Courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment, here is your first look at what you can expect to see this August. Be sure to let your local comic shop retailer know of any books you're interested in to ensure they order and save one for you.
THE BIONIC MAN #1
40 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by KEVIN SMITH w/ PHIL HESTER • Art by JONATHAN LAU
Covers by ALEX ROSS (main), PAUL RENAUD (1-in-10), STEPHEN SADOWSKI (1-in-15), JONATHAN LAU (1-in-20)
“Sketch Art” Retailer Incentive cover by ALEX ROSS
“Bionic Blue” Retailer Incentive cover by PAUL RENAUD
“Black & White” Retailer Incentive cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
“Negative Effect Art” Retailer Incentive cover by ALEX ROSS
Steve Austin is back and acclaimed film maker Kevin Smith unleashes his high octane vision in this new series from Dynamite. Featuring 28 pages of story/art in an action-packed first issue! Kevin Smith is joined by Phil Hester, artist Jonathan Lau, and cover artist/character designer Alex Ross (the team who brought you The MAIN Green Hornet series), Smith unleashes Bionic Man into the 21st century as only he can.
Based on the Universal Television series “The Six Million Dollar Man.”
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== TEASER ==KIRBY: GENESIS #3
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Plot by KURT BUSIEK & ALEX ROSS
Script by KURT BUSIEK
Art by JACK HERBERT & ALEX ROSS
Covers by ALEX ROSS (main), RYAN SOOK (1-in-10)
“Black & White” Retailer Incentive cover by RYAN SOOK
“Sketch Art” Retailer Incentive cover by ALEX ROSS
“Marvelous Acetate” Retailer Incentive cover by ALEX ROSS
The explosive cosmic world-changing event picks up speed! As Silver Star, Captain Victory and the Glory Knights form an uneasy alliance, their foes unite as well - and make their move to claim the all-powerful Proto-Seed. Meanwhile, young Kirby discovers the secrets of the Phantom Continent -- and comes face-to-face with the Primals! And what's the Wanderer's role in all this?
THE BOYS #57
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by GARTH ENNIS Art by RUSS BRAUN
Cover by DARICK ROBERTSON
Hughie's return to the fold is not all he'd hoped for, with our hero managing to incur the displeasure of everyone else on the team. At least he still has Annie, but her patience is growing somewhat limited. Meanwhile, the investigation into Jack from Jupiter continues- with Butcher growing more and more suspicious about what he finds...
THE BOYS: BUTCHER, BAKER, CANDLESTICK MAKER #2 (of 6)
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Art and cover by DARICK ROBERTSON
1982: on the desolate Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, young Royal
Marine Billy Butcher finds his calling. But no one can stay at war forever, and trouble comes when he indulges his love of conflict in civilian life. Butcher's life seems locked on a grim course- but help may be at hand from a rather unexpected source...
THE BOYS DEFINITIVE EDITION VOL. 2 HARDCOVER SIGNED BY GARTH ENNIS
416 pages FC • $75.00 • Mature
Limited Quantities Available!
The massive second volume of The Boys Definitive Edition features a tip in sheet signed by Garth Ennis. MSRP will become $149.99, but we're offering at the special price of just $75.00 for a limited time!
JENNIFER BLOOD #7
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by AL EWING
Art by MARCOS MARZ
Covers by TIM BRADSTREET (main), JONATHAN LAU (1-in-10),
ALÉ GARZA (1-in-15)
“Black & White” Retailer incentive cover by TIM BRADSTREET
“Risqué Art” Retailer incentive cover by ALÉ GARZA
“Virgin Art” Retailer incentive cover by TIM BRADSTREET
Jen's bloody war against the Blutes is over and it's time for the cleanup phase of the operation. All's well that ends well? In a word... no. This issue: what a woman who kills six men during the week does on a Sunday, what you think about when the only witness to your mass murder vanishes and you didn't do it, and what happens when you short-change a powerful man with a rotten temper. And waffles. Delicious waffles.
