On Sale: May 2022
Spectro
- Release: 2022-05-25
- Order Code: MAR221223
A Quartet of Quintessential Horror Tales from the Multi-Talented Juan Doe – Presented in a Single Prestige-Format One Shock!
SPECTRO explores the unnerving spectrum of fear through four terrifying stories rooted in a cosmic game of twisted karma and phantasmagoric terror:
1. What is at stake when sentient technology manipulates a man with projections of his desired self?
2. What are the consequences of excommunicating a member of the “nine” planets?
3. What is discovered when an explorer travels to Mars to ascend the tallest mountain in the solar system?
4. What happens when a scientist aboard the International Space Station is confronted with the most horrifying aspects of humankind?
In what realm of fear do these stories exist? SPECTRO.
Written and illustrated by Juan Doe (BAD RECEPTION, DARK ARK, ANIMOSITY: THE RISE) SPECTRO is a horror anthology from deep within the recesses of the mind of one of comics’ most prolific talents!
Dogs of London #01
- Release: 2022-05-04
- Order Code: MAR221220
How deep must you bury a body to make sure it doesn’t haunt you? Frank and Terry are about to find out.
They were once members of The Dogs, a feared gang who ruled much of London’s underworld back in the swinging 60s. They thought they’d escaped their troubled pasts, but the past isn’t dead – it's just bashed about a bit and very pissed off. Spanning different times and classes, DOGS OF LONDON is a brutal, bloody tale of violence, love, revenge…and sleeping dogs who refuse to roll over and play dead.
Written by Peter Milligan (X-Force, Hellblazer) and brought to bloody life by Artecida, the Dogs have awoken, and they seek more than mere revenge.
Bunny Mask: The Hollow Inside #01
- Release: 2022-05-11
- Order Code: MAR221216
Her name is Bunny Mask…and she’s back to ask the question…is there sickness? The hit horror series returns!
Her footfalls don’t exist. She leaves no marks. Her eyes are a white abyss. Her name is Bunny Mask, and she’s free from her cave and moving through the city, searching for sickness and enacting her own unfathomable sense of justice. Can Tyler Severin control her? Does he want to? The answers are still hidden, but what’s clear is that Bunny Mask is back to grab you by your eyeteeth, and never let go.
Writer Paul Tobin (MY DATE WITH MONSTERS, Colder) and artist Andrea Mutti (MANIAC OF NEW YORK, Hellblazer) have unleashed an eons-old legend upon an unsuspecting world – one that’ll make your most horrific nightmare feel like a walk in the park!
Kaiju Score: Steal From the Gods #02
- Release: 2022-05-18
- Order Code: MAR221227
Stuck between a rock and a hard place, Michelle has taken another monster score. And while it's old hat for her, her new crew has no idea what they're in for. She's vowed to get them out of this mess, whatever it takes and whatever it costs her. A couple of familiar faces also pop in to lend a hand - Michelle is going to need all the help she can get.
Each issue of KAIJU SCORE: STEAL FROM THE GODS features 24 pages of story and art with a cardstock cover!
Naughty List #02
- Release: 2022-05-25
- Order Code: MAR221228
Nicholas, an immortal, depressed and pissed-off Santa, and his right-hand elf, Plum, head to Antler Downs, a rundown racetrack, in the hopes they learn who is using the Naughty List to brutally murder people…ya know, a Christmas story…but the patrons who frequent this shady establishment have other plans. Unfortunately for them, Nicholas and Plum didn’t come here to play any reindeer games.
The Ocean Will Take Us #02
- Release: 2022-05-11
- Order Code: MAR221226
Piper and Casey manage to land themselves in detention, finding unexpected allies in their quest to take down the swim team – but as they delve deeper into the mystery, they uncover an evil that might just be beyond the power of five misfit high schoolers to combat!
Land of the Living Gods #04
- Release: 2022-05-25
- Order Code: MAR221232
As Naledi learns the truth behind Lutho’s shocking abilities, Kaelo starts executing a mysterious plan of her own. But in order to pull it off, she will have to confront the ghosts of her past and strike dark deals with people she swore she would never look upon again. Meanwhile, with her perceived power slowly fading away, Shandu’s witch, Baleka, sets her eyes on Naledi and the magical properties harbored by her various body parts.
Campisi The Dragon Incident: The Complete Series
- Release: 2022-05-11
- Order Code: DEC211252
Sonny Campisi is a small-time fixer for the mob-controlled neighborhood of Green Village. If you don’t pay your gambling debt, he’ll come and collect. If you get a little rough with one of “the girls,” he gets a little rough with you. But when a dragon flies into town and Sonny is the one who’s tasked with getting rid of it, it’s a problem unlike any he’s ever faced, and a chain of events begins that will affect everyone who lives in that neighborhood. Especially Sonny.
