TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2010
DARK HORSE COMICS FOR SEPTEMBER
1 FOR $1: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Written by Andi Watson, penciled by Joe Bennett, inked by Rick Ketchman, colored by Guy Major, cover by Art Adams.
Buffy Summers is not like other girls. She's been chosen to save the world from the vampire plague, and balancing saving the world with high school is no easy task.
28 pages, $1, in stores on Sept. 8.
1 FOR $1: GROO
Written by Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier, art by Aragones.
If you thought Groo was a dangerous idiot, wait till you see how dangerous he is now that he's intelligent.
28 pages, $1, in stores on Sept. 1.
1 FOR $1: MAGNUS, ROBOT FIGHTER
Written and art by Russ Manning.
In the year 4000, with the human race threatened by robots that would enslave mankind, one man alone has the power to fight back -- Magnus, Robot Fighter!
28 pages, $1, in stores on Sept. 8.
1 FOR $1: SERENITY: THOSE LEFT BEHIND
Written by Joss Whedon, art by Brett Mathews, art by Will Conrad, colored by Laura Martin, cover by John Cassaday.
Firefly -- the story of a ship full of mercenaries, outlaws, fugitives, and one law-abiding prostitute running across the fringes of space. The crew of Serenity once again find themselves broke and on the wrong side of a number of very large firearms...
28 pages, $1, in stores on Sept. 15.
1 FOR $1: STAR WARS LEGACY
Written by John Ostrander, penciled by Jan Duursema, inked by Dan Parsons, colored by Brad Anderson.
The Jedi Temple is attacked, an Emperor is betrayed, and the Sith are born anew! A lot can happen in a hundred years, but all of the above happens just in this first issue! Not since Luke Skywalker first stepped aboard the Millennium Falcon has the galaxy seemed like such a vast, exciting, dangerous place!
28 pages, $1, in stores on Sept. 1.
1 FOR $1: UMBRELLA ACADEMY: APOCALYPSE SUITE #1
Written by Gerard Way, art by Gabriel Ba, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by James Jean.
Once, the Umbrella Academy was unstoppable. Under the tutelage of their guardian and mentor, Dr. Reginald Hargreeves, its members spent their childhoods fighting evil and honing their extraordinary gifts. Until something went terribly wrong...
Now, nine years later, the estranged members of the Umbrella Academy are reunited by the death of the only parent they've ever known and the rise of a new and terrible threat. Will they be able to overcome their history for long enough to save the world one more time?
28 pages, $1, in stores on Sept. 15.
60TH ANNIVERSARY CLASSIC PEANUTS #5: SCHROEDER
Dark Horse continues its yearlong celebration of Charles Schulz's Peanuts. PeanutsÊpremiered on October 2, 1950, in eight newspapers. As we all know, it grew to become probably the most popular comic strip ever. We were lucky enough to be able to give the cast the Syroco-style treatment previously.
In an unprecedented move, United Media has let us go back to the original look of the characters from 1950, which is considerably different, and sculpt the main characters in a special sixtieth-anniversary limited-edition series of the five main characters. Sculpted by Yoe! Studio.
650 numbered pieces,
packaged in its own tin box, with a pin-back button and a character booklet,
$49.95, in stores on Nov. 17.
THE AMAZING SCREW-ON HEAD AND OTHER CURIOUS OBJECTS
Written and art by Mike Mignola, colored by Dave Stewart.
Mike Mignola has deservedly become one of the biggest names in comics for his creation of Hellboy. But when Mignola needs a short break from the Hellboy universe, he turns to diversions such as The Amazing Screw-On Head.
When Emperor Zombie threatens the safety of all life on earth, President Lincoln enlists the aid of a mechanical head. With the help of associates Mr. Groin (a faithful manservant) and Mr. Dog (a dog), Screw-On Head must brave ancient tombs, a Victorian flying apparatus, and demons from a dimension inside a turnip. This new collection of oddball Mignola creations also includes "The Magician and the Snake" from Dark Horse Maverick: Happy Endings, and nearly fifty pages of brand new material, all as weird and hilarious as the beloved Screw-On Head.
104 pages, $17.99, in stores on August 25.
BALTIMORE: THE PLAGUE SHIPS #2
Written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden, art by Ben Stenbeck, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Mignola.
