There’s plenty of four color goodness coming from Dark Horse on January 16th, including the launch of an all new Black Beetle series from Eisner Award winner Francesco Francavilla: No Way Out. If that’s not enough to get your blood pumping, DH also has the latest hard cover in the Eerie Archives hitting shelves as well. Scary kids, scary!
From Dark Horse:
All signs point to the mysterious element discovered in the desert as the source of the horrific monsters entering our world as Bureau agents hunt down the creature that started this chaos.
* B.P.R.D. meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers!
With a holy father in tow, Billy makes his way back to Dracula’s castle. Ambushed with all his friends fallen, Billy is in a tight spot, but with the help of Saint Columba and a little prayer, he just might save the day—or at least survive it.
* Written by Eisner Award winner Eric Powell!
Black Beetle’s investigation of two local mob bosses is interrupted when a mysterious explosion murders them and a pub full of gangsters—taking out most of Colt City’s organized crime in one fell swoop. Who could pull off such a coup, and what danger might that murderous bomber do to Colt City and Black Beetle?
* New series from Eisner Award winner!
“Francavilla delivers the pulp noir that suits his style perfectly.”—Comic Book Resources
Unable to obtain a cure for the deadly illness afflicting Bêlit and the crew of the Tigress, Conan feels the fear of loss for the first time. With no hope and a broken heart, the Cimmerian is horrified at how appealing he finds Bêlit’s order to abandon the ship and his queen! The haunting conclusion of “The Death”!
* From Brian Wood (The Massive, X-Men) and Declan Shalvey (Dark Avengers)!
* Look for the new Star Wars series from Brian Wood!
The killer’s plans unravel as the FBI agents on the case become more . . . unhinged. When one agent starts planting evidence it may be the end for this bloody romance . . . and it looks like the vampire’s the one taking the fall.
* From Hack/Slash’s Tim Seeley!
TRADES – TRADES – TRADES
Conan finds himself wrapped up in a plot to unseat the king of Aquilonia as his journey down the Road of Kings concludes. But when everything goes wrong, the Cimmerian and his coconspirators become lost in the catacombs beneath the city, surrounded by zombies and monstrous insects, all while a civil war brews above their heads! Also in this volume, an encounter at a tavern lands Conan at the end of every sword in a small port city, in a story leading directly into Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan’s acclaimed Conan the Barbarian! CollectingConan: Road of Kings #7–#12!
* Now in softcover!
The latest deluxe hardcover features work by Bernie Wrightson, Richard Corben, and Paul Neary, lavish covers by Ken Kelly and Sanjulian, and an interplanetary romance by none other than Wally Wood! We’re introduced to the Spook, a voodoo-inspired zombie hero of the antebellum south. We continue the post-apocalyptic adventures of Hunter and follow Dr. Archaeus as he tracks down each of the twelve jurors who sentenced him to death! CollectsEerie magazine #56-#60.
* Retailer and Warren contributor Buddy Saunders pens a brand-new introduction!
