SHADE (2011)

"Written by JAMES ROBINSON Art by CULLY HAMNER Cover by TONY HARRIS 1:10 Variant cover by CULLY HAMNER On sale OCTOBER 12 • 1 of 12, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+ Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. See the Previews order form for more information. James Robinson returns to the world of his acclaimed STARMAN series with a new 12-issue series starring the antihero known as The Shade! An attack at the Starman museum kicks off a globe-hopping, centuries spanning quest that will irrevocably change The Shade's life, and ultimately shed light on his true origin! Artist extraordinaire Cully Hamner (RED) kicks off the series, and upcoming issues will feature art by such luminaries as Darwyn Cooke, Javier Pulido, Jill Thompson, Frazer Irving and Gene Ha!"

"Written by JAMES ROBINSON Art by CULLY HAMNER Cover by TONY HARRIS 1:10 Variant cover by CULLY HAMNER After surviving a brutal attack in Opal City, the Shade must leave his beloved home in search of answers. His first stop is Hamburg, Germany, where the violent, invulnerable private investigator Von Hammer has the first piece of the puzzle. But to reach the detective, the Shade must duel with darkness against French shadow villain Bete Noir. The menace and mystery are just beginning in this second part of the Shade's global odyssey!"

"The Shade must take a trip 'Down Under' to find the answers he seeks about his past! In Sydney, he encounters an old ally named Diablo Blacksmith. But deep in the heart of the Outback lies a monstrous foe, one that The Shade must face completely on his own, and one that knows all of The Shade's weaknesses."

"In the tradition of the 'Times Past' issues of STARMAN comes a story of revenge, murder and betrayal set in the 1940s! The Shade is just beginning his long criminal career, but when an industrialist who is helping with the war effort is targeted for assassination, the Shade surprisingly seeks to help save the man! Who is this man, and who is the strange woman on this issue's cover? Find out more about the Shade's true origin in this story illustrated by the amazing team of Darwyn Cooke and J. Bone!"

"The Shade's quest to find out who ordered his assassination takes him to Barcelona, where he stumbles upon a decades-old feud between a teenaged vampire and her archenemy. What does this feud have to do with the Shade's origin? A crucial piece of the puzzle is revealed here!"

"An immortal villain named The Inquisitor enacts his plan to bring hell to Earth, starting in Barcelona. Luckily for the city (and the rest of the world), the Shade happens to be in town Don't miss out on a series that MTV Geek calls 'a perfect comic book'!"

"The Shade, with his new allies La Sangre and Montpelier, must stop The Inquisitor from enacting his doomsday plan to literally bring hell to Earth. Plus: your first glimpse of the men responsible for the creation of The Shade!"

"• A 'TIMES PAST' issue! • The Shade encounters a family member in trouble and an evil cult as he uncovers more about his family than he'd hoped. • Guest art by JILL THOMPSON!"

"• The final chapter of this amazing epic begins here, with fantastic art by FRAZER IRVING (BATMAN AND ROBIN, XOMBI)! • THE SHADE returns to his hometown, London, to get to the bottom of the mystery of who tried to kill him!"

"• The Shade learns the truth behind his family's plot to kill him! • His powers cancelled out, held captive by an ancient cult, the Shade must devise a way to escape and prevent a terrorist attack!"

"• The Celestial Pharaohs, the secret power behind an ancient cult, are rampaging through London! • A weakened Shade must stop them, even if it means exploring dangerous new aspects of the shadow dimension from which he draws his powers!"

"• The final issue of The Shade's year-long odyssey is here! • Learn the truth about one of the most mysterious men in the DC Universe and see once and for all what makes him tick: good or evil?"