> View the newsletter archives

ToW-Patrol, Today's installment of the 5S3 is a half off sale on select Dark Horse trade paperbacks! We made a point of putting many titles in there that you've never seen on sale from us, including Hard Boiled by Frank Miller. There are rumors that Hard Boiled is going to be the next movie adaptation of a Frank Miller graphic novel. Frank did a signing at the New York Comic-Con last weekend - he's out there promoting his new Sin City, I mean, The Spirit movie with Eva Mendes. I hope it's good. I finally got around to watching 300. I enjoyed it. Though I missed out on the experience of seeing it in a theater, it was interesting to see some of the behind-the-scenes extras on the DVD. Did you know that there was a deleted scene showing the Spartans waxing their chests in preparation for battle? It proved too homoerotic for American audiences, but some of our European readers might have seen it in their release. Best, Andy P.S. A quick shout-out to the readers that I met at New York Comic-Con last weekend -- nice meeting you! THE FIVE SIZZLIN' SALES OF SUMMER: 1) Half off Marvel Ultimate TPB's - ends 4/29 2) Half off DC TPB's - ends 5/7 3) Half off Dark Horse TPB's - ends 5/7

50% off Dark Horse trade paperbacks * Complete Terry And The Pirates HC Vol 03 1939-1940: $39.99 * Frank Frazettas Death Dealer Deluxe HC: $39.99 * Complete Chester Goulds Dick Tracy HC Vol 04: $23.99 * Legacy TP Paintings & Drawings Of Frank Frazetta : $23.99 * Testament TP Life & Art Of Frank Frazetta : $23.99 * X-O Manowar Birth HC: $19.99 * Speed Racer Racer X TP Origins Collection TP: $15.99 * Queen & Country Definitive Edition TP Vol 02: $15.99 * Best Of Write Now TP Vol 01: $15.99 * Vengeance Of Vampirella TP: $14.39 * Bprd TP Vol 08 Killing Ground : $14.39 * Speed Racer Chronicles Of The Racer TP: $14.39 * Nodwick Adventure Log TP: $12.79 * Simpsons Comics TP Dollars To Donuts: $11.99 * Amory Wars TP 01 Second Stage Turbine Blade (Mature Readers) : $11.99 * Johnny Delgado Is Dead TP Vol 01: $11.99 * Modern Masters SC Vol 16 Mike Allred : $11.99 * Strange Girl TP Vol 04 Golden Lights (Mature Readers): $11.19 * Dead Eyes Open GN: $10.39 * Ap How To Draw Manga Pocket Manga Volume 03 : $10.39 * Say Please GN: $10.39 * Seduce Me After The Show GN: $10.39 * Street Fighter Iii Manga TP Vol 02 Ryu Final: $10.39 * Dorothy Of Oz GN Vol 02 : $9.59 * Nephilim GN: $8.79 * Living With The Dead TP : $7.99 * Stupid Comics Phoenix Ed GN (Mature Readers): $7.99 * Uncle Scrooge #374 : $6.39 * Walt Disneys Comics & Stories #689 : $6.39 * Tales From The Crypt GN Vol 03 Zombielicious: $6.39 * Princess At Midnight GN : $4.99 * Outer Orbit TP : $6.49 * Pathfinder TP : $9.99 * Perhapanauts Second Chances TP : $7.99 * Revelations TP : $8.99 * Ring Of The Nibelung Vol 2 Siegfried and Gotterdammerung Twilight Of The Gods: $10.99 * Scarlet Traces The Great Game HC : $7.49 * Scatterbrain HC Collection: $9.99 * Secret TP : $6.49 * Shi Ju Nen TP: $6.49 * Signal To Noise 2nd Ed HC : $12.49 * Space Usagi TP: $8.99 * Tales Of The Vampires TP: $7.99 * The Art Of Usagi Yojimbo TP: $14.99 * Vicious Intent HC : $9.99 * Zombie World Champion Of The Worms 2nd Ed TP: $4.49

Al Williamson Hidden Lands TP - $11.49 THOMAS YEATES (W), MARK SCHULTZ (W), STEVE RINGGENBERG (W), and AL WILLIAMSON (A). Great for those interested in comics history or the classic era of pen-and-ink illustration! Al Williamson stands in rarified air, among the titans of the development of comics as an art form. Drawing from the tradition of the heyday of book, advertising, and comic-strip illustration, Williamson brought a command of craft and dynamics rarely seen, before or since, to a field that had largely valued speed over skill. As part of an amazing stable of young artists at E.C. in the 1950s, Williamson helped change the industry forever, but much of his work of the era has remained hidden. Al Williamson: Hidden Lands at last uncovers these gems, most of which have never been reprinted. Covered in depth by writers Mark Schultz, Thomas Yeates, and Steve Ringgenberg and gathered from extensive, lively interviews with Williamson, Al Williamson: Hidden Lands is an essential volume for any fan of this giant of graphic fiction as well as for those interested in comics history. SC, 224pg, black and white, 8 1/2" x 11".

