SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012
IMAGE COMICS FOR MAY
'68: SCARS #1
Written by Mark Kidwell, art by Nat Jones and Jay Fotos, covers by Nat Jones.
In the heart of war-torn Saigon, a handful of battered survivors hold Tan Son Nhat Airport against an endless army of Viet Cong and the shambling dead. Crumbling bunkers defend the outer perimeter as inside... a seething hatred builds. And in the jungle, the desperate remainders of a deep recon SEAL team meet their luckless rescuers in the dripping shadows of a tropical slaughterhouse. As old wounds heal, new ones open... and souls are laid bare.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on May 16.
THE ACTIVITY #6
Written by Nathan Edmondson, art by Marc Laming, cover by Mitch Gerads.
"Camouflage." Who was Leslie before she was Fiddler? Guest artist Marc Laming draws a flashback issue of Leslie Ryan's days in Civil Affairs on an early geopolitical mapping mission that takes her to a dangerously isolated village west of the Congo. The Activity continues to globetrot with a finger on the trigger at all times.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on May 9.
AMERICA'S GOT POWERS #3
Written by Jonathan Ross, art and cover by Bryan Hitch.
From aero to unlikely hero, Tommy Watts is the new face of America's Got Powers, the most-watched TV show on the planet! Behind the girls, glamour and glory though, there are hard personal truths to face ? and when he does face them, Tommy might just break the world.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 30.
ARTIFACTS #18
Written by Ron Marz, art and cover by Stjepan Sejic.
"The New Creator," part five.
As the initial arc in Top Cow's Rebirth comes to a conclusion, Tom Judge sees his mission clearly for the first time. He failed to prevent the end of the last universe, but saving this one may require him to destroy everything. Marz and Sejic set the stakes that will consume the Top Cow Universe for the year to come.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on May 16.
AVENGELYNE #11
Written by Mark Poulton and Rob Liefeld, art by Owen Gieni, cover by Rob Liefeld.
"In the Mouth of Madness," Part Two. Guest-starring Bloodwulf! With the aid of Bloodwulf, Avengelyne and friends try to fight their way out of Hell. Along the way, they meet old enemies with scores to settle, leading to one shocking conclusion.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 30.
BLOODSTRIKE #28
Written by Tim Seeley, art by Franchesco Gaston, covers by Tim Seeley and Carlos Badilla.
It's a Blood Brothers reunion, as a ticked off Battlestone comes gunning for his brother, Cabbot. Does the newly reborn Bloodstrike team have what it takes to save their leader from fratricide?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 30.
BLUE ESTATE #12
Written by Viktor Kalvachev and Andrew Osborne, art by Viktor Kalvachev and various, cover by Viktor Kalvachev.
"Serenity."It's all been leading to this: the stakes are high, the chips are down and the cards are on the table as Blue Estate's first season goes out with a bang! See who gets what they deserve, who deserves what they get and who winds up in body bags as the 100% cool Hollywood crime saga explodes in a gun-blazing, house-razing grand finale!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on April 11.
THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN: DISINTERRED #5
Written by David Hine, art and cover by Shaky Kane.
"The Hatred Out of Space." A planet full of hate explodes and aeons later a meteorite lands on Earth, resurrecting a platoon of US soldiers. The full story of The Hateful Dead, featuring art from the legendary set of bubblegum cards, reproduced as full-size paintings.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on May 30.
CHEW #26
Written by John Layman, art and cover by Rob Guillory.
"Space Cakes," Part One. "Open the door, sir. I'm Toni Chu, Agent of NASA. I'm here to lick your paintings."
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 16.
DANCER #1
Written by Nathan Edmondson, art and cover by Nic Klein.
"Ouverture." Retired assassin Alan Fisher and his ballerina companion must escape a ruthless sniper who stalks them through the streets of Milan. To survive and protect the love of his life, Alan will unravel the tapestry of the past he's kept hidden and discover the killer's impossible identity.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on May 16.
DANGER CLUB #2
Written by Landry Quinn Walker, art and cover by Eric Jones.
Yoshimi Onomoto returns to her homeland a fugitive as Danger Club leader Kid Vigilante and his arch-nemesis Ladybug confront their pasts in the Cave of Vengeance. Old wounds are opened again, and new mysteries arise as the world faces its imminent doom.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 16.
THE DARKNESS #103
Written by David Hine, art and cover by Jeremy Haun.
"The Crack in Everything," Part Three. At home, Jackie remains blissfully unaware of the rot growing under the surface of his perfect family life. But at the office, he's painfully aware that the cold war brewing between him and the Bulgarian mafiya is about to boil over.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on May 9.
EPIC KILL #1
Written, art and cover by Raffaele Ienco.
Hitmen and mercenaries from around the globe are ordered by the President to bring down an eighteen-year-old super assassin named Song -- but she's going to turn the tables on them -- and every kill is going to be epic!
Song has trained for years into adulthood to take revenge on the man responsible for her parents' deaths -- the man who has just been elected President!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 2.
FATALE #5
Written by Ed Brubaker, art by Sean Phillips and Dave Stewart, cover by Sean Phillips.
The surprise hit of 2012 continues! Fatale's first arc veers dangerously toward its crushing end... all the pieces are in place, Josephine and her lover are prepared to execute their plan, but only one of them knows what kind of men (or demons) they're dealing with. Nothing will go as planned, and there will be blood.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on May 2.
GLORY #26
Written by Joe Keatinge, art and cover by Ross Campbell.
