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Preview: Elvira in Horrorland #5

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Elvira in Horrorland #5

Writer: David Avallone
Artist: Silvia Califano
Covers: Dave Acosta (A), John Royle (B), Silvia Califano (C), Photo (D)
32 pages | Horror / Humor | $3.99 | Teen+

THINGS GET SERIOUSLY STRANGE IN THE FINAL CHAPTER OF ELVIRA’S JOURNEY INTO HORRORLAND!
The Mistress of the Dark’s odyssey through the Multiverse of Movies reaches its inevitable Cronenbergian conclusion, complete with telepods, Brundleflies, scanners, videodromes, talking cockroaches, and bug powder. Elvira’s lunch is naked, and we all hail the new flesh! Be afraid. Be somewhat afraid…but mostly amused, courtesy of writer David Avallone (Elvira Meets Vincent Price, Bettie Page: Unbound) and artist Silvia Califano (Star Trek, Judge Dredd.)All the fun, thrills, spills, and bad jokes come wrapped in a series of amazing covers by returning artists Dave Acosta, John Royle, series artist Califano, and an amazing Elvira photo cover!

Elvira in Horrorland #5

Preview: Grimm Fairy Tales Horror Pinup Special 2022

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Grimm Fairy Tales Horror Pinup Special 2022

Story: Dave Franchini
Art: Erik Tamayo
Color: Grostieta
Letterer: Taylor Esposito
Editor: Dave Franchini
Cover A: Alfredo Reyes / Ylenia Di Napoli
Cover B: Igor Vitorino / Ceci de la Cruz
Cover C: John Royle / Jagdish Kumar, Ula Mos
Cover D: Michael DiPascale / Sanju Nivangune

Just in time for the Halloween season comes the Grimm Fairy Tales 2022 Horror Pinup Special! Get ready to check out all of your favorite Grimm Universe heroines and villainesses, donning the cosplays of pop culture’s most famous monsters! Some of the industry’s top artists contribute gorgeous pin-ups in this stunning collection. Also includes a never before published Grimm Fairy Tales short story!

Grimm Fairy Tales Horror Pinup Special 2022

Preview: Elvira in Horrorland #4

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Elvira in Horrorland #4

Writer: David Avallone
Artist: Silvia Califano
Covers: Dave Acosta (A), John Royle (B), Silvia Califano (C), Photo (D)
32 pages | Horror Humor | $3.99 | Teen+

ELVIRA’S ABOUT TO HEAD DOWN A DARK ROAD OF DEADLY NIGHTMARES AND HILARIOUS HORROR HIJINKS!
Elvira’s next stop in the Multiverse of Movies finds the Mistress of the Dark face-to-face with the Man of Your Nightmares. Will they bond over manicures and their mutual hatred of bratty teens… or will it be a fight to the Dream-Death? It doesn’t matter what street you live on, only a Craven coward would miss out on the hilarious horror hijinks, from writer David Avallone (Elvira Meets Vincent Price, Bettie Page: Unbound) and artist Silvia Califano (Star Trek, Judge Dredd.)
All the fun, thrills and spills under a series of amazing covers by returning artists Dave Acosta, John Royle, series artist Califano, and an amazing Elvira photo cover!

Elvira in Horrorland #4

IDW salutes and celebrates Larry Hama with G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #300

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IDW Publishing will bid farewell to its long-running series of G.I. JOE comic books with the publication of G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #300, written by indispensable visionary Larry Hama with art by SL Gallant, inks by Maria Keane, colors by J. Brown, and letters by Neil Uyetake. The final, overlength issue of the IDW comic will be published in November, and one of its sensational cover variants—illustrated by Jamie Sullivan—sets a new world record for the most characters featured on a comic book cover! 

G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #300 marks the culmination of a culture-shifting 40-year franchise helmed throughout by industry legend Hama. Nearly every issue of the original 155-issue run was written by Hama until Marvel Comics ended publication in 1994, and when IDW acquired the license 15 years later, Hama was welcomed with open arms to continue the storyline right where he left off! Hama, was recently recognized for his lifetime of achievements as an inductee of the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame.

In the bombastic conclusion to IDW’s G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero, Cobra is on the verge of creating its deadliest army ever by resurrecting both dangerous villains and heroes. Will the warriors of G.I. JOE foil their archenemy’s evil machinations before it’s too late? Or will the devious Revanche robots have the last word over both the Joes and Cobra?

In honor of the final issue, A Real American Hero #300 will feature a record-shattering cover image by artist Jamie Sullivan that pays tribute to the scope and impact of the 40-year-old franchise. Sullivan’s cover sets a new world record, featuring a total of 313 unique, named G.I. JOE characters together in a single image.

G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #300, the final issue of IDW’s G.I. Joe series, will be available with six cover variants, including Covers A and B by Jamie Sullivan; Cover C by Netho Diaz; Cover D by Kieran McKeown; two retailer incentive covers by John Royle and Ron Joseph, respectively; and a special retailer incentive wraparound of Sullivan’s world record-setting cover without trade dress, so every single detail and character can be seen in its full glory.

Preview: Elvira in Horrorland #3

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Elvira in Horrorland #3

Writer: David Avallone
Artist: Silvia Califano
Covers: Dave Acosta (A), John Royle (B), Silvia Califano (C), Photo (D)
32 pages | Horror / Humor | $3.99 | Teen+

ELVIRA BOARDS A DOOMED SPACECRAFT BOUND FOR THRILLS, CHILLS, SPILLS, AND BAD JOKES!
In space, no one can hear your goofy sex puns! The Mistress of the Dark finds herself “alienated,” as her trip through the Multiverse of Movies lands Elvira aboard a certain doomed starship with a certain deadly stowaway. (No, it’s not the cat.) Come for the horror comedy, stay for the franchise fatigue in this Promethean effort by writer David Avallone (Elvira Meets Vincent Price, Bettie Page: Unbound) and artist Silvia Califano (Star Trek, Judge Dredd.) All these fun, thrills and spills, plus a series of amazing covers by returning artists Dave Acosta, John Royle, series artist Califano, and an amazing Elvira photo cover you won’t want to miss!

