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Image Comics November 2018 Solicits Launch Bitter Root, Outer Darkness, Middlewest, Wayward Bunnies, Warning, and WicDiv Funnies

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Coming from Image Comics in November 2018…

IMAGE COMICS SOLICITATIONS FOR NOVEMBER 2018

BITTER ROOT #1

WRITER: DAVID F. WALKER & CHUCK BROWN

ARTIST / COVER A: SANFORD GREENE

COVER B: MIKE MIGNOLA

COVER C: DENYS COWAN

COVER D: BRITTNEY WILLIAMS

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

In the 1920s, the Harlem Renaissance is in full swing, and only the Sangerye Family can save New York—and the world—from the supernatural forces threatening to destroy humanity. But the once-great family of monster hunters has been torn apart by tragedies and conflicting moral codes. The Sangerye Family must heal the wounds of the past and move beyond their differences… or sit back and watch a force of unimaginable evil ravage the human race.

DAVID F. WALKER and SANFORD GREENE, the creative team of Power Man and Iron Fist, along with indie veteran CHUCK BROWN (Trench Coats, Cigarettes and Shotguns) bring you 24 action-packed pages of monsters, mayhem, and family dysfunction in a brand-new ongoing series.

BITTER ROOT Cover As by SANFORD GREENE will be connecting through the first story arc

OUTER DARKNESS #1

WRITER: JOHN LAYMAN

ARTIST / COVER: AFU CHAN

NOVEMBER 7 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Sci-fi and horror collide in this new series from the co-creator of CHEW!

Mankind has colonized the galaxy, but during our interstellar travels, we discovered a terrifying secret out in the Outer Darkness of space. Join Captain Joshua Rigg and the crew of the starship Charon as they encounter demonic possessions, hauntings, cosmic horror, and more!

All-star writer JOHN LAYMAN (CHEW) and artist AFU CHAN (Immortal Iron Fists) are ready to let you know that outer space is terrifying.

AUNTIE AGATHA'S HOME FOR WAYWARD RABBITS #1 (OF 6)

WRITER: KEITH GIFFEN

ARTIST / COVER: BENJAMIN ROMAN

NOVEMBER 7 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99

Auntie Agatha's Home for Wayward Rabbits is in danger. Run by the titular Agatha and her niece, Julie, this peculiar shelter cares for damaged and dysfunctional rabbits—and now it's being threatened by a wealthy businessman who will stop at nothing to tear it down. This charming series marks the return of critically acclaimed writer KEITH GIFFEN to creator-owned work.

THE TERRIBLE ELISABETH DUMN AGAINST THE DEVILS IN SUITS (ONE-SHOT)

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER: ARABSON

TRANSLATION: JAMES ROBINSON

NOVEMBER 14 / 64 PAGES / FC / T+ / $5.99

TRIM SIZE: 7.5" x 11.4"

Elisabeth Dumn is a strong, rebellious girl who's determined to make her own way. Good thing too, because her father long ago promised her to the Devil and he's come to claim what's his.

This is a story that will haunt you long after you've turned the final page. Part horror adventure, part surreal dreamscape, this original graphic novella features the amazing artwork of new Brazilian sensation ARABSON, with translation by Eisner Award-winner JAMES ROBINSON.

MIDDLEWEST #1

WRITER: SKOTTIE YOUNG

ARTIST: JORGE CORONA

COVER A: MIKE HUDDLESTON

COVER B (1:10 INCENTIVE VARIANT COVER): JORGE CORONA

COVER C (1:20 INCENTIVE VARIANT COVER): SKOTTIE YOUNG

NOVEMBER 21 / 40 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

The lands between the coasts are vast, slow to change, and full of hidden magics. Mistakes have been made, and in this NEW ONGOING SERIES, an unwitting adventurer searches for answers to quell a coming storm that knows his name.

From author SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND, Deadpool) and artist JORGE CORONA (NO. 1 WITH A BULLET, Feathers, Big Trouble in Little China: Old Man Jack) comes the tale of Abel, a young boy who must navigate an old land in order to reconcile his family's history.

THE WARNING #1

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER: EDWARD LAROCHE

NOVEMBER 28 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

An enormous machine slowly materializes in a major West Coast city. Who sent it—and why—is a mystery, understood only by the malevolent beings gliding silently toward Earth through the inky vastness of space. In response, a multinational combat brigade called Gladiator Two-Six is deployed. Outfitted with next-generation military science and weapons, they're tasked with stopping any extraterrestrial threat that emerges.

THE WICKED + THE DIVINE: THE FUNNIES #1 (ONE-SHOT)

WRITER / ARTIST: KIERON GILLEN, ERICA HENDERSON, CHIP ZDARSKY, KATE LETH, LARISSA ZAGERIS, KITTY CURRAN & more!

