New Releases by Mike Carey

A year after The War of Words and nearly unbearable tragedy and loss, Tom Taylor''s life is finally knitting itself back together. However, disconnected from the power of Leviathan and the manipulation of the Cabal, the real world and the fictional world are facing a sweeping tide of chaos, and the damage seems to be spreading. When a rash of mysterious disappearances catches the eye of young detective Didge Patterson, it becomes apparent that the cult known as The Church of Tommy is involved. When ghosts, vampires and unicorns are also mixed in, Tommy finds that an even more complicated tale is about to unfold. Can Tommy discover the secrets behind the cult’s mysterious façade and heal "The Wound" before the real and fictional worlds crumble? The Eisner Award-nominated creative team of Mike Carey (JOHN CONSTANTINE: HELLBLAZER) and Peter Gross (LUCIFER) present UNWRITTEN VOLUME 7: THE WOUND - a tumultuous tale where the lines between fiction and reality are irreparably blurred. Collects issues #36-41.

Once, in a city known as Bessa, there was a sultan named Bokhari Al-Bokhari, who was thrown down by the zealots of the ascetic Hakkim Mehdad. The sultan, his wives and children were put to the sword, while his 365 concubines were sent to a neighbouring caliph as tribute, Hakkim having no use for the pleasures of the flesh. But a day after the caravan had departed from Bessa, Hakkim discovered the terrible secret that the concubines had hidden from him. His reaction was swift and cruel. Kill the women of the harem forthwith, along with their children and maidservants. Let not one survive. Their bodies let the desert claim, and their names be fed to silence. This, then, is the tale - or tales - of how a remarkable group of women fight together to survive both the fury of Hakkim and the rigours of the desert. It is the tale of Zuleika, whose hidden past holds the key to their future, and of Rem, the librarian whose tears are ink. Of the wise Gursoon, who defines the group''s conscience, and of the silver-tongued thief, Anwar Das, who knows when to ignore that conscience. This is the tale of the forging of a rabble of concubines, children, camel-herds and thieves into an army of silk and steel. It is the tale of the redemption and rise of Bessa, fabled City of Women. And it is the tale of an act of kindness that carries the seed of death, and will return to bring darkness and the end of a dream...

Before his mysterious disappearance and untimely death, the world-famous fantasy author Wilson Taylor helped bring two enduring creations into the world: Tommy Taylor, the fictional boy wizard who starred in his best selling books...and Tom Taylor, his real-life son. Armed with his father''s journals, Tom Taylor begins a journey to uncover the truth behind how he came into this world. Was he born of flesh and blood, or written into existence by sheer storytelling magic? His quest will take him across the United States and even into the past--to the Golden Age of comic books and the birth of a new type of hero. Collects #25-30.

Tom Taylor is more than just the son of one of the world''s most popular authors and the namesake of his most beloved creation, the boy wizard Tommy Taylor. He''s a living weapon in a literal war of words, in which a shadowy cabal uses the power of storytelling itself to shape the world according to their own dark designs. And he was born and bred to close the book on them forever. But now his own story is headed for its most dangerous twist yet - a real whale of a tale. In order to harness his extraordinary powers, Tom must sail the seas of one of the greatest stories ever told and hunt the white whale that has left countless stories of myth and madness in its wake. Meanwhile, his friends are hunted by a dangerous new enemy and facing identity crises of their own. Will Tom''s voyage lead them all to the answer they seek? Or will he drown in the depths of a thousand and one unhappy endings? Acclaimed storytellers Mike Carey and Peter Gross delve deeper than ever before into their frightening, fascinating world! Collects THE UNWRITTEN #19-24.

The fictional adventures of Tommy Taylor are the biggest publishing sensation of the still-young century. And now, years after the last volume, Tommy''s creator Wilson Taylor, long missing and believed dead, is unleashing a brand-new Tommy Taylor book upon the world. There''s just one problem: It''s not a new Tommy Taylor book at all. Sinister forces have created a fake book in Wilson''s name, a fraud designed to destroy his literary legacy and coax the reclusive author out of hiding so theycan destroy him once and for all. But they didn''t count on Wilson''s most powerful creation: his son, the real Tom Taylor. To unmask the truth about the new Tommy, Tom must confront some of the darkest secrets that surround him, from the hidden fateof his father to the secret origin of his closest friend to the true nature of his fictional alter ego. Will Tom be able to stop his doppelganger''s return? Or will the publishing event of the decade lead to the end of time? THE UNWRITTEN #13-18.

