This week's Guide will be a bit truncated. It's been a rough week.
FIVE BOOKS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT
THE CLONE CONSPIRACY #1 (OF 5)
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
Written by DAN SLOTT
Art by JIM CHEUNG & RON FRENZ
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Variant Covers by MARK BAGLEY & JIM CHEUNG
Connecting Teaser Variant by ALEXANDER LOZANO
Blank Cover also available
40 PGS. • RATED T+ • $4.99
The world’s greatest superhero faces his biggest challenge yet this October! Amidst a gauntlet of his deadliest rogues, an old foe returns to the fore. Loved ones lost are dead no more as Peter Parker plunges headlong into THE CLONE CONSPIRACY – a blockbuster 5-issue event series from A-List creators Dan Slott and Jim Cheung!
Prepare yourself for THE Spidey story of 2016 as the writer who brought you Spider-Verse, Superior Spider-Man and Spider-Island brings you the next defining chapter in the wallcrawler’s life! The identity of the man in the red suit has been revealed. The Jackal has returned, more driven and determined than ever. He’s offered Spidey’s greatest rogues a chance to reunite with their loved ones in exchange for loyalty. But to what end? With the Rhino, the Lizard, Electro and even Doctor Octopus at his side, things are looking bleak. But who else from Spider-Man’s past has reappeared?!
The mystery is just getting started. Can the Amazing Spider-Man stand against the Jackal and a who’s who of his greatest villains? Be there as this blockbuster Spider-Man event kicks off this October in the explosive first issue – THE CLONE CONSPIRACY #1!
According to Marvel, this is a big, life-changing Spidey event, and will replace Amazing Spider-Man on the schedule for five months.
JAMES BOND: HAMMERHEAD #1 (OF 6)
Publisher: DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Writer: ANDY DIGGLE
Art: LUCA CASALANGUIDA
Cover A: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Cover B: ROBERT HACK
Cover C: RON SALAS
32 Pages • Teen + • $3.99
Bond is assigned to hunt down and eliminate Kraken, a radical anti-capitalist who has targeted Britain's newly-upgraded nuclear arsenal. But all is not as it seems. Hidden forces are plotting to rebuild the faded glory of the once-mighty British Empire, and retake by force what was consigned to history. 007 is a cog in their deadly machine -- but is he an agent of change, or an agent of the status quo? Loyalties will be broken, allegiances challenged. But in an ever-changing world, there's one man you can rely on: Bond. James Bond.
It's not written by Warren Ellis, but this new series follows his blueprint for 007. That's good enough to get me to check it out.
NEIL GAIMAN'S TROLL BRIDGE (HC)
Publisher: DARK HORSE
Writer: NEIL GAIMAN, COLLEEN DORAN
Art/Colors: COLLEEN DORAN
FC • 64 pages • HC • 6.5'' x 10'' • $14.99 • Age range: 16
Dark Horse Books is pleased to offer Troll Bridge, a beautiful graphic novel adaptation of a tale from the mind of master storyteller Neil Gaiman (Sandman), illustrated by artist Colleen Doran (Sandman, Orbiter).
Based on a story originally published in Gaiman’s Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions, Troll Bridge is a tragic coming-of-age fantasy masterpiece. The artwork of the inimitable Colleen Doran makes this book a gorgeous new addition to your Gaiman library.
“She showed me an unusual style that isn’t like classic comics. Her pencils are wonderful, layered full-color drawings. They’re subversive, more like children’s book illustrations from 50 years ago,” said Neil Gaiman in an exclusive interview with Publishers Weekly.
Troll Bridge tells the story of Jack, a young boy whose world was full of ghosts and ghouls, one of which -- a ravenous and hideous troll -- would haunt him long into manhood. As the beast sups upon a lifetime of Jack’s fear and regret, Jack must find the courage within himself to face the fiend once and for all.
• Beautifully adapted by Colleen Doran (The Sandman, Stan Lee’s Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir)!
• A gorgeous new addition to your Gaiman library!
It's written by Neil Gaiman. What else do we need to know?
PEEPLAND #1
Writers: CHRISTA FAUST, GARY PHILLIPS
Artist: ANDREA CAMERINI
Cover A: FAY DALTON
Cover B: MACK CHATER
Cover C: BEN OLIVER
Cover D: ALEX RONALD
Cover E: DENNIS CALERO
Cover F: TOMM COKER
NYCC Variant: FAY DALTON
FC • 32pp • $3.99
Times Square, 1986: the home of New York’s red-light district where strip clubs, porno theaters and petty crime prevails.
When a chance encounter for Peepbooth worker Roxy Bell leads to the brutal murder of a public access pornographer, the erotic performer and her punk rock ex-partner Nick Zero soon find themselves under fire from criminals, cops, and the city elite, as they begin to untangle a complex web of corruption leading right to city hall.
Like The Naked City, there are eight million stories in The Deuce. This is one of them.
Hard Case Crime is the leading publisher of hard-boiled crime novels, publishing the giants in the genre: Stephen King, Michael Crichton, Lawrence Block, Mickey Spillane, Ed McBain, Donald E. Westlake, James M. Cain and Max Allan Collins, whose best-selling Quarry series is destined for TV in the highly anticipated adaptation for Cinemax in September – and for comic books in an all-new Quarry comic series from Titan and Hard Case Crime in 2017.
