ALIENS BOOK TWO: DNA WAR NOVEL
DIANE CAREY (W)
On sale April 12, SC, 275pg, 4 1/8" x 6 7/8", $6.99
In an inhospitable galaxy, the planet Rosamond 6 is a rare find. With a
moon, an atmosphere, and a thriving biosystem the world has all the
keys necessary for human habitation. But while Rosamond 6 may look like an
oasis among the stars, it harbors a fatal secret . . .
That secret is that the world is infested with the murderous
xenomorphic aliens that have wiped out every life form in their path. Eager to
prove her theory that the aliens can be reasoned with, anthropologist
Jocasta Malvaux has set up an observation post on Rosamond 6. But when the
monsters become aware of Malvaux and her expedition, something
unexpected happens: the aliens don’t attack.
When Jocasta’s son Rory races to the planet to save her, she won’t
leave. What is the secret behind the aliens’ seeming lack of concern for
the humans? Are the monsters evolving? Or is it simply a matter of time
before every person on the planet is in a fight for their lives?
Bestselling writer Diane Carey takes you to the edge of your darkest
nightmare and into the mind of a monster. The war is about to begin.
BERSERK VOLUME 11 TPB
KENTARO MIURA (W/A)
On sale April 12, SC, 240pg, b&w, 5" x 7", $13.95
The Band of the Hawk—what’s left of them—are on the run, Guts and Casca
having rescued the Hawks’ leader, Griffith, from the horrors of the
King of Midland’s dungeons. Starved, tortured mercilessly, and imprisoned
in an iron mask, Griffith hangs on to life and sanity by a thread . . .
and he’ll be no help against the King’s latest charges sent to bring
him back to pay for his dalliance with the King’s daughter. Now the
depleted Hawks will have to face the Knights of the Black Dog, led by the
merciless, bestial Wyald . . . one bad dog who’s even worse when he
unleashes the beast within!
BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #111: SHORTCUT part 5 (of 5)
HIROAKI SAMURA (W/A)
On sale March 8, b&w, 32pg, $2.99
A look into Burando’s dark past gives a hint at how Kagimura’s deranged
medical examiner wound up becoming so heartless and twisted. Having
survived Kagimura’s first few experiments, Manji braces himself for the
next test on his body and on the mystical bloodworms that grant him
near-immortality. The kessen-chu keep their secrets well! It’s going to take
a lot of bloodshed and pain before Kagimura has his answers! For Manji,
the kessen-chu are both a blessing and a curse, now. Will he only find
comfort in death? And where’s that old witch Yaobikuni when you need
her?
CONAN #26
KURT BUSIEK (W), TIM TRUMAN (A), TONY HARRIS (Cover), and DAVE STEWART
(C)
On sale March 22, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Beginning a stunning two-parter drawn by legendary storyteller Tim
Truman (Grimjack, Hawkworld, Jonah Hex)!
The Prince and his mysterious Wazir, featured in Conan #0 and the
series’ framing sequences, share center stage with Conan in a two-tiered
story. Having added new lands to his father’s empire, the Prince must deal
with diplomacy, border wars, and a local champion. The Wazir offers
guidance with a legend of when Conan was a hill-chief of the Afghulis,
high in the Himeliam mountains. Conan is building the seeds of a
kingdom—can he betray a brave man to gain power? And if he can, should the
Prince do the same?
CONAN: BOOK OF THOTH #1 (of 4)
KURT BUSIEK (W), LEN WEIN (W), KELLEY JONES (A), and MICHELLE MADSEN
(C)
On sale March 15, FC, 48pg, $4.99
Legendary writer Len Wein, creator of Wolverine and Swamp Thing, teams
up with Conan ongoing writer Kurt Busiek, and the grandmaster of horror
art Kelley Jones to tell the horrifying origin of Thoth-amon—Conan’s
greatest adversary!
In the dank alleys of a decaying city, one beggar boy conjures visions
of a future where, instead of spitting on him in the streets, the rich
and privileged cower in fear of his terrible power. For young Thoth,
hunger and pain is a way of life, twisting his heart into believing that
no wickedness is too costly if it can afford a means of escape—not even
the betrayal of one’s sole confidant in the wretched, unfeeling world.
With art by the inimitable Jones, co-written by Busiek, responsible for
the most successful relaunch of a fantasy character in comics history,
and Wein, mastermind behind many of comics’ most beloved modern heroes,
this series finally reveals the secrets behind the dread sorcerer
Thoth-amon!
