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Image Comics Solicits for May 2018 – the Day After Image Expo (Pics Update)

Published Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:00:39 -0600

Last updated Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:35:05 -0600

Image Comics held their Image Expo in Portland yesterday and announced a number of new comic books, a number of which are in their May 2018 solicitations… see what you can find… (now with added imagery)

BARRIER #1 (OF 5) COLLECTORS ED (MR)
(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A/CA) Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente
From the Eisner Award-winning team behind THE PRIVATE EYE, BARRIER is an unconventional drama about violence, language, and illegal immigration…with a shocking sci-fi twist. After debuting on PanelSyndicate.com, this critically acclaimed five-part miniseries finally comes to print, exclusively from Image Comics. After making the massive, 50-plus-page first issue available to mature readers for FREE on Free Comic Day, this special collector's edition of the first issue is being released in a larger size to match the next four issues being released WEEKLY throughout the rest of May! Printed in its original "landscape" format (side-stapled for convenient shelving!) and graced with gorgeous cardstock covers, each comic is meant to be a durable work of art, and there are no plans for these print issues to ever be collected, so the only way to own your own copies of this groundbreaking story is by supporting your friendly neighborhood comic shop! (STL080879)
MATURE THEMES
11×7, 56pgs, FC (1 of 5) SRP: $4.99

BARRIER #2 (OF 5) (MR)
(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A/CA) Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente
This small-town crime story becomes an interstellar adventure! Featuring over 30 pages of story and breathtaking art. (STL080880)
MATURE THEMES
11×7, 32pgs, FC (2 of 5) SRP: $3.99

BARRIER #3 (OF 5) (MR)
(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A/CA) Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente
A very special "silent" issue! This is the first wordless comic ever from either BRIAN K. VAUGHAN or MARCOS MARTÍN. (STL080882)
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11×7, 32pgs, FC (3 of 5) SRP: $3.99

BARRIER #4 (OF 5) (MR)
(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A/CA) Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente
Though they can't understand a word the other is saying, Oscar and Liddy must learn to communicate if they stand any chance of surviving their otherworldly captors. (STL080883)
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11×7, 32pgs, FC (4 of 5) SRP: $3.99

BARRIER #5 (OF 5) (MR)
(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A/CA) Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente
This massive, 50-page finale brings our multilingual epic to its shocking conclusion. (STL080884)
MATURE THEMES
11×7, 56pgs, FC (5 of 5) SRP: $4.99

DEATH OR GLORY #1 CVR A (MR)
(W) Rick Remender (A/CA) Bengal
SERIES PREMIERE! Meet Glory, raised off the grid in a convoy amid truckers—the last men and women fighting for true freedom on the American open road. Now, in order to pay for her beloved dying Father's surgery, Glory has three days to pull off four dangerous cross-country heists with mob killers, crooked cops, and a psycho ex-husband all out to bring her in or die trying.
The new ongoing series by New York Times bestselling author RICK REMENDER and legendary French superstar BENGAL brings you a high-speed chase across the American West that examines our dwindling freedoms and the price paid by those who fight for an untethered life, in this special double-sized first issue with 40 pages of story! (STL080888)
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48pgs, FC SRP: $4.99

FLAVOR #1
(W) Joseph Keatinge (A/CA) Wook Jin Clark & Various
SERIES PREMIERE! Within a strange walled city, an unlicensed chef discovers a mystery that threatens to end it all. Join JOSEPH KEATINGE (GLORY, SHUTTER) and WOOK JIN CLARK (Adventure Time: The Flip Side) on this culinary epic adventure—FLAVOR—where chefs are the ultimate celebrity and food is the most valued commodity. The high-stakes competition of Hunger Games collides with the lush, MIYAZAKI-esque worldbuilding in this delectable new ongoing series featuring culinary consulting and bonus content by ALI BOUZARI, renowned food scientist and author of the IACP Award-winning cookbook Ingredient: Unveiling the Essential Elements of Food. (STL080891)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MEDIEVAL SPAWN WITCHBLADE #1 (OF 4)
(W) Brian Holguin, Brian Haberlin (A/CA) Brian Haberlin
MINISERIES PREMIERE! AN ALL-NEW CROSSOVER WITH 32 PAGES OF STORY AND ART, PLUS SPECIAL AUGMENTED REALITY COVER FOR ONLY $2.99 — DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS DEAL! Fan-favorites Spawn and Witchblade team together for the first time in TWO DECADES! In this issue: A village is besieged by a dark force — then Spawn emerges from out of the shadows to save them all. Is he their savior… or their destroyer? (STL080899)
32pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $2.99

