Here are Dark Horse’s previews for books coming August 5th. They have 10 single issues and 4 incredible trades.
Check out the launches of Paul Cornell’s THIS DAMNED BAND and Scott Kolin’s ADAM.3!
Final issues of NEVERBOY and THE WITCHER!
And the long awaited brutal ending of Evan Dorkin’s ELTINGVILLE CLUB!
Plus a couple stellar graphic novels…Cory Levine’s BOWERY BOYS and Samuel Teer’s all ages VEDA!
Now on to the previews. Click the titles for each book to see the preview pages.
2 SERIES LAUNCHES!
Spinal Tap Meets Ghostbusters
1974: the world’s most famous rock band thought they were “worshiping Satan,” only to find they were actually . . . worshiping Satan.
From Paul Cornell (Wolverine, Action Comics) and Tony Parker (Mass Effect: Foundation) comes a darkly hilarious adventure of black magic and classic rock!
* A hilarious documentary-style thrill ride of black magic and rock music!
“Paul Cornell’s ability to introduce us to a character at the beginning of an episode and have us crying for them at the end—for whatever reason—is, in my opinion, unmatched.”—Doctor Who TV
LANDSCAPE FORMAT!
Award-winning writer/artist Scott Kolins (Past Aways, The Flash, The Avengers) premieres his first original comic book creation: ADAM.3! A man born into a futuristic island utopia fights to save his troubled family as terrifying visions of a monstrous doom foretell the end to his Eden! Can Adam and his family survive S.E.E.D.S.?
* Writer/artist Scott Kolins premieres ADAM.3!
* Published in special “widescreen” format!
Variant of the Week: ANGEL & FAITH SEASON 10 #17 (MIKE NORTON VARIANT COVER)
Investigating Angel’s nightmares and real-life missing students, Faith and Fred have discovered a group of teenage vampires at St. Cuthbert’s Preparatory School, where the girls are working undercover! Delving deeper into the origins of the teen vamps, Slayer and scientist are walking a dangerous road when they uncover a fearsome foe!
* An all-Faith, all-Fred vampire adventure!
AGE OF REPTILES: ANCIENT EGYPTIANS #3
Ricardo Delgado’s wordless tale of survival continues in this exciting new installment of the multiple Eisner Award–winning series! Has the lonely and lethal Spinosaurus aegyptiacus found a mate? And if so, will our tenacious hero’s romantic interlude even last long? Packs of hungry predators are circling!
* Ricardo Delgado returns to his award-winning series!
* Intricate artwork, lush colors, and Cretaceous thrills!
BALTIMORE: THE CULT OF THE RED KING #4
The ancient origins of the Red King’s cult have been discovered.
The influence of the Red King grows stronger, but Baltimore’s faithful allies have discovered the origins of the original cult. With this new knowledge, are they closer to ending the terror consuming the world or further than ever from salvation?
“Baltimore is classic Mignola.”—The Weekly Crisis
DON’T @#$% WITH BARB WIRE!
To keep her struggling club off the auction block, Barb Wire hunts one Wyvern Stormblüd, a human wrecking ball with a serious bounty on his head. But Wyvern is a psychotic drunk, even more dangerous soused than sober, who plans to set loose every caged gangster in Steel Harbor!
* Covers by Adam Hughes.
* Written by series creator Chris Warner.
Hot summer nights make for the very best frights, right here in good ol’ Creepy Comics! Featuring spooky sequential storytelling from such graphic greats as Jeff Parker, Vera Greentea, and Sandy Jarrell—plus another Creepy classic from the vile vault! You’ll be sweating with sickening satisfaction!
* Featuring a story from Batman ’66 team Jeff Parker and Sandy Jarrell!
* Beautiful and haunting cover by Julián Totino Tedesco!
* Winner of the Ghastly Award for Best Anthology!
FINAL ISSUE
The world of imagination is collapsing in on itself, and Neverboy’s wife and son are caught in the chaos. The dream must stop the dreamer before all is lost.
* From Killjoys cocreator Shaun Simon!
“This totally bonkers comic book is definitely one of the best new properties I’ve picked up in a while.”—Multiversity Comics
FINALLY! HILARIOUSLY ABRASIVE!
This is it! The final meeting of the Eltingville Comic Book, Science-Fiction, Fantasy Horror, and Role-Playing Club! Ten years after the club’s breakup, Bill, Josh, Pete, and Jerry unexpectedly reunite at the San Diego Comic-Con. Can the biggest fan event of the year survive a decade of pent-up nerd rage?
* By Eisner and Harvey winner Evan Dorkin (Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Superman: The Animated Series, Beasts of Burden, Dork, Hectic Planet)
FINAL ISSUE!
Chaos erupts aboard the Prophet as the madness sown by the Fox Mother runs red across the deck boards. Geralt seizes upon his last opportunity to assuage the vixen’s maternal rage, but in doing so, he may seal his own fate!
* From Paul Tobin, Eisner–winning writer of Bandette!
* The Witcher games have collectively earned over 250 industry awards and have sold more than 5.5 million copies worldwide!
GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADES
The price of freedom is paid in blood
When his father is framed for murder, immigrant Nikolaus McGovern rallies a motley crew of street youths in a rip-roaring coming-of-age adventure based on the period history of antebellum New York City! Against a backdrop of rampant political corruption, vicious street gangs, nascent labor reform, and ardent xenophobia, can Niko and his friends triumph in a life-or-death battle against their oppressors—or will they succumb to the engines of socioeconomic progress?
* An original graphic novel collecting the acclaimed web series!
Includes a special tribute from Darren Aronofsky!
Director Satoshi Kon blazed a brilliant animation career before his tragic death in 2010 at age forty-six. Now Dark Horse is privileged to remember him and his works through The Art of Satoshi Kon, a beautiful book of Kon’s illustrations for his movies Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers, Millennium Actress, and Paprika, and his television series Paranoia Agent, plus his unfinished The Dreaming Machine, his manga, his commercial art, and several little-known and incomplete projects!
* Kon trained under Akira’s Katsuhiro Otomo.
* Remembering a master of anime filmmaking.
THE MIGHTY SKULLBOY ARMY VOLUME 1 SECOND EDITION TPB
All-ages, havoc-wreaking hilarity!
This remastered edition of The Mighty Skullboy Army Volume 1 sports a new cover, includes revised story pages, and is reformatted to match Volume 2! Celebrated all-ages comics creator Jacob Chabot (SpongeBob Comics, X-Babies, Hello Kitty) gets the first thrilling volume of Skullboy’s adventures back in print! A Best Publication for Teens 2008 Eisner Award nominee!
“This is just silly fun cartooning, suitable for all ages with some great timing, smashing gags, and an extremely clean black and white line work which I just love to bits.”—Comic Book Resources
In the belly of the beast lives a little girl . . .
Beneath a factory floor lives an orphaned girl named Veda. Watched over by the diligent Assembly, a robot that works the production line, Veda discovers a unique power—she can speak to machines! Under the tutelage of Assembly, she learns the three laws of the machines . . . But it’s the unspoken secret fourth law—avoid the Gremlin—that piques young Veda’s interest and leads her down a dangerous and compromising path on a journey of self-discovery.
* Perfect for all ages!
* In the tradition of The Jungle Book and The Graveyard Book!
