DC Comics In July 2012: Vertigo & Others

[ENGLISH] DC Comics tells us: DC Comics In July 2012, Part 3: Vertigo & Others – Fables, Fairest, American Vampire, Hellblazer, iZombie, Spaceman, Sweet Tooth, Unwritten, He-Man & The Masters of the Universe, Supernatural, New Deadwardians, Saucer Country, Mad Presents Batman…

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PUNK ROCK JESUS #1
Written by SEAN MURPHY
Art and cover by SEAN MURPHY
On sale JULY 11 • 32 pg, B&W, no interior ads, 1 of 5, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

The newest reality show hit has the unlikeliest celebrity of all in this new black and white miniseries from writer/artist Sean Murphy (JOE THE BARBARIAN, Off Road)!
J2, the TV series starring a clone of Jesus Christ, causes chaos across a near-future United States in PUNK ROCK JESUS, a new miniseries written and drawn by Sean Murphy, the acclaimed illustrator of JOE THE BARBARIAN and AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.
J2 causes outrage and adulation. Religious zealots either love or hate the show, angry politicians worry about its influence on the nation, and members of the scientific community fear the implications of cloning a human being at all – let alone the Son of God. And what effect will this all have on Gwen, the young woman who is selected, through an American Idol-style process, to be the mother of the new Messiah?
All this leads to the hiring of Thomas McKael, the clone’s bodyguard and a former IRA operative with a turbulent past who must protect the new Messiah – a baby who captivates the world, but grows up to become an angry teenager.

FABLES #119
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM
Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM and STEVE LEIALOHA
Backup story art by SHAWN McMANUS
Cover by JOAO RUAS
On sale JULY 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Can the Fisher King save Therese or will young Dare be the heroic rescuing knight of his daydreams? In the penultimate chapter of “Cubs in Toyland,” we will see just who will make it out of Discardia in one piece – and who will be tattered like the citizen toys.
Also, the antics of Bufkin continue in the Oz backup feature with art by Shawn McManus!

FAIREST #5
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM
Art by PHIL JIMENEZ and ANDY LANNING
Cover by ADAM HUGHES
On sale JULY 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
One Sleeping Beauty, one prince of thieves and a small imp add up to one huge moving target for our Snow Queen. But what does she want from them and how will she get it? Will our heroic trio of Jonah the bottle imp, Ali Baba and Sleeping Beauty all make it out of the Snow Queen’s lair in one piece? Or a million, tiny broken icicles?

AMERICAN VAMPIRE: LORD OF NIGHTMARES #2
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
On sale JULY 11 • 32 pg, FC, 2 of 5, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Felicia Book reluctantly rejoins the vampire hunting agency known as the Vassals of the Morning Star. They have to track down the deadliest vampire of all time – but it’s not an easy task, because Felicia is plagued by her own past, Agent Hobbes is haunted by an old enemy, and young Gus is beginning to have horrible nightmares!

AMERICAN VAMPIRE #29
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
1:10 Variant cover by DAVE JOHNSON
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for details.
On sale JULY 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Skinner Sweet is back! And he’s hunting Hollywood vampires in 1954. But how did he survive the horrible events of Taipan back in WWII? Unlikely alliances are formed, secrets are revealed, and another name gets crossed off “The Blacklist” as the next major AMERICAN VAMPIRE epic roars on!

HOUSE OF MYSTERY VOL. 8: DESOLATION TP
Written by MATTHEW STURGES, BILL WILLINGHAM and STEVEN T. SEAGLE
Art by LUCA ROSSI, DARWYN COOKE, DAVID LAPHAM, PETER SNEJBJERG and TEDDY KRISTIANSEN and others
Cover by ESAO ANDREWS
On sale AUGUST 1 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS
• Don’t miss the final confrontations between Fig and, well, everyone!
• This final volume collects HOUSE OF MYSTERY #36-42.

iZOMBIE #27
Written by CHRIS ROBERSON
Art and cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
On sale JULY 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Ever since they first met, Amon has been preparing Gwen for the coming of Xitalu, the Great Devourer from beyond space and time. But no one warned the rest of the people in town! And now that Xitalu is almost here, threatening to consume every living soul on Earth, will Gwen be able to do what’s necessary to save the world?

AMERICAN VAMPIRE VOL. 4 HC
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art by JORDI BERNET, RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE, ROGER CRUZ and RICCARDO BURCHIELLI
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
On sale SEPTEMBER 26 • 208 pg, FC, $24.99 US MATURE READERS
• This new hardcover collects two epic tales: “The Beast in the Cave,” about Skinner Sweet’s involvement in the brutal Indian Wars, and “Death Race,” about 1950s vampire hunter Travis Kidd!
• Collects issues #19-27 of the smash-hit series!

HELLBLAZER #293
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI and STEFANO LANDINI
Cover by SIMON BISLEY
On sale JULY 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
NEW STORYLINE! John Constantine had no intention of tracking down his long-lost nephew, despite the promise John made to his dead mum. But jealous outbursts, strange visions and a ritual murder may force him into it after all. Dark magic, tainted blood and the occasional dead sheep – it’s all in part one of “The Curse of the Constantines.”

SPACEMAN #8
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art by EDUARDO RISSO
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
On sale JULY 25 • 32 pg, FC, 8 of 9, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
This Philip K. Dick-ian nightmare hurtles toward its tasty conclusion as Orson stops running and turns to look into the abyss that’s been chasing him all along.

