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Gangland
Brian AzzarelloRick Claw - 2000
Suggested for mature readers.
Jonny Double
Brian Azzarello - 1998
Jonny Double accepts a simple job to watch over a rich man's rebellious daughter. But after being foolishly seduced by the girl he is being paid to keep tabs on, Jonny finds himself mixed up in a scheme to plunder an old bank account belonging to Al Capone. Once the heist is made, Double discovers that his entire case has been full of lies and now the only hard truth that he has is that he is going to die. By the critically-acclaimed creative and award winning team that brings you 100 BULLETS.
Clean Room #1
Gail Simone - 2015
Journalist Chloe Pierce’s fiancé decided to pick up Astrid’s book, and within three months he was dead. Something in Astrid Mueller’s book made Philip blow his brains out all over Chloe’s new kitchen. Now Chloe is on a mission to find out who Astrid Mueller really is. What is this Clean Room she’s been hearing about where your deepest fear and worst moments are revealed? Chloe intends to immerse herself in the Clean Room and wreak havoc on Astrid’s empire.
Aliens: Life and Death
Dan Abnett - 2017
in the aftermath of the battle with the Engineers, the surviving humans on LV-223 are wounded and scattered- and easy prey for a gathering horde of Aliens!The Colonial Marines get a taste of what it's like to be at the bottom of the food chain! In 2017 look for a re-emergence of the "Alien"/"Aliens" franchise as no fewer than two films are slated to be released- original director Ridley Scott's "Alien: Covenant" (formerly titled "Prometheus 2") and Neil Blomkamp's currently untitled "Alien" project starring Sigourney Weaver and Michael Biehn.Collecting: Aliens: Life and Death Issue #1-4
The Plot: Part One
Tim Daniel - 2020
first you must give.When Chase Blaine's estranged brother and sister-in-law are murdered, he becomes guardian to McKenzie and Zach, the niece and nephew he hardly knows. Seeking stability for the children, Chase moves his newly formed family to his ancestral home in Cape Augusta - which overlooks a deep, black bogland teeming with family secrets. Mixing the chilling atmosphere of The Haunting of Hill House with the gripping terror of The Conjuring, The Plot is your next horror addiction.
Redlands, Vol. 2: Water on the Fire
Jordie Bellaire - 2019
Through chaos and blood, they will rebuild their coven and set in motion the ultimate revenge fantasy that ensures their true freedom from all beasts and killers...yet they'll never escape each other. Collects Redlands #7-12.Collects REDLANDS #7-12
Deadenders
Ed Brubaker - 2000
Twenty years after the devastating Cataclysm, society has been separated into sectors in which the rich are able to enjoy machine-generated weather and sunlight while the poor are forced to live an eternally dank and dark existence. Banished to the dismal Sector 5, the angst-ridden Beezer discovers that the corrupt city police are hunting him because of his experiential visions of a pre-apocalyptic world. Now Earth's reluctant savior must learn his true origin and the meaning of his visions before he is captured and killed.This trade reprints critically acclaimed writer Ed Brubaker's DEADENDERS issues 1-16 as well as Vertigo Winter's Edge #3!
The Thrilling Adventure Hour: A Spirited Romance
Ben Acker - 2018
Headliners on the society pages. And, oh yes, they see ghosts. Trading quips and tossing back cocktails, the Doyles take what they want and hoodwink their clientele for the rest. Ghosts, vampires, werewolves, mummies, even diabolical gingerbread men are nothing but obstacles in the way of the liquor cabinet for our fast-talking, hard-drinking sleuths. Written by the creators of the wildly popular Hollywood stage show and podcast, Ben Acker and Ben Blacker (Deadpool, Star Wars Adventures), and illustrated by Phil Hester (Batman Beyond), The Thrilling Adventure Hour: A Spirited Romance is a rip-roaring adventure that harkens back to the heyday of old-time radio entertainment. Collects The Thrilling Adventure Hour Presents: Beyond Belief #0 - #4
Proposition Player
Bill Willingham - 2003
But when the often-stingy Martin jokingly offers to buy the souls of his coworkers for a round of beer, the shady but charming gambler learns the true meaning of high stakes. With the souls that he possesses acting as the key to dominion over the afterlife, Martin comes face to face with an assortment of otherworldly beings from Heaven and Hell. Now relying on his gambling skills and abilities to deliver him from this hilarious and unpredictable mythical adventure, the professional hustler only makes matters worse when he accidentally causes his own ascension to godhood. SUGGESTED FOR MATURE READERS.
The Strain, Volume 1
David Lapham - 2012
Ephraim Goodweather and his team of expert biological-threat first responders. Only an elderly pawnbroker from Spanish Harlem suspects a darker purpose behind the event--an ancient threat intent on covering mankind in darkness. In one week, Manhattan will be gone. In one month, the country. In two months--the world.This horrifying first chapter introduces an outbreak of diabolical proportions that puts a terrifying twist on the vampire genre! Collects issues #1 through #6.
The Hellblazer: Rebirth #1
Simon Oliver - 2016
Even Constantine’s questionable ethics are pushed to the limit when he puts eight million souls on the line to get what he wants…
Complete 30 Days of Night Trilogy
Steve Niles - 2009
Join Stella Olemaun as she fights to expose the truth behind the vampire rumors in Dark Days, and then head back to the snowy hollows of Barrow as a new lawman faces the unwelcome, dark-dwelling evil in Return to Barrow. Don't miss these career-defining works from writer Steve Niles and artist Ben Templesmith.
The X-Files: Conspiracy
Paul Crilley - 2014
With Agents Mulder and Scully working one lead, the Gunmen must spring into action and investigate several urban legends: a group of ghost-hunters, mutant turtles that live in the sewers, shape-changing alien robots, and a vengeful spirit from beyond the grave! The X-Files interacts with the Ghostbusters, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and The Crow!
House of Secrets: Foundation
Steven T. Seagle - 1997
. . by word . . by word. A young runaway named Rain finds herself submerged in Seattle during the dying days of the grunge scene. Taking refuge in a haunted mansion, she becomes witness to a court of five spirits working a terrifying brand of justice. Graphic novel f
Coffin Hill Vol. 1: Forest of the Night
Caitlin Kittredge - 2014
One friend is missing, one is in a mental ward-and one knows that Eve is responsible.Years later, Eve returns to Coffin Hill, only to discover the darkness that she unleashed ten years ago in the woods was never contained. It continues to seep through the town, cursing the soul of this sleepy Massachusetts hollow, spilling secrets and enacting its revenge.Set against the haunted backdrop of New England, COFFIN HILL explores what people will do for power and retribution. Noted novelist Caitlin Kittredge, author of the Black London series, brings a smart, mesmerizing style to comics. Artist Inaki Miranda (FABLES) brings his dynamic storytelling to COFFIN HILL, following an acclaimed run on FAIREST.Collects COFFIN HILL #1-7