GENTLEMAN OF VIRGINIA. WARLORD OF MARS. Captain John Carter thought his days as a fighter were over. The South had lost the Civil War, and as a soldier now without a battle to fight or a cause to believe in, he journeyed west in search of a new life. Yet not even Carter could have expected that his new life would begin with his death in the Arizona desert, and his inexplicable arrival on the planet Mars. Or that he would find love in the eyes of the beauteous Dejah Thoris, princess of Helium. A prisoner of the giant, green-skinned warrior race called the Tharks, Dejah Thoris is meant to be used as a pawn in the ongoing war between the Tharks and her people, the red Martians-unless the gentleman from Virginia takes sword in hand to free her . . . and thus unite a divided world. Once more, John Carter has a cause to fight for-and this time, a love to win, as well. . . .

An exciting Mature Readers graphic novel, written by Steven A. Roman, bestselling author of X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy and The Saga of Pandora Zwieback The old gods are returning-at least that is the intention of the nefarious Cult of Nehalenna and its beautiful, mad high priestess, Rebecca Travers. For decades the minions of chaos have kept to the shadows, biding their time, waiting for the right moment to strike-and now that time has come. All they need is a rare book, an ancient grimoire that will allow them to summon their otherworldly masters and usher in a new age of darkness. But standing in the way of the cult's horrific plans is a soul-stealing succubus named Lorelei. Once human, now cursed with supernatural powers-and insatiable desires-this redheaded temptress may be the world's only hope for keeping the old gods at bay. Will Lori triumph against the overwhelming odds facing her...or become Rebecca's latest sacrificial offering? Featuring art by Eliseu Gouveia (Carmilla), Steve Geiger (Web of Spider-Man), Neil Vokes (Flesh and Blood), and comics legend Ernie Colon (Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld).

J. Sheridan Le Fanu's classic vampire tale of desire, presented with lush illustrations by one of comics' finest artists Before Edward and Bella, before Lestat and Louis, even before Dracula and Mina, there was the tale of Carmilla and Laura. Living with her widowed father in a dreary estate in the woods of Styria, Laura has longed to have a friend with whom she can confide; a friend to bring some excitement to the overbearing serenity of her pastoral lifestyle. And then Carmilla enters her life. Left by her mother in the care of Laura's father, Carmilla is young, beautiful, playful-everything Laura had hoped to find in a companion. In fact, the lonely girl is so thrilled to have a new friend that she is willing to overlook the dark-haired beauty's strange actions...which include a disturbing, growing obsession for her lovely hostess. Carmilla, it seems, desires more than just friendship from Laura.... Featuring six black-and-white illustrations by comics artist Eliseu Gouveia, this volume includes the bonus Le Fanu tale, "Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter."