WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2016
DARK HORSE COMICS FOR NOVEMBER
ABE SAPIEN VOLUME 8: THE DESOLATE SHORE TP
Mike Mignola (W), Scott Allie (W), Max Fiumara (A/Cover), Sebastián Fiumara (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C)
Abe Sapien's "Dark and Terrible" story reaches its finale, and the answers Abe uncovers about his own existence reveal some of the biggest secrets of the Hellboy saga. AWOL from the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense for more than a year, Abe travels to two lost kingdoms before returning to America. There he'll confront the most nightmarish version of the fate he's run from all along, as well as the necromancer who sees Abe as a means to control the end of mankind. Collects issues #32-36.
144 pages, $19.99, in stores on Jan. 18.
ALIENS: DEFIANCE #7
Brian Wood (W), Tristan Jones (A), Riccardo Bruchielli (A), Dan Jackson (C), and Stephanie Hans (Cover)
In the aftermath of the intense battle against the Colonial Marines, Zula Hendricks and Davis have gone from being merely AWOL to full-blown traitors. As they drift into a quiet part of space to recover and regroup, new crew member Dr. Hollis discovers something in the medical bay that changes everything. Sometimes evil comes from within.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Nov. 30.
ALIENS: DEFIANCE VOLUME 1 TP
Brian Wood (W), Tristan Jones (A), Dan Jackson (C), and Massimo Carnevale (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. Collects issues #1-6 and the 2016 FCBD story "Extravehicular."
160 pages, $19.99, in stores on Jan. 25.
ALIENS: LIFE AND DEATH #3
Dan Abnett (W), Moritat (A), Rain Beredo (C), and David Palumbo (Cover)
Having returned to LV-223 to save one of their own, Captain Paget and her Colonial Marines find themselves once again stranded -- and facing an army of xenomorphs!
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Nov. 16.
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER -- NORTH AND SOUTH PART TWO TP
Gene Luen Yang (W), Michael Dante DiMartino (W), Bryan Konietzko (W), and Gurihiru (A/Cover)
After attempting to kidnap Katara and Sokka, Southerner Gilak leaves a haunting note for Hakoda: "Soon you will see the truth, Chieftain." The vow leaves everyone on edge -- including Katara, who remains wary of the two tribes' integration. As Northerner Malina announces a partnership with the company owned by Toph Beifong's father, her own brother comes forward with a revelation that shocks everyone. Have Katara's worst fears been confirmed?
80 pages, $10.99, in stores on Jan. 25.
BATTLEFIELD 1: THE POSTER COLLECTION TP
Various (A)
DICE's Battlefield 1 features high-stakes combat across the stunning theaters of World War I! Now, Dark Horse is proud to offer this selection of twenty premium-quality removable posters featuring amazing and exciting art from the game's creators. Whether you're a raw recruit or a hardened veteran, this beautiful collection of prints is not to be missed!
42 pages, $24.99, in stores on Nov. 16.
BLACK HAMMER #5
Jeff Lemire (W/Variant cover), Dean Ormston (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C)
Of the exiled heroes, only Colonel Weird can leave the mysterious farm where they've spent the last ten years. But the confusion of the Para-Zone may hamper their escape more than it helps!
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Nov. 16.
BOUNTY #5
Kurtis Wiebe (W), Mindy Lee (A/Cover), and Leonardo Olea (C)
Romance. Crime. Vodka. Motorcycles. This one has it all! Surrounded by enemies, Nina and Georgie are running out of options. But these bounty-hunting sisters have never surrendered before, and they're not about to start now. Their sworn enemy has a lot of trouble on his hands -- karma always gets you in the end.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Nov. 2.
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH #147
Mike Mignola (W), John Arcudi (W), Laurence Campbell (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Duncan Fegredo (Cover)
Liz Sherman blew up the center of the earth to stop the spread of the frog men with which the Black Flame planned to overrun the world. Although she killed that Black Flame, the devastation Liz wrought brought about a new Black Flame and a more terrifying worldwide wave of monsters. Facing an uncertain future, the BPRD count up their casualties as Hell on Earth comes to a close.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Nov. 16.
BRIGGS LAND #4
Brian Wood (W), Mack Chater (A), Lee Loughridge (C), and Tula Lotay (Cover)
Caleb Briggs, Grace's eldest son and a member of the white power movement, attempts to intimidate a local business owner into selling. When that fails, he calls in the troops. Meanwhile, Grace continues to work to isolate her husband from the family business and the big fracking concern interested in Briggs Land.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Nov. 18.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 11 #1
Christos Gage (W), Rebekah Isaacs (A/Variant cover), Dan Jackson (C), Steve Morris (Cover), and Karl Moline (30th anniversary variant cover)
Life is good for Buffy and the Scoobies with everyone finally finding a happy and calm place in their lives. But when a supernatural disaster wreaks havoc on their very existence, and the entire city of San Francisco, they are forced back into fighting form.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Nov. 23.
