NEW GRAPHIC NOVELS FROM 15th APRIL 2015

New Graphics from Wednesday 15th April


Graphic Novels / Trades

Dark Horse Comics
ART OF HE MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Dark Horse Comics (W) Tim Seeley, Steve Seeley (A) Various In 1982, the world was introduced to He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. What followed was a cultural sensation that changed the landscape of children's entertainment forever! Join Mattel and Dark Horse in this comprehensive retrospective chronicling He-Man's decades-long, epic journey from toy, to television, to film, to a true pop culture phenomenon!	BANDETTE HC VOL 02 STEALERS KEEPERS Dark Horse Comics (W) Paul Tobin (A) Colleen Coover & Various (CA) Colleen Coover The Eisner Award-winning digital series is back to steal readers' hearts once again! The Great Thieving Race is on, as Bandette and rival Monsieur compete to steal priceless artifacts from a criminal organization. But its response could make this Bandette's final crime spree! Collects Bandette #6-#9, plus bonus stories!
BTVS SEASON 10 TP VOL 02 I WISH Dark Horse Comics (W) Christos N. Gage, Nicholas Brendon (A) Rebekah Isaacs & Various (CA) Steve Morris Buffy and her crew get their fight on against the new vampires and take a trip to Sunnydale, where Andrew is up to his good/bad/old tricks again. And everyone is tempted by what the new rules of magic can do for them . . . just like the Big Bads who have come knocking on Buffy's door! Collects Buffy Season 10 #6-#10.	CRIME DOES NOT PAYHC VOL09 Dark Horse Comics (W/A) Various Our latest collection-including every uncensored page from Crime Does Not Pay issues #54 to #57-is brimming with razor-sharp work by artists George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, Dan Barry, Charles Biro, and others! This volume also features a new foreword by crime and comics storytelling all-star Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition, King of the Weeds)!
HALO ESCALATION TP VOL 02 Dark Horse Comics (W) Brian Reed, Duffy Boudreau (A) Sergio Arino & Various (CA) Sparth The fall of New Phoenix, Master Chief's return to action, and a dark plot by the Office of Naval Intelligence-all in this volume collecting Halo: Escalation issues #7-#12 by Brian Reed (Amazing Spider-Man), Duffy Boudreau (BlackAcre), Sergio Ariño (Ms. Marvel), Ricardo Sánchez (Green Arrow), and Douglas Franchin (Person of Interest).
PROMETHEUS FIRE & STONE TP Dark Horse Comics (W) Paul Tobin (A) Juan Ferreyra (CA) David Palumbo When the Prometheus never returned from its fateful journey to LV-223, the questions surrounding the origins of man went unanswered. Now a new team of explorers seeks to uncover the dark mystery that holds not only the fate of the original mission, but possibly their own damnation. Collects the four-issue miniseries.
DC Comics
DEADSHOT BULLETPROOF TP DC Comics (W) Christos N. Gage (A) Steven Cummings & Various (CA) Mike Zeck, Jerry Ordway In this epic tale, Deadshot learns he has a daughter! When he discovers she's living in a neighborhood plagued by violence, he decides to clean up the area by any means necessary! But can even a former Suicide Squad member give his daughter a life of peace and security? Collects DEADSHOT #1-5 and BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #214.	EARTH 2 TP VOL 04 THE DARK AGE DC Comics (W) Tom Taylor (A) Nicola Scott & Various (CA) Doug Mahnke Superman returns to Earth to do the destructive bidding of Darkseid in these stories from issues #17-20 and EARTH 2 ANNUAL #2! The Wonders of Earth 2 have struggled to keep the forces of Darkseid at bay. But now they can no longer stand up to the wave of destruction Superman brings. And with the emergence of a new Batman comes the hope that he may know how to defeat the Man of Steel.
