HOW TO DIE WELL BY BILL BREEDLOVE

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A student’s project involves the release of hundreds of life-affirming balloons.A lonely little girl finds a monster, and decides to keep it.

A young boy collects incredibly detailed serial killer dolls.

A pragmatic young man will do whatever he thinks is necessary to keep his girlfriend.

What could possibly go wrong?

In this collection of nineteen exceedingly odd and original stories, Bram Stoker-nominated Bill Breedlove takes everyday items—magic shampoo, Boy Scout hatchets, animatronic Howler monkeys—and creates tales which are by turns comical, horrifying and endlessly entertaining.

Bill Breedlove is a masterful writer, and the stories in How To Die Well are some of the most exhilarating and strange and downright good that you will ever read. I anxiously await to see what he comes up with next.

–Donald Ray Pollock, author of The Devil All the Time

THE REAPER

REAPERTHE REAPER by Paul Hinton (trade paperback edition)

Charles Osborne is a happily married, highly successful businessman. Normally speaking his life should be perfect but a twist of fate followed by a miscarriage of justice has forced him into a seemingly never ending fight against the Consortium of lawyers that are apparently controlling the justice system. He has adapted a secret identity in an attempt to keep his family safe, a character that is feared by both the lawyers involved and the criminals they represent… The Reaper…

JUSTIN CRONIN’S THE TWELVE LIMITED AND TWO MORE CD LIMITEDS IN STOCK!

Twelve

With The Twelve, the story continues…In his internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed novel The Passage, Justin Cronin constructed an unforgettable world transformed by a government experiment gone horribly wrong.

In the present day:
As a man-made apocalypse unfolds, three strangers navigate the chaos, desperate to find others, to survive, to witness the dawn on the other side of disaster.

Lila, a doctor and an expectant mother, has been so broken by the spread of violence and infection that she continues to plan for her child’s arrival even as society dissolves around her.

Kittridge, known to the world as “Last Stand in Denver,” has been forced by loss of electrical power to flee his stronghold and is now on the road, dodging the infected, armed but alone and well aware that a tank of gas will get him only so far.

April is a teenager fighting to guide her little brother safely through a minefield of death and ruin.

These three will learn that they have not been fully abandoned—and that in connection lies hope, even on the darkest of nights.

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THE MAILMAN by Bentley Little (signed limited hardcover)

Once upon a time, waiting for the mail was filled with warm anticipation. But the suicide of the local mailman has left the residents of this tiny Arizona town shell-shocked. Nothing this bad has ever happened here. And now there’s a new mail carrier in town, one who’s delivering lethal letters stuffed with icy fear. Nothing — not even the most outstanding citizens or the most secret weaknesses — is safe from the sinister power of this malicious mailman…

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THE DROPPER by Ron McLarty (signed limited hardcover)

Gutsy 17-year-old Albert “Shoe” Horn is an apprentice plumber and part-time boxer in England in 1922, but when his mother dies, he finds himself responsible for an abusive, alcoholic father and a younger brother with special needs.

This marvelous novel follows the indomitable Shoe’s day-to-day survival with poetic grit, cynical genius, respect, and deep affection as he navigates a world full of very real characters: the gentle giant McAvy, his slave-driving boss, the Irish louts that resurrect his temper, the tempting ladies who seek him out, his hilarious plumbing clients, and the formidable “Dropper,” who Shoe fears will take away the most true thing in his life, his brother.

Find out for yourself why Stephen King proclaimed “The Dropper avoids sentimentality, but not sentiment; Shoe and his brother Bobby live and breathe” when this novel is published as a Cemetery Dance Publications exclusive next year.

NEIL GAIMAN BEAUTIFUL BROADSIDES HERE NOW! SELLING OUT QUICKLY!

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THE RHYME MAIDENS 1-1-11 by Neil Gaiman (signed limited broadside)

These hand-printed broadsheets were made in celebration of the wedding of Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer. The poem was written by Neil Gaiman about the night before their wedding. Fifty unique folios contain two versions of the same broadsheet: a proof copy and the final edition that were printed in a limited edition of 250. The typefaces used are Granjon, Dyer, Willow and You Murderer. The embossing was done from polymer plates that were mounted type high and then squeezed through the press by hand. The paper is acid free 250 gm archival Rising Stonehenge. The wood engravings are incised on end grain maple and were made by George A.Walker who also designed and hand-printed the whole project on his Vandercook SP15 proof press in the winter of 2012.EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL IN PERSON!

Here we offer the 250 copy limited edition broadside, SIGNED BY GAIMAN AND GEORGE WALKER!

Heavily embossed and signed by Neil Gaiman and George Walker.