SWEET TOOTH #35
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art and cover by JEFF LEMIRE
On sale JULY 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
THE SECRETS OF THE PLAGUE REVEALED AT LAST!! Dr. Singh arrives in Alaska and uncovers the origins of Gus and the hybrid children and the cause of the plague that decimated the world! This is the issue fans have been waiting for as the mysteries of SWEET TOOTH are revealed and the story amps up to its climax!

100 BULLETS DELUXE EDITION BOOK 3 HC
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art by EDUARDO RISSO
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
On sale SEPTEMBER 19 • 512 pg, FC, $49.99 US • MATURE READERS
• A new hardcover with stand-alone stories spotlighting the major players in the series, plus the final fate of Loop Hughes.
• Collects issues #37-57 of the Eisner Award-winning series.

NEW DEADWARDIANS #5
Written by DAN ABNETT
Art and cover by I.N.J. CULBARD
On sale JULY 25 • 32 pg, FC, 5 of 8, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Inspector Suttle leaves London to pursue his murder investigation. But the city’s dark and troubled shadows follow him to Cadley, the victim’s hometown. In the idyllic surroundings of a great house, mingling with the aristocracy, Suttle discovers that the undead curse of the Restless Plague runs ever deeper…

SAUCER COUNTRY #5
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Art and cover by RYAN KELLY
On sale JULY 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
It’s a battle for the truth as Arcadia confronts her memories of “alien abduction” through hypnotic regression. Can she save her career? Can she even save her mind? The first arc of SAUCER COUNTRY comes to a triumphant ending!

DOMINIQUE LAVEAU, VOODOO CHILD #5
Written by SELWYN SEYFU HINDS
Art by DENYS COWAN and JOHN FLOYD
Cover by RAFAEL GRAMPA
On sale JULY 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
From the blood-soaked sands of the Haitian Revolution to attacks by a desperate vampire clan deep in the bayou to an unimaginable sacrifice that will tear out her heart, Dominique truly comprehends at last what it means to be the Voodoo Queen.

THE UNWRITTEN #39
Written by MIKE CAREY
Art by PETER GROSS
Cover by YUKO SHIMIZU
On sale JULY 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
In “The Wound,” part 3, Richie the vampire brings on the bad news, and Tom Taylor hits Brisbane – just as detective Didge Patterson’s murder investigation blows up in her face. To get to her prime suspect, she’ll have to walk through guns, thugs, unicorns, and something very, very nasty that Danny discovers in a box.

MAD PRESENTS BATMAN #1
Written and illustrated by THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS
On sale JULY 18 • 80 pg, FC, 8.125” x 10.5”, $5.99 US
MAD is at it again! We’re collecting our best – if that’s the right word – Batman parodies in one big package! It’s enough to drive you batty!

AMAZINGLY STUPID MAD TP
Written and illustrated by THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS
On sale AUGUST 1 • 128 pg, FC, 8.125” x 10.5”, $12.99 US
Love MAD on Cartoon Network? You’ll love this new MAD collection – no television needed! See why having a Super Hero for a neighbor isn’t so great! Survive diabolical episodes of Spy vs. Spy! Experience water parks through the twisted brain of Sergio Aragones. Plus, truly terrible Wii games, cartoons with giant frogs, and a summer’s worth of comics and craziness!

SUPERNATURAL: THE DOGS OF EDINBURGH TP
Written by BRIAN WOOD
Art by GRANT BOND
Cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
On sale AUGUST 29 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US
• Sam Winchester visits the United Kingdom on what is meant to be a sleepy trip…but on his first day he meets the alluring but dangerous “Emma of the Isles.”
• Collecting the 6-issue miniseries!

WORLD OF WARCRAFT: PEARL OF PANDARIA HC
Written by MICKY NEILSON
Art and cover by SEAN “CHEEKS” GALLOWAY
On sale SEPTEMBER 5 • 128 pg, FC, 10.875” x 7.0625”, $24.99 US
In this enthralling original graphic novel published in a landscape format, you will meet the PANDAREN, one of the most beloved (and mysterious) races in World of Warcraft! Written by Blizzard’s own Micky Neilson (the World of Warcraft MMORPG, World of Warcraft: Ashbringer and World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen), with art by fan favorite Sean “Cheeks” Galloway (TV’s Teen Titans Go and WEDNESDAY COMICS), this story ties directly into the upcoming World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria expansion pack. The tale introduces Li Li Stormstout, a precocious young student who lives atop a giant turtle called Shen-zin Su. Like the rest of the wandering island’s pandaren, Li Li comes from a line of adventurers who left their homeland long ago to explore the world…and she wants nothing more than to chase that dream. But when Li Li runs away to find her famous uncle Chen, how will she survive Azeroth’s perils?

HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #1
Written by JAMES ROBINSON
Art and cover by PHILIP TAN and RUY JOSE
1:25 Variant cover by DAVE WILKINS
On sale JULY 4 • 32 pg, FC, 1 of 6, $2.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
• HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE return to comics in an all-new miniseries!
• SKELETOR strikes with his master plan to rule ETERNIA!
• Can ADAM and the MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE remember what ETERNIA was like in time to save it?