DC Comics In April 2011: Vertigo & Various

[ENGLISH] DC Comics tells us: DC Comics In March 2011, Part 2: Vertigo & various – American Vampire, Fables, iZombies, Northlanders, New York Five, Cinderella: Fables Are Forever, Hellblazer, DMZ, House of Mystery, The Unwritten, Sweet Tooth, Scalped, Mad Magazine, Gears of War, Starcraft, inFamous, Deus Ex…

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YOSSEL TP
“Every so often, one of the masters of the comics medium will release a project which reminds the entire industry and beyond of both their vitality as well as the power the medium holds. Joe Kubert’s YOSSEL is just that.” — NEWSARAMA
“Kubert’s straightforward, heartfelt portrayal of the Nazi era’s horrors . . . has its own undeniable power.” — BOOKLIST
Written by JOE KUBERT
Art and cover by JOE KUBERT
In this harrowing yet inspiring “alternate reality” story, legendary artist Joe Kubert explores what would have happened if he and his family never emigrated from Poland to the US in 1926.
Yossel is a fifteen-year-old boy who could have grown up to be a great artist. But in Nazi-occupied Poland, he and his family are deprived of their rights, homes and possessions, and forced to live in the devastating conditions of the Warsaw Ghetto. YOSSEL, April 19th, 1943 is his story, told through Kubert’s raw and evocative pencilled art. Yossel’s sketches of super heroes ingratiates him to the Nazi guards, but it is through his journal drawn on scraps of paper that he depicts the full horror of his existence.
With great emotional power, YOSSEL draws a dark and brutal reality of ghetto life, of the stories he hears of the concentration camp atrocities, and ultimately portrays the final act of defiance and courage that drives the fatal uprising of the Warsaw Ghetto.
On sale MAY 11 • 144 pg, B&W, $14.99 US

DONG XOAI, VIETNAM 1965 TP
“One of the greatest war comics ever made.”
— Publishers Weekly
Written by JOE KUBERT
Art and cover by JOE KUBERT
Joe Kubert, one of the most influential storytellers in comics history, tells the harrowing, true story of a detachment of Special Forces soldiers on a simple recon mission into the village of Dong Xoai, Vietnam, that turned suddenly deadly.
DONG XOAI, VIETNAM 1965 has a unique perspective, since Kubert based the story on extensive information gathered from the surviving members of the unit. It covers not only the action of the event but the details of deployment and build-up that led to the deadly encounter for these young American G.I.s.
For decades, Joe Kubert has shown readers the true face of war – all the suffering, horror, loss and heroism of our fighting forces. With DONG XAOI, he goes a step beyond to tell a gut-wrenching tale of sacrifice that will linger long after you are done reading.
On sale MAY 18 • 200 pg, B&W, $19.99 US

JEW GANGSTER TP
Written by JOE KUBERT
Art and cover by JOE KUBERT
From famed comics creator Joe Kubert comes this moving coming-of-age story set within Depression-era New York City. Ruby is a handsome young man growing up in a poor Brooklyn Jewish family. When Ruby falls in with a local mobster called Monk, his initial eagerness to make a few dollars to support his hardworking parents ends up getting him in way over his head in the organized crime world. Now he’s caught up in both a war between the Jewish and Italian mobs over unionizing factories and an affair with his dangerous mentor’s gorgeous moll.
On sale MAY 11 • 144 pg, B&W, $14.99 US

MAD MAGAZINE #509
Written and illustrated by THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS
What’s that stuck between the Easter Eggs and the marshmallow Peeps? It’s the new issue of MAD – and we’re not just April fooling!
On sale APRIL 13 • 56 pg, FC, $5.99 US

STARCRAFT TP
Written by SIMON FURMAN
Art by FEDERICO DALLOCCHIO, BRIAN DENHAM, MIKE S. MILLER and CARLOS D’ANDA
Cover by FEDERICO DALLOCCHIO
This trade paperback collects the first seven issues of the series based on Blizzard’s smash-hit game. Join the War Pigs, a team of outlaws reunited by their former captain for one last job: the assassination of Jim Raynor!
On sale MAY 11 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US

inFAMOUS #3-4
Written by WILLIAM HARMS
Art by ERIC NGUYEN
Covers by ED BENES
Based on the hit PS3 game! In issue #3, bike messenger turned super hero Cole MacGrath is forced to confront a monstrous super being known only as David — and David won’t rest until Cole is dead! In the meantime, Agent Moya begins her endgame.
Then, in issue #4, Cole survived his first encounter with David, a horrific creature of unimaginable power, but now he must contend with Trish Dailey, his dead girlfriend . . . who’s now working for Agent Moya.
Issue #3 on sale APRIL 13
Issue #4 on sale APRIL 27
3 and 4 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

