April Graphic Novel releases from Titan Comics – Fighting American, Dan Dare, Captain Kronos, Doctor Radar, The Beautiful Death, Normandy Gold, The Lost Fleet Corsair and more!
April sees some fantastic new graphic novels from Titan Comics –
APRIL 2018 – TITAN COMICS
MEDIA TIE-IN:
CAPTAIN KRONOS VAMPIRE HUNTER
Writer: Dan Abnett
Artist: Tom Mandrake
Publisher: Titan Comics
TPB, 112pp, $16.99
On sale: April 10, 2018
ISBN: 9781785861338
Driven by vengeance, CAPTAIN KRONOS – VAMPIRE HUNTER stalks the land bringing death to the undead and damnation to the damned. Now, in the mysterious town of Serechurch, Kronos will come face-to-face with a malevolent vampire force far more evil and deadly than anything he has ever encountered before…
Written by fan-favorite Dan Abnett (Sinister Dexter, Batman and Warhammer 40,000) and drawn by comic legend Tom Mandrake (The Spectre, Swamp Thing and Night Force), this graphic novel marks the return of one of Hammer’s most iconic heroes, and collects the critically acclaimed four-issue mini-series. This volume also includes a series of articles about the original Hammer lm, written by official Hammer historian Marcus Hearn, and a foreword by actress Caroline Munro, the original Carla.
PENNY DREADFUL (THE ONGOING SERIES) VOL. 2
Writer: Chris King
Artist: Jesus Hervas
Publisher: Titan Comics
TPB, 112pp, $16.99
On sale: April 24, 2018
ISBN: 9781785859779
The continuation of the Penny Dreadful story where the future of humanity is at stake!
Mankind has been caught in the middle of a war, one which they have little chance of surviving. As the relics of an evil long since thought vanquished emerge from the darkness, the legacy of Vanessa Ives’ death is clear: A battle is coming, and the victor shall show no mercy.
DOCTOR WHO: ELEVENTH DOCTOR THE SAPLING VOL 3: BRANCHES
Writers: Alex Paknadel & Rob Williams
Artists: I.N.J. Culbard, Ivan Rodriguez, Jb Bastos & Luiz Campello
Publisher: Titan Comics
HC, 112pp, $22.99
On sale: April 3, 2018
ISBN: 9781785865374
The Doctor and Alice must finally face up to the Sapling’s true nature… but has their influence managed to calm his destructive instincts? Or will they find themselves at his terrifying mercy? With The Scream hot on their tail, intent on using the Sapling for his own nefarious purposes, The Doctor and Alice must make an impossible choice…
Meanwhile, the Doctor has possibly found another Time Lord!
Incredible writers Alex Paknadel (Arcadia) and Rob Williams (Supergirl), join with brilliant artists I.N.J Culbard (Wild’s End), Ivan Rodriguez (Doctor Who), JB Bastos (Knight Rider), and Luiz Campello (Doctor Who), in this epic conclusion to the Eleventh Doctor’s Year Three comics adventures!
SCI-FI & FANTASY:
HERCULES: WRATH OF THE HEAVENS
Writer: JD Morvan
Artist: Looky
Publisher: Titan Comics
TPB, 144pp, $19.99
On sale: April 3, 2018
ISBN: 9781785855863
A stunningly illustrated, science fiction retelling of the legend of Hercules by multi award-winning writer, Jean-David Morvan (Wolverine: Saudade).
As war rages across the galactic frontier, one half-human, half-god super-soldier faces his greatest enemy – his own demons – in a bid for truth, redemption and revenge.
THE WAY OF TANK GIRL
Writer: Alan Martin
Artist: Various
Publisher: Titan Comics
TPB, 144pp, $14.99
On sale: April 17, 2018
ISBN: 9781785864636
A fantastic gift book full of Tank Girl’s most personal and bonkers brainwaves, musings and secret weaponry!
A collection of comic panels, poems, covers, and extracts from Tank Girl’s 30 year career. Includes a whole bunch of rare, unseen, and brand new images. This is Tank Girl’s philosophy on life, distilled from her filthiest, dirtiest, stupidest best!
FIGHTING AMERICAN VOLUME 1: BRAVE NEW WORLD
Writer: Gordon Rennie
Artists: Duke Mighten and PC De La Fuente
Publisher: Titan Comics
TPB, 112pp, $16.99
On sale: April 17, 2018
ISBN 9781785862106
The fantastic return of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby’s legendary two-fisted superhero, originally created back in 1954!
Fighting American, the ultimate icon of truth, justice and the American Way, and his young teenage sidekick, Speedboy, have found themselves marooned in the 21st Century whilst on the trail of a gang of villains plucked from their past by a mysterious villainess known only as Lady Chaos… Now, there’s nothing left for them to do but to bring some much-needed two-fisted justice and home-spun 1950s grit to a modern, media-obsessed, cynical world.