COVER A: JAMIE McKELVIE & MATT WILSON

COVER B: MARGAUX SALTEL

NOVEMBER 7 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Every ninety years gods are reborn as dogs. They are good dogs. They are very good dogs. In two years, they may have learned how to sit, which is one of several (count 'em!) stories in this special. As THE WICKED + THE DIVINE prepares for its final arc, we invite a bunch of friends over, pass out the fizzy pop and sherbet and have a lovely time. Join us!

BATTLEPUG: THE COMPUGDIUM HC

WRITER: MIKE NORTON

ARTIST: MIKE NORTON & ALLEN PASSALAQUA

COVER: MIKE NORTON & DAVID DUNSTAN

JANUARY 23 / 336 PAGES / FC / T+ / $34.99

ADVANCE SOLICIT

At long last, MIKE NORTON's award-winning fantasy/humor webcomic is collected in one volume! Join the last Kinmundian and his faithful steed, The Battlepug, as they travel the globe seeking revenge against every giant ridiculous animal they can find. Featuring extras like sketches and art by some of the most creative artists in the business today!

Collects the entire 5-volume original series of BATTLEPUG!

24 PANELS TP

WRITER: ALAN MOORE, AL EWING, SARA KENNEY, ALEX DE CAMPI, LAURIE PENNY, PAUL CORNELL, DILRAJ MANN, ANTONY JOHNSTON, LIZZ LUNNEY, LEIGH ALEXANDER, DAN WATTERS, RAM V & more!

ARTIST: MELINDA GEBBIE, DOUG BRAITHWAITE, CASPAR WIJNGAARD, TED BRANDT, ROSY HIGGINS, GAVIN MITCHELL, RACHAEL SMITH, DILRAJ MANN, ROBIN HOELZEMANN, LIZZ LUNNEY, TOM HUMBERSTONE, SARAH GORDON, JESS TAYLOR & more!

COVER: TULA LOTAY

NOVEMBER 21 / 112 PAGES / FC / T+ / $16.99

In June 2017, the Grenfell fire killed 72 people in a 24-story tower block in West London. 24 PANELS is an anthology comic to support the PTSD needs of the survivors. Curated by KIERON GILLEN (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE), it features 24 stories, each no longer than 24 panels. Half drawn from professional creators who volunteered their time and half drawn from open submissions, 24 PANELS is about community, hope, and (most of all) raising as much money as possible.

CRUDE, VOL. 1 TP

WRITER: STEVE ORLANDO

ARTIST / COVER: GARRY BROWN & LEE LOUGHRIDGE

NOVEMBER 21 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $16.99

Killers once feared Piotr Petrovich. Now, they've sent his son home to him in a body bag. Haunted by his failures, Piotr journeys across Russia to learn what type of man his son really was while hunting the bastards who killed him. And once Piotr finds them, they will learn to fear him once more…

GLAAD Media Award-nominated writer STEVE ORLANDO (VIRGIL, Midnighter) and artist GARRY BROWN (BLACK ROAD) deliver an emotional, bone-shattering account of murder, masculinity, and mayhem.

Collects CRUDE #1-6

DEADLY CLASS, VOL. 1: REAGAN YOUTH MEDIA TIE-IN TP

WRITER: RICK REMENDER

ARTIST / COVER: WES CRAIG

NOVEMBER 21 / 160 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99

This new edition of RICK REMENDER and WES CRAIG's DEADLY CLASS, VOL. 1 features a media tie-in photo cover with key imagery from the highly anticipated SYFY series—coming in 2019 from Executive Producers the RUSSO BROTHERS (Directors of Avengers: Infinity War)!!

"DEADLY CLASS is a solid read for those who want a combination of MARK MILLAR's WANTED and Harry Potter with GARTH ENNIS's (Preacher) style." —Library Journal (Starred Review)

Welcome to the most brutal high school on earth, where the world's top crime families send the next generation of assassins to be trained. Murder is an art. Killing is a craft. At Kings Dominion School for the Deadly Arts, the dagger in your back isn't always metaphorical.

Collects DEADLY CLASS #1-6

Hollywood News: Soon to be a hit TV show coming to SYFY channel in 2019.

FLAVOR TP

WRITER: JOSEPH KEATINGE

ARTIST / COVER: WOOK JIN CLARK & TAMRA BONVILLAIN

NOVEMBER 21 / 136 PAGES / FC / T+ / $16.99

Image Comics' most delicious young adult culinary fantasy is served up in a collected edition!

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. Featuring culinary consulting and an introduction by ALI BOUZARI, renowned food scientist and author of the IACP Award-winning cookbook Ingredient: Unveiling the Essential Elements of Food.

Perfect for readers of Bone and Lumberjanes, but with way more crepes—and the world's cutest dog!

