New Releases by Rafael Albuquerque

UN’IMPERDIBILE OPERA GOTICA STA PER COMINCIARE! Nonostante gli esami che continua a effettuare su di sé, Bruce Wayne non riesce a capire quale sia la fonte del terrore che lo attanaglia. Nel frattempo alcuni strani demoni imperversano a Gotham e un’antica melodia si diffonde per le strade di questa tormentata città. Ma se, molto presto, diventasse impossibile distinguere chi è un essere umano da chi non lo è? E se l’Uomo Pipistrello finisse per smarrirsi in questo inconsueto labirinto di dubbi e timori? Il pluripremiato autore Ram V (Catwoman) e lo straordinario artista Rafael Albuquerque (American Vampire), affiancati per l’occasione da Simon Spurrier, Dani e Hayden Sherman, danno inizio a un nuovissimo ciclo di storie che ci rivela alcuni particolari sconvolgenti sul passato di Gotham e scandaglia a fondo l’animo sofferente del Cavaliere Oscuro. [VOLUME 1. CONTIENE: DETECTIVE COMICS 1062-1065]

I RACCONTI DEL CAVALIERE OSCURO! Il Cavaliere Oscuro affronta alcuni dei suoi più grandi nemici ‒ Due Facce, Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, KGBeast, il Pinguino e tanti altri ‒ in questi racconti che mostrano perché è uno dei personaggi più iconici del mondo del fumetto. Oltre alla serie completa di quattordici episodi, questo volume contiene una vasta selezione di copertine variant e di materiali forniti dai disegnatori che hanno dato vita a queste storie. [VOLUME UNICO. Contiene: ALL STAR BATMAN (2016) 1-14, ALL-STAR BATMAN DIRECTOR’S CUT (2016) 1]

La sangrienta vigilante violeta continúa haciendo estragos entre los esbirros del bajo mundo criminal. Mindy ha ido desde el sur hasta el norte de América; y en esta ocasión el llamado de la justicia la lleva al viejo mundo, a la cuna de una civilización belicosa que, probablemente, hubiera encumbrado y laureado a una guerrera tan feroz como ella: Roma.

From Eisner, Harvey, and Inkpot Award-winner Rafael Albuquerque and Rafael Scavone, the co-creators of American Vampire and Hit-Girl in Rome, comes a story about the power of pop culture idols and overcoming guilt. Running from a terrible trauma at home, Lilly magically falls inside her favorite cartoon show. But the bright world of Funny Creek isn’t as far from the pains of the real world as she had hoped. A thrilling adventure ensues where Lilly must overcome her troubles and make her way home. Collects the series in print for the first time!

Huck è un ragazzone grande, grosso e un po’ semplice, ma dotato di poteri speciali. Quando la notizia delle sue capacità straordinarie si diffonde oltre il piccolo paesino che lo aveva sempre protetto, qualcuno si fa avanti per sfruttarlo. Intanto, l'improvviso ritorno di alcune figure del passato spalanca la porta su un mistero ancora più inquietante. Mark Millar (Kick-Ass) stupisce ancora una volta, questa volta reimmaginando uno dei più famosi e importanti miti dei supereroi americani! Ai disegni la superstar Rafael Albuquerque (american Vampire)

A new series from Rafael Albuquerque and Rafael Scavone, the team behind Neil Gaiman's A Study in Emerald! Hidden from ordinary eyes, there is a world alongside our own full of deities, demons, and danger—where magic wins out over science and dark secrets lie in wait. Ulloo, the last wizard from the Hidden Society, enlists the aid of a blind girl and her demon, a young magician, and a cursed bounty hunter in order to stop a group of nihilist warlocks from waking the Society's greatest nemesis: a primeval force that, unchecked, will scorch the planet bare of all life.

Edison Crane è l’uomo più intelligente del mondo. Miliardario. Scienziato. Avventuriero. Artista. Quando i governi mondiali hanno un problema che non riescono a risolvere, Edison Crane è l’uomo che chiamano. E un’invasione da una malvagia Terra di un universo parallelo è la missione più difficile che abbia mai affrontato. Finora. Due narratori di eccezione come Mark Millar (Civil War, Kick-Ass, The Magic Order) e Rafael Albuquerque (Batman, American Vampire) firmano un thriller adrenalinico che non dà scampo.

At the urging of Aztek, Diana and Artemis join her for a trip to Mexico, but there’s no sightseeing on the agenda. Instead, they must rescue a long-lost Amazon who’s being held captive by rogue deity Tezcatlipoca, who’s trying to break into our world. Can these three heroes save the missing Amazon, stop a raging god and not kill one another in the process? Find out in these stories from WONDER WOMAN #51-55, JUSTICE LEAGUE GIANT #1-2 and WONDER WOMAN 75TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1.

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES! A slew of comics’ top writers and artists pay tribute to the coolest school in the DC Universe as GOTHAM ACADEMY ends its first semester with a bang! They faced magic, monsters and mayhem-along with quizzes, crushes and dining-hall food-but Olive, Maps and the rest of the Academy gang survived their first term at Gotham City’s most prestigious school. Now it’s time to look back by putting together their yearbook. But it wouldn’t be Gotham Academy if there weren’t an all-new, untold adventure on every page! What happens when students sneak into a faculty party full of (mostly) reformed super-villains? What kind of trouble can kids get into at the mall when an elite assassin is their chaperone? And why is Robin, the Boy Wonder himself, interested in Maps’ maps? In GOTHAM ACADEMY VOLUME 3: YEARBOOK, writer Brenden Fletcher (BLACK CANARY) and artist Adam Archer (SCRIBBLENAUTS: UNMASKED) lead an all-star team of killer creators including David Petersen (MOUSE GUARD), Michael Dialynas (THE WOODS), Hope Larson (BATGIRL), Katie Cook (MY LITTLE PONY), Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen (LI’L GOTHAM), Faith Erin Hicks (The Adventures of Superhero Girl), James Tynion IV (BATMAN ETERNAL), Annie Wu (BLACK CANARY), Rafael Albuquerque (AMERICAN VAMPIRE), Steve Orlando (MIDNIGHTER) and more! Collects GOTHAM ACADEMY #13-18 and GOTHAM ACADEMY ANNUAL #1.

Two newly turned vampires are trying to fight the bloodsucking urge, but they've got a pack of angry vampires and one bad-ass vamp-killer on their tail. Fan-favorite character Travis Kidd makes his return in this AMERICAN VAMPIRE one-shot!

Bienvenue dans la Mélasse, une dimension hostile, perdue dans le temps et l'espace dont Joshua, chrononaute de son état, s'est retrouvé prisonnier. Amnésique et sans nouvelles de l'équipe scientifique qui l'a envoyé ici, il ne peut compter que sur son instinct et cette voix étrangement familière pour le guider...

In a quiet seaside town, a gas station clerk named Huck secretly uses his special gifts to do a good deed each day. When his story leaks, a media firestorm erupts, bringing him uninvited fame. As pieces of Huck's past begin to resurface, it's no longer clear who his friends are, or whose lives may be in danger.

Welcome to the Meld, an inhospitable dimension in time where Joshua, a chrononaut, finds himself trapped. With no memory or feedback from the team of scientists that sent him, he can't count on anything but his heart and a stranger's voice to guide him to his destiny. This book collects issues #1-#5 of the thrilling time-traveling adventures created and beautifully rendered by acclaimed artist Rafael Albuquerque (American Vampire) and expertly cowritten by Mike Johnson (Supergirl). "Rafa's art in this series looks unlike anything else on the stands, and he's bringing a level of visual invention to the story that is stunning. We really want to give readers a setting and characters they've never seen before, and we hope this is just the start of the stories that can be told in this world." - Co-writer Mike Johnson on Ei8ht

Now imprisoned, Joshua has finally remembered his mission. Unfortunately, his fate is in the sinister hands of the Meld's most dangerous man who hopes to control time and space. It's do-or-die time in the Meld! * Stunning sci-fi epic by Rafael Albuquerque (_American Vampire_, _Batman: Black and White_) with Mike Johnson (_Supergirl_)! * The sci-fi series you've been longing for!

**From _American Vampire_'s Rafael Albuquerque!** As Dr. Hamm and the black-ops soldier Collins try to survive in the prehistoric past, the fierce warrior Nila and the chrononaut Joshua attempt to convince the rebel council to take up arms against the Tyrant before he releases a dangerous scourge and wipes them all from the face of the Meld! * A time traveling adventure! * Explore another world!

"Joshua travels to the inhospitable MELD a dimension between dimensions. Marooned there he must complete his mission to save the future"--

BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT features tales of the Bat from comics creators and beyond! These new tales of Batman explore unusual sides of the Dark Knight, including his relationship with Alfred during his early years as a crime-figher, his method of dealing with super-powered foes and more. Collects BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #11-13 and LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT 100-PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR #1.

**A sci-fi tour de force by _American Vampire_ cocreator!** Chrononaut Joshua is stuck in the dimension known as the Meld, captured by a camp of rebels that oppose the maniacal Tyrant and his champion, the Spear. When Joshua remembers his mission, the past and the future collide to reveal the peril he must face. Rafael Albuquerque's (_American Vampire_, _Batman: Black and White_) stunning sci-fi epic!

**From _American Vampire_'s Rafael Albuquerque!** Welcome to the Meld, an inhospitable dimension in time where Joshua, a chrononaut, finds himself trapped. With no memory or feedback from the team of scientists that sent him, he can't count on anything but his heart and a stranger's voice to guide him to his destiny. * From the artist of _American Vampire_! * Cowritten with Mike Johnson (_Supergirl_)! * Traverse the past, the present, the future . . . and welcome to the Meld!

24seven features a who's who of today's best writers and artists from comics, film and animation, telling tales of robots in the city that never sleeps. Following in the tradition of the acclaimed 24seven Volume 1, this second volume's stories run a cross-genre gamut, from crisis in space to bank robberies to gambling robot dogs. 24seven has romance, action, horror -- everything you want -- told by a cross-section of the most diverse writers and artists in print!

More tales of the Dark Knight from legendary creators including Rafael Grampˆ, Dan DiDio and J.G. Jones, Rafael Albuquerque, Jeff Lemire and Alex Ni_o, and Michael Uslan and Dave Bullock.