CONCRETE: THE HUMAN DILEMMA TPB
PAUL CHADWICK (W/A)
On sale April 26 SC, 160pg, b&w w/gray tones, 6" x 9", $14.95
Life as Concrete knows it is about to change forever.
Former speechwriter Ron Lithgow returns as the title character in Paul
Chadwick’s critically acclaimed and award-winning miniseries. Trapped
in an alien’s rock-hard body, Lithgow is an accidental celebrity whose
high profile is being courted by a front-page CEO. Though Concrete
believes overpopulation to be an important issue, does he want to become the
spokesperson for a controversial population control program? While
Concrete mulls this generous proposition over with his biologist, Maureen,
his longtime aide Larry Munro mulls over an entirely different sort of
proposal. Life and violent death take center stage in this compelling
new collection from an industry-renowned creative master, and the
subject of overpopulation is given the trademark thoughtful exploration that
Chadwick fans have come to expect. Collecting the six-issue miniseries.
GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX—THE LOST MEMORY NOVEL
JUNICHI FUJISAKU (W)
On sale April 12, SC, 275pg, 5" x 7", $8.95
Since being formed as a shadow peacekeeping organization, Section 9 has
faced almost countless adversaries both in the real world and in
cyberspace, but none like "The Awakened," a group of terrorists who seem to
have the ability to take over the minds and bodies of almost anyone and
use them to commit crimes against the state, leaving their pawns
unaware of who was controlling them. When Major Motoko Kusanagi is able to
capture one of the boys used as a pawn she hacks into his cyberbrain to
find out who the ringleader is, but what she discovers will take her and
the operatives of Section 9 on a journey deep into the heart of
cyberspace, and the answers she finds will shake Section 9 to its core.
HAIBANE RENMEI ANIME MANGA VOLUME 1 TPB
Based on the anime created by Yoshitoshi Abe and the animation produced
by Madhouse
On sale April 26, SC, 160pg, FC, 5" x 7", $14.95
In a long-forgotten walled town, humans coexist with the Haibane,
angelic beings of unknown origin. Rakka becomes the newest Haibane after she
awakens from a strange dream and finds herself hatching from a massive
cocoon. With no memories of her previous life, Rakka struggles to
adjust to her new surroundings, however burning questions remain in the back
of her mind. What are the Haibane and what is their purpose? What lies
beyond the town walls? Thus Rakka begins her wistful journey of
self-discovery and wonderment.
HELLBOY: MAKOMA, or, A TALE TOLD BY A MUMMY IN THE NEW YORK CITY
EXPLORERS’ CLUB ON AUGUST 16, 1993 #2 (of 2)
MIKE MIGNOLA (W/A), RICHARD CORBEN (A/Cover), and DAVE STEWART (C)
On sale March 1, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Hellboy’s strange adventure across the bone-strewn plains of Africa
pits him against the singing dead, demonic insects, and the sort of woman
only Richard Corben can draw. The final issue in this unique
collaboration between Hellboy’s creator and comics legend Richard Corben features
a cover and twenty-one pages drawn by Corben, plus a three-page
epilogue from Mignola, in an epic bit of African folklore reimagined by
Mignola.
HELLBOY: STRANGE PLACES TPB
MIKE MIGNOLA (W/A)
On sale April 12, SC, 128pg, FC, 7" x 10", $17.95
Mike Mignola returns with his first new Hellboy collection since 2002’s
Conqueror Worm. After leaving the Bureau for Paranormal Research and
Defense, Hellboy’s travels take him briefly to Africa, then for a
two-year stint at the bottom of the ocean. An ancient witch doctor, a giant
fish woman, and the keeper of the secret history of the universe force
Hellboy to either accept his role in the coming apocalypse, or have that
role stolen from him. Weird undersea creatures and talking lions
populate this turning-point adventure, which reveals secrets buried since
Hellboy’s very creation. This volume collects Harvey-and-Eisner-award
winner Mike Mignola’s Hellboy series The Third Wish and The Island with
over a dozen unused pages, and a new epilogue.
LITTLE LULU: LUCKY LULU TPB
JOHN STANLEY (W/A) and IRVING TRIPP (A)
On sale April 12, SC, 200pg, b&w, 6" x 9", $9.95
For eight-year-old Lulu Moppet, nothing is impossible—even if the
results of her efforts are impossibly imperfect. Need to quell the fury of a
rambunctious two-year-old? Lulu’s got a hilarious fairy tale brewing in
her brain that’ll do just the trick. Father needs his best suit taken
to the tailor? Lulu can handle it—so long as Pop doesn’t mind if she
makes a few unplanned—and wholly unpredictable!—stops along the way. Have
a wayward ghost in your house who needs a new home? Lulu’s your girl!
