Preview: Spawn: The Dark Ages #4
Spawn: The Dark Ages #4
(W) Liam Sharp (A) Liam Sharp
War, death, blood, strife, and darkness. This is the world that Aurelianus must survive in if he is to keep his people free!
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Preview: Spawn: The Dark Ages #3
Spawn: The Dark Ages #3
(W) Liam Sharp (A) Liam Sharp
The brutal wars of the Dark Ages are spreading across the countryside. But there is another, darker evil rising.
Spawn: The Dark Ages #1 features some fantastic art and an ok story
Saxon barbarians harry Britain from the east. In the North, the Pictish threat looms. From the West, Hibernians send raiders from the land that shall one day be called Ireland. Aurelianus, newly anointed king, must defend Britain against all of these threats, whilst also dealing with the growing rebellion amongst his own people. For there are stories of another, more worthy king. One anointed by the old Celtic gods – whom the Christians refer to as the Devil Spawn…’ An exciting new miniseries from acclaimed Artist and Writer, Liam Sharp. Epic brutality comes to the Spawn Universe.
Story: Liam Sharp
Art: Liam Sharp
Color: Liam Sharp
Letterer: Andworld Design
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Preview: Spawn: The Dark Ages #1
Spawn: The Dark Ages #1
(W) Liam Sharp (A) Liam Sharp
Saxon barbarians harry Britain from the east. In the North, the Pictish threat looms. From the West, Hibernians send raiders from the land that shall one day be called Ireland. Aurelianus, newly anointed king, must defend Britain against all of these threats, whilst also dealing with the growing rebellion amongst his own people. For there are stories of another, more worthy king. One anointed by the old Celtic gods — whom the Christians refer to as the Devil Spawn…
An exciting new miniseries from acclaimed Artist and Writer, Liam Sharp. Epic brutality comes to the Spawn Universe.
Todd McFarlane and Liam Sharp Variants revealed for Spawn: The Dark Ages
Two new incentive variants featuring artwork by Todd McFarlane and Liam Sharp will be joining the show-stopping lineup of covers for the upcoming Spawn: The Dark Ages #1 by Sharp. This six issue miniseries will launch this November with six jaw-dropping covers fans won’t want to miss out on.
The highly collectible 1:250 copy incentive variant depicts McFarlane’s addition of Spawn to the background of Liam Sharp’s Cover A artwork. The piece blends Sharp’s medieval world with McFarlane’s signature take on Spawn and captures a defining moment in the character’s ever-expanding mythology.
Also unveiled is the addition of a 1:1,000 copy incentive variant. Comic shop retailers who qualify for this edition will receive a one-of-a-kind original sketch by Liam Sharp, hand-drawn on a Spawn: The Dark Ages #1 Blank Sketch Cover B. Each sketch is unique, marking Sharp’s return to the world of Spawn with an exclusive piece for top-tier collectors and retailers.
Set during the collapse of post-Roman Britain, Spawn: The Dark Ages follows King Aurelianus Ambrosius as he defends his kingdom from invasion and rebellion. When the realm faces ruin, Aurelianus must forge an unlikely alliance with Erlking Ulegrave—the Devil’s Spawn and master of the Wild Hunt—to stand against an ancient darkness rising once more. This new series reimagines one of Spawn’s most haunting eras through a mix of myth, history, and dark fantasy.
Spawn: The Dark Ages #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 19. The Final Order Cutoff deadline for comic shop retailers is this Monday, October 27:
- Cover A by Sharp – Lunar Code: 0825IM0252
- Cover B White Blank Sketch cover – Lunar Code: 0825IM0253
- Cover C by Sharp (virgin) – Lunar Code: 0825IM0254
- Cover D 1:50 copy incentive by Ryan Brown – Lunar Code: 0825IM0255
- Cover E 1:250 copy incentive by Sharp & McFarlane – Lunar Code: 0825IM9151
- Cover F 1:1,000 copy incentive by Sharp (original art) – Lunar Code: 0825IM9152
Spawn: The Dark Ages returns in October with a new six-part saga from Liam Sharp
Spawn: The Dark Ages will make its long-awaited return with a brand-new six-issue miniseries from acclaimed creator Liam Sharp hitting shelves this October from Image Comics and Todd McFarlane Productions. The debut issue will feature four covers to mark the occasion, including two by Sharp himself, a blank sketch variant, and a striking 1:50 copy incentive variant by Ryan Brown.
Sharp—who serves as writer, inker, and colorist—delivers a sweeping tale of kings, gods, and the Devil’s Spawn set against the fractured backdrop of post-Roman Britain.
At the heart of the series is Erlking Ulegrave, the Devil’s Spawn and master of the Wild Hunt. As Saxons raid from the East, Picts loom in the North, and Hibernians strike from the West, newly crowned King Aurelianus Ambrosius must seek out the Erlking and forge a dangerous alliance to save his kingdom. But can the Christian King truly trust this ancient power—or will such a pact condemn him to eternal damnation?
Spawn: The Dark Ages #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, October 8, with a Final Order Cutoff deadline for retailers of Monday, September 15:
- Cover A by Liam Sharp – Lunar Code: 0825IM0252
- Cover B Blank Sketch Variant – Lunar Code: 0825IM0253
- Cover C Virgin Variant by Liam Sharp – Lunar Code: 0825IM0254
- Cover D 1:50 Incentive Variant by Ryan Brown – Lunar Code: 0825IM0255
The world of Spawn expands with The New U and launch of Sam & Twitch: Case Files
Todd McFarlane Productions has announced a lineup of new titles, offered at competitive prices, to be dubbed “The New U” and to build upon the foundation laid by the smash-hit-maker Spawn Universe. This earthshaking new era will follow the monumental events of Spawn #350 and will kickoff with the upcoming Sam & Twitch: Case Files series launch this March.