EARTH 2 HC VOL 05 THE KRYPTONIAN - DC Comics (W) Tom Taylor, Daniel H. Wilson (A) Nicola Scott & Various (CA) J. G. Jones A new super being named Val-Zod has appeared - and the heroes of Earth-2 must convince him to help them in one last, desperate attempt to stop Kal-El. Can they band together in time to prepare for Apokolips and the forces of Darkseid? And can Val-Zod become the hero they need him to be? Collects EARTH 2 #21-26 and EARTH 2: FUTURES END #1!	INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US YEAR 2 TP VOL 01 DC Comics (W) Tom Taylor (A) Bruno Redondo & Various (CA) Jheremy Raapack The death of one of their own has divided Earth's protectors as hero turns against hero. As Superman's iron grip on the world tightens, at the edge of the galaxy another grave threat approaches. Collects INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US YEAR TWO #1-6.
INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US YEAR TWO HC VOL 02 DC Comics (W) Tom Taylor, Marguerite Bennett (A) Bruno Redondo & Various (CA) Jheremy Raapack, David Lopez With Superman's reign over Earth secured, the Green Lantern Corps dispatches Kyle Rayner to investigate the situation. When he mysteriously disappears, the Guardians of the Universe are left with no choice but to remove Superman from his hard-won throne. But like all the others who have stood in Superman's way since the death of his beloved wife, the Corps has a fight on their hands that will surely shake them to the core. Collects issues #7-12 and ANNUAL #1 of the hit series!	TOP 10 TP DC Comics (W) Alan Moore (A) Zander Cannon, Gene Ha (CA) Gene Ha In Neopolis's Precinct 10, where every citizen has super powers, they are the law: A talking, armored dog. A genetically engineered "perfect woman." A high-tech cowboy. A rookie with a toy box full of "helpers." These are the cops of the Eisner Award-winning TOP 10. This new title collects the original 12-issue series in trade paperback for the first time.
IDW Comics
	TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT OMNIBUS IDW Comics (W) Simon Furman & Various (A) Nick Roche & Various (CA) Nick Roche Individual Transformers stories focusing on a vast array of characters such as Shockwave, Nightbeat, Kup, Arcee, Grimlock, Optimus Prime, and more! Volume 1 collects the first 13 issues of the Spotlight series.
Image Comics
PUNKS THE COMIC TP VOL 01 NUTPUNCHER Image Comics (W) Joshua Hale Fialkov (A/CA) Kody Chamberlain From JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV (The Bunker, The Life After, I, Vampire) and KODY CHAMBERLAIN (SWEETS, The Ride: Southern Gothic) comes a book unlikely to become a blockbuster movie. Much to their chagrin.     ABE, FIST, SKULL, and DOG live in a house, get into fights, murder gnomes, and punch each other in the nuts. A lot. Vomit out loud comedy guaranteed.* Collects PUNKS: THE COMIC # 1-5, may be used to cure venereal diseases**	SPREAD TP VOL 01 NO HOPE Image Comics (W) Justin Jordan (A/CA) Kyle Strahm Ten years ago, we dug too deep and unleashed something we couldn't control. Something that twisted and warped every living thing in its path. Something that remade the world in its own image. The Spread. One man has found a child who could save the world, but he has to fight monsters, raiders, cannibals, religious fanatics, and one cranky baby to do it. Collects SPREAD #1-6
Superannuated Man Image Comics (W/A/CA) Ted McKeever Humanity has been overthrown. Mutated animals run amuck in a post-apocalyptic world. Think you've seen this type of thing before? Well, not the way TED McKEEVER tells it. Follow the last remaining human, HE, as he encounters every manner of bizarreness the devastated town of Blackwater has to offer, in this collection of McKEEVER's brooding, darkly humorous series, The Superannuated Man. Plus, it contains a substantial amount of bonus material, including . . . doodles.
Marvel Comics
	FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 03 BACK IN BLUE Marvel Comics (W/A) Various Sue Richards confronts Dr. Doom in Latveria over the welfare of her daughter, Valeria - and the result is one of the most savage battles in FF history! Back home, the Thing - jailed for murder - finds an unlikely ally while fighting a rogues' gallery of powerhouse villains in prison! Meanwhile, Wyatt Wingfoot is hunted by a mysteriously familiar bowman! And Spider-Man hopes to rehabilitate his down-and-out buddy, Johnny Storm, who has a desperate message for Ben. But will the Thing ever trust Johnny again? As Iron Man attacks Mr. Fantastic, and Sandman and the Thing plan a jailbreak, Camp Hammond is attacked and the Future Foundation kids are kidnapped...by Thor?! The villain behind it all steps from the shadows, but can Reed piece together the puzzle in time? Plus: the return of the blue uniforms! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (2014) #11-14 and ANNUAL #1.
