Author Raymond Chandler wrote, “Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid.”Chandler was talking about his own character, Philip Marlowe, but he could just as easily been referring to the Hire, the star of BMW Films’ series of short films. Now Dark Horse and BMW Films are bringing The Hire—the enigmatic hero capable of doing the hard thing for the right reasons—to the comics page. Just as each of the films is directed by a different top director, each issue of The Hire will be a stand-alone story by a different top creator or creator team. First up: Matt Wagner, the creator of Grendel and Mage. When the Hire is asked to sneak a rich man’s spoiled, scandalous daughter out of town, he thinks the worst he’ll have to deal with are persistent paparazzi. Then the bullets start to fly… This summer, there’s a new kind of hero at the wheel. Buckle up!

IDW Publishing proudly presents the rebirth of one the most iconic comic-strip heroes of all time, Dick Tracy! The All-American detective just made the biggest collar of his career, and it only cost him his job! But now the honest cop has packed his bags for “the city by the lake,” and its criminals better watch out! Reimagined for the 21st century through a retro lens by the superstar team of Michael Allred, Lee Allred, Rich Tommaso, and Laura Allred, Dick Tracy: Dead or Alive is a lock to be the pop-art event of 2018!

Celebrated British writer Paul Jenkins takes his first shot at Judge Dredd! The death of a genetically modified toxic waste worker leads to a startling discovery that fuels anti-immigration fervor and threatens to spill over into the streets of Mega-City One.

Larry B. Max is an unusual specialist from a little-known branch of the I.R.S. (Internal Revenue Service), the all-powerful tax-collecting agency of the United States. Reading into tax-evasion and money-laundering rings the way a virtuoso pianist would read a sheet of Mozart, Max has every technological method at his disposal to find links between high finance and high crime. In the first album, he must look into a particularly delicate file belonging to a rich Jewish-American, known for his involvement in recovering items that were confiscated by the Nazis. Dissecting this billionaire's accounts, Max embarks on a dangerous journey to find the mysterious origins of the man's immense fortune... This two-volume book includes "The Hagen Strategy."

Los Angeles, 2041 - it's twenty-six years after a NASA probe brought back a strange disease causing many of our familiar toy-like objects to come to life. This is a new world order where cute and fearsome creatures fight for their right to exist in a world that fears them - Blade Runner meets Toy Story.

Where did he come from? All Mulo knows is that he grew up in an orphanage on the French mainland. Then he receives an enigmatic letter directing him to an island off the coast of Brittany and promising him a glimpse into his past. A ferry delivers Mulo to the island where, in a seemingly abandoned cannery, he discovers a clue to his past—and learns that for some, he's considered unfinished business. Drug busts, failed executions, and lousy weather—this is hardly an island holiday for a young mule on a quest. It doesn't get any better when the truth you seek is on an old VHS tape that should have been destroyed a long time ago.

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From Eliot Rahal, the writer of Cult Classic, The Paybacks and Quantum & Woody comes HOT LUNCH SPECIAL, with art by Jorge Fornes (Amazing X-Men, Wolverine, Magnus)! A midwestern noir series set in the harsh landscape of the northern Minnesota Iron Range—HOT LUNCH SPECIAL is all about family, food and the fight for survival. The Khourys are a fractious and quarrelsome Lebanese family who carved their slice of the American Dream by becoming the largest distributors of vending machine sandwiches in the upper northern Midwest. Unfortunately, the Khourys’ gains have been ill-gotten, and a branch of the Chicago Irish Mob has come back to collect a past debt. Fealty is demanded, shots are fired and long-hidden family secrets are fully revealed. Now Dorothy Khoury, the daughter of the family patriarch, is forced to unite her splintered bloodline and fight back.

Originally serialised in Battle 4th June 1977-17th September 1977.

Like his father before him, John Lincoln is a Dream Thief, possessed by vengeful spirits while he sleepsa deadly instrument of revenge! Now he must defend the felon possessed by his father's ghost... and get revenge against his killer! Continuing the supernatural drama of last summer's acclaimed miniseries. Jai Nitz's _DREAM THIEF_ IS BACK! This is an ambitious and beautifully produced fever dream. Don't wake me up, I want to stay in. Jonathan Hickman.