Collects FLAVOR #1-6

INJECTION DELUXE EDITION, VOL. 1 HC

WRITER: WARREN ELLIS

ARTIST / COVER: DECLAN SHALVEY & JORDIE BELLAIRE

NOVEMBER 21 / 400 PAGES / FC / M / $49.99

"A precise dissection of folklore by a team of the sharpest blades in comics. A bleakly inverted Planetary. A delight." —KIERON GILLEN (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE)

Five ambitious, brilliant, crazy people poisoned the 21st century. They soon drifted apart, following their own eccentric specialties. And then, one by one, they realised how deep the poison went, and how badly they'd broken the planet. INJECTION is the story of a team of geniuses who ended the world, and then tried to save it.

INJECTION DELUXE EDITION, VOL. 1 contains the first three volumes of the acclaimed series by New York Times bestselling writer WARREN ELLIS, Eagle Award-winning artist DECLAN SHALVEY, and Eisner Award-winning colorist JORDIE BELLAIRE.

OUTPOST ZERO, VOL. 1 TP

WRITER: SEAN KELLEY McKEEVER

ARTIST / COVER: ALEXANDRE TENGFENKI & JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU

NOVEMBER 7 / 112 PAGES / FC / T+ / $14.99

Welcome to Outpost Zero: the smallest town in the universe. The people there work the land, go to the fights every Friday night, and tuck their children into bed… but the Outpost is no place for dreams. To survive is ambitious enough. As Alea and her friends graduate to adulthood under the artificial sky of a faulty biome, on a frozen world never meant to support human life… something stirs. Something sees.

Explore the mysteries and wonder of the Frost in this collection by Eisner-winning writer SEAN KELLEY McKEEVER, artist ALEXANDRE TENGFENKI, and colorist JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU.

Collects OUTPOST ZERO #1-4

RAT QUEENS DELUXE EDITION, VOL. 2 HC

WRITER: KURTIS J. WIEBE

ARTIST: OWEN GIENI

RED FOIL COVER

NOVEMBER 14 / 296 PAGES / FC / M / $39.99

TRIM SIZE: 7.25 x 10.875

The Queens are back! Palisade is still a rat-infested hellhole, and Violet, Hannah, Dee, Betty, and the brand-new Queen, Braga, are the only hope of saving it! It's been a long time since they've done a good slaughter, so join them as they get back to the basics of killing monsters and drinking away the profits! This is a fresh, hilarious new take on the RAT QUEENS with new artist OWEN GIENI!

Collects RAT QUEENS Volume 2 #1-10, RAT QUEENS: ORC DAVE SPECIAL #1, and extras

THE REALM, VOL. 2 TP

WRITER: SETH M. PECK

ARTIST / COVER: JEREMY HAUN

NOVEMBER 28 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $16.99

Rook and Ben hunt orcs while the rest of the team embark on a desperate mission to rescue Will from the lair of The Spider King. Plus, meet the monstrous Red Mother and her "children."

Collects THE REALM #6-10

SOLID STATE SIGNED EDITION HC

WRITER: JONATHAN COULTON & MATT FRACTION

ARTIST / COVER: ALBERT MONTEYS

NOVEMBER 7 / 132 PAGES / FC / T / $29.99

TRIM SIZE: 12" x 12"

From JONATHAN COULTON, the singer-songwriter behind Code Monkey and the Portal songs; MATT FRACTION, the writer of SEX CRIMINALS, CASANOVA, and ODY-C; and ALBERT MONTEYS, the award-winning Spanish artist of Universe!, comes SOLID STATE, a graphic novel companion to COULTON's Grammy-nominated album of the same name.

Two guys, connected by a name and hundreds of years, somehow stand at the end of man's beginning, and the beginning of man's end. Most of all, though, it's a funny science-FACTion nightmare about the end of everything—but how that's all kind of okay.

Available for the first time, this oversized hardcover edition of the graphic novel accompaniment to musician, singer-songwriter, and internet superstar JONATHAN COULTON's new concept album, SOLID STATE, is signed by COULTON on a special signature page.

PLUS: each hardcover includes a free download code for the album.

Allocations may occur.

STRAY BULLETS: SUNSHINE & ROSES, VOL. 3 TP

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER: DAVID LAPHAM

NOVEMBER 14 / 248 PAGES / BW / M / $19.99

The getaway is always the trickiest part of any heist. It gets even trickier when the one place you go to hide and the one person you're counting on hiding you is just about the worst place and worst person you could have ever picked. Is it self-sabotage or a secret plan of revenge?

Collects STRAY BULLETS: SUNSHINE & ROSES #17-24

STREET ANGEL VS NINJATECH HC

WRITER: BRIAN MARUCA & JIM RUGG

ARTIST / COVER: JIM RUGG

NOVEMBER 7 / 40 PAGES / FC / T+ / $19.99

TRIM SIZE: 8.5"x12"

After a hard fight with Ninja Carl, the deadliest girl alive seeks revenge! … against the company that manufactured his dangerous weapons. Street Angel makes some friends, kinda; helps out a witch, sorta; and fights the Assassin of the Future™: the Ninja 6000 ® by Ninjatech. Join Street Angel as she declares war on the ninja industrial complex. Sure is convenient that it's bring your daughter to work day!

