Tuesday, January 17, 2006
IMAGE COMICS FOR APRIL
FRANK CHO WOMEN: SELECTED DRAWINGS AND ILLUSTRATIONS HC
Written, art and cover by Frank Cho.
From Frank Cho, the award-winning creator of Liberty Meadows and Zombie King, comes Frank Cho Women: Selected Drawings And Illustrations. This 112-page collection will showcase Frank Cho's past and present illustrations and you will see why he's considered one of the top modern masters of the female form.
112 pages, black and white, $24.99, in stores on April 26.
ROCKETO: JOURNEY TO THE HIDDEN SEA #7
Written by Frank Espinosa and Marie Taylor, art and cover by Espinosa.
"Reunions." After surviving a crash landing in the Hidden Sea Rocketo begins searching for his doomed crew only to encounter Gordon Scarletto. Later, a beautiful young woman holds the key to some astounding revelations.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on April 12.
ASTRO GN
Written, art and cover by Nilson.
Beautifully painted graphic novel. We follow a little crash landed astronaut on his road-movie like journey, encountering whimsical beings and events on the sides of the road, 'til a cosmic finale inside a giant nautic star.
40 pages, $6.99, in stores on April 5.
BOOK OF SHADOWS #1
Written by Mark Chadbourn, art and cover by Bo Hampton.
One frightened girl. One goddess of blood and death. Against them, an army of shape-shifting devils, dragons, and mythological creatures determined to throw our world back to the dark ages. It¹s war...
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on April 5.
BOOK OF SHADOWS #2
Written by Mark Chadbourn, art and cover by Bo Hampton.
Annie flees to the world beyond the veil in search of the one thing that might save humanity in its darkest hour.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on April 26.
LOADED BIBLE: JESUS vs. VAMPIRES ONE-SHOT
Written by Tim Seeley, art by Nate Bellegard and Mark Englert, cover by Stefano Caselli.
In the near future, the United States is ruled by bloodsucking vampire hordes. Only one man can end their reign of terror: Jesus H. Christ. A tale of war, love, religion and severed heads, the controversial Loaded Bible answers an age-old question: "What Would Jesus Do?" Answer: He'd kick vampire ass.
48 pages, $4.99, in stores on April 19.
NOBLE CAUSES #19
Written by Jay Faerber, art by Jon Bosco, cover by Jack Lawrence.
The Nobles struggle to come to grips with last issue¹s shocking events. Race has been hit the hardest, and he must find the strength to go on in light of his devastating loss. Meanwhile, Gaia realizes that public opinion regarding the Noble family is starting to change -- and not for the better. Featuring the debut of new series artist Jon Bosco.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on April 5.
SAVAGE DRAGON #125
Written, art and cover by Erik Larsen.
"Shattered." The Dragon fights his most devastating battle ever! Now, barely clinging to life, his regenerating abilities gone, things couldn¹t be much more desperate! Enter: the FLY! Meanwhile, Mister Glum prepares to take over the planet Earth! Plus: whatever other goodies we can cram into this giant-sized anniversary issue! Not to be missed!
64 pages, $4.99, in stores on April 25.
SIGHT UNSEEN HC
Written by Bob Tinnell, art and cover by Bo Hampton.
The tension can be cut with a straight-razor in this brooding tale of supernatural terror penned by Robert Tinnell and drawn by Bo Hampton. This book marks Hampton's return to the Graphic Novel medium after eight years.
152 pages, $19.99, in stores on April 12.
SPAWN #1 IN 3D MCFARLANE MOCCA RETROSPECTIVE EXCLUSIVE
Written, art and cover by Todd McFarlane.
A special 3D version of Spawn #1 specially created for the 2006 Todd McFarlane retrospective at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in New York. Will not be reprinted...only available while stock lasts! Red/blue glasses included!
32 pages, $5.95, in stores on April 19.
THE TOURIST GN
Written by Brian Wood, art and cover by Toby Cypress.
In a remote coastal village in Nothern Scotland, the choice between money and happiness has never been more clear or carried such deadly consequences.
When Moss arrives in a remote coastal village on the North Sea, he is accepted as what he appears to be: a somewhat grubby American backpacker on holiday. He gets contract work on the offshore oil rig and courts Julie Tucker, a local café owner and single mother. Gradually the town begins to realize just who it is they're harboring: a Special Forces soldier turned drugs smuggler, and, if that wasn't bad enough, he has a lot of really rough bastards riding into town after him.
The safety of the town and the woman he loves vs. the successful conclusion of a very lucrative drug deal... which will Moss choose?
