ARCHENEMIES #4 (of 4)
DREW MELBOURNE (W), YVEL GUICHET (P), JOE RUBINSTEIN (I), RICK HILTBRUNNER (C),
and JIM KEPLINGER (L)
On sale July 5, FC, 32pg, $2.99
As Ethan and Vincent, they’re roommates. As Star Fighter and the Underlord,
they're mortal enemies. For months we’ve gotten to know them, but this July
everything we know is about to change. In the wake of tragedy, one roommate will
be forced to confront his past, while the other will embrace a shocking new
future. In their darkest hour, fate will draw them into one final conflict. Star
Fighter versus the Underlord. No distractions. No holds barred. One will win.
One will lose. And two lives will never be the same. PLUS: some jokes. Part four
of the four-part ArchEnemies: Sinners and Saints graphic novel. Written by
rising star Drew Melbourne, with pencils by Yvel Guichet (Superman, JLA) and
inks by comics veteran Joe Rubinstein.
BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #115: ON THE PERFECTION OF ANATOMY part 4 (of 6)
HIROAKI SAMURA (W/A)
On sale July 12, b&w, 32pg, $2.99
After the last issue’s shocking death, Burando’s grip on reality slips a bit
more, and he struggles to continue his research while in a depressed stupor.
Habaki Kagimura isn’t letting his prize doctor off the hook, though. Kagimura
pushes for new tests with a new felon. Word of his experiments in immortality is
spreading through Edo’s jails, and Manji’s cocky cellmate is a willing
volunteer who has no idea what pain is in store for him. Hiroaki Samura’s
samurai drama continues its dark descent into a horrific world of torture and
“modern Japanese medicine,” as the secrets of Manji’s mystical kessen-chu
are slowly revealed.
FOR MATURE READERS
B.P.R.D.: THE UNIVERSAL MACHINE #4 (of 5)
MIKE MIGNOLA (W/Cover), JOHN ARCUDI (W), GUY DAVIS (A), and DAVE STEWART (C)
On sale July 5, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Hellboy and Abe Sapien take center stage in a flashback story set during Abe’s
early days at the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, and Liz Sherman
reveals weird tales of the family members that she killed while discovering her
firestarter powers. And in Europe, Doctor Kate Corrigan bargains with an ancient
evil over the fate of her dead friend, Roger.
BMWFILMS.COM PRESENTS THE HIRE
MATT WAGNER (W/A), BRUCE CAMPBELL (W), MARK WAID (W), KURT BUSIEK (W), STEVEN
GRANT (W), FRANCISCO RUIZ VELASCO (A), KILIAN PLUNKETT, (A), and CLAUDE ST.
AUBIN (A)
Available Now, SC, 96pg, FC, 7" x 10", $12.95
The legendary series of short “webisodes” featured A-list directors such as
John Woo and Ridley Scott telling tales of the Hire--an enigmatic driver--and
the passengers that need his transportation and protection. Now, some of the
biggest names in comics bring The Hire to Dark Horse!
Matt Wagner (Grendel) tells a story of a spoiled party-girl and her high-speed
hunters; Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead) and Kilian Plunket (Superman: Red Son) team
the Driver with a schoolteacher with unfortunate mob connections; Mark Waid
(Fantastic Four) and Claude St. Aubin (Dominion) tell the tale of a geeky
bureaucrat with a valuable secret; and Kurt Busiek (Conan) and Steven Grant
(Badlands) with Francisco Ruiz Velasco (Lone Wolf 2100) relate the story of a
millionaire businessman facing a very hostile takeover.
* Featuring the talents of award-winning creators Matt Wagner, Kilian Plunket,
Mark Waid, Kurt Busiek, and Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell!
CONAN #30
MIKE MIGNOLA (W), CARY NORD (A), DAVE STEWART (C), and TONY HARRIS (Cover)
On sale July 19, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Conan battles a gelatinous abomination older than history itself in this
continuation of Robert E. Howard’s “The Hall of the Dead” adapted by
Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and drawn by Cary Nord.
