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DARK HORSE, IDW, AND IMAGE
COMICS:
August 2016 Collected Editions Solicits
DARK HORSE
Another Chance to Get It Right Fourth Edition HC On sale Oct 12 Dark Horse is proud
to offer a the 25th anniversary edition
of Another Chance To Get It
Right, the acclaimed and ground breaking collection
of short stories, poetry, and allegory by Andrew Vachss, one
of the most powerful voices in the field of child protection. This work
is an illumination of the realities of child
abuse, juvenile violence... and tribute to the power
of imagination. It features a line-up of award
winning artists, including Geof Darrow, Paul Chadwick, Frank Caruso,
Dave Gibbons, and Tim Bradstreet, as well as all-new
material plus a magnificent (and
collectible) new cover by Geof Darrow. * * * Archie
Archives Volume 13 HC On sale Oct 19 There's never a dull moment with Archie, his nutty pal Jughead, and his gal pals Betty and Veronica. Presenting classic Archie tales from comics' Golden Age and featuring the art of Bob Montana, Samm Schwartz, and Bill Vigoda, Archie Archives will bust your gut and tickle your funny bone! Collects Archie Comics #39–#40, Pep Comics #76–#78, and Laugh Comics #35–#37. * * *
Bandette Volume 3: The House of the Green Mask HC On sale Oct 12 Bandette, greatest thief in all the lands, uncovers the greatest of all mysteries: a clue to the location of the legendary House of the Green Mask! But the sinister Voice has set his sights on the same treasure and sent a deadly assassin after the same secrets! Worse, he's stolen the one thing dearest to Bandette's heart. Now, she's after revenge! (And also chocolate.) * * *
Battlepug Volume 5: The Paws of War HC On sale Oct 19 THIS IS IT! The final battle between good and evil has begun! The Last Kinmundian and friends have reached the nefarious Catwulf and Zurn, but will they be able to defeat what they find? Revenge will at last be had in this action-packed finale to the Harvey and Eisner Award–winning web comic! * * *
Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash TP & Ltd. Ed. HC On sale Oct 5 On sale Oct 5 Best known for his
collaborations with Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean defied expectations with
his stunning debut as writer and artist in Cages, winner of multiple
awards for Best Graphic Album. Dark Horse proudly presents a new
original graphic novel by the legendary artist based on the life of
Paul Nash, a surrealist painter during World War I. The Dreams of Paul
Nash deals with real soldiers' memoirs, and all the stories add up to a
moving piece about how war and extreme situations change us and how we
deal with the resultant pain -- in Nash's case, by turning his
landscapes into powerful and fantastical "psychoscapes." * * *
Fight Club 2 Library Edition HC On sale Oct 5 Rize or Die. New York Times best-selling novelist Chuck Palahniuk and acclaimed artist Cameron Stewart have collaborated for one of the most highly anticipated comic book and literary events of 2015 -- the return of Tyler Durden. The first rule of Fight Club 2 might be not to talk about it, but Fight Club 2 is generating international headlines and will introduce a new generation of readers to Project Mayhem. • Limited edition in slipcase with 50 pages of bonus content. * * * The
Goon Library Volume 4 HC On sale Oct 5 Lonely Street comes
under all manner of threats both tragic and hilarious in this hardcover
edition of The Goon. Collects The Goon Volumes 10–12.
* * * Halo:
Tales from Slipspace HC On sale Oct 12 This action-packed original graphic novel contains all-new Halo® stories from some of the comic industry's best -- Jonathan Wayshak, Eric Nguyen, Alex Irvine, Vasilis Lolos, Kody Chamberlain, Dave Crosland, John Jackson Miller, Jonathan Goff, Simon Roy, and Halo: Escalation writer Duffy Boudreau -- as well as 343 Industries' own franchise development director, Frank O'Connor, and franchise producer, Tyler Jeffers! * * *
Leaving Megalopolis Volume 2: Surviving Megalopolis HC On sale Oct 5 Fan-favorite creators Gail Simone and J. Calafiore return to the city whose citizens are hunted -- not by villains, but by heroes! The survivors of Leaving Megalopolis reluctantly return to the doomed city, still controlled by superheroes turned brutal killers, on a rescue mission straight into the heart of madness! Collects issues #1–#6.
