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Written by Richard Kadrey. Art and covers by the Pander Bros. What is life like when you were never supposed to be born but society lets you live anyway ? registered a loser while still in the womb? Your life is terminal low-res, the cheap chrome peeling off a stolen Saturday Night Special. And since you'll never be "normal," you and your only friends ? other Vodka-Plus-swilling, Sky Saw-sniffing losers like yourself ? are so rejected that you're not even considered human but Da Jui: "hungry ghosts." Moving through the neon-wrapped, scorching-hot wasteland that is future L.A., you hunt for the great escape ? the drug known as Accelerate ? and the secret that lies beyond it. In the world of ACCELERATE, the unwanted group together in loosely organized gangs (because no one wants to be caught alone doing crimes) of ultra-high IQ info-fetishists. And if you're one of the very smart, the very crazy or the very lucky, you just might get to the top of the food chain: the Flash Tribes.
ACCELERATE tells the story of one of these Flash Tribe wannabes: Marne, a girl who's lost the love of her life to the stone-killer cops in the DMZ. Totally ignored by her worker-drone, space-junk-addicted parents, Marne seeks refuge in a company of misfits: Bones, as hard-hitting as you can be when you're born with no arms; Pirate Jenny, a ultra-hardcore net-sex dancer; and Mint Maguro, a fresh-faced kid with silicon-chipped teeth and refried carnitas for brains. Marne's quest for Accelerate begins on the anniversary of her boyfriend's murder when she receives a fax ? from his corpse. Marne spends the next 48 hours ripping through neo-L.A., from scaling underground tunnels and breaking into gated utopian communities, to operating giant robotic suits and playing hardball with the High Priests of the Digital Age. It's all part of her frantic, white-knuckle effort to gain access to the Flash Tribe and locate her boyfriend...or what's left of him.
MATURE READERS. Cover price $2.95.
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Writer Joe R. Lansdale carves a tale of sheer terror in this Vertigo limited series, as hard-boiled private detective Chet Daly is drawn into a grisly case of homicide and supernatural horror. Investigating the strange behavior of his girlfriend's brother, Daly follows a bloody trail of death to the God of the Razor, an inhuman, elemental force of mutilation and murder. Artist Mark A. Nelson supplies the stunning visuals for this dark, engrossing tale--art that bleeds terror and menace. Be warned: Blood and Shadows is not for the faint of heart!
Mature Readers. Prestige Format. FC, 48 pg. Cover price $5.95.
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Titania and Auberon, The Books of Magic's most intriguing and in-demand characters, are finally featured in their own miniseries.
The Books of Faerie is the revealing story of how Titania came to be Queen of Faerie, the shocking secret she's kept, and why she believed Timothy Hunter to be her rightful son. A tale of fantasy, jealousy, deceit and desire, this miniseries delves deeper into the hearts and minds of Faerie royalty--Titania, Auberon and the Amadan--and the effect their lives have on all of Faerie, the Earthworld and beyond.
Written by Bronwyn Carlton. Art by Peter Gross. Painted cover by Hermann Mejia. Mature Readers. FC, 32 pg. Rebax Format. Cover price $2.50.
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The sequel to the popular Books of Faerie miniseries reveals the story of the haughty Auberon, King of Faerie.
A group of nobles hatches a bold plan to overthrow mad King Magnus, whose depraved rule is destroying the Faerie realm. But when a rogue troll throws a wrench into the works, all the nobles' plans hinge on a young boy...a boy who will one day become Faerie's greatest ruler.
Written by Bronwyn Carlton. Art by Peter Gross and Vince Locke. Painted cover by Hermann Mejia.
Mature Readers. FC, 32 pg. Rebax Format. Cover price $2.50.
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WRITTEN BY JOHN NEY RIEBER; ART BY HERMANN MEJIA; PAINTED COVER BY CHARLES VESS
The most popular supporting character from THE BOOKS OF MAGIC takes center stage in an exciting miniseries. Living on Earth, Molly is miserable; she's under a Faerie curse, she's left her boyfriend (Tim Hunter of THE BOOKS OF MAGIC), and her family is a nightmare. But when King Auberon of Faerie is captured by an unknown enemy, Molly is given the opportunity to return to that realm ? and, possibly, to lift the spell that keeps her from leading a normal life.
MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 4)$2.50" Cover price $2.50.
