Saturday, November 12, 2005
FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: USAGI YOJIMBO #89
Usagi Yojimbo #89 will arrive in stores on Nov. 30 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is by Stan Sakai.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the book:
"The conclusion of the seven-part samurai adventure, 'The Treasure of the Mother of Mountains.' This story arc has seen rabbit ronin Usagi Yojimbo and Geishu bodyguard Tomoe Ame captured and forced into slavery-and then leading a bloody slave revolt! A character is now trapped inside the illegal mine, and key players are injured and haunted. Who escaped from the mountain, and who didn't survive? Find out who's still alive and who wishes they were dead."
Usagi Yojimbo #89 will be 24 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: SAMURAI: HEAVEN AND EARTH #5
Samurai: Heaven and Earth #5 will arrive in stores on Dec. 7 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 epic miniseries roars to its climactic issue! After thousands of miles and countless battles, the samurai Shiro has found his love, Yoshiko, amidst the fabulous wealth of Louis XIV's palace at Versailles. Even if the mirrored halls must run red with blood, Shiro will make good on his vow that he and Yoshiko will be together... 'If not life, then in death.' Nothing can stand in his way-not the King's Musketeers, not even a plot to assassinate Louis himself!"
Samurai: Heaven and Earth #5 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: HARD TIME SEASON TWO #1
Hard Time Season Two #1 will arrive in stores on Dec. 7 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Steve Gerber and Mary Skrenes, with rt by Brian Hurtt and Steve Bird and a cover by Hurtt.
Here's how DC describes the issue:
"One of the most acclaimed new series of 2004 returns. Sentenced to 50 years to life for his role in a high school prank gone tragically wrong, Ethan Harrow has just turned 16 in a maximum-security prison. He's made fast friends, earned mortal enemies, and even gotten his first kiss from a mysterious girl named Red. Above all else, Ethan's only just started to learn the boundaries of superpowers he didn't know he had! The second season follows Ethan's quest for a new trial -- and reveals the secret histories of the lost souls inside State Penitentiary. Superpowers have never been this real."
Hard Time Season Two #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: SABLE & FORTUNE #1
Sable & Fortune #1 will arrive in stores on Jan. 4 from Marvel Comics. Ths book is written by Brendan Cahill, with art and cover by John Burns.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"Silver Sable is leader of the unstoppable Wild Pack and the world's greatest mercenary! But times change...the Pack has gotten so big it no longer resembles the team Sable once led -- and when evidence points to a traitor, Sable will stop at nothing until she finds him! Enter a brash young private detective calling himself Dominic Fortune, who's out to make a name in the world of international espionage! With Sable branded a has-been‹and Fortune's star ascending -- they're a match made in heaven...as long as Fortune shuts up and follows Sable's orders!"
Sable & Fortune #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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