WARLORD OF MARS #11
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by ARVID NELSON
Art by STEPHEN SADOWSKI
Covers by JOE JUSKO (50%), STEPHEN SADOWSKI (50%),
LUCIO PARRILLO (1-in-15)
“Risqué Art” Retailer incentive cover by ALÉ GARZA
Dejah Thoris is left to fend for herself while her son, Carthoris, travels to the Atmosphere Factory to clear his father's name. Carthoris is going to need all the help he can get just to survive the trip – fortunately, he'll have Tars Tarkas, mightiest warrior of the green Martian tribes, at his side. Who knows what mysteries await their arrival? Dejah continues her own investigation into the murder of the Caretaker while they're away. She might not like what she finds...conspiracies, corpses and secrets, oh my! It's Warlord of Mars #11: A Thark's Intuition, Heretic of Mars Part 2 of 3!
WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS #6
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by ARVID NELSON
Art by CARLOS RAFAEL
Covers by JOE JUSKO (33%), PAUL RENAUD (33%), ALÉ GARZA (33%)
“Martian Red” Retailer incentive cover by PAUL RENAUD
“Risqué Art” Retailer incentive cover by ALÉ GARZA
Greater and Lesser Helium are united behind Dejah Thoris. But just when things seem to be getting back to normal, Helium's precious supply of water begins running dry. Dejah heads to the Antarctic ice caps to investigate, only to find herself pulled into the deadly mysteries of the forbidden south. A swashbuckling adventure of sky pirates, renegade princesses, lost treasure and ancient curses begins in Dejah Thoris #6: The Bird on the Coin, the first installment of Pirate Queen of Mars!
WARLORD OF MARS: FALL OF BARSOOM #2
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ROBERT PLACE NAPTON
Art by ROBERTO CASTRO
Covers by JOE JUSKO (main), FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (1-in-10)
“Black & White” Retailer incentive cover by JOE JUSKO
“Virgin Art” Retailer incentive cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Scientist Tak Nan Lee resumes work on the desperately needed Atmosphere Plant as he tries to befriend the Red Martian woman he rescued from the Green Horde. Meanwhile, thousands of Greens march on the White Martian city of Thark! The story that tells the fall of Barsoom 100,000 years before John Carter continues!
WARLORD OF MARS 2012 CALENDAR
12 Month Calendar • $14.99 • 12” x 12”
Advance-Solicit. In stores Oct. 2011
Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
Start 2012 with a trip to Mars! This full color calendar features incredible art by J. Scott Campbell, ,Alex Ross, Joe Jusko, Paul Renaud, Arthur Adams, and Lucio Parrillo from the hit Warlord of Mars comic books. 2012 is the year of John Carter and his adventures on Mars!
DANGER GIRL AND THE ARMY OF DARKNESS #4
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ANDY HARTNELL • Art by CHRIS BOLSON
Covers by PAUL RENAUD (50%), NICK BRADSHAW (50%)
“Black & White” Retailer incentive cover by NICK BRADSHAW
“Black & White” Retailer incentive cover by PAUL RENAUD
The adventure in South Africa heats up as Secret Agent Zero arrives to aid Abbey and Ash in their pursuit of the stolen Necronomicon. But when Zero crosses paths with an old adversary from the former Hammer Empire, will his thirst for revenge put Abbey in the middle of the crossfire? Find out as the year’s most dangerous crossover event continues!
VAMPIRELLA #10
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ERIC TRAUTMANN
Art by FABIANO NEVES
Covers by PAUL RENAUD (25%), FABIANO NEVES (25%), ALÉ GARZA (25%)
JELENA KEVIC-DURDJEVIC (25%)
“Black & White” Retailer incentive cover by FABIANO NEVES
“Blood Red” Retailer incentive cover by PAUL RENAUD
The Kerasu Shimei: three demonic assassins, escaped from the depths of Hell and intent on building a vile monument to murder. All that stands in their way? Vampirella. It's the final bloody showdown in Vampirella's toughest fight yet. Written by Eric Trautmann and illustrated by Fabiano Neves (Queen Sonja, Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness).
VAMPIRELLA AND THE SCARLET LEGION #4
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by JOE HARRIS
Art by JOSÉ MALAGA
Covers by BILLY TUCCI (50%), JOHNNY DESJARDINS (50%)
“Black & White” Retailer incentive cover by BILLY TUCCI
“Black & White” Retailer incentive cover by JOHNNY DESJARDINS
The Scarlet Legion tracks Vampirella to the jungles of South America in a race to secure the final piece of the Crimson Codex. But Chaos’ forces are close behind. And as the hour of the Mad God’s release draws near, all will learn just who their friends—and enemies—truly are!
