON: EMPEROR DRAGON TP

VESCELL #1
story ENRIQUE CARRION
art / cover JOHN UPCHURCH
AUGUST 31
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

The International Company known as Vescell specializes in what is commonly known as “Vtrans”, the transferring of a person’s mind and spirit from one body into another.  Former Icarus City Detective, Mauricio “Moo” Barrino is now Vescell’s best agent, handling the most high profile and dangerous cases. In the seedy world of a high end corporate espionage, where mysticism and guns clash, and money is tainted with sin, Agent Mauricio Barrino fights against the demons of fate while trying to reach the heaven of his destiny. Be prepared for the bar-raising, sci-fi noir epic that is VESCELL.

THE DARKNESS: ACCURSED, VOL. 5 TP
story PHIL HESTER & JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV
art SHELDON MITCHELL, ROMANO MOLENAAR & MATT TIMSON
cover MICHAEL BROUSSARD & STEVE FIRCHOW
AUGUST 31
144 PAGES / FC / T
STANDARD SIZE
$16.99

Jackie Estacado, the current bearer of The Darkness, was blackmailed and lied to by a devil calling himself The Sovereign. Now free from The Sovereign’s grip, Jackie has assembled a motley crew of criminals with one goal – destroy every last one of The Sovereign’s reliquaries! His quest will pit him against a former Russian mob boss turned art collector, a mute mystic, countless of The Sovereign’s statues, and even traitors within his midst! Concluding the second year of writer PHIL HESTER’S (Firebreather, Wonder Woman) epic run and featuring art by SHELDON MITCHELL (Pilot Season: Stealth) and ROMANO MOLENAAR (The Darkness II: Confession), and a special stand-alone “Tale of The Darkness” issue set in the Wild West by JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV (Tumor, Echoes) and MATT TIMSON (Impaler, Popgun).

Collects THE DARKNESS #85-89.

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THE DARKNESS: ACCURSED, VOL. 1 TP
THE DARKNESS: ACCURSED, VOL. 2 TP
THE DARKNESS: ACCURSED, VOL. 3 TP
THE DARKNESS: ACCURSED, VOL. 4 TP

HACK/SLASH, VOL. 9: TORTURE PRONE TP
story TIM SEELEY
art DANIEL LEISTER & JETHRO MORALES
cover TIM SEELEY  
AUGUST 10
160 PAGES / FC / T+
$16.99

The hit new ongoing series from Image is collected! In a dark future ruled by the Murder Messiah, street witch Liberty Lochs is on a mission to change the past. Meanwhile, horror heroes Cassie Hack & Vlad must contend with an obsessive serial killer, and a duo of slashers they thought they’d already put down. This epic collection sets the staus quo for Cass & Vlad’s new adventures.

Collects HACK/SLASH ANNUAL #2 and HACK/SLASH #1-4

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HACK/SLASH OMNIBUS, VOL. 1 TP
HACK/SLASH OMNIBUS, VOL. 2 TP
HACK/SLASH OMNIBUS, VOL. 3 TP
HACK/SLASH, VOL. 8: SUPER SIDEKICK SLEEPOVER SLAUGHTER TP

HALCYON TP
story MARC GUGGENHEIM & TARA BUTTERS
art & cover RYAN BODENHEIM & MARK ENGLERT
AUGUST 17
132 PAGES / FC / T

What happens when the neverending battle for truth and justice…ends? With crime and violence nonexistent, and the human race seemingly neutered of all aggressive tendencies, the superheroes of HALCYON appear to have completed their mission. But one member of the team isn’t pleased with this new development, and will stop at nothing to uncover the catalyst for this global phenomenon. Including never-before-seen extras and behind-the-scenes artwork!

Collects HALCYON #1-5

INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM, VOL. 1 TP
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art CORY WALKER & RYAN OTTLEY
cover RYAN OTTLEY
AUGUST 3
1024 PAGES / FC / T

Introducing the first nine volumes of the greatest superhero comic in the universe, collected into one massive paperback edition!

Collects INVINCIBLE #1-47

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THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM, VOL. 1 TP

MALINKY ROBOT: COLLECTED STORIES & OTHER BITS TP
story SONNY LIEW
art / cover SONNY LIEW
AUGUST 3
128 PAGES / FC / E
$16.99

Street urchins Atari and Oliver are out to steal bicycles, watch Giant Robot movies and spend some Large Denominational Bills! MALINKY ROBOT collects five tales by Eisner-nominated artist SONNY LIEW (MY FAITH IN FRANKIE, WONDERLAND, SENSE & SENSIBILITY) featuring stinky fish, philosopher-labourers and summer rain.

A recipient of the Xeric Award, the Utopiales SF Festival’s  Best SF Album award and featured in the acclaimed FLIGHT anthologies, MALINKY ROBOT blends dystopian sci-fi and indie sensibilities into a uniquely charming, off-kilter world.

Plus pinups by MIKE ALLRED, ROGER LANDGRIDGE, SKOTTIE YOUNG and more!

MORNING GLORIES, VOL. 2 TP
story NICK SPENCER
art JOE EISMA
cover RODIN ESQUEJO
AUGUST 10
168 PGS / FC / M
$12.99

Collecting the second story arc of the smash series in one volume. Learn (some) of the secrets in the Glories’ lives as we delve into their pasts and see how it affects their present. Each chapter focuses on a different Glory while maintaining the narrative and moving the mystery forward.
Collects MORNING GLORIES #7-12

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MORNING GLORIES, VOL. 1 TP
EXISTENCE 2.0/3.0 TP

PHERONE TP
story VIKTOR KALVACHEV, PATRICK BAGGATTA & JIM SINK
art / cover VIKTOR KALVACHEV
AUGUST 3
104 PAGES / FC / OVERSIZED / M
$14.99 

NOW AVAILABLE IN SOFTCOVER!

Following Eve, a dangerously seductive woman on the edge of her sanity, PHERONE weaves a dark storyline filled with espionage, mystery and suspense. Armed with a killer body and a killer’s mind, the femme fatale must hunt down clues to rediscover her own troubled past, bringing violence and danger to anyone who crosses her path.

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PHERONE HC
BLUE ESTATE #1 (CURRENT PRINTING)
 
SWEETS: A NEW ORLEANS CRIME STORY
story, art & cover KODY CHAMBERLAIN
AUGUST 24
120 PAGES / FC / M
$14.99

A spree killer terrorizes New Orleans days before Hurricane Katrina makes landfall. Detective Curt Delatte just buried his only daughter, he’s in no condition to work. But when the bodies pile up, he masks his grief and joins the hunt through the bowels of the Big Easy. It won’t be long until his city, and his evidence, gets washed away.

Collects SWEETS #1-5

DIGITAL ART TUTORIALS
By Brian Haberlin
AUGUST 10
Format: PC/Mac CD-ROM
$29.99 EACH
$99.99 FOR SET

EACH CD CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS OF VIDEO TUTORIALS WITH ALL PROJECT FILES NEEDED TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE TUTORIALS

1) Advanced Digital Inking Vol. 1

Learn how to digitally ink and take all your black and white artwork to the next level! 160 minutes spanning 13 lessons delve into Photoshop’s treasure trove of features that not only enhance comic applications, but make possible countless creative pen and ink opportunities rarely seen before. If you’re serious about your black and white artwork, this one is a must. [Some lessons require Photoshop CS5]

2) Photoshop Tips and Tricks Vol. 1

Learn to create textures, effects, and master the mysterious “Art History Tool”.

