Monday, March 28, 2005
FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: CONAN AND THE JEWELS OF GWAHLUR #1
Conan and the Jewels of Gwahlur #1 will arrive in stores on April 6 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is by P. Craig Russell.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the book:
"She's made a string of bad choices, and now a young woman has let herself become the pawn of mercenaries-and one of those mercenaries is Conan of Cimmeria. As the former dancing girl poses as the dead oracle of a primitive cult, Conan puts his military and thieving experience together in one of his last adventures before becoming King."
Conan and the Jewels of Gwahlur #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: TENTH MUSE #2
Tenth Muse #2 will arrive in stores in May from Alias Enterprises. The issue is written by Darren G. Davis, with pencils by Alex Amezcua, inks by Billy Crooks and Todd Swain, colors by Snowcone Colors and letters by Johnny Lowe.
Here's how Alias describes the book:
"Her life is falling apart and she can't stop the steep spiral into despair. Abandoned by her closest friends, facing a prison sentence, and a return from the dead of her arch-nemesis Grayson Bishop ... and it's only Monday! Is this a tragedy of her own design, or are there great
dark forces at work?"
Tenth Muse #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: JUDO GIRL #2
Judo Girl #2 will arrive in stores in May from Alias Enterprises. The issue is written by Terrance Griep, with pencils by Nadir Balan, inks by Nick Schley, colors by Wes Dzioba and letters by Payton Gauldin.
Here's how Alias describes the book:
"Judo-Bot makes good his escape, taking with him his eclectic prize: the Biofractal Scanner ... and a dead body! After some doom-drenched detective work, Judo Girl figures out the scheme of her archenemy,
Captain Steel - now all she has to do is figure out how to stop it!
"Also, in the fab second half of this spectacular issue, set during the go-go-groovy Silver Age, the effect of the radioactive meteorite is revealed when it transforms Judo Boy into a brutish, 50-foot-giant! Judo Girl worries that her big, big, BIG brother will attack her, but
things turn square when the newly-named Judo Giant actually tries to
help. That's when the real problems begin!"
Judo Girl #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: RAVENOUS
Ravenous will arrive in stores in May from Speakeasy Comics. The issue is by Dawn Brown.
Here's how Speakeasy describes the issue:
"Inspired by the classic works of Edgar Allan Poe, writer, artist and creator Dawn Brown presents "Ravenous" -- a new work that draws from the master while offering a startling new mystery of its own. The title story, "Ravenous" is a fully illustrated 100-pages of suspense and mystery.
"Also presented in this 152-page collection are select offerings by Poe (The Pit & The Pendulum, William Wilson, The Mask of the Red Death, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven), reprinted in their entirety and featuring accompanying illustrations by Brown. These pieces inspired Brown's story and complete Ravenous as an introduction to Brown's work, as well as Poe's classic tales."
Ravenous will be 152 pages and will cost $14.99.
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FIRST LOOK: ATOMIKA #2
Atomika #2 will arrive in stores on April from Speakeasy Comics. The issue is written by Andrew Dabb, with art by Sal Abbinanti and Buzz, colors by Christina Strain and Beth Sotelo and a cover by Glenn Fabry.
Here's how Speakeasy describes the issue:
"Arohnir, the Revolution made flesh, unleashes his newest creation: The State -- A superpowered strike force tasked with putting down rebellions against the government, no matter how innocent they may seem. For all is not well in the Red Empire, and as the engines of industry bore deeper into her flesh, Mother Russia screams out to the one person that can hear her- -- Atomika . Driven mad by her cries he strikes out, and the newly minted superheroes of The State make one fatal mistake; they get in his way. "
Atomika #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: SHAUN OF THE DEAD #1
Shaun of the Dead #1 will arrive in stores in June from IDW Publishing. The issue is written by Chris Ryall, with art by Zach Howard and colors by Jason Brashill.
Here's how IDW describes the issue:
"Presenting IDW¹s official adaptation of last year's wildly popular rom-zom-com (that's 'romantic zombie comedy,' of course!). This 'director's cut' adaptation, produced with the full participation of the movie's co-writer/director and co-writer/star, Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg, will feature deleted scenes and other never-before-seen material. In issue one, Shaun has no time for zombies; he's too busy trying to sort out his own troubled love life. Of course, zombies have a way of intruding on even the most mundane of lives."
Shaun of the Dead #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
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FIRST LOOK: FLARE #26
Flare #26 will arrive in stores on July 27 from Heroic Publishing. The issue is written by Wilson Hill, with art by Gordon Purcell, J. Adam Walters and Terry Pallot.
Here's how Heroic describes the issue:
"It's Flare times two when our own glittering heroine takes on her photokinetic counterpart from the world of the distant future! But what in the world is Sabrina Martel doing in the here and now? Why is she working for the evil Madame Synn? What does it have to do with Flare's wicked aunt Helga? How does Raven Gold figure into it? And how does it all relate to Heroic Publishing's classic science fiction hero, Eternity Smith?"
Flare #26 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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