Best Selling Books by Fred Van Lente

Collects Marvel Zombies 5 #1-5. MACHINE MAN IS BACK! Zombies of the multiverse, watch your rotting backs! To obtain a cure for the zombie virus for Morbius the Living Vampire, Aaron Stack, Agent of ARMOR, must traverse alternate realities hunting down the plague in all its myriad forms...with a most unusual (but somehow oddly appropriate) partner! First up: in the Alterniverse known as "The Territory," the Old West never died. But when the greatest gunslingers of Marveldom - Two-Gun Kid, Phantom Rider, Kid Colt, and many others - rise from their graves in Boot Hill, the stage is set for a High Noon showdown with flesh-eating outlaws the likes of which you've never seen! Also featuring a trip to Camelot to battle the original Black Knight!

Collects Marvel Zombies 4 #1-4. They're nobody's idea of heroes, but they're all that stands between our world and an unstoppable apocalypse! They're the new Midnight Sons, and their quest to track down the undead who escaped from A.R.M.O.R. will lead them around the globe and right to a cruise ship overrun with undead undersea-dwelling cannibals!

Another issue of 2012's best anthologyanother collection of amazing comics, natch! Premiering this issue: Dan Jolley and Leonard Kirk's supervillain tracker Clev is back out of prison to help the FBI hunt an invisible killer, Fred Van Lente and Freddie Williams II delve into a world of psychic espionage in _Brain Boy_, and Peter Hogan and Phil Winslade pull you into another magical dimension with _King's Road_. * Dan Jolley's _Bloodhound_ comes to Dark Horse! Dark Horse's prestigious anthology series . . . showcases emerging talent alongside some of the greatest writers, artists and cartoonists comics has to offer, as well as promising new and underground talents.�ComicsAlliance

A little confused by time travel? DonÕt worry, these guys donÕt really understand it either. So theyÕre BREAKING HISTORY! With the universe on the brink of destruction, Ivar must turn to his closest relatives Ð Armstrong and Gilad Anni-Padda Ð to save Neela Sethi from the machinations of the Prometheans! The problem? These three guys couldnÕt be further apart. Time doesnÕt heal all wounds as the assault on Oblivi-1 begins! Join New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente (ARCHER & ARMSTRONG) and rising star Francis Portela (Green Lantern Corps) as they kick off the next volume of the series that io9 calls Òimpressively shocking!Ó

From the award-winning team that brought you ARCHER & ARMSTRONG comes a centuries-spanning race against the clock! Join New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente and acclaimed artists Clayton Henry, Francis Portela, and Pere P?rez and to find out why Wired says ?this long-overdue series is Ivar?s time to shine?? At this very moment in Geneva, Switzerland, history is being made. A thousand meters underground inside the Large Hadron Collider, researcher Neela Sethi is about to discover time travel ? and jeopardize her life in the process. But she doesn?t know that yet. Ten minutes from now, every deadbeat chrononaut, wannabe conqueror, and misguided protector of the timestream will be banging down her door. Good thing that the legendary Ivar, Timewalker, got there first?right? Now it?s down to history?s most jaded, most tempestuous time traveler to stop the worst of everything that is, was, and will be?before time runs out! Collecting?IVAR, TIMEWALKER #1?12?along with 20+ pages of rarely seen designs, process art, and extras in deluxe, oversized hardcover.

Mystério, le Vautour, Silvermane, le Rhino, le Scorpion et les autres super-vilains de New York ne laissent aucun répit à Spider-Man. Derrière chaque adversaire vaincu se dresse une nouvelle silhouette, prête à frapper Peter Parker et ses proches. Au cours de sa carrière, l'infatigable justicier a toujours réussi à les vaincre. Mais lorsque leurs motivations ou leur identité changent, ces criminels deviennent plus difficiles à vaincre et surtout... beaucoup plus dangereux !

Agent Price's new mission pits him against a doomsday cult leader with a political agenda that poses a direct threat to the president. But a mysterious hive mind has more menacing plans for Brain Boy. He'll have no choice but to go head to headbrain to brainwith the mysterious Men from G.E.S.T.A.L.T.! * Fred Van Lente (_Archer & Armstrong_) and Freddie Williams II (_Green Arrow_, _Captain Atom_) team up again! * A great jumping-on point for new readers! * Pick up _Brain Boy_ Volume 1: _Psy vs. Psy_ now, then start this new series arc!

