Beyond the DCU...
THE BATMAN STRIKES #2
Written by Bill Matheny
Art by Christopher Jones & Terry Beatty
Cover by Jeff Matsuda
The thrilling series reflecting the great new animated show continues! The creature called Man-Bat escapes Arkham with a secret weapon: a sonar shriek that drives citizens “batty”! Can the Batman keep Gotham from becoming a “City of Bats”?
On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #2
Written by Adam Beechen
Art by Carlo Barberi & Walden Wong
Cover by Ben Caldwell
The action-packed new series continues with a story guest-starring Booster Gold and Steel! The League battles the Royal Flush Gang in Las Vegas, and Booster learns why the team pays Superman so much respect.
On sale Oct 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #2
Written by Jim Alexander, Sholly Fisch and Tom Warburton
Art by John Delaney, Jeff Albrecht, Mike Wetterhahn, Tim Chi Ly, Maurice Fontenot and Robert R. Smith
Cover by Gary Fields
It’s the hottest ’toon party in town, featuring the adventures of The Kids Next Door, Johnny Bravo and Courage the Cowardly Dog! Plus, a brand-new letters page and Cartoon Network fun facts!
On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US
TEEN TITANS GO! #12
Written by J. Torres
Art by Todd Nauck & Lary Stucker
Cover by Dave Bullock
Special one-year anniversary issue! The Titans go face-to-face with their strangest foe: Mumbo! Can they survive more of his “tricks”?
On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US
TEEN TITANS GO! DIGEST Vol. 1: TRUTH, JUSTICE, PIZZA! TP
Written by J. Torres
Art by Todd Nauck, Tim Smith & Lary Stucker
Cover by Dave Bullock
The newest additions to Johnny DC’s roster of animated heroes make their debuts in two new digest-sized collections! Vol. 1, reprinting issues #1-5, kicks off with the stories “Demo,” “The Beast Boy Who Cried Wolf,” “Lame,” “My Crummy Valentine” and “Monster Zit.”
On sale Oct 13 • 5" x 7.562" • 112 pg, FC, $6.95 US
TEEN TITANS GO! DIGEST Vol. 2: HEROES ON PATROL! TP
Written by J. Torres and Adam Beechen
Art by Todd Nauck, Udon Studios and Lary Stucker
Cover by Dave Bullock
Capturing all of the action and fun of the Cartoon Network series! This volume reprints issues #6-10, featuring the stories “Brothers,” “How You Play the Game,” “Naked City,” “War Machine” and “That Sinking Feeling.”
On sale Oct 13 • 5" x 7.562" • 112 pg, FC, $6.95 US
LOONEY TUNES #119
Written by Earl Kress, Bill Matheny and Craig Bolden
Art and cover by David Alvarez & Mike DeCarlo
For Bugs Bunny, outsmarting a pair of gorillas is child’s play! Plus, Marvin the Martian, Sylvester and Tweety!
On sale Oct 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US
SCOOBY-DOO #89
Written by John Rozum, Robbie Busch, and Sholly Fisch
Art by Joe Staton, Robert Pope & Scott McRae
Cover by Staton
The Mystery Inc. gang goes to San Francisco to pursue a poetry-spoutin’ poltergeist! Plus, fun-packed short stories that only you, dear reader, can help Scooby solve!
On sale Oct 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US
POWERPUFF GIRLS #55
Written by Abby Denson & Robbie Busch
Art by Ricardo Garcia Fuentes & Mike DeCarlo
Cover by Phil Moy
The Girls go to the movies with the gnarly Gangreen Gang …and royally regret it!
On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US
ELFQUEST: THE GRAND QUEST VOL. 5 TP
Written by Wendy & Richard Pini
Art and cover by Wendy Pini
Following in Cutter’s footsteps, family and tribemates pursue their chief to warn him of a dire threat. But they’re taken as slaves into the towering Blue Mountain, stronghold of the ancient Glider elves. Now, Cutter and Skywise must penetrate the mountain’s labyrinthine secrets to rescue their kind!
