Alien: Galaxy Of Nightmares
By: Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Salvador Larroca, Julius Ohta, Gabriele Dell Otto
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Publisher Link: https://www.marvel.com/comics
Summary: No one is safe. No one is innocent. And no one can hear you scream! Recently retired, Weyland-Yutani Security Chief Gabriel Cruz gave his life to the corporation – almost literally, thanks to an alien attack he barely survived! Now, Cruz has only one chance to save his son from the horrific fate he barely escaped! Then, an off-world terraforming station manned by a religious sect has been beset by an outbreak of Xenomorphs, and a brave woman dying from a rare disease must defend her flock against the most perfect killing organisms in the cosmos! And finally, a small colony of synths – the legendary, unkillable Synthetic Special Operations “Steel Team”- has settled in secret on a backwater moon.
When a company of United System soldiers comes to them for help retrieving biotechnology on a hostile planet that could be the key to saving humanity, the synths must decide whether the prospect of peace between man and machine is worth the risk of betrayal.
Collecting ALIEN (2021) #1-12, ALIEN (2022) #1-6 and ALIEN ANNUAL (2022) #1. Parental Advisory
***** ***** *****
Plague House #3 of 4
By: Michael W. Conrad, Dave Chisholm, Chloe Brailsford
Type: Cover A – Chisholm, Cover B – Brailsford
Publisher: Oni Press
Publisher Link: https://www.onipress.com/
Summary: Enter this haunted house, but beware: You might just leave with a few more ghosts of your own! Creators Michael W. Conrad (Hello Darkness) and Dave Chisholm (Miles Davis & the Search for Sound) push their dire exploration of America’s haunted past and future to disturbing new dimensions!
The crew of ghost hunters-separated, jealous, and suspicious of each other-reels in the wake of an unexpected and violent loss. Del tries to cleanse a location like he always does, but not before Holland takes it on themselves to find an answer and confronts a curse as deep and pernicious as blood soaking into the earth. But is Del up to the task required of him?
***** ***** *****
Be Not Afraid #1
By: Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Lisandro Estherren
Type: Cover A, Cover B – Variant, Cover C – Boom 20th Anniversary Variant
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Publisher Link: https://www.boom-studios.com/
Summary: Cora Reims lived the isolated life of a simple farm girl until one fateful summer day; prophetic visions brought her a visitor made of pure light an angel.
In the aftermath, Cora gave birth to a child, a Nephilim: the offspring of an angel and a human woman, seemingly imbued with evil itself. 17 years later, that child’s cherubic appearance can no longer hide his monstrous nature. Frogs boil in their skins as he passes. Crops rot.
The townspeople live in fear, knowing that atrocities follow closely behind him. Now, on the eve of his 18th birthday, Cora receives a new vision Heaven itself has called upon her to destroy the abomination born of her own flesh and blood.
Be Not Afraid is a breathtaking new series from visionary writer Jude Ellison S. Doyle (Maw, Hello Darkness) and acclaimed artist Lisandro Estherren (Nightmare Country, Redneck).
Equal parts feminist rage and folk horror, this descent into Hell itself is fueled by the mythological underpinnings of American Evangelical tradition, presenting brutal cosmic horror through the lens of Southern Gothic; a truly otherworldly journey that cannot be missed.
***** ***** *****
Grimm Fairy Tales: 20th Anniversary: Cover Gallery
By: Al Rio, J Scott Campbell, Maria Laura Sanapo
Type: Cover A – Rio, Cover B – Campbell, Cover C – Sanapo
Publisher: Zenescope Entertainment
Publisher Link: https://zenescope.com/
Summary: Please join Zenescope Entertainment as they celebrate their milestone anniversary with a very special collection of iconic covers that have graced issues over the past two decades.
Featuring the work of industry greats J. Scott Campbell, Dave Finch, Artgerm and many more, this is a celebration that can’t be missed!
***** ***** *****
Vampirella: Archives: Volume 2
By: Jose Gonzalez, Neal Adams, Wally Wood, Barry Windsor-Smith, Jeffrey Jones, Dennis O’Neil, Steve Englehart, Dave Cockrum, Frank Brunner, Esteban Maroto
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Publisher Link: https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/
Summary: Dynamite continues to expand its archival library with all-new trade paperback editions showcasing Vampi’s early adventures from the pages of Vampirella Magazine!
A murderers’ row of famed comics creators is on board for this second volume of the Vampirella Archives, including the beginning of legendary author and editor Archie Goodwin’s work on the character, which brought new levels of depth and sophistication to Vampirella and her world, becoming some of her most treasured stories of all time.
Featuring work by Jose Gonzalez, Neal Adams, Wally Wood, Barry Windsor-Smith, Jeffrey Jones, Dennis O’Neil, Steve Englehart, Dave Cockrum, Frank Brunner, Esteban Maroto, and more, The Vampirella Archives Volume Two trade paperback collects issues #8-14 of the magazine’s original run, all reprinted at their original magazine trim size and encased in a beautiful cover by master artist Sanjulian.
