Wednesday, October 7, 2009

H-Minus 24 Part II - Azathoth's Comic Picks For This Halloween Season

Check your local comic shop for these babies out now or coming soon!

Escape of the Living Dead - Resurrected

The ultimate zombie graphic novel, John Russo's zombie epic is unveiled in this definitive collection! The co-writer of the classic film Night of the Living Dead brings his all-new zombie masterpiece to comics! All ten issues of the Escape of the Living Dead are collected into this one giant tome of terror. Included are the original 5 issue series, the 3 issue Airborne series, the Fearbook, and the Annual.

It's been three years since the blood soaked night that the dead rose from their graves, attacking and devouring the living. Now, the legacy of that horrific and unexplained event is about to be unleashed once again upon an unsuspecting world... With zombies once again roaming the Pennsylvania countryside, only a handful of individuals know that the horror has begun anew. This collected edition features a new cover by Mike Wolfer. Written by John Russo, art by Dheeraj Verma, cover by Mike Wolfer.


Alan Moore's Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths

The career-spanning short works of Alan Moore are collected in this tome — with over 50 pages of additional material not in the original mini-series. Added in are fascinating obscure interviews about the man, his craft, and magic, as well as essays from Moore himself and loads of additional new artwork. Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths features tons of Moore’s classic short sequential comic book stories; stories that have been long out of print, that have never before been seen, and special developmental sections with original script pages and comments from Moore and the creators.

Included is the amazing Nightjar (with art by the great Bryan Talbot), plus many more tales illustrated by Talbot, Juan Jose Ryp, Val Semieks, Mike Wolfer, Marat Mychaels, Hunt Emerson, and Jacen Burrows. Rounding out the works is a piece that is vital to any Alan Moore collection: I Keep Coming Back, a coda to the masterpiece From Hell, with art by Oscar Zarate.

This massive volume also includes an extensive interview with Moore, plus Antony Johnston’s Yuggoth Creatures, a work inspired by Yuggoth Cultures and the worlds of H.P. Lovecraft, with art by Ryp, Burrows, Dheeraj Verma, and many more.

Vincent Price Presents #13 - Dr. Phibes

This one-shot featuring Vincent Price tells another gothic adventure about the one of the characters that Price made famous, Dr. Phibes. Investigating a bad actor's death, Inspector Trout joins Thanatos, a mysterious man involved with Dr. Phibes' past, into a journey to London's sewers. They, they discover what happened to the master of bizarre murder.

Fall of Cthulhu vol. 6 - Nemesis

Michael Alan Nelson, the critically acclaimed author of Hexed, concludes his Fall Of Cthulhu maxi-series with Nemesis, an epic origin story revealing the secret history behind Nyarlathotep's favorite companion. Who is Nemesis you ask? Get this book and find out. The fight for Atlantis continues as a weary king exposes sycophants who pray to the Old Ones, their dissent and aggression mounting. The Crawling Chaos must be stopped! Be prepared for the shock of your life as BOOM!'s best-selling horror title comes to its shocking conclusion! Written by Michael Alan Nelson, with artwork by Todd Herman.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? #5

The direct comic adaption of the book that inspired Blade Runner continues! The world has survived war, but is it ready for mass empathy? Everyday, the thousands left on Earth immerse themselves within the plight of Wilbur Mercer. They suffer as he does, making a never-ending climb through a Hellish terrain. Welcome to the world of Rick Deckard and the world of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Covers by Bill Sienkiewicz and Moritat.

Hack/Slash Vol. 3: Friday the 31st

Surviving the first horror movie is tough. Surviving the sequel is near-impossible! But making it to the third? Now that's damn well superhuman! Cassie and Vlad manage to get to their third trade paperback collection of Hack/Slash. But there, they have to face murderous dolls, medical miscreants and satanic rockers... Will they make it to the end in one piece? Get this cult classic today!


Hack/Slash: The Series #28

Cassie and Vlad are called back to the strange little town of Haverhill, as the peaceful, idyllic burg is beset by Mary Shelley Lovecraft and her Franken-Deep Ones. Mary, intent on taking a Groom in her quest to remake the world in fiction, just might have Our Pal Taber in her sights. But Taber already has enough trouble deciding between the blonde and the redhead! Crazy, sexy, gory fun that mixes Cthulhu with Archie!


FVZA (Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency) #1

In a world where a deadly disease transforms innocent victims into Zombies, a long dormant government task force is called to action: The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency.

Throughout history, from the Civil War to World War II, the FVZA protected humanity from the blood-sucking, flesh-eating hordes -- until a cure was discovered that sent the undead to their graves. When a new incurable strain of the virus ravages a small town in America, Agent Landra Pecos must call upon her lethal skills to eradicate the threat. But as Landra delves deeper into her investigation of the undead menace, she uncovers shocking secrets that will change her life forever.

Based on the popular website FVZA.org and written by comics superstar David Hine (Civil War: X-Men, Spider-Man Noir, Arkham Asylum).


The Complete Dracula

“As the Count leaned over me and his hands touched me… a horrible feeling of nausea came over me, which, do what I would, I could not conceal.”Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Dynamite presents the complete story of the Lord of the Undead — Dracula! For the first time in 112 years the tale that Bram Stoker intended to tell is told (including “Dracula’s Guest”!). If you thought you knew how it began or how it ends, you were wrong! Writers John Reppion and Leah Moore are joined by painter Colton Worley for an odyssey of life, death, and the blood that flows within us all!

This adaptation features fully painted art done in a rich, moody style by Worley, all under covers by modern master John Cassaday! Moore and Reppion also provide bonus material such as script pages, annotations, a cover gallery, and samplings of the original text by Bram Stoker including the lost chapter "Dracula's Guest!"

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