Little Bird, Assassin Nation and Lazarus Risen Launch in Image Comics March 2019 Solicits

Little Bird, Assassin Nation and Lazarus Risen launch in Image Comics March 2019 Solicitations – along with all your faviurites.

LITTLE BIRD #1 (OF 5)

WRITER: DARCY VAN POELGEEST

ARTIST / COVER: IAN BERTRAM

MARCH 13 / 40 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

MINISERIES PREMIERE

Director/screenwriter DARCY VAN POELGEEST boasts a long list of awards and accolades for his storytelling prowess and brings the same writing finesse to IAN BERTRAM’s breathtakingly detailed artwork in the gorgeous, hyper-detailed miniseries LITTLE BIRD.

With the same limitless scope as a new EAST OF WEST or SAGA and the drama and surrealism of Akira, LITTLE BIRD follows a young resistance fighter who battles against an oppressive American Empire and searches for her own identity in a world on fire.

ASSASSIN NATION #1

WRITER: KYLE STARKS

ARTIST / COVER: ERICA HENDERSON

MARCH 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

SERIES PREMIERE

Hot off her breakout success at Marvel, two-time Eisner award winner ERICA HENDERSON (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Jughead) teams up with KYLE STARKS (writer of sales beast Rick and Morty) for a hilarious twist on the hitman trope that will have readers laughing in the aisles over ASSASSIN NATION.

The World’s Former Greatest Hitman hires the 20 best assassins in the world to be his bodyguards. These mean-as-hell hired guns and murderers must work together to keep the new crime boss safe while attempting to solve the mystery of who’s trying to off him.

With the same laugh-until-you-cry spirit of action-comedies like Hot Fuzz, Tropic Thunder, and Deadpool, ASSASSIN NATION is the bombastic, side-splitting murder-fest you’ve been waiting for.

LAZARUS: RISEN #1

WRITER: GREG RUCKA

ARTIST / COVER: MICHAEL LARK

MARCH 20 / 64 PAGES / FC / M / $7.99

NEW STORY ARC

“FRACTURE I,” Part One

LAZARUS returns in an all-new prestige format! New series, new story arc, new size, and a new quarterly schedule!

Introducing a new ongoing LAZARUS series—at 64 pages, perfect bound, LAZARUS: RISEN continues the story of Forever and the Carlyle Family… featuring an oversized, 44-page story by Eisner winners GREG RUCKA and MICHAEL LARK, an all-new short story exploring the larger world of LAZARUS by Eisner-nominated writer LILAH STURGES, an all-new supplement to the Modern Age: World of Lazarus Roleplaying Game by Green Ronin, original design artifacts and art supplements, and more!

Two years have passed since the Carlyle Family was betrayed in battle, and the Conclave War encroaches on every side. As a new era dawns, Johanna Carlyle goes on the attack to ensure the survival of her Family, relying on the loyalty and support of the Carlyle Lazarus—her sister, Forever—remaining at her side. And while their united front may be enough to turn the tide, the cracks are beginning to show…

MATADOR, VOL. 1 TP

WRITER: DEVIN GRAYSON

ARTIST / COVER: BRIAN STELFREEZE

MAY 22 / 152 PAGES / FC / M / $19.99

Writer DEVIN GRAYSON (Nightwing) and artist BRIAN STELFREEZE (Black Panther) bring you an explosive story pitting Lt. Isabel Cardona against a deadly serial killer! Dismissed as a quota minority hire by her colleagues, Cuban-born and Florida-bred Detective Isabel Cardona makes no friends on the Miami force by insisting that a series of seemingly unrelated murder cases lead to an urban-legend killer known only as “The Matador.” Proving his existence soon becomes the only way to prove her sanity—but how close to the dangerous Matador will Cardona have to get to make that happen?

Collects MATADOR #1-6

BLACK MAGICK: THE FIRST BOOK OF SHADOWS HC

WRITER: GREG RUCKA

ARTIST / COVER: NICOLA SCOTT

MAY 22 / 296 PAGES / FC / M / $34.99

The complete first chapter of the critically acclaimed series from New York Times bestselling creators GREG RUCKA and NICOLA SCOTT, assembled together for the first time!

