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THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM, VOL. 1 TP (NEW PRINTING)
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art CHARLIE ADLARD & TONY MOORE
cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
SEPTEMBER 1
1088 PAGES / BW
$59.99
BACK IN PRINT – JUST IN TIME FOR THE DEBUT OF THE AMC SERIES!
The first eight volumes of this fan-favorite series collected into one massive paperback collection. Get it while supplies last.
Collects THE WALKING DEAD #1-48.
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SKULLKICKERS #1
story JIM ZUBKAVICH
art CHRIS STEVENS, EDWIN HUANG & MISTY COATES
cover CHRIS STEVENS
SEPTEMBER 22
32 PAGES / FC
$2.99
“ONE THOUSAND OPAS AND A DEAD BODY”
No one knows where these two warriors came from. The only thing that’s clear is that they’re two of most ornery, trouble-making $%@# that have ever lived.
SKULLKICKERS is a fantasy action-comedy: Two mercenaries are entangled in a high-class assassination plot and nothing—werewolves, skeletons or black magic—will stop them from getting paid. If you love tabletop fantasy RPGs or movies like Army of Darkness, SKULLKICKERS is waiting for you!
CHEW #15
story JOHN LAYMAN
art & fold-out cover ROB GUILLORY
SEPTEMBER 29
32 PAGES / FC
$2.99
“JUST DESSERTS,” Conclusion
It’s the final chapter of “Just Desserts” and the biggest story in CHEW history, figuratively and literally. As we reach the one-quarter mark of the CHEW run, the last remaining major characters are introduced and an event transpires that is so shocking and unexpected it changes the book forever, fundamentally and irrevocably.
And, as a special sloppy, wet kiss to everyone who has supported the book and helped it succeed beyond our wildest expectations: CHEW #15 is bonus-sized, with more story pages and a special TRI-FOLD POSTER COVER, at no extra cost.
Don’t trade-wait on this one, folks!
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IMAGE FIRSTS: WAVE TWO
Image Comics is re-presenting 10 first issues as an introduction to of some of our most acclaimed titles, with each debut acting as the perfect primer to its corresponding ongoing series and collected editions!
IMAGE FIRSTS: THE DARKNESS #1
story GARTH ENNIS
art & cover MARC SILVESTRI
SEPTEMBER 1
32 PAGES / FC
$1.00
IMAGE FIRSTS: LIBERTY MEADOWS #1
story FRANK CHO
art & cover FRANK CHO
SEPTEMBER 8
32 PAGES / BW
$1.00
IMAGE FIRSTS: WANTED #1
story MARK MILLAR
art & cover J.G. JONES
SEPTEMBER 15
32 PAGES / FC
$1.00
IMAGE FIRSTS: I KILL GIANTS #1
story JOE KELLY
art & cover J.M. KEN NIIMURA
SEPTEMBER 22
24 PAGES / FC
$1.00
IMAGE FIRSTS: MAGE #1
story MATT WAGNER
art & cover MATT WAGNER
SEPTEMBER 29
32 PAGES / FC
$1.00
NEXT GEN WARZ #1 (of 2)
story RYAN KINNAIRD
art & covers RYAN KINNAIRD
SEPTEMBER 22
32 PAGES / FC
$3.99
“A BATTLE OF GIGA PROPORTIONS”
Writer/artist RYAN KINNAIRD (X-Men: Phoenix – Legacy of Fire, PSM) pens a titillating comedic tale, as the female-embodied video game consoles FoxBox630 and ESexy3 battle for supremacy. The greatest conflict for disposable income begins!
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SCIENCE DOG SPECIAL #1
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art CORY WALKER
cover CORY WALKER & DAVE STEWART
SEPTEMBER 1
32 PAGES / FC
$3.50
Fight fire with fire. Fight evil with SCIENCE!
Collecting the never before reprinted Science Dog back-up stories from INVINCIBLE #25 and #50, this story leads right into the senses-shattering back-up story contained within issue 75. If you’re only reading INVINCIBLE in collected form, this is what you’ve been missing! Don’t miss out a second time!
