Vertigo has released their solicitations for December with four brand new series including the return of Lucifer. One title that jumps out to me is Red Thorn #2. It looks to have a good mix of palace intrigue and the supernatural. What jumps out at you?
LAST GANG IN TOWN #1
Written by SIMON OLIVER
Art by RUFUS DAYGLO
Cover by ROB DAVIS
On sale DECEMBER 23 • 32 pg, FC, 1 of 7, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
Forget what you know of England, of the “Land of Hope and Glory.” Instead, try damp and depressing, and embrace this miserable island for what it is. Our story kicks off in 1976: the country coming apart at its flared corduroy seams, a decade after the Great Train Robbery, when British crime has gone decidedly soft in the middle.
Time for a new generation of criminals to rise: a band of snotty-nosed heroes driven by destiny and cheap cider, who will strike fear back into the establishment, put art back into crime and crime back into art, and pull off what will become known as the heist of the century.
This new series from Simon Oliver (FBP: FEDERAL BUREAU OF PHYSICS) and Rufus Dayglo (Tank Girl), spans three decades, from the punk rock ’70s to the decadent ’80s and beyond, charting the rise, fall and redemption of a group of bandits that changed the face of the criminal underworld and closed the door on a legacy.
LUCIFER #1
Written by HOLLY BLACK
Art by LEE GARBETT
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
On sale DECEMBER 16 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
The anti-hero who made his debut in THE SANDMAN and starred in his own hit series is back in a new series by best-selling writer Holly Black (The Spiderwick Chronicles) and artist Lee Garbett (Loki)!
As this series begins, God is dead—and Gabriel has accused Lucifer of His murder. Lucifer had motive and opportunity, but claims he can prove his innocence. If Gabriel finds the killer and takes the culprit into custody, his sins will be forgotten, and he’ll be welcomed back to Silver City. So, despite the fact that Lucifer just opened a nightclub on Earth and is hiding a mysterious wound, the two brothers set off to solve their Father’s murder. Their investigation will span Heaven, Hell, Earth and beyond in this antagonistic buddy-cop noir with an angelic flair.
NEW ROMANCER #1
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art and cover by BRETT PARSON
On sale DECEMBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, 1 of 12, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
Fired from a cushy job in Silicon Valley, Lexy becomes a coder for New Romancer, an Internet-dating app that’s seen better days. To create fake profiles, she plunders characteristics from history’s most notorious lovers. Using little-known writings by Ada Lovelace, the world’s first computer programmer, Lexy pushes the boundaries of coding and accidentally unleashes history’s greatest lover: Lord Byron. Online dating meets courtly love in this paranormal rom-com by Vertigo veteran writer Peter Milligan and rising art-star Brett Parson (Tank Girl).
THE SHERIFF OF BABYLON #1
Written by TOM KING
Art by MITCH GERADS
Cover by JOHN PAUL LEON
On sale DECEMBER 2 • 32 pg, FC, 1 of 8, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
Baghdad, 2003. Florida Police officer-turned-military contractor, Chris Henry is tasked with training a new Iraqi police force. When one of his trainees ends up dead, Chris is forced to team up with Nassir, the last remaining cop in Baghdad. Pulling the strings to bring them together is the mysterious Sofia, an American-educated Iraqi who has returned to take control of the city’s criminal underworld. This miniseries is a thrilling wartime crime drama told amid one of the most tumultuous times in modern history.
THE SHERIFF OF BABYLON is a new eight-issue miniseries pulled from GRAYSON cowriter Tom King’s real-life experience as a CIA operations officer and is illustrated by Mitch Gerads, cocreator of The Activity.
100 BULLETS BOOK FOUR TP
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art by EDUARDO RISSO
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
On sale JANUARY 4 • 512 pg, FC, $24.99 US • MATURE READERS
In these stories from 100 BULLETS #59-80, the Houses of the Trust are looking for the right angle in their impending war, while the Minutemen choose sides and make their own battle plans. Then, following Lono’s ascension to warlord for the Houses of the Trust, players on both sides ready themselves for the endgame of their private war.
FBP: FEDERAL BUREAU OF PHYSICS VOL. 4: THE END TIMES TP
Written by SIMON OLIVER
Art by ALBERTO PONTICELLI
Cover by NATHAN FOX
On sale JANUARY 6 • 128 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS
The FBP is scrambling to work with counter-agent Blackwood to restore universal laws of order. Is Agent Adam Hardy dead? Is his long-lost father alive? Does Agent Rosa Reyes have the secret key to spanning universes and saving the day? Interdimensional space, dark-energy super-bridges and an insane plan to save humanity from annihilation collide in issues #20-24.
AMERICAN VAMPIRE VOL. 8 HC
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
On sale FEBRUARY 17 • 144 pg, FC, $22.99 US • MATURE READERS
In the latest AMERICAN VAMPIRE hardcover, it’s 1965. Pearl and Skinner escaped The Gray Trader with more questions than answers, and their search for clues leads them to…NASA! You’ve never seen vampires like this before in these tales from AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SECOND CYCLE #6-11!
ART OPS #3
Written by SHAUN SIMON
Art by MICHAEL ALLRED and MATT BRUNDAGE
Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
On sale DECEMBER 23 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
Reggie Riot finds himself in hot water when he takes the world’s most famous painting come-to-life to a New York City punk club. But the real trouble begins when the Mona Lisa picks up the mic. Plus, the leader of the graffiti vandals sets her sights on New York’s leading lady, and we flash back to the missing Art Ops team in action when Reggie was still a toddler.
