art & story MATT WAGNER, cover MATT WAGNER

BACK IN PRINT!
Kevin Matchstick was a lonely, disaffected everyman until events beyond his control conspired to prod him into becoming the hero he never wanted to be. Accompanied by a mysterious wizard and a crew of loyal friends, the reluctant hero must discover the courage to accept his true power and defeat the dark forces that threaten reality itself. Featuring a painted cover by MATT WAGNER, this handsome hardcover edition is a must-have, not only for long-time fans of this classic tale, but for anyone who has thrilled to WAGNER’s award-winning work on Grendel, Madame Xanadu and Sandman Mystery Theater.
Collects MAGE: THE HERO DISCOVERED #1-15

Writer:Camille Rose Garcia
Artist:Camille Rose Garcia
An original, first graphic novel from the acclaimed California painter Camille Rose Garcia (her work has been shown in Juxtapoz, Art Issues and Paper, and exhibited in galleries and museums up and down the west coast), the first of a proposed series set in the fantasyland of the Lost World of the Peppermint Islands. In The Magic Bottle, Lulu Blackenshoe lives in a gray world dominated by factories, landfills and giant corporations. Nature has all but disappeared in her world, but no one notices because of the antidepressants they’re on. Lulu (who never takes her medicine) feels an increasing sense of dread and despair, until her fate changes one cold day when she finds a magic bottle containing a map. Drawn by pirates long ago, this map shows the way to the lost world of the Peppermint Islands, sunk to the bottom of the sea 400 years ago in the great battle between the pirates and the capitalists. Suddenly, Lulu has the chance to save the last remaining wild animals on earth, but she’ll have to battle the Peppermint Man and the Great Trading Company in order to defeat the capitalist machine out to ruin the natural world. The Magic Bottle is presented in a faux-children’s book format, though its aimed squarely at adults and young adults.

by Jill Thompson
Magic Trixie, a young witch, is feeling jinxed! She's not allowed to ride her cousin's broom, play with her father's magic wand, or use her mother's cauldron. But baby sister Abby Cadabra gets rides, gnaws the wand, and bathes in the cauldron. No fair! On top of that, Show & Tell is coming up at school and Magic Trixie wants to be the best. But it's tough competition among her friends. Lupe can turn into a wolf; Nefertiti can show her own organs in their adorable sarcophagi, and Stitch can unsew himself! What if Magic Trixie could solve both of her problems at once? What if she could do some really impressive magic for Show & Tell - by making her baby sister disappear? This delightful, laugh-out-loud graphic novel features full-color art on every page by award-winning artist and writer Jill Thompson.

By: Joe Casey, Jim Mahfood

A new hero for our times - from the fertile imagination of music superstar, ZIGGY MARLEY!
A noble champion has arrived on Earth, and he brings an important message even as he struggles to save his own planet.
We guarantee: This is not the comic you think it is!

Writer/Artist:Guy Davis. It was during the 18th century that the Ministry of Inquisition ruled over the lands of Venisalle. In the world of the Marquis, faith and religion are the strict laws of life and death, and it is into this world that the souls of hell have escaped to possess the living. Amongst the growing wave of sin and murder, Vol de Galle, once a man of the Inquisition, finds himself possessed with the power to see into the very souls of the damned and hunt down the demons within. But as the Marquis continues his unholy crusade, he finds that the devils themselves have undertaken a crusade of their own. The Marquis: Intermezzo continues the story of Vol de Galle's struggle between faith and sanity, collecting the short series Hell's Courtesan and A Sin of One along with never before seen designs and sketches from the world of The Marquis. Reprints: The Marquis: Hell's Courtesan #1-2, The Marquis: Sin of One

Written and art by Guy Davis.

In eighteenth-century Venisalle, faith governs life and death, and the guilty hide their shame behind masks, showing their faces only in the secret rites of the confessional. It is to this stronghold of the Inquisition that the souls of Hell have escaped to possess the living, spreading sin, murder, and chaos. Amid the carnage, one man is blessed with the clarity to recognize the demons that prey on his countrymen -- and the means to return them to the fires of Hell. But as the stakes rise, the lines separating good and evil begin to blur, and the Marquis -- the dark avenger whom even demons fear to cross -- finds himself torn between the blind faith that has defined his life and the bitter truths exposed under his new sight.
Featuring an introduction by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and a 56-page sketchbook. Also includes a full-color cover gallery featuring work by Matt Wagner, Mike Mignola, Charles Vess, Teddy Kristiansen, Kelley Jones, and Michael Gaydos!

