WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT FOR MAY
THE SPIDER #1
Written by David Liss, art by Colton Worley, covers by Alex Ross, John Cassaday, Francesco Francavilla, Ron Lesser.
One of the greatest pulp characters of all time is now re-launched into the 21st century! The world knows Richard Wentworth as a decorated war hero and the son of a wealthy industrialist ñ but only a few confidants know the truth. As New York City slides into violence and despair, Wentworth has transformed himself into a force of justice as The Spider! With only his wits, his technology, and his pistols to aid him, he fights a one-man war against crime, but when a mysterious new villain threatens the city with an unspeakable horror, it may be more than even The Spider can handle. How far will a sane man go to restore order to an insane world?
32 pages, $3.99.
THE SHADOW #2
Written by Garth Ennis, art by Aaron Campbell, covers by Alex Ross, Jae Lee, John Cassaday, Ryan Sook, Howard Chaykin
Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane fly west on Pan Am's fabulous China Clipper- but the golden age of air travel might just mean fiery death above the clouds for our heroes. In Shanghai, Major Tateo Kondo of Japanese military intelligence puts his own plans in motion, while his American counterparts struggle to catch up. The Shadow battles aerial assassins and worse, in part two of the six-part The Fire of Creation.
32 pages, $3.99.
BARRY SONNENFELD'S DINOSAURS VS. ALIENS HC
Written by Grant Morrison, art by Mukesh Singh & Liquid Studios, cover by Mukesh Singh.
From the minds of filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld and graphic novel creator Grant Morrison comes "Dinosaurs Vs. Aliens," by Liquid Comics. The story focuses on a secret world war battle that was never recorded in our history books. When an alien invasion attacks Earth in the age of the dinosaurs, our planet's only saviors are the savage prehistoric beasts which are much more intelligent than humanity has ever imagined.
96 pages, $19.99.
KEVIN SMITH'S THE BIONIC MAN #10
Written by Kevin Smith and Phil Hester, art by Jonathan Lau, covers by Alex Ross and Jonathan Lau.
Washington D.C. lies in ruins, O.S.I. headquarters is occupied by a hostile cyborg army, Steve Austin's bionic parts are failing, and the cybernetic madman known as Hull holds Jaime Summers in his unbreakable grip. It may be too much to ask for a happy ending now, but we guarantee an exciting one. The conclusion of Kevin Smith's reinterpretation of the beloved hero.
32 pages, $3.99.
THE BIONIC WOMAN #3
Written by Paul Tobin, art by Leno Carvalho, cover by Paul Renaud.
The Bionic Woman is smashing down mansion doors and kicking holes in yachts, dodging bullets in the tropics and turning super-spy in the Mediterranean, all in a frenzied quest to uncover the real secrets behind the Mission, and shut them down once and for all. But she's not the only one on a hunt, and she's about to find out that you should never kick a hole in a yacht you're on and that not all bullets can be dodged.
32 pages, $3.99.
THE BOYS #66
Written by Garth Ennis, art by Russ Braun, cover by Darick Robertson.
The last Boys story begins with some very shady goings on in Moscow, as an old friend runs into some unexpected trouble. Butcher announces a promotion that doesn't please everybody, Annie makes a decision that horrifies Hughie- and in the aftermath of last issue's super-carnage, Vought-American begin the struggle for survival. Part one of the six-part The Bloody Doors Off.
32 pages, $3.99.
JENNIFER BLOOD #15
Written by Al Ewing, art by Kewber Baal, cover by Tim Bradstreet.
Jen Fellows will do anything she has to for her family. Jennifer Blood will justify anything she has to for revenge. Eventually, something had to give. This issue: everything changes.
32 pages, $3.99.
THE NINJETTES #4
Written by Al Ewing, art by Eman Casallos, cover(s) by Admira Wijaya
How did Chelsea Buwick become Taki, Warrior Queen? Who were Ice Three and why were they wearing spandex tracksuits in 2006? Why does Russ The Barman keep screaming about rampaging supervixens? How come Ray was wearing that giant wedding cake in issue #1? Are we finally going to tell you what happened in Kennebunkport? Yes. Yes, we are.
32 pages, $3.99.
JENNIFER BLOOD ANNUAL #1
Written by Al Ewing, art by Marcos Marz, cover by Sean Chen.
