ARCHAIA COMICS FOR NOVEMBER

FRAGGLE ROCK VOL. 2 #1

Written by Grace Randolph, Jake Forbes and Joe LeFavi, illustrated by Chris Lie, Mark Simmons, Ross Campbell and Katie Cook, covers by David Petersen and Chris Lie.

Get ready to rock -- Fraggle style! Archaia and The Jim Henson Company follow up their Fraggle Rock anthology series with a brand-new line of comics, featuring the antics of Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, Boober and Red! Worry is indeed for another day, as this new series features a stellar lineup of talent, including: Grace Randolph, Chris Lie, Jake Forbes and Ross Campbell! Featuring a cover from Mouse Guard's David Petersen and activity pages from Katie Cook!

32 pages, $3.95.

CYCLOPS #1

Written by Matz, illustrated and cover by Luc Jacamon.

2054. Douglas Pistoia is desperately looking for work, but only a private military contracting firm, Multicorps Security, has offered him a job. Soon after he signs up, the UN decides to outsource its peacekeeping missions, and Multicorps wins the first bid, propelling Douglas into a war that is not his own -- a highly sophisticated war broadcast worldwide by the soldiers themselves thanks to the micro-cameras in their helmets. They are called the Cyclops. Douglas plays the game, and slowly emerges as both a unit leader and a media celebrity, but how far will he go in exploring the boundaries between war and peacekeeping, news and entertainment?

32 pages, $3.95.

DAYS MISSING: KESTUS #3

Written by Phil Hester, illustrated by David Marquez, cover by Ryan Benjamin.

Since the dawn of mankind, the enigmatic Steward has guided our destiny in solitude -- but now he knows he is not alone! An immortal woman named Kestus has also been watching humanityÉwith a suspicious eye. It's 1969, and mankind is poised to take one giant leap. The Steward does everything in his power to make sure the Apollo 11 moon landing is a successÉbut a shadowy saboteur stands in his way. Days Missing: Kestus #3 adds another chapter to the thrilling exploits of The Steward, a being whose ability to "fold" days of time has resulted in critical human events being absent from our historical record. Although their existence is not remembered...the occurrences of these days have forever changed the course of Earth's evolution!

32 pages, $3.95.

MOUSE GUARD: THE BLACK AXE #2

Written, illustrated and cover by David Petersen.

Celanawe, honor bound by his loyalty to his Guard Matriarch, accompanies Em, his only living relative to Port Sumac. There they find a mouse just brave or crazy enough to take them across the sea and beyond the record of any map. This long sea voyage gives Em the time to explain to Celanawe about her instance for the journey and how their fates will forever be tied to the Black Axe.

24 pages, $3.50.

LUCID #4

Written by Michael McMillian, illustrated and cover by Anna Wieszczyk.

The first Lucid mini-series comes to a shocking climax as Agent Matthew Dee and Wren confront the New Pendragon! Can they stop his terrible kingdom from rising before it is too late? What insane new weapon threatens mage-kind? What does fate hold in store for President Monday? What horrible secret lurks in the bowels of Tintagel Castle? And just what is up with Matthew's girlfriend? The spectacular conclusion!

24 pages, $3.95.

RETURN OF THE DAPPER MEN

Written by Jim McCann, illustrated and cover by Janet Lee.

Welcome to Anoreve, a world in between time, where children have played so long it's almost become work, machines have worked so long they have begun to play and all the clocks have stopped at the same time. This is how this land has remained, until 314 dapper-looking gentlemen rain down from the sky and set off in different directions to start the world again. Now Ayden, the only boy to still ask questions; Zoe, the robot girl all other machines hold dear; and the Dapper Man known only as Ò41Ó must discover what happened that made time stop, understand what their true places are in this world, and learn what ÒtomorrowÓ really means. The sun is setting for the first time in memory, and once that happens, everything changes.

128 pages, $24.95.

KILLING PICKMAN COLLECTED EDITION HARDCOVER

Written by Jason Becker, illustrated and cover by Jon Rea.

Homicide Detective William Zhu has just made the arrest of his career. With the apprehension of Richard Pickman he has solved over 100 missing child cases, some of which date back over 30 years. The excavation of Pickman's basement reveals horrors beyond imagination -- the bodies of children mutilated in bizarre satanic rites. Frustrated with his role of clean-up man to the detritus of the world, Zhu makes what may be a fatal mistake: He decides to kill Pickman. Fatal, for Richard Pickman is no ordinary psychopath. The rituals he performed were not the work of a madman but sacrifices made to a very real demon. A demon who has granted Pickman near immortality. Killing Pickman is going to be a lot tougher than Zhu could have imagined. It may not even be possible.

144 pages, $24.95.