Writer/Artist: Wally Wood
When mysterious invaders appear out of nowhere to wreak havoc and attack every nation on the planet, the Earth's military forces call on an elite team of the most skilled soldiers from all over the world, the Marine Attack Rescue Service- better known as M.A.R.S. Patrol! Dark Horse is proud to present a collection of rare material from one of the greatest artists to ever illustrate science fiction comics, the legendary Wally Wood's M.A.R.S. Patrol Total War. Reprinting the first three issues of the Gold Key science fiction epic, this collection represents Wood's total contribution to the series and is a must for any fan of Wally Wood or collector of comic book or science fiction classics.

Maxwell Strangewell

Writer: Matt and Shawn Fillbach
Artist: Matt and Shawn Fillbach
The Fillbach Brothers proudly present their most ambitious work to date! After putting their sci-fi skills to the ultimate test in six volumes of the best-selling series Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, Matt and Shawn up the ante with a novella-length tale of aliens, amnesia, and the galaxy itself in peril.
Photographer Anna Gilmour discovers a ten-foot-tall being immediately after his fall to Earth. He can't speak, but communicates through telepathic empathy, and Anna introduces him to her father as "Max." Their home is soon beset by a sea of beatific Tibetan monks, alien assassins in disguise, and heavy weapon fire! Max might not know who he is, but a lot of others sure as heck seem to. A galactic free-for-all is about to go down and Earth is ground zero. Before the final act, Anna and Max encounter a prophecy, the man in the moon, an entire race of alien accountants, and the Revolver-an innocuous-looking jogger responsible for keeping the world spinning. This massive tome is a page-turner you won't be able to put down, and prove that these brothers are a pair to watch!

Writer:Andrew Cosby
Artist:Troy Nixey
Last year, Dark Horse Books introduced readers to Dreadful Ed - a very normal, very nice human boy who winds up as heir to the throne of the nightmare world called Nocturnia. In this standalone sequel to that fantastical story we meet Mary Scary - the weird baby girl who was swapped out for Ed when her parents, the Boogeyman and his wife, needed a male heir for their spooky kingdom!

Mary has always been different from the rest of her peers. Maybe it's the spider on her head, maybe it's the snake around her neck - but something about her makes everything about her weird! And just when it really starts to bother her that everyone seems to notice how different she is, she meets someone who might be able to help her be less scary - a very normal boy named Ed.

Written by Evan Dorkin, Rich Hedden, Bob Fingerman and John Arcudi
Art by Kyle Hotz, Peter Gross, Sibin, Doug Mahnke and others.
A mystical artifact from the ancient past, the relic known only as the Mask imbues its wearer with nearly limitless power . . . face-stretching, mallet-forming, clock-smashing power. Slap the Mask on your mug and nothing is beyond your reach -- or the reach of a pie bomb which is why every crook, grifter, creep, hood, miscreant, scofflaw, and other words in the thesaurus are out to get their mitts on it. The hunt for the valued vizard (thanks again, thesaurus!) goes from sea to shining sea, involving voodoo, Amazonian tribesmen, ninjas (sweet!), mafiosi, Crypto-Nazis... and the Bardard Thespian Club!

Writer:Dupuy
Artist:Berberian
Maybe Later sees Eisner-nominated Dupuy & Berberian working separately for the first time, each cartoonist taking turns to tell the behind-the-scenes 'making of' their bestselling Mr. Jean series. In fluid black-and-white, with hilariously paranoid digressions and surreal dream sequences, Maybe Later is a record of their unique artistic partnership, midlife and its demons, the stress of deadlines, and the friends and colleagues who help and goad along the way. Above all, it's about the creative process, with aliens, pawns, and deflated superheroes battling procrastination and self-doubt in defense of the simple pleasure of telling stories through pictures.

by Jose Fonollosa

The best-selling comic by Spanish artist José Fonollosa makes its English language debut. Follow the always delightful antics of two frisky felines and their beleaguered owners in this charming collection of strips. Perfect for lovers of cats and comics alike.

by Brian Reed & Edgar Salazar
The best-selling video game from Pandemic Studios is the next Dynamite Entertainment comic book event, collected here for the very first time! Get ready to join up with the Mercenaries! Mercenaries the game has revolutionized the world of 3rd-person action-shooters by putting players in the middle of real world combat with the kind of freedom only a mercenary enjoys. And now Dynamite's Mercenaries places you in the middle of the action! Featuring covers from red-hot artist Michael Turner, a stellar script from Mercenaries writer Brian Reed (Ms. Marvel, Red Sonja), and art from Dynamite up-n-comer Edgar Salazar, the Mercenaries TP puts you into the middle of the Mercenaries next adventure. Collects issues #1-3, and features a complete cover gallery of Michael Turner's cover for the series!