DEUS EX #3
Written by ROBBIE MORRISON
Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE and SERGIO SANDOVAL
Cover by JIM MURRAY
A ghost from Adam Jensen’s past rears his ugly, augmented head and it’s open warfare! Even with a new ally, Adam has his hands full . . . but what’s the connection between Adam’s past and his current assignment?
On sale APRIL 20 • 3 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

GEARS OF WAR #17
Written by KAREN TRAVISS
Art by JULIUS GOPEZ
Cover by PETE WOODS
Best-selling author Karen Traviss continues to explore the years prior to “Emergence Day.” It’s the end of boot camp and the start of the real war for new recruits Marcus Fenix and Carlos Santiago. Marcus immediately establishes his reputation as a hard-charging Gear and natural leader, while his father struggles for a breakthrough in his orbital laser research, codenamed Hammer of Dawn.
On sale APRIL 27 • 32 pg, FC $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

TOM STRONG AND THE ROBOTS OF DOOM TP
Written by PETER HOGAN
Art and cover by CHRIS SPROUSE & KARL STORY
Tom Strong returns in this title collecting the 6-issue miniseries!
As Tom Strong and his family prepare to celebrate a wedding, the unthinkable happens: Before their eyes, reality alters to become a world conquered by Nazis and ruled by Tom’s nefarious son, Albrecht.
What mysterious secret from Tom’s past has brought about this catastrophe? To overthrow Albrecht and restore the world he knew, Tom must find a way to journey back in time and seek help from the only man he can trust: himself. But will even two Tom Strongs be enough to stop the Robots of Doom?
On sale MAY 25 • 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US

99 DAYS HC
Written by MATTEO CASALI
Art by KRISTIAN DONALDSON
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
99 DAYS is the story of Antoine Boshoso Davis, who is living the dream as a rookie homicide detective for the LAPD. But 12 years ago he was living a nightmare. As a young Hutu in Rwanda, Antoine was forced to become a child soldier with the rebel Hutu militia.
Like so many others he was caught up in the slaughter of a country gone insane – murdering scores of men, women and children with a machete. Antoine fled Rwanda for LA, where he grew into a quiet, sensitive man with a deep need for justice – so he joined the LAPD. But when a serial killer starts stalking the African-American residents of LA – murdering them with a machete – Antoine discovers that his past has come back to haunt him.
On sale JUNE 1 • 176 pg, B&W, 5.5″ x 8″, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS

AMERICAN VAMPIRE #14
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
The war in the Pacific rages on! Henry and the crew storm the shores of a remote island with a secret at its core. But the island’s secrets are nothing compared to what Skinner has up his sleeve. Meanwhile, our gal Pearl sets out on a desperate mission of her own . . .
On sale APRIL 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

THE EXECUTOR TP
Written by JON EVANS
Art by ANDREA MUTTI
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
Now in trade paperback! THE EXECUTOR is the story of Joseph Ullen, a retired pro athlete, who returns to his hometown in upstate New York when he’s named executor of his high-school sweetheart’s will. In a search to find out what really happened to Miriam following her mysterious death, Joseph is confronted with his own haunted past and the possibility that the two are connected.
On sale MAY 4 • 200 pg, B&W, 5.5″ x 8″, $12.99 US • Mature Readers

CINDERELLA: FABLES ARE FOREVER #3
Written by CHRIS ROBERSON
Art by SHAWN MCMANUS
Cover by CHRISSIE ZULLO
Cinderella’s search for her longtime nemesis heats up as she confronts a deadly beast in the jungles of Thailand and then jets to Africa for a reunion with a man from her past. But what of the Russian Fable who travels with her? Can Ivan Durak be trusted? Or is it a question of inevitable betrayal?
On sale APRIL 13 • 3 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

FABLES #104
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM
Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM & STEVE LEIALOHA
Cover by JOAO RUAS
The group has been chosen, and they’re ready to fight in “Super Team” part 3! Meanwhile, mysterious weight is still being mysteriously lost and mysterious handsome princes are acting downright mysterious! It’s a mystery! At the same time, Beauty and her decidedly unbeastly Beast are discovering all sorts of new things about their lovely daughter.
On sale APRIL 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