CHIMICHANGA: THE SORROW OF THE WORLD'S WORST FACE! #2
Eric Powell (W) and Stephanie Buscema (A/Cover)
A mysterious rival circus has arrived, and Lula, the adorable bearded girl, is here to defend her turf! But the heebie-jeebies are rampant in the ghostly circus, and the Hall of Mirrors may be the scariest part yet! Come one, come all to the Circus of the Lost!
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Nov. 9.
CONAN THE SLAYER #5
Cullen Bunn (W), Sergio Davila (A), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Admira Wijaya (Cover)
The barbarian, the new chief, and the Kozaki raiders pursue the murderer to his hideout, Gorey Castle. When they are met by a horde of undead, Taraslan takes matters into his own hands . . . but is he in over his head?
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Nov. 20.
CONAN VOLUME 20: A WITCH SHALL BE BORN TP
Fred Van Lente (W), Brian Ching (A), José Luis (P), Andy Owens (I), and Michael Atiyeh (C)
Writer Fred Van Lente's incredible run on Conan reaches its epic conclusion! This spellbinding volume features an evil witch bent on vengeance against her twin sister, as well as what is perhaps the most famous event in the Conan mythos -- Conan's crucifixion! Collects issues #20-25 of Conan the Avenger.
152 pages, $19.99, in stores on Jan. 11.
CRYPTOCRACY #6
Van Jensen (W) and Pete Woods (A/Cover)
The Mars Family base is under attack, besieged by Hum and his army of deadly cryptids. To save his people in this epic battle, Grahame must step forward as a leader, putting everything he cares about on the line to salvage the broken remains of the Cryptocracy.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Nov. 39.
DARK HORSE PRESENTS #28
Paul Levitz (W), Emma T. Capps (W/A), Kaare Andrews (W), Jeremy Andrew Clark (W), Jimmy Palmiotti (W), Justin Gray (W), Keith Goldberg (W), John Nadeau (W/A), Dan Jolley (W), Tim Hamilton (A), Troy Nixey (A), Enzo Pertile (A), Aaron Campbell (A), and Jeff Dekal (Cover)
In James Andrew Clark and Enzo Pertile's Winter's Apprentice, an aging exorcist brings his burgeoning granddaughter along for her first mission -- with surprising results. Plus, this month's issue also features a new Chapel Chronicles story: "The Hats of London"! Chapel travels to London for a millinery course, but must look in unexpected places to find the inspiration for her designs -- or else she'll fail! Rounding out this issue are new chapters of Paul Levitz and Tim Hamilton's Brooklyn Blood; Kaare Andrews and Troy Nixey's Black Sinister; Rubber Guns by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, Keith Goldberg, and Aaron Campbell; and Murder Society by John Nadeau and Dan Jolley!
48 pages, $7.99, in stores on Nov. 16.
DEPT. H #8
Matt Kindt (W/A/Cover) and Sharlene Kindt (C)
Trapped in a flooding undersea base, Mia and the crew stumble upon a scientific discovery as their time is running out. They begin to fight among themselves about what to do with this valuable information, until one Dept. H crew member decides to take matters into his own hands.
38 pages, $3.50, in stores on Nov. 23.
DEPT. H VOLUME 1: PRESSURE HC
Matt Kindt (W/A/Cover) and Sharlene Kindt (C)
Mia is a special investigator hired to uncover possible sabotage taking place at a deep-sea research station. What she uncovers is a mind-blowing crime scene filled with suspects with terrible secrets, strange deep-sea creatures, and an impending flood! Collects issues #1-6 of the series.
184 pages, $19.99, in stores on Jan. 18.
ELFQUEST: THE FINAL QUEST #17
Wendy Pini (W/A/Cover) and Richard Pini (W)
The word goes out: the human invaders must not reach the Father Tree, sacred home of the Good Spirits. Yet the elves' most potent weapon, the Palace of the High Ones, which could turn the tide in the blink of an eye, will not -- cannot -- be used, even in self-defense. And just as he is needed most to unite and lead his people, Cutter, chief of the Wolfriders, suddenly sets off on a new quest -- to seek the one being on the World of Two Moons who can right an ancient wrong.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Nov. 23.
ELTINGVILLE CLUB LUNCH BOX
Although most comic fans hate to admit it, there's a little bit of Eltingville in all of us. Creator Evan Dorkin has described the characters as "four older teenagers who are fans, and they're possibly some of the worst fans who have ever lived." Now they can duke it out into immortality for ownership of their ultimate collectible -- a genuine litho-printed tin lunchbox.
$14.99, in stores on Nov. 23.
ETHER #1
Matt Kindt (W), David Rubín (A/Cover), and Jeff Lemire (Variant cover)
A science-minded adventurer gets mixed up in the mysteries of a fantasy world in this charming new adventure from an award-winning creative team. Boone Dias is an interdimensional explorer, a scientist from Earth who has stumbled into great responsibility. He's got an explanation for everything, so of course the Ether's magical residents turn to him to solve their toughest crimes. But maybe keeping the real and the abstract separate is too big a job for just one man.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Nov. 16.