LULLABIES FROM HELL VOLUME 1 TPB
HIDESHI HINO (W/A)
On sale April 19, SC, 232pg, b&w, 5" x 7", $12.95
Welcome to one of the most disturbing minds in Japanese manga! Hideshi
Hino has long been considered a master of the horror manga genre since
his coming out in the late seventies. And the four stories in Lullabies
from Hell will show you how demented the man can be.
The self-titled first chapter introduces you to the author himself, a
horror quasi-biography of sorts. The second story tells of Hino’s having
willed his pregnant wife into birthing a horrible, planet-devastating
reptile baby that eats puppies and children! And you can imagine how the
stories progress from there.
Take a look inside the mind of a madman! Published in the popular,
unretouched and unflopped manga format, Lullabies from Hell might make
sleeping a bit of a challenge!
MICHAEL CHABON PRESENTS THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF THE ESCAPIST VOLUME 3
TPB
WILL EISNER (W/A), EDDIE CAMPBELL (A), CHRIS OFFUTT (W), HOWARD CHAYKIN
(W/A), JASON (W/A), STEVEN GRANT (W), ROY THOMAS (W), JASON HALL (W),
PAUL GRIST (W/A), JEFFREY BROWN (W/A), KEVIN MCCARTHY (W), DAN BEST (W),
THOMAS YEATES (A), ERIC WIGHT (A), DAVID HAHN (A), SHAWN MARTINBROUGH
(A), MATT WAGNER (A), PAUL HORNSCHEMEIER (W/A), BILL MORRISON (A), ALEX
SAVIUK (A) and NORM BREYFOGLE (A), Cover art by Tim Sale
On sale April 12, SC, 160pg, FC, 8 3/8" x 5 7/16", $14.95
This volume of Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the
Escapist collects issues five and six of the popular, Eisner and Harvey
Award winning quarterly series, and features the late Will Eisner’s
final return to the Spirit, in a crossover tale with the Escapist!
Also in this volume is the comics writing debut of award-winning author
and Guggenheim fellow Chris Offutt, illustrated by Thomas Yeates. Dan
Best and Eddie Campbell contribute a fully painted story from the 1939
World’s Fair in Empire City, and 2004 Russ Manning Award winner Eric
Wight brings a polemic story from writer Jason Hall to life. Among the
other notable contributors are Howard Chaykin, Paul Grist, Shawn
Martinbrough, David Hahn, Roy Thomas, Matt Wagner, and indie stalwarts Jeffrey
Brown and Jason!
OH MY GODDESS! VOLUME 23 TPB
KOSUKE FUJISHIMA (W/A)
On sale April 12, SC, 176pg, b&w, 5" x 7", $10.95
Ever since a cosmic phone call brought Belldandy, Urd, and Skuld—a trio
of literal young goddesses—to live in college student Keiichi’s
residence, his personal life has been turned upside down, sideways, and
sometimes even into strange dimensions!
No sooner has Urd’s mother left, than Keiichi and Megumi’s father shows
up! But whatever you do, don’t call him that. It’s just "Keima-san."
Try to show him respect by saying "Father," and he’ll smack you upside
the head. You see, he simply wants to be treated as an individual. Also,
if you’re a woman, don’t approach any closer than one meter to
Keima-san—because he’ll run away. Only his wife is ever permitted that close.
Well then, what in the world must Mrs. Morisato be like? Don’t call
"Mother" that either—because you’re about to meet her too!
SPACE PINCHY: AUDREY’S SUPER POWER PINCH
TONY TAKEZAKI (W/A)
On sale March 15, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Space Pinchy and her sidekick Audrey are back for more (mis)adventures,
cruising across the galaxy in search of universal secrets . . . or at
least a bunch of "P"parts. And who even knows what good the elusive
parts will do? Well, either way we all know that Pinchy will get into some
kind of pinch, and the fun part is finding out what her special cells
will do to adapt to life-threatening situations. Will they make her
flat, make her tall, or make her dead? Who knows? They could make her into
just about anything, except un-sexy!
From the wacked-out manga mind of Japan’s Tony Takezaki comes Space
Pinchy, a story about a female space adventurer who won’t accept failure,
and will probably never find a decent alien boyfriend.