SUNSTONE, VOL. 6 OGN

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER: STJEPAN ŠEJIĆ

NOVEMBER 14 / 200 PAGES / FC / ADULT / $16.99

"MERCY," Part One

How can you teach a broken heart to trust again? How can you embrace each other with hands still clinging to your past? Why do you always need to pee after I tie you up?

Anne and Alan have more than a few questions to answer as the world of SUNSTONE deepens with this new story arc.

UNDERWINTER: QUEEN OF SPIRITS TP

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER: RAY FAWKES

NOVEMBER 21 / 120 PAGES / FC / M / $16.99

There is a witch who holds the key to the afterlife and has the power to send ghosts back into the world of the living. She is the Queen of Spirits, and the cold dead will do anything—anything—to get to her. When disaster strikes and a huge mass of ghosts rise to converge on her location, an already broken community is subjected to the truly shocking effects.

Critically acclaimed creatorRAY FAWKES (The People Inside, Batman: Eternal) returns to the genre-breaking world of UNDERWINTER with this all-new original graphic novel!

UNNATURAL, VOL. 1: AWAKENING TP

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER: MIRKA ANDOLFO

NOVEMBER 21 / 112 PAGES / FC / M / $ 9.99

Leslie J. Blair is a simple pig girl. She loves sushi, and she hates her job. Her world is dominated by a totalitarian government that interferes in the personal lives of its citizens, punishing transgressors for so-called "unnatural" relationships. Leslie dreams of something different for herself, but these dreams are becoming dangerous. And, when she wakes up, she thinks she's being watched…

The hit Italian comic, an erotic fantasy/romantic suspense series by MIRKA ANDOLFO (Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, DC Comics Bombshells), will take you to a colorful but terrible world full of anthropomorphic creatures—but light on personal freedoms.

Collects UNNATURAL #1-4

THE BEAUTY #25

WRITER: JEREMY HAUN & JASON A. HURLEY

ARTIST: THOMAS NACHLIK

COVER A: JEREMY HAUN & NICK FILARDI

COVER B: ANDY MacDONALD & NICK FILARDI

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Ezerae and Timo meet Foster and Vaughn. Bullets fly.

BIRTHRIGHT #33

WRITER: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

ARTIST / COVER: ANDREI BRESSAN & ADRIANO LUCAS

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

Has Brennan turned to the dark side? What are the consequences of magic unleashed on Earth?

Hollywood News: Skybound and Universal Pictures are currently adapting for film.

BLACKBIRD #2

WRITER: SAM HUMPHRIES

ARTIST / COVER A: JEN BARTEL

COVER B: MINGJUE HELEN CHEN

NOVEMBER 7 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

The Great Beast has kidnapped Nina's sister and the only way to find her is to follow a trail of magic gems, hidden symbols, and a handsome stranger. Can he put Nina onto the trail of the mystic creature she's after?

BULLY WARS #3

WRITER / COVER B: SKOTTIE YOUNG

ARTIST / COVER A: AARON CONLEY

NOVEMBER 7 / 32 PAGES / FC / E / $3.99

Things get off to a rough start for Rufus as he and the other bullies head to the Bully Wars arena for the start of the games. Aiming to simply guide Rufus to victory, Spencer finds out he may be more directly involved than he originally planned.

BURNOUTS #3

WRITER: DENNIS CULVER

ARTIST: GEOFFO

COVER: CHRIS BURNHAM

NOVEMBER 21 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

The Burnouts have successfully trained Andy in the fine arts of getting wasted and smashing heads, just in time for them to fight off a herd of alien-possessed cows.

It's all fun and games until 1600 lbs of hamburger tries to murder you!

CEMETERY BEACH #3 (OF 7)

WRITER: WARREN ELLIS

ARTIST / COVER: JASON HOWARD

NOVEMBER 14 / 24 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

President Barrow has created his perfect society on an alien world. It's been running smoothly for a hundred years. But now he needs to catch Mike Blackburn before he can get back to Earth and tell them what it's built on.

COLD SPOTS #4 (OF 5)

WRITER: CULLEN BUNN

ARTIST / COVER: MARK TORRES

NOVEMBER 21 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Dan's daughter Grace is a very special child. The dead grow restless around her, drawn to the girl like moths to a flame. Where the dead move, the air grows painfully cold. A curse or a gift, Grace's connection to the dead grows stronger—and as it does, so too does the life-sapping cold of a supernatural winter.

COYOTES #8

WRITER: SEAN LEWIS

ARTIST / COVER: CAITLIN YARSKY

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

The women and the Wolves fight their last great battle, a deeper threat to the Victorias and their goddess Gaia is revealed, and the mystery surrounding Red's sister Maria comes one step closer to being solved.

