►GHOST TALKERS DAYDREAM TP VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2)
DARK HORSE - p.33 of Previews MAR08
GHOST TALKER'S DAYDREAM VOLUME 1 Sankichi Meguro (W) and Saki Okuse (A) On sale July 22 b&w, 216 pages $10.95 TPB, 5 1/8' x 7 1/16' Ghost Talker's Daydream is a horror anime created by Saki Okuse and Sankichi Meguro. It tells the story of Misaki Saiki, a young woman with a troubled past, who is a professional dominatrix in one of Tokyo's most exclusive S&M clubs. However, her real money is something she likes even less than being a dominatrix. Ever since childhood, Misaki has had the ability to see and communicate with ghosts, and that talent is put to use by the Livelihood Protection Agency, who pairs Misaki with Souichiro Kadotake, a martial artist who happens to be deathly afraid of ghosts. Using her gifts, Misaki is able to help troubled departed spirits resolve what is troubling them and allow them to move on to the afterlife. If all THAT isn't odd enough, Misaki is an albino AND a virgin. Sexy and dark story from writer Saki Okuse (Twilight of the Dark Master) and artist Sankichi Meguro. Fans have been waiting for this book to be released in English. There is a very successful Anime based on this series of books. Volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
►INDIANA JONES & KINGDOM O/T CRYSTAL SKULL #1 FLEMING CVR (C: 0-1-2)
DARK HORSE - p.34 of Previews MAR08
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL #1 (of 2) George Lucas (W), David Koepp (W), John Jackson Miller (W), Luke Ross (P), Fabio Laguna (I), Dan Jackson (C), Drew Struzan (Cover), and Hugh Fleming (Cover) On sale May 22 FC, 56 pages $5.99 Miniseries The man who single-handedly defined 'adventure' for an entire generation returns-hat and all-in this action-packed adaptation of this summer's silver-screen megahit! Dr. Henry Jones Jr. is at it again, this time on the trail of a discovery unlike any in his illustrious career. Yet more than one player is out to win this game, and with stakes this high, not everyone is going to play fair! Will Indiana Jones's greatest adventure be his last? The biggest movie event of 2008 comes to comics!
►UMBRELLA ACADEMY APOCALYPSE SUITE TP (C: 0-1-2)
DARK HORSE - p.45 of Previews MAR08
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY: APOCALYPSE SUITE Gerard Way (W), Gabriel Bá (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C On sale July 2 FC, 192 pages $17.95 TPB, 6' x 9' In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born by women who'd previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, 'To save the world.' These seven children form The Umbrella Academy, a dysfunctional family of superheroes with bizarre powers. Their first adventure at the age of ten pits them against an erratic and deadly Eiffel Tower, piloted by the fearsome zombie-robot Gustave Eiffel. Nearly a decade later, the team disbands, but when Hargreeves unexpectedly dies, these disgruntled siblings reunite just in time to save the world once again. Umbrella Academy is the comics debut of Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance! This volume collects the first six-issue series, as well as out-of-print short stories, and an expanded sketchbook section featuring work by Bá, Jean, and Way. '
flawless
stylish, imaginative
'-NEWSARAMA
►DC UNIVERSE ZERO #
DC COMICS - p.70 of Previews MAR08
Written by Grant Morrison & Geoff Johns Art by George Pérez, Tony Daniel, J.G. Jones, Aaron Lopresti, Ivan Reis, Philip Tan and Carlos Pacheco Cover by various This is it! The greatest DC characters! Your favorite writers and artists! Everything leading to Final Crisis and beyond starts here for just 50¢! Take a journey through the past and present of the DCU, and witness the emergence of the greatest evil in the universe - and the stunning return of a force for good! You dare not miss DC Universe: Zero! Retro-solicited; on sale April 30 32 pg, FC, $0.50 US
►FINAL CRISIS #1 (OF 7)
DC COMICS - p.70 of Previews MAR08
