Archive for the ‘Preview’ Category
This summer, Top Cow Productions will launch a huge limited crossover series featuring the cybernetic killers of Cyberforce, and the Ultra Sapiens of Hunter-Killers. While the storyline is being kept a secret, we do know Mark Waid will be writing with Kenneth Rocafort providing all the art.
“I can’t wait to work with Kenneth again,” said Waid in a prepared statement. “He blew my mind when I first saw his Hunter-Killer pages during the first run. To be brutally honest, it’s rare that I see a new artist whose work doesn’t feel redundant or a clone of something else already out there. Kenneth’s energy knocks me out.”
“This is a dream come true to draw one of my favorite teams of all time, Cyberforce,” said Rocafort, who was a fan of Top Cow books well before he started drawing for them. “And to combine that with the characters of Hunter-Killer, which I love to draw, and working with Mark again, this is an exciting project for me.”
Take the jump for a Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer pin-up and character sketches from Rocafort.
Marvel is set to releases a series of “Bad Guy” villain variant covers for the release of Thunderbolts #127 and Amazing Spider-Man #579.
BOOM! I love this image. It’s a perfect combination of dramatic pose, lighting, and the suspense of wanting to know what this promo is all about. My guess it has something to do with some of that art we saw a year or so ago featuring Iron Man in a Captain America inspired suit.
We’ll find out when Marvel sends more info, but until then, enjoy the image directly from the Mike Deodato, Jr.
Dynamite Entertainment has announced it will release a chase cover to The Death Defying Devil #1 by John Romita Sr.
Admired by generations of comic books fans and creators alike, John Romita Sr. is best known for his legendary work on Marvel Comics’ Daredevil and The Amazing Spider-Man from the late 1960’s to early 1970’s. In the 1970’s he served as Marvel Comics’ art director, where he had a major role in defining the look of Marvel Comics and in designing new characters such as Punisher and Wolverine. In 2002 John Romita Sr. was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame. John Romita Sr’s cover for The Death Defying ‘Devil #1 continues Dynamite’s exciting presentation of Project Superpowers expanded universe chase covers by legendary talent; also available is the new Black Terror series with chase covers by George Tuska and John Romita, Sr.
This is a 1 in 15 cover, so you better hope your local comic shop orders plenty for you to get this one.
Take the jump to see the full Romita cover, plus covers by Alex Ross and John Cassaday.
What happens when you take four superheroes, lock them in quarantine until a space toxin is removed from their systesm? Welcome to the real world like you’ve never seen it before as the Fantastic Four get a little cabin fever and start taking it out on one another. Good thing there are those kids hanging around… They always solve the problems the adults can’t… yeah… stupid grown ups…
Many of you guessed those cute cuddly Marvel heroes were indeed based on the Hasbro action figure line aimed at the young’uns. Today, Marvel announces the Super Hero Squad: Hero Up! One-shot.
Written by fan favorite scribe Paul Tobin (Marvel Adventures: Super Heroes) and featuring art by the can’t-miss team of Marcelo DiChiara & Chris Sotomayor, this extra-sized one-shot features all your favorite Marvel characters. Experience the Marvel Universe like never before, as the heroes & villains of Super Hero City clash in epic confrontations! Take a stroll down to the Xavier Institute, past the FF’s Baxter Building…but don’t stray too far, because dastardly Doctor Doom’s domain is the next block over…! Plus, learn more about your favorite heroes with bios and more!
In addition to shipping with two covers (previously seen), there’s also a full poster featuring both covers joined together.
Super Hero Squad: Hero Up! arrives January 07, 2009 for $3.99. The poster will sell for $8.99.
Boom! Studios has announced a new mini-series that delves into a story about a thief with supernatural powers. The series is written by Michael Alan Nelson with art by emma Rios.
