IMAGE COMICS SEPTEMBER 2023 SOLICITATIONS

RAT QUEENS SISTERS WARRIORS QUEENS (ONE-SHOT)

WRITER: Kurtis J. Wiebe
ARTIST / COVER A: Roc Upchurch

SEPTEMBER 20 / 80 pages / FC/ M / $7.99

The epic conclusion to an incredible ten year run of the award-winning series Rat Queens. The finale reunites Betty, Dee, Violet and Hannah decades after a fateful final adventure that forever broke them apart, with many questions and things left unsaid. Discover the mystery of what drove them apart, and what forces have brought them together one last time.

SPECIAL 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY PRESTIGE FORMAT ONE-SHOT!

RAT QUEENS SISTERS WARRIORS QUEENS (ONE-SHOT)

ALMIGHTY, VOL. 1 TP

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER A: Edward Laroche

SEPTEMBER 13 / 184 pages / FC/ / $16.99

The year is 2098 in a THIRD WORLD AMERICA ravaged by economic collapse, environmental disaster, and internal conflict. Del, a young volunteer working triage at a field hospital, is abducted by a ruthless motorcycle gang. Her only hope is FALE, an ex-military private contractor hired to find and bring her home.

ALMIGHTY is white-knuckle thrill ride that will have fans of the genre begging for more.

 

Collects ALMIGHTY #1-5

ALMIGHTY, VOL. 1 TP

ANTARCTICA #3 (OF 5)

WRITER: Simon Birks
ARTIST / COVER A: Willi Roberts

SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 pages / FC/ — / $3.99

Faced with finding a way back to their world, the team returns to the enemy station, but before Hannah has a chance to strike, another heart-breaking truth is revealed. While Trying to help Campbell, they are caught, and when Dr. Hannah gives the order, a gunshot rings out with devastating consequences.

ANTARCTICA #3 (OF 5)

ARCADE KINGS #5 (OF 5)

WRITER / COVER D: Dylan Burnett
ARTIST: Dylan Burnett, Sara Antonellini, Walter Baiamonte
COVER A: Walter Baiamonte, Dylan Burnett
COVER B: Tri Vuong
COVER C: Jordan Gibson

SEPTEMBER 20 / 48 pages / FC/ / $7.99

MINISERIES FINALE

FINAL ROUND!

After last issue’s jaw-dropping ending, Victor McMax’s master plan stands revealed. Since hanging up his gloves, Victor has focused on wrapping his hands around Infinity City, but who remains to take him down in a flawless victory?

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ASTRO CITY METROBOOK, VOL. 4 TP

WRITER: Kurt Busiek
ARTIST: Wendy Broome, Brent Eric Anderson, Jesus Merino, Alex Sinclair, Tom Grummett
COVER A: Alex Ross

SEPTEMBER 27 / 512 pages / FC/ T / $34.99

Samaritan battles his greatest foe across time and space. The origins of Beautie and Winged Victory are revealed. The Broken Man makes his debut, and more secrets of Astro City history are revealed. Plus much more, from Astra’s college graduation to the tale of a gorilla who wants to be a drummer but may become a hero.

Collects ASTRO CITY: SAMARITAN #1, ASTRO CITY: BEAUTIE #1, ASTRO CITY: ASTRA #1-2, and ASTRO CITY, VOL. 3 #1-10, 17 & 22-24

ASTRO CITY METROBOOK, VOL. 4 TP

BIG GAME #3 (OF 5)

WRITER: Mark Millar
ARTIST / COVER A / COVER B: Pepe Larraz
COVER C: Travis Charest

SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 pages / FC/ — / $4.99

Nemesis is murdering his way through all your favorite Millarworld characters. The Chrononauts are down, but now Kick-Ass, Hit-Girl, and Huck are in his sights. Will the Kingsman spy organization be able to stop him before he follows through on his master’s wishes to wipe every single super off the face of the Earth?

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BLACK CLOAK, VOL. 1 TP

WRITER: Kelly Thompson
ARTIST / COVER A: Meredith McClaren

SEPTEMBER 13 / 184 pages / FC/ / $14.99

From Eisner Award-winning writer KELLY THOMPSON (Black Widow, Captain Marvel) and superstar artist MEREDITH McCLAREN (HINGESJem & The Holograms), BLACK CLOAK is a delectable fantasy and sci-fi blend with a detective procedural shot straight through its heart.

Essex and Pax are two Black Cloaks investigating the murder of a beloved prince of Kiros, the last city in the known world, before it topples into chaos. Mayhem. Murder. Mermaids. What more could anyone want?

Featuring nearly 200 pages of story, this collection contains the first arc of the series that AIPT says, “Combines elements of sci-fi, fantasy, and noir into something wholly original and compelling. Move over, SAGA. This is my new obsession.”

 

Collects BLACK CLOAK #1-6

BLACK CLOAK, VOL. 1 TP

BONE ORCHARD: TENEMENT #4 (OF 10)

WRITER: Jeff Lemire
ARTIST: Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart
COVER A: Andrea Sorrentino
COVER B: Christian Ward

SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 pages / FC/ / $3.99

The seven neighbors struggle to make sense of their twisted surroundings as they are confronted by all their worst fears and the terrible inhabitants of the tunnels.

The biggest and most essential project yet in the bold and ambitious new shared horror universe of THE BONE ORCHARD MYTHOS continues from Eisner-winning creative team JEFF LEMIRE & ANDREA SORRENTINO.

