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Preview: Scum of the Earth TPB

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Brett

SCUM OF THE EARTH TPB

Writer(s): Mark Bertolini
Artist Name(s): Rob Croonenborghs
Cover Artist(s): Rob Croonenborghs
96 pgs./Mature readers/ FC
$11.99

Meet Laura and True – two bourbon-toasted gunslingers caught between hardcore scores and soul depraved rehab! Dirty, violent and simple, or so it seems… the pair’s desert road trip of carnage and courtship may just take a cosmic turn when a mysterious figure begins to tail them on their explosive journey. Collects the entire explosive 3 issue grindhouse series.

Preview: Scum of the Earth #3

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Brett

SCUM OF THE EARTH #3

Writer(s): Mark Bertolini
Artist Name(s): Rob Croonenborghs
Cover Artist(s): Rob Croonenborghs
32 pgs./ Mature Readers/ FC
$3.99

Turns out True, the bourbon fueled psycho killer, is actually an alien in possession of the coveted stolen galactic artifact known as the Starheart, and Karth, the intergalactic bounty hunter hot on its trail, is also True’s brother. Can the two cosmic siblings work out their issues, or will they unleash universal destruction upon us all?

Preview: Scum of the Earth #2

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Brett

SCUM OF THE EARTH #2

Writer(s): Mark Bertolini
Artist Name(s): Rob Croonenborghs
Cover Artist(s): Rob Croonenborghs
32 pgs/ FC/ Mature Readers
$3.99

Now that True has been outed as more than a bourbon-fueled psycho killer, can he and his partner in crime Laura fend off an intergalactic bounty hunter? And just who is this alien hunter, and what’s his connection to True? Mind blowing cosmic revelations, guns, blood, and twists ahead!

Action Lab Entertainment in November 2014

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Brett

CRIMSON SOCIETY #3

Writer(s): Mike Hunau
Artist Name(s): Carlos Trigo
Cover Artist(s): Carlos Trigo

Jack’s past meets his present, and his recently “upgraded” Werewolf curse is put to the test. When an all-out zombie attack threatens not just Jack, but his human girlfriend and new vampire ally, can he wield the mysterious Constantine Technology to save those that matter most to him?

32 pgs./ Mature Readers/ FC $3.99

DRYSPELL #4

Writer(s): Ken Krekeler
Artist Name(s): Ken Krekeler
Cover Artist(s): Ken Krekeler

Everything has gone to crap. One week ago, Tom Ferris worked in an office. Today, two of his costumed team members are dead, the bank job has failed, and he finds himself racing toward the last person in the city who can help him. But the Black Baron still has a few secrets left hidden… and the time has come to show them off. The conclusion has come. The Dry Spell is over. And the city will never forget him again.

32 pgs./Mature Readers/ FC $3.99

EHMM THEORY: EVERYTHING AND SMALL DOSES #2

Writer(s): Brockton McKinney
Artist Name(s): Larkin Ford
Cover Artist(s): Larkin Ford

Everyone’s favorite assassin monkey Mister Everything’s shrouded history begins to unravel as Mindwolf fights for her right to party…and stay alive! PLUS: Aaron and crew are captured and interrogated at the hands of unknown enemies! PLUS, PLUS: Death–horrible, tear-inducing death–awaits in a shocking scene so shocking it shocked us!

The Free Comic Book Day-featured title continues!

32 pgs./Mature Readers/ FC $3.99

THE F1RST HERO #4

Writer(s): Anthony Ruttgaizer
Artist Name(s): Phillip Sevy (art), Fred C Stresing (letters/colors)
Cover Artist(s): Lee Moder

The streets of Philadelphia have been turned into a war zone with Jake Roth standing at ground zero. All Jake wants now is to get home in one piece. But how will the extrahumans who saved him from being captured by the authorities react if he rejects an offer to join their insanity-fuelled revolution? The climatic final issue of Volume 1 of The F1rst Hero is here!

