Thursday, December 5, 2002

IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: POWERS #26

Powers #26 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Brian Michael Bendis, with art and cover by Mike Avon Oeming.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"The Sellouts, part 2. Walker and Deena go on a field trip to New York City to investigate the dirty underside of one of the seventies classic super teams. Murder, scandal, law suits, sex tapes, innuendo feed a decades long feud between some of the world's greatest superheroes. "

Powers #26 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.95.

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FIRST LOOK: THE ART OF JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER

The Art of Joseph Michael Linsner will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is by Joseph Michael Linsner.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"Few names in the art world today stir the passions of fans like that of Joseph Michael Linsner. A maverick phenomenon, Linsner has been painting visions of fantastic worlds and beautiful women since 1989. He stormed the world with his personal tribute to the Goddess, Dawn. Collected here for the first time is the body of work that Joseph himself is proudest of.

"This volume boasts 176 pages of Linsner's very best work, including covers and over a dozen previously unseen and unpublished paintings. Scores of rare production sketches and color roughs will be highlighted, as well as a special "how to" section in which Linsner gives a sneak peek at the production of one of his dazzling Dawn paintings from start to finish."

The art of Joseph Michael Linsner will be 176 pages and will cost $39.95.

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FIRST LOOK: MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #1

Masters of the Universe #1 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Val Staples, with art by Emiliano Santalucia and Marco Failla and covers by Santalucia, J. Scott Campbell and Earl Norem.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"Skeletor continues his struggle in obtaining the secrets of Castle Grayskull. However, new danger looms when a sinister plot is devised by other evil forces. And it all centers around an object in the possession of the least likely candidate. Will the heroic warriors of Eternia discover the truth before the forces of evil hatch their plans?"

Masters of the Universe #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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FIRST LOOK: KABUKI TP VOL. VI: SCARAB

Kabuki TP Vol VI: Scarab will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by David Mack, with art by Rick Mays and a cover by Mack.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"Kabuki: Scarab (collects Kabuki Agents 1-8) picks up right where KABUKI: Metamorphosis left off and answers all the mysteries left dangling from that series. And Scarab is still a self-contained story, so even new readers can start with it. More than the original issues, this handsome 256 page collection includes a gallery of covers (including the Quesada variant), new pin-ups, sketches and character designs, afterword and story commentary by Mack, an insightful introduction by Paul Pope, and a brand-new cover painting by Mack."

Kabuki TP Vol VI: Scarab will be 256 black-and-white pages and will cost $19.95.

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FIRST LOOK: RADISKULL AND DEVIL DOLL: RADISKULL HATE CHRISTMAS ONE-SHOT

Radiskull and Devil Doll: Radiskull Hate Christmas One-Shot will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Josh Blaylock and Tim Seeley, with art by Mike Norton and Seeley and a cover by Norton.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"It's Christmas time, and everyone's happy. Everyone, that is, except for Radiskull. What happens when the world's most jolly, altruistic man meets evil incarnate in a skull? The answer may surprise you, as this is a rivalry older than history, and Santa Claus is not unfamiliar with the rap rocking demonic duo"

Radiskull and Devil Doll: Radiskull Hate Christmas One-Shot will be 32 black-and-white pages and will cost $2.50.

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