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TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2014

IMAGE COMICS FOR SEPTEMBER

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ROCHE LIMIT #1

story: MICHAEL MORECI art / cover: VIC MALHOTRA

"OUR DESTINY IS THE STARS, AND I WILL LEAD US THERE." Twenty years after this promise, billionaire Langford Skaargard's dream of cosmic exploration is no more. Roche Limit, a colony situated on the cusp of a mysterious energy anomaly, is a melting pot of crime and terrible secrets. When Bekkah Hudson goes missing, the search to find her will plunge her sister and a cadre of the colony's underworld figures into an odyssey that reveals a grim future for mankind. Blending 2001: A Space Odyssey with Blade Runner, ROCHE LIMIT is the first part of a bold sci-fi/noir trilogy.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 24.

COPPERHEAD #1

story: JAY FAERBER art / cover: SCOTT GODLEWSKI & RON RILEY

SEPTEMBER 10 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.50

Welcome to Copperhead, a grimy mining town on the edge of a backwater planet. Single mom Clara Bronson is the new sheriff, and on her first day she'll have to contend with a resentful deputy, a shady mining tycoon, and a family of alien hillbillies. And did we mention the massacre?

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 10.

GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS #1

story / art / cover A: RYAN BROWNE cover B: GEOF DARROW

A NASA funded group of arrogant "super people" must stop a rash of farmers that have been using rocket-powered silos to launch themselves into outer space! As these Astro-Farmers fire themselves all over the galaxy, NASA must utilize their every resource (a guy with a ghost-cow head, a bunch of magic bears, and a Chicago cop with robot arms) to avoid an intergalactic incident!

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 3.

ODDLY NORMAL #1

story / art / cover: OTIS FRAMPTON

SEPTEMBER 17 / 32 PAGES / FC / E / $2.99

Meet Oddly Normal, a ten-year-old girl with pointed ears and green hair -- a half-witch who will be the first to tell you that having a mother from a magical land called Fignation and a father from Earth doesn't make it easy to make friends at school! On her tenth birthday, she blows out her cake's candles and makes a disastrous wish. Now, Oddly must travel to Fignation to uncover the mystery of her parents' disappearance.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 17.

LAZARUS #11

story: GREG RUCKA art / cover: MICHAEL LARK

"CONCLAVE," Part One For the first time in the 65 years since they divided the world, the 16 Families are gathering again. For Malcolm Carlyle, it is an opportunity to identify and eliminate his enemies. For Jakob Hock, it is an opportunity to exact for revenge. And for Forever Carlyle, it's the first step in discovering the truth about who she is, and what she is destined to become.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 17.

'68: HOMEFRONT #1

story: MARK KIDWELL art: KYLE CHARLES & JAY FOTOS cover A: NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS cover B: MARK KIDWELL, NAT JONES, & JAY FOTOS cover C: SKETCH COVER

In 1968, the horrors of the Vietnam war invaded every American living room. On February 13th of that year, a new war began, bringing horror...and hunger home to stay. '68: HOMEFRONT returns the series to the American heartland and the small, sleepy town of Harbinger, Pennsylvania (home of the Heralds) in the first two-issue story arc, "'68: PEECE AND LOVE." Fresh accident victims sit up on morticians' slabs, a busload of visiting athletes rises from wet red asphalt to become an army of the damned, and Jenny Love -- homecoming queen, cheerleader, and girl next door -- prepares to reveal her deepest secret to the world. A secret in the form of leather-clad town bad boy, Johnny Love.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 10.

DEADLY CLASS #7

story: RICK REMENDER art / cover: WES CRAIG & LEE LOUGHRIDGE

Narrowly escaping death in Las Vegas, Marcus and his remaining gang return to Kings Dominion High School for the Deadly Arts. But they're about to learn a hard lesson: blood begets blood, and no bad deed goes unpunished.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 17.

