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Lone Gunmen (photo cover)
 From Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files , comes a new batch of intrigue and suspense with a few familiar faces and an altogether unfamiliar tone. When Mulder needed the real dirt, the conspiracy behind the conspiracies, these are the guys he turned to, and now they're on their own, facing down government corruption and corporate greed wherever it threatens the American way. A zany spinoff from one of the greatest sci-fi and suspense series of all time, The Lone Gunmen comes to comics in this special one-shot by celebrated cartoonist Bob Fingerman ( Minimum Wage ) and brilliant painter Paul Lee (Marvel's Amazing Fantasy and Vertigo's Dreaming ). |
King Tiger and Motorhead #2 (of 2)
 As devil flesh and human host fuse into one, King Tiger and Motorhead ask themselves a life-or-death question: What's the best strategy to use against a twelve-foot ice demon? The answer, to their dismay, is "Go fish!" |
Grendel: The Devil Inside #2 (of 3)
 The spirit of Grendel grips the brain with violent, insane fingers and never lets go. Its latest victim, Brian Li Sung, was once a lover of Hunter Rose's granddaughter, Christine Spar. Like a viral infection, she passed the fierceness to Li Sung in the form of vengeful drive, one and the same that led Spar down the path of death. That path, paved with flagstones of vigilante murder, leads Li Sung further into his pit of Brooklyn despair. But can a visit from Regina turn him around? What about a visit from Inspector Wiggins? Yep, the tenacious, red-eyed officer just won't give up. And so, the conflict continues, as do Dark Horse's reprints of these classic Grendel stories. Featuring another great, new cover painting from creator Matt Wagner and more of the thrilling suspense that is Grendel. |
Lone Wolf and Cub Vol. 19: The Moon in Our Hearts TPB
 The Eisner and Harvey Award-winning series continues! The time for delay is past. Itto Ogami and Daigoro are headed for Edo, to face Retsudo of the Yagyu once and for all! Stalked by bounty hunters and killers after their reward money, the Lone Wolf now faces deadlier enemies still. Retsudo has called out the nation's most accomplished rifleman, and dispatched a cannon-laden man of war, to intercept the father and son as they navigate treacherous cliffs and the high seas of Japan! This volume contains the following stories: Four Seasons of Death Wives and Lovers The Marksman A Mother's Flavor The Moon in Our Hearts |
Grendel: The Devil Inside #3 (of 3)
 His spirit corrupted, eyes red with anger, Brian Li Sung is in the clutches of Grendel. It tears at his brain, taking the place of his sense of reason, turning him into a cold-hearted killer. And now the stage manager who once loved the "granddaughter" of Hunter Rose will meet his end. But it won't come easy. Inspector Wiggins, with his electronic eye and swaggering patience, must pass through a gauntlet of murderous mayhem to face Li Sung in a final shoot-out with only one survivor. Bernie Mireault's engaging lines and Joe Matt's inventive colors cement the darkness of Matt Wagner's winter tragedy. Features an all-new cover painting by Wagner. |
Lone Wolf 2100 #2 (of 4)
 Okinawa, one hundred years from now... Against all his plans, the mysterious warrior named Itto -- along with Daisy, the young girl in his care -- finds himself drawn into a conflict between a group of villagers and a local warlord. Meanwhile, Prescott, the man-hunter in the employ of the Cygnat Owari Corporation, has picked up Itto's trail -- and a new associate, an enigmatic android named Lierre. Lierre has his own deadly plans for Itto...For Itto and Daisy the road leads to danger in both directions, with them and the villagers caught in the middle. But Itto has experienced danger before, and if it comes to kill or be killed, he knows what he must do... |
Lone Wolf 2100 #3 (of 4)
 The young girl Daisy, whom Itto is sworn to protect, has been abducted by a local warlord named Godekai. Beaten almost to death during the kidnapping, Itto refuses to give up. He leads a posse of villagers on a raid against the warlord's compound. But, if he can't rescue Daisy, Itto will settle for a coming away with a bargaining chip -- Godekai's son! It's time to deal, but waiting in the wings is a third party who would just as soon see everybody dead: the agents -- both human and android -- of the Cygnat Owari Corporation. With the full cooperation of Kazuo Koike, the writer and co-creator of Lone Wolf and Cub, Lone Wolf 2100 takes the basic concept of a warrior and child into the future for an action-packed story that combines Bushido sensibilities with science fiction settings! |
Lone Wolf 2100 #4 (of 4)
 It has all come down to this: The bodyguard Itto wages a one-man war against an army of thugs to rescue young Daisy Ogami. This is the moment for which Itto was trained. The despotic land baron Godekai kidnapped Daisy in hopes it would dissuade Itto from interfering with his enslavement of the villagers whom Itto has befriended. Godekai couldn't be more wrong. Itto has a borrowed sword and a teddy bear with which to fight Godekai's thugs, who are heavily armed with automatic weapons and explosives. They couldn't be more dead. Agents of the Cygnat Owari Corporation await the outcome of the battle to wrest Daisy from the winner. They'll be the next to die... This is the action-packed conclusion to the first chapter in the saga of Lone wolf 2100, which takes the basic situations from the classic Lone Wolf and Cub series and transplants them into a dystopian future. Produced with the full cooperation of Kazuo Koike, the writer and co-creator of Lone Wolf and Cub. |
