Archive for the 'Preview' Category

Uncle Slam Fights Back

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008--by Stephen Schleicher

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Remember the American Dream?  The one that promised a safe place to live, work and play?  Uncle Slam is ready to fight for that dream in Uncle Slam Fights Back from Oni Press. The political satire arrives in features the title character that is part machine, part man, and all patriot.

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M-Theory Arrives in September

Thursday, June 26th, 2008--by Stephen Schleicher

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If you browsed through the Image Solicitations for September, you probably saw the new three-issue mini-series M=Theory.  The cover is not the only homage to the pulp tales of the 40’s and 50s’, the tales inside bring back those robots, spacemen, and loverly ladies from the time period too.

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Incredible Hercules #118 Back to Press

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008--by Stephen Schleicher

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The Secret Invasion tie-in issue of Incredible Hercules has sold out at the distributor level - although I’m sure you can find copies at your LCS, prompting Marvel to go back to press with a variant cover featuring, you guessed it, interior artwork by Rafa Sandoval.

The second printing arrives July 23, 2008.  Take the jump for that cover, and the cover image for Incredible Hercules #119.

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New Horror Title From Th3rd World Studios

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008--by Stephen Schleicher

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Arriving in stores this September is Th3rd World Studios’ latest release - Creature Feature.  The first issue of the 48-page anthology features stories by industry veterans like CB Cebulski, Chris Yost, Andy Schmidt, Stuart Moore, Leah Moore, John Reppion and Brian Smith.

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Who’s Up for Some Sketch Covers?

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008--by Stephen Schleicher

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Marvel has unveiled the variant covers to the 500th issue of the Uncanny X-Men.  This landmark issue is extra-sized and introduces the new writing team of Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction with art by Greg Land and Terry Dodson.

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Breaking: Midge and Moose Headed for Splittsville

Monday, June 23rd, 2008--by Stephen Schleicher

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Archie Comics has gotten a lot of publicity with its realistic interpretations of the Archie gang, and the latest installment to get this treatment is Pals-n-Gals Double Digest #125, that features the break up of Midge and Moose - and you aren’t going to believe who Midge is dating.

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Decepticons Win in IDW Title

Thursday, June 19th, 2008--by Stephen Schleicher

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Imagine a world where the Autobots lost the battle to the Decepticons and the world was taken over by Megatron.  That’s the premise behind IDW’s new 12-issue maxi-series The Transformers: All Hail Megatron.  writen by Shane McCarthy, with art by Guido Guidi will hit store shelves July 9, 2008 and will arrive monthly after that.

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Jorge Lucas on The Darkness

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008--by Stephen Schleicher

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Top Cow Productions has announced Jorge Lucas will take over the art duties for issues #7 and #8 of The Darkness.

“I’m looking forward to working on The Darkness because he is my favorite Top Cow character,” said Lucas, who remembers reading The Darkness issues in Spanish in Argentina, where he still makes his home. “I like the horror genre a lot, and the darker the character, the better. Jackie Estacado is a soul tortured by his demons, a cursed being, and I love this about him.”

Take the jump for the cover and a two page sneak peek of the art changes to come.

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SKAAR Sells Out in Two Days

Saturday, June 14th, 2008--by Stephen Schleicher

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According to Marvel, Skaar: Son of Hulk smashed its way through Diamond Comic Distributors in just two days. While no reprints are currently scheduled at this time, Marvel did send the cover to issue #2 that arrives in stores July 30, 2008.

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Gabriele Dell’Otto Ultimate Origins #1 Variant Revealed

Thursday, May 15th, 2008--by Stephen Schleicher

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Marvel Comics sent us the variant cover to Ultimate Origins #1. Yes, it is another Wolverine cover, but man, it looks good done up as a pencil sketch by Gabriele Dell’Otto.

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The End of the Beginning…

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008--by Stephen Schleicher

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or the Beginning of the End?

I’ve heard rumors that the Marvel Ultimate line may be ending, or at least getting a big shakeup. The Ultimate Origins five-part mini-series will hopefully reveal all when it arrives June 4, 2008.

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Red5 Comics Brings Zombie Horror This July

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008--by Stephen Schleicher

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Red5 Comics let Major Spoilers know it has a brand new mini-series coming our way this July that features everyone’s favorite undead brought to life (no pun intended) in a whole different way - Zombies fighting our battles.

Air-dropped into the deadliest hot zones, the walking dead of ZMD: ZOMBIES OF MASS DESTRUCTION indiscriminately infect every last warring insurgent — on either side of the conflict. Specifically engineered to be photosensitive, once enemy infection becomes complete by dawn, both the originals and newly created zombies dissolve as a means to control widespread and accidental zombification. This allows live soldiers to enter and safely occupy the now-combatant-free territory. However, this plan takes a deadly turn when one of the U.S. zombies, dubbed — ZOMBIE ZERO — fails to dissolve at the expected time, and begins to wreak havoc in the Middle East by creating others like him. This leads the U.S. military brass to send in a special operative to quietly take out Zombie Zero and his minions before their existence becomes known to the rest of the world.

YES! If you are going to compete in the zombie genre, this is a great take on the theme.

ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction (code MAY084097) is written by Kevin Grevioux with art by Geraldo Borges. Red5 Comics sent us a peek at the six part bi-monthly series that kicks off in July.

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Meet the Anti-Venom!

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008--by Stephen Schleicher

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Check it out! Not only does everyone’s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man have to worry about Venom, he now has to contend with the Anti-Venom.

Entertainment Weekly has the full photo, and a peek at the “New Ways To Die” story arc coming this summer.

via EW

1985 #1 Covers Revealed

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008--by Stephen Schleicher

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Marvel has sent Major Spoilers the covers to the upcoming Marvel: 1985 #1 that arrives May 14, 2008.

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Captain Britain vs. The Skrulls

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008--by Stephen Schleicher

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What do those silly Skrulls want with the heroes from the UK? We’ll find out in Captain Britan and MI: 13 #1, Marvel’s latest ongoing series spinning out of Secret Invasion.

Marvel has previously announced the series, but today sent Major Spoilers the variant cover by Brandon Peterson.

Take the jump for the full cover featuring a winged skrullified Ghost Rider - no wonder Marvel is the House of Ideas.

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