Written by Steve Niles. Art and by Nat Jones.
In "The Journal of John Ikos," a special extra-length 30 Days of Night tale, Steve Niles welcomes artist Nat Jones (Spawn: The Dark Ages) to the world of vampires. When we last saw John Ikos, he was standing ever vigilant in Barrow. But his obsession with tracking down the vampiric Agent Norris sees his paths cross with Billy, on the run since last issue, as well as Dark Days's Dane.
This annual features two covers from artist Nat Jones. 128 pages, full color. Cover price $7.49.
Cover by Ken Barr; "A Break in the Country" by Unknown; "The Punch and Judy Horror Show" by Unknown; "All Done With Wires" by Unknown; "The Summoning" by Unknown; "Ghost Town" by Unknown; "At Death's Door..." by Unknown; "Spiders Can't Scream" by Unknown; "Off the Wall!" by Unknown; Cover price $1.95.
"Planetfall!" Created by Carl Potts. Written by Alan Zelenetz. Art by Frank Cirocco and Whilce Portacio. Cover by Frank Cirocco.
The storyline becomes even more addictive when half of the Nomad Squadron make a forced landing on a mysterious planet somewhere in the outer rim of the Galarchy...and to make matters worse, a crew of Harkilon drones crashlands nearby.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.
"Hollow Harvest!" Created by Carl Potts. Written by Carl Potts and Alan Zelenetz. Art by Larry Stroman.
A special tale of corruption and greed.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.
"Planetfall!" Created by Carl Potts. Written by Alan Zelenetz. Art by Frank Cirocco and Whilce Portacio. Cover by Frank Cirocco.
The storyline becomes even more addictive when half of the Nomad Squadron make a forced landing on a mysterious planet somewhere in the outer rim of the Galarchy...and to make matters worse, a crew of Harkilon drones crashlands nearby.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.
Cover pencils by Larry Stroman, inks by Frank Cirocco. Archie Goodwin cartoon introducing the new Alien Legion series. "Dead and Buried," script by Chuck Dixon (script), Carl Potts (producer, plot), and Alan Zelenetz (plot), pencils by Larry Stroman, inks by Randy Emberlin
Two years after losing Nomad Squadron on a suicide mission on Quaal, Major Sarigar resigns his commission; Sarigar then searches for answers about what exactly happened on Nomad Squadron's last mission.
Introduction from Carl Potts to the new Alien Legion series, art by Larry Stroman. Legion is back with a new writer! A new First issue! And an All New Format!
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.25.
"Man of War!" Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Larry Stroman and Mark Farmer.
Sarigar finds his estranged sister, and then must race to help as she and Torie fight the killing machines of an ancient battlefield planet.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.
"Vector: Red!" Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Larry Stroman and Mark Farmer.
The now deposed monarchs of Mmrosdia hired mercenaries to fight their revolution - and now the mercenaries refuse to leave until they've received their pay. It's up to Force Nomad to rout the bull-headed soldiers, who are led by the most arrogant, obnoxious individual ever - Jugger Grimrod's father!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.
Cover pencils by Larry Stroman, inks by Frank Cirocco. Archie Goodwin cartoon introducing the new Alien Legion series. "Dead and Buried," script by Chuck Dixon (script), Carl Potts (producer, plot), and Alan Zelenetz (plot), pencils by Larry Stroman, inks by Randy Emberlin
Two years after losing Nomad Squadron on a suicide mission on Quaal, Major Sarigar resigns his commission; Sarigar then searches for answers about what exactly happened on Nomad Squadron's last mission.
Introduction from Carl Potts to the new Alien Legion series, art by Larry Stroman. Legion is back with a new writer! A new First issue! And an All New Format!
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.25.
"Fragments!" Plot by Carl Potts and Alan Zelenetz. Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Larry Stroman and Randy Emberlin.
It's been two years since Major Sarigar lost his entire Nomad Squadron during a suicide mission on Quaal. Now, Sarigar must risk his career in a desperate attempt to find his lost comrades.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.
Cover pencils by Larry Stroman, inks by Frank Cirocco. Archie Goodwin cartoon introducing the new Alien Legion series. "Dead and Buried," script by Chuck Dixon (script), Carl Potts (producer, plot), and Alan Zelenetz (plot), pencils by Larry Stroman, inks by Randy Emberlin
Two years after losing Nomad Squadron on a suicide mission on Quaal, Major Sarigar resigns his commission; Sarigar then searches for answers about what exactly happened on Nomad Squadron's last mission.
Introduction from Carl Potts to the new Alien Legion series, art by Larry Stroman. Legion is back with a new writer! A new First issue! And an All New Format!
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.25.
