New Releases by Christopher Priest

Deathstroke''s past cuts deeper than any blade--and Christopher Priest transforms DC''s deadliest assassin into one of its most layered, unpredictable, and psychologically riveting characters. Through shifting timelines, ruthless precision, and razor-edged family drama, this definitive epic reshapes Slade Wilson for the modern era. Christopher Priest''s celebrated reinvention of Deathstroke stands as one of the most ambitious character overhauls of DC''s Rebirth era. What begins as a tactical, espionage-driven thriller evolves into a sprawling study of consequence, loyalty, and the wounds that Slade Wilson leaves--both on the world and on his own family. Priest uses nonlinear structure, unreliable narration, political intelligence, and sharply composed action to build a portrait of an antihero locked in constant conflict with himself. Alongside explosive confrontations with Batman, Superman, and the Titans, the heart of the saga lies in Slade''s fractured relationships with Jericho, Rose, Winter, and the people left to navigate the fallout of his choices. Supported by a wide range of artists whose styles intensify the shifting tones--from grounded realism to hallucinatory memory--this run blends blockbuster action with complex emotional architecture. This omnibus brings together every issue, crossover chapter, and annual from Priest''s groundbreaking tenure, presenting a modern DC masterpiece in a comprehensive omnibus collection. Deathstroke by Christopher Priest Omnibus features stunning artwork by Carlo Pagulayan (Convergence), Fernando Pasarin (Green Lantern Corps), and more! Collects Deathstroke: Rebirth #1; Deathstroke #1-50; Deathstroke Annual #1; Titans #11; Teen Titans #8, 28-30; Teen Titans: The Lazarus Contract Special; and a story from DC Universe Holiday Special (2017).

This book is about J. G. Ballard. This book is also about death, love and time travel. J. G. Ballard possessed one of the most astonishing imaginations of our age, and he had an intense and turbulent history: a childhood spent in the encroaching shadow of World War II, teenage internment in a Japanese prison camp - an experience famously fictionalised in Empire of the Sun. Ballard''s novels are among the finest and most unusual fiction that has ever been published. Whether in the hyper-surrealism of High Rise or the erotic violence of Crash, he upended the morality and reality of our world. Christopher Priest knew many of Ballard''s friends and colleagues personally. As a young writer, it had been Ballard''s stories, most of all, that had helped cement his passion for science fiction. With much of their early work published in the same magazines, Priest knew about Ballard''s world from the inside. He set out to write a biography that would make people understand what he already knew: that J. G. Ballard wasn''t just a cult writer -- he was one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. In 2024, Christopher died. He had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which had metastasised into the bones, the same disease that killed J. G. Ballard -- the man whose biography he''d spent his last months working on. When Nina and Christopher first met, they bonded over their love for Ballard''s writing, rereading his novels and stories together many times. When it became clear that Christopher would not have time to finish this biography, Nina promised him that she would complete it, patching together with her own voice the gaps that remained. If the book began as a tribute from Priest to Ballard, it is now also a love story written by Nina for Christopher. With access to never-before-seen material, The Illuminated Man explores the history and themes of Ballard''s life and - with Ballardian strangeness - celebrates and mourns for those that are gone. This is the story of two deaths, three science fiction writers and one attempt to turn back time.

THE MAGNIFICENT VAMPI! Trapped in the 19th century Old West, the Daughter of Drakulon is faced with a stark choice: allow a rural town to be taken over by a deadly gang of blood-sucking lawmen, or use her own Vampiri abilities to save the town, and risk destroying her ability to return home through the resulting timestream interference! Grizzled comics gunslingers CHRISTOPHER PRIEST and ERGÜN GÜNDÜZ strap on their six-shooters for Vampirella #12 — flanked by cantankerous cover artists LUCIO PARRILLO, DERRICK CHEW, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, ELIAS CHATZOUDIS, and cosplay by RACHEL HOLLON!

HELL''S COMING WITH HER! Faolan, Red Sonja''s young squire, has been kidnapped while the feverish She-Devil recovers from a near-fatal illness. Now lost and alone without her guide to the Hyborian world, the reborn Sonja gives in to her darkest impulses, embracing the burning rage within her as she hunts down the boy''s abductors. The codependent creative team of CHRISTOPHER PRIEST and ALESSANDRO MIRACOLO unleash the fury of their reluctant heroine in Sonja Reborn #4 - featuring fiercely refined covers from STJEPAN SEJIC, STUART SAYGER, CHAD HARDIN, GREG LAND, and cosplay by ANI-MIA!