Peepland is a semi-autobiographical neo-noir miniseries with a punk edge set in the seedy Times Square peep booths of 1980s New York City. Written by award-winning crime novelist and former peep show employee Christa Faust (Money Shot, Nightmare on Elm Street) with Gary Phillips (The Underbelly, The Rinse) and art by rising star Andrea Camerini (Il Troio).
“We are so excited to be steering the Hard Case Crime series into a new frontier,” said Ricky Claydon, Direct Sales & Marketing Manager at Titan Comics. “We aim to bring to comics that same grit and gristle that Hard Case Crime is famous for!”
“Before I became a mystery reader, I was a comic book fan – so the chance to expand Hard Case Crime into the world of comics is a dream come true,” said Charles Ardai, winner of the Edgar, Shamus and Ellery Queen awards and editor of Hard Case Crime. “Hard Case Crime is already known for its sexy, stylish artwork, and the sharp, tough, high-velocity stories we tell are a natural for the medium.”
Sex and violence. And from the preview, it looks to be pretty well-done sex and violence!
REBORN #1
Publisher: IMAGE COMICS
Writer: MARK MILLAR
Art/Cover A by GREG CAPULLO
Cover B by GREG CAPULLO
Cover C (incentive) GREG CAPULLO Sketch cover
Cover D by JOCK
Cover E by FRANK CHO
Cover F by JOHN CASSADAY
Cover G Blank cover
Cover H (incentive) TODD MCFARLANE
32 PAGES • FC • M • $3.99
Mark Millar (HUCK, Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service) and Greg Capullo (Batman) join forces for one of the most talked about and highly anticipated series of the year in REBORN.
A sprawling, science-fiction/fantasy epic, REBORN explores a jaw-dropping world of possibility. Where do you go when you die? Not heaven or hell; somewhere else. Somewhere you have to fight to survive. Somewhere the people from the past are waiting for you -- the good and the bad.
Another in a seemingly never-ending series of Image first issues. But so many of them are so good that it's hard to complain, even as one's wallet is being sucked dry!
CIVIL WAR II
CIVIL WAR II ULYSSES #3 (OF 3)
Writer: AL EWING
Art: JEFTE PALO
Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Variant by KEV WALKER
40 PGS. • Rated T+ • $4.99
He’s been pushed, he’s been pulled, he’s been scared deathless…
… and Ulysses will have no more of it!!
In this prequel to CIVIL WAR II, Ulysses and Karnak finally come to blows!
POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #9
Writer: DAVID WALKER
Art: SANFORD GREENE and FLAVIANO
Cover by SANFORD GREENE
32 PGS.• Rated T+ •$3.99
Luke and Danny tried to stick together, but CIVIL WAR II tore them apart!
How far will Luke go to get his friend back?
It’s EVERYTHING you want in an event tie-in! Moral conundrums! Devastating consequences! More super-powered sparring than you can count on four fists for hire!
UNCANNY AVENGERS #15
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
Writer: GERRY DUGGAN
Art: PEPE LARRAZ
Cover by MEGHAN HETRICK
Teaser Variant by MIKE DEODATO
Champions Variant by TBA
Classic Variant by WHILCE PORTACIO
32 PGS. • Rated T • $3.99
“GOING ROGUE” STARTS NOW!
CIVIL WAR II AFTERMATH!
The Uncanny Avengers have been betrayed! Today, Marvel is pleased to present your first look inside UNCANNY AVENGERS #15 – the first chapter in the new story arc “Going Rogue”. The Uncanny Avengers crash headlong into Marvel NOW! with a new jumping on point that will have you on the edge of your seat! The Uncanny Avengers – now fractured and disavowed in the wake of Civil War II, travel to Japan on a desperate mission. Captain America may have disbanded the Unity Squad but they refuse to give up the fight! The Hand has acquired the recently deceased body of Bruce Banner. Can what’s left of the Avengers Unity Squad take back the remains of their fallen comrade before the Hand resurrect the Hulk for their own sinister ends?
REVOLUTION
REVOLUTION #3 (OF 5)
WRITER: CULLEN BUNN & JOHN BARBER
Art: FICO OSSIO
Cover: TRADD MOORE
Variant: BRANDON PETERSON
“Official Handbook” Variant: JOHN BYRNE
Propaganda Variant: JAMES BIGGIE
Imaginary 2-Pack Toy Variant: ADAM RICHES
Variant: KEN CHRISTIANSEN, part of a 13-part connected cover
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
THEY CAME FROM MICROSPACE! What terror reaches through the tendrils of entropy into our universe -- and why does ROM want to kill it? Meanwhile, M.A.S.K.’s MATT TRAKKER makes a startling discovery about the TRANSFORMERS -- but will G.I. JOE’s SCARLETT believe him?
