Comic News: Boom! Studios for January 13th

Boom Studios has released previews for their books coming out on January 13th.

THE ANCHOR #4
Written by Phil Hester
Drawn by Brian Churilla
SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
COVER A: Brian Churilla
COVER B: Phil Hester
Diamond Code: NOV090668

The Anchor’s battle with the offspring of the demonic Breeder comes to an earth shattering conclusion, but will victory require a sacrifice The Anchor is not prepared to make? Plus, the mysterious Wound holds the key to The Anchor’s forgotten past, but is he friend or foe? Answers revealed, arcs concluded, minds blown, comic racks melted. You are with this comic or against it, and being against it is not good for your health, chief. A new BOOM! ongoing series, brought to you by Eisner Award-nominated writer/artist Phil Hester (GREEN ARROW, SWAMP THING, THE COFFIN, FIREBREATHER, THE DARKNESS) and fan-favorite artist Brian Churilla (REX MUNDI, THE ENGINEER, CREEPY).




CARS #0
Written by Alan J. Porter
Drawn by Allen Gladfelter
SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
COVER A & B: Allen Gladfelter
Diamond Code: SEP090699

An all-new CARS storyline from BOOM! Kids! Lightning McQueen organizes a rally race on the dirt roads around Radiator Springs to raise money for his favorite charity. Along with McQueen’s friends, comes some rivals–both old and new–who want Lightning to eat their dust!




DIE HARD: YEAR ONE #4 (B)
Written by Howard Chaykin
Drawn by Stephen Thompson
24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
COVER A: Dave Johnson & Joe Cusko
COVER B: Jock
Diamond Code: SEP090682

The conclusion of the first DIE HARD arc! It’s 1976, the Bicentennial in NYC. John McClane’s on a luxury boat…that’s targeted by eco-terrorists! McClane has to take out the villains and save everyone, for the first time in his life! Think his luck will get better in the future?




FARSCAPE: D’ARGO’S QUEST #2
Written by Keith DeCandido, Rockne S. O’Bannon
Drawn by Caleb Cleveland
SC, 24 pgs, FC,(2 of 4), SRP: $3.99
COVER A: Chad Hardin
COVER B: Caleb Cleveland
Diamond Code: NOV090673

D’Argo has seen war, his family ripped apart and a host of horrors aboard Moya. Now he faces his greatest challenge of all. He must work with Raxil! The motormouth of a drug dealer is now forced to be D’Argo’s aide as he tracks down his greatest prey of all! Written by FARSCAPE’s Keith R.A. DeCandido and Executive Produced by show creator Rockne S. O’Bannon.


THE INCREDIBLES #4 (B)(Ongoing)
Written by Mark Waid and Landry Walker
Drawn by Marcio Takara
24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
COVER A: Marcio Takara
COVER B: Ramanda Kamarga
Diamond Code: SEP090704

The hit series featuring everyone’s favorite family of superheroes continues—only from BOOM! Acclaimed writers Mark Waid (THE FLASH, IRREDEEMABLE, KINGDOM COME) and Landry Walker (SUPERGIRL: COSMIC ADVENTURES IN THE 8th GRADE) join forces to tell an all-new Incredibles adventure!




THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK #1 (ONGOING)
Written by Roger Langridge
Drawn by Roger Langridge
Covers A & B by Roger Langridge
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Diamond Code: OCT090804

Roger Langridge’s celebrated run on THE MUPPET SHOW continues with this first issue of the new ongoing series! With the theater in disarray after the events of PEG-LEG WILSON, the Muppet gang decides to take their show on the road! Is the world ready for traveling Muppet minstrels?




WALT DISNEY COMICS AND STORIES #702
Written by Alessandro Ferrari
Drawn by Emilio Urbano
COVER A & B: Magic Eye Studios
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Diamond Code: OCT090812

Featuring a brand new team of super-heroes culled from Disney’s Mickey and Donald universe! Come adventure with The Duck Avenger, Super Goofy, and the main man Mickey himself, as they take on the Phantom Blot and his nefarious group of ne’r do wells! At stake…nothing less than the riches in Scrooge McDuck’s Money Bin!




THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK VOL. 1 HC
Written by Don Rosa
Drawn by Don Rosa
HC, 112 pgs, FC, SRP: $24.99
ISBN13: 9781608865383
Released: 01/06/2010

Greed is good! BOOM Kids! proudly collects the first half of THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK in a gorgeous hardcover collection — featuring smyth sewn binding, a gold-on-gold foil-stamped case wrap, and a bookmark ribbon! These stories, written and drawn by legendary cartoonist Don Rosa, chronicle Scrooge McDuck’s fascinating life. See how Scrooge earned his ‘Number One Dime’ and began to build his fortune! An Eisner Award-winning in its original publication. See how Scrooge earned his ‘Number One Dime’ and began to build his fortune! Collecting the first six chapters of the award-winning twelve part epic adventure.







THE REMNANT TPB
Written by Stephen Baldwin, Andrew Cosby and Caleb Monroe
Drawn by Julian Totino Tedesco
SC, 128 pgs, FC, SRP: $16.99
ISBN13: 9781608860012

Actor Stephen Baldwin and writer Andrew Cosby’s (creator of Sci-Fi Channel’s EUREKA) critically acclaimed story of espionage and the supernatural is collected for the first time! C.I.A agent David Sacker is thrust into a domestic terror case that questions everything he knows about reality. The action-packed thriller that introduced phenom artist Julian Totino Tedesco (UNTHINKABLE) to the comics industry!