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ARCHIE’S PAL JUGHEAD
By Craig Boldman & Stan Goldberg. Jughead lands his dream job as a night watchman at the famous Geppi’s Entertainment Museum in Baltimore, but some of the exhibits are not what they seem.
BONGO COMICS FREE-FOR-ALL!
By Matt Groening & Various. Sample The Simpsons and Futurama in the comfort of your own comic collection with this special pocket-sized from Bongo Comics.
HELLBOY/B.P.R.D.
By Mike Mignola & Various. Hellboy creator Mike Mignola teams up with artist Duncan Fegredo for a look into Hellboy’s nightmares; Mignola also teams with his B.P.R.D. team of John Arcudi and Guy Davis for a breathtaking twist to recent events at the Bureau —a preview of the events in the upcoming series The Warning. A perfect jumping-on point for new readers and a terrific treat for seasoned fans of the rich Hellboy mythos!
ALL STAR SUPERMAN #1
By Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. The amazing creative team of writer Morrison and artist Quitely join forces to take Superman back to basics and create a new vision of the World’s First Super-Hero!
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS
By Alex Ross & Jim Krueger. Ross and Krueger present a special tale that connects the threads begun in Project Superpowers #0 and the seven-issue opening story arc of the series! Plus, special previews of such Dynamite series as The Lone Ranger, Brothers in Arms, and more!
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED
This celebrates the new Transformers Animated series with a special 30-page story featuring the debut episode of the animated series on the printed page! See the introduction of young Optimus Prime, veteran Ratchet, and newcomers like Bulkhead, as they go up against Megatron, Starscream, and the Decepticon forces!
BROKEN TRINITY PREVIEW
By Ron Marz & Stjepan Sejic. Hot on the heels of last year’s hit event First Born, Top Cow proudly unleashes Broken Trinity. The three-issue summer event will once more force the triumvirate of Witchblade, The Darkness, and The Angelus to collide over the fate of Sara Pezzini and Jackie Estacado’s daughter.
X-MEN
By Mike Carey & Greg Land. The young mutant Pixie tries to save her town from a mysterious evil. Guest-starring Cyclops, Wolverine, Colossus and the rest of Marvel’s mightiest mutants! The future of mutantkind starts here, so be sure to check it out.
THE STRANDED/DAN DARE FLIP-BOOK
What if your entire life—your childhood, your family, all your memories—was a lie? That is the question at the core of The Stranded, the inaugural title from the collaboration between Virgin Comics and The SCI FI Channel! An epic adventure, The Stranded will be featured alongside Dan Dare in a special flip-cover edition. An icon since the 1950’s, Dan Dare has been pulled out of retirement and into the outer reaches of the galaxy in this new series written by Garth Ennis!
SHONEN JUMP SAMPLER
It will not only include manga previews of three of the most exciting series—Naruto, Bleach and Slam Dunk—but it will also include coverage of many Shonen Jump manga series, from One Piece to Death Note.
NEOTOPIA VOLUMES 1-3 COLOR POCKET MANGAS
By Rod Espinosa. In a world where Man has finally learned to exist in harmony with Nature, the citizens of Mathenia live happily under their beloved Grand Duchess. Unknown to them, she is Nalyn, a commoner impersonating Nydia, the real Duchess. When Nalyn is kidnapped by an enemy country, she must lead her country to war! Share the wondrous, exciting, all-ages adventure of Neotopia in these gorgeously drawn and fully colored Pocket Manga volumes.
APE ENTERTAINMENT’S CARTOON-APALOOZA #1
Five new stories featuring fan-favorites Go-Go Gorilla & the Jungle Crew and White Picket Fences. Industry talents include: Joe Staton, Kevin Grevioux, and many more.
ARCANA STUDIO PRESENTS
Kade, Wendigo, Burn and 100 Girls—four of Arcana’s iconic series—in one issue of all-new stories. Kade, the enigmatic warrior who doesn’t feel, but always hurts! Wendigo, the little critter lost in the Canadian North! Burn, a prisoner in his own body! Sylvia, one of 100 Girls genetically created for the U.S. government!
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #1
By Mike Gallagher & Dave Manak. Sonic the Hedgehog has been speeding his way through video games, TV, and comic books since 1992! Now, Archie Comics is paying homage to the blue blur by taking us back to where it all began wit a reprint of the first-ever Sonic comic from the ongoing series.
WORLDS OF ASPEN #3
This comic features the best that Aspen has to offer, from the return of Fathom and Soulfire to everything else in between! Also including the hit series Shrugged and the premiere of Soulfire Volume 2. With art and stories by Michael Turner, J.T. Krul, Peter Steigerwald, Micah Gunnell, Marcus To, and Ale Garza.
SALEM: QUEEN OF THORNS PREVIEW
Salem: Queen of Thorns, by Kevin Walsh and Chris Morgan (The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift), introduces Elias Hooke, witchhunter of Salem, who finds that magic and sorcery is very real — and more dangerous than anyone could have imagined!
DEL REY & DABEL BROTHERS PREVIEW
A jam-packed issue that offers exclusive previews of Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle, George R. R. Martin’s Wild Cards: The Hard Call, and Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein: Prodigal Son.
TINY TITANS #1
By Art Baltazar and Franco. Tiny Titans, the comic series that is perfect for kids of all ages! See what life is like at Sidekick Elementary and meet the new staff. Follow the madness that ensues when Beast Boy gets a puppy friend. Witness what happens when the girls meet a pink stranger with a melted ice cream cone. Find out what makes Wonder Girl such a trendsetter. All your favorite Titans, in their cutest possible form, are here and waiting for you!
DRAFTED
Jerusalem lies in ruins, and the war humanity must fight in the wake of its destruction is like nothing anyone on Earth could have anticipated. When an alien race begins plucking swarms of people from everyday walks of life, they are told to brace themselves to fight in a battle to decide the fate of Earth. Your training begins today.
GEGIKA: A DRAWN+QUARTERLY MANGA SAMPLER
Excerpts from new releases by two early masters of Japanese comics: Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s Good-Bye and Seiichi Hayashi’s Red Colored Elegy. Both drawn in the early ‘70s, these comics are still as remarkable as ever and will be brought to North American readers for the first time this May.
GRAPHIC CLASSICS
Included are Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Black Cat,” adapted by Rod Lott and Gerry Alanguilan; Arthur Conan Doyle’s eerie mystery “John Barrington Cowles,” adapted by Alex Burrows and Simon Gane; and fantasy master Lord Dunsany’s “A Narrow Escape,” adapted by Milton Knight. Plus a one-page fable by Ambrose Bierce, illustrated by Mark Dancey, and “Frankenstein” author Mary Shelley’s medieval romance, “The Dream,” adapted by Antonella Caputo and Anne Timmons.
WALT DISNEY’S GYRO GEARLOOSE
By Don Rosa, Carl Barks, & William Van Horn. Scrooge and Launchpad join their gadget-man pal for a book full of inventive adventure! Gyro creates a super cheese in Carl Barks’ and Don Rosa’s “Pied Piper of Duckburg”; a money rescue system in “Cave of the Winds”; and several awesome—but not quite uncrashable—planes in William Van Horn’s “All Quacked Up!”
E.C. COMICS SAMPLER
Wally Wood’s cover from Tales From the Crypt #26 wraps four classic stories from the EC Archives: Al Feldstein’s “Spawn of Venus” from Weird Science #6; Alex Toth and Harvey Kurtzman’s “Dying City” from Two-Fisted Tales #22; Johnny Craig’s “Curse of the Full Moon” from Tales From the Crypt #17; and Wally Wood’s “Under Cover” from Shock SuspenStories #6!
LOVE AND CAPES #7
By Thomas F. Zahler. When last we left them, the Crusader was going to propose to his girlfriend Abby over Christmas. Sounds easy, right? Too bad nothing’s ever easy when you’re a superhero. Check out comicdom’s favorite super couple in the latest all new installment of this superhero situation comedy!
MARVEL ADVENTURES: IRON MAN
By Jeff Parker, Paul Tobin, & Alvin Lee. We’re stuffing this puppy with the Marvel Adventures A-Listers: Iron Man! Spider-Man! Hulk! Ant-Man! The Mandarin!
NASCAR HEROES: ALL-STARS SPECIAL
By Diamond, Gallagher, & Cassan. Introducing NASCAR Heroes — 800 Horsepower Comic Book Action with America’s largest spectator sport as a backdrop! Jimmy Dash’s super-powered race team is hired to help with stunts for an action racing movie, “Zoom Speedster” — but the production is plagued by the mysterious Driver Z ghost-car that haunts the set! This is a great jumping-on point for fans both young and old of super heroes, or racing, or both! Plus, How-To’s, a mini-overview of the ongoing series, with character bios and a story timeline!
MAINTENANCE #1
By Jim Massey & Robbi Rodriguez. Doug and Manny are not your typical custodial crew. These guys keep things shiny and clean at the world’s biggest and best evil science think tank! What should be a simple bit of screw-tightening and WD-40 becomes a time travel fiasco!
ATOMIC ROBO & FRIENDS
It’s 1961 and the Russians have built a bomb capable of destroying the whole planet. Only Atomic Robo can enter the heart of Communist Siberia and take on deadly Combots to save freedom! An all-new 16-page adventure by Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener! And much more!
AMELIA RULES! COMICS AND STORIES
By Jimmy Gownley. Featuring a brand new Amelia story by Eisner- and Harvey-nominated creator, Jimmy Gownley, this issue also features a classic Amelia short story as well as brand new Amelia back-up stories—including the first-ever Amelia Rules!/WJHC crossover, with art by Joe Staton.
THE MOTH: GREATEST HITS
By Gary Martin & Steve Rude. How does one follow up the return of Nexus?! With the return of The Moth! If you missed the first 5 issues—fear not! This special brings any newcomers out there up-to-date! Sexy bearded ladies, ill-tempered smoking midgets, and a 24-year-old in a Moth costume in charge of running a circus all await you, dear readers!
KIDS LOVE COMICS! COMIC BOOK DINER
By Gallagher, Sava, Faber, Gownley, & More! Kids Love Comics! — and here are some comics that love kids! Featuring fun stories, how-to’s, and more, by some of comics’ top all-ages creators! John Gallagher’s Buzzboy! Scott Sava’s Dreamland Chronicles! Patrick the Wolfboy! Roboy Red! Banana Tail—and more! All hosted by Jimmy Gownley’s Amelia Rules! characters! Plus: A Super-Cool Guide and Recommended Reading List of the best in Kids’ Comics! A great introduction (and helpful guide) to comics for readers of all-ages!
OWLY AND FRIENDS
By Andy Runton, Christian Slade, James Kochalka, & Corey Barba. In this FCBD edition, we’ll not only present an all-new Owly adventure by Andy Runton, but also three other all-new, all-ages adventures from Owly’s friends: Korgi by Christian Slade, Johnny Boo by James Kochalka, and Yam by Corey Barba! Perfect for everyone in the family.
COMICS GO HOLLYWOOD
TwoMorrows Publishing unveils secrets behind your favorite on-screen heroes! Our magazine editors assembled this guide, where you’ll learn what’s involved in taking a character from the comics page to the screen! It includes: Storyboards from DC’s animated New Frontier (from Draw! Magazine)! Jeph Loeb on writing for Marvel Comics and Heroes (courtesy of Write Now! magazine)! Details on the unseen X-Men movie (from Alter Ego magazine)! A history of The Joker (from Back-Issue Magazine)! And a look at Jack Kirby’s Hollywood career, with extensive Kirby art!
VIPER COMICS PRESENTS: KID HOUDINI & THE SILVER DOLLAR MISFITS
By Dwight MacPherson & Worth Gowell. In 1886, ten-year-old Harry Houdini runs away from home, only to find himself a prisoner in Professor Murat’s circus. Using the circus as their headquarters, Harry and his new friends form a unique detective agency that will brave any ghost, goblin or ghoul to solve a mystery.
GUMBYS COLORING COMIC BOOK SPECIAL #1
Gumby snaps back in this spectacular coloring comic edition! Infected by a computer worm our favorite bendable hero seeks help from the Mad Doctor. A mini-Gumby is created and embarks on a hilarious adventure inside his own body searching for the terrible worm.
WIZARD HOW TO DRAW SAMPLER
Wizard: The Comics Magazine has collected 15 years of its award-winning art lessons into one “How to Draw” book series. It’s Wizard’s ultimate resource for aspiring comic book creators!
