New Releases by David Hine

Relive the excitement of one of the best-selling independent comics of all time and grow your SPAWN ORIGINS COLLECTION! Join SPAWN and his allies in their eternal struggle between Good and Evil! Step into the chilling world of "The Monster in the Bubble" and follow police profiler Marc Simmons as he unravels the mystery behind a ghostly killer. Join SAM AND TWITCH on a journey into an amnesiac vampire''s mind, piecing together gruesome murders. Brace yourself for an intense battle as Spawn confronts his own living necroplasmic costume. Witness the horrors of war as a new Hellspawn emerges on a blood-soaked battlefield. Dive deeper into the enigmatic world of Spawn, where secrets are unveiled, and alliances are formed. The endgame continues, as game-changing events reverberate throughout Heaven and Hell. Collects Spawn Issues # 176 – 18

Al Simmons takes a dark path, Spawn discovers MammonÕs deeper influence on his family, and Gunslinger Spawn emerges from a Buffalo SoldierÕs encounter with Hell. As Spawn investigates a ghostly killer and Sam and Twitch delve into an amnesiac vampireÕs mind, the stories offer unexpected twists in the world of Spawn. Collects SPAWN #173-178

Relive the excitement of one of the best-selling independent comics of all time and grow your SPAWN: ORIGINS collection! Spawn battles old adversaries, while Nyx seeks help from the Vodou community. Al Simmons struggles to recover lost memories and uncovers his family's connection to Hell. The story also introduces Gunslinger Spawn, exploring the intriguing intersection between a hero of the Old West and aiming to bring Hell to the high plains. Collects Spawn Issues # 164 – 175

Fresh from surviving the tortures of hell, Spawn learns he harbors many souls within him that help him beat back the monsters of Armageddon. Meanwhile, God is not in his Heaven, and all is wrong with the world. The goddess Kali is doing some head-hunting in India, while the Angel Zera takes on the Forgotten Ones in a battle to control the hosts of Heaven. Wanda's family is being torn apart as Spawn bares his heart to Cyan, and a new foe; The Disciple stands between Spawn and preventing the apocalypse. Collects Spawn Issues #152 - 163

Enough is enough! The tension between the X-Men, the 198 and the O*N*E* has finally reached a breaking point. As Civil War rips apart the Marvel Universe, the X-Men also find themselves crumbling from the inside out. Will they admit defeat, or will they finally start to fight back? Collects Civil War: X-Men (2006) #1-4.

In this adaptation of the JULES VERNE classic, set in the year 2717, the Lighthouse is a supercomputer the size of a skyscraper that guides spacecraft through a turbulent sea of wormholes. Maria Vasquez has chosen this isolated base to escape her troubled past, but now she and her glitchy nanny bot, Moses, are the only ones who can stop a crew of murderous pirates from seizing the most devastating weapons ever created. Collects JULES VERNE’S LIGHTHOUSE #1-5 Select praise for JULES VERNE’S LIGHTHOUSE: "Jules Verne's: Lighthouse gets a sci-fi twist and casts readers into the high seas of outer space for a swashbuckling cyberpunk saga.”—Space.com “Brings Verne's vision to life in a sleek and colorful way that will appease fans.”—ComicBook.com “A bold take on a classic, infusing science fiction elements into an already thrilling tale.”—Monkeys Fighting Robots

"SECRET WAR," Part Four All Maria Vasquez has to do is stay alive for five hours, armed only with a sword and handgun, as Kongre and his band of murderous pirates track her down, armed to the teeth and baying for blood. What she doesn't know is that no one has ever survived The Hunt.

PART TWO SECRET WAR When Vasquez runs out of her medication, her nanny bot Moses comes up with a new prescription. Now she has to contend with mood swings and side effects as well as a horde of murderous space pirates. This could turn out to be a very bad day.

"LOVECRAFT IN THE UNDERWORLD," Part One In the aftermath of their battle with the Forces of Darkness, The Marked explore their past through the mysterious Revelator, beginning with their rescue of the man called Lovecraft from Kah-Loh-Lu the evil that lurks below.

"THE CITADEL: THE SQUEAKY WHEEL" Part Three The return to Perdita reveals dark secrets and causes more problems for our heroes and a new love interest certainly doesn''t help matters!

"THE CITADEL: RISE," Part One War comes to Perdita as Sonata finds herself lost in a desolate landscape where death has dominion over all. Is this a vision of the past, the future or something outside of time and space?

From DAVID HINE (THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN), BRIAN HABERLIN (WITCHBLADE), and GEIRROD VAN DYKE (SPAWN, MEDIEVAL SPAWN/WITCHBLADE) comes a tale of the clash of two cultures on a planet they each believe is their Promised Land. The Rans are a peace-loving people, but the Tayans are a race of warriors who seek to colonize and control. The mysterious Sleeping Giants also call this place home, though no one knows if they're monsters or the gods of legend. And a young woman named Sonata is willing to break all the rules to find her place in this world. She's not about to let sleeping gods lie. Collects SONATA #1-6

Banished from The Marked, Liza is recruited by the government's occult research department, Shadowgate, where she is encouraged to take her magic to the limits and beyond. The Marked must find her before she succeeds in creating an unstoppable army of super-soldiers.

"PLAY IT SAFE, KILL ÔEM ALL!" Sonata continues her journey in the Southlands, where she encounters a naked madman and his imaginary lizard friend. Meanwhile, the other settlers are dealing with the havoc caused when a Sleeping Giant wakes.

What starts as a Batman, Inc. recruitment trip soon turns into an international incident as the Dark Knight encounters a string of bizarre murders in Paris, France. Featuring both Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson as Batman, this extra-sized spectacular guest-stars the Question and spotlights the debut of a new Bat-Ally!