RISE OF THE MONSTER MEN
DETECTIVE COMICS #942
Written by STEVE ORLANDO and JAMES TYNION IV
Art by ANDY MACDONALD
Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
Variant cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
32 pg • FC • $2.99 U.S. • RATED T
“NIGHT OF THE MONSTER MEN” part six! The earth-shaking finale is here! Batman’s going one-on-one with Hugo Strange, the mastermind behind the beasts unleashed on Gotham…but the biggest and most dangerous of all the monsters was saved for last! What will the Bat-Family have to sacrifice to bring it down? And what’s the strange secret behind Hugo’s design?
MORE PRESS RELEASES
BLACK LIGHT DISTRICT: SIX ISSUES (ONE-SHOT)
Publisher: IMAGE COMICS
Writer: JESSE BLAZE SNIDER
Art: CHRIS BURNHAM, PHIL HESTER, JASON PEARSON, ANDREA TAMME, DAVID WITT, J.K. WOODWARD, MICHAEL SPICER & ERIK LARSEN
Cover:CHRIS BURNHAM & ANDREW DALHOUSE
32 PAGES • FC • M • $3.99
AN ALL-NEW ONE-SHOT COMIC BOOK / MUSIC EXPERIENCE!
Jesse Blaze Snider and co-writer/producer Will Knox’s groundbreaking online comic book/music anthology will appear in print for the very first time this October from Image Comics.
BLACK LIGHT DISTRICT features six epic illustrated stories set to the music of geek culture-inspired “Black Light District” EP, with art contributions from these stellar talents: Chris Burnham (NAMELESS, OFFICER DOWNE), Phil Hester (MYTHIC, Green Arrow), Jason Pearson (BODY BAGS, Legion of Superheroes), Andrea Tamme (Adventure Time), David Witt (The Growler Magazine), J.K. Woodward (Fallen Angel, Star Trek), Michael Spicer (MYTHIC, Sons of Anarchy), Erik Larsen (SAVAGE DRAGON), and Chris Eliopoulos (SAVAGE DRAGON, Pet Avengers).
“This [project] is a love letter to comics, said Snider. “These are the most personal songs I’ve ever written -- while they’re superhero metaphors, I think they’ll be personal to everybody, because they’re based in emotions I think everyone has felt.”
In BLACK LIGHT DISTRICT, comics and music come together to tell six separate stories with one thing in common: everything is at stake.
"Jesse gave us a melody and lyrics for inspiration, then just let us do what we do,” said Woodward. “It was not only one of my favorite creative experiences, but, in my opinion, my best sequential work produced to date.”
Hester added: "Working on Madhattan with Jesse, Erik [Larsen], and Chris [Eliopoulos] was a joy.”
"I can't think of a time I've worked harder or been more filled with the spirit of inspiration than working on this cover,” said Burnham. “I can comfortably look at this piece and know in my heart that PummelHorse was me at my all time peak.”
“JESSE SNIDER’s BLACK LIGHT DISTRICT is a storytelling revelation! Each song married to the comic images create one-of-a-kind sound and visual dramas never seen before in the comics medium.” – John Siuntres, Word Balloon
BRITANNIA #2 (of 4)
Publisher: VALIANT COMICS
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art by JUAN JOSÉ RYP
Cover A by CARY NORD
Cover B by ADAM GORHAM
Variant Cover by JUAN JOSÉ RYP
Variant Cover by RYAN LEE
Variant Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
$3.99 US • 32 pgs. • T+ • VALIANT PRESTIGE
“THE FUTURE OF VALIANT”
Valiant is proud to present BRITANNIA #2 (of 4) – the second blistering chapter to Valiant’s latest prestige-format epic from comics master Peter Milligan (X-Men, Detective Comics) and incendiary artist Juan Jose Ryp (NINJAK, Clone)! This October, duty leads to darkness when Antonius Axia, the world’s first detective, is dispatched to a land where order, sanity and law hold no authority. As reality threatens to unravel with each step into his inconceivable investigation, Antonius must rely on his fractured mind to keep Britannia’s untold horrors at bay … and his very soul from shattering!
Dispatched to the remote outpost of Britannia by Rome’s highest power, the ancient world’s first detective – veteran legionary Antonius Axia – has found himself on a horrifying journey that will challenge everything he knows about death, destiny and the limits of reality itself. But in this wild and pagan land, far removed from Nero’s control and influence, how will he grapple with the witches, demons and deities that lurk just out of sight? These are aberrations beyond the comprehension of a citizen of history’s most civilized empire … and, as Axia searches for the truth behind their making, he must first ask himself: Are these monsters truly creatures of myth ... or creations of his own mind?
"Antonius tries to adopt what we might call a 'rational' attitude toward the world or toward problems: whereas many Romans would seek to sacrifice to the gods or look to those gods for an understanding of why something happens, or what a person is as they are, Antonius seeks to understand cause and effect," series writer Peter Milligan told Comic Book Resources. "He seeks to understand the psychology of a person by means of clues, by evidence."
Be there as Peter Milligan and Juan Jose Ryp lead a phantasmagorical expedition in the lands between darkness, desire and destruction. “THE FUTURE OF VALIANT” takes its most menacing journey yet in an unrelenting trial of the spirit, only in BRITANNIA #2 (of 4) – featuring covers from Cary Nord (X-O MANOWAR), Adam Gorham (DEAD DROP), Juan Jose Ryp (NINJAK), Ryan Lee (Inhuman), and Dave Johnson (Superman: Red Son)!
