ARCANA STUDIO FOR DECEMBER

ANYWHERE #2

Written by Tom Akel and Eric Mahoney, art by Alan Quah.

Evils abound when ex-roommates seek revenge, alien head lice invade, supervillains come out of the closet, and the homeless attack! The purchase of this issue is guaranteed to enhance your sex life and make your estranged parents apologize for a trauma-filled childhood. The perfect jumping-on point for new readers!

24 pages, $3.50.

COIN OPERATED BOY GN

Written by Steven Prouse, art by Robert Grabe.

Two stories in one world. Coin Operated Boy tells the tales of two self-aware robots and their relationships with their respective creators. Genesis wants a love without complications and she'll engineer the perfect boy to get it. Enter Daniel, Genie's clockwork creation. Then, Sara thinks she is a girl just like any other, but when the reality that she's an android hits her, she hits back.

64 pages, $14.95.

HOWARD LOVECRAFT AND THE FROZEN KINGDOM GN

Written by Bruce Brown, art by Renzo Podesta.

After visiting his father in Butler Sanitarium, young Howard Lovecraft ignores his father's warning and uses the legendary Necronomicon to open a portal to a strange frozen world filled with horrifying creatures and grave danger. Alone and scared, Howard befriends a hideous creature he names Spot who takes him to the castle of the king where he is captured and sentenced to death!

74 pages, $14.95.

DON BLUTH'S SPACE ACE #6

Written by Ryan Foley, art by Paulo Borges.

The villainous Commander Borf has attacked Ace with the "Infanto Ray," a weapon that transforms him into an adolescent version of himself, and kidnapped his girlfriend Kimberly. It is up to Dexter, Ace's younger incarnation, to rescue Kimberly and prevent Borf using the Infanto Ray to conquer Earth!

32 pages, $3.95.