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Moebius Library: The World of Edena HC On sale Oct 26 Working closely with Moebius Production in France, Dark Horse puts the work of a master storyteller back in print -- with some material in English for the first time! Stel and Atan are interstellar repairmen trying to find a lost space station and its crew. What they discover about the universe and themselves on the mythical paradise planet Edena, though, changes their lives forever. Moebius's long-out-of-print World of Edena story arc gets a deluxe hardcover treatment, with its five main chapters -- Upon a Star, Gardens of Edena, The Goddess, Stel, and Sra -- collected here! * * *
Plants vs. Zombies Graphic Novel Boxed Set #2 On sale Oct 19 This deluxe boxed set includes three Plants vs. Zombies collections -- two graphic novels and one art book -- as well as a limited-edition double-sided poster! Three unique and distinctive collections -- all tied together with plants, zombies, Crazy Dave, and Zomboss! Collects Plants vs. Zombies Volume 4: Grown Sweet Home HC, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare HC, and The Art of Plants vs. Zombies HC!
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Terminal City Library Edition HC On sale Oct 12 Venture back into Dean Motter and Michael Lark's Terminal City in this oversized library edition! The city has been in decline since a group of celebrated adventurers were each disgraced or disappeared into obscurity. Now, a series of strange mysteries brings them together again... with explosive results! * * *
Usagi Yojimbo Gallery Edition Volume 2: The Artist and Other Stories HC On sale Oct 12 Stan Sakai's masterwork has had many incarnations, but none so stunning and absolute as this, the Usagi Yojimbo Gallery Edition. This second volume includes eight complete, breathtaking stories, scanned from the original art boards and reproduced at actual size and in full color -- making it the ultimate collector's edition! Collects original art reproductions of Usagi Yojimbo issues #65, #74–#75, #93, #103–#104, #116, #123, and #141, and "The Artist" from Dark Horse Presents Volume 2 #35–#36.
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Aw Yeah Comics!: Action Cat and Adventure Bug TP On sale Oct 26 From the pages of Aw Yeah Comics! Art Baltazar and Franco's greatest superheroes, Action Cat and Adventure Bug, star in their very own story! Our heroes run an amazing comics shop, but Evil Cat lurks behind the scenes to do... what else? Evil! Beware his new secret weapon, the lizard gun! Collects issues #1–#4. * * *
Buffy: The High School Years -- Glutton for Punishment TP On sale Oct 19 When Buffy and Xander sign up for Home Ec, assuming it will be an extra-credit cakewalk, they aren't aware that the teacher is a ravenous tiger demon in disguise! When he's found to be kidnapping his top students and forcing them to cook for him, Buffy must rescue her fellow students -- and give the tiger demon his just desserts! * * *
Cages TP (Second Edition) On sale Oct 19 Filled with complex characters, intriguing flights of fancy, and all the beautiful visuals you'd expect from the director of MirrorMask, Cages is Dave McKean's magnum opus. It chronicles the intersecting lives of a painter, a writer, and a musician living in the same apartment building, and is a profound rumination on art, God, cats, and the cages we build for ourselves. • New edition features a brand-new cover and a bonus section of related artwork, old covers, sketches, limited prints, and more. * * *
The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story Expanded Edition TP On sale Oct 12 The Fifth Beatle recounts the untold story of visionary Beatles manager Brian Epstein -- who created Beatlemania and guided the band from basement gigs to unprecedented international stardom. This multiple-award-winning graphic novel has been added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives! This new softcover edition includes a revised sketchbook and Beatles memorabilia bonus section with behind-the-scenes insights from writer Vivek Tiwary and artists Andrew Robinson and Kyle Baker -- expanded to include eight pages unique to this edition! * * *
