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FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015

DARK HORSE COMICS FOR JUNE

AGE OF REPTILES: ANCIENT EGYPTIANS #1

Ricardo Delgado (W/A/Cover) and Ryan Hill (C)

Ricardo Delgado's gorgeous and brutal Age of Reptiles series returns, marking a bold new direction in wordless storytelling! The steaming swamps of Cretaceous Africa teem with prehistoric life and primordial danger in a tale filled with villains, victims, and one of the most dangerous and unpredictable protagonists ever created: the lonely antihero Spinosaurus aegyptiacus!

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

ANGEL & FAITH SEASON 10 #15

Kel McDonald (W), Cliff Richards (A), Michelle Madsen (C), Scott Fischer (Cover), and Mike Norton and Mark Englert (Variant cover)

Taking a break from the stress of reality in London, Angel and Fred hop on a ferry to Angel's homeland! Though both were hoping for a leisurely holiday, something is rotten in the Emerald Isle. Angel can't resist helping the helpless -- but will that be the best thing for Fred . . . and Illyria?

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

ANGEL & FAITH SEASON 9 LIBRARY EDITION VOLUME 2 HC

Christos Gage (W), Victor Gischler (W), Rebekah Isaacs (A), David Lapham (A), Paul Lee (A), Lee Garbett (A), Cliff Richards (A), Derek Fridolfs (I), Andy Owens (I), Dan Jackson (C), Cris Peter (C), and Steve Morris (Cover)

Willow arrives in London looking for help from Angel so she can get to the fearsome hell dimension Quor'toth and restore magic to earth! And Spike identifies some hard truths when a pack of demons and a succubus rip him from a melancholic reverie and take him on an unexpected adventure. Collects Angel & Faith Volume 3 and Spike: A Dark Place.

280 pages, $29.99, in stores on August 12.

ARCHIE VS. PREDATOR #3

Alex de Campi (W), Fernando Ruiz (P), Rich Koslowski (I), Jason Millet (C), Gisele Lagace (Cover), Paul Pope (Variant cover), and Kelley Jones (Variant cover)

The Predator has tallied his first kills from the ranks of the Riverdale gang! Can they turn the tables without Riverdale becoming a smoking ruin -- and without getting detention?

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

THE ART OF SATOSHI KON HC

Satoshi Kon (A/Cover)

Director Satoshi Kon blazed a brilliant animation career before his tragic death in 2010 at age forty-six. Now Dark Horse is privileged to remember him and his works through The Art of Satoshi Kon, a beautiful book of Kon's illustrations for his movies Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers, Millennium Actress, and Paprika, and his television series Paranoia Agent, plus his unfinished The Dreaming Machine, his manga, his commercial art, and several little-known and incomplete projects!

136 pages, $29.99, in stores on August 5.

BALTIMORE: THE CULT OF THE RED KING #2

Mike Mignola (W), Christopher Golden (W), Peter Bergting (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Ben Stenbeck (Cover)

Lord Baltimore's search for the Red King continues, but an ancient evil that threatens the world has its grip on Baltimore's closest friends. Will they be able to survive its wrath?

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

BLACK HAMMER #1

Jeff Lemire (W/Variant cover), Dean Ormston (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C)

Once they were heroes, but the age of heroes has long since passed. Banished from existence by a multiversal crisis, the old champions of Spiral City -- Abraham Slam, Golden Gail, Colonel Weird, Madame Dragonfly, and Barbalien -- now lead simple lives in a timeless farming town. Even as they try to find their way home, trouble has a unique way of finding heroes wherever they are!

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

BOWERY BOYS: OUR FATHERS HC

Cory Levine (W), Ian Bertram (A/Cover), and Brent McKee (A)

When his father is framed for murder, immigrant Nikolaus McGovern rallies a motley crew of street youths in a rip-roaring coming-of-age adventure based on the period history of antebellum New York City! Against a backdrop of rampant political corruption, vicious street gangs, nascent labor reform, and ardent xenophobia, can Niko and his friends triumph in a life-or-death battle against their oppressors -- or will they succumb to the engines of socioeconomic progress?

208 pages, $19.99, in stores on August 5.

B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH #132

Mike Mignola (W), John Arcudi (W), Peter Snejbjerg (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Laurence Campbell (Cover)

Johann returns to the grave of an agent who died under his watch, only to discover the death was worse than he knew.

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

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 10 #16

Christos Gage (W), Rebekah Isaacs (A/Variant cover), Dan Jackson (C), and Steve Morris (Cover)

After discovering that the powerful demon Archaeus has deep connections to both Spike and Angel, Buffy invites her former beau for a visit. Things are awkward, and everyone is behaving just a little juvenile -- but in order to beat the threat Archaeus brings, the team is going to have to overcome the past.

