Creature Commandos Present: Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. Book Two Available July 29

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By: Jeff Lemire (Author), Ibraim Roberson (Illustrator)

Frankenstein, imagined as a monstrous superhero! An undead monster, granted immortality thanks to his terrifying origins, works tirelessly as a part of S.H.A.D.E, or the Super Human Advanced Defense Executive, a group that investigates paranormal and superhuman activity!

From visionary writer Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth) comes Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E! Functionally immortal and empowered with superhuman strength, the undead monster Frankenstein works to save the world from arcane and terrifying threats that cross the boarder between superheroic and paranormal! Explore the darker and more grotesque corners of the DC Universe, right here, right now!

Collects DCU Halloween Special 2010 #1; Flashpoint: Frankenstein & the Creatures of the Unknown #1-3; Frankenstein, Agent of SHADE #0, #8-16; Young Monsters in Love #1

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Marshall Rogers : Brightest Days and Darkest Knights Available July 23

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By: Jeff Messer (Author), Dewey Cassell (Author), Marshall Rogers (Artist)

From underdog to icon, Marshall Rogers helped redefine Batman for generations, inspiring readers and up-and-coming artists alike. Initially savaged by editors at DC Comics, his style was uniquely complex with vast and angular architectural design anchoring his storytelling, and it immediately caught on with fans for his depictions of the Darknight Detective, Hugo Strange, The Joker, Silver St. Cloud, Dr. Strange, Cap’n Quick and a Foozle, and more. And though his output was relatively small in comparison to many of his contemporaries, his impact outlived the artist himself, and inspired a loyal following and affection.

Now, Rogers’ story is told by friends, collaborators, and family members, delving deep into a complicated and conflicted man and his art, as we feature inker Terry Austin, friend and fellow artist Michael Netzer, Dan Greenfield’s extensive interview with writer Steve Englehart (conducted for 13thDimension.com), and others recounting their time and camaraderie with Rogers, alongside an in-depth interview with Marshall himself, and a wealth of art both familiar and rarely seen.

Written by Jeff Messer and Dewey Cassell (authors of the Eisner Award-nominated Mike Grell: Life Is Drawing Without An Eraser), this book shines a light on the fan-favorite artist’s brightest moments and darkest days. Featuring a new cover collaboration by Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin!

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Something Crawled Out : The Complete Series Available July 22

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By: Son M (Author), Adrian F. Wassel (Editor), Der-shing Helmer (Editor), MadCursed (Illustrator), Vittorio Astone (Colorist), Jim Campbell (Letterer)

The Silence of the Lambs meets Something is Killing the Children in the supernatural horror thriller, SOMETHING CRAWLED OUT, where the devil you know may be the most terrifying of all.

The Devil wears many disguises – even the face of a friend.

Something wicked crawled out screaming.

In the small Midwest town of Welling Grove, Edith “Eddie” Miller has no grand plans or great prospects. She spends her days sleeping in and her nights working shifts at the local rest stop. But when her younger sister fails to come home, Eddie unearths a web of missing girls and rotting bodies. The police prove useless, so Eddie teams up with her best friend, Rainer, in a desperate hunt to find her sister. The only thing is…Eddie believes her best friend might be the Devil himself.

SOMETHING CRAWLED OUT is a darkly disturbing tale of desire and brutality, desperation and devastation, and family.

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Dark & Twisted : Death Mask Volume 2: Ichor Azure Available July 23

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By: Amanda Deibert (Author), Cat Staggs (Artist)

In the hills of Los Angeles, a chilling mystery unfolds as an unknown serial killer targets the 20-something children of the Hollywood elite. No nepo-baby influencer is safe. The pressure rises when two young women are kidnapped and detectives scramble to piece together clues before time runs out.

After a fatal mistake, it becomes clear there is only one person who can get inside the head of murderer on a mission and disappear into the world of socialites in plain sight: the notorious serial killer known to most of the world only as “DEATH MASK.”

An uneasy, and possibly unholy, alliance must be made before there are more funerals to livestream. Death Mask Volume 2: Ichor Azure explores intertwined fates and the complexities of survival, culminating in a tense race against time. Can an unrepentant killer save the day, or will the body count grow higher than the victims’ follower count?