The year is 1987, and Jennifer Blood doesn't exist yet. Neither does Jen Fellows. Instead, there's only Jessica Blute, daughter of Sam Blute, six years old going on seven and very happy in her world... even though it's about to come to an end.
32 pages, $4.99.
GREEN HORNET #28
Written by Ande Parks, art by Igor Vitorino, cover by Stephen Sadowski, Phil Hester.
Pure Kung Fu action comes to a small town! It's the beginning of a new era for Green Hornet in Century City, following the Outcast storyline. Now, the new Green Hornet and Kato hit the road in search of Mulan's father, Hayashi. The original Kato has gone looking for a connection to his youth. What he has found will teach the new Green Hornet team that deadly danger isn't exclusive to the streets of Century City.
32 pages, $3.99.
GREEN HORNET VOLUME 4: RED HAND TP
Written by Phil Hester, Ande Parks, art by Igor Vitorino, Ronan Cliquet, cover by Jonathan Lau.
Red hand. One of the world's most proficient assassins-for-hire. He's killed presidents, CEOs, generals and housewives. He's killed just about everything that walks the earth on two feet. Before all that, he was Hayashi Kato's protege. Now, Redhand's sights are set dead center on Hayashi and his current pupils, the new Green Hornet and Kato. One by one, Red Hand is picking off Century City's undercover heroes, working his way up to a final confrontation with the man Redhand blames for his own loss of humanity- the original Kato. The stakes have never been greater for Britt Reid and company.
Along with the epic "The Devil You Know" arc, this collection contains two stand-alone Green Hornet tales. As the relationship between the new Green Hornet and Kato becomes more complicated, Britt and Mulan find themselves confronting two more relics from the past: a mad German engineer-thief and one of Britt's former MMA sparring partners.
This collection features Issues #16-21 of the hit series by Phil Hester, Andie Parks, Igor Vitorino and Ronan Cliquet as well as a complete cover gallery by Phil Hester, Jonathan Lau and Brian Denham.
160 pages, $19.99.
WARLORD OF MARS #20
Written by Arvid Nelson, art by Daniel Sampere, covers by Joe Jusko and Lucio Parrillo.
Issus is dead, but her high priest has activated a doomsday device that will destroy Mars's fragile atmosphere. Before they can shut it down, John Carter and his son Carthoris have to figure out where it is! Helping them is Linea, a beautiful black Martian princess with a very special heritage. Linea and Carthoris start to click, and a union between the black and red races could be just what the wounded planet needs. But unknown horrors await the young lovers at the end of their quest.
32 pages, $3.99.
WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS #15
Written by Robert Place Napton, art by Carlos Rafael, covers by Paul Renaud and Fabiano Neves.
Following her possession at the hands of the Boora Witch, Dejah leaves Helium and her family and sets out on a quest of redemption. She has faced many of Barsoom's challenges, but now she will face them as never before: ALONE.
32 pages, $3.99.
DEJAH THORIS AND THE WHITE APES OF MARS #2
Written by Mark Rahner, art by Lui Antonio, covers by Brandon Peterson and Ale Garza.
First they were forced to watch from hiding while the men in her party were torn apart and eaten by white apes. Now an unarmed and vastly outnumbered Princess Dejah Thoris and her female friends must flee for their own lives in an ancient, dead city! The apes are still hungry. No-holds-barred horror and suspense like you've never seen in John Carter's world, by "Rotten" creator Mark Rahner. And it just keeps getting worse.
32 pages, $3.99.
WARRIORS OF MARS #4
Written by Robert Place Napton, art by Jack Jadson, cover by Joe Jusko.
The return of the Thither people has forced an uneasy alliance between John Carter and Gullivar Jones. Fighting side by side, they venture into unknown regions to try to rescue Dejah Thoris and stop the Thither King from using the power of Gullivar's carpet to change the face of Barsoom.
32 pages, $3.99.
VAMPIRELLA #19
Written by Eric Trautmann, art by Jose Malaga, covers by Fabiano Neves, Paul Renaud, Lucio Parrillo, Ale Garza.
Old enemies resurface, Dracula is on the prowl, and Vampirella struggles with the machinations of both her foes and her supposed allies, Cestus Dei. And in the face of intrigue and violence, a terrifying scheme, hatched beneath the city of Seattle is on the verge of casting all that lives into a sea of blood.
32 pages, $3.99.
