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DARK HORSE, IDW, AND IMAGE
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October 2018 Collected Editions Solicits
DARK HORSE B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth Volume 4 HC Mike Mignola (W), John Arcudi (W), Cameron Stewart (W/A), Chris Roberson (W), Laurence Campbell (A/Cover), Joe Querio (A), Tyler Crook (A), James Harren (A), Mike Norton (A), and Dave Stewart (C)On sale Dec 26 FC, 408 pages $34.99 HC, 7” x 10” The B.P.R.D. continues to lead the defense against the apocalyptic Ogdru Hem from Japan to America, as the team splits up and Kate is possessed. Howards and a team of agents find themselves attempting to liberate a small town that holds secrets from Howards’ Hyperborean past. Elsewhere, B.P.R.D. field agent Ashley Strode attempts to purge a demon from a 100-year-old exorcist, utilizing a deadly rite that sends both of them into a spiritual hell and setting her on a path to battling a demon who is kidnapping and eating children. This hardcover edition collects B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth volumes 10-11 and 14, plus bonus material. * * *
Dragon Age: The Calling Deluxe Edition HC On sale Oct 17 b&w, 400 pages $29.99 HC, 6” x 9” After two hundred years of exile, King Maric has allowed the Grey Wardens to return to Ferelden. As soon as they arrive, they alert the king to a grim situation: one of their own has turned and fled to the Deep Roads, intending to join the horrific darkspawn dwelling there. Reluctantly leading the Wardens through the passages he traveled so many years before, the King and his group chase after a deadly secret that will threaten to destroy not only the Grey Wardens, but the kingdom above as well. The Calling is written by Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider and features twenty-four brand-new illustrations by Stefano Martino, Álvaro Sarraseca, Andres Ponce, and German Ponce! This deluxe edition also features an intricately designed foil-stamped hardcover! . * * * EC Archives: Vault of Horror Volume 5 HC William Gaines (W), Johnny Craig (W/A), Al Feldstein (W), Carl Wessler (W), Graham Ingels (A), Joe Orlando (A), Jack Davis (A), Al Williamson (A), and othersOn sale Dec 12 FC, 168 pages $49.99 HC, 8” x 11” Dark Horse Comics brings even more macabrely majestic stories from the Vault! This terrifying tome has been digitally recolored—using Marie Severin’s original palette as a guide—and features stories drawn by all-star comic artists Johnny Craig, Graham Ingels, Joe Orlando, Jack Davis, Jack Kamen, Graham Ingels, and George Evans! Collects Vault of Horror issues #36–#40. * * *
Eerie Archives Volume 25 HC On sale Dec 19 b&w, 288 pages $49.99 HC, 8” x 10” Tales of gruesome horror, astonishing fantasy, and white-knuckle adventure from one of comics’ most acclaimed magazines. Featuring stories by Victor de la Fuente, Don McGregor, E.R. Cruz, Budd Lewis, Val Mayerik, and others, Eerie Archives Volume 25 presents nearly 300 pages of chills and thrills in deluxe hardcover format. * * *
Halo: Collateral Damage HC On sale Dec 5 FC, 80 pages $19.99 HC, 7” x 10” The Master Chief and Blue Team are deployed by the UNSC to Alpha Corvi II, a precarious human colony world, seeking to halt the Covenant’s efforts to uncover something hidden below the planet’s surface. The Spartan strike team quickly finds out that they will have to rely on eachother and a small cadre of human rebels in order to survive and complete their mission. Collects Halo: Collateral Damageissues #1-#3. * * *
Blackwood Volume 1 TP
On sale Dec 19 FC, 96 pages $17.99 TP, 7” x 10” When four teenagers with haunted pasts enroll in Blackwood College—a school that trains students in the occult—their desire to enhance their supernatural abilities and bond with others is hampered by an undead dean's curse, ghosts in their dorm, a mischievous two-headed mummy-chimp, a plague of mutant insects, and the discovery of an ancient evil that forces our heroes to undergo a crash course in the occult for the sake of the world. Collects issues #1–#4 of the series, a bonus sketchbook section, pinups by Becky Cloonan, Tyler Crook, Stacey Lee, and Declan Shalvey & Jordie Bellaire! * * *
