Dark Horse October 2020 Solicitations

ALEISTER & ADOLF TP (MR)

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(W) Douglas Rushkoff (A/CA) Michael Avon Oeming
A new edition of the mind-bending historical epic, with extra material by author Douglas Rushkoff (Program or be Programmed) and a new cover by artist Michael Avon Oeming (Powers)!
Media theorist Douglas Rushkoff weaves a mind-bending tale of iconography and mysticism. During the second World War, the legendary occultist Aleister Crowley develops a powerful and dangerous new weapon in the conflict against the Axis of evil. But this unconventional new form of warfare could cast the world into Armageddon!
In Shops: Dec 30, 2020
SRP: $19.99

ALIEN ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY HC (MR)

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(W) Cristiano Seixas (A/CA) Guilherme Balbi
In 1976, Twentieth Century Fox bought a screenplay by Dan O’Bannon entitled Star Beast. Three years later Alien was unleashed on unsuspecting filmgoers.
Writer Cristiano Seixas and artist Guilherme Balbi have attempted to stay true to the characters, settings, and creatures described in O’Bannon’s original screenplay. A new experience, but still terrifying! Collects the five-issue miniseries.
An all new Alien with an all new Alien!
In Shops: Dec 02, 2020
SRP: $19.99

APEX LEGENDS PATHFINDERS QUEST HC (MR)

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(W) Manny Hagopian (A/CA) Tom Casiello
Explore the world of the hit game through the eyes of the lovable robot, Pathfinder, as he chronicles his journey throughout the various environs of the Outlands to interview his fellow Legends-all in the hope of finally locating his mysterious creator. The rich history of Apex Legends is explained by the characters that helped to shape it, as are their unique bonds of competition and camaraderie.
o A media tie-in with popular video game franchise Apex Legends!
o Masterfully designed featuring beautifully rendered art!
In Shops: Dec 02, 2020
SRP: $39.99

BUTCHER OF PARIS TP (RES)

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(W) Stephanie Phillips (A) Dean Kotz (CA) Dave Johnson
In 1944, as Swastikas flew over Paris, one of the most notorious and prolific serial killers in history turned the war-torn city into his personal hunting ground.
Written by Stephanie Phillips (Descendent, Devil Within) with art by Dean Kotz (Mars Attacks), The Butcher of Paris is a historical, true-crime thriller about a killer wanted by both the Nazis and allied forces for the death of nearly two hundred victims. Collects the five-issue miniseries.
In Shops: Dec 02, 2020
SRP: $19.99

DISNEY FROZEN LIBRARY ED HC

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(W) Joe Caramagna (A) Various (CA) Steve Thompson
A collection of Dark Horse’s original comics with Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff, and Sven, in a deluxe oversized hardcover format! Don’t miss out on these novella-length stories that bridge some of the time between the end of Disney Frozen and the beginning of Disney Frozen 2. Featuring an a foreword from Michael Giaimo, production designer of Frozen and Frozen 2.
In Shops: Oct 28, 2020
SRP: $39.99

DISNEY PIXARS INCREDIBLES 2 LIBRARY ED HC

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(W) Christos Gage, Landry Q. Walker (A) Various (CA) Angela Capolupo
The Incredibles family regularly find themselves in the thick of super villain conflicts, and these stories showcase these moments. From known villains like Bomb Voyage, to new threats such as Slow Burn and Bulbox, our favorite family of heroes is always on the job. Even with these fantastic threats, the everyday struggles that we all face are not to be ignored, from Violet learning how to cope with situations at school, to Dash being forced to adapt to a new lifestyle. This book presents all the above and so much more! Collects The Incredibles 2: Crisis in Mid-Life & Other Stories #1-#3, The Incredibles 2: Secret Identities #1-#3, The Incredibles 2: Slow Burn #1-#3, and “Date Night” from Free Comic Book Day 2019.
In Shops: Nov 04, 2020
SRP: $39.99

DISNEY PIXARS INCREDIBLES 2 TP VOL 03 SLOW BURN (RES)

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(W) Christos Gage (A/CA) Jean-Claudio Vinci
If there is one thing Dash is known for, it’s being the embodiment of speed. From fighting evil villains to simply eating breakfast, Dash doesn’t do anything at a normal speed, and it sometimes is not the most ideal situation for the rest of the family. However, when a new villain named Slow Burn arrives on the scene, Dash has to learn quickly to adapt to life at a slower pace. Thankfully, his family is there to lend a helping hand!
In Shops: Sep 23, 2020
SRP: $10.99

DISNEY PRINCESS GLEAM GLOW & LAUGH TP (RES)

