IMAGE COMICS FOR AUGUST

3 FLOYDS: ALPHA KING #4

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

Alpha King and his band of merry freak-shows attempt to take a break for cold beers before the final siege. There's no rest for the wicked and no quiet for our king in another demented issue of the most insane fantasy epic you've ever read.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 3.

ALOHA, HAWAIIAN DICK #5

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

Mini-series conclusion. Byrd picks up a gun for the first time since his younger brother's death. And he uses it. Everything comes to a head in the final chapter of Aloha, Hawaiian Dick.

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

THE AUTUMNLANDS #14

Written by Kurt Busiek, art and cover by Benjamin Dewey, Jordie Bellaire.

Everything goes boom. Our travelers have to pick up the pieces in the final chapter of The Autumnlands: Woodland Creatures.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 31.

THE BEAUTY #10

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

Ezerae's odyssey through a Beauty-infected world continues as the second arc of The Beauty takes on new twists and turns.

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

BIRTHRIGHT #18

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

One of the Rhodes family undergoes a startling transformation that tips the balance of power, but for good or evil?

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

THE BLACK MONDAY MURDERS #1

Written by Jonathan Hickman, art and cover by Tomm Coker.

A a new crypto-noir series about the power of dirty, filthy money… and exactly what kind of people you can buy with it. The Black Monday Murders is classic occultism where the various schools of magic are actually clandestine banking cartels who control all of society: a secret world where vampire Russian oligarchs, Black popes, enchanted American aristocrats, and hitmen from the International Monetary Fund work together to keep all of us in our proper place.

56 pages, $4.99, in stores on August 10.

BLACK ROAD #5

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

End of story arc.

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

BLACK SCIENCE #23

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

Black Science comes face-to-face with black magic as Grant McKay seeks out a witch to make amends with his daughter, and the fragile peace she bartered with three eternally warring races.

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

CASANOVA: ACEDIA #7

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

Things get a little weird.

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

CHEW #57

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

The last story arc. Answers!

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

DEMONIC #1

Written by Christopher Sebela, art and covers by Niko Walter and Dan Brown.

Detective Scott Graves will do anything to protect his family... even bargain away his soul. Now, the only thing to fear isn't New York's worst criminals, but what's already raging inside of him. After all, what's the cost of your soul when it's already damaged?

32 pages, $2.99, in store on August 17.

DESCENDER #14

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

"Singularities" continues as the secret history of everyone's favorite pet-bot, Bandit, is revealed. What did Bandit do on the mining colony all those years while Tim-21 slept? And what does it mean for the future?

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

THE DISCIPLINE #6

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

End of stary arc. In this concluding chapter of the controversial first arc of The Discipline, Melissa must evolve fast if she's going to persevere… and fulfill her terrible destiny.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 3.

DREAM POLICE #11

Written by J. Michael Straczynski, art and cover by Sid Kotian and Hifi.

The Dream Police are starting to unravel as the truth about where they come from emerges. The biggest lie of all is about to turn Joe Thursday's world upside down, as he finally learns the secret about where he came from, and why. Until now, Joe thought he knew what nightmares were all about, but once he discovers the truth, he will confront the biggest nightmare of all: his own death.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 31.

DRIFTER #14

Written by Ivan Brandon, art and cover by Nic Klein, cover by Tony Sandoval.

End of story arc. Seared by the flames of war, Ghost Town's survivors are forced to make an impossible decision. Abram Pollux makes a discovery that shakes everything we know about Ouro.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on August 31.

EAST OF WEST #29

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

"Prodigal." At long last, Death finds his son.

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

EDEN'S FALL #1

Written by Matt Hawkins and Bryan Hill, art by Atilio Rojo, covers by Rahsan Ekedal, Linda Sejic.

Top Cow combines three of its most provocative titles (Think Tank, The Tithe, Postal) in an unflinching fable of revenge and consequence. FBI Agent James Miller (The Tithe) follows a sociopath into the off-the-grid town of Eden, Wyoming on a personal mission of vengeance. The price of this vigilante justice will be paid in blood, and both Eden and James Miller will never be the same.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 31.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 31.

ELEPHANTMEN #72

Written by Richard Starkings, art and cover by Abigail Jill Harding.

"Strange Medicine." Ebony visits a doctor.

24 pages, $3.50, in stores on August 3.

FASTER THAN LIGHT #9

Written, art and cover by Brian Haberlin.