BONE ORCHARD: TENEMENT #4 (OF 10)

COSMIC DETECTIVE (OGN) TP

WRITER: Matt Kindt, Jeff Lemire
ARTIST / COVER A: David Rubín

SEPTEMBER 20 / 208 pages / FC/ — / $17.99

New York Times-bestselling writers JEFF LEMIRE (GIDEON FALLS, DESCENDER) and MATT KINDT (BANG!, MIND MGMT) unite with internationally acclaimed artist DAVID RUBÍN (BEOWULF, Ether) for original graphic novel COSMIC DETECTIVE, an epic science fiction mystery that asks: When a God is murdered, who solves the crime?

Enter our detective. The murder of a god threatens to tear apart the very fabric of our reality, and only he stands in the way of utter destruction. Will the mystery he uncovers be worse than the disaster he’s trying to avert? And will his mind crack under the revelations he’s about to uncover before he can do anything about it?

COSMIC DETECTIVE (OGN) TP

CREEPSHOW, VOL. 2 #1 (OF 5)

WRITER: Phil Hester, Garth Ennis
ARTIST: Phil Hester, Becky Cloonan
COVER A: Guillem March
COVER B: Becky Cloonan
COVER C: Skinner

SEPTEMBER 13 / 32 pages / FC/ / $3.99

MINISERIES PREMIERE

The smash-hit horror anthology based on the hit Shudder TV series is back and CREEPIER than ever!

In the debut issue, master of the macabre GARTH ENNIS (PreacherThe Boys) and superstar creator BECKY CLOONAN (Wonder Woman) team up for the very first time to deliver a disturbing tale of the unborn!

Then, freaky PHIL HESTER (Gotham City: Year One) tells the story of a grieving son who bends the laws of nature to see his mother one last time…this can’t end well!

Each issue of CREEPSHOW, VOL. 2 will feature different creative teams with uniquely horrifying standalone stories and a 1:10 connecting cover from iconic horror artist SKINNER!

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THE CULL #2 (OF 5)

WRITER: Kelly Thompson
ARTIST / COVER A: Mattia De Iulis
COVER B: Tula Lotay
COVER C: Andrew J. Seles

SEPTEMBER 13 / 24 pages / FC/ T+ / $3.99

Cleo’s confession elicits more fear than anger from the group, and everyone sticks together into the great unknown. Sentient mushrooms for everyone!

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DARK RIDE, VOL. 2 TP

WRITER: Joshua Williamson
ARTIST / COVER A: Andrei Bressan, Adriano Lucas

SEPTEMBER 13 / 112 pages / FC/ / $14.99

“Horror fans and theme park fans absolutely owe it to themselves to check out DARK RIDE.” —ComicBook.com

Sam Dante is haunted by a mysterious death at Devil Land, but the bigger threat may be the dark forces that truly control his family’s legacy and theme park empire…

The critically acclaimed series from JOSHUA WILLIAMSON (Superman) and ANDREI BRESSAN (Justice League Incarnate) continues in this terrifying journey deeper into The Scariest Place on Earth.

Collects DARK RIDE #5-8

DARK RIDE, VOL. 2 TP

THE DEAD LUCKY #9

WRITER: Melissa Flores
ARTIST: French Carlomagno
COVER A: Rod Reis

SEPTEMBER 06 / 32 pages / FC/ / $3.99

Still reeling from the shocking discoveries of last issue, Bibi returns to San Francisco—but with Pyre always one step ahead and an even more powerful foe moving in the shadows, is her city still safe for her?

THE DEAD LUCKY is a Massive-Verse series.

THE DEAD LUCKY #9

DEEP CUTS #6 (OF 6)

WRITER: Joe Clark, Kyle Higgins
ARTIST: Toby Cypress
COVER A: Chris Brunner

SEPTEMBER 27 / 56 pages / FC/ / $5.99

MINISERIES FINALE

Worldwide. 1977. The Great Unknown embark on their first world tour—but as tensions in the group begin to rise, might they have already played their final set? Team DEEP CUTS is joined by TOBY CYPRESS (THE GRAVEDIGGERS UNIONElectric Century) for the blistering miniseries finale!

DEEP CUTS #6 (OF 6)

EDENWOOD #1

WRITER / ARTIST: Tony Daniel
COVER A / COVER E: Tony S. Daniel
COVER B: Mahmud A. Asrar
COVER C: Jorge Molina
COVER D: Ryan Stegman
COVER F: Sketch Cvr

SEPTEMBER 27 / 24 pages / FC/ — / $3.99

SERIES PREMIERE

An eons-long series of multiverse wars between demons and witches has found Earth as its latest and final battleground. The battle pits NECRONEMA, the ever-expanding demonic land that supplanted the Midwest twenty years ago, against EDENWOOD, the witchcraft-controlled land that acts as a barrier against the war zone and the rest of the U.S. RION, a young DEMON HUNTER, is thrust into the role of hero and leader after defeating a magical demon called a GATHER, a transient demon with the power to cross any barrier or dimension.

Summoned by the WITCH WAR COUNCIL, Rion must assemble an elite team of DEMON HUNTERS tasked with annihilating a list of targets within the demon-controlled lands. The men and women he selects happen to be the most famous and revered demon hunters of all time, dating back to the 1700s.

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THE ENFIELD GANG MASSACRE #2 (OF 6)

WRITER: Chris Condon
ARTIST / COVER A: Jacob Phillips

SEPTEMBER 13 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99

Accused of murder and hunted by a Texas Ranger, the Enfield Gang attempts to escape.

