FIRST LOOK: August 2009 Best-Selling Authors Comic Books

ANITA BLAKE,
THE LAUGHING
CORPSE -
NECROMANCER #5

ANITA BLAKE, THE LAUGHING CORPSE - NECROMANCER #5 (of 5) Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON & JESSICA RUFFNER Pencils by RON LIM Cover by HARVEY TOLIBAO The second chapter of best-selling author Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake thriller concludes! Voodoo priestess Dominga Salvador put a curse on professional vampire hunter Anita Blake, making the hunter the hunted. And for the first time since she was attacked by Dominga's monsters, Anita comes face-to-face with the most-feared witch in America. It's a showdown that sets the stage for THE LAUGHING CORPSE's final act: EXECUTIONER! 32 PGS./Mature …$3.99

DARK TOWER: THE FALL OF GILEAD #4 (of 6) Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH Pencils & Cover by RICHARD ISANOVE Variant Cover by DAVID LAFUENTE Sketch Variant Cover by RICHARD ISANOVE As Farson's men fill the Barony, Steven Deschain and his band of twenty gunslingers prepare for the battle that will decide the future of Gilead. Meanwhile, Roland finds his escape from prison in a most surprising visitor. Don't miss FALL OF GILEAD's most shocking chapter yet! 40 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99 ©2009 Stephen King. All rights reserved.

RIFTWAR #4 (of 5) Written by BRYAN J.L. GLASS Penciled by RYAN STEGMAN Cover by JASON CHAN From the mind of Raymond E. Feist…THE SIEGE OF CRYDEE! As the massive Tsurani force descend onto the castle, it is seemingly only a matter of time before the walls that have safeguarded Crydee fall. Each night, the Tsurani unleash their most potent terror upon the Midkemians, and each day, they retreat back into the forest. Only Prince Arutha has the ability to fortify the spirits of his people…but does he have the strength to do it? 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE STAND:
AMERICAN
NIGHTMARES #5

THE STAND: AMERICAN NIGHTMARES #5 (of 5) Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA Penciled by MIKE PERKINS Cover by LEE BERMEJO Variant Cover by MIKE PERKINS Sketch Variant Cover by LEE BERMEJO It's the Fourth of July, the first holiday post-plague, but none of the survivors are celebrating. While Nick Andros hovers between life and death--and between the influence of Randall Flagg and Mother Abigail--Larry Underwood makes a shocking discovery in his tent... And Stu Redmond's path intersects with Harold and Frannie's, but immediately a conflict (that will have enormous ramifications for all our players) immediately erupts among the three. The second mini-series adapting Stephen King's horror epic ends here, True Believers, setting stage for Volume Three: "SOUL SURVIVORS." 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory…$3.99 ©2009 Stephen King. All rights reserved. Published by arrangement with The Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.This graphic novel is produced under license from The Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group and Stephen King. Not a subscriber to Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited yet? Join now! Download episodes of "X-Men: Evolution" and "Wolverine and the X-Men" now on iTunes! Check out the official Marvel Shop for the best mighty Marvel merchandise!

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