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MONDAY, ARPIL 18, 2016

IMAGE COMICS FOR JULY

3 FLOYDS: ALPHA KING #3

Written by Nick Floyd and Brian Azzarello, art by Simon Bisley and Ryan Brown, cover by Simon Bisley.

The Alpha King and his bizarre band of allies continue their quest to rescue CiCi and encounter... the Topless Wytch!? Cast a protective spell before reading.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 6.

ALOHA, HAWAIIAN DICK #4

Written by B. Clay Moore, art by Jacob Wyatt and Paul Reinwald, cover by Sean Dove.

FBI files are missing, a musician's fingers are missing, but a hail of bullets have found their mark. An oceanside date results in tragedy, and Byrd's world will never be the same again.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 27.

THE BEAUTY #9

Written by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley, art by Brett Weldele, covers by Jeremy Haun and Trungles.

Some believe everything is perfect in life, love, and beauty. When it comes to The Beauty, perfection is dangerous.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 20.

BIRTHRIGHT #17

Written by Joshua Williamson, art and cover by Andrei Bressan and Adriano Lucas.

A parlay is called between mages as the evil within Mikey is unleashed.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 13.

BLACK ROAD #4

Written by Brian Wood, art by Garry Brown and Dave McCaig, cover by Garry Brown.

Trapped in the middle of a frozen lake, Magnus and Julia's histories and past traumas come to the fore.

24 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 20.

BLACK SCIENCE #22

Written by Rick Remender, art and cover by Matteo Scaler and Moreno Dinisio.

New story arc. In a hotheaded attempt to rescue his daughter, Grant McKay threatens to unravel a peace treaty between three godlike races, putting the entire Eververse at risk! Big changes, bigger action, and a stunning climax that will shake the world of Black Science to its very foundations!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 6.

CASANOVA: ACEDIA #6

Written by Matt Fraction and Michael Chabon, art and cover by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba.

Casanova studies his benefactor and his benefactor returns the favor as a mysterious woman with connections to them both emerges from the shadows of sun-soaked Los Angeles.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 20.

CHEW #56

Written by John Layman, art and cover by Rob Guillory.

This is it: The Last Story Arc! Five more issues. Yum!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 20.

CIRCUIT-BREAKER #5

Written by Kevin McCarthy, art and cover by Kyle Baker.

Mini-series finale. Chiren and her archenemy Renzler must join forces to resurrect the Great Machinder, and stop the ancient wizard Sen from destroying Super Tokyo with his Great Guardian Beast!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 20.

DESCENDER #13

Written by Jeff Levine, art and cover by Dustin Nguyen.

"Singularities" continues as the mysteries of Telsa's past are finally revealed. They may threaten not only Telsa, but the universe itself!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 13.

THE DISCIPLINE #5

Written by Peter Milligan, art and cover by Leandro Fernandez.

Melissa is given a dangerous assignment: kill a powerful Stalker with a deadly tongue. From the ancient Rome of Caesar and Cleopatra to the modern tourist-packed city, The Discipline reveals the true and terrible scale of the war against the Stalkers.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 6.

DRIFTER #13

Written by Ivan Brandon, art and cover by Nic Klein, cover by Aurelie Neyret.

The Wheeler assault threatens to swallow Ghost Town and everyone in it.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on July 27.

EAST OF WEST #28

Written and cover by Jonathan Hickman, art and cover by Nick Dragotta.

"The Fall of the White Tower" The end of the Union, the fall of the Chosen.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on July 20.

EMPTY ZONE #10

Written by Jason Shawn Alexander and Darragh Savage, art by Jason Shawn Alexander and Luis Nct, cover by Jason Shawn Alexander.

End of story arc. "Industrial Smile," Part Five. Bloodbath in the Black Forest. Corinne and company are laying low after their successful raid on Oni's lab -- but their enemies are hunting them down. This arc concludes in a vicious battle for which someone will pay a terrible price...

24 pages, $3.50, in stores on July 27.

FASTER THAN LIGHT #8

Written, art and cover by Brian Haberlin.

Humanity's first encounter at a real spaceport with dozens of strange alien species, all of them eyeballing the newcomers. What do you do when an alien offers to sell you a treasure map to technology that will save your world?

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 6. 


THE FIX #4

Written by Nick Spencer, art and cover by Steve Lieber

Mac's new partner doesn't seem to like him very much.

40 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 6. 


THE FUSE #19

Written by Anthony Johnston, art and cover by Justin Greenwood and Shari Chankhamma.

