WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS #25
Robert Place Napton (w)
Deborah Carita (a)
Paul Renaud, Fabiano Neves (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Mature
A mysterious stranger poses a grave threat to Dejah as she becomes the target of a vendetta that goes back to a time before she was born! A pivotal turning point in the life of Dejah Thoris.
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WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS #24
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+
Robert Place Napton (w)
Carlos Rafael (a)
Paul Renaud, Fabiano Neves (c)
Sergio Fernandez Davila “risqué art”?retailer incentive cover Wagner Reis “risqué art”?retailer incentive cover Dejah and Kantos Kan try to keep an upstart princess alive as they are hunted by a ruthless Assassin in one of the most dangerous regions of Barsoom!
WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS #23
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by Robert Place Napton
Art by Debora Carita
Covers by Paul Renaud (50%), Fabiano Neves (50%)
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A lost city and an unexpected storm give Dejah Thoris and Kantos Kan more than can handle when they are entrusted to protect a bratty young princess with a price on her head!
RED SONJA: UNCHAINED #1 (of 4)
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen+
Written by Peter V. Brett
Art by Jack Jadson
Cover by Mel Rubi
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Picking up where Peter V. Brett’s Red Sonja: Blue one-shot left off, with Sonja fleeing the scene of a murder after killing a young man who tried to test her vow. Bereft of her signature chain-mail and the reputation that goes with it, she must rely on her wits and her sword as she embarks on a new series of adventures. Guilt-ridden, penniless and on the run, she is unaware that the innocent blood she spilled has awakened the dark spirit of the demon whose pelt she wears.
THE BIONIC MAN VS. THE BIONIC WOMAN #2 (of 5)
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen+
Written by Keith Champagne
Art by Jose Luis
Cover by Sean Chen and Jonathan Lau
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ARTIFICIAL (Part 2): With Steve Austin missing and feared dead, Oscar Goldman coerces Jamie Sommers back into the OSI to track him down. Each step Jamie takes brings her closer to the serial killer known as Trench– and a bionic showdown that will shake the pillars of Heaven.
GARTH ENNIS’ BATTLEFIELDS #4 (of 6) THE FALL AND RISE OF ANNA PART 1
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by Garth Ennis
Art by Russ Braun
Cover by Garry Leach
The heroine of The Night Witches and Motherland flies straight into trouble as her aircraft is shot down behind German lines. Anna faces her worst nightmare as a prisoner of the Nazis, and events are set in motion that will see her made an outcast amongst her own people. The third and last installment of the Night Witches’ story begins here.
JIM BUTCHER’S THE DRESDEN FILES: GHOUL GOBLIN #2 (of 6)
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen+
Written by Jim Butcher & Mark Powers
Art by Joseph Cooper
Cover by Ardian Syaf
Still reeling from the events of Fool Moon, Harry’s been hired by a small-town Deputy Sheriff to look into a series of bizarre deaths linked to a singularly unfortunate family named the Talbots. Far from his usual Windy City stomping grounds, Mr. Dresden has nevertheless found some very familiar obstacles — hostile law enforcement officials, reluctant civilians, and people protecting secrets. Oh, and at least one supernatural threat that isn’t about to go down without a fight — or at all.
EVIL ERNIE #4
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by Jesse Blaze Snider
Art by Jason Craig
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ORIGIN OF EVIL PART 4! It’s Ernie versus Smiley with a dead Angel on the floor between them! Someones keeping secrets, is it Smiley? Plus, Buford escapes to Death Row with a new and bizarre plan of action! First: Release the TWELVE Death Row inmates who have giving Ernie nightmares for the past five years! Second: Have his hostage, Then perform a…waaait. We’ve said too much.
PATHFINDER #5
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by Jim Zub
Art by Andrew Huerta
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Captured by the cult behind the goblin plague and subjected to nightmarish rituals, the Pathfinder adventurers see only darkness on the road ahead. Hope lies with their oldest member who narrowly escaped – Hidden, alone and unsure… one soul against a hundred pairs of gnashing teeth and a cult of demonic evil.
