COMICS GUIDE FOR FEB. 4, 2015
Titles listed in the Comics Guide come from the weekly list at the Diamond Comic Distributors Inc. website, and are subject to change. The information in the Comics Guide comes not only from Diamond but from solicitations, press releases and previews released by the publishers, except for random comments by Captain Comics (in blue).
BEST BETS
Here art the Captain's top books of the week. For more information on these books and the entire list, continue to "This Week's Comics" below.
KING: JUNGLE JIM #1 (of 4, $3.99, Dynamite): I know next to nothing about the original comic-strip Jungle Jim, and even less about what Dynamite plans to do with the character, who I believe is making his comic-book debut right here. But this series ties in with Dynamite's huge 100th anniversary celebration of King Features Syndicate that includes Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, The Phantom and Prince Valiant, so I'm on board.
IMPERIUM #1 ($3.99, Valiant): Now that decades-long machinations of Toyo Harada have been revealed, the world's most powerful psychic has decided "No more Mr. Nice Guy." If he can't control the world subtly from behind the scenes, he'll do it the hard way -- by gathering the most violent, damaged, crazy and powerful super-powered Harbingers he can find, and use them to get his way. And I can't wait!
LENORE: PINK BELLIES (HC, $17.99, Titan): Lenore is a dead little girl who lives in a scary house in a scary forest. Nevertheless, for all of that, she's pretty chipper. All of her books have tickled me so far, so I bet this one will, too.
THE NAMELESS #1 ($2.99, Image): A new, creator-owned series by Grant Morrison? It'll probably be incomprehensible for months, but that'll be part of the fun!
POSTAL #1 ($3.99, Image): Eden, Wyoming, looks like a typical Western town. But it has a secret: It's a hiding place for America's most wanted criminals, where nobody knows who anybody else really is. It's perfect, until some idiot commits a murder ... and the FBI comes calling.
That sounds superficially like Nailbiter, which posits an Oregon town that creates serial killers. They're really not very much alike ... but I wouldn't mind a crossover!
RETURN OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL #1 (of 4, $3.99, Marvel): In a parody of the currently popular zombie apocalypse genre, Deadpool is the only person on earth who can survive a zombie bite. More than that, when a zombie bites him, it turns into a duplicate Deadpool, with each manifesting a different aspect of Wade Wilson's scattershot personality. Now, c'mon -- that sounds like a hoot, doesn't it?
THIS WEEK'S COMICS
How this works: The "Big Five" publishers and those that send me previews get separate listings. Everything else falls under "Other Publishers"
ACTION LAB
THE F1RST HERO (TPB)
Writer: ANTHONY RUTTGAIZER
Art: PHILLIP SEVY
Letters, Colors: FRED C. STRESING
Cover: LEE MODER
128 pgs / Teen / FC / $14.99
Everyone who manifests superpowers goes insane and becomes a threat to society … except for Jake Roth. When Jake manifests superpowers but somehow keeps his sanity, he must decide whether or not to put himself at risk by using his new abilities to help people or do nothing and save himself while innocent people around him get hurt. From war-torn Afghanistan to the streets of South Philadelphia, it’s an all-out fight for survival for The F1rst Hero!HEROCATS OF STELLAR CITY (TPB)
Writer: KYLE PUTTKAMMER
Art: MARCUS WILLIAMS, RYAN SELLERS (i), OMAKA SCHULTZ (c), BRIANA HIGGINS (l)
Cover: MARCUS WILLIAMS
96 pgs. / FC / All Ages / $11.99
The cutest heroes on the planet have arrived! Meet the Hero Cats of Stellar City in this, their first spectacular graphic novel. Not your ordinary house cats, they're a tactical action-packed covert team!
JACK HAMMER (TPB)
Writer: BRANDON BARROWS
Art/Cover: IONIC
128 pgs./ All Ages/ FC $11.99
In Boston, powers are real, heroes are rare and Jack McGriskin is a private detective with a strong right arm and a nose for trouble. When a missing person he’s been hired to find turns up dead, he stumbles into a network of corruption stretching from the streets of Boston to the halls of Congress and the clues lead him back to a world he’d left behind. Collects Jack Hammer #1-4.
PLANET GIGANTIC #4 (of 4)
Writer: ERIC GRISSOM
Art/Cover: DAVID HALVORSON
32 pgs / FC / All Ages / $3.99
Valentina is reunited with MOTHER and together, along with Lyana and the rock-beast Ignatius, attempt a daring rescue of Yuri from within the dark heart of Castle Terror. Will they arrive in time? Or will the Queen steal his soul forever? Find out in the epic conclusion: Apocalypse Neva!
SOUTHERN DOG (TPB)
Writer: JEREMY HOLT
Art: ALEX DIOTTO
Cover: RILEY ROSSMO
When awkward high school teen Jasper Dixon sustains an injury during a hunting excursion with his family, his infected wolf bite combined with the hormonal changes of puberty triggers a disturbing physical transformation. Now he’s forced to confront his Deep South upbringing and monsters far worse than what he’s become!
Collects the critically acclaimed four issue series and features a cover by Riley Rossmo (Image Comics Drumhellar).
ZOMBIE TRAMP #7
Writer: JASON MARTIN, DAN MENDOZA
Art: WINSTON YOUNG
Cover: TMCHU
Limited Variant: DAN MENDOZA
Risque Variant (limited to 2,500): TMCHU
Artist Variant (limited to 2,000): Dan Mendoza
32 pgs / FC / Mature Readers
$3.99 USD (reg.) / $4.99 USD (var.)
As Zombie Tramp makes her way through the Southwest, she stops for a bite at a local fast food chain. It seems that ordering off the menu at this chicken joint can land you in the nugget grinder though, so Janey will have to wield her budding necro powers well if she wants to stay undead!
ARCHIE COMICS
AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE MAGAZINE #4
Script: ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Art/Cover: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
48-page, full color comic, Teen +, $4.99 US
“Escape from Riverdale,” Part 4 [of 5]: With two more members of our beloved gang infected by the dreadful zombie-virus, Riverdale's one sanctuary -- Lodge Mansion -- has been compromised. The kids are left to make a significant decision—do they stay and fight or flee the only town they've ever known? Meanwhile, Archie makes a horrific discovery in his own home, one that may cost him his life! It's red-headed teen versus gruesomely undead canine PLUS sorcery stories from the vault and all new special features in this magazine-size version of the award-winning TEEN+ series. Definitely NOT for all ages!
As we predicted, the magazine is catching up with the frequently delayed comic book with alarming speed. So what's filling out the magazine? Check out that table of contents: One Afterlife with Archie story, and four reprints from the '80s or earlier. That's really not treating the consumer very fairly. I hope this doesn't come back to haunt them, but they'd only have themselves to blame for the exaggerated delays on Afterlife with Archie.ARCHIE'S FAVORITE COMICS FROM THE VAULT (TPB)
Script/Art: Various
$9.99/$10.99CAN 5
¼ x 7 ½” TR 416 pp, Full Color
Continuing the tradition of the TOP SELLING Best of Archie series, ARCHIE'S FAVORITE COMICS FROM THE VAULT takes readers into a world of laughter and discovery with full-color story gems that haven't been seen for years in any of our publications! This title reveals a special treasure trove of over 400 pages of classic hand-selected Archie Comics stories and is designed for both kids and adults to discover and enjoy together. This collection is a must-have for all ages!
Now this is a great deal for the consumer! I've tried one of these behemoths, and you certainly get your money's worth!
MEGA MAN #45
Script: IAN FLYNN
Art: RYAN ODAGAWA, GARY MARTIN, JOHN WORKMAN, EVAN STANLEY
Cover: PATRICK "SPAZ" SPAZIANTE
Box Art Variant Cover: RAFA KNIGHT
32-page, full color comic , $3.99 U.S.
AN ALL-NEW, JAW-DROPPING STORY STARTS HERE! "The Ultimate Betrayal" Part One: The Robot Masters have been defeated -- but that doesn’t mean Dr. Wily has lost yet! A battle-weary Mega Man rushes home to save his family -- but is he too late? Has Dr. Light’s faith been shattered beyond repair? Is this the end for our heroes?! The adaptation to the legendary game Mega Man 3 continues here, with cover art from the equally-legendary Patrick "SPAZ" Spaziante and an all-new box art variant cover from the latest Mega Man superstar RAFA KNIGHT!
SONIC UNIVERSE #72
Script: IAN FLYNN, ALEAH BAKER
Art: TRACY YARDLEY, JIM AMASH, JACK MORELLI, MATT HERMS
Cover: TRACY YARDLEY, JIM AMASH, BEN HUNZEKER
Match-Maker Variant Cover: JENNIFER HERNANDEZ, JIM AMASH, MATT HERMS
32-page, full color comic$3.99 U.S.
What monsters lurk on the mysterious isolated island?? Find out for yourself in "Spark of Life" Part Two: Things are getting very creepy in the lab of Dr. Ellidy! His badnik defenses are going offline -- which is bad news when there are Dark Gaia Monsters prowling the shores at night! Sally and Big investigate the mystery of the Red Star Rings as Tails and Nicole debug the system -- where something, or someone -- is waiting for Nicole! Featuring new cover art from Tracy Yardley and an interactive MATCHMAKER variant cover by rising Sonic star Jennifer Hernandez, where you can "ship it yourself"!
DARK HORSE
ANGEL & FAITH SEASON 10 #11
Writer: VICTOR GISCHLER
Pencils: WILL CONRAD
Colors: MICHELLE MADSEN
Cover: SCOTT FISCHER
Variant: MIKE NORTON, MARK ENGLERT
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
Faith Lehane returns to London! Long missing from the scene in Magic Town, the Slayer is back and ready for action -- which is going to come as a surprise to her old evil-fighting teammate, Angel ...
“Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, and Michelle Madsen are the right team to handle Angel & Faith.” -- All-Comic
“If you haven’t picked up the new Angel & Faith Season 10 series, this is as good a place as any to [get] a sample and see for yourself what’s inside.” -- Comic Book Resources
Yikes! I don't care if you are a vampire, that's got to leave a mark!
THE COMPLETE ELFQUEST VOL 2 (TPB)
Writers: WENDY PINI, RICHARD PINI
Art/Cover: WENDI PINI
B&W, 552 pages, $24.99
TPB, 7" x 10"
The elves have reclaimed the Palace of the High Ones, but it is not the safe haven they believed. New threats loom as Winnowill, lord of Blue Mountain, vows to destroy all trace of the Wolfriders, and Cutter’s rival Rayek is overcome with power. Collects ElfQuest: Siege at Blue Mountain #1-8 and Kings of the Broken Wheel #1-9.
• Includes an extensive art gallery with commentary from the series creators.
• 552 pages of content -- value priced!
CONAN VOL 16: THE SONG OF BELIT (TPB)
Writer: BRIAN WOOD
Art: PAUL AZACETA, RICCARDO BURCHIELLI, LEANDRO BURCHIELLI
Colors: DAVE STEWART
Cover: MASSIMO CARNEVALE
FC, 176 pages, $19.99
TPB, 7" x 10"
Brian Wood’s epic and acclaimed adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s “Queen of the Black Coast” reaches its heart-rending conclusion! This thrilling volume collects issues #19-25 of the Dark Horse Comics series Conan the Barbarian.
“This is as good as a Conan book will ever get.” -- Geeked Out Nation
GANTZ VOL 34 (TPB)
Writer/Art: HIROYA OKU
B&W, 216 pages, $13.99
TPB, 5 1/8” x 7 1/16”
Kei is reunited with his beloved Tae only to be torn from her and returned to the streets, where the Gantz warriors are hunted “terrorists,” accused of sabotaging the truce with the alien invaders. Thinking Tae is lost forever, Kei makes a one-man suicide assault against the monstrous ETs!
• Gantz has sold over fifteen million copies in Japan!
• Popular anime series and live-action feature.
“Gantz is unrelenting.” -- Manga Helpers
GHOST #12
Writer: CHRIS SEBEL
Pencils: HARVEY TOLIBAO
Inks: KEITH CHAMPAGNE
Colors: DAN JACKSON
Cover: EMANUELA LUPACCHINO, WES DZIOBA
FC, 32 pages, $2.99
Ongoing
“An amazing series.”—Fangoria
Reeling from the loss of a dear friend, Ghost delves further into Chicago’s labyrinthine underworld in a search that leads from back alleys to the corridors of power! She may unearth a conspiracy, but can she find it in herself to bury the past?
“Strongly recommended.” -- Front Towards Gamer
“Ghost ... has almost no flaws.” -- All-Comic
Evidently, Ghost believes the way to a man's heart is directly through his sternum.
THE GHOST FLEET #4
Writer: DONNY CATES
Art/Cover: DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON
Colors: LAUREN AFFE
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Ongoing
PEDAL TO THE METAL!
With a mysterious voice coming through the CB radio, Trace begins to comprehend the deadly nature of his stolen payload. His old friend Ward, director of the Ghost Fleet, will do anything to retrieve that truck . . . even hiring loose-cannon bounty hunter Mickey Reno!
• Also in this issue: Truckasaurus versus Destroyladon!
“Donny Cates ... is a rising star in the comic-book scene.” -- Bleeding Cool
THE GOON: ONCE UPON A HARD TIME #1 (OF 4)
Writer/Art/Cover: ERIC POWELL
Variant: ERIC POWELL
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Miniseries
After the tragic events of Occasion of Revenge, the witch coven believes that control of the unnamed town will soon be in their grasp and the Goon’s tragic soul will contribute to the curse that increases their power. But has their plot destroyed the Goon or created a monster too savage for them to withstand?
Once upon a Hard Time is a climactic miniseries that has major consequences for the Goon and his supporting cast. If you’re a Goon fan, you can’t miss this.
Praise for THE GOON:
“A whopping mess of fisticuffs, sharp dialogue and well-paced narrative that can move from touching to terrifying at the drop of a hat. ... Well worth your time and money, The Goon: Occasion of Revenge is a visual and emotional stunner.” -- USA TODAY
“Abounds with irreverent humor, stylized fisticuffs and viscerally creepy monsters.” -- PASTE MAGAZINE
“The Goon sits side-by-side with other long-running, auteur comics like Hellboy, Usagi Yojimbo and even Cerebus.” -- COMICBOOK.COM
“This book will tear your heart out, and then pack your chest cavity full of violent retribution!” -- FREAK SUGAR
“A wild ride filled with imagination, intrigue, horror and laughs.” -- Ain’t It Cool News
“The Goon is old-school cool -- a great, gurgling gumbo of EC Comics horror, Monty Python wit and 1930s pulp.” -- Entertainment Weekly
“A true American original -- a delirious medley of strange characters, stranger creatures, wild-ass (and often truly creepy) storytelling, art so excellent and perfectly matched to the tone of his stories as to be flabbergasting, and writing so hilarious that it sometimes comes close to making me pee my pants.” -- Frank Darabont, director
“The product of a contentedly demented mind.” -- Comic Book Resources
“The Goon has earned [Powell] a seat at the table with Kirby, Eisner, Chester Gould, Hal Foster and Al Feldstein.” -- Joe Hill (Locke & Key)
“Eric Powell’s great series The Goon deftly combines lowbrow humor with unexpected emotional depth in its ongoing story of a big, not-so-dumb guy who does battle with zombies in a town seemingly dreamt up by Tom Waits.” -- The A.V. Club
“Eric Powell has created a sharp, witty little monster comic with a very interesting mystery at its heart. And Eric can draw as well as anyone in the business. When zombies are overrunning the city, there’s only one man tough enough to keep the undead in line: Eric Powell’s THE GOON.” -- Jeff Smith (creator of Bone)
“Every panel [is] gorgeously detailed, like a Max Fleischer cartoon if Cthulhu spat some sort of hellish bile all over it.” -- IGN
“There’s a certain joy knowing that a cartoonist of great skill is filling his or her own comic with the elements they love. ... The appeal is how Powell conveys that enthusiasm by drawing every creature and monster so darned well.” -- Publishers Weekly
“If this is your first time [reading The Goon], you are in for a treat -- if not, you already know how lucky you are.” -- David Fincher, director
“Tremendously entertaining ... a highly enjoyable blend of pulp horror and slapstick comedy.” -- Fangoria
“Bursts with fisticuffs, gore, bad attitude and running character gags. ... Prime ghastly fun.” -- Booklist
“A comic for readers who like a generous helping of comedy with their hordes of zombies.” -- New York Daily News
“Comicdom’s new hero is a fighting machine with a curious affinity for kicking serious ghoul butt. We hear the Hulk’s green with envy.” -- Entertainment Weekly
“Powell’s story is sweet when it needs to be, warm and touching when it wants to be, and brutal and gruesome when it has to be.” -- Bloody Disgusting
“There is no match for this comic in look or content.” -- Comic Bastards
“There aren’t many characters like The Goon in comics and there aren’t many creators as unique and enjoyable as Eric Powell.” -- IGN
HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D.: 1952 #3 (OF 5)
Writer: MIKE MIGNOLA, JOHN ARCUDI
Art/Cover: ALEX MALEEV
Colors: DAVE STEWART
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Miniseries
Hellboy’s first mission takes an ugly turn when one of his team members turns against him. Will Hellboy be able to survive the assault from within the BPRD and the onslaught of terrors hiding in the ancient fortress above?
LADY KILLER #2 (of 5)
Writers: JOËLLE JONES, JAMIE S. RICH
Art/Cover: JOËLLE JONES
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Miniseries
Josie’s life grows more complicated than ever. Between the demands of her family life (including her disapproving mother-in-law), the challenges of performing as a ruthless assassin, and being underestimated by the men she works for, how can she do it all -- and make it look so good?
• A new original series!
“Lady Killer is a killer cool book with one of my favorite artist/writer teams at the top of their game. It’s an exciting and unique take on the whole midcentury-modern vibe, with one great surprise after another! And the colors are really nifty too!” -- Mike Allred
“Spellbinding.” -- Powell’s Books
I love these covers! They look like the advertising style I grew up with in the early '60s.
RAT GOD #1 (of 5)
Writer/Art/Cover: RICHARD CORBEN
Colors: BETH CORBEN REED
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Miniseries
Terrible things stalk the forests outside Arkham in this chilling original tale from comics master Richard Corben! An arrogant city slicker on a quest to uncover the background of a young woman from the backwoods finds horrors beyond imagining, combining Lovecraftian mutations with Native American legends.
• New from the Eisner Award Hall of Fame inductee!
• The gold standard in horror comics for over 40 years!
• An original tale of backwoods terror inspired by Lovecraft.
“He is the mainstay in my collection of original art and one of the most precise and admirable storytellers in the medium.” -- Guillermo del Toro
Replies
DC COMICS
ACTION COMICS #39
Art and cover by AARON KUDER
HARLEY QUINN Variant cover by NICOLA SCOTT and DANNY MIKI
1:25 Variant cover by JUAN JOSE RYP
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with three covers.
The terror from Smallville has spread across the globe, and now Superman must make a sacrifice to save it! Don’t miss the final chapter of “Horrorville”!
