CBH Previews Picks–June 2007
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Archaia Studios Press
Killing Pickman #1 – A top cop, frustrated by years dealing with the worst of the worst makes the harsh decision to take the law into his own hands. [p. 224]
Archie Comics
The Adventures of Little Archie Volume 1 TPB – We gave lots of Free Comic Book Day editions of Little Archie. If you’re hungry for more, this volume is a “Best ofâ€. [p. 232]
Boom! Studios
Potter’s Field #1 – Mark Waid, best known for his superhero stories, t is over! The color reprints of Jeff Smith’s epic continue here. [p. 258]
Dark Horse Comics
Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite #1 – OK, OK, kids! Here it is: the premiere of the comic written by My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way. [p. 28]
Sergio Aragones Groo 25th Anniversary Special One Shot – We missed the army-killing, cheese dip-loving, ship-sinking illiterate barbarian. [p. 33]
The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch Original Graphic Novel – A new tale of mystery and horror by best-selling, beloved writer, Neil Gaiman (Sandman). [p. 36]
DC Comics
Countdown #39 to 35 – Countdown is weekly action and intrigue. In these issues: the Karate Kid, Donna Troy, Jason Todd, and more. [p. 66]
Countdown to Adventure #1 – A 52 spin-off! Continuing the story of Adam Strange, Starfire, and Animal Man. [p. 67]
All-New Booster Gold #1 - A 52 spin-off! Is Booster the most important character in the DCU? [p. 70]
Black Adam: The Dark Age #1 – A 52 spin-off! Is Black Adam the scariest character in the DCU? [p. 71]
52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen One Shot – A 52 spin-off! Is 52 the longest mini-series in the DCU? [p. 71]
Outsiders: Five of a Kind Weeks 1 to 5 – Batman’s taking over the team, and he’s bringing in his own players. [p. 72]
All Star Superman #9 – Still the best new Superman stories around. [p. 78]
Action Comics #855 – Superstar Superman writing team, Geoff Johns and Richard Donner tell their new Bizarro tale with help from artist Eric Powell (The Goon). [p. 79]
Metal Men #1 – A 52 spin-off! It’s cartoon fun with robots. [p. 93]
DC/Wildstorm
Ex Machina: Masquerade Special One Shot – Y: The Last Man writer, B.K. Vaughan, presents a Halloween-themed one shot that serves as a jumping-on point for new readers. [p. 111]
Confessions of a Blabbermouth Original Graphic Novel - Written by Mike Carey (X-Men) and his teenaged daughter, Louise Carey this is the fifth book from Minx, DC’s young adult graphic novel imprint. [p. 118]
DC Comics/Vertigo
The Absolute Sandman Volume 2 Hard Cover – The second of the over-sized slip-cased hard cover collections of Neil Gaiman’s modern fantasy comic classic, Sandman. This volume reprints issues 21-39. [p. 121]
Dynamite Entertainment
Army of Darkness: From the Ashes #1 – Ash returns from MARVEL ZOMBIES with a fresh series. [p. 263]
Gemstone Publishing
Disney’s Ducktales by Marv Wolfman: Scrooge’s Quest TPB – Back when DuckTales was a hit on TV, Disney Comics had an accompanying comic book. The series kicked off with a bang with a continuing adventure featuring all your favorites by comic legend, Wolfman. [p. 302]
Image Comics
Brit #1 – What if Captain America was never frozen during WWII? He might be ready to retire and a little grittier from the long years of special forces style duties. Bone-crunching super soldier action from the creator of Invincible, Robert Kirkman. [p. 141]
Little Brown and Company
Tintin Softcover Editions TPBs – Herge’s tales of Tintin are classics throughout the western world. [p. 320]
Marvel
Stephen King’s Dark Tower: Gunslinger’s Guidebook One Shot – Profiles and illustrations serves as your guide to the Dark Tower universe. [p. 5]
Spider-Man/Red Sonja #1 – For the first time since a 1970s Marvel Team-Up, Spidey swings into action with the She-Devil with a sword. How does Pete keep attracting all these hot redheads? [p. 17]
Spider-Man Family #4 – Jeff Parker and Leonard Kirk bring their Agents of Atlas into Spidey’s world. [p. 20]
The Last Fantastic Four Story One Shot – STAN LEE returns with one more FF story. [p. 34]
World War Hulk: Gamma Files One Shot – Your guide to everything WWH! [p. 41]
Terror Inc. #1 – David Lapham, the writer of classic indie noir comic series, Stray Bullets, brings readers a tale of all-out gunblasting action with a rotting corpse as the main offender. [p. 80]
Oni Press
Jumper Jumpscars #1 – This is a prequel to the upcoming sci-fi movie starring Hayden Christiansen and Samuel L. Jackson. [p. 330]
Sky Dog Press
Buzzboy: Sidekicks Rule TPB – Collecting the latest story featuring the world’s most positive superhero. Slam-bang fun…oh, and CAPTAIN BLUE HEN, the superhero! [p. 339]
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