HEXED follows nineteen-year-old Luci Neves, a.k.a. “Lucifer,” a Brazilian thief who specializes in the otherworldy and the enchanted. Ordinary crooks can rob banks. Lucifer’s the girl you call when you need someone to steal a demon’s collar, a feather from an angel’s wings, or the hinges off the gates of Hell itself. Luci’s life has been plagued by macabre adventures and ethereal encounters, and now that an ill-satisfied client from her past has come back to haunt her…well, there may be no place in any dimension left for her to run!
“This is, honestly, everything I look for in a series and in a first issue,” said BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Mark Waid in a prepared statement. “Michael’s got his craft down better than just about anyone, and his ideas are terrific. Weird and chilling and compellingly disturbing, but terrific. Okay, actually, the boy clearly needs therapy. But HEXED is great.”
Top Cow has announced Impaler will get an ongoing series from the company. The vampire thriller by William Harms with art by Matt Timson has had success with the first trade paperback, thus more vamp stories are on the way.
“Vampires continue to resonate with people – just look at the success of properties like HBO’s True Blood and Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight books,” said Top Cow’s VP Marketing and Sales Mel Caylo in a prepared statement. “We recognized Impaler is truly a fresh, new spin on the ‘vampire mythos’ and were excited to keep the story going. We think it has the potential to be like Walking Dead, but for vampires.”
In the first story arc of Impaler, a derelict cargo ship is found adrift offshore during a terrible blizzard in New York City. When New York’s Finest is sent to investigate the missing crew, an unspeakable horror is unleashed that quickly spreads all over the snow-covered borough, as a vampire plague quickly moves through the city’s population. The people’s only hope lies in Vlad Tepes, the real-life historical inspiration for the vampire legend, Dracula. Vlad the Impaler arrives to defend the city from the ever-growing vampire horde, but how much can one man do against an army of thousands?
Dynamite Entertainment has announced The Death Defying Devil #1 will be an ongoing series spinning out of the company’s Project Superpowers series. Joe Casey will write the series with Edgar Salazar will taking on the art duties, with John Cassaday providing alternate cover art.
“We’re extremely happy to be expanding the Project Superpowers Universe that Dynamite has built together with Alex Ross and Jim Krueger,” stated Dynamite’s Nick Barrucci. “Bringing Joe Casey as the scripter was a piece of the puzzle that Joe put together by reaching out to Alex to join our team. It’s great to know that great talent such as Joe could see what we were building towards in the initial series, and has helped us to showcase the ‘Devil as the next step towards introducing these ‘dynamite’ characters to the world! We cannot wait to show the fans more information and story art pages with our upcoming press and creator interviews!”
Take the jump for a preview of the covers as well as the soliticiation for the series.
It appears that the Tiny Titans series is a success (10,636 for July), so why not take it to the next level and bring the big guns into the game too? Enter DCU: Elementary. The good guys and the bad guys hanging out in the hallways of elementary school. No release date announced yet, but the pictures sure look purdy.
Mike Deodato Jr. sent along some of the work he is doing in the upcoming Wolverine: Roar that arrives in September. Take the jump to see the inks, and the colored pages done by Val Staples.
Marvel has announced the Marvel: Your Universe! book that features a complete look at the major events in the Marvel U from the last five years. Take the jump for a peek at the cover.
With the new direction Image Comics’ Invincible took in issue #50, one would expect the sales to drop off a little bit, but according to creator Robert Kirkman, that’s not the case.
“It’s tradition for the issue after a milestone like fifty to taper off, but it certainly wasn’t the case here,” said Kirkman. “In fact, the combination of INVINCIBLE’s new costume, new sidekick and the totally kick-ass cover by Jim Lee made this the best selling issue yet. Having this sell so well after we blew through issue fifty showed me the series is healthier than its ever been.”
Image has gone back to press once already on the issue that features interior art by series artist Ryan Ottley and cover by Jim Lee, but there’s no word if the reprint has sold out or not. Issue #51 arrives in August, and you can see the cover after the jump.
Marvel Comics has unveled the covers to Astonishing X-Men #26 and Astonishing X-Men #27 by artist Simone Bianchi.
Fans of Adrian Alphona can catch his next cover as the variant to Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane – a new limited series from Marvel. Looks pretty sweet!
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