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DARK HORSE COMICS

ART OF GOD OF WAR HC

(A) Santa Monica Studios

It is a new beginning for Kratos. Living as a man, outside the shadow of the gods, he seeks solitude in the unfamiliar lands of Norse mythology. With new purpose and his son at his side, Kratos must fight for survival as powerful forces threaten to disrupt the new life he has created. Dark Horse Books proudly presents the quintessential companion to the enormously anticipated God of War, allowing readers to witness the creation of an epic of tremendous scale! o Featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the game! o Includes exclusive commentary from the studio behind God of War!

ART OF METAL GEAR SOLID I-IV HC

(W) Neil Gaiman (A) Yoji Shinkawa (CA) Michael Zulli

Dark Horse proudly presents a collection twenty years in the making, translated to English for the first time. With concept, weapon, and character art from Hideo Kojima's celebrated tactical espionage classics: Metal Gear Solid, MGS2: Sons of Liberty, MGS3: Snake Eater, MGS4: Guns of the Patriots, and MGS: Peace Walker. o Celebrating the career of video game auteur Hideo Kojima and the visionary art of Yoji Shinkawa! o The perfect companion to Dark Horse's The Art of Metal Gear Solid V! o Two-volume set in a designer slipcase.

BATTLES OF BRIDGET LEE TP #2

MIRACLE CHILD

(W) Ethan Young (A) Ethan Young (CA) Ethan Young

En route to secure more rations for her outpost, Bridget Lee is dragged back to the battlefield where her husband died. There, she discovers the Kra'kuu's plan to unite and rise up behind a new figure, but will it be enough to fend off the merciless Marauders when the time comes?

BEASTS OF BURDEN ANIMAL RITES TP

(W) Evan Dorkin (A) Jill Thompson (CA) Jill Thompson

Black magic, demonic frogs, and zombie road kill are just a few of the problems plaguing this seemingly sleepy little town. Beneath the quiet streets a rat cabal plots vengeance, while in the local cemetery the dead leave their graves. With the human residents unaware of the supernatural danger, it's up to a determined crew of dogs (and one cat) to keep their community safe. Lives will be lost, and bonds forged as the beasts of Burden Hill battle against an unknown evil rooted within their town. Award-winning comics creators Evan Dorkin (Milk & Cheese) and Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother) come together to share the lives of some unlikely heroes. This volume reprints the comic-book series Beasts of Burden issues #1-4, the short stories from the Dark Horse Book of Hauntings, the Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft, the Dark Horse Book of the Dead, and the Dark Horse Book of Monsters,  "Stray," "Unfamiliar," "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie," and "A Dog and His Boy," published by Dark Horse Comics.

BTVS SEASON 11 GILES #2

MAIN

(W) Christos N. Gage (A) Rebekah Isaacs (CA) Steve Morris

High school life is a rough go for Rupert Giles-as if being a grown man living inside a teenage body wasn't hard enough. Crushing on each other, Giles and his mysterious new friend, Roux, navigate around the bullies in the hallways while they investigate the school-wide threat and missing staff and students-which they are certain is connected to some kind of demon . . .

BTVS SEASON 11 GILES #2

JOVELLANOS VAR

(W) Christos N. Gage (A) Rebekah Isaacs (CA) Arielle Jovellianos

High school life is a rough go for Rupert Giles-as if being a grown man living inside a teenage body wasn't hard enough. Crushing on each other, Giles and his mysterious new friend, Roux, navigate around the bullies in the hallways while they investigate the school-wide threat and missing staff and students-which they are certain is connected to some kind of demon . . .

CONAN OMNIBUS TP #4

(W) Timothy Truman (A) Tomas Giorello (CA) Cary Nord

The Dark Horse Conan Omnibus series continues with more acclaimed dark fantasy tales of hot blood and cold steel, Including the adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "Iron Shadows in the Moon" and the long-awaited return of Conan the Barbarian comics scribe Roy Thomas, in "Road of Kings." Collects Conan volume 9: Free Companions (Conan the Cimmerian #14, #16-21), Conan volume 10: Iron Shadows in the Moon (Conan the Cimmerian 22-25, Conan and the Mad King of Gaul, Conan: Weight of the Crown), Conan volume 11: Road of Kings (Conan: Road of Kings #1-6). Features the return to Conan by original Conan the Barbarian comics scribe Roy Thomas.

DEPT H #24

(W) Matt Kindt (A) Matt Kindt (CA) Matt Kindt

As Mia heads to the surface, she has a vision and realizes that the answer to Hari's murder isn't as clear-cut as it first seemed . . . a mystery as complex as the man she called Father. The final issue!

