New Releases by Christopher Priest

Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure. Winner of the World Fantasy Award and inspiration for the hit Christopher Nolan movie, genre master Christopher Priest''s The Prestige is now available in a modern Tor Essentials repackage. In 1878, two young stage magicians clash in the dark during the course of a fraudulent séance. From this moment on, their lives become webs of deceit and revelation as they vie to outwit and expose one another. Their rivalry will take them to the peaks of their careers, but with terrible consequences. In the course of pursuing each other''s ruin, they will deploy all the deception their magicians'' craft can command--the highest misdirection and the darkest science. Blood will be spilled, but it will not be enough. In the end, their legacy will pass on for generations...to descendants who must, for their sanity''s sake, untangle the puzzle left to them. With a new introduction by John Clute

Following the shattering events of Vampirella Beyond, Dark World opens a dark new chapter for the Daughters of Drakulon. Draculina is compelled to switch realities with her evil alternative self Katie, and is imprisoned in the astral plane known as "The Dark World" -- where she is hunted through the streets of 1969 New York City by malicious creatures she herself created as a child! The Dark World, which responds to the subconscious of those trapped within it, has produced a hell of Draculina''s own making. But one of the living constructs who seem to exist only to torment her may hold the key to her survival! Written by comics legend CHRISTOPHER PRIEST and illustrated by special guest artist IVÁN F. SILVA.

In this issue’s panel-busting adventure, simian arch-villain Mojo Jojo lures Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup to the park for a super-powered throwdown. But rather than doing battle, he plants micro-devices on their adorable little necks instead — clever little gizmos that will let him sneak inside their dreams and learn their secret combat strategies! DANG YOU AND YOUR DEVICES, MOJO JOJO! Will these high-tech hijinks finally give Mojo the edge over the Powerpuff Girls’ innate, Chemical X-enhanced goodness? Find out in issue #2’s page-turning tale “What Dreams May Come!” from Eisner-winning superstar writer KELLY THOMPSON (Birds of Prey, Scarlet) and acclaimed artist KAREN S. DARBOE (Blade) — featuring unstoppable cover cuteness from DARBOE, LEONARDO ROMERO, PAULINA GANUCHEAU, NICOLETTA BALDARI, and KEN HAESER!

Picking up where Vampirella: Year One left off, Vampirella/Dracula: Rage presents Vampirella as you''ve never seen her before. Inconsolable grief hardens into unquenchable rage as Vampirella tracks the cultists who threaten her son across Europe and America, unsettling political and economic alliances and unraveling the global network of the baby''s father -- Dracula! In a macabre exchange of norms, it is Dracula, the Lord of Vampires, who now hunts the elusive Vampiri in an effort to save Vampirella from herself -- or, more precisely, to save her from becoming like him. To this end, Dracula recruits Victory, once Vampirella''s closest friend, to act as his ersatz Renfield while they try (and fail) to anticipate the next moves of a woman whose anger has now completely consumed her. This bold new limited series bookends Vampirella/Dracula: Unholy, bringing Vampirella''s conflict with the Prince of Darkness to its ultimate conclusion and setting up a dramatic change in direction for the Daughter of Drakulon! Contains Vampirella/Dracula: Rage issues 1 thru 6

REDISCOVER THE BEGINNINGS OF A LEGEND! Critically acclaimed European artist ERGÜN GÜNDÜZ rejoins legendary writer CHRISTOPHER PRIEST for an expanded reimagining of Forrest J Ackerman’s classic origin story in Vampirella: Year One, collecting all six issues of the original series. With framing sequences set in the present day illustrated by GIOVANNI TIMPANO, the story explores the exotic world of Drakulon, the pressures that caused Vampirella to leave, and her first days on Earth, beginning with the day of the Apollo moon landing in 1969. Lost, alone, unable to speak or read our language, Vampirella makes her first friends (Pantha, Pendragon) and runs afoul of new enemies in this multifaceted period piece that revisits the turbulent world of the original 1970s Warren stories!

Has Vampirella cheated fate? That''s the question our interstellar vampire faces as she unites in unholy matrimony with the man who would be DRACULA! The honeymoon begins! The adventure of several lifetimes begins as Vampirella and new husband Matt journey to Castle Dracula in Transylvania in an attempt to cheat fate by preventing both a high-tech virus and an ancient curse from using Matt''s body to resurrect the deadliest threat the world has ever known. Meanwhile secrets and mystery grow around Vampi''s spouse, who may not be nearly as innocent as he appears to be. Join us for Vampirella''s next tale, by twice-bitten writer Christopher Priest and bloodthirsty artist Donny Hadiwidjaja!

