DARK HORSE COMICS
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #13
Timothy Truman (W), Tomás Giorello (P), José Villarrubia (C), and Joseph Michael
Linsner (Cover)
On sale Aug 19
FC, 40 pages $2.99 Ongoing
In “Black Altar,” the relentless final chapter in the “Black Colossus”
adaptation, Natohk’s desert hordes surge up the narrow Shamla Pass, and Conan’s
ragged army desperately attempts to hold their high ground. Outnumbered and
facing an army fueled by a zealous, reborn Stygian wizard, simply surviving may
be the greatest victory Conan can hope for. Any triumph will ring hollow,
though, if Conan can’t protect Khoraja’s current sovereign, the beautiful
Princess Yasmela—whom Natohk has vowed to capture! Tim Truman, Tomás Giorello,
and José Villarrubia bring the gripping, blood-filled Battle of Shamla Pass to
life! Smartly written and flawlessly rendered, don’t miss the epic finale to a
Robert E. Howard classic.
THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 18
Bruce Jones (W), Steven Grant (W), John Buscema (A), Ernie Chan (A), Mark
Silvestr (A), Alfredo Alcala (A), and Val Mayerik (A)
On sale Oct 14
FC, 200 pages $17.95
TPB, 7" x 10"
Taking over writing duties on Conan the Barbarian in the early 1980s, Bruce
Jones brought his humor and horror sensibilities—as well as his knack for
telling great short stories—to the title, invigorating John Buscema, who
returned to work on the series with Conan #136. In The Chronicles of Conan: Isle
of the Dead and Other Stories, these two comic-book titans lead Conan on a
thrilling tour of Hyboria—from the monster-infested Bossonian Marshes to the
hideous slave markets of Belthem—as Conan encounters strange, supernatural foes,
beguiling women, and overconfident rulers.
• Stories like “The River of Death,” “Titan’s Gambit,” and the two-part “Spider
Isle” adventure are meticulously restored and recolored, and Jones and Buscema
are joined by such talents as Ernie Chan, Mark Silvestri, Val Mayerik, Alfredo
Alcala, and others.
• This volume collects Conan the Barbarian issues #135 to #142, including all
original series covers.
KULL VOLUME 1: THE SHADOW KINGDOM
Arvid Nelson (W), Will Conrad (P), and José Villarrubia (C)
On sale Oct 28
FC, 144 pages $18.95
TPB, 7" x 10"
More comfortable with a sword than a scepter, the enigmatic Kull has recently
crowned himself king and seeks to unite the once proud and powerful land of
Valusia. As representatives from all corners of his kingdom seek his counsel,
the warrior-king accepts a strange invitation from the Pictish emissary. Kull
will need to discard ancient prejudices if he’s to save the newly united
Valusian empire from a clandestine enemy that once threatened to enslave and
exterminate mankind! Aided by Brule—a hotheaded Pict confidant—Kull uncovers
layers of deception and treachery in the ancient halls of the Tower of Splendor
and faces the growing threat of the devious Serpent Cult!
Join us as we discover Valusia’s darkest secrets and witness the first days of
its mightiest king. Collection features a new cover by Paul Renand.
CITIZEN REX #2 (OF 6)
Mario Hernandez (W) and Gilbert Hernandez (W/A)
On sale Aug 12
b&w, 24 pages $3.50 Miniseries
Water! Electricity! Meat! Tensions are high in our fair city, as the debate over
robot rights and human rights turns violent. The return of disgraced, lifelike
robot CTZ-RX—Citizen Rex—only throws gas on the fire, though it’s not bad news
for everybody. It may be the best thing that’s ever happened to gossip blogger
Sergio Bauntin, whose columns about Rex bring him new levels of notoriety.
In this chapter, Rex’s secret origin is revealed, along with clues to why he’s
back, and hints about what the mob has to do with all this. It’s Astro Boy meets
Mister X by way of David Lynch, as only Los Bros. could do it!
WEREWOLVES ON THE MOON: VERSUS VAMPIRES #3 (OF 3)
Dave Land (W), Matt & Shawn Fillbach (A), and Dan Jackson (C)
On sale Aug 5
FC, 32 pages $3.50 Miniseries
In olden times, when mankind was less enlightened, it was thought that exposure
to the light of the Moon could cause a person to go insane. This ailment was
called “Lunacy.” Fortunately we’re not so backward anymore. We know that there’s
nothing to fear from the Moon or the light reflected from its surface. In fact,
we now know that the Moon is a place of tranquility and serene beauty. A place
where vampires swarm hungrily over the surface of the dark side. A place where
werewolves are free to roam, snarling and gnashing, without fear of turning
human again. And a place where humans can cower in fear as the resident vampires
and werewolves try to slaughter one another, turning the lunar dust red with the
blood of monster and innocent alike! Yes, there’s nothing remotely insane about
the Moon. Nothing at all.
