FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2014
DARK HORSE COMICS FOR MARCH
ABE SAPIEN #21
Mike Mignola (W), Scott Allie (W), Sebastian Fiumara (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Max Fiumara (Cover)
The villain takes center stage as south Texas's necromancy problem is revealed, and Sebastian Fiumara gives Geof Darrow a run for his money.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on March 11.
ALIENS: FIRE AND STONE TP
Chris Roberson (W), Patric Reynolds (A), Dave Stewart (C), and David Palumbo (Cover)
During a vicious xenomorph outbreak, terraforming engineer Derrick Russell leads a desperate group of survivors onto a rickety mining vessel. They hope to escape the creatures overrunning their colony--but they'll face horrors both in space and on the strange planet where they crash. Ties in with the Prometheus and Aliens films! Collects the four-issue miniseries.
104 pages, $14.99, in stores on May 13.
ANGEL & FAITH SEASON 10 #12
Victor Gischler (W), Will Conrad (P), Michelle Madsen (C), Scott Fischer (Cover), and Mike Norton and Mark Englert (Variant cover)
Though she's returned to London, Faith isn't planning to join up with Team Angel again. But circumstances will throw the Slayer and the vampire together when someone searching for Illyria brings his quest through Magic Town . . .
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on March 4.
ANGEL & FAITH SEASON 10 VOLUME 2: LOST AND FOUND TP
Victor Gischler (W), Will Conrad (A), Michelle Madsen (C), and Scott Fischer (Cover)
Faith's guilty conscience can't resist a Deepscan mission to find missing demon hunter Riley Finn in South America, but a surprise encounter with tribal vampires tests the slaying skills of Faith's team! In London's Magic Town, Amy the Rat has been seeking favors, and Angel is on alert--he knows the witch is after more than she's letting on . . . Collects Angel & Faith Season 10 #6-10.
136 pages, $18.99, in stores on May 13.
APOCALYPTIGIRL: AN ARIA FOR THE END TIMES TP
Andrew MacLean (W/A/Cover)
Alone at the end of the world, Aria is a woman with a mission! As she traipses through an overgrown city with a cat named Jelly Beans, Aria is on a fruitless search for an ancient relic with immeasurable power. But when a creepy savage sets her on a path to complete her quest, she'll face death in the hopes of claiming her prize.
96 pages, $9.99, in stores on May 20.
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH #129
Mike Mignola (W), John Arcudi (W), James Harren (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Laurence Campbell (Cover)
Howards uses his link to the past to save the BPRD from a rampaging monster in the snowy mountains. But will the secrets he has learned be enough?
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on March 18.
B.P.R.D.: PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 4 TP
Mike Mignola (W/Cover), John Arcudi (W), Guy Davis (A), and Dave Stewart (C)
A story that began in the first issue of Hellboy concludes with the BPRD team set to permanently wipe out the subterranean colony of frog monsters. The team track down Memnan Saa's hideout but soon find themselves in over their heads when old enemies like the Black Flame arrive to lay waste to the world. Collects B.P.R.D.: The Black Goddess, B.P.R.D.: The Warning, and B.P.R.D.: King of Fear.
456 pages, $24.99, in stores on May 20.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 10 #13
Christos Gage (W), Nicholas Brendon (W), Megan Levens (A), Dan Jackson (C), Steve Morris (Cover), and Rebekah Isaacs (Variant cover)
Some suspiciously supernatural murders have Spike, Xander, Willow, and Giles in a conundrum. They have to talk to Buffy, but there's something about the killer they're pretty sure she's not going to like . . . Meanwhile, Andrew gets some relationship advice from Buffy!
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on March 18.
CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT #21
Joshua Williamson (W), Michael Broussard (A/Cover), and Javier Mena (C)
Captain Midnight is on the hunt in Arcadia, but vigilante hero X doesn't tolerate trespassers in his city. Especially when mayhem tends to follow close behind. But when the high-flying hero finds the Archon's archnemesis, the Mark, he learns the height of peril presented by the world's most dangerous man. Continuing the X and Captain Midnight "Marked for Death" crossover in X #21-22 and Captain Midnight #21-24!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on March 25.
CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT VOLUME 5: LOST TIME TP
Joshua Williamson (W), Fernando Dagnino (A), Javier Mena (C), and Michael Broussard (Cover)
After the capture of the technovillain Tempus, it's time to rebuild the town of Nightshade, raising it up from its fiery ruin. Captain Midnight struggles to acclimate to a future that needs a hero now more than ever, but his allies are forcing his hand in an effort to track down his friend turned enemy, Chuck Ramsey--the man who killed his sidekick, Rick Marshall--which results in a battle so epic it threatens to rip a hole in our universe! Oh, and did we mention the werewolves? Captain Midnight Volume 5 collects issues #16-19 of the ongoing superhero epic!
