FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: CONAN #5

Conan #5 will arrive in stores on June 23 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Kurt Busiek, with art by Cary Nord and Tom Yeates and a cover by Joseph Michael Linsner.

Here's how Dreamwave describes the issue:

"Conan's first Hyperborean adventure reveals the secrets of immortality, and the peaceful northern paradise is shown for the nightmare it really is. Conan breaks from those who've enslaved him, but is unable to save the lives of the prisoners he leads, or the woman hešs fallen in love with."

Conan #5 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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FIRST LOOK: STAR WARS: REPUBLIC #66

Star Wars: Republic #66 will arrive in stores on June 23 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by John Ostrander, with art by Jan Duursema and Dan Parsons.

Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:

"Four Jedi with prices on their heads versus a space station full of bounty hunters! Really, need we say more? Mace Windu has decided that it's time for the Jedi to flex their muscles demonstrate to the Bounty Hunters' Guild the folly of attacking Jedi. It's going to be a hard lesson‹and one the Guild wonšt soon forget. Meanwhile, Count Dooku sends renegade Jedi Quinlan Vos to teach a similar lesson to the person who originated the bounties. Is it a case of opposite sides working toward the same end, or are the Separatists still one step ahead of the Jedi?"

Star Wars: Republic #66 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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FIRST LOOK: TERRA OBSCURA VOL. 2 #1

Terra Obscura Vol. 2 #1 will arrive in stores on Aug. 18 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Alan Moore and Peter Hogan, with art and cover by Yanick Paquette and Karl Story.

Here's how DC describes the book:

"Tom Strange and the heroes of Terra Obscura return for another outing following 2003's critically acclaimed series! The heroes have finally adjusted to the society that spent 30-years without them...and more importantly, society has acclimated to having science heroes again! Things have returned to normal for the members of S.M.A.S.H., until a mysterious object appears on the edge of their galaxy - on a collision course with Terra Obscura. What;s more, the object appears to be the spacecraft of long-lost legendary hero Captain Future, but in a twisted and distorted way. And as the ship nears, time anomalies begin to crop up over the entire planet, wreaking terrible havok. Can Tom Strong and the other heroes unravel this mystery before it spells doom for the entire planet?"

Terra Obscura Vol. 2 #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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FIRST LOOK: DAISY KUTTER #1

Daisy Kutter #1 will arrive in stores on August from Viper Comics. The issue is written by Kazu Kibuishi, with art and cover by Kibuishi.

Here's how Viper describes the book:

"Daisy Kutter is a tribute to the best westerns of yesteryear. The series is filled to the brim with action and romance. Daisy Kutter, the most feared gunfighter in the New West, has just retired from a life of crime to start a general store and, hopefully, a new life. However, old habits die hard, and she is pulled back into the life of a gunslinger by the ghosts of her past."

Daisy Kutter #1 will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.

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