The Corsairs of Alcibiades

The scene is early nineteenth century England. in a secret and exclusive university under the auspices of the British Crown. Peter. Lydia. Mike. Curtis. and Maryline. five young people with nothing in common. have been brought together here to take part in the admissions process of this most unusual school. Why were they chosen? And to what end? None of them realize yet that they will soon leave behind their relatively calm lives for untold adventures that lie ahead of them. Created by Denis-Pierre Filippi, Eric Liberge.

The Daughters of Salem. How We Sent Our Children to Their Deaths

Colonial Massachusets, early 1690's. When a young girl in a Puritan town rejects a farmer boy's gift and instead slips out into the forest to dance with a young man from the Abenaki tribe,it sets off a chain of events resulting in one of the worst cases of mass hysteria in U.S. history, as neighbor turns against neighbor and friends accuse friends of the most terrible things. A fictional re-imagining of the Salem Witch Trials, in which gender politics, religion, xenophobia, innocent games of fortunetelling, and one man's sinful indiscretion are all factors that lead to the deadly witch hunt. Created by Thomas Gilbert.

Authorised Happiness

When society pushes the ideals of equality to their breaking point, the result can easily become plain absurd. In order to avoid the chronic budget deficit of the healthcare system, for instance, what better way is there but to become a nanny state? Even if it leads to the Medical Police imposing fines on anyone not watching the weather forecast… Three Kafkaesque stories that paint a frightening picture of an over-regulated world. Script by Jean Van Hamme - Art by Griffo.

Telemachus

Ulysses. mythical hero and king of Ithaca. left years ago to fight in the Trojan War. He never came home. His son. Telemachus. an impatient and immature prince who is as clumsy as he is ambitious. decides to go looking for him. On the way. he meets the hot-headed princess Polycaste. who helps him in his perilous adventure full of vengeful gods and terrifying monsters. Will the winds be favorable to them?

Moebius Library - Inside Moebius

Moebius draws himself encountering his favorite characters--creations like Blueberry, Arzak, and Major Grubert--and also meets a younger version of himself! Working closely with Moebius Production in France, Dark Horse presents Inside Moebius, A six-part study with Inside Moebius Part 1 collecting the first two chapters in this fantastic exploration of a creator meeting his own creations. Dark Horse will release all parts to this exceptional, intimate series in 2018! This is the third volume in the Moebius Library hardcover series and the beginning of Moebius's most intensely personal project.

Conquest

The goal has been achieved: Icelandia, an inhabitable, if inhospitable ice planet, has been reached. On the orders of Admiral Ragnvald Hakarsson, Oberleutnant Kirsten Konig is placed in charge of establishing first contact with the few non-human natives of Icelandia. But since her awakening from cryo-sleep, Konig has suffered incessant headaches, vertigo, and hallucinations that seem connected to the planet.

But as settlement begins, the fragile peace Konig has won is threatened by the mysterious destruction of the second human colony. With no survivors or witnesses to the attack, the situation is about to become a flashpoint, which will burn away everything Konig believed she knew.

The Collected Toppi

Presenting the first in a seven-volume library of works by master illustrator Sergio Toppi. The first volume, The Enchanted World, contains eleven tales of high fantasy in English for the first time, previously collected as Black & Tans, Krull, and A Minor God.