(W) GEOFF JOHNS (A) VAN REIS, MIKE McKONE, SHANE DAVIS, and others (CA) SHANE DAVIS
Geoff Johns’s bestselling and critically acclaimed Green Lantern epic continues! In the aftermath of the Sinestro Corps War, the Green Lanterns undergo an unprecedented reconstruction and reinvention, and the controversial Alpha-Lantern project is in full effect. Then, take a trip to Hal Jordan’s past in “Secret Origin”—and find out how it intersects with Atrocitus, the leader of the rage-fueled Red Lanterns! The Red Lanterns seek their revenge against the greatest Green Lantern: Sinestro! Unless the Guardians have theirs first, that is! Collects Green Lantern #26-38 and Fi NAl Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns #1.
ARTISTS WRITERS & ARTISANS INC
GRENDEL KY #4 (OF 4)
CVR A EDWARDS
(W) Jeff McComsey (A) Tommy Lee Edwards (CA) Tommy Lee Edwards
For two generations, the rural hill town of Grendel, Kentucky has honored its Faustian bargain with the monster living in its abandoned coal mine: a human sacrifice every season in return for agrarian prosperity the likes of which this rocky region had never before seen (including its greatest cash crop: the dankest weed in the land). When one town elder breaks this pact, Grendel's only hope is that its prodigal daughter will return home to face down the creature of her nightmares - and bring her all-female biker gang with her. In this concluding issue, Marnie fi NAlly enters the mine that haunted her as a child.
ARTISTS WRITERS & ARTISANS INC
GRENDEL KY #4 (OF 4)
CVR B JOHNSON
(W) Jeff McComsey (A) Tommy Lee Edwards (CA) Dave Johnson
For two generations, the rural hill town of Grendel, Kentucky has honored its Faustian bargain with the monster living in its abandoned coal mine: a human sacrifice every season in return for agrarian prosperity the likes of which this rocky region had never before seen (including its greatest cash crop: the dankest weed in the land). When one town elder breaks this pact, Grendel's only hope is that its prodigal daughter will return home to face down the creature of her nightmares - and bring her all-female biker gang with her. In this concluding issue, Marnie fi NAlly enters the mine that haunted her as a child.
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #44
CVR C MACDO NALD
(W) Dave Franchini (CA) Ian MacDo NAld
Truths have been recently been revealed to Skye. One of the many secrets inside the book has made itself known, but what does this mean for the Guardian of the Nexus? And what other mysterious figures are lurking in the darkness? What are their intentions? Is Skye ready for what comes next? Find out in this next can't-miss issue of Grimm Fairy Tales!
HAPPY HOUR #2
(W) Peter Miligan (A) Michael Monte NAt (CA) Michael Monte NAt
Electric Funny Sticks! Bloodsucking Joy Leeches! The cuddly horrors of Puppy Treatment! These and other state-enforced "remedies" for unhappiness drive Jerry and Kim to escape the Readjustment Center in the world's most depressing clown car! Plus extra prose stories and illustrations.
HAWKS ETER NAL
(W) ROBERT VENDITTI (A) FER NANDO PASARIN (CA) MIKEL JANÍN
An era of Hawkman reaches its fateful climax! To save himself, Hawkman must confront his darkest moments—but will it be enough to save himself and Hawkwoman from their first and greatest enemy? Thanks to the sinister manipulation of the Batman Who Laughs, Hawkman has become the villainous Sky Tyrant—and will have to revisit his past life as a plague doctor in the 17th century to fight off Sky Tyrant’s control over his body for good!
Then, Hawkman and Hawkwoman reunite, but the romantic moment is interrupted when they’re sucked into the realm of the Lord Beyond the Void! Hawkman is forced to confront the misery he wrought in his first life as Ktar Deathbringer—who seeks to end the winged hero’s resurrections permanently! Can Hawkman and Hawkwoman survive, and save the universe in the process? Collects Hawkman #20-29.
HEAD LOPPER #14
CVR A MACLEAN & BELLAIRE
(W) Andrew MacLean (A) Andrew MacLean (CA) Andrew MacLean
The Head Lopper, with Agatha and friends, locate the lost Hammer of Ar NAk Pluth. But much to their dismay, it has fallen under the watchful eye of the deadly gorgon, Medusa. Always quarterly. Always OVERSIZED.
HEAD LOPPER #14
CVR B MOORE
(W) Andrew MacLean (A) Andrew MacLean (CA) Tradd Moore
The Head Lopper, with Agatha and friends, locate the lost Hammer of Ar NAk Pluth. But much to their dismay, it has fallen under the watchful eye of the deadly gorgon, Medusa. Always quarterly. Always OVERSIZED.
HEAVY METAL #304
CVR A DOMINICIS
(W) Steve Orlando (A) Various (CA) Andrea De Dominicis
As this difficult year comes to a close Heavy Metal soldiers on and continues its monthly duty of publishing some of the best science-fiction, fantasy, and horror stories in the comic book industry! Writer extraordi NAire Steve Orlando makes his debut in the magazine with his series Starward! Swamp God by Ron Marz and Armitano also debut in this issue as well as Matt Medney and Geraldo Borges' The Adventures of Adrienne James! Blake Northcott's Sy NApse returns in this issue! Plus, George C. Romero's The Rise, Bart & Michelle Sears' Maiden, Medney's Dark Wing, Ryan K. Lindsay & Sebastian Piriz' Black Beacon, Brendan Columbus' Savage Circus and much more!
HEAVY METAL #304
CVR B SUCHANEK
(W) Steve Orlando (CA) Michael Suchanek
As this difficult year comes to a close Heavy Metal soldiers on and continues its monthly duty of publishing some of the best science-fiction, fantasy, and horror stories in the comic book industry! In this issue writer extraordi NAire Steve Orlando makes his debut in the magazine with his series Starward! Swamp God by Ron Marz and Armitano also debut in this issue as well as Matt Medney and Geraldo Borges' The Adventures of Adrienne James! Blake Northcott's Sy NApse returns in this issue! Plus, George C. Romero's The Rise, Bart & Michelle Sears Maiden, Medney's Dark Wing, Ryan K. Lindsay & Sebastian Piriz' Black Beacon., Brendan Columbus' Savage Circus and much more!
HEIST OR HOW TO STEAL A PLANET TP #1
(W) Paul Tobin (A) Arju NA Susini (CA) Arju NA Susini
Welcome to planet Heist! It's the cutthroat capital of the entire Nehring System, home to billions of the worst men and women in the galaxy. The Pan-Galactic government has no idea what to do with the planet, but conman Glane Breld and his band of thieves know exactly what to do with Heist-they're going to steal it. It's Ocean's Eleven in space, brought to you by writer Paul Tobin (Colder and Bandette) and Arju NA Susini (The Replacer)-the only minds crazy enough to steal an entire world.
(W) TOM TAYLOR (A) DARICK ROBERTSON (CA) DARICK ROBERTSON
In this fi NAl issue...it’s absolute rapture.
SEAN PHILLIPS VAR ED
(W) TOM TAYLOR (A) DARICK ROBERTSON (CA) SEAN PHILLIPS
In this fi NAl issue...it's absolute rapture.
HELLBOY & BPRD HER FATAL HOUR #1
CVR A TREVALLION
(W) Mike Mignola (A) Tiernen Trevallion (CA) Tiernen Trevallion
Gone, but not forgotten! Years after Hellboy's ill-fated tangle with the Beast of Vargu, the Romani women who helped him need that debt repaid. Claimed by a demon in a romance gone wrong, the younger woman reaches out to Hellboy through the power of a familiar old puppet, and a super NAtural confrontation full of magic and mayhem ensures! In a second short story, Hellboy goes head to head with a phantom who is looking for an object completely unknown to the living people the ghost is terrorizing. Master of horror Mike Mignola is joined by artist extraordi NAire Tiernen Trevallion and award-winning colorist Dave Stewart to bring you the follow-up to smash Hellboy hit "The Beast of Vargu"!
HELLBOY & BPRD HER FATAL HOUR #1
CVR B MIGNOLA
(W) Mike Mignola (A) Tiernen Trevallion (CA) Mike Mignola
Gone, but not forgotten! Years after Hellboy's ill-fated tangle with the Beast of Vargu, the Romani women who helped him need that debt repaid. Claimed by a demon in a romance gone wrong, the younger woman reaches out to Hellboy through the power of a familiar old puppet, and a super NAtural confrontation full of magic and mayhem ensues! In a second short story, Hellboy goes head to head with a phantom who is looking for an object completely unknown to the living people the ghost is terrorizing. Master of horror Mike Mignola is joined by artist extraordi NAire Tiernen Trevallion and award-winning colorist Dave Stewart to bring you the follow-up to smash Hellboy hit "The Beast of Vargu"!
HERMANN ONE SHOT #0
(W) Dave Sim (A) Dave Sim (CA) Benjamin Hobbs
Fi NAlly! Aardvark-Va NAheim parodies a comic less than a year after it comes out! (of course, this means we have no idea what, specifically, we're making fun of...) See! Hermann, the modern-day Ayn Rand enthusiast and bovine-flesh-covered Aardvark! Witness! the pulse-pounding first appearance of the Bronze Age Hermann: Mr. H! Ponder! how a Bronze Age character can first appear in 2020! Marvel! at Hermann working from home as a stock boy! The Excitement Builds! as Kevin Eastman's Lucky Frank Miller Wall returns!
(CA) GUILLEM MARCH
written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, JULIE BENSON, and SHAW NA BENSON
art by RAFA SANDOVAL, JORDI TARRAGO NA, GUILLEM MARCH, SCOTT KOLINS, and JAVIER FER NANDEZ
Batman and the Flash cross paths again in this story that ties into Heroes in Crisis! Gotham Girl is missing, and it will take both Batman and the Flash to find out where she’s gone—and if she has anything to do with the horrifying events at Sanctuary. Both Batman and the Flash have lost their sidekicks—now will they lose each other? Plus, Green Arrow is forced to take a hard look at himself and his methods after the death of his former sidekick, Arse NAl! Collects Batman #64-65, The Flash #64-65, Green Arrow #45 and #48-50, and The Flash Annual #2.
HI SCORE GIRL GN #5
(W) Rensuke Oshikiri (A) Rensuke Oshikiri
Hi Score Girl, Rensuke Oshikiri's love letter to arcade gaming, fi NAlly comes to print! The year is 1995, and 3D has hit its peak in the world of good old fighting games, as everyone and their mother tries to capitalize on the trend. And in an arcade on the outskirts of town, where crane games and sticker booths are taking over, one girl gazes off into the distance...
HIDDEN DUNGEON ONLY I CAN ENTER GN #2
(W) Meguru Seto (A) Tomoyuki Hino (CA) Enoki Tomoyuki
Noir is the son of a minor noble with very little to his NAme other than a job offer - which is canceled before he can even start his first day. He does possess one rare trait, though: the magical ability to consult with a great sage, even if using the skill gives him terrible headaches! Unsure of what his future holds, he accesses the sage for advice on how to move forward and is directed to a secret dungeon filled with rare beasts and magical items. It is here that Noir will train, compiling experience and wealth, until he's powerful enough to change his fate.
HILLBILLY TREACHEROUS TREASON 12 TOE MAGGIE #2 (OF 3)
CVR B CARDSTOCK POWELL
(W) Eric Powell (A) Eric Powell (CA) Eric Powell
Synopsis: For the hardcore collectors out there, Albatross offers a special limited edi-tion card stock cover with origi NAl art by Eric Powell. Forced to do the bidding of the witch, Twelve-Toe Maggie, Rondel finds himself in a heap of trouble. Will he be able to save the lives of those that depend on him while working the evil will of a backwoods witch? Also, there's that big hairy thing that keeps stealing his stew at night... what's with that?
RANDOM HOUSE BOOKS YOUNG READE
HILO GREAT BIG BOX SET
(W) Judd Winick (A) Judd Winick (CA) Judd Winick
Take off on an epic adventure with the biggest, greatest Hilo box set yet! Six times the fun! Six times the laughs! Six times the action! Follow the epic battle between Hilo and Razorwark from beginning to end in this collectible box that includes the first six books in the New York Times-bestselling series: Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth; Hilo: Saving the Whole Wide World; Hilo: The Great Big Boom; Hilo: Waking the Monsters; Hilo: Then Everything Went Wrong; and Hilo: All the Pieces Fit. And don't miss a brand NEW story arc starring Gi NA in Hilo Book 7: Gi NA-The Girl Who Broke the World.
HORRORHOUND #86
This issue shows tribute to the classic monsters of yesteryear with special articles revolving around the horrors of the silver screen. This includes a retrospective article on The Invisible Man, including a look back at all the special merchandise produced for this iconic movie icon over the past 85 years, plus a feature on the history of Universal Monsters action figures, a look at Mezco Toyz' Silent Screamers toy line (celebrating its 20th anniversary). Additio NAl news includes the latest horror toys, comic books, gaming, and home video releases.
HOT VALLEY DAYS & COCAINE NIGHTS #3 (OF 3)
(W) Matthew Spradlin (A) Farid Karami
BASED ON A TRUE STORY. In the conclusion to this 3-part series, Janie must fi NAlly make her decision to walk away from the business and face its consequences. Once she does, the dominos begin to fall quickly, as the Feds mop up all the members of her crew. Will Janie, Erik, and her brother Jimmy make it out of the 1980s alive? Or at the very least, with their sanity intact?
I SHALL SURVIVE USING POTIONS LIGHT NOVEL SC #3
Kaoru has been reincar NAted in another world and receives a cheat ability that allows her to create potions as an apology for her death. After creating a commotion wherever she goes with her powers and calling upon the Goddess Celes to create miracles, her travels have led her to the Kingdom of Jusral. She opens up a medicine shop there and fi NAlly strives to live a quiet life selling her medici NAl potions... but her medicine is so effective that even the army and nobles come rushing in!
IMMORTAL HULK #42
(W) Al Ewing (A) Joe Bennett (CA) Alex Ross
• At the year's end, costs are counted - by Jackie McGee, Eugene Judd...and Samuel Sterns. • All the Leader's plans have fi NAlly come together in what may be his greatest triumph. But is that enough... • ...or will the ONE BELOW ALL claim his due? Rated T+