Art by HORACIO DOMINGUES, TED NAIFEH, EDUARDO FRANCISCO, ADAM ARCHER and others
Cover by JONBOY MEYER
144 pg, FC, $14.99 US
In these stories from issues #5-8, the Ame-Comi universe is under attack! As an intergalactic threat strikes Earth and beyond, can the heroines band together in time to save everyone?
" ... can the heroines band together in time to save everyone?"
I'll take "Yes" for $100, Monty.
Art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 U.S. • MATURE READERS
Vampires in space? It’s 1965. Pearl and Skinner escaped The Gray Trader with more questions than answers, and their search for clues leads them to ... NASA! You’ve never seen vampires like this before, as the second major story arc of AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SECOND CYCLE begins!
Wow, this has been so long delayed I forgot about it. But I love this book, so I'm glad to see it.
Art: LAN MEDINA, ALLEN MARTINEZ
Cover: JOE PRADO, IVAN REIS
Can it be? The death of an Other!
"Can it be? The death of an Other!"
The death of another what?
Art by LEONARDO ROMERO
Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
40 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E • DIGITAL FIRST
Lord Marmaduke Ffogg has come to Gotham City, and he’s brought a bit of old Londinium with him. Specifically, some of that city’s famous fog! But this is no normal fog. His malicious mist may just find the entire populace saying “Gor Blimey!” Can Batman and Robin see their way clear to stop this cloudy culprit in time, or will the city swing like a pendulum, too?
If this feels familiar, the Dynamic Duo (and Batgirl!) visited "Londinium" in a 1967 Batman episode, "The Londinium Larcenies."
And despite the fact that Batman, Robin and Batgirl showed up shortly after Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon arrived, and no one ever saw the two trios together, no one suspected their secret.
So clever, those masked Americans!
Art by CHRISTIAN DUCE, FEDERICO DALLOCCHIO, TONY SHASTEEN and others
Cover by CHRISTOPHER MITTEN
168 pg, FC, $14.99 US
The prequel to the best-selling video game Batman: Arkham City concludes with these tales from issues #16-20. The Bookbinder has corrupted Gotham City’s food supply, leaving the Dark Knight in a race against time to uncover the identity of this threat to his city!
Art by ACO
Cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
One of the only people who knows what truly happened at Arkham Asylum is about to escape Gotham City … but not if Batman gets to him first!
DEATHSTROKE #1 (2ND PTG)
Writer: TONY S. DANIEL
Art/Cover: TONY S. DANIEL, SANDU FLOREA
The DCU's deadliest assassin stars in his own ongoing series by writer/artist Tony S. Daniel! See him as never before in this explosive new series, with one surprise after another as we see Slade Wilson in the fight of his life!
"The DCU's deadliest assassin stars in his own ongoing series ..."
And here I thought Deathstroke was DC's deadliest assassin. Can you say "superfluous," boys and girls? I knew you could.
DETECTIVE COMICS #39
Art and cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
HARLEY QUINN Variant cover by DAVE JOHNSON
1:25 Variant cover by YUKO SHIMIZU
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
This issue will ship with four covers.
Can Batman put an end to Anarky once and for all? Or will the citizens of Gotham City even let him try?
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
Art by ANDY SMITH
Cover by KEN LASHLEY
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Dr. Fate makes his powerful presence known on Apokolips!
Art by JACK HERBERT, ROBSON ROCHA, PAULO SIQUEIRA and JORGE JIMENEZ
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
As Apokolips burns, Green Lantern falls -- and the Earth is left unprotected.
You know, I don't recall seeing the Earth-2 Green Lantern in any of the "five years later" stuff ... Would they really kill him off?
THE FLASH SEASON ZERO #5
Art by MARCUS TO
Photo cover
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
What’s a day in the life of the Fastest Man Alive like? Find out from the point of view of none other than Arrow’s Felicity Smoak!
Art and cover by MIKEL JANIN
HARLEY QUINN Variant cover by DAN PANOSIAN
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
This issue will ship with two covers.
Grayson and Helena must battle their old foes, the Fist of Cain!
Art by DANIEL SAMPERE and JONATHAN GLAPION
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Green Arrow versus Seattle! The odds don’t look too good for Ollie in this issue!
GREEN LANTERN #39
Art by ADMIRA WIJAYA
Cover by BILLY TAN
HARLEY QUINN Variant cover by MIKE McKONE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $3.99 US
This issue will ship with three covers..
Hal Jordan returns to Oa knowing he has to face the consequences for defying the Templar Guardians during “Godhead.” But whatever the Guardians have planned for him pales before the true threat the Corps will soon face. Hal’s about to learn that sometimes fighting for the greater good comes at an even greater personal cost.
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
Hal just can't get away from those obnoxious li'l Smurfs, can he?
Art by FRANCESCO TRIFOGLI
Cover by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Having poisoned his mother and imprisoned his accomplice sister, Prince Regent Severin finds the early days of his reign tested as the Skinling army, ten thousand strong and led by the warrior queen Psamira, marches south to bring the war to the Sidhe. Meanwhile, Asa Monday and Jon Hobb join forces to search for Prosper, unaware that they are heading straight into the war zone.
INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US YEAR THREE #8
Art by BRUNO REDONDO and MIKE S. MILLER
Cover by NEIL GOOGE
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
Wonder Woman is back – and she’s not happy with what’s happened since she left. She’s kicking butt and taking names, and Sinestro is the first on her list! Plus, it’s payback time for Superman’s enemies, and neither Batman’s Gotham City-based resistance nor Constantine and his mystical allies are safe from the coming storm. But Constantine still has a trump card to play.
Art by PHIL JIMENEZ, CHRIS WESTON, MICHAEL LARK and others
Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND
336 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $29.99 US MATURE READERS
In this third INVISIBLES collection, the team launches an assault on an underground New Mexico lab to free the cure for the AIDS virus from the alleged inventors of the disease: the U.S. government. Collects THE INVISIBLES VOL. 2 #1-13.
Art by REILLY BROWN and ALISON BORGES
Cover by BEN OLIVER
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
As Lobo grows closer to preventing the destruction of Earth, an old foe returns and reveals Lobo’s role in the destruction of his home world.
I've read the first three issues of this, and I'm still not sure why I should give a damn about this character.
Art by WALTER CARZON and HORACIO OTTOLINI
Cover by DEREK FRIDOLFS
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E
Welcome to ACME Headquarters, where they don’t ship it unless they test it! Low on funds, Wile E. Coyote tries to get a job at ACME for its products, but he must get through ACME product testing first! Good luck, Wile E.!
Art by LEANDRO FERNANDEZ
Cover by CELIA CALLE
32 pg, 6 of 9, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Katya’s relentless search to find her husband’s killer shifts into a different gear. Philip comes face-to-face with the mother -- who should be dead! -- and the Dark Loops expand their bizarre and bloody campaign! Twists, turns, mother-and-child reunions and a shockingly explosive climax await!
Art by STEPHEN THOMPSON
Cover by RYAN SOOK
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
All stories converge as Brainiac and the Blood Moon arrive at the Future's End!
Art and wraparound cover by JOHN ROMITA, JR. and KLAUS JANSON
THE FLASH 75 Variant cover by KEVIN NOWLAN
1:50 Variant cover by LEE MODER
1:100 Variant cover by JOHN ROMITA, JR. and KLAUS JANSON
40 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $5.99 US
This issue will ship with five covers.
An extra-sized special issue of the world’s greatest hero brings in the New Year with a new costume, new powers and new friends and enemies! The epic team of Geoff Johns, John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson conclude their first arc with twist after twist that will send Superman onto a new path and force Clark Kent to making a shocking decision! Plus: John Romita Jr. draws Batman!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE VOL. 3 HC
Art by ARDIAN SYAF and SANDRA HOPE
Cover by ARDIAN SYAF
136 pg, FC, $22.99 US
Who will save Superman? He may be invulnerable – but he’s also alone! In his brief career as a costumed hero, Clark Kent has run a gantlet of the world’s most deadly and monstrous villains. But his most dire threat may come from two powerless humans who happen to be the two smartest people on the planet. Lex and Alexandra Luthor have been paid to find a way to cancel Superman’s powers – and the man who destroyed Krypton has been welcomed by the world’s governments to complete his mission – with the murder of Kal-El! Betrayed and at his most vulnerable, there’s no place to hide and no one Superman can trust!
Don’t miss the follow-up to the New York Times #1 best-selling graphic novels SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE VOL. 1 and 2!
Art by KENNETH ROCAFORT, AARON KUDER, TYLER KIRKHAM and others Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
224 pg, FC, $16.99 US
In these tales from SUPERMAN #18-24 and SUPERMAN ANNUAL #2, the Queen of H.I.V.E. has placed Hector Hammond’s thoughts in Superman’s mind in an effort to control the Man of Steel. But the merging of these minds brings about hallucinations that cause Superman to experience different realities – and view allies as threats!
Art by KENNETH ROCAFORT, KEN LASHLEY, ED BENES, BRETT BOOTH, NORM RAPMUND and others
Cover by ED BENES
168 pg, FC, $22.99 US
In the wake of the Psi War, Lois Lane lies in a coma, unable to speak – but her newfound powers allow her to astral project in times of need. It is just this power that brings the power hungry creature Parasite to Metropolis in search of Lois. Is there anything The Man of Steel can do, or will he lose his best friend? Collects SUPERMAN #25-31.
Art and cover by JESUS SAIZ
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
“The Machine Queen” part 5! The Swamp is dead. The machines rule the planet. Alec Holland’s greatest foes are arrayed against him, and the few allies he has left have gone into hiding. It is the end...unless the Swamp Thing can return to the beginning, to fix his greatest mistake.