DOCTOR STAR & KINGDOM LOST TOMORROWS #1

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Max Fiumara (CA) Max Fiumara

This dual-narrative story set in the world of the Eisner-Award winning Black Hammer series chronicles the legacy of a Golden-Age superhero. An aged crime fighter desperately wants to reconnect with his estranged son, who he hoped would one day take the mantle of Doctor Star. Over the course of the story we learn his World War II-era origin, how he got his powers, his exciting astral adventures, the formation of some of Black Hammer's greatest heroes, and more in this heartbreaking superhero tale about fathers and sons.

DOCTOR STAR & KINGDOM LOST TOMORROWS #1

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(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Max Fiumara (CA) Jordie Bellaire

This dual-narrative story set in the world of the Eisner-Award winning Black Hammer series chronicles the legacy of a Golden-Age superhero. An aged crime fighter desperately wants to reconnect with his estranged son, who he hoped would one day take the mantle of Doctor Star. Over the course of the story we learn his World War II-era origin, how he got his powers, his exciting astral adventures, the formation of some of Black Hammer's greatest heroes, and more in this heartbreaking superhero tale about fathers and sons.

EMPOWERED & SISTAH SPOOKYS HIGH SCHOOL HELL #4

(W) Adam Warren (A) Carla Speed McNeil (CA) Carla Speed McNeil

  Trapped in the high-school hellscape's cafeteria, Empowered and Sistah Spooky desperately battle the high-calorie threat of a ginormous junk-food elemental before facing off against a trio of Spooky's vengeful ex-classmates, whose blonde manes have been infernally transformed into head-lopping Weapons of Magical Destruction! Off with their heads!

FATE ZERO TP #6

(W) Shinjiro (A) Shinjiro (CA) Shinjiro

A toast between kings is raised as Rider broaches not only a cask, but a conversation between himself, Saber, and Archer amidst the half-razed grounds of the Einzbern estate. Their war of weapons has been put aside just for the moment in favor of a war of words-a "Holy Grail Dialogue" fought with keen tongues; debating who among these legends of history truly possesses the rank befitting their noble names!

GIANTS #4 (OF 5)

(W) Carlos Valderrama (A) Miguel Valderrama (CA) Miguel Valderrama

A year has passed since Gogi and Zeedo last saw one another, each believing the other was dead. Once friends, they now find themselves rivals-and even the threat of the Giants may not be enough to bring them together! Monsters and egos clash! Friends forever, enemies to the end!

HARROW COUNTY #29

(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Tyler Crook (CA) Tyler Crook

An old enemy is back with a vengeance and is dead-set on reclaiming her power over Harrow County. And Emmy is the one person who can stop her . . . So, guess who's the first target?

HELLBOY OMNIBUS SEED OF DESTRUCTION TP #1

(W) Mike Mignola (A) Mike Mignola (CA) Mike Mignola

The Hellboy saga begins-with over 300 pages drawn by Mignola! For the first time, Hellboy's complete story is presented in chronological order for the ultimate reading experience. The story jumps from Hellboy's mysterious World War II origin to his 1994 confrontation with the man who summoned him to earth, and the earliest signs of the plague of frogs. Avoiding his supposed fate as the herald of the end of the world, Hellboy continues with the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, fighting alongside Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, and drafting Roger Homunculus into his own ill-fated service with the B.P.R.D.   This 368-page volume covers Hellboy's adventures published from 1994 to 1997, reprinting Seed of Destruction, Wake the Devil, and "Wolves of St August," "The Chained Coffin," and "Almost Colossus," from The Chained Coffin and The Right Hand of Doom.

HUNGRY GHOSTS #3 (OF 4)

(W) Anthony Bourdain (A) Alberto Ponticelli (CA) Paul Pope

One by one the candles are snuffed out as the ghostly game of dread and terror continues through the never-ending night. Next up, two tales of shocking horror: "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach" takes on a whole new meaning as an accomplished young chef returns to his small-town home from the big city to find insatiable mouths to feed. And in the backroom brigade of a fine French kitchen, an abusive master chef gets what's coming to him in the most unspeakable of manners.

I AM A HERO OMNIBUS TP #6

(W) Kengo Hanazawa (A) Kengo Hanazawa (CA) Kengo Hanazawa

A zombie virus threatens the globe! As Hiromi evolves, affected by a zombie baby's bite, will Hideo also exhibit powers linked to the bite on his hand? Other afflicted humans seem to have supernatural abilities, too. Now a major motion picture, this hit manga series is presented in a deluxe omnibus format, collecting two of the original Japanese volumes into each Dark Horse edition!