VAMPIRELLA MASTERS SERIES VOL. 5: KURT BUSIEK TRADE PAPERBACK
330+ pages FC • $24.99 • Teen + • (C:0-1-2)
Written by KURT BUSIEK w/ TOM SNIEGOSKI
Art by DAVE COCKRUN, LOUIS LaCHANCE, LOUIS SMALL & more
Cover by MICHAEL KALUTA
For the first time ever! Collected in this massive trade! Vampirella enters
the modern era courtesy of Kurt Busiek. From the 1991 classic limited series “Morning In America” comes Vampirella’s resurgence as she prepares to battle a new threat from the Cult Of Chaos in the form of Nathan Shroud and the Unseelie Congress by Kurt Busiek and Louis LaChance. Volume 5 also collects three short stories from the Vampirella Summer Nights Special from 1992 which chronicle some of the key players from Morning In America such as Adam and Pendragon, written once again by Kurt Busiek with art by top talents like Dave Cockrum, James Fry and Richard Howell. These classic stories were originally in black and white but have been re-mastered and re-colored. Also included is Vampirella: Dracula War collecting issues 1-4 of Vampirella’s 1993 series, written by Kurt Busiek and Tom Sniegoski with art by Jim Balent and Louis Small Jr. All this and more!
WAREHOUSE 13 #1
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by BEN RAAB & DERIC A. HUGHES
Art by BEN MORSE
Covers by BEN MORSE (50%), PHOTO (50%)
Enter a world of endless wonder as Syfy's smash-hit dramedy makes its comic book debut! When a series of sudden, unexplained sinkholes appear beneath the streets of Rio de Janeiro, the Warehouse team heads down to Brazil in the middle of Carnival to uncover the cause. What they discover is that someone is using an ancient artifact to move massive chunks of earth and mine huge, underground gold deposits. With the ground becoming increasingly unstable, our heroes find themselves in a race to retrieve the artifact before the entire city collapses! Written by the writers of WAREHOUSE 13, this thrilling 5-issue action-adventure/mystery series promises to snag, bag and tag fans of the show and new readers alike!
TERMINATOR/ROBOCOP: KILL HUMAN #2 (OF 4)
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by ROB WILLIAMS
Art by P.J. HOLDEN
Covers by WALTER SIMONSON (33%), TOM FEISTER (33%), JONATHAN LAU (33%)
“Black & White” Retailer incentive cover by WALTER SIMONSON
In the future humanity has been wiped out and the machines are triumphant. Traumatised by his Skynet-influenced actions, Robocop looks to travel back in time and change the course of history. But when he emerges in the middle of Jon and Sarah Connor's assault on Cyberdyne Systems, he comes face-to-face with the second time-travelling Terminator. Bullets will fly! And the T-1000 can't be far behind!
GREEN HORNET #19
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Plot by PHIL HESTER • Script by ANDE PARKS
Art by IGOR VICTORINO
Covers by PHIL HESTER (33%), BRIAN DENHAM (33%), JONATHAN LAU (33%)
Redhand, the villainous master of disguise and martial arts from Kato's past, has defeated not one, not two, but all three of Century City's heroes. Green Hornet fell, then the new Kato, and finally the elder Kato. Redhand is poised to end what two generations of heroes have fought to attain. Now, in the finale of this four-issue arc, help arrives from the least likely source of all. Will it be enough, or will Century City have to accept a new villain, a REAL villain, in Green Hornet's place?
THE GREEN HORNET: YEAR ONE VOL. 2: THE BIGGEST OF ALL GAME TRADE PAPERBACK
144+ pages FC • $19.99 • Teen + • (C:0-1-2)
Written by MATT WAGNER
Art by AARON CAMPBELL
Cover by MATT WAGNER
Act two of the first year of the original team of crime-fighters! Writer Matt Wagner weaves a tale of action and adventure unlike anything else seen on the comic racks. Add in the exquisite art of Aaron Campbell and you have the perfect companion to the modern day adventures of the Green Hornet from Kevin Smith!
Collects issues #7-12 of the hit series, along with a complete cover gallery.