The New U will offer fans a next-level reading experience featuring gripping storylines, dynamic characters, and jaw-dropping plot twists—all while retaining the low introductory price points that make Spawn titles the best bargain in the industry to date.
First up, Sam & Twitch: Case Files will drop readers into the gritty world of crime-solving with everyone’s fan-favorite Spawn Universe detectives in their own, brand-new series, Sam and Twitch: Case Files. Episodic tales of murder, intrigue, and deception abound in this noir crime drama masterfully created by McFarlane, and co-plotted by Jon Goff. It boasts art by Szymon Kudrański, whose ultra-realistic visuals and cinematic style jump from the page and make it feel more like a movie than a comic.
Readers will join Sam and Twitch as they navigate the treacherous streets of New York City, gumshoeing and confronting the darkness lurking around every corner. For readers in search of a comic outside the traditional superhero action found in the other popular Spawn Universe tales, these Case Files will be true-crime style murder mystery cases, showcase film noir aesthetics, and unfold like an R-rated Drama. The Sam and Twitch characters were created in 1992 by McFarlane and appeared in the chart-topping, history-making launch of Spawn #1. They have been a staple in the Spawn Universe ever since.
Next, Rat City #1 will launch in April with an extra-length debut and feature the talents of Erica Schultz and Zé Carlos. Readers will be immersed in the fantastical, sci-fi story of Peter Cairn, an ex-soldier, an amputee, and a Hellspawn in a post-war future. But Peter isn’t dead like Al. Peter got his Spawn powers from the nanites in his prosthetic legs—nanites that were affected when Al Simmons initiated his necroplasmic detonation in the present. Al had no clue that the effects would ripple across—not just space—and but time as well.
Then, May will bring forth Monolith #1 by Sean Lewis and Valerio Giangiordano will explore the origin of the hulking Hellspawn. What connection does he have to one of the most savage of his kind, Omega Spawn? Readers will follow his journey from the cosmic depths of deep-spawn to his first encounter with Al Simmons in this three-part miniseries.
The upcoming New U series will retain the usual low introductory price points of either $3.99 or $2.99—well below the $4.99 that is fast becoming the industry standard. McFarlane’s commitment to accessible pricing removes barriers for fans seeking to try out—and add—New U comics to their buy piles alongside the ever-expanding catalog of Spawn Universe offerings. New U titles will range in genre from Horror to Drama, Crime to Science-Fiction, and even Comedy and provide a story for every type of reader.
The repercussions of Spawn #350 affected every character’s fate, lead to a massive shift in the power dynamics within the universe, and gave birth The New U. Sam & Twitch: Case Files is only the first glimpse at what’s to come, with more series announcements and details yet to be revealed.
The rollout will continue in June and July with three more four-issue miniseries all sure to excite fans: Misery, Medieval Spawn, and Spawn Kills Every Spawn. In August, Violator with give the popular villain his own oversized, six-issue miniseries and the highly buzzed-about Knights vs. Samurai will follow later that the month. In September an all-new ongoing series titled Deadly Tales will launch. And in October, a bi-monthly series—with extended page count—No Home Here—will launch. Several more titles, including Focus, Spawn: The Dark Ages, She-Spawn, Bloodletter, and Spawn 77 will hit shelves and more information will be revealed for each in the coming months.
- Sam & Twitch: Case Files #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, March 27 – Lunar Code 0124IM212
- Sam & Twitch: Case Files #1 Cover B by McFarlane will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, March 27 – Lunar Code 0124IM899
- Rat City #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, April 10 – Lunar Code 0224IM216
- Monolith #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, May 15 – Lunar Code 0324IM178
Spawn Universe Expanding Digitally
Image Comics and Todd McFarlane Productions have announced the digital release of five Todd McFarlane Productions titles on comiXology. Curse of the Spawn, Haunt Volume 4, Hellspawn: The Complete Collection, Sam and Twitch: The Writer, and Spawn: The Undead (as well as the collected edition) are all available for purchase now on the digital comics platform, and more titles will be released weekly in the coming months.
CURSE OF THE SPAWN, set in a futuristic world in the throes of apocalypse, when Evil stands at the threshold of victory, is a 29-issue series. After the initial four-issue release on June 18, two additional issues will be made available for purchase each week.
HAUNT VOLUME FOUR, written by Joe Casey (BUTCHER BAKER, THE BOUNCE) and drawn by Nathan Fox, continues the saga of the Kilgore brothers — one of them living, one of them dead, both of them united as the superhero Haunt — in this series created by Todd McFarlane and Robert Kirkman. The digital edition, available on now on comiXology, collects issues 19-24, the entire Casey and Fox run.
HELLSPAWN re-defined McFarlane’s SPAWN mythos with stories by Brian Michael Bendis and Steve Niles (CHIN MUSIC), drawn by Ashley Wood and Ben Templesmith (TEN GRAND) in a stunning new vision of horror. The complete collected edition, which includes the entire HELLSPAWN series as well as bonus art, a cover gallery, and behind-the-scenes content, went on sale on comiXology on June 18.
