Book picks similar to
Imaginary Fiends by Tim Seeley
comics
graphic-novels
horror
comics-graphic-novels
The Punisher, Vol. 1: World War Frank
Matthew Rosenberg - 2019
Frank Castle may no longer have the Stark-designed armor, but he has retained his newly acquired taste for "big game" criminal targets - and he's hungry for more. But the paths to such perilous pursuits are fraught with dangers bigger than any Frank has faced before, and this lone wolf could use powerful help on his way up to the world stage. A delicate situation gets more complicated when Daredevil enters the fray - and he wants to put the Punisher down even more than Frank's newest foes! Where can the Punisher go from here...but down? Matthew Rosenberg continues pushing the boundaries of the Punisher, now joined by acclaimed artist Riccardo Burchielli for the book that Frank-ophiles will be talking about for years to come!COLLECTING: THE PUNISHER (2018) 1-5
Clean Room, Vol. 2: Exile
Gail Simone - 2017
Fan-favorite Gail Simone's (Batgirl, Wonder Woman) suspenseful debut Vertigo series continues in this volume.Journalist Chloe Pierce had no idea that her fiance Philip's decision to pick up a book by enigmatic and compelling self-help guru Astrid Mueller would change her life forever--by ending his! Three months after reading Mueller's book, Philip had blown his brains out all over Chloe's new kitchen and something in that book made him do it.Now, Chloe will stop at nothing as she attempts to infiltrate Mueller's clandestine organization to find the truth behind Philip's suicide and a "Clean Room" that she's heard whispers of--a place where your deepest fears are exposed and your worst moments revealed.This volume features a spectacularly disturbing standalone issue that delves into the depths of Astrid's terrifying personal history and explains why demons have haunted her since birth.Collecting: Clean Room 7-12
Joe Golem: Occult Detective, Vol. 1: The Rat Catcher and the Sunken Dead
Mike Mignola - 2016
A mysterious and terrifying creature has been snatching children and pulling them into the depths of the canals, and those that drowned in the floods are coming back to the surface—alive. Collects the five-issue miniseries.
100 Bullets, Vol. 12: Dirty
Brian Azzarello - 2008
Offering his clients an attaché case containing proof of the deed and a gun, he guarantees his “clients” full immunity for all of their actions, including murder.In this volume, as more members of "The Trust" fall, one family head reaches out to a semi-retired Minuteman for help and protection. But with blood in the water and Graves and his soldiers making a final push for total control, will this old-timer be able to stop the massacre?
Scooby Apocalypse, Vol. 1
Keith Giffen - 2017
Daphne. Velma. Shaggy. Scooby-Doo. Roaming the globe in their lime-green Mystery Machine, they've solved countless crimes and debunked dozens of sketchy supernatural shenanigans.But what if the horror was real?Something terrible has transformed our world, turning millions of people into mindless zombie hordes. And only five people--well, four people and one mangy mutt--have the smarts, the skills and the sheer crazy courage to stare down doomsday.Can these pesky kids and their canine companion--using every incredible contraption in their arsenal--defeat the evil that has overwhelmed planet Earth? We've got only one thing to say about that: ZOINKS!From comics mastermind Jim Lee and the superstar creative team of Keith Giffen (JUSTICE LEAGUE 3001), J.M. DeMatteis (JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK) and Howard Porter (JLA) comes SCOOBY APOCALYPSE, a whole new spin on the most beloved paranormal investigators in history. Get ready to give Scooby Snacks a whole new meaning! SCOOBY APOCALYPSE VOLUME 1 collects issues #1-6.
The Black Monday Murders, Volume 1
Jonathan Hickman - 2017
and exactly what kind of people you can buy with it. The Black Monday Murders, Volume 1: All Hail, God Mammon is classic occultism where the various schools of magic are actually clandestine banking cartels who control all of society: a secret world where vampire Russian oligarchs, Black popes, enchanted American aristocrats, and hitmen from the International Monetary Fund work together to keep all of us in our proper place.Collecting: The Black Monday Murders 1-4
Powers: Definitive Collection, Vol. 1
Brian Michael Bendis - 2006
Plus all the bonus features you've come to know and love: sketchbook, scripts, interviews, galleries, original designs, and a special Best of the Letter Column. This is where the story begins. A must-have for your comic library.
