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SUNDAY, JULY 28, 2019



IDW PUBLISHING FOR OCTOBER

IDW Publishing has provided The Continuum its solicitations for October.

For the listings, with images, CLICK HERE.



RED SONJA, BETTIE PAGE HALLOWEEN SPECIALS

Dynamite Entertainment has released details and art from its Savage Tales: A Red Sonja Halloween Special and Bettie Page Halloween Special.

In the Red Sonja special, writer Mark Russell brings in artist Jacob Edgar to tell an extra-length spooky story. Dearbhla Kelly and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou also jump over from the regular series for this tale, which is accompated by a cover from Erica D'Urso, drawing inspiration from the original Savage Tales #1.

The one-shot complements Red Sonja #9, out the same month. While that issue has Sonja returning to the Sorcerers of Wigur-Nomadene, Savage Tales flashes back to their first encounter. At this point, Sonja is not yet a legend, but a brute full of anger and ambition. Savage. She tries to convince the sorcerers to bring her family and friends back to life.

"I saved the darkest chapter of the Red Sonja story for this Halloween Special," Russell said. "The main series refers to an earlier visit by Sonja to the Sorcerers of Wigur-Nomadene and this tells the story of that visit and the price she paid to try to bring her dead family back to life. Jacobfs style lends itself really well to this story of dark magic and loss and I think it will make a great entry into the canon as well as a self-contained story."

"This new Sonja series has built a world that feels lived in, covered in dirt and sand and... probably some pretty bad smells. Approaching this issue, especially given that it's a dark Halloween tale, I really want to capture that feeling but also turn up the boldness," Edgar said. "Really push the energy, while maintaining the integrity of the world that's been established. Mark is a heck of a writer and I'm thrilled to get the opportunity to draw one of his books!"

In the Bettie Page Halloween Special, a mysterious force is hunting students at an exclusive Upstate New York college. Just the case for Bettie to investigate, and she'll be enrolling in Werewolf 101.

The story is written by David Avallone, with art by Roy Allan Martinez.

In a bonus short story, writer Erica Schultz and artist Fernando Ruiz spin a yarn of aliens, classic cars and a sci-fi double feature at the drive-in theater.

The issue features covers by John Royle and Reilly Brown.

"Throughout the Bettie series, I've tried my best to have some fun with classic mid-century pop cultural tropes and pitting her against a Wolfman is a natural extension of that," Avallone said. "Roy Allan Martinez's style is reminiscent of some of my favorite 1970s horror artists -- and his fellow countrymen -- Alfredo Alcala and Nestor Redondo, but with a modern twist... so he was perfect for this story. And his rendering of Bettie Page is gorgeous and perfect. I can't wait for people to see it."





BRIEFLY

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: The Lion King topped Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, with a projected $75.5 million to $40.3 million, to finish No. 1 at the domestic box office over the weekend. The take pushed The Lion King's total to $350.7 million.

Spider-Man: Far From Home was third with $12.2 million, pushing its total to $344.4 million. Avengers: Endgame was 12th with $0.8 million, pushing its total to $856.4 million.

ASPEN FOR OCTOBER: Aspen Comics has released its solicitations for October. For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.

VAULT FOR OCTOBER: Vault Comics has released its solicitations for October. For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.

BOOM! FIRST LOOKS: For covers and four-page preview of The Avant-Guards #7, arriving in stores on Wednesday, on August 21 from BOOM! Studios, CLICK HERE.



SEPTEMBER 2019 SOLICITATIONS

Below are solicitations posted for September. Click on the publisher's name for the full listings.

* ARCHIE COMICS.

* ASPEN COMICS.

* BOOM! STUDIOS.

* DARK HORSE COMICS.

* DC COMICS.

* DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT.

* IDW PUBLISHING.

* MAD CAVE STUDIOS.

* MARVEL COMICS.

* VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT.









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