In SAM AND TWITCH: THE WRITER, the SPAWN universe’s favorite flat-foots, detectives Sam Burke and Twitch Williams, take on a serial killer with a literary bent as fear and snow alike descend on the city. Both the single issues (#1-4) and the collection are available now on comiXology.
SPAWN: THE UNDEAD focuses on the HellSpawn once known as Al Simmons, with a self-contained story about the individuals who encounter him in the SPAWN world of urban horror in each issue. The complete nine-issue run and collection are up now on comiXology.
Image Comics/Todd McFarlane Productions releases to come are the Spawn: Godslayer one-shot, available on July 10, and Spawn: The Dark Ages, which will roll out new issues weekly starting on July 10.
Image Comics in June 2013
LAZARUS #1
story GREG RUCKA
art/cover MICHAEL LARK
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
“FAMILY,” Part One
In a dystopian near-future, government is a quaint concept, resources are coveted, and possession is 100% of the law. A handful of Families rule, jealously guarding what they have and exploiting the Waste who struggle to survive in their domains. Forever Carlyle defends her family’s holdings through deception and force as their protector, their Lazarus. Shot dead defending the family home, Forever’s day goes downhill from there….
FATALE #15
story ED BRUBAKER
art SEAN PHILLIPS & BETTIE BREITWEISER
cover SEAN PHILLIPS
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50
A NEW ARC BEGINS!
FATALE finally arrives in modern times, as Nicolas Lash’s research from his prison cell draws out old enemies. And him with nowhere left to run.
And remember each issue of FATALE contains extra content, articles and artwork that are not available anywhere but the printed single issues.
FATALE, VOL. 3: WEST OF HELL TP
story ED BRUBAKER
art / cover SEAN PHILLIPS, BETTIE BREITWEISER & DAVE STEWART
cover SEAN PHILLIPS
JUNE 5
120 PAGES / FC / M
$14.99
The third arc of the hit series hits stands the same day as the next one begins! From the dark days of the depression, to the middle ages and the old west, these tales of horror and myth and the mystery of the Femme Fatale reveal secrets even our heroine doesn’t know about yet. Bold and experimental, this is pulp noir horror at it’s finest.
Collects FATALE #11-14
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FATALE, VOL. 1 TP
FATALE, VOL. 2 TP
AGE OF BRONZE #33
story ERIC SHANOWER
art / cover ERIC SHANOWER
JUNE 19
24 PAGES / BW / M
$3.50
BETRAYAL Part 14
Diomedes wants to get into Cressida’s pants. Cressida’s father is doing everything he can to make that happen. Meanwhile on the Trojan city walls Troilus waits and waits . . . and waits . . . until his final battle with Diomedes.
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GREAT PACIFIC #7
story JOE HARRIS
art / cover MARTÍN MORAZZO
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
“NATION BUILDING,” Part One
New arc! Great jumping on point! Over a year has passed since “The Battle of New Texas” and the settlement has opened a plastic frontier rife with opportunity. But when eco-terrorists threaten plans for expansion, a growing cast of patriots, plunderers, monsters and thieves conspire to tear it all down.
HOAX HUNTERS: CASE FILES #1
story MICHAEL MORECI & STEVE SEELEY & MORE
art RON SALAS, NICK PITARRA & MORE
cover MIKE NORTON
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / T
$2.99
“CASE FILES”
In this Annual issue, the Hoax Hunters dust off some of their lost cases from the archives. Featuring some of the industry’s top creators, like TIM SEELEY, NICK PITARRA, ERIK BURNHAM, RON SALAS, and more! Even Fact or Fact’s Ben Hansen makes an appearance!
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HOAX HUNTERS, VOL. 1 TP
PETER PANZERFAUST #11
story KURTIS J. WIEBE
art / cover TYLER JENKINS
incentive cover ROB GUILLORY (1:20 ratio)
JUNE 12
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50
“CRY OF THE WOLF”
Having faced the wrath of The Hook, Peter and the Lost Boys join forces with the Braves in guerilla warfare from their secret hideout in the Sticks. This time, Felix is the man with the memories, and as Mr. Parsons soon learns, he’s not eager to revisit that life.
A NEW STORY ARC BEGINS HERE! PERFECT JUMP ON POINT!
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PETER PANZERFAUST, VOL. 1 TP
PETER PANZERFAUST, VOL. 2 TP
APHRODITE IX #2
story MATT HAWKINS
art / cover STJEPAN SEJIC
variant cover MARC SILVESTRI
JUNE 12
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
TOP COW’S HOTTEST CYBORG ASSASSIN RETURNS IN HER OWN SERIES!
Straight out of her Free Comic Book Day first issue debut, the saga of the cyborg assassin Aphrodite IX continues in her first original series in over a decade! Writer MATT HAWKINS (THINK TANK) and artist STJEPAN SEJIC (RAVINE, ARTIFACTS) take you to a dystopian future where technology and evolution have merged and a cyborg killer searching for meaning is the most human individual left!
DARK SKULLKICKERS DARK #1
story JIM ZUB
art EDWIN HUANG & JIM ZUB
cover A EDWIN HUANG & JIM ZUB
cover B SAEJIN OH
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50
Yup, we’re beating this re-re-re-re-boot dead horse one… more… time.
DARK SKULLKICKERS DARK – it’s the comic the industry needs, it just doesn’t know it yet! Our fourth story arc ends and darkness begins! Secrets are revealed, continuity is poked and, of course, violence is unleashed.
For die-hard collectors keeping up with our old sequential numbering, no problem! Our B cover legacy variant is a classic issue twenty-three.