Alice In Sunderland GN HC - $14.99 BRYAN TALBOT (W/A). Sunderland! Thirteen hundred years ago it was the greatest center of learning in the whole of Christendom and the very cradle of English consciousness. In the time of Lewis Carroll it was the greatest shipbuilding port in the world. To this city that gave the world the electric light bulb, the stars and stripes, the millennium, the Liberty Ships and the greatest British dragon legend came Carroll in the years preceding his most famous book, Alice in Wonderland, and here are buried the roots of his surreal masterpiece. Enter the famous Edwardian palace of varieties, The Sunderland Empire, for a unique experience: an entertaining and epic meditation on myth, history and storytelling then decide for yourself-does Sunderland really exist? From Bryan Talbot, the acclaimed creator of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and The Tale of One Bad Rat, comes Alice in Sunderland, a graphic novel unlike any before. Funny and poignant, thought-provoking and entertaining, traditional and experimental, whimsical and polemical, Alice in Sunderland is a heady cocktail of fact and fiction, a sumptuous and multi-layered journey that will leave you wondering about the magic that's waiting to be unlocked in the place where you live. HC, 8x11, 328pgs, FC.

Apocalypse Nerd TP - $6.99 PETER BAGGE (W/A). Software engineer Perry and his friend Gordo are two average suburban guys who just wanted to go camping in North Cascade Mountains near Seattle-but Kim Jung Il had other plans. Now Seattle is a smoldering nuclear wasteland and Perry and Gordo are about to be put to the test in ways they have never imagined. From the mind of acclaimed artist Peter Bagge comes a post-apocalyptic tale which will have you both laughing and gasping in horror! b&w, 120 pages, TPB, 7" x 10".

Babes Beasts and Brawn Sculpture Of The Fantastic TP (Mature Readers) - $9.99 STEVE KIWUS (W). FOR MATURE READERS. The art of action figures has exploded in recent times, as the simplistic, inelegant pieces of yesterday's plastic have transformed into complex, dynamic pieces of articulate sculpture, reaching levels of artistic expression unthinkable just a few years ago. Steve Kiwus of Eightball Studios, one of the most in-demand toy sculptors of the era, has now brought together his considerable body of eye-popping work into a collection like none other. Babes, Beasts, and Brawn: Sculpture of the Fantastic is a definitive look into the creation of these powerhouse playthings, with hundreds of stunning color photographs and fascinating insights into Kiwus' creative process. Included is an in-depth how-to section, where Kiwus chronicles his process step-by-step to aid aspiring professionals! SC, 144pg, FC, 8 1/2" x 11"

Big Guy and Rusty The Boy Robot TP - $7.49 THE BIG GUY AND RUSTY THE BOY ROBOT TP by Frank Miller and Geof Darrow Here comes The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot-a roller-coaster ride through the minds of Geof Darrow and Frank Miller! SC, 9x13, 80pg, FC

Black Dragon TP - $8.99 THE BLACK DRAGON TP by Chris Claremont and John Bolton 1193: James Dunreith, exiled by his liege lord and king, has returned to reclaim the land that is his birthright. Pressed into the service of Eleanor of Aquitane, he seeks out the one who rebels against the crown-one who was his truest friend. But more dangerous than any political threat is the plot to harness the ancient magical soul of the land and turn it to ultimate evil. SC, 7x10, 184pg, black and white

City Of Others TP - $7.49 Stosh Bludowski is a killer, born with the capacity for no apparent human emotion other than rage. Killing comes easy for Blud, and he makes a good living doing what's easy-until the day he meets two jobs in an alley who just won't die, and a grotesque mystery unfolds right in front of him. Soon, the remorseless killer is confronted by a reality he could never imagine, and he will be invited to make a decision once and for all . . . is he human, or is he Other?

Creatures Of The Night HC - $6.49 From the New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman comes a brand new hardcover collection, featuring two magical and disturbing stories lushly adapted to comics by veteran painter Michael Zulli (The Last Temptation). Newly rewritten by Gaiman for this graphic novel, these two ominous stories from the author's award-winning prose, Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions, feature animals and people not being quite what they seem. In "The Price," a black cat like a small panther arrives at a country home and is soon beset by mysterious and vicious wounds. What is he fighting every night that could do this, and why does he persist? "The Daughter of Owls" recounts an eerie old tale of a foundling girl who was left-with an owl pellet-as a newborn on the steps of the Dymton Church. She was soon cloistered away in a local convent, but by her fourteenth year word of her beauty had spread-and those who would prey upon her faced unforeseen consequences. HC, 48pg FC, 7" x 10"

Curse Of Dracula TP - $4.99 MARV WOLFMAN (W), GENE COLAN (A), and DAVE STEWART (C). In the 1970s, writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan created seventy issues of terrifying tales in the classic Marvel series The Tomb of Dracula. Now, Wolfman and Colan are together again, offering a fresh take on the most enduring character in horror fiction and catapulting the Lord of the Dead back into comics stardom. A mysterious and persuasive figure is moving amongst the circles of San Francisco's political elite. When Jonathan Van Helsing and his team of vampire hunters come to town investigating a string of grisly murders and stumble into a virtual pit of blood-soaked horrors, they know it's only a matter of time before they come face to face with the master of the dark! SC, 80pg, FC, 7" x 10"

