4001 A.D.: WAR MOTHER #1
Publisher: VALIANT COMICS
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Art by TOMAS GIORELLO
Cover A by DAVID MACK
Cover B by JELENA KEVIC DJURDJEVIC
Cover C by CARY NORD
Character Design Variant by ANDRES GUINALDO
Interlocking Mega-Cover Variant by RYAN LEE
$3.99 • 32 pgs. • T+ • ONE-SHOT
At long last, Valiant is proud to present your first look inside 4001 A.D.: WAR MOTHER #1 – an all-new, self-contained one-shot exploding out of the pages of the summer's most ambitious crossover event and launching a major new character into the future of the Valiant Universe! First announced as a top-secret first appearance spinning out of Valiant's acclaimed 4001 A.D. event, War Mother steps out of a highly speculated-upon cameo in last summer’s best-selling BOOK OF DEATH … and into her armor-piercing full-length debut right here when New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente (IVAR, TIMEWALKER) and spectacular rising star Tomás Giorello (Conan) introduce the 41st century's most formidable fighter!
Now, after months of speculation, Valiant can now showcase the devastating world of 41st century Earth that War Mother inhabits … and reveal that artist Tomás Giorello is the latest high-caliber talent to join Valiant's star-studded roster of exclusive creators.
After making his Valiant debut as the lead cover artist for BLOODSHOT REBORN's current "BLOODSHOT ISLAND" storyline, Giorello's first full-length interior work for the award-winning publisher finally arrives in 4001 A.D.: WAR MOTHER #1 - a much anticipated debut that will force War Mother out of the tribe she was born to protect … and onto the front lines of the Valiant Universe alongside Earth's most powerful heroes of this millennia or the next!
In the 41st century, much of the planet has been reduced to a barren wasteland. New Japan orbits the Earth as a floating oasis that towers over the ashes of the old world. The survivors of this desolate new age, robbed of the planet’s once-lush natural resources, must endure great hardships to survive. Amidst the devastation, one outpost of scientific knowledge has thrived by adhering to a strict code of isolation. But even the denizens of this walled city must venture out into the wasteland to gather supplies from the remnants of what was. This task is designated to one and one alone: War Mother.
But all is not peaceful, even in New Japan. When the space-faring empire begins jettisoning city-sized sectors to Earth during the onset of a civil war, War Mother is called upon with a new mission: mega-salvage! Armed with a newly born sentient sniper rifle, War Mother is a one-woman army bent on sacking the crash-landed sector’s technology-laden debris for anything of value to her tribe. But, as calm turns to chaos, Sector 8146 will reveal a telling secret about Earth’s true order that will collide War Mother against her community, her code, and her calling … and bring destruction down upon one of humanity’s last surviving outposts of order.
Giorello's previous credits include multiple Conan and Star Wars series for Dark Horse, as well as Batman & Robin, Green Lantern: New Guardians, and Superman/Batman for DC Entertainment. As the latest artist to join Valiant's stable of exclusive talents, Giorello is the next addition to an acclaimed line-up of Valiant-exclusive creators that also includes Raul Allen (WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR), David Baron (BLOODSHOT REBORN), Diego Bernard (NINJAK), Doug Braithwaite (BLOODSHOT U.S.A.), CAFU (RAI), Khari Evans (HARBINGER), Robert Gill (BOOK OF DEATH), Trevor Hairsine (DIVINITY II), Clayton Henry (SAVAGE), David Lafuente (A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG), Lewis LaRosa (SAVAGE), Pere Perez (FAITH), Brian Reber (4001 A.D.: WAR MOTHER), Juan Jose Ryp (BRITANNIA), and Mico Suayan (BLOODSHOT REBORN).
I've been enjoying the 4001 material more than I thought I would -- usually potential futures don't feel like they "matter," and Rai hasn't been all that interesting in the past. But this is a huge, sprawling story involving lots of moving parts and characters, and the quality has been really high. Plus, I suspect it will have a big impact on the post-X-O Manowar Valiant Universe, so maybe it will "matter."
THE ADVENTURES OF AUGUSTA WIND, VOL. 2: THE LAST STORY #1
Publisher: IDW PUBLISHING
Writer: J.M. DEMATTEIS
Art/Covers: VASSILIS GOGTZILAS
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Beginning the five-issue conclusion of this epic, all-ages fantasy! With a malevolent entity about to un-tell every story ever told, erase every character ever imagined (including you!), it’s up to Augusta Wind, Mr. Snabbit, the Omniphant and Upton Snuff to stop the Story Killer and save the Storiverse. But weird worlds, bizarre creatures and terrible dangers await them -- and victory is not assured!
• From the imagination of Eisner Award-winner J.M. DeMatteis -- creator of the celebrated all-ages fantasies Abadazad, The Stardust Kid and Imaginalis.
• With mind-blowing art from Vassilis Gogtzilas, critically-acclaimed, visionary artist of The Bigger Bang.
• For fans of Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, A Wrinkle in Time and The Chronicles of Narnia.
• Part of IDW’s five-week Creator Visions event! Five creator-driven books, launched in five straight weeks!
Not my cup of tea, but it's written by J.M. DeMatteis, so you know at least it will be professional (And DeMatteis wrote Abadazad, which I didn't think would be my cup of tea, but turned out to be pretty cool.)
ALAN MOORE HYPOTHETICAL LIZARD COMPLETE BOX SET
Publisher: AVATAR PRESS
Mature/$69.99
Twelve years ago we released the illustrated version of the Alan Moore masterpiece Hypothetical Lizard. Now you can get every original, first-printing, cover in this special box set! It includes: Preview issue Regular, Wraparound and Convention cover and #1-4 with Regular, Wraparound, Tarot and Platinum Foil covers.
Alan Moore alert! A LOT of Alan Moore alert!
ANIMOSITY #1
Writer: MARGUERITE BENNETT
Art/Cover: RAFAEL DE LATORRE
$3.99
One day, the Animals woke up.
They started thinking. They started talking.
They started taking revenge.
Now, a dog and his girl are trying to get away--out of New York City, and all the way to San Francisco, to the only person who might be able to protect and save her.
From the writer of INSEXTS A-FORCE, and BOMBSHELLS and the artist of SUPERZERO, comes a new kind of road trip, a new kind of black comedy, and a new kind of coming-of-age.
If animals really did gain that level of intelligence, you can be sure that they'd hate our guts. I'm not sure how many dogs would still be "man's best friend."
CITIZEN JACK (TPB)
Publisher: IMAGE COMICS
Writer: SAM HUMPHRIES
Art/Cover: TOMMY PATTERSON
$14.99
From the creative team of writer Sam Humphries (Star Lord, Weirdworld) and artist Tommy Patterson (Game of Thrones, Farscape) comes the Faustian farce CITIZEN JACK, collecting the first six issues into trade paperback this August.
Every presidential candidate has a skeleton in their closet, but Jack Northworthy worships the devil! A scandal-plagued, small town politician, Jack should in no way be president. But he's got a secret weapon: Marlinspike, a malevolent demon of high ambitions. Together, they're running for president in an outrageous campaign that America will never forget!
Collects CITIZEN JACK #1-6.