Grasping, groping tentacles meet cold, hard steel as Conan struggles to avoid
the churning gullet of an adversary unlike any he’s faced before. In an
abandoned city long lost to the hearts and memories of man, where will the
Cimmerian turn for refuge? The haunting dead of this ancient place offer no
solace, but they want nothing more than for Conan to join their dank and
lifeless company.
CONAN AND THE SONGS OF THE DEAD #1 (of 5)
JOE R. LANSDALE (W), TIMOTHY TRUMAN (A), and DAVE STEWART (C)
On sale July 5, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Renowned horror and western writer Joe R. Lansdale reunites with his Jonah Hex
collaborator, artist Timothy Truman, to tell the grittiest, roughest, downright
meanest Conan story ever seen in comics.
This five-part series begins in the wretched wastes of Stygia, a burning,
grinding stretch of desert so desolate the only thing more unforgiving are its
inhabitants. There, Conan comes to the aid of an old ally, uncovers a scheme to
acquire untold-of wealth, and punishes his foolish enemies most cruelly. Yet
when his treasure hunt reveals an alluring spirit with long unsatisfied needs,
the Cimmerian knows a gentler touch is required to win the day.
Teaming the wild, scathing wit of Lansdale with the unflinching vision of
Truman, Conan and the Songs of the Dead is an unprecedented take on the grand
hero of sword-and-sorcery--pushing one of the most brutal heroes of literature
to new extremes!
DARK HORSE TWENTY YEARS (25¢ issue)
ARTHUR ADAMS (A), SERGIO ARAGONES (A), BOB BURDEN (A), PAUL CHADWICK (A), ADAM
HUGHES (A), FRANK MILLER (A), TONY MILLIONAIRE (A), CARY NORD (A), ERIC POWELL
(A), STAN SAKAI (A), MATT WAGNER (A), CHRIS WARNER (A), JOSS WHEDON (A), MIKE
MIGNOLA (Cover), and many more!!!
On sale July 5, FC, 24pg, .25¢
Eric Powell draws Star Wars, Adam Hughes draws Hellboy, and Joss Whedon makes
his artistic debut--that’s just a smidge of what’s included in this 25-cent
gift to all the fans who’ve supported Dark Horse Comics through our first
twenty years!
Dark Horse Comics is proud to present Dark Horse Twenty Years, a collection of
original art by a distinguished list of Dark Horse creators, past and present.
Every page holds a different piece, each showcasing a character from the
company’s history of great original and licensed properties. Instead of
drawing their own creations, these jaw-dropping talents have traded characters,
each offering an unexpected take on one of the icons of Dark Horse.
Legends of comics drawing the characters you’d never expect. You won’t see
this much talent in the same place for another twenty years!
* Cover by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola!
EDEN: IT’S AN ENDLESS WORLD! VOLUME 4 TPB
HIROKI ENDO (W/A)
On sale August 2, SC, 208pg, b&w, 5" x 7", $12.95
Exploring the origin of Kenji, the knife-wielding,Japanese freedom fighter,
Hiroki Endo takes us back in time to witness the brutal events that shaped this
warrior’s spirit. In Kenji’s present, he fights in one of the most intense
hand-to-hand combat sequences in post-apocalyptic literature! With the world
reeling from the aftereffects of a brutal, widespread virus, civilization is
torn between the laws and ways of the old world and a new order where cybernetic
implants are commonplace and “might means right.” Elijah and his
comrades-in-arms attempt to cross the Andes Mountains, with Propater’s
gruesome Aeon soldiers and armored troops hot on their heels! Graphic,
cyberpunk, and philosophical, Eden is a place where endearing heroes face a
constant struggle for survival. and violent surprises wait around every corner!
* Often compared to Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira in both artistic execution and
storytelling scope, Hiroki Endo’s deep and beautiful Eden series is finally
available in English!
* Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
THE ESCAPISTS #1 (of 6)
From Pulitzer-winning author Michael Chabon!
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN (W), PHILIP BOND (A), EDUARDO BARRETO (A), and FRANK MILLER
(Cover)
On sale July 12, FC, 32pg, $1.00
Wizard Top Ten and multiple Eisner Award-winning writer Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The
Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways) teams with critically acclaimed artists Philip
Bond (Vimanarama, Vertigo Pop, Tank Girl) and Eduardo Barreto (Batman, The Long
Haul) to deliver this knockout first issue!
