NBM NEWS: Spooky & Strange October offerings!

illustration © J.T. Yost 2025 SPOOKY & STRANGE ZOMBILLENIUM vols. 1 & 2 Francis von Bloodt, a family-man vampire, runs Zombillenium, a theme park staffed only by real monsters, where a burned-out Aurelian is unwillingly recruited and guided by trainee witch Gretchen. In this tongue-in-cheek, darkly humorous tale combining volumes 1 and 2, tensions rise as activists and a mysterious visitor threaten the park, forcing Aurelian and Gretchen to help contain the explosive chaos. BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE WHOLE ZOMBILLENIUM SERIES! PHANTOMS OF THE LOUVRE Enki Bilal's 22 Portraits brings to life men, women, and children across 5,000 years whose destinies were shaped by great works of art, from the Mona Lisa to the Victory of Samothrace. Haunting the Louvre's halls, these imagined voices merge fantasy with homage in a masterful exhibition first presented at the museum in 2013. PLUTOCRACY: Chronicles of a Global Monopoly In 2051, the world is ruled by The Company, where wealth equals political power and elections have been replaced by shareholder meetings. An anonymous citizen is unexpectedly encouraged by the ruling elite to investigate the true history of The Company, uncovering hidden interests and frightening truths behind its global control. THE SILENT INVASION vol. 1: Red Shadows The paranoid cult-classic The Silent Invasion returns, beginning with two reprint volumes, a never-before-collected third album, and an all-new fourth book. Set in a nightmarish 1950s of spies, McCarthyites, and flying saucers, it follows reporter Matt Sinkage as he unravels a conspiracy of alien invasion entangled with the highest levels of government. BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE WHOLE SILENT INVASION SERIES! A TREASURY OF VICTORIAN MURDER Compendium I In this first omnibus volume from Geary's increasingly storied Treasuries of Murder: the first trilogy of murders that made up the very first volume of this series, Jack the Ripper as only he can narrate it, The Beast of Chicago about H.H. Holmes, possibly the first serial murderer with chilling methodical means and The Fatal Bullet about the assassination of president James Garfield. CHECK OUT THE WHOLE RICK GEARY TRUE CRIME SERIES! ALGORITHMIC REALITY British businessman Damian Bradfield, co-founder of WeTransfer, and Spanish comics author David Sánchez create an ironic dystopia exploring the addictive pull of social media, the invasion of privacy, and the dangers of data misuse. With sharp humor, they blur the line between online and offline worlds to tell disturbingly familiar tales of our overconnected society. A TREASURY OF VICTORIAN MURDER Compendium II 400 pages of real murder cases from the Victorian era! This second handsomely quarter-bound omnibus volume brings together the famous double axe murder by Lizzie Borden, the drowning of the lovely Mary Rogers, the Benders who summarily offed their inn customers, Madeleine Smith poisoning an inconvenient suitor and the famous assassination of President Lincoln. CHECK OUT THE WHOLE RICK GEARY TRUE CRIME SERIES! LEONARDO 2 Planet Earth's fate in an intergalactic war hinges on a clone of Leonardo da Vinci and the rebirth of his genius, brought to life by Stéphane Levallois, a concept artist for major Hollywood blockbusters. Drawing on Leonardo's works to shape characters, ships, and architecture, Levallois creates a breathtaking space opera in a large-format hardcover that fuses Renaissance art with a futuristic vision. A TREASURY OF XXth CENTURY MURDER Compendium I Explore the most infamous true crime cases of the 20th century, from the murder of architect Stanford White to the New Orleans Axe-Man and the Lindbergh baby abduction, all in a 240-page, quarter-bound omnibus. Each meticulously researched story presents the facts with engaging detail and includes bibliographies for further reading. CHECK OUT THE WHOLE RICK GEARY TRUE CRIME SERIES! STREAK OF CHALK On the occasion of NBM's 40th anniversary, Streak of Chalk returns—a mysterious, magical-realist tale set on a remote Atlantic island where nothing is quite what it seems. Widely regarded as one of Spain's greatest comics masterpieces, it is a pioneering graphic novel rich with layered stories, memories, and enigmas. A TREASURY OF XXth CENTURY MURDER Compendium II Over 300 pages detail infamous 20th-century murders, from Sacco & Vanzetti to the Black Dahlia, silent film director William Desmond Taylor, and a murdered preacher and his lover. Meticulously researched, Geary presents these scandalous, unsolved cases in his inimitable tongue-in-cheek style. CHECK OUT THE WHOLE RICK GEARY TRUE CRIME SERIES! NBM Graphic Novels www.NBMpub.com © 2025 NBM Graphic Novels