THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2016
DARK HORSE COMICS FOR APRIL
ABE SAPIEN #32
Mike Mignola (W), Scott Allie (W), Max Fiumara (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Sebastian Fiumara (Cover)
Abe arrives in New York City to discover the Bureau knew more about his origins than they let on.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on April 13.
ABE SAPIEN VOLUME 7: THE SECRET FIRE TP
Mike Mignola (W), Scott Allie (W), Max Fiumara (A/Cover), Sebastian Fiumara (A), and Dave Stewart (C)
Having traveled across the country searching for the truth about himself, Abe Sapien uncovers the secrets he's been looking for when he faces a giant monster that tore off part of the Florida coast, and a young girl with a psychic bond to the most ancient powers in the Hellboy mythology. Collects Abe Sapien #24-26, #28-29, and #31.
160 pages, $19.99, in stores on June 16.
ALABASTER: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE BIRD #5
Caitlin R. Kiernan (W), Daniel Warren Johnson (A), Carlos Badilla (C), and Greg Ruth (Cover)
Trapped in the twisted grip of the Asquith sisters, Dancy and Maisie have resigned themselves to certain fate -- but even as the end approaches, Dancy uncovers a horrifying secret that could shake her entire world to its core!
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 13.
ALIENS: DEFIANCE #1
Brian Wood (W), Tristan Jones (A), Dan Jackson (C), Massimo Carnevale (Cover), and Mark A. Nelson (Variant cover)
Battling demons from her past while fighting for her life, Colonial Marine Private First Class Zula Hendricks, in the company of Weyland-Yutani synthetics, is forced to question her strength and loyalty when the discovery of an insidious alien species on a derelict hauler sends her on a dangerous journey across the stars.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 27.
ANGEL & FAITH SEASON 10 #25
Victor Gischler (W), Will Conrad (A), Michelle Madsen (C), Scott Fischer (Cover), and Mike Norton (Variant cover)
Angel, Faith, and the whole of Magic Town will be needed in this final face-off with Big Bad Archaeus and Drusilla. Its vampires versus . . . well, everyone!
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 6.
ARCHIE'S PAL JUGHEAD ARCHIVES VOLUME 2 HC
Bob Montana (A), George Frese (A), and Bill Vigoda (A)
Hungry for more? Jughead gets into more scrapes, rebuffs more cute girls, and eats more hamburgers than anyone! These classic stories feature artwork from Bob Montana and Bill Vigoda and highlight the weirder antics of Jughead, Archie, Betty, Veronica, and the rest of the gang. Collecting Archie's Pal Jughead #9-16.
240 pages, $49.99, in stores on June 15.
THE ART OF DOUG SNEYD TP
Doug Sneyd (W/A/Cover), Hugh Hefner (W), and Lynn Johnston (W)
The scintillating cartoon works of Doug Sneyd, an artist for Playboy magazine since the early 1960s, return to print in this stunning softcover art book. Readers will be charmed by these most deliciously hilarious of Doug's full-page cartoons featuring the lovely Sneyd girls and the one-line jokes they so ably illustrate! Foreword by Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner. Introduction by Lynn Johnston, creator of the comic strip For Better or For Worse.
248 pages, $19.99, in stores on June 29.
ASTRO BOY OMNIBUS VOLUME 4 TP
Osamu Tezuka (W/A/Cover)
Under the ruse of building older bodies for Astro and his sister so that the young robots can grow up, an unscrupulous con man replaces their electrobrains to help him abscond with the art treasures stored in the Neo Pyramid! Astro Boy is all-ages adventure packed with humor and heart. Collects one story from volume 10 and all of volumes 11-13.
688 pages, $19.99, in stores on June 22
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER -- AANG STATUETTE
As the Avatar of his time, Aang is the only one capable of using all four bending arts: earth, water, fire, and air, Here he is captured in a majestic pose from Nickelodeon's animated series and the Dark Horse comics. Dark Horse is proud to bring forth this limited edition 8 1/4" tall polyresin statuette, sculpted by Joe Menna and sure to please Avatar fans.
$79.99, in stores on June 22.
AW YEAH COMICS: ACTION CAT! #2
Art Baltazar (W/A/Cover) and Franco (W)
So, what happens when characters with opposite schedules merge together? When day becomes night? When red and yellow become . . . yellow and red? That's right . . . you get an Over-Re-Action! It's the result of what too many coffees and energy drinks may bring you! Join us for this action-packed adventure of fun and awesomeness!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on April 13.
AW YEAH COMICS! VOLUME 3: MAKE WAY . . . FOR AWESOME! TP
Art Baltazar (W/A/Cover), Franco (W/A), Scoot McMahon (A), Denver Brubaker (A), Marc Hammond (A), Kurt Wood (A), Dave Scheidt (A), and Vince Dorse (A)
Your favorite superheroes return, led by Action Cat! But what evil will threaten our heroes this time? No doubt Evil Cat will pounce again! And Parallel-O-Ham menaces beautiful downtown Skokie! Follow the continuing adventures of Art Baltazar and Franco's superhero creations! Collects Aw Yeah Comics #9-12, with over thirty pages of new material!