Selene''s Inner Circle stands revealed and her master plan has been set into motion. Watch as the the resurrected dead lay siege to the X-Men''s headquarters, and the fight to survive the Black Queen''s vengeance begins. But while Warpath and Wolverine realize what''s happening, they may be too late to stop it. Because Selene is already well on her way to achieving ultimate power half a world away. Plus, the rest of the X-Men fight mutants back from the dead! Collects X-Force (2008) #21-25, X-Men: Legacy (2008) #231-234, X-Necrosha One-Shot, X-Necrosha: The Gathering One-Shot, New Mutants (2009) #6-8.

Tom arrives at Donostia prison in Southern France and falls into the orbit of another story: The Song of Roland. Unfortunately for Tom, it''s a story that ends with a massacre. Tom discovers the true meaning of ''out of the frying pan'' after his escape from Donostia jail takes him to Stuttgart in 1940, a ghost city inhabited by the master liar of the Third Reich, Josef Goebbels, and a tortured soul who''s crying out for rescue-or death. This New York Times best-selling Vertigo series by Mike Carey (LUCIFER) and Peter Gross (LUCIFER) collects THE UNWRITTEN #6-12.

Tom Taylor''s life was screwed from the get go. His father created the Tommy Taylor fantasy series, boy-wizard novels with popularity on par with Harry Potter. The problem is Dad modeled the fictional epic so closely on Tom''s real life that fans are constantly comparing him to his fictional counterpart, turning him into the lamest variety of Z-level celebrity. In the final novel, it''s even implied that the fictional Tommy will cross over into the real world, giving delusional fans more excuses to harass Tom. When an enormous scandal reveals that Tom might really be a boy-wizard made flesh, Tom comes into contact with a very mysterious, very deadly group that''s secretly kept tabs on him all his life. Now, to protect his own life and discover the truth behind his origins, Tom will travel the world, eventually finding himself at locations all featured on a very special map-one kept by the deadly group that charts places throughout world history where fictions have impacted and tangibly shaped reality, those stories ranging from famous literary works to folktales to pop culture. And in the process of figuring out what it all means, Tom will find himself having to figure out a huge conspiracy mystery that spans the entirety of the history of fiction. Collects issues #1-5 in this NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Vertigo series by Mike Carey (LUCIFER) and Peter Gross (LUCIFER).

Dynamite presents the first 18 issues of the acclaimed Red Sonja series in one massive omnibus, featuring the work of Mike Carey, Michael Avon Oeming, Mel Rubi, Pablo Marcos, Lee Moder, Stephen Sadowski, Michael Turner, Alex Ross, John Cassaday, Joe Linsner, and many more.

Picking up directly from the events of Ultimate Extinction! The Earth was saved from the Ultimate threat: Gah Lak Tus. But scientist George Tarleton has captured a piece of that awesome entity and plans to reactivate it for his own evil purposes. The only hope for mankind against this mad scheme: the strange alien being called the Vision! Collecting Ultimate Vision #1-5.

Witness the biggest shake-up in X-Men history! With the mansion in Westchester destroyed, the X-Men are moving to San Francisco. But it''s not just a change in the zip code. Come see what the momentous change in status quo means to the X-Men. Collects Uncanny X-Men #500-503, X-Men Free Comic Book Day #1, and Manifest Destiny: Dazzler, Karma, Mercury/X-23, Colossus, Emma Frost, Graymalkin & Juggernaut.