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Lenore : The Time War Available July 22

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By: Roman Dirge

Roman Dirge’s cute little dead girl, Lenore, faces off against the legendary Time Goats in the G.O.A.T. fight of the century!

Join Lenore, Pooty, Ragamuffin and Taxidermy for an adventure 100 million and six years in the making!

SHE’S BACK AND THE WORLD’S A MADDER PLACE FOR IT!

It’s been seven years since Roman Dirge unleashed his last LENORE BOOK on an unsuspecting world and now he and she are back in an adventure almost too epic to synopsis!

Genius is a word bandied about a lot, but Roman Dirge stands alone as one of the funniest and most unique talents in the comic book firmament, producing a truly one-of-a-kind brand of comic book.

The adventures sees Lenore the undead Victorian girl with a fondness for cats and a demented sense of humour and a caustic wit reunited with her trusty set of bizarre friends that includes a stuffed doll called Ragamuffin who houses the soul of a vampire, Pooty, a bucket-headed demon with a pitchfork and Taxidermy an immortal beetle-headed Ancient Egyptian god with antlers who protects children.

Reunited after being separated and lost across the entirety of all-history, after eating three Time Goats who’d come to save them from a demented demonic pickle hat, Lenore and co must make one last stand and do battle with a futuristic army of enraged Time Goats from the far-flung future who’ve come to Earth for revenge!

From the primordial ooze of the dinosaurs to the opulent splendor of Ancient Egypt and Rome, to the far flung future of the Time Goats, this 112 page masterpiece is a hilarious and relentless madcap romp across time and space with a gag rate second to none!

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Dark Delights and Demons Coloring Book Available July 22

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By: Chartwell Books

Step into the shadows of the frightful as you add your own ghoulish touch to these beautiful (and beautifully grotesque) coloring pages.

Fascinated by the grim and gruesome? Filled with intricate, line-drawn art depicting hair-raising scenes and creepy creatures, Dark Delights and Demons will satisfy your affinity for all things that go bump in the night. With more than 150 designs for contemplation and creativity and beautiful sprayed edges, this is an invitation to step away from it all and use your imagination. Add color to the stunning pages featuring monsters, ghouls, and more; on the back of each page is also a delightful pattern for you to color and enjoy.

This luxe designer coloring book features:

More than 150 designs

Back-of-the-page meditative patterns to color

Layflat binding for easy coloring

Beautifully illustrated full-color introduction

A stunning cover with foil, embossing, rounded corners, and sprayed edges for a continuous design on the front, edges, and back, making this a book you’ll want to take with you—or gift to others

This deliciously dark collectible coloring book will not only bring hours of entertainment, but will also make a stunning addition to your home library.

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The D Ward Vol. 1 Available July 22

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By: Billy Parker

A blood-curdling tale of demonic horror, with beautifully terrifying cover art by Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night)!

As a child, Zander Wylie experienced a horrific event which led him to a career in psychology. Starting his new job working with an old friend, the patients and inmates of the hospital will change his life forever. Personal demons can be more real than you think… meet the inhabitants of The D Ward.

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Red Sonja Vol. 3: The Master Falls Available July 15

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By: Torunn Grønbekk (Author), Walter Geovani (Artist)

THE SHE-DEVIL FACES THE FINAL BATTLE!

Haunted by the horrors wrought by the gods and Kulan Gath, Red Sonja seeks refuge in the depths of the brutal Pictish wilderness, searching for the means of either revenge or redemption ― whichever comes first. But she is followed by more than the shadows of the past as she journeys into the land of the dead. Will she be able to finally rid herself of the curse she carries, and stop the invisible war tearing the land to pieces? Only time ― and Sonja’s blood ― will tell!

Written by acclaimed author TORUNN GRØNBEKK (Thor, Carnage, Catwoman) and illustrated by legendary Red Sonja artist WALTER GEOVANI, Red Sonja Vol. 3: The Master Falls completes Grønbekk and Geovani’s historic run on the series, collecting issues #13-18 and featuring a complete cover gallery!