Discovering his late father’s decades-spanning vault of Escapist memorabilia
at the age of six, Max became a fan of the Master of Elusion almost overnight.
After exhausting the extensive stash of Golden and Silver Age comics, he needed
more--and started writing his own Escapist stories. Now nineteen, he’s
determined to make the character a sensation once again, but where is he going
to find an artist--in Cleveland? Meet Maxwell Roth and Case Weaver, latter-day
versions of Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay, in part one of The Escapists!
With cover art by multi-platinum superstar Frank Miller kicking off a round
robin of stellar cover artists including James Jean and John Cassaday, this
launch of the first Escapist miniseries can’t be missed!
* Special Introductory price: $1.00!
* “[Vaughan] turned in a script that caused grown men, or at least one grown
man, to weep for joy. It is a script that well meets, and perhaps even exceeds,
the expectations raised by the shadow of the parent novel . . .”
-- Michael Chabon
THE GREMLINS HC
ROALD DAHL (W), ARTISTS AND WRITERS GUILD, INC. (A), and THE DISNEY STUDIOS (A)
On sale September 13, HC, 56pg, FC, 8 3/8" x 11", $12.95
Published in 1943 and long unavailable, Dark Horse Books is proud to present
this landmark book from the author of such beloved tales as Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and Matilda. Digitally restored,
this remarkable presentation of Dahl’s classic story, lavishly illustrated by
the artists of the Walt Disney Studios, will delight readers of all ages!
The Gremlins is the story of Gus, a British World War II fighter pilot, who
during the Battle of Britain turned to look out on the wing of his plane only to
see an amazing sight: a little man, no more than six inches tall with horns
growing from his head, drilling a hole in the plane’s wing. Gus was the first
man to ever see a Gremlin, and what happened after that would change the war,
and the world, forever.
Bought by Walt Disney to be produced as an animated motion picture (and
considered to be the first story featuring the mythical airplane-sabotaging
creatures known as Gremlins), the project was ultimately shelved and is
reprinted here for the first time in over sixty years.
* The book was first published in 1943 and has been unavailable since that
time.
* Dark Horse Deluxe is producing a line of toys to tie in with the project,
the first time Gremlins toys have been made available in decades!
HELLBOY ANIMATED STATUE #1: HELLBOY
On sale September 13, 10" tall statue, fully painted, limited edition, comes
packaged in a full-color box, $150.00
IDT Entertainment is creating a new Hellboy Animated series. Along with creative
producers Mike Mignola and Guillermo Del Toro, and voices provided by Ron
Perlman and Selma Blair, the two direct-to-video episodes, will follow in the
footsteps of the comics and successful major motion picture. Providing the
character design for the show is Sean “Cheeks” Galloway, personally chosen
by Mike Mignola to represent Hellboy in this new format.
Go to hellboyanimated.typepad.com for a Production Diary of the episodes.
Dark Horse will be presenting an entire line of Hellboy Animated graphic novels,
books, and products, including two detailed full-size statues by gifted sculptor
Tony Cipriano. Our first, Hellboy, is a perfect representation of the 2-D
animation brought to 3-D reality.
LITTLE LULU COLOR SPECIAL TPB
JOHN STANLEY (W/A) and IRVING TRIPP (A)
On sale September 13, SC, 208pg, FC, 7" x 10", $13.95
In rich, vibrant color for the first time in a half-century comes a
guffaw-inducing selection of Little Lulu’s landmark adventures!
Little Lulu is one of the truly great all-ages comics, with a monthly series
that lasted four decades, the zany high jinks of eight-year-old Lulu Moppet and
her lovable pals are not only classics of children’s literature, but an
indelible part of American popular culture. Her razor wit will tickle your
brain and her sweet generosity will win your heart--Lulu is the All-American
girl!
Experience the highlights of Little Lulu’s illustrious comedy career as they
were meant to be seen--in luscious full color!