Writer: Rafael Grampá
Artist: Rafael Grampá, Marcus Penna
Eisner Award-winning artist Rafael Grampá (5, Hellblazer) makes his full-length comics debut with the critically acclaimed graphic novel Mesmo Delivery -- a kinetic, bloody romp starring Rufo, an ex-boxer; Sangrecco, an Elvis impersonator; and a ragtag crew of overly confident drunks who pick the wrong delivery men to mess with.

by Miss Lasko-Gross
The semi-autobiographical follow-up to the award-nominated Escape from Special, A Mess of Everything follows nonconformist Melissa during her time in high school. In addition to coping with an anxiety-induced drug habit and an anorexic best friend, Melissa must negotiate all the everyday problems that face young adults, including alienating her friends with her uncomfortable honesty and accidentally breaking her best guy friend's heart.

Writer:Renee French
Artist:Renee French
MICROGRAPHICA takes Renée French's Ignatz Award-nominated online strip of the same name and turns it way up. A mob of tiny rodents live la vida loca, led by the trash-talking bully Moe, and his trash-talking sidekick Preston. Add in Nubbins, the big guy; poor, sweet crapball-lovin' Aldo, and a rotting corpse turned playground, and you'll never find a more moving affirmation of traditional values. Inspired by a bald bird sighting while the author was wandering Hunter's Hill in Sydney, Australia, this book is pure weirdness — and just what Renée French fans dream of. With guest drawings by Jim Woodring, Penn Jillette, Dean Cameron, Dylan Williams, James Gunn, and more.

(W/A) Joe Ollman Mid-Life is the story of John, who at 40 becomes a father again with his much younger second wife, which results in a slow, painful attack by flowered baby bags and front-facing baby carriers on his former virility and self-identity.

John always believed that age is a state of mind; however, his adult daughters, baby son, energetic wife, stressful job, house full of cats, and flabby body - complete with bloated stomach and sagging bosom - all lead John reluctantly to admit that he is having a mid-life crisis. The crisis drives John to yell at his wife, pick fights with his daughters, and miss deadlines at work that put his job on the line. He takes solace from the stress of everyday life with a seemingly harmless infatuation with the pretty children's performer, Sherry Smalls, who sings adoringly to him directly from his son's DVD. As their lives snowball, John's infatuation turns into obsession and a haphazard, fateful e-mail leads to a necessary reality check that neither John nor Sherry may have wanted, but that both will surprisingly welcome...

By: Jacob Chabot

Brazen robots! Hostile corporate takeovers! Ill-fated interns! Criminally insane turnips! Distinctly unhelpful helper monkeys! And hats, dear God, hats aplenty! All this and more await any brave soul ready and willing to enlist in the ranks of the Mighty Skullboy Army! How do you sign up, you ask? Just purchase this book, absorb its nefarious bounty (we recommend using the eyes-to-brain method), and say hello to your new lord and master, Skullboy! If he's not home from elementary school yet, be sure to pick up a handy pager. You will be called upon when needed.

Oh, and be sure to beef up on that health insurance.

Writer/Artist: Evan Dorkin
Reprints: Milk & Cheese #1-4
Milk and Cheese is not a postmodern statement about our culture of violence. It is not a celebration of a non-vegetarian lifestyle. It is not a cynical commentary on the junk-worship our society has developed. And it is not a device for reinforcing the confidence of the newly pseudohip. It's a comic book, stupid.

Evan Dorkin (W/A)

A carton of hate. A wedge of spite. A comic book of idiotic genius. The Eisner Award-winning dairy duo returns in this deluxe hardcover collecting every single stupid Milk and Cheese comic ever made from 1989 to 2010, along with a sh*t-ton of supplemental awesomeness. This has everything you need! Don't judge it-love it! Or else!

Writer:Joe Casey
Artist:Steve Parkhouse
Reprints:MILKMAN MURDERS #1-4
Suburbia never looked so depraved! After an assault by a mysterious and monstrous milkman, a typical American housewife has finally had too much of her hideous, deranged family, and she takes a simple word of advice from her idol, the perfect 1950s mom on her television screen - "Discipline." The unraveling of our forlorn homemaker’s hopes leads to unprecedented terror, heralded by a demonic vision - The Milkman, a twisted parody of a Norman Rockwell image as painted by serial-killing folk-artist John Wayne Gacy.

Written by Dean Motter, Jeffrey Morgan, Peter Milligan
Art by Dean Motter, Shane Oakley, D’Israeli & Brett Ewins
Cover by Dean Motter

After revolutionizing the worlds of design and storytelling in 1984, Dean Motter's Mister X returned half a decade later to reinvent alternative comics again for a whole new audience.

Returning to the story of Radiant City's mysterious architect and his sleepless quest to repair the flaw in its design that is driving its citizens mad, the second version of Motter's creation used the black-and-white format to introduce deeper shadows and more expressionistic angles to its Art Deco world. With an edgier look and starker themes, this take on Mister X is as groundbreaking today as it was twenty years ago.

