New Releases by Howard Chaykin

The Doomsday Clock ticks ever closer to Midnight--and only the SHADOW and his faithful companion MARGO LAINE can hope to hold back the hour of annihilation…

Events that led Barbara Gordon to become the master cyber-sleuth Oracle are revealed. Plus, a tale of young Bruce Wayne before the death of his parents forging the beginnings of a lifelong relationship with the man who would become friend, confidant, even surrogate father: Alfred Pennyworth.

All-new original graphic novel, modernizing the formative first days of this super-hero icon that defined pop culture! Billionaire weapons manufacturer Tony Stark lived a life of wealth and privilege. That all changed when an on-site visit to a war-torn nation went horribly wrong, leaving Tony gravely injured in the hands of dangerous extremists - one a former friend. When asked to build a weapon, Tony instead constructed a mechanized suit of armor and escaped. But the horrors he left behind are coming for retribution, and the only way to stop them is for the carefree playboy to become the Iron Man!

**2012 Eisner and Harvey Award winner!** In this jam-packed issue of _DHP_, Mike Richardson interviews artist extraordinaire and _Shaolin Cowboy_ creator Geof Darrow! Plus, delve into the alternate history of Howard Chaykin''s _Custer_, enjoy the return of Steve Moncuse''s _Fish Police_, and read new comics by Patrick Alexander! * Howard Chaykin returns to the pages of _DHP_ with _Custer_! * Michael Avon Oeming''s _The_ _Victories_,Shannon Wheeler''s _Villain House_, and Caitl�_n R. Kiernan''s _Alabaster_ continue! Seriously, this is comics'' best kept secret trove of great comics."Comic Book Resources

Cousin Eerie''s back to write you a prescription for terror! Prepare to show symptoms of psychological disturbance after psychotreatment by Professor Al Ewing and Kelley "Sawbones" Jones, while Dan Jolley, MD and Dr. Norm Breyfogle diagnose you with eternal doom! It''s time for your annual chilling checkup! Stomach-turning tales ripped from _Grey''s Scarenatomy_! Kelley Jones (_Criminal Macabre_) and Norm Breyfogle (_Batman_) lay down the ink with surgical precision! Monster gallery by Howard Chaykin!

È il 1977 quando esce il primo film di Star Wars. Nello stesso anno la Marvel dà alle stampe la serie regolare ambientata nell’universo di George Lucas, che ha per protagonisti Luke, Ian, Leila, Lord Fener, Obi-Wan e Ciube! È il primo di tanti tasselli che ancora oggi vanno a completare uno degli universi narrativi più amati di sempre. Si inizia con l’adattamento a fumetti del film, punto di partenza della più grande saga di fantascienza mai creata. Sei episodi che ci porteranno dalla fuga dei droni fino allo scontro finale sopra e dentro la Morte Nera. Una pietra miliare del fumetto di scifi firmata da autori del calibro di Roy Thomas e Howard Chaykin!

Written and illustrated by legendary and award-winning comic book creator Howard Chaykin, The Shadow: Blood & Judgment is collected for the first time since 1991!!! Chaykin's dynamic, visceral style added a new dimension to The Shadow of the 1980's! The laugh had vanished...the mocking, sinister laugh that signaled doom for the petty souls whose wrongdoing stained the world. It was gone, lost in the night that echoed it. Now, one by one, his friends and operatives are being ruthlessly murdered. Someone is trying to draw him out. Thirty-five years later, it is time for him to return. The laugh is here again. The Shadow is back. God help the guilty. - See more at: http://www.comixology.com/The-Shadow-Blood-Judgement/digital-comic/31302#sthash.prSncoVD.dpuf Written and illustrated by legendary and awardwinning comic book creator Howard Chaykin, The Shadow: Blood & Judgment is collected for the first time since 1991! Chaykin's dynamic, visceral style added a new dimension to The Shadow of the 1980's! The laugh had vanished...the mocking, sinister laugh that signaled doom for the petty souls whose wrongdoing stained the world. It was gone, lost in the night that echoed it. Now, one by one, his friends and operatives are being ruthlessly murdered. Someone is trying to draw him out. Thirty-five years later, it is time for him to return. The laugh is here again. The Shadow is back. God help the guilty.

