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You’re a long way from home, but your expenses are being paid and then some - how hard can it be? All you have to do is retrieve some ugly ornament customs won’t even take a second look at.The year is 1913, and you play a private investigator sent to retrieve a strange idol from a remote Scottish island. Only problem is, the island is inhabited by cultists who'd happily see you perish than give up their sacred statue.You must use all your skills and experience to infiltrate the Gothic cathedral without being seen, locate your contact, and stay alive long enough to recover the part octopus, part dragon, part human sculpture.It's a daunting task from which you may never return!

Lela's twin sister, Darby, has been missing for days, and no one can find her. Until, that is, Lela receives a mysterious message, which guides her to Abe's, a barber shop that's been around for a thousand years, serving its very unique customers; heroes.With the aid of Sarah - the girl in the midnight gown – Lela sets off into a magical, fairy-tale, world to seek out Darby, unaware that nothing is quite what it seems...

Genetic manipulation, paradox, alternative histories, and much more are included in this 128-page anthology of hard science fiction and genre stories! From some of the best up-and-coming talent in comics comes a mind-bending look at what makes us human.

Following the events of volume one, we return to a happier time in Hannah’s past. Dr. Hannah Curtis is seven years old and loves her father. With her sister away, she goes to bed dreaming of the presents she will open in the morning, not realizing the events about to unfold. But Hannah’s resourceful and has help on the inside, and when she discovers what’s truly happening, she runs to the only place she’s told not to: into the Fracture itself. Collects ANTARCTICA #610

"It is true that I have sent six bullets through the head of my best friend, and yet I hope to shew by this statement that I am not his murderer."The year is 1933, and Edward Derby's best friend, Daniel Upton, visits him in Arkham Sanitorium and shoots him dead to the horror of the guards. It's an open and shut case - or is it? What happened to this lifelong friendship for it to end this way? Who exactly was Edward Derby at the end of his life? And, most importantly, will his murder be enough to stop him? From award-winning writer Simon Birks (Antarctica, Sinners, Gone, The Shadow Over Innsmouth) with artist Willi Roberts (Antarctica, The Dark, Clodagh, The Blood Below, Remothered) featuring letters by Rob Jones (Image, Humanoids, Heavy Metal, and many more) comes a startling tale based on H.P. Lovecraft's terrifying story. Collects issues #1-5

Stargate meets His Dark Materials in a new non-stop sci-fi action blockbuster.Hannah’s life imploded the day her father disappeared from the secretive Smith-Petersen Research Station in Antarctica. Desperate to find him, she gets a job at the same station and is immediately thrown into events threatening the entire planet when a duplicate station appears, complete with another version of herself hellbent on executing a terrifying agenda.Collects ANTARCTICA #1-5

Antarctica is a unique blend of Stargate and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, with an emotionally driven story that is sure to captivate readers.Following the events of volume one we return to a happier time in Hannah’s past. Dr. Hannah Curtis is seven years old and loves her father. With her sister away, she goes to bed dreaming of the presents she will open in the morning, little realizing the events about to unfold. But Hannah's resourceful and has help on the inside, and when she discovers what's truly happening, she runs to the only place she's told not to, into the Fracture itself. Collects ANTARCTICA #6-#10

Stargate meets His Dark Materials in a new non-stop sci-fi action blockbuster!Hannah’s life imploded the day her father failed to return from the secretive Smith-Petersen Research Station in Antarctica. Alone and on the street, she’s at her lowest ebb when a friend offers help. Retrained as an engineer, Hannah secures a job at the same Antarctic station to search for her father, and stumbles headfirst into a conspiracy that threatens everything she’s ever believed. Collects Antarctica #1-5

Gone is our popular sci-fi mystery comic, about the AssistA robot, who wakes on board a vessel that should be home to thousands of crew, but is, in fact, desolate.Confused and alone, the AssistA sets off to find out where everyone has gone to. Along the way he starts receiving interference in the forms of memories from one of the crew members, from before everyone disappeared.But can AssistA trust these memories, and is it, in fact, as alone as it thinks it is?

Four more supernatural horror tales from the Hexiverse; a girl befriended by a creature made of letters, a man who continually wakes up in a hotel bedroom full of guilt, a girl obsessed with beings of light she believes took her mother and a family whose past transgressions may be finally catching up with them.Four stories, four artists, one universe.

Robyn is not the tale you know. It's characters are familiar and yet their roles are different.Abandoned as a child, Robyn sought solace in the forest, and raised herself in this harsh environment. She learned to trust no-one, especially not Tuck, as she lives from dawn to dusk in the shadows of Sherwood.Now, however, something is beginning, and it's something she cannot defeat alone. In this first arc of Robyn, we meet a band of people she must learn to protect, or face losing everything.

