Saturday, July 27, 2002

FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: AVENGERS #56

Avengers #56 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Kurt Busiek, with art by Yanick Paquette and a cover by Luke Ross.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"Kurt Busiek ends his five-year run as writer, setting the stage for the debut of Geoff Johns next month. The Avengers are assembled to face an accounting of their actions. Guest-starring the Beast, She-Hulk, and U.S.Agent."

Avengers #56 will be 32 pages and will cost 2.25

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FIRST LOOK: REX MUNDI #0

Rex Mundi #0 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Arvid Nelson, with art by Eric J.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"What if Europe never crawled out of the dark ages? What if magic and the occult sciences were real? Welcome to Rex Mundi. Jazz is all the rage in the smoky nightclubs of Paris, but kings still rule Europe, and the Holy Inquisition maintains order with an iron fist. Far from prying eyes, sorcerers practice magical arts rumored to have been founded in Biblical times. Amidst this setting, thunderheads of a cataclysmic war are gathering. A dark secret threatens the life of father Gerard Marin, a Catholic priest with a checkered past. Fearing the torture chambers of the Inquisition, Marin turns to his only friend, Master Physician, Julien Sauniere. Sauniere uncovers a mystery that stretches from the slums of present-day France to the walls of Jerusalem during the darkest days of the Crusades. At the center of the mystery is a secret someone is willing to kill for."

Rex Mundi #0 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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FIRST LOOK: BLACK TIDE #1

Black Tide #1 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Avatar Press. The issue is written by Debbie Bishop, with art by Mike S. Miller.

Here's how Avatar describes the issue:

"The critically acclaimed super-spy story Black Tide relaunches at Avatar in a new on-going series with continuing art by Mike Miller. As operatives of a Special Ops unit called Deceivers, super-terrorists and wanted criminals were no match for them. Now, as unseen evil works against them and dangerous enemies resurface, three conflicted heroes must choose sides in a fight for their lives. A Black Ops mission turns out to be a trap when one operative is exposed to a deadly bio-chemical agent. While our three heroes face an evil new opponent who uses their fears against them, two other villains have conspired to destroy them."

Black Tide #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.50.

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FIRST LOOK: SUPERMAN #186

Superman #186 will arrive in stores on Sept. 4 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Geoff Johns, with art and cover by Pascual Ferry and Cam Smith.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"The 8-part 'Ending Battle,' running through all the Superman books for two months, begins. The Man of Steel's deadliest villains are targeting those closest to Clark Kent. When a revamped Master Jailer and Neutron attack the Capitol aiming for Pete Ross and Lana Lang, Superman must save his friends while uncovering clues to the mysterious mastermind behind it all."

Superman #186 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.

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