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

CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT #24

Joshua Williamson (W), Miguel Sepulveda (A), Javier Mena (C), and Michael Broussard (Cover)

Final issue! Facing the greatest threat in the world -- the unstoppable madman known as the Archon -- Captain Midnight and his allies need an ace in the hole to help pull out a victory! Thankfully, Cap has a plan . . . but will it be enough to stop the Archon when everything else has failed? The epic conclusion to the X/Captain Midnight crossover event "Marked for Death"!

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

CONAN THE AVENGER #15

Fred Van Lente (W), Guiu Vilanova (A), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Eric Powell (Cover)

Conan and Natala must fight for their lives in the cursed city of eternal dreamers, Xuthal! When they are separated, Conan faces an army of zealots while Natala must defend herself from torturers and beasts! Can they escape the city alive?

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

CONAN VOLUME 17: SHADOWS OVER KUSH TP

Fred Van Lente (W), Brian Ching (A), Eduardo Francisco (A), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Daryl Mandryk (Cover)

Conan drinks himself into a stupor while in the city of Shumballa -- until an act of thievery propels him into a witch hunt of adventure, demons, and rebellion! Fred Van Lente writes the world's most famous barbarian in this collection of issues #1-6 of Dark Horse Comics' Conan the Avenger.

152 pages, $19.99, in stores on August 5.

DARK HORSE PRESENTS #11

John Arcudi (W), Donny Cates (W), Eliot Rahal (W), Fabian Rangel Jr. (W), Rich Woodall (W), Dennis Calero (W/A), Ken Pisani (W), Mark Nelson (A/Cover), Stephen Green (A), Pablo Clark (A), Craig Rousseau (A), and Arturo Lauria (A)

In a dream-oriented story that follows up on the correspondence Hellboy sent Abe Sapien in "The Chained Coffin," Abe responds to some of Hellboy's advice in a story by John Arcudi and Mark Nelson. Meet Donny Cates and Eliot Rahal's The Paybacks -- the repo men superheroes really don't want to meet -- in a prologue to their upcoming series! Witchcraft comes to mob land in Fabian Rangel Jr. and Pablo Clark's Black Past! Survive an exotic sci-fi jungle full of dangers in Rich Woodall and Craig Rousseau's Kyrra: Alien Jungle Girl! Plus, new chapters of Ken Pisani's Colonus and Dennis Calero's The Suit!

48 pages, $4.99, in stores on June 17.

EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS' AT THE EARTH'S CORE HC & LTD. HC

Bobby Nash (W) and Jamie Chase (A/Cover)

Burroughs' 1914 pulp-fantasy epic comes to life in a heart-pounding adventure! An heir and an inventor take their "Iron Mole" five hundred miles below the earth's crust to the world of Pellucidar, crossing paths with the evil Mahars, the ape-like Sagoths, and all manner of prehistoric creatures . . . as well as the lovely Dian the Beautiful!

104 pages, $14.99 (Limited edition, $49.99), in stores on August 19.

EI8HT #5

Rafael Albuquerque (W/A/Cover) and Mike Johnson (W)

The fate of the Meld is at stake. It's time to stop running.

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

EMPOWERED VOLUME 9 TP

Adam Warren (W/A)

Already under suspicion and suspended from her superteam, costumed crime fighter Empowered finds herself the bewildered target of every major supervillain in the cape-and-tights field for her supposed access to alien technology. Underestimated as she is, can our long-suffering but plucky heroine outwit her tormentors -- and escape the sinister Fleshmaster's revenge?

208 pages, $17.99, in stores on August 19.

FIGHT CLUB 2 #2

Chuck Palahniuk (W), Cameron Stewart (A), Dave Stewart (C), David Mack (Cover), and Francesco Francavilla (Variant cover)

For the past decade Tyler Durden's been sneaking out of Sebastian's subconscious. Sebastian has a nice wife and a nice kid. He has a nice home in the suburbs. Nice-enough neighbors. Now all that's going up like so much potassium permanganate.

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

FRANKENSTEIN UNDERGROUND #4

Mike Mignola (W/Cover), Ben Stenbeck (A), and Dave Stewart (C)

Deep underground, Frankenstein's monster is taken captive by the Heliopic Brotherhood of Ra. But while their master shares his story, the monster discovers the true history of the lost city and the powers that inhabit it.

