TOP COW PRODUCTIONS FOR AUGUST

THE DARKNESS/PITT #1

Written by Paul Jenkins, art by Dale Keown, covers by Keown and Stjepan Sejic.

Dale Keown¹s classic hero Pitt makes his return to comics! When Tim and Pitt's mission to track down those infected by an alien virus brings them to Jackie's stomping ground in New York, they are invariably drawn together. Both attract the unwanted attention of the Federal Government and mayhem ensues!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 26.

BERSERKER #3

Written by Rick Loverd, art by Jeremy Haun, covers by Dale Keown and Haun.

The bone-crushing new series produced by Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia and DiVide Pictures continues! Farris realizes he has traded one war for another and refuses to fight the other Berserkers. Meanwhile Aaron must flee from the cops and other Berserkers.

32 pages,, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 2.

CYBERFORCE/HUNTER-KILLER #2

Written by Mark Waid, art by Kenneth Rocafort, covers by Rocafort and Stjepan Sejic.

First blood has been drawn and the action heats up in Part 2 of Top Cow¹s biggest summer event to date! After a surprise strike by a team of Hunter-Killers on Cyberforce¹s headquarters, members of both teams have been bloodied. When Ellis arrives with a surprising revelation, the two teams must decide if they can trust each other enough to take out a common foe?

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 19.

THE DARKNESS #79

Written by Phil Hester, art by Jorge Lucas, covers by Lucas and Whilce Portacio.

Jorge Lucas returns for a special issue of The Darkness. Jackie Estacado, bearer of The Darkness, is through with being someone else¹s bag man and assembles a special team of thieves, smugglers, and murderers for one purpose ­ to take down The Sovereign.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 5.

WITCHBLADE #129

Written by Ron Marz, art by Stjepan Sejic, covers by Sejic and John Tyler Christopher.

"War of the Witchblades," part 4 of 6. Every war must have a victor. The Balance must be restored. With the lines drawn firmly in the sand and both Sara Pezzini and Dani Baptiste carrying wounds from their battle, the stakes have never been this high.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 12.

CYBLADE: AGENT OF CYBERDATA TRADE PAPERBACK

Written by Joshua Hale Fialkov, art by Rick Mays, Lee Ferguson and Afua Richardson, cover by Mays.

With Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer in full swing, go back and discover the secret origins of the Cyberforce member known as Cyblade! Dominique Thiebaut lives two lives, one as a seemingly normal teen and another as deadly assassin for the Cyberdata Corporation. When Cyberdata's control over Dominique through her "brain box" fails, she must struggle to break free from the sinister corporation. Collects Cyblade #1-#4 plus Cyblade Pilot Season, a cover gallery featuring Rick Mays, Kenneth Rocafort, Stjepan Sejic and plenty of bonus materials.

176 pages, $14.99, in stores on August 26.