DARK HORSE, IDW, AND IMAGE COMICS: May 2017 Collected Editions Solicits DARK HORSE Angel Catbird Volume 3: The Catbird Roars HC Margaret Atwood (W), Johnnie Christmas (A/Cover), and Tamra Bonvillain (C)   On sale July 4 FC, 104 pages $14.99 HC, 6” x 9”   It’s all-out war in the madcap conclusion to Angel Catbird’s superhero saga. The evil rat army is aiming for world domination, and only a ragtag gang of half-cats stands in their way. Internationally best-selling novelist and animal lover Margaret Atwood pens the conclusion to the dramatic, hilarious, and heartwarming trilogy. * * * The Black Sinister HC Kaare Andrews (W), Troy Nixey (A/Cover), and Dave McCaig (C)   On sale July 26 FC, 72 pages $9.99 HC, 7” x 10”   A pitch-black tale of a city that lives in fear—not of crime or gangs, but the billionaire vigilante sworn to protect them.    Emerson Black’s superhero identity is no secret: patrolling the night skies as the Black Sinister, he enforces his own brand of psychotic justice, no matter the cost. Joined by his unhinged butler Danby, Emerson protects the citizens of Coal City from kidnappers, gangs, and jaywalkers alike. But who will protect the city from the Black Sinister? And what happens when the mayor hatches a plan to finally rid Coal City of its deranged antihero? * * * The Complete Doc Unknown HC Fabian Rangel Jr. (W) and Ryan Cody (A/Cover)   On sale July 19 FC, 360 pages $24.99, 6” x 10”   After crash-landing his fighter plane during World War II, Warren Williams is taken in and trained by the warrior monks of the secret temple of Min-Yao. After a Nazi ambush, Warren returns to Gate City as Doc Unknown, a mystery man on the side of light in a world being consumed by darkness.   Read as Doc Unknown must protect Gate City from ruthless gangsters, monstrous mobsters, possessed museum attractions, evil secret societies, vampire ninjas, vengeful ghosts, hypnotizing fish-women, and much more!   • Pinups by Mike Mignola, Eric Powell, and more.  * * * Dept. H Volume 2: After the Flood HC Matt Kindt (W/A/Cover) and Sharlene Kindt (C)   On sale July 5 FC, 168 pages $19.99 HC, 7” x 10”   Six miles below the surface of the ocean, Mia has to solve a locked-room murder mystery before the crime scene is completely flooded. As the crew tries to save the Dept. H base from destruction, some of them start to take matters into their own hands. But the bottom of the ocean is full of unknown dangers, and with time running out, rescue is almost impossible. Collects issues #7-#12. * * * DOTA 2: The Comic Collection HC Valve Corporation (W/A)   On sale July 19 FC, 200 pages $24.99 HC, 11” x 9”   Valve Corporation and Dark Horse Books are proud to present this complete collection of the web comics produced by Valve that dive deeper into the many characters and events from the game. Collected for the first time ever, DOTA 2: The Comic Collection is a must-have item for comics fans and DOTA heroes alike. * * * The Guild Library Edition Volume 1 HC Various (W/A)   On sale July 12 FC, 288 pages $49.99 HC, 8” x 12”   Set before the web series begins, these stories follow lonely violinist Cyd Sherman trying to navigate a frustrating personal life as she stumbles on an online MMO called The Game. As she gathers friends in-game, she gains confidence to confront all the problems in her real life. With, ahem, varying results.   