TROUBLE IN PARADISE! Following the devastating denouement of “The Long Night,” a distraught Vampirella retreats to her refuge on the tiny Caribbean island of Tortola to find comfort in the arms of her lover, the Saint. Once there, however, Vampirella’s grief attracts the lingering spirit of her deceased friend, Benny the Witch, who warns her that the Saint — her only tether to sanity — is actually a grave threat to the world. If humanity is to survive, the Saint must die! Legendary author CHRISTOPHER PRIEST and artist DAVIS GOETTEN kick off the latest chapter in the Daughter of Drakulon’s saga with Vampirella #7 — crowned with captivating covers from LUCIO PARRILLO, DERRICK CHEW, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, ELIAS CHATZOUDIS, and cosplay by RACHEL HOLLON!

JOURNEY INTO MADNESS! Vampirella’s crippling postpartum depression spirals into a psychotic break, and the Daughter of Drakulon now sees enemies everywhere. After the half-vampire bounty hunter Chastity is found brutally murdered, Vampi’s teammates in the Sacred Six move to rescue Vampi’s young son from his clearly unhinged mother. The result is a bloody showdown that could end their alliance forever — and condemn her child to a future of eternal darkness! The immortal comics team of writer CHRISTOPHER PRIEST and artist ERGÜN GÜNDÜZ ratchets up the tension in Vampirella #4 — balanced by endearingly eye-catching covers from LUCIO PARRILLO, GREG LAND, CELINA, ELIAS CHATZOUDIS, and cosplay by RACHEL HOLLON!

Following the shattering events of “The Dark World,” Vampirella’s analyst, Doc Chary, is brought before a review board to explain his “enabling” of Ella Normandy’s “vampire fetish”-inspired paracosm in this special anniversary issue marking a year since the countdown to issue #700 began with Vampirella #666! In defending his actions, Chary reveals a never-before-seen episode of Vampirella’s life in which the Daughter of Drakulon was committed to a mental institution for a 72-hour observation period — over the course of which several people wound up being murdered! Legendary comics author CHRISTOPHER PRIEST and acclaimed artist AARON FELIZMENIO ring in the New Year with a chilling winter’s tale of blood and madness in Vampirella #675 — featuring drop-dead gorgeous covers from JENNY FRISON, LUCIO PARRILLO, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, ELIAS CHATZOUDIS, and cosplay by RACHEL HOLLON!

The “Dark World” saga concludes as Draculina’s self-made astral prison collapses around her while she battles against the deadly menaces generated from her own subconscious — including a murderous Dark World “Vampirella” and the lion-like king of a horde of deadly mutated creatures! Her only (and unlikely) ally? The undead immortal who claims to be her father — Dracula! Legendary comics author CHRISTOPHER PRIEST and acclaimed artist IVÁN F. SILVA bring their latest chapter in the ongoing adventures of the Daughters of Drakulon to a close in Vampirella #674 — appropriately immortalized with covers from LUCIO PARRILLO, ELIAS CHATZOUDIS, SORAH SUHNG, and cosplay by RACHEL HOLLON!

Collects Deadpool (1997) #34-45, Black Panther (1998) #23, Wolverine (1988) #154-155, Heroes Reborn: Remnants, Fight-Man #1 And Material From Wolverine Annual ''99. Acclaimed writer Christopher Priest''s entire DEADPOOL run in one book! What happens when Deadpool crosses paths with royalty? Watch the madness unfold as the Merc with a Mouth learns what it''s like to cavort with two of Marvel''s mightiest monarchs - of the Asgardian and Wakandan varieties! But when Loki gives Wade Wilson the handsome face of a movie star, will it be a blessing…or a curse? Domestic bliss is unlikely when Deadpool starts rooming with Constrictor and Titania - and when Taskmaster hires Wade to train a group of his super-villain-wannabe students, he assigns them the ultimate test: taking over an orbiting space station! Plus: Katanas clash with claws when Deadpool battles Wolverine! And the unlikely heroes of Counter-Earth, the Remnants, must battle their former leader…Deadpool?! But why does everybody hate Fight-Man?