Art by ANGEL UNZUETA, TYLER KIRKHAM, BARRY KITSON, ART THIBERT and others
Cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
256 pg, FC, $17.99 US
As seen in FOREVER EVIL, the Teen Titans have taken a fall through time itself! Along the way, they learn the secrets of Bart Allen’s past -- but can they stop his evil future self? Find out in these stories from issues #24-30 and ANNUAL #2.
Art by JEREMY HAUN
Cover by JILL THOMPSON
32 pg, 3 of 6, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
Dillon Chase continues his hunt for revenge – and the werewolf continues its slaughter across the American midwest. Hold onto your hearts and your entrails – WOLF MOON #3 features a cover by Vertigo favorite Jill Thompson and supernatural horror galore by Cullen Bunn (LOBO, SINESTRO) and Jeremy Haun (CONSTANTINE).
DYNAMITE COMICS
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE DEATH OF APOLLO #3 (of 6)
Art: DIETRICH SMITH
Cover A Main: MIKE MAYHEW
Cover B Variant: DIETRICH SMITH
Cover C Variant: LIVIO RAMONDELLI
Cover D Subscription: ARDIAN SYAF
32 PGS / Teen + / $3.99
After years of silence, the Cylons have returned, and their first strike at the fleet has cost the life of Galactica's favourite son, Apollo. As the grieving Galacticans struggle with their loss, and Starbuck contemplates reckless revenge, Adama must find focus and contemplate the odds: the Cylon threat is stronger and more insidious than ever before. Unless the fleet can defeat or outrun the Cylons, humanity will soon be as dead as his beloved son. Shocking drama and continuity-shaking military SF action from the acclaimed cosmic creative team of Abnett and Dietrich Smith.
An exclusive Ardian Syaf cover is available only to comic shop subscribers and limited to initial orders.
Art: ESTEVE POLLS
Cover A Main: JAE LEE
Cover B Variant: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Cover C Subscription: MIKE MAYHEW
32 PGS / Teen + / $3.99
Our heroes finally arrive in Phoenix and their first encounter with the self-proclaimed Archduke of Arizona, whose charming demeanor is tinged with a merciless arrogance. Diego is welcomed into the Archduke's inner circle of wealthy investors but Django soon finds himself exploring behind the scenes with the silent but intrepid Bernardo. The Archduke's massive railroad project is a being built be the local Yaqui tribes, who are all but enslaved by their master's tyrannical regime. This exciting series is the first-ever sequel to any of Quentin Tarantino's films and features one of the original western heroes, the masked crusader known as Zorro! Story by Quentin Tarantino, script by Matt Wagner, etc...
Artist: TOMMY PATTERSON
Cover: MIKE S. MILLER
Mature/32 pages
FINAL ISSUE!!! Driven by the need to avenge his father's murder and clear the name he himself is not permitted to bear, Jon Snow breaks his solemn vow and deserts from the Night's Watch -- an action for which there is but a single penalty: death. Meanwhile, Eddard's heir, Robb Stark, seeks to rally his bannermen, not all of whom are eager to follow the young, unproven leader, no matter whose son he may be. And Daenerys, grief-stricken at the death of her husband, Drogo, builds a great funeral pyre to consume the hollow remnants of her life ... only to find herself present at the fiery birth of a new age.
KING: JUNGLE JIM #1 (OF 4)
Art: SANDY JARRELL
Cover A Main: DARWYN COOKE
32 PGS / Teen + / $3.99
"He IS the forest!" Welcome to the KING, full of RUSTIC WARS and BESTIAL BLUSTER and UNFORGIVING TERRAIN and IMPOSSIBLE ORIGINS and ENIGMATIC ABILITIES and CREEPY DOMICILES and REALLY REALLY REALLY WEIRD MONKEYS! STRAP IN for HIGH ADVENTURE from Eisner-Award Winner PAUL TOBIN (Bandette) and SANDY JARRELL (Meteor Men) with a connecting King cover by comic legend DARWYN COOKE!
Art: MIRKA ANDOLFO
Cover A Main: JOYCE CHIN
Cover B Variant: CEDRIC POULAT "BOMBSHELL"
Cover C Subscription: MIKE MAYHEW
32 PGS / Teen + / $3.99
Too many questions and not enough answers. That's the situation Violet Sparks finds herself in. Everyone she ever cared for is dead and to make matters worse she's inhabited by a vicious demon that desperately wants to take control. That may not be such an unwelcome proposition when the bullets start flying and the death toll mounts.
LEGENDERRY: VAMPIRELLA #1 (of 5)
Art: DAVID CABRERA
Cover A: JOE BENITEZ
32 pages / Teen + / $3.99
A return to Bill Willingham's fantastical steampulp world of LEGENDERRY! Vampirella comes home from the epic battle in The Principality to find that her Scarlet Club has been closed, and powerful forces within The Big City are conspiring to destroy her ... but they quickly learn they've pissed off the wrong immortal vampire.
Art: FRITZ CASAS
32 PGS / Teen + / $3.99
Cover A Main: JAY ANACLETO
Cover B Variant: WALTER GEOVANI
Cover C Subscription: LUCIO PARRILLO
Following the fight to the death with one Sutekh's demonic advance scouts, Red Sonja and her prize pupils, Lyla and Xoana, return to their school with the renegade priest Sefkh in tow. After the Stygian reveals that the half-human son of the serpent-god Set is marching forth to reclaim the world for his sire, Sonja realizes that the world is in peril. But before she can decide whether to come out of 'retirement' one last time, the school's compound is attacked by The Eaters of the Dead-a legion of flesh-eating undead created by Sutekh from those who have dared to defy him. Now Red Sonja, her longtime companion, Yusuf, and her young pupils must battle not only hell-beasts and ghouls, but the terrifying Son of Set himself in a bloody fight for not only their lives, but their souls as well.
An exclusive Lucio Parrillo cover is available only to comic shop subscribers and limited to initial orders.
Art: BILQUIS EVELY
Cover A Main: DENYS COWAN, BILL SIENKIEWICZ
Cover B Variant: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Cover C Subscription: SANFORD GREENE
32 PGS / Mature / $3.99
John Shaft didn't go looking for trouble; it came looking for him, and in the process, a lot of people died. Devastated by the murder of a friend, Shaft wants answers and revenge-though not necessarily in that order. With vengeance on his mind and cold steel in his hand, Shaft finds himself caught up in a brewing gang war that threatens to consume the city. Everyone from the Mafia to the police wants Shaft to do their dirty work, but no one realizes that's all part of his plan.
An exclusive Sanford Greene cover is available only to comic shop subscribers and limited to initial orders.
Art: PATRICK BERKENKOTTER
Cover A Main: MIKE MAYHEW
Cover B Variant: JENNY FRISON
Cover C Subscription: STEPHANIE BUSCEMA
32 PGS / Teen + / $3.99
In "The Dragon Chariot", the third chapter in "The Accursed" story arc, fresh outbreak of the dreaded 'black rabies'-a plague that turns those who suffer from it into raving homicidal maniacs-sends Vampirella and The Kabal's top field agent, the werewolf Tristan to Athens, Greece, in search of the second Accursed involved in Dr. Faustus' plan to end the world. The evil alchemist's co-conspirator is none other than the legendary sorceress Medea, scorned wife of the hero Jason and granddaughter of the sun-god Helios, who was cursed with immortality by Zeus for murdering her own children. Can Vampirella and her new allies stop Medea before she spreads the contagion throughout the world and uncover the identity of the mysterious source of the cursed blood used to create the murder plague?
An exclusive Stephanie Buscema cover is only available to comic shop subscribers and limited to initial orders.
IDW PUBLICATIONS
G.I. JOE #5
Art: STEVE KURTH
Cover: JEFFREY VEREGGE
Subscription Variant: DHEERAJ VERMA
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
FALL OF G.I. JOE! Tensions escalate as new dangers emerge. What can the G.I. JOE team do to combat a COBRA the world views as heroes? As SCARLETT leads the team, former G.I. JOE agent DUKE searches for answers.
First issue of an all-new arc!
Art: SALVATORE COSTANZA
Cover: FICO OSSIO
Subscription Variant: MIKE BOWDEN
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The brand-new, three issue story arc, “Legendary”, concludes here! Join us for the conclusion of this special bi-weekly event as some of your favorite Skylander characters face grueling tests, outrageous challenges, and the vilest of villains to gain Legendary status!
Art: J.K. WOODWARD
Cover: JUAN ORTIZ
HC • FC • $24.99 • 128 pages • 7” x 11”
For the first time ever, a visual presentation of the much-discussed, unrevised, unadulterated version of Harlan Ellison’s award-winning Star Trek teleplay script, “The City on the Edge of Forever!” See the story as Mr. Ellison originally intended!
“Harlan Ellison’s original teleplay … is proving much more enthralling than the aired version with Woodward’s art giving a visually stunning look.” -- UnleashTheFanboy.com
Art/Cover: ALEX MILNE
Variant Cover: KOTTERI
Subscription Variant: NICK ROCHE
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
DESPERATE MEASURES! Four million years ago, as CYBERTRON teetered on the brink of all-out war, a group of Autobots decided it was time to take matters into their own hands. Everyone concerned would subsequently agree that this was a very, very bad move...
Days of Deception continues!
IMAGE COMICS
BIRTHRIGHT #5
Art / Cover: ANDREI BRESSAN & ADRIANO LUCAS
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
The never-ending war on Terrenos rocks our world as Mikey battles one of its greatest warriors to the death. No one is safe as BIRTHRIGHT’s first arc comes to an earth-shattering finish!
Art: ROD REIS
Cover: TREVOR MCCARTHY
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Thanks to Camden Stone, Geoffrey Warner has the villains he desperately needed. But at what cost? And how long can Geoffrey keep the lie going?