Hellboy in Hell Volume 2: The Death Card TP On sale Oct 5 After facing off for a second time against the Vampire of Prague, Hellboy, dead and in Hell, comes down with a fatal illness and seeks the help of an incompetent team of doctors. As he explores the geography of Hell, learning little from a confused pair of mapmakers, Hellboy gets a glimpse of the new World Tree that he helped to create, stands accused by his own sister of a terrible murder, and causes the destruction of Pandemonium itself in the climactic chapter of the series that the LA Times calls "the best work of [Mike Mignola's] career." Collects issues #6–#10. * * *
Predator: Life and Death TP On sale Oct 12 Colonial Marines on the planet Tartarus battle extraterrestrial hunters over the possession of a mysterious horseshoe-shaped spaceship of unknown origin. The Weyland-Yutani rep wants the ship, and the marine captain wants to protect her crew. But neither objective is likely when a band of Predators attacks! Collects issues #1–#4. * * *
The Secret Loves of Geek Girls TP On sale Oct 5 The Secret Loves of Geek Girls is a nonfiction anthology mixing prose, comics, and illustrated stories on the lives and loves of an amazing cast of female creators. Featuring work by Margaret Atwood (The Heart Goes Last), Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer), Trina Robbins (Wonder Woman), Marguerite Bennett (Marvel's A-Force), Noelle Stevenson (Nimona), Marjorie Liu (Monstress), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), and over fifty more creators, it's a compilation of tales told from both sides of the tables: from the fans who love video games, comics, and sci-fi to those that work behind the scenes as creators and industry insiders. * * *
Tomb Raider Volume 1 TP On sale Oct 26 After Rise of the
Tomb Raider, Lara Croft's adventure continues in an all-new
Dark Horse series by Eisner Award–winning writer Mariko Tamaki! IDW PUBLISHING
Chris Samnee's Daredevil: Artist's Edition HC IDW Publishing launched the very first Artist's Edition in 2010. It was a bold concept that to date has garnered five consecutive Eisner Awards in the category of Best Archival Project. With the release of Chris Samnee's Daredevil Artist's Edition we continue to stay ahead of the pack by featuring not one, not two, but THREE versions of Samnee's gorgeous original art -- we like to think of it as an Artist's Edition triple play! This amazing collection will be presented in TWO books. The first, a hardcover featuring Daredevil Issues 23 - 27. Since these books were lettered digitally, you will see more of the Samnee's original art than ever before! Additionally, all of Chris' beautiful layouts will be printed here, again, scanned from the original art. The second book will be a horizontal softcover, printing all Mark Waid's scripts -- but that's not all -- Samnee's artistic technique involves drawing thumbnail breakdowns ON the script pages themselves. Which means there are THREE versions of art presented, plus the actual script enabling you to read along with the story! Additionally, these two books will come in a handsome slipcase. You've heard the term "Artist's Artist?" This will be an "Artist's Artist's Edition!" HC/TPB w/slipcase • BW • $95.00 net cost item • 160 page HC + 60 page SC • 12" x 17" HC + 17" x 12" SC
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection, Vol. 3 HC Violence and carnage rage across the city as Shredder's master plan unfolds. When tragedy strikes the Turtles, the brothers will have to hold the line against an attack from within, but with allegiances shifting they must formulate a plan to fight back against their deadliest enemy. Volume 3 collects issues #21–28 of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ongoing series and the Old Hob, Alopex, Karai, Hun, Bebop and Rocksteady, and Shredder Micro-Series one-shots, plus the 2012 Annual. HC • FC • $49.99 • 428 pages • 7" x 11"
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Transformers: IDW Collection Phase Two, Vol. 4 HC In the early days of the war on Cybertron, two leaders start down their paths towards destiny. Meanwhile, on current day Cybertron, Megatron is back! Everything Bumblebee and his Autobots have built teeters on the edge of collapse–and Starscream has to make the choice his whole life has been leading to. On the Lost Light, a secret prisoner is confined in the bowels of the ship. Collects the Monstrosity mini-series, Robots in Disguise #12–18, and More Than Meets the Eye #14–16. HC • FC • $49.99 •
356 pages • 7" x 11" * * *
X-Files Anthology Vol. 3: Secret Agendas
