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Bloodshot Reborn 2016 Annual #1 – A 64-Page Showdown Coming in March!

This March, Valiant’s indestructible commando gears up for Valiant’s first-ever annual with an action-packed tour of Bloodshot’s past, present, and future! 

Valiant has announced the Bloodshot Reborn 2016 Annual #1 – a 64-page extravaganza coming this March from New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire and acclaimed artist Kano… plus an all-star cast of special guest stars including Ray Fawkes, Michel Fiffe & Benjamin Marra, Paul Maybury, and more!

First: Terror doesn’t wait for Friday at Camp Silver Lake in an extra-sized tale of summertime mayhem from Jeff Lemire and Kano! A masked menace has stalked this camp for years, but what happens when one unstoppable killing machine comes up against another? Bloodshot is about to bring his bloody brand of justice to the quiet shores of Silver Lake to take on America’s most notorious slasher!

Then: Jeff Lemire presents a very special Bloodsquirt solo adventure, alongside all-new stories from Fawkes, Fiffe & Marra, Maybury, and more! From his classified past to the post-apocalyptic future of “The Analog Man” and featuring the first glimpses of major milestones coming for Bloodshot in 2016 and beyond!

Featuring covers by Kano, Ryan Bodenheim, Robert Wilson IV and Keron Grant, Valiant’s acclaimed ongoing series ups the ante this March with a 64-page, summer-sized blockbuster!

BLOODSHOT REBORN 2016 ANNUAL #1
Written by JEFF LEMIRE with RAY FAWKES, MICHEL FIFFE & BENJAMIN MARRA, and PAUL MAYBURY
Art by KANO with RAY FAWKES, BENJAMIN MARRA, and PAUL MAYBURY
Cover A by KANO
Cover B by RYAN BODENHEIM
Variant Cover by ROBERT WILSON IV
Variant Cover by KERON GRANT
$5.99 | 64 pgs. | T+| COMING IN MARCH!

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Preview: RAI #11

RAI #11

Written by MATT KINDT
Art by CLAYTON CRAIN
ocking Cover A by CLAYTON CRAIN (AUG151779)
Interlocking Cover B by CLAYTON CRAIN  (AUG151780)
Cover C by RYAN SOOK (AUG151781)
Variant Cover by PAUL MAYBURY (AUG151782)
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale OCTOBER 21

Acclaimed writer Matt Kindt and superstar artist Clayton Crain bring “THE ORPHAN” to a brutal boiling point!

Now that Rai’s allies back on New Japan have reunited, they must figure out a plan to retrieve their friend and topple Father’s rule once and for all. Meanwhile, Rai has his work cut out for him on Earth as his past sins come back to haunt him. Luckily for our hero, justice is Eternal…

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Review: Valhalla Mad #1

valhalla madTheir names are legend: the Glorious Knox! Greghorn the Battlebjörn! Jhago the Irritator! Three warrior gods vacationing on Earth, just looking to get their drink on and have a good time! Join the drunken festivities with toastmasters courtesy of writer Joe Casey and artist Paul Maybury. The new mythology begins now!

We’ve seen Thor and his buddies get together a drink, but I can’t think of a series that has ever been just that. What do those bar crawl look like, and what goes on? Casey tackles that, and what looks like a lot more in this new series, that’s an entertaining to start.

The first issue has our three main characters coming to Earth after an extended time away for what is a bar crawl. That’s about it. There’s no enemies to fight. No dastardly villain to outwit. It’s three people going to a bar, and the reaction of those around them of gods going drinking. It’s beyond original in the concept, and Casey’s writing makes it more intriguing to read. You expect some big dust-up, but…. nothing. It’s anticlimactic in a good way.

The story is helped by Maybury’s art which is rather unique in look with an almost cartoon aspect to it. I like the style, and much like the story, it’s unique enough to make the comic stand out. The character designs are especially unique. I found myself reading slowly not just to pick up on Casey’s entertaining writing, but also see Maybury’s details in each panel.

While the fist issue didn’t completely blow me away, it was more than original enough to get me to want to come back to see where it all goes. I mean, we’re being given an excuse to watch gods drink. What can go wrong?

Story: Joe Casey Art: Paul Maybury
Story: 7.5 Art: 7.75 Overall: 7.5 Recommendation: Read

Image Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Preview: Valhalla Mad #1

Valhalla Mad #1

Story By: Joe Casey
Art By: Paul Maybury
Cover By: Paul Maybury
Variant Cover By: Nick Pitarra
Cover Price: $3.50
Digital Price: $2.99
Diamond ID: MAR150484
Published: May 20, 2015

Their names are legend: the Glorious Knox! Greghorn the Battlebjörn! Jhago the Irritator! Three warrior gods vacationing on Earth, just looking to get their drink on and have a good time! Join the drunken festivities with toastmasters JOE CASEY (SEX) and PAUL MAYBURY (SOVEREIGN). The new mythology begins now!

