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Image Comics on April 2013

JUPITER’S LEGACY #1

story MARK MILLAR
art / cover A FRANK QUITELY
cover B BRYAN HITCH
cover C DAVE JOHNSON
cover D PHIL NOTO
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

The comic-book event of 2013 finally arrives as superstar creators MARK MILLER and FRANK QUIETLY give us the superhero epic that all future comics will be measured by. The world’s greatest heroes have grown old and their legacy is a poisonous one to the children who will never live up to their remarkable parents. Unmissable.

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CHIN MUSIC #1

story STEVE NILES
art / cover  TONY HARRIS
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

Shaw is a man on the run and lost in time. Fleeing ancient enemies, Shaw finds himself in prohibition-era Chicago surrounded by gangers and demons alike and caught between law enforcement and the local supernatural underground. CHIN MUSIC is a tale of mysticism and violence like nothing you’ve experienced before.

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’68 JUNGLE JIM #1 (OF 4)

STORY: MARK KIDWELL
ART: JEFF ZORNOW & JAY FOTOS
COVER A: JEFF ZORNOW  JAY FOTOS
COVER B: NAT JONES  JAY FOTOS
RI COVER C: BEN TEMPLESMITH
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.99

Vietnam, 1968: Behind enemy lines, Private Brian Curliss is alone. The enemy caged him, the dead want to devour him and the voices in his head are driving him to madness. A madness that emerges in the form of an unstoppable killing machine wrapped in burlap and bamboo…

Curliss is a one-man-army, sworn to wade through a wet red jungle gone straight to hell in search of a ghost named Jungle Jim. To the Viet Cong, he’s a nightmare. To POWs trapped in enemy hands, he’s salvation. To the legions of shambling, hungry dead…He’s the Grim Reaper in a gas mask.

MeatGrinder Studios and Image Comics return to the grim world of ’68 with an all-new, four-issue series continuing the story of Jungle Jim. The brutal sequel to the original one-shot, Jungle Jim #1 fleshes out the new dark star of the Vietnam/Zombie apocalypse. Scripted by Mark Kidwell with savage artwork by Jeff Zornow and Jay Fotos. Covers by Jeff Zornow, Nat Jones and Jay Fotos.

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MICE TEMPLAR IV: LEGEND #1

story BRYAN J.L. GLASS & MICHAEL AVON OEMING
art MICHAEL AVON OEMING & VICTOR SANTOS
cover a MICHAEL AVON OEMING
cover b VICTOR SANTOS
APRIL 3
48 PAGES / FC / T
$3.99

“A DANGEROUS FAITH”

Long ago, the valiant Templar destroyed themselves through a vicious civil war, allowing the bloodthirsty crusade of the tyrant king Icarus to destroy mouse culture. Yet the inspiring tale of the young mouse Karic promises to restore the fractured Templar and overthrow the mad king. But while some accept Karic as a prophecy for good, still others see his rising legend as an omen of evil.

Thus begins the climactic chapter in the epic saga of hope and despair, of tragedy and triumph, and where every secret will at last be revealed.

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MINIATURE JESUS #1 (of 5)

story / art / cover TED McKEEVER
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / BW / M
$3.99

GOLDEN AGE FORMAT

Devil on one shoulder – angel on the other.

One tells you to do bad things, the other . . .  well, you get the idea.

Bad news for a recovering alcoholic if the “good” one is MIA.

Between a liquor-gulping demon and a mummified cat hell-bent on mucking up his fragile stability with esoteric trappings of Egyptian Gods, it’s all about to make our hero’s day hit the proverbial fan.

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A DISTANT SOIL #39

story / art / cover COLLEEN DORAN
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / BW / T+
$3.50

15-year-old Liana now sits on the throne of the Avatar, a living weapon of mass destruction, the most powerful psionic in the universe. And she’s pointed directly at Earth.

Back after a six-year hiatus, the final chapter of the critically acclaimed space opera series begins in a bi-monthly release from Image/Shadowline

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INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE #1

story PHIL HESTER
art/ cover TODD NAUCK & JOHN RAUCH
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

In the aftermath of INVINCIBLE 100 and “The Death of Everyone,” Dinosaurus has left his mark on the world. Can heroes from across the universe – Invincible, the Guardians of the Globe, Tech Jacket, the Astounding Wolf-Man and more – contain the damage done? Or are the end times of the Invincible Universe ahead?

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MORNING GLORIES #26

story NICK SPENCER
art JOE EISMA
cover RODIN ESQUEJO
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / M
$1.00

“THE WAITING GAME”

Season 2 of the smash hit series begins here, with a special, full-sized, impossibly priced $1 prelude – the perfect jumping-on point for collection readers looking to move to single issues!

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MIGHTY SKULLKICKERS #1

story JIM ZUB
art EDWIN HUANG
cover A  EDWIN HUANG & JIM ZUB
cover B  CHRIS STEVENS
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50

MIGHTY SKULLKICKERS: A classic relaunch that blazes a new trail with familiar fan favorite sensibilities. A bold, new direction, a continuing story and a brand new adjective! Our twenty-first issue is brand a new #1! Our B cover is a variant with the original numbering, in case readers want their issue super-duper “old school.”

P.S. Retailers: Shelf this numero uno alongside other “Mighty” comics you may have hanging around the shop. Tell them it’s the latest and greatest thing, because it IS!

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WITCHBLADE: DAY OF THE OUTLAW #1

story JOSHUA FIALKOV
art / cover NELSON BLAKE II & DAVE McCAIG
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99

SHOWDOWN WITH THE WITCHBLADE OF THE WILD WEST!

In the days of the Wild West, before Sara Pezzini claimed her destiny, Witchblade bearer Sheriff Enola protected the high plains from the Darkness that lurked beyond the horizon.  Although her townspeople lived in peace, they were always mistrusting of their sheriff-witch.  With her town seeking to banish her and the Darkness angling for a duel, will the Witchblade be enough to save Enola from becoming a footnote in the annals of the blade’s history?

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NOTE: Limited quantities available. Allocations may occur.

BOMB QUEEN DELUXE, VOL. 2 HC

story /art / cover JIMMIE ROBINSON
APRIL 3
240 PAGES / FC / M
OVERSIZE HARDCOVER
$24.99

Collectors of the BOMB QUEEN villain series will love this re-mastered, re-edited, oversized, hardcover edition featuring the heroines of Shadowline and a rare guest appearance of She-Spawn. Don’t miss this director’s cut collection with extra bonus material from the insane mind of JIMMIE ROBINSON.

Collects the BOMB QUEEN III and BOMB QUEEN IV miniseries in their entirety.

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THE DARKNESS: REBIRTH, VOL. 2 TP

story DAVID HINE
art / cover JEREMY HAUN & JOHN RAUCH
APRIL 28
160 pages / FC / M
$17.99

“BREAKING DARK”

Jackie Estacado had everything he ever wanted: riches, power, and a beautiful family. But Jackie relinquished his control of the Darkness. With his marriage crumbling and the encroachment of a rival gang on his turf, Jackie has failed to notice that there is something horribly, horribly wrong with his daughter, Hope. And Jackie will learn that there are things even the Darkness should fear.

Collects THE DARKNESS #106-111

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HACK/SLASH, VOL. 12

story JUSTIN JORDAN, JAMES LOWDER & Various
art  DANIEL LEISTER, MATT MERHOFF & EMILIO LAISO
cover  TIM SEELEY
APRIL 3
160 PAGES / FC / T+
$18.99

This volume collects  the acclaimed issues written by guest stars JUSTIN JORDAN (LUTHER STRODE), JAMES LOWDER and MICAHEL MORECI & STEVE SEELEY (HOAX HUNTERS) as well as the rare crossover with Mercy Sparx.

