So apparently a VERTIGO RESURRECTED special came out today that collects the previously-uncollected issues of HELLBLAZER I wrote a few years ago, along with some other old issues written by some guy named Garth Ennis. Wonder whatever happened to him? Anyway, my issues are drawn by Sean Murphy, recently of JOE THE BARBARIAN fame, and if you're the kind of reader who fancies a bit of dead dog intercourse in your comics, boy are you in luck.

There's also some stuff about punk rock too, if I remember correctly.

Three new books for me this week. SCALPED #19 is the steamy beginning of a brand new arc. HELLBLAZER #246 is the finale of my two-part punk rock tale. And GHOST RIDER #25 is an all-out action issue, featuring a fight scene unlike any you've ever seen. Look for them all at your local comic book establishment.

This is the first time I've ever had three books out on the same day, so yeah, it's a big one for me. There's SCALPED #18, a special stand-alone issue that focuses on tribal officer Falls Down and features art by Davide Furno. GHOST RIDER #24, which features Johnny Blaze behind bars and is the first issue by new artist Tan Eng Huat. And then there's my first issue of HELLBLAZER, and I'm very proud just to be adding my name to the list of writers who've worked on that series. Look for one or two or all three of these periodicals at your local funny book establishment.

SCALPED #18
Written by Jason Aaron
Art by Davide Furno
Cover by Tim Bradstreet
A stand-alone issue focusing on tribal policeman Franklin Falls Down. After years spent being the one good cop on a dirty rez, Falls Down is considering retirement. But for a man who knows everything there is to know about policing in Indian Country, there's one thing he's never learned how to do, and that's "let go."
On sale June 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

HELLBLAZER #245
Written by Jason Aaron
Art by Sean Murphy
Cover by Lee Bermejo
"Newcastle Calling" Part 1 of 2, written by Jason Aaron (SCALPED, Ghost Rider) with art by Sean Murphy (Batman/Scarecrow: Year One). A group of naïve documentary filmmakers try to find out what happened to Mucous Membrane — an up-and-coming punk outfit (led by John Constantine) that met a mysterious end.
On sale June 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

GHOST RIDER #24
Written by JASON AARON
Art by TAN ENG HUAT
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
What do you get when you take a maximum security prison filled with sinners of every sort and add a bonafide Spirit of Vengeance to the mix? A hot time in the old hoosegow, that’s what you get. In this first part of an all-new arc, Blaze goes behind bars, still hell-bent on vengeance, still looking for answers. But is he prepared to face the mysterious man in cell 17? The one with the sign on his door that says "Do not open under any circumstances"? The one who just got set loose? Uh oh. Bring your riot gear.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

X-FORCE: AIN'T NO DOG
Written by CHARLIE HUSTON & JASON AARON
Penciled by JEFTE PALO & WERTHER DELL’EDERA
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
"Ain’t No Dog": There will be blood. Gallons of it. Because Cyclops needs only one scalpel for a surgical strike mission and Logan’s the ideal man for the job. Tonight, Wolverine flies solo—dressed in black and operating off the grid. And when the night is through, there will be mountains of corpses, and no one to answer to. What could be better? PLUS, this one-shot features a solo Warpath story, as he learns what it really means to go home again.
48 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99