ROCKET GIRL #6

story: BRANDON MONTCLARE art / cover: AMY REEDER

"SPLIT SECOND" Rocket Girl returns for a second time-travelling story arc! In 1986 NYC, DaYoung Johansson vowed to hang up her helmet and jetpack -- now there's no one's left to right the city's wrongs. And what could possibly be happening in the time-travelling 2014 that shouldn't exist at all?

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 17.

A VOICE IN THE DARK: GET YOUR GUN #1

story / art: LARIME TAYLOR cover A: LARIME TAYLOR & SYLV TALOR cover B: BEN TEMPLESMITH

NOW IN FULL COLOR! A great jumping-on point for new readers. With Zoey and several of her roommates possible suspects in the murder of Mandy Jenkins, Uncle Zeke is taken off the case to avoid a conflict of interest. Meanwhile, Zoey meets her 'fan' for the first time without masks.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 17.

ALEX + ADA #9

story: JONATHAN LUNA & SARAH VAUGHN art / cover: JONATHAN LUNA

Ada explores life without Alex and discovers just how dangerous it is to be a sentient android out in the world.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 17.

ARTIFACTS #39

story: RAVEN HEISENBERG art / cover: GUSTAVO BROCANELLO

2014 Talent Hunt winning team! The story of the very first Darkness bearer told by Jackie Esacado.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 3.

BLACK SCIENCE #9

story: RICK REMENDER art / cover: MATTEO SCALERA & DEAN WHITE

Conflict is the only constant, as the Dimensionauts are embroiled in a brutal war which threatens to engulf the fantastical land they are stranded in. But how can they uncover the horrible truth about the Pillar when every second is a fight to survive?

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 24.

BURN THE ORPHANAGE: REIGN OF TERROR #5

story: DANIEL FREEDMAN & SINA GRACE art / cover: SINA GRACE cover B: SETH DAMOOSE & SHAUN STEVEN STRUBLE

The epic, oversized conclusion of Reign of Terror is here! Rock, Bear, Lex, and their allies go toe-to-toe with the foes at MannCorp. Are they strong enough to survive?

40 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 3.

CHEW #44 REIGN OF TERROR #5

story: JOHN LAYMAN art / cover: ROB GUILLORY

"CHICKEN TENDERS," Part Four Warning: Sissies will need an adult diaper before reading this one. No joke. No lie. This will be the most talked about issue of CHEW in years.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 24.

CLONE #20

story: DAVID SCHULNER, AARON GINSBURG, & WADE McINTYRE art / cover: JUAN JOSE RYP & ANDY TROY

"The national clone crisis is over. The threat has been eliminated."

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 3.

C.O.W.L. #5

story: KYLE HIGGINS & ALEC SIEGEL art: ROD REIS cover: TREVOR McCARTHY

The end of the first arc and a huge turning point for the series! John Pierce and Geoffrey Warner square off over C.O.W.L.'s big secret, Radia faces public outcry, and Arclight resorts to lethal force...against one of his own.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 24.

DARK ENGINE #3

story: RYAN BURTON art / cover: JOHN BIVENS

The dragon that dreams of salvation is awakened in the heart of a Gigahül. The hands that made the dark engine are revealed. And Sym becomes war.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 24.

DEATH VIGIL #3

story / art / cover: STJEPAN SEJIC

Training day in Death Vigil! You get a magical weapon with no instruction manual and an unholy abomination from beyond the sane universe is advancing. What do you do? Helps to have an immortal and powerful dinosaur-transforming raven by your side.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 10.

DEAD@17: THE BLASPHEMY THRONE #2

story / art / cover: JOSH HOWARD

Nara meets an unexpected ally on board the spirit vessel Equinox. On Earth, Nara's lifeless body is discovered, and a plan is put into motion.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 17.