REDISCOVER THE BEGINNINGS OF A LEGEND! Critically acclaimed European artist ERGÜN GÜNDÜZ rejoins legendary writer CHRISTOPHER PRIEST for an expanded reimagining of Forrest J Ackerman’s classic origin story in Vampirella: Year One, collecting all six issues of the original series. With framing sequences set in the present day illustrated by GIOVANNI TIMPANO, the story explores the exotic world of Drakulon, the pressures that caused Vampirella to leave, and her first days on Earth, beginning with the day of the Apollo moon landing in 1969. Lost, alone, unable to speak or read our language, Vampirella makes her first friends (Pantha, Pendragon) and runs afoul of new enemies in this multifaceted period piece that revisits the turbulent world of the original 1970s Warren stories!

The Daughter of Drakulon is slowly becoming aware of the fact that she is repeatedly living the same day, at the end of which she is murdered by an unknown blonde assailant. Cracks start to form in Vampirella’s new status quo as she begins to realize that this reality, as well as the happy life she has here, is not real — but the dark consequences of the elaborate charade she is living are! The acclaimed creative team of writer CHRISTOPHER PRIEST and artist ERGÜN GÜNDÜZ are joined by fan-favorite cover artists LUCIO PARRILLO, FELIPE MASSAFERA, and CARLA COHEN for this ongoing celebration of Vampirella’s six decades in comics in Vampirella #667— continuing the series’ legacy numbering that reflects all of Vampi’s previous appearances in print. This special 40-page issue also includes six bonus pages from Vampirella: Interstellar that tie into a major story twist!

As Dracula strives to save Vampirella from the dark fate that has cursed him, the crew of a crippled Eastern European submarine finds themselves trapped between the U.S. Navy hunting them from above and an enraged, bloodthirsty Vampirella hunting them on board!

When a big-box retailer announces that it’s abandoning a small-town location after driving all of the local stores out of business, residents stage a demonstration against the callous destruction of their region’s economy. But their lock-in protest takes a dark turn when the townsfolk realize they’ve trapped themselves inside the warehouse-sized store with an angry vampire who has come to avenge the murder of her child. Can Dracula and Victory stop Vampirella from becoming like the monsters she is hunting?

At Last, Vampirella''s Baby Is Born! Our series looking at unrevealed secrets from Vampirella''s past comes to a head with Vampi, alone and not knowing how to speak any known human language, encountering The Mad God Chaos and discovering Earth has no interstellar capability and her rescue mission was a one-way trip! Spiraling into depression, Vampi is forced to make this strange world her home. Meanwhile, in the present day, Vampi''s pregnancy comes to an unexpected climax! From the people who brought you deadly chemicals in our drinking water, Christopher Priest and Ergun Gunduz!

Collects Power Man and Iron Fist (1978) #108-125. Is this the end of a beautiful friendship? The original POWER MAN AND IRON FIST series races to its conclusion as the duo faces a rematch with old foes Nightshade, Discus, Stiletto, the Eel and Man Mountain Marko. But who is Captain Hero? And what does this powerhouse want from Luke Cage? Iron Fist shares a team-up with the Falcon at Project PEGASUS — where there’s a murderer on the loose! And Cage is recruited to take on the terrorist group named Control-7! But why is Danny Rand suddenly old and dying? And if he can somehow return to K’un-Lun to be healed, what will be the terrible price? As the Dragon King’s brother attacks and Iron Fist sees red, tragedy will tear apart the Heroes for Hire!

A petty thief who called himself John Smith was arrested in 1877, for theft through fraudulent behaviour. He was convicted and sent to prison. In 1852, Adler and Adolf Beck''s father died on a glacier, and their lives separated. One became a respected climate scientist; the other a globally renowned opera singer, or so he claimed. They remained in touch, to share details of the mysterious voices only they could hear. In 2050, Charles Ramsey also has a twin. Greg is a climate journalist. Charles used to be a police profiler, but his redundancy leads to him being sent home with an experimental chip in his head. His brother urges him to explore a little-known aspect of their family history. All these people are connected, impossibly, inexorably. All their lives will intersect. And the climate of their world will keep on changing.

RED MASS is here!!!! Can Vampirella cheat fate? That’s the question our interstellar vampire faces as she unites in unholy matrimony with the man who would be DRACULA! Yes, you read that right. Don’t miss the WEDDING OF THE CENTURY as Vampi forges a bond in blood to save the life of an innocent man. And, unlike certain other weddings, this one will actually happen! PLUS: It’s the FINAL ISSUE of the series! Yes, you read that right. CHRISTOPHER PRIEST and ERGÜN GÜNDÜZ epic 25 issue journey comics to its conclusion! (or does it?) So check the registry, clean your tuxedo and save the date, ‘cause only Vampi could end her 50th anniversary celebration with a wedding!

