The team rushes to track down the mysterious gentleman who's been appearing in Liz's visions, as a slew of old enemies--from frog creatures, to the Black Flame, to the last remnants of Hyperborea--menace the Bureau from all sides in a catastrophic escalation to Armageddon. Written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi and drawn by Guy Davis, this series immediately follows the events of B.P.R.D.: The Killing Ground .
Buzzard must exploit an inside source to discover what the thing is that calls itself Labrazio, and determine if they've any hope of defeating it as the tension between the Goon and Labrazio gangs erupts into an all out war. Eric Powell's critically acclaimed series The Goon continues, with Dave Stewart on colors. * ". . . Powell's characterizations are sharp enough to cut through stone." - Wizard Issue #26 will feature a top-secret alternate cover by Eric Powell.
Buzzard must exploit an inside source to discover what the thing is that calls itself Labrazio, and determine if they've any hope of defeating it as the tension between the Goon and Labrazio gangs erupts into an all out war. Eric Powell's critically acclaimed series The Goon continues, with Dave Stewart on colors. * ". . . Powell's characterizations are sharp enough to cut through stone." - Wizard Issue #26 will feature a top-secret alternate cover by Eric Powell. Order both!
When things fall apart in the world of Grendel , they fall fast -- and hard! Albert's vigilante acts against the Grendels have caused their order to unravel; as chief of the Grendels, Hack must stop Albert or lose control of the clan -- a decision complicated by the fact that Hack is in love with Albert's mother, Dana; and Dana's relationship with Albert is about to fall apart because of her affection for Hack. Which is more important to Hack -- his status or his love for Dana? And which is more important to Dana -- her son or her lover? In the Indianapolis of the future, as they gear up for one bad-ass rally royale, it's one helluva time to fall in love.
Have you ever had one of those days? Your boss won't stop bothering you with petty complaints? Your teacher won't get off your back about your late book report? The neighbor kids won't stop screaming? Well, ESCAPE your everyday troubles with an all new and improved issue of Star Wars Tales! Join Boba Fett, Plo Koon, Micah Giiett, Yoda, Mace Windu, and a fellow named DOMO JONES as they take your mind off your cares and to a place where you're as likely to run into a three-eyed alien as encounter bureaucratic headaches! STAR WARS! TAKE ME AWAY!!!
You made the world a better place. You probably didn't realize the significance of your actions at the time, but when you bought Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor Special you truly changed the fate of the planet. Your purchase was a vote to continue our series of adaptations of Harlan Ellison's stories of the fantastic, and so continue we shall ! This first issue of the new series features enough great creators to stun a police dog, as you can no doubt see from the breakdown above. But in particular, you should pay attention to the adaptation of I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream . This classic is one of the ten most reprinted stories in the English language! (They probably made you study it in college.) John Byrne is the first artist ever to adapt this famous story to the comics medium, and we're proud to run his vision alongside Harlan's original prose.
Have you ever had that exquisitely blinding moment of awareness, that instant of epiphany, in which you knew, damned well knew , without question, that you were having one of the best days of your life...or that you were enjoying True Love...or were deeply involved in a project that would one day loom in your memory as The Best of Times? That's the way we all feel about our enigmatic involvement with Dream Corridor . Like those who worked on the first comic-book issues of Mad ; like those who created the glory days of The Harvard Lampoon and went on their way to invent National Lampoon and "Saturday Night Live"; like those who realized halfway through the filming of Casablanca and Citizen Kane and Field of Dreams that they were sitting on the lip of Great Art, with Posterity grinning at them; those of us going from issue to issue with Dream Corridor understand that this is One Of The Special Jobs. Like working in a band beside Bix Beiderbecke; or being there the first night the Beatles went......
Hey, pal, we just got the numbers in on the first issue of this series, and all we can say is Wow . Well, that's not all we can say. We can also say Thank You . But, you know, the best way to say Thanks is not with words; it's with actions. And that's why we've pulled out all the stops for this issue of Dream Corridor . We chained fan-favorite writer Peter David down in the cellar to script the adaptation of "Catman, " the story about how the other half, the criminal element, lives. Then we hung around in the bushes of Mike Deodato's house, and ambushed him when he left to send off his latest pages of Wonder Woman . (When you see the crease down the middle of page 12 of the next WW , know that it's our fault.) He's down in that same cellar with Peter, painting all those beautiful "Catman" pages. You wouldn't think a guy surviving on bread and water would be able to do such a wonderful job! The body they have to keep stepping over is John Byrne, who has been locked down there for months.......
