Captain America: The First Avenger
Marvel Comics
Art by Shawn Martinbrough
Cover by John Romita, Jr.
Set during WWII, Captain America must investigate a series of mass disappearances...and what he discovers is nearly as terrifying as any weapon developed by the Germans.
This comic was created specifically for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, which will distribute the comic at no charge to members of the American military.
Charlaine Harris' Grave Sight
Dynamite Entertainment
Art by Denis Medri and Paolo Francescutto
Cover by Denis Medri
At the age of 15, Harper Connelly was struck by lightning, an event that gave her the ability to find the dead and see how they died. Since then, Harper's scratched out a living selling her services to anyone with a checkbook. It's not the best life, but it beats the alternative, at least until Harper and her brother Tolliver roll into Sarne, Arkansas and find themselves embroiled in a murder mystery!
Adapted from Harris' bestselling novel, Grave Sight. Will be released in three parts.
"A big part of the book’s appeal is protagonist Harper Connelly, a young woman who finds dead people, then sees and feels how their lives ended. It’s a gift Harper doesn’t want ... You really sense what a heavy burden her power is, and how it has damaged and isolated her."
--Newsarama.com
InFamous
DC Comics
Art by Eric Nguyen
Cover by Doug Mahnke
While delivering a mysterious package, bike courier Cole MacGrath is caught in a massive explosion that gives him electric superpowers. As his world collapses around him, Cole must defend himself and his city from government forces that'll stop at nothing to capture him.
Six-issue limited series. Bridged the gap between inFamous and inFamous 2.
Captain America and Crossbones
Marvel Comics
Art by Declan Shalvey and Matthew Wilson
Cover by Greg Tocchini
When a monstrous virus overtakes an isolated island, the skull-faced psychopath is unleashed to rescue the one person who may deliver resistance to the terrifying outbreak. But can the man who shot Captain America be trusted to do the right thing?
"Straight off the bat, William Harms writes a damn good Crossbones. The voice and the tough guy clichés all work, and this is your only excuse to use them. Crossbones is straight out of an 80s action flick, as is the mission, and Harms weaves it all together with Shane Black precision..."
--Comic Book Resources
39 Minutes
Top Cow Productions
Art by Jerry Lando and Jay Leisten
Cover by Rafael Albuquerque
Winner:
Pilot Season 2010
Robbing a bank is easy — it’s the getaway that’s hard. The bank’s surrounded by police officers, alarms are blaring, customers and employees are screaming, and the streets are blocked off. So what’s the solution?
Kill everyone in town.
"Harms has presented the jaded fanboy masses with the rarest of jewels – an intelligently conceived, well-crafted original idea."
-- Broken Frontier"39 Minutes is a blast to read specifically because it keeps shifting your preconceived notions. You think you know where this story is going, and it shocks with a completely different angle."
-- Project Fanboy"The comic is great. It’s entertaining, relevant, it should be a movie..."
-- Graphic Policy
Impaler
Top Cow Productions
Volume One art by Nick Postic, Nick Marinkovich, and Francis Tsai
Cover by JP Leon
Introduction by F. Paul Wilson
Volume Two art by Matt Timson
Cover by Matt Timson
Introduction by Jonathan Maberry
When one of the worst blizzards in modern history descends upon New York City, the blinding snow and wind are the least of the city's problems. For hidden in the weather is a growing army of ravenous vampires, and humanity's only hope lies with Vlad Tepes, the "historical Dracula".
Awards
International Horror Guild Award (Finalist)
Eagle Award Nomination (Matt Timson)
"Vampires are hot right now, but nothing is hotter than Impaler. Hands down one of the best books on the market today."
-- Ain't It Cool News"Writer William Harms gives us what might be the freshest reinterpretation of the vampire mythos in years ... the impending bloodfest over the coming issues promises to be spectacular."
-- Metro (Toronto)"This comic is a nonstop, balls-to-the-wall bloodbath, without an apology in sight -- exactly what is needed to counteract those increasingly popular sparkly vampires."
-- Fangoria"Dark, foreboding and a great read."
-- IGN Comics"If this is your first visit to the world of Impaler, then wow, are you in for a treat. I won't recommend for you to lock the doors or turn on all the lights. It won't help. This book is going to be scary no matter where you read it."
-- Jonathan Maberry, NY Times bestselling author
Wolverine: The Anniversary
Marvel ComicsArt by Jefte Palo
Cover by Simon Bianchi
It's a few days before the anniversary of Mariko's death, and Logan is making the long pilgrimage to Japan to pay his respects when his 747 is suddenly seized by a group of terrorists who plan on blowing up the craft over downtown Honolulu!
If Logan is to save the plane and its passengers, he’ll have to rely on all of his guile, instincts and predatory skills… because all it takes is one bullet to destabilize the plane’s pressure, or a split-second’s warning for the terrorist leader to detonate the bomb strapped to his chest
abel
AiT/PlanetLarArt by Mark Bloodworth
Cover design by Brian Wood
Afterward by Rachel Pollack
Set in Friend, Nebraska during World War II, Abel is a story of racism, betrayal, and murder. At the center is thirteen-year-old John Vitosh, a lonely boy who lives under the constant violence of his older brother Philip. Friendless, John is taken under the wing of Mr. Mar, a Chinese man-servant for the wealthy Mr. Harrison, but it is a friendship which threatens to not only rip apart the Vitosh family, but the entire community of Friend as well.
Awards
Oklahoman: Top 10 Graphic Novel of 2002
"A year from now, when people are looking back...and talking about the year's best, I suspect that Abel is going to be a part of that conversation. And it deserves to be; few comics elicit such a visceral and intellectual response at the same time."
-- Cliff Biggers, Comic Shop News, Five out of five stars
"Abel moves with a sureness and complexity rare even in the works of writers far more established than William Harms. Its theme of betrayal and lies, and the way we come to believe in those lies and lose ourselves, develops with subtlety and care. Abel is anti-heroic, sad, and true to life. The comics field needs more work like this."
-- Rachel Pollack
"A dazzling and very disturbing comic. Very highly recommended."
-- iComics.com
"Harms is the master of Midwestern Gothic. The very ordinariness of the setting is what contributes to the everyday horror feel of the work. I challenge you to read this graphic novel and not leave Harms' fictional world feeling anything but creeped out."
-- SequentialTart.com
Dead or Alive
Absolute Tyrant
Cover by Ray Lederer
Arizona, 1889: Two desperate brothers pull off a white-knuckled stagecoach robbery. They think their troubles are behind them when they stash the cash in a desert hideaway--but their misfortune is just beginning.
Jailed and tortured in a dusty frontier town overwhelmed by zombies, the boys bust free and join a ragged band of townspeople for a gut-wrenching Old West showdown against the ravenous, shambling dead.
"Louis L'Amour be damned, Dead or Alive does anything but romantaticize the Old West -- Harms gives his tightly paced tale all the spit 'n' grit of an outlaw yarn, plus the gory scares of a zombie shocker...who's got the good sense to get it on the big screen?"
-- Rue Morgue"William Harms takes an iconic wild west in all its crude glory and infests it with the wild dead. Skilled characterization and a flair for action will have you turning pages to keep up with the blazing guns and brutal munching.
-- Scott Nicholson"It’s got everything you could want, stagecoach robbery, corrupt sheriffs, an undead shaman, cowboys, Indians and of course the walking dead…"
-- Geek Syndicate