Watch  Brian Haberlin, as he walks you step-by-step from pencil sketch to fully rendered digital work of art. With all tools, palettes and custom brushes (including settings) open for your inspection, the techniques of digital painting are made accessible to everyone… in real time.  A must  for those interested in concept art and speed painting techniques.

3) Beginning Digital Coloring Vol. 1

Watch step by step as Photoshop artist, Brian Haberlin, takes you through the basics of computer coloring.  We start with a very basic coloring style then build to a more complex one.  Showing how to flat and color with the Gradient tool along the way to learning more complex rendering. Recommended for those that are just starting out coloring or even Photoshop first timers.

4) Grunge/Pop Style Vol. 1

Learn how to stylize your art! From the scratchy, vigorous energy of paint splashes to the pop-artsy use of repeating geometric patterns. Watch and learn as world renown Photoshop artist, Brian Haberlin, takes you step-by-step through three separate works each using a variety of techniques that have helped define an entire artistic movement…all in real time.

50 GIRLS 50 #3 (of 4)
story FRANK CHO & DOUG MURRAY
art AXEL MEDELLIN
cover FRANK CHO
AUGUST 3
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

The penultimate chapter of FRANK CHO (X-Men: Schism) and DOUG MURRAY’s (The ‘Nam) galaxy-spanning sci-fi epic has arrived! With the ESS Savannah now further from Earth than ever before, the crew is faced with the fact they may have to make a new home elsewhere. Will their new planet’s natives welcome them with open arms?

No. Not even close.

ALL NIGHTER #3 (of 5)
story DAVID HAHN
art / cover DAVID HAHN
AUGUST 17
32 PAGES / BW / T
$2.99

“STEALING BOYFRIENDS,” Part Three

Though Donna and Jim are an item, Kit can’t suppress her romantic urges and attempts to secretly rekindle her romantic relationship with Jim.  Martha and Kit form an unexpected friendship with each other that reveals some of Martha’s more obsessive qualities.

ARTIFACTS #12 (of 13)
story RON MARZ
art JEREMY HAUN & SUNNY GHO
cover A GREG HORN
cover B JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
AUGUST 31
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99

THE PENULTIMATE ISSUE!

This is it! We arrived at the climax of the most universe-shattering event series in Top Cow history! We can’t tell you anything more! The final showdown you’ve been waiting for is here!

PLUS: Each issue will also feature an Artifacts: Origin story written by RON MARZ and drawn by a guest superstar artist.

ALSO AVAILABLE:

• Artifacts #7 – Top Cow Store Exclusive Variant Cover by Paolo Pantalena – $10.00

AVENGELYNE #2
story ROB LIEFELD & MARK POULTON
art OWEN GIENI
cover A ROB LIEFELD
cover B OWEN GIENI
AUGUST 17
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

“DEVIL IN THE FLESH,” Part Two

In his search for a new apprentice, the Red Dragon has taken control of Avengelyne’s body forcing her essence into Heaven Starr. Meanwhile, Torment targets the New Church of the People. Plus, the return of Passover!

BLUE ESTATE #5
story VIKTOR KALVACHEV & ANDREW OSBORNE
art VIKTOR KALVACHEV, TOBY CYPRESS & NATHAN FOX
cover VIKTOR KALVACHEV
AUGUST 10
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

 “THE MONEY SHOT”

A private investigator’s surveillance photos miss the big picture when Hollywood starlet Rachel Maddox is forced to gamble for her brother’s life!  Let your freak flag fly as hippies, mobsters and garden gnomes collide in part five of this fast, funny, 100% cool new series! Visit www.BlueEstateComic.com for more info.

‘BREED III #4 (of 6)
story JIM STARLIN
art / cover JIM STARLIN
AUGUST 10
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

“DOORS”

Everyone goes shopping, Ray beats a small boy with a stick and

an arms shipment doesn’t arrive exactly as planned.  A very typical

day for a ‘Breed.

BUTCHER BAKER, THE RIGHTEOUS MAKER #6
story JOE CASEY
art / cover MIKE HUDDLESTON
AUGUST 31
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

Think we’ve pushed the envelope in this series so far? Well, this issue goes all the way! Learn the hidden secret of Jihad Jones! Discover Butcher Baker’s happy place! And Arnie B. Willard is still in hot pursuit! Do you need to read this comicbook? Absolutely!

LET IT ALL HANG OUT WITH YOUR FAVORITE RIGHTEOUS MAKER!

CHEW #21
story JOHN LAYMAN
art / cover ROB GUILLORY
AUGUST 17
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

“BASEBALL, HOT DOGS AND APPLE PIE,” Part One

Mike Applebee’s good day, Tony Chu’s first day and John Colby’s last day. An issue of beginning and endings, as we head into the fifth story arc of the multi-Eisner award nominated series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, clairvoyants and… meter maids?

THE DARKNESS #95
story PHIL HESTER
art SHELDON MITCHELL
cover BANE
AUGUST 31
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

“OUTER DARKNESS,” Part Six

The Darkness declares all out war against its most rebellious bearer, Jackie Estacado! With a small group of loyal allies, Jackie must face down an army of doppelgangers, a scorned woman from his past, and the very source of his own power.

DRUMS #4
story EL TORRES
art ABE HERNANDO & FRAN GAMBOA
cover RAUL ALLEN
AUGUST 24
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

“THE FLOOD”

The hurricane is driving people from Santa Rosa, but FBI Agent

Irons is still working on the “Death Ritual” case. In the flooded

streets, where dead bodies are walking, expecting something, Irons

will learn to his horror the truth beyond the case.

ELEPHANTMEN #35 
story RICHARD STARKINGS
art / cover BOO COOK
AUGUST 17
40 PAGES / FC / M
$3.99

“THE DRUM AT THE GATE OF THUNDER”

The sequel to WAR TOYS concludes as Yvette tracks down Hip, Ebony and Horn to exact her revenge.

GLADSTONE’S SCHOOL FOR WORLD CONQUERORS #4
story MARK ANDREW SMITH
art / cover ARMAND VILLAVERT
AUGUST 3
32 PAGES / FC / E
$2.99

The Skull Brothers battle an army of ancient Egyptian monsters while cupid’s arrow strikes Mummy Girl and Kid Nefarious!  And what secrets do comic books featuring the parents of our supervillains-in-training reveal about Gladstone’s past? After this shocking discovery nothing will ever be the same.

GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES #3
story MARK SABLE
art / cover  PAUL AZACETA
AUGUST 31 
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

War-torn Afghanistan: The absolute WORST place for the dead to come back to life.  In the final issue of the first story arc, the decimated band of Marines and Taliban make their last stand and discover the REAL power behind the undead uprising.  32 pages of story– NO ADS!

GREEN WAKE #5
story KURTIS J. WIEBE
art & cover RILEY ROSSMO
AUGUST 3
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

The deadly finale brings all the exposed threads together and Green Wake’s secrets are revealed. Morley must face his own demons to find Babylon, and vile monsters stalk his every step to keep him from his final destination: Home.

NOW AN ONGOING SERIES!

HACK/SLASH #7 
story TIM SEELEY
art DANIEL LEISTER
cover A DANIEL LEISTER & RACHELLE ROSENBERG
cover B  EMILY STONE
AUGUST 10
32 PAGES/ FC / T+
$3.50

“FAME MONSTER,” Part Two 

It’s not easy being a pampered, useless celebrity. Cassie and Vlad must protect an American idol from his insane fans, a bloodthirsty killer, and horrific entities intent on enslaving humanity. Blood, skin and paparazzi rule in “FAME MONSTER”.

