KICKSTART COMICS FOR MAY

BLACKSMITH GN

Written by Malik Evans and Richard Sparkman, art by Alberto Muriel.

For centuries, a fraternity of Blacksmiths has made weapons for the United States government. When a secret weapon is used to commit a public assassination, one Blacksmith finds himself on the run. Now he must find out who stole the weapon and who is trying to frame him — all before the government hunts him down.

96 pages, $8.99.

BOOK OF LILAH GN

Written by Jack Monaco, art by Javi Fernandez.

For thousands of years, a secret association known as the Keepers has quietly protected the world's knowledge. This group skillfully tracks and cultivates world progress, and at times destroys knowledge that they believe could harm mankind. Someone is after the Keepers, and it's up to one unsuspecting 20-year-old girl named Lilah to save the day.

96 pages, $8.99.

ENDANGERED GN

Written by Joshua Williamson, art by Juan Santacruz.

After their father fails to return from a business trip, two brothers are shocked to find a very attractive teenage alien girl in their living room. She informs the boys that their father is an intergalactic hero who has been captured by an evil alien race. It's now up to the boys and their new (hot) friend to save the universe!

96 pages, $8.99.

WARD 6 GN

Written by Kevin Fox, art by Salador Navarro.

Five inmates in a medical ward, with no memories of their past, try to figure out who they are and where they came from. When one of them, who they believed to be dead, returns looking healthier then ever, they realize they are merely puppets in a strange experiment. Their only hope, escape.

96 pages, $8.99.