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The Event FIVE Years in the Making! Thirteen mystical Artifacts will guide the fate of the world. Thirteen Artifacts will destroy the world. A mysterious being has taken Hope, the daughter of Sara Pezzini, the Witchblade bearer, and Jackie Estacado, the Darkness bearer; but his intent remains in shadow. As the two frantic parents search for their missing child, other players including Dani Baptiste, the Angelus bearer, Tom Judge, Magdalena and others are brought onto the board. From Top Cow Universe architect Ron Marz (Witchblade, Angelus) and Top Cow superstar artist Michael Broussard (The Darkness) comes an event series, which will literally shake the Top Cow Universe to its foundation. Featuring a gorgeous cover by superstar artist Ryan Sook (Wednesday Comics) as well as a variant cover series featuring each of the 13 Artifact bearers by John Tyler Christopher (Witchblade). Each issue will also feature a Top Cow Origin backup written by Marz and drawn by a superstar collection of artists.

JOSEPH LINSNER put three years into creating this third chapter of the Dawn saga, his modern reworking of classic earth goddess mythology. In THREE TIERS, Dawn leads her earthly lover Darrian through a post-apocalyptic Europa. She taunts him in visions and dreams, but she is always just one maddening step away. On his quest for Dawn, Darrian fights duels, slays dragons, and makes love to three women - a virgin, a queen and a whore. Is Dawn one of them - or all three? In chasing Dawn, Darrian stumbles upon the key to his destiny and discovers the true face of the goddess.

Collects DAWN: THREE TIERS #1-6

Tragedy befalls a member of Dynamo 5 as the team is introduced to THE PRIMARIES, a group of heroes assembled by the US government to help Dynamo 5 defeat the alien invaders. But is that their only agenda? Plus, in our exclusive back-up series, the battle between NOTORIOUS and Omerta continues.

The new reader-friendly tale of Cassie's first encounter with a slasher comes to a screaming, bloody end as she takes on the video game obsessed Grinface and his unexpected ally. Can Cassie keep her humanity or will she become a savage killer just like her mom? MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES

Image Firsts brings you back to the beginning of some of their hottest titles, each for only a buck!

Robert Kirkman and Marc Silvestri Unleash 5 New Concepts! Image Partners and superstar creators Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead) and Marc Silvestri (The Darkness) collaborate for the first time by creating five new properties for 2009's Pilot Season event! The powerhouse team paired with a who's who list of interior artists, including Nelson Blake II, Joe Benitez, Sheldon Mitchell, Bernard Chang, and Brian Stelfreeze. This volume collects all five concepts including Murderer, Demonic, Stealth, Stellar and Hardcore along with a cover gallery, behind the scenes sketches, designs, and more!

'ONE THOUSAND OPAS AND A DEAD BODY'
No one knows where these two warriors came from. The only thing that's clear is that they're two of most ornery trouble-making $%@# that have ever lived. SKULLKICKERS is a fantasy action-comedy: Two mercenaries entangled in a high class assassination plot and nothing - werewolves, skeletons or black magic - will stop them from getting paid. If you love tabletop fantasy RPGs or movies like Army of Darkness, SKULLKICKERS is waiting for you!

The new series for this Pilot Season 2007 winner continues! From the pages of Marc Silvestri's Cyberforce comes a new solo title for this Top Cow super speedster!

When Carin Taylor, a.k.a. Velocity, turns down an offer to work for a corporate mogul, he doesn't take it well! Before she knows it, she's attacked by a small army of private soldiers and not one, but TWO assailants who can literally keep pace with her! It'll take a familiar face from her past to help her get out of this jam!

Cover A – ChrisCross and Snakebite
Cover B – Stjepan Sejic

No one can be trusted. Critically acclaimed, fan-favorite The Walking Dead depicts the harrowing aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. Rick Grimes, a small-town police officer from Cynthiana, Kentucky, woke from a coma to find the world he knew was gone, and zombies dominated the earth. Now he and his young son struggle to survive, battling "roamers," cannibals, starvation . . . and his fellow humans. Harrowing, unpredictable, and emotionally devastating, The Walking Dead is THE zombie series of the 21st Century. SOON TO BE A TELEVISION SHOW ON AMC!

The Witchblade has borne many wielders in many eras, perhaps even in other realms. Ron Marz and Stjepan Sejic tell a fantasy tale of epic proportions as only they can. But how does all this connect to Sara Pezzini?