CROWDED #4

WRITER: CHRISTOPHER SEBELA

ARTIST / COVER A: RO STEIN, TED BRANDT & TRÍONA FARRELL

COVER B: CLAIRE ROE

NOVEMBER 7 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

Following their move into (much) closer quarters, Charlie and Vita get to know each other better. But the results might be more disastrous than the incompetent crowdfunded gunmen hunting them across Los Angeles. As Vita struggles with the fallout of losing her only sense of security, Charlie looks for a way to slip free of her leash, placing her directly in the crosshairs of Trotter, who's hoping his hugest kill yet will launch him back to the top of death charts.

Hollywood News: Rebel Wilson has optioned the rights with the goal of starring in and producing the movie adaptation. Wilson will develop the project and produce it via her Camp Sugar production banner. Also producing is Oni Entertainment.

CURSE WORDS #18

WRITER: CHARLES SOULE

ARTIST / COVER A: RYAN BROWNE

COVER B ("X-RAY SPECS" VARIANT): RYAN BROWNE

NOVEMBER 21 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

"THEM BLUE WIZARD BLUES," Part Three

Margaret has decided it's time to find out what she is, come hell or high water. Jacques Zacques begins building his Wizord Takedown Team, we reconnect with some familiar faces, and Wizord and Ruby Stitch are still sitting on the couch. It's exciting, we promise! Offered with another "magical" variant cover!

CYBER FORCE #8

WRITER: BRYAN HILL & MATT HAWKINS

ARTIST / COVER: ATILIO ROJO

NOVEMBER 28 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Morgan and Ripclaw face off against the tech cartel, with Dominique's life hanging in the balance. Will Cyber Force get torn apart before they can come together?

DAYS OF HATE #10 (OF 12)

WRITER: ALEŠ KOT

ARTIST: DANIJEL ŽEŽELJ

COVER: DANIJEL ŽEŽELJ & TOM MULLER

NOVEMBER 21 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Destroy, she said.

DEAD RABBIT #2

WRITER: GERRY DUGGAN

ARTIST / COVER A: JOHN McCREA

COVER B (1:10 INCENTIVE VARIANT): DAVID O'SULLIVAN

NOVEMBER 7 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

With his wife's medical bills piling up, Martin Dobbs is forced back into his Dead Rabbit mask. Rabbit loves to do crimes and get paid, and the first step to financial solvency is getting his crew back together. Rabbit's Wheelman makes a costly mistake and the job doesn't go quite as planned in mirror of a real-life incident that nearly killed the writer off in Boston in 1994. Whatever doesn't kill you makes you money, is what I always say.

EAST OF WEST #40

WRITER: JONATHAN HICKMAN

ARTIST / COVER: NICK DRAGOTTA

NOVEMBER 21 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

"PSALM 137"

And so, the son of Death met Death on the road to Jerusalem. Selah.

ECLIPSE #12

WRITER: ZACK KAPLAN

ARTIST / COVER: GIOVANNI TIMPANO

NOVEMBER 7 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

END OF STORY ARC

The game of betrayals concludes as Solarity springs their trap on a bridge out of the city, forcing Bax, Cielo, her father, and the Scientist into a final confrontation over the sunlight immunity—all while a deadly sunrise approaches.

Hollywood News: Optioned by Skybound Entertainment for series development. Top Cow principals Marc Silvestri and Matt Hawkins will executive produce alongside Skybound. Zack Kaplan will be a co-executive producer on the project.

ERRAND BOYS #2 (OF 5)

WRITER: D.J. KIRKBRIDE

ARTIST / COVER: NIKOS KOUTSIS

NOVEMBER 7 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99

Tawnk runs his first errand with Jace, and it goes swimmingly! Just kidding. On the desert planet Mauslio, the brothers Lopaz immediately get in over their heads, enraging a giant bird and running afoul of hungry dirt pirates.

EVOLUTION #12

WRITER: JAMES ASMUS, JOSEPH KEATINGE & CHRISTOPHER SEBELA

ARTIST / COVER: JOE INFURNARI & JORDAN BOYD

NOVEMBER 21 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

END OF STORY ARC

Kavallis. Since issue #1, this cult has made their presence felt in the lives of three strangers across the globe. Now, Kavallis will push them all to the point of no return. What these three choose will affect all of humanity.

EXORSISTERS #2

WRITER: IAN BOOTHBY

ARTIST / COVER A: GISÈLE LAGACÉ & PETE PANTAZIS

COVER B: DAN PARENT

NOVEMBER 21 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

After a demonic domestic dispute, Cate and Kate Harrow are visited by their estranged mother, leading to revelations about how the sisters got dragged into the dark world of deals and devils.