Richard Mayhew est un jeune homme très ordinaire, avec un emploi sans éclat et un destin parfaitement banal. Jusqu''au jour où il accomplit un geste insolite : il s''arrête pour porter secours à une jeune femme blessée dans une rue de Londres. C''est alors que sa vie perd à tout jamais toute insignifiance. La jeune femme, nommée Porte, vient de Londres d''En Bas, métropole dangereuse et fantastique située dans les entrailles de la capitale, à l''insu du monde de la surface. Attiré dans cette contrée de l''étrange, Richard découvre plus tard que Londres d''En Haut l''a oublié. Comme s''il n''avait jamais existé. Richard doit désormais se garder des tueurs à gages Group et Vandemar, franchir le Pont de la Nuit, survivre à une épreuve rituelle qui pourrait lui coûter sa raison, et combattre la hideuse Bête de Londres, tout cela pour retrouver son ancienne vie. La clé du mystère est l''Ange Islington et le secret qu''il cache de toute éternité dans les profondeurs de Down Street. Un secret qui pourrait causer la perte de Richard, de Porte et de Londres d''En Bas.

Author of The Girl With All the Gifts Mike Carey presents the first book in his hip supernatural thriller series featuring freelance exorcist Felix Castor. Felix Castor is a freelance exorcist, and London is his stomping ground. It may seem like a good ghostbuster can charge what he likes and enjoy a hell of a lifestyle, but there''s a risk: sooner or later he''s going to take on a spirit that''s too strong for him. When Castor accepts a seemingly simple ghost-hunting case at a museum in the shadowy heart of London, what should have been a perfectly straightforward exorcism is rapidly turning into the Who Can Kill Castor First Show, with demons and ghosts all keen to claim the big prize. But that''s business as usual: Castor knows how to deal with the dead. It''s the living who piss him off. . ..

Mike Carey returns for a one-shot tale! Constantine happens upon an argument between twin sisters that turns into a hunt through London for mysterious items to quell the sibling fire. But when a bizarre sickness begins to shadow him, he realizes he''ll need help from some ''special'' friends.

Richard Mayhew is a young man with a good heart and an ordinary life, which is changed forever when he stops to help a girl he finds bleeding on a London sidewalk. His small act of kindness propels him into a world he never dreamed existed. There are people who fall through the cracks, and Richard has become one of them. And he must learn to survive in this city of shadows and darkness, monsters and saints, murderers and angels, if he is ever to return to the London that he knew.

Written by Mike Carey Art and cover by John Bolton GOD SAVE THE QUEEN is a new hardcover that reunites acclaimed writer Mike Carey (CROSSING MIDNIGHT, LUCIFER) with renowned fantasy painter John Bolton (FABLES: 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL, THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: THE FURIES). Bolton''s lush palette perfectly captures both the lurid underbelly of modern London and the haunting elegance of Faerie in a dark, compelling tale of decadence and desire that echoes the epic scope of BOOKS OF MAGIC and THE SANDMAN. Set in both North London and the Faerie kingdom, GOD SAVE THE QUEEN tells the story of a rebellious teenager who falls in with a group of slacker faeries. She discovers that for faeries, the ultimate rush is Red Horse, a drug made from heroin and human blood. It''s a dangerous high, and when she gets hooked she''s drawn into a civil war that becomes a struggle to the death between Queen Titania and her predecessor, Queen Mab. Don''t miss this imaginative, thought-provoking collaboration from two acclaimed creators! Advance-solicited; on sale April 18 - 96 pg, FC, $19.99 US - MATURE READERS

The legend of Red Sonja begins here with all new tales featuring the She-Devil with a Sword! This new collection features the first five issues of Dynamite''s Red Sonja, as well as the introductory #0 issue. Written by Michael Avon Oeming (Thor, Powers) & Mike Carey (Hellblazer, Elektra, Neverwhere) and illustrated by Mel Rubi (X-Men), Caesar Roderiquez (Sojourn) and Richard Isanove (1602). Inspired by the works of Sonja and Conan creator Robert E. Howard!