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THE BIONIC MAN #16
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by Phil Hester, Aaron Gillespie
Art by Ed Tadeo
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While we know about the events that lead Jaime Summers to become the Bionic Woman, the details of her break up with Steve have been a mystery…until now. Dealing with Jaime’s injuries and long recovery have Steve on edge, but how will he react to the discovery that HE might have played a role in her accident? All questions will be answered in this stand alone issue.
WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS #22
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by Robert Place Napton
Art by Carlos Rafael
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Dejah and Gunbor’s shocking discovery of Mortus’ true plan for Barsoom leads them into an unlikely alliance with some of Barsoom’s most dangerous assassins!
RED SONJA #73
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ERIC TRAUTMANN
Art by MARCIO ABREU
Cover by WALTER GEOVANI
The She-Devil With A Sword keeps the home fires burning… literally. An ancient feud in Red Sonja’s native Hyrkania has flared back to life, and awakened old animosities, and a growing, deadly evil. To stem the rising tide of bloodshed will take all of Red Sonja’s skill and daring… and the help of an old ally. But is his return an omen of victory… or death?
WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS VOL. 3: THE BOORA WITCH TP
136 pages FC • $19.99 • Mature
Written by Robert Place Napton
Art by Carlos Rafael, Marcio Fiorito
Cover by Pauk Renaud
The Great Toonolian Marshes — one of the most feared places in Barsoom with 1800 miles of marsh land infested with exotic and dangerous creatures. Dejah Thoris, along with her new pilot Kantos Kan, ventures into this foreboding region on an expeditionary mission to find desperately needed minerals. While exploring, Dejah is possessed by “The Boora Witch,” an ancient, demonic creature. Unknown to anyone, The Witch takes control of Dejah and starts spinning a web that could destroy Helium once and for all! Dejah has overcome many enemies, but can she overcome the enemy within? This volume also features the stand-alone story of Dejah’s journey into the Kaolian Forest and her encounter with the dreaded giant insects known as the Sith!
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VAMPIRELLA ARCHIVES VOL. 6 HC
392 pages FC • $49.99 • Mature
Written by Archie Goodwin, Doug Moench, Rich
Margopoulos, Flaxman Loew, Fernando Fernandez, Gerry Boudreau and Steve Skeates
Art by Jose Gonzalez, Auraleon, Luis Bermejo, Paul Neary and Ramon Torrents
Cover by Enrich
Featuring the best in iconic horror, science fiction and fantasy, comes Vampirella Archives Volume 6! Starting off with issue #36 which celebrates the 5th anniversary of Vampirella and her magazine and ending the volume with #42. All the best in the industry are featured in this collection showcasing memorable classics by Archie Goodwin, Jose Gonzalez, Esteban Moroto, Felix Mas, Sanjulian, Enrich and countless others.
Some solid comics out this week. For those that took advantage of new release day, what’d you get?
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WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS #19
32 pages FC • $3.99 • MATURE
Written by ROBERT PLACE NAPTON
Art by DEBORA CARITA
Covers by PAUL RENAUD (50%), FABIANO NEVES (50%)
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The concluding chapter of the “VAMPIRE MEN FROM SATURN.” Dejah remains trapped on the ringed world with the Vampire Men who are about to launch their invasion of Mars. She hatches a desperate plan, but will her blood be tainted, converting her into a Vampire Woman before she can save her beloved home world?!
VOLTRON: YEAR ONE #6
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by BRANDON THOMAS
Art by CRAIG CERMAK
Cover by ADMIRA WIJAYA
Commander Sven had his chance…all he had to do was hesitate for just the briefest second, and let the man that’s been trying to ruin him get exactly what he deserved. But instead he does the right thing, and all it costs him is his reputation and his command. #686 has officially become a serious problem for the powers that be, and the solution is one that’ll change the course of the entire universe.
