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The 2000 AD and Treasury of British Comics Annuals Return!

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Blaze through the weary Winter weather with the thermonuclear power of 2000 AD – the comics juggernaut which burns ever-bright with Thrill-Power! This November The 2000 AD Annual returns once again, a classic yearly feast which this Christmas features more new stories than ever before… as Tharg The Mighty begins his preparations for the 50th Anniversary of The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic!

Running over 100 pages, The 2000 AD Annual 2027 features a standard edition cover from the award-winning Jock and a webshop-exclusive cover from legendary fan-favorite 2000 AD Droids Cliff Robinson and Dylan Teague! In addition, the Annual will feature new stories featuring some of 2000 AD’s most beloved characters and creators, including:

  • Judge Dredd by Rob Williams and RM Guera
  • Robo-Hunter by Garth Ennis and Chris Burnham
  • The Out by Dan Abnett and Mark Harrison
  • Hawk the Slayer by Alec Worley and Staz Johnson
  • Fiends of the Eastern Front by Ian Edginton and Alejandro Aragon
  • Tharg’s Future Shocks by Mike Carroll and Kieran McKeown

In addition, the Annual will feature a collection of classic Thrills from across 2000 AD’s fifty years of publication, including plenty of surprises, features, and the returns of classic characters! You may think you know what to expect – but you absolutely cannot predict what Tharg has planned for you this Christmas!

But that’s not all! The Treasury of British Comics Annual also returns in November for a collection of both new and classic stories hand-picked from the archive to guarantee some warmth this Winter! Featuring stories – including several never reprinted before until now – from across the decades, The Treasury of British Comics Annual 2027 will reprint an assortment of astounding comics from the pages of Action, Misty, 2000 AD, Tiger, Boy’s World, Buster, Monster Fun, Valiant, Hurricane, Whizzer & Chips, and more!

A festive feast for fans of comics, the Annual also features four new strips commissioned exclusively for this collection, including:

  • Helmet Head & Janus Stark by Stephen Brotherstone, David Lawrence, and Laurent LeFeuvre
  • Robot Archie Vs Vanessa From Venus by David Roach and Emily Roach
  • Black Beth by Alec Worley and Aly Fell
  • Death Wish by Rich Prinn and Shane Connery Volk

Celebrate the depth, diversity and dynamism of British Comics History, as we champion classic characters and breathe vibrant new life into their wild and wonderful adventures!

The Treasury of British Comics Annual will be released this November, available either as the standard edition featuring a cover from the Mighty Mike Perkins, or as a fiendish webshop-exclusive edition cover from the gory Godmachine!

Preview: 2000 AD Prog 2456

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2000 AD Prog 2456

UK and DIGITAL: 29 October £4.99
NORTH AMERICA: 3 December $35.00 (Prog Pack)
DIAMOND: AUG250919
COVER: Mike Dowling

In This Issue:
JUDGE DREDD // AND TO THE SEA RETURN by Rob Williams (w) Henry Flint (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)
RED DRAGON by Rob Williams (w) Steve Yeowell & Patrick Goddard (a) Dylan Teague (c) Simon Bowland (l)
BIG-ASS SWORD // DEFRAG PROCESS by Andreas Butzbach
VOID RUNNERS // BOOK TWO by David Hine (w) Boo Cook (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)
BRASS SUN // PAVANE by Ian Edginton (w) INJ Culbard (a) Simon Bowland (l)
NIGHTMARE NEW YORK // HARD TIMES by Kek-W (w) David Roach (a) Peter Doherty (c) Jim Campbell (l)
ROGUE TROOPER // GHOST PATROL by Alex de Campi (w) Neil Edwards (a) Matt Soffe (c) Jim Campbell (l)

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Explore More Sci-fi Terror with Aliens: The Original Years Omnibus Vol. 2

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The classic comic book tales set in the iconic—and terrifying—world of the Alien franchise are being collected in brand-new hardcover collection starting in April with Aliens Omnibus Vol. 1. And in August, fans of the iconic franchise can enjoy even more of these thrilling comic book stories with Aliens: The Original Years Omnibus Vol. 2.