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 12: The Reckoning TP On sale Dec 12 FC, 112 pages $19.99 TP, 7” x 10” Angel brings news of an amassing evil force—Wolfram & Hart, a legion of demons, and Harth, vampire from the future—to Buffy and her crew. Realizing this fight will be more than they can handle alone, the gang travels to the future to recruit the Slayer Fray—Harth’s twin sister—and learn of their dismal fate should they fail in the ultimate battle with Harth and his legion.He is after the power of the Slayers . . . this is the reckoning . . . and it could be the end of Buffy, Fray, and all the Slayers, forever. Collects Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 12: The Reckoning #1–#4. * * *
The Conan Reader TP On sale Dec 12 FC, 688 pages $29.99 TP, 7” x 10” A vast hoard for the taking, collecting Conan one-shots, short stories, and miniseries from the finest creators in all of graphic fiction, including Kurt Busiek, P. Craig Russell, Fred Van Lente, Kelley Jones, Ariel Olivetti, Dave Stewart, and many, many more. Nearly 700 pages of clashing swords, malefic wizardy, and forgotten kingdoms! Collects Conan and the Jewels of Gwahlur, Conan: Book of Thoth, Conan and the People of the Black Circle, Conan and the Songs of the Dead, Conan: The Blood-Stained Crown and Other Stories,andConan: The Daughters of Midora and Other Stories. * * * Predator: The Essential Comics Volume 1 TP Mark Verheiden (W), Chris Warner (P/Cover), Ron Randall (P), Sam de la Rosa (I), Randy Emberlin (I), and Steve Mitchell (I)On sale Dec 6 FC, 416 pages $24.99 TP, 7” x 10” Brutal, invisible, nearly unstoppable. He is the hunter from the stars . . . the Predator. Before the film Predator 2, there were these comics—a four-color sequel to one of the greatest action films of all time. Written by Mark Verheiden and illustrated by comics mainstays Chris Warner and Ron Randall. Collects Predator: Concrete Jungle TP, Predator: Cold War TP, and Predator: Dark River TP. * * *
The Ring of the Nibelung TP On sale Dec 26 FC, 448 pages $24.99 TP, 7” x 10” The Eisner Award-winning series, collected in one volume, presents one of the grandest stories of Western civilization, now one of the most explosive epics in the history of comics. Giants plot against gods, who in turn tear human lovers apart, while the lives of great warriors are ruined, and murder after murder is committed in the name of love and gold. It's the epic as it was meant to be read. This new high point in Russell's distinguished career as a true artist's artist includes behind-the-scenes production art, notes on the adaptation by the artist, and high-res scans of the original art. Collects The Ring of the Nibelung Volumes 1 and 2. IDW PUBLISHING Berkeley
Breathed’s Bloom County Artist’s Edition HC
The Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of one of the most cherished and fondly remembered comic strips of all time showcases his art in this deluxe oversized edition. You’ve read all the strips, now see the art! This Artist’s Edition features an incredible selection of daily and Sunday comic strips, as well as a selection of sketchbook pages and drawings, published here for the very first time, each and every one scanned from the original art. The dailies are presented at the ACTUAL size drawn, and the Sundays have been slightly reduced but are still bigger and more beautiful than they have ever been presented before! This is the ULTIMATE Bloom County collection by the inimitable Berkeley Breathead! HC • B&W • $150.00 • 144 pages • 20” x 14”
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IDW Collection Phase Two, Vol. 8 HC Rodimus leads a team of Autobots into Cybertron’s past, pursuing the Decepticon double-agent Brainstorm, who plans on killing Orion Pax before he can become Optimus Prime. Meanwhile, on Earth, Prowl is left in command gathering his allies, the Constructicons, to search for the one human he holds a grudge against, Spike Witwicky. Then, Drift returns! After leaving the Autobots in disgrace, he’s now alone, on a mission to clean up the darkest depths of the galaxy. Collects Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye issues #35-40, Transformers: Robots in Disguise issues #35-38, Transformers: Punishment, and Transformers: Drift—Empire of Stone. HC • FC • $49.99 • 400 pages • 7” x 11” * * * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection, Vol. 8 HC Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Ben Bates, Dustin Weaver (w) • Bill Sienkiewicz, Damien Couceiro (a) • Dan Duncan (c)Bebop and Rocksteady stumble across a time-travel scepter, kickstarting the craziest, most destructive adventure yet! Then, when a mysterious new mutant targets Baxter Stockman, it will be up to the TMNT to reluctantly save him, but little does anyone know that a larger trap is being laid by a new arch-foe. Plus, Donatello reboots a new and improved Metalhead only to find that the robot no longer functions entirely as designed. Collects the Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything mini-series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe issues #1-8, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issues #65-66. HC • FC • $49.99 • 344 pages • 7” x 11”
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Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy, Vol. 25 HC Dick Tracy closes out the 1960s by moonlighting—literally! The master sleuth takes a part-time second job as Head of Security and Law Enforcement for Diet Smith’s operations based on the moon. Soon, Tracy learns that an international crime syndicate, the Apparatus, has infiltrated Smith’s organization on the lunar surface. All this and more in these classic Chester Gould comic strips, from April 3, 1969, to December 23, 1970. HC • B&W • $44.99 • 296 pages • 11” x 8-1/2”
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Mattéo, Book One: 1914-1915 HC A beautifully drawn and deeply emotional graphic novel that follows the singular destiny of a man caught up in the fervent passions of a tumultuous period that begins with the Great War of 1914. In a small town at the foot of the Pyrenees on the French Mediterranean, lifelong friends are called to arms, except for Mattéo, who, as the son of Spanish refugees, is exempt from service. Yet when his fellow villagers—including Juliet, the woman he loves—express disdain for his pacifism, he embarks on an epic adventure that will have a resounding impact on all their lives. HC • FC • $14.99 • 64 pages • 8-1/2” x 11” * * *
Star Wars: Solo Graphic Novel Adaptation TP Capturing the galaxy-spanning action of Solo: A Star Wars Story, experience the new movie as a beautiful graphic novel combining the wonder of Star Wars with streamlined young-reader friendly designs. This all-ages graphic novel is a must-read for longtime fans and a great introduction for young newcomers! TPB • FC • $9.99 • 80 pages • 6-3/4” x 9” * * * Star Trek: Discovery: Succession TP Kirsten Beyer, Mike Johnson (w) • Angel Hernandez (a & c)Tied directly to events from the second half of the hit CBS All Access series’ first season, featuring all your favorite characters… or, at least, versions of them. Ten years before Kirk and Spock set off on their original five-year mission, the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery visited the infamous Mirror Universe and didn’t like what they found. Now journey deeper into the alternate reality, and uncover more about the Mirror versions of Michael, Saru, Ash, Paul, and Sylvia as they learn that “Succession” can be a truly dangerous concept. Collects the four-issue series and the 2018 Annual. TPB • FC • $19.99 • 136 pages * * *
Optimus Prime, Vol. 4 TP John Barber (w) • Kei Zama (a & c) Darkness falls over Cybertron as the legendary Onyx Prime returns, throwing the planet into chaos! What does this mean for Optimus Prime—and Earth? As Onyx and his comrades sow panic and dissension on Cybertron, Windblade defends an already tense planet against a secret that could shatter it forever, while Soundwave questions a fragile alliance, and Optimus confronts a mystery that goes back millions of years. Collects Transformers: Optimus Prime issues #15-21. TPB • FC • $19.99 • 160 pages
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Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe, Vol. 5: The Coming Doom TP Comics’ biggest creators make their mark on the Turtles universe! Go beyond the main series in this exciting anthology of stand-alone stories. Find out what becomes of the Triceratons after the Invasion! Will they get along with their new neighbors or become victims of a terrifying new villain? Plus, can Donatello mediate a truce between the Utroms and the Triceratons, or will fanatics on both sides cause a deadly derailment? The fate of alien life on Earth hangs in the balance! Collects issues #21-25. TPB • FC • $19.99 • 144 pages
