I’ll admit it, I am a super geek, or as the name of this site implies, a Hypergeek. I am such a huge geek that every month when a new copy of Previews Magazine comes out I like to sit down, flick through and see what cool new stuff is coming out. I then add stuff I am interested in to my pull list, trim off a few titles I’m not really enjoying, and shoot an email off to my comic shop to update my order. I know that DC & Marvel release their solicits weeks for they appear in print, but when you actually sit down and look through Previews Magazine, there are tons of small companies releasing all sorts of interesting looking books that you might not notice otherwise!

The below is a list of upcoming new series and one-shots coming out in September that have me excited. It isn’t a full list of everything that I will be buying that month. For that, feel free to check out my full pull list!

This month is actually looking like a reasonably sized one, and there isn’t too huge an amount of new stuff solicited that I desperately want. Marvel have a few books out by writers I really like, such as Diggle, Fraction, Hickman and Remender, but they are all Dark Reign titles, and I can’t afford to get into buying all of that stuff! So that saves a bit of cash at least

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• Chronicles of Wormwood: The Last Battle

- Issue #1 of a six part series

Garth Ennis is picking up the reigns of his hilarious, and bat-shit crazy, series about a benevolent Antichrist, his best friend Jesus, and a talking rabbit. If you’ve read any of the previous series, you’ll know what to expect, and it goes without saying, this isn’t for the easily offended

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Garth Ennis returns to the fan-favorite Chronicles of Wormwood series! Continuing the on-going series of mini-series, Jimmy the Rabbit, Jay, and Danny Wormwood, the Anti-Christ himself, are back in a new full-color six issue series that promises to provide everything you love about Ennis! Danny has started to get his life back together after averting the apocalypse, and getting rid of God and Devil. But Hell might be getting taken over by something even worse, Pope Jacko! Series artist Oscar Jimenez provides the stunning cover and interior art. Ennis drags the whole world into the gutter with his trademark razor-sharp dialogue, biting wit, and the stunning art of Jimenez, all in full-color. This sacrilegious artifact is available with Regular and Visions of Hell Wraparound, both by series artist Jimenez, a Special Ennis Signed Poster edition that also has a new Jimenez cover and is limited to just 3000 copies, and special retailer incentive Anti-Christ Edition!

Dark Horse

• Beasts of Burden

- Four Part Miniseries

Jill Thompson is one of my absolute favourite artists, so this miniseries is a must have. The book looks like a great all-ages read, so it would be perfect for parents to read with their kids!

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When supernatural occurrences sweep the community of Burden Hill, it’s up to a heroic gang of cats and dogs to keep residents safe from harm.

A bizarre disturbance leads these four-legged neighbors on a wild-goose chase into the depths of the nearby forest, where loyalties are tested and lives come to an abrupt end.

Award-winning comics creators Evan Dorkin (Milk & Cheese) and Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother) first introduced these heroic characters in the anthologies The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings, Witchcraft, the Dead, and Monsters, for which they won coveted Eisner Awards for Best Short Story and Best Painter.

Adventure, mystery, horror and humor thrive on every page of Beasts of Burden–a comic-book series that will capture readers’ hearts and haunt their dreams.

The Eisner Award-winning story gets its own series!

• Usagi Yojimbo: Yokai

- An Original Graphic Novel

2009 Marks the 25th year of publication for Stan Sakai’s rabbit ronin, Usagi Yojimbo. To celebrate this event, Sakai has decided to publish an original graphic novel called Usagi Yojimbo: Yokai. This OGN is set to be legendary! I’ve been really getting back into Usagi Yojimbo recently, and the series is still absolutely wonderful. If you have been thinking of getting into the comic, or back into, this OGN would be the perfect jumping on point, because it is a self contained story, and looks like it will act as the perfect introduction to the world of the rabbit ronin. This very special original graphic novel will be fully hand-painted, written, and lettered by creator Stan Sakai!

