Thursday, December 12, 2002

IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: RISING STARS #21

Rising Stars #21 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by J. Michael Straczynski, with art by Brent Anderson and colors by John Starr.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"The government has developed a weapon capable of destroying the Specials, causing them to go into hiding. Will the government be able to systematically hunt them down and destroy them as it did to Pyre? And with the Specials hidden, what will happen to the order they put in place? Find out as J. Michael Straczynski’s epic heads toward its conclusion."

Rising Stars #21 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: HAWAIIAN DICK: BYRD OF PARADISE #1

Hawaiian Dick: Byrd of Paradise #1 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written B. Clay Moore, with art and cover by Steven Griffin.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"1953, Hawaii. WWII vet Byrd is thrown off his stateside police force after an "incident" with a suspect. Having nowhere else to go, Byrd turns to his Army buddy, Mo Kalama, a detective in Hawaii. He now spends his days drinking tropical concoctions and his nights helping Mo with cases that fall just beyond the jurisdiction of the police. And in Byrd's Hawaii, the supernatural manifestations of the islands' myths and legends lie just around every corner.

"When Byrd is pulled away from a lazy afternoon of jazz and cocktails to track down a stolen '49 Buick Roadmaster, the case seems simple enough. Yet he's soon immersed in a dark paradise of swank tiki lounges, exotic bar girls, murdered beauties, high speed chases along the scenic Hawaiian coast, and the mysterious Night Marchers of the Pali Highway. Now Byrd and Mo must untangle this tropical web of tiki terror without becoming ensnared themselves."

Hawaiian Dick: Byrd of Paradise #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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FIRST LOOK: LIBERTY MEADOWS #29

Liberty Meadows #29 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Frank Cho, with art and cover by Cho.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"Brandy's having the worst day of her life. The animals are out of control. Jen rips her favorite sweater. Dean's wrecking the Christmas party. Her parents and relatives are coming to town. And she, unwittingly, breaks poor Frank's heart...Maybe forever."

Liberty Meadows #29 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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Frodo Plush Character Replica If you sometimes feel like you've been on a journey to Mordor, just cuddle up back in the Shire with this plush replica of Frodo. This soft-bodied figure measures 12 inches high, and is cloaked in real cloth apparel. The head, arms and feet are molded from plastic in order to faithfully reproduce the character, as played by Elijah Wood in the film trilogy of The Lord of the Rings. A perfect gift for fans 5 to 105.