On sale Oct 27 • 5" x 7.362" • 224 pg, B&W, $9.95 US
ELFQUEST: THE GRAND QUEST VOL. 3 TP
Written by Wendy & Richard Pini
Art and cover by Wendy Pini
Reoffered to coincide with ELFQUEST: THE GRAND QUEST Vol. 5, this trade paperback collects stories from the original series issues #8-11. Cutter and Skywise make their way past danger until they arrive at the foot of the Blue Mountain, and what they find will change their lives forever.
On sale Oct 27 • 5" x 7.362" • 224 pg, B&W, $9.95 US • Relist
ELRIC: THE MAKING OF A SORCERER #2
Written by Michael Moorcock
Art by Walter Simonson
The miniseries shedding light on the early adventures of Elric continues! Young Elric embarks on a dream quest of two years: the dream of water, in which, known as White Crow, he confronts his rival Yrkoon as well as a powerful water elemental and a Lord of Chaos. Can dragons and armies restore a kingdom to its rightful heir?
On sale Oct 27 • 2 of 4 • FC, 48 pg, Prestige Format, $5.95 US
MAD #447
Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots
Halloween is upon us, and nothing is scarier than the grinning visage of our own Alfred E. Neuman! Although the new intern down the hall is pretty scary too. Don’t miss this laugh-a-minute issue!
On sale Oct 6 • 48 pg, FC/B&W, $3.50 US
MAD XL #30
Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots
Another jam-packed issue of MAD XL, containing the Best of the Web, MAD Marginals XL, our featured Writer of the Month, more Readers’ Choice picks, and other fun features!
On sale Oct 13 • 96 pg, B&W, $4.99 US
TOE TAGS FEATURING GEORGE ROMERO #1
Written by George Romero
Art by Tommy Castillo & Rodney Ramos
Cover by Bernie Wrightson
Cult movie writer/director George Romero helps kick off TOE TAGS, a series of miniseries featuring the work of a number of creative luminaries from a variety of media! Best known for his trio of zombie films — Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, and Day of the Dead — Romero launches TOE TAGS with an all-new horror classic for comics: the 6-part “The Death of Death,” featuring bloodcurdling art by Tommy Castillo (DETECTIVE COMICS) & Rodney Ramos (GREEN LANTERN).
Overnight, the world has been turned upside down, and zombies rule the day! It’s up to a college professor named Hoffman, his assistant Damien Cross, and his gal Judy to figure out exactly how and why the undead have taken over. But even if they do get to the bottom of the plague, is it too late to save the world?
On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US • Mature Readers Edited by Bob Schreck
The Will Eisner Library...
THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 15 HC
Written by Will Eisner
Art and cover by Eisner
It's the comics master at his best! Volume 15 reprints The Spirit newspaper sections published from July 6, 1947 to December 28, 1947, featuring the seductive P'Gell, The Octopus, a send up of Li'l Abner, and more, plus an introduction by N.C. Christopher Couch, co-author of THE WILL EISNER COMPANION.
On sale Oct 20 • 196 pg, FC, $49.95 US
THE NAME OF THE GAME SC
Written by Will Eisner
Art and cover by Eisner
Reoffered to coincide with THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES Vol. 15, this softcover version of the Eisner Award-winning hardcover tells the tumultuous generational saga of a wealthy Jewish family’s assimilation into New York society spanning the first half of the 1900s.
On sale Oct 27 • 176 pg, FC, $19.95 US • RELIST
MINOR MIRACLES SC
Written by Will Eisner
Art and cover by Eisner
Reoffered to coincide with THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES Vol. 15, the softcover version of the original hardcover that was Eisner's first new original work for DC! These four tales recall the magic of everyday miracles as Eisner returns to the New York City of his youth.
On sale Oct 27 • 112 pg, FC, $12.95 US • RELIST
Humanoids...
MILO MANARA’S ODYSSEYS OF GIUSEPPE BERGMAN TP
Written by Milo Manara
Art and cover by Manara
HUMANOIDS. This 128-page trade paperback presents two tales of Manara’s heroic traveler, including the brand-new “The Odyssey of Giuseppe Bergman” — that parallels the legendary voyage of Odysseus — and the bonus tale “Seeing the Stars Again,” in which a dying man asks Bergman to look after a beautiful young woman.
