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Savage Things (2017)
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Monsters
Murder
Political
Theatre
They were the product of an ultra-secret government program, code-named Black Forest. Dozens of children, all displaying the classic signs of psychopathy, were kidnapped and brutally shaped into living weapons—perfect, remorseless agents of chaos, ready and willing to bring mayhem to the enemies of the United States.
The masterminds behind Black Forest thought they had solved America's...
Black Orchid (1993-)
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Murder
Mythical
A New York Times Bestseller
Before introducing the modern version of The Sandman, Neil Gaiman wrote this dark tale that reinvented a strange DC Comics super hero in the Vertigo mold. Featuring spectacular art by Gaiman's frequent collaborator, Dave McKean, BLACK ORCHID. After being viciously murdered, Susan Linden is reborn fully grown as the Black Orchid, a hybrid of plant and human,...
Jew Gangster
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Family
Gangs
Organized Crime
From legendary 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 saintly, hardworking parents ends up getting him in way over his head in the organized crime world....
Suiciders (2015)
» Comic » Crime
Superhero
ALL FALL DOWN
L.A. was once the City of Angels, but that was before the Great Quake came and shattered everything about her that was civilized. In the aftermath, two new cities grew up from the rubble-one of gleaming towers and untold luxury for the haves, and one of barbed wire and grinding misery for the have-nots.
Ringed by high walls and merciless guards, New Angeles is now an island of...
The Names of Magic (2000-)
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Magic
Tim Hunter is back, and he has finally accepted the role he plays in the grander scheme of things as he learns to recapture his magic.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
» Comic » Crime
Fighting
Medical
Murder
Political
In this final graphic novel adaptation of Stieg Larsson's international bestseller, Lisbeth Salander lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She's fighting for her life in more ways than one: If and when she recovers, she'll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of journalist Mikael...
Sandman Presents: Bast (2003-)
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Mythical
Pets
Part 1 of a 3-issue miniseries featuring THE SANDMAN's cat goddess Lady Bast! As Lady Bast's legion of followers dwindles, so does her power. But when a teenage girl named Lucy finds a statue venerating the goddess, she sparks a series of events that will change her life forever. For more information, see the feature article.
American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest (2011-)
» Comic » Horror
Supernatural
Vampire hunters Felicia Book and Cash McCogan go behind enemy lines with the secret organization known as the Vassals of the Morningstar in search of a rumored vampire cure. But their haunted, twisted past with Skinner Sweet makes the mission more difficult than they imagined.
American Way: Those Above and Below
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Fighting
Murder
Political
Superhero
The Oscar-winning screenwriter of 12 Years a Slave returns for an all-new chapter in his alternate history of The American Way!
In 1962 Jason Fisher was given astonishing powers by the United States government—powers he used to defend the nation as the New American. He and his teammates in the Civil Defense Corps were real-life superheroes.
Except that it was all a fraud. A conspiracy. And...
Strange Adventures (1999-)
» Comic » Horror
Mystery
Science
Crop circles and cattle mutilations, mad scientists and the top writers and artists in comics converge in a four-issue Vertigo short-story anthology exploring the limits of the imagination. Globe-hopping adventurers bear witness to the bizarre mystery of "The Kapas," a mad scientist struggles to decipher the "Riddle of the Random Realities," and a trio of plague survivors suffer the insidious...
Hex Wives (2018-2019)
» Comic » Action
Magic
"The women are too powerful. They must be tamed."
For hundreds of years a war has been waged between a coven of perpetually reincarnating witches and the all-male conspiracy known as the Architects. After the death of the lead Architect in 2005, it seemed the witches had finally defeated their foes. Now, 13 years later, waking up in a perfect cookie-cutter home at the end of a cul-de-sac in a...
The Books of Magick: Life During Wartime (2004-)
» Comic » Fantasy
Superhero
Journey with magical hero Timothy Hunter, now 19, ten minutes into the future, into alternative universes where battles on Earth and Faerie overlap.