SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2012
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
For cover and four-page preview of Secret Avengers #24, arriving in stores on March 28, CLICK HERE.
For previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, March 7, CLICK HERE.
APE ENTERTAINMENT FIRST LOOKS
For cover and four-page preview of Dream Reavers #4, arriving in stores on March 7 from Ape Entertainment, CLICK HERE.
For previews of Image Comics titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, March 7, CLICK HERE.
DARK HORSE COMICS FIRST LOOKS
For cover and four-page preview of Star Wars: Crimson Empire III - Empire Lost #5, arriving in stores on March 7 from Dark Horse Comics, CLICK HERE.
For previews of BOOM! Studios titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, March 7, CLICK HERE.
DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES RIVEN
Dark Horse Comics has announced an August 22 release for Riven, a 196-page graphic novel from Bo Hampton and Robert Tinnell.
"Riven is a stone killer of a werewolf story with a fragile young woman as a protagonist. It was irresistible for us to create and we're betting the readers will agree it was well worth the wait," Hampton said. "She's adopted from a Romanian orphanage at the age of three and brought to America. At the age of 13 an accident puts her in a coma -- but doctors are completely baffled because her brain waves spike every 30 days -- in direct correlation with the full moon."
"I always say that it's tough to really scare people in a comic book -- for a variety of reasons," Tinnell said. "When Bo and I did Sight Unseen a few years ago we worked really hard to try and legitimately frighten or otherwise unnerve the reader. And it would seem we were successful. Now we have more pages and we had a vision for genuinely trying to not only creep out the reader, but really jolt them in places. I think if you like to be scared you'll have good reason to respond to Riven because I honestly believe there are very scary moments in this book."
Here's how Dark Horse describes the book:
"Katya has been in a coma for five years, and when she awakes, everything has changed. Now she is a gorgeous teenager with a mysterious, gruesome past, becoming aware of a growing, terrifying power inside her body, triggered by the touch of the full moon, eager to break free . . . Can Katya solve the mystery of her blood-drenched nightmares before they become reality?"
FAMILY GUY: "BURNING DOWN THE BAYIT"
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Fox has released four images from "Burning Down the Bayit," the episode of Family Guy premiering on Sunday.
Here's how Fox describes the episode:
"Overwhelmed with financial troubles, Mort asks Peter and Quagmire to help him save his pharmacy. However, things take a turn for the worse when the trio decides to burn it down to collect insurance money."
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BRIEFLY
* Image Comics has announced a second printing for the sold-out Invincible #89. The new printing will be in stores on March 28, the same day as Invincible #90.
In Invincible #89, with Mark Grayson fighting the deadly Scourge virus in an alien hospital, a new hero donned the Invincible costume.
* Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance placed ninth at the box office on Friday with $1.1 million, pushing its total to $41.3 million.
MAY SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP
For previously posted May solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:
* Archie Comics.
* Aspen Comics.
* Big Dog Ink.
* Bluewater Productions.
* Bongo Comics.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* DC Comics.
* IDW Publishing.
* Image Comics.
* Marvel Comics.
* Moonstone Books.
* Oni Press.
* Studio 407.
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