Everybody’s favorite female assassin — created by comics author extraordinaire GARTH ENNIS (The Boys, Battlefields, Preacher, The Punisher, Hitman) — returns for an all-new tale of extralegal killing and ruthless vigilantism! Following the grisly events of Bloodlines, the woman known as Jennifer Blood finds herself involved with a new class of criminals. This one-woman bane of organized crime is supposedly dead and buried, and that’s exactly what she wants the world to think. Now, however, a visit to her original penitentiary gravesite puts Blood in the crosshairs of a vicious prison gang — one that has no idea of what’s about to hit them! Written by FRED VAN LENTE (Marvel Zombies) and illustrated by ROBERT CAREY (The Outsiders), Jennifer Blood: Battle Diary #1 also features killer covers from artists JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, LESLEY “LEIRIX” LI, and REBECA PUEBLA!

In this climactic issue, the Volk and the Crooked Cross gangs have gotten hold of Jennifer Blood’s Battle Diary and figured out that she’s been playing them against each other this whole time. Now they’ve got her cornered and marked for death — just the way she likes it! Forensics expert FRED VAN LENTE (Marvel Zombies) and crime scene photographer ROBERT CAREY (The Outsiders) deliver a comprehensive postmortem in Jennifer Blood: Battle Diary #5 — featuring additional image analyses from CAREY, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, and LESLEY “LEIRIX” LI!

Collects Incredible Hulk #112, Incredible Hercules #113-115 & Hulk vs Hercules: When Titans Collide. Having sided with the Hulk during WORLD WAR HULK, legendary demigod Hercules and boy genius Amadeus Cho are now outlaws, on the run from super-spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. and Herc's estranged half-brother - Ares, god of war.

Are you near-death experienced? Framed architect-turned-thief Jericho Way has discovered he's a Resurrectionist**,** one of a select group of people who can not only remember their past lives, but _become_ them. Two groups are now after his servicesthe Sojourn corporation, which wants to exploit his powers for mysterious purposes, and a motley crew of modern-day tomb robbers who have been trying to pull the same impossible heist for 3,000 yearsand if Jericho joins them, he may steal back his own future! * A new creator-owned ongoing comic series. * Art by rising stars Maurizio Rosenzweig (_Clown Fatale_) and Moreno Dinisio (_Dead Body Road_)!

"The material in this book originally appeared in periodical form in Action philosophers #4-6"--T.p. verso.

A perfect jumping-on point as Magnus: Robot Fighter begins an all-new story arc! Having finally reunited with his robotic father, Magnus has new purpose in life. But that doesn't really matter if "dad" starts him off on a suicide mission! It's Magnus: Agent of 1A!

BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT ? WAR MOTHER RETURNS IN A RIVETING NEW SERIES! Out of the pages of 4001 A.D., the breakout hero of 41st century charges onward in an high-powered tale of tomorrow from New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente (ARCHER & ARMSTRONG) and high-octane artist Stephen Segovia (NINJAK, Action Comics)! Two millennia from today, Earth is not the hospitable home we once knew. Ravaged by an endless onslaught of war, disaster, and time, the world is littered with desolate badlands, fortified kingdoms, and secretive enclaves where humanity still clings to life? Enclaves like The Grove ? Earth?s last known repository of scientific knowledge and bioengineered prosperity. Now, under the leadership of the lone protector called WAR MOTHER and her sentient sniper rifle, the denizens of The Grove face a critical choice: remain where they are and die, or find a new land and flourish. Can War Mother lead her people out of isolation and reignite the fires of a dying planet? And even if she can locate the distant citadel she seeks, can she fight back the horrors and perverse monstrosities that lurk just beyond her doorstep? In the footsteps of RAI and BOOK OF DEATH, raw power meets tribal warfare as Fred Van Lente & Stephen Segovia forge a modern myth of the near future through the fire-tempered frontier of 41st century Earth for Valiant?s next stunning science-fiction showdown!

Back on the scene again after taking some time off to be dead, the unstoppable killing machine known as JENNIFER BLOOD has found herself a whole new class of scumbags to target. But wait, what’s she doing helping a vicious Nazi biker gang rob a bank? Has the world gone crazy? Or is this all part of Jennifer’s master plan to take them down? In any case, there’s definitely a whole lot of violence on the way! Court reporter FRED VAN LENTE (Marvel Zombies) and sketch artist ROBERT CAREY (The Outsiders) bring you the official transcript of the ensuing mayhem in Jennifer Blood: Battle Diary # 3 — embellished with artfully arranged mugshots from CAREY, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, and LESLEY “LEIRIX” LI!

