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Preview: Imperium #2

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Brett

Valiant has released a preview of Imperium #2 – the second devastating issue of the new Valiant Next ongoing series fromwriter Joshua Dysart and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite! The battle for utopia continues here on March 4th as an all-new member – the technologically enhanced soldier-for-hire Gravedog – steps into the ranks of the world’s most feared superhuman army!

Newly outed as one of the world’s most powerful superhumans and wanted by every authority on Earth, omega-level telekinetic Toyo Harada has abandoned the life he once knew. Out of options and run to ground, the former head of the Harbinger Foundation has retreated to a remote corner of the globe to begin building his vision of a better tomorrow…beginning with with the superhuman force capable of fighting for it. With a coalition of the brutal, barbarous, and insane recruited to enforce his will, Harada will engineer the peace he means to give the world…by starting the war that could end it all. THIS IS IMPERIUM.

A psychic dictator, an inhuman robot, a mad scientist, a murderous alien, and a super-powered terrorist are about to try and take over the world…and you’re going to be rooting for them every step of the way. Featuring covers by Raul Allen, Doug Braithwaite, Butch Guice, and Lewis LaRosa!

IMPERIUM #2 [VALIANT NEXT]
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Cover A by RAUL ALLEN (JAN151644)
Cover B by DOUG BRAITHWAITE (JAN151645)
Cover C by BUTCH GUICE (JAN151646)
Variant Cover by LEWIS LAROSA (JAN151647)
Character Design Variant by DOUG BRAITHWAITE (JAN151648)
$3.99 US | T+| 32 pgs. | On sale MARCH 4 (FOC – 2/9/15)

Preview: Q2: The Return of Quantum and Woody #5 (of 5)

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Brett

Q2: THE RETURN OF QUANTUM AND WOODY #5 (of 5)

Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
Art & Cover by MD BRIGHT (DEC141732)
Variant Cover by RYAN LEE (DEC141733)
Throwback Variant by MARC LAMING (DEC141734)
$3.99 US | T+ | 32 pgs. | On sale FEBRUARY 11

It all ends here! Legendary creators Christopher Priest (Black Panther) and MD Bright (Iron Man) deliver the final chapter for a comic book milestone more than a decade in the making!

Quantum. Woody. The other Quantum has disappeared. The other Woody has been revealed. Heroes, enemies, frenemies, and armies of vicious mercenaries descend on one luxurious ballroom during a black-tie affair…they all want the secret young Woody guards, and nothing will stop them from taking it. As the bullets fly and the champagne flows, can Quantum save the life of his young ward? And just whose side is the slippery Woody finally on…?

Surface Tension is The Walking Dead meets Princess Mononoke!

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Brett

On May 27, Titan Comics will release a brand new creator-owned series called Surface Tension – a thrilling and timely ecological fable of a planet rebelling against its inhabitants from rising star Jay Gunn! This is The Walking Dead meets Princess Mononoke!

DANGER FROM THE DEPTHS! HUMANITY’S LAST GASP! THE WATER LEVELS WILL RISE – AND SO WILL YOUR PULSE!

THEN: Mysterious corals draw 99% of humanity into the sea in a mass extinction event!

What does the ocean want with The Earth?

NOW: A band of survivors search for answers.

Brian Michael Bendis Stays Exclusive with Marvel

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Brett

Marvel Entertainment has announced a renewed exclusive agreement with legendary comic writer Brian Michael Bendis!

The multiple Eisner award-winning writer has come to be one of the premier voices in the comic industry with iconic runs on many of Marvel’s most popular titles including Guardians of the Galaxy, Daredevil, Uncanny X-Men, All-New X-Men, and more. Bendis also boasts two of the longest comic runs in American comic book history with his eight year stretch as writer of Avengers and over 200 consecutive issues of Ultimate Spider-Man – which saw the introduction of hit character, Miles Morales, to Marvel’s Ultimate Universe.

Reflecting on his lengthy career at Marvel, Bendis said in a release:

There’s been some speculation that I will be leaving comics because of other cool things going on in my life but I wanted to let everyone know that isn’t the case. I get it, sometimes when people have something going on in other media they tend to drift away from comics. But that is the opposite of what my life’s goals are.

I want to bring people into comics so they can see the original wonderful magic we have to offer every single week,” Bendis continues. “My partnership with Marvel, since the first day they hired me, has been a continuous dream come true and I’m honored that I get to continue this partnership for many years to come.

The writer’s lengthy stint at the House of Ideas is set to continue with a new exclusive agreement and a wealth of new stories in 2015 including the cataclysmic closure of the Ultimate Universe with Secret Wars: Ultimate End and a soon-to-be announced Secret Wars series that will have all Marvel fans keeping their eyes on Battleworld!

In addition to Brian’s Marvel Universe work, he will continue with his critically-acclaimed creator-owned series under Marvel’s ICON imprint, POWERS. The first issue of POWERS, by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming, returns to comic shops for a brand new jumping on point in POWERS #1 and, debuting March 10^th, POWERS will now be a live-action drama available only on the Playstation Network.

