New Releases by David Hine

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

An original graphic novel based on rock music legend Pete Townshends 1970 screenplay of the same name, which inspired The Whos 1971 globally bestselling and universally beloved album, Who’s Next. Set in a dystopian future where music has been outlawed, LIFE HOUSE follows a small band of rebels who stage an underground concert in an effort to undermine a tyrannical leader…and free Britain and all of humanity.This graphic novelization is co-written by Doom Patrols JAMES HARVEY and Spider-Man Noirs DAVID HINE, with art by both HARVEY and Australian visual artist MAX PRENTIS, lettering by MICAH MYERS, and inks by Eisner Award-winning artist MICK GRAY. It is edited by the former Dark Horse editor, HANNAH MEANS-SHANNON, and features a massive vinyl LP format (12.25 x 12.25). This is a must-have for any serious music collectors, rock fans, and pop culture aficionados! Originally envisioned as a sci-fi rock epic to follow up The Whos chart-topping rock opera Tommy, and put aside 50 years ago—in favor of Who’s Next songs like “Baba O’Riley,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” and “Behind Blue Eyes”—LIFE HOUSE will finally take center stage.Also available in a SLIPCASE EDITION, featuring a vegan leather-bound slipcase!

When Armageddon consumed the world, Spawn turned against his masters, destroying all life on Earth. While God and Satan continue their endless conflict in a parallel universe, Spawn has re-created the world and resurrected the human race in what has become known as the White Light. The portals to Heaven and Hell are closed, leaving humanity free from the influence of angels and demons.Collects SPAWN #161-166

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 for control of 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 in the way of Spawn preventing an approaching apocalypse. Collects SPAWN #154-160

With Spawn revitalized, it’s time to take his pound of flesh from those who imprisoned and tortured him. Spawn’s most vile villains wage a battle royale of classic proportions in the bowels of Hell itself! Collects SPAWN #147-153

TODD MCFARLANE unleashed his signature creation, SPAWN, in 1992. In doing so, he created the most successful independent comic book in history. Now for the first time Issues 151-200 are collected in FULL Color. Some of these issues have never been collected before! SPAWN COMPENDIUM VOL. 4 presents the continued tales of Spawn, as he discovers the true meaning of becoming a Hell spawn. He settles on a path of bloody revenge in search of a way back to his humanity! Collects SPAWN #151-200

Le rêve d''une Utopia pacifiée se transforme en cauchemar alors que la guerre éclate sur Perdita. Pour sauver son peuple, Sonata se rend à la Citadelle pour tenter de retrouver le dernier des Anciens Dieux.

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 Five In this final issue, Vasquez and Captain Kongre go head-to-head in a battle to decide the future of the human species. The Seraphim Suits are the ultimate battle armor, but wearing them means feeling the pain of every blow, and the pain only stops when one of them is dead.

"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.

At the edge of the galaxy, there is a giant supercomputer known as the Lighthouse. The only brain powerful enough to navigate ships through a sargasso of naturally occurring wormholes, potentially cutting months or even years off a spaceshipÕs journey. Three humans, one alien, and a nanny bot have manned the remote station for years in relative peace until the arrival of Captain Kongre and his band of cutthroat pirates threatens the future of civilization and reveals that each of the Lighthouse crew has been hiding a shocking secret. He who controls the Lighthouse controls this part of the galaxy. From the team that brought you THE MARKED and SONATA comes this double-sized sci-fi thriller set on the high seas of space, based on the work of master storyteller JULES VERNE.

In einer Alternativwelt lebt der Reporter Peter Parker im Jahr 1933 – und Gangster beherrschen New York zur Zeit der Großen Depression. Nach einem schicksalshaften Spinnenbiss sagt Peter ihnen als Spider-Man den Kampf an. In dieser Krimi-Noir-Variante des Spidey-Mythos kämpft er gegen Goblin, Kraven und viele mehr. Und kann er der verführerischen Felicia Hardy trauen, ehe er sogar durchs Spider-Verse reist?

