The kind folks at Dark Horse Comics have supplied ComicList with their solicitations for comics and other products shipping in April of 2007.
Dark Horse Comics Product List - Apr 2007
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B.P.R.D.: Garden of Souls #2 cover by: Mike Mignola
Abe Sapien's investigation brings him closer to a jungle compound housing a group of cyborgs with a strange connection to his own past. Meanwhile, in the new B.P.R.D. headquarters basement, Johann makes a startling discovery about a member of the team, and Liz has a vision of the end of the world. * Abe finally comes face-to-face with figures from his past as Langdon Caul.
FC, 32 pages, $2.99
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #2 cover by: Jo Chen
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight #2
The destruction of Buffy's hometown, plus covert and powerful slayer "cells" around the world, add up to a new label for the Scoobies: Terrorist threat. Speaking of Sunnydale, the crater formerly known as, has opened to reveal the witch Amy, and boy is she pissed. Now: Giles, smoochies, a knife to the heart, and a big sleep. Season Eight continues. Buffy creator Joss Whedon brings Buffy back to Dark Horse in this direct follow-up to Season Seven of the smash-hit TV series.
FC, 32 pages, $2.99
Old Boy Vol. 5
Ten years locked away in a private prison with only a TV set and a jailer's voice for company-but why? What had Goto done to deserve this unexplained forced isolation, and why was he unceremoniously released, again without given reason? Could this decade of torment really be about a schoolyard grudge? Is an adolescent vendetta worth the millions of yen required to imprison a man for a decade? And is allowing the brutal Goto the opportunity to pursue his revenge just another opportunity to watch him twist on a hook? * Original Japanese format. * Translated into English for the first time. * Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
b&w, 216 pages, TPB, 5 1/8" x 7 1/4", $12.95
Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection Volume 2--Jedi vs. Sith HC cover by: Andrew Robinson
Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection Volume 2--Jedi vs. Sith HC
A thousand years before Luke Skywalker embarked on his fateful confrontation with the Death Star, the Jedi Army of Light met the Sith Army of the Shadow on the planet Ruusan for a climactic showdown that would forever change the galaxy. Before the Battle of Ruusan, there was a mighty Sith Empire that stood against the Republic. Forever after the battle, there would only be two Sith, master and apprentice. Caught in the struggle between the two armies is a group of plucky orphans who little realize the pivotal part they will play in the outcome of the war, or the future of the Sith. Each month, the Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection series will bring readers a limited-edition hardcover of the best of Dark Horse's Star Wars graphic novels. Available only through Direct Market retail outlets, each volume's print run is limited to initial orders and will not be reprinted.
FC, 144 pages, HC, 7" x 10", $29.95
Wolf Man: Hunter's Moon
Lawrence Talbot is the son of a family steeped in wealth and power. While on vacation in Europe his life was changed forever when he was bitten by a lycanthrope and cursed to walk the earth for the rest of eternity as an immortal monster driven by rage and an unstoppable hunger for human prey. No longer a man, not fully a beast, Talbot was one of the damned: a werewolf. After apparently dying at the hands of his loved ones, Talbot awakes in the back of a car hurtling down a deserted road, evading gunfire from another vehicle in hot pursuit. The driver of his car gets him to safety and informs him the persons following them are from a heretical cult dedicated to the extermination of all those marked by the sign of the Wolf. As Talbot places his trust in the hands of these new friends, an order whose stated mission is to protect werewolves, and learns of the origins of the werewolf curse, he slowly starts to realize that he is actually in more danger than he could imagine and that his saviors have evil intentions all their own for him. � The Universal Monsters are, as a group and individually, among the most recognizable characters in horror and science fiction history and have a large built-in fan base. � Currently, horror is resurging in film with motion pictures such as Brotherhood of the Wolf and the Ginger Snaps series of films proving to be very popular.