Incredibles #4 (of 4)
 Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl arrive just in time to save their Super powered kids, Violet and Dash from the clutches of Syndrome's henchmen. But in short order Syndrome traps the whole family and imprisons them on his island. Unfortunately, Syndrome has just launched his new and improved Omnidroid against an unsuspecting city. Will the Incredibles be able to escape Syndrome? Will the Omnidroid destroy civilization as we know it? Will Mr. Incredible finally accept the help of his own family?! All will be answered in this thrilling final issue of The Incredibles ! - Adapted from The Incredibles , a Walt Disney Pictures presentation of a Pixar Animation Studios film. |
Grendel: Red, White, & Black #1 (of 4)
 The Devil has risen again. Drawing from a deep well of creative talent, Grendel creator and writer Matt Wagner has assembled a breathtaking ensemble of artists to illustrate another round of stories about that most deadly of assassins -- Hunter Rose. From corpulent politicians to opportunistic street thugs, no one is safe from the Devil's watchful eye or his deadly blades. This time out Wagner and company present the many faces of Grendel, showing his first contact with the powerful Ciccone family and painting a compelling portrait of the Devil's sweetly sinister influence over a child's imagination. Collecting five tales drawn by some of comics' most gifted storytellers, this issue launches a miniseries that's sure to please both long-time Grendel readers and newcomers alike. |
Grendel: Red, White, & Black #3 (of 4)
 The Devil's influence spreads throughout the city like ripples on a pond, leaving a path of shattered dreams and destroyed lives in its wake. Only it's not just the Mafia, hitmen, and urban scum who feel Grendel's heat. Before long, those on the periphery -- the doctors, lawyer, hotel employees -- are also pulled into the Devil's sinister web. Meanwhile, Grendel's alter-ego Hunter Rose finds his relationship with his adopted ward Stacy slipping through his bloody fingers. He may be able to eradicate his enemies, but he's helpless to hang on to those he loves. Wagner and company continue their exploration into Grendel's twisted psyche and the seductive pull it holds over all who encounter it as, once again, Wagner's razor-sharp scripts are brought to life by an outstanding line-up of comics' hottest artists. |
Lone Wolf 2100 #5
 Having fled the corporate armed forces of Cygnat Owari through the bowels of Southeast Asia, young Daisy and her synthetic protector Itto find refuge in the last place anyone would dare look for them: Ground Zero. Once a bustling suburb of Taipei, the haunted walls of Sungshan, Taiwan are now scorched with the images of the War Spore's first victims. And it is here amongst the ghosts that the Warrior and child find a moment of Peace. As Itto takes stock of their situation, he analyzes the new directives that have merged so completely with his original programming -- a mysterious bundle of code known only as "Bushido." But this moment of peace proves to be as fleeting as summer snow... Lone Wolf 2100 continues the saga inspired by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima's seminal manga series Lone Wolf and Cub. |
Grendel: Red, White, & Black #4 (of 4)
 It's the Devil you don't know that proves to be most deadly, and in this, the explosive finale to this compelling series, the light is shined on the never-before-seen moments in Hunter Rose's life. During the few short years Rose terrorized the city as his alter-ego Grendel, he left a trail of tragedy and a sinister legacy that echoes throughout following generations. From the early first sightings of the nefarious Devil to his final breath on a rooftop with his nemesis, writer/creator Matt Wagner and his team of artists illuminate the life of Hunter Rose and the death of Grendel. From start to finish, these stories will set your heart racing and blow you away! |
Lone Wolf 2100 #6
 Rumors of Sanctuary lead Itto and Daisy on a perilous journey across the open Asian desert in hopes of escaping the mercenary tracker Prescott and his deadly band of Vapor Fist Soldiers. But the enemy behind them is not as immidiate as the enemy in front of them...When they cross paths with a nomadic tribe of cyborg outcasts, they learn many new lessons in survival, including the importance of finely-tuned paranoia... |
Lone Wolf 2100 #7
 Many hands make small work, but small hands make simple slaves. Itto and Daisy travel through the congested underworld of Kowloon, China seeking refuge from the tireless pursuers hellbent on returning Daisy to the corporate labs of Cygnat Owari. But Fate deals both sides a wild card when she falls into the clutches of a remorseless child-labor camp run by renegade Emulation Constructs! Inspired by the timeless samurai drama of Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima's classic Lone Wolf and Cub , Lone Wolf 2100 is winning fans and astounding readers with Mike Kennedy's vision of a future gone bad and Francisco Ruiz Velasco's incredible artwork. |
Lone Wolf 2100 #8
