DARK HORSE COMICS Solicitations for APRIL 2013
Dark Horse Comics Solicitations – Previous Three Months
APRIL 2013
1 for $1: The Massive #1
Written By: Brian Wood
Art By: Kristian Donaldson and Dave Stewart
Cover By: Brian Wood
Description: In a post-war, post-Crash, post-disaster, post-everything world, the environmental action trawler Kapital scours the earth’s oceans for its missing sister ship, The Massive, while struggling to redefine its core mission. Captain Callum Israel, a man who dedicated his life to the ocean, now must ask himself — as our planet dies — what it means to be an environmentalist after the world’s already ended.
32 pages, $1, in stores on April 3.
1 for $1: MIND MGMT #1
Written By: Matt Kindt
Art By: Matt Kindt
Cover By: Matt Kindt
Description: Just in time for the first collection, the sold-out MIND MGMT #1 is back in print — for $1! Now’s your chance to catch up with Matt Kindt’s brilliant tale of lost memories, the Mind Management psychic spy agency, its most infamous defector, and the journalist who uncovers their incredible secrets!
24 pages, $1, in stores on April 3.
Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible #1
Written By: Mike Mignola and Scott Allie
Art By: Dave Stewart and Sebastiã¡n Fiumara
Cover By: Sebastiã¡n Fiumara
Variant Cover By: Max Fiumara
Description: On the run from the B.P.R.D., a mutated Abe Sapien traverses a devastated America, with monster corpses scattered around and cities in ruin.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on April 3.
The Adventures of Dr. McNinja Omnibus TP
Written By: Christopher Hastings
Art By: Christopher Hastings
Cover By: Christopher Hastings
Description: He’s a doctor! He’s a ninja! And now, his earliest exploits are collected in one mighty omnibus volume! Featuring stories from the very beginnings of the Dr. McNinja webcomic, This book offers a hefty dose of science, action, and outrageous comedy. This omnibus presents more than five hundred pages of hilarious strips, some of them long out of print. All of the earliest Dr. McNinja stories, collected into a single omnibus volume!
504 pages, black and white, $24.99, in stores on June 12.
Amala’s Blade #1
Written By: Steve Horton
Art By: Michael Dialynas
Cover By: Michael Dialynas
Variant Cover By: Guy Davis
Description: The kingdom of Naamaron is bitterly divided into warring factions: the low-tech Purifiers and the high-tech Modifiers. Both fear the great vizier’s deadliest assassin, Amala. But for all her lethal skills, Amala’s drawing too much attention for the vizier’s taste. So what better way to deal with a troublesome cutthroat than to send her on a suicide mission?
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on April 24.
Angel & Faith #21
Written By: Christos Gage
Art By: Rebekah Isaacs and Dan Jackson
Cover By: Steve Morris
Variant Cover By: Rebekah Isaacs
Description: The time has come for Angel to make good on his promise to resurrect Giles — but at the same time, Season 9’s Big Bads, Pearl and Nash, together with Angel’s own mentor, Whistler, gather the final pieces needed to harness the last magical powers on Earth for their own apocalyptic plan.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 24.
The Answer! #4
Written By: Mike Norton, Dennis Hopeless and Mark Englert
Art By: Mike Norton and Mark Englert
Description: A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Can Devin and the Answer think their way free of the Brain Trust before CHEMICAL X breaks their brains for good? The explosive conclusion of this superhero mystery!
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 24.
B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth #106: A Cold Day in Hell Part 2
Written By: Mike Mignola (W), John Arcudi (W),
Art By: Peter Snejbjerg and Dave Stewart
Cover By: Dave Johnson
Description: Paranormal activity in Russia heats up as demons from Hell participate in the battle against the zombie director of the Russian occult sciences service in order to free a high-ranking devil imprisoned on Earth.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on April 17
B.P.R.D.: Vampire #2
Written By: Mike Mignola, Fãbio Moon and Gabriel Bã
Art By: Fãbio Moon, Gabriel Bã and Dave Stewart
Cover By: Fãbio Moon
Description: On the hunt for the vampire clan that cursed him, Simon Anders finds his answers in a small Czech town plagued by a horrific family’s past.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on April 24.
The Black Beetle: No Way Out #4
Written By: Francesco Francavilla
Art By: Francesco Francavilla
Cover By: Francesco Francavilla
Description: The epic conclusion to Black Beetle’s first series! Colt City’s caped crusader goes head to head with the mysterious villain Labyrinto! Can Black Beetle make it out of this maze of matched wits and matched blows alive?!