FORBIDDEN BRIDES OF THE FACELESS SLAVES IN THE SECRET HOUSE OF THE NIGHT OF DREAD DESIRE HC
Neil Gaiman (W), Shane Oakley (A/C/Cover), and Nick Filardi (C)
A celebrated send-up of gothic literature, beautifully adapted into a dark, brooding, and oddly comical graphic novel. Somewhere in the night, a raven caws, an author's pen scratches, and thunder claps. The author wants to write nonfiction: stories about frail women in white nightgowns, mysterious bumps in the night, and the undead rising to collect old debts. But he keeps getting interrupted by the everyday annoyances of talking ravens, duels to the death, and his sinister butler.
48 pages, $17.99, in stores on Jan. 25.
FRAZETTA WARRIORS & WOMEN BOXED PINT GLASS SETS
Dark Horse continues its Frazetta merchandise program with the most acclaimed fantasy painter's best work, now on high-quality 16 oz. glassware. Glasses are California Prop. 65 compliant and NOT dishwasher or microwave safe.
Death Dealer and Egyptian Queen, $19.99, in stores on Nov. 23.
Silver Warrior and The Huntresss, $19.99, in stores on Nov. 23.
FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER LUNCHBOX
Frazetta's savage art pops from the high-quality, heavy-gauge, litho-printed tin lunchbox. Embossed Frazetta logo.
$14.99, in stores on Nov. 23.
HARROW COUNTY #18
Cullen Bunn (W), Carla Speed McNeil (A), Jenn Manley Lee (C), and Tyler Crook (Cover)
Emmy has just learned about the mysterious group of powerful beings that call themselves her family. But they've been around since before Harrow County ever existed. Through the eyes of a haint, masterfully illustrated by guest artists Carla Speed McNeil and Jenn Manley Lee, this issue explains the Abandoned's past and reveals his connection with the family, including the enigmatic Amaryllis.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Nov. 23.
HARROW COUNTY VOLUME 4: FAMILY TREE TP
Cullen Bunn (W) and Tyler Crook (A/Cover)
Emmy believes she is one of a kind, that there is no one else in the world quite like her. As strangers arrive in Harrow County, though, she discovers just how wrong she is. Are these beings -- each possessing strange and ghastly supernatural abilities -- her family? Collects Harrow County #13-16.
136 pages, $14.99, in stores on Jan. 25.
HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D.: 1954 -- THE UNREASONING BEAST
Mike Mignola (W), Chris Roberson (W), Patric Reynolds (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Mike Huddleston (Cover)
An unusual ghost hunt leads Hellboy to a spectral monkey with a message for a grieving family.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Nov. 23.
HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D. LUNCH BOX
The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense is central to Mike Mignola's decades-long saga of Hellboy and his varied associates. Regardless of their individual diets, everyone from Abe Sapien to Johann Kraus packs their lunch in an official BPRD litho-printed tin collectible.
$14.99, in stores on Nov. 23.
HOUSE OF PENANCE TP
Peter J. Tomasi (W), Ian Bertram (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C)
A horrific take on the true story of the Winchester haunted house and one woman's mission to wash away the blood curse of the Winchester rifle from claiming her own life and soul. This is a tale of guilt, ghosts, and guns . . . of how fortune brings misfortune as a grim and determined woman oversees the construction of a house twenty-four hours a day for twenty years, with the simple motto of keep busy building or get busy dying. Collects the six-issue miniseries.
176 pages, $19.99, in stores on Jan. 11.
KINGSWAY WEST #4
Greg Pak (W), Mirko Colak (A/Cover), and Wil Quintana (C)
In an Old West overrun with magic, the outlaw Kingsway Law, the swordswoman Ah Toy, and the winged scout Strode plunge into their final battle, defending a group of Chinese miners against the Engineer of New York. But what happens when Kingsway must choose between the community that needs him and the lost wife he so desperately wishes to find?
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Nov. 23.
LADY KILLER 2 #4
Joelle Jones (W/A/Cover) and Michelle Madsen (C)
Josie's new partnership begins to sour when an over-the-top gift brings trouble for Gene.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Nov. 2.
MAE VOLUME 1 TP
Gene Ha (W/A/Cover), Rose McClain (C), Paulina Ganucheau (A), and Wesley Hartman (C)
When she was just a girl, Abbie discovered a portal to a fantasy world and has since had great adventures there: defeating horrible monsters, power-mad scientists, and evil nobles. But when she turned twenty-one it all came apart and she decided to return home. Her sister, Mae, had no idea what happened to Abbie all this time, and Abbie's tales are too hard to believe -- that is, until the monsters and other terrible creatures start to cross over to our world . . . Collects issues #1-5.
136 pages, $17.99, in stores on Jan. 25.