PREDATOR #2 (OF 4)
John Arcudi (W), Javier Saltares (A), Andrew Elder (C), and Raymond Swanland
(Cover)
On sale Aug 26
FC, 40 pages $3.50 Miniseries
Where there is armed conflict, there is money to be made. And in the midst of a
third-world civil war, the military contractors of Graham Directive Security
have sold their skills to shield their corporate clients from the sectarian
violence tearing a country apart. But the GDS guns-for-hire soon discover that
they are in the midst of not one, but two civil wars, one of extraterrestrial
origin. And while the brutality and ruthlessness of mankind is well documented,
it is nothing compared to the heartless savagery exhibited by the star-spawned
Predators, especially when warring clans of the alien terrors are each sworn to
wipe the other from existence.
INDIANA JONES OMNIBUS: THE FURTHER ADVENTURES VOLUME 2
David Michelinie (W/A), Herb Trimpe (W/A), Larry Lieber (W), Archie Goodwin (W),
Jackson Guice (A), Steve Ditko (A), and others
On sale Oct 21
FC, 368 pages $24.95
TPB, 6" x 9"
Clouds of war gather ominously over Europe . . . the Great Depression grips the
world... but one globe-trotting archaeologist’s thirst for adventure and
discovery remains undaunted by his times in The Further Adventures of Indiana
Jones!
Writer David Michelinie continues to team up with notable comics artists Steve
Ditko, David Mazzucchelli, Herb Trimpe, and Jackson Guice to entertain Indy fans
everywhere! This massive volume collects twelve full issues of the 1980s ongoing
series—along with the official adaptation of Temple of Doom—for the very first
time.
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REX MUND #19: EXODUS/DAUGHTERS OF THE GRAIL
Arvid Nelson (W), Juan Ferreyra (A), and Mike Mignola (Cover)
On sale Aug 19
FC, 32 pages $2.99 Ongoing
Julien and the Duke of Lorraine slug it out amidst the crumbling grandeur of the
Castle of the Holy Grail. But who could possibly withstand Lorraine’s sorcery,
not to mention his legions of fanatical Imperial Guard? It’s said that on the
Day of Judgment, the dead will rise from the grave . . .
Horrific vengeance from the depths of the earth, a stone-shattering duel to the
death, and a heart-rending finale await you in Exodus, the final issue of Rex
Mundi. Guest cover by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola!
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ZERO KILLER #4 (OF 6)
Arvid Nelson (W), Matt Camp (A), and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale Aug 19
FC, 32 pages $2.99 Miniseries
Thirty-four years after a massive nuclear war, New York City is almost entirely
submerged in caustic water and dominated by brutal gangs who live in a
semifeudal society in the city’s battered skyscrapers. Zero is a “trash man,”
hunting down renegade gang members while he dreams of escaping across the seas
to the now-mythical continent of Africa—a supposedly flourishing land untouched
by nuclear fires. In this issue, after a guerrilla strike throws JOCOM’s plans
into a tailspin and a mysterious metal briefcase goes missing, supposed agents
of a powerful African prince have hired Zero to track down JOCOM’s precious
case. Zero sets out for the most dangerous part of the city, where he will have
to face some cold facts about his past and a murderous gang he once led.
GRANDVILLE HC
Bryan Talbot (W/A)
On sale Oct 28
FC, 108 pages $17.95
HC, 8" x 11"
Two hundred years ago, Britain lost the Napoleonic War and fell under the thumb
of French domination. Gaining independence after decades of civil disobedience
and anarchist bombings, the Socialist Republic of Britain is now a small,
unimportant backwater connected by a railway bridge, steam-powered dirigible,
and mutual suspicion to France. When a British diplomat’s murder is made to look
like suicide, ferocious Detective-Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard stalks a
ruthless murder squad through the heart of a Belle Epoque Paris, the center of
the greatest empire in a world of steam-driven hansom cabs, automatons, and
flying machines. LeBrock’s relentless quest can lead only to death, truth . . .
or war.