On sale Oct 27 • 7.375" x 10.187" • 128 pg, FC, $17.95 US • Mature Readers
THE METABARONS VOL. 2: AGHNAR & ODA TP
Written by Alexandro Jodorowsky
Art and cover by Juan Gimenez
HUMANOIDS. Follow Aghnar, the son of the first Metabaron, from his earliest battle against the psychic witches of the Shabda-Oud to his attempt to win the hand and heart of their target: Oda the Capricious. How can he hope to fulfill her demand for a perfect blue rose, when the last rose died 30,000 years ago?
On sale Oct 13 • 7.375" x 10.187" • 136 pg, FC, $14.95 US • Mature Readers
SON OF THE GUN TP
Written by Alexandro Jodorowsky
Art and cover by Georges Bess
Humanoids. Jodorowsky & Bess pull no punches in this tale of a modern-day gunslinger’s path through the darkest places in the human soul! Juan’s ascension from an orphan in the slums to the governor’s number one bodyguard will cost him his soul, and finding redemption may cost him his life.
On sale Oct 20 • 7.375" x 10.1875" • FC, 112 pg. $17.95 US Mature Readers
2000 A.D....
DEVLIN WAUGH: SWIMMING IN BLOOD TP
Written by John Smith
Art by Sean Phillips, Siku and Michael Gaydos
Cover by Phillips
2000 A.D. Created by John Smith (Vampirella) and Sean Phillips (SLEEPER), Devlin Waugh is the Vatican’s best freelance supernatural operative: an aesthete, bon vivant, and expert athlete whose verbal barbs are just as vicious as his talent for fisticuffs. But in this volume, Devlin's called in to the high-tech underwater prison of Aquatraz to investigate an outbreak of vampirism – and he may have bitten off more than he can chew!
Also featured are the Judge Dredd crossover stories “Brief Encounter” and “Fetish” (with art by Siku), as well as “A Mouthful of Dust” (illustrated by Alias’ Michael Gaydos) and the prose stories “A Love Like Blood” and “Body and Soul,” both of which feature Phillips’s illustrations. This collection also includes an extensive making-of section, featuring excerpts from Smith's original treatment and script as well as Phillips’s page layouts and sketches.
On sale Oct 6 • 7.375" x 10.1875" • 224 pg. FC, $19.95 US Mature Readers
RED RAZORS TP
Written by Mark Millar
Art by Steve Yeowell & Nigel Dobbyn
Cover by Yeowell
2000 A.D. Get ready, comrades — Sov-Block Two’s most psychotic Judge is on the loose and coming for you!
Written by Mark Millar (SUPERMAN: RED SON), with art by Steve Yeowell (THE INVISIBLES) & Nigel Dobbyn, this irreverent look at Judge Dredd's world will melt your mind!
Formerly a violent thug, Judge Razors — now a violent thug with authority — is part of an experiment designed to transform Sov-Block Two’s most savage criminals into the most brutal Judges the city has ever known. Accompanied by Ed the talking horse, Razors is on a mission to investigate the theft of the Holy Corpse of Elvis, as well as the city's plague of superannuated terrorists!
On sale Oct 20 • 7.375" x 10.1875" • 144 pg. FC, $12.95 US Mature Readers
CMX...
FROM EROICA WITH LOVE VOL. 1
Written by Aoike Yasuko
Art and cover by Aoike
CMX. FROM EROICA WITH LOVE is the masterwork manga of Aoike Yasuko, serialized in Akita Shoten’s Princess magazine since 1976! Set in Continental Europe, it depicts the adventures of British aristocrat Dorian Red Gloria and his alter ego Eroica, Europe’s most wanted international art thief. His nemesis — Major Klaus Heinz von dem Eberbach, a German NATO intelligence officer — has tried for years to catch the man who claims each crime scene with a card signed “From Eroica with Love.”
