PREVIEWS #300 (VOL. XXIII #9, SEP13)
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PREVIEWS #302
NOVEMBER 2013
COVER ART: The latest projects from Image Comics and DC Comics
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Dark Horse Comics
Sledgehammer 44: Lightning War #1 (of 3)
Mike Mignola (W/Cover), John Arcudi (W), Laurence Campbell (A), and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale Nov 27
FC, 32 pages $3.50 Miniseries
After the classified, advanced airplane known as the Flying Wing is hijacked by the Nazis, Sledgehammer is sent on a special recovery mission that pits him against the deadly Black Flame!
Ghost #1
Kelly Sue DeConnick (W), Chris Sebela (W), Ryan Sook (A), Terry Dodson (Cover), and Paolo Rivera (Variant cover)
On sale Nov 6
FC, 32 pages $2.99 Ongoing
Ghost, the hero trapped between two worlds, fights to protect Chicago from extradimensional demons disguised as humans. When a familiar stranger destroys an el train, Ghost makes a deal with a devil for the chance to uncover her own mysterious past. The perfect issue to join this action-packed superhero title!
Bloodhound: Crowbar Medicine #2
Dan Jolley (W), Leonard Kirk (A/Cover), Robin Riggs (I), and Moose Baumann (C)
On sale Nov 13
FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries
A superhuman tragedy becomes Clev’s biggest case to date, as a rogue scientist declares that the only way to stop a bad guy with superpowers is with a good guy with superpowers. To get the superpower-granting technology under control, Clev finds himself drafted by top military brass!
Catalyst Comix #5
Joe Casey (W), Paul Maybury (A), Ulises Farinas (A), Dan McDaid (A), Brad Simpson (C), and Paul Pope (Cover)
On sale Nov 6
FC, 32 pages $2.99 Miniseries
Catalyst Comix is getting hot, with another 32 pages of pure superhero swagger! Amazing Grace discovers a deep, dark secret! The Agents of Change bust some sick moves! And newly enlightened Franks Wells’s public bed-in becomes a fight with more than just pillows! It’s three times the super!
Captain Midnight #5
Joshua Williamson (W), Eduardo Francisco (A), Stefani Rennee (C), and Steve Rude (Cover)
On sale Nov 27
FC, 32 pages $2.99 Ongoing
As Agent Jones investigates the mysterious Black Sky, Captain Midnight’s on the clock as a time bomb ticks down to destruction! Can our hero save the day before he’s out of time?!
• Introducing . . . SKYMAN!
• A brand-new artist! Eduardo Francisco (Mass Effect: Homeworlds) flies with Captain Midnight!
Captain Midnight Volume 1 TP
Joshua Williamson (W), Fernando Dagnino (A), Victor Ibáñez (A), Pere Pérez (A), Roger Robinson (A), Ego (C), and Felipe Massafera (Cover)
On sale Jan 29
FC, 120 pages
TP, 7’’ x 10’’ $14.99
In the forties, he was an American hero, a daredevil fighter pilot, a technological genius . . . a superhero. Since he rifled out of the Bermuda Triangle and into the present day, Captain Midnight has been labeled a threat to homeland security. Can Captain Midnight survive in the modern world, with the US government on his heels and an old enemy out for revenge?! Collects Captain Midnight #1-#3, Captain Midnight #0, and the Captain Midnight Free Comic Book Day story.
The Occultist #2
Tim Seeley (W), Mike Norton (A), Allen Passalaqua (C), and Steve Morris (Cover)
On sale Nov 6
FC, 32 pages $3.50 Ongoing
Introducing the Providences! A trio of Catholic school students who dabble in the occult—and they take our hero on a wild and dangerous out-of-body trip that is literally out of this world! How far will they go, in search of the ultimate high?
The Black Beetle: Necrologue #2 (of 5)
Francesco Francavilla (W/A/Cover)
On sale Nov 27
FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries
Get ready for thrills and chills, Beetlemaniacs! It’s a bad time to live in Colt City... The streets are his hunting ground. The citizens are his prey. He’s cruel and wild, like a wounded beast... He is Mudman! Only one man can stop this villain’s murder binge, but time is running out for the Black Beetle! Plus, on a lighter note, the New Adventures of Little Black Beetle!
