ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT FOR MAY

MIDNIGHT TIGER #1 (ACTIONVERSE PART 4)'

Written by Vito Delsante, Ray-Anthony Height, art by Ray-Anthony Height, covers by Ray-Anthony Height, Nate Lovett, Ron Frenz, Marc Deering, Ross Campbell, David Bednarski.

Virtue has cleaned up crime in Apollo Bay and now has Midnight Tiger and Stray dead to rights. Will Molly Danger show up in time to save them? And Medulla's plan is put in motion...how does Jake fit in?

32 pages, $3.99 (Variants, $4.99).

STRAY #1 (ACTIONVERSE PART 5)

Written and art by Sean Izaakse, covers by Sean Izaakse, Mat Lopes, Ron Frenz, Ross Campbell, David Bednarski Cascade makes his move to power up his portal engine... which will destroy our world! Jake has teamed up with Medula. Has the entire world gone mad?! Molly, Virtue, Stray and Midnight Tiger are running out of time to save this, and every, universe!

32 pages, $3.99 (Variants, $4.99).

ACTIONVERSE #1 (ACTIONVERSE PART 6)'

Written by Vito Delsante, art by Steve Walker, covers by Steve Walker, Ron Frenz, Marc Deering. Ross Campbell. David Bednarski.

The fight for the survival of the Actionverse is here! Only one man has the ability to stop him...and it's NOT one of our heroes! Will Medulla help or will he show his true colors? And not a hoax, not a dream, not an imaginary tale...one of our heroes DIES!

32 pages, $3.99 (Variants, $4.99).

STRAY: WHO KILLED DOBERMAN? TP'

Written by Vito Delsante, art by Sean Izaakse.

Stray tells the story of Rodney Weller, the former sidekick known as "the Rottweiler." When his mentor, the Doberman, is murdered, Rodney has to decide if he wants to come back to the world of capes and masks and, if he does, who he wants to be. Collects Stray #1-4.

128 pages, $11.99.

ACTION LAB: DOG OF WONDER #2'

Written by Vito Delsante, Scott Fogg, art by Rosy Higgins, Ted Brandt, covers by Rosy Higgins, Ted Brandt;

Who do you call when your dog is unjustly imprisoned? Action Lab, of course! In this issue, Percy and the Action Lab League agree to help Marguerite prove her brother's innocence. But can they break him out of St. Roch's in time?

32 pages, $3.99 (Variants, $4.99).

SOFT SPOTS MAGAZINE #1'

Written and art by M. Alice LeGrow.

The popular toy line comes to life in this all-ages magazine! Join Itchy, Tickly, Beauty, Sunny and all the other Spots in this magazine filled with fun activities and stories. Magazine comes bundled with one Soft Spot Puppy. Quarterly.

32 pages, $4.99.

AWAKE #5'

Written by Susan Beneville, art and cover by Brian Hess.

Betrayed by Gen, Chay and Bashi are prisoners in the Baron's castle! Gremon may finally be at peace, but the sibling rivalry between Regn and Picar is just starting to erupt. Will they stop bickering long enough to battle their way through Gurk and an army of Brute Guardsmen? Don't count on it.

32 pages, $3.99.

PRINCELESS: MAKE YOURSELF #2'

Written by Jeremy Whitley, art and cover by Emily Martin, Brett Grunig.

Our heroines arrive in the Dwarf kingdom of the rim to a less than warm welcome -- what with them riding in on a dragon and all -- but Bedelia's family is here to save the day, right? Right?! Find out as our heroines face new dangers and icy weather in chapter two of "Make Yourself".

32 pages, $3.99 (Variants, $4.99).

PRINCELESS: RAVEN THE PIRATE PRINCESS #9'

Written by Jeremy Whitley, art and cover by Rosy Higgins, Ted Brandt.

The fallout from their first adventure has left Raven's crew in disarray, several of them injured, and one on the verge of death. Raven will do anything she can to save them. Anything but what she's being told to do: stay by her side, talk to her, and tell her a story. The story of how the Baroness Xingtao met the love of her life.

32 pages, $3.99.

I, MAGE #3'

Written by Gary Turner, art and cover by Mel Bontrager.

Kai, Zawa, Skirnir and L'derOne converge upon a dwarven town sieged by the all-powerful Overq'sai and his forces. A judgement will be made leaving the fates of the town and their champions hanging in the balance. This is the action packed conclusion to the first chapter in our epic story.

