New Releases by Caitlin R. Kiernan

In a direct follow-up to the uberpopular _Hellboy in Mexico_, Mike Mignola and Mick McMahon tell another tale set south of the border, in which . . . Hellboy gets married! First of two parts! Gain some insight into the next arc of Matt Kindt''s runaway hit _MIND MGMT_ as we meet . . . the Magician! Bryan J. L. Glass and Victor Santos reveal the brutal new heroine of their new creator-owned series, _Furious_! And Chad Lambert and Christine Larsen give new meaning to the phrase "Kill me!" in the new story of the same name. Plus, new installments of _Integer City, Alabaster, Nexus, Monstrous, City of Roses,_ and _Saint George!_ * Preview the new creator-owned series _Furious_ with an original tale by Bryan J. L. Glass (_Mice Templar_) and Victor Santos (_Polar_, _Mice Templar_)! * Features a new tale from Matt Kindt''s hit _MIND MGMT_! * Hellboy gets married! "Seriously, this is comics'' best kept secret trove of great comics."-Comic Book Resources

Neil Gaiman (_Sandman_, _American Gods_) teams with Paul Chadwick (_Concrete_) for The Day the Saucers Came�! Plus, three new series debut this month, including work by Simon Roy (_Prophet_) Shannon Wheeler (_Too Much Coffee Man_), and _Arcade Boy_ by Denis Medri! * Caitl�_n R. Kiernan''s _Alabaster_ and Michael Avon Oeming''s _The_ _Victories_ continue! Comics'' best kept secret trove of great comics."Comic Book Resources **2012 Eisner and Harvey Award winner!**

Sarah Crowe left Atlanta—and the remnants of a tumultuous relationship—to live in an old house in rural Rhode Island. Within its walls she discovers an unfinished manuscript written by the house’s former tenant—an anthropologist obsessed with the ancient oak growing on a desolate corner of the property. Tied to local legends of supernatural magic, as well as documented accidents and murders, the gnarled tree takes root in Sarah’s imagination, prompting her to write her own account of its unsavory history. And as the oak continues to possess her dreams and nearly almost all her waking thoughts, Sarah risks her health and her sanity to unearth a revelation planted centuries ago…

Niki Ky spends her days in a medicated haze, haunted by the ghosts of those she left behind ten years ago after a confrontation against an unspeakable evil that left her shattered. To find peace, Niki must return to the house on the side of Red Mountain in Birmingham, Alabama-to face creatures no human should ever have to face...

Who will come to the aid of beleaguered King Hrothgar, whose warriors have become the prey of the vengeful outcast monster Grendel? A grand and glorious story that has endured for centuries, the ageless classic adventure takes on a breathtaking new life in a remarkable new version for a modern era. Brilliantly reimagined by acclaimed, award-winning author Caitlín R. Kiernan, based on the screenplay by #1 New York Times bestseller Neil Gaiman and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Roger Avary, it is the tale of a noble liege and a terrible creature who has cursed his kingdom with death, blood, and destruction—and of the great hero, Beowulf, who is called to a land of monsters to triumph where so many have failed . . . or to die as so many of the brave before him.

Several years after the events in Threshold, Chance and Deacon have married. They’re looking ahead to the future, trying to put the past behind them. But new nightmares await them as a woman with a need for violence enters their lives. And something even worse has followed her...

They’re known as the Children of the Cuckoo. Stolen from their cribs and raised by ghouls, the changelings serve the creatures who rule the world Below and despise the world Above. Any human contact is strictly forbidden and punishment is swift and severe for those who disobey. Eight years ago, Emmie Silvey was born on Halloween while a full moon rose in the sky. Raised in Providence by her widower father, she’s a strange, yellow-eyed girl, plagued with visions of impossible worlds and fabulous beings. Now her path is about to intersect with one of the changelings, a violent young woman named Soldier who’s quickly slipping from the favor of her ghoul masters. Inextricably linked, together they must face the monsters and unearthly forces that have shaped their lives… and threaten their futures.

A strange girl speaks of being charged by an angel to battle monsters and claims she cannot do it alone. She needs Chance’s help. Chance Matthews has suffered enough tragedies. The latest—her grandfather’s death—has left her shaken, convinced that she will always be alone. What she needs now is time—time to recover, time to determine what her future will be. What she doesn’t need is a strange girl with alabaster skin who knows things about Chance she can’t possibly know. Chance doesn’t believe in angels. Or monsters. But among the artifacts left by her geologist grandparents, there lies a fossil of a creature that couldn’t possibly have ever existed. But it did. And still does…

To the residents of her small southern city, second-hand store owner Spyder Baxter is crazy. But her friends and followers know better. Something lives within Spder''s brain. Something powerful. Something wonderful. Something dangerous. Pray it never escapes.

A special, extra-sized issue finds the House of Secrets materializing in the waking world on Halloween. For one night only, Abel has license to tell secrets without fear of retribution. His captive audience: five outcast goth kids who get more tricks than treats when confronted by an upset Cain.

Now with unpredictable access to both The Dreaming and the waking world, Echo has no time to revel in her newfound fortune since everyone--from the Corinthian to the Sandman''s trusty librarian--is seeking revenge on the girl most likely to wreak havoc.

A troubled teenager embarks on a surreal journey through The Dreaming to free her sister from the deadly grip of the Three Witches, encountering many of the fantastic inhabitants of the Dream King''s realm along the way.

After the Lord of Dreams denies The Corinthian vengeance against the new dream Echo, the nightmare decides to take justice into his own hands, pulling Matthew along for the ride.

Disoriented by her transformation and stranded in The Dreaming, a shocked and frightened Echo latches onto the one thing that has remained constant: her thirst for revenge.

Now possessed of a magical "sight" that allows her to see simultaneously the world as we know it and the world as it really is, Maddy sees New York as a surreal landscape full of pitiful ghosts, beautiful ethereal fairies, and terrifying monsters. Who says seeing is believing?

Lucien reflects on his courting of the psychic medium Christina--whom Echo now eerily resembles. The ill-fated love affair holds the key to Lucien''s obsession with Echo/Christina, and foreshadows an ominous ending for someone he holds dear.

Victor continues his romantic pursuit of the elf girl Nuala, the Cluracan confronts his nemesis in a sword fight high over the streets of Manhattan, and the Unseelie court, still desperate to retrieve the glamour stone, moves in for the kill.

Mourning the loss of his wife at her gravesite in the dead of winter, Poe is rescued from an early death by his cunning pet, Catterina, who fights her way through an underground army of killer rats, ably abetted by The Dreaming''s Jessamy and Eve.

Tortured by Cain''s descent into drunken despair, Abel pays Eve a visit to enlist her help in easing his brother''s pain. As Eve tends to the nasty business of feeding the monsters under her care in the Cave of Nightmares, Abel discovers that a mother''s love knows bounds after all.

The fate of a world rests in Maddy''s hands as she aids Thessaly, Nuala and Lucien in a final confrontation with Titania for possession of the magically-charged Dawn Stone.

The House of Mystery is rebuilt in an issue that marks a startling turning point in the Realm of Dreams.

In the deep and always-black depths at the bottom of the sea, a colony of merfolk lives in a ruined city. Among them, a young merwoman stands trial for speaking forbidden truths culled from her dreams‹dreams of a world where land and sun and sky exist above watery darkness.

As the castle library is filled with salvaged treasures from the destruction of the House of Mystery, an overburdened Lucien finds himself near the breaking point as events force him to confront some mysteries from his own past.

As the House of Mystery goes up in smoke, victims of famous fires from different historical eras labor side by side with the denizens of the Dreaming, desperately trying to quench the flames, when Eve remembers the long-neglected figure still trapped in the attic of the burning house.

High above the city, the maniacal Unseelie faeries abduct Nuala, while, in the middle of a Manhattan museum, Maddy uncovers the fantastic truth about the mysterious glamour stone.

The Cluracan and his nemesis battle their way through the bloodthirsty hordes of the Unseelie Host in a desperate attempt to save their sister, Nuala.

In rain-soaked Bangkok, demonic forces vie against the now-mortal Corinthian in a desperate race to save his lover. To make matters worse, Echo arrives on the scene, intent on taking terrible vengeance on her favorite nemesis.

Battered, bruised, and crippled by heroin addiction, Echo lies dying in a desolate New Orleans squat, while his sole remaining friend hits the streets for a fix to tide him over. But when a violent intrusion catapults Echo into The Dreaming, he finds his deepest desires unexpectedly fulfilled.

Banished from the Dreaming, former serial killer The Corinthian finds himself swept up in a deadly game of international and interdimensional intrigue in Thailand.

Christina, the haunting woman from Lucien''s mysterious past, resurfaces. Old and ailing in the late 1930s, Irish poet W.B. Yeats finds himself inexplicably documenting a strangely impressionistic dream in a letter he knows will never reach its recipient.