THE INTREPIDS #6
story KURTIS J. WIEBE
art / cover SCOTT KOWALCHUK
AUGUST 3
32 PAGES / FC / T
$2.99

“CYBORGS, BABOONS AND BEARS! OH, MY!”

The action packed finale that will have you high-fiving and fist-pumping in public places. With the true villain revealed, the Intrepids must face their darkest fears and most powerful enemy. A full-scale epic brawl for the fate of humanity. Enter the cyber-bears!

INVINCIBLE #85
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover CORY WALKER
AUGUST 17
32 PAGES / FC / T
$2.99

 CORY WALKER RETURNS TO INVINCIBLE!
In this special two-issue story-arc: Invincible’s mother and father return to the planet Talescria in the aftermath of The Viltrumite War!  Omni-Man and Young Omni-Man reunite and fight space crime together!  All the while, a new threat is emerging… one that could bring an end to all life on Earth!

THE LAST MORTAL #4 (of 4)
story JOHN MAHONEY & FILIP SABLIK
art / cover THOMAS NACHLIK
AUGUST 24
32 PAGES / BW / M
$3.99

“REGICIDE,” Part Four

The finale of the hard-hitting supernatural noir series from Minotaur Press is here. Alec King, the suicidal immortal, has been beat down, stabbed, and shot so many times he’s beginning to lose count. But finally, the man responsible for his best friend’s death is in his sights. The question remains– will Alec be able to make the hard decision for the first time in his miserable life?

THE LI’L DEPRESSED BOY #6
story S. STEVEN STRUBLE
art SINA GRACE
cover CHARLIE ADLARD
AUGUST 10
32 PAGES / FC / T
$2.99

“JAIL GUITAR DOORS”

Drew Blood has been arrested, leaving LDB stranded by the side of the road with no clue where he is or how to get home. All he can think is:  What would Snake do?  Featuring a cover by CHARLIE ADLARD, award winning artist of THE WALKING DEAD and all around nice guy.

MARKSMAN #2 (of 6)
script DAVID BAXTER
art JAVIER ARANDA, GARRY LEACH & JESSICA KHOLINNE
cover TOMM COKER
AUGUST 24
32 PAGES / FC / T
$2.99

In the midst of blood shed, a Trojan horse stands revealed. This betrayal may change the stakes of this violent game. Drake and the Marksmen face a desperate shootout with the Lone Star Rangers, but was the catalyst a soldier’s arrogance, or a well-played move?

MORIARTY #4
story DANIEL COREY
art / cover ANTHONY DIECIDUE  
AUGUST 3
32 PAGES / FC / T
$2.99

“THE DARK CHAMBER,” Part Four

“The Dark Chamber” comes to a climax in this installment, which sees Professor Moriarty finally confronting Tartarus in an epic battle that will change his destiny and decide the fate of London and the world.

MYSTERIOUS WAYS #2 (of 6)
story JASON RUBIN
art / cover TYLER KIRKHAM
AUGUST 10
32 PAGES / FC  / M
$3.99

THIS KILLER JUST SAVED YOUR LIFE…
Sam is a nightmare he cannot wake up from. Pursued by the cops and Feds for a series of murders he doesn’t remember committing, Sam is in desperate need of sanctuary. Will a mad, blind priest lead him to salvation? Video game industry titan JASON RUBIN (The Iron Saint, Crash Bandicoot) teams with TYLER KIRKHAM (Green Lantern Corps) to bring a dark, action-packed supernatural thriller that will have you questioning everything you believe.

NETHERWORLD #5 (of 5)
story BRYAN EDWARD HILL & ROB LEVIN
art / cover TONY SHASTEEN & DAVE McCAIG
AUGUST 17
32 PAGES / FC  / M
$3.99

We ARE all lost!

It comes down to this. Either Ray gets Madeline on the train out of the city, or we will all be lost… forever. But first, he has to get through Cyrus Kane.

RED SPIKE #4 (of 5)
story JEFF CAHN
art MARK TEXEIRA, SALVADOR NAVARRO & IFANSYAH NOOR
cover MARK TEXEIRA
AUGUST 10
32 PAGES / FC / T
$2.99

Where does one draw the line in the sand? How do we define the moment when once unwavering trust is called into question? As Matt and Greg battle it out on the Lincoln Memorial, harsh truths are revealed on the Project Red Spike base.

THE RED WING #2 (of 4)
story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art / cover NICK PITARRA & RACHELLE ROSENBERG 
AUGUST 10
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50

“LEARNING TO FALL”

Lost in time — deep in enemy history —  the Captain of the First Wing must find a way home so that he can begin the space-time program that will one day save his future.

Join us for the second jaw-dropping issue of THE RED WING by award winning writer JONATHAN HICKMAN and possibly the best new talent of the year, NICK PITARRA.

REED GUNTHER #3
story SHANE HOUGHTON
art / cover CHRIS HOUGHTON
AUGUST 10
32 PAGES / FC / E
$2.99

“REED GUNTHER IN TRAINS, REIGNS, AND PAINS!”

Reed Gunther and his best bear buddy Sterling are separated when the legendary steel-driving man, John Henry, returns from the dead while the sneaky Mr. Picks escapes to the East Coast with the mysterious monster-creating Idol.

SAMURAI’S BLOOD #3 (of 6)
story OWEN WISEMAN
art NAM KIM, MATTHEW DALTON & JESSICA KHOLINNE
cover JO CHEN
AUGUST 17
32 PAGES / FC / T
$2.99

There are four ascending levels of suffering in the world and Mayuko is about to learn them all. With Katashi floating unconscious down the river, Mayuko is left to fend for herself against the vile Mistresses Kimori and Yamayuna, as they attempt to break her spirit and make her one of their oiron girls. But just as quickly–as the faintest glimmer of freedom appears—so, too, does it fade away. Innocence must pay the terrible price.

SCREAMLAND #3
story HAROLD SIPE & CHRISTOPHER SEBELA
art LEE LESLIE
cover HECTOR CASANOVA 
AUGUST 3
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

“DEATH OF THE PARTY,” Part Three
Monster-Fight-A-Go-Go! The hunt for Invisible Man’s killer continues through the bars and booths of FantasyScapeCon. Wolfman Carl and the Midnight Slasher finally face off with knives and claws, while TV’s former interstellar engineer Travis uncovers the truth behind alien menace The Mass.

SHINKU #3
story RON MARZ
art / cover LEE MODER, MATTHEW WAITE & MICHAEL ATIYEH
AUGUST 10
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

“THRONE OF BLOOD,” Part Three

The key to destroying the vampire plague is almost within Shinku’s grasp. But can she keep her new ally, Davis, alive long enough to actually use it? Blood splatters as RON MARZ & LEE MODER’s martial arts and horror mash-up continues!

SKULLKICKERS #10
story JIM ZUB
art EDWIN HUANG & MISTY COATS
cover SAEJIN OH
AUGUST 31
32 PAGES / FC / T
$2.99

“FIVE FUNERALS AND A BUCKET OF BLOOD,” Part Four
This issue has it all: A cover, printed pages, comic panels in

sequential order and staples! You heard that right– staples! Okay, now that we’re past that stuff–does anyone read this info? Do you? Let us know at www.skullkickers.com. PS: We now have more issues than BATTLE CHASERS.

