Cover by John K. Snyder.
This issue features a classic John Bolton tale of playful prehistoric parody, as well as an all-new "Stan Pulsar" yarn of space pirates and sunken treasure by Cailleteau & Vatine. Michael Cherkas, Larry Hancock, and John van Bruggen continue the crescendo of murder, mystery, and mayhem in "Suburban Nightmares: Secrets," while Cossu & Jamsin flirt with the fine-edged follies of human motivation in "The Art Opening." In "Post-Apocalypse," Phil Elliott and Lloyd Thatcher extol the ecstasies of toxic waste, and Nicole Hollander's "Sylvia" teams up with "Clyde, Domestic Scientist" to investigate the commercial possibilities of zucchini plants. Exciting painted and mixed-media cover by John K. Snyder.
B&W. Cover price $2.95.
Cover by Mile Allred.
Will Sir Woodworth and his cohorts enjoy inconceivable riches or face complete devastation? Don't miss the exciting final chapter and epilogue of "In Search of Peter Pan"! Impatient for transformation, Shamah gets far more than he expects in chapter four of "Rork: Starlight," and Phil Elliott strikes a note of cautious paranoia in "Conspiracy Theory."
B&W. Cover price $2.95.
Cover by John Bolton.
Dark Horse comics is proud to present the debut of motion picture director David Lynch's bizarre cult comic strip "The Angriest Dog in the World," which has appeared in the L.A. Weekly, making this issue a must-have item for the many Lynch fans in your area! Each month Cheval Noir features some of the finest illustrated stories from around the globe. This issue presents Andreas' Rork: The Graveyard of Cathedrals, as well as the second chapter of The Forever War: Book Three, by Joe Haldeman and Marvano. Also the latest installments of Cosey's "Voyage to Italy," and Jacques Tardi's "Mummies on Parade." Plus illustrations by Geof Darrow, David Gatzmer, and Rick Geary.
64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $4.50.
Cover by John Bolton.
Classic comics from the finest talents the world over. This elegant sixty four page, perfect-bound anthology contains such exciting features as Rork by Andreas, The Adventures of Fred and Bob by Cailleteau and Vatine, Adele & the Beast by Jacques Tardi, The Lone Sloane by Phillipe Druillet, and Fever in Urbicand by Peeters and Schuiten!
64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $3.50.
Cover by Frank Miller and Walter Simonson.
Frank Miller and Walter Simonson are just two reasons to get into the all-new DHP! Walter Simonson brings us an all-new story starring the galaxy-spanning Star Slammers. Space is a dangerous and mysterious place, but with the Star Slammers around, there's always a little bit of hope and a whole lot of adventure! Meanwhile, on the other side of the galaxy, Lance Blastoff is jet-packing his way across the cosmos, courtesy of Frank Miller! It's an all-new, politically incorrect, sci-fi adventure -- fun for the whole family! Bill Mumy, Miguel Ferrer, and Steve Leialoha will have you begging for treats with the latest installment of "Trypto the Acid Dog"! Our canine hero finds himself down in the fighting ring with an angry pit bull. Can he fight his way out before his family moves to a new city and leaves him behind? Finally, in the second of Ed Brubaker's "Lowlife" stories, a relationship falls apart, a man goes crazy with a gun, and the sun turns black.
B&W. Cover price $2.95.
Cover by Mike Mignola.
Mike Mignola's Hellboy brought major attention to DHP twenty issues ago; now his latest creation is sure to do the same! Mignola and Sam and Max creator Steve Purcell have come together to introduce a waiting world to "Rusty Razorclam, President of Neptune!" The horrorist and humorist reminisce about Rusty's days as a space cadet at the Academy, a time when one of his genetic experiments got way out of hand. And this terrific lead-in starts off a killer line-up, including two new serials: Jack Pollock's "Devil Chef" and Renée French's "The Ninth Gland." But the fun doesn't end there! Rick Geary was doing "alternative" work before the word was coined -- so his "Fashions in Humiliation and Debasement" is right at home with this creative crowd! And last, but certainly not least, Paul Pope delivers another chapter in his gritty 12-part tale of urban sleeze and thievery, "The One Trick Rip-Off."
Cover by Mike Mignola. B&W. Cover price $2.95.
Part 4 of 5 - Cover by Dave Gibbons. NOTE: There are 6 different versions of #100. They are numbered from 0 to 5 and are all different stories. The numbers are represented by the letter at the end of the issue number.
Dave Gibbons pays tribute to EC with a scary Martha Washington cover, tied in with the 6-page story, "Attack of the Flesh-Eating Monsters," which he and Frank Miller provide for our entertainment pleasure! "Black Cross," which debuted in DHP #1,returns in an 8-page story by Chris Warner. There's a 2-page autobio strip titled "Oh, My Goodness," written by Harvey Pekar and illustrated by Joe Sacco. Ellen Fornéy (Tomato) reveals her real-life encounter with Tom Waits in a 4-page story called "Bourbon on the Rocks". There's an 8-page tale titled "Bird Dog" by Ed Brubaker (Lowlife)and Pat McEown (Grendel). Brian Sendelbach takes four pages toteach us that"Violence is Golden". And we're treated to "The Symphony of Daily Nourishment" by Rick Geary, a 1-pager with a good beat we can all dance to!
