IMAGE COMICS: September 2009 Collected Editions Solicits INVINCIBLE: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION, VOL. 5 HC story ROBERT KIRKMAN art & cover by RYAN OTTLEY & FCO PLASCENCIA SEPTEMBER 23 336 PAGES / FC $34.99 Witness Invincible's transition from new hero just starting out to an established superhero! This volume collects Invincible's confrontation with Cecil Steadman, the return of the Reanimen and the beginning of a bold new era for Invincible! Collects INVINCIBLE #49-60 * * * SPAWN ORIGINS, VOL. 3 TP story TODD McFARLANE, GRANT MORRISON, TOM ORZECHOWSKI & ANDREW GROSSBERG art TODD McFARLANE & GREG CAPULLO cover GREG CAPULLO SEPTEMBER 23 160 PAGES / FC $14.99 With SPAWN, legendary writer and artist TODD McFARLANE unleashed his iconic antihero on the world, and launched the most successful independent comic book in history. SPAWN ORIGINS, VOL. 3 includes stories penned by GRANT MORRISON and introduces unforgettable all-new characters. Collects issues #15-20 * * * SPAWN: BOOK OF THE DEAD TP story STEVE NILES & DAVID HINE art & cover ASHLEY WOOD SEPTEMBER 16 104 PAGES / FC $14.99 NOW IN SOFTCOVER! Written by STEVE NILES with additional content by DAVID HINE, the highly anticipated BOOK OF THE DEAD is the ultimate guide for any SPAWN fan. With each character in the Spawn mythos beautifully rendered by renowned artist ASHLEY WOOD, this one is not to be missed. * * * JACK STAFF, VOL. 4: ROCKY REALITIES TP story PAUL GRIST art & cover by PAUL GRIST SEPTEMBER 16 224 PAGES / FC $17.99 Becky Burdock is hunting vampires. Jack Staff is Britain's Greatest Villain. Something's wrong in Castletown, and not all the pieces seem to fit anymore. Collects JACK STAFF #13-20 & JACK STAFF SPECIAL #1 * * * I HATE GALLANT GIRL TP plot JIM VALENTINO & KRISTEN SIMON script KAT CAHILL art SETH DAMOOSE cover JIMMIE ROBINSON SEPTEMBER 23 104 PAGES / FC $12.99 Renee Tempete might just be the most talented super-hero of her generation. But when a buxom blonde with no actual super-powers wins the coveted title of Gallant Girl over her, Renee must learn what it takes to be a real hero rather than a bitter wannabe. COLLECTS ALL THREE ISSUES OF THE HIT MINI-SERIES AS WELL AS THE BOMB QUEEN PRESENTS: ALL GIRL COMICS ONE-SHOT. AND SPECIAL PIN-UPS BY IMAGE FOUNDERS JIM VALENTINO, WHILCE PORTACIO AND JIM LEE! * * * THE SWORD, VOL. 3: EARTH TP story JOSHUA LUNA art & cover JONATHAN LUNA SEPTEMBER 9 152 PAGES / FC $14.99 Three powerful siblings entered Dara Brighton's home and brutally murdered her family right before her eyes. With the help of a powerful sword and her two friends, she has vowed to exact revenge on the three. Dara's next target is Knossos, the man who killed her mother. Like his siblings, he can be killed only by one thing: the sword. However, he possesses the power to manipulate earth, which makes him one of the most powerful beings alive. Collects THE SWORD #13-18 * * * RIPCLAW, VOL. 1 TPB story JASON AARON, BRIAN HABERLINE, DAVID WOHL and more! art BRANDON PETERSON, BILLY TAN, JORGE LUCAS and more! Cover KENNETH ROCAFORT SEPTEMBER 16 208 PAGES / FC $19.99 With Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer in full swing, go back rediscover the stories that made Ripclaw the most popular member of the renegade band of heroes called Cyberforce! Collected for the first time! Collects both Ripclaw mini-series plus Ripclaw Pilot Season, a cover gallery and plenty of bonus materials. * * * ART OF TOP COW SOFTCOVER art MARC SILVESTRI, DALE KEOWN, MICHAEL TURNER, DAVID FINCH, JOE BENITEZ, STJEPAN SEJIC, ERIC BASALDUA and many more! Cover MARC SILVESTRI SEPTEMBER 2 320 PAGES / FC $29.99 One of Top Cow's lasting legacies in the comic world is the studio Marc Silvestri founded to nurture young artists. Today's top artist lists are filled with alumni of the famous Top Cow "Pit". The Art of Top Cow is a gigantic collection that combines The Art of The Darkness, The Art of Witchblade and The Art of Marc Silvestri, plus select additional pieces drawn by some of the best artists to have graced the pages and covers of Top Cow titles. This is the definitive art collection for the ultimate art fan. This over-sized 10" x 12" coffee table book features an embossed front cover.