THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2006
FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: WHAT IF? AGE OF APOCALYPSE
What If? Age of Apocalypse arrives in stores on Dec. 13 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Rick Remender, with art by Dave Wilkins and a cover by Marko Djurjevic.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
What if Legion had not only killed his father, Professor X, but Magneto as well? In What If? X-Men Age of Apocalypse, the X-Men are left leaderless and Apocalypse seizes the opportunity to take control of the world.
"He does not stand unopposed though, as a small group of Earthıs remaining heroes, led by Nate Summers, take the fight to Apocalypse in an attempt to undo this twisted reality."
What If? Age of Apocalypse will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES: DRAGONS OF WINTER NIGHT #3
Dragonlance Chronicles: Dragons of Winter Night #3 will arrive in stores on Nov. 22 from Devil's Due Publishing. The issue is written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman and adapted by Andrew Dabb, with art by Steve Kurth.
Here's how Devil's Due describes the issue:
"As Sturm Brightblade is forced to choose between the Order he reveres and the friends he loves, the lovers are torn between duty and passion, the Companions journey to the most revered spot in all of Krynn: The Tomb of Huma! The secret concealed there will stagger them -- and, perhaps, bestow on them a priceless gift..."
Dragonlance Chronicles: Dragons of Winter Night #3 will be 48 pages and will cost $4.95.
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FIRST LOOK: RED SONJA #19
Red Sonja #19 will arrive in stores in January from Dynamite Entertainment. The issue is written by Michael Avon Omeing, with art by Homs and covers by Homs, Sean Chen, Adriano Batista and Kevin Nowlan.
Here's how Dynamite describes the issue:
"The ultimate tale of the She-Devil with a Sword begins a new storyline as we kick off the start of the 35th Anniversary celebration of her appearance in comics! 'Animals; begins here! Featuring regular Sonja writer Michael Avon Oeming and new story artist Homs - fresh from the pages of Savage Red Sonja!
"After the shattering events of last issue, Kulan Gath is in control of the land, with Sonja and her companions sent to the other side of the globe. Here they encounter strange new lands and beasts as the decide to continue the quest against Gath or cast their fates to this strange new world, a world of the 'Animals!'"
Red Sonja #19 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: WAR OF THE UNDEAD #1
War of the Undead #1 will arrive in stores in January from IDW Publishing. The issue is written by Bryan Johnson, with art and cover by Walter Flanagan.
Here's how IDW describes the issue:
"In East Germany in 1945, Hitler has committed suicide and the war is over, but a secret cabal of Nazis have an insane plan to resurrect Hitler's soul from Hell and place it in an earthly vessel. The ultimate goal? A planet lorded over by the unstoppable force of an immortal Hitler backed by an endless army of reanimated SS soldiers. To do this, the Nazis will have to gather the earth's greatest monsters: Dracula, the werewolf and Frankenstein's monster! World War II might soon be over... but The War of the Undead is just beginning."
War of the Undead #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
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