RED SONJA #72
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ERIC TRAUTMANN
Art by MARCIO ABREU
Cover by WALTER GEOVANI
There are old scores to settle, and new threats on the horizon as the She-Devil with a Sword carves a bloody swath across the Hyborian kingdoms. This time, Red Sonja’s travels have brought her full circle, back to her native Hyrkania, where an ancient feud once again blazes to life.
THE LONE RANGER VOL. 2 #11
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by Ande Parks
Art by Esteve Polls
Cover by Francesco Francavilla
As Tonto’s gunshot wound festers, the Lone Ranger will do whatever it takes to save his friend. The Ranger joins forces with a band of Ute Indian braves, on a daring mission to save the tribe’s healer from the settlers who kidnapped him. The gods who foresaw a fortune of blood and suffering for Tonto may now claim them as their own. Part five of the epic and character-defining Native Ground arc.
LORD OF THE JUNGLE #10
32 pages FC • $3.99 • MATURE
Written by ARVID NELSON
Art by ROBERTO CASTRO
Cover by LUCIO PARRILLO
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The world’s greatest pulp fiction hero clashes with Russian super-spy Nicholas Rokoff in the gilded palaces of France. Then it’s off to Africa, to find the legendary city of Opar before Rokoff can steal the treasure for the Tsar. Little does the ape-man know, his true love, Jane Porter, is also heading for Africa. If Rokoff finds out she’s there, he won’t hesitate to take her hostage. But Jane is no wilting wall-flower!
THE LONE RANGER: SNAKE OF IRON #4
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by CHUCK DIXON
Art by ESTEVE POLLS
Cover by DENNIS CALERO
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The Masked Man comes to Tonto’s aide. But have the faithful companions found one another only to die together? Dozens of innocents may died in a bloody massacre unless the legend of the Spirit Horse can come to life to bring peace to the prairies.
Basically, the Lone Ranger will fight his way through the blizzard along with a troop of cavalry to rescue Tonto and the trainload of folks.
DARK SHADOWS/VAMPIRELLA #5 (of 5)
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by Marc Andreyko
Art by Jose Malaga
Cover by Fabiano Neves
The blood-drenched conclusion! Vampirella and Barnabas face off against Lady Bathory and Jack the Ripper! Can Barnabas keep his vow and save an innocent girl from certain death? Or will the ancient evil of Lady Bathory destroy everyone in her path? If our heroes fail, Bathory’s mad plan will forever change the world! And who is that lurking in the shadows……?
ROBERT JORDAN’S WHEEL OF TIME: THE EYE OF THE WORLD #31
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ROBERT JORDAN, CHUCK DIXON
Art by FRANCIS NUGUIT
Cover by ADAM MOORE
After a narrow escape from Machin Shin, the soul stealing Black Wind of the Ways, Rand and the others finally make their way to a warm welcome at the city of Fal Dara, where they intend to rest before heading off to meet their destiny Eye of the World. But a Hound of the Dark One has caught up to them…
WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS #18
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by ROBERT PLACE NAPTON
Art by DEBPRA CAROTA
Covers by PAUL RENAUD (50%), FABIANO NEVES (50%)
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Abducted and taken to Saturn, Dejah has discovered that its hostile inhabitants are planning a secret invasion of Barsoom. Amid Saturn’s rings she finds unlikely allies and initiates her own plan to save her beloved home world!
AFTER EARTH ONE SHOT
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by MICHAEL JAN FRIEDMAN, ROBERT GREENBERGER
Art by BEN LOBEL
Cover by DENNIS CALERO
The official prequel comic to the upcoming film, After Earth, starring Will Smith and Jaden Smith. Hundreds of years after humans fled Earth to escape its toxic atmosphere, the remaining survivors colonize a remote planet and begin to rebuild civilization — but the society they create suffers from deep divisions, with scientific innovators and spiritual leaders often at bitter odds. Even worse, humanity has come under assault by a mysterious alien species, and mankind must band together to protect their new homeworld. Written by Michael Jan Friedman and Robert Greenberger with artwork by Beni Lobel (G.I. Joe: Cobra, G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes).
