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New this week from Image Comics is The Walking Dead #142.
"A Gathering."
The Walking Dead #142 was written by Robert Kirkman, illustrated by Charlie Adlard, Stefano Guadiano, and Cliff Rathburn, and features a cover by Charlie Adlard and Dave Stewart.
New this week from Marvel is Marvel Zombies #1.
"Elsa Bloodstone is stationed on the Shield, burdened with the Sisyphean task of keeping the zombie hordes from rampaging through Battleworld. In those moments where she’s not enrapt in the throes of battle, she meditates on her deceased father…how everything he taught her gave her the means to fight the zombies, but all the love he didn’t give her is what motivated the self-destructive actions that landed her on the Wall in the first place. But when she sees a human child caught in the middle of the zombieverse, she’ll muster every ounce of determination she has to throw herself into the zombie horde to rescue the girl. And once Elsa finds her, she’s going to have to fight her way back out…"
Marvel Zombies #1 was written by Simon Spurrier, illustrated by Kevin Walker, colored by Frank D'Armata, and feature a regular cover by Ken Lashley, a variant cover by Greg Land, and an 'Ant-sized' variant cover by Jerome Opena.
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'Ant-sized' variant cover:
New this week from Dynamite Entertainment is Reanimator #3.
"When Susan Greene joined Dr. Herbert West as his new assistant, she'd craved the forbidden thrills of his unorthodox experiments - the awakening of zombies, stitching together new lifeforms, refining narcotics from undead brain fluid, and more. But once she uncovered the Reanimator's terrifying secret, she's been overcome with suspicion and doubt. Now, she'll finally get the answers she seeks... but will she survive the shocking revelation? Meanwhile, two drug cartels prepare for war, with the mad doctor's entire operation as the prize. Can even the evil genius of Herbert West counter the sinister intent of those who serve Elder Gods and Voodoo witchcraft?"
Reanimated #3 was written by Keith Davidsen, illustrated by Randy Valiente, and features a regular cover by Francesco Francavilla, a second regular cover by Andrew Mangum and Kyle Ritter, a Black and White cover by Andrew Mangum, and a Virgin Art variant by Francesco Francavilla.
Regular cover by Francesco Francavilla:
Second regular cover by Andrew Mangum and Kyle Ritter:
Black and white variant by Andrew Mangum:
A Virgin Art variant by Francesco Francavilla:
New this week from Action Lab Comics is Zombie Tramp vs Vampblade #1.
"Zombie Tramp creates a flesh beast from cemetery inhabitants to do battle with the hulking meth monster that’s plagued her visit to Detroit; but will Motown’s supernatural defender Vampblade help Janey in her fight, or team-up against her? It’s a boneyard brawl of beasts and beauties, as Janey fights for her right to ease on down the road! Features a variant cover spotlighting guest starring character Vampblade, as well as a variant cover by Dan Mendoza (limited to 2000 copies) and a risqué variant cover (limited to 2500 copies)."
Zombie Tramp vs Vampblade #1 was written by Dan Mendoza and Jason Martin, and illustrated by Winston Young, with covers by Winston Young featuring a regular cover, a Vampblade variant cover, a Vampblade risqué variant cover, a Zombie Tramp variant cover, and a Zombie Tramp risqué variant cover.
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Vampblade variant cover:
Zombie Tramp variant cover:
New this week from Action Lab Comics is Zombie Tramp #11.
"Zombie Tramp creates a flesh beast from cemetery inhabitants to do battle with the hulking meth monster that’s plagued her visit to Detroit; but will Motown’s supernatural defender Vampblade help Janey in her fight, or team-up against her? It’s a boneyard brawl of beasts and beauties, as Janey fights for her right to ease on down the road! Features a variant cover spotlighting guest starring character Vampblade, as well as a variant cover by Dan Mendoza (limited to 2000 copies) and a risqué variant cover (limited to 2500 copies)."
Zombie Tramp #11 was written by Dan Mendoza and Jason Martin, and illustrated by TMChu, with a regular and risqué variant cover by TMChu, a limited edition variant cover by Dan Mendoza, a limited edition variant cover by TMChu and Winston Young, and a Mile High exclusive variant cover by Monte Moore.
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Limited edition variant cover by Dan Mendoza:
Limited edition variant cover by TMChu and Winston Young:
Mile High exclusive variant cover by Monte Moore:
New this week from Dynamite Entertainment is Reanimator #2.
