I decided to look at what Dark Horse had coming out this fall and I picked some of my favorites. I felt these highlighted the most interesting to read. Take a look and let me know what you like.
STAR WARS: THE CRIMSON EMPIRE SAGA HC
The blood-soaked tale of the last surviving member of
Emperor Palpatine’s Royal Guard is now complete in one dust-jacketed hardcover
edition! From revenge to redemption, the story of Kir Kanos takes him from the
deserts of Yinchorr, to the halls of Imperial power, and to the inner circle of
the New Republic
*The complete Crimson Empire Saga in one
deluxe edition!
Available September 12th
EERIE ARCHIVE VOLUME 11 HC
Collecting issues #52-#55 of Warren Publishing’s legendaryEerie horror
anthology, this deluxe hardcover features the character Hunter—the deadly demon
killer of the future—making an explosive debut. Esteban Maroto continues his
enchanting tales of Dax the Warrior, and Shreck struggles for survival on a
dangerous, irradiated alternate world! A run of breathtaking covers by
Sanjulian and Ken Kelly and a do-it-yourself Werewolf! board game top off this
fine collection of 1970s horror tales!
*The greatest horror comics of all time!
Available September 26th
CREEPY ARCHIVES VOLUME 14 HC
With stories by comic-book titans Bernie Wrightson, Richard
Corben, Howard Chaykin, John Severin, and Archie Goodwin, this is one
terrifying tome that you DO NOT want to miss out on! This volume also features
an enlightening foreword by horror comics writer Joshua Hale Fialkov (I,
Vampire; Echoes) and reprints all Dear Uncle Creepy and Creepy’s Catacombs text
pieces and all color stories that appeared in this stellar 1970s run! Collects
the original Creepy issues #64-#68.
* Eisner Award-winning archival series!
Available October 17th
THE SHAOLIN COWBOY ADVENTURE MAGAZINE TPB
Best selling author Andrew Vachss teams withaward-wining
artist Geof Darrow to revive the spirit and format of the pulp novels of
the 30s and 40s.The Shaolin Cowboy Adventure Magazine is the first new
hero-pulp to be printed in decades and combines hard-hitting prose with
illustrated mayhem. The Shaolin Cowboy: The Way of ‘No Way!’ is a
kung fu gripping tale of high adventure and relentless bloodshed. The Shaolin
Cowboy and his trusty mule battle overwhelming odds and inclement weather
against enemies thirsting for revenge and retribution in the battle royal to
end all battle royals.
* Best selling crime-fiction author Andrew Vachss!
* Geof Darrow co-creator of Doc Frankenstein, Hard
Boiled, and The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
* Decorated police officer turned author Mike Black! Prince
Valiant artist Gary Gianni!
* And an amazing cover by award winning Scott Gustafson!
Available October 24th
LOBSTER JOHNSON VOLUME 2: THE BURNING HAND TPB
When a tribe of dead Indians start scalping the policemen in
the city, Hellboy’s crime-fighting hero Lobster Johnson and his allies arrive
to take on these foes and their gangster cronies! Collects Lobster Johnson:
The Burning Hand #1-#5.
* From the pages of Hellboy.
Available November 14th
FEAR AGENT VOLUME 1 HC
When down-and-out alien exterminator Heath Huston stumbles
upon an extraterrestrial plot to commit genocide against the human species, he
must put down the bottle and resume his role as a peacekeeper . . . as The Last
Fear Agent.
This deluxe hardcover omnibus, the first
of two, collects issues #1-#15 of the acclaimed Fear Agent comics, along
with half of the Tales of the Fear Agent side stories, covers,
pinups, and artists’ sketch galleries!
Available November 27th
NEXUS OMNIBUS VOLUME 1 TPB
Nexus is the greatest avenger in history, but his power and
purpose come from an alien race with their own agenda. Is Nexus hero or pawn?
Deliverer or destroyer? God or devil? Contains Nexus Volume 1 #1-3, Nexus volume
2 #1-11.
* Winner of six Eisner Awards.
* New stories in Dark Horse Presents have
refocused attention on this archetypal series.
Available November 28th
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH: The Long Death and The Devils Engine TPB
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Agent Johann, the ectoplasmic man, leads a special task
force through the monster-filled Northwest woods in order to hunt down and kill
the man he blames for leaving him a disembodied spirit. In the Southwest, agent
Devon and the psychic crust punk Fenix form an uneasy
alliance in order to escape a horde of giant bat-faced monsters.
This arccontinues the series Comics Alliance calls “one of
the best books on the stands.”
* It’s all going to Hell in 2012!
* Death of an agent!
Available December 5th
FORBIDDEN WORLDS ARCHIVES VOLUME 1 HC
Microscopic Roman centurions? Elderly ghosts clobbering
gangsters? A haunted vintage of French wine? No conceit is too strange for Forbidden
Worlds, the playfully bizarre anthology series that hit newsstands in 1951 and
continued for 145 outlandish issues! Comic-book giants Al Williamson, Wally
Wood, Frank Frazetta, and Ogden Whitney helped to illustrate these pre-Comics
Code gems!
Issues #1 to #4 of the rare and fascinating Forbidden Worlds are
now gathered into an archival hardcover, featuring the first in a series of
introductory essays by comic-book historian and connoisseur of the obscure, Dan
Nadel (Art Out of Time: Unknown Comics Visionaries, 1900-1969)!
Available December 12th
TARZAN: THE RUSS MANNING YEARS VOLUME 1 HC
Experience three of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan novels
as drawn by Russ Manning, the most beloved comic-book interpreter of the lord
of the jungle! Collecting Tarzan#155–#161,#163, #164, #166, and #167, from
the 1960s, this volume is an essential addition to any comics fan’s collection!
* Collecting Russ Manning’s adaptations of Tarzan of
the Apes, Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar, and Tarzan the Untamed!
Available December 19th
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