HAWAII! Surfers! Bikinis! Evil zombies! Flesh-eating superheroes! And Vampirella meets the wrong end of Ash’s BOOMSTICK! Absolute batsh*t craziness from FRED VAN LENTE (Wolverine) and VINCENZO CARRATU (Zorro)!

The true story of the Epic (Fail) of Giglamesh! Original series artist and Harbinger Wars superstar Clayton Henry returns to tell a tale of the early days of the man known as Armstrong! How early? How?s ancient Ur sound? For the first time, the 100 percent true story behind the Epic of Gilgamesh can be told? A tale of three warrior brothers, the Anni-Padda ? or as you may know them, ARMSTRONG, the ETERNAL WARRIOR and TIMEWALKER ? on a quest to the mysterious Faraway to bring back its immortal Boon. What they find is a lost land full of danger, excitement ? and the greatest secret of the Valiant Universe! Plus: this issue tees up the next arc of A&A, beginning this June in issue #10!

GET DELINQUENT! As the road trip from hell enters its penultimate pit stop, our curious cuatro must make a choice that will FOREVER CHANGE THE WORLD?or at least change the course of HOBO HISTORY as we know it! With only a mysterious ass-map (yes, we said ass-map!) to guide them, Archer and Armstrong and Quantum and Woody are about out to discover the HOLE of America?uncover the secrets of their mysterious benefactor?and take down corporate America while they?re at it! It?s independent comics, we can do whatever we want, baby!

Z Nation: Black Summer – Part One A prequel set in the world of Syfy's #1 scripted hit zombie series Z Nation, Black Summer is as bad as the apocalypse gets. A worldwide drought and famine when most of the surviving population dies and turns zombie. As the remnants of humanity cling to existence, fan favorite Charles Garnett returns to send a new team on a desperate new mission: Retrieve a possibly untouched cache of the food substitute Soylent Z from Galveston, Texas. But when mission leader Israel Johnson and his small team arrive in Galveston, they'll face a threat unlike anything ever seen before in the zombie genre. Featuring Z Nation's signature blend of horror, humor and heart, Black Summer is the start of a new six-issue miniseries from acclaimed writer Fred Van Lente (Marvel Zombies, G.I. Joe) and Craig Engler, based on the long running series Z NATION by Karl Schaefer and Craig Engler.

Collects Slapstick #1-6. Steve Harmon was an average teenager with an average job as your average clown, living in average New Jersey. But after being zapped by weird and mysterious extradimensional energy, Steve became Slapstick — a living, breathing cartoon character! Now, after joining — and then quitting — Deadpool’s Mercs for Money, Slapstick is striking out on his own! Sure, he’s gotta move back in with his parents, but he gets to team up with the Amazing Spider-Man and meet adorable (but deadly) little minotaurs, so there’s that! And when he embarks on a very personal mission, Slapstick will have to work with far stranger allies — like the War D.O.G.S., America’s Best Friends! But can these patriotic pups help Steve get to Dimension Ecch, where a throne of games awaits him?

Feisty fun for the whole family with two of Marvel's most popular superstars! Everybody loves Deadpool, right? Somebody ought to tell the Avengers! Can the Merc with a Mouth fast-talk his way out of a confrontation with Earth's Mightiest Heroes? At least Spider-Man can see Wade Wilson's appeal until a day in the life of Deadpool shows him a little something about power and irresponsibility. Wolverine's keen to teach Spidey a lesson too, when he fi nds out the webhead is following him - and he is one tutor who makes sure you get the point! And what was Wolvie up to just before he fi rst tangled with the Hulk? Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #4, MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: WEB WARRIORS #8, FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2009 (WOLVERINE: ORIGIN OF AN X-MAN), MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #3

The one-woman death squad known as JENNIFER BLOOD has emerged from anonymity once more, and she’s taking on a whole new generation of criminal scum! Posing as a hired assassin, Blood has rescued a woman marked for death by the Volk white supremacy gang. But now that they’re both in the Volk’s iron crosshairs, their only hope may be able to pit the vicious gang against their equally reprehensible rivals— and then make sure they don’t get caught in the middle! Outlaw author FRED VAN LENTE (Marvel Zombies) and renegade illustrator ROBERT CAREY (The Outsiders) conspire with recidivist cover artists JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, LESLEY “LEIRIX” LI, and REBECA PUEBLA to bring you Jennifer Blood: Battle Diary #2 — a story so good, it’s got to be illegal!