INCOGNEGRO RENAISSANCE #2

(W) Mat Johnson (A) Warren Pleece (CA) Warren Pleece

Cub reporter Zane Pinchback almost witnessed a murder. Now, the only true witness thinks he's the prime suspect. What could she be hiding? Zane will have to go "incognegro" and sneak into a Harlem jazz club to track down the truth. In a time when looks could kill . . . Zane's skin is the only thing keeping him alive.

JAM NOVEL SC (NEW EDITION)

(W) Yahtzee Croshaw (A) Yahtzee Croshaw (CA) Yahtzee Croshaw

A dark comedy about the one apocalypse no one predicted from hit "Zero Punctuation" writer Yahtzee Croshaw. We were prepared for an earthquake. We had a flood plan in place. We could even have dealt with zombies. Probably. But no one expected the end to be quite so . . . sticky. Or strawberry-scented. The second novel by Yahtzee Croshaw (Will Save the Galaxy for Food, Mogworld) now released at an affordable 6" x 9" paperback format.

JENNY FINN HC

(W) Mike Mignola (A) Troy Nixey (CA) Mike Mignola

Mike Mignola and Troy Nixey's acclaimed series is colored for the first time by Eisner Award winner Dave Stewart. London's dockside is threatened by the twin terrors of a plague leaving bodies covered in tentacles and a slasher killing women in the night. Desperate for answers after the wrong man is executed for the murders, a group of Londoners holds a séance to contract the supposed killer, and his story of a girl born of the sea who has brought a terrible curse only brings them more questions. Collects Jenny Finn #1-#4 and bonus sketchbook material.

JOE GOLEM OCCULT DETECTIVE HC #2

OUTER DARK

(W) Mike Mignola (A) Patric Reynolds (CA) David Palumbo

Occult detective Joe Golem investigates two supernatural mysteries, while demons from his past seep into the present. When men are being driven mad by otherworldly voices in their heads, Joe's search for an explanation leads to another dimension, and a dangerous man who wants to harness its power. Then, Church leads Joe to a crumbling home where a young woman is being possessed by the ghosts of her family. Collects Joe Golem: The Outer Dark #1-#3 and Joe Golem: Flesh and Blood #1-2.

KOSHCHEI THE DEATHLESS #3 (OF 6)

(W) Mike Mignola (A) Ben Stenbeck (CA) Mike Mignola

Koshchei tells Hellboy of the last dragon, a kingdom terrorized by an avian creature, and the tragic choices he had to make in the Baba Yaga's service. Mignola returns to Hell and to the bizarre folklore that's filled some of his greatest books, reuniting with one of his favorite collaborators, Ben Stenbeck (Frankenstein Underground, Witchfinder: In The Service of Angels, Baltimore).

LEGACY HOUSE OF NIGHT GN

(W) P.C. Cast (A) Joëlle Jones (CA) Joëlle Jones

Zoey Redbird was an average teenager worrying about grades, boys, and breakouts. But priorities change when you're marked as a vampyre. Zoey leaves her religious family to enroll in the vampyre academy House of Night, which mixes the all too familiar high school problems with elemental magic, as well as the physical changes that accompany a craving for human blood! Following the events of the first novel Marked, vampyre Zoey Redbird and her group of devoted friends turn to The Fledgling Handbook, a historical vampyre tome, to better understand their place this big, new supernatural world. Celebrate the 10th anniversary return to the House of Night following the bestselling 2017 novel Loved.

LONE WOLF & CUB GALLERY ED HC

(W) Kazuo Koike (A) Goseki Kojima (CA) Frank Miller

Kazuo Koike's samurai epic is a tour-de-force of graphic fiction, and the Lone Wolf and Cub Gallery Edition features selections of the late Goseki Kojima's spectacular illustration reproduced at original size on heavy-stock art paper to preserve the work in detail as it exists today, as close as one can come to owning these rarest of artworks. Including in its entirety the final titanic clash between ?gami Itt? and Yagy? Retsud?. This deluxe volume is a must have for collectors and enthusiasts of the finest comic art ever created. o Reproduced from high-resolution scans at original size from the original art created over forty years ago! o Accompanied by corresponding reproductions in English.

MATA HARI #2

(W) Emma Beeby (A) Ariela Kristantina (CA) Ariela Kristantina

In the late 19th century, a woman was defined by the men in her life. From her bankrupt father to a lecherous headmaster, Margaretha Zelle was never destined to enter high society. This notorious woman who found fame and fortune as an exotic dancer is now imprisoned as a spy, being questioned by a French military interrogator, a man determined to get her confession. But battling the wills of the men who would try to control her is nothing new to the woman who became Mata Hari . . .