Previews for 10 Dark Horse Comics Titles Released Wednesday September 30th 2009
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The following comic previews are for Dark Horse Comics titles on sale Wednesday September 30th 2009.
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Comics
TPBs & HCs
- Berserk Volume 31 TPB
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 5: Predators and Prey TPB
- Hellboy: The Ice Wolves (novel)
- Lovecraft Unbound
- The Umbrella Academy Volume 2: Dallas (limited-edition hardcover)
- The Umbrella Academy: Dallas TPB
Previews
Aliens #3
Written by John Arcudi
Pencilled by Zack Howard
Inked by Mark Irwin
Coloured by Wes Dzioba
Cover by Raymond Swanland
40 pages
FC
$3.50Untold trillions of miles from Earth, the planet Chione holds limitless treasures, ancient mysteries . . . and horrors beyond imagination. In the presence of the greatest archaeological discovery in human history, biologist David Sereda’s journey of discovery becomes a desperate rescue mission as he plunges alone into a vast, maze-like necropolis to save the life of a woman trapped amidst an infestation of deadly xenomorphs. But when Sereda comes face to face with the madmen who murdered his crew — and buried him alive — he begins to doubt his quest as he realizes that for any hope of success in the midst of monsters, Sereda may need to make a deal with devils.
* This all-new Aliens series is but the first stage in the Aliens/Predator/Aliens vs. Predator relaunch!
Rapture #4
Written by Michael Avon Oeming, Taki Soma
Coloured by Val Staples
Cover by Taki Soma
32 pages
FC
$2.99In the midst of a postapocalyptic world, a lone avenging champion named Evelyn Town struggles as she watches civilization collapse around her. Evelyn’s lover, Gil, is nowhere to be found and she has failed to save her mother from the cannibals who terrorize the remaining survivors. Evelyn is taken aback by all that has challenged her since accepting the power given to her by the mysterious being known as Word. Will Evelyn’s newfound power help to reunite her with Gil? And can Gil survive the hellish world, ruled by a twisted child champion, in which he now finds himself living?
From the co-creator of Powers and The Mice Templar.
Star Wars: Legacy #40
Written by John Ostrander
Pencilled by Jan Duursema
Inkered by Dan Parsons
Colored by Brad Anderson
Cover Art by Dan Scott
40 pages
FC
$2.99On Tatooine, Cade Skywalker has promised to think about what he’s becoming, and the choices he’s made — but he didn’t say when. And before he’ll have time to think, Cade has to get himself and his crew out of reach of the Empire and Black Sun!
It’s not true that you can’t go home. You can, but getting away again is the hard part!
Usagi Yojimbo #123
Written by Stan Sakai
Art by Stan Sakai
Cover by Stan Sakai
24 pages
B&W
$3.5“The Death of Lord Hikiji”!
Before wandering the country as a masterless samurai, Usagi served Lord Mifune. But Mifune was killed in battle against the forces of the Dark Lord, Hikiji, leaving Usagi a ronin.
Years later, Usagi meets some old comrades from his days as Mifune’s retainer. The bereaved warriors have long been trying to avenge their lord by killing Hikiji, but over the years their numbers have dwindled. Now they have the perfect opportunity, and Usagi is pivotal to their plans.
* This issue features the return of a key character!
Berserk Volume 31 TPB
Written by Kentaro Miura
Art by Kentaro Miura
208 pages
B&W
$14.95Escaping the port city of Vritannis is no easy task, for even the finest ship is useless if it can’t be reached, and a horde of Kushan monsters stalks the city’s docks. Led by a powerful necromancer who has mastered both the elements and the monsters of the deep, this hideous brigade may be too much for Guts the Black Swordsman and his companions to handle, even if Guts and Schierke are able to join forces and control the awful wrath of the Berserker armor. And will it even matter, if the Kushan emperor makes Guts an offer he can’t refuse?
* Each volume of Berserk comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
* Over half a million copies sold!
“Berserk is as shocking and unique as ever this far into the series. There are few titles out there that can sustain the level of intensity and relevance as this.”
-animeondvd.com
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 5: Predators and Prey TPB
Written by Jane Espenson, Steven S. DeKnight, Drew Z. Greenbert, Jim Krueger, Doug Petrie
Art by Georges Jeanty, Cliff Richards
Inked by Andy Owens
Coloured by Michelle Madsen
Cover by Jo Chen
160pg
FC
$15.95Buffy’s world goes awry when former-classmate-turned-vampire Harmony Kendall lands her own reality TV show, Harmony Bites, bolstering bloodsucking fiends in the mainstream. Humans line up to have their blood consumed, and Slayers, through a series of missteps, misfortunes, and anti-Slayer propaganda driven by the mysterious Twilight, are forced into hiding.
