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DEAN KOONTZ'S FRANKENSTEIN: PRODIGAL SON #1

By Dean Koontz, Chuck Dixon and Brett Booth.

In the 19th century, Dr. Victor Frankenstein brought his first creation to life, but a horrible turn of events forced him to abandon his creation and fall away from the public eye. Now, two centuries later, a serial killer is on the loose in New Orleans, and he's salvaging body parts from each of his victims, as if he's trying to create the perfect person. But the two detectives assigned to the case are about to discover that something far more sinister is going on!

32 pages, $2.99.

GEORGE R.R. MARTIN'S WILD CARDS: THE HARD CALL #2

By George RR Martin, Daniel Abraham and Eric Battle.

After an accident releases the Wild Card virus in Colorado, the three surviving teenagers are sent to the Jokertown Clinic in New York City. Alex is charged with electrical energy that he can barely control. Simon can now travel through mirrors. But their friend Kyrie wasnít so lucky -- she's drawn the Joker. What is her fate? And what will these transformations mean for Alex and Simon? Will these changes lead them to become heroes -- or villains? Meanwhile, Croyd Crenson has been framed for the murder of a nurse, and forced to escape the police and go into hiding so he can figure out who framed him. But Crenson's a marked man, and the citizens of Jokertown aren't going to let him wander around without a fight!

32 pages, $2.99.

JIM BUTCHER'S THE DRESDEN FILES #2

By Jim Butcher and Adrian Syaif.

Cats don't hunt in packs -- and that's one of the reasons Dresden knows he's up against something magical when a whole group of escaped leopards, tigers and lions attacks him! It hardly seems fair, since he's barely started the case. But then, that's what happens when you're a wizard investigating the paranormal for the police, especially when you're up against an ancient creature that is planning to become something even more terrifying than it already is! Written exclusively for comics by Jim Butcher, The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle is a brand-new story set in the world of the bestselling series of novels, The Dresden Files.

40 pages, $3.99.