New Releases by WARREN ELLIS

A nomadic swordsman joins a band of misfits and magicians on a rescue mission, only to face an enemy that threatens their very place in the world. Before history was recorded in stone and ink, some men wrote it in blood! Wolfskin, a nomadic warrior, hopes to find a new purpose in life after the accidental slaughter of his own tribe while in the throes of an uncontrollable berserker rage. Hired as a guide and swordsman for a rescue mission to the volcanic ice plains, he travels north with a band of misfits and magicians whose skills and ideology is perched between prehistory and the advent of technology. What dreadful enemy will they face on the outskirts of civilization, and will Wolfskin even have a place in the world should he slay it? A new heroic legend from the darkest corridors of time, as chronicled by long-time collaborators Warren Ellis and Mike Wolfer (GRAVEL).

Vampirella has always been associated with some of the greatest names in the industry and for the second volume of the Vampirella Master Series, Dynamite Entertainment collects Warren Ellis'' vision for Vampirella. Originally from the Vampirella Lives limited series, comes Warren Ellis'' unique vision for the sexy vamp, who ventures to the city of Whitechapel to find a mausoleum dedicated to her mother Lilith. Warren Ellis is at the height of his powers here along with the creative talents of Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, this series redefined Vampirella for a modern audience. This edition collects Vampirella Lives #1-3, a short story from the Vampirella 25th Anniversary Special, a rare 10 page story called ''Necromance'' from Vampirella/Dracula The Centennial with art by Mark Beauchum and an all star roster cover art gallery featuring the work of Joe Quesada, J. Scott Campbell, Adam Hughes and Amanda Conner.

Investigative reporter Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of the 21st century surroundings while working for the newspaper The Word in this critically-acclaimed graphic novel series written by comics superstar Warren Ellis, the co-creator of PLANETARY and THE AUTHORITY. In this eighth volume collecting issues #43-48 of the groundbreaking VERTIGO title, all hell breaks loose as a nameless sniper terrorizes the Print District and a raging superstorm clears the streets of The City.

The only way a nomadic barbarian can survive an onslaught of enemies is by consuming a sacred mushroom and communing with the murder god of his warrior people... an act that may bring about an uncontrollable fury and the slaughter of many innocents. Before history was recorded in stone and ink, some men wrote it in blood! Tormented by his past deeds on the field of battle, a nomadic warrior wrapped in wolfpelts wanders south from the harsh climes at the top of the world, only to find himself at the center of bloody conflict once more. Stumbling upon a village torn apart by rival tribal leaders, Wolfskin unknowingly rekindles an ancient enmity. Soon, he too is torn -- between duty to the lives he has ruined by his mere presence, and duty to the hideous murder-god of the Northish wastes and the berserker drugs that are his sacrament!

Investigative reporter Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of the 21st Century surroundings while working for the newspaper The Word in this critically-acclaimed graphic novel series written by comics superstar Warren Ellis, the co-creator of PLANETARY and THE AUTHORITY. In this volume, two candidates are facing off in the presidential election, and in all the media only Spider Jerusalem seems to have the intestinal fortitude to hack his way through the campaign propaganda and find out the reality behind the spin. But even if he manages to being the public the unvarnished truth, the question still remains: will they do the right thing once they have it? Collects #19-24 and stories from VERTIGO: WINTER''s EDGE #2-3.

"May be destined to become one of the great underground classics of the twenty-first century." — Lansing State Journal Burned-out private dick Michael McGill needs to jump-start his career. What he gets instead is a cattle prod to the crotch. The president''s heroin-addicted chief of staff wants McGill to find the Constitution—the real one the Founding Fathers secretly devised for the time of gravest crisis. And with God, civility, and Mom''s homemade apple pie already dead or dying, that time is now. But McGill has a talent for stumbling into every imaginable depravity—and this case is driving him even deeper into America''s darkest, dankest underbelly, toward obscenities that boggle even his mind. "Combines the noir sensibilities of Raymond Chandler with the grotesqueness of Chuck Palahniuk''s infamous short story ''Guts'' and the acerbic social commentary of William S. Burroughs''s Naked Lunch." — Chicago Tribune "Laugh-out-loud funny . . . a deeply inventive look at the undercurrents beneath the mainstream popular culture." — Charlotte Observer "Not for the faint of heart." — Entertainment Weekly

The Thunderbolts'' wild ride continues as Thunderbolts Mountain is being used as temporary incarceration for captured superhuman combatants. With so many super-powered people in one place, how can things possibly go wrong? Plus: Songbird. Moonstone. The two longest-serving members of the Thunderbolts, but that''s practically all they have in common. Songbird has vowed not to let Moonstone corrupt her team, while Moonstone schemes to kill Songbird in the field. Follow the pair of heroes as they head inexorably toward confrontation - on a collision course that may tear the Thunderbolts apart! Collects Thunderbolts (2006) #116-121.

