ALABASTER: WOLVES #2 (of 5)
Caitlín R. Kiernan (W), Steve Lieber (A), Rachelle Rosenberg (C), and Greg Ruth (Cover)
On sale May 9
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
With her would-be assassin dead, Dancy retreats to lick her wounds—only to discover that her would-be refuge has been corrupted by the town’s twisted secret.
• A new comics series by Caitlín R. Kiernan (Threshold, The Dreaming, The Red Tree, The Drowning Girl), with art by Steve Lieber (Whiteout, Detective Comics).
“Caitlín R. Kiernan is the poet and the bard of the wasted and the lost.” —Neil Gaiman
“Ms. Kiernan is a cartographer of lost worlds.” –New York Times
ANGEL & FAITH #10
Christos Gage (W), Chris Samnee (A), Jordie Bellaire (C), Steve Morris (Cover), and Rebekah Isaacs (Variant cover)
On sale May 30
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Ongoing
Angel and Faith are forced into battle, less by choice and more by circumstance, when two mysterious women from Giles’s past call on the unlikely duo for help. But that’s only the beginning of Angel and Faith’s troubles as the ladies settle in for the night!
Series writer Christos Gage (Avengers Academy) and guest artist Chris Samnee (Thor), the creative team of Vertigo’s Area 10, reveal more about Giles’s past and further Angel’s quest in bringing the Watcher back from the dead!
• Samnee and Gage reunite!
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH: THE DEVIL’S ENGINE #1 (of 3)
Mike Mignola (W), John Arcudi (W),TylerCrook (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Duncan Fegredo (Cover)
On sale May 16
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
Caught between bat-faced monsters, a devastating earthquake, and the mad science experiments of Zinco,Devonand Fenix form an uneasy alliance in order to get to safety!
• From the pages of Hellboy!
“Crook’s art here brings the world of the B.P.R.D. to life in a manner that disarms you, making you feel like it’s sweet and innocent, only to sneak up on you.”—Comic Book Resources
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH: THE TRANSFORMATION OF J. H. O’DONNELL
Mike Mignola (W/Variant cover), Scott Allie (W), Max Fiumara (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale May 30
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
One-shot
Twenty-four years ago, Hellboy took mild-mannered Professor O’Donnell to the secret library of a recently dead necromancer. Since that day, O’Donnell has been the Bureau’s expert on the powerful ancient forces intent on ending the age of man. Find out what O’Donnell saw in this supernatural thrill ride.
• From the pages of Hellboy.
“B.P.R.D. continues to be a solidly crafted horror/adventure serial with many surprises to keep its readers guessing.” —Broken Frontier
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 9 #9
Andrew Chambliss (W), Scott Allie (W), Cliff Richards (P), Andy Owens (I), Michelle Madsen (C), Phil Noto (Cover), and Georges Jeanty (Variant cover)
On sale May 9
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Ongoing
Andrew doesn’t always make the best choices (see Season 6). And now Buffy finds herself and the very course of her life profoundly affected by one of Andrew’s over-the-top, idiotic . . . hair-brained . . . schemes. Together with Andrew and Spike, the worried Slayer will have to confront herself and her comrades, as well as a long-standing annoyance, the number-one Buffy hater of all Buffy haters: Simone, the gun-toting Slayer.
• Executive produced by Joss Whedon!
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #4
Brian Wood (W), James Harren (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Massimo Carnevale (Cover)
On sale May 16
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Ongoing
Conan’s adventures in Messantia ended with the Cimmerian nearly losing his head, but now that he has an entire pirate crew backing him up, returning to take a city’s worth of gold is just too tempting—and pirate queen Bêlit has a plan!
• Writer Brian Wood begins a new story arc with artist James Harren!
“James Harren’s art echoes the old EC horror masters while still managing to be current. The motion of the action is superb on every page and it is ably matched by the character moments in between.”—Comic Book Resources
DARK HORSE PRESENTS #12
John Layman (W), John Arcudi (W), Carla Speed McNeil (W/A), Steve Niles (W), Evan Dorkin (W/A), Tim Seeley (W), Francesco Francavilla (W/A), Dean Motter (W/A/Variant cover), Jim Valentino (W/A) , Mike Baron (W), Harlan Ellison (W), Sam Kieth (A/Cover), Christopher Mitten (A), Victor Drujiniu (A), Steve Rude (A), and Jonathan Case (A)
On sale May 23
FC, 80 pages
$7.99
Ongoing
Unstoppable juggernaut of comics greatness? Unbeatable, unbelievable value?
You be the judge as another incredible issue of Dark Horse Presents hits shelves!