DEAD@17: THE BLASPHEMY THRONE #6 (of 7)
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.50
Wrath unleashed. Judgment delivered. Earth ... no more.
Art / Cover: NICK DRAGOTTA
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.50
“FALLOUT”
In which we see how the horror of war has effected each and every nation -- and which nations will crumble and which will rise.
The Apocalypse: Year Two rumbles on in EAST OF WEST #17.
Art / Cover: GUS STORMS
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
Beginning “CRUNCHED,” the EGOs’ biggest storyline yet!
The narcissistic super-team of the future returns to battle an invisible threat to the galactic economy. Featuring the erratic Prisoner Seven; The Commander, aged hero of the Crunch War; and a few cruel twists.
“An epic sci-fi tale with action, sincerity and humor.” -- All-Comic
160 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99
The first collection of the new, sold-out series of GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS! Perfect for new readers! Behold the invasion of King Tiger Eating a Cheeseburger and his legion of space crabs! NASA must utilize their every resource (A guy with a ghost-cow head, a bunch of magic bears, and a Chicago cop with robot arms) to avoid an intergalactic incident!
Collects GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS, VOL. 2 #1-5.
Art / Cover: TOM NEELY
Colors: KRISTINA COLLANTES
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Welcome to the Skin fights, baby!!! The Humans visit FLEX trucking to do a little business and have a lotta fun! Deals go down, bets get made and Skin fighting (homo-sapien cock fighting) is the sport of the day!!!
Art / Cover: MIKE HENDERSON
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
All of the town’s children have gone missing ... and only the notorious serial killer the Nailbiter can help Sheriff Crane and Finch find them ... but at what price?
NAMELESS #1
Art / Cover: CHRIS BURNHAM & NATHAN FAIRBAIRN
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
An astronomer kills his family, then himself, leaving a cryptic warning.
A Veiled Lady hunts her victims through human nightmares.
An occult hustler known only as 'Nameless' is recruited by a consortium of billionaire futurists for a desperate mission.
And the malevolent asteroid Xibalba spins closer on a collision course with Earth.
But nothing is what it seems -- a terrifying inhuman experiment is about to begin.
Abandon all hope and experience ultimate horror in NAMELESS.
ODDLY NORMAL #5
Cover B: DANI JONES
32 PAGES / FC / E / $2.99
Oddly Normal's horrible, terrible, very bad first day of school finally comes to an end.
POSTAL #1
Art / Cover B: ISAAC GOODHART
Cover A: LINDA SEJIC
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99
Writers Matt Hawkins (THINK TANK) and Bryan Hill (Broken Trinity: Pandora’s Box) and Top Cow’s Talent Hunt winning artist Isaac Goodhart team up for a crime thriller that will keep readers guessing and coming back each issue for more in Top Cow’s POSTAL. In a small sleepy town full of fugitives in hiding, who would risk exposure to the authorities by committing the town’s first murder in decades? And how will the FBI exploit one individual’s weakness in order to get the evidence they need?
The town of Eden, Wyoming, operates as a haven for the worst criminals at-large, seedy characters who remain in town only long enough for new identities -- often including facial reconstruction -- to be created for them. There is zero tolerance for any illegal activity that might draw attention to the town and an “official murder” is the last thing they want. A single, tight-knit family runs Eden, with the youngest oddball son Mark Shiffron overseeing the postal branch, the only means of shipping in or out of the city. Although the FBI’s attempts to insert an undercover agent in the town have been repeatedly foiled, this murder gives them a new opportunity.
"Postal is essentially WitSec for criminals,” said Hawkins. “It's about a remote town that creates new identities for them so they can avoid prosecution. Working with Bryan Edward Hill and Talent Hunt winner Isaac Goodhart on this first volume so I know it will be top notch!"
Art / Cover: FIONA STAPLES
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Saga is back, as is almost the entire cast! And as thanks to retailers and readers for helping our audience continue to grow every new arc, Fiona Staples created an amazing wraparound cover for this action-packed issue, which is still only $2.99, the best deal in comics!
Image doesn't provide previews for Saga. Why should they? It doesn't need promotion!
Art / Cover: JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
The end draws near.
Cover A: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
Cover B: EMMA RIOS
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Jess's monster lover returns professing love, but she senses a trap-not romance, as the seers prepare themselves for the inevitable monster invasion!
Alternate cover by PRETTY DEADLY's EMMA RIOS!
I've grown weary of Michael Avon Oeming's style. I hope that doesn't make me a bad person.
Art: SZYMON KUDRANSKI
Cover B: GREG CAPULLO
Cover C: SKOTTIE YOUNG
Cover D: JOCK
Cover E: SEAN MURPHY
Cover F: PHILIP TAN
64 PAGES / FC / T+ / $5.99
This HUGE, TRIPLE-SIZED 250th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE marks only the second time an independent comic book has reached such a lofty number! This issue marks the cataclysmic climax in the story of the current Spawn: Jim Downing's final struggle against his costume while the fate of New York City lies in the balance.
From the ashes of that battlefield comes the long awaited return of the original Spawn ... AL SIMMONS.
The celebration of this anniversary issue will feature covers from TODD MCFARLANE, GREG CAPULLO (Batman), SKOTTIE YOUNG (Rocket Raccoon), JOCK (Detective Comics), SEAN MURPHY (The Wake), and PHILIP TAN (Batman and Robin).
Up to issue #250, eh? Congratulations are due, I suppose, to a book I dropped around issue #10 and to an artist (McFarlane) whose work I will never buy again.
32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.50
STRAY BULLETS CONTINUES WITH THE BEGINNING OF A BRAND-NEW ARC OF STORIES!
Award-winning creator David Lapham begins an all-new story arc in the cult classic series STRAY BULLETS with SUNSHINE & ROSES. The new story will center around violence, love, and the bad decisions made when characters find themselves in over their heads and ensnared in seedy, illegal dealings. The new arc launches on January 21 and follows up the staggering return to form by Lapham in STRAY BULLETS: KILLERS.
In STRAY BULLETS: SUNSHINE & ROSES, the Baltimore underworld is falling apart at the seams and blood has been spilt. Where and when things went to hell in a handbasket can be traced back to a time a few years earlier, when a man named Harry ran the city, Spanish Scott and Monster enforced the rules, and an insecure young man name Orson met a wild and crazy girl named Beth. The two together cooked up the boldest, most outlandish, and just about the stupidest plan ever devised—a plan to steal a whole lot of Harry’s money and drugs and exact a little revenge along the way.
"We were torn for a long time on whether to ever go back and tell this story, but the lure of getting Beth, Orson, and Nina together again was just too strong,” said Lapham. “They demanded it, really. It's going to be off-the-hook nuts.”
While every issue of STRAY BULLETS presents a complete story, the start of each new arc is the perfect place to jump on board and see what everybody else is talking about.
Art/Cover: STEVE EPTING
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Velvet walks a deadly path into the past for answers, as her story takes its darkest turn yet!
Art/Cover: JOCK
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Now, with the true nature of the wytches revealed, Charlie descends into the Earth in a desperate race to save his daughter and his family from an inconceivable fate.
MARVEL COMICS
ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA: FEAR HIM #1 (of 4)
Art: SZYMON KUDRANSKI
Covers by SIMONE BIANCHI
32 PGS / Rated T / $3.99
• A hungry villain has returned to feed on the city’s fear.
• It’s up to the All New Captain America and Nomad to curb his appetite … which might be easier if they weren’t always at each other’s throats.
Art: PHIL JIMENEZ & STEPHANIE HANS
Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
Variant cover by DAVID LAFUENTE
Variant cover by PHIL NOTO
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• The Tenth Realm of Heven crashes into... wait, which number is Vanaheim? Well, Vanaheim. We’re going to Vanaheim for adventures, fun and bleak existential horror!
• Does Loki join the pursuit of Angela and her tiny, diaper-wearing charge? Well, we’d have to be really cruel to mention him here if he’s not going to turn up. Loki Lies, not solicits. Solicits are always 100% honest.
• Plus, find out why saying “All good angels go to heaven” would get you stabbed by Angela. She’s a little touchy on the topic of the afterlife.
Art by RAMON ROSANAS
Cover by MARK BROOKS
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
Marvel’s smallest hero with the big heroics is a critical smash hit! Launching just this week, Ant-Man #1 has all the critics raving! Marvel is pleased to announce that Nick Spencer and Ramon Rosanas’ debut first issue has completely sold out at the distributor level and will return for a Sec-ANT Printing!
Scott Lang has never been the world’s best super hero. Heck, most people don’t even think he’s been the best Ant-Man – and the last guy created Ultron and joined the Masters of Evil, so that’s really saying something. But all that’s about to change when the Superior Iron Man calls up Scott with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Everyone is raving about Ant-Man #1. Don’t believe us? Here’s what the critics had to say.
“With a blockbuster movie on the way, Ant-Man #1 is the perfect jumping on point for readers” -- The Washington Post
“Get ready to be able to say you are now an Ant-Man fan” -- Comic Vine
“… with this top-notch team on board, you need to score yourself a front-row seat.” – Newsarama
“A strong contender for Comic of the Year” – 13th Dimension
“Ant-Man #1 is that perfect debut that manages to both introduce the character to unfamiliar readers and tell a compelling story in the course of a single issue.” – ComicBook.com
“It's funny, emotionally engaging, and easily accessible regardless of your familiarity with the character.” – IGN
Nick Spencer and Ramon Rosanas set the bar for new Marvel books in 2015.” – Comic Book Therapy
“I would recommend this book to everyone.” – Comix I Read
“Nick Spencer and Ramon Rosanas have a hit on their hands with this one …” – Coming Up Comics
“… the perfect introduction for anyone unfamiliar with the character …” – Infinite Comix
“Definitely worth picking up!” – Comics Beat
The reviews are in – and you can’t afford to miss one of the biggest launches of the year. Missed your chance to get your hands on a copy? Well, you won’t want to miss it again when the Ant-Man #1 SecANT Printing returns to comic shops in February!