The Guildis a pioneer among web series, referred to by Rolling Stone as one of “the net’s best serial shows.” Heartwarming and hilarious, this is a comic origin story that brings an award-winning world to life in a unique way that will delight geeks of all ages. Especially gamers. Collects The Guild #1–#3, The Guild: Vork, The Guild: Tink, The Guild: Bladezz, The Guild: Clara, and The Guild: Zaboo. * * * Kill All Monsters! Omnibus Volume 1 HC Michael May (W) and Jason Copland (A/Cover)   On sale July 19 b&w, 368 pages $24.99 HC, 9” x 6”   Monsters rule the world. Humanity’s last hope is a squad of giant robots and their skilled pilots, all from different backgrounds, each with a unique reason to fight. Can we survive the conflict? Are we worth saving? A familiar but wholly original story about war, survival, and the human spirit, told through gigantic-scale battles fought by memorable characters! Contains nearly 200 pages of new story, in addition to collecting the entire hit web comic! * * * Lead Poisoning: The Pencil Art of Geof Darrow HC Geof Darrow (W/A/Cover)   On sale July 5 FC, 128 pages $34.99 HC, 9” x 12”   Geof Darrow’s slick, precise inks and stunning detail have amazed comics fans for decades, from his early work with Moebius to Hard Boiled, his first collaboration with Frank Miller, to the overwhelming success of his current series, The Shaolin Cowboy.    Now Darrow provides incredible insight into his process by sharing the pencil drawings behind his meticulous inks in a huge hardcover collection. Featuring well-known covers and never-before-seen drawings alike, Lead Poisoning is a behind-the-scenes look that reveals perfectionism at its best, showing how clean and perfect the initial drawings can be as well as the bizarre alterations that appear to happen on the fly.    Featuring commentary by Darrow and his notable peers, Lead Poisoning: The Pencil Art of Geof Darrow is a hardcover that brings you right to Darrow’s drawing board.  * * * Serenity: No Power in the ’Verse HC Chris Roberson (W), Georges Jeanty (A), Stephen Byrne (A), Karl Story (I), Wes Dzioba (C), and Dan Dos Santos (Cover)   On sale July 26 FC, 152 pages $19.99 HC, 7” x 10”   When a call for help to find a missing friend takes them to an Alliance post on the Outer Rim, they encounter a new force building strength to fight the battle of the Browncoats. Discovering that their friend is in Alliance custody and that an Alliance Operative is on the way, Mal strikes an uneasy partnership for a daring rescue. Collects issues #1–#6 of the series and the 2016 Free Comic Book Day story “Serenity: The Warrior and the Wind.” * * * The Usagi Yojimbo Saga: Legends TP & Ltd. Ed. HC Stan Sakai (W/A/Cover)   On sale July 26 b&w, 560 pages $24.99 TP, 7” x 10”   On sale July 26 b&w, 560 pages $79.99 Ltd. Ed. HC, 7” x 10”   Dark Horse presents the quintessential companion to theUsagi Yojimbo Saga series—Usagi Yojimbo Saga: Legends! In this volume, Usagi takes on a myriad of opponents, but never loses sight of the warrior’s code: truth, honor, loyalty, and sacrifice. Collects some of the rabbit ronin’s most exhilarating stories, including Senso, Yokai, and the long-out-of-print Space Usagi! * * * Usagi Yojimbo Volume 31: The Hell Screen Ltd. Ed. HC Stan Sakai (W/A/Cover)   On sale July 12 b&w, 208 pages $59.99 Ltd. Ed. HC, 6” x 9”   In this thrilling volume, the rabbit ronin teams up with—and faces off against—a multitude of unexpected characters: destitute bandits, a renegade kappa, and a komori ninja! Then, Inspector Ishida returns to investigate a ghastly painting known only as the Hell Screen! Collects Usagi Yojimbo issues #152–#158. * * * W. B. DuBay’s The Rook Archives Volume 2 HC William B. DuBay (W), Luis Bermejo (A), Alex Niño (A), Abel Laxamana (A), Jose Ortiz (A), and Jordi Penalva (Cover)   On sale July 5 b&w, 152 pages $19.99 HC, 8'' x 10''   Time is no obstacle to Restin Dane, the Rook, who uses his chesspiece-shaped Time Castle to face danger millions of years in the past or eons into frightening futures. Joined by his gunfighter grandfather and a team of oddball robots, the Rook will go anywhere—any time—in search of adventure! Collects Rookstories from Eerie #89–#95, and #98. * * * Ether Volume 1: Death of the Last Golden Blaze TP Matt Kindt (W) and David Rubín (A/Cover)   On sale July 19 FC, 152 pages $14.99 TP, 7” x 10”   A science-minded adventurer gets mixed up in the mysteries of a fantasy world in this charming new adventure from an award-winning creative team. Boone Dias is an interdimensional explorer, a scientist from Earth who has stumbled into great responsibility. He’s got an explanation for everything, so of course the Ether’s magical residents turn to him to solve their toughest crimes. But maybe keeping the Real and the Abstract separate is too big a job for just one man. Collects issues #1–#5. * * * Gary Gianni's MonsterMen and Other Scary Stories TP Gary Gianni (W/A/Cover)   On sale July 5 b&w, 168 pages $19.99 TP, 8” x 10"   Gary Gianni created one of the strangest occult detective teams in comics history: millionaire filmmaker Lawrence St. George and his associate, Benedict, of the venerable guild of Corpus Monstrum. They navigate a peculiar and deadly world plagued by squid pirates, zombie cowboys, abominable snowmen, mustachioed skulls, and fat, flying demons.    Gianni’s meticulous and evocative art combined with his haunting but often hilarious writing create a horror comic unlike anything else on the stands. This book also includes classic prose stories by Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, and more, illustrated by Gianni.  * * * Glister TP Andi Watson (W/A/Cover)   On sale July 5 FC, 304 pages $14.99 TP, 6” x 9”   Strange things happen around Glister Butterworth. A young girl living on her family’s English estate, Glister has unusual adventures every day, like the arrival of a teapot haunted by a demanding ghost, a crop of new relatives blooming on the family tree, a stubborn house that walks off its land in a huff, and a trip to Faerieland to find her missing mother. * * * H. P. Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories TP Gou Tanabe (W/A/Cover)   On sale July 12 b&w, 184 pages $12.99 TP, 5” x 7 1/8”   A pair of decadent young men pursue the abhorrent thrill of grave robbing . . . A German submarine’s crew is driven mad by the call of an underwater temple . . . An explorer in the Arabian Desert discovers a hideous city older than mankind. This moody and evocative manga gets back to the dark foundations of the Cthulhu mythos, adapting three of H. P. Lovecraft’s original stories that first shaped the outlines of cosmic horror! * * * Manara Library Volume 2: El Gaucho and Other Stories TP Hugo Pratt (W) and Milo Manara (A/Cover)   On sale July 12 FC, 280 pages $29.99 TP, 8” x 10”   The second volume of Manara Library, in a paperback edition at last!    This volume features the enthralling historical epic El Gaucho, the second of Manara’s storied collaborations with his mentor, Hugo Pratt, as well as Trial by Jury, a series of captivating shorts in which some of history’s most notorious figures undergo mock trials. IDW PUBLISHING Jack Kirby’s Fantastic Four World’s Greatest Artist’s Edition HC Stan Lee (w) • Jack Kirby (a & c) Jack Kirby was the undisputed King of Comics and IDW is proud to present the second Artist's Edition focusing on his Fantastic Four work. And, even better, this collects his earlier, "twice up" art--Kirby-sized!!   