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Welcome to Gothtopia! Die happy! The Scarecrow makes the ultimate bid for control of Gotham City's citizens--so why is everybody so happy about it? Nothing is as it seems as the strange gets stranger in 'Gothtopia,' part 2 of 3.

Ensign Hydzek has a secret. Ensign Hydzek is a spy.

It’s the penultimate issue of our year-long celebration of Image’s 30th anniversary, and this time around we’ve got an all-new PRETTY DEADLY story by KELLY SUE DeCONNICK & EMMA RÍOS, the first NYC MECH tale in nearly 20 years by IVAN BRANDON & ANDY MacDONALD, the debut of GHOST MAKERS by EMI LENOX, “The Slacktacular Now” by JOHN ARCUDI & DOUG MAHNKE, and another look at IN HELL WE FIGHT! by JOHN LAYMAN & JOK. And as if that’s not enough, GEOFF JOHNS & ANDREA MUTTI bring us closer to the conclusion of “The Blizzard,” BRENDEN FLETCHER & ERICA HENDERSON prepare to wrap up “Red Stitches,” and the clock runs out for PATRICK KINLDON & MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG’s “Gehenna.” Plus! SKOTTIE YOUNG’s “Stupid Fresh Mess” and DEAN HASPIEL’s “Billy Dogma!”

The Warrior Princess is no stranger to death, but when she and Autolycus enter the realm of Hades, they find that all is not as it should be with the Lord of the Dead! What's next for Xena after the closing of our special Xena event? Find out in this issue! You won't believe who she'll be meeting next!

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.

Rescued! But by whom? And is it really a rescue...or does this put Scott at greater risk than before? And what bounty are they hunting? Lots of shooting and things blowing up! The bad news: the Starjammers are about to die! The good news: Cyclops is no longer a Starjammer. Scott Summers is aboard a new space pirate ship, with a cruel, cutthroat captain, and a crew of criminals and killers. None of them trust Scott, and a few just might want to kill him! But, hey, that Captain's daughter is kinda cute, right? Collecting Cyclops (2014) #6-12.

Life in hell ain’t easy. Demons try to torture you for all eternity. Monsters want to eat you. There’s a stunning lack of reliable indoor plumbing. And it’s almost impossible to get ice cream. At least, until today, when three condemned teens and their annoying tag-along demon frenemy embark on a daring scheme to hijack a demon lord’s delivery truck. What happens next will take them on an epic journey across the underworld, an infernal excursion of nonstop excitement, danger and adventure. Presenting a devilishly fun new series from multiple Eisner-winning writer/letterer JOHN LAYMAN (CHEW, Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum) and Argentinian superstar artist JOK. Collects IN HELL WE FIGHT #1-5, plus short stories

Captain Rigg's past is revealed, and the Charon finds a haunted house in deep space. If only the crew could figure out how there's still someone living inside

Batman tracks down the League of Smiles, a criminal group of psychotic killers that worship the Joker! And learn the secrets behind the beginnings of the League in the back-up tale.

The superhuman transformation of Ignatius Ogilvy is just the tip of the iceberg when an extremely unexpected character comes to the Penguin's aid.

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!

Enemies of the Scorched have started to gather, and Daniel Kilgore is their first target.

Savoy gets closer to the truth.

In the kitchen with Chow Chu.

Arvid Nelson's critically acclaimed _Rex Mundi_ returns with artist Juan Ferreyra in another jam-packed issue of _DHP_! Plus, Mike Baron and Steve Rude continue delivering new _Nexus_ material! * A creator-owned comics celebration with Bo Hampton's _Riven_, Cosby and Shaner's _Buddy Cops_, Oeming's _The Wild Rover_, McNeil's _Finder_, and Tony Puryear's _Concrete Park_! * More of DeConnick and Noto's _Ghost_!

No remorse, no mercy...just ruthless death: Victor Zsasz has long been one of Batman's most formidable enemies, and now his most infamous stories have been collected! This volume includes Zsasz's debut story arc and much more, including a never before published story by writer Devin Grayson and artist Roger Robinson! Collects Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1-4, Batman: Streets of Gotham #10-11, a story from Batman Chronicles #3, Batman: Batgirl #1, Detective Comics #815-816, a story from Detective Comics (2011) #18, Rogues Gallery #1, and an unpublished story intended for Batman: Gotham Knights #12!

