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Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Lewis LaRosa. Cover by Clayton Henry. Thirty years from today...'THE ANALOG MAN' goes to war with Ninjak! Far into a post-apocalyptic future, Los Angeles has descended into chaos. Even the remaining heroes of the Valiant Universe can't stand against the G.A.T.E. super-tech that dominates the wastelands. As Bloodshot and Magic emerge with a small group of survivors in tow, an unexpected ally from the past shows up, seeking help, forcing Bloodshot to either turn his back on his friend…or his family! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Mico Suayan. Cover by Stephen Segovia. Escape from BLOODSHOT ISLAND! Live. Die. Rejuvenate. Each day, Bloodshot and his fellow castaways from Project Rising Spirit awake to find themselves hunted by the unstoppable engine of destruction called Deathmate. And each day, they die...only to begin their escape once more after the nano-technology inside them repairs their fatal injuries. As Bloodshot and his new teammates begin to understand the brutal logic behind their island prison, will the biggest threat to their survival be the horrors that await in the jungle around them...or each other? New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (Old Man Logan) and superstar artist Mico Suayan (BLOODSHOT REBORN) lead the hunt for the secrets behind Bloodshot's past and future here in the next unstoppable chapter of the summer's electrifying Valiant blockbuster! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Lewis LaRosa and Mico Suayan. Cover by Kenneth Rocafort. This expanded encore presentation of BLOODSHOT SALVATION #1 was originally available only as part of the pre-order set, BLOODSHOT SALVATION #1 RAMPAGE REDUX features the raw black and white interior artwork of powerhouse artists Lewis LaRosa and Mico Suayan plus brand-new bonus features including 'Top-Secret Mission Reports,' 'The Biology of Bloodshot,' 'Bloodshot's Body Count,' and 'The Complete History of Bloodshot'! 28 pages, B&W. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

2nd Printing. Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Lewis LaRosa and Mico Suayan. Cover by Kenneth Rocafort. A BLOCKBUSTER NEW ONGOING SERIES! From New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (BLOODSHOT REBORN, Moon Knight) and extraordinary artists Lewis LaRosa (BLOODSHOT REBORN) & Mico Suayan (BLOODSHOT REBORN), a bloody and vengeful new era for Bloodshot begins this September as Ray Garrison escapes his violent past to build the one thing he never thought he'd earn: a family. But when a hateful secret from his true love's past threatens their fragile peace, Bloodshot will be forced to run headlong into a barrage of blood, bullets, and broken bones for a revenge-fueled assault that will have crushing consequences for those he holds most dear… Now: In the arms of his beloved girlfriend Magic, Bloodshot has finally found hope for the future…in the form of the couple's unborn child. But when Magic's estranged family - a cruel and sadistic clan of homegrown criminals - re-emerge to lay claim to their lost daughter, Bloodshot will be pushed back to the brink of madness, mayhem, and warfare… Soon: Eight years from today, Bloodshot's daughter has inherited her father's incredible abilities. Hunted by a high-tech kill squad called Omen, Jessie must hone her powers…and learn how to survive before the world is swallowed whole by the darkness that now pervades America… 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