Collects Mister X Vol. 2 #1-#12, Mister X Special #1, and stories from A1 #2, Comic Book Artist Vol. 2 #6, and ArtReview #27-#28.

The Journey of a Pint-Sized Fashion Warrior
by Isobella Jade
Illustrated by Kim Herbst

The heroine of Jade Isobella's edgy expos? fantasises about being a model - despite her height of 5'4. A Google search leads her to lingerie model ads posted on Craigslist and soon she finds herself turning up at private apartments for model shoots that more often than not turn out to be seedy, disappointing and sometimes downright dangerous. After she is sliced across the eyebrow in a fight by a sleazy fashion photographer, she decides to get professional, get an agent and become a real model.
SOFT SKULL PRESS

Each year, approximately 1.5 million people in the United States and Canada are diagnosed with cancer. This is one family's story.
Winner of the 2005 Eisner Award in the category of Best Digital Comic for the original Web version, Mom's Cancer is now available as a graphic novel. An honest, unflinching, and sometimes humorous look at the practical and emotional effect that serious illness can have on patients and their families, Mom's Cancer is a story of hope-uniquely told in words and illustrations.

Brian Fies is a freelance journalist whose mother was diagnosed with lung cancer. As he and his two sisters struggled with the effects of her illness and her ongoing recovery from treatment, Brian processed the experience in his journal, which took the form of words and pictures.
The story that came to be known as "Mom's Cancer" first gained notice on the internet. It was posted anonymously, with the intention of sharing information and insights gained from his family's experience. Thanks to the words and illustrations of Brian Fies, readers have already responded that they were surprised and gratified to realize that they weren't along. Abrams Image is proud to bring this story to a whole new audience.

Writer:Jamie Cosley
Artist:Jamie Cosley
A unique love triangle wrought with tragedy and consequence minus the Hollywood ending. A story about the importance of one man's vows.

Writer:Dash Shaw
Artist:Dash Shaw
The startling new comic/tragedy book from the artist The Comics Journal describes as "the scarily young and skillful Dash Shaw". In a pre-Katrina New Orleans, a woman starts dating a younger man who reminds her of her deceased ex-boyfriend. They begin re-enacting scenes from her previous relationship as a psychodrama to correct her haunting past. Replete with Pac-Man ghost spirits, Michael Jackson, children’s drawings and deathtrap sandboxes, The Mother’s Mouth is a smarter, unsentimental Blankets that will be the weirdo romance book of 2006.

by Foo Swee Chin
There is heaven and hell for those dearly departed remembered by the living, but muZz is the place where unspoken, untold dreams and secrets go when those who made and hid them expired. On the train heading towards muZz, a girl wakes up and finds herself unable to remember anything about herself and surrounded odd creatures. From Nightmares & Fairy Tales co-creator Foo Swee Chin comes this new graphic novel filled with the vivid imagery only she can deliver.

Writer:Joe Coleman
Artist:Joe Coleman
"What's so brilliant about Joe Coleman's true-crime comics--besides their virtuosic draftsmanship and gripping narrative power--is the way he takes you inside the heads of his psychopathic subjects. Researched with a historian's thoroughness--and rendered in meticulous, not to say obsessive, detail--the stories collected in this beautifully designed picture-book conjure up the dark ecstasy of homicidal mania in all its blazing fury." - Harold Schechter
Small format hardcover

Writer - Jean Regnaud
Art - Emile Bravo
Jean relates his daily life and adventures with his sour-tempered teacher Madame Moinot, his busy dad, his kind nanny Yvette (the Queen of iced chocolate), his little brother Paul (with whom he is always fighting), and his precocious and spiteful neighbor Michele (whose parents own a kennel), telling them all those small and amusing things that appear to make him a normal boy. But inside there is a great emptiness and a voice calling "Where is my mommy...?" as his only maternal contact is through a series of fanciful postcards read to him by the girl next door! With sensitivity and emotion, Regnaud and Eisner nominated Bravo (Best Short Story 2008) tell their story that reminds us that children are not the only ones who would rather invent than deal with reality. Winner of Essentials Award at the Angouleme Festival, 2008.

It's 1991 and Julie Doucet abruptly packs her bags and moves to New York City. Trouble follows: a jealous boyfriend, insecurity about her art, worsening epilepsy, and a tendency to self-medicate with booze and drugs. One of D&Q's backlist bestsellers comes back with a new cover design by the legendary cartoonist Julie Doucet.

Steve Niles (w) o Finona Staples (a & c)

Nick Hammond and Anastasia Collins are the Mystery Society and bring new meaning to "underground cult" status! Stealthily avoiding the authorities, this skulduggery duo spend their time and money righting wrongs committed in the world's underbellies. Now, experience the group's early exploits in this first collection from the mind of Steve Niles!