P.S. RETAILERS: Rack this comic beside every ‘Dark’ comic you’ve got. Titles with the word ‘Dark’ in it and dark subject matter. Tell customers this one has twice the darkness of the other ones.
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SKULLKICKERS, VOL. 3 TP
SAGA, VOL. 2 TP
story BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
art / cover FIONA STAPLES
JUNE 19
144 PAGES / FC / M
$14.99
Collecting the epic second storyline of the smash hit series Entertainment Weekly called “the kind of comic you get when truly talented superstar creators are given the freedom to produce their dream comic.” Thanks to her star-crossed parents Marko and Alana, newborn baby Hazel has already survived lethal assassins, rampaging armies, and alien monstrosities, but in the cold vastness of outer space, the little girl encounters her family’s greatest challenge yet: the grandparents.
Collects SAGA #7-12
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SAGA, VOL. 1 TP
APHRODITE IX: RELOADED, VOL 1 HC
story MATT HAWKINS, DAVID WOHL, & DAVID FINCH
art / cover DAVID FINCH
JUNE 12
160 PAGES / FC / T+
$99.99
THE ORIGINAL SERIES AS YOU NEVER READ IT BEFORE!
Re-imagining and re-collecting the complete, original APHRODITE IX series drawn by superstar artist DAVID FINCH (Batman: The Dark Knight), this trade has been completely rescripted, rebooted, and updated in celebration to for her new APHRODITE IX ongoing series. Only 500 copies of this glorious, oversized hardcover will be produced!
A beautiful female assassin’s memory is purged after every hit to protect her and her masters. As she becomes self-aware, Aphrodite begins to surpass her programming to rebel against those who use her.
NOTE: Quantities are limited, allocations may occur
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APHRODITE IX: TIME OUT OF MIND TP
CHANGE TP
story ALES KOT
art/cover MORGAN JESKE, SLOANE LEONG & JORDIE BELLAIRE
JUNE 26
128 PAGES / FC / M
$14.99
Dear Los Angeles: meet apocalypse. You have one day left. Unless, of course, someone decides to save you.
Possible saviors include: a foul-mouthed struggling screenwriter who moonlights as a car thief, an obscenely wealthy rapper, a dying cosmonaut on his way back to Earth and one very deranged little boy.
Good luck.
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A DISTANT SOIL, VOL. 1: THE GATHERING TP
story / art / cover COLLEEN DORAN
JUNE 5
240 PAGES / BW / T
$16.99
The first new edition of the out of print A DISTANT SOIL, VOL. 1 collection returns in a spectacular, digitally re-mastered volume! This beautiful and critically acclaimed series has not had a new edition in seventeen years. Now, digital technology allows us to bring you a more beautiful presentation than ever before.
Every single page has been completely restored, and re-lettered, with a new and stunning die cut cover! This is THE DEFINITIVE VERSION fans have been waiting for!
Features an introduction by New York Times best-selling author, NEIL GAIMAN!
HACK/SLASH, VOL. 13: FINAL TP
story TIM SEELEY
art ELENA CASAGRANDE
cover JENNY FRISON
JUNE 26
160 PAGES / FC / T+
$18.99
The acclaimed series comes to an end as the machinations of the slasher-breeding Black Lamp Society drag Cassie and Vlad into an ultimate bloody confrontation!
Collects HACK/SLASH, VOL. 2 #20-25
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HACK/SLASH, VOL. 2
HACK/SLASH, VOL. 3
INFINITE VACATION HC
story NICK SPENCER
art / cover CHRISTIAN WARD
JUNE 19
192 PAGES / FC / M
$24.99
DELUXE OVERSIZED HARDCOVER
Welcome to the INFINITE VACATION, where alternate realities are up for sale, and buying and trading your way through unlimited variations of yourself is as commonplace as checking your e-mail.
At long last the brilliant and beautiful series that turned alternate realities on its ear, collected together for the first time in a beautiful, lavish, oversized hardcover.
All five issues, plus extras – and a five-page fold-out suitable for framing.
Collects INFINITE VACATION #1-5
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FORGETLESS TP
SHUDDERTOWN HC
MORIARTY: DELUXE HC
story DANIEL COREY
art / cover ANTHONY DIECIDUE
JUNE 5
272 PAGES / FC / T
$29.99
It is the dawn of World War I, and Sherlock Holmes has been dead for 20 years. Professor James Moriarty is a lost man, but he’s called back into the fray when MI5 blackmails him into finding Holmes’ long-lost brother, Mycroft. What at first appears to be a routine case leads to a web of intrigue that involves a psychic box and its creator, a woman from Moriarty’s past, and a new villain that threatens to be greater than Moriarty ever was.
This deluxe, hardcover edition collects issues #1-9, the first and second story arcs of the acclaimed series, THE DARK CHAMBER and THE LAZARUS TREE.
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THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF HP LOVECRAFT TP
OUTLAW TERRITORY, VOL. 3 TP
STORY: Joshua Hale Fialkov, Rob Williams, Chris Ryall, Matz, Corinna Bechko, Joshua Ortega, Michael Woods, and more.
ART: Tradd Moore, Greg Scott, Amilcar Pinna, Jonathan Way$hack, Rey Macutay, Kyle Latino, and more.
Cover: Ryan Sook
JUNE 19
296 PAGES / FC / M
$24.99
Join us one last time as the critically acclaimed anthology Outlaw Territory returns with it’s largest volume ever! Thirty-five tales of the Old West from some of the biggest and brightest talent in the industry today. A wonderful addition to any comic lover or Western enthusiast’s bookshelf. Overlooking such an extraordinary collection of graphic storytelling would be downright criminal!
