DC Comics In October 2010: Vertigo
19 juillet 2010
[ENGLISH] DC Comics tells us: DC Comics In October 2010, Part 3: Vertigo. American Vampire, How to understand Israel in 60 Days or Less, Daytripper, Greek Street, Hellblazer, Unwritten, Unknow Soldier, DMZ, House of Mystery, Fables, Madame Xanadu, iZombie…
FABLES #99
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM
Art by INAKI MIRANDA
Cover by JOAO RUAS
Mister Dark continues having his effect on the mundy city of New York, as Castle Dark rises menacingly above the skyline. But now one of the Fables (no, we won’t tell you who) has vowed to kill Mister Dark in a duel. What has to happen before a duel? A visit from one’s “Seconds” to try to talk them out of such folly. But who’s powerful enough to call on the Dark Man without getting his body corpsified and his teeth stolen?
On sale OCTOBER 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS
JACK OF FABLES #48
Written by MATTHEW STURGES & BILL WILLINGHAM
Art by TONY AKINS & ANDREW PEPOY
Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND
In this issue, everyone who’s ever been in an issue of JACK OF FABLES is accounted for. We mean it. Everyone. We catch up with each character, and if they’re dead, we’ll even show you the corpse. And that’s a promise you can take to the bank. Why are we doing this? Because we’re building to a grand epic moment that was planned out years and years ago. Honest!
On sale OCTOBER 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS
FABLES #100
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM and MARK BUCKINGHAM
Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM, BILL WILLINGHAM, CHRISSIE ZULLO, JOAO RUAS and STEVE LEIALOHA
Cover by JOAO RUAS
In this fantastic 100-page issue, it’s time to put an end to Mister Dark once and for all, and time for the Fables to return home to Fabletown. For that to happen, one of the Fables agrees to take on the Dark Man in single combat! It’s big, it’s epic, and if you live in New York City, you may want to take a quick vacation when this issue comes out, because things are going to get wrecked!
In addition to the larger-than-life main story, we have a FABLES prose story written by Mark Buckingham and illustrated by Bill Willingham! We have an All-Star Burning Questions section that will knock your socks off (seriously, innocent people are going to lose some socks here). We have a puppet theatre created by the unstoppably creative Mark Buckingham, a FABLES board game, sequential stories painted by Chrissie Zullo and Joao Ruas, and even more surprises in this square-bound behemoth celebrating this award-winning Vertigo series!
On sale NOVEMBER 24 • 100 pg, FC, $9.99 US MATURE READERS
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #8
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
1935, Las Vegas. Who are the Vassals of the Morningstar? What do they want with Skinner Sweet? And who do they consider to be “the most dangerous vampire in the world”? Don’t miss the penultimate chapter of “Devil in the Sand,” and see why critics are going crazy for this can’t-miss new Vertigo series.
On sale OCTOBER 27 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US MATURE READERS
DMZ #58
Written by BRIAN WOOD
Art by DANILEL ZEZELJ
Cover by JP LEON
Last time we saw the legendary street artist “Decade Later,” he was in cuffs and headed to a detention camp. Years have passed, and the man is back, walking the streets like he never left – a symbol of art defiant in the face of violent oppression.
On sale OCTOBER 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS
iZOMBIE #6
Written by CHRIS ROBERSON
Art and cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
Spot, the were-terrier, is hands-down the sensational character of the year! A mild-mannered computer technician by day, under a full moon he transforms into a monster with the lusts and appetites of a well-behaved house pet! But who is he really, and what is his connection to Mister Chimps? Here, at long last, the amazing secret origin of Spot is revealed, in a story we just had to call “I, Were-Terrier”!
