Wednesday, January 4, 2006
FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: CITY OF HEROES #9
City of Heroes #9 will arrive in stores on Thursday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Dan Jurgens, with art by David Nakayama and a cover by Rodolfo Migliari.
Here's how Image describes the book:
"The past of Paragon City crashes into the present as the Back Alley Brawler settles old scores with a horrific and brutal villain."
City of Heroes #9 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: BONE REST #7
Bone Rest #7 will arrive in stores on Thursday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Matteo Casali, with art and cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Lorenzo Ruggiero.
Here's how Image describes the book:
"'Second Coming,' Part Three. As the fight goes on more violently than ever, Peace and her once-dead friend Jerusalem are forced to watch Julius Carpenter's plan unfold. And the strange, old gun the Italian exorcist Sarzana wields could turn the tide of the uncanny battle -- forever."
Bone Rest #7 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: GØDLAND #6
Godland #6 will arrive in stores on Thursday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Joe Casey, with art by Tom Scioli and a cover by Scioli and Richard Starkings.
Here's how Image describes the book:
"Book Six: The Trial Of The Century. Discordia on trial! Crashman a key witness! And the entire world watching it on television! As Adam Archer struggles with the complexities of his own existence, a media orgy of uncanny proportions occurs in a lone superior courtroom. And who is the mysterious Tormentor? The ongoing Gødland epic enters a new phase of expansive intrigue."
Godland #6 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: THE AMAZING JOY BUZZARDS, VOL. 2 #4
The Amazing Joy Buzzards Vol. 2 #4 will arrive in stores on Thursday from Image Comics. The issue is by Dave Crosland, Mark Smith, Jim Mahfood and Dan Hipp.
Here's how Image describes the book:
"'Monster Love.' The Amazing Joy Buzzards¹ world tour takes our band to Egypt where their manager Dalton Warner, who works for the CIA, must hunt down the Spider Syndicate and make an uneasy alliance for the greater good."
The Amazing Joy Buzzards Vol. 2 #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: RUNES OF RAGNAN #2
Runes of Ragnan #2 will arrive in stores on Thursday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Ty Gorton, with art by Josh Medors, Ryan Wynn and Jay Fotos.
Here's how Image describes the book:
"'Flames of Muspell,' Part Two. After a Viking warlord uses an ancient ritual to unleash a powerful demon, his twin brother races against time to stop his quest for world domination. As the battle rages on, the people of the land are caught in the middle! An order of druids steps into the middle of the fray and an epic battle for world domination ensues."
Runes of Ragnan #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.50.
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FIRST LOOK: VAMPIRELLA REVELATIONS #2
Vampirella Revelations #2 will arrive in stores on Jan. 11 from Harris Comics. The issue is written by Mike Carey, with art by Mike Lilly and Bob Almond and covers by Almond and David Michael Beck.
Here's how Harris describes the book:
"In issue #1, Vampirella began untangling her origins by meeting with a psychic who delved deep into her past to the moment of her birth and beyond. At a crucial moment, with Vampirella reliving her youth, she and the psychic are attacked, leaving him dead and Vampi with the mind of a child."
Vampirella Revelations #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: B.P.R.D.: THE BLACK FLAME #6
B.P.R.D: The Black Flame #6 will arrive in stores on Jan. 25 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Mike Mignola, with art by Guy Davis and a cover by Mignola.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"The frog plague explodes as the Black Flame's plan comes to a blazing conclusion. The B.P.R.D., shattered by recent events, marshals its remaining forces, and Liz Sherman puts together all the bits of information she's gathered from dreams and visions to play her apocalyptic role. "
B.P.R.D: The Black Flame #6 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: ELFQUEST: THE DISCOVERY #1
Elfquest: The Discovery #1 will arrive in stores on Jan. 11 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Wendy and Richard Pini, with art and cover by Wendy Pini.
Here's how DC describes the issue:
"The next thrilling chapter in the ElfQuest saga begins in this all-new bimonthly miniseries by Wendy and Richard Pini! Cutter's son Sunbeam has been hibernating, but his soul self has been exploring the world of Two Moons. He has made contact with an underwater tribe, one that fears all life on the surface. When Sunbeam experiences Recognition with one of the sea denizens, he leads his fellow Wolfriders on the beginning of a new journey, one promising discovery, danger and romance!"
Elfquest: The Discovery #1 will be 40 pages and will cost $3.99.
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