WRITTEN BY MIKE CAREY; ILLUSTRATED BY STEVE LEIALOHA; COVER BY PASCAL ALIXE.
The popular SANDMAN PRESENTS line ? based on characters and concepts from THE SANDMAN ? expands into untraveled worlds of magic with SANDMAN PRESENTS: PETREFAX. This 4-issue VERTIGO miniseries showcases Petrefax, the young undertaker from the WORLDS' END storyline, as he strikes out from the Necropolis in search of journeyman work ? only to find he's got a full-time job just staying alive! Written by Mike Carey (SANDMAN PRESENTS: LUCIFER) with stunning, intricate art by Steve Leialoha (NEVADA) and beautiful covers by Pascal Alixe (THE BATMAN CHRONICLES, GEN13), PETREFAX takes us to Malegrise, a land with the look of 18th-century England and a culture of magic all its own, where nearly every citizen is a sorcerer.
When the beautiful, stubborn Calcinia Smith tries to escape a forced marriage by using gypsy magic to feign her death, she becomes trapped in a physical limbo ? her soul intact, but her body dead and deteriorating fast. Hired to embalm her, Petrefax is now the only one who knows her secret ? and the only one who can keep her "alive" with his skills. Pulled into Calcinia's cross-country quest to escape her fate, Petrefax must contend with supernatural monsters, bigoted aristocrats, and the sorcerous wrath of her jilted groom in a rousing tale that finds humanity in magic, and humor in the trappings of death.
MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 4)" Cover price $2.95.
Merv Pumpkinhead is one of the most popular characters in THE DREAMING, serving (albeit kicking and screaming) as the caretaker of the Sandman's castle for centuries. In the VERTIGO Prestige Format one-shot
THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: MERV PUMPKINHEAD AGENT OF DREAM, readers discover the shocking truth (at least the way Merv sees it): that Merv is much more important a figure than his humble janitorial profession might indicate. Merv believes that sweeping floors and cleaning toilets is just an elaborate cover to protect his true role as Merv Pumpkinhead, Super-spy Agent of Dream. Written by Bill Willingham (PROPOSITION PLAYER, THE DREAMING) with art by Mark Buckingham (DEATH: THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE, THE TITANS) and John Stokes (THE INVISIBLES) and a lavish painted cover by Kevin Nowlan ("Jack B. Quick" in TOMORROW STORIES),
THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: MERV PUMPKINHEAD is a hilarious tale of Merv's secret double life. When powerful dreams go wrong, the Sandman takes care of them personally. But if lesser inhabitants of The Dreaming strike out on their own, then Merv is charged with reining them in. Our story switches back and forth between Merv's reality ? where he is a dashing super-spy decked out in a tuxedo and seducing beautiful but deadly enemy agents ? and real reality, where things are a little more mundane (though still dangerous). When Merv accepts a mission to apprehend an errant dream that has escaped from the Dream King's castle with a magical band of sand, he embarks on his most perilous adventure yet. But is the crimebuster's fascinating lifestyle of action and intrigue for real, or is it all in his big pumpkin head?
Cover price $5.95.
WRITTEN BY GARTH ENNIS; ART BY STEVE DILLON AND JOHN MCCREA; PAINTED COVER BY GLENN FABRY
A one-shot revealing the early days in the romance of Jesse and Tulip. There was a time before Jesse Custer ever encountered the force known as Genesis, when he was a young man, stubborn and reckless and madly in love with the his pistol-packin' sweetheart, Tulip O'Hare. Theirs was a wild love, and their adventures even wilder, as seen in PREACHER: TALL IN THE SADDLE, a VERTIGO Prestige one-shot. Written and pencilled by PREACHER co-creators Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon (with inks by HITMAN's John McCrea and a painted cover by Glenn Fabry), TALL IN THE SPECIAL finds Jesse and Tulip tasting the outlaw life and getting into some deep trouble.
When our heroes lose a trailer-load of stolen cars in a high-speed chase, their none-too-happy employer offers them a chance to make amends: drive a shipment of stolen horses to a slaughterhouse. Jesse's refusal sets the stage for a high noon showdown ? one that pits them against ruthless horse-thieves, vicious arms dealers, and a criminal enterprise more heinous than they ever could have imagined!
MATURE READERS FC, 48 PG. " Cover price $5.95.
WRITTEN BY GARTH ENNIS; ART BY STEVE DILLON; PAINTED COVER BY GLENN FABRY .
Jesse Custer's quest races toward its catastrophic conclusion in Part 2 of the 8-part "Alamo." Deals and pacts are made all around, with Starr continuing to look worse for wear, as PREACHER's final storyline moves toward its climactic conclusion.
MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG." Cover price $2.50.
WRITTEN BY GARTH ENNIS; ART BY STEVE DILLON; PAINTED COVER BY GLENN FABRY
There's showdowns galore as Jesse at last meets up with his old friend Cassidy, Starr mounts his offensive against Eisenstein, and Arseface fends off an increasingly hostile public.
MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG." Cover price $2.50.
WRITTEN BY GARTH ENNIS; ART BY STEVE DILLON; PAINTED COVER BY GLENN FABRY
Embarking on his search to unravel the secrets of Cassidy, Jesse locates a mysterious acquaintance from his old pal's past. Meanwhile, Starr's woes continue, as a possible challenge to his authority as Grail Allfather arrives on the scene.
MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG." Cover price $2.50.
WRITTEN BY GARTH ENNIS; ART BY STEVE DILLON; PAINTED COVER BY GLENN FABRY
In a self-contained road-trip story, Jesse encounters a bizarre series of hitchhikers ? including a couple of old friends ? on his drive from Washington, D.C. to New York. Is a reunion with Tulip in the wings?
MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG.$2.50" Cover price $2.50.
WRITTEN BY GARTH ENNIS; ART BY STEVE DILLON; PAINTED COVER BY GLENN FABRY
The 2-part story of Tulip's mysterious past concludes in "Even Hitgirls Get The Blues." Young Tulip receives the best Christmas present ever, and shares it with someone who really deserves it.
MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG.$2.50" Cover price $2.50.
Painted cover by Glenn Fabry.
Price Of Night, script by Garth Ennis, art by Steve Dillon; Arseface begins life anew, Les Enfents du Sang go after Cassidy and Tulip, Xavier warns Tulip about Cassidy.
36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
Painted cover by Glenn Fabry.
To The Streets Of Manhattan I Wandered Away script by Garth Ennis, art by Steve Dillon; Cassidy's origin story continues, and he confirms his appreciation of and trust for Jesse.
36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
Painted cover by Glenn Fabry. Cry Blood, Erin, script by Garth Ennis, art by Steve Dillon;
Cassidy, once a good Irish kid named Proinsias, becomes the blood-sucking Cassidy.
36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
Painted cover by Glenn Fabry. And Justice For All (Crusaders Part 6), script by Garth Ennis, art by Steve Dillon
God leaves a message for Cassidy, Masada falls due to Starr and Jesse.
36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
Painted cover by Glenn Fabry. Texas And The Spaceman, script by Garth Ennis, art by Steve Dillon;
The Spaceman, who served with Jesse's father in Vietnam, tells the story of Jesse's beloved Zippo lighter.
36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
WRITTEN BY WARREN ELLIS; ART BY DARICK ROBERTSON AND RODNEY RAMOS; COVER BY ROBERTSON
It's Spider Jerusalem in his final meeting with President Callahan, surrounded by a city on fire and government troops in open conflict with civilians. It ends here. One way or the other. It's all leading to the final issue of TRANSMETROPOLITAN next month.
MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.
WRITTEN BY WARREN ELLIS; ART BY DARICK ROBERTSON AND RODNEY RAMOS; COVER BY ROBERTSON
The government troops enforcing martial law across a spreading area of the City just put a lit match to the social tinderbox. All the tensions of the last two years are going to turn into a fireball ? and Spider and his team have nowhere left to run.
MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.
WRITTEN BY WARREN ELLIS;ART BY DARICK ROBERTSON AND RODNEY RAMOS; COVER BY MATT WAGNER
"Streets at Night," Part 3. Tag along for an episode of real-time writing as Spider thrashes the pavement on his walkabout, reciting his latest column. Through seedy downtown alleys, and at every junction, corner and churchyard, he maps the human topography of the City ? the lives upon which it's built.
MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.