SPAWN #210
story WILL CARLTON
art SZYMON KUDRANSKI & TODD MCFARLANE
cover SZYMON KUDRANSKI
AUGUST 3
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

“Q&A,” Part Four

Spawn’s latest act of mercy has violent, and unforeseen, consequences, as the K7 lashes out at Jim, bringing to light a question key to Jim’s future: Does the world’s newest Hellspawn control his newfound powers, or do the powers control him? Meanwhile, Twitch attempts to help Detective Rowand understand the dark forces at play in the world.

SUPER DINOSAUR #5
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover JASON HOWARD
AUGUST 24
32 PAGES / FC / E
$2.99

The Mega-Raptor’s rampage continues!  Derek Dynamo and Super Dinosaur face their biggest and mostly fearsome threat, yet–as Max Maximus’ master plan finally unfolds!  This is the big one folks, after this issue… nothing will ever be the same!

THE WALKING DEAD #88
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
AUGUST 10
32 PAGES / BW / M
$2.99

Every day, it becomes a little bit easier.

 THE WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #31
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
AUGUST 3
32 PAGES / BW
$2.99

THE WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #32
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
AUGUST 10
32 PAGES / BW
$2.99

Surrounded.

THE WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #33
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
AUGUST 17
32 PAGES / BW / M
$2.99

Revenge.

THE WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #34
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
AUGUST 24
32 PAGES / BW / M
$2.99

Safe for now… but for HOW LONG… and at what cost?

 THE WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #35
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
AUGUST 31
32 PAGES / BW / M
$2.99

The threat level rises.

WITCH DOCTOR #3 (of 4)
story BRANDON SEIFERT
art / cover LUKAS KETNER
AUGUST 17
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
 

It’s Dr. Morrow’s biggest case yet: “The Patient From The Black Lagoon!”  What’s the secret of the Deep Ones?  How do they fit in with the Relapse, the Extinction Event that’s c oming for humankind?  And why are Morrow and his medical staff at each other’s throats?

“Basically, I’m jealous.  Bastards!” — Ben Templesmith


Image Comics: June 2011 Solicitations

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50 GIRLS 50 #1 (of 4) – GEM OF THE MONTH

story FRANK CHO & DOUG MURRAY

art AXEL MEDELLIN

cover FRANK CHO

JUNE 1

32 PAGES / FC

$2.99

Hot on the heels of his blockbuster New Ultimates run, FRANK CHO teams with Co-writer DOUG MURRAY (The ‘Nam) and artist AXEL MEDELLIN (ELEPHANTMEN) to unleash a new universe-spanning sci-fi epic! Join in the fantastic voyage of the Space Vessel ESS Savannah and her beautiful crew as they fight their way from hostile aliens and exotic worlds, searching for the wormhole that will take them to their ultimate destination: Home.

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WITCH DOCTOR #1 (of 4) – GEM OF THE MONTH

story BRANDON SEIFERT

art & cover LUKAS KETNER

JUNE 29

32 PAGES / FC

$2.99

HOUSE M.D. MEETS FINGE IN THE FIRST SKYBOUND ORIGINAL FROM ROBERT KIRKMAN’s NEW COMICS IMPRINT!

Meet Vincent Morrow, a doctor looking for a vaccine… for the apocalypse! In this stand-alone first issue, a family needs Dr. Morrow’s help with their son’s illness: Demonic possession. But when Morrow attempts an experimental cure, he discovers the boy’s disease isn’t all spinning heads and pea soup — it’s like nothing you’ve seen before!  Horror gets a brain transplant in WITCH DOCTOR, the book WARREN ELLIS calls “Mental.”

ALL NIGHTER  #1 (of 5)

story DAVID HAHN

art & cover by DAVID HAHN

JUNE 22

32 PAGES / BW

$2.99

“STEALING COINS,” Part One

Kit Bradley is a 20 year-old art student and petty criminal who knows it’s time to leave her delinquent past behind, but isn’t ready for the responsibilities of adulthood.  Her social headquarters is an all night diner, and while trying to put the ‘off’ on an on-again-off-again boyfriend, she runs into an old flame, and an enigmatic loner named Martha, who alters Kit’s life forever.  Created by Eisner and Ignatz Award nominee DAVID HAHN.

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GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES #1 (of 4)

story MARK SABLE

art & cover PAUL AZACETA

JUNE 15

32 PAGES / FC

$3.99

Afghanistan.  Marines face a never-ending onslaught of Taliban.  But even hell can get worse.  The dead are coming back to life in The Graveyard of Empires, and only together can both sides of the today’s conflict survive tomorrow’s undead assault.  Writer MARK SABLE (Unthinkable, Two-Face Year One) reunites with his GROUNDED co-creator, PAUL AZACETA (Amazing Spider-Man) to tell this controversial tale of terror.

32 FULL PAGES OF STORY!

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REED GUNTHER #1

story SHANE HOUGHTON

art & cover CHRIS HOUGHTON

JUNE 1

32 PAGES / FC

$2.99

“REED GUNTHER AND THE STEAK SNACKING SNAKE!”

The bear-riding cowboy returns in full-color! The previously self-published all-ages indie book by the Houghton brothers gets the Image treatment. In the exciting first issue, follow Reed Gunther and his trusty grizzly bear steed, Sterling, as they bumble their way through battling one of the wild west’s most ferocious creatures: a giant, cow-hungry snake!

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SCREAMLAND #1

story HAROLD SIPE & CHRISTOPHER SEBELA

art LEE LESLIE

cover HECTOR CASANOVA

JUNE 8

32 PAGES / FC

$2.99

“DEATH OF THE PARTY,” Part One

In a world where movie monsters are real, most of them are just looking for work in an industry dominated by 3D, CGI and other scary acronyms.  Forced to hustle their past glory on the convention circuit, Wolfman Carl London and “Space Path” star Travis Walters put their scheduled appearances aside to stop the screening of a legendary monster porn film that threatens to ruin the careers of feature creatures everywhere.

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SHINKU #1

story RON MARZ

art & cover LEE MODER, MATTHEW WAITE & MICHAEL ATIYEH

JUNE 1

32 PAGES / FC

$2.99

“THRONE OF BLOOD,” Part One

The sole surviving descendant of a once-proud samurai clan, Shinku wages a solo war against a powerful vampire clan that has lurked in the shadows for centuries. An epic of horror and martial arts set in modern Japan, but with roots in the feudal past, writer RON MARZ (WITCHBLADE, ARTIFACTS) and artist LEE MODER (Wonder Woman, Legion of Super-Heroes) will serve up sexy, bloody, ongoing action every month. If you’re looking for vampires that sparkle … this ain’t it.

RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES

SAMURAI’S BLOOD #1 (of 6)

story OWEN WISEMAN

art NAM KIM, MATTHEW DALTON & JESSICA KHOLINNE

cover JO CHEN

JUNE 8

32 PAGES / FC

$1.00

In an era when lineage defined you, three teenagers must make their way through the world hiding their identities in order to find their destinies. As their village burns behind them, they are headed for a city they’d heard about only in stories. The three young samurai must now struggle to stay alive and take vengeance on the evil usurper who has destroyed the rest of their clan and the only world they’d ever known. Will they rise on the tides of vengeance, or they will they fall on the swords of fate?

DEADLANDS (ONE-SHOT)

story DAVID GALLAHER

art & cover STEVE ELLIS

JUNE 15

32 PAGES / FC

$2.99

BASED ON THE GAME DEADLANDS FROM PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT!