'THE BOOK OF THE DEAD' - PART ONE! Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Renato Guedes. Cover by Kenneth Rocafort. Into the Deadside! Years ago, Project Rising Spirit's cutting-edge nanite technology transformed Ray Garrison into the walking weapon codenamed Bloodshot. Now, those very same microscopic machines have infected his infant daughter's physiology and threaten to destroy her from the inside out. As the life of an innocent hangs in the balance, Bloodshot will be forced to make an unimaginable decision: to watch the child he loves die, or to confront death itself…and strike a bargain for her safety. Now, with the supernatural heroes known as Shadowman and Dr. Mirage to guide him, Bloodshot is about to undertake an unreal journey into the demon-haunted dimension known as the Deadside to save a life…or sacrifice his own… Plus: Magic and the Bloodshot Squad lead an assault on OMEN for the rescue attempt of a lifetime! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Pre-Order Edition. Written by Jeff Lemire. Art bu Doug Braithwaite. Cover by Ryan Bodenheim. Time to kill! To save his daughter's life, Bloodshot brokered an unthinkable bargain...and has been thrown forward two thousand years in the future to 4002 A.D.! But preserving life requires a sacrifice...and now, he's on the hunt to take out the one man standing between him and the safe return of his family! Too bad the only thing standing in his way is...Bloodshot? When the 41st century's Bloodshot finds out Ray Garrison has come to town, all hell is bound to break loose! Eisner Award winner Jeff Lemire (Black Hammer) and master storyteller Doug Braithwaite (X-O MANOWAR) are about to pull the pin on the next explosive chapter of 'THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS' with a centuries-spanning gunfight for the ages! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Pre-Order Edition. Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Doug Braithwaite. Cover by Ryan Bodenheim. The long road to salvation ends here! Bloodshot has traveled from the depths of the Deadside to the far-flung future of 4002 A.D. to save his daughter's life...and spare her the murderous inheritance of the nanites that flow through both their veins. Now, stranded at the crossroads of the 41st century with one last mission between them and freedom, the question will be finally be answered: was it all for naught? At long last, Eisner Award nominee Jeff Lemire's staggering Bloodshot saga reaches a monumental climax as superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (X-O MANOWAR) helps close 'THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS' once and for all time! 40 pages,full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Story, Art and Cover by Rob Liefeld. All guns and ammo are pointed at Brigade as Bloodstrike fights to destroy Battlestone's trans-dimensional network! 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $2.99.

Story and Art by Michel Fiffe. Cover by Dan Fraga. 'BRUTALISTS,' Part One-In the spirit of Bloodstrike's groundbreaking carnage, the creator behind the indie hit Copra shines a light on Image's most extreme series. Witness the origin of Cabbot as he launches his undead strikeforce upon the world! 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

b&w. Cover price $2.50.

Cover art by Daerick Gröss Sr. An Ill Wind Breaks!, script by Andy Mangels, art by Daerick Gröss Sr.; Bloodwulf's boring, domestic life is (thankfully) interrupted by two droids who have a secret message from a captured princess for a grizzled, old hermit who is her only hope against the power of the Regime; Bloodwulf decides to get involved when the princess in question turns out to be his mother. 36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

August 1935. Cover by Herbert Morton Stoops. Fiction by William L. Chester (with Kioga starring in "Hawk of the Wilderness" part 5), William J. Makin ("Who Killed Cock Robin?"), Kingsley Moses, George Worts, Leland Jamieson, E.G. Wheeler, H. Bedford-Jones, Robert R. Mill, Warren Hastings Miller, and George Harmon Coxe. Illustrations by John Flannagan, Paul De Leslie, Monte Crews, L. R. Gustavson, Michael Stone, George Avison, Harve Stein, Jeremy Cannon, and Alfred Simpkin. 6.5-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

November 1935. Cover by Herbert Morton Stoops. Fiction by Edgar Rice Burroughs ("Tarzan and the Immortal Men" chapters 7-11; 21 pages; illustrations by Frank Hoban), H. Bedford-Jones, William J. Makin, Robert R. Mill, Thomas Burke, Bill Adams, George F. Worts, James Francis Dwyer, and Eustace Cockrell. 6.5-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

January 1936. Cover by Herbert Morton Stoops. Fiction by Edgar Rice Burroughs ("Tarzan and the Immortal Men" chapters 17-23; 22 pages; illustrations by Frank Hoban), H. Bedford-Jones, William J. Makin, Robert R. Mill, Harvey Ferguson, Ralph Shrewsbury, Eustace Cockrell, and George Harmon Coxe. Illustrations by Austin Briggs (9) and others. 6.5-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Feb 1936. Cover by Herbert Morton Stoops. Tarzan and the Immortal Men 4/6 Fiction by Edgar Rice Burroughs ("Tarzan and the Immortal Men" chapters 22-26; 19 pages; illustrations by Frank Hoban), Gregorio Somers, H. Bedford-Jones, Robert R. Mill, Bigelow Neal, Richard Howells Watkins, Arthur K. Akers, Fulton Grant, William J. makin, and Anthony Rud. Illustrations by Austin Briggs (10) and others. 6.5-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

June 1936. Cover by Herbert Morton Stoops. Fiction by William L. Chester ("Kioga of the Wilderness" part 3), James Francis Dwyer, Leland Jamieson, Fulton Grant, Bill Adams, H. Bedford-Jones, Eustace Cockrell, William J. Makin, Frederick C. Painton, and Robert R. Mill. Illustrations by Austin Briggs (4) and others. 6.5-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

