DARK HORSE, IDW, AND IMAGE COMICS: September 2015 Collected Editions Solicits DARK HORSE Archie vs. Predator HC Alex de Campi (W), Fernando Ruiz (P/Cover), Rich Koslowski (I/Cover), and Jason Millet (C) On sale Nov 4 FC, 128 pages $19.99 HC, 7" x 10" When Archie and friends head south for Spring Break, party games and beach games are soon replaced by the Most Dangerous Game! As the unparalleled fierceness of Betty and Veronica lures the trophy-collecting Predator to Riverdale, will the kids even realize they're in danger before it claims them all?! Collecting issues #1–#4 of the smash-hit series! * * * Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 Library Edition Volume 3 HC Joss Whedon (W), Andrew Chambliss (W), Jane Espenson (W), Georges Jeanty (P), Karl Moline (P), Phil Noto (P), Andy Owens (I), Dexter Vines (I), Karl Story (I), Michelle Madsen (C), and Steve Morris (Cover) On sale Nov 11 FC, 304 pages $29.99 HC, 8" x 12 3/16" Buffy, Xander, and Willow confront new enemies—a superbeing bent on revenge, a Slayer gone rogue, and the ancient god who created vampires—in a battle that will change the shape of the world. Buffy, with a little help from her friends, rediscovers what it truly means to be a Slayer. Collects Buffy Season 9 Volumes 4 and 5. • Expanded sketchbook and deluxe oversized format. * * * The Goon Library Volume 1 HC Eric Powell (W/A/Cover) On sale Nov 11 FC, 496 pages $39.99 HC, 8" x 12 3/16" Lonely Street comes under all manner of threats both tragic and hilarious in this deluxe hardcover edition of The Goon. The Nameless Man, the Zombie Priest, has come to town to build a gang from the undead. Yet even with an unlimited supply of soldiers, the Priest cannot move in on the territory controlled by the crime boss Labrazio and his unstoppable enforcer—the Goon. But when the Priest discovers Goon's most closely held secret, the balance of power threatens to change forever! Collects The Goon Volumes 0–3. * * * Kabuki Library Edition Volume 2 HC David Mack (W/A/Cover) On sale Nov 25 FC, 400 pages $39.99 HC, 9" x 12" Celebrating twenty years of Kabuki, this second volume in a complete set of large, oversized library editions of the entire critically acclaimed Kabuki series collects the Kabuki volumes Skin Deep and Metamorphosis. Isolated and psychologically tormented, Kabuki finds her only friend in a mystery woman who sends her handwritten notes folded into origami animals. Featuring a total of twelve separate issues and collected with loads of extras, this is the next great edition that fans of Mack and Kabuki have been waiting for. * * * The Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 5 TP & Ltd. Ed. HC Stan Sakai (W/A/Cover) On sale Nov 25 b&w, 552 pages $24.99 TP, 7" x 10" On sale Nov 25 b&w, 552 pages $79.99 Ltd. Ed. HC, 7" x 10" In this fifth definitive Usagi Yojimbo compilation, the rabbit ronin's friendship with retainer Tomoe Ame is spotlighted in the epic-length "Mother of Mountains," her origin "Tomoe's Story," and the poignant tea-ceremony tale "Chanoyu." Collects Usagi Yojimbo Volume 3 #76–#93, Usagi Yojimbo Color Special #1–#3, and more! * * * World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 HC Matt Burns (W), Peter Lee (A), and Joseph Lacroix (A) On sale November 4 FC, 184 pages $39.99 HC, 9" x 12" Journey through an age of myth and legend, long before the Horde and the Alliance. This definitive tome reveals untold stories about the birth of the cosmos, the rise of ancient empires, and the forces that shaped Azeroth. Featuring original art, this is the first in a multipart series exploring the rich lore of the Warcraft universe, from the distant past to the modern era. * * * Archie Archives: Prom Pranks and Other Stories TP Bob Montana (W/P) and Various (I/C) On sale Nov 11 FC, 240 pages $19.99 TP, 7" x 10" Dark Horse and Archie Comic Publications present the archive library series everyone's talking about—now in bargain-priced trade paperback! The earliest, hardest-to-find stories in the history of Archie comics can now be read and enjoyed in full color, from Archie's budding romances with Betty and Veronica to his antics