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® TABLE OF CONTENTSACHEWOOD VOLUME 3

ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND: THE POP WONDERLAND SERIES

BERSERK VOLUME 33

BLACKSAD

BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL VOLUME 22

BLOOD+ KOWLOON NIGHTS

BOOK OF GRICKLE

BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY ARCHIVES VOLUME 2

BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD VOLUME 5

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON EIGHT VOLUME 6

CHOBITS OMNIBUS EDITION

CHRONICLES OF KULL VOLUME 2: THE HELL BENEATH ATLANTIS AND OTHER STORIES

COMICS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF COMIC STRIP ART, THE

CONAN ARCHIVES VOLUME 1 (BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH )

CREEPY ARCHIVES VOLUME 6

DON’T HOLD YOUR BREATH: THE ART OF BRIAN EWING

DRAWING DOWN THE MOON: THE ART OF CHARLES VESS

EERIE ARCHIVES VOLUME 4

GANTZ VOLUME 9

GANTZ VOLUME 10

GOON VOLUME 6: CHINATOWN AND THE MYSTERY OF MR. WICKER

HELLBOY VOLUME 9

INDIANA JONES OMNIBUS: THE FURTHER ADVENTURES VOLUME 3

JET SCOTT VOLUME 1

KUROSAGI CORPSE DELIVERY SERVICE VOLUME 10

LITTLE LULU: THE BIG DIPPER AND OTHER STORIES

MESMO DELIVERY

NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: THE SHINJI IKARI RAISING PROJECT VOLUME 3

NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: THE SHINJI IKARI RAISING PROJECT VOLUME 4

NEXUS ARCHIVES VOLUME 10

OH MY GODDESS! VOLUME 14

OH MY GODDESS! VOLUME 34

OKIMONO KIMONO

PLAYBOY’S TRUMP! THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

RAPTURE

REX MUNDI BOOK 6

SHAMAN WARRIOR VOLUME 9

SHINJUKU

STAR WARS ADVENTURES: LUKE SKYWALKER AND THE TREASURE OF THE DRAGONSNAKES

STAR WARS: DARK TIMES VOLUME 4—BLUE HARVEST

STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC VOLUME 8

STAR WARS LEGACY VOLUME 8—TATTOOINE

STAR WARS OMNIBUS: BOBA FETT

STAR WARS OMNIBUS: SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE

STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS—THE COLLOSSUS OF DESTINY

STAR WARS: THE THRAWN TRILOGY

TARZAN ARCHIVES: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 5

TUROK, SON OF STONE ARCHIVES VOLUME 5

VAMPIRE HUNTER D READER’S GUIDE

VAMPIRE HUNTER D VOLUME 14

WEREWOLVES ON THE MOON: VERSUS VAMPIRES

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ISBN: 1-59582-443-XISBN-13: 978-1-59582-443-1Price: $19.95(CAN: $24.99, £14.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Hiroaki SamuraArtist: Hiroaki SamuraSize: 5.75 x 8.25Page Count: 232Format: Softcover, Black & WhiteRecommended Age: 18+Genre: Action/Adventure, MangaPublication Date: 1/1/2010Rights: US, Canada & UK

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In his years as a Hong Kong police officer, NishiTatsuyoshi has never seen murder victims like the onesbeing found in the Kowloon Walled City. Bodies com-pletely drained of blood are showing up every fewnights, and rumors of vampires are swirling. The closerNishi gets to the truth, the more obstacles are thrown inhis way. Someone doesn’t want him to discover what’sreally going on! Forced into an uneasy alliance with theChiropteran-hunting Red Shield organization, Nishiworks with a mysterious cello player named Hagi asthey try to uncover the source of the murders and bringdown the Wong family — which peddles a miracle drugthey claim will give users immortality!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Hot on the heels of the wildly successful Blood+ andBlood+ Adagio manga series and spinning out of thehit Blood+ anime series, Blood+ Kowloon Nightsfeatures Saya’s lover, Hagi, in a gripping solo adven-ture that takes place in the years between Saya’s infa-mous Vietnam incident and the events in Blood+!• Dark Horse has sold over 70,000 copies of previousvolumes of Blood+!

ISBN: 1-59582-444-8ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-444-8Price: $9.95(CAN: $12.50, £7.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Hirotaka KisaragiArtist: Hirotaka KisaragiSize: 5 x 7Page Count: 176Format: Softcover, Black & WhiteRecommended Age: 16+Genre: MangaPublication Date: 1/1/2010Rights: US, Canada & UK

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Hiroaki Samura’s latest Blade of the Immortal volumefinds Manji and Rin recovering from their harrowingescape out of Edo’s underground prisons and finallyconfronting their odd relationship. Döa and Isaku havesomething important to announce when Anotsu and theItto-ryu reunite with their missing members, andHabaki Kagimura faces a death sentence! To atone forhis failures and sins, Kagimura has one month todestroyAnotsu and his crew— or Kagimura must com-mit suicide. With his Mugai-ryu assassins disbanded,Kagimura enlists even stranger felons than before, cre-ating the frightening, new Rokki-dan gang. With hiscolorful cast expanding, Samura’s knack for creatingmemorable characters and his masterful ability to dove-tail multiple plotlines into each other are evident in thisnew volume, which also packs a powerful surprise ending!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Hiroaki Samura’s widely acclaimed Blade of theImmortal manga series has won awards across theglobe, including the Eisner Award in America, theprestigious Media Arts Award of Japan, and two con-secutive British Eagle Awards.• Hiroaki Samura is the creator of the enchantingOhikkoshi manga anthology — also published byDark Horse Manga!• “Samura has routinely reinvigorated Blade of theImmortal by painting in blood.”

— Ain’t It Cool News

BLADE OF THE IMMORTALVOLUME 22: FOOTSTEPS

BLOOD+ KOWLOON NIGHTS

ISBN: 1-59582-445-6ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-445-5Price: $9.95(CAN: $12.50, £7.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Mi-Kyung YunArtist: Mi-Kyung YunSize: 5.75 x 8.25Page Count: 184Format: Softcover, Black & WhiteRecommended Age: 12+Genre: Manga, FantasyPublication Date: 1/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

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With a jealous admirer and a bitter, powerful mother plot-ting behind his back, Habaek’s controversial decision toreturn Soah to his magical kingdom has the elementalgods and goddesses in an uproar. Habaek, the moodywater god who rescued Soah’s village from famine anddrought, is also dealing with a curse that turns him into achild during the day and reverts him to his true adult format night. While some of the inhabitants of his domain arefriendly to his human bride — and some are a bit toofriendly — Habaek has kept his curse secret from Soah,who’s become completely confused by all the attentionand resentment her presence brings! When night falls,Habaek pretends to be the aloof, handsome god, Mui,whose irresistible charisma and flirtations with Soahhave her thinking that she’s about ready to cheat on herimmature spouse. It may be about time for Habaek/Muito come clean!And who’s really responsible for the deathof his previous human bride?

KEY SELLING POINTS:• This volume reproduces four full-color pages and ahandful of bonus cartoons, as found in the originalKorean edition.• Bride of the Water God is a best-selling shojo seriesin Korea.• Writer/artist Mi-Kyung Yun received the Best NewArtist award in 2004 from the esteemed Dokja-man-hwa-daesang organization.• “Bride of the Water God is a dark, lovely fairy talethat should appeal to fans of CLAMP’s more folk-loric work.” — Pop Culture Shock

BRIDE OF THE WATER GODVOLUME 5

ISBN: 1-59582-447-2ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-447-9Price: $9.95 (CAN: $12.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Osamu TakahashiArtist: Osamu TakahashiSize: 5.25 x 7.25Page Count: 192Format: Softcover, Black & WhiteRecommended Age: 14+Genre: Manga, HumorPublication Date: 1/1/2010Rights: North America

Now, it’s important for a father to participate when it’stime for a parent-teacher conference, but you’re stillgoing to feel a little nervous as the student — or, if yourfather’s name is Gendo Ikari, a lot nervous! WhileShinji’s girl troubles continue to be a public spectacle,Kaworu and Ritsuko are going behind his back...straight to SEELE. Love, comedy, and mystery contin-ue in Volume 3!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Since it first hit Japanese TV screens in 1995, themultimedia Neon Genesis Evangelion phenomenonhas never faded. The most-talked-about anime seriesof the 1990s, its legend only spread further in the lastdecade with the North American release of theEvangelion series on DVD, and its subsequent airingon Adult Swim. Now Evangelion is in full-fledgedrevival mode, with a brand-new tetralogy of moviesplanned entitled Rebuild of Evangelion — the firstfilm out, 2008’s Evangelion:1.0 You Are (Not) Alone,became the top-selling DVD release of the year inJapan, and is slated for U.S. release in November2009 from FUNimation!• Each volume features bonus color pages, yourEvangelionfan art and letters, and special reader giveaways!

