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    Image Comics

    SOLICITATIONS: Image Comics for October 2011

    Robot OverlordBy Robot OverlordJuly 18, 201131 Mins Read

    Image Comics sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles arriving in October 2011.

    BLOOD RED DRAGON #0
    story JON GOFF
    art CARLO SORIANO & CRIMELAB SYNDICATE
    cover CARLO SORIANO

    OCTOBER 5
    24 PAGES / FC / T
    $3.99

    Limited print run of 5000 copies

    Legendary comic creators STAN LEE and TODD McFARLANE join international superstar YOSHIKI to bring the world an ALL-NEW HERO!

    Born of light. Powered by darkness.

    Dark prophecies speak of a power beyond comprehension: a noble force that rests, buried in the creative heart of the human spirit. It is said this power is all that stands between existence and the unmaking of all things. One man must unlock his destiny and be re-made – a warrior to defeat the coming of Oblivion.

    A hero will rise: The Blood Red Dragon reborn.

    BLOOD RED DRAGON combines elements of sci-fi, anime and American superhero comics in a modern gothic adventure story that plays at salvation, while hinting at the end of the world. AND IT ALL STARTS HERE!

    THE STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE #1 (of 6)
    story JUSTIN JORDAN
    art & cover TRADD MOORE

    OCTOBER 5
    32 PAGES / FC / M
    $2.99

    Luther Strode is just your average nerd until he sends away for a bodybuilding course from an old comic book, one that works a whole lot better than he ever imagined. His newfound strength and strange talents make school a lot easier, but they’ve also caused some very, very bad people to take a very, very keen interest in him. Things will never be the same for Luther Strode…if he survives.

    FEEL BETTER NOW
    A PLUS! Novella
    story / art JONATHAN HICKMAN
    cover JONATHAN HICKMAN

    OCTOBER 26
    40 PAGES / FC / T+
    $3.99

    If you’re a highly qualified psychologist in Los Angeles, the fake problem capital of the world, sometimes you get bored. And, sometimes, this means you screw with your patients.

    For the first time in three years, JONATHAN HICKMAN is writing and drawing a creator-owned comic. Known for the boundary-pushing stories like THE NIGHTLY NEWS and PAX ROMANA, this one-and-done book is the first of three PLUS! stories, will not be collected for over a year, and is intended to have a shelf life of several months.

    THE LAST OF THE GREATS #1
    story JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV
    art & cover A BRENT PEEPLES
    cover B PHIL HESTER

    OCTOBER 5
    32 PAGES / NO ADS
    FC / T+
    $3.99

    “THE DEAL,” Part One
    There were seven, possessing the power of gods, and representing all that could be right with the world. But now… he is the Last. As humanity stands on the brink of annihilation, he is our only hope. And he hates us for what we’ve done. From the Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated writer of ECHOES, Tumor and Elk’s Run comes a dynamic new take on how far mankind will stoop to survive.

    CARBON GREY ORIGINS #1 (of 2)
    story PAUL GARDNER, HOANG NGUYEN & KHARI EVANS
    art POP MHAN, KHARI EVANS, HOANG NGUYEN & KINSUN LOH
    cover KHARI EVANS & KINSUN LOH
    alternate cover HOANG NGUYEN

    OCTOBER 26
    32 PAGES / FC / M
    $3.99

    “ORIGIN,” Part one of two
    Creator HOANG NGUYEN presents an anthology of short stories set in the universe of the Carbon Grey. A boy becomes a god, two fictional characters come to life, a refugee becomes a queen and two sisters become killers. Legends, secret histories, and continuity errors – all will be revealed in CARBON GREY ORIGINS.

    XENOHOLICS #1
    story JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
    art SETH DAMOOSE
    cover DAN DUNCAN

    OCTOBER 19
    32 PAGES / FC/ M
    $3.50

    Are you addicted to aliens? Late night Encounters? Abductions? Probes? The XenoHolics are here to help!

    Because everyone thinks they’re a bunch of nutcases, a support group that claims aliens abducted them try to prove that aliens are real. But that’s much easier said than done and they find themselves caught up in not just ONE government conspiracy, but TWO. Oh, yeah and along the way they learn who is lying about being abducted… and who is telling the truth.

