MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2008
FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE AUTHORITY: JACK HAWKMOOR #1
The Secret History of the Authority: Jack Hawksmoor #1 will arrive in stores on March 26 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Mike Costa, with art by Fiona Staples and a cover by Cully Hamner.
Here's how DC describes the issue:
"Before he was recruited into StormWatch, Jack Hawksmoor was a solitary urban hero, misanthropic and alone. While preventing a massive robot attack on the Golden Gate Bridge, Hawksmoor gets unexpected assistance from a woman he has more in common with than he realizes, then later stumbles upon a locked-room murder mystery. On top of all this, his city-born powers have been acting up -- and he has a gumshoe's suspicion that all this may be connected. "
The Secret History of the Authority: Jack Hawksmoor #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: X-O MANOWAR: BIRTH
X-O Manowar: Birth will arrive in stores on April 2 from Valiant Entertainment. The issue is by Bob Layton, Jim Shooter, Joe Quesada and Barry Windsor-Smith.
Here's how Valiant describes the issue:
"This digitally recolored and remastered Valiant special edition collects the full X-O Manowar origin story from issues #0-6 for the first time ever, and includes an all-new "The Rise of Lydia" story by Bob Layton and a new cover by Sean Chen! Aric Dacia is a Visigoth barbarian captured by spider aliens and enslaved aboard their starship until he steals their ultimate weapon ó the X-O Manowar armor. Aric returns to Earth only to find that 1600 years have passed. Now, the most primitive man on the planet wields the most technologically advanced weapon in existence! Features artwork by Barry Windsor-Smith and Marvel EIC Joe Quesada and a story by Bob Layton and Jim Shooter!"
X-O Manowar: Birth will be 192 pages and will cost $24.95.
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FIRST LOOK: SPOOKS #2
Spooks #2 will arrive in stores on March 12 from Devil's Due Publishing. The issue is written by Ryan Schifrin, Larry Hama and R.A. Salvatore, with art by Adam Archer and Jonny Rench.
Here's how Devil's Due describes the issue:
"The Spooks team desperately tries to track down the Lord of the Vampires before he and The Witch can carry out their plan to conquer the Earth! But when the Spooks stumble into a trap set by a gang of blood thirsty Zombie Bikers, Zach, Felicia and Frank are forced to confront their deadliest nightmares!"
Spooks #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
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