Monday, January 18, 2010

Comic News: KEOWN UNITED



The Famed Pitt Creator Provides the Guest Variant for Image United #3


Image's series of guest variants for IMAGE UNITED continues this February with a cover by Pitt creator Dale Keown. The all-new image will adorn the third issue of the six-issue miniseries by Image's founders and will be available both in color and in black and white.

"There are a handful of creators outside the founders with a close association to Image, with Dale very high on that list, so getting him onboard for a guest variant was no-brainer," explained Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson. "Between this cover and the recently completed DARKNESS/PITT miniseries, it's a great time for fans of Dale's artwork, and we're all thrilled to have him involved."

Dale Keown's cover features the Image heroes facing off against the IMAGE UNITED's Big Bad, Omega Spawn, both as a nod to the opening pages of series' first issue and as precursor of things to come. Retailers can order as many copies of the color version as they like, but there will also be a limited edition 1:100 version of the cover in pristine black and white, available to qualifying accounts.

IMAGE UNITED #3, a 32-page full color comic book with a cover price of $3.99, will be in-stores February 24.

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Comic News: TOP COW PREVIEW: Darkness: Shadows & Flame



Top Cow is please to present a preview of The Darkness: Shadows & Flame one-shot, which will arrive in stores this Wednesday, January 20.

The Darkness: Shadows & Flame

(W) Rob Levin (A) Jorge Lucas (Cov) Jorge

Lucas A Tale of The Darkness! Go back to the turn of the 20th Century and read a tale of lost love, the depravity of man and powers beyond our understanding in the tradition of H.P. Lovecraft! Salvador Gomes is a broken man. He has lost his beautiful wife and young daughter in a fire and now spends restless days and sleepless nights looking for solace. In desperation, he makes a bargain with “The Shadow God,” but every bargain has its price…

Full Color 32 pages $2.99 one-shot




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Comic News: One Will Lead The X-Men In SECOND COMING



X-MEN: SECOND COMING (JAN100608)
X-MEN: SECOND COMING FINCH VARIANT (JAN100609)
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST & CRAIG KYLE
Pencils & Variant Cover by DAVID FINCH
Cover by ADI GRANOV
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—3/11/10, ON-SALE—3/31/10

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Comic News: Darwyn Cooke to Appear at the Smithsonian American Art Museum



Reading and signing for acclaimed graphic novel, The Hunter

January 30th, 4:00 PM


On Saturday, January 30th at 4 PM, award-winning creator Darwyn Cooke will read from his much-lauded graphic novel, The Hunter, which is based on the groundbreaking Richard Stark (a.k.a Donald Westlake) novel, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. One of the most acclaimed books of 2009, The Hunter has been included on over 50 “best of” lists, including NPR, Publisher’s Weekly, and Aint it Cool News. Cooke’s defining work has also been named best graphic novel of 2009 by over 15 outlets, such as The Village Voice, IGN and MTV.

Cooke will read from Stark’s novel while presenting images from his adaptation, demonstrating how creatively and accurately he interpreted Stark’s tale. A limited number of tickets are available for this exclusive event through the Museum.

“I am incredibly honored that the Smithsonian American Art Museum is giving me this opportunity to discuss my work and that of the late, great Donald Westlake,” said Cooke.

Released by IDW Publishing in July 2009, The Hunter quickly became a commercial hit and critical success. The Hunter remained on The New York Times best-seller list until it was sold out. A second printing of The Hunter is now available wherever graphic novels are sold.

The Hunter is the first in a series of four graphic novels based on Stark’s character Parker from Cooke and IDW. The second book, The Outfit, will be released in October.

The Hunter (144 pages, hardcover) is now available in stores. ISBN 978-1600104930.

The Outfit will be available in stores in October 2010.

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Comic News: Marvel Unveils Granov's New Iron Man Cover!



Marvel is proud to unveil Adi Granov’s brand new direct market variant cover to Iron Man: Extremis HC, available exclusively at comic shops!

Collecting the groundbreaking storyline by superstars Warren Ellis and Granov for the first time in the oversized hardcover format, this is a must have for any Iron Man fan, new or old!

IRON MAN: EXTREMIS HC (DEC090580)
IRON MAN: EXTREMIS HC VARIANT COVER (DEC090581)
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Penciled by ADI GRANOV
Variant Cover by ADI GRANOV
Rated T+ …$24.99
On-Sale—3/31/10!

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Comic News: Marvel Comics On-Sale 1/20/10



Hey there True Believers, here’s your official list of comic books, collections and posters arriving in comic stores on January 20th, 2010.

For more information on any of these titles, and on upcoming mighty Marvel releases, please visit http://marvel.com/catalog/?date=2010-01-20 or contact your local comic book retailer at 1-888-comicbook. Stay tuned each week for a brand new list of Marvel releases so that you’ll never miss your favorite heroes in action!

Comics On-Sale:
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #618 (GNTLT)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #618 QUINONES VARIANT (GNTLT)
AVENGERS VS. ATLAS #1
AVENGERS VS. ATLAS #1 HARDMAN VARIANT
BLACK WIDOW & THE MARVEL GIRLS #3
CAPTAIN AMERICA #602
DARK AVENGERS #13 (S)
DARK WOLVERINE #82 (S)
DEADPOOL: MERC WITH A MOUTH #7 SUYDAM WRAPAROUND COVER
DEADPOOL: MERC WITH A MOUTH #7 LIEFELD 2ND PRINTING VARIANT
DEATHLOK #3
DOCTOR VOODOO: AVENGER OF THE SUPERNATURAL #4
HULK #19 (FOTHS)
HULK #19 DJURDJEVIC VARIANT (FOTHS)
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #140
INCREDIBLE HULK #606 (FOTHS)
INCREDIBLE HULK #606 DJURDJEVIC VARIANT (FOTHS)
MIGHTY AVENGERS #33
NOVA #33
REALM OF KINGS INHUMANS #3
SPIDER-MAN 1602 #4
SPIDER-WOMAN #5 (MDCU)
THUNDERBOLTS #140
UNCANNY X-MEN #520
WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #4 (GNTLT)
WOLVERINE WEAPON X #9

Collections On-Sale:
CAPTAIN AMERICA: ROAD TO REBORN TPB
EXCALIBUR VISIONARIES: ALAN DAVIS VOL. 2 TPB
HULK: FALL OF THE HULKS PRELUDE TPB
MARVEL FAIRY TALES GN-TPB
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA JUNGLE ADVENTURE VOL. 1 HC
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA JUNGLE ADVENTURE VOL. 1 HC VARIANT (DM ONLY)
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 4 HC
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 4 HC VARIANT (DM ONLY)
THING: PROJECT PEGASUS PREMIERE HC
THING: PROJECT PEGASUS PREMIERE HC (DM ONLY)
THOR BY J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI VOL. 3 PREMIERE HC
ULTIMATUM: REQUIEM TPB
WOLVERINE & BLACK CAT: CLAWS TPB
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS: CLASS ACTIONS TPB


*GNTLT= Amazing Spider-Man: The Gauntlet tie-in
*S= SIEGE tie-in
*XN= X-Necrosha tie-in



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Toy News: Sometimes He Comes Back



The T-800 takes licking, keeps half his face


He knows now why you cry, and that's probably because the T-1000 has delivered such an unholy beating his way. But as we all know, the T-800 just can't be stopped.

As the world sits in awe of yet another James Cameron classic, NECA pays homage to the greatest and most groundbreaking of them all: Terminator 2: Judgment Day with this incredibly lifelike 12" figure of the T-800 as he appeared in the last moments of the final battle of the film.

Before reality got all topsy-turvy and Arnold Schwarzenegger became a respected politician on the national stage, he was the T-800, and NECA's new Final Battle 12" figure captures his likeness better than ever on a 1/6 scale! Each figure features a light up cybernetic right eye and comes complete with a grenade launcher for all your "Hasta la vista, baby" needs!

The Final Battle T-800 is open for preorders now, hits stores February 2010 and will be available at our Amazon storefront.

Keep it tuned to necaonline.com for more info on T2 and other lines from your favorite games and movies.

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Toy News: More Ghostbusters Exclusives Coming to Toys 'R' Us!



In just a few short weeks, fans of Diamond Select Toys and Art Asylum will be able to take their Ghostbusters Minimates collections to an entirely new level thanks to the latest batch of exclusive Ghostbusters Minimates only available from Toys 'R' Us!

This new assortment will deliver eight new Minimates and complete two sets started in previous waves as well as four new villains - including Vigo himself!

The first two-pack will feature the brilliant Egon Spengler in his Ghostbusters 2 uniform (the last missing Ghostbuster in that style) paired with the Titanic Ghost seen captaining the ill-fated luxury liner in the second Ghostbusters film. Two exclusive sets will complete the Courtroom set started with last year's Peter Venkman by pairing Ray Stantz and Egon Spengler with the dreaded Scolari Brothers - Nunzio and Tony. The final set combines two of our favorite Ghostbusters 2 characters: the near-unstoppable Vigo the Carpathian and Peter Venkman in his "World of the Psychic" ensemble - which of course includes his signature hairless cat!

All four of these exclusive sets will be available in Toys 'R' Us stores nationwide and serve as perfect compliments to the previously-released Ghostbusters Minimates sets currently available in comic and specialty stores. Look for these two-packs in the weeks to come and be sure to check out the latest updates from DiamondSelectToys.com and ArtAsylum.com as the Ghostbusters Minimate universe expands to new heights!

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Comic News: Boom! Studios for January 20th



Boom Studios has released previews for their books coming out on January 20th.

FARSCAPE #3 (Ongoing)
Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon, Keith DeCandido
Drawn by Will Sliney
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
COVER A: Joe Corroney
COVER B: Will Sliney
Diamond Code: NOV090674

Chiana will do anything for her friends and on this mission to find Crichton’s pursuer that “anything” might include sleeping with the enemy! This Nebari will find out how far she’ll go for her companions in the third issue of the new ongoing FARSCAPE series written by the show creator Rockne S. O’Bannon!






INCORRUPTIBLE #2
Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Jean Diaz
24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
COVER A: Dennis Calero
COVER B: Rafael Albuquerqu
Diamond Code: NOV090677

Last April BOOM! Studios showed the world that MARK WAID IS EVIL with the smash-hit series IRREDEEMABLE. Now BOOM! shows the world that Mark Waid is… INCORRUPTIBLE! In this new ongoing, the reformed super villain Max Damage and his sidekick, the less reformed Jailbait, set out on their first mission–to extract vengeance against an old ally who must be brought to justice and who holds an important key to Max’s plans to bring down the Plutonian!





MUPPET PETER PAN #4
Writen by Grace Randolph
Drawn by Amy Mebberson
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (4 of 4), SRP: $2.99
COVER A: David Peterson
COVER B: Amy Mebberson
Diamond Code: SEP090709

Captain Gonzo will stop at nothing to defeat his arch enemy Kermie Pan. His latest sinister plot involves recruiting the Darling Children and the Lost Boys! Can Pan convince them that being a pirate isn’t fun and adventure on the high seas? Oh, who is he kidding?! Being a pirate is a blast—especially when you can shoot your captain out of a cannon…

Features A covers by Eisner-award winning MOUSE GUARD artist David Petersen!





NOLA #3
Written by Chris Gorak, Pierluigi Cothran
Drawn by Damian Couceiro
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (3 of 4), SRP: $3.99
COVER A: Erik Jones
COVER B: Chris Brunner
Diamond Code: NOV090682

She cheated death and now the hunt is on! Nola continues her quest for revenge in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans and finds herself in the destroyed city’s twisted web. From Chris Gorak (Right at Your Door) and scripted by Heroes comic writer Pierluigi Cothran!





UNCLE SCROOGE #387
Written by Erik Hedman
Drawn by Wanda Gattino
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
COVER A: Wanda Gattino
COVER B: Scott Gross
Diamond Code: NOV090694

Continuing BOOM Kids!’ all-new ongoing with everyone’s favorite-feathered penny pincher, Uncle Scrooge! The hunt for the Old Number One continues, as Magica DeSpell and the Beagle Boys pull out all the stops in their attempts to beat Uncle Scrooge to his prize!



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