New Releases by Garth Ennis

Continues the adventures of the Boys as they face one of the world''s most powerful superteams.

"''The boys'' created by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson."

Combining incredible humor, witty dialogue and quick-paced action, HITMAN: LOCAL HEROES tells the story of Tommy Monaghan, a hit man with super powers and morals. In the third volume of the series, Tommy''s talents are tested as he faces off against Western outlaws and an army of zombie sea animals. Also included in this book is a hilarious confrontation with Green Lantern, which teaches the Spandex-clad super hero a lesson about taking on a street-smart hit man from the back streets of Gotham City.

The Tankies'' Sergeant Stiles returns, recently promoted and angrier than ever! He''s got a new crew and a new tank - a Sherman Firefly with a high-velocity gun capable of taking out even the fearsome German Tiger. Too bad the enemy have a new tank of their own - the mighty King Tiger, with twice the armor and firepower of the original. As Stiles and his men join the Allied advance into the Nazi homeland, they soon realize that every inch of ground will be bitterly contested by the foe... and that there are worse horrors than Tigers lurking in the gloom of the last German winter. Reprinting issues #4-6 (parts 1-3)!

In the continuing saga of the bizarre adventures of faithless Texas preacher Jesse Custer, Jesse, along with his girlfriend Tulip, and their friend Cassidy, the Irish vampire, head west to a party of Babylonian proportions. Then, Jesse heads for France to rescue Cassidy from the clutches of religious fanatics. His search leads him into a no-holds-barred battle against the forces of the mysterious organization known as The Grail. Also told here is the story of how Cassidy became a vampire in the first place.

Late summer, 1942. As the German army smashes deep into Soviet Russia and the defenders of the Motherland retreat in disarray, a new bomber squadron arrives at a Russian forward airbase. Its crews will fly flimsy wooden biplanes on lethal night missions over German lines, risking fiery death as they fling themselves against the invader- but for these pilots, the consequences of capture will be even worse. For the pilots of the 599th Night Bomber Regiment are women. In the deadly skies of the Eastern front, they will become a legend- known, to friend and foe alike, as the Night Witches. Featuring issues 1-3 of the Night Witches series!

The Sixsmiths are a family of suburban Satanists who''ve fallen prey to the global recession. Now their life is in turmoil: Ralf needs to find a new job; the twins, Cain and Lilith, need to survive the public school system; and Annie needs to keep them all sane and under budget. Meanwhile, their estranged elder daughter Jezabelle is having her own crisis of faith. Will the Devil rise to smite their enemies, or will he damn them with hellfire and wrath?

"In the City of Angels, Hell has always simmered just below the surface. At the shadowy border between this world and the next, John Constantine works to keep the demonic forces at bay. In the course of investigating a woman''s apparent suicide, however, he discovers that something new is coming up from the inferno -- something that will destroy the delicate balance between Heaven and Hell and plunge Earth into catastrophic , other-worldly war. But can Constantine save a world which terminal cancer is about to take away from him -- especially when he knows his own soul is already condemned to eternal damnation?"--Cover.

Jesse Custer is a small-town preacher losing his faith--until he merges with a divine being called Genesis. Now he has firsthand knowledge of both Heaven and Hell and a voice that''s automatically obeyed by anyone. Joined by an Irish vampire and an ex-lover, Jesse sets out on a mission to find God.

Jesse and company search for clues that will lead them to God, while officer John Tool--the unluckiest cop in the world--tries to track down the serial killer running amok in New York City. Their quests converge unexpectedly when the killer''s identity is revealed!

In part 1 of "All in the Family" arc, Jesse''s past comes back to haunt him when he and Tulip are kidnapped by Jesse''s grandmother--the monstrous Miss Marie L''Angell. And Jesse discovers that Miss Marie and her agents are immune to his supernatural power of persuasion!

Garth Ennis has created the ultimate horror survival tale. Through ten heart-stopping chapters, Crossed is his horrifically visceral exploration of the pure evil that humans are truly capable of indulging. This gut-wrenching vision is brought to vivid (and more than a little disturbing) life by his partner in crime Jacen Burrows. Imagine, for a moment, the worst crimes against humanity. Picture the cruelest affronts to decency. Conjure your darkest nightmares... and then realize it could all be so much worse. When civilization crumbles in one terrifying moment; when people are gleefully breaking into unthinkable acts of violence all around you; when everyone you love has died screaming in agony: What do you do? There is no help. There is no hope. There is no escape. There are only the Crossed. Certain to be the most depraved and corrupt book of the year, this one is not for the faint of heart!

Garth Ennis takes no prisoners and offers no hope in the most intense book of his career! Cindy''s patience is tested by her own group as some horrific truths about who they were before the Crossed appeared is unveiled. How evil can people really be? Nothing is going right, but this is no fairy tale - there are no magic cures on the horizon. When civilization crumbles in one terrifying moment; when people are gleefully breaking into unthinkable acts of violence all around you; when everyone you love has died screaming in agony: What do you do? There is no help. There is no hope. There is no escape. There are only the Crossed. This stomach-churning vision is brought to vivid (and more than a little disturbing) life by his partner in crime Jacen Burrows.

Garth Ennis, the author of Preacher and writer of Punisher, is unleashed on a new military creator-owned epic! Deep in the mountains of Afghanistan, a dozen Russian special forces soldiers race their British opponents for a secret neither of them can imagine. The Russian leader, a war-weary Colonel who knows no other life but conflict, carries old ghosts that refuse to let him be- but the battle that awaits him deep in this ancient land will change his life forever, and send him on a journey no sane man would contemplate. The ultimate soldier meets his destiny, in issue #1 of 303!

The bloody conclusion of the horror series of the year has too much violence to fit in a normal comic, so this final issue is super-sized! There is nothing left to do but for Cindy and the last of her friends to take the battle to the Crossed. It doesn''t go well. Garth Ennis takes no prisoners and offers no hope in the most intense book of his career! Nothing is going right, but this is no fairy tale - there are no magic cures on the horizon. When civilization crumbles in one terrifying moment; when people are gleefully breaking into unthinkable acts of violence all around you; when everyone you love has died screaming in agony: What do you do? There is no help. There is no hope. There is no escape. There are only the Crossed. This stomach-churning vision is brought to vivid by his partner in crime Jacen Burrows.

Cassidy''s past starts to catch up with him, Arseface gets his big break, Les Enfants Du Sang make their move, and Jesse takes a step closer to discovering the truth about his strange power.

Embarking on a search to unravel Cassidy''s secrets, Jesse locates a mysterious acquaintance from his old pal''s past. Meanwhile, Starr''s woes continue with a possible challenge to his authority arriving on the scene in the form of the Grail Allfather.

It''s the day after High Noon and Jesse Custer''s quest is finally over in the extra-sized final issue! Find out the ultimate fate of Jesse Custer, Tulip, Cassidy, the Saint of Killers and more as Garth Ennis''s epic comes to a close.

Jesse finally meets up with Cassidy and their reunion is anything but hugs and handshakes. At the same time, Starr makes his final move against the Grail Allfather Eisenstein, but even if he wins, he just might lose.

The truth is revealed, leaving the Russian Colonel with a task so terrible that he turns his back on all he has known. But there are battles still to be fought high in the peaks of the North-West frontier, and all concerned soon realize that Afghanistan isn''t finished with them yet. One man and his ancient rifle set off on a rendezvous with death, in Garth Ennis'' 303 issue 3.