They're playing Antonio Axia as the world's first detective, although one in a world where the supernatural exists. And he's on assignment in the wilds of Brittania, which Rome is hanging on to by its fingernails. Interesting character, interesting setting.
THE CHIMERA BRIGADE #1
Publisher: TITAN COMICS
Writers: SERGE LEHMAN, FABRICE COLIN
Art: GESS
Cover A: JOHN MCCREA
Cover B: NICK PERCIVAL
Cover C: JEREMY WILSON
Cover D: MAX BERTOLINI
Cover E: GESS
FC • 32pp • $3.99
Titan are excited to reveal The Chimera Brigade #1 - a new comic series written by celebrated author Serge Lehmen (Metropolis) and co-writer Fabrice Colin (Chicagoland). With phenomenal art by Gess (Heavy Metal), this series is a thrilling alt-reality adventure like no other.
Described by Paul Cornell (Wolverine, Four Doctors) as “gorgeously detailed and atmospheric”, the first issue of this period pulp cross between The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Planetary and B.P.R.D, hits stores on October 12th.
Is the time for morality lessons truly over? The year is 1938, and a new generation of super-humans, born as a side effect of secret chemical weapons, have taken control of the capital cities of Europe. … The Age of Super-Science has arrived.
Beliefs can be as powerful as super-science – and just as deadly!
This first issue features stunning variant covers from the industry's top talent including; John McCrea (Hulk, Spider-Man), Nick Percival (Judge Dredd, Slaine) and Max Bertolini (Heavy Metal).
DARTH VADER #25
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Art by SALVADOR LARROCA
Cover by JUAN GIMENEZ
Variant Covers by ADI GRANOV, JAMIE MCKELVIE, MICHAEL CHO, KAMOME SHIRAHAMA, JOE QUESADA, CHRIS SAMNEE, SARA PICHELLI , CLIFF CHIANG and SALVADOR LARROCA
Action Figure Variant by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Quesada Sketch Variant Also Available
56 PGS. • Rated T • $5.99
It has all been building to this! The epic conclusion to the blockbuster ongoing series! Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca’s critically acclaimed Darth Vader comes to a close later this year in the oversized DARTH VADER #25. To commemorate this monumental issue, Marvel is rolling out the red carpet with covers from some of the best and brightest artists in the industry.
In addition to a main cover by legendary artist Juan Gimenez, DARTH VADER #25 will also include a stunning array variant covers rendered by the industry’s best. Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada, Chris Samnee, Michael Cho, Sara Pichelli, Cliff Chiang and more lend their artistic prowess to the Dark Lord of the Sith!
Who lives? Who dies? Find out as it all comes crashing down later this year in the highly anticipated DARTH VADER #25!
Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd.
GREAT LAKES AVENGERS #1
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
Written by ZAC GORMAN
Art & Cover by WILL ROBSON
Variant Cover by MIKE ALLRED
Action Figure Variant by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Champions Variant by DALE KEOWN
Hip-Hop Variant by DAMION SCOTT
Blank Variant Also Available
32 PGS. • Rated T+ • $3.99
Because the Midwest needs Avenging too! Today, Marvel is pleased to present GREAT LAKES AVENGERS #1 – a brand-new series launching as part of Marvel NOW!. Marvel newcomers Zac Gorman (Rick & Morty) and Will Robson (Star-Lord) look to put their stamp on the House of Ideas this October with a new series starring the world’s least favorite super team! But when the GLA gets reinstated as permanent members of the Avengers, it’s time for them to turn it all around and restore themselves to their former superhero glory. Their mission? Cleaning up the mean streets of Detroit! That’s right – Mr. Immortal, Flatman, Doorman, Big Bertha and newcomer Good Boy are leading the charge to make Detroit a better place. But can they answer the call? Or will the Motor City prove too much for the GLA?
THE ELECTRIC SUBLIME #1 (OF 4)
Publisher: IDW PUBLISHING
Writer: W. MAXWELL PRINCE
Art/Cover: MARTIN MORAZZO
Subscription Variant: FRAZIER IRVING
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The X-Files meets Alice in Wonderland, by way of The Da Vinci Code!
Art history comes face-to-face with madness in the brand-new series from IDW, The Electric Sublime! Journey through iconic artwork that has defined genres and generations in a story that quite literally takes you behind the scenes, and offers a reading experience wholly unique to comics. This is comic books, imitating art, imitating life.
Written by Judas: The Last Days author W. Maxwell Prince with art by Martín Morazzo (The Great Pacific, Snowfall), The Electric Sublime joins the acclaimed creator-driven titles at IDW like Locke & Key, The Infinite Loop and, most recently, Satellite Falling.
“I had the absolute pleasure of working with W. Maxwell Prince as the editor for Judas: The Last Days,” said editor Tom Waltz. “It was during that time that I witnessed his insane literary genius firsthand. And now I get to watch him -- alongside artist Martín Morazzo and colorist Mat Lopes -- take that same insanity to all new spectacular levels. This is high art at its high octane best, no doubt about it!”