PRAISE FOR CITIZEN JACK:
“Citizen Jack is smart, scary and funny as hell!” -- Bloody Disgusting
“A snarling beast of story -- it looks fantastic, it reads magnificently -- it’s entertainment at its finest.”—Comicosity
“Citizen Jack puts the ‘dark’ in dark-horse presidential candidates.” -- Washington Post
“A biting critique of the American political system.” -- The Nation
“Citizen Jack looks like it’s just what I need to get through the 2016 election.” -- Graphic Policy
“The best new comic...a compelling mix of supernatural mystery and sharp satire.” -- iO9
“This horrifically hilarious tale couldn’t have come along at a better time.” -- Big Comic Page
“With a wicked sense of humor ... Citizen Jack officially has our vote.” -- IGN
I haven't been reading this as it came out, but this press release may convince me to read the TPB.
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA VOL. 3 #1Publisher: DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENTWriter: CULLEN BUNN
Art: ALEX SANCHEZ
Cover A: ALEX SANCHEZ
Cover B: BUTCH GUICE
Cover C: JUAN DOE
Cover D SUBSCRIPTION: MICHAEL ADAMS "ACTION FIGURE"
32 pages • Teen+ • $3.99
The Galactica's search for sanctuary takes them beyond the limits of known reality and into a cosmic mystery where the hunters become the hunted, ruin and despair dot the skies, and Adama goes where friend and family can't follow. Cullen Bunn (Sinestro Corps, The Sixth Gun, Deadpool & The Mercs for Money) and Alex Sanchez (Mad Max: Ride, 30 Days Of Night: Spreading the Disease, Katana) invite you on a journey unlike any in the annals of Battlestar Galactica!
You know, the original Galactica was pretty cheesy, wasn't it? It's still kinda fun, though.
BLACK GAS COMPLETE BOX SET
AVATAR PRESS INC
$139.99
Warren Ellis' six-issue zombie epic is now available in this special box set with every cover from every issue! It includes Series 1 #1 Regular, Wraparound, Gore, Terror and Auxiliary covers as well as the Blood Red and Platinum Foil. #2 and #3 Regular, Wraparound, Gore, Terror and Auxiliary covers as well as the Platinum Foil. Series 2 #1 Regular, Wraparound, Gore, Terror and Auxiliary covers as well as the Blood Red and Platinum Foil. #2 and #3 Regular, Wraparound, Gore, Terror and Auxiliary covers as well as the Platinum Foil.
I guess what's fair for Alan Moore is fair for Warren Ellis. Has anyone read this series?
BLOOD AND DUST #1
Publisher: ACTION LAB
Writers: MICHAEL R. MARTIN, ADAM ORNDORF
Art: ROY ALLEN MARTINEZ
Cover: BRETT WELDELE
Variant: ROY ALLAN MARTINEZ
$3.99
Remember when vampires were something you were scared of and didn’t fall in love with?
Michael R. Martin & Adam Orndorf, Co-Creators and Writers of Blood & Dust: The Life & Undeath of Judd Glenny do, and had one focus when writing this story: Create a world with vampires like no one had ever seen, and make them terrifying again.
With the illustrations of Roy Allan Martinez, colors of Raymund Lee, letters by Kel Nuttall and main covers by Brett Weldele, they brought together the perfect team to bring this terrifying family to life.
For 40 years Judd Glenny has hidden in the swamps of Boggy Depot, Oklahoma, a town too terrified to ever bother him or his family. Keeping his granddaughter Ruth chained up in the attic, too insane to care for her kids, Zeke, 10; Saul, 8; and Baby Hazel, 6, Judd is waiting out eternity in his own self-imposed Hell, babysitting the never-growing, never-maturing, and never-aging mistakes he made those 40 years ago.
But then comes a knock on the door …
Early reviews have been great!
“It’s about damn time someone came along and brought the gore back. Brought the violence back. Even better, they created a new lore that is different from anything I’ve ever read or seen on screen. And the best part so far … is that I still have no idea what is really going on.” -- Derek Williams, Talking Comicon
I'm all for vampires that are terrifying, and don't sparkle.
CINEMA PURGATORIO #4
Publisher: AVATAR PRESS INC
Writers: ALAN MOORE, GARTH ENNIS, MAX BROOKS, KIERON GILLEN, CHRISTOS N. GAGE
Art: RAULO CACERES, MICHAEL DIPASCALE, IGNACIO CALERO, GABRIEL ANDRADE, RAULO CACERES
Art/Cover: KEVIN O'NEIL
Mature • $5.99
Sitting in the theater of Alan Moore's imagination you begin to notice some rather disturbing things. The floors are wet and the seats are tacky and have a noticeable smell of rot. A female usher walks down the aisle dragging a limp leg and shining a muted yellow beam filled with dust and debris into your eyes as she passes. You catch glimpses of seedy characters and acts happening around you. But the lights have gone down and the show is beginning. Enjoy a front row seat to the biggest names in comics delivering their finest works, all in luscious black& white. This issue continues Cinema Purgatorio by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, A More Perfect Union by Max Brooks and Michael DiPascale, Code Pru by Garth Ennis and Raulo Caceres, Modded by Kieron Gillen and Ignacio Calero, and
The Vast by Christos Gage and Gabriel Andrade. Each story has its own cover by the series artist and there is also an Ancient Tome Premium edition limited to 1.000 copies.
Another Alan Moore alert! Plus:
CINEMA PURGATORIO DLX HC #1
Publisher: AVATAR PRESS INC
Writers: ALAN MOORE, GARTH ENNIS, MAX BROOKS, KIERON GILLEN, CHRISTOS N. GAGE
Art: KEVIN O'NEIL, RAULO CACERES, MICHAEL DIPASCALE, IGNACIO CALERO, GABRIEL ANDRADE
Cover: KEVIN O'NEILL
Mature • $24.99
Very few copies remain of the red-hot Deluxe Hardcover of #1, available in Previews for the first time! Don't miss out on this exclusive Kevin O'Neill cover! Copies have been selling for upwards of $100 on eBay, so the few we offer here will vanish quickly! This edition is not going to be reprinted or kept in print and this amazing hardcover edition features 16 pages that were not included in the standard edition! (Please note: there is no printed cover price on this item) (Allocations May Occur.)
CINEMA PURGATORIO LOBBY CARD SET
Publisher: AVATAR PRESS INC
Art: MITCH JENKINS, Photo
Mature • $39.99
This amazing set of eight giant 11" x 17" Lobby Cards feature scenes from the Alan Moore Cinema Purgatorio movie shoot and were all shot by renowned photographer Mitch Jenkins! Less than 200 sets are available!
CBLDF PRESENTS: LIBERTY (TPB)
Publisher: IMAGE COMICS
Writers: ROBERT KIRKMAN, NEIL GAIMAN, GARTH ENNIS & OTHERS
Art: CHARLIE ADLARD, JIM LEE, MIKE MIGNOLA & OTHERS
Cover:BEN TEMPLESMITH
216 PAGES / FC / M / $19.99
Celebrate creative freedom with the industry's top talents in this paperback edition collecting LIBERTY ANNU-AL 2008-2012 this August.
LIBERTY TPB’s 216 pages include rare work, such as a THE WALKING DEAD tale by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard, 100 Words by Neil Gaiman and Jim Lee, and CRIMINAL by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, plus stories and never-before-seen content from dozens more! All proceeds benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund's work protecting the freedom to read!
What would you do without your freedom?!?? /Braveheart voice
CIVIL WAR TIE-INS (MARVEL COMICS)
Five Civil War II books this week, complete with previews!