FRANKIE STEIN HC
story STEVEN T. SEAGLE
art & cover MARCO CINELLO
SEPTEMBER 7
48 PAGES / FC
$12.99
From the studio that brought you BEN 10 and GENERATOR REX comes a new children’s book perfect for an all-year-round Halloween hoot! Young Frankie Stein is starting to doubt his father’s claim that “Boys live in castles and monsters live in cities.” Taking a leap of faith, Frankie heads into nearby Transylvania, Pennsylvania, to test that theory for himself…on October 31st! What’s a monster-boy to do in a city filled to overflowing with monsters?! STEVEN T. SEAGLE & MARCO CINELLO craft a timeless tale of perception and personal identity. And…pumpkins!
LIQUID CITY, VOL. 2 OGN
edited by SONNY LIEW & LIM CHENG TJU
art & story LAT, SONNY LIEW, MIEL, CHARLENE CHUA and MORE
cover SHELLY WAN
SEPTEMBER 29
312 PAGES / FC
$29.99
LIQUID CITY, VOL. 2 once again brings together creators from Southeast Asia to offer an amazing diversity of stories. From LAT’s vignette of a soccer game in Malaysia to IVAN SONG’s poignant near-future tale of childhood memories to Vietnamese artist NGUYEN THANH PHONG’s account of his adventures in South Korea, this collection showcases an incredible variety of styles and genres. War, fantasy, drama, road trips and Robot Rabbits—you’ll find it all and more in LIQUID CITY, VOL. 2.
G-MAN, VOL. 1: LEARNING TO FLY TP
story CHRIS GIARRUSSO
art & cover CHRIS GIARRUSSO
SEPTEMBER 29
96 PAGES / FC
$9.99
MINI MARVELS creator CHRIS GIARRUSSO introduces G-Man and his pals, the next wave of all-new kid superheroes! Featuring the origin of G-Man and Great Man!
Collects the G-MAN one-shot, the G-Man Christmas story, the complete collection of Comic Bits comic strips, and the Mean Brother/Idiot Brother comic strips.
G-MAN, VOL. 2: CAPE CRISIS TP
story CHRIS GIARRUSSO
art & cover CHRIS GIARRUSSO
SEPTEMBER 29
128 PAGES / FC
$9.99
When pieces of G-Man’s magic cape fall into the wrong hands, things quickly spin out of control. G-Man and his friends must battle to recover the cape fragments, but this time the bad guys have the same powers as G-Man!
Collects G-MAN: CAPE CRISIS #1-5
THE MICE TEMPLAR, VOL. 2.2: DESTINY, PART 2 TP
story BRYAN J.L. GLASS & MICHAEL AVON OEMING
art VICTOR SANTOS
cover MICHAEL AVON OEMING
SEPTEMBER 8
200 PAGES / FC
$17.99
Destiny, prophecy and free will collide as the young mouse Karic prepares himself for an audacious confrontation with the fearsome Snake god of the druids for the salvation of his family and the fate of all mice. Yet, many forces stand in his way: the tyranny of the mad King Icarus, the twisted riddles of the Bats of Meave, the ancient demonic Nathair, and certain doom at the claws of the Zombie Cat!
FOREWORD BY ED BRUBAKER
Collects THE MICE TEMPLAR: DESTINY #6-9
THE PERHAPANAUTS, VOL. 0: DARK DAYS TP
story TODD DEZAGO
art & cover CRAIG ROUSSEAU & RICO RENZI
SEPTEMBER 8
240 Pages / FC
$17.99
The PERHAPANAUTS: DARK DAYS collects, for the first time, in one massive tome, the time-lost tales of the Perhapanauts from their hard-to-find FIRST BLOOD and SECOND CHANCES miniseries! See the origins and early adventures of the most mysterious, thrilling, and, at times, hilarious paranormal team in comics! This is where it all started! Also features several back-up stories and a pin-up gallery by some of the industry’s finest!