When a mysterious change in the composition of a famous painting begins poisoning the minds of its spectators, Margot Breslin -- director of the Bureau of Artistic Integrity -- must pull famed “art detective” Arthur Brut out of a mental institution and back into the insanity that sent him there in the first place.
“As far as I can tell, art is one of the primary ways by which we come to understand our relationship with the world,” Mr. Prince said. “It’s often through art that certain valves inside us are opened up, and we come to know ourselves better. So I wanted to make a comic that speaks to that -- something about what it’s like to be changed, for better and worse, by beautiful creations.”
In addition to Morazzo’s stunning artwork, the series will feature variant covers by incredible artists Frazier Irving, Stephanie Hans, Brendan McCarthy and more.
HATSUNE MIKU: MIKUBON (TPB)
Publisher: DARK HORSE
Writer/Art/Cover: ONTAMA
B&W • 176 pages • • 5 1/8'' x 7 1/4'' • $10.99 • Age range: 12
She’s a global cybercelebrity and a cosplay favorite at conventions. It’s Hatsune Miku, the Vocaloid -- the synthesizer superstar who’s singing your song! Dark Horse and Ontama are debuting a brand new volume of Miku’s story in Hatsune Miku: Mikubon!
Hatsune Miku and her friends Rin, Len and Luka are not only back in manga … they’re back to school, enrolling at the St. Diva Academy for Vocaloids! They’re going to give it their best at St. Diva, as a wonderland of friendship, determination, and even love unfolds! But can they stay out of trouble, especially when the mad professor of the Hachune Miku Research Lab is nearby …?
Hatsune Miku: Mikubon is by Ontama, a duo combining the pen names of music producer Otomania and artist Tamago. In 2007, they created the original hit music video to use Miku, the leek-spinning “Ievan Polkka” (“Eva’s Polka”), with over 14 million views on YouTube to date. Ontama’s version of “Ievan Polkka” is currently being used as the background music in Jason Statham’s new commercial for the LG G5 phone!
Dark Horse Comics’ first omnibus manga of the musical adventures (and misadventures!) of Miku and her fellow Vocaloids Rin, Len, Luka, Unofficial Hatsune Mix, landed at #1 on the New York Times Manga Top 10 list and sold out of bookstores across the nation within the first month of release! Unofficial Hatsune Mix featured manga by KEI, Miku’s visual designer -- now Dark Horse follows up with Hatsune Miku: Mikubon, featuring manga by Ontama, the pair who first helped to make Miku a worldwide star!
Over 170,000 music videos have been uploaded to YouTube using Miku as the singer. Miku has appeared in ads from Toyota USA, Domino’s, and on the Late Show with David Letterman.
HELLBOY IN HELL VOL 2: THE DEATH CARD (TPB)
Publisher: DARK HORSE
Writer/Art/Cover: MIKE MIGNOLA
Colorist: DAVE STEWART
FC • 152 pages • 7" x 10" • $17.99 • Age range: 14
Legendary comic book writer/artist Mike Mignola will conclude his critically acclaimed series HELLBOY IN HELL in 2016, when Dark Horse Comics publishes the final and tenth issue on June 1 and the trade paperback, HELLBOY IN HELL Volume 2 which collects issues 6 through 10, in October. In advance of the release of the series’ conclusion, Dark Horse Comics has released the cover to HELLBOY IN HELL Volume 2 by Mignola and award-winning colorist Dave Stewart. Following the conclusion of HELLBOY IN HELL, Mignola will take a year off from illustrating interior comic book pages in order to focus on fine art painting.
“Doing the cover to this collection was tough and of course I overthought the hell out of it,” said Mignola. “It's the end of the series and so much happens. How do I get that onto a cover? In the end, after doing two self-rejected covers, I decided to just illustrate the title of the book. THE DEATH CARD. There is also a fairly subtle nod to the climax of the book in there, but mostly it’s illustrating the title while trying to do a composition very similar to the cover of the first collection. Since the two books do make one story, I really wanted to design the book covers so they would work well side by side.”
After facing off for a second time against the Vampire of Prague, Hellboy, dead and in Hell, comes down with a fatal illness, and seeks the help of an incompetent team of doctors. As he explores the geography of Hell, learning little from a confused pair of map makers, Hellboy gets a glimpse of the new World Tree that he helped to create, stands accused of murder by his own sister and, in a way, brings about the destruction of Pandemonium itself.
While 2016 will see the conclusion of HELLBOY IN HELL, ABE SAPIEN (which concludes in August) and B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH (which concludes in November), Dark Horse Comics will publish new issues of HELLBOY & THE BPRD co-written by Mignola and iZOMBIE co-creator Chris Roberson and illustrated by fan favorite artists, as well as unannounced titles which Mignola will co-write, but not illustrate.