CIVIL WAR II: KINGPIN #2 (of 4)
Writer: MATTHEW ROSENBERG
Art: RICARDO LÓPEZ ORTIZ
Cover: AARON KUDER
Variant cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
32 PGS. • Rated T+ • $3.99
• Despite the heroes’ new future-seeing ally, the crime business is treating Wilson Fisk VERY well. So well, in fact, that his jealous competitors are MURDERING the Kingpin’s men.
• And to make matters worse, the linchpin of Fisk’s operation -- an inhuman with the uncanny ability to stay incognito -- is getting ill.
• Can the Kingpin find a way to keep his business afloat or is his time on top finally finished?
DEADPOOL #16
Writer: GERRY DUGGAN
Art: MIKE HAWTHORNE (A)
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
Death of X Variant: TBA
Secret Comic Variant: SCOTT KOBLISH
• The Mercs for Money hate Deadpool and want out!
• Wait ... isn’t there a new Mercs for Money series launching?
• How is that going to work?
• PLUS: We finally find out how Deadpool became so popular!
32 PGS. • Parental Advisory • $3.99
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #12
Writer: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art/Cover: MIKE DEODATO
Marvel Tsum Tsum Takeover Variant: BRANDON PETERSON
32 PGS. • Rated T+ • $3.99
A heartbreaking chapter in the history of Iron Man as the events of CIVIL WAR II come crashing down around him. Plus, what exactly is Doctor Doom up to in the time of all-out CIVIL WAR?
SQUADRON SUPREME #10
Writer: JAMES ROBINSON
Art: LEONARD KIRK
Cover by ALEX GARNER
32 PGS. • Rated T+ • $3.99
THE START OF A NEW EXPLOSIVE ARC – “FINDING NAMOR” STARTS HERE!
• The Squadron encounter the drama of Civil War II from a unique perspective – where every move they make has been pre-empted by Ulysses ... and where Hyperion must fight the Blue Marvel.
• Leading on from the Squadron learns that Warrior Woman bent on conquest and driven by her own Civil War II prediction, has but one goal – the resurrection of Namor, the Sub-Mariner.
• Will the Squadron help her or stop her, and at what cost to their membership? And how will Ulysses’ visions and the events of Civil War II further affect the team?
Boy, Namor's "death" didn't last long, did it?
UNCANNY INHUMANS #12
Writer: CHARLES SOULE
Art: CARLOS PACHECO
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
Death of X Variant: TBA
32 PGS. • Rated T+ • $3.99
With the Inhumans taking on the Invincible Iron Man, Maximus the Mad enters into the fray to make matters worse!
COUSIN JOSEPH (HC)
Publisher: LIVERIGHT
Writer/Art: JULES FEIFFER
$25.95
Meet Big Sam Hannigan. Tough, righteous, a man on a mission. Only problem is, it's the wrong mission. Big Sam sees himself as a righteous, truth-seeking patriot, defending the American way, as his Irish immigrant father would have wanted, against a rising tide of left-wing unionism, strikes, and disruption that plague his home town. At the same time he makes monthly, secret overnight trips on behalf of Cousin Joseph, a mysterious man on the phone he has never laid eyes on, to pay off Hollywood producers to ensure that they will film only upbeat films that idealize a mythic America: no warts, no injustice uncorrected, only happy endings. But Sam, himself, is not in for a happy ending, as step by step the secret of his unseen mentor's duplicity is revealed to him. Fast-moving action, violence, and murder in the noir style of pulps and forties films are melded in the satiric, sociopolitical Feifferian style to dig up the buried fearmongering of the past and expose how closely it matches the headlines, happenings, and violence of today.
If it's by Jules Feiffer, it's probably pretty good.
THE DARK HORSE COMICS/DC: SUPERMAN (TPB)
Publisher: DARK HORSE
Writers: CHUCK DIXON, DAN JURGENS
Penciller: JON BOGDANOVE, MIKE ALLRED
Artist: KEVIN NOWLAN, CARLOS MEGLIA
Colorist: DAVE STEWART, GREG WRIGHT, LAURA ALLRED
Cover Artist: KEVIN NOWLAN, JON BOGDANOVE
FC • 416 pages • TPB • 7'' x 10'' • $24.99 • Age range: 12
Superman vs. Aliens!
In the first ever collection of the DC/Dark Horse Superman crossover stories, the Man of Steel faces the universe’s deadliest foe, but is he truly strong enough to defeat the xenomorph? Follow the Last Son of Krypton through the world of Madman and explore the jungles of East Africa with him alongside Tarzan, son of the jungle. Collects Superman vs. Aliens Volume 1, Superman vs. Aliens Volume 2: God War, Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle and The Superman/Madman Hullabaloo.
• Over 400 pages of material contains four full Superman arcs from Dan Jurgens, Chuck Dixon and Mike Allred, original covers and pinup and sketchbook art from the original creative teams.
• In this 30th-anniversary year of Aliens, fans can rediscover the Man of Steel combating the xenomorph -- for the first time since 2002.
As you can see from the preview, some of these stories are terrific, and some aren't.
DEUS EX VOL 1: CHILDREN'S CRUSADE (TPB)
Publisher: TITAN COMICS
Writer: ALEX IRVINE
Artist: JOHN AGGS
FC • 128pp • $14.99/£10.99
With society still reeling from the Aug Incident -- the Illuminati-orchestrated event which caused augmented individuals to mindlessly attack their "natural" counterparts -- anti-Aug sentiment is at an all-time global high. Task Force 29, an Interpol-funded coalition, created to quash the rising tide of terrorist activity, stands as the world's main defence against total anarchy. In the city of Prague, where tension is especially high, the team's latest recruit, Adam Jensen, readies for his first mission with the unit. But being augmented himself, how will the former SWAT agent handle himself when faced with the grim reality of the mechanical apartheid?
Collects Deus Ex: Children's Crusade #1-5.
I assume this is based on a videogame?
DISHONORED #1 (OF 4)
Publisher: TITAN BOOKS
Writers: GORDON RENNIE
Artists: ANDREA OLIMPIERI
FC - $3.99 - 32pp
Cover A: FABIO LISTRANI
Cover B: ANDREA OLIMPIERI
Cover C: Game Cover
Cover D: CHARLES BAE
Forbidden Planet / Jetpack Comics Variant: SERGEY KOLESOV
Titan Books and Bethesda Softworks are delighted to announce a multi-platform publishing partnership for Dishonored 2, the next chapter in the award-winning Dishonored saga by Arkane Studios. This exciting multi-platform publishing programme from Titan Books and the Titan Comics divisions includes three original novels, an all-new new four-part comic miniseries, and a graphic novel collection that will bridge the story of events between Dishonored, the first-person action blockbuster and winner of more than 100 "Game of the Year" awards, including the BAFTA for ‘Best Game of 2012’, and the upcoming highly-anticipated new installment to the series, Dishonored 2.
Dishonored Comic Collection from Titan Comics:
The first official Dishonored tie-in comic in the series from Titan Comics will release in August 2016. Three additional installments in the comic series will follow, releasing in September and October. The series will be collected together for a graphic novel, which will be available in November 2016.
The city of Dunwall; whaling capital of Gristol and industrial hub of the Empire of the Isles.
Twelve years have passed since Corvo Attano scuppered the Lord Regent’s duplicitous plot against the crown and cleared his name of the Empress Jessamine’s murder.
Now a little older and perhaps a little wiser, Corvo sets his sights on the future and securing an apprentice to continue his legacy. But when confronted by an impossible face from his past, the supernaturally-gifted assassin finds himself drawn once again into an otherworldly conspiracy, one that threatens to shake the very foundations of his ancient city.