Image Comics, Visionary Comics and Pinnacle Entertainment present the first of four one-shot by industry superstars, bringing the weird Western world of DEADLANDS to comics! In this issue: The Harvey Award-winning High Noon team of DAVID GALLAHER & STEVE ELLIS tell the story of inventory Copernicus Blackburne, who risks even his immortal soul in his Faustian quest to build “The Devil’s Six-Gun!”

RODD RACER (ONE-SHOT)

story TOBY CYPRESS

art & cover TOBY CYPRESS

JUN 21

80 PAGES / FC

$7.99

In a crowded futuristic city controlled by gangsters, the Thunder

Alley Rally is the biggest racing event of a generation. The city’s  greatest racers battle across the concrete jungle, through chasms of  wet neon city streets for fame, glory, and sacrifice…But one racer  races for much more. Rodd Racer races for revenge while the city’s deadliest killers chase him. Greatness has a price.

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TRAILBLAZER (ONE-SHOT)

story JUSTIN GRAY & JIMMY PALMIOTTI

art & JiM DALY lll, JIMMY PALMIOTTI & PAUL MOUNTS

cover  DAVE JOHNSON

1:10 variant cover AMANDA CONNER

JUNE 15

48 PAGES / FC

$5.99

When the woman that raised him is murdered, an assassin turns states evidence against his employers and is given a once in a lifetime chance to enter Operation Trailblazer – the most unique witness protection program in the world.  Sent back in time to the Old West, the assassin begins a new life, but it isn’t long before his past and the future catches up with him.

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27 TP

story CHARLES SOULE

art RENZO PODESTA

cover W. SCOTT FORBES

JUNE 22

136 PAGES / FC

$14.99

The dark mysteries of rock and roll royalty’s “27 Club” are revealed in this collection of the hit series. All the twists, all the action, all the weirdness, in one beautiful package!  Full of extras, including an all-new 12-page backup story, it’s the most exciting thing to hit since the Beatles at Budokan!

Collects 27 #1-4

TAG: The hit miniseries now with extras including an ALL-NEW story!

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DREAMS OF DARKCHYLDE, VOL. 1 TP

story RANDY QUEEN

art RANDY QUEEN, BRANDON PETERSON & RON ADRIAN

cover RANDY QUEEN

JUNE 22

160 PAGES / FC

$16.99

Ariel Chylde is the girl cursed to become any of the creatures from her many Nightmares. But have the shadows circled all her life? Now we go deeper. Into her past. Into her dreams. Where fears roam, and truth is never a friend. New Collection and Cover by RANDY QUEEN.

Collects DREAMS OF DARKCHYLDE #1-6

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THE DARKNESS COMPENDIUM, VOL. 1 TP (NEW PRINTING)

story GARTH ENNIS, DAVID WOHL, MALACHI CONEY, SCOTT LOBDELL & PAUL JENKINS

art MARC SILVESTRI, JOE BENITEZ, CLARENCE LANSANG, BILLY TAN, DAVID FINCH & DALE KEOWN

cover MARC SILVESTRI

JUNE 8

1280 PAGES / FC

STANDARD SIZE

$99.99

Mafia hitman Jackie Estacado was both blessed and cursed on his 21st birthday when he became the bearer of The Darkness, an elemental force that allows those who wield it access to an otherworldly dimension and control over the demons who dwell there. Go back to the beginning and discover Jackie’s first encounters with the Witchblade gauntlet, The Angelus, Sonatine, and Ian Nottingham.

Collects THE DARKNESS vol. 1 #1-40, plus TALES OF THE DARKNESS & more!

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ECHOES, VOL. 1 HC

story JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV

art & cover RAHSAN EKEDAL

JUNE 22

144 PAGES / PC

DIGEST SIZE

$19.99

From acclaimed author JOSHUA HALE FIAKOV (Tumor, PILOT SEASON: ALIBI) and rising artist RAHSAN EKEDAL (Creepy) a disturbing story of murder and mystery wrapped in questions of sanity.
Minotaur Press premieres with a story of madness, family and death. Brian Cohn was learning to deal with the schizophrenia inherited from his father. Supportive wife, new baby on the way, drugs to control the voices. But, when at his father’s deathbed, he learns that he also inherited the trophies of his father’s career as a serial killer, his illness threatens to send him further down the path to madness and?

Collects ECHOES #1-5

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THE LI’L DEPRESSED BOY, VOL. 1: SHE IS STAGGERING TP

story S. STEVEN STRUBLE

art & cover SINA GRACE

JUNE 8

112 PAGES / FC

$9.99

Collecting the first four issues of the series that Multiversity Comics says is “Crafted so perfectly that it made me smile to no end.” When the Li’l Depressed Boy meets a strange girl, she drags him from his self-seclusion into a world of style points bowling, zombie fighting, laser tag battles, punk rock concerts and house parties.  What will he do to learn her name?  What will be her perfect birthday gift?  How do you eat fried rice without chopsticks?

Collects THE LI’L DEPRESSED BOY #1-4

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PROOF, VOL. 6: ENDANGERED TP

story ALEX GRECIAN

art & cover RILEY ROSSMO

JUNE 22

128 PAGES / FC

$16.99

Death stalks Proof and the entire team of Lodge agents. Monsters take over Little Tokyo and at least one of Proof’s friends doesn’t make it out alive. The final turning point in the Proof saga. Collects the critically acclaimed first miniseries.

Collects PROOF: ENDANGERED #1-5

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SAM AND TWITCH: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION, VOL. 1 HC

story BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

art ANGEL MEDINA, ALBERTO PONTICELLI, JONATHAN GLAPION &JAMIE TOLAGSON

cover ASHLEY WOOD

JUNE 29

320 PAGES / FC

$29.99

The Spawn Universe’s favorite detectives come at you full-force in their own groundbreaking series. Featuring an all-star cast of creators, the bar was set high for gritty crime fiction when Sam and Twitch first came on the scene. Follow the exploits of NYPD’s two most dedicated public servants as they try to uncover the secrets behind the Central Park “Witchcraft” murders and also solve the mystery of “Udaku.”

Collected in an all-new size and format, SAM AND TWITCH: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION, VOL. 1 brings you the art and stories that made this series a classic. Extra features include a cover gallery and behind-the-scenes art.

Collects SAM and TWITCH #1-13

SPAWN: ORIGINS, VOL. 11 TP

story TODD McFARLANE

art GREG CAPULLO, TODD McFARLANE & CHANCE WOLF

cover CLAYTON CRAIN

JUNE 8

160 PAGES / FC

$14.99

Spawn partners with Terry Fitzgerald as his plans to take down Jason Wynn continue. The partnership may be too much for either man, with Wanda caught in the middle. Just as headway is being made, the Freak returns with an agenda of his own that will most definitely get in the way.

Collects SPAWN #63-68

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SPAWN: ORIGINS, VOL. 4 TP     SPAWN: ORIGINS, VOL. 9 TP

SPAWN: ORIGINS, VOL. 5 TP     SPAWN: ORIGINS, VOL. 10 TP

THE WALKING DEAD, VOL. 14: NO WAY OUT TP

story ROBERT KIRKMAN

art & cover CHARLIE ADLARD

JUNE 22

136 PAGES / BW

$14.99

As the Eisner Award winning series continues, no one in The Community is safe from what happens within its walls.

