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Conan le Cimmérien – L’Heure du Dragon © Editions Glénat 2021 by Julien Blondel and Valentin Sécher – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Based on the original work by Robert E. Howard Certain portions of this publication are licensed by Conan Properties International LLC. Ablaze TM & © 2022 ABLAZE, LLC. All rights reserved.
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THE CIMMERIAN: HOUR OF THE DRAGON #1 WRITERS:
JULIEN BLONDEL, ROBERT E. HOWARD | ARTIST: VALENTIN SÉCHER
COMIC | 32 PAGES | COLOR | MATURE | FANTASY, ACTION/ADVENTURE, SWORDS AND SORCERY | $3.99 “Howard’s writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks.”—STEPHEN KING “This is the way Conan was meant to be!”—OUTRIGHT GEEKRY “To see Conan unchained and as brutal as he wants is a breath of fresh air.”—PASTRAMI NATION
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ROBERT E. HOWARD’S CONAN IS BROUGHT TO LIFE UNCENSORED! Discover the true Conan, unrestrained, violent, and sexual. Read the story as he intended! A WORLD TO EXPLORE. A THRONE TO BE RECONQUERED. CONAN THE KING. Under the funeral vaults of the mausoleum belonging to the ancient and cruel Emperor Xaltotun of Python, three men devoured by ambition come to offer to the inert body of the deceased sovereign the heart of Ahriman, a source of immortality which once belonged to him. Taken away at the cost of his life. In exchange for this offering, the three men claim a single thing: the world. However, there is only one person able to stand in their way, a Cimmerian who seized the throne of Aquilonia: Conan! The Hour of the Dragon is the only full-length Conan novel written by Robert E. Howard, and is considered by many to be one of his best works. It is now adapted into a comic mini series by two visionaries of heroic fantasy and imagination: Julien Blondel, writer of Elric, and Valentin Sécher, artist of Méta-Baron bring forth a grandiose, bloodthirsty epic! BONUS MATERIAL: THE ORIGINAL ROBERT E. HOWARD USE THIS CODE PROSE STORY IS INCLUDED! TO PREVIEW Retailers, check your order form on ISSUE #1 how to order incentive covers! You know of which empire I was the sovereign...
You know what secrets I was the heir to...
You all know why we are here...
A Cimmerian…
You didn't bring me back to life for the simple pleasure of kneeling in front of me...
Speak... I have faced many of his distant ancestors...
You know what we are about to do...
And I killed them all...
And the price we will have to pay if we succeed...
The Heart for your help, Xaltotun of Python...
There were no more formidable enemies, nor more proud opponents...
Two thrones for your life, and your strength against that of Our enemies...
I remember their clamors echoing at dawn, the clash of their swords and the battlefield trembling under their charges...
So that’s it…
It is not a wizard that we are going to wake up today.
He is one of the most formidable, and one of the cruelest, black priests that this world has ever borne...
Who is it? Gods? Witch-kings?
They must be powerful and numerous to seek the help of the Emperor of Acheron…
I remember their blood shining under the setting sun...
Xaltotun of Python reigned over Acheron before the barbarian invasions...
I kept my promise, Tarascus...
Over three thousand years ago...
He's...he's just one man... He put kingdoms and empires on their knees, for the sole glory of Set...his anger and his thirst for conquest had no limit...
But his strength surpasses that of all combined...
I raised the storm, summoned vermin and blew the winds of the black plague on your kingdom...
He made the world tremble with terror for decades, before being betrayed by his own and plunged into the eternal sleep of the black lotus... He could only be defeated by the very source of his power...
...and his people worship him as if he were divine...
...and his immortality...
I killed your own brother to give you his crown and the throne of Nemedia...
I kept my promise and will keep it to this day... Before the end of the day, the plain of Valkia will shine with the blood of the army of Aquilonia... But the Cimmerian is mine...
The Heart of Ahriman...
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COMIC | 32 PAGES | COLOR | MATURE (16 AND UP) | SCIENCE FICTION / HORROR | $3.99 WRITER:
STEFANO VIETTI | ARTIST: MARCO CHECCHETTO | COLORS: ANDRES MOSSA
PRAISE FOR MARCO CHECCHETTO & STEFANO VIETTI: “Marco is amazing!”—CHIP ZDARSKY “Checchetto’s artwork is very clean and dynamic, and he’s a good fit for Daredevil”—COMICBOOK.COM “...interiors are undeniably gorgeous”—CBR.COM “He excels in very aspect”—THECOMICLOUNGE.COM “Vietti has managed once again to enrich”—JUSTNERD “Stefano Vietti delivers”—COMICS-SANCTUARY FROM THE ARTIST OF MARVEL COMICS’ DEVIL’S REIGN & DAREDEVIL: MARCO CHECCHETTO, COMES A THRILLING NEW ADVENTURE! Getting Captain Shako out of a prison filled with infected inmates is difficult enough, but when the team’s extraction goes to hell, survival may not be an option. It’s kill or be killed as they scramble to find safety and establish who is in charge. Retailers, check your order form on how to order incentive covers!