HC The truth is still out there! FBI Special Agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder go hunting in the shadows for dangerous truths in this new collection of original never-before-published tales of the X-Files. Edited by NY Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry and featuring heart-stopping stories by some of today's hottest writers of mystery, thriller, science fiction and horror. HC • B&W • $19.99 • 360 pages • 6" x 9" * * *
Edward Scissorhands: The Final Cut HC All 10 issues of the critically acclaimed series by writer Kate Leth and artist Drew Rausch are collected in this deluxe, oversized hardcover. Once adored by the Boggs family and the neighborhood that welcomed his arrival, Edward Scissorhands' intervening years of reclusion have not been kind to him. But now, decades later, his lost-love Kim has her own family, and her granddaughter is about to discover the wonder her mother wishes she could forget. HC • FC • $49.99 • 280 pages • 7" x 11" * * *
Popeye Classics, Vol. 8: I Hate Bullies and More HC Another splendiferous volume of Popeye Classics (collect them all!). Cartoon Research yelps, "It's rare that the comic book version of a popular comic strip is as good or better than the original. This is one of those rare exceptions. Sagendorf is immersed in Segar's world. His storytelling abilities are superb and his cartooning is a joy to behold. Sagendorf owned this universe as much as Segar–other artists have been able substitutes, but Sagendorf knew these eccentric personalities inside and out!" HC • FC • $29.99 • 192 pages • 8.5" x 11" * * *
Clive Barker's Great and Secret Show Deluxe Edition
HC The complete 12-issue series adaptation of Clive Barker's The Great and Secret Show is collected in this deluxe oversized hardcover by writer Chris Ryall and Eisner Award-winning artist Gabriel Rodriguez. From inside a Nebraska dead letter office, Randolph Jaffe's quest to possess the Art sets into motion a battle between forces light and dark. This lushly detailed tale is equal parts horror, fantasy, and love by one of the masters of the genre. Also included is the original one-shot story "Seduth." HC • 7" x 11" • 316
pages • FC • $49.99
* * * Locke
& Key Master Edition, Vol. 3 HC Named a "modern
masterpiece" by The A.V. Club, the critically-acclaimed series Locke
& Key takes on new life in a reformatted oversized hardcover
collection. The end is here! Volume 3 features the fifth and sixth
L&K arcs, "Clockworks" and "Alpha & Omega," with
all-new cover art and design by co-creator Gabriel Rodriguez. HC • FC • $49.99 •
352 pages • 7" x 11" * * *
Haunted Horror: Candles for the Undead and More! HC In this bizarre, lawless, ghoulish, gruesome, terrifying frightfest of a book you'll read: "Candles for the Undead," "The Monster's Ghost," "Pray for the Vampire Horde," "The Witches Come at Midnight," "Your Head for Mine" and many more mind-rotting comics! HC • FC • $24.99 • 148 pages • 8.5" x 11" * * *
LOAC presents KING FEATURES ESSENTIALS Volume 2:
Tim Tyler's Luck 1933 HC These never-before-collected strips represent an essential transition point that would forever change the direction of adventure comics. Lyman Young's Tim Tyler's Luck was a successful series set in exotic locales before Alex Raymond signed on as Young's assistant. It's in these 1932-1933 strips, as Raymond assumed greater and greater responsibility for the drawing, that he developed the prototypes for Flash Gordon, Dale Arden, and Jungle Jim, and the style for which he became famous a year later. HC • B&W • 12" x 4.25" • 380 pages • $29.99 * * *
From Hell HC Two of the greatest creators in the history of comics. Eleven unsolved murders. One sprawling conspiracy, one metropolis on the brink of the twentieth century, and one bloody-minded Ripper ushering London into the modern age of terror. From Hell, often ranked among the greatest graphic novels of all time, is now available in a handsome hardcover edition, with a brand new cover. HC • B&W • $39.99 • 560 pages * * *
Ditko Unleashed! HC Steve Ditko's
astounding career is presented here from the early 1950s to the
present. Examples of his work for Charlton, Warren, Marvel and DC are
shown, both as printed pages and scans from Ditko's beautiful original
art! HC • PC • $59.99 • 368 pages • 9.6" x 12.7" * * *
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus HC Both of L. Frank Baum's classic Santa Claus tales are collected here: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus and A Kidnapped Santa Claus, with with beautiful spot illustrations and cover art by Eisner Award-winning comics creator Eric Shanower. HC • PC • $16.99 • 144 pages • 6" x 9" * * *
