New Releases by J. Torres

Batman teams up with China''s super heroes to fight an army of Yetis.

Children are missing thanks to the Queen of Fables, and Batman and Captain Marvel must find them.

A young boy named Rufus is able to use a magic totem pole he finds in the woods near his Grammy''s house to transform himself into Bigfoot Boy--huge, hairy, and able to talk to the animals in the forest.

February is when dear Uncle Creepy''s fancy turns toward . . . scaring the bejeezus out of readers! Prepare to swoon at the bouquet of terror offered up by our team of rotten Romeos: Gilbert Hernandez (_Love and Rockets_) weaves a tale of love gone horribly wrong, Jamie S. Rich (_It Girl and the Atomics_) and Jo��lle Jones (_House of Night_) provide a peek at voyeuristic ghosts, Alisa Kwitney (_The Plain Janes_) and Chrissie Zullo (_Fables_) find love and terror under the full moon, and J. Torres (_Jinx_) and Amy Reeder (_Batwoman_) make you afraid to go into the wateror near your beloved! Plus, the Creepys find romance in Dan Braun and Peter Bagge''s latest Creepy Family strips! New romantic scares from Gilbert Hernandez and Peter Bagge! Just in time for Valentine''s Day!

Alison Dare: Indiana Jones meets Lara Croft in fabulous, graphic adventures. Alison Dare is not your typical twelve-year-old. She''s the daughter of an archaeologist/adventurer and the masked hero known as the Blue Scarab. To top it off, she''s also the niece of an international super-spy; it''s no surprise that a craving for danger is in her blood! Unfortunately, her parents have locked her away at the prestigious St. Joan''s Academy for Girls, hoping that this would lead to a more "normal" life for their daughter. But despite all the strict rules at the school, Alison and her best pals - Wendy and Dot - somehow manage to find themselves involved in adventures that rival those of Alison''s globetrotting, planet-saving relatives. Whether it''s magic genies, super-powered bank robbers, or a dastardly baron bent on world domination, Alison Dare delivers the best thrills since Indiana Jones and more action than Lara Croft!

Power hungry forces that are attempting to seize control of everything in existence disrupt the balance in the Universe. The Nine Orders, aware of the consequences of such affront, intervene to oppose these legions of doom secretly controlled by an unknown entity. Humankind is the fi rst species in danger of extinction. Are The Nine Orders too late to save man? The world that you are about to enter has a life of its own. I started with a simple concept to write a horror novel and it evolved into the mythology that it is and will continue to be. The Nine Orders is a reimagining of the battle between angels and demons, bringing the two opposing forces to a new level of existence.

Alison Dare: Indiana Jones meets Lara Croft in fabulous, graphic adventures. Alison Dare is not your typical twelve-year-old. She''s the daughter of an archaeologist/adventurer and the masked hero known as the Blue Scarab. To top it off, she''s also the niece of an international super-spy; it''s no surprise that a craving for danger is in her blood! Unfortunately, her parents have locked her away at the prestigious St. Joan''s Academy for Girls, hoping that this would lead to a more "normal" life for their daughter. But despite all the strict rules at the school, Alison and her best pals - Wendy and Dot - somehow manage to find themselves involved in adventures that rival those of Alison''s globetrotting, planet-saving relatives. Whether it''s magic genies, super-powered bank robbers, or a dastardly baron bent on world domination, Alison Dare delivers the best thrills since Indiana Jones and more action than Lara Croft!

Alison Dare is back in this new collection of stories! Thrill as Alison and her boarding school friends journey into the "Heart of the Maiden!" Shriek with girlish glee at the adventures of the costumed avenger The Blue Scarab! And laugh and learn as world renowned archaeologist Dr. Alice Dare teaches a thing or two about museum mayhem! All of your favorite adventurers are here in tales by the dynamic duo of J. Torres & J. Bone!

