TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2006
IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: THE PIRATES OF CONEY ISLAND #1
The Pirates of Coney Island #1 will arrive in stores on Oct. 11 from Image Comics. The issue is written by Rick Spears, with art and cover by Vasilis Lolos and a variant cover by Becky Cloonan.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"Rick Spears, writer of the indie hit Teenagers From Mars, and hot international artist Vasilis Lolos rock this riotous, teenage, romp through young love, car jacking and gang violence. In this first issue Patch arrives in Coney Island only to get his eye sliced out by Trish, the wicked bad leader of the girl gang The Cherries. Across town, Sal, a pizza-selling bookie, meets a nasty end delivered by a monstrous shadow with a shotgun. All the fun begins here in the first super-rad issue of The Pirates of Coney Island!"
The Pirates of Coney Island #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: SAM NOIR: SAMURAI DETECTIVE #2
Sam Noir: Samurai Detective #2 will arrive in stores on Oct. 11 from Image Comics. The issue is written by Eric A. Anderson and Manny Trembley, with art and cover by Trembley.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"'Blood Thirst, Ask Questions Later.' With only a name to go on, Sam has arrived at the lair of the dirty scoundrel who killed his girl, Jasmine. All that stands between Sam and his sweet revenge are a dozen Joes, Master Fuyu's elite goon squad, and a date with the cold, hard truth behind Jasmine's death!"
Sam Noir: Samurai Detective #2 will be 24 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: UMBRA #3
Umbra #3 will arrive in stores on Oct. 11 from Image Comics. The issue is written by Murphy, with art and cover by Mike Hawthorne.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"Our heroine ventures to an island off the coast of Greenland that contains not only the truth behind the mysterious skeleton but much, much more. Hot on her trail is an assassin trying to cover up the Cold War secret at the heart of this mystery. And hot on his trail is our heroinešs new girlfriend!"
Umbra #3 will be 52 pages and will cost $5.99.
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FIRST LOOK: EMISSARY #5
Emissary #5 will arrive in stores on Oct. 11 from Image Comics. The issue is written by Christopher E. Long, with art and cover by Juan E. Ferreyra.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"'Revelations 2:1.' A new story arc begins here! Emissary spans the globe in an effort to gain deeper insight into humanity, both its achievements and its atrocities. Meanwhile, a secret think-tank in the U.S. Capitol convenes to devise a strategy to bring him down - by any means possible!"
Emissary #5 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.50.
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