This critically-acclaimed, all-new adventure, written by Gordon Rennie (Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper and Missionary Man) and drawn by Duke Mighten (Batman: The Book of Shadows, Accident Man and Doom Force) and PC De La Fuente (Robin, Batgirl), sees the rebirth of a true AMERICAN HERO!
THE LOST FLEET: CORSAIR
Writer: Jack Campbell
Artist: Andre Siregar
Publisher: Titan Comics
TPB, 128pp, $16.99
On sale: April 17, 2018
ISBN: 9781785852992
Centuries-old grievances must be put aside as a legendary war-hero attempts a daring intergalactic jail-break in this gripping new comic series based on the New York Times best-selling military science fiction novels by Jack Campbell.
Set after the end of a century-old war between two space empires, the Alliance and the Syndics, Corsair centres on the story of Captain Michael Geary, missing in action after the Syndic ambush that almost destroyed the spacefleet John “Black Jack” Geary had to get home, against all odds! Forming an uneasy pact with rebel Syndics led by Destina Aragon, Michael Geary sets out to save not only fellow prisoners but their jailors, too – on the run from a government chafing at defeat and determined to crush any uprising! Can he live up to the legend surrounding his family name “Black Jack” Geary has carved – or will he die trying?
DAN DARE VOLUME 1: HE WHO DARES
Writer: Peter Milligan
Artist: Alberto Foche
Publisher: Titan Comics
TPB, 112pp, $16.99
On sale: April 24, 2018
ISBN: 9781785861475
One of science fiction’s most famous characters, DAN DARE – pilot of the future, is back for a brand new adventure and facing his biggest threat.
Peace reigns supreme for the Earth Sol Alliance. The MEKON, perhaps mankind’s greatest enemy, has finally been vanquished and is undergoing behavioural rehabilitation in a maximum-security prison built on the Moon. This leaves his captor, Dan Dare, desk-bound, bored, and praying for adventure…
Dan’s prayers are seemingly answered when a massive spaceship of unknown origin arrives in the Sol System and destroys one of the moons of Saturn in a colossal show of strength. Dan Dare is dispatched to investigate and he may need the help of his iconic foe, The Mekon…
UNDER: SCOURGE OF THE SEWER
Writer: Christophe Bec
Artist: Stefano Raffaele
Publisher: Titan Comics
Imprint: Statix Press
TPB, 112pp, $16.99
On sale: April 24, 2018
ISBN: 9781785864834
Nobody really knows what horrors lurk in the bowels of the city. The SEWER POLICE work hard to keep it that way. For Lieutenant Wilson Jericho, Hell is real, and it’s in the sewers of the sprawling city Megalopolis. Disgraced from his position above ground and now an officer in the Sewer Police, Lt. Jericho is responsible for ensuring the bowels of the city are kept running smoothly. He may think he knows everything there is to know about what lies beneath, but something is threatening to crawl out and rip the city apart, and scientist Sandra Yeatman is determined to discover the truth behind the legends.
CRIME & MYSTERY:
NORMANDY GOLD
Writers: Megan Abbott, Alison Gaylin
Artist: Steve Scott
Publisher: Titan Comics
Imprint: Hard Case Crime
TPB, 152pp, $19.99
On sale: April 10
ISBN: 9781785858642
When her younger sister is found at the center of a brutal murder investigation, tough-as-nails Sheriff Normandy Gold is forced to dive headfirst into the seedy world of 1970s prostitution and soon discovers a twisted conspiracy leading right to the White House.
Sex, violence and corruption collide in this gritty vigilante thriller from best-selling crime authors Megan Abbott (You Will Know Me, HBO’s The Deuce) & Alison Gaylin (What Remains Of Me), with artwork by Steve Scott (Batman, X-Men Forever, JLA).
DOCTOR RADAR
Writer: Noel Simsolo
Artist: Frederic Bezian
Publisher: Titan Comics
Imprint: Statix Press
HC, 64pp, $16.99
On sale: April 10, 2018
ISBN: 9781785863936
A stunningly illustrated, gritty, pulp noir race through the streets of 1920s Paris.
Who is the mysterious Doctor Radar and how is he linked to the sudden deaths of prominent rocket scientists? Ferdinand Strauss is on the case.
THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST – MILLENNIUM
Writer: Stieg Larsson, Sylvain Runberg
Artist: Homs
Publisher: Titan Comics
Imprint: Hard Case Crime
TPB, 136pp, $19.99
On sale: April 17, 2018
ISBN: 9781785863455
Lisbeth Salander lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. If and when she recovers, she’ll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. From Runberg, Homs, and Carot comes this comics adaptation of the third and final novel in Stieg Larsson’s international best-selling Millennium trilogy.