* “Little Lulu was one of my favorite comics as a kid. SImple enough for
kids to enjoy, but hip enough to make grown-ups laugh out loud, it's one of the
great unsung comics.”
--Harvey Pekar, creator of American Splendor
* “These little gems are timeless models of wry humor and unsurpassed comic
timing. Like Peanuts and Calvin and Hobbes, they create an entire kids’
universe of secret clubhouses, favorite soda fountain hangouts,and fantastic
menaces.”
--Publishers Weekly
LITTLE LULU VOLUME 11: APRIL FOOLS TPBJOHN STANLEY (W/A) and IRVING TRIPP (A)
On sale August 9, SC, 200pg, b&w, 6" x 9", $9.95
Learn why generations of readers have considered Little Lulu one of smartest,
cutest, and funniest comics ever to hit the shelves in the newest volume of Dark
Horse’s ongoing effort to collect this seminal all-ages classic in a library
of affordable trade paperbacks.
Lulu Moppet is the true-blue daughter of Main Street America, clever and sweet,
mischievous and generous, an eight-year-old hero for anyone who ever wanted to
bring home a gorilla, scare the pants off of ghosts, and outwit every grownup in
sight. In this volume, comics geniuses John Stanley and Irving Tripp are at
their very best, crafting tales guaranteed to thrill kids just as much as they
crack-up their parents.
* When Dell first published Little Lulu’s funny-book adventures they were
immediate bestsellers, no one had ever seen such wit and grace between the
comics pages. Now, relive that magic with this whopping collection of tales
filled with truth, laughs, and a grand old time!
MAIL VOLUME 1 TPB
HOUSUI YAMAZAKI (W/A)
On sale August 16, SC, 208pg, b&w, 5" x 7", $10.95
Private detective Reiji Akiba has a theory about those awkward moments and weird
coincidences we all encounter in life. They are actually encounters with the
dead--their way of sending us a message. But you may not want to open such
strange mail from beyond--not unless you can see the ghostly attachment, like
Akiba can. And not unless you carry a gun that can kill what isn’t alive, like
Akiba’s aptly named Kagutsuchi, “the tool between God and earth” . . .
digging a divine grave to lay to rest the evil dead.
Volume 1 of Mail opens with a model’s photo shoot at what was a lovely
riverside. But someone’s thrown their trash away here: human bones. When the
negatives in the darkroom reveal hidden horror, it’s time for the magazine to
hire Akiba. The answers lie in the secret basement of a shunned house . . . but
they don’t lie peacefully!
* Mail was recently made into a live-action Japanese horror movie starring
Chiaki Kuriyama--“Go-Go Yubari” from Kill Bill.
* With Mail and Corpse Delivery Service, Dark Horse introduces to the U.S.
market one of the hottest up-and-coming new artists in Japan, Housui Yamazaki.
These two books are Yamazaki’s debut in the American market.
* Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
MUTTS VINYL FIGURES
On sale September 13, Mooch vinyl figure, 8" tall, $17.99
On sale September 13, Earl vinyl figure, 8" tall, $17.99
One of today’s most popular newspaper strips is Patrick McDonnell’s beloved
feature Mutts.
Dark Horse is excited to continue our line of new figural versions of these
adorable critters with vinyl figures representing two of our favorite
characters: Mooch and Earl.
Working directly with Patrick McDonnell and the sculptors at Yoe! Studio, we
have created eight-inch vinyl figures which delightfully capture the essence and
attitude of this irrepressible cat and dog.
To find out more about Mutts, please check out the official fan site at:
muttscomics.com.
NEXUS ARCHIVES VOLUME 4 HC
MIKE BARON (W) and STEVE RUDE (A)
On sale August 23, HC, 216pg, FC, 7" x 10 1/2", $49.95
Every once in a while a creation appears that both reinvents and epitomizes its
genre. 1981 marked the beginning of such an event with the first issue of Nexus,
a playful adventure series that paid homage to the best of classic science
fiction while introducing an unforgettable antihero. Countless readers around
the world followed his action-packed exploits over the next two decades,
visiting alien realms and fascinating creatures through the wit and verve of his
youthful creators.