The Wind in the Willows (Illustrated by David Petersen) HC Kenneth Grahame (w) • David Petersen (a & c) Experience the timeless story of Toad, Rat, Mole, and Badger in a beautiful new unabridged, hardcover designed and illustrated by New York Times Bestselling author and Eisner Award-winning creator David Petersen (Mouse Guard). Painstakingly illustrated over 3 years, this exquisite and lavish edition features both color and pen and ink illustrations throughout. Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth Grahame to his son, The Wind in the Willows is a timeless tale of animal cunning and human camaraderie. Since its first publication in 1908, generations of adults and children have cherished this world of gurgling rivers and whispering reeds, serving as home to the most lovable creatures in all literature -- Rat, Mole, Badger, and the irrepressible Toad of Toad Hall; with his goggles, overcoat and love of fast cars. Follow these little adventurers through gypsy caravans, stolen sports cars, and their Wild Wood. HC • FC • $24.99 •
256 pages * * *
Atomic Robo: The Hell and Lightning Collection TP In this well oiled for your non-sexualized gaze collection, Atomic Robo teams up with jet-pack clad lady pirates, travels to Hollow Earth, and at long last, becomes a Cowboy. Collects The Flying She-Devils of the Pacific, The Savage Sword of Dr. Dinosaur, and The Knights of the Golden Circle for your reading delight. Or maybe more? If you're interested hit us up sometime at 701-404-ROBO. Nothing too serious, we like to keep it caj. TPB • FC • $39.99 • 424 pages * * *
March Book 3 TP Top Shelf is honored to present the stunning conclusion to the award-winning and best-selling MARCH trilogy. By Fall 1963, the Civil Rights Movement is an undeniable keystone of the national conversation, and as chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, John Lewis is right in the thick of it. With the stakes continuing to rise, white supremacists intensify their opposition through government obstruction and civilian terrorist attacks, a supportive president is assassinated, and African-Americans across the South are still blatantly prohibited from voting. To carry out their nonviolent revolution, Lewis and an army of young activists launch a series of innovative projects, including the Freedom Vote, Mississippi Freedom Summer, and a pitched battle for the soul of the Democratic Party waged live on national television. But strategic disputes are deepening within the movement, even as 25-year-old John Lewis heads to Alabama to risk everything in a historic showdown that will shock the world. TPB • BW • $19.99 • 256 pages • 6.5" x 9.5" * * *
March Trilogy Slipcase Set The #1 New York Times bestselling trilogy is complete! Celebrate with this commemorative set containing all three volumes of March in a stunning new slipcase! TPB w/slipcase • BW • $49.99 • 560 pages * * *
Transformers: War Within Omnibus TP Collects both the WAR WITHIN and WAR WITHIN: DARK AGES series. In this 12-part story, four million years before the Transformers arrived on Earth, civil war rocks their home world of Cybertron, and Optimus Prime faces his first–and greatest–challenge. But before he can deal with the Decepticons, the new Autobot leader must look within, and decide if Cybertron is worth saving at all! TPB • FC • $24.99 • 312 pages • 6" x 9"
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Transformers vs G.I. Joe, Vol. 3 TP The biggest space battle ever grows to universal proportions! Will the G.I. JOE team and the AUTOBOTS make peace -- before COBRA and the DECEPTICONS end the war… the bad way?! Collects issues #10–13. TPB • FC • $19.99 •
120 pages • 7" x 11"
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Angel: Season Six, Vol. 2 TP
Angel: Season Six picks up where the television series left off! Volume 2 of a two-volume set, this collection contains Angel: After the Fall, Vol. 4, Angel: Aftermath, and Angel: Last Angel in Hell. TPB • FC • $29.99 •
428 pages
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and the Holograms, Vol. 3: Dark Jem TP Kelly Thompson (w) • Sophie Campbell (a
& c) Something is wrong
with SYNERGY! As JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS' first tour begins, something --
or someone -- called SILICA is after them… but who, or what, is she?