Don Bluth Art Of Animation Drawing TP Vol 1 - $7.49 DON BLUTH (W). From Don Bluth-master animator, artist, and director of such cartoon classics as The Secret of N.I.M.H., An American Tail, The Land Before Time, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Anastasia, and Titan A.E.-comes The Art of Animation, a companion textbook to 2004's The Art of Storyboard. While Storyboard described in detail the technical and creative processes involved in crafting the visual blueprints for animated films, The Art of Animation focuses on the process of designing characters; adapting those characters to script, voice talent, and music; directing the "performances" of your characters; the timing and rhythm of movement; analyzing action; and much more. Loaded with Bluth's gorgeous artwork and lively, inspirational commentary, The Art of Animation is a must for animators of any level and a delight for animation enthusiasts of any age. Author Don Bluth has directed cartoon classics such as The Secret of N.I.M.H., An American Tail, The Land Before Time, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Anastasia, and Titan A.E! Don Bluth's The Art of Animation is a must for anyone interested in the art of animation! SC, 112pg, FC, 8 1/2" x 11".

Don Bluth The Art Of Storyboard TP - $7.49 DON BLUTH (W) and GARY GOLDMAN (W). From Don Bluth-master animator, artist, and director of such cartoon classics as The Secret of N.I.M.H., An American Tail, The Land Before Time, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Anastasia, and Titan A.E.-comes Don Bluth's The Art of Storyboard, a one-of-a-kind textbook that describes in detail the technical and artistic processes involved in crafting storyboards for animated films, the visual blueprints that lay the foundation for the animators' magic. Don Bluth takes readers on a journey as only an artist of such vast skills and filmmaking experience can, going from the breakdown of a script, through story conferences with Don Bluth Films collaborators Gary Goldman and John Pomeroy, and onto the finished boards. Loaded with technical tips and insights into the tapping of the creative imagination, The Art of Storyboard also features page after page of Bluth's beautiful storyboard illustrations, many in full color. Whether used as an inspiring tool for professional and aspiring animators or just for the sheer joy of seeing how the written word is channeled through the animator's mindscape on its way to the screen, Don Bluth's The Art of Storyboard is a fascinating peek behind the curtain of film's most creative storytelling medium. SC, 112pg, FC, 8 1/2" x 11".

Dungeon Siege Battle For Aranna GN - $3.49 PAUL ALDEN (W), AL RIO (A), CLIFF RICHARDS (A), and FABIANO NEVES (A). Enter the mystic world of Aranna in Dungeon Siege: The Battle for Aranna. Based on the upcoming game Dungeon Siege II from Gas Powered Games, The Battle for Aranna tells the thrilling story of two of Aranna's most influential legends, Zaramoth the Unmaker and Azunai. The magical River of Souls holds the energy used to make magic possible. The evil giant Zaramoth seeks to claim the River for himself. The brave human chieftain Azunai knows that the River's magic belongs to all of Aranna. When Zaramoth and Azunai finally meet on the battlefield, Aranna will be changed forever! SC, 88pg, FC, 5 1/4" x 7 1/2"

Dwight T Albatross The Goon Noir TP - $6.49 Described as 'EC by way of Looney Tunes,' multiple award-winning cult hit The Goon has quickly risen to the forefront of hot creator-owned titles. Now a heapin' helping of the top names in comics and comedy put a new spin on their favorite characters! Among the distinguished creators featured in this, the very first Goon anthology, are comedians Patton Oswalt and Brian Posehn (both of Comedy Central's Comedians of Comedy and Mr. Show), Reno: 911 co-creator Thomas Lennon, B.P.R.D. scribe John Arcudi, comics great Kevin Nowlan (Tomorrow Stories; Sandman; Superman), fan-favorite Humberto Ramos (Revelations; Spider-Man), Steve Niles, Ryan Sook, Mike Ploog, Bill Morrison, Arvid Nelson, Tony Moore, Hilary Barta, Roger Langridge, Scott Allie, and Todd Herman. Powell himself and frequent co-conspirators Tom Sniegoski and Mark Farmer also present the three-part 'Peg Leg Full of Heaven,' featuring the Little Unholy Bastards, and erstwhile publisher Dwight T. Albatross contributes a little somethin' for the ladies. See the Goon universe as never before in The Goon Noir!

Eisner Miller TP - $9.99 FRANK MILLER (W/A) and WILL EISNER (W/A). It would be hard to imagine any creators who have more greatly affected their chosen medium than Will Eisner and Frank Miller have influenced the world of comic books and graphic novels. Now, culture-curious readers and life-long fans of the comics medium are invited to read along as two of the medium's greatest contributors-legendary innovator and godfather of sequential art, Will Eisner, and the modern master of cinematic comics storytelling, Frank Miller-discuss one-on-one, in an intimate interview format, the ins-and-outs of this compelling and often controversial art form. Eisner/Miller is widely illustrated and features rare, behind-the-scenes photos of Eisner, Miller, and other notable creators. SC, 350pg, FC, 6" x 9".

Fafhrd And The Gray Mouser TP - $9.99 Written by Howard Chaykin with art by Mike Mignola. Discover the stories that defined the genre of sword & sorcery through the eyes of legendary comics writer Howard Chaykin and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola! Since their first appearance in 1939, Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser have ranked among the most beloved characters in fantasy. Their rollicking adventures in the fantastic land of Nehwon have influenced the work of some of the best in modern fantasy, including Michael Moorcock, Terry Pratchett, and countless others. Chaykin and Mignola's four-issue adaptation of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, long out-of-print, is collected here in a graphic novel for the first time, with new cover art from Mignola. Dark Horse Comics will be collecting the hard-to-find Lankhmar comics adapations, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, written by Howard Chaykin with art by Mike Mignola!