June 1937. Cover by Herbert Morton Stoops. Fiction by William L. Chester (Kioga in "One Against a Wilderness" part 4), H. Bedford-Jones, Beatrice Grimshaw, Owen Francis, Capt. L.B. Williams, Gordon Keyne, Bigelow Neal, Charles B. Parmer, Henry Rowland, and Robert Mill. Illustrations by Austin Briggs (8) and others. 6.5-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Painted cover. Civil War adventures. # on cover: 01-066-208. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Rudy Nebres. Slide Rule's Challenge, art by Bob Powell; the Fly matches wits with the criminal Slide Rule and his super computer, which he uses to plot his crimes. Magic Eye, art by George Tuska; when an inventor's robot goes out of control, the Fly steps in to stop it. The 20-Ton Man, art by Bob Powell; as a way of making money to fund his experiments, a scientist turns one of his lackeys into the "20 Ton Man" and sends him on a robbery spree; that's when the Fly intervenes. Tim O'Casey's Wrecking Crew; The Fly stops a leprechaun with a gigantic robot from harming a man who has stolen Finn MacCool's treasure--a treasure Tim O'Casey was guarding. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Blues in Black and White!" Written by Raoul Cauvin. Art by Willy Lambil. Blues in Black and White is the first book in the series of The Blue Tunics to be translated into English and brought to the emerging American market of graphic novels. Immensely popular throughout Europe, The Blue Tunics, a series of nearly 50 volumes already in print, tells the adventures of two Yankee soldiers during the American Civil War. The superb and colorful illustrations, the historical value, the easy to read style, the high interest level, and the inherent humor make the series popular with readers of all walks of life and all ages. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $12.45.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Saito Tatsuo. Art and cover by Chibimaru. Kato Marika is an ambitious 17-year-old student who is the president of the school's Space Yacht Club. Full of pep and enthusiasm, Marika takes charge, even if membership in the club is flagging. Her true calling, however, is something a bit more daring. For in her spare time, the spunky teen moonlights as the captain of the Bentenmaru, an infamous ship full of rough and tumble space pirates who strike fear and delight in the hearts of many! Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace is a two-part manga adaption of a feature-length anime film of the same title. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $12.99.

(W/A) Pasquale Pako Massimo A story with retro-sci-fi flare and a visionary dystopian saga, Bodysnatchers is a pulsing narrative set in the future metropolis of Ecumenopolis. Bodies are disappearing as the city's foundations are eaten away by an internal threat. A civil war between castes ignites, as Black Eightball, Aristoi, Cives, Bodysnatchers, shamans and White Eightball struggle for supremacy . Cover price $2.99.

Fantagor Edition - 1st printing. Written by Simon Reyelstroke. Art by Richard Corben. An epic adventure of blundering on the magical planet for adults. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

Written by Marguerite Bennett. Art by Mirka Andolfo. Cover by Rachel Dodson. Batwoman has joined the war in Spain, still missing the safe haven she used to have in Gotham. Will a reunion bring her the peace she's seeking? 32 pages, full color, Rated T. Cover price $2.99.

1st Printing. Cover by Jeff Smith. Untitled story, script and art by Jeff Smith; Thorn leaves Barrelhaven and meets the Red Dragon; Fone Bone and Smiley Bone help the baby Rat Creature escape Barrelhaven. Phoney Bone leaves Barrelhaven with as much loot as he can get the villagers to carry. 36 pgs., B&W. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

1st Printing. Cover art by Jeff Smith. Untitled story, script and art by Jeff Smith; Thorn leads a group back to Barrelhaven only to discover it has been destroyed. Part 3: Fun & Games starring Riblet, script by Tom Sniegoski, art by Stan Sakai. Interview of Jeff Smith made with real-time sketching. 1st Printing. 36 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

By Jeff Smith. Act III launches with an all-new 48-page extravaganza featuring covers by Jeff Smith, Alex Ross, and Frank Miller! "Ghost Circles" is the beginning of the third and final act of Bone, and picks up the story from the dynamic cliffhanger at the end of issue #37, which revealed the identity of the mysterious Hooded One as well as why everyone was after the "One Who Bears The Star." The end of Bone Act II created a storm of speculation. Everyone wanted to know "Is Thorn the new Hooded One?" Find out for yourself this June! The three covers will be distributed equally. b&w, 48pg Cover price $4.95.

