Comic books in 'Blood', graded by CBCS

Mile High San Diego Comic Con Cover by Mike Wolfer. (W) George R. R. Martin, Daniel Abraham (A) Mike Wolfer GEORGE RR MARTIN returns to comics with Skin Trade, the World Fantasy Award winning story that combines Martin's unique creative voice into a powerful vision of horror! Private investigator, Randi Wade sees the ravaged remains of innocent victims that have been savagely murdered and skinned. As the mysterious secrets of the Blackstone Manor begin to be uncovered, she gets ever closer to the monstrous truth...werewolves are real! George RR Martin combines his unmatched creative vision with the visceral illustrations of horror master Mike Wolfer to create something intensely unsettling.

by DeFilippis, Weir, Hurtt, & Dela Cruz Something has gone wrong on the Navajo Reservation near Monument Valley, near Arizona. Someone is perverting the traditional and secret art of "skinwalking" ? wearing a creature's skin to become one with the animal ? starting a killing spree and causing an FBI agent to go missing. When Agent Gregory Haworth arrives to investigate, he must do so without stepping on any local toes. This teams him with Navajo Police Officer Ann Adakai, who doesn't like what the murderer's actions could mean for the reputation of her community. What follows is a nationwide manhunt for a killer who can jump into anyone's body at any time. Written by Nunzio DeFilippis (Detective Comics) and Christina Weir, Skinwalker is a supernatural crime comic unlike any that has come before. Featuring pencils by Brian Hurtt (Queen & Country) and digital inking and tonework by Arthur Dela Cruz (Kissing Chaos), with covers by Durwin Talon (Batman: Officer Down). MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg (1 of 4) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

Cover by MARIO ALBERTI Written by ADAM FELBER Penciled by MARK ROBINSON One Wolverine ain't enough for ya? How about TWO? Depending how our story conference goes tomorrow...you might even get three! Evil Skrull scions! Massively malevolent cow meat! And a guy with a gun arm! This over-the-top follow-up to last year's Secret Invasion continues with the return of more members of the Krew...including a white-supremacist who hasn't read the paper in about a year. All brought to you by a writer for National Public Radio. Man, one of these things just ain't like the other. 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

story JIM ZUB, art EDWIN HUANG and MISTY COATS, cover CHRIS STEVENS 'FIVE FUNERALS AND A BUCKET OF BLOOD,' Part One After the events collected in Image's hit trade paperback SKULLKICKERS, VOL. 1, the second SK adventure begins here! In this issue: a den of thieves, a city of danger, nobility, stupidity, dinner parties and bloodthirsty faerie folk. Jump onboard and see why Ain't It Cool News says: 'Everyone who loves comics should buy Skullkickers.' Cover price $2.99.

Five Funerals and a Bucket of Blood: Part 3 - story JIM ZUB art EDWIN HUANG & MISTY COATS cover SAEJIN OH 'FIVE FUNERALS AND A BUCKET OF BLOOD,' Part Four This issue has it all: A cover, printed pages, comic panels in sequential order and staples! You heard that right - staples! Okay, now that we're past that stuff - Does anyone read this info? Do you? Let us know at www.skullkickers.com. PS: We now have more issues than Battle Chasers. Cover price $2.99.

Six Shooter on the Seven Seas: Part 2 - (W) Jim Zub (A) Edwin Huang, Misty Coats (CA) Saejin Oh 'SIX SHOOTER ON THE SEVEN SEAS,' Part Two Trust us, readers. This is the one you've been waiting for. Secrets revealed. The gun. The gun. The gun. The gun. The gun. The gun. The gun. The gun. The gun. The gun. The gun. The gun. The gun. The gun. The gun. The gun. The gun. The gun... Cover price $3.50.