Flaming Carrot Vol 3 Greatest Hits TP - $8.99 FLAMING CARROT'S GREATEST HITS by Bob Burden Who is this arcane, bizarre, carousing crime fighter who haunts the shadows and alleys of Iron City? This modern two-fisted, hard-drinking, womanizing, violent, and politically incorrect freebooter will leave you in stitches. Meet Mr. Furious, Captain Attack, Screwball, the Bikini, Bondo-Man, flying dead dogs, all-girl motorcycle gangs, big Japanese monsters, and more! SC, 235pg, black and white

Flood 3rd Edition TP - $7.49 This special edition of Flood!: A Novel in Pictures features a bonus chapter, 'After the Flood,' which includes thirty-two pages of new graphics, preliminary art, and an in-depth interview with the author. An American Book Award winner and an Editor's Choice of The New York Times, Flood! is the powerful first graphic novel by Eric Drooker, frequent cover artist for The New Yorker. Flood! is a modern novel written in the ancient language of pictures, with an expressionist, film noir edge. This 'definitive edition' of Flood! is a unique record of our country's turbulent past-and corporate present-and a must-read for students of graphic storytelling. This third edition also features a new cover by Drooker and a complete re-design. Flood!: A Novel in Pictures, was followed by Drooker's acclaimed book, Blood Song: A Silent Ballad. The Library of Congress has recently acquired Eric Drooker's original Flood! artwork to rest in their public prints collection, alongside graphic novel pioneer Lynd Ward's originals.

Freaks Of The Heartland TP - $8.99 STEVE NILES (W) and GREG RUTH (A). Under the weathered skies of America's heartland, and in the wounded hearts of every family in one tiny rural town, a terrible secret has been kept for too many years. Now, a young boy named Trevor must try to keep his younger brother Will from falling victim to the worst fears of a troubled town that can't begin to understand the tragic secret that binds its families together. Some folks would call Trevor's brother a monster. But to Trevor, Will is just another kid trapped in a dark reality he can't comprehend. When the situation moves from bad to worse, and their father threatens to do away with Will, Trevor learns that they're not alone-that "freak" children were born to other families in Gristlewood Valley. And just as they were all born at the same time, it seems their sad, frustrated, and emotionally spent parents seem to be hatching a plan to see that they disappear at the same time. Against all odds, and with nothing but love for his brother in his heart, Trevor is going to do whatever he can to get Will-and the other freak children-out of harm's way, if it's not already too late. Collecting the six-issue miniseries. SC, 144pg, FC

Fused Canned Heat TP - $6.49 STEVE NILES (W), PAUL LEE (A), BEN TEMPLESMITH (A), and BRAD RADER (A). Mark Haggerty was a promising young robotics engineer until his body became fused with an experimental robot suit during a routine testing session. Trapped inside a body that's not his own, and suddenly the unwilling pawn in a deadly struggle between obsessive egos and misguided military forces, Mark's life is forever changed. With his human body consumed more each day by the Cy-bot suit, and the most dangerous elements in the world closing in around him, Mark's only recourse is to keep fighting-until he gets his life back. SC, 96pg, FC, 6" x 9".

Fused Think Like A Machine TP - $6.49 STEVE NILES (W), JOSH MEDORS (A), PETER REPOVSKI (A), and ERIC POWELL (Cover). Mark Haggerty was a promising young robotics engineer with a smart, sexy wife and a bright future just within his grasp-until his body became fused with an experimental robot suit during a routine testing session. Trapped inside a powerful, high-tech body that's as mysterious as it is cool, and suddenly the unwilling pawn in a deadly struggle between obsessive egos and misguided military forces who wish to recruit him for their own uses, Mark's life is forever changed. And the outlook for life returning to anything close to "normal"...well, it's not looking too good. With his human body consumed more each day by the Cy-bot suit, his once-loving marriage is suffering the consequences of his transformation, and the most dangerous elements in the world closing in around him, Mark's just doing what he can to get through each day. The sudden appearance of a bizarre super-villain at the military base he's called home spins Mark's world even more violently out of control. And soon he realizes one thing-his only recourse is to keep fighting whatever gets in his way, until he gets his life back. Collecting the four-issue miniseries. SC, 112pg, FC, 7" x 10".

Gear School GN - $3.99 In the future, humanity is in a seemingly endless war with an alien race. The struggle is dominated by giant war machines called Gear. Only the best and the brightest are allowed to drive these behemoths. The process of elimination begins in junior high. Thirteen-year-old Teresa Gottlieb has just entered the most prestigious military academy, known to all as Gear School, to try and become one of those elite. But on top of all the usual troubles that a seventh-grader has to put up with-boys, social cliques, hellish instructors-she also has to deal with three-story-tall robots and alien invasions! Teresa needs to learn that when the bell rings, the adventure starts. Gear School is written by Adam Gallardo (Star Wars: Infinities-Return of the Jedi; 100 Girls) and illustrated by Nuria Peris (Star Wars Tales, Karas). Original graphic novel!