ANT-MAN #2
Art by RAMON ROSANAS
Cover by MARK BROOKS
Variant Cover by GEOFF DARROW
Variant Cover byPHIL NOTO
Movie Variant also available
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• Ant-Man’s starting a new life -- a bold new adventure -- and you know what that means...
• He needs to borrow some money!
• Also, an old enemy returns ... kinda. Sorta. Maybe?
Art: STEFANO CASELLI
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Variant by PHIL NOTO
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
IN 3 MONTHS … TIME RUNS OUT!
When I first saw this cover months ago, I wondered what it meant that they were essentially reprinting the cover to The Ultimates #1. Of course, now the cat's out of the bag, and we know exactly what it means.
I also assumed the "Time runs out" tag on lots of Avengers books meant that the temporal problems exacerbated by Wolverine and Sue Storm tromping through the timestream during "Age of Ultron" was going to have the long-foreshadowed repercussions. (Or has that story already happened?) But no, it's an entirely different storyline, in which the time the Illuminati had to stop the "incursions" has run out.
Different thing. But still the end of the world!
EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #2 (4TH PTG)
Art/Cover: ROBBI RODRIGUEZ
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
Gwen Stacy: Spider-Woman! In one universe, it wasn't Peter Parker bitten by the radioactive Spider, but Gwen Stacy! She's smart, charming and can lift a car - Just don't tell her Police Chief father! How is she involved in Spider-Verse? Seeds of Amazing Spider-Man #9 are planted here!
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY, ANDRE ARAUJO, RAFFAELE IENCO, MIKE ALLRED & JOE QUINONES
Cover by MARK BAGLEY
760 PGS / Rated T / $99.99
Trim size: oversized
When Reed and Sue decide the family needs to relax, they take Ben, Johnny and the kids on a year-long vacation -- through all of infinite time and space! And in the absence of Marvel’s First Family, a handpicked substitute FF -- Ant-Man, Medusa, She-Hulk and the new Ms. Thing -- stand ready to guard Earth. What could possibly go wrong? As Reed Richards struggles to hide his true motivations and the Future Foundation adjusts to their mentors’ replacements, Doom the Annihilating Conqueror rises! Can Reed cure the disease that’s killing the team? Can the Future Foundation hang together? And what’s with Old John Storm, anyway? Matt Fraction’s fantastic reinvention of Marvel’s First Family is collected in one oversized volume! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (2012) #1-16 and #5AU, FF (2012) #1-16, and material from MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE #1.
Art by ED MCGUINNESS & KRIS ANKA
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS and JUSTIN PONSOR
Connecting Variant by ALEXANDER LOZANO
Cosmically Enhanced Variant by ANDREA SORRENTINO
40 PGS / ONE SHOT / Rated T+ / $4.99
• The Black Vortex, an ancient artifact imbued with immeasurable power, is now in the hands of Mr. Knife!
• With billions of lives potentially at stake, Peter Quill, the Legendary Star-Lord, is going to have to dust off his thieving gloves.
• But with Knife’s Slaughter Squad protecting him, Peter’s probably going to need some help …
Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. What would you give up in your quest for power? What if it cost you your very soul? This February, those questions and more will be answered in Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex Alpha #1, the first chapter in an epic, out of this world crossover through Guardians of the Galaxy, All-New X-Men, Legendary Star-Lord, Cyclops, Captain Marvel, Nova and Guardians Team-Up! From superstar creators Sam Humphries, Ed McGuinness and Kris Anka comes the opening salvo in an epic cosmic war!
The Black Vortex – an ancient and powerful artifact has been uncovered in the far reaches of the cosmos. With the power to grant its user untold, it is coveted by some of the most nefarious forces in the galaxy. Thane and the villainous Mr. Knife plan to use its power to unleash terror upon the galaxy, and only a small band of heroes stand in their way.
“What happens when one person submits to the Black Vortex and becomes a titan of the cosmos? What happens when a whole team does it? Or a whole planet?” says Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex Alpha #1 writer Sam Humphries in an interview with Marvel.com. “Imagine the metamorphosis that turned Norin Radd into the Silver Surfer, or Jean Grey into Dark Phoenix, available to anyone in the Marvel Universe.”
“But of course, no amount of power comes without a cost,” Humphries continued.
Now, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the X-Men, Nova, Captain Marvel and more must unite as one or face extinction. Because if they fail, billions will die. But even they may be seduced by the power of the Black Vortex. Are they going to save the universe? Or will they be its undoing? Find out as the
Billions of lives are at stake, the heroes of the Marvel Universe will have to face the darkness inside themselves if they hope to succeed. But will they be the ones to save the galaxy, or will they be seduced by the Black Vortex’s power?
This looks pretty interesting, but with everything going into a mixmaster in a few months, it's hard to get invested emotionally in any Marvel book. I may read this series later in trade, but I think I'll wait until Secret Wars is over and I know which characters are still viable.
Art: ANNIE WU
Cover: DAVID AJA
32 PGS./Rated T+/$2.99
On-Sale 6/25/14
The Finale, Part 1:
• David. Clint. Barney. The Building. The Tracksuit Draculas. The Clown.
• Ever seen Rio Bravo? Check it out, it’s pretty good.
Art/Cover: MARK BAGLEY
Variant cover by PHIL NOTO
32 PGS / Rated T / $3.99
OMEGA HULK HAS OFFICIALLY BOUGHT A TICKET TO HELL ...
• DOC GREEN sets his sights on LYRA … A.K.A. THE SAVAGE SHE-HULK FROM THUNDRA’S FUTURE!!!
• Science runs amok!
• Mistakes will be made!
• No happy ending here!
Penciled by MATTEO BUFFAGNI, OLIVIER COIPEL, NICK BRADSHAW, KRIS ANKA, MIGUEL SEPULVEDA, JHEREMY RAAPACK, SIMONE BIANCHI, AGUSTIN PADILLA, PAUL DAVIDSON, ANDRE ARAUJO, GREG LAND, STEPHANIE HANS & MORE
Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
360 PGS / Rated T+ / $34.99
For millennia, they hid in plain sight — forgotten descendants of a secret race transformed by alien science, living ordinary lives, unaware of their godlike potential. They could be your Dr.. Your mailman. Maybe even you. But now the kingdom of Attilan has fallen. Its royal family has been sundered. And the Terrigen Bomb has revealed the Inhumans in mankind’s midst. As individuals across the globe manifest uncanny new abilities, the Avengers, X-Men, Hulk, Spider-Man and more face a world forever altered. And with her husband gone, Queen Medusa must unite her scattered people and lead them into a new Inhuman Age. Collecting AVENGERS ASSEMBLE (2012) #21.INH-23.INH, INHUMANITY #1-2, UNCANNY X-MEN (2013) #15.INH, INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #17.INH-19.INH, NEW AVENGERS (2013) #13.INH, IRON MAN (2012) #20.INH, INHUMANITY: THE AWAKENING #1-2, AVENGERS A.I. #7.INH, MIGHTY AVENGERS (2013) #4.INH-5.INH and INHUMANITY: SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #1.
Art: MIGUEL SEPULVEDA
32 PGS / Rated T / $2.99GET READY FOR MARVEL’S NEXT SMASH HIT FILM WITH THIS OFFICIAL PREQUEL!
Before Scott Lang becomes Marvel’s shrinking sensation, Dr. Hank Pym will pull on the helmet and leap into action on a death-defying mission that will take him into the icy heart of Cold War East Berlin!
Art: JOHN TOTLEBEN
Cover by JOHN TOTLEBEN
Variant cover by TIM SALE
Variant Cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ
48 PGS / Mature / $4.99
• The utterance of a single word has unleashed hell on earth.
• Johnny Bates has let the Nemesis out. Kid Miracleman is loose.
• Smokes rises over London. And nothing will ever be the same.
• Miracleman faces Kid Miracleman in the genre-redefining climax of Book Three!
• Including material originally presented in MIRACLEMAN (1985) #15, plus bonus content.
Art: ADRIAN ALPHONA
Cover by KRIS ANKA
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $2.99
• The darling of the Marvel Universe gets ready for the ultimate showdown!
• On patrol full-time, Ms. Marvel needs to find The Inventor before he does Jersey City some real damage!
• But how much longer can Ms. Marvel’s life take over Kamala Khan’s?
Art: RICH ELLIS
Cover by MICHAEL KOMARCK
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• When a UFO fires on Moscow because Howard can’t keep his finger off the button, Peggy and the team go underground but which one of them is already undercover?
• Woodrow McCord fights a bear!
• Peggy punches Howard in the face!
• The firecracker team of Kathryn Immonen and Rich Ellis turn up the heat and tear up the joint in the continuing adventures of AGENT CARTER!
I'm really enjoying the TV show, so I'm looking forward to this trade!
Art/Cover: MITCH GERADS
32 PGS / Parental Advisory / $3.99
THE TRUTH WILL GET YOU PUNISHED!
• Can Frank lure the Howling Commandos to his side? What will happen to them if he can’t?
• Officer Sammy Stone is reborn in blood.
• Frank finds himself up against a force that will test his morals, his resolve, and his his fiber as a soldier.
RETURN OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL #1 (of 4)
Art by NIK VIRELLA
Cover by JAY SHAW
Variant by RYAN STEGMAN
32 PGS / Parental Advisory / $3.99
Zombies! Deadpools! Zombie Deadpools! RETURN OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL #1 is Coming!