Written by Grant Morrison Art and covers by J.G. Jones Witness the historic start of the final chapter in the Crisis trilogy that could only spring from the mind of Grant Morrison - Final Crisis, featuring stunning art by J.G. Jones (52 Covers)! Worlds will live and heroes will die in this epic tale spanning the beginning and end of the DC Universe! The entire Multiverse is threatened as the mysterious Libra assembles an army of the DCU's most terrifying super villains. But what is the ultimate plan, and who will live to find out? Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers by J.G. Jones that will ship in approximately 50/50 ratio. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale May 28 1 of 7 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
►RANN THANAGAR HOLY WAR #1 (OF 8)
DC COMICS - p.72 of Previews MAR08
Written by Jim Starlin Art and variant cover by Ron Lim & Rob Hunter Cover by Starlin & Hunter After a seemingly endless war, things are getting even worse for the planets of Rann and Thanagar. A long-forgotten religious cult has resurfaced on Thanagar, and the people of Rann still worship the deadly Lady Styx. To make matters worse, a fanatic strapped with explosives threatens to upset the delicate balance between the two planets, setting in motion events that will once again bring together DC's greatest cosmic heroes: Adam Strange, Comet, Starfire, Hawkman, Starman, Chief Justice Max, Tigorr, the Weird and many more! Written by the legendary Jim Starlin (Death of the New Gods, Infinity War) with art by Ron Lim (Silver Surfer) and Rob Hunter (Teen Titans), Rann/Thanagar: Holy War is an interstellar adventure that can't be missed! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Jim Starlin & Rob Hunter), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Ron Lim & Hunter). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale May 7 1 of 8 40 pg, FC, $3.50 US
►ALL STAR SUPERMAN #11
DC COMICS - p.86 of Previews MAR08
Written by Grant Morrison Art by Frank Quitely & Jamie Grant Cover by Quitely Superman
dead? What is the secret behind the Daily Planet's ominous headline from the future? And what does Clark Kent have to say about it? All the pieces of Lex Luthor's master plan to kill Superman begin to come together, building up to the All Star big bang in story's finale! On sale May 14 FC, 32 pgs, Monthly, $2.99 US
►LOST BOYS REIGN OF FROGS #1 (OF 4) (MR)
WILDSTORM - p.108 of Previews MAR08
Written by Hans Rodionoff Art by Joel Gomez & Don Ho Cover by Jonathan Wayshak Before Buffy
before Blade
there was one name that was whispered in fear and awe among the undead: The Frog Brothers. Edgar and Alan Frog, the no-nonsense vampire slayers from the cult film The Lost Boys, are back with a vengeance in a 4-issue miniseries that bridges the gap between their adventures in the original film and the upcoming feature THE LOST BOYS: THE TRIBE, due to be released this summer. Find out what's happened since the first film, brought to you in various shades of crimson by Hans Rodionoff (Mnemovore) and Joel Gomez (Wetworks)! On sale May 14 1 of 4 32 pg, FC, $3.50 US MATURE READERS
►PROGRAMME TP VOL 01
WILDSTORM - p.111 of Previews MAR08
Written by Peter Milligan Art and cover by C.P. Smith Collecting issues #1-6 of the acclaimed maxiseries! In 1991, the Cold War ended without the two primary players ever facing each other in direct conflict. But now a long-forgotten Soviet weapon is awakened on one of America's many battlegrounds, threatening the global balance of power. Does America have an answer to...The Programme? Advance-solicited; on sale June 11 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US
►HOUSE OF MYSTERY #1 (MR)
VERTIGO - p.118 of Previews MAR08
Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham Art by Luca Rossi Cover by Sam Weber Variant cover by Bernie Wrightson Matthew Sturges, writer of the Eisner-nominated JACK OF FABLES, and his JACK co-writer Bill Willingham, proudly unlock the doors to the HOUSE OF MYSTERY, a new ongoing series that reinvents a classic DC Comics concept. HOUSE OF MYSTERY focuses on five characters trapped in a supernatural bar, trying to solve the mystery of how and why they're imprisoned there. Each one has a terrible past they'd like to forget, and with no books, newspapers or TV allowed in the House, they face an eternity of boredom. But stories become the new currency, and fortunately, the House attracts only the finest storytellers. In addition to the ongoing trials and struggles of the five unfortunate souls trapped within the HOUSE OF MYSTERY, illustrated by superstar artist Luca Rossi, each issue in the first storyline also includes a short tale, as told by one of the customers, written by Willingham and illustrated by a host of fine guest artists, including two-time Eisner Award nominee Ross Campbell (WATERBABY, Wet Moon), SANDMAN fan favorite and multiple Eisner winner Jill Thompson, and classic horror artist Bernie Wrightson, whose first published work was in House of Mystery #179. This series is topped off with ethereal, jaw-dropping covers from Sam Weber (The New Yorker, The New York Times, Time Magazine)and a stunning variant cover by Wrightson on the debut issue. 'This is a book where you can have a pirate, a psychic detective, a spaceman, a French romantic poet and an NYU film student sitting at a table having a beer together. It's a writer's dream come true.' - Matthew Sturges 'Let's be perfectly clear: There isn't just one mystery in the new House of Mystery. It's actually chock-full of mysteries, all of which will be thrilling and exciting as they unfold over the course of the series.' - Bill Willingham Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Sam Weber), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Bernie Wrightson). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale May 7 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS
►VINYL UNDERGROUND TP VOL 01 WATCHING THE DETECTIVES (MR)
VERTIGO - p.125 of Previews MAR08
Written by Si Spencer Art by Simon Gane & Cameron Stewart Cover by Sean Phillips Don't miss this volume collecting the first 5 issues of the fast-paced, ultra-cool ongoing crime-noir series by television writer Si Spencer (EastEnders) and the art team of Simon Gane & Cameron Stewart! Advance-solicited; on sale June 11 128 pg, B&W, $9.99 US MATURE READERS
►YOUNG LIARS #3 (MR)
VERTIGO - p.126 of Previews MAR08
Written by David Lapham Art and cover by Lapham I suppose you were wondering what happened when we left you hanging at the end of issue #1. Well, wait no longer. The hunt for a priceless painting begins! See a grown man cry. See a grown man light himself on fire. And finally, see a grown man cry again! In between, Sadie abandons everyone, Danny shoots people, Don Diego O.D.s, and Runco can't find shampoo. There'll be more running, hitting, chopping and shooting than you would've thought possible without attracting the military. Come and find out why it's such a Hard Knock Life for this gang of would-be not losers. On sale May 14 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS
►SOLEIL SKY DOLL #1 (OF 3) (MR) (75960606376500111)
MARVEL COMICS - p.4 of Previews MAR08
Written by BARBARA CANEPA Art & Cover by ALESSANDRO BARBUCCI (Exclusive U.S. ONLY Variant also available) The internationally acclaimed best-seller is now finally presented in English! Meet Noa, a so-called Sky Doll; a life-like female android without rights, who exists only to serve the State's needs and desires. But when Noa meets two so-called 'missionaries' who aid in her escape from her tyrannical master, all hell breaks loose for our cyborg siren as she uncovers clues that she may be much more than just a robotic toy. The first release in a new partnership between Marvel and cutting-edge French publisher Soleil! 64 PGS./Mature Content
$5.99 The Soleil Comics may only be sold in English North America: United States, Canada, Mexico and their territories and possessions.