Things are just getting started when a trio of telepathically linked teenagers becomes aware of Dorian’s identity and plans to capture him. But their plot goes awry as the master thief branches out — no longer content with stealing great art, he’s moving on. Now the trio must foil his attempts to kidnap their leader, Caesar, as they try to save the great art treasures of Europe!
On sale Oct 13 • 5" x 7.375" • B&W, 232 pg, $9.95 US
MADARA VOL. 1
Art and cover by Tajima Sho-u
Written by Otsuka Eiji
CMX. DC’s new line of manga debuts with the high-action MADARA, a popular sword-and-sorcery series that mixes Japanese mythology with futuristic themes! Originally serialized in Kadokawa’s Marukatsu Famicon, the 5-volume MADARA represents the first collaboration between artist Tajima and writer Otsuka. Tajima recently garnered notoriety for his character design work on the animated segments of Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Vol. 1.
MADARA tells the story of an apprentice blacksmith in a rural village who gets by using artificial limbs created by his adoptive father. But when a chance encounter with the demon Moki reveals Madara’s true destiny, he’s catapulted into a mythic quest!
His real father, the evil despot Miroku, feared long ago that Madara was destined to kill him and rule in his place. After Madara was born with tremendous powers, his body was cut up, and the parts divided amongst eight evil generals. Now Madara, with the help of a band of freedom fighters and a magical sword, sets out to retrieve his body parts and defeat his brothers, who covet the throne. As he fights his way across the world, he contemplates the prophecy: How will he wrest control of the kingdom from his father and win the people their freedom?
On sale Oct 6 • 5" x 7.375" • B&W, 200 pg, $9.95 US • Mature Readers
LAND OF THE BLINDFOLDED VOL. 1
Written by Tsukuba Sakura
Art and cover by Tsukuba
CMX. Get ready for Tsukuba Sakura’s symbolic tale LAND OF THE BLINDFOLDED, in which one character can only see the past, and another can only see the future! Originally presented in LaLa DX magazine from Hakusensha between 1998 to 2004, the 9-volume LAND OF THE BLINDFOLDED is the story of high school student Outsuka Kanade who can sometimes see a person’s future with a touch, and transfer student Naitou Arou, whose ESP is limited to past events.
When Kanade glimpses an unfortunate incident coming, can she change it? She soon befriends Arou, who’s no novice — he can turn his ability on or off at will, even using it to see an object’s “memories.”
Are these teenaged seers of the past and future made for each other? And who’s right: Arou with his “hands off” policy about meddling in people’s lives, or Kanade whose more proactive stance has already had unhappy consequences?
On sale Oct 20 • 5" x 7.375" • B&W, 208 pg, $9.95 US
Wildstorm...
THE AUTHORITY: REVOLUTION #1
Written by Ed Brubaker
Art and cover by Dustin Nguyen & Richard Friend
Cover by Nguyen
They’ve saved Earth from annihilation over and over again. Now they want to rule the world…
Four-time Eisner-nominated writer Ed Brubaker (SLEEPER, GOTHAM CENTRAL) and fan-favorite artists Dustin Nguyen and Richard Friend (BATMAN, WILDCATS VERSION 3.0) bring their unique vision to one of comics’ most controversial titles: THE AUTHORITY! “Come the Revolution” is the first part of a massive 12-issue arc that will shake the team to its very core and send shock waves through the WildStorm Universe.
Following the dramatic events of COUP D’ÉTAT, the Authority has settled into its role as governing body of the United States. The other major world powers have adjusted to the regime change and are slowly coming to terms with the meaning it has for the future. But many Americans are unhappy to lose their inalienable rights. Can a second American Revolution be far behind?
On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US • MATURE READERS Edited by Ben Abernathy
THE AUTHORITY: MORE KEV #4
Written by Garth Ennis
Art and cover by Glenn Fabry
The clock is ticking for our heroes as the Rakulai stand poised to destroy the Earth! The only problem for Kev and the boys: an army of zombies and a severed head with immense power! The senses-shattering conclusion of the hilarious hit miniseries!
