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The Voice Said Kill
The Voice Said Kill
Comic - Crime
Fargo meets Deliverance in a sweaty swamp-thriller from VANESA DEL REY (Black Widow, The Creeping Below) and SI SPURRIER (Coda, X-Men). The wet heat of the Louisiana bayou. Alligator poachers prowl the mudbug mire. A park ranger, heavily pregnant, raises a hateful mug of moonshine with a criminal matriarch. And one deadly sonuvabitch, out of his mind on shrooms and retribution, loads his rifle for the Human Hunt and screams down the stars. Presenting 4 extra-length issues of fever-dream cajun crime.
THE UNCHOSEN
THE UNCHOSEN
Comic - Crime
13-year-old Aida wakes in a city laid waste by a massive explosion-a scene of devastation that SHE caused. Pursued by rival forces wielding incredible powers, she must discover who truly wants to help her, who wants to control her, and the truth behind her own mysterious past. Acclaimed creator DAVID MARQUEZ (Uncanny X-Men, Miles Morales) makes his highly anticipated debut as both writer and artist on his first creator-owned series. REGISTER PITCH: A post-apocalyptic battle for survival à la The Last of Us, but following the source of destruction, not the cure.
1949
1949
Comic - Crime
By day, Detective Blank is a cop on the trail of a vicious serial killer in the year 1949. But when she sleeps, Blank lives a different life—two hundred years in the future. Is Detective Blank next on the killer’s list? Her dreams may hold the key to the case, if only she can remember them in time. The danger mounts and the suspense builds as the detective closes in, in this genre-bending sci-fi noir thriller. For Detective Blank, to catch the killer will mean facing her greatest mystery—herself. Collects the entire story of PAKLIS: 1949, as originally published in PAKLIS #5-7
Evil Empire (Volume)
Evil Empire (Volume)
Comic - Crime
The sands are shifting in America's public consciousness. One action has torn the country apart in a debate over the meaning of right and wrong, and Reese Greenwood is not about to stand by as the American people support the rantings of a mad man. Told through the perspective of an underground rapper with a political bone to pick, Max Bemis' gripping story explores a scenario in which we watch modern society gradually evolve into an evil empire. Collects issues #1-4.
Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body
Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body
Comic - Crime
Where is Lee Harvey Oswald's body? The Kennedy assassination is a rat's nest of conspiracy theories: mafia involvement, a second gunman, a government cover-up... but the most important one may just be the idea that the body in Oswald's grave is not actually Lee Harvey. Meet the ragtag group of "useful idiots" unwittingly brought together to clean up the crime of the century - a wannabe cowboy from Wisconsin, a Buddy Holly-idolizing (former) car thief, a world-weary Civil Rights activist ready for revolution, and a failed G-Man who still acts the part.
The Spire (Volume)
The Spire (Volume)
Comic - Crime
From the celebrated creative team behind Six-Gun Gorilla, The Spire is a sprawling fantasy noir that Vulture called one of the "Ten Best Comic Books of 2015." At the Spire, a sprawling mountain of metal and stone in the middle of a radioactive desert, Sh , the Commander of the City Watch, is tasked with keeping the hodgepodge of forgotten technology and new biology safe. When a string of grisly murders is committed just as a new Baroness of the Spire is about to be sworn in, Sh will have to find the killer and bring them to justice.
The Spire
The Spire
Comic - Crime
From the celebrated creative team behind Six-Gun Gorilla, The Spire is a sprawling fantasy noir that Vulture called one of the "Ten Best Comic Books of 2015." At the Spire, a sprawling mountain of metal and stone in the middle of a radioactive desert, Sh , the Commander of the City Watch, is tasked with keeping the hodgepodge of forgotten technology and new biology safe. When a string of grisly murders is committed just as a new Baroness of the Spire is about to be sworn in, Sh will have to find the killer and bring them to justice.
Last Sons of America (Volume)
Last Sons of America (Volume)
Comic - Crime
When a biological terrorist attack makes it impossible for anyone in America to conceive, those looking to start a family must rely on adoption of children from around the world. Brothers Jackie and Julian are adoption agents based in Nicaragua, securing deals with families willing to give their children up for adoption. The duo usually conducts their adoptions through legal means but it becomes more difficult when child kidnapping becomes the norm... Collects the complete limited series.
Last Sons of America
Last Sons of America
Comic - Crime
When a biological terrorist attack makes it impossible for anyone in America to conceive children, adoption of kids from other countries explodes. Brothers Jackie and Julian are adoption agents based in Nicaragua. They usually do all their options through legal means, but they're facing increasing competition from straight-up kidnappers. One desperate move from Jackie could put them in the cross-hairs of some very dangerous people.
Paklis
Paklis
Comic - Crime
In this special standalone issue: a diverse collection of never-before-published comics from creator DUSTIN WEAVER. It’s got superhero action, space opera, space comedy, cyberpunk, slice-of-life, and hard-boiled anthropomorphic mice. Much of this material is not likely to be collected later