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"Curse of the Gesu" Story and art by Yuzo Takada.
One day Yakumo, a high-school student in Tokyo, met a girl named Pai. Pai was not human. She was Sanziyan-unkara, an immortal being with mysterious powers. Yakumo promised that he would find a way to make Pai human. Together, they set out to Hong Kong on a great adventure that was to begin a modern legend! Now, the adventures of Pai and Yakumo continue!Yakumo returns to Japan believing that he can resume his old life as a high-school student, an existence he had left behind -- ignoring Pai's warning that to do so will subject everyone he knows to the evils of hell itself.
32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
Chapter 2: Duty - Story and art by Frank Miller. Color by Lynn Varley.
The word is out: Sparta is on the march. From farms and hamlets rally brave Greeks -- to face hellish war in the narrow mountain pass called The Hot Gates. The odds are long, and the stakes are high: All hope for human freedom hangs in the balance!
Cover price $2.95.
Chaos! Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics -- with assistance from Oni Press, Top Shelf Productions, and others present a collection of stories and illustrations from an incredibly diverse array of talented writers and artists. The New Yorker's Eric Drooker contributes a cover showing a cityscape that is simultaneously ancient and modern, mournful and hopeful, with an artist at the center, empowered to interpret a tragic landscape.
Written by Mike Mignola and Scott Allie. Art by Sebastian Fiumara. Cover by Dave Stewart and Sebastian Fiumara.
Abe Sapien battles his way through terrible Ogdru Hem and human monsters as the world comes crashing down around him, on his quest to reveal his own role in the end of the world.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.
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Cover by Greg Ruth. Written by Caitlin R. Kiernan. Art by Steve Lieber. For nearly as long as she can remember, Dancy Flammarion has fought monsters, cutting a bloody swath through the demons and dark things of the world, aimed like a weapon by forces beyond her control or questioning. But now, for the first time, Dancy finds herself alone-and the wolves are closing in.
Written by Steven Grant. Art by Christopher Taylor and Rick Magyar. Cover by Arthur Suydam.
What's the only thing worse than having to face an alien? Doing it AGAIN! And now Ripley's up against them for the third time.
FC Cover price $2.50.
Written by Steven Grant. Art by Christopher Taylor and Rick Magyar. Cover by Arthur Suydam.
Ripley finds that the most horrifying thing about fighting Aliens may actually be the battle within.
FC Cover price $2.50.
Written by Jim Vance. Art by Eduardo Risso. Cover by Dave McKean.
As horrific as the Aliens are, nothing will prepare you for the newest Alien hybrid . . . and the truth about the reappearance of Ripley! Adapting the multimillion-dollar film.
FC. Cover price $2.50.
Written by JOHN WAGNER. Art by PAUL MENDOZA & ANDY MUSHYNSKY. Cover by KILIAN PLUNKETT.
There's a ship cutting through space like a bullet, its crew a five-man surgical strike team with a single mission: Destroy Aliens! But when the crew members of the Nemesis land smack in the middle of a full-blown hive, they're not sure if it's the answer to their prayers or the beginning of a nightmare!
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Written by JOHN WAGNER. Art by PAUL MENDOZA & ANDY MUSHYNSKY. Cover by KILIAN PLUNKETT.
There's a ship cutting through space like a bullet, its crew a five-man surgical strike team with a single mission: Destroy Aliens! But when the crew members of the Nemesis land smack in the middle of a full-blown hive, they're not sure if it's the answer to their prayers or the beginning of a nightmare!
Cover price $2.50.
Written by JIM WOODRING. Art & cover by KILIAN PLUNKETT.
Aliens may be virtually impossible to control, but what if man could anticipate their actions? In a deep space research station, Dr. Paul Church studies Alien behavioral responses. How does an Alien track its prey? Can an Alien distinguish whether a human is armed? Will an Alien ever retreat from an attack? Test after test, patterns of behavior are revealed to Church...patterns which are predictable. The station is carefully supervised; every precaution is taken, but everyone knows the risks. When an apparent saboteur is killed by an escaped Alien, the site of scientific research gives way to a homicide investigation. Col. Dr. Anthony Crespi, the stalwart survivor of Aliens: Backsplash (featured in Dark Horse Comics (1992) #12 & 13), suspects that the Alien subject may not have escaped on its own, and is determined to uncover the truth.
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Written by JIM WOODRING. Art & cover by KILIAN PLUNKETT.
In an acid-resistant lab, Col. Anthony Crespi assists Dr. Paul Church with an Alien autopsy, and reveals the inner workings of the biomechanical creatures. Crespi is in for even more dangerous revelations, as he and Lt. Sharon McGuinness continue their investigation into the death of a fellow crewman.
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Written by CHET WILLIAMSON. Art by TIM HAMILTON & TIM BRADSTREET. Cover by BRADSTREET & GUY BURWELL.
Composer Damon Eddington's plan is to breed an Alien in captivity so he can stimulate and entice it into a rage - just for "the pure sound of it." He starts by feeding terrified and utterly defenseless dogs and cats to the beast, but it hardly makes a sound while dispatching them in an instant. Maybe some larger and more voracious predatory animals would put up a better struggle? But as Damon daydreams about other more nefarious uses for his pet, he finally realizes that in order to achieve the sounds he wants, he's going to need the ultimate predators to face off against the Alien - humans!
Cover price $2.50.
Written by CHET WILLIAMSON. Art by TIM HAMILTON & TIM BRADSTREET. Cover by BRADSTREET & GUY BURWELL.
Normal faceless human guinea pigs aren't proving to be any more adept at drawing the necessary screams out of Damon Eddington's pet alien, Mozart, than any of the other animals were. Damon, increasingly dependent on the addictive and mind-muddling alien jelly, schemes to trap his cohort, Darcy Vance, as fodder for Mozart's murderous desires.