NEON GENESIS EVANGELION:THE SHINJI IKARI RAISINGPROJECT VOLUME 3

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History professor Stanislaus Korivitsky has been chosenby the Merk to inherit the role of Nexus, fusionkastingexecutioner of mass murderers. Far saner than his pred-ecessors, Stacy and Michana Loomis, Stan immediatelykills his first target and then sets off for A.J. Cronin —megalomaniacal CEO of a massively influential (andless than ethical) multiplanetary company, theScorporation. But whenA.J.’s terrifying single-minded-ness outlives his own body, Stan, Horatio, and Sundraface-off with an unstoppable hunter/killer in a high-speed subzero chase... and if they survive, the antitech-nology zealots of the Elvonic Order have a serious boneto pick with the new Nexus.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• A multiple Eisner Award-winning series that definedthe careers of acclaimed creators Steve Rude andMikeBaron, Nexus is a modern classic not to be missed.• Featuring early work from fan-favorite creators PeterDavid (X-Factor, The Incredible Hulk) and PhilHester (Green Arrow, Nightwing)!

ISBN: 1-59582-438-3ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-438-7Price: $49.95 (CAN: $62.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Mike BaronArtist: Steve Rude, Greg Guler,Phil Hester, OthersSize: 7 x 10.5Page Count: 232Format: Hardcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 14+Genre: Action/Adventure,Science FictionPublication Date: 1/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

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NEXUS ARCHIVES VOLUME 10

ISBN: 1-59582-448-0ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-448-6Price: $10.95 (CAN: $13.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Kosuke FujishimaArtist: Kosuke FujishimaSize: 5.25 x 7.25Page Count: 144Format: Softcover, Black & WhiteRecommended Age: 10+Genre: Manga, HumorPublication Date: 1/1/2010Rights: North America

Ever since a cosmic phone call led five literal younggoddesses — Belldandy, Urd, Skuld, and, like occa-sional vowels, Peorth and Lind — to live in college stu-dent Keiichi’s residence, his personal life has beenturned upside down, sideways, and sometimes even intostrange dimensions!It’s back to business when Chihiro and crew return fromthe retreat — only to find Tamiya and Otaki, left to holddown the store, have turned Whirlwind inside out! ButSkuld, the Goddess of the Future, has her own fatefulreunion with someone out of her past... remember herold boyfriend, Sentaro?

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Winner of the 2009 Kodansha Award for BestGeneral Manga.• Oh My Goddess! is the longest-running manga seriesin America!• “Oh My Goddess! is an eternally charming mangaseries with magical humor and a big heart.” —Active Anime• “The art is full of action and humor. An essentialread.” — School Library Journal

OH MY GODDESS! VOLUME 34

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The movie The Empire Strikes Back shows us only asmall portion of Luke Skywalker’s Jedi training underthe tutelage of Master Yoda. In this story, witness anever-before-seen part of that training as Luke is giventhe task of finding — and retrieving — an object guard-ed by the deadliest creatures on the swamp world ofDagobah: the monstrous dragonsnakes! This is the mostharrowing, dangerous, and muddiest mission that Lukehas ever faced!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Luke Skywalker trains to become a Jedi Knight withMaster Yoda!• The Star Wars Adventures series are parent-friendlyand perfect for younger readers as well as longtimeStar Wars fans.

ISBN: 1-59582-347-6ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-347-2Price: $7.95 (CAN: $9.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Tom TaylorArtist: DaxiongSize: 5.25 x 7.5Page Count: 80Format: Softcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 8+Genre: Science FictionPublication Date: 1/1/2010Rights: Worldwide except UK,Australia & New Zealand

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STAR WARS ADVENTURES:LUKE SKYWALKER AND THE

TREASURE OF THE DRAGONSNAKES

ISBN: 1-59582-417-0ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-417-2Price: $34.95 (CAN: $43.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Mike BaronArtist: Olivier Vatine, FredBlanchard, Terry Dodson, EdvinBiukovic, OthersSize: 6 x 9Page Count: 420Format: Hardcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 12+Genre: Science FictionPublication Date: 1/1/2010Rights: Worldwide except UK,Australia & New Zealand

Five years after the fall of the Empire, Luke Skywalkeris the first in a new line of Jedi Knights. Han Solo andPrincess Leia have married, together assuming manyburdens of the New Republic’s government. But acrossthe galaxy lies a dying part of the Empire — all themore dangerous near death — and it has just discoveredsomething that could bring it back to life! The last of theEmperor’s warlords, Admiral Thrawn, is ready todestroy the New Republic — and the odds are stackedheavily against Luke, Leia, and Han!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, collects the adapta-tions of Timothy Zahn’s Heir to the Empire, DarkForce Rising, and The Last Command.

STAR WARS: THE THRAWN TRILOGY

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In 1970, BarryWindsor-Smith burst onto the comic-bookscene with his dynamic portrayal of Robert E. Howard’sConan the Barbarian, altering the course of the blue-eyed Cimmerian forever, and cementing himself as oneof the greatest artists to touch pencil to paper. Nearlyforty years later, Dark Horse Comics, in the tradition ofthe Dark Horse Archives collections, reprints BarryWindsor-Smith’s entire run on Marvel’s Conan theBarbarian in two fine hardcover volumes! The first vol-ume of The Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archivesincludes such classic tales as “Rogues in the House” and“The Tower of the Elephant,” written by Roy Thomasand fully illustrated by BarryWindsor-Smith— now pre-sented as they were intended, in their stunning originalcolor!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• This volume reprints the first half of Barry Windsor-Smith’s run on Conan the Barbarian in its originalcolor!• The Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives are thedefinitive collections of the historic and influentialConan the Barbarian comics rendered by BarryWindsor-Smith!

ISBN: 1-59582-441-3ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-441-7Price: $49.95 (CAN: $62.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Roy ThomasArtist: Barry Windsor-SmithSize: 7 x 10Page Count: 200Format: Hardcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 16+Genre: Action/Adventure, FantasyPublication Date: 1/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

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THE BARRY WINDSOR-SMITHCONAN ARCHIVES VOLUME 1

ISBN: 1-59582-406-5ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-406-6Price: $15.95 (CAN: $19.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Eric PowellArtist: Eric PowellSize: 7 x 10Page Count: 136Format: Softcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 16+Genre: HorrorPublication Date: 1/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

THE GOON VOLUME 6: CHINATOWNAND THE MYSTERY OF MR. WICKER

Eric Powell, multiple Eisner Award-winning creator of The Goon,explores a darker and more intimate side of the genre-busting cult hitin The Goon Volume 6: Chinatown— a formative chapter from theGoon’s early years as the Labrazio family enforcer.Collected in softcover for the very first time, the critically acclaimedChinatown marks Powell’s first self-contained graphic novel, whichchronicles the misadventures of Goon and his wisecracking sidekick,Franky. When a mysterious new figure enters the crime scene andbegins taking out the Goon’s business operations one by one, theGoon struggles to keep the city’s organized crime under his control ashis mind is haunted by the memories of his darkest moment... whenhis mind and body were left scarred... and his heart was left black.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• The Goon has been optioned by acclaimed director and producerDavid Fincher (Fight Club, The Curious Case of BenjaminButton) and Academy Award-nominated Blur Studio to developas a feature film with Dark Horse Entertainment!• “Mixing the genre expectations of noir with an endearinglyamoral lead, The Goon is pure entertainment.” — PublishersWeekly• “[Eric Powell] rivals the great early Mad [magazine] in unitinggoofy writing and goofy drawing, as if he were Harvey Kurtzmanand Jack Davis in one body.” — Roy Olson, Booklist

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The dead don’t walk in Kurosagi — that is, not without a little help...and it’s a shock to the system when the delivery service finds outwhat’s making their clients rise up! Then, for Numata to take off hissunglasses for anyone, it must be a grave matter... or, more likely, amatter of someone not yet in their grave...

KEY SELLING POINTS:• “The whole thing adds up to an excellent, well-packaged, and, attimes, genuinely terrifying story that is hands down — and I saythis without my standard hyperbole — one of the besthorror comics I’ve read in the past five years.” — Chris Sims,Chris’s Invincible Super-Blog• “I was sold by the first few pages... it’s a lot of fun. It’s a warpedSaturday-morning cartoon for grown-ups.” — David Welsh,Comic World News• Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ contentadvisory.

