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Preview: G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Zartan #1

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G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Zartan #1

(W) Tom DeFalco (a) Pat Olliffe

The face of comic books changed forever when G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #21 introduced fans to the “Silent Interlude,” an action-packed story with no dialogue. This April, Silent Missions Month returns for a second year, but with a new twist: the focus turns to Cobra as its most lethal members take center stage in a new series of silent, high-stakes stories, featuring superstar creators. 

In this issue, beloved Spider-Man creators Tom DeFalco and Pat Ollife trap Zartan in his deadliest undercover mission yet. But for the master of disguise, outmaneuvering Cobra Commander, Major Bludd, and G.I. Joe’s not a bad day’s work… 

G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Zartan #1

Get a First Look at G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Zartan #1 by Tom DeFalco and Pat Olliffe

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Skybound, Image Comics, and Hasbro have revealed a first look at interior pages from G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Zartan #1, an all-new one-shot debuting for Skybound’s Silent Missions month as Cobra takes over! Made by the iconic Spider-Man 2099 duo of writer/creator Tom DeFalco and artist Pat Olliffe, this issue arrives in comic book shops on April 15. 

The face of comic books changed forever when G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #21 introduced fans to the “Silent Interlude,” an action-packed story with no dialogue. This April, Silent Missions Month returns for a second year, but with a new twist: the focus turns to Cobra as its most lethal members take center stage in a new series of silent, high-stakes stories, featuring superstar creators. 

In this issue, beloved Spider-Man creators Tom DeFalco and Pat Ollife trap Zartan in his deadliest undercover mission yet. But for the master of disguise, outmaneuvering Cobra Commander, Major Bludd, and G.I. Joe’s not a bad day’s work… 

In addition to the main cover by Pat Olliffe and John Kalisz, the lineup of variant covers includes an open to order cover by Jorge Fornés, a 1:10 incentive black and white version of Ollife’s cover, and the continuation of 1:25 incentive foil letter cover series by Fornés, ultimately spelling COBRA. 

G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Zartan #1

The full list of variant covers is below:  

  • G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Zartan #1 Cover A by Pat Olliffe & John Kalisz (Lunar Code: 0226IM0353) 
  • G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Zartan #1 Cover B by Jorge Fornés (Lunar Code: 0226IM0354) 
  • G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Zartan #1 Cover C (1:10 incentive) (Black & White) by Pat Olliffe (Lunar Code: 0226IM0355) 
  • G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Zartan #1 Cover D (Foil) (1:25 Incentive) by Jorge Fornés ($4.99) (Lunar Code: 0226IM0356)

New History of the DC Universe: The Dakota Incident Lays Out the Past, Present, and Future

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Spinning out of the pages of New History of the DC Universe, uncover an untold moment in DC history, where a murder leads to an all-out war between the heroes of Dakota City and U.S. government! As their home becomes a battlefield, what must Static, Rocket, and the others sacrifice to keep their loved ones safe? But as heroes fall in the past, the stage is set for their return in the present…

Story: Joseph P. Illidge, Stephanie Williams, Morgan Hampton, Nikolas Draper-Ivey
Art: Valentine De Landro, Carlo Pagulayan, Stephen Segovia, Fico Ossio, Edwin Galmon
Ink: Jason Paz
Color: Marissa Louise, John Kalisz, Andrew Dalhouse
Letterer: Andworld Design

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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The DC Compact Comics edition of Harley Quinn: Wild at Heart packs a lot in for a great price

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Experience Harley’s New 52 stories from the start! Compiling over 13 action-packed single issues, this brand-new DC Compact Comics edition of Harley Quinn spans Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner’s run with the character, taking her across the DC Universe with the iconic art talents of heavy hitters like Walter Simonson, John Timms, and Darwyn Cooke!

Collects Harley Quinn #0-13.

