BLACKSAD: A SILENT HELL HC
Juan Díaz Canales (W) and Juanjo Guarnido (A/Cover)
On sale July 11
FC, 96 pages
$19.99
HC, 8 3/8″ x 10 7/8″
Detective John Blacksad returns, with a new case that takes him to a 1950s New Orleans filled with hot jazz and cold-blooded murder! Hired to discover the fate of a celebrated pianist, Blacksad finds his most dangerous mystery yet in the midst of drugs, voodoo, the rollicking atmosphere of Mardi Gras, and the dark underbelly that it hides!
• Features an extensive making-of section, with tons of prelim sketches and watercolor studies.
• 2011 Eisner and Harvey Award-winner!
• The first Blacksad collection is already in its fourth printing and approaching 20,000 copies sold!
BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL VOLUME 25: SNOWFALL AT DAWN TP
Hiroaki Samura (W/A)
On sale July 25
B&w, 224 pages
$19.99
TP, 5 3/4″ x 8 1/4″
The showdown that fans have been waiting for begins here, as Manji and Shira finally cross paths! Although he’s missing an arm, Manji’s mystical healing powers still ensure that he’s a formidable opponent—but his greatest foe, the masochistic Shira, has a few depraved tricks up his own sleeves! With Shira deadlier than ever, having had plenty of time to plot twisted revenge schemes, will Manji be able to protect Rin from his deranged nemesis? Plus—an Ittö-ryü warrior dies, in typically dramatic Hiroaki Samura fashion. Samura’s widely acclaimed Blade of the Immortal manga series has won awards across the globe, including the Eisner Award in America, the prestigious Media Arts Award of Japan, and multiple British Eagle Awards.
• Winner of Japan’s Media Arts Award, a Eisner Award, and three British Eagle Awards!
• The epic manga series that spawned an anime series, a spinoff novel, and an art book!
CRIME DOES NOT PAY ARCHIVES VOLUME 2 HC
Various (W/A)
On sale July 11
FC, 264 pages
$49.99
HC, 6 5/8” x 10 3/16”
The celebrated pre-Code Crime Does Not Pay comics are finally collected into a series of unflinching and uncensored deluxe hardcovers! The infamous Crime Does Not Pay stories, focusing on criminal scum, nefarious mobsters, and urban legends, made Crime Does Not Pay one of the most popular comics of the 1940s. This series was a favorite target of censors and is partially responsible for the creation of the stifling Comics Code Authority! Revered, influential, and very hard to find, Crime Does Not Pay issues #26 to #29 are collected for your enjoyment and education!
THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 22 TP
Michael Fleisher (W), Jim Owsley (W), John Buscema (P), Ernie Chan (P/I), Val Mayerik (P/I), Bob Camp (I), Armando Gil (I), George Roussos (C), Christie Scheele (C), and Steven Mellor (C)
On sale July 4
FC, 232 pages
$18.99
TP, 7″ x 10″
Legends say that even demons fear to tread the Pictish wilderness after the sun has set. But the threat of hordes of savage Picts is not enough to keep Conan the Barbarian from the lure of a king’s treasure . . . and Tetra, the beautiful daughter of a Brythunian nobleman. While seemingly lost without Conan’s protection, Tetra will show Pict and Cimmerian alike that she is far, far more than she seems! Collects Conan the Barbarian #168–#173 and Conan the Barbarian Annual #8 and #9.
• Featuring work by John Buscema
CREEPY PRESENTS RICHARD CORBEN HC
Richard Corben (W/A/Cover), Donald F. McGregor (W), Greg Potter (W), Doug Moench (W), Bill DuBay (W), Steve Skeates (W), Rich Margopoulos (W), Jim Stenstrum (W), Gerry Boudreau (W), Budd Lewis (W), Bruce Jones (W), Roger McKenzie (W), Gerald Conway (W), Al Hewetson (W), Jack Butterworth (W), and Greg Potter (W)
On sale July 18
FC, 320 pages
$29.99
HC, 8 3/8″ x 10 7/8″
Over 300 pages of timeless terror from a master storyteller! Horror comics visionary and coloring pioneer Richard Corben has been a voice of creativity and change for over four decades. For the first time ever, Corben’s legendary Creepy and Eerie short stories and cover illustrations are being collected into one deluxe hardcover! With an informative foreword by artist and comic book colorist José Villarrubia—who also provides color restoration—this volume features Richard Corben’s original stories, Edgar Allan Poe adaptations, and collaborations with cast of comic-book writers.
• Essential stories and illustrations from Richard Corben!
• The first collection of all of Corben’s legendary Creepy and Eerie stories!
The next hit comic from Bioware!
David Gaider (W), Alexander Freed (W), Chad Hardin (A), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Anthony Palumbo (Cover)
On sale July 25
FC, 80 pages
$14.99
HC, 7″ x 10″
Available in print for the first time, Dragon Age: The Silent Grove is the perfect introduction to BioWare’s dark fantasy universe! In this essential, canonical story from David Gaider, lead writer of the games, King Alistair, accompanied only by rogues Isabela and Varric, embarks on a quest deep inside the borders of Antiva—a nation of assassins! Together, they will encounter a prison break, dragons, the mysterious Witch of the Wilds, and one of the greatest secrets in the history of the world!