32 pgs./Teen/ FC $3.99

FIGHT LIKE A GIRL # 1(of 4)

Writer(s): David Pinckney
Artist Name(s): Soo Lee
Cover Artist(s): Soo Lee

Standing before a jury of nine gods, Amarosa pleads for a chance to risk her life and gain entry to the Wishing Well where she will attempt to fight her way through and survive nine trials to claim her prize: a single wish that will save her terminally-ill brother. Another Action Lab hit in the making!

32 pgs./Teen/ FC $3.99

ITTY BITTY BUNNIES IN RAINBOW PIXIE CANDYLAND: COCK FIGHT

Writer(s): Dean Rankine
Artist Name(s): Dean Rankine
Cover Artist(s): Dean Rankine

The bunnies are back! And when Phil and Tyrone stumble into a post-apocalyptic illegal cock-fighting ring they will need all the drug-fueled stupid they can muster to survive their latest off-color adventure! In the grand tradition of excessive Hollywood schlock comes… Itty Bitty Bunnies in Rainbow Pixie Candy Land : COCK FIGHT! Also available in a limited “movie poster” variant cover, limited to 2,000 copies.

32pgs./Mature Readers/ FC $3.99(reg) $4.99 (var)

JACK HAMMER: USURPER #2( of 2)

Writer(s): Brandon Barrows
Artist Name(s): Ionic
Cover Artist(s): Ionic

Betrayed, bloody and mad as hell, it’s Jack’s turn to go on the hunt, sucking chest wound or no. But Jack hasn’t even met the man called Usurper face-to-face and he’s already fighting for his life. With both Jack and Ramona’s lives on the line, who’ll go down for the count?

32 pgs./ All Ages/ FC $3.99

MIDNIGHT TIGER TPB

Writer(s): Ray-Anthony Height
Artist Name(s): Ray-Anthony Height
Cover Artist(s): Ray-Anthony Height

Young Gavin Shaw is granted the power to do what local law enforcement and the superhero community cannot–save his city from itself. As Midnight Tiger (because he can only patrol the city after midnight), Gavin begins his assault on the gangs and drug dealers running the streets of Apollo Bay an eventually ends up expanding his world in ways he never imagined.

128 pgs./ All Ages/ FC $14.99

PLANET GIGANTIC #2

Writer(s): Eric Grissom
Artist Name(s): David Halvorson, Will Perkins
Cover Artist(s): David Halvorson (reg), Jerry Gaylord (var)

When Queen Neva takes Yuri and Valentina prisoner, she puts them to work in the infamous Blood Mines of Woodmere. Meanwhile, Neva and her dark sorcerer Narog devise a plot to steal their power. Also in this issue: A steadfast messenger must carry the fate of the war across an unforgiving landscape!

32 pgs./ All Ages/ FC $3.99

SCUM OF THE EARTH TPB

Writer(s): Mark Bertolini
Artist Name(s): Rob Croonenborghs
Cover Artist(s): Rob Croonenborghs

Meet Laura and True – two bourbon-toasted gunslingers caught between hardcore scores and soul depraved rehab! Dirty, violent and simple, or so it seems… the pair’s desert road trip of carnage and courtship may just take a cosmic turn when a mysterious figure begins to tail them on their explosive journey.
Collects the entire explosive 3 issue grindhouse series.

96 pgs./ Mature Readers/ FC $11.99

SHINOBI:NINJA PRINCESS #4

Writer(s): Martheus Wade
Artist Name(s): Martheus Wade, Janed Wade
Cover Artist: Johanna Tamminen

Oni 鬼 (Demon): After the escape of Shianndrea and her team in New Tokyo, the Oni sets his sights on the southern security outpost of the Toshigawa Clan. Master Gaudient chooses a team to assist their fellow ninja but orders Ai and Shianndrea to stay behind. The girls make the risky decision to join the battle anyway. Meanwhile, Hamasuke’s anger from being “overshadowed” could prove to be the downfall of the Toshigawa Clan.

