Solicitations for May 2020
February 21, 2020
20XX #4
WRITER: Lauren Keely, Jonathan Luna
ARTIST / COVER A: Jonathan Luna
MAY 27 / 32 pages / BW/ M / $3.99
Mer’s budding romance with Nuon gives her hope for the future, while her cousin Lucas confronts his past. Reality sets in as Nuon struggles to keep her identity a secret and Mer makes a shocking discovery.
American Jesus Volume 1: Chosen
WRITER: Mark Millar
ARTIST: Peter Gross
COVER A: Jodie Muir
MAY 20 / 96 pages / FC/ T+ / $9.99
"CHOSEN." After surviving a freak accident, a twelve-year-old boy discovers he's the returned Jesus Christ. He can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk...he can even raise the dead. How will he deal with his destiny and lead the world through a conflict that's been thousands of years in the making?Collects AMERICAN JESUS: CHOSEN #1-3
American Jesus, Vol. 2: The New Messiah TP
WRITER: Mark Millar
ARTIST: Peter Gross
COVER A: Jodie Muir
MAY 20 / 96 pages / FC/ T+ / $9.99
AMERICAN JESUS returns with "THE NEW MESSIAH." A virgin pregnancy in '70s New York leads a young couple to flee for their lives as evil forces close in to destroy them. Yet more bloodshed lies ahead for their daughter, Catalina, who refuses to accept her destiny as the savior of mankind.Collects AMERICAN JESUS: THE NEW MESSIAH #1-3
Birthright #43
WRITER: Joshua Williamson
ARTIST / COVER A: Andrei Bressan, Adriano Lucas
MAY 20 / 32 pages / FC/ T+ / $3.99
As a war rages across Earth, a long-lost ally returns to Mikey’s side.
Black Science Premiere, Vol. 3: A Brief Moment of Clarity HC
WRITER: Rick Remender
ARTIST / COVER A: Moreno Dinisio, Matteo Scalera
MAY 27 / 424 pages / FC/ M / $49.99
The Eververse is collapsing under its own weight. Grant McKay created the Pillar to save the world with science, and now he must use it to save all worlds, all of creation, or doom reality itself to oblivion. The Anarchist League of Scientists charges forward for one final adventure as RICK REMENDER and MATTEO SCALERA bring their seminal pulp science fiction epic to a mind-shattering finale.Collects BLACK SCIENCE #31-43TRIM SIZE: 8" x 12"
Bog Bodies OGN
WRITER / COVER A: Declan Shalvey
ARTIST: Gavin Fullerton, Rebecca Nalty
MAY 27 / 96 pages / FC/ M / $12.99
An Irish gangster on the run after a job gone wrong stumbles upon a young woman lost in the Dublin mountains. Injured and unarmed, the unlikely pair must try to evade their pursuers and survive the desolate bog that has served as a burial ground for unspeakable murder throughout history.DECLAN SHALVEY (INJECTION, SAVAGE TOWN) and GAVIN FULLERTON (Bags) deliver a cold and poignant story of crime, survival, and regret.
Deadly Class #44
WRITER: Rick Remender
ARTIST: Jordan Boyd, Wes Craig
COVER A: Wes Craig
COVER B: Sean Galloway
MAY 20 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99
"BONE MACHINE," Part FiveFinals are here but Marcus’ plans haven’t gone as expected. Quite the opposite. While he was making plans for Kings Dominion, Master Lin was making plans for him. The fifth and final issue in the "Bone Machine" story arc promises many unexpected and shocking events.
Exorsisters #6
WRITER: Ian Boothby
ARTIST / COVER A: Pete Pantazis, Gisèle Lagacé
COVER B: Brenda Hickey
MAY 27 / 32 pages / FC/ T+ / $3.99
EXORSISTERS returns for a second arc! In this issue, Cate finds herself in a world where her mother saved her instead of selling her soul, while Kate has taken over Hell as its new ruler. Has Cate lost her "sister" again?
Family Tree, Vol. 1: Sapling TP
WRITER: Jeff Lemire
ARTIST / COVER A: Eric Gapstur, Phil Hester, Ryan Cody
MAY 27 / 96 pages / FC/ T+ / $9.99
When an eight-year-old girl begins to transform into a tree, her single Mom, troubled brother, and possibly insane grandfather embark on a bizarre and heart-wrenching odyssey across the back roads of America, desperately searching for a way to cure her horrifying transformation before it’s too late. Bestselling, award-winning writer JEFF LEMIRE (ROYAL CITY, DESCENDER, Sweet Tooth) and superstar artist PHIL HESTER (Shipwreck, Green Arrow) come together for FAMILY TREE, a genre-defying epic about the lengths a mother will go to keep her children safe in a world of unspeakable horrors.Collects FAMILY TREE #1-4
Farmhand #15
WRITER: Rob Guillory
ARTIST / COVER A: Rob Guillory, John Rauch
MAY 27 / 36 pages / FC/ M / $3.99
Season three of FARMHAND comes to a cataclysmic conclusion. Jedidiah’s greatest secret is revealed, and the Jenkins Family may not survive it.