Setting sail from a harbor choked with sunken ships, where plague victims are burned in great furnaces, Lord Baltimore reveals a terrible incident that took place during the war, where his men fell victim to creatures that feast on the freshly dead, and Baltimore himself first met the vampire who has become his obsession.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 1.
BILLY THE KID'S OLD TIMEY ODDITIES AND THE GHASTLY FIEND OF LONDON #1
Written by Eric Powell, art by Powell and Kyle Hotz, colored by Dan Brown and Dave Stewart, covers by Powell and Hotz.
The world believes the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid was killed by Pat Garrett, but in reality the Kid is very much alive, the hired gun of Fineas Sproule's traveling spectacle of biological curiosities -- or "freaks," as Billy calls them. In their latest adventure, Billy and crew confront their most vicious challenge yet: Jack the Ripper!
In London to visit a true Elephant Man, Billy, Sproule, and the company learn about the Whitechapel murders and the fact that disfigured people are being blamed for the killings and targeted for mob justice. As the group applies themselves to the case, Sproule looks for information at every bar in the city, while Billy tags along to drink whisky and flirt with prostitutes at each one -- which might be a better way to find the Ripper than he realizes.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 8.
B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH -- NEW WORLD #2
Written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi, art by Guy Davis, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Davis.
Paranoia and suspicion plague members of the B.P.R.D. as agent Kate Corrigan, strained over the new UN control, must also play mediator between a manipulative Panya and a broken down Johann, devastated over the giant body in a vat he can't have. Meanwhile, Abe breaks from the team and investigates the horrors of the Northwestern woods.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 8.
B.P.R.D.: KING OF FEAR
Written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi, art by Guy Davis, colored by Dave Stewart.
A story that began in the first issue of Hellboy concludes withÊthe B.P.R.D. team set to permanently wipe out the subterranean colony of frog monsters that have been a story-driving plague.ÊWith Memnan Saa dead, agents Liz and Abe take on the powerful King of Fear -- who ultimately reveals that it is, in fact, the B.P.R.D. members themselves who will lead the world to apocalypse, not the supernatural monsters, demons, or colossal squidbots.
Collects B.P.R.D.: King of Fear #1-5.
144 pages, $17.99, in stores on Nov. 17.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #36:
Written by Joss Whedon, penciled by Georges Jeanty, inked by Andy Owens, colored by Michelle Madsen, covers by Jeanty and Jo Chen.
"Last Gleaming," part 1 of 5. The Big Bad -- Twilight finally stands revealed, and it's tearing the Scoobies apart, testing the limits of their friendship.
Seems like a perfect time for Spike to come back.
Joss Whedon writes the final five issues of Buffy Season 8, taking his greatest characters to places only he can take them! Teamed with series artist Georges Jeanty, Joss counts down to the biggest Buffy final ever -- and it starts right here!
40 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 1.
CARDCAPTOR SAKURA OMNIBUS BOOK 2
Written and art by Clamp.
The beautiful new teacher in Sakura's class, Kaho Mizuki, soon reveals that she's a shrine maiden with magic powers of her own. But, as always, the struggle to capture the Clow cards is woven together with the mysterious -- and complicated -- threads of love and affection between Sakura and all the people in her life. Will her heart be strong enough as she faces the one who will judge her worthiness to master the cards at last?
ÊCardcaptor Sakura is finally available in omnibus form! In the style of the acclaimed recent edition of CLAMP's Clover, Dark Horse will use remastered image files straight from CLAMP (with bonus color pages!) to release Cardcaptor Sakura complete in four omnibus books, each book collecting three volumes of the original 12-volume series.
576 pages, black and white, $19.99, in stores on Nov. 10.
CLASSIC UNCLE SCROOGE SERIES 2 #5: UNCLE SCROOGE "MONEYBAG"
Sculpting by Yoe! Studio.
One of our best-received Syroco style statuette series ever has been one of the comic book medium's most revered cast of characters, those of Carl Bark's Uncle Scrooge stories. The second series of Uncle Scrooge statuettes depicts the characters as they were originally presented on the covers by Carl Barks. For the final statue in the series, this particular pose of Uncle Scrooge was taken from Uncle Scrooge #32 from December 1960.
950 numbered pieces,
packaged in a full-color, litho-printed tin box, with a character booklet and a vintage-style pin-back button, $49.95, in stores on Nov. 17.
