EC: Shiver Suspenstories 2 #1
By: David M. Booher, Melissa Flores, George Northy, Ben H. Winters, Sami Kivela, Dan McDaid, Dustin Weaver, Adam Hughs
Type: Cover A – Weaver, Cover B – Hughes TBD Variant
Publisher: Oni Press
Publisher Link: https://www.onipress.com/
Summary: AS IF THE HOLIDAYS WEREN’T HORRORIFIC ENOUGH?!
EC Comics and Oni Press are BACK to stab your stocking for the second year running with all-new, all-terrifying tales of holiday horror and Christmastime catastrophe as SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES slays again! In this year’s giant-sized, 56-page tome of gruesomely gift-wrapped delights: We’re tying perpetual naught-listers David M. Booher (Canto), Melissa Flores (Biker Mice from Mars), George Northy (Yuletide) and Ben H. Winters (Benjamin) to the dried-out Christmas tree in the family parlor… and gathering ‘round as artistic Tormentors-in-training Sami Kivelä (Abbott), Dan McDaid (Shazam!), and more surprise guests throw a few lit matches their way to get this old-fashioned solstice sacrifice started in style! Yes, we know: It smells like dinner might be getting a little overdone! Never fear, because EC’s newest annual tradition also comes complete with an extra-added EC Comics classic, newly restored back to its authentic original coloring! As you sift through the charred remains, just remember: SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES is here to bring the horror back to the holidays… and we wouldn’t want it any other way!
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Crownsville #2
By: Rodney Barnes, Jason Shawn Alexander, Elia Bonetti, Jason Shawn Alexander, Elia Bonetti
Type: Cover A – Alexander, Cover B – Bonetti Variant, Cover C – Alexander Full Art Variant
Publisher: Oni Press
Publisher Link: https://www.onipress.com/
Summary: WRENCHED BACK FROM THE ABYSS, A BLOODSTAINED HISTORY HAS COME ROARING BACK TO HAUNT THE LIVING!
Inspired by the all-too-real events of Maryland’s most notorious mental asylum, master storyteller Rodney Barnes (Batman: Full Moon) and ethereal artist Elia Bonetti (Darth Vader) unite to tell the heart-pounding tale of a murder investigation where the vengeful ghosts of the 20th century are both suspect and witness… The spirits are stirring in the long-abandoned mental institution known as Crownsville. The long-buried dark secrets of its past are forcing their way to the surface. What happened at this troubled place so many years ago? These tortured souls are determined to be paid their due. Anyone now coming into contact with the facility is being deeply affected and even killed… penance for sins of the past. How can crimes so heinous be repaid? With the spectre of the past looming large, a lone police detective and his old friend, a local journalist, are determined to uncover the secrets of Crownsville and try to put the past to rest once and for all!
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The Darkness #1
By: Marc Silvestri, Arif Prianto, Ed Benes, John Livesay, Matt Banning, Sal Regla, David Mack
Type: Cover A – Silvestri & Prianto, Cover B – Benes & Prianto Variant, Cover C – Mack Variant, Cover D – Blank Sketch Variant, Cover E – Benes & Prianto Variant, Cover F – Mack Virgin Variant, Cover I – Silvestri Black & White Virgin Variant, Cover J – Silvestri Signed Black & White Virgin Variant
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: In a world consumed by shadows… one man becomes The Darkness. Jackie Estacado is back! Thrust into a supernatural war between the dark and the light in a no-holds-barred adventure where the edge of our reality grinds against supernatural forces grappling for control over each other and the waking world. Mafia Hitman Jackie Estacado was both blessed and cursed on his 21st birthday when he became the bearer of The Darkness, an elemental force that allows those who wield it access to an otherworldly dimension and control over the demons who dwell there. Forces in the world rise up to face Jackie and the evil his gift represents. There is one small problem in this story…evil is good.
From co-creator Marc Silvestri (The Darkness, Cyber Force, Batman and the Joker: The Deadly Duo) with the universe-shattering first issue art by Ed Benes (Birds of Prey, Superman, Justice League of America) , followed in issue #2 with ongoing series artist Raymond Gay (Gunsligner Spawn, Bloodletter, TMNT, Medieval Spawn ), comes an explosive new era of The Darkness!