"Constant Orbital Revolutions," Part One. Ralph's mystery solved -- at last?! Retirement beckons for Midway's oldest, crankiest Homicide detective! Before Klem can hang up her space boots, there's one final case to solve -- and this one will hit closer to home for her secretive young partner Ralph than he'd like...

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 8. 


HORIZON #1

Written by Brandon Thomas, art by Juan Gedeon and Frank Martin, cover by Jason Howard.

Zhia Malen thought she'd fought her very last war, until she learned her planet was targeted for occupation... by a desperate world called Earth. The people of Earth will be told that her arrival on their planet means invasion; these are lies, this is retaliation. Skybound's newest original series will show you that survival isn't just a human instinct...

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 13. 


THE HUNT #1

Written by Colin Lorimer, art and cover by Colin Lorimer and Joanna Lafuente.

Dream or reality? For a long time, teenager Orla Roche couldn't tell them apart, and now THe Hunt is coming with its nightmare world of the restless dead. An intense story of survival, The Hunt is a supernatural horror tale that will give Irish mythology a distinctly modern twist.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 13.

I HATE FAIRYLAND #7

Written, art and covers by Skottie Young.

"How To Drain Your Dragon." Gert finds a new way out of Fairyland, but it will take more than just her ax.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on July 20.

ISLAND MAGAZINE #9

Written and art by Matt Sheean, Malachi Ward, Lin Visel and Brandon Graham, cover by Lin Visel.

The oversized comics magazine continues! This issue marks the conclusion of Matt Sheean and Malachi Ward's "Ancestor" as well as the introduction of Lin Visel's striking work.

72 pages, $7.99, in stores on July 6.

JUPITER'S LEGACY VOL. 2 #2

Written by Mark Millar, art and covers by Frank Quitely, covers by Frank Quitely, John Romita Jr.

Our superheroes face off with psychic Japanese villain Raikou, battling through different levels of consciousness to assume her powers and recruit Repro for their team. While the villains seize cities and begin their stranglehold on the global economy, will faces from the past distract our heroes from their goal?

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 27.

LAZARUS #23

Written by Greg Rucka, art and cover by Michael Lark.

"Cull," part two. The Carlyle counterattack begins. A Lazarus falls.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 20.

MANIFEST DESTINY #21

Written by Chris Dingess, art and cover by Matthew Roberts, Tony Akins and Owen Gieni.

"Sasquatch," Part Three. Don't bother shooting. Just run.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 20.

MECHANISM #1

Written, art and covers by Raffaele Ienco.

In the aftermath of an alien invasion, a prototype military robot is rushed into the field before it is combat-ready. Now attached to a group of survivors, it studies them to learn what it means to be human. Will it come to understand man as a noble creature worth preserving or that the human race isn't worth saving at all?

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 27.

MIDNIGHT OF THE SOUL #2

Written, art and cover by Howard Chaykin.

A cheating wife, a senseless murder, a rogue cop, a beatdown by a hillbilly hipster, and a dark, sultry beauty who suffers no fools. Joel Breakstone is in way over his head -- and the night is young.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on July 6.

MILLARWORLD ANNUAL 2016

Written by Mark Abnett, Shaun Brill, Cliff Bumgardner, Deniz Camp, Philip Huxley and Ricardo Mo, art by Pracheta Banerjee, Steve Beach, Conor Hughes, Myron Macklin, Ifesinachi Orjiekwe and Ozgur Yildirim, cover by Satine Zillah.

The first Millarworld Annual -- the result of an international creator search seeking the best new writers and artists to tackle Mark Millar's extensive library of characters. From Kick-Ass to Chrononauts, they're all here.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 13.

NAILBITER #23

Written by Joshua Williamson, art and cover by Mike Henderson

"Bound By Blood," Part Three. Like Father... like daughter? Does Alice uncover what drove the Nailbiter to become a serial killer?

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 6.

OUTCAST #19

Written by Robert Kirkman, art and cover by Paul Azaceta and Elizabeth Breitweiser.

New story arc. Answers are given and secrets are revealed, as the start of a new story arc finds Kyle and Sidney having a conversation that will change everything. Kyle has never been in more danger.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 27.

PAPER GIRLS #7

Written by Brian K. Vaughan, art and cover by Cliff Chiang.

Trapped in a dark future, Erin and her fellow deliverers from 1988 uncover shocking truths about their own fates.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 6.

