FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2012
IMAGE COMICS FOR OCTOBER
CYBER FORCE #1
story MARC SILVESTRI & MATT HAWKINS
art KHOI PHAM & SUNNY GHO
cover MARC SILVESTRI
TOP COW'S TOP-SELLING SERIES RETURNS IN A GROUND-BREAKING WAY!
Top Cow celebrates its 20th anniversary with the return of the series that started it all: CYBER FORCE! Top Cow founder MARC SILVESTRI (THE DARKNESS, Incredible Hulk) returns to his first Image series as co-writer, art director and cover artist! Co-writer MATT HAWKINS (THINK TANK, LADY PENDRAGON) and artist KHOI PHAM (Mighty Avengers, Daredevil) join SILVESTRI to bring you a contemporary re-imagining rooted in cutting edge, real world technology.
Carin Taylor, codenamed Velocity, has escaped from the CDI controlled Millennium City and is desperately trying to find the one man she believes can help her prevent the end of the world. When she runs a group of other CDI escapees, will they help her... or turn their backs?
Not content in pushing the envelope just in terms of story and art, Top Cow will be the first major US comic publisher to launch one of their biggest properties with top tier creators concurrently for both the traditional print market and exploding worldwide digital market for FREE. That's right: Thanks to the support of fans through Kickstarter and participating comic shops, you can get the first FIVE issues of CYBER FORCE at no cost.
32 pages, free, in stores on Oct. 3.
BEDLAM #1
story NICK SPENCER
art RILEY ROSSMO
cover FRAZER IRVING
Fillmore Press was once Madder Red, a homicidal maniac and criminal overlord who terrorized the town of Bedlam for years. Then he got better. This is what happens next. A double-sized introduction to a blood-soaked cityscape of murder, mayhem, and mystery.
48 pages, $3.50, in stores on Oct. 31.
MACGYVER: ALPHABET TO INFINITY #1
story LEE DAVID ZLOTFF & TONY LEE
art WILL SLINEY
cover CIARAN LUCAS
Welcome to the long-awaited return of MacGyver -- co-written by his creator! When an old friend calls for help, Mac becomes involved in in a web of industrial espionage, murder and a white-knuckle pursuit across the globe with a million dollar hit on his head! Can he live long enough to save the world - or has his luck finally run out?
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Oct. 24.
MULTIPLE WARHEADS: ALPHABET TO INFINITY #1
story / art / cover BRANDON GRAHAM
Sexica and her Werewolf boyfriend Nikoli travel across asci-fi,fantasy Russia smoking singing cigarettes. Meanwhile the organ hunter, Nura is sent out with a severed head and instructions to find its body.
48 pages, $3.99, in stores on Oct. 24.
NON-HUMANS #1
story GLEN BRUNSWICK
art / cover WHILCE PORTACIO
Los Angeles, 2041 -- it's twenty-six years after a NASA probe brought back a strange disease causing many of our familiar toy-like objects to come to life. This is a new world order where cute and fearsome creatures fight for their right to exist in a world that fears them -- Blade Runner meets Toy Story.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 3.
POINT OF IMPACT #1
story JAY FAERBER
art & cover KORAY KURANEL
A gripping, provocative four-part crime series from acclaimed writer JAY FAERBER and stunning new artist KORAY KURANEL begins with one woman's murder and branches out to follow the investigation by three people with personal connections to her: her husband, an investigative reporter; her lover, an ex-soldier; and her friend, a homicide detective. Her death will change all of their lives.
32 pages, black and white, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 10.
CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL 2012
story ANDY DIGGLE, WARREN ELLIS, CHRIS GIARRUSSO, KIERON GILLEN, BRANDON GRAHAM, JONATHAN HICKMAN, DAVID HINE, JOE KEATINGE, ROBERT KIRKMAN, JIM McCANN, TERRY MOORE, CHRIS ROBERSON, JAMES ROBINSON, JONATHAN ROSS, RICHARD STARKINGS & ERIC STEPHENSON
art CHARLIE ADLARD, MIKE ALLRED, NATE BELLEGARDE, J. BONE, DOUG BRAITHWAITE, MITCH BREITWEISER, IAN CHURCHILL, CHRIS GIARRUSSO, BRANDON GRAHAM, PHIL JIMENEZ, JONATHAN HICKMAN, ROGER LANDRIDGE, JOHN PAUL LEON, JAMIE McKELVIE, TERRY MOORE & BEN TEMPLESMITH
cover A TERRY DODSON
cover B GABRIEL BA
A COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND BENEFIT BOOK!
"IT'S GOOD TO BE FREE!" CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL returns for, Image Publisher ERIC STEPHENSON gathers an all-star line-up of writers and artists to battle censorship with 48 ALL-NEW stories highlighting the benefits of freedom! All proceeds from this book benefit the important First Amendment work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, who've been fighting censorship in comics for over 25 years!
