DC Comics In May 2012: Vertigo & Others

[ENGLISH] DC Comics tells us: DC Comics In May 2012, Part 2: Vertigo & Others – American Vampire, New Deadwardians, Fairest, Fables, DMZ, iZombie, Hellblazer, Neil Gaiman’s Midnight Days, Mystery In Space, Scalpel, Sweet Tooth, Saucer Country, Unwritten, Diablo, Epic Mad…

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EPIC MAD TP
Written and illustrated by THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS
On sale MAY 2 • 128 pg, FC, 8.125” x 10.5”, $12.99 US
The Usual Gang of Idiots is at it again – and this time, they’ve come up with the new EPIC MAD TP!
Ripped from the pages of the magazine that inspired the hit Cartoon Network show, this new collection features some of the oddest and most stupid and ridiculous MAD articles ever! Including are classic spoofs of:
• Star Wars!
• Sponge Bob Square Pants!
• Zombies!
• History’s Most Famous Bloggers!
• Lemony Snicket!
Plus Spy vs. Spy, Planet Tad, and more!

DIABLO #4
Written by AARON WILLIAMS
Art and cover by JOSEPH LACROIX
On sale MAY 30 • 32 pg, FC, 4 of 5 • $2.99 US
• Continuing the story based on the hit video game!
• JACOB, armed with the SWORD OF JUSTICE continues his quest to discover the source of the rage plague near STAALBREAK!
• If left unchecked, this evil may threaten all of SANCTUARY!

AMERICAN VAMPIRE #27
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art by ROGER CRUZ
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
On sale MAY 30 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
“The Nocturnes” concludes here! Calvin Poole is a haunted man with a secret, but it’s nothing compared to the secret he uncovers in a small Southern town. Plus, a major character steps back onto the stage!

NEW DEADWARDIANS #3
Written by DAN ABNETT
Art and cover by I.N.J. CULBARD
On sale MAY 30 • 32 pg, FC, 3 of 8, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Investigating the chilling “Murder That Should Not Be,” Inspector Suttle is obliged to visit the East End of London’s notorious and dangerous Zone-B. It’s the last refuge of the living, where the poor, the free-thinking, the artistic, the liberal and the undoubtedly mortal live surrounded by the fenced-off restless horror. What secrets will Suttle learn there about the case and himself?

FAIREST #3
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM
Art by PHIL JIMENEZ and ANDY LANNING
Cover by ADAM HUGHES
On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
We want this third issue to be really big, so let’s have Briar Rose and Ali Baba captured by the Snow Queen! And let’s throw in seven good fairy godmothers and one really, really bad one. Let’s have dire curses and desperate fights and comic asides. Let’s show the consequences of attempting a second uninvited kiss. Basically let’s have everything in this but the kitchen sink. No, wait – let’s throw the kitchen sink in too!

FABLES #117
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM
Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM and STEVE LEIALOHA
Backup story art by SHAWN McMANUS
Cover by JOAO RUAS
On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Therese has been missing for days now, leaving Snow and Bigby frantic. If that weren’t bad enough, now Dare can’t be found either! What’s there to do but turn all of Fabletown and all of The Farm upside down and organize a search party?
And in the backup story, the revolution in Oz has been called off. Why? Well, it may have to do with the fact that someone went and hanged their leader. Don’t you hate when that happens?

DMZ VOL. 12: THE FIVE NATIONS OF NEW YORK TP
Written by BRIAN WOOD • Art by RICCARDO BURCHIELLI • Cover by BRIAN WOOD
On sale JUNE 6 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS
In this final DMZ collection featuring issues #67-72 of the acclaimed series, Matty’s seen to it that everyone’s voice is being heard, but will the social order in New York City devolve into anarchy, or is there a new New York to be discovered underneath the rubble of the old?

iZOMBIE #25
Written by CHRIS ROBERSON • Art and cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Ever since Gwen came back from the dead as a zombie, she’s been hearing cryptic hints about something bad on the way. Well, now it’s here, and Gwen and her friends are right in the middle of it. After this, nothing will be the same – especially between Gwen and her ex-monster hunter boyfriend Horatio.

HELLBLAZER #291
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Guest art by GAEL BERTRAND
Cover by SIMON BISLEY
On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
For years John Constantine has been tormented by his evil, Hell-dwelling twin. But now, seeing what a mess his niece Gemma is still in because of this doppelganger, he decides to take action. Sweet(ish) revenge, a diabolical church, an old lover, a human sacrifice and a nifty poison dart gun feature in this epilogue to “Another Season in Hell.”