On a trip back to Chicago, Vlad encounters his extended family, a mob of inbred cannibals; while Cat Curio takes the stage in a solo adventure. Then, Cassie and Vlad feel the toll of a slasher who can come back every few minutes.

Collects HACK/SLASH, VOL. 2 #16-19 & HACK/SLASH vs. MERCY SPARX

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HAPPY! TP

story GRANT MORRISON
art & cover DARICK ROBERTSON
APRIL 17
112 PAGES / FC / M
$12.99

Meet NICK SAX – a corrupt, intoxicated ex-cop turned hit-man, adrift in a stinking twilight world of casual murder, soulless sex, eczema and betrayal. With a hit gone wrong, a bullet in his side, the cops and the mob on his tail, and a monstrous child killer in a Santa suit on the loose, Nick and his world will be changed forever this Christmas.

By a tiny blue horse called Happy…

Collects HAPPY! 1-4

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HARVEST HC

story AJ LIEBERMAN
art / cover COLIN LORIMER
APRIL 10
136 PAGES / FC / M
OVERSIZED HARDCOVER
$19.99

Livers, kidneys and rogue medical teams, oh my!  Welcome to Dr. Benjamin Dane’s nightmare. His only way out? Bring down the man who set him up for murder by reclaiming organs already placed in some very powerful people.  The only people Dane can count on are an ex-Yakuza assassin and six year-old drug fiend.  If Dexter, ER & 100 Bullets had a three-way and that mind blowing tryst somehow resulted in a kid, that kid would read HARVEST.

Collects HARVEST #1-5, plus extras and an amazing FOLD-OUT featuring all five covers!

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INVINCIBLE ULTIMATE COLLECTION, VOL. 8 HC

story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art RYAN OTTLEY, CORY WALKER & CLIFF RATHBURN
cover RYAN OTTLEY
APRIL 24
336 PAGES / FC / T+
$39.99

In the aftermath of the Viltrumite War, friends become enemies, enemies become allies, and Mark Grayson’s future as Invincible ends here.

Collects issues INVINCIBLE #85-96

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MIND THE GAP, VOL. 2: WISH YOU WERE HERE TP

story JIM McCANN
art RODIN ESQUEJO & DAN McDAID
cover RODIN ESQUEJO
APRIL 24
136 PAGES / FC / T+
$14.99

ONE OF THE TOP 20 BOOKS OF 2012 ROARS ON!

New threats arise as the curtains pull back to reveal some of the most shocking secrets surrounding the mystery behind the attack on Elle Peterssen. Meanwhile, what is her connection to a 10-year-old girl who claims to actually be Elle’s mind trapped in this girl’s body? All of this plus the acclaimed silent issue “speechless” and the unmasking that changes the entire series.

Collects MIND THE GAP #6-10

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POINT OF IMPACT TP

story JAY FAERBER
art & cover KORAY KURANEL
APRIL 3
104 PAGES / BW / M
$14.99

A gripping, provocative murder mystery from acclaimed writer Jay Faerber and stunning artist Koray Kuranel begins with one woman’s murder and branches out to follow the investigation by three people with personal connections to her: her husband, an investigative reporter; her lover, an ex-soldier; and her friend, a homicide detective.  Her death will change all of their lives.

Collects POINT OF IMPACT #1-4

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THE ACTIVITY #15

story NATHAN EDMONDSON
art / cover MITCH GERADS
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50

“BUDDY SYSTEM”

Hiding from Russian authorities, Switchfoot and Fiddler trek through the ice of Northern Siberia to recover a fallen satellite piece.  Meanwhile Weatherman and Bookstore are on a recon mission in Afghanistan, and what they see has ominous implications for the near future.

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ARTIFACTS #28

story RON MARZ
art MARCO TURINI
cover STJEPAN SEJIC
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99

“TRUTHS & DESTINIES,” Part Two

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

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BEDLAM #6

story NICK SPENCER
art RILEY ROSSMO
cover FRAZER IRVING
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

“Confession.”

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BLACKACRE #5

story DUFFY BOUDREAU
art WENDELL CAVALCANTI
cover BRIAN CHURILLA
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

The stunning finale to arc one! A night of terror in the Hinterlands. A day of reckoning in BlackAcre. The mission’s collapsed, but the fallout’s just begun…

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CHEW #34

story JOHN LAYMAN
art / cover ROB GUILLORY
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

On the trail of the vampire!

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CLONE #6

Story DAVID SCHULNER, AARON GINSBURG & WADE McINTYRE
Art & cover JUAN JOSE RYP & FELIX SERRANO
APRIL 10
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

NEW STORY ARC!

Luke Taylor’s true nature has been revealed, but his fight to rescue his wife and newborn daughter back is just beginning. Now that Beta and the second generation of clones have been unleashed, how can Luke survive against his younger, stronger, more ruthless self?

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EAST OF WEST #2

story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art NICK DRAGOTTA
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50

“SONS OF PROPHECY”

Following the high crimes in the debut issue of EAST OF WEST, the fallout spreads across the broken nations of America. Forces align to stave off the apocalypse, while equally powerful ones do everything they can to bring it to pass.

One of the most exciting new books of the year, this is EAST OF WEST, a brand new, ongoing, monthly comic from the award-winning team of Marvel’s FF, JONATHAN HICKMAN and NICK DRAGOTTA.

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EPIC KILL #10

story / art / cover: RAFFAELE IENCO
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

The series’ EPIC conclusion!

Song’s uncle, her sole remaining family, is killed while in government custody.

Enraged, will Song seek vengeance for his death, or try to find inner peace so she can finally lead a normal life?

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THE END TIMES OF BRAM & BEN #4 (of 4)

story JAMES ASMUS & JIM FESTANTE
art REM BROO
cover BEN TEMPLESMITH
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

MINISERIES CONCLUSION

After last issue’s shocking ending — Ben is left alone to face the Antichrists! Did we mean for that to be plural? Will Ben die before having sex with Laura, the Gym teacher? Why does God let bad things happen to good people??? FIND OUT IN THIS FINAL ISSUE!

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FIVE GHOSTS: THE HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY #2 (of 5)

story FRANK J. BARBIERE
art / cover CHRIS MOONEYHAM
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

“BLOOD FOR THE SPIDER GOD”

The year’s most exciting new adventure continues!

“… an elegantly designed, sharply colored, moody descent into a twilit world…an intriguing entry point into a compelling new universe from Barbiere and Mooneyham that sets a high standard for up-and-coming comics creators.” – The Comics Beat

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FIVE WEAPONS #3 (of 5)

story / art / cover JIMMIE ROBINSON
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50

At the annual school festival, Tyler is caught in a battle between the Archery club and the Exotic weapons club, but a new threat emerges from outside the school that could blow his cover and ruin everything.

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GREAT PACIFIC #6

story JOE HARRIS
art / cover  MARTÍN MORAZZO
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

“TRASHED!” Conclusion

The United States Navy has come to drag fugitive, would-be Garbage Patch ruler Chas Worthington back to the America he left. But Chas has one more trick up his sleeve, and the future of New Texas will never be the same.

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HELL YEAH #9

story JOE KEATINGE
art ANDRE SZYMANOWICZ & FABIO REDIVO
cover RICKEN
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50

“THE DEATH OF PLANET EARTH,” Part Two

Pretty much everyone dies in this issue. No one is saved. Nobody learns anything.

2013’s grindhouse-style, revenge-fueled supersploitation epic rages towards the conclusion of its first year!

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HOAX HUNTERS #9

story MICHAEL MORECI & STEVE SEELEY
art BRENT SCHOONOVER
covers JOE EISMA
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / T +
$2.99

“GHOST BUSTED”

Special flipbook issue! The Hoax Hunters go on a haunted house ghost-busting mission. One half of the issue contains the “on-air” story, what happened while the camera was rolling; flip it over and find out what went down behind the scenes! Features guest artist BRENT SCHOONOVER. PERFECT FOR NEW READERS!