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HARLEQUIN VALENTINE (2ND PRINTING)
Neil Gaiman (W) and John Bolton (A)
On sale Oct 14
FC, 40 pages $12.95
HC, 7" x 10"
This hardcover retelling of the Commedia dell’arte legend of hopeless, fawning
love updates the relationship of buffoonish Harlequin and his sensible,
oblivious Columbine. Consumed with love, the impulsive clown gives his heart
freely, only to see it dragged about town, with a charming surprise to bend the
tale in a modern direction. Spending a cold Valentine's Day alone can be hard to
swallow, but Neil Gaiman (Coraline, Newbery Medal winner The Graveyard Book) and
John Bolton (The Evil Dead) want you to know that all it takes is a steak knife,
a fork, and a bottle of quality ketchup . . .
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THE GROO TREASURY VOLUME 1
Mark Evanier (W) and Sergio Aragonés (A)
On sale Nov 25
FC, 336 pages $24.95
TPB, 6 5/8" x 10"
Behold! The very first omnibus-length collection of Groo. Originally conceived
as a parody of the high-adventure sword-and-sorcery genre, Sergio’s
well-intentioned but endlessly destructive (and, uh, dumb) warrior has starred
in over 150 issues, befriended (and, in many cases, beheaded) an ever-expanding
cast of characters, eaten countless bowls of cheese dip, and left an impressive
tally of ill-fated comic-book publishers in his wake over nearly three decades.
If you’ve ever wondered what this Groo character is all about, tried to untangle
his early publishing history yourself, or wondered what exactly it is that Mark
Evanier does for this book, wait no longer! Look upon Groo’s works, ye mighty,
and despair!
• Collecting material from Destroyer Duck #1, Starslayer #5, Pacific Comics's
Groo the Wanderer #1-#8, Eclipse Comics's Groo the Wanderer Special #1, and
Epic's The Groo Chronicles #1-#6.
• Includes hard-to-find bits of Groo history, plus new commentary and strips!
• Featuring the absolute latest in Stan Sakai-generated logo design!
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD: THE POP WONDERLAND SERIES
Michiyo Hayano (W) and POP (A)
On sale Oct 28
FC, 32 pages $16.95
HC, 10" x 8"
Little Red Riding Hood—called that because of the red hooded coat she always
wore—was walking through the woods when she met a wolf on the road. The wolf
wanted to eat the little girl right there and then, but knew that he’d be
caught, so he asked her where she was going. She said she was taking some food
to her sick grandmother. The wolf hatched a scheme and hurried to the girl’s
grandmother’s house, where he took the place of the old woman in the bed. Would
Little Red Riding Hood figure out the wolf was up to no good before he could eat
her?
USAGI YOJIMBO #122
Stan Sakai (W/A)
On sale Aug 26
b&w, 24 pages $3.50 Ongoing
A new standalone tale of the rabbit ronin! Badly injured from battle, Usagi
seeks refuge in a peasant hovel, where a kind family takes him in. However, they
become less charitable when they learn that a local gang is looking high and low
for the ronin who killed their leader. The family must decide whether to send
him away, or continue hiding him and become a target of the brigands. With
little choice and much to lose, they may have to abandon the weakened Usagi to
the wrath of the cutthroats.
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY: DALLAS TP
Gerard Way (W), Gabriel Bá (A), and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale Oct 21
FC, 192 pages $17.95
TPB, 7" x 10"
The team is despondent following the near apocalypse created by one of their own
and the death of their beloved mentor Pogo. So it’s a great time for another
catastrophic event to rouse the team into action. Trouble is—each member of the
team is distracted by some very real problems of their own. The White Violin is
bedridden due to an unfortunate blow to the head. Rumor has lost her voice—the
source of her power. Spaceboy has eaten himself into a near-catatonic state,
while Number Five dives into some shady dealings at the dog track and The Kraken
starts looking at his littlest brother as the key to unraveling a mysterious
series of massacres . . . all leading to a blood-drenched face-off with maniacal
assassins, and a plot to kill JFK!
APPLEGEEKS VOLUME 2: WEIRD SCIENCE
Ananth Panagariya (W) and Mohammad F. Haque (A)
On sale Oct 21
FC, 184 pages $14.95
TPB, 7" x 9"
All college students Jayce, Hawk, Alice, and Gina want to do is kick back and
relax when they happen to land some downtime. And now that Hawk’s latest
creation, the sweet but dangerously superpowered android Eve, is finally
starting to settle in with her motley crew of roommates, it looks like they’ll
actually get that chance! But a simple trip to the mall goes horribly awry, and
when Eve goes haywire it’s up to her newfound friends to calm her down, or shut
her down!
