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SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2016

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT FOR APRIL

GOLD KEY: ALLIANCE #1

Written by Phil Hester, art by Brent Peeples, covers by Felipe Massafera, Phil Hester.

Turok, Dinosaur Hunter. Magnus, Robot Fighter. Solar, Man of the Atom. The Mighty Samson. The legendary heroes whose adventures have thrilled comic book readers for over half a century are back, only this time they all share the same time and the same world -- ours! In this breakneck first issue, each warrior wrestles with the perils of the twenty-first century, but a greater evil is approaching, one that will unify the legendary champions in a struggle that will change each forever. Join Eisner-nominated writer Phil Hester (Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, The Bionic Man) and rising star artist Brent Peeples (Last of the Greats, Legenderry: Green Hornet) for the latest and greatest chapter in the Gold Key saga.

32 pages, $3.99.

THE TWILIGHT ZONE: THE SHADOW #1

Written by David Avallone, art by Dave Acosta, cover by Francesco Francavilla.

He knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men... but who knows what lurks in the heart of The Shadow? Find out, in the first issue of this mind-blowing four-part storyline entitled "Shadow of a Doubt", as the Master of Men takes a fateful step into that wondrous land bounded only by imagination: an area which we call... The Twilight Zone.

32 pages, $3.99.

XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS #1

Written by Genevieve Valentine, art by Ariel Medel, covers by Greg Land, Jenny Frison.

After the Twilight of the Gods, the world is precariously uncertain -- and Xena and Gabrielle have been missing from it for 25 years. Even without Livia, the power of Rome is growing: Caesar is determined to conquer by lies what he can't conquer by force, and the people at its edges know what's coming. (All roads lead to Rome, and Rome is hunting.) Xena and Gabrielle scramble to stop him before they have to wage war against a man they once called a friend. But along the way, Xena will have to confront her past against a rogue band of women warriors, and Gabrielle, whose secret visions are becoming prophecy, will have to protect Xena -- at any cost.

32 pages, $3.99.

JIM BUTCHER'S THE DRESDEN FILES: WILD CARD #1

Written by Jim Butcher, Mark Powers, art and cover by Carlos Gomez.

Jim Butcher's worldwide bestselling Dresden Files saga continues in this original limited series! Set in the aftermath of the novel White Night and comic series Down Town, a bizarre double murder draws the interest of Chicago's only wizard for hire. But as Harry Dresden begins his investigation, the clues lead to troubling conclusions about the possible perpetrator, and set him on a path that will place him in the middle of a conflict between the city's three most powerful factions -- a conflict that could engulf all of Chicago!

32 pages, $3.99.

MISS FURY VOL. 2 #1

Written by Corinna Bechko, art by Jonathan Lau, covers by Tula Lotay, Jonathan Lau.

The Golden Age heroine returns! New York during the Second World War is a place of mystery and intrigue, but with all our boys fighting in Europe, who will stand up to the forces of darkness at home? Miss Fury is ready to step into the breach, but even she doesn't understand the shadow she carries within herself. Is it a force of good or of evil? And can she learn to control it in time to stop the deadly attack that threatens to destroy the Big Apple?

32 pages, $3.99.

MISS FURY VOLUME 2: WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY TP

Written by Rob Williams, art by Jackson Herbert, cover by Dennis Calero.

Marla Drake, the untamable costumed adventurer known as Miss Fury, fought Nazis with wild abandon not just during World War II, but - due to a scientific mishap - throughout time, as well. Now trapped in the 1943 of a parallel universe, she comes face-to-face with her mirror double, a hedonistic murderess whose soul was never saved by the love of a good man. Realizing what her life could be like now that she has lost her own beloved Matthew Chandler, she surrenders to the slimy promises of Schauburger, a rogue (and dead) Nazi agent whose ghost can alter the timestream and set things right. The cost? Killing the alternate Marla Drake, the Pharaoh of Time, the Mafia superhero The Mob, a US Naval Intelligence nuclear physicist... and the list goes on. No matter how hard she tries, people just seem to want Miss Fury to murder for them. How many must die so that she can become a good person again?

136 pages, $17.99.

A TRAIN CALLED LOVE #7

Written by Garth Ennis, art by Mark Dos Santos, cover by Russ Braun.

Marv shows his true colors as bullets fly and lives are snatched, while Marcy and Penny come up against another brick wall. Meanwhile, Myles and Valerie seek inspiration from above -- or, at least, the next best thing.

32 pages, $3.99.

ARMY OF DARKNESS: FURIOUS ROAD #2

Written by Nancy A. Collins, art by Kewber Baal, cover by Gabriel Hardman.

Twenty years from now, the world has fallen to the Deadite invasion. The remains of civilization is holed up in what was once the city of Lansing, Michigan -- now renamed simply "Alive." It is up to the Chosen One, the Keeper of the dread Necronomicon Ex Mortis, a.k.a. Ashley "Ash" Williams, and a rag-tag group of humans and monsters -- including the Daughter of Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, and the witch Heckuba -- to save humanity and send the Deadites back to Hell. But to do that, they must first battle their way past Ash's evil twin, The General, and his demonic Army of Darkness with the help of a werewolf biker gang, Dracula and his Brides, and Ash's custom Murder-Mobile.