B&W. Cover price $2.50.
Part 1 of 5 - Cover by Frank Miller.
NOTE: There are 6 different versions of #100. They are numbered from 0 to 5 and are all different stories. The numbers are represented by the letter at the end of the issue number. For our fifth anniversary, Frank Miller introduced Sin City -- be here for his next hit.
B&W. Cover price $2.50.
Written by Steve Vance. Art by Stan Manoukian and Vince Roucher. Covers by Dave Stevens.
New York has always been a dangerous city, even as far back as the 1930s. But zombie-esque creatures and ape-like men are big news even for the Big Apple! When a gorgeous dame narrowly escapes their rotting clutches, she sends the bronze-skinned superman Doc Savage on the investigation of his lifetime! Who knows where the trail of corpses will lead? Who knows what evil lurks behind this rash of oddness? Savage isn't sure, but all fingers point to... The Shadow!
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NOTE: 1st appearance of Mike Mignola's Hellboy (1st full app. in comic books) -
Faith: Part 3 of 4 - Story and art by John Byrne. Cover by Mike Mignola. Guest-starring Hellboy. When Legends clash! (Or crossover!) Presenting the first "official crossover" within the Legend line -- the Next Men meet Mike Mignola's HELLBOY! Danny is actually the lucky one to have his path cross that of the World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator, in a segment drawn by guest Legend star Mike Mignola. Meanwhile, we present the life of Christ as seen through the eyes of Jack, whose imagination infuses the well-known story with some familiar faces. In the ongoing saga of Mark, a.k.a. MIV, we find out just what he's been doing during the missing seven years of his life.
36 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.
Written by Mike Mignola and John Byrne. Art by Mike Mignola.
Hellboy's first adventure reaches its chilling climax far beneath the tumbling walls of the Cavendish mansion, where Hellboy battles the grasping fingers of a giant bony hand as the world lurches toward its horrific end through the unholy sacrifice of Hellboy's pal Liz Sherman. Hellboy's ichthyoid companion could save the day, but Max Sapien is... gone. Ghosts, tentacles, fire, brimstone, paralysis, massive destruction -- it's all here! Also featuring the final chapter in the mind-boggling origin of Monkeyman and O'Brien, where O'Brien finds herself amazingly changed, setting the stage for the Monkeyman & O'Brien miniseries this fall. Story and art by Arthur Adams.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.
Written by Mike Mignola and John Byrne. Art by Mike Mignola.
Things get uglier as Hellboy explores the decaying temple beneath the Cavendish mansion and discovers an ancient evil that threatens to unleash upon the world dark, unholy forces from the dawn of time, using Hellboy's companion Liz as its unwitting tool. Earth teeters on the brink of destruction, with only Hellboy, the World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator, there to right the balance. Also featuring chapter three in the incredible origin of Monkeyman and O'Brien, wherein Monkeyman pits himself against the horrors of learning the English language. Story and art by Arthur Adams.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.
Cover by Michael Kaluta. This issue we reach the climactic conclusion to Haldeman and Marvano's critically-acclaimed "Forever War: Book Two." Meanwhile, readers can enjoy the continuations of "Chninkel" by Rosinski and Van-Hamme, Cosey's "Voyage to Italy," as well as Tardi's classic "The Mad Scientist" with Adele Blanc-Sec. Also in this issue can be found the action-climax of Eddie Campbell and Ed Hillyer's hilarious "Eyeball Kid!"
Cover by Michael Kaluta. Featured in this issue is the conclusion to Schuiten and Peeter's fascinating tale of urban growth gone wild, Fever in Urbican, as well as more classic work by Jacques Tardi, the continuation of Phillipe Druillet's cosmic saga Lone Sloane, new work by cartoonist Rick Geary, a specially designed fold-out poster by Moebius, plus much more!
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ANDREW COSBY (W) and J. ALEXANDER (A) FOR MATURE READERS. FC, 32pg, $2.99
The United States' borders and ports are locked down against a terrible threat. However, the barbed wire and infantries are not positioned to keep an enemy out, but to protect the rest of the world from a vampire plague that's spread over every inch of the country. Andrew Cosby, the creator of UPN's Haunted and the Sci-Fi network original series Eureka, and producer of the film version of Matt Wagner's Mage, teams with rising star and Eisner Award-nominee J. Alexander (Queen and Country) for a vampire epic of global proportions. Most of the living have fled the U.S., but a group of scientists remain behind, working on a cure. Now that they've succeeded, a military operation is launched from the President's current offices in the U.S. Embassy in London, to save the cure from the encroaching undead?but the real motivations of the military remain in question.
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Story and art by Frank Miller.