144 pages, $12.99, in stores on June 8.
BALTIMORE: EMPTY GRAVES #1
Mike Mignola (W), Christopher Golden (W), Peter Bergting (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Ben Stenbeck (Cover)
With no bodies to bury, Baltimore lays to rest the memories of good friends, while the strange worshipers of the Red King make use of the corpses of his fallen allies.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 6.
BARB WIRE BOOK 2: HOTWIRED TP
Chris Warner (W), Patrick Olliffe (P), Tom Nguyen (I), Wes Dzioba (C), and Adam Hughes (Cover)
Braced by shady federal agents, bounty hunter Barb Wire is forced to locate an old associate who the agents claim is the most dangerous man alive. With no choice but compliance, Barb learns that her former ally is not the man she remembers . . . if indeed he is a man at all! Collects Barb Wire #5-8.
104 pages, $14.99, in stores on June 29.
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH #142
Mike Mignola (W), Cameron Stewart (W/A), Dave Stewart (C), and Duncan Fegredo (Cover)
After tracing the origins of a demonic symbol to an abandoned house in a rural town, Ashley must face the town's demons before more children disappear.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on April 20.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 10 #26
Christos Gage (W), Rebekah Isaacs (A/Variant cover), Dan Jackson (C), and Steve Morris (Cover)
The Scoobies are falling apart -- and so is the world they are trying to save. While demon lords are still on the loose, Buffy has become distracted, and a bit enraged, by another crisis that is affecting those closest to her . . .
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 20.
BUFFY: THE HIGH SCHOOL YEARS -- FREAKS & GEEKS TP
Faith Erin Hicks (W), Yishan Li (A), Rod Espinosa (C), and Scott Fischer (Cover)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is back in classic action in a tale set during her first year at Sunnydale High School! Burdened with the stress of a new school, making new friends, and sleepless nights spent slaying the undead, Buffy becomes the target of a group of nerdy vampires hoping to climb the vampire social ladder.
80 pages, $10.99, in stores on June 1.
CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III #6
Larry Hama (W), Marcelo Ferreira (A), Dan Jackson (C), and Anthony Palumbo (Cover)
Hendricks's team takes the fight to Moscow in the explosive conclusion to the prequel to Call of Duty®: Black Ops III. They've tracked the Red Witch to the basement of the former KGB headquarters, but they'll have to fight their way through a maze full of combat robots to get to her.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 20.
THE COMPLETE EMILY THE STRANGE: ALL THINGS STRANGE HC
Rob Reger (W), Jessica Gruner (W), Buzz Parker (A/Cover), and Ryan Hill (C)
Emily the Strange is not your ordinary thirteen-year-old girl -- she's got a razor-sharp wit as dark as her jet-black hair, a posse of moody black cats, and famous friends in very odd places! The Complete Emily the Strange: All Things Strange collects the first three volumes of Emily the Strange in one beautiful hardcover. It's a perfect time to be strange.
416 pages, $19.99, in stores on June 29.
CONAN THE AVENGER #25
Fred Van Lente (W), Brian Ching (A), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Simon Bisley (Cover)
The conclusion to Fred Van Lente's epic Conan run! In an act of vindictive desperation, the imposter queen Salome intends to sacrifice her twin sister Taramis -- the rightful queen -- to the demon Thaug, and then unleash the vile beast on the populace. Can Conan save Taramis and her kingdom before it's too late?
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on April 27.
CREEPY COMICS #23
Rachel Deering (W), Jai Nitz (W), Joshua Boulet (A), Federico De Luca (A), Mirko Colak (A), and Glen Fabry (Cover)
Peter Bagge and Dan Braun return to deliver more gory Creepy Family antics, and Joshua Boulet continues to explore Sister Creepy's place in her twisted clan's family tree. Writers Rachel Deering and Jai Nitz bring us the dilemmas of two pariahs trying desperately to hold onto their humanity and faith. These new stories -- and more surprises -- will leave you as breathless and bewildered as their poor protagonists!
40 pages, black and white, $3.99, in stores on April 27.
DARK HORSE PRESENTS #21
John Arcudi (W), Rich Woodall (W), Adam P. Knave (W), D.J. Kirkbride (W), Carla Speed McNeil (W/A), Paul Levitz (W), Dennis Calero (W/A), Aaron Lopresti (W/A/Cover), Maxim Šimić (A), Craig Rousseau (A), Robert Wilson IV (A), and Tim Hamilton (A)
Writer and artist Dennis Calero returns to DHP with the next thrilling installment of The Suit! Also new for this issue, Aaron Lopresti gives his take on the Cimmerian sword swinger in Conan: The Swamp King! This issue also features continuations of Paul Levitz and Tim Hamilton's Brooklyn Blood and Rich Woodall and Craig Rousseau's Kyrra: Alien Jungle Girl. Finally, tune in for the conclusions of two stories: John Arcudi and Maxim Šimić's Worlds Apart, and Adam P. Knave, D.J. Kirkbride, and Robert Wilson IV's Laser Joan and the Rayguns!