32 pages, $3.99.

BIONIC WOMAN: SEASON FOUR TP

Written by Brandon Jerwa, art by David T. Cabrera, cover by Sean Chen.

The Bionic Woman returns! Jaime Sommers, the iconic heroine of the wildly popular television series which ran from 1976 to 1978, is back in action in an all-new adventure that features guest appearances by fan favorites Oscar Goldman and Steve Austin, the Six Million Dollar Man! Finally coming to terms with her life as a bionic woman, Jaime Sommers balances her personal life with the occasional mission as a top agent for the OSI. Recently upgraded with new bionic components and software, she is deployed to Mexico on a routine assignment... and discovers herself the target of Maureo Morales, a rogue general formerly of the Air Force. The machinations of this new enemy -- and his obsession with cyborgs and Fembots -- will lead her to North Eden, a picturesque community billed as being "just a little bit closer to Heaven." What is the bizarre secret of North Eden, and how will Sommers survive the general's master plan?

104 pages, $14.99.

BOB'S BURGERS #10

Written by Jeff Drake, Brian Hall, Rachel Hastings, art by Anthony Aguinaldo, Marcelo Benavides, Tom Connor, Maggie Harbaugh, Hector Reynoso, cover by Anthony Aguinaldo, Damon Wong.

Louise finds herself pixelated when she's sucked into a videogame; Gene's rhymes climb to new heights in Jack and the Gene-stalk; and Tina tells a particularly tall tale about a nuclear accident, a school dance, and a fleet of Russian submarines.

32 pages, $3.99.

(CLASSIC) BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: STARBUCK TP

Written by Tony Lee, art by Eman Casallos, cover by Sean Chen.

Finally, the origin of Lt. Starbuck can be told! Battlestar Galactica's roguish Viper pilot, unbeatable gambler, and notorious womanizer has always been a mystery. How did he wind up a feral child on the planet Umbra, and when did he first fight Cylons alongside Commander Adama? What early adventures solidified his friendship with Apollo, and how will Starbuck react once he discovers the identity of the traitor responsible for destroying his family? It's the world-shaking origin story that fans have been begging over thirty years.

96 pages, $14.99.

THE COMPLETE ALICE IN WONDERLAND TP

Written by Lewis Carroll, Leah Moore, John Reppion, art by Erica Awano, cover by John Cassaday, Erica Awano.

Available for the first time in softcover! Join Alice on her whimsical journey down the rabbit hole. For the first time ever, Lewis Carroll's beloved masterpiece is faithfully adapted and illustrated in its entirety, including the long-lost chapter, "The Wasp in a Wig!" From her initial meeting with the White Rabbit in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, to her final dinner party with the entire (and outrageous) Through the Looking Glass cast, every moment of Alice's adventures in that astonishing landscape is captured in gorgeous detail. With old favorites like the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter joined now by a long-forgotten Carroll creation, The Wasp, in one of the book's latter chapters, children and adults alike can rediscover the complete Alice tale and fall in love with Wonderland all over again!

184 pages, $19.99.

DEJAH THORIS #3

Written by Frank J. Barbiere, art by Francesco Manna, cover by NEN.

She's been exiled from her home and is searching for answers, but now Dejah has a new destiny -- leading a platoon in the army of Barsoom! Dejah ventures into the badlands on her first military operation, and there's danger lurking around every corner. See Dejah as you've never seen her before, as she unravels the mystery of her past!

32 page, $3.99.

DEVOLUTION #4

Written by Rick Remender, art by Jonathan Wayshak, cover by Jae Lee.

Once a bastion of forward thinking and the arts, San Francisco is now anything but. Can our crew survive the home of the most savage tribe of Thralls alive and make it to the re-evolution agent? Check out the thrilling new series that Rick Remender (Black Science, Deadly Class) describes as "a heavy dose of high-octane action, character drama, a world of strange reverse mutations, and social commentary -- as we follow the last tribe of humans inoculated from the devolution agent as they set out on a desperate journey to try to find a way to re-evolve life on Earth."

32 pages, $3.99.

DOC SAVAGE: THE SPIDER'S WEB #5

Written by Chris Roberson, art by Cezar Razek, cover by Wilfredo Torres.

Doc Savage and his companions have discovered that a number of closed cases that they've dealt with over the decades and considered to be isolated threats were instead interconnected, all part of a larger web of crime. And now Doc finds himself at the center of that web, face to face with the man behind it all!

32 pages, $3.99.

GRUMPY CAT & POKEY #3

Written by Ben McCool, Elliott Serrano, Royal McGraw, art by Steve Uy, Ken Haeser, covers by Steve Uy, Billy Martin, Ken Haeser.