SHUDDERTOWN HC
story NICK SPENCER
art & cover ADAM GEEN
SEPTEMBER 15
128 PAGES / FC
$19.99
The dead are killing. While struggling to hide the secrets of his own tortured past, troubled homicide detective Isaac Hernandez investigates a string of murders in which all of the forensic evidence points toward perpetrators who are already dead themselves. One of the year’s most critically acclaimed and talked-about crime stories, finally collected in a beautiful oversized-hardcover format!
“4.5 OUT OF 5! GRABS YOU WITH THE FIRST PANEL AND NEVER LETS YOU GO.” – COMIC BOOK RESOURCES
SPAWN ORIGINS, VOL. 7 TP
story TODD McFARLANE
art TODD McFARLANE, GREG CAPULLO & TONY DANIEL
cover GREG CAPULLO
SEPTEMBER 15
160 PAGES / FC
$14.99
The latest addition to the ever-growing SPAWN: ORIGINS family of books is coming down the pipe! SPAWN: ORIGINS, VOL. 7 collects classic SPAWN issues written by creator TODD McFARLANE, with the art on each issue alternating between GREG CAPULLO and TONY DANIEL.
Cy-gor is on the hunt and headed straight for NYC with only one thing on his simian mind: find and destroy Spawn. Will Spawn even be able to fight, with the Curse and his minions doing their own brand of damage to the hell-born hero? Throw angel warriors and the Violator into the mix, and Spawn is headed for deep trouble.
Also included is the fan-favorite “Santa Spawn” issue, where Spawn saves Christmas for a hard-working family.
Collects SPAWN #39-44.
DAWN 2011 CALENDAR
art JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER
SEPTEMBER 8
24 PAGES / FC
$14.99
Make every day a new Dawn with 13 ALL-NEW LINSNER Dawn paintings, including a saucy centerfold of indie comics’ favorite sexy siren.
THE WALKING DEAD 2011 CALENDAR
art CHARLIE ADLARD
SEPTEMBER 8
24 PAGES / FC
$14.99
13 of the most heart-stopping images from comics’ premiere horror series!
THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN # 4 (of 6)
story DAVID HINE & SHAKY KANE
art & cover SHAKY KANE
SEPTEMBER 15
32 PAGES/FC
$3.99
In one world Steve Neumann cleans up a gruesome murder scene, while as Coffin Fly he finally gets to kiss the girl of his dreams. But which is the dream? WARNING! Do not read this issue’s title aloud! “Red Wraith, Red Wraith, Red Wraith.”
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COWBOY NINJA VIKING #10
story AJ LIEBERMAN
art & cover by RILEY ROSSMO
SEPTEMBER 29
24 PAGES / FC
$3.99
DOUBLE CROSSES, BLOWN UP BOATS AND BANGKOK STRIPPERS…
Duncan, Nix and Ghislain survived it all, but will they survive what comes next? As the fallout from the failed mission continues, Duncan learns a new secret that will change everything he thought he knew about being a Triplet.
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DYNAMO 5: SINS OF THE FATHER #4 (of 5)
story JAY FAERBER
art JULIO BRILHA
cover MAHMUD A. ASRAR & RON RILEY
incentive cover CORY WALKER & RON RILEY
SEPTEMBER 22
32 PAGES / FC
$3.99
Tragedy befalls a member of Dynamo 5 as the team is introduced to THE PRIMARIES, a group of heroes assembled by the US government to help Dynamo 5 defeat the alien invaders. But is that their only agenda?
Plus, in our exclusive back-up series, the battle between NOTORIOUS and Omerta continues.
ELEPHANTMEN #30
story RICHARD STARKINGS
art MORITAT
cover J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
SEPTEMBER 22
32 PAGES / FC
$3.50
“QUESTIONABLE THINGS,” Part Seven
Miki and Hip spend a night in.