    Presenting a twisted new series about aliens and the crazy people who believe in them, by creators JOSHUA WILLIAMSON (Superman/Batman, DEAR DRACULA), and SETH DAMOOSE (I HATE GALLANT GIRL) with covers by DAN DUNCAN (TMNT)

    CBLDF Liberty Annual 2011

    story MATT WAGNER, J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI, KAZIM ALI, DARA NARAGHI, J.H. WILLIAMS III, MARK WAID, CARLA SPEED MCNEIL, AJ LIEBERMAN, MICHAEL BRAMLEY, STEVE NILES, BRANDON MONTCLARE, JUDD WINICK, RICHARD STARKINGS

    art MATT WAGNER, KEVIN SACCO, CRAIG THOMPSON, CHRIS MITTEN, J.H. WILLIAMS III, JEFF LEMIRE, CARLA SPEED MCNEIL, RILEY ROSSMO, FRANK QUITELY, SHANE DAVIS, FRED HEMBECK, MICHAEL MONTENAT & JACK PURCELL, JOËLLE JONES, GREG LAND, GREG HORN, THIAGO MICALOPULOS & RODNEY RAMOS, DUSTIN NGUYEN, DAVE COOPER, IVAN REIS, SHAKY KANE

    cover A JOHN CASSADAY
    cover B MATT WAGNER

    OCTOBER 12
    48 PAGES / FC / M
    $4.99

    A COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND BENEFIT BOOK!

    Stand Up For Your Rights! Censorship is the ultimate form of bullying. Censors want to take away the power people have to think, speak, or create freely. In CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL 2011, Legendary Editor BOB SCHRECK gathers an all-star line-up of comics creators to stand up to those censoring bullies with 48 powerful pages of ALL NEW story and art about standing up for your rights! All proceeds from this book benefit the important First Amendment work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, who’ve been fighting censorship in comics for 25 years!

    This year’s Liberty Annual includes incredible contributions, including all-new original stories by superstars J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI, FRANK QUITELY, J.H. WILLIAMS III, STEVE NILES, JUDD WINICK, MARK WAID, and CARLA SPEED MCNEIL. Plus, new tales featuring GRENDEL by MATT WAGNER, COWBOY NINJA VIKING by AJ LIEBERMAN & RILEY ROSSMO, and ELEPHANTMEN by RICHARD STARKINGS & SHAKY KANE. Plus a massive, and first ever color story from indy comics master CRAIG THOMPSON! Even Marvel and DC have stepped up to show their support all-new pin-ups including BATMAN by DUSTIN NGUYEN, X-MEN by GREG LAND, GREEN LANTERN by IVAN REIS, and THE AVENGERS by GREG HORN!

    All proceeds from CBLDF Liberty Annual 2011 will benefit the important First Amendment legal work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of the First Amendment rights of the comics art form and its community of retailers, creators, publishers, librarians and readers.

    PILOT SEASON: TEST #1
    story JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV
    art RAHSAN EKEDAL
    cover BAGUS HUTOMO of IFS

    OCTOBER 5
    32 PAGES / FC / T+
    $3.99

    PILOT SEASON RETURNS! TAKE CONTROL!
    The Harvey nominated creative team of ECHOES, JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV (I…Vampire) and RAHSAN EKEDAL (Solomon Kane) reunite to kick off 2011’s PILOT SEASON competition with TEST. A group of ten strangers wake up in a mysterious town with no memory of who they are and how they got there. They are the lone survivors of an apocalyptic event, chosen to repopulate the Earth. But what is the true nature of their fate?

    TEST offers a fresh take on survivalist horror and psychological thriller in the way only FIALKOV and EKEDAL can!

    PILOT SEASON: CITY OF REFUGE #1
    story MORGAN DAVIS FOEHL
    art & cover DENNIS CALERO

    OCTOBER 12
    32 PAGES / FC / T+
    $3.99

    PILOT SEASON RETURNS! TAKE CONTROL!
    Over a decade after Terminal, the residents of San Francisco live a peaceful and prosperous existence thanks to the Program. Every resident of the city is hand-selected and implanted with the chip Secura, which removes the human capacity for violence to maintain the greater good. Only the city’s security forces are allowed a brief reprieve from Secura through use of the drug Freestone in order to do their jobs. Now, rumors of Freestone getting out into the open market threaten to upset the delicate balance keeping humanity from extinction.
    Screenwriter MORGAN DAVIS FOEHL and artist DENNIS CALERO (X-Men: Noir) deliver a twist on the classic dystopian future in CITY OF REFUGE!