Order code: OCT050039
SC, 275pg, 4 3/16" x 6 3/4", $6.99
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Alice in Sunderland HC
by: Brian Talbot
Sunderland! Thirteen hundred years ago it was the greatest center of learning in the whole of Christendom and the very cradle of English consciousness. In the time of Lewis Carroll it was the greatest shipbuilding port in the world. To this city that gave the world the electric light bulb, the stars and stripes, the millennium, the Liberty Ships and the greatest British dragon legend came Carroll in the years preceding his most famous book, Alice in Wonderland, and here are buried the roots of his surreal masterpiece. Enter the famous Edwardian palace of varieties, The Sunderland Empire, for a unique experience: an entertaining and epic meditation on myth, history and storytelling then decide for yourself-does Sunderland really exist? From Bryan Talbot, the acclaimed creator of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and The Tale of One Bad Rat, comes Alice in Sunderland, a graphic novel unlike any before. Funny and poignant, thought-provoking and entertaining, traditional and experimental, whimsical and polemical, Alice in Sunderland is a heady cocktail of fact and fiction, a sumptuous and multi-layered journey that will leave you wondering about the magic that's waiting to be unlocked in the place where you live. "Alice in Sunderland is parochial in its focus-but not in content. I believe anyone interested in the way history is formed and, in itself, forms culture, character, and a sense of place will be entranced by it." -John Tufail, Carrollian scholar
Order code: OCT060027
FC, 328 pages, HC, 7 1/2" x 11", $29.95
Appleseed Book 1: The Promethean Challenge TPB
by: Shirow Masamune
Appleseed Book 1: The Promethean Challenge TPB
World War III is over, and nomad soldier Duenan Knute and her cyborg partner Briareos struggle to survive in the abandoned cities and demilitarized zones of the post-war wasteland, the "Badside." Matters appear on the upswing, however, when they are found and brought to Olympus, an urban utopia and centerpiece for the reconstruction of civilization. Duenan and Bri join the Olympus police, a force that seems hardly necessary in such a paradise. But, like in most pretty pictures, perfection is an illusion, and Olympus's peaceful facade hides a dark secret, a violent struggle between human and cyborg that could once again plunge the world into war . . . and genocide. * Shirow is well known and critically acclaimed internationally, and is responsible for numerous classic anime/manga titles, such as Appleseed, Dominion, Ghost in the Shell, Orion, and Black Magic. * Produced in the authentic right-to-left reading format, as originally published in Japan.
b&w, 184 pages, TPB, 8 1/4" x 5 3/4", $14.95
Blade of the Immortal #124: Barefoot part 3
Blade of the Immortal #124: Barefoot part 3
Manji, the immortal swordsman, lies imprisoned in the bakufu stronghold of the mysterious Habaki Kagimura. Seeking to impart the life-extending powers of Manji's kessen-chu bloodworms to other humans, Kagimura orders his medical examiners to discover the secrets of Manji's amazing regenerative abilities. Using a series of convicts as live subjects in an increasingly grisly series of twisted experiments, Burando, Kagimura's lead medical examiner, begins to grow more desperate and sickened with each horrifying failure. And through it all, Manji lives, and regenerates, and bides his time for the moment that he can pay back his tormentors . . . limb by limb! Dark, violent, and yet possessing subtle emotional depth, Blade re-invents the traditional period samurai tale by imbuing it with a streetwise modernist sensibility to create an epic tale of incomparable skill and audacious reach. FOR MATURE READERS
b&w, 32 pages, $2.99
Classic Peanuts Character #5: Pigpen
by: Dark Horse
Classic Peanuts Character #5: Pigpen
Charles Schulz's Peanuts has won acclaim as one of the most popular comic strips of all time. Printed worldwide to this day, the familiar characters from this masterwork have been the basis for all sorts of entertainment, publishing, corporate identity, and merchandise projects. Dark Horse Deluxe is joining in the fun by creating a special series of limited-edition statuettes of vintage Peanuts characters. Measuring between 4" and 5", the statuettes have been sculpted in the original style, described by Craig Yoe as "primitive but charming." Each hand-numbered statuette comes carefully packaged in a custom-tooled, full-color, litho-printed tin box. Also included is a small booklet about each character and a vintage-style pinback button of the character.