Collected interviews with the cartoonist best known for creating the groundbreaking sci-fi satire American Flagg!

RECUPERAMOS EL GRAN CLÁSICO DE HOWARD CHAYKIN.Sexo, crimen y pasión. Una película comprometedora. Dos rubias peligrosas. Un terrible chantaje y mucho sexo. Recuperamos en una nueva edición de lujo la gran obra de Howard Chaykin, el revolucionario creador de AMERICAN FLAGG!! Todo un clásico de los cómics para adultos lleno de acción, intriga y sexo.

LA LARGA ESPERA HA TERMINADO, POR FIN LLEGA EL GRAN CLÁSICO DE HOWARD CHAYKIN.En un futuro distópico en el que los gobiernos están controlados por corporaciones y la población dominada por los medios, los Plexus Rangers son la fuerza del orden que intenta mantener el status quo. Pero el nuevo recluta Reuben Flagg no solo está dispuesto a mantener a raya a las bandas callejeras, también será la única esperanza frente una conspiración nazi y la dominación corporativa total.American Flagg! es el gran clásico de los años 80 creado por Howard Chaykin. Todo un hito del arte secuencial gracias a sus innovadoras técnicas de narración visual, a la vez que una historia de ciencia ficción llena de acción, sexo y humor sin dejar de lado la crítica a la sociedad de consumo. Incluye:- AMERICAN FLAGG! no1-14 USA- AMERICAN FLAGG!: HARD TIMES.

A jazz musician and ex-con framed for the murder of his wife and daughter plummets into a nightmare of sex and death in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles.

This volume of The Escapist collects issues five and six of the popular, Eisner Award winning quarterly series and features the late Will Eisner's return to the Spirit, in a crossover tale with the Escapist! Fans of classic comics will not want to miss what became Eisner's last comics work, completed just two weeks before the death of the legendary comics godfather. Also in this volume is the comics writing debut of award-winning author and Guggenheim fellow Chris Offutt, illustrated by Thomas Yeates. Dan Best and Eddie Campbell contribute a fully painted story from the 1939 World's Fair in Empire City, and 2004 Russ Manning Award winner Eric Wight brings a polemic story from writer Jason Hall to life. Among the other notable contributors are Howard Chaykin, Paul Grist, Shawn Martinbrough, David Hahn, Roy Thomas, Matt Wagner and indie stalwarts Jeffrey Brown and Jason!

By day Delaney Pope is a conservative cop, serving a corrupt administration-- enraged by her murky world of ethical compromise. But by night, Delaney becomes Skylark-- a bleeding heart masked defender of the very justice she circumvents by day. By day Lincoln Reinhardt is a liberal attorney, defending criminal scum-- infuriated by the moral morass through which he wades. But by night, Lincoln becomes the Iron Angel-- a hard-boiled masked defender of the very justice he circumvents by day. An edgy, violent and darkly funny take on the bumpy road of modern romance-- a contemporary love story.

Superman tries to start a new life with his few surviving friends in a post-apocalyptic world, but earth then faces an even graver threat that may leave him alone again.

An Elseworlds tale Someone is stealing the children of Gotham City. There is also a new creature of the night people are calling The Batman. One night someone sees the Batman near a wagon of kids, and surmises that he is stealing the children. This peaks the interest of visiting escape artist and showman Harry Houdini. So he makes a promise to help the police track down The Batman. Yet when he finally meets the mysterious figure, Harry knows that he is the hero, and not the villain, of the story. The two team up and discover that the children have been kidnapped by an albino, but all evidence points to a puppet master for the albino, so they continue to work together to stop the heinous crime.