    PILOT SEASON: THE BEAUTY #1
    story JEREMY HAUN & JASON HURLEY
    art & cover JEREMY HAUN

    OCTOBER 19
    32 PAGES / FC / T+
    $3.99

    PILOT SEASON RETURNS! TAKE CONTROL!
    Modern society is obsessed with outward beauty. What if there was a way to guarantee you could be come more and more beautiful every day? What if it was contagious? In the world of The Beauty, physical perfection is attainable and while the mass majority of the population has taken advantage of it, Detectives Foster and Vaughn will soon discover it comes with a terrible price.
    Writer/artist JEREMY HAUN (Detective Comics, ARTIFACTS) and co-writer JASON HURLEY offer up a startling reflection on the cost of looking good in this procedural science fiction tale.

    PILOT SEASON: FLESHDIGGER #1
    story SHANNON ERIC DENTON & BRAD KEENE
    art ALEX SANCHEZ
    cover BERNIE WRIGHTSON

    OCTOBER 26
    32 PAGES / FC / T+
    $3.99

    PILOT SEASON RETURNS! TAKE CONTROL!
    A random act of kindness can be damning. When a man witnessed the ruthless beating of an innocent woman, he rushed to help her and was brutally murdered for his trouble. Now driven by revenge, sorrow, and guilt, the woman enacts arcane forces to resurrect him. From out of the earth he’ll rise, a twisted, worm-riddled monstrosity forced to carry out vengeance to maintain whatever life he has left, all while confronting the unimaginable truth of his new, hideous existence. Is he forever damned to be a rotting monster driven by an insatiable bloodlust…or is it possible to shed the curse and return to normal? The torment belongs to the living nightmare they’ll call Fleshdigger. God help anyone who gets in his way!

    From Harvey Award nominee SHANNON ERIC DENTON (GRAVESLINGER, Common Foe) and screenwriter BRAD KEENE (The Grudge 3) and artist ALEX SANCHEZ (Fathom: Blue Descent) comes a tale of supernatural horror!

    WITCHBLADE #151
    story TIM SEELEY
    art DIEGO BERNARD
    cover A JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
    cover B DENNIS CALERO

    OCTOBER 26
    32 PAGES / FC / T+
    $2.99

    DAWN OF A NEW ERA!
    The new creative team of TIM SEELEY (HACK/SLASH) and DIEGO BERNARD (The Man With No Name) bring excitement and big changes to Sara Pezzini’s world with this debut jump-on issue! Forever altered by the events of ARTIFACTS, Sara finds herself in a completely foreign situation and surroundings. The mystery of how and why will compel readers for the coming year and beyond!

    Featuring two covers by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER (ARTIFACTS) and DENNIS CALERO (X-Men: Noir)!
    WITCHBLADE #151 – Foil Stamped and Signed Collector’s Edition – $14.99

    ARTIFACTS ORIGINS ONE-SHOT
    story RON MARZ
    art & cover TOP COW’S FINEST

    OCTOBER 12
    32 PAGES / FC / T+
    $3.99

    ORIGINS RETOLD!
    Thirteen ancient, mystical Artifacts have influenced the fate of mankind since the beginning of time. These same thirteen are prophesized to bring about the end of the Universe. In this special one-shot, Top Cow Universe architect RON MARZ (Artifacts, Magdalena) unveils the secrets of the Artifacts with an all-star lineup of artist including MARC SILVESTRI, DALE KEOWN, BART SEARS, MICHAEL GOLDEN, WHILCE PORTACIO, MICHAEL BROUSSARD, JEREMY HAUN, JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER and more!

    ’68 ENCORE EDITION
    story MARK KIDWELL
    art NAT JONES / JAY FOTOS

    OCTOBER 5
    32 PAGES / FC / M
    $3.99

    On February 13, 1968, Lieutenant Tommy Blake led a five-man fire team into the deep jungles of Vietnam to investigate the sudden silence of a deep-cover listening post. What they found, far from the relative safety of tiny firebase Aries, hidden by the shadows of an enemy-infested rainforest and buried in the heart of a darkness known as “Indian Country” is a brutal story of violence and horror. The hungry dead have risen in the war torn hell of Vietnam and there are zombies in the razorwire…

    So save a bullet for yourself.

