(W) Evan Dorkin, J. Holtham, Brian Level (A) Lukas Ketner, Brian Level, Andrea Sorrentino (CA) Mark Buckingham Welcome back to the Tormentors catacomb—its been torture waiting for you! This month, we proudly welcome a colorful (well, mostly red) cast of creators to spin yards of raw intestine into three putridly powerful tales of mayhem and malice in the malevolent EC Comics manner: Evan Dorkin (Beasts of Burden), J. Holtham (The Horizon Experiment), Lukas Ketner (Count Crowley), Brian Level (Poison Ivy), Andrea Sorrentino (Joker: Killer Smile), and more! Do you have the GUTS to withstand whats coming next? Lay down on that cold slab and lets find out! Dont worry . . . this will hurt A LOT! 32 pages, 16+, full color
(W) Robert Menegus, Rafael Scavone, Paul Tobin (A) Rafael Alburquerque, Valeria Burzo, Arjuna Susini (CA) Ariel Olivetti Is winter's woe upon thee? Come on into the CATACOMB OF TORMENT—where our horrific hostess, the Tormentor, always keeps the pyre roaring! Take sickly comfort in three bloody new tales of miserable merriment in the immortal EC Comics mold—hauled out from the depths of the Tormentor's catacomb and fiendishly stitched together by caustic creators Rafael Scavone (Hit-Girl) & Rafael Albuquerque (American Vampire), Paul Tobin (The Witcher) & Arjuna Susini (Lamentation), and Robert Menegus (Necromancer Bill) & Valeria Burzo (High Strangeness)!
(W) Anthony Mauro, Greg Pak, Amy Roy (A) Kano, David Lapham, Malachi Ward (CA) Tom Fowler Warm flesh! Cold technology! As an astronaut, you have collided both together in an unwieldy alliance to survive the harsh vacuum of space. Now, as you wait to see whether all of your precious airlocks and heat shields will keep you from getting freeze-dried by the very cosmos you yearn to explore, never fear—there's an all-new issue of CRUEL UNIVERSE to help you keep calm! In the next installment of EC Comics' Eisner- and Ringo Award–nominated sensation: Stargazing writers Anthony Mauro (Salvation), Greg Pak (Planet Hulk), and Amy Roy (EC's Epitaphs from the Abyss) are transmitting live from the scene of an interstellar disaster, as coldly calculating artists Kano (Action Comics), David Lapham (Stray Bullets), and Malachi Ward (Black Hammer Reborn) record the distant pinpricks of light from their exploding space ships as they reach Earth hundreds of years later. Who said SCIENCE can't be entertaining?! 40 pages, full color
By Stan Lee and George Mair. Cover by John Romita, Sr.The man behind the X-Men, Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, and a legion of other superheroes tells his own Marvel-ous story in a book packed with punch, humor, insider info, and a gallery of archival works, some never before published.Softcover, 246 pages, Text (with B&W Photos).
Sometimes you have to say “F___ I_!” in the name of art. Ashley Wood and T.P. Louise make a magazine about everything: art, comics, stories and other assorted but no-less-interesting bits. Name it, it’s in here! This 12” x 12” art-magazine from the Spectrum Award-winning creator also features a short Zombies vs Robots tale from Ash and Ryall, too.
Die-cut cover by Aron Weisenfeld and Neal Adams. Story by Neal Adams and Peter Stone. Art by Aron Weisenfeld and Richard Bennett.
Part of the Deathwatch 2000 crossover saga from Neal Adams' Continuity Comics. Genetically engineered heroes The Hybrids get their powers from alien DNA. The Hybrids are attempting to repair the ozone layer when DevilSpawn appears to lead them on a merry chase to a particular canyon. This series was produced with multiple variant covers and other promotional gimmicks of the time; this issue has a die-cut cover. Originally issued polybagged with a trading card. 40 pages, Full Color.
Story by Neal Adams and Peter Stone. Art by Aron Weisenfeld, Alberto Saichan and Andres Klacik.
Part of the Deathwatch 2000 crossover saga from Neal Adams' Continuity Comics. Genetically engineered heroes The Hybrids get their powers from alien DNA. FireBat returns, as a pawn of the Dragon's plans for the Deathwatch crisis.
Story and art by Kyle Baker. 128 brand new pages of gags and short stories by the legendary Kyle Baker. Includes 'The Bakers,' a 40-page cartoon about the author's family, home, and the tribulations of parenthood. Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS
Silver foil cover by Neal Adams. Story by Neal Adams and Peter Stone. Art by Ernesto Infante and Andres Klacik. Part of the Deathwatch 2000 crossover saga from Neal Adams' Continuity Comics. As the Prelude to Deathwatch begins, Megalith is attacked by the Hellbenders, while guest stars Ms. Mystic and the Hybrids face the DevilSpawn.
Not polybagged and does not include Hybrids Deathwatch 2000 (1993) #0B. 32 pages, Full Color.
Foldout cover by Neal Adams and Rudy Nebres. Story by Neal Adams and Peter Stone. Art by Ernesto Infante and Andres Klacik.
Part of the Deathwatch 2000 crossover saga from Neal Adams' Continuity Comics. Megalith joins forces with Mite and Sheath of the Hybrids to find the device that can stop the Deathwatch - but first, they must face a monster from his past.
32 pages, full Color.
2P - Deathwatch 2000 Part 10. Wraparound cover also folds out. Polybagged with trading card.
Shaman forces Megalith to face the real problem plaguing the planet, but not before they (along with Mite and Shealth) engage in some combat in "The Warning." CyberRad appearance. Plot by Neal Adams, story by Peter Stone, pencils by Vicente Alcazar, inks by Andre Klasic.
Neal Adams cover.
By Arthur Suydam. Whatever they do, wherever they go, you know that they do it together - even in this post holocaust world where Cholly and his buddy Flytrap go from one madcap adventure to another! In this lunatic tale, Flytrap's been shanghaied and forced into a series of boxing matches with some of the most deprived creatures in the universe. Cholly has to go it alone to rescue his partner from the clutches of the merciless gangsters.
ONI PRESS COLOR SPECIAL 2001. by Various. Leading the pack, Brian Michael Bendis, Mike Oeming, and Mike Allred have put their brains in one pan for an all-new Powers short story. "Who Killed Madman?" seeks to get to the bottom of comics' most devastating murder. Who was it? Barry Ween? Kabuki? Nocturnals? Red Star? Kevin Matchstick? Find out in this year's wackiest independent crossover. Also, from Greg Rucka comes a Queen & Country tale, plus Blue Monday by Chynna Clugston-Major. Also, J. Torres' and J. Bone's Alison Dare, plus Phil Hester and Mike Huddleston's The Coffin. Take a sneak peek at upcoming series like Hopeless Savages and Kissing Chaos!
