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Preview: The Black Hood #1

THE BLACK HOOD #1

Script: Duane Swierczynski
Art: Michael Gaydos, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Rachel Deering
Cover: Michael Gaydos
Variant Covers: David Mack, Francesco Francavilla, Howard Chaykin, David Williams
ComicsPro Variant: Michael Gaydos
On Sale Date: 2/25
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.

NEW ONGOING SERIES from the brand new DARK CIRCLE imprint! “The Bullet’s Kiss – Part 1 of 5” When Philadelphia police officer Greg Hettinger stepped into the middle of a gunfight, hot lead shredded his face—and he pulled the trigger, blind. Now Greg is waking up in a world where he’s a killer, hopelessly scarred and hooked on painkillers. What does a man do when he can no longer face the world, yet still wants to do good? He puts on a hood…

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Preview: Ex-Con #5

Ex-Con #5

Duane Swierczynski (w)
Keith Burns (a)
Tim Bradstreet (c)
FC • 32 pages • $2.99 • Mature

Last issue! Crime boss Barnaby Creed once gave him a piece of advice: “Only a crazy man makes the same mistake twice.” And Cody Pomeray is taking that advice to heart — namely, by making a whole new set of mistakes! Racing from downtown L.A. to a gravesite in Mexico, Cody knows it’s the final showdown. But will he be able to figure out who’s betrayed him in time to keep him out of the slammer? Don’t miss the shocking conclusion of this grifter noir saga!

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Dark Circle Comics Joins Free Comic Book Day 2015

Saturday, May 2nd is Free Comic Book Day across North America and the world – a day where participating comic shops give away comic books to anyone coming into their stores.

Archie Comics – a Gold Sponsor of the event – is proud to announce one of their offerings: FCBD Dark Circle Comics! Get a sneak peek at the new three all-new series coming from Dark Circle Comics!

THE BLACK HOOD! THE FOX! THE SHIELD!

Get in on the ground floor of Dark Circle Comics and experience the cinematic and creator-driven reinventions of these iconic properties. Who is the new Shield? How did the Black Hood come to be? Can things get more unpredictable for The Fox? Learn the secrets of the Dark Circle universe from the creators themselves via sneak peeks at the new series, creator interviews and a first glance at the next Dark Circle series – all held together by an eye-popping cover from Afterlife with Archie artist Francesco Francavilla!

Script: Duane Swierczynski, Mark Waid, Dean Haspiel, Adam Christopher, Chuck Wendig and more
Art: Michael Gaydos, Dean Haspiel, David Williams, Rachel Deering, Kelly Fitzpatrick, John Workman, Jose Villarubia and more
Cover: Francesco Francavilla

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Preview: Ex-Con #4

Ex-Con #4

Duane Swierczynski (w)
Keith Burns (a)
Tim Bradstreet (c)
FC • 32 pages • $2.99 • Mature

When you’re sitting next to a blonde ladykiller and you’ve got a dead body in the trunk and you’re violating your parole big-time, there’s only one way to go, hombre: south of the border. But you can’t sit in a cheap Mexican resort slamming tequila and watching Chinese tourists square dance all night long. You’ve got to deliver that body to the one shady man who can hide it forever. Problem is, it looks like the garbage man is sizing you up for a grave of your own! If you thought Cody Pomeray tripped into his own personal hell in the first three issues of EX-CON, you’re not going to believe where he ends up next…

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Preview: Ex-Con #3

Ex-Con #3

Duane Swierczynski (w)
Keith Burns (a)
Tim Bradstreet (c)
FC • 34 pages • $2.99 • Mature

Cody Pomeray’s violated his parole. He’s cuffed and headed back to the place he dreads the most — the slammer. He’s dead if he shows up without having completed a little “errand” for a vicious crime boss. But then Cody is given just 48 hours to set things right — and he has no choice but to join forces with his ex-girlfriend to track down an arsonist hiding somewhere along the California coast.

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Preview: Bloodshot #25

BLOODSHOT#25 (ANNIVERSARY THROWDOWN!)

Written by PETER MILLIGAN with HOWARD CHAYKIN, DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI, DUFFY BOURDEAU, JUSTIN JORDAN, and DANIEL KIBBLESMITH
Art by LEWIS LAROSA with HOWARD CHAYKIN, MANUEL GARCIA, ALL BARRIONUEVO, RAFER ROBERTS, and BART SEARS,
Cover A by LEWIS LAROSA (SEP14 1694)
Cover B by AL BARRIONUEVO (SEP14 1695)
Variant Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE (SEP14 1696)
Throwback Variant by DON PERLIN (SEP14 1697)
Variant Cover by BRYAN HITCH (SEP14 1698)
$4.99 | T+ | 48 pgs. | On sale NOVEMBER 5

A murderer’s row of all-star talents is going all-in for an oversized, 48-page milestone anniversary blowout chronicling the classified history of Valiant’s most dangerous, most brutal, most relentless hero – BLOODSHOT!