Hard Boiled TP (New Prtg) (Mature Readers) - $8.49 FRANK MILLER (W) and GEOF DARROW (A). Now back in print! After being out of print for over a year the award-winning, fan favorite is back! Carl Seltz is a suburban insurance investigator, a loving husband, and devoted father. Nixon is a berserk, homicidal tax collector racking up mind-boggling body counts in a diseased urban slaughterhouse. Unit Four is the ultimate robot killing machine-and the last hope of the future's enslaved mechanical servants. And they're all the same psychotic entity. FOR MATURE READERS SC, 128pg, FC.

Isolation and Illusion Collected Short Stories Of P Craig Russell TP - $7.49 Created, written, and illustrated by P. CRAIG RUSSELL. Since the 1970s, P. Craig Russell (Murder Mysteries, The Ring of the Nibelung) has created some of the most sophisticated and lavishly drawn stories ever to hit comics shops. Dark Horse is proud to present a rare sampling of the work spread over his long career, including early masterpieces like "Dance on the Razor's Edge" and "The Starship Remembrance," along with more recent adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft's "From Beyond" and O. Henry's "Gift of the Magi." If you're a lover of fine illustration and masterful storytelling, these long out-of-print stories are an essential addition to your comics collection. SC,120 pg, FC

Kickback HC - $6.49 Joe Canelli is a crooked cop working in a corrupt police force. Joe is haunted by nightmares of powerlessness. When his partner is brutally murdered and he's betrayed by his colleagues, it appears that Joe's nightmares are coming true. With his back against the wall there's only one thing he can do-turn against the criminal network that he once embraced. Kickback is a fast-paced, action-filled, noir-style, 96 page crime thriller from the co-creator of V for Vendetta, David Lloyd.

Last Temptation 2nd Ed HC - $7.49 NEIL GAIMAN (W) and MICHAEL ZULLI (A). Steven is afraid. Afraid of ghost stories, afraid of growing up...just afraid. That is, until he meets the mysterious Showman and his Theatre of the Real. Steven takes a ticket and watches the show on a dare, but getting out of the performance will be harder than he ever imagined. And then Steven learns what it is to be truly afraid. Neil Gaiman, internationally acclaimed and bestselling writer of both prose fiction (Neverwhere, Stardust) and graphic novels (The Sandman, Signal to Noise) and Eisner- nominated artist Michael Zulli (The Sandman, Creatures of the Night) are the creators of this dark and brooding morality tale. This new black and white hardcover edition of The Last Temptation is the latest addition to Dark Horse's proud and growing library of Neil Gaiman hardcovers. Originally published as part of the short-lived Marvel Music line of the early '90s, Zulli's lush and beautiful duoshade artwork is now showcased in a new format for this stunning second edition. HC, 104pg, b&w, 7"x 10"

Last Train To Deadsville Cal McDonald Mystery TP (Mature Readers) - $7.49 STEVE NILES (W) and KELLEY JONES (A). Supernatural private eye Cal McDonald thinks he's seen it all, at least until a couple of rampaging rednecks bust through his door hootin' about demonic possessions. Thus begins Cal's most spine-chilling (and side-splitting) case yet, as these Beverly Hellbillies take him down a trail of terror into the heart of a Southern California backwater brimming with monsters and mullets. Can Cal and his living-dead partner Mo'Lock save an entire town from the nastiest spirit this side of the river Styx? Will Cal's girlfriend Sabrina forgive him for forgetting Valentine's Day before they're overcome by a demonic horde? And just how did little Billy Ray end up with a portal to Hell in his bedroom? All will be revealed in this collection courtesy of uber-scribe Steve Niles and fantastically frightful art-meister Kelley Jones. Collecting the four-issue miniseries. SC, 144pg, FC, 7" x 10"

Lazarus Jack TP - $7.49 MARK RICKETTS (W) and HORACIO DOMINGUES (A). What if you could erase your worst mistake? Ultimate Spider-man writer Brian Michael Bendis called writer Mark Ricketts "one of the singularly most talented people in comics." Now Ricketts presents a spellbinding new tale blending reality and imagination, comedy and terror. Plagued by an incident that cost him his family, magician Jackson Pierce struggles to reclaim them by embarking on a terrifying, nonstop, dimension-hopping thrill ride. On this journey through fantastic worlds both seduced and devastated by black magic, Jackson undergoes disturbing transformations, falls prey to an insane sorcerer, defies zero gravity, and ultimately confronts the demons from his past. Mark Ricketts is the acclaimed writer of the graphic novel Nowheresville and the winner of the 2000 Klasky Csupo screenwriting competition. He has been described as "a powerful storyteller" by Don McPherson of The Fourth Rail and praised for having "a keen eye for the dark places and a sharp ear for the beat of speech" by 100 Bullets author Brian Azzarello. FC, 128pg, SC.

Mars Patrol Total War TP - $6.49 WALLY WOOD (W/A). When mysterious invaders appear out of nowhere to wreak havoc and attack every nation on the planet, the Earth's military forces call on an elite team of the most skilled soldiers from all over the world, the Marine Attack Rescue Service-better known as M.A.R.S. Patrol! Dark Horse is proud to present a collection of rare material from one of the greatest artists to ever illustrate science fiction comics, the legendary Wally Wood's M.A.R.S. Patrol Total War. Reprinting the first three issues of the Gold Key science fiction epic, this collection represents Wood's total contribution to the series and is a must for any fan of Wally Wood or collector of comic book or science fiction classics. Wally Wood is generally regarded as America's best science fiction artist. In his 32-year career in comics, Wally Wood worked for vitually every comic book publisher, producing an astonishing body of work that encompassed virtually every genre in comics. His art combined realism and caricature with virtuous inking techniques to create some of the most visually appealing images ever created in comics. SC, 112pg, FC, 7" x 10".