The best-selling anthology just upped the ante! This giant new issue boasts installments of _Ghost_, _Mister X_, and the debut of Michael Avon Oeming's _The Wild Rover_! *Delve into sci-fi with a new comic tie-in to TNT's _Falling Skies_!

"CHICKEN TENDERS," Part Three Olive. Poyo. Colby.

Part 4 of 5: Detective Makoto Sato is on a quest to bring down the Takahashi crime syndicate. Sato's efforts earn him a one-way trip to a tropical getaway, courtesy of the Tokyo criminal underworld. The exotic locale? MONSTER ISLAND! Alone and facing death at the hands of both gangsters and goliaths, Sato must use his wits to survive - and enlist the aid of some most unusual friends. Join superstar creators John Layman (Chew) and Alberto Ponticelli (Unknown Soldier) for this unusual and exciting mini-series of monster mayhem!

Unlucky Number Thirteen! In which we see the return of rogue Cibopath Mason Savoy, a double agent is revealed and a narrative dirty trick is played upon an unsuspecting readership. Plus: what the deal with all those fricken chogs?

El estelar guionista JOHN LAYMAN (Chew) y el artista AFU CHAN están preparados para hacerte saber que el espacio exterior es absolutamente aterrador. Puede que todos los que van a bordo lo odien a él... pero lo que hay ahí fuera trata de matarlos a todos La humanidad ha colonizado la galaxia, pero durante nuestros viajes interestelares descubrimos un horripilante secreto en la Tiniebla Exterior del espacio. Únete al capitán Joshua Rigg y a la tripulación de la nave estelar Caronte mientras se topan con posesiones demoníacas, apariciones, monstruos cósmicos y mucho más. *Recopila los números 1 a 6.

Part 3 of 5: Detective Makoto Sato is on a quest to bring down the Takahashi crime syndicate. Sato's efforts earn him a one-way trip to a tropical getaway, courtesy of the Tokyo criminal underworld. The exotic locale? MONSTER ISLAND! Alone and facing death at the hands of both gangsters and goliaths, Sato must use his wits to survive - and enlist the aid of some most unusual friends. Join superstar creators John Layman (Chew) and Alberto Ponticelli (Unknown Soldier) for this unusual and exciting mini-series of monster mayhem!

Part 2 of 5: Detective Makoto Sato is on a quest to bring down the Takahashi crime syndicate. Sato's efforts earn him a one-way trip to a tropical getaway, courtesy of the Tokyo criminal underworld. The exotic locale? MONSTER ISLAND! Alone and facing death at the hands of both gangsters and goliaths, Sato must use his wits to survive - and enlist the aid of some most unusual friends. Join superstar creators John Layman (Chew) and Alberto Ponticelli (Unknown Soldier) for this unusual and exciting mini-series of monster mayhem!

Xena: Warrior Princess returns! Dynamite Entertainment proudly collects the swashbuckling Xena comic book adventures from 2006-2007, including the complete "Contest of Pantheons" and "Dark Xena" storylines written by bestselling writer John Layman (Chew), plus the special "Strange Visitor" story from Xena Annual #1. Join Xena and her fan-favorite allies Gabrielle, Joxer, and Autolycus as they become embroiled in a feud reaching all the way up to the heavens, courtesy of the machinations of the ruthless Callisto! Also, Gabrielle makes a request of the Gods and learns a heartwrenching lesson about the care with which one must make a wish... leading to an unsettling change in Xena herself. Finally, the cast encounters a strange being from another world!

Exorcists, mathematicians, and soldiers mount up to battle one hell of a demon. With the number of dead crewmen mounting, Captain Rigg does what he can to save the rest, even if it means they had better be ready to die, too

Xena and her well-loved cast of friends and villains get in between a feud that reaches all the way up to the heavens as they fight in the "Contest of Pantheons" featuring Xena, Gabriele, Joxer, Autolycus and the return of Callisto!

Hey, remember when DC did "One Year Later" and it was the greatest, most creative, and most revolutionary thing in comics EVER? We thought long and hard about how we could do something that awesome, and we came up with something TWICE as amazing. That's right! "Two Years Later..." Presenting a bold new chapter in CHEW, which just so happens to be the FINAL chapter. "The Last Suppers," Part 1. The countdown begins.