When a Batman, Inc. recruitment trip to Paris, France, leads to a murder mystery, our two Batmen deduce that the assassinations are connected to a strange cult leader. But will this religious figure take them one step closer to solving the bizarre murders? Or are the Question, Bruce and Dick getting one step closer to becoming the next victims?

This oversized hardcover is jam-packed with gorgeous artwork and captivating stories from today's heavy hitters in both mainstream and indie comics. Greg Pak and Tom Raney deliver a poignant tale of police officer returning to duty thanks to a

Revelations abound as Sara Pezzini confronts her mysterious assailants, learning not only their true nature, but also the shocking truth of the power they serve. Have Sara and the Witchblade merely been pawns all this time? And will the fallout push her back to New York City, the one place she swore she'd never return?

SPAWN ZIEHT IN DEN KRIEG! Der Schluss von "Das Monster in der Seifenblase", eine Vampir-Story, wie ihr sie noch nie gelesen habt, und "War Spawn", eine mitreißende Geschichte aus den blutigsten Tagen des 1. Weltkriegs!

Collects Mutopia X #1-5. Lights, camera, terrorists! Special investigator of human and mutant affairs Ismael Ortega teams up with ordinary cop Lucas Bishop to make sure terrorists from the Human Resistance Movement don't kill hundreds by sabotaging a glamorous movie premiere! Plus: Ismael's daughter, Chamayra, prepares to take part in the Rite of Transcendence, a ritual that unleashes the untapped mutant potential in children

DAS KOSTÜM REBELLIERT! Spawn bekommt es mit seinem größten Feind zu tun ... sich selbst! Denn das lebende Kostüm, mit dem er seit seiner Wiedergeburt als Hellspawn symbiotisch verbunden ist, rebelliert. Und dieser Konflikt droht Simmons zu zerreißen ... buchstäblich! 76 Seiten Horror-Action vom Feinsten!

Wenn Götter mitmischen ... Spawn bekommt es mit dem "post-apokalyptischen" Clown zu tun und ein ganzer Wohnblock leidet ziemlich blutig unter den Folgen. Außerdem in diesem Heft: der 7. Teil von "Spawn: Godslayer" der 8. und letzte Teil der Fantasy-Variante der Serie folgt in Spawn 83.

72 SEITEN SPAWN-ACTION! Einem Abstecher ins Voodoo-verseuchte New Orleans folgt der Auftakt zur "Geschichte dreier Brüder", in dem es Spawn mit einem Dämonentrio zu tun bekommt, das Armageddon überstanden hat und die neue Welt in vollen Zügen genießt. Außerdem: der Abschluss des "Spawn: Godslayer"-Epos.

DAS BLUTIG-FURIOSE FINALE DER "GESCHICHTE DREIER BRÜDER"! Während er im Höllenhaus von ziemlich widerlichen Dämonen angegriffen wird, erfährt Spawn mehr über seine Vergangenheit, als ihm lieb ist. Denn schon lange, bevor er zur Hölle fuhr, war er nicht der nette Kerl, für den er sich selbst immer hielt.

The one where Jackie dies! This is the way it had to end. Sara Pezzini goes head to head with Jackie Estacado and the Darkness. Sometimes there are no winnersÉ

NICHT NUR FÜRS PRIESTERSEMINAR! Das Ende der Welt: Spawn ist tot, vernichtend geschlagen von Judas (ja, genau dem Judas!), und Jesus (der Jesus?) ist glücklich. Schauplatz dieses Irrsinns ist L.A., während New York gerade den Reitern der Apokalypse zum Opfer fällt.Herrlich pseudoreligiöse Geschichten, randvoll mit schrägen Referenzen an das berühmteste Buch der Welt (die Bibel!!!). Der nächste Coup des kongenialen Zeichner-Duos Todd McFarlane und Philip Tan!

NICHT NUR FÜRS PRIESTERSEMINAR! Das Ende der Welt: Spawn ist tot, vernichtend geschlagen von Judas (ja, genau dem Judas!), und Jesus (der Jesus?) ist glücklich. Schauplatz dieses Irrsinns ist L.A., während New York gerade den Reitern der Apokalypse zum Opfer fällt. Herrlich pseudoreligiöse Geschichten, randvoll mit schrägen Referenzen an das berühmteste Buch der Welt (die Bibel!!!). Der nächste Coup des kongenialen Zeichner-Duos Todd McFarlane und Philip Tan!

DAS ENDE IST NAH! Himmel und Hölle rüsten zum letzten Gefecht und jeder Rekrut ist willkommen. Da wird auch schon mal zu unsauberen Mitteln gegriffen, um die Reihen zu füllen, denn ein paar Millionen Seelen mehr oder weniger können den Unterschied ausmachen. Und Spawn könnte das Zünglein an der Waage sein ...

ARMAGEDDON: DAS ENDE IST NAH! Während Al Simmons/Spawn in der Hölle festsitzt und von Mammons Schergen gefoltert wird, beginnt auf der Erde das Ende aller Tage, das Armageddon. Flüsse verwandeln sich in Blut, die Toten steigen aus den Gräbern und der Himmel verfinstert sich. Spawn ist womöglich der Einzige, der den biblischen Weltuntergang noch aufhalten kann. Das ahnen auch die beiden Police Detectives Sam und Twitch, die sich auf den beschwerlichen Weg ins Inferno machen, um ihren unliebsamen Bekannten zu suchen.

Der Engel Zera attackiert die Vergessenen in einer Schlacht, die über die Vorherrschaft im Himmel entscheidet. In Indien taucht Kali auf, die Göttin des Todes, und errichtet ihr Schreckensregime. Sam und Twitch entdecken das Geheimnis der inneren Stimmen von Spawn. Und die Zwillinge legen noch ein paar Briketts nach ...