KOMIKWERKS FOR SEPTEMBER

THE ANUBIS TAPESTRY VOLUME 1: BETWEEN TWILIGHTS HC

By Bruce Zick.

Marvel and Dark Horse writer/artist Bruce Zick has crafted an illustrated prose novel in which Dr. George Henry's spirit is condemned to the Egyptian realm of the Underworld. But the only way his son Chance can save him from the curse of the mummy is to risk becoming one -- by binding himself in the wrappings of the mysterious Anubis Tapestry. Chance is joined on his journey by a comical creature named Blixx, who guides them past horrible monsters and down through the deepest levels of the Underworld. And there's one additional problem: if they don't return before twilight, they will be trapped forever in the eternal domain of the dead! This is the fifth of Komikwerk's Actionopolis series of illustrated novels. Bruce Zick has worked on Thor at Marvel, Atlas and Zone Continuum for Dark Horse, and for Pixar on Finding Nemo.

176 pages, black and white, $12.95.

BLACKFOOT BRAVES SOCIETY VOLUME 1: SPIRIT TOTEMS HC

By Christopher Long and Michael Geiger.

This illustrated prose novel by writer Christopher Long (Easy Way, X-Men Unlimited) and illustrated by Michael Geiger tells the story of the Blackfoot Braves Society Summer Camp -- which was going to be the place where Jackson Brady could leave behind his life of pampered wealth and be like any normal kid. When Jackson and his new friends Austin and Mazzy seek shelter from a storm in an unexplored cave, their lives take a sharp turn away from anything you could call normal. It isn't every kid, after all, who meets a Ghost Shaman and learns to unlock the power of his own animal spirit. That's just what happens to Jackson and his friends, however, and a good thing too: they'll need those powers to battle an ancient and powerful evil that thirsts for vengeance against humanity. This is the sixth book of Komikwerks' Actionopolis series of illustrated novels.

144 pages, black and white, $12.95.