On sale Oct 13 • 4 of 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US • Mature Readers
EX MACHINA #5
Written by Brian K. Vaughan
Art by Tony Harris & Tom Feister
Cover by Harris
The thrilling finale of "State of Emergency!" In order to stop the killer from terrorizing his city, Mayor Hundred must leave the safety of City Hall to personally confront someone from his past life…and once again don the mantle of the super-heroic “Great Machine!"
On sale Oct 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US • Mature Readers
COUP D’éTAT TP
Written by Ed Brubaker, Joe Casey, Robbie Morrison and Micah Wright
Art by Jim Lee, Carlos D'Anda, Alé Garza, Whilce Portacio, and various
Cover by Lee
Tao has tricked the U.S. government into committing an interdimensional atrocity, and only the Authority can save the planet!
The crossover event that brought the Eye of the Storm universe to its knees is now available as a trade paperback that collects Coup D’état: The Authority, Coup D’état: Stormwatch, Coup D’état: Wildcats and Coup D’état: Sleeper. As an added bonus, this 112-page volume also includes pinups that appeared in Coup D’état: Afterword.
When The Authority decides to take control of the situation — and the world — their actions send out shock waves that shake the foundation of the Eye of the Storm universe. Can Stormwatch: Team Achilles and the Wildcats coexist with the Authority under the new status quo?
On sale Oct 20 • 112 pg, FC, $12.95 US • MATURE READERS
OCEAN #1
Written by Warren Ellis
Art by Chris Sprouse & Karl Story
Cover by Michael Golden
Warren Ellis returns with a universe-spanning science fiction tale! The 6-issue miniseries OCEAN is a fast-paced science-fiction story with brains, attitude and style told by fan-favorite writer Warren Ellis (ORBITER, TRANSMETROPOLITAN) with stunning art by Chris Sprouse & Karl Story (TOM STRONG) and covers by Michael Golden (STORMWATCH: TEAM ACHILLES)!
Beyond the inner planets lie the gaseous giants, Jupiter being the largest of all. Orbiting Jupiter is the moon Europa, a hard orb floating in frigid space. Lying beneath Europa's half-mile-thick mantle of shear ice is an ocean, the only one in the solar system that’s not on Earth. And within those cold waters could rest the key to life on Earth — and quite possibly its extinction!
On sale Oct 20 • 1 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US Edited by Scott Dunbier
ASTRO CITY: A VISITOR’S GUIDE
Written by Kurt Busiek
Art by Brent Anderson & Ben Oliver, George Pérez, Carlos Pacheco, Dave Gibbons, Michael Golden, Jason Pearson, and various
Cover by Alex Ross
Planning a getaway this holiday season? Searching for a new or exotic locale to take the family? Look no further than Astro City!
Everything you need to know about the city and its many special places and faces is in one handy volume: ASTRO CITY: A VISITOR’S GUIDE! This cleverly designed guide features all the info you need about Astro City: neighborhood guides, restaurant recommendations, highlights, local interests, ads for local businesses, and even a guide to the who's-who of the hero elite, illustrated by such fan-favorite artists as George Pérez, Carlos Pacheco, Dave Gibbons, Michael Golden, Jason Pearson and more! Plus, a special treat for all potential visitors: an all-new 8-page story illustrated by Brent Anderson & Ben Oliver!
On sale Oct 13 • 48 pg, FC, $5.95 US Edited by Ben Abernathy
THE RAZOR’S EDGE: WARBLADE #1
Written by John Ridley
Art and cover by Simon Bisley
A new era in the WildStorm Universe begins as THE RAZOR’S EDGE debuts! This new monthly series features story arcs written and illustrated by some of comics’ hottest talent, spotlighting WildStorm characters both familiar and new!
Following his comics debut with THE AUTHORITY: HUMAN ON THE INSIDE original hardcover graphic novel, acclaimed novelist and screenwriter John Ridley (Three Kings) teams up with international superstar Simon Bisley (LOBO) for a brutal 5-issue story featuring Warblade, from the original incarnation of Jim Lee’s W.I.L.D.Cats!
After his bloody showdown with the infamous Sarajevo in WILDCATS Vol. 2 #7, Warblade takes a harsh journey of realization that turns deadly, since the former super-hero isn’t welcome in a land razed by war and run by organized crime!