    Horror masters MARK KIDWELL, NAT JONES and JAY FOTOS are proud to present the deluxe, “re-mastered” version of their 2006 cult hit tale of military horror: ’68. Re-presented in a single-issue format matching the book’s original release, this powerful one-shot story meshes seamlessly with the continuity of the new, ongoing horror comic series and brings the “missing chapter” to a whole new generation of rabid readers.

    THE INFINITE HORIZON #5 (of 6) (RES)
    story GERRY DUGGAN
    art & cover PHIL NOTO

    OCTOBER 26
    32 PAGES / FC / T- TEEN
    $2.99

    FINALLY – THE COMPLETED SERIES IS RESOLICITED!
    The Captain must avoid the siren song of a post-apocalyptic cult if he is to return safely to America.

    DOC BIZARRE, M.D. HC
    story JOE CASEY
    art / color ANDY SURIANO

    OCTOBER 19
    72 PAGES/ FC / T+
    STANDARD SIZE
    $12.99

    From monsters crippled with pneumonia or demons suffering from incontinence, only one man claims to possess the skills and the training to cure what ails them… DOC BIZARRE, M.D.! He’ll make globe hopping house calls for sick creepers, medically challenged myths and ghouls at death’s door! It’s over-the-top, comedic horror from JOE CASEY and ANDY SURIANO!

    DON’T MISS THIS ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL – JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN!

    ARTIFACTS, VOL. 3 TP
    story RON MARZ
    art JEREMY HAUN & DALE KEOWN
    cover DALE KEOWN

    OCTOBER 19
    160 PAGES / FC / T+
    STANDARD SIZE
    $19.99

    THE EPIC CONCLUSION!
    Over a year in the making, the final act of Top Cow’s landmark ARTIFACTS is finally collected. The mysterious Survivor has been revealed and his plan exposed, but with the Artifact bearers evenly split is it possible for anyone to truly triumph? And what role will the deadly Thirteenth Bearer play in the final battle? RON MARZ (WITCHBLADE, MAGDALENA) and artists JEREMY HAUN (Detective Comics) and DALE KEOWN (THE DARKNESS/PITT) take the entire Top Cow Universe to the brink of destruction and beyond!

    Collects ARTIFACTS #9-13

    LAST MORTAL HC
    story JOHN MAHONEY & FILIP SABLIK
    art & cover THOMAS NACHLIK

    OCTOBER 26
    160 PAGES / B&W / M
    DIGEST SIZE
    $19.99

    REVENGE NEVER DIES!
    Alec King is a small time thief & con man who has always run away from responsibility. When he and his partner get in over their heads after being blackmailed into becoming hitmen and his partner is killed in the process, Alec tries to escape one last time. Alec attempts to take his own life, only to discover he cannot die. What would you do if you had nowhere left to run?

    Collecting the hard-hitting noir tale of revenge from Minotaur Press, this hard cover not only offers the complete series, but a wealth of behind-the-scenes bonus material including a complete cover gallery, character designs, and a look at the development of Last Mortal.

    Collects LAST MORTAL #1-4.

    MICE TEMPLAR, VOL. 3 HC
    story BRYAN J.L. GLASS & MICHAEL AVON OEMING
    art MICHAEL AVON OEMING & VICTOR SANTOS
    cover MICHAEL AVON OEMING

    OCTOBER 12
    250 PAGES / FC / T
    $29.99

    “A MIDWINTER NIGHT’S DREAM”
    Karic was the prophesied “Chosen One,” yet now all the Dark Lands will suffer for his audacious actions against King Icarus and the snake god of the druids. Winter has come to the Shadow Time. The Druid High Priest claims the vacant throne and unleashes a wave of tyranny. Civil war looms between rats and weasels. The legend of “Karic Lives” sparks open rebellion. While the hero Karic lies in a feverish coma, unable to wake: yet his dreams are a portal to the Outer Darkness, where the accursed evil of Donas the Nathair lays claim to Karic’s very soul.

    The two-time Harvey Award-winning series continues, from the acclaimed writer of THOR: FIRST THUNDER and the co-creator of POWERS and TAKIO!