THE ENFIELD GANG MASSACRE #2 (OF 6)

FIRE POWER BY KIRKMAN AND SAMNEE #27

WRITER: Robert Kirkman
ARTIST / COVER A: Chris Samnee, Matt Wilson

SEPTEMBER 27 / 24 pages / FC/ T / $3.99

Another member of the Johnson family has learned the fire power, but with Shaw’s reach extending in Chicago, Owen and his army will have to strike soon—whether they’re ready or not.

FIRE POWER BY KIRKMAN AND SAMNEE #27

FISHFLIES #2 (OF 6)

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER A: Jeff Lemire

SEPTEMBER 13 / 56 pages / FC/ M / $5.99

Franny Fox continues to assist the strange fugitive after his wild metamorphosis while elsewhere in Belle River, the residents of the town continue to search for the perpetrator that shot young Paul DuPuis.

An extra-special extra-length issue from JEFF LEMIRE (GIDEON FALLSSweet Tooth) comes a new tale of small-town surrealist horror.

FISHFLIES #2 (OF 6)

THE FORGED #4

WRITER: Eric Trautmann, Greg Rucka
ARTIST / COVER A: Mike Henderson

SEPTEMBER 20 / 64 pages / FC/ / $5.99

NEW STORY ARC

Following the events of Operation: Black Box, Vic and her team of Forged find themselves back on Throneworld and in an environment even more lethal—the realm of Imperial politics, where people will kill to keep their secrets.

THE FORGED #4

THE FORGED, VOL. 1 TP

WRITER: Eric Trautmann, Greg Rucka
ARTIST / COVER A: Mike Henderson

SEPTEMBER 13 / 152 pages / FC/ / $19.99

Collecting the first arc of the comic that combines the pulp-sci-fi-over-the-top-frenzied-mayhem of Operation: Black Box with the spirit of Heavy Metal and any other comics you tried to hide from your parents!

Meet the Forged, elite warriors in service to the Eternal Empress. It’s a routine recovery op on a distant world. What could possibly go wrong? Spoiler: Just about everything!

THE FORGED, VOL. 1 TP

GHOSTED COMPENDIUM TP TP

WRITER: Joshua Williamson
ARTIST: Laci, Davide Gianfelice, Goran Sudźuka, Miroslav Mrva, Juan Jose Ryp
COVER A: Matteo Scalera

SEPTEMBER 20 / 456 pages / FC/ M / $29.99

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of JOSHUA WILLIAMSON’s breakout hit horror series!

Jackson Winters is one of the greatest criminal masterminds to ever live…except he’s rotting in jail after his last doomed score. But when a filthy rich collector breaks Winters out, he’s tasked with putting together an elite team of paranormal experts to do the impossible: steal a ghost from a haunted house of horrors!

Skybound’s horror/crime mash-up is equal parts Ocean’s 11 and The Shining from writer JOSHUA WILLIAMSON (DARK RIDESuperman) and artists GORAN SUDŽUKA (Y: The Last Man), DAVIDE GIANFELICE, and more!

Collects GHOSTED #1-20.

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GUNSLINGER SPAWN #24

WRITER: Todd McFarlane
ARTIST: Brett Booth
COVER A: Mike Deodato
COVER B / COVER C: Kael Ngu

SEPTEMBER 13 / 24 pages / FC/ T+ / $2.99

The Gunslinger still has a sickness coursing through his veins—one that may kill him if he can’t figure out who or what is causing it!

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HAUNT YOU TO THE END #4 (OF 5)

WRITER: Ryan Cady
ARTIST / COVER A: Andrea Mutti

SEPTEMBER 13 / 32 pages / FC/ / $3.99

THE BURIED HORRORS OF RASMUSSEN MANOR! After a disastrous night on the island, the surviving members of the Shah expedition regroup and re-prioritize. They’ll uncover fantastic and terrifying truths beneath the rotting floorboards of the ruined manor house, but a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing.

HAUNT YOU TO THE END #4 (OF 5)

HEART ATTACK TP

WRITER: Shawn Kittelsen
ARTIST / COVER A: Eric Zawadzki, Mike Spicer

SEPTEMBER 27 / 296 pages / FC/ M / $19.99

“10/10…Come for the immersive visual storytelling, stay for a take on dystopia that puts romance and humanity at its center” —Comics Bookcase

Acclaimed writer SHAWN KITTELSEN (Injustice 2Mortal Kombat 11) and artist ERIC ZAWADZKI (House of El) present a new graphic novel collecting HEART ATTACK #1-6 and featuring six all-new chapters concluding their epic story.

Gene therapy has saved Americans from disease—only to give birth to Variants: people with powers so unique, the government denies their human rights.

But a new rebellion begins when Charlie North and Jill Kearney learn their instant attraction unlocks powers of mass destruction and forces them to question how far they should go to topple the system!

HEART ATTACK TP

HEXAGON BRIDGE #1 (OF 5)

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER A: Richard Blake

SEPTEMBER 13 / 24 pages / FC/ / $3.99

MINISERIES PREMIERE

Explorers Jacob and Elena Armlen find themselves trapped in a strange parallel dimension of elusive landscapes and shifting architecture inhabited by mischievous entities. Now it’s up to their clairvoyant daughter Adley and sentient robot Staden to rescue them!

HEXAGON BRIDGE #1 (OF 5)

HEY KIDS! COMICS!, VOL. 3: THE SCHLOCK OF THE NEW #6 (OF 6)

WRITER / ARTIST: Howard Chaykin
COVER A: Don Cameron

SEPTEMBER 13 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99

MINISERIES FINALE

Who lives? Who dies? Whose (frequently doubled) voucher gets lost in the mail?