“Since introducing Hellboy in March of 1994, Mike Mignola has built a huge comic-book universe around the character on par with what Stan Lee and Jack Kirby accomplished in the Silver Age of Marvel Comics. ... Each new visual is like a master class in establishing mood, and Mignola’s skill increases as he refines his line, proving that less is more when it comes to his pulp-inspired fantasy horror universe.” -- THE AV CLUB
“Iconic.” -- ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
“One of the most beloved characters in the comic book community.” -- IGN
“An inspiration to creators hoping to achieve similar success with their own characters and ideas.” -- MENTAL FLOSS
“Seminal.” -- THE NERDIST
THE LOST BOYS #1 (of 6)
Publisher: DC COMICS
Written by TIM SEELEY
Art by SCOTT GODLEWSKI
Cover by TONY HARRIS
Variant cover by JOËLLE JONES
32 pg • FC • 1 of 6 • $3.99 U.S. • MATURE READERS
THE LOST BOYS never grow old, never die, and have a new miniseries from Vertigo on behalf of Warner Bros. Consumer Products hitting shelves October 12. The stakes are high in this nostalgic and unstoppable sequel to the ’80s cult classic vampire film. Featuring the surviving characters from the film, THE LOST BOYS comic book is being crafted by horror veterans, writer Tim Seeley (GRAYSON, NIGHTWING, Hack/Slash) and artists Scott Godlewski (THE DARK & BLOODY, Copperhead) and Patricia Mulvihill (THE DARK & BLOODY, HELLBLAZER), with covers by Tony Harris. The team will deliver a gruesome and stylish return to the bloody boardwalks and big hair of 1987.
Santa Carla, California, is on edge. The eccentric coastal town and haven for the undead was finally returning to “normal” after its last supernatural scuffle left the local vampire coven’s leader dead and gave newcomers Michael and Sam Emerson a housewarming both violent and bizarre. Now the brothers must once again team up with militant vampire hunters Edgar and Allan Frog as a new gang of ruthless, stunning, life-sucking nightcrawlers known as the Blood Belles emerges from the aftermath to collect Michael’s love interest and their lost sister, Star.
"I saw The Lost Boys at a formative time in my life, when a VHS, a VCR and a summer afternoon were a perfect escape into a crazy world of biker vampires with mullets and monster-fighting hippy grandpas,” explains writer Tim Seeley. “The Lost Boys was one of my entry points into the horror genre, and I've been fascinated ever since. Getting the chance to write a sequel to the film, featuring the original characters, and getting to work with Scott, Patricia and Tony is truly a high point in my comic book-making career."
"I hadn’t revisited the film until after becoming involved with this project and totally understood the fascination and the reason for the devoted cult following," explains artist Scott Godlewski. "My artistic approach to the series is all about keeping the lighter moments light so that when the blood and guts show up they hit you like a hammer."
MOSAIC #1
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
Written by GEOFFREY THORNE
Art by KHARY RANDOLPH
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Variant Cover by KHARY RANDOLPH
Action Figure Variant by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Hip-Hop Variant by MARCO D’ALFONSO
Teaser Variant by MIKE DEODATO
Champions Variant by PASQUAL FERRY
40 PGS. • Rated T+ • $4.99
SPECIAL OVER-SIZED ISSUE!
Marvel Comics continues to break new ground as we welcome the newest character into the Marvel fold. Launching as part of the upcoming Marvel NOW! initiative, we are pleased to announce MOSAIC #1 – a brand-new ongoing series from American screenwriter and novelist, Geoffrey Thorne (Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man) and artist extraordinaire, Khary Randolph (Deadpool: The Gauntlet, Tech Jacket)!
“To say that Morris will have a long, hard road to travel to become a hero is an understatement,” says Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso. “One minute, Mosaic holds the world in the palm of his hand, the next, he has absolutely nothing, except for powers that will transform him into one of the Marvel Universe's most complex characters -- powers that , if not properly harnessed, will feel more like a curse.”
Mosaic centers on Morris Sackett – professional basketball player and celebrity. Loved by millions, hated by his teammates. Only Morris is secretly something else – something Inhuman. Coming into contact with the transformative Terrigen Mists has given Morris spectacular new abilities. Imbued with the ability to jump from person-to-person like a ghost, Morris can control the bodies and memories of those he inhabits. But these fantastic new abilities come at a grave cost. Recognized as an all-star athlete, Morris has worked his whole adult life to raise his body to peak physical form, but after his transformation, his living body is no more, and Morris must now rely on other bodies to survive.
“Morris goes from being one of the most famous people in the world to being no one,” says Executive Editor Nick Lowe. “Now he not only has to do time in the bodies of people he never even would have noticed, but also deep into Marvel Universe events!”
Marvel seems to believe this is a breakout character, awarding him a book so fast I haven't read any of his appearances yet!
THE SHIELD #3
Publisher: ARCHIE COMICS
Script: ADAM CHRISTOPHER and CHUCK WENDIG
Art: DREW JOHNSON, RACHEL DEERING, KELLY FITZPATRICK
Cover A: DAVID WILLIAMS
Cover B: JOE EISMA
Cover C: RON SALAS
Cover D: WILFREDO TORRES
32-page • full color comic • $3.99 U.S.
NEW ONGOING SERIES FROM DARK CIRCLE! “Daughter of the Revolution, Part 3”
Captured by Walter Chase, the Shield is made a surprising offer—an invitation to join his government organization, protecting the country as she was born to do. But as her new missions take her well beyond national borders, the truth slowly dawns and the Shield must face the ultimate question: does she serve the United States of America … or its people?
I think I missed the second issue.