ONE CHILD, TWO DESTINIES… Who is the daughter of Lilith of Drakulon? Is she a streetwise runaway human preteen, or is she Vampirella’s deadly siren nightstalker evil twin? Two souls linked by a reality-jumping demon struggle for control of their own destiny as DRACULINA, Lilith’s first and most beloved daughter, is brought into Vampirella’s reality. Linked to an alternate version of herself by a cursed candle which warps reality when lit, Draculina is swapped with her other possible “self,” a tough homeless kid struggling to make it on her own while being constantly drawn into Draculina’s schemes. Establishing a secret identity for herself as “River East”, high-profile socialite daughter of the missing and presumed dead Lilith Ogden Eastaughffe, Draculina presses forth with a secret, evil agenda of bloody retribution against everyone who’s ever done her wrong, with only Katie—her alt-self-standing between her and her deadly goals. DRACULINA is a wild, fast-paced ride through the literal reverse sensitivities of our altruistic Vampirella, brought to you by Vampi scribe CHRISTOPHER PRIEST and VENGEANCE OF VAMPI artist MICHAEL STA. MARIA! Buckle up for one dark, wild ride! Collecting DRACULINA: 90 HOURS IN SAN FRANCISCO #1-6. “STELLAR DISPLAY OF ART FROM STA. MARIA AND NUNES” - Comical Opinions

When a routine Justice League mission goes awry, Superman must make a 20 year journey home. But he feels like a stranger when he returns to a world where no time has passed at all. After Superman is called away on a routine Justice League mission, Lois Lane awakens to find a complete stranger standing in her living room. The Man of Steel, home much sooner than expected, reveals he has, in fact, been lost in space for 20 years. Nothing and no one seem familiar to him anymore. The timeless bond between them has been severed...or has it? Can love conquer all? As Superman struggles to re-enter his life on Earth, follow the story of his epic 20-year Odyssey home.

The Avengers--Marvel''s dynamic ensemble of super heroes--return in a second volume of Marvel Age classics. Rediscover the glory years of Avengers legends Stan Lee and Don Heck with epic battles, new characters and the expansion of the Marvel universe in meticulously reproduced, large-format detail over the course of 20 original issues.Also available in a Collector''s Edition of 1,000 numbered copies

WHO WILL BE THE LAST DRACULINA LEFT STANDING? "Blood Simple" reaches its crimson climax with Draculina and Vampirella fighting for their lives within the astral plane known as "The Dark World," where Draculina also confronts a shocking vision of her future. Meanwhile, in the "real" world, Draculina''s two "alternate selves" - Katie, the preteen Vampirette, and Lilith''s protege, Victory - find themselves caught up in a literal holy war between demons and angels. Which Draculina (if any) will survive?

The mystery of Draculina’s father is revealed to be part of an ancient feud between demons and angels while four (count ‘em) distinct visions of Draculina, including Katie the Vampirette and Vampirella’s ex-girlfriend Victory, become caught in a tangled web of Vampiverse unreality that pushes O.G. Draculina to the very brink! Is Draculina worth saving and will she stop being a PITA long enough for someone to actually save her?

Guest-starring Vampirella! The family reunion from hell escalates with Vampi being drawn into her sister’s evil scheme. Arriving in Los Angeles to stop Draculina’s serial killing of Vampi look-alikes, Vampi finds herself caught in the blood war between fallen angels and the demon Belial, for whom Vampi’s mother Lilith gave birth to a legion of monsters. All of the children of Lilith—Draculina, Vampirella, the sea creature Levi and “adopted” children Victory and Vampirette—have been marked for death by this host of vengeful angels (The original Hell’s angels...?), which suits Draculina’s nihilistic scheme just fine!

Hollywood actress Jeanette Marchand was beautiful, talented, beloved by audiences. During a time of personal crisis, she declares she is going to take a vacation in England, to explore the possibilities of working in London, before returning to the USA. She never returned to the USA. She never even left the airport. At least - no-one saw her leave. Years later, a young film student finds himself digging deeper into her disappearance. Where did she go? Was she really dead? Who was the mysterious man who sat beside her on the flight across from New York? This is a gripping speculative historical novel, grounded in the golden age of film. Perfect for fans of true crime, conspiracy theories, and SF that is chillingly close to reality.