Rowan Black is awakening to the almost unimaginable power that is her inheritance—a power she neither wants nor is able to refuse. But all power comes at a price, and those who seek to destroy her may not be as dangerous as those who wish to control her. Yet when one’s will can alter reality, the ultimate enemy may be the human heart.

Collects BLACK MAGICK #1-11, plus additional content, artifacts, and backmatter designed by ERIC TRAUTMANN

CROWDED, VOL. 1 TP

WRITER: CHRISTOPHER SEBELA

ARTIST / COVER: RO STEIN & TED BRANDT

MARCH 20 / 160 PAGES / FC / T+ / $12.99

Ten minutes in the future, the world runs on an economy of job shares and apps—like Reaper, a platform for legal assassination. When the apparently average Charlie Ellison wakes up one day to find out she’s the target of a million dollar Reapr campaign, she hires Vita, the lowest rated bodyguard on the Dfend app. Now, with all of Los Angeles hunting Charlie, she and Vita will have to figure out who wants her dead, and why, before the campaign’s 30 days—or their lives—are over.

From Eisner-nominated writer CHRISTOPHER SEBELA (SHANGHAI RED, We(l)come Back, Heartthrob), RO STEIN and TED BRANDT (Captain Marvel, Raven: The Pirate Princess), TRIONA FARRELL (Runaways, Mech Cadet Yu), and CARDINAL RAE (BINGO LOVE, ROSE).

Collects CROWDED #1-6

INFIDEL TP (NEW PRINTING)

WRITER: PORNSAK PICHETSHOTE

ARTIST / COVER: AARON CAMPBELL & JOSÉ VILLARRUBIA

MARCH 6 / 168 PAGES / FC / M / $16.99

BACK IN PRINT!

Selected for NPR’s “Best Books of 2018”

Selected for NPR’s “100 Favorite Horror Stories of All Time”

A haunted house story for the 21st century, INFIDEL follows an American Muslim woman and her multiracial neighbors who move into a building haunted by entities that feed off xenophobia.

Bestselling editor PORNSAK PICHETSHOTE (Swamp Thing, Daytripper, The Unwritten) makes his comics writing debut alongside artist extraordinaire AARON CAMPBELL (The Shadow, James Bond: Felix Leiter), award-winning colorist and editor JOSÉ VILLARRUBIA (Batman: Year 100, Spider-Man: Reign), and letterer/designer JEFF POWELL (SCALES & SCOUNDRELS).

Collects INFIDEL #1-5, plus an introduction by TANANARIVE DUE and an afterword by JEFF LEMIRE

INFINITE DARK, VOL. 1 TP

WRITER: RYAN CADY

ARTIST / COVER: ANDREA MUTTI

MARCH 13 / 128 PAGES / FC / T+ / $16.99

The universe ended, but humanity survived. And for years, the passengers and crew of the vessel Orpheus found the endless void between realities to be a surprisingly peaceful home.

Then they found a body—bloodied, brutalized, and surrounded by inscrutable runes. As Security Director Deva Karrell investigates the Orpheus’ first murder, she’ll come face-to-face with a horror from beyond the confines of time itself…

Collects INFINITE DARK #1-4

KILL SIX BILLION DEMONS, BOOK 3 TP

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER: TOM PARKINSON-MORGAN

MARCH 6 / 160 PAGES / FC / M / $16.99

In this collection of the third chapter of the popular webcomic KILL SIX BILLION DEMONS, sorority sister and possible inheritor to the universe Allison Ruth must battle her way to the depths of an infinite treasure fortress in search of a long-lost friend, confronting not only the dark, criminal past of her closest companion, but also the depths of her own inner lust for power.

MINISTRY OF SPACE TP (NEW PRINTING)

WRITER: WARREN ELLIS

ARTIST / COVER: CHRIS WESTON

MARCH 6 / 96 PAGES / FC / T+ / $12.99

WARREN ELLIS & CHRIS WESTON’S SCI-FI CLASSIC IS BACK IN PRINT!

This is the story of how we could have gone to space. Maybe how we should have gone to space. This is the story of the Ministry of Space.

The black budget that financed the move into space. The deaths of the test pilots, taken from the surviving Spitfire flyers of the Battle of Britain. And in 2000, the end of the Golden Age, as America and Russia begin moving into space. The secret revealed, and the destruction of a man who sacrificed himself for the Ministry of Space.