WHERE WE LIVE LAS VEGAS SHOOTING BENEFIT ANTHOLOGY TP
(W) Mike Allred & Various (A) Rafael Albuquerque & Various (CA) J. H. Williams
"On October 1, 2017, Las Vegas, Nevada suffered the worst mass shooting in modern American history, resulting in 58 deaths and over 500 injured. It broke my heart. Las Vegas is my home. I felt like something needed to be done to help in a unique way."—JH WILLIAMS III, Artist & Curating Editor
This "unique way" was the genesis of the WHERE WE LIVE anthology — a riveting collection of both fictional stories and actual eye-witness accounts told by an all-star lineup of the top talent working in comics today. All the creators have graciously volunteered their time and talent to help bring some sense to this senseless act and, in the process, raise money for the survivors and their families.
The book will include a variety of perspectives with key themes exploring gun violence, common sense gun control, value of a compassionate society, mental health stigmatization, aftermath of tragedy and how individuals and communities persevere, and an appreciation of Las Vegas as a vibrant community.
WHERE WE LIVE also features stories from local writers and artists as they relate their personal experiences and reactions to this tragedy.
One hundred percent of the proceeds for the WHERE WE LIVE anthology will be donated to an existing GoFundMe campaign for the survivors in Las Vegas. (STL080900)
SC, 256pgs, FC SRP: $19.99

ANGELIC TP VOL 01 HEIRS & GRACES
(W) Simon Spurrier (A/CA) Jan Wijngaard
Centuries after humanity disappeared, the Earth belongs to our leftovers: the animals, genetically modified for a war they don't remember, guarding a world they don't understand. But for one young winged monkey, the repressive tribal routines are unbearable. Her name is QORA. She yearns to explore, to discover… to fly free. Eisner nominee SIMON SPURRIER (CRY HAVOC, The Spire, X-Men Legacy) and star artist CASPAR WIJNGAARD (LIMBO, Dark Souls, Assassin's Creed) unite for an all-ages-friendly fable about teenage rebellion and animal antics amidst the ruins of civilization. Collects ANGELIC #1-6. (STL070956)
SC, 168pgs, FC SRP: $12.99

BONEHEAD TP VOL 01
(W) Bryan Hill (A/CA) Rhoald Marcellius
In a near future, a sprawling megalopolis sees the rise of "Boneheads," parkour gangs that use neuro-linked helmets to augment their abilities and live for the thrill of physical risk. As a gang war threatens to tear the city apart, a mysterious Bonehead rises—a man with no past that might be the key to saving the city's future. From writer BRYAN HILL (POSTAL) and artist RHOALD MARCELLIUS (Marvel: Contest of Champions) comes a story about technological and human revolution. Collects BONEHEAD #1-4. (STL070957)
SC, 128pgs, FC SRP: $9.99

IT WILL ALL HURT TP
(W/A/CA) Farel Dalrymple
ADVANCE SOLICIT! A weird, sad, silly, sketchy, and dreamy watercolor fantasy-action quest in which Alemendra Clementine and her crew of anti-social adventurers all come together on a psych-apocalyptic world to take down an evil wizard. This Eisner Award-nominated webcomic began as a loose stream-of-consciousness exercise and exploration of the comic book medium and takes place in the same world as FAREL DALRYMPLE's The Wrenchies. Collects IT WILL ALL HURT #1-3, plus all six chapters of the webcomic. (STL074456)
SC, 176pgs, FC SRP: $18.99

NO 1 WITH A BULLET TP
(W) Jacob Semahn (A/CA) Jorge Corona
ADVANCE SOLICIT! Her social media, strong. Her variety show segments, a hit. Nash Huang is at the top of her game. But when the iRis Shutter contact lens hits the market, Nash's life is personally invaded. The latest leap forward in "technological progress," these contacts not only play video or augment reality… but also record with the blink of an eye. Fighting to keep her life together after a leaked sex tape goes viral, a clingy super-fan is the last thing on Nash's mind…but that's exactly when the bodies pile up and the terror begins. (STL074463)
SC, 152pgs, FC SRP: $16.99

SON OF HITLER HC (MR)
(W) Anthony Del Col, Geoff Moore
(A/CA) Jeff McComsey
A story so wild it could only be true… maybe…
The never-before-told tale of Adolf Hitler's secret child and how this son was the key to ending World War II is now revealed in this audacious graphic novel based upon one of history's most intriguing rumors.
In 1944 Occupied France a rogue British agent reveals to a young baker's assistant the true identity of his father, thus recruiting him for a dangerous mission that will end the greatest threat of World War II.
Out of respect to the innocent and the dead all the names in this story have been changed… Except for one.
This action-packed ride in the vein of Inglourious Basterds and The Boys from Brazil is brought to life by acclaimed writer ANTHONY DEL COL (Assassin's Creed, Kill Shakespeare), New York Times bestselling cartoonist JEFF McCOMSEY (FUBAR, Flutter) and newcomer GEOFF MOORE. (STL080902)
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HC, 192pgs, FC SRP: $24.99

STRAY BULLETS SUNSHINE & ROSES TP VOL 01 (MR)
(W/A/CA) David Lapham
Dark and twisted, funny and heartbreaking, intimate and epic—SUNSHINE & ROSES tells the story of a boy and a girl, how they fell in love and hatched a scheme to blow up the Baltimore underworld. There is no crime book remotely like STRAY BULLETS, and with SUNSHINE & ROSES, the uncompromising EISNER AWARD-WINNING team of DAVID & MARIA LAPHAM take the series to a new high. Collects STRAY BULLETS: SUNSHINE & ROSES #1-8. (STL080903)
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SC, 248pgs, B&W SRP: $19.99

