NEW LOCAL GRAPHIC NOVEL!!!

DARK MATTERS TP

(W) Graham Bowlin, Jesse Threatt (A) James Allen
Created by Pete Fitz

Promotional art by James Allen and Swyft Pictures, LLC

  If a human life force - the soul - were a powerful, harvestable, source of energy, what would that say about every human war and orchestrated catastrophe that has ever occurred? Have souls been collected for profit? How have world politics been involved? What have human souls been powering?
  We meet Dagan Harris during a catastrophic bomb run over the Pacific in World War II.  After crash landing, he endures life as a POW on a remote island camp; his desire to once again rejoin his family is the only thing sustaining him. Test after gruesome test is performed on Dagan until a General wielding soul stealing abilities shows up and wreaks havoc on the entire camp. After a daring escape, Dagan eventually returns home, but the horrifying, soul-stealing, characters he encountered abroad continue to haunt him in the form of bizarre hallucinations and ever present ravens.
  With the help of his war buddies, Sara Harte (feisty pilot) and Gareth Callahan (witty engineer/inventor/politician), Dagan embarks on a journey to seek out the terrifying, behind-the-scenes, truth of World War II. The deeper he digs, the more he uncovers his own unique power to face off against the mystic oppressors from his tortured past.

NEW INDY COMIX!!

TORTURED LIFE TP

(W) Neil Gibson, Dan Watters (A) Caspar Wijngaard

This man has seen how you die...
Richard is having a bad year. He's lost his job, lost his girlfriend, put on weight... and developed the ability to see the deaths of everyone around him. Plagued by horrific premonitions, he decides to end it all, but there are old and powerful forces at work that have their own plans for his power. Pitched into a world of eldritch horror that lurks just beneath the surface of London's civilized veneer, the only chance Richard has of finding peace is to unravel the mysteries of his own past.

Cover art by Caspar Wijngaard

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 4/13!!

HOUSE OF PENANCE #1

(W) Peter J. Tomasi (A/CA) Ian Bertram

The Winchester House is famous for its original owner's bizarre compulsion to incorporate a multitude of architectural curiosities. But as the bereaved Sarah Winchester's workers toil on stairways to nothing and doors to nowhere, a mysterious stranger arrives . . . and he could make Sarah's demons all too real.

Cover art by Ian Bertram

Recommended by Howard!! (and Scott Snyder and Garth Ennis)

"Blending horror, history and fiction, House of Penance stands as a singular triumph. Tomasi and Bertram have crafted something truly special with this book."-Scott Snyder (Wytches)

"House of Penance is Peter Tomasi's finest work to date, a haunting, macabre experience that will stay with any thoughtful reader long after its conclusion. A fine tale well told, and highly recommended."-Garth Ennis (Preacher)

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 9/23!!

RUMBLE #7

(W) John Arcudi (A/CA) James Harren

The Esu are in full attendance as they return in a Counsel of Monsters! And Rathraq is humbled by a new foe. New for him, anyway.

Cover Art by James Harren

Recommended by VIDEO MONKEY!!

NEW SHORT STORY COLLECTION - LOCAL WRITER

THE BLACKBERRY  & OTHER TALES THAT CREEP

(W) Judith Cullen (A) Rick Geary, Illustrations

What really creeps you out? These stories feature the unknown, unseen, unexplainable and unexpected. They won't horrify you but you may begin to feel uneasy, get that prickly feeling on your skin that causes you to rub your arms and look around for what might be lurking. They may inspire you to check under your bed at night, make certain your closet door is securely latched and your windows locked.

Cover art by Rick Geary (colors by Walter Parrish)

"Ms. Cullen's writing is lyrical and touching, the rhythms and characters stick in your mind like a really good tune. I have the feeling she could write about tin cans and readers would come away with a sense of satisfaction and wonder"
- Reader Review of "A Trio of Cat Tales", by the same author.

Illustration for the story "Gorak the Gobbler" by Rick Geary

SHIPPING LIST FOR 4/10

Visit our shipping next week section for a list of new and back in stock items arriving on Wednesday, April 10th!!