ISBN: 1-59582-446-4ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-446-2Price: $10.95 (CAN: $13.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Eiji OtsukaArtist: Housui YamazakiSize: 5 x 7Page Count: 216Format: Softcover, Black & WhiteRecommended Age: 18+Genre: Horror, Comedy, MangaPublication Date: 1/1/2010Rights: US, Canada & UK

THE KUROSAGI CORPSE DELIVERYSERVICE VOLUME 10

It’s Wondermark time again! Come along for the ride as DarkHorse returns to David Malki’s silly, bizarre, and hilarious worldthat’s not quite present day, not quite the Victorian era, and notquite like anything else you’ve seen before. (Unless you’ve readthe previous Wondermark books, of course!) This newest volumeof the Eisner-nominated series contains over one hundred comicstrips originally published in The Onion and on wondermark.com,plus many pages of additional material by creator David Malki.More than just webcomic collections, theWondermark books havebeen praised for their magnificent design and loads of extracontent for casual readers and super fans alike.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• New installments of Wondermark appear twice weekly at won-dermark.com, along with a hilarious blog from David Malki! TheWondermark site enjoys over 140,000 unique visitors per month.• Wondermark is nationally syndicated in the print edition of TheOnion, enjoying a circulation of over 700,000!• “There are a lot of funny indie strips out there, but none are fun-nier than Wondermark.” — Booklist

ISBN: 1-59582-449-9ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-449-3Price: $16.95 (CAN: $21.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: David MalkiArtist: David MalkiSize: 8.75 x 8.5Page Count: 96Format: Hardcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 16+Genre: HumorPublication Date: 1/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

WONDERMARK VOLUME 3:DAPPER CAPS & PEDAL-COPTERS

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Picking up where they left off, Achewood and Dark Horse Comicspresent the third volume of strips from the massive Achewoodarchive. As with the previous collections, author Chris Onstadincludes extensive character backstories, thorough strip annota-tions, the celebrated alt-texts, and many print-only extras in theclassic Achewood style. TIME magazine named back-to-backIgnatz Award-winner Achewood its 2007 Graphic Novel of theYear, and legions of devoted fans consistently report that it makesthem feel the way Bloom County and Calvin & Hobbes did whenthey were young.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• TIME magazine’s #1 Graphic Novel of 2007.• Ignatz Award, Outstanding Online Comic, 2007.• “I’m addicted to Achewood. Chris Onstad is a dark, hilariousgenius.” — Dave Barry• “...some of the most brilliant, bizarre comedy happening any-where, in any medium.” — Lev Grossman, Time

ISBN: 1-59582-450-2ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-450-9Price: $16.95(CAN: $21.50, £12.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Chris OnstadArtist: Chris OnstadSize: 9.5 x 7.75Page Count: 104Format: Hardcover,Black & WhiteRecommended Age: 16+Genre: HumorPublication Date: 2/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

ACHEWOOD VOLUME 3:A HOME FOR SCARED PEOPLE

Guts the Black Swordsman and his companions brave the opensea, hoping to reach Puck’s homeland, Elfhelm, and its powerfulelven king, who might be able to restore the sanity of Guts’ formerlover, Casca. But seeking out a sanctuary for Casca means thatGuts must postpone his hunt for his ex-friend and leader, Griffith,who has been reborn as a demon lord hell bent on conquest. Thewinds of change blow fast and hard across the war-torn lands ofthe Holy See, and if Guts waits too long to exact his vengeance,Griffith might attain his murderous goals before Guts can return toMidland to stop him!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• “Berserk is as shocking and unique as ever this far into theseries. There are few titles out there that can sustain the level ofintensity and relevance as this.” — Anime on DVD• “Berserk redefines what is considered a well-written fantasymanga. There are few manga that come anywhere close to cre-ating a complex tale that includes medieval warfare, magic, andhorror.” — Pop Culture Shock• Dark Horse has sold over half a million copies of Berserk!• Each volume of Berserk comes shrink-wrapped and carries an18+ content advisory.

ISBN: 1-59582-372-7ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-372-4Price: $14.95(CAN: $18.99, £10.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Kentaro MiuraArtist: Kentaro MiuraSize: 5.25 x 7.25Page Count: 232Format: Softcover, Black & WhiteRecommended Age: 18+Genre: Fantasy, Horror, MangaPublication Date: 2/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

BERSERK VOLUME 33

Spirits of a Ouija board possess a dutiful housewife. A pleadingghost haunts a father for his refusal to forgive. An army major’sdead body carries a deceptive message to Nazis in WWII. A phan-tom ship seeks a new captain. A possessed armored hand defends acastle from a hostile takeover.These stories and many, many more are collected in Boris KarloffTales of Mystery Archives Volume 2! These are tales of suspense,crime, intrigue, horror, and irony hosted by the renowned actorBoris Karloff and featuring art from some of the finest comics sto-rytellers from the sixties. Contains issues #5-#10 of Boris KarloffTales of Mystery.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Features a new introduction by Playboy magazine publisherHugh Hefner!• More than thirty chilling tales never before reprinted are com-piled in this new collection.

ISBN: 1-59582-428-6ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-428-8Price: $49.95(CAN: $62.50, £37.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Dick Wood, Leo Dorfman,Paul S. NewmanArtist: Joe Certa, Ray Bailey, AlexToth, Mike Sekowsky, OthersSize: 6.75 x 10.25Page Count: 240Format: Hardcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 14+Genre: Fantasy, HorrorPublication Date: 2/1/2010Rights: North America

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Some people buy their personal computers based on style... and innear-future Japan, the hottest style for your “persocom” is shaped likean attractive android! Poor student Hideki, fresh off the farm and try-ing to get into a Tokyo university, has neither money nor a girlfriend— then finds a persocom seemingly discarded in an alley. Taking thecute robot home and activating it, Hideki finds her affectionate, butamnesiac, able only to say the word “Chi” — and so he names her.But who is this strange new persocom in his life? Instead of beinghis digital assistant, Hideki finds himself having to teach Chi howto get along in the everyday world, even while he and his friendstry to solve the mystery of her origins. Is she one of the urban-leg-endary Chobits — persocoms built to have the riskiest functions ofall: real emotions, and free will?

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Acrossover hit for both female and male readers, CLAMP’s best-selling manga ever in America is finally available in omnibusform! Using remastered image files straight from the manga’screators, Dark Horse will release two Chobits omnibus books,each collecting four volumes of the original eight-volume series.• The Chobits Omnibus Edition contains sixteen bonus color pages!

ISBN: 1-59582-451-0ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-451-6Price: $24.95(CAN: $31.50, £18.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: CLAMPArtist: CLAMPSize: 5.25 x 7.25Page Count: 720Format: Softcover, Black & WhiteRecommended Age: 16+Genre: Romance, MangaPublication Date: 2/1/2010Rights: US, Canada, UK, Ireland,South America, India, & Australia

CHOBITS OMNIBUS EDITION

Verdant fairy forests. Whispering mountains. The fallen towers ofancient kings. Spirit-filled lakes. The distant strains of elven bards.For over thirty years, the fantasy art of Charles Vess has beenacclaimed worldwide; his rich palette, striking compositions, andlavish detail second to none in the field. Vess has been the illustra-tor of choice for countless publishers and writers, and is perhaps bestknown for his collaborations with best-selling author Neil Gaiman,including the illustrated novel Stardust, whose major-motion-pictureadaptation from Paramount Pictures launched in summer 2007.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Charles Vess is the recipient of two World Fantasy Awards andthree Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards!• Drawing Down the Moon will be available as a hardcover forthe first printing only.• Drawing Down the Moon is a must for any fantasy-art enthusi-ast and is a terrific addition to the Dark Horse Books line ofillustration collections.

ISBN: 1-59307-813-7ISBN-13: 978-1-59307-813-3Price: $39.95(CAN: $49.99, £29.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Charles VessArtist: Charles VessSize: 9 x 12Page Count: 200Carton Qty: 20Format: Hardcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 14+Genre: Art/Coffee Table BookPublication Date: 01/01/2010Rights: Worldwide

DRAWING DOWN THE MOON:THE ART OF CHARLES VESS

Sometimes big things come in small packages. And our Gantzhero, Kei, might want to consider that in this volume of the franticand weird, angsty and sexy manga by Oku Hiroya. Gantz’s crossbetween the real world of teenage complications and the totallysci-fi concept of aliens occupying an unwitting Earth is a hit witha cross-section of comics and manga readers. Each volume bringsnew challenges and frustrations, and plenty of sex and violence.It’s a tense adventure, where all bets are off and anyone can die atany given moment when hunting a strange and unpredictable arrayof alien combatants. Oku Hiroya’s work is popular in both themanga and anime format, and continues its surge in Volume 9.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Gantz has proven to be one of the most popular adult anime inrecent years, with over 190,000 copies sold in the U.S. alone!• Each volume of Gantz comes shrink-wrapped and carries an18+ content advisory.

