Tom Sloan is a man alone in the midst of a crowded city. Too much alcohol has led him to this moment of desperation that now engulfs him. He looks back with regret upon his life, and so plans to end it by jumping off a bridge. A stranger stops him, and asks to hear his hard luck story, after which the stranger tries to convince him that God cares about his soul. Spawn appears and tells him it was trickery, and salvation comes only through redemption. But Tom Sloan decides for himself the direction his life will take.

While a strange assailant stalks the city, ripping out human hearts, another otherworldly being arrives. As his mind reels, our tortured hero remembers that he struck a deal with the devil in order to return to his beloved wife - five years after his death. The man who was Al Simmons is no more. He has become Spawn.

Cyclops and Wolverine rescue a mutant (Ugly John) from a Sentinel. Ms. Nova shows Donald Trask how homo sapiens slaughtered the neandertals thirty thousand years ago and then tells him that mutants will do the same to humans within a few generations. Xavier is trying out the new cerebra when a large spike of the mutant genes is spotted in South America. He asks Cyclops and Wolverine to investigate. Xavier hears a voice inside his head that tries to take control of him, but is saved by Jean. Ms. Nova takes Mr. Trask to a Master Mold facility in South America and introduces him to Wild Sentinels.

Because you demanded it! Now in her own ongoing series! Bobbi Morse is Mockingbird, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most versatile, most in-demand agent! But a string of missions gone wrong indicate that something strange is lurking within S.H.I.E.L.D.'s own medical and recovery network. How far will Mockingbird have to go in order to solve this puzzle box and get to the truth? Bestselling author Chelsea Cain teams with newcomer Kate Niemczyk.

As the Marvel Universe celebrates 70 years of the world's greatest comics, journey back to where it all began OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE style! Featuring the greatest characters of Marvel's first year a year that not only gave us the Sub-Mariner, the Human Torch, the Angel and Ka-Zar, but also THE TWELVE's Black Widow, Phantom Bullet, Electro, Mister E, Dynamic Man, Phantom Reporter, Fiery Mask, Master Mind Excello and Laughing Mask! Also featuring a host of oddities from Fletcher Hanks' Whirlwind Carter to Taxi Taylor! Plus: an introduction by Timely comics scholar Dr. Michael J. Vassallo!

A beautiful angel with an ancient score to settle puts out a contract on Lucifer Morningstar. But can the Devil really die? Alerted by an attack on Lux, his L.A. piano bar, Lucifer follows a trail that leads him from the mercurial realm of the Dreaming to the luminous streets of Beijing. It's up to The Morningstar to fight his most difficult battle, of body and spirit, as he falls into the jaws of a trap that doesn't even exist until it's sprung.

The anti-hero who made his debut in THE SANDMAN and starred in his own hit series is back in a new series by best-selling writer Holly Black (The Spiderwick Chronicles) and artist Lee Garbett (Loki)! As this series begins, God is dead—and Gabriel has accused Lucifer of His murder. Lucifer had motive and opportunity, but claims he can prove his innocence. If Gabriel finds the killer and takes the culprit into custody, his sins will be forgotten, and he’ll be welcomed back to Silver City. So, despite the fact that Lucifer just opened a nightclub on Earth and is hiding a mysterious wound, the two brothers set off to solve their Father’s murder. Their investigation will span Heaven, Hell, Earth and beyond in this antagonistic buddy-cop noir with an angelic flair.

Lucifer, written by the award winning Mike Carey and predominantly illustrated by Peter Gross and Ryan Kelly, was a series published by Vertigo, spun off from The Sandman. This ongoing series continues from Lucifer's first mini-series, Sandman Presents: Lucifer (also written by Carey), and builds off of plot threads set up therein. The series follows Lucifer Morningstar as he tries to create a world of his own and gets involved in the affairs of angels, demons, gods, and mortals in the process. Lucifer does not appear in eleven issues of the series, and in many that he does appear he makes simple cameos.

In this story, Loki's insatiable lust for power, his conflicted sentiments toward Sif, his antipathy toward Balder, and the feelings of longing and resentment toward his older brother, Thor, and uncaring father, Odin, will take on new meaning.

Meet Loki - the mirthful, beloved young man that made all the Asgardians laugh...until the first time he killed. Discover the gnarled roots of his twisted, unrelenting hatred of the Asgardians and his brother Thor. And learn why he'll never be stopped...