HELLBLAZER: CITY OF DEMONS TP
Written by SI SPENCER
Art and cover by SEAN MURPHY
When John Constantine is run over by a truck, it takes a little while for England’s nicotine-fueled magus to realize that he’s perched between life and death. After a few weeks of hospital rehab, Constantine finds the London streets very different from when he left them behind as a series of occult murders and mutilations demands his attention. The common denominator points back to the ER where Constantine was admitted. Collecting the 5-issue miniseries! Also included: “Another Bloody Christmas,” a tale by Dave Gibbons originally presented in VERTIGO WINTER’S EDGE #3.
On sale MAY 18 • 128 pg, FC, $14.99 US • Mature Readers

HELLBLAZER #278
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & STEFANO LANDINI
Cover by SIMON BISLEY
After welding the thumb of a nearly dead car crash victim onto the lonely stump on his hand, our morally ambiguous London mage finds his new appendage has a life of its own. Following where the stranger’s restless thumb takes him, John Constantine hears a name he’d rather not. Meanwhile, Constantine’s young bride, Epiphany, grapples with an old addiction and a bizarre former tutor, while John’s damaged niece Gemma continues her quest for vengeance . . .
On sale APRIL 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

HOUSE OF MYSTERY VOL. 6: SAFE AS HOUSES TP
Written by MATTHEW STURGES
Art by LUCA ROSSI, WERTHER DELL’EDERA, PHIL NOTO, ESAO ANDREWS, MARLEY ZARCONE, CARINE BRANCOWITZ, CRISTIANO CUCINA, BRENDAN MCCARTHY and JOSE MARZAN JR.
Cover by ESAO ANDREWS

In this volume featuring issues #26-31 of the acclaimed series, witches and goblins abound as Fig and The Witch Queen run from the Thinking Man’s robot army that is fighting for control of the Summerlands.

On sale MAY 25 • 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US • MATURE READERS

HOUSE OF MYSTERY #36
Written by MATTHEW STURGES
Art by LUCA ROSSI & JOSE MARZAN, JR. and DARWYN COOKE
Cover by ESAO ANDREWS
Fig and Cain have finally found the Conception, but at an astonishing cost. With Fig captured and seemingly comatose, it’s up to her friends to save her. But where are they? And more important, were they ever her friends? But if Fig’s in a coma, who’s that girl saving pirates on the high seas? A brand new story, “Desolation,” starts here, with an epic of outer space romance and adventure illustrated by the one and only Darwyn Cooke!
On sale APRIL 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

DMZ VOL. 10: COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT TP
Written by BRIAN WOOD
Art ANDREA MUTTI, NATHAN FOX, DANIJEL ZEZELJ and DAVID LAPHAM
Cover by BRIAN WOOD
In this collection of tales from DMZ #55-59, citizens and soldiers – new characters and old – weather the storm of a brutal “shock and awe” bombing campaign on the DMZ.
Included is a story concerning the enigmatic Wilson, the self-professed protector of Chinatown and confidant to series star Matty Roth who has always said he’d own the DMZ in the end. Now, with the U.S. poised to steamroll its way into the city, it’s do-or-die time for the old man. In another tale, Matty lends his Liberty News secure phone line to DMZ citizens to reach out to loved ones outside the city – a direct violation of his contract. Is this the beginning of a new, compassionate Matty looking to atone? Or are more cynical motives at play?
On sale MAY 4 • 128 pg, FC, $14.99 US • Mature Readers

DMZ #64
Written by BRIAN WOOD
Art by RICCARDO BURCHIELLI
Cover by BRIAN WOOD
“Free States Rising” concludes here as the final battle for the city of Manhattan, as well as the fate of the entire country, begins to unfold. Matty Roth, the ultimate embedded journalist, reconnects with his on-again off-again friend Zee, who finds Matty a very changed man since she last saw him.
On sale APRIL 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

iZOMBIE #12
Written by CHRIS ROBERSON
Art by GILBERT HERNANDEZ
Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
Ellie the Ghost Girl is in the spotlight as secrets are revealed in a series of “Ghost Stories.” Lovecraftian creatures from beyond space and time, monster-hunting gunslingers of the Old West and something that still haunts Ellie beyond the grave are brought to life by superstar guest artist Gilbert (Love & Rockets) Hernandez.
On sale APRIL 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

THE NEW YORK FIVE #4
Written by BRIAN WOOD Art by RYAN KELLY
Cover by BRIAN WOOD and RYAN KELLY
The semester is in full swing and our four (five?) girls could not be more on their own. But when tragedy strikes, they realize what a small world the big city can be and discover the strength sticking together gives them.
On sale APRIL 27 • 4 of 4 • 32 pg, B&W, no interior ads • $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