Brain Boy #3
Fred Van Lente (W), R. B. Silva (P), Rob Lean (I), Ego (C), and Ariel Olivetti (Cover)
On sale Nov 20
FC, 32 pages $2.99 Ongoing
In a battle between two telepaths, any bystander is a potential ally . . . or a potential enemy! Matt Price, code name Brain Boy, must defeat a mad mental giant but he’ll have to survive a mob of mind-controlled New Yorkers to do it!
Buzzkill #3
Donny Cates (W), Mark Reznicek (W), Geoff Shaw (A/Cover), and Lauren Affe (C)
On sale Nov 20
FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries
Ruben’s new AA sponsor, the mystical-burnout teleporter Dr. Blaqk, has him acknowledging his past errors, apologizing to his fellow superheroes on their moon base, and facing his angry ex-girlfriend. But after a shocking betrayal sends the booze-fueled hero literally over the edge, a demon from his past bursts onto the scene.
The Victories #6
Michael Avon Oeming (W/A/Sketch variant), Nick Filardi (C), Andrea Wicklund (Cover)
On sale Nov 6
FC, 32 pages $3.99 Ongoing
With all superheroes ordered to internment camps until research can prove that they aren’t a diseased risk to humanity, and one of the world’s most powerful heroes now a mind slave to mysterious powers, who will stand to save humanity from the shadowy group taking over the world?
#1 for $1: The Victories
Michael Avon Oeming (W/A/Cover) and Nick Filardi (C)
On sale Nov 27
FC, 32 pages $1.00 One-shot
Meet the Victories—six heroes sworn to protect us from crime, corruption, and the dark. When the team member Faustus uncovers his traumatic hidden past, will he self-destruct?
X #7
Duane Swierczynski (W), Eric Nguyen (A), Michelle Madsen (C), Alex Garner (Cover)
On sale Nov 13
FC, 32 pages $2.99 Ongoing
The manipulative Lt. Setter has charged rookie Ruidoso and a team of other honest cops with capturing X, knowing that X’s code won’t let him fight back lethally. As X battles the Dogs of War in Arcadia’s toxic sewers, Ruidoso has to make a choice . . .
X Volume 1: Big Bad TP
Duane Swierczynski (W), Eric Nguyen (A), Michelle Madsen (C), Dave Wilkins (Covers), and Glint Langley (Cover)
On sale Jan 15
FC, 128 pages
TP, 7’’ x 10’’ $14.99
A masked vigilante known only as “X” dispenses justice without mercy to the criminals who rule the decaying city of Arcadia. When muckraking blogger Leigh Ferguson snoops down the wrong alley, she gets swept into X’s bloody war with a politically powerful crime lord. Duane Swierczynski (Godzilla, Cable and X-Force) and Eric Nguyen (Batman: Arkham Unchained) dish out nonstop, visceral action, with Dark Horse’s most brutal and exciting character—X! Collects issues #0-#4 of the ongoing series.
NEVER ENDING #1 (of 3)
Adam Knave (W), D. J. Kirkbride (W), and Robert Love (A/Cover)
On sale Nov 27
FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries
Fighting crime isn't superhero Charles Baxter's main problem—it's fighting time! Trapped for decades in a superpowered body that never ages but is now driving him insane, Chuck's only hope for a “permanent cure” is to team up with his archnemesis Archibald Crane. He just needs the evil scientist to stop hitting him first!
Dark Horse Presents #30
Fred Van Lente (W), Jamie S. Rich (W), David Lapham (W/A), Mike Baron (W), Caitlín R. Kiernan (W), Michael T. Gilbert (W/A), Chad Lambert (W), Steve Horton (W), Stan Sakai (W/A), Phil Stanford (W), Reilly Brown (A/Cover), Brent Schoonover (A), Steve Rude (A), Steve Lieber (A), Tom Williams (A), Ryan Cody (A), Patric Reynolds (A), and Jordie Bellaire (Cover)
On sale Nov 20
FC, 80 pages $7.99 Ongoing
Fred Van Lente and Reilly Brown tell the epic tale of Saint George . . . the dragon slayer! Sixties sci-fi meets a hard-boiled detective mystery in Jamie S. Rich and Brent Schoonover’s Integer City! Stan Sakai does action adventure with the return of Nilson Groundthumper! Phil Stanford’s City of Roses returns! The writer of Amala’s Blade, Steve Horton, introduces Monstrous with Ryan Cody! And a unique time-travel story from Chad Lambert and Tom Williams! Plus, new installments of The Strain: The Fall, Mr. Monster, and Alabaster!
