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ABRAHAM STONE TP

(W) Joe Kubert (A) Joe Kubert (CA) Joe Kubert

Western noir from legendary comic-book creator Joe Kubert! After the murder of his family and being left for dead by robber barons, Abraham Stone travels to New York, California, and Mexico in search of a fresh start in life. In his travels, he gets involved in the criminal underworld, the movie business, and even becomes an ally of Pancho Villa. o Collects the complete Abraham Stone graphic novels by one of the all-time great comics masters, Joe Kubert!

ALIENS ESSENTIAL COMICS TP #1

(W) Mark Verheiden (A) Mark A. Nelson (CA) Denis Beauvais

These are the Aliens Essential Comics - stories which have stood the test of time... and kept readers awake at night. Complete in this first volume is the initial Aliens trilogy - Outbreak, Nightmare Asylum, and Earth War, in which Hicks and Newt - and eventually Ripley - join forces to battle an infestation of Aliens both on Earth and in the wider galaxy.

ALIENS ORIGINAL COMICS SERIES HC #1

30TH ANNIVERSARY

(W) Mark Verheiden (A) Mark A. Nelson (CA) Mark A. Nelson

The original sequel to Aliens! For the thirtieth anniversary of Aliens, Dark Horse is releasing an oversized hardcover edition of the unabridged and unadulterated series! In 1988, Dark Horse's Aliens, a sequel to the James Cameron film with stunning art by Mark A. Nelson and a script by Mark Verheiden, took the comics market by storm... until the release of Alien3 forced the story to change. In deep space, a salvage crew is attacked by seemingly unstoppable monsters. The marines are called in, but they need someone with experience. Soon Hicks (the horribly scarred survivor from Aliens) and Newt (now almost eighteen) find themselves on a mission to locate and destroy the alienshomeworld! First major comics work by Mark Verheiden, who went on to write The Mask, Timecop, Battlestar Galactica, Daredevil, and many other films and television shows.

ALIENS ORIGINAL COMICS SERIES HC #2

(W) Mark Verheiden (A) Denis Beauvais (CA) Denis Beauvais

Long before Alien3 was even a glint in director David Fincher's eye, Dark Horse Comics was already crafting a terrifying post-Aliens continuity for Ripley, Hicks, and Newt. These are the original stories that took the comics market by storm in a prestige collection of the unabridged and unadulterated series. Collects Aliens: Nightmare Asylum #1-#4 and Aliens: Female War #1-#4.

ALIENS VS PREDATOR 30TH ANNIV ORIGINAL COMIC SERIES HC

(W) Randy Stradley (A) Phil Norwood (CA) Chris Warner

Throughout history, the screen's mightiest monsters have clashed: in the 1940s it was Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, in the '60s it was King Kong vs. Godzilla, and in the '90s it was Aliens vs. Predator! Fourteen years before the Aliens and the Predators met on film, they collided in the pages of a comic book. Now, on the thirtieth anniversary of that battle, the original comics stories are collected in one massive volume!

ALIENS VS PREDATOR ESSENTIAL COMICS TP #1

(W) Randy Stradley (A) Phil Norwood (CA) Phil Norwood

Two of cinema's greatest monsters clash in a battle that spans the galaxy and extends across one woman's lifetime!  Collected in one volume for the first time is the complete Machiko Noguchi/Aliens Versus Predator trilogy-over 400 pages of extraterrestrial action! Collects the original AvP series, AvP: War, and AvP: Three World War.

ALIENS VS PREDATOR THICKER THAN BLOOD #3 (OF 4)

(W) Jeremy Barlow (A) Doug Wheatley (CA) Chun Lo

Two kids, trapped aboard a crippled space liner with both a Predator and an Alien hunting them. They have only each other on which to depend, and getting even one of them out alive will require a sacrifice . . .

ANTHONY BOURDAINS HUNGRY GHOSTS HC

(W) Anthony Bourdain (A) Sebastian Cabrol (CA) Paul Pope

Foodies and horror fanatics rejoice! Inspired by the Japanese Edo Period game Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai or 100 Candles, a circle of chefs gather to outscare each other with modern tales of fear and food from around the world-and pray that they survive the night. Cooked up by the best-selling author and veteran chef, Anthony Bourdain (Kitchen Confidential, Emmy-Award winning TV star of Parts Unknown) and acclaimed novelist Joel Rose (Kill, Kill, Faster, Faster), back again from their New York Times #1 bestseller, Get Jiro!). o Features all-new, original recipes prepared by Bourdain, plus a guide to the ghostly legendary spirits behind these horrifying tales. o Collects the four-issue mini-series.