GUARDIANS OF THE GLOBE #2
story ROBERT KIRKMAN & BENITO CERENO
art & cover RANSOM GETTY & FCO PLASCENCIA
SEPTEMBER 29
32 PAGES / FC
$3.50
As the VILTRUMITE WAR rages on within the pages of INVINCIBLE, the ranks of the Guardians of the Globe are suddenly depleted. The Guardians recruitment drive is interrupted as a distress call comes in from Aquarus: Octoboss has taken over Atlantis! Now the recruits are thrown head first into battle—let’s hope they’re ready. If only Invincible were there to help…
HACK/SLASH: MY FIRST MANIAC #4 (of 4)
story TIM SEELEY
art by DAN LEISTER & MARK ENGLERT
cover A TIM SEELEY & CARLOS BADILLA
cover B MICHAEL GAYDOS
SEPTEMBER 8
32 PAGES / FC
$3.50
The new-reader friendly tale of Cassie’s first encounter with a slasher comes to a screaming, bloody end as she takes on the video game obsessed Grinface and his unexpected ally. Can Cassie keep her humanity or will she become a savage killer just like her mom?
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HAUNT #12
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art GREG CAPULLO & TODD MCFARLANE
cover GREG CAPULLO
SEPTEMBER 1
32 PAGES / FC
$2.99
THE SENSE-SHATTERING SECOND STORY ARC CONCLUDES!
Hurg and his secret organization have been dragged into the open and exposed. Now is the time to strike! Haunt and the agency must act now—before he moves deeper underground. He had Kurt killed, he set these events leading to the birth of Haunt into motion—and now it’s time to pay for what he’s done!
INVINCIBLE #77
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art & cover RYAN OTTLEY & FCO PLASCENCIA
SEPTEMBER 22
32 PAGES / FC
$2.99
THE VILTRUMITE WAR CONTINUES!
THE FINAL STAND! It’s all come to this: The fate of all life on Earth is at stake. If Invincible loses… Wait, Invincible can’t lose… Can he?
LADY ROBOTIKA #3
story JANE WIEDLIN & BILL MORRISON
art BILL MORRISON & TONE RODRIGUEZ
cover BILL MORRISON
SEPTEMBER 22
32 PAGES / FC
$3.50
In prison, Jane gains mastery over the nanites in her body, and develops amazing robotic abilities! She rallies her fellow cyborg prisoners and leads them in a daring prison break. But with freedom nearly in her grasp, she is forced to test her new powers against the sado-masochistic might of her captor, E’death!
META 4 #4 (of 5)
story & art TED MCKEEVER
cover TED MCKEEVER & DANA MORESHEAD
SEPTEMBER 8
32 PAGES / BW
$3.50
Bzoma, the amnesiac astronaut, and Gasolina, his hugely muscled female companion, have left the dense, nightmarish Big Rotten Apple for the wide-open roads of the Midwestern deserts. What started out as a lucid road trip turns decidedly bizarre when the astronaut’s past comes full circle to hunt him down.
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MORNING GLORIES #2
story NICK SPENCER
art JOE EISMA
cover RODIN ESQUEJO
SEPTEMBER 15
32 PAGES / FC
$3.50
It’s the Glories’ first day of school, and they’ve already landed themselves in detention! Now, anywhere else that might just mean the start of a bad year, but they’re about to find out when you’re enrolled at Morning Glory Academy, corporal punishment takes on a whole new—and deadly—meaning!
The most hotly anticipated new series of the summer continues! It’s RUNAWAYS meets LOST from the writer of FORGETLESS and SHUDDERTOWN!
MURDERLAND #2
story STEPHEN SCOTT
art & cover DAVID HAHN, GUILLEM MARI & JOSE VILLARRUBIA
flip cover DANIEL KRALL
SEPTEMBER 1
32 PAGES / FC
$2.99
“SET THE METHOD DOWN,” Part Two
The authorities draw a step closer as the Arabber comes face to face with his old life as a gangland enforcer. Meanwhile, Method officially severs her ties to Rybinski Crisis Solutions, prompting a violent confrontation and forcing Rybinski to bring in a unique heavy-hitter from the Afghan poppy fields.