    NIGHTMARE WORLD, VOL. 3: DEMON DAYS TP
    story DIRK MANNING
    art VARIOUS
    cover KRISTEN PERRY

    OCTOBER 5
    128 PAGES / FC / T+
    $16.99

    The Armageddon is over and The Devil has won. In this latest collection of stories culled from the hit Shadowline Web comic series, learn how the previous NIGHTMARE WORLD tales of Irish fairy-folk, vengeful zombie killers, alien ultra-heroes, Cthulhu and more combine with these 13 new tales of terror to reveal Lucifer’s sinister plan to control Creation, revealing the haunted underbelly of a monstrous world all too similar to our own in the chilling tradition of “Tales from the Crypt” and “The Twilight Zone.”

    Includes an introduction by GARY (Deadworld) REED, re-mastered art, a bonus prose story and more!

    SCIENCE DOG OVERSIZED HC
    story ROBERT KIRKMAN
    art CORY WALKER
    cover CORY WALKER & CHRIS CHUCKRY

    OCTOBER 19
    64 PAGES / FC / T
    $19.99

    From the pages of Invincible comes a Science Dog odyssey no fan should miss! Spanning time and space, watch Science Dog fight fire with fire, evil with science!

    THE WALKING DEAD BOOK 7 HC
    story ROBERT KIRKMAN
    art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD

    OCTOBER 5
    304 PAGES / BW / M
    $34.99

    Rick and his group learn the dangers of living behind the safety of the Community walls, and much worse: what happens when those walls give way to those outside.

    Collects THE WALKING DEAD #73-84

    THE WALKING DEAD SURVIVOR’S GUIDE TP
    story TIM DANIEL & ROBERT KIRKMAN
    art & cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN

    OCTOBER 19
    112 PAGES / FC / M
    $14.99

    Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the cast of The Walking Dead. The Survivor’s Guide is a handy checklist of all the characters who have appeared in the series thus far, alive or dead. This series is a can’t-miss supplement to the hit comic book series that is now a hit TV series on AMC!

    WHO IS JAKE ELLIS?, VOL. 1, TP
    story NATHAN EDMONDSON
    art & cover TONCI ZONJIC

    OCTOBER 12
    136 PAGES / FC / T+
    $16.99

    The multiple-sellout miniseries Newsarama calls “a modern noir package that is not to be missed” and MTV “couldn’t put down.” Jon Moore is a mercenary spy on the run, protected only by Jake Ellis, a man invisible to everyone except Jon.

    Collects WHO IS JAKE ELLIS? 1-5

    THE WALKING DEAD “RICK AND ZOMBIES” T-SHIRT
    art CHARLIE ADLARD

    OCTOBER 12
    S-XL $24.99
    XXL $27.99

    Just in time for the second season! An all new t-shirt featuring Sheriff Rick Grimes from ROBERT KIRKMAN’s THE WALKING DEAD! Showcasing artwork by CHARLIE ADLARD, and showcasing the most haunting walkers to date, this shirt is to die for.

    THE WALKING DEAD LUNCHBOX
    art CHARLIE ADLARD

    OCTOBER 12
    $14.99

    FEAST ON THIS!
    This is the ultimate gift for any fan of ROBERT KIRKMAN’s THE WALKING DEAD – a lunchbox featuring artwork by series artist CHARLIE ADLARD! Don’t be the last survivor to roam without one!

    27: SECOND SET #2 (of 4)
    story CHARLES SOULE
    art RENZO PODESTA
    cover SCOTT FORBES

    OCTOBER 5
    32 PAGES / FC / T+
    GOLDEN AGE FORMAT
    $3.99

    Garland has revealed to the world that he has a bizarre button implanted in his chest that gives him genius-level creative powers every time it is pushed. His fame has skyrocketed, but he’s already attracting unwanted attention: a 1980s one-hit wonder turned witch will do whatever she can to steal the button, even if it means cutting it right out of Garland’s chest!

    THE HIT SERIES RETURNS FOR AN ENCORE!

    ALL NIGHTER #5 (of 5)
    story DAVID HAHN
    art / cover DAVID HAHN

    OCTOBER 19
    32 PAGES / BW / T
    $2.99

    CONCLUSION!
    In this final issue, Kit and her friends set out on a cold winter road trip in an attempt to find the missing Martha. Kit’s neighborhood is turned into a media carnival of exploitation in the wake of Martha’s disappearance and thresholds are crossed that cannot be uncrossed.