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OUTLAW TERRITORY, VOL. 1 TP
OUTLAW TERRITORY, VOL. 2 TP
PROGENY, VOL 1 TP
story RON MARZ, TIM SEELEY & DAVID HINE
art TOP COW’S FINEST
cover JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
JUNE 26
160 PAGES / FC / M
$16.99
CAN A MOTHER’S LOVE SAVE THE UNIVERSE?
In the aftermath of ARTIFACTS, Darkness bearer Jackie Estacado reconstructed the fabric of the universe to save his daughter Hope and resurrect his previously murdered lover, Jenny Romano. What seemed like an innocent transgression to set things right for himself has created cracks that have allowed older, greater evils to enter our world. Rapture bearer and defrocked priest Tom Judge knows what Jackie has done and is assembling an army of Artifacts bearers to stop him and set things right… but will the Witchblade bearer Sara Pezzini be willing to help him?
Collects ARTIFACTS #25-26, WITCHBLADE #164-165, and THE DARKNESS #111
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BROKEN TRINITY VOL.1 TP
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ARTIFACTS VOL. 3 TP
ARTIFACTS VOL. 4 TP
PROPHET, VOL. 2: BROTHERS TP
story BRANDON GRAHAM & SIMON ROY
art SIMON ROY, FAREL DALRYMPLE, GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS & BRANDON GRAHAM
cover GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS
JUNE 12
172 PAGES / FC / T+
$14.99
The distant future war continues, Old man Prophet is awake now and searching across the universe for old allies that have survived the centuries since the last war.
Collects PROPHET #27-32
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PROPHET, VOL. 1 TP
KING CITY TP
SPAWN: THE DARK AGES COMPLETE COLLECTION HC
story BRIAN HOLGUIN & STEVE NILES
art LIAM MCCORMACK-SHARP, NAT JONES, KEVIN CONRAD, CHANCE WOLF & JONATHAN GLAPION
JUNE 26
700 PAGES / FC /T+
$59.99
SPAWN: THE DARK AGES COMPLETE COLLECTION reprints the journey of Lord Covenant, a 12th Century knight killed in a holy crusade far from his homeland, who returns to Earth as a HellSpawn. As a plague of violence and turmoil cover the English countryside, the Dark Knight must choose whether to align himself with the innocent inhabitants of the once-thriving kingdom or with the malevolent forces of evil and corruption. Featuring behind-the-scenes bonus art and cover gallery, Spawn: The Dark Ages Complete Collection is the first time the series will be collected in hardcover, oversized format.
Collects SPAWN: THE DARK AGES #1-28
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SPAWN: THE UNDEAD TP
SPAWN: NEW FLESH TP
SPAWN: ENDGAME COLLECTION TP
SPAWN: NEW BEGINNINGS, VOL. 1 TP
SPAWN: NEW BEGINNINGS, VOL. 2 TP
SPAWN: ARCHITECTS OF FEAR ONE-SHOT
THINK TANK, VOL 2 TP
story MATT HAWKINS
art / cover RAHSAN EKEDAL
JUNE 26
160 PAGES / BW / T+
$14.99
“GENETICS”
Two months after the flashy and brilliant escape from the DARPA funded military think he used to call his home, slacker/genius Dr. David Loren has willingly returned to his lab to continue his work that he not long ago wished to be no part of. When a weapons designer loses his moral compass, who are the true victims of his creations?
Collects THINK TANK #4-8 and THINK TANK MILITARY DOSSIER #1
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THINK TANK VOL. 1 TP
ECHOES HC
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 18: WHAT COMES AFTER TP
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
JUNE 5
136 PAGES / BW/M
$14.99
Following the events of SOMETHING TO FEAR, Rick and the other survivors accept a new way of life under Negan’s rule, but not everyone agrees.
Collects THE WALKING DEAD #103-108
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THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 4 TP THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 13 TP
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 5 TP THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 14 TP
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 6 TP THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 15 TP
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 7 TP THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 16 TP
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 8 TP THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 17 TP
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 9 TP
WHERE IS JAKE ELLIS? TP
story NATHAN EDMONDSON
art / cover TONCI ZONJIC
JUNE 26
136 PAGES / FC / T+
$16.99
Jon Moore and Jake Ellis are back. The sequel to the Eisner-nominated WHO IS JAKE ELLIS? finds the American spy now without his invisible guide, but their enemies are still after them. Where is Jake, and will Jon find him in time to stop The Facility from furthering their designs?
Collects WHERE IS JAKE ELLIS? #1-5.
“…a triumphant return.” – Comic Book Resources
“Perfectly realized – fast-paced, viscerally exciting…every page is a deft accomplishment in visual storytelling.” – Bleeding Cool
“If you’re looking for a comic that thinks hard, hits harder, and will keep you guessing until he end, then it’s time for you to ask, ‘Where is Jake Ellis?'” –IGN
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WITCH DOCTOR, VOL. 2: MAL PRACTICE TP
Story BRANDON SEIFERT
Art & cover LUKAS KETNER
JUNE 19
176 PAGES/FC/T+
$14.99
Dr. Vincent Morrow, specialist in supernatural diseases, is back — but this time, he’s the patient! In the second collection of the hit medical horror series, Doc Morrow himself is targeted by shadowy supernatural forces. With his body betraying him, Morrow races against the clock to diagnose the threats he faces — and to punish those responsible!