Venom, lethal protector! The enigmatic Moonstone! Bullseye, the man who never misses! Songbird, mistress of sound! Chen Lu, the Radioactive Man! Swordsman, master of the blade! The mystery man called Penance! And Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin! They''re America''s newest celebrities, ready to take to the skies at a moment''s notice in pursuit of those secret, unregistered superhumans hiding among us! They''re All-New, All-Deadly Thunderbolts - making the world a safer place for ordinary people one would-be costumed hero at a time! In the wake of Civil War, Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato present a dark and disturbing take on Marvel''s Most Wanted, where the line between hero and villain is difficult to find - if it exists at all! Collects Thunderbolts (2006) #110-115.

When America''s premiere hero kills everyone in the White House in pursuit of his own brand of justice, his innocent former teammates become the targets of a massive military crackdown. What happens when a crimefighting hero''s pursuit of justice leads him to the horrifying conclusion that he must kill his President to save his country? When John Horus decides that no one is above his personal law, he kicks down the door to the White House and throw the entire country into chaos. Now, his former teammates in the Seven Guns -- some crippled, some crazy, and all considered guilty by association -- become live targets for a military determined to wipe them all from the face of the earth. BLACK SUMMER is Warren Ellis'' graphic novel about where you draw the line, and where justice is nothing but death from above.

Warren Ellis''s and Colleen Doran''s acclaimed original VERTIGO graphic novel. When a space shuttle crash lands on Earth after being missing for a decade, it unlocks a mystery that will unfold deep in outer space. Can a team of three specialists cheated out of their dream of spaceflight discover the nature of this bizarre space-borne anomaly?

Three fantastic crossovers — all written by Warren Ellis — are collected in one spectacular collection! This volume collects PLANETARY/THE AUTHORITY, PLANETARY/JLA, and PLANETARY/BATMAN, featuring gorgeous art by fan-favorites John Cassaday, Phil Jimenez and Jerry Ordway!

From superstar creator Warren Ellis and fan-favorite artist Humberto Ramos comes a story of a super-team with a serious difference: they''re not exactly the “good” guys… Meet Threshold, Evo, Sublime, Bliss, Powerhaus and Copycat—products of the same program that produced the Gen 13 kids who are under the combined mentorship of the beautiful, evil Ivana Baiul and the barking mad Sideways Bob. Super-powered, super-cool, holed up in luxury apartments in a run-down part of New York City, they''re entering a world they think they can understand…but do any of them truly realize what they''ve gotten into?

This second PLANETARY collection focuses on the team''s mysterious benefactor, the "Fourth Man." After paying their final respects to a British occultist with ties to their group, Elijah Snow, Jakita Wagner, and The Drummer continue their super-humanarchaeological studies as they visit a hidden government compound full of radioactive human guinea pigs, discover a fictional construct that has been made real and learn of a malevolent group known simply as "The Four." As these investigations takeplace, Elijah begins to learn some truths about both the Fourth Man''s identity as well as his own hidden past. Featuring an introduction by Buffy The Vampire Slayer creator, Joss Whedon. Collecting issues #7-12.

They want me to entertain you bastards," Warren Ellis began his series of columns for the comic book Internet destination website Comic Book Resources. Part social commentary, part sitting at-the-feet-of-Socrates, part kick in the ass, COME IN ALONE was the column that would zig when you thought it would zag. This collection of all fifty-two columns includes Ellis'' unique take on the comic book industry, features first-class interviews with top-flight comic book professionals, and even includes the legendary Old Bastard''s Manifesto. Wrap this all up in an evocative and spooky cover by Brian Wood, and you''ve got a collection of commentary that midwifed the birth of the comic book industry into the 21st century.

Three people walk the world, seeking to uncover the planet''s secret history.

Collecting the stories that first introduced the world to Planetary, this volume features the adventures of a team of super-powered archaeologists.

