Dark Horse Comics Solicitations – Previous Three Months
DECEMBER 2012
The Adventures of Superhero Girl HC
Written By: Faith Erin Hicks
Art By: Faith Erin Hicks and Cris Peter
Cover By: Faith Erin Hicks
Description: What if you can leap tall buildings and defeat alien monsters with your bare hands, but you buy your capes at secondhand stores and have a weakness for kittens? Cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks brings charming humor to the trials and tribulations of a young, female superhero, battling monsters both supernatural and mundane in an all-too-ordinary world.
112 pages, $16.99, in stores on Feb. 27.
Alabaster: Wolves HC
Written By: Caitlín R. Kiernan
Art By: Steve Lieber and Rachelle Rosenberg
Cover By: Greg Ruth
Description: Dancy Flammarion may look like a frail teenage girl, but her journey through the swamps and byways of the American South brings her into battle with werewolves, monsters, and grotesque secrets, armed only with a knife and a mission to destroy the deadly creatures that lurk in shadow. Collects the five-issue miniseries.
136 pages, $19.99, in stores on Feb. 13.
Alice in Wonderland HC
Written By: Rod Espinosa
Art By: Rod Espinosa
Description: The curious Alice follows a flustered white rabbit to a magical land of talking animals, evil queens, and enough riddles to strain any logically inclined brain. It’s all here: a hookah-smoking caterpillar, a mad hatter, potions to drink, cookies to eat, and a Cheshire cat. Alice discovers that Wonderland may be a fascinating place to visit, but you don’t want to live there…
128 pages, $19.99, in stores on Feb. 6.
Angel & Faith #17
Written By: Christos Gage
Art By: Rebekah Isaacs and Dan Jackson
Cover By: Steve Morris
Variant Cover By: Rebekah Isaacs
Description: Longtime nemesis Ethan Rayne has set the final piece of Giles’s soul practically in Angel’s lap. To complicate things further, the loss of a Slayer has sent Nadira and her group into the fray with their sights set on Angel now more than ever!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 19.
The Art of Bioshock Infinite HC
Written By: Ken Levine and Nate Wells
Description: In The Art of BioShock Infinite, delve deeper into the city of Columbia–the fabled floating metropolis that serves as a beacon of technology and achievement for the early 1900s! This deluxe hardcover features production designs and concept illustrations focusing on main characters Booker DeWitt, Elizabeth, and Songbird from the BioShock Infinite video game. See the evolution of Sky-Hooks, Heavy Hitters, the populace of Columbia, Vigors, airships, and much more!
184 pages, $39.99, in stores on Feb. 27.
Avatar: The Last Airbender–The Promise Library Edition HC
Written By: Gene Luen Yang, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko
Art By: Gurihiru
Cover By: Gurihiru
Description: The Avatar’s adventures continue right where the TV series left off, in this beautiful oversized hardcover of The Promise, from Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko and Eisner and Harvey Award winner Gene Luen Yang!
Aang and friends must join together once again as the four nations’ tenuous peace is threatened in an impasse between Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei! As the world heads toward another devastating war, Aang’s friendship with Zuko throws him into the middle of the conflict! Collects Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Promise Parts 1–3, plus a brand-new sketchbook.
240 pages, $39.99, in stores on Feb. 20.
Billy the Kid’s Old Timey Oddities and the Orm of Loch Ness #3
Written By: Eric Powell and Tracy Marsh
Art By: Kyle Hotz and Daniel Brown
Cover By: Kyle Hotz
Description: With his deformed allies in dire straits, Billy escapes to the edge of Loch Ness and battles the Mormon brides of Dracula!
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Dec. 12.
Black Beetle: Night Shift #0
Written By: Francesco Francavilla
Art By: Francesco Francavilla
Cover By: Francesco Francavilla
Description: When a powerful totem of dark magic shows up at the Colt City Natural History Museum, Hitler sends his fearsome Werwolf Korps to collect the piece. Unfortunately for the führer, Colt City’s protector, the Black Beetle, is on the case!
From the mind of 2012 Eisner Award winner Francesco Francavilla (Batman: The Black Mirror). Collects three Dark Horse Presents stories from issues #11–#13.