BACK IN THE OLD COUNTRY! Soon to be stepping from the shadows into his own live action movie (starring Keanu Reeves) comes a classic comics character: John Constantine, the enigmatic chain-smoking mystic! Having finally returned from his lengthy sojourn around the United States, John Constantine''s back in the UK, in Liverpool, to let his sister and niece know that he''s far from dead, as they had believed. But almost as soon as he arrives, Constatine finds himself caught up in a mysterious wave of killings - and the culprit has magic in mind! Written by cult favourite Mike Carey (Lucifer), with art from talented newcomer Marcelo Frusin, it''s Constantine at his best - on home ground, and in trouble!

Soon to be stepping from the shadows into his own live action movie (starring Keanu Reeves) comes a classic comics character: John Constantine, the enigmatic chain-smoking mystic! When a plague starts putting thousands of people into deadly comas, John Constantine steps in with a ''cure''... of sorts. After travelling from London to the glitzy boulevards of L.A., Constantine realises that a cadre of hellish monsters is responsible, and he''ll have to sacrifice more than himself to put an end to it. From Mike Carey, fan-favourite writer of Lucifer, Hellblazer and Inferno, and acclaimed artist Leonardo Manco comes another epic tale of terror.

When the Boston Celtics were running-and-gunning their way to 16 world championships, New England fans displayed their approval of the team''s effort and heart by rooting especially hard for the bench players. It didn''t matter whether a particular favorite was the sixth man or the twelfth. As long as the chosen player possessed determination, guts, emotion and, above all hustle, the Celtics faithful would reward that player with cascades of applause and chants. Fringe players--don''t call them scrubs--became cult heroes. Yes, the Garden crowds were in absolute heaven when subs such as High Henry Finkel, Greg Kite, Eric Fernsten, Terry Duerod, Kevin Oscar Gamble, Wayne Kreklow, and Charles Bradley shed their warm-ups and scampered down to the scorer''s table to enter a game. Seldom did these players spend more than a couple of years in green-and-white uniforms before they were either waived or nabbed in an expansion draft. Still, to this day, their names and contributions have not been forgotten. Likewise, fans have not forgotten the dark days when Marvin Bad News Barnes, Sidney Wicks, Curtis Rowe, Bob McAdoo, Shammond Williams and Acie Earl aimlessly roamed on the parquet floor as the Celtics embarrassed themselves in defeat after defeat. Some players achieved star status in the face of long odds thanks to the results of one game in particular. What long-time Boston fan can ever forget Glenn McDonald''s crucial string of clutch jumpers in the third overtime of Boston''s 1976 playoff victory over the Phoenix Suns? Boston Celtics: Where Have You Gone? catches up with these long-remembered players and relives their impact (good or bad) on their Celtic teams. No longer will you have towonder, Whatever happened to...?

"John Constantine has seen more than his fair share of supernatural horrors, yet somehow the street sorcerer has always survived. Time and again he''s proved that no matter what Heaven or Hell throws at him, at the end of the day he can handle it."--Volume 4 cover.

In the three years since Daniel left to fulfill his destiny as the new Sandman, Lyta Hall has suffered greatly from the loss of her only son. Now the bloodline that has made her kin to the Furies has taken over her senses...and her sanity.

Not every gift is a blessing. Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant Parks keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don''t like her. She jokes that she won''t bite. But they don''t laugh. Melanie is a very special girl. Emotionally charged and gripping from beginning to end, The girl with all the gifts is the most powerful and affecting thriller you will read this year.

Sometimes the closest thing you can find to a friend is your enemy''s enemy. But when Tom tries to enlist the help of Madame Rausch, he discovers that she''s already fighting a war of her own.

As Pullman''s cold war against stories turns hot, it''s in stories that Tom must find the weapons and allies he''ll need to beat him. And the best weapon of all is one a thousand knights have quested for.

Sometimes it''s hard to be a man--especially if all your recent experience is of being a rabbit. Pauly is back, and having his wishes come true may be just the start of his problems.

In a dark land ruled by a crippled king, Tom Taylor searches for the one thing that can save the world--but only the pure of heart can see it.

The Unwritten Fables part 1! Tom Taylor is dragged into the heart of FABLES. The mundane realm of humanity and the fairy-tale homelands have fallen to a terrible foe. In desperation, the witches of Fabletown gather to summon the greatest mage the worlds have ever seen.