Liz’s Comic Picks For The Week

Stitched #4 by Garth Ennis. Avatar Press

Garth Ennis’ shocking tale of the supernatural behind enemy lines continues! Struggling to survive and stay one step ahead of Taliban forces and the horrific creatures they’ve dubbed “The Stitched,” six American and British soldiers face certain death in the Afghanistan desert. Through information revealed by a captured combatant, the team begins to learn the mechanics of the shambling, corpse-like terrors which pursue them, but should they save their own skins or fight against the Stitched, who are tearing apart not only soldiers, but innocent civilians?

Dark Horse Presents #11. Dark Horse Comics

Don’t miss the continuing exploits of cunning assassin Amala, Carla Speed McNeil’s Finder, Evan Dorkin’s House of Fun, and Steve Niles’s Criminal Macabre.

This issue is also packed with the exciting premiere of Francesco Francavilla’s pulp-noir hero the Black Beetle, the return of John Arcudi’s The Creep, and a new story by Andrew Vachss with illustrations by Geof Darrow!

And in an exciting feature by Frank Barbiere and Luke Radl, meet the killers known as the White Suits, who have left their bloody fingerprints throughout modern history. When a young girl encounters one of the Suits during a mob deal gone wrong, she is forced to make a decision that will change her life forever–or end it!

B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth: The Long Death issue #3. Dark Horse Comics.

In a frozen camp full of slaughtered agents, two monstrous, long-running characters go head to head in a life-and-death battle!

* From the pages of Hellboy!

* The Wendigo vs. the Jaguar God!

 

 

Ragemoor issue #2 by Jan Strnad. Art by Richard Corben. Dark Horse Comics.

Ragemoor’s mad owner gets caught in a deadly battle between a horrible race of worm men and the vicious apes that guard his castle!

 

 

 

 

Rocketeer Adventures 2 issue #2. IDW Publishing.

The second star-studded issue of Rocketeer Adventures streaks into the skies with three high-flying tales of derring do! We start with a story on a grim battle field and race to save a soldiers life. Next up Is a jealous Cliff keeping an eye on Betty in his own inimitable way. Last is a run-in with a Hollywood icon in danger!

Danger Girl and the Army of Darkness issue #5. Dynamite Entertainment.

Abbey and Ash dig deep into the jungle to unearth a new ally. But when Ash mistakenly – and literally – disarms their new friend, will he still agree to join them in their quest for the Necronomicon? Find out as the year’s most death-defying crossover event continues!

 

Fathom Kiani Volume 2 issue #1. Aspen Comics.

The Blue’s fiercest warrior returns as FATHOM: KIANI vol 2 begins!

In Volume One, she discovered her true identity. Later, she was labeled a dissident by her own people. Finally, she was killed by Aspen Matthews…

Now, Kiani is back-and she’s pissed!

 

Ghostbusters issue #8. IDW Publishing.

The spotlight is on Egon Spengler as he tracks down a paranormal entity-one that has ties to his past-to discover the true source of the city’s abnormally high PKE levels! The grand finale to the second arc of the hit ongoing series!

 

 

Clive Barker’s Hellraiser Masterpieces issue #12. BOOM! Studios.

Clive Barker’s visions of Hell’s vilest creations come to life in Parts 13 and 14 of The Devil’s Brigade. Ron Wolfe and Kieron Dwyer deliver “Breakdown in Red,” with Nicholas Vince and Andrew Paquette teaming up on “Echoes, Dreams, and Revelations.” No man or corner of Earth is safe from the reach of the Cenobites in another thrilling and gruesome month of HELLRAISER MASTERPIECES.

Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye issue #4. IDW Publishing.

DANGER IN SPACE! Investigating the abandoned AUTOBOT facility on DELPHI—one-time home of fan-favorites THE WRECKERS—RATCHET uncovers a danger greater than he’s ever faced… and the return of a character long thought lost! Will this bring them closer to their goal of finding the Knights of Cyberton—or kill them?!

The Shadow issue #1. Dynamire Entertainment.

1938: The Shadow returns in a tale of blazing action and deadly intrigue, as a night of carnage on the New York waterfront plunges the mysterious vigilante into a conspiracy involving the fate of the world itself. As storm clouds gather across the globe, American Military Intelligence meets with a certain Lamont Cranston, determined to beat a host of spies and assassins to the greatest prize of all… but what that might be, only the Shadow knows.

Dungeons & Dragons: Eberron Annual 2012. IDW Publishing.