5" tall limited to 1200 pieces, includes booklet and button, $39.95
Conan and the Songs of the Dead TPB
Conan and the Songs of the Dead TPB
Renowned horror and western writer Joe R. Lansdale reunites with his Jonah Hex collaborator, visionary artist Timothy Truman, to tell the grittiest, roughest, downright meanest Conan story ever seen in comics. The Cimmerian travels to the aid of an old ally in the wretched wastes of Stygia-a desert harboring wealth undreamed of, even for the barbarian. Soon his pursuit of the ancient treasure reveals a conniving spirit and undead guards. Dust from the desolate land meets blood, and a dark-hearted sorcerer brings forth strange abominations from this unholy mix. Only the cool head and cold steel of the Cimmerian can save all creation from the horror that awaits, and the blood-spattered conclusion will send shivers down the spines of even the most hardcore Conan fans! * Teaming the wild, scathing wit of Joe R. Lansdale with the unflinching vision of Truman, Conan and the Songs of the Dead is an unprecedented take on the archetype of sword-and-sorcery. * Collects the five issue miniseries.
FC, 136 pages, TPB, 7" x 10", $14.95
Lankhmar Volume 2--Swords Against Death
Lankhmar Volume 2--Swords Against Death
With heavy hearts and ready swords, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser journey from the ancient city of Lankhmar, searching for adventure and seeking forgetfulness from the pain of lost love. When a stranger challenges them to find and fight Death on the Bleak Shore, they risk the dangers of the underworld, demonic birds, skeletal armies, living mountains, and evil monks on the way to meet their heroic fate. * "One of the great works of fantasy in this century�unequaled in its ironic wit, mordant romanticism, and baroque invention, as well as a range of tone and affect not usually associated with the genre . . . "-Publishers Weekly
Novel, 288 pages, TPB, 5 1/4" x 8", $12.95
Little Lulu Vol. 15: The Explorers
Little Lulu Vol. 15: The Explorers
Whimsical and witty, silly and smart, Little Lulu is a classic of all-ages comics. When comic-book geniuses John Stanley and Irving Tripp put pen to paper, they brought to life an unforgettable cast of endearing, intelligent, believable characters that have had an unmistakable influence on American culture. Collecting Dell Comics' Marge's Little Lulu #64-68, originally published between October 1953 and February 1954, this laugh-a-minute volume features some of the funniest stories to ever star Lulu, Tubby, Annie, Iggy, and all the other little bundles of humor that started a comedy revolution. * These all-ages tales are more than just an exceptional piece of comic-book history, they're all-out gut-busting fun, perfect for both kids and their parents. * "Recommended for all libraries; appropriate for young readers, but it will also appeal to adults, both out of nostalgia and for its own charm." -Library Journal, from a previous volume of Little Lulu
b&w, 240 pages, TPB, 6" x 9", $9.95
Oh My Goddess! Volume 26
by: Kosuke Fujishima
Ever since a cosmic phone call brought the four literal young goddesses Belldandy, Urd, Skuld-and, like an occasional vowel, Peorth-to live in college student Keiichi's residence, his personal life has been turned upside-down, sideways, and sometimes even into strange dimensions! The Devil came down to Tarikihongan! As Lind, the Fifth Goddess battles Hild to defeat the Eater of Angels, it is the weaponless, powerless Keiichi whose heart holds the key to victory. But the lingering Demon Angel within Belldandy is causing her magic to make strange hiccups, and it may be Keiichi again who must serve as the vessel of diabolic forces! Can he succeed without Chihiro finally catching on to the facts of his cosmic love life? Plus notes and commentary, and your letters! * Oh My Goddess! is the manga that inspired the brand-new anime TV series from Media Blasters.
b&w, 176 pages, TPB, 5 1/8" x 7 3/16", $10.95
Return of the Gremlins #1
The mischievous gremlins are back! Based on the landmark creation of beloved children's author Roald Dahl, these playful (and occasionally exasperating) creatures have been in the public eye since WWII, disassembling fighter planes and causing roguish havoc wherever they go. Our story opens on Gus, a man visiting England from the States. His grandfather's house is part of his inheritance, and he plans to sell it as soon as he can. Even though the locals think the house is haunted--something Gus immediately dismisses--a slick man named Mr. Snide promptly appears with his "associates" and makes an offer. But when Gus declines to sign over the house right then and there, Snide reveals that his arrangement with the mayor will seal the deal soon enough! Left to explore the place, Gus experiences a series of very odd events. How did his folded clothes end up in knots? Who on earth would drill a hole in a coffee cup? Certainly not ghosts, but for a former fighter pilot's abandoned old home, it sure is clean . . . When the house's tiny residents decide to take extreme measures, Gus will meet the gremlins up close and personal--just like his grandfather, who first discovered them sixty years ago! � Based on the classic Disney characters created by world-renowned author Roald Dahl! � Look for the release of new Gremlins figures in next months Previews!