Amala’s Blade: Spirits of Naamaron TP
Steve Horton (W) and Michael Dialynas (A/Cover)
On sale Jan 22
FC, 144 pages
TP, 7” x 10” $18.99
The kingdom of Naamaron is bitterly divided into warring factions, Purifiers and Modifiers, with both sides fearing the Great Vizier's deadliest assassin, Amala. With a price on her head—and a ghost monkey on her back—the future of both kingdoms may rest in her bloodstained hands! Collects the entire miniseries and Dark Horse Presents stories and includes a never-before-published Amala’s Blade story, an art gallery, and creators’ notes!
Resident Alien: The Suicide Blonde #3 (of 3)
Peter Hogan (W) and Steve Parkhouse (A/C/Cover)
On sale Nov 13
FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries
An alien explorer stranded in America yearns for his home world, but he’s enamored with ours—especially when it comes to murder mysteries! Seeking to clear the name of a friend who’s fingered for a college girl’s death, Harry combs Seattle for clues. And those federal agents? They’re only getting closer to nabbing Harry!
Clown Fatale #1 (of 4)
Victor Gischler (W), Maurizio Rosenzweig (A), Moreno DiNisio (C), and Tim Seeley (Cover)
On sale Nov 13
FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries
Sexy female clowns are mistaken for contract killers and abandon their shabby traveling circus for a world of violence and cruelty—with clown makeup.
The Massive #17
Brian Wood (W), Garry Brown (A), Jordie Bellaire (C), J. P. Leon (Cover)
On sale Nov 27
FC, 32 pages $3.50 Ongoing
As Ninth Wave’s pre-Crash antiwhaling ideology is challenged, so is their very place in these waters, as the crew of the Kapital enters a pitched battle against traditional whalers. Meanwhile, Mary is AWOL at this most crucial time, with no indications that she’ll ever come back or any clues to where she’s gone.
MIND MGMT #17
Matt Kindt (W/A/C/Cover)
On sale Nov 27
FC, 32 pages $3.99 Ongoing
MIND MGMT’s third arc comes to its explosive, oversized conclusion, as each of the one-shot stories collide in a suburban neighborhood destabilized by sleeper agent the Home Maker. As Lyme, the Eraser, and Meru each follow their own agenda, a psychic battle royale engulfs the community! Extra pages! Same price!
The Shaolin Cowboy #2
Geof Darrow (W/A/Cover) and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale Nov 13
FC, 40 pages $3.99 Miniseries
He came, he “sawed,” but will he conquer?! The Shaolin Cowboy proves—in 33 pages of gas-powered mayhem—that the undead and kung fu don't mix as they mix it up in issue #2. No “low T” in this one!
S.H.O.O.T. First #2 (of 4)
Justin Aclin (W), Nicolas Daniel Selma (A/Cover), and Marlac (C)
On sale Nov 13
FC, 32 pages $3.99 Miniseries
The Secular Humanist Occult Obliteration Taskforce heads to Egypt to take on a terrorist group—and their monstrous protector! But this is one battle that S.H.O.O.T. can’t hope to win, and when the dust settles, the team will never be the same—and the identity of the traitor will be revealed!
The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys #6 (of 6)
Gerard Way (W), Shaun Simon (W), Becky Cloonan (A/Cover), Dan Jackson (C) and Gabriel Bá (Variant Cover)
On sale Nov 13
FC, 40 pages $3.99 Miniseries
“Stupid children, they’ll never learn.” It all ends here, boys and girls, so Killjoys, make some noise! The Phoenix Witch rises, Destroya lives, and Korse is on the loose! If Battery City isn’t razed to the ground by the end of this issue, then we’re all dead. Check your BLI-issued heart monitors and make sure you have a pulse. If you do, you need this raucous finale!