Some years ago I was approached by the distinguished sf author Barry Malzberg and the editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction , Edward Ferman, to contribute a new story to "the ultimate science fiction anthology, " Final Stage . It was to be a collection of stories that were the final word, the absolute envelope-straining outer limit on a variety of themes: the ultimate time-travel story, the ultimate robot story, the ultimate alien-invasion story. And like that. Barry and Ed assigned me the task of writing "the ultimate science fiction sex story." I wrote "Catman." Was it as dramatic as the editors desired? When the book was reprinted in Italy, Spain, Germany, Japan, and half a dozen other countries, the only story the overseas publishers would not include, at risk of being a deal-breaker, was "Catman." In two parts, adapted by the brilliant Peter David of Hulk , Star Trek , Sachs & Violens , and Aquaman fame, exquisitely and mature-adultly painted......
Only fools try to outsmart tidal waves. No matter how worthy you imagine yourself to be, no matter how deeply you believe in your cause, Oscar Wilde was right when he observed, "A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it." We believed, as we still believe, that Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor is what comics were created to aspire to: A classy and entertaining anthology filled with stories that can roll your socks up and down your ankles, adapted by the very best writers and illustrators in the business. From Peter David and David Lapham to Mike Deodato and John Byrne, every issue of Dream Corridor came at you with the delightful, memorable, and unexpected. Then the debacle happened. The market went up in flames and down in ashes. Mad, costumed trivia tore out its guts with both hands and ate its own innards. We chose to climb to the cool peaks and look down on the lunacy. Now the foolish fads and crossovers have subsided for a time, and Dream Corridor is back. Larger, in a 64-page, ......
The vicious dictator of a future world seeks refuge in the prehistoric past; a fast-gun sheriff refuses to lay up his weapon when his days of power are ended; sharp, small teeth horribly show what can happen to a stoolie; the giant body of a cyclopean Prometheus is uncovered in an apple orchard when lightning strikes; and in the year 2074, a consumer upgrades his mutant housebeast for this year's model. These are a few of the things Harlan Ellison dreams about; these are a few of the things that will chew on your soul. Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor sets a new standard for anthology comics, and would you expect anything less from a comic that boasts Harlan's name on the cover? He's written more than 60 books and over 1, 700 short stories, essays, non-fiction articles, columns, film and television scripts, which have won him more awards for imaginative literature than any other living author (8 1/2 Hugos, 3 Nebulas, 2 Edgar Allan Poe awards of the Mystery Writers of America, 3 Bram Stoker awards of the......
Miles Gunter and Michael Avon Oeming, creators of Bastard Samurai , kick off a series of new adventures featuring Mike Mignola's bizarre team of investigators. Something's wrong with the water in Venice; something so unusual that the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense came to investigate. Exploding statues of a local goddess lead them to the haunted mansion of an ancient vampire, and a grand marquis of Hell. Mike Mignola lends a hand with the writing on this action-packed and eerie one-shot, with a cover by Powers artist Michael Avon Oeming. The perfect companion to our bimonthly Hellboy: Weird Tales series, future issues of B.P.R.D. feature Brian Augustyn ( Gotham by Gaslight , Crimson ), Guy Davis ( Marquis, Nevermen ), Geoff Johns & Scott Kolins ( The Flash ), Joe Harris (screenwriter of Darkness Falls ), and Adam Pollina ( Big Daddy Danger ).
Recently relocated to Los Angeles, investigator of the weird Cal McDonald finds himself in police custody, implicated in a case involving the elite of L.A. Hollywood types are rubbing elbows with vampires and werewolves, and things even weirder. With his zombie sidekick Mo'lock--who Cal shoots three times in the first issue--the most foul-mouthed and hard-living private occult detective takes on every freak L.A. has to offer. From the creators of 30 Days of Night , the smash hit that Wizard magazine called the #1 Breakout Event of 2002!