This massive collection includes issues 33, 45, 47, and 60 of the Fantastic Four, plus a stellar gallery with many classic covers and incredible pages--if you are a Kirby fan, this is the Artist's Edition you've been waiting for!! HC • BW • $150.00 • 160 pages • 15” x 22” * * * Rip Kirby, Vol. 10 HC Fred Dickenson (w) • John Prentice (a & c) The longest-running modern adventure strip continues in thirteen new stories starring the debonair private detective. Reproduced from the original King Features Syndicate proofs, insuring that every daily will look even better than when it was first published in newspapers more than forty years ago. More than 800 sequential comics from April 27, 1970 to January 20, 1973. HC • B&W • $49.99 • 296 pages • 11” x 10” * * * Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales, Vol. 2 HC Frank Reilly (w) • Jesse Marsh, Manuel Gonzales, Dick Moores (a & c) Presenting classic Disney newspaper strip adaptations of the studio's most famous films! From the Disney vaults–thirteen never-before reprinted Sunday comics adaptations of popular 1950s Disney animated and live-action features. Includes Davy Crockett, Sleeping Beauty, The Seven Dwarfs and the Witch-Queen, Lambert the Sheepish Lion, Perri, Old Yeller, and The Shaggy Dog! HC • FC • $49.99 • 220 pages • 12” x 8.5” * * * Donald Duck: Timeless Tales, Vol. 3 HC Guido Martina, Romano Scarpa, Lars Jensen, Mark Shaw, Laura Shaw, Flemming Anderson (w & a) • Walt Kelly (c) "Wak! Screech!" IDW's Donald Duck #13–18 come together in a collectors' hardback so amazing Donald can't believe it himself–but he's always a skeptic! The epic adventure "The Big Sneeze," two outrageous cryptic hunts with the Tamers of Nonhuman Threats–even Donald's second-ever star turn as Duck Avenger are all here. And wait till you see who lies dreaming in the city of Sp'too, deep under the sea. With stories co-starring Uncle Scrooge, Gladstone, and Fethry, and extras for true Disney Comics aficionados, this Donald omnibus provides hours of history and thrills. HC • FC • $29.99 • 256 pages • 7.25” x 10” * * * Drawing and Life Lessons from Master Cartoonists HC Charles Schulz, Joe Shuster, Milton Caniff, E.C. Segar (w & a) • Various (c) An unparalleled book, the very first of its kind! Taken from uber-rare, never-before reprinted cartooning courses with expert teachings from cartooning's rock stars: Peanuts' Charles Schulz, Little Nemo's Winsor McCay, Superman's Joe Shuster, Flash Gordon's Alex Raymond, Terry and the Pirates' Milton Caniff, The New Yorker's Whitney Darrow, Jr., Betty and Veronica's Dan DeCarlo, Prince Valiant's Hal Foster, Barney Google's Billy Debeck, Plastic Man's Jack Cole, Gasoline Alley's Frank King, Popeye's E.C. Segar, and many more icons of comic art.   These esteemed geniuses act as life coaches with inspiring stories of how they succeeded and give stirring and wise encouragement to propel you to your own success. For beginners, seasoned professionals, teachers, students in school classes hungry to learn, and even those that are passionate about comics history, this will be an invaluable classic in the field. HC • FC • $49.99 • 288 pages • 8.5” x 11” * * * Transformers: Most Epic Battles TP Bill Mantlo, Ralph Macchio, Bob Budiansky, Simon Furman (w) • Frank Springer, Kim DeMulder, Don Perlin, Geoff Senior, Andrew Wildman, more (a) • Guido Guidi (c) The most epic battles in Transformers history! This collection of the best vintage bang-ups and brawls from the Generation 1 era is the perfect companion for fans of the Robots in Disguise. See who wins when Optimus Prime and the Decepticons face off with ramifications stretching from Earth to Cybertron! TPB • FC • $19.99 • 152 pages   * * * Transformers: Autocracy Trilogy TP Chris Metzen, Flint Dille (w) • Livio Ramondelli (a & c) Before Optimus became a Prime he fought for order. Before Megatron became a conqueror he fought for freedom. In the early days of the war on Cybertron, two leaders–one Autobot, the other Decepticon–start down their own paths towards destiny. Collects the Autocracy, Monstrosity, and Primacy series into one collection. TPB • FC • $29.99 • 336 pages * * * Transformers: Optimus Prime TP John Barber (w) • Kei Zama, Alex Milne (a) • Kei Zama (c) REVOLUTION is over—but the danger to Earth is just