At the source of The Signal, Captain Anderson and team awaken a sinister force that is key to their survival and the survival of Earth. Can they control it, or will it be the end of us all?

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 3. 


THE FUSE #20

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

"Constant Orbital Revolutions," Part Two. Murder leads to terrorism, terrorism leads to hacking, hacking leads to, uh, terrorism again! And someone called "Viking!" And boy, this “Viking” person sure does look familiar...

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


HORIZON #2

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

Zhia Malen is not the only newcomer on our planet. Now, Earth will meet the rest of her squad, as their six-fingered hands hover over humanity's throat. The retaliation against Earth has already begun... we just don't know it yet.

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


THE HUNT #2

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

It all began with witnessing her dying father's soul being ripped from his body by demonic soul-stealers known as the Sluagh. Now with the ability to step between two worlds -- the otherworld and ours -- and with an army of changelings harvesting souls, it would seem the nightmare has only just begun for Orla Roche.

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

I HATE FAIRYLAND #8

Written, art and covers by Skottie Young, art by Jeffrey Cruz, Jean-Francois Beaulieu

"Put Your Quarter Up." Gert must rumble her way through a Fairyland fighting tournament to get what she's looking for.

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

INVINCIBLE #130

Written by Robert Kirkman, art by Cory Walker, Nathan Fairbairn, cover by Ryan Ottley, Jean-Francois Beaulieu.

Mark never wanted to return to Earth... but now he finds himself face-to-face with Robot, and no matter how hard he tries, he just can't forget all the evil he has done. This could get ugly.

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

ISLAND #10

Written and art by Fil Barlow, Lin Visel and Brandon Graham, cover by Michael DeForge.

The award-winning, oversized comics magazine continues! Each issue contains seventy-two pages of full-issue length stories by some of the most interesting creators making comics. Story continues below

72 pages, $7.99, in stores on August 24.

JUPITER'S LEGACY VOL. 2 #3

Written by Mark Millar, art and covers by Frank Quitely, cover by Phil Noto.

The world's greatest superhuman is back. Hutch and the gang have tracked him down to a secret hide-out in northern Russia where the ageing super-villain has become a bitter loner. With Walter Sampson's league of super-villains taking over the planet, can a world crisis haul this legend out of retirement, or must the gang face the bad guys alone?

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 31.

KILL OR BE KILLED #1

Written by Ed Brubaker, art by Sean Phillips and Elizabeth Breitweiser, cover by Sean Phillips.

The twisted story of a young man who is forced to kill bad people, and how he struggles to keep his secret as it slowly ruins his life and the lives of his friends and loved ones. Both a thriller and a deconstruction of vigilantism, Kill or Be Killed is unlike anything Brubaker and Phillips have ever done.

40 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 3.

LAKE OF FIRE #1

Written by Nathan Fairbairn, art and covers by Matt Smith, Chris Burnham and Nathan Fairbairn.

It is 1220 AD, and the gears of the Albigensian Crusade grind on. When an alien spacecraft infested with a horde of bloodthirsty predators crash-lands in the remote wilderness of the French Pyrenees, a small band of crusaders and a Cathar heretic are all that stand between God's Kingdom and Hell on Earth.

44 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 24.

LAZARUS #24

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

"Cull," part three. Part Three Forever gets schooled. Sonja gets revenge.

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

MANIFEST DESTINY #22

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

"Sasquatch," Part Four. What does sasquatch taste like? Find out this issue!

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

MECHANISM #2

Written, art and cover by Raffaele Ienco.

The Geckos receive a vicious new leader, while Protos learns what it's like to see someone die.

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

MIDNIGHT OF THE SOUL #3

Written, art and cover by Howard Chaykin.

Junkie poets and poetic drunks, hipster hoodlums and a stripper with a secret. Joel Breakstone is in way over his head… and the night is still young.

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

NAILBITER #24

Written by Joshua Williamson, art and cover by Mike Henderson

"Bound By Blood," Part Four. The secret history of Buckaroo is revealed as lots and lots of blood is she

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 3.

OUTCAST #20

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

"A Power Exposed." Allison is learning that there is in fact something very special about her daughter. But where is Kyle?

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

PAPER GIRLS #8

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

Three young heroes from 1988 have been catapulted to the twenty-first century, and to make matters worse, something horrible has followed them there.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 3.

POSTAL #14

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

The Aryan Brotherhood targets one of Eden's residents and Laura and Mark push back by making a posse of their own, but will the FBI side with Eden or will they stand in their way? While battle lines are drawn in Wyoming, Mark's father, Isaac, begins his final push to take his revenge on the town that betrayed him.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 31.