Collects WITCH DOCTOR: THE RESUSCITATION one-shot and WITCH DOCTOR: MAL PRACTICE # 1-6.
“A dizzyingly imaginative romp… reads a bit like a mash-up of Doctor Who with Lovecraft” — Publishers Weekly
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BACKLIST SPOTLIGHT:
THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, VOL. 1 TP
THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, VOL. 2 TP
THE NIGHTLY NEWS TP
THE NIGHTLY NEWS ANNIVERSARY EDITION HC
PAX ROMANA TP
A RED MASS FOR MARS TP
THE RED WING TP
TRANSHUMAN TP
IMAGE FIRSTS
AGE OF BRONZE #1
CHEW #1
FATALE #1
INVINCIBLE #1
THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #1
PHONOGRAM #1
REVIVAL #1
SAGA #1
SAVAGE DRAGON #1
SPAWN #1
THIEF OF THIEVES #1
THE WALKING DEAD #1
’68 JUNGLE JIM #3 (of 4)
story MARK KIDWELL
art / cover A JEFF ZORNOW & JAY FOTOS
cover B NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.99
In a tangled jungle known as the Hell Hole, fang and machete join forces as two relentless predators massacre the living dead. At Salut Glen mission, the Viet Cong teach a monstrous lesson in depravity and torture. And deep in the scalding shadows of war torn Laos, the children are weeping…
But the reaper is coming… and there’ll be hell to pay.
ARTIFACTS #30
story RON MARZ
art MARCO TURINI
cover STJEPAN SEJIC
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99
THE ANGELUS & TOM JUDGE REUNITED!
When Tom Judge failed in his efforts to assemble a team of Artifacts bearers and battle Jackie Estacado, Angelus host Finch was left eagerly preparing for her next confrontation with the Darkness bearer. Will her bullheaded obsession to destroy the Darkness distract her from the dangerous task at hand when Tom Judge returns to Finch for a favor?
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BEDLAM #8
story NICK SPENCER
art RYAN BROWNE
cover FRAZER IRVING
JUNE 19
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50
“Tell The Truth.”
BLACKACRE #7
story DUFFY BOUDREAU
art WENDELL CAVALCANTI & ANTONIO FABELA
cover BRIAN CHURILLA
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
A disgraced leader braces for the fight of his life, a pariah comes to grips with a confounding new world, and a lethal duo sets out to track down an old ghost. Arc two begins here!
THE BOUNCE #2
story JOE CASEY
art / cover DAVID MESSINA
JUNE 26
32 PAGES/FC/M
$2.99
IT’S ON, MUTHAFUGGA!
The good vibes and good times continue in this full-color superhero mega-epic! The big question is asked: How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of the world outside your window? Only the Fog knows! Also, beginning this issue: the mysterious ORIGIN of the Bounce!
CHIN MUSIC #3
story STEVE NILES
art / cover TONY HARRIS
JUNE 19
22 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
“INTO THE LAND OF THE DEAD”
Shaw must conjure all his powers and remember long forgotten incantations to undo the murder he wrongly committed. Shaw knows his enemies will be alerted to his presence but it time for him to right his wrongs. Horror Noir has never been so strange.
CLONE #8
story DAVID SCHULNER, AARON GINSBURG & WADE MCINTYRE
art / cover JUAN JOSE RYP & FELIX SERRANO
JUNE 19
32 PAGE / FC / T+
$2.99
Death comes for every clone. For Luke Taylor, it’s just arrived sooner.
THE DARKNESS #115
story DAVID HINE
art / cover JEREMY HAUN & JOHN RAUCH
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.99
“THE AGE OF REASON,” Part Two
Hope Estacado is very much her father’s daughter. But Jackie Estacado was raised to be a hired killer for a crime family before he inherited the curse of the Darkness. As she matures to take care of her mentally unstable mother, what terrible rites of passage await Hope?
THE DREAM MERCHANT #2
story NATHAN EDMONDSON
art / cover KONSTANTIN NOVOSADOV
JUNE 12
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50
“CHAPTER TWO.”
While hiding with The Dream Merchant, Winslow and Anne learn the truth about Winslow’s dream and about what is coming – a shocking revelation they have to see, or dream, to believe.
EAST OF WEST #4
story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art NICK DRAGOTTA
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50
“THE PROMISE”
Flashback to the fallout of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Learn what shocking event tore them apart and the secret that has been hidden ever since.
The most exciting new books of the year, EAST OF WEST continues in: THE PROMISE.
ELEPHANTMEN #49
story RICHARD STARKINGS
art AXEL MEDELLIN
wraparound cover BOO COOK
JUNE 19
40 PAGES / FC / M
$3.99
“SLEEPING PARTNERS,” Conclusion
The Finale of SLEEPING PARTNERS: the Elephantmen Attack MARS!
FIVE GHOSTS: THE HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY #4 (of 5)
story FRANK J. BARBIERE
art / cover CHRIS MOONEYHAM
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
“THE FIVE TRIALS OF FABIAN GRAY”
Fabian’s ghostly affliction takes a turn for the worse while Iago terrorizes the Forgotten City!
FIVE WEAPONS #5 (of 5)
story, art & cover JIMMIE ROBINSON
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50
Tyler’s life hangs in the balance between a master assassin, saving his parents, and the wrath of the school principal. This could be the biggest caper ever pulled off, or the end of the world at the School of Five Weapons.