Features a brand-new cover, 24 story pages, and bonus sketch material and art!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 19.
B.P.R.D.: 1948 #3
Written By: Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Art By: Max Fiumara and Dave Stewart
Cover By: Dave Johnson (Cover)
Description: Monsters are killing civilians in the Utah desert, leading Professor Bruttenholm to recall the last time a government operation cracked open reality to unleash something from another world: Project Ragna Rok.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Dec. 19.
B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth #102: The Return of the Master
Written By: Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Art By: Tyler Crook and Dave Stewart
Cover By: Ryan Sook
Description: Part 5 of 5. Hell on Earth reaches its apex as massive devastation covers the globe and horrific monsters spew forth from the ground.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Dec. 19.
Brothers of the Spear Archives Volume 2 HC
Written By: Gaylord DuBois
Art By: Russ Manning
Description: The follow-up to the instantly sold-out Brothers of the Spear Volume 1 is here! With nearly 300 more pages of rare Russ Manning art, the middle third of blood brothers Natongo and Dan-El’s quest to reclaim Dan-El’s kingdom is a gorgeous, action-packed gem from comics’ Golden Age! Collects the backup stories from Tarzan #68–#109! A never-before-reprinted epic from the legendary Russ Manning!
264 pages, $49.99, in stores on Feb. 6.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9 #16
Written By: Andrew Chambliss
Art By: Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines and Michelle Madsen
Cover By: Phil Noto
Variant Cover By: Georges Jeanty
Description: Buffy takes on the zompire epidemic in San Francisco with new allies–the SFPD and Billy the Vampire Slayer! Just as Buffy finds contentment in her life, she’s torn from routine battle and forced to confront an ancient demon from her former lover’s past!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 12.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Spike #5
Written By: Victor Gischler
Art By: Paul Lee, Andy Owens and Cris Peter
Cover By: Jenny Frison
Variant Cover By: Steve Morris
Description: Spike and his new demon companion are getting along really well . . . On Easter Island, the duo work to activate a remnant of magic to help get Nadia home. Spike has stars in his eyes, but the bugs are wary of Spike’s newest friend and their master’s overly relaxed attitude. Something seems off. He’s come out of his self-inflicted dark place a bit too swiftly . . .
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 19.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Willow–Wonderland #2
Written By: Jeff Parker
Art By: Brian Ching, Jason Gorder and Michelle Madsen
Cover By: David Mack
Variant Cover By: Megan Lara
Description: In a strange new dimension, many unexpected encounters guide Willow on the quest to return magic to her world. While she’s increasingly better at keeping her darkest self at bay, her mystery companion–Marrak–encourages darkness, making Willow wary of his intentions while dependent on his knowledge of this magically abundant realm. Just how far down the path of volatile magic will she go to get what she wants? And whom might she find there?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 5.
The Chronicles of King Conan Volume 4: The Prince is Dead and Other Stories TP
Written By: Alan Zelenetz
Art By: Marc Silvestri, John Buscema, Rudy Nebres, Ricardo Villamonte, Mike Gustovich and George Roussos
Cover By: Michael Kaluta
Description: When reports of an ambush upon a diplomatic party led by his son reach the barbarian king, news of his son’s death cuts Conan deeper than any blade. Conan’s melancholy threatens to tear his kingdom apart at a time when his mighty hand is needed most. Collects King Conan #16-#20.
208 pages, $19.99, in stores on Feb. 13.
Colder #2
Written By: Paul Tobin
Art By: Juan Ferreyra
Cover By: Juan Ferreyra
Description: Declan Thomas steps into other men’s insanity, fighting the horrific creatures lurking there. But a demonic presence hiding in the real world feeds on madness. And he’s coming for Declan.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Dec. 5.
Conan the Barbarian #11
Written By: Brian Wood
Art By: Declan Shalvey and Dave Stewart
Cover By: Massimo Carnevale
Description: Brian Wood introduces Conan to a kind of fear he’s never experienced, in part two of “The Death”! After the salvage of a derelict ship, a terrifying illness spreads swiftly throughout the Tigress, felling Belit and her entire crew. Healthy but fearful of losing Belit, Conan seeks help in a nearby town, where the welcome he recieves is just as deadly!