Dark Horse invites you to relive the series that defined the careers of both
Steve Rude and Mike Baron, collected in a hardcover format for the first time.
In this volume, Sundra discovers the source of Nexus’ powers and the cause of
his headaches--the Merk is revealed! Space pirates pillage Ylum’s orbital
community, and the Sovs declare war, but Nexus is without his powers . . . so
the Heads create the most devastating weapon in the galaxy.
* This handsome archive collects issues nineteen through twenty-five of Nexus
volume II, originally published by First Comics.
OH MY GODDESS! VOLUME 24 TPB
KOSUKE FUJISHIMA (W/A)
On sale August 9, SC, 176pg, b&w, 5 1/8" by 7 3/16", $10.95
Ever since a cosmic phone call brought the four literal young goddesses
Belldandy, Urd, Skuld--and, like an occasional vowel, Peorth--to live in
college student Keiichi’s residence, his personal life has been turned upside
down, sideways, and sometimes even into strange dimensions!
As the Parent-Child Showdown between Keiichi and his fa--um, “Keima-san,”
races its way along the night roads of the Inokuradai Circuit, his mo--uh,
“Takano-san,” passes the time by whupping the Goddesses at mahjong. But does
she realize what they really are? Then, cry “Roadtrip!” and let Chihiro’s
Mini Cooper slip into gear, as she, Bell, and Keiichi hit the highway to a hot
springs. But the vacation from drama is brief--and readers are advised to
prepare for the advent of . . . the Fifth Goddess!
* Collection also features a new installment in the Adventures of the
Mini-Goddesses! series years after the original collection!
PATHFINDER TPB
LAETA KALOGRIDIS (W) and CHRISTOPHER SHY (A)
On sale July 26, SC, 168pg, FC, 7" x 10". $17.95
Five hundred years before Columbus, barbaric Viking invasions ravaged North
America.
Pathfinder is the story of a young Viking boy left behind as the only survivor
of a shipwrecked expedition. A stranger in a strange land, the boy is raised by
a tribe of American Indians--the very people the Vikings had sworn to destroy.
When Vikings again storm the eastern shores, waging another barbaric campaign,
they slaughter the tribe that adopted the young man. Now he wages a violent
personal war to stop the Viking's trail of death and destruction.
* Pathfinder is set to be released as a major motion picture from Twentieth
Century Fox in July 2006.
PATH OF THE ASSASSIN VOLUME 2 TPB
KAZUO KOIKE (W) and GOSEKI KOJIMA (A)
On sale August 30, SC, 312pg, b&w, 4" x 6", $9.95
It’s not easy being Hattori Hanzo.
If he’s not teaching Leyasu, the young, future shogun, how to love, then
he’s behind the scenes, teaching Leyasu how not to die in case of a momentary
lapse of protection.
If you thought you had a tough job, try taking a pudgy, protected youngster, and
making him into the leader who will unite Japan under his single rule.
From the creators of Lone Wolf & Cub comes a series about two young men bound to
a nation’s potential future at a time when Japan was in transition from a
warlike feudal state into an era of bureacracy and infighting.
Another quasi-historical tale from the masters of Japanese samurai culture, Path
of the Assassin shows a side of feudal Japan that entertains with action as well
as political drama.
* Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
THE PERHAPANAUTS TPB
TODD DEZAGO (W), CRAIG ROUSSEAU (A), and RICO RENZI (A)
On sale August 23, SC, 128pg, FC, 7" x 10", $15.95
There are places in this world where the fabric of reality has worn thin, where
strange and terrible creatures have crossed over to lurk in the shadows and the
night.
There is an organization dedicated to finding these creatures and sending them
back from whence they came, sealing the rift behind them, and maintaining the
integrity of those borders.
The organization is called BEDLAM.
Its agents are . . . The Perhapanauts!