Congrats to Marvel and Brian!

Palmiotti & Brady’s The Big Con Job Puts the ‘Con’ Back in ‘Convention’

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Brett

What do you do when you’re a down-on-your-luck, Hollywood has-been? Steal the show—literally! This March, publisher BOOM! Studios debuts Palmiotti & Brady’s The Big Con Job, a new limited series in the vein of Ocean’s 11 meets Galaxy Quest from writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Matt Brady, and artist Dominike “Domo” Stanton.

After working the same convention circuit for many years, a group of flabby action heroes, aging sex symbols, and sci-fi bit players have become close friends as they watch their lines get shorter and their autographs get cheaper. That is, until they hire a cocky new booking agent who offers them their only chance at a comfortable retirement by robbing one of the largest cons in the country!

Palmiotti & Brady’s The Big Con Job #1 arrives in comic shops on March 4th with a main cover by Amanda Conner for the price of $3.99 under Diamond order code JAN151104. Also available in a limited quantity are a Jackpot variant cover by Jay Shaw, a 10 Years Anniversary incentive cover by Trevor Hairsine, and a retailer incentive cover by Dan McDaid.

Black (Comic) History Month: Cyborg, a Comic You Should Read

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Brett

Is it history if it hasn’t happened yet? Today, DC Comics launched their post-Convergence plan which will see 24 brand-new series joining their current 25 series that’ll continue. DC in their announcement has said diversity, in characters, stories, and creators is a focus this go around, and that’s evident by their choices.

One of the characters getting their own series is Cyborg, who will star is Cyborg. The series will be written David Walker with art by Ivan Reis. Walker should be noted is an African-American creator.

Cyborg debuted in DC Comics Presents #26 in 1980. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez the character was primarily known as a member of the Teen Titans and has been a staple in the various cartoon depictions of those characters. He was thrust into the spotlight with DC Comics’ relaunch with the New-52 where he became a founding member of the Justice League.

In a revised origin, Cyborg is Victor Stone a high school student and football player who is hurt in an explosion and is fused with an alien technology by his father to save him.

The character is coming to movies with actor Ray Fisher taking on the role. He’ll first be seen on screen in 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and will eventually get his own movie in 2020.

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Deadpool Joins Secret Wars with Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars!

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Brett

As Secret Wars devastates the Marvel Universe by forging a new Marvel reality on the enormous patch-work planet of Battleworld, Wade Wilson will head back to the original 1984 Secret Wars series for his Warzones! tie-in, Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars.

In 1984, Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars was known for debuting Spider-Man’s black costume and featuring Doctor Doom stealing the Beyonder’s power, and the first-ever event series also included a variety of appearances by Deadpool that readers never saw. Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars by the Deadpool Killustrated team of Cullen Bunn and Matteo Lolli, will have the Merc with the Mouth revealed to be a part of the 1984 comic book event and drawn into scenes from the original series.

In an interview with Marvel.com, Bunn said:

Way back when, right after I had finished Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe, we were looking for something out of the ordinary as a follow up. One of my first suggestions was to have Deadpool thrown back in time into the middle of the original Secret Wars limited series. At the time, we decided to go in a different direction, but the idea of having Wade playing a big, in-continuity role in the events of that series stuck with me.

When Deadpool introduces himself to the other heroes, most of them have no idea who he is. At least, most of them are unwilling to admit that they know him! As the battle between good and evil commences, Deadpool gets plenty of opportunities to annoy the hell out of every major hero and villain in the Marvel Universe before the festivities are done!

This May, Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars rudely places itself into Marvel continuity and into comic book retailers everywhere.

Preview: Red Sonja: Vulture’s Circle #2

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Brett

Red Sonja: Vulture’s Circle #2

Nancy A. Collins, Luke Lieberman (w)
Fritz Casas (a)
Jay Anacleto, Walter Geovani, Lucio Parrillo (c)
Fans & retailers, order the cover of your choice!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+
FANS, ASK YOUR RETAILER FOR THE:
Jay Anacleto B/W Art retailer incentive cover
Walter Geovani B/W Art retailer incentive cover

Red Sonja and her prize pupils, Lyla and Xoana, return to their school with the renegade priest Sefkh in tow. After the Stygian reveals that the half-human son of the serpent-god Set is marching forth to reclaim the world for his sire, Sonja realizes that the world is in peril. But before she can decide whether to come out of ‘retirement’ one last time, the school’s compound is attacked by The Eaters of the Dead—a legion of flesh-eating undead created by Sutekh from those who have dared to defy him. Now Red Sonja, her longtime companion, Yusuf, and her young pupils must battle not only hell-beasts and ghouls, but the terrifying Son of Set himself in a bloody fight for not only their lives, but their souls as well.

Preview: Steven Universe #7

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Brett

Steven Universe #7

Imprint: KaBOOM!

Author: Jeremy Sorese
Artist: Coleman Engle

It’s storytime! Connie tells Pearl the story of Mearl, who’s destined to inherit the throne, but Pearl takes great offense when Mearl is saved by knights and tries to correct the story.