On sale OCTOBER 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
HOUSE OF MYSTERY ANNUAL #2
Written by MATTHEW STURGES, PETER MILLIGAN, MIKE CAREY, CHRIS ROBERSON and MATT WAGNER
Art by LUCA ROSSI, JILL THOMPSON, GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, MICHAEL ALLRED and PETER GROSS
Cover by ESAO ANDREWS
The haunting began last Halloween, but this year, Matt Sturges, Peter Milligan, Mike Carey, Jill Thompson and a hoary host of guest creators deliver even more spine-tingling thrills in the HOUSE OF MYSTERY HALLOWEEN ANNUAL #2! The annual House of Mystery Halloween Party is in full swing when the doorbell rings, which is unusual because a) it’s never happened before and b) there isn’t a doorbell at the House of Mystery! What does Fig find when she opens the door? A warped trio of kids cursed to trick or treat until the end of time who will spin a tale spanning the years involving many Vertigo favorites such as Hellblazer, Lucifer, Madame Xanadu, iZombie and loads of others!
On sale OCTOBER 13 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US MATURE READERS
HOUSE OF MYSTERY #30
Written by MATTHEW STURGES
Art by LUCA ROSSI & CARINE BRANCOWITZ
Cover by ESAO ANDREWS
There’s so much happening in this issue that it’s nearly impossible to summarize. There’s the thing with the witches, the bit with the monster, and then there’s killer ribbon. See? Too much. With stunning art by French fashion illustrator Carine Brancowitz (Vogue, Elle)!
On sale OCTOBER 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
MADAME XANADU #28
Written by MATT WAGNER
Art by MARIAN CHURCHLAND
Cover by MARK BUCKINGHAM
For Charlotte Blackwood, taste turns into a nightmare when every time she eats a meal, she gets a vision of what her food went through before arriving on her plate! Can Madame Xanadu help get her off this bad trip? Find out in “Extra Sensory” part 5 of 6 featuring stunning art by Marian Churchland (Beast).
On sale OCTOBER 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
HELLBLAZER #272
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, SIMON BISLEY and STEFANO LANDINI
Cover by SIMON BISLEY
John Constantine’s potential wife Epiphany Greaves finds herself shunted off to London in 1979 by a love-spurned Shade, The Changing Man! Back in the present, Constantine finds himself right in the path of a succubus with evil on her mind in part 2 of “Bloody Carnations.”
On sale OCTOBER 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS
JOHN CONSTANTINE: HELLBLAZER – CITY OF DEMONS #1-2
Written by SI SPENCER
Art and covers by SEAN MURPHY
Don’t miss this stand-alone, 5-issue miniseries from writer Si Spencer (Torchwood) and red-hot artist Sean Murphy (JOE THE BARBARIAN) shipping twice in October!
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 find 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…
In issue #2, safe in sanctuary, Constantine is forced to relinquish the temptations of his hot and deviant nurse and limp back onto his beloved
London streets only to find that things are changing fast in the City of Demons.
Issue #1 on sale OCTOBER 13
Issue #2 on sale OCTOBER 27
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
LUNA PARK TP
Written by KEVIN BAKER
Art and cover by DANIJEL ZEZELJ
“A tough-nosed crime story redolent with magic and sadness, LUNA PARK serves as a fine showcase for two great artists working to the best of their abilities.” — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“Frightening, beautiful and compelling to the very last panel.” — Denise Mina (HELLBLAZER, Still Midnight)
“The most satisfying story I’ve read — in any medium — in years. Perhaps the greatest work of one of America’s greatest writers.” — Darin Strauss (Chang and Eng)
New York Times bestselling author Kevin Baker (Dreamland) writes his first original graphic novel with internationally acclaimed artist Danijel Zezelj. Alik Strelnikov lives in the shadow of Coney Island, a world of silenced rides and rusting amusement parks that mock his dreams of becoming a hero. Ten years ago, he traded a brutal existence in the Russian army for the promise of America only to become an enforcer in the Brooklyn mob. Now, he chases his ghosts with all he has left: booze, heroin and his lover, Marina, part-time prostitute and full-time fortune teller.