POWER LINES #6

Written, art and cover by Jimmie Robinson.

"End of the Line." The ancient power line is fully activated, race relations are frayed, and if two racially diverse heroes don't unite the people against a common threat then everything we know and love will be destroyed forever. Mini-series finale.

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

RENATO JONES: THE ONE% #4

Written, art and cover by Kaare Andrews.

Con$ume, Con$ume, Con$ume... Or: How many killer sexbots does it take to f*ck the world?

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

REVIVAL #42

Written by Tim Seeley, art by Mike Norton, cover by Jenny Frison.

New story arc. This is it; the mystery of Em's killer is revealed! If you've been trade-waiting, you're screwed! Part one of the six-part conclusion to the epic Revial story!

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

RINGSIDE #7

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

"Work," part two. Reynolds finds himself alone in a most wretched hive.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 31.

RUMBLE #13

Written by John Arcudi, art by James Harren and Dave Stewart, covers by James Harren, Richard Corben and Beth Corben Reed.

"Immortal Coil," Part Three. A giant mummy stalks the city, while Bobby learns who Timah really is.

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

SAGA #37

Written by Brian K. Vaughan, art and cover by Fiona Staples.

"The War for Phang," part one. Saga is back with its most epic storyline yet, and to celebrate, fiona staples graces this issue with a gorgeous wraparound cover! Finally reunited with her ever-expanding family, Hazel travels to a war-torn comet that Wreath and Landfall have been battling over for ages. This arc is a self-contained "event" we've been building to since our very first issue.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 31.

SAVAGE DRAGON #217

Written, art and cover by Erik Larsen.

The Spawn/Savage Dragon crossover conclusion!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 31.

SEX #31

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

Wheel in the sky keeps on turning...

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 31.

SHE WOLF #3

Written, art and cover by Rich Tommaso.

"Ancient Incantations." Gabrielle's father gives her a glimpse into the family lineage as he regales her with werewolf stories of Ancient Rome.

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

SNOTGIRL #2

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

Lottie lays low after last month's alarming events, but she still has to deal with her stalker! "Sounds gross! Can you change the title?" say our moms.

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

SONS OF THE DEVIL #10

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

"Disclosure." Travis finally comes face-to-face with the man behind the curtain. His father. End of story arc.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 31.

SPAWN #266

Written, art and covers by Todd McFarlane and Erik Larsen.

Spawn/Savage Dragon crossover.

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

SPREAD #15

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

"Sanctuary," Part Two. No's suspicions about Sanctuary get stronger as we see that something dark and dangerous is living inside the walls. Cover A is part one of four interlocking covers.

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

SWITCH #7

Written, art and cover by Stejpan Sejic, cover by Linda Sejic.

Series finale. This is the end… but for whom? As Mary prepares for a final battle against the Angelus Caste, the very purpose of the Witchblade comes into question. Can balance truly be preserved?

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

SYMMETRY #7

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

Julia uncovers why the world became segregated. How to change something so deeply ingrained in society is the next hurdle.

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

THIEF OF THIEVES #33

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

"Gold Rush," part three. The world's three greatest thieves beg, borrow, and steal to infiltrate London's Shard skyscraper in the first leg of their heist—where reputation has no value, and honor is disposable.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores August 24.

THROWAWAYS #2

Written by Caitlin Kittrdge, art by Steven Sanders, cover by Jason Bays.

Fleeing ULTRA agents and her past, Abby runs smack into a ghost from it when she's taken prisoner by a private security firm with ties to her time at Camp Cheshire. Dean and Kimiko must stay alive without Abby's protection, and keep one step ahead of the mysterious Alice, who might be their guardian angel, or guiding them back into ULTRA's clutches.

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

TOKYO GHOST #10

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

End of story arc. The final confrontation for the future of mankind is here. It's Debbie Decay, Mother Nature's own samurai savior, vs Davey Trauma, the Living Singularity.

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

THE WALKING DEAD #157

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

"The Whisperer War," part one. The time has come. The forces are aligning. The war has begun! Has Rick brought about the demise of everything he's built? Or will he triumph once again? Know this… there will be a cost.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 3.

THE WICKED + THE DIVINE #21

Written by Kieron Gillen, art and cover by Jamie McKelvie and Matt Wilson, cover by Olly Moss.

"Rising Action," conclusion A little extreme violence never hurt anyone.

32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Sept. 21.