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I LOVE TROUBLE #5

story KEL SYMONS
art/cover MARK A. ROBINSON
APRIL 3
24 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

“MARS AIN’T THE KIND OF PLACE TO RAISE YOUR KIDS”

Things just aren’t going well for Felicia, when she starts experiencing breaks with reality after her work as an assassin begins to take an emotional toll.  Doesn’t help that she finds out just how deep Johnny’s betrayal goes, either.

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INVINCIBLE #102

story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover RYAN OTTLEY & JOHN RAUCH
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

It’s Nolan vs. Thragg on the surface of the moon as still more secrets about the Viltrumite Empire are revealed.

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IT GIRL & THE ATOMICS #8

story JAMIE S. RICH
art MIKE NORTON
cover MICHAEL & LAURA ALLRED
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / E
$2.99

“(NO) SURPRISES”

It’s the anniversary for romantic superhero couple Black Crystal and the Slug, but it appears that Black Crystal has forgotten. To be fair, he has other things on his mind. Like giant monsters that have erupted from their home beneath the ocean looking for a fight!

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THE LEGEND OF LUTHER STRODE #5 (of 6)

story JUSTIN JORDAN
art / cover TRADD MOORE
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

Luther has been Bound.  Petra has become Jack’s new friend. Binder gets a surprise from an unexpected source. And the world burns down around them all.

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LOST VEGAS #2 (of 4)

story JIM McCANN
art JANET LEE
cover A JANET LEE
cover B DECLAN SHALVEY
1:10 incentive cover FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50

The clock has started — Roland has 24 hours to make his move. But when he uncovers the darkest secret of LOST VEGAS, will that information help him…or will he be in even more danger?  (Hint: let’s go with “more danger.)

The Eisner Award-winning team of JIM McCANN

and JANET LEE reunite to create a universe filled with intrigue and a high stakes heist.

THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #13

story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art NICK PITARRA
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50

“PIECE BY PIECE”

After a decade of working together to overcome everything that stood against them, fractures begin to form between the scientists of the Manhattan Projects.

The thrilling FEEL GOOD, BAD SCIENCE series continues in THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #13: PIECE BY PIECE!

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MARA #5 (of 6)

story BRIAN WOOD
art MING DOYLE & JORDIE BELLAIRE
cover MING DOYLE
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T
$2.99

Everything’s on the table as far as the military’s position on Mara, but who’s the one with the nuclear option?  How much power can one woman hold before the world says “enough”?

NOWHERE MEN #5

story ERIC STEPHENSON
art NATE BELLEGARDE & JORDIE BELLAIRE
cover NATE BELELGARDE & FONOGRAFIKS
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

Dead to the world.

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PROPHET #36

story BRANDON GRAHAM & SIMON ROY
art SIMON ROY & GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS
cover AARON CONLEY
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99

The three-armed Prophet wants Old man Prophet found. NewFather disobeys his superiors to seek out weapons needed to combat a new mysterious foe.

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REPOSSESSED #4 (of 4)

story/ art / cover JM RINGUET
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

The miniseries ends with a bang and a boom when the repo from Dee Agency learn way more than they bargained for and are left to decide on a trip to the West Coast to face the biggest threat they have ever encountered!

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REVIVAL #9

story TIM SEELEY
art MIKE NORTON
cover by JENNY FRISON
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

Em and Dana have a long dinner and talk about murder. There’s something weird going on in Cooper’s dad’s shed. Joe Meyers isn’t feeling quite like himself lately. The authorities start cracking down on “gently used” body parts.

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SAGA #12

story BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
art / cover  FIONA STAPLES
APRIL 10
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

Prince Robot IV makes his move.

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SAVAGE DRAGON #187

story /art / cover ERIK LARSEN
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.99

“THE VICIOUS CIRCLE RISING”

A glimpse into the lives of Chicago’s notorious criminal organization. For decades the Vicious Circle has all but ruled the Windy City. Now, at last, we enter their world and see through their eyes. We see their struggles, their fears, the obstacles they face. Introducing the sons and daughters of the Vicious Circle. We see the crime family they were born to inherit and the forces who oppose them.

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SEX #2

story JOE CASEY
art / cover PIOTR KOWALSKI
APRIL 10
32 PAGES/FC/M
$2.99

SECOND ISSUE COLLECTOR’S ITEM!

Simon Cooke’s journey into the underbelly of Saturn City continues. Think about it… how repressed would YOU be after waging a war on crime for the entirety of your adult life? What happens when the superhero power fantasy finally ends? Find out by buying more SEX!

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SNAPSHOT #3 (of 4)

story ANDY DIGGLE
art / cover JOCK
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / BW / T+
$2.99

Hunted by a ruthless killer who has framed them for murder, Jake and Callie try to infiltrate the mysterious gated community at the heart of the deadly conspiracy. But nothing can prepare them for what they will find there. Continuing the new thriller from the creators of The Losers and Green Arrow: Year One!

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SON OF MERLIN #3

story ROBERT NAPTON
art / cover ZID
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

Morgana never anticipated that Merlin’s bastard son, the MIT professor Simon Ambrose, would delay her plan to obtain the Stone of Giramphiel. But even with the power inherent in Merlin’s diary, Simon isn’t ready to face her in battle. To seek refuge from Morgana’s grasp, Simon will need to call upon enchanters of old who have spent the past century hiding in plain sight in New York City.

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SPAWN #230

story TODD MCFARLANE
art SZYMON KUDRANSKI
cover TODD MCFARLANE
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

“COMPLEX MESSIAH,” Part Two

As a small online community continues to look into Jim’s connection with the Curse of the Hellspawn, the fervor around the world’s “new messiah” begins to reach an apex.

Meanwhile, the Vatican makes a house call, taking the first steps in their efforts to test Jim’s true origin. Sinner or Saint, the church has no intention of allowing his gifts to be used against them.

Plus: The final fate of someone in Jim’s inner circle.

For retailer order form:

For every 25 copies ordered, retailers may order one Todd McFarlane B/W cover.

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STORM DOGS #6 (of 6)

story DAVID HINE
art DOUG BRAITHWAITE & ULISES ARREOLA
cover DOUG BRAITHWAITE
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

Season one builds to a tragic climax as the team discovers that everything they thought they knew about Amaranth is a lie.

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SUPER DINOSAUR #20

story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art JASON HOWARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
cover JASON HOWARD
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / E
$2.99

In the aftermath of their first battle with Tyrannosaurus X, Derek and Super Dinosaur get… fancy!

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THINK TANK #8

story MATT HAWKINS
art RAHSAN EKEDAL
cover RAHSAN EKEDAL & BRIAN REBER
APRIL 10
32 PAGES / BW / T
$3.99

Accountability isn’t something Dr. David Loren worried about before. Sheltered behind the manned concrete perimeter of CED, so long as he continued to fulfill his contractual obligation to create inventions of destruction, David never had to think twice about being an arrogant jerk. But right now, David is on the wrong side of the military’s good graces. And accountability is a bitch.

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TODD, THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH #4 (of 4)

story MK PERKER & KEN KRISTENSEN
art / cover MK PERKER
APRIL 10
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

“CANDY WITH STRANGERS,” Conclusion

When his best friend and mentor gets thrown in solitary confinement, Todd becomes an easy target for an Aryan Nation assassin. Meanwhile, his father accepts a marriage proposal that was never given, and his mom comes face-to-face with the Maniac Killer.

THE WALKING DEAD #109

story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
APRIL 10
32 PAGES / BW / M
$2.99

Maggie and Sophia pick up the pieces and continue their lives at the Hilltop.

WITCH DOCTOR: MAL PRACTICE #6 (of 6)

story BRANDON SEIFERT
art / cover LUKAS KETNER & ANDY TROY
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T
$2.99

This is it: Doc Morrow’s last stand against the forces making his life hell! If Morrow and his allies fail here, all of Arkham, Oregon will suffer! Too bad he screws it up. Oops: SPOILERS!