All proceeds from CBLDF Liberty Annual 2011 will benefit the important First Amendment legal work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of the First Amendment rights of the comics art form and its community of retailers, creators, publishers, librarians and readers.
48 pages, $4.99, in stores on Oct. 10.
THE WALKING DEAD #103
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
OCTOBER 17
It is a new beginning for THE WALKING DEAD. Rick Grimes is no longer in charge, and nothing will ever be the same again. It's such a perfect jumping on point, it could easily have been a new first issue --but instead, the world's best selling creator-owned comic just keeps moving forward, with #103 and counting!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 17.
THE WALKING DEAD: MICHONNE SPECIAL
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
This special issue of THE WALKING DEAD represents THE WALKING DEAD #19, featuring the first appearance of Michonne as well as the Michonne origin story that first appeared in Playboy Magazine. Just in time for Michonne's appearance in THE WALKING DEAD SEASON 3!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 10.
HALLOWEEN EVE
Story BRANDON MONTCLARE
art / colors / cover AMY REEDER
Eve has an imagination that's more than active -- it can be downright dangerous! Working late at the costume super-store Halloween Land, she gets lost in her own thoughts until something goes bump in the night. The rubber masks and plastic novelties are coming to life, and Eve must face ghosts, goblins, and gorilla suits made real.
40 pages, $3.99, in stores on Oct. 10.
THE ACTIVITY #10
story NATHAN EDMONDSON
art / cover MITCH GERADS
"OUT WITH THE TRASH"óTeam Omaha sets up a business front in the Philippines, only to find out they've done their job a little too well.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Oct. 17.
AMERICA'S GOT POWERS #6
story JONATHAN ROSS
art / cover BRYAN HITCH
EVERYONE wants a piece of Tommy Watts -- at least the part that can give them super powers. But if everyone in America is a superhero, will that be a good thing...or the worst thing that could ever happen to planet Earth?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 31.
ARTIFACTS #23
story RON MARZ
art & cover STJEPAN SEJIC
"TRUTHS & DESTINIES," PART 2. Tom Judge's training as a priest did not prepare him for the horrors he's seen as a special investigator for the FBI. But Tom's current case -- an unholy combination of the supernatural and murder most foul -- isbeyond anything he's ever experienced, and even the powerful Artifact he wields, the Rapture, won't be enough to save him.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Oct. 24.
BLACK KISS #3
story / art / cover HOWARD CHAYKIN
The black shadow of fascist darkness sprawls across France ó shattered by the scarlet smears of sex and death... and the south coast learns there's more to California than sunshine and surf, as twin offspring of different mothers find soulmates.
24 pages, black and white, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 3.
BLOODSTRIKE #33
story TIM SEELEY
art FRANCHESCO GASTON
cover by TIM SEELEY
Suprema is under the control of an evil force, and no one is safe from her eye beams and short skirt!! Cabbot and Twilight have to enlist the help of Marduk and his cult or be disintegrated! But have they inadvertantly delivered the most powerful weapon on earth to a madman?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 24.
CHEW #30
story JOHN LAYMAN
art & cover ROB GUILLORY
"SPACE CAKES," Conclusion. The bonus-sized wedding issue, CHEW's half-way point, and the issue that is gonna take EVERYBODY by surprise. Sure, it's a terrible jumping-on point for new readers, but did we mention the FREE TRI-FOLD POSTER COVER, at no extra cost?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 24.
CREATOR OWNED HEROES #5
story STEVE NILES, JAY RUSSEL, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, JUSTIN GRAY, ANDREW RITCHIE, JERRY LANDO & PAUL MOUNTS
art & cover DAVE JOHNSON & ANDREW RITCHIE
"KILLSWITCH," Part One. Part one of a brand new four-part story. Introducing Killswitch, an enigmatic, and devastatingly handsome killer with a fetish for blunt force, a strong code of honor, and more than a few skeletons in his closet. Killswitch is drawn into a game of death with the world's top assassins to find out who is behind the contract on his head -- and why.
"BLACK SPARROW," Part One. A brand new two-part story begins, as a family living in the old west must reconcile that someone close to them might be a killer, or worse. A dark tale of haunting family dedication and the price we pay for love.
PLUS! An interview with AMANDA CONNER, art galleries, con photos, and original articles all celebrating the creator-owned spirit.
40 pages, $3.99, in stores on Oct. 3.