at Riverdale High. This volume collects all Archie stories from Pep Comics #22–#38, Jackpot Comics #4–#8, and Archie Comics #1–#2. * * * The Chronicles of Conan Volume 30: The Death of Conan and Other Stories TP Michael Higgins (W), Ron Lim (P), Gary Hartle (P), Rodney Ramos (P), Dan Adkins (I), Mike DeCarlo (I), Alfredo Alcala (I), Ricardo Villagrán (I), George Roussos (C), and Mike Mignola (Cover) On sale Nov 18 FC, 200 pages $19.99 TP, 7" x 10" A young Conan is arrested and falsely accused of a king's murder, and the Cimmerian is tortured, stabbed, dragged through the streets, and thrown into a river. He is found by his closest allies, but they discover they are too late. Conan is dead! Collects Marvel's Conan the Barbarian #233–#240. * * * Frankenstein Underground TP Mike Mignola (W/Cover), Ben Stenbeck (A), and Dave Stewart (C) On sale Nov 25 FC, 144 pages $19.99 TP, 7" x 10" After a fight with Hellboy, Frankenstein's monster escapes the terrible Mexican laboratory where he was imprisoned and discovers strange creatures beneath the desert, where he'll learn some of the greatest secrets of the mystical world in the strangest Hellboy spinoff yet! Collects Frankenstein Underground #1–#5. * * * The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Omnibus Book Two TP Eiji Otsuka (W), Housui Yamazaki (A), and Bunpei Yorifuji (Cover) On sale Nov 18 b&w, 664 pages $19.99 TP, 5 1/8" x 7 1/4" It's weird-enough work, just trying every day to turn corpses into cash when they're connected to mysterious UFO crashes, modern-day mummies, and stiffs turned to soap. But the secrets of the Kurosagi crew's past continue to haunt them as well as they meet the exorcist Reiji Akira from Mail, who photographs the familiar spirit haunting Karatsu, and a flashback story takes us to early twentieth-century Japan to meet the ancestors (?) of our cast. Collects The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Volumes 4–6. * * * Mister X: Razed TP Dean Motter (W/A/Cover) On sale Nov 4 FC, 128 pages $15.99 TP, 6" x 9" The legendary comics creator Dean Motter returns with Mister X: Razed! In the retrofuturistic metropolis of Radiant City, its mysterious creator, Mister X, must protect the city and its residents from themselves, as the architecture of the city itself is a danger to all those within it. Collects Mister X: Razed #1–#4 and "Mister X: Frozen Assets" from DHP #33–#35. * * * The Order of the Forge TP Victor Gischler (W), Tazio Bettin (A), and Juan Ferreyra (Cover) On sale Nov 4 FC, 80 pages $14.99 TP, 7" x 10" Before he fathered a nation, young George Washington forged his legend in blood! Imbued with the mystical powers of America's original inhabitants, George—along with his friends Ben Franklin and Paul Revere—must stop an evil governor who wishes to rule an empire! Collects issues #1–#3. * * * Resident Alien Volume 3: The Sam Hain Mystery TP Peter Hogan (W) and Steve Parkhouse (A/Cover) On sale Nov 11 FC, 104 pages $12.99 TP, 7" x 10" Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle is a stranded alien explorer hiding out in the sleepy town of Patience, Washington—where he's been busy solving mysteries. Harry tackles another one after the contents of an old briefcase hint at a murder. Peter Hogan (Tom Strong) and Steve Parkhouse (Milkman Murders) return to their unique science-fiction/mystery series! Collects issues #0–#3 of the series. * * * Shaper TP Eric Heisserer (W), Felipe Massafera (A/Cover), and Wes Dzioba (C) On sale Nov 4 FC, 120 pages $17.99 TP, 7" x 10" A galactic empire hunts a race of shape shifters that it believes will overthrow its rule. When an orphaned teenager discovers that he is one of the hunted—a Shaper—he must use his newfound abilities to save his people and fulfill the empire's prophecy of its own downfall. Collects issues #1–#5. * * * Tomb Raider Volume 3: Queen of Serpents TP Rhianna Pratchett (W), Derlis Santacruz (P), Andy Owens (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Brenoch Adams (Cover) On sale Nov 11 FC, 144 pages $19.99 TP, 7" x 10" Lara must save the life of a friend she thought to be dead as a dangerous organization