IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: STREET FIGHTER #3

Street Fighter #3 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Ken Siu-Chong, with art by Alvin Lee, Arnold Tsang and Andrew Hou, with covers by Lee and Ramil Sunga, Kia Asamiya and Jo Chen.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"'Deadly Pasts.' Ryu is confronted and taunted by Master Gouken's murderer in the dark forest surrounding the dojo. Meanwhile, Ken and his wife, Eliza, is unknowingly placed directly in harm's way when Vega, one of Bison's most sadistic right-hand-men, decides to use them to get to Ryu. Chun-Li and Guile, also on Ryu's trail to discover what Bison's interest in him could possibly be, arrive in Japan. But their investigation is abruptly interrupted when a ghost from Guile's past re-emerges. PLUS! Legendary X-Men artist and Japanese Maga Kia Asamiya contributes an explosive backup story taken from Ryu and Ken's old training days."

Street Fighter #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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FIRST LOOK: SPAWN #130

Spawn #130 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Brian Holguin and Todd McFarlane, with art by Angel Medina and Danny Miki, with a cover by Greg Capullo and McFarlane.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"'Loose Threads, Part IV.' Revelations of Spawn's encounter with an old foe explode, threatening to hurt everyone in his life. The bizarre web the Freak has been spinning has finally caught the Hellspawn in its grasp, its various loose threads weaving themselves into an all-confining noose. Spawn stands alone, gazing into the abyss of his own past, teetering on the brink between man and monster. Can he survive? Or will he be consumed by a darkness of his own making?"

Spawn #130 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.50.

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FIRST LOOK: WITCHBLADE #71

Witchblade #71 will arrive in stores in Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by David Wohl, penciled by Leonard Kirk, inked by Andrew Pepoy and colored by Brian Buccellato.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"Sara fights for her life and that of her partner's on the IRT Subway, as she faces the mysterious and dangerous super-villain known only as Shine. But what does Shine want with Sara and what is is connection to her unknown past? This issue also features Tora No Shi, Kenneth Irons and everybody's bad guy Ian Nottingham -- all of whom are on a collision course."

Witchblade #71 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: FACTION PARADOX #2

Faction Paradox #2 will arrive in stores in Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Lawrence Miles, with art by Jim Calafiore.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"Faction Paradox's representatives start sweating blood as the bone-wielding Mayakatula runs amokóleaving an increasing trail of corpses in her wake. Meanwhile, a British Secret Service agent important to Faction lore arrives to observe the carnage in King George III's court. His name's Sabbath, and before he's done, he's going to shove himself into a conflict that's already got the Faction, the colonials Americans and more at each others' throats. All this, plus a very unexpected origin story gets unveiled."

Faction Paradox #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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