In Germany, Faith and Giles discover a town where Slayers retreat from a world that has turned against them, only to find themselves in the arms of something far worse. A rogue-Slayer faction displaces an entire Italian village, living up to their tarnished reputation as power-hungry thieves. And finally, with the help of a would-be demon lover, Dawn addresses her unfaltering insecurities.
* Collects issues #21-#25 and the short stories “Harmony Bites” and “Vampy Cat Play Friend” from MySpace Dark Horse Presents!
* A New York Times Bestselling series!
Hellboy: The Ice Wolves (novel)
Written by Mark Chadbourn
Art by Duncan Fegredo
256pg
Novel
$12.95In Cancun, Mexico, police investigate a slaughter at a wedding ceremony. In Dublin, Ireland, the clientele of a backstreet pub are found dead. In Kyoto, Japan, the bullet train pulls into the station with blood-spattered windows. It is the time of the Black Sun. Across the world, the wolves are calling to each other. Locked in bodies that had no idea they were there, they rise from the depths of the unconscious and turn towards America . . .
For Hellboy, it’s a race against time to prevent a devastating wave of primal savagery washing across the land. And so he is drawn to Boston’s Beacon Hill and the Grant Mansion, believed to be the most haunted house in New England, where the truth may lie buried.
* Mike Mignola’s epic creation, Hellboy, in an all-new adventure!
Lovecraft Unbound
Written by Various
336 pages
Novel
$19.95The stories are legendary, the characters unforgettable, the world horrible and disturbing. Howard Phillips Lovecraft may have been a writer for only a short time, but the creations he left behind after his death in 1937 have shaped modern horror more than any other author’s in the last two centuries: the shambling god Cthulhu, and the other deities of the Elder Things, the Outer Gods, and the Great Old Ones, and Herbert West, Reanimator, a doctor who unlocked the secrets of life and death at a terrible cost.
In Lovecraft Unbound, more than twenty of today’s most prominent writers of literature and dark fantasy tell stories set in or inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft.
* Among the contributors are multiple New York Times best-selling authors Michael Chabon and Joyce Carol Oates, award-winning writers Brian Evenson and Marc Laidlaw, Caitlín R. Kiernan, and many others. Edited by multiple-award-winning editor Ellen Datlow.
The Umbrella Academy Volume 2: Dallas (limited-edition hardcover)
Written by Gerard Way
Art by Gabriel Bá
Cover by Dave Stewart
232pg
FC
$79.95Times are tough for this dysfunctional family of superheroes. Following the near apocalypse created by one of their own and the death of their beloved mentor, Pogo, the team is despondent. So it’s a great time for another catastrophic event to rouse them into action. Trouble is, each member of the team is distracted by some very real problems of their own. The White Violin is bedridden due to an unfortunate blow to the head. The Rumor has lost her voice — the source of her power. Spaceboy has eaten himself into a near-catatonic state, and while Number Five dives into some shady dealings at the dog track, The Kraken starts looking at his littlest brother as the key to unraveling a mysterious series of massacres.
* A New York Times Bestselling series!
* This oversized, limited-edition hardcover features an expanded sketchbook with concept art from series creator Gerard Way and series artist Gabriel Bá (Pixu, De:TALES, Casanova).
* The Umbrella Academy: Dallas is the second chapter in the lives of the Umbrella Academy, and an epic story that will transform history without changing anything at all.
* Limited to initial orders only.
* Look for the trade paperback coming October 2009!
The Umbrella Academy: Dallas TPB
Written by Gerard Way
Art by Gabriel Bá
Cover by Dave Stewart
192pg
FC
$17.95The team is despondent following the near apocalypse created by one of their own and the death of their beloved mentor Pogo. So it’s a great time for another catastrophic event to rouse the team into action. Trouble is — each member of the team is distracted by some very real problems of their own. The White Violin is bedridden due to an unfortunate blow to the head. Rumor has lost her voice — the source of her power. Spaceboy has eaten himself into a near-catatonic state, while Number Five dives into some shady dealings at the dog track and The Kraken starts looking at his littlest brother as the key to unraveling a mysterious series of massacres . . . all leading to a blood-drenched face-off with maniacal assassins, and a plot to kill JFK!
* Chosen as Book Expo America’s 2009 Hot Graphic Novel for Libraries and Teens!
* The first volume of The Umbrella Academy has sold over 45,000 copies!
* “It’s the X-Men for cool people.” -Grant Morrison (All Star Superman)
* 2009 Eisner Award nominees
Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá-Best Graphic Album (The Umbrella Academy Volume 1: Apocalypse Suite)
Gabriel Bá-Best Cover Artist, Best Penciller/Inker
James Jean-Best Cover Artist
Dave Stewart-Best Coloring
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