At Image Comics this week, Bob Fingerman’s Minimum Wage returns to show off Rob’s So Many Bad Decisions, Alex de Campi shows teenagers outside of the Archie-verse No Mercy from predators of an earthly make, and Jupiter’s Circle and Descender continue runs that will be long remembered as legendary genre fiction.  This and more science fiction, fantasy, supernatural, and slice of life, as well as a fight at a hot dog stand, wait for you in Image Comics titles this week.

Artifacts: Lost Tales #1

  • Story By: Ross Hardy
  • Story By: Jonny Hinkle
  • Story By: Andrew Knighton
  • Art By: Brian Rogers
  • Art By: Demetres Panayides
  • Art By: Alvaro Sarreseca
  • Cover By: Brian Rogers
  • Cover By: Demetres Panayides
  • Cover By: Alvaro Sarreseca

Price: $3.99

WITCHBLADE! HEARTSTONE! BLOODSWORD! Three short stories featuring three artifacts by three Talent Hunt-winning creative teams in this special one-shot!

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Descender #3

  • Story By: Jeff Lemire
  • Art By: Dustin Nguyen
  • Cover By: Dustin Nguyen

Price: $2.99

After the shocking conclusion of issue 2, Quon and Telsa arrive at the Colony, but they may be too late to save TIM-21’s memory. Meanwhile Driller continues his rampage and TIM’S AI has a strange encounter.

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EGOs #8

  • Story By: Stuart Moore
  • Art By: Gus Storms
  • Cover By: Gus Storms

Price: $2.99

As “CRUNCHED” barrels toward next issue’s shocking conclusion, the EGOs’ investigation leads them to the Quantum Trust—mysterious, all-powerful bankers to the galaxy. “EGOs sets up house at the junction of superhero stories and big-ideas sci-fi—then trashes the junction and builds its own huge, insane theme park.” -Mike Carey

Elephantmen #64

  • Story By: Richard Starkings
  • Art By: Carlos Pedro
  • Cover By: Pia Guerra

Price: $3.99

“HOW DID IT GET SO LATE SO SOON?” Hip Flask and Miki spend a night in.

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God Hates Astronauts #8

  • Story By: Ryan Browne
  • Art By: Gene Ha
  • Cover By: Gene Ha

Cover Price: $3.50

Digital Price: $2.99

Flagrant misuse of the time-traveling “Cosmo-Chair” leads to some extremely stupid dumbness of the stupidest order.

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Jupiter’s Circle #2

  • Story By: Mark Millar
  • Art By: Wilfredo Torres
  • Cover By: Frank Quitely

Cover Price: $3.50

Digital Price: $2.99

It’s 1958 America, and Dr. Richard Conrad is a superhero and celebrated surgeon…with another identity that he struggles to keep hidden from his trusted teammates. When the director of the FBI threatens to reveal his secret, Richard is forced to make an impossible decision, all while his team battles to keep the world safe.

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Minimum Wage: So Many Bad Decisions #1

  • Story By: Bob Fingerman
  • Art By: Bob Fingerman
  • Cover By: Bob Fingerman

Price: $3.99

The first chapter of the new sixissue arc of BOB FINGERMAN’s so-real-it-hurts series. What do sex dungeons, sleepy-time heart-to-hearts with mutant horseshoe crabs, and feelings of frustration have in common? Rob’s first postdivorce birthday, of course. Season with a soupçon of Dream Sylvia and Real Sheila and bon appétit!

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Nailbiter #12

  • Story By: Joshua Williamson
  • Art By: Mike Henderson
  • Cover By: Mike Henderson

Price: $2.99

The dreaded media has arrived!

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No Mercy #2

  • Story By: Alex de Campi
  • Art By: Carla Speed McNeil
  • Cover By: Carla Speed McNeil

Price: $2.99

Chad and Charlene make a second startling discovery. But with nightfall, death comes for them all again…this time, on four feet.

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Roche Limit: Clandestiny #1

  • Story By: Michael Moreci
  • Art By: Kyle Charles
  • Art By: Vic Malhotra
  • Cover By: Kyle Charles
  • Variant Cover By: Vic Malhotra

Cover Price: $3.50

Digital Price: $2.99

THE BREAKOUT HIT OF 2014 RETURNS WITH VOLUME TWO OF THE GROUNDBREAKING SCI-FI TRILOGY! It’s 75 years after the events that left the Roche Limit colony in flames. When a crew of military and science personnel are sent to the forgotten and desolate planet on a mysterious expedition, they quickly learn its dark secrets—and that their mission is not what they thought it to be. With danger lurking all around, the crew members fight to find a way off the planet and resist the mysterious presence that haunts them all.

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Rocket Girl #6

  • Story By: Brandon Montclare
  • Art By: Amy Reeder
  • Cover By: Amy Reeder

Price: $3.99

ROCKET GIRL RETURNS! DaYoung Johansson was prepared to live a normal life— as normal as 1986 New York City could ever be for a teenage cop from a high tech alternate reality 2014. But time travelling isn’t so simple: changes made in both the future and past are now at war, and the present is stuck in the middle.

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Savage Dragon #203

  • Story By: Erik Larsen
  • Art By: Erik Larsen
  • Cover By: Erik Larsen

Price: $3.99

Malcolm Dragon faces the explosive power of Neutron Bob! And the Deadly Duo are sure to make matters worse! It’s all-out action and hilarious hijinks as Malcolm faces one of his father’s most fearsome foes!

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Tech Jacket #11

  • Story By: Joe Keatinge
  • Art By: Khary Randolph
  • Art By: Emilio Lopez
  • Cover By: Khary Randolph
  • Cover By: Emilio Lopez

Price: $2.99

With the existence of the entire galaxy at stake, what’s the cost of a few loved ones’ lives? Is Tech Jacket’s life about to get seriously jacked up?

Thief of Thieves #28

  • Story By: Andy Diggle
  • Art By: Shawn Martinbrough
  • Art By: Adriano Lucas
  • Cover By: Shawn Martinbrough
  • Cover By: Adriano Lucas

Price: $2.99

What has Cohen been up to since being dismissed from the FBI? Harboring a few grudges with a certain thief…

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Velvet #11

  • Story By: Ed Brubaker
  • Art By: Steve Epting
  • Art By: Elizabeth Breitweiser

Cover Price: $3.50

Digital Price: $2.99

RELEASED THE SAME DAY AS THE SECOND TRADE! Velvet’s hunt has led her into a dark web of lies and murder, and as the secrets come to light, they all point to one place—Washington DC, to the very halls of world power. Can Velvet find “The Man Who Stole The World” or will she die trying?

The Wicked + The Divine #10

  • Story By: Kieron Gillen
  • Art By: Jamie McKelvie
  • Art By: Matt Wilson
  • Cover By: Jamie McKelvie
  • Cover By: Matt Wilson

Cover Price: $3.50

Digital Price: $2.99

Ragnarock is finally here. The show to end all shows promises to be a lovely experience for all the gods…wait. Oh noes! Jamie and Matt have drawn Baphomet drenched in blood on the cover. What a hilarious internal communication error. I’m sure it’s a mistake and nothing to do with the story whatsoever.

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Zero #16

  • Story By: Ales Kot
  • Art By: Stathis Tsemberlidis
  • Art By: Jordie Bellaire
  • Cover By: Stathis Tsemberlidis
  • Cover By: Tom Muller

Price: $2.99

Edward Zero faces his victims.

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