Breakout! - Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Tom Lyle and Ricardo Villagran. Cover by Tom Lyle. The story in this final issue occurs between May-July 1954, at the end of the Indochina War. Starring Sky Wolf, Bald Eagle, Baron Von Tundra, Viet Minh and French Foreign Legion (Colonel Breton, Bartier, Sebastian, Cal Dawkins). 32 pages, full color. (Note: For more of Sky Wolf, check out Airboy (1986 Eclipse) #42.) Cover price $1.95.

Covers by Alé Garza & Richard Friend and Arthur Adams. Written by Allen Warner Art by Alé Garza & Richard Friend. Skye and Braylon are attacked by Glyph, a mercenary of ill repute, who becomes an unlikely ally in Skye's quest for her missing kin. Retailers please note: This issue will feature covers by Alé Garza & Richard Friend and Arthur Adams (approximately 50/50 ratio) and a variant cover by Jim Lee & Friend. Please see the Previews order form for further details. 4 of 5 ? 32 pg, FC. Cover price $2.99.

Cover by Randy Green and Laura Martin. Story and Art by Jeremy Dale. Now an ongoing series! Skerrigan has uncovered Quinn's hidden sanctuary - now it's a fight to the finish as Quinn, the Travelers, and the Rabites fight for their lives! Also, is that an army at Three Rivers' gates? Cover price $2.99.

Simon Bisley art; Mature content. Cover price $2.95.

Simon Bisley art; Mature content. Cover price $2.95.

By Simon Bisley and Pat Mills. 62 pgs. Full color. Cover price $6.99.

By Simon Bisley and Pat Mills. 62 pgs. Full color. Cover price $6.99.

Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, Gus Ricca, Hal Sharp, and Mike Suchorsky. An adventure anthology from Fawcett, featuring such little-known heroes as Jungle King, Hurricane Hansen, and time traveler Mark Swift. An angered god wants the magic gem that is the source of Diamond Jack's power. A safari seeking the ancient Gelka ruins encounters Kolu tribesmen and a gorilla, requiring swift action from Lee Granger, Jungle King. Mark Swift and the Time Retarder travel to the Land of the Pharaohs, and fall into the clutches of Queen Hatasu. Diamond Jack; War Bird; Jim Dolan; Murder in the Circus; Lucky Lawton; Lee Granger, Jungle King; Hurricane Hansen; Mark Swift and the Time Retarder. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Red Foil Special Collector's Premiere Edition cover, James O'Barr art. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

B&W color cover, James O'Barr art Cover price $2.95.

Written by Jon Schnepp. Art by Guiu Vilanova. Cover by Glenn Fabry. The planet's most badass metal band takes control of comics! The ultimate thrash juggernaut, Slayer has dominated stages and destroyed audiences for over thirty years, with their latest album, Repentless, showing no signs of slowing down or showing mercy. Based on the brutal Repentless videos, this expansion of the video story lines drives deep into the darkest heart of America, a raging road trip down a bloodstained highway, a tale of the doomed, the damned . . . and the repentless! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

WRITTEN BY ED BRUBAKER; ART AND COVER BY SEAN PHILLIPS In stores July 28. The thrilling second season of SLEEPER continues! One-time double agent Holden Carver travels to the Middle East to arrange a meeting with his old boss John Lynch. But what he finds will make him question everything he believes, and bring him face-to-face with the values he gave up when he went "native." Will this be enough to bring him back to the side of the angels, or has he fallen too far? MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (2 OF 12) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

Written by Ed Brubaker Art and cover by Sean Phillips It's the big showdown as the 12-issue series reaches its towering conclusion! Tao, Lynch, and their personal pawn, Holden Carver. reach the end of their tangled web of deceit. Who will die? Who will live? And what price will they pay? On sale May 25 ? 12 of 12 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US ? Mature Readers Cover price $2.99.

(W) Dan Wickline (A) Alberto Cortes (CA) Marat Mychaels After the shocking ending of issue 1, the group responsible for a murder pledge to keep it a secret. But Sela has showed up on campus for a lecture on Tarrytown's infamous 'Headless Horseman' as she tells the real story behind the legend. That night, a body returns to collect the heads of those responsible for taking his... The soul of the Headless Horseman has returned and vengeance is necessary! Cover price $2.99.