WRITTEN BY WARREN ELLIS;ART BY DARICK ROBERTSON AND RODNEY RAMOS; COVER BY MATT WAGNER
The second of three self-contained issues finds Spider Jerusalem getting a whole new take on the world, courtesy of the untreated mental patients spat back into the street by a collapsing healthcare system. Living lives so unpleasant they feel driven to come up with reasons why the world is the way it is, these conspiracy theorists reveal their secret, berserk hypotheses on the new world order.
MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.
WRITTEN BY WARREN ELLIS; ART BY DARICK ROBERTSON AND RODNEY RAMOS; COVER BY JIM LEE
The third of three self-contained issues featuring covers by Jim Lee finds Spider Jerusalem sharing the tricks of his trade. Spider Jerusalem decides to teach his "filthy assistants" the fine journalistic art of "monstering" ? to hound, abuse, interrogate and otherwise ruin the life of a public figure in the name of journalism. And in The City, there is no shortage of people who need monstering...
MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG." Cover price $2.50.
Written by Warren Ellis; art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos; cover by Jim Lee
The second of three self-contained issues featuring covers by Jim Lee showcases the columns of Spider Jerusalem. "21 Days in the City" features Spider's ? and writer Warren Ellis's ? anger-charged prose in a series of excerpts from Spider's newspaper columns, all illustrated by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos. The result is a twisted trip through Spider's mind, and a disturbing look at life in the City (and the world) of the future.
MATURE READERS FC, 32 pg." Cover price $2.50.
Cover by Darick Robertson. The New Scum 3: New President, script by Warren Ellis, art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos; It's part interview, part interrogation and part steel-cage wrestling match in this self-contained chapter of ''The New Scum''; Underground journalist Spider Jerusalem goes head-to-head with the President of the United States!; Will they be carried out on stretchers--or become best friends?
36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
Cover by Frank Quitely. What Spider Watches On TV, script by Warren Ellis, art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos
In this self-contained issue, journalist Spider Jerusalem watches TV, alternating between (1.) violent reactions to what's considered entertainment in his City, and (2.) an apathetic state bordering on decomposition.
36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
Cover by Frank Quitely. On The Stump, script by Warren Ellis, art by Darick Robertson and Kim DeMulder
In the first of three self-contained issues, Spider is drawn into The City's corrupt political arena, leading to a terrible confrontation with the President of the United States...in a men's room; And Spider is assigned an assistant to keep him in line--but she's not what he expects.
36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
First Printing. The last grains trickle through the glass, a pen is set down, perhaps a soft sigh is heard. And with a strange sense of waking as if from some elusive, intangible dream, one of the most significant, closely followed and highly praised chapters in the history of comics draws to an all-too-soon but triumphant close. THE SANDMAN, Neil Gaiman's critically acclaimed and award-winning series, has consistently challenged and sparked the imagination of readers throughout the world.
With compelling, multileveled storytelling and an unprecedented diversity of artistic styles, THE SANDMAN became the flagship title of DC's Vertigo imprint. Now Gaiman's poetic, personal exploration of the human condition and the lives touched by the eerie power of Dream concludes its 7-year run with #75, "The Tempest." Illustrated by Charles Vess (Gaiman's collaborator on the World Fantasy Award-winning "A Midsummer Night's Dream" from #19), "The Tempest" tells the final tale of the Sandman as Morpheus collects the last part of the debt owed to him by William Shakespeare. With dramatic interludes on a mysterious island, along with monsters, sprites, gods, maidens, apparitions and certain observations on English weather, "The Tempest" brings long-promised closure to what Steve Erickson in the Los Angeles Times Magazine described as "the best monthly comic book in the world."
THE SANDMAN #75 is an extra-sized issue with a special 4-color, bound-in gatefold poster featuring art from the original cover of THE DOLL'S HOUSE trade paperback by Dave McKean one one side, and a commemorative time-line on the other. The issue also includes 2 'farewell' text pages by Gaiman. Cover by Dave McKean.
Suggested for Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.
The penultimate issue issue of THE SANDMAN is illustrated by Jon J. Muth of MOONSHADOW fame. At the borders of the Dreaming, places that never existed meet in the not-quite-real. In one of these 'soft places,' questions are answered and one last story is played out between the new Sandman, Daniel, and the freshly buried Lord of Dreams. Written by Neil Gaiman, with art by Muth. Cover by Dave McKean.
Suggested for Mature Readers. Cover price $2.50.