PETER CANNON: THUNDERBOLT #2
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by STEVE DARNALL & ALEX ROSS
Art by JONATHAN LAU
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In “The Grand Illusion,” Peter Cannon heads to Japan on business, reflecting on how his act of rage unleashed a dragon upon the world and led this very private hero to become a very public celebrity. When he arrives in Tokyo, his more immediate concerns include fighting off a mysterious band of assailants—and coming face-to-fact with the mysterious, murderous Master Tiger!
THUN’DA #3
40 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ROBERT PLACE NAPTON
Art by CLIFF RICHARDS
Cover by JAE LEE
Danger is everywhere but Roger Drum finds some unexpected allies when he meets the beautiful Pha, and her people–an intelligent race that offers him a safe haven in exchange for his help against the Cliff People. Also reprints an original Thun’da story by Frank Frazetta!
PROPHECY #4
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by RON MARZ
Art by WALTER GEOVANI
Cover by PAUL RENAUD
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The end is nigh! The end of the world, that is, now that sorcerer Kulan Gath has summoned powerful Mayan avatars of destruction to reduce the planet to ashes. Earth’s only hope is a motley band of warriors, including Red Sonja, Vampirella, Dracula, Pantha, Herbert West the Reanimator and more, who must stand against Gath’s minions. It’s a contest of champions, with the very survival of our world depending on the outcome. Writer Ron Marz and artist Walter Geovani continue Dynamite’s crossover to end all crossovers!
WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS #17
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by ROBERT PLACE NAPTON • Art by DEBORA CARITA
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Still separated from her people and home following her possession by the Boora Witch, Dejah stumbles upon alien scouts who are part of an advanced invasion force! She is abducted and taken into space, where alone she must find a way to stop the menace that threatens her beloved home world.
GREEN HORNET #29
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by JAI NITZ
Art by JETHRO MORALES
Covers by PHIL HESTER (50%), STEPHEN SADOWSKI (50%)
A new criminal mastermind to deal with, a city flooded with high-tech weapons, a new public perception to manage, and a love life that veers wildly from nonexistent to complicated as hell: Britt Reid is a man with his hands full. Part two of the ARMS RACE arc finds Green Hornet and Kato battling an all-out assault from an imported villain seeking to wipe out all competition and make Century City his own.
JENNIFER BLOOD #18
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by AL EWING
Art by EMAN CASALLOS
Cover by TIM BRADSTREET
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All Jen Fellows wants to do is bury Jennifer Blood once and for all – and she’s not the only one. Our third arc ramps up to a shocking climax as Detective Pruitt makes her move, Jen makes another difficult decision and several wrongs don’t make a right. You won’t believe where we go from here…
WITCHBLADE: DEMON REBORN #3 (of 4)
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ANDE PARKS
Art by JOSE LUIS
Covers by DENNIS CALERO (main), JAE LEE (1:10)
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The Demon has been given a leave from hell. He’s been using his limited time on earth to create a bloody trap for Sara Pezzini. Now, as the Demon’s time runs out, the trap is sprung. Victims of the Witchblade’s justice, long since vanquished to hell, return, intent on destroying Sara and dragging her soul back to the pits with them. Sara and the Witchblade must fight for themselves, and for a purely innocent soul: Sara’s young daughter, Hope.
THE LONE RANGER: SNAKE OF IRON #3
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by CHUCK DIXON
Art by ESTEVE POLLS
Cover by DENNIS CALERO
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Tonto stands between a stranded trainload of innocents and a Kiowa war party bent on massacre. The Masked Man leads a cavalry unit through a blizzard to bring peaceto the Nations with the help of the legendary Spirit Horse. Scout is alone in a hostile land! Blazing western suspense from action masters Chuck Dixon and Esteve Polls.
