GloomCookie

Volume 1 (1-6; a Ted Naifeh). [From Slave Labor: Gothic fairy tales with beautifully rendered characters and sharp dialogue grace these vignettes of romance, humor, and sorrow. Serena Valentino and Ted Naifeh's tales of "social treachery, unrequited love, bad goth poetry, and monsters under the bed" lure you in with daring imagery, and leave you with unforgettable characters.]

Volume 2 (7-12; a John Gebbia). [From Slave Labor: Collecting issues 7-12 of the popular gothic soap-opera series - follow the conclusion of the triangle of fate between Isabella, Damion, and Lex; discover the secrets behind Chrys and Sebastian; and see triumph turn to humilation in Vermilion the poet’s ultimate plot against Lex. Plus NEW material, including an introduction by Darick Robertson and guest page by Jhonen Vasquez!]

3 Broken Curses (13-17; a Breehn Burns). [From Slave Labor: GloomCookie features an ensemble cast of cursed beauties, living wax statues, bad goth poets, malevolent gargoyles and melancholy werewolves. Lex & Damion have been in love for centuries, but a curse drives them apart. The immortal Damion must watch his mortal love die endlessly, incarnation after incarnation. Driven by fear, the wicked Isabella seems to destroy everything she touches, and looks for redemption in the caged heart of a mysterious creature of the dark. Sebastian thought he'd lost his mind when his abilities began to manifest themselves: wishes coming true, creatures slipping in from other dimensions and a monster that lived under his bed and ate his girlfriends. By learning the secrets of his origin and his ties to the Carnival Macabre, he will soon come to find that with extraordinary gifts come extraordinary sacrifices...]

4 The Carnival Wars (18-23; a Harley Sparx). [From Slave Labor: GloomCookie features an ensemble cast of cursed beauties, living wax statues, bad goth poets, malevolent gargoyles, disturbed werewolves, and a boy struggling to come to terms with his enormous power. The Carnival Macabre goes to war against Marguerite and her evil shape shifting acolytes for their horrific misdeeds against Sebastian and his friends. Beautifully packaged, with special guest pin-ups, and goodies from Serena & Sparx, including script pages from Serena“s favorite issues, and lovely Lex paper dolls, as well as some deleted scenes from issue.]

5 Final Curtain (24-28; a Vincent Batignole). [From Slave Labor: Sebastian is uncertain what in his life is real or created from his own imagination. He fears his imagination has manifested his own version of reality, as he finally comes to terms with his powers and the responsibilities that come along with them in the aftermath of the Carnival Wars.]