Maxwell Strangewell GN - $9.99 The Fillbach Brothers proudly present their most ambitious work to date! After putting their sci-fi skills to the ultimate test in six volumes of the best-selling series Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, Matt and Shawn up the ante with a novella-length tale of aliens, amnesia, and the galaxy itself in peril. Photographer Anna Gilmour discovers a ten-foot-tall being immediately after his fall to Earth. He can't speak, but communicates through telepathic empathy, and Anna introduces him to her father as 'Max.' Their home is soon beset by a sea of beatific Tibetan monks, alien assassins in disguise, and heavy weapon fire! Max might not know who he is, but a lot of others sure as heck seem to. A galactic free-for-all is about to go down and Earth is ground zero. Before the final act, Anna and Max encounter a prophecy, the man in the moon, an entire race of alien accountants, and the Revolver-an innocuous-looking jogger responsible for keeping the world spinning. This massive tome is a page-turner you won't be able to put down, and prove that these brothers are a pair to watch!

Murder Mysteries HC - $6.99 Original short story created and written by NEIL GAIMAN. Adaptation created and illustrated by P. CRAIG RUSSELL One of the most celebrated writers in the history of comics teams up once again with one of the industry's most accomplished artists! For the first time in nine years, since the award-winning 50th issue of Sandman, Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell once again venture into the world of myth and angels. Constructing and maintaining all of heaven and earth is an immense task, which God has divided up amongst the various ranks and stations of angels. As with any such huge effort, there are bound to be casualties. This unique passion play sheds light on the hands behind creation, as well as one lonely man in Los Angeles who gets to hear the whole story of a most unspeakable crime: a murder in paradise! P. Craig Russell adapts Neil Gaiman's poignant short story with the subtlety and grace which earned him two Eisner Awards last year for his work on Dark Horse's Ring of the Nibelung series. The reunion of these two legendary comics creators is a guaranteed masterpiece. FC, HC, 7 inches x10 inches, 64 pgs.

Nail Vol 1 TP (Mature Readers) - $7.49 STEVE NILES (W), ROB ZOMBIE (W), NAT JONES (A), and JAY FOTOS (A) FOR MATURE READERSHunted in one of the most desolate regions of America, preyed upon by an evil that does not sleep, Rex Hauser is The Nail-and it's time he took a stand. A semi-pro wrestler, Hauser has been touring the country performing at small-time arenas until the fateful night he and his family run afoul of a bloodthirsty gang of Satanic bikers stalking the North Dakota Badlands. Now he's a lone man fighting for the survival of his loved ones in a no-holds-barred standoff against the forces of Hell itself! Co-written by the newly formed CREEP International writing team of modern horror masters Rob Zombie and Steve Niles, The Nail is a relentless, unflinching portrait of the heart of darkness, and what one man will sacrifice to hold it at bay. Collecting the four-issue miniseries. SC, 96pg, FC, 7" x 10"

Outer Orbit TP - $6.49 ZACH HOWARD (W/A), SEAN MURPHY (W/A), REED BUCCHOLZ (W), and CHARLIE KIRCHOFF (C). In space, no one can hear you scream . . . or belch, or swear, or cry like a little girl when you're about to be taken down by merciless interstellar bounty hunters who want that mysterious idol you swiped from that hot chick who inexplicably gave you the tip of a lifetime (if you know what I mean) when you showed up at the wrong hotel room with a pizza delivery. This assumes that 'you' are ne'er-do-well big-talker Quinn and explains-sort of-how you hooked up (not like that!) with a badass ex-cop (and current mama's boy) named Krunk, who would just as soon kill you as look at you, if not both. By the way, the hot chick is now really hot-in the bad way-and this time she's probably going to tip you with a laser ax or a plasma grenade or something. Try talking your way out of that one, spacehole! FC, 128 pages TPB, 7' x 10'.

Pathfinder TP - $9.99 LAETA KALOGRIDIS (W) and CHRISTOPHER SHY (A). Five hundred years before Columbus, barbaric Viking invasions ravaged North America. Pathfinder is the story of a young Viking boy left behind as the only survivor of a shipwrecked expedition. A stranger in a strange land, the boy is raised by a tribe of American Indians-the very people the Vikings had sworn to destroy. When Vikings again storm the eastern shores, waging another barbaric campaign, they slaughter the tribe that adopted the young man. Now he wages a violent personal war to stop the Viking's trail of death and destruction. SC, 168pg, FC, 7" x 10".

Perhapanauts Second Chances TP - $7.99 They Got a SECOND CHANCE and now YOU DO TOO! If you're one of those people who 'waits for the trade' (Yeah, I'm talkin' to YOU, Sonny-Jim!), then make sure you don't miss YOUR second chance to pick up THEIR second chance with Perhapanauts: Second Chances, the new trade collecting the team's most recent cryptozoological caper! Beset by the voracious eating-machines called the SKORM, our heroes are left with many questions when an envoy of Perhapanauts from the future come back to rescue their former selves! Are they still on the path to their 'destiny' after they confront the enigmatic DOVER DEMON and travel through the bizarre dimension confluence called…the 'PERHAPS'…? Collecting the four-issue miniseries.

