From the visionary mind of living comics legend Neal Adams comes Blood! The deceptively simple-minded Lionel has been kidnapped and brutalized by a criminal syndicate with ties to the medieval Knights Templar. His only hope is his "friend" Jorge Maslow--the one-man army otherwise known as Blood! Flowing through Blood's veins is an arcane, unfathomable power whose origins stretch back to the very dawn of human history. An ancient struggle will come to a head in single fiery night of war! Collecting Neal Adams' original stories from Dark Horse Presents, this book features an incredible animated 3D lenticular cover.

As Dark Horse's twenty-fifth year rolls on in grand fashion, so does _Dark Horse Presents_! Issue number two of Dark Horse's landmark anthology features not only the continuations of stories by the likes of Howard Chaykin, Richard Corben, Paul Chadwick, and Carla Speed McNeil, but also the premieres of all-new stories by Patrick Alexander, Sanford Greene, and Robert Love! Don't miss this milestone showcase of the comics industry's hottest talents and most esteemed legends! Exclusive, premier content from established creators as well as exciting new talents.

A blockbuster one-hundred-page spectacular is afoot in _Dark Horse Presents_ #3! Featuring continuing stories by industry greats, this issue also packs a new twelve-page story by _Watchmen_'s Dave Gibbons! And to top all that, this issue additionally spotlights an exclusive, thirteen-page preview of the new edition of _Red Tide_, written and illustrated by comics legend Jim Steranko! Add to that an exclusive interview with Steranko himself and you've got a supersized installment of Dark Horse's legendary tradition that's not to be missed!

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the comic shop, Dark Horse unleashes another monstrous volume of comics from today's greatest creators! Boasting a brand-new story by Brazilian wunderkind F��bio Moon, this volume also features the second of three new _Beasts of Burden_ stories by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson! Throw in continuing stories by Steve Niles, Robert Love and David Walker, Carla Speed McNeil, Filipe Melo, Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse, and Howard Chaykin, and you'll find yourself on the receiving end of another eighty-page dose of ad-free thrills! A brand-new _Beasts of Burden_ story and a new short by F��bio Moon!

Once, he was the hired killer known as Angelo Mortalli. Now, there is only Bloodshot. Brought back from the grave by the government scientists of Project Rising Spirit, Bloodshot is powered by microscopic nano-machines that can repair all injuries and maximize his physical potential. But the nanites can?t replace his lost memories ? or help him shake the feeling that he was once anything but a hero. Atoning for his sins in a world he no longer knows, can the man now called Bloodshot recover the secrets of his past? And survive his deadly first encounters with the likes of the Eternal Warrior, Ninjak and Rai along the way? Collecting Bloodshot?s best-selling debut with the original series coloring, the inaugural Valiant Masters volume re-presents Bloodshot (1992) #1-8 by fan favorite writer Kevin VanHook and comics legend Don Perlin for the first time anywhere! Plus no fan will want to miss ?The Tablet? ? a brand new tale of the VH1 Valiant Universe starring Bloodshot and the Eternal Warrior by the classic creative team of VanHook, Perlin, and Bob Wiacek!

Winner, John G. Cawelti Award for the Best Textbook/Primer, Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, 2019 MPCA/ACA Book Award, Midwest Popular Culture Association / Midwest American Culture Association, 2020 Taking a multifaceted approach to attitudes toward race through popular culture and the American superhero, All New, All Different? explores a topic that until now has only received more discrete examination. Considering Marvel, DC, and lesser-known texts and heroes, this illuminating work charts eighty years of evolution in the portrayal of race in comics as well as in film and on television. Beginning with World War II, the authors trace the vexed depictions in early superhero stories, considering both Asian villains and nonwhite sidekicks. While the emergence of Black Panther, Black Lightning, Luke Cage, Storm, and other heroes in the 1960s and 1970s reflected a cultural revolution, the book reveals how nonwhite superheroes nonetheless remained grounded in outdated assumptions. Multiculturalism encouraged further diversity, with 1980s superteams, the minority-run company Milestone’s new characters in the 1990s, and the arrival of Ms. Marvel, a Pakistani-American heroine, and a new Latinx Spider-Man in the 2000s. Concluding with a discussion of contemporary efforts to make both a profit and a positive impact on society, All New, All Different? enriches our understanding of the complex issues of racial representation in American popular culture.

In 1954, the comic book industry instituted the Comics Code, a set of self-regulatory guidelines imposed to placate public concern over gory and horrific comic book content, effectively banning genuine horror comics. Because the Code applied only to color comics, many artists and writers turned to black and white to circumvent the Code's narrow confines. With the 1964 Creepy #1 from Warren Publishing, black-and-white horror comics experienced a revival continuing into the early 21st century, an important step in the maturation of the horror genre within the comics field as a whole. This generously illustrated work offers a comprehensive history and retrospective of the black-and-white horror comics that flourished on the newsstands from 1964 to 2004. With a catalog of original magazines, complete credits and insightful analysis, it highlights an important but overlooked period in the history of comics.