Collects THE WALKING DEAD #79-84

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DESENE: SCRIBBLES & SKETCHES HC

DRINK & DRAW, VOL. 1 HC

APES & BABES: THE ART OF FRANK CHO HC

THE ART OF THE DARKESS TP

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THE ART OF MARC SILVESTRI TP/HC

THE ART OF TOP COW TP/HC

THE ART OF WITCHBLADE TP

FRANK CHO: WOMEN TP

GIRLS & GODDESSES: THE PIN-UP ART OF JML TP

IMAGE COMICS 2010 SDCC YEARBOOK HC

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MIXTAPE, VOL. 1-3 HC

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UNHUMAN: THE ELEPHANTMEN ART OF LADRONN HC

THE WALKING DEAD: COVERS HC

’68 #3 (of 4)

story MARK KIDWELL

art NAT JONES, TIM VIGIL & JAY FOTOS

COVER A: NAT JONES

COVER B: NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS

1/10 INCENTIVE COVER C: NAT JONES

JUNE 15

32 PAGES / FC

$3.99

Visions of home-brewed hell take center stage as an anti-war protest on a California college campus turns into a cannibalistic massacre at the clawing hands of the hungry undead. Two lost soldiers fight their way across a jungle wasteland teeming with rot. And in Vietnam, Agent Declan Rule reveals his true reasons for being in country.

ARTIFACTS #10 (of 13)

story RON MARZ

art JEREMY HAUN & SUNNY GHO

cover A

cover B JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

JUNE 29

40 PAGES / FC

$3.99

THE FINAL BATTLE COMMENCES!

The Survivor’s true nature has been revealed and his plans to remake our world move forward with machine like precision. Will Sara Pezzini, Jackie Estacado, and their allies solve the mystery of his identity in time to prevent Armageddon? What sacrifices will need to be made to save our world? The stage is set for the final confrontation!

PLUS: Each issue will also feature a Top Cow Origin backup written by RON MARZ and drawn by a superstar artist.

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BLUE ESTATE #3

story VIKTOR KALVACHEV & ANDREW OSBORNE

art VIKTOR KALVACHEV, NATHAN FOX, TOBY CYPRESS & ROBERT VALLEY

cover VIKTOR KALVACHEV

JUNE 8

32 PAGES / FC

$2.99

“KING OF THE JUNGLE”

It’s hard telling the predators from the prey in part three of this fast, funny 100% cool new series!  Up-and-coming mobsters Alyosha the Lion and Tony Luciano think they’re kings of the jungle…but their reign may be cut short by forces on both sides of the law.  Featuring art by VIKTOR KALVACHEV (PHERONE, DMZ, The Incredibles), NATHAN FOX (Invincible Iron Man, Pigeons From Hell), TOBY CYPRESS (Batman/Nightwing), ROBERT VALLEY (Gorillaz, Tron), written by Emmy Award winning screenwriter ANDREW OSBORNE.

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’BREED III #2 (of 6)

Story JIM STARLIN

art & cover JIM STARLIN

JUNE 8

32 PAGES/FC

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“BOOK OF REVELATIONS,” PART TWO: “ENLIGHTENMENT”

Ray Stoner finds himself trapped on Demonworld,

weaponless!  But there is intel to be gained and secrets to be

revealed.

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BUTCHER BAKER, THE RIGHTEOUS MAKER #4

story JOE CASEY

art & cover MIKE HUDDLESTON

JUNE 22

32 PAGES / FC

$2.99

It’s a super-villain team-up unlike anything ever seen in a comicbook before! And it’s the worst possible timing for Butcher, who’s balls-deep inside some serious superheroine cushioning, desperately trying to prove his manhood! But that’s just the sauce… read it for the pasta, too! So let’s rock out with our c**ks out!

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BEND OVER AND TAKE THIS COMICBOOK WHERE IT FEELS THE BEST!

DAOMU #5

story KENNEDY XU & COLIN JOHNSON

art & cover KEN CHOU

JUNE 29

32 PAGES / FC

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Sean nears the end of his first journey. He will soon learn that friends can just as easily become enemies. The boy’s genetic gift begins to take hold amidst the innumerable obstacles. A warrior is born…

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THE DARKNESS #93

story PHIL HESTER

art SHELDON MITCHELL

cover BANE

JUNE 29

32 PAGES / FC

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“OUTER DARKNESS,” Part Five

The Darkness declares all out war against its most rebellious bearer, Jackie Estacado! With a small group of loyal allies, Jackie must face down an army of doppelgangers, a scorned woman from his past, and the very source of his own power.

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DRUMS #2 (of 4)

story EL TORRES

art ABE HERNANDO & FRAB GAMBOA

cover RAUL ALLEN

JUNE 22

32 PAGES / FC

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“EL MACUTO”

FBI agent Irons has no clues about the “Santeria Deaths” in Santa

Rosa. But the deaths didn’t stop at the ceremony, they are still going

on. Irons feels that something dark is about to happen, so dark and

overwhelming like the great storm that is surrounding Florida.

ELEPHANTMEN #33

story RICHARD STARKINGS

art & cover SHAKY KANE

JUNE 22

40 PAGES / FC

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“THE BONES”

BULLETPROOF COFFIN artist and Legend, SHAKY KANE, joins ELEPHANTMEN for the freaky tale of Doctor Sebastian Bone and his wife, Victoria, and her lust for something belonging to Elephantmen.

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GLADSTONE’S SCHOOL FOR WORLD CONQUERORS #2

story MARK ANDREW SMITH

art & cover ARMAND VILLAVERT

JUNE 15

32 PAGES / FC

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While the Gladstone’s cadets tune in to watch “Battle in Tokyo” on Pay-Per-View, a real life epic battle breaks out outside the school; It’s a good vs. evil free-for all, as their parents gallantly try their best to police their crew and maintain the delicate armistice between Super Heroes and Super Villains.

GREEN WAKE #3 (of 5)

story KURTIS J. WIEBE

art & cover RILEY ROSSMO

JUNE 1

24 PAGES / FC

$ 3.50

A deformed creature stalks the dark alleys of Green Wake in search of the murderer, its motivations unclear. With the lead suspect in danger of disappearing, Morley stumbles upon a resident who bestows upon him a powerful vision, unlocking a grisly glimpse into a series of events that could change his life forever.

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HACK/SLASH #5

story TIM SEELEY

art KYLE STRAHM

cover A JENNY FRISON

cover B RODIN ESQUEJO

JUNE 8

32 PAGES / FC

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Guest-artist KYLE STRAHM (We Will Bury You) steps in as the

skull-faced mystery woman Fantomah comes to Cassie and Vlad for help. But, what could a super powerful goddess, known for her horrible (yet creative) methods of tormenting evil doers, need with a teenage girl and a mutant with a machete?

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HAUNT #18

story ROBERT KIRKMAN

art GREG CAPULLO & TODD MCFARLANE

cover GREG CAPULLO

JUNE 29

32 PAGES / FC

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It’s a new beginning for haunt.  After the defeat of The Apparition, Haunt has learned he has a purpose – the reason he was brought into existence… He just doesn’t know exactly what it is.  Will he continue on that path or go his own way?  And what could be the consequences of such rebellion?  This issue will set the stage for the next decade of Haunt stories on the horizon.

THE INTREPIDS #4

story KURTIS J. WIEBE

art & cover SCOTT KOWALCHUK

JUNE 1

32 PAGES / FC

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“OPERATION: FISH FRY”

Loyalties are divided as Dante’s true intentions are brought to question. The threat of Doctor Koi looms, and The Intrepids struggle to put their differences aside to come together in the most dangerous mission of their lives.

