DEVIL'S DUE FOR OCTOBER

Following are Devil's Due Publishing's solicitations for October, with information coming from the publisher.

DEVIL'S DUE TITLES

HACK SLASH: GIRLS GONE DEAD

Written by Tim Seeley, art by Federica Manfredi, covers by Tim Seeley and Sunder Raj and Chris Crank.

Cassie and Vlad travel to Florida to stop a wrathful slasher who targets partying college students on Spring Break!

48 pages, $4.95.

VOLTRON #10

Written by Dan Jolley and Mark Waid, art by TBA and Clement Sauve, cover by Sauve.

Beginning this month: the Devil's Due debut of renowned writer Mark Waid. The origin of the Voltron robot has always been shrouded in mystery...until now. Beginning in this issue, a four part back up series explores the beginnings of the Voltron mythos for the first time!

And if that wasnıt enough, this issue also features the explosive conclusion to the "Warpath" arc. They've been betrayed by one of their own‹and even as they battle for his soul, Team Voltron must team with Sven‹and Lotor‹to defeat a force that could destroy them all. Why did Sven defect to the Drule? Who will be asked to make the ultimate sacrifice to prevent the teamıs annihilation? Everything is answered this issue!

32 pages, $2.95.

G.I. JOE: RELOADED #8

Written by John Ney Rieber, art by Darryl Banks and Andrew Pepoy, cover by Joe Benitez and Joe Weems.

An intercepted scrap of intelligence suggests that The Deadly Omega Black virus will be unleashed in Washington's sprawling subterranean Metro system within 24 hours, inflicting civilian casualies and civil disruption on an apocalyptic scale.

Can the team decipher the cryptic message in time to minimize the impact of the attack? And when the threat becomes deadly reality in the labyrinthine tunnels beneath the city, will Doc's mastery of nonlethal weaponry prove a match for the sadistic Baroness' bloodthirst? Even if catastrophe can be averted, can the Joes continue to keep up with their enemy with a traitor in their midst...?

32 pages, $2.95.

G.I. JOE VS. THE TRANSFORMERS VOL. II #2

Written by Dan Jolley, art by E.J. Su and Tim Seeley, covers by Su and Seeley and Adam Pollina.

They've battled for the heart of a nation for years -- now, the Joes and Cobra have been thrown into the nation's past to battle for the future of the Earth! Beach Head, Roadblock, and the Baroness find themselves in 1930's Chicago, in the middle of a mob war. Can they maintain their fragile alliance long enough to locate the displaced Transformers? While on Cybertron, where a Transformer civil war rages, Shockwave is mere hours away from accessing the portal that will allow him and his legions to invade earth. If the Joes and Cobras don't succeed before Shockwave does, there wonıt be a nation--or a planet--to battle over...

32 pages, $2.95.

G.I. JOE #35

Written by brandon Jerwa, art by Tim Seeley and Jason Millet, covers by Seely and Millet and Seeley and Sunder Raj.

"Bad Moon Rising" part 2 of 2. The GI Joe team is under fire from all sides: Cobra, The Coil, The Jugglers...and now the public! As the administration hangs our heroes out to dry, Cobra pounds the final nail in the coffin. It's wall-to-wall action and backstabbing evil as Destro rises to power...only to find a BIG surprise waiting for him when he reaches his goal. All this and the conclusion of the Snake-Eyes/Wraith showdown in "Bad Moon Rising" part 2.

32 pages, $2.95.

AFTERMATH TITLES

DEFEX #1

Written by Marv Wolfman, art by Stefano Caselli and Sunder Raj, covers by Caselli and Raj and Leinil Francis Yu.

What if you could unlock your secret potential? What would happen if you could change who you are? Would it be a chance at an incredible new life...or a death sentence? Five college students are about to discover that in this strange new world, the answers are not so simple.

It starts as an experiment gone too far. A group of brilliant young scientists, working on the outer edge of genetic theory, acting in secret, trigger something hidden in every human's DNA. In the space of one night, they become more than human. For each, the change offers a world of new possibilities. Some will seek fame. Some will seek wealth. All of them will discover danger...

32 pages, $2.95.

BREAKDOWN #1

Written by Chuck Dixon, art by Dave Ross, covers by Ross and Jeremy Roberts and Leinil Francis Yu.

Jeff Carey was the first of a new breed of men‹gifted with abilities that could have made him an object of fear. Instead, he became the world's first "super hero"--loved, admired, rewarded for his heroism with wealth and fame. But then tragedy struck...

In one horrific instant, it;s all taken away from him--along with the family he loves. Jeff Carey disappears...and in his place appears a figure that inspires not adulation, but terror -- a revenge-driven vigilante who seeks justice at any price...

32 pages, $2.95.

UDON TITLES

STREET FIGHTER: ETERNAL CHALLENGE

By various.

In celebration of Street Fighterıs 15th Anniversary, UDON Entertainment is proud to announce the arrival of the long awaited English translation of Street Fighter: Eternal Challenge. Direct from Capcom Japan, Eternal Challenge is the official, definitive resource for art, information and all things Street Fighter. With unprecedented detail and rare images, Eternal Challenge give English-reading fans, for the first time, an in-depth retrospective on the legendary Street Fighter franchise from Street Fighter I to Street Fighter III: Third Strike.

Eternal Challenge is filled to the brim with development and promo artwork (by legendary Capcom designers including Akiman, Shoei, CRMK, Edayan and Shinkiro), character histories and bios, screen shots, game endings, merchandizing galleries and behind the scenes interviews with creators of the games. Included in the English-language release will also be a brand-new, exclusive chapter detailing the Street Fighter franchise in North America!

270 pages, $29.95.

STUDIO ICE TITLES

MEGACITY 909 #2

Written by Jacob Lee and Andrew Dabb, art by Kano Kang and Zack Suh, covers by Kang and Suh and Ropie.

Phobia assaults the research facility-only to be plunged into a literal hell on earth. Amid the smoking rubble, wanders a monstrous army, its soldiers composed of machinery and dead flesh. Meanwhile, deep inside the wreckage, a powerful psychic force, unlike anything the team has seen before, stirs. This isn't some mere parasite, this is something more, something with the power to shake the world. And Phobia are the only ones standing in its way.

32 pages, $2.95.

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT TITLES

ARMY OF DARKNESS: ASHES TO ASHES #4

Written by Andy Hartnell, art by Nick Bradshaw, finishes and colors by Etienne St-Laurent, covers by Ale Garza, Tim Seeley, Nick Bradshaw and photo.

The final showdown between Ash and his evil, Egyptian counterpart! Ash will need both his chainsaw and boomstick going full-tilt if he hopes to keep an ancient Egyptian Army of Darkness at bay.

32 pages, $2.99.

COSMIC GUARD #3

Written, art and cover by Jim Starlin, colored by June Chung.

At the close of our suspense-filled last issue, it looked as though Ray Torres was finally getting his wish -- he was falling to his death from the roof of his orphanage. But now, fueled by the desire to expose the corruption behind the mysterious deaths of his fellow orphans, and the stirring words of a Dark Palidin who speaks to Ray through his dreams . . . encouraging him to find the courage to become the hero is destined to be! A hero with the power to survive the fall, and fly to the rescue of the defenseless!

32 pages, $2.99.