Revelations TP - $8.99 PAUL JENKINS (W) and HUMBERTO RAMOS (A). From Paul Jenkins and Humberto Ramos, the best-selling creative team behind Marvel's Spectacular Spider-Man, comes an occult murder mystery set in the unlikeliest of places-The Vatican. When the Cardinal next in line to succeed the ailing Pope turns up dead, Scotland Yard's finest detective, Charlie Northern, finds himself on a plane to Rome with little more than a full pack of cigarettes. With the help of a priest, a coroner, and one beautiful lawyer, Northern must uncover the facts in a place legendary for keeping its secrets. There are forces at work in The Holy See that would see the truth remain hidden-forces ancient and dark, with a power not seen in this world for millennia, and an agenda that will leave Northern's world more shattered than he could have ever foreseen. SC, 168pg, FC, 7" x 10".

Ring Of The Nibelung Vol 2 Siegfried and Gotterdammerung Twilight Of The Gods - $10.99 Adaptation created, written, and illustrated by P. CRAIG RUSSELL. The ultimate adaptation of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle concludes with these elaborate and faithful renditions of Siegfried and Gotterdammerung: The Twilight of the Gods. Siegfried is separated from his love, the Valkyrie Brunhilde, and even the All-Father himself cannot make things right. In the stunning conclusion, all of creation hangs in the balance because of gods meddling in the affairs of man - all over the gold of the Rhinemaids. In this massive undertaking, P. Craig Russell has created a living, breathing version of the Ring Cycle that Richard Wagner could only have dreamed of executing in his day. SC, 224 pg, FC.

Scarlet Traces The Great Game HC - $7.49 by Ian Edington & D'Israeli. From Dark Horse Comics. The front line of the War of the Worlds has been taken to the red planet itself! After almost four decades of conflict, the British invasion of Mars has ground into a bloody stalemate. The nation is cracking at the seams, and liberties are being revoked as Prime Minister Spry struggles to maintain order at home while waging war another world away. What does Spry have up his nasty little sleeve? Robert Autumn, aged gentleman adventurer and hero of Scarlet Traces, is determined to find out! He approaches the gifted photojournalist Charlotte Hemming with an offer she can't refuse-a covert mission that will send her straight to Mars, and into the heart of the beast! As the last great battle in the War of the Worlds rages around her, and the Martians close in, she stumbles across a secret history of the planet ... and an even greater revelation that could spell the extinction of all human life on Earth.

Scatterbrain HC Collection - $9.99 By MIKE MIGNOLA, CRAIG THOMPSON, KILIAN PLUNKETT, JIM WOODRING, SERGIO ARAGONES, EVAN DORKIN, STEVE PARKHOUSE, STEVE GUARNACCIA, GREG CLARKE, JAY STEPHENS, DAVE COOPER, and more. Cover art by CRAIG THOMPSON. The American Illustration Award-winning anthology is now finally collected as a deluxe hardcover book! Here in the wild 'n' wacky pages of Scatterbrain is an assembly of comics and children's book talent like no other ever produced. This praised anthology features the monocular adventures of Steve Guarnaccia's award-winning Kid Cyclops, along with delightful tales from the honed, silly minds of Jim Woodring, Sergio Aragones, Steve Parkhouse, Killian Plunkett, Evan Dorkin, Jay (Jetcat) Stephens, Dave (Weasel) Cooper, and more. Plus, the whole jolly, head-spinning affair is headlined by "Abu Gung" from perennial award-winner Mike (Hellboy) Mignola, and lovingly wrapped in a new cover by Craig Thompson, along with comics and illustrations by this award-winning creator of Good-bye, Chunky Rice. Don't miss it! FC, HC, 9x13 inches, 128 pg

Secret TP - $6.49 I know your secret.'?? Tonight is Tommy Morris's big chance: he's been invited to party with the social elite of Franklin High and maybe even hook up with Pam, the girl of his dreams. But when a prank call turns sour, Pam goes missing, and Tommy gets sucked into her disappearance deeper than he bargained for. The Secret is a chilling coming-of-age mystery from Dark Horse founder Mike Richardson and Eisner-nominated artist Jason Shawn Alexander (Damn Nation; The Escapists). 'This is a creepy book, one of the best I have read in a long time. Fans of quality horror comics should add this to their pull list.' -Newsarama Fully-painted interiors and cover from rising star Jason Shawn Alexander. Collecting the four-issue miniseries.

Shi Ju Nen TP - $6.49 BILLY TUCCI (W/A) and JC VAUGHN (W). Ana Ishikawa returns to her native Japan where she desperately tries to avert an all out- war between the secretive sects of the Kyoto and Nara Sohei. And with the Narans on the verge of annihilation, the Kyoto Sohei are about to rub it in-with the encouragement of the Yakuza and with potentially disastrous consequences. Once again, Ana in the guise of Death Incarnate, will take up the naginata and don her grandfather's Kabuki face paint in order to save both cities, even if it means turning to her father's murderer Masahiro Arashi to do so...SC, 104pg, FC, 7" x 10".

