Monday, August 8, 2005
FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: NECROMANCER #1
Necromancer #1 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Joshua Ortega, with art by Francis Manapul and covers by Manapul, Chris Bachalo and Greg Horn.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"'Something in the Way,' Part 1 of 3. An ambitious new ongoing series that is equal parts epic fantasy, raw horror, superhero action, and teen drama. The Necromancer is the story of Abigail van Alstine, a stunning, smart 17-year-old high school student who has a knack for 'The Way' -- a natural talent for sorcery. She's beautiful, popular and talented -- so why is she on the verge of killing herself? And exactly what is her connection to the Enlightened mage known as Locke and the Dark Age demon called Mali?"
Necromancer #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: EMILY THE STRANGE #1: THE BORING ISSUE
Emily the Strange #1: The Boring Issue will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Dark Horse Comics. Ths issue is by Cosmic Debris.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"For more than ten years, pop culture cultists have revered and adored a mysterious, brooding thirteen-year-old girl named Emily the Strange. Nobody knows much about the young girl with a porcelain face and huge eyes framed by black bangs, and her ever-present brood of black cats only adds to the intrigue--but that hasn't stopped a generation of rabid fans from letting Emily put her spell upon them. Now, for the first time ever, Emily fans will be welcomed into her dark and, well, strange world--a place where kitty friends talk, the ghosts of famous weirdos come out to play, reality is never quite what it seems, and-- above all--a place where anyone who's ever been considered a little 'strange' themselves will be made to feel right at home."
Emily the Strange #1: The Boring Issue will be 48 pages and will cost $7.95.
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FIRST LOOK: SAMURAI: HEAVEN AND EARTH #4
Samurai: Heaven and Earth #4 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Ron Marz, with art and cover by Luke Ross.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"The samurai Shiro has traveled thousands of miles and fought countless battles in pursuit of his kidnapped lover Yoshiko. Now, finally, he's found her. She is imprisoned within fabulous Versailles as a plaything for France's Sun King, Louis XIV! Neither palace walls nor the blades of the king's Musketeers will keep Shiro from her side. But with a plot to assassinate the king afoot, will the lovers survive a reunion?"
Samurai: Heaven and Earth #4 will be 32 pages cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: LIVING IN INFAMY #1
Living in Infamy #1 will arrive in stores in July from Ludovico Technique. The issue is written by Ben Raab and Deric A. Hughes, with art by Greg Kirkpatrick and John Lucas and a cover by John Cassaday and José Villarubia.
Here's how Ludovico Technique describes the issue:
"Welcome to Infamy, AZ... Barely a blip on the map, this ignobly named oasis of strip malls and convenience stores is much more than it seems. Unbeknownst to the general populace, Infamy leads a double life as the Federal Bureau of Investigation's best-kept secret:
"A Witness Protection Program for SUPER VILLAINS.
"Chosen for its remote location and notorious Old West history, Infamy has, since the early 1960's, quietly played host to a select crew of former super criminals and would-be world-beaters who've turned new leaves -- and State's Evidence -- for that elusive second chance at life and the pursuit of happiness.
Liberty, however, comes at a far greater price...
Infamy is as much an open-air prison as it is a safe harbor. Though the average person can come and go as they please, those under Witness Protection dare not risk venturing beyond the town's border as their brains have been hard-wired with sub-cortical explosives. One toe over 'THE LINE' -- the invisible barrier surrounding the town -- and BOOM! Sanitation's scraping what's left of your guts off the pavement in the morning.
"Here, the distinction between good and evil is thin and often blurred. Because everyone is so excruciatingly normal, the serial killers are indistinguishable from the soccer moms, the mass murderers from the mailmen, the terrorists from the teachers. In Infamy, everyone has two faces.
"Everyone.
"From low-tech cat burglars to hi-tech hitmen, genetically engineered metamorphs to telepathic mutant masterminds, Infamy's gallery of repentant rogues gone legit has multiplied over the past four decades...
Most lead respectable lives. They've started businesses. Gotten married. Had kids. Some have even lived to ripe old ages and died of natural causes, all the while leaving none the wiser for their checkered pasts. Not their friends. Not their neighbors. Not even their families. The secret lives they left behind have gone with them to their graves and stayed there. Like the sign says: 'Securitas. Salus. Sanctuarium.'
"Security. Safety. Sanctuary.
"These are the rocks upon which Infamy was built, the foundation upon which it stands. Little does anyone realize that foundation is about to be demolished Someone is fixing to blow the lid on Infamy, bring the entire neighborhood to its knees and leave nothing but a bloody stain behind. And why?
"Because one man just couldn't keep it in his pants..."
Living in Infamy #1 will be 32 pages cost $2.95.
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