SOLO #1
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
Writers: GERRY DUGGAN & GEOFFREY THORNE
Art/Cover: PACO DIAZ (A/C)
Variant by ROB LIEFELD
Sketch Variant by ROB LIEFELD
Variant by RON LIM
Teaser Variant by MIKE DEODATO
Champions Variant by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
Hip-Hop Variant by THEOTIS JONES
32 PGS. • Parental Advisory • $3.99
One of the founding Mercs for Money is going … solo!
That’s right, James Bourne a.k.a Solo is back on his own, right where he belongs! Be there when the action heats up to eleven as SOLO #1 blasts its way into comic shops in October as part of Marvel NOW!. Writers Gerry Duggan (Deadpool) and Geoffrey Thorne (Mosaic) team up with artist Paco Diaz (Thunderbolts) to bring you a high-octane thrill ride across the Marvel Universe. Deadly alien weapons are making their way into the hands of ordinary thugs – and Solo is going undercover to locate the source. As things heat up, Solo may just wish he had some backup! Deadpool and the Mercs for Money was just the beginning. You haven’t seen anything until you’ve met Solo.
THE SORROW OF THE WORLD'S WORST FACE #1 (of 4)
Publisher: DARK HORSE
Writer: ERIC POWELL
Art/Cover: STEPHANIE BUSCEMA
FC • 32 pages • Miniseries • $3.99
Dark Horse is excited to announce that Chimichanga lovers will have another book to consume this year! The legendary creative duo of Eric Powell (The Goon) and Stephanie Buscema (Red Sonja) will bring fans more Lula and Chimichanga adventures! Readers will be delighted to find that Wrinkle’s Traveling Circus is back with a new act!
Chimichanga creator Eric Powell explained the creative process behind the new series, The Sorrow of the World’s Worst Face, to Kiel Phegley at Comic Book Resources: “Lula is such a bubbly and positive character, even though she lives in that setting. It’s one of the things I wanted to do with the whole Chimichanga series -- give kids the kind of character they don’t normally get. Lula is a chubby little girl with a beard, so she’s not your stereotypical kind of hero. She’s completely cool with the way she is, and she’s happy about it. I’m kind of playing against that with The Sorrow of the World’s Worst Face because she comes into contact with someone who is the exact opposite and is pretty angry about it. I think that was the theme of this series.”
WARHAMMER 40,000 #1
Publisher: TITAN COMICS
Writer: GEORGE MANN
Art: TAZIO BETTIN
Colors: ENRICA EREN ANGIOLINI
Letters: ROB STEEN
Cover A: TAZIO BETTIN & ENRICA EREN ANGIOLINI
Cover B: JOHN MCCREA & DEE CUNNIFFE
Cover C: FABIO LISTRANI
Cover D: BOO COOK
Cover E: NICK PERCIVAL
Cover F: Blank Sketch
FC • 32pp • $3.99
Games Workshop and Titan Comics are thrilled to announce the exciting creative team of writer George Mann (Dark Souls, Warhammer Black Library, Eighth Doctor) and artists Tazio Bettin (Independence Day, Sally of the Wasteland) and Enrica Eren Angiolini who kick off the phenomenal new Warhammer 40,000 comic series this October!
Now in its seventh edition, the ever-popular tabletop miniatures war game Warhammer 40,000 continues to go from strength to strength. The universe is also explored in dozens of best-selling novels, role-playing and card games, apps and videogames. Additionally the new Dawn Of War III videogame has been announced for 2017 and looks set to join the previous two games in the series as both a critical and sales smash hit!
The new Warhammer 40,000 comic sees Mann and Bettin take the series to new heights with the first adventure, entitled “Will of Iron.” The story follows Baltus, a Dark Angel newly elevated to the rank of Space Marine, as he is baptized on the bloody battlefield and uncovers the price his Chapter has paid for victory! Secrets as old as the Horus Heresy are on the verge of being revealed...
This hotly anticipated debut issue comes with five art covers to collect by artists Tazio Bettin & Enrica Eren Angiolini, John McCrea & Dee Cunniffe, Fabio Listrani, Boo Cook and Nick Percival, plus a blank sketch cover.
"I’ve long had an affinity with the rich, gothic universe of Warhammer 40,000, and it’s a privilege to be able to continue it in this way, crafting stories brimming with intrigue, suspicion, heroism and conflict,” says writer George Mann. “Terrible things await the Dark Angels beyond the warp veil of Calaphrax. We’ve got big plans, and we’re about to embark on a terrifying mission into the darkest recesses of the universe. May the Emperor of Mankind protect us!"
Titan is also producing a special issue #0 edition of Warhammer 40,000, which will be available in October’s edition of White Dwarf magazine – published by Games Workshop. This special 32-page preview comic, designed to direct fans to their local comic book store, features an original 10-page strip by the creative team from the regular series, exclusive ‘making of’ features and comes with a brand-new cover by series artist Bettin.