Hollywood in the 1950s is a place of big glamour, small talk, and medium cool. The studios control everything, managing their actors'' careers and massaging the image they present to the public. To do this, they need the press onboard, and the one aspect they can''t control—gossip! This means the most powerful woman in Hollywood is Paige Turner, the celebrity columnist for one of America''s most-read papers. Known for her outrageous headgear, Paige is often called “The Mad Hatter”—a nickname with a double meaning, since everyone wants to be invited to her publicity party. When a more salacious tabloid mentality creeps into the newsstands, though, Paige sees some of her ground being threatened. And the studios see a roguish new element that might not want to play ball. At the top of this salacious new art form is Harry Richards, “The Tabloid Dick,” the guy with the snooping peepers who keeps getting the scoop. What begins as a war of words ends up being a knock-down, drag-out fight for the number one slot as the biggest rumor monger in entertainment!

Terry Highland isn''t like other kids. Or is she? Sure, Terry is the daughter of an ex-superhero sidekick and, yeah, she has powers of her own, too, but when you''re a new student at a school like Shuster Academy that''s hardly out of the ordinary! Terry has a pyromaniac firestarter in homeroom, a werewolf in Geometry, killer robots in gym—and that''s just before lunch! Sounds like a superteen''s dream come true, doesn''t it? There''s just one catch: In order to make the grade at this school, you can''t use your powers. So when three new vigilantes burst on to the scene calling themselves “Biff,” “Bam,” and “Pow,” it has the whole student body buzzing and the administration on the lookout for the kids that would dare to break the Academy''s most essential rule. Can Terry and her friends solve the mystery without getting caught in the middle? SIDEKICKS turns the superhero genre on its head, following powered kids who would rather start food fights than fist fights and are more worried about what to do on a Friday night than the next contrived evil plot.

Joey is a sickly-looking kid who’s been raised to believe that he’s allergic to pretty much everything with a hue. His mother has him on a strict diet that avoids a huge list of food—anything that isn’t white is off the table—literally. Why the restrictive diet? Well, it turns out every food gives Joey a different super power! Lunch time just got a whole lot crazier!

Beast Boy is bit by the acting bug and goes to Tinseltown to make a movie just as the Hive 5 show up in Jump City to cause trouble for the Titans. How will the others fare when it''s four against five?

Red X is back with a vengeance. The master thief is on a crime spree, robbing a host of places at once! Robin must discover how Red X is doing it and stop him before he ruins the Jump City Comicon...

Thunder and Lightning duel in the middle of Jump City! But when Cyborg and Beast Boy get involved, it turns into a massive free-for-all. And you know what that means: a slew of property damage!

Cyborg, Beast Boy and Starfire are all contestants on ''Who Wants Pie?,'' the new game show sensation with a sinister edge. If the Titans are to get out alive, they''ll have to solve a bunch of puzzles and brainteasers that you, the reader, can help with!

Arkham Asylum prison break! Batman is out of town, so it''s up to Batgirl and Robin to clean up the mess. But with Killer Croc, Clayface, and Man-Bat on the loose, our two favorite sidekicks need the help of Batman--by thinking more like him--"What Would Batman Do?" part 1 of 2.

It''s a family reunion when Starfire''s long lost brother is found and visits Earth. Will he turn out to be a friend to the Titans like Starfire, or more of a foe like Blackfire?

Kilowatt is the lost Titan from the future. He helped the present-day Titans defeat the Brotherhood of Evil, but now he wants to go home. Will Raven and Herald be able to send him back to the future?

Who knew video games could cause so much trouble? Through an online fighting game, Gizmo develops a way to study the Titans'' abilities and weaknesses--which he, Jinx and Mammoth then exploit in battle!

Starfire''s big sister Blackfire is back with a vengeance! Will the Titans become victims of their sibling rivalry?

It''s a Teen Titans double feature! The Hive Five each have a close encounter with a Titan, but who''s really telling the truth about their run-ins? Meanwhile, Lightning is trapped by Chang, and Thunder must find the Teen Titans to save him.

The team has expanded, there are Titans East, West, North and South with even more new recruits being trained...but when the Hive 5 resurfaces, only Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Beast Boy and Raven can take them down.

Fixit comes to town and ''helps'' the team defeat Gizmo, but in the process they learn that bigger weapons might not be the answer to fighting evil.

Atlas accidentally pulls Starfire and Raven into his virtual world! While Robin and Cyborg work on getting the girls back, Beast Boy discovers he can control Raven with his game controller.

A special appearance by Terra sheds more light on her brief time with the Teen Titans! Slade''s robots are terrorizing the city, and Terra joins the Titans to stop them. But is there some other reason behind the robots'' rampage?