They call Sharn the ‘City of Towers’… but it’s what’s below the surface that interests Abraxis Wren, the most notorious inquisitive in the land. As Wren and his assistant Torin begin an investigation that pulls at the strings that bind the city together, it’s their own lives that might unravel! Writer Paul Crilley continues spinning tales in the exciting world of Eberron, following up last month’s Infestation 2 crossover–joined by hot artist Paco Diaz (Wolverine)–in this double-sized, all-new annual!

NEIL GAIMAN BROADSIDES IN STOCK BY FRIDAY!

 

THE RHYME MAIDENS 1-1-11 by Neil Gaiman (signed limited broadside)

DOWN TO OUR LAST FEW!

These hand-printed broadsheets were made in celebration of the wedding of Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer. The poem was written by Neil Gaiman about the night before their wedding. Fifty unique folios contain two versions of the same broadsheet: a proof copy and the final edition that were printed in a limited edition of 250. The typefaces used are Granjon, Dyer, Willow and You Murderer. The embossing was done from polymer plates that were mounted type high and then squeezed through the press by hand. The paper is acid free 250 gm archival Rising Stonehenge. The wood engravings are incised on end grain maple and were made by George A.Walker who also designed and hand-printed the whole project on his Vandercook SP15 proof press in the winter of 2012.

Here we offer the 250 copy limited edition broadside, SIGNED BY GAIMAN AND GEORGE WALKER!

Heavily embossed and signed by Neil Gaiman and George Walker.

NEW THUNDERSTORM TITLES IN STOCK!

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THE HOLLOWER by Mary San Giovanni (signed/limited/Super Cell edition)

Something alien is stalking residents of Lakehaven, New Jersey. It can’t see them, hear them, or touch them, but it knows them — their fears, their insecurities, and their secrets. It knows how to destroy them from the inside out. And it won’t stop until each of them is dead. Dave Kohlar has never felt like he was good for anything. But when his sanity, his life, and the safety of his only family and friends is in danger, he has to look inside himself for a strength that his otherwordly enemy can’t touch — strength that can hopefully save them all. This is book one of Mary SanGiovanni’s The Hollower Trilogy.

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THE MOUNTAIN by William Ollie (signed/limited Black Voltage & Hard Rain editions)

To Eddie Marshall, the idea seemed ridiculous: hitchhike to the mountains of North Carolina to help his lifelong pal haul a truck load of Christmas trees out to Louisiana.

But Mark Rockley had a way of making the ridiculous seem perfectly reasonable. And what did Eddie have to lose anyway? At least up here he could take his mind off crooked managers and bickering band-mates, and the conniving woman he’d left behind.

Had he known what happened to Harold and Maggie on the mountain this morning, he would never have agreed to go up there tonight. Even if there was a patch of trees free for the taking.

If Mark and Eddie had known what waited in the shadow of Rickert’s Peak, they would have stayed far, far away from that place.

Tonight, reason turns to madness, madness gives way to terror.

And bad things happen on… The Mountain.

This Weeks New Comics: Buffy, Lady Death, Ferals, House of Night

Ferals issue #2. Avatar Press. Multiple covers available.

The blood will splatter as David Lapham continues to re-define horror storytelling in this Twenty First Century reimagining of the werewolf mythology. Don’t look for silly silver bullets and moon transformations here – only vicious, animal fury and lust as the secret of the Ferals is slowly revealed. Officer Dale Chesnutt is hunting a monster but he’s about to find out that the creature has set its sights on him and the mysterious animalistic woman sharing his bed. And somewhere in between the two, the normally quiet town of Cypress is being turned into a bloodbath. The mystery unfolds as amazing artist Gabriel (LADY DEATH) Andrade and gore-scribe David (STRAY BULLETS) Lapham take us someplace we’ve never been before and pray to god we never have to go back to.

Lady Death issue #14. Boundless. Multiple covers available.

She was stripped of her power and battled for her life as she walked the Earth in search of her stolen memories. She was wrenched to another dimension to learn the shocking truth that her mother is the despicable villain who is responsible for her unending torment. Lady Death has been to hell and back, and now she is faced with her greatest challenge yet: As all eyes turn to her, does she have the confidence, or even the strength, to lead a rebellion which seems doomed to failure? Valora, The Fallen, Stigmata and representatives of the last remaining free tribes all want an answer, but will Lady Death choose her destiny before the betrayal of a trusted ally leads the magically super-charged Behemoth and his amassed army of the undead to their hidden base?

Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season 9 issue #6. Dark Horse Comics. Multiple covers available.

The uptick in the zompire population has the SFPD on Buffy’s trail again–but this time, they need her assistance. However, Detective Dowling must settle for a little help from the bleached-blond vampire Spike, as Buffy has become distracted by a rather personal problem that will lead her to Robin Wood.

House of Night issue #4. Dark Horse Comics.