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 17.
Blood-C Volume 2 TP
Written By: Clamp
Art By: Ranmaru Kotone
Description: Saya promised to use her sword fighting skills to protect her classmates. When man-eating monsters start snatching away her friends, though, can she persevere? This manga series is based on an anime collaboration between CLAMP and Production I.G and continues the story line that began in the Blood+ anime and manga worlds!
184 pages, black and white, $12.99, in stores on June 5.
Bloodhound TP
Written By: Dan Jolley
Art By: Leonard Kirk, Eddy Barrows, Robin Riggs and Moose Baumann
Cover By: Dave Johnson
Description: Superpowered criminals don’t stand a chance when the FBI unleashes the bloodhound! Ex-cop Travis Clevenger was the most effective tracker of superhumans in the country, until he was sentenced to twenty years in a maximum-security prison for killing his partner. Offered a reduced sentence in exchange for helping the FBI capture a superpowered serial killer, Clevenger agrees when he learns that the killer’s next intended victim is his dead partner’s daughter. Can the disgraced hero redeem himself, and can the FBI control him once they’ve let him loose? Collecting the acclaimed DC series from Dan Jolley, Leonard Kirk, and Robin Riggs! Foreword by Kurt Busiek!
232 pages, $19.99, in stores on June 19.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #20
Written By: Andrew Chambliss
Art By: Karl Moline, Andy Owens, Dexter Vines and Michelle Madsen
Cover By: Phil Noto
Variant Cover By: Georges Jeanty
Description: The loss of the world’s magic has finally hit Buffy. Hard. As friends and family continue to fall, Buffy is helpless. . . and Xander is beyond fed up with helplessness — and Buffy! He is so finally ready to do something about it!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on April 10.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Spike — A Dark Place TP
Written By: Victor Gischler
Art By: Paul Lee, Andy Owens and Cris Peter
Cover By: Jo Chen
Description: Fresh from his latest attempt to get Buffy to act on her feelings for him, Spike has fled to the dark side of the moon. His trip leads him to a group of dangerous demons and a rude awakening from his reverie, which in turn leads him on an unexpected adventure to . . . Sunnydale! Collecting Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Spike — A Dark Place #1 – #5. Cover by Jo Chen!
136 pages, $18.99, in stores on June 5.
The Chronicles of Conan Volume 24: Blood Dawn and Other Stories TP
Written By: Jim Owsley and Don Kraar
Art By: John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Mike Docherty, Dave Simons, George Roussos and Ken Feduniewicz
Cover By: John Buscema
Description: Conan, now a warlord of Koth, is sent by his jealous and spiteful king on a doomed foray into the territory of bloodthirsty Kushite marauders. But greater perils await as Conan and his men again encounter Imhotep, demon from beyond the stars, who seeks Conan’s life and the enchanted amulet the barbarian carries. Collects Conan the Barbarian #182 – #189 and Conan the Barbarian Annual #11.
240 pages, $19.99, in stores on June 26.
Conan Volume 13: Queen of the Black Coast TP
Written By: Brian Wood
Art By: Becky Cloonan, James Harren and Dave Stewart
Cover By: Massimo Carnevale
Description: Kicking off Dark Horse’s sweeping adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s “Queen of the Black Coast,” Conan turns his back on the civilized world and takes to the Western Ocean. Finding first danger and then passion in the arms of the pirate queen Bêlit, the Cimmerian begins a new life of pleasure and pillage along the Black Coast, in this epic of romance and terror!
152 pages, $19.99, in stores on June 19.
Conan the Barbarian #15
Written By: Brian Wood
Art By: Andrea Mutti and Dave Stewart
Cover By: Massimo Carnevale
Description: Conan’s army has infiltrated the Shemite fortress protected by Belit! Can their love for each other survive the battle — and can they?”The Woman on the Wall” concludes!
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on April 17.
Creepy Archives Volume 16 HC
Written By: Bruce Bezaire, Bill DuBay, Gerry Boudreau, Budd Lewis, Rich Margopoulos, Doug Moench, Jim Strenstrum, Jan Strnad and Alex Toth
Art By: Alex Toth, Neal Adams, Vincente Alcazar, Luis Bermejo, Rich Buckler, Richard Corben, Ken Kelly, Esteban Maroto, Paul Neary, Jose Ortiz, Martin Salvador, Sanjulian, John Severin, Wally Wood and Bernie Wrightson
Description: Showcasing art from a pantheon of comic industry greats — including Alex Toth, Wally Wood, Neal Adams, Bernie Wrightson, and Richard Corben — our latest deluxe hardcover volume collects issues #73 to #77 and features an interview between comics historian S. C. Ringgenberg and John Severin, all of the magazines’ original letters columns, and lush painted covers by Ken Kelly and Sanjulian!
