CROSSGEN ENTERTAINMENT FOR MARCH

Following are CrossGen Enetertainment's solicitations for March, with information coming from the company:

NEGATION WAR PART ONE

Written by Tony Bedard, penciled by Paul Pelletier.

What will the unpredictable Negation creative team unleash as universes collide? It's been built-up for nearly four years. Now, the world-crushing machine of the dark Negation Universe finally launches an all-out invasion of our own. Can anything challenge their horrific power and prevent utter annihilation? Negation has racked up critical praise month after month ... now it's your chance to find out why ... and to see CrossGen's first superhero.

32 pages, $2.95, in stores on March 24.

BRATH #14

Written by Chuck Dixon, penciled by Andrea Di Vito.

Who will avenge the son of Brath? Battling her way through a tribe of Cruithi warriors, Tani will make the guilty pay for the loss of her son.

32 pages, $2.95, in stores on March 31.

EL CAZADOR: THE BLOODY BALLAD OF BLACKJACK TOM #1

Written by Chuck Dixon, penciled By Sergio Cariello, cover By Mike Perkins.

The outrageous origin of Captain Sin's fearsome foe. His cold heart is as horribly scarred as his frightful face...but how did the deadly pirate known as Blackjack Tom get that way? Find out in this special one-shot as El Cazador writer Chuck Dixon spins a twisted tale of shipwrecks, murder, and cruel, cruel fate.

32 pages, $2.95, in stores on March 10.

KISS KISS, BANG BANG #3

Written by Tony Bedard, penciled by Mike Perkins.

The secret past of Lazarus Bale! Who is the criminal mastermind behind the international crime cartel A.X.I.S.? Can anything save Sir Charles Basildon and Stephanie Shelley from this albino arch villain? And why doesn't he keep a bevy of beauties in his secret fortress? All the best villains do...

32 pages, $2.95, in stores on March 17.

BRIAN PULIDO'S LADY DEATH: THE WILD HUNT #2

Written by Brian Pulido, penciled by Jim Cheung.

"Season Two" of Lady Death continues. With the Eldritch now ruling Europe, Lady Death leads the resistance with allies who were once her enemies...only to face enemies who were once allies. Who is the betrayer in their midst? And where is her most trusted friend, Wolfram Von Bach? Expect the unexpected, because Brian Pulido and Jim Cheung have turned everything upside down.

32 pages, $2.95, in stores on March 31.

R.A. SALVATORE'S DEMONWARS Vol. 2: EYE FOR AN EYE

Written by Scott Ciencin, penciled by Greg Tocchini.

Coinciding with the release of R.A. Salvatore's new novel, The Highwayman, itıs the next chapter of the DemonWar saga! On the hunt for justice, the mighty barbarian Andacanavar faces assassins, harems and demon djinns! Collecting DemonWars: Eye for an Eye #1-6.

160 pages, Traveler-sized, $9.95, in stores on March 3.

RUSE: ARCHARD'S AGENTS -- DEADLY DARE

Written by Chuck Dixon, penciled by Steve McNiven.

Return to the world of Ruse. Professional adventurer Theophilus Dare accompanies an expedition to find a fabled lost city on the floor of the sea. But there's dirty work afoot as foreign spies plot to capture Dare's experimental submarine. And if you know Dare, then you know that this is just the start of the action.

32 pages, $2.95, in stores on March 10.

SOJOURN #33

Written by Ian Edginton, penciled by Greg Land.

Is Arwyn about to find the final two fragments? The good news: Arwyn, Gareth and Cassidy have located the one living being who knows where the last two fragments of Aydenıs arrow are. The bad news: Heıs deep within the fabled mountain halls of the Iskani kingsŠguarded by a garrison of Mordathıs trolls!

32 pages, $2.95, in stores on March 24.

WAY OF THE RAT #23

Written by Chuck Dixon, penciled by Luke Ross.

More monkey madness. Boon battles an immortal creature intent on eating him...and only Po Po can save him. The problem is, the monkey mentor is trapped in a danger even he cannot figure a way out of. Plus: the Silken Ghost encounters her match in combat...but who is he?

32 pages, $2.95, in stores on March 31.