Chroma, one of super-cyber agent Motoko Aramkai's cyborg surrogate operatives, has a little problem. She's not sure whether she's in the real world or inside a game...but either way, there are plenty of well-armed weirdoes going all-out to turn Chroma into a grease-spot, virtual and/or literal. And real or not, their goal is to find a way to get to Motoko, and she may have unwittingly provided them with the means to track her down...and rub her out! The brain-twisting followup to the manga/anime classic Ghost in the Shell , Shirow Masamune's Man-Machine Interface redefines the limits of "comic book" to create an immersing visual landscape unlike anything seen before in graphic fiction. * Special deluxe format with no interior advertising!
As a newly commissioned officer in the Empire, Biggs Darklighter is assigned to the frigate Rand Ecliptic . In his new post he learns that expediency is preferable to honesty, and that the deaths of innocents is an acceptable price to pay for covering one's mistakes. Horrified by what he has seen of the Empire in action, Biggs and a circle of his close companions plot to desert their posts and join the Rebellion. But when their plan is uncovered by another officer, desertion becomes a fight for survival! Don't miss this stunning Classic Era story of how Biggs Darklighter and his boyhood friend, Luke Skywalker, came to fight side-by-side for the Rebellion!
Having traveled to the exotic land of Khitai, King Conan learns that his mysterious invitation came from Shinzen, the greatest warrior in the Far East, who has gone mad and stolen the most prized relic in Khitai-the obsidian sword Hakkiba, the Blade of Balance. Despite warnings that Shinzen is an insurmountable opponent, Conan sets out for the haunted monastery where Shinzen now resides, determined to confront this mad warrior. Uber-artist Pat Lee provides the cover.
Inside the Imperial base on Kalist VI, an undercover Rebel strike force is on a mission vital to the continued existence of the Alliance. Everything has gone according to plan, but the one eventuality for which no one could have prepared is the presence of Imperial Lieutenant Janek Sunber-or how his presence will impact the Rebel team. Duty to the Empire has asked much of Sunber and offered little in return, but he has never wavered in his dedication. Now, a shocking discovery has landed him at a crossroads, and the time has come for him to decide whether to devote himself to order, or justice.
The 1, 001 Nights of Bacchus . Eerie, funny, perplexing, astounding! Forty-eight pages of bedtime stories for Bacchus in which we meet The Man Who Couldn't Say Boo, The Angel Seamus, Gilgamesh the Scottish Soccer Hooligan, and a bunch of dead people chewing the fat under the ground.
General Dodonna was one of the Old Republic's most brilliant strategists. Now he must use all of his knowledge and all of his tricks to outwit the commanders of the Imperial fleet--many of whom were trained with his own tactics! To give the fledgling Rebel Alliance time to consolidate its forces, Dodonna chooses as a base an ancient, deserted temple on a moon orbiting a gaseous planet. But setting up Yavin Base is complicated by the need to raid Imperial convoys, internal squabbles among the Rebel leaders, and by the monstrous creatures who have also laid claim to the temple! This two-issue story reveals little-known secrets about the early Rebellion.
As hard as it is to believe, Yoda wasn't always a wise old Jedi. At one time he was a wise YOUNG Jedi. Now for the first time ever, Star Wars Tales is proud to present a story from Yoda's past, telling of a near fatal brush with the dark side during his first journey to the swamp planet Dagobah. Don't miss this stellar issue of Tales featuring Darth Vader, Han Solo, Jabba the Hutt, and a cast of hundreds!
As hard as it is to believe, Yoda wasn't always a wise old Jedi. At one time he was a wise YOUNG Jedi. Now for the first time ever, Star Wars Tales is proud to present a story from Yoda's past, telling of a near fatal brush with the dark side during his first journey to the swamp planet Dagobah. Don't miss this stellar issue of Tales featuring Darth Vader, Han Solo, Jabba the Hutt, and a cast of hundreds!