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Tynion, Yuenkel, and Fox Bring Aliens to the Midwest with UFOlogy

James Tynion IV has taken readers deep into an otherworldly forest with The Woods and to the very end of the world with Memetic. This April, he teams up with his Thrillbent partner Noah J. Yuenkel and artist Matthew Fox for a story of growing up and dealing with aliens in the debut of UFOlogy from award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios.

Becky Finch never wanted to be special. She just wanted to be a normal high school student in the small Midwestern town of Mukawgee. Malcolm Chamber wanted something more. A destiny. An answer from the stars. When Becky is marked by an alien’s touch, she’ll stumble into a mystery she never wanted. A mystery that almost ripped apart both their parents’ lives 12 years ago. She’ll need the help of her eccentric young classmate, Malcolm, as she finds the power within herself to uncover the truth.

UFOlogy #1 arrives in comic shops on April 1st with a main cover by series artist Matthew Fox for the price of $3.99 under Diamond order code FEB151123. Also available in a limited quantity are a Jackpot Variant by Alison Sampson, a 10 Years Anniversary incentive cover by Frazer Irving, and a retailer incentive cover by Paul Maybury.

UFOlogy #1 Main Cover by Matthew Fox UFOlogy #1 Jackpot Variant Cover by Alison Sampson UFOlogy #1 Incentive Cover by Paul Maybury UFOlogy #1 10 Years Incentive Cover by Frazer Irving

Three gods cut loose in Valhalla Mad by Joe Casey and Paul Maybury

Bestselling writer Joe Casey and artist Paul Maybury team up for an all-new high fantasy series in Valhalla Mad. The series launches from Image Comics on May 20.

Their names are legend: the Glorious Knox! Greghorn the Battlebjörn! Jhago the Irritator! Three warrior gods vacationing on Earth, just looking to get their drink on and have a good time! Join the drunken festivities—a new mythology begins in Valhalla Mad.

Valhalla Mad #1 hits stores on May 20. Cover A (Maybury) and can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code MAR150484. Cover B (Nick Pitarra) can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code MAR150485.

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Preview: BOOM! Box 2014 Mix Tape

BOOM! Box 2014 Mix Tape

Imprint: BOOM! Box

Authors: Rian Sygh, Ryan North, Alexis Ziritt, Shannon Watters, Becca Tobin, John Kovalic, Rosemary Mosco, Eryk Donovan, Noelle Stevenson, Madeleine Flores, Stefan Tosheff, Jake Lawrence, Dave McElfatrick, Rob DenBleyker, Kris Wilson, and Paul Maybury
Artists: Rian Sygh, Braden Lamb, Alexis Ziritt, Kendra Wells, Becca Tobin, John Kovalic, Rosemary Mosco, Eryk Donovan, Carey Pietsch, Madeleine Flores, Stefan Tosheff, Jake Lawrence, Dave McElfatrick, Rob DenBleyker, Kris Wilson, and Paul Maybury

BOOM! reached out to a bunch of our favorite creators with one mission in mind—to bring original, unconventional characters and stories to life. The Mix Tape is an eclectic collection of stories based on characters that are anything but your average lot. Talking hamburgers, misunderstood ghosts, and punk rock grandmas are just the tip of these stories that are best described as “off the beaten track.”

You ever think of a story that you’d love to tell, but can’t think of a home for it? Well, those stories go to this sweet little orphanage for eccentric tales, called The Mix Tape. BOOM! gathered the best of the best, reached out to our favorite artists and storytellers, and created this oversized, deluxe love letter for you.

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Preview: Sovereign #5

Sovereign #5

Story By: Chris Roberson
Art By: Paul Maybury
Cover By: Paul Maybury
Price: $2.99
Diamond ID: MAY140732
Published: July 30, 2014

Matters of state and unearthly threats occupy the men and women of power and influence in the capital. But what of those who are not powerful, who have no influence? And when one powerless woman discovers incomparable power awakening within her, what will she do with it?

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SDCC Image Expo 2014: Image Announces 12 New Series

Image_Comics_logo_largeImage Comics to kick off San Diego Comic-Con held a special Image Expo where they announced a dozen new series!

Check out below for a complete listing and some art from the series.

Rick Remender and Sean Gordon Murphy’s TOKYO GHOST:

TOKYO GHOST welcomes readers to the isles of New Los Angeles, 2189. Humanity has become nothing more than a sea of consumers, ravenous and starving wolves, sick from toxic contamination, who have to borrow, beg, and steal for the funds to buy, buy, buy their next digital fix. Getting a thrill, a distraction from reality, is the only thing left to live for. Entertainment is the biggest industry, the drug everyone needs, and gangsters run it all. And who do these gangsters turn to when they need the “law” enforced? Led Dent and Debbie Decay, constables of the law, which is a nice way to say “brutal killing machines.” The duo are about to be presented with an assignment that will force them out of the decay of LA and into the mysterious lost nation of Tokyo.

