DAMSELS #7

Leah Moore & John Reppion (w)
Aneke (a)
Joseph Michael Llinsner (c)
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From the tales of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid and Snow White comes Damsels! While the Villeneuve army battle the fairy forces, Rapa, Talia, Red and Heinrich arrive at the Great Oak in the heart of the Enchanted Forest. They are welcomed by King Oberon, who it seems has been expecting them. Fresh from their battle with the Dryads, the Queens Rapunzel and Talia reach the Kingdom of Villeneuve at last. There they and Queen Belle can finally seal their magical compact and begin their reign of dark sorcery.

SHERLOCK HOLMES THE LIVERPOOL DEMON #4 (of 5)

Leah Moore & John Reppion (w)
Matt Triano (a)
Francesco Francavilla (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

Drummond, now on the run, seeks shelter in Hitchcock’s Menagerie, but how long will it be before Inspector Thornton tracks him down? The final piece of the puzzle falls into place for Holmes as he and Watson return  to the scene of Tom Christian’s murder. Yet the route they take is far from straight and perhaps more dangerous than even the Great Detective could imagine.

SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE LIVERPOOL DEMON #3 (of 6)

FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+
Written by Leah Moore & John Reppion
Art by Matt Triano
Cover by Francesco Francavilla

At William Brown Museum, Holmes and Watson examine the clawed remains of curator Christopher Connor and find themselves on the trail of a mysterious missing object. Inspector Thornton has to deal with the bloody aftermath of crime lord Drummond’s somewhat unorthodox approach to dog fighting, while down at the docks a visit is paid to a vessel by the name of Matilda Briggs.

DAMSELS #6

32 pages FC • $3.99 • All ages
Written by Leah Moore & John Reppion
Art by Aneke
Cover by Joseph Michael Linsner
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From the tales of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid and Snow White comes Damsels! As Rapa, Red, Talia and Heinrich journey through the Enchanted Forest toward Villeneuve, Rapa’s memories begin to return in earnest. The royal cavalcade is ambushed on the road to the kingdom, forcing Queens Talia and Rapunzel to fight for their lives. Meanwhile Queen Belle, plagued by her conscience begins to wonder if she herself might be cursed.

SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE LIVERPOOL DEMON #2 (OF 5)

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen +
Written by Leah Moore, John Reppion
Art by Matt Triano
Cover by Francesco Francavilla

The streets of Liverpool are abuzz with rumors of a demon known as Spring Heeled Jack loose in the city. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson visit the city Bridewell to examine the body of one of Jack’s supposed victims but find the officer in change, Inspector Thornton, unimpressed by The Great Detective’s reputation. Meanwhile, a collection of mysterious, eldritch Australian Aboriginal artifacts arrive at the William Brown Museum while, in the city’s underworld, crime lord Mr. Drummond comes up with a novel solution to the problem of a lost dog.

DAMSELS #5

32 pages FC  •  $3.99
Written by Leah Moore, John Reppion
Art by Aneke
Cover by Joseph Michael Linsner
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From the tales of Cinderalla, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid and Snow White comes Damsels! Transported magically to the northern Enchanted Forest, Rapa and Heinrich find themselves under the protection of an axe-wielding woods-woman. Out on the desolate Myvathen Mire our little mermaid seizes the chance to confess all to her beloved prince. King Oberon welcomes new recruits to his faerie army as the secret of what lies at the heart of the Enchanted forest, and what is at stake in the war to come, is revealed.

Damsels #4

I’ve enjoyed Dynamite’s Damsels series. It’s a nice new take on the recently popular spinning of fairy tales. In this case a mystery where it’s clear not everyone is who they say they are and the why’s and how’s are still being figured out. This isn’t your regular Cinderalla, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid and Snow White story.

As the twin armies of Perrault and Caumont thunder across the plains, Rapa and Heinrich search for clues to the true identity of Queen Talia in Perrault castle but soon find themselves fighting for their lives. Meanwhile in Villeneuve Queen Belle tries to reason with her husband, the king, as her subjects take matters into their own hands.

There’s some great humor in this comic, the idea of these people always being cursed or how they dealt with the Djinn. Plus there’s the action and the scheming between the Queens. It’s all adding up to an interesting comic. It’s not the best of the twisted tales, but it’s a worthy addition to what’s out there. How it differs and stands out is a part of the attraction to it. If you enjoy a comic with female leads that twists up traditional fairy tales, you should definitely check this one out.

Story: Leah Moore and John Reppion Art: Aneke Cover: Joseph Michael Linsner

Story: 7 Art: 7 Overall: 8 Recommendation: Read

Flash Gordon: Zeitgeist #8

I’m a fan of Flash Gordon. The original strips, the campy 80s movie and this series from Dynamite. The first story arc took the Flash Gordon story we were all familiar with, and also we got to see what was going on on Earth the entire time too. While that second story arc was a bit weaker, it answered a question I always had. But, the first arc ended and now we get to see what happens next.

While exploring the subterranean labyrinths beneath the Imperial Palace of Mongo, Dr. Hans Zarkov-brilliant scientist and engineer-finds himself trapped in his own past, courtesy of an insidious trap left behind by Ming the Merciless. Is even Zarkov’s genius enough to free himself from this deadly snare?