threatens to kill this person for good! But Lara will not be alone, as Sam, Jonah, and Kaz join her on this rescue mission! Danger lurks behind every shadow—can they make it in time to save a life they thought was lost? Collects issues #13–#18 of the series. IDW PUBLISHING Star Wars: Artifact Edition HC Roy Thomas (w) • Howard Chaykin, Carmine Infantino, Tom Palmer, and others (a) • Howard Chaykin (c) IDW Publishing is pleased to offer under license from our good friends at Marvel Comics the first Star Wars Artifact Edition! Featuring scans of original art mainly from the initial 10 issues of Marvel Comics' groundbreaking Star Wars comics, as well as from other early issues by Carmine Infantino. As with all Artist's Edition style books, there will be a wealth of extras, including a superb cover gallery showcasing some of the very earliest examples. With the highly anticipated new film being released in December, the fever-pitch for Star Wars has never been higher! HC • BW • $75.00 net discount item • 160 Pages • 12" x 17" * * * TMNT: The Kevin Eastman Covers (2011 – 2015) HC Kevin Eastman (a & c) IDW Publishing re-launched TMNT in 2011 and since then co-creator Kevin Eastman has been along to co-pilot the series and provide covers for more than 50 comic book issues! This special hardcover edition celebrates that milestone by presenting all of Kevin's IDW TMNT covers together. See sketches, blue lines, inks, finished covers, and even some " alternate takes" that never made it to the final printing. Utrom Empire, Secret History of the Foot Clan, Turtles in Time, and the ongoing... every new Eastman TMNT cover is here! HC • FC • $39.99 • 200 pages • 8" x 12.5" * * * X-Files: Season 10, Vol. 5 HC Joe Harris (w) • Matthew Dow Smith (a) • Francesco Francavilla (c) For as long as humanity has known of the alien plot to re-colonize the Earth, there have been men who would conspire to consolidate that knowledge, and the power that came with it, for themselves. But the "Syndicate" that long bedeviled Agents Mulder and Scully are no more, consumed and destroyed by those very secrets they kept... or are they? What new secrets will they fight and kill for? And what will become of the X-Files once those secrets are laid bare? The end begins here! Collects issues #21–25. HC • FC • $24.99 • 144 pages * * * Skylanders: Rift into Overdrive OGN HC Ron Marz, David A. Rodriguez (w) • Fico Ossio (a & c) The official story leading into this year's all-new SKYLANDERS video game! The citizens of Skylands are in their most desperate hour as Kaos begins to tear the world apart with his newfound powers. Spyro and an elite group of Skylanders must enter an ancient and unknown part of Skylands and find the only hope left that can stand against Kaos' might! The origin story of the next big SKYLANDERS video game starts right here! HC • FC • $12.99 • 80 pages * * * Walt Kelly's Fairytales HC Walt Kelly (w & a & c) Walt Kelly, Disney animator on Dumbo, Fantasia, Snow White, and Pinocchio and the creator of the Pogo comic strip, created beautiful action-packed fairy tale comic book stories from his own incredible imagination and ones based on The Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson classics. Comic fans of all ages will thrill to stories of witches, princesses, giants, dragons, fairy queens, elves, and goblins. Enjoy fairy tale classics like The Emperor's New Clothes, The Gingerbread Man, The Wise Men of Gotham, The Lost Prince, and Cinderella (published eight years before the Disney Classic) in this gorgeous collection. HC • FC • $39.99 • 304 pages • 8.5" x 11" * * * Haunted Horror, Vol. 3: Pre-Code Comics So Good, They're Scary HC Various (w) • Frank Giacoia, Nick Cardy, Shelly Moldoff, Bob Powell, Jack Sparling, Joe Certa, Lin Streeter (a) • Lee Elias (c) Volume 3 is the monstrously great curated collection of the goriest, craziest, rarest comics that the U.S. Government didn't want you to see! David Colton in USA Today screams, "The comic book industry's most obscure and outrageous stories of the 1950s!" Decapitated Dan screeches, "Some of the greatest horror comic material ever to be