STREET ANGEL GOES TO JUVIE HC
(W) Brian Maruca, Jim Rugg (A/CA) Jim Rugg
Busted! Jesse "Street Angel" Sanchez, aka Shiraz Thunderbird, gets pinched and must do a stretch in Angel City's infamous juvenile corrections center, Alcatraz, Jr. For the Deadliest Girl Alive, three squares a day and a warm, dry bed ain't all bad. Jesse meets a girl gang, besties a superhero sidekick, pushes the lunch lady to the limit, and watches Harriet the Spy! Will juvie break our hero, or will "Shiraz Thunderbird" break OUT of Alcatraz, Jr.? STREET ANGEL GOES TO JUVIE releases alongside the Free Comic Book Day title: STREET ANGEL'S DOG! (STL080906)
HC, 9×12, 40pgs, FC SRP: $19.99

VOID TRIP TP (MR)
(W) Ryan O'Sullivan (A/CA) Plaid Klaus
From writer RYAN O'SULLIVAN (Turncoat, The Evil Within, Warhammer 40,000) and illustrator PLAID KLAUS (Turncoat) comes the story of Ana and Gabe, the last two humans left alive in the galaxy. They're low on fuel, they're low on food, and they're low on psychedelic space froot, but they're still determined to make it to the promised land: hippy-paradise super-planet Euphoria. This is the story of their journey, the friends and enemies they made along the way, and how the universe responded to those who dared to live freely within it. Collects VOID TRIP #1-5. (STL074414)
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SC, 144pgs, FC SRP: $16.99

ANALOG #2 (MR)
(W) Gerry Duggan (A/CA) David O'Sullivan, Jordie Bellaire
CHAPTER TWO—It's 2024, and we still don't have flying cars, but good news: we're introducing Jack's sniper-toting, fascist-punching girlfriend, and a mysterious new nemesis from the NSA wants to hack back into the world's secrets by leaning hard on human punching-bag Jack McGinnis and his fellow paper jockeys. Order heavy on Image's new hit series if you like fun comics with shootouts, intrigue, a few jokes, and a nice, old-timey cliffhanger. (STL080975)
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32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

BEAUTY TP VOL 04 (MR)
(W) Jeremy Haun, Jason A. Hurley (A) Matthew Dow Smith, Thomas Nachlik (CA) Jeremy Haun, Nick Filardi
ADVANCE SOLICIT! Corporate espionage, government secrets, and private military contracts are uncovered as an investigative journalist looks deep into Abericorp, the most powerful pharmaceutical company in the world. Collects THE BEAUTY #17-21. (STL070974)
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SC, 128pgs, FC SRP: $16.99

MAR180641
BEEF #4 (OF 5) (MR)
(W) Richard Starkings, Tyler Shainline (A) Shaky Kane (CA) Shaky Kane, Ross Hell
Vodino and the twins have Mary Lynn, and Mary Lynn's milkshake brings The Beef to the meatpacking yard. Don't have a cow, man. (STL080976)
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32pgs, FC (4 of 5) SRP: $3.99

BLACK MAGICK TP VOL 02 AWAKENINGS PART TWO (MR)
(W) Greg Rucka (A/CA) Nicola Scott
The trap around Rowan Black continues to close, with the Hammer closing in on one side and the Ascension now in motion on the other. But the ultimate wound may not be wielded by magick, but instead delivered via the heart. New York Times bestselling creators GREG RUCKA and NICOLA SCOTT bring you the second volume of the critically acclaimed series. Collects BLACK MAGICK #6-11. (STL062268)
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SC, 136pgs, FC SRP: $16.99

BLACK SCIENCE #35 CVR A SCALERA & DINISIO (MR)
(W) Rick Remender (A/CA) Matteo Scalera, Moreno DiNisio
"LATER THAN YOU THINK": Part One—Trying to come to terms with her husband's legacy, Sara McKay wanders through countless realities looking for answers to one question: what are the choices that define her, and can she help right the infinite wrongs her husband set in motion? A new chapter in BLACK SCIENCE beings here! (STL081043)
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32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

COPPERHEAD #19 (MR)
(W) Jay Faerber, Scott Godlewski (A/CA) Scott Godlewski, Ron Riley
NEW STORY ARC! Co-creator SCOTT GODLEWSKI returns! The natives are getting restless…. (STL081040)
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32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

CRUDE #2 (MR)
(W) Steve Orlando (A/CA) Garry Brown, Lee Loughridge
The refinery city of Blackstone is the new Russian frontier, stinking of oil, but offering money and sexual freedom to those brave enough to live there. Piotr Petrovich has come for revenge, to hunt his son's killer. But what he finds is the most brutal fight of his life. (STL080977)
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32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

CURSE WORDS #14 CVR A BROWNE (MR)
(W) Charles Soule (A/CA) Ryan Browne
"THE HOLE DAMNED WORLD," Part Four
WAR! Battle erupts in the Hole World as we see the fearsome capabilities of the fearsome warriors of the fearsome Tiger Tribe. Sizzajee's crew of evil wizards is down to only four members—will they be able to successfully defend his realm? ALSO: Wizord and Ruby Stitch continue their search for Margaret, and Jacques Zacques goes batty. (STL080978)
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32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

