FINAL FANTASY ULTIMANIA ARCHIVE HC #1
(W) Yoshitaka Amano (A) Yoshitaka Amano (CA) Yoshitaka Amano
Dark Horse and Square Enix are thrilled to offer the first of three volumes celebrating the entrancing lore and exciting development of the initial six entries into the Final Fantasy saga. This astonishing journey through the creation of the seminal roll playing epic is finally available in English under official license for the first time ever!
FINAL FANTASY ULTIMANIA ARCHIVE HC #2
(W) Square Enix (A) Square Enix
Explore the art and adventure of the quintessential entries in the Final Fantasy saga with this gorgeous 300-plus-page hardcover. Collecting concept art, design notes, creator retrospectives, and more from Final Faintasy VII, VIII, and IX, Dark Horse and Square Enix's journey through the creation of the groundbreaking role-playing masterpiece continues! Collecting the art and notes from the creation of Final Fantasy games seven-through-nine. Available in English for the first time!
FINAL FANTASY ULTIMANIA ARCHIVE HC #3
(W) Square Enix (CA) Yoshitaka Amano
The journey through the creation of the groundbreaking video games continues with this volume, featuring hundreds of pieces of concept art, design notes, and creator retrospectives from the original team behind the making of Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XI, Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy XIII, and Final Fantasy XIV. This incredible tome is a must-have addition to any Final Fantasy enthusiast's collection. Collecting the art and notes from the creation of Final Fantasy games ten through fourteen! Features art, commentary, and lore from a transformative era in the indispensable role-playing franchise!
FIREFLY BAD COMPANY #1
(W) Josh Lee Gordon (A) Francesco Mortarino (CA) Diego Galindo
In this 40 page celebration, take a look into the never-before-seen history of one of the most beloved Firefly characters in the 'Verse-SAFFRON! Journey through the early days of Saffron's life, from before her fateful meeting/marriage to Mal. This is an origin story no Firefly fan is sure to forget!
FIREFLY HC #1
UNIFICATION WAR
(W) Greg Pak (A) Dan McDaid (CA) Lee Garbett
BOOM! Studios, along with visionary writer and director Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Avengers), presents an all-new era of the pop culture phenomenon Firefly, as one of the most demanded stories in the franchise's history is revealed for the first time! Focusing on family, loyalty, identity, and the price of redemption, writer Greg Pak (Mech Cadet Yu, Star Wars) and artist Dan McDaid (Judge Dredd: Mega City Zero) take you back to the battleground where Mal's journey began-the Unification War. Collects issues #1-4.
FISSURE #4
(W) Tim Daniel (A) Patricio Delpeche (CA) Patricio Delpeche
Avery Lee Olmos and Hark Wright have ventured deep into the fissure beneath El Sueño, and discovered a darkness teeming with unimaginable terrors. Bound together in their struggle for survival, they scramble desperately toward daylight, in this explosive final issue.
(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Scott Kolins (CA) Rafael Sandoval
James Jesse, the original Trickster and new crime lord of Central City, is taking over-and his plans for the city are his most diabolical ever. But how was he able to claim his throne, and where has he been for all these years? Learn all the answers in this issue that details each dastardly trick he's pulled to get to the top!
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(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Scott Kolins (CA) Tim Sale
James Jesse, the original Trickster and new crime lord of Central City, is taking over-and his plans for the city are his most diabolical ever. But how was he able to claim his throne, and where has he been for all these years? Learn all the answers in this issue that details each dastardly trick he's pulled to get to the top!
(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Christian Duce (CA) Rafael Sandoval
The Flash is running himself ragged trying to learn about the new forces, but all it's done is tear his life apart. Now that he's back from his Force Quest and home in Central City, he finds that the city was just fine without him, better even! His home is crime-free, and it doesn't need the Flash anymore! But where has Commander Cold gone? Barry races to find him and hopefully figure out what's happened while he was away!
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(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Christian Duce (CA) Ryan Sook
The Flash is running himself ragged trying to learn about the new forces, but all it's done is tear his life apart. Now that he's back from his Force Quest and home in Central City, he finds that the city was just fine without him, better even! His home is crime-free, and it doesn't need the Flash anymore! But where has Commander Cold gone? Barry races to find him and hopefully figure out what's happened while he was away!
(W) Mark Waid (A) Barry Kitson (CA) Barry Kitson
Collected in a beautiful Deluxe Edition hardcover edition for the first time, this tale recounts Barry Allen and Hal Jordan's early adventures together and answers the question of how the Fastest Man Alive and the Emerald Knight were able to put aside their differences to form an unbreakable bond! Also featuring appearances by Kid Flash, Green Arrow and more! Collects issues #1-6, along with a new introduction and a never-before-published full-issue script.
FORGOTTEN QUEEN #2 (OF 4)
CVR A KANO
(W) Tini Howard (A) Amilcar Pinna (CA) Kano
True to the name she's been called throughout history, the War-Monger knows how to get a good fight going among even the best of friends. The outcome of the battle never mattered to her - at least, not until she fell head over heels for the Mongol Empire's most fearsome warrior. She can poison hearts against one another...but can she win one for herself?
FORGOTTEN QUEEN #2 (OF 4)
CVR B KALVACHEV
(W) Tini Howard (A) Amilcar Pinna (CA) Viktor Kalvachev
True to the name she's been called throughout history, the War-Monger knows how to get a good fight going among even the best of friends. The outcome of the battle never mattered to her - at least, not until she fell head over heels for the Mongol Empire's most fearsome warrior. She can poison hearts against one another...but can she win one for herself?
FORGOTTEN QUEEN #2 (OF 4)
CVR C ANDOLFO
(W) Tini Howard (A) Amilcar Pinna (CA) Mirka Andolfo
True to the name she's been called throughout history, the War-Monger knows how to get a good fight going among even the best of friends. The outcome of the battle never mattered to her - at least, not until she fell head over heels for the Mongol Empire's most fearsome warrior. She can poison hearts against one another...but can she win one for herself?
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Brian Michael Bendis (CA) Brian Michael Bendis
Fortune and Glory looks at the frequent futility of the Hollywood merry-go-round, as Brian Michael Bendis tells his own personal tale of the enthralling mood swings and ego nosedives of an indie comic book creator caught up in the maelstrom of the motion picture industry. Join the best-selling author of SUPERMAN and ACTION COMICS as he retells the incredible true story of his travails through Hollywood. Collects the original three-issue miniseries, and features 24 pages of bonus material and an introduction by Paul Dini!
FRAN OF THE FLOODS TP
(W) Phil Gascoine (A) Alan Davidson
Due to increased climate change, the sun starts to melt the ice caps and evaporates the world's oceans, causing an onslaught of never ending rain. At first young Hazelford resident, Fran Scott, finds the whole thing amusing, but as the town begins to disappear underwater, the desperation of her predicament becomes all too clear. After losing her parents in the chaos, Fran decides to seek out her sister June, who recently moved to Scotland. But as the situation gets worse and society begins to crumble around her, Fran must overcome a vast array of dangers, including disease, wild animals, marauding gangs of vicious thugs and most bizarre of all, the self-proclaimed king of Glasgow!
(W) Robert Venditti (A) Eddy Barrows (CA) Eddy Barrows
Uncle Sam must return! As the Freedom Fighters launch another very public attack, this time against the Third Reich's version of Mount Rushmore, the team finds itself one step closer to Uncle Sam's rebirth. But their efforts may be all for nothing, as the devious, entitled, psychotic (and did we mention smelly?) Hitler III is hot on their trail, and he's pulling out all the sickest stops to shut the Freedom Fighters down once and for all.
FREEZE #4
(W) Dan Wickline (A) Phillip Sevy (CA) Phillip Sevy
Gavin has narrowed down the search for the killer and Maria finds herself in a very bad situation. A single moment will change the new society forever...
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #4
(W) Tom Taylor (A) Juan Cabal (CA) Andrew Robinson
• Spider-Man fights foes that live eighteen miles beneath Earth's surface, but he doesn't fight alone! • If Spider-Man and his mysterious ally survive and make it back topside, they're going to need the whole neighborhood to chip in! Rated T
FRIGATES OF EVE ONLINE CROSS SECTIONS HC
(W) Paul Elsy (A) Will Burns (CA) Will Burns
Featuring detailed images of twenty-eight of the most iconic ships in EVE Online, this beautifully illustrated guide offers an unprecedented look into frigates from each faction with intricate cutaways and complex lore. Dark Horse Books is proud to partner with CCP Games to present Frigates of EVE Online: The Cross Sections!
FROM HELL MASTER EDITION #4
(W) Alan Moore (A) Eddie Campbell (CA) Eddie Campbell
"A Torn Envelope." Another woman is brutally murdered near Whitechapel, and the police receive a mysterious letter bearing the name... "Jack the Ripper."Five unsolved murders. Two of the greatest creators in the history of comics. One sprawling conspiracy, one metropolis on the brink of the 20th century, and one bloody-minded Ripper ushering London into the modern age of terror. The award-winning bestseller FROM HELL, often ranked among the greatest graphic novels of all time, takes on haunting new dimensions in FROM HELL: The Master Edition, enhanced with impressionistic hues by Eddie Campbell himself. This volume contains Chapters 6 and 7, as well as all the original annotations. Experience FROM HELL as never before: fully restored and in color for the first time.
FUEL TO THE FIRE ART OF TOMER HANUKA HC
(W) Tomer Hanuka (A) Tomer Hanuka (CA) Tomer Hanuka
Discover the magical realism that makes Tomer Hanuka so popular in this exceptional art book celebrating the award-winning illustrator's comic-inspired art. Fuel to the Fire is a massive 300-page monograph filled with illustrations and comic book art that has graced the pages of The New York Times, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Criterion, and more. This long-awaited monograph showcases Hanuka's most iconic and exclusive masterpieces, including all of his famous covers for The New Yorker and his award-winning recreations of movie posters (The Graduate, Star Wars, Akira, and every Kubrick film).
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST COMPLETE FOUR-PANEL COMICS TP
(W) Hiromu Arakawa (A) Hiromu Arakawa (CA) Hiromu Arakawa
This complete collection offers the beloved four-panel comic strips from the graphic novel series and bonus strips from the anime DVDs of Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, as well as rare strips from Japan! For teen audiences.
G FAN #123
With the summer blockbuster Godzilla: King of the Monsters just around the corner, look to G-FAN to give you all the latest news and inside info about the Big G and his friends and foes. Interviews, product reviews, plus the latest on this summer's G-FEST convention! Don't miss out!
GAME DESIGN NEXT LEVEL HC
When it comes to video game design, the importance of setting and ambience cannot be overstated. Exploration is fundamental to the medium, and it is vital that virtual locations be as compelling, dynamic, and visually engaging as possible. In Next Level: Game Design, some of the best concept artists in the industry showcase fantastical locations designed for video games across genres. Many of the featured artists have worked on critically acclaimed games, while others present tantalizing visions of game worlds yet to be realized. Gaming is a medium whose potential we have only just begun to explore.