HOWARD CHAYKIN’s three-volume journey through comic book history concludes with one last look at how fandom—joyful, toxic, proprietary, take your pick—paradigm shifted from captive audience to creative architect in no time flat.

And sure, some of it didn’t happen. But it’s all true.

HEY KIDS! COMICS!, VOL. 3: THE SCHLOCK OF THE NEW #6 (OF 6)

I HATE FAIRYLAND (2022) #9

WRITER: Skottie Young
ARTIST / COVER A / COVER B: Brett Bean

SEPTEMBER 13 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99

An old friend is back, and they might be the key…or, have a key…or, know a key… I mean, you know how into keys they are around Fairyland. Anyway. Duncan Dragon joins Gert once again on her quest to get home.

Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (MIDDLEWESTTWIGTHE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK) and artist BRETT BEAN (Marvel’s Rocket and Groot) return for a whole new journey to I HATE FAIRYLAND!

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IMMORTAL SERGEANT #9 (OF 9)

WRITER: Joe Kelly
ARTIST / COVER A: Ken Niimura

SEPTEMBER 20 / 40 pages / BW/ / $3.99

SERIES FINALE

This is the end of the road. Think we took you this far to blow it in a solicitation? Just read it.

IMMORTAL SERGEANT #9 (OF 9)

IN HELL WE FIGHT #4

WRITER: John Layman
ARTIST / COVER A: Jok

SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 pages / FC/ / $3.99

Hunted by demons, monsters, giants, and vengeance fiends, and, yet, the biggest danger they face is one another. Life in hell ain’t no walk in the park!

IN HELL WE FIGHT #4

JACK KIRBY’S STARR WARRIORS: THE ADVENTURES OF ADAM STARR AND THE SOLAR LEGION (ONE-SHOT)

WRITER: Jack Kirby
ARTIST: Jack Kirby, Tom Scioli
COVER A: Tom Scioli

SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 pages / PC/ — / $9.99

It’s JACK KIRBY like you’ve never seen him before! JACK KIRBY’s first cosmic hero, the pirate hunter Adam Starr, is back in this deluxe remix of KIRBY’s first Space Epic series.

See Adam Starr and his Solar Legion of Star Warriors in a battle to the death with killer space pirates Black Michael, Arthak, and their evil armadas. It’s a rip-roaring space adventure with giant man-eating space worms, gargantuan alien killer fish, and planetary nuclear annihilation.

JACK KIRBY’S STARR WARRIORS: THE ADVENTURES OF ADAM STARR AND THE SOLAR LEGION (ONE-SHOT)

JUNIOR BAKER THE RIGHTEOUS FAKER #1 (OF 5)

WRITER: Joe Casey
ARTIST / COVER A: Ryan Quackenbush
COVER B: Ryan Quackenbush, Sonia Harris
COVER C: Dustin Nguyen

SEPTEMBER 20 / 40 pages / FC/ — / $4.99

MINISERIES PREMIERE

THE SURPRISE SEQUEL TO 2011’s BUTCHER BAKER THE RIGHTEOUS MAKER!

Meet Daniel “Dizzy” Baker, a gonzo journalist chasing superhuman stories in a world that’s left superheroes behind. Stumbling onto the ultimate story, Baker embarks on a personal vision quest where his past and his future violently collide. Created and written by JOE CASEY, with art by dynamic newcomer RYAN QUACKENBUSH. A dark journey into a surreal family legacy, each issue contains a mind-bending 30 pages of story!

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KAPTARA: UNIVERSAL TRUTHS #2 (OF 6)

WRITER: Chip Zdarsky
ARTIST / COVER A: Kagan McLeod

SEPTEMBER 27 / 32 pages / FC/ T+ / $3.99

KAPTARA’s secrets lie within the spooky HOLLOW PALACE! Weird name for a place that actually contains something important? Anyway, our heroes make the treacherous journey alongside nefarious frenemies! Can they survive what’s waiting for them?

The award-hoping series from CHIP “BATMAN” ZDARSKY and KAGAN “SHE-HULK END CREDITS” McLEOD continues!

KAPTARA: UNIVERSAL TRUTHS #2 (OF 6)

KAYA #12

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER A: Wes Craig
COVER B: James Harren

SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 pages / FC/ / $3.99

STANDALONE STORY

Lord Vox, the robot who ordered the destruction of Kaya’s village, must answer for what happened in the Poison-Lands. The plans of the all-powerful robot empire are revealed when we meet the empire’s supreme leader, the Oracle!

Includes a backup story by GABRIEL WALTA and a variant cover by apex predator of art JAMES HARREN!

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KILL YOUR DARLINGS #1

WRITER: Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan
ARTIST: Bob Quinn, John J. Hill
COVER A / COVER C: Bob Quinn
COVER B / COVER D: Ryan Stegman

SEPTEMBER 06 / 32 pages / FC/ — / $3.99

SERIES PREMIERE

Eight-year-old Rose loves nothing more than to play pretend in a magical land of her own creation. To her, that world is as real as our own—from her fluffy friends to the terrible evil that lurks at the center of it all. In one night, the line between fantasy and reality will disappear, an ancient hunger will feed again, and Rose will be pulled into a gruesome saga that began centuries before her birth.

 

A new epic begins from debut writers ETHAN S. PARKER and GRIFFIN SHERIDAN, and superstar art team BOB QUINN (Knights of X) and JOHN J. HILL (VANISH)!