32 pgs./ All Ages/ FC $3.99

SOUTHERN DOG #4

Writer(s): Jeremy Holt
Artist Name(s): Alex Diotto
Cover Artist(s): Riley Rossmo

The growing conflict between the KKK and the elusive beast comes to a head when Jasper attends a party to see Zoe, only to reveal his transformation after getting beat up. With Jasper’s successful capture, the confrontation falls on Bill when the beast’s identity is finally revealed to the Klan. Featuring series covers by red-hot artist Riley Rossmo (Drumhellar)!

32pgs./Mature Readers/ FC $3.99

ZOMBIE TRAMP# 5

Writer(s): Dan Mendoza, Jason Martin
Artist Name(s): Dennis Budd
Cover Artist(s): Dennis Budd, TMChu/Dan Mendoza

Janey, our titular Zombie Tramp, is back on the road. When a simple pit stop at a desert biker bar attracts unwanted attention, she quickly finds herself tested yet again… by a monster more powerful then her?! Supernatural bar fighting, and blacktop dueling in a bikini and leather gear – it’s just another day for Zombie Tramp. Includes a variant cover (limited to 1,500 copies) and a risqué variant, limited to 2,000 copies, by Dennis Budd!

32pgs./Mature Readers/ FC $3.99(reg) $4.99 (var)

Action Lab in October 2014

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Brett

CRIMSON SOCIETY #2

Writer(s): Mike Hunau
Artist Name(s): Carlos Trigo
Cover Artist(s): Carlos Trigo

As Jack attempts to discover more about the “Constaine Technology,” the mysterious nanotech augmentation to his arms that tends to kill vampires on sight, he finds a possible ally in his quest. But will Romules, the vampire torture specialist, throw a wrench in their plans?

32 pgs./ Mature Readers/ FC $3.99

EHMM THEORY: EVERYTHING AND SMALL DOSES #2

Writer(s): Brockton McKinney
Artist Name(s): Larkin Ford
Cover Artist(s): Larkin Ford

Things in the snow heat up for our heroes as the dimension-jumping assassin-monkey Mister Everything draws closer to Mindwolf and her reluctant compatriots. Meanwhile, in a parallel universe, Gabe and Mr. Whispers discover shocking revelations about their secret past from Aaron and crew! Don’t miss this one, folks!

The Free Comic Book Day-featured title continues!

32 pgs./Mature Readers/ FC $3.99

THE F1RST HERO #3

Writer(s): Anthony Ruttgaizer
Artist Name(s): Phillip Sevy (art), Fred C Stresing (letters/colors)
Cover Artist(s): Lee Moder

Using his new powers to save the life of a troubled young extrahuman has landed Jake Roth in the middle of an armed stand-off with the police and the army’s Extrahuman Task Force. How could things get any worse? Wait until you see who comes to Jake’s rescue!

32 pgs./Teen/ FC $3.99

HERO CATS #2

Writer(s): Kyle Puttkammer
Artist Name(s): Marcus Williams, Ryan Sellers, Omaka Schultz
Cover Artist(s): Marcus Williams

Would you like to play a game? Duty calls as the Hero Cats defend Stellar City against Johnny Arcado’s dangerous digitized minions. But in this game there is no reset button!

32 pgs./ All Ages/ FC $3.99

MIDNIGHT TIGER #4

Writer(s): Ray-Anthony Height
Artist Name(s): Ray-Anthony Height
Cover Artist(s): Ray-Anthony Height

This is it–Midnight Tiger‘s final showdown with Powerstone to decide the future of Apollo Bay! However, if Detective Fife and the rest of the Apollo Bay PD get there first, neither one of them will be left standing!

32 pgs./ All Ages/ FC $3.99

PLANET GIGANTIC #1

Writer(s): Eric Grissom
Artist Name(s): David Halvorson
Cover Artist(s): David Halvorson (reg), Jerry Gaylord (var)

When two genetically-engineered teenagers crash-land on a strange planet, they must learn to rely on themselves and their still-developing powers as they face down a giant rock monster. Also in this issue: Lyana the Seeker braves a cursed tomb in search of the fabled Eye
of the Sun. Variant cover by Jerry Gaylord, limited to 2,000 copies!