After John Lincoln steals an Aboriginal mask from a museum, vengeful spirits possess his body and mind while he sleeps! As the Dream Thief, he accrues the memories and skills of murder victims and fights to stay awake, before he kills again! Jai Nitz and Greg Smallwood craft a stylish drama of supernatural revenge! Collects the five-issue miniseries.

Every ninety years gods are reborn as dogs. They are good dogs. They are very good dogs. In two years, they may have learned how to sit, which is one of several (count'em!) stories in this special. As THE WICKED THE DIVINE prepares for its final arc, we invite a bunch of friends over, pass out the fizzy pop and sherbet and have a lovely time. Join us!

Someone is committing barbarous murders throughout Barcelona, focusing on locations designed by renowned visionary architect Antoni Gaudi. The police have no clues, but a young woman is thrust into the investigation by a man resembling the late Gaudi himself, led to the scenes of the crimes before they even occur . . . could he be a precognizant ghost? A visual tour through the beautiful streets of Barcelona on a true edge-of-your-seat thriller written by El Torres and illustrated by Jesus Alonso, both natives of the city.

15 yr-old Lily grew up on the run with a father who's wanted by the FBI for stealing classified research. On top of that, Lily is different. She never gets sick or hurt like other kids, and she's starting to develop strange powers. To escape this life and pursue her dream girl, Lily shape-shifts into a boy, only to learn she's the research the FBI is after and that pretending to be someone else might not be the best way to find true love.

After his girlfriend Karen Page left him, Daredevil's life doesn't seem like it can get any worse until he is left with an infant child who is said to be humanity's savior according to his mother. While taking care of the child he is approached by a man who says Daredevil must give him the child and claims the baby must die. Daredevil refuses and chooses to protect the child as he slowly begins to lose his sanity. His partner Foggy Nelson is accused of a crime and arrested. Unable to explain why these events are happening he goes to Doctor Strange for answers. Bullseye is hired by the mastermind behind this plot and ends up taking a life. Daredevil finds the culprit and brings him to justice but at a steep price as his life will be changed forever.

Published from May 1952 to January 1955 with 19 total issues numbered 1-19.

In this fast-paced, ultra-cool ongoing crime noir series, an unlikely quartet of occult detectives secretly solve crimes—from DJ crack bars in Camden to the elegant, high-society ballrooms that make up modern London. The Vinyl Underground is led by Morrison Shepherd, a D-list celebrity darling, soul DJ, and son of an ex-footballer. Fresh out of prison and off a nasty coke habit, Morrison is joined by a fellow ex-con named Perv, whose seizures give him clues to crimes long before the cops, and Leah, a gorgeous morgue assistant who leads a double life online and represents the brawn of the team. Morrison's ex-flame Abi is reluctantly forced to join the team when her father is implicated for murder. A young boy's head (with diamonds in the eye sockets) washes up on the edge of the Thames and seems to be connected to a series of ritual killings, a drug called Khat, and Muti magic. Can they get to the bottom of it?

The Riddler goes on a crime spree--but when he has the chance to kill Batman, he let The Dark Knight live. What strange game is The Riddler playing? Collects BATMAN #452-454, plus a story from DETECTIVE COMICS #633, where Bruce Wayne returns to Wayne Manor to find no trace of the Batcave!

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The DREDD movie sequel comic book continues in a brand new mini-series! In the neglected sector of Mega-City One known as The Spit, tensions are reaching boiling point amongst the citizens as the shiny new mega-block Oemling Tower is being constructed for those that can afford to live in it. As the Judges face running battles with rioters, the underground movement known as Uprise stokes the flames of dissent... Written by Arthur Wyatt (Dredd: Underbelly) with art from Paul Davidson (X-Men Legacy), DREDD: Uprise will be available from all good comic book stores and online from 2000 AD!