DREAM POLICE #6

story: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI art: SID KOTIAN & HiFi cover: SID KOTIAN & BILL FARMER

In the Dreamscape, it's impossible for a dreamer to simply go missing. But that's exactly what has happened, and it's up to Dream Police Detectives Joe Thursday and Katie Black to find her...a trail that leads to a living nightmare who has gone too far. Meanwhile, Joe has come to realize that he hasn't been told the truth about the man who keeps appearing to him...the former partner he doesn't now remember. If the time comes for Joe to stand against the vast powers of the Dreamscape, will Katie stand with him...or turn away?

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 24.

DRUMHELLAR #9

story: RILEY ROSSMO & ALEX LINK art / cover: RILEY ROSSMO

No way to fight! Nowhere to hide! Nothing to smoke! This time the horror is all too real as Drum finds himself running for his life. The supernatural killers hunting him in the dark want to know just one thing: how badly does he want to stay alive?

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 24.

ELEPHANTMEN #61

story: RICHARD STARKINGS art: AXEL MEDELLIN cover: BOO COOK

Sahara, the Red Queen of the City of Angels, must deal with some Demons.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 24.

THE FADE OUT #2

story: ED BRUBAKER art / cover: SEAN PHILLIPS & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER

Was a murder covered up? Or did the movie starlet commit suicide? And how does the show go on with a dead leading lady and an unfinished film?

BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS' new crime noir masterpiece is just getting started! Remember, every month THE FADE OUT has exclusive back pages articles that are only available in the single issues.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 24.

FIVE WEAPONS #11

story / art / cover: JIMMIE ROBINSON

"CLASS WARFARE," Part One The school of Five Weapons adds a NEW class: the psionic club. But, not everyone is happy about the new students and conflicts arise between the assassin class and their servants. Enrique has to take action between his friends and what's right or a new class warfare will erupt.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 24.

GHOSTED #13

story: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON art: DAVIDE GIANFELICE & MIROSLAV MRVA cover: DAN PANOSIAN

Is New York the most evil place on earth? Where else would you expect Jackson and his new assistant to find a man selling death wishes?

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 3.

HACK/SLASH: SON OF SAMHAIN #3

story: MICHAEL MORECI & STEVE SEELEY art: EMILIO LAISO cover: STEFANO CASELLI

Cassie enlists the help of an old friend to uncover the secrets of October's origins. Meanwhile, with the God Beast at his side, Morinto musters an army of monsters to wage war on mankind.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 3.

HOWTOONS: (RE) IGNITION #2

story: FRED VAN LENTE art / cover: TOM FOWLER & JORDIE BELLAIRE

Tuck and Celine search the post-energy wasteland for their missing parent -- but when they discover they aren't alone in civilization's ruins, they'll need new HowToons projects to protect themselves!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 10.

IMPERIAL #2

story: STEVEN T. SEAGLE art / cover: MARK DOS SANTOS

ALL TREMBLE BEFORE THE EVIL THAT IS METERAX AND HIS... ah, you know what? Who gives a damn? Mark's wedding to Katie is looming and he still hasn't learned how to fly or gotten a superhero costume yet. But it's Imperial who gets a lesson when Mark teaches him how to make s'mores: Jab it -- Heat it -- Stack it -- Squish it. Now that's worth saving the world for.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 10.

INVINCIBLE #115

story: ROBERT KIRKMAN art / cover: RYAN OTTLEY, CLIFF RATHBURN, & JOHN RAUCH

As the events on Earth grow more dire, we turn our attention toward space...we turn our attention toward...THRAGG vs. BATTLE BEAST!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 17.

JUPITER'S LEGACY #5

story: MARK MILLAR art / cover A: FRANK QUITELY cover B: BRYAN HITCH cover C: DUNCAN FEGREDO

Meet BARNABAS WOLFE -- a former supervillain with Sherlock Holmesian instincts who hunts heroes for the U.S. government. While Brandon and Uncle Walter struggle with their utopian vision for America, Chloe and family live under the radar in Australia. But their peaceful lives are about to explode when the authorities find suspicious super-activity Down Under, and send their #1 weapon to investigate. The generation gap is about to reach the next level as MILLAR and QUITELY bring their epic to a head!