CYBER FORCE #3 (MR)
(W) Matt Hawkins, Bryan Hill (A/CA) Atilio Rojo
Who is the mother of artificial intelligence? The reimagining of CYBER FORCE continues as the origins of the "Aphrodite Project" are revealed…along with the dark intentions of the group that helped create her. (STL080980)
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32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180662
DAYS OF HATE #5 (OF 12) (MR)
(W) Ales Kot (A) Danijel Zezelj (CA) Danijel Zezelj, Tom Muller
This country was always at war. (STL080981)
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32pgs, FC (5 of 12) SRP: $3.99

MAR180663
DEAD HAND #2 (MR)
(W) Kyle Higgins (A/CA) Stephen Mooney, Jordie Bellaire
"COLD WAR RELICS," Part Two
Mountain View's secrets continue to unspool, even as Carter and Renae fight to protect Roger from the outside world…with deadly consequences. (STL080982)
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32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180664
DEADLY CLASS #34 CVR A CRAIG (MR)
(W) Rick Remender (A/CA) Wesley Craig
"LOVE LIKE BLOOD," Part Three
Death gets its fill in Mexico, as Marcus and Victor finally square off. Who will get the revenge they thirst for, and what will be left of the other when they do? (STL080983)
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32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180666
DEATH OF LOVE #4 (OF 5) (MR)
(W) Justin Jordan (A/CA) Donal Delay, Omar Estevez
Philo, Bob, and Zoe are on the run from the Cupidae. They have a plan, kind of, but the solution might be way worse than the problem. (STL080985)
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32pgs, FC (4 of 5) SRP: $3.99

MAR180667
DESCENDER #30 CVR A NGUYEN
(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Dustin Nguyen
"THE END OF THE UNIVERSE," Part Two
Is this really the end? Tim-21 is delivered to the enemy and betrayed by one of his closest allies. But nothing can prepare the universe for what comes next as King S'Lok returns and does the unthinkable. Meanwhile, Queen Between and Andy face a betrayal of their own, with Bandit hanging in the balance. (STL080986)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180669
DRY COUNTY #3 (MR)
(W/A/CA) Rich Tommaso
PART THREE—Lou employs a new gag-writing technique and a teenage groupie to try and track down Janet. (STL080988)
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32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180670
ELSEWHERE #7
(W) Jay Faerber (A/CA) Sumeyye Kesgin, Ron Riley
After suffering a massive setback, Amelia Earhart and D.B. Cooper push forward in their quest to reach the portal that will take them back to Earth. (STL080989)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180671
ETERNAL EMPIRE #9
(W) Jonathan Luna, Sarah Vaughn (A/CA) Jonathan Luna
In this penultimate issue, Rion and Tair find themselves separated, trapped, and without hope just as the Suns begin to align. (STL081035)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180672
EXTREMITY TP VOL 02 WARRIOR
(W) Daniel Warren Johnson (A/CA) Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer
The Paznina take desperate measures to finish their war against the Roto… a war that will draw Thea and Rollo back into it — no matter how much death and heartbreak it promises. Collects EXTREMITY #7-12. (STL070962)
SC, 144pgs, FC SRP: $16.99

FURTHER ADV OF NICK WILSON #5 (OF 5) CVR A WOODS (MR)
(W) Eddie Gorodetsky, Marc Andreyko (A) Steve Sadowski (CA) Pete Woods
MINISERIES FINALE! The big day is finally here: the grand opening of the Nick Wilson Experience! But where is Nick? Will Clive get his greatest victory? Will Jane find love? Will Nick find Coco? Will Xavier knock that smug grin off Darryl's face? So many questions! ALL, and more, are answered in the final issue of this acclaimed miniseries! (STL080990)
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32pgs, FC (5 of 5) SRP: $3.99

GASOLINA #8 (MR)
(W) Sean Mackiewicz (A/CA) Niko Walter, Mat Lopes
"AUTODEFENSAS"
Amalia defends her home against intruders while Los Queridos' monsters leave nothing but death and destruction throughout Veracruz. (STL080992)
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32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180678
GIDEON FALLS #3 CVR A SORRENTINO (MR)
(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Andrea Sorrentino
The bestselling team of JEFF LEMIRE & ANDREA SORRENTINO (Old Man Logan, Green Arrow) unleash their most ambitious story to date with this complex and mesmerizing new supernatural mystery series. Norton gets closer to the secrets of the Black Barn as Fred discovers a grizzly new crime in Gideon Falls. (STL080993)
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32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180680
GRAVEDIGGERS UNION #6 CVR A CRAIG (MR)
(W) Wes Craig (A) Toby Cypress & Various (CA) Wes Craig
NEW STORY ARC! SECRETS OF THE SPACE-MONKEY REVEALED!!!
Left on this planet millions of years ago by a long-vanished group of aliens, the Space-monkey is the key to the apocalypse. The only thing that can kill it is Morgan's ancient blade, left on earth by a rival alien species. Now the Gravediggers are in a race against time to rescue the Space-monkey before the Black Temple can kill it, unleashing the Dark Gods and bringing about the end of mankind! Variant cover by MATT FORSYTHE (Adventure Time). Pinup by FAREL DALRYMPLE (POP GUN WAR). (STL081036)
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32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