Order code: JUL060015
FC, 32pg, $2.99
Star Wars: Legacy Volume 1--Brokencover by: Adam Hughes
Star Wars: Legacy Volume 1--Broken
The future of Star Wars is here in an all-new adventure set more than a century after Return of the Jedi and the New Jedi Order! The Jedi Temple is attacked, an Emperor is betrayed, and the Sith are born anew! A lot can happen in a hundred years, but that's just the beginning of the story! Not since Luke Skywalker first stepped aboard the Millennium Falcon has the galaxy seemed like such a vast, exciting, dangerous place! Readers will meet a host of new characters, see fleets of new spaceships, and visit scores of exotic locations-some new and some familiar. This is a perfect jumping-on point for any reader. * Collects issues #1-3 and #5-7 of the Legacy ongoing series.
FC, 160 pages, TPB, 7" x 10", $17.95
Vampire Hunter D Volume 7: Mysterious Journey to the North Sea, Part One
Vampire Hunter D Volume 7: Mysterious Journey to the North Sea, Part One
A girl's dying wish sends D on an impossible quest in this riveting prose novel. Even a reluctant hero can't refuse the last request of a beautiful woman. On her deathbed, the mortally wounded woman gives him a strange gem and asks him to deliver the priceless stone to her sister, far off in a North Sea fishing village. D's journey is made ever more perilous by a series of scoundrels and rogues hired by the girl's murderer. They'll stop at nothing to claim the jewel. Will they catch him? Hideyuki Kikuchi's crackling narrative and Yoshitaka Amano's imaginative artwork make this a must-read entry in the series. Co-published with Digital Manga Publishing. * DH Press
SC, 280 pages, novel, 5" x 7", $8.95
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Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch HC
Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch HC
Come, come and hear of the strange and terrible tale of Miss Finch, an exacting woman befallen by mystery and abduction deep under the streets of London! New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman delivers another stunning hardcover graphic novel with longtime collaborator Michael Zulli (Creatures of the Night, The Sandman). This is the first comics adaptation of his popular story "The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch," which saw print only in the U.K. edition of Gaiman's award-winning work Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions and was recently interpreted for his Speaking in Tongues CD. The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch is a "mostly true story" that combines the author's trademark magic realism with Zulli's sumptuous paintings, and has been newly rewritten for this hardcover. Join a group of friends, with the stern Miss Finch in tow, as they enter musty caverns for a subterranean circus spectacle called "The Theatre of Night's Dreaming." Come inside, get out of the pounding rain, and witness this strange world of vampires, ringmasters, illusions, and the Cabinet of Wishes Fulfill'd. � The latest hardcover from New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman (Anansi Boys and The Sandman: Endless Nights), one of the world's best-loved comics writers! � Smoke and Mirrors won the 1998 MacMillan Silver PEN Award for Best Short Story Collection.
Order code: JUN060039
HC, 56pg, FC, 7" x 10", $13.95
Hellboy Animated Mini-bust: Liz Sherman
Hellboy Animated Mini-bust: Liz Sherman
Introducing the third mini-bust in a series inspired by Hellboy Animated it's Liz Sherman! We find that Liz perfectly compliments and balances the rest of the line, which includes Hellboy and Abe Sapien. This 6.5" tall, limited-edition mini-bust captures Liz's fiery personality. Don't forget to go to hellboyanimated.typepad.com for the Production diary of the episodes!