The stars are going out.Night never ends and while others only wonder, Sparks, the bravest little robot, sets out to discover the reason why.Lyndon White's 'Sparks and the Fallen Star' tells the tale of Sparks, who sets off to discover why the stars are going out, and teams up with an otter who has caught one of the stars.Together, they brave the perilous would, and the even more perilous bird who will stop at nothing to claim all of the stars in the sky.Exciting, enchanting and uplifting, this is a beautiful tale of friendship and overcoming the dark.

Robert Olmstead is on his way from Newburyport to Arkham the cheapest way possible, which, unfortunately, for him, means taking the bus through shadowed Innsmouth.Armed with only his notebook, he intends to study the local architecture and try and understand why this mysterious town is shunned so by its neighbours.However, what starts out as an innocent diversion, quickly descends into darkness and, ultimately, a battle for his sanity and his life.

Robert Olmstead is on his way from Newburyport to Arkham the cheapest way possible, which, unfortunately, for him, means taking the bus through shadowed Innsmouth.Armed with only his notebook, he intends to study the local architecture and try and understand why this mysterious town is shunned so by its neighbours.However, what starts out as an innocent diversion, quickly descends into darkness and, ultimately, a battle for his sanity and his life.

Monuments collects three interactive fiction adventures.Quest 1: The Watchtower - The tower is high, though it looked higher before you scaled the rock-face which supports it. You have been chosen for your skills, and you must not fail.Quest 2: Vents! - You wake with a start, confused by all the noise. There are at least two different alarms blaring, and you can hear people moving around on the spaceship. Clearly, this was not the best space faring vessel to stowaway on.Quest 3: Entombed - You awake and everything is dark. The ground beneath you is cold and hard, and when you turn your hands over and press your fingers into it, it feels like stone. Not only, that, but your elbows scrape against more stone either side of you, and the air, well, there's nothing fresh about it.All you need to play is a pencil and two six-sided die.

You're a long way from home, but your expenses are being paid and then some - how hard can it be? All you have to do is retrieve some ugly ornament customs won’t even take a second look at.In the Curse of Cthulhu, you play a private investigator, paid to bring back a mysterious idol from the clutches of a fanatical cult on a remote Scottish island. You must use all your skills and experience to infiltrate the Gothic cathedral without being seen, locate your contact, and stay alive long enough to recover the part octopus, part dragon, part human sculpture.It's a daunting task from which you may never return!

After tragedy strikes the group, they must dig deep and use all their skills just to stay alive. After another startling discovery, Dr. Curtis puts a gun to the head of alt-Jim. Will Hannah give herself up to save him? And just who are the new unwelcome visitors?

MINISERIES FINALE With the arrival of a third Antarctic base, Hannah and Dr. Hannah must unite against a new common enemy. Hatching a plan to jump to Hannah’s world, Dr. Hannah reveals the heartbreaking motives behind her actions. With the enemy closing in, the team must make one last sacrifice in their desperate attempt to escape to safety.

THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST.Its Christmas Eve. Hannah is seven years old and looking forward to spending the holidays with her father, but when she wakes on Christmas morning, things dont seem right. Jerome is acting suspiciously, the windows are showing the same scenes over and over again, and someone, or something, is waiting for her on the other side of the wall…Science Fiction, Crime & Mystery, Action & AdventureBLOODY DOZEN: A TALE OF THE SHROUDED COLLEGE #1 (Digital)12/13/2023$3.99979-8-3688-0761-4979-8-3688-0761-4BLOODY DOZEN: A TALE OF THE SHROUDED COLLEGE #1BLOODY DOZEN: A TALE OF THE SHROUDED COLLEGECharles SouleSoule, CharlesAlberto Jiménez Alburquerque (Jiménez Alburquerque, Alberto) [A12] / Will Sliney (Sliney, Will) [A36]CGN018000, CGN004040, FIC02400012/13/2023MINISERIES PREMIERE

Hannah is just a regular seven-year-old, or so she thought. Drugged and taken to Antarctica for a secret experiment, she becomes suspicious of her surroundings. Combining her own resourcefulness with an unlikely ally, she plots her escape—but on the icy continent, where can she escape to?

With events at the Smith-Petersen base spiraling out of control, an injured Dr. Gohel and Jerome must get the two unconscious Hannahs to safety, but where exactly in Antarctica is safe? And as the danger ramps up, just how much can they trust each other?

SERIES FINALE With a brand-new threat arriving at the Smith-Petersen base, Dr. Gohel is in a race against time to save someone’s life, while Symonds is in one last desperate bid to send a Hannah into the Fracture—whatever the cost.

Hex: a magic spell; a curse.Sometimes, things don’t work out. Sometimes, you wonder what exactly it is you’ve done to wind up in the trouble you’re in. Sometimes, it feels like you’re cursed.Taking place in the same universe (The Hexiverse) there diverse stories will unnerve and disorientate you. They are tales that happen to the everyday people, your neighbours or your family, perhaps even your best friend, and you’d never know it was happening.Come be haunted. Come be scared. Come be hexed.