WILDSTORM TRADE PAPERBACKS

DC Comics has announced the following WildStorm trade paperback for release in early 2004:

ASTRO CITY: LOCAL HEROES HC

* A hardcover collecting ASTRO CITY Volume 2 #21-22, ASTRO CITY: LOCAL HEROES #1-5 and a story from SEPTEMBER 11 Volume 2.

* Written by Kurt Busiek with art by Brent Anderson and Will Blyberg and a new cover by Alex Ross.

* Scheduled to be in stores in April with a cover price of $19.95 U.S.

THE AUTHORITY: HARSH REALITIES TP

* A trade paperback collecting THE AUTHORITY #0-5.

* Written by Robbie Morrison with art by Dwayne Turner, Tan Eng Huat, Sal Regla and Sandra Hope.

* Scheduled to be in stores in March with a cover price of $14.95.

THE MAXX BOOK TWO TP

* A trade paperback collecting THE MAXX #7-13 and a story from Darker Image #1.

*Written by Sam Kieth and William Messner-Loebs with art and a new cover by Kieth.

* Scheduled to be in stores in March with a cover price of $17.95.

RELOAD/MEK TP

* A trade paperback collected RELOAD #1-3 and MEK #1-3.

* Written by Warren Ellis with art by Paul Gulacy & Jimmy Palmiotti and Steve Rolston & Al Gordon and flip covers by Gulacy and Rolston.

* Scheduled to be in stores in March with a cover price of $14.95.

PLANETARY: CROSSING WORLDS TP

* A trade paperback collecting PLANETARY/THE AUTHORITY: RULLING THE WORLD, PLANETARY/JLA: TERRA OCCULTA and PLANETARY/BATMAN: NIGHT ON EARTH.

* Written by Warren Ellis with art by John Cassaday, Phil Jimenez & Andy Lanning and Jerry Ordway and a new cover by John Cassaday.

* Scheduled to be in stores in March with a cover price of $14.95.

RED/TOKYO STORM WARNING TP

* A trade paperback collecting RED #1-3 and TOKYO STORM WARNING #1-3.

* Written by Warren Ellis with art by Cully Hamner and James Raiz & Andrew Currie and flip covers by Hamner and Raiz.

* Scheduled to be in stores in April with a cover price of $17.95.

TOM STRONG BOOK THREE HC

* A hardcover collecting TOM STRONG #15-19.

* Written by Alan Moore and Leah Moore with art by Chris Sprouse, Howard Chaykin, Shawn McManus, Karl Story and Steve Mitchell and a new cover by Sprouse and José Villarrubia.

* Scheduled to be in stores in April with a cover price of $24.95.