Series writer Gordon Rennie is a stalwart of the UK comic scene whose writing credits include the original series, White Trash, as well as his work for cult magazine, 2000 AD, on iconic characters and properties, including Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper. Rennie is joined by artists Andrea Olimpieri (pencils/inks) and Marcelo Maiolo (colourist) whose art credits include Batman Beyond for DC Comics and Old Man Logan for Marvel Comics.
Dishonored - The Corroded Man from Titan Books:
Titan Books will publish Dishonored - The Corroded Man in September 2016, the first in a series of three books by Adam Christopher. The first book will be followed by two forthcoming novels, scheduled to be released in 2017, that will continue the adventures of the game’s protagonists - Corvo Attano and Emily Kaldwin.
Dishonored - The Corroded Man takes place following the events of Dishonored, Arkane’s blockbuster action-adventure game, which released in 2012 to huge critical and commercial success, and bridges the story through to the highly-anticipated Dishonored 2.
Adam Christopher is a novelist, comic writer, and award-winning editor. The author of The Burning Dark and the LA Trilogy and co-writer of The Shield for Dark Circle Comics, he has also written original tie-in fiction for the Elementary television series, including Elementary - The Ghost Line, a current Scribe 2016 award nominee.
Fans of the acclaimed Dishonored game franchise will be delighted to be able to immerse themselves further than ever before into the game’s world with Titan Books and Titan Comics providing the perfect companion material to the exciting next instalment of the game.
Dishonored 2 is slated to release worldwide on Friday, November 11, 2016 for the Xbox One, PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment system and PC. Play your way as a supernatural assassin in a world where mysticism and industry collide. Will you choose to play as Empress Emily Kaldwin or the royal protector, Corvo Attano? Will you make your way through the game unseen, make full use of its brutal combat system, or use a blend of both? How will you combine your character’s unique set of powers, weapons and gadgets to eliminate your enemies? The story responds to your choices, leading to intriguing outcomes, as you play through each of the game’s hand-crafted missions.
Here's another videogame turned comic book.
EC: THE LIVING MUMMY AND OTHER STORIES BY JACK DAVIS
Publisher: FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Writers: AL FELDSTEIN, WILLIAM M GAINES
Art/Cover: JACK DAVIS
$29.99
These classic tales from the pages of Vault of Horror, Haunt of Fear, Crime SuspenStories, and Shock SuspenStories offer everything a horror fan could ask for: re-animated cadavers, a body-hoarding ghoul, a vampire who moonlights at a blood bank and other assorted grotesqueries. All leavened with the cackling humor of Al Feldstein and illustrated as only Jack Davis can. More than 30 stories, plus extensive story notes and bonus features.
An especially poignant release, given the events of this week.
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS' TARZAN: THE COMPLETE JOE KUBERT YEARS (TPB)
Publisher: DARK HORSE
Writer/Art/Cover: JOE KUBERT
Colorist: TATJANA WOOD
FC, 616 pages • TPB • 7'' x 10'' • $29.99 •Age range: 12
Tarzan tales from a storytelling master!
This huge archival collection -- featuring several Tarzan essays and original page layouts by Joe Kubert, along with collaborations with Russ Heath and Frank Thorne -- is a must-have for fans of timeless adventure tales and Kubert’s undeniable intensity and skill. Reprinting issues #207-235 of Kubert’s 1970s Tarzan run -- every issue that he wrote and drew!
Both Joe Kubert and John Buscema couldn't wait to draw Tarzan, and one would have to assume that it was from a childhood reading the "Tarzan" comic strip by Burne Hogarth (whose work obviously influenced both men). It was a different world then, where comic strips were not only where the best artists worked, but were the top tier of commercial art.
EVIL ERNIE: GODEATER #1 (OF 5)
Publisher: DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Writer: JUSTIN JORDAN, KEITH DAVIDSEN
Art: COLTON WORLEY, CEZAR RAZEK
Cover A: LUCIO PARRILLO
Cover B: BEN TEMPLESMITH
Cover C Subscription: MICHAEL ADAMS "ACTION FIGURE VARIANT"
32 pages • Teen+ • $4.99
Something bad is coming. Something that could kill Heaven and Hell and the Earth itself: The Godeater. And the only thing standing its way is... Evil Ernie? We're probably all screwed. Dynamite Entertainment proudly welcomes Justin Jordan, the Harvey Award-winning writer of such horror hits as The Strange Talent of Luther Strode and Shadowman, as he debuts the all-new "Godeater" storyline, an event so epic in scope, it promises to shake the very foundations of the Chaos! universe!
EVIL ERNIE #1 comes jam-packed with additional content! As if one potential doomsday wasn't enough, Dynamite delves into the Chaos mythology in "Last Ditch Bitch," a serialized back-up feature that introduces Liv Halvorsen, lead singer of a Scandinavian Death Metal band... and an unwitting pawn in Ragnarok! Plus, this issue will include an in-depth interview with Justin Jordan about Evil Ernie, the Chaos! Comics universe, and more!
I find this character kinda juvenile. I don't mind silly -- I enjoy Deadpool and Harley Quinn -- but the humor in Evil Ernie strikes me as distinctly childish. OTOH, if you like Evil Ernie, um ... I could be wrong.
EVIL HEROES #1 (OF 6)
Publisher: ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC
Writer: JOE BRUSHA
Art: ERIC J
Cover A: IAN RICHARDSON
Cover B: SALVATORE CUFFARI
Cover C: MIKE KROME
Cover D: DAVID LAWRENCE RIVEIRO
Mature • $3.99
With great power ... comes great corruption. Superheroes are real. They walk the earth as gods among men. But the fairy tales of them protecting mankind and being heroes were all lies. Humans have become their slaves, fit only to serve their super powered masters. But in man the nature of the true hero still survives...and one group rises up to challenge their self-appointed masters. Can they hope to succeed or will their opposition only push mankind closer to extinction.
Here's another superhero dystopia, and there's nothing new there (I hardly need to point out the Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman archetypes, do I?). But I do have to ask about the title. Isn't a synonym for "Evil Heroes" just supervillains?
FRESH ROMANCE VOL 1 (GN)
Publisher: ONI PRESS INC.
Writers: KATE LETH, SARAH VAUGHN, SARAH KUHN, MARGUERITE BENNETT, ARIELLE JOVELLIANOS
Art: SALLY ANN THOMPSON, TRUNGLES
Cover: AMANDA SCURTI, SAVANNA GANUCHEAU
$24.99
The critically-acclaimed anthology FRESH ROMANCE is finally available in print! Have you been wondering what the fuss is all about? FRESH ROMANCE is an exciting collection of romance comics from some of comics' most talented creators, including Kate Leth, Arielle Jovellanos, Sarah Vaughn, Sarah Winifred Searle, Sarah Kuhn, Marguerite Bennett, and Trungles. From unhappy historical marriages to covert teenage romances, there's something for everyone in FRESH ROMANCE.
I doubt we'll ever see the return of romance comics as a genre, but it would be nice if this sold well enough for more to be made at least occasionally.
GUNS OF THE BLACK BAT #1
Publisher: MOONSTONE
Writer: RON FORTIER, AARON SHAPS
Art: SILVESTRE SZILAGYI
Cover: MICHAEL STRIBLING
$3.50
Dateline, 1938. Hitler and the Nazis have begun their plans to conquer the world. In the United States, the crimefighter known as the Black Bat encounters German spie exhibiting strange, unworldly powers. Have aliens infiltrated the Third Reich and is the threat to mankind greater than imagined? Hurriedly, the Bat assembles a team of specialists to help him confront this unknown foe -- Airboy, Domino Lady, Moon Man, Golden Amazon and more! They will become known as the Guns of the Black Bat!
Wait, wasn't the Black Bat recently being published by Dynamite? And we've seen all those other characters recently at other publishers too, haven't we? I know they're mostly public domain -- I get that. It just seems weird that these books are being published so close together. Isn't that the very definition of "confusion in the marketplace"?
INDIE COMICS #1
Publisher: AAZURN PUBLISHING
Writers: RICK BONN, TERRY CRONIN, PAUL BRADFORD, BRAD OLRICH, MICHAEL CARR, GARY SCOTT BEATTY
Art: CHRIS HERNDON, JULIA LICHTY, RANDY VALIENTE, BRAD OLRICH, BRAD ATKINS, GARY SCOTT BEATTY
Cover: VARIOUS
Mature • $4.99
The adventure begins when Rick Bonn asks "Why Did the Caveman Cross the Sea?" Brad Olrich's mercenaries attempt a raid on Rectory VII, "At Galaxy's Core." Terry Cronin plunges three college students on spring break into an underground world of bloodsucking women. Gary Scott Beatty follows The Maketch Girl and elder gods into darkness. Michael R. Carr presents two aging adversaries converging for a final encounter. And diesel punk meets modern world in Paul Bradford's "The Night Errant!"
JEFF STEINBERG: CHAMPION OF EARTH #1
Publisher: ONI PRESS INC.
Writer: JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV
Art/Cover: TONY FLEECS
Variant: CHRIS BURNHAM
Mature • $4.99
The double-sized debut issue of the new sci-fi-rom-com-dram-actioner from the writer of THE BUNKER and the artist of MY LITTLE PONY -- wait, really? Okay. INVASION! Aliens are real. They're here, they're mean and they're standing in judgment over the citizens of Earth. Final countdown. Representing humanity (by some fluke) is your boy Jeff Steinberg. Romantically challenged idiot, video store clerk, constipated, confused, distractible. In other words, the planet is totally doomed. Also, robots!
Seems a little Hitchhiker's Guide to me. Which is OK -- I liked Hitchhiker's Guide!
LADY KILLER 2 #1 (of 5)
Publisher: DARK HORSE
Writer/Art/Cover: JOËLLE JONES
Colors: MICHELLE MADSEN
30th anniversary variant cover: MATTEO SCALERA & MORENO DINISIO
FC • 32 pages • $3.50 • Miniseries
Joëlle Jones multi Eisner award nominated series continues!
The killer housewife is back! The Schuller family has moved to Cocoa Beach, Florida, where life carries on as usual. Josie continues to juggle Tupperware parties, her kids and a few human heads. However, when someone from her past tails her on a hit, she may be in for more than she bargained for.
Lady Killer 2 features Jones resuming her role as writer, artist, and cover illustrator, with colors by Dark Horse veteran Michelle Madsen. And to celebrate Dark Horse Comics’ thirtieth anniversary, artists Matteo Scalera and Moreno Dinisio are producing a special variant cover for issue #1.
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2016 recently nominated Lady Killer for Best Limited Series and Joëlle Jones for Best Penciller/Inker and Best Cover Artist.
Praise for Lady Killer:
“Lady Killer is worth its weight in gold for the art alone, but the enigmatic Josie Schuller is the real appeal.” -- Newsarama
“A level of violence that can only be described as Mad Men’s Betty Draper meets Dexter.” -- Comic Book Resources
I loved the first series, especially the art, which is a beautiful tip of the hat to 1950s art, fashion and architecture. I'll be first in line for this one, too.
LOOKERS #0
Publisher: BOUNDLESS COMICS
Writer: MIKE COSTA
Art: RENATO CAMILO, RON ADRIAN
Bad Timing Cover: CHRISTIAN ZANIER
Century Set: RENATO CAMILO
Costume Change Set: CHRISTIAN ZANIER
Leather: CHRISTIAN ZANIER
80 pages • $6.99
A giant 80-page debut issue! Mike Costa delivers a new generation of bad-ass babes in the debut of Lookers! The 20-year-old title gets a fresh launch as 20-year-old sisters Michelle and Tanya take down 21st century trolls.Tanya has no inhibitions and Michelle has a violence addiction -- but together they help people that are violated in the cyber-world. Fresh off the heels of Belladonna, Costa delivers another smoking hot new Boundless series that is a high-octane romp through online sex shows and fast powerful women! Lookers is a sultry modern version of Charlie's Angels run by Hugh Hefner! This ultra-size issue also features the complete classic Lookers / Pandora graphic novel epic, in color for the first time!
Boundless delivers a host of sexy stunning covers with this issue including a Regular & Wraparound Cover by series artist Renato Camilo, POV & Leather cover by Christian Zanier, Sultry Cover by Matt Martin, and a Sexy Sleuths Cover by Raulo Caceres. Plus an array of super-limited covers for the collector including a Costume Change Set (limited to 250 sets) by Christian Zanier. For the erotic art collectors, there is a Painted Century Nude Set of 3 books (limited to 100 sets) by Michael DiPascale and a POV Nude cover by Christian Zanier, a Sultry Nude cover also by Martin, a Regular and Wrap Nude Cover by Camilo, and a Sexy Sleuths Nude Cover by Caceres! To see the uncensored adult covers, please visit www.boundlesscomics.com.
It doesn't take much imagination to guess what the nude covers look like. Of course, you don't have to use your imagination, when you can simply buy them.
MARCH BOOK THREE (GN)
Publisher: TOP SHELF
U.S. REP. JOHN LEWIS, ANDRE AYDIN, NATE POWELL
A 256-page graphic novel with French flaps, 6.5” x 9.5” $19.99 (US)
"March is one of the most important graphic novels ever created — an extraordinary presentation of an extraordinary life, and proof that young people can change the world. I'm stunned by the power of these comics, and grateful that Congressman Lewis's story will enlighten and inspire future generations of readers and leaders." — Raina Telgemeier
By the fall of 1963, the Civil Rights Movement has penetrated deep into the American consciousness, and as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, John Lewis is guiding the tip of the spear. Through relentless direct action, SNCC continues to force the nation to confront its own blatant injustice, but for every step forward, the danger grows more intense: Jim Crow strikes back through legal tricks, intimidation, violence, and death. The only hope for lasting change is to give voice to the millions of Americans silenced by voter suppression: “One Man, One Vote.”
To carry out their nonviolent revolution, Lewis and an army of young activists launch a series of innovative campaigns, including the Freedom Vote, Mississippi Freedom Summer, and an all-out battle for the soul of the Democratic Party waged live on national television.
With these new struggles come new allies, new opponents, and an unpredictable new president who might be both at once. But fractures within the movement are deepening ... even as 25-year-old John Lewis prepares to risk everything in a historic showdown high above the Alabama river, in a town called Selma.