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Back to the Future: The Heavy Collection, Vol. 1 TP All-new tales from the twisting and turning timeline that made the movies a pop-culture phenomenon! From the Old West to the 1980s, Doc, Marty, and Biff embark on time-space continuum adventures of epic proportions. Read “When Marty Met Emmet,” “Jurassic Biff,” “Clara’s Story,” and the six-part “Continuum Conundrum,” where Doc has disappeared in the timestream and Marty is the only one who can find him! Collects issues #1-12 of the Back to the Future comic series. TPB • FC • $29.99 • 272 pages * * *
Gears of War Omnibus, Vol. 1 TP Defeat the Horde! The comics saga of the best-selling video game series begins here. Discover what happens in the wake of the original game! Bridging the gap between Gears of War 1 and 2, follow the brutal adventures of Marcus Fenix and Delta Squad in the battle against the Locusts! Find out what happened after the Lightmass Bombing and how the Locusts will react to this devastating weapon. Collects issues #1-13 of the DC Comics series. TPB • FC • $24.99 • 320 pages • 6” x 9” * * *
Ghostbusters: Spectral Shenanigans, Vol. 1 TP Troubled by strange noises in the middle of the night? Experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic? Ever seen a spook, specter, or ghost? If the answer is yes, call the professionals! Catch all the Ghostbusters action as the boys in gray travel NY and the whole country to fight against slimy specters and nocturnal nuisances everywhere. Collects issues #1-12 of the Ghostbusters, Volume 1 series. TPB • FC • $29.99 • 336 pages * * *
Uncle Scrooge: Whom the Gods Would Destroy TP Magic spells and mystic powers make mayhem in Duckburg, but Scrooge McDuck isn’t afraid, ’cause he’s tougher than the toughies and smarter than the smarties. Good thing, too. For someone’s turned the Beagle Boys into powerful Greek gods; a wicked wishing stone is making Donald and the boys disappear; and a rogue satellite is plunging toward Scrooge’s Money Bin! It’s more than one duck can stand… But is it more than he can afford? Collects issues #32-34 of IDW’s Uncle Scrooge series. TPB • FC • $12.99 • 112 pages • 6” x 9”
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Mickey Mouse: 90th Anniversary Collection TP 90 years of Mickey Mouse! “Oh, fer gosh sakes!” Mickey’s celebrating the big Nine-Oh, and he’s joined by all of his best friends! Goofy, Minnie, Peg-Leg Pete, and Atomo Bleep-Bleep are all here to celebrate our modest mouse’s big day in style! Includes the thrilling “Sacred Spring of Seasons Past” and “Return of the Phantom Blot!” TPB • FC • $24.99 • 192 pages * * *
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Vol. 15 TP Fluttershy and Rarity travel to Manehattan where Rarity is shocked to discover old, ugly fashions are back in style! Princess Celestia disguises herself to live amongst ordinary ponies for a day. What she learns about her subjects, and herself, will surprise her! Plus, Twilight and friends are surprised to learn that a film is being made about them! When the story turns out to be less than accurate, the group decides to make their own film! Collects issues #64-68 of the ongoing series. TPB • FC • $17.99 • 128 pages
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Highest House TP To be born a slave is a fact, not a fatality. And facts can be changed. In the country of Ossaniul, there is a fortress that is as disproportionate as it is inaccessible: the Highest House. Its masters, the noble family of Aldercrest, reign over a veritable army of slaves. At the bottom of the ladder, young Moth performs the most thankless tasks and has little hope of living past childhood. Until the day he meets Obsidian, a mysterious prisoner of the House who whispers to him in his sleep. If Moth does what he asks, Obsidian will give him fortune and glory. And there’s every indication that Obsidian can make good on his promises. Will Moth accept the offer? Through a subtle alternate history, The Highest House takes us to a fictional country reminiscent of the Balkan kingdoms of the 16th century. Mike Carey and Peter Gross (Lucifer, The Unwritten) draw from this context a captivating fantasy narrative that reflects on the human soul, the corrupting power of slavery, and the inequalities of class, all from the different perspectives of the House’s many inhabitants. Both immediate and timeless, Highest House is a multifaceted fantasy sure to stay with readers long after the final page has turned. TPB • FC • $24.99 • 160 pages • 8-3/8” x 11” * * *
