New Releases by Dennis Hopeless

Millions of fans have climbed aboard the ''wildest ride in the wildernessu0092, and now Marvel reveals the saga of how the Big Thunder Mountain gold mine became the haunted legend it is today! Mine owner Barnabas T. Bullion is determined to shelter his teen daughter Abigail from the dangerous Wild West. But this brave young hero has other ideas, which include robbing her father''s mine as a masked outlaw! But what is the protective power that dwells deep within the mysterious mountain? And as earthquakes and floods strike, can the denizens of Rainbow Ridge survive a clash between mankind''s greed and nature''s fury? In the face of nature''s wrath, Abby throws in her lot with a group of bandits - but with Big Thunder in dire straits, who can she trust? Collecting Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (2015) #1-5.

Get a preview of some of Dark Horse''s newly launched and upcoming superhero titles! Check out the exciting relaunches of Ghost, X, and Captain Midnight alongside creator-owned heroes like Sledgehammer 44, The Victories, The Black Beetle, and The Answer! â

A hungry villain has returned to feed on the cityu0092s fear! Itu0092s up to the all-new Captain America and Nomad to curb the Scarecrowu0092s appetite, a task that might be easier if the dysfunctional duo werenu0092t always at each otheru0092s throats! While the Scarecrow and his army of terror crows do their worst, Cap and Nomad find themselves separated, one step behind the villainu0092s fearsome plans. But when the Scarecrowu0092s terror pheromone takes Captain Americau0092s mind, itu0092s Nomadu0092s last stand! What does it take to scare a man who grew up in a dimension of boogiemen? And can he bring Cap back to his senses before his mind is lost to fear forever? Plus: classic tales of terror starring the Scarecrow and Sam Wilson! Collecting: All-New Captain America: Fear Him #1-4, Captain America (1968) #280, and Avengers (1998) #64.

Jessica Drew has been an agent of both S.H.I.E.L.D. and S.W.O.R.D., an Avenger and so much more. But nothing could prepare her for the multidimensional insanity that is Spider-Verse! A war is brewing, and every spider-character in the multiverse is a target! But being a target is something Jessica Drew just won''t abide. She''s a woman with a mission, and with Silk, the newest spider on the block at her side, she''ll need to put all her training to the test if she wants to make it out of Spider-Verse alive! Now, undercover in the most dangerous place in the multiverse, Spider-Woman is in the tightest spot she''s ever been in. What if even succeeding with her mission means her death? And can Silk handle a solo mission? Collecting Spider-Woman (2014) #1-4

It''s a compendious collection of companion stories, spinning directly out of Marvel''s newest blockbuster event, AXIS! As the Red Skull broadcasts hate across the globe, can the Avengers and X-Men quell the madness? Or will they be swept up in it? New world disorder is the name of the game as the Skull''s havoc touches every mind on the planet - and the heroes'' cure proves worse than the disease! Heroes go bad! Villains go good! And Thor goes...on a bender? Now, shock follows shock as Dr. Strange struggles against his hate, She-Hulk breaks the law, Sandman reaches out to help a friend in prison, Kitty Pryde robs a bank, and Nightcrawler decides to avenge the death of Wolverine...by hunting down Sabretooth! Experience the inverted world of the Marvel Universe like never before! Collecting AXIS: Revolutions #1-4.

Also collects Amazing Spider-Man #7-15, Superior Spider-Man #32-33, Free Comic Book Day 2014 (Guardians of the Galaxy) 1 (5 page Spider-Man story), Spider-Verse Team-Up #1-3, Scarlet Spiders #1-3, Spider-Woman #1-4, Spider-Man 2099 #5-8. When the evil Inheritors begin exterminating spider-characters throughout the multiverse, every single Spider-Man ever is needed to save the day! An interdimensional spider-army gathers to fight Morlun and his deadly family, but none of them is safe as the Prophecy comes to fruition! What will this brutal war for survival mean for Peter Parker and the rest of the spiders? Starring the Superior Spider-Man, the Ultimate Universe''s Miles Morales and Jessica Drew, Spider-Man 2099, Spider-Woman, Silk, Kaine, Scarlet Spider, MC2''s Spider-Girl, Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Man 1602, Spider-Ham, Spider-Monkey, Lady Spider, Spider-Punk, Spider-UK, a spider-powered Gwen Stacy...and hundreds more, from the beloved to the obscure!

Collects Avengers Undercover #6-10.

A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Can Devin and the Answer think their way free of the Brain Trust before CHEMICAL X breaks their brains for good? The explosive conclusion of this superhero mystery! * Written by Dennis Hopeless (_Cable and X-Force, Avengers Arena)_ and Mike Norton (_Battlepug, Revival_)! * Super Mysterious!

While Devin is living out her dream, working among the greatest minds in the world, the Answer is stuck in a nuthouse nightmare! They''ll both have to wake up and work together if they''re going to unravel the secrets of the enigmatic BRAIN TRUST. * Eisner Award-winning creator of _Battlepug_! * Written by Dennis Hopeless (_Cable and X-Force, Avengers Arena)_!