Signal To Noise 2nd Ed HC - $12.49 Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean present their masterpiece in a completely remastered and redesigned edition overflowing with bonus material! Somewhere in London, a film director is dying of cancer. His life's crowning achievement, his greatest film, would have told the story of a European village as the last hour of 999 A.D. approached-the midnight that the villagers were convinced would bring with it Armageddon. Now that story will never be told. But he's still working it out in his head, making a film that no one will ever see. No one but us. Serialized in The Face in 1989, expanded and revised into a graphic novel in 1992, and adapted for radio in 2000, Signal to Noise has never stopped evolving. The bonus material in this first-time hardcover edition captures every leg of the journey, including three related short stories unseen in nearly two decades, an additional chapter created for the CD release of the radio drama, and a new introduction by Dave McKean along with the original by Jonathan Carrol and the radio drama introduction by Neil Gaiman. Gaiman and McKean present their masterpiece in a remastered hardcover!

Space Usagi TP - $8.99 By Stan Sakai. Unimaginable future technology alongside an ancient samurai code. A universe populated with bizarre lifeforms divided into warring clans. Space Usagi is the descendent of the 17th-century samurai, Miyamoto Usagi, and is the hero of his clan. Space Usagi collects all three miniseries previously published by Dark Horse and Mirage. Also featured are two short stories, including an encounter with the original Usagi Yojimbo. SC, 7x10, 296pg, black and white.

Tales Of The Vampires TP - $7.99 JOSS WHEDON (W), BEN EDLUND (W), JANE ESPENSON (W) , BRETT MATTHEWS (W), DREW GODDARD (A), TIM SALE (A), SCOTT MORSE (A), MIKE MIGNOLA (Cover). The creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer reunites with the writers from his hit TV shows including Tick creator and Angel Executive Producer Ben Edlund for an imaginative and frightening look into the history of vampires in the world of the Slayer. Intricately woven around a central story by Whedon featuring a group of young Watchers in training meeting their first undead, Whedon's staff of writers present stories ranging from medieval times to the Depression to today, as well as Buffy's rematch with Dracula and Angel's ongoing battle with his own demons. Wrapped in a haunting cover by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. Collecting the five-issue miniseries. "An entertaining anthology of Slayerverse yarns written by Buffy staff writers." -Entertainment Weekly. SC, 144pg, FC, 7" x 10".

The Art Of Usagi Yojimbo TP - $14.99 STAN SAKAI (W/A). In the tradition of the celebrated collections The Art of Sin City and The Art of Hellboy, Dark Horse is proud to showcase the work of multi award-winning creator Stan Sakai in The Art of Usagi Yojimbo, offered in a softcover format for the first time. The sold-out hardcover edition, timed to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of the creation of Sakai's signature character, Usagi Yojimbo, was met with an overwhelming response from thousands of fans around the world. This softcover edition will be printed on the same high-quality paper stock and will feature scores of never-before-seen pieces, a long out-of-print twelve-page primer illustrating how Stan creates each of his Usagi stories, forty-eight full-color pages of Stan's beautiful painted artwork, and more. Additionally, some of the biggest names in comics pay tribute to their favorite rabbit ronin in a fantastic gallery section, with pinups by Frank Miller, Geof Darrow, Jeff Smith, Sergio Aragones, and Matt Wagner, among others! SC, 200pg, b&w w/FC, 9" x 12".

Vicious Intent HC - $9.99 GREG 'STAINBOY' REINEL (W/A). A hail of bullets. Dive-bombing lawnmowers. Muscle cars and femme fatales with more curves than a runaway bus! Throw in a side of cheesecake and welcome to the shadowy underworld of Greg 'Stainboy' Reinel. Peeling out from the early punk rock scene (and once fronting his own turbocharged rock 'n' roll dragster, Nutrajet) Stainboy's Day-Glo color, powerhouse linework, and love of pop culture trash have made his eye-assaulting posters a perennial favorite among rock's cutting edge, including Motorhead, Buzzcocks, Sevendust, High on Fire, and Nashville Pussy. Dripping with violent wit and dark humor, Stainboy's posters demand immediate attention, armed with loaded guns, busty broads, gleaming street machines, and tributes to classic exploitation cinema. Stainboy's dossier has grown to include a diversity of work for clients such as the House of Blues, Fuse TV, Club International magazine, Signatures Network, and music venues around the world. FC, 112 pages, HC, 8 1/2' x 11'.

Zombie World Champion Of The Worms 2nd Ed TP - $4.49 Writer: Mike Mignola, Artist: Pat McEown. Written by Hellboy and B.P.R.D. creator Mike Mignola! Every year, publishers and movie studios churn out piles of new zombie yarns, but none have rivaled the originality of this tale about a reanimated priest from an ancient cult and the zombie outbreak he creates in order to sacrifice mankind to his dark gods. Dark horror and high adventure mingle as a team of heroes race against an unstoppable evil bent on the end of mankind. Collecting the original three-issue miniseries, plus sketchbook material and updated commentary by Pat McEown, this new edition features a new cover by Mike Mignola and is the perfect package to reintroduce readers to this contemporary horror classic. Soft cover, 80 pages, Full color, 6" x 9"