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Dec. 12.
The Creep #4
Written By: John Arcudi
Art By: Jonathan Case
Cover By: Jonathan Case
Description: The answers to Oxel’s mystery unfold in the one place he never thought to look. The grisly truth that two boys died to conceal is revealed at last.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Dec. 12.
Creepy Archives Volume 15 HC
Written By: Rich Margopoulos, Doug Moench, Gerry Boudreau, Budd Lewis, Don McGregor, Carl Wessler, Jeff Rovin, Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne
Art By: José Gual, Luis Bermejo, Bernie Wrightson, José Ortiz, Ken Kelly, Vincente Alcazar, Martin Salvador, Richard Corben, Leo Summers, Isidro Mones and Adolfo Abellan
Cover By: Ken Kelly
Description: When Creepy teams up with Edgar Allan Poe, you know you’re in for a terrifying treat! The latest volume includes a whopping twelve tales adapted from the founding father of short-form horror himself and features work by Richard Corben, Bernie Wrightson, Luis Bermejo, José Gual, and others! Volume 15 collects issues #69-#72 of Warren Publishing’s anthology. A special Creepy #71 features art by Luis Bermejo and #72 features art by José Gual. New introduction by horror writer/actor/director Larry Fessenden!
248 pages, black and white, $49.99, in stores on Feb. 13.
Criminal Macabre: Final Night–The 30 Days of Night Crossover #1
Written By: Steve Niles
Art By: Christopher Mitten and Michelle Madsen
Cover By: Justin Erickson
Description: In this epic crossover with IDW, Steve Niles’s greatest characters come together in a final showdown.
Cal McDonald only wanted a beer, but what he got was a jaded federal agent and a story about vampires up in Barrow, Alaska. There’s a new vamp in LA, and he’s hell bent on escalating his attacks. When Mo’Lock’s sometimes ghoul-friend is murdered, Cal’s on the hunt . . . for Eben—the longtime protagonist/antagonist of 30 Days of Night.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Dec. 12.
The Curse of Dracula HC
Written By: Marv Wolfman
Art By: Gene Colan and Dave Stewart
Description: The Curse of Dracula is back in this deluxe new hardcover edition! A mysterious, charismatic figure is moving amongst the circles of San Francisco’s political elite. When Jonathan Van Helsing and his team of vampire hunters come to town investigating a string of grisly murders, they know it’s only a matter of time before they come face to face with the master of the dark! Â Previously unseen sketches by the legendary Gene Colan!
96 pages, $14.99, in stores on Feb. 20.
Dark Horse Presents #19
Written By: Duane Swierczynski, Matt Kindt, Phil Stanford, Peter Hogan, Joshua Williamson, Ulises Farinas, Erick Freitas, Frank J. Barbiere, Gabriel Hardman, Corrina Bechko, Caitlín R. Kiernan and Michael T. Gilbert
Written By: Matt Kindt, Ulises Farinas, Gabriel Hardman, Michael T. Gilbert, Eric Nguyen, Patric Reynolds, Steve Parkhouse, Victor Ibáñez, Luke Radl and Steve Lieber
Cover By: Raymond Swanland
Description: Get a taste of Matt Kindt’s critically acclaimed series MIND MGMT, and see San Francisco under assault by giant monsters in Gabriel Hardman and Corrina Bechko’s Station to Station! Return of X by Duane Swierezynski and Eric Nguyen.
80 pages, $7.99, in stores on Dec. 19.
Domo 2″ Qee Series 5 Display Case
Description: Dark Horse brings an exciting new series of creative designs for our little pal Domo, who continues to enjoy the Qee treatment from our collaborators at Hong Kong’s Toy2R.
Their popular 2″ Qee minifigures, appearing in stores and galleries worldwide, have proven to be a great fit for this character, and collectors and retailers seem to just want more. As before, chase figures are being produced with common figures. There will be a total of fifteen different versions, with varied levels of scarcity.
15-figure counter display, $134.85, in stores on March 20.
Empowered Special #3: Hell Bent or Heaven Sent
Written By: Adam Warren
Art By: Adam Warren and Ryan Kinnaird
Cover By: Adam Warren and Ryan Kinnaird
Description: Costumed crime fighter Empowered makes an ill-fated visit to a top-secret dumping ground for ultratech “superdebris” and wrecked “villainware” left over from cape-on-cape battle. Can Emp and her hapless teammate, Mechanismo, avoid annihilation when the junkyard nano spawns an apocalyptic cheesecake plague of flirty but lethal “cyberangels” and sensual but savage “devil mecha”?
32 pages, black and white, $3.99, in stores on Dec. 19.
Ex Sanguine #3
Written By: Tim Seeley and Joshua Scott Emmons
Art By: Tim Seeley and Carlos Badilla
Cover By: Tim Seeley
Description: Saul can’t handle Ashley’s infectious joy over killing, not since he lost his ages ago. But when he tries to end their romance, innocent people die.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Dec. 12.
Ghost #3
Written By: Kelly Sue DeConnick
Art By: Phil Noto
Cover By: Phil Noto
Description: Ghost finally discovers her true name and identity! As they investigate the mysterious disappearances surrounding a crystal-powered box, Ghost and her accomplices, Vaughn and Tommy, uncover a shocking conspiracy that stretches deep into Chicago’s history of political corruption. The stage is set for Ghost’s confrontation with the demonic mastermind who pulls all the strings–if Doctor October doesn’t get to her first!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 5.
Ghost Omnibus Volume 4 TP
Written By: Chris Warner and Mike Kennedy
Art By: Christian Zanier, Ryan Benjamin, Chris Brunner, Steve Moncuse, Chris Chalenor, Dan Jackson and Digital Broome
Cover By: Den Beauvais
Description: After what seems like a lifetime trying to reconstruct the events that led to her death, Ghost finally nears the white-hot core of the truth. But like pieces of a broken window, the shards of the past can be dangerous and razor-sharp, and sometimes the truth goes deeper than anyone would want. And for the Spectral Avenger, a past revealed may mean a future destroyed.
280 pages, $24.99, in stores on Feb. 27.
The Goon #45
Written By: Eric Powell
Art By: Eric Powell
Cover By: Eric Powell
Description: You want to know what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown? Well, I’ll tell ya! It’s about a long-tongued devil snatching you in the night and beating you with bundles of switches! Ho! Ho! Ho! It’s the Goon versus the Krampus!
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Dec. 19.
The Goon Volume 12: Them That Raised Us Lament TP
Written By: Eric Powell
Art By: Eric Powell and Dave Stewart
Cover By: Eric Powell
Description: Zombie rockabillies, superheroes with hilarious gay abandon, and the tragicomedy of carny folk are just a few bizarre tales in this new Goon collection from Dark Horse Comics! See why Eric Powell has won the Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication and Best Ongoing Series! This volume collects The Goon #38-#41.
120 pages, $16.99, in stores on Feb. 27.
Hellboy in Hell #1
Written By: Mike Mignola
Written By: Mike Mignola and Dave Stewart
Cover By: Mike Mignola
Variant Cover By: Mike Mignola
After saving the world in The Storm and The Fury, but sacrificing himself and Great Britain, Hellboy is dead, cast into Hell, where he finds many familiar faces, and a throne that awaits him.
Mike Mignola returns to draw Hellboy’s ongoing story for the first time since Conqueror Worm. It’s a story only Mignola could tell, as more of Hellboy’s secrets are at last revealed, in the most bizarre depiction of Hell you’ve ever seen.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 5.
Hiroaki Samura’s Emerald and Other Stories TP
Written By: Hiroaki Samura
Art By: Hiroaki Samura
Description: Hiroaki Samura’s Emerald and Other Stories collects seven powerful short pieces from the manga maestro that have appeared in various Japanese magazines. In “Emerald,” Samura tells his first explosive adventure set in the Wild West, and a series of humorous vignettes about two motor-mouthed teen girls is woven through several other riveting tales. A masterful storyteller bounces around genres and time periods in this unique collection!
224 pages, black and white, $12.99, in stores on Feb. 6.