6.5" tall, Limited edition, $39.99
Monster Theater Figure display case
by: dKiller Panda
Monster Theater Figure display case
Monster Theater Show figures are original interpretations by dKiller Panda based on classic horror themes. You're sure to love these super-deformed figures from SD Toys! Collect them all!Display includes 2 each of the 6 characters, from Monster Theater PVC set 1 & 2 -- (Vampi, London, Invisible, Frankie, Bride, Mummy)
3" tall, black and white, $95.88
Monster Theater PVC set 1
by: dKiller Panda
Monster Theater Show figures are original interpretations by dKiller Panda based on classic horror themes. You're sure to love these super-deformed figures from SD Toys! Collect them all! Monster Theater PVC set 1--(Vampi, London, Invisible)
Figures are 3" tall and are black and white, $19.99
Monster Theater PVC set 2
by: dKiller Panda
Monster Theater Show figures are original interpretations by dKiller Panda based on classic horror themes. You're sure to love these super-deformed figures from SD Toys! Collect them all! Monster Theater PVC set 2--(Frankie, Bride, Mummy)
Figures are 3" tall and are black and white, $19.99
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Flood!: A Novel in Pictures 3rd Edition
by: Eric Drooker
Flood!: A Novel in Pictures 3rd Edition
This special edition of Flood!: A Novel in Pictures features a bonus chapter, "After the Flood," which includes thirty-two pages of new graphics, preliminary art, and an in-depth interview with the author. An American Book Award winner and an Editor's Choice of The New York Times, Flood! is the powerful first graphic novel by Eric Drooker, frequent cover artist for The New Yorker. Flood! is a modern novel written in the ancient language of pictures, with an expressionist, film noir edge. This "definitive edition" of Flood! is a unique record of our country's turbulent past-and corporate present-and a must-read for students of graphic storytelling. This third edition also features a new cover by Drooker and a complete re-design. Flood!: A Novel in Pictures, was followed by Drooker's acclaimed book, Blood Song: A Silent Ballad. * The Library of Congress has recently acquired Eric Drooker's original Flood! artwork to rest in their public prints collection, alongside graphic novel pioneer Lynd Ward's originals.
b&w, 182 pages, TPB, 6" x 9", $14.95
Orion 3rd Edition
by: Shirow Masamune
cover by: Shirow Masamune
In the mighty Yamata Empire, magic and technology are one and the same. Now, the Empire is preparing its ultimate feat of psycho-science: the destruction of all the negative karma in the galaxy! But will this mystical purification be the salvation of humanity--or the trigger of its ultimate destruction? Only one being can save the Empire from its folly: Susano, the God of Destruction. Wild, arrogant, and homicidal, Susano has come to teach the world the true nature of power!Shirow Masamune, creator of Appleseed, Dominion, Intron Depot, and Ghost in the Shell, has earned a huge worldwide following with his unique, eclectic, and visually stunning blend of science-fiction and fantasy. Orion is Shirow at his wildest, and is now for the first time in America published in right-to-left reading format, as originally published in Japan. Plus a variety of great bonus features: art gallery, Orion glossary, and notes on the text composed by Shirow himself!* Shirow Masumune is best known for the manga Ghost in the Shell, which has been turned into two anime movies, two anime TV series, a series of prose novels, and several video games.
Order code: NOV060042
B&W, 280 pages, TPB, 8 1/4" x 5 3/4", $17.95
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Fear Agent Volume 1: Re-Ignition
Fear Agent Volume 1: Re-Ignition
When down-and-out alien exterminator, Heath Huston stumbles upon an extraterrestrial legion of amoebas preparing to annihilate the Earth, he's forced to choose between the bottle and resuming his role as a peacekeeper, as The Last Fear Agent. Heath's former band of soldiers, the Fear Agents was comprised of a group of the last remaining humans on Earth, whose sworn duty was the protection of their homeworld against alien invaders. A number of years after preventing a large-scale invasion of Earth, the Fear Agents were all slaughtered in a mysterious incident. Written by critically acclaimed scribe Rick Remender (Sea of Red; Strange Girl) and drawn by Eisner nominated artist Tony Moore (The Walking Dead; Exterminators). * Collecting Fear Agent #1-4.
FC, 112 pages, TPB, 7" x 10", $13.95
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Path of the Assassin Vol. 6: Life's Greatest Difficulty
Path of the Assassin Vol. 6: Life's Greatest Difficulty
If Art of War tactics and ninjitsu arts pique your interest, Path of The Assassin is the quasi historical samurai manga you've been waiting for! From the legendary comics creators Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima of Lone Wolf and Cub fame comes the story of Japan's greatest shogun and his rise to power through the battles and intrigues of his late teens. Central to the story is a young ninja who must go to great lengths in order to secure victory for the boy who would become the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. Based loosely on fabled tales of the age, Path of the Assassin is an exciting and sexy series. And at the same trim size as past Koike/Kojima titles, it's a must-have for collectors of the influential creators' works.The popular pocket-sized books are packed thick with action, bushido, and super-complex strategy!
b&w, 320 pages, TPB, 4" x 6", $9.95