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KING SPAWN #26

WRITER: Sean Lewis
ARTIST: Javi Fernandez
COVER A: Mike Deodato
COVER B / COVER C: Kael Ngu

SEPTEMBER 13 / 24 pages / FC/ T+ / $2.99

Clown is back on the streets of New York City, but it’s not Al he’s hunting. Who is Clown after, and can Spawn save them in time?

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KLIK KLIK BOOM #4 (OF 5)

WRITER: Doug Wagner
ARTIST / COVER A: Doug Dabbs, Matt Wilson

SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 pages / FC/ / $3.99

Dillinger holds Serena and Beatrix hostage in an evacuated hospital, the building now a death trap designed specifically for Sprout. The only chance Sprout has to rescue her newfound friends? A supply closet full of surgical stabby-stabby stuff.

KLIK KLIK BOOM #4 (OF 5)

THE LAST BARBARIANS, VOL. 1 TP

WRITER / COVER A: Brian Haberlin
ARTIST: Brian Haberlin, Geirrod van Dyke

SEPTEMBER 20 / 144 pages / FC/ / $19.99

In a world where your guild means everything, classless Sylv is labeled a Barbarian. She’s a jack of all trades who can fight, pick most pockets, and cast a spell or two. But without official membership to a guild, she’s barred from having adventures. No adventures mean no money, and no money makes it awfully hard to support herself and her 7-foot-tall disabled brother.

But when an underhanded cleric says he’s got the quest of a lifetime for her, she can’t really say no (even if she knows she should). It’ll take every skill she’s got to stay alive, save a child, prevent the fabric of the universe from being ripped apart, and prove that being multi-skilled isn’t totally barbaric.

THE LAST BARBARIANS, VOL. 1 TP

LOCAL MAN: HEARTLAND, VOL. 1 TP

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER A: Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs

SEPTEMBER 27 / 128 pages / FC/ / $16.99

STRAY DOGS creator TONY FLEECS teams with REVIVAL‘s TIM SEELEY for a wildly critically acclaimed story that combines rural crime noir and superhero action.

Once, JACK XAVER, star recruit of the media sensation super-team THIRD GEN, had it all. But when controversy sends CROSSJACK crawling back to his mom and dad’s basement in the Midwest, Jack struggles to fit into a world he left far behind. And then the bodies start piling up.

Collects the complete first arc of the smash-hit series that Comicbook.com calls “a thought-provoking send-up to one of comics’ weirdest eras, and if you’re not reading it right now, you are absolutely missing out.”

Collects LOCAL MAN #1-5

LOCAL MAN: HEARTLAND, VOL. 1 TP

MONSTRESS #48

WRITER: Marjorie Liu
ARTIST / COVER A: Sana Takeda

SEPTEMBER 27 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99

On the prison planet of Golga, everyone has an agenda—and everyone wants to escape. Maika and her companions must work together to finally find a way home…without being followed by those who would destroy their world.

MONSTRESS #48

NEWBURN #11

WRITER: David Brothers, Chip Zdarsky
ARTIST: Jacob Phillips, Nick Dragotta
COVER A: Jacob Phillips

SEPTEMBER 27 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99

An ex-Yakuza is on his way to the States for a liver transplant in exchange for intel on NYC Yakuza activities. To stop the info from making it to the Feds, Newburn and Emily have to dodge the cops and the FBI.

PLUS: In “GO BACK” by DRAGOTTA & BROTHERS, the kid tries to find a single friend in a city of eight million strangers.

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NO/ONE #7 (OF 10)

WRITER: Brian Buccellato, Kyle Higgins
ARTIST / COVER A: Geraldo Borges
COVER B: Stefano Simeone
COVER C: Mark Englert

SEPTEMBER 27 / 32 pages / FC/ / $3.99

As suspects and bodies continue to pile high, Julia reconsiders her position—and faced with an unthinkable decision, Ben makes a horrible choice.

NO/ONE is a Massive-Verse series.

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OCTOPUS PIE: THE COMPLETE SERIES BOX SET

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER A: Meredith Gran

SEPTEMBER 20 / 1248 pages / FC/ T+ / $74.99

LIMITED TO 1000 SETS

The award-winning webcomic series following 20-something best friends Eve and Hanna as they navigate the ups and downs of city life—soul-sucking jobs, heart-stopping romances, and all the social trappings of Brooklyn’s indie sleaze era—is now collected in a handsome five-volume box set. The unique box design gives uniformity to differently sized volumes.

Since its ten-year run, OCTOPUS PIE has been celebrated for the depth of its characters and its broad emotional resonance, cited as one of the “best comics of the 2010s” (The AV Club) and a “decade-long masterpiece” (Slate). The series is the recipient of two Ignatz Awards and two NCS Reuben Award nominations, and has been inducted into the Library of Congress’ Webcomic Collection as a title of significance.

Collects OCTOPUS PIE, VOL. 1-5

OCTOPUS PIE: THE COMPLETE SERIES BOX SET

OLD DOG [REDACT ONE] BOOK 1 TP

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER A: Declan Shalvey

SEPTEMBER 20 / 128 pages / FC/ / $9.99

Jack Lynch was a once-promising C.I.A. operative. On the eve of his retirement, looking back at a failed career, he is tasked with one final mission…that goes horribly wrong. He wakes years later to a changed world—and deeper changes within himself. And when a shadow group offers Lynch a second chance at a life of adventure, he’s paired with the last person he ever could’ve imagined.

In this collection of six high-octane adventures, an old dog learns some new tricks…

OLD DOG is a striking new spy-fi series by DECLAN SHALVEY, the accomplished and innovative creator behind books such as Moon KnightX-Men UnlimitedINJECTION, and TIME BEFORE TIMEWinter Soldier meets Mission Impossible in this Bourne-esque action/espionage blowout.