Grumpy Cat tells Pokey a story of one of her "ancestors", the infamous Cat With No Smile. It's a tale of the Old West with gun-toting felines, tail-chasing canines, and the biggest catnip heist in American history. Meanwhile, our curmudgeonly kitty takes a road trip with Pokey and Dog... with the intent to sabotage everyone's fun and turn the car around for home! And finally, the cats find a drone hidden in the garage, resulting in an unintended flight and crash landing in the desert. Enjoy more misadventures and mopey expressions from the World's Grumpiest Cat!

32 pages, $3.99

JAMES BOND #6

Written by Warren Ellis, art by Jason Masters, cover by Dom Reardon

The secret of VARGR is revealed, and it means that Bond has to descend alone into a nightmare scenario -- alone. Just his gun and his skills versus a murderous conspiracy to turn Britain into a testing zone for death drugs. Dynamite Entertainment proudly concludes the debut storyline to the first ongoing James Bond comic book in over 20 years!

32 pages, $3.99.

LORDS OF THE JUNGLE #2

Written by Corinna Bechko, art by Roberto Castro, covers by Felipe Massafera, Roberto Castro

Displaced in time, lost in an unfamiliar wilderness, and beset by enemies on all sides, Sheena must search for a way home before her own jungle is destroyed. There's only one man who might have the key to her salvation, but Tarzan has problems of his own as he battles for his name and his family in London's underbelly, a place more vicious than Sheena can imagine!

32 pages, $3.99.

PATHFINDER: HOLLOW MOUNTAIN #6

Written by James L. Sutter, art by Tom Garcia, covers by Carlos Gomez, James Boyle, Sebastian Cichon.

The thrilling conclusion of Pathfinder: Hollow Mountain! With their weapons supercharged by the power of an ancient artifact, it's time for both heroes and villains to band together and destroy the demonic Castellan. Yet even when everyone's lives are on the line, can Seltyiel and his band of mercenaries truly be trusted? Contains pull-out poster map and official Pathfinder RPG bonus encounter!

32 pages, $4.99.

THE PRECINCT #5

Written by Frank J. Barbiere, art by Crizam Zamora, cover by Sergio Davila.

The explosive finale is here! With the Big City under siege, Mort has to face the one enemy he never expected -- Jo! Will the rivalry between them come to a deadly conclusion, or will Mort be able to free her from the clutches of evil?

32 pages, $3.99.

RED SONJA VOL. 3 #4

Written by Marguerite Bennett, art by Aneke, cover by Marguerite Sauvage.

Hunted by the elite assassins of her own King, Sonja is forced to hide -- even among her ex-lovers! With the aid of those from her past, she must rally a rebellion against the new despot, ending his dreams of conquest. Sonja plots a desperate gambit of her own as Hyrkania teeters on the brink of civil war!

32 pages, $3.99.

SHAFT: IMITATION OF LIFE #3

Written by David F. Walker, art by Dietrich Smith, cover by Matthew Clarke.

Working as a consultant on a film proves to be more difficult that Shaft had expected. Not t to mention more dangerous. Things take a potentially deadly turn when the police bring Shaft in for questioning on an unrelated case.

32 pages, $3.99.

VAMPIRELLA VOL. 3 #2

Written by Kate Leth, art by Eman Casallos, covers by Chrissie Zullo, Sergio Davila.

Vampirella makes her stage debut as an icon, but the spotlight can be deadly. Everyone in Hollywood seems to have their secrets, from the mysterious Slade to Vampi's new agent, Juliette Court. As her star rises, so do... (wait for it) ...the stakes!

32 pages, $3.99.

VAMPIRELLA / ARMY OF DARKNESS TP

Written by Mark Rahner, art by Jethro Morales, cover by Tim Seeley.

Horror icons from two universes collide as Ash Williams, the chainsaw-armed Chosen One of the small and big screen, crosses paths with the supernatural superheroine Vampirella in a story set during the events of the cult classic film, Army of Darkness!

When Ash misspoke the incantation to acquire the Necronomicon, an unholy book written in blood, the spell ripped Vampirella -- a force for good, despite her blood-hungry fangs -- from her own time and back to 1300 AD. Infected by Deadite magic, she stalks the halls of Lord Arthur's castle, unable to control her thirst. Even if that time-lost chucklehead Ash can free her of the demonic mutation, can he convince his allies -- primitive screwheads that they are -- that she shouldn't be burned at the stake?

104 pages, $14.99.

WILL EISNER'S THE SPIRIT #10

Written by Matt Wagner, art by Dan Schkade, cover by Eric Powell.

The web of danger begins to tighten as The Spirit continues his quest to track down his kidnapper, the mysterious Mikado Vaas -- and his best bet is to first locate the crime lord's equally evasive daughter, Sachet Spice! Convinced that she is in Central City, The Spirit's search leads him into unexpectedly fragrant territory. Meanwhile, Ebony and Sammy manage to find a lead to tracking down the mysterious assassin sent by Vaas, the cold-blooded Pinky Fingers. The explosive finale is coming... one that might change The Spirit's world forever!

32 pages, $3.99.







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