Meanwhile, THE MISFITS need to replace their lead singer fast -- and
maybe even… permanently?!? Collects issues #11–16. TPB • FC • $19.99 •
136 pages
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My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Vol. 10 TP There's never a dull moment in Ponyville! The Cutiemark Crusaders hit the great outdoors with their class! Find out about the untold first meeting of Twilight and baby Spike! Rainbow Dash's grumpy mood starts to affect her friends. And, Pinkie Pie decides to make her very own comic book! Collects issues #38–42. TPB • FC • $19.99 •
124 pages * * *
Mickey Mouse: Shadow of the Colossus TP Andrea "Casty"
Castellan, Jonathan Gray, Giorgio Cavazzano, Romano Scarpa, Noel Van
Horn (w & a) • Giorgio Cavazzano (c) When a
skyscraper-sized ancient Greek robot warrior comes to ferocious life,
Mickey, Goofy, and Eurasia Toft might find their own lives at stake!
Then, in "Bridge on the River Ai-Yai," Mickey's mynah bird pal,
Ellsworth, drags him into a years-old battle with an infamous con man!
Collects IDW's Mickey Mouse #10–12. TPB • FC • $12.99 •
124 pages • 6" x 9" * * * Amelia
Cole Versus the End of Everything TP Adam P. Knave, D.J.
Kirkbride (w) • Nick Brokenshire (a & c) It's the final volume
of the AMELIA COLE saga! Amelia, Hector, Lemmy, Omega Company, and the
rest band together for one last stand against The Council. There's no
going back, and no way around it–all of Amelia's adventures since
arriving in The Unknown World have lead right here! It's AMELIA COLE
VERSUS THE END OF EVERYTHING! TPB • FC • $19.99 •
120 pages * * *
Amazing Forest TP TP Erick Freitas
& Ulises Farinas (w) • Julien Dufour, Matt Rota, Melody Often,
Yumi Sakugawa, Caitlin Rose Boyle, Angelica Blevins, Sean Pryor, Buster
Moody, Job Yamen, Skuds Mckinley, Austin Breed, Zoe Crockett, Jelena
Djordjevic, Victor Puchalski, Adrian Bago Gonzalez, Hyendo Park, Jack
Forbes, Teylor Smirl, Alison Wight, Edwin Vazquez, Mike Prezzato,
Marcus Muller, Jon Sperry, A. Shay Hahn (a) • Ulises Farinas (c) Tales for the bold.
Ideas for the strange. Wicked concepts that stir the minds of those
with darkness in their hearts. A modern anthology that lends itself to
a time when stories were short and ugly. Written by Ulises Farinas and
Erick Freitas, each comic is drawn by a different, amazingly talented
artist each lending their unique talents to bring horrible happiness to
the readers' skulls! TPB • FC • $24.99 •
208 pages * * *
The Last One TP What if you couldn't die? The sole survivor of an ancient race of immortals, the being called Myrwann has nothing but time. Throughout history, as nations rose and fell, as humans waged war, waged peace, wrote poetry and touched the stars, Myrwann lived outside them and beside them, sometimes as woman, sometimes as man. Now, old beyond imagining, tired beyond words, The Last One nurtures the failed and broken souls of New York City's East Village–even as his own heart cries out for the release of death. TPB • FC • $24.99 •
208 pages
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Kelly: The Cartoon America Turns to TP Edited by Ward Sutton (w) • Stan Kelly (a & c) The Los Angeles Times proclaims The Onion's editorial cartoonist, Stan Kelly, "A maniac whose ideas frequently make no sense at all!" But what do you expect from the Lame-stream Media? What truly makes no sense at all is that there has never been a published collection of Kelly's work -- until now! Easily our era's top opinion-maker, Kelly influences everyone from world leaders to water cooler layabouts. Sticking it to the sickos and giving props to the patriotic, Kelly's super-award-winning cartoons "tell it like it is" and frame today's crucial issues in context so you don't have to. This lavish, soft-cover 50th Anniversary Collection, compiled by acolyte Ward Sutton and loaded with bonus extras, presents the best of Kelly in his signature, eye-popping black and white. It's a trip every Kellyhead has been dying to take! TPB • B&W • $19.99 • 200 pages • 8.5" x 6.88" * * *