40 pages, $4.99, in stores on Sept. 17.

LOW #3

story: RICK REMENDER art / cover: GREG TOCCHINI

In an effort to save mankind, Stel Kane embarks to do what hasn't been done in millennia: walk on the Earth's surface. But before she can rise from the depths of the ocean, she must first help her son rise from the suffocating darkness in which he wallows.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 24.

MADAME FRANKENSTEIN #5

story: JAMIE S. RICH art: MEGAN LEVENS cover: JOELLE JONES & NICK FILARDI

It's time for the monster's society debut! Vincent dresses Gail in her best party frock and takes her to a bash at his old fraternity house. This may be a fatal mistake, however, as his worst enemy sees a woman from his past in the creature's face.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 3.

THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #24

story: JONATHAN HICKMAN art: NICK PITARRA

"TEXAS ROULETTE" In the wake of the disastrous resolution to the Cuban Missile Crisis, the scientists of the Manhattan Projects are forced to choose sides between the country they love and the people they love the most...themselves.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 24.

MANIFEST DESTINY #10

story: CHRIS DINGESS art / cover: MATTHEW ROBERTS & OWEN GIENI

"Nothing cuts through the quiet of night like screams of panic and pain." Stranded on the river, Lewis & Clark's crew discover their place in America's food chain...where man is no longer its greatest predator...

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 17.

MICE TEMPLAR IV: LEGEND #14

story: BRYAN J.L. GLASS & MICHAEL AVON OEMING art: VICTOR SANTOS & SERENA GUERRA cover A: MICHAEL AVON OEMING cover B: VICTOR SANTOS & CHANDRA FREE

"KARIC THE MANY" Possessed by the Red Ant god, Karic's long-prophesied doom becomes reality as the would-be savior of the mice becomes an instrument of vengeance for the great demon lord Donas the Nathair! On the very brink of restoration, the Templar find themselves trapped between the insatiable hunger of The Many...and the unstoppable insect Guardians of the Dusk and Dawn!

PLUS…HAMMER OF THE GODS returns to Image Comics in a three-part story: "HANDS OF THE DWARF" by MICHAEL AVON OEMING and MARK WHEATLEY. The mythical Rattatosk the squirrel that lives in the World Tree provokes a war, and uses the cursed Modi to do it!

56 pages, $5.99, in stores on Sept. 24.

MORNING GLORIES #43

story: NICK SPENCER art: JOE EISMA cover: RODIN ESQUEJO

"Unbeatable."

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 17.

MPH #5

story: MARK MILLAR art / cover A: DUNCAN FEGREDO cover B: GREG TOCCHINI

Down to the last MPH pills, the gang finds their speed powers running on empty just as the Feds close in. Will they have enough juice to make it through a final showdown? And at last, we learn what makes the mysterious Mr. Springfield so dangerous. MILLAR & FEGREDO dish up an epic finale you'll never see coming!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 17.

NAILBITER #5

story: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON art / cover: MIKE HENDERSON

ONE OF THE HORRIBLE SECRETS OF BUCKAROO HAS BEEN REVEALED! Finch and Crane are hot on the heels of a serial killer loose in Buckaroo, but Finch has finally found what he was looking for and it's worse than he feared.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 3.

NIGHTWORLD #2

story: PAOLO LEANDRI & ADAM McGOVERN art / cover: PAOLO LEANDRI & DOM REGAN

Hidden tombs, troubled dreams and big-budget hellscapes set the stage for tragic demon Plenilunio's fight for redemption against the Empyre and its agents Hotspot and Hellena -- but surprise alliances may form as new perils surface! The super-horror quest continues as the widescreen crazy amps up!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 3.

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #4

story: ROBERT KIRKMAN art / cover: PAUL AZACETA & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER

"TO LIGHT OUR WAY" Who is Luke Masters and what answers does he bring Kyle? A major new character is introduced as Kyle's epic journey starts down a new path.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 24.

PETER PANZERFAUST #22

story: KURTIS J. WIEBE art / cover: TYLER JENKINS

"ON TILL MORNING," Part Two The screws tighten as the iron grip of the Third Reich crushes rebellion all over France. With their contacts drying up, Peter and the Lost Boys find themselves alone against the forces of Hook and are driven to desperate action.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 3.

PROTECTORS INC. #9

story: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI art / cover: GORDON PURCELL & MIKE ATIYEH

After having mysteriously disappeared over a decade earlier, The Patriot has returned from his long absence. But what has prompted this sudden reappearance? Does he know something of value about the murders that have lately gripped Chicago in a fist of terror...or is he trying to hide something? Who do you trust in an organization where everyone wears a mask and very few tell the truth? Detective John Riley must decide whether or not to trust someone he once idolized, but who may now be a serial killer.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 17.

RAT QUEENS #9

story: KURTIS J. WIEBE art: ROC UPCHURCH cover: JENNY FRISON

"THE FAR REACHING TENTACLES OF N'RYGOTH," Part Four Life in Palisade is a goblet of toasty sweet mulled wine. But this issue is the skull-pounding headache the next morning when all you're left with is the consequences. And they are life-changing, awful ones at that.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 17.

RED CITY #4

story: DANIEL COREY art / cover: MARK DOS SANTOS

The case comes to a close and Cal has to resort to extreme measures to save the city.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 17.

SAGA #23

story: BRIAN K. VAUGHAN art / cover: FIONA STAPLES

Betrayal.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 24.

SEX #16

story: JOE CASEY art / cover: PIOTR KOWALSKI

Remember...there's no such thing as "safe SEX"!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 24.

SHELTERED #12

story: ED BRISSON art / cover: JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS

The countdown to the end continues. The outside world is closing in and the two factions fighting within the gates of Safe Haven have turned their sanctuary into a war zone. The end of the world is now the LEAST of their concerns.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 3.

SHUTTER #6

story: JOE KEATINGE art / cover: LEILA DEL DUCA & OWEN GIENI

Kate Kristopher makes a stand against sins past as the smash-hit series' first arc reaches its bloody finale.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 17.

SPAWN #247

story: TODD MCFARLANE art: SZYMON KUDRANSKI cover: GREG CAPULLO & TODD MCFARLANE

Sara is rushed to the hospital after the unthinkable happens at her apartment. Everyone comes to her aid, but each has a separate agenda that puts not only Sara, but also Jim in danger.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 3.

SPREAD #3

story: JUSTIN JORDAN art / cover: KYLE STRAHM

It's chow time at Fat Jack's Cannibal Cafe!

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 10.

STARLIGHT #6

story: MARK MILLAR art: GORAN PARLOV cover A: JOHN CASSADAY cover B: CLIFF CHIANG

Duke, Space-Boy, and their rebel friends face off in their final, defining battle against the Brotean regime. But there's been a traitor in their midst, and their plans aren't all they're cracked up to be. It's not only their lives in the balance, but the future of the entire planet Tantalus. Millar and Parlov's space epic concludes here!

40 pages, $4.99, in stores on Sept. 17.

STRAY BULLETS: KILLERS #7

story / art / cover: DAVID LAPHAM

What happens when when you find out you've been living in a prison your whole life and had no idea? What happens when everything you thought was good is really bad and everything you've been told is bad is really good? And what happens when you know if you make the right choice your life will become a nightmare beyond your imagination? Tonight Eli is going to find out. He's going to put his soul on the line and find out who he really is even if it kills him...or someone else. You've never read anything like these sometimes happy, sometimes sad, but always desperate...TALES FROM THE BOX.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 17.

SUPERANNUATED MAN #3

story / art / cover: TED McKEEVER

The theory of evolution is turned on its proverbial ear when a demented scientist warthog and his lizard assistant begin performing visceral experiments on our hapless protagonist, HE.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 10.

SUPREME: BLUE ROSE #3

story: WARREN ELLIS art / cover: TULA LOTAY

Ethan Crane is missing. Emergency procedures have been activated. Nothing makes sense. We are all in danger.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 17.

TECH JACKET #3

story: JOE KEATINGE art / cover: KHARY RANDOLPH

The champion of the Colossus emerges to challenge Tech Jacket, while the President of the United States (you know who!) receives council from a strange advisor.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 3.

THIEF OF THIEVES #25

story: ANDY DIGGLE art / cover: SHAWN MARTINBROUGH & ADRIANO LUCAS

Down Mexico way, it's kill or be killed...and a major player doesn't make it out alive in the conclusion to "The Kill List."

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 24.

TREES #5

story: WARREN ELLIS art / cover: JASON HOWARD

Luca has a plan for Eligia. It is not the plan she thinks it is. She is his knife now.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores n Sept. 3.

UMBRAL #9

story: ANTONY JOHNSTON art / cover: CHRISTOPHER MITTEN

"TWISTING THE KNIFE" The Redguard are closing in, the Kin are on the trail, and the Wodelings aren't letting their new prisoners out of their sight! But even a simple trip through the forest is anything but simple in the world of UMBRAL -- as Rascal is about to find out!

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 24.

VELVET #8

story: ED BRUBAKER art / cover: STEVE EPTING & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER

Velvet takes her battle right to the heart of the agency's headquarters, literally.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 17.

THE WALKING DEAD #131

story: ROBERT KIRKMAN art / cover: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO, & CLIFF RATHBURN

A journey begins.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 10.

WAYWARD #2

story: JIM ZUB art: STEVE CUMMINGS & JOHN RAUCH cover A: STEVE CUMMINGS & ROSS A. CAMPBELL cover B: RILEY ROSSMO

Rori's uncanny senses lead her to a classmate with a dark secret...one he's willing to kill to keep hidden.

32 pages, $3.50, in store son Sept. 24.

THE WICKED + THE DIVINE #4

story: KIERON GILLEN art / cover: JAMIE McKELVIE & MATT WILSON

The mystery is solved. But does pop-god Lucifer like the answer? The answer is a word that rhymes with "Go", "Blow" and "Pro". If you think the answer rhymes with "Cow" I applaud you for your unconventional nature. It's good to experiment. We're experimenting with being Awesome for four issues in a row. JOIN US.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 17.

WILDFIRE #4

story: MATT HAWKINS art / cover A: LINDA SEJIC cover B: STJEPAN SEJIC

The conclusion of the inaugural Wildfire arc! The government is prepared to firebomb Los Angeles to prevent the spread of the genetically altered plants that are growing out of control and destroying the city. How will Dan Miller stop what he's helped unleash and the government from destroying LA?

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 24.

WITCHBLADE #179

story: RON MARZ art / cover A: LAURA BRAGA cover B: JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

Sara Pezzini's fiercest ally in her battles against the supernatural has always been the Witchblade. But what happens if the Witchblade abandons Sara when she needs it most? A shocking turn of events leaves Sara alone and in deadly danger!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 24.



TRADE PAPERBACKS, HARDCOVERS

CHRONICLES OF HATE HC

story / art / cover: ADRIAN SMITH

SEPTEMBER 24 / 104 PAGES 8" x 12" / BW / M / $29.99

An art event that will shatter your expectations of what the medium can offer is being exclusively released in this oversized (8" x 12") hardcover. In a world where the sun is frozen and the moon burns, an unlikely hero rises to free the Earth Mother from her chains. His path lies in shadows, his enemies' legion.

WHITE DEATH HC (NEW PRINTING)

story: ROBBIE MORRISON art / cover: CHARLIE ADLARD

SEPTEMBER 3 / 104 PAGES / BW / T+ / $14.99

In 1916, Pietro Aquasanta, an Italian rifleman, returns to his childhood home of the Trentino mountain range to find that it's no longer the realm of wonder and adventure he remembers, but has become a place of death and despair, where the elements are as great a threat as the enemy. No weapon of war was more feared than the White Death, thundering avalanches deliberately caused by cannon fire which consumed everything in their path.

