Vertigo Comics May 2016 Solicitations
FLINCH BOOK TWO TP
In this second helping of horror from FLINCH #9-16, read about a heart transplant with unexpected results, the day a different kind of Santa visits the mall, a torrid affair between hardened criminals, and much more!
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO, STEVEN T. SEAGLE, JOE R. LANDSDALE, MIKE CAREY and others
Art by SEAN PHILLIPS, DANIJEL ZEZELJ, DAVID LLOYD, BRUCE TIMM, CLIFF CHIANG, FRANK QUITELY, RYAN SOOK, PHILIP BOND and others
Cover by PHIL HALE
On sale JUNE 8 • 192 pg, FC, $16.99 US • MATURE READERS
LAST GANG IN TOWN #6
Ava’s brown bread, the past is prologue and all that bollox, and the gang are left to boldly go where no thieving guttersnipe has gone before…in other words, their original mentor, Ava, who brought the gang together in 1977, has orchestrated one last heist from beyond the grave. It’s now 2018, and if Joey, Alex, and Billy follow the old bird’s plan, they’ll pull off the ultimate score of the 21st century. They just have to go into orbit to do it.
Written by SIMON OLIVER
Art by RUFUS DAYGLO
Cover by ROB DAVIS
On sale MAY 25 • 32 pg, FC, 6 of 6, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
LUCIFER #6
Rosemary’s just an average American co-ed bringing her boyfriend, Takehiko, home from college to meet her parents, who happen to be Satanists. The second act of Holly Black’s critically acclaimed divine family drama starts here! Featuring ethereal guest art by Stephanie Hans (Angela, Wicked and Divine) and a new cover in a long LUCIFER legacy by Christopher Moeller.
Written by HOLLY BLACK
Art by STEPHANIE HANS
Cover by CHRISTOPHER MOELLER
On sale MAY 18 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
JACKED TP
In this collection of the 6-issue miniseries, Josh Jaffe, a neurotic family man in the midst of a midlife crisis, buys a “smart pill” to increase his focus and jolt him out of his slump. But to Josh’s surprise, the pill gives him incredible strength and power—but is extremely addictive. This irreverent and brutally realistic story examines both the mighty highs and humiliating lows of being a real-life superhero.
Written by ERIC KRIPKE
Art by JOHN HIGGINS
Cover by GLENN FABRY
On sale JUNE 1 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS
NORTHLANDERS VOL. ONE: THE ANGLO-SAXON SAGA TP
These tales illustrate the harsh life of the Viking invasion and occupation of the British Isles from the 8th to 11th centuries. Families are broken, lives are saved, and death is everywhere in these gritty tales from NORTHLANDERS #1-16, #18-19 and #41.
Written by BRIAN WOOD
Art by DAVIDE GIANFELICE, DEAN ORMSTON, RYAN KELLY, DANIJEL ZEZELJ and MARIAN CHURCHLAND
Cover by MASSIMO CARNEVALE
On sale JUNE 22 • 464 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875” • $29.99 US MATURE READERS
NEW ROMANCER #6
Byron has asked adorable geek Lexy to marry him—but is it true love, or just part of Incubator’s cruel A.I. experiment? Meanwhile, what has Mata Hari planned for Lexy’s dad? And will computer genius Ada Lovelace ever escape from cyber space? These and other questions will be answered, just make sure you’re at the church on time for the conclusion to this strangest of modern romances!
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art and cover by BRETT PARSON
On sale MAY 11 • 32 pg, FC, 6 of 6, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
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