Corto Maltese: The Ethiopian TP Hugo Pratt (w & a & c) When Corto Maltese arrives in the Middle East and Africa in 1918 the shifting sands and loyalties reveal colonial powers still battling for domination over each other and the indigenous people. The desert of Yemen, controlled by the fading Ottoman Empire, is the setting for "In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate," where Corto meets Cush, the Danikil warrior with whom he establishes a close yet conflicted relationship. In "The Coup de Grace" the stubborn racism of an English commander of a small fort in British Somaliland leads to conflict with Cush and the Dervish army of Sayyid Mohamed, whom the British call "The Mad Mullah." The action moves to Ethiopia amidst inter-tribal conflict in "…and of Other Romeos and Other Juliets," as Cush introduces Corto to the mysterious and powerful shaman Shamael, who hears the voices of the dead and of devils. German East Africa is the background of "The Leopard-Men of the Rufiji," where Corto is engulfed in a dreamlike atmosphere that reveals how African justice operates outside the constraints of "white" law. TPB • 9.25" x 11.625" • 96 pages • B&W • $24.99
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Sadistic Magicians: Jim Mahfood Sketchbook, Vol. 1 TP Jim Mahfood (w & a & c) Sadistic Magician: Jim Mahfood Sketchbook Vol. 1 collects the best of artist Jim Mahfood's eclectic sketchbook archives from the last five years into one classy volume. Mahfood's sketchbooks serve as an experimental place for the artist to really cut loose and try new things. The end results tend to be even more dynamic, thrilling, and psychedelic than his already super stylized comics and illustration work. The sketchbook art book offers a unique look at process, trial and error, problem solving, and eventual victory over the odds and a glorious celebration of visual mayhem. TPB • FC • $39.99 • 216 pages IMAGE COMICS PRINCE OF CATS HC STORY / ART / COVER: RONALD WIMBERLY SEPTEMBER 28 / 152 PAGES / FC / T+ / $24.99 ADVANCE SOLICIT PRINCE OF CATS is the B side to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, played at an eighties block party in an NY where underground sword dueling blossomed alongside hip-hop, punk, disco, and no wave. It’s the story of the minor players with Tybalt at the center. The definitive printing of RONALD WIMBERLY’s critically-acclaimed first work, presented as intended for the first time. * * * SOLSTICE HCSTORY: STEVEN T. SEAGLE ART / COVER: MORITAT SEPTEMBER 21 / 120 PAGES / FC / M / $19.99 ADVANCE SOLICIT Russell Waterhouse, a manic millionaire with a death wish, drags his son, Hugh, to the most dangerous corners on a desperate hunt for the Fountain of Youth. On the longest day of the year, both men will discover there's a reason why the mysterious wellspring has never been found—and why its most noted seekers have all met premature ends. Presented in full color for the first time! * * * THE ART OF MILLARWORLD TPSTORY: MARK MILLAR ART: VARIOUS COVER: JOCK SEPTEMBER 21 / 200 PAGES / FC / M / $19.99 ADVANCE SOLICIT Millarworld has reshaped comics in the twenty-first century and in honor of its awesome legacy, this volume collects all the cover artwork from Kick-Ass, WANTED, Superior, The Secret Service, Nemesis, Supercrooks, CHOSEN, WAR HEROES, JUPITER'S LEGACY, and MPH. Includes rare variants by special guest artists like BILL SIENKIEWICZ, ADAM HUGHES, MARC SILVESTRI, BRYAN HITCH, ADAM KUBERT, GEOF DARROW, PHIL NOTO, JOCK, DAVE JOHNSON, and more! * * * BLOODSTAIN, VOL. 2 TPSEPTEMBER 7 / 136 PAGES / FC / T+ / $14.99 ADVANCE SOLICIT Upon arriving at her new workplace, and meeting her new boss under some rather unflattering circumstances, Elly tries desperately to make a good impression on her first day on the job. The only problem is, both she and her new employer seem to be clueless as to what her job is supposed to be. * * * CIRCUIT-BREAKER TPSTORY: KEVIN McCARTHY ART / COVER: KYLE BAKER SEPTEMBER 14 / 128 PAGES / FC / T+ / $14.99 ADVANCE SOLICIT When the heroic robots that saved Japan during World War IV are outlawed, they turn against mankind, waging a campaign of terror across the last city on