New Releases by Matt Kindt

Six miles below the surface of the ocean, Mia has to solve a locked-room murder mystery before the crime scene is completely flooded. As the crew tries to save the Dept. H base from destruction, some of them start to take matters into their own hands. But the bottom of the ocean is full of unknown dangers, and with time running out, rescue is almost impossible. From New York Times bestselling author Matt Kindt (MIND MGMT, PastAways, Superspy)! Written and Drawn by Matt Kindt, with colors by Sharlene Kindt. Intricate mystery stories perfect for any fan of crime and sci-fi fiction! A complete arc: a perfect jumping-on point for new readers! "Kindt is a storyteller so fully in control of his gifts that his graphic novels read like quietly compelling arguments for the comics medium''s narrative potential."--NPR "Kindt has developed into one of the most exciting and original talents in the business" --The LA Times "Kindt breaks all pre-conceived notions of what comic books are."--IGN

Battle royale! The moment you?ve been waiting for is here?the final, steel-splintering showdown between Ninjak and Master Darque! But when Valiant?s top assassin and lord of death come to blows, you can bet there?s going to be serious collateral. What will become of the deadly crime cartel known as the Shadow Seven? What final fate awaits the life of Ninjak?s former lover and most hated enemy, Roku? All will be revealed as Ninjak enters a blistering barrage of revelations and revenge?and exits with a brand-new place in the Valiant Universe!

From The New York Times bestselling writer Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT) and Peter Panzerfaust artist Tyler Jenkins comes a rural mystery series chronicling the tragic lives of the Grass Kings, three brothers and rulers of a trailer park kingdom, a fiefdom of the hopeless and lost, of the desperate poor seeking a promised land. Eldest brother Robert leads a grief-stricken life, having lost his daughter to a tragic accident, followed by his wife disappearing one morning never to return. When an enigmatic young woman named Maria flees to their community in search of safe haven, Robert takes her in. Will his decision lead to ruin and retribution dooming the Kingdom? Perfect for fans of Justified or The Fade Out. Oversized first issue featuring 30 pages of story!

MARS REBORN! He was the last son of a dead world. But now that world lives again. Mars has risen from the ashes, and J’onn J’onzz, the Martian Manhunter, has returned to a life he never thought he’d lead. But even though his world and his people have come back from the dead, they’ve brought nothing but trouble with them. Somehow alive on this strange new world, the disparate aspects of J’onn’s fractured personality are not all on board with his plan to forsake his adopted home. Meanwhile, a tyrant rules the Red Planet with an iron fist. And for Mars to live, Earth needs to die. It’s up to the Martian Manhunter and his motley crew of allies to save two races and two worlds from annihilation. While the war rages from planet to planet, who will win the war within-the Martian, or the man? Find out in MARTIAN MANHUNTER VOL. 2, the explosive next chapter in the acclaimed series from red-hot writer Rob Williams (SUICIDE SQUAD) and acclaimed illustrator Eddy Barrows (DETECTIVE COMICS)! Collects MARTIAN MANHUNTER #7-12 and JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #5.

The most ambitious comics event of 2016 brings war to the 41st century - with Rai leading the charge! One hundred years from today, Father - the benevolent artificial intelligence that governs the island nation of Japan - will gain sentience. To defend its borders, Father will take drastic action by launching Japan into space...where its people will thrive in isolation, away from the overpopulated and resource-deprived planet below. Over the centuries, as New Japan orbits our increasingly unstable world, it will become a model society - one built on peace, prosperity... and FatherÕs control. A thousand years from today, Father will create the first Rai, founding a lineage of technologically enhanced heroes engineered to defend New Japan and sworn to protect it from all enemies. For hundreds of years into the future, the Rai will single-handedly enforce New JapanÕs justice well...and serve Father without question. Now, at the dawn of 4001 A.D., the latest Rai is about to inherit the dark truth behind the origin of his kind...and discover the sinister secret at the heart of FatherÕs existence. For New Japan to live, Earth must die...and as Rai challenges his former master for the first time in more than a millennium, the lone guardian of New Japan will be cast out of his own FatherÕs kingdom... Exiled from the only realm heÕs ever known, Rai now walks the ravaged world of 4001 A.D. in search of forgotten heroes like himself... on a mission to collect the last surviving legends of a broken planet...and to forge a rebellion with the power to bring the most advanced civilization in history crashing back down to Earth. New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (DIVINITY II) and superstar artist Clayton Crain (X-Force) bring their startling vision of the year 4001 A.D. to new heights...with the fate of New Japan floating in the balance! Collecting 4001 A.D. #1Ð4.