"Mad Science vs. Black Magic! Dr. Herbert West descends into the dark, gator-infested Louisiana bayou to harvest a special chemical that preserves dead tissue... but the macabre Haitian hitman Samedi and his brainwashed Voodoo Girls aren't far behind. When two zombie masters come face-to-face, an undead rampage is inevitable! Meanwhile, Susan Greene uncovers The Reanimator's shocking secret... and the Eldritch Krewe, servants to the Elder God Cthulhu, make their move!"
Reanimated #2 was written by Keith Davidsen, illustrated by Randy Valiente, and features a regular cover by Francesco Francavilla, a second regular cover by Andrew Mangum and Kyle Ritter, a Black and White cover by Andrew Mangum, and a Virgin Art variant by Francesco Francavilla.
Regular cover by Francesco Francavilla:
Second regular cover by Andrew Mangum and Kyle Ritter:
Black and white variant by Andrew Mangum:
A Virgin Art variant by Francesco Francavilla:
New this week from IDW Publishing is Zombies vs Robots #5.
"In “Inherit the Earth,” an attack on the Amazon island expands the war beyond zombies and robots, with two planets at stake! And in “The Orphan,” a new friendship is torn asunder…"
Zombies vs Robots #5 was written by Chris Ryall and Steve Niles, and illustrated by Anthony Diecidue and Val Mayerick, with a cover by Ashley Wood, and a subscription variant cover by Mark Torres.
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New this week from Image Comics is The Walking Dead #141.
"Opportunity."
The Walking Dead #141 was written by Robert Kirkman, illustrated by Charlie Adlard, Stefano Guadiano, and Cliff Rathburn, and features a cover by Charlie Adlard and Dave Stewart.
New this week from Marvel Comics is George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act Three #2.
"THE FINAL CHAPTER IN GEORGE ROMERO’S EPIC EMPIRE OF THE DEAD SAGA CONTINUES!
Jo tries to make a break from the remote vampire compound, but can one girl outrun the undead? As Chilly Dobbs’ campaign against Mayor Chandrake falters, will Runyon and Dixie stand by their man, or will Chilly be left out in the cold? The rebels are coming! The rebels are coming! And they’re bringing Hell with them!"
George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act Three #2 was written by George Romero, illustrated by Andrea Mutti, and features a cover by Francesco Mattina.
New this week from Marvel Comics is Return of the Living Deadpool #4.
"Oh man—there’s a zillion Deadpools and a zillion zombies! I have no idea how this is going to end. I hope Cullen does. You do, right Cullen?"
Return of the Living Deadpool #4 was written by Cullen Bunn, and illustrated by Nicole Virella, with a cover by Jay Shaw.
New this week from Lamp Post Incorporated is the graphic novel My Gal, The Zombie in a trade paperback edition.
"Chelsea has it all: a great roommate, an awesome boyfriend, smarts and style. Then she becomes a zombie. But she's not about to let something like that ruin her life...or afterlife! Homaging the classic Archie style of art and story (and including illustrations by guest artists such as Dan Parent, Batton Lash, and Jeff Shultz), creator Dan Conner brings together a collection of slice-of-unlife adventures to warm your heart back to body temperature!"
My Gal, The Zombie was written by Dan Conner, and illustrated by Conner, Dan Parent, Batton Lash, and Jeff Shultz, with a cover by Conner.
New this week from IDW Publishing is Rot & Ruin: Warrior Smart.
"Written by by New York Times best-selling author and multiple Bram Stoker award-winner Jonathan Maberry, with art by Tony Vargas, this all-new storyline continues events from the award-winning series of novels. We meet Benny, Nix, Lilah, and Chong as they travel through the Sierra Nevada mountains just one faltering step ahead of zombie hordes and one giant leap behind the plane flying through the sky that sent them on their journey of discovery."
Rot & Ruin: Warrior Smart is available in comic shops now (and from Amazon on May 5th) in a trade paperback edition.
New this week from IDW Publishing is Zombies vs Robots #4.
"Astronauts on a dead Earth crawling with strange threats like oddly sentient zombies, robots and… Mermen! And more with The Orphan!"
Zombies vs Robots #4 was written by Chris Ryall and Steve Niles, and illustrated by Anthony Diecidue and Val Mayerick, with a cover by Ashley Wood, and a subscription variant cover by James Stokoe.
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New this week from Action Lab Comics is Zombie Tramp #10.
"Zombie Tramp faces a new monster of her own creation, when a Detroit meth maker cooks up a batch of her undead bath salts! Meanwhile it’s chaos in the streets as the new drug has users turning into tweaker zombies! Plus Motor City’s own resident bad girl, Vampblade, cuts in on the action!"