    AVENGELYNE #4
    story ROB LIEFELD & MARK POULTON
    art OWEN GIENI
    cover A ROB LIEFELD
    cover B OWEN GIENI

    OCTOBER 26
    32 PAGES / FC / T+
    $2.99

    “THE HAND OF GOD,” Part One
    The Coven guest star! A newspaper headline sends Avengelyne and Passover to a sleepy little beach town in Southern California to investigate a demon sighting. Meanwhile, Father Peter welcomes Father Michael O’Bannon, who has left Boston for the New Church of the People. Unfortunately, he doesn’t leave behind his violent past as the bible thumping vigilante Priest makes his return! Plus, an “Extreme Origins” back-up written by MARK POULTON, with art by a guest artist!

    BLUE ESTATE #6
    story VIKTOR KALVACHEV & ANDREW OSBORNE
    art VIKTOR KALVACHEV, TOBY CYPRESS, NATHAN FOX & ROBERT VALLEY
    cover VIKTOR KALVACHEV

    OCTOER 12
    32 PAGES / FC / M
    $2.99

    “POINT OF NO RETURN”
    Worlds collide as dueling escape plans and murder plots converge in a house of cards that’s about to come tumbling down! A desperate starlet, a greedy mobster, a hired killer and a delusional Dexter fan all stand on the brink…but who will pass the point of no return in part six of this fast, funny, 100% cool new series?

    BOMB QUEEN VII: QUEEN’S WORLD #3 (of 4)
    story / art / cover JIMMIE ROBINSON

    OCTOBER 26
    32 PAGES / FC / M
    $3.50

    The fanatical rise of the ShadowHawk cult is terrorizing the new era of global peace, now only the true hero behind the mask can save the world – but ShadowHawk’s support begins to fall when Bomb Queen launches her new social network: FaceCrook.

    GUILTY PLEASURES WERE NEVER THIS MUCH FUN!

    ‘BREED III #6 (of 6)
    story / art / cover JIM STARLIN

    OCTOBER 26
    32 PAGES / FC / M
    $2.99

    “THE ALLIANCE!”
    Ray Stoner and his new-found allies defend Elsewhere
    against the invading demon hordes. Who are ‘Breed’s mysterious new
    friends? They’re why we can’t show you the cover of this issue.

    BUTCHER BAKER, THE RIGHTEOUS MAKER #8
    story JOE CASEY
    art / cover MIKE HUDDLESTON

    OCTOBER 26
    32 PAGES / FC / M
    $2.99

    Just when things couldn’t get any weirder… Just when the nightmare couldn’t get any darker… Just when it you thought it was safe to go back in the comic book store, it’s the newest issue of BUTCHER BAKER! This issue: The envelope is finally pushed to the breaking point!

    BUTCHER BAKER IS THE BOMB BETWEEN YOUR LEGS!

    CHEW #23
    story JOHN LAYMAN
    art / covers ROB GUILLORY

    OCTOBER 19
    32 PAGES / FC / M
    $2.99

    “MAJOR LEAGUE CHEW,” Part Three
    Hey, remember that dead baseball player we put on the back cover of Issue #15? Tony learns his story this issue. And not voluntarily, either.

    THE DARKNESS #96
    story PHIL HESTER
    art ROMANO MOLENAAR
    cover A JEREMY HAUN
    cover B SHELDON MITCHELL

    OCTOBER 19
    32 PAGES / FC / M
    $2.99

    CELEBRATE THE FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY!
    Since The Darkness first debuted fifteen years ago, the Darkness itself and its headstrong bearer, Jackie Estacado, have often been at odds. Estacado is no saint, but the Darkness has crossed a line and to protect his family, Jackie will take the fight into the heart of the Darkness itself. Leading up to the landmark issue #100, long time writer PHIL HESTER (Wonder Woman, Green Hornet) is joined by artist ROMANO MOLENAAR (The Darkness II: Confession) for the stunning conclusion of his three year run!
    Featuring a variant cover by SHELDON MITCHELL!

    ELEPHANTMEN #37
    story RICHARD STARKINGS
    art AXEL MEDLLIN
    cover BOO COOK

    OCTOBER 19
    40 PAGES / FC / M
    $3.99

    “THE KILLING SEASON,” Part Two
    RAZORBACK! Old friend or new foe..?