reprinted!" Under the infamous melting face cover you'll witness under-appreciated artists Frank Giacoia, Nick Cardy, Shelly Moldoff, Bob Powell, Jack Sparling, Joe Certa, and Lin Streeter, masters of the horror comics genre! HC • FC • $24.99 • 160 pages • 8.5" x 11" * * * King of the Comics: One Hundred Years of King Features Syndicate HC Krazy Kat! Popeye! Flash Gordon! Beetle Bailey! Blondie! Prince Valiant! Hagar the Horrible! Barney Google and Snuffy Smith! Baby Blues! Mutt & Jeff! Zits! Juliet Jones! Buz Sawyer! Steve Canyon! Bizarro! Hi & Lois! Maggie & Jiggs! Johnny Hazard!... ...There are simply too many to list because King Features has had a more illustrious and long-lasting history than any newspaper syndicate, even as it continues to lead the way into the digital age and beyond. HC • FC • $49.99 • 288 pages • 9.25" x 12" * * * TOME, Vol. 1: Vampirism HC Kasra Ghanbari (editor & curator) • Becky Cloonan, Ashley Wood, Dave McKean, Ben Templesmith, Neil Gaiman, Bill Sienkiewicz, David Stoupakis, menton3, Jason Shawn Alexander, George Pratt, Riley Rossmo, Jock, Damien Echols, Francesco Francavilla, Jill Thompson, More (w & a) The TOME anthology series is curated and edited by Kasra Ghanbari and presents world class, as well as up-and-coming artists exploring a common theme in a beautiful limited run, oversized book that includes a music CD. Featured artists also have interviews conducted by another artist. TOME Volume 1 has the theme of VAMPIRISM, which is the misuse of power, as well as the objectification and exploitation of others. HC • FC • $150.00 • 200 pages • 12" x 18" * * * TOME, Vol. 2: Melancholia HC Kasra Ghanbari (editor & curator) • Dave McKean, Margaret Cho, Ben Templesmith, Clive Barker, David Stoupakis, Phil Hale, menton3, Jason Shawn Alexander, George Pratt, Keaton Henson, Morgan Spurlock, Grant Morrison, Paul Booth, Bill Sienkiewicz, Riley Rossmo (w & a) TOME Volume 2 has the theme of MELANCHOLIA, which is not a state of depression but a condition the psyche passes through for individuation and our collective evolution. The artist is shown to be constantly going through stages of melancholia in their quest to create and show what they see to us for our collective benefit. HC • FC • $150.00 • 200 pages • 12" x 18" * * * Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy, Vol. 19: 1959-1961 HC Chester Gould (w & a & c) Dick Tracy meets Spots (a small-time grifter who suddenly gets big-time ambitions), a hitman named Halfa Million and his brother, the syndicate boss "Willie-the-Fifth," plus a legal eagle named Flyface, one of Chester Gould's most visually memorable villains. Throw in a couple of skeletal remains, a death-dealing tidal wave, a gun moll named Olive Tomate, and the return of B.O. Plenty, Gravel Gertie, and a plump cereal-overeating Sparkle Plenty—then watch the sparks fly, as Dick Tracy nears its thirtieth anniversary in the complete strips from July 12, 1959 through February 19, 1961. HC • B&W • $39.99 • 276 pages • 11" x 8.5" * * * TMNT New Animated Adventures, Vol. 6 TPB Paul Allor, Matthew K. Manning (w) • Dario Brizuela, Chad Thomas (a) • Dario Brizuela (c) All-new stories based in the world of the hit Nickelodeon animated TV show! Collects issues #21–24. TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages * * * Atomic Robo: The Everything Explodes Collection TPB Brian Clevinger (w) • Scott Wegener (a & c) Three volumes of Atomic Robo are collected in this handsome single edition. Robo faces his greatest foes: a clockwork pyramid, the planet Mars, Stephen Hawking, a parasitic universe, and Nazi super weapons. Collects The Fighting Scientists of Tesladyne, The Dogs of War, and The Shadow From Beyond Time volumes into one omnibus! TPB • FC • $39.99 • 384 pages * * * D4VE, Vol. 1 TPB Ryan Ferrier (w) • Valentin Ramon (a) • Fiona Staples (c) Primetime TV; mortgages; traffic jams. The robots conquered earth, wiping out all life in the galaxy, but nothing changed. Meet D4VE, the greatest robot war hero, now trapped behind a desk at a soul-sucking day job. Can something, somewhere snap him out of this slump? Will a new presence on 