AHOY COMICS FOR OCTOBER

ASH & THORN TPB

Written by Mariah McCourt, art by Soo Lee, cover by Jill Thompson

The apocalypse is ni gh! The world needs a Champion, and the only heir to a sacred mystical lineage is...a little old lady? Meet Lottie Thorn, reluctant savior of the world, and her also-elderly trainer Lady Peruvia Ashlington-Voss. They might not look it, but these women are prepared to take on any Big Bad that comes along. But first, perhaps a nice cup of tea? Collects issues #1-5.

$15.99, in stores on Oct. 14.

PENULTIMAN #1

Written by Tom Peyer, art and cover by Alan Robinson.

From the pages of the AHOY interactive sensation Steel Cage! Penultiman, The Next-To-Last-Stage In Human Evolution, is the greatest, best-looking, and most admired super-hero in the world! So how can he stop hating himself? His android understudy, Antepenultiman, thinks he knows the answer! All AHOY books feature additional prose stores and art.

$3.99, in stores on Oct. 28.

CAPTAIN GINGER VOL. 2

Written by Stuart Moore, art by Veronica Gandini, June Brigman, Roy Richardson.

The acclaimed saga of cats in space returns for a devastating second volume! Captain Ginger and his feline crew embark on a vast, six-issue adventure when they follow a mysterious hyperspace signal to the home of their unknown canine "cousins." But trouble aboard ship may doom them before they even meet the dogs.

$16.99, in stores on Oct. 28.

EDGAR ALLAN POE'S SNIFTER OF BLOOD #1

Written by Paul Cornell, Dean R. Motter, art by Dean R. Motter, Russell Braun, cover by Jill Thompson.

The Snifter of Terror returns with an all-star snark-fest under a bloody new title! Paul Cornell and Russell Braun reimagine Poe's "Black Cat" -- as a dog! In "Atlas Shrugged," Mr. X creator Dean Motter settles the science vs. religion debate once and for all! Plus: prose, pix, and a jaunty cover by Jill Thompson!

$4.99, in stores on Oct. 21.