Previews for Dark Horse Comics Titles Released Wednesday December 2nd 2009
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The following comic previews are for Dark Horse Comics titles on sale Wednesday December 2nd 2009.
(Please note that due to Thanksgiving, new comics will be arriving in stores in the US on Dec 3rd, but many Canadian stores will still receive them on the 2nd. Please check with your retailer.)
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Comics
TPBs & HCs
- 365 Samurai and a Few Bowls of Rice TP
- Beanworld Vol. 3: Remember Here When You Are There! HC
- The Chronicles of Kull Volume 1: A King Comes Riding and Other Stories TPB
- Doctor Grordbort Presents: Victory HC
- MySpace Dark Horse Presents Volume 4 TPB
- Robert E. Howard Chronicles Slipcase HC
- Star Wars: Legacy Volume 7 — Storms TPB
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — Slaves of the Republic
- Vampire Hunter D Volume 13: Twin-Shadowed Knight parts One and Two (Novel)
Comic Previews
Aliens #4 (of 4)
Writer: John Arcudi
Penciller: Zach Howard
Inker: Mark Irwin
Colorist: Wes Dzioba
Cover Artist: Raymond Swanland
Format: FC, 40 pages
Price: $3.50Can an android dream? After waking from what appears to be just that, the android Sereda struggles with the idea that he may be more damaged than he originally thought. Still, whether it’s simply his programming or a newly found free will, Sereda is hell bent on effecting the rescue of the woman whose voice brought him down into the bewildering maze of a seemingly endless necropolis. Most of the surviving planetary prospectors are willing to follow him into the labyrinth, but there are two major obstacles to the rescue mission: a horde of marauding xenomorphs, and the man who shot Sereda, who isn’t about to let a damaged synthetic lead the other survivors anywhere.
From the bleeding edge of terror, Aliens returns to comics featuring the talented creative team of writer John Arcudi (The Mask, B.P.R.D., Doom Patrol), penciller Zach Howard (Shaun of the Dead, Outer Orbit), and inker Mark Irwin (X-Men: Age of Apocalypse, Batman). This all-new Aliens series is but the first stage in the Aliens/Predator/Aliens vs. Predator relaunch.
“Dark Horse’s Aliens might just be back on top of the science-fiction-horror genre.”
-Fangoria online
Empowered Special: The Wench With a Million Sighs (One-Shot)
Creators: Adam Warren
Writer: Adam Warren
Artist: Adam Warren
Format: b&w, 32 pages
Price: $3.99Even as costumed crime fighter Empowered fights a desperate battle against a functionally invulnerable, grave-robbing supervillain inside a secret underground mausoleum for fallen superheroes, back at Emp’s apartment, the alien demonlord imprisoned upon her coffee table spins a tempestuous tell-all tale of the often-struggling heroine’s deepest secrets . . . The scruple-free storyteller soon reveals how all of Empowered’s many frustrations at work, at home, and even in the bedroom can be conveyed strictly through the vocabulary of her extraordinarily expressive exhalations, thus making her . . . “The Wench With a Million Sighs!”
Adam Warren-writer/artist of the English-language Dirty Pair comics and warped mastermind behind the popular Empowered graphic-novel series — brings you the first Empowered tale told in conventional comics format!
First Empowered story in traditional comic-book format.
365 Samurai and a Few Bowls of Rice
Writer: J. P. Kalonji
Artist: J. P. Kalonji
Format: B&W, 392 pages, TPB, 5″ x 7″
Price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1-59582-412-X
ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-412-7J. P. Kalonji wields a clean, street-informed style to deliver a tale that glistens with blood and drama, yet is ultimately uplifting. Nearly four hundred pages long, this graphic novel employs full-page panels to tell the story of an Edo-era swordsman’s quest for survival and enlightenment. When Ningen leaves his dojo at the request of his master — to travel the world and grow as a swordsman — he embarks on a journey that becomes a metaphor for the cycle of life and every human’s possibility for spiritual growth.
* Collaborating with such international clients as Wyclef Jean, Amnesty International, Thrasher, and Burton snowboards, illustrator J. P. Kalonji has begun to enchant the world with his energetic art style. Now he’s ready to make a splash with his English-language graphic-novel debut!
* This engaging, nearly 400-page tale draws comparisons to both Hiroaki Samura’s Blade of the Immortal and Jeff Smith’s Bone.
Beanworld Book 3: Remember Here When You Are There!
Writer: Larry Marder
Artist: Larry Marder
Format: B&W, 186 pages, HC, 6″ x 9″
Price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1-59582-355-7
ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-355-7Fifteen years in the making, Remember Here When You Are There! completes the “Springtime” cycle of stories, in which the perfect harmony of the Beanworld is interrupted for the first time.
Larry Marder’s Beanworld is a most peculiar comic book experience, inspired by equal parts Jack Kirby, Native American mythology, Marcel Duchamp, and Robert Crumb. Now, Marder returns to his sui generis creation with the first in a series of original Beanworld graphic novels!
Chock full of characters new and old, this volume sees the Pod’l'pool Cuties learn to fly; Beanish efforts to write a love song; and the long-anticipated return of Heyoka and the Big Fish to the Beanworld!
* Features an introduction by Jeff Smith, creator of Bone and RASL.
The Chronicles of Kull Volume 1: A King Comes Riding and Other Stories TPB
Writer: Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Len Wein
Artist: Marie and John Severin, Bernie Wrightson, Ross Andru, Wally Wood
Format: FC, 200 pages, TPB, 7″ x 10″
Price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1-59582-413-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-413-4The Chronicles of Kull Volume 1: A King Comes Riding and Other Stories kicks off Dark Horse’s newest addition to its popular Robert E. Howard reprint line. Presenting every color Kull comic from the 1970s and ’80s chronologically for the first time ever, volume 1 features color Kull stories from Creatures on the Loose! #10, Monsters on the Prowl #16, and Kull the Conqueror #1 to #9. The writing talents of legendary creators Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, and Len Wein and the stunning visuals of Marie Severin, John Severin, and Bernie Wrightson are on display in such thrilling tales as “The Skull of Silence,” “Night of the Red Slayers,” and “The Forbidden Swamp!” See how Robert E. Howard’s Kull stories were interpreted over three decades ago in comics.
TPB & HC Previews
Dr. Grordbort Presents: Victory
Writer: Greg Broadmore
Artist: Greg Broadmore
Format: FC, 64 pages, HC, 8 1/2″ x 12″
Price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1-59582-463-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-463-9Dr Grordbort Presents: Victory — Scientific Adventure Violence for Young Men and Literate Women, the year’s foremost journal of progressive armaments and weaponry! Behold the latest line of defense captured in action! Filled to the brim with firsthand tales of exploration and progress from the great heroes of our time, picture strips of unimaginable escapades on the frontier, never-seen-before portraits of dazzling damsels and monstrous villains, and laudable accounts of man and robot pitted against our greatest enemy (the uncivilized world), Victory is an onslaught of action-packed scientific adventure in full-spectrum color — containing facts that every boy and literate girl should know.
Written and illustrated by Weta Workshop Conceptual Designer Greg Broadmore, this book sumptuously details a science-fiction history that never was. Hearkening back to the classic sci-fi serials of yesteryear, it reveals the backstories and mythos of Weta Limited’s highly limited ray gun collectible line.
* Weta Workshop is the New Zealand effects studio famous for its Oscar-winning work on King Kong and The Lord of the Rings.
*Greg Broadmore was the lead designer for the blockbuster film District 9!
MySpace Dark Horse Presents Volume 4 TPB
Writer: Joss Whedon, Mike Mignola, Farel Dalrymple, Mick Harrison, Guy Davis
Artist: Jo Chen, Doug Wheatley, Kristian Donaldson, Guy Davis
Cover Artist: Kristian Donaldson
Format: FC, 165 pages, TPB, 7″ x 10″
Price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1-59582-405-7
ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-405-9The fourth volume of the online comics anthology MySpace Dark Horse Presents continues to bring you a wide range of genres and classic characters in the Dark Horse tradition. For the first time, Star Wars debuts comic content online with Dark Times: Blue Harvest. Our commitment to webcomics continues to shine with contributions from online-strip creators Chris Onstad, David Malki, and Kate Beaton. Eric Powell’s backwoods-charm-filled series The Goon is the subject of an “interpretation” from Gossip Whore Ann Romano. Joss Whedon teams with Season Eight cover artist Jo Chen for a special Buffy the Vampire Slayer story, and Guy Davis brings us an all-new installment of The Marquis.
* Featuring the talents of Joss Whedon, Jo Chen, Farel Dalrymple, David Malki, Chris Onstad, Eric Powell, Guy Davis and more!
Robert E. Howard Chronicles Slipcase HC
Writer: Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Len Wein, Ralph Macchio
Artist: Bernie Wrightson, Mike Mignola, Howard Chaykin, Barry Windsor-Smith, and others
Format: FC, 584 pages, HC, 7″ x 10″
Price: $54.85
ISBN-10: 1-59582-407-3
ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-407-3For the first time, Robert E. Howard’s most-celebrated creations are together in one handsome collection! Experience all of Howard’s most exciting tales as told by the industry’s finest creators — including Roy Thomas, Barry Windsor-Smith, Howard Chaykin, Mike Mignola, the Severins, and more! Featuring the latest in coloring technology, the remastered comics are a perfect introduction to the Robert E. Howard universe and a refreshing refurbishment of these timeless yarns for the collector who already owns the classic comics from the ’70s and ’80s!
* The Chronicles of Conan Volume 1 reprints issues #1 through #8 of the original Marvel comic-book series and includes the classic “Tower of the Elephant” tale and the work of the incomparable Barry Windsor-Smith!
* The Chronicles of Solomon Kane collects every color appearance of Solomon Kane from his years at Marvel: Marvel Premiere issues #33 and #34 and the six-issue miniseries The Sword of Solomon Kane.
* The Chronicles of Kull Volume 1 features the work of Bernie Wrightson and includes Monsters on the Prowl #16, Creatures on the Loose! #10, and the first nine issues of Kull the Conqueror!
Star Wars: Legacy Volume 7 — Storms TPB
Writer: John Ostrander
Penciller: Omar Fancia, Jan Duursema
Inker: Dan Parsons
Colorist: Brad Anderson
Format: FC, 128 pages, TPB, 7″ x 10″
Price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 1-59582-350-6
ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-350-2A shake-up in the Sith leadership has made the galaxy a worse place, not a better one. On the planet of Dac, the Mon Calamari are still feeling the wrath of Darth Krayt — their punishment for betraying the Sith Empire. Meanwhile, a victory has turned sour — and possibly deadly — for Cade Skywalker and his companions. And the Galactic Alliance comes closer to forming an alliance with deposed Emperor Roan Fel’s forces against their mutual enemy. Now, if they can just agree on who that enemy is . . .
* Legacy continues to expand into the uncharted future of the Star Wars universe!
* The first four volumes of Star Wars: Legacy have combined to sell over 100,000 copies!
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: $9.95
ISBN-10: 1-59582-349-2
ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-349-6Anakin 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!
Vampire Hunter D Volume 13: Twin-Shadowed Knight parts One and Two (Novel)
Writer: Hideyuki Kikuchi
Artist: Yoshitaka Amano
Publication Date: December 02, 2009
Format: B&W, 480 pages, Novel, 5 1/8″ x 7 1/4″
Price: $14.99
ISBN-10: 1-59307-930-3
ISBN-13: 978-1-59307-930-7When Vampire Hunter D entered the town of Sedoc it was in search of answers to the meaning of a dying vampire’s last words: “Find Muma.” But when he meets Mia, the daughter of the local fortuneteller, he learns the mists emanating from a smoking crater on the outskirts of Sedoc have reanimated thousands of corpses, compelling them to crawl from their graves and hurl themselves into the smoking chasm. When D goes to investigate, he finds himself split in two: a second Vampire Hunter D, full of passion and lust and hunger for the company of women, is born!
* Features eleven black-and-white line illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano.
“Richly descriptive, filled with bone crushing action and horror aplenty, this is one wild ride down the highway to Hell.” – Active Anime
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