"Destroyer," Part One. The secrets of Glory's past, present and future have all been revealed, but now those closest to her must suffer their consequences. The Extreme relaunch revolution continues with Glory fully coming into her role as the new universe's instrument of war and nothing will stand in her way, not even her allies.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 16.
GRIM LEAPER #1
Written by Kurtis J. Wiebe, art and cover by Aluisio Santos.
Grim Leaper is a gory romantic comedy. Lou Collins is caught in a cyclical curse of violent, gruesome deaths and new beginnings in the bodies of strangers. With no clue why, Lou desperately searches for a way to break the curse and cross over peacefully to the other side. Then equally doomed Ella comes along. It's a love story to die for.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on May 30.
HACK/SLASH #16
Written by Justin Jordan art by Daniel Lester, cover by Ryan Browne and Jim Zub.
"The Good Son," part one. Guest writer Justin Jordan brings his strange talent for gore and horror to Hack/Slash! Vlad and Cassie must travel back to Chicago in search of Vlad's elusive mutant family to find a cure. If Vlad's disease doesn't kill him, his aunt, cousin and grandpa just might!
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on May 23.
HAUNT #26
Written by Joe Casey, art and cover by Nathan Fox.
The mystery of Still Harvey Tubman gets even more mysterious as the Kilgore brothers are forced to confront their own surreal, family dysfunction. Of course, the most important question of all is: Who is Lady Haunt!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 30.
HELL YEAH #3
Written by Joe Keating, art and cover by Andre Szymanowicz.
"Last Day on Earths," Part Three. Kurtzburg University, one of the most elite colleges for super-powered individuals, is now the victim of a massive, unexpected attack and everyone believes Ben Day's responsible. When the super-powered community isn't enough to find him, there's only one man they call. All this, plus Ben begins to find out what exactly it means to be the "last Day on Earths."
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 2.
INVINCIBLE #92
Written by Robert Kirkman, art by Ryan Ottley and Cory Walker, cover by Ryan Ottley, Cory Walker and John Rauch.
What has been going on with Monster Girl and Robot? What happened to them while they were in the Flaxan dimension? All answers will be revealed ó starting now! Meanwhile, trouble is brewing in the present and the New Invincible is already in over his head! All this -- and where is Mark Grayson?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 16.
THE LI'L DEPRESSED BOY #13
Written by S. Steven Struble, art by Sina Grace, wraparound cover by Cory Walker.
" "Sciene of You." The Li'l Depressed Boy's world is growing and the past is starting its long journey in the rearview. What does the future hold for LDB?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 30.
THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #3
Written by Jonathan Hickman, art by Nick Pitarra and Cris Peter.
"The Bomb." The Death of FDR leaves the Manhattan Projects in chaos as questions of leadership arise. The world's first Artificial Intelligence is created 40 years ahead of schedule. And whatever happened to the third atomic bomb developed by Oppenheimer and his unparalleled Science Team?
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on May 9.
MIND THE GAP #1
Written by Jim McCann, art and cover by Rodin Esquejo and Sonia Oback.
After Elle Peterssen is mysteriously attacked on a Manhattan subway platform, she is left in a coma, the only clues to her attacker trapped inside her mind. No one knows the identity of the person behind this brutal beating or where they will strike next. In this new ongoing series, everyone is suspect, and no one is innocent.
48 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 2.
MORNING GLORIES #20
Written by Nick Spencer, art by Joe Eisma, cover by Rodin Esquejo.
Sister knows best.
40 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 23.
MUDMAN #6
Written, art and cover by Paul Grist.
When his mud powers go out of control, Owen Craig has no choice but to turn to the mysterious Mister Gull for help. But just because it's the only choice doesn't make it a good one.
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on May 30.
NEAR DEATH #8
Written by Jay Faerber, art by Simone Guglielmini, cover by Francesco Francavilla.
Markham gets mixed up with two families engaged in a blood feud that has lasted for generations.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 23.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME #4
Written by Angelo Tirotta, art and cover by Richard Jordan.
"Home Again" Part Four.
Something evil is brewing under the farm, everyone is dead or dying, and Dee is stuck in the middle of it all. With family secrets out in the open it's up to Dee to stop the winged monster from killing again, but is it already too late?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 23.
PETER PANZERFAUST #4
Written by Kurtis J. Wiebe, art and cover by Tyler Jenkins.
"The Great Escape," Part Four.
The road to Paris proves highly dangerous for Peter and the boys and with three new recruits it becomes impossible to hide from the German army. With the city in sight, they must overcome the biggest obstacle to their freedom yet
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on May 9.
PIGS #9
Written by Nathan Crosy and Ben McCool, art by Breno Tamura and Will Sliney, cover by Dennis Calero.
"Straight into Compton." Brad new arc: The KGB Cuban sleeper cell's new mission is simple: Kill every gangster in Compton and steal all their drugs. But what's that got do with overthrowing the U.S. government?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 23.
PROPHET #25
Written by Brandon Graham, art by Farel Dalyrmple, cover by Simon Roy and Jason Wordle.
Prophet is trapped on an alien slave ship manufacturing living missiles in the middle of a massive space war.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 23.
REBEL BLOOD #3
Written by Alex Link and Riley Rossmo, art and cover by Riley Rossmo.
It's dog-eat-dog out there. And dog-eat-man. A mysterious infection has turned the whole world into a free-for-all feeding frenzy overnight and the forest is alive with infected animals and people out for your blood. They're after you and they're hungry! If only they weren't walking. If only they weren't dead!