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

GAME OF THRONES: MARTELL PINT GLASS

The next in the line of sigil-themed pint glasses: House Martell. 16 oz. three-color glass is imprinted with the House Martell emblem, perfect for any beverage.

$9.99, in stores on May 27.

GAME OF THRONES: BRIENNE OF TARTH FIGURE

Brienne is a warrior of House Tarth, vassals to House Baratheon. Unusually tall and muscular, she is a skilled fighter. Upon winning a tournament among King Renly's men, she is made Kingsguard. Brienne becomes the sworn sword of Catelyn Stark, and is tasked with escorting the captured Jaime Lannister back to King's Landing. She is given a new suit of armor and a Valyrian steel sword reforged from Eddard Stark's great sword, Ice. This armor is reproduced on our 8" tall figure, with all the impeccable details accounted for.

$24.99, in stores on Sept. 16.

GAME OF THRONES: THE HOUND FIGURE

Sandor Clegane is known as the Hound because of his savage nature and unquestioning obedience to his masters. Although he hones his fierce demeanor while serving as the bodyguard of Joffrey Baratheon, he is not completely without compassion. After his desertion of the Kingsguard, he becomes a traveling companion and protector of Arya Stark. The Hound's formidable proportions are reflected in this 8.5" figure. He is shown wearing his signature helmet, which is hinged so that it opens and closes.

$24.99, in stores on Sept. 16.

THE GOON STATUE

In 2012, Blur Studios, Dark Horse Entertainment, and Eric Powell successfully funded a Kickstarter campaign for a feature-film-length story reel based on Powell's beloved characters from The Goon. A limited-edition faux-bronze statue was created as an incentive, which was sculpted by Sean McNally. Now we are offering a full-color version for Powell's growing legion of fans.

8" tall limited edition statue, $150, in stores on July 15.

GRINDHOUSE: DRIVE IN, BLEED OUT #4

Alex de Campi (W), Mulele Jarvis (A), and Afua Richardson (Cover)

Grindhouse is back in blaxploitation! On orders from the Bureau of Organized Terrorism Intervention (B.O.O.T.I.), superfly superspy Lady Danger came to make trouble in a CIA-backed Chinese general turned drug lord's neighborhood. Now it's his turn to make trouble in hers -- with lots of guns and ninjas! And bimbos, also!

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

GROO: FRIENDS AND FOES #6

Mark Evanier (W), Sergio Aragonés (A/Cover), Tom Luth (C), and Stan Sakai (L)

You'd think the smartest man in the world would be wise enough to not have Groo as a friend! The Sage has developed another scheme to amass wealth without working hard . . . but how clever can a scheme be that relies in any way on our hero? From the award-winning team of Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier.

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

HALO: ESCALATION #19

Duffy Boudreau (W), Ian Richardson (P), Denis Freitas (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Jean-Sébastien Rossbach (Cover)

An unexpected ally joins a team of Spartans for a dangerous operation -- a secret mission into a hidden Forerunner world where the mysterious site known as the Absolute Record awaits! The thrilling sequel to Halo 4's Spartan Ops continues.

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

HALO UNSC PELICAN DROPSHIP 6" REPLICA

One of the UNSC's most prominent troop and material transports will soon be available as an authentic, fully painted 6" miniature replica. Display stand is included.

$39.99, in stores on July 22.

HALO UNSC INFINITY 9" REPLICA

Without equal throughout all of the UNSC's naval forces, Infinity is the largest and most powerful vessel ever employed by humanity. The UNSC Infinity will soon be available as an authentic, fully painted 9" miniature replica. Display stand is included.

$49.99, in stores on July 22.

HARROW COUNTY #2

Cullen Bunn (W) and Tyler Crook (A/Cover)

As Emmy learns the secrets of her world from the strange and terrifying Tattered Skin, her father's unusual behavior becomes ever more frightening, and the townsfolk begin to assemble with a deadly intent! Featuring two backup stories exclusive to the single issues!

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

HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D.: 1952 TP

Mike Mignola (W/Cover), John Arcudi (W), Alex Maleev (A), and Dave Stewart (C)

A bizarre series of murders and rumors of something worse lead Professor Bruttenholm to send a young Hellboy to a Brazilian village on his first mission. Hellboy and a small group of agents uncover something terrible in the shadows of a sixteenth-century Portuguese fortress . . . Collects the five-issue miniseries.

144 pages, $19.99, in stores on August 12.

ITTY BITTY COMICS: GRIMMISS ISLAND #4

Art Baltazar (W/A/Cover) and Franco (W)

The Pajamazons attack the island, and Grimmiss comes once again to save humanity! Plus, Armando sells his action movie starring . . . the Cactus! But what's the Volcano Goddess have to say about all of this?