• Story by David Gaider, lead writer of the Dragon Age games and novels!
• Collecting Dragon Age #1–#6, previously available only on the Dark Horse digital store!
DRIFTERS VOLUME 2 TP
Kohta Hirano (W/A)
On sale July 25
B&w, 216 pages
$12.99
TP, 5″ x 7 1/4″
Heroes from Earth’s history are deposited in an enchanted land where humans subjugate the nonhuman races. Samurai warriors Shimazu Toyohisa and Oda Nobunaga aid the elves in their struggle, but a greater threat grows in the north, where the Black King and his Ends have set out to decimate the planet. But chaos creates opportunity, and Nobunaga has his own visions of conquest! From Hellsing creator Kohta Hirano, Drifters is an all-out fantasy slugfest of epic proportion!
• From the creator of Hellsing!
• One of the most anticipated manga series of recent years.
• Wild, action-packed series featuring historical characters such as Joan of Arc, Hannibal, and Rasputin!
THE GUILD VOLUME 2 TP
Felicia Day (W), Jeff Lewis (W), Sean Becker (W), Kim Evey (W), Sandeep Parikh (W), Darick Robertson (P), Kristian Donaldson (P), Ron Chan (P/I/C),
Becky Cloonan (P/I), Tim Seeley (P/I), Dave Stewart (C), Georges Jeanty (Cover), and others
On sale July 4
FC, 144 pages
$14.99
TP, 6˝ x 9˝
Set before the first season of the show, these hilarious stories delighted fans and newbies alike and introduced plots that influenced the show itself, including season 5’s backstory of Tink, originally hinted at in these pages. Featuring a huge variety of comics’ best artists as well as many of the talents key to the web series, and leading directly to the moment Zaboo unexpectedly appears at a startled Codex’s front door in episode 1, this collection comprises a true “season 0” of The Guild! Collects the one-shots The Guild: Vork, The Guild: Tink, The Guild: Bladezz, The Guild: Clara, and The Guild: Zaboo.
• Written by Felicia Day, with the series’ director, producer, and actors!
• Featuring art by Darick Robertson, Becky Cloonan, Kristian Donaldson, and more!
• Leads directly into The Guild Season 1!
HELLBOY LIBRARY EDITION VOLUME 5 HC
Mike Mignola (W/Cover), Duncan Fegredo (A), and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale July 11
FC, 408 pages
$49.99
HC, 9″ x 12″
Hellboy has racked up multiple Eisner Awards, numerous spinoffs, a novel line, video games, cartoons, and two feature films. Hellboy Library Volume 5 collects two complete trade paperbacks, Darkness Calls and The Wild Hunt; the short story The Mole; and an extensive selection of previously unreleased sketches and designs.
• The oversized Hellboy hardcover series continues, collecting the beginning of the Mike Mignola and Duncan Fegredo saga!
• An extensive selection of new sketchbook material.
• A New York Times bestseller!
HELMETGIRLS: THE ART OF CAMILLA D’ERRICO VOLUME 2 HC
Camilla d’Errico (W/A)
On sale July 18
FC, 112 pages
$24.99
HC, 8 1/2″ x 11″
Camilla d’Errico is a powerful voice in pop surrealism, her work combining diverse influences in imagery both singular and hauntingly familiar. Compelling and deeply personal, Helmetgirls documents Camilla’s art and lifestyle brand that fuses manga, steampunk, and fine art into an original and meaningful aggregate. Gargantuan biomechanical headgear adorns beautiful, wide-eyed, and seemingly fragile girls. More than just decoration, the helmets express each girl’s character, needs, and desires. Look deeply into the Helmetgirls’ eyes—they have a story to tell.
• Camilla’s art has appeared in major pop-culture magazines and in galleries around the world.
• Camilla’s work supports a diverse product line.
• Value-priced, quality hardcover format.
“She is part of what may be the first art movement in Western history where women are not second-class citizens, but may even have an edge in the mind of the public, especially when it comes to capturing the essence that is woman.” —Juxtapoz
HOUSE OF NIGHT HC
P. C. Cast (W), Kristin Cast (W), Kent Dalian (W), Joëlle Jones (P), Karl Kerschl (P), Joshua Covey (P), Daniel Krall (P/C), Jonathan Case (P/C), Eric Canete (P/C), Ryan Hill (C), Dan Jackson (C), and Steve Morris (Cover)
On sale July 4
FC, 128 pages
$12.99
HC, 6″ x 9″
Until recently, Zoey Redbird was an average high-school student worrying about grades, boys, and breakouts. But priorities have a way of changing when you’re Marked as a vampyre, enroll in the vampyre academy House of Night, and have to figure out a whole new social hierarchy, affinities for elemental magic, and physiological changes that make you crave blood! Collects issues #1-#5 of the series.