beginning. As OPTIMUS PRIME pulls Earth into the larger universe, he’s painted a target on it… and a new alien incursion begins when a corkscrew shaped craft drills into our world! Collects issues #1–6. TPB • FC • $19.99 • 144 pages * * * Rom, Vol. 2 TPC Chris Ryall & Christos Gage (w) • David Messina, Paolo Villanelli (a) • Zach Howard (c) Rom is more alone than ever in his fight against the Dire Wraiths. Or is he? Introducing two armored faces very familiar to Rom... but whose side are they on? Collects issues #5–8 and the origin of Rom from the 2017 Annual. TPB • FC • $19.99 • 136 pages * * * Atomic Robo Presents Real Science Adventures, Vol. 1: The Billion Dollar Plot TP Brian Clevinger (w) • Erica Henderson (a & c) In the aftermath of the financial panic of 1893, Nikola Tesla and the Centurions of Science are all that stand between the rule of law and a shadowy cabal of corrupt industrialists plotting to usurp the federal government of the United States. Featuring: Black Coats, Swamp Men, the vast pneumatic tube network of New York City, and tons of action tying it all together! TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages * * * Amelia Cole Omnibus TP Adam P. Knave & D.J. Kirkbride (w) • Nick Brokenshire (a & c) Magic do-gooder Amelia Cole travels between a world of science and a world of magic–until she's trapped in a blended world where the mages reign over non-mages. Now she's The Protector, and the responsibility to set things right is hers! She'll take on social injustice as well as the occasional giant corgi and demon mugger, while an ancient darkness encroaches–one that threatens all three worlds! It'll be up to Amelia, her magic pipe wrench, eight foot techno-golem Lemmy, and their strange and wonderful friends to protect everyone, save everything, and give hope to mage and non-mage alike! Collects all 30 issues! TPB • FC • $39.99 • 500 pages • 6” x 9” * * * My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Vol. 12 TP Ted Anderson (w) • Andy Price (a & c) The craziest, most epic MLP story yet! Multiple versions of ponies are springing up around town and strange new beasts stalk the land as an orb of energy grows larger in the sky. Twilight and the Princesses have no answers... but Discord might in "Chaos Theory!" Collects issues #48–53. TPB • FC • $19.99 • 136 pages * * * My Little Pony: Twilight's Kingdom TP Meghan McCarthy (w) • Various (a & c) The celebrated animated series comes to bookshelves! Revisit the habitants of Equestria and learn about the magic that friendship brings in this adaptation of the television series. This volume adapts the two-part "Twilight's Kingdom!" TPB • FC • $12.99 • 144 pages • 5” x 7” * * * Mummies!: Classic Monsters of Pre-Code Horror Comics TP Steve Banes, Craig Yoe (w) • Bob Powell, Harry Lazarus, & more (a) • Tony Mortellaro (c) Movie mummies will soon be terrorizing theater goers! Now, from the boils and ghoul who bring you Haunted Horror, scream with delight over these stories unleashed from Pre-Code horror comics. SEE! The brutal attack of "The Living Mummies!" SENSE! The strangest "Case of the Beckoning Mummy!" FEEL! As "The Unburied Mummy" intensifies its powerful grip upon your puny throat! And there's a tomb-full more! PLUS! A crumbling gallery of classic mummy comic book covers, and spine-tingling guest appearances by Frankenstein's Monster and Charlie Chan! You'll be screaming for your mommy as MUMMIES! shamble into your trembling hands! TPB • FC • $19.99 • 128 pages • 7” x 10” * * * Samaris TP Benoît Peeters (w) • François Schuiten (a & c) Samarisis the first volume of the chronicles of The Obscure Cities, published as a graphic novel in 1983 in French and published for the first time in English in 1987 as The Great Walls of Samaris.   