OFFERED AGAIN

MAR180682
O/A GRAVEDIGGERS UNION #1 (MR)
(W) Wes Craig (A) Toby Cypress (CA) Wes Craig
DEADLY CLASS co-creator WES CRAIG launches a new series with art by rising star TOBY CYPRESS (Omega Men)! The supernatural world has gone crazy! The apocalypse is coming, and only the Gravediggers Union can stop it! How? Well, first their leader Cole has to find his estranged daughter. But is she the one behind the apocalypse? Wild comedic horror with steroid zombies, monster gods, swamp vampires, ghost storms, and space monkeys! OVERSIZED FIRST ISSUE! (STL064174)
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40pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180683
O/A GRAVEDIGGERS UNION #2 (MR)
(W) Wes Craig (A) Toby Cypress, Wes Craig (CA) Wes Craig
Cole and the boys have to go ask the witch Morphea to help them find the mysterious cult behind the coming apocalypse. One problem: witches and gravediggers do NOT get along. And we're introduced to Morgan: prophet of the apocalyptic Black Temple cult, and Cole's estranged daughter! (STL066895)
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32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180684
HACK SLASH RESURRECTION #7 CVR A SEELEY (MR)
(W) Tini Howard (A) Celor, K. Michael Russell (CA) Tim Seeley
"CAT AND DOG INVESTIGATIONS"
Cat Curio and Pooch need Cassie and Vlad's help with a case, and it's fun to catch up with friends! The epic return a lot of you begged for. Enjoy it. This one's a one-shot. (STL081037)
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32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180686
HIT-GIRL #4 CVR A REEDER (MR)
(W) Mark Millar (A) Ricardo Lopez Ortiz (CA) Amy Reeder
IT'S THE COLOMBIAN SHOWDOWN.
In the bloody climax to her Colombian adventure, Hit-Girl makes her last stand against Palmira's gang lords. She's enslaved Mano as a sidekick, but will he finally crack and turn weapons on his own people? HIT-GIRL #4 is an action-packed gorefest — the bloodbath before Mindy sets off to her next destination. (STL080995)
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32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180689
IMAGE PLUS #9 (WYTCHES THE BAD EGG PT 9) (Net)
(W) Scott Snyder (A) Jock, Matt Hollingsworth
The latest issue of IMAGE+ magazine invites you to the vanguard of creator-owned comics, where sequential art's most passionate voices dive into their latest masterworks. Discover DEATH OR GLORY, RICK REMENDER (SEVEN TO ETERNITY, DEADLY CLASS) and BENGAL's new ongoing series about a vice-filled road trip through the backroads of America. JOSEPH KEATINGE (SHUTTER) prepares FLAVOR, a delicious mystery about a walled city where food is scarce and chefs fierce, illustrated with dreamy finesse by WOOK JIN CLARK. BRIAN K. VAUGHAN and MARCOS MARTÍN also reveal the secrets behind BARRIER, their harrowing sci-fi exploration of immigration.
IMAGE+ overflows with exclusive interviews, art features, previews, and more, including another chapter of SCOTT SNYDER and JOCK's horror reinvention, WYTCHES: BAD EGG. IMAGE+ is free with any purchase of Diamond's Previews. (STL080974)
Magazine, 80pgs, FC SRP: $1.99

MAR180690
INFIDEL #3 (OF 5) CVR A CAMPBELL & VILLARRUBIA (MR)
(W) Pornsak Pichetshote (A/CA) Aaron Campbell, José Villarrubia
Following last issue's devastating events, the mysterious entities haunting Aisha's home escalate their attacks. As the nightmare spreads to her friends and neighbors, the creatures expose their true natures and long-buried hatreds. (STL080997)
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32pgs, FC (3 of 5) SRP: $3.99

MAR180692
INVINCIBLE HC VOL 12 ULTIMATE COLL
(W) Robert Kirkman (A/CA) Ryan Ottley, Nathan Fairbairn
THE END OF ALL THINGS — the final INVINCIBLE story — is collected in one incredible volume. This mega story touches every corner of the Invincible Universe, and when it's over… MARK GRAYSON'S STORY IS OVER. Every single story for the past 13 years has been leading up to this! Collects INVINCIBLE #133-144. (STL070965)
HC, 336pgs, FC SRP: $39.99

ISOLA #2
(W) Brenden Fletcher, Karl Kerschl (A) Karl Kerschl, Msassyk (CA) Karl Kerschl
With the hunting clans closing in, Captain Rook leads the Queen to a city in ruins on a desperate mission to resupply. Unbeknownst to them, however, a new danger awaits within the broken walls — someone with a connection to Rook's past! (STL080999)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

KICK-ASS #4 CVR A ROMITA JR (MR)
(W) Mark Millar (A/CA) John Romita
KICK-ASS IS BACK! Patience is trapped while trying to bust a local gang operation and save an innocent man from torture. Surrounded by gangsters, armed with only her wits and combat training, she must fight her way out and get back to her family. With Violencia now hunting her, desperate for revenge, how long before the villains find out who's under the mask? (STL081000)
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32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

