POWERS #31

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art & Cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING

"Z"

BRAND NEW STORY ARC! NEW FORMAT! HOP ON THE POWERS TRAIN! Who were the Rat Pack of the Powers universe? And was Detective Christian Walker one of them? When the controversial crime fighter only known as Z meets his maker, the investigation reveals a secret chapter of Walker's past. Will Walker's true origin reveal itself to those closest to him? And can they handle it?! Plus: Deena Pilgrim faces her future.

CRIMINAL #4

By Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips

A woman in trouble, friends on the run from cops and mobsters, and a secret no one is prepared to face!
All this and more await readers in the beginning of a hard-hitting new noir tale “Bad Night” Part 1 of 4, as CRIMINAL’s new expanded format keeps the hits coming!
Five years ago, Jake was a happy family man, long-retired from the life of crime he grew up in, and then the police made him the prime suspect in a horrible crime and ripped his life apart. Now, years later, Jake is less than a shadow of his former self, a hopeless insomniac who walks the city streets at night. But one night, he walks into the wrong place at the right time, and his whole life changes again… For the better or the worse, is the question.
And on top of this longer-than-usual length main story, CRIMINAL now features an expanded back-pages section, as well – with articles by Brubaker and other top crime writers, from novelists to screenwriters to comic writers. These noir articles have become a popular piece of the CRIMINAL package, and are something that can only be found in the comics, not in any collections.

ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES #12 (of 12)

Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by JESSICA RUFFNER
Pencils & Cover by RON LIM

This is it!  The comic series adapting Laurell K. Hamilton’s bestselling novel Guilty Pleasures comes to its pulse pounding conclusion!  The first startling book of the Anita Blake series ends here!  Who has been slaughtering the vampires?  Can Anita stop them?  Who will live?  Who will die?  Who will remain undead?  It all comes to a head here, as the titular vampire hunter and her dangerous ally Edward face off against the forces of evil.  Don’t miss it!

DARK TOWER: THE LONG ROAD HOME #4 (of 5)

Written by Peter David & ROBIN FURTH
Penciled by Jae Lee & RICHARD ISANOVE
Cover by Jae Lee & RICHARD ISANOVE
Variant Cover by RON GARNEY & KLAUS JANSON
Sketch Variant Cover by JAE LEE

As Roland’s spirit floats through todash space it is irresistibly drawn to End-World and the court of the Crimson King himself! There the young gunslinger comes face-to-face with the very embodiment of evil in its own domain. And for the last of the line of Eld there may be no way out.  Meanwhile, on Mid-World, Alain and Cuthbert desperately struggle to protect Roland’s unconscious form, and themselves, against a pack of ravening wolves. 

OMEGA: THE UNKNOWN #9 (of 10)

Written by JONATHAN LETHEM & KARL RUSNAK
Pencils & Cover by FAREL DALRYMPLE & PAUL HORNSCHEMEIER

In the astounding climax of the saga of Omega versus the robot horde, a battle extraordinaire which will leave all our heroes changed, and one of them really and truly dead. The greatest rooftop performance since the Beatles' "Let It Be".

HAUNT OF HORROR: LOVECRAFT #1 (of 3)

Written by Richard Corben
Pencils & Cover by Richard Corben

Horror comics legend RICHARD CORBEN (Haunt of Horror: Edgar Allan Poe) brings you a new 3-issue limited series that offers eerie new spins on the poems and short stories of H.P. Lovecraft. Each issue features three adaptations—beautifully rendered in black and white with gray tones as only Corben can do it—along with a printing of the original source text by H.P. Lovecraft. In issue #1, Corben brings you “Dagon,” “Recognition,” and “A Memory.” It’s classic creepy Lovecraft with a new twist!