AMERICA'S GOT POWERS TP

story: JONATHAN ROSS art / cover: BRYAN HITCH

SEPTEMBER 3 / 184 PAGES / FC / M / $17.99

18 years ago, a strange crystal touched down in San Francisco and every pregnant woman in the area gave birth. These were no ordinary children, though, as each but one was gifted an extraordinary power. Used by society for entertainment, these special children live in a form of slavery with no rights, except the ability to compete in the Games. Growing up powerless, Tommy Watts is the only one of these children not to have any special gifts, but when he accidentally steps into the arena it might just be down to him to save the world. Collects AMERICA'S GOT POWERS #1-7

BLUE ESTATE: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL HC

story: VIKTOR KALVACHEV, KOSTA YANEV, & ANDREW OSBORNE art: VIKTOR KALVACHEV, TOBY CYPRESS, NATHAN FOX, ROBERT VALLEY, PETER NGUYEN, TOMM COKER, REV. DAVE JOHNSON, ANDREW ROBINSON, PAUL MAYBURY, MARLEY ZARCONE, ANDY KUHN, KIERAN, & ALEKSI BRICLOT cover: VIKTOR KALVACHEV

SEPTEMBER 10 / 288 PAGES / FC / M / $29.99

Catch the entire saga of a desperate starlet and a hapless private dick as they tangle with dueling crime families, a homicidal action hero -- and each other -- on the mean streets of L.A. in one deluxe, bonus-packed edition. Collects BLUE ESTATE #1-12

CARBON GREY, VOL. 3: MOTHERS OF THE REVOLUTION TP

story: PAUL GARDNER, HOANG NGUYEN art / cover: KHARI EVANS, HOANG NGUYEN, & KINSUN LOH

SEPTEMBER 10 / 128 PAGES / FC / T+ / $ 14.99

"The war, which not long ago was everything, seems insignificant in the face of the stone's unimaginable destructive power. As the world unravels, twin sisters face each other in battle, mortal enemies unite, and the true meaning of Gottfaust's prophecy is revealed in the final devastating chapter of CARBON GREY. Collects CARBON GREY, VOL. 3 #1-2, plus "Gottfaust – Man of Stone," "A Test of Faith," and all-new original material.

EAST OF WEST, VOL. 3: THERE IS NO US TP

story: JONATHAN HICKMAN art / cover: NICK DRAGOTTA

SEPTEMBER 17 / 144 PAGES / FC / T+ / $14.99

"It's the third volume of the Eisner-nominated EAST OF WEST. "There Is No Us" sees the breaking apart of the future-scape of America as the world races forward towards the apocalypse. Collects EAST OF WEST #11-15

EGOs, VOL. 1: QUINTESSENCE TP

story: STUART MOORE art / cover: GUS STORMS

SEPTEMBER 3 / 112 PAGES / FC / T+ / $9.99

"Far-future action meets midlife crises as an aging hero rebuilds his former team. But to do so, he must cross a line with his wife that cannot be uncrossed. Collects EGOs #1-4, plus the Twitter-exclusive issue #0

FATALE, VOL. 5: CURSE THE DEMON TP

story: ED BRUBAKER art / cover: SEAN PHILLIPS & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER

SEPTEMBER 24 / 144 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99

"The final book in ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS's best-selling horror-noir epic. The secrets of the immortal Femme Fatale and her adversary come to light before their final explosive confrontation. Collects FATALE #20-24

THE FIELD TP

story: ED BRISSON art / cover: SIMON ROY

SEPTEMBER 17 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99

"An underwear clad amnesiac, an ex-Bible salesman on a meth-induced murder spree, a seedy biker gang on a revenge mission, and a group of cosplayers out to save the world. What more do you need to know? Collects THE FIELD #1-4 and extras, including all-new material