FARMHAND #5

WRITER: ROB GUILLORY

ARTIST / COVER: ROB GUILLORY & TAYLOR WELLS

NOVEMBER 7 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

END OF STORY ARC

The first arc of the series about agriculture gone apocalyptic concludes!

As Freetown descends into chaos, Zeke and Jed search the town for Andrea. But she's got problems of her own, as she is faced with the monstrous truth behind the Jedidiah Seed.

GIDEON FALLS #8

WRITER: JEFF LEMIRE

ARTIST / COVER A: ANDREA SORRENTINO & DAVE STEWART

COVER B: MICO SUAYAN

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

"ORIGINAL SINS," Part Two

As the gossamer threads that appear to connect Father Fred and Norton across Space and Time become more entwined, Norton suffers a mental setback that could jeopardize both their investigations.

Hollywood News: Picked up for TV by Hivemind after a multi-studio bidding war with long-time producing partners Sean Daniel and Jason Brown, Bad Robot veteran Kathy Lingg, and former Valiant Entertainment CEO & Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani.

HEY KIDS! COMICS! #4

WRITER / ARTIST: HOWARD VICTOR CHAYKIN

COVER: DON CAMERON

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

More trials and triumphs—but mostly trials—drawn from the way things really happened as a business built on cheap paper and cheaper ideas became the foundation of the entertainment world's modern-day ATM.

HIT-GIRL #10

WRITER: RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE & RAFAEL SCAVONE

ARTIST / COVERS A & B: RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE

COVER C: CHRIS BURNHAM

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

A human skull is Hit-Girl's only clue, and the thief who stole it just leapt off a bridge. Whoever this dead guy was, there are psychos across the city hunting his bones. In the Colosseum, Mindy must put her gladiatorial skills to the test.

INFINITE DARK #2

WRITER: RYAN CADY

ARTIST / COVER: ANDREA MUTTI & K MICHAEL RUSSELL

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

Unrest on the Orpheus, an entity from beyond reality itself, and a therapy session gone horribly awry—Security Director Deva Karrell's investigation turns up few clues but many fresh horrors.

JOOK JOINT #2 (OF 5)

WRITER: TEE FRANKLIN

ARTIST / COVER: ALITHA E. MARTINEZ

NOVEMBER 7 / 24 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Tonight at the Jook Joint, the blood runs as hot as the music as Mahalia and her coven face an attack at the bar. Meanwhile, young mother Heloise has the chance to get away with murder. Will she use it, and take revenge on her sadistic husband?

KICK-ASS #9

WRITER: STEVE NILES

ARTIST / COVERS A & B: MARCELO FRUSIN

COVER C: CHRISTIAN WARD

NOVEMBER 7 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Hector Santos has enlisted a cold-blooded killer to hunt down and murder Kick-Ass before she destroys all his criminal operations. As Patience's power grows, so does her list of enemies—and her most feared enemy is lurking in the shadows, lying in wait to seek his vengeance.

THE LAST SIEGE #6 (OF 8)

WRITER: LANDRY Q. WALKER

ARTIST / COVER A: JUSTIN GREENWOOD

COVER B: ANTONIO FUSO

NOVEMBER 7 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

The war is underway as the King lays siege to the final castle that stands between him and complete domination. Only an 11-year-old girl and twenty soldiers remain to face an army of hundreds as we head toward the conclusion of this blistering medieval war epic.

LEVIATHAN #4

WRITER: JOHN LAYMAN

ARTIST / COVER A: NICK PITARRA & MICHAEL GARLAND

COVER B: ROB GUILLORY

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

"'TIL DEATH DO US PART," Part Four

Crazy Professor Avery from the Bureau of Experimentation and Advancement, Science and Technology (B.E.A.S.T.) has unleashed his ultimate weapon on the radioactive terror that's destroying the city. But which is worse: the mech, or the monster? Meanwhile, Ryan's girlfriend Vivian has just woken up from her coma. Which should be good news, right? But no: it's very, VERY bad.

LOW #20

WRITER: RICK REMENDER

ARTIST: GREG TOCCHINI & DAVE McCAIG

COVERS A & C: GREG TOCCHINI

COVER B: MATTEO SCALERA

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

NEW STORY ARC

"LAST EMBERS," Part One (of Seven)

It's mankind's final hour, and the reckoning rests on the shoulders of the Caine family. Stel, Tajo, and Della are on a collision course that they may not all survive.

RICK REMENDER and GREG TOCCHINI bring their seminal aquatic apocalypse to a harrowing boil in a world where everything comes down to a battle between desperate hope and certain oblivion.

MAGE: THE HERO DENIED #13

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER: MATT WAGNER

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

Finding direction at last, Kevin Matchstick attempts to rescue his family by laying siege to the fortress of the Umbra Sprite. With The Pendragon at the gate, Magda and Hugo must still face mystical pitfalls as they press onward, attempting to escape from the heart of their enemies' lair.