By Jeff Smith. The usurper Tarsil himself corners our heroes in what should be - will be - one of the biggest turning points in all of the Bone saga! Don't miss the adventure, fun, and suspense in this issue! b&w, 24pg Cover price $2.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Tom Sniegoski. Art by Jeff Smith. Twelve-year-old Tom Elm is just an ordinary turnip farmer from the Valley, but he's always felt destined for something bigger. So when he discovers everyone in his village is asleep and plagued by nightmares, he assembles a band of unlikely heroes. They must fight to preserve the Spark - a divine light born at the core of a vast, dark nothingness called the Nacht. The Nacht is trying to permeate the Waking World with nightmares of the Dreaming, and it's Tom's mission to defeat the Nacht and its most loyal follower, the Constable. If he fails, his family - and everyone - might never wake up again! Hardcover, 224 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $22.99.

Graphix Edition - 1st printing. Collects Rose (2000) #1-3. Written by Jeff Smith Art by Jeff Smith and Charles Vess. When a terrifying dragon attacks the small towns of the Northern Valley, a young Princess Rose (known later as Gran'ma Ben) must defeat it. The beast is actually the ancient evil, the Lord of the Locusts, and while Rose faces danger with honor, her elder sister, Princess Briar, follows a more sinister path. An unforgettable story with beautiful, sweeping artwork, this prequel explores the fateful beginnings of the epic Bone saga. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 144 pages, full color. NOTE: See also Rose TPB (2002 Cartoon Books). Cover price $21.99.

Dragonships of Vindras: Book 1 - 1st printing. By Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Welcome to the World of Dragonships! Skylan Ivorson is a sea-raider of the Vindras and eventually becomes the Chief of Chiefs of all Vindras clans, an honor he truly feels he deserves as one who has been blessed by Skoval, the god of war. But sometimes a blessing is a curse in disguise. Skoval and the other ancient gods are under siege from a new generation of gods who are challenging them for the powers of creation… and the only way to stop these brash interlopers lies within the mysterious and hidden Five Bones of the Vektan Dragons. It will be up to the Vindras people, as the dragon-goddesss champions, to undertake the quest to recover all Five. The fate of the Old Gods and the Vindras rests on their recovery--for this is not only a quest to save the world. It is also a quest for redemption. Filled with heroes and heroines young and old and exotic adventure in a magic-forged world, this is a series that fully illustrates the mastery of world-building and storytelling that has made Weis and Hickman into the bestselling fantasy co-authors of all time. Hardcover, 410 pages, Text Only. Cover price $24.95.

(W/A) Michael Mayne (A) Tyler Fluharty The acclaimed series comes to print, spinning the pure-fun yarn of heroine Bonnie Lass setting out to build her reputation as a pirate to be envied and feared. Bent on overshadowing her father, the infamous Cutlass, Bonnie's after the one treasure he did not claim - the Eye of the Leviathan. Humor, beauty, misdirection, mash-ups and a leading lady to fall for sets sail on the open seas. Cover price $2.99.

Variant cover by Ray Lago, signed by writer Jim Pruett. Stories by Jim Pruett. Art by Gene Gonzales, Ray Lago, Andy Bennett, David Boller, E. Craig Brasfield, Nathan Massengill, Mike Perkins, Jordan Raskin, David A. Williams, Philip Xavier and Bernie Mireault. A visual guide to angels and archangels that ties in with the angelic characters in Calibers Apparition series. Black Clouds; Trouble Is My Business; Archangels. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $3.95.

Tales of fantasy and Celtic mythology, illustrated and published by Charles Vess. Top-notch writers include Jane Yolen, Charles DeLint, and Robert Walton. Cover by Vess. Black and white; 36 pages. Cover price $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Jim Fitzpatrick. POWER. PASSION. COURAGE. DEATH. LOVE. This is a tale of myth and legend on a grand scale. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 110 pages, Text (with full color chapter illustrations). Cover price $8.95.