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INVINCIBLE #104
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover RYAN OTTLEY & JOHN RAUCH
JUNE 19
32 PAGES/FC/T+
$2.99
The wrath of Angstrom Levy takes its toll.
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE #3
story PHIL HESTER
art/ cover TODD NAUCK & JOHN RAUCH
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
Chupacabra is a recovering alcoholic with a lot to atone for. But will he find redemption in Siberia, at the hands of his dead teammate’s family, or climb back into the bottle?
IT GIRL & THE ATOMICS #11
story JAMIE S. RICH
art NATALIE NOURIGAT
cover MICHAEL & LAURA ALLRED
JUNE 19
32 PAGES / FC / E
$2.99
“TWEENAGE FBI” Part Two
The conclusion of a special two-parter brings It Girl face-to-face with an ancient evil, one now wielding unlimited power thanks to the technological secret stolen from Atomics HQ. It Girl’s got the Kid Commandoes on her side, but will they be enough? Featuring art by BETWEEN GEARS creator NATALIE NOURIGAT!
JUPITER’S LEGACY #2
story MARK MILLAR
art / cover A FRANK QUITELY
cover B BRYAN HITCH
cover C JOCK
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
The comic book event of 2013 continues as the schism between the superheroes widens and a plot to unseat the greatest hero of them all emerges. Celebrate the 75th anniversary of Superman this month by buying this frankly much-more interesting book by superstar creators MARK MILLAR and FRANK QUITELY.
LOST VEGAS #4 (of 4)
story JIM McCANN
art / cover A JANET LEE
cover B RON SALAS
1:10 incentive cover FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
JUNE 12
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50
One hand can make or break you. That has never been more true than now, and not just for Roland, but for the entire galaxy. After the sacrifice he made, the house of cards that is LOST VEGAS and all it stands for, begins to crumble. As the saying goes, you have to know when to run.
The EISNER AWARD-WINNING team of JIM McCANN & JANET LEE wrap up their acclaimed series filled with intrigue and a compelling, unique universe.
THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #15
story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art NICK PITARRA
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50
“FINITE OPPENHEIMERS,” Part Two
An in-depth look at the second decade of the ongoing war inside Oppenheimer’s brain. It’s endless brothers versus brothers: It’s the Oppenheimer Civil War!
MICE TEMPLAR IV: LEGEND #3
story BRYAN J.L. GLASS & MICHAEL AVON OEMING
art VICTOR SANTOS
cover a MICHAEL AVON OEMING
cover b VICTOR SANTOS & CHANDRA FREE
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / T
$2.99
“THE STORYTELLERS”
Karic returns to where his saga began, within the cavern of the Fish gods, where the young hero of prophecy and destiny demands an answer regarding his fate. Meanwhile, his old friend Leito, who believes Karic died as a youth, discovers unexpected love in the town of Bluth. Yet the insidious manipulator Pilot the Tall weaves tales of deception that may doom the one-armed storyteller forever. And the growing “Legend of Karic” reveals an insidious darkness within those who follow his cause!
MIND THE GAP #12
story JIM McCANN
art SAMI BASRI
cover A RODIN ESQUEJO
cover B MICHAEL GAYDOS
JUNE 12
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
“OUT OF BODIES,” Part Two
Elle’s shattered mind stitches back together with an unexpected twist- the FULL memory of her attack! Meanwhile, someone realizes they have played a far more integral role in Elle’s situation than they knew. Plus “The Fifth” is revealed! The two-part arc wraps up, setting the stage for the most unexpected twist yet!
MINIATURE JESUS #3 (of 5)
story / art / cover TED McKEEVER
JUNE 19
24 PAGES / BW / M
$3.99
GOLDEN-AGE FORMAT
Chomsky, our recovering alcoholic, is about to find out that the constant barrage of screaming voices in his head are not ALL imaginary. Meanwhile, Jesus is facing an array of obstacles the average person walks over, but to him, being eight inches tall, they’re monoliths!
MORNING GLORIES #28
story NICK SPENCER
art JOE EISMA
covers RODIN ESQUEJO, MEHDI CHEGGOUR, JOE EISMA, SCOTT FORBES, FRAZER IRVING, RILEY ROSSMO & CHARLES PAUL WILSON III
JUNE 26
48 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99
“… And There Is No End.”
The double-sized conclusion to the Season 2 Premiere!
PERHAPANAUTS: DANGER DOWN UNDER! #5 (of 5)
story TODD DEZAGO
art CRAIG ROUSSEAU & ERIC HENSON
cover A CRAIG ROUSSEAU
cover B WALTER SIMONSON
cover C MICHAEL GOLDEN
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / E
$3.50
“THE AUSTRALIAN ADVENTURE” Conclusion
The Incredible Finale!! It all comes Crashing together here!
The stunning Conclusion that just wrecks the place! We’ve been building to this climax for 5 issues and you WON’T be disappointed! Also, look at those freakin’ variant covers!!!
Plus, a startling epilogue that you won’t be forgetting anytime soon! Be there!
PROPHET #38
story BRANDON GRAHAM & SIMON ROY
art SIMON ROY & GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS
cover JIM RUGG
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99
It’s a race for power, with Prophets seeking to enslave the children of Badrock to use them as living weapons against a new mysterious foe.
REVIVAL #11
story TIM SEELEY
art MIKE NORTON
cover by JENNY FRISON
JUNE 19
32 PAGES / FC / T+ TEEN PLUS
$2.99
Dana and her father are in a race to save Ibrahaim from trigger happy retired militiaman. Em gets her hands dirty. Poor Tommy the Torso.