The comic is basically an origina story for Zarkov. We learn more about his history, his motivations and we move the story forward. Ming is deposed and captured, and now Mongo has to deal with the power vacuum. Actually Flash really has to deal with the power vacuum and he’s learning that it’s not easy. On top of that the bridge to Earth is destroyed and Zarkov is on a mission to fix that.

The series picks up with the story, allowing us to see what happens after Ming is defeated. While the first arc was  bit rushed, it’ll be interesting to see how long this plays out. The war has been won, and now it’s time to rebuild. In our modern times, it’s an interesting reflection of the real world. We’ll see how far it’s taken. It could be great, it could be crash and burn, but this first step is solid.

Story: Eric Trautmann Art: Daniel Indro Cover: Alex Ross or Francesco Francavilla

Story: 8.25 Art: 8 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy

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SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE LIVERPOOL DEMON #1 (of 5)

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen +
Written by Leah Moore, John Reppion
Art by Matt Triano
Cover by Francesco Francavilla 
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Sherlock Holmes is busy doing what he does best, solving a case of far-reaching international notoriety. It has landed him at the Port of Liverpool, a bustling hub of commerce both legitimate and illicit. As that chapter closes, ours begins. They head to Lime Street Station, to catch a fast steam locomotive home to London and Baker Street, when violent weather keeps The Great Detective and Watson in  Britain’s second city a while longer. Long enough to encounter a monster, discover the Liverpool underworld, and to become embroiled in one of his strangest cases yet.

THE FAIRY TALE HEROINES STRIKE BACK IN DAMSELS #1!

WITH AN AMAZING COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL! 

June 14th, 2012, Mt. Laurel, NJ – Get ready to see classic fairy tale heroines take action in Damsels #1, hitting stores this upcoming September.  Written by the acclaimed writing team of Leah Moore and John Reppion, with beautiful art by Aneke, and dynamic covers by J. Scott Campbell and Sean Chen!

In Damsels #1, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, and Snow White come together with other damsels in a new adventure filled with danger and intrigue. In Damsels, the alluring princesses of classic fairy tales take up arms to save their kingdoms from war.  Rediscover the darkness at the heart of fairy tales and why they’ll be no happily ever after.  Damsels opens with Rapa wishing she had not got out of bed that morning, if she had a bed to get out of that is. The day began badly and has gone rapidly and literally downhill ever since. A series of peculiar and baffling encounters throw obstacle after obstacle into her path, intent it seems on preventing her progress. The thing is, until today she had no idea she was trying to make any progress, toward anything! A collection of hazy memories and bewildering tattoos are all she has to help her figure it all out, and to be honest, she’d just as soon not bother.  Around her, we see the mountain city of Caumont thrown into overdrive by the arrival of Queen Talia and King Aurore of Perrault. The streets are thronged with cheering people, does it matter they aren’t exactly sure why they are cheering, or for whom?

“We are thoroughly enchanted to be working on such a spellbinding series,” says writers Leah Moore and John Reppion. “It’s fantastic fun for us as writers to be able to play with characters and concepts that are familiar, but then put our own Moore & Reppion style spin on things. Yes, there are Damsels and yes, there will be plenty of distress, but nothing is how it seems, and there is brutal action and weird surprises at every turn. We have had so much fun writing this, and we are so pleased with the art team Dynamite have set us up with. We can’t wait to see it in print.”

“We’ve been talking about Damsels for a long time internally, and trying to figure out who the best writers would be.  Leah and John were at the top of the list, but they had taken a break from comics.  Debating who to approach, we followed up with Leah and John to see if they would script once time freed up.  They said yes.  It was the best decision for the comic.” states Dynamite Publisher Nick Barrucci.  “Get ready for one hell of a ride.  Not every fairy tale has a happy ending.”

Be sure to pick up Damsels #1 in September!

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RAISE THE DEAD 2 OVERSIZED HARDCOVER

128 pages FC  • $19.99 •  Mature
Plot by LEAH MOORE, JOHN REPPION
Script by MIKE RAICHT
Art by GUIU VILANOVA
Cover by LUCIO PARRILLO

A nightmare pandemic that reanimates the corpses of the recently deceased, turning them into emotionless, flesh-hungry killers, has swept across the United States and beyond. Once infected, there is no known cure. The disease cost Rachael Masen everything – everything that is, except for her own life, and hanging onto that is a full time job. But is simply surviving enough, or is it time for all out war? The dead continue to rise, and they’re hungrier than ever, but maybe, just maybe there are still some things worse than death.

LEAH MOORE & JOHN REPPION
Leah Moore & John Reppion are a husband and wife writing team based in Liverpool, UK. As well as writing Raise the Dead Volume 1 and plotting Volume 2 , they have also created the original mystery series The Trial of Sherlock Holmes, and adapted Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Lewis Carroll’s Alice books for Dynamite Entertainment.

MIKE RAICHT
Mike Raicht is the co-creator and co-writer of The Stuff of Legend, the first volume of which launched on the New York Times Bestselling Graphic Novel list. He has written and edited many comics. He fancies himself a possible survivor of a zombie outbreak but would most likely be the first to go.

GUIU VILANOVA
Guiu Vilanova was born in 1980 in Barcelona, Spain. He has a degree in fine arts from Barcelona University and has previously worked on After the Siege, After the Fire, and A-Team: Murdock. Raise the Dead 2 is his first work for Dynamite Entertainment.

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