KILL OR BE KILLED #19 (MR)
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Sean Phillips, Elizabeth Breitweiser (CA) Sean Phillips
The fourth arc ends with a bang! If Dylan can't get to the trouble, well…it'll just come to him. Trapped in an insane asylum, Dylan fights for his life and whatever future he may have! And don't forget, every issue of KILL OR BE KILLED contains extra back pages, articles, and art! (STL081002)
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40pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180709
LAZARUS #28 (MR)
(W) Greg Rucka (A/CA) Michael Lark
"FRACTURE: PRELUDE," CONCLUSION—Jonah Carlyle is dead, and Jonah Ker has made a new life for himself on the edges of Bittner Territory. But as much as Jonah may have escaped his Family, he cannot escape the world his Family has made. (STL081003)
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32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180710
MAGE TP VOL 04 HERO DEFINED BOOK TWO
(W/A/CA) Matt Wagner
The fourth of six volumes collecting MATT WAGNER's epic, modern-day fantasy trilogy, MAGE, BOOK TWO: THE HERO DEFINED continues the saga of the reborn Pendragon, Kevin Matchstick. Pursuing their common goal of confronting and defeating the world's hidden supernatural threats, Kevin and his companions Joe Phat and Kirby Hero find themselves drawn northward by mystical forces they don't understand. Trailed by the persistent but befuddled Wally Ut, Kevin finds himself tested by his assumptions of leadership and clarity of purpose. Still hidden from our heroes, dark and familiar forces conspire to drain Kevin's own power…and turn it against him! MATT WAGNER's classic epic of comics fantasy was at the vanguard of the independent comics scene and continues to be an inspiration for many contemporary creators, longtime fans, and new readers alike. An essential part of any comics library, the final part of the trilogy returns in June with MAGE: THE HERO DENIED #9. (STL070967)
SC, 208pgs, FC SRP: $19.99

MONSTRESS #17 (MR)
(W) Marjorie M. Liu (A/CA) Sana Takeda
The Known World is at the brink of war, and Pontus is being threatened by invasion. While her allies work to save the city, Maika battles old enemies—and the dark truths they bear. (STL081004)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MOONSHINE #10 CVR A RISSO (MR)
(W) Brian Azzarello (A/CA) Eduardo Risso
"MISERY TRAIN," Part Four
Lou Pirlo seems to have survived his brush with death…or maybe werewolves just CAN'T die…but the fellow convicts on Lou's chain gang probably won't be so lucky. (STL081005)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MOONSTRUCK #7
(W) Grace Ellis (A/CA) Shae Beagle
With one of their friends trapped in the fraternity house (darn fairies!), the mythical friends put aside their fear and seek the only person who can help them, at the scariest place in all of Blitheton: the mall. Meanwhile, Julie tries to work up the courage to let Selena into her heart. (STL081007)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180718
MOTOR CRUSH TP VOL 02
(W) Brenden Fletcher & Various (A) Babs Tarr, Cameron Stewart (CA) Babs Tarr
The acclaimed sci-fi action-adventure series MOTOR CRUSH is back for another heat! Two years have passed in Nova Honda, the racing capital of the world, and for Domino Swift, everything has turned upside down. How does she fit in a world without Crush? Collects MOTOR CRUSH #6-11. (STL062283)
SC, 160pgs, FC SRP: $16.99

OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #3 (MR)
(W) Robert Kirkman (A) Lorenzo De Felici, Annalisa Leoni (CA) Lorenzo De Felici
Nathan Cole finds out that some of the people stranded in Oblivion don't want to leave and will fight to the death in order to stay. (STL081008)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

PORT OF EARTH #5
(W) Zack Kaplan (A/CA) Andrea Mutti
NEW STORY ARC! The rogue alien visitor who broke Port protocols now lies dead, and the Port of Earth is open again for business. As our Consortium business partners arrive on Earth for a secretive meeting, Earth Security Agent Rice and partner McIntyre, traumatized and broken, discover there's an unresolved threat at the ESA HQ. (STL081032)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

PRISM STALKER #3
(W/A) Sloane Leong (CA) Sloane Leong, Darius Ou
Vep enters the world of pneumatic martial arts: combat focused on dismantling the resolve of an opponent, commanding their will, and dissolving their effect through your own volition. Vep soon realizes that power is artifice. Now, how to control it…? (STL081009)
24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180727
RAT QUEENS #10 CVR A GIENI (MR)
(W) Kurtis J. Wiebe (A/CA) Owen Gieni
"THE COLOSSAL MAGIC NOTHING," Part Five
With all of her friends gone, Betty must confront the reality wizard alone. The past, present, and future collide in a magic maelstrom, and in the battered ruins, a shocking truth is uncovered! (STL081010)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180729
REALM #6 CVR A HAUN & FILARDI (MR)
(W) Seth Peck (A) Jeremy Haun (CA) Jeremy Haun, Nick Filardi
NEW STORY ARC! After the traumatic events of last issue, Rook and Ben embark on a desperate hunt for their enemies, unaware that something else is hunting them as well. (STL081041)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180731
REALM #1 2ND PTG (MR)
(W) Seth Peck (A/CA) Jeremy Haun
NEW SERIES! Fifteen years ago, our world was overrun by creatures of myth; orcs, dragons, and other nameless horrors threw the entire planet into total chaos. Today, the shattered remnants of civilization must fight just to survive in a deadly new era of violence and mayhem. While a powerful sorcerer marshals his forces, a group of warriors embark on a journey to reclaim our world from the growing darkness. An all new post-apocalyptic high-fantasy adventure series from co-creators SETH M. PECK (X-Men) and JEREMY HAUN (THE BEAUTY) featuring colors by NICK FILARDI and letters by THOMAS MAUER. (STL068164)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