BAIT OFF COLOR STORIES FOR YOU TO COLOR HC

(W) Chuck Palahniuk (A) Duncan Fegredo (CA) Duncan Fegredo

New York Times bestselling novelist Chuck Palahniuk presents Bait: Off-Color Stories for You to Color, his first ever coloring book for adults. Bait is both the coloring book debut and the second short story collection for Palahniuk, author of Lullaby and Fight Club. Palahniuk invites readers to collaborate on this unprecedented hardcover edition: "Maybe between your colors, the artists' designs, and my stories we can create something that endures. Something worth keeping. Let's create a well-bound book that can sit on any shelf and be available for a new generation to discover and enjoy."

BANG #1 (OF 5)

CVR A TORRES

(W) Matt Kindt (A) Wilfredo Torres (CA) Wilfredo Torres

A best-of-the-best secret agent with memories he couldn't possibly possess, a mystery writer in her 60s who spends her retirement solving crimes, a man of action with mysterious drugs that keep him ahead of a constant string of targeted disasters, a seemingly omnipotent terrorist organization that might be behind it all... And they're all connected to one man: a science-fiction author with more information than seems possible, whose books may hold the key to either saving reality or destroying it. o A mind-bending story that ties in with past Kindt works (Revolver). o Action, mystery, and altered reality!

BANG #1 (OF 5)

CVR B KINDT

(W) Matt Kindt (A) Wilfredo Torres (CA) Matt Kindt

A best-of-the-best secret agent with memories he couldn't possibly possess, a mystery writer in her 60s who spends her retirement solving crimes, a man of action with mysterious drugs that keep him ahead of a constant string of targeted disasters, a seemingly omnipotent terrorist organization that might be behind it all... And they're all connected to one man: a science-fiction author with more information than seems possible, whose books may hold the key to either saving reality or destroying it. o A mind-bending story that ties in with past Kindt works (Revolver). o Action, mystery, and altered reality!

BEST OF MILLIGAN & MCCARTHY HC

(W) Peter Milligan (A) Brendan McCarthy

One of comics' most fruitful collaborations gets its due in this deluxe collection of hard-to-find gems from Peter Milligan (Hellblazer, X-Statix) and Brendan McCarthy (Judge Dredd, The Zaucer of Zilk There is still nothing else like Freakwave, Paradax!, Skin, and Rogan Gosh, and this volume is the ideal starting place for new readers! Collecting twenty years' worth of the pair's finest work from Vanguard Illustrated, Strange Days, 2000 AD, and Vertigo.

BLACK HAMMER TP #1

SECRET ORIGINS

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Dean Ormston (CA) Dean Ormston

Once they were heroes. Now, banished from existence by a multiversal crisis, the old champions of Spiral City lead simple lives in a timeless farming town. But as they attempt to free themselves from this strange purgatory, a mysterious stranger works to bring them back into action for one last adventure! Collects issues #1-6 of the series.

BLACK HAMMER TP #2

THE EVENT

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Dean Ormston (CA) Dean Ormston

When a visitor from the outside world arrives on the Farm, looking for the Black Hammer and bringing news of Spiral City to its Golden Age heroes, everything changes. Her arrival stirs up old memories and awakens new hope in the marooned heroes and they make a new attempt to escape their strange prison.

BLACK HAMMER TP #3

AGE OF DOOM PART I

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Dean Ormston (CA) Dean Ormston

The Eisner Award-winning superhero saga returns with this two-part mystery with lots of revelations! Picking up immediately where we left off-Lucy Weber has become the new Black Hammer and right as she's about to reveal to our heroes how they got stuck on the farm and can escape she vanishes. Now our new Black Hammer finds herself trapped in a gritty world filled with punk rock detectives, emo gods, anthropomorphic humans, absurdist heroes, and many more weirdos, in mad world in which there is no escape! Collects Black Hammer: Age of Doom #1-5.

BLACKWOOD MOURNING AFTER #1 (OF 4)

CVR A FISH

(W) Evan Dorkin (A) Veronica Fish (CA) Veronica Fish

The next chapter of the hit occult fantasy series Blackwood, from Eisner Award-winning Evan Dorkin (Beasts of Burden) and the powerhouse art team of Veronica and Andy Fish. Blackwood College is in mourning after the death of Dean Ogden, unaware there's a traitor in their midst looking to bury the entire school. Meanwhile, the students continue to deal with Dennis's death, a situation that Reiko not only refuses to accept but plans to rectify. Will mayhem ensue? Duh.   o A continuation of the hit occult fantasy series. o Perfect for Harrow County and Beasts of Burden fans!