On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US • MATURE READERS Edited by Ben Abernathy
PLANETARY #21
Written by Warren Ellis
Art and cover by John Cassaday
The acclaimed series continues! Greenwich Village, New York City; the hub of the world. Elijah Snow has come here to take a trip through inner universes, looking for the invisible forces that hold us all together, for a way to defeat the three remaining members of the Four.
On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US
SLEEPER SEASON TWO #5
Written by Ed Brubaker
Art and cover by Sean Phillips
Tao and Lynch first crossed paths eight years ago. What happened then that solidified the animosity between these two master manipulators? Find out in this harrowing, edge-of-your-seat tale!
On sale Oct 27 • 5 of 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US • Mature Readers
THUNDERCATS: ENEMY’S PRIDE #5
Written by John Layman
Art and cover by Joe Vriens, Sacha Heilig, & Roberto Campus
The thrilling miniseries concludes with the battle to end all battles! What action will Wilykat take against his old friends? And who holds the key to stopping the Thunderguard and its power-mad leader? Could it really be…Snarf to the rescue?
On sale Oct 6 • 5 of 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US
TERRA OBSCURA VOL. 2 #3
Written by Alan Moore & Peter Hogan
Art and cover by Yanick Paquette & Karl Story
ABC. The bizarre time distortions worsen as the mysterious craft nears Terra Obscura. Tom Strange, while preparing to leave Earth, comes into contact with some old allies...and one nasty villain!
On sale Oct 20 • 3 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US
TOM STRONG #29
Written by Ed Brubaker
Art by Duncan Fegredo
Cover by Chris Sprouse & Karl Story
ABC. Part 1 of a fantastic 2-part story by two of comics’ most exciting creators! Tom Strong’s feats of bravery are world-renowned, but what if he weren’t the idol of millions? If he didn’t ascend to the role of hero, where would he be?
On sale Oct 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US
TOM STRONG’S TERRIFIC TALES Vol. 1 HC
Written by Alan Moore & Steve Moore
Art by Arthur Adams, Paul Rivoche, Alan Weiss, Jerry Ordway, Sergio Aragones, Jason Pearson and Jaime Hernandez
Cover by Adams
ABC. Alan Moore’s hero of Millennium City shines in this hardcover collecting TOM STRONG’S TERRIFIC TALES #1-6! This volume features Strong in space-faring action, the debut of sexy heroine Jonni Future, and a tale of Young Tom Strong!
On sale Oct 27 • 176 pg, FC, $24.95 US
Vertigo...
100 BULLETS #54
Written by Brian Azzarello
Art by Eduardo Risso
Cover by Dave Johnson
Wylie Times has Mr. Shepard right where he wants him and isn’t about to let him go without a little punishment. But what made Shepard and his deadly apprentice decide to hit Naw’lins in the first place?
On sale Oct 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US • Mature Readers
HELLBLAZER #201
Written by Mike Carey
Art by Leonardo Manco
Cover by Tim Bradstreet
Featuring new ongoing series artist Leonardo Manco! When a trio of thieves makes the mistake of stealing a rare and cursed magical artifact from John Constantine’s lock-up, they soon learn the hard way that they’ve nicked from the wrong bloke.
On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.75 US • Mature Readers
DEATH: AT DEATH’S DOOR
Written by Jill Thompson
Art and cover by Thompson
Reoffered to coincide with MY FAITH IN FRANKIE TP, this manga digest features appearances by the Sandman and all his siblings. In an original story that parallels THE SANDMAN: SEASON OF MISTS, the inhabitants of Hell end up in Death’s apartment, so Delirium and Despair decide to throw a party for the dead!
On sale Oct 13 • 5” x 7.5” • 208 pg, B&W, $9.95 US • Mature Readers • Relist
THE BOOKS OF MAGICK: LIFE DURING WARTIME #4
Co-plotted by Neil Gaiman & Si Spencer Written by Spencer
Art by Dean Ormston Cover by Frank Quitely
What's a peaceful trip to the English countryside among friends? That depends. When the not-so-popular Brewster makes the plans, who knows? An ancient stone circle has gone missing, and something horrible is in store for Tim and his mates.