104 pages, black and white, $9.99, in stores on April 5.
HELLSPAWN: THE ASHLEY WOOD COLLECTION TP
Written by Brian Michael Bendis and Steve Niles, art and cover by Ashley Wood.
The work that put Ashley Wood on the artistic map! Dark sequentials brilliant covers! This is a must-have for any Spawn or Ashley Wood fan. The collection features Hellspawn issues 1-10, a cover gallery, a new never-before-seen cover from Ashley himself, as well as tons of behind the scenes extras! Features some great writing from fan favorites Brian Michael Bendis and Steve Niles as well.
224 pages, $24.95, in stores on April 26.
COYOTE VOL. 3 TP
Written by Steve Englehart, art by Chaz Truog, Steve Ditko, Steve Leialoha and Bob Wiacek, cover by Truog.
Coyote's wormed his way deep into the Shadow Cabinet, and things are going so good that a Trickster just knows things have to go bad. What he thought was deep is barely scratching the surface, though, and by the time this latest adventure is are over, he's raced the ghost of James Dean, fought the legendary X-Caliber, spooked the Dark Cardinal and had half his brain removed by a Venusian. (Allegedly!) And he doesn't even know that the Djinn is having his own adventure, drawn by Spider-Man co-creator and comics legend Steve Ditko in a series devised especially for the pasha of paranoia.
128 pages, $12.99, in stores on April 19.
FLAMING CARROT, VOL. 1, TP
Written, art and cover by Bob Burden.
A humble man, lonely at heart, seeks out the rejected ³freaks² of the world, taking these misbegotten outcasts under his wing in a traveling show of oddities. But life is not without its own irony and his true self is revealed in a twist of fate and revenge. Collects Flaming Carrot #1-4 (#33-36 in regular series) and Flaming Carrot Photo Special.
140 pages, black and white, $14.99, in stores on April 12.
FREAK SHOW SC
Written by Bruce Jones, art and cover by Bernie Wrightson.
A humble man, lonely at heart, seeks out the rejected ³Freaks² of the world, taking these misbegotten outcasts under his wing in a traveling show of oddities. But life is not without its own irony and his true self is revealed in a twist of fate and revenge.
52 pages, black and white, $5.99, in stores on April 5.
AGE OF BRONZE #23
Written, art and cover by Eric Shanower.
"Betrayal, Part 4." The story of the Trojan War continues as the Trojans prepare for the invasion of their land. Hektor returns triumphantly with his new wife, Andromache, who makes her long-awaited debut in. Cressida resists attack from her fellow Trojans when they discover her father Kalchas's defection to the enemy.
24 pages, black and white, $3.50, in stores on April 5.
BATTLE POPE #8
Written by Robert Kirkman, art and cover by Matthew Roberts, Tony Moore and Val Staples.
After a brutal attack on his apartment building Battle Pope comes face to face with one of his greatest threats thus far...Brenda.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on April 12.
BOMB QUEEN #3
Written by Jimmie Robinson, art and cover by Robinson.
Bomb Queen can't catch a break! New Port City's newest Hero is twisting public opinion against her. The media is painting a smear campaign, and the goody two-shoes Robert Woods is winning the political race for Mayor. What¹s a super villain to do? Kill them all, of course!
32 pages, $3.59, in stores on April 12.
DOLL AND CREATURE #2
Written by Rick Remender, art by John Heebink and Mike Manley, cover by Kieron Dwyer.
The mindless and feral Hydes are working together for the first time ever spelling disaster for Gristle. Trapped within the darkest quarter of Nether Providence and surrounded by a pack of Hydes, Gristle fights to save the life of a young woman whose life he's put in jeopardy.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on April 5.
FELL #7
Written by Warren Ellis, art and cover by Ben Templesmith.
Another self-contained, standalone episode in the life of detective
Richard Fell, working in the feral city of Snowtown. A place where
things just get forgotten about. The small, decommissioned
military storage facility on the north end of the docks. The nice girl
from September Street who always said hello to the old men on
the corner. The guy with the mark on his face who survived a walk
on the dockside. Three things that connect into something Richard
Fell isn't going to forget for a long time...
24 pages, $2.99, in stores on April 19.
GIRLS #12
Written by Joshua Luna, art and cover by Jonathan Luna.
There are some things worse than death.
32 pages, $2.99.
GØDLAND #10
Written by Joe Casey, art by Tom Scioli, cover by Scioli and Richard Starkings.