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(W) Amy Mebbersion, Georgia Ball, Patrick Storck, Paul Benjamin, Geoffrey Golden (A/CA) Amy Mebbersion
A collection of light-hearted and laughable Disney Princess comic stories! Follow the Disney Princesses in a wide array of adventures in unique settings! Includes a few never-before-published stories, and new infographics for you to “meet” the princesses featured on the cover!
In Shops: Sep 30, 2020
SRP: $10.99

DRAWING LINES WOMEN CARTOONIST ANTHOLOGY HC (MR)

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(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Design Cover
Showcasing stories from some of the comics’ greatest female creators, this anthology features stories that range from mainstream adventures to hilarious comic shorts to heart-wrenching autobiographical stories-in a new, larger size!
Featuring over a dozen stories by top talents like New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates, Eisner Award-winning illustrator Jill Thompson, Scary Godmother creator Colleen Doran, DC Comics creators Gail Simone and Jo lle Jones, and many more!
o The original collection, now presented at full comics size!
In Shops: Dec 23, 2020
SRP: $19.99

SEEDS TP

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(W) Ann Nocenti (A/CA) David Aja
The hotly-anticipated eco-fiction tech thriller-meets-love-story from the award-winning, visionary team of Ann Nocenti (Daredevil, Ruby Falls) and David Aja (Hawkeye, Immortal Iron Fist)!
The bees are swarming. What do they know that we don’t?
In a broken-down world, a rebellious group of ruthless romantics have fled a tech-obsessed society to create their own . . . and a few cantankerous aliens have come to harvest the last seeds of humanity.
When one of them falls in love with a human, idealistic journalist Astra stumbles into the story of a lifetime, only to realize that if she reports it, she’ll destroy the last hope of a dying planet.
How far will she go for the truth?
“The perfect book for these deeply imperfect times.” – Matt Fraction
“Beautifully drawn, cleverly constructed and very satisfying.” – Frank Quitely
In Shops: Dec 23, 2020
SRP: $19.99

SPELL ON WHEELS TP VOL 02 JUST TO GET TO YOU (RES)

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(W) Kate Leth (A) Megan Levens (CA) Marissa Louise
The trio of Witches from Spell on Wheels return in this follow-up cross country collection!
The witches Andy, Claire, and Jolene find themselves back on the road traveling across the American Southwest when a mysterious dark force possesses Claire. Spells and confessions fly as the group confronts phantoms, cryptids, and personal drama.
As they make their way along the I-10 toward the elusive presence possessing Claire, they discover you can’t go home again, not really, and they’re running out of time.
In Shops: Dec 02, 2020
SRP: $19.99

STRAIN HC VOL 02 THE FALL (O/A) (MR)

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(W) David Lapham (A) Mike Huddleston (CA) E.M. Gist
A vast conspiracy prevents the truth about the vampire epidemic from coming to light. A small force is humanity’s only chance: an alcoholic, a doctor, a pawnbroker, an exterminator, and a criminal. Can they prevent the Master from covering the world in darkness? This collection includes issues #1-#9 of the acclaimed series and a short story featured in Dark Horse Presents that follows the travails of an aged luchador, the Silver Angel, written and illustrated by Lapham.
In Shops: Sep 16, 2020
SRP: $29.99

TERMINATOR ORIGINAL SERIES TEMPEST & ONESHOT HC (O/A)

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(W) John Arcudi, James Robinson (A) Matt Wagner (A/CA) Chris Warner
Heartless, mechanical cruelty meets dogged human courage and perseverance in Dark Horse’s very first Terminator story! John Connor sends a strike team into the past to destroy Cyberdyne. But the machines counter by sending a team of Terminators to block the attempt – turning Los Angeles into a war zone! Collected in this volume are The Terminator #1-#4 (“Tempest”) and Terminator: One Shot, by writer James Robinson and artist Matt Wagner!
In Shops: Sep 16, 2020
SRP: $39.99

NEIL GAIMAN NORSE MYTHOLOGY #1

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(W) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (A) Mike Mignola, Jerry Ordway (A/CA) P. Craig Russell

#1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman and Eisner Award-winning comics legend P. Craig Russell breathe new life into the ancient Norse stories by taking readers through the creation of the Nine Worlds to the epic origin and adventures of Thor, Odin, and Loki all the way to the end of life-Ragnarök.