CLEAN ROOM #3
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art by JON DAVIS-HUNT
Cover by JENNY FRISON
On sale DECEMBER 16 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
Self-help guru Astrid Mueller faces some unexpected personal consequences in her latest trip into the Clean Room, where dirty secrets and demons come to life. Meanwhile, intrepid journalist Chloe encounters an unexpected, otherworldly visitor, and assassin Killian gets a good rubdown in “Good Things and Celebrity Deaths.”
ASTRO CITY #30
Written by KURT BUSIEK
Art by BRENT ANDERSON
Cover by ALEX ROSS
On sale DECEMBER 23 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
“The Menace from Earth” part 2. Trapped behind enemy lines on an alien planet, young Karl Furst has only one chance—an alien child who has been raised all his life to hate the First Family and anyone connected with them. Plus: All-out battle against the Unisaur, Zirros’s mightiest weapon.
JACKED #2
Written by ERIC KRIPKE
Art by JOHN HIGGINS
Cover by GLENN FABRY
On sale DECEMBER 23 • 32 pg, FC, 2 of 6, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
Josh Jaffe is living the dream: from suburban schlub to superhero in one easy swallow of a shady Internet drug. This is where his nightmare starts. Eric Kripke (Supernatural) and John Higgins (HELLBLAZER) bring an unflinching humanity and surreal level of detail to this tale of a midlife crisis—with superpowers!
FABLES: THE WOLF AMONG US #12
Written by MATTHEW STURGES and DAVE JUSTUS
Art by STEVE SADOWSKI, SHAWN McMANUS and TRAVIS MOORE
Cover by CHRISSIE ZULLO
On sale DECMEBER 9 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS DIGITAL FIRST
Beaten, broken and left for dead, Bigby’s more determined than ever to track down the mastermind behind the murders. The clues lead him to a little mermaid with a big problem, a beauty with some beastly shopping habits and a pawn shop run by the Devil himself! Plus, a new back-up tale begins here, showing the Crooked Man’s rise to power!
ABSOLUTE TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL. 2 HC
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Art by DARICK ROBERTSON and RODNEY RAMOS
Cover by GEOFF DARROW
On sale APRIL 6 • 560 pg, FC, 8.25” x 12.5”, $125.00 US • MATURE READERS
In this second Absolute edition, outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem learns of the vicious murder of political consultant Vita Severn, one of the few people he liked, which leads him to delve into the city’s police corruption. Then, Spider is hot on the trail of the horrifying truth behind the newly elected president’s campaign. Collects issues #19-36.
HELLBLAZER VOL. 12: HOW TO PLAY WITH FIRE TP
Written by PAUL JENKINS and GARTH ENNIS
Art by SEAN PHILLIPS, WARREN PLEECE and JOHN HIGGINS
Cover by TBD
On sale JANUARY 13 • 320 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS
In these tales from HELLBLAZER #121-133, John Constantine must discover the connection between disasters across the ages. Then, while Constantine’s past catches up at home, the First of the Fallen unveils his new scheme in the U.S.
KILL YOUR BOYFRIEND/VIMANARAMA DELUXE EDITION HC
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art by PHILIP BOND and D’ISRAELI
Cover by PHILIP BOND
On sale FEBRUARY 24 • 200 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875” $19.99 US MATURE READERS
Two tales by Grant Morrison are collected in hardcover for the first time. First, a bored schoolgirl joins up with a young rebel intent on tearing down middle-class England. Then, in VINAMARAMA, Ali and his witty, vivacious arranged bride, Sofia, must stop ancient Indian demons from using Britain as a battleground.
RED THORN #2
Written by DAVID BAILLIE
Art by MEGHAN HETRICK
Cover by CHOONG YOON
On sale DECEMBER 16 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
It’s Halloween night, and something wicked and powerful is stirring beneath the streets of Glasgow. Join Isla on the day she meets a bloodthirsty army she thought was a myth and breaks the heart of the only man she ever loved. Innocents are slaughtered, a demigod is crowned king, and history is rewritten in the second issue of this new series!
SLASH & BURN #2
Written by SI SPENCER
Art by MAX DUNBAR and ANDE PARKS
Cover by TULA LOTAY
On sale DECEMBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
As Rosheen wraps up the case of the trigger-happy corpse, her quest to find the face from her past sparks memories of her childhood days of arson and infamy. Exploding squirrels, broken fingers and a fistful of doodles lead Rosheen closer to an explosive showdown with the Matchstick Man.
SURVIVORS’ CLUB #3
Written by LAUREN BEUKES and DALE HALVORSEN
Art by RYAN KELLY
Cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ
On sale DECEMBER 2 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
Six kids who lived through unbelievable terror in the ‘80s are somehow united in LA. Alice and Simon continue their lusty game of cat and mouse as Chenzira and Kiri resort to illegal measures to find more information about the cursed game Akheron. And Harvey’s psychotic imaginary Mr. Empty goes from the voice inside his head to fully realized horror right in front of his face.
TWILIGHT CHILDREN #3
Written by GILBERT HERNANDEZ
Art and cover by DARWYN COOKE
On sale DECEMBER 9 • 40 pg, FC, 3 of 4, $4.99 US • MATURE READERS
Local flirt Tito is forced to make a decision regarding her love life. The young scientist is forced to make a decision about his career path. And just when the children come to grips with their blindness, they’re given new clarity. Don’t miss the latest chapter in the surreal tale of love and sacrifice that unites comics legends Gilbert Hernandez and Darwyn Cooke.
UNFOLLOW #2
Written by ROB WILLIAMS
Art by MIKE DOWLING
Cover by MATT TAYLOR
On sale DECEMBER 2 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
Blood is spilled as 140 strangers make their way to the home of the dying man who has offered them each a chance at millions. Plus: A new member of the 140 gets recruited. Ravan shares her story. Deacon’s luggage gets screened. And Dave must risk what he loves most.