As high-pressure as a deep-sea diving suit.ãNew York Magazine/Vulture Time is running out. At the bottom of the ocean, the Dept. H base is flooding. Tensions are rising within the isolated crew. Trapped with her fathers murderer, will Mia be able to survive long enough to solve the mystery? Featuring content exclusive to the single issues! From New York Times best-selling author Matt Kindt (MIND MGMT, Past Aways, Super Spy)!

The fall of the 41st century!? The ultimate battle is here as Rai and Father clash among the stars for the final fate of the future?and Earth along with it! As New Japan?s despotic ruler and its former protector enter their final showdown, will the orbiting satellite nation finally fall back to Earth? As the war for 4001 A.D. claims lives on both sides, who will live to greet the brave new world that lies ahead? And what will become of Rai, of Father, and civilization itself? The Valiant Universe of 4001 A.D. is forever changed right here as forces new and old prepare to rise from the ashes of New Japan! New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (DIVINITY II) and superstar artist Clayton Crain (RAI) present the white-hot finale to Valiant?s biggest event yet!

When five deep-time explorers find themselves stranded in the distant past of 2015, they''re forced to adapt to a primitive world of iPhone 6s''s and cars that can''t even drive themselves. But when a rift in space-time starts spitting out dinosaurs, giant robots, and other strange phenomena, only the marooned \"PastAways\" can defend the twenty-first century from the terrors of the timestream! Collects issues #1-#6 of the Dark Horse original series, plus a short story from Dark Horse Presents all in full-color!

DIVINITY vs. DIVINITY! Myshka''s plot to reengineer the globe in Russia''s favor is all but complete. Will Abram Adams ? the god-like being now called Divinity ? stand against his former comrade?or, together, will they reshape the world as we know it with hammer and sickle in hand? The sold-out sci-fi epic that redefined the Valiant Universe charges into a showdown for the fate of reality itself as New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (4001 A.D.) and explosive artist Trevor Hairsine (X-Men: Deadly Genesis) reach a defining moment for comics'' most captivating new hero!

Like a cross between sci-fi Jack London, The Abyss and the criss-cross espionage of KindtÈs previous material, there is no element of this new project weÈre not ecstatically awaiting.ðu0094Paste Magazine From New York Times best-selling author Matt Kindt (MIND MGMT, Past Aways, Super Spy)! With time running out, Mia launches a final, desperate attempt to rescue her brother. But the mission is endangered as soon as it begins when the crew encounters the dangers of the ocean floor: earthquakes, lava, and the creatures that lurk in the deep. Featuring content exclusive to the single issues!

Adventure runs in Poppy Pepperton''s family! At the age of ten, Poppy is the greatest explorer since her grandfather Pappy Pepperton, traveling the globe with her trusty sidekick/legal guardian Colt Winchester. When a shrunken mummy head gives a series of clues to discover an exotic fish no one''s seen in years, adventure calls, and Poppy and Colt find themselves in the strange city of Old Macadamia, swimming alongside the gigantipus, trailed by a strange robot, and end up uncovering clues to the greater mystery of what happened to Pappy all those years ago! From New York Times bestselling creators Matt Kindt (MIND MGMT) and Brian Hurtt (The Sixth Gun) comes the first story in a new generation of adventure!

