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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2008

TOP COW PRODUCTIONS FOR MARCH

WITCHBLADE #125

Written by Ron Marz, art by Stejepan Sejic, covers by Chris Bachalo and Sejic.

One of the longest-running series in comics reaches a milestone: 125 issues and still going strong! Therešs no better way to mark this occasion than with the start of the biggest Witchblade story arc ever!

For more than a year now, the Witchblade has been split between two bearers -- NYPD Detective Sara Pezzini and dancer Danielle Baptiste -- and they have coexisted peacefully. But thatšs all about to end. Beginning in this issue, the six-part "War of the Witchblades" arc will change Sara, Dani and the Witchblade forever. Sara has been Danišs friend and mentor, but now she becomes her bitter enemy. By the end of the storyline, only one bearer will remain.

32 pages, $2.99.

BLACK VAULT #1

Written by B. Clay Moore, art by Nelson Blake II, cover by Jeremy Haun.

From Kickstart Productions, B. Clay Moore, the creator and writer of Hawaiian Dick, and new talent Nelson Blake II comes a gripping tale of torture, terror and the threat of nuclear annihilation...set in deep space.

When the astronauts aboard the International Space Station help install a state-of-the-art weather observation satellite, everything seems perfectly routine...until the screaming begins. Now it's up to the ISS crew to face down the threat, and the stakes are higher than they could ever imagine.

32 pages, $2.99.

THE DARKNESS #76

Written by Phil Hester, art by Michael Broussard, covers by Frazer Irving and Josh Medors.

Jackie's face-off against his deadliest foe yet continues as the Legacy numbering of The Darkness goes into full effect, taking into account every issue ever published, regardless of volume.

The Sovereign's bloody mission for Jackie has finally driven him to despair. Broken and lost, Jackie falls for an otherworldly seductress who seeks to exact a centuries-old curse against The Darkness. Plus, who is The Foreigner and how does his connection to The Darkness predate Jackie Estacado's?

32 pages, $2.99.

IMPALER #3

Written by William Harms, art and cover by Matt Timson.

Vampires are overwhelming America, state by state, and the only chance of survival lies at the hands of an ancient hero!

Lt. George Wagner arrives in Washington, D.C., hoping to find reinforcements. Instead, he discovers the nation's capital has been abandoned, its citizens headed west, away from the approaching vampires. In New Jersey, Victor and Vlad are attacked by the unlikeliest of enemies -- Vlad's brother, Mircea, who was long thought dead but is out for revenge!

32 pages, $2.99.

RISING STARS COMPENDIUM SOFTCOVER

Written by J. Michael Straczynski and Fiona Avery, art by Brent Anderson, Keu Cha, David Finch and Karl Moline.

Now available in softcover!

When Rising Stars first debuted in 1999, people hailed its fresh take on the superhero mythos, grounding the fantastic in reality. The groundbreaking series by acclaimed writer J. Michael Straczynski spawned three spin-off mini-series and has influenced successful TV shows like The 4400 and Heroes.

Now, every issue of Rising Stars, from the #0 to the last issue of the last mini-series, is collected into one comprehensive softcover. This edition includes Rising Stars #1-24, #0 issue, #1Ž2 issue, Prelude issue, Rising Stars: Bright, Rising Stars: Voices of The Dead and Rising Stars: Untouchables.

$59.99.

BLOOD LEGACY: HEIR TO THE THRONE (NOVEL 3)

Written by Kerri Hawkins.

In this third installment of the Blood Legacy novel series by author Kerri Hawkins, the story of Ryan Alexander continues. Heir-apparent to those that inspired the legend of the vampire, Ryan is a woman who possesses all of the mythical creature's abilities and none of its weaknesses. Surrounded by ancient beings who seek to dominate her by force or seduction, Ryan has become the most powerful of her Kind.

But just as she begins to solidify her power, old and new enemies appear, challenging not only her supremacy, but her conception of all that she is. Once thought immortal, she is confronted with the previously unimaginable: defeat, destruction...and death.

160 pages, black and white, $6.99.



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