The Ludocrats #1 (of 5)
WRITER: Jim Rossignol, Kieron Gillen
ARTIST: Jeff Stokely, Tamra Bonvillain
COVER A: Jeff Stokely
MAY 20 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99
The Ludocrats! The aristocrats of ludicrous! A collision of the ornate fantasy of Dune and an M-rated Asterix & Obelix! Baron Otto Von Hades and Professor Hades Zero-K are here, and they're going to save us all have a nice time. KIERON GILLEN (DIE, THE WICKED + THE DIVINE) and JIM ROSSIGNOL (Sir, You Are Being Hunted) write! JEFF STOKELY (The Spire) draws! TAMRA BONVILLAIN (Once & Future) colors! Clayton Cowles (BITTER ROOT, DIE) letters! The universe screams in pleasure, writhing, finally satisfied, complete, joyous!
Mirka Andolfo's Mercy #2 (of 6)
WRITER / ARTIST / COVER A: Mirka Andolfo
COVER B: Laura Braga
COVER C: Tony Sandoval
MAY 27 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99
The Woodsburgh Devil strikes again when another innocent victim falls into the clutches of the elusive killer. Meanwhile, Lady Hellaine invites the local bourgeoisie to a social event, attracting the attention of the powerful Lady Swanson. Subterfuge and lies emerge as the second chapter of MIRKA ANDOLFO’s new project divulges a shocking revelation.
Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta #45
WRITER: Robert Kirkman
ARTIST / COVER A: Paul Azaceta, Elizabeth Breitweiser
MAY 20 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99
"THE MERGED," Part Three The Great Merge continues, and the final story arc marches on! As his journey nears its end, Reverend Anderson begins to question if he’s been on the wrong side all along.
Outer Darkness/Chew #2 (of 3)
WRITER: John Layman
ARTIST: Afu Chan, Rob Guillory
COVER A: Afu Chan
COVER B: Rob Guillory
MAY 27 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99
The space-faring crew of the Charon has faced death in all its many forms and fought all manner of creatures dark, diabolic, and demonic. Today, they face their deadliest threat yet. Yes, intrepid space travelers, murder has a name—and that name is POYO!
Postal: The Complete Collection HC
WRITER: Matt Hawkins, Bryan Hill
ARTIST: Raffaele Ienco, Isaac Goodhart
COVER A: Linda Sejic
MAY 27 / 680 pages / FC/ M / $59.99
Welcome to Eden, Wyoming: founded by criminals, for criminals, where crime is not tolerated. But a terrible murder shatters the fragile peace of this remote town, driving local postman Mark Shiffron down a twisting path to the truth about his hometown—and himself. After all, as the son of its cofounders, Eden is his birthright.Co-writers BRYAN HILL and MATT HAWKINS team with artist ISAAC GOODHART for an unflinching tale about the price of redemption, told through the perspective of a young man with Asperberger’s and set in the murky soul of America’s heartland.Collects POSTAL #1-25, POSTAL: LAURA, POSTAL: MARK TRIM SIZE: 7.7" x 11.1"
Savage Dragon #248
WRITER / ARTIST / COVER A: Erik Larsen
MAY 20 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99
"THE GATHERING STORM"The countdown to SAVAGE DRAGON #250 continues! Malcolm Dragon’s greatest foes assemble in an attempt to eliminate him once and for all! A great jumping-on point for new readers from award-winning writer/artist ERIK LARSEN.
Snotgirl, Vol. 3: Is This Real Life? TP
WRITER: Bryan Lee O'Malley, Leslie Hung
ARTIST / COVER A: Leslie Hung
MAY 20 / 144 pages / FC/ T+ / $15.99
The biggest fashion disaster in comics is back! Fashion blogger Lottie Person just wants to live up to her flawless online persona—but why is real life so much harder? "Will appeal to longtime O’MALLEY fans and offer a challenging but entertaining perspective to young adults whose reality is mediated through the glow of their smartphones." —School Library Journal"Explores both what it's like for those with anxiety as well as the pressure we all put on ourselves in a refreshing and introspective way, all while delivering one hell of a story." —Comic Book Resources"One of comics’ best psychological thrill rides." —IGNCollects SNOTGIRL #11-15