Vampirella arrives on Mars but it may be too late for her and Dejah Thoris to save Barsoom...Things go from bad to worse as Earth Project: Zombiepowers spreads the killer virus throughout the globe...and Red Sonja and her mysterious companion may have the key to solving the plague, but first they’ve got to past an army of zombie gorillas. Did we say zombie gorillas? Yes, we said zombie gorillas.

Chris Roberson and Paul Lee reveal an untold tale from the movie _Aliens_ featuring the character Hicks! Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey deliver a new _Action Philosophers!_ that pulls the entire series together in Action Philosophy!� And Eisner-nominated colorist Jordie Bellaire makes her writing debut with a Civil War ghost story drawn by Declan Shalvey! Plus, new chapters of Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse's _Resident Alien_, Brendan McCarthy's _Dream Gang_, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray and Andy Kuhn's _Wrestling with Demons_, and Damon Gentry and Aaron Conley's _Sabertooth Swordsman_! * An untold tale from the Aliens movie, by Roberson and Lee! * The award-winning series returns at a new price$4.99! * New 48 page format! * Eisner and Harvey award winner!

Put yourself in the mood for love...of delicious human flesh! Peter Cannon Thunderbolt has spent his entire life on a Himalayan mountain and his best friend Tabu is convinced to help him find a special someone, which is hard enough even in ideal conditions, but in the middle of a zombie apocalypse affecting all of Dynamite's heroes, it may be impossible! Or...is it?

Witness the battle-scarred debut of Valiant?s top-secret new hero! As the war for 4001 A.D. rages, the coming of War Mother starts now in all-new standalone adventure torn from the pages of the summer?s biggest comics event! In the 41st century, much of the planet has been reduced to a barren wasteland. New Japan orbits the Earth as a floating oasis that towers over the ashes of the old world. The survivors of this desolate new age, robbed of the planet?s once-lush natural resources, must endure great hardships to survive. Amidst the devastation, one outpost of scientific knowledge has thrived by adhering to a strict code of isolation. But even the denizens of this walled city must venture out into the wasteland to gather supplies from the remnants of what was. This task is designated to one and one alone: War Mother. But all is not peaceful, even in New Japan. When the space-faring empire begins jettisoning city-sized sectors to Earth during the onset of a civil war, War Mother is called upon with a new mission: mega-salvage! Armed with a newly born sentient sniper rifle, War Mother is a one-woman army bent on sacking the crash-landed sector?s technology-laden debris for anything of value to her tribe. But, as calm turns to chaos, Sector 8146 will reveal a telling secret about Earth?s true order that will collide War Mother against her community, her code, and her calling?and bring destruction down upon one of humanity?s last surviving outposts of order. Out of the ashes of the summer?s most ambitious crossover event, New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente (GENERATION ZERO) and spectacular rising star Tomas Giorello (Conan) introduce the Valiant Universe to the boldest new hero of this century or the next when War Mother makes her history-shattering debut!

Rocketing out of the pages of 4001 A.D...the present and future of Valiant?s greatest heroes come together in four essential standalone chapters at the heart of the blockbuster comics event of the year!? Blast two thousand years into the future as the never-before-told history of New Japan?s dominion over Earth and the future fates of X-O Manowar, Bloodshot and Shadowman stand revealed. Then, witness the battle- scarred debut of the boldest new hero of this century or the next when War Mother makes her history-shattering debut! The future starts now as all-star writers Robert Venditti, Jeff Lemire, Jody Houser, Rafer Roberts, and Fred Van Lente join visionary artists Clayton Henry, Doug Braithwaite, Robert Gill, and Tomas Giorello to bring the Valiant Universe barreling into the 41st century! Collecting?4001 A.D.: X-O MANOWAR #1, 4001 A.D.: BLOODSHOT #1, 4001 A.D.: SHADOWMAN #1,?and?4001 A.D.: WAR MOTHER #1.

Who are the cosmic beings known only as the Psi-Lords? And how will they change the course of the Valiant Universe? Four space explorers awake in an otherworldly prison known as the Gyre with no memory of how they got there. Sent by space agencies from across the Earth and gifted with strange new celestial powers, these spacefarers will have to work together to survive. And out in these star-flung reaches, they?ll have nothing but their wits to guide them. That, and a mysterious voice in their heads that tells them if they want to escape and find their way home there is one thing they must do? Find the Psi-Lords. New York Times bestselling writer Fred Van Lente (IVAR, TIMEWALKER; GENERATION ZERO) and stunning artist Renato Guedes (SHADOWMAN) team up for a brand-new, galaxy-bending adventure! Collecting PSI-LORDS #1?8.

