FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #8

Marvel Knights 4 #8 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, with art by Jim Muniz and cover by Steve McNiven.

Here's how Marvel describes the book:

"While New York freezes in the icy grip of winter, an old foe resurfaces with a grudge: Namor! And the crown prince is demanding Sue make good on a old promise -- even if it's over Reed's dead body. Meanwhile, closer to home, Johnny may be the only person who can help a Washington Heights woman find her missing son."

Marvel Knights 4 #8 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: VENOM VS. CARNAGE #1

Venom vs. Carnage #1 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Peter Milligan, with art and cover by Clayton Crain.

Here's how Dreamwave describes the issue:

"What's worse than one mayhem-producing symbiote? Two. What's worse than that? Three. That's right: Venom's offspring, Carnage, is about to have a baby itself -- a creature of indescribable power and appetites. Question is, who's gonna bring up baby? Quick -- someone call Spider-Man!"

Venom vs. Carnage #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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FIRST LOOK: LAST TRAIN TO DEADSVILLE: A CAL MCDONALD MYSTERY #3

Last Train to Deadsville: A Cal McDonald Mystery #3 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Steve Niles, with art and cover by Kelley Jones.

Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:

"What first appeared to be a simple, singular case of a demonically possessed teen redneck is starting to look even uglier and messier than, well‹than a demonically possessed teen redneck! After hitting the road for the kid's hometown to investigate the source of the possession, Cal, Mo'Lock, and Cal's ladyfriend, Sabrina, find themselves center-stage in an entire town that's been taken over by the nastiest evil spirit you'd never want to meet. Now it's up to Cal to figure out who the spirit is, why it's so pissed, and what the hell they're going to do to stop it. As if that wasn't enough to deal with for a day, an even greater evil rears its head when Sabrina wants to know where her relationship with Cal is going. Demonic possession? That Cal can handle ... but love? Don't count on it!"

Last Train to Deadsville: A Cal McDonald Mystery #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: USAGI YOJIMBO #77

Usagi Yojimbo #77 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Stan Sakai.

Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:

"This issue of Stan Sakai's beloved rabbit ronin features the return of fan-favorite character Inspector Ishida. Ishida and his police force are plagued by Nezumi, a master thief who pillages homes while leaving the occupants unharmed. However, when prominent merchant Hasami is murdered, eyewitnesses accuse the hooded burglar of the crime. Was Hasami killed for catching Nezumi red-handed, or is there more to the story? With another new pickpocket in town as well, Inspector Ishida is 'After the Rat.'"

Usagi Yojimbo #77 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: SUPER MANGA BLAST! #43

Super Manga Blast! #43 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Masamune Shirow, Mohiro Kitoh, Makoto Kobayashi, Yuzo Takada, Hiroyuki Utatane and Yo Morimoto.

Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:

"Giving a nod to the monthly manga magazines in Japan that have inspired Super Manga Blast!, issue #43 will feature a full re-design. The exciting new look couples cover-to-cover fun with a bold new feel. Hoichi 'Gun' Kano becomes humanityıs hero as the pilot of a gigantic super-robot in Cannon God Exaxxion. Dark science fiction drama collides with full-tilt, futuristic thrills in Seraphic Feather. The dash of hilarity found in Makoto Kobayashi's What;s Michael? serving focuses on the plight of a ridiculed, hairless cat. fe Club 9 takes a dark turn, beginning with this episode, as one of the cheerful hostess girls becomes the target of a twisted mind. And in Shadow Star, a bitter, bullied teen uses deadly, supernatural forces to exact revenge on her tormentors."

Super Manga Blast! #43 will be 128 black-and-white pages and will cost $5.99.

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