The most ambitious comics event of 2016 brings war to the 41st century ? with Rai leading the charge! Rai is smashing headfirst into New Japan with his team of hardened rebels including the Eternal Warrior and a giant X-O Manowar mech-armor that?s been dormant for centuries! But when Father transforms New Japan into an impenetrable space dragon as a defense of last resort, what hopes will the united heroes of 4001 A.D. have of freeing the citizens of New Japan from Father?s brutal reign? Will Rai have to destroy New Japan?to save it? New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (DIVINITY II) and superstar artist Clayton Crain (X-Force) bring their startling vision of the year 4001 A.D. to new heights?with the fate of New Japan floating in the balance!

**The start of a brand-new arc!** As the Past Aways face a backlash from the US government, resident brawler Marge investigates an immortal teammate���s impossible murder. Meanwhile, a terrifying trio of ultra-evolved _sapiens_ emerges from the timestream to wreak havoc on modern soil! ���Because this is a Kindt title, there has to be [a] kicker, and _Past Aways_ has one hell of a kicker.��_���Comics Bulletin ���It���s great, doggone modern storytelling, and I���m one curious puppy who will be back for more next issue.��_���Comic Bastards

Re-presenting the sold-out sci-fi epic from New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (NINJAK, Mind MGMT) and blockbuster artist Trevor Hairsine (X-Men: Deadly Genesis), the critically acclaimed debut of Valiant?s first all-new headlining character gets the deluxe oversized hardcover treatment! At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union ? determined to win the Space Race at any cost ? green lit a dangerously advanced mission. They sent a man farther into the cosmos than anyone has gone before or since. Lost in the stars, he encountered something unknown. Something that?changed him. Long thought lost and erased from the history books, he has suddenly returned, crash-landing in the Australian Outback. The few that have been able to reach him believe him to be a deity -? one who turned the scorched desert into a lush oasis. They say he can bend matter, space, and even time to his will. Earth is about to meet a new god. And he?s a communist. How long can it be before the first confrontation between mankind and DIVINITY begins? Collecting DIVINITY #1?4, along with more than 20 pages of rarely seen art and extras, including designs, process art, sketches, commentary and more!

From New York Times best-selling writers Jeff Lemire (BLOODSHOT REBORN, Green Arrow) and Matt Kindt (NINJAK, Mind MGMT), and Eisner award-winning artist Paolo Rivera (Daredevil) comes an epic ten millennia in the making ? now in deluxe oversized hardcover format! The Eternal Warrior has protected the Earth for more than 10,000 years. A master of countless weapons and long forgotten martial arts, he is guided by the Geomancers ? those who speak for the Earth. During his long watch, the Eternal Warrior has failed three times. Each time, the Geomancer was killed?and a new dark age for humanity began. Each time, he was unable to stop The Immortal Enemy ? a monstrous force of nature. A civilization killer. A horror that appears differently each time it arrives?and whose seemingly only purpose is to bring disorder and darkness to the world. Now, the time has come for The Immortal Enemy to return once more. But, this time, the Eternal Warrior will be ready. This time, he has a force greater than any single warrior. This time, he has?THE VALIANT. Collecting THE VALIANT #1?4 ? the sold-out limited series event nominated Best Continuing or Limited Series by the 2015 Harvey Awards ? THE VALIANT DELUXE EDITION HC comes packed with 20+ pages of rarely seen extras including designs, process art, sketches, commentary and more!

At last, a deluxe oversized hardcover collecting the best-selling debut and first year of adventures of the Valiant Universe?s first-ever superteam! From their first explosive confrontations with X-O Manowar to their head-on assault on the alien strike-force known only as the Armor Hunters, the most dangerous and most ruthless team of heroes ever united comes together right here in this prestige-sized collection from New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (THE VALIANT, NINJAK) and an all-star cast of artists including Doug Braithwaite (ARMOR HUNTERS), Cary Nord (Conan), CAFU (Action Comics), and Stephen Segovia (Convergence)! To kill a king, he has created an army. The world?s most dangerous man, Toyo Harada, has been struck by the one thing he never thought possible ? fear. Halfway across the globe, a new power threatens to topple modern civilization and, to preempt the cataclysm that is to come, Harada will unite the most lethal, most volatile, most unforgiving team the world has ever known ? UNITY. Their mission: defeat the warrior king armed with the universe?s most powerful weapon. Kill X-O Manowar! Collecting UNITY #0-14, this deluxe oversized hardcover comes packed with more than 20 pages of rarely seen art and extras, direct from the Valiant vaults.

