New Releases by Ted McKeever

As the synthetic suburban town becomes a war zone, a head-strong Eve and a heartless Lola grab guns and ammunition to defend themselves as they learn the truth about their origins. Meanwhile, high above the flames, gratuitous pop icon Al Roma is about to give the performance of a lifetime--which is a good thing, since it''s quite possibly his last.

When two teenage girls discover that reality''s not quite what they''ve been programmed to believe, a suburban town gets totaled. Gratuitous icons, mass-media manipulation and psycho-pop science coagulate in this 2-issue tour-de-force that exposes the copious junk in modern culture.

This final issue finds Poodwaddle spiraling into comic-industry chaos as he faces his most daunting challenge yet'' being a guest at a comic convention.

Emerging from the wreckage of the outside world, Pencil and Nickel at last stand before the symbol of their desperate search-the fabled "Aluminum Tower."

In this final issue of Flinch, a look at the dark side of human nature haunts this trio of creepy tales. Three wealthy Victorian lords quench their appetite for blood in "The Wedding Breakfast.Ó Then, a medical experiment brings new meaning to the word "speed" for a hopeful HMO employee seeking life in the fast lane in "A Temporary Life.Ó And, a young man slides down the slippery slope of a seedy XXX-rated show in "Descent."

Reunited after their separate journeys, Pencil and Nickel encounter a new brand of aesthetic fascism when they enter a decaying industrial metropolis where beauty is shunned and ugliness is celebrated.

Poodwaddle''s previous Editor-in-Chief, who was tyrannical at best, has now been replaced by an all-controlling masochistic monster, hellbent on crushing anyone who opposes his hierarchy.

In the aftermath of a deadly bombing, fugitive lovers Pencil and Nickel are suddenly separated and left to their own devices in an increasingly hostile new world. Embarking on a desperate search for his lost companion, Pencil encounters a sculptor and her garden of earthly delights, while Nickel finds herself in an institution where the injured and insane aren''t easily differentiated.

Having escaped the oppressive confines of their prison, Uncle Pencil and Nickel Pepper venture out into a world that proves to be as cold and cruel as their old home. Navigating a harrowing landscape of gutted, skeletal factories, the bloated carcasses of cruise ships, and hostile beer-swilling rednecks, the pair continues the search for the legendary Aluminum Tower.

What begins as a pleasant evening out for Poodwaddle soon turns decidedly ugly when a super-star of the comic book industry goes off the rails.

Just another typical day for a comic book freelancer. That is, if you''d call being stalked by a creepy werewolf while switching publishers "typical."

PENCIL HEAD is Ted McKeever''s semi-autobiographical take on the whacked-out world of the comic book industry. Journey along as we witness protagonist Poodwaddle''s trials and tribulations of working, and sustaining, his place in the absurd world of comics, where what happens behind the scenes is far more twisted, and bizarrely hilarious, than anything on the printed page or screen.

MINISERIES CONCLUSION Blackwater burns as the ocean gives up its secrets about the mutated animals in this senses shattered series finale. All will be revealed... ...Well, maybe not ALL. This IS a Ted McKeever book, after all.

One of the last remaining humans, HE, after returning from the brink of extinction, now intends to repay the evolved mutations that caused the annihilation of humanity, with a severity that borders on the atomic.

Having barely survived the tortuous antics of the mad scientist Armadillo Jones and his assistant Leopoldo, the human called HE escapes deeper into the viscous underbelly of hand water, and finds himself in even worse circumstances.

The theory of evolution is turned on its proverbial ear when a demented scientist warthog and his lizard assistant begin performing visceral experiments on our hapless protagonist, HE.

A simple supply run into Blackwater, a seaside town overrun by mutated animals, is anything but routine for He, one of the few remaining humans.

By the time most people realized it, they were no longer in charge of the world we know. In an unspecified future, the small seaside town of Blackwater has now been taken over by advanced and mutated animals. Most of the humans that lived there are now either dead or gone, but one old-man remains, scavenging off the scraps and refuse of humanity''s past, and doggedly defying the new tenants.

"Critically-acclaimed writer/artist TED McKEEVER returns to the theater of the bizarre, as a small town pastor thinks that the eight-inch Jesus that descended from a cross on the church''s wall is the work of the Devil! Meanwhile, Chomsky, our recovering alcoholic, is about to find out that the constant barrage of screaming voices in his head are not ALL imaginary. Collects MINIATURE JESUS #1-5"

Over 80 of the best creators from every style and genre have contributedover 50 stories to this anthology featuring tales inspired by the songs ofmulti-platinum recording artist, Tori Amos! Featuring an introduction by Neil Gaiman, with stories by creators such asCarla Speed McNeil, Mark Buckingham, C.B. Cebulski, Nikki Cook, Hope Larson,John Ney Reiber, Ryan Kelly, and many, many others, Comic Book Tattooencapsulates the breadth, depth, and beauty of modern comics in this coffeetable format book.

/Randy and Jean-Marc Lofficier and Roy Thomas /Ted McKeever, illustrator Fritz Lang''s classic SF film METROPOLIS is brought to comics in riveting, fully-painted images in SUPERMAN"S METROPOLIS. Wealthy young Clark Kent learns the dismal fate of the lower classes when he meets Lois, a prophetic young woman whose belief in a "superman" gives hope to the workers. Clark soon encounters the diabolical scientific wizardry of Luthor, whose ultimate weapon against the would-beSuperman is a so

Batman pursues a serial killer through the underbelly of Gotham City. The two find themselves united against a monstrosity born from the heart of Gotham''s corruption. ''Engines'' part 2.