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Hello Darkness Vol. 2 Available July 15

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By: Garth Ennis (Author), James Tynion IV (Author), Becky Cloonan (Artist)

Descend deeper into the darkness… but WATCH OUT! It’s even more of the most frightening stories by today’s top horror storytellers!

The hot sun beats down on the desert, but when night falls, what lies waiting in the dust for an unsuspecting cowpoke?

In a cabin after the end of the world, is the promise of company a comfort or a curse?

When Something is Killing the Children, Erica Slaughter must piece together the events of many a story to tell what is real.

From the past to the future to the uncomfortably now, Hello Darkness taps into our fears both primal and present!

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Goobers Available July 15

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By: Cody Ziglar (Author), Ryan Lee (Illustrator), Adrian F. Wassel (Editor), Der-shing Helmer (Editor)

Shaun of the Dead meets Nope with an injection of IT in GOOBERS – a hugely humorous horrorfest!

Something strange is bugging the residents of Pine Cove.

Clayton Lowe is headed back to his small Southern hometown, despite his best efforts to leave it in the rearview mirror. Clay’s new friends from grad school are about to meet his old friends from high school and discover that something may have finally changed in the town where nothing ever changes: Pine Cove is ground zero for an infestation of body-snatching alien-bugs.

Time to bury the past.

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Los Monstruos #3 Available July 16

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By: James Robinson (Author), Jesus Merino (Cover Art-Artist), KJ Diaz (Colorist)

In the city of Los Monstruos, a place inhabited solely by classic monsters of fiction and film, werewolf P.I. Perry Cutter’s latest case has just gotten weirder and wilder. What began as a simple missing-person inquiry now includes a heartbreaking betrayal from Perry’s ex-partner as well as the hunt for a corrupt vampire ex-cop who may have the answers Perry needs. Does this mark the end of the case or the simply end of Perry Cutter? In a city like Los Monstruos it’s anyone’s guess.

“Los Monstruos is James Robinson at his best! It’s a hardboiled monster wonderland filled with potential. Can’t wait to see where it goes next!”—Jeff Lemire

• Four issue series.

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Beneath Available July 15

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By: Steven DeKnight (Author), Michael Gaydos (Illustrator), Kate Sanchez (Translator), Toben Racicot (Colorist)

Deputy Sheriff Jess Delgado is tasked with transporting the sole survivor of a mysterious attack along the Texas-Mexico border to CoreCivil, a for-profit immigration detention center closing down due to wide-spread protests. Housing only a handful remaining detainees and manned by a skeleton crew of disgruntled guards, the detention center becomes a desperate battle ground when something otherworldly emerges from deep below the earth. Something that only fears the light. Deputy Delgado must pull together the guards and detainees – two groups that hate and fear each other – to survive the night. Or fall to the vengeance of the things that live beneath.

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Alien : Black, White & Blood Available July 15

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By: Collin Kelly (Author), Marvel Various (Author-Illustrator), Michael Dowling (Illustrator), Ryan Stegman (Cover Art)

The ALIENS universe as only Marvel could imagine it — in thrilling black, white, red…and green!

Marvel Comics and 20th Century Studios present a kill-fest of an anthology in chest-rending artistic detail! Superstar writers and fan-favorite artists combine to spin fresh tales of Alien terror — including a generations-spanning epic from Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing and Michael Dowling! The hunt begins in a story of guts, glory and the most exhilarating of games…and much more horror! Plus: Legendary writer Paul Jenkins (WOLVERINE: ORIGIN, INHUMANS) explores the chemistry of fear in a story that will leave you with a whole new and terrifying understanding of the Xenomorph species!

COLLECTING: Alien: Black, White & Blood (2024) 1-4

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Zombie Tales Complete Collection Available July 8

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By: Mark Waid (Author), Keith Giffen (Author), Fabio Moon (Artist)

THE DEAD RISE!

The ultimate zombie anthology has risen from the grave… and it’s still hungry! From deeply disturbing tales of terror to gut-busting laughs, this collection has something for every type of zombie fan.

