Thursday, October 13, 2005
IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: THE AMAZING JOY BUZZARDS VOL. 2 #1
Amazing Joy Buzzards Vol. 2 #1 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Mark Smith, with art and cover by Dan Hipp.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"'Here Come The Spiders,' Part One. It's a race against the clock as Internationally famous race-car driver Stevo Vargas races towards Monaco and his doom as a group of Supernatural-Mod-Hipsters plan to put the breaks on our hero! Will Stevo survive the dangers and pitfalls that await him around every turn?"
Amazing Joy Buzzards Vol. 2 #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.
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FIRST LOOK: BATTLE HYMN #4
Battle Hymn #4 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by B. Clay Moore, with art by Jeremy Haun and Dave Bryant and a cover by Jason Latour.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"The breaking point. The gruesome murder of a hero and a cutting betrayal spark the beginning of the end. One hero departs in anger, one hero decides it's up to him to end the war alone and one is assigned to stop that from happening. The stage is set for the end of the first Golden Age."
Battle Hymn #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.
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FIRST LOOK: BLACKLIGHT #2
Blacklight #2 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is created and co-plotted by Jim Valentino and written by Scott Wherle, with art and cover by John Toledo and Marc Deering.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"Lina assumes the mantle of the new Blacklight, but before she can even learn how her new powers work, she gets caught up in a local drug war when the far more experienced, super-powered killer-for-hire Cicada hits town. Who hired him to muscle out the competition, and will Lina have the courage to do something about it when she finds out?"
Blacklight #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: BURGLAR BILL #4
Burglar Bill #4 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is by Paul Grist.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"When young Granville goes missing, Burglar Bill and PC Stephen Hill have to put aside their differences and search the sewers beneath the Blunkett Flats. But the only person they find is the guy who committed an armed robbery that morningand he's not about to put his differences aside. This issue is an all-new, previously unpublished Burglar Bill story."
Burglar Bill #4 will be 32 black-and-white pages and will cost $1.99.
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FIRST LOOK: COMMON FOE #3
Common Foe #3 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Keith Giffen and Shannon Denton, with art by Jean-Jaques Dzialowski and a cover by Esad Ribic.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"Amid the destructive campaign that is the Battle of the Bulge, a battle rages between the Nazi occupiers of a seemingly deserted village in the French countryside and the American GIs fighting to liberate it. But in the night, a mutual enemy emerges that will unite both armies. What once was a battle for freedom instead turns into a battle for survival, with both sides suffering horrendous casualties as the feeding frenzy begins."
Common Foe #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.50.
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FIRST LOOK: DEADWORLD #2
Deadworld #2 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Gary Reed, with art and cover by Vince Locke.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"Trapped and surrounded by zombies, what once was thought to be a sanctuary is instead revealed to be a death trap! But there is a chance of hope as the zombie master, the mysteriously talking King Zombie, offers a deal. All the surviving teens have to do is betray one of their own! Continuing the rebirth of the classic horror comic series!"
Deadworld #2 will be 32 black-and-white pages and will cost $3.50.
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FIRST LOOK: FERRO CITY #3
Ferro City #3 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Jason Armstrong, with art and cover by Armstrong.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"As the Medusa Key spreads its electronic influence, a new twist is tossed into the search for a killer. Smithe and Weston confront the steel handed crime kingpin known as the Hurrah Maharaj."
Ferro City #3 will be 32 black-and-white pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: GIRLS #6
Girls #6 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Joshua Luna, with art and cover by Jonathan Luna
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"A disturbing discovery turns a bad day into a full-blown nightmare, pushing the people of Pennystown over the edge. Can things possibly get any worse? Of course."
Girls #6 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: THE LONELY TOMBSTONE
The Lonely Tombstone will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Steve Niles and Nikki Niles, with art and cover by Ben Roman.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"Darla has a new friend -- someone to listen to her, someone who understands. The only
problem is that Darla's new buddy isn't human at all...or even alive. Darla's new friend is a tombstone. Join us on a quirky, nightmarish romp full of fun and scares in the style and tradition of Tim Burton's The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy."
The Lonely Tombstone will be 32 pages and will cost $9.99.
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FIRST LOOK: THE WALKING DEAD #22
The Walking Dead #22 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Robert Kirkman, with art by Charlie Adlard and a cover by Tony Moore.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"With the dangers of this zombie filled world safely on the other side of the prison walls our band of survivors finally has time to explore their new home. Unfortunately therešs still more than enough conflict on the inside of the walls."
The Walking Dead #22 will be 32 black-and-white pages and will cost $2.95.
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