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Yokai are the monsters, demons, and spirits of Japanese folklore, such as the shape-changing kitsune, the obakeneko demon cats, and the evil oni ogres. Usagi faces all these and more when a desperate woman begs for his help in finding her kidnapped husband. Tracing the abducted man to an old castle, Usagi finds the ruins haunted by creatures of Japanese legend and discovers that they are amassing for a great raid on the countryside! Fortunately, Usagi is joined by Sasuke the Demon Queller, who is also fighting to prevent the invasion, but things aren’t always as they seem—especially when dealing with the supernatural!

DC

• The Shield

- Issue #1 of an ongoing series

This new series is a continuation of the storylines of two of the characters from J. Michael Straczynski’s “Red Circle” event. The book is really a flip-book, with the first story featuring The Shield written by Eric Trauntmann with art by Murco Rudy, and the second story featuring Inferno being written by Brandon Jerwa with art by Greg Scott.

Trutmann and Jerwa have worked together previously on ‘Wide Awake‘, their webcomic project, and I am really looking forwar to seeing them work together again. Trautmann and Jerwa are two upcoming writers that you should definitely keep an eye on!

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Spinning out of August’s “Red Circle” event from superstar writer J. Michael Straczynski comes the new ongoing adventures of the patriotic Shield and the mysterious man on the run, Inferno! Eric Trautmann (CHECKMATE) and Marco Rudy (FINAL CRISIS) take Lt. Joe Higgins, a.k.a. The Shield, into the hotspots civilians dare not go. His first mission takes The Shield to the razed country of Bialya, destroyed by the rage of Black Adam in 52. Something lurks in the mountains beyond militia activity, and The Shield must investigate!

Plus, Inferno stars in a fast-paced co-feature from writer Brandon Jerwa (G.I. Joe) and artist Greg Scott (GOTHAM CENTRAL)! Who is Inferno, and why is he being pursued by the Dark Men? He’d better find out fast because Green Arrow and Black Canary have questions of their own for the new hero!

• Superman: Secret Origin

- Issue #1 of a six part series

I have to admit that I haven’t been reading the superman books recently. I have been hearing very good things about what Geoff Johns, James Robinson, Greg Rucka, and Sterling Gates have been doing with the super- titles of late, but I simply cannot afford to pick up all those blasted titles. Much like Marvel’s Dark Reign line, it has frankly excluded me with the massive amount of cash it costs to keep up with the full storyline.

Now though, Johns is reuniting with Gary Frank to tell the “secret” origin of the Man of Steel. Gary Frank’s artwork on his recent run on Action Comics was jaw-droppingly brilliant, and he draws one of the best Supermen that I have ever seen. Some people might be scratching their heads over the concept of telling Superman’s ‘Secret Origin’ again, and frankly, who could blame them! I mean, we’ve had the origin of Superman told so many times now that it is becoming absolutely confusing. So far we have had Man of Steel, Superman: For All Seasons, Superman: Birthright, and now this new series called ‘Secret Origin’ – I hope some one at DC sees the irony in that title!

The company line is that these official origin tales are all for ‘different’ versions of Superman that have since been retconned in the wake of massive Universe changing events…. as a DC fan, I understand this concept completely, but I can imagine it will drive casual readers away in droves. Oh well, I trust Geoff Johns to tell a wonderful, if not surprise filled, version of Superman’s origin.

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Hot on the heels of their acclaimed run on ACTION COMICS, superstars Geoff Johns and Gary Frank reunite to present a 6-issue event that spells out the definitive origin of Superman for the 21st century — and it all starts with a gigantic 48-page issue! Chronicling Clark Kent’s journey from the cornfields of Smallville to the skyscrapers of Metropolis, you’ll witness a whole new look at the beginnings of Lex Luthor, the Legion of Super-Heroes, Lois Lane, Metallo, Jimmy Olsen, the Parasite and more! It’s a look at the mythic past of the Man of Steel with an eye toward the future!

DC Vertigo

• Sweet Tooth

- Issue #1 of a new ongoing series

This is one of the reasons I really like looking through Previews Magazine. I have never heard of this title before, but the cover image really got my attention. My eyes drifted down to the text ‘blurb’ and I was instantly very intrigued with this bizarre sounding little book. It sounds like pretty high-concept stuff, in the vein of Fables and other recent Vertigo books, and the artwork is just divine. Definitely worth a look!

