MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2009
DARK HORSE COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: PREDATOR #2
Predator #2 will arrive in stores on August 26 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by John Arcudi, with art by Javier Saltares and a cover by Raymond Swanland.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"Where there is armed conflict, there is money to be made. And in the midst of a third-world civil war, the military contractors of Graham Directive Security have sold their skills to shield their corporate clients from the sectarian violence tearing a country apart. But the GDS guns-for-hire soon discover that they are in the midst of not one, but two civil wars, one of extraterrestrial origin. And while the brutality and ruthlessness of mankind is well documented, it is nothing compared to the heartless savagery exhibited by the star-spawned Predators, especially when warring clans of the alien terrors are each sworn to wipe the other from existence."
Predator #2 will be 40 pages and will cost $3.50.
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FIRST LOOK: REX MUNDI #19
Rex Mundi #19 will arrive in stores on August 26 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Arvid Nelson, with art by Juan Ferreyra and a cover by Mike Mignola.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"Julien and the Duke of Lorraine slug it out amidst the crumbling grandeur of the Castle of the Holy Grail. But who could possibly withstand Lorraine's sorcery, not to mention his legions of fanatical Imperial Guard? It's said that on the Day of Judgment, the dead will rise from the grave . . .
"Horrific vengeance from the depths of the earth, a stone-shattering duel to the death, and a heart-rending finale await you in Exodus , the final issue of Rex Mundi."
Rex Mundi #19 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: STAR WARS: DARK TIMES #14
Star Wars: Dark Times #14 will arrive in stores on August 26 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Mick Harrison, with art and cover by Douglas Wheatley.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"'Blue Harvest,' part 2 of 5. The miasma of the dark times following the rise of the Empire entangles both the high and the low. Darth Vader comes to a realization about how short his future might be if he doesn't follow his master's every command.
"While half a galaxy away, Dass Jennir, who has kept his Jedi past a secret from his employer, discovers that his employer hasn't been completely honest with him, either. The job Jennir has been hired to do is only part of what needs to be done, and a Jedi never leaves a job half-finished -- even if it means fighting 10-to-one odds! "
Star Wars: Dark Times #14 will be 40 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: STAR WARS: LEGACY #39
Star Wars: Legacy #39 will arrive in stores on August 26 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Dave Land, with art by Matt Fillbach and Shawn Fillbach.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"'Tatooine,' part 3. Separated from his pirate pals and caught in a sandstorm at an abandoned moisture farm (yes, that moisture farm) with an Imperial agent, a Jedi ghost, and a pair of Anzati assassins, Cade Skywalker has had better days. All he needs now is a visit from his dear old mom!
"And back on Coruscant, the Sith are placing someone new on the throne."
Star Wars: Legacy #39 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: USAGI YOJIMBO #122
Usagi Yojimbo #122 will arrive in stores on August 26 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Stan Sakai, with art and cover by Sakai.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"A new standalone tale of the rabbit ronin! Badly injured from battle, Usagi seeks refuge in a peasant hovel, where a kind family takes him in. However, they become less charitable when they learn that a local gang is looking high and low for the ronin who killed their leader. The family must decide whether to send him away, or continue hiding him and become a target of the brigands. With little choice and much to lose, they may have to abandon the weakened Usagi to the wrath of the cutthroats."
Usagi Yojimbo #122 will be 24 black-and-white pages and will cost $3.50.
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FIRST LOOK: ZERO KILLER #4
Zero Killer #4 will arrive in stores on August 26 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Stan Sakai, with art and cover by Sakai.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"Thirty-four years after a massive nuclear war, New York City is almost entirely submerged in caustic water and dominated by brutal gangs who live in a semifeudal society in the city's battered skyscrapers. Zero is a 'trash man,' hunting down renegade gang members while he dreams of escaping across the seas to the now-mythical continent of Africa -- a supposedly flourishing land untouched by nuclear fires. In this issue, after a guerrilla strike throws JOCOM's plans into a tailspin and a mysterious metal briefcase goes missing, supposed agents of a powerful African prince have hired Zero to track down JOCOM's precious case. Zero sets out for the most dangerous part of the city, where he will have to face some cold facts about his past and a murderous gang he once led."
Zero Killer #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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