“Drips with retro-gore fun” — Paste Magazine

Preview – Harvest #5 (of 5)

Harvest #5 (of 5)

Story by: AJ Lieberman Art By: Colin Lorimer
Price: $3.50

The bad news? Everything is going wrong for ex-Dr. Benjamin Dane. His patient has been kidnapped. The FBI is closing in on him and he’s bleeding out in a motel bathroom. The only thing that can save him now is vast amounts of luck, his Yakuza bodyguard and the six-year-old kid on his shoulder.

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Around the Tubes

It was new comic day yesterday, lots of high profile comics, what’d everyone get?

Around the Blogs

The Beat – Amazon announces Their Best Graphic Novels of the YearI’m sure people who are releasing graphic novels in the next month and a half might have issues with this.

Examiner – Bridge City Comics owner makes leap to publishing with BIG PLANSGreat to see another small publisher.

 

Around the Tubes Reviews

IGN – Batman #14

CBR – Batman #14

IGN – Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland

Talking Comics – Harvest #4

CBR – Thor: God of Thunder #1

ICv2 – Triage X Vol. 1

Preview – Harvest #4 (of 5)

Harvest #4 (of 5)

Story by: AJ Lieberman Art By: Colin Lorimer
Price: $3.50

Livers, kidney and lungs oh my! Dr. Benjamin Crane is up to his elbows in blood and guts (literally) when Jason Craven finally tracks him down. Ben grabs the kidney he’s repossessed only to learn that Craven is far more sadistic and vindictive then Ben ever imagined when it comes to protecting his empire.

Around the Tubes

New York Comic Con is over, the third season of The Walking Dead has premiered and Comic Book Men is back! So much to go over and get up on the site. Expect a packed week of stuff!

Around the Blogs

Bonner County Daily Bee – Linked website offends parentsYay free speech!, Ugh.

Comics Alliance – Guardians Of The Galaxy And Nova Make A Cosmic Comeback At Cup O’ JoeCould be cool.

TowleRoad – Gay Marriage In Comic Books Mixes Business And PressureAn entire panel covered this at NYCC. Great to see adult discussion about the topic.

VentureBeat – Former AdMob team launches an iPad app store for self-published comic books – Interesting.

 

Around the Tubes Reviews

Talking Comics – Harvest #3

Talking Comics – Popeye #6

Talking Comics – Think Tank #3

Talking Comics – Valentine, Vol. 1: The Ice Death

Review – Image’s Bloodstrike #31, Danger Club #4, Fatale #8, Guarding the Globe Vol. 2 #2, Harvest #3, Non-Humans #1, Thief of Thieves #9

Bloodstrike #31

This series has been interesting to me. There’s a lot I like and some I roll my eyes. This issue is the perfect example of that. You have gratuitous shots of half-naked women, but that leads to something that’s a real good point and subject. The issue focuses and posits the question, what do you do with a team of killers during their off time. Especially one that involves folks who have been reanimated after death.

That’s a great topic and in one part of the story, that’s done really well, and another part it’s a bit sophomoric for me, so I’m torn on what to think. Overall, the series under Seeley’s writing has made leaps and bounds from what I remember of the past. It’s attempting to flesh out what was a series that was a poster child of the 90s’ excess of big pecks and big guns.

I can’t quite recommend the series as a buy, but it’s definitely a read to me. I encourage folks to check it out themselves and come up with their own opinions.

Story: Tim Seeley Art: Franchesco Gaston

Story: 7.75 Art: 7.25 Overall: 7.5 Recommendation: Read

Danger Club #4

Huh. The fourth issue of this series has left me scratching my head. The first three issues are some of my favorite of the year. We were introduced to some great characters, an intriguing plot and then this fourth issue happened which had a bunch of holy shit moments, but then also moments that left me asking “what the hell?”.

The assault on the President has begun and then there’s this whole trippy thing too. As a chapter in the greater story, I’m sure this issue will be solid, but on it’s own, it left me befuddled. The art is solid and story exciting with some solid twists, but overall this is a sliver in the bigger story.

Story: Landry Q. Walker Art: Eric Jones

Story: 7 Art: 8 Overall: 7.25 Recommendation: Read

Fatale #8

Ed Brubaker and Sean Philips’ series continues to chug along in it’s second story arc. The series mixes a Lovecraftian feel with noir, a genre they’ve proven they have a mastery of.

The series as a whole has been a very slow burn slowly peeling things away as it reveals the story. What’s nice is how this second volume ties into the first. Each can be enjoyed on their own, but the two together, you get a broader picture.

Overall, the series isn’t their stronger work, something has been off compared to Criminal, their brilliant noir series. But, for those that love horror and noir, there’s not a better combo of the two on the market.

Story: Ed Brubaker Art: Sean Phillips and Dave Stewart

Story: 7.5 Art: 8 Overall: 7.75 Recommendation: Buy

Guarding the Globe Vol. 2 #2

When I read the first volume of this series I struggled to get through it. But something Phil Hester has been mixing into this second volume has caught my attention. There’s a mix of action and humor that just you don’t see in a lot of comics. The two together makes it fun. Something comics should be.

The second issue has the organization dealing the numerous troubles throughout the world in a kinetic fun comic that makes me want to come back for more. Rauch’s art fits the tone Hester lays down. This is a team that just clicks.

It’s rare thing to see a turnaround of a series like this, so much so it makes me want to go back and make sure I wasn’t missing something that first go around. This is a popcorn movie in comic form.

Story: Phil Hester Art: John Rauch and Todd Nauck

Story: 8 Art: 8 Overall: 8 Recommendation: Buy

Harvest #3

This medical thriller had so much potential and interesting of all of the comics I’ve read this year, this one would have benefited the most by expanding it’s series run. The comic, a limited series, is too compressed with the story progressing so quickly, the build up of the characters and the overall plot isn’t enough. This is a story being fast forwarded.

The third issue has Dr. Benjamin Dane wanted by both the FBI and the people who hired him to illegally harvest organs. This could be a story arc unto itself, but the set up and subsequent follow up are condensed enough that it’s working against the series.

For me, this could have had two distinct arcs, the first focusing on Dane and his depravity and fall and second his attempt at redemption and fixing his mistakes. The series over it’s five issues might be better than individual issues, but I can’t help but be stuck on this concept of it being rushed.

Story: AJ Lieberman Art: Colin Lorimer

Story: 7 Art: 7.25 Overall: 7 Recommendation: Read

Non-Humans #1

This series can be described as AI in a Blade Runner atmosphere. The story takes place in Los Angeles, 2041, twenty-six years after a NASA probe brought back a strange disease causing many of our familiar toy-like objects to come to life.

While there’s tons of potential in the comic and it’s world, the story was very choppy to me, the fact of what this disease is, I had to go check out the solicit text. There’s some very cool stuff though and it’ll be fun to see how the series plays out.

What I liked was the dynamic between father and son and the family dynamic there. But, issues I had is that this world just wasn’t explained well enough in that first issue. Lots of mystery, but little explanation, which made it rather confusing and muddled.

But, there’s enough for me to come back for more issues, lots of potential that’ll hopefully lift up this first issues that didn’t quite live up to my expectations.

 

Story: Glen Brunswick Art: Whilce Portacio

Story: 6.5 Art: 8 Overall: 6.75 Recommendation: Pass

Thief of Thieves #9

I love this series, it’s just so damned good. In the latest issue, Augustus’ troubled past comes back to bite him where it hurts and Redmond’s son has to step up to the plate to keep an angry cartel at bay.  Meanwhile: Cohen pushes harder on Conrad.

The series is a slight of hand of cat and mouse games between Redmond, the FBI agent tracking him and then Redmond and his ex-wife. Plus there’s Redmond’s screw-up son. So much is going on and so much of it is entertaining.

This is a series that will blow up when/if it eventually hits television and has a smooth feel to it that makes you cheer on Redmond hoping he gets away with his latest game/heist. With a past that’s slowly being revealed, there’s more than enough to keep me coming back for more and more. Easily one of my favorite comics on the market.

Story: Robert Kirkman and James Asmus Art: Shawn Martinbrough and Felix Serrano

Story: 8.5 Art: 8 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy

Image Comics provided Graphic Policy with FREE copies for review

Preview – Harvest #3 (of 5)

Harvest #3

Story by: AJ Lieberman Art By: Colin Lorimer
Price: $3.50

Set up for murder, Dr. Benjamin Dane finds himself wanted by a black market surgical squad and the FBI, with only an outcast Yakuza assassin to protect him, none of which will stop him from getting to his next patient. Plus the freaky kid is back.

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MARA #1 (of 6)

story BRIAN WOOD 
art / cover MING DOYLE & JORDIE BELLAIRE
DECEMBER 26
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

Acclaimed creator BRIAN WOOD  (The Massive, DMZ, Demo, Northlanders) and brilliant newcomer MING DOYLE (The Loneliest Astronaut, Fantastic Four, Girl Comics) bring you MARA, the story of an especially gifted woman in a sports-and war-obsessed future.  Young Mara Prince is at the top of the world, a global celebrity in a culture that prizes physical achievement above all else.  After she manifests supernatural abilities on live TV, she becomes famous all over again but for the worst reasons.  Integrating themes of superpowers, celebrity worship, corporate power, feminism, and political brinksmanship, MARA takes a classic genre to new places.

HIP FLASK: OURBOROUS

story RICHARD STARKINGS
art / cover LADRÖNN
DECEMBER 26
48 PAGES / FC / M
$5.99

LADRÖNN Eisner award winner for his work on HIP FLASK: MYSTERY CITY returns for the penultimate issue in the series. Sahara is dead, but both Hip Flask and Obadiah Horn are determined to save her!

BLACKACRE #1 

story DUFFY BOUDREAU 
art WENDELL CAVALCANTI 
cover MICHAEL AVON OEMING
DECEMBER 5
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

100 YEARS AFTER THE FALL… A NEW GREAT GAME BEGINS.

A retired soldier on a secret mission… sent out from the walled city and the only life he’s ever known into the violent wilderness of the world after the fall! Tribal cults, roaming bands of barbarians, vicious warlords! A startling new take on the post-apocalypse and the most auspicious comics debut of the year!

CHANGE #1 (of 4)

story ALES KOT
art / cover MORGAN JESKE
DECEMBER 12
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

A foul-mouthed struggling screenwriter who moonlights as a car thief. An obscenely wealthy rapper completely disconnected from the real world. A dying cosmonaut on his way back to Earth.

Los Angeles is being toyed with by destructive forces that repeatedly find the city through time and swallow it whole, and those three are the only people able to save it – if they survive the fanatics who live in the hills, National Security Agency agents, and the horrors that lurk in the Pacific Ocean.

I LOVE TROUBLE #1

story KEL SYMONS
art / cover MARK A. ROBINSON
DECEMBER 5
24 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

“DISAPPEARING ACT”

Felicia Castillo, a New Orleans grifter, is on the run from mobsters in our premiere issue, when she discovers she possesses an unusual superpower in the middle of a plane crash.

THE LEGEND OF LUTHER STRODE #1 (of 6)

story JUSTIN JORDAN
art / cover TRADD MOORE
DECEMBER 5
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

Luther Strode lives.

Five years after losing everything, Luther has become more than a nightmare for the evil men in his city… he has become a legend. But somebody is hunting the bogeyman, and he has dangerous allies that Luther will never expect. Luther Strode lives; but for how long?

The sequel to 2011’s breakout hit begins here!

ARTIFACTS #25

story RON MARZ
art STJEPAN SEJIC
cover MARC SILVESTRI
DECEMBER 19
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99

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

HAPPY! #4 (of 4)

story GRANT MORRISON
art / cover  DARICK ROBERTSON
DECEMBER 19
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

Christmas is here and the bad men are about to open their presents! It’s showdown time but can Nick Sax save the day without Happy to help him – or will he screw this up like everything else? You must not miss the blood-drenched conclusion of our heartwarming Yuletide classic!

MORNING GLORIES #25

story NICK SPENCER 
art JOE EISMA
cover RODIN ESQUEJO
DECEMBER 19 
48 PAGES / FC / M
$3.99

DOUBLE-SIZED 25th ISSUE – and the Season One Finale! Featuring three interconnected covers by rising superstar RODIN ESQUEJO!

“8:13”

FATALE #11

story ED BRUBAKER
art SEAN PHILLIPS & DAVE STEWART
cover SEAN PHILLIPS
DECEMBER 19
32 PGS / FC / M
$3.50

The first of four standalone FATALE FLASHBACK issues, and a perfect place for new readers to jump on board. Welcome to 1930s California, a hard place to be for a girl on the run.  Witness Josephine’s early days with the Femme Fatale curse, and see some of her elusive secrets revealed.

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

FATALE, VOL. 2: THE DEVIL’S BUSINESS TP

story ED BRUBAKER
art / cover SEAN PHILLIPS & DAVE STEWART
DECEMBER 19
136 PAGES / FC / M
$14.99

The second arc of Image’s new hit collected just in time for new readers to jump on board with issue 11!

In 1970s Los Angeles, Josephine can’t hide from the forces of Hollywood, Satanic Cults and creepy 16mm films collected by wealthy deviants.  And when a struggling actor and his wounded friend cross her path, all hell will break loose, leaving ripples that echo all the way to modern time, where Nicolas Lash falls deeper into Josephine’s spell.

ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS’ best-selling series just gets hotter!

Collects FATALE 6 – 10

KRISHNA: A JOURNEY WITHIN OGN

story / art /cover ABHISHEK SINGH
DECEMBER 5
300 PAGES / FC OVERSIZED / E
$29.99

A searing, human portrayal of Krishna, the god of all gods awaits you in A JOURNEY WITHIN.  Journey along through his pastimes that have swayed the ages. The final confrontation between the fire of man’s consuming greed to conquer all, and the supreme power of the Divine Spirit.

BODY BAGS, VOL. 2 TP

story JASON PEARSON
art / cover JASON PEARSON
DECEMBER 12
112 PAGES / FC / M
$12.99

Jason Pearson’s controversial action series is back in this brand new trade!  BODY BAGS, VOL. 2 collects stories from the sold out 3 THE HARD WAY and ONE SHOT specials, now under the same cover for the first time.  Join Clownface and panda, as the original father/daughter duo kick ass across Terminus, GA!  Featuring a cover gallery and never-before-seen extras, fans of this amazingly illustrated, hard-hitting series are sure to be pleased.

Collects BODY BAGS: 3 THE HARD WAY and ONE SHOT

BUTCHER BAKER, THE RIGHTEOUS MAKER HC

story JOE CASEY
art MIKE HUDDLESTON
DECEMBER 5
250 PAGES / FC / M        
$24.99

THE SUPERHEROIC PERVERSION OF THE DECADE – NOW IN AN OVERSIZED HARDCOVER EDITION! At one time, Butcher Baker was the preeminent, All-American superhero.  Now he’s… getting laid.  A lot.  But one last mission could signal his return to glory, and now he’s back on the blacktop!  It’s a balls-out, pimp-slappin’, surreal super-epic from the twisted minds of JOE CASEY and MIKE HUDDLESTON! LOADED WITH ALL-NEW BACKMATTER MATERIAL!

Collects BUTCHER BAKER, THE RIGHTEOUS MAKER 1-8

CHEW, VOL. 6: SPACE CAKES TP

story JOHN LAYMAN
art / cover ROB GUILLORY
DECEMBER 5
156 PAGES / FC / M
$14.99

Presenting a new storyline of the New York Times Best Selling, Harvey and multiple Eisner Award-winner series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, and clairvoyants!