POSTAL #13

Written by Bryan Hill, art and cover by Isaac Goodhart, cover by Linda Sejic.

New story arc. Does everyone deserve redemption? As the FBI tightens its noose around Eden, Mark and his mother Laura must either choose to let one of their own suffer at the hands of revenge, or help him take a stand against his enemies... the Aryan Brotherhood.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 27

POWER LINES #5

Written, art and cover by Jimmie Robinson.

"We All Matter." Two racially diverse communities come together to battle a common enemy who threatens to destroy everything, but the local heroes are doomed if the Native American community doesn't join the fight -- even if that means killing one of their own.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on July 20.

RAT QUEENS #18

Written by Kurtis J. Wiebe, art and cover by Tess Fowler and Tamra Bonvillain.

"When Beards Collide," Part Three. The return of Violet's brother Barrie has completely upended life in Palisade. Just when you thought things couldn't get any beardier.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 20.

RENATO JONES: THE ONE% #3

Written, art and cover by Kaare Andrews.

Reeling from the work of "The Freelancer" the ONEs send their deluxe killer-for-hire after Renato Jones. Mr. Wicked-Awesome begins to rise again!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 6.

RINGSIDE #6

Written by Joe Keatinge, art by Nick Barber and Simon Gough, cover by Sandra Lanz.

"Work," part one. Danny Knossos has made a deal with the devil to save the life of his beloved, but as his new arrangement crosses over with his past life in the ring, he's in for more than he ever bargained for.

32 pages, $3.99.

RUMBLE #12

Written by John Arcudi, art by James Harren and Dave Stewart, covers by James Harren and Tradd Moore.

"Immortal Coil," Part Two. Rathraq finds himself in the awkward position of having to ask Del for help.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on July 20.

SEX #30

Written by Joe Casey, art and cover by Piotr Kowalski.

I know there's something going on...

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 27.

SHE WOLF #2

Written, art and cover by Rich Tommaso.

"Demon Trapping." Gabrielle befriends the new girl in town -- a supernatural being -- who helps to control her powers.

24 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 20.

SNOTGIRL #1

Written and cover by Bryan Lee O'Melly, art and cover by Leslie Hung.

Who is Lottie Person? Is she a gorgeous, fun-loving social media star with a perfect life or a gross, allergy-ridden mess? Enter a world of snot, blood, and tears in this new ongoing series.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 20.

SONS OF THE DEVIL #9

Written by Brian Buccellato, art and cover by Toni Infante.

"Omission." As the pieces of Travis's puzzled past come together, he turns to an unlikely source for help... and is forced to reassess who he can trust.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 27.

SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE!

Written by Todd McFarlane and J.J. Kirby, art by J.J. Kirby and Todd McFarlane, covers by Todd McFarlane, J.J. Kirby, Liana Hee..

Do you have a favorite hero?! Better change it... they're dead! If you ever wondered who the strongest hero is, This book answers it! It's Spawn... he kills every hero!

40 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 20.

SPREAD #14

Written by Justin Jordan, art and cover by John Bivens and Felipe Sobreiro, cover by Kyle Strahm and Felipe Sobreiro.

"Sanctuary," Part One No and company have found a place where civilization seems to have survived and where safety can be found. Is it too good to be true? Also, starting this issue: a special four-part series of interlocking covers by co-creator Kyle Strahm!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 6.

STRAY BULLETS: SUNSHINE AND ROSES #17

Written, art and cover by David Lapham.

Meet Annie Chesswick, the "Queen of Palm Court." To know this forty, thirty-five, thirty, twenty-six-year-old, foul-mouthed beauty is to love her... right up to the point that you're dead.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 20.

SYMMETRY #6

Written by Matt Hawkins, art and covers by Raffaele Ienco.

Julia survives Asia and heads to Africa.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 20.

THIEF OF THIEVES #33

Written by Andy Diggle, art and cover by Shawn Martinbrough and Adriano Lucas.

"Gold Rush," part two. Three thieves with reputations that precede them, two Russian billionaires, and one impossible heist -- what can go wrong?

32 pages, $2.99, in stores July 27.

THINK TANK: CREATIVE DESTRUCTION #4

Written by Matt Hawkins, art and covers by Rahsan Ekedal

Russia and China go to war. David's team succeeds on their project as he spirals into a destructive depression.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 13..

THROWAWAYS #1

Written by Caitlin Kittrdge, art by Steven Sanders, cover by Maiko Kuzunishi.