CONAN VOLUME 9: FREE COMPANIONS
Written by Timothy Truman, art by Truman, Tomas Giorello and Joe Kubert, colored by Jose Villarrubia.
In his short career as a mercenary, young Conan has impressed both Princess Yasmela and military leader Lord Amalric, but an ambitious, rogue prince arrives in Khoraja and blindsides Conan out of the comfortable, courtly situation he's found himself in. Not only is Conan's love affair with Yasmela going south, but rebel Prince Julion immediately challenges Conan's headstrong impulses and military plans, causing a rift between the battered-but-proud forces of Khoraja and Amalric's army of colorful mercs.
Collects Conan the Cimmerian #14 and #16-#21.
184 pages, $17.99, in stores on Nov. 10.
DOMO 7" QEE FIGURES
Dark Horse and Toy2R bring the limited-edition 7" Domo Qee series. After the rousing success of 2" Domo Qee figures, Dark Horse has selected the most interesting and collectible of its custom Qee designs and, in concert with Hong Kong's Toy2R, crafted them into a new, oversize, ultra-limited 7" version.
Dark Horse is set to release a total of six new 7" Domo Qee designs in the coming months. The first of these offerings in the series will be a Glow in the Dark Domo Qee and a Wood Grain Domo Qee.
7" Wood Grain, limited to 500, $59.99, in stores on Oct. 8.
7" Glow in the Dark, limited to 500, $59.99, in stores on Oct. 8.
FEAR AGENT #30
Written by Rick Remender, penciled by Mike Hawthorne and Tony Moore, inked by John Lucas, cover by Moore.
"Out of Step," part three. Everything you know is a manipulation. Every life lost, every terrible danger, every lonely year -- preordained by a being that has been with you, in front of your face, the entire journey. If you are Heath Huston, your life will soon crumble apart. Entirely. Once and for all. If you are Heath Huston, you're going to want to kill the son-of-a-bitch who caused it all before you go.
ÊAlso includes a special Tales of the Fear Agent by Hilary Barta! The Final Arc!
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 29.
FRANK MILLER'S SIN CITY VOLUME 5: FAMILY VALUES 3RD EDITION
Written and art by Frank Miller.
Frank Miller's first-ever original graphic novel is one of Sin City's nastiest yarns to date! Starring fan-favorite characters Dwight and Miho, this newly redesigned edition sports a brand-new cover by Miller, some of his first comics art in years!
There's a kind of debt you can't ever pay off, not entirely. And that's the kind of debt Dwight owes Gail. The girls of Old Town have their own family values, their own laws -- and when someone too dumb to know better breaks them, an example needs to be set. Dwight's got his own reasons for taking the job, and deadly little Miho . . . Miho likes to play with them a little first.
With a new look generating more excitement than ever before, this third edition is the perfect way to attract a whole new generation of readers to Frank Miller's masterpiece!
128 pages, black and white, $14, in stores on Nov. 3.
FRANK MILLER'S SIN CITY VOLUME 6: BOOZE, BROADS, & BULLETS 3RD EDITION
Written and art by Frank Miller.
The Sin City graphic novels are among the most widely acclaimed comics in history, but Frank Miller is also a master of the quick and dirty yarn. Collected in this sixth volume of his crime-comic megahit are all of Miller's Sin City shorts and one-shots, newly redesigned with a brand-new cover by Miller, some of his first comics art in years!
Collecting classics like "Just Another Saturday Night" and "Silent Night," both starring the iconic big lug with a condition, Marv; "The Customer Is Always Right," featured in the Sin City film; and "The Babe Wore Red," starring Sin City's most enduring hero, Dwight; Booze, Broads, and Bullets spans every kind of dark business you might encounter on a cold night in Basin City. It's sure to scratch your Sin City itch again and again, in just that way that makes you itch for more.
With Miller and co-director Robert Rodriguez gearing up for Sin City 2, this third edition is being released at just the right time!
160 pages, black and white, $17, in stores on Nov. 10.
FRANK MILLER'S SIN CITY VOLUME 7: HELL AND BACK 3RD EDITION
Written and art by Frank Miller.
Hell and Back, the final volume of Frank Miller's signature series, is the biggest and baddest Sin City of them all! This newly redesigned edition features a brand-new cover by Miller -- some of his first comics art in years!