32 pgs./ All Ages/ FC $3.99

SCUM OF THE EARTH #3

Writer(s): Mark Bertolini
Artist Name(s): Rob Croonenborghs
Cover Artist(s): Rob Croonenborghs

32 pgs./ Mature Readers/ FC $3.99

SHINOBI:NINJA PRINCESS #3

Writer(s): Martheus Wade
Artist Name(s): Martheus Wade, Marvin Chevealier, Janed Wade
Cover Artist: Johanna Tamminen

Rekishi 歴史(History): When Ninja Master Jubei sees that Shianndrea is upset over the revelation of Kim and Ai’s romantic relationship, he tellsher the story of her ancestor, Yamoto Toshigawa, the Princess Tokuhime and their fight against the all powerful Oni named Dagamon. Meanwhile, Hamasuke makes plans to win back his honor and become the hero he feels he should be.

32 pgs./ All Ages/ FC $3.99

SOUTHERN DOG #3

Writer(s): Jeremy Holt
Artist Name(s): Alex Diotto
Cover Artist(s): Riley Rossmo

Burdened by balancing his emerging lycanthropic tendencies, high school, and a home life that includes a KKK member father, Jasper confides in his mom his dark secret, and also shares with her news of a budding romance with Zoe—an African-American girl at school. Can anything diffuse the powder keg that his life is fast becoming? Featuring series covers by red-hot artist Riley Rossmo (Drumhellar)!

32pgs./Mature Readers/ FC $3.99

ZOMBIE TRAMP# 4

Writer(s): Dan Mendoza, Jason Martin
Artist Name(s): TMChu
Cover Artist(s): TMChu
The new hit series concludes its first gonzo story arc with a battle royale at the Grand Canyon!
Our undead anti-heroine turned slave-bride Zombie Tramp battles “The King” for her right to shamble on down the road, and not be eternally shackled to a rotting bloated man-pig…thankyouverymuch! Features a “risqué” variant cover limited to 2,000 copies!

32pgs./Mature Readers/ FC $3.99(reg) $4.99 (var)

VAMPLETS: HOWLISS- WEREWOLF BABY PLUSH

The sweetest most docile baby with a dangerous twist…This terrifyingly cute werewolfling will always keep you guessing, since at this age Howliss transforms without warning! You will never know when this sweet baby might turn into your worst nightmare.

Your Warning: When transformation occurs you will need numerous large scratching posts that can be placed throughout your home and a large bone for teething and clawing. Once again a sturdy cage this time with silver bars would be highly recommended for werewolflings are allergic to silver and this will calm him down instantly.

The Gloomvanian Adoption Center will only be releasing a small number of babies into the mortal world. The management takes no responsibility for any mayhem and destruction caused by your baby, and suggests strongly that you do not adopt one.

You have been warned.

Retail Price: $19.99

VAMPLETS: LILY ROSE SHADOWLYN VAMPYRE BABY PLUSH

Lily Rose Shadowlyn is surprisingly well behaved for a baby Vampyre. She plays well and shares with others, not a trait normally found in Vamplets. Although Lily Rose is sweet she has a dark side. She will smile and hug you then bite you thinking nothing is wrong with that. If she appears exceptionally sweet and loving…be careful when approaching her! She can fly into fits of rage when denied her hugs and “Vampyre kisses” which can be lethal! At all times have on hand a jar of Poison Black Apple Sauce…unsweetened. This is her favorite treat and should calm her down immediately.

You have been warned.

Retail Price: $19.99

VAMPLETS: OCTAVIA-CYCLOPS BABY PLUSH

A delightfully frightening toddler who will grow to GIGANTIC proportions…Cyclops like to keep their eye on everyone and everything. If you try to suppress Octavia’s inquisitive nature, she will quickly anger, and the full impact of her tremendous strength might lead to the destruction of everything in her path.