BLACKWOOD MOURNING AFTER #1 (OF 4)

CVR B DORKIN

(W) Evan Dorkin (A) Veronica Fish (CA) Evan Dorkin

The next chapter of the hit occult fantasy series Blackwood, from Eisner Award-winning Evan Dorkin (Beasts of Burden) and the powerhouse art team of Veronica and Andy Fish. Blackwood College is in mourning after the death of Dean Ogden, unaware there's a traitor in their midst looking to bury the entire school. Meanwhile, the students continue to deal with Dennis's death, a situation that Reiko not only refuses to accept but plans to rectify. Will mayhem ensue? Duh.   o A continuation of the hit occult fantasy series. o Perfect for Harrow County and Beasts of Burden fans!

BLACKWOOD TP

(W) Evan Dorkin (A) Veronica Fish (CA) Veronica Fish

When four teenagers with haunted pasts enroll in Blackwood College-a school that trains students in the occult-their desire to enhance their supernatural abilities and bond with others is hampered by an undead dean's curse, ghosts in their dorm, a mischievous two-headed mummy-chimp, a plague of mutant insects, and the discovery of an ancient evil that forces our heroes to undergo a crash course in the occult for the sake of the world. Collects issues #1-#4 of the series, a bonus sketchbook section, pinups by Becky Cloonan, Tyler Crook, Stacey Lee, and Declan Shalvey & Jordie Bellaire!

BRAIN BOY ARCHIVES HC

(W) Herb Castle (A) Gil Kane (CA) Gil Kane

A freak accident with an electrical tower affected Matt Price's brain while he was still in the womb. Ever since, he's had mysterious powers-telepathy, levitation, and mind control. Naturally, the government recruited him straight out of high school, and now he battles mad dictators and thawed-out dinosaurs as Brain Boy!

BURROUGHS TARZAN SUNDAY COMICS 1931-1933 HC #1

(W) George Carlin (A) Hal Foster

Beautifully restored and printed at giant size, this first volume in Dark Horse's comprehensive collections of Hal Foster's Tarzan Sundays reprints over one hundred strips on high-quality paper and in eye-popping color, replicating their appearance when they were brand new! Featuring historical essays on Tarzan and Foster, this astonishing volume is a must for every collector! Collecting every Tarzan Sunday strip from September 1931 through September 1933!

BURROUGHS TARZAN SUNDAY COMICS 1933-1935 HC #2

(W) George Carlin (A) Hal Foster

Hal Foster is celebrated in this deluxe collection of every Tarzan Sunday strip from September 1934 through September 1936! This giant-size second volume compiles over one hundred expertly restored strips, on archive-quality paper and in gorgeous color, replicating their original appearance! o From all-time great Hal Foster, creator of Prince Valiant! o Supersized presentation at 15" x 20"!

BURROUGHS TARZAN SUNDAY COMICS 1935-1937 HC #3

(W) George Carlin (A) Hal Foster

Celebrate Hal Foster with this deluxe collection of his Tarzan Sunday strips! This final volume compiles dozens of strips on archive-quality paper-expertly restored in gorgeous color at giant size, replicating their original appearance! This astonishing volume is presented in a format that collectors will adore! Collecting every Hal Foster Tarzan Sunday strip from September 1935 through May 1937.

BUTCHER OF PARIS #3 (OF 5)

(W) Stephanie Phillips (A) Dean Kotz (CA) Dave Johnson

Pieces of Dr. Marcel Petiot's past are slowly exposed-revealing harrowing events and actions that peer into the mind of a madman. As the detectives begin an intense interrogation with the killer's wife, the Nazi occupation progresses-and the fate of Paris is determined.  

CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT ARCHIVES HC #2

SAVES THE WORLD

(W) William Woolfolk (A) Leonard Frank (CA) Leonard Frank

Captain Jim Albright, inventor and ex-Army pilot, maintains a secret identity as Captain Midnight, flying superhero and defender of justice! In this second archival volume, featuring stories selected from the original 1940s Fawcett comics, Captain Midnight and his sidekick Ichabod Mudd explore new planets and defend the earth from aliens, including moon creatures, purple pirates, and the bizarre and villainous Xog! Collects selected stories from issues #48, #50, #52-#56, #58-#60, #62, #64, and #66.

COMPLETE ELFQUEST TP #1

ORIGINAL QUEST

(W) Wendy Pini (A) Wendy Pini (CA) Wendy Pini

Discover the legendary ElfQuest! Chief Cutter and the Wolfriders are driven from their forest home by threat of annihilation. As they wander an ever-changing landscape in search of a new home, they are confronted by fearful and vengeful humans, power-hungry trolls, and other mysterious elfin tribes. Alliances are forged, enemies discovered, and savage battles fought in this epic fantasy adventure! Collects ElfQuest #1-#20. o The entire Original Quest in stunning black and white, under one cover! o Winner of the Golden Pen Award from the Young Adult Advisory Committee! o A value-priced 720-page collection! o Celebrate 35 years of ElfQuest!