Collects OLD DOG [REDACT ONE] #1-6

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PURR EVIL #3 (OF 6)

WRITER: Mirka Andolfo
ARTIST / COVER A: Laura Braga
COVER B: Matteo Lolli
COVER C: Valentina Pinti

SEPTEMBER 27 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99

“SALVATION IS A DECEITFUL MEOW”

Steve and Rita continue their desperate search for a way to save Deb from the darkness that threatens her once and for all, but the evil Machiavellian Levi has his own agenda. Meanwhile, Jason and the other members of the Stepsons continue to relentlessly pursue the two women on the run to regain control over Deb’s powers and destiny.

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QUEST #2

WRITER: Crystal Wood, Jonathan Luna
ARTIST / COVER A: Jonathan Luna

SEPTEMBER 06 / 32 pages / FC/ T+ / $3.99

JONATHAN LUNA and CRYSTAL WOOD’s fantasy epic continues!

Anya and her bodyguard, Tor, escape the palace, embarking on a mission to save her husband, Devyan. They venture toward the Demon Lands where terrifying and repulsive creatures wait.

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RADIANT BLACK #27

WRITER: Joe Clark, Kyle Higgins
ARTIST: Marcelo Costa, Eduardo Ferigato
COVER A / COVER B: Marcelo Costa

SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 pages / FC/ / $3.99

THE CATALYST WAR CONTINUES! Nathan and Marshall face the consequences of their decisions. In the rubble of skyscrapers, the second trial begins.

RADIANT BLACK is a Massive-Verse series.

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ROGUE SUN #16

WRITER: Ryan Parrott
ARTIST: Marco Renna, Abel
COVER A: Luana Vecchio
COVER B: Carly A-F

SEPTEMBER 13 / 32 pages / FC/ T+ / $3.99

An army of nightmares begins its march on New Orleans—and with Dylan still nowhere to be found and his friends and family scattered, who will step up to save the city? And, more importantly…how?

ROGUE SUN is a Massive-Verse series.

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THE SACRIFICERS #2

WRITER: Rick Remender
ARTIST: Dave McCaig, Max Fiumara
COVER A: Max Fiumara
COVER B: Eric Canete
COVER C: Andrew MacLean

SEPTEMBER 06 / 32 pages / FC/ T+ / $3.99

The world has only ever known order. There is no feast, there is no famine—there is just enough. There is no flood, there is no drought—there is just enough. The overlords make everything perfect, keeping everything in harmonious moderation, under one condition…one great sacrifice has now come due.

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THE SAVAGE STRENGTH OF STARSTORM #5

WRITER / COVER A: Drew Craig
ARTIST: Drew Craig, Jason Finestone
COVER B: Wes Craig

SEPTEMBER 27 / 32 pages / FC/ / $3.99

Upon returning from the Xth dimension, Starstorm and his companions emerge to find themselves a year from when they left in a world ravaged by war. In the wreckage, they encounter the remnants of Earth’s heroes, who are preparing to take Earth back from the invading Armada.

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THE SCHLUB #2

WRITER / COVER B / COVER D / COVER F: Ryan Stegman
ARTIST: Tyrell Cannon, Mike Spicer, John J. Hill
COVER A / COVER C / COVER E: Tyrell Cannon

SEPTEMBER 27 / 24 pages / FC/ T+ / $3.99

Roger’s new superhero body and ego are put to the test against a real-life supervillain! Can Roger and Cirrus find a way to stop the evil sorcerer Wyrm, prove to his family that he’s not a screw-up, and stop the city from getting destroyed? Let’s hope so!

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THE SCORCHED #22

WRITER: Sean Lewis
ARTIST: Stephen Segovia
COVER A: Mike Deodato
COVER B / COVER C: Kael Ngu

SEPTEMBER 20 / 24 pages / FC/ / $2.99

The Scorched team battles for their lives against Terminus and the Planet Eaters with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.

 

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SCRAPPER #3 (OF 6)

WRITER: Cliff Bleszinksi, Alex de Campi
ARTIST: Ryan Kelly, Jordie Bellaire
COVER A: Juan Ferreyra

SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 pages / FC/ — / $3.99

Scrapper grapples with his legacy with Daisy the Raccoon’s help. Using his new powers and Daisy’s skills, Scrapper pushes toward an ambitious assault on a SMITE laboratory. But finding out what SMITE is up to may cost them everything…

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SEA SERPENT’S HEIR: BLACK WAVE BOOK 2

WRITER: Mairghread Scott
ARTIST / COVER A: Pablo Tunica

SEPTEMBER 13 / 160 pages / FC/ / $14.99

For fans of Nimona and Teen Titans: Raven!

The high-fantasy, high-seas adventure continues!

Aella sets sail with her mother’s pirate crew on a quest for revenge. As more secrets about her origin are revealed, Aella begins to embrace her dangerous and powerful dark side, leading her down a path from which there may be no return…

The acclaimed YA fantasy trilogy continues from the powerhouse team of MAIRGHREAD SCOTT (Dragon Age: Absolution, Guardians of the Galaxy) and PABLO TUNICA (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).

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SOMETHING EPIC #5

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER A / COVER B / COVER C / COVER D: Szymon Kudrański

SEPTEMBER 13 / 32 pages / FC/ / $3.99

The hurt and horrors of Dan’s past are now personified—waiting, and eager to be released…

Twenty-nine pages of story and art for the regular price of just $3.99!

