New Releases by John Layman

BLOOD PUDDIN'' 3 of 5. FDA Director Mike Applebee and Special Agent Caesar Valenzano get new parts. Olive is out for revenge.

Poyo gets trashed!

Tony Chu, the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from what he eats, has been busy -- busy settling into married life, busy investigating one assignment after another that takes him to the most remote corners of the planet. Meanwhile, the people closest to Tony are conspiring to take on the brutal killer who murdered Tony''s twin sister. And this conspiracy includes Tony''s partner, his arch enemy _ and his teenage daughter! Presenting a new storyline of the New York Times Best Selling, Harvey and multiple Eisner Award-winner series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, and clairvoyants. Collects CHEW #41-45, plus the blockbuster spin-off one-shot CHEW: WARRIOR CHICKEN POYO.

"BLOOD PUDDIN''," Part one. New partner, new boss, new problems! Also: A new storyline!

"CHICKEN TENDERS," Conclusion! The aftermath of last issue''s shocking events, and an ending that''s even MORE shocking. Plus, this issue comes with a WRAPAROUND TRI-FOLD COVER, starring everybody''s favorite government secret agent cyborg rooster, POYO!!!

Who – or what – has created this twisted vision of the Dark Knight’s hometown? As far as anyone knows, Gotham City is and always has been a crime-free utopia, patrolled by the white-clad Batman and his sidekick, Selina Kyle, a.k.a. Catbird. Don’t miss the strange adventure from DETECTIVE COMICS #25-29, including the amazing DETECTIVE COMICS #27!

The Caped Crusader is challenged by the mystery of the 900 in a special tale celebrating the 900th issue published of Detective Comics! Plus, Batman faces against two new foes: Emperor Penguin and the deadly vigilante known as the Wrath, a dark counterpart to the Dark Knight. Collects issues Batman: Detective Comics #19-24, Detective Comics Annual #2.

CHICKEN TENDERS, Part Two. No animals were hurt during the making of this comic.

Vegas!

Collects CHEW #36-40 Anthony and Antonelle Chu are fraternal twins. Tony and Toni. Each with their own extraordinary, albeit diametrically opposed, ability. Tony is Cibopathic, able to get psychic sensations of the past of anything he bites into or ingests. Toni is Cibovoyant, able to flash onto a vision of the future of any living thing she bit into or ingested. Tony is alive. Toni is dead. Toni has been murdered. Tony has vowed to catch her killer. Toni is going to help. Presenting a new storyline of the New York Times Bestselling, Harvey and multiple Eisner Award-winning series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, and clairvoyants.

''FAMILY RECIPES,'' Conclusion This is how you kill the Vampire...

FAMILY RECIPES, Part Four Amelia''s been writing again!

"FAMLY RECIPE," Part Three. Cibopath behind bars.

Oswald Cobblepot has a plan. No longer content with merely being the crime lord the Penguin, he yearns for the love of Gotham City. All he has to do is call a hit on Bruce Wayne, and in one night, the Penguin goes from notorious criminal to beloved savior of Gotham. Everything is going exactly according to plan. But when chaos strikes, even the best plan crumbles. And when Joker returns to Gotham, chaos comes with him. Now, with Penguin temporarily out of commission and Batman busy trying to stop Poison Ivy and a group of Joker-obsessed maniacs, a new threat creeps in from the sidelines. He calls himself Emperor Penguin. He’s everything Penguin was and more. And he’s bad news for Batman…and very bad news for Oswald Cobblepot. BATMAN - DETECTIVE COMICS: EMPEROR PENGUIN Acclaimed writer John Layman (CHEW) makes his mark on the Dark Knight Detective, with incredible art from Jason Fabok (BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT) and Andy Clarke (BATMAN AND ROBIN). Collects issues #13-18.

"FAMILY RECIPE," Part Two It''s take your daughter to dinner day!

Presenting a new storyline of the New York Times Best-Selling, Harvey and multiple Eisner Award-winner series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, and clairvoyants. Tony Chu -- the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from what he eats -- is back in action, just in time to face a cult of egg-worshipping terrorists who''ve declared holy war on the chicken-eaters of the world. Collects CHEW # 31-35.

Dietary restrictions.

On the trail of the vampire!

On a distant, frozen world, "artificial persons" are manufactured in discreet seclusion. With formidable new security synthetics coming online, how better to test their mettle than against a hive of deadly xenomorphs? But as Socialization Specialist Jean DuPaul sees her evermorehuman android charges sent to their destruction, she learns that the most savage species in the universe is man. Collects stories from DHP #12#17. * Deluxe graphic novella format. * Written by Eisner and Harvey Awardwinner John Layman (Chew, Detective Comics)! * Sam Kieth''s Arkham Asylum: Madness was a New York Times bestseller!

Tony takes on a load of seamen.

Revelations! Fights! Milkshakes!

The bonus-sized wedding issue, CHEW''s half-way point, and the issue that is gonna take EVERYBODY by surprise. Sure, it''s a terrible jumping-on point for new readers, but did we mention the FREE TRI-FOLD POSTER COVER, at no extra cost?

Remember last year when CHEW shocked, confounded and enraged the entire comic book industry and indeed the entire world by printing an issue out of sequence? Here''s that issue all over again, in order and in context, and now jam-packed with extras and supplemental material so you''ll feel just fine about buying it all over again!

Collects CHEW #21-25 plus bonus materials! Tony Chu - the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from what he eats - has been kidnapped. He was ambushed, knocked out, brought to a remote location, and bound securely. His captor intends to feed Tony from a menu of his choosing, to find out what Tony can see, in order to learn from him. His daughter Olive has been kidnapped for the exact same reason. Two kidnappers, two captives, and two very different outcomes. Presenting fifth storyline of the New York Times Best Selling, Harvey and multiple Eisner Award-winner series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, clairvoyants - and kidnappers!

For sale: One Cibopath, slightly used, extremely damaged.

Unstoppable juggernaut of comics greatness? Unbeatable, unbelievable value? You be the judge as another incredible issue of _Dark Horse Presents_ hits shelves! This issue is packing Dean Motter''s _Mister X_, and the reemergence of Mike Baron and Steve Rude''s intergalactic fighting force, Nexus! Seventy-two pages of ad-free, full-color comics.

This issue, we give new meaning to the phrase ''death by chocolate.''

Hey, remember that dead baseball player we put on the back cover of Issue #15? Tony learns his story this issue. And not voluntarily, either.

Two captives. Two kidnappers.

''BASEBALL, HOT DOGS AND APPLE PIE,'' Part One Mike Applebee''s good day, Tony Chu''s first day and John Colby''s last day. An issue of beginning and endings, as we head into the fifth story arc of the multi-Eisner award nominated series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, clairvoyants and--meter maids?