Marian Churchland, Claire Gibson, and Sloane Leong’s FROM UNDER MOUNTAINS:

Set in the isolated country of Akhara, rival houses face off in the struggle for political power and military security in FROM UNDER MOUNTAINS. Three unlikely figures—a lord’s daughter, a disgraced knight, and a runaway thief—will change the fate of their world, but the only hope of peace may lie with the mystery shrouded goblins and witches, and the ancient powers they command.

Joe Casey and Paul Maybury’s VALHALLA MAD:

VALHALLA MAD introduces a set of brand new characters: the Glorious Knox, Greghorn the Battlebjorn and Jhago the Irritator. The series depicts this

particular trio of fun-loving gods’ return to Earth—Manhattan, specifically—to drink and party and revel in their resplendent godhood after many decades of being away. Needless to say, they find a very different world than the one they last visited.

John Arcudi and James Harren’s RUMBLE:

RUMBLE is a strange book, that’s for sure—like a scarecrow-Conan fighting in a Louis C.K. TV show directed by David Fincher—with a supporting cast of odd characters, many of whom aren’t even human.

Ray Fawkes’ INTERSECT:

Bodies shift and merge, warring with themselves. Blood rains from the skies. A child’s song is translated into toxic, thought-destroying whispers. Everything is changing. Everything is wrong. This is the world of INTERSECT.

Tom Neely and Keenan Marshall Keller’s THE HUMANS:

Apart, they are nothing… deemed by society as outcasts, misfits, losers, no good punks! But together, they are THE HUMANS! Follow Bobby, Johnny, and all The HUMANS as they fight and fly down the road to oblivion on a ride filled with chains, sex, leather, denim, hair, blood, bananas and chrome.

Gabriel Hardman’s KINSKI and Hardman and Corinna Bechko’s INVISIBLE REPUBLIC:

KINSKI, previously a digital-only collection, both written and drawn by Hardman, promises to be a quirky crime thriller about Joe, a down-on-his-luck salesman who finds a cute puppy. The thing is, this puppy already has a home. What starts as a simple rescue mission from neglectful owners quickly escalates into a righteous crusade. Hardman announced a second project to be executed with frequent collaborator Bechko (HEATHENTOWN, Savage Hulk, Star Wars: Legacy). Described as a gritty sci-fi series, INVISIBLE REPUBLIC explores the secret history of one man’s rise to power after an unspeakable act of violence elevates him to folk-hero status on a war-torn planet seeking independence.

Becky Cloonan and Andy Belanger’s SOUTHERN CROSS:

Now boarding: SOUTHERN CROSS, tanker flight 73 to Titan. Alex Braith is on board retracing her sister’s steps to the refinery moon, hoping to collect her remains and find some answers. The questions keep coming though—How did her sister die? Where did her cabin mate disappear to? Who is that creep across the hall? And why does she always feel like she’s being watched?

Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen’s DESCENDER:

DESCENDER will explore one young robot’s struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet.

Ivan Brandon and Nic Klein’s DRIFTER:

Mankind’s colonization of the galaxy has left countless planets mined bare and lifeless in DRIFTER. A space transport crashes onto a backwater world whose unique properties set the stage for a story that combines the dark wonder of a strange and alien landscape with the struggles of an abandoned and lawless frontier town.

Kurt Busiek and Ben Dewey’s TOOTH AND CLAW:

In TOOTH AND CLAW, a secret conclave of wizards brings a legendary champion back through time to save the world, with disastrous consequences. Swords, sorcery, animal-wizards, gods, empires, golems of radioactive decay, crystalline badlands, con women, ancient armories, young love, mystery, blood and death and treachery and destiny…TOOTH AND CLAW is an epic story you won’t want to miss out on.

Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey’s INJECTION:

INJECTION explores how loud and strange the world is becoming, and the sense that it’s all bubbling into chaos—a chaos poised to become the Next New Normal—and that we did this to ourselves without thinking for a second about how we were ever going to live inside it.

Preview: Sovereign #4

Sovereign #4

Story By: Chris Roberson
Art By: Paul Maybury
Cover By: Paul Maybury
Price: $2.99
Diamond ID: APR140601
Published: June 25, 2014

Questions of power and politics are forgotten as inhuman intelligences clothe themselves in the bodies of the unburied dead and swarm across the countryside. Those who remain within the walls of the late emperor’s palace are safe for the moment, but far worse threats are fast approaching.

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