So let it be written, so let it be done? In the ruins of his mansion, Colin King hunkers down as the last living member of Unity after the Third Armor Hunt ? or so he thinks. A visit from an old friend and a peace offering present the chance for Ninjak to break the cycle of death and escape the horrible fate foretold in the Book of the Geomancer. Will he betray his dead friends or will THE FALL OF NINJAK come to pass and give rise to a very familiar future? The superstar team that brought you DIVINITY ? New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt and blockbuster artist Trevor Hairsine ? reunite to reveal an essential new chapter of BOOK OF DEATH, ripped from the future of the Valiant Universe!

The mission to stop Mind Management''s reformation has fallen apart, with Lyme, Dusty, Bill, and Perrier all dead or missing. After nearly losing her mind at the hands of the Eraser, Meru finds herself alone in a world of rogue mind managers. To press on, she''ll need to seek out the Management''s oldest living agent . . . the First Immortal, rumored to still be alive in the South American jungle. And as the true history of the Eraser is revealed at last, sides are chosen and the final line is drawn! Collects MIND MGMT #25-#30!

The breakout graphic novel series from MIND MGMT creator Matt Kindt and Beware the Creeper writer Jason Hall returns, in color for the first time and collected in its entirety! The edition includes both Pistolwhip books for the first time in hardcover, along with the Mephisto and the Empty Box one-shot and a story from Dark Horse Maverick: Happy Endings! Thrill to the twisty, interconnected tales of Mitch Pistolwhip, Charlie Minks, Jack Peril, Captain January, the Human Pretzel, and a monkey!

WHO ARE...THE UNITED? A new day has dawned for the elite assemblage of heroes called UNITY, and, in the wake of the Armor Hunters? invasion, the time has come to grow their ranks. Who will be the next fearless hero to join the roster of the world?s most elite superteam? And just what is the international strike force called THE UNITED ? and why have they marked UNITY?s own X-O Manowar, Ninjak, Livewire, and Eternal Warrior for elimination? Join New York Times best-selling writers Matt Kindt (Rai, Mind MGMT), and red hot artists CAFU, Cary Nord and Robert Gill as they look back with the Eternal Warrior to the trenches of WW I and the top secret missions of Unit-Y before detonating the planet?s first superteam vs. superteam war right here with a bold new beginning for UNITY! Collecting UNITY #12-14 and UNITY #0, plus HARBINGER: FAITH #0 by New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart (Harbinger) and rising star Robert Gill (Eternal Warrior).

A world on fire! Unity vs. The United! A dark secret at the heart of the Unity team has led the world to the brink of global war. Only Unity and their international counterparts, The United, can broker a peace?but that might not work, seeing as how they?re trying to kill each other. All hope lies with Unity?s newest team member, who may not be able to shoulder the weight of the world!

A battle ten millennia in the making is about to begin...with an all-new, prestige format mini-series from New York Times best-selling writers Jeff Lemire (Green Arrow, Animal Man) & Matt Kindt (RAI, Mind MGMT) and Eisner Award-winning artist Paolo Rivera (Daredevil)! The Eternal Warrior has protected the Earth for more than 10,000 years. A master of countless weapons and long forgotten martial arts, he is guided by the Geomancers ? those who speak for the Earth. During his long watch, the Eternal Warrior has failed three times. Each time, the Geomancer was killed?and a new dark age for humanity began. Each time, he was unable to stop The Immortal Enemy ? a monstrous force of nature. A civilization killer. A horror that appears differently each time it arrives?and whose seemingly only purpose is to bring disorder and darkness to the world. Now, the time has come for The Immortal Enemy to return once more. But, this time, the Eternal Warrior will be ready. This time, he has a force greater than any single warrior. This time, he has?THE VALIANT. An entirely self-contained, new reader friendly comics event spotlighting Bloodshot, Eternal Warrior, Geomancer, and a cast of heroes and villains from across the Valiant Universe, THE VALIANT is a visionary new adventure from three of the greatest creative talents in comics today.