ISBN: 1-59582-452-9ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-452-3Price: $12.95 (CAN: $16.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Hiroya OkuArtist: Hiroya OkuSize: 5.25 x 7.25Page Count: 232Format: Softcover, Black & WhiteRecommended Age: 18+Genre: Action/Adventure,MangaPublication Date: 2/1/2010Rights: US & Canada

GANTZ VOLUME 9

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In the 1950s, when the world was faced with strange or anom-alous threats, there was one man who was called on to set thesituation right — Jet Scott of the Office of Scientifact!Whether it was tracking down deadly Banthrax germs, uncov-ering the source of strange ocean creatures, or discovering thecause of spontaneously combusting pipelines in Saudi Arabia,Jet Scott was the adventurer who could get to the truth!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Jerry Robinson is one of the best known of all the artists whohave rendered Batman over the years and is often creditedwith creating the Joker, one of comics’ greatest villains!• Dark Horse Comics is proud to collect the Jet Scott comicstrips, for the first time ever, which were originally pub-lished from 1953 to 1955 by the New York Herald Tribune.• Masterfully illustrated by artist Jerry Robinson (DetectiveComics) and scripted by screenwriter Sheldon Stark.

ISBN: 1-59582-287-9ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-287-1Price: $34.95 (CAN: $43.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Sheldon StarkArtist: Jerry RobinsonSize: 7 x 10Page Count: 224Format: Hardcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 10+Genre: Action/Adventure,Science FictionPublication Date: 2/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

JET SCOTT VOLUME 1

Doctor Julien Saunière’s quest for the Holy Grail has led him to awild mountain valley in the remotest corner of France. The power-mad Duke of Lorraine wants him dead, but Julien finds an unlikelyally in Isabelle, the duke’s own daughter.And no one, not even the duke himself, is aware of the Grail’s ultimatesecret. It’s a truth so shocking it will literally cover the earth in blood!Bittersweet goodbyes, magical duels to the death, and miracles bothgreat and small await you in the final installation of theRexMundi epic.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Ten years in the making, the critically acclaimed Rex Mundiepic comes to an apocalyptic end!• This collection includes a host of extras never before seen inprint, lost editions of the newspaper Le Journal de la Liberté, aton of covers by some of the best creators in the industry, and aforty-four-page mystery with Brother Matthew!• “Fans of The Da Vinci Code‘s twists will find much to enjoy,and arguably this tale goes even deeper into the realm of thefantastic.” — Publishers Weekly

ISBN: 1-59582-403-0ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-403-5Price: $17.95 (CAN: $22.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Arvid NelsonArtist: Juan FerreyraSize: 7 x 10Page Count: 248Format: Softcover,Full ColorRecommended Age: 16+Genre: Action/Adventure, HorrorPublication Date: 2/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

REX MUNDI BOOK 6: GATE OF GOD

The final volume in Park Joong-Ki’s lavishly illustrated ShamanWarrior saga brings Yaki face to face with the forces of Kugai, nowled byYuda— the Death Lord who executed her father. Yaki is alsoreunited with Nejo, a fellow orphan who stole her heart when theywere being raised in the brutal Butcher Camps. Fickle fate’s placedNejo in the middle of a violent misunderstanding, however, and hisstrength and resolve will be further tested after a horrible accidentseparates him from Yaki once again. Heartbreak, horror, and hope— amazingly enough, this volume has it all! After she inherits herfather’s shaman powers, the beast inside Yaki is unleashed, and shefights to avenge her father, protect her endangered, mysticalshaman bloodline, and find her place in a war-torn country.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• One of the best-selling manhwa epics of all time, ShamanWarriorwon the Korean Culture & ContentAgency’s 2006 BestManhwa of the Year award!• Visit darkhorse.com for a free extended preview of ShamanWarrior Volume 1!• “(Shaman Warrior) looks sharp, reads quickly, and promisesfuture volumes filled with political intrigue, supernatural thrills,tender paternal moments, and good old-fashioned throwdowns.” — Pop Culture Shock

ISBN: 1-59582-453-7ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-453-0Price: $12.95 (CAN: $16.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Park Joong-KiArtist: Park Joong-KiSize: 5.75 x 8.25Page Count: 192Format: Softcover, Black & WhiteRecommended Age: 16+Genre: Manhwa,Action/AdventurePublication Date: 2/1/2010Rights: US, Canada, Australia &New Zealand

SHAMAN WARRIOR VOLUME 9

ISBN: 1-59582-434-0ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-434-9Price: $24.95 (CAN: $31.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Steve Perry,Michael A. Stackpole,John Wagner, Timothy ZahnArtist: Carlos Ezquerra,John Nadeau, Kilian Plunkett,Ron Randall, OthersSize: 6 x 9Page Count: 408Format: Softcover,Full ColorRecommended Age: 12+Genre: Science FictionPublication Date: 2/1/2010Rights: Worldwide except UK,Australia & New Zealand

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Knights of the Old Republic - Destroyer begins with anuntold chapter from the lives of Malak and Revan— starsof the Knights of the Old Republic video game!From there, it takes us to a death-defying shootout on theface of a comet and into the heart of one of the cruelestorganizations in the galaxy — the Crucible. FormerPadawan Zayne Carrick risks not just his life, but also hissanity, to help his friend Jarael face her dark past. Zaynemay have set off for adventure, but what he finds are irre-versible consequences for himself and his crew in a dan-gerous, unforgiving galaxy.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Dark Horse has sold over 75,000 copies of the firstfour volumes of Star Wars: Knights of the OldRepublic!• Featuring Malak and Revan from the Knights of theOld Republic video game!

ISBN: 1-59582-419-7ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-419-6Price: $17.95 (CAN: $22.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: John Jackson MillerArtist: Brian Ching, Bong Dazo,Ron Chan, BenjaminCarré, OthersSize: 7 x 10Page Count: 128Format: Softcover,Full ColorRecommended Age: 12+Genre: Science FictionPublication Date: 2/1/2010Rights: Worldwide except UK,Australia & New Zealand

SPRING 2010

Beginning with Shadows of the Empire, Luke, Leia, andChewbacca are determined to foil Boba Fett’s plan todeliver carbonite-encased Han Solo to Jabba the Hutt.But these heroes are up against more than they realize.Darth Vader searches for Luke, hoping to turn him to thedark side, and a new threat, Xizor, the ruthless leader ofthe criminal organization Black Sun, seeks to gain thetrust of the Emperor by killing Skywalker and over-throwing Vader! Then, in Shadows of the Empire:Evolution, a beautiful human-droid — previously anassassin for Xizor — searches to find her human side asLuke Skywalker tracks her across the galaxy, determinedto bring her to justice! And finally, in Mara Jade: By theEmperor’s Hand, the Emperor’s personal assassin carriesout her last mission, determined to succeed despite thedeath of her Master — even if it costs her life!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Features all your favorite characters from the originalStar Wars trilogy: Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia,and Han Solo!• Includes stories written by acclaimed novelistsTimothy Zahn and Steve Perry!• The latest in the value-packed line of Star WarsOmnibus editions from Dark Horse!

STAR WARS OMNIBUS:SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE

STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OFTHE OLD REPUBLIC

VOLUME 8 — DESTROYER

ISBN: 1-59582-416-2ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-416-5Price: $7.95 (CAN: $9.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Jeremy BarlowArtist: Fillbach BrothersSize: 5.25 x 7.5Page Count: 80Format: Softcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 8+Genre: Science FictionPublication Date: 2/1/2010Rights: Worldwide except UK,Australia & New Zealand

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D has crossed over the southern border, into the domainof the cruelest and most evil of the royalty, GeneralGaskell. On the way, he picks up a “victim” — one ofthe few survivors in the villages — and makes way withher and the Deliverers. Along the way, he is attacked bythe Drowned, and fights many more unspeakably horri-ble enemies. All of this suggests that Gaskell — whowas supposed to have been put to death under the lightof the sun — is still very much alive. But why?

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Dark Horse has sold over 300,000 copies of VampireHunter D!• Vampire Hunter D features twelve black-and-whiteline illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano.

ISBN: 1-59582-440-5ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-440-0Price: $14.95 (CAN: $18.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Hideyuki KikuchiArtist: Yoshitaka AmanoSize: 5.25 x 7.25Page Count: 480Format: Softcover, Black & WhiteGenre: Fiction, HorrorPublication Date: 2/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

SPRING 2010

Jedi Master Mace Windu leads a battle againstSeparatist forces for control of the planet Simocadia!While the Confederacy of Independent Systems battlesfor the planet’s rare fuel source, and the Republic triesto repel the invaders, the rulers of Simocadia choose adifferent option to save the planet: awakening theArdana Shadex, an indestructible, mechanized giantthat has been sleeping for centuries under the planet’ssurface! But awakening the colossus could cost manylives and cause more destruction than the current war.Mace Windu races against time and across a dangerouslandscape to prevent his one-time friend, Prince Yojan,from causing disaster.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Star Wars is enjoying a whole new wave of popularitybrought on by the Star Wars: The Clone Wars televisionshow, and Dark Horse has a Star Wars graphic novel forfans from every age group!• The Dark Horse series Star Wars: The Clone Wars isdesigned to be “parent-friendly” and should be a sta-ple of any Younger Readers graphic-novel section!

STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS —THE COLOSSUS OF DESTINY

VAMPIRE HUNTER D VOLUME 14:DARK ROAD, PARTS 1 AND 2

ISBN: 1-59582-266-6ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-266-6Price: $16.95(CAN: $21.50, £12.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Michiyo HayanoArtist: POPSize: 10.25 x 8.25Page Count: 40Format: Hardcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: All AgesGenre: Fairy TalesPublication Date: 3/1/2010Rights: Worldwide English

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Private investigator John Blacksad is up to his felineears in mystery, digging into the backstories behindmurders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets.Guarnido’s sumptuously painted pages and rich cine-matic style bring the world of 1950s America to vibrantlife, with Canales weaving in fascinating tales of con-spiracy, racial tension, and the “red scare” Communistwitch hunts of the time. Guarnido reinvents anthropo-morphism in these pages, and industry colleagues noless than Will Eisner, Jim Steranko, and Tim Sale arefans! Whether John Blacksad is falling for dangerouswomen or getting beaten to within an inch of his life, hisstories are, simply put, unforgettable.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Dark Horse is very proud to present the first threeBlacksad stories in a beautiful hardcover collection,completely re-lettered to the artist’s specificationsand with the latest album, Red Soul, in English forthe very first time.• This internationally acclaimed series has won nearlya dozen prestigious awards — including theAngoulême Comics Festival prizes for Best Seriesand Best Artwork — and is a three-time EisnerAward nominee.• When this phenomenal pair of creators combinedtheir love of film noir, hard-boiled detective fiction,and animation into an innovative comics series in2000, it took Europe by storm, was met by impas-sioned international acclaim, and sold over 200,000copies in France alone.

ISBN: 1-59582-393-XISBN-13: 978-1-59582-393-9Price: $29.95(CAN: $37.50, £22.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Juan Díaz CanalesArtist: Juanjo GuarnidoSize: 8.5 x 11Page Count: 184Format: Hardcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 16+Genre: Crime, DramaPublication Date: 3/1/2010

SPRING 2010

Lewis Carroll’s universally known story of a little girl whofalls down a rabbit hole into a magicalWonderland is givena new spin in this lushly illustrated version of the classic tale.Alice was sitting in a field reading when a white rabbitscampered by. She didn’t know what was odder: that therabbit was running on its hind legs, wearing a jacket, andcarrying a pocket watch, or that it was talking, shouting,“I’m late! I’m late!” From the moment she decided tofollow the rabbit into his rabbit hole, Alice was trans-ported to a fantastical place called Wonderland, whereanything was possible. All of the familiar characters arehere: the Hatter, the March Hare, the Cheshire Cat, theCaterpillar, and the wicked Queen of Hearts.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Faithfully adapted by master storyteller MichiyoHayano and illustrated in a modern yet warm andfamiliar style by the renowned animator and mangaartist POP, this version of Alice’s journeys throughWonderland will capture the imaginations of a wholenew audience!• A new line of children’s storybooks, the POPWonderland series is rendered in a friendly pastelpalette, with engaging art that brings familiar fairytales to life in a brand-new way.• Parents know their children love anime and manga,and the art style in these books will connect withmoms and dads looking to get their child a bookdrawn in a modern style, yet telling a story they canidentify with from their own childhoods.

ALICE’S ADVENTURES INWONDERLAND: THE POPWONDERLAND SERIES

BLACKSAD

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SPRING 2010

Buffy Season Eight Volume 6 showcases the first retreat of theSlayer legion. Vampires have solid footing at the top of the totemand Slayers have been crushed to the bottom — in short, no onelikes Buffy anymore... least of all this season’s mysterious Big Bad,Twilight, who is hot on her magical trail!Now that it’s the world against Slayers, Buffy must find a way toreturn the status quo to... status quo — and keep her girls alive longenough to do it! Enter Oz, the only person/werewolf Buffy knowswho is down with the suppression of magic, and can take the Slayerarmy off of Twilight’s magic-specific radar. With Oz’s assistance theSlayers and Wiccans try to become “normal” through meditationand hard labor — although, not everyone sees the advantage ofbeing magicless, namely, Willow, Giles, and Andrew. And theycould be right; after all, is a peaceful life for a Slayer even possible?

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Oz appears in Buffy Season Eight!• Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight series artist GeorgesJeanty continues his acclaimed run, and Buffy creator JossWhedon continues to oversee this award-winning series as exec-utive producer.• The first three volumes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eighthave combined to sell over 220,000 copies!

ISBN: 1-59582-415-4ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-415-8Price: $15.95(CAN: $19.99, £11.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Jane EspensonArtist: Georges Jeanty, AndyOwens, Jo ChenSize: 7 x 10Page Count: 144Format: Softcover,Full ColorRecommended Age: 16+Genre: SuperheroesPublication Date: 3/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYERSEASON EIGHT VOLUME 6: RETREAT

Dark Horse Comics continues to showcase its dedication to pub-lishing the greatest comics of all time with the release of the sixthspooky volume of the Creepy magazine archives. This collection oflegendary yarns includes selections from revered writers ArchieGoodwin and Harlan Ellison among others, and groundbreakingartistic contributions from Frank Frazetta, Neal Adams, AngeloTorres, Jack Davis, underground comics great Vaughn Bodé, andmore. Treat yourself to this fright-filled tomb, and you’ll see whythese gore-geous collections have become freaky fixtures on theNew York Times Bestseller List!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• The first two volumes of the Creepy Archives have combined tosell well over 14,000 copies!• Creepy Archives has been nominated for the 2009 Eisner Awardfor Best Archival Collection!• Creepy Archives includes bonus color pages.

ISBN: 1-59582-354-9ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-354-0Price: $49.95(CAN: $62.50, £37.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: VariousArtist: VariousSize: 8.5 x 11Page Count: 240Format: Hardcover,Black & WhiteRecommended Age: 14+Genre: HorrorPublication Date: 3/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

CREEPY ARCHIVES VOLUME 6

Sharp as broken glass, smooth as a polished skull, dark as the otherside of the moon — this is the art of Brian Ewing, one of the lead-ing-edge visual voices of graphic pop surrealism and the explodingrock-poster scene. Don’t Hold Your Breath is the first collection ofEwing’s stunning catalog, featuring posters, illustrations, and albumcovers for Bad Religion, Queens of the Stone Age, Metallica,Detective Comics, My Chemical Romance, The Bouncing Souls,Brand New, The Melvins, Warped Tour, The New Yorker, High onFire, The Strokes, Fall Out Boy, and many more. Plus original artprints, skate decks, shirt designs, zombie masks, and skulls, skulls,skulls! Foreword by Kevin Lyman, creator of the Warped Tour.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Brian Ewing’s work is well known among rock fans and collec-tors of the booming rock-poster market.• Brian’s diverse list of commercial clients includes the WarpedTour, Suicide Girls, Guitar Hero II, Budweiser, Samsung, KiaMotors, Marvel Comics, Guitar World, and many more.• Promotional support from MySpace, Vans Warped Tour, AtticusClothing, and Alternative Press.• See more of Brian’s work at brianewing.com.

ISBN: 1-59582-314-XISBN-13: 978-1-59582-314-4Price: $22.95(CAN: $28.99, £16.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Brian EwingArtist: Brian EwingSize: 8.5 x 11Page Count: 112Carton Qty: 30Format: Hardcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 16+Genre: Art/Graffiti & PosterPublication Date: 03/01/2010Rights: Worldwide

DON’T HOLD YOUR BREATH:THE ART OF BRIAN EWING

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When ancient giants begin to reawaken in the British Isles,Hellboy is invited to join an ancient band of fellow monsterhunters called the Wild Hunt and help bring them down. But anunexpected betrayal sends Hellboy after a quarry far more deadly:the Queen of Blood, first seen in 2007’s best-selling Hellboy:Darkness Calls. This newly reborn evil has her murderous sightsset on all of humanity, and the only way Hellboy can stop her is tofinally confront the truth about his own dark heritage.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Mignola reunites with artist Duncan Fegredo for the eagerlyanticipated follow-up to Hellboy: Darkness Calls.• Hellboy: The Wild Hunt collects the entire eight-issue mini-series,along with an extensive sketchbook section from both artists.

ISBN: 1-59582-431-6ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-431-8Price: $19.95 (CAN: $24.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Mike MignolaArtist: Duncan FegredoSize: 7 x 10Page Count: 192Format: Softcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 16+Genre: HorrorPublication Date: 3/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

HELLBOY VOLUME 9:THE WILD HUNT

The globetrotting hero born of George Lucas’s love for high-adventure 1930s fiction returns! Irreverent archaeologist Dr.Henry “Indiana” Jones scours the furthest corners of the planet forpriceless artifacts, hungry for knowledge about ancient civiliza-tions and in a constant race to beat grave-robbing thieves to thegoods. Though his quick wit, resourcefulness, and dashing goodlooks have gotten him this far, what happens when his foesattempt to wake the dead through sorcery? Join Steve Ditko andLinda Grant in this value-priced collection to find out!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• This volume also includes the official comics adaptation of TheLast Crusade!• The first three Dark Horse Indiana Jones Omnibus editionshave combined to sell over 50,000 copies!

