Friday, March 8, 2002

CHAOS! COMICS FOR JUNE

Following are Chaos! Comics' solicitations for June, with information coming from the company.

LADY DEATH: RE-IMAGINED #1

Written by Bradley J. Kayl, penciled by Eddy Barrows, colored by Colorgraphix, cover by Christian Gossett and Hi-Fi.

Embark on a sensational adventure as the talent of Team Red Star brings Lady Death: Re-Imagined to life. This tale of the Templar Knights and Spanish Inquisition is set in medieval Europe, in the year 1300. Faith, the daughter of the Grand Inquisitor, must overcome her father's treachery as he seeks the Holy Grail. What perils await her? And how does she become Lady Death?

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 7. (Premium edition, cover by Joyce Chin, $9.99; Super Premium Edition, cover by Al Rio, $20).

PURGATORI: RE-IMAGINED #1

Written by Dan Jolley, penciled by Fabiano Neves, colored by Colorgraphix, cover by Fabiano Neves.

It's a different time and a different place as writer Dan Jolley (Obergiest) tells a tale set during the Salem Witch Trials. A young servant named Sarah is lost in love, then branded as a witch. She meets a mysterious Indian shaman and seeks revenge as the cold, remote Vampire Goddess.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 7. (Premium edition, cover by Joyce Chin, $9.99; Super Premium Edition, cover by Al Rio, $20).

CHASTITY: RE-IMAGINED #1

Written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, penciled by Jon Toledo, colored by Atomic Paintbrush, cover by Amanda Conner.

Chastity's origin is "Re-Imagined" in a gothic tale of terror by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray set in 1854, which reveals how a young girl named Purity boards a ship for the New World. She awakens to a new life among the undead, only to be used as a tool for a woman bent on vengeance against her former lover, Vlad the Impaler. Purity must establish her independence, but can she? This one's got everything from blood on the high seas, shipwrecks, bar fights, to a standoff with Vlad The Impaler.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 7. (Premium edition, cover by Joyce Chin, $9.99; Super Premium Edition, cover by Al Rio, $20).

LADY DEATH: DARK ALLIANCE #1

Written by John Ostrander, penciled by Ivan Reis, inked by Joe Pimentel, colored by Hi-Fi, cover by Reis, Pimentel, and Hi-Fi.

Chaos! presents a five-issue critical story arc. Lady Death, Purgatori, Chastity, Bad Kitty, Jade, Bedlam, Gallows, Vandala, Oblivia and more star in this epic event. What could bring all these mortal enemies together? Who is the enemy on Earth disguised as a new messiah? How does this affect Lady Death? Chaos! puts its favorite characters on a collision course. This story will leave scars on the Chaos! Universe.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 28 (Premium edition, cover by David Michael Beck, $9.99).

LADY DEATH: GODDESS RETURNS #2

Written by John Ostrander, penciled by Carlos Mota, inked by Jorge Correa Jr., colored by Hi-Fi.

In this life-altering second installment, Lady Death has been re-united with Vandala, Ravenheart, Cremator and Brock - but is it enough to face the fury of her nemesis: Morgana? No hype, no fooling -- this one culminates the whole Lady Death alive cycle and paves the way for what is to come in Dark Alliance #1. Some will not survive the climax of this issue. Lady Death herself is changed forever -- but for better or worse?

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 21 (Variant edition, cover by Mike Deodato Jr., $7.50).

PURGATORI: GOD KILLER #2

Written by Dan Jolley, penciled by Romano Molenaar, inked by Curtis Arnold, color by Todd Broeker, cover by Molenaar, Arnold and Broeker.

The final showdown between Purgatori (a woman troubled by her vampire duality) and the three Egyptian deities who want to bring Earth to its knees. To destroy the gods - and save the life of the girl who's touched her heart - can Purgatori make the sacrifice she hasn't made in 4000 years? It's vengeance and bloodshed on a grand scale as "God Killer" concludes.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 28 (Variant edition, cover by Al Rio, $7.50).

WOMEN OF CHAOS! 2003 CALENDAR

Spend 2003 with the ladies of Chaos! Each and every month of this jaw-dropping calendar showcases the hottest images of your favorite heroines of Chaos.

$15.99, in stores on June 14.