On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US • Mature Readers
FABLES #30
Written by Bill Willingham
Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha
Cover by James Jean
Part 1 of a new 4-part story, “The Year After.” It’s a family affair as Snow White goes into labor, and the magical nature of her pregnancy becomes an event that no one expected. The ever-proper Miss White is about to discover that having the Big Bad Wolf's baby is more than she'd ever bargained for…but the proud papa may be in for the biggest surprise of all. Plus, the results of the election for Fabletown’s new mayor are in…and the winner may surprise you!
On sale Oct 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US • MATURE READERS
FABLES: MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS TP
Written by Bill Willingham
Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha, Craig Hamilton & P. Craig Russell
Cover by James Jean
Bill Willingham’s runaway hit series FABLES continues its success in this fourth trade paperback, collecting issues #19-21 and #23-27 (issue #22 will appear in a future collection) and featuring the rise of a new threat to Fabletown. Also included is the Prestige Format Special Fables: The Last Castle.
When Little Red Riding Hood suddenly walks through the gate between this world and the lost Fable Homelands, she’s welcomed as a miraculous survivor by nearly everyone — everyone except her old nemesis, Bigby Wolf, who smells spying and subversion more than survival. But will he be able to prove his case before disaster strikes? And how will it all affect Prince Charming's upstart campaign to become the new mayor of Fabletown?
On sale Oct 27 • 240 pg, FC, $17.95 US • Mature Readers
FABLES: STORYBOOK LOVE TP
Written by Bill Willingham
Art by Bryan Talbot, Lan Medina, Mark Buckingham,Linda Medley, Steve Leialoha and Craig Hamilton
Cover by James Jean
Reoffered to coincide with FABLES: MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS TP, this volume collects FABLES #11-18, including the 4-part “Storybook Love.” Also included are the 2-part “A Sharp Operator” and the single-issue tales “Bag o’ Bones” and “Barleycorn Brides.”
On sale Oct 27 • 192 pg, FC, $14.95 US • Mature Readers • Relist
HUMAN TARGET #15
Written by Peter Milligan
Art by Cliff Chiang
Cover by John Watkiss
Part 2 of the 3-part “The Second Coming.” The Church of the Second Coming is more than just a religion, it’s a pop culture phenomenon. But what happens when the man Chance is impersonating actually believes he’s the new messiah, with the power to heal the sick and raise the dead?
On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US • Mature Readers
THE LOSERS #17
Written by Andy Diggle
Art and cover by Jock
Part 2 of the 4-part “The Pass,” featuring interlocking cover images. The year is 1998, and the Losers must attack an Afghan warlord’s fortress deep in the Khyber Pass. But their mysterious CIA handler Max is keeping the true nature of their mission hidden from them, and a lot more lives are at stake than they know... including their own.
On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US • Mature Readers
LOVECRAFT SC
Written by Hans Rodionoff & Keith Giffen
Art and cover by Enrique Breccia
A softcover edition of the acclaimed original hardcover graphic novel. When young Howard Phillips Lovecraft becomes the reluctant guardian of the Necronomicon, his life veers into strange territory. Lovecraft maintains a tenuous balance between reality and the bizarre nightmares of his “fictional” horror.
On sale Oct 27 • 144 pg, FC, $17.95 US • Mature Readers
MY FAITH IN FRANKIE TP
Written by Mike Carey
Art by Sonny Liew & Marc Hempel
Cover by Hempel
A digest-sized, black-and-white trade paperback reprinting the 4-issue Vertigo miniseries from writer Mike Carey (LUCIFER) and artists Sonny Liew and Marc Hempel, MY FAITH IN FRANKIE tells the story of a girl who discovers that having your own personal deity isn’t all it’s cracked up to be — particularly when you’re trying to get a boyfriend and your god turns out to be jealous!
