SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2010
DARK HORSE COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: ABE SAPIEN: THE ABYSSAL PLAIN #1
Abe Sapien: The Abyssal Plain #1 will arrive in stores on June 30 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi, with art by Peter Snejbjerg and covers by Dave Johnson and Snejbjerg.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"On one of his first B.P.R.D. operations, agent Abe Sapien leads a naval crew to a sunken Soviet U-boat to retrieve an ancient relic. What he uncovers is a paranormal crime scene, with a tanker full of dead men and secrets that should've remained buried in the deep."
Abe Sapien: The Abyssal Plain #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: PREDATORS #4
Predators #4 will arrive in stores on June 30 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Marc Andreyko and David Lapham, with art by Guilherme Balbi and Gabriel Guzman and a cover by Paul Lee.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"Traps are set off and new Predators enter the fray in the blood-drenched conclusion: the set-up for Robert Rodriguez's reboot of the Predator film series!"
Predators #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: STAR WARS: DARK TIMES #17
Star Wars: Dark Times #17 will arrive in stores on June 30 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Ed Brubaker, with art by Mike Deodato and covers by Deodato and Marco Djurdjevic.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"Betrayed, beaten, and half drowned, former Jedi Dass Jennir clings to life while the town he vowed to save is torn by gang warfare. His only allies have been imprisoned, tortured, or shot.
"It looks like the bad guys might win this time . . . except for one thing: a Jedi never gives up."
Star Wars: Dark Times #17 will be 40 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: STAR WARS: INVASION -- RESCUES #2
Star Wars: Invasion - Rescues #2 will arrive in stores on June 30 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Tom Taylor, with art by Colin Wilson and a cover by Jo Chen.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"New and vital knowledge sends Finn Galfridian with Jacen and Jaina Solo on a mission to the planet of Artorias. Though Finn does not know if his father, Caled, lives, if there is any chance, he must be warned of new dangers. It's a hot and dangerous ride to Artorias, and the occupying Yuuzhan Vong are ready with a toothsome, ravaging welcome . . .
"Meanwhile Kaye and Nina, board their newly acquired Vong ship, embark on their own mission. It's one they can't refuse: rescuing captives held on a dead planet. There is no telling what peril will meet the rescue party."
Star Wars: Invasion -- Rescues #2 will be 40 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: STAR WARS: LEGACY #49
Star Wars: Legacy #49 will arrive in stores on June 30 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by John Ostrander, with art by Jan Duursema and a cover by Chris Warner.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"The Sith Empire's strike against the Hutt temple on Napdu brings a new ally into the war against the Sith, lending strength to Cade Skywalker's vendetta. On Korriban, Princess Sia Fel, a prisoner of the Sith, learns a shocking secret about the man she loves. And, emboldened by their success against the Mon Calamari and the Hutts, the Sith plan an attack against Admiral Gar Stazi and the Galactic Alliance. There's no stopping the galaxy's descent into all-out war. The end is near! "
Star Wars: Legacy #49 will be 40 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: USAGI YOJIMBO #129
Usagi Yojimbo #129 will arrive in stores on June 30 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:
"Kato, the master swordsman from 'A Town Called Hell!' returns! Cheated out of the two hundred gold coins he was promised for staying out of a gang war, Kato has been hunting for Usagi for weeks, believing the 'treacherous, long-eared ronin' to have stolen the money from him. However, a gang of cutthroats is after Kato, thinking he already has the fortune. All three meet high in the mountains at Blood Tree Pass."
Usagi Yojimbo #129 will be 24 black-and-white pages and will cost $2.99.
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