Previews for Dark Horse Comics Titles Released Wednesday November 18th 2009
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The following comic previews are for Dark Horse Comics titles on sale Wednesday November 18th 2009.
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Comics
- Conan the Cimmerian #16
- Deadlocke (one-shot)
- Dr. Horrible (one-shot)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #47
TPBs & HCs
- Alien Legion Omnibus
- Casper the Friendly Ghost 60th Anniversary HC
- Little Red Riding Hood HC: The POP Wonderland Series
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Volume 7 — Dueling Ambitions TPB
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — Slaves of the Republic
- Tarzan: The Jesse Marsh Years Volume 4 HC
Comic Previews
Conan the Cimmerian #16
Writer: Timothy Truman
Penciller: Thomas Giorello
Colorist: José Villarrubia
Cover Artist: Joseph Michael Linsner
Format: FC, 40 pages
Price: $2.99A new story arc begins, leading to Conan’s tumultuous time fighting and looting with the kozaki — a wild group of fellow mercenaries also known as the “Free Companions.” Conan and his fellow warriors, regrouping and recovering from their battle with the wizard Natohk and his desert hordes, find themselves on the verge of having to serve in another war! Timothy Truman begins an original tale that will explore events alluded to in Robert E. Howard’s Conan tales, and he will also share artistic duties with Argentine sensation Tomás Giorello to illustrate a time in Conan’s life when he tries to keep his barbarous nature and hot temper in check in order to prove that he can be a leader of men.
Deadlocke (one-shot)
Writer: Arvid Nelson
Artist: Nick Stakal
Cover Artist: Jock
Format: FC, 32 pages
Price: $3.50In modern-day New York City, a ragtag group of rebellious teens throws its annual raucous Weimar bash filled with debauchery, booze, and bloody knuckles. Going for the first time is Locke Vinetti, a newcomer to this band of bored rich kids — a loner who usually prefers to escape into the world of his alter ego comic book creation, Deadlocke. Under the tutelage of the group’s charming but unpredictable ringleader Casey, Locke has learned to express his art, and his angst, in ways he never thought possible. As the violent energy of Deadlocke continues to storm up inside of him, Locke must learn to control his newfound strength at the risk of losing Renee, the darkly beautiful girl of his dreams. Determined to prove that Deadlocke’s rage will overpower Locke’s love, Casey provokes Locke in a brutal rooftop battle where their lives, and their souls, hang in the balance.
Based on the Simon & Schuster young adult novel Venomous by Christopher Krovatin, Deadlocke teams comic writer Arvid Nelson (Rex Mundi, Kull) with Nick Stakal (Criminal Macabre) in a story of a young man coming to terms with his own demons in a search for his true identity.
Dr. Horrible (one-shot)
Writer: Zack Whedon
Penciller: Joelle Jones
Colorist: Dan Jackson
Cover Artist: Kristian Donaldson
Format: FC, 40 pages
Price: $3.50From the Joss Whedon-helmed webmovie Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog comes the origin story of the next greatest supervillain of all time . . . DR. HORRIBLE!
In this one-shot comic, Zack Whedon and artist Joelle Jones (Token) establish how a young, impressionable, but brilliant Dr. Horrible was drawn into a world of crime. Readers are reacquainted with the charming, brawny, crime-fighting superhero extraordinaire Captain Hammer when Dr. Horrible crosses paths with his greatest enemy in an all-out showdown of immeasurable proportions. Special guest appearances include Dr. Horrible’s love interest, Penny; his sidekick, Moist; and a meter man.
Fans of Joss Whedon and the smash-hit musical Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog will not want to miss this!
* Includes two alternate covers by artist Kristian Donaldson (DMZ, Supermarket) and a pin-up from superstar artist Gene Ha (The 49ers).
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #47
Writer: John Jackson Miller
Penciller: Brian Ching
Colorist: Michael Atiyeh
Cover Artist: Benjamin Carré
Format: FC, 40 pages
Price: $2.99The trial of Demagol, the twisted Mandalorian researcher, is finally underway on Coruscant — headed by none other than the Jedi Malak, a favorite of fans of the Knights of the Old Republic video game! Malak is going to make sure that Demagol, a specimen of true Mandalorian evil and deception, is made an example of and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Amidst the trial, Zayne Carrick and his friends are learning a lot about deception in their own ranks-and what they discover will threaten the life of one of their own!
TPB & HC Previews
Alien Legion Omnibus
Writer: Alan Zelenetz
Artist: Frank Cirocco, Chris Warner, Terry Shoemaker, Terry Austin, Randy Emberlin
Format: FC, 352 pages, TPB, 6″ x 9″
Price: $24.95Footsloggers and soldiers of fortune, priests, poets, killers, and cads — they fight for a future Galarchy, for cash, for a cause, for the thrill of adventure. Culled from the forgotten and unwanted of three galaxies, they are trained to be the most elite, and expendable, of fighting forces. Sometimes peacekeepers, sometimes shock troops, the Legion is sent into the Galarchy’s most desperate internal and external conflicts. Legionnaires live rough and they die hard, tough as tungsten and loyal to the dirty end.
