Friday, June 24, 2005
FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: MICHAEL CHABON PRESENTS: THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF THE ESCAPIST #7
Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist #7 will arrive in stores on July 13 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is by Will Eisner, Chris Offutt, Steven Grant, Howard Chaykin, Jason, Dan Best, Eddie Campbell, Thomas Yeates and Norm Breyfogle.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"This very special seventh issue of The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist features...no Escapist whatsoever! Instead, Pulitzer-winning author Michael Chabon takes over the entire issue with a sensational story introducing the mysterious Mr. Machine Gun, a character torn straight from the pages of Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.
"Legendary duo Kavalier and Clay created scads of fascinating characters, and Mr. Machine Gun was one of the best. A former guinea pig of Nazi bioexperimentation, the WWII hero turned to a postwar career in politics. Now, dealing with an intensely personal tragedy, Senator "Ben Vanderslice" struggles to once more gain control over his murderous right hand!
"With Chabon aided by artist Eduardo Barreto, you'll swear that you're reading the original Sunshine Comics edition--now an impossible find!
"Who is this classic character that inspired a runaway issue-length tale from a Pulitzer winner? Find out in this snub-nosed and smoking seventh installment of the popular quarterly anthology."
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Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist #7 will be 80 pages and will cost $8.95.
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FIRST LOOK: STAR WARS: REPUBLIC #77
Star Wars: Republic #77 will arrive in stores on July 20 from Dark Horse Comics. Ths issue is written by John Ostrander, with art by Jan Duursema and Dan Parsons, with a cover by Brad Anderson.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"The losses for the Republic-and the Jedi-in the Clone Wars have been staggering. And few battles have been as hard fought as the one on Saleucami. Here, the greatest military threat mounted by the Separatists has been encountered, the Republic's greatest heroes have faltered, and the heart, mind, and motives of Jedi Master Quinlan Vos have been laid bare. His secret dealings with Dooku exposed, and the depth to which he was manipulated revealed, Vos stands on a knife's edge between the dark side and redemption! This is the final issue of Republic before it is overtaken by the events in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith."
Star Wars: Republic #77 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.
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FIRST LOOK: JUDO GIRL #4
Judo Girl #4 will arrive in stores in August from Alias Comics. The issue is written Terrance Griep, penciled by Nadir Balan, inked by Nick Schley and colored by Wes Dzioba, with covers by Balan and Mike S. Miller.
Here's how Alias describes the issue:
"Out of the frying pan and into the fire! Having learned about the terminal condition of Captain Steel, comics' grooviest super-heroine takes the good fight to the archest of her arch-foes, seeking to stop his suicide plot, one that will destroy the entire world! Along the way, she must overcome ninjas, underlings, and, heartwrenchingly, her own brother-turned-killing-machine, Judo-Bot. If she can make it past all of them, she'll have to meet Captain Steel who has armed himself with an ultimate weapon that's sure to destroy her: no, not the Steel Ray, but the truth about their 40-year-old feud!"
Judo Girl #4 will be 32 pages cost $2.99.
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