THE MAGIC ORDER #6 (OF 6)

WRITER: MARK MILLAR

ARTIST / COVERS A & B: OLIVIER COIPEL

NOVEMBER 7 / 40 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

MINISERIES FINALE

This explosive miniseries climax is a high-octane magical battle of good versus evil, as the remaining Magic Order wizards make a last stand against Madame Albany and the forces of darkness. Family bonds are tested, blood is spilled, and black magic threatens life as we know it.

MAN-EATERS #3

WRITER: CHELSEA CAIN

ARTIST: KATE NIEMCZYK

COVER: LIA MITERNIQUE

NOVEMBER 28 / 24 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

"A VISIT FROM AUNT FLO," Day Three

Maude suspects that the cat lady downstairs may be part of a cult. The toilet is clogged by a strange blockage in the septic system. And a recent spat of deadly mauling attacks takes its toll on the community. Plus: bonus backmatter featuring art and words by smart, angry teens!

MCMLXXV #3

WRITER: JOE CASEY

ARTIST / COVER: IAN MacEWAN

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

Open warfare breaks out in the streets of Manhattan, creating a mid-'70s urban apocalypse. Modern mythological warrior Pamela Evans is humanity's greatest hero against the forces of darkness!

MURDER FALCON #2

WRITER: DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON

ARTIST / COVER: DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON & MIKE SPICER

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99

Metal doesn't happen with just one man… and neither does saving the world! As monsters attack the city, Jake and Murder Falcon must recruit a bassist to join their fight. Luckily, they know a guy.

THE NEW WORLD #5 (OF 5)

WRITER: ALEŠ KOT

ARTIST: TRADD MOORE & HEATHER MOORE

COVER A: TRADD MOORE, HEATHER MOORE & TOM MULLER

COVER B: TOM MULLER

NOVEMBER 21 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

MINISERIES FINALE

Save… America?

OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #9

WRITER: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ARTIST: LORENZO DE FELICI & ANNALISA LEONI

COVER: LORENZO DE FELICI

NOVEMBER 14 / 28 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

The deeper mysteries of Oblivion are beginning to reveal themselves as Nathan Cole's problems on Earth grow more and more dire.

PROXIMA CENTAURI #6(OF 6)

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER: FAREL DALRYMPLE

BACK COVER: SANDRA LANZ

NOVEMBER 14 / 24 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

MINISERIES FINALE

"PROXIMA CENTAURI," Conclusion

The Scientist, Herzog Duke, and the boy hero Sherwood run a gambit to get the vortex key and escape the spectral zone—and Proxima Centauri.

RAT QUEENS #13

WRITER: KURTIS J. WIEBE

ARTIST / COVER A: OWEN GIENI

COVER B: JIM VALENTINO & OWEN GIENI

NOVEMBER 28 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

"THE INFERNAL PATH," Part Three

Lost in the dark in the Under Pit, the Queens struggle to find their way back to the surface. Meanwhile, Dee enjoys a slice of heaven in Heaven.

This book will ship with two covers—cover B by JIM VALENTINO and OWEN GIENI will be the third of five connected covers.

REDLANDS #8

WRITER / ARTIST: JORDIE BELLAIRE & VANESA DEL REY

COVER: VANESA DEL REY

NOVEMBER 7 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

In the present, we must delve into Ro's past and she must decide if she can stand the burdens of her father, The Devil. Meanwhile, Casper and Nancy are getting closer to vengeance and closer to each other… only Nancy is just scratching the surface of what's underneath it all.

REDNECK #17

WRITER: DONNY CATES

ARTIST / COVER: LISANDRO ESTHERREN & DEE CUNNIFFE

NOVEMBER 28 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

You're invited to the wedding of a lifetime! Witness the union of two vampire families as Bartlett and July tie the knot! I'm sure absolutely nothing will go wrong…

REGRESSION # 13

WRITER: CULLEN BUNN

ARTIST: DANNY LUCKERT & MARIE ENGER

COVER: DANNY LUCKERT

NOVEMBER 28 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Life after countless life, Molly has been a victim of the Valgeroti cult, but now she has a chance break this vicious cycle. Along with Alban Comstock, a demon hunter who has asserted his personality into the modern life of Detective Anton Graymercy, Molly hopes to rescue Adrian from the clutches of the cult. But Adrian doesn't want to be rescued, and he has no problem killing his enemies over and over again.

ROSE #14

WRITER: MEREDITH FINCH

ARTIST / COVER A: IG GUARA

COVER B: JON LAM

COVER C: REIQ

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

The rebellion's forces are fractured after Rose's abduction, and a lethal plague threatens the lives of those who remain. Held in Drucilla's castle, Rose discovers evil comes in many forms, and learns that the threat to Ttereve is more sinister than anyone could have imagined.