VAMPIRELLA VS. DRACULA #5
Written by Joe Harris, art by Ivan Rodriguez, cover(s) by Joe Linsner
Vampirella and Dracula have battled through the ages, drawn to each other like kindred souls yet tearing each other to pieces in a clash of stubborn wills, white hot hatreds and deepest, darkest desires. They've spilled blood, drank even more, and left a wake of destruction behind them to span the ages. Now, caught between a past unremembered and a present that seems to shift by the day, these time-tossed titans of the Vampire breed find themselves unable to resist their animal attraction any longer. And as timelines fold and realities crumble before the climax of their union, an old story comes to a painful close... while a new, bloody saga is born!
32 pages, $3.99.
VAMPIRELLA: THE RED ROOM #3
Written by Dan Brereton, art by Jean Diaz, covers by Dan Brereton, Fabiano Neves and Ale Garza.
Trapped in a labyrinth of passages in the bowels of Rigger's compound, Vampirella stumbles onto an ancient creature locked away from the world, once supremely lethal and cunning, now decayed in mind and body. Her only chance to survive the night lies in rousing the legendary beast to lash back at its torturers.
32 pages, $3.99.
LORD OF THE JUNGLE #6
Written by Arvid Nelson, art by Roberto Castro, covers by Lucio Parrillo, Paul Renaud and Francesco Francavilla.
Cannibalistic man-apes... pirates... gigantic crocodiles... horny gorillas... Tarzan and Jane Porter have survived a lot! But they will face their most devious adversary yet ñ not in the jungle, but on the mean streets of Baltimore. Jane has attracted the unwanted attention of a notorious gangster, who wants to marry her so he will appear "respectable". Normally Jane would tell him to take a hike, but her father is deeply in the gangster's debt! Tarzan travels halfway around the world to save her, but his savage instincts threaten to rip him and Jane apart forever. Don't miss Lord of the Jungle #6: The Light of Civilization, the thrilling conclusion to the lord of Greystoke's first adventure!
32 pages, $3.99.
LORD OF THE JUNGLE ANNUAL #1
Written by Mark Rahner, art by Sergio Fernandez Davila, cover by Lucio Parrillo.
Tarzan finds himself the prey in a jungle hunt led by a blowhard Yankee mogul named Sykes. Several bodies and a series of mind games later, Sykes' plan unfolds: bring the captive ape-man to New York City for the Match of the Century against undefeated master of the fighting arts, Starker the Suplative!
32 pages, $4.99.
JUNGLE GIRL OMNIBUS TP
Written by Doug Murray and Frank Cho, art by Adriano Batista, cover by Frank Cho.
Action, excitement, twists and thrills await as Jana, the undisputed queen of the jungle, travels from the heart of a mysterious jungle to the depths of an uncharted sea to battle dinosaurs, cannibals, mermen and sea monsters in an attempt to save a band of stranded outsiders on the savage island that she calls home! This collection features issues 0-5 of the mini-series, Jungle Girl by Frank Cho, Doug Murray and Adriano Batista, issues 1-5 of the sequel, Jungle Girl: Season 2, and a complete cover gallery featuring the art of Frank Cho and Adriano Batista.
248 pages, $24.99.
FLASH GORDON: ZEITGEIST #7
Written by Eric Trautmann, art by Daniel Indro, covers by Alex Ross and Francesco Francavilla.
As Ming prepares for the final offensive against the Earth, Flash Gordon -- and allies both new and old -- moves against Ming's palace. Fighting alongside his fellow Earthmen, the brilliant Dr. Zarkov and the beautiful Dale Arden, Gordon leads a rebel band into the teeth of Ming's fearsome defenses. But will even the universe's greatest hero be in time?
32 pages, $3.99.
MERCILESS: THE RISE OF MING #2
Written by Scott Beatty, art by Ron Adrian, cover by Alex Ross.
As the saga of Ming continues, the would-be world conqueror moves one step closer to ruling all of Mongo. But Ming's deviously imagined schemes are complicated by a fetching beauty selected to be a ritual sacrifice to the insatiable Sharkmen! Who will prevail? Even on pitiless Mongo, Ming the Merciless knows that blood is thicker than water!
32 pages, $3.99.
