WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011
IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: 50 GIRLS 50 #1
50 Girls 50 #1 will arrive in stores on June 1 from Image Comics. The issue is written by Frank Cho and Doug Muraay, with art by Axel Medellin and a cover by Cho.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"A new universe-spanning sci-fi epic! Join in the fantastic voyage of the Space Vessel ESS Savannah and her beautiful crew as they fight their way from hostile aliens and exotic worlds, searching for the wormhole that will take them to their ultimate destination: Home."
50 Girls 50 #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: THE DARKNESS #91
The Darkness #91 will arrive in stores on June 1 from Image Comics. The issue is written by Phil Hester, with art by Sheldon Mitchell and a cover by Bane.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"'Outer Darkness,' Part 2 of 6. The battle between Jackie Estacado and the very source of his power, The Darkness ensues in earnest! Estacado has been lied to, beaten down, and betrayed over and over again over the last few years; but he has also studied, learned, and grown. Will Jackie Estacado take control of his destiny or will he end up another in a long line of pawns for The Darkness?"
The Darkness #91 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: HALCYON #5
Halcyon #5 will arrive in stores on June 1 from Image Comics. The issue is by Marc Guggenheim, Tara Butters, Ryan Bodenheim and Alisa Tager.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"The climax to the series. It's Sabre versus... everyone. For nothing less than the fate of the entire world."
Halcyon #5 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: HAUNT #16
Haunt #16 will arrive in stores on June 1 from Image Comics. The issue is written by Ryan Kennedy, with art by Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane and a cover by Capullo.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
It's the end for Haunt. The Apparition has won."
Haunt #16 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: THE INTREPIDS #4
The Intrepids #4 will arrive in stores on June 1 from Image Comics. The issue is written by Kurtis J. Wiebe, with art and cover by Scott Kowalchuk.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"'Operation: Fish Fry.' Loyalties are divided as Dante's true intentions are brought to question. The threat of Doctor Koi looms, and The Intrepids struggle to put their differences aside to come together in the most dangerous mission of their lives."
The Intrepids #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: RED SPIKE #2
Red Spike #2 will arrive in stores on June 1 from Image Comics. The issue is written by Jeff Khan, with art by Mark Texeira, Salvador Navarro and Ifansyah Noor and a cover by Texeira.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"One's past can be a powerful motivator, or a crippling adversary. Memories linger, and the scars of youth can last forever. As Greg awakens from surgery, things begin to come unhinged as complications arise with his new adrenaline implant. "
Red Spike #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: REED GUNTHER #1
Reed Gunther #1 will arrive in stores on June 1 from Image Comics. The issue is written by Shane Houghton, with art and cover by Chris Houghton.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"'Reed Gunther and the Steak-Eating Snake.' The bear-riding cowboy returns in full-color! The previously self-published all-ages indie book by the Houghton brothers gets the Image treatment. In the exciting first issue, follow Reed Gunther and his trusty grizzly bear steed, Sterling, as they bumble their way through battling one of the wild west's most ferocious creatures: a giant, cow-hungry snake!"
Reed Gunther #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: SHINKU #1
Shinku #1 will arrive in stores on June 1 from Image Comics. The issue is written by Ron Marz, with art and cover by Lee Moder and Matthew Waite and Michael Atiyeh.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"'Throne of Blood,' Part One. The sole surviving descendant of a once-proud samurai clan, Shinku wages a solo war against a powerful vampire clan that has lurked in the shadows for centuries. An epic of horror and martial arts set in modern Japan, but with roots in the feudal past."
Shinku #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: TURF #5
Turf #5 will arrive in stores on June 1 from Image Comics. The issue is written by Jonathan Ross, with art by Tommy Lee Edwards.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"This is it: the final battle. The ranks of the Vampire Family have swollen and Manhattan is nearly theirs. The cops have been transformed into a willing army of bloodthirsty foot soldiers. In the garden, the trees hang heavy with living victims, unwilling sacrifices, waiting to shed their lifeblood onto the ancient and evil roots that feed The Old One - The First Vampire - The Bloodfather.
"Former gang boss Eddie Falco - no longer the man he once was - in fact, no longer a man at all - must lead his rag-tag army of reluctant heroes up against the might of their supernatural enemies. But can when the chips are down, will his uneasy alliance between Samual Kane and his Uptown Racketeers, the half-human/half-vampire Dragonmir brothers and Squeed, the alien with a powerful secret locked onboard his ship hold fast?"
Turf #5 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: WHO IS JAKE ELLIS? #4
Who is Jake Ellis? #4 will arrive in stores on June 1 from Image Comics. The issue is written by Nathan Edmondson, with art and cover by Tonci Zonjic.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"Does Jon have what it takes to find the truth? Can Jake push him to do the unmentionable? And what lies southward, in the sand and beneath the sun?"
Who is Jake Ellis? #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: THE WALKING DEAD: SURVIVOR'S GUIDE #3
The Walking Dead: Survivor's Guide #3 will arrive in stores on June 1 from Image Comics. The issue is written by Tim Daniel and Robert Kirkman, with art and cover by Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"Everything you've ever wanted to know about the cast of The Walking Dead. The Survivor's Guide is a handy checklist of all the characters who have appeared in the series thus far, alive or dead."
The Walking Dead: Survivor's Guide #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: THE WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #22
The Walking Dead Weekly #22 will arrive in stores on June 1 from Image Comics. The issue is written by Robert Kirkman, with art by Charlie Adlard and a cover by Tony Moore.
Here's how Image describes the issue:
"The final battle with the insurgents brings a resolution to the mystery of Moff Tarkin's son. Vader resolves the entire mission in a way that only he, the darkest lord of the Sith, can!"
The Walking Dead Weekly #22 will be 32 black-and-white pages and will cost $2.99.
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