ZORRO RIDES AGAIN #2 (of 12)
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by MATT WAGNER
Art by ESTEVE POLLS
Cover by MATT WAGNER
“Black & White” Retailer incentive cover by MATT WAGNER
Matt Wagner’s return to Zorro continues! This storyline introduces some major new characters but also represents significant and catastrophic changes in Zorro’s world—events that cause him to call question everything he does and everything for which he stands. There’re thrilling times ahead as ZORRO RIDES AGAIN!
HACK/SLASH/EVA: MONSTER’S BALL #4 (OF 4)
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by BRANDON JERWA
Art by CEZAR RAZEK
Cover by TIM SEELEY
“Black & White” Retailer incentive cover by TIM SEELEY
It's time for the final cut(s)! Reality is shifting, the streets of Detroit are running red with the blood of the fallen...and at least one of our heroes will be changed forever before the battle is over!
TOTAL RECALL #4 (OF 4)
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by VINCE MOORE
Art by CEZAR RAZEK
Covers by DARICK ROBERTSON (main), CEZAR RAZEK (1-in-5)
This is the epic conclusion to the mini-series spinning out of the hit movie. Everything on Mars has changed. Yet, as Quaid learns, the more things change, the more they stay the same. He is still running for his life. He is still fighting for his life. He is still the hero who holds the fate of Mars in his hands. To save the day, Quaid will have to fight like never before. This last issue is where all of the mysteries are solved. Will Quaid win? If he doesn’t, then all of Mars will lose.
THE LIVING CORPSE: EXHUMED #1 (of 6)
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by and art by KEN HAESER & BUZ HASSON
Covers by KEN HAESER (33%), JEFF ZORNOW (33%),
MOVIE EXCLUSIVE COVER (33%)
“Virgin Art” Retailer incentive cover by JEFF ZORNOW
It’s hard enough to be The Living Corpse - the flies, the hunger for human brains and the unending task of holding off the hordes of darkness from creeping into the world of the living. But when a Nosferatu suddenly moves into his graveyard, all hell breaks loose! And what will happen when The Living Corpse’s friend, Lilith, get’s caught in the middle? It’s a battle of the undead and only one will be left standing! (here’s a hint… the name of the book ain’t Nosferatu!)
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THE LIVING CORPSE: EXHUMED #1 DYNAMITE AUTHENTIX EDITION
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THE LIVING CORPSE OMNIBUS TRADE PAPERBACK
230+ pages FC • $24.99 • Teen + • (C:0-1-2)
Written by, art by and cover by KEN HAESER & BUZZ HASSON
The dead have risen with a taste for human brains, but one among them has
developed a conscience. Alone and outnumbered by evil, The Living Corpse wages a war against the creatures of the night. Roaming graveyards and haunted landscapes, he battles familiar monsters such as werewolves and vampires as well as the unknown horrors that are born from your nightmares.
Follow The Living Corpse as he takes you on his quest into keeping the dead...dead.
Collects THE LIVING CORPSE #0, ½, 1-6, and Annual #1 guest starring Hack/Slash!
ZOMBIES 2012 CALENDAR
12 Month Calendar • $14.99 • 12” x 12” •
Advance-Solicit. In stores Oct. 2011
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
Start 2012 in true zombie fashion!
This full color calendar features horrifyingly gorgeous zombie art by acclaimed artists, Arthur Suydam, Lucio Parrillo, Sean Phillips and more!
ARMOR X TRADE PAPERBACK
96 pages FC • $16.99 • Teen + • (C:0-1-2)
Written by KEITH CHAMPAGNE
Art and cover by ANDY SMITH
Back cover by BART SEARS
The classic creator-owned series collected for the first time!
Carson Deeds is an emotionally troubled teen with a loaded shotgun beneath his bed and a list of classmates in his aim. When a suit of alien armor falls into Carson's hands, he stumbles across the power to live out every revenge fantasy he's ever dreamed. Or did the armor find him?
Completely remastered with all-new story, art, and amazing color by Cirque Studios! Plus, a new cover by Andy Smith, with a back cover by Bart Sears.
RED SONJA #62
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ERIC TRAUTMANN
Art by WALTER GEOVANI
Covers by WALTER GEOVANI (50%), WAGNER REIS (50%)
Red Sonja's travels have brought her to Kheshatta, the fabled City of Magicians, searching for a means to locate and destroy an ancient weapon that carries a terrible price. But there are enemies a-plenty in her path, all intent on ending Sonja's saga in sand and blood.