Has Vampirella cheated fate? That''s the question our interstellar vampire faces as she unites in unholy matrimony with the man who would be DRACULA! The honeymoon begins! The adventure of several lifetimes begins as Vampirella and new husband Matt journey to Castle Dracula in Transylvania in an attempt to cheat fate by preventing both a high-tech virus and an ancient curse from using Matt''s body to resurrect the deadliest threat the world has ever known. Meanwhile secrets and mystery grow around Vampi''s spouse, who may not be nearly as innocent as he appears to be. Join us for Vampirella''s next tale, by twice-bitten writer Christopher Priest and bloodthirsty artist Donny Hadiwidjaja!

THE LONG NIGHT concludes Dynamite''s record-breaking 50th Anniversary Celebration of the swingiest of modern space vampires! Our dark heroine is finally home from her Interstellar journey but pursued through the cosmic Gateway by the enigmatic vampire-murdering SHANE who follows a twisted agenda all his own to seek out the oldest and deadliest of the undead and set in motion events which will change Vampirella forever! issues 22-25 plus 7,8, 15

One of the world’s foremost wielders of magic, Black Adam has been both hero and villain over a life that’s spanned thousands of years. Thousands of years before Billy Batson became a magically-empowered hero, the wizard Shazam selected another champion. Teth-Adam or “Mighty Adam” began as a hero of humanity, but then allowed his power to corrupt his ideals and desires. Now labeled Black Adam, he was exiled by Shazam, but returned in the modern day. A frequent enemy to Earth’s heroes, Black Adam believes he is the right person to lead humanity and any action he takes is necessary for the greater good. There is no forgiveness for Black Adam. This is the reality Teth-Adam, immortal man of indomitable will, must face when he discovers he has been infected with an incurable plague destroying his immortality. Haunted by the specter of centuries of dark deeds, Black Adam transfers his powers to a worthy successor who will redeem Adam’s legacy and defend their ancestral homeland of Kahndaq, only to subsequently become mystically “handcuffed” to him when Adam’s plague is arrested, giving birth to perhaps the most volatile and dysfunctional super-team in DC history!

We round out Year Two of our 50th Anniversary Vampirella series with the prologue to "Interstellar," the chronicle of Vampirella''s journey back to her home planet of Drakulon. Lilith has vanished under mysterious circumstances leaving Vampirella-- who''s never had the best relationship with her mom-- torn between accepting Lilith''s disappearance or going to her rescue, which would require her finding a way back to her home world. Caving in to the inevitable, Vampirella has only one place she can begin her journey -- the human she rescued from Drakulon all those years ago and re-create the accident that brought him there. Contains Vampirella #15 thru #19.

Is Vampirella a “real” person or is she merely a clone of Lilith’s first child—Draculina? Drawn to Los Angeles by Draculina’s unhinged murder of Vampirella look-alikes, the real Vampi confronts her sister in a struggle to prove Vampi deserves to live! Meanwhile, the family reunion from hell continues with Draculina’s half-brother, the mysterious half-man, half-sea creature Levi, triggering a mob war with the murder of the fallen angels known as the Watchers, and taking Vampirette hostage in order to draw the ageless demon Belial out of his “retirement.”

IT’S THE FAMILY REUNION FROM HELL IN AN ALL-NEW EPIC! WRITER CHRISTOPHER PRIEST REUNITES WITH ARTIST MICHAEL STA. MARIA FOR A BLOODY NEW THRILLER! Vampirella’s hateful, self-absorbed twin is back in a new volume and this time her Vampire Privilege entitlement is failing her as Vampirette, her preteen other-self, has become a literal mirror image of the life she could have had and person should could have become if she wasn’t, y’know, Draculina. Also: Lilith has returned and the meddling vampire Mm from Hell is determined to reunite her estranged daughters while Levi, a murderous sea creature, intends to crash the family reunion!

