DEMO VOL 2 (2010)

"On sale February 3 • 1 of 6 • 32 pg, B&W, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS Written by Brian Wood • Art and cover by Becky Cloonan 'A series of compelling but achingly brief short stories that each introduce extraordinary characters.' -THE ONION on DEMO VOL. 1 The pioneering indie masterwork returns! And here's the first of 6 brand-new, single-issue, done-in-one stories from Brian Wood (DMZ, NORTHLANDERS) and Becky Cloonan (AMERICAN VIRGIN, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), each one just as powerful and emotionally charged as the original run. In 'The Waking Life of Angels,' a woman is haunted by a recurring premonition; one of a person plummeting from a great height. Seriously sleep-deprived and with only fragments of images for clues, she abandons her life to travel halfway around the world in hopes of finding this person before her fateful accident occurs."

"Written by BRIAN WOOD Art and cover by BECKY CLOONAN The acclaimed series packed with a self-contained story in each issue continues with a shockingly dark tale titled 'Pangs!' Frank's rail-thin, barely eats, lives alone, pukes at the smell of breakfast, works in an office full of idiots, avoids lunch, hates chicken, hates seafood, hates socializing... He's completely unlike the woman at work he's becoming obsessed with. Despite all that, though, find out just how disturbingly far Frank will go to win her heart."

"Written by BRIAN WOOD Art and cover by BECKY CLOONAN Evoking the very best of the classic Demo stories, 'Volume One Love Story' features Marlo, a happy young woman with an extreme case of OCD who plots her daily travels through Los Angeles with the help of an intricate system of post-it note instructions. But one day her system is hacked and new notes appear, threatening to derail her completely. "

"Written by BRIAN WOOD Art and cover by BECKY CLOONAN In a crappy campground upstate, young Colin is murdered by local youth. Or is he? 'Waterbreather' takes the revenge fantasy and twists it around on itself as Colin grows up with a huge secret and crushing guilt - as well as the very acute sensation that he does not belong on the surface of the Earth..."

"Written by BRIAN WOOD • Art and cover by BECKY CLOONAN Demo's unique ground-level take on superpowers turns its attention to time travel with 'Stranded,' a gut-punching story of guilt, abuse, blame and revenge spanning several decades in the life of a woman granted powers she once loved - but might soon regret."

"$2.99 US MATURE READERS Written by BRIAN WOOD Art and cover by BECKY CLOONAN DEMO volume 2 comes to a conclusion with the heartbreaking Sad and Beautiful World, the story of a marriage that spans a lifetime. Wait until you see what these two unique young lovers had to do to make it last! On sale JULY 7 6 of 6 32 pg, B&W, no interior ads"