Featuring work from the likes of industry legends Mark Waid, Keith Giffen, Steve Niles, Joe R. Lansdale, Karl Kesel, Andy Kuhn, Tom Peyer, Ming Doyle, William Messner-Loebs, Tom Fowler, Ron Lim, J.K. Woodward, and Eisner-Award winning artist Fábio Moon among a host of other horror heavies, this new collection re-assembles the complete series in a single volume for the first time!

Collects Zombie Tales, Zombie Tales: Oblivious, Zombie Tales: The Dead, and Zombie Tales: The Series #1-12

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The Missionary Available July 8

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By: Ryan Stegman (Author), Jason Howard (Artist)

Writer Ryan Stegman (VENOM, SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN, X-MEN, VANISH) and artist Jason Howard (BATMAN, TREES, BIG GIRLS, THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN) team up to create THE MISSIONARY, a horror comic for the ages.

Bryce Hunter is a devoutly religious man whose faith is shattered when he catches his wife being…Intimate with an Elder from his church. This harrowing event sends Bryce spiraling into the hands of a demonic entity named Uvydus,

Instead of rejecting possession, Bryce ACCEPTS Uvydus. Bryce wants to learn to be “bad” and Uvydus wants to be “less than completely evil.” But before Bryce can use this new partnership to finally live a little, the world’s greatest Exorcist sees Bryce as his greatest challenge. But that’s not even the worst of it as a murderous group of demons breaks free from Hell and threatens to re-shape earth into a kingdom over which they rule!

The combination of Bryce and Uvydus allows Bryce to manifest demonic powers to fight both the EVIL and GOOD forces who want him destroyed. The fate of eternity hangs in the balance as Bryce and Uvydus must fight to not just survive but reconcile their opposite natures and becomeTHE MISSIONARY.

An action-packed story that features demons, gun battles and a friendship for the ages.

For fans of PREACHER, CHAINSAW MAN and THE EXORCIST.

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Minky Woodcock : The Girl Called Cthulhu Available July 8

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By: Cynthia von Buhler

The plucky detective returns in her thrilling third graphic novel, this time with an occult horror twist!

Sensational artist Cynthia von Buhler melds her glorious illustrations with the eldritch elements of HP Lovecraft and Aleister Crowley.

Inspired by a true WWII maritime operation, shocking satanic events, monstrous men, and one salacious sea creature, this volume tells the tale of Minky’s encounter with legendary horror writer H.P. Lovecraft, creator of the dreaded Cthulhu.

Following the death of Harry Houdini, Minky is approached by the occultist and writer Aleister Crowley to help vindicate him from an accusation of murder. This throws Minky into an occult underworld and leads to a much bigger investigation involving a missing man and Britain’s secret service. Meanwhile, Lovecraftian horrors plague her dreams, and it’s up to Minky to discover the connections between the two writers and the mysterious death of her mother. Based on an actual WWII maritime operation inspired by a detective novel, Minky discovers how writers, including Ian Fleming, helped end WWII.

From the mind of lauded artist, author, and playwright, Cynthia von Buhler, this third installment in the gumshoe detective series takes the thrills and twists to new heights!

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EC Cruel Universe Vol. 1 Available July 1

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By: Corinna Bechko (Author), Chris Condon (Author), Matt Kindt (Author), Stephanie Phillips (Author)

Compelled to OBLIVION, driven to ENTROPY, all life in our cosmos can only end in one place: COMPLETE ANNIHILATION! For the first time in 70 years, the limitless fury of EC Comics rages back to life to shred the very fabric of the universe itself—and wrench bizarre tales of time and space into our dimensional plane!

Our guides across this riveting introduction to a cosmic maelstrom of strange extraterrestrial entities, malevolent scientists, and terrifying technological catastrophe? Learn to fear the void with the irradiated imaginations of writers Corinna Bechko (Invisible Republic, The Space Between), Christopher Cantwell (Thanos), Chris Condon (That Texas Blood), Matt Kindt (BRZRKR, Mind MGMT), Stephanie Phillips (Phoenix), Ben H. Winters (The Last Policeman), and more as they collide with the wondrously destructive visions of artists Jonathan Case (Green River Killer), Kano (Gotham Central), David Lapham (Stray Bullets), Alison Sampson (Department of Truth), Artyom Topilin (I Hate This Place), Caitlin Yarsky (Black Hammer: Reborn) and many more!