It's one of those clear, cool nights that drops in the middle of summer like a gift from on high. If it weren't for the rent, Wallace wouldn't have a care in the world. Then he sees Esther, about to throw it all away -- and throw herself off a cliff. Wallace jumps in after her, saves her life, and falls in love, but before he can find out what she was running from, she's gone again, kidnapped. But Wallace isn't the kind to lose his head. He's calm. Like a monk. Like an executioner. And he'll find them.
With a new look generating more excitement than ever before, this third edition is the perfect way to attract a whole new generation of readers to Frank Miller's masterpiece!
320 pages, black and white, $30, in stores on Nov. 24.
GANTZ VOLUME 14
Written and art by Hiroya Oku.
A gang of vampire guys . . . who can grow samurai swords from their very flesh! Once again, Hiroya Oku is pushing the envelope with his crazy manga Gantz!
And to add to it, these vampire yakuza guys might not even be aliens! This isn't a mission. These guys seem to know who is working for Gantz, and are coming after them. On the streets where they work and live. In the daylight. All of a sudden the wall between everyday humanity and Gantz's nighttime, extradimensional hunts is crumbling. What will Kei and the others do? Can they regenerate when they're injured outside of a mission? Find out!
224 pages, black and white, $12.99, in stores on Nov. 24.
THE GOON VOLUME 4: VIRTUE AND THE GRIM CONSEQUENCES THEREOF 2ND EDITION
Written by Eric Powell and Dark Horse's high-falutin' new editions of The GoonÊcontinue! This volume features a new cover by Eric Powell and is redesigned to match the critically acclaimed Goon Year collections!
Virtue and the Grim Consequences Thereof sees the Goon join a short-lived football team, face man-eating eyeballs from another dimension, and suffer incarceration in Cade's Island penitentiary. Plus, the cast of The Goon interprets A Christmas Carol, the Unholy Bastards make their first appearance, and Powell illustrates a hilarious prose story by Thomas Lennon (Reno 911!).
144 pages, $16.99, in stores on Nov. 24.
HELLBOY: THE STORM #3
Written and cover by Mike Mignola, art by Duncan Fegredo, colored by Dave Stewart.
The long-awaited follow-up to 2009's The Wild Hunt comes to a terrible crossroads, when Hellboy cuts a deal with the devious Baba Yaga that may secure the survival of mankind, but will change his life forever, and the Queen of Blood discovers that the source of her power has unexpected plans for her.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 22.
LITTLE LULU VOLUME 25: THE BURGLAR-PROOF CLUBHOUSE AND OTHER STORIES
Written by John Stanley, art by Stanley and Irving Tripp.
With the wittiest stories, most graceful art, and most effortless pacing in the business, cartoon iconoclasts John Stanley and Irving Tripp set the gold standard for American humor comics in Little Lulu. Lulu Moppet, her best friend/nemesis Tubby, and the rest of the Main Street gang never run out of new ways into and out of (but mostly into) trouble. This new volume is no exception, filled cover to cover with mirthful mayhem from a pair of all-time comics masters!
The Burglar-Proof Clubhouse continues Dark Horse's chronological reprinting of Little Lulu, collecting issues #124-#129 in all their original full-color glory!
200 pages, $14.99, in stores on Nov. 24.
MAGNUS, ROBOT FIGHTER #2
Written by Jim Shooter, art by Bill Reinhold, colored by Wes Dzioba, cover by Raymond Swanland.
At the feet of the milespires of the utopian megalopolis North Am, in the shadowy regions where the dregs of humanity dwell, Magnus invades the stronghold of the "Metal Mob" -- human criminals who use robot muscle to plunder and terrorize the city. Big Guns, the cyborg mob enforcer, along with scores of brutal thug-robs and assassins, stands between Magnus and the "Pens," where kidnap victims await ransom, auctioning into off-world slavery, or being sold by weight as a protein source to the Arcturians. Leeja Clane and the stunningly beautiful Cinnette, both kidnap victims, are prime material for the chattel trade. In a lawless land, Magnus fights against an army of ruthless killers to save the Metal Mob's prisoners, especially the woman he is quickly falling in love with.
40 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 15.
MOTEL ART IMPROVEMENT SERVICE
Written and art by Jason Little.
From Jason Little, author of the Ignatz Award-winning Shutterbug Follies, comes another exciting "bubblegum noir" graphic novel, originally serialized in the webcomic Bee!