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

THE KUROSAGI CORPSE DELIVERY SERVICE OMNIBUS EDITION BOOK ONE TP

Eiji Otsuka (W), Housui Yamazaki (A), and Bunpei Yorifuji (Cover)

Five spiritualist students at a Buddhist college in Japan realize the job market is tough these days . . . among the living, that is! But the dead need jobs done too, so the five form the Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, carrying out the last wishes of their cadaverous clients, so their souls can move on. But the Kurosagi gang are magnets for weirdness -- not just corpses -- and every case gets them involved in disturbing personal obsessions, bizarre modern Tokyo fads, and strange rituals of old Japan! Collects The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Volumes 1–3.

640 pages, $19.99, in stores on August 19.

MIDNIGHT SOCIETY: THE BLACK LAKE #1

Drew Edward Johnson (W/A/Cover) and Lizzy John (C)

Forty years ago, England's greatest adventurers cast aside their friendship, making a choice that would come to haunt humanity. Now, secret agent Matilda Finn will face the consequences of that choice as she aids in a frantic rescue operation at Scotland's Loch Ness, where something terrible is waiting to draw her into the fight of her life!

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

THE MIGHTY SKULLBOY ARMY VOLUME 1 SECOND EDITION TP

Jacob Chabot (W/A/Cover)

This remastered edition of The Mighty Skullboy Army Volume 1 sports a new cover, includes revised story pages, and is reformatted to match Volume 2! Celebrated all-ages comics creator Jacob Chabot (SpongeBob Comics, X-Babies, Hello Kitty) gets the first thrilling volume of Skullboy's adventures back in print!

104 pages, $14.99, in stores on August 5.

MIND MGMT #34

Matt Kindt (W/A/Cover)

Meru and the team infiltrate the new Mind Management HQ, only to be drawn into a psychic battlefield combining the talents of multiple enemy agents! Plus, the origin of the Eraser's right-hand man!

24 pages, $3.99, in stores on June 17.

MULAN: REVELATIONS #1

Marc Andreyko (W) and Micah Kaneshiro (A/Cover)

Though the future boasts endless technological wonders, only a very few can afford access to them. As a new virus rages through the rich and poor, threatening all of humanity, a warrior is awakened to stop the evil puppeteers behind it all! Centuries after her ancestor and namesake fought for China, a new Mulan has been chosen by the ancient Chinese immortals in a final battle for the world!

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

NANJING: THE BURNING CITY HC

Ethan Young (W/A/Cover)

After the bombs fall, the Imperial Japanese Army seized the Chinese capital of Nanjing. Now screams echo off the rubble as two abandoned Chinese soldiers -- trapped and desperately outnumbered inside the walled city -- try to escape. What they'll encounter will haunt them. But in the face of horror, they'll learn that resistance and bravery cannot be destroyed.

224 pages, $24.99, in stores on August 19.

NEVERBOY #4

Shaun Simon (W), Tyler Jenkins (A), Kelly Fitzpatrick (C), and Conor Nolan (Cover)

Julian Drag has his first art show in years, thanks to some inspiration he found at the elusive Odyssey Diner. The show opens to rave reviews, but like any addict, Julian needs more, which leads to dire consequences. Down and out since his wife left him, Neverboy runs across someone from his past that will force him to see things as they really are, not how he wishes them to be.

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

THE ORDER OF THE FORGE #3

Victor Gischler (W), Tazio Bettin (A), and Juan Ferreyra (Cover)

Our heroes finally discover an ancient and secret weapon on a long-forgotten Viking ship, but the wicked Lord Hammond is closing in, intent on seizing this deadly prize! Now Washington must engage in battle on two fronts -- with Hammond and an undead Viking horde!

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

PASTAWAYS #4

Matt Kindt (W), Scott Kolins (A/Cover), and Bill Crabtree (C)

The team battles a bizarre creature through a tear in space-time, but the mind behind the monster holds a secret that could change the PastAways' future! As they face a new kind of time paradox, the crew are also forced to contend with an internal plot against one of their own!

40 pages, $3.99, in stores on June 17.

PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES: BULLY FOR YOU #1

Paul Tobin (W), Ron Chan (A/Cover), Dustin Nguyen (A), and Matthew J. Rainwater (C)

Dr. Zomboss's crime-filled college years are revealed! Nate, Patrice, and Crazy Dave investigate a strange college campus to keep the streets safe from zombies. Paul Tobin and Ron Chan join forces with the mysterious Anti-Bully Squad to deliver a hilarious romp to your school! Featuring two bonus stories illustrated by Dustin Nguyen!

