THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 9 #6
Written by: Andrew Chambliss.
Art by: Georges Jeanty.
Covers by: Georges Jeanty and Phil Noto.
Description: The uptick in the zompire population has the SFPD on Buffy's trail again 00 but this time, they need her assistance. However, Detective Dowling must settle for a little help from the bleached-blond vampire Spike, as Buffy has become distracted by a rather personal problem that will lead her to Robin Wood.
Pages: 40.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Feb. 8.
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FIRST LOOK: CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1
Written by: Brian Wood.
Art by: Becky Cloonan.
Cover by: Becky Cloonan and Massimo Carnevale.
Description: In this sweeping adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "Queen of the Black Coast," Conan turns his back on the civilized world and takes to the high seas alongside the pirate queen Belit, setting the stage for an epic of romance, terror, and swashbuckling.
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.50.
In stores: Feb. 8.
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FIRST LOOK: DARK MATTER #2
Written by: Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie.
Art by: Garry Brown.
Cover by: Garry Brown.
Description: On the run, with no memory of who they are or where they are going, and being pursued by an unknown enemy, the crew unearths a clue buried deep within the ship's database. Their search for answers leads them to a remote world, an alien threat, and, ultimately, the startling truth about their past!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.50.
In stores: Feb. 8.
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FIRST LOOK: HOUSE OF NIGHT #4
Written by: Kent Dalian, P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast.
Art by: Joelle Jones and Jonathan Case.
Cover by: Jenny Frison.
Description: Having gained a new understanding of her affinities for earth, wind, and water, Zoey Redbird moves into more dangerous territory as she attempts to master a lesson in fire. Zoey seeks guidance from the secret vampyre history of Cleopatra and her relationships with two great Roman leaders -- Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Readers gain knowledge about Zoey's maturation as a fledgling vamp as she becomes the leader of the Dark Daughters.
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Feb. 8.
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FIRST LOOK: LOBSTER JOHNSON: THE BURNING HAND #2
Written by: Mike Mignola and John Arcudi.
Art by: Tonci Zonjic.
Cover by: Dave Johnson.
Description: With a city swamped in dead gangsters with claws branded into their foreheads, mob boss Arnie Wald seeks the assistance of a deadly mystic and her strange partner to take down the vigilante known as Lobster Johnson!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.50.
In stores: Feb. 8.
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FIRST LOOK: MURKY WORLD
Written by: Richard Corben.
Art by: Richard Corben.
Cover by: Richard Corben.
Description: In a bizarre land populated by hungry deadlings, cruel necromancers, and buxom cyclops, Tugat the warrior sets out to retrieve his lost horse Frix. Collecting Corben's standout run in Dark Horse Presents.
Pages: 32 black-and-white.
Price: $3.50.
In stores: Feb. 8.
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FIRST LOOK: STAR WARS: AGENT OF THE EMPIRE -- IRON ECLIPSE #3
Written by: John Ostrander.
Art by: Stephane Crety.
Cover by: Stephane Roux.
Description: Framed for a murder he didn't commit, Imperial Agent Jahan Cross is on the run from Corporate Sector authorities, and uncovering the secrets behind the mysterious "Iron Eclipse" project -- all without the assistance of his missing droid, IN-GA 44. But Cross is not entirely without allies, because he knows these two smugglers with a very fast ship . . .
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.50.
In stores: Feb. 8.
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FIRST LOOK: STAR WARS: CRIMSON EMPIRE III -- EMPIRE LOST #4
Written by: Mike Richardson.
Art by: Paul Gulacy.
Cover by: Dave Dorman.
Description: Escaping from the Imperial hardliners who are intent on killing Leia Organa Solo and bringing the New Republic to its knees, Kir Kanos tries to warn his one-time enemies, only to be thrown into a New Republic prison. Mirith Sinn is the only one willing to trust Kanos, but neither of them is aware of the extent of the Imperials' plans. It's not until Luke Skywalker plays a hunch that the true danger is revealed!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.50.
In stores: Feb. 8.
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FIRST LOOK: STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC -- WAR #2
Written by: John Jackson Miller.
Art by: Andrea Mutti.
Cover by: Benjamin Carre.
Description: The Mandalorian Wars heat up as this new series about the Old Republic takes off! Can a pacifist survive in a war zone? Jedi Zayne Carrick is having a hard time of it, first drafted and now caught in the crossfire between the Mandalorians, the Republic Navy -- and even fellow Jedi!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.50
In stores: Feb. 8.
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FIRST LOOK: THE STRAIN #3
Written by: David Lapham.
Art by: Mike Huddleston.
Cover by: Mike Huddleston.
Description: Dr. Ephraim Goodweather scrambles to prevent a possible epidemic and find out what caused the deaths of hundreds of passengers on Flight 753. Terrorism? Chemical warfare? An airborne disease? None of the likely candidates have reared their heads, but as the first night since the incident at JFK International Airport falls on Manhattan, the question is ... what will?
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.50.
In stores: Feb. 8.
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