Acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua (Brooklyn's Finest, Training Day), superstar actor Wesley Snipes (Blade) and award-winning writer Peter Milligan (X-Statix, Skreemer) debut their upcoming dark science fiction miniseries with a $1.00 introductory book. An amoral drifter guides a gang of damaged souls into the dark places of the ruined planet, and the even darker places of their own pasts. They journey in search of a woman who may be the key to saving the world, if the world is not already past saving. The question still looms if the people who still inhabit this world are even worth saving. After Dark is a story of hidden demons and unleashed devils set in a future that could very well be ours.

When a nice Jewish girl discovers she has an alien heritage in "Sex Death"-part 1 of the three-part story, "The Chosen." As America eagerly awaits the return of the mysterious Monkey God-a monkey who was sent into space years ago and who may or may not be the new Messiah-young Anna Schwarz must deal with a multitude of problems that have disrupted her life. Most notable among these disruptions is the Minx, an unpleasant little voice that lurks within her who is trying to take over the one thing that she and Anna have in common-her body. Meanwhile, a demented villain who thinks it is the new messiah embarks on a mad Manhattan killing spree.

WHY WE LOVE IT: Comics veteran Jimmy Palmiotti (Harley Quinn) is a master at crafting humorous, snarky comics, and for The Con Job he's teamed up with longtime comics journalist-turned-writer Matt Brady (Buck Rogers) and artist Dominike "Domo" Stanton (Deadpool) for a unique heist story. They've put the "con" back in comic conventions. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: In the mood for a character-driven, comic book convention crime caper? Palmiotti and Brady have crafted a Galaxy Quest meets Ocean's 11-style crime story set in the larger-than-life backdrop of the modern convention circuit. You thought cons couldn't get any bigger? You have no idea. WHAT IT'S ABOUT: After working the same convention circuit for many years, a group of flabby action heroes, aging sex symbols, and sci-fi bit players have become close friends as they watch their lines get shorter and their autographs get cheaper. That is, until they hire a cocky new booking agent who offers them their only chance at a comfortable retirement by robbing one of the largest cons in the country!

IDW's final farewell to the Angelverse is full of the creators who have been telling stories about the vampire with a soul from the very beginning. Each tale will be a farewell from the writers and artists who have known him best.

With her one-eyed pup sidekick and a whole lot of nerve, Pearl may just be able to save Otto and finally tell the truth to her father… and, more importantly, to herself. With vibrant full-color illustrations, Pearl of the Sea is a South African adventure story exploring how we are both bound to and freed by nature, seen through the eyes of a tough teen-aged heroine determined to live life by her own rules.