Falling Down From Heaven: Part 3 of 4: What You Need - Written by J.M. DeMatteis. Art and Painted Cover by Michael Zulli. Inside a bizarre alien spacecraft, Charlie Limbo explains the ins and outs of alien abduction to Lucas and Aimee. Meanwhile, on Earth, the Tattmore twins' house begins to whirl uncontrollably! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.50.
Falling Down From Heaven: Part 2 of 4: Gently Stealing - Written by J.M. DeMatteis. Art and Painted Cover by Michael Zulli. When his daughter is mysteriously abducted by aliens, a beautiful, mercurial angel arrives to take Lucas Hart high above the Earth...only to explain that his daughter never belonged to him.
32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.50.
Falling Down From Heaven: Part 1 of 4: The Age Of Innocence - Written by J.M. DeMatteis. Art and Painted Cover by Michael Zulli. Twins sisters with strange visions may offer Lucas Hart another piece to the puzzle of the Magician. Each woman clings to her own interpretation of visitations from bizarre creatures. Skeptical at first, Hart becomes a believer when the person closest to his heart is abducted before his eyes. Are the beings angels, aliens or projections of the human collective unconscious?
32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.50.
The Pilgrimage Of Lucas Hart: Epilogue: A Moving Prayer - Written by J.M. DeMatteis. Art and Painted Cover by Jon J. Muth. A poignant love story unfolds! Lucas Hart delves into the Magician's mysterious past and uncovers significant details...including a feisty, retired dancer who claims to have lived and worked with the Magician in the 1930's. But it's her knowledge of Hart that sends the seeker reeling!
32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.50.
The Pilgrimage Of Lucas Hart: Part 4 of 4: Requiem - Written by J.M. DeMatteis. Art and Painted Cover by Glenn Barr. The first story arc of Vertigo's newest ongoing series concludes as Lucas Hart finds his crushed spirit resurrected despite the shocking revelations of his past. But Rhonda's bizarre disappearance propels Lucas into his first harrowing quest...into the mystery.
32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.50.
The Pilgrimage Of Lucas Hart: Part 3 of 4: Choking On The Past - Written by J.M. DeMatteis. Art and Painted Cover by Glenn Barr. Lucas Hart's astral experiences with the hobo mystic Charlie Limbo intensify, ultimately triggering repressed memories and sordid secrets from Lucas' childhood!
32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.50.
Michael Smith, perpetually confused, and the Enigma, perpetually confusing, finally enjoy a moment of quiet respite, blissfully unaware that a maniacal creature from the past is hurtling their way. Written by Peter Milligan, with art by Duncan Fegredo and full-process color by Sherilyn van Valkenburgh. Painted cover by Fegredo.
Suggested for Mature Readers. Deluxe Format. Cover price $2.50.
Sent on a mission of memory by Envelope Girl, Michael is led back to his childhood home. Plus (as if things weren't already strange enough), this issue features the debut of the Interior League. Written by Peter Milligan, with art by Duncan Fegredo and full-process color by Sherilyn van Valkenburgh. Painted cover by Fegredo.
Suggested for Mature Readers. Deluxe Format. Cover price $2.50.
A strange interlude with the Enigma awakens something in Michael that he's not ready to confront, causing him to leave Sandra. Special feature: a '60s-style page from the original Enigma comic book. Written by Peter Milligan, with art by Duncan Fegredo and full-process color by Sherilyn van Valkenburgh. Painted cover by Fegredo.
Suggested for Mature Readers. Deluxe Format. Cover price $2.50.
Michael Smith continues his quest to uncover the meaning behind the Enigma by tracking down the writer and artist of the comic book series while the saga of the lovely Envelope Girl unfolds. Written by Peter Milligan, with art by Duncan Fegredo and full-process color by Sherilyn van Valkenburgh. Painted cover by Fegredo.
Suggested for Mature Readers. Deluxe Format. Cover price $2.50.
Just as Michael Smith dies, the truth dawns on him - the Enigma is a character from his favorite childhood comic book. A different Truth, a new monstrous serial killer, is determined to leave the Enigma in the same condition as Michael. Written by Peter Milligan, with art by Duncan Fegredo and full-process color by Sherilyn van Valkenburgh. Painted cover by Fegredo.
Suggested for Mature Readers. Deluxe Format. Cover price $2.50.
Art imitates life; sometimes, life imitates art. Under rare and ominous conditions, the two become inextricably wound into each other, a snake eating its own tail. In ENIGMA, it's even stranger than that - comic art comes to life. Enigma is an existential super-hero, an extraordinary man in a less than extraordinary world. Enigma is a character from Michael Smith's favorite comic book. Michael has left behind his old world - home, job, girlfriend - to find the Enigma, and to find the world within himself. It is a strange, terrifying, exhilarating journey of self-discovery, one that may well be Michael Smith's last chance to find meaning in a seemingly meaningless world. Written by Peter Milligan, with art by Duncan Fegredo and full-process color by Sherilyn van Valkenburgh. Painted cover by Fegredo with an added fifth metallic color.
Suggested for Mature Readers. Deluxe Format. Cover price $2.50.
Cover by John Totleben. Southern Change, script by Alan Moore, pencils by Stephen Bissette, inks by Alfredo Alcala; Zombies, voodoo, black magic and more as the "American Gothic" story arc gets darker.