* Now, for the first time ever, collected especially for you in this widely
popular trade paperback format, the critically acclaimed, highly sought after
four-issue miniseries that started it all--The PERHAPANAUTS! And, if you act
now, we’ll also include the never-before-seen (well, seen by a few…)
unaired, original pilot, “7 Months Earlier.” Also included are rare
outtakes, character bios, pinups by some of the industry’s brightest stars,
and an introduction by comics artist and reader, Mike Wieringo (Spider-Man;
Tellos; Fantastic Four). Order yours today! Makes a great gift!
PLASTICLAND TPB
FRANK KOZIK (W)
On sale September 27, SC, 112pg, FC, 9" x 13", $29.95
The man credited with single-handedly reviving the concept of rock posters as an
art form, Frank Kozik was first exposed to the counterculture world of
“designer art toys” on a trip to Japan in 1996. His collecting hobby soon
mutated into a new profession, and in 2002 Kozik made the leap from illustrator
to toy designer. Now considered one of the world’s top three underground toy
designers, Kozik shares all the secrets of this arcane and cutting-edge art
movement in Plasticland. This deluxe oversized volume, the first collected work
of Kozik’s foray into this explosive new phenomenon, offers a fascinating look
at the creation and end result of modern toy design. A dazzling photographic
record of all Kozik’s production and custom pieces through early 2006, the
book also features his new works in serigraphy and oil painting.
* Frank Kozik has created works for Nike, BASF, Slim Jim, and MTV. He divides
his time between San Francisco and Tokyo.
* Frank Kozik has been the subject of numerous magazine and newspaper
articles, including features in Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Spin, and Details.
PLAYBOY INTERVIEWS: THEY PLAYED THE GAME
Edited by STEPHEN RANDALL and the editors of PLAYBOY
On sale May 3, HC, 480pg, 6" x 9", $22.95
Includes interviews with Jim Brown, Joe Namath, Billie Jean King, O.J. Simpson,
Pete Rose, Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson, Barry Bonds, Mike Tyson, Dale Earnhardt
Jr., and others.
Some of the interviews were originally edited for space and are presented here
in full!
Fact: A large number of Playboy’s readers do buy the magazine for the
articles--specifically the interviews. The Playboy Interviews is incisive and
entertaining, and important figures from all walks of life--many of whom honor
no other interview requests--have given life- and career-altering interviews in
the magazine’s pages. The Playboy Interviews: They Played the Game features
some of the most revered--and reviled--American sports stars from the past six
decades openly discussing controversial issues including race, gender, drugs,
and sexuality. More than just a bunch of jocks talking sports, these interviews
are a fascinating reflection of the American psyche and evolving cultural
perceptions.
* No matter what sport you follow from the diamond to the gridiron, hoops to
hockey, you’ll find your favorite athlete in The Playboy Interviews: They
Played the Game.
* The Playboy Interviews series launches with a sports theme, possibly the
number one subject for male readers--and male sports fans are abundant in
America. The title’s May release will make it a perfect Father’s Day gift!
RECESS PIECES TPB
BOB FINGERMAN (W/A)
On sale August 23, SC, 96pg, FC, 7" x 10", $14.95
Bad things are brewing in the halls of The Ben Turpin School for K-8. When a
science project goes wrong, only the prepubescent children are spared the fate
of zombification-- which is not to say that they’re immune from being eaten
alive! George Romero covered night, dawn, and day, but how about recess? With
Recess Pieces, Bob Fingerman (Beg the Question, You Deserved It) dishes up a
grisly combination of Hal Roach’s Our Gang and zombies, zombies and more
zombies.
SCARLET TRACES: THE GREAT GAME #1 (of 4)
IAN EDGINTON (W) and D’ISRAELI (A)
On July 12, FC, 32pg, $2.99
This fantastical new miniseries picks up where the critically acclaimed
hardcover left off.
After almost four decades of conflict, the British invasion of Mars has ground
into a bloody stalemate in the dust of the red planet.
Launched to fanfares and cheers, the times and mood have changed, as the British
Government under the iron hand of Prime Minister Spry struggles to wage a war
another world away while keeping its grip on an increasingly troubled and
turbulent empire.
Riven with revolt and revolution, the glory that was Great Britain is
unravelling at the seams with freedom and free speech brutally sacrificed to
maintain order. However, this is nothing compared to what is happening on Mars,
and the worst is yet to come!
* Sequel to the best comic book of all time, Scarlet Traces.
* From the creators of the fan-favorite Kingdom of the Wicked!
SCARY BOOK VOLUME 3: FACES TPB
KAZUO UMEZU (W/A)
On sale August 23, SC, 232pg, b&w, 5 1/8" x 7 1/4", $13.95
Kazuo Umezu, the grandmaster of horror manga, returns with the third chilling
volume of his Scary Book anthology series. In “Fear,” Aiko is always ignored
and neglected when compared to her beautiful older sister, Momoko. But when
Momoko is horribly disfigured in an accident and goes mad, it’s up to Aiko to
bring home young girls her sister can use . . . to make a new face! And in
“The Coincidental Letter,” a young girl named Yoko, in a fit of mischief,
sends an insulting letter to a made-up girl at a made-up address warning her of
a horrible fate. However, by incredible coincidence, both the girl and the
address are real, and everything in the letter starts coming true!
STAR WARS: CLONE WARS ADVENTURE VOLUME 6 TPB
HADEN BLACKMAN (W), MIKE KENNEDY (W), THE FILLBACH BROTHERS (W/A), STEWART
MCKENNY (A), and more!
On sale August 9, SC, 96pg, FC, 5 1/4" X 7 1/2", $6.95
Four more thrilling tales of planets in peril and Jedi in jeopardy! The Clone
Wars grind through the galaxy, shaking every system to its core and testing
loyalties on both sides of the conflict. The last days of the Jedi are at hand,
but if their Order is to fall, they’re going down swinging! Presenting
another round of lightning-paced, action-packed, all-ages Star Wars goodness,
all told in the same stripped-down stylization as Cartoon Network’s
micro-series.
* The Clone Wars Adventures series are a top seller, and very kid-friendly,
perfect for younger readers.
* The stories contained in this book are based on the popular Cartoon Network
micro-series, and showcase the same visual sensibilities and exciting,
stripped-down style.
* Currently there are over 100,000 copies of Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures
in print!
STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #7
JOHN JACKSON MILLER (W), DUSTIN WEAVER (A), MICHAEL ATIYEH (C), and BRIAN CHING
(Cover)
On sale July 26, FC, 32pg, $2.99
The wildest adventure in the ancient history of Star Wars gets wilder in a
brand-new story arc featuring the most feared warriors in the
galaxy--Mandalorians! Leaving the treacherous streets of Taris behind them,
fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick and the rag-tag crew of the Last Resort cook up a
scheme to pilfer much needed supplies from an unsuspecting bunch of miserly
miners. Unfortunately, any attempts at avoiding attention are for naught when
the group finds they’ve landed themselves smack dab in the middle of the
Republic and Mandalorian conflict!
* The flagship series of Dark Horse’s exciting relaunch of its Star Wars
publishing line, celebrating the company’s twentieth anniversary.
* Continuing the ongoing monthly series set four thousand years before the
rise of the Empire and the fall of Anakin Skywalker (and eight years prior to
the events in the Knights of the Old Republic video game).
STAR WARS: LEGACY #2
JOHN OSTRANDER (W), JAN DUURSEMA (P), DAN PARSONS (I), BRAD ANDERSON (C), and
ADAM HUGHES (Cover)
On sale July 5, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Over the bodies of their enemies, two Jedi make a pact that will set them on the
path to a greater danger than they have ever known . . .
Bounty hunters capture a prisoner whose presence will test their resolve--and
the strength of their alliance . . .
A Sith apprentice is given the honorific “Darth” and sent to hunt a quarry
whose capture--or death--could shake an empire to its foundations . . .
And a Princess finds herself alone in the galaxy, pursued by those she once
counted as allies.
This is only the second issue of the new ongoing series Star Wars: Legacy and
already there’s more adventure and more intrigue than we can even hint at!
STAR WARS: REBELLION #4
ROB WILLIAMS (W), BRANDON BADEAUX (A/Cover), and WIL GLASS (C/Cover)
On sale July 12, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Luke Skywalker faces a squad of stormtroopers when he attempts to bring his
boyhood friend Imperial officer Janek “Tank” Sunber over to the Rebellion.