STAR WARS: BOBA FETT—OVERKILL ONE-SHOT
THOMAS ANDREWS (W), FRANCISCO RUIZ VELASCO (A), and ADAM HUGHES (Cover)
On sale March 1, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Boba Fett rockets onto the scene with blasters blazing in this
stand-alone story featuring the galaxy’s greatest bounty hunter taking on a
dangerous contract that proves deadly for all involved!
Summoned to settle the score between two warring factions, Fett quickly
shows his employers the importance of always choosing the right tool
for the job, and the folly of underestimating just how much damage and
chaos a single Mandalorian can inflict. Once unleashed, Fett's drive to
finish the job is unshakable, and both groups quickly realize they’re
dealing with a bigger and much deadlier mutual problem—one that must be
stopped before it obliterates everything!
Don’t miss this essential piece of the Boba Fett mythos written by
Thomas Andrews (Star Wars Empire) and illustrated with the eye-popping art
of Francisco Ruiz Velasco (Lone Wolf 2100).
STAR WARS: CLONE WARS ADVENTURES VOLUME 5 TPB
MATT JACOBS (W), MATT FILLBACH (A), SHAWN FILLBACH (A), RICK LACY (A),
and various
On sale April 12, SC, 96pg, FC, 5 1/4" X 7 1/2", $6.95
Strap in for another tour through the highly charged Clone Wars
Adventures!
As the fires of the Clone Wars burn across the galaxy, heroes on both
sides of the conflict emerge, and no matter what the outcome, the galaxy
will be forever changed. Presenting four more pulse-racing tales of
knock-down, drag-out action and adventure, all told in the same
stripped-down stylization as Cartoon Network’s micro-series.
STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #3
JOHN JACKSON MILLER (W), BRIAN CHING (P), MICHAEL ATIYEH (C), and
TRAVIS CHAREST (Cover)
On sale March 29, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Zayne Carrick never expected to go far in the Jedi Order. A Padawan of
modest skill, the most he ever hoped for was to attain the rank of Jedi
knight and to serve the galaxy in his own humble way. Mysterious is the
will of the Force, however, and extraordinary circumstances have made
Zayne a fugitive, isolated and on the run from the very Order he once
swore to uphold. Now, Zayne and his unlikely ally—a criminal entrepreneur
called the "the Gryph"—have been forced into the planet Taris’
dangerous Under-city, where the only thing more deadly than the Jedi pursuing
them are the desperate cutthroats waiting to greet them!
STAR WARS: THE RETURN OF TAG & BINK—SPECIAL EDITION #1 (of 2)
KEVIN RUBIO (W) and LUCAS MARANGON (A)
On sale March 22, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Lock up your daughters and hide the Jawas, faithful readers, because
Tag and Bink are BACK! Yea, though one might be hard-pressed to develop a
sequel to the popular Tag & Bink Are Dead, fan-favorite writer Kevin
Rubio and Star Wars stalwart Lucas Marangon have risen to the occasion!
And what an occasion it is. Fans jonesing for more side-splitting Star
Wars shenanigans will thrill to the new misadventures of this hapless
pair, members of the Rebel Alliance,who have somehow stumbled past the
worst Imperial perils with their limbs intact. In The Return of Tag &
Bink—Special Edition, the duo set out to rescue a certain smuggler
trapped in carbonite—with the help of Lando Calrissian! One thing leads to
another, and they manage to subdue the deadliest bounty hunter in the
galaxy on their way to infiltrating the Hutt palace. Star Wars fans know
what comes next, and there will be guest appearances of favorite
characters on the way to the Sarlacc pit, the Death Star, and Endor! This
issue will conquer the world!
USAGI YOJIMBO #92
STAN SAKAI (W/A)
On sale March 29, b&w, 24pg, $2.99
Internationally acclaimed storyteller Stan Sakai presents another
adventure from feudal Japan! The foxy thief Kitsune visits the Geishu clan
in this issue, and the rabbit ronin is caught between his friendship
with the charming thief and his loyalty to the Geishu clan . . and how
will Tomoe react when she meets Usagi’s beautiful and flirtatious friend?
It’s a meeting of two fan-favorite characters, with the long-eared
samurai caught in the middle! As if that weren’t enough, when Kitsune’s
young protégée Kiyoko steals a priceless temple scroll, the man who wants
it would rather kill the pair than pay for it. Can they get out of this
mess before permanent damage is caused to the clan? Find out, this
month in Usagi Yojimbo!
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