* Alien Legion Omnibus Volume 1 features over three hundred story pages of the groundbreaking series and lays cover fire for a new Alien Legion series from Dark Horse slated to begin in late 2009!
Casper the Friendly Ghost 60th Anniversary HC
Writer: Various
Artist: Various
Format: FC, 80 pages, HC, 7″ x 10″
Price: $9.95Since making his spooktacular cartoon debut in “The Friendly Ghost,” Casper has become one of the most enduring and best-loved characters in the world. Now, in celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of Casper’s comics debut, Dark Horse is proud to announce the publication of a special hardcover facsimile edition of not one, but two full-length, complete Casper comic books in sparklingly restored full color! Beginning with Archer St. John’s 1949 first issue of Casper the Friendly Ghost, this sixtieth-anniversary edition continues with Harvey Comics’ premier edition of Casper from 1952. You’ll thrill as timid Casper — defying his fellow ghosts’ dictum that ghosts must scare people — makes friends with a host of cute kids and furry animals in two tales that will touch your heart and tickle your funny bone!
* Collects two extremely rare Golden Age Casper comics in their entirety!
* Special sixtieth anniversary hardcover makes a fine addition to any comics library.
* Perfect for all ages!
Little Red Riding Hood HC: The POP Wonderland Series
Writer: Michiyo Hayano
Artist: POP
Format: FC, 32 pages, HC, 10″ x 8″
Price: $16.95Little Red Riding Hood — called that because of the red hooded coat she always wore — was walking through the woods when she met a wolf on the road. The wolf wanted to eat the little girl right there and then, but knew that he’d be caught, so he asked her where she was going. She said she was taking some food to her sick grandmother. The wolf hatched a scheme and hurried to the girl’s grandmother’s house, where he took the place of the old woman in the bed. Would Little Red Riding Hood figure out the wolf was up to no good before he could eat her?
* The classic story made famous by the Brothers Grimm becomes a modern classic in this all-new illustrated children’s book that will delight readers from eight to eighty!
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Volume 7 — Dueling Ambitions TPB
Writer: John Jackson Miller
Penciller: Brian Ching, Bong Dazo, Dean Zachary
Inker: Bong Dazo
Colorist: Michael Atiyeh
Cover Artist: Dan Scott
Format: FC, 144 pages, TPB, 7″ x 10″
Price: $18.95Former Padawan — and former fugitive — Zayne Carrick is taking his life in a new direction. Along with his con-artist best friend Gryph; the beautiful, bold, and mysterious Jarael; and ex-Mandalorian warrior Rohlan; our bumbling yet lovable hero is ready to embark on the sort of adventures only possible in the Star Wars universe! In “Prophet Motive,” it’s a long-shot swindle gone wrong; in “Faithful Execution,” it’s a ghost ship and renegade droids; and in “Dueling Ambitions,” it’s combat sports and high-speed racing.
* Don’t miss out on this latest action-filled collection of Knights of the Old Republic — it’s the beginning of a new era for our cast of characters, and the perfect jumping-on point for new readers!
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — Slaves of the Republic
Creators: Henry Gilroy
Penciller: Scott Hepburn, Ramón Pérez, Lucas Marangon
Inker: Dan Parsons
Colorist: Michael E. Wiggam
Format: FC, 144 pages, TPB, 5 1/4″ x 7 1/2″
Price: $9.95Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi discover a dastardly plot by Count Dooku — to enslave the entire city of Kiros and its Togruta population!
Along with Padawan Ahsoka Tano — a Togruta herself — Anakin and Obi-Wan accept a mission to liberate the droid-occupied city. But the Togruta have disappeared! Our Jedi’s search for the missing citizens leads them to a place in the galaxy where pirates and slavers reign. They must find the Togruta before Count Dooku can carry out his master plan!
* Perfect for younger readers!
Tarzan: The Jesse Marsh Years Volume 4 HC
Writer: Gaylord DuBois
Artist: Jesse Marsh
Format: FC, 232 pages, HC, 7″ x 10″
Price: $49.95In the late 1940s, Dell Publishing assembled a new comics team that would leave an indelible impression on millions of young readers. For the next nineteen years, Jesse Marsh — an “artist’s artist” — and Gaylord DuBois created an absorbing jungle world for Edgar Rice Burroughs’s most famous character. The realism and consistent quality in their collaboration remain influential to countless comics artists today.
* This archive series has been in the works for years, and Dark Horse is pleased to introduce — and reintroduce! — fans and collectors to classic Golden Age adventure stories that have been out of print since their original publication.
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