New Releases by Joshua Dysart

TKO Studios Presents "Brood X" With the Red Scare on the rise and a looming fear of nuclear war gripping the nation, seven laborers gather under the smoldering heat of an Indiana summer to begin a curious project: constructing a bomb shelter in the middle of nowhere. But when the emergence of a once-in-a-century cicada swarm ushers in a series of increasingly unlikely accidental deaths on the site, the survivors start eying each other with more than just suspicion. And with good reason. One of them has heard the cicadas'' maddening song before. A nail-biting murder mystery unlike any other that will leave you guessing until the very last page. By best-selling author Joshua Dysart with illustrations by internationally-renowned artist M.K. Perker.

In the wake of World War II, Professor Trevor Bruttenholm--occult investigator and guardian of the young Hellboy--and a group of war-weary veterans investigate Hitler''s top secret Project Vampir Sturm, exposing one of the greatest villains of the Third Reich, uncovering the secret history of vampires, and leading one Bureau agent to risk his soul and his mind. Collects B.P.R.D.: 1946, 1947, and 1948, available for the first time as a collected paperback!

Is Toyo Harada really dead? The long-lost secret of Harada?s estranged son revealed! Harada?s final allies stand strong as they protect their master?s vision!

Wait, did THAT really just happen in the last cliffhanger? Oh, man? Can Toyo?s team recover or will they never be the same again? Trust us, you don?t want to miss the acclaimed limited series about the world?s most powerful man.

Wait, did we kill Toyo Harada in the middle of his own series? It is called THE LIFE AND DEATH OF TOYO HARADA, after all? A young Toyo spends some quality time with one of the most brilliant men in history: Albert Einstein. Yes, really. Things get veeeeery violent with Toyo?s savage alien friend, LV-99?

TKO Studios presents "Goodnight Paradise" by Eisner-nominated writer Joshua Dysart (UNKNOWN SOLDIER, B.P.R.D.) From the Eisner Award nominated creators Joshua Dysart and Alberto Ponticelli comes a searing murder mystery. Unlikely homeless hero Eddie investigates the brutal murder of a runaway teenage girl. But can he alone bring her killer, or killers, to justice?

Hot off THE LOSERS, fan-favorite Jock illustrates a special standalone story. Over the years, Swamp Thing has been accountable for many casualties in the swamp. But when he''s found responsible for one particular death, Swamp Thing himself might find his own actions unforgivable.

Kicking off a new storyline, ÒThe Bleeding Raconteur,Ó plus the debut of a new cover artist, Eisner-Award winner Eric Powell (The Goon, ARKHAM ASYLUM: LIVING HELL). In the fallout of the ÒHealing the BreachÓ story arc, we return to the Louisiana Bayou to meet William, an irrepressible Cajun storyteller who unwittingly unleashes the nightmarish characters featured in his tales. Once again, itÕs up to the Swamp Thing to chase them back into folklore, but when he recognizes a familiar face among the myths, he may be reluctant to do so.

A stand-alone story featuring guest art by Ronald Wimberly (LUCIFER, HELLBLAZER SPECIAL: PAPA MIDNITE). Led by a bizarre mentor, Alec begins to understand what happened when he shed his godlike elemental powers. This knowledge could turn the Swamp Thing''s remarkable life in a strange new direction.

Part 1 of the astonishing 2-part story ÒMeasure of Faith,Ó featuring guest art by Timothy Green II (FRACTION) and a gripping cover by legendary SWAMP THING illustrator John Totleben. With Swamp Thing struggling to make sense of his shattered life and Houma recovering from all the horrors of its past spilling up from the depths of Hell, a strange ÒpreacherÓ appears, offering a macabre salvation to the townÕs people. But his true agenda may be too frightening to contemplate.

New regular writer Joshua Dysart (Violent Messiahs, THE DEMON: DRIVEN OUT) debuts with ÒLove in VainÓ Part 1 of 4. Swamp ThingÕs long-forgotten act of kindness towards a young girl unleashes a hellish disaster. When the girl, now grown, performs a clumsy juju ritual to summon her Òswamp spirit,Ó she gives HellÕs most dangerous soul the escape route to Earth heÕs been waiting for.

The world?s most powerful team of mercenaries is on the defense?as an elite international kill squad led by Livewire and H.A.R.D. Corps? Major Charlie Palmer descends to destroy Imperium?s stronghold!? Toyo Harada will save the world...if he doesn?t doom it first. The revolutionary disruption that Harada and his team have launched ? by deposing tyrants, housing refugees, and feeding the poor ? has come at the expense of the world?s wealthiest nations. When the planet?s leaders have had enough, it will be decided: Toyo Harada must die. Now a crack unit of operatives will stand against Harada on the global stage...with his own former pupil, Livewire, taking him head-on. The war starts here as New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart (HARBINGER WARS) and Harvey Award nominated artist Khari Evans (HARBINGER,?The Immortal Iron Fist) unite for an explosive new chapter...pitting the Valiant Universe?s notorious team of monsters and revolutionaries against the very system they?ve sworn to overthrow! Collecting?IMPERIUM #13-16.