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Dream Master #1
By: Jonathan Hedrick, Luigi Barricelli
Type: Limited Virgin Variant, Limited Holofoil
Publisher: Blackbox Comics
Publisher Link: https://blackboxcomics.net/
Summary: There is a forgotten paladin who protects us from our nightmares while we sleep. Without him, we may never wake up again. He is the Dream Master. His curse is to guard our unconscious bodies from an evil entity who wishes to enter our reality, collapsing it for all eternity.
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Dream Master #2
By: Jonathan Hedrick, Luigi Barricelli
Type: Limited Virgin Variant
Publisher: Blackbox Comics
Publisher Link: https://blackboxcomics.net/
Summary: When a man is trapped in a frightening carnival, Dream Master must rescue the mortal’s sleeping spirit before demonic jesters can capture him. But Dream Master is shaken by a vision of his own past that may lead him to a future encounter with the mysterious Queen of The Night.
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Dream Master #3
By: Jonathan Hedrick, Luigi Barricelli
Type: Limited Virgin Variant
Publisher: Blackbox Comics
Publisher Link: https://blackboxcomics.net/
Summary: After growing exceedingly impatient, The Queen of The Night takes matters into her own hideous hands and expedites her sinister plan to conquer the nightmare realm. Meanwhile, Dream Master must feverishly race across the twisted dreams of a familiar blind man to prevent the witch from acquiring his tortured spirit.
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Dream Master #4
By: Jonathan Hedrick, Luigi Barricelli
Type: Limited Virgin Variant
Publisher: Blackbox Comics
Publisher Link: https://blackboxcomics.net/
Summary: Dream Master finally meets the Queen of The Night face-to-face! Unfortunately for Dream Master, he finds himself in a haunted domain belonging to the blackhearted sorceress. Desperate to prevent the evil empress from conquering reality, Dream Master must heedlessly enlist the help of a dreamer with a murderous history.
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Dream Master #5
By: Jonathan Hedrick, Luigi Barricelli
Type: Limited Virgin Variant
Publisher: Blackbox Comics
Publisher Link: https://blackboxcomics.net/
Summary: To tear down the wicked Queen of The Night’s wrathful rule over the Dream World once and for all, Dream Master must compromise the lives of several dreamers. But when his haphazard plan goes awry, he realizes he might have placed the entire existence of the Waking World at risk.
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It Killed Everyone But Me #4
By: Ryan Parrott, Letizia Cadonici, Joshua Hixson, Trevor Henderson
Type: Cover A – Hixson, Cover B – Henderson Variant
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
Publisher Link: https://madcavestudios.com/
Summary: With the Heathen’s influence hitting close to home, Sutton is forced to finally reveal the truth about her past to those she loves the most. But it might be too late as the Heathen sets Ian on a collision course with the Stain.
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Look Into My Eyes #5 of 5
By: Rubine
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
Publisher Link: https://madcavestudios.com/
Summary: The grand finale is here. As the truth about Cravenwood erupts, RJ and her friends are caught in a nightmare where every secret has a price. With CannonCorp closing in and monsters (human and otherwise) unleashed, there’s no turning back. Unlock never-before-seen revelations in exclusive bonus content as all mysteries collide in a jaw-dropping, unforgettable conclusion. Are you ready to look the truth in the eye?
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Greenhorns #1 (2nd Printing)
By: Mike Rosenzweig, Pete Pantazis, Athila Fabbio
Type: Cover A –Fabbio & Pantazis
Publisher: Keenspot Entertainment
Publisher Link: http://www.keenspot.com/
Summary: Second printing!
After Uncle Alva reveals his remarkable secret, the Aperture siblings learn they must keep their new abilities hidden from the world. But Florence, bright and smiling, knows the cost of keeping things in the dark. Alva forms a hunting party to rescue the missing children, but the desert hides a horror they are not prepared to face.
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Stake Presents: Jessamy #3
By: David A Byrne, Francesca Fantini
Type: Cover A – Fantini, Cover B – Kisskiss Variant
Publisher: AMP Comics
Publisher Link: https://www.ampcomics.com/
Summary: This is the end!
This is the end! Jessamy has found her way to the Château de Sang et des Fleurs and will present the resident vampires with an ultimatum. Barnard is reeling from a horrible discovery and is ready to take it upon himself to confront the masters. Could an alliance be in order between Jessamy and Barnard? Will it be bloody? Yes… THERE WILL BE BLOOD. Set 250 years before Angel Stake Beltran Stinson’s story begins, Stake Presents: Jessamy dives into the secret history of the hit series.
