BALTIMORE: THE CURSE BELLS #5
Written by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden
Art by Ben Stenbeck
Colors Dave Stewart
Cover by Mike Mignola
Baltimore makes a final stand against the evil warlock
and his clan of undead nuns in order to save the town, rescue the innocents,
and finally come face to face with his mortal enemy!
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 9 #4
Written by Andrew Chambliss
Pencils by Georges Jeanty
Inks Dexter Vines
Colors Michelle Madsen
Covers by Georges Jeanty, Steve Morris
As Xander, Dawn, and Willow retreat into their own
complicated lives, Buffy finds herself drawn more closely to her new friend
Severin, a mysterious crime fighter in his own right, and a snappy dresser to
boot. Together they take on a new kind of vampire threat while Buffy's not-in-the-know
roomies start snooping through her unslept-in bedroom. Now what could they
possibly find?
HOUSE OF NIGHT #2
Written by P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast, Kent Dalian
Art by Joëlle Jones, Josh Covey
Colors by Ryan Hill
Cover by Jenny Frison
Struggling to understand her connection to the vampyre
goddess Nyx and her elemental affinities, Zoey Redbird's got her hands full at
the House of Night. Add needing a plan to revamp the student group known as the
Dark Daughters, and this third-former vampyre's in need of a hand. Turning to
her friends, Zoey hopes to gain clarity in her quest to understand where she
fits into the modern world of vampyrism.
KULL: THE CAT AND THE SKULL #3
Written by David Lapham
Pencils by Gabriel Guzman
Colors by Dan Jackson
Cover by Jo Chen
There is only one place in Valusia that even the bravest
men dare not disturb--the Forbidden Lake. Thousands of years before Kull, men
sought to conquer the people of the lake, and were turned back by magic and the
creatures spawned in those dark waters. When Saremes the cat informs Kull that
his closest ally Brule has gone to the lake, the mighty king sets out, sword in
hand, to rescue his friend from whatever monsters lie dormant in those
mysterious waters!
THE OCCULTIST #2
Written by Tim Seeley
Pencils by Victor Drujiniu
Colors by Andrew Dalhouse
Cover by Steve Morris
With spell-crazed hit mages and the malevolent serpentine
demon known as the Swordbreaker hot on his tail, it's a steep learning curve
for the Occultist, who must master the powerful magic of the Sword--or suffer
at the hands of numerous sorcerous enemies. But is our hero wielding this
enigmatic weapon, or is it the one in control?
ORCHID #3
Written by Tom Morello
Art by Scott Hepburn
Colors by Dan Jackson
Cover by Massimo Carnevale
Orchid, Simon, and Yehzu meet a mysterious,
forest-dwelling woman named Opal and hear the tale of General China's defeat at
the hands of Tomo Wolfe. As Orchid struggles to find an outlet for her anger,
Simon pleads for help from this experienced woman, whom he sees as a new and
knowledgeable ally. Is this the turning point in the efforts of the uprising?
Or another setback for a hopeless cause?
STAR WARS: AGENT OF THE EMPIRE #1
Written by John Ostrander
Pencils by Stephane Roux
Inks by Julien Hugonnard-Bert
Covers by Stephane Roux, Dave Wilkins
The name's Cross. Jahan Cross. Move over, James Bond;
there's a new secret agent in the galaxy, and he has the weight of the Empire
behind him!
Cross's mission takes him and his assistant IN-GA 44 to
the affluent Corporate Sector. There, on the trail of stolen droid technology,
they will rub elbows with diplomats and desperadoes, captains of industry and
sergeants of the local police--and rub most of them the wrong way!
THE STRAIN #1 (MIKE HUDDLESTON COVER)
Written by David Lapham, Guillero del Toro, Chuck Hogan
Art by Mike Huddleston
Colors by Dan Jackson
Covers by Mike Huddleston, Steve Morris
When a Boeing 777 lands at JFK International Airport and
goes dark on the runway, the Center for Disease Control, fearing a terrorist
attack, calls in Dr. Ephraim Goodweather and his team of expert
biological-threat first responders. Only an elderly pawnbroker from Spanish
Harlem suspects a darker purpose behind the event-an ancient threat intent on
covering mankind in darkness.