So let it be written? So let it be done? From New York Times best-selling writers Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR), Jeff Lemire (THE VALIANT), Matt Kindt (DIVINITY), Joshua Dysart (IMPERIUM) and a powerhouse roster of all-star artists comes the blockbuster crossover event that will forge the future of the Valiant Universe ? collected in its entirety for the first time anywhere! The Valiant heroes. X-O Manowar. Bloodshot. Ninjak. The Harbinger Renegades. Unity. This is how they lived. This is how they died. Now we know. The Book of the Geomancer has recorded it all. But only a young girl ? the last in a line of the enigmatic mystics who protect the Earth known as Geomancers ? has seen this future come to pass, from the coming cataclysm to the dawn of the 41st century. Alone with her sworn protector, the Eternal Warrior ? a soldier battle forged across five thousand years of combat ? the duo must defy their allies to stop the Dark Age that now threatens to eclipse our world. Together, they are the number one target of every hero and villain on Earth. Either the Eternal Warrior hands her over?or they take him down. But can even he singlehandedly protect one child when the entire Valiant Universe wages war against him? Collecting?BOOK OF DEATH #1?4, BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF BLOODSHOT #1, BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF NINJAK #1, BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF HARBINGER #1, and BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF X-O MANOWAR #1.

ItÕs spy vs. superhuman as ÒTHE VINE IMPERATIVEÓ boils over! Toyo HaradaÕs war to save humanity by taking over the world roars on against the only enemy this planet cannot containÉa sinister network of undercover alien spies! A deadly chess game between Harada and the alien visitors called the Vine has been unfolding for decades. The Vine once even created the living weapon called LV-99 to assassinate their enemy, but failed. Today, as Harada executes his agenda upon Earth Ð and with LV-99 on his side. This time Ð the VineÕs cold war finally turns infernally hot. Jump on board the series that Bloody Disgusting calls Òthe height of sophisticated comic book storiesÓ here with a powerful new story arc from New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart (HARBINGER WARS) and red-hot artist CAFU (UNITY) and Juan Jose Ryp (NINJAK)! Collecting IMPERIUM #9-12.

So let it be written, so let it be done ... The dawn of the new Dark Age foretold in BOOK OF DEATH continues right here with a glimpse into the future of the Valiant Universe in four visionary tales of present and future ripped directly from the pages of the Book of the Geomancer! An all-star cast of creators comes aboard the year''s monumental comics event to chronicle the ultimate fate of Valiant''s most indelible heroes. From the modern day to the far future, the destinies of Bloodshot, Ninjak, the Harbinger Renegades, X-O Manowar, and more will stand revealed in these four essential, standalone chapters at the epicenter of the blockbuster Valiant event of the year. Join Jeff Lemire (BLOODSHOT REBORN), Matt Kindt (NINJAK), Joshua Dysart (HARBINGER), and Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR) and superstar artists Doug Braithwaite (ARMOR HUNTERS), Trevor Hairsine (DIVINITY), Kano (THE DELINQUENTS), and Clayton Henry (ARCHER & ARMSTRONG), as they foretell the deadly future and final days of the greatest heroes of the Valiant Universe. Collecting: BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF BLOODSHOT #1, BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF NINJAK #1, BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF HARBINGER #1, and BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF X-O MANOWAR #1.

A showdown. An apocalypse. An ending. Many years from today, Peter Stanchek, the Renegades, the Harbinger Foundation, the Bleeding Monk, and Toyo Harada?s Imperium all reach their terminus, as the entire planet becomes the battlefield for the most devastating psionic combat humanity has ever seen. The Great Destroyer, long prophesied and foreseen, comes to Earth at last. Who will survive?and what will be left of them? New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart (IMPERIUM, HARBINGER) and blockbuster artist Kano (THE DELINQUENTS) journey to the far end of the Geomancer?s BOOK OF DEATH to reveal the final, unavoidable end for two of the Valiant Universe?s most powerful foes.

Out of the ashes of Harbinger Wars, Bloodshot is about to join the weaponized men and women of the Harbinger Active Resistance Division ? the black budget, technologically augmented strike force where the powers are dangerously unstable and every mission is a one-way ticket into the meat grinder. With a reluctant leader calling the shots and a new crop of untested rookies manning the frontline, Bloodshot is about to take H.A.R.D. Corps on a brutal, globe-spanning cavalcade of missions against the Harbinger Foundation, Project Rising Spirit?s own rogue operators, and the conspiracy-smashing duo of Archer & Armstrong. Get ready for a gasoline-drenched, synapse-snapping suicide run where no one is safe and heroes always die trying! Acclaimed writers Christos Gage, Joshua Dysart, and Peter Milligan join an all-star cast of artists ? including Emanuel Lupacchino, Howard Chaykin, Bart Sears, Lewis LaRosa, and more ? here for the explosive final act of Bloodshot?s smash-hit ongoing series, re-presented in its entirety for the first time ever in a prestige-sized hardcover format and packed with 20+ pages of rarely seen bonus materials and special features! Collecting BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS #14-23, BLOODSHOT #24-25, BLOODSHOT #0, BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS: H.A.R.D. CORPS #0, and ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #18-19.

