Joanne Starer

Welcome back to the Grave-Digger's cemetery on the edge of the endless, black ABYSS that awaits us all. . . . Some sooner than others! Every tombstone tells a tale. . . . These are your EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS! From the immortal EC Comics, prepare yourselves for all-new stories of fatalistic spectacle—told with wanton disregard for moral standards or public decency by masters of splatter de spectacular: Chris Condon (That Texas Blood), Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead), Joshua Hale Fialkov (Echoes), Stephanie Phillips (Harley Quinn), Andrea Sorrentino (Gideon Falls), Alexandre Tefenkgi (The Good Asian), Kano (Gotham Central), Leomacs (Rogues) Matt Kindt (BRZRKR), and many more surprise guests inscribing moribund epitaphs in so much funerary stone! Collecting Epitaphs from the Abyss #5-8.

After 70 years, EC Comics—the notorious comics publisher that spawned TALES FROM THE CRYPT, WEIRD SCIENCE, MAD magazine, and many more—rises from the grave with its first new series of the twenty-first century! For the first time in one comprehensive collection, join us for a guided tour of the Grave-Digger’s cemetery on the edge of the endless abyss . . . where EVERY TOMBSTONE TELLS A TALE . . . and the quickest way to etch your own is through MALEVOLENCE, MALICE, and MURDER! Collecting EC’s landmark resurrection in the pages of EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #1–12 in one staggeringly deluxe, oversized (7.5" × 11.5") hardcover, this terrifying tome is positively brimming with depraved intention and traumatic tension as wrought by the hands (and snapped by the necks) of serial storytellers Jason Aaron (Thor), Brian Azzarello (Joker), Corinna Bechko (Green Lantern: Earth One), Chris Condon (Ultimate Wolverine), J. Holtham (The Horizon Experiment), and Matt Kindt (BRZRKR), and realized into bloody reality by “all-slaughter” artists Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead), Tyler Crook (Out of Alcatraz), Kano (Gotham Central), Klaus Janson (The Dark Knight Returns), Leomacs (Benjamin), Alison Sampson (Department of Truth), Andrea Sorrentino (Gideon Falls), and many more. Plus: Gouge your eyes on 50 pages of “behind-the-screams” material—including in-depth production art, character designs, and cover galleries—alongside all-new, exclusive commentaries from Eisner Award nominees Rian Hughes (The Multiversity) and Jay Stephens (Dwellings) on the painful (heh, heh) processes behind EC’s blockbuster rebirth.

Small town, big trouble! Things go from bad to worse for the iconic Justice League duo of Fire and Ice, as they seek a fresh start in Superman s hometown. Things could not possibly be worse for Fire and Ice. Superman sent the former Justice Leaguers packing for Smallville following an extremely public and utterly disastrous mission, and in doing so doomed them to a fate worse than death: irrelevance. Ice finds herself drawn to the quiet life and dreams of planting roots. But Fire...well, Fire will do just about anything to get the heck outta Dodge and back on the hero circuit including challenging the biggest villains in the DC Universe to a knock-down, drag-out, live-streamed brawl in the streets of Smallville! Can Fire and Ice s friendship survive visits from the Multiverse s weirdest and wildest wannabe villains, Jimmy Olsen s search for scoops, and the stress of running a hair salon?! Fire and Ice: Welcome to Smallville is a raucous, timely, and unflinching comedy about a decades-long friendship on the brink of disaster, and what it means to be a superhero at a crossroads in your life from writer Joanne Starer (The Gimmick, Sirens of the City) and artist Natacha Bustos (co-creator of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur)! This volume collects Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #1-6 and a backup story from Power Girl Special.

A powerfully topical urban fantasy for fans of Grim and Kroma! Runaway teen Layla struggles to survive on the mean streets of 1980s New York City, far from home. But now every supernatural creature from the darkest corners of the urban grime is after Layla… and the fetus with great power she never wanted growing inside her. Being a Siren also comes with its share of power, and Layla wouldn’t dare let that go to waste. A mysterious villain known as the Rat King will use any means necessary to find out more about the boundless power Layla carries against her will, but will her power be enough to escape from his clutches, and save her friends, the city, and… even herself? Writer Joanne Starer (The Gimmick, Fire & Ice: Welcome To Smallville) and artist Khary Randolph (Excellence) shine a light on bodily autonomy in a patriarchal world in this gritty urban fantasy. Collects Sirens of the City #1-6.

Georgie, a somewhat naive high school grad, dives into the world of pro-wrestling. While she initially finds validation as a wrestling diva, she soon begins to experience the darker side of her favourite sport. When Georgie, freshly eighteen and riding high on the wave of a glow-up after a life as an ugly duckling, meets “Big D” Donnie G, a wrestling promoter, her life changes. She is pulled into the world of professional wrestling—first as little more than an accessory for other wrestlers, and then as a wrestler herself. Soon, she’s all in. More shows. More revealing outfits. More focus on her body, her sexuality, the attention. After spending most of her life as an overlooked nerd, Georgie reacts to her newfound sex appeal as if she’s developed a super power…one she hasn’t totally been able to master, leading to confusing relationships with the toxic male wrestlers on the scene. Before long, however, she meets Steve and realises “glowing up” is not the same as “growing up.”