Book Ten: The March of Ides. From the hidden isolation of the Himalayans comes a brand new threat to humanity! A mysterious ship is slowly making its way to New York City... and the Infinity Tower! Meanwhile, Adam Archer has been taken prisoner by the sinister Friedrich Nicklehead and his torture in the Funhouse is just beginning! Longtime readers know that life is never boring in Gødland!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on April 26.
HYSTERIA: ONE MAN GANG #2
Written, art and cover by Mike Hawthorne.
All-action issue! Bruce Lopez, The One Man Gang, finds himself saddled with the little girl he saved in issue one, and stuck in a back alley with a few dozen gang members eager to bust his head! It's all-out fisticuffs and kung fu as Bruce fights to get himself out of the alley alive, while keeping the girl safe from harm.
32 pages, black and white, $2.99, in stores on April 5.
INTIMIDATORS #5
Written by Neil Kleid, co-plotted by Jim Valentino, art and cover by Cafu.
Prison Break! While the Intimidators struggle to contain the worst criminals Detroit has to offer -- one of their own faces the ultimate sacrifice at the hands of Atrocity! And right after that, certain death! While everyone rushes to liberate the Intimidome and those within from Atrocity's grasp, it's up to Astroman to stop the breakout and learn just who sent her on this trail of terror!
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on April 29.
INVINCIBLE #33
Written by Robert Kirkman, art and cover by Ryan Ottley and Bill Crabtree.
The story from Marvel Team-Up #14 continues. Angstrom Levy makes his play against Invincible -- sending him from dimension to dimension in an attempt to weaken him. Can Invincible figure out a way to stop him before Angstrom succeeds in killing him? The answer will shock you!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on April 19.
LIONS, TIGERS & BEARS VOLUME II #2
Written by Mike Bullock, art and cover by Jack Lawrence.
to stop him before Angstrom succeeds in killing him? The answer will shock you!
"Betrayal," part two. Joey, Courtney and the Big Cats of the Night Pride are lost in the Snowy Wastes. With no one to stop them, the evil Valthraax sends his Beasties to snatch all of the world's children from their beds. Can the Night Pride find their way home before it's too late, or have the Beasties finally triumphed for good?
to stop him before Angstrom succeeds in killing him? The answer will shock you!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on April 19.
THE LOOKING GLASS WARS: HATTER M #3
Written by Frank Beddor and Liz Cavalier, art and cover by Ben Templesmith.
"The Haunting Of Hatter Madigan." Wracked by guilt and obligation, Royal Bodyguard Hatter Madigan is plunged into the nightmare realm of Wonderland¹s bloody coup and the shocking loss of Princess Alyss in the Pool of Tears.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on April 19.
THE PORTENT #2
Written, art and cover by Peter Bergtin.
"A Road of My Own." With Milo more interested in playing the hero than actually being one, he makes a fatal mistake that sends the world sliding into a twisted nightmare. With the world literally dying under their feet, Milo, Lin and Alkuin are faced with a shocking revelation about the recent portent and its true meaning.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on April 26.
RETRO ROCKET #2
Written by Tony Bedard, art and cover by Jason Orfalas.
It's cover-to-cover action as Earth's Global Defense Force fights valiantly against mysterious invaders from space. Little do they know this will be their last stand, or that their foes have consumed countless worlds before setting their sights on Earth. And when the battle takes a grim turn, all Retro Rocket wants is to go down fighting. But for the sake of his beautiful mechanic, Sparky Parks, Retro will discover the depth of human courage within his iron heart.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on April 12.
SEA OF RED #9
Written by Rick Remender and Kieron Dwyer, art by Paul Harmon, layouts and cover by Dwyer.
1937: Deep in the heart of Nazi Germany, blind to the price he¹ll pay, an ancient vampire makes a deal with a devil for the salvation of his people. 33 A.D.: A roman slave is entrusted with a charge who has the potential to radically affect the course of history by spreading a plague of biblical magnitude on all mankind.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on April 26.
SHADOWHAWK #11
Written by Scott Wherle, co-plotted by Jim Valentino, art by Valentino and Chris McFann, cover by Ben Templesmith.
"Rise," Part Three. Eddie is haunted by questions as he tries to find his way out of his deep depression. Will this new ShadowHawk forever tarnish the legacy of the hero Eddie was becoming? What role does the Silver-Age Shadowhawk and the ghost of Eddie's best friend play in all of this? While the new ShadowHawk continues his rampage, Eddie comes to the single most important decision of his young life.
to stop him before Angstrom succeeds in killing him? The answer will shock you!