Warren Ellis introduces you to the sultry Anna Mercury in this all-new sci-fi series! Dancing amid the spires of a city called New Ataraxia, there is a woman who can cloud men''s minds, leap across buildings as if weightless, unerringly fire twin automatic pistols in the most insane conditions, and disappear in a crowded room. She fights against the political repression of an insane technocratic society, and she comes from a place that no-one in New Ataraxia has ever heard of. And she''s got one hour to save the city from itself. A high-octane blend of The Shadow, Tomb Raider, retropunk science fiction and 21st century Weird Pulp Action, ANNA MERCURY is a headlong adventure serial about a beautiful and mysterious spy-adventurer who is not what she seems....

Warren Ellis'' smash-hit horror series returns for a carnage-filled sequel with all of the original creative team! It''s just a handful of miles from Smoky Island to the city of Hope on the northwest coast of the United States. It didn''t take long for the cloud of black gas that erupted from the middle of Smoky Island to blow across the Atlantic channel between them. Soo Park is the sole survivor of what the black gas did to Smoky Island. She thought she''d be safe when she got to the mainland. She could not have been more wrong.The black gas turned the few hundred people on Smoky Island into insane death-crazed cannibals.There are a million people in the city of Hope. This is a zombie holocaust.

The acclaimed series explodes into its third year with a self-contained issue. "Here to Go" is a savage, funny focus on outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem, as he tells stories of his past that illuminate his obsessions with power, terrorism and especially death.

In a self-contained story, crusading journalist Spider Jerusalem is thrust into the world of bizarre religious movements that have sprung up during his five-year absence from The City. But Spider''s bad attitude makes him an unlikely convert, even to the most fervent evangelists alive.

The second story arc in the great Ultimate Universe trilogy that began with Ultimate Nightmare! A hidden alien race is trying desperately to keep Man from reaching the stars. Cape Canaveral scientist Phillip Lawson knows of the hideous plan and will use all his considerable power to stop it...the power of Captain Mahr Vehl! While the Kree shock troops send regiment after regiment to strike at the secret S.H.I.E.L.D. facility, the Ultimates and the Ultimate Fantastic Four infiltrate the alien mothership to learn whoor whatGah Lak Tus is! And believe us when we say they get more than they bargained for!

Exploding from the ruins of ULTIMATUM, Tony Stark races against time to save his crippled corporation and stop the theft of his armored arsenal! Superstar writer WARREN ELLIS (ULTIMATE HUMAN) teams up with rising talent STEVE KURTH (IRON MAN) to bring you a globe-spanning, high-octane thriller with a blast from Tony''s past that you''ve gotta see to believe! Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS ARMOR WARS #1-4. Collects Ultimate Comics Armor Wars #1-4.

Smoky Island is a shambling haven for flesh eating ghouls. Warren Ellis delves deep into the darkest genre with his terrifying tale of modern day zombism.

Warren Ellis continues to strip away the layers of mystery from the sultry Anna Mercury in his all-new sci-fi series! In the aftermath of the disaster on New Ataraxia, Anna Mercury and her employers can''t be blamed for thinking things couldn''t get any worse. But the cracks in New Ataraxia run deeper than anyone could imagine, and when Anna stands down from active duty and returns to her "normal" life, there''s no one around to save that strange city as it slides from murderous to suicidal...

Collecting the best of Spider''s columns from The Word--from his reluctant return to the City and forced adaptation to a future where truth is obsolete, moving through his rise to fame and fortune over the bodies of his enemies, culminating in his current condition of focused mental illness!

There''s a story not getting told because the media''s ground to a halt. The cops are nowhere to be seen. It''s a conspiracy. And the only people who can tell it are outlaw journalists Spider Jerusalem and his filthy assistants. But they may not get the chance! "Dirge" Part 3.

It''s election year, and a reluctant, reclusive Spider Jerusalem has sunk even deeper inside himself. Now he''s more determined than ever to cover the ugly political dogfight, fulfill his book contracts, and get the hell out of the City in part 1 of "Year of the Bastard."

In the conclusion to "Freeze Me with Your Kiss," the secret of Spider''s wife--whose cryogenically frozen head has been stolen--is revealed, and the mad police dog Stomponato gets his.

Headlong part 1! The White House has utilized its emergency powers still in place over the City and introduced martial law! Federal controls are quietly being placed over the media; controls they usually roll over for. And it''s all Spider Jerusalem''s fault!