THROWAWAY (n.)

1. A disposable asset, used for a single mission; 2. A disavowed assassin, meant to die alongside their target.

Abby Palmer and Dean Logan are two broken people -- Abby a vet with severe PTSD and Dean a burnout trying to escape the shadow of his infamous father -- when they are thrust into a modern-day MK-ULTRA conspiracy... and discover they are both ULTRA's human experiments.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 6.

TOKYO GHOST #9

Written by Rick Remender, art and cover by Sean Gordon Murphy, cover by Rafael Albuquerque.

The clock is ticking down on Davey Trauma's apocalyptic pleasure cruise, and what he has planned at midnight won't just spell doom for New Los Angeles, but the whole world!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 13.

THE WALKING DEAD #156

Written by Robert Kirkman, art by Charlie Adlard, Stefano Gaudiano and Cliff Rathburn, cover by Charlie Adlard and Dave Stewart.

"Queen and King."

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 6.

THE WICKED + THE DIVINE #21

Written by Kieron Gillen, art and cover by Jamie McKelvie and Matt Wilson, cover by David Aja.

"Rising Action," part four. Fight! Fight! Fight! But don't worry, it's probably a metaphor for the creative process or the Hegelian dialectic or something clever so we'll still get taken seriously. Fight!

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on July 13.



TRADE PAPERBACKS/GRAPHIC NOVELS

ASTRONAUTS IN TROUBLE TP

Written by Larry Young, art and cover by Charlie Adlard.

Fifty years after Armstrong's one small step, the world's richest man claims the moon as his own personal property... and Channel Seven is there! This graphic novel shows what happens when absolute power corrupts absolutely, when The Mob has nuclear first-strike capability, and when cows jump over the moon. Collects Astronauts In Trouble #1-11

288 pages, $19.99, in stores on August 10.

CBLDF PRESENTS: LIBERTY TP

Written by Robert Kirkman, Neil Gaiman, Garth Ennis and others, art by Charlie Adlard, Jim Lee, Mike Mignola and others, cover by Ben Templesmith.

Celebrate creative freedom with the industry's top talents in this deluxe edition collecting Liberty Annual 2008-2012. Liberty includes rare work, such as a The Walking Dead tale by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard, 100 Words by Neil Gaiman and Jim Lee, and Criminal by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, plus stories and never-before-seen content from dozens more! All proceeds benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund's work protecting the freedom to read!

216 pages, $19.99, in stores on August 3.

CRY HAVOC, VOL. 1: MYTHING IN ACTION TP

Written by Simon Spurrier, art by Ryan Kelly, Nick Filardi and Lee Loughridge, cover by Ryan Kelly, Emma Price and Cameron Stewart.

Meet Lou: a street musician savaged by a supernatural terror; meet Lou: crossing war-torn Afghanistan with a unit of shapeshifting soldiers; meet Lou: a monstress held captive by the rogue beast she was sent to kill. Cry Havoc interweaves three stages of a remarkable life into a critically-exalted saga of military, myth, and mania. Collects Cry Havoc #1-6

160 pages, $9.99, in stores on August 17.

MIRROR: THE MOUNTAIN TP

Written by Emma Rios, art and cover by Hwei Lim.

A story about the mage-scientists of The Synchronia and the sentient animals of Irzah colony. Collects Mirror #1-5

184 pages, $14.99, in stores on August 24.

ODY-C ADULT COLORING AND ACTIVITY BOOK TP

Written by Matt Fraction, art and cover by Christian Ward.

Lose yourself in an epic twenty-six centuries in the making. Featuring art from the gender-bent science fiction comic ODY-C, this interactive activity book takes you on a feverishly eye-popping journey rendered in lavish psychedelic pen-and-ink illustrations -- all waiting to be brought to life through color.

80 pages, black and white, $14.99, in stores on Oct. 10.

BITCH PLANET, VOL. 2: PRESIDENT BITCH TP

Written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, art and cober by Valentine De Landro and Taki Soms.

A few years down the road in the wrong direction, a woman's failure to comply with her patriarchal overlords results in exile to the meanest penal planet in the galaxy. But what happened on Earth that this new world order came to pass in the first place? Return to the grim corridors of Auxiliary Compliance Outpost #2, to uncover the first clues to the history of the world as we know it... and meet President Bitch. Collects Bitch Planet #6-10.

144 pages, $14.99, in stores on August 31.