►AVENGERS INITIATIVE #13 (75960606084901311)
MARVEL COMICS - p.20 of Previews MAR08
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE Pencils & Cover by STEVE UY There's a contract out on The Taskmaster, and no shortage of villains willing to fulfill it. But what'll kill him first -- the bad guys, or his latest class of recruits? Welcome Annex, Prodigy, Gorilla Girl, Sunstreak and Batwing to the Initiative. But are they -- is anyone -- ready for the coming of...Butterball?? 32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
►CAPTAIN AMERICA #38 (75960605652103811)
MARVEL COMICS - p.27 of Previews MAR08
Written by ED BRUBAKER Pencils and Cover by STEVE EPTING THE SAGA OF THE NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA CONTINUES! Bucky Barnes never wanted to be Captain America, but he's doing his best to carry on the legacy of Steve Rogers, in his own way, while trying to save Sharon Carter from the Red Skull and his minions. But maybe he's not the only one running around in a Captain America outfit! Part Two of 'The Man Who Bought America' by the acclaimed team of Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting. 32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
►DAREDEVIL #107 (75960604706210711)
MARVEL COMICS - p.28 of Previews MAR08
Written by ED BRUBAKER & GREG RUCKA Penciled by MICHAEL LARK Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC MATT MURDOCK TAKES A NEW CASE! Still reeling from the conclusion of his battle with Mr. Fear, an old friend drags Matt Murdock back into the light of day by bringing him the last-minute appeal of a Marvel villain now sitting on DEATH ROW. What will Matt do, is the question, when confronted with a bad guy who is completely innocent of the crime he was convicted of? 'OTHER PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS' Part One! 32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
►FANTASTIC FOUR #557 (75960604456655711)
MARVEL COMICS - p.29 of Previews MAR08
Written by MARK MILLAR Pencils & Cover by BRYAN HITCH 'World's Greatest' concludes! It's the ultimate engine of peace pitted against Reed Richards' most lethal invention, for all the marbles! And a shocking final page that'll have you feeling every minute of the thirty-day wait until the next issue! 32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
►GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #1 (75960606410600111)
MARVEL COMICS - p.32 of Previews MAR08
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER Cover by CLINT LANGLEY Launching out of ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST, Marvel's sci-fi heroes unite to protect the cosmos! Back-to-back Annihilation wars have weakened the boundaries of our universe. Dark gods and monsters are seeping through the cracks, reigning horror upon those still reeling from the recent calamities. In the face of terror, who stands to defend a desperate universe? Star-Lord and his squad of butt-kickers - the modern day Guardians of the Galaxy! You've heard that ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST rocks - the guy at the comic shop keeps telling you to try NOVA - well, now's your chance to experience the glory that writers Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning and artist Paul Pelletier can unleash! All this
plus a wise-cracking raccoon and a telepathic dog! C'mon, people, time to lock and load! 32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
►SECRET INVASION #2 (OF 8) (75960606316100211)
MARVEL COMICS - p.49 of Previews MAR08
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO Variant by STEVE MCNIVEN Sketch Variant by STEVE MCNIVEN The Invasion is here!! The Marvel Universe is in shambles. The Skrull Empire's plan has birthed itself into perfection. It is hero versus hero!! Resurrections and reunions!! Is Tony Stark a Skrull? And is that actually Captain America leading the heroes into a new era?? EXPECT CHANGE!! 32 PGS./Rated T+
$3.99
►NEWUNIVERSAL SHOCKFRONT #1 (OF 6) (75960606266900111)
MARVEL COMICS - p.60 of Previews MAR08
Written by WARREN ELLIS Penciled by STEVE KURTH Cover by BRANDON PETERSON Initially, there were four: A Starbrand. A Nightmask. A Justice. A Cipher. They are manifestations of god-like power on Earth, chosen by the Universe. In the wake of the cosmic phenomenon that empowered them, they have been threatened, hunted, and attacked. And now, they're about to discover that they're not alone. Acclaimed writer WARREN ELLIS (THUNDERBOLTS) and artist STEVE KURTH (LAST OF THE MOHICANS) bring you the return of this new universe: one experiencing superhuman power for the first time. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory
$2.99
►TWELVE #5 (OF 12) (75960605996600511)
MARVEL COMICS - p.63 of Previews MAR08
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Penciled by CHRIS WESTON Cover by PAOLO RIVERA Tensions rise and heroes come to blows as the time-lost Twelve from the Golden Age find their fundamental beliefs challenged in the world of the 21st Century. Plus; the Origin of the Witness-he's seen what you've done! 32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
►X-FACTOR #31 (75960605878503111)
MARVEL COMICS - p.67 of Previews MAR08
Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by PABLO RAIMONDI Cover by GLENN FABRY Never has a title said it all quite like 'The Middle East Side is Burning.' X-Factor's battle with Arcade may be over, but the former Mutant Town is now paying the price. Walled in, cut off from any possible aid, the residents of the Middle East Side are hemmed in by flames on all sides, and their only hope of survival are the embattled members of X-Factor. 32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
►KICK ASS #4 (MR) (75960606388800411)
MARVEL COMICS - p.86 of Previews MAR08
Written by Mark Millar Pencils & Cover by John Romita Jr. The most exciting new character of the year debuts as Hit-Girl slashes her way into the pages of Kick-Ass. She's nine years old, loves Hello Kitty and could rip out your windpipe before you even get a chance to plead for mercy. But where did she come from? And who is Big Daddy? Plus, Kick-Ass starts to find out what happens when you tick off the real-world criminals who have ignored him until now. Things turn ugly and that can mean only one thing...God, this comic is so good I could cry. And I'm very butch. 32 PGS./Mature Content
$2.99
►KITTY PRYDE AND WOLVERINE PREM HC (75960613089400111)
MARVEL COMICS - p.92 of Previews MAR08
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Pencils and Cover by AL MILGROM Kitty travels to Japan to help her father and ends up face-to-face with the granddaddy of all ninjas, Ogun! The man in the dire mask is dead-set on remaking Chicago's favorite mutant teen into an intangible assassin! But Ogun's plans for Kitty's future pale before the role he played in Wolverine's past, and the clawed Canadian vows to bring down his former teacher even if it means his death...or Kitty's! Collecting KITTY PRYDE AND WOLVERINE #1-6. 152 PGS./All Ages
$19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3089-5 Trim size: standard
►NEW X-MEN BY MORRISON ULTIMATE COLL TP BOOK 01 (75960613251500111)
MARVEL COMICS - p.105 of Previews MAR08
Written by GRANT MORRISON Penciled by FRANK QUITELY, ETHAN VAN SCIVER, LEINIL FRANCIS YU, IGOR KORDEY & TOM DERENICK Cover by FRANK QUITELY Sixteen million mutants dead - and that was just the beginning! In one bold stroke, writer Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman, Batman) propelled the X-Men into the 21st century - masterminding a challenging new direction for Marvel's mutant heroes that began with the destruction of Genosha and never let up. Regarded as the most innovative thinker of the current comic-book renaissance, Morrison proceeded to turn the mutant-hero genre on its ear. Gone were the gaudy spandex costumes - replaced by slick, black leather and an attitude to match. Now, his entire Eisner Award-nominated run on NEW X-MEN is collected across three titanic trade paperbacks! Collects NEW X-MEN #114-126 and ANNUAL 2001. 376 PGS./Rated T+
$34.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3251-6
►BONE ONE VOL ED SC (MAR058205)
CARTOON BOOKS - p.241 of Previews MAR08
by Jeff Smith The biggest, coolest Bone book of all is back, featuring an all new Jeff Smith cover! The complete 1300+ page epic adventure from start to finish in one deluxe trade paperback! Three modern cartoon cousins get lost in a pre-technological valley, spending a year there making new friends and out-running dangerous enemies!
►MAN WITH NO NAME #1
D. E./DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT - p.252 of Previews MAR08
by Christos Gage & Wellington Diaz From its iconic imagery, stars and score, MGM's 'Man With No Name' trilogy is a modern masterpiece of cinema! And now, the legend comes to life once again as the next new series from Dynamite! Starring the ultimate anti-hero, and under the helm of writer Christos Gage (New Avengers) and artist Wellington Dias, Man With No Name: The Good, The Bad and the Uglier #1 follows in the powerful wake of such Dynamite titles as The Lone Ranger and Zorro in its faithful and successful genre-defining Western comics! Plus: Man With No Name: The Good, The Bad and the Uglier #1 follows the characters and plots of the film serving as a sequel to the critically acclaimed series! Featuring series covers by Richard Isanove (Dark Tower) as well as a special 'zombie' cover by Arthur Suydam, Dynamite's Man With No Name: The Good, The Bad and the Uglier #1 is the next bullet in the chamber for 2008!