256 pages, black and white, $49.99.
Dark Horse Presents #23
Written By: Dan Jolley (W), Caitlãn R. Kiernan (W), Geoffrey Thorne (W), Fred Van Lente (W), Denis Medri (W/A), Peter Hogan (W), Simon Roy (W), Jason Wordie (W/A), Mike Baron and Shannon Wheeler
Art By: Denis Medri, Jason Wordie, Shannon Wheeler, Leonard Kirk, Steve Lieber, Todd Harris, Freddie Williams II, Phil Winslade, Geof Darrow, Simon Roy and Steve Rude
Cover By: Dave Johnson
Description: Another issue of 2012’s best anthology — another collection of amazing comics, natch! Premiering this issue: Dan Jolley and Leonard Kirk’s supervillain tracker Clev is back out of prison to help the FBI hunt an invisible killer, Fred Van Lente and Freddie Williams II delve into a world of psychic espionage in Brain Boy, and Peter Hogan and Phil Winslade pull you into another magical dimension with King’s Road.
80 pages, $7.99, in stores on April 24.
Dragon Age: Until We Sleep #2
Written By: David Gaider and Alexander Freed
Art By: Chad Hardin and Michael Atiyeh
Cover By: Anthony Palumbo
Description: Enter the Fade, where the life you always imagined is yours — as long as you never wake up! Dwarven rogue Varric Tethras travels through the realm of magic and fantasy rescuing his companions from the dreams — and nightmares — that have imprisoned their minds. Will our heroes remember the truth in time to stop the most evil of mages from making his dream a reality?
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 24.
Everybody Gets It Wrong! And Other Stories: David Chelsea’s 24-hour Comics Volume 1 HC
Written By: David Chelsea
Art By: David Chelsea
Cover By: David Chelsea
Description: Writer/artist David Chelsea’s first six 24-Hour Comics are collected into one volume! Following rules devised by comics legend Scott McCloud, the acclaimed graphic novelist and commercial artist has created six inspired improvisations — each drawn in a single day! This hardcover collection is filled with experimentation, witty pun play, and hilarious literary allusions!
152 pages, black and white, $14.99, in stores on June 5.
Fear Agent Volume 1 2ND Edition TP
Written By: Rick Remender
Art By: Tony Moore, Sean Parsons, Mike Manley and Lee Loughridge
Cover By: Tony Moore
Description: When down-and-out alien exterminator Heath Huston stumbles upon an extraterrestrial plot to commit genocide against the human species, he must put down the bottle and resume his roll as a peacekeeper . . . as the last Fear Agent. This volume collects Fear Agent #1 – #4 and sports new cover art!
112 pages, $16.99, in stores on June 5.
Forbidden Worlds Archives Volume 2 HC
Written By: Richard E. Hughes (W),
Art By: Al Williamson, Sam Cooper, Harry Lazarus, George Wilhelms, Paul Gattuso, Pete Riss, King Ward, Al Camy, Lou Cameron, Lin Streeter, Art Gates, Roy Krenkel, King Ward, Sam Cooper, Harry Lazarus, Art Gates, Al Camy, Lou Cameron and Paul Gattuso
Cover By: Ken Bald
Description: What do a fifty-foot-tall telepathic merman, a typewriter possessed by Satan, and a demented ringmaster who attaches human heads to circus animals have in common? Nothing, perhaps? Well, except that they all appeared in Forbidden Worlds, the weird and wonderful anthology of science fiction and supernatural fantasy that ran from the early 1950s into the late 1960s. Collects issues #5-#8 of the series. Foreword by comics historian Dan Nadel (Art Out of Time).
192 pages, $49.99, in stores on June 12.
Gary Baseman “Veritas” Hand Sign Pin
Description: Artist Gary Baseman prepares for a career retrospective, slated for March at the Skirball Cultural Center in LA, and Dark Horse is supporting it with a new line of sculpted metal pins.
$14.99, in stores on April 24.
