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 DMZ: In the near future, America's worst nightmare has come true. With military adventurism overseas bogging down the Army and National Guard, the U.S. government mistakenly neglects the very real threat of anti-establishment militias scattered across the 50 states. Like a sleeping giant, Middle America rises up and violently pushes its way to the shining seas, coming to a standstill at the line in the sand — Manhattan or, as the world now knows it, the DMZ. Matty Roth, a naïve young man and aspiring photojournalist, lands a dream gig following a veteran war journalist into the heart of the DMZ. Things soon go terribly wrong, and Matty finds himself lost and alone in a world he's only seen on television. There, he is faced with a choice: try to find a way off the island, or make his career with an assignment most journalists would kill for. But can he survive in a war zone long enough to report the truth?
 The Couriers: Starring characters from Couscous Express, the sleeper hit graphic novel of 2002, THE COURIERS is a fast-paced action-adventure comic set in New York City, featuring Moustafa and Special: mercenary couriers. They do the work the normal couriers are only barely aware of: intelligence, large cash transfers, protection, assassinations, blockade-running... you name it. THE COURIERS is a pure action movie on paper. In The Couriers 01, there was one job they always knew they would refuse, human trafficking, also known as a "biologic." But when the package turns out to be a young deaf/mute girl from Nepal, with a gone-rogue Chinese Red Army Brigade hot on her heels, how can they NOT get involved? In "Dirtbike Manifesto", Moustafa and Special travel to upstate New York, hot on the heels of redneck gunrunners with courier blood on their hands. Can they hack it in the sticks? Coming face to face with their hick doppelgangers, maybe... or maybe not. At the very least Moustafa can get his rocks off with some serious dirtbike action. They come full circle in "The Ballad of Johnny Funwrecker", once again engaging the Chinatown mafia, specifically the bombastic Johnny, mob boss extraordinaire. But Moustafa and Special have history with this guy, going back to 1993 when they were gutter punks looking for a leg up in the criminal underworld. THE COURIERS is in feature film production, via Intrepid Pictures. Hailed internationally as ground-breaking work in the field of sequential art, Channel Zero challenges and tests the limits of the medium. First appearing in serial form in 1997, Channel Zero has retained its energy and relevance in the face of rapidly changing times. |
 Northlanders: Culture war. Technological revolution. Holy war. Fear of the end of the world. Sound familiar? It should. But it's not the 21st century...it's the world of Europe, circa 1000 AD. NORTHLANDERS is a dark crime saga set in the Viking Age, an alternate set of sagas that explores the life and times of history's most infamous warriors. (visit the minisite)
 Demo: The Eisner-nominated and critically acclaimed series of self-contained short stories arrives in a new edition. Twelve stories of conflicted teens grappling with love, loss, and the joy of finding your own way in life make DEMO a graphic novel not to be missed. Nominated for two Eisner Awards.
 Local: "Megan McKeenan, a very young woman, sits at the heart of these 12 interconnected stories that are pulled together in the final two chapters into a well-worked, cohesive novel. Each story is set in a very specific North American place, from Portland, Oregon, to Richmond, Virginia, to Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Austin, Texas. In them, Megan is engaged in the multifaceted journey of finding herself as well as in the physical journey so many stops involve. Through them, Wood explores how she reworks her role from scene to scene and in her developing life again and again: practicing identities, shifting reasoning to protect ego, daring to remember and re-engage the past. Kelly’s black-and-white art bursts with details that make each place as well as more immediate spaces, such as Megan’s car, vibrant and multidimensional. Combining road saga, bildungsroman, and existentialism, Local has something to suit the tastes of readers who already like Capote, or Kerouac, or Albertine Sarrazin, and has the potential for leading others to explore such more traditional, equally nuanced storytellers." --Booklist [One of the] Best Graphic Novels of 2008 - NPR
 The New York Four: "As in Local and DMZ, Wood shows great skill in writing extremely appealing and occasionally infuriating female leads. All four of the college freshmen at the center of this tale are well realized, but it’s shy, sheltered Riley who is the focus of this girlcentric offering. Riley’s life is packed with drama as she meets up with her estranged older sister and struggles to balance school, family, and a mysterious new boyfriend—whom she has never met but texts to the point of obsession. Kelly’s art, filled with expressive, idiosyncratic faces and figures, matches Wood’s indie street cred with gritty depictions of the Lower East Side. He captures actual New York locations with nearly photographic accuracy, matching Wood’s affection for the city, itself made obvious by the passages of hipster, travel-guide stuff packed into the story... this graphic novel will delight readers on the cusp of discovering their own independence. --Booklist
The Tourist: In a remote coastal village in Northern Scotland, the choice between money and happiness has never been clearer or carried such deadly consequences. When Moss arrives, he is accepted as what he appears to be: a somewhat grubby American backpacker on holiday. Gradually the town begins to realize just who it is they're harboring: a Special Forces soldier turned drugs smuggler. If that wasn't bad enough, he has a lot of really rough bastards riding into town after him. The safety of the town and the woman he loves vs. the successful conclusion of a very lucrative drug deal... which will Moss choose?
 Fight For Tomorrow: Kidnapped as a boy, Cedric Zhang - raised to fight in competitions - formed a bond with Christy, a young nurse. When she disappears with no explanation, Cedric immerses himself in the violent NYC underworld in an effort to locate her, finding himself back in the horrible world he spent his life trying to escape.
Pounded: In a city filled with trust-fund babies and armchair revolutionaries, Heavy Parker rules the punk scene as a benevolent dictator. He sings lead in a local hardcore band. He puts out zines, pseudo-revolutionary material, and flypost propaganda about town. Man, it's good to be king. Or at least it is until Missy, Heavy's girlfriend, goes away for college. How can a guy like Heavy be expected to handle a long-distance romance? Short answer: He can’t. Missy is out of sight and Heavy’s mind is already drifting towards his next sexual conquest. A king can’t be expected to live without a queen, can he? Everything is good again, and Heavy is back on top of the heap. Or at least he is until a new Missy returns, reborn as a true NYC punk and pissed as all hell that a certain poser didn’t wait for her to get out of school on break. And she didn't come back alone! Can Heavy survive a true group of hardcores invading his turf or will he just wind up POUNDED?
Generation X / Counter-X: Collecting issues #63-70 of the Warren Ellis and Brian Wood-scripted run of Generation X. Wood went on to write #71-75, which remains out-of-print.
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