EC JACK DAVIS: 'TAINT THE MEAT...IT'S THE HUMANITY HC

(W/A) Jack Davis

Fantagraphics is presenting classic EC material in reader-friendly, artist-and-genre-centric packages and "'Taint the Meat..." collects every one of Jack Davis' 24 Tales From The Crypt stories in one convenient, goredrenched package for the first time. "'Taint the Meat..." will also include extensive story notes by the acclaimed painter and cartoonist William Stout.

ZANADU RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 3/6/13

HELHEIM #1

(W) Cullen Bunn  (A) Joelle Jones

A NEW SERIES FROM SIXTH GUN WRITER CULLEN BUNN AND FAN FAVORITE ARTIST JOËLLE JONES! "Once the threshold of Helheim is crossed, not even gods can escape." During the age of the Vikings, savage wild men and dark creatures beset a small settlement. A brave war party stands as guardians of the helpless villagers, but they are no match for the horrors rising up around them. One of the warriors, a young hero named Rikard, will pay the ultimate price in battle... but his fight is far from over. A gothic horror story of witchcraft, night creatures, and the undead.

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!

ROBOTS AND THE KING!! (ELVIS THAT IS)

From Blacklist Studios in the heart of New Jersey, we've received a double shot of burly as hell, action packed comics that read like a cartoon fist to the face!

KING #1, 2

(W) Thomas Hall  (A) Daniel Bradford

Meet Jessie King: Former Mexican wrestling bad ass turned supernatural hitman, King is THE man. Be it Bloodsuckers, Shape Shifters, Flesh Eaters or Mouth Breathers, King puts an end to the freaky, antisocial, abnormal misfits that torment the common Man and threaten Freedom and Fried Foods everywhere! Anywhere there are people to help, money to be made and savory grub to chow down on, King will be there with his list and his Blue Suede Colts...

ROBOT 13 TP VOL 01

(W) Thomas Hall  (A) Daniel Bradford

In 1939, something was pulled up from the ocean depths off the coast of Spain; what it was and where it originated from were a mystery to the fishermen who found it, but all the surviving members of that crew agree on one thing~ whatever it was, it saved their lives. Robot 13 tells the odyssey of the hero who awoke from the ocean floor that day as it looks for answers to who he really is...

ZANADU RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2/6/13

HELLBOY IN HELL #3

(W/A) Mike Mignola

Hellboy meets more of his family members, and it's not a fond reunion, as blood sprays through the air in Hell.

RECOMMENDED BY MORGAN!

OOOHHH, SCARY -- PHANTOM VARIANTS!!

We are pleased to announce our participation in the Phantom Variant program with a super scarce, super rare cover for both REVIVAL #1 and #6! There are only a handful of stores across the country who will be receiving these variants, so make sure to stop in and get your grubby little hands on one, especially since they will be the same price as the regular cover!

REVIVAL

(W) Tim Seely (A) Mike Norton

For one day in rural central Wisconsin, the dead came back to life. Now it's up to Officer Dana Cypress to deal with the media scrutiny, religious zealots, and government quarantine that has come with them. In a town where the living have to learn to deal with those who are supposed to be dead, Officer Cypress must solve a brutal murder, and everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect.

We have both the collection and #6 will be here next week which will bring you up to date on this fantastic new series from the creators of Hack/Slash and BATTLEPUG!!

ZANADU RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 5/2/12

LOCKE & KEY: KEYS TO THE KINGDOM TP (VOL. 4)

(W) Joe Hill  (A) Gabriel Rodriquez

Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's Locke & Key unwinds into its fourth volume in "Keys To The Kingdom." With more keys making themselves known, and the depths of the Locke's family's mysteries ever expanding, Dodge's desperation to end his shadowy quest drives the habitants of Keyhouse ever closer to a revealing conclusion.

I have been waiting impatiently for this volume since the day the third volume came out. If you haven't read this comic, do. If you have read this story arc, don't tell me anything! recommended by erin.