NORTHLANDERS #39
Written by BRIAN WOOD
Art by SIMON GANE
Cover by MASSIMO CARNEVALE
“The Siege Of Paris” concludes not with a bang or a whimper, but with a political settlement. What of the warriors who bled and died on the battlements for all those long months? Mads and Abbo try to make sense of it from Mads’ rather bleak new perspective. War was a bitch back then just as much as it is now.
On sale APRIL 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

PREACHER BOOK FOUR HC
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Art by STEVE DILLON, PETER SNEJBJERG, CARLOS EZQUERRA and RICHARD CASE
Cover by GLENN FABRY
For the first time in hardcover, this title collects the story of Jesse Custer’s ultimate battle with the Saint of Killers and the forces of Starr — and the catastrophic outcome — originally presented in PREACHER #34-40. Also included: the PREACHER SPECIAL: ONE MAN’S WAR, PREACHER SPECIAL: THE STORY OF YOU-KNOW-WHO and PREACHER SPECIAL: THE GOOD OLD BOYS, starring Starr, Arseface, and Jody and T.C., the evil bastards of Angelville who haunted the Preacher’s childhood.
On sale JUNE 8 • 368 pg, FC, $39.99 US • Mature Readers

SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING BOOK FIVE HC
Written by ALAN MOORE
Art by RICK VEITCH, JOHN TOTLEBEN and ALFREDO ALCALA
Cover by RICK VEITCH & JOHN TOTLEBEN
Continuing the hardcover collection of master comics writer Alan Moore’s award-winning run on SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING with issues #51-56, this volume begins as Swamp Thing returns from his journey to hell, only to learn that his girlfriend Abby is being persecuted for their “unnatural relations.” When she skips town for Gotham City, he follows and runs afoul of Batman, Lex Luthor and the Gotham City Police Department.
On sale JUNE 22 • 168 pg, FC, $24.99 US • Mature Readers

SWEET TOOTH #20
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art and cover by JEFF LEMIRE
Gus reluctantly joins Jepperd on a hunt for the missing girls, but the tension between the two continues to grow. Meanwhile, Singh and Johnny come face to face with a deadly new threat, and Lucy and the girls meet Walter Fish, an enigmatic survivor who may have more to offer than meets the eye. Don’t miss snowmobile gangs, yetis and more as the new story arc “Endangered Species” kicks off with a bang!
On sale APRIL 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS

SCALPED #48
Written by JASON AARON
Art by R.M. GUERA
Cover by JOCK
Dash finally gets a chance to uncover the truth about who killed his mother – but the offer comes from an unlikely source. “You Gotta Sin to Get Saved” continues!
On sale APRIL 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

UNKNOWN SOLDIER VOL. 4: BEAUTIFUL WORLD TP
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by ALBERTO PONTICELLI and RICK VEITCH
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
In the hands of the men who created his fractured psyche, the Unknown Soldier learns the truth about himself. Collecting issues #21-25 of the series. On sale MAY 25 • 128 pg, FC, 14.99 US • Mature Readers

WE3 DELUXE EDITION HC
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art and cover by FRANK QUITELY
For the first time in hardcover, a powerful tale from the ALL-STAR SUPERMAN team of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely!
Morrison and Quitely deliver the emotional journey of WE3 – three house pets weaponized for combat by the government – as they search for “home” and ward off the shadowy agency that created them.
With nervous systems amplified to match their terrifying exoskeletons, the members of Animal Weapon 3 (WE3) have the firepower of a battalion. But as prototypes, they’re slated to be permanently “decommissioned” after their testing is complete, causing them to make a desperate run for freedom. Relentlessly pursued by their makers, WE3 must navigate a frightening world where their heightened abilities make them as much a threat as those hunting them – but a world in which they must find a home.
This amazing hardcover features new story pages by Morrison and Quitely.
On sale JUNE 15 • 144 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $24.99 US • MATURE READERS

THE UNWRITTEN #24
Written by MIKE CAREY
Art by PETER GROSS & AL DAVISON
Cover by YUKO SHIMIZU
The return of Mr. Bun! In between the worlds of story, there is a staircase – and legend says that at the top of the stairs there’s another world entirely. Mr. Bun is going to find it if it’s the last thing he does, and God help anyone who stands against him. Or with him, for that matter . . ..
On sale APRIL 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS