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Dynamite’s Noir in November

Dynamite has announced the November release of Noir, a new comic book miniseries that unites Miss Fury, one of the first female superheroes, with the Black Sparrow, a villainess featured in the bestselling comic series, The Shadow.  Written by acclaimed crime novelist and respected comic author Victor Gischler and illustrated by Andrea Mutti, Noir is a five-issue crime drama with supernatural elements, including an appearance by the ever-mysterious Shadow himself.

In the first issue of Noir, the Black Sparrow, a mercenary and thief who had previously fought and loved The Shadow, is hired to steal the mysterious Moon Stone from a New York museum.  Deciding to hold onto the precious jewel for a better payday, she angers her former employers and becomes a target marked for death.  Only the assistance of an old flame can keep Black Sparrow one step ahead her pursuers… but will The Shadow help the woman he once tried to kill?  And when Miss Fury, a dangerous and possibly unhinged heroine, enters the fray, will these three masked adventurers play nice… or go to war?

The first issue of the five-part Noir miniseries is solicited in the September Previews catalog for preorder by retailers worldwide.  Noir #1 features a cover illustration by Ardian Syaf.  As a special incentive, for every 50 copies ordered by retailers, they will receive a complimentary rare variant edition featuring Syaf’s black-and-white line art.

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Gischler Unleashes Clown Fatale!

Dark Horse Comics is headed to the circus this fall with Victor Gischler’s latest wild ride: Clown Fatale!

Written by Victor Gischler and drawn by Italian artist Maurizio Rosenzweig, with colors by Moreno Dinisio, Clown Fatale is darkly humorous and graphically violent, a vivid, stylish, cinematic tale of action and blood. The series will also feature covers by Tim Seeley.

In the world of circus folk, there’s nothing lower than a clown. So when the Femme Clowns are mistaken for contract killers, they abandon their shabby traveling circus for a world of violence and cruelty—with clown makeup.

Clown Fatale #1 is in comic shops everywhere November 13, 2013!

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SDCC 2013: Titan’s New Projects

At San Diego Comic-Con, Titan Comics, the new venture from publishing giant, Titan, announced a brand-new wave of creator-owned titles set for 2014! The new titles span a mix of established comics and novelist talent, as well as up-and-coming creators and artists from whom you’ll soon be hearing much more – such as Victor Gischler, Tazio Bettin, Pat Mills, Carl Potts, Larry Stroman, Lavie Tidhar, Paul McCaffrey and Des Taylor!

The new wave of titles includes assassin black-comedy Accident Man co-created by 2000AD legend Pat Mills with a cover by the incomparable Howard Chaykin; a brand-new chapter of long-running science-fiction gem Alien Legion, by fan-favorite creative team Carl Potts and Larry Stroman; ladies of literature action-adventure Adler by novelist Lavie Tidhar and artist Paul McCaffrey; adrenal grindhouse-flick Sally Of The Wasteland by Victor Gischler and artist Tazio Bettin, with cover by blazing Image stalwart Tim Seeley; and femme-fatale espionage caper Scarlett Couture by famed good-girl artist Des Taylor.

At SDCC, Titan Comics made a splash with numerous launches including fantasy The First Kingdom Vol.1: The Birth of Tundran by comics legend Jack Katz; new horror fantasy collection Razorjack by Watchmen colorist John Higgins; the Eagle-Award-winning comedy Thrud the Barbarian by writer/artist Carl Critchlow; afterlife thriller Numbercruncher by Si Spurrier, artist P.J. Holden and colorist Jordie Bellaire; SF and fantasy anthology Monster Massacre; genre-mashing hormonal superhero Sharky by Dave Elliott and Alex Horley; and videogame tie-in Devil May Cry: The Chronicles of Vergil.

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Preview: The Shadow Vol. 2: Revolution TP

THE SHADOW VOL. 2: REVOLUTION TP

Victor Gischler (w)
Aaron Campbell, Jack Herbert, Giovanni Timpano (a)
Alex Ross (c)
FC • 156 pages • $19.99 • Teen+

When his mystic powers fail, The Shadow travels the globe on a bloody search for answers. He attempts to reconnect with his spiritual masters in Nepal, but is sidetracked by an opium smuggling operation. Afterwards, he travels to the frontlines of the Spanish Civil War in pursuit of arms dealers and a would-be dictator. Who is the maniacal El Rey, and how will The Shadow dispense justice when he discovers that a former flame serves as his brutal enforcer, the Black Sparrow?

This 168 page collection reprints issues 7-12 of the hit series written by hard-boiled crime novelist VICTOR GISCHLER and drawn by AARON CAMPBELL, JACK HERBERT and GIOVANNI TIMPANO, and features a complete cover gallery by ALEX ROSS, JOHN CASSADAY, DARWYN COOKE, TIM BRADSTREET, MICHAEL GOLDEN, FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA and more!

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Preview: The Shadow #12

THE SHADOW #12

Victor Gischler (w)
Aaron Campbell (a)
Alex Ross, Sean Chen, Tim Bradstreet, Francesco Francavilla (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

When robbers use deadly tactics to commit a series of bank holdups, The Shadow scours the underbelly of Manhattan to find the culprits.  Will his plan to put together his own robbery trap the criminals or simply lead to another murderous bank heist.  The Shadow Knows!

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Preview: The Shadow #11

THE SHADOW #11

FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+
Victor Gischler (w)
Aaron Campbell (a)
Alex Ross, Tim Bradstreet, Francesco Francavilla, Jack Herbert (c)

The pulse-pounding conclusion to REVOLUTIONARY!  El Rey and his enforcer the Black Sparrow have hatched a scheme to seize control of Spain from the ashes of the Civil War. Who can stop this mad would-be dictator and his lust for power?  Only the Shadow! With the help of Miles Crofton and George Owell, the Shadow must infiltrate El Rey’s castle to strike at the villain in his own lair. Who lives? Who dies? The Shadow Knows!

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Preview – The Shadow #10

THE SHADOW #10

32 pages FC  • $3.99  •  Teen +
Written by Victor Gischler
Art by Aaron Campbell
Covers by Alex Ross (25%), Tim Bradstreet (25%), Francesco Francavilla (25%), Jack Herbert (25%)
Fans, ask your retailer for these variant incentive covers!
Ross “virgin art” retailer incentive cover
Ross “sketch art” retailer incentive cover

Revolutionary Part 3 (of 4) – The Shadow, along with faithful sidekick and pilot Miles Crofton and new partner in adventure George Orwell, pursues The Black Sparrow across the war-torn Spanish countryside. Cranston must decide how he’s going to confront the woman who is both former lover and current adversary, but there is a new player in the mix!  Just who is the maniacal El Rey?  The Shadow must thwart El Rey’s  plot to rise from the debris of a war shattered nation and install himself as supreme ruler.

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Preview – The Shadow #9

THE SHADOW #9

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by Victor Gischler
Art by Aaron Campbell
Covers by Alex Ross (25%), Michael Golden (25%), Tim Bradstreet (25%), Francesco Francavilla (25%)
Fans, ask your retailer for these variant incentive covers!
• Ross “virgin art” cover retailer incentive
• Ross sketch art cover retailer incentive

Revolutionary Part 2 (of 4) – The Shadow finds himself face to face with George Orwell smack dab in the middle of the Spanish Civil War, but his mystic powers fail to illuminate what significance this literary legend holds for the world. No time to figure that out! The Shadow’s campaign against a murderous gang of gun runners takes him on a tour of Barcelona’s underbelly where he meets the beautiful and dangerous Black Sparrow! But is he really an old friend in disguise? Pause to ponder that and you might miss the deadly dogfight over the Spanish countryside. Pack a parachute, Shadow, because you’re going to need it!

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Preview – The Shadow #7

THE SHADOW #7

32 pages FC
• $3.99 • Teen +
Written by VICTOR GISCHLER
Art by JACK HERBERT
Covers by ALEX ROSS (25%), DARWYN COOKE (25%), JOHN CASSADAY (25%), FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (25%)
Fans, ask your retailer for these variant incentive covers!
• CASSADAY “blood red art” cover retailer incentive
• COOKE “virgin art”cover retailer incentive
• ROSS “virgin art”cover retailer incentive

NEW CREATIVE TEAM! NEW STORY ARC!
The Shadow is known for the mystic power which allows him to cloud men’s minds and read their hearts. But what happens when this power fails him? After the Shadow fails to stop a routine mugging, he travels to the Far East with his pilot and sidekick WWI ace Miles Crofton. In Nepal, he hopes to reconnect with his old masters and to consult with them about what could be amiss with his powers. Instead, he finds opium smugglers. As always, The Shadow faces danger… but he must also look within himself.

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