Ben Sherrill

For fans of ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD A tale of murder, motorcycle gangs, Charlie Manson, and the man who starred as Marshal Hondo Bradley. After three years away, Rory Hawkins, a novelist, Korean War veteran, and ex-member of the MONGRELS motorcycle gang is back in Los Angeles to conduct research for his next novel. As part of his interview with George Clayton, an actor who played Marshal Hondo Bradley in the 1950s TV show Outlaw Pass, the two visit the Spahn movie ranch where Charles Manson and members of his "family" are secretly plotting a series of high profile celebrity murders. Unbeknownst to Hawkins and Clayton, Manson has a hit list, and Clayton's visit to the ranch has moved him to the top of it. Though this graphic novel is fiction many of the characters are real, and the story is rooted in historical fact, specifically Manson's desire to target celebrities for violence and his infamous residence at the Spahn movie ranch. Also, this book takes place during a very specific historical timeline (Saturday, August 2 - Monday, August 11, 1969), and the events are intertwined with the Sharon Tate and LaBianca family murders that took place during those terrifying days. The book creators have meticulously researched the Manson murders and the book narrative has been developed in a way so that the events in the story can be historically plausible and a resolution is reached without contradicting the historical record that is known today. Collects the entire comic series issues 1-7.

The original Caliber Presents anthology title was one of Caliber's inaugural releases and featured predominantly new creators, many of which went onto successful careers in the comics' industry. In this new version, Caliber Presents has expanded to graphic novel size and while still featuring new creators it also includes many established professional creators with new visions. Creators featured in this first issue include nominees and winners of some of the industry's major awards including the Eisner, Harvey, Xeric, Ghastly, Shel Dorf, Comic Monsters, Horror Comics, and more. Although the anthology will primarily feature all new, self-contained tales, it will also spotlight existing Caliber titles with a preview, present classic Caliber short stories from its archives, and an artist sketchbook. In this first volume of the all-new Caliber Presents, Alex Sheikman presents a science fiction tale inspired by the spaghetti westerns of Sergio Leon. Joe Pruett and Ken Meyer Jr. team up on an introspective tale of a mundane life punctuated by tragedy. Jason Walz illustrates a tale of cosplayers at conventions. Sam Costello and Steven Perkins team up for an unexpected look at victims. Gary Reed and Laval Ng show a glimpse from the pages of Saint Germaine's "Magus". Renton Hawkey and Nick Barber present a look at the promise of tomorrow. Mark Bertollini and Jerome Eyquem tell a tale of instant time travel. Gary Scott Beatty takes us to the cool age of Jazz and E. Mayen Briem and Emerson Dimaya take us further back for a horror tale during the war years. Ben Sherrill and Rowel Roque show us a futuristic big game hunting trip and for the artist sketchbook feature, Mark Bloodworth from "Clive Barker's Hellraiser", "Midnight Mortuary", and "Deadworld" shows off his art.