Reprints Alan Moore's Swamp Thing #41 in B&W. 28 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $1.95.
Cover by John Totleben. Rite of Spring, script by Alan Moore, pencils by Stephen R. Bissette, inks by John Totleben; Abigail and Swamp Thing consumate their love in marriage. Reprints Alan Moore's Swamp Thing #34 in B&W. 28 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.
'Trial by Fire,' part 3 of 6. Mark Millar's climactic Swamp Thing storyline continues: As Swamp Thing plots to destroy all life on Earth, the Phantom Stranger's agents oppose him on two fronts: The Word cuts a bloody swath through the elemental community, and a strangely changed Anton Arcane confronts Swamp Thing directly - for the final time.
Written by Mark Millar, with art by Phil Hester and Kim DeMulder. Cover by John Totleben.
Suggested for Mature Readers. FC, 32pg, Mando Format Cover price $2.25.
'Trial by Fire,' part 2 of 6. Mark Millar's climactic Swamp Thing storyline continues: As Jason Woodrue seeks help in stopping Swamp Thing's plans to destroy humankind, Timothy Raven prepares to invoke the spirit of Anton Arcane; Lady Jane and the Parliament of Trees face possibly their last stand against The Word; and Abby and Chester make desperate plans of their own.
Written by Mark Millar, with art by Phil Hester and Kim DeMulder. Cover by John Totleben.
Suggested for Mature Readers. FC, 32pg, Mando Format Cover price $1.95.
Comics legend Curt Swan guest-pencils the most off-beat SWAMP THING story of recent years. When lovable hippie Chester Williams forsakes his left-wing past for the ultraconservative life of a New York City cop, the powers that be decide he's just the man to talk the Swamp Thing out of his environmentally-conscious plans for humankind. Is it an imaginary story...or a frightening glimpse of America's future?
Written by Mark Millar, with art by Curt Swan and Kim DeMulder. Cover by Swan and John Totleben.
Suggested for Mature Readers. FC, 32pg, Mando Format Cover price $2.25.
WRITTEN BY MIKE CAREY; ART BY PETER GROSS; COVER BY DUNCAN FEGREDO
New regular artist Peter Gross (THE BOOKS OF MAGIC) makes his debut with Part 1 of the 4-part "The House of Windowless Rooms." Lucifer must set aside his power and his immortality to journey to the Japanese underworld in search of his severed wings ? the nest stage in his quest for divine power. Meanwhile, back at Lucifer's exclusive L.A. club, Mazikeen guards the gateway in the void, unaware she's about to host an unearthly gathering of apocalyptic proportions.
MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.
WRITTEN BY MIKE CAREY; ART BY PETER GROSS, DEAN ORMSTON AND RYAN KELLY; COVER BY DUNCAN FEGREDO
Part 3 of the 4-part "Children & Monsters." Lucifer's grand plan of his own cosmos nears its moment of realization, but now he must leave the gate in the hands of the demon Musubi while he quests for the final element. In London, Elaine Belloc discovers that her past links her not only to David Easterman, but also to a disturbed creature called Cal who seems to be an adolescent angel. Meanwhile, Heaven's invasion of Los Angeles begins...
MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.
WRITTEN BY MIKE CAREY; ART BY PETER GROSS AND RYAN KELLY; COVER BY DUNCAN FEGREDO
Part 1 of the 4-part "Children & Monsters" ? a great starting point for new readers. Lucifer has his wings back, and he's one step closer to his mysterious goal. But now the Host of Heaven are gathering for an all-out assault against the city of Los Angeles, and everything's up for grabs. In London, the schoolgirl Elaine Belloc is offered a teasing glimpse of her own true nature, while the Morningstar makes the first move in his long-awaited endgame.
MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.
WRITTEN BY MIKE CAREY; ART BY PETER GROSS; COVER BY DUNCAN FEGREDO
Part 2 of the 4-part "The House of Windowless Rooms." Lucifer continues his journey through the Japanese Underworld to reclaim his wings and regain his power. As a guest of the Divine Izanami, the Queen of Death, Lucifer might well expect to be treated as demonic royality. Instead, he is locked in mortal combat with Izanami's minions, who are desperate to prevent Lucifer from regaining his lost wings.
MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.
Cosmo is approached to perform at the opening of the Mouth of the Trans-Atlantic Tunnel, Cast Iron Beach's Laugh in the Dark burns to the ground, and the "Cowgirls from Outer Space" burlesque show arrives in town. Meanwhile, B.B. gets a date for the Undersea Ball, Monty Vickers returns from Scotland with his latest acquisition, and some angry bookies catch up with Charity.
Written by Dean Motter. Art by Michael Lark. Cover by Mark Chiarello.
Mature Readers. FC, 32 pg. Rebax Format. Cover price $2.50.
Cosmo is approached to perform at the opening of the Mouth of the Trans-Atlantic Tunnel, Cast Iron Beach's Laugh in the Dark burns to the ground, and the "Cowgirls from Outer Space" burlesque show arrives in town. Meanwhile, B.B. gets a date for the Undersea Ball, Monty Vickers returns from Scotland with his latest acquisition, and some angry bookies catch up with Charity.
Written by Dean Motter. Art by Michael Lark. Cover by Mark Chiarello.
Mature Readers. FC, 32 pg. Rebax Format. Cover price $2.50.