Collects MINISTRY OF SPACE #1-3

NAILBITER: THE DELUXE MURDER EDITION, VOL. 3 HC

WRITER: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

ARTIST / COVER: MIKE HENDERSON

MAY 1 / 344 PAGES / FC / M / $34.99

Sixteen of the world’s most notorious serial killers were all born and raised in Buckaroo, Oregon—and for years, no one knew why. Now, the truth is finally revealed… but at what cost?

This deluxe oversized hardcover edition collects the fifth and sixth story arcs of the blood-soaked crime drama, plus the NAILBITER/HACK/SLASH crossover one-shot and never-before-collected bonus material, including sketches, a process section, and script pages.

Collects NAILBITER #21-30, NAILBITER/HACK/SLASH (ONE-SHOT)

OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI, VOL. 2 TP

WRITER: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ARTIST: LORENZO DE FELICI & ANNALISA LEONI

COVER: LORENZO DE FELICI

MARCH 13 / 136 PAGES / FC / T+ / $16.99

Nathan Cole’s world comes crashing down around him. For the sake of two worlds, he must pick up the pieces and carry on.

Collects OBLIVION SONG #7-12

REGRESSION, VOL. 3 TP

WRITER: CULLEN BUNN

ARTIST: DANNY LUCKERT & MARIE ENGER

COVER: DANNY LUCKERT

MARCH 27 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $16.99

Adrian is no more. His past life has consumed him. The influence of Gregory Sutter and the weird Valgeroti demon cult is complete. Still, there are those who oppose him—in the past, in the present, and in the future. A resistance is rising against the Valgeroti. But Sutter is fearful of those who might send him back into the void. And when he is afraid, his thoughts turn bloody.

The final chapter of the mind-bending past-life horror story by CULLEN BUNN, DANNY LUCKERT, and MARIE ENGER started to unfold hundreds of years ago, but now it draws to a close.

Collects REGRESSION #11-15

SCUD: THE DISPOSABLE ASSASSIN: THE WHOLE SHEBANG! TP (NEW PRINTING)

WRITER: ROB SCHRAB, DAN HARMON & MONDY CARTER

ARTIST / COVER: ROB SCHRAB

MARCH 6 / 792 PAGES / FC / T+ / $34.99

BACK IN PRINT!

Scud is programmed to destroy a basement monster, but he’ll self-destruct if he does. So the robotic assassin puts the wounded creature on life support and becomes a freelance killer to pay the hospital bills—and to keep on living.

Collects SCUD #1-24, plus the super-sweet one-shot DRYWALL: UNZIPPED

SLEEPLESS, VOL. 1 TP (NEW PRINTING)

WRITER: SARAH VAUGHN

ARTIST / COVER: LEILA DEL DUCA & ALISSA SALLAH

MARCH 6 / 168 PAGES / FC / T / $16.99

Selected for Amazon Book Review’s “Best Comics & Graphic Novels of 2018”

Selected for Chicago Public Library’s “Best of the Best 2018”

Nominated for YALSA’s “Great Graphic Novels for Teens”

Lady “Poppy” Pyppenia is guarded by Cyrenic, her faithful Sleepless Knight. But when a new king is crowned, an assassin threatens her life, ushering in a dangerous new era. As Poppy and Cyrenic work to discover who wants her dead, they must navigate the dangers of life at court—and of their growing feelings for one another.

Collects SLEEPLESS #1-6

SLEEPLESS, VOL. 2 TP

WRITER: SARAH VAUGHN

ARTIST / COVER: LEILA DEL DUCA & ALISSA SALLAH

MARCH 13 / 144 PAGES / FC / T / $16.99

Nearly a year later in the court of Harbeny, Lady Poppy and Sir Cyrenic must forge ahead without each other. Cyrenic adjusts to life after being released from the Sleepless Vow. And though the future looks bleak, both Poppy and Cyrenic are fighters. Either they will claw their way out of the darkness, or take as many enemies with them as they can. This second volume of SLEEPLESS concludes the story of Poppy and Cyrenic.