This issue is packing a brand-new Aliens story by Chew’s John Layman and legendary artist Sam Kieth, the return of Jim Valentino’s Normalman and Dean Motter’s Mister X, and last but not least, the reemergence of Mike Baron and Steve Rude’s intergalactic fighting force, Nexus!
• 80 pages of ad-free, full color comics.
THE GUILD: FAWKES
Felicia Day (W), Wil Wheaton (W), Jamie McKelvie (A), Matthew Wilson (C), Paul Duffield (Cover), and Emma Ríos (Variant cover)
On sale May 23
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
One-shot
Felicia Day and The Guild are back, along with costar Wil Wheaton, for a brand-new story spotlighting Fawkes, the dashing, debonair, and douchey leader of the evil guild Axis of Anarchy! His relationship with Codex threatened to tear the Knights of Good apart until he was thrown off a balcony for his treatment of her. Set after season 4 of the show, this issue reveals how Fawkes deals with his split from Codex and navigates the aggressive personalities of the Axis, and follows his journey to his surprising state when he returns in season 5!
• Cowritten by Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton!
Art by Jamie McKelvie (Phonogram, X-Men, Secret Avengers)!
LOBSTER JOHNSON: THE BURNING HAND #5 (of 5)
Mike Mignola (W), John Arcudi (W), Tonci Zonjic (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Dave Johnson (Cover)
On sale May 9
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
Lobster Johnson blasts his way through an army of mad sewer cannibals in order to get to the greedy mob boss Wald!
• From the pages of Hellboy.
• Art by Tonci Zonjic (Who Is Jake Ellis?)
“Lobster Johnson is smart, savvy and fun.” —Comics Bulletin
MASS EFFECT: HOMEWORLDS #2
Patrick Weekes (W), Jeremy Barlow (W), Chris Staggs (A), Michael Atiyeh (C), Anthony Palumbo (Cover), and Mike Hawthorne (Variant cover)
On sale May 30
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
Mass Effect: Homeworlds turns the focus onto Commander Shepard’s ally Tali’Zorah in a story from Tali’s Mass Effect 3 writer Patrick Weekes! On a mission to end her people’s generations-long exile, Tali uncovers the treachery of a central Mass Effect figure and finds herself hunted by assassins. Fleeing to the Citadel for help, she instead encounters disgust and discrimination in the most “civilized” place in the galaxy!
• From Mass Effect 3 writer Patrick Weekes!
• Script by Jeremy Barlow (Star Wars: Rebellion)!
MIND MGMT #1
Matt Kindt (W/A/Cover) and Gilbert Hernandez (Variant cover)
On sale May 23
FC, 24 pages
$3.99
Ongoing
Matt Kindt, the most original voice in genre comics, outdoes himself in this bold new espionage series!
Reporting on a commercial flight where everyone aboard lost their memories, a young journalist stumbles onto a much bigger story, the top-secret Mind Management program. Her ensuing journey involves weaponized psychics, hypnotic advertising, talking dolphins, and seemingly immortal pursuers, as she attempts to find the flight’s missing passenger, the man who was Mind MGMT’s greatest success—and its most devastating failure. But in a world where people can rewrite reality itself, can she trust anything she sees?
• From the creator of 3 Story and Super Spy!
• Akira meets Heart of Darkness by way of 100 Bullets!
• Featuring a special variant cover by Gilbert Hernandez!
ORCHID #7
Tom Morello (W), Scott Hepburn (A), Dan Jackson (C), and Massimo Carnevale (Cover)
On sale May 9
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Ongoing
Engaging the enemy always comes with a price, a lesson Orchid has learned more than once. After barely escaping her first true confrontation with the detestable dictator Tomo Wolfe and his deadly lieutenants, a glimmer of hope remains within the most unlikely hero.
• Read the next chapter of the successful new series with a first-issue sellout!
• Free musical score with every issue!
“Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello will take his crusade for social justice from the rock and roll stage to the comic book page.”—Rolling Stone
RAGEMOOR #3
Jan Strnad (W) and Richard Corben (A/Cover)
On sale May 23
b&w, 32 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
From the creators of Mutant World!
The mad owner of the Ragemoor mansion seeks an heir for his throne. Unfortunately the woman he loves would rather die than subject herself to him, his crazy apes, and his living castle!
“The artist I most want to aspire to is Richard Corben. His style is visual and it tells the story just as you see it . . . My favorite is Corben. I love everything he does, I love his stuff . . . He’s an amazing artist.” —Guillermo del Toro
“People like the American Richard Corben . . . are, in my view, maestros.” —H. R. Giger
RESET #2 (of 4)
Peter Bagge (W/A/Cover)
On sale May 16
b&w, 24 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
Washed-up actor Guy Krause is an unsure participant in a strange psychological study that uses experimental virtual-reality equipment to force its subjects to relive certain moments in their lives. Will Guy have a chance to reset key blunders and fix major life mistakes—or will these “second-chance” visits throughout his past just create more havoc in his psyche? Will he drive the team that’s studying him insane? And what’s really going on behind the scenes of this fishy experiment?
