When G. I. Roger Brant lost his legs and was trapped in an ancient temple in Viet Nam, the otherworldly Chen Lo gave him the secret of how to tap into the powerful life energies of a million dead souls- and Brant became The Shade. Fresh from his continuing series in the first six issues of Americomics, the eerie spirit relocates to Central Florida, where he takes a job with Fremont industries. It’s not long before he runs into the bosses’ adventurous daughter, Tara; ( soon to become a Femforce member ) and the two of them are knee-deep in rotting corpses and zombies, as they come up against Umbra, the Voodoo priestess. “Beginnings” is written and drawn by Rik Levins, and inked by Willie(Astro City)Blyberg. Guest starring T. C. Fremont and Janis Lawson. Then, office politics are only the beginnings of Brant’s troubles, when a high-tech experiment to boost human intelligence goes wrong, a monster is unleashed, and a lab animal tries to make a monkey out of his tormentors in “Project Psion”, written and drawn by Rik Levins, and inked by Bill Black. Finally, he was a gambler and a con man, an ordinary card shark…THEN Duke Cartee suddenly appeared with newfound powers. He had the “Eyes Of A Hypnotist”, a weird advenrure set in the Old West, starring the mystery rider of the Rio Grande, The Latigo Kid. Written and drawn by Bill Black, guest-starring Doc Marvel and Two Knives. Color front cover by Levins and Black, photo back cover of The Shade from the unfinished Bill Black film, “Bloodsuckers From Outer Space.”

The Black Panther is no longer welcome in Wakanda! Who is this proud nation without its king? This exciting new miniseries answers that question as each issue spotlights a different fan-favorite Wakandan character. First up: Shuri proves that being without the Black Panther doesn’t mean Wakanda is without heroes to protect it - and that there is a reason she too once wielded the power. Plus, part one of the “History of the Black Panthers” backup story, providing for the first time anywhere a definitive overview of every Wakandan who has ever held the mantle of the Black Panther!

Blast-off with the newest sci-fi adventure heroine Amber Atoms! Follow the ongoing adventures of this modern day 'Flash Gordon' as Amber dreams of leaving her mundane life, but not exactly how she imagined. Mercenaries and aliens suddenly invade Amber's world as she learns that her family history could decide the fate of the galaxy.

Children have been disappearing from their bedrooms under circumstances so mysterious that local police call in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. The kids find cold comfort from fishman Abe Sapien and the disembodied ghost of Johann Kraus -- but when the innocent fantasy world of monsters and magic they used to enjoy becomes engulfed in terror and nightmares, the bizarre strangers who show up to help don't seem quite so scary after all.

Murder. Love. Cults. Puppets!It’s 1973, the town of Baths, cozy middle-of-nowhere American heartland. Traveling musician Wegg rolls in, content to busk for a beat and be on his merry way once more. That is, until he meets Mr. Neighbor, the disarmingly sweet man made of cloth who offers him company and a place to stay. As the two grow closer, they click together just right, each harmonizing with the other's most secret self. Yet their growing romance is haunted by uncertainty and mystery...There's the town itself, plagued by repeated, ritualistic murders by the elusive Baths Heartbreaker. Then there's Neighbor, whose cheerful demeanor never falters, but who disappears like clockwork every month. And Wegg, who lives as though he's on borrowed time―what exactly is he afraid will catch up to him?A twisting graphic novel of love and deceit, all threaded together with lush psychedelia, folk horror, and a heaping helping of mirth. Turns out, sometimes the best way to conquer your past is to find a future.