Your Warning: For the poor mortal who invites this baby into their home, if angered quickly place Octavia in a Cyclops proof cage (which is usually what we recommend for all of our mischievous little darlings from the Nightmare Nursery) otherwise her tremendous strength may quickly demolish your domicile.

You have been warned.

Retail Price: $19.99

VAMPLETS: ROARI SNOW- ABOMINABLE SNOWBABY PLUSH

Endearing and horribly wild… Roari never sits still, bounding with horrific ape-like agility and strength! If you love never-ending physical activity such as running for your life, then you will know true delight and endless dismay when you invite this hyperactive baby into your home.

Your Warning: She wants to be the center of attention and you had best make sure she is. We have no idea of any means to pacify her since there have been no survivors of an Abominable Snowbaby rampage.

You have been warned

Retail Price: $19.99

VAMPLETS: THUS UNDEAD PET SOCIETY #1

Writer(s): Gayle Middleton and Dave Dwonch
Artist Name(s): Amada Coronado (p), David Dwonch (i) Bill Blankenship (c)
Cover Artist(s): Amanda Coronado (a), Bill Blankenship (c)

The Legend of the Ghost Pony begins here in this terrifyingly sweet installment from Hasbro designer/illustrator of My Little Pony Gayle Middleton! Ghost Ponies have been the harbingers of the weird for years. Whenever they appear, creatures near have disappeared, never to return. Where do they come from? What is their terrible secret? And what is the Ghost Pony’s connection to a vampyre baby named Lily Rose Shadowlyn? Find out in this all new adventure! Variant cover by Gayle Middleton herself (limited to 1000 copies!).

32 pgs./ All Ages/ FC $3.99 (reg)/ $4.99 (Var)

Preview: Scum of the Earth #1

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Brett

SCUM OF THE EARTH #1

Writer(s): Mark Bertolini
Artist Name(s): Rob Croonenborghs
Cover Artist(s): Rob Croonenborghs
32 pgs. / Mature Readers / FC $3.99 / $4.99 Variant

Meet Laura and True–-two bourbon-toasted gunslingers caught between hardcore scores and soul-depraved rehab! Dirty, violent and simple, or so it seems…. The pair’s desert road trip of carnage and courtship may just take a cosmic turn when a mysterious figure begins to tail them on their explosive journey. Features a variant cover edition by Allen Byrnes!

Action Lab in June 2014

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Brett

JACK HAMMER #4 (of 4)

Writer(s): Brandon Barrows
Artist Name(s): Ionic
Cover Artist(s): Ionic
The conclusion to the “Political Science” storyline! Jack McGriskin may be down, but he’s not out. The Black Smile is confident he’s won, and that might just give Jack the edge he needs to bring one of Boston’s most-notorious killers to justice at last! But he’ll need a little help–okay, a lot of help–from his friends! Variant cover by Rafer Roberts.
32 pgs./Teen / FC $2.99 / $3.99 Variant

PRINCELESS: THE PIRATE PRINCESS #1 (of 4)

Writer: Jeremy Whitley
Artists: Soojin Paek
Cover Artists: Soojin Paek

So far Adrienne has focused on saving her sisters, but when she comes across a mysterious young woman named Raven trapped in a tower, she can’t resist saving her! What she doesn’t know is that this girl has a dangerous past and deadly enemies. Now Adrienne and Bedelia are about to get pulled into the adventures of the Pirate Princess.
32 pgs. /All Ages / FC $3.99

SCUM OF THE EARTH #1 (Bi-Monthly)

Writer(s): Mark Bertolini
Artist Name(s): Rob Croonenborghs
Cover Artist(s): Rob Croonenborghs

32 pgs. / Mature Readers / FC $3.99 / $4.99 Variant

SKYWARD #10

Writer(s): Jeremy Dale
Artist Name(s): Jeremy Dale
Cover Artist(s): Jeremy Dale (reg), David Petersen (var)

As the smoke clears from the massive attack on Three Rivers last issue, Quinn finds a new path with a new, unexpected ally! This issue serves as a GREAT JUMPING-ON POINT for new readers as a new chapter begins in the lives of our heroes–and to celebrate, it’s only a buck! Not to be missed.
From rising star creator Jeremy Dale (GI Joe, Marvel Kapow!), this issue also features an incredible RETAILER INCENTIVE variant cover by David Peterson (Mouse Guard)!

