New Books Out This Week!
Wednesday, Aug 1st, 2012
This week's new print and digital books include 30 Days
of Night #9, Crawl to Me Evil Edgar Edition, Infected #1, Love
& Capes: What to Expect #1, and many more!
30 Days of Night #9 - Also available digitally!
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Steve Niles (w) • Christopher Mitten (a & c)
Following the death of his beloved Stella, Eben Olemaun has
embraced the dark side of vampirism. Armies are being raised and
targets being set. All that stands between life and chaos are Alice
Blood and a handful of unsuspecting federal agents. The war
between the living and the undead has begun.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
• “A triumphant return for the preeminent modern vampire
story.”—Newsarama
• The start of a climactic new story arc!
Click here to purchase the digital version.
30 Days of
Night, Vol. 2
Steve Niles (w) • Davide Furno, Christopher Mitten (a) •
Davide Furno (c)
Fright-master Steve Niles continues the all-new 30 Days of Night
series. As Alice Blood debates her future with the FBI, a new
threat from the North comes to America. But as word of a Barrow
Massacre reaches Los Angeles, Agent Blood knows she can no longer
stay away from her duty. Something wicked is coming her way, and
all the agents of Project Red will be unable to stem the bloody
tide.
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN
978-1-61377-344-4
Bullet points:
• “A triumphant return for the preeminent modern vampire
story.” –Newsarama
The Cape: 1969
#2 (of 4) - Also available digitally!
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Joe Hill, Jason Ciaramella (w) • Nelson Daniel (a) •
Zach Howard (c)
Shot down, imprisoned, beaten, tortured, his crew
murdered—none of these things will compare to what Captain
Chase will experience next. Watch as his sanity it tested and he
struggles to keep his grip on reality.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Variant Nelson Daniel cover!
Bullet points:
• The prequel to the
Eisner-nominated series continues!
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Classic G.I. JOE, Vol. 15
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Larry Hama, Eric Fein, & Peter Quinones (w) • Phil
Gosier, William Rosado, & Ernie Stiner (a) • Jonboy Meyers
(c)
The original run of Marvel's G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO comes
to a conclusion. Issues #146–155 are collected in this final
volume of CLASSIC G.I. JOE.
TPB • FC • $24.99 • 248 pages • ISBN
978-1-61377-274-4
Bullet points:
• All 155 issues of A REAL AMERICAN
HERO are now collected for the first time.
Crawl to Me: Evil Edgar Edition
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Alan Robert (w & a) • Menton3 (c)
The gritty, gut-wrenching tale is re-presented as a deluxe oversize
hardcover “Evil Edgar” Edition. Complete with a
never-before-seen art gallery by the creator, Alan Robert (of the
hard-rock band Life of Agony), an introduction written by the
legendary Walter Simonson (The Mighty Thor), and a disturbing
painted cover by Menton3 (Monocyte), readers will gain even more
insight into the mystery of Crawl to Me’s jaw-dropping twist
ending.
HC • FC • $24.99 • 128 pages • 7” x
11” • ISBN 978-1-61377-393-2
Bullet points:
• Crawl to Me quickly became one of
the most critically acclaimed horror titles of 2011 and was voted
“Best Mini-Series of the Year” by fans on
ComicMonsters.com.
• Ain't it Cool News describes Crawl to Me as "Gorgeous &
Terrifying!" and it is currently being developed into a feature
film, with Saw's cinematographer, David A. Armstrong, attached as
director!
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Sun: Ianto's
Tomb
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Alex Irvine (w) • Peter Bergting (a) • Wayne
Reynolds (c)
The post-apocalyptic Dungeons & Dragons setting's first-ever
comic! Beneath a crimson sun lie wastelands of majestic desolation
and cities of cruel splendor, where life hangs by a thread. Welcome
to Athas! When an imprisoned gladiator named Grudvik escapes the
city of Tyr, a part-time slave hunter and full-time dune trader is
hired to bring back the fugitive. But after crossing swords, the
pair must join forces to survive the harsh desert.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 132 pages • ISBN
978-1-61377-349-9
Bullet points:
• “The world of Athas is
supposed to be dangerous, and that’s exactly how it looks
thanks to (Peter) Bergting.” –Comic Book Resources
Deadworld: War of the Dead #1 (of 5) -
Also available digitally!
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Gary Reed (w) • Sami Makkonen (a & c)
Special All-new 5-part weekly series returns what has been called
the forefather of all zombie comics! The undead have overrun the
Earth! A small outpost, remnants of a twisted scientists’
scheme to defeat the plague, holds out against the army of King
Zombie with their secret weapon, the Lepers—victims of a
bizarre experiment that left them with dead flesh in breathing
husks with flesh that even zombies won’t touch.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Variant cover by Sami Makkonen
Bullet points:
• Five weekly issues throughout
August!
