Twenty-five years since THE SANDMAN changed the landscape of modern comics, Neil Gaiman's legendary series is back! THE SANDMAN: OVERTURE heralds New York Times best-selling writer Neil Gaiman's return to the art form that made him famous, ably abetted by artistic luminary JH Williams III (BATWOMAN, PROMETHEA), whose lush, widescreen images provide an epic scope to The Sandman's origin story. From the birth of a galaxy to the moment that Morpheus is captured, THE SANDMAN: OVERTURE will feature cameo appearances by fan-favorite characters such as The Corinthian, Merv Pumpkinhead and, of course, the Dream King's siblings: Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium, Destruction and Destiny. 'People have often asked me what happened to Morpheus to make it possible for him to be captured in THE SANDMAN #1,' Gaiman said. 'And now they get to find out. And finding out, they get to learn secrets of the Endless that I've kept to myself for 25 years. Family secrets. And I should warn you: one of the Endless dies on page five.' The first issue of this 6-issue, bimonthly miniseries features a stunning double-page interior foldout.

Charon, God-Emperor of the Negation Empire, is the ultimate villain. He commands a universe of evil that poses a grave threat to every living soul in the CrossGen Universe. And when he decides to create his own version of the Sigil? the mysterious red and yellow mark that empowers many of CrossGen's greatest heroes? Charon sets into motion an epic adventure that will expose the secret origins of the Negation, and decide the future of the CrossGen Universe! Do not miss this landmark mini-series, featuring a surprise hero, a new team of evil Sigil-Bearers, and revelations that readers will be talking about for years to come.

Reprints of classic pre-code horror stories from the 1950′s, plus one NEW lead story. “Stake-Out”, about a vampire actress whose thirst for blood might be TOO REAL, by Bill Black, Chris Allen 7 Mark Heike. Reprints incluse “The Wolpire” by Harry Lazarus. 28 pages, b&w withcolor covers (cover art by Bill Black) standard comic-book size & format; saddle- stitched.

A young boy, Kaleb dreams of death and destruction, to find a day later the village of Little Rock devastated, destroyed by fire. Thrust and spurred on the young fledgling is sent on a quest to discover what happened amidst the heartache, horror of his loved ones in the tragedy. But, disaster is just the beginning as something more terrifying lurks onward...

Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins, the Eisner Award-nominated team behind Grass Kings, reunite for a new ongoing series about a top-secret, elite branch of boy scouts tasked by the government to take on covert missions. Among their organization, the Black Badges are the elite; the best of the best. They are feared even by the other badges. The missions they take are dangerous, and they will only get worse as their leader’s attention is split between their mission and tracking down a lost team member. A member who disappeared years ago, presumed dead. A haunting look at foreign policy, culture wars and isolationism through the lens of kids who know they must fix the world that adults have broken.