T''Challa is the man with a plan as the Black Panther is reinvented in Christopher Priest''s brilliantly sharp and witty political satire! Prepare to see the king of Wakanda through new eyes: those of U.S. government attaché Everett K. Ross! When a new regime stages a coup in Wakanda, T''Challa finds himself an enemy of the state! The Black Panther is always two or three steps ahead -- but with foes like Mephisto, Malice, Klaw and Killmonger against him, will T''Challa''s cool head and intricate maneuvers be enough to free his nation without alienating his allies and destabilizing the world? Plus, meet Queen Divine Justice -- and the deadly Dora Milaje! Mixing super-heroics with geopolitics, humor and all-out action, Priest''s Panther is a masterpiece not to be missed! COLLECTING: Black Panther (1998) 1-33, Deadpool (1997) 44, material from Marvel Double-Shot (2003) 2

Lilith, the de-throned Black Queen of Drakulon, has vanished from the planet, and Dreyvant Aepostyl, her chief military general, is determined to have Vampirella ascend her mother’s throne in a ruthless coup attempt to retake power. But Vampirella has plans of her own, plans that are interrupted by an unexpected arrival: a human being from planet Earth!

A petty thief who called himself John Smith was arrested in 1877, for theft through fraudulent behaviour. He was convicted and sent to prison. In 1852, Adler and Adolf Beck''s father died on a glacier, and their lives separated. One became a respected climate scientist; the other a globally renowned opera singer, or so he claimed. They remained in touch, to share details of the mysterious voices only they could hear. In 2050, Charles Ramsey also has a twin. Greg is a climate journalist. Charles used to be a police profiler, but his redundancy leads to him being sent home with an experimental chip in his head. His brother urges him to explore a little-known aspect of their family history. All these people are connected, impossibly, inexorably. All their lives will intersect. And the climate of their world will keep on changing.

Draculina’s secret origin begins in an ancient tower more than four centuries ago where her mother Lilith, desperate to free her people from ruthless oppressors, made a deal with the demon Belial to bear his children. Now, as Katie—Draculina’s human alter-ego—lays dying, the mystery of Draculina’s two lives is revealed as two sides of the same woman struggle for control. Meanwhile Belial, now retired from the demon business, has been alerted to Draculina’s presence in this prime reality, and seeks to regain control over his rebellious stepchild.

The greatest saga in sword-and-sorcery history begins - the saga of Conan! Born on a battlefield in the frozen lands of Cimmeria, Conan fights his way through the untamed Hyborian kingdoms, sparing no man, woman or wizard his wrath. His adventures will become legend. He will become king. Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith brought Robert E. Howard''s iconic creation to four-color life with work that set new standards for comic book storytelling. Marvel is honored to present each story, each cover and each letters page - all painstakingly restored to match the majesty of the original editions. In these early exploits, Conan ventures from his homeland for the fi rst time, honing his skills as a thief, mercenary, pirate and above all, warrior! -- Publisher''s description of volume 1.

One child, two destinies: who is the daughter of Lilith of Drakulon? Is she a streetwise runaway human preteen, or is she Vampirella’s deadly siren nightstalker evil twin? Two souls linked by a reality-jumping demon struggle for control of their own destiny as Draculina, Lilith’s first and most beloved daughter, is brought into Vampirella’s reality and linked to an alternate version of herself by a cursed candle which warps reality when lit, swapping Draculina with her other possible “self”—a tough homeless preteen struggling to make it on her own while being constantly drawn into Draculina’s schemes. Establishing a secret identity for herself as “River East”, high-profile socialite daughter of the missing and presumed dead Lilith Ogden Eastaughffe, Draculina presses forth with a secret, evil agenda of bloody retribution against everyone who’s ever done her wrong, with only Katie—her alt-self—standing between her and her deadly goals. Draculina is a wild, fast-paced ride through the literal reverse sensitivities of our altruistic Vampirella, brought to you by Vampi scribe Christopher Priest and Vengeance of Vampi artist Michael Sta. Maria! Buckle up for one dark, wild ride!

"1969" As Vampirella searches for a way to return to Drakulon in order to save her mother, she reflects on her first days on Earth as a newly arrived extraterrestrial lost in a bustling New York City, where she becomes the target of predators both human and supernatural, and finds her first friend-- a mysterious young woman who can transform herself into a Panther.

“Numerology,” our inaugural story arc, concludes this month with the revelation of Lilith’s secret agenda in “Vampire Village” as her unlikely and unwilling team of supernatural women are faced with the damming choice of either abandoning the peaceful vampires of the town or replacing the dark council known as “the Six” as Ashthorne’s defenders.

While Lilith fends off an en masse attack by the secret vampire society known as Lumea Următoare (no, not THE Foo Fighters), her daughter Vampirella makes the ultimate sacrifice to prevent a slaughter in Vampire Village.