Elvira in Horrorland #3

Preview: Elvira in Horrorland #1

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Elvira in Horrorland #1

Writer: David Avallone
Artist: Silvia Califano
Covers: Dave Acosta (A), John Royle (B), Silvia Califano (C), Photo cover (D), Blank Authentix (E)
32 pages | Horror / Humor | $3.99 | Teen+
Elvira is back, and she’s going PSYCHO!

The Mistress of the Dark has discovered that films create their own pocket dimensions, and now she’s lost in the Multiverse of Movies! Will she find her way home, or is it just a big Hitchcock-tease? Join writer David Avallone (Elvira Meets Vincent Price, Bettie Page: Unbound) and artist Silvia Califano (the upcoming “Death of Elvira”) for a comic you shouldn’t show mother: she just goes a little mad sometimes.
All the fun, thrills, and spills under a series of amazing covers by returning artists Dave Acosta, John Royle, series artist Califano, and an amazing Elvira photo cover!

Elvira in Horrorland #1

Elvira Tries to Escape the Multiverse of Movies!

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Elvira and Dynamite Entertainment invite fans to visit “Horrorland” with her this May, as the macabre maven jumps between versions of horror masterpieces and hopefully lives to tell the tale!

In her previous critically acclaimed comic book series, the Mistress of the Dark got to hang out with the ghost of her dearly beloved old friend Vincent Price. Therein, she discovered how sometimes the legends of film can come right into our world, and perhaps vice versa. In the final issue, Vincent revealed that each movie creates its own pocket dimension… and Elvira joined him on a quest into one such realm to rescue a “final girl” scream queen being held hostage by her obsessive director.

Now, in this new universe-spanning odyssey, Elvira is herself trapped in this Multiverse of Movies. She will careen from classic to classic, faced by killers, monsters, and more, as she tries to find her way home. Off the bat in the first issue, she finds herself stalked by a hotel clerk who’s positively psycho! Can she survive the wrath of a serial killer and get to the next part of her journey, or is it all just a Hitchcock-tease?

Writer David Avallone returns once more, as Dynamite’s modern day shepherd for the voice of Elvira. He closely collaborates with the Mistress of the Dark herself, to ensure that fans new and old can truly hear each line in her captivating and iconic voice. This time they are joined by artist Silvia Califano.

Califano contributes covers to the series, as do returning fan-favorites Dave Acosta and John Royle. Plus, of course photos featuring the titular queen of scares herself.

Elvira in Horrorland #1 debuts in May 2022.

Preview: Elvira Meets Vincent Price #1

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Elvira Meets Vincent Price #1

writer: David Avallone
artist: Juan Samu
covers: Dave Acosta (A), Juan Samu (B), John Royle (C), Photo (D), Authentix (E), Juan Samu (RI-F/Line Art), John Royle (RI-G/Line Art), Dave Acosta (RI-H/Line Art), Juan Samu (RI-I/BW), John Royle (RI-J/BW), Dave Acosta (RI-K/BW)
FC | 32 pages | Horror, Comedy | $3.99 | Teen+

The two titans of horror and comedy untie in comics for the very first time! Dynamite Entertainment Proudly Presents… Elvira Meets Vincent Price!

Elvira is back, with her greatest costar ever! The ghost of Vincent Price is a spirit with a mission, and only the Mistress of the Dark can help! The Apocalypse is coming, and it’s going to be live-streamed for binge-watching, but a long-lost movie can save the world… if only the movie star specter

and the horror hostess with the mostest can find it in time! Thrills, chills, and all sorts of terrible puns!

Issue #1 features an all-star cast of cover artists, including fan favorites Dave Acosta, John Royle, series artist Juan Samu and a stunning photo of the gorgeous lady herself – Elvira: Mistress of the Dark! David Avallone is Dynamite’s go-to writer for all things Elvira, having recently completed several arcs of the horror hostess with the mostest’s adventures and joined for the first time by artist Juan Samu, fresh from drawing the great adventures of Hasbro’s comics universe at IDW.

Elvira Meets Vincent Price #1

Preview: Adler #4

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Adler #4

Author(s): Lavie Tidhar
Artist(s): Paul McCaffrey
COVER A: JOHN ROYLE
COVER B: PAUL MCCAFFREY
COVER C: VICTORIAN HOMAGE (ANDREW LEUNG)

From the World Fantasy Award-winning writer Lavie Tidhar and artist Paul McCaffrey (DC’s Men of War, TMNT) comes an all-new story written in the vein of Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen!

Irene Adler and her team of Victorian heroines encounter a mysterous villain, even more dangerous that Moriarty! 

Adler #4

Preview: Elvira: Mistress of The Dark #12

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Elvira: Mistress of The Dark #12

writer: David Avallone
artist: Dave Acosta
covers: Tom Mandrake (A), Craig Cermak (B), John Royle (C), Photo Cover (D)
Craig Cermak (RI-Virgin), John Royle (RI-B/W), Tom Mandrake (RI-Virg)
FC | 32 pages | Horror | $3.99 | Teen+

The Witch Cult Saga concludes, and a surprise villain returns from Elvira’s past! (At least… it’s a surprise if you don’t look at John Royle’s variant cover…) The Mistress of the Dark can deliver you a climax like no other, and here it comes, in the twelfth and final issue of Elvira’s ribald romp, brought to you with joy, laughter and terrible puns.

Elvira: Mistress of The Dark #12
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