32 pgs. /All Ages / FC $1.00 / $2.99 Variant

ZOMBIE TRAMP ACTION PACK TPB

Writer(s): Dan Mendoza
Artist Name(s): Dan Mendoza
Cover Artist(s): Dan Mendoza

The entire run of Dan Mendoza’s critical hit ZOMBIE TRAMP in one handy
two-volume package just in time for the new ongoing series! Follow the adventures of everyone’s favorite street-walking dead, Janey, as she engages in all the fetish, gore, and grindhouse mayhem that can be dished out—in style! Collects Zombie Tramp #1-4 and Zombie Tramp Volume 2 # 1-4

256 pgs. /Mature Readers / FC $19.99

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Action Lab Continues Expansion With Digital Debuts in October!

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Brett

Action Lab Entertainment, who found success with their Danger Zone line, is releasing their much buzzed about digital line of comics, expanding their offering of creator-owned titles.

Released in conjunction with ComiXology at New York Comic Con, the publisher debuted two new titles, and new installments. And now, Action Lab follows that up with more new titles debuting exclusively in digital formats, from multiple applications, each week this October!

Here’s the line-up!

AVAILABLE NOW:

Molly Danger: Comics legend Jamal Igle‘s Molly Danger is already one of the hottest books to hit stores this year, and now the story continues in the digitally-exclusive guided view format! Whether it’s read in the luscious over-sized graphic album format, or the amazing digital reconfiguration, Molly Danger is all-ages high adventure with a story and art that adult fans will enjoy and bring fun and excitement back to the superhero genre with a totally fresh take on the genre!

Vamplets: Quite possibly the cutest little undead ever, Gayle Middleton‘s MIDDLETON’S Vamplets has been one of the hottest new properties here at Action Lab and now this cartoon gothic tale from the designer of My Little Ponies continues in its digitally-exclusive guided view format on comiXology! See what all the EXCITEMENT is about as a young woman finds out her new babysitting job might be more than she can handle!

Bo Plushy Gangsta: What if Teddy Ruxpin listened to NWA!? The outrageous and hysterical Bo Plushy Gangsta from Action Lab’s Mature Readers line Danger Zone and Russian video game artist Pavel Balabanov answer that question, and put the baddest man on the streets into the body of a teddy bear! Bo’s outlandish street-level exploits are available EXCLUSIVELY as a DIGITAL DEBUT, in Guided View format, before they hits print this January!

Itty Bitty Bunnies in Rainbow Pixie Candy Land: More irreverent humor from Action Lab: Danger Zone, Dean Rankine‘s Itty Bitty Bunnies will appeal to fans of Happy Tree Friends and Ren and Stimpy, and the crazy antics of these butt-naked drug-tripping cartoon critters will be available EXCLUSIVELY in Guided View digital format before they hit print in 2014!

RELEASING EACH WEEK – STARTING OCTOBER 16TH:

Zombie Tramp: She’s got the looks, now she wants the BRAAAAAIIINS!, The cult hit cartoon grind-house comic series Zombie Tramp by Dan Mendoza, has found a new home at Action Lab: Danger Zone. Now you can get to know The Street-walking Dead in this new volume via digital outlets before the sequel series hits stores later this month!

Crimson Society: In a world where the children of the night and mankind live together in a fragile peace, one young werewolf wants nothing more than to be just a man… Mike Hunau‘s Crimson Society joins the DIGITAL DEBUTS beginning with a new zero issue only available from Action Lab: Danger Zone in digital first format, just in time for Halloween!