Carmine Falcone, also known as the Roman, returns to Gotham to begin an all-out gang war and take back the city he once ruled, while a much more powerful evil force begins to surface.

After The Charon crash-lands on a frozen planet, the crew is forced to fight together or die alone. Unfortunately, there's a demonic betrayer in their midst and something even worse lurking beneath the snow and ice.

In this issue, we learn the sad tale of Chief Navigator Elox. What secret in his past might doom the crew of The Charon, and why does he hate everyone so much?

The cross-over no one expected is back for an Omnibus Encore, combining three volume into one epic book! Too big for the movie or television screen, Dynamite presents the ultimate, kicka** crossover tale as Ash and his Army of Darkness meets Xena, the Warrior Princess! Chapter 1: Written by John Layman and illustrated by Miguel Montenegro, we begin with Ashley J. Williams transported to the world of Xena and Gabrielle! Throw in the Necronomicon and an evil, little Ash taking charge of a group of fairies (the winged kind) and you've got yourselves one rollicking adventure! Chapter 2: After the events of their last meet-up, Ash is back in "real" time and Xena and Gabby are back where they started, but they're not going to stay there, not if the Necronomicon has anything to do with it! Chapter 3: Xena, Warrior Princess, has toppled nations through the force of her will. She's captained the deadliest pirate crew ever to sail the seas. She even turned her back on her past, seeking redemption for her darker acts alongside her partner Gabrielle. And yet, despite her propensity for defeating all odds, her thousand-strong army has fallen to an implacable and ancient evil. Her only recourse? To use the dreaded Necronomicon to summon Ash Williams - the wise-ass, butt-kicking, smooth-talkin' demon-killer from the future - for aid! But how can Xena save the world when that chainsaw-wielding knucklehead's every temporal mishap threatens to unravel time itself?

Witness what hides within the Sinister House-the DCU’s most horrific secrets and mysteries! Travel alongside Harley Quinn, John Constantine, Detective Chimp, Zatanna, the Atom and others as they face this macabre devastation firsthand! And in the bowels of this dark mansion…we return to the world of the legendary Red Rain to meet once again with the dreaded vampire Batman. Don’t miss this year’s DC Halloween special-because if you do, it’ll haunt you!

Decision time! What are you going to do, Angels? Save Charlie, or the President of the United States? ‘Cause you don’t have time to do both, and those evil, awful East German spies are gonna kill one if you rescue the other. So what’s it gonna be? Lose your boss, or the leader of the free world? Too bad there are only three Angels, and not six… right? The MIND SHATTERING conclusion of “The Devil You Know.” This is sexy crimefightin’ comics done right, to you by sexy crimefightin' comics creators John Layman and Joe Eisma!

Collects Chew Vol. 1 #1-5! Tony Chu is a detective with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is Cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. It also means he's a hell of a detective, as long as he doesn't mind nibbling on the corpse of a murder victim to figure out whodunit, and why. He's been brought on by the Special Crimes Division of the FDA, the most powerful law enforcement agency on the planet, to investigate their strangest, sickest, and most bizarre cases.

DC Entertainment presents a mega-sized celebratory issue featuring an all-star roster of Batman creators past and present! Don't miss a modern-day retelling of the Dark Knight's origin by the incredible team of writer Brad Meltzer and artist Bryan Hitch. Plus, all-new stories by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy, Peter J. Tomasi and Guillem March, Paul Dini and Dustin Nguyen, Gregg Hurwitz and Neal Adams, new art by legendary Batman writer/artist Frank Miller and more! Also in this issue, John Layman and Jason Fabok kick off the new storyline 'GOTHTOPIA'! It's a bright, shiny, happy place where dreams come true...as long as you don't look at things too closely.

"CHICKEN TENDERS," Part Four Warning: Sissies will need an adult diaper before reading this one. No joke. No lie. This will be the most talked about issue of CHEW in years

Batman works to contain a swarm of genetically altered killer bats, as well as She-Bat and other humans who have been mutated into bat-people.

Tensions are brewing on the team. What was once a cohesive combat unit is showing signs of cracking. Is this the end of The Scorched as we know it?

From the creator of CHEW a horrifying vision of space! Captain Rigg is prepared to test his new ship and crew by flying them straight into the heart of demon-infested space. One small problem: he didn't brief them beforehand