ISBN: 1-59582-437-5ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-437-0Price: $24.95 (CAN: $31.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Linda Grant,David MichelinieArtist: Steve Ditko,Ricardo Villamonte,Bret Blevins, OthersSize: 6 x 9Format: Softcover, Black & WhiteRecommended Age: 12+Genre: Action/AdventurePublication Date: 3/1/2010Rights: Worldwide except UK,Australia, & New Zealand

INDIANA JONES OMNIBUS: THEFURTHER ADVENTURES VOLUME 3

Generations have been enchanted by the adventures of Lulu Moppetand her friends, and the stories contained in this latest collection areno exception. Unparalleled comics funnymen John Stanley and IrvingTripp created a deceptively simple framework in Little Lulu, but onethat opened up innumerable possibilities for hilarity, and the pairnever stopped coming up with new twists to delight children and elic-it knowing laughter from their parents.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• “The Big Dipper Club” is the latest in Dark Horse’s new series col-lecting Little Lulu in all its full-color glory, making Lulu evenmore fun than ever!• “These little gems are timeless models of wry humor and unsur-passed comic timing as they explore the foibles of human nature.”— Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

ISBN: 1-59582-420-0ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-420-2Price: $14.95 (CAN: $18.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: John StanleyArtist: John Stanley, Irving TrippSize: 6 x 9Page Count: 200Format: Softcover,Full ColorRecommended Age: All AgesGenre: HumorPublication Date: 3/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

LITTLE LULU: THE BIG DIPPER CLUBAND OTHER STORIES

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Despite the way “baka Shinji” makes them boil, Asuka didn’t gether brains out of a gachapon machine, but from her mother, the bril-liant but absent Dr. Kyoko Soryu. There could probably be lessembarrassing places for a family reunion than at a drunken cherry-blossom-viewing party — but unfortunately, Asuka isn’t pickingthe occasion!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Since it first hit Japanese TV screens in 1995, the multimediaNeon Genesis Evangelion phenomenon has never faded. Themost-talked-about anime series of the 1990s, its legend onlyspread further in the last decade with the NorthAmerican releaseof the Evangelion series on DVD, and its subsequent airing onAdult Swim. Now Evangelion is in full-fledged revival mode,with a brand-new tetralogy of movies planned entitled Rebuild ofEvangelion— the first film out, 2008’s Evangelion:1.0 You Are(Not) Alone, became the top-selling DVD release of the year inJapan, and is slated for U.S. release in November 2009 fromFUNimation!• Each volume of Neon Genesis Evangelion features bonus colorpages, your Evangelion fan art and letters, and special readergiveaways!

ISBN: 1-59582-454-5ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-454-7Price: $9.95 (CAN: $12.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Osamu TakahashiArtist: Osamu TakahashiSize: 5.25 x 7.25Page Count: 192Format: Softcover, Black & WhiteRecommended Age: 14+Genre: Manga, HumorPublication Date: 3/1/2010Rights: North America

NEON GENESIS EVANGELION:THE SHINJI IKARI RAISINGPROJECT VOLUME 4

Ever since a cosmic phone call brought the literal young goddessBelldandy into college student Keiichi’s residence, his personallife has been turned upside down, sideways, and sometimes eveninto strange dimensions! Get a job! That’s what you hope a collegeeducation can do for you — but when Keiichi applies to put hisknowledge to work in a custom-bike shop, he finds it’s not goingto be as easy to graduate college as he thought!And it could be thatno one’s leaving Nekomi Tech ever again, when it falls under themind-bending influence of two of the most sinister forces knownto man — Mara’s magic and Sayoko’s ego!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• This volume includes a message from creator KosukeFujishima, and your fan art and letters!• Winner of the 2009 Kodansha Award for Best General Manga• Oh My Goddess! is the longest-running manga series inAmerica!• “Oh My Goddess! is an eternally charming manga series withmagical humor and a big heart.” — Active Anime• “The art is full of action and humor. An essential read...”

— School Library Journal

ISBN: 1-59582-455-3ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-455-4Price: $10.95 (CAN: $13.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Kosuke FujishimaArtist: Kosuke FujishimaSize: 5.25 x 7.25Page Count: 192Format: Softcover, Black & WhiteRecommended Age: 10+Genre: Manga, HumorPublication Date: 3/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

OH MY GODDESS! VOLUME 14

When the Mesmo Delivery truck rolls into town a heap of troubleis sure to follow. Eisner Award-winning artist Rafael Grampá (5,Hellblazer) makes his full-length comics debut with the criticallyacclaimed graphic novel Mesmo Delivery— a kinetic, bloodyromp starring Rufo, an ex-boxer, Sangrecco, an Elvis impersonator,and a rag-tag crew of overly confident drunks who pick the wrongdelivery men to mess with.Mesmo Delivery features an extended sketchbook section from cre-ator Rafael Grampá and pin-ups from top comics creators EduardoRisso, Mike Allred, Craig Thompson, and more!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• “I love [Mesmo Delivery] . . . It’s fantastic. [Rafael Grampá is] amajor new talent.”— Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets, Joker)• “Mesmo Delivery packs twists and turns that, under Grampá’s inno-vative cinematic rendition, create an experience far more epic andintense than any other . . . self-contained comic.”—Wizardmagazine• “[Mesmo Delivery] showcases the spectacular panache ofGrampá’s Grand Guignol linework . . .” — Publisher’s Weekly

ISBN: 1-59582-465-0ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-465-3Price: $14.95 (CAN: $18.99,£10.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Rafael GrampaArtist: Rafael Grampa, MarcusPennaSize: 7 x 10Page Count: 80Format: Softcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 14+Genre: HorrorPublication Date: 03/01/2010Rights: Worldwide

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Here’s an exciting and charming addition to the CLAMP collectionof works! CLAMP artist Mokona loves the art of traditionalJapanese kimono. In fact, she designs kimono and kimono acces-sories herself and shares her love in Okimono Kimono, a fun andlavishly illustrated book full of drawings and illustrations, inter-views (including an interview with Ami of the J-pop duo PuffyAmiYumi!), and even short manga stories from the CLAMP artists.Fans of CLAMP will love Okimono Kimono for the personalglimpse of Mokona’s kimono obsession, and people who love thetraditional Japanese arts will appreciate the love and detailMokona puts into her work.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• One of the most acclaimed and successful manga creators in theworld, CLAMP’s work is featured in such titles asClover,Chobits,Cardcaptor Sakura,Magic Knight Rayearth, and Tsubasa.• Dark Horse will be publishing Okimono Kimono in English forthe first time ever!• Features an interview with Ami of Puffy AmiYumi.

ISBN: 1-59582-456-1ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-456-1Price: $12.95 (CAN: $16.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Mokona, CLAMPArtist: Mokona, CLAMPSize: 5.75 x 7.25Page Count: 128Format: Softcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 8+Genre: Manga, Art BookPublication Date: 3/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

OKIMONO KIMONO

One hundred and thirty-three years after the death of Darth Vader,the Skywalker line has reached another low point — in the personof the last living heir, Cade Skywalker. Cade has abandoned hisJedi heritage for plans of quick wealth and a pirate’s life. And hisactions have attracted all of the wrong kinds of attention.Tracked by Imperial agents and targeted by Black Sun assassins,Cade is run to the ground on Tatooine, where his two most famousancestors had roots. But even if he can evade those who are tryingto kill him, Cade can’t escape the family legacy. Before this adven-ture is over, Cade will be forced to think about who he is and whohe wants to be — helped along by his mother, his half-sister, andthe ghost of Luke Skywalker!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• This newest volume of Star Wars: Legacy collects issues #37-#40!• Star Wars: Legacy includes the uncharted future of Star Warsand the Skywalkers!• A return to the planet where it all began — Tatooine!

ISBN: 1-59582-414-6ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-414-1Price: $15.95 (CAN: $19.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: John OstranderArtist: Jan Duursema,Dan Parsons, Brad AndersonSize: 7 x 10Page Count: 104Format: Softcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 12+Genre: Science FictionPublication Date: 3/1/2010Rights: Worldwide except UK,Australia, & New Zealand

STAR WARS: LEGACY VOLUME 8 —TATOOINE

In this volume, Tarzan fends off a scientist’s unnaturally sized jun-gle animals; protects Cathne, “the city of gold,” and its peoplefrom Tommy-gun-toting gangsters; outwits treacherous witch doc-tors and a truck-sized spider; discovers Egyptian ruins; and evadesthe dinosaurs of the lost land of Pal-ul-don while hunting for theireggs. The familiar faces of Boy, Jane, and Lieutenant PaulD’Arnot — a character whos likeness was fashioned after JesseMarsh himself — return, and the recurring character Dr.MacWhirtle, a famed and eccentric paleontologist, is introducedfor the first time!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• This archive series has been in the works for years, and DarkHorse is pleased to introduce — and reintroduce! — fans andcollectors to classic Golden Age adventure stories that havebeen out of print since their original publication.

