THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2008
FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: FOUNDATION #2
Foundation #2 will arrive in stores on Feb. 13 from Boom! Studios. The issue is written by John Rozum, with art by Chee.
Here's how Boom! describes the issue:
"The Foundation has now revealed itself to one unlikely man and recruited him into their ranks. Using the lost texts of Nostradamus, the knowledge of the future is theirs. But it's subject to interpretation. Will they read the text correctly, or make a crucial mistake?"
Foundation #2 will be 24 pages and will cost $3.99.
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FIRST LOOK: SPOOKS #1
Spooks #1 will arrive in stores on Feb. 13 from Devil's Due Publishing. The issue is written by Ryan Schifrin and Larry Hama from a story by R.A. Salvatore, Geno Salvatore and Schifrin, with art by Adam Archer and Jonny Rench.
Here's how Devil's Due describes the issue:
"This is the untold story of Spooks, the secret branch of the government that protects humanity from things that go bump in the night. But when the king of all vampires forms an alliance with the deadliest of witches to launch an invasion of classic monsters on Washington, D.C., the Spooks find themselves in an all-out battle for the fate of the planet!"
Spooks #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.50.
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FIRST LOOK: FOUNDATION #2
Rex Mundi #10 will arrive in stores on Feb. 20 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Arvid Nelson, with art by Juan Ferreyra.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"Following a narrow escape from death, Julien finds himself in a tiny hamlet in the remote part of the Pyrenees mountains. He doesn't realize it, but he's closer than he's ever been to his goal of finding the Holy Grail!
"Meanwhile, Julien himself is being sought by none other than the Duke of Lorraine's banished daughter, Isabelle! Isabelle is a powerful sorceress with nothing left to lose, a free agent, her motives unclear. Isabelle follows Julien's tracks to Rennes-le-Chateau, where a deadly nighttime encounter yields a tantalizing clue about the truth of her family history.
"And the Duke of Lorraine's fortunes continue to rise, to the point where he can openly defy the Church. But as his power grows, his grip on sanity weakens..."
Rex Mundi #10 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: SUPERNATURAL: RISING SON #1
Supernatural: Rising Son #1 will arrive in stores on April 23 from DC Comics. The issue is by Frank J. LaPerch and Ash Jackson.
Here's how DC describes the issue:
"Dean and Sam Winchester were raised as Hunters by their widowed father, seeking vengeance on the supernatural elements that took their mother from them. But the road to vengeance is a dark one, and is it a place where children can have any semblance of a life?
"Picking up several years after Supernatural: Origins, the boys are now old enough to join John on his cross-country 'hunting trips.' Amid the carnage and violence, John's seeking something specific: any information on why his wife was murdered. But is he prepared for the answers that he'll find? And is he willing to sacrifice his 11-year-old son Dean to this hard, lonely life by giving him his first 'hunt'?"
Supernatural: Rising Son #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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