DC Comics In December 2012: Vertigo & Others

[ENGLISH] DC Comics tells us: DC Comics In December 2012, Part 2: Vertigo & Others – Django Unchained, American Vampire, Hellblazer, Mad, Fairest, Fables, Saucer Country, Punk Rock Jesus, He-Man And The Masters of the Universe, Unwritten, Sweettooth…

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MAD #519
Written and illustrated by THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS
On sale DECEMBER 19 • 56 pg, FC, $5.99 US
This Christmas, maybe Santa will bring you the latest issue of MAD! Hey, it’s better than a lump of coal, right?

HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #5
Written by KEITH GIFFEN
Art by PHILIP TAN and RUY JOSE
Cover by DAVE WILKINS
On sale DECEMBER 19 • 32 pg, FC, 5 of 6, $2.99 US
• As Adam is close to regaining his memories, he must now battle his most faithful companion: Battle Cat!
• Skeletor puts his final plans for Adam’s destruction into place…will Eternia ever be the same?

LOT 13 #3
Written by STEVE NILES
Art and cover by GLENN FABRY
On sale JANUARY 2 • 32 pg, FC, 3 of 5, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
• The secrets of the house—and dangers—are deepening with every passing hour!
• Austin’s reappearance covered in blood and holding a tomahawk raises some questions concerning not just to WHERE his family is, but WHEN!

DJANGO UNCHAINED #1-2
Based on the screenplay by QUENTIN TARANTINO
Art by R.M. GUERA
Movie key art cover
Issue #1: 1:25 Variant cover by JIM LEE
Issue #2: 1:25 Variant cover by TBD
Issue #1 on sale DECEMBER 5
Issue #2 on sale JANUARY 2
Both 48 pg, FC, 1 & 2 of 5, $4.99 US • MATURE READERS
Retailers: These issues each will ship with two covers. Please see the Order Form for details.
• Oscar-winning writer/director Quentin Tarantino’s latest epic film script is adapted for comics!
• The blood-soaked tale of a bounty-hunting dentist and his partner, a recently freed slave, in the post-Civil War South!
• This is an adaptation of the full screenplay, including scenes that may not make it into the final theatrical cut!

AMERICAN VAMPIRE #34
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
On sale JANUARY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
“The Blacklist” is over. Lives have been shattered, alliances destroyed. Skinner and Pearl have made it halfway through the twentieth century and AMERICAN VAMPIRE hits a major turning point in the series.

HELLBLAZER #298
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art by GIUSEPPI CAMUNCOLI and STEFANO LANDINI
Cover by SIMON BISLEY
On sale DECEMBER 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Strange portents lead Constantine to believe he’s going to die in five days. How far will he go to convince his skeptical wife that his days are numbered? Find out in “Death and Cigarettes” part 1!

A.D.D.: ADOLESCENT DEMO DIVISION TP
Written by DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF
Art and cover by GORAN SUDZUKA and JOSE MARZAN, JR.
On sale JANUARY 23 • 152 pg, FC, 6.75” x 9”, $16.99 US • MATURE READERS
The original graphic novel, now in trade paperback! Raised from birth to appear on reality TV, the Adolescent Demo Division have special abilities that make them the envy of the world – and a concern to their keepers. But the search for their birth families leads to a harrowing discovery.

FABLES: THE DELUXE EDITION BOOK 6 HC
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM
Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM, JIM FERN, SHAWN McMANUS, STEVE LEIALOHA and others
Cover by JAMES JEAN
RESOLICIT • On sale FEBRUARY 20 • 224 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”,
$29.99 US • MATURE READERS
In this FABLES collection featuring issues #46-51 of the Eisner Award winning series, the threat of the Adversary looms ever closer as the drums of war begin their steady beat. The Fables prepare for battle, but first they must find their would-be commander: Bigby Wolf!
Retailers: This title is resolicited. All previous orders are cancelled.

FABLES VOL. 18: CUBS IN TOYLAND TP
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM
Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM, STEVE LEIALOHA and SHAWN McMANUS Cover by JOAO RUAS
On sale JANUARY 16 • 192 pg, FC, $16.99 US • MATURE READERS
In these tales from FABLES #114-121, a harrowing epic starts when Snow and Bigby’s cub Therese receives a Christmas gift from an unknown admirer. This red plastic boat may hold the key to a deep, disturbing secret that will incite a series of soul-crushing events for the denizens of Fabletown. Plus, don’t miss Bufkin’s (mis)adventures in Oz!

FAIREST #10
Written by LAUREN BEUKES
Art by INAKI MIRANDA
Cover by ADAM HUGHES
On sale DECEMBER 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
In part 3 of “The Hidden Kingdom,” Rapunzel kicks ass when hungry ghosts and angry Yakuza storm the skyscraper. Meanwhile, Bigby and Frau Totenkinder arrive in Japan only to get captured by local Harijuku girls. And back in the dark, simmering pit that is the witching well, something is stirring — and it wants out.

