Solicitations for June 2025

April 18, 2025

Black Kiss Omnibus HC, Vol. 1

JULY 09 / 400 pages / BW/ M / $39.99

ADVANCE SOLICIT
The infamous, hardboiled-erotica series is collected for the first time in a deluxe hardcover omnibus featuring new material.
It’s been a long, long time…one last time.
Collecting for the first time, every stop along the way on HOWARD CHAYKIN’s transgressively groundbreaking trail, the BLACK KISS OMNIBUS collects the legendary 1988 series, its 2012 sequel BLACK KISS 2, plus the BLACK KISS XXXMAS IN JULY SPECIAL, and, created just for this volume, the all-new 28-page BLACK KISS HALLOWEEN, which will mark CHAYKIN’s final excursion into this world’s hardboiled-erotic noir.
Throw in a look back at the project’s long history of sensationalism and censorship, plus a large assortment of extras from across nearly four decades, and this 400-page collection will be the definitive shelf-filler that once again makes readers ask that vital question…does it have to be so dirty?
Collects BLACK KISS #1-12, BLACK KISS 2 #1-6, and the BLACK KISS XXXMAS IN JULY SPECIAL

Murder Falcon TP

WRITER: Daniel Warren Johnson
ARTIST: Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer
COVER A: Mike Spicer, Daniel Warren Johnson

APRIL 16 / 224 pages / FC/ T / $19.99

The world is under attack by hideous monsters, and Jake’s life is falling apart—until he meets Murder Falcon. He was sent from The Heavy to destroy all evil, but he can’t do it without Jake shredding up a storm. Now, with every chord Jake plays on his guitar, the power of metal fuels Murder Falcon into all-out kung fu fury on those that seek to conquer Earth!From DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON—creator of the Eisner-nominated EXTREMITY—comes MURDER FALCON! GET READY TO SHRED!Collects MURDER FALCON #1-8

STRAY DOGS: DOG DAYS TP

WRITER: Tony Fleecs
ARTIST: Trish Forstner
COVER A: Trish Forstner, Tony Fleecs

JULY 02 / 128 pages / FC/ / $16.99

The follow-up to 2021’s surprise cartoon/horror smash hit, STRAY DOGS! In DOG DAYS, each of the Strays gets their moment to shine with a series of vicious short stories. Questions are answered, mysteries are solved, and old wounds get torn open. This genre-bending thrill ride takes the reader from the first dog the Master captured to the final moments at his house of horrors.

STRAY DOGS: DOG DAYS is a heartbreakingly adorable horror anthology by My Little Pony comic artists TONY FLEECS & TRISH FORSTNER. In this collection…every dog has its day.

"Another suspenseful and gut-wrenching journey into darkness that blends Don Bluth-inspired cuteness with Hitchcock-level terror." —Lotusland Comics

"The bold artwork combines with vivid storytelling, all of which wraps around the reader’s heart and refuses to let go." —Monkeys Fighting Robots

Collects STRAY DOGS: DOG DAYS #1-2, plus the STRAY DOGS FCBD PROLOGUE