WONDER WOMAN #8
Publisher: DC COMICS
Writer: GREG RUCKA
Art/Cover: NICOLA SCOTT
Variant covers by JENNY FRISON
32 pg • FC • $2.99 U.S. • RATED T
Fans of Greg Rucka, Nicola Scott and Liam Sharp’s epic Wonder Woman storylines can anticipate an added bonus to the “Year One” storyline by Rucka and Scott, in the form of a one- shot interlude focusing on Barbara Ann Minerva, aka The Cheetah, written by Rucka with art and cover by Bilquis Evely (SUGAR & SPIKE). In a tale that spotlights Cheetah’s past, young Barbara Ann Minerva is sent on a quest to find answers to the Amazons’ most ancient secrets!
"The ‘interlude' issue arose very organically out of the stories we’ve been telling in both Year One with Nicola Scott, and The Lies, with Liam Sharp,” said Rucka. "The opportunity to focus on Cheetah, on the origins of Barbara Ann Minerva, is one of those decisions that I think is going to add even more to what we’re doing.”
"This story is very thoughtful and human,” said Evely, "and I'm trying to bring this to the pages as well. We visit a lot of different places and archaeological reference points, which means I get to have a lot of fun! I think the readers will never see Barbara Ann in the same way again, after what Greg has been doing here! This is a singular opportunity I couldn’t pass up."
"The fact that we’ve got Bilquis Evely drawing this issue just makes this all the sweeter,” continued Rucka. "I am such a fan, and her work is so consistently wonderful—everything from her characterization to her linework to her laser-sharp storytelling. So when her name came up, I pretty much fell over myself saying yes. One of the greatest joys about working on Wonder Woman has been the privilege of working with such tremendous collaborators, everyone from Laura Martin and Romulo Fajardo Jr to Jodi Wynne to the entire editorial team and, of course, Nic, Liam, and now Bilquis. I’m really hoping people will enjoy this issue as much as we do.”
WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR #12
Publisher: VALIANT COMICS
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by ROBERT GILL
Cover A by JUAN JOSE RYP
Cover B by JOE BENNETT
Variant Cover by CLAYTON HENRY
$3.99 • 32 pgs. • T+
Better to battle the devil you know!
Enduring for centuries, but haunted by regret, the Eternal Warrior has trespassed against the nature of life and death…to restore the life of a son he lost centuries ago. Now, hunted by demonic forces in the space between this world and the next, Gilad has finally found the wayward boy that he has sworn to rescue from the edge of eternity, no matter what the price. But will the young man called Kalam come willingly to the father he never knew…or has the Eternal Warrior spawned a new enemy for the ages?
“A DEAL WITH A DEVIL” marches forward here as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR) and acclaimed artist Robert Gill (BOOK OF DEATH) send the Eternal Warrior hurdling through the realm of the dead!
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Art/Cover: ILIAS KYRIAZIS
Subscription Variant: Photo
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
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Art/Cover: GEORGE KAMBADAIS
152 PAGES • FC • T • $14.99
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FC • 72 pages • $5.99
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INSUFFERABLE: HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE #1
Art/Cover: PETER KRAUSE
Subscription Variant: NOLAN WOODWARD
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
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Art/Covers: DAMIEN WORM
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
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Cover A: CLAUDIA CARANFA
Cover B: LEE SULLIVAN
Cover C: ANNA DITTMAN
Cover D: ARIANNA FLOREAN
Cover E: BEN TEMPLESMITH
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COGNETIC (TPB)
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Cover by: BRIAN BOLLAND
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Writer: MATT WAGNER
Art: DAN SCHKADE, BRENNAN WAGNER, ERIC POWELL
Cover: MATT WAGNER
$39.99
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I haven't looked at Velma the same way since Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated.
Cap, would I be right in guessing there is no Part One to this thread, despite the title saying "Part Two"?
So Marvel is "breaking new ground" with a "breakout character" who appears to be a retread of..... Deadman? Ummmmm.....ok then.
You would be right. The headline auto-populated from last week and I neglected to remove the "Part Two."
John Dunbar (the mod of maple) said:
And here's a press release I had in the Oct. 19 file because, duh, Image said it would come out Oct. 19. But it's coming out Oct. 12, according to Previews World.
ANCESTOR (TPB)
ANCESTOR TP
STORY / ART / COVER:MATT SHEEAN & MALACHI WARD
OCTOBER 19 / 120 PAGES / FC / RATING / $14.99
In rare lucid moments you see that you are enslaved. You tell yourself that The Service is a helpful interface providing your mind with continual aid and stimulation, but you know it's a lie.
Patrick Whiteside can help you. He doesn't require much: An open mind. Determination. The ability to make sacrifices.
Image Comics is pleased to announce that the short sequential story ANCESTOR by Matt Sheean and Malachi Ward, first appearing in ISLAND, will be made available in a standalone graphic novella trade paperback form this October.
In ANCESTOR readers uncover the truth behind The Service and search for answers from the mysterious Patrick Whiteside. Whiteside doesn’t require much: An open mind. Determination. The ability to make sacrifices.
ANCESTOR trade paperback will hit comic book stores on Oct. 19.
Yeah, he didn't look like a big deal to me. But I'm a jaded old fanboy. Maybe those crazy kids today will go for it.
Detective 445 said:
Captain Comics said:
I read it. Didn't really grab me. I can't really figure out why they are promoting it as a ground breaker. Unless they just apply that kind of hyperbole to all of their solicitations.