34RTH ignite his long-lost spark for battle? TPB • FC • $19.99 • 124 pages * * * Star Trek, Vol. 10 TPB Mike Johnson (w) • Cat Staggs, Tony Shasteen (a) • Cat Staggs (c) The lead up to the next movie begins here! Following their encounter with the extradimensional entity known as "Q", Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise continue their five-year mission into unexplored space. Contains the stories "Behemoth," "Eurydice," and "The Tholian Webs" from issues #41–46. TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages * * * Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, Vol. 6 TPB Chris Mowry (w) • Matt Frank, Jeff Zornow (a) • Matt Frank (c) The Trilopods arrive, and no monster is safe! Will Godzilla be able to help save the planet? And which Kaiju will help or hinder him? Collects the conclusion of the series, issues #21–25. TPB • FC • $19.99 • 148 pages * * * Zombies vs Robots Ongoing, Vol. 1: Inherit The Earth TPB Chris Ryall, Steve Niles, Ashley Wood (w) • Anthony Diecidue, Ashley Wood, Val Mayerik (a) • Ashley Wood (c) New Robots! A renewed zombie threat! New human survivors! And an all-new world ready for the taking by one or more of these factions. Includes the stories "Inherit the Earth" and "The Orphan." Collects issues #1–6. TPB • FC • $19.99 • 152 pages * * * Amelia Cole and the Impossible Fate TPB Adam P. Knave, D.J. Kirkbride (w) • Nick Brokenshire (a & c) The Council has banished Amelia to the Magic World and Hector to the World of Science, leaving Lemmy and the remains of Omega Company fighting to survive in the war torn Blended World! Now that the enemy has been unleashed, our heroes rally against their IMPOSSIBLE FATE in this epic fourth IDW Publishing volume of Monkeybrain Comics' acclaimed AMELIA COLE series by Adam P. Knave, D.J. Kirkbride, Nick Brokenshire, and Rachel Deering! TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages * * * Orphan Black, Vol. 1 TPB John Fawcett, Graeme Manson, Jody Houser (w) • Szymon Kudranski, Cat Staggs, Alan Quah (a) • Nick Runge (c) Sarah's life was changed dramatically after witnessing the suicide of a woman who looked just like her. Sarah learned that, not only were she and the woman clones, but there were others just like them, and dangerous factions at work set on capturing them all. Now, the mysterious world of Orphan Black widens, with new layers of the conspiracy being peeled back in this miniseries by co-creators John Fawcett and Graeme Manson! Collects issues #1–5. TPB • FC • $19.99 • 124 pages * * * Transformers TPB Box Set John Barber (w) • Andrew Griffith, Casey W. Coller, Livio Ramondelli, Brendan Cahill, Guido Guidi, Atilio Rojo, Dheeraj Verma (a) • Andrew Griffith (c) The War for CYBERTRON is over. Now the hard part begins! BUMBLEBEE and his fellow AUTOBOTS struggle to maintain control of a world without OPTIMUS PRIME. The provisional government is struggling and Prowl is defending it against the DECEPTICONS, but how far will he go, and who will choose to stand by his side? This box set contains the first five volumes of the Robots in Disguise series collecting issues #1–22. TPB • FC • $89.99 • 624 pages * * * Transformers: Spotlight Omnibus, Vol. 2 TPB Simon Furman, George Strayton, Mike Costa, Shane McCarthy, Josh Van Reyk, Shaun Knowler, Andy Schmidt (w) • Guido Guidi, Klaus Scherwinksi, E.J. Su, Alex Milne, Dan Khanna, Casey W. Coller, Robby Musso, Marcelo Matere (a) • Jeffrey Veregge (c) Individual TRANSFORMERS stories focusing on a vast array of characters such as Cyclonus, Blurr, Drift, Prowl, and more! Volume 2 collects another 12 issues of the Spotlight series. TPB • FC • $24.99 • 296 pages • 6" x 9" * * * G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero, Vol. 12 TPB Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a & c) G.I. JOE faces a force unlike anything they've ever encountered before... and the only way to control it is by reviving Serpentor, the Cobra Emperor himself! But bringing him backs sets into motion drastic events that lead to the death of the original Ninja Commando! Collects issues #211–215. TPB • FC • $19.99 • 124 pages * * * Donald