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NANCY IN HELL #2 (of 4)
story EL TORRES
art & cover JUAN JOSE RYP & FRAN GAMBOA
SEPTEMBER 1
32 PAGES / FC
$2.99
As Nancy searches for a way out of Hell, she gains an unexpected ally: Lucifer himself! But he’s not the Lucifer we’re used to, and Hell is not willing to let them go… Deep in the pits, the demon called Mr. Macabre sharpens his claws as he prepares to hunt Nancy. Plus a tale of the Creation, the War in Heaven and the Fall of Lucifer, all in one issue!
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ORC STAIN #7
story JAMES STOKOE
art & cover JAMES STOKOE
SEPTEMBER 29
32 PAGES / FC
$2.99
“THE ROAD TO REKANDA TOR,” Part One
Hoping to evade the bulk of the Orc Tzar’s invading mob, One-Eye and his companions decide to make a break for the ancient mountainside stronghold of Rekanda Tor. Only, a vicious army of the enigmatic Beard’s poison-throwing Shakatuu stand in their way.
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SAVAGE DRAGON #164
Story ERIK LARSEN
art & cover ERIK LARSEN
SEPTEMBER 8
32 PAGES / FC
$3.50
“EMPEROR DRAGON,” Part Two
Savage Dragon has plans to take over the world—and it’s up to a strange visitor from another planet to try and stop his evil scheme! Enter: Vanguard! Meanwhile, Malcolm and Angel are trying to cope with living in the shadow of a father who’s become public enemy number one! Death and destruction are the order of the day, and nothing can stop the inevitable from taking place. The countdown begins to the end of the world!
SHADOWHAWK #5
story JIM VALENTINO & DAN WICKLINE
art TONE RODRIGUEZ
cover A JIM VALENTINO & CHANCE WOLF
cover B TONE RODRIGUEZ
SEPTEMBER 1
32 PAGES / FC
$3.50
“RESURRECTION,” CONCLUSION
What happened to Eddie Collins? Where is his father, James? How did Paul Johnstone come back from the dead? And what does any of this have to do with the events in Image United? At long last, the answers are revealed!
TAG: THE CONCLUSION TO THE RESURRECTION STORY ARC!
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SPAWN #207
story WILL CARLTON
art SZYMON KUDRANSKI & TODD MCFARLANE
cover SZYMON KUDRANSKI
SEPTEMBER 29
32 PAGES / FC
$2.99
The continuation of Jim’s view of heaven! The education Jim attains while visiting such a place is immense, but is there a traitor amongst the great angels? Will Jim’s reputation as a God on earth be put in jeopardy?
SWEETS #3 (of 5)
story KODY CHAMBERLAIN
art & cover KODY CHAMBERLAIN
SEPTEMBER 15
32 PAGES / FC
$2.99
After several big breaks in the case, the spree killer’s name is revealed and he’s finally within Detective Curt Delatte’s grasp. With the massive storm inching closer every hour, Delatte may already be too late.
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THE WALKING DEAD #77
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art & cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
SEPTEMBER 15
32 PAGES / BW
$2.99
No one can be trusted.
THE WEIRD WORLD OF JACK STAFF # 7
story PAUL GRIST
art & cover PAUL GRIST
SEPTEMBER 29
32 PAGES/FC
$3.50
In the ’60s and ’70s he was the king of the criminal elite—the one villain who Jack Staff could never catch. Now he’s retired. Sort of. His name is Alfred Chinard, and this one’s all about him.
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BARON VON SHOCK? #5
story ROB ZOMBIE
art & cover DONNY HADIWIDJAJA & VAL STAPLES
SEPTEMBER 29
32 PAGES / FC
$3.99
Leon hatches his plan to get another 15 minutes of fame, but will he have the guts to go through with it?
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