Demi-God TP With great power comes great… wait, how does that go again? An all-new, irreverent, and very irresponsible superhero story begins when slacker Jason McAndros suddenly gains the power of a god, and the fourth wall isn’t the only thing he breaks! As Jason revels in his newfound might, he begins calling himself Hercules and indulging in his every whim. The next Ominous Universe title is here! TPB • FC • $15.99 • 96 pages * * *
The Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book Stories TP Classic Christmas comic book stories by master cartoonists and illustrators. A perfect gift book for families to treasure and read, with stories sure to delight those from ages three to 100! Illustrators and cartoonists like Richard Scarry, Walt Kelly, and John Stanley gift us with warm and fuzzy brightly colored comics full of humor, whimsey, and holiday love. The Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book Stories will sparkle under your tree and in your heart. TPB • FC • $24.99 • 176 pages • 7.5” x 10”
IMAGE COMICS Walking Dead Book 15 HC WRITER: ROBERT KIRKMAN ARTIST: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART OCTOBER 10 / 304 PAGES / BW / M / $34.99 Recent events have thrown Alexandria into turmoil, and now Rick, Dwight, Eugene, and Negan all have something to prove. Meanwhile, a new world order awaits… Writer / Artist / Cover: Kickliy September 05 / 160 pages / FC / M / $19.99 GEM OF THE MONTH ADVANCE SOLICIT 8.07 x 10.83 trim size Perdy loves two things: sex and robbing banks—no particular order. After spending 15 years in Yuma prison, Perdy wastes no time in getting back to doing both. A lot has changed since Perdy’s been away, especially her looks, but that’s not gonna stop her from piecing together the biggest score of gold this side of the border. And if anyone gets in her way, they’ll be pushing up petunias. A new western series from Angoulême Award nominee, and international star, KICKLIY. COMPARISON TITLES If you like the artistic charm of Kyle Starks’ ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN and the wild, off-the-wall fun of Starks’ SEXCASTLE and Barbiere and Santos’ VIOLENT LOVE, you’ll love PERDY! - See more at: https://imagecomics.com/content/view/solicitations-for-august-2018#sthash.PrHZVIsM.dpufCollects THE WALKING DEAD #169-180 * * * Bingo Love, Vol. 1: Jackpot Edition HC & TP WRITER:TEE FRANKLIN, MARGUERITE BENNETT, GAIL SIMONE, SHAWN PRYOR, ALYSSA COLE, & GABBY RIVERA ARTIST:JENN ST-ONGE, SARA ALFAGEEH, PAULINA GANUCHEAU, BEVERLY JOHNSON, ARIELA KRISTANTINA, CARA MCGEE, JOY SAN, VIVIAN NG, CARDINAL RAE, JANICE CHIANG, & MORE! COVER (HC): KATIE COOK COVER (TP):PAULINA GANUCHEAU HARDCOVER: NOVEMBER 7 / 144 PAGES / FC / T / $19.99 TRADE PAPERBACK: NOVEMBER 7 / 144 PAGES / FC / T / $14.99 * * * Men of Wrath HC WRITER:JASON AARON ARTIST / COVER:RON GARNEY NOVEMBER 14 / 144 PAGES / FC / M / $19.99 Ever since Great-Grandfather Isom killed a man over some sheep, a black cloud has hung over the Raths. Now, a century later, aging hitman Ira Rath takes a job that will decide his family’s fate once and for all. Acclaimed creatorsJASON AARON (SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Scalped) andRON GARNEY (Daredevil, Wolverine: Weapon X) bring their creator-owned tale of a Southern family whose only legacy is violence to Image Comics with this remastered hardcover edition. Collects MEN OF WRATH #1-5 * * * Norroway, Book 1: The Black Bull of Norroway OGN TP WRITER:CAT SEATON ARTIST / COVER:KIT SEATON NOVEMBER 7 / 224 PAGES / FC / T / $14.99 TRIM SIZE: 6” x 9” Sibylla has always craved adventure, but she never guessed it would finally arrive in the form of a giant, magical bull. Is he a man, or a monster? And who knew a prophecy could be so literal? With this first book in a new series co-created by sibling writer/artist team CAT SEATON and KIT SEATON, the adventure of a lifetime begins. * * * Black Science, Vol. 8: Later Than You Think TPWRITER: RICK REMENDER ARTIST / COVER: MATTEO SCALERA & MORENO DINISIO OCTOBER 17 / 112 PAGES / FC / M / $16.99 The Anarchist League of Scientists is scattered to the cosmic winds. Abuse of the Pillar’s power has gnawed at the very foundation of reality, as all that ever is, was, and will be is falling