Darcy's parry with Mozart provides minimal satisfaction for Damon, who's seeking nothing but the ultimate love and death cry of anguish from the alien to record for his symphony. But the jelly is affecting Damon's reasoning, and he may be ready to overstep the bounds of reason in his pursuit of the apocalyptic scream!
Cover price $2.50.
"Virtually Real." Caryn Delacroix doesn't know if she is going insane, having nightmares, or stuck in virtual reality in this confusing, dream-like issue.
Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Jackson Guice, inks by Eduardo Barreto. Cover by John Bolton.
Cover price $2.50.
Written by Dave Gibbons. Art by Mike Mignola and Kevin Nowlan. Cover by Mike Mignola. Selkirk, a God-fearing crewman aboard the space freighter Nova Maru, is forced at gunpoint to abandon ship with his captain. They crash-land on a small planet, but it is soon apparent that they have not entirely escaped the Nova Maru's dreadful cargo. Dave Gibbons' tale is fully realized by artists Mike Mignola and Kevin Nowlan.
Written by Randy Stradley. Art by Phill Norwood and Karl Story. Cover by Phill Norwood.
The quiet settlement on the planet Ryushi is turned into a battleground as the Predators clash with the vastly superior numbers of the Alien horde--with the few remaining humans caught in the middle fighting both sides! However, when it becomes apparent that the Aliens are winning, the humans and the Aliens are faced with a tough choice: trust each other--or die!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.
by Mark Schultz, Mel Rubi, and TBA; cover by Dwayne Turner
It's Ellen Ripley and Annalee Call against the ultimate nightmare killing machine: a Terminator-Alien hybrid! How can such a horrible thing exist? The answer may lurk in the memory of the destroyed Terminator named Trollenberg, or in the guiding voice of a savior who lived centuries ago ? John Connor! And the Predators? They continue a mysterious agenda that happens to include hijacking Ripley. All this, and a plot to resurrect Skynet! Fasten your gravity drive safety harness ? it's going to be a bumpy ride!
FC, 32pg (2 of 4) Cover price $2.95.
by Mark Schultz, Mel Rubi, and TBA; cover by Dwayne Turner
It's Ellen Ripley and Annalee Call against the ultimate nightmare killing machine: a Terminator-Alien hybrid! How can such a horrible thing exist? The answer may lurk in the memory of the destroyed Terminator named Trollenberg, or in the guiding voice of a savior who lived centuries ago ? John Connor! And the Predators? They continue a mysterious agenda that happens to include hijacking Ripley. All this, and a plot to resurrect Skynet! Fasten your gravity drive safety harness ? it's going to be a bumpy ride!
FC, 32pg (2 of 4) Cover price $2.95.
Written by RANDY STRADLEY. Art by JIM HALL & RICARDO VILLAGRAN. Cover by RICHARD CORBEN.
Aliens and Predators: two deadly species fighting for domination of an otherwise abandoned world. What they didn't count on was the added confrontation of the deadliest species of all...humans! Guns are pumped, knives are wrapped, and claws are sharpened in preparation for the all-out battle for the planet Bunda! Three bloodthirsty armies prepare themselves for an all-out WAR!
Cover price $2.50.
Written by RANDY STRADLEY. Art by MARK G. HEIKE & RICARDO VILLAGRAN. Cover by RICHARD CORBEN.
War is all about lines, the kind you draw between your enemies and your allies. But those lines become blurred in this concluding issue! Machiko Noguchi has abandoned her Predator allies and joined the human survivors on Bunda. But perhaps she'll reconsider her position when the humans find themselves caught between the ultimate in rocks and hard places! It's the final battle of this all-out war, with the Aliens on one side and Predators on the other, and the outmanned humans hang their only hopes on a fearsome and uncontrollable suit of MAX berserker armor! Cover price $2.50.
Written by Harvey Pekar. Art by Gary Dumm, Scott A. Gilbert and Josh & Joe Zabel. Cover by Scott A. Gilbert.
If you've never before been to a comics convention, there's no need to start now! Instead, pick up the latest issue of Harvey Pekar's autobiographical comic American Splendor, in which he tackles the comings and goings of the summer convention scene. Knowing that places are only as good as the people who inhabit them, Harvey focuses his sights on con guests and attendees in three brand-new stories. In "Huckster" and "The Worst Possible Job," Harvey tells the life story and working methods of Kapitan Kartoon, a budding artist with brilliant salesmanship.
B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Written by HARVEY PEKAR. Art by GARY DUMM, JOSH NEUFELD, FRANK STACK & JOE ZABEL.
Continuing the amazing chronicle of the comic-book world's greatest autobiographer, focusing on the aftermath of one man's experiences with cancer. In "Flight to Chicago," Harvey and his wife Joyce experience frustration and exhaustion as a simple trip turns into an agonizing obstacle course. "Windfall Gained" tells the tale of tragedy turned to happy accident when Harvey's impatience on a snow-covered street turns to gold. Finally, in "Bloodletting," Harvey must face the difficult choice of surgery. This is an entertaining and informative look at one man's life, filled with all the drama and comedic pratfalls that we've come to expect from day-to-day existence.
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Written by Mark Verheiden. Art by Chris Marrinen and Brian Garvey. Cover by Dave Dorman.
Reporter Dennis Hough sees a golden opportunity (not to mention dollar signs) when he's asked to help with a governor's re-election campaign. The only catch is...Hough must deliver the American as the governor's new spokesman, and the American has joined s mysterious cult and disappeared!
FC. Cover price $2.50.