He rises from the grave! And this time, there are thousands of him! Announced at NYCC, prepare for an undead epic like you’ve never seen before in RETURN OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL #1 – the follow up to last year’s smash hit limited-series Night of the Living Deadpool! Fan-favorite writer Cullen Bunn and newcomer artist Nik Virella take you to a world overrun by undead Deadpools!
To “cure” the horror of a zombie outbreak, the Merc With a Mouth used his own healing factor to save the day. Any zombie that ate Deadpool transformed…into another Deadpool!
“So there are thousands of Deadpools, all of them originating from the one and only Wade Wilson,” says Bunn in an interview with Marvel.com. “Every time a zombie takes a bite out of one of these Deadpools, the zombie becomes Deadpool. But the ‘copy’ is degrading from rebirth to rebirth. You know how Deadpool has numerous personalities? Well, these newly created Deadpools start to latch onto different aspects of Deadpool’s split psyche, forming factions. And these factions don’t all get along!”
As hordes of Deadpools battle for undead supremacy against the zombie hordes, witness a world gone completely insane! Time to find out what’s worse – an army of flesh eating corpses, or an army of wisecracking Deadpools. You decide this January in RETURN OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL #1!
Penciled by RICK LEONARDI, GRANT MIEHM, RON LIM, PAT BRODERICK, TOM MORGAN, CHRIS BATISTA & JIM FERN
Cover by JIM FERN
296 PGS / Rated T / $34.99
Return to the world of 2099! Just as Alchemax prepares to power up its new floating city of Valhalla, an all-new Thor appears, determined to claim the city for his fellow Aesir. But is this a Thunder God worthy of the name? Judging by the way he’s hitting on Miguel O’Hara’s girlfriend, maybe not. It will take the combined efforts of Spider-Man 2099 and his future cohorts Doom, Punisher, Ravage and the X-Men to uncover the truth about these apparent Asgardians before Thor brings down the hammer on the world of tomorrow! And even if Thor doesn’t, Bloodsword will. Miguel might have to take refuge in cyberspace — even though that could spell the end of his secret identity! Collecting SPIDER-MAN 2099 (1992) #15-22, RAVAGE 2099 #15, X-MEN 2099 #5, DOOM 2099 #14 and PUNISHER 2099 #13.
SPIDER-MAN 2099 VOL. 1: OUT OF TIME (TPB)
Penciled by WILLIAM SLINEY & RICK LEONARDI
Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI
120 PGS / Rated T / $17.99
Web-spinning out of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN! Miguel O’Hara is Spider-Man in the year 2099, but he’s currently stuck in the present day. But here, the evil future corporation Alchemax has just been formed — and Miguel has a chance to stop its corruption before it starts! However, Spider-Man 2099 soon discovers he’s not the only one hoping for a better tomorrow. When his uneasy arrangement with Alchemax lands him in a war zone, Miguel must fight for his grandfather’s soul — and when the Scorpion attacks and Morlun shows up hunting spiders, Miguel finds himself at the EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE! Join Spider-Man 2099 creators Peter David and Rick Leonardi, and artist Will Sliney (SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP), for the most adventure you’ll find this side of the 22nd century! Collecting SPIDER-MAN 2099 (2014) #1-5 and material from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2014) #1.
Art: GREG LAND, JAY LEISTEN
Cover: GREG LAND
32 PGS / Rate T / $3.99
Spider-Verse Tie-In! Spider-Woman & Silk get split up, leaving Silk alone on her suicide mission. Spider-Woman doesn't look like she's in better shape -- undercover in the most dangerous place in the multiverse!
Art/Cover: JOHN CASSADAY
THE GREATEST SPACE ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME RETURNS TO MARVEL!
32 PGS / Rated T / $4.99
Luke Skywalker and the ragtag band of rebels fighting against the Galactic Empire are fresh off their biggest victory yet-the destruction of the massive battle station known as the Death Star. But the Empire's not toppled yet! Join Luke along with Princess Leia, smugglers Han Solo and Chewbacca, droids C-3PO and R2-D2 and the rest of the Rebel Alliance as they strike out for freedom against the evil forces of Darth Vader and his master, the Emperor. Written by Jason Aaron (Original Sin, Thor: God of Thunder) and with art by John Cassaday (Astonishing X-Men, Uncanny Avengers), this is the Star Wars saga as only Marvel Comics could make it!
STAR WARS #2
Art/Cover: JOHN CASSADAY (A/C)
Sketch Variant by JOHN CASSADAY
Action Figure Variant by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Variant by WHILCE PORTACIO
Variant by BERKELEY BREATHED, Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of "Bloom County"
Variant by LEINIL YU
Variant by HOWARD CHAYKIN
32 PGS / Rated T / $3.99
THE GREATEST SPACE ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME CONTINUES!
• The Rebel assault on Cymoon 1 continues!
• Luke Skywalker -- cornered by Darth Vader!
• Han, Leia, and the others -- trapped!
Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2015 Lucasfilm Ltd.
SUPERIOR IRON MAN #2 (2ND PTG)
Art: YILDIRAY CINAR
Cover: MIKE CHOI
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
The Superiority Complex! Tony Stark has transformed San Francisco ... into the prototype for his New World concept. But Matt Murdock isn't down with Tony's new vision. Can Daredevil lead the rebellion against The Superior Iron Man?
Art/Cover: JIM STARLIN, ANDY SMITH
32 PGS / Rated T + / $3.99
An all-new four-part story by fan-favorite Jim Starlin begins here! The Hulk is kidnapped by Pip the Troll and traded to Annihilus! Then Thanos of Titan gets thrown into the mix …
Art/Cover: RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
The great hammer Mjolnir lies on the moon, unable to be lifted by anyone in all the heavens! Even Thor! Something dark has befallen the God of Thunder, leaving him weakened and for the first time in forever ... unworthy! But when Frost Giants invade the Earth, the hammer will be lifted and an all-new Thor will arise! A Thor unlike any we've ever seen before! Who is this new Goddess of Thunder? Not even Odin knows! Jason Aaron teams with hot up-and-coming artist Russell Dauterman (Cyclops) to create a bold new chapter in the storied history of Thor!
Art/Cover: ERICA HENDERSON
Variant cover by JOE QUINONES
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• Starting college is hard enough, but now Squirrel Girl has to deal with Galactus too?
• The fate of the entire planet hangs in the balance, and only Squirrel Girl can save it!
• Also, her squirrel friend Tippy Toe. She can help too.
• Iron Man might show up too! Kinda, at least!
Penciled by JOHN CASSADAY, OLIVIER COIPEL, DANIEL ACUNA, ADAM KUBERT, SALVADOR LARROCA, STEVE MCNIVEN, PAUL RENAUD & SANFORD GREENE
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
672 PGS / Rated T+ / $99.99
Trim size: oversized
In the wake of Professor X’s death, Captain America creates a new Avengers unit comprised of Avengers and X-Men -- humans and mutants working together. But the Red Skull has plans to destroy all mutants -- and when he exhumes Xavier’s telepathic brain, he just might be able to do it! Can the new squad triumph over the Skull’s bizarre S-Men? Meanwhile, the Apocalypse Twins arrive with shocking plans for the future! The new Four Horsemen of Death are unleashed, and Avengers begin to die. But with the fate of the world literally in the balance, what happens if the heroes fail? Years in the future, Kang the Conqueror’s Chronos Corps arrive on Planet X -- but can the shattered remains of the team salvage the past? Rick Remender’s epic saga is collected in one volume! Collecting UNCANNY AVENGERS #1-25, #8AU and ANNUAL #1.
Art/Cover: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
Variant by DAVID MACK
32 PGS / Mature / $3.99
Here it is! The big reveal! Who is behind the assassination that sent the five families and America into chaos? And what will Valentine and Jagger do when they find out?! Another explosive chapter of the new crime-comic sensation from the award-winning creators of POWERS and writer of GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN and ALL-NEW X-MEN.
Art: JONATHAN MARKS
Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
32 PGS / Parental Advisory / $3.99
• The team from Paradise and the Wolverines team up for the Assault on Mr. Sinister and his snowy fortress but what surprises lay in store when they figure out the front door is actually the easiest way in?
• Sinister has more than plans for Logan’s body in his lair...but how are the Amazing X-Men involved in his plans for destruction and perfection?
• Special appearance by Fing Fang Boom!
I sure hope that last line is a typo for Fin Fang Foom!
TITAN COMICS
THE CHIMERA BRIGADE VOL 2 (of 6)
Art: GESS
48 PGS, HC, FC, 7.2” X 11.1”
PRICE: $9.99/$11.99 CAN/£8.99 UK
In the trenches of World War I, a new kind of superhuman was born.
Formed by secret and illegal chemical weapons, this empowered generation is just starting to come of age. Some fight against injustice, others spread terror.
Now, in 1938, on the eve of War, they have risen to take control of the capital cities of Europe.
Above the law, above human authority, these strange metahumans capture the imaginations of the public even as they baffle scientists with their impossible powers. The battles between them are titanic, legendary and larger than life.
But a new, even more powerful threat is looming, one that could yet erase them from existence and shift the balance of power, as Europe becomes a battleground for different political and ideological factions. It is a time that tests allegiances and forges new alliances.
This is how the superhumans of Europe were born … and this is how they died.
For more information about Volume 2:
http://titan-comics.com/c/165-the-chimera-brigade/
For more information about Volume 1:
http://titan-comics.com/c/127-the-chimera-brigade/
Hmmmm. Sounds interesting.
Story: FABIEN NURY
Art: TIRSO, ZHANG XIAOYU, MARIO ALBERTI
56 PGS / FC / $10.99
Three lives, three incarnations of Vlad Tepes Dracula. The same blood flows in the veins of all three, the blood of Dracula. They will all be forced to take part in a fratricidal feud between Vlad and Radu: a battle that has lasted for centuries and has claimed countless lives.
