New Releases by Brian K. Vaughan

Award-winning writer Brian K. Vaughan (PRIDE OF BAGHDAD, Y: THE LAST MAN) uniquely combines big city politics and superheroes in this critically acclaimed series. Set in our modern-day world, EX MACHINA tells the story of civil engineer Mitchell Hundred, who becomes America''s first living, breathing superhero after a strange accident gives him the power to communicate with machines. Eventually Mitchell tires of risking his life merely to maintain the status quo, retires from masked crime fighting and runs for mayor of New York City, winning by a landslide after the events of 9/11. Illustrated by Tony Harris, EX MACHINA: BOOK TWO finds Mayor Mitchell Hundred making a difficult decision about his own future, becoming part of a shocking trial complicated by the unexpected arrival of an all-new superhero, and leaving New York City for the first time since his election to embark on a strange adventure. Plus, a shocking tragedy strikes an Iraq War protest in downtown Manhattan. Collects issues #12-20

SAGA returns! New planet, new adversaries, and a very new direction, all from the same old Hugo Award-winning team.

Depuis la mort de son père, Marko peine à recouvrer l''ardeur qui l''animait jusqu''alors. Klara, inquiète pour l''avenir de son fils et de sa nouvelle petite famille, prend donc les rênes de la situation. Une bravoure dont ils auront tous besoin sur Quietus, la planète où vit reclus le romancier D. Oswald Heist. De leur côté, le Testament et Gwendolyne, stimulés par leur désir de vengeance, poursuivent leur traque assidue du couple.

Collects SAGA #13-18 The Eisner, Harvey, and Hugo Award-winning phenomenon continues, as new parents Marko and Alana travel to an alien world to visit their hero, while the family''s pursuers finally close in on their targets.

Un univers sans limite, peuplé de tous les possibles. Une planète, Clivage, perdue dans la lumière froide d''une galaxie mourante. Sur ce monde en guerre, la vie vient d''éclore. Deux amants que tout oppose, Alana et Marko, donnent naissance à Hazel, un symbole d''espoir pour leurs peuples respectifs. L''espoir, une idée fragile qui devra s''extraire du chaos de Clivage pour grandir, s''épanouir et conquérir l''immensité du cosmos.

Collects Doctor Strange: The Oath #1-5. Doctor Stephen Strange embarks on the most important paranormal investigation of his career, as he sets out to solve an attempted murder - his own! And with his most trusted friend also at death''s door, Strange turns to an unexpected corner of the Marvel Universe to recruit a new ally.

"In the spring of 2003, a pride of lions escaped from the Baghdad Zoo during an American bombing raid. Lost and confused, hungry but finally free, the four lions roamed the decimated streets of Baghdad in a desperate struggle for their lives. In documenting the plight of the lions, [this book] raises questions about the true meaning of liberation: can it be given, or is it earned only through self-determination and sacrifice? And in the end, is it truly better to die free than to live life in captivity?"--

BKV''s and FIONA STAPLES'' controversial epic continues! Stranded on a mystical alien world, new parents Marko and Alana encounter their greatest fear.

Prince Robot IV makes his move.

Marko and Alana''s long-lost babysitter Izabel finally returns to the fold, but at what cost?

The Will finally has a good day.

Series creator Joss Whedon brought Buffy the Vampire Slayer back to life with this comics-only follow-up to Season 7 of the television show. This hardcover edition contains the first two arcs of the series, plus two one-shots, written by Joss Whedon and Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Runaways), with art by the acclaimed Georges Jeanty!

Former soldier and new mom Alana has already survived lethal assassins, rampaging armies and alien monstrosities, but now she faces her greatest challenge yet: the in-laws.

Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples'' smash-hit ongoing series returns! An all-new adventure begins, as new parents Marko and Alana make an unexpected discovery in the vast emptiness of outer space.