Collects SLEEPLESS #7-11

SWING, VOL. 2 OGN

WRITER: MATT HAWKINS & JENNI CHEUNG

ARTIST / COVER: YISHAN LI

MARCH 27 / 128 PAGES / FC / ADULT / $16.99

Dan and Cathy’s swinging adventures continue in this SUNSTONE spin-off as they explore their love and boundaries—and discover that trust is the key to it all.

THE WALKING DEAD, VOL. 31 TP

WRITER: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ARTIST: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN

COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART

MARCH 6 / 136 PAGES / BW / M / $16.99

Rick leads the Commonwealth’s Governor, Pamela Milton, on a tour of the various communities Alexandria is aligned with. Naturally… terrible things begin to happen very quickly.

Collects THE WALKING DEAD #181-186

WAYWARD, BOOK 3: DELUXE HC

WRITER: JIM ZUB

ARTIST / COVER: STEVEN CUMMINGS & TAMRA BONVILLAIN

MAY 22 / 320 PAGES / FC / M / $39.99

Image Comics’s supernatural sensation concludes in this oversized hardcover collection that includes every stunning cover illustration, design sketches, extensive essay material on culture and mythology by monster scholar ZACK DAVISSON, plus a special poster of the 5-part WAYWARD connected cover illustration from issues #26-30!

The wayward are reunited at last, but is it too late? The Yokai have prepared a sacrifice that could change everything. This is war, and Tokyo is the final battleground.

Fate burns as the past and present clash in this exciting finale!

Collects WAYWARD #21-30

THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, VOL. 8: OLD IS THE NEW NEW TP

WRITER: KIERON GILLEN

ARTIST: STEPHANIE HANS, ANDRÉ ARAÚJO, MATT WILSON, KRIS ANKA, JEN BARTEL, RACHEL STOTT, TAMRA BONVILLAIN, CHYNNA CLUGSTON FLORES, EMMA VIECELI, CARLA SPEED McNEIL, AUD KOCH, RYAN KELLY & MORE!

COVER: JAMIE McKELVIE & MATT WILSON

MARCH 6 / 232 PAGES / FC / M / $17.99

Modernist poets, Godly Romantics, what really happened during the fall of Rome, and the Lucifer who was a medieval nun… Also includes the delights of the WicDiv Christmas Annual and the Comedy Special.

Collects all six of THE WICKED + THE DIVINE’s essential Specials—including the CHRISTMAS ANNUAL and THE FUNNIES!

AUNTIE AGATHA’S HOME FOR WAYWARD RABBITS #5 (OF 6)

WRITER: KEITH GIFFEN

ARTIST / COVER: BENJAMIN ROMAN

MARCH 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99

Sawyer tries his best to rally all the rabbits on the Agatha estate in preparation for another attack by J. Jackson Jackson’s crew. He’s finding out the hard way his friends are just too fragile to help defend their only home.

BITTER ROOT #5

WRITER: DAVID F. WALKER & CHUCK BROWN

ARTIST / COVER A: SANFORD GREENE

COVER B: BEN OLIVER

COVER C: MIKE DEL MUNDO

COVER D: AFUA RICHARDSON

MARCH 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

As an unspeakable evil ravages New York City, the last of the Sangerye Family fight just to stay alive. But with Cullen missing and presumed dead, hope is fading fast, both for the family, and the fate of humanity.

BLACKBIRD #6

WRITER: SAM HUMPHRIES

ARTIST / COVER A: JEN BARTEL

COVER B: TULA LOTAY

MARCH 13 / 28 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

END OF STORY ARC

Don’t miss the climactic confrontation between Nina, the Great Beast, and the secret origin of magic.

BLACK SCIENCE #42

WRITER: RICK REMENDER

ARTIST: MATTEO SCALERA & MORENO DINISIO

COVER A: MATTEO SCALERA

COVER B: ANDREW ROBINSON

MARCH 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

SERIES FINALE

“NO AUTHORITY BUT YOURSELF,” Conclusion

Grant McKay has lived a billion lives across a trillion realities. Now there is only one, and he has one final choice to make. This is the End.

CEMETERY BEACH #7 (OF 7)

WRITER: WARREN ELLIS

ARTIST / COVERS A & B: JASON HOWARD

MARCH 6 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

MINISERIES FINALE

Mike and Grace are almost at Cemetery Beach, close to making their escape back to Earth. If they make it, President Barrow’s dream of a perfect world is over. So, Mike and Grace have to die on Cemetery Beach.