The best-laid plans are those that change. The Monican Rebellion's scheme to sabotage the Bregnan government's defoliant cannons must adjust to a shortened timetable, and flat-out destruction seems their quickest and best alternative. But Aeon has other priorities as well, namely finding her mysterious young trainee, Sithandra, and settling matters properly! No one abhors manipulation more than Aeon, and this is a lesson anyone who confronts her will remember for the rest of their short lives...
King Conan battles an onslaught of monsters unlike any he's seen in this penultimate issue of the series that pits the King of the Western world against a phantom warrior seeking to crush the Far East beneath his demonic fist. Shinzen was the greatest swordsman in the exotic kingdom of Khitai, until he became warped with dark power and stole the prized mystical blade Hakkiba. Now, Conan, his last remaining comrade, and the elite of the Khitai royal guard must stop Shinzenno matter how many twisted beasts of unspeakable horror he throws in their way. Also, don't miss the cover by comic-art marvel Pat Lee!
Corey Rolllins has tried his best to take care of himself and his mother since his father disappeared ten years ago. The military claimed that Corey's father went AWOL and vanished, but Corey and his family have never believed the official story. After being visited by a mysterious stranger who tells him his father is still alive, Corey sets out on an adventure that will take him to the island known only as HELL! And once he's there, he may NEVER be able to leave! Written by Brian Augustyn ( Out There , Crimson , JLA ) and features sensational art by Todd Demong and Tim Kane. (Rocket Comics)
Eisner-award-nominated artist Cary Nord and Eisner-Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart return to Conan to launch a brand-new story arc by Kurt Busiek building up to the adaptation of Robert E. Howard's original Conan yarn, "The Hall of the Dead." Fresh from his triumphs in the City of Thieves with a willing, wanton wench at his side, Conan's out for the good life-drinking, debauchery, and a nighttime looting spree so unrestrained that even the crowned heads of Zamora are displeased. All this attention-getting sets a rogue as wily as Conan on his tail, and if that wasn't enough, the Cimmerian's ways might just place him on the business end of an entire army. A perfect jumping-on point for new readers, featuring a new stage in Conan's life! Wizard Book of the Month-March 2005! Cover by Eisner-award winner Tony Harris, white-hot artist of Ex Machina !
The ultimate battle begins as King Conan crosses blades with the demonic swordsman who has been terrorizing the kingdom of Khitai from his haunted monastery. While these two warriors engage in mortal combat, an even greater evil reveals itself, a darkness that threatens to consume first the Far East, and then the world, unless Conan can make the necessary sacrifice to end its reign of misery. Superstar artist Pat Lee provides the cover for this final installment of the tale that explores King Conan's travels to the exotic eastern lands of Khitai.
In the third issue of Dark Horse's hottest new series, Emily ushers readers through forty-eight pages of weird, kooky, and hilarious stories all focused on the dark. To most people, journeying to "the dark side" might seem like a bad thing. But to Emily, the dark side is the perfect place to go on all sorts of wild adventures with her posse of black kitties. Join Emily, Mystery, Sabbath, Nee Chee, and Miles as they journey to the dark side of the moon, meet photogenic monsters in the dark room, and explain exactly why there are some very good reasons to be afraid of the dark! Don't miss out on Emily's exclusive interview with Goth-Rock Super-Star, Marilyn Manson ! Emily the Strange is the star of a best-selling line of merchandise and fashion accessories from the creative brain trust known as Cosmic Debris. The first issue of the Emily the Strange comic sold out instantly, going back for a second printing! Each issue of Emily includes an especially strange bonus-sticker pages, a poster, a......
Master cartoonist Stan Sakai digs into a ghost story in this issue of Usagi Yojimbo ! Shortly after escaping their enslavement at the territory's edge, Usagi and the Geishu bodyguard Tomoe return to Lord Noriyuki's castle only to be greeted by a savage murder. The victim was a member of a trade delegation sent by Lord Kojima, and all evidence implicates a maid who died ten years ago! Unless Tomoe and the long-eared ronin can solve this mystery, treaty negotiations will dissolve completely and another throat may be clawed out. What is the dark story behind the ghost of Geishu Castle? The hauntings begin in this first half of a two-part story, "The Ghost in the Well"! Usagi Yojimbo was nominated for four Eisner Awards in 2005, including Best Writer/Artist for Sakai!
