FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: THE DROWNED

The Drowned will arrive in stores in July from Image Comics. The issue is by Laini Taylor-Di Bartolo and Jim Di Bartalo.

Here's how Image describes the book:

"Paris, 1800. Theophile has been moldering in an asylum for five years with no clear memory of how he came to be there. He wavers in and out of madness until the day that unseen forces compel him to escape and make his way back home to the haunted Breton coast. As he follows the tatters of memory back to the ungodly events of his childhood, striving to wring sense out of madness, he is pursued in turn by furious crows, drowned witches, a loved one long believed dead, a secret cabal of priests and a damaged orphan. Each carries pieces of a secret that emerges into two distinct but intertwining tales of supernatural vengeance. As the ravages of Theophile's buried past catch up with him at last, a battle for power begins, and the stakes are no less than the fate of the lost souls in hell."

The Drowned will be 96 pages and will cost $9.95.

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FIRST LOOK: ULTRA #1

Ultra #1 will arrive in stores on in August from Image Comics. The issue is written by the Luna Brothers.

Here's how Image describes the issue:

"In Spring City, where superheroes blur the lines between law enforcement and celebrity, Pearl Penalosa, AKA Ultra, is a workaholic. At the prestigious agency, Heroine Inc., she has earned a legion of fans, a nomination for 'Best Heroine of the Year' and a perfect life. Or so she thinks. A chance encounter with a mysterious fortune teller opens her world to new possibilities."

Ultra #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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FIRST LOOK: SWAMP THING #7

Swamp Thing #7 will arrive in stores on Sept. 1 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Will Pfeifer, with art and cover by Richard Corben.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"Horror-comics legend Richard Corben draws Swamp Thing for the first time in part 1 of the special 2-part storyline 'Missing Links,' penned by Will Pfeifer. Swamp Thing's mind is tearing itself apart. When an unsuspecting cryptozoologist arrives in the Louisiana bayou, Swamp Thing drags the scientist deep into his pit of mental torment. What neither knows is that lurking in the dark lies an even greater threat -- one bent on mounting Swamp Thing's head in a macabre trophy room."

Swamp Thing #7 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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