(Graphic) Novel Ideas
Take a look at our recommended graphic novel solicitations scheduled for release from September 2018 onwards.
Aliens: Dust To Dust
Dark Horse Comics
Gabriel Hardman, Rain Beredo
A mother and son bound by a shared terror-separated by an implacable alien force! A spaceship that should carry them away from the fear becomes a deathtrap from which escape seems impossible!
The Trono colony on LV-871 is under attack. Emergency evacuations are ordered. Twelve-year-old Maxon and his mom face the most terrifying creatures in the galaxy… Aliens!
A terrifying coming-of-age story by master storyteller Gabriel Hardman.
Collects issues #1-4 of the series.
In Shops: Nov 14, 2018
Analog Vol.01
Image Comics
Gerry Duggan, David O’Sullivan
2024: the world has been mass-doxxed, and the internet is only for porn. Every email, photo, and document ever sent rains down out of the cloud, and only a fool would send a secret over the web.
This is the era of the “Paper Jockeys”: armed couriers with a briefcase of secrets who’ll get your sensitive information around the globe or die trying. Human punching bag Jack McGinnis and his partner Oona are two of the best couriers in the business. For a price, they’ll move your sensitive information where it needs to go as they fight off fascists, criminals, and spies.
From new star David O’Sullivan and Gerry Duggan, writer of Deadpool and Uncanny Avengers.
Currently in development for film at Lionsgate with John Wick Director Chad Stahelski attached!
Collects Analog #1-5.
In Shops: Oct 03, 2018
Batman: White Knight
DC Comics
Sean Murphy
After years of epic battles, the Dark Knight finally finds a way to cure the twisted mind of his archenemy. The Joker… is now sane. The Clown Prince of Crime has now changed his ways, fighting for good in Gotham City, and it may just cause Batman to go over the edge of his own sanity.
Writer / artist Sean Murphy takes the helm of this Batman / Joker story like no one else could, delivering an alternative examination of the relationship between the greatest rivals in the DC Universe, exploring the darkest corners of justice and madness.
This title is the first collected edition from the new DC Black Label imprint, and includes the entire eight-issue miniseries!
In Shops: Oct 03, 2018
Charmed: Magic School
Dynamite Entertainment
Katy Rex, Jonathan Lau
Charmed, the supernatural television sensation, returns in an all-new tale of magic and mystery… but this time, the adventures of the Halliwell Sisters are told as manga!
Delia, a young girl with blossoming and uncontrollable supernatural powers, accidentally unleashes her powers in a school. A danger to herself and others, she draws the attention of Phoebe, Piper, and Paige – three witches with experience managing innate abilities! With their help, Delia begins to make a new life for herself… but magic has a way of getting out of control, and it’s only a matter of time before this incredibly powerful novice draws the unwanted attention of sinister forces!
In Shops: Oct 31, 2018
Dead Hand Vol.01: Cold War Relics
Image Comics
Kyle Higgins, Stephen Mooney, Jordie Bellaire
Carter Carlson was a highly decorated operative during the Cold War. But in the Fall of 1991, as the Soviet Union collapsed, Carter discovered a secret that not only changed his life… but also altered the course of history. Now, as the mysterious “Dead Hand” threatens to end the world once again, the only thing standing in its way is the relationship between four old spies, a secret town, and a special little boy.
Collects The Dead Hand #1-6.
In Shops: Oct 03, 2018
Deadpool: Assassin
Marvel Comics
Cullen Bunn, Mark Bagley, Bill Sienkiewicz
Cullen Bunn, master of the Deadpool limited series, joins comics legend Mark Bagley to set the sassin’ assassin against his own kind! The Assassins Guild, that is! They’re gunning for Deadpool and anybody he cares about, and Wade’s healing factor is about to be put to the ultimate test by the knife-wielding speedster called Harvester! And even if Deadpool is lucky enough to survive that encounter, the nefarious ne’er-do-wells lining up to take their shot will make that showdown look like a walk in the park! But the Guild picked the wrong Merc to mess with. And soon Deadpool and his pals will take the fight to the assassins and hit them where they live – literally! But in an all-out assault on the Assassins Guild’s HQ, not everybody will make it out in one piece!
Collecting Deadpool: Assassin #1-6.
In Shops: Oct 24, 2018
Doctor Strange: Master Of The Mystic Arts (Epic Collection)
Marvel Comics
Stan Lee, Steve Ditko
A vain man driven by greed and hubris, Dr. Stephen Strange was a world-renowned surgeon until the night a car accident crippled his hands. Broken and destitute, he journeyed to Tibet to seek a cure from a legendary healer. There he found not a man of medicine, but the venerable Ancient One – and the path to the mystic arts!
From Doctor Strange’s eerie Greenwich Village home, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created new dimensions and otherworldly terrors unlike anything seen before. These classic first stories remain as influential today as they were to 1960s counterculture. In this premiere volume, experience the debut of iconic characters including Baron Mordo, Eternity, Dormammu and the Mindless Ones – as well as Strange’s faithful servant Wong and the mystic mistress Clea!
Collecting material from Strange Tales (1951) #110-111, #114-146 and Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2.
In Shops: Oct 17, 2018
Doctor Who – 7th Doctor: Operation Volcano
Titan Comics
Andrew Cartmel, Ben Aaronovitch, Christopher Jones
Celebrate classic Doctor Who action with a modern twist!
An unknown alien intelligence in orbit around the Earth? Astronauts under attack? A terrifying, mysterious landing in the Australian interior? The future of the world itself at stake! Counter Measures activated! And the Seventh Doctor and Ace slap bang in the middle of it all! This is “Operation Volcano”!