Earth. Their creator builds one more soldier, disguised as his teenaged granddaughter, and tasks her with dismantling the mechanical militia. As she begins to question her programming, will she be the last hope for humanity, or the final nail in our coffin? * * * CRIMINAL, VOL. 7: WRONG TIME, WRONG PLACE TPSTORY: ED BRUBAKER ART / COVER: SEAN PHILLIPS SEPTEMBER 7 / 112 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99 ADVANCE SOLICIT BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS return to their multiple award-winning series for two interlinked tales of the Lawless family in the 1970s. Teeg Lawless is trapped behind bars with a price on his head, doing anything he can to survive, while Tracy Lawless celebrates his twelfth birthday riding shotgun on a mission of death. * * * EMPTY ZONE, VOL. 2: THE INDUSTRIAL SMILE TPSTORY: JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER & DARRAGH SAVAGE ART: JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER & LUIS NCT COVER: JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER SEPTEMBER 7 / 152 PAGES / FC / M / $17.99 ADVANCE SOLICIT Deadly bounty hunters, doomed lovers, and sharp teeth. Corinne and Hank come to Berlin targeting another of Oni's laboratories. They find more than they were bargaining for when they encounter they city's bloody subterranean secret. Collects EMPTY ZONE #6-10 * * * THE FIX, VOL. 1 TPSTORY: NICK SPENCER ART / COVER: STEVE LIEBER SEPTEMBER 14 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99 ADVANCE SOLICIT THE FIX is a story of the crooked cops, scheming mobsters, and corrupt politicians that run Los Angeles—and the sex toy that can bring them all down. Oh, and the hero is a drug-sniffing beagle named Pretzels. Collects THE FIX #1-4 * * * FROM UNDER MOUNTAINS TPSTORY: CLAIRE GIBSON & MARIAN CHURCHLAND ART: SLOANE LEONG COVER: MARIAN CHURCHLAND SEPTEMBER 28 / 136 PAGES / FC / T / $14.99 ADVANCE SOLICIT Old blood feuds rise up from the past to haunt the ruling family of Karsgate Keep. Young Lady Elena must defy convention and assume her father's role, facing forces that threaten Akhara from outside its borders—and worse yet—from within. Collects FROM UNDER MOUNTAINS #1-6 * * * THE PRO TPSTORY: GARTH ENNIS ART / COVER: AMANDA CONNER & JIMMY PALMIOTTI AUGUST 3 / 72 PAGES / FC / M / $7.99 Reintroducing the outrageous story of THE PRO in paperback! Just when you thought it was safe to walk the streets, just when you thought no one would go near the idea of the world's first superhero prostitute… here comes THE PRO! Plus, in "THE PRO MEETS THE HO," our plucky heroine faces a super-powered "soiled dove" whose powers of perversion exceed the Pro's own! * * * SAINTS: THE BOOK OF BLAISE TPSTORY: SEAN LEWIS ART / COVER: BENJAMIN MACKEY SEPTEMBER 7 / 304 PAGES / FC / M / $19.99 ADVANCE SOLICIT When a group of misfits discover themselves to be the reincarnations of Catholic saints, they must put aside their differences to battle the fallen angel Michael and his army of doomsday zealots. Critically lauded, this is the comic debut of award-winning playwright SEAN LEWIS (Kennedy Center Rosa Parks Award; NPR’S This American Life) and graphic artist BENJAMIN MACKEY (of Twin Peaks Tarot Card fame). Collects SAINTS #1-9 * * * THINK TANK, VOL. 4: CREATIVE DESTRUCTION TPART / COVER: RAHSAN EKEDAL SEPTEMBER 28 / 128 PAGES / FC / T+ / $14.99 ADVANCE SOLICIT The US electrical grid and infrastructure is under attack by unknown sources. Russia and China are on the verge of war with each other. David Loren has his hand in it all as he's forced to toy with the world while dealing with a debilitating depression over his shattered relationship with Mirra Sway. Collects THINK TANK: CREATIVE DESTRUCTION #1-4 * * * THE WALKING DEAD, VOL. 26 TPART CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN COVER CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART SEPTEMBER 14 / 136 PAGES / BW / M / $14.99 ADVANCE SOLICIT After being betrayed by members of his own community, Rick Grimes charts a new course and marshals his forces against the Whisperers. Collects THE WALKING DEAD #151-156 |