32 pages, $3.99.

NUTMEG #9'

Written by James F. Wright, art and cover by Jackie Crofts.

Winter, Part 3: "Chocolatears"--With her friends gone and nothing left to lose, Saffron makes Cassia an offer she can't refuse: she wants in on the Patty Cakes enterprise. And Poppy, poor Poppy,

32 pages, $3.99.

BIGFOOT: SWORD OF THE EARTHMAN #6'

Written by Josh S. Henaman, art and cover by Andy Taylor, Tamra Bonvillain, cover by Luke Parker.

Hunted and tortured beyond the point of exhaustion, it's one against a thousand as the "Earthman" faces the Red Demon of the Desert and the Great Lord Jeoffa's alien army. This issue ... everything ends! It's the conclusion of the ultimate sword, sorcery and sasquatch saga!

32 pages, $3.99 (Variants, $4.99).

THE HOUSE OF MONTRESOR #4'

Written by Enrica Jang, art and cover by Jason Strutz.

In the thrilling conclusion of this Poe-inspired sequel, Edana now sees that every brick in the House of Montresor is set on a foundation of secrets, lies and murder. Count Montresor has finally put the last surviving member of the Fortunato clan right where he wants her. To escape her family's fate, Edana must solve the mystery of why Montresor hates the Fortunato family, or else a carefully planned revenge fifty years in the making will finally be complete.

32 pages, $3.99.

SUPER HUMAN RESOURCES SEASON ONE TP'

Written by Ken Marcus, art and cover by Justin Bleep.

It's the first day of the strangest temp job Tim has ever had: in the HR department of the world's greatest super team. He discovers that with great power comes great stupidity. Reprinting Season One of the sold-out, indie hit. Just in time for Season Two from Action Lab in April.

128 pages, $14.99.

GINGERDEAD MAN: BAKING BAD TP'

Written by Brockton McKinney, art and cover by Sergio Rios,

From the cult classic Full Moon film comes the all new epic tale of the serial-killing dough boy! There's new designer drug called Confection and the abandoned Betty's Bakery has been taken over by a gang of drug dealers! But by using a leftover box of seasoning containing the remaining ashes of Millard Findlemeyer, the gang has unwittingly baked up one killer cookie!

96 pages, $11.99.

PUPPET MASTER #15'

Written by Shawn Gabborin, art by Michela Da Sacco, covers by Michela Da Sacco, Andrew Mangum.

The Puppets stand as the only line of defense against Anapa's forces. With the addition of the Golem to their ranks, can they even the odds or is the battle already lost for Toulon's stringless Puppets?

32 pages, $3.99 (Variants, $4.99).

TOMBOY #5'

Written and art by M. Goodwin, covers by M. Goodwin, Winston Young.

The Trent List is getting shorter as Addison continues to rack up her kills, but just as she reaches the top of her game, her adversaries make their move. Detective Tico and his crew get their hands on the Wolf of Rivergrove, but have they finally caught Addison or is it a case of mistaken identity?

32 pages, $3.99 (Variants, $4.99).

VAMPBLADE VOLUME 1 TP'

Written by Jason Martin, art by Winston Young, James Stanley, covers by Winston Young

When a young comic shop employee is transformed by mystical blades into a walking talking (slicing & dicing) 90s comic book bad girl, she must quickly learn how to survive the new grotesque world the blades reveal. Now, other-dimensional parasites hidden all around us resembling the "space vampires" from the 90s comic, Vampblade, are all too real, and out for her blood! Collects the complete first story arc of the new series.

96 pages, $14.99.

ZOMBIE TRAMP #23'

Written by Dan Mendoza, art by TMChu, covers by TMChu, Dan Mendoza, Marcelo Trom.

With Xula and Zombie Tramp reunited once more, the tables have turned in the battle against Tyrone Fisk and what seemed like his unstoppable voodoo counterpart, Papa Yagga. But a new arrival entering the game... Morning, The Red Head of the Dead, returns with her own agendas. Who's side will she take? Stay tuned. Lock your doors. Don't let your momma see the blood soaked continuation of carnage and mayhem that is Pimps, Ho's, and Hocus Pocus part 3!

32 pages, $3.99 (Variants, $4.99).