The Hound of the Baskervilles HC
Written By: Martin Powell and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Art By: Jamie Chase
Description: The greatest detective of all time investigates the seemingly supernatural in this adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic novel The Hound of the Baskervilles. Martin Powell and Jamie Chase blend modern comics, classic detective fiction, and the adventurous sensibilities of the pulp novel into a delectable Sherlock Holmes mystery that appeals to new readers and old fans alike–an “elementary” addition to any comics library!
64 pages, $12.99, in stores on Feb. 20.
House of Fun
Written By: Evan Dorkin
Art By: Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer
Cover By: Evan Dorkin
Description: Evan Dorkin’s sick and twisted sense of humor unleashes itself with a new Murder Family episode, multiple pages of Fun gag strips, and the return of The Eltingville Comic Book, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Role-Playing Club, and new Milk and Cheese strips. Collecting stories from Dark Horse Presents #10-#12.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Dec. 5.
King Conan: The Phoenix on the Sword TP
Written By: Timothy Truman
Art By: Tomás Giorello and José Villarrubia
Cover By: Andrew Robinson
Description: King Conan is beset on all sides by scheming politicians plotting his demise! But the conspirators have chosen the wrong ally in Thoth-Amon. The barbarian king will need more than a strong arm and a sturdy ax to face the horrors at his chamber door!
96 pages, $14.99, in stores on Feb. 20.
The Manara Library Volume 4 HC
Written By: Milo Manara
Art By: Milo Manara
Description: Travel the world of adventure with Milo Manara’s most beloved character, Giuseppe Bergman! Revered for his peerless draftsmanship, Manara is also a wily satirist, and his Bergman tales are hilarious send-ups of adventure comics. Longing to escape his boring life, Bergman joins the mysterious H. P. (a loving caricature of Manara’s mentor Hugo Pratt) on a bizarre, televised adventure for which he proves laughably unprepared. Also featuring Bergman’s subsequent escapades though India, this volume is an essential addition to the Manara Library!
224 pages, black and white, $59.99, in stores on Feb. 13.
The Massive #7
Written By: Brian Wood
Art By: Garry Brown and Dave Stewart
Cover By: J. P. Leon
Description: Kapital stumbles upon a newly declared sovereign nation–a community of hundreds living on oil platforms with dreams of forming a new utopia. With the world’s governments and economies in shambles in the post-Crash world, is this new “country” the hope for the future that Callum Israel and Ninth Wave are looking for? Or is it the divisive issue that’ll bring his crew to their breaking point?
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Dec. 12.
Michael Avon Oeming’s The Victories #5
Written By: Michael Avon Oeming and Nick Filardi
Art By: Michael Avon Oeming and Nick Filardi
Cover By: Michael Avon Oeming
Description: In this epic conclusion to The Victories, Faustus is in jail and only one person is willing to help . . . the Jackal. Will Faustus get revenge against his former master, the Mark? And can the Jackal fulfill his promise to turn Faustus into a killer?
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Dec. 12.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Comic Tribute TP
Written By: Mine Yoshizaki, Hideki Ohwada, Yun Kouga, Nawoki Karasawa, Yoko Sanri, Keiichi Tanaka (W/A), Rui Takato, Astroguy II, Kotaro Yamada, Sessyu Takemura, Jun Abe, Tony Takezaki and Rikdo Koshi
Art By: Mine Yoshizaki, Hideki Ohwada, Yun Kouga, Nawoki Karasawa, Yoko Sanri, Keiichi Tanaka (W/A), Rui Takato, Astroguy II, Kotaro Yamada, Sessyu Takemura, Jun Abe, Tony Takezaki and Rikdo Koshi
Cover By: Mine Yoshizaki
Description: If you thought Evangelion’s characters have a tough time in the anime, wait until you see what happens when some of Japan’s most unhinged manga artists get their ink-stained hands on them! Neon Genesis Evangelion: Comic Tribute is an officially authorized one-shot anthology of parody stories assaulting Evangelion from all directions. Inside, Mine Yoshizaki (Sgt. Frog) leads a band of manga pranksters including Hideki Ohwada (The Legend of Koizumi), Yun Kouga (Loveless), Nawoki Karasawa (Sake Jock, Super Cruel and Terrible Tales of Manga-ka), Yoko Sanri (B Gata H Kei: Yamada’s First Time), ComiPo! mastermind Keiichi Tanaka, Rui Takato (Cynthia the Mission), Astroguy II (Queen’s Blade Struggle), Kotaro Yamada (The Sacred Blacksmith), Sessyu Takemura (Domin-8 Me!), Jun Abe (Portus), and Tony Takezaki (Space Pinchy, A.D. Police). Also contains contributions from normal people, like Rikdo Koshi (Excel Saga).