Meet the man behind Bloodshot – or is he? – when one soldier’s untapped killer instinct takes over in a feature-sized lead tale of blood, guts, and heart by Peter Milligan and Lewis LaRosa! PLUS…an all-new story by comics master Howard Chaykin! The original BLOODSHOT launch team of Duane Swierczynski and Manuel García join forces again for an all-new adventure! AND…Duffy Boudreau and Al Barrionuevo take you on Bloodshot’s journey from the end of the line with H.A.R.D. Corps to the Colombian jungle where Unity found him! Along with many more bonus stories and artwork, a complete cover gallery, and more!

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Preview: Ex-Con #2

Ex-Con #2

Duane Swierczynski (w)
Keith Burns (a)
Tim Bradstreet (c)
FC • 32 pages • $2.99 • Teen+

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Once Cody Pomeray had L.A.’s elite eating out of his hand; now he’s sucking grime from the bottom of their pools. But that’s just his parole gig. His real job? Sneaking away from the watchful eye of Quemando – his hot parole officer – and scouring the bars of Venice Beach with to find an arsonist who’s been torching pads all over town. Then Cody walks into the wrong condo, and dreams of freedom pretty much go up in smoke.

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Preview: Bloodshot #25, a 48-Page Anniversary Blowout!

Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of Bloodshot #25 – a 48-page anniversary blowout featuring a murderer’s row of comics talents from throughout the bullet-riddled history of Valiant’s most brutal, most relentless hero!

Meet the man behind Bloodshot – or is he? – when one soldier’s untapped killer instinct takes over in “Bloodshot: The Glitch” – a feature-sized lead tale of blood, guts, and heart by Peter Milligan and Lewis LaRosa!

Plus: an all-new Bloodshot tale by comics master Howard Chaykin, and the original launch team of Duane Swierczynski and Manuel García return for a brand new adventure! And don’t miss the origin of Bloodshot retold, and even more stories and artwork from Justin Jordan, Rafer Roberts, and more, right here in this oversized 48-page giant!

Packed to the rafters with bonus features and artwork, including a complete cover gallery of Bloodshot’s exploits from 1993 to today, the Bloodshot #25 anniversary extravaganza also features standard covers by Lewis LaRosa and Al Barrionuevo; incentive variant covers by Rafael Albuquerque and Bryan Hitch; and a new throwback variant featuring Bloodshot’s original logo and trade dress design by Bloodshot co-creator and comics legend Don Perlin.

Bloodshot #25 – arriving in stores on November 5th!

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Preview: Ex-Con #1

EX-CON #1

Duane Swierczynski (w)
Keith Burns (a)
Tim Bradstreet (c)
FC • 32 pages • $2.99 • Mature

Dynamite is proud to present Ex-Con, the next book in a series of creator driven comics – with The Creators Unleashed, featuring all new concepts and characters from the industry’s best and brightest! This month, we present Ex-Con, written by Duane Swierczynski (Cable/Deadpool. Judge Dredd)! 1985: L.A. con artist Cody Pomeray had a gift for looking inside a mark’s soul with just a glance. But one fateful night, he targeted the wrong man — and was sentenced to the most savage prison in California. Pomeray would have been beaten to death on his first day if not for the intervention of Barnaby Creed, the most powerful crime lord in the Southland… 1989: Now Pomeray’s out on parole, robbed of his special ability and tasked with doing Creed “a little favor.” He has no idea he’s just stepped into a long con, and this time, *he’s* the mark…

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Dark Circle Comics Unveils First Wave of Superhero Titles

the shieldToday, Dark Circle Comics – the superhero imprint of Archie Comics – revealed that the label’s first wave of titles will include The Black Hood from writer Duane Swierczynski and artist Michael Gaydos, The Shield from writers Adam Christopher and Chuck Wendig and artist Wilfredo Torres, and The Fox from writer/artist Dean Haspiel and scripter Mark Waid. All three series will be ongoing and launch early next year.

The new titles – overseen by Dark Circle Editor Alex Segura – will serve as ideal jumping on points for new readers – providing unique, literary and cinematic takes on the classic properties in the Dark Circle Comics library that can appeal to new and long-time fans of the characters.

A dark crime saga in the vein of Boardwalk Empire and True Detective. A stunning and revisionist new take on the first patriotic hero. An off-the-wall adventure that meshes a DIY indie comix aesthetic with the best of superhero craftsmanship. Dark Circle Comics will present fans with a novelistic and thoughtful approach to superhero comics more akin to cable television shows like Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Justified and Fargo.

The Black Hood will be presented in a gritty, noir crime thriller, as a true urban vigilante. The Shield gets a make over, and debuts as a woman who’s not to be messed with. The Fox returns, in what I’m sure will be another fun run.

Check out some more art below (along with the new Shield at the left) as to what you can expect!

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