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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013

DARK HORSE COMICS FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: ABE SAPIEN #6

Written by: Mike Mignola, Scott Allie.

Art by: Sebastian Fiumara.

Cover by: Max Fiumara.

Description: Abe uncovers connections between the hell on earth he and the B.P.R.D. are experiencing, and blood-soaked Mayan legends of the origins of man and the end of the world.

Pages: 32.

Price: 3.50.

In stores: Oct. 9.





FIRST LOOK: CREEPY COMICS #14

Written by: Ray Fawkes, Matthew Southworth, Dan Braun, Peter Bagge.

Art by: Matthew Southworth, Peter Bagge, Tomm Coker, Tim Seeley.

Cover by: David Palumbo.

Description: You can't believe how many things there are to be afraid of! First, forget black cats -- Ray Fawkes and Tomm Coker will make you terrified of blackbirds! And Matthew Southworth takes you further into the dark than you've ever imagined! Better learn to read from behind your fingers!

Pages: 40.

Price: $3.99.

In stores: Oct. 9.





FIRST LOOK: ELFQUEST SPECIAL: THE FINAL QUEST

Written by: Wendy Pini, Richard Pini.

Art by: Wendy Pini.

Covers by: Wendy Pini.

Description: For generations, the elves sought a safe haven against all who would do them harm. But the dream that Chief Cutter and his Wolfriders fought and died for may be the very thing destroying them. The skills that helped them survive the harsh world are fading, and the growing threat of a tyrant obsessed with exterminating all elves makes for a disastrous brew that must surely boil over.

Pages: 64.

Price: $5.99.

In stores: Oct. 9.





FIRST LOOK HALO: INITIATION #3

Written by: Brian Reed.

Art by: Marco Castiello.

Covers by: Kenneth Scott.

Description: The conclusion of this three-part series reveals the story of how Commander Sarah Palmer became a Spartan-IV and leads directly into the exciting new mobile game from 343 Industries, Halo: Spartan Assault.

Sarah Palmer and her new comrade Spartans are thrust into action when a violent insurgent group attempts to seize the UNSC flagship Infinity. Is their Spartan cunning a match for the insurgents' brilliant guerrilla tactics?

Pages: 32.

Price: $3.99.

In stores: Oct. 9.





FIRST LOOK: RESIDENT ALIEN: THE SUICIDE BLONDE #2

Written by: Peter Hogan.

Art by: Steve Parkhouse.

Cover by: Steve Parkhouse.

Description: Dr. Harry is a friendly, small-town doctor who's really a stranded alien hiding among us. Trying to help one of his only human friends beat a murder rap, Harry and Nurse Asta spend time in Seattle gathering information -- possibly putting Harry right in the crosshairs of the federal agents on his trail!

Pages: 32.

Price: $3.99.

In stores: Oct. 9.



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FIRST LOOK: THE SHAOLIN COWBOY #1

Written by: Geof Darrow.

Art by: Geof Darrow.

Cover by: Geof Darrow.

Description: The Shaolin Cowboy returns, but nowhere in sight is there a dead Robin, any infinity gauntlets, or a single conquering Ultron -- just flat-out action, intrigue, and plenty of roadkill. Geof Darrow's slow-talkin', kung-fu-gripping hero proves once again, in this brand-new new series, that the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a chainsaw!

Pages: 32.

Price: $3.99.

In stores: Oct. 9.





FIRST LOOK: STAR WARS #10

Written by: Brian Wood.

Art by: Carlos D'Anda.

Cover by: Hugh Fleming.

Description: Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles have infiltrated an Imperial Destroyer. But now nine thousand stormtroopers are searching for them, and Darth Vader is aware of their presence. Completing their mission and escaping with their lives may be an either/or proposition! Meanwhile, the Rebel fleet prepares for an Imperial assault!

Pages: 32.

Price: $2.99.

In stores: Oct. 9.





FIRST LOOK: X #6

Written by: Duane Swierczynski.

Art by: Eric Nguyen.

Cover by: Eric Nguyen.

Description: The city of Arcadia has a cancer of crime, and X is the surgeon. Now he's turned his scalpel to the Dogs of War, a corrupt unit of violent narcotics officers . . . but when a lone good cop stands in his way, can X remove the tumor without killing the patient?

Pages: 32.

Price: $2.99.

In stores: Oct. 9.









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