ISBN: 1-59582-426-XISBN-13: 978-1-59582-426-4Price: $49.95 (CAN: $62.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Gaylord DuBoisArtist: Jesse MarshSize: 6.75 x 10.25Page Count: 240Format: Hardcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 12+Genre: Action/AdventurePublication Date: 3/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

TARZAN ARCHIVES: THEJESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 5

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Having wandered into a strange prehistoric valley, Indian bravesTurok and Andar are cut off from their home and their tribe. Whilethey seek a way home, they struggle to survive threateninghonkers (dinosaurs!), man-eating plants, flying men who prey onland-dwellers, cavemen, volcanoes, swamps, and more!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• This volume collects issues #25-#29 of the Dell Comics run,and issue #30 (the first of the Gold Key Comics run), of Turok,Son of Stone. These classic adventures have not been seen sincethe early 1960s!• “That Dark Horse has brought (Turok) back in a handsome hard-cover edition is not only a treat for longtime comics readers butalso a boon for anyone interested in seeing what these bookswere about.” — Graphic Novel Reporter

ISBN: 1-59582-442-1ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-442-4Price: $49.95 (CAN: $62.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Paul S. NewmanArtist: Alberto Giolitti, Ray Bailey,Rex Maxon, Giovanni TicciSize: 7 x 10Page Count: 216Format: Hardcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 12+Genre: Action/AdventurePublication Date: 3/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

TUROK, SON OF STONE ARCHIVESVOLUME 5

Through all of history, on the night of the full moon, the blood-cur-dling cries of werewolves have pierced the night sky. For centurieswerewolves have had to content themselves with shortened foraysof feral change as dictated by the source of their power — themoon! But all that is about to change as three werewolf friends —Ted, Jeff, and Stan — leave Earth and travel to the lunar surface ina quest to become Kings of the Moon! Unfortunately, Moon Patrolcaptain Maggie Pilgrim has other plans... as does the hive of vam-pires living on the dark side!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• What happens when you combine the talents of writer DaveLand (Aliens vs. Predator, Groo, Star Wars: Infinities) andartists, the Fillbach Brothers (Star Wars Adventures, Star Wars:The Clone Wars, Maxwell Strangewell, Roadkill)? Werewolveson the Moon: Versus Vampires is what happens!• If you’re wondering how in the world werewolves got to themoon, then check out the eight-page prologue for the series atmyspace.com/darkhorsepresents, issue #21.

ISBN: 1-59582-458-8ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-458-5Price: $12.95 (CAN: $16.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Dave Land, Matt Fillbach,Shawn FillbachArtist: Matt Fillbach,Shawn FillbachSize: 7 x 10Page Count: 104Format: Softcover,Full ColorRecommended Age: 12+Genre: Science FictionPublication Date: 3/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

WEREWOLVES ON THE MOON:VERSUS VAMPIRES

Get ready for the most extensive journey ever into the brilliantmind of Graham Annable! A classically trained animator withcredits in film (including storyboard artist on Coraline), television,and video games, Annable has for years spent his free time creat-ing some of the funniest, most poignant comics anywhere. Asbefits his animation background, Annable’s fluid art pulses withlife, in stories that practically jump off the page. Alternately poet-ic and hilarious, Grickle presents a strange twist on the everydaywith heart and humor. If you’ve experienced Grickle before, this isthe greatest collection yet. If you haven’t, there’s no better intro-duction than Book of Grickle!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Grickle was named one of Wizard’s Top 25 indie books every-one must read!• The best of Grickle, plus new and rarely seen material!• This is the definitive hardcover edition of Grickle!• Graham Annables’s Grickle strips were selected for Houghton-Mifflin’s 2008 edition of Best American Comics.• “Graham Annable’s work is best described as comic book poet-ry — lean, edgy, powerful, and effective on multiple levels.” —Comic Shop News

ISBN: 1-59582-430-8ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-430-1Price: $17.95(CAN: $22.50, £13.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Graham AnnableArtist: Graham AnnableSize: 5.5 x 8.5Page Count: 200Format: Hardcover,Black & WhiteRecommended Age: 14+Genre: HumorPublication Date: 4/1/2010Rights: US & Canada

BOOK OF GRICKLE

ISBN: 1-59582-429-4ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-429-5Price: $49.95 (CAN: $62.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: VariousArtist: VariousSize: 8.5 x 11Page Count: 260Format: Hardcover,Black & WhiteRecommended Age: 14+Genre: HorrorPublication Date: 4/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

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Plots are starting to twist in the Gantz storyline! HasKato disappeared forever? Who is this cute girl Kei’sfalling in love with? Does someone on the Internetknow the secret of Gantz? And who is this huge fighterroaming the streets of Japan looking for the greatestfighting challenge? Well, the challenge he’s looking formight come from the least likely of physical specimens.So far, the story of Gantz knows few bounds when itcomes to plot twists and a constantly changing cast.When it’s kill or be killed against a universe full of oddand resilient aliens, a lot of characters get killed offquickly. So far the most constant, and consistentlyevolving, character is Kei, a classic antihero. The ques-tion begins to set in... if Kei succeeds in fulfilling hiscontract with Gantz, will he be willing to give up thesesuperhuman powers he’s begun to take for granted?

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Gantz has proven to be one of the most popular adultanime in recent years, with over 190,000 copies soldin the U.S. alone!• Each volume of Gantz comes shrink-wrapped andcarries an 18+ content advisory.

ISBN: 1-59582-459-6ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-459-2Price: $12.95 (CAN: $16.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Hiroya OkuArtist: Hiroya OkuSize: 8.25 x 7.25Page Count: 224Format: Softcover, Black & WhiteRecommended Age: 18+Genre: Action/Adventure, MangaPublication Date: 4/1/2010Rights: US & Canada

SPRING 2010

Join Frank Frazetta, Steve Ditko, John Severin, GeneColan, Angelo Torres, and other legendary artists for aneerie excursion through the haunted halls of comics his-tory, as Dark Horse Comics unleashes the fourth vol-ume of Eerie magazine archives. Vampires, ghouls,werewolves, and axe-wielding maniacs are only thebeginning of the thrills you’ll find inside this huge col-lection crafted by the most gifted storytellers the medi-um of comics has ever known. You’ll get 260-pages ofluridly luscious artwork collected into a magazine-sized, dust-jacketed hardcover.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• This series has appeared multiple times on the NewYork Times Bestseller List and is up for the presti-gious 2009 Eisner Award for Best ArchiveCollection.• Eerie Archives Volume 4 contains bonus color pages.

EERIE ARCHIVES VOLUME 4

GANTZ VOLUME 10

ISBN: 1-59582-433-2ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-433-2Price: $19.95 (CAN: $24.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Harvey Kurtzman, OtherArtist: Harvey Kurtzman, OthersSize: 8.5 x 11Page Count: 162Format: Hardcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 16+Genre: Humor, ArtPublication Date: 4/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

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After warring for a century, Earth’s greatest championsand villains suddenly disappear, leaving the planetdecimated. Like a rapture, the Powers are gone andhumanity is left behind to pick up the pieces. Amongstthis wreckage, two lovers, Evelyn and Gil, find them-selves separated by a continent and will do anything tofind each other again. But when a strange being named“The Word” turns Evelyn into a champion with an angel-ic spear, she finds the force of her love for Gil clashingwith her newfound power. Love and destiny collide inwhat will become the worst breakup ever!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Rapture is the first Dark Horse effort from creatorsTaki Soma (You’ll Never Die) and Michael AvonOeming (The Mice Templar)

ISBN: 1-59582-460-XISBN-13: 978-1-59582-460-8Price: $19.95 (CAN: $24.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Michael Avon Oeming,Taki SomaArtist: Michael Avon OemingSize: 7 x 10Page Count: 144Format: Softcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 16+Genre: Superhero AdventurePublication Date: 4/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

SPRING 2010

When Mad magazine’s founding editor, HarveyKurtzman, left that job, he teamed with Playboyfounder Hugh Hefner to create Trump, reprinted nowfor the first time in fifty years, along with never-before-seen material.Launched in January 1957 by Kurtzman and Hefner,Trump set out to change the landscape of magazine pub-lishing. Enlisting many of his “usual gang of idiots”from his time at Mad — famous humor artists such asJack Davis, Al Jaffee, and Wally Wood — Kurtzmanrocked the establishment by bringing into the mix suchdynamic humorists as Arnold Roth and Mel Brooks.Though it sold well, it lasted only two issues. Still, thisfirst effort after Kurtzman’s historic split from Mad setthe stage for the humor magazines that would follow,and would lead to the more than 30 year run ofKurtzman and Will Elder’s landmark character LittleAnnie Fanny in the pages of Playboy magazine.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Digitally restored and remastered, this collection fea-tures the full contents of these two rare issues — aswell as historical notes from Denis Kitchen, andunprecedented glimpses into the creative process,reprinting for the first time archival material and orig-inal artwork from the creation of these two magazines.• The creator ofMadmagazine, Harvey Kurtzman rev-olutionized humor in America. His influence hasbeen felt in virtually all of the creative arts, fromprint to film and beyond.• Features work by Harvey Kurtzman, Harry Chester,Jack Davis, Will Elder, Al Jaffee, Wally Wood,Arnold Roth, Russ Heath, Mel Brooks, DoodlesWeaver, Max Shulman, and many others.• A major retrospective, The Art of Harvey Kurtzman:The Mad Genius of Comics, from AbramsComicArts, and Fantagraphics’ slipcased collectionof Humbug has raised anticipation for this book andHarvey Kurtzman’s work in the marketplace.