►BOYS #18 (MR)
D. E./DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT - p.253 of Previews MAR08
by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson 'Good For The Soul' concludes with a bang - or a splat! - as a reluctant Hughie takes on the resurrected Blarney Cock in a no-holds barred brawl for it all! Annie January tells A-Train the long and the short of things, Mother's Milk continues to mystify, and Butcher provides some much-needed advice on funeral arrangements. And will Hughie ever be allowed to forget his 'facial incident'?
►PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #4 (OF 7)
D. E./DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT - p.253 of Previews MAR08
by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger & Carlos Paul Dynamite Entertainment and Alex Ross unleash Project Superpowers as the 'dynamite' launch of the year continues in our new flagship title! The saga continues as we focus this issue on The Flame and Hydro as they have the attention of the Dynamic Family, who have been forced to flee New York city - now transformed into New Shangri-La! Plus: The fate of the Yank! Black Terror goes hero hunting! Samson and Scarab make a gruesome discovery about the true nature of the F-Troop and more! This powerful series is overseen by Alex Ross - who provides cover art and who has redesigned every hero within these pages - along with writer Jim Krueger and artist Carlos Paul, this is the most powerful comic book event of the year! Plus, each issue of the series features original character design art from Alex Ross himself!
►GOOD BYE HC (MR)
DRAWN & QUARTERLY - p.283 of Previews MAR08
by Yoshihiro Tatsumi Designed and edited by one of today's most popular cartoonists, Adrian Tomine, Good-Bye is the third volume in a groundbreaking new series that collects Tatsumi's short stories about Japanese urban life. Drawn in 1971 and 1972, these stories expand the prolific artist's vocabulary for characters contextualized by themes of depravity and disorientation in twentieth-century Japan. Some of the tales focus on the devastation the country felt directly as a result of World War II - a prostitute loses all hope when American GIs go home to their wives; a man devotes twenty years of his life to preserving the memory of those killed at Hiroshima, only to discover a horrible misconception at the heart of his tribute. Yet, while American influence does play a role in the disturbing and bizarre stories contained within this volume, it is hardly the overriding theme. A philanthropic foot fetishist, a rash-ridden retiree, and a lonely public onanist are but a few of the characters etching out darkly nuanced lives in the midst of isolated despair and fleeting pleasure.
►LIFE SUCKS GN (C: 0-1-2)
:01 FIRST SECOND - p.290 of Previews MAR08
by Jessica Abel, Gabe Soria & Warren Pleece Dave's in love with a girl who doesn't know he exists. He hates his job. His boss just turned him into a vampire. Life sucks. Undead life in its uncoolest incarnation yet is on display in this cinematic, supernatural drama told with gallons of humor and hemoglobin.
►MAGIC PICKLE GN (C: 0-1-2)
GRAPHIX - p.294 of Previews MAR08
by Scott Morse Magic Pickle, or 'Weapon Kosher,' as his creator, Dr. Jekkel Formaldehyde likes to call him, is the product of a top-secret U.S. Army lab. Unfortunately, the 1950's experiments to turn vegetables into soldiers went wrong. Sure, they created Magic Pickle, the flying dill soldier, but they also let loose a bunch of rotten vegetables, like the Romaine Gladiator, Chili Chili Bang Bang, the Phantom Carrot, and Peashooter. This Brotherhood of Evil Produce is out to take over the world and they've started with art museum heists and bank robberies! Dr. Formaldehyde frees Magic Pickle from his cryogenic snooze so that Weapon Kosher can fight the Brotherhood. Unfortunately, Dr. F. forgot to tell MP he had been frozen in a lab hidden down below the home of young Jo Jo Wigman. Jo Jo's a feisty little girl who doesn't like flying pickles bursting up through her bedroom floor. But once she goes down to visit the secret lab, she realizes what's at stake - and once she talks to the Magic Pickle, she realizes this pickle is going to need some help saving the world, or at least getting around in it!
►BODY COUNT SC (MR) (C: 0-1-2)
HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE - p.294 of Previews MAR08
by Kevin Eastman & Simon Bisley Casey Jones and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Raphael, find themselves caught up in the middle of an international family murder/revenge/assassination plot, complete with gansters, thugs, secret agents, double agents and more spent shell casings than the D-Day invasion!