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ANIMAL CASTLE #4
COMIC | 32 PAGES | COLOR | MATURE | FANTASY, ADVENTURE | $3.99 WRITER:
XAVIER DORISON | ARTIST: FELIX DELEP
“Felix Delep hits a home run with the art from the start! The animals are all drawn with amazing textures; it’s like I can feel their fur myself just by touching the page. They look so realistic and yet… they are talking!”—THEGWW.COM “The art showcasing these animals is perfectly done. This is a touching story that will have you feeling for these poor animals.” —FIRSTCOMICSNEWS.COM “Animal Castle is an astoundingly wellillustrated story of survival in a brutally run animal kingdom. Picture the animated film “Chicken Run”, but without the laughs and antics. It’s chilling and incredibly breathtaking to read. And recommended.”—FANBOYFACTOR.COM
ON THE FARM ALL ANIMALS WERE EQUAL. IN THE CASTLE SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS. The animals are more divided now than ever. Acts of defiance by the workers lead to swift and deadly reprisals from President Silvio and his crew. But Miss B. won’t be deterred from her mission to bring equality, and hopefully peace, to the animals.
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LIFE ZERO #2
HARDCOVER | 160 PAGES | COLOR | MATURE (16 AND UP) | FANTASY, HORROR | $24.99 WRITER/ARTIST:
MARIA LLOVET
PRAISE FOR MARIA LLOVET: “Maria Llovet’s work, regardless of the genre, takes on a mystical quality. Porcelain taps into primal horror while maintaining a poetic aesthetic, enchanting readers.”—COMICBOOKYETI.COM “Maria Llovet is one of the most important cartoonists today.”—BRIAN AZZARELLO “Maria Llovet’s artwork is what makes the book a must-read.”—COMICSBULLETIN “The art by Maria Llovet is very good”—AIPT.COM “Llovet’s artwork is stunning throughout”—COMICBOOK.COM Beryl’s life in the desert, living with her aunt and her cat, is relatively simple...until the day she finds and enters the Dollhouse. Stuck inside an ever-changing mystery house that hunts children and turns them into dolls, Beryl goes on a psychedelic journey where she must face the notion of her own limitations and move past them...before she becomes the building’s newest prey. PORCELAIN is a labyrinth of a psychologically thrilling experience told in a way that only acclaimed creator Maria Llovet (Faithless, Heartbeat, Loud, Eros/Psyche) can tell it. The hardcover collection of USE THIS CODE PORCELAIN includes issues 1-5 of TO PREVIEW the hit series along with complete THE BOOK cover gallery and bonus material.
TALES OF THE CITY
SOFTCOVER | 132 PAGES | COLOR | MATURE (16 AND UP) LGBTQ, SLICE OF LIFE, MEDIA TIE-IN | $19.99 WRITER: ARMISTEAD MAUPIN, ARTIST: SANDRINE REVEL
ISABELLE BAUTHIAN
A CLASSIC OF LGBTQ LITERATURE THAT HAS BECOME A CULT SENSATION! THE HEROES OF THIS ENCHANTING TALE HAVE BEEN ENJOYED BY MILLIONS OF READERS WORLDWIDE! Adapted on TV (BBC), Limited Series (Netflix), Theater...and now in graphic novel form for the first time! San Francisco, 28 Barbary Lane, Anna Madrigal runs a boarding house. She welcomes people who have nowhere else to go: the misfits. This matriarch is known for her unending kindness and her superb marijuana crop. The novel starts with the arrival of Mary Ann Singleton, a prudish, naïve, young woman who escaped her dull Ohio hometown for San Francisco. She settles in with her other fellow tenants: Michael “Mouse,” a personable young gay man, Brian Hawkins, an incorrigible Don Juan, and Mona Ramsey, a young hippyish bisexual.
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MARIA LLOVET’S PORCELAIN
HARDCOVER | 200 PAGES | COLOR | MATURE (16 AND UP) | CRIME, DRAMA | $24.99 WRITERS:
HENRI SCALA, MARK EACERSALL | ARTIST: MARION MOUSSE
A dizzying dive into the world of police informants. A model father but unemployed, Goran Stankovic accepts a shady job, gets arrested and has no other choice but to collaborate by becoming an informant. Stuck between thugs and the police, in a world of manipulation, Goran will have to play a perilous double game to get out of it. GoSt111 is as much a perilous thriller as a vertiginous dive into the unknown world of police informants. A chiseled and hyper realistic dark story, brought to life by the expressive lines of Marion Mousse. Co-written by screenwriter Mark Eacersall, and Henri Scala, who was Commissioner of the French National Police for more than 20 years. Winner of the Angouleme 2021 Fauve Polar SNCF prize for “Best Thriller”!
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THE MINECRAFT-INSPIRED MISADVENTURES OF FRIGIEL & FLUFFY VOL 3 HARDCOVER | 104 PAGES | COLOR | AGES 9 AND UP FANTASY, ACTION/ADVENTURE, MEDIA TIE-IN | $12.99 WRITER: JEAN-CRISTOPHE ARTIST: STUDIO MINTE
DERRIEN, FRIGIEL
The continuing adventures of Frigiel & Fluffy, heroes to their millions of fans on YouTube! These new adventures, taken from the Minecraft universe, are co-written by Frigiel himself, and are sure to appeal to fans of all ages, and of course, Minecraft! Featuring Frigiel, the brave sorcerer’s apprentice, ever-ready to give his all for his friends, who dreams of one day becoming a true adventurer. And his faithful canine companion Fluffy, as cuddly with his master as he is bitey with the bad guys! Vol. 3 contains two complete self-contained stories “The Lost Island” where Frigiel and his friends thirsting for adventure decide to uncover the mystery of the Farlands but end up stranded on a lost island and “The Herobrine Manor” where they must try to survive all night in a haunted mansion! Plus bonus material.
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GoSt 111 © Editions Glénat 2020 by Eacersall, Scala & Mousse – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Frigiel and Fluffly, volume 3, by Jean-Cristophe Derrien, Frigiel and Minte © Editions Soleil – 2018. Ablaze TM & © 2022 ABLAZE, LLC. All rights reserved.
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