PLAYBOY’S TRUMP!THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

RAPTURE

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Writer and director Christopher “mink” Morrison (Dust) and leg-endary artist Yoshitaka Amano (Final Fantasy, Vampire HunterD) join forces to craft an unforgettable tale of destiny, danger, andhard-boiled sorcery, featuring over a hundred original illustra-tions by Amano!In the year 2020, bounty hunter Daniel Legend finds himselftracking a quarry of a different kind: his long-lost sister. Armedonly with his wits, his gun, and a mysterious postcard, Danielmakes his way to the heart of the seedy Shinjuku district ofTokyo, where a clash between two underworlds — the criminaland the infernal — threatens the very fabric of reality.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Shinjuku marks the first totally original project by YoshitakaAmano for Dark Horse Books.• Written by filmmaker “mink,” a rising star from QuentinTarantino’s A Band Apart production company.

ISBN: 1-59582-189-9ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-189-8Price: $24.95(CAN: $31.99, £18.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: MinkArtist: Yoshitaka AmanoSize: 10.75 x 10.75Page Count: 160Format: Hardcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 16+Genre: Crime, Science FictionPublication Date: 04/01/2010Rights: Worldwide

SHINJUKU

Boba Fett, the most feared, most respected, and most loved bountyhunter in the galaxy now has all of his comics stories collected intoone massive volume!In these stories, Boba Fett gets caught between the Rebellion andthe Empire; seeks a mysterious relic from a wrecked StarDestroyer; settles a diplomatic dispute — with extreme prejudice;takes part in a bounty-hunter free-for-all; fights Darth Vader; andeven goes up against a Boba Fett imposter! There’s no job toodeadly for the man in Mandalorian armor!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• A complete collection of Boba Fett tales!• Boba Fett encounters Darth Vader, Han Solo, and... anotherBoba Fett?• The Dark Horse Star Wars Omnibus series gives you over 400-pages for only $24.95!

ISBN: 1-59582-418-9ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-418-9Price: $24.95 (CAN: $31.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Thomas Andrews,Mike Kennedy, Ron Marz, OthersArtist: Ian Gibson, Cam Kennedy,Carlos Meglia, Adriana Melo,Francisco Ruiz VelascoSize: 6 x 9Page Count: 456Format: Softcover,Full ColorRecommended Age: 12+Genre: Science FictionPublication Date: 4/1/2010Rights: Worldwide except UK,Australia, & New Zealand

STAR WARS OMNIBUS: BOBA FETT

Three months after the events in Revenge of the Sith...In a time when all Jedi are fugitives, surviving Jedi Dass Jennir istrying to live as an outlaw without actually becoming one.Accepting a job from a mysterious beauty, Jennir sets out to rid hertown of a gang of slave runners. But when he finds that hisemployer hasn’t been completely honest with him, he begins todoubt the course she’s set him on. Outlaw or not, there’s one thinghe knows for certain: he has vowed to save this town — and a Jedinever gives up!Meanwhile, Darth Vader makes a discovery that has him question-ing his own future and the plans of Emperor Palpatine. There aremany questions and few answers in these dark times!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• The first two volumes of Star Wars: Dark Times have combinedto sell over 27,000 copies!• Explore the uncharted Star Wars era between Revenge of theSith and A New Hope in Star Wars: Dark Times!

ISBN: 1-59582-264-XISBN-13: 978-1-59582-264-2Price: $17.95 (CAN: $22.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Mick HarrisonArtist: Douglas Wheatley,Dave McCraigSize: 7 x 10Page Count: 136Format: Softcover,Full ColorRecommended Age: 12+Genre: Science FictionPublication Date: 4/1/2010Rights: Worldwide except UK,Australia, & New Zealand

STAR WARS: DARK TIMESVOLUME 4 — BLUE HARVEST

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Dark Horse Comics presents the exciting second volume of TheChronicles of Kull, which completes the Kull the Conqueror run withissue #10 — written by Gerry Conway and drawn by Marie Severin —and launches Kull the Destroyer, featuring the creative talents of suchesteemed creators as Roy Thomas, Mike Ploog, AlfredoAlcala, and EdHannigan! This action-packed tome details Kull’s surprising exile fromValusia and his return to Atlantis, where he faces the deadly Kraken,winged demons, and the god of flame and frost! In these uncertaintimes for the former King of Valusia, Kull finds allies among enemiesand fiends among those he would once have called friends!

KEY SELLING POINTS:• The Chronicles of Kull Volume 2: The Hell Beneath Atlantis andOther Stories reprints Kull the Conqueror #10 and Kull the Destroyer#11 through #20 in their stunning original colors, digitally cleanedand remastered!• Features the writing of the legendary Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas,and Doug Moench!• Art by the inimitable Marie Severin, Ed Hannigan, andAlfredoAlcala!

ISBN: 1-59582-439-1ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-439-4Price: $18.95 (CAN: $23.99)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Roy Thomas, GerryConway, Steve Englehart,Doug MoenchArtist: Marie Severin,Michael Ploog, Ed Hannigan,Alfredo AlcalaSize: 7 x 10Page Count: 200Format: Softcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 16+Genre: Action/Adventure, FantasyPublication Date: 4/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

THE CHRONICLES OF KULLVOLUME 2: THE HELL BENEATHATLANTIS AND OTHER STORIES

From Jerry Robinson, legendary creator of the Joker, seventy-yearveteran of the comics industry, and prominent figure in monthlybooks, daily strips, and comics journalism, comes a comprehensivehistory of the truly American art form! The Comics is a fullyreworked and updated edition of the 1974 classic that chronicles theorigins and evolution of comic strips, from prior to The Yellow Kidthrough today, and highlights the game-changing contributions ofsuch creative luminaries as Milton Caniff, Walt Kelly, Hal Foster,and Winsor McCay, among countless others. A fascinating resourceof enduring excellence for fans of the art form, historians, and casu-al readers alike, this edition has been extensively revisited byRobinson and tells the stories behind the newsprint page.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• The Comics is as authoritative history of the medium from liv-ing legend Jerry Robinson!• Other books by Jerry Robinson include the biography, Skippyand Percy Crosby, and The 1970s: Best Political Cartoons ofthe Decade.

ISBN: 1-59582-173-2ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-173-7Price: $24.95 (CAN: $31.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Jerry RobinsonArtist: Walt Kelly, Winsor McCay,Milt Caniff, Hal Foster, OthersSize: 9 x 12Page Count: 296Format: Softcover, Full ColorRecommended Age: 12+Genre: Comics HistoryPublication Date: 4/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

THE COMICS: AN ILLUSTRATEDHISTORY OF COMIC STRIP ART

An international sensation for more than two decades, the now-legendary monster killer known only as “D” has conquered theworlds of movies, comics, and, since the publication of the firstnovel in English in 2004, is becoming just as popular in Americaand the English-speaking world as he has been in Japan for morethan a dozen novels. Now, for the first time, go behind the scenesof the phenomenon. With rare artwork from Yoshitaka Amano andinterviews that shed light on the inspirations for the memorablestories, you’ll have a front-row seat at the creation of the two ani-mated adventures of Vampire Hunter D, and learn new secretsabout the novels through detailed summaries.

KEY SELLING POINTS:• Dark Horse has sold over 300,000 copies of Vampire Hunter D!• This volume contains a Vampire Hunter D short story from thecharacter’s creator, Hideyuki Kikuchi.• Promotion on publisher’s website, darkhorse.com (5 millionvisits per year)

ISBN: 1-59582-111-2ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-111-9Price: $13.95 (CAN: $17.50)Publisher: Dark HorseWriter: Hideyuki KikuchiArtist: Yoshitaka AmanoSize: 6 x 8.25Page Count: 240Format: Softcover, Black & WhiteGenre: Non-Fiction,Horror, Media tie-inPublication Date: 4/1/2010Rights: Worldwide

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