EIN SUPERKILLER UNTER IRREN MÖRDERN Deathstroke, der härteste Auftragskiller der Welt, wurde in Gotham Citys berühmt-berüchtigter Irrenanstalt Arkham Asylum eingesperrt. Während er sich fragen muss, wie wahnsinnig er wirklich ist, bekommt er es mit einigen von Batmans gefährlichsten Gegnern zu tun – allen voran dem unberechenbaren Two-Face! Dieser Band enthält die komplette Storyline um Deathstroke in Arkham, geschrieben von Christopher Priest (JUSTICE LEAGUE, Deadpool) und gezeichnet von Fernando Pasarin (GREEN LANTERN CORPS), Ed Benes (JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA) und anderen.

Picking up from the end of volume 1. “Seduction of The Innocent” continues, taking us back to where the series began--the doomed flight of Affirm Air 1969. A warning comes to Vampirella too late as a cadre of her greatest foes execute their plan to destroy the life that she’s built for herself on Earth. But who’s really behind them? Lilith, or Vampirella’s half-brother, Drago? Collecting issues #9-14 of the critically acclaimed series by Christopher Priest, Ergun Gunduz & Giovanni Timpano.

A thousand enemies, a thousand kills--Deathstroke is the world''s greatest assassin. When Slade Wilson is confronted by his own troubled past, he''ll be challengedc to reinvent himself before he loses everything and everyone in his life. Can Deathstroke be redeemed? ...And if he can, how long will he be able to keep up his hero status? Find out in Deathstroke by Christopher Priest Omnibus collecting Deathstroke: Rebirth #1; Titans #11; Teen Titans #8-29; Deathstroke #1-50; Titans: The Lazarus Contract Special #1; DC Holiday Special 2017 #1; Deathstroke Annual (Rebirth) #1

We round out Year Two of our 50th Anniversary Vampirella series with the prologue to "Interstellar," the chronicle of Vampirella''s journey back to her home planet of Drakulon. Lilith has vanished under mysterious circumstances leaving Vampirella-- who''s never had the best relationship with her mom-- torn between accepting Lilith''s disappearance or going to her rescue, which would require her finding a way back to her home world. Caving in to the inevitable, Vampirella has only one place she can begin her journey -- the human she rescued from Drakulon all those years ago and re-create the accident that brought him there.

Todd Fremde is an author, a writer of police procedurals and criminal mysteries. Invited to the remote island of Dearth, far across the Dream Archipelago, to talk at a conference, he finds himself caught up in a series of mysteries. How can Dearth claim to be completely crime-free, yet still have an armed police force? Why are they so keen for him to appear, but so dismissive when he arrives? Is his sense of time confused, or is something confusing happening to time itself? And how does this all connect with a murder committed on his home island, ten years before, and seemingly forgotten? Fremde''s investigation and research will lead him to some dangerous conclusions... Christopher Priest is a genre-leading author of SFF fiction. His novel, THE PRESTIGE, won a number of awards and was adapted into a critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated film directed by Christopher Nolan (TENET, INCEPTION) starring Hugh Jackman (THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, X-MEN), Christian Bale (THE BIG SHORT, BATMAN BEGINS), Michael Caine (THE ITALIAN JOB) and Scarlett Johansson (MARRIAGE STORY, THE AVENGERS).

DER KILLER, DIE TITANEN UND DER TOD Deathstroke ist der tödlichste Auftragskiller der Welt. Und er ist ein alter Feind der Teen Titans. Deren Anführer Robin – einst selbst von seiner verbrecherischen Mutter zum Attentäter erzogen und trainiert – entschließt sich mit seiner jungen Heldentruppe, Slade Wilson endgültig aus dem Verkehr zu ziehen. Und so stellen sich Kid Flash, Red Arrow und die anderen jungen Titanen Deathstroke zum vielleicht letzten Kampf. Der wiederum erfährt von Robins finsterstem Geheimnis, das dieser sogar vor seinen Teamkameraden verbirgt – und dann schlägt der Tod unerbittlich zu! Das komplette Crossover zwischen Slade und den Teen Titans sowie das Serienfinale der DEATHSTROKE-Serie in einem Band, inszeniert von Christopher Priest (Deadpool), Adam Glass (Supernatural), Carlo Pagulayan (Planet Hulk) und anderen. ENTHÄLT: DEATHSTROKE 41-50, TEEN TITANS 28-29

It''s the conclusion of Christopher Priest''s acclaimed Deathstroke run - and it starts with Slade Wilson''s murder! In the wake of his father''s apparent demise, Jericho accepts Lex Luthor''s offer of power, leading to all-out sibling war between Jericho and Rose Wilson! When Slade wakes, he seeks to take that power for his own, leading to a confrontation between father and son! Is there any humanity left in Jericho? And can Deathstroke defeat his ultimate enemy - himself? Collects Deathstroke #44-50.