Collects Avengers Undercover #1-5.

Collects Avengers Arena #13-18. The hunt for the missing teens is on as Hank Pym searches for the kidnapped Avengers Academy students! Meanwhile, in the arena, the contestants have fought one another...but now can they put aside their feuds and battle Arcade? The UK love triangle explodes, but between Nara, Anachronism and Bloodstone, whose heart will get broken - or stopped? And is Cullen''s big secret bigger than anyone could have guessed? The final conflicts begin, as up on Murder World Island, the surviving contestants lash out into an all-out battle royale...while down in Arcade''s lair, it''s two other contestants vs. Arcade himself!

Collects Cable and X-Force #10-14. As tensions rise between Cable''s X-Force and the Uncanny Avengers, Cable''s precognitive visions grow increasingly relentless. X-Force must race against the clock to stop each terrible vision from coming true - but what happens if they fail? As the stakes grow higher, Domino and Colossus team up for the heist of the century...but their mounting feelings for one another might keep them from pulling off the mission! And when Cable and Havok come face to face, can Cable convince his uncle that his cause is just? Elsewhere, Hope embarks upon a futuristic adventure with an unexpected mentor.

Collects Cable and X-Force #6-9. Cable''s outlaw team loses a member as Colossus goes to jail - but the armored giant doesn''t fare well in the big house! Meanwhile, Cable comes face-to-face with his father...the fallen revolutionary known as Cyclops! And when Cable and his X-Force journey into space to face down an alien armada, will they be forced to clash with the Uncanny Avengers, who are still in hot pursuit?

On the run in Cincinnati, punctuation-faced hero The Answer must rescue the abducted librarian Devin from a sinister gang of asylum nurses and orderlies . . . but she may not WANT to be saved! More insane superhero adventure! * Eisner Award-winning creator of _Battlepug_! * Written by Dennis Hopeless (_Cable and X-Force, Avengers Arena)_!

Collects Avengers Arena #7-12. The history of Arcade is revealed! How did the former punch line become the sadistic scene stealer that now torments Marvel''s teen heroes? Find out in this shocking behind-the-scenes story! Plus: what are X-23''s secrets? What is Darkhawk''s big reveal? Secrets explode, alliances shatter, and Apex - the mean girl you love to hate - makes her move, as the next chapter of the Arena''s deadly game begins!

Collects Avengers Arena #1-6. Trapped on an isolated island, 16 superhuman teens (including cult favorites like members of the Runaways, the Avengers Academy and Darkhawk) are given a chilling ultimatum by their demented captor: Fight or die...only one will walk out alive! Thus begins a primal battle that will test the skills, stamina and morals of each combatant. Welcome to Murder World, where secrets are plenty, alliances are fleeting, and the key to victory might be rewriting the rules of the game. Who will survive?

Devin McKenzie is an insomniac librarian with a knack for solving puzzles. The Answer! is a masked crime fighter with a giant exclamation point on his face. Aside from a penchant for late nights, they share nothing in common . . . until both become embroiled in a deadly mystery surrounding a sinister motivational speaker! * Eisner Award-winning creator of _Battlepug_! * Superhero mystery with explosive action! * Written by Dennis Hopeless (_Cable and X-Force, Avengers Arena)_!

Collects Cable and X-Force #1-5. Cable is back! NOW!, with a new X-Force at his side, he must tackle the threats that nobody else can know about - even if it makes him and his team public enemy number one. Just who are Cable''s new recruits? Where has Colossus been post-AV X, and what is wrong with his powers? And most importantly, why are Cable and his team attacking a civilian company? Caught red-handed at the scene of a terrorist attack on a major American corporation whose CEO has expressed anti-mutant views, the X-Force find themselves branded criminals and on the run...with none other than the Uncanny Avengers in hot pursuit. There''s no going back from here...

Insomniac librarian Devin McKenzie is yanked into a maelstrom of mayhem and mystery by the punctuation-faced crime fighter known as the Answer! Between her brains and his brawn, can this unlikely team take on the sinister organization of geniuses, The Brain Trust? This thoroughly original superhero adventure from Mike Norton (creator of the Eisner award-winning webcomic Battlepug) and Dennis Hopeless (Avengers Arena, Cable and the X-Force) skillfully mixes sly humor and explosive action.

A monster adventure to scream over! Elsa Bloodstone hates monsters -- and when the trail of a mysterious serial killer leads to their underground city, Elsa''s ready to kick som horrific butt. Morbius the Living Vampire, Werewolf by Night, the Living Mummy and the slithery Manphibian have news for her, though: the monsters are innocent, and the real killer is out there...a creature so terrifying and vicious that even monsters are scared to death! Elso Bloodstone and the Legion of Monsters are on the case!COLLECTING: LEGION OF MONSTERS 1-4