168 pages, black and white, $10.99, in stores on Feb. 13.
Number 13 #1
Written By: Robert Love (W/A/Cover), David Walker (W),
Art By: Robert Love, Dana Shukartsi and Brennan Wagner
Cover By: Robert Love
Description: The young bionic amnesiac known as Number 13 searches for answers and his creator, in a future world that’s been brought to its knees by the vicious Monstrum Morbus plague. Weakened by his last explosive encounter, Number 13 is discovered by a group of curious, scavenging mutants who have banded together for survival. They dub him “Thirteen” and invite him to join their group–and one of them knows exactly what horrible purpose he was built for!
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Dec. 19.
Orchid #12
Written By: Tom Morello
Art By: Scott Hepburn and Dan Jackson
Cover By: Massimo Carnevale
Description: The fight for freedom ends here! Will the downtrodden Bridge People find the strength to succeed in their uprising against the oppressive elite? Will Orchid rally her vicious Valks to victory over the fascist dictator Tomo Wolfe? Answers to these questions and more in the stunning conclusion to Tom Morello’s fantastical science-fiction class-war epic!
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Dec. 12.
Rex Mundi Omnibus Volume 2 TP
Written By: Arvid Nelson
Art By: Juan Ferreyra
Cover By: Juan Ferreyra
Description: Dr. Julien Sauniére’s quest to catch his friend’s murderer concludes with the discovery of a secret society dedicated to protecting the mystery of the Holy Grail. Now in pursuit of the Grail, Julien has been betrayed by his lover and hunted by the Inquisition, and witnessed slaughters and miracles in a wild mountain valley owned by the power-mad Duke of Lorraine. Collects Rex Mundi Volumes 4–6. Includes the all-new story from Dark Horse Presents!
600 pages, $24.99, in stores on Feb. 6.
Resident Alien Volume 1: Welcome to Earth! TP
Written By: Peter Hogan
Art By: Steve Parkhouse
Cover By: Steve Parkhouse
Description: A stranded alien seeks refuge in the small town of Patience, USA, where he hides undercover as a retired doctor. All the alien wants is to be left alone until he’s rescued. However, when the town’s real doctor dies, “Dr. Harry” is pulled into medical service–and finds himself smack dab in the middle of a murder mystery! Collects issues #0-#3 of the miniseries.
96 pages, $14.99, in stores on Feb. 27.
R.I.P.D.: City of the Damned #2
Written By: Peter Lenkov and Jeremy Barlow
Art By: Tony Parker
Cover By: Dave Wilkins
Description: There’s something sinister living underneath the town of Black Pool. While no one can find Black Pool on any map, its strange energy has attracted the Rest In Peace Department’s attention. Newly minted officer Roy Pulsipher hopes the answer to Black Pool’s riddle holds the key to solving his own murder, but what he finds instead is a gospel of madness and terror! Prequel to the upcoming feature film starring Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges!
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Dec. 19.
Rotten Apple
Written By: Chuck Brown
Art By: Sanford Greene and Tyson Hesse
Cover By: Sanford Greene
Description: In the crumbling, chaotic city now known as Rotten Apple, San Gee is hired by religious fanatics to find a lost, sacred artifact called the Bleeding Rock–but other strange sell-swords are also on the hunt for the priceless relic! Collects stories from Dark Horse Presents #2-#5.
40 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 19.