MEN OF WRATH Marvel Comics (W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Ron Garney Ever since Great-Grandfather Isom killed a man over some sheep, a black cloud has hung over the Raths, an Alabama family caught in a generational cycle of violence. Now, a century later, aging hitman Ira Rath takes a job that will decide his family's fate once and for all. Are all Raths doomed to live and die by the sword, or can one of them finally break the chain? Acclaimed creators Jason Aaron and Ron Garney weave the tale of a Southern family whose only legacy is violence. Collecting MEN OF WRATH #1-5. - Mature	MOON KNIGHT TP VOL 02 DEAD WILL RISE Marvel Comics (W) Brian Wood (A) Greg Smallwood (CA) Declan Shalvey "Season Two" begins with a new creative team - and a blackout! When the city is thrust into darkness by a strange new threat, Moon Knight must use all of his weapons (and personalities) to defeat a very different foe! Then, it's a hostage situation in a high-rise, and Moon Knight comes to the rescue. But in this cellphone camera society, he's doing it on the world stage! And as Moon Knight's psychiatrist digs deeper into the hero's complicated psyche, Mr. Knight learns that the doctor isn't what she seems! Plus: Moon Knight must break into the United Nations building - but why? And can he deal with the consequences? When Mr. Knight finds himself a fugitive hunted by the NYPD, everything comes crashing down! Brian Wood (X-MEN, DMZ) takes the writing reins, so buckle up! Collecting MOON KNIGHT (2014) #7-12.
NOVA TP VOL 05 AXIS Marvel Comics (W) Gerry Duggan (A) David Baldeon, John Timms Moreira (CA) Orphans Cheeps AXIS tie-in! It's a perfect jumping-on point when Sam Alexander, the newest Nova, faces...wait, is that the Hulk? What happened to him? Find out why they're fighting - and more important, just how Sam thinks he has a chance! Then, Carnage ensues when the psychotic Cletus Kasady comes to Carefree! Carnage knows Nova's secret identity - and he can't wait to share it with Sam's whole school! What's worse, Nova's helmet is still on the fritz! When's this kid gonna catch a break? Not today, when a Hulk makes an unexpected reappearance! Things are changing for Sam Alexander - aka Nova, the Human Rocket - so get on board the fastest-moving comic in the biz! Collecting NOVA (2013) #23-27.
Other publishers
ARES AND APHRODITE GN Oni Press (W) Jamie S. Rich (A/CA) Megan Levens Will Ares, a successful divorce lawyer, finds himself working alongside Gigi Averelle, a wedding planner, when their respective clients-movie producer Evans Beatty and Hollywood starlet Carrie Cartwright - plan to marry. As Beatty's ex-wives come out of the woodwork to cause mayhem, Gigi and Will make a bet - Gigi agrees to go on a date with Will if Evans and Carrie really do go through with the wedding. Should they break up, however, Will must reveal, in a full-page newspaper ad, how many marriages he's ruined. Is Will a fool for love, or is this the start of a beautiful relationship?	BEE AND PUPPYCAT TP VOL 1 Boom Studios (W) Natasha Allegri, Garrett Jackson (A/CA) Natasha Allegri This quirky take on the magical girl genre comes to life with Bee, a nottemp worker and her partner Puppycat, the sour curmudgeon who helps her pay rent. Watch these two roommates take on a variety of jobs from cleaning house to finding plants in a collection of charming shorts by indie allMadéleine Flores (Help Us! Great Warrior), Frank Gibson and Becky Dreistadt (Capture Creatures), and more! Collects issues #1
	STUMPTOWN VOLUME 3 HC Oni Press  (W) Greg Rucka (A/CA) Justin Greenwood Greg Rucka's fan-favorite P.I. is back on the case in this new hardcover! When one of investigator Dex Parios's dearest friends is brutalized following a Portland Timbers match, Dex is determined to get to the bottom of the attack no matter who stands in her way! Join Eisner Award-winner Rucka and new series artist Justin Greenwood (Image Comics' THE FUSE) as Dex kicks more than just soccer balls in her pursuit of the assailant.