The unpredictable return of EC Comics continues here with the quantum comics event of the millennium! Galaxies will collapse. Space-time will be distorted. And your very will to exist, too, shall be broken. . . . Just remember: It’s all in the name of SCIENCE!

Collecting Cruel Universe #1–5.

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Spiralmind : Pavane Mentis Available June 25

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By: Matthew J. Rothblatt, Benito F. Perez (Author)

SPIRALMIND: PAVANE MENTIS is a three-part series that introduces a powerful character to the SPIRALMIND universe. MEZMERIZA uses her gift of clairvoyance against SPIRALMIND’S ability to create portals. MEZMERIZA Part I: DECIPIENTE ANIMARUM begins with the circus coming to town. Ringleader MEZMERIZA has brought her nefarious coven for ALL to see! But not all is as it appears, as she and her horde snatch priest Father Tom O’Brien. He has his will tested as he is pushed to the brink of insanity. MEZMERIZA Part II: PREMEDITATIO MALORUM continues the saga with SPIRALMIND coming to save Father Tom. SPIRALMIND jumps into action to disrupt MEZMERIZA’S master plan but not before she takes control of SPIRALMIND’S inner thoughts where she discovers TRUE HORROR! CHEBYSHEV CLOWNS concludes the saga as Father Tom and the children of his orphanage are kidnapped. SPIRALMIND suspects the abductors are a gang of clowns hell-bent on creating chaos. Without proof, SPIRALMIND must rely on a former adversary for help – MEZMERIZA. She uses her psychic powers to uncover the grotesque reality surrounding the CHEBYSHEV CLOWNS.

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Death Sentence : The Complete Collection Available July 8

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By: Monty Nero (Author), Martin Simmonds (Cover Art-Artist), Mike Dowling (Artist)

Collected together for the first time, all three volumes of the irreverent, no-holds-barred graphic novel about an STI that grants superpowers at a cost of only 6 months to live…

Death sentence is an adult story featuring swearing, drug-taking, sex, violence and it’s blackly funny too. Snort your coffee across the room funny!

SEX, SUPERPOWERS AND SIX MONTHS TO LIVE.

Verity: frustrated artist. Weasel: struggling guitarist. Monty: rogue media icon. Three people infected with the G+ virus, which grants them incredible powers – but will kill them in six months! Will they fade away – or go out in a blaze of glory? From the streets of London to the North Atlantic, from muses lost to futures thrown away – Death Sentence is the jaw-dropping next step in superpowered storytelling! Funny, fearless and frightening, this collection of the hit series is an unforgettable comics debut.

More than any other series, Death Sentence predicted the world we now live in, one of the reasons it was named Dreamcage Comic of the Decade (beating The Umbrella Academy into second place). Work is underway to turn the comic into a major TV series, but nothing beats the magic of reading the original comics first.

This incredible collection sees all three graphic novels brought together for the first time in marvellous mayhem!

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Yan Vol. 1 Available June 24

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By: Chang Sheng

Winner of the Golden Comic Award, from traditional Peking Opera to Taiwan in a future where machine’s rule, enjoy this action-packed thriller in English for the first time.

From award-winning creator of Oldmen and The Hidden Level, Chang Sheng delivers an opulently detailed supernatural sci-fi story – that defies genres and engrosses readers with stunning artwork.

Winner of the Golden Comics Awards and a standout of Taiwan’s rising comics scene, Yan Vol. 1 is a haunting, genre-bending journey from master storyteller Chang Sheng—creator of Oldman and The Hidden Level.

In this stunning first volume, the echoes of Peking Opera performances 30 years past linger in the shadows of a story that begins in tradition and spirals toward a dark, speculative future. The tale unfolds across eras—starting with a tragedy in the richly detailed world of late 20th-century Taiwan, stepping into the present day, and glimmering with the foreboding rise of a dystopian tomorrow.

