Merging with a bizarre spiritual force called Genesis, Texan preacher Jesse Custer becomes completely disillusioned with the beliefs that he had dedicated his entire life to. Now possessing the power of "The Word," an ability to make people do whatever he says, Custer begins a violent and riotous journey across the country. Joined by his gun-toting girlfriend Tulip and the hard drinking Irish vampire Cassidy, the Preacher loses faith in both man and God as he witnesses dark atrocities and improbable calamities during his exploration of America.

In this dark and intriguing collection, the mysterious Agent Graves approaches ordinary citizens and gives them an opportunity to exact revenge on a person who has wronged them. Offering his clients an attache case containing proof of the deed and a gun, he guarantees his 'clients' full immunity for all of their actions, including murder. In these opening chapters, Dizzy Cordova, a Latina gangbanger who has just finished a prison sentence, is given the chance to avenge her family's murders, and a downtrodden bartender receives the opportunity to exact revenge against the woman that ruined his life.

Dive into this first issue featuring four fantastic stories from author Alan Moore! Meet inventor Jack B. Quick as he creates a galaxy in his ownhometown—terrorizing the family cow in the process! See a madman cornered and captured by Greyshirt...with a twist! The First American and U.S. Angel face off against an insidious enemy—daytime talk shows! And finally, meet sultry crimefighter The Cobweb. Will she be able to free captured beauties, even as she's turned into a doll?

Edwin & Charles, the British school boys who cheated Death of The Endless in THE SANDMAN: SEASONS OF MISTS, set up shop as detectives-for-hire from their tree house in back of a haunted mansion. But their first case may be more than they can handle.

In the near future, America's worst nightmare has come true. With military adventurism overseas bogging down the Army and National Guard, the U.S. government mistakenly neglects the very real threat of anti-establishment militias scattered acrossthe 50 states. Like a sleeping giant, Middle America rises up and violently pushes its way to the shining seas, coming to a standstill at the line in the sand - Manhattan. Or, as the world now knows it, the DMZ. Matty Roth, a naive aspiringphotojournalist, lands a dream job following a veteran war correspondent into the heart of he DMZ. Things soon go terribly wrong, and Matty finds himself lost and alone in a world he's only seen on television. There, he is faced with a choice: finda way off the island, or make his career with an assignment most journalists would kill for. But can he survive in this savage war zone long enough to report the truth?

This collection introduces The Losers, formerly an elite U.S. Special Forces unit that served as the covert bloody hand of America until they stumbled across a C.I.A. secret they couldn't ignore. The C.I.A. tried to kill them, but they're about to learn that it takes more than one try to eliminate The Losers. Collects issues 1-12.

Chondra Jackson is a star who fell to Earth. A preteen actress who was an idol to millions, she solved space crimes before dinnertime, playing Bebe Soma on the smash-hit kids' TV show Star Cops. But all stars fade, and after Chondra aged out of the spotlight, the sex tape she made in an attempt to extend her 15 minutes wound up destroying her career. Now she works as a beat cop in her hometown of Effigy Mound, Ohio, where she's about to catch a case as crazy as anything the Star Cops ever faced. Chondra's fans, it turns out, are still obsessively dedicated to her, having built a close-knit community through message boards, conventions and cosplay. And someone is killing them, one by one. Someone who knows the strange truth behind Star Cops' fiction and the reclusive writer who created it. Someone who knows that fandom is the new true religion. Someone who knows that God is an alien life-form, and that real stars shine on forever… Co-creators Tim Seeley and Marley Zarcone put the "cult" back in "pop culture" with EFFIGY: IDLE WORSHIP-a small-town supernova of sex, sci-fi and celebrity! Collects EFFIGY #1-7.

When Jonny Double agrees to keep tabs on a rich man's wayward daughter, Faith, he becomes ensnared in a tangled web of deceit, murder, and double-cross after he decides to help Faith and her friends with a get-rich-quick scheme involving a long-forgotten bank account belonging to Al Capone!

Comics acclaimed writer Jason Aaron (Thor, Original Sin, Wolverine) and artist R.M. Guéra (BATMAN ETERNAL, DJANGO UNCHAINED) take the crime genre to a whole new corner of the world with their tale of violence, betrayal, mysticism, despair, hope and the terrible things history leads men to do to one another in SCALPED BOOK ONE. Fifteen years ago, Dashiell "Dash" Bad Horse ran away from a life of abject poverty and despair on the Prairie Rose Indian Reservation. Now he's back, but this time he's got something to hide: Dash is an undercover FBI agent sent to investigate tribal leader Lincoln Red Crow, former "Red Power" activist and current crime boss. Surrounded by the same mess of meth labs, murder and organized crime he thought he'd left behind, Dash must decide how far he's willing to go-and how much he's willing to lose-to uncover the bloody secrets of the Rez. Collects issues #1-11.

SLEEPER is the critically acclaimed series written by Eisner Award winner Ed Brubaker (AUTHORITY, BATMAN: WAR GAMES) and stylishly presented by legendary artist Sean Phillips (Marvel Zombies) and is now collected in a new format with SLEEPER BOOK ONE. From Eisner Awardwinning author Ed Brubaker comes two thrilling stories collected together for the first time in SLEEPER BOOK ONE. POINT BLANK, a fiveissue comic book limited series published by WildStorm, stars the popular character Grifter from the Wildcats, who is investigating an attempted murder of his friend John Lynch. Meanwhile, Holden Carver, a covert operative, has been placed undercover in a villainous organization led by TAO. As Holden and Grifter cross paths, will cooler heads prevail? The answer? Hell no. Riddled with noir undertones and the action of a spy thriller, SLEEPER BOOK ONE highlights all the attributes that have made writer Ed Brubaker one of the most soughtafter writers in all of comics! Join the wild ride in SLEEPER BOOK ONE. Collects POINT BLANK #15, SLEEPER #112.