KABUKI: THE ALCHEMY HC

Written by DAVID MACK
Penciled by DAVID MACK
Cover by DAVID MACK

Collecting all nine issues of the acclaimed, Eisner Award-nominated KABUKI: THE ALCHEMY series from Marvel’s creator-owned Icon imprint – for the first time ever! Readers have been waiting to get the newest KABUKI story in collected form, and this prestige hardcover delivers with loads of extras – including the never-before-seen original ending sequence cut from the single issues, new pages of art, new design pages, a commentary by the author, a “best of” letters column and more! A whopping 320 pages, this high-end hardcover features an embossed cover, watermarked end papers, a book mark, a dust jacket with all-new cover art and an introduction by Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk.

KICK-ASS #1 DIRECTOR’S CUT

Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils and Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.

The biggest super hero debut of 2008 gets the Director’s Cut treatment! The writer of CIVIL WAR and the artist of WORLD WAR HULK bring you the secret origin of Dave Lizewski: he wasn’t the class jock, or the class geek…but he was a comic book fan. And one day, he put on a super hero costume—and got his ass kicked. The complete sold-out first issue is reprinted here, along with ALL-NEW extras: the never-before-seen script, character designs, penciled artwork, and a host of other amazing features!

LORDS OF AVALON: SWORD OF DARKNESS #5 (of 6)

Written by SHERRILYN KENYON
Adapted by ROBIN FURTH
Pencils & Cover by TOMMY OHTSUKA

As the ancient prophecies foretold, Seren now carries a child destined to become the next Penmerlin.  But the unborn baby’s power is so strong that Seren can no longer hide from the forces of Darkness.  Wherever she goes, the demons of Camelot can find her.  Will Morgen Le Fey capture Seren and force her child to become the slave of Darkness, or will Lord Kerrigan betray the evil he has served for centuries so that he can help the young weaver escape?  Find out in the penultimate issue of Sherrilyn Kenyon’s highly acclaimed Arthurian fantasy, Sword of Darkness.

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED:THE ILIAD #7 (of 8)

Written by ROY THOMAS
(BASED ON THE EPIC POEM BY HOMER)
Penciled by MIGUEL ANGEL SEPULVEDA
Cover by PAOLO RIVERA

Reconciling himself to Agamemnon in the wake of Patroclus’ death, Achilles goes on a rampage, slaughtering Trojan soldiers. Achilles nearly takes the city himself until he is challenged by Prince Agenar, actually Apollo in disguise. Looking down on the battlefield Zeus himself rescinds his injunction against divine interference and the gods join the struggle once more, shaking the heavens with the sudden unleashing of their awesome power!

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: MOBY-DICK #5 (of 6)

Written by ROY THOMAS
(BASED ON THE NOVEL
BY HERMAN MELVILLE)
Penciled by PASCAL ALIXE
Cover by JOHN WATSON

At last, Ahab’s single-minded obsession is rewarded: the tell-tale spout of Moby-Dick has been spotted! With every whale boat on the Pequod launched in pursuit, Ahab and his Filipino crew lead the charge. But the wily whale is not to be undone, violently surfacing under Ahab’s boat and capsizing it! Is this truly the end for Ahab and his twisted voyage into madness? 

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE THREE MUSKETEERS #1 (of 6)

Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS)
Penciled by HUGO PETRUS
Cover by GERALD PAREL

Paris, 1625. A young man called d’Artagnan, after a series of misadventures, attempts to join the King’s elite fighting force—The Musketeers! Joined by Porthos, Aramis and Athos, the four make short work of the Crown’s adversaries. But little do they know, the evil Cardinal Richelieu is creating a counter force to the Musketeers, one which may soon challenge the power of the French throne itself! The latest title in the Illustrated line reunites the creative team which brought you the much-lauded adaptation of The Man in the Iron Mask. All for one and one for all!

WAR IS HELL: THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE PHANTOM EAGLE #4 (of 5)

Written by GARTH ENNIS
Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY

Kaufmann racks up another kill but the thrill of combat is now gone. Replacements arrive to strengthen the squad but with little training and less experience, they seem easy prey for the deadly pilots of the Hun. Can Kaufmann teach them to survive in the unforgiving skies of war torn Europe? Can he even save himself?

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