Cover pencils by Larry Stroman, inks by Frank Cirocco. Archie Goodwin cartoon introducing the new Alien Legion series. "Dead and Buried," script by Chuck Dixon (script), Carl Potts (producer, plot), and Alan Zelenetz (plot), pencils by Larry Stroman, inks by Randy Emberlin
Two years after losing Nomad Squadron on a suicide mission on Quaal, Major Sarigar resigns his commission; Sarigar then searches for answers about what exactly happened on Nomad Squadron's last mission.
Introduction from Carl Potts to the new Alien Legion series, art by Larry Stroman. Legion is back with a new writer! A new First issue! And an All New Format!
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.25.
King of Waterworld!
On a futuristic Neptune, Aquaman must show his mastery of sea creatures gathered from all over the universe. But there is one creature from the depths that even Aquaman cannot control, and it threatens to destroy Neptune in order to keep Aquaman from joining the rest of the heroes to stop the villainous Solaris. Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Art by Tom Grindberg and Bill Anderson. Cover by Tom Grindberg. FC, 32 pg.
NOTE: The DC One Million series consists of 31 issues including a 4-issue mini-series and 27 one-shots.
Cover price $1.99.
"Political Suicide!" Story by D.G. Chichester. Art by Scott McDaniel and Derek Fisher.
In order to save two universes, the young hero known as Access was forced to use the power of Amalgam (see Marvel versus DC (1996) #3).
In this issue, Daredevil and Deathstroke's daughter, Ravager are merged to create Dare. While Catwoman and Elektra are merged to create Catsai. Together these two femme fatales are the deadliest assassins in the world, and they're here in Gotham City to murder the mayor, an amalgam of the Kingpin and the Riddler.
Cover price $1.95.
The Gatherers Saga: Part 13 of 18 - "A Gathering of Hate!" Double-size issue. Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Steve Epting. Inks by Tom Palmer. Silver foil embossed cover by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer.
It's all-out action in the Andes Mountains as Earth's Mightiest Heroes have at long last located Proctor's secluded citadel! The Black Knight leads the charge inside and in mere seconds the epic battle erupts! Seven fighting-mad avengers vs. Cassandra, Sloth, Magdalene, Tabula Rasa, and Proctor! The rage and fury of Dane Whitman and the Prince of Power push the Gatherers back on their heels, but the awesome power of Proctor stalls the Avengers' march to victory!
During the furious fight, new details emerge about the relationship between Sersi and Proctor; and the Black Knight's connection to both of them! Could Sersi somehow be a greater threat to the Avengers than Proctor? First appearance of Deathcry.
48 pages. Cover price $2.95.
"Timeslide" Plot by Bob Harras and Terry Kavanagh. Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Roger Cruz, Luke Ross, Fabin Laguna, Frank Toscano, Manny Clark, and Oclair Albert. Inks by Scott Koblish and Rene Micheletti. Wraparound foil cover by Roger Cruz and Luke Ross.
Story continues from Avengers 394. Earth's Mightiest Heroes realize the only way to stop Iron Man's reign of terror is to go back to their mansion and bust through that mysterious door in the sub-basement! To that end no less than eight avengers including Thor and Captain America assault their Fifth Avenue home! With an urgent fury, the Avengers battle past Malachi, Tobias, and the Anachronauts; and at long last reach the door! The Prince of Power rips open the portal and dramatically unleashes an awesome timestream vortex! The powerful time current sweeps the Vision, Black Widow, Cap, Jarvis, and Tobias...ten years into the past!
And once there the trio of avengers will search for the teenage Tony Stark and attempt to bring him back to the present! The trail begins at the Stark family townhouse and ends in Castle Latveria! Can Earth's Mightiest Heroes slide across time and finally stop the Crossing? Story continues in Iron Man 325 and concludes in Avengers 395.
First appearance of Teen Tony.
48 pages. Cover price $4.95.
Cover by Dan Lawlis and Jeff Albrecht. Cycle of Fire, script by John Arcudi, pencils by Dan Lawlis, inks by Ian Aiken
There's chaos on the streets of Steel Harbor as Mace Blitzkrieg wreaks havoc, blowing up police precincts; Since Motorhead's no longer around to take down Mace, it looks like it's up to Barb to save the day--but the assassin Deathcard has other plans for her, as does Hurricane Max, who's blown into town; The hot new Barb Wire art team of Dan Lawlis and Ian Akin returns for another explosive issue.
36 pgs., full color. $2.00. Cover price $2.00.
Cover by Dan Lawlis and Jeff Albrecht. Ghost in the Machine, script by John Arcudi, pencils by Dan Lawlis, inks by Ian Akin
When Avram Roman, Sr. comes to Barb Wire looking for information regarding the son he thought was long dead, little does he realize that his offspring has been cursed with a fate far worse than death: Avram Roman, Jr. has become the hideous creature known on the streets of Steel Harbor as The Machine; But a shadowy figure from The Machine's past has his own plans for Avram, Jr., making a father-son reunion very unlikely.
36 pgs., full color. $2.00. Cover price $2.00.