Having previously written about deities in American Gods and The Sandman, Gaiman teams with Russell to finally bring readers to follow the northern gods in their own setting in this comic book adaptation of the hit novel!
In Shops: Oct 07, 2020
SRP: $3.99

ASSASSINS CREED VALHALLA SONG OF GLORY #1

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(W) Cavan Scott (A) Martin Tunica (CA) Karl Kopinski
Blades clash in this prequel to Ubisoft’s next hit video game, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Norway. Mid-9th century CE. Eivor, a Viking warrior, observes a village raided by a neighboring kingdom. Bloodshed and mayhem erupt as she seizes the attack in her own favor-but will her victory be a blessing to her clan or a terrible curse? Elsewhere, another Viking searches for a different kind of prize, one of crucible steel . . .
o Prequel to Ubisoft’s next Assassin’s Creed.
o Ubisoft’s video game Assassin’s Creed Valhalla releases Holiday 2020!
In Shops: Oct 21, 2020
SRP: $3.99

COLONEL WEIRD COSMAGOG #1 (OF 4)

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(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Tyler Crook
From the world of the Eisner Award-winning Black Hammer series comes a bizarre sci-fi adventure origin story!
Wacky space adventurer Colonel Randall Weird leaves Black Hammer farm and embarks on a strange journey through space and time for something that he’s long forgotten with his sanity and life at stake!
“Jeff Lemire’s Black Hammer feels like it’s walking two roads-one honoring the past of superhero comics, and one forging a path into the future of the genre.”-Cullen Bunn
In Shops: Oct 28, 2020
SRP: $3.99

STRANGER THINGS HALLOWEEN SPECIAL ONESHOT

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(W) Michael Moreci (A) Todor Hristov (CA) Francesco Francavilla
It’s Halloween night in Hawkins, Indiana and Will, Mike, Lucas and Dustin gather in Castle Byers to eat candy and scare each other with a spooky story, revealing the quaint town’s deepest kept secret: the Child Eater of Hawkins.
o Comic tie-in with Netflix’s hit show, Stranger Things!
o Takes place six days before season 1 begins!
In Shops: Oct 21, 2020
SRP: $3.99

ALIEN ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY #3 (OF 5)

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(W) Cristiano Seixas (A/CA) Guilherme Balbi
The crew makes a shocking discovery about the artifacts found in the pyramid. Unaware of the danger they have brought aboard, the Snark departs the alien planet-and within secure confines of the ship, a horror unknown to man will be unleashed.
In Shops: Sep 23, 2020
SRP: $3.99

BANG #4 (OF 5)

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(W) Matt Kindt (A/CA) Wilfredo Torres
Paige Turnier: defenseless old lady or mastermind detective? As Paige navigates these dual roles, superspy Thomas Cord realizes he has memories of this woman from before he was born . . . and these memories may be the key to protecting reality from those who would see it unraveled.
“A great f–d up blend of James Bond and Tintin.”-Keanu Reeves
In Shops: Oct 07, 2020
SRP: $3.99

BILL & TED ARE DOOMED #2 (OF 4)

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(W) Evan Dorkin (A) Roger Langridge (CA) Evan Dorkin
Bill and Ted are making ridiculous plans for a world tour that will somehow solve all their problems. They also hope to write the one song while on tour, energized and influenced by the people of the excellent planet Earth. Their confidence returning, they help the overburdened princesses with arranging the bookings. Things take a turn though when Wyld Stallyns is accidentally booked for a deadly-serious Scandinavian death metal festival (because of Death being in their band).
In Shops: Oct 14, 2020
SRP: $3.99

CYBERPUNK 2077 TRAUMA TEAM #2 (OF 4) (MR)

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(W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Miguel Valderrama
Nadia’s first mission since the massacre of her previous Trauma Team is attempting to save Apex, the man who killed them. To make matters worse, Nadia suffers through guilt, shock, and old memories as her and her team are a hundred floors high in a skyscraper filled with gang members who want to take Apex down.
In Shops: Oct 07, 2020
SRP: $3.99

ELFQUEST STARGAZERS HUNT #4 (OF 8) (RES)

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(W) Wendy Pini, Richard Pini (A) Sonny Strait (CA) Wendy Pini
Skywise the stargazer is gone, lost within the vastness of trackless space. His daughter, the fabulous Jink, sets out on her own quest to find him and return him to the elves’ Star Home. She has no idea where or why he fled, but she knows where to begin her search for answers: the World of Two Moons, her father’s birthplace. Here the Wolfriders still make their forest abode, and here Jink hopes to find guidance from Skywise’s other daughter, Yun, not to mention Leetah and Cutter’s rambunctious second son.
In Shops: Oct 14, 2020
SRP: $3.99

HELLBOY & BPRD RETURN OF EFFIE KOLB #2 (OF 2)