• Deadworld is being presented in full color for the first
time!
• Written by Deadworld co-creator Gary Reed!
• Art by Deadworld: Slaughterhouse and Hatter M artist Sami
Makkonen
• Special variant covers by Sami Makkonen!
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purchase the digital version.
Infected #1 (of
4) - Also available digitally!
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Chad Minshew, Scott Sigler (w) • Chad Minshew (a &
c)
A riveting adaptation of Book One of the New York Times
best-selling horror trilogy by Scott Sigler! Chad Minshew brings to
life the story of a mysterious disease that turns ordinary people
into paranoid, raving murderers. Former all-pro linebacker Perry
Dawsey awakens to find mysterious welts growing on his body. Soon
after, strange voices start whispering, telling him to do horrible
things … he is infected. The disease wants something from
Perry, something that could alter the fate of the human race.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Copy autographed by Scott Sigler!
Bullet points:
• "Part Stephen King, part Chuck
Palahniuk, Infected blends science fiction and horror
into a pulpy masterpiece of action, terror, and suspense. Three
recommendations: don't read it at night, or just after you've eaten
a full meal, or if you're weak of heart. You've been
warned!" —James Rollins, New York
Times bestselling author of The Judas
Strain and Black Order
• Based on the novel by New York Times best-selling author
Scott Sigler!
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purchase the digital version.
Love and Capes: What to Expect #1 (of 6)
- Also available digitally!
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Thom Zahler (w & a & c)
Mark and Abby, comicdom’s favorite couple is having a baby,
and they’re not telling anyone yet. But will they be able to
keep the secret from Darkblade, the world’s best detective?
And what problems come about when you’re expecting a super
baby? Plus, Mark has a secret of his own.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
• “Love and Capes is warm,
witty, clever and lighthearted without being
empty—there’s real, satisfying emotion underlying the
comedy.” —Kurt Busiek
• Romantic comedy for fans of “Lois & Clark: The New
Adventures of Superman.”
Click here to purchase the digital version.
Michael WM. Kaluta: Sketchbook Series, Vol. 2
Michael Wm. Kaluta (a & c)
The second volume in the Michael Wm. Kaluta Sketchbook series
continues to mine the wonderful caverns of this master
artist’s incredible archives. Each illustration has been
personally selected by Kaluta and feature preliminaries, layouts
and finished drawings. A cornucopia of gorgeous art by this
legendary artist!
TPB • FC • $9.99 • 48 pages • 8.5” x
11” • ISBN 978-1-61377-355-0
Bullet points:
• Each image has been scanned from
Kaluta's personal sketchbooks and archives, and is accompanied by
commentary from the artist.
Monocyte
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Menton3 & Kasra Ghanbari (w) • Menton3 (a & c)
Two warring immortal races rule a scarred world where time has no
meaning. Death (Azrael) sits impotent, quietly planning his
restoration. He summons Monocyte, a forgotten immortal necromancer
who long ago chose sleep in his failed quest to die. With a fatal
pact sealed, Monoctye strikes out as Azrael’s vicious
proxy.
HC • FC • $49.99 • 224 pages • 9” x
13.5” • ISBN 978-1-61377-281-2
Bullet points:
• Includes side stories by Ben
Templesmith, George Pratt, Bill Sienkiewicz, Barron Story, and
Steve Niles!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Ultimate
Collection, Vol. 3
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Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird (w & a) • Kevin Eastman
(c)
The classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action continues in the
third volume of IDW's Ultimate Collections! In this outing, find
issues #12, 14, 15, 17, and 19–21, featuring stories like
"Survivalists," "The Unmentionables," "Dome Doom," and the
multi-part "Return to New York." Presented in oversize hardcover,
and featuring annotations from Eastman and Laird, you've never seen
the TURLES like this.
HC • B&W • $49.99 • 248 pages • 9” x
12” • ISBN 978-1-61377-138-9
Bullet points:
• “IDW should be commended
for putting together another well-constructed volume.”
–Geek-News.MTV.com
TRANSFORMERS: Regeneration One #82 -
Also available digitally!
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Simon Furman (w) • Andrew Wildman (a) • Wildman, Guido
Guidi (c)
DINOBOT MONTH! And ex-Dinobot commander GRIMLOCK wishes it
wasn’t! His quest for a means to restore his ability to
change modes takes him to Nebulos—a world off-limits to
TRANSFORMERS, where a welcome that’s more incendiary than
warm awaits him. Plus, KUP and THE WRECKERS find themselves
stranded, hunted and in a whole world of pain. Quite literally!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Variant Geoff Senior cover!
Bullet points:
• DINOBOT MONTH!
• Continuing the original TRANSFORMERS comic book series from
the 1980s and ‘90s!
• Hall of Fame writer Simon Furman and the legendary art team
of Andrew Wildman and Stephen Baskerville!
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purchase the digital version.