in on itself. Beaten and dismayed, it falls to Grant McKay and what allies he has left to start a Hail Mary mission to the center of the Onion, and the chance of salvation that rests there. RICK REMENDERand MATTEO SCALERA set their sights on the End of the Eververse, as the Dimensionauts begin their final quest to fix everything that ever went wrong, or damn all of eternity to the void. Collects BLACK SCIENCE #35-38 * * * Bloodstrike: Brutalists TPWRITER / ARTIST / COVER: MICHEL FIFFE OCTOBER 24 / 96 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99 MICHEL FIFFE, the creator of the indie hit Copra, celebrates Image’s most extreme series as only a comics-auteur can. From revealing the origin of an undead strikeforce to solving the trail of mysteries that plague them, this story shines a light on the classic Image series—and introduces it to new readers. Collects BLOODSTRIKE #0, 23, 24 * * *
Death or Glory, Vol. 1 TP ARTIST / COVER:BENGAL OCTOBER 17 / 160 PAGES / FC / M / $16.99 Meet Glory: a young woman raised off the grid in a convoy of truckers, the last men and women fighting for true freedom on the American open road. Now, in order to pay for her dying father’s surgery, Glory has three days to pull off four dangerous cross-country heists with mob killers, crooked cops, and a psycho ex-husband all out to bring her in—or die trying. New York Timesbestselling author RICK REMENDER teams up with legendary French superstar BENGAL to bring you a high-speed chase across the American West that examines our dwindling freedoms, and the price of fighting for an untethered life. Collects DEATH OR GLORY #1-5
* * * Fade Out TPWRITER:ED BRUBAKER ARTIST:SEAN PHILLIPS & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER COVER:SEAN PHILLIPS NOVEMBER 14 / 352 PAGES / FC / M / $24.99 A bold new paperback edition of the entire Eisner Award-winning tale of Hollywood in the early days of the Blacklist! THE FADE OUT tracks the murder of an up-and-coming starlet from studio backlots to the gutters of downtown Los Angeles, as shell-shocked front man Charlie Parish is caught between his own dying sense of morality and his best friend’s righteous sense of justice. A picture-perfect recreation of a lost era, THE FADE OUT is an instant classic from the bestselling team of ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS, with acclaimed color artist ELIZABETH BREITWEISER. Collects THE FADE OUT #1-12 * * * Gasolina, Vol. 2 TPWRITER:SEAN MACKIEWICZ ARTIST / COVER: NIKO WALTER & MAT LOPES OCTOBER 24 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $16.99 Randy and Amalia have struck the first blow against Los Queridos, the supernatural cartel. As the couple arms for war, they must also deal with raising a child with a very unique condition: a flesh-eating monster living in his chest. Collects GASOLINA #7-12 * * * Gideon Falls, Vol. 1: The Black Barn TPWRITER: JEFF LEMIRE ARTIST / COVER: ANDREA SORRENTINO & DAVE STEWART OCTOBER 17 / 144 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99 Picked up for TV by Hivemind after a multi-studio bidding war with long-time producing partners Sean Daniel and Jason Brown, Bad Robot veteran Kathy Lingg, and former Valiant Entertainment CEO & Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani. From the bestselling creative team behind Old Man Logan and Green Arrow comes a character-driven meditation on obsession, mental illness, and faith. The legend of the Black Barn—an otherworldly building alleged to have appeared and reappeared throughout history, bringing death and madness in its wake—ensnares and entwines the lives of two very different men. Plus, this collection includes a variant cover gallery from some of comics’ best artists, including CLIFF CHIANG (PAPER GIRLS), JOCK (WYTCHES), SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND), and more! Collects GIDEON FALLS #1-6 * * * Gravediggers Union, Vol. 2 TPWRITER / COVER: WES CRAIG ARTIST: TOBY CYPRESS OCTOBER 3 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $16.99 Writer WES CRAIG (DEADLY CLASS) and artistTOBY CYPRESS (RETCON) bring their weird horror series to its apocalyptic conclusion! The powerful cult known as the Black Temple wants to unleash ancient dark gods on mankind. The only thing that stands in their way is the Gravediggers Union: Cole, Haley, and Ortiz. At the center of the Black Temple’s plan is Cole’s estranged