Was Tank’s plan to defect discovered by the Empire before he could get away,
or are the troopers a plot to trick the Alliance into letting Sunber into the
heart of their operations? It might not even matter, because while Luke is off
on his renegade rescue mission, the Rebel Fleet comes under attack--from inside
the command ship!
* A compelling new story set between the events of A New Hope and The Empire
Strikes Back exploring the Rebel Alliance’s desperate struggle against the
Galactic Empire, delivered in style by writer Rob Williams (Cla$$war; SW Tales)
and artist Brandon Badeaux (Superman: Man of Steel, SW Empire)
STATIONERY AND JOURNAL SETS
Dark Horse continues its line of stationery sets and journals from today’s top
indie artists. This month we bring you Evan Harris and Everett Peck.
On sale July 12, Evan Harris’ Birds of a Letter Stationery Set, 8 letter
sheets, 6 envelopes, 5 3/4" x 8 3/4", $4.99
Born in the briars and backwoods thistles of Medford, Oregon, Evan Benjamin
Harris grew up with little knowledge of the bourgeois big city fine arts. So, he
dove into the recesses of his own imagination and embraced the fables and
folklore that fascinated him. With little to do but draw, he did exactly that.
Now older, things haven’t changed much. The stories he created as a child are
still present in his paintings. With diligence and hard work, Evan’s crude
stick figures became the more clearly defined images you see today. With no
formal art training, he creates on his own terms.
On sale July 12, Everett Peck: It’s Not My Fault Journal, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2",
spiral bound journal, 128 pages, $9.95
On sale July 12, Everett Peck’s I Think I Love You Stationery Set, 8 letter
sheets, 6 envelopes, 5 3/4" x 8 3/4", $4.99
We are happy to add legendary whacko and graphic anarchist Everett Peck to our
lineup of stationery and journal artists. Perhaps best known for his Duckman
series, Mr. Peck he is also a frequent contributor to magazines like Playboy and
Rolling Stone, to name just a couple. He is currently developing a new animated
series for Cartoon Network and a graphic novel for Tokyopop.
Drawing on both published and personal work, we have gathered together some of
the best and most colorful pieces for this madcap modern masterpiece.
TRIGUN MAXIMUM VOLUME 10 TPB
YASUHIRO NIGHTOW (W/A)
On sale August 2, SC, 240pg, b&w, 5" x 7", $9.95
Since the day Vash spotted his decimated soul in the middle of the desert,
Nicholas Wolfwood has become a favorite of fans. A man of the cloth with a
tortured soul and a past full of bullets, the protector of our story’s hero,
Wolfwood might just be reaching the end of his pew.
Ironically, the past has come back to attack him. And by that we mean Livio, the
young man Nicholas once befriended. Livio is more than a match for Wolfwood,
having been trained by the same master, Chapel. And now the master and both
disciples meet in a deadly face-off, and only one man will survive.
But readers are in for more than just one surprise in this climactic volume of
Trigun.
* Presented in a fashion directly approved by Nightow himself, Trigun Maximum
is so authentic that . . . well, it can hardly be more so. Includes facetious
inner cover art and Nightow’s hilarious back page commentary, as always.
USAGI YOJIMBO #95
STAN SAKAI (W/A)
On sale July 26, b&w, 24pg, $2.99
Discover the series that has garnered worldwide fans over the past two decades
and won countless awards!
Five years ago, Usagi dodged a bullet when the mysterious assassin Shizukiri was
willing to accept a an expected bounty rather than engage the rabbit ronin and
his fellow wandering samurai, Gen. Shizukiri’s reputation as a ruthless,
unbeatable opponent was well established even before he became the only hired
sword ever to stare down our long-eared hero, but now his formidable skills are
up against Karma itself! When beggars hire him to kill a high-ranking samurai,
Shizukiri becomes tangled in a fateful and unexpected plot. Will his skills
preserve him, or is Karma truly inescapable? Find out, when master storyteller
Stan Sakai presents Usagi Yojimbo #95!
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