While Tony Chu – the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from what he eats – clings to life in a hospital ICU, his twin sister Toni steps up to take center stage.  Toni is cibovoyant, able to see the future of anything she eats, and, lately, she’s seeing some pretty terrible things.

Collects CHEW 26-30, plus extras, as well as the blockbuster spin-off one-shot that stole America’s heart, CHEW: SECRET AGENT POYO.

CYBER FORCE ORIGINS, VOL. 2 TP

story MARC SILVESTRI & ERIC SILVESTRI
art MARC SILVESTRI, TODD MCFARLANE & JOE BENITEZ
cover MARC SILVESTRI
DECEMBER 5
280 PAGES / FC / T+
$19.99

ORIGINS CONTINUED!

To coincide with the groundbreaking return of CYBER FORCE, Top Cow proudly continues the original stories that launched the series! Collecting the very first stories of the original ongoing CYBER FORCEseries, this trade includes the “Killer Instinct” and “Assault With a Deadly Woman” storylines and more!  Revisit the adventures of Velocity, Ripclaw, Heatwave, Cyblade, Impact and Ballistic, many of which have never been reprinted prior to this collection! This collection includes a complete cover gallery, character designs, commentary and more!

Collects CYBER FORCE , VOL. 2 1-8, CYBER FORCEORIGINS 1 and more!

HACK/SLASH, VOL. 11: MARRY F*CK KILL TP

story TIM SEELEY
art  DANIEL LEISTER & EMILIO LAISO
cover  TIM SEELEY
DECEMBER 19
160 PAGES / FC / T+
$16.99

This volume collects two of HACK/SLASH’s most controversial storylines, as Cassie and Vlad go face to face with the Bomb Queen in “Interdimensional Women’s Prison Breakout,” and then must prevent Samhain from going to the dark side in the midst of a giant monster invasion in “Monster Baiting.” Sex, blood, and one giant snake gorilla, in the finest HACK/SLASH tradition!

Collects HACK/SLASH, VOL. 2 9-15 

HOAX HUNTERS, VOL. 1: MURDER, DEATH & THE DEVIL TP

story MICHAEL MORECI & STEVE SEELEY
art JM RINGUET, AXEL MEDELLIN & EMILIO LAISO
cover STEVE SEELEY
DECEMBER 5
160 PAGES / FC / T+
$14.99

In this first collection of the critically acclaimed series, the Hoax Hunters travel to Russia, the Louisiana Bayou, and 1984 New Jersey to seek out the truth behind supernatural events – and cover them up! The Hoax Hunters demonstrate the truth isn’t out there. Includes the much sought after issue 0.

Collects HOAX HUNTERS 0-5

THE PERHAPANAUTS, VOL. 2: TREASURE OBSCURA TP

story  TODD DEZAGO
art CRAIG ROUSSEAU & VARIOUS
cover CRAIG ROUSSEAU
DECEMBER 12
128 PAGES / FC / E
$9.99

Buried treasure from THE PERHAPANAUTS vaults! Includes THE PERHAPANAUTS 5.5, THE PERHAPANAUTS 6, THE PERHAPANAUTS HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR 1, and THE PERHAPANAUTS: MOLLY’S STORY 1. Plus; never-before-published stories from the online “Tales from the Perhaps”! and other extras!

REVIVAL, VOL. 1: YOU’RE AMONG FRIENDS TP

story TIM SEELEY
art / cover  MIKE NORTON & MARK ENGLERT
DECEMBER 12
128 PAGES / FC / T+
$12.99

For one day in rural central Wisconsin, the dead came back to life. Now it’s up to Officer Dana Cypress to deal with the media scrutiny, religious zealots, and government quarantine that has come with them. In a town where the living have to learn to deal with those who are supposed to be dead, Officer Cypress must solve a brutal murder, and everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect. The sell-out hit series created by NYT Bestselling author TIM SEELEY and Eisner winning artist MIKE NORTON is collected with bonus material!

Collects REVIVAL 1-5 and the FREE COMIC BOOK DAY short story

THINK TANK TP

story MATT HAWKINS
art RAHSAN EKEDAL
cover RAHSAN EKEDAL & BRIAN REBER
DECEMBER 5
120 PAGES / BW / T
$14.99

Dr. David Loren is many things: child prodigy, inventor, genius, slacker… mass murderer.  When a military think tank’s smartest scientist decides he can no longer stomach creating weapons of destruction, will he be able to think his way out of his dilemma or find himself subject to the machinations of smaller men?

Collecting the original series in its entirety, this trade paperback also is jam packed with a complete cover gallery, bonus articles, behind-the-scenes sketches, and more!

Collects THINK TANK 1-4

THE WALKING DEAD OMNIBUS, VOL 4 HC

story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art & cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
DECEMBER 5
560 PAGES / BW / OVERSIZED / M
$100.00
S&N EDITION $150.00

This deluxe hardcover features 24 issues of the hit series, The Walking Dead, along with the covers for the issues all in one massive, oversized slip-cased volume. Perfect for long-time fans, new readers, and anyone needing a heavy object with which to fend off the walking dead!

Collects THE WALKING DEAD 73-96

AGE OF BRONZE #32

story ERIC SHANOWER
art / cover ERIC SHANOWER
DECEMBER 12
24 PAGES / BW / T
$3.50

“THE STORY OF THE TROJAN WAR: BETRAYAL,” Part 13

Cressida enters the Achaean camp, far from Troilus, her lover in Troy. The Achaeans treat her little better than a whore, while her father, the Trojan traitor Kalchas, won’t listen. Only Diomedes shows her respect – but can Diomedes survive in battle against Troilus?

THE ACTIVITY #12

story NATHAN EDMONDSON
art MARC LAMING
cover MITCH GERADS
DECEMBER 5
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50

Before SWITCHFOOT was in the activity, he was an operator in Delta Force.  Guest artist Marc Laming takes Switchfoot’s Delta squad into Fallujah during the 2004 siege where the team’s actions will draw fire from the enemy and the US Marines alike.

BEDLAM #3

story NICK SPENCER
art RILEY ROSSMO
cover FRAZER IRVING
DECEMBER 19
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

The First.

BLACK KISS #5 (of 6)

story / art / cover HOWARD CHAYKIN
DECEMBER 5
24 PAGES / BW / M
$2.99

Welcome to Los Angeles, 1984. A trying time and a difficult place for relationships of every stripe, as old lovers fall out and new ones fall in. And Las Vegas, 1991, where and when nostalgia for a carefree world of sexual depravity makes for the strangest bedfellows.

CLONE #2

story DAVID SCHULNER
art / cover JUAN JOSE RYP & FELIX SERRANO
DECEMBER 12
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

Dr. Luke Taylor’s world continues to unravel and open up as the hunt for his missing, and very much pregnant, wife continues. His clone counterparts show him just how many clones are out there – and how much the government had a role to play!

COMEBACK #2 (of 5)

story ED BRISSON
art / cover MICHAEL WALSH
DECEMBER 19
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

An FBI raid throws RECONNECT, an illegal time travel agency, into a panic. Trapped in the past, RECONNECT agent Mark Thomas has lost the woman whose life he was sent to save. He must find her and throw the FBI off his trail or lose his only method of getting back home.

CREATOR OWNED HEROES #7 

story STEVE NILES & SCOTT MORSE, JIMMY PALMIOTTI & JUSTIN GRAY, JERRY LANDO, PAUL MOUNTS & DARWYN COOKE
art / cover  DAN PANOSIAN & SCOTT MORSE
DECEMBER 5
56 PAGES / FC / M
$3.99

SPECIAL EXTRA PAGES ISSUE!

A brand new story by STEVE NILES and SCOTT MORSE, and more madness from DARWYN COOKE!