RUMBLE #9

WRITER: JOHN ARCUDI

ARTIST / COVER A: DAVID RUBÍN

COVER B: DUNCAN FEGREDO

NOVEMBER 21 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

"THINGS REMOTE," Part Four

All dreams have to end, even in RUMBLE. The magical Island of Boklihd is under siege!

SAVAGE DRAGON #240

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER: ERIK LARSEN

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

"THE DEADLY DEMONOIDS," Part Two (of Two)

The battle for Toronto! Malcolm Dragon, Freak Force, the Dynamic Daredevil, and Battle Girl face off against the hideous hordes of the deadly Demonoids.

SKYWARD #8

WRITER: JOE HENDERSON

ARTIST: LEE GARBETT & ANTONIO FABELA

COVER: LEE GARBETT

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99

"HERE THERE BE DRAGONFLIES," Part Three

Enter The Farm! Willa discovers that farming in the low-G world is VERY different than she thought, and incredibly dangerous. Are these farmers friends or foes? And is their handsome, charismatic leader flirting with Willa? Not that it bothers Edison. Nope. Not one bit.

Hollywood News: Picked up by Sony Entertainment with Henderson adapting and director Brad Peyton attached. Henderson will also executive produce alongside Peyton and Jeff Fierson.

SLEEPLESS #9

WRITER: SARAH VAUGHN

ARTIST / COVER: LEILA DEL DUCA & ALISSA SALLAH

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99

Poppy faces her first night with her new husband. If anything happens the way she plans, it will go down in history.

SPAWN #292

WRITER / COVER C: TODD McFARLANE

ARTIST: SZYMON KUDRANSKI

COVERS A & B: FRANCESCO MATTINA

NOVEMBER 28 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $2.99

Spawn gets a new power.

Hollywood News: Soon to be a major motion picture from Blumhouse Productions, directed by Todd McFarlane, and starring Jamie Foxx as Spawn and Jeremy Renner as Twitch.

STELLAR #6 (OF 6)

WRITER: JOSEPH KEATINGE

ARTIST / COVER: BRET BLEVINS

NOVEMBER 21 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

MINISERIES FINALE

Stellar confronts the one enemy who's plagued her across her entire life. Witness the power of Stellar unleashed in this climactic battle!

STRAY BULLETS: SUNSHINE & ROSES #40

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER: DAVID LAPHAM

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $4.99

"LOVE AND ATTENTION"

Beth, Orson, and Nina are in the hospital, and they find that, for the first time, their lives—and deaths—are completely out of their hands.

THIEF OF THIEVES #42

WRITER: BRETT LEWIS

ARTIST / COVER: SHAWN MARTINBROUGH & ADRIANO LUCAS

NOVEMBER 7 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

How do you take down the richest people on Earth? By blowing up everything they own. The Zubovs messed with the wrong thief.

THE WALKING DEAD #185

WRITER: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ARTIST: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN

COVER A: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART

COVER B (15^THANNIVERSARY VARIANT): BILL SIENKIEWICZ

NOVEMBER 7 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.99

On guard. Things are quiet at the Hilltop, but there is a storm brewing on the horizon.

THE WEATHERMAN #6

WRITER: JODY LEHEUP

ARTIST / COVER A: NATHAN FOX

COVER B: MARCOS MARTÍN

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

END OF STORY ARC

Agent Cross finds herself in a battle to the death to save the life of a man who may be responsible for the murder of billions. But if Nathan Bright dies, so does what's left of humanity…

Don't miss the shocking conclusion of the first chapter ofJODY LEHEUP and NATHAN FOX's riveting sci-fi thriller THE WEATHERMAN.

THE WEATHERMAN will return in May 2019!

WITCHBLADE #10

WRITER: CAITLIN KITTREDGE

ARTIST / COVER: ROBERTA INGRANATA

NOVEMBER 14 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

"GOOD INTENTIONS," Part Four

Alex has vanished, and it's up to Debbie and Majil to find her before disaster strikes. They reluctantly turn to Ash for help, and together they discover something terrible that N-GEN has been hiding.

SKYBOUND

TWD Survival Tour Shirt – $30

Celebrate 15 years of The Walking Dead in the tradition of a cool rock & roll style concert tour T-Shirt! This two-sided shirt offers a cool zombie on the front with a series of locations tracing the Survivors' journey on the reverse side.

Fear The Princess! Shirt – $25-27

Celebrate 15 years of The Walking Dead by showing your love for the "Princess of Pittsburgh," Juanita Sanchez! This vibrant pink shirt fits true to size. Fear the Princess!

DIE!DIE!DIE! Logo T-Shirt – $25-27

From The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman comes a brand-new, blood-soaked, no holds barred, action-packed comic book called DIE!DIE!DIE!! This exciting new series is co-written by Scott Gimple and drawn by Chris Burnham. This military green shirt fits true to size.