SAVAGE DRAGON #189
story / art / cover ERIK LARSEN
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.99
THE COUNTDOWN TO THE SINGLE BIGGEST CHANGE IN SAVAGE DRAGON HISTORY STARTS HERE!
The Dragon is in jail. But is he locked up with his greatest enemies or are they locked up with him? Find out in “The Cage!”
SEX #4
story JOE CASEY
art / cover PIOTR KOWALSKI
JUNE 26
32 PAGES/FC/M
$2.99
Simon Cooke might be having a tough time adjusting to civilian life, but Saturn City is having just as much trouble adjusting to life without its hero! Meanwhile, the infamous Prank Addict is making romantic overtures! There’s plenty of dramatic angst to go around, and the tension is rising. Remember: SEX is worth every penny you spend on it!
SON OF MERLIN #5
story ROBERT NAPTON
art / cover ZID
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
CONCLUSION!
Dr. Simon Ambrose, MIT professor and heir to Merlin’s magic legacy, has fled from the vengeful Morgana long enough. Now it is time to stand his ground and fight. But will inherited talent and his cursory understanding of Merlin’s diaries be enough to conquer a mage of Morgana’s level and might?
SPAWN #232
story TODD MCFARLANE
art SZYMON KUDRANSKI
cover TODD MCFARLANE
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC /T+
$2.99
“COMPLEX MESSIAH,” Part Four
A Massacre!
An Awakening!
And The True Face of Evil!
Featuring another classic TODD McFARLANE cover!!!
As the world eagerly awaits the gifts of their newest savior, Jim Downing’s struggle for control over the darkness within him threatens to jeopardize everything he has worked to build. Violence erupts in the deserts of Mexico as the K7 goes on a feeding frenzy, and for the first time Jim awakens to the realities of the monster that lives within him. Can a man live with so much blood on his hands, or will the weight of the world’s sins crush any hope of salvation? While Jim wrestles with his new reality, an old adversary explores the true power behind Jim’s”miracles,” as THE CURSE makes his deadly return!
Also Featured: The K7-Leetha is a weapon of mass destruction birthed in the pits of Hell, a living creation built for one purpose — death. But what happens when a tool of unending violence has its own ambitions? A dark future awaits and the path forward begins here.
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For very 25 copies ordered, retailers may order one Todd McFarlane B/W cover.
SUPER DINOSAUR #20
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art JASON HOWARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
cover JASON HOWARD
JUNE 26
32 PAGES/FC/ E
$2.99
The search for the cure for Derek’s mother takes him and Super Dinosaur to some interesting… and DANGEROUS places. Will they find it in time?
TEN GRAND #2
story J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
art / cover BEN TEMPLESMITH
variant cover BILL SIENKIEWICZ
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
“ANGELS NEVER LIE”
FDA (Federal Demon Association) Advisory. Contents contain: one cult church where incantations are encoded into the playlist; one flesh-dwelling, food-obsessed demon; one seer capable of perceiving the spirit world but blinded to this one; one missing woman; one murder; one angel with an agenda of his own; and one rendezvous between supernatural investigator Joe Fitzgerald and the woman he loves, now deceased, in what may or may not be heaven. Warning: do not operate heavy equipment while reading.
THIEF OF THIEVES #15
story ANDY DIGGLE & ROBERT KIRKMAN
art & cover SHAWN MARTINBROUGH & FELIX SERRANO
JUNE 26
32 PAGES/ FC/ T+
$2.99
It’s go time for Conrad’s Italian heist!
THE WALKING DEAD #111
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
JUNE 12
32 PAGES / BW / M
$2.99
Lucille is going to be so jealous.
WITCHBLADE #167
story TIM SEELEY
art DIEGO BERNARD
cover A JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
cover B DIEGO BERNARD
JUNE 5
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
“ABSOLUTE CORRUPTION,” Part One
The bitter, former Witchblade bearer Katarina has transcended the Faerie realm, travelling to Chicago to intercept the fugitive murderer Toio Mulranny. And she’s going to get the Witchblade’s help to catch him, whether Sara Pezinni wants to or not.
McFARLANE TOYS
#14440-6 The Walking Dead Comic Series 2
#14441-3 Glenn
#14442-0 The Governor
#14443-7 Michonne’s Pet Zombie
#14444-4 The Governor’s Daughter Zombie
The Governor features 28 points of articulation and includes a kitchen knife, pistol and alternate mutilated head & right arm.
The Governor’s Daughter Zombie (Penny) features 12 points of articulation and includes a bucket of fresh body parts (severed leg, severed foot, severed hand, intestines, heart & Rick’s severed hand) and a fish tank with trophy heads.
Assorted Case Pack Information:
Standard 12-pack case includes 3 pieces of each figure. Call your local retailer for pricing.
Solid Case Pack Information:
Standard 12-pack case includes 12 solids of the figure. Refer to individual item codes above when ordering.
#14480-2 The Walking Dead Comic Series 2 – Bloody B & W The Governor with Penny 2-Pack
The Governor features 28 points of articulation and includes a kitchen knife, pistol and alternate mutilated head & right arm.
The Governor’s Daughter Zombie (Penny) features 12 points of articulation and includes a bucket of fresh body parts (Severed leg, severed foot, severed hand, intestines, heart & Rick’s severed hand) and a fish tank with trophy heads.
Solid Case Pack Information:
Case pack is 4 pieces. Please refer to individual item code above when ordering. Call your local retailer for pricing.