►DEAD SHE SAID #1
IDW PUBLISHING - p.297 of Previews MAR08
Steve Niles (w); Bernie Wrightson (a & c) Legendary comic book artist Bernie Wrightson inks his own work for the first time in more than two decades! And joining Wrightson on this noir horror tale is the writer who has revitalized both genres in comics, Steve Niles. Detective Coogan knows well that there are some pretty shady freaks out there in the big city
but he doesn't know that some of those freaks ain't human. He learns it the hard way, and ends up on the wrong side of a bullet, all in the first issue of this new series that mixes horror and noir into a tightly wound nightmare of twists and turns.
►COMPLEAT NEXT MEN TP VOL 01
IDW PUBLISHING - p.306 of Previews MAR08
John Byrne (w & a & c) In the 1990s, acclaimed writer/artist John Byrne created an all-new world of superheroes and explored their impact on the planet in a realistic way, a book that quickly became one of the most critically acclaimed titles in his storied career. Now John Byrne's Next Men is being collected in its entirety in thick B&W volumes that offer 300 pages of story and art. Volume 1 collects the 2112 graphic novel, the #0 issue, and the first 12 issues of this masterful run.
►LA PERDIDA TP (C: 0-1-2)
PANTHEON BOOKS - p.322 of Previews MAR08
by Jessica Abel The first full-length graphic novel from the acclaimed young comics artist. This is an emotional, high velocity tale of a young woman named Carla who journeys to Mexico City in search of her true identity, only to discover a self she can hardly recognize. Jessica Abel's evocative black-and-white drawings and creative mix of English and Spanish bring Mexico City's past and present to life, unfurling Carla's dark history against the legacies of Burroughs and Kahlo. A story about the youthful desire to live an authentic life and the consequences of trusting easy answers, La Perdida - at once grounded in the particulars of life in Mexico and resonantly universal - is a story about finding oneself by getting lost.
►CALIBER #1
RADICAL PUBLISHING - p.329 of Previews MAR08
by Sam Sarkar & Garrie Gastonny In the Old American West, Whitefeather is a half-Indian/half-French shaman with tormenting visions of an apocalyptic future where mankind has doomed itself after turning away from the law. He then has a further vision of mankind's salvation. He sees Arthur, the man who is destined to bring law to the world and the weapon that will bring about this change. A mystically-emblazoned gun, that can only be fired by one man, that will never miss and when aimed will bring down the heavens, firing thunder itself from its barrel. He sets out to find the legendary Caliber. An epic Western adventure like no other!
►HERCULES #1
RADICAL PUBLISHING - p.331 of Previews MAR08
Fourteen hundred years ago, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus, for this he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labors and the loss of his family, this dark, world-weary soul turned his back on the gods finding his only solace in bloody battle. Over the years he warmed to the company of six similar souls, their only bond being their love of fighting and presence of death. These men and woman never question where they go to fight or why or whom, just how much they will be paid. Now the King of Thrace has hired these mercenaries to train his men to become the greatest army of all time. It is time for this bunch of lost souls to finally have their eyes opened to how far they have fallen when they must train an army to become as ruthless and blood thirsty as their reputation has become. In the dark epic vein of Frank Millar's 300, Radical reinvents the Hercules legend like never before, behind a sumptuously rendered cover by Jim Steranko. Designs by jim Steranko, Weta Workshop and Imaginary Friends Studios.
►LINGER ONE SHOT (MR) (C: 0-1-1)
VIRGIN COMICS LLC - p.366 of Previews MAR08
A ganja-fueled road trip through the desert turns deadly in this shocking horror tale. On one last bender with his best friend on the eve of his wedding, Rishi crashes into and kills an old mystic known as a Kapalik. Rather than confessing their crime, they burn the body on the ghats of India's famed 'city of death' Varanasi and erase all evidence of the mystic's existence. It's a perfect cover-up, except for the fact that you can destroy a Kapalik's physical body, but his soul forever lingers...and in this case seeks bloody revenge.
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