DC/Young Animal: Milk Wars
Gerard WayLangdon Foss - 2018
What happens when the Doom Patrol team of misfits meets Justice League of America, or the new Gotham vigilante Mother Panic comes face to face with Batman? Will Shade the Changing Girl be able to appease Wonder Woman and will Cave Carson be able to team up with Swamp Thing to destroy the evil, interdimensional corporation called RetCo from the inside? Valid questions. Very valid. How will we ever find out the answer? Right here in DC/YOUNG ANIMAL: MILK WARS, of course! Led by Eisner Award-winning author and DC's Young Animal creator, Gerard Way, top talents from DC and DC's Young Animal are collaborating for the first time to bring you the wildest and weirdest crime-fighting adventures in comics history. DC's Young Animal bridges the gap between the DCU and Vertigo, focusing on the juxtaposition between visual and thematic storytelling. Collects JLA/DOOM PATROL SPECIAL #1, MOTHER PANIC/BATMAN SPECIAL #1, SHADE, THE CHANGING GIRL/WONDER WOMAN SPECIAL #1, CAVE CARSON HAS A CYBERNETIC EYE/SWAMP THING SPECIAL #1 and DOOM PATROL/JLA SPECIAL #1.
Doomsday Clock, Part 1
Geoff Johns - 2019
Manhattan. But nothing is hidden from Manhattan, and the secrets of the past, present and future will leave ramifications on our heroes lives forever.Something is amiss in the DC Universe. Following the events of DC Universe: Rebirth and Batman/The Flash: The Button, Geoff Johns (Flashpoint, Justice League, DC Universe: Rebirth) and Gary Frank (Batman: Earth One, Shazam!, DC Universe: Rebirth) reunite to rewrite the past and future of the DC Universe in a story hailed as a masterpiece!Seven years after the events of Watchmen, Adrian Veidt has been exposed as the murderer of millions. Now a fugitive, he has come up with a new plan to save his once-adoring world: find Dr. Manhattan. Alongside a new Rorschach and the deadly Mime and Marionette, he arrives in the DC Universe and finds it on the brink of collapse. International tensions are running rampant with The Supermen Theory implicating the U.S. government in creating superhumans to maintain global dominance! But what is Dr. Manhattan doing in the DC Universe? And how is he related to the events of DC Universe: Rebirth and Batman/The Flash: The Button?Collects Doomsday Clock #1-6
Fables - Book One
Bill WillinghamSherilyn van Valkenburgh - 2009
When a savage creature known only as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales, all of the infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile. Disguised among the normal citizens of modern-day New York, these magical characters have created their own peaceful and secret society within an exclusive luxury apartment building called Fabletown. When Snow White's party-girl sister, Rose Red, is apparently murdered, it's up to Fabletown's sheriff, the reformed and pardoned Big Bad Wolf, to find the killer. Meanwhile, trouble of a different sort brews at the Fables' upstate farm where non-human inhabitants are preaching revolution – and threatening Fabletown's carefully nurtured secrecy.
Harley Quinn & the Birds of Prey: The Hunt for Harley
Amanda Conner - 2021
But when she gets an offer she can't refuse, she has no choice but to slip back into the city as quietly and quickly as she can, before anyone -- especially her ex -- learns she's been there. But for Harley, as quietly as she can is plenty loud...and before she can say Holee bounty hunters, Batman, The Joker's sicced every super-villain in the city on her pretty ombre head! And she only has one hope -- it's the only team tough enough (or crazy enough) to come to her defence -- The Birds of Prey!
