Thursday, November 21, 2002

IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: G.I. JOE #12

G.I. Joe #12 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Josh Blaylock, with art by Kevin Sharpe and John Larter and a cover by Joe Benitez.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"It's hard enough for G.I. Joe to stop the renegade Battle Android Trooper (BAT), but will the Dreadnoks and the Alley Vipers be too much for our the task force to handle? Of course not, but it'll be fun to watch them take the bad guys out."

G.I. Joe #12 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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FIRST LOOK: AGE OF BRONZE #15

Age of Bronze #15 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Eric Shanower, with art and cover by Shanower.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"'Sacrifice,' Part 6. At last the summons goes out from High King Agamemnon for the great army to reassemble to attack the city of Troy. But after all the death and disaster of the first expedition, many of the kings don't want to try again. Meanwhile, Kalchas, the Trojan seer, pleads for the life of his daughter, and a wild and very smelly beggar threatens to kill Agamemnon's newborn son, Orestes, unless Agamemnon produces Achilles immediately."

Age of Bronze #15 will be 24 black and white pages and will cost $3.50.

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FIRST LOOK: LEAVE IT TO CHANCE #13

Leave it to Chance #13 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by James Robinson, with art and cover by Paul Smith.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"'Reunion.' At long last, Chance returns, and she's brought along all of the old favorites as well as a hoard of new ones! After the death of her father in issue #12, Chance is wondering if continuing in his footsteps will bring her to the same fate. But when a mysterious man named Milo Otway decides to resurrect local 1950's singing sensation Drake Dargo, Chance has little time to ponder her future! Old friends, zombies, and unexpected twists abound in the long awaited return of Leave it to Chance, taking her into a brand new era for returning fans and giving new readers a perfect point to jump on and see what they've been missing."

Leave it to Chance #13 will be 48 pages and will cost $4.95.

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FIRST LOOK: KABUKI: THE GHOST PLAY

Kabuki: The Ghost Play will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by David Mack, with art and cover by Mack.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"A brand-new, full-issue-length Kabuki story painted by David Mack. This is the newest Kabuki art fully painted by David Mack. Previously only available as a bonus in the new Dreams HC collection, we are making this story available to readers who are looking for the new story in single issue format. Bonus feature: Also included in this book is an in depth interview with David Mack about his new upcoming painted Kabuki series."

Kabuki: The Ghost Play will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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FIRST LOOK: KABUKI TRADE PAPERBACK VOL. II: DREAMS

Kabuki TP Vol. II: Dreams will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by David Mack, with art and cover by Mack.

Here's how Image describes the book:

"Collecting four fully painted Kabuki stories (including a completely new story) in a brand new and improved prestige edition with extra pages. Much more than the previous out of print 48p Dreams paperback, this 128p volume presents all the very first fully painted Kabuki books (The Kabuki Color Special & Kabuki Dreams of the Dead), but also the fully painted Kabuki 1/2, and a new Kabuki story written and painted by David Mack just for this volume. Also included in Kabuki for the first time ever, a completely autobiographical comic book story written and drawn by David Mack, an in depth Kabuki Spotlight and David Mack interview from France's Ekllipse Magazine, a gallery of the original covers, an introduction by Brian Michael Bendis, and brand new afterword by David Mack, a brand new front and back cover (and lots of new art pages), and printed on new and improved, thicker high grade, archival paper. Having been out of print for some time, fans are looking for these early painted Kabuki stories and this book delivers with loads of extras and a brand new painted story."

Kabuki TP Vol. II: Dreams will be 128 pages and will cost $12.95.

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FIRST LOOK: PARADIGM #3

Paradigm #3 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Matthew Cashel, with art and cover by Jeremy Haun.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"A dizzying journey through a)drunken conversations concerning God, cheating girlfriends and frat parties, b)seedy alleyways, and c)the seamy underworld known only as the metro. IN this issue: Andrew Dreiser attempts to save the world. Chris Howells discusses 'private matters.' And Zeke Moore loses his last cigarette. All this and the introduction of true liberation."

Paradigm #3 will be 40 black-and-white pages and will cost $3.50.

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FIRST LOOK: SAVAGE DRAGON: THIS SAVAGE WORLD HARDCOVER

Savage Dragon: This Savage World Hardcover will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Erik Larsen, with art and cover by Larsen.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"The planet Earth has gone through a startling transformation! The domino effect caused from the Dragon killing a deadly time-traveling foe has forever changed the world the Dragon lives in. Trapped in This Savage World, the former police officer must cope with the strange new earth he unwittingly created. This book collects Savage Dragon #76-81, the first six issues of this bold new direction. Erik Larsen pays homage to the work of the legendary Jack Kirby as he reinvents the very world in which the Dragon dwells. Dangerous monsters lurk around every corner in this fantastic world and the Dragon finds himself hunted and alone. This critically acclaimed series is collected here for the first time."

Savage Dragon: This Savage World Hardcover will be 144 pages and will be $49.95.

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