Follow Zoey, and her group of devoted friends, as they turn to The Fledgling Handbook, a historical vampyre tome, in hopes of better understanding this big, new world of vampyrism.
• The magical world of New York Times best-selling authors P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast comes to comics!
KULL VOLUME 3: THE CAT AND THE SKULL TP
David Lapham (W), Gabriel Guzman (A), Garry Henderson (C), and Jo Chen (Cover)
On sale July 25
FC, 104 pages
$15.99
TP, 7″ x 10″
Kull’s uneasy rule is again threatened by the serpent cult determined to destroy him, as it seeks aid from his most frightening foe, the immortal Thulsa Doom!
• Written by David Lapham (Stray Bullets, The Strain)!
• Thulsa Doom!
It’s a pugly job, but someone’s gotta do it!
MIKE NORTON’S BATTLEPUG VOLUME 1 HC
Mike Norton (W/A) and Allen Passalaqua (C)
On sale July 5
FC, 72 pages
$14.99
HC, 8 1/2″ x 12″
The epic tale of blood and drool begins here! Join Molly and her dogs Mingo and Colfax, as she recounts the legend of “The Warrior and the Battlepug”—a tale of a fearless barbarian, his trusty and freakishly large pug, and evil baby harp seals.
This volume collects the first year of Mike Norton’s Battlepug—the perfect opportunity to get in on the ground floor of the fan-favorite webcomic by Mike Norton, Allen Passalaqua, and Crank!
• By famed Runaways artist Mike Norton!
• Includes extras not seen on the website!
THE OCCULTIST VOLUME 1 TP
Tim Seeley (W), Mike Richardson (W), Victor Drujiniu (P), Jason Gorder (I), Andrew Dalhouse (C), and Steve Morris (Cover)
On sale July 18
FC, 136 pages
$16.99
TP, 7″ x 10″
Rob Bailey must balance responsibilities as a boyfriend, as a college student, and as the new wielder of the Sword, an ancient book of spells that has binded itself to him. With a team of hit mages hired by a powerful sorcerer after him, it’s trial by fire for the new Occultist, as he learns to handle his powerful magical tome, or suffer at the hands of these deadly enemies. But as he fights for his life, our hero wonders whether he’s wielding this enigmatic weapon, or if it’s the one in control.
• From the mind of Dark Horse founder Mike Richardson (The Secret, Cut, The Mask)!
• Written by Hack/Slash’s Tim Seeley!
• Cover by Steve Morris (Serenity, Dollhouse, Angel & Faith)
ORCHID VOLUME 1 TP
Tom Morello (W), Scott Hepburn (A), Dan Jackson (C), and Massimo Carnevale (Cover)
On sale July 11
FC, 112 pages
$17.99
TP, 7″ x 10″
When the seas rose, genetic codes were smashed. Human settlements are ringed by a dense wilderness from which ferocious new animal species prey on the helpless. The high ground belongs to the rich and powerful that overlook swampland shantytowns from their fortress-like cities. Iron-fisted rule ensures order and allows the wealthy to harvest the poor as slaves.
Delve into the first chapter of Orchid, the tale of a teenage prostitute who learns that she is more than the role society has imposed upon her.
• Written and created by musician Tom Morello!
“Tom Morello brings class consciousness to comics with Orchid.”—Rolling Stone
TARZAN: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 11 HC
Gaylord DuBois (W) and Jesse Marsh (A)
On sale July 4
FC, 224 pages
$49.99
HC, 7″ x 10″
Jesse Marsh continues revolutionizing comics art, imbuing these action-packed adventures with a blend of grace and power that has rarely been matched! Whether swinging through Marsh’s beautifully rendered jungle, flying through the air atop his giant eagle, or battling marauders alongside his friends from all over Africa’s land of Pal-ul-don, Tarzan proves one of comics’ greatest heroes. And fifty issues in, Jesse Marsh keeps getting better! Reprinting Dell’s Tarzan #52–#56 and March of Comics #125, from 1954, for the first time.
• Introduction by Ron Marz!
• A New York Times best-selling series!
USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 26: TRAITORS OF THE EARTH TP & HC
Stan Sakai (W/A)
On sale July 4
B&w, 200 pages
$16.99
TP, 6” x 9”
On sale Aug 15
B&w, 200 pages
$59.99
HC, 6” x 9”
The rabbit ronin faces a horde of the undead when a harmless-looking but powerful charm brings a betrayed army back to life. With hundreds of zombies and an evil wizard to contend with, Usagi finds himself far out of his depth! Fortunately, he has the aid of fan-favorite character Sasuké the Demon Queller, most recently seen in the Yokai graphic novel. This volume also features several action-packed short stories, including the Eisner-nominated “Death of Lord Hikiji”! Collects Usagi Yojimbo #117–#123 and stories from Dark Horse Maverick 2001 and MySpace Dark Horse Presents #35.
• Also available as a hardcover, with dust jacket and a signed and numbered tip-in, limited to 350 copies.
• Introduction by Walter Simonson (Thor, Orion)!