As they count their losses following their battle against the Sphere of Power, The Marked explore their origins, following a thread of tales starting with the rescue of Lovecraft from the mysterious Kah-Loh-Lu, back through history to the first woman to be Marked with the power of magic. Collects THE MARKED #6-10

The dream of a peaceful Utopia turns into a nightmare as war breaks out on Perdita. To save her people, Sonata journeys to The Citadel to find the last of the Old Gods. An epic, must-read tale of love, betrayal, and madness featuring fantastic new settings and characters! Collects SONATA #7-12

"LOVECRAFT IN THE UNDERWORLD," Part Two For Pope and Klara to save Lovecraft, they must sacrifice their own ambitions. Will The Marked superstars give up fame for the sake of one miserable, half-mad writer?

David Hine (Stormdogs) et Brian Haberlin (Mediaval Spawn et Witchblade, Spawn) délivrent un récit original et de toute beauté, avec un personnage central féminin, entre Avatar et Arzach, le tout réhaussé par la magnifique mise en couleurs de Geirrod Van Dyke. Deux peuples et deux cultures s''affrontent sur une planète que chacun croit être sa terre promise. Les Rans sont un peuple épris de paix en phase avec la nature, mais les Tayans sont une race de guerriers qui cherchent à coloniser, à contrôler et à détruire. Les mystérieux géants endormis habitent aussi cet endroit, mais personne ne sait s''ils sont des monstres ou des Dieux de la légende. Au milieu de tout cela, une jeune femme nommée Sonata est prête à enfreindre toutes les règles pour trouver sa place au sein de ce monde...

"THE CITADEL: DEATH IS NOT THE END" Part Five Triumph turns to despair as Sonata returns as her peopleÕs savior, only to find that there is no one left to save.

The Marked may look like cool young influencers, but beneath the designer clothes, their bodies are tattooed with the magical glyphs of an ancient order that secretly protects the world from evil forces. After years of no new occult threats, The Marked use their tattooed powers solely for the pursuit of pleasure that is, until a young woman called Liza creates a dangerous new form of hybrid sorcery. The party is over for The Marked. YouÕll believe in magicÑterrifying, soul-destroying magic. Collects THE MARKED #1-5

"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: FIELD OF NIGHTMARES" Part Four Sonata arrives at The Citadel, where the last Old God is waiting with his own perfect creation...Kah-Lee, the Angel of Death.

Collects X-Men Unlimited (2004) #2-14, Giant-Size X-Men (2005) #3-4, Mythos: X-Men (2006) #1, material from Free Comic Book Day 2006 (X-Men/Runaways). An uncanny array of A-list talents unleashes their unlimited imaginations! The mutants of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday’s ASTONISHING X-MEN – Shadowcat, Beast, Wolverine, Emma Frost and the recently resurrected Colossus — take center stage in insightful and exciting solo stories! Bishop patrols the streets of District X, Gambit takes on an expensive mission, Juggernaut tries to become a teacher, Nightcrawler makes a new friend, Angel puts his business skills to the test, Iceman debates retiring from heroism, Cannonball and Sunspot try to get dates — and the astonishing X-Men meet the Runaways! Plus: Untold tales of the All-New, All-Different X-Men — and a fresh, contemporary take on the original team’s founding!

The casualties pile up until only Mavin and Liza are left standing. That''s an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object and that never ends well.

"THE CITADEL: WHEN DOVES DIE" Part Two Kantor prepares to wage war on the rebel Tayans. Knowing that whoever wins will come after the Rans next, their leader Matari tries to make peace, while Sonata risks everything by setting off to find the last of the Old Gods.

"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

DOUBLE-SIZED FOR SINGLE PRICE! THEIR MAGIC IS CHANNELED THROUGH THEIR TATTOOS! The Marked may look like cool young influencers, but beneath the designer clothes, their bodies are tattooed with the magical glyphs of an ancient order that secretly protects the world against evil forces. With no new occult threats, The Marked use their tattooed powers solely for the pursuit of pleasure until a young woman called Liza creates a dangerous new form of Hybrid Sorcery. The party is over for The Marked. YouÕll believe in magic terrifying, soul-destroying magic.

"THE ART OF HEALING" Sonata is dangerously ill, and her survival is in the hands of the deranged Korbys and his dubious expertise in herbal remedies. Meanwhile, an unexpected visitor brings catastrophic news from the Tayan home world.

"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.