THE SHADOW: BLOOD & JUDGMENT TRADE PAPERBACK
128 pages FC • $19.99 • Mature • (C:0-1-2)
Story, art and cover by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Written and illustrated by legendary and award-winning comic book creator Howard Chaykin, The Shadow: Blood & Judgment is collected for the first time since 1991! Chaykin’s dynamic, visceral style added a new dimension to The Shadow of the 1980’s! The laugh had vanished…the mocking, sinister laugh that signaled doom for the petty souls whose wrongdoing stained the world. It was gone, lost in the night that echoed it. Now, one by one, his friends and operatives are being ruthlessly murdered. Someone is trying to draw him out. Thirty-five years later, it is time for him to return. The laugh is here again. The Shadow is back. God help the guilty.
“This is my all-time favorite Howard Chaykin comic book. This is him at the tip tip top of his game. And, yeah I’ll say it, the best Shadow story ever published.”
– BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
“Not since Walter Gibson has anyone been better suited to The Shadow than Howard Chaykin.”
– MARK WAID
“A comically insolent and graphically innovative re-invention of the grand- father of the superhero.”
– WARREN ELLIS
PATHFINDER #2
40 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by JIM ZUB
Art by ANDREW HUERTA
Covers by MATTEO SCALERA (25%), DAVE DORMAN (25%), LUCIO PARRILLO (25%), ERIK JONES (25%)
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Goblins chew, goblins fight! Goblins cut, goblins bite! The goblins of Varisia sing twisted songs as their blood boils with ferocious rage and mystic power. Valeros and his companions may discover the forces behind the goblin tribes’ newfound strength, but stopping it is another matter entirely. Paizo’s incredible award-winning fantasy world, fiction line and tabletop RPG is now the ultimate fantasy comic from Dynamite!
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THE BOYS #71
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Art by RUSS BRAUN
Cover by DARICK ROBERTSON
High above the streets of New York City, Hughie and Butcher reach the end of the line. There’s blood to be spilled and truth to be heard. The last Boys storyline reaches its conclusion, in the sixth and final part of The Bloody Doors Off. Only 1 issue till the end!!!
VOLTRON #8
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by BRANDON THOMAS
Art by ARIEL PADILLA
Cover by SEAN CHEN
One of Earth’s moons lies in ruins, and the Voltron Force is once again returning back to the planet in a rain of fire and debris. And even though every shred of evidence points to the contrary, Keith is convinced a familiar foe is somehow responsible and secretly pulling all the strings. So while the entire Galactic Alliance ponders a deal with the devil, Keith and his team scramble to track down their powerful new enemy before it strikes again. Except that it’s heading for the last place they would ever expect—the former Planet Doom. Everything is different, and now that the galaxy is dealing with “Ten Lions,” there’s no telling what will happen next…
WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS #16
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by ROBERT PLACE NAPTON
Art by CARLOS RAFAEL
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While still in her self-imposed exile, Dejah Thoris becomes entangled with an Okar warrior from the North in a dangerous battle of survival!
THE BIONIC WOMAN #5
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Art by LENO CARVALHO
Cover by PAUL RENAUD
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When Jaime Sommers comes knocking at OSI Headquarters, will anyone open the door? And while Oscar Goldman and Jaime hash out their troubles, is there division in the enemy ranks? And is there a new love interest for Jaime, coming from an unexpected source? Find out the truth behind it all in an issue where Jaime finds that bullets, luck, and gravity are all playing for the wrong team this time.
RED SONJA #69
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ERIC TRAUTMANN
Art by WALTER GEOVANI
Cover by WALTER GEOVANI
Red Sonja continues her travels in the jade kingdom of Khitai. Sonja and her allies find themselves face-to-face with that fabled land’s most revered swordsman. An unparalleled master of the blade and a She-Devil With A Sword—a recipe for grand adventure…or complete disaster?