Zombie Tramp #10 was written by Dan Mendoza and Jason Martin, and illustrated by TMChu, with a cover by TMChu, a variant cover by Dan Mendoza, and a risqué variant cover by TMChu.
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Risqué variant cover:
New this week as a one-shot from Image Comics is '68: Bad Sign.
"In December of 1968, a violent, random serial killer launched a spree of terror on the San Francisco area. On February 13th...the living dead rose and turned the entire world into a slaughterhouse. Now, hidden away in a derelict warehouse deep in the butchertown district, a human monster continues his bloody work, taunting the few remaining cops and hunting humans without fear in a city of the damned."
'68: Bad Sign was written by Mark Kidwell, illustrated by Richard Bonk and Jay Fotos, with a cover by Nat Jones, Kyle Charles, and Jay Fotos, and a variant cover by Richard Bonk and Jay Fotos.
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New this week from Dynamite Entertainment is Reanimator #1.
"Dr. Herbert West, The Reanimator, returns! Setting up shop in New Orleans, the brilliant Dr. West continues his life's work: the revival of the dead by purely chemical means. To accomplish this task, he recruits Susan Greene, a young and wide-eyed pharmacologist fascinated by his macabre experiments. Initially unfazed by West's unorthodox practices (including how he funds his research - by selling zombie brain fluid as a narcotic), Susan may regret her scientific curiosity as sinister forces - those aligned with Elder Gods and Haitian Voodoo - begin to align against the Reanimator!
Dynamite Entertainment proudly resurrects The Reanimator, H.P Lovecraft's notorious mad scientist, in a fear-fraught four-issue miniseries! Take what you love best about the television shows "Breaking Bad" and "Walking Dead", throw in Cthulhu tentacle terror and backwater Louisianan superstition, and you have the all-new horror comic hit of 2015!"
Reanimator #1 was written by Keith Davidsen, illustrated by Randy Valiente, and features covers by Jae Lee, Francesco Francavilla, Tim Seeley, Andrew Mangum, and Randy Valiente.
Cover A by Jae Lee:
Cover B by Francesco Francavilla:
Cover C by Tim Seeley:
Cover D by Andrew Mangum:
Box of Dread exclusive cover by Randy Valiente:
2nd & Charles exclusive cover:
New this week from Image Comics is The Walking Dead #140.
"Life and Death."
The Walking Dead #140 was written by Robert Kirkman, illustrated by Charlie Adlard, Stefano Guadiano, and Cliff Rathburn, and features a cover by Charlie Adlard and Dave Stewart.
New this week from Marvel is True Believers: Marvel Zombies #1, a special edition reprint of that title that is priced at just one dollar.
"What can you get for a dollar? How about the Marvel Universe? Marvel is proud to present TRUE BELIEVERS – special introductory comics for the low price of only $1 each. Coming this April your window into the biggest stories in Marvel history costs only a buck! Enter the world of Civil War, Age of Apocalypse, Old Man Logan, Planet Hulk, the critically-acclaimed ICON series Powers and many more with the first chapters of these top-selling, critically-acclaimed collections. Just in time for Secret Wars (maybe you’ve heard of it? Secret Wars – the biggest Marvel event ever!), catch up on some of the most celebrated stories in Marvel histories before their appearance in the biggest comic event of 2015!"
True Believers: Marvel Zombies #1 was written by Robert Kirkman, illustrated by Sean Phillips, and colored by June Chung, with a cover by Arthur Suydam and Randy Gentile.
New this week from Marvel Comics is George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act Three #1.
"IT’S ZOMBIES VS VAMPIRES—WITH DESPERATE CITIZENS CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE— AS THE LEGENDARY GEORGE ROMERO UNLEASHES THE FINAL CHAPTER IN HIS NEW UNDEAD EPIC!
Zombie Autopsy! But is Xavier dead or undead? Dr. Penny Jones may have a nasty surprise coming her way! Who is kidnapping the children of NYC, where are they taking them, and why? The future of Manhattan may rest in the answers!"
George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act Three #1 was written by George Romero, illustrated by Andrea Mutti, colored by Rain Beredo, lettered by Cory Petit, and features a cover by Francesco Mattina, and a variant cover by Phil Noto.
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New this week from Marvel Comics is Return of the Living Deadpool #3.
"A planet overrun by Deadpools what could the danger be? Tummy sore from laughing? Overdose of awesomesauce? Could it be you can have too much of a good thing???"
Return of the Living Deadpool #3 was written by Cullen Bunn, and illustrated by Nicole Virella, with a cover by Jay Shaw.