Declared dead in prison records, Yan Tieh-Hua mysteriously returns to Taipei, reigniting the investigation into a decades-old massacre—her own family’s. As she carves a bloody path toward vengeance, Detective Lei is drawn into a chilling spiral of cold cases, supernatural events, and impossible truths. Alongside Yan is Higa Mirai, a young Go prodigy with the uncanny gift of precognition, adding eerie weight to every move made.

With sharp moral tension, brutal action, and a uniquely Taiwanese swagger, Yan is more than a mere quest for revenge—it’s a vision of justice that questions what lies beneath our choices, and what might come after humanity loses control.

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The Idris File Available June 24

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By: Dix

An awkward young man discovers that his quiet seaside Welsh town harbors Nazi horrors in its haunted cemeteries, making for a historical graphic novel thriller that reads like The Banshees of Inisherin meets Raiders of the Lost Ark.

In Wales 1974, a fisherman inadvertently reels in a Nazi flag. Meanwhile, young Idris and his mother ride a train in the countryside. Idris’s mother has a new housekeeping job awaiting her in the small town of Bothelli, by the sea. Her new employer, a wealthy man named Mr. Miller, is confined to a wheelchair and beginning immediately upon their arrival, Mr. Miller’s unceasing demands as an employer leave the socially awkward Idris adrift in his new town, friendless. That is, until he meets the mysterious and profane Gwen in the local cemetery. When Idris shows Gwen a map that he found at Mr. Miller’s, it sucks them into a web of mystery and unimagined horrors.

As he did in his acclaimed 2018 graphic novel Dull Margaret, co-created with Jim Broadbent, Dix brings his world to life with his distinctive cartooning, weaving lumpy characters, earthy palettes, grim rumination, deadpan humor, supernatural elements, and a dreary countryside setting into one of the gnarliest graphic novels of the year.

Full-color illustrations throughout

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Lady Baltimore : The Daughters of Medusa #2 Available July 2

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By: Mike Mignola (Author), Christopher Golden (Author), Abigail Larson (Cover Art), Bridgit Connell (Artist)

The formidable Medusa and her followers were only the first threat to Sofia and her team, as a burgeoning successor could be the nail in the coffin of the battle for good over evil if their power falls into the wrong hands. Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Bridgit Connell, and Michelle Madsen continue their horror adventure series in this new two-part story.

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Vampirella Archives Vol. 2 Available June 17

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By: Nicola Cuti (Author), Archie Goodwin (Author), Gardner Fox (Author), Barry Smith (Author-Artist)

Volume 2 collects seven more terrifying issues of the magazine’s original run, issues #8-14, reprinted in its original magazine-sized format.

In September 1969, Vampirella #1 debuted with a stunning cover by the legendary Frank Frazetta ― and quickly made publishing history! The writers and artists that contributed during the magazine’s original run included Jose Gonzalez, Archie Goodwin, Doug Moench, Bernie Wrightson, Barry Windsor Smith, Esteban Maroto, Frank Brunner, Mike Ploog, Rudy Nebres, Richard Corben, Pablo Marcos,Wally Wood, and many more! Dynamite now collects this legendary magazine in a hardcover archive collection!

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Inked In Blood 2 – Once Upon a Crime Available June 17

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By: Spencer Charnas (Author), Ryan J. Downey (Author), Camilla Zhang (Editor), Georgia Sposito (Illustrator)

There’s always a sequel. INKED IN BLOOD 2: ONCE UPON A CRIME picks up the bloody trail left by the debut graphic novel from ICE NINE KILLS, with a shockingly “meta” twist.

There’s always a sequel. INKED IN BLOOD 2: ONCE UPON A CRIME picks up the bloody trail left by the debut graphic novel from ICE NINE KILLS. Following the shocking events of the first installment, Heather Thompson and her mother relocated to idyllic Marshscotch, Massachusetts in hopes of building a new life. But the pair can’t escape the past, as a new series of murders unfold, with Spencer Charnas once again a prime suspect. INKED IN BLOOD 2: ONCE UPON A CRIME was written by frequent collaborator Ryan J. Downey, a longtime journalist, alongside Spencer himself.