48 pages, $4.99, in stores on April 20.
DEPT. H #1
Matt Kindt (W/A/Cover), Sharlene Kindt (C), and Jeff Lemire (Variant cover)
Mia is a special investigator hired to uncover possible sabotage taking place at a deep-sea research station. What she finds is a mind-blowing crime scene filled with suspects with terrible secrets, strange deep-sea creatures, and an impending flood!
28 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 20.
DRAGON AGE: MAGEKILLER #5
Greg Rucka (W), Carmen Carnero (P), Terry Pallot (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Sachin Teng (Cover)
On Leliana's orders, Marius and Tessa must take on an impossible task . . . a task that could mean life or death for the Inquisitor! Corypheus and the destruction of Thedas looms . . . but has the path our heroes have chosen to follow given them peace? The final battle rages, with the world's future at stake!
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 20.
FATE/ZERO VOLUME 2 TP
Gen Urobuchi (W), Type-Moon (W), and Shinjiro (A)
Gen Urobuchi and Shinjiro's manga adaptation of Type-Moon's hit anime and novel series continues! As the Fourth Holy Grail War rages, seven magi and their summoned heroes from history battle to the death to claim the Grail and have their wishes granted! The first conflict of the war begins with Saber and Lancer crossing blades!
184 pages, $11.99, in stores on June 8.
FIGHT CLUB 2 HC
Chuck Palahniuk (W), Cameron Stewart (A), Dave Stewart (C), and David Mack (Cover)
Some imaginary friends never go away . . .Ten years after starting Project Mayhem, he lives a mundane life. A kid, a wife. Pills to keep his destiny at bay. But it won't last long -- the wife has seen to that. He's back where he started, but this go-round he's got more at stake than his own life. The time has arrived . . . Collects issues #1-10 of the series.
280 pages, $29.99, in stores on June 21.
FRANK MILLER'S SIN CITY: THE HARD GOODBYE CURATOR'S COLLECTION HC & LTD. ED. HC
Frank Miller (W/A)
You've seen Sin City, but never like this! Frank Miller's Sin City: The Hard Goodbye Curator's Collection showcases the entire graphic novel scanned from the original artwork in Frank Miller's archives and reproduced at full size. Introduction by Robert Rodriguez, with an afterword by Mike Richardson and an interview about the artistic process with Frank Miller!
224 pages, $175 (Limited Edition, $275), in stores on June 22.
FRITZ LEIBER'S FAFHRD AND THE GRAY MOUSER: THE CLOUD OF HATE AND OTHER STORIES TP
Dennis O'Neil (W), Howard Chaykin (A), and Walter Simonson (A/Cover), Jim Starlin (A)
In 1973, industry titan Denny O'Neil joined master artists Howard Chaykin and Walt Simonson to adapt stories starring Fritz Leiber's timeless fantasy characters, the barbarian Fafhrd and the nimble rogue the Gray Mouser. Now, for the first time ever, Dark Horse Books is collecting all of those exciting tales of swords and devilry into one handsome collection!
136 pages, $17.99, in stores on June 15.
THE GOON LIBRARY VOLUME 3 HC
Eric Powell (W/A/Cover)
Fear and misery plague the town on the edge of Horse-Eater's Wood. After the death of a friend and ally reveals the return of Labrazio, the Goon's sworn enemy thought long gone, the Goon realizes that something darker is going on in the town than anyone suspected. Collects The Goon Volumes 7–9.
416 pages, $39.99, in stores on June 1.
HALO 5 COVENANT BANSHEE SHIP REPLICA
Heavily armed, agile, and produced in immense numbers, the Banshee is the most ubiquitous aircraft in known space. Classified by the UNSC as the Type-54 Ground Support Aircraft (T-54 GSA), the latest production model is used by innumerable Sangheili factions, warlords, and mercenaries on dozens of worlds. The T-54 Banshee is armed with twin-linked rapid-fire plasma cannons and a devastating fuel rod cannon for use against armored vehicles and fortifications.
5.5" replica, display base included, $39.99, in stores on June 8.
HARROW COUNTY #11
Cullen Bunn (W) and Tyler Crook (A/Cover)
An infestation of insidious serpents has warped the minds of Bernice's neighbors. Turning to the mysterious Lovey Belfont for aid, Bernice soon learns the dark history surrounding the land on which the Holler rests.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 13.
HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D.: 1953 -- BEYOND THE FENCES #3
Mike Mignola (W), Chris Roberson (W), Paolo Rivera (P/Cover), Joe Rivera (I), and Dave Stewart (C)
Man's best friend becomes Hellboy's worst nightmare in a Cold War–era mission.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on April 27.
HOUSE OF PENANCE #1
Peter Tomasi (W), Ian Bertram (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C)
The Winchester House -- famous for its original owner's bizarre compulsion to incorporate a multitude of architectural curiosities. But as the bereaved Sarah Winchester's workers toil on stairways to nothing and doors to nowhere, a mysterious stranger arrives . . . and he could make Sarah's demons all too real.