Three years ago, Special Weapons Division deactivated a highly advanced 200-foot tall superweapon called "Kodoja" because it was too powerful. Today, Kodoja has been reactivated without warning and is cutting a swath of destruction across America and leveling every outpost of Special Weapons Division, save one. The one surviving outpost, headed by chief designer, Jennifer Cruz, must stop the weapon they designed too be unstoppable.

Klaus is “Santa Claus: Year One.” Award-winning author Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman, The Multiversity) and Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award-winning artist Dan Mora (Hexed) revamp, reinvent, and re-imagine a classic superhero for the 21st century, drawing on Santa’s roots in Viking lore and Siberian shamanism. Collects the complete, seven-issue limited series in an oversized hardcover. “It’s the beautiful art and the unusual blend of grim medieval setting and whimsical fairy tale elements that truly distinguish this tale.” - IGN

The Kirby Event of the new millennium begins here, brought to you by the best-selling and award-winning creators of MARVELS! The Pioneer 10 space probe carried a message to the stars. Now an answer's on the way - but not one we expected! When it arrives, the lives of three ordinary people - and the entire world - will be changed forever. Featuring Captain Victory, Silver Star and more of Jack Kirby's greatest concepts, including characters never before seen in comics form! Kurt Busiek (Astro City) and Alex Ross (Kingdom Come) team up for their first full collaboration since 1994, with finished art (from Alex's layouts) by Jack Herbert (Black Terror). Don't miss this tantalizing prelude to KIRBY: GENESIS - a bold, explosive adventure debuting a universe of wild Kirby creations! This is the beginning. This is THE Genesis! This 32 page book will features a 12-page original story as well as tons of bonus materials!

A young Buddhist monk must defeat luchador demons and resist the thrall of an enchanted dagger in order to reclaim her own destiny and end a cycle of violence that stretches across lifetimes!

After the Twilight of the Gods, the world is precariously uncertain – and Xena and Gabrielle have been missing from it for twenty-five years. Even without Livia, the power of Rome is growing: Caesar is determined to conquer by lies what he can't conquer by force, and the people at its edges know what's coming. (All roads lead to Rome, and Rome is hunting.) Xena and Gabrielle scramble to stop him before they have to wage war against a man they once called a friend. But along the way, Xena will have to confront her past against a rogue band of women warriors, and Gabrielle, whose secret visions are becoming prophecy, will have to protect Xena – at any cost.

The gods walk amongst us. Only one woman would dare to protect humanity from the wrath of such strange and powerful forces. But is she one of us--or one of them? A new era begins for the Amazon Princess Wonder Woman, under the creative direction of Brian Azzarello (JOKER) and Cliff Chang.

Since the shocking finale of Secret Invasion vaulted him to national prominence and a newfound respect, Norman Osborn slowly organized his power base, promoting his minions, eliminating his enemies- and losing his sanity. Now, as he meets with the uber-powerful elite of the Cabal- Doctor Doom, Loki and the Hood- the final stages of his Dark Reign are about to be put into fruition: the taking of Asgard. Some might say such a plan is insane. And when you're dealing with the former and possibly future Green Goblin, we're not going to necessarily disagree with you! Siege: Storming Asgard – Heroes & Villains takes you inside the careful planning behind Osborn's crusade to take the kingdom of Thor off the board. Who are the featured players in the saga, how did we get here, and what are the many contingencies in this operation? With insider character bios and commentary from the creators behind the Dark Siege, this will make essential reading for understanding the event inside and out!

FIRST ISSUE! Leaping from the pages of the DEVI/WITCHBLADE crossover event in January, Graphic is now re-releasing the hit series for a new generation of readers with an all-new backup story and new cover by acclaimed artist JENNY FRISON! From filmmaker, Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, The Four Feathers) comes DEVI, the warrior goddess of divine myth. Tara Mehta, an unsuspecting young woman in the futuristic city, Sitapur is the new Devi. She has no idea that she is about to become the centerpiece of a divine battle between the Gods of Light and the demon lord Bala. Devi is a story about a young woman battling for survival in a landscape of ancient legends, duty and fate. Where will she fall? Between the Divine and the Diabolical there is Devi.

Recently retired from his duties in Hell, Lucifer Morningstar is managing his corporeal jazz bar when the angel Amenadiel arrives to give the devil an offer. A new unearthly being is granting humans their wishes, and fearing that the world will tear itself apart with this new power, Heaven has hired Lucifer as a third party to track down the wish granter's origins and put an end to its meddling in the affairs of men.