AFTERSHOCK COMICS FOR APRIL

ANIMOSITY #14

Written by Marguerite Bennett, art and cover by Rafael De Latorre.

Betrayal! Jesse is kidnapped by a traitor she trusted and loved. Sandor follows the bloody trail to the dreaded Walled City, where the remains of human civilization reign in terrible power -- and attempt to rebuild the world for humans only.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 25.

ANIMOSITY: EVOLUTION #6

Written by Marguerite Bennett, art and cover by Eric Gapstur.

Conspiracies tighten around Adam and his companions as a bloody interspecies gang war explodes in the City by the Sea.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 11.

BABYTEETH #10

Written by Donny Cates, art and cover by Garry Brown.

The end of our first year finally brings us to Palestine, and it is there that we unleash our biggest reveal in the series so far. It's all been leading to this, folks. And after this issue, nothing will ever be the same again!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 18.

BACKWAYS #5

Written by Justin Jordan, art and cover by Eleonora Carlini.

Anna has found the way to rescue Sylvia from the Outsider, but the denizens of the Backways are determined to stop her. And if Anna succeeds she may put the Backways and the world in grave danger.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 25.

BETROTHED #2

Written by Sean Lewis, art and cover by Steve Uy.

Tamara and Kieron find themselves in the battlefields of Priam with their targets aimed at each other. As their friends Fat Andy and Annaleigh become aware of the secrets their friends are hiding, new dangers are brought to life in the war between the Priam Tribes and the Nuam futurists.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 4.

THE BROTHERS DRACUL #1

Written by Cullen Bunn, art by Mirko Colak, covers by Mirko Colak and Szymon Kudranski.

The legend of Vlad the Impaler is the stuff of nightmares. The inspiration for the most iconic of monsters -- Dracula -- Vlad tortured and murdered thousands of victims. But what turned him into such a depraved killer? The truth lies in his teenage years, when Vlad and his brother Radu were held hostage by the Ottoman Empire. During this time, the brothers learned many things -- archery, riding, the art of combat, matters of court...and how to stalk and slay vampires.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 11.

COLD WAR #3

Written by Chris Sebela, art and cover by Hayden Sherman.

Hunkered down and waiting for death, the Cryonauts' war will turn from the strange enemy lurking beyond their safe zone towards each other. As they struggle for control and try to dig up answers, family man John and the elusive LQ's lives from the past will unfold in this nightmare future, starting everyone down a path towards the ones behind the bloody curtain.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 11.

HER INFERNAL DESCENT #1

Written by Lonnie Nadler and Zac Thompson, art by Kyle Charles, covers by Kyle Charles and Robert Hack.

A tale of loss told in five parts. Any good mom would march through the inferno of hell to get her family back. Unable to cope with the burden of grief, a middle-aged mom descends the nine circles of hell to retrieve her forsaken family. Guided by the ghosts of William Blake and Agatha Christie, this no-nonsense mother journeys deep into a bizarre underworld filled with celebrity sinners, surreal landscapes, and absurd tasks. Her Infernal Descent is a retelling of Dante's Inferno that updates the themes for a modern audience.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 18.

JIMMY'S BASTARDS #9

Written by Garth Ennis, art by Russ Braun, cover by Andy Clarke.

The final battle between Jimmy and his offspring goes all the way to the edge of sanity and beyond. Even if our heroes get out alive, can normality ever really be restored? And is there more to Jimmy Regent's legacy than the man himself suspects?

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 25.

MONSTRO MECHANICA #5

Written by Paul Allor, art and cover by Chris Evenhuis,

A new series starring Leonardo da Vinci, his female apprentice, Isabel, and their wooden robot! Leonardo and Isabel return to Florence to take on new roles and new responsibilities. As Leonardo faces renewed pressure from both Florence and Rome, Isabel realizes that something needs to change -- and fas! But before all that: Girls' night out!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 4.

ROUGH RIDERS: RIDE OR DIE #3

Written by Adam Glass, art and cover by Patrick Olliffe.

In "Under the Pyramids," Harry Houdini walks on through to the other side and discovers that the Rough Riders are up against the legendary Dutch Bokkenrijders who have returned to this earthly plane to settle a score with one of his teammates! But Harry's truest challenge may be a visitor from his past who can spell his end...unless he listens to his newest teammate H.P. Lovecraft!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 4.

ANIMOSITY VOL 1 HC

Written by Marguerite Bennett, art and cover by Rafael De Latorre.

Collecting Animosity #1-8 and World of Animosity #1. One day, for no reason, the Animals woke up. They started thinking. They started talking. They started taking revenge. The world is plunged into chaos as the newly-intelligent Animals fight humanity, and simply fight each other, for their own life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. In the midst of the turmoil is Jesse, an 11-year-old girl, and her dog, Sandor, who is devoted to her and her protection. One year after the incident, Jesse and Sandor begin a cross-country journey to find Jesse's half-brother, Adam, who is living in San Francisco.

$34.99, in stores on April 4.

ANIMOSITY: THE RISE HC

Written by Marguerite Bennett, art and cover by Juan Doe.

"The Animals thought, spoke, and took revenge. The dust has settled and the blood dried, but a new force is rising in the West, ready to help Animal-kind seize power in the dark new world to come..."

A city by the sea rises, ruled by animals who become more human and humans who become more animal. All the while, Adam, an imprisoned veterinarian, works on the technology that would give his captors the strength to change the world... This hardcover edition, printed in oversized format, collects all three issues of this spin-off from the Animosity series.

$19.99, in stores on April 18.

DARK ARK VOL 1 TP

Written by Cullen Bunn, art and cover by Juan Doe.

Collecting the first five issues. The wickedness of mankind has moved the Creator to destroy the world by way of the flood. Noah has been tasked with building an ark to save his family and the animals of the world. But this is not Noah's story. For darker powers have commanded the sorcerer Shrae to build his own ark and save the unnatural creatures of the world -- such as the vampires, the dragons, the naga and the manticore. But what will happen on a vessel crawling with monsters, where insidious intrigue and horrific violence are the rule of law?

$14.99, in stores on April 11.