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(W) Mike Mignola (A/CA) Zach Howard
Following Hellboy’s strange encounter with the new residents of the Crooked Man’s home, a young spiritual sensitive still feels that something bad is going on in the old Virginia mansion . . . and she’s right.
Prepare for monsters and mayhem in the second half of Mike Mignola’s return to the story of “The Crooked Man,” with artist Zach Howard and colorist Dave Stewart!
In Shops: Oct 28, 2020
SRP: $3.99

HIDDEN SOCIETY #4 (OF 4)

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(W) Rafael Scavone (A/CA) Rafael Albuquerque
In a climactic battle atop a volcano, the reformed Hidden Society struggles to prevent the coming of the primeval fire god that threatens to wipe out all life on the planet-and may have to sacrifice everything they have to win the fight.
In Shops: Oct 21, 2020
SRP: $3.99

ORVILLE #2 LAUNCH DAY (PT 1 OF 2)

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(W) David Goodman (A/CA) David Cabeza
With Bortus on the bridge facing a standoff with the Krill, Gordon and John secreted aboard a moon-sized space station searching for clues about its seemingly sinister purpose, and Ed and Kelly on the planet’s surface investigating the impending “Launch Day,” time is about to run out for everyone in the system-including the Orville!
o Written by The Orville Executive Producer David A. Goodman!
In Shops: Oct 07, 2020
SRP: $3.99

SKULLDIGGER & SKELETON BOY #5 (OF 6)

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(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Tonci Zonjic
In custody of Detective Reyes after a vigilante outing gone wrong, Skeleton Boy is caught between his desire for revenge and the idea that he may be in over his head. Meanwhile, Skulldigger and Grimjim’s feud threatens to take out innocent bystanders.
In Shops: Oct 21, 2020
SRP: $3.99

SPY ISLAND #2 (OF 4)

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(W) Chelsea Cain (A) Elise McCall (CA) Lia Miternique
Super-agent Nora Freud is fine, thank you. Yes, she’s stuck on an island in the Bermuda Triangle without a clear mission. She’s running low on sunscreen. Her sister has just arrived. And the body of a man Nora recently assassinated just floated in with the tide. But. She. Has. This. Totally. Under. Control.
Spy Island is a four-issue special limited series by the creative team that brought you Man-Eaters.
In Shops: Oct 07, 2020
SRP: $3.99

STRANGER THINGS SCIENCE CAMP #2 (OF 4)

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(W) Jody Houser (A) Edgar Salazar (CA) Viktor Kalvachev
Terror has struck Camp Know Where! A camp counselor has disappeared in the night with no clue but a distant scream. Suspicions arise, and as Dustin inadvertently passes the acid test to become the cool kid at camp, he must balance his newfound popularity with the rising tensions and try not to get his wires crossed with other campers.
In Shops: Oct 28, 2020
SRP: $3.99

TRUE LIVES FABULOUS KILLJOYS NATIONAL ANTHEM #1

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(W) Gerard Way, Shaun Simon (A/CA) Leonardo Romero
After the Analog Wars, the Killjoys lost their way-and their memories. A rat chews through Mike Milligram’s TV cord, and reality unravels. But when his Ramones records disappear, Mike remembers what the fabulous Killjoys and some toy rayguns can do.
Gerard Way and Shaun Simon take it all back to their original concept, rebooting the Killjoys in present-day America, where it’s impossible to tell what’s real and what Mom and Dad just tell you to keep you calm.
o From Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance.
o The original inspiration for My Chemical Romance’s Danger Days!
In Shops: Oct 14, 2020
SRP: $3.99

X-RAY ROBOT #3 (OF 4)

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(W) Mike Allred (A/CA) Mike Allred
Max Wilding, super scientist, travels through another dimension before the Ultimate Nihilist can put an end to both Max and reality itself, while his coworkers are thrown into strange timelines that threaten their safety and sanity-and Max discovers the true identity of the ultimate villain.
“One of the best cartoonists in all of comics has done it again! X-Ray Robot is another Allred homerun!!” -Brian Michael Bendis
In Shops: Oct 28, 2020
SRP: $3.99

YOU LOOK LIKE DEATH TALES UMBRELLA ACADEMY #2 (OF 6)

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(W) Gerard Way, Shaun Simon (A) I.N.J. Culbard (CA) Gabriel Ba
When Klaus channels the ghost of a renowned actor at a Hollywood party, his retired paramour realizes he might be exactly what she needs to regain the limelight-and gives him a taste of real magic. Meanwhile, the vampire-chimp drug-lord takes a red-eye to Hollywood to search for the Umbrella-brat who stole his stash . . .
o Séance gets his own miniseries!
In Shops: Oct 21, 2020
SRP: $3.99