HAWAIIAN DICK VOL. 3: SCREAMING BLACK THUNDER TP

Written by B. Clay Moore, art by Scott Chantler, Steven Griffin, Shane White and Shawn Crystal, cover by Steven Griffin.

The third Hawaiian Dick series, collected for the first time. In 1954 Hawaii, Byrd and companions team up with the Black Thunder, World War 2 flying aces, as they confront long-buried ghosts from the war. Meanwhile, old enemies begin to re-emerge. Collectly the entire critically acclaimed tropical noir series, complete with backup stories that flesh out the world of Hawaiian Dick. Collects Hawaiian Dick: Screaming Black Thunder #1-5.

144 pages, $14.99, in stores on August 31.

LOW, VOL. 3: SHORE OF THE DYING LIGHT TP

Written by Rick Remender, art and cover by Greg Tocchini and Dave McCaig.

Stel Caine rises from the depths to the surface of the Earth, the first human in millennia to walk on the sun-blasted wasteland. Her daughters aren't far behind, and not everyone shares Stel's hopeful outlook for the future. Will this family reunion reveal the key to mankind's salvation... or snuff out the light forever? Collects Low #11-15.

128 pages, $14.99, in stores on August 16.

REVIVAL, VOL. 7: FORWARD TP

Written by Tim Seeley, art and cover by Mike Norton and Mark Englert.

For one day in rural central Wisconsin, the dead came back to life. It's up to Officer Dana Cypress to deal with the media scrutiny, religious zealots, and government quarantine that has come with them. Now, Dana and her Reviver sister are on the run from the law and an Amish assassin, while acting Military Governor General Cale unleashes her plan for the citizens of Wausau. Collects Revival #36-41.

128 pages, $14.99, in stores on August 10.

ROCHE LIMIT, VOL. 3: MONADIC TP

Written by Michael Moreci, art and cover by Kyle Charles.

Earth is in ruins after the Black Sun's annihilation of the planet. Now, in the last remaining human city, its inhabitants fight for survival, while a chosen few realize that their world may not be what it seems. Collects Roche Limit: Monadic #1-4.

120 pages, $12.99, in stores on August 24.

SAVAGE DRAGON: LEGACY TP

Written, art and cover by Erik Larsen.

Malcolm Dragon fulfills his destiny, and follows in his father's footsteps, joining the Chicago Police Force. Officer Malcolm Dragon's first adventures as he faces off against a host of new foes: Wrath! Rag Doll! Fountainhead! Devil Ray! Tantrum! And the birth of the next generation of Savage Dragon offspring! Collects Savage Dragon #206-211.

160 pages, $19.99, in stores on July 27.

SPAWN COMPENDIUM, VOL. 1 TP

Written by Todd McFarlane, art by Todd McFarlane, Greg Capullo, Tony Daniel and various.

Todd McFarlane unleashed his signature creation, Spawn, in 1992. In doing so, he created the most successful independent comic book in history. Add in collaborations with industry giants Alan Moore, Frank Miller, Tony Daniel and Grant Morrison and Spawn's future as a legend was sealed. Collected for the first time in black and white format, McFarlane's hyper-detailed artwork comes to life like never before. Relive all the excitement of everyone's favorite anti-hero with this new collection. Collects Spsen #1-49.

984 pages, black and white, $59.99.

SHUTTER, VOL. 4 TP

Written by Joe Keatinge, art and cover by Leila Del Duca and Owen Gieni.

Kate knows everything; we don't! Clues from the past contain answers to where Kate and company go next. All roads converge, but not everyone survives the trip. Collects Shutter #18-22.

112 pages, $14.99, in stores on August 3.

STARVE, VOL. 2 TP

Written by Brian Wood, art and cover by Danijel Zezelj.

Once the world's most famous chef, Gavin Cruikshank's been in a self-imposed exile for years. In his absence his foodie television program has evolved into Starve, a morally bankrupt competition that thrills the wealthy with rare and often illegal cuisine. Gavin's crusade to end this outrage has stalled out as he finds himself seduced by the toxic mix of success, money, and adoration. Collects Starve #6-10.

120 pages, $14.99, in stores on August 10.

SUNSTONE, VOL. 5 TP

Written, art and cover by Stjepan Sejic.

This is how we fix what is broken, this is how we overwrite the bad memories; one honest smile at a time. Lisa thinks this, for a moment at least, but finds out it takes words, courage, and actions. This is where we finish the first arc, but we'll be back!

232 pages, $14.99, in stores on August 31.







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