LAST MORTAL #2 (of 4)

story JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV

art & cover RASHAN EKEDAL

JUNE 29

38 PAGES / FC

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“REGICIDE,” Part Two

What would you do if you hit rock bottom and there was no way out? If you had tried to take the final escape and discovered that path was blocked? In the case of Alec King, the suicidal immortal, you pick up a gun and set out to take out the bastards responsible for your misery. A class noir revenge tale with a supernatural twist from Minotaur Press!

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MEMOIR #6 (of 6)

story BEN McCOOL

art NIKKI COOK

cover BEN TEMPLESMITH

JUNE 15

32 PAGES / BW

$3.50

ISSUE SIX: MEMORIES

With escape from Lowesville seemingly impossible, Trent MacGowan must face what is surely his destiny. But the forces dwelling within the “haunted forest” may yet have a say in the outcome… Shocking revelations are guaranteed in the conclusion to one of 2011’s spookiest new books!

THE MICE TEMPLAR, VOL. 3 #6

story BRYAN J.L. GLASS & MICHAEL AVON OEMING

art VICTOR SANTOS

cover A MICHAEL AVON OEMING

cover B VICTOR SANTOS & VERONICA GANDINI

JUNE 29

32 PAGES / FC

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“SNOWBLIND”

The rebellion grows! Yet disaster follows when the idealistic youth E’Tan and Gabrielle join the resistance…and come face-to-face with Royal Consort Lorelie and a network of druid spies. And shocking news arrives concerning the fate of King Icarus! Meanwhile, Pilot the Tall and Harad battle side-by-side against rat forces, and the training of One-Arm Leito takes a dark and tragic turn when the young hero embraces vengeance!

The two-time Harvey Award-winning series continues, from the acclaimed writer of Thor: First Thunder and the co-creator of Powers and Takio!

THE MISSION #5

story JON & ERICH HOEBER

art & cover WERTHER DELL’EDERA & ARIANNA FLOREAN

JUNE 22

32 PAGES / FC

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Paul’s world implodes as his wife realizes he’s leading a double-life, and he makes a dangerous attempt to break free from his supernatural handler, Gabriel.

MORIARTY #2

story DANIEL COREY

art & cover ANTHONY DIECIDUE

JUNE 8

34 PAGES / FC

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“THE DARK CHAMBER,” Part Two

Professor Moriarty is on the run: He has been framed for two murders, his identity exposed. Moriarty makes an uneasy alliance with the Jade Serpent, and together they must delve further into the world of the Black Hand and the mysterious device that holds the secret of the Dark Chamber.

MORNING GLORIES #11

story NICK SPENCER

art JOE EISMA

cover RODIN ESQUEJO

JUNE 15

32 PAGES / FC

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He’s the Glory everyone loves to hate: This issue, learn all the secrets behind Manhattan’s most devious young socialite!

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TAG: THE BOOK OF THE YEAR JUST KEEPS ON GETTING BETTER! FIND OUT WHY!

NETHERWORLD #3 (of 5)

story BRYANN EDWARD HILL & ROB LEVIN

art & cover TONY SHASTEEN & JD METTLER

JUNE 15

32 PAGES / FC

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WE ARE ALL LOST!

Cut off from the Men in White, Ray and Madeline race to the train station through Netherworld’s evil underbelly with Seth and Cyrus Kane’s henchman in hot pursuit.  Operatives are everywhere and they’re out for blood.  Will Ray be able to defend Madeline from the onslaught and help her escape?  Or will his mission end before it begins?

RED SPIKE #2 (of 5)

story JEFF KAHN

art MARK TEXIERA, SALVADOR NAVARRO & IFANSYAH NOOR

cover MARK TEXIERA

JUNE 1

32 PAGES / FC

$2.99

One’s past can be a powerful motivator, or a crippling adversary. Memories linger, and the scars of youth can last forever. As Greg awakens from surgery, things begin to come unhinged as complications arise with his new adrenaline implant.

SAVAGE DRAGON #173

story ERIK LARSEN

art & cover ERIK LARSEN

JUNE 15

32 PAGES / FC

$3.50

THE ABOMINABLE MR. GLUM

It’s Malcolm Dragon vs. Mr. Glum – and Angel vs. Angel as the gates to Dimension-X are thrown wide open and all hell descends on Earth!

SKULLKICKERS #8

story JIM ZUB

art EDWIN HUANG & MISTY COATS

cover CHRIS STEVENS

JUNE 29

32 PAGES / FC

$2.99

“FIVE FUNERALS AND A BUCKET OF BLOOD,” Part Two

Weaponless, weary and wanted by the law! The Skullkickers’ heroic reputation has flip-flopped in a whirlwind of faerie magic and bloody bodies. Who’s responsible and how bad are they gonna get thumped by everyone’s favorite monster mashers? Image’s hit action-comedy series is on time and kick ass – Believe it!

SPAWN #208

story WILL CARLTON

art SZYMON KUDRANSKI & TODD MCFARLANE

cover SZYMON KUDRANSKI

JUNE 1

32 PAGES / FC

$2.99

“Q&A” Part Two

Twitch’s confrontation with Jim comes to a head, leading to a stunning act of violence and an unexpected encounter that will have a lasting impact on Twitch – both for good… and bad. Across town, Detective Rowand deals with the aftermath of the demonic attack on Sam and his own ability to grasp the true nature of the threat – is Hell really coming to Earth?

SUPER DINOSAUR #3

story ROBERT KIRKMAN

art & cover JASON HOWARD

JUNE 15

32 PAGES / FC

$2.99

ALL-NEW FROM ROBERT KIRKMAN & JASON HOWARD!

Super Dinosaur and Derek Dynamo protect the world from the denizens of Inner Earth!  Meanwhile, Max Maximus’ master plan finally begins to take shape… and it’s BIGGER than anything Super Dinosaur and Derek have faced thus far!  This issue can’t be missed, just like every issue of SUPER DINOSAUR!

UNDYING LOVE #3

story TOMM COKER & DANIEL FREEDMAN

art TOMM COKER

color DANIEL FREEDMAN

JUNE 15

32 PAGES / FC

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“UNDYING LOVE,” Part Three

After saving himself from the vampire curse, John Sargent races to rescue Mei. But there are others after the girl and they will stop at nothing to capture her.

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THE WALKING DEAD #86

story ROBERT KIRKMAN

art & cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN

JUNE 8

32 PAGES / BW

$2.99

How do we deal with what comes next?

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THE WALKING DEAD SURVIVOR’S GUIDE #3 (of 4)

story TIM DANIEL & ROBERT KIRKMAN

art & cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN

JUNE 1

32 PAGES / FC

$2.99

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the cast of The Walking Dead.  The Survivor’s Guide is a handy checklist of all the characters who have appeared in the series thus far, alive or dead.  This series is a can’t-miss supplement to the hit comic book series that is now a hit TV series on AMC!

THE WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #22

story ROBERT KIRKMAN

art CHARLIE ADLARD

cover TONY MOORE

JUNE 1

32 PAGES / BW

$2.99

With the dangers of this zombie filled world safely on the other side of the prison walls our band of survivors finally has time to explore their new home.  Unfortunately there’s still more than enough conflict on the inside of the walls.

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THE WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #23

story ROBERT KIRKMAN

art CHARLIE ADLARD

cover TONY MOORE

JUNE 8

32 PAGES / BW

$2.99

Fist fight!

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THE WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #24

story ROBERT KIRKMAN

art CHARLIE ADLARD

cover TONY MOORE

JUNE 15

32 PAGES / BW

$2.99

Something has happened to drive Rick over the edge. There’s no turning back now as we ask, “Where do we go from here?” And trust us: This is only the beginning!

