Comic books in 'Rocco Vargas HC'

1st printing. Story and art by Daniel Torres. Farmers, lock up your daughters! That intergalactic gadabout, the astronautical inamorato, Roco Vargas is coming! Daniel Torres, European comics giant, brings his man of mystery to the States. Now American readers will be able to experience the adventures of Torres' popular casanova crimefighter in this new, hardcover collection which features four of the Roco Vargas stories -- "Triton," "The Mystery of Whisper," "Saxxon," and "The Far Star," plus a short, introductory story and 40 pages of new illustrations and roughs in color. Co-published with Barcelona-based NORMA Editorial. Hardcover, full color. Cover price $29.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Daniel Torres. He's back! Rocco Vargas: writer, bon vivant, man of mystery, and fearless hero of the future! Created by international comics superstar Daniel Torres, Rocco Vargas' adventures blend heady science-fiction and ironic humor with avant-garde graphics and retro-modern design to form a one-of-a-kind treasure of graphic fiction as cool as the ultra-suave Vargas himself! Available for the first time in an English-language edition, The Dark Forest follows Rocco and his gal-pal, the brilliant Doctor Jill Covalsky, as they track a cryptic computer message that could well be the key to unlocking a shocking plan to turn the future evolution of mankind upside-down! Vargas is on the case, and a gang of bizarre adversaries are onto Vargas! Co-published with NORMA Editorial, Spain. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 56 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Daniel Torres. Daniel Torres is back with another exciting Rocco Vargas space mystery! The clever, hunky hero, Rocco Vargas, is a writer, explorer, man of mystery, and fearless hero for the future. Rocco Vargas: A Game of Gods is Dark Horse's latest English-language addition to the thrilling Rocco Vargas library. When a gambling ring unleashes reprogrammed, fighting robots onto a defenseless population, it's up to Rocco Vargas to save humanity?whether he means to or not! Thinking that he's researching an angle for an upcoming novel, Vargas inadvertently digs himself deep into the robotics-gambling community. Add to this the religious fervor of an anti-robotics cult and a missing family robot, and Vargas is once again neck-high in mystery, danger, and unexpected humor. Co-published with NORMA Editorial of Spain. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Daniel Torres. Shape-shifting robots! An interstellar conspiracy! Who can be trusted? Rocco Vargas betrayed! In the world of the future, the solar-system's most renowned science-fiction writer is but the alter-ego of the galaxy's greatest adventurer, the suave swashbuckler Rocco Vargas. Coming to the aid of embattled shape-changing "biomecs," Rocco finds himself at the center of mayhem on Mars, with the fate of the mecs-and his own freedom-hanging in the balance. Created by legendary cartoonist Daniel Torres, Rocco Vargas is stylish, rousing graphic fiction that is sure to be all the rage on the most exclusive space stations and off-world colonies. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.