?BREAKING HISTORY? ? PART 3! Assault on Obliv-1! The Anni-Padda brothers prepare a suicide mission at the end of time with Amelia Earhart, the Lurkers, and the angriest Bloodshot nanite of all time. Meanwhile, Neela Sethi is forced to make a dark decision alongside her future self. It?s the last stand of humanity against the Big Crunch as the penultimate issue of BREAKING HISTORY changes our future forever! New York Times best selling writer Fred Van Lente (ARCHER & ARMSTRONG) and Francis Portela (Green Lantern Corps) storm an enemy beachhead at the end of time itself!

Collects Marvel Zombies Return #1-5. Nothing can withstand the Hunger, the insatiable drive that compels the undead super heroes to devour friends, family, heroes and villains alike. But now, the Marvel Zombies find themselves on a fresh world, ripe for the picking! Who can stop the super-powered undead?

Animalia enters the ?HEROSCAPE?! Tap into the uncharted plane of reality called the Heroscape and you can see the world through anyone else?s eyes ? and find out how their reality is governed by their own inspirations! Now, as a mysterious force preys upon Rook?s citizens, Animalia must enter the Heroscape...and experience a world filtered through her own twisted imagination! But as Generation Zero?s most militant adolescent wunderkind enters a world populated by colorful monstrosities of her own design, Animalia must lock horns ? literally ? with demons both outward and within! ?HEROSCAPE? travels to the darkest corners of the mind right here as New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente (ARCHER & ARMSTRONG) and acclaimed artist Diego Bernard (X-O MANOWAR) transform Generation Zero?s deepest desires into their darkest nightmares!

Magnus discovers an Arctic research station that pre-dates the Age of the Singularity! What horrendous secrets will he discover, what will it mean for human and robotkind... and how do these discoveries continue to unlock The Gold Key Universe?

In this issue: A startling revelation threatens the fragile harmony of our increasingly fractious group, as the true purpose of their quest comes painfully into focus! Written by FRED VAN LENTE, illustrated by EMAN CASALLOS, and featuring stellar cover art by EMAN CASALLOS, STEVE ELLIS and BIAGIO D’ALESSANDRO, Pathfinder: Wake the Dead #4 also includes playable character stats officially sanctioned by the Pathfinder Society!

Stop rubbing your eyes, fanboy, they don't deceive you! Everyone's favorite Merc with a Mouth stars in a third on-going series, hacking and wisecracking his way across the Marvel Universe. First up: when master assassin Arcade and Nightmare, Lord of the Dream Dimension, join forces to destroy Wade Wilson and THE INCREDIBLE HERCULES, they get more than they bargain for, taking on two of the MU's most irresponsible heroes! Drunken mayhem, bad jokes, and billions of dollars of property damage ensue!

Out of the pages of 4001 A.D., the breakout hero of the 41st century charges onward in an high-powered tale of tomorrow from New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente (ARCHER & ARMSTRONG) and high-octane artists Stephen Segovia (NINJAK,?Action Comics) and Tom?s Giorello (X-O MANOWAR)! Two millennia from today, Earth is not the hospitable home we once knew. Ravaged by an endless onslaught of war, disaster, and time, the world is littered with desolate badlands, fortified kingdoms, and secretive enclaves where humanity still clings to life? Enclaves like The Grove ? Earth?s last known repository of scientific knowledge and bioengineered prosperity. Now, under the leadership of the lone protector called WAR MOTHER and her sentient sniper rifle, the denizens of The Grove face a critical choice: remain where they are and die, or find a new land and flourish. Can War Mother lead her people out of isolation and reignite the fires of a dying planet? And even if she can locate the distant citadel she seeks, can she fight back the horrors and perverse monstrosities that lurk just beyond her doorstep? In the footsteps of RAI and BOOK OF DEATH, raw power meets tribal warfare as Fred Van Lente & Stephen Segovia forge a modern myth of the near future through the fire-tempered frontier of 41st century Earth for Valiant?s next stunning science-fiction showdown! Collecting WAR MOTHER #1?4 and 4001 A.D.: WAR MOTHER #1.