The only way the two of them can escape their miserable fates hinges on a desperate plan that will put them between warring mobs and span a century, from contemporary Coney Island to the Russia of the Second Chechen War to spellbinding 1910s New York. Mixing historical novel, immigrant fiction and crime thriller, LUNA PARK marks Kevin Baker’s return to Coney Island, the setting of his critically beloved Dreamland and features breathtaking art by Danijel Zezelj (LOVELESS) with to-die-for colors by Dave Stewart (DC: THE NEW FRONTIER).
On sale NOVEMBER 24 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS
GREEK STREET VOL. 2: CASSANDRA COMPLEX TP
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art by DAVIDE GIANFELICE
Cover by DAVIDE FURNO
In this second volume collecting, issues #6-11, a shocking new drama unfolds on Greek Street as disturbed mother-killer Eddie and aristo visionary Sandy try to get to London where Dedalus investigates a suicide and an urban witch tries to get through to a monster.
On sale NOVEMBER 17 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS
GREEK STREET #16
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art by DAVIDE GIANFELICE
Cover by DAVIDE FURNO
The curtain is finally coming down on our players when a Deus Ex Machina you’ll have to see to believe arrives on Greek Street… Don’t miss the heart-stopping final issue of Peter Milligan’s classics-and-crime mash-up!
FINAL ISSUE • On sale OCTOBER 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS
NORTHLANDERS #33
Written by BRIAN WOOD
Art by RICCARDO BURCHIELLI
Cover by MASSIMO CARNEVALE
Blessed by the gods, for better or for worse, and driven by rage and sadness, Erik cuts a massive swath through the Christian-dominated Northlands. He seeks nothing less than a total cultural purging, and it seems like his one-man jihad will succeed…
On sale OCTOBER 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
PREACHER BOOK 3 HC
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Art by STEVE DILLON, CARLOS EZQUERRA and others
Cover by GLEN FABRY
Collects PREACHER #27-33, SAINT OF KILLERS #1-4 and PREACHER SPECIAL: CASSIDY – BLOOD AND WHISKEY! During some down time, Jesse Custer faces an enemy from the past, who seeks vengeance for his father’s death. Also includes a story spotlighting the Saint of Killers and a standalone tale starring Cassidy, the vampire.
On sale DECEMBER 15 • 352 pg, FC, $39.99 US • MATURE READERS
SCALPED #42
Written by JASON AARON
Art by R.M. GUERA
Cover by JOCK
In the gut-wrenching conclusion to “The Unwanted,” Carol decides the fate of her unborn child while Dash struggles with the idea of fatherhood.
This issue is resolicited. All previous orders are canceled.
RESOLICITED • On sale OCTOBER 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS
SWEET TOOTH #14
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art and cover by JEFF LEMIRE
Just as Jepperd gathers his army to take down the militia camp, Gus and the hybrid kids embark on a daring escape. In the process, our doe-eyed hero crosses a line, and he’ll never be the same. “Animal Armies” amps up as our cast all head toward a bloody, heart-wrenching collision.
On sale OCTOBER 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
THE UNWRITTEN #18
Written by MIKE CAREY
Art by PETER GROSS
Cover by YUKO SHIMIZU
Don’t miss this tale of power plays and double-bluffs that takes readers into the inner council of Tom’s enemies. Uncover their dark past and violent present. Wilson Taylor is dead, but how did the 14th book get hijacked? Why is Tom still alive? And whose head is going to roll for it?
On sale OCTOBER 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS
UNKNOWN SOLDIER #25
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by ALBERTO PONTICELLI
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
For two years, Unknown Soldier has broken ground and received overwhelming critical praise both in and out of the comic book industry. Now, in this final chapter, Moses Lwanga…saves the
world!
FINAL ISSUE • On sale OCTOBER 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS
UNKNOWN SOLDIER VOL. 3: DRY SEASON TP
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by ALBERTO PONTICELLI
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
A brutal murder at an IDP camp sends The Unknown Soldier spiraling into the dark underground of the refugee population in this new collection of issues #15-20.
On sale NOVEMBER 10 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US MATURE READERS