AFTERSHOCK COMICS
ANIMOSITY #25
(W) Marguerite Bennett (A) Elton Thomasi (CA) Rafael De Latorre
NEW STORY ARC! "King of Texas" starts here. A great jumping-on point for new readers as Sandor, Jessie, and their companions stray into the oil fields where the bloody kings of Texas reign. From creator/writer Marguerite Bennett (INSEXTS, DC Comics Bombshells, Batwoman) with artwork by Elton Thomasi.
ANIMOSITY HC #2
YEAR TWO
(W) Marguerite Bennett (A) Rafael de Latorre (CA) Rafael de Latorre
One day, the Animals woke up. They started thinking. They started talking. They started taking revenge. Now, a dog and his girl are trying to escape - out of New York City and all the way to San Francisco - to the only person who might be able to protect and save her. Tensions run high as betrayal stings Jesse in a way she could have never imagined. Can Kyle shed his humanity enough to aid Jesse in her quest? Can Sandor forsake his bestial nature in order to save that which he loves? Follow Jesse and Sandor on their adventures, as they save a renegade colony of bees, struggle with betrayal from a close ally, and try to escape a city with sinister intentions beneath its utopian surface.
BABYTEETH #17
(W) Donny Cates (A) Garry Brown (CA) Garry Brown
The end is coming. The forces are aligned. The inevitable is nigh. The apocalypse...is here. From Donny Cates, the writer of Venom, Thanos, Redneck and the breakout hit God Country, comes this pulse-pounding series with art from THE REVISIONIST's Garry Brown!
BABYTEETH TP #3
(W) Donny Cates (A) Garry Brown (CA) Garry Brown
The saga of Sadie Ritter, her adorable little hellspawn and the people who love them continues as we enter into the most terrifying chapter of our journey so far: THE TERRIBLE TWOS! Plus, who is our mys-terious new storyteller?! And what secrets about the fate of Clark do they hold?! And what of the Red Realm? Find out here, as a bold new direction for BABYTEETH begins! From Donny Cates, the writer of Venom, Thanos, Redneck and the breakout hit God Country, comes this pulse-pounding series with art from THE REVISIONIST's Garry Brown! Volume 3 contains issues #11-15!
BAD RECEPTION #4
(W) Juan Doe (A) Juan Doe (CA) Juan Doe
With only a few remaining guests, the tables begin to turn as a shocking secret is revealed about Hashtag. A desperate plan is hatched to capture the hunter, but things go awry when the killer reveals a trap of his own - one that will forever change the relationship of the newlywed couple...if they live. Written and drawn by AfterShock's very own Juan Doe (DARK ARK, AMERICAN MONSTER, WORLD READER), BAD RECEPTION is a searing horror story that doubles as a topical, satirical critique on society's obsession with technology, social media and the cult of celebrity.
DARK ARK AFTER FLOOD #2
CVR A DOE
(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Juan Doe (CA) Juan Doe
Now that the creatures of Shrae's Ark have found land and made a home for themselves, they have a new challenge ahead of them: they must find a way to make sure that Noah's Ark finds land, too. And as Khalee struggles with her newfound power and her position as human leader of the monsters, new revelations about her own birth come to light.
DARK RED TP #1
(W) Tim Seeley (A) Corin Howell (CA) Aaron Campbell
Charles "Chip" Ipswich isn't one of those coastal elites with a liberal arts degree and a job at a social media start-up who knows where all the best brunch places are... No, Chip is one of the "forgotten men." He lives in a rural area in the middle of the country where Jesus still has a place at the dinner table and where factories ship jobs to Calcutta. Chip is also a vampire. Stuck working the last shift at a gas station, Chip is lonely and bored...and then his dull, bleak life is turned upside down when SHE comes to town. Now, Chip is forced to become the hero he has always wanted to be, and save his quiet town. Tim Seeley (BRILLIANT TRASH, Hack/Slash, Revival) and Corin Howell (The Girl in the Bay) bring you a con-temporary and horrifying tale of vampirism in the heart of America - one that'll make you jump right out of your boots. Volume 1 contains the first arc: issues #1-5.
KNIGHTS TEMPORAL #5
(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Fran Galan (CA) Fran Galan
August is a knight lost in time, and he's discovered shocking truths about his very existence. But with a vile sorcerer preparing to bring all of reality crashing down around them, he barely has time to consider what he has discovered. Now, he must save reality, even though he knows that doing so will doom him.
MIDNIGHT VISTA #3
(W) Eliot Rahal (A) Clara Meath (CA) Juan Doe
Barely escaping a life imprisoned inside the walls of a paddded psychiatric hospital, Oliver Flores has been kidnapped...again! Except this time it wasn't done by interdimensional aliens. It was done by his own mom, Marisol Flores. Drugged up and groggy, Oliver regains consciousness and is reunited with his mother for the first time in nineteen years. The two share tender moments and crucial information, but they must hurry. The entire Albuquerque Police Department, along with the mysterious "Strangers in Black," are looking for them. Based on a true story from writer Eliot Rahal (HOT LUNCH SPECIAL), with out-of-this-world art from Clara Meath, MIDNIGHT VISTA will make you believe in little grey men.
ROUGH RIDERS COMPLETE SERIES HC
(W) Adam Glass (A) Pat Oliffe (CA) Pat Oliffe
Led by a young Theodore Roosevelt, a motley crew of soon-to-be American legends must work together to solve a mystery that threatens all of existence. Harry Houdini - street magician and master of misdirection. Annie Oakley - a washed-up entertain-er, eager for a chance to prove herself in a real war. Jack Johnson - an undefeated brawler and the son of ex-slaves, determined to get his shot at the heavyweight championship... When a terrifying alien technology destroys the USS Maine, these unlikely allies set sail for bloody Cuba, into the heart of a brewing conflict, to wage a shadow war against the greatest threat mankind has ever known. Before they were famous, they were... ROUGH RIDERS. Created and written by Adam Glass (THE LOLLIPOP KIDS, MARY SHELLEY MONSTER HUNTER) with artwork by Patrick Olliffe (Untold Tales of Spider-Man), this robust hardcover contains the entire series, ROUGH RIDERS (1-7), ROUGH RIDERS: RIDERS ON THE STORM (1-6) and ROUGH RIDERS: RIDE OR DIE (1-4).
SHOPLIFTERS WILL BE LIQUIDATED #2
(W) Patrick Kindlon (A) Stefano Simeone (CA) Stefano Simeone
Future cowboys, peaceful warlords, and pudgy children are all hurdles on Nussbaum's path to a corporate-led monoculture! But he's no quitter. It's time to purge this bucolic underground society, and he's got the training to get the job done!
YOU ARE OBSOLETE #3
(W) Mathew Klickstein (A) Evgeny Bornyakov (CA) Andy Clarke
Investigative reporter Lyla Wilton discovers the awful truth as to why the children on the island she's been assigned to write about have brought her there. Will she help them with their devious plot...and does she even have a choice? YOU ARE OBSOLETE is a spine-tingling thriller that evokes the eerie naturalism of 1970s horror films with a modern deadly digital twist. Written by Mathew Klickstein (Sony Pictures' Against the Dark, Slimed!, Springfield Confidential, Selling Nostalgia) and drawn by Evgeniy Bornyakov (DESCENDENT).