Dark Horse Comics Solicitations for June 2008

Here is a look at Dark Horse Comics' assortment of comics related to Futureal Studio for June 2008. This listing is offered to inform our visitors of the current whereabouts of our associates.

ABE SAPIEN: THE DROWNING #5 (of 5)

Writer: Mike Mignola
Artist: Jason Shawn Alexander
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover: Mike Mignola

Abe comes face to face with the power that has protected Saint Sébastien for centuries in this breathtaking conclusion to his first solo miniseries.

Written by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, and featuring the haunting art of Jason Shawn Alexander (Damn Nation, The Secret, The Escapists), The Drowning is the story of Hellboy mainstay Abe Sapien trying to save a cursed island and its doomed inhabitants.

On sale June 4 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

B.P.R.D.: THE ECTOPLASMIC MAN

Writers: Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Artist: Ben Stenbeck
Cover: Mike Mignola

This one-shot comic tells the origin of Johann Kraus—corresponding with Johann's appearance in the 2008 feature film Hellboy II: The Golden Army. The Ectoplasmic Man is the ideal introduction to one of the most peculiar members of the remarkable Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense.

On sale June 18 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

B.P.R.D.: WAR ON FROGS #1

Writers: Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Artist: Herb Trimpe
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover: Mike Mignola

Legendary artist Herb Trimpe (The Incredible Hulk) joins regular B.P.R.D. writer John Arcudi and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola for the first of four one-shots which pick up from the March-April B.P.R.D. feature on MySpace/Dark Horse Presents. These stories are set before the events of B.P.R.D.: The Black Flame, chronicling the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense's fight against the frog monsters.

As the frog cult spreads across America, Roger the Homunculus returns to the site of the B.P.R.D.'s first clash with the frog creatures—the ruins of Cavendish Hall, where Hellboy, Abe, and Liz first encountered both the frogs and Rasputin (Hellboy: Seed of Destruction)—to track down the final pieces of the puzzle of the Cavendish family.

Cavendish family puzzle solved!

On sale June 4 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #15

Writer: Drew Goddard
Artists: Georges Jeanty and Andy Owens
Colorist: Michelle Madsen
Cover: Georges Jeanty
Variant Cover: Jon Foster

Having traveled from her base in Scotland, Buffy ventures to the heart of Japan in order to reclaim her stolen scythe, in Drew Goddard's conclusion to Wolves at the Gate. Along the way, Buffy and the legion of Slayers join forces with the irresistible Dracula to defeat a tight-nit group of nefarious vampires, in which the Slayers suffer a massive hit.

The celebrated Buffy Season Eight continues with Joss Whedon as executive producer, with Georges Jeanty (The American Way) as series artist, and Jon Foster on covers.

Written by acclaimed television scribe Drew Goddard!

On sale June 4 40 pg, FC, $2.99 US

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER OMNIBUS VOL. 5 TPB

Writers: Christopher Golden, Jane Espensen, Tom Fassbender, Doug Petrie and Chris Boal
Artists: Cliff Richards, Paul Lee, Brian Horton, Logan Lubera, Julio Ferreira and Andy Owens
Cover: Jeromy Cox

Volume Five of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus series begins immediately after Season Three, after Sunnydale High has gone up in flames. Buffy is plagued by dreams of fellow Slayer Faith, who now lies in a comma. Jane Espenson, the celebrated writer from the Buffy TV show, writes the powerful Faith story Haunted. And as summer comes to an end, Buffy and Willow begin their first year of college in The Blood of Carthage, in a story written by acclaimed Buffy novelist Christopher Golden. Meanwhile Buffy embarks on a new romance with Riley Finn, and Willow and Oz's relationship comes to an end in Golden's Oz: Into the Wild. This volume also features work by Buffy Season Eight contributors Cliff Richards and Paul Lee and Brian Horton.

• Collects Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Haunted, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Blood of Carthage, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Autumnal, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Oz "Into the Wild," DHP 2000: Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Take Back the Night," DHP #150: Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Killing Time"

On sale September 10 352 pg, FC, $24.95 US

CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #0

Writer: Timothy Truman
Artist: Tomas Giorello
Colorist: Jose Villarubia
Cover: Tomas Giorello

Conan the Cimmerian #0 marks a transitional period in young Conan's life, as he spurns the magicians, turncoats, and legal trappings of the cities he's seen in order to return to the beloved northern frontiers of Cimmeria, where he was born and raised. It also marks a turning point in the artistic muscle that will fuel Conan's adventures throughout 2008 and beyond. Writer Timothy Truman and Argentine artist Tomas Giorello are joined by renowned colorist Jose Villarrubia in this special issue, as they deliver their adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "Cimmeria" poem. And what's up with Conan? He fights for his life when he crosses paths with a pack of Vanir raiders on the Cimmerian border!

Taking our brutal barbarian into his next exciting era!

On sale June 25 24 pg, FC, $0.99 US

THE GOON #25

Writer and Artist: Eric Powell
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover: Eric Powell

Buzzard returns from Horse Eater's Woods with the tale of how the terrible curse that plagues the town began. He also knows what it means for Goon. Will Goon turn his back on those that need him most to escape his fate?

Eric Powell's The Goon, continues with the laughter, the tears, the zombies, and Dave Stewart on colors!

On sale June 11 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

LOBSTER JOHNSON VOL. 1: THE IRON PROMETHEUS TPB

Writer: Mike Mignola
Artist: Jason Armstrong
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover: Mike Mignola

On sale Aug 18
FC, 140 pages
$17.95
TPB, 7" x 10"

"Beware my claw, for I've come to inflict justice!"

After years of captivating fans from the pages of Hellboy and B.P.R.D., the pulp-style adventures of Lobster Johnson take the limelight in this collection of The Lobster's first solo series. Written and featuring a cover by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, and drawn by Jason Armstrong (Ferro City, The Sensational Spider-Man), Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus is a wild ride full of fearsome monsters, mad scientists, and threats from the world beyond.

• Collects Lobster Johnson: Iron Prometheus #1-5, with a sketchbook section featuring Mignola, Armstrong and Guy David, plus The Secret History of Lobster Johnson.

On sale August 18 140 pg, FC, $17.95 US

PIGEONS FROM HELL #3 (of 4)

Writer: Joe R. Lansdale
Artist: Nathan Fox
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover: Nathan Fox

After last issue's bloody surprises and frightening, new terrors, Claire and Janet follow a mysterious lawman away from the gore-filled plantation house to seek advice from a strange, obsessive-compulsive hermit. While they can't leave their friends (or what's left of them) behind for long, this may be their only chance at escape. Or maybe they'll just find a quick death, if they're lucky. Haunted by dangerous shape-shifting shadows, reanimated bodies of the dead, and the dark heart of the mansion itself, the panic-stricken twins would rather take a chance finding answers in the demented shack of a madman than spend another minute in the hell that still holds their friends captive!

• Written by celebrated horror author Joe R. Lansdale (writer of Bubbu Ho-Tep, Batman, Jonah Hex, Conan)

• Based on the classic horror story by Conan creator Robert E. Howard!

On sale June 18 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US