REALM #2 2ND PTG (MR)
(W) Seth Peck (A/CA) Jeremy Haun
Molly and company hit the road, Ben kills stuff, and Johnny Eldritch has a conference call with the Destroyer of Worlds. (STL071597)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

REBORN TP (MR)
(W) Mark Millar (A/CA) Greg Capullo & Various
NOW AVAILABLE AS A SOFTCOVER! The MILLAR-CAPULLO smash-hit sellout REBORN is here. Where do you go when you die? Not heaven or hell; somewhere else. Somewhere you have to fight to survive. Somewhere the people from the past are waiting for you — the good and the bad. Collects REBORN #1-6. (STL070970)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 176pgs, FC SRP: $16.99

REDNECK TP VOL 02 EYES UPON YOU (MR)
(W) Donny Cates (A) Lisandro Estherren, Dee Cunniffe (CA) Nick Pitarra
After leaving Sulphur Springs behind in a bloody hurry, the Bowmans are lying low from the law with a new member of the family in tow. But there are rules to being a vampire… and when the rules are broken, the family will surely suffer… Collects REDNECK #7-12. (STL070971)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 128pgs, FC SRP: $16.99

REGRESSION #10 (MR)
(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Danny Luckert, Marie Enger (CA) Danny Luckert
Time is an illusion, and the walls constructed by our own perceptions are starting to crumble. Molly and Anton have learned the shocking truth of their own past lives, and these truths may lead them to Adrian's captors. But Adrian might be beyond help. As his reality begins to crumble, the fiendish Gregory Sutter lives once more. Could salvation lie not in a past-life regression, but in a future-life PROgression? (STL081012)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180740
ROSE #11 CVR A GUARA
(W) Meredith Finch (A/CA) Ig Guara
"ROSE," Part Five—Ila, Felix, and Artus have escaped Drucilla's dungeons and are desperately searching for our young heroine to warn her of Thorne's capture. With a deeper understanding of her powers, Rose embarks on her most dangerous quest yet — her inevitable confrontation with Drucilla! And the life of Thorne, her khat, is on the line! The fate of Ttereve and its people depends on her success in the next exciting chapter of ROSE. (STL081013)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180743
MAR180744
ROYAL CITY #11 (MR)
(W/A/CA) Jeff Lemire
"WE ALL FLOAT ON," Part One
A brand-new storyline of JEFF LEMIRE's acclaimed series kicks off as the Pike family rallies around their newest surprise member, but Richie sets off on a dark path that can only end in tragedy. (STL081033)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

SAGA #52 (MR)
(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A/CA) Fiona Staples
Danger approaches. (STL081016)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99

SAVAGE DRAGON #234 (MR)
(W/A/CA) Erik Larsen
"GHOSTS FROM THE PAST"
Malcolm Dragon heads into Dimension-X on a rescue mission to save Angel Murphy, and he comes face to face with an evil alternate-reality version of his own mother: Rapture! Another outstanding achievement from award-winning writer/artist ERIK LARSEN! (STL081017)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180754
SCALES & SCOUNDRELS #9
(W) Sebastian Girner (A/CA) Galaad
A very special issue of SCALES & SCOUNDRELS about longing, loneliness, and a song from the sea. (STL081018)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180755
SKYWARD #2
(W) Joe Henderson (A) Lee Garbett, Antonio Fabela (CA) Lee Garbett
"MY LOW-G LIFE," Part Two
Willa's Dad claims he knows how to fix the world. Willa thinks he's a crazy old man. The truth lies down on the Streets, where the rich live, staying as far away from the deadly sky as possible. There they use the latest technology to pretend G-day never happened. And Willa quickly discovers they aren't friendly to outsiders… (STL081019)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180756
SLEEPLESS #6
(W) Sarah Vaughn (A/CA) Leila del Duca, Alissa Sallah
After Poppy's hopes are dashed, Cyrenic makes a drastic decision that changes everything. (STL081020)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180757
SNOTGIRL TP VOL 02 CALIFORNIA SCREAMING
(W) Bryan Lee O'Malley, Leslie Hung (A/CA) Leslie Hung
FROM THE CREATOR OF SCOTT PILGRIM! Lottie Person is a glamorous fashion blogger living her best life in L.A. — at least that's what she wants you to think. CALIFORNIA SCREAMING finds Lottie putting the past behind her and trying to make the best of a bad situation — her life!
Lottie's new bestie is an emotional roller coaster: first she died, and then she killed someone. Who will Caroline hurt next, and what is her brother Virgil doing here? What secret is Detective John Cho seeking in the desert? Why did Cutegirl ghost her sister? Is Normgirl really going to marry Ashley? And what in god's name did Sunny ever see in Charlene? These questions and many others may possibly be answered in SNOTGIRL, VOL. 2: CALIFORNIA SCREAMING! Collects SNOTGIRL #6-10. (STL070973)
SC, 136pgs, FC SRP: $15.99