 Assumptions can be deadly, particularly when dealing with an individual trained since childhood in the art of warfare. The search for Itto and Diasy has grown so desperate that the Cygnat Owari corporation decides to take matters firmly in their own hands, dismissing the tracker Will Prescott from his duties so that the mysterious and deadly Belladonna can prove her skills. But unlike android Emulation Constructs, some humans don't take dismissal easily, and Will Prescott is not a human they can afford to have fighting against them. He did, after all, spend eight years killing their kind during The War... Conspiracies unfold and Truths are revealed in this exciting chapter of Lone Wolf 2100, the futuristic action saga inspired by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima's seminal manga series Lone Wolf and Cub. |
Marvel Knights 4 TPB Vol. 3: Divine Time
 In New York, it's springtime - and business as usual for the FF, as they celebrate Franklin's team making it to the Little League playoffs. But around the globe, the very fabric of time is unraveling. Minutes are vanishing from days, and objects from the past are materializing in the present. When these chronal anomalies start multiplying like a virus, Reed, Sue, Ben and Johnny decide to slip into the timestream to investigate. For seasoned adventurers like the FF, it should be a walk in the park, right? Guess again. Plus: It's good news all around - and not just for the FF, who have reclaimed their status as New York's premier super-hero team, but for their friend and ally, Alicia Masters. After a lifetime of darkness, the blind sculptress's eyesight has been restored by her father, Philip Masters - the seemingly reformed villain Puppet Master - but at what cost? Either all is as it seems... or darker forces are at work. Collects MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #13-18. |
Hell #2
 In the past hour Corey Rollins has been pursued by FBI agents, stumbled across a secret military base, been thrown into a teleportation device that has transported him to an island known as HELL, and now he's surrounded by a welcoming committee of monstrous ape men. And that's just for starters. Join Corey as he battles through Hell trying to find his missing father and find a way off of the island. Written by Brian Augustyn ( Out There , Crimson , JLA ) and illustrated by Todd Demong and Tim Kane. Featuring colors by Carlos Meglia! |
Hell #3
 Corey Rollins finds an unlikely ally on the island called Hell when he teams up with the beautiful cat-woman Sareena and her pack of human/animal hybrids. And not a moment too soon as they come under the threat of a mysterious group of shadow beings who spread like the plague and leave death and destruction in their wake! This is one run through the jungle you won't want to miss! Written by Brian Augustyn and illustrated by Todd Demong and Tim Kane. |
Hell #4
 Things are heating up in HELL as human and beasts team up to march against the shadow-like Chimera who threaten to extinguish all life on the island. But the nightmarish swarm of Chimera is seemingly unending and our heroes may be up against more than they ever expected! |
Ghost #32
 Peter, a man Ghost barely knows, has been in a coma ever since he risked his life to save hers. Now Ghost's going in after him, to try to salvage whatever's left of his mind -- and her own soul. But to do that, and come out alive, she must walk "A Pathless Land." |
Ghost #33 Jade Cathedral (Part 1 of 4)
 A new evil has come to Arcadia -- a series of murders that Ghost, in her new role as guardian of the city, must investigate. The problem is, the crimes are marked by signs of the same kind of rage Elisa herself exhibited upon her rebirth. If Ghost is white death, the killer is the dark . . . her Silhouette. Introducing a most unexpected new villain, and another astonishing turn in Ghost's twisted tale! |
Ghost #34 Jade Cathedral (Part 2 of 4)
 Elisa Cameron, aka Ghost, mourned for her sister when she died. But suddenly, inexplicably, Margo has returned from the dead, exhibiting many of the same powers as Ghost -- and a penchant for using those powers to exact a feminist revenge on every male she encounters! Is Margo still the sister Elisa loved, or has she become a villain on a collision course with Ghost? |
Ghost #35 Jade Cathedral (Part 3 of 4)
 For interfering with her plans, Silhouette has decided that Ghost must be punished. But how do you punish somebody who's already dead? You destroy that which they love the most -- in this case, the city of Arcadia! |
El Zombo #1 (of 3)
 El Zombo is the story of the unlikely friendship between a temperamental undead wrestler and an equally difficult 10-year-old girl from East L.A. Pro wrestling champ El Zombo gets a second lease on life after being unceremoniously murdered in a back alley for refusing to take a dive in the ring. His deal is to return to Earth to help Belisa Montoya"a troubled girl about to fall victim to a horrible unknown accident. Returning at first for selfish reasons of revenge, El Zombo soon finds himself at a crossroads, forced to choose between his own vengeance and saving the life of this girl he now deeply cares for. El Zombo #1 is the first of a three issue series. |
Batman/Grendel II: Devil's Dance
 Grendel-Prime is out of place and out of time. He came to Gotham to retrieve the essence of Grendel -- the skull of Hunter Rose. Now that he has the unholy relic, he must find his way out of Gotham before Batman catches up to him. Plenty of criminals come into his city, but they don't leave until the Dark Knight has delivered justice. |