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From out of the deep woods and the mind of acclaimed indie cartoonist Jeff Lemire (THE NOBODY, The Essex County Trilogy) comes a new Vertigo monthly ongoing series like no other! After being raised in total isolation, Gus — a boy born with deer-like antlers — is left to survive in an American landscape devastated a decade earlier by an inexplicable pandemic. Even more remarkable is that Gus is part of a rare new breed of human/animal hybrid children who have emerged in its wake, all apparently immune to the infection. Enter Jepperd, a violent, hulking drifter who soon takes in Gus and promises to lead him to “The Preserve,” a fabled safe-haven for hybrid children. Along the way they’ll have to contend with science militias, deadly scavengers, rival bounty hunters, and hybrid worshiping cultists as they fight to make it to safety and solve the mysteries of this deadly new frontier. This bizarre and haunting new series is boldly written and illustrated by Eisner-nominated creator Jeff Lemire and elegantly colored by fellow Eisner nominee Jose Villarubia. A little boy with antlers, a big man with guns, a world without hope — SWEET TOOTH #1 ships in September for only $1.00! Plus, don’t miss a free preview of this title in August’s JACK OF FABLES #37!

DC Zuda

• High Moon volume 1

- Trade Paperback collection of online material

High Moon was the first winner of Zuda Comics monthly online competition, and to this day it is still the best title they have. This is really saying something, because there have been some ridiculously good Zuda strips in the last year and a half, but High Moon is just the best of the best! Written by David Gallaher, and with artwork by Steve Ellis, High Moon is an adventure/horror story of cowboys and werewolves in the Old West. Word don’t really do it justice to be honest, so head on over and read it, then make sure to order this lovely collection!

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The first winner of Zuda Comics’ monthly online competition, HIGH MOON is a horror adventure of cowboys and werewolves in the Old West. HIGH MOON begins with a gruff bounty hunter, Matthew Macgregor, investigating a series of strange happenings in the dusty town of Blest, Texas. While Macgregor seeks to uncover the town’s dark secrets, he tries desperately to keep his own hidden.

The horrors of Blest ripple out to the mountainous town of Ragged Rock, Oklahoma, where another detective investigates a series of murders following a bizarre train robbery. Uncovering an age-old vendetta, this mysterious lawman is forced to do battle with a steam-driven monstrosity.
Macgregor’s tale concludes as a young woman’s dire call for assistance leads him through the Black Hills of South Dakota and into devastating battle between two warring factions. Macgregor must face down the United States government – only to discover a secret ritual that spells the destruction of the American frontier.

IDW

• The Raven and Other Stories

- Illustrated collection of poems and short-stories

IDW are reprinting this classic book of Gothic literature by the legendary Edgar Allan Poe. How do you make these well known stories even creepier than they already are? Simple, get Ben Templesmith to illustrate it. Genius! I can’t wait to get this one, Ben’s illustrations for IDW’s recent Dracula reprint were absolutely stunning, and the review images I’ve seen for this one looks even better!

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Celebrated American author Edgar Allan Poe’s most cherished works are re-presented in this handsome volume from IDW Publishing. Featuring “The Raven,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” “The Masque of the Red Death” as well as additional poems and short stories from the author’s library, all accompanied by the haunting art of Ben Templesmith.

• Lori

- Illustrated novel

Lori is a novel by Robert Bloch, who is apparently the master of American horror, but I have to say I’ve not heard of him before! Still, the blurb sounds like an interesting tale, and again, it’s illustrated by Ben Templesmith, so who am I to resist???

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After graduating from college, Lori returns home only to lose her parents in a fire. In the wake of this tragedy, unusual events begin to unfold, starting with the discovery of a girl named Priscilla Fairmount in an old high school yearbook who looks just like Lori. But the yearbook is from before Lori was born! Now, suspected by the police for being involved in the fire, Lori begins a descent into madness, convinced that her “twin,” Priscilla, is attempting to take over her mind… unaware of the brutal role she herself may be playing in the events which now shape her fate. From Robert Bloch, the master of American horror, Lori is a cerebral and terrifying read.

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• Underground

- Issue #1 of a four part series

I did an Advance Review of Underground #1 a few weeks ago, and I absolutely loved it. I’m definitely going o be picking up this series, and you should too!