• Includes over 150 comics originally posted on applegeeks.com during 2005 and
2006, plus creator commentary, pinup galleries, and more!
SINFEST VOLUME 2
Tatsuya Ishida (W/A)
On sale Oct 28
b&w, 208 pages $14.95
TPB, 8 1/4" x 9 3/4"
In this volume, creator Tatsuya Ishida allows wannabe-player Slick to defy the
odds and go on an actual date . . . not that gal pal Monique has a problem with
that. Meanwhile, as the Hand of God tries new puppets on for size and the Dragon
drops by to spectate, Li’l Evil makes his first appearance as the Devil’s
biggest fan and the saccharine-sweet angels Ezekiel and Ariel continue to make
cheerful nuisances of themselves.
• Thrill to never-before-collected strips starting with this volume, and revel
in the sweet irony of ad copy for a strip that lampoons advertising! Sinfest:
Keepin’ it Classy! Collects the second 575 strips of the comic, from 2001 to
2002.
THE ART OF EMILY THE STRANGE HC
Rob Reger (W/A), Buzz Parker (A), and Cosmic Debris (W/A)
On sale Oct 14
FC, 120 pages $22.95
HC, 8 1/2" x 11"
In her thirteen-plus years in existence, oddballs, outcasts, and art freaks the
world over have grown to know and love a strange young girl named Emily. With
roots in the punk-rock art scene of Santa Cruz skate culture and an early appeal
to European trend spotters, the iconic image of Emily and her philosophy of
devout individualism have become deeply rooted in global culture.
The Art of Emily Volume 1 is the first-ever collection of images showing the
wide and inspired range of artistic styles and mediums that have been used to
create the world of Emily the Strange. From silk-screened vinyl skateboard
stickers to custom rock-and-roll album art, large-scale psychedelic paintings,
and insanely intricate Mongolian paper cutting, the fantastic and artful
imaginings of Rob Reger, Buzz Parker, and a staggeringly talented array of
collaborators will give insight and inspiration to any Emily fan.
ALSO AVAILABLE
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MISERY OBSCURA: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF EERIE VON (1981-2006)
Eerie Von (W)
On sale Oct 7
b&w, 160 pages $29.95
HC, 8 1/2" x 11"
From the deepest depths of punk rock’s 1970s primordial wastelands, through the
stygian goth swamps of the 1980s, and on into the bloodstained arenas of 1990s
heavy metal, Eerie Von witnessed it all. Beginning as the unofficial
photographer for punk legends The Misfits and later taking charge of the bass
guitar as a founding member of underground pioneers Samhain and metal gods
Danzig, the evil eye of Eerie Von’s camera captured the dark heart of rock’s
most vital and bleeding-edge period, a time when rock and roll was not only
dangerous, but downright menacing. Eerie Von’s lens has documented everything
from The Misfits’ humble beginnings in Lodi, New Jersey, to the heights of
Danzig’s stadium-rock glory alongside metal superstars Metallica. As well as an
essential visual document of music history, Eerie’s road stories of triumph and
damnation bring to life an era the likes of which will never again be seen.
• Features over 250 photos and a full-color tip-in poster!
EXURBIA
Scott Allie (W) and Kevin McGovern (A)
On sale Oct 7
b&w, 112 pages $9.95
TPB, 6" x 9"
Gage Wallace’s day seemingly couldn’t get any worse. After breaking up with his
girlfriend, he finds himself framed for blowing up his apartment building—the
latest in a string of deadly bombings in this doomed suburb. After the
neighboring Fat City fell into the river during an earthquake, these hapless
exurbanites have been waiting for their own town to sink. The only glimmer of
hope is a talking rat, whose drunken ramblings are taken as the prophecy of a
better time ahead.
Now Gage finds himself being pursued by well-intentioned friends, bored cops,
and the bloodthirsty Bald Suzie, a local firearms enthusiast whose brother was
killed in a recent explosion. Written by Scott Allie, editor of Hellboy, Buffy
the Vampire Slayer, The Umbrella Academy, and The Goon, with dynamic art by
newcomer, Kevin McGovern.
INSOMNIA CAFÉ
M. K. Perker (W/A)
On sale Oct 21
b&w, 80 pages $14.95
HC, 6" x 9"
Peter Kolinsky was among the world’s foremost experts on rare books, with a top
position at a prestigious auction house, until black marketers took an interest
in him. Since narrowly avoiding jail time, Peter’s lived a lonely life in a tiny
apartment, with a menial job he hates.
Things look like they might turn around when, looking for a late-night snack,
Peter wanders into a café and meets Angela. She shows him the Archives, where
books currently being written are somehow on the shelves. It’s a book-lover’s
dream until the black marketer who ruined Peter’s life returns with a grudge. On
the run, will Peter find salvation in the Archives, or further ruin?
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #27: RETREAT PART 2 (OF 5)
Jane Espenson (W), Georges Jeanty (P/Cover), Andy Owens (I), Michelle Madsen
(C), and Jo Chen (Cover)
On sale Aug 5
FC, 40 pages $2.99 Ongoing
Slayers are out. Vampires are in. Mysterious big bad Twilight has just become a
bigger bad—he can zero in on Team Buffy and her army of Slayers by tracking
their use of magic. But Buffy and her allies have taken their submarine—yes,
Buffy picked up one of those . . . they’re a necessary piece of equip—straight
to the only person she knows with an inside track on suppressing magic: the
werewolf Oz.
In the yak-filled mountains of Tibet, Oz has found his peace and formed a new
life. The butter tea flows freely at the reunion, where—among other fun
reunion-y things—Buffy learns that suppressing her demon side could be the
biggest risk of all …
LOVECRAFT UNBOUND
Various (W)
On sale Sept 30
336 pages $19.95
Novel, 5 1/4" x 8"
The stories are legendary, the characters unforgettable, the world horrible and
disturbing. Howard Phillips Lovecraft may have been a writer for only a short
time, but the creations he left behind after his death in 1935 have shaped
modern horror more than any other author’s in the last two centuries: the
shambling god Cthulhu, and the other deities of the Elder Things, the Outer
Gods, and the Great Old Ones, and Herbert West, Reanimator, a doctor who
unlocked the secrets of life and death at a terrible cost.
In Lovecraft Unbound, more than twenty of today’s most prominent writers of
literature and dark fantasy tell stories set in or inspired by the works of H.
P. Lovecraft.
B.P.R.D.: 1947 #2 (OF 5)
Mike Mignola (W/Cover), Joshua Dysart (W), Fabio Moon (A), Gabriel Bá (A), and
Dave Stewart (C)
On sale Aug 12
FC, 32 pages $2.99 Miniseries
A chilling old-world vampire tale! As the rest of the team hunts for their
missing man, a lone agent follows his mysterious benefactor further into the
dark recesses of her world.
Joshua Dysart (B.P.R.D.: 1946) and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola team up with
sequential heartthrobs Gabriel Bá (The Umbrella Academy) and Fábio Moon (Sugarshock)
for a new chapter in the hidden history of the B.P.R.D.!
WITCHFINDER: IN THE SERVICE OF ANGELS #2 (OF 5)
Mike Mignola (W/Cover), Ben Stenbeck (A), and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale Aug 5
FC, 32 pages $2.99 Miniseries
Mike Mignola teams up with artist Ben Stenbeck (B.P.R.D.: The Ectoplasmic Man)
for a long-awaited glimpse into one of the Hellboy universe’s greatest enigmas:
nineteenth-century occult investigator Edward Grey!
After his confrontation with a spectral assassin, Sir Edward hopes to find
answers from a mysterious medium in London’s underworld, but discovers only a
labyrinthine tangle of conspiracy as the body count continues to rise.
HELLBOY: THE WILD HUNT #5 (OF 8)
Mike Mignola (W/Cover), Gary Gianni (W/A), Duncan Fegredo (A), Dave Stewart (C),
and Alex Wald (C)
On sale Aug 12
FC, 32 pages $2.99 Miniseries
Hellboy and Alice have prevailed against a vicious ambush, but they haven't come
out unscathed. After she is struck by a poisonous arrow, Alice’s life hangs by a
thread, and Hellboy’s only hope of saving her rests inside a castle under
assault by a horde of demons. To get to the castle, and the mysterious sorceress
inside, Hellboy has to punch through her castle's fiercest assailant—a demonic
commander of the legions of Hell who guards the entrance to her stronghold!