From New York Times bestselling writer BRIAN K.VAUGHAN (Y: THE LAST MAN, EX MACHINA) and critically acclaimed artist FIONA STAPLES (MYSTERY SOCIETY, NORTH 40), SAGA is the sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the worlds. When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous old universe. Fantasy and science fiction are wed like never before in a sexy, subversive drama for adults. This specially priced volume collects the first arc of the smash hit series The Onion A.V. Club calls "the emotional epic Hollywood wishes it could make. Collects SAGA #1-6

Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Scott McDaniel, Scott Kolins, Rick Burchett and others Cover by Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens Don''t miss this hard-hitting volume from bestselling writer Brian K. Vaughan collecting BATMAN #588-590, DETECTIVE COMICS #787, WONDER WOMAN#160-161 and a tale from BATMAN: GOTHAM CITY SECRET FILES. Advance-solicited; on sale February 11 - 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US

Featured in the NEW YORK TIMES and on NPR, Y: THE LAST MAN is the gripping saga of Yorick Brown, an unemployed and unmotivated slacker who discovers he is the only male left in the world after a plague of unknown origin instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome. Accompanied by his mischievous monkey, Ampersand, and the mysterious Agent 355, Yorick embarks on a transcontinental journey to find his long-lost girlfriend and discover why he is the last man on Earth. This volume of the critically acclaimed series features Yorick and Agent 355 preparing for their ultimate quest to reunite the last man with his lost love, while the person, people or thing behind the disaster that wiped out half of humanity is revealed! Collects issues #49-54 of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra''s award-winning Vertigo series.

In addition to catching up on the adventures of Yorick''s monkey Ampersand (whose body holds the key to stopping the male-killing plague) and telling the origin of Agent 355, PAPER DOLLS chronicles Yorick and 355''s search for Yorick''s fiancée Beth in Australia—a search that yields a large dose of unwanted publicity for the Last Man, and deadly consequences for those he cares for! Collects issues #37-42 of the runaway hit Vertigo series by Brian K. Vaughan (EX-MACHINA) and Pia Guerra.

In the spring of 2003, a pride of lions escaped from the Baghdad Zoo during an American bombing raid, roaming the streets in a desperate struggle for their lives. "Pride of Baghdad" raises questions about the true meaning of liberation--can it be given or is it earned only through self-determination and sacrifice? And in the end, is it truly better to die free than to live life in captivity?

Accompanied by his mischievous monkey and the mysterious Agent 355, Yorick embarks on a transcontinental journey to find his girlfriend and discover why he is the last man on Earth. This volume finds Yorick, Agent 355 and Dr. Mann traveling across the Pacific, to Japan, in pursuit of Yorick''s stolen monkey Ampersand, whose innards may hold the key to mankind''s future. Collects issues #32-36 of the runaway hit Vertigo series by Brian K. Vaughan (EX-MACHINA) and Pia Guerra.

Yorick Brown, the last man on Earth, finally makes it to San Francisco where his unbalanced sister, Hero, finds him seemingly succumbing to the male-killing plague after losing his still-unused engagement ring to the burqa-clad agents of the Setauket Ring. But is the ring really the key to his survival? And what does it have to do with the mysterious Amulet of Helene, which the Setauket leader is determined to take from Agent 355 by any means necessary. Collects issues #24-31 of the runaway hit Vertigo series by Brian K. Vaughan (EX-MACHINA, ASTONISHING X-MEN, RUNAWAYS) and Pia Guerra.

Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Goran Sudzuka, Pia Guerra and Jose Marzan Jr. Cover by Massimo Carnevale The saga of Yorick Brown, the last man on Earth, continues in the sixth volume collecting issues #32-36 of the hit Vertigo series. Yorick, Agent 355 and Dr. Mann ship out across the Pacific to Japan in pursuit of Yorick''s stolen monkey Ampersand, whose innards may hold the key to mankind''s future.

After a devastating plague, Yorick Brown is the last man left alive in a world of women. On the run from Amazon extremists who would be happy to see him dead, his friends leave him in the care of Agent 711. But 711is not the tragic woman she seems to be and Yorick is propelled into a drug-fueled nightmare of blood and sadism. Collects issues #18-23 of the runaway hit Vertigo series by Brian K. Vaughan (EX-MACHINA, RUNAWAYS) and Pia Guerra.

Enter the controversial and complex life of a brand-new super-villain in thishard-edged, MAX crime novel. Full color.

Written by Brian K. Vaughan (Lost, EX MACHINA), this is the saga of Yorick Brown--the only human survivor of a planetwide plague that instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome. Accompanied by his pet monkey, Yorick searches for his lost love...and the answer to why he''s the last man on Earth.