112 pages, $14.99, in stores on May 27.
CONAN THE AVENGER #12
Fred Van Lente (W), Brian Ching (A), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Dan Scott (Cover)
With an evil sorcerer standing in his way and an enemy army approaching on the horizon, Conan must make a choice with dire consequences. Was the treasure he fought so hard for worth the price he's paid?
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on March 25.
CONAN RED SONJA #3
Gail Simone (W), Jim Zub (W), Dan Panosian (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C)
Fighting together, Conan and Red Sonja must face a king who seeks revenge for their past deeds before they proceed to stop a sorcerer-priest intent on creating a deadly new weapon!
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on March 11.
DARK HORSE PRESENTS #8
Fred Van Lente (W), Alex de Campi (W), Ed Brisson (W), Mike Grell (W/A/Variant cover), Brendan McCarthy (W/A), Mark Evanier (W), Guiu Vilanova (A), Jerry Ordway (A), JD Faith (A), Sergio Aragonés (A), and Francesco Francavilla (Cover)
When the skin of a cyclist turns up in a public pool minus all of its innards, Fred Van Lente's Detective Greene is on the case--he's the bizarre, towering redhead who tackles New York's weirdest crimes. And Mike Grell returns to Tarzan with Tarzan and the Gods of Opar." Plus, new chapters of Alex de Campi and Jerry Ordway's Semiautomagic, Sergio Aragonés's Groo, Brendan McCarthy's Dream Gang, and Ed Brisson's Murder Book, featuring art from JD Faith!
48 pages, $4.99, in stores on March 18.
DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION STEIN
With the release of the highly anticipated Dragon Age: Inquisition game, it seemed appropriate to create a high-quality stein to celebrate with this 22 oz. ceramic stein featuring the Inquisition symbol and the Dragon Age: Inquisition logo, you'll be ready to toast your victories.
22 oz. ceramic stein, $19.99, in stores on May 13.
DRUG & DROP VOLUME 2 TP
CLAMP (W/A/Cover)
After completing Watanuki's request, Rikuo disappears, with his own ever-mysterious purposes. Fraught with worry over Rikuo, and bearing the new burden of "carrying memories" all by himself, Kazahaya makes a rendezvous at an unknown house--whose signpost has his family name! From behind the wisteria tree appears something even more unexpected . . . a tiny angel named Kohaku.
176 pages, black and white, $10.99, in stores on May 6.
EERIE ARCHIVES VOLUME 19 HC
Various (W/A)
The Rook returns for more adventures, along with scores of aliens, classic creatures, modern terrors, and tales of human folly. Creators include horror masters Bruce Jones, Richard Corben, Alex Nino, and many others! Eerie Archives explores all things strange and horrific to deliver timeless, shocking, and experimental short stories to readers old and new! Collects Eerie #90-94!
272 pages, $49.99, in stores on May 27.
EI8HT #2
Rafael Albuquerque (W/A/Cover) and Mike Johnson (W)
Chrononaut Joshua is stuck in the dimension known as the Meld, captured by a camp of rebels that oppose the maniacal Tyrant and his champion, the Spear. When Joshua remembers his mission, the past and the future collide to reveal the peril he must face.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on March 18.
ELFQUEST: THE FINAL QUEST #8
Wendy Pini (W/A/Cover), Richard Pini (W), and Sonny Strait (C)
There is one question Wolfrider chief Cutter can no longer avoid: If the elves must choose between the star-traveling Palace, and "the Way" that binds all to the World of Two Moons, who will stay, and who will go? The irresistible call goes out! How will those long absent--Rayek, Winnowill, Two-Edge, and more--react?
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on March 25.
FLOOD! A NOVEL IN PICTURES FOURTH EDITION HC
Eric Drooker (W/A)
This special hardcover edition of Flood! A Novel in Pictures features an "After the Flood" chapter with bonus artwork and an in-depth interview with the author--and a striking new cover. Flood! is the powerful first graphic novel by Eric Drooker, a frequent cover artist for the New Yorker and creator of Blood Song.
192 pages, black and white, $24.99, in stores on May 6.
FRANKENSTEIN: THE MAD SCIENCE OF DICK BRIEFER HC
Dick Briefer (W/A/Cover)
Frankenstein: The Mad Science of Dick Briefer reanimates a most unusual Frankenstein monster, one "who, like Ferdinand the Bull, would rather pluck flowers than pluck off people's heads." Briefer's Frankenstein mixes screwball comedy with canny observation of postwar America into a creation that would shock the original monster senseless! It's alive! Collects Frankenstein #1-6 (Prize Publications, 1945–1946).