BAM! Variant cover by Robert Gill- Written by Robert Venditti. Art by Robert Gill and Doug Braithwaite. 'A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once.' The Valiant heroes. X-O Manowar. Bloodshot. Ninjak. The Harbinger Renegades. Unity. This is how they lived. This is how they died. Now we know. The Book of the Geomancer has recorded it all. But only a young girl - the last in a line of the enigmatic mystics who protect the Earth known as Geomancers - has seen this future come to pass, from the coming cataclysm to the dawn of the 41st century. Alone with her sworn protector, the Eternal Warrior - a soldier battle-forged across five thousand years of combat - the duo must defy their allies to stop the Dark Age that now threatens to eclipse our world. Together, they are the number one target of every hero and villain on Earth. Either the Eternal Warrior hands her over… or they take him down. But can even he single-handedly protect one child when the entire Valiant Universe wages war against him? 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Written by Matt Kindt. Art by Trevor Hairsine. Cover by Clay Mann. So let it be written, so let it be done... In the ruins of his mansion, Colin King hunkers down as the last living member of Unity after the Third Armor Hunt - or so he thinks. A visit from an old friend and a peace offering present the chance for Ninjak to break the cycle of death and escape the horrible fate foretold in the Book of the Geomancer. Will he betray his dead friends or will THE FALL OF NINJAK come to pass and give rise to a very familiar future... 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Baltimore Comic Con variant cover. Written by Matt Kindt. Art by Trevor Hairsine. So let it be written, so let it be done... In the ruins of his mansion, Colin King hunkers down as the last living member of Unity after the Third Armor Hunt - or so he thinks. A visit from an old friend and a peace offering present the chance for Ninjak to break the cycle of death and escape the horrible fate foretold in the Book of the Geomancer. Will he betray his dead friends or will THE FALL OF NINJAK come to pass and give rise to a very familiar future... 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI. Pencils & Cover by COLLEEN DORAN. All bets are off! Jonathan has made a decision that has earned him a powerful enemy in the enigmatic Dark Man. Now, his mission to save those souls who have strayed off the path of righteousness has reached a crucial turning point. Without support from the netherworld can Jonathan save fate's latest victim or will the savior finally become the one who needs saving? J. Michael Straczynski (Amazing Spider-Man, Supreme Power) and Colleen Doran (Sandman) blend timeless fantasy and modern storytelling in this groundbreaking series. 32 PGS./Rated T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP Cover price $2.99.

1st printing. Collects Book of Night (1987) #1-3.

Story and art by Charles Vess.

In the fantasy tradition of The Lord of the Rings comes this collection of magical tales, featuring "The Children of the Stars" and several pieces of Vess' short fiction previously uncollected.

Softcover, 112 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $12.95.

He may someday become the greatest mage the world has ever seen, but before that day comes, Tim Hunter must learn to balance the perilous lure of magic against the everyday problems of youth and the strange forces that are attracted to his power. In Part 1 of the 3-part "Bindings," the decaying state of the Faerie realm leads the enigmatic Falconer to Earth in search of Tim. But other forces are interested in Tim, including some who may offer clues to his true parentage. Written by John Ney Rieber, with art by Gary Amaro and Peter Gross. Painted cover by Charles Vess. Suggested for Mature Readers. New Format. Cover price $1.95.

Written and illustrated by Peter Gross; painted cover by Michael Wm. Kaluta In stores August 11. Tim Hunter's new life continues as the young mage, now disguised as a girl named Mary, encounters an old woman whose children are nearly as disturbing as her collection of coffins. And elsewhere in the realms, the mythic menace of the Wild Hunt prepares to strike. MATURE READERS FC, 32 pg." Cover price $2.50.

WRITTEN BY PETER GROSS; ART BY GROSS AND RYAN KELLY; PAINTED COVER BY MICHAEL WM. KALUTA In stores January 12. Approached by the demon Barbatos, young mage Timothy Hunter must make a decision that could send him on the path to becoming the evil Mr. Wrong. Meanwhile, the Wild Hunt arrives at the Inn Between Worlds, threatening to destroy the new life Tim has created for himself. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG." Cover price $2.50.

Cover by Agustin Padilla (W) Mike Neumann (A) Agustin Padilla Mordecai.' For the millions and millions of fans of the smash-hit video game BORDERLANDS, a lingering question exists: how did the Vault Hunters get on the bus with Marcus in the first place? The tone shifts to an old-school Spaghetti Western as we find out where Mordecai comes from and what secrets he is hiding in his past. Cover price $3.99.