WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2009
DARK HORSE COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: BEASTS OF BURDEN #3
Beasts of Burden #3 will arrive in stores on Nov. 25 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Evan Dorkin, with art and cover by Jill Thompson.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"The first feline member of the Wise Dog Society, the Orphan, takes on his first cat-only investigation, searching through the sewer tunnels for a missing, long-thought-dead witch cat. Accompanied by a tough stray, the Getaway Kid, Orphan's trek into the wet, slime, and filth will bring him more trouble than his Wise Dog hocus-pocus can protect him from -- and even if he finds the witch who's been haunting his dreams, they'll all still have to escape alive from all the dark horrors that lurk underground . . . "
Beasts of Burden #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: CREEPY #2
Creepy #2 will arrive in stores on Nov. 25 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is by various, with a cover by Eric Powell.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"It's alive! It's evil! And it's coming for you. Horror fans and art fiends, beware -- a new issue of new Creepy is lurking right around the corner. Dark Horse Comics and New Comic Company keep the hellfires burning with another evil-engorged 48 pages of short horror stories by established greats and ook-inducing newcomers. This issue, we're featuring the second mind-bendingly gruesome chapter of 'The Curse,' a ghastly shocker from legendary horror writer Joe R. Lansdale; an all-new Loathsome Lore; new work from Jason Shawn Alexander, Dan Braun, and Greg Ruth and much, much gore!"
Creepy #2 will be 48 black-and-white pages and will cost $4.99.
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FIRST LOOK: EMILY THE STRANGE: THE 13TH HOUR #2
Emily the Strange: The 13th Hour #2 will arrive in stores on Nov. 25 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Rob Reger, with art by Buzz Parker.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"When Emily awoke on the morning of her 13th birthday, for all she knew she was just another teen weirdo. But deep down inside, Emily has always known she was more than just a little strange. Now she has the family heirloom -- a gift of mysterious power from her long-lost Aunt LaRue! -- to prove it. Well, she had it anyway, until a strange, striped creature appeared from a cosmic dimension and stole it from her! Now Emily and her kitty Sabbath are on a crazed pursuit through a wacky land she's never seen before. She's going to recover her heirloom and find out why it was taken from her, if it's the last thing she does!"
Emily the Strange: The 13th Hour #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
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FIRST LOOK: STAR WARS: LEGACY #42
Star Wars: Legacy #42 will arrive in stores on Nov. 25 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by John Ostrander, with art by Dave Ross and a cover by Chris Scalf.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"The partnership between the Galactic Alliance and Roan Fel's Imperials is tried again against the Sith Empire-and this time they're joined by a group of Jedi who have at last come out of hiding!
"Rogue Squadron's newest member is tested in battle! A traitor lurks aboard the Alliance! An Imperial Knight and a Jedi take on a dangerous retrieval mission! The Jedi, the Galactic Alliance, Fel's Imperials, and the Sith Imperials all contemplate the changes brought by Darth Krayt's death!"
Star Wars: Legacy #42 will be 40 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: USAGI YOJIMBO #124
Usagi Yojimbo #124 will arrive in stores on Nov. 25 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 Town Called Hell,' part 1. Of all the towns in all the provinces in all Japan, Usagi's wanderings have to bring him to this one . . .
"Boss Higa has controlled his town with a stone fist for as long as anyone can remember. But a new gang has arrived intent on driving him out, and as backup they've brought along the best swordsman money can buy. All Higa's got on his side is some puny, long-eared ronin as a bodyguard. If this new gang can't be beaten through force, it may be time to resort to trickery."
Usagi Yojimbo #124 will be 40 pages and will cost $2.99.
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