For one day in rural central Wisconsin, the dead came back to life. Now, it's up to Officer Dana Cypress to deal with the media scrutiny, religious zealots, and government quarantine that has come with them. In a town where the living have to learn to deal with those who are supposed to be dead, Officer Cypress must solve a brutal murder, and

In the aftermath of King Clover's disastrous party: Dan and Threnody have a close shave in the bushes (not as sexy as it sounds). Someone's nipples leak (approximately as sexy as it sounds). And Violet is in the middle of doing a thing (much sexier than it sounds).

Bad guys aren't made, they're grown; Killian, architect behind the Blue Sun, grew from rebellious teenager to polarizing political figure. This four-issue mini series is his story. In the first issue, an American H-bomb test wipes out the underwater city of Marielle. When the Council decides to take no retributive action, the Dissident Six, led by

Big, burly, lascivious, and soft around the edges: welcome to the hyper-masculine world of Japanese gay manga. Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It is the first English-language anthology of its kind: an in-depth introduction to nine of the most exciting comic artists making work for a gay male audience in Japan. Jiraiya, Seizoh

Just in time for Halloween, guest editor Frank Forte presents Heavy Metal Magazine #277, the October "Horror Special". Korean comics master Silvester Song debuts in HM with an dark tale of horror in space called “THE TRANSACTION”. Steve Mannion presents an all-new science fiction tale entitled “DIRT.” Ben Olson renders the post-apocalyptic

JACK KIRBY and HEAVY METAL for the first time ever! August sees the cosmos-altering team-up of two of comics legendary forces: we're beyond proud to present the King of Comics' mind-blowing artwork in the pages of our hallowed (and now humbled) magazine! Barry Geller & Jack Kirby's "LORD OF LIGHT," These Pieces by Geller & Kirby, mostly unseen

The Planet Express crew is surprised to learn that Kif has come down with a rare fatal disease and has only a week to live. In keeping with Amphibiosan tradition, Leela and Amy attempt to throw a funeral that he can really enjoy before he passes on, but Kif has other ideas, plenty of other ideas. Meanwhile, Bender gets bent out of shape over

Deck the halls with balls of steel! Or something like that! Heavy Metal celebrates the holidaze by launching Enki Bilal's epic "Julia & Roem," kicking off Erika Lewis' stunning new graphic novel, "The 49th Key," and introducing horror writer Matt Farrell to our unhallowed pages with his short story "R.I.P."! And that's just the beginning! Cover by