“KILL SWITCH,” Part Three

Locked in a Peruvian Prison, Kill Switch awaits a Mexican hit squad as he tries to discover who put a bounty on his head and why. The bullets fly as our hero is led into a deadly game of death against the world’s best and most eccentric assassins, but the gloves come off when they threaten his family.

“MEATBAG,” Part One

Detective Paul DeSanto works the seedy side of Los Angeles. He specializes in cheaters and losers, but he never chooses sides. In Hollywood cheats and loses work both sides of the street. After one of his operatives is eviscerated in an alleyway, DeSanto discovers the strange side of seedy.

Plus: LEAPING TALL BUILDINGS: INDEPENDENT SPIRITS a profile feature by Christopher Irving and Seth Kushner spotlighting EVAN DORKIN.

CYBER FORCE #3

story MARC SILVESTRI & MATT HAWKINS
art KHOI PHAM & SUNNY GHO
cover MARC SILVESTRI
DECEMBER 5
32 PAGES / FC / T+
FREE

CYBER FORCE CONTINUES IN ITS GROUND-BREAKING RELAUNCH!

The massive corporation CDI continues to engineer technologically enhanced humans. Opposing CDI is a lone group of rebels. Will the public perceive the newly formed Cyber Force as resistance fighters battling for public good – or terrorists who must be stopped?

Not content in pushing the envelope just in terms of story and art, Top Cow will be the first major US comic publisher to launch one of their biggest properties with top tier creators concurrently for the traditional print market and exploding worldwide digital market for FREE. That’s right, thanks to the support of fans through Kickstarter and participating comic shops, you can get the first FIVE issues of CYBER FORCE at no cost.

THE DARKNESS #110

story DAVID HINE
art / cover JEREMY HAUN
DECEMBER 12
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

“BREAKING DARK” CONCLUSION!

There is something terribly, terribly wrong with Jackie Estacado’s daughter Hope.  But with Jenny’s fragile mental state and the empire he created for himself crumbling around him, Jackie has failed to notice that his greatest problem isn’t the Bulgarian mob, Aram the Witch King, or the ancient powers he’s allowed back into the world – it’s Hope!

EPIC KILL #7

story / art / cover RAFFAELE IENCO
DECEMBER 5
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

Trapped between life and death in a nether zone of imagination, Song awakens just in time to fight alongside her Uncle against government drones and super-powered mercenaries.

GLORY #31

story JOE KEATINGE
art ROSS CAMPBELL & ULISES FARINAS
cover NATE BELLEGARDE
DECEMBER 19
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99

“WAR TORN,” Part One

The entire first year of Joe Keatinge and Ross Campbell’s GLORY saga has been leading to this: Glory vs. Silverfall. PLUS: a special flashback sequence illustrated by Ulises Farinas finally revealing why Glory was near death when Riley found her.

GREAT PACIFIC #2

story JOE HARRIS
art / cover  MARTÌN MORAZZO
DECEMBER 5
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

“TRASHED!” Part Two

Throwing his life of privilege and comfort aside, fugitive oil heir Chas Worthington plants a flag on the floating continent of trash known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and proclaims it his own, sovereign nation.  But he’s not the only one who’s come to check out Earth’s newest, strangest frontier!

GUARDING THE GLOBE #4

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

The Earth’s greatest superheroes could be ravaged by an alien parasite, leaving mankind vulnerable to an even darker evil brewing behind the scenes.  Also: What’s been going on with Outrun?

HARVEST #5 (of 5)

story A.J. LIEBERMAN
art / cover COLIN LORIMER
DECEMBER 5
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

The bad news?  Everything is going wrong for ex-Dr. Benjamin Dane.  His patient has been kidnapped. The FBI is closing in on him and he’s bleeding out in a motel bathroom.  The only thing that can save him now is vast amounts of luck, his Yakuza bodyguard and the six-year-old kid on his shoulder.

INVINCIBLE #99

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

“THE DEATH OF EVERYONE” continues!

Invincible Vs. Dinosaurus for the fate of the world!  Could this be the end of Mark Grayson?!

IT GIRL & THE ATOMICS #5

story JAMIE S. RICH
art MIKE NORTON
cover MICHAEL & LAURA ALLRED
DECEMBER 12
32 PAGES / FC / E
$2.99

“DARK STREETS, SNAP CITY” Part Five

It Girl has seen the true face of her enemy, and she’s confronting LaLa Wah-Wah on the villain’s own turf: inside the video game dimension! It’s a dangerous showdown, but with the Atomics rallying behind her, It Girl can’t lose. Concluding the first arc of Image’s newest hit series.

MACGYVER: FUGITIVE GAUNTLET #3 (of 5)

story LEE DAVID ZLOTOFF & TONY LEE
art WILL SLINEY & OWEN JOLLANDS
cover ANDIE TONG & CIARAN LUCAS
DECEMBER 19
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50

En route to Moscow, MacGyver and Kari find themselves on a plane journey to certain death when an old nemesis of Mac’s returns to claim his bounty – and things go from bad to worse! Catch up with the series everyone’s talking about, co-written by MACGYVER creator LEE DAVID ZLOTOFF!

MIND THE GAP #7


story JIM McCANN

art RODIN ESQUEJO
 & SONIA OBACK
cover A RODIN ESQUEJO

cover B SONIA OBACK

DECEMBER 12
32 PAGES / FC / T+ 

$2.99

“WISH YOU WERE HERE,” Part Two

New Arc! Great Jumping on point! Join the mystery everyone is talking about!!

As Dane and Jo try to find a way to clear his name, someone else is sitting pretty, unaware that it is merely the calm before the storm for them.  And after Elle’s latest “possession,” will Dr Geller and Detective Wallace be able to set aside science and facts to start trusting in the supernatural?

MULTIPLE WARHEADS: ALPHABET TO INFINITY #3 (of 4)

story / art / cover BRANDON GRAHAM
DECEMBER 19
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

Sexica runs into some old Organ hounds from the Red city that have discovered a magic secret about the city built into the Whaling wall.

NON-HUMANS #3 (of 4)

story GLEN BRUNSWICK
art / cover WHILCE PORTACIO
DECEMBER 12
32 PAGES / FC / T+
S2.99

Aimes has an “About Last Night” moment.  His son, Todd, is in some really deep Non-Humans crap.  Is Eden harboring a secret that could bring them all down?

NOWHERE MEN #2

story ERIC STEPHENSON
art NATE BELLEGARDE & JORDIE BELLAIRE
cover NATE BELLEGARDE & FONOGRAFIKS
DECEMBER 19
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

There are fates worse than death.

PERHAPANAUTS: DANGER DOWN UNDER #2 (of 5)

Story: TODD DEZAGO
art/cover A: CRAIG ROUSSEAU
cover B: JOE STATON
DECEMBER 5
32 PAGES/FC/E
$3.50

“THE AUSTRALIAN ADVENTURE,” Part Two

As BIG puts together his team to go after the legendary – and deadly – BUNYIP, MOLLY opts out, unable to work with one of Big’s selections.  Who is this mysterious agent that causes such a stir?

Plus: “Molly’s Mission” by ERIC HENSON and “Choopie and Karl in the Wild Wild West!” by MATT WIERINGO and CHRISTIAN LEAF!

PETER PANZERFAUST #9

story KURTIS J. WIEBE
art / cover TYLER JENKINS
DECEMBER 12
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50

PARIS” Part Four

Captured! Peter and the boys face the terror of Nazi interrogation and despite saving Felix, their adventures have come to an end. There is no way out and the indomitable Kapitan Haken will have his questions answered, one way or another.

POINT OF IMPACT #3 (of 4)

story JAY FAERBER
art & cover KORAY KURANEL
Dec 12
32 PAGES / BW / M
$2.99

It’s the penultimate issue of Jay Faerber’s murder mystery! As Boone attempts to infiltrate the conspiracy surrounding Nicole Rafferty’s murder, Mitch Rafferty manages to track down the man who could have all the answers. Meanwhile, Det. Abby Warren discovers the aftermath of a violent encounter.

PROPHET #32

story / art / cover SIMON ROY
DECEMBER 19
32 PAGES / FC / T+

$3.99


John Ka, Earth Empire scout, has found little trace of mankind since her pod surfaced. However, when she finds a band of feral humans – and a Prophet clone who has gone native to protect them – she finds herself questioning what it means to be human.

SAGA #8 

story BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
art / cover  FIONA STAPLES   
DECEMBER 19 
32 PAGES / FC / M 
$2.99

Former soldier and new mom Alana has already survived lethal assassins, rampaging armies and alien monstrosities, but now she faces her greatest challenge yet: the in-laws.

SPAWN #226

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

“DE-PROGRAMMED,” Part Two

The SECRET ORIGIN of the PROGRAM!

The RISE of Jason Wynn!

NEW TODD MCFARLANE cover!

Jason Wynn, Al Simmons’ old mentor and superior, and one of the Spawn universe’s greatest villains, returns to shed light on the dark realities of Jim’s past. But Wynn, ever the puppet master, has motivations beyond simply filling in the blurred gaps in Jim’s memory.  What happens when Wynn finds himself to be nothing more than another pawn in the endless war between Heaven and Hell? Witness the early days of Wynn’s rise to power, and the unbridled ambition that made him one of the most powerful men on the planet as “DE-PROGRAMMED” continues with this special two-part chapter entitled, “The Life and Death of Jason Wynn!”

STORM DOGS #2 (of 6)

story DAVID HINE
art DOUG BRAITHWAITE
colors ULISES ARREOLA
cover DOUG BRAITHWAITE
DECEMBER 5
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

Jered’s story: The crime team’s forensic pathologist performs an autopsy that reveals a new mystery, a meeting with the native aliens leads to violence and the second day on Amaranth ends in a close encounter with an enigmatic character called…Doll.

SUPER DINOSAUR #17

story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover JASON HOWARD
DECEMBER 19
32 PAGES / FC / E
$2.99

Super Dinosaur is on his own – pursued by an unknown attacker that could mean the end of him!  While Derek Dynamo is dealing with something far more deadly that could mean the end of the world!  And something very strange is happening to Minimus – what is he transforming into?!

THIEF OF THIEVES #11

story ROBERT KIRKMAN & JAMES ASMUS
art / cover SHAWN MARTINBROUGH & FELIX SERRANO
DECEMBER 5
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

The lines are drawn between the cartel and Augustus’ group in the race to save Emma.  The only problem is that things could get a little grisly before either party is ready to strike.

THE WALKING DEAD #105

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

“Sing me a song.”

WHERE IS JAKE ELLIS? #2 (of 5)

story NATHAN EDMONDSON
art/ cover TONCI ZONJIC
DECEMBER 12
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50

CHAPTER SEVEN

Jon must use all of his ingenuity to escape Bangkok and the ruthless hunter pursuing him – but can Jon make it on his own?

WITCH DOCTOR: MAL PRACTICE #2 (of 6)

story BRANDON SEIFERT
art / cover LUKAS KETNER & ANDY TROY
DECEMBER 19
32 PAGES / FC / T
$2.99

Doc Morrow doesn’t remember what happened to him last night — and what he doesn’t know might kill him! With the clock ticking, Morrow consults with some very unorthodox specialists. But will the cure prove worse than the disease?     “Charmingly demented… I can’t wait for future volumes.” — Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing

SKYBOUND PRODUCTIONS MERCHANDISE

SUPER DINOSAUR LUNCHBOX

art JASON HOWARD
DECEMBER 5
ONE SIZE
$14.99

Spend the holidays with some dino-cheer!

This nylon lunchbox features Derek Dynamo jamming into action with his best friend Super Dinosaur.  Perfect for kids’ school snacks, or the adult on the go!

THE WALKING DEAD “SKULL & CROSSBONES” T-SHIRT

art CHARLIE ADLARD
DECEMBER 5
S-XL $24.99 
XXL $27.99

This iconic shirt features no branding, but everyone will know what it is!  Featuring NEW artwork from series artist, CHARLIE ADLARD, this is the perfect gift for all Walking Dead fans.

THE WALKING DEAD “NO WAY OUT” POSTER

art CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
DECEMBER 5
24×36
$9.99

Relive your favorite moments from the most haunting chapter in the ongoing survival horror with this new poster… and always be reminded that there is NO WAY OUT.

McFARLANE TOYS

#19172-1 Halo 4 Series 1 Deluxe Figure – KNIGHT

The Knight Deluxe Action Figure is approx. 9-inches tall

The Knight has an opening compartment in its back to carry our Halo 4 Watcher figure (the Watcher is sold separately and will be available in NOV)

Includes mounted Scattershot weapon on its right arm and energy blade weapon on its left arm

Case Pack Information:

Case pack is 2. Refer to individual item code above when ordering. Call your local retailer for pricing.

#92131-1 HAUNT Resin Statue

  • Individually numbered
  • Hand signed plaque attached to base by Haunt creators TODD McFARLANE and ROBERT KIRKMAN (creator of The AMC’S Walking Dead TV Series)
  • Stands over 12 inches tall with a highly detailed 360 degree rotating base, 10 inches in diameter
  • Limited to 500 pieces worldwide

Solid Case Pack Information:

Case pack is 1. Refer to individual item code above when ordering. Call your local retailer for pricing.

Preview – Harvest #2

Harvest #2

Story by: AJ Lieberman Art By: Colin Lorimer
Price: $3.50

As Dr. Benjamin Dane continues his plunge down the rabbit hole that is the black market for human organs, he signs a deal with a devil named Craven which Dane signs in blood with an alcohol level of about 22.  His only help? The kid on the cover.  Harvest: Medical Grade Revenge.

Issues of Harvest, Revival, and Saga get new printings

Harvest #1 2nd printing coverHarvest #1 Sells Out

The Image Comics/Shadowline debut issue gets a 2nd printing.

The debut issue of Harvest by A.J. Lieberman and Colin Lorimer, a new mini-series from Image Comics/Shadowline depicting the underworld of the illegal organ market, has sold out and will be reprinted. The second printing of Harvest #1 (JUL128128) will be in stores on September 19.

Originally released on August 1, Harvest #1 follows disgraced surgeon Benjamin Dane as he falls under the power of the criminal syndicate that runs the organ black market and then decides to fight his way out — by taking back one organ at a time.

Harvest #2 will be in stores on September 5.

Revival GETS TWO MORE REPRINTS

New printings of issues #1 and #2 in stores in September

Revival, the new “rural noir” Image Comics series by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton, has the second issue has sold out at the distribution level the week of its release. A second printing (JUL128006) will be in stores on September 19.

Revival #1 also sold out of its first and second printings, and a third printing (JUL128088) has also been scheduled to be in stores on September 19, the same dayRevival #2 2nd printing cover as Revival #3.

Called “an unexpected windfall that evokes an uncomfortable feeling, piques interest and taunts curiosity” by Comic Book Resources, REVIVAL explores what happens in a small Wisconsin town after the dead rise — not to devour the living, but to simply return to their lives.

Saga CONTINUES TO SELL OUT

Issue #6 gets second printing in September

The sixth issue of Saga closes the runaway bestseller’s first arc on a strong note, as it has sold out and will rSaga #6 2nd printing covereceive a second printing. Every issue of the science fiction/fantasy epic by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples has sold out and received at least one reprint; Saga #1 is on its fifth printing.

Saga #6‘s second printing (JUL128120) is available for pre-order now and will be in stores on September 12. The series’ first trade paperback (AUG120491), collecting the first six issues, will be in stores on October 10.

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