Kick-Ass
Mark Millar - 2010
Designing a suit for himself and taking the name "Kick-Ass," Dave decides to make his dreary existence more exciting - and maybe even help some people in the process. But with no special powers and outmatched by New York City's most hardened criminals, Kick-Ass might be in for a little more than he bargained for. With his super-hero secret identity gaining fans due to a popular viral video, and other masked vigilantes beginning to make their presence felt in the city, Dave knows that his extracurricular activity is dangerous, maybe even stupid - but he's got the itch, and it ain't going away.COLLECTING: Kick-Ass 1-8
Moon Knight, Vol. 1: From the Dead
Warren Ellis - 2014
A lot. Be there as Moon Knight punches ghosts(!), investigates a sleep experiment that’s driving its patients insane, travels to the mushroom graveyard planet(!!), faces the Black Spectre and takes on twenty mob enforcers to save an abductee…alone. Marvel’s most mind-bending adventure begins as Moon Knight sleuths his way to the rotten core of New York’s most bizarre mysteries!Collecting: Moon Knight 1-6
Constantine: The Hellblazer, Volume 1: Going Down
Ming Doyle - 2016
But when the ghosts that haunt the occult detective start being murdered, it becomes clear the rules have changed. Far worse than ordinary death, this second death means oblivion—no afterlife, no way back. To stop it, Constantine must explore the barriers between the mundane and the extraordinary: the thin places.The investigation takes the Hellblazer from New York City back home to London, where he joins up with an old rival, now an exorcist in Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Their dark, tangled history together is filled with music and magic, failed friendships and disastrous romance.But even if Constantine somehow survives the supernatural serial killer, the price involved could leave whatever’s left of his soul beaten and broken.Constantine: The Hellblazer, Volume 1: Going Down, by celebrated writers Ming Doyle (The Kitchen) and James Tynion IV (Batman Eternal) and acclaimed artists Riley Rossmo (Proof) and Vanessa Del Rey (Hit).Collecting: Constantine: The Hellblazer 1-6
Swamp Thing: Roots of Terror
Len Wein - 2019
Swamp Thing: Roots of Terror is a celebration of one of comics' most acclaimed characters and his legendary creators, Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson.New York Times best-selling and Eisner Award-winning writer Tom King (Mister Miracle, Batman) and acclaimed artist Jason Fabok (Detective Comics, Justice League) present "The Talk of the Saints," a story of Swamp Thing shepherding a lost boy through a winter wasteland as a monster hunts them at every turn.From New York Times best-selling and Eisner Award-winning writer Brian Azzarello (Batman: Damned, Joker) and New York Times best-selling artist Greg Capullo (Dark Nights: Metal, Batman) comes "Hollow." On Halloween, the barrier between worlds grows thin, and only Swamp Thing can face the monsters coming from the other side.Eisner-nominated writer Mark Russell (The Flintstones, Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles) and National Comics Award-winning artist Frazer Irving (Batman and Robin, Uncanny X-Men) tell a story of love gained and lost for Swamp Thing in "Heart-Shaped Box."From New York Times best-selling writer Tim Seeley (Grayson, The Hellblazer) and superstar artist Kyle Hotz (Incredible Hulk, The Goon) comes "The Spread," a horrifying tale of Swamp Thing in the face of an experiment gone wrong.And presenting "Spring Awakening, " the final story from Len Wein, co-creator of Swamp Thing, with Eisner Award-winning artist Kelley Jones (The Sandman, Batman).Beyond these tales of shock, horror and love, Swamp Thing: Roots of Terror features a brand-new introduction by photographer, lawyer, creative rights activist and widow of comic book legend Len Wein, Christine Valada. She presents a treasure trove of never-before-seen artwork from the making of these already-classic tales and scripts from Len Wein, Tom King and Mark Russell.Collects Swamp Thing Winter Special #1 and stories from Swamp Thing Halloween Horror Giant #1, Young Monsters in Love #1 and Cursed Comics Cavalcade #1.