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Theology professor Mary Cortez is saved from certain attack at the hands of two drunken frat boys by a homeless man in a fur coat. Evangelical preacher Nathaniel Brymstone snorts a line before an otherworldly meeting with the devil himself. Dwayne Akins sells his soul for a perpetual high. Rock singer Zane Enzo has an important show coming up, but the blood-filled dreams are keeping him distracted and distant. And Lucifer...he just wants to break the world.

Burn-scarred and already something of a legendary small-time criminal, Mike Menger was last seen at the end of David Bain's crime/horror novel Gray Lake, driving headlong out of Green River, Michigan, under cover of night, screaming in rage and despair. Now he's back, though still in hiding, doing dirty deeds his new boss, Phan, needs doing - like tonight's adventure. Seems one of Phan's other lackeys, Kundo, lost Phan's nightclub called The Nice-Nice in a game of chance.

Ten tales of worlds gone wrong: "The Mold of Memory" - Nanotech run amok.

David Bain presents six tales of small town supernatural horror.

In this fourth issue of the series, Paragon questions the nature and limit of his powers. A new threat appears, attacking the Capital City police station. And the mysterious fifth member of the group begins to ask the important questions about his identity.

As a building burns and the team is split, Exile is left alone to face off against the two deadliest professionals in Capital City. Can he hold them off long enough for the cavalry to arrive? Can Red Bear and Paragon save the occupants before the building collapses on top of them? Even when Blackbird steps in to offer a hand, will it be too late?

Fate has brought them together - according to Red Bear - and now, their fifth member has appeared out of nowhere. He has no memory but thinks he knows where to look for answers. But first, reluctant Agent Jack runs into some trouble with a quick grocery store run, one that leaves him with a choice: let nature take its course, or reveal himself and save a life? The Invasion Agents are just getting started in this ongoing monthly title.

Blackbird is on the hunt for the serial killer known only as The Hangman. The Hangman, meanwhile, has found a new target for the night, a homeless man and his young son, taking refuge in an abandoned building in downtown Capital City. But before Blackbird can attack, the mysterious Paragon intervenes.

Whether you're a new writer or a veteran, many of the pitfalls are the same. Lack of motivation, writer's block, outside influences, and lack of belief in yourself can all contribute to relying on the dreaded day job. But if you're looking for a way to break the cycle and be the consistently productive writer you’ve always known you could be, Doing It Write will help.

Sarah is visited by the servant of an ancient dark power. A black wolf with eyes of Satan himself, hell bent on torturing her soul. She is tormented at every turn, even her dreams offer her no sanctuary to escape within. Is there no way out or is her fate, that of death and uncertainty? Her only hope arises when she meets a medium who is well aware of this dark force and the damage it can cause. Will the attempts to purge her soul be successful, or will she have no choice but to take her own life to end her suffering?

Janell making phone calls to demonic lovers in front of her husband is just the beginning. The horrors hit home for two young men telling ghost stories while driving through the thickest fog of the year. An aging hunter summons the spirit of the Bavarian wilderness as his abilities and will begin to fade. A teacher opens his mouth to instruct his students - and finds himself speaking in the voice of his newly deceased mentor. A young woman, pregnant out of wedlock in the late 1950s, is "sent away" only to find her new home harbors strange secrets.

Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting for the faithful when they receive the sign of the cross in an effort to bring others to the church. But when 14-year-old Mary Western received the sign, something happened and she was suddenly seeing a series of grisly murders from the perspective of a violent killer. In desperation, Mary turned to the church, insistent she'd been possessed by a demon. Can a visiting priest at St. Michael's help save Mary's soul? In Angel Hill, nothing is certain.

For nearly three decades, one man has used his twisted sense of justice to rid the world of racism and hatred by very simple means: he finds and kills racists. But on his very first outing, one victim escaped his bullet. Now, 30 years later, that job left unfinished could very well be his undoing.

David Bain releases nine new tales of crime and horror from his haunted gothic settings of Green River and Gray Lake, including an all-new Will Castleton paranormal investigator story! (There's also a bonus short from the "It's Over" post-apocalypse universe created by C. Dennis Moore and Caleb Straus!)

Jack finds himself stuck within a waking nightmare. He’s alone, his powers don’t work, and the exam is just beginning. In part one of a two-part story highlighting the reluctant agent, Jack has to navigate surroundings that just might be alien in more ways than one. He needs to find the kid and get out before it’s too late, but the creatures who’ve taken him are not only immune to his powers, they have some of their own, and Jack is helpless against them. Invasion Agents: Aliens! is issue #8 in an ongoing monthly series.

Horror author C. Dennis Moore brings hell on Earth in this dancing on a razorblade sampler, Maggie Andrews Gets the Facts. Maggie is a magazine writer, specializing in unexplained theological mysteries. Maggie is also about to be out of a job unless she can land a big story. Enter a mysterious rich eccentric who tells Maggie he’s admired her work and wants to share his find with her: he’s got the Devil locked away in an upstairs room in his house.

The Agents are lost and it’s up to Exile, the man with no memory, to find them. What he finds, instead, is an old enemy out for one thing: death.

In the wake of absolute destruction, a new religion has taken hold - the religion of TeeVee. Nathaniel Brymstone is the president of a ruined nation, ruling with an iron grip and a hired gun. But there are forces at work to take down Brymstone and his army, including the masked figure that calls itself Zenith.

Valentine’s Day was never Valentina Crawford’s favorite holiday. With a name like Valentina, the teasing was endless. She could take it if that was the extent of it, but Valentina Crawford has been teased her whole life for a variety of reasons. Then, a pretty box shows up on her porch: chocolates, with a note attached: "Be Mine. - Jack." Could the guy she has a crush on from work secretly be into her too? But she may want to be careful what she wishes for. Someone’s got a crush on her alright, but this Jack won’t just break her heart, he’ll eat it from her gaping chest.

It all comes down to this. The Legacy Wars conclude in this double-sized issue that brings Year One of Invasion Agents to a close. You don’t want to miss this one - especially not after that cliffhanger ending in the last issue! Could you believe that happened? It’s Invasion Agents VS. Invasion Agents in an all-out battle for the right to lay claim to the name.