#1 New York Times and Washington Post Bestseller
Coretta Scott King Book Award—Author Honor
Robert F. Kennedy Book Award—Special Recognition
Street Literature Book Award Medal
Added to New York City Schools curriculum and assigned in over 40 states
Selected for college & university reading programs across America
"There is perhaps no more important modern book to be stocked in American school libraries than March." — The Washington Post
“Essential reading ... March is a moving and important achievement.” — USA Today
“Riveting.” — O, The Oprah Magazine
“An astonishingly accomplished graphic memoir.” — NPR
“March offers a poignant portrait of an iconic figure that both entertains and edifies, and deserves to be placed alongside other historical graphic memoirs like Persepolis and Maus.” —Entertainment Weekly
“Superbly told history.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Full of nuance and personal struggle, both of which impart an empowering human element to an often mythologized period of history ... this is a must-read.” — Booklist (starred review)
Book Two just won an Eisner, the first time a sitting politician has ever won one.
MARVEL TSUM TSUM #1 (of 4)
Written by JACOB CHABOT
Art by DAVID BALDEON
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Variant: GURIHIRU
Photo Variant available
Marvel Tsum Tsum 1 Classified Connecting Variant A also available
Japanese Game Variant also available
32 PGS. • All Ages • $3.99
The global phenomenon is coming to the Marvel Universe, and they’re getting their own series! Today, Marvel is pleased to announce MARVEL TSUM TSUM #1 – an all-new limited series coming this August! Writer Jacob Chabot (The Mighty Skullboy Army) and artist David Baldeon (Captain America, Web Warriors) bring you an in-continuity tale of these stackable sensations as they come face-to-face with their super hero counterparts, and the Marvel Universe at large!
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Tsum Tsums are HUGE! Well, not LITERALLY (they’re actually pretty tiny) but these cute and cuddly creatures are sweeping the globe. So what happens when the Marvel Tsum Tsums find their way into the Marvel Universe? When a crate of these pint-sized piles of fur accidentally falls to Earth en route to The Collector, one small group of Brooklyn teenagers will find out! Oh -- and did we mention the Marvel Tsum Tsums believe they’re the real Marvel Heroes?
“We could not be more thrilled with the success of the Marvel Tsum Tsum game in Japan,” says Marvel VP of International Development, CB Cebulski. “The launch of the Marvel Tsum Tsum limited series is a testament to our close working relationship with Disney Japan and the strength of the Marvel brand across Asia.”
“Thanks to all the fans, Marvel Tsum Tsum has been the #1 downloaded free game in Japan for nearly two months,” says Marvel Games Creative Director, Bill Rosemann. “We’re happy to bring that excitement to the limited series along with a set of variant covers based on the unique art style of the game!”
Since its debut in 2013, Disney Tsum Tsum has quickly become one of the most successful plush lines in Disney Store history, prompting category expansion into softlines, accessories, home décor and more. Featuring classic and new Disney, Marvel and now Star Wars characters, Disney Tsum Tsum's whimsical design reinterprets everyone's favorite characters with a unique Japanese aesthetic.
Featuring all your favorite Marvel heroes and villains, this new series is TSUM-thing you won’t want to miss! Get in on all the action when MARVEL TSUM TSUM #1 comes to comic shops and digital devices everywhere this August!
I'm guessing that Marvel is hoping Tsum Tsum is the next Pokemon, and they're getting in on the ground floor. Whatever, I expect to go to my grave without reading this.
MONIKA VOL 1: MASKED BALL
Publisher: TITAN COMICS
Writers: THILDE BARBONI
Artists: GUILLEM MARCH
FC • 56pp • $15.99/£11.99
Desperately seeking her missing sister, the beautiful visual artist Monika follows a lead that takes her deep into the murky underworld of anonymous, and decadent, masked balls. Intoxicated by the power and mysteries surrounding her, she learns that the path to knowledge can be strewn with dangers never before imagined...
MYCROFT HOLMES: THE APOCALYPSE HANDBOOK #1
Publisher: TITAN COMICS
Writers: KAREEM ABDUL, RAYMOND OBSTFELD
Art: JOSHUA CASSARA
Cover A: JOSHUA CASSARA & LUIS GUERRERO
Cover B: ROD REIS
Cover C: Typographic Variant
Cover D: PAUL MCCAFFREY
Cover E: Blank
FC • $3.99 • 32pp
This August, Titan Comics is thrilled to team with NBA All-star and Polymath legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for Mycroft Holmes and the Apocalypse Handbook: a brand new standalone comic book adventure that uncovers the secrets of the elder Holmes brother.
Kareem’s passion for the character is evident, having already written a novel based around Mycroft. His Mycroft Holmes novel published in September 2015 to critical applause. Described by Academy Award winning screenwriter Robert Towne (Chinatown) as “beautifully written and full of intrigue,” the novel garnered high profile media attention around the globe with pieces appearing in Entertainment Weekly, Time Magazine, The Guardian and The London Times, and many more. Covering the announcement, The New York Times noted Abdul-Jabbar’s numerous credits even “rival [that of] Conan Doyle himself.”
An all-new adventure, The Apocalypse Handbook sees the diffident, brilliant Mycroft pulled into a globe-spanning adventure at the behest of Queen Victoria and a secret organization at the heart of the British government. A madman is on the loose with futuristic weaponry capable of destroying civilization in the most horrific manner. Can the smartest man in England set aside his idle, womanizing ways for long enough to track down the foe that may be his match?
Although the character appeared in only a handful of Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories, Sherlock’s elder brother Mycroft has gained increased mainstream awareness through appearances in smash-hit TV show Sherlock and CBS’s Elementary (as portrayed by Mark Gatiss and Rhys Ifans respectively). Charting his own course and centering Mycroft firmly at the heart of the narrative, Abdul-Jabbar’s devotion for the character was established in the novel Mycroft Holmes, for Titan Books last year.
This exciting comic series sees Abdul-Jabbar team with best-selling novelist Raymond Obstfeld (Joker and the Thief) to pen a fresh, all-new story that adds new revelations and insights into the life of Mycroft. The five-part serial features art by rising star Joshua Cassara (New Avengers, The Troop) and colorist Luis Guerrero (Doctor Who, Rivers of London, The Troop), along with a host of comics luminaries on its variant covers.
Didn't Mycroft exist in the original canon? For some reason I had the impression that he was enormously fat, and was, in effect, the first "C" (Commander) of internal security (what would become MI-5). Or was that just an invention of Alan Moore in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen?
PENNY DREADFUL #3 (OF 5)
Publisher: TITAN COMICS
Writers: ANDREW HINDERAKER
Artist: LOUIE DE MARTINIS
FC • $3.99 • 32pp
Cover A: GUILLEM MARCH
Cover B: LOUIE DE MARTINIS
Cover C: Photo
The veil is lifted on the unholy events that took place in Africa that bound together the lives of Sir Malcolm and Sembene. On an expedition to seek the source of the Nile, they witnessed nightmarish scenes that left their mark forevermore ... and revealed the power of the supernatural world.
Thought you guys would enjoy the preview, which arrived early enough to make this Guide.
RACHEL RISING OMNIBUS (HC)
Publisher: ABSTRACT STUDIOS
Writer/Art/Cover: TERRY MOORE
$75.00
Rachel rises from the grave to track down her own murderer in this chilling tale of suspense. With the help of a 10-year old serial killer carrying the remains of Satan's sword, and a sister who is literally the first woman to ever exist, Rachel uncovers the wicked secrets of small town Manson and its terrible role in earth's final days. Can Rachel learn from her past in time to save the future? Find out in this critically acclaimed series from Terry Moore!
I've never found Moore's women very attractive, although it's clear I'm supposed to. So I didn't pick this up when it started. What do you Legionnaires say? Is it a good enough story to overcome my disinterest in the art?