CRIMINAL #3

WRITER: ED BRUBAKER

ARTIST: SEAN PHILLIPS & JACOB PHILLIPS

COVER: SEAN PHILLIPS

MARCH 20 / 40 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

“THE LONGEST WEEKEND,” Part Two

Jacob’s weekend taking care of his old mentor takes a turn for the worse.

As always,CRIMINAL contains back page art and articles only found in the single issues.

CYBER FORCE #12

WRITER: BRYAN HILL & MATT HAWKINS

ARTIST / COVER: RAFFAELE IENCO

MARCH 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

The end of the beginning. Stryker and Cyber Force seek freedom from their masters, but their masters won’t let them go without a fight. Are they weapons in service of those that created them, or can they choose their own destiny?

DEADLY CLASS #39

WRITER: RICK REMENDER

ARTIST: WES CRAIG & JORDAN BOYD

COVER A: WES CRAIG

COVER B: MAHMUD ASRAR

MARCH 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

“NEVER GO BACK,” Part Four

Marcus returns to Kings Dominion with a head full of nightmares and a heart full of holes.

DIE #4

WRITER: KIERON GILLEN

ARTIST / COVER A: STEPHANIE HANS

COVER B: CHRISTIAN WARD

MARCH 6 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

“FANTASY HEARTBREAKER,” Part Four

Our heroes reach the civilization of Glass Town and do what heroes have always done upon reaching civilization. As in, go to the pub. As it’s DIE, you can guess people don’t exactly get happy drunk.

ECLIPSE #13

WRITER: ZACK KAPLAN

ARTIST / COVER: GIOVANNI TIMPANO

MARCH 6 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

NEW STORY ARC

In a world where sunlight is deadly, a dangerous and bold new villain challenges the city’s true source of power, leaving Nick Brandt and the city’s solar tycoons panicked, our demoralized and defeated heroes David Baxter and Cielo Brandt threatened with peril, and the people in the streets burning.

EVOLUTION #15

WRITER: JAMES ASMUS, JOSEPH KEATINGE & CHRISTOPHER SEBELA

ARTIST / COVER: JOE INFURNARI & JORDAN BOYD

MARCH 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

California has had its share of cults… but none like Kavalis. Welcome to the end times!

FARMHAND #6

WRITER: ROB GUILLORY

ARTIST / COVER: ROB GUILLORY & TAYLOR WELLS

MARCH 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

NEW STORY ARC

The hit ongoing series about agriculture gone apocalyptic returns for Season Two!

As transplant recipients flood the streets of Freetown, Jedidiah Jenkins does the only thing that makes sense as his life’s work begins to implode: he goes fishin’.

THE FREEZE #4

WRITER: DAN WICKLINE

ARTIST / COVER: PHILLIP SEVY

MARCH 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

Gavin has narrowed down the search for the killer and Maria finds herself in a very bad situation. A single moment will change the new society forever…

GASOLINA #16

WRITER: SEAN MACKIEWICZ

ARTIST / COVER: NIKO WALTER & MAT LOPES

MARCH 6 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

“GUERRA”

Randy left Texas to escape one war, only to find himself in the middle of a narco-monster bloodbath. With the odds stacked against him, he’ll have to put up one helluva fight to survive…

GUNNING FOR HITS #3

WRITER: JEFF ROUGVIE

ARTIST / COVER: MORITAT

MARCH 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

As Martin closes in on signing Brian Slade, Slade’s bodyguard threatens to torpedo Martin’s plans. Stunted Growth begins to record their debut album, but Slade is lurking with evil intent. Plus: don’t miss this issue’s background feature and Spotify playlist.

HARDCORE #4

WRITER: ANDY DIGGLE

ARTIST: ALESSANDRO VITTI & ADRIANO LUCAS

COVER: DAN PANOSIAN

MARCH 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

After the shocking events of last issue, the United States military is on high alert. So there’s no better time for America’s most wanted to break into the country he’s served for his entire life!

HEAD LOPPER #11

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER A: ANDREW MacLEAN

COVER B: AL GOFA

MARCH 13 / 48 PAGES / FC / T+ / $5.99

The Goblin horde is pushed back, but for how long? Dark messengers arrive in Venoriah. Taking advantage of the chaos of war, Florentine makes her moves.