***** ***** *****
Walking Dead: Deluxe #114
By: Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, David Finch, Dave Mccaig, Whilce Portacio, Alex Sinclair
Type: Cover A – Finch & Mccaig, Cover B Adlard & Mccaig Variant, Cover C – Portacio & Sinclair Connecting Variant
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: What would Jesus do? This deluxe presentation in STUNNING FULL COLOR also features another installment of Cutting Room Floor and creator commentary.?
***** ***** *****
Buried Long, Long Ago #2 (Of 5)
By: Anthony Cleveland, Alex Cormack
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
Publisher Link: https://madcavestudios.com/
Summary: With Belle’s husband dead and buried, a farmhand cons his way into her good graces, and she is all too eager to welcome her next victim in as long as he has cash at hand. Haddy and Ryelyn seek out the horrific creature seen in the hog pit while Jesse begins to fall for a young farm assistant.
***** ***** *****
The Slasher’s Apprentice #2
By: Justin Richards, Val Halvorson
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
Publisher Link: https://madcavestudios.com/
Summary: When Riley doesn’t give them much of a choice, the Hopton Valley Killer springs into murderous action, putting Riley to the test as she must dive knife-first into assisting with taking out an entire frat party. As HVK seems set to prove why they’re one of the greats, Riley seeks to prove she’s worthy to follow in their footsteps.
***** ***** *****
Our Brilliant Ruin: Horror At Crane Mansion #3
By: Cullen Bunn, Christopher Mitten
Publisher: Dark Horse
Publisher Link: https://www.darkhorse.com/
Summary: Based on the tabletop RPG of the same name! The mounting tension at Crane Mansion is cut by a supernatural attack, and accusations fly as the attendees scramble to reveal the truth behind Constance’s transformation.
Can Elizabeth, Arielle, and their unlikely allies elude the monster stalking the halls of the mansion? Or will they face the same grotesquely violent fate as her other victims?
***** ***** *****
Let This One Be A Devil #4
By: James Tynion IV, Steve Foxe, Piotr Kowalski, Gavin Fullerton
Type: Cover A – Fullerton, Cover B – Kowalski
Publisher: Dark Horse
Publisher Link: https://www.darkhorse.com/
Summary: James Tynion and Tiny Onion present the thrilling conclusion to the new True Weird series documenting the origins of the Jersey Devil. Unable to prevent his younger brother from entering the monster hunt, Henry follows him into the woods and discovers for himself what truly stalks the Pine Barrens-and why its legend has gripped imaginations for centuries.
***** ***** *****
Jumpscare #4
By: Cullen Bunn, Danny Luckert
Publisher: Dark Horse
Publisher Link: https://www.darkhorse.com/
Summary: Prisoner of a monstrous cult of Leviathan worshippers, Jumpscare unleashes the full fury of her horror movie powers! But she is not the only captive the Dismal Concordat has imprisoned. And what’s our slasher-turned-hero to do when she discovers some monsters are victims, too?
***** ***** *****
Seance In the Asylum
By: Clay McLeod Chapman, Leonardo Marcello Grassi
Publisher: Dark Horse
Publisher Link: https://www.darkhorse.com/
Summary: 1865. The Civil War finally reaches its grueling end. Soldiers returning from the frontline come home broken, their minds shattered. An influx of patients overwhelms The Ashcroft Hospital, an asylum in upstate New York. Dr. John James Templeton is busy developing a radical new theory: spiritualism-the act of communicating with the dead-is its own form of therapy. What better way to draw out these mental maladies then with a little assistance from the other side? Templeton enlists Alicia Wilkinson, a medium who as a young girl established herself as a sought-after conduit capable of contacting the dead… but her own past continues to haunt her.
Collects issues #1-4.
***** ***** *****
The Oddly Pedestrian Life Of Christopher Chaos: Volume 2
By: James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal, Isaac Goodhart
Publisher: Dark Horse
Publisher Link: https://www.darkhorse.com/
Summary: Christopher discovers the history of Monsterkind, and through that learns that he isn’t so alone in the world after all. That what he’s experienced all his life is what many before him have also experienced. Maybe he’s not going to cower and hide anymore. Maybe he needs to fight back! Not only for himself and his friends, but for all those who came before them and lost their lives.
Collects The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #9-15 and the Halloween Special one-shot.
***** ***** *****
The Deviant: Volume 2
By: James Tynion IV, Joshua Hixson
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: One of the grimmest chapters in Milwaukee’s history repeats itself as Michael Schmitz is arrested for the copycat Deviant Killer slayings. Only his boyfriend, Derek, is convinced of his innocence.
And if Derek is right, that means that the killer responsible for the grisly murders is still on the loose and is very, very unhappy that Derek is getting closer to unravelling the truth.
Multiple Eisner Award-winning writer JAMES TYNION IV (THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH, The Nice House on the Lake) and acclaimed artist JOSHUA HIXSON (The Plot) bring their taboo-shattering horror story to its gut-wrenching conclusion.
Collects THE DEVIANT #5-9.
***** ***** *****
* Cover thumbnails are used for identification purposes only. All rights to cover images reserved by the respective copyright holders.