ARCHAIA STUDIOS September Previews for November 2011:
(החוברות ברשימה כאן יוצאות במהלך חודש נובמבר)

EVERLAST HC

Written by Chad Michael Murray, art by various.

A pre-apocalyptic tale, Everlast follows Derek Everlast, a man whose destiny in life is guiding others to a place of rebirth for mankind called "Haven". Following an instinct called the Nudge, bestowed upon him by a higher power, Derek is guided to the next chosen human destined to survive, a little girl named Melissa, who he must deliver safely to Haven before the End of Days.

112 pages, $19.95.

JIM HENSON'S THE DARK CRYSTAL: CREATION MYTHS BOOK 1 HC

Written by Brian Holguin, Brian Froud, art by Alex Sheikman, Lizzy John.

First in a three-part prequel series delving into the origins of the world of The Dark Crystal and its unique characters and denizens. Spanning a time period from thousands of years in the past to the start of the original film, this graphic novel epic will tell the definitive origin of The Dark Crystal, told under the supervision of The Jim Henson Company and original conceptual designer, Brian Froud.

96 pages, $19.95.

THE SECRET HISTORY #18

Written by Jean-Pierre P?cau, art by Igor Kordey.

The End of Camelot. California, 1960: The millionaire Howard Hughes convenes a meeting of the Cosa Nostra to offer them a contract on President John F. Kennedy. At the other end of the earth, Curtis is on the trail of John Philby, the murderer of his wife, hunting him in Saudi Arabia, intent on ending him once and for all... but the game changes constantly!

48 pages, $5.95.

THE LAST DAYS OF AN IMMORTAL HC

Written by Fabien Vehlman, art by Gwen De Bonneval.

In the distant future, Elijah is a member of the "Philosophical Police," who must solve conflicts that arise out of ignorance of the Other. Two species are fighting a war with roots in a crime committed centuries ago, and Elijah must solve the crime and bring peace between their species, and confront his own immortality in the process. In a world where science provides access to eternal life and death no longer exists, why do so many want to give up on life? Serious, hard science fiction, translated from the award-winning French graphic novel.

152 pages, $24.95.

SIEGFRIED VOLUME 1 HC

Written and art by Alex Alice.

A three-part story inspired by Wagner's classic opera The Ring of the Nibelung! Siegfried, born of the love between a mortal man and a Valkyrie, is a young orphan being raised by Mime, one of the last of the dwarf-goblin Nibelungs, in a dark forest with only wolves for friends and family. While his foster parent only wants to live in peace and solitude, Siegfried yearns to discover who his real parents were and live amongst his own kind, not knowing that Odin, father of the Norse gods, has a destiny planned for him: to fight the dragon Fafnir, guardian of the Rheingold!

144 pages, $24.95.

SIGH HC

Written and art by Marjane Satrapi.

From the award-winning author of Persepolis! Rose is one of three daughters of a rich merchant who always brings gifts for his girls from the market. One day Rose asks for the seed of a blue bean, but he fails to find one for her. She lets out a sigh in resignation, and her sigh attracts the Sigh, a mysterious being that brings the seed she desired to the merchant. But every debt has to be paid, and every gift has a price, and the Sigh returns a year later to take the merchant's daughter to a secret and distant palace.

56 pages, $9.95.