RED SONJA SHE-DEVIL WITH A SWORD VOL. 9: WAR SEASON TRADE PAPERBACK
128 pages FC • $16.99 • Teen + • (C:0-1-2)
Written by ERIC TRAUTMANN
Art by WALTER GEOVANI & PATRICK BERKENKOTTER
Cover by JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER
Red Sonja is sent on a last-ditch, desperate mission across the border into Shem. Her mission is more than it seems, as Sonja leads her mercenary allies into a quest for a deadly secret hidden within the walls of the city-state, Persemhia.
But others seek this mysterious prize as well, as the armies of Koth and Argos mass to crush Red Sonja's ragtag band. It will take more than skill with a blade for any to survive this deadly season of war…
Collects issues 51 through 55 of the Red Sonja ongoing series written by Eric Trautmann and illustrated by Walter Geovani and Patrick Berkenkotter. Features a complete cover gallery featuring art by Joseph Michael Linsner, Paul Renaud, Michael Avon Oeming, Walter Geovani & More!
QUEEN SONJA #22
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by LUKE LIEBERMAN
Art by FRITZ CASAS
Covers by LUCIO PARRILLO (50%), JONATHAN LAU (50%)
Sonja's clever campaign against Emora enters a new phase, as her best laid plans come to fruition. Just as the sons of the empire are at each others throats, Emperor Antonious asserts his power. Meanwhile Sonja learns that to overthrow an empire you need a little help from your friends.
ROBERT JORDAN’S WHEEL OF TIME: THE EYE OF THE WORLD #16
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ROBERT JORDAN, CHUCK DIXON
Art by MARCIO FIORITO
Cover by SEAMAS GALLAGHER
Separated from the others and stranded on the other side of the Arinelle, Perrin and Egwene decide to try and journey to Caemlyn on their own. Trudging along in hopes of finding someone to give them directions, they eventually meet a stranger - Elyas - a man with a curious ability that he claims Perrin shares! What is this ability, and will our heroes ever find their way? Find out in the next installment of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time: The Eye of the World!
CHARLAINE HARRIS’ GRAVE SIGHT PART 2 (or 3)
64 pages FC • $7.99 • Teen + • Advance-solicit. In stores Sept. 2010
Written by CHARLAINE HARRIS & WILLIAM HARMS
Art by DENIS MEDRI
Cover by BENOIT SPRINGER
Harper Connelly finds dead people for a living, and helps friends and family gain closure by letting them finally put their loved ones to rest. Harper and her step-brother, Tolliver Lang, have just completed a job in Sarne, Arkansas, but that doesn't mean their work is done. More people are turning up dead, and Harper might just be falling for the town's deputy, a handsome, rugged man whose wife died under mysterious circumstances...
Based on acclaimed and NYT Bestselling author Charlaine Harris’ hit Harper
Connelly series, the first book of which is Grave Sight. The novel is being adapted in 3 parts. Grave Sight Part 2 features 44 pages of story and art, plus bonus and behind-the-scenes material.
JIM BUTCHER’S THE DRESDEN FILES: FOOL MOON #5 (of 8)
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by JIM BUTCHER & MARK POWERS
Art by CHASE CONLEY
Cover by TYLER WALPOLE
Harley MacFinn, cursed to become the legendary loup-garou werewolf under the full moon, has been taken into custody by the Chicago Police. Unfortunately, they do not know he's a werewolf—and the full moon will rise within the hour. Worse, the cell where he'll be held is on the same floor as the office of Karrin Murphy, one of Harry's dearest friends. Oh, and worse yet, Harry's a fugitive, meaning he'll have to break into Police HQ in order to prevent a bloodbath.
DEAN KOONTZ’S NEVERMORE #5 (or 6)
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by DEAN KOONTZ & KEITH CHAMPAGNE
Art by LENO CARVALHO
Cover by TYLER WALPOLE
Against all odds, Bobby Godric has captured a Hydra. As Team Nevermore
struggles to understand their alien enemy, the question becomes: is the Hydra a prisoner of Bobby Godric or does it have Team Nevermore right where it always wanted?
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