THE DARKNESS #108
story DAVID HINE
art & cover JEREMY HAUN
"BREAKING DARK," PART ThreeóJackie Estacado's world has been crumbling around him and he fears recent events may drive his wife, Jenny, to the brink of insanity. But will Jackie be able to hold it together when he receives even more tragic family news? DAVID HINE(THE DARKNESS: FOUR HORSEMEN, THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN) andJEREMY HAUN(ARTIFACTS, Detective Comics) follow up their horrific first arc with a four-part story that will make you question everything you think you know about the Top Cow universe.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 17.
DEBRIS #4
story KURTIS J. WIEBE
art & cover RILEY ROSSMO
The epic finale to the junk punk series sets the stage for a massive battle between humanity and the Colossals, with the fate of the entire human race in the balance. Maya must lead the Athabascan Tribe to victory against the insane wasteland dragon spirit, Nogo.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Oct. 24.
ELEPHANTMEN #45
story RICHARD STARKINGS
art AXEL MEDELLIN
cover FIONA MENG
"SLEEPING PARTNERS," Part Four -- Some girls don't.
40 pages, $3.99, in stores on Nov. 15.
EPIC KILL #6
story / art / cover RAFFAELE IENCO
Now an ongoing series! Song's body lies lifeless on the morgue table but her Uncle planned for this outcome and summons her back to the living. Returning from the edge of deathis the hardest fight Song has everfaced asher inner demonsstruggle to keep her in the land of the dead.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 3.
GLORY #29
story JOE KEATINGE
art / cover ROSS CAMPBELL
"BLOODSHADOW," Part One .There is only one warrior Glory has ever feared; only one who's more dangerous than her, only one she knows can stop her. Get ready for the coming ofNanaja,Glory's little sister.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 17.
GUARDING THE GLOBE #2
Story PHIL HESTER
Art / cover: TODD NAUCK
What does it take to defend an entire planet? As The Guardians of the Globe divide their forces to deal with threats all over Earth, simultaneously, a darker, familiar, threat continues to loom under their very noses.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 3.
HACK/SLASH #21
story TIM SEELEY
art ELENA CASAGRANDE
covers A TIM SEELEY & DOMINIC MARCO
cover B ELENA CASAGRANDE
"FINAL," Part Two. The most twisted and persistent slashers Cassie has ever faced are back. And they're on the hunt, ensuring that everyone Cassie and Vlad have ever saved become the victims they were intended to be! Someone dies! Actually, a whole lot of people die!
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Oct. 31.
HAPPY! #2
story GRANT MORRISON
art / cover DARICK ROBERTSON
Trapped in a mob hospital at the mercy of the cold-eyed torture expert Smoothie and his team of dedicated sadists, the only hope for Nick Sax is Happy the Horse! With three days to Black Christmas, can our unlikely duo stay together long enough to stop Pedo-Santaës rampage?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 31.
HARVEST #3
story A.J. LIEBERMAN
art & cover COLIN LORIMER
Set up for murder, Dr. Benjamin Dane finds himself wanted by a black market surgical squad and the FBI, with only an outcast Yakuza assassin to protect him, none of which will stop him from getting to his next patient. Plus the freaky kid is back.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Oct. 3.
HELL YEAH #7
story JOE KEATINGE
art / cover ANDRE SZYMANOWICZ
"EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS RIGHT," Part TwoóHELL YEAH's shocking new direction continues as the battle of the century arrives: Ben Day vs. Getting His Ass Handed To Him!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 10.
HOAX HUNTERS #4
story MICHAEL MORECI & STEVE SEELEY
art AXEL MEDELLIN
cover KEITH BURNS
"DIE OFF ANOTHER DAY," Conclusion. The Hoax Hunters desperately try to prevent Clive and his carnival from executing their planóa plan that includes the extinction of an entire cryptid race. More answers to the deepening mystery are revealed in this thrilling finale to the first Hoax Hunters arc!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 10.
INVINCIBLE #97
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover RYAN OTTLEY & JOHN RAUCH
Finally, at long last: the origin of Zandale Randolph, otherwise known as Invincible. Also in this issue, an update on Mark Grayson, as the stage is set for the MONUMENTAL 100TH ISSUE!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 24.
IT GIRL & THE ATOMICS #3
story JAMIE S. RICH
art MIKE NORTON
cover MICHAEL & LAURA ALLRED
"DARK STREETS, SNAP CITY," Part TwoóThe Skunk's old gang is up to trouble, and It Girl has a few choice words for the man who killed her sister. But who's the shadowy presence that follows her wherever she goes, and can she and the rest of the Atomics stop a crime spree before it starts?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 17.
THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #8
story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art NICK PITARRA & JORDIE BELLAIRE
"THEY RULE" They have waited and watched in the dark and now the old money that runs nations is ready to make their move against the Manhattan Projects. It's the secret leaders of the world like you've never seen them before. The thrilling FEEL GOOD, BAD SCIENCE series continues in THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #8: THEY RULE!