The second half of Matt Kindt''s MIND MGMT epic begins with just as many questions as the first! Meru is back on the team, but can she ever trust Lyme again? What role did the Magician play in the Management''s history of the 1960s through the 1980s? And what is the secret of the Seven Immortals? This brain-bending new collection features new characters, shocking twists, an astonishing "silent" issue, and--at last--the life and times of Henry Lyme! Collects MIND MGMT #19-#24 and a story from Dark Horse Presents #31.

Our world belongs to the Crime Syndicate! With Forever Evil sweeping across the DC Universe, the Suicide Squad find themselves in a world full of villains now free from their shackles-Belle Reve! And now with the Reverse Suicide Squad taking over Belle Reve, Amanda Waller and James Gordon, Jr. must free a mysterious prisoner from the early days of the New 52 if they are to have any hope of surviving! From new writer Matt Kindt comes the Squad''s deadliest mission yet! Collects issues #24-30.

As the smoke clears from the Trinity War, one thing looks disturbingly clear: the members of the Justice League of America are dead, betrayed by one of their own. But as with the Trinity War, all is not what it seems. Martian Manhunter and Star Girl have lived to fight another day and find themselves trapped on an alien world that is under the control of a group of super-villains. The key to their survival may lie in the hands of the super-villain Despero, but will these heroes be able to find it within themselves to trust someone who is supposed to be their mortal enemy? This volume collects issues #8-14.

**_New York Times_ bestseller!** Meru has a new mission: targeting every agent loyal to the Eraser''s new Management. Sides are being chosen, and the final line is being drawn! * Matt Kindt (_Star Wars: Rebel Heist_) brings the threads together! * The final year heats up!

**From the brain of _MIND MGMT_''s Matt Kindt!** 2015: the distant past. A crash landing strands five deep-time explorers in a primitive world of internal-combustion engines and Internet 1.0 and tears a rift in space-time that spouts dinosaurs, giant robots, and other strange phenomena! Only the marooned Past Aways� can defend the twenty-first century, unless the tensions of their unexpectedly prolonged mission tear them apart! * Career-best art from fan favorite Scott Kolins (_The Flash_)! * Don''t miss the prologue in _Dark Horse Presents_ #6! **TRAPPED IN PREHISTORYA.K.A. OUR PRESENT!**

Volume 3 of Mind MGMT sets in motion events that will bring each of the stories together in an explosive confrontation! Collects \"The Home Maker\" from MIND MGMT #13-#17 and \"The Zoo Keeper\" from #18. The A.V. Club said this about Mind MGMT: \"Striking the perfect balance of high-concept narrative, personal drama, and visual innovation, Mind MGMT is a comic that doesn''t let go once it grabs hold of your brain.\"

If you thought Mind Management was wild today, wait until you meet the agents of the swinging 1970s! * Matt Kindt (_Justice League of America_) is taking comics by storm! * Introducing a new Giant Man from the creator of _3 Story_! "_MIND MGMT_ is the kind of conspiracy thriller that I can wholeheartedly buy into."Comic Book Resources 

This new volume contains new storylines, new characters and an astonishing ''silent issue'' with no dialogue whatsoever. The second half of Matt Kindt''s Mind MGMT epic begins with just as many questions as the first! Meru is back on the team, but can she ever trust Lyme again? What role did the Magician play in the Management''s history of the 1960s through the 1980s? And what is the secret of the Seven Immortals?