Award-winning comix-journalist Joe Sacco goes behind the scene of war correspondence to reveal the anatomy of the big scoop. He begins by returning us to the dying days of Balkan conflict and introduces us to his own fixer; a man looking to squeeze the last bit of profit from Bosnia before the reconstruction begins. Thanks to a complex relationship with the fixer Joe discovers the crimes of opportunistic warlords and gangsters who run the countryside in times of war. But the west is interested in a different spin on the stories coming out of Bosnia. Almost ten years later, Joe meets up with his fixer and sees how the new Bosnian government has "dealt" with these criminals and Joe ponders who is holding the reins of power these days…

Men Of Mystery is unanimously regarded as comicdom’s top showcase for the highest-quality reptints, covering the best and most interesting costumed characters of the 1940′s and ’50′s. This special limited print run special format annual features 12 full vintage Golden Age stories never opreviously ptrinted in Men Of Mystery.(Regular AC fans take note, however- most of this book’s contents are made up of stories formerly reprinted in Catman Ashcan #2, Avenger Ashcan #0, and Rocketman Ashcan #’s 1 and 2.) It includes three full adventures od Magazine Enterprises’ Avenger, all drawn by Bob Powell: “Rust On The Iron Curtain”, “The Invader From The Sea”, and “The Metal Menace”; two stories starring Holyoke/Tem’s Cat-Man and Kitten, including the origin and first appearance of the Kitten, (( drawn by Charles Quinlan ), and the origin of Cat-Man: ( from Crash Comics #4, drawn by Irwin Hasen), four tales of Harry “A” Chesler’s Rocketman QAand Rocketgirl: “Death Stalks The Show”, “The Cryptic Cache”, “Murder Hides It”s Tracks”, and “Terror Strikes The Turnpike”- with art by Ruben Moriera and Al Plastino; a pair of Bill Ward-drawn Bulletman mysteries- “The Robber Who Was Dead”, and “Dressed To Kill”, from Fawcett Comics; and another M. E. guest vignette, Bob Powell’s Strongman in “Peril At Devil’s Kitchen” This book contains TWICE the number of pages as an actual Golden Age comic. A big chunk of comic history in a small package.

This is a collection of darkly comic standalone strips by a cartoonist Herge (Tintin) idolized. Die Laughing, which is executed in stark black and white, takes aim at everyone and everything in its scathing critique of modern life, but is particularly ruthless toward animal abusers, the military industrial complex, and death penalty enthusiasts. Franquin’s loose but meticulous line work features expressionistic shadows and silhouettes that infuse his depressed, repressed, and oppressed characters with a disturbing manic energy. Die Laughing is filled with visual gags and gag-inducing visuals that will haunt you.

Almost lost in the mists of time, writer Alec Worley (Durham Red) and artist DaNi (Coffin Bound) revive the warrior known only as Black Beth in this 48-page special! A self-made knight on a quest to punish evildoers, with the aid of her blind hunchback sidekick Quido, Black Beth is The Punisher meets Red Sonja meets MacBeth! Originally created by Spanish illustrator Blas Gallego but with his co-creator's name no longer known, follow Black Beth as she quests into a new era!

Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #4, 6, 9, 14, 27, 33; Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #1; Strange Tales (1951) #107, 125; Avengers (1963) #3-4; X-Men (1963) #6; Daredevil (1964) #7, Tales to Astonish (1959) #70-76.Marvel proudly presents Namor the Sub-Mariner's early Silver Age appearances, all collected together for the very first time! An icon of comics' Golden Age, the Sub-Mariner hadn't been seen for nearly a decade when Stan Lee and Jack Kirby reintroduced him in 1962. Bold and brash, the Sub-Mariner fought Marvel's heroes, allied with Doctor Doom and attacked the surface world just as readily as he might save it! After several memorable adventures, Namor graduated to his own TALES TO ASTONISH serial — and began a quest for the Trident of Neptune to prove his status as rightful heir to the throne of Atlantis!