TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2007
FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: GHOST RIDER #8
Ghost Rider #8 will arrive in stores on Feb. 14 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Daniel Way, with art by Javier Saltares and Mark Texeira and a cover by Arthur Suydam.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Illinois,' part 1 of 5. In a small town northeast of Chicago, people are losing their heads...literally. The sheriff of this sleepy little town firmly believes hešs found the culprit -- a scruffy drifter found sleeping in the bushes with blood on his clothes and no believable explanation for where he was and what he was doing when the murders occurred. He even gave the sheriff a fake name: 'Johnny Blaze.' But the identity of the true culprit is even more macabre: Lucifer has taken up residence in a new host -- a casualty of Civil War who's bound to raise eyebrows! And what does this all have to do with Civil War?"
Wolverine #50 will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.
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FIRST LOOK: ULTIMATE X-MEN #79
Ultimate X-Men #79 will arrive in stores on Feb. 14 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Tom DeFalco, with art by Ron Lim and a cover by Mike Wieringo.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"'Aftermath,' part 2 of 2. After the devastating events of the previous few issues, the X-Men must deal with their loss and move forward...but is everything as it seems? And how will the X-Men's foes react to their emerging status quo? Who lives? Who leaves? And what is...the Shadow King?"
Ultimate X-Men #79 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: EXILES #91
Exiles #91 will arrive in stores on Feb. 14 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Chris Claremont, with art and cover by Paul Pelletier.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"While Psylocke is welcomed to the team through mortal combat with Sabretooth, Blink finds herself up against an army of Hand warriors and the Madam Hydra of this world is revealed to be...let's just say the gang is in for stormy weather."
Exiles #91 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: THUNDERBOLTS PRESENTS: ZEMO - BORN BETTER #1
Thunderbolts Presents: Zemo -- Born Better #1 will arrive in stores on Feb. 14 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Fabian Nicieza, with art and cover by Tom Grummett.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"He is the last of thirteen, taught for his entire life that he was born better. A Zemo by blood is a superior person. So then why has he always failed? Now, having been sent hurtling through time, Barton Helmut Zemo will have a chance to encounter the truth of his family as it happened in the past -- when he comes face to face with the first of his family line, the legendary Baron Harbin Zemo! But how much of what we know of our family history is truth and how much has been embellished by the perspective of time? Can Zemo find a way to escape his situation or will he choose to stay trapped in time if it means preventing his family lineage from a legacy of failure?"
Thunderbolts Presents: Zemo -- Born Better #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: KID KOSMOS
Kid Kosmos will arrive in stores on Jan. 24 from Dynamite Entertainment. The book is by Jim Starlin.
Here's how Dynamite describes the issue:
"Kid Kosmos is a direct continuation of the Cosmic Guard mini-series and features 144 pages of original story and art in Dynamite's first-ever original graphic novel. This collection also features a sketch book by Jim Starlin, featuring early character designs and cover layouts."
Kid Kosmos will be 144 pages and will cost $19.99.
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FIRST LOOK: THE SIRE #3
The Sire #3 will arrive in stores on Jan. 31 from AfterShock Comics. The issue is written by Michael Dolce with art by Dan Leister and a cover by Tyler Kirkham.
Here's how AfterShock describes the issue:
"Cornered by the police, the Sire must find a way to escape arrest so he can somehow save the woman he loves from the evil Siphon! But when faced with a choice to relinquish the power he never wanted will he risk the fate of the world to give them up? "
The Sire #3 will be 32 pages and cost $3.50.
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