    EPOCH #3 (of 5)
    story KEVIN McCARTHY
    art PAOLO PANTALENA
    cover PAOLO PANTALENA & BILL FARMER

    OCTOBER 12
    32 PAGES / FC / T+
    $3.99

    TRAINING DAY!
    Detective Jonah Wright is in a quandary. To solve his partner’s murder, he must completely immerse himself into the world of the Supernatural and fight for the Angels in Epoch. With precious little time and scant hopes to defeat formidable, mythical foes like Demons, Trolls, and Vampires, Jonah has the alluring Aliyah to train him. Sometimes the solution is worse than the problem…

    GLADSTONE’S SCHOOL FOR WORLD CONQUERORS #6
    story MARK ANDREW SMITH
    art / cover ARMAND VILLAVERT

    OCTOBER 5
    32 PAGES / FC / E
    $2.99

    All Hell breaks loose when the Gladstone’s Cadets take on their parents’ old superhero nemesis. But have they bitten off more than they can chew? Can they restore their parents’ villainous honor? It’s an action-packed “don’t miss” issue, with far reaching events that change the Gladstone’s universe forever.

    GREEN WAKE #6
    story KURTIS J. WIEBE
    art / cover RILEY ROSSMO

    OCTOBER 26
    32 PAGES / FC / M
    $3.50

    “LOST CHILDREN”
    The next chapter of the critically acclaimed saga returns and the face of Green Wake has been forever changed. A new threat to the once-quiet shores surfaces when rowboats wash ashore with nothing but fresh blood as a passenger and a new arrival begins a campaign to unite Green Wake’s inhabitants with unknown purpose.

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    32 PAGES / FC / T+
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    32 PAGES / FC / T+
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    art / cover ROB LIEFELD

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    32 PAGES / FC / T
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    48 PAGES / FC / T
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    art / cover CORY WALKER

    OCTOBER 19
    32 PAGES / FC / T+
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    THE LI’L DEPRESSED BOY #8
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    art SINA GRACE
    cover JAMIE McKELVIE

    OCTOBER 19
    32 PAGES / FC / T
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    OCTOBER 12
    32 PAGES / FC / T
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    BACK MONTHLY!
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    OCTOBER 19
    32 PAGES / FC / T
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    OCTOBER 5
    32 PAGES / FC / T
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    “THE LAZARUS TREE,” Part One
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    MORNING GLORIES #14
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    cover RODIN ESQUEJO

    OCTOBER 12
    32 PGS / FC / M
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    OCTOBER 5
    32 PAGES / FC / M
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    OCTOBER 19
    32 PAGES / FC / T+
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    OCTOBER 12
    32 PAGES / FC / M
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    OCTOBER 19
    32 PAGES / FC / T
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    OCTOBER 5
    32 PAGES / FC / E
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    OCTOBER 12
    32 PAGES / FC / T
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    OCTOBER 26
    32 PAGES / FC / T
    $3.50

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    cover HECTOR CASANOVA

    OCTOBER 5
    32 PAGES / FC / T+
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    OCTOBER 5
    32 PAGES / FC / M
    $2.99

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    OCTOBER 19
    32 PAGES / FC / M
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    SKULLKICKERS #12
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    OCTOBER 26
    32 PAGES / FC / T
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    story WILL CARLTON
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    cover SZYMON KUDRANSKI

    OCTOBER 5
    32 PAGES / FC / T+
    $2.99

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    art STEPHEN MOONEY
    cover JOE CORRONEY

    OCTOBER 19
    32 PAGES / FC / T
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    VIRUS!
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    story SAM SARKAR
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    color SAKTI YUWONO
    cover GARRIE GASTONNY & BAGUS HUTOMO

    OCTOBER 26
    32 PAGES / FC / T
    $3.50

    MINISERIES CONCLUSION!
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    story ENRIQUE CARRION
    art / cover JOHN UPCHURCH

    OCTOBER 26
    32 PAGES / FC / M
    $2.99

    “BONE HUNT”
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    THE WALKING DEAD #90
    story ROBERT KIRKMAN
    art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN

    OCTOBER 12
    32 PAGES / BW / M
    $2.99

    Glenn will soon regret his decision.

    THE WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #40
    story ROBERT KIRKMAN
    art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN

    OCTOBER 5
    32 PAGES / BW / M
    $2.99

    The BEGINNING is near…

    THE WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #41
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    art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN

    OCTOBER 12
    32 PAGES / BW / M
    $2.99

    Death surrounds them.

    THE WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #42
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    art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN

    OCTOBER 19
    32 PAGES / BW / M
    $2.99

    The time has come.

    THE WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #43
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    OCTOBER 26
    32 PAGES / BW / M
    $2.99

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