HIT-GIRL SEASON TWO #2

WRITER: KEVIN SMITH

ARTIST: PERNILLE ØRUM

COVERS A & B (BW VARIANT): FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

COVER C: AMANDA CONNER

MARCH 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

“THE TALKIES”

Hit-Girl’s on set—watching her life portrayed by America’s sweetheart. She needs to axe this film, and fast. Everyone knows if you want to kill a snake, you cut off its head. So Hit-Girl’s heading to Hollywood’s viper nest: The Black Tower.

ICE CREAM MAN #11

WRITER: W. MAXWELL PRINCE

ARTIST / COVER A: MARTÍN MORAZZO & CHRIS O’HALLORAN

COVER B: BABS TARR

MARCH 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

“HOPSCOTCH MÉLANGE,” Part Three

This is the true story… of one guy… picked to live in a house… and have his life taped… to find out what happens… when life stops being polite… and starts getting real.

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ISOLA #7

WRITER: BRENDEN FLETCHER & KARL KERSCHL

ARTIST: KARL KERSCHL & MSASSYK

COVER A: KARL KERSCHL

COVER B: SARAH STONE

MARCH 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

Danger on the road forces Rook and Olwyn to take a treacherous detour.

NOW BI-MONTHLY!

LOW #23

WRITER: RICK REMENDER

ARTIST: GREG TOCCHINI & DAVE McCAIG

COVER A: GREG TOCCHINI

COVER B: MAHMUD ASRAR

MARCH 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

“LAST EMBERS,” Part Four (of Seven)

The last war on earth has begun and threatens to consume everything Stel has fought for.

MAN-EATERS #7

WRITER: CHELSEA CAIN

ARTIST: KATE NIEMCZYK

COVERS A & B: LIA MITERNIQUE

MARCH 27 / 28 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

“RISE OF THE UNICORNS”

Don’t mistake the silence of the unicorn for weakness. She is silent because she is plotting.

MIDDLEWEST #5

WRITER: SKOTTIE YOUNG

ARTIST: JORGE CORONA

COVER: MIKE HUDDLESTON

MARCH 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Care and compassion are not concepts that Abel has previously associated with his action’s repercussions but Magdalena’s carnival is nothing if not unpredictable.

MONSTRESS #21

WRITER: MARJORIE LIU

ARTIST / COVER: SANA TAKEDA

MARCH 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

It’s a turning point in Maika’s life when she comes face-to-face with a stranger from her deep past.

MURDER FALCON #6

WRITER: DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON

ARTIST / COVER A: DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON & MIKE SPICER
COVER B (“HEAVY METAL” VARIANT):VANESA DEL REY

MARCH 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99

For those about to shred, we salute you! Magnum Khaos is one step closer to enslaving our planet, and the only hope for Brooticus lies within the newest member of the band!

OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #13

WRITER: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ARTIST: LORENZO DE FELICI & ANNALISA LEONI

COVER: LORENZO DE FELICI

MARCH 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

NEW STORY ARC

In the wake of the world’s SECOND transference event… everything is different now.

OLIVER #3

WRITER: GARY WHITTA

ARTIST / COVER: DARICK ROBERTSON

MARCH 27 / 24 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

When heavily armed government forces come to London looking for Oliver, he decides to fight back against them, inspiring his adopted family of genetically engineered former soldiers to rise up against their oppressors in an unlikely rebellion.

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #40

WRITER: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ARTIST / COVER: PAUL AZACETA & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER

MARCH 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

“THE DARKNESS GROWS”

Other Outcasts are drawn to Rome from far and wide, but are they prepared for what they find there?

OUTER DARKNESS #5

WRITER: JOHN LAYMAN

ARTIST / COVER: AFU CHAN

MARCH 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

After The Charon crash-lands on a frozen planet, the crew is forced to fight together or die alone. Unfortunately, there’s a demonic betrayer in their midst… and something even worse lurking beneath the snow and ice.

OUTPOST ZERO #8

WRITER: SEAN KELLEY McKEEVER

ARTIST / COVER: ALEXANDRE TEFENKGI & JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU

MARCH 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

On the Frost, one accident can wipe out the entire Outpost. The unimaginable happens here.

