Finally, the legend of Vampirella can be told... from her very beginning! The Essential Warren Years collects the complete story of Vampirella, the raven-haired heroine and beloved horror hostess! Starting with her first appearance in "Vampirella of Drakulon" by Forrest J. Ackerman and Tom Sutton, and spanning each and every fear-fraught issue from the first five years of Vampirella Magazine, this massive tome not only introduces one of the most iconic characters in horror comic history, but her hypnotic supporting cast: the Conjuress, Pendragon, Adam Van Helsing, the Cult of Chaos, and the undead lord Dracula! Featuring the creative talents of Archie Goodwin, Jose Gonzalez, Steve Englehart, Gonzalo Mayo, and more!

THE MOST PRIMITIVE MAN, THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON Abducted from his own time by the predatory Spider Aliens and displaced to the present day, Aric of Dacia will make war on his one-time captors and any who stand with them. Armed with a sentient suit of battle armor and savagery born in an age of war, he will become the hero this new age demands. Tyrants from beyond time and space, superpowered corporate raiders, and corrupt government power brokers... all will quake in fear where X-O Manowar dares to tread. Featuring groundbreaking work from comic-book legends Jim Shooter (Secret Wars), Bob Layton (Iron Man), Barry Windsor-Smith (Weapon X), Joe Quesada (Daredevil), Steve Englehart (Detective Comics) and many more, the complete adventures of Valiant's original armored hero begin here in the first Valiant Classic Collection of the series Graphic Policy calls "a must read"! Collecting X-O MANOWAR (1992) #0-9, and X-O DATABASE #1.

Earth\x27s Mightiest Heroes face the champions of another reality! In the Avengers\x27 home dimension, Hyperion, Nighthawk, Doctor Spectrum and the Whizzer are sinister enemies! But in another world, they are the heroic Squadron Supreme... and they\x27re about to meet the Avengers head\-on! As if the madness of Brain\-Child wasn\x27t enough, the two teams clash in a classic world\-hopping, time\-bending conspiracy involving Kang and the evil Serpent Crown! Plus, Thor battles not one but two Hyperions! A reinvigorated team of Avengers meets their match, but can the stranded Squadron find a way back home? And when a new cross\-reality team of survivors forms \- including Blur and Power Princess \- this new Squadron quickly attracts the attention of the uncanny Avengers! Collecting: Avengers (1963) 69\-70, 85\-86, 141\-144, 147\-149; Thor (1966) 280; Avengers (1998) 5\-6; Avengers\/Squadron Supreme Annual \x2798; Squadron Supreme (2015) 3

Celebrate the extraordinary work of Jose Gonzalez, an unparalleled master of horror illustration, with this gorgeous hardcover collection, presenting for the first time actual storyboard artwork spanning his years as the preeminent Vampirella artist! Eleven captivating and creepy tales appear in their entirety, stories ranging over ten years from Vampirella Magazine #15 (January 1972) to issue #112 (March 1983). Scanned in high-resolution color and printed at original size, Jose Gonzalez's Vampirella Art Edition preserves every detail of the artist's meticulous skill and hard work, a true treasure for longtime Vampi fans. Includes the following Jose Gonzalez Vampirella stories in their completion: Vampirella #15: "The Resurrection of Papa Voudou", written by Archie Goodwin Vampirella #16: "...And Be a Bride of Chaos", written by Archie Goodwin Vampirella #19: "Shadow Of Dracula", written by T Casey Brennan Vampirella #21: "Slithers in the Sand", written by Steve Englehart Vampirella #23: "The Blood Queen of Bayou Parish", written by Steve Englehart Vampirella #27: "Return Trip?", written by Josep Toutain Vampirella #28: "Curse of the MacDaemons", written by Mike Butterworth Vampirella #37: "She Who Waits", written by Archie Goodwin Vampirella #61: "An Eye for an Eye", written by Bill DuBay Vampirella #108: "Spawn of the Star Beast 6", written by Rich Margopoulos Vampirella #112: "The Walker of Worlds", written by Rich Margopoulos

Evil undersea monarchs Ghaur and Llyra plot to summon the elder god Set — and the surface world’s greatest heroes must unite to stop the demonic creature from rising! The Atlantean villains quickly dispatch Namor, and kidnap seven super-powered women — including She-Hulk, Storm and the Scarlet Witch — to become enthralled “brides” for Set’s seven serpent heads. As Atlantean forces assault the surface world, Earth’s heroes must act quickly to stop every facet of the villains’ complex plot! Can they turn the tide, or will a wave of ancient evil drown the world?

COLLECTING: New Mutants (1983) 76; material from Silver Surfer Annual (1988) 2, Iron Man Annual (1970) 10, Avengers West Coast (1989) 56, Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 26, Avengers West Coast Annual (1989) 4, X-Men Annual (1970) 13, Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) 23, Punisher Annual (1988) 2, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (1979) 9, Daredevil Annual (1967) 5, Avengers Annual (1967) 18, New Mutants Annual (1984) 5, X-Factor Annual (1986) 4, Web of Spider-Man Annual (1985) 5, Thor Annual (1966) 14, Fantastic Four Annual (1963) 22

Max August was a point man when he served during the Vietnam War, the guy who had to lead his patrol through dangers he couldn't possibly anticipate. Now he's a disc jockey, at one with the music and his faithful audience . . . until the day when he is swept into a battle invisible to all but the participants.
For nearly five centuries, Cornelius Agrippa has fought against an evil that has threatened to corrupt and destroy everything good and untainted in the world. Now, Max has joined the battle. It wasn't his idea to fight a demonic entity that can become anything it wants: an undying monster or the most desirable woman in the world. Max has been chosen by fate to fight those who would use magick to destroy freedom and wreak havoc on an unsuspecting world. Along with Agrippa and Valerie Drake, a beautiful, talented singer, Max is the only hope of the free world.

When a young American couple on vacation arrive on the Mediterranean resort island of MAJORCA, they become involved in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with the local colony of expatriates that involves clandestine affairs, bondage - and murder Under the island's searing sun, finding out who's the victim and who's the perpetrator quickly becomes a game of life and death. Steve Englehart is a prolific author of books and comic books, including The Point Man and Countdown to Flight (a biography of the Wright brothers), and dozens of popular characters such as The Batman, Captain America, The Silver Surfer, and his own creation, Coyote. His Night Man became a television series. Englehart has also worked on animated series such as Team Atlantis and GI Joe, and as a game designer for Disney, Electronic Arts, Sega, and Sony. In film and television, thousands of fine scripts by established writers are never produced. The Black Coat Script Library is dedicated to presenting some of those scripts.