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.

Lis (aka Lisa), Lu (aka Luciana) and Leco (aka Leandro)—three friends bonded by their love for Brazil’s unique street art “pixo”, also known as pichação or pixação, a distinctive style of tagging unique to Brazil—strive to be good in a place where corruption still thrives. After Lis witnesses injustice and abuse of power on the streets of São Paulo, she enlists her friends to take matters into their own hands. Their plan works until they realize they’ve become privy to sensitive information belonging to holdovers from the country’s brutal dictatorial past who are plotting against the movement for reform and an upcoming election. Armed with a can of spray paint and the help of a journalist, can they escape the dangerous and life-threatening plot they''ve mistakenly become entangled in? Red Tag is a fast-paced thriller set in Brazil, starring three young friends looking for justice in a system built to silence their voices. Collects the Comixology Originals series Red Tag.

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!

Quando uma missão no aeroporto dá errado, a Hit-Girl acaba presa dentro do compartimento de carga de um avião rumo à Itália. Em pouco tempo, ela está dirigindo uma scooter feito doida pelas ruas atrás de uma misteriosa ladra conhecida como La Gatta! Assim que Mindy recupera um valioso artefato roubado, ela se torna alvo de uma sinistra organização criminosa chefiada por uma fanática religiosa e seu exército de freiras malucas.

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)

Witness what hides within the Sinister House-the DCU’s most horrific secrets and mysteries! Travel alongside Harley Quinn, John Constantine, Detective Chimp, Zatanna, the Atom and others as they face this macabre devastation firsthand! And in the bowels of this dark mansion…we return to the world of the legendary Red Rain to meet once again with the dreaded vampire Batman. Don’t miss this year’s DC Halloween special-because if you do, it’ll haunt you!

Rome''s most feared crime boss has Hit-Girl in her sights, and will stop at nothing to kill Mindy and seize the stolen relic for her own.

This supernatural mystery set in the world of Sherlock Holmes and Lovecraft''s Cthulhu Mythos features a brilliant detective and his partner as they try to solve a horrific murder. The complex investigation takes the Baker Street investigators from the slums of Whitechapel all the way to the Queen''s Palace as they attempt to find the answers to this bizarre murder of cosmic horror! From the Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, Nebula award-winning, and New York Times bestselling writer Neil Gaiman comes this graphic novel adaptation with art by Eisner award winning artist Rafael Albuquerque!

ÒTHE FIRST ALLYÓ finale! In the final issue of Scott SnyderÕs high-octane run on ALL STAR BATMAN, he and superstar artist Rafael Albuquerque put Batman to the ultimate test! Faced with either losing his future as Batman or the person he loves most, the Dark Knight must decide which ultimate price he is willing to pay.

“THE FIRST ALLY” part two! Batman races to track down his new nemesis before another murder rocks Miami. But with old secrets revealing unsettling truths about his closest ally, what dark accords will the Dark Knight make in order to stop true evil?

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.

It's part two of 'Gotham Academy Yearbook'! This month we have more stories of the gang's past and present shenanigans by some of the best names in comics. Detective Club, Scarecrow attacks, and water polo fights are just the beginning for another amazing issue!

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!

**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!

Features a new breed of vampire - muscular, vicious, and distinctly American.

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.