AFTERSHOCK COMICS FOR SEPTEMBER

MOTH & WHISPER #1

Written by Ted Anderson, art and cover by Jen Hickman, cover by Jorge Corona.

Everyone knows that the two greatest thieves in the city are the Moth and the Whisper. Very few know that the Moth and the Whisper disappeared six months ago. And what nobody knows is that the new Moth and Whisper are actually one person pretending to be both of them. One supremely skilled but uncertain young genderfluid thief: Niki, the child of the Moth and the Whisper. Niki has been trained by their parents in the arts of stealth and infiltration, but they're still just a teenager, and now they're alone, searching for their parents in a hostile cyberpunk dystopia. Corporations run the streets while crime lords like Ambrose Wolfe run the alleys-identity is a commodity and privacy is impossible. The truth about Niki's parents and their disappearance is out there, but can Niki survive long enough to find it?

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 12.

COLD WAR VOL. 1

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

Panacea Cryonics promised a life after death, by freezing the heads of their clients and reviving them in the near future, when technology would guarantee them a life free of disease and trouble. However, as clients are finally revived, they learn this corporate pitch was too good to be true-instead of stepping into a life of their dreams, they awaken into a never-ending nightmare. The world is at war-and this recently revived group of every day people are handed a gun, body armor and an ultimatum. They must fight in this war, against unknown opponents and horrors, in order to secure their place in a brave new world that doesn't want them around. And as these normal people survive wave after wave of technologically advanced horrors, they soon realize the answers to their questions are no comfort, and the future that they wanted might never be in sight.

$14.99, in stores on Sept. 19.

MONSTRO MECHANICA VOL. 1

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

At the height of the Renaissance, warring factions vie for control of Leonardo da Vinci's destructive arsenal. The only thing standing in their way is Leonardo's young apprentice and her nine-foot tall mechanical bodyguard. Together, Isabel and the Machine must navigate a world of wicked men and war machines, determined to save Leonardo from the world-and the world from Leonardo. Contains the entire adventurous first arc, issues 1-5.

$14.99, in stores on Sept. 5.

PATIENCE! CONVICTION! REVENGE! #1

Written by Patrick Kindlon, art and cover by Marco Ferrari, cover by Robert Hack.

Disregarded, disrespected and dismissed, Renny has a chip on his shoulder. Once an equal partner in a criminal syndicate that rules Las Vegas, he now finds himself living in a shack in the desert. But the shack has a workshop, and Renny's been busy. It's time to march his robot army into the neon hell of a cyberpunk Vegas and retake his seat at the table. Or take the wood from the table and build enough caskets for the whole syndicate. Old friends better run, because Operation Patience! Conviction! Revenge! is underway. Patience! Conviction! Revenge! is offbeat and often funny, but all about the dark corners of cities and minds. A violent criminal genius with a bad case of monomania makes for the most fun you'll have with a comic this year.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 19.

ANIMOSITY #17

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

War! As Sandor and the Animals assault the Walled City from without, Jesse begins her campaign of sabotage from within to burn the Walled City to the ground.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 19.

BEYONDERS #2

Written by Paul Jenkins, art and cover by Wesley St. Claire.

With his one-eyed, genetically enhanced Welsh Corgi in tow, Jake finally confronts the secretive underground resistance known as the Beyonders. And as the global conspiracy to end all conspiracies begins to unfold, Jake finds himself unraveling a mystery thousands of years in the making, with a long-hidden prize waiting to be found.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 26.

CLANKILLERS #3

Written by Sean Lewis, art and cover by Antonio Fuso.

Your favorite medieval pair get into darker musings as Finola and Cillian find themselves face-to-face with the Ancient Dearg of Celtic myth. These powerful forefathers to Vampires do not take kindly to strangers, and especially not strangers who want to murder them dead. Meanwhile, Valor's whispers continue to play on Padraig the Grotesque as his daughters and kingdom wonder how long they can live in fear of a madman.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 5.

DARK ARK #10

Written by Cullen Bunn, art and cover by Juan Doe

Echidna, the Mother of Monsters, rages against Shrae. Even as their battle draws to a deadly end, new life-both human and monster-is welcomed into the world. But what's that on the horizon? Could it be...land?

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 5.

HOT LUNCH SPECIAL #2

Written by Eliot Rahal, art and cover by Jorge Fornes.

A midwestern noir series set in the harsh landscape of the northern Minnesota Iron Range-Hot Lunch Special is all about family, food and the fight for survival. Only one question is worth asking...is blood thicker than sandwiches? Liam Moran, the son of notorious Irish Mobster "Big Jim" Moran, was only supposed to send a warning. A machine gun message to the Jordan Khoury: Pay up or pay the price. Unfortunately, things went sideways, and now...someone is dead. Broken hearts and bitter questions are left in the wake of his untimely murder. But before they can be addressed, it's time for a fractious Khoury family funeral. An outcast son will return home, a mother will mourn, and a guilty grieving grandfather will finally reveal his dark criminal secret.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 12.

LOST CITY EXPLORERS #4

Written by Zack Kaplan, art by Alvaro Sarreseca, cover by Rafael La Torre.

Hel Coates, her brother and our teenage urban explorers have journeyed through underground New York City and discovered the site where Hel's father disappeared, but in order to find answers and unlock the doorway to the mythical Lost City of Atlantis, they must first deal with the deadly supernatural guardian.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 19.

PESTILENCE: STORY OF SATAN #5

Written by Frank Tieri, art by Oleg Okunev, cover by Tim Bradstreet.

The final confrontation between Roderick Helms and his group and Satan! Will the former members of Fiat Lux be able to stop the Dark Lord and his Black Plague...or will Satan's demonic forces march upon the Earth forevermore? Find out in our startling conclusion -- and watch as a member of Roderick's team makes the ultimate sacrifice

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 26.

RELAY #3

Written by Zac Thompson, Eric Bromberg, Donny Cates, art and cover by Andy Clarke.

In the future, the galaxy is united under a monolith known as the Galactic Relay. Although the towering monument is meant to inspire conformity of ideas, technology, and progress, it is not without its enemies and many have begun to resent the foreign structure. And now, Jad Carter, a Relay employee, has found the Relay's mythological creator. An interstellar mug causes a complete breakdown of reality. Jad travels inside the Monolith but it raises more questions than answers.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 5.

VOLITION #2

Written by Ryan Parrott, art and cover by Omar Francia.

In the not-too-distant future, robots are fighting for their equal rights. And when a mysterious and deadly disease known as "Rust" threatens all artificial life, salvations lies in the unlikeliest of heroes-with an obsolete construction worker known as HALE-19 and with AMBER-7T, a caregiver. After awakening in a decommission facility, AMBER-7T is forced to rely on the dangerous and unapologetic HALE-19 in order to escape. Can these two contradictions find a way to escape or will they turn on one another to survive? Meanwhile, Art Detectives Drivas and Lawton find themselves saddled with the case of their lives and a pair of dangerous new adversaries enter the game.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 12.

WALK THROUGH HELL #5

Written by Garth Ennis, art by Goran Sudzuka, cover by Andy Clarke.

Shaw finally comes clean, and now McGregor knows what's gotten them trapped in a world of constant nightmare. But with understanding comes determination, and the pair begin their attempt to climb back towards the light. The missing agent Goss, meanwhile, discovers a particular horror all his own-and suffers what may the worst fate of all.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 26.