260 pages, $49.99, in stores on May 27.
FRANKENSTEIN UNDERGROUND #1
Mike Mignola (W/Cover), Ben Stenbeck (A), and Dave Stewart (C)
The Frankenstein creature is alone, abandoned, and wandering underground, where he will discover other strange creatures--and dark secrets to the universe.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on March 25.
GAME OF THRONES PLAYING CARDS SECOND EDITION
Dark Horse is pleased to announce a second edition of the Game of Thrones playing cards! New faces have emerged in the fight for the Iron Throne. These characters are portrayed on the face cards and the joker cards.
Standard-size deck, with 52 cards and 2 jokers, $4.99, in stores on March 25.
THE GHOST FLEET #5
Donny Cates (W), Daniel Warren Johnson (A), Lauren Affe (C), and Tim Doyle (Cover)
Trace wakes from the bender of a lifetime to find that a cranked-out biker gang--Los Santos de la Muerte--have stolen his stolen truck . . . and his dog! What the hell? But Trace's guardian angel may not be what she seems, and the bounty-hunting devil on his heels is catching up!
32 pages, $3.99, in store on March 4.
THE GOON: ONCE UPON A HARD TIME #2
Eric Powell (W/A/Cover)
As the Goon patiently waits for the men sent to kill him, he passes the time with a classic book that parallels his descent into a man turned animal. Eric Powell delves into a reflective Goon tale inspired by the work of legendary fantasy author H. G. Wells.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on March 4.
GRENDEL VS. THE SHADOW HC
Matt Wagner (W/A/Cover) and Brennan Wagner (C)
Sparks fly and bullets blaze when the original Grendel, Hunter Rose, is transported to 1930s New York and faces off with the original dark-night avenger, the Shadow! Two pulp-noir icons go head to head in a thrilling story written and drawn by legendary Grendel creator Matt Wagner. Collects the three-issue miniseries.
160 pages, $19.99, in stores on May 20.
GRINDHOUSE: DRIVE IN, BLEED OUT #5
Alex de Campi (W), Chris Peterson (A), Nolan Woodard (C), and Francesco Francavilla (Cover)
Deputy Garcia is back, and this time the shotgun-toting Latina is sporting the latest in badass cybernetic enhancements! But can her new augmentations prepare her for the giant, man-eating ticks that now rise from a small southern town's mysterious blood lagoon?
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on March 11.
GROO: FRIENDS AND FOES #3
Mark Evanier (W), Sergio Aragonés (A/Cover), Tom Luth (C), and Stan Sakai (L)
As the Year of Groo bumbles on, the world's stupidest barbarian and his dog wander into those two sinister witches, Arba and Dakarba . . . who have a scheme to conjure up a giant duplicate of Groo! That means more Groo for your buck! Brought to you as always by Sergio Aragonés, Mark Evanier, Stan Sakai, and Tom Luth!
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on March 18.
HALO: ESCALATION #16
Duffy Boudreau (W), Douglas Franchin (P), Rob Lean (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Jean-Sébastien Rossbach (Cover)
It's total war as Dr. Catherine Halsey and Covenant Commander Jul 'Mdama launch their final assault to regain control of the all-powerful Forerunner Janus Key. The thrilling Halo saga continues in this ongoing Halo 4 story by Duffy Boudreau (BlackAcre) and Douglas Franchin (Person of Interest).
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on March 25.
HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D.: 1952 #4
Mike Mignola (W), John Arcudi (W), Alex Maleev (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C)
After an explosion sends Hellboy into the sewers, he finds himself lost below a Portuguese fortress. But when he finds the way out, he stumbles into something even more ominous.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on March 4.
ITTY BITTY COMICS: GRIMMISS ISLAND #1
Art Baltazar (W/A/Cover) and Franco (W)
The Volcano Goddess threatens the Mama Woogees' tiny island! What can their creation Grimmiss do to stop this terror? Between an eye exam, a tough lesson in love, and stopping the Tiki Monoliths, there are lots of things for a little guy with a skull head to do! Tropical drinks not included.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on March 11.
LADY KILLER #3
Joelle Jones (W/A/Cover) and Jamie S. Rich (W)
The pressure is on for Josie as the conflict increases between her cozy suburban home life and her work as a paid killer! No one said it'd be easy to be a wife and mother, but now she faces her toughest job yet--one where she'll find out how cold-blooded she really is.