In Shops: Nov 14, 2018
Oblivion Song By Kirkman And De Felici Vol.01
Image Comics
Robert Kirkman, Lorenzo De Felici, Annalisa Leoni
A decade ago, 300,000 citizens of Philadelphia were suddenly lost in Oblivion. The government made every attempt to recover them, but after many years they gave up. Nathan Cole… won’t. He makes daily trips, risking his life to try and rescue those still living in the apocalyptic hellscape of Oblivion. But maybe Nathan is looking for something else. Why can’t he resist the siren call of the Oblivion Song?
Collects Oblivion Song By Kirkman And De Felici #1-6.
In Shops: Sep 12, 2018
Resident Alien Vol.05: An Alien In New York
Dark Horse Comics
Peter Hogan, Steve Parkhouse
A stranded alien continues to hide in plain sight in Patience, Washington, posing as the small town’s doctor. He has no intention of leaving – unless it’s to get back to his home planet! When a startling new mystery catches his attention, he takes a trip to New York City with the hope of finally finding a way to communicate with his home world.
Collects the four-issue series.
In Shops: Nov 21, 2018
Sandman Vol.01: Preludes And Nocturnes (30th Anniversary Edition)
DC Comics
Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Malcolm Jones, Mike Dringenberg, Dave McKean
The Sandman celebrates it’s 30th anniversary with an all-new edition of the classic that started it all!
This 30th anniversary edition of The Sandman Vol.1: Preludes And Nocturnes features new cover art by Dave McKean, plus new introductions by Paul Dini, Patton Oswalt, Kelly Sue DeConnick and more!
As the story begins, an occultist attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother Dream instead. After his 70-year imprisonment and eventual escape, Dream, also known as Morpheus, goes on a quest for his lost objects of power. On his arduous journey, Morpheus encounters Lucifer, John Constantine and an all-powerful madman.
Collects The Sandman #1-8, with a new introduction by New York Times bestselling author Patrick Rothfuss.
In Shops: Oct 24, 2018
Star Trek – The Next Generation: Through The Mirror
IDW Publishing
Scott Tipton, David Tipton, Chris Johnson, Marcus To, J. K. Woodward, Various
The Mirror Universe Next Generation crew is looking for new worlds to conquer, and they’re crossing over to the Prime Star Trek Universe to find them!
When the Enterprise-D discovers a burned-out, pillaged Andorian vessel, the search for the culprits behind it leads to some startlingly familiar faces. But, how did the Mirror Universe crew find their way to ours, and what does Emperor Spock have to do with it? Plus, it’s interstellar espionage aboard the Enterprise-D when the Mirror Universe crew infiltrates Captain Picard’s ship!
In Shops: Oct 10, 2018
Star Wars – Lando: Double Or Nothing
Marvel Comics
Rodney Barnes, Paolo Villanelli, William Forbes
Straight from the frames of the highly anticipated film Solo: A Star Wars Story swaggers a younger – and somehow even cockier – Lando Calrissian!
Before his days in the Rebellion, before he ran Cloud City, even before he lost the Millennium Falcon, comes this tale of Lando’s adventures and misadventures in search of love and money – leading right up to his appearance in Solo!
Lando isn’t one to stick his neck out… unless there are credits to be had. So when oppressed workers in a droid junkyard need his help, they’d better hope their freedom is worth something to him. But one of their number is out to turn Lando over to his enemies – and there are plenty of those. Will a galaxy of bad guys finally get their due against the ultimate thorn in their side?
Collecting Star Wars – Lando: Double Or Nothing #1-5.
In Shops: Nov 07, 2018
Strangers In Paradise XXV Vol.01: The Chase
Abstract Studios
Terry Moore
Katchoo and Francine’s happy family is in danger when a Parker Girl threatens to expose Katchoo’s shady past before congress, then goes into hiding. The chase is on as Katchoo begins an international hunt for her elusive pred-ator in a race against time!
In Shops: Sep 26, 2018
Wet Hot American Summer
Boom! Studios
Christopher Hastings, Noah Hayes, Joe Quinones
It’s time to shut up and return to Camp Firewood in the first-ever, all-new original graphic novel for the beloved, cult classic, Wet Hot American Summer. To tell you all about it, here’s Camp Director Beth.
“Well guys, we made it through the first week of camp in one piece… mostly. Anyway, so I gave the Camp Firewood counselors the night off to head into town to do whatever it is teenagers do and long story short, it led to a surprise camp inspection! Now we have 24 hours to clean up our act or they’re going to shut down Camp Firewood. Luckily, I have the best counselors in the whole wide world… wait, where are those little jerks… in town still?! We are so screwed…”
There you go! Join the staff of Camp Firewood in this unforgettable story written by the hilarious, deliciously irreverent Christopher Hastings (Deadpool) and illustrated by artistic dungeon master Noah Hayes (Goldie Vance).
In Shops: Nov 07, 2018
You Are Deadpool
Marvel Comics
Al Ewing, Salva Espin, Paco Diaz, Scott Wilson
Do you ever want to be Deadpool?! Of course you do! Well, now’s your chance – in this amazing role-playing romp!
YOU decide what choices Deadpool makes! YOU keep track of your scores as the story unfolds! YOU roll dice to combat various foes – and we’re watching, so no cheating!
Determine your own destiny as you travel through Marvel history as Deadpool himself… meeting the Hulk in the swinging ’60s! Smelling Man-Thing in the swampy ’70s! Looking up Daredevil in the hard-boiled ’80s! And more! Just be sure to avoid the many bad endings you could fall into… or suffer the consequences!
Collecting You Are Deadpool #1-5.
In Shops: Sep 26, 2018