FABLES #124
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM
Guest art by SHAWN McMANUS
Cover by JOAO RUAS
On sale DECEMBER 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Bufkin and Lily’s heroic adventures are too big to contain in 3-page features, so this special full-issue epic will take us to the grand finale of our favorite flying monkey’s greatest adventure, co-starring his sometimes girlfriend Lily with guest art by painter extraordinaire Shawn McManus!

GLOBAL FREQUENCY TP
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Art and cover by GARRY LEACH, GLENN FABRY, STEVE DILLON, ROY A. MARTINEZ, JON J. MUTH, DAVID LLOYD, SIMON BISLEY, CHRIS SPROUSE, KARL STORY, LEE BERMEJO, TOMM COKER, JASON PEARSON and GENE HA
Cover by BRIAN WOOD
On sale JANUARY 30 • 288 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS
Collecting the entire GLOBAL FREQUENCY 12-issue series in one volume! Global Frequency is a worldwide rescue organization that offers a last shred of hope when all other options have failed. Manned by 1,001 operatives, the Frequency is made up of experts in fields as diverse as bio-weapon engineering and Le Parkour Running. Each agent — equipped with a special mobile vid-phone — is specifically chosen by Miranda Zero, enigmatic leader of the Global Frequency, based on proximity, expertise, and, in some cases, sheer desperation!

HOUSE OF SECRETS OMNIBUS HC
Written by STEVEN T. SEAGLE
Art by TEDDY KRISTIANSEN, DUNCAN
FEGREDO, DEAN ORMSTON and others
Cover by TEDDY KRISTIANSEN
On sale FEBRUARY 13 • 752 pg, FC, $75.00 US • MATURE READERS
In this hardcover collecting HOUSE OF SECRETS #1-25, a story from VERTIGO: WINTER’S EDGE #1 and the 2-part FAÇADE miniseries, teenage runaway Rain Harper becomes part of a supernatural justice system in a haunted mansion. Five otherworldly spirits known as the Juris summon people to judge them for their secrets. Acting as a “witness,” Rain must try to save the defendants from their sentences.

SLEEPER OMNIBUS HC
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Art by SEAN PHILLIPS, COLIN WILSON and JIM LEE
Cover by SEAN PHILLIPS
On sale FEBRUARY 27 • 720 pg, FC, $75.00 US • MATURE READERS
Collecting POINT BLANK #1-5, SLEEPER #1-24, COUP D’ETAT: SLEEPER #1 and COUP D’ETAT: AFTERWARD #1, SLEEPER tells the story of agent Holden Carver, a reluctant double agent without hope of rescue. Tao, the criminal mastermind whose organization Carver has infiltrated, had Carver’s only lifeline, spymaster John Lynch, shot, leaving him in a coma. Tao’s cut off every means of escape, and he’s persuaded Carver to join him…for real this time.

SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING BOOK 3 TP
Written by ALAN MOORE
Art by STEPHEN BISSETTE, JOHN TOTLEBEN, RICK VEITCH and others
Cover by STEPHEN BISSETTE and JOHN TOTLEBEN
On sale JANUARY 2 • 208 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS
Collecting issues #35-42 of Alan Moore’s award-winning SWAMP THING, this volume brims with visceral horrors including underwater vampires, a werewolf under an unusual curse, and the debut of John Constantine!

SAUCER COUNTRY #10
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Art and cover by RYAN KELLY
On sale DECEMBER 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Arcadia’s team finds itself under siege at the Democrat candidate’s debate in Las Vegas, Michael finds himself wondering what’s real and what he’s capable of, and Kidd discovers the secrets behind the men in black, all in part two of three of “The Reticulan Candidate.”

PUNK ROCK JESUS #6
Written by SEAN MURPHY
Art and cover by SEAN MURPHY
On sale JANUARY 2 • 32 pg, B&W, 6 of 6, $2.99 US • No interior ads • MATURE READERS
In this thrilling conclusion to the acclaimed miniseries, Chris and the Flak Jackets head to Jerusalem, the last stop on their world tour. But in this final concert, will the punk messiah rise above the protests from the world’s three major religions, or will he take matters into his own hands?

THE UNWRITTEN #44
Written by MIKE CAREY
Art by PETER GROSS
Cover by YUKO SHIMIZU
On sale DECEMBER 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
In the classical underworld of Hades, Tom takes on harpies, sinister ferrymen and multiheaded dogs. But none of these encounters prepare him for his meeting with the king — or for the responsibilities he has to take on for some very familiar damned souls.

SWEET TOOTH #40
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art and cover by JEFF LEMIRE
1:10 Variant cover by TIMOTHY TRUMAN
On sale DECEMBER 5 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • MATURE READERS • FINAL ISSUE
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
Gus’s journey comes to an end and the fate of the hybrids is revealed in the final issue of the acclaimed Vertigo series!