Check out this week's books by local creators and publishers!



Tiny Titans #26 – DC Comics

By ART BALTAZAR and FRANCO

It's the time of year for an all-green, never-mean issue of TINY TITANS! Miss Martian chases after Gizmo! Beast Boy chases after Miss Martian! Kroc eats things! Hmm, that last one doesn't quite fit... But wait - some of the things he eats are green! That's better.


Hack/Slash Vol. 7: New Blood Old Wounds – Devil’s Due

By Tim Seeley, Bryan Baugh, Dan Parent and Rebekah Isaacs

Cassie and Vlad are called back to the strange little town of Haverhill, as the peaceful, idyllic burg is beset by Mary Shelley Lovecraft and her Franken-Deep Ones. Mary, intent on taking a Groom in her quest to remake the world in fiction, just might have Our Pal Taber in her sights. But Taber already has enough trouble deciding between the blonde and the redhead!



Kolchak Tales: The Rise and Fall of Kolchak TP – Moonstone

By Dave Ulanski, Frenz, Burnham, Olliffe and Joe Jusko

Kolchak's gaining popularity sends him to Seattle, to New Orleans, even to Egypt. But who or what has set up our downtrodden reporter's lucky streak - and what sends him headlong into his downward spiral? This collection pits Kolchak against plant monsters, a man-eating shadow, gremlins, Sasquatch, a mummified vampire, Bloody Mary, and even a beautifully seductive demon from Hell. How much horror, and tragedy, can one man take?


Kolchak: The Night Stalker - Monsters Among Us TP – Moonstone

By Michelinie, Mills, Don Hudson, Tim Hamilton and Woodrow J. Hinton III

TV's premiere paranormal investigator returns in this collection of the Frankenstein Agenda and Night Stalker of the Living Dead mini-series! In one town, Kolchak stumbles across a hulking mutation of a man-gone-wrong, and becomes as wanted by the U.S. Army as the creature they are stalking! In yet another small town, there is a secret behind the silent, endless acres of corn, a secret that is turning townsfolk into decaying, walking dead!


The Phantom: Checkmate TP – Moonstone

By Mike Bullock, Silvestre Szilagyi and Douglas Klauba

Just in time for the Sci-Fi Channel's Phantom movie! Rebels warring in Bangallan jungles, terrorist attacks in the streets of Mawitaan, and an old enemy suddenly freed from prison for no logical reason. Is this a series of unrelated events or part of something far more sinister? To the outside world, this man, seemingly immortal, has always worn the mask. As the legend grew, it transcended the life of any one mortal. And that legend became The Phantom! Collects issues #21-25.


Phantom Legacy & Law TP – Moonstone

By Ben Raab, Joe Gentile, Pat Quinn, Paul Guinan and Art Lyon

This volume collects the two sold-out Phantom graphic novels Legacy and Law of the Jungle. Ripped from the pages of the very first Chronicle, this epic reveals how a centuries-old tradition of fighting piracy, cruelty, and injustice was passed down from one generation of Walkers to the next.



The Phantom: Man Who Cannot Die TP – Moonstone

By Mike Bullock, Carlos Magno and Silvestre Szilagyi

The Ghost Who Walks in all out action, including the controversial storyline 'The Invisible Children,' ripped from the headlines of today's Africa! Invisible Children is a charitable organization that helps educate and save African children who are pressed into military service. High adventure and intrigue in the African jungle, on the high seas, and in the streets! There is always justice that needs to be served, whether it's in the present or the past!


Wildcats #21 – Wildstorm

By Adam Beechen, Tim Seeley, Ryan Winn , Marcus To and Sandra Hope

The war with the Red Blade comes to a dramatic, spectacular finish, as our desperate heroes pull out all the stops to keep the alien invaders from eradicating all life on Earth! Who, if anyone, will be left standing, and what kind of planet will be left for them to try to rebuild?