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THE WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #25

story ROBERT KIRKMAN

art CHARLIE ADLARD

cover TONY MOORE

JUNE 22

32 PAGES / BW

$2.99

Everything is different now.

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THE WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #26

story ROBERT KIRKMAN

art CHARLIE ADLARD

cover TONY MOORE

JUNE 29

32 PAGES / BW

$2.99

The bold new direction for THE WALKING DEAD continues.

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WITCHBLADE #148

story RON MARZ

art & cover STJEPAN SEJIC

JUNE 22

32 PAGES / FC

$2.99

”TIAMAT,” Part Three

Despite her most valiant efforts, Sara Pezzini succumbs to the mythic power of the Babylonian God-Queen Tiamat. With the Balance out of the way, will Tiamat remake New York in her serpantine image?

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Talking Elephantmen In The Walking Dead

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TALKING ELEPHANTMEN IN THE WALKING DEAD

ELEPHANTMEN: MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN gets an exclusive preview in THE WALKING DEAD #81

Berkeley, CA – 13 January 2011 – In March 2011, comics fans will get a special treat with ELEPHANTMEN: MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN #1 from Image Comics, an INVINCIBLE RETURNS-style one-shot that’s perfect for both long-time fans and readers just now discovering the series.

Image Comics is pleased to present a special advance preview of this landmark issue of ELEPHANTMEN in THE WALKING DEAD #81, the second part of the provocative “No Way Out” story arc. Consisting of five never-before-seen pages, the preview will come in full color.

ELEPHANTMEN: MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN #1 is written by Richard Starkings and painted by Axel Medellin, with variant covers by Starkings, Ian Churchill (MARINEMAN, Supergirl) and Ed McGuinness (Hulk, Superman), along with an incentive cover by J. Scott Campbell (Danger Girl).

“I am a big fan and loyal reader of THE WALKING DEAD,” says Starkings. “I know from talking to fans at shows that we have an overlapping readership. This is a great opportunity for TWD readers who have not looked at ELEPHANTMEN to get a tantalizing taste of the series. MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN is an easy jumping on point and features the beautiful full color artwork of our new regular artist, Mighty Axel Medellin!”

Image Publisher Eric Stephenson declares, “ELEPHANTMEN is one of the most original concepts in comics. What Richard and Axel are doing with this issue and the arc that follows is nothing short of amazing. If this stuff doesn’t get you interested, you hate comics, you hate America, and you hate life! Okay, maybe that’s a little over the top, but my point is: This is an excellent, excellent series that everyone should be reading.”

The Elephantmen are the survivors of genetic engineering experiments conducted by a sinister organization that sought to create biological weapons of mass destruction. Freed and rehabilitated, the Elephantmen now live among the people they were designed to destroy, continually treated with suspicion and contempt except by a handful of trusted human allies. But when these allies find themselves continually at risk, how long can they remain loyal to the Elephantmen?

THE WALKING DEAD #81 (NOV100472), a 32-page black and white comic book featuring a special preview of ELEPHANTMEN: MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN #1, will be in stores February 9, 2011, for $2.99. ELEPHANTMEN: MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN #1 (JAN110548), a 40-page full-color comic book for $3.99, will be in stores March 30, 2011.

Also out in early 2011: ELEPHANTMEN: COVER STORIES #1 (February 16, $5.99, DEC100455), a 64-page full-color collection of covers and sketches by Ladrönn and Boo Cook that features a flip cover by Cook; ELEPHANTMEN: WAR TOYS, VOL. 2: ENEMY SPECIES OGN (March 2, $9.99, NOV100423), an all-new 104-page full-color graphic novel by Starkings and artist Boo Cook; ELEPHANTMEN: WAR TOYS: AGATHE (March 9, $3.50, AUG100414), an all-new one shot by Marian Churchland (BEAST) and Moritat (The Spirit); and ELEPHANTMEN, VOL. 4: QUESTIONABLE THINGS HC (March 23, $34.99, JAN110550), a 312-page full-color graphic novel.

Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

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Elephantmen: Man And Elephantman

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ELEPHANTMEN: MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN

A perfect jump-on issue!

Berkeley, CA – 14 December 2010 – SFX Magazine praises the world of ELEPHANTMEN, calling it “a future gone wrong made to look nightmarishly beautiful,” and Comic Book Review Power Rankings says “ELEPHANTMEN is continually one of the most engaging and beautiful books on the stands.”  The critically praised series that Comic Book Resources calls “subtle, smart and succinct” is seeing a slew of new releases in 2011, particularly during March!

In March 2011, comics fans will get a special treat with ELEPHANTMEN: MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN #1, an INVINCIBLE RETURNS-style one-shot that will please current readers and garner new fans for the series. It’s a perfect jump-on issue!

Readers will also get an advance sneak peek of MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN in Robert Kirkman’s THE WALKING DEAD #82!

This stand-alone oversized issue from Image Comics, written by Richard Starkings and drawn by Axel Medellin, will feature variant covers by Starkings, Ian Churchill (MARINEMAN, Supergirl) and Ed McGuinness (Superman, Deadpool). It will also feature a special retailer incentive cover by the incomparable J. Scott Campbell (Danger Girl, Fairy Tale Fantasies), the first of triptych of covers that will continue with issues #31 and #32 of the ongoing series.

March 2011 also sees the release of ELEPHANTMEN, VOL. 4: QUESTIONABLE THINGS, a gorgeous hardcover that collects issues #24-30 and features art by Möritat (The Spirit), Medellin, and Marian Churchland (BEAST).

Starkings explains, “We just rounded out our fourth year of publication with Image Comics in 2010, so it’s fitting that we move into 2011 with our fourth hardcover collection, featuring the first issues by our new regular artist, Mighty Axel Medellin. After contributing a page to our All Star 25th issue, his first complete issue was #27 and since then he’s consistently blown me away with his versatility on each and every issue. He has been a fan of the series from the get-go, and it shows on every page; his work on MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN will make you lick every page — and I still think I’ve barely scratched the surface of his abilities. I’m very happy to be starting our next story arc with Axel and a special number #1 issue!”

Adds Image Publisher Eric Stephenson, “Richard has a fantastic eye for talent, and after introducing the world to the stellar work of Möritat and Marian Churchland, he’s found another winner in Axel Medellin. If you haven’t been picking up ELEPHANTMEN before, now is definitely the time to get hooked on one of the most original and exciting series in comics!”

The Elephantmen are the survivors of genetic engineering experiments by a sinister organization that sought to create biological weapons of mass destruction. Freed and rehabilitated, the Elephantmen now live among the people they were designed to destroy, continually treated with suspicion and contempt except by a handful of trusted allies.

ELEPHANTMEN: MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN #1, a 40-page full-color comic book for $3.99, will be in stores March 30, 2011. ELEPHANTMEN, VOL. 4: QUESTIONABLE THINGS HC, a 312-page full-color graphic novel, will be in stores March 23, 2011. Both books can be ordered through the January issue of Previews.

Also out in early 2011: ELEPHANTMEN: WAR TOYS, VOL.2: ENEMY SPECIES OGN (January 26, $9.99, NOV100423), an all-new 104-page full-color graphic novel by Starkings and artist Boo Cook; and ELEPHANTMEN: COVER STORIES #1 (February 16, $5.99, DEC100455), a 64-page full-color collection of covers and sketches by Ladrönn and Boo Cook that features a flip cover by Cook.

Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

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