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As WHITEOUT readies to hit theaters worldwide, artist STEVE LIEBER returns to the adventure genre with a new thriller, pairing with acclaimed writer JEFF PARKER (AGENTS OF ATLAS, EXILES)! Park Ranger and avid caver Wesley Fischer is on a one-woman mission to stop Stillwater Cave from being turned into a tourist trap, but public opinion is not on her side. When locals begin blasting in the cave, Wes and a fellow ranger investigate – and a confrontation spirals into a deadly chase deep under the Kentucky mountains!

• Sky Pirates of Neo Terra

- Issue #1 of a five part series

I don’t want to sound biased here, but I’m quite friendly with the creators of this next title; however, they are both wonderfully talented individuals, so I don’t feel that bad for pimping their wares You may know Josh Wagner from his awesome comic book series, Fiction Clemens. If you don’t, then get out their and buy it now! Camilla D’Errico is a wonderful, incredibly talented lady, and her previous comic book work includes an arc of Nightmares & Fairy Tales, Burn, and Tanpopo. She also has an upcoming art book in Ashley Wood’s Sparrow series.

This one is sure to be brilliant, so make sure to ask your comic shop owner to pre-order you a copy, and urge him to get some for the shelves.

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In Neo Terra, a world of forgotten technology and natural magic, reckless young glide-wing pilot, Billy Boom Boom, must outwit the Pirate King to stop him from ushering in a new Dark Age. CAMILLA D’ERRICO, (Burn, Nightmares and Fairy Tales) pencils this high adventure mini-series about loyalty, friendship, and what it means to be a true hero. Based on the Nintendo DS game “The Sky Pirates of Neo Terra”.

• Dead Space: Extraction

- One-shot

Last Year, Antony Johnston and Ben Templesmith wrote a really cool and incredibly gory Dead Space mini series that acted as a prelude to the much acclaimed survival horror video game. I loved the comics, and then the game came out… but they didn’t make a version for the Wii !! I know that hardcore games only play 360 or PS3, but you try telling my wife that! Anyway, now that the Wii has become the most popular console in the galaxy it seems that game devs are starting to make special interactive versions of their games to tap into this absolutely humongous market of Wii owners. So is born Dead Space: Extraction, a Wii exclusive version of the game, scripted by none other than Antony Johnston himself! Now Johnston and Templesmith are reuniting to do a comic of the video game, and I for one will definitely be buying it. The first series was great, the game looked amazing, and this looks equally kick-ass!

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Take a step further into the horrifying world of DEAD SPACE with EXTRACTION, the special edition comic of the forthcoming Wii title, from the same creative team behind the original DEAD SPACE comic! Senior Medical Officer Nicole Brennan gets the chance of a lifetime when she’s assigned to the USG Ishimura… but before long, the necromorph infection breaks out and Nicole must race to unravel the horrifying clues she finds in a very special young girl!

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• The Torch

- Issue #1 of an eight part series

Mike Carey and Alex Ross writing together…. oh yeah, that sounds pretty… fucking awesome! Take Alex Ross’ fantastically nostalgic plots, and add to that Mike Carey’s wonderful flair for bringing characters to life, and you’ve got yourself an insanely good Human Torch comic! I wonder if this story is a retrospective sort of thing, or whether this is a ‘rebirth’ type of tale? I don’t know, but I sure can’t wait to find out.

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The Soul of an Old Machine, part 1. The Torch is dead – buried with full military honors. But what does death mean for an artificial man? The Mad Thinker is determined to find out, with the reluctant help of the Torch’s best and oldest friend – Tom (Toro) Raymond.

• Ultimate Comics: Armor War

- Issue #1 of a four part series

Well, it looks like Marvel are really bringing on the big guns for their Ultimate universe reboot. First Mark Millar is back on Ultimate Avengers, and now they’ve brought Warren Ellis back to do Iron Man again, after his ridiculously popular Ultimate Human series. Well, it sounds great, I just wonder if it’ll ship in as timely manner as Marvel want. When was the last issue of New Universal??