VOLTRON #6
Written by Brandon Thomas, art by Ariel Padilla, cover(s) by Sean Chen
How did a brilliant scientist go from being a devoted husband and father to becoming the worst despot the universe has ever known? In issue #4, you witnessed Zarkon pushed to the edge of sanity by crushing loss and absolute failure---now, learn how a quest for revenge took everything else from him, leading down a dark path that claimed countless lives and terrorized the galaxy for decades. One of his many victims demands answers, but will anything he hears change his mind about the fateful decision made well before he put the gun to Zarkon's head? Two stories of pain and retribution collide in "Devil You Know," as the first arc of Generation Voltron comes to an impossible end...
32 pages, $3.99.
VOLTRON: YEAR ONE #2
Written by Brandon Thomas, art by Craig Cermak, cover by Admira Wijaya.
Their cover blown, Space Explorer Squadron #686 is trapped behind enemy lines, and the prisoner they've been tasked with retrieving is not what they thought he was. And with their friends and teammates pinned down and running out of time, will Keith and Hunk disobey orders and risk everything to save them? Only one thing is certain...central command deliberately misled Sven and his team about their target and his critical role within the Galaxy Alliance, and they're now fighting for their lives as a result. If #686 can make it back alive, there'll be hell to pay. First things first though...
32 pages, $3.99.
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN'S A GAME OF THRONES #8
Written by George R.R. Martin, Daniel Abraham, art by Tommy Patterson, cover by Mike Miller.
Assisted by the enigmatic Littlefinger, Lord Eddard Stark delves deeper into the death of his predecessor as King's Hand, but the answers he finds only cast a wider net of suspicion over a royal court already reeking of corruption and treachery. Meanwhile, in the icy environs of Castle Black, the bastard Jon Snow learns a lesson in bravery and brotherhood from a self-confessed coward, Samwell Tarly.
32 pages, $3.99.
KIRBY: GENESIS--CAPTAIN VICTORY #8
Written by Sterling Gates, art by Steve Scott, cover by Sean Chen.
Following last issue's shocking and terrible losses to the Galactic Rangers, the crew of the Dreadnaught Tiger mourn the death of their captain. Ambassadors from all over the galaxy have come to Galactic Center to pay their respects to the fallen hero. Somewhere in the massive crowd, however, is an assassin bent on destroying the surviving members of Galactic Command! It's up to Mister Mind and Tarin to ferret out the killer, before they add another death to the already-growing list of lost Rangers!
32 pages, $3.99.
KIRBY: GENESIS -- SILVER STAR #7
Written by Jai Nitz, art by Johnny D., cover by Sean Chen.
Silver Star journeys to Mars to a prison that holds only one creature. Silver Star is looking for Tyx, an imp from the 9th Dimension. Tyx is Silver Star's biggest fan, and he broke into our dimension to play with his favorite hero, Silver Star! But someone or something has gotten to Tyx. Can Silver Star contain an adversary more powerful than he? Guess again.
32 pages, $3.99.
THE LONE RANGER VOL 2 #5
Written by Ande Parks, art by Esteve Polls, cover(s) by Francesco Francavilla
Stampede! Part three of the "Hanging" story line finds Lone Ranger ready to swing from the gallows of a town called Utopia. Tonto has made his way back from death at the bottom of a canyon, but now he has just one chance to save the Ranger. Taking that chance could leave both heroes dead, along with half of Utopia's citizens. It's a deadly stampede of justice, as the Hard Country arc nears its thunderous conclusion.
32 pages, $3.99.
ARMY OF DARKNESS VOL. 3 #4
Written by Elliott R. Serrano, art by Marat Mychaels, cover by Tim Seeley.
It's a rumble in the jungle as dark forces break loose in Brazil and it will take the combined might of Ashley J. Williams and his female counterpart from a parallel world to stop it! Who will survive the confrontation and make it to the cliff-hanger ending that will have Army of Darkness fans screaming for more?
32 pages, $3.99.
WITCHBLADE / RED SONJA #4
Written by Doug Wagner, art by Cezar Razek, cover by Ale Garza.
Glory be to Red Sonja, bearer of the Witchblade!! Against her will, the She-Devil with a Sword now bears the Witchblade. The ancient artifact won't separate from Sonja until it touches the only weapon able to wound the dark angel Ragniel - Sonja's Hyrkanian blade. In modern times, Ragniel has taken Sara's daughter Hope captive and decides the Witchblade must be destroyed. The race is on as Sara frantically searches for the Sonja's mythical sword and Ragniel's disfigured minions hunt Sara.
32 pages, $3.99.
QUEEN SONJA #31
Written by Luke Lieberman, art by Milton Estevam, cover by Lucio Parrillo.