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The Atlas Comics Library No. 6: Shiver As You Read! Available June 17

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By: Stan Lee (Author), Bill Everett (Artist), Gene Colan (Artist), B. (Bernard) Krigstein (Artist)

Pulp horror classics from the 1950s! Revenge, ghosts, locked rooms and killer ants, taken from early Marvel Comics series Men’s Adventures and Amazing Detective Cases.

The 1950s boom in horror comics saw Atlas Comics’ entrée into the genre. Beginning in March 1952, Amazing Detective Cases began detailing cases where justice was served in supernatural fashion and beginning in May 1953, the adventures in Men’s Adventures were taken over by ghosts, murderous revenge, and psychological terror. The cream of Atlas’ artistic line-up ― including recent EC stars and future Marvel staples – rose to the grisly challenge of the horror genre. Each issue is crammed with four condensed tales of creeping dread, ironic comeuppance, or startling twists, all from a different artist or team. Among the short, sharp shocks included in this volume are the mini masterpieces “The Eerie Escape” by B. Krigstein, “The Torture Master!” by Russ Heath, The Drowning Witch” by Reed Crandall and “The 3rd Corpse” by Bill Everett. Stories by Gene Colan, John Romita, Joe Sinnott, Dick Ayers, Jim Mooney, Paul Reinman and George Tuska, all of whom remained through the shift to Marvel Comics, additionally fill out these issues, along with Atlas regulars Fred Kida, Mort Lawrence, Mike Sekowsky and Myron Fass. Notably included is the first appearance of “Gorilla Man” by Robert Q. Sale, a character brought back in Marvel’s contemporary Agents of Atlas series, and part of their ongoing continuity.

Collecting Amazing Detective Cases #11-14 and Men’s Adventures #21-26, Shiver As You Read! is a perfect companion to Adventures Into Terror, Venus, and the other titles of the Atlas Comics Library.

Full-color illustrations throughout

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Thistlebone Book Three: The Dule Tree Available June 10

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By: T.C. Eglington (Author), Simon Davis (Artist)

The third story in the break-out 2000 AD horror graphic novel trilogy series, in the vein of Ben Wheatley’s In the Earth.

After the death of Malcolm Kinniburgh, who had previously kept the Thistlebone legend alive, the local Harrowvale constabulary find clues that lead them to investigate the abandoned film production of a 1970s folk horror film, The Dule Tree. Based on a harrowing account from the seventeen hundreds where thirteen innocent women and one man were hanged during the witch trials, the film itself ran into production problems, the source of which has remained a mystery for fifty years.

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Prairie Gods Available June 10

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By: Shane Connery Volk (Author), Becca Carey (Letterer)

In the prairie town of Broadacres, supernatural forces collide with larger-than-life characters.

Prairie Gods is The Twilight Zone meets Sin City, with a B-Movie/Tarantino look and feel. Each self-contained issue centers on supernatural events and characters in and around the small prairie town of Broadacres. The series will resonate with fans of Hellboy, while the shifting genres and themes will appeal to fans of westerns, crime, race car movies, lost treasure serials and war stories, with a good dose of action throughout.

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Alice Cooper : Crossroads Available June 3

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By: Rodney Barnes (Author), Edu Menna (Artist)

Legendary rock acts are finding themselves attacked by demonic forces. The police investigate, but there’s little to nothing they can do to stop the problem.

At the same time, Alice Cooper has a new album out and is in the midst of a promotional tour. It’s great to see all his fans again, but there’s a disturbing trend happening in every city ― more and more of his audience appear to be undead! Complicating matters, when he goes to bed at night he ventures into the Nightmare Place. When he awakens, he’s in another city standing before a throng of fans, where he meets the Archangel Gabriel.

Gabriel tells him there’s a great music club called Burning Meat where the souls of legendary musicians hang out, watching the headliner ― Lucifer ― play his own personal style of rock music to the raucous applause of the demons in attendance. Now, Lucifer wants to take the show to Earth and the only thing stopping him is… Alice freakin’ Cooper!

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