HC, 6” x 9”
The most unlikely of patrons hires Bandette, the greatest thief in the world, to pilfer a painting whose brushstrokes hold centuries of hidden messages! Unfortunately, a series of felonious rivals contrive to snatch the art for themselves! Bandette and her adversaries utilize skill, romance, and murderous intent, as the canvas passes from larcenous hand to hand as they each struggle to possess . . . THE SIX FINGER SECRET!
Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory #2 (of 4)
Evan Dorkin (W), Sarah Dyer (W), Benjamin Dewey (A/C/Cover A), and Jill Thompson (Cover B)
On sale May 5
HC, 7” x 10”
Over 650 pages of samurai battles and bitter rivalries! A young survivor’s seemingly immortal protector, Manji, is helping her destroy the eccentric, bloodthirsty Itto-ryu sword school. While Manji has his hands full with a trio of devious assassins, Rin decides to make her way across Edo in a solo search for the murderous Anotsu Kagehisa!
The 1984 cult classic
Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension ended with a promise: “Buckaroo Banzai will return in
Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League.” But the first film was a box office flop, and despite its cult status, that sequel never materialized. Until now. (Sort of.)
Sadly, Buckaroo and the Hong Kong Cavaliers are not heading back to the big screen any time soon. But their adventures will finally be continued in a new novel written by original screenwriter
Earl Mac Rauch. Get the details below.
For those who may not be familiar,
Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is one of the most delightfully bonkers movies to come out of the entire 1980s, a decade that produced some pretty damn bonkers movies. But this one really earns its reputation: it’s a B-movie mashup about a physicist/neurosurgeon/samurai/test pilot/rock star and his rock band, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, who have to take down a group of aliens from the Planet 10. And if you think th