OFFERED AGAIN

MAR180758
O/A IMAGE FIRSTS SNOTGIRL #1
(W) Bryan Lee O'Malley (A/CA) Leslie Hung
Image Comics is pleased to offer Image Firsts editions, printings of the first issues of some of the hottest, bestselling creator-owned series that only cost $1. Perfect for readers interested in trying out a variety of new titles without feeling the effects on their wallet, these new releases are available for order now. (STL044503)
32pgs, FC SRP: $1.00

SPAWN #286 CVR A GIANG & MCFARLANE
(W) Todd McFarlane (A) Jason Shawn Alexander (CA) John Giang, Todd McFarlane
On the trail to find his wife's killer, Spawn plants the seeds that will lead him to the mysterious murderer! (STL081022)
32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99

THROWAWAYS TP VOL 03 (MR)
(W) Caitlin Kittredge (A/CA) Steven Sanders
As ULTRA's election machinations enter their final phase, Dean and Abby couldn't be further from stopping them — Dean is in a psych ward, Abby is on the run, and Kimiko can't help either of them. But after months of Ostrander and ULTRA being one step ahead, Dean finally gets an ace up his sleeve against Ostrander's brainwashed Alpha subjects… but playing it will destroy Abby's life as she knows it. Collects THROWAWAYS #10-14. (STL070976)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 136pgs, FC SRP: $16.99

VS #4 CVR A RIBIC (MR)
(W) Ivan Brandon (A/CA) Esad Ribic
Satta Flynn's refusal to lay down and die drives the omnipotent systems that rule humanity to make a drastic decision. The nail that sticks out gets hammered down, but what if the hammer breaks the whole world at the same time? (STL081024)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

WALKING DEAD #179 CVR A ADLARD & STEWART (MR)
(W) Robert Kirkman (A) Charlie Adlard & Various (CA) Charlie Adlard, Dave Stewart
"NEW WORLD ORDER," Part Five
The journey home. There's nothing worse than returning with fewer people than you left with. (STL081026)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.99

MAR180769
WICKED & DIVINE #36 CVR A MCKELVIE & WILSON (MR)
(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Jamie McKelvie (CA) Jamie McKelvie, Matt Wilson
"MOTHERING INVENTION," Part Three
One day we'll reveal a happy secret, like a Secret Santa, but not today. (STL081027)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180771
WITCHBLADE #6 (MR)
(W) Caitlin Kittredge (A/CA) Roberta Ingranata
"LIFE AFTER," Part Six
Alex Underwood has survived dying, demons, and the perils of hosting the Witchblade, but as she finally confronts the true extent of the demonic forces influencing the NYPD, her enemies, and even those closest to her, she knows this may be a battle she won't survive. (STL081029)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180772
YOUNGBLOOD #12 CVR A TOWE
(W) Chad Bowers (A/CA) Jim Towe
"REINFORCEMENTS," Part One
When a forgotten small town suddenly reappears in Middle America, the man responsible for its return demands an audience with Youngbloods past, present…and FUTURE? (STL081030)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MAR180774
YOUNGBLOOD TP VOL 02 REBRANDED
(W) Chad Bowers (A) Jim Towe, Juan Rodriguez (CA) Jim Towe
Gear up for the next electrifying chapter in the rebirth of ROB LIEFELD's Extreme Universe! Mission accomplished. Now what? Following the events of "REBORN," the new Youngblood team relocates to Japan in search of a fresh start and a sense of purpose. Meanwhile, personal and political ideologies collide back in the states, as President Diehard risks everything to spin America's renewed interest in all things Youngblood to his advantage. Find out why fans and critics alike are calling YOUNGBLOOD "the best new team book around!" Collects YOUNGBLOOD #7-11. (STL080944)
SC, 112pgs, FC SRP: $14.99

STAR OF THE MONTH

MAR180775
YOUNGBLOOD TP VOL 01 REBORN
(W) Chad Bowers (A/CA) Jim Towe
THE 'BLOOD IS BACK! 25 years ago, YOUNGBLOOD launched the Image Comics revolution. Now, ROB LIEFELD's blockbuster creation returns with an all new cast and a bold new mission! An uber popular self-protection app called HELP! is changing how we stay safe — "HELP! lets you decide who saves you." But when a high-rated young hero on the app goes missing, his best friend's search for answers gains the attention of some unexpected allies, and together, they'll do whatever it takes to find him… even if it means resurrecting the world's most infamous super-team, Youngblood.
Gear up, strap in, and get ready to rediscover comics' most Extreme universe with creators CHAD BOWERS (X-Men '92, Deadpool: Bad Blood) and newcomer JIM TOWE!
Collects YOUNGBLOOD #1-6 (STL052321) (SEP170699)
SC, 136pgs, FC SRP: $9.99