A rogue scientist’s genetic experiments create a horrific new alien king! A ragtag unit of Colonial Marines battles a xenomorph infestation on a space station — and the survivors face a pack of bizarre hybrids! An investigator must solve a murder on a deep-space alien-research station! But what dread music will a deranged composer make with an alien’s screams? And can a synthetic xenomorph rebel against its sadistic creator? Plus: Flash back to an alien attack in the 1950s! And witness the fate of England as aliens overrun the Earth! This rare collection includes: Aliens: Rogue #1-4, Aliens: Colonial Marines #1-10, Aliens: Labyrinth #1-4, Aliens: Salvation, Aliens: Music of the Spears #1-4, and Aliens: Stronghold #1-4 — plus material from Dark Horse Comics #3-5, #11-13 and #15-19; PREVIEWS (1993) #1-12; PREVIEWS (1994) #1; and Aliens Magazine (1992) #9-20.

Writers include Ian Edginton, Chris Warner, Kelly Puckett, Paul Guinan, Dan Jolley, Jim Woodring, Dave Gibbons, Chet Williamson, John Arcudi, Sarah Byam, John Byrne, Peter Milligan, Michael Cook, and more. Artists include Will Simpson, Paul Guinan, Tony Atkins, Allen Nunis, John Nadeau, Kilian Plunkett, Mike Mignola, Tim Hamilton, Doug Mahnke, David Roach, Mark A. Nelson, Paul Mendoza, John Byrne, Paul Johnson, and Christian Gorny.

Check out the all-new cover by Mahmud Asrar as well as the exclusive direct market variant cover by Paul Mendoza and be sure to pick up this must-have collection when Aliens: The Original Years Omnibus Vol. 2 hits shops in August 2021! 

Preview: Masters Of Spanish Comic Art

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Masters Of Spanish Comic Art

writer: David Roach
artist: Esteban Maroto, Sanjulian, Jose Gonzalez, Jordi Bernet, Enrich, Victor De La Fuente, Jose Ortiz, Luis Garcia Mozos, and more
cover: Enrich
FC • 272 pages • $39.99 • Mature

Masters of Spanish Comic Book Art is a celebration of the great artists who revolutionized horror comics in the 1970s with their work on Warren’s Vampirella, Creepy, and Eerie horror comics. This first-ever comprehensive history of Spanish comic books and Spanish comic artists reveals their extraordinary success — not just in Spain and America, but around the world. Containing artwork from over 80 artists, this in-depth retrospective includes profiles of such legends as Esteban Maroto, Sanjulian, Jose Gonzalez, Jordi Bernet, Enrich, Victor De La Fuente, Jose Ortiz and Luis Garcia Mozos. With 500 illustrations, over half scanned directly from the original artwork, Masters Of Spanish Comic Book Art honors the “Golden Generation” whose artwork inspired the imagination of comic book lovers everywhere.

Preview: Art of Jose Gonzalez

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Art of Jose Gonzalez

Rating: Mature
Cover: Jose Gonzalez
Writer: David Roach
Art: Jose Gonzalez
Publication Date: September 2015
Format: Hardcover

For nearly two decades, Jose “Pepe” Gonzalez was hailed as the premier Vampirella artist, drawing the fiery vixen for Warren Publishing in the Seventies and Eighties. Renowned for bringing to life the most beautiful women the art world has ever seen, Gonzalez’s career spans from drawing British romance comics to movie stars, book covers to commercial advertising, and, of course, personal commissions for loved ones and devotees. For the first time ever, author David Roach covers Jose’s entire career, transcending his vast body of Vampirella work to explore the full breadth of the master’s creations. Vampirella collectors and Jose Gonzalez fans rejoice, for the life-spanning retrospective you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived! Featuring an introduction by fan-favorite painter Joe Jusko.

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Dynamite Announces The Art of Jose Gonzalez

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Dynamite Entertainment has announced that acclaimed artist Jose “Pepe” Gonzalez will be the subject of a career retrospective in the upcoming September release of The Art of Jose Gonzalez, a 250-page hardcover collection of his illustrations from fantasy and horror comic books, commercial advertising, personal commissions, and more. Narrated by author, artist, and historian David Roach, the massive tome also features an introduction by fan-favorite painter Joe Jusko.

For nearly two decades, Jose Gonzalez was hailed as the premier Vampirella artist, drawing the fiery vixen for Warren Publishing in the Seventies and Eighties. Renowned for bringing to life the most beautiful women the art world has ever seen, Gonzalez’s career spans from drawing British romance comics to movie stars, book covers to commercial advertising. For the first time ever, author David Roach covers Gonzalez’s entire career, transcending his vast body of Vampirella work to explore the full breadth of the master’s creations.