PAPER GIRLS #26

WRITER: BRIAN K. VAUGHAN

ARTIST: CLIFF CHIANG & MATT WILSON

COVER: CLIFF CHIANG

MARCH 6 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

NEW STORY ARC

THE COUNTDOWN TO THE SERIES FINALE STARTS HERE!

After surviving adventures in their past, present, and future, the Paper Girls of 1988 embark on one last journey—a five-part epic that will conclude with a double-sized 30th issue in July!

TO OUR RETAILER PARTNERS: Brian here, thanking you all so much for helping Cliff and me reach this final arc we’ve been planning for years. While you and your customers are waiting for SAGA to return, now is a great time to get caught up on this series that I’m equally proud of. All the PAPER GIRLS trades are still in print, featuring awesome wraparound covers that can combine to form one gorgeous mega-image on your shelves!

PRODIGY #4 (OF 6)

WRITER: MARK MILLAR

ARTIST / COVERS A & B: RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE

COVER C: RAFAEL GRAMPÁ

MARCH 6 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Crane’s in a tricky situation in a Damascus poker room—there are guns at his head, and two million dollars of bribe money at stake. The cash could grant him access to the ancient ruins of Palmyra, and to the secrets of the scroll. Elsewhere, a blood ritual swears a new leader into power.

RAT QUEENS #15

WRITER: KURTIS J. WIEBE

ARTIST / COVER A: OWEN GIENI

COVER B: JIM VALENTINO & OWEN GIENI

MARCH 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

END OF STORY ARC

“THE INFERNAL PATH,” Conclusion

Braga’s past comes back to haunt her as the villain behind the tyrannical rule is revealed. Dee faces the consequences of her harrowing choice.

This book will ship with two covers—cover B by JIM VALENTINO and OWEN GIENI will be the fifth of five connected covers.

THE REALM #12

WRITER: SETH M. PECK

ARTIST / COVER A: JEREMY HAUN & NICK FILARDI

COVER B: JOHN LUCAS & NICK FILARDI

MARCH 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Wounded and on the run, Will and company seek shelter at an abandoned farmstead. What could go wrong?

REDLANDS #12

WRITER / ARTIST: JORDIE BELLAIRE & VANESA DEL REY

COVER: VANESA DEL REY

MARCH 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Casper discovers that sometimes redemption has no reward, and the witches return to Redlands, minus one.

ROCKSTARS #9

WRITER: JOE HARRIS

ARTIST / COVER: MEGAN HUTCHISON

MARCH 6 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

“CHILDREN OF THE BEAST,” Part Four

All-out metal mayhem issue! Jackie has cracked the code connecting the demonic Mr. Shape, ‘80s shredder band Shiloh, Dani Dangerous, and his own family’s role in the long ongoing “Game” being played. But will Dorothy be able to save him from himself?

SAVAGE DRAGON #244

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER: ERIK LARSEN

MARCH 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

As his life falls apart and his world comes crashing down around him, Malcolm Dragon faces the pulse-pounding power of the fighting fowl called Powerhouse!

SELF / MADE #4

WRITER: MAT GROOM

ARTIST / COVER: EDUARDO FERIGATO & MARCELO COSTA

MARCH 6 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

“THE ‘TA-DA’ MOMENT”

Amala has made it to our world—and she is distinctly unimpressed. What’s a girl with a new robot body and some pent-up rage to do? Paint the town red.

SHARKEY THE BOUNTY HUNTER #2 (OF 6)

WRITER: MARK MILLAR

ARTIST / COVER A: SIMONE BIANCHI

COVER B (SKETCH VARIANT): SIMONE BIANCHI

COVER C: SKOTTIE YOUNG

MARCH 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Sharkey and his sidekick are racing through space, hunting for Edra Deering—the terrorist fugitive with a huge bounty on her head. But they’re not the only hunters with Edra in their sights, and the competition will stop at nothing to throw Sharkey’s mission off course.

SKYWARD #11

WRITER: JOE HENDERSON

ARTIST: LEE GARBETT & ANTONIO FABELA

COVER: LEE GARBETT

MARCH 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99

NEW STORY ARC

“FIX THE WORLD,” Part One

Willa’s in a race to save the world! Can she beat Barrow to the finish line and finally restore gravity to what it was? And what shocking surprise awaits her at the end that will rock her to her very core? This is where EVERYTHING CHANGES.