• After a brief hiatus, Hellboy: The Wild Hunt resumes its monthly schedule,
revealing new secrets about Hellboy's origins!
• This issue also features the long-awaited return of Gary Gianni's The
MonsterMen!
HELLBOY LIBRARY EDITION VOLUME 3: CONQUEROR WORM AND STRANGE PLACES
Mike Mignola (W/A)
On sale Oct 21
FC, 312 pages $49.95
HC, 9" x 12"
Hellboy Library Edition Volume 3 collects three pivotal stories of Hellboy’s
journey, as he leaves behind the world of men and journeys into the unknown: the
award-winning Conqueror Worm, which brings back some of Hellboy’s earliest foes,
in the story that ends his career with the B.P.R.D. and marks his first run-in
with the fan-favorite masked hero Lobster Johnson; the haunting fairy tale The
Third Wish; and The Island, a dark and surreal glimpse into the true origin of
the Right Hand of Doom and Hellboy’s own destiny; along with a new, expanded
sketchbook of never-before-seen Mignola artwork.
• Includes over thirty pages of new sketchbook material!
CREEPY ARCHIVES VOLUME 5
Various (W/A)
On sale Oct 28
b&w, 240 pages $49.95
HC, 8 3/8" x 10 7/8"
Enter a world of the finest in scary storytelling and dazzling artwork! Creepy
Archives Volume 5 continues the critically acclaimed series that throws back the
dusty curtain on a treasure trove of amazing comics art and brilliantly
blood-chilling stories. From the gorgeously painted full-color covers to the
exquisite black-and-white interiors, this groundbreaking archival series
resurrects some of the finest graphic storytelling ever printed. From “The Rats
in the Walls” to “It That Lurks,” these are infamous tales to chill the blood.
• Featuring the artwork of comics legends Steve Ditko, Reed Crandall, Angelo
Torres, Alex Toth, and more!
THE GOON VOLUME 9: CALAMITY OF CONSCIENCE
Eric Powell (W/A)
On sale Oct 14
FC, 128 pages $15.95
TPB, 7" x 10"
Multiple Eisner Award-winning creator of The Goon Eric Powell teams with
acclaimed colorist Dave Stewart to bring this tale of humor, horror, and
heartbreak to a close. Prepare for the usual weirdness, as only Powell and The
Goon can provide: the living dead (children, priests, and pretty ladies), pretty
living ladies, gypsies, backwoods children... “dogs”... crazy-weird cats, pimps
peddling animal love, animals on the receiving end of said animal love . . .
evil Shredded Wheat-men, more-evil undead burlesque-house owners, guys with
tails, a woky (a woky?) . . . and more!
• The Goon Volume 9 collects the final installment of Goon Year (issues
#28-#31)!
STAR WARS: INVASION #2 (OF 5)
Tom Taylor (W), Colin Wilson (A), Wes Dzioba (C), and Jo Chen (Cover)
On sale Aug 5
FC, 40 pages $2.99 Miniseries
Jedi Master Luke Skywalker and the soldiers of the New Republic were able to
pull off a last-second evacuation of some of the civilian refugees from Artorias,
but for Finn Galfridian it was too little, too late. Finn’s mother and sister
have been taken prisoner by the Vong, and his father was left behind with a
delaying force to allow the refugees to escape.
Now Finn finds himself at the new Jedi temple on Yavin 4, where he is to undergo
training—but what he really wants is to get back into the fight!
• This series is set during the New Jedi Order, approximately twenty-five years
after the Battle of Yavin. The Jedi, and the galaxy, are facing their first real
threat since the Sith were defeated: an invasion of hostile warriors called the
Yuuzhan Vong!
STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS #8
Henry Gilroy (W), Steven Melching (W), Scott Hepburn (P/Cover), Dan Parsons (I),
and Michael Wiggam (C)
On sale Aug 12
FC, 40 pages $2.99 Ongoing
Faced with the worst storm in the ice-planet Khorm’s history, Jedi Masters Plo
Koon and Kit Fisto embark on an impossible mission—to destroy the Separatists’
mountain fortress. But their assignment has been made harder still by
information divulged by a Republic captive—and the arrival of Asajj Ventress and
her elite Commando droids!