South America, 1531. Doña Gabriella is surprised by her feelings for the bastard son of her future husband, the conquistador Hernan Torres.
Russia, January 1812. Captain Armand Malachi continues his search for a legendary treasure! But his followers might be getting more than they bargained for...
London, 1885. In the mansion of Lord Cavendish, Victor Thorpe faces a cruel dilemma: he stands as the only heir to Cavendish’s fortune, ready to inherit… on one condition: he must drink the cup of blood that stands before him...
For more information visit:
http://titan-comics.com/c/174-the-chronicles-of-legion-the-spawn-of...
This also sounds interesting. I may have to do some Titan reviews!
Art: DANIEL INDRO
Colors: SLAMET MUJIONO
Cover A: VERITY GLASS
32 PGS / FC / $3.99
IN THE TRENCHES OF WORLD WAR ONE, SOLDIERS FEAR THE SOUND OF ANGELS' WINGS ...
Trapped in a field hospital in No Man's Land, the Doctor and Gabby are surrounded on all sides by a force of starving Weeping Angels. Their only allies - a handful of experienced soldiers, the friendly-but-exhausted Corporal Jamie Hamilton, and beds full of the walking wounded.
As the siege stretches on and watchful eyes grow weary – who will be the first to blink?!
Comes with two covers to collect!
For more information visit:
http://titan-comics.com/c/115-doctor-who-the-tenth-doctor/
I'll let the Baron review these, since I don't know one Doctor from another. Yoo-hoo! Baron! Are you reading these?
128 PGS / FC
COVER PRICE: $17.99/ $21.95 CAN
Chaos never looked so cute in the form of our favourite little undead girl!
All four parts of the 'Who Will Die' storyline are collected together for the first time in this, the sixth Lenore collection.
In a storyline that has been building for over a year, Roman Dirge, the so-called ‘Arch-Deacon of the Macabre’ has been slowly ratcheting up the tension and silliness in a story arc that will see one of his most beloved characters pushing up the daisies -- FOR GOOD, we kid you not..!
NO, seriously. This isn't one of those dead for a year kind of deals other publishers do - this is the real deal. DEFO dead! Deader than a door nail kind of dead. The sort of dead that leaves the reader gasping in stunned amazement at the sheer audacity of the thing. Seriously, as god is my witness someone's dying or my name isn't Ferdinand Marco De Boing Boing III.
It's going to change the way we see dead people in comic books for all time!
For more information visit:
http://titan-comics.com/c/175-lenore-pink-bellies/
Art: EGLE BARTOLINI
32 PGS / FC / $3.99
A NEW CLOWN IS IN TOWN BUT ALL IS NOT AS IT SEEMS AT THE AFRO CIRCUS ...
The adventures of Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private continue in DreamWorks' Penguins of Madagascar new 4-issue comic series. Brought to you by the excellent writer Jim Alexandrer with eye-popping art from Egle Bartolini, feathers are set to fly in this unique and exciting – and very funny – new series.
For more information visit:
http://titan-comics.com/c/225-penguins-of-madagascar/
THE DELINQUENTS (TPB)
Art by KANO
Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
$14.99 US | T+ | 112 pgs.
TRADE PAPERBACK
Quantum and Woody are the world’s worst superhero team. Archer & Armstrong are a mismatched pair of conspiracy-busting adventurers. When a mysterious force collides these ill-suited and irresponsible “heroes” are in for a cross-country race through the darkest corners of American mythology, all hell is bound to break loose. Can two busted pairs become four of a kind in time to defeat the Hobo King, save the day, and make it back home in time for happy hour? Let’s hope so ... ’cause these guys make a really, really bad team. (And you don’t even want to know about the goat.)
It’s an all-new superhero joyride from fan-favorite writers James Asmus (QUANTUM AND WOODY) and Fred Van Lente (ARCHER & ARMSTRONG) and heat-seeking artist Kano (QUANTUM AND WOODY, Immortal Iron Fist), colliding Quantum and Woody and Archer & Armstrong for the world’s most disastrous team-up adventure! Collecting THE DELINQUENTS #1–4.
“✮✮✮✮✮ … [The Delinquents] just might be the single most entertaining comic book released in … the entire year of 2014.” – Comic Book Resources
IMPERIUM #1 [VALIANT NEXT]
Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Cover A (Harada) by RAUL ALLEN
Cover B (Lord Vine-99) by RAUL ALLEN
Cover C (Mech Major) by RAUL ALLEN
Valiant Next Variant by TREVOR HAIRSINE & TOM MULLER
Character Design Variant by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Artist Variant by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Blank Cover also available
$3.99 US | T+ | 32 pgs.
A psychic dictator, an inhuman robot, a mad scientist, a murderous alien and a super-powered terrorist are about to try and take over the world … and you’re going to be rooting for them every step of the way.
Valiant is proud to present the first look inside IMPERIUM #1 – the FIRST ISSUE of the all-new VALIANT NEXT ongoing series from New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart (Harbinger, Unknown Soldier) and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (Armor Hunters, Unity)! The daring new superhero saga of the year starts here on Feb. 4 as Toyo Harada rises from the ashes of the Harbinger Foundation to recruit a more explosive … more cunning … more ruthless army to remake the future of Earth in their own image. This is IMPERIUM!
Toyo Harada is the most dangerous human being on the planet. Imbued with incredible powers of the mind, he has spent his life guiding humanity from the shadows. But today he is a wanted man. His powers are public knowledge, his allies have turned to enemies, and he is hunted by every government on the planet. Instead of surrendering, Harada has one last unthinkable gambit to play: to achieve more, faster, and with less, he will build a coalition of the powerful, the unscrupulous and the insane. No longer content to demand a better future, he will recruit a violent legion from the darkest corners of the Earth to fight for it. The battle for utopia begins now.
"This is a real chance for us to play around with some super-villain tropes the same way we played with super-hero tropes in Harbinger," said writer Joshua Dysart. "This time the tropes we're playing with are an 'evil alien,' a 'robot soldier,' a 'mad scientist,' a 'political extremist' (the most terrifying of all monsters), and, of course, a 'global dictator' bent on taking over the world. So all of that breeds new fun characters to throw into the Valiant Universe."
"IMPERIUM is unlike every other book Valiant has ever published before, and this exclusive prelude story is a great chance to find out why," said Valiant CEO & Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani. "Joshua and Doug are doing phenomenal work, and, together, they are about to unleash a politically charged series with global stakes and what are sure to be some of the most compelling characters anywhere in comics today."
Featuring three standard shelf covers introducing the vanguard of IMPERIUM's ultra-powered ideologues – commander Toyo Harada, the alien powerhouse Lord Vine-99 and the manipulative artificial intelligence Mech Major – start reading here as the global takeover begins.
Don't miss each exciting new series of VALIANT NEXT, beginning with THE VALIANT by all-star creators Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt, and Paolo Rivera in December! Then, VALIANT NEXT continues with five blockbuster new series in 2015, starring Valiant’s biggest, most-demanded heroes alongside all-new, never-before-seen characters:
• IVAR, TIMEWALKER #1 by Fred Van Lente and Clayton Henry in January
• DIVINITY #1 (of 4) by Matt Kindt and Trevor Hairsine in February
• IMPERIUM #1 by Joshua Dysart and Doug Braithwaite in February
• NINJAK #1 by Matt Kindt, Clay Mann and Butch Guice in March
• BLOODSHOT REBORN #1 by Jeff Lemire and Mico Suayan in April
IMPERIUM: PRELUDE
Valiant is giving fans a chance to discover the next essential series of 2015 with the IMPERIUM: PRELUDE – an exclusive, never-before-seen prologue sequence by the ongoing creative team of Dysart & Braithwaite that will make its print debut in Valiant's February titles!
Bridging the gap between Valiant's hit series HARBINGER and Toyo Harada's rise in IMPERIUM #1, the spiritual successor to HARBINGER starts here with a fresh start for new readers in the IMPERIUM: PRELUDE!
Fully detachable and printed on high-grade cover stock, this exclusive prelude to one of the year's most highly anticipated new series will come bound into the following February titles from Valiant Entertainment – each of which will be clearly labeled with an IMPERIUM: PRELUDE cover banner:
• X-O MANOWAR #33 – on sale Feb. 4
• RAI #7 – on sale Feb. 11
• Q2: THE RETURN OF QUANTUM AND WOODY #5 (of 5) – on sale Feb. 11
• UNITY #15 – on sale Feb. 18
• IVAR, TIMEWALKER #2 – on sale Feb. 18
• QUANTUM AND WOODY MUST DIE #2 – on sale Feb. 25
Look for the IMPERIUM: PRELUDE in each of Valiant's February titles – except the prestige format releases DIVINITY #1 (of 4) and THE VALIANT #3 (of 4)!
Art by RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover A by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
Cover B by RYAN LEE
Variant Cover by CHRISCROSS
$3.99 US | T+ | 32 pgs.
ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT!
X-O Manowar has beaten the Vine. Survived the Armor Hunters. Come face to face with the Armorines. Now he faces an unimaginable threat … a threat from beyond the grave.
The lesson needed to defeat them resides with his past and the greatest love of his life, Deidre of Dacia. But the last Aric knew of her, she was captured by the Roman legions and heading towards a slave camp. Her story, however, did not end there. Heavy hangs the head the that wears the crown.
Join New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern, The Flash) and rising star Rafa Sandoval (X-Men: Legacy) for this special done-in-one jumping-on point issue – revisiting a mystery ripped from the pages of X-O Manowar #1!
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