This edition, marking the 30th anniversary of the original English language publication, features an expanded main story, an all-new creator-approved translation, and new coloring. The book also contains the never before published-in-English “THE MYSTERIES OF PAHRY,” a THE OBSCURE CITIES story, originally published in four parts, three in the French comics magazine, A Suivre, from 1987 through 1989, and in the December 1994 issue of Macadam-plus. TPB • FC • $19.99 • 96 pages • 8.5” x 11” IMAGE COMICS Spawn Vault Edition HC Story / Art / Cover: Todd McFarlane May 31 / 200 pages / FC / T / $175.00 In celebration of the 25th anniversary of SPAWN, Todd McFarlane has opened his personal vault and is collecting the first seven issues of SPAWN in their original artboard form. Included in this SPAWN VAULT EDITION Artboard Book:  •Never-before-published original art boards •New oversized (12.25”x 17.25”) hardcover book •Included in this special edition, are a few extra surprises from TODD. •Randomly selected books will be inserted with a one-of-a-kind sketch by TODD McFARLANE.   * * * User Hc Story: Devin Grayson Art: John Bolton, Sean Phillips Cover: Sean Phillips May 17 / 176 pages / FC / M / $29.99 Originally published as a groundbreaking three-part Vertigo miniseries, DEVIN GRAYSON’s USER explores sexual identity and online role-playing in the text-based MUDs of the nineties. Featuring breathtaking art by SEAN PHILLIPS and JOHN BOLTON, USER—which was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for its authentic portrayal of gender fluidity—is as relevant and powerful today as it was when first created. * * * Invincible Ultimate Collection 11 Hc Story: Robert Kirkman Art: Cory Walker, Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Nathan Fairbairn, Ryan Ottley Cover: Nathan Fairbairn, Ryan Ottley May 17 / 336 pages / FC / M / $39.99 With Robot’s control of Earth complete, Mark Grayson and family take to the stars! But Thragg and an unexpected trip to the past turn Mark’s world upside down. Collects INVINCIBLE #121-132 * * * Revival Deluxe Collection, Vol. 4 Hc Story: Tim Seeley Art: Mike Norton Cover: Jenny Frison, Mike Norton May 31 / 296 pages / FC / M / $34.99 This is it, the final chapter in the critically acclaimed crime/horror rural noir, REVIVAL! For one day in central Wisconsin, the dead came back to life. Now, it's up to Officer Dana Cypress to deal with the media scrutiny, religious zealots, and government quarantine that has come with them. Having solved the mystery of her sister’s murder, Dana must decide whether to seek justice or help the perpetrator save the town of Wausau from eating itself alive. The sell-out hit series created by New York Times bestselling author TIM SEELEY and Eisner-winning artist MIKE NORTON is collected in this oversized hardcover featuring REVIVAL #36-47 plus many behind-the-scenes bonuses and other features. * * * The Dying And The Dead Special Edition TP Story: Jonathan Hickman Art / Cover: Ryan Bodenheim May 24 / 120 pages / FC / T+ / $9.99 “WHAT’S OLD IS NEW AGAIN” A special direct market only trade paperback edition of THE DYING AND THE DEAD collecting the first three oversized issues. This will arrive in stores the same day as THE DYING AND THE DEAD #4. * * * Mayday Tp Story: Alex de Campi Art: Blond, Tony Parker Cover: Tony Parker May 17 / 136 pages / FC / M / $14.99 April 1971. The CIA is handed the espionage coup of the decade when a KGB general defects with a list of all Soviet intelligence assets in Asia. Including spies within the US Army in Vietnam. All Jack Hudson has to do is get the defector and his microfilm from Hong Kong to California...and keep Palm Springs’ overzealous FBI office from turning everything into a freakshow. All Codename: Felix has to do is kill the defector and get the