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

RAT GOD #5

Richard Corben (W/A/Cover) and Beth Corben Reed (C)

Richard Corben concludes his chilling tale inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft! City slicker Clark Elwood finds more than he anticipated in the spooky town of Lame Dog, ruled by an ancient power that draws its strength from occult savagery.

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

REBELS #3

Brian Wood (W), Andrea Mutti (A), Jordie Bellaire (C), and Tula Lotay (Cover)

Following the events on Lake Champlain, Seth's long walk home is juxtaposed with a similar trial from his youth, when an unforeseen accident pitted a young Seth against both the harsh elements and his father's harsher expectations.  

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

RESIDENT ALIEN: THE SAM HAIN MYSTERY #2

Peter Hogan (W) and Steve Parkhouse (A/Cover)

Stranded on Earth and hiding in the small town of Patience, Washington, the alien known as Dr. Harry Vanderspeigel attempts to solve another murder mystery. When he finds an old briefcase containing an odd confession, a violent manuscript, and a crime novel signed with a mysterious inscription, Harry sets out to uncover the truth once again!

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

SHAPER #4

Eric Heisserer (W), Ace Continuado (P), Adelso Corona (I), Wes Dzioba (C), and Felipe Massafera (Cover)

Captured by Tor Ajax, Spry and his mother will have to draw upon every ounce of their ancestral powers to escape their prison. Meanwhile, the Caliph has finally located the Shaper home world and plans to destroy it -- and the prophecy of his death -- once and for all!

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

THE STRAIN: THE NIGHT ETERNAL #10

David Lapham (W), Mike Huddleston (A), Dan Jackson (C), and E. M. Gist (Cover)

It's the beginning of the end . . . The Master, who's created a new nuclear family with a vampiric Kelly Goodweather and her son Zack, gives the boy his final temptation -- will he choose the Master or will he choose his father, Ephraim?

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

SUNDOWNERS VOLUME 2 TP

Tim Seeley (W), Jim Terry (A), Sean Dove (C), and Juan Ferreyra (Cover)

When the Sundowners are on the run from the Chicago police, a stopover in Detroit uncovers the Motor City's supervillain underbelly! Meet Mr. Christmas and his little helpers -- he knows when you're sleeping, and he's not too happy that the Sundowners are coming to town . . . Collects Sundowners #7-11.

168 pages, $19.99, in stores on August 26.

TOMB RAIDER #17

Rhianna Pratchett (W), Derlis Santacruz (P), Andy Owens (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Brian Horton (Cover)

Lara infiltrates an enemy stronghold to rescue her kidnapped friend, but when she learns the true reason she has been lured into this jungle lair, the situation quickly descends from worse to worst!

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

USAGI YOJIMBO #146

Stan Sakai (W/A/Cover)

Everyone seems to want Kitsune dead tonight as the secret of merchant Inouye's stolen scroll is revealed! And Usagi's allies and enemies change by the minute when he learns of an old enemy's role in the intrigue!

24 pages, $3.50, in stores on June 17.

THE USAGI YOJIMBO SAGA VOLUME 4 TP & LTD. HC

Stan Sakai (W/A/Cover)

Miyamoto Usagi's past returns as he fights alongside his former teacher and struggles with the knowledge that his traveling companion Jotaro is his son! The Neko ninja and fan-favorite character Sasuké the Demon Queller reappear, and a manga classic is paid tribute in "Lone Goat and Kid"! Collects Usagi Yojimbo Volume Three #53-75!

616 pages, $24.99 (Limited edition, $79.99), in stores on August 26.

VEDA: ASSEMBLY REQUIRED TP

Samuel Teer (W) and Hyeondo Park (A/Cover)

Beneath a factory floor lives an orphaned girl named Veda. Watched over by the diligent Assembly, a robot that works the production line, Veda discovers a unique power -- she can speak to machines! Under the tutelage of Assembly, she learns the three laws of the machines . . . But it's the unspoken secret fourth law -- avoid the Gremlin -- that piques young Veda's interest and leads her down a dangerous and compromising path on a journey of self-discovery. 

128 pages, $14.99, in stores on August 5.

THE WITCHER: FOX CHILDREN #3

Paul Tobin (W), Joe Querio (A/Cover), and Carlos Badilla (C)

As Geralt and the stranded crew of the Prophet explore their swampy surroundings, the Fox Mother uses her animal guile and magical prowess to tempt the sinners to their doom! But in her rage, does the Fox Mother care if an innocent should fall in her trap as well?

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











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