But as Frankie moves precariously into adulthood and her god Jeriven tries to win her back, sinister forces are at work that could spell disaster far beyond a broken heart, and Frankie and Jeriven will both have to do some fast growing-up if they’re going to survive. This collection also features sketchbook material from Liew and preview pages of Jill Thompson’s upcoming VERTIGO title THE DEAD BOY DETECTIVES, guest-starring Death and presented in the same black-and-white manga format as DEATH: AT DEATH’S DOOR.
On sale Oct 13 • 5" x 7.375" • 112 pg, B&W, $6.95 US Mature Readers
LUCIFER #55
Written by Mike Carey
Art by Marc Hempel
Cover by Michael Wm. Kaluta
A special issue featuring guest artist Marc Hempel (THE SANDMAN). The growth of a new religion in Hell creates a major crisis for its rulers. If the religion’s prophet and teacher can be silenced, perhaps the flames of rebellion can be extinguished. But when the fallen cherub Gaudium shows up, is he on a mission from Lucifer, or up to some secret scheming?
On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US • Mature Readers
SWAMP THING #8
Written by Will Pfeifer
Art and cover by Richard Corben
Acclaimed artist Richard Corben (HELLBLAZER) concludes his 2-part SWAMP THING stint in unforgettable fashion! The safari to bag a Swamp Thing takes a shocking twist when Alec’s true enemy reveals himself – and he’s more powerful than even Alec could have imagined. But that conflict pales when a reminder of Swamp Thing’s past seeks him out in the bayou.
On sale Oct 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US • Mature Readers
SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE VOL. 2: THE FACE AND THE BRUTE TP
Written by Matt Wagner
Art by John Watkiss & R.G. Taylor
Cover by Gavin Wilson & Richard Bruning
Collecting the second and third story arcs (issues #5-12) from writer Matt Wagner's acclaimed reimagination of the original Golden Age Sandman, SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE VOL. 2: THE FACE AND THE BRUTE finds the Sandman of 1939, Wesley Dodds, and his possible paramour (and narrator) Dian Belmont involved in a series of grisly murders in New York's Chinatown — murders that threaten to reignite the bad old days of the Tong Wars, when blood ran in the streets like water. Following the drama of "The Face," Wesley and Dian are confronted with corruption at the other end of the social scale in "The Brute," as they track down the trail of misery left by a man whose gross sensual appetites for lust and violence are rivaled only by his wealth.
On sale October 6 • 208 pg, FC, $19.95 US • Mature Readers
SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE VOL. 1: THE TARANTULA TP
Written by Matt Wagner
Art by Guy Davis
Cover by Gavin Wilson & Richard Bruning
A new printing of the handsome trade paperback at a special low price! This collection reprints SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE #1-4, written by Matt Wagner with art by Guy Davis (BATMAN: NEVERMORE).
On sale Oct 6 • 112 pg, FC, $9.95 US • Mature Readers
THE WITCHING #5
Written by Jonathan Vankin
Art by Mark Buckingham
Cover by Tara McPherson
Special Halloween issue featuring guest art by Mark Buckingham (FABLES)! Decades ago, 10-year-old witch Elsa Grimston learned the meaning of horror on Halloween night, when an evening of fun trick-or-treating went terribly wrong. This Halloween, the terrifying tragedy in Elsa’s past catches up to her…
On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US • Mature Readers
WE3 #2
Written by Grant Morrison
Art by Frank Quitely
Morrison and Quitely continue their unique “Westernized manga.”
A cyborg dog, cat and rabbit tear through everything the military turns against them, only to come face-to-face with a teeming wave of frenzied, cyber-enhanced rats. And in a bloody battle already filled with considerable cost, the three will make an unforgivable mistake of fatal consequence…
On sale Oct 27 • 2 of 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US • Mature Readers
Y: THE LAST MAN #27
Written by Brian K. Vaughan
Art by Pia Guerra & José Marzan, Jr.
Cover by Massimo Carnevale
Part 1 of the 5-part “Ring of Truth.” At long last, Yorick, 355 and Dr. Mann make their way to San Francisco to find out what caused the plague. But Yorick’s unbalanced sister Hero and the mysterious Setauket Ring have also made their way west — and they all have their sights set on the last man on earth!
On sale Oct 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US • Mature Readers