microfilm back to the USSR, by any means possible. Easy, right? Now throw in a beautiful woman, a fast car, and a whole lot of drugs. The bloody new thriller from ALEX DE CAMPI (NO MERCY, Grindhouse, Archie vs. Predator), TONY PARKER (This Damned Band) and BLOND! * * * Motor Crush, Vol. 1 Tp Story: Babs Tarr, Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart Art: Babs Tarr, Cameron Stewart Cover: Babs Tarr June 14 / 136 pages / FC / T+ / $9.99 The team behind the critically acclaimed revamp of Batgirl returns with an exciting sci-fi action-adventure series! By day, Domino Swift competes for fame & fortune in a worldwide motorcycle racing league. By night, she cracks heads of rival gangs in brutal bike wars to gain possession of a rare, valuable contraband: an engine-boosting “machine narcotic” known as Crush. * * * Pix, Vol. 2: Too Super For School Tp Story / Art / Cover: Gregg Schigiel May 03 / 200 pages / FC / E / $12.99 It’s back to school for Pix, the superhero who claims she’s a fairy princess, and she's not winning any popularity contests. Worried she's causing more harm than good, Pix makes some BIG changes, like hanging up her cape, making a new friend, and questioning if maybe she’s not a fairy princess after all. Plus: monsters, bullies, mad science, confessions, magic, and the prom in the next chapter of this sensational suburban superhero saga! * * * Rockstars, Vol. 1: Nativity In Blacklight Tp Story: Joe Harris Art / Cover: Megan Hutchison June 14 / 144 pages / FC / M / $9.99 When a pattern of unsolved “groupie” murders from the 1970s resumes in present-day Los Angeles, nobody makes the connection except Jackie Mayer, a rock nerd with a strange connection to music’s urban legends and a mysterious ability to “see” what most people miss. Together with a muckraking music writer and his loyal cat, Jackie uncovers an underground conspiracy involving a legendary band, demonic possession, and sacrifices to the dark gods of rock. Fan-favorite JOE HARRIS (GREAT PACIFIC, The X-Files) and the mega-talented MEGAN HUTCHISON deliver a crash course in rock ‘n’ roll’s untold mysteries, secret histories, and seedy underbellies. Collects ROCKSTARS #1-5 * * * Violent Love, Vol. 1: Stay Dangerous Tp   Story: Frank J. Barbiere Art / Cover: Victor Santos May 24 / 152 pages / FC / M / $9.99 Daisy Jane and Rock Bradley were two of the most notorious bank robbers in the American Southwest. And then they fell in love. Join FRANK J. BARBIERE (FIVE GHOSTS, The Revisionist) and VICTOR SANTOS (THE MICE TEMPLAR, Polar) for a pulp-infused criminal romance oozing with style and action! Collecting VIOLENT LOVE #1-5 * * * Nailbiter, Vol. 6: The Bloody Truth Tp Story: Joshua Williamson Art / Cover: Mike Henderson May 03 / 144 pages / FC / M / $14.99 Sixteen of the world’s worst serial killers were all born and raised in the same small town. For years, people have tried to solve the mystery of “Why this town?” And now the truth is finally revealed...but at what cost? The bloody tale of horror from creators JOSHUA WILLIAMSON and MIKE HENDERSON concludes! Collects NAILBITER #26-#30 * * * No Mercy, Vol. 3 Tp Story: Alex de Campi Art: Carla Speed McNeil, Jenn Manley Lee Cover: Carla Speed McNeil May 24 / 128 pages / FC / M / $14.99 As teens start to come back from the accident in Mataguey, a new set of consequences begin: the lawsuits. Because on top of trauma, what you really need as an incoming college freshman is the intricate chess game of legal preparation. Meanwhile, those still in the jungles of Central America—Tiffani and DeShawn in captivity and Travis free and high—are set on a collision course that will change them forever. Collects NO MERCY #9-14 A new chapter of the teen horror epic by creators ALEX DE CAMPI & CARLA SPEED MCNEIL begins here.