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SPAWN #346

WRITER: Rory McConville
ARTIST: Carlo Barberi
COVER A: Mike Deodato
COVER B / COVER C: Kael Ngu

SEPTEMBER 27 / 24 pages / FC/ T / $2.99

The race for the Throne of Hell has begun. Forces and factions from all sides are starting to close in, and Spawn is starting to doubt who he can trust. But without his allies, there is no way he will survive!

 

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SPAWN COMPENDIUM, VOL. 5 TP

WRITER: Todd McFarlane, Will Carlton, Jon Goff
ARTIST: Jonboy Meyers, Szymon Kudrański
COVER A: Todd McFarlane, Greg Capullo

SEPTEMBER 13 / 1080 pages / FC/ T / $59.99

TODD McFARLANE unleashed his signature creation, SPAWN, in 1992. In doing so, he created the most successful independent comic book in history.

Join Spawn in SPAWN COMPENDIUM, VOL. 5 as he discovers the true meaning of becoming a Hellspawn and settles on a path of bloody revenge in search of a way back to his humanity!

Includes SPAWN #201-250, collected for the first time in FULL COLOR and featuring some never-before-collected issues!

Collects SPAWN #201-250

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SPAWN ORIGINS, VOL. 27 TP

WRITER: David Hine
ARTIST: Rodel Noora, Brian Haberlin, Philip Tan
COVER A: Daniel Martinez, Philip Tan

SEPTEMBER 27 / 152 pages / FC/ T / $16.99

When Armageddon consumed the world, Spawn turned against his masters, destroying all life on Earth. While God and Satan continue their endless conflict in a parallel universe, Spawn has re-created the world and resurrected the human race in what has become known as the White Light. The portals to Heaven and Hell are closed, leaving humanity free from the influence of angels and demons.

Collects SPAWN #161-166

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STARSIGNS #5 (OF 8)

WRITER: Saladin Ahmed
ARTIST / COVER A: Kelly Fitzpatrick, Megan Levens

SEPTEMBER 13 / 32 pages / FC/ / $3.99

With half the Starsigns now revealed, Derek Duke makes his move against Rana and the others—and one of their number will pay the ultimate price.

A dark new turn to the modern fantasy series by SALADIN AHMED and MEGAN LEVENS.

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SUMMONERS WAR: AWAKENING #6 (OF 6)

WRITER: Justin Jordan
ARTIST / COVER A: Igor Monti, Luca Claretti

SEPTEMBER 27 / 32 pages / FC/ T / $3.99

MINISERIES FINALE

With her friend’s life hanging in the balance, Rai must find the strength to take her summoning to the next level!

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SWAN SONGS #3 (OF 6)

WRITER: W. Maxwell Prince
ARTIST / COVER A: Filipe Andrade
COVER B: Jorge Coelho
COVER C: Chris O’Halloran, Martín Morazzo

SEPTEMBER 06 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99

“THE END OF THE END OF THE WORLD”

W. MAXWELL PRINCE’s traversal into the totally terminal trudges forward with all-star artist FILIPE ANDRADE (The Many Deaths of Laila Starr)!

The atomic clock hit zero, and the world was forever changed…

Here, our demolished planet’s would-be Adam and Eve try to create a new Eden in the nuclear aftermath…but some things simply weren’t meant to be.

Drawn in exquisite colored pencils, this is another of our lives’ loud, lonesome SWAN SONGS.

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SWIPE, VOL. 1 TP

WRITER: Matt Hawkins
ARTIST / COVER A: Yishan Li

SEPTEMBER 27 / 128 pages / FC/ — / $16.99

Spinning off from the shared universe of SUNSTONE and SWINGSUGAR creators MATT HAWKINS & YISHAN LI reteam to bring you the story of two recently divorced people attempting online dating for the first time.

Rob and Anna are a perfect match…but will they ever meet? The fakes and flakes of the online dating world make for an interesting journey as these two fight through the insanity of it all. Will they find true love and happiness, or will they get lost in the chaotic dating world forever!?!

SWIPE, VOL. 1 TP

THE TELLOS SAGA (OGN) HC

WRITER: Todd Dezago
ARTIST / COVER A: Mike Wieringo

SEPTEMBER 13 / pages / FC/ — / $34.99

The epic Tellos adventure is back and collected in this beautiful hardcover edition to enchant a new generation of fantasy lovers! Written by TODD DEZAGO and illustrated by the legendary MIKE WIERINGO.

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TERRORWAR #6 (OF 8)

WRITER: Saladin Ahmed
ARTIST: Dave Acosta, Jay Leisten
COVER A: Walter Pereyra, Dave Acosta

SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 pages / FC/ / $3.99

With the help of the mysterious Doctora Z, the crew is reunited. But with Blue City in ruins and Muhammad’s brain invaded by Terrors, things ain’t looking pretty.

The strangest chapter yet in the sci-fi horror saga by SALADIN AHMED and DAVE ACOSTA!

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TIME BEFORE TIME #27

WRITER: Rory McConville, Declan Shalvey
ARTIST: Geoffo, Chris O’Halloran
COVER A: Declan Shalvey
COVER B: Malachi Ward

SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99

Tatsuo and Kevin race to reach Nadia before The Syndicate’s trap closes around her.

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TORRENT, VOL. 1 TP

WRITER: Marc Guggenheim
ARTIST / COVER A: Rico Renzi, Justin Greenwood

SEPTEMBER 13 / 144 pages / FC/ / $16.99

From MARC GUGGENHEIM (ArrowX-Men GoldStar Wars: Revelations) and JUSTIN GREENWOOD (THE OLD GUARD: TALES THROUGH TIMEFuture State: Gotham), the team who brought you the critically acclaimed series Resurrection, comes a brand-new superhero universe.