From James Patrick, the writer of KAIJU SCORE, and breakout artist Marco Locati, CAMPISI is a genre-mashing comedy-thriller that plays like one part Get Shorty, one-part Dragonslayer, and all parts absurdly wonderful!
This 128-page volume collects the entire friggin’ series, issues #1-4.
Clans of Belari: The Complete Series
- Release: 2022-05-18
- Order Code: NOV211079
Rules are meant to be broken.
PRIMARY LAWS OF THE BELARI SYSTEM:
1. No person or Clan may exit the system.
2. No person or Clan may do the Designated Work of another Clan.
3. Clans may not merge.
4. Any person that breaks a Primary Law shall be made Outcast.
On the far side of the galaxy, an isolated branch of humanity is trapped in a feudal dystopia. Order is maintained by a system of oppression, until an orphaned girl and her incorrigible adoptive father sow the seeds of a revolution and unite the clans against a fearsome alien threat.
A vast and enthralling sci-fi adventure written by Rob Blackie and Peter Blackie (creators and writers of Netflix’s historical action-adventure series, Frontier) and illustrated by Daniel Maine, this 128-page volume collects the entire space-faring series, issues #1-4.
Beyond the Breach Vol 1: Losing California
- Release: 2022-05-04
- Order Code: NOV211080
Vanessa was dying to get away...but it’s the trip home that might kill her.
Life sucks for Vanessa. Her mother just died, and her boyfriend is cheating on her (with her own sister!). To clear her mind, Vanessa is taking the California road-trip that she’s been dreaming about for years.
Her postcard-perfect drive through old growth forests quickly turns when the Breach hits. A bizarre anomaly in the sky plunges California into a nightmare-world populated with strange, extra-dimensional creatures. Now Vanessa, along with Dougie, an orphaned child, and Kai, a strange, fuzzball of a beast, must fight to survive if they ever hope to make it back home. If there’s even a home to return to.
From writer Ed Brisson (Uncanny X-Men, Ghost Rider, Old Man Logan) and artist Damian Couceiro (Old Man Logan, Iron Fist, X-Force), this fantastical sci-fi road trip adventure about perseverance and finding family in unexpected places contains issues #1-5.
Search for Hu: The Complete Series
- Release: 2022-05-25
- Order Code: JAN221135
Aaron Tse lives for his family...and might die for its sins.
When he left the military, Aaron Tse’s first thought was providing for his aging parents. His parents’ bar is experiencing hard times, and one night it’s shot to hell, with his parents critically injured in the attack.
But this was no ordinary robbery - Aaron’s mother reveals that she fled China to escape a blood feud between the Jewish and Chinese sides of her family...both of which are powerful organized crime families. Peace existed between these two families - the Hu and the Margolis - but now it’s been broken, and Aaron must protect his parents from further violence. Aaron hops a plane to the homeland he never intended to explore, on a path to revenge he never wanted to walk.
Written by Jon Tsuei (Sera and the Royal Stars, RunLoveKill) and Steve Orlando (Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, KILL A MAN, PROJECT PATRON) and drawn by artist sensation Rubine, this fast-paced, action-packed exploration of complex cultural histories, powered by a bloody family feud, collects the entire series, issues #1-5.
Shock Treatment
- Release: 2022-05-18
- Order Code: DEC211251
Collecting three popular Prestige-Format One Shocks for the very first time!
A house haunted by the spirit of a killer and the teens who release him; a young boy beset by demons and an equally evil pastor father; and the true story of a murderer getting his just reward...SHOCK TREATMENT collects three tall tales to make your skin crawl, created by AfterShock’s best and brightest.
Featuring PIECEMEAL from Cullen Bunn (THE HEATHENS, DARK ARK) and Szymon Kudranski (BLACK EYED KIDS), GOD OF TREMORS from Peter Milligan (OUT OF BODY) and Piotr Kowalski (JOIN THE FUTURE), and 10 YEARS TO DEATH from Aaron Douglas (Chief from Battlestar Galactica) and Cliff Richards (SHOCK, AFTERDARK) - celebrating the Prestige One-Shot format!
Seven Swords: The Complete Series
- Release: 2022-05-25
- Order Code: NOV211081
History’s greatest swashbucklers unite!
D’Artagnan, the last surviving member of the Musketeers, is drawn into a final conflict with the wicked Cardinal Richelieu, whose ruthless quest for power has led him to the supernatural. But the Last Musketeer can’t defeat these infernal enemies alone.
To save the world, he’ll need to join forces with iconic swashbuckling heroes, including Don Juan, Captain Blood, Cyrano de Bergerac and others. This group of Seven Swords must overcome their differences if they have any hope of thwarting Richelieu’s diabolical plans.
Written by Evan Daugherty (screenwriter of Killing Season, Snow White and the Huntsman, Divergent) with art from Riccardo Latina and Federico Dallocchio, this action-packed volume contains the entire series, issues #1-5.