Grendel Omnibus Volume 3: Orion’s Reign TP
Written By: Matt Wagner
Art By: Matt Wagner, Tim Sale, John K. Snyder, Jay Geldhof, Bernie Mireault, Hannibal King, Matthew Hollingsworth, Giulia Brusco, Jeromy Cox and Joe Matt
Description: No longer content to inhabit one host at a time, the Grendel entity goes viral, in a new phase of Wagner’s epic spanning centuries and culminating with the rise of a new kind of host — the Grendel-Khan! This volume collects the never-before-reprinted “Incubation Years” tales from Grendel #20 – #22 and the mammoth God and the Devil and Devil’s Reign story lines, featuring art by Tim Sale and John K. Snyder and collected in order for the first time!
564 pages, $24.99, in stores on June 5.
Hellboy Library Edition Volume 6 HC
Written By: Mike Mignola
Art By: Duncan Fegredo, Richard Corben, Kevin Nowlan, Scott Hampton and Dave Stewart
Cover By: Mike Mignola
Description: The oversized Hellboy hardcover series continues, collecting the climactic death of Hellboy storyline from Mike Mignola and Duncan Fegredo, and one-shots by some of the greatest talents in comics! Hellboy Library Volume 6 collects two complete trade-paperbacks: The Storm and the Fury and The Bride of Hell and Others, as well as an extensive selection of previously unreleased art.
376 pages, $49.99, in stores on June 13.
House of Gold & Bones #1
Written By: Corey Taylor
Art By: Richard Clark and Dan Jackson
Cover By: Jason Shawn Alexander
Variant Cover By: Richard Clark
Description: Trapped in an alternate reality, the Human must make his way to the House of Gold & Bones as he is chased by a crazed mob, and taunted by mysterious ally, Allen. What the Human discovers on his journey will be his salvation . . . or his destruction.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 17.
The Last of Us: American Dreams #1
Written By: Faith Erin Hicks and Neil Druckmann
Art By: Faith Erin Hicks and Christina Strain
Cover By: Julian Totino Tedesco
Description: The comics-exclusive prequel to the new game from Naughty Dog! Creative director Neil Druckmann teams with breakout comics star Faith Erin Hicks to present the story of thirteen-year-old Ellie’s life in a violent, postpandemic world. A newcomer at a military boarding school, Ellie is reluctant to toe the line, which earns her new enemies — and her first glimpse of the world outside.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 24.
Lone Wolf 2100 Omnibus TP
Written By: Mike Kennedy
Art By: Francisco Ruiz Velasco and Studio F
Description: Daisy Ogami holds the key to a dying future’s salvation. Powerful interests will stop at nothing to obtain Daisy, but her android bodyguard will do anything to protect her . . . and the promise of a brighter day. Collects Lone Wolf 2100: Shadow on Saplings; Lone Wolf 2100: The Language of Chaos; and Lone Wolf 2100: Pattern Storm.
296 pages, $24.99, in stores on June 12.
Marvel Classic Character: X-Men #1 — Cyclops Statue
Description: Dark Horse announces Uncanny X-Men limited-edition “syroco”-style statuette series.
Our officially-licensed Marvel Classic Character series, the latest addition to the long-running line of collectible statuettes, is back again.
The forthcoming series commemorates one of the most significant launches in comics history — The X-Men. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the series kicks off with none other than Cyclops. Watch for the rest of the line-up, along with arch-villian Magneto, in coming months. Sculpted by Yoe! Studio.
Limited to 950 numbered pieces. Packaged in its own tin box, with a pin-back button and character booklet, $49.95, in stores on May 19.
The Massive #11
Written By: Brian Wood
Art By: Declan Shalvey and Dave Stewart
Cover By: J. P. Leon
Description: Following a mutiny, the crew of the Kapital are in a race against time to catch their increasingly elusive sister ship, The Massive, when a school of aggressive great white sharks cross their path!
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on April 24.
Michael Avon Oeming’s The Victories Volume 1 TP
Written By: Michael Avon Oeming
Art By: Michael Avon Oeming and Nick Filardi
Cover By: Michael Avon Oeming
Description: Not long from now, all that will stand between you and evil are THE VICTORIES: heroes sworn to protect us from crime, corruption, and the weird designer drug known as Float. As one member hits the streets looking for blood, he discovers himself touched by a painful past through the powers of a psychic. Will this trauma cause him to self-destruct or to rejoin the good fight? Collects the five-issue miniseries.
136 pages, $9.99, in stores on June 12.
MIND MGMT #10
Written By: Matt Kindt
Art By: Matt Kindt
Description: Only the Futurist can help Lyme and Meru find Mind Management’s hidden training ground, Shangri-la. But how can they track a man who knows their every move before they do?
24 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 24.