Michelle Metcalf is CRACKERJACK, the world’s most happy-go-lucky hero, until tragedy forces her to cross the line from hero to vigilante, setting off a never-ending battle that pits her against the world’s most vile criminals and THE PRAETORIANS, its greatest heroes.

Collects TORRENT #1-5.

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THE UNBELIEVABLE, UNFORTUNATELY MOSTLY UNREADABLE AND NEARLY UNPUBLISHABLE UNTOLD TALES OF I HATE FAIRYLAND #3 (OF 5)

WRITER: Dean Rankine, Skottie Young, Fábio Moon, Gabriel Bá
ARTIST: Dean Rankine, Fábio Moon, Gabriel Bá, Rachele Aragno
COVER A: Mike Del Mundo

SEPTEMBER 06 / 32 pages / FC/ / $3.99

Three Untold Tales based on Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG’s I HATE FAIRYLAND!

SKOTTIE YOUNG (MIDDLEWEST, TWIG) and RACHELE ARAGNO (Leonide: The Vampyre, Mel the Chosen) reveal a tale of love in “Til Death Do Us Part.” Gert loses her temper (again!) in “I Hate Gert!” by GABRIEL BÁ and FÁBIO MOON (DaytripperCASANOVA). And DEAN RANKINE (Simpsons Comics, Invader Zim) sings “The Ballad of Sir Hanselot.”

THE UNBELIEVABLE, UNFORTUNATELY MOSTLY UNREADABLE AND NEARLY UNPUBLISHABLE UNTOLD TALES OF I HATE FAIRYLAND #3 (OF 5)

UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY #26

WRITER: Charles Soule, Scott Snyder
ARTIST: Leonardo Marcello Grassi, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Matt Wilson
COVER A: Giuseppe Camuncoli
COVER B: Tradd Moore

SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99

“VICTORY,” Part Two

For the last 25 issues, we have explored a deeply altered US from inside its borders. Now, at last, we return to the Outer World to see the incredible events that have taken place while our group of heroes has been lost inside the Undiscovered Country. At least two massive twists that turn the story on its head!

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VANISH, VOL. 2 TP

WRITER: Donny Cates
ARTIST: Netho Diaz, JP MAYER, V Ken Marion, John J. Hill, Jay Leisten, Ryan Stegman, Sonia Oback
COVER A: Ryan Stegman

SEPTEMBER 20 / 112 pages / FC/ M / $19.99

Members of superhero group The Prestige continue to attack Oliver Harrison as his sanity and sobriety hang in the balance. While Oliver’s power grows and he holds his ground, we gain vital insight into the mystic realm of Everkeep and evil Baron Vanish’s past…and future?

From DONNY CATES (GOD COUNTRYHulkThor), RYAN STEGMAN (VENOMKing in Black), JP MAYER (Absolute CarnageFantastic Four), SONIA OBACK (Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your VowsHan Solo), and JOHN J. HILL (CROSSOVER, Harley Quinn), the all-star creative team that brought you Venom, comes the second chapter of this brutal-as-hell tale.

Collects VANISH #5-8

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VOID RIVALS #4

WRITER: Robert Kirkman
ARTIST: Matheus Lopes, Lorenzo De Felici
COVER A: Lorenzo De Felici
COVER B: Taurin Clarke
COVER C: Yejin Park
COVER D: Matheus Manhanini

SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 pages / FC/ / $3.99

The climactic return to the SACRED RING!

Thrown before the highest authority for their crimes against the Sacred Ring, will Darak and Solila’s newfound alliance hold strong?

THE MOST SHOCKING NEW SERIES OF THE YEAR CONTINUES!

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THE WALKING DEAD DELUXE #71

WRITER: Robert Kirkman
ARTIST / COVER B: Dave McCaig, Charlie Adlard
COVER A: Dave McCaig, David Finch
COVER C: Conor Hughes

SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99

Rick and company discover that adjusting to their new lives in Alexandria might be harder than surviving outside of it.

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THE WALKING DEAD DELUXE #70

WRITER: Robert Kirkman
ARTIST / COVER B: Dave McCaig, Charlie Adlard
COVER A: Dave McCaig, David Finch
COVER C: Conor Hughes
COVER D: Julian Totino Tedesco
COVER E: Dave McCaig, Arthur Adams

SEPTEMBER 13 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99

Behind Alexandria’s walls, there is no danger, there are no threats. Will it last?

This deluxe presentation in STUNNING FULL COLOR also features another installment of Cutting Room Floor and creator commentary.

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WEIRD WORK #3 (OF 4)

WRITER: Jordan Thomas
ARTIST / COVER A: Shaky Kane
COVER B: Krent Able
COVER C: Mark Stafford
COVER D: Juan Jose Ryp

SEPTEMBER 06 / 40 pages / FC/ / $3.99

Ovra finds some answers, all of them bad; the gang war gets explosive; and our detectives pay a visit to the First Lady of Crime. The endgame is approaching, but who will be alive to see it play out?

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WHAT’S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE? #14

WRITER: Matthew Rosenberg
ARTIST / COVER A: Tyler Boss
COVER B: Andy Macdonald
COVER C: Marcus Jimenez

SEPTEMBER 27 / 32 pages / FC/ T+ / $3.99

SID’S TRIP WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING!

Sid finds peace when she meets a family that isn’t trying to trick her. But one meal will change everything as her journey finally comes to an end in The City.

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