STAR WARS: DARK TIMES #16—BLUE HARVEST PART 4 (OF 5)
Mick Harrison (W), Douglas Wheatley (P), Dave McCaig (C). Douglas Wheatley and
Dustin Weaver (Cover)
On sale Aug 26
FC, 40 pages $2.99 Ongoing
Former Jedi Dass Jennir has woven a tangled web of lies in his quest to topple
two opposing gangs. Now, all the threads are about to break, and the gangs will
tear the town apart in a war that may doom those Jennir sought to save—but not
before they take their vengeance out on him!
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #44— THE REAPING PART 2 (OF 2)
John Jackson Miller (W), Bong Dazo (A), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Benjamin Carré
(Cover)
On sale Aug 19
FC, 40 pages $2.99 Ongoing
The latest masquerade of the Hot Prospect and its crew has been discovered!
Up against the Crucible, a massive slave-trading organization, Zayne Carrick is
having another streak of unfortunate luck. Zayne and Jarael entered a
comet-mining facility with the intention of freeing its slaves and taking a
knife to the miners’ profits, but when the Crucible is tipped off that imposters
are nudging in on their territory, a death-defying space battle ensues!
Don’t miss this conclusion to the story that exposes a shocking truth about one
of KotOR’s most-loved characters!
STAR WARS: LEGACY #39—TATOOINE PART 3 (OF 4)
John Ostrander (W), Jan Duursema (P/Cover), Dan Parsons (I), and Brad Anderson
(C)
On sale Aug 26
FC, 40 pages $2.99 Ongoing
Separated from his pirate pals and caught in a sandstorm at an abandoned
moisture farm (yes, that moisture farm) with an Imperial agent, a Jedi ghost,
and a pair of Anzati assassins, Cade Skywalker has had better days. All he needs
now is a visit from his dear old mom! Oh, and back on Coruscant, the Sith are
placing someone new on the throne . .
GANTZ VOLUME 8
Hiroya Oku (W/A)
On sale Nov 25
b&w, 224 pages $12.95
TPB, 5 1/8" x 7 1/16"
Without giving anything away, suffice it to say that this might be the watershed
volume of Gantz. It’s the end of the great Buddha battle, and it doesn’t seem to
be going well. In fact, it would be amazing if anyone returned to the locked
apartment overlooking Tokyo tower. It’s really been the worst fight yet. But
there’s got to be a gleam of hope somewhere. Also in this story, we meet a few
more interesting characters outside of Gantz’s hunting party, and it only adds
more mystery to the mix.
• Each volume of Gantz comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
SHAMAN WARRIOR VOLUME 8
Park Joong-Ki (W/A)
On sale Oct 7
b&w, 200 pages $12.95
TPB, 5 3/4" x 8 1/4"
The penultimate volume in the Shaman Warrior saga is the most action packed yet!
With only a few allies by her side, Yaki has her hands full with a bevy of new
villains. Whips, bombs, swords, and the ominous powers of a shaman warrior—this
volume is sure to knock your socks off! Yaki’s quest to avenge her father and
protect the endangered shaman bloodline nears its finale, as Korea’s
best-selling fantasy epic enters its pulse-pounding and artery-squirting
homestretch in this eighth volume in a series of nine. We’ve watched Yaki grow
into a heartless assassin and beautiful woman, and she’s destined to carve a
bloody path to the backstabbing general who ordered the death of her father—with
or without her own shaman powers awakening.
OH MY GODDESS! VOLUME 13
Kosuke Fujishima (W/A)
On sale Oct 28
b&w, 192 pages $10.95
TPB, 5 1/8" x 7 3/16"
Ever since a cosmic phone call brought the literal young goddess Belldandy into
college student Keiichi’s residence, his personal life has been turned upside
down, sideways, and sometimes even into strange dimensions!
Learning to ride a bicycle is a little like encountering first love—a lot of
panicked flailing and falling down! Skuld, who’s suddenly doing both of those
things at once, can’t understand why her dear sister Belldandy, who’s always
there to help, wants her to work this out on her own. But of course, Belldandy
knows a wisdom Skuld needs to learn . . .
• Includes a message from creator Kosuke Fujishima and your fan art and letters!
VAMPIRE HUNTER D VOLUME 13: TWIN-SHADOWED KNIGHT PARTS ONE AND TWO
Hideyuki Kikuchi (W) and Yoshitaka Amano (A)
On sale Oct 21
b&w, 480 pages $14.95
Novel, 5 1/8" x 7 1/4"
When Vampire Hunter D entered the town of Sedoc it was in search of answers to
the meaning of a dying vampire’s last words: “Find Muma.” But when he meets Mia,
the daughter of the local fortuneteller, he learns the mists emanating from a
smoking crater on the outskirts of Sedoc have reanimated thousands of corpses,
compelling them to crawl from their graves and hurl themselves into the smoking
chasm. When D goes to investigate, he finds himself split in two: a second
Vampire Hunter D, full of passion and lust and hunger for the company of women,
is born!