REBIRTH (DC COMICS)
HARLEY QUINN #1
Written by AMANDA CONNER and JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art by CHAD HARDIN
Covers by AMANDA CONNER
Variant covers by BILL SIENKIEWICZ
32 pg • FC • $2.99 U.S. • RATED T+
“Die Laughing” part one! Welcome back to Harley Quinn’s crazy world on Coney Island…now get ready to wave goodbye, because everyone there just might get eaten alive! Harley’s gotta protect her neighborhood against an all-out zombie apocalypse! Break out the chainsaws, everybody!
Here's a new Harley Quinn series, which is no surprise.
SUICIDE SQUAD: REBIRTH #1
Written by ROB WILLIAMS
Art and cover by PHILIP TAN and JONATHAN GLAPION
Variant cover by AMANDA CONNER
32 pg • FC • $2.99 U.S. • RATED T+
Soldier. War hero. Traitor. Captain Rick Flag was one of America’s greatest military commanders before he was banished to a secret military prison. But after years of isolation, Flag’s life changes forever when a woman called Amanda Waller offers him redemption in exchange for taking on the single most dangerous job in the entire DC Universe: keeping the Suicide Squad alive!
Here's a second book where Harley Quinn is the star. That's not surprising either.
COLORING DC: HARLEY QUINN AND THE SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1 (TPB)
Art by AMANDA CONNER, TERRY DODSON and others
Cover by TERRY DODSON and RACHEL DODSON
96 pg • B&W • $15.99 U.S.
DC’s Leading Lady is here, leading the Suicide Squad right off the pages and into your heart. Color some of the greatest Harley covers and splash pages -- but don’t forget about Killer Croc, or Enchantress, or Katana, or Deadshot, or Captain Boomerang ...
But here's a coloring book starring Harley Quinn. That's a little surprising.
HARLEY QUINN AND HER GANG OF HARLEYS #4 (of 6)
Written by JIMMY PALMIOTTI and FRANK TIERI
Art by MAURICET
Cover by AMANDA CONNER
Variant cover by AMANDA CONNER
32 pg • FC • 4 of 6 • $3.99 U.S. • RATED T+
Sure, the Gang has finally figured out who Harley Sinn is and, more importantly, where she’s holding Harley hostage—but considering it’s a place called The Island of Horrible Death, they might be thinking twice about going there ...
And here's yet another book starring Harley Quinn. This is starting to get a little uncomfortable.
HARLEY QUINN BOOK AND MASK SET
Publisher: DC COMICS
Written by AMANDA CONNER and JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art by AMANDA CONNER, CHAD HARDIN, STEPHANE ROUX and others
Cover by AMANDA CONNER
224 pg, FC, approx. 8.5” wide x 11.75” tall x 5.25” deep, $34.99 US
Harley Quinn leaps into a new book and mask set that includes a highly detailed PVC mask plus a copy of the HARLEY QUINN VOL. 1: HOT IN THE CITY TP, collecting issues #0-8 of her smash-hit series.
Now here's a book starring Harley Quinn, where you get a mask of Harley Quinn. It's as if she's got a movie coming out or something!
TANK GIRL: TWO GIRLS, ONE TANK #3
Publisher: TITAN COMICS
Writer: ALAN MARTIN
Artist: BRETT PARSONS
Cover A: PAUL POPE
Cover B: BRETT PARSON
FC - $3.99 - 32pp
With the gang back together, what better way to celebrate than breaking out the big guns and shooting the crap out of a heavy-metal militia? How about all that plus cake? It's welcome home parties -- Tank Girl style!
Yep, another preview that arrived just in time.
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TORCHWOOD #1
Writers: JOHN BARROWMAN & CAROLE BARROWMAN
Artists: ANTONIO FUSO & PASQUALE QUALANO
Cover A: TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
Cover B: Photo variant (WILL BROOKS)
Cover C: ELENA CASAGRANDE
Cover D: BLAIR SHEDD
Cover E: ROD REIS
Cover F: Blank Sketch
Books-a-Million / Fried Pie Variant: CLAUDIA CARANFA
FC - $3.99 - 32pp
Titan Comics is excited to announce that Doctor Who TV spinoff Torchwood is back, in an all-new ongoing comic series starring the daring Captain Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper.
Written by Captain Jack himself – John Barrowman – and Carole E. Barrowman, and with issues illustrated by Antonio Fuso (Drive, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest) and Pasquale Qualano (Batman ’66, She Hulk, Harley Quinn), this spectacular original ongoing series is not to be missed.
In continuity with the new hit Torchwood audio dramas from Big Finish, as part of the official continuation of the Torchwood saga; join us both for the official continuation of the Torchwood saga.
The BAFTA-winning cult science-fiction drama by Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies, which aired for four successful seasons from 2006 to 2011, follows the exploits of Captain Jack, Gwen (Eve Myles-Broadchurch), and their team as they investigate the unusual, the strange, and the extraterrestrial.
The hotly anticipated Torchwood comic sees Captain Jack return to Cardiff to engage the help of the last person who expected to see him again, Gwen Cooper! A dark technology from a forgotten species has been claimed by a conspiratorial power … and in this collision between an ancient civilization and an all-new evil, the Earth itself may be forfeit! Only Jack, Gwen, and their allies from what remains of Torchwood hold the key to stopping a cataclysmic wave of destruction. … On the road, on the run, and under fire – can Jack and Gwen put aside their differences and rebuild the heart of Torchwood … before its flame is stamped out forever?!
The debut issue comes with variant covers to collect from Doctor Who superstar artists including Tommy Lee Edwards (Tenth Doctor, Turf), Elena Casagrande (Tenth Doctor, The X-Files), Blair Shedd (Ninth Doctor), and Rod Reis (Doctor Who, C.O.W.L.)!
Calling all Whovians! Who wants to explain Torchwood to me?
THE UNDERWATER WELDER (HC)
Black & white hardcover graphic novel, 6.875” x 10.435”, 232 pages, $29.99 (US)
WARNING: CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE.
As an underwater welder on an oil rig off the coast of Nova Scotia, Jack Joseph is used to the immense pressures of deep-sea work — but not the pressures of impending fatherhood. While Jack dives deeper and deeper, he seems to pull further and further away from his young wife and their unborn son. Then one night, deep in the icy solitude of the ocean floor, Jack has a mysterious and supernatural encounter that will change the course of his life forever.
Equal parts blue-collar character study and mind-bending mystery, The Underwater Welder is a graphic novel about fathers and sons, birth and death, memory and reality, and the treasures we all bury deep below the surface.
"Beautiful, moving, wholly satisfying." — Publishers Weekly
"All kinds of wonderful. Buy it. You will wet yourself with tears, your brain will spin from masterful storytelling, and you will love it." — Entertainment Weekly
"One of the most haunting, arresting, and unforgettable books of the last ten years... An emotional and moving work of graphic literature that compels the medium forward and the reader further down into the deep." — Comics Alliance
The New York Times Bestseller returns in a stunning new hardcover edition, featuring bonus pages and new cover art by Jeff Lemire!
GO TO THE TOP SHELF SITE for a preview.
I didn't read this the first time it came out. Did any of you Legionnaires? And if so, what did you think? I tend to like Lemire stories, but recoil at Lemire art.
VIKINGS #3
Writer: CAVAN SCOTT
Artist: STAZ JOHNSON
FC - $3.99 - 32pp
Cover A: MIRKA ANDOLFO
Cover B: Photo
Cover C: Photo
Viking vs viking! English king Ecbert has harnessed the power of Ragnar and his Vikings to unleash them against another band of norsemen harrying England's South Coast. But as Ragnar leads his warriors into battle, their opponents are waiting for them...
