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AFTER DARK #0

Created by Antoine Fuqua and Wesley Snipes, written by Peter Milligan, art by Jeff Nentrup, cover by Francesco "Matt" Mattina.

From celebrated director Antoine Fuqua (Brooklyn's Finest, Training Day), acclaimed actor Wesley Snipes (Blade) and award-winning writer Peter Milligan (X-Statix, Skreemer), a new science fiction miniseries that kicks off with an introductory book, priced at only $1.

An amoral drifter guides a gang of damaged souls into the dark places of the ruined planet, and the even darker places of their own pasts. They journey this post-apocalyptic terrain in search of a woman who may be the key to saving the world. The real question still looms if the people who still inhabit this world are even worth saving.

After Dark is a story of hidden demons and unleashed devils set in a future that could very well be ours.

32 pages, $1.

SHRAPNEL: HUBRIS #2

Created by Nick Long and Nick Sagan, written by Sagan and Clinnette Minnis, art by Concept Art House, cover by Stephan Martiniere.

Consumed with advancing their War of Unity on multiple fronts, the Solar Alliance may be vulnerable to an audacious, high-risk assault on one of their most valued possessions. So rests the hopes of oppressed Helots across the System as a plot against the oldest extraplanetary colony moves forward. Once loyal marines now turned freedom fighters, Captain Narayan, Colonel Rossi and their troops have a golden chance to slow down the enemy war machine...but at what cost?

64 pages, $4.99.

THE RISING #0

Created and written by E. Max Frye, art and cover by J.P. Targete.

Creator/Writer E. Max Frye (HBO's Band of Brothers) and artist J.P. Targete (illustrator for Pixar's John Carter of Mars film adaptation) present a very special $1 introduction to launch the upcoming miniseries.

After years of war, economic chaos, and mankind, itself, teetering on the verge of thermonuclear extinction, an alien force invades the planet. When a deadly virus is released, this militaristic empire massacres the world's defense forces and most of the human population. The survivors are forced into slavery, helpless as they watch this new enemy plunder the remaining natural resources of Earth. Jarrett Jakes, chosen to fight and die as a gladiator, escapes from Zone R.X. 84 (formerly New York City) to lead a ragged band of guerrilla warriors in hopes of inspiring a downtrodden world to rise up against their alien oppressors.

32 pages, $1.

FVZA: FEDERAL VAMPIRE AND ZOMBIE AGENCY (TRADE PAPERBACK)

Written by David Hine, art by Roy Allan Martinez and Wayne Nichols, colored by Kinsun Loh and Jerry Choo, lettered by Richard Starkings and Comicraft's Jimmy Betancoure, cover by Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic.

The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency, a dormant government task force is called back into action when a deadly disease resurfaces, transforming innocent victims into Zombies.

Throughout history, from the Civil War to World War II, the FVZA protected humanity from the blood-sucking, flesh-eating hordes -- until a vaccine was discovered to quell the undead menace. When a more powerful mutation of the zombie virus infects a small town in America, Agent Landra Pecos must utilize all of her lethal skills of slaying to eradicate this reawakened threat. But, as Landra delves deeper into the investigation, she uncovers shocking secrets from her past that will change her life forever.

This miniseries, based on the popular website FVZA.org, comes in a new deluxe trade paperback format that includes an in-depth interview with writer David Hine (Civil War: X-Men, Spider-Man Noir, Arkham Reborn) along with character renderings and a gallery of artwork featuring industry acclaimed fan favorites John Bolton (Batman: Gotham Knights), Clint Langley (Slaine), Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic (The Immortal Iron Fist) and many more.

172 pages, $!4.95.