• From multiple Harvey and Eagle Award winner Peter Bagge (Hate)!
RESIDENT ALIEN #1
Peter Hogan (W) and Steve Parkhouse (A/Cover)
On sale May 23
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
A stranded alien seeks refuge in the small town of Patience, USA, where he hides undercover as a semiretired doctor, masking his appearance using his unique mental abilities. Now known as Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle, all the alien wants is to be left alone until he’s rescued. However, when the town’s real doctor dies, “Dr. Harry” is pulled into medical service—and also finds himself smack dab in the middle of a murder mystery! He’d rather be fishing. Acclaimed creators Peter Hogan (2000 AD, Tom Strong) and Steve Parkhouse (The Milkman Murders, Doctor Who) deliver a truly unique sci-fi adventure tale!
• From the writer of Tom Strong and the artist for Alan Moore’s The Complete Bojeffries Saga!
SKELETON KEY COLOR SPECIAL
Andi Watson (W/A)
On sale May 2
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
One-shot
One of the greatest all-ages comics of all time, Andi Watson’s Skeleton Key is back—and in color!
Using the magical Skeleton Key, schoolgirl Tamsin and fox spirit Kitsune can turn any door into a portal to an endless multiverse. Lost somewhere in space and time and trying to get home, the two friends encounter a band using the undead in a music video, check into a haunted hotel, and become catalogued in the vast Museum of the Lost! Collecting all three new stories from Dark Horse Presents, this is the perfect introduction.
From Eisner Award-nominee Andi Watson (Glister, Buffy the Vampire Slayer)!
The first issue in over a decade and the first ever in color!
• A sure-fire seller for Free Comic Book Day! Be sure to stock up!
“An amazing blend of fantasy, humor, adventure, and slice-of-life teenage drama. There’s literally something here for everyone.” —Comics WorthReading
STAR WARS: BLOOD TIES—BOBA FETT IS DEAD #2 (of 4)
Tom Taylor (W) and Chris Scalf (A/Cover)
On sale May 30
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
Boba Fett is dead, and whoever hired the hit squad had better run—as fast and as far as possible!
A mysterious avenger is on the trail of Boba Fett’s killers. Connor Freeman—a clone relation to Fett—has been drawn into the whodunit. Freeman, who feels like he could use some protection himself, has been recruited against his will to find and protect a particular bounty hunter on a distant world—in Mandalorian space!
• Writer Tom Taylor brings Blood Ties back with Boba Fett!
• Painted interiors and covers by Chris Scalf!
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER AND THE GHOST PRISON #1 (of 5)
Haden Blackman (W), Agustin Alessio (A), Dave Wilkins (Cover), and Tsuneo Sanda (Variant cover)
On sale May 23
FC, 40 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
The graduation celebration for the first class of Imperial cadets is disrupted by a sudden terrorist strike! But the real targets of the attack are the new Emperor and his second in command, Darth Vader.
Only one man—a disabled, brilliant cadet who, up until the moment of the attack, was experiencing the best moment of his life—stands ready to fight alongside Vader for the life of his Emperor!
• A brand new series by Haden Blackman!
• Stunning art by Agustin Alessio!
• Covers by Dave Wilkins.
STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI—FORCE STORM #4 (of 5)
John Ostrander (W), Jan Duursema (P/Cover), Dan Parsons (I), and Wes Dzioba (C)
On sale May 16
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
For millennia, the Je’daii Masters have protected the planet Tython and maintained a balance within the Force. But now a stranger from another world has come, destroying the balance and engulfing the world in a Force storm that threatens every inhabitant!
The ancient Je’daii Order stands on the brink of a powerful discovery. But will this knowledge bring wisdom . . . or peril? Three young Je’daii students may hold the fate of the world in their hands!
• Establishes the beginnings of the Jedi!
• The Ostrander/Duursema team returns!
STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC—WAR #5 (of 5)
John Jackson Miller (W), Andrea Mutti (P), Gigi Baldassini (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Benjamin Carré (Cover)
On sale May 9
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
Pacifist Jedi Zayne Carrick is both saving and fighting Jedi in this final issue!
Part one of Zayne’s plan to foil the Mandalorian Knights and their misguided leader is complete—but the battle is not yet won. Taking on the Mandalorians face to face is still on the agenda, and Zayne’s questionable team could blow the operation at any moment . . . With everything on the line, all Zayne can do is have faith!
• The Knights of the Old Republic video game and comics are set in one of the most popular eras of Star Wars!