"Contains materials originally published in single magazine form as Unity #0, Unity #12-14, and Harbringer: Faith #0, copyright 2014 and 2015 Valiant Entertainment LLC"--Indicia.

"Contains materials originally published in single magazine form as Harbinger: Omegas #1-3 and Harbinger: bleeding monk, #0"--Indicia.

"Contains material originally published in magazine form as Armor hunters: Harbringer #1-3 and Harbringer war #1"--Indicia.

This is Faith #0! Her first and only boyfriend to date is a little bit of an douche, her friends are all gone, and, after her insane adventure in Mexico City, Faith Hebert is feeling a little frustrated with the direction of her life. She?s just a normal super-powered young woman in an increasingly crazy world. Here?s the story of a true innocent and kind heart in a hard world. From the comic shop of her youth to the moment she found out that she was actually light as feather, Zephyr is the western wind. Warm and kind, she blows across us all.

90s tech. Bad attitudes. No wi? . It?s Valiant?s 21st-century shock troops ? head-to-head against Project Rising Spirit?s ?rst wave of superhuman specialists! With a valuable oil pipeline in dire peril, Bloodshot and the expendable commandos of H.A.R.D. Corps are headed to Africa to bring down a network of terrorist saboteurs. But as Bloodshot digs into the multinational oil conglomerate he?s been brought in to protect, he?ll soon ?nd himself confronted by the complex truth behind the terror ? and up close and personal with an older, scrappier, more grizzled generation of wet-wired soldier from the glory days of proxy wars and state-sponsored assassination. Collecting BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS #18-19, BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS: H.A.R.D. CORPS #0, and BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS #22-23, don?t miss a single shot ?red as acclaimed creators Christos Gage (Superior Spider-Man), Joshua Dysart (Harbinger Wars) and Duffy Boudreau (BlackAcre) partner with an all-star cast of top talents ? including Bart Sears (X-O Manowar), ChrisCross (Superman/Batman) and Al Barrionuevo (The Authority) ? for a brutal, globe-spanning cavalcade of missions from the classi?ed archives of Project Rising Sprit and beyond. ?You want a team book with exciting action, good writing and fun powers? Look no further than Bloodshot.? ? Comic Vine

Toyo Harada?s last stand! The future of Harbinger starts here with a star-studded, 48-page anniversary milestone ? packed with brand new contributions from an all-star cast of creators and shocking new revelations about the fate of Valiant?s teenage superteam! A Renegade has fallen and, now, there is no turning back. Stripped of his allies and all sense of self-preservation, the world?s most powerful ?harbinger,? super-powered billionaire Toyo Harada, is about to inflict a terrible reckoning on a world he thought he could control?and everything we thought we knew will be forever changed in its wake. Original series creators Joshua Dysart and Khari Evans reunite to deliver a devastating climax to the second year of the series that The Onion/A.V. Club calls ?the crown jewel of Valiant?s lineup? ? and officiates the ?Death of a Renegade? with all-new artwork and stories from an incredible roster of award-winning talents, including Dan Goldman (Red Light Properties), Justin Jordan (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode), Barry Kitson (Empire), Lucy Knisley (Relish: My Life in the Kitchen), Andrew Pepoy (Fables), Rafer Roberts (Carpool Buddies of Doom), Riley Rossmo (Drumhellar), and more!

One of the Renegades is dead?but the battle isn?t over yet. The penultimate issue of the most important Harbinger story ever told is almost here, and the countdown to the ?EVERYTHING CHANGES,? mind-shattering spectacular of Harbinger #25 is heading toward you like a freight train. Hold on tight!

BLOODSHOT VS. H.A.R.D. CORPS ? ROUND II! The six men and women of H.A.R.D. Corps are all that stand between Bloodshot and everything he?s ever wanted ? the total destruction of Project Rising Spirit. The clock is ticking down to zero, the stakes are life-or-death?and no one in this fight has anything left to lose.

Dead. Means. Dead.

ALL-NEW ARC! DEATH OF A RENEGADE ? PART 1 (of 3)! Peter Stanchek and his wayward team of teenage Renegades thought they had found freedom. They thought they could get their old lives back. They thought they could bring down Toyo Harada and the Harbinger Foundation. They were wrong. And now one of them will die.