Spinning out of the current hit series, VAMPIRELLA! Four women are lured to rural Georgia as part of a mysterious scheme to defend an impoverished farming town which finds itself under siege by zealots. But this isn’t just any impoverished farming town, and these aren’t just any four women. The all-new Draculina, Pantha, Nyx, and Chastity have been brought together in Ashthorne in an effort to avert all-out war against nearby Sacred, Georgia. But Ashthorne has a deadly secret, Sacred has a deadly purpose, and lurking in the shadows is Lilith, the immortal sorceress and mother to Vampirella. Written by Vampirella’s own Christopher Priest, drawn by Gabriel Ibarra in his mainstream debut, and featuring a special contribution by superstar Jae Lee.

Seduction of The Innocent Book Four of Twelve: While several of Vampirella’s classic enemies gather under mysterious circumstances, Vampirella is goaded into committing a heroic act which may thrust her into the public eye, a place she’s definitely not comfortable in! By the ever-unpredictable Christopher Priest and taking-the-US-by-storm Ergün Gündüz!

Seduction of The Innocent Book Three of Twelve: Vampirella leads a team of religious zealots to take down a pack of werewolves preying on unsuspecting cultists. Also, weary of her mother Lilith’s nagging, Vampirella reluctantly goes speed dating and, in so doing, stumbles into a dangerous new love affair.

Vampirella''s struggle to deal with the complex emotional consequences of a major disaster caused by her enemies is exacerbated by an unexpected visit from her mother, Lilith, with whom Vampi has a complicated relationship. But has the Mother of All Vampires come to help or destroy her daughter? And will Vampirella''s hapless therapist survive the encounter?

Christopher Priest is one of the most acclaimed writers of both SF and literary fiction at work today. Here, for the first time in almost twenty years, is a collection of his short work. Largely previously uncollected, ranging from the horrific to the touching, the science fictional to the realist, these stories are a perfect demonstration of the breadth and power of Priest''s writing. Eleven stories are included, along with commentary and reflection from the author. Within these pages you will discover the stage magic-inspired horror of ''The Head and the Hand'', the timeslip accidents of ''futouristic.co.uk'', the impossible romance of ''Palely Loitering'' and the present-day satire of ''Shooting an Episode''. Christopher Priest is a genre-leading author of SFF fiction. His novel, THE PRESTIGE, won a number of awards and was adapted into a critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated film directed by Christopher Nolan (TENET, INCEPTION) starring Hugh Jackman (THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, X-MEN), Christian Bale (THE BIG SHORT, BATMAN BEGINS), Michael Caine (THE ITALIAN JOB) and Scarlett Johansson (MARRIAGE STORY, THE AVENGERS).

A powerful meditation on loss and memory seen through the prism of 9/11, by one of our greatest authors. Ben Matson lost someone he loved in the 9/11 attacks. Or thinks he did - no body has been recovered, and she shouldn''t have been on that particular plane at that time. But he knows she was. The world has moved on from that terrible day. Nearly 20 years later, it has faded into a dull memory for most people. But a chance encounter rekindles Ben''s interest in the event, and the inconsistencies that always bothered him. Then the announcement of the recovery of an unidentified plane crash sets off a chain of events that will lead Ben to question everything he thought he knew . . . Thoughtful, impeccably researched and dazzling in its writing, this is Ben''s story, the story of what happened to his fiancé, and the story of all that happened on 9/11. Christopher Priest is a genre-leading author of SFF fiction. His novel, THE PRESTIGE, won a number of awards and was adapted into a critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated film directed by Christopher Nolan (TENET, INCEPTION) starring Hugh Jackman (THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, X-MEN), Christian Bale (THE BIG SHORT, BATMAN BEGINS), Michael Caine (THE ITALIAN JOB) and Scarlett Johansson (MARRIAGE STORY, THE AVENGERS).