Yep, another preview!
WARSHIP JOLLY ROGER BOOK ONE
WARSHIP JOLLY ROGER - US Trailer from Neurobellum on Vimeo.
Written by SYLVAIN RUNBERG
Magnetic Press presents WARSHIP JOLLY ROGER Book One -- NO TURNING BACK. Created and illustrated by master artist Miquel Montllo and written by award winning author Sylvain Runberg (Millenium Trilogy, Orbital), this sweeping epic space opera is filled with the kind of gripping drama and explosive action that will instantly appeal to fans of Star Wars, Firefly and Battlestar Galactica.
Set in a gritty, star-spanning future, where mankind has colonized planets throughout the galaxy, former Confederation Commander Jon T. Munro was serving a life sentence for a war crime he was forced to commit, left to take the fall for the politicians and brass who were truly to blame. But now he is free, after a jailbreak gone awry, and in possession of the most powerful cruiser in the Confederate Armada, which he renamed “The Jolly Roger.”
On the run with a rag-tag crew of misfit ex-cons, his agenda is simple: JUSTICE.
BOOK ONE: NO TURNING BACK contains the first two chapters in this visually stunning sci-fi adventure. For more info check out the WARSHIP JOLLY ROGER webpage (http://www.magnetic-press.com/warship-jolly-roger/).
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
“The future is harrowing and bleak but Miquel Montllo’s lush environments will make you want to live there anyway. Absolutely gorgeous.” -- IVAN BRANDON (Drifter, VS, Viking)
"Jolly Roger is a spectacular space opera in the tradition of Star Wars with all the raw brutality of a spaghetti western. Themes of political corruption, loyalty, betrayal and bloody revenge are illustrated with beautifully expressive art that has the production values of big budget animation. Outstanding!” -- DAVID HINE (Bulletproof Coffin, X-Men, The Man Who Laughs)
"Stone cold beautiful and razor wire sharp. This is as good as comics get.” -- DONNY CATES (The Paybacks, Interceptor, Ghost Fleet)
This looks interesting, but I haven't seen it yet.
THE WALKING DEAD #157
Writer: ROBERT KIRKMAN
Art: STEFANO GAUDIANO, CLIFF RATHBURN
Art/Cover: DAVE STEWART, CHARLIE ADLARD
Mature $2.99
NEW STORY ARC
"THE WHISPERER WAR," Part One
The time has come. The forces are aligning. The war has begun! Has Rick brought about the demise of everything he's built? Or will he triumph once again? Know this ... there will be a cost.
I really like that Art Adams cover. Looka the muskles on Michonne! Yowza! I wouldn't mind him being the permanent cover artist!
A YEAR OF MARVELS: THE UNSTOPPABLE #1
Art: DIEGO OLORTEGUI & JUANAN RAMIREZ (A)
Cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
32 PGS. • Rated T • $3.99
Sam Alexander’s finding it hard to cope with the fact that his dad is M.I.A. in the far reaches of space. Luckily, this Father’s Day, Nova’s got the chance to help former New Warrior Midnight’s Fire put his family back together. But when Iron Man shows up to inform his young teammate he’s backing the wrong horse, will Nova cool his jets?
Celebrating the Fourth of July is complicated enough for a patriotic symbol turned soviet assassin, but then Hydra agents had to go and rob the Winter Soldier’s secret storage locker. Who sent them? What do they want? Bucky doesn’t care -- he just wants his #$%& back.
Yet another No. One in Marvel's series of online comics with holiday themes.
YOGA HOSERS: A SUNDANCE SUPER SPECIAL
Art: JEFF QUIGLEY, LIAM QUIGLEY
Cover: Various
20 pages / Mature / $10.00
A red-hot collectible previously only available at the Sundance Film Festival, Smodcomics proudly presents the official prequel to Kevin Smith's Yoga Hosers, starring Johnny Depp, Harley Quinn Smith, and Lily-Rose Depp! Since the remarkably charismatic duo of Colleen C. and Colleen M. debuted in the horror-comedy film Tusk, fans have been clamoring for more of these 15-year-old yoga nuts ... and with Yoga Hosers: A Sundance Super Special, True North Trilogy devotees will finally see the continuation of their story! What is the secret "eh-rigin" of these convenience store clerks destined to face the monsters of Manitoba? How did fate bring two Colleens together to survive all the craziness that Winnipeg could throw at them? And can they harness Moksha, the ultimate goal of yoga, to destroy everything that threatens the things they love, eh?
NOTE: Limited print quantity; allocations may occur.
Doesn't look like anything I'd want to read, but I present it for you Kevin Smith fans out there.
Mycroft is Doyle's creation. He's smarter than Holmes - Holmes himself says so - but he lacks his energy and is fat. He's not a security man, though. In his first appearance, "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter", Holmes says he "audits the books in some of the government departments". In his second, "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans", Holmes says he's a key civil servant who advises the government on important affairs. Wikipedia, which I used to write this answer, says he's mentioned in two other stories.
Christopher Lee played a thin Mycroft in Billy Wilder's The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970).
The title is a play on that of a 1988 Italian movie, Cinema Paradiso.
I've read Black Gas. And I like zombie stories. And I'm a big Ellis fan. But I can' t recommend it. Definitely not his best work.
That's an answer I understand. I, too, like zombie stories. And I'm a big Ellis fan. Since we share that, and you don't like the book, it's likely I won't like it either.
However, "black gas" has now become a running joke in my household for use after Mexican meals.
Detective 445 said:
Torchwood was the first of two Doctor Who spin-offs that were created while Russell T. Davies was show-runner. It featured John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, leader of a group of Earthbound alien fighters. I never saw any of it, I was never a big Captain Jack fan, so I opted out of it, but I gather it was meant to be somewhat more "adult" in them than the main show.
The other spin-off was The Sarah Jane Adventures, which featured the late, great Elisabeth Sladen as the Doctor's former companion Sarah Jane Smith, who acted as a sort of mother figure to a gang of adolescent alien fighters. Much as I loved me some Lis Sladen, I've only seen a few episodes of this, but it was more "kid-oriented" than the parent show. I guess that for me, the Doctor Who universe without the Doctor just isn't as interesting.
Boy, aliens must really need some fightin' if it takes two shows to do it.
Tough to picture John Barrowman as a rough, tough alien fighter after seeing him in his Squirrel Girl outfit.
Captain Comics said:
He's not a bad actor, Barrowman, I just was never all that interested in the Doctor Who "Extended Universe".
This volume has enough wonderful stories in it that I'm going to buy it, though! The two volumes of Superman/Aliens with art by Dan Jurgens/Kevin Nowlan and Jon Bogdanove, the Superman/Tarzan with art by Carlos Meglia are enough to bring me in. I've pre-ordered this from Amazon, and look forward to getting it in the mail.
MYCROFT HOLMES: THE APOCALYPSE HANDBOOK #1
Didn't Mycroft exist in the original canon? For some reason I had the impression that he was enormously fat, and was, in effect, the first "C" (Commander) of internal security (what would become MI-5). Or was that just an invention of Alan Moore in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen?
As was said, my understanding is that Mycroft was mentioned in the original stories but didn't participate. It was Alan Moore's idea to hint at his being "M" (not "C") in his League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. I think Mycroft was thought to be "M" by the other characters while the real "M" was someone entirely different.
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