THE LONE RANGER VOL. 2 #10
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ANDE PARKS
Art by ESTEVE POLLS
Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Tonto has lost everything. He has committed acts of unspeakable violence. Now, he must return to his tribe and attempt to find some way to live his life again. He may not be successful. Meanwhile, three years later, the Lone Ranger attempts to find help for his gravely wounded companion. It may be too late to save Tonto, though, as the Ute Indians the Ranger has sought out are facing deadly problems of their own. Part four of the epic and character-defining Native Ground arc.
THE SHADOW #5
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Art by AARON CAMPBELL
Covers by ALEX ROSS (25%), HOWARD CHAYKIN (25%), JOHN CASSADAY (25%), FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (25%)
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Kondo’s trap succeeds beyond his expectations, as a bloody massacre leaves our heroes alone in the wilderness without hope of rescue. Deep in the kingdom of Buffalo Wong the object of everyone’s desire is revealed, and Margo Lane and Pat Finnegan begin to see just how far Lamont Cranston will go in pursuit of his goals. Meanwhile, the Shadow begins to lay plans for a cataclysmic showdown with his foes.
WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS #15
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by ROBERT PLACE NAPTON
Art by CARLOS RAFAEL
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Following her possession at the hands of the Boora Witch, Dejah leaves Helium and her family and sets out on a quest of redemption. She has faced many of Barsoom’s challenges, but now she will face them as never before: ALONE.
RED SONJA: ATLANTIS RISES #2
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by LUKE LIEBERMAN
Art by MAX DUNBAR
Cover by LUCIO PARRILLO
King Kazeel wants to rule the world. But Thulsa Doom has other plans. The dreaming god is awoken. As Red Sonja desperately tried to pull the warring factions of humanity together, she’s doesn’t realize that she is already too late.
VAMPIRELLA: THE RED ROOM #3 (of 4)
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by DAN BRERETON
Art by JEAN DIAZ
Covers by DAN BRERETON (33%), FABIANO NEVES (33%), ALÉ GARZA (33%)
Trapped in a labyrinth of passages in the bowels of Rigger’s compound, Vampirella stumbles onto an ancient creature locked away from the world, once supremely lethal and cunning, now decayed in mind and body. Her only chance to survive the night lies in rousing the legendary beast to lash back at its torturers.
JENNIFER BLOOD #17
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by AL EWING
Art by KEWBER BAAL
Cover by TIM BRADSTREET
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The worst day in the world continues. Jen cleans up her mess and tries to come to terms with her latest difficult decision, while Pruitt goes on the warpath and Laura Thomas rolls back into town to make everything much, much worse.
MERCILESS: THE RISE OF MING #4
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by SCOTT BEATTY
Art by RON ADRIAN
Cover by ALEX ROSS
To cement his claim of power, Ming the Merciless launches a strategic war that shows once and for all that there is but one superpower on Mongo! But as Ming turns his attentions to new worlds to conquer, a betrayal within his own court might topple all of Ming’s carefully wrought plans! And what does a strange signal from a distant planet mean to the future of Mongo?
VAMPIRELLA VS. DRACULA TP
160 pages FC • $19.99 • Teen + • Advance-solicit. In stores September 2012.
Written by JOE HARRIS
Art by IVAN RODRIGUEZ
Cover by JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER
Spinning out of Alan Moore’s retelling of the ageless horror classic, Dracula has come to America to play out his timeless narrative in this brave, New World. Only he didn’t realize ANOTHER vampire already beat him to it. Drawn to one another across continents and centuries by a mysterious force, both Vampirella and Bram Stoker’s immortal monster find themselves sucked into a time-tossed epic of love, hate, death, and damnation. But can an epic built for one vampire possibly hold them both?
Collection Features:
• The complete 6-issue series by Joe Harris (Fury of Firestorm) and Ivan Rodriguez (Star Wars)
• All 6 covers by Joseph Michael Linsner (Dawn)
• The classic Dracula tale, “New European,” by Alan Moore (Watchmen) and Gary Frank (Batman Earth One)