daughter Morgan, who’s destined to free the dark gods. Now the Gravediggers are in a race against time to rescue a mysterious alien monkey before the Black Temple can destroy it. Before it's over, father and daughter will argue the merits of our species, the secret history of the world will be revealed, and the Gravediggers will make a last stand against the Black Temple’s undead horde, for the fate of us all. Collects THE GRAVEDIGGERS UNION #6-9 * * * Hit-Girl, Vol. 2 TPWRITER:JEFF LEMIRE ARTIST / COVER:EDUARDO RISSO OCTOBER 31 / 104 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99 HIT-GIRL’S IN CANADA. Our adolescent assassin is locked, loaded, and ready to seriously mess up some Canadians. JEFF LEMIRE andEDUARDO RISSO take on MARK MILLAR’spsychotic 12-year-old Hit-Girl for the next stop on her blood-soaked world tour. No amount of ice, snow, or Mounties will prevent Mindy from slaughtering her latest enemies. Collects HIT-GIRL #5-8 * * * Maestros, Vol. 1 TPWRITER / ARTIST / COVER:STEVE SKROCE OCTOBER 31 / 176 PAGES / FC / M / $16.99 The Maestro and his entire royal family have been murdered. Now, his banished son from Earth will inherit the Wizard King’s throne—along with a spell that turns its user into God. With enemies everywhere, will this Orlando-born millennial be able to keep his new magic kingdom? A darkly irreverent fantasy series from STEVE SKROCE, the storyboard artist of The Matrix trilogy, the artist and co-creator of WE STAND ON GUARD and Doc Frankenstein, the writer/artist of Wolverine, and the artist of Amazing Spider-Man andALAN MOORE’sYOUNGBLOOD. Collects MAESTROS #1-7 * * * Mage, Vol. 5: The Hero Denied Book Three TPWRITER / ARTIST / COVER: MATT WAGNER OCTOBER 17 / 208 PAGES / FC / T+ / $19.99 The fifth of six volumes collecting MATT WAGNER’s epic, modern-day fantasy trilogy, MAGE: THE HERO DENIED is the long-awaited conclusion to the saga of the reborn Pendragon, Kevin Matchstick. Almost a decade has passed since the events of MAGE: THE HERO DEFINED,and the story finds our reluctant hero having abandoned his role. Now married to the witch Magda and father to two young children, Kevin strives to stay removed from the supernatural struggle that could threaten his family’s safety. Unfortunately, dark and familiar forces conspire to flush him out of hiding, forcing the Pendragon to summon the power that is his legacy and once again draw the mystic weapon Excalibur! Collects MAGE: THE HERO DENIED #0-8 * * * Mirenda, Vol. 1 TPWRITER / ARTIST / COVER:GRIM WILKINS OCTOBER 31 / 168 PAGES / FC / T+ / $17.99 When a jungle-dwelling woman gets a mysterious demon trapped in her leg, she sets off on an extraordinary adventure to get it out. Artist/writerGRIM WILKINS (PROPHET: EARTH WAR) plays with the possibilities of comic storytelling, letting the visuals carry the weight. Originally appearing inISLAND magazine,MIRENDA picks up the gauntlet left by the works of Moebius and Frazetta and runs with it. Collects MIRENDA #1-5 * * * Royal City, Vol. 3: We All Float On TPWRITER / ARTIST / COVER: JEFF LEMIRE OCTOBER 10 / 96 PAGES / FC / M / $16.99 When a new member of the family arrives in the fading industrial town of Royal City looking for answers, the past and present all come together, and the Pike family must face the truths about their youngest brother’s death decades earlier. The concluding chapter of ROYAL CITY, the generation-spanning saga of one family haunted by their own private ghosts from the New York Times bestselling writer and artist, JEFF LEMIRE (GIDEON FALLS, Sweet Tooth, Essex County). Collects ROYAL CITY #11-14 * * * Royalboiler: Brandon Graham’s Drawn Out Collection TPARTIST / COVER: BRANDON GRAHAM OCTOBER 24 / 248 PAGES / FC / M / $24.99 TRIM SIZE: 8.833” x 12.833” This collection spans BRANDON GRAHAM’s (KING CITY, PROPHET, MULTIPLE WARHEADS) twenty-year career, and includes select cover work, illustrations, drawings from his work in animation, and assorted art, along with pages from his sketchbook, showcasing influences from all over the globe that combine into something uniquely personal. * * * Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 7: Mothering Invention TPWRITER: KIERON GILLEN ARTIST / COVER: JAMIE McKELVIE & MATT WILSON OCTOBER 3 / 168 PAGES / FC / M / $16.99 In the past: awful stuff. In the present: awful stuff. But, increasingly: answers. Collects THE WICKED + THE DIVINE #34-39 |