GREAT PACIFIC, VOL. 3: BIG GAME HUNTERS TP

story: JOE HARRIS art / cover: MARTÍN MORAZZO

SEPTEMBER 24 / 152 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99

"Adventure junkies, come to New Texas and seek your fortune on its plastic shores! The sci-fi saga of a young man's quest to turn an island of trash into sovereign land continues, as the settlers grapple with confounding new threats including addiction, mysterious and cruel interlopers, and all-out civil war. Collects GREAT PACIFIC #13-18

THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, VOL. 1 HC

story: JONATHAN HICKMAN art: NICK PITARRA

SEPTEMBER 24 / 300 PAGES / FC / T+ / $34.99

"SCIENCE. BAD." What if the research and development department created to produce the first atomic bomb was a front for a series of other, more unusual, programs? What if the union of a generation's brightest minds was not a signal for optimism, but foreboding? What if everything...went wrong? Collects THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #1-10

THE MERCENARY SEA, VOL. 1 TP

story: KEL SYMONS art / cover: MATHEW REYNOLDS

SEPTEMBER 3 / 160 PAGES / FC / T+ / $9.99

1938 – The South Seas. Japan has invaded China. War in Europe is imminent. Ex-bootlegger Jack Harper captains the Venture, a refitted German U-Boat, with a crew of expats, mercenaries and fortune hunters. Jack and his crew take a job offered by a shady operative: rescue a British agent carrying valuable intelligence about the Japanese war effort. Meanwhile, Jack dreams of landing the greatest score ever: finding the legendary lost island of Koji Ra. Collects THE MERCENARY SEA #1-6

MORNING GLORIES, VOL. 8 TP

story: NICK SPENCER art: JOE EISMA cover: RODIN ESQUEJO

SEPTEMBER 24 / 120 PAGES / FC / T+ / $12.99

It's time to stop running! Allegiances are formed, rivals are challenged, and the Glories take a defiant stand against the faculty in the explosive turning point-arc "Assembly." Collects MORNING GLORIES #39-42

REVIVAL VOL. 4 TP: ESCAPE TO WISCONSIN

story: TIM SEELEY art / cover: MIKE NORTON & MARK ENGLERT

SEPTEMBER 17 / 160 PAGES / FC / T+ / $16.99

For one day in rural central Wisconsin, the dead came back to life. Now it's up to Officer Dana Cypress to deal with the media scrutiny, religious zealots, and government quarantine that has come with them. Now, as Dana closes in on the bizarre murderer of her Reviver sister, she's swept up in a conspiracy that will bring her from rural Wisconsin to New York City! The sell-out hit series created by New York Times Bestselling writer TIM SEELEY and Eisner-winning artist MIKE NORTON is collected with bonus material! Collects REVIVAL #18-23 & CHEW/REVIVAL #1

SOUTHERN BASTARDS, VOL 1: HERE WAS A MAN TP

story: JASON AARON art / cover: JASON LATOUR

SEPTEMBER 24 / 112 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99

Welcome to Craw County, Alabama, home of Boss BBQ, the state champion Runnin' Rebs football team...and more bastards than you've ever seen. When you're an angry old man like Earl Tubb, the only way to survive a place like this...is to carry a really big stick. Collects SOUTHERN BASTARDS #1-4

UNDERTOW, VOL. 1: BOATMAN'S CALL TP

story: STEVE ORLANDO art / cover: ARTYOM TRAKHANOV

SEPTEMBER 17 / 192 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99

Join Redum Anshargal's crew and explore the savage surface world! Stampeding humans. Warlike crustaceans. An ice-road Mammoth hunt. Hold fast face to face with the Amphibian, the mad barbarian god that holds the key to a life on land! Collects UNDERTOW #1-6, with extras

THE WALKING DEAD BOOK 10 HC

story: ROBERT KIRKMAN art / cover: CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN

SEPTEMBER 3 / 296 PAGES / BW / M / $34.99

Rick's treaty with Negan and the Saviors is pushed to the limit, as both sides march toward ALL OUT WAR.







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