HELLBLAZER VOL. 3: THE FEAR MACHINE TP NEW EDITION
Written by JAMIE DELANO • Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM,
RICHARD PIERS RAYNER and others • Cover by DAVID FINCH
On sale JUNE 20 • 240 pg, FC, $24.99 US • MATURE READERS
In these tales from HELLBLAZER #14-22, Constantine finds himself encamped with a new-age pagan group that’s tapping into their own psychic abilities — but a defense contractor is out to exploit their powers.

NEIL GAIMAN’S MIDNIGHT DAYS DELUXE EDITION HC
Written by NEIL GAIMAN and MATT WAGNER
Art by DAVE McKEAN, TEDDY KRISTIANSEN, STEPHEN BISSETTE, JOHN TOTLEBEN, MIKE MIGNOLA and others
Cover by DAVE McKEAN
On sale JULY 11 • 176 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $24.99 US • MATURE READERS
The classic collection of Vertigo tales from New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman is collected in hardcover for the first time! Providing tantalizing glimpses into the fantastical worlds he would create and nurture, NEIL GAIMAN’S MIDNIGHT DAYS collects some of the accomplished author’s earliest work.
These tales star the Golden Age Sandman, Morpheus, Swamp Thing and John Constantine, from SWAMP THING ANNUAL #5, SANDMAN MIDNIGHT THEATRE, HELLBLAZER #27, WELCOME BACK TO THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY #1 and more!

MYSTERY IN SPACE #1
Written by PAUL POPE, KYLE BAKER, ANDY DIGGLE , ROBERT RODI, NNEDI OKORAFOR, MICHAEL ALLRED, ANN NOCENTI, MING DOYLE and STEVE ORLANDO
Art by PAUL POPE, MICHAEL ALLRED, KYLE BAKER, MING DOYLE, DAVIDE GIANFELICE, SEBASTIAN FUMARA and others
Cover by RYAN SOOK
1:10 Variant cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
Retails: This issue will arrive in stores with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for details.
One-shot • On sale MAY 2 • 80 pg, FC, $7.99 US • MATURE READERS
This one-shot anthology is loaded with unsettling short stories that will hijack your imagination and take you to strange, mysterious places. Journey to the edge of the abyss with Michael Allred! Arrive in the middle of an intergalactic space heist with Paul Pope! Plus: Broken hearts will be cryogenically frozen, a zero-gravity menage á trois will be compromised by aliens, and solar systems will spiral out of control when top comics talents and exciting newcomers collide!

SCALPED #59
Written by JASON AARON
Art by R.M. GUERA
Cover by JOCK
On sale MAY 30 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
It’s the penultimate issue of the award-winning, critically acclaimed series and it all comes down to this: a Mexican stand-off like you’ve never seen before.

SWEET TOOTH #33
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art and cover by JEFF LEMIRE
On sale MAY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
A very special issue of SWEET TOOTH as we check in on “The Continuing Adventures of The Big Man and The Little Boy.” It’s a children’s story unlike any other – and a major step forward in the series.
This issue will be printed in a special sideways format.

SAUCER COUNTRY #3
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Art and cover by RYAN KELLY
On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Hypno-regression therapy, cutting edge aviation technology, and an abduction by rabbits! Things are getting really strange on the campaign trail in New Mexico, and Governor Alvarado is beginning to wonder: Has everyone in this state been “abducted by aliens”? The book we like to call “The West Wing meets The X-Files” ramps up as we meet the enemy and get a look into their big, black eyes…

DOMINIQUE LAVEAU, VOODOO CHILD #3
Written by SELWYN SEYFU HINDS
Art by DENYS COWAN and JOHN FLOYD
Cover by RAFAEL GRAMPA
On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Dominique comes face to face with her mysterious pursuers from the Voodoo Court; a deadly enemy takes the first step toward becoming her ally; and she finally learns of the age-old supernatural civil war that’s been rippling beneath the fabric of New Orleans… and her place in the middle of the madness. But it may all be too little too late when the Voodoo war god Ogun shows up to put her to the ultimate test.

THE UNWRITTEN #37
Written by MIKE CAREY
Art by PETER GROSS
Cover by YUKO SHIMIZU
On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
A year after The War of Words and nearly unbearable tragedy and loss, Tom Taylor’s life is finally coming together. But the real world and fictional world are both in turmoil, and the damage seems to be spreading. Before he can hope to heal it, Tom will need to find “The Wound,” part 1 of 4. It’s the start of a brand-new storyline in a psychologically postapocalyptic world disconnected from the power of Leviathan and the manipulation of the Cabal. Fiction is up for grabs and Tom Taylor stands at the center of that battle!