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SUNDAY, JANUARY 25 2009DABEL BROTHERS PUBLISHNG FOR APRILC.E. MURPHY'S TAKE A CHANCE #5
Written by C.E. Murphy, art by Ardian Syaf.
Chance is coming unravelled -- and her best friend Nila is about to pay the price. Drug kingpin Carrie Nation knows Frankie's secrets, but so does Detective Murkowski, and it may be his decision that lets Chance continue her work. The first series of Take A Chance, the new super hero comic from best-selling fantasy writer C.E. Murphy, comes to its exciting conclusion!
32 pages, $3.99.
DEAN KOONTZ'S NEVERMORE #2
Written by Dean Koontz and Keith Champagne, art by Andy Smith.
At what point does one draw a line in the sand? As the threat of the alien race known as The Hydra intensifies, Bobby Godric's cross-time quest pushes both his undying love for his deceased wife Nora, and his relentless determination to bring her back into his life, far past the breaking point of human endurance. Can Team Nevermore save Bobby from destroying himself? Or will Bobby find hope somewhere among the infinite continuum of Earths?
32 pages, $3.99.
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN'S WILD CARDS: THE HARD CALL HC
Written by George R.R. Martin and Dan Abraham, art by Eric Battle.
In 1946, an alien virus changed the world forever, and people who were affected made their draw. Sixty years later, an Ace named Croyd Crenson, better known as "The Sleeper," is framed for the murder of a young nurse in Jokertown. And as it turns out, the killer is another ace, with the ability to walk through walls! Meanwhile a group of teenagers in Colorado accidentally activate the dormant Wild Card Virus, causing the entire town of Whiteoak to experience the effects of the virus. Set in the world of the long-running series of popular Wild Card novels edited by George R. R. Martin, Wild Cards: The Hard Call collects the mini-series!
176 pages, $19.95.
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN'S WILD CARDS: THE HARD CALL #6
Written by George R.R. Martin and Dan Abraham, art by Eric Battle.
The final confrontation! Will The Sleeper finally become the hero Alex believes him to be? Or does Croyd Crensonís fate lie down a darker path? Will Alex find his friend Kira? What price will he pay to save her? What about Simon? Where does his destiny lie? And can any of them stop the ghost-like Dog Face killer before he does the unthinkable to Jokertown? The Hard Call is finally made -- but who will survive in the end?
32 pages, $2.99.
JIM BUTCHER'S THE DRESDEN FILES: STORM FRONT VOLUME 2 #2
Written by Jim Butcher and Mark Powers, art by Ardian Syaf.
Now that Harry's the prime suspect in the killings he was charged to solve even his best friend doesn't trust him. And it could cost Lt. Murphy her life! Can Harry reach her in time?
32 pages, $3.99.
ROBERT JORDAN'S NEW SPRING #6
Written by Chuck Dixon and Robert Jordan, art by Harvey Tolibao.
New Spring is a graphical adaptation of the best-selling prequel to Robert Jordan's acclaimed fantasy series, The Wheel of Time. The New Spring comic series, which is 8 issues long, was started in 2005 and was published up through issue #5. In 2009 Dabel Brothers will be completing the series by publishing issues 6 through 8. In this issue, entitled "The Deeps", Al'Lan Mandragoran, uncrowned king of the lost nation Malkier, makes his way to the city of Chachin. He is chasing a rumor that Lady Edeyn, a woman from his past, intends to lead a crusade of warriors in an effort to reclaim his lost country from the Blight. Unexpectedly, his journey will lead him to Moiraine who is on a crusade of her own, a secret and desperate search for a child born of prophecy. The Dragon has been reborn in the world and the fate of all will rest on the shoulders of those who find him.
32 pages, $3.99.
THE WARRIORS OFFICIAL MOVIE ADAPTATION #3
Written by David Atchison, art by Chris Dibari and Kieran Oats.
Baseball. Furies. Need we say more? With every gang and every cop in New York after them, the Warriors are forced to split up at the 96th Street station. One group spills out into the night and comes face-to-face with the always-dangerous (and fan favorite) Furies. The other group continues on to Union Station, where they take a detour to dally with the delectable, but dangerous all-girl gang, the Lizzies!
40 pages, $3.99.
ROBERT JORDAN'S THE WHEEL OF TIME: EYE OF THE WORLD #0
Written by Chuck Dixon and Robert Jordan, art by Chase Conley.
The adaptation of Robert Jordan's epic fantasy masterwork: The Wheel of Time! The saga begins here with the Fall of the Dragon and the Breaking of the World in this prelude issue to the ongoing series.
And the Shadow fell upon the Land, and the World was riven stone from stone. The oceans fled, and the mountains were swallowed up, and the nations were scattered to the eight corners of the World. The moon was blood, and the sun was as ashes. The seas boiled, and the living envied the dead. All was shattered, and all but memory lost, and one memory above all others, of him who brought the Shadow and the Breaking of the World. And him they named Dragon.
32 pages, $3.99.
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