Oreimo Volume 3 TP
Written By: Tsukasa Fushimi
Art By: Sakura Ikeda
Description: Things get even weirder for Kyousuke and his vexing little sister Kirino — and all their friends! Crushes, misunderstandings, jealousy, meddling relatives, beautiful girls . . . looks like Kyousuke is going to have to ask for advice from his sister. She might just help him, but only if he does her a big favor in return, and if he can stop saying just the wrong thing at the wrong time!
176 pages, black and white, $10.99, in stores on June 26.
The Original Daredevil Archives Volume 1 HC
Written By: Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Richard “Dick” Briefer, Charles Biro, Edd Ashe and Jerry Robinson
Art By: Bob Wood, Richard “Dick” Briefer, Charles Biro, Jack Cole, Reed Crandall, Bob Davis, J. Gahr, Bernard Klein, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos, Victor E. Pazmião and Edd Ashe
Cover By: Charles Biro
Description: Beginning with the rare Golden Age Daredevil #1, this hardcover reproduces the adventures of the original Daredevil, who famously gave ol’ Adolf what for! Along with Nightro, Pat Patriot, and the Bronze Terror, Daredevil dishes out justice to Nazis, mobsters, mummies, and the sorcerous Claw! This volume collects issues #1-#4 of the Golden Age Daredevil. Introduction by Michael T. Gilbert!
280 pages, $49.99, in stores on June 26.
The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy Slipcased Edition
Written By: Yoshitaka Amano
Art By: Yoshitaka Amano
Description: Previously available only as a part of the now sold-out The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy Boxed Set, Dark Horse is pleased to offer fans another chance to own the three-book hardcover set The Sky I, II, and III, included in the new The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy Slipcased Edition!
The Sky I, II, and III showcase Amano’s ethereal illustrations for the first ten Final Fantasy games! Each hardcover book in The Sky Slipcased Edition is 11 5/8″ high by 10 5/8″ wide, and printed on glossy stock. Volume 1 contains Amano’s work for Final Fantasy I-III. Volume 2 contains his contributions for Final Fantasy IV-VI, and volume 3 features his art for Final Fantasy VII-X.
The slipcase containing The Sky I, II, and III features the same wraparound exterior artwork as The Sky Boxed Set, with a double-hinged flap that folds around the open edge and is held flat to the back side with a hidden magnetic closure, making it easy both to remove the books and to display the set closed.
640 pages, $99.99, in stores on June 19.
Sledgehammer 44 #2
Written By: Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Art By: Jason Latour and Dave Stewart
Cover By: Mike Mignola
Description: Outgunned and outnumbered by an army of Nazis, a group of GIs must band together and unleash the Hyperborean power of the mysterious man in the iron suit in order to make it home safely.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on April 10.
Snow Angel
Written By: David Chelsea
Art By: David Chelsea
Cover By: David Chelsea
Description: David Chelsea creates a superhero like no other: an ordinary little girl who becomes a crime-fighting cherub whenever she makes an angel in the snow! Snow Angel faces jaywalkers, bicycle thieves, menacing dogs, and other dangers! This special, all-ages one-shot also includes “The Kids’ Movie” — an all-new, four-page masterpiece!
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on April 3.
Star Wars #4
Written By: Brian Wood
Art By: Carlos D’Anda and Gabe Eltaeb
Cover By: Alex Ross
Description: As Princess Leia’s stealth squadron lays a trap for the spy within their ranks, she soon realizes that the Rebels are ill prepared for the Empire’s zealous pursuit. Meanwhile, Han Solo flees from the Empire through the lower levels of Coruscant, and Luke Skywalker enjoys being grounded with a female friend . . .
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on April 10.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — The Smugglers Code TP
Written By: Justin Aclin
Art By: Eduardo Ferrara and Michael Atiyeh
Description: When he encounters a criminal from his past, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi strikes out, determined to fulfill a promise he made to himself as a young Jedi: to bring in this fugitive on his own! While on the trail, Obi-Wan earns a favor from a local smuggler, but her devotion to working for her own benefit may be more trouble for Obi-Wan than her help is actually worth!
80 pages, $7.99, in stores on June 26.
Star Wars: Dark Times — Fire Carrier #3
Written By: Randy Stradley
Art By: Gabriel Guzman and Garry Henderson
Cover By: Douglas Wheatley
Description: As Jedi Master K’Kruhk and a band of Padawans distance themselves from the Empire’s refugee camp, they discover a deadly secret the local militia is keeping from their Imperial masters! Now, marked for death by both factions, they must find a place of safety. But how does one escape the dark times?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on April 3.
Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin #1
Written By: Tim Siedell
Art By: Stephen Thompson, Mark Irwin and Michael Atiyeh
Cover By: Ariel Olivetti
Description: Eight assassins hired to murder Darth Vader — eight assassins dead. Now the man who enlisted them seeks a ninth assassin. The price? A cost higher than all the credits in his bottomless coffers. But when it comes to avenging his son, no sacrifice is too great to acquire the one man who can kill the Dark Lord of the Sith . . .
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on April 17.
Star Wars: Legacy — Prisoner of the Floating World #2
Written By: Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman (W/A), Rachelle Rosenberg (C), and Dave Wilkins (Cover)
Art By: Gabriel Hardman and Rachelle Rosenberg
Cover By: Dave Wilkins
Description: Ania Solo found a lightsaber inside a broken Imperial communications droid. Now she’s being pursued by the local police — and a determined Imperial Knight who is willing to kill to get the weapon! Fortunately, as a black-market salvage dealer, Ania has made some formidable friends of her own . . .
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on April 24.
Star Wars: Legacy Volume 1 HC
Written By: John Ostrander and Jan Duursema
Art By: Jan Duursema, Adam DeKraker, Travel Foreman, Colin Wilson, Dan Parsons, Brad Anderson and Ronda Pattison
Cover By: Adam Hughes
Description: The future of Star Wars and the future of the Skywalkers is told in John Ostrander and Jan Duursema’s acclaimed Star Wars: Legacy. A Sith legion has conquered the Empire, the Jedi have been scattered, and the galaxy is divided. Into this comes Cade Skywalker, heir to the Skywalker legacy . . .
440 pages, $34.99, in stores on June 12.
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith — Spiral TP
Written By: John Jackson Miller
Art By: Andrea Mutti, Pierluigi Baldassini and Michael Heisler
Cover By: Paul Renaud
Description: An ambitious Sith rebel, Spinner, is about to upset the balance of a lost tribe of Sith. When he is arrested for treason and sent away on a prisoner vessel, thoughts of overcoming his station, destroying the Tribe, and even finding a way to escape into the galaxy lead Spinner to a powerful, long-forgotten weapon. A rival stowaway Sith on that same vessel has her own ideas about the future of the Tribe. They don’t need eradication; they need a new leader — her! Collects Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #1 – #5.
120 pages, $18.99, in stores on June 19.
The Strain Volume 2 TP
Written By: David Lapham
Art By: Mike Huddleston and Dan Jackson
Cover By: E. M. Gist
Description: A vast conspiracy has made it nearly impossible for the CDC’s Dr. Ephraim Goodweather to convince the world that there’s a vampiric epidemic spreading across Manhattan. His only hope is to go head to head with the ancient evil responsible for the wave of bloodthirsty vamps set to drown the Big Apple . . . but can the strain be stopped?!
144 pages, $19.99, in stores on June 12.
To Hell You Ride #5
Written By: Lance Henriksen and Joseph Maddrey
Art By: Tom Mandrake and Cris Peter
Cover By: Tom Mandrake
Description: In a small town plagued by a vicious Indian curse and twisted environmental science, an angry, self-destructive man must come to terms with his haunted past to preserve what is left of his home.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 10.
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 27: A Town Called Hell TP & HC
Written By: Stan Sakai
Art By: Stan Sakai
Description: The rabbit ronin’s wanderings find him caught between competing gang lords fighting for control of A Town Called Hell. With the help of master swordsman Kato, Usagi takes on one gangster, while the other stirs up even more trouble! Now, with Kato on his trail, Usagi continues his travels, confronting a nukekubi — a flying cannibal head — aiding a disgraced samurai seeking redemption, and even crossing paths with the demon Jei! All the while, Kato awaits a rematch and a return to Hell! Collects Usagi Yojimbo #124 – #131. Introduction by Geof Darrow (Shaolin Cowboy, Hard Boiled)!
208 pages, black and white, $15.99 (signed and numbered hardcover, $59.99), in stores on June 28.
X #0
Written By: Duane Swierczynski
Art By: Eric Nguyen and Michelle Madsen
Cover By: Raymond Swanland
Description: Three crime lords in the decaying city of Arcadia have received photographic death sentences from the mysterious “X Killer.” Their cunning defenses won’t stop Arcadia’s vigilante from making sure each one of them suffers. From the pages of Dark Horse Presents.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on April. 10.
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