Having gained a new understanding of her affinities for earth, wind, and water, Zoey Redbird moves into more dangerous territory as she attempts to master a lesson in fire. Zoey seeks guidance from the secret vampyre history of Cleopatra and her relationships with two great Roman leaders–Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.

Readers gain knowledge about Zoey’s maturation as a fledgling vamp as she becomes the leader of the Dark Daughters.

* Based on the best-selling novels from P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast!

* Sexy vampyre romance on the nile!

The Strain issue #3. Dark Horse Comics.

Dr. Ephraim Goodweather scrambles to prevent a possible epidemic and find out what caused the deaths of hundreds of passengers on Flight 753. Terrorism? Chemical warfare? An airborne disease? None of the likely candidates have reared their heads, but as the first night since the incident at JFK International Airport falls on Manhattan, the question is … what will?

* Based on the novel trilogy by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan!

* Adapted for comics by Eisner Award-winning writer David Lapham (Stray Bullets) and artist Mike Huddleston (Butcher Baker, The Coffin)!

Dean Koontz Nevermore issue #6. Dynamite Entertainment.

Alone against a world of Hydra, Bobby Godric finds allies he could never have suspected. Can he save the true Earth from invasion? Will Bobby’s quest to reunite with his beloved Nora finally bring her back into his life? It’s the end of the beginning! Find out in the ultimate issue of Nevermore!

 

 

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This Weeks New Comics: Dark Shadows, Transformers, Game of Thrones, Infestation

Hold on to them hats & glasses cuz this here’s the wildest ride in the wilderness!

Sorry was at Disneyland last night and Big Thunder was the last ride I went on…

A Game of Thrones issue #5. Dynamite Entertainment 2012.

Storm clouds gather over Westeros in the fifth installment of Daniel Abraham’s gripping adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s fantasy masterpiece A Game of Thrones. A childish game gone horribly wrong pits Arya Stark against Prince Joffrey, with Sansa Stark in the middle. But behind youthful rivalries, cold-blooded political intrigue is at work as Queen Cersei uses all her wiles to blunt the influence of Eddard Stark, the Hand of the King. Meanwhile, Lady Catelyn has journeyed to King’s Landing with the blade used in the attempted assassination of her son Bran-evidence that will upset a precarious balance of power. And in Winterfell, a dying Bran takes a mystical journey . . . and faces a fateful choice.

Dark Shadows issue #3. Dynamite Entertainment 2012

There’s trouble ahead for vampire Barnabas Collins as the vengeful spirit of his eternal nemesis Angelique continues to make her presence felt. What links the mysterious statue in the woods to the Collins family, and who among them can Barnabas trust?

TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE issue #1. IDW Publishing 2012

The war for Cybertron is over-now the hard part begins! This first of two new ongoing Transformers series offers an excellent jumping-on point and all-new direction as BUMBLEBEE and his fellow AUTOBOTS struggle to maintain control of a world without OPTIMUS PRIME!

INFESTATION 2 issue #1. IDW Publishing2012.

IDW’s ground-breaking, multi-universe event returns with INFESTATION 2. As with the blockbuster original, this epic invasion will spread throughout the IDW-verse and into many fan-favorite titles. With INFESTATION 2, tentacled Lovecraftian “Old Ones” reach across time and space and threaten to destroy everyone everywhere and everywhen.

I am really excited about the Infestation storyline. The first Infestation crossover was awesome! How can you go wrong with zombies munching their way through Transformers, Ghostbusters, and G.I. Joe.

This time around there is an infestation of the great old ones, the elder gods, the sleepers that dwell in nightmare. See what happens when the elder gods influence the Transformers, G.I. Joe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Eberron (Dungeons & Dragons) and Barrow, Alaska in 30 Days of Night.

Happy Reading!!

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GRAB ONTO THE COATTAILS AT A GREAT PRICE!

CoatTHE DEVIL’S COATTAILS edited by Jason V. Brock & William F. Nolan (trade hardcover edition)

A unique anthology: contains original, never before published works by Ramsey Campbell, John Shirley, Jason V Brock, Marc Scott Zicree, Norman Corwin, Gary Braunbeck, Steve Rasnic Tem, Melanie Tem, Earl Hamner, Jenny Brundage, Nancy Kilpatrick, Jerry E. Airth, Sunni K Brock, Richard Christian Matheson, Paul J. Salamoff, Paul G. Bens, Jr., William F. Nolan, Dan O’Bannon, Max Brand, Richard Selzer, James Robert Smith, and Wilum Pugmire/Maryanne K. Snyder. Opaque vellum pages, printed with 100% vegetable inks using windpower; printed and bound in the USA. Trade has a Smyth-sewn binding in cloth boards.