Star Wars: Agent of the Empire–Hard Targets #3
Written By: John Ostrander
Art By: Davidé Fabbri, Christian Dalla Vecchia and Wes Dzioba
Cover By: Stephane Roux
Description: A young boy–the heir to the title of Count Dooku–is kidnapped, and it’s Jahan Cross to the rescue!
When the kidnapper turns out to be a sexy female spy with whom Cross has worked before, and when her motives turn out to have the boy’s welfare at heart, Cross is faced with a decision: should he disobey his own orders from the Empire?
But first there’s a little matter of breaking out of a supposedly inescapable prison…
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 19.
Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi–The Prisoner of Bogan #2
Written By:John Ostrander
Art By: Jan Duursema, Dan Parsons and Wes Dzioba
Cover By: David Michael Beck
Description: As the Je’daii study the amazing Forcesaber of the banished Xesh, word spreads that he and his fellow prisoner on Bogan, Daegen Lok, have escaped the dark moon! The three young Je’daii who first encountered Xesh are teamed with Je’daii Masters to locate the prisoners and return them to Bogan . . . and prevent them from bringing about the mad vision that Lok has obsessively held to during his years of banishment
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 19.
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith–Spiral #5
Written By: John Jackson Miller
Art By: Andrea Mutti, Pierluigi Baldassini and Michael Heisler
Cover By: Paul Renaud
Description: Lord Dreypa’s Leviathans continue their destruction of the lost tribe of Sith, searching in vain for an ancient, well-hidden Jedi starship. Beating Dreypa to the ship, a Sith rebel finds himself on the cusp of attaining his dreams–destruction of the tribe and discovery of a way to reach the galaxy. But there could be something that would cause him to have a change of heart, and Lord Dreypa could have found it!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 12.
Star Wars Omnibus: Infinites TP
Written By: Chris Warner, Dave Land and Adam Gallardo
Art By: Ryan Benjamin, Davidé Fabbri, Drew Johnson, Juvaun Kirby, Dan Norton, Al Rio, Saleem Crawford, Christian Dalla Vecchia, Neil Nelson, Ray Snyder, Helen Bach, Joel Benjamin, Dan Jackson and Dave McCaig
Description: Collected here are three different tales where one thing happens differently than it did in the original trilogy of Star Wars films. The familiar players–Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Darth Vader–are launched onto new trajectories that send them toward dire consequences and unexpected futures! Collects Star Wars: Infinities–A New Hope; The Empire Strikes Back; and Return of the Jedi.
280 pages, $24.99, in stores on Feb. 13.
Star Wars: Purge–The Tyrant’s Fist #1
Written By: Alexander Freed
Art By: Marco Castiello, Andrea Chella and Michael Atiyeh
Cover By: Dan Scott
Description: Shortly after the birth of the Empire, Darth Vader master of combat, terror of his enemies, continues his purge of the Jedi Knights on a planet where his Jedi prey are revered. Amidst a planetwide insurgency, the Dark Lord must snuff out one surviving Jedi, as well as kill the fire of rebellion in the native populace. All will bow to the power of Vader and the Galactic Empire!
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Dec. 5.
The Strain #9
Written By: David Lapham
Art By: Mike Huddleston and Dan Jackson
Cover By: E. M. Gist
Description: Due to the machinations of a vast conspiracy, convincing the world that there’s a vampiric epidemic spreading across Manhattan has been impossible for the CDC’s Dr. Ephraim Goodweather. However, video footage of these vicious beasts–proof of their horrifying existence–might be the first step in turning the tide against the wave of bloodthirsty vamps set to drown the Big Apple.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on Dec. 12.
Trigun Maximum Omnibus Volume 2 TP
Written By: Yasuhiro Nightow
Art By: Yasuhiro Nightow
Cover By: Yasuhiro Nightow
Description: Vash the Stampede carries a gun capable of destroying planets, and yet his credo is “Peace and Love.” But Vash never gets much peace with a galaxy of zealots and killers for hire dogging his every step. The freakish Gung Ho Guns are always hot on his bootheels, and a showdown with his brother Knives is a deadly inevitability–if Vash survives! Collects Trigun Maximum Volumes 4-6.
600 pages, black and white, $19.99, in stores on Feb. 20
SOURCE: Comics Continuum & Comic Book Resources
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