• Features eleven black-and-white line illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano.
CREEPY
Dark Horse has released three putridly popular archive collections of Creepy and
one collection of Eerie, with three more in the works, plus an upcoming line of
new Creepy comics scheduled to splatter the stands in July. Fans are drooling at
the reanimation of their favorite decomposing uncle! We’ve added a host of
ghoulishly great products to the lineup…
On sale July 15
CREEPY BUTTON PACK
4-pack of 1" buttons
$5.99
CREEPY LOGO EMBROIDERED PATCH
Approx. 3" x 3/4"
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3" circular patch
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3" circular button
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$34.99
I HEART CREEPY T-SHIRT
Women’s size S-XL
Men’s size M-XXL
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TOKIDOKI ZIPPO® LIGHTERS
On sale Aug 12
TOKIDOKI GOLD CAT ZIPPO® LIGHTER
$39.99
TOKIDOKI SKULL HEART ZIPPO® LIGHTER
$39.99
Requested and designed by the folks at tokidoki themselves, here are two
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With two incredibly appealing designs, it’s going to be hard to choose just one!
ALSO AVAILABLE
TOKIDOKI KAITEN SUSHI JOURNAL
APR080139 $9.99
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MAY070066 $9.99
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CLASSIC UNCLE SCROOGE CHARACTERS #3: GYRO GEARLOOSE
On sale Sept 2
Packaged in a special litho-printed, full-color tin box with a vintage-style
pin-back button and booklet; Limited edition of 650 numbered pieces $49.95
Dark Horse is pleased to continue its new license with Disney. We’re giving one
of the comic-book medium’s most revered casts of characters the Syroco-style
treatment in this series of statuettes based on the classic Uncle Scrooge
comics. Our third character in this series is Duckburg’s most famous inventor,
Gyro Gearloose. This statue of Gyro also features his tiny assistant “Helper”
sitting in the palm of his hand.
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DEC060067 $49.95
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CLASSIC SPIRIT PVC SET
MAY080110 $24.99
DOMO COLOR-CHANGING MUG
JAN090148 $14.99
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY FIGURE SET
DEC080075 $39.99
THE GODFATHER: VITO CORLEONE LTD ED BUST
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BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY ARCHIVES VOLUME 1
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DEC080026 $29.95
MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS #23
Zack Whedon (W), Josh Dysart (W), Tory Novikova (W/A), Nicholas Kole (W/A), Jim
Rugg (P), and Patric Reynolds (P)
When the online sensation Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog made its debut last
summer, MySpace Dark Horse Presents was thrilled to provide readers with a short
backstory on Dr. Horrible’s nemesis, Captain Hammer. In December, we revisited
the Dr. Horrible-verse with the origin story of super-villain/resident sidekick
Moist. This month, writer Zack Whedon and artist Jim Rugg give further insight
into the love interest who becomes the center of all dysfunctional affections in
the Sing-Along, with Penny in: “Keep Your Head Up.”
Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart provide a peek into the youthful days of the
B.P.R.D.’s Professor Broom—long before he held his illustrious position at the
Bureau and in the company of Hellboy. Here, along with newcomer artist Patric
Reynolds, Broom takes readers on an adventure in the south of France.
This month features three comics newcomers, including the aforementioned Patric
Reynolds. We’ve a piratey adventure tale from Tory Novikova, and Nicholas Kole
that reveals a fisherman’s ultimate catch.
As always there’s more greatness to come from everyone’s favorite MySpace Dark
Horse Presents—the free online anthology that provides fresh content the first
Wednesday of every month, with stories archived so that it’s never too late to
join in and catch up. To find out more, check out: myspace.com/darkhorsepresents.
CAPSULE ASSORTMENTS
NEW THIS MONTH!
NICK JR. FIGURINES
ADOPT-A-PUPPY FIGURINES
SPIDER-MAN SUPERBALLS
Dark Horse offers all-new capsules! More options! More assortments!
Check out the Dark Horse section of www.previewsworld.com for more information,
product shots, and capsule resources.
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