Duck: Shellfish Motives TPB Romano Scarpa, Dick Kinney, Jonathan Gray (w) • Romano Scarpa, Mau Heymans, Al Hubbard, Al Taliaferro (a) • Derek Charm (c) The adventures of Donald Duck return in these kid-friendly-sized collections. Includes the stories "Shellfish Motives," "Suspicious Customer," and more! TPB • FC • $9.99 • 96 pages • 6" x 9" * * * My Little Pony Omnibus, Vol. 2 TPB Heather Nuhfer, Katie Cook, Ted Anderson, Jeremy Whitley (w) • Brenda Hickey, Amy Mebberson, Andy Price, Agnes Garbowska (a) • Chad Thomas (c) The adventures of Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and all of their friends continue in these collected tales from the comic book series. Included are issues #13–24. TPB • FC • $24.99 • 292 pages * * * The Story of My Tits TPB Jennifer Hayden (w & a & c) When Jennifer Hayden was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 43, she realized that her tits told a story. Across a lifetime, they'd held so many meanings: hope and fear, pride and embarrassment, life and death. And then they were gone. Now, their story has become a way of understanding her story. Growing up flat-chested and highly aware of her inadequacies... heading off to college, where she "bloomed" in more ways than one... navigating adulthood between her mother's mastectomy, her father's mistress, and her musician boyfriend's problems of his own—not to mention his sprawling family. Then the kids come along... As cancer strikes three different lives, some relationships crumble while others emerge even stronger, and this sarcastic child of the ‘70s finally finds a goddess she can believe in. For everyone who's faced cancer personally, or watched a loved one fight that battle, Hayden's story is a much-needed breath of fresh air, an irresistible blend of sweetness and skepticism. Rich with both symbolism & humor, The Story of My Tits will leave you laughing, weeping, and feeling grateful for every day. TPB • BW • $29.99 • 352 pages * * * From Hell & From Hell Companion TPB Slipcase Edition Alan Moore (w) • Eddie Campbell (a & c) Two of the greatest creators in the history of comi cs. 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 slipcase set with its essential behind-the-scenes companion, perfect for any bookshelf. TPB/slipcase • BW • $49.99 • 860 pages IMAGE COMICS ABSOLUTE PROOF, VOL. 1 HC STORY: ALEX GRECIAN ART: RILEY ROSSMO & FRIENDS COVER: RILEY ROSSMO SEPTEMBER 30 / 256 PAGES / FC / M / $29.99 For the first time ever, the entire cult classic Image Comics series is collected in three hardcover volumes. Book one includes the first two arcs of the original series, plus never-before-reprinted backup stories and sketchbook material. * * * SOUTHERN BASTARDS BOOK ONE PREMIERE HC STORY: JASON AARON ART / COVER: JASON LATOUR SEPTEMBER 30 / 256 PAGES / FC / M / $29.99 Welcome to Craw County, Alabama, home of Boss BBQ, the state champion Runnin' Rebs football team and more bastards than you've ever seen. SOUTHERN BASTARDS by JASON AARON (Scalped, Star Wars) and JASON LATOUR (Spider-Gwen, Loose Ends) gets a premiere hardcover, collecting the first eight issues of the Eisner Award-nominated (2015: Best Continuing Series) southern-fried crime series. Collects SOUTHERN BASTARDS #1-8   * * * RAT QUEENS DELUXE HARDCOVER VOLUME ONE STORY: KURTIS J. WIEBE ART: ROC UPCHURCH, STJEPAN SEJIC, & TESS FOWLER EARLY SOLICIT FOR A NOVEMBER RELEASE NOVEMBER 25 / 304 PAGES/ FC / M / $39.99 / OVERSIZED Collects RAT QUEENS #1-10 plus the never-before reprinted RAT QUEENS SPECIAL: BRAGA #1 plus extras all in an over-sized hardcover with a SILVER-FOIL stamped cover! A collector's dream package just in time for Christmas!   * * * THE WALKING DEAD BOOK 12 HC STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO, & CLIFF RATHBURN COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN SEPTEMBER 30 / 280 PAGES / BW / M / $34.99 Who are the Whisperers? And how will their emergence affect the peace and stability Rick has built since the war? Find out in this oversized collected edition, just in time for the season premiere of AMC’s The Walking Dead. Collects THE WALKING DEAD #133-144   * * * NAILBITER, VOL.3: BLOOD IN THE WATER TP STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON ART / COVER: MIKE HENDERSON SEPTEMBER 2 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99 Collects NAILBITER #11-#15 * * * BIRTHRIGHT, VOL. 2 TP STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON ART / COVER: ANDREI BRESSAN & ADRIANO LUCAS SEPTEMBER 9 / 112 PAGES / FC / T+ / $12.99 Fugitives from the law, Brennan will need all the survival skills Mikey learned in Terrenos to stay alive. But something has followed Mikey back, that’s strong enough to tear the brothers apart. Collects BIRTHRIGHT #6-10 * * * DESCENDER, VOL. 1: TIN STARS TP STORY: JEFF LEMIRE ART / COVER: DUSTIN NGUYEN SEPTEMBER 9 / 136 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99 Collects DESCENDER #1-6 * * * SAGA, VOL. 5 TP ART / COVER: FIONA STAPLES STORY: BRIAN K. VAUGHAN SEPTEMBER 9 / 144 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99 While Gwendolyn and Lying Cat risk everything to find a cure for The Will, Marko makes an uneasy alliance with Prince Robot IV to find their missing children, who are trapped on a strange world with terrifying new enemies. Collects SAGA #25-30   * * * THE FADE OUT, VOL. 2 TP STORY: ED BRUBAKER ART / COVER: SEAN PHILLIPS & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER SEPTEMBER 16 / 120 PAGES / FC / M / $12.99 Act Two of the acclaimed Hollywood Noir from the best-selling team of Brubaker and Phillips. Collects THE FADE OUT #5-8 * * * MANIFEST DESTINY, VOL. 3 TP STORY: CHRIS DINGESS ART / COVER: MATTHEW ROBERTS & OWEN GIENI SEPTEMBER 16 / 128 PAGES / FC / T+ / $14.99 Deep in America’s heartland, Lewis & Clark’s expedition discovers a civilization unlike any they—or anyone else on Earth—has encountered. An encounter that will push their men to the brink of mutiny. Collects MANIFEST DESTINY #13-18 * * * NO MERCY, VOL. 1 TP STORY: ALEX DE CAMPI ART: CARLA SPEED McNEIL & JENN MANLEY LEE COVER: CARLA SPEED McNEIL SEPTEMBER 16 / 120 PAGES / FC / T+ / $9.99 SPECIAL LOW INTRODUCTORY PRICE OF $9.99! A group of US teenagers on a pre-college service trip are stranded in a remote part of Central America after a horrible accident. Things get worse from there. Collects NO MERCY #1-4 * * * DEADLY CLASS, VOL. 3: SNAKE PIT TP WRITER: RICK REMENDER ART / COVER: WES CRAIG & LEE LOUGHRIDGE SEPTEMBER 23 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99 Marcus and his girlfriend Maria are thrown to the wolves when a Mexican Cartel, the family of a classmate they were forced to kill, comes gunning for revenge. The true costs of the life he’s chosen to live are only just dawning on Marcus. The troubled teen has never been more troubled. * * * THIEF OF THIEVES, VOL. 5 TP STORY: ANDY DIGGLE ART / COVER: SHAWN MARTINBROUGH & ADRIANO LUCAS SEPTEMBER 23 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99 There’s a new thief of thieves in town—and they’re using the Redmond name to pull heists. Will stealing Conrad’s legacy be enough to pull the master thief out of retirement? Collects THIEF OF THIEVES #26-31 * * * ELEPHANTMEN 2260 BOOK THREE: LEARNING TO BE HUMAN TP STORY: RICHARD STARKINGS ART: AXEL MEDELLIN, GABRIEL BAUTISTA, SHAKY KANE, MARLEY ZARCONE, & CARLOS PEDRO COVER: FRANK QUITELY SEPTEMBER 30 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $16.99 Collects ELEPHANTMEN issues #50, 56, 57, 63 & 64 * * * THE EMPTY, VOL. 1 TP STORY / ART / COVER: JIMMIE ROBINSON SEPTEMBER 30 / 152 PAGES / FC / T / $9.99 Tanoor is a hunter struggling to feed her village in an apocalyptic world of poison and decay, but Tanoor finds hope when she discovers a stranger named Lila who has the ability to grow life from death—a power that could change the world of The Empty. Collects THE EMPTY #1-6 * * * MATERIAL, VOL. 1 TP STORY: ALES KOT ART: WILL TEMPEST COVER: TOM MULLER SEPTEMBER 30 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99 SPECIAL LOW INTRODUCTORY PRICE OF $9.99! BRING NEW READERS INTO YOUR STORES—BY OFFERING THEM A NEW KIND OF A COMIC BOOK! America is unwinding. The world is undergoing massive changes. 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