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Exploding from the ruins of ULTIMATUM, Tony Stark races against time to save his crippled corporation and stop the theft of his armored arsenal! Superstar writer WARREN ELLIS (ULTIMATE HUMAN) teams up with rising talent STEVE KURTH (IRON MAN) to bring you a globe-spanning, high-octane thriller with a blast from Tony’s past that you’ve gotta see to believe!

• Wolverine: Old Man Logan Giant Sized

- One-shot

If you have been reading Mark Millar and Steve McNiven’s adrenaline packed future Marvel Universe story that has been running in Wolverine for the past year or so, you are definitely going to want to pick this up, and not the regular Wolverinebook. Obviously Millar and McNiven were not producing the book fast enough for Marvel to finish the storyline in time for ‘Dark Reign’, so they get this ‘Giant size’ special, while the main book gets turned into Dark Wolverine, urgh… another title to dump from my list

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This is it! The moment you’ve been waiting for! Prepare yourselves for the most brutal battle in the history of comics as Wolverine returns– and unleashes a tidal wave of bloody revenge! It’s Wolverine versus the Hulk Gang to the death! Don’t miss the flesh-rending final chapter to the greatest Wolverine story ever told by the peerless Mark Millar and Steve McNiven! Plus — you won’t be able to tear yourself away from the gallery of covers, background material, behind-the-scenes extras, and all-new pinups that fill out this GIANT-SIZE SPECTACULAR!

• Criminal: The Sinners

- Issue #1 of a new ongoing volume

After wrapping up work on their pulp super-villain book, Incognito, Brubaker and Phillips are returning to do a new Criminal book. This fifth book of Criminal is titled ‘The Sinners’ and follows the misadventures of Tracy Lawless, who was a popular character in previous volumes of the series, as she tries to solve the mystery of bad guys that keep turning up dead throughout the city. Criminal is crime comics done right, it is noir done to perfection, because it doesn’t set out to be Noir, it just is! Make sure you pick this amazing book up. It is one of the best comics you will ever read

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One of the most award-winning and acclaimed comics series of the last several years returns to the shelves this September with a perfect new jumping-on point for new readers — or those who’ve gotten hooked on Brubaker and Phillips hit series INCOGNITO and are craving more! CRIMINAL’s most popular character, TRACY LAWLESS returns in THE SINNERS. It’s been a year since Tracy was forced into working for the bad guys, and now made men are turning up dead all over the city, in what appears to be mob-style hits. But since criminals don’t go to the cops for justice… only Tracy can solve this crime.

Top Shelf

• Alec: The Years Have Pants

Alec is a wonderful series of semi-autobiographical stories from the legendary writer/artist, Eddie Campbell. This gorgeous looking hardcover collects together all of the previous volumes of Alec stories, and includes a brand new 35-page book called ‘The Years have Pants’. This collection has Eisner written all over it, another beautiful collection in the vein of Lost Girls.

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For the first time ever, the groundbreaking autobiographical comics of master cartoonist Eddie Campbell (FROM HELL) are collected in a single volume! Brilliantly observed and profoundly expressed, the ALEC stories present a version of Eddie’s own life, filtered through the alter ego of “Alec MacGarry.” Over many years, we witness Alec’s (and Eddie’s) progression “from beer to wine” — wild nights at the pub, existential despair, the hunt for love, the quest for art, becoming a responsible breadwinner, feeling lost at his own movie premiere, and much more! Eddie’s outlandish fantasies and metafictional tricks convert life into art, while staying fully grounded in his own absurdity. At every point, the author’s uncanny eye for irony and wry self-awareness makes even the smallest occasion into an opportunity for wit and wisdom. Quite simply, ALEC is a masterpiece of visual autobiography. ALEC: THE YEARS HAVE PANTS (A LIFE-SIZE OMNIBUS) collects the previous Alec books THE KING CANUTE CROWD, GRAFFITI KITCHEN, HOW TO BE AN ARTIST, LITTLE ITALY, THE DEAD MUSE, THE DANCE OF LIFEY DEATH, AFTER THE SNOOTER, as well as an all-new 35 page book, THE YEARS HAVE PANTS, and some other short stories rarely or never before seen. — Softcover Graphic Novel with French Flaps, 640 pages, 7 1/2″ x 10″

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