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Vampirella: Armageddon #6
By: Tom Sniegoski, Edu Menna, Francesco Mattina, Leirix Li, Joseph Michael Linsner, Cosplay
Type: Cover A – Mattina, Cover B – Li Variant, Cover C – Linsner Variant, Cover D – Cosplay Variant, Cover F – Cosplay Virgin Variant, Cover G – Linsner Virgin Variant
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Publisher Link: https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/
Summary: THE RETURN OF HEMORRHAGE!
As Vampirella and Walker continue to make their way across the burning plains of Hell and fight through its hostile hordes, a vision of Vampirella’s mother, Lilith, plagues the Daughter of Drakulon. Meanwhile, more heroes from Sepulcher City are heading down to the increasingly popular infernal realm where people are literally dying to get in! Veteran Vampi chronicler TOM SNIEGOSKI is joined by returning all-star artist EDU MENNA for the sixth issue of VAMPIRELLA: ARMAGEDDON all clad in coruscating covers from FRANCESCO MATTINA, LESLEY LEIRIX LI, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, and fiery cosplay from IRELAND REID!
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Harley Quinn X Elvira #1
By: Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner
Type: Cedric Poulat Exclusive Virgin Red Variant, Cedric Poulat Exclusive Virgin White Variant
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Publisher Link: https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/
Summary: THE MISTRESS OF THE DARK MEETS DADDY’S LITTLE MONSTER!
What happens when the Clown Princess of Crime gets bored? Shenanigans, hijinks, grievous bodily harm the possibilities are endless! Now add in a certain macabre-minded TV host who seems to attract trouble like crypts attract vampires and the stage is set for the greatest team-up since Frankenstein met his Bride! With her beloved show on the chopping block following a corporate takeover, Elvira needs to come up with a plan to get things back in the black and her new friend Harley Quinn has an idea that’s just crazy enough to work! Together, they’re going to throw the greatest Halloween party Brooklyn has ever seen, whether the borough likes it or not! Written by AMANDA CONNER and JIMMY PALMIOTTI, the world-famous tag-team of all things Harley Quinn, this crossover event for the ages from Dynamite and DC Comics also showcases Amanda’s fan-favorite artistic chops, with each issue featuring two (count ‘em, two) Conner covers. And that’s not all (certainly not!), she’s also joining interior artist (and Elvira favorite) JUAN SAMU to provide selected story pages for the series! But wait, there’s more! This premier issue also includes darkly captivating covers from JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, CHAD HARDIN, BEN CALDWELL and best-selling Mark Spears Monsters creator MARK SPEARS!
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Ripcord #1 (Ashcan Edition)
By: Cullen Bunn, Aneke
Publisher: Ignition Press
Publisher Link: https://ignitionpress.com/
Summary: Ripcord is a riff on classic Ozploitation, full of bloody violence and surprising twists. A highly addictive and deadly drug called Ripcord is the scourge of society, turning its users into mindless, feral beasts hungry for blood. Dillon has lost her sister to the drug, and she’s determined to get her back, no matter how many biker gangs and Ripcord mutations she has to go through to do it!
Joining Cullen for this wild ride is stylish artist Aneke (Gotham City Garage; Future: State Batgirls).
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Zombie Terrors: Undead Special: One-Shot
By: Frank Forte, Mark Kidwell, Jeff Vigil, Dwayne Harris, Pablo Barbieri, Tim Vigil, Steve Mannion, Carlos Vega
Type: Cover A – Forte, Cover B – Mannion, Cover C – Blank, Cover D – Vigil
Publisher: Asylum Press
Publisher Link: https://asylumpress.com/
Summary: The Flesh-Eating anthology is back just in time for Halloween. In ‘Bloody Good Time’ Desperate and alone, an undercover cop tries to make his way out of a biker club. Definitely not the groovy night he was looking for. Story by Mark Kidwell, Script by Jeff Vigil, art by Tim Vigil (Faust). In ‘Cellar Dwellers’ A serial killer gets his just desserts when the bodies buried in his cellar rise again, written and illustrated by Dwayne Harris (Heavy Metal, Warlash). In ‘Cosplay Sacrifice’ a group of fanboys has to fight against a horde of cosplay zombies who are dressed as their comic book heroes written and illustrated by Frank Forte.
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