SNOTGIRL #13

WRITER / COVER B: BRYAN LEE O’MALLEY

ARTIST / COVER A: LESLIE HUNG

MARCH 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

The big day is finally here—Lottie and Esther are launching their fashion line! But why is everyone being so annoying? Today of all days! Don’t they know how important this is to her?!

SPAWN #295

WRITER: TODD McFARLANE

ARTIST: JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER

COVER A: FRANCESCO MATTINA

COVER B (VIRGIN VARIANT): FRANCESCO MATTINA

COVER C (BW COVER & INTERIORS): TODD McFARLANE & FRANCESCO MATTINA

MARCH 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

Spawn comes face-to-face with his wife’s killer. This begins the final reckoning that will culminate in the 300th issue!

SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE TOO #4 (OF 4)

WRITER / COVER A: TODD McFARLANE

COVER B (VIRGIN BW VARIANT): TODD McFARLANE

COVER C (SKETCH VARIANT): TODD McFARLANE

ARTIST: WILL ROBSON

MINISERIES FINALE

MARCH 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

The big villain Clownos looks to take the mantle as the king of parody characters. But he collides with our baby Spawn and EVEN WORSE, the baby’s baby Spawns.

THE EXCITING CONCLUSION OF SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE TOO MINISERIES!!

UNNATURAL #8 (OF 12)

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER A: MIRKA ANDOLFO

COVER B: JOE MADUREIRA

MARCH 6 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

END OF STORY ARC

As we move toward the shocking final arc of MIRKA ANDOLFO’s bestselling series, we explore the roots of UNNATURAL’s mythology. What’s the secret nesting in Leslie’s blood? And will she be strong enough to face the savage curse running in her own veins? A word of advice: stay away from spoilers as this issue’s final page will likely blow your mind!

VINDICATION #3

WRITER: MD MARIE

ARTIST: CARLOS MIKO & DEMA JR.

COVER: RASTA ESCOTT EL

MARCH 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

As the media hypes police shootings around the country, Internal Affairs takes a closer look at Detective Christopher’s case. Can he get a fair shake? Meanwhile, things between Detective Christopher and Turn intensify, and someone ends up surrounded with no way out.

THE WALKING DEAD #189

WRITER: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ARTIST: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN

COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART

MARCH 6 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.99

“LINES ARE DRAWN”

Chaos has come to The Commonwealth.

THE WARNING #5

WRITER / ARTIST / COVER: EDWARD LAROCHE

MARCH 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

“QUIET KNIFE”

The aliens strike back.

WITCHBLADE #13

WRITER: CAITLIN KITTREDGE

ARTIST / COVER: ROBERTA INGRANATA

MARCH 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

NEW STORY ARC

“LAST DAYS,” Part One

Transported five years into the future by the shockwave of a failed spell, Alex, Ash, and Majil must find a way back home—but the New York they knew is gone, and an apocalyptic wasteland ruled by demons stands between them and their ticket back to the present.

BLACK MAGICK MERCH

MAY 22

BLACK MAGICK HAWTHORNE THE CAT T-shirt

SM-XL- $24.99

XXL- $26.99

From the pages of BLACK MAGICK! Every witch needs a familiar. For Rowan Black, his name is Hawthorne, the most ill-tempered, foul-mouthed feline around. Cross his Mistress and you’d best pray you never cross his path. Featuring Nicola Scott’s stunning art of the blackest of black cats.

BLACK MAGICK ROWAN’S SIGIL Pin

$9.99

This is Rowan Black’s personal sigil, the rune that marks her, the signature of her line. See it and beware, for it speaks of power… and temptation.

GIDEON FALLS MERCH

APRIL 17

GIDEON FALLS T-Shirt

SM-XL $24.99

XXL $26.99

From GIDEON FALLS—the hit horror series of 2018 by creators JEFF LEMIRE (DESCENDER, Black Hammer) and ANDREA SORRENTINO (Green Arrow, Old Man Logan)—comes this stunning T-SHIRT that’s dripping with bloody attitude. Featuring exclusive art on the front and the series’ logo on the back, this shirt is sure to turn heads!

TOP COW MERCH

MARCH 27