The book features artwork from all periods of Jose Gonzalez’ life and career, from his prodigious childhood drawings to the private commissions of his later years with artwork sourced from some of the world’s leading collections. His work on Vampirella is celebrated by chapters covering his legendary Frontis drawings and the best of his private commissions, most taken from the original artwork. It will also include three of his finest Vampi strips: ‘Return Trip’ and ‘Spawn of the Star Beast’ (both printed from the original art), along with the legendary lost Vampirella strip, ‘The Wrathmore Curse’, never-before-printed in America. But before finding acclaim in the United States, Gonzalez had spent the previous decade as one of the leading romance artists in Britain and the book collects together the very finest pages from this little-known and hard-to-find period. Later on, the artist turned towards illustration, creating a series of astonishing movie star portraits, book covers and personal drawings for his native Spain and across Europe. These illustrations — much of them featuring his trademarked beautiful women — reveal him to be among the very finest illustrators of his generation, ranking him alongside such American greats as Robert McGinnis, Gil Elvgren, and Coby Whitmore… and will come as a revelation to even his most devoted fans. The final chapter is a lengthy gallery section featuring unpublished artwork; it includes many of the best commissions he drew for collectors and the cream of his astonishing fine art drawings taken from his three solo exhibitions.

The Art of Jose Gonzalez will ship in September 2015.

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Preview: Vampirella: Feary Tales #5

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Vampirella: Feary Tales #5

Nancy A. Collins, Steve Niles (w)
Jack Jadson, Eman Casallos (a)
Jay Anacleto, Joyce Chin, David Roach (c)
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+
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Final Issue! Vampirella is shocked when she meets the pun-happy Storyteller face-to-face, only to end up hip-deep in alligators in Steve Niles’ swamp-monster retelling of “The Frog Prince”. Then, in Nancy A. Collins’ twisted take on “Sleeping Beauty”, a major character from the original Warren run is reintroduced when Vampirella finally discovers the true identity of her mysterious doppelganger and learns about her hidden connection to the enchanted book she is trapped inside in a weird and wicked resolution that ties in with the on-going monthly title—provided Vampi can escape a castle full of walking dead that have awoken from their centuries-long slumber with a royal appetite…

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Preview: Vampirella: Feary Tales #4

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Vampirella Feary Tales #4

Nancy A. Collins, Eric Trautmann, Stuart Moore (w)
Jack Jadson, Mirka Andolfo, Chad Shepherd (a)
Jay Anacleto, Arthur Adams, David Roach (c)
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+
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In the penultimate issue of the all-star anthology series celebrating the 45th anniversary of Vampirella’s creation, every fang-boy’s favorite pin-up ghoul is (un)dressed for success in “The Vampire(r)s New Clothes” by Stuart Moore. Vampirella then goes on to find herself in a very sticky situation in “Hard By A Great Forest” by Eric Trautmann, while  Nancy A. Collins has her learning more about her mysterious blonde doppelganger.

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Preview: Vampirella Feary Tales #3

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Vampirella Feary Tales #3

Nancy A. Collins, Elaine Lee, Joe R. Lansdale, Keith Lansdale (w)
Jack Jadson, Eman Casallos, Elmo Eklabuz (a)
Jay Anacleto, Arthur Adams, David Roach (c)
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FC • 35 pages • $3.99 • Teen+
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Vampirella is still trapped inside the nightmarish netherworld of the Feary Tales book, tormented by the disembodied voice of the mysterious Storyteller, and her only hope of escaping is if she can survive the ghoulish mix-ups of familiar nursery tales until she reaches the last story. But first she must weather Stephen R. Bissette (Swamp Thing) and Denis St. John’s (Monster Pie) macabre re-imagining of the classic Betty Boop version of “Snow White”, then help track down a little missing mermaid in Gail Simone’s (Red Sonja) “Thirsty, Thirsty Town”.

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Preview: Vampirella: Feary Tales #2

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Vampirella: Feary Tales #2

Nancy A. Collins, Gail Simone, Stephen R. Bisette, Denis St. John (w)
Jack Jadson, Ronilson Freire, Bilquis Evely (a)
Jay Anacleto, Arthur Adams, David Roach (c)
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Vampirella’s only hope of escaping The Storyteller is to live out the twisted fantasies in his book. She soon finds herself cast as “Snow White” in a macabre re-imagining of the classic Betty Boop cartoon, as written by Stephen R. Bissette (Saga of the Swamp Thing) and Denis St. John (Monster Pie). Then, Gail Simone (Red Sonja) provides a fresh take on an old fishwife’s tale when she sends Vampirella to a thirsty Old West town to find out whether or not Sailor Jim and his mermaid bride really are living ‘happily ever after’.

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