Cover by Marat Mychaels. (W) Dan Wickline. (A) AC Osorio. (CA) Marat Mychaels. One by one, the headless horseman continues his ride of death and revenge against those responsible for taking his life. Ty and Brian discover a way to outwit the horseman's curse. But still guilty of their sins, will they elude his wrath? Or learn the hard way that there is no escape from the headless horror? From the minds of Ralph Tedesco, Joe Brusha, Raven Gregory and written by Dan Wickline (Call of Wonderland, 30 Days of Night), this is the one horror series you do not want to miss! Cover price $2.99.

Limited 1 for 15 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Marguerite Bennett. Art and Cover by Jorge Coelho. Based on the hit Fox TV show. When Ichabod begins to toy with a puzzle box Jenny acquired at Corbin's request, the box begins to toy with Ichabod: He grows cruder, crueler, and wilder the longer the box is within his keep. Can Abbie and Katrina solve the mystery of the puzzle box before all that is good in Ichabod is lost forever? Featuring a backup short story written and illustrated by Noelle Stevenson. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Story, Art and Cover by Dan Panosian. END OF STORY ARC Les and Lucy, Mercy and Tess…now that everyone's put their cards on the table, Stanley Dance has the fight of his career ahead of him. The odds are against him? Hell, he wouldn't want it any other way. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Underground comix anthology focusing on themes of science fiction and horror. Stories and art by Rand Holmes, Charles Dallas (of Psychotic Adventures), Greg Irons, Tom Veitch and Richard Corben, plus short pieces by Dave Sheridan and Jack Jackson. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover by Holmes. Cover price $0.50. ADULTS ONLY! Cover price $0.50.

2nd printing. ADULTS ONLY. Rand Holmes cover and art, art by Dave Sheridan, Greg Irons, Charles Dallas, Richard Corben, Jack Jackson, 36 pages, B&W, Cover price $0.75.

Underground horror comix anthology, focusing this issue on historical war tales. Stories and art by Greg Irons, Melinda Gebbie, George DiCaprio (father of Leonardo), William York Wray, John Edgar, Errol McCarthy and Jack Jackson. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover by William Stout. Cover price $1.00. ADULTS ONLY! Cover price $1.00.

Underground horror comix anthology, focusing this issue on Greenpeace and the environment. Stories and art by Greg Irons, William Stout, Roger Brand, Michael T. Gilbert, Tim Boxell (of Commies from Mars), William York Wray, Sam Wray, Brenda Bernu, Michael J. Becker, Doug Hansen, Shelby Sampson, Dennis Ellefson and Rand Holmes. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover by William Stout. Cover price $1.00. ADULTS ONLY! Cover price $1.00.

July 20 ? 32 pg ? BW ? $2.95 written by JASON RAND art & cover by JUAN E. FERREYRA One world. 63 million psychics. 63 million stories. "NIGHTINGALE," Part One?Cristina Fierro is one of the CIA's best black bag operatives ? but how can a killer hope to retain her sanity, when, as an empath, she feels every bit of her victims' pain and terror? When she goes rogue after a mission in South America, her handler, the telepathic Agent Hanley, is the only one who can stop her before she turns Denver into a slaughterhouse. Cover price $2.99.

Argo: Part 3 of 3 - (W) Bryan Q. Miller. (A) Axel Giménez, Diana Egea. (CA) Pop Mhan. Detective John Jones, the Martian Manhunter, steps into the Smallville spotlight in 'Effigy,' a stand-alone adventure! A grisly murder in Gotham City sends Martian Manhunter on a quest to confront his past. Guest-starring Batman and Nightwing! Cover price $4.99.

(W) Bryan Q. Miller (A) Edgar Salazar & Various (CA) Cat Staggs In this final miniseries issue, Lex Luthor needs help, and there's only one man for the job. And that man is…Otis? Meanwhile, Clark finally makes contact with S.T.A.R. Labs, and Emil has some information that may make the fight against the Monitor survivable. Cover price $3.99.

WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE; ART BY ZANDER CANNON AND ANDREW CURRIE; COVER BY ZANDER CANNON In stores September 17. The secret origin of TOP 10's Smax is revealed in this 5-issue miniseries! Smax is back home, but he can't escape his past, when he was known as the greatest Dragonslayer of them all. Be here for the grim, sad truth of the life he left behind, and why he forged a new existence. FC, 32 PG. (2 OF 5) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

Written by Mike Raicht. Art by Juanan Ramirez and Rod Rodolfo. Cover by Mirka Andolfo. How horrible could the origin of Evil Ernie's best friend, Smiley the Psychotic Button, possibly be? Well... it involves Lucifer, mass murder, massive citizen complacency, the struggle to control hell, and the tastiest hamburgers your hard-earned 99 cents can buy, so horrible might not be descriptive enough. Plus, in a very special back up story, heaven unleashes its own trinket to battle the Smiley! The Holy Bedazzler is born! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

The Bulletcutter - Story and Art by Ty Rawls. This hit underground comic series from Detroit brings you the second book in its origin story. Learn the story of Smoke's youth, and watch as he begins down the path to becoming a great Manjaro Warrior! The combination of fascinating plot lines and original action sequences is sure to leave you calling for more! 24 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.25.

Alex de Campi (w), Igor Kordey (a). Abandoned by friends and ex-lovers, Cain is unwittingly used as a pawn by the government to track down his mentor's reclusive, powerful associates. Cain's only hope is to persuade Katie Shah, a journalist he betrayed, to help him. Caught between a desperate government and the mysterious Quiet Men, they race to uncover the ugly truths about Cain's past and London's present. But two steps behind slinks No-Face, borrowing a familiar identity and waiting for the right moment to end everything with a bang. 48pgs, FC (3 of 3)$7.49 Cover price $7.49.

Cover by Alex Cal (W) Chuck Dixon (A) Alex Cal TARGET: SNAKE EYES ends the only way it can-in the mano y mano, ninja to ninja battle that G.I. JOE fans have been waiting for! SNAKE EYES versus STORM SHADOW in a fight to the end-with the fate of the Arashikage clan at stake. Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Robert Atkins. (W) Chuck Dixon. (A) Robert Atkins (layouts), Atilio Rojo. A 'silent' issue in homage to the classic G.I. JOE #21. But this time it's Storm Shadow in ninja action. He's survived the massacre of the Arashikage clan and is seeking payback. But he needs to visit the Hard Master before he heads out on the road to vengeance and, possibly, his own destruction. It's swords and shadows as an era comes to an end. Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Alex Cal. (W) Chuck Dixon. (A) Robert Atkins (layouts), Atilio Rojo. A 'silent' issue in homage to the classic G.I. JOE #21. But this time it's Storm Shadow in ninja action. He's survived the massacre of the Arashikage clan and is seeking payback. But he needs to visit the Hard Master before he heads out on the road to vengeance and, possibly, his own destruction. It's swords and shadows as an era comes to an end. Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. The ultra-secret origin of Snake-Eyes continues! All he wanted when returned home from war was to see his family. Instead, he found death and tragedy. Now, the man who will be Snake Eyes enters the darkest period of his life - the chapter that's never been told! Cover price $2.95.

2nd printing. The ultra-secret origin of Snake-Eyes continues! All he wanted when returned home from war was to see his family. Instead, he found death and tragedy. Now, the man who will be Snake Eyes enters the darkest period of his life - the chapter that's never been told! Cover price $2.95.

Continuing the never-before-told origin of Snake-Eyes! The moment of destiny has arrived - one act that will turn brothers into sworn enemies. A murder that creates a legendary rivalry... Cover price $2.95.

Written & illustrated by Ben Snakepit. B&W, 32 pages, standard paper stock, 5.5-in. x 8.25-in. Cover price $2.00.