Just one hour to go. Hartigan's polishing his badge and working himself up to kissing it good-bye, it and the thirty-odd years of protecting and serving and tears and blood and triumph that it represents. He's thinking about his wife's slow smile, about the thick, fat steaks she's picked up at the butcher's, about the bottle of champagne she's got packed in ice, about sleeping in till ten in the morning and spending sunny afternoons flat on his back. Just one hour to go and he gets word from a stoolie about that one loose end he hasn't tied up, a young girl who's out there, helpless in the hands of a drooling lunatic. Just one hour to go ... and he's gonna go out with a bang.
32 pages, B&W (and Yellow). Cover price $2.95.
By Mike Allred and Bernie Mireault.
Two of comics most beloved and quirky superheroes, Mike Allred's Madman and Bernie Mireaults's The Jammer, meet up for the first time. Frank Einstein visits Gordie's fair city, and when weird stuff starts to go down, it isn't long before they realize they are the only two crimefighters in town. Drawn into a bizarre house of optical illusions, the pair must battle against giant insects, spiraling staircases, and disorientation of every kind.
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From Madman’s first appearance through his mysterious origins to his adventures throughout time, space, and pop-art absurdity; follow Frank Einstein’s superhero alter ego Madman as he adventures through Snap City and encounters many zany and timeless characters and villains in this true homage to superhero fiction, metaphysical philosophy, 1950s science fiction films, rock and roll pop music, and much more in this true humorous and heartfelt comic book classic!
Story and art by Mike Allred
Written by Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi, art and cover by John Bolton.
Ash, the hero of Sam Raimi's cult-classic film Evil Dead II. Armed with his chainsaw and shotgun, Ash finds himself stranded in the Middle Ages battling the resurrected armies of the dead!
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By Kyle Baker, Mark Badger, Robbie Busch, Stephen Destefano and Evan Dorkin. Cover by Kyle Baker.
Not a jury in the world would convict these guys of premeditated humor. Instant Piano is the snappiest slap-in-the-face comic to hit the racks in years and presents the most sharp-witted, cynical cartoonists alive, including Mark Badger, Kyle Baker, Robbie Busch, Stephen DeStefano, and Evan Dorkin. If this one was any more spontaneous it would combust on the shelves! If we told you it was like Milk & Cheese meets Ren & Stimpy meets Why I Hate Saturn we would probably be looking at a lawsuit, so just trust us when we say it's good. This premiere issue features a color cover by Kyle Baker.
B&W. Cover price $3.95.
Story and art by Mike Mignola.
No one remembers the last time the church bells rang in the small town of St. August. Now, the Balkan village has been wiped out overnight -- 167 brutal killings. Hellboy, world-renowned occult investigator, aims to lift a 780-year-old curse, in a tale of ghosts, werewolves, and crumbling chapels. Horror lives in Mike Mignola's Hellboy: The Wolves of St.August, a 48-page prestige format graphic novel. Originally presented in black and white in Dark Horse Presents #s 88-91, Mignola has added eight new story pages to this full-color package, which also includes all four of the original covers; a fifth unused cover, plus an all-new painted cover, topping it all off.
Cover price $4.95.
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by MIKE MIGNOLA, CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, TOM SNIEGOSKI, and RYAN SOOK; covers by MIKE MIGNOLA
Hellboy's departure from the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense has left the other supernatural members questioning their futures. But when a vision appears to Abe Sapien warning of danger for the missing Liz Sherman, he takes a very irregular group of agents on a mission that could lead them right through the center of the earth. Written by the author of Hellboy: The Lost Army, Chris Golden, Buffy/Angel writing partner Tom Sniegoski, and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. Drawn by Spike and Dru and Spectre artist Ryan Sook, B.P.R.D. begins a new direction in the Hellboy group of comics.
FC, 32pg (1 of 3) . . . $2.99 Cover price $2.99.
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Written by John Bolton, Graham Marks, Goethe and Nicholas Vince. Art and cover by John Bolton.
Collecting previously published John Bolton material, Strange Wink includes covers, pin-ups, and short stories from Fly in my Eye, Cheval Noir, etc. Much of it is out of print. All of it has a slightly twisted, horrific slant. This issue includes "Oscar Hellian," a detective in Hollywood in the early stages of the movie industry who comes up against all sorts of supernatural weirdness; "The Erlking," an adaptation of a poem by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe about a mysterious otherworldly figure who spirits away children in the night; and a graphic adaptation of Christina Rossitti's classic "Goblin Marhet." Plus more!
24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
By Ron Marz and Igor Kordey, covers by Dave Dorman.
Batman and Tarzan both are orphaned noblemen who have honed their minds and bodies to the peak of human performance. Both have sworn to protect their respective territories : for Tarzan, the jungle; for Batman, Gotham City. Now, a new evil has surfaced. One that will bring these two legendary heroes together for the first time, one that threatens both of their "jungles". And all clues point to a mysterious female cat burglar and an archaeologist named Dent.
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