Scum of the Earth: Finally, the sci-fi grindhouse extravaganza Scum of the Earth by Mark Bertolini and Rob Croonenborghs rears its alien-stompin’, ass-kickin’ head as another amazing DIGITAL DEBUT entry from Action Lab: Danger Zone before it hits the stands!

ACTION LAB’S DIGITAL DEBUTS: EXCLUSIVE CONTENT, EXCITING CREATORS, A WHOLE NEW WAY TO READ COMICS!!

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SDCC 2013: Action Lab Takes on Superheroes and More

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Brett

Action Lab Entertainment stormed San Diego Comic-Con 2013 with their first ever panel and announced not only a number of its upcoming new releases for late 2013 and into 2014, but also its launching of the “Return of the Hero”—a number of titles intended at pushing the boundaries of what a superhero story can be.

At the Saturday evening panel, the Action Lab’s top staff showed the audience a presentation featuring highlights of its future projects. The publisher also brought out many creators from its growing stable of creator-owned talent, including name talent from comics, toys, and other media, to share about their exciting new works!

For all-ages readers, the Eisner-nominated Princeless returns, beginning with an encore release of the original mini-series followed immediately by two new four-issue story arcs. The first issue of the Princeless Encore Edition will be priced at an introductory-friendly $1.00, and will release in November, with future releases arriving in stores monthly.

Previewed next was Vamplets, based on the toy line created by Gayle Middleton, who played a large role in the redesign of My Little Pony and The Littlest Pet Shop. These oversized 48-page hardcovers, released two or three times a year, tell the story of a human girl who gets talked into running the Nightmare Nursery for little monsters. The first hardcover launches in October.

Eisner Award-winner Lea Hernandez’s The Garlicks, also an all-ages “little monster” tale, gets a similar oversized hardcover treatment. The Garlicks is about a non-traditional vampire family and the daughter who wants to draw graphic novels, and debuts in January.

Action Lab also announced the launching of a number of superhero-related books, and used the theme “Return of the Hero” to connect them. The idea behind the ‘return of the hero’ is that the publisher wants to put a new spin on the superhero title—they want to give readers the genre in a way they have never seen before.

The Return of the Hero begins with the launch of Jamal Igle’s Molly Danger, a 48-page oversized hardcover graphic novel that tells the tale of a ten-year old girl with amazing powers including, apparently, the ability to stay ten years old forever. Other titles include: Jack Hammer, a superhero who doesn’t quite cut the mustard and thus becomes a private investigator who deals with superhero crimes; The First Hero, morality tale where a man becomes a hero in a world filled with villains; and the launch, in December, of volume 2 of Fracture, about a hero with multiple identities, some of which he can’t control.

Action Lab also previewed plans for its mature readers line, Danger Zone. Phase Two of the Danger Zone line begins with a new volume of the popular Zombie Tramp by Dan Mendoza. Zombie Tramp moved to Action Lab from its prior life at Super Real Graphics when SRG’s Jason Martin joined Action Lab to lead its Danger Zone brand. Zombie Tramp V2 #1 releases in October.

Danger Zone also showed off Bo Plushy Gangsta, a tale of a gang boss who becomes the victim of a voodoo curse and is turned into a cuddly teddy bear, but retains his lethal personality. Created by a Russian video game artist, Bo’s wild concept is equally matched by its amazing visuals, and will hit shelves starting in January 2014.

One title that the panel audience seemed to embrace instantly was the quirky Itty Bitty Bunnies in Rainbow Pixie Candy Land, by Australian cartoonist Dean Rankine, touted by Action Lab as “the foulest comic you will ever read.” Danger Zone president Jason Martin explained, “It’s basically Adventure Time by way of Freak Brothers!” It is scheduled for early 2014 release.

Other 2014 Danger Zone titles include Scum of the Earth, advertised as “southern-friend grindhouse with a twist”, and Crimson Society, featuring a man, infected with lycanthropy, in a near-future world that puts a new spin on monster archetypes.