Story: Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner
Art: Chad Hardin, John Timms, Stephane Roux, Marco Falla, Amanda Conner, Becky Cloonan, Tony S. Daniel, Sandu Florea, Dan Panosian, Walter Simonson, Jim Lee, Scott Williams, Bruce Timm, Charlie Adlard, Adam Hughes, Art Baltazar, Tradd Moore, Dave Johnson, Jeremy Roberts, Sam Kieth, Darwyn Cooke, Paul Pope, Javier Garron, Damion Scott, Robert Campanella
Color: Alex Sinclair, Paul Mounts, Brett Smith, Dave McCaig, Lovern Kindzierski, Tomeu Morey, John Kalisz, Lee Loughridge, Dave Stewart, Alex Sollazzo
Letterer: John J. Hill

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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New History of the DC Universe #1 Resurrects the Classic Guidebook

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New History of the DC Universe #1

In celebration of 90 years of DC, super fan and writer Mark Waid turns back time to the very beginning of the DC Universe in a four-issue miniseries drawn by some of DC’s greatest artists and told by the newest chronicler of time, Barry Allen, the Flash! In our debut issue, Barry takes us from the very birth of the DC Universe to the rise of the Justice Society. The Golden Age of heroes begins here! New History of the DC Universe #1 takes us from the beginning of creation to Superman’s escape from Krypton.

New History of the DC Universe #1 is an attempt to compile a single, clear, timeline of the DC Universe from the beginning to who knows when. While not so much a flowing narrative, Waid treats the series like an updated guidebook. Years ago, we regularly got guidebooks giving fans loads of information about characters and more. This feels more like that breaking down key moments and the characters involved. And it’s a deep dive that delivers a large amount of obscure characters and events. Waid does a solid job of bringing together recent editions to DC’s mythos for what had already been established decades before.

The art by Todd Nauck and Jerry Ordway is good. With color by Matt Herms and John Kalisz and lettering by Todd Klein, the comic looks good and it’s interesting to see the designs over the years and all of the characters. This isn’t a comic full of action but each page has interesting visuals and layouts showing off the history and key players and events. It’s not flashy but it is intriguing.

Where New History of the DC Universe #1 really stands out is what comes after the tour through time. A definitive timeline is laid out including what comics you’d find references or events themselves. That’s written by Dave Wielgosz with research by Wielgosz and Waid and a special thanks to John Wells. Here’s hoping DC takes advantage of this listing to give readers an easy way to explore every reference highlighted.

While it’s nice to finally get a definitive history of the DC Universe, New History of the DC Universe #1 is just one slice of an existence spanning breakdown of DC’s history. If you really want to know the history now, it’s worth checking out but this is one that’s probably best to wait for the likely eventual beautiful hardback collection. New History of the DC Universe #1 is an interesting debut overall but is a rather bland presentation of the history that’s really only for the diehard fans invested in continuity.

Story: Mark Waid Art: Todd Nauck, Jerry Ordway
Color: Matt Herms, John Kalisz Letterer: Todd Klein
Story: 7.0 Art: 7.0 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Read

DC Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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Horrors wait outside the walls of Vatican City

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Dark Horse Comics presents a gripping new vampire survival saga in Vatican City. This comic series is a brand-new Dark Horse title from the library of Mark Millar and provides a fresh take on the genre of vampire survival horror. Written by Millar with art, colors, letters, and covers by Per Berg. Fans can also collect two variant covers, including a black and white variant by Per Berg and a variant by John McCrea and colors by John Kalisz.

The world has been overrun by a vampire apocalypse and every man, woman, and child is dead. Everyone except for the two thousand tourists is safe behind the walls and holy relics of Vatican City.

But as the vampires gather in their millions outside, how long can the survivors hold out? Because the monsters can wait forever.

Vatican City #1 (of 3) will arrive in comic shops on April 9, 2025, and is available for pre-order at your local comic shop for $5.99.

Hornsby & Halo #1 heads back to print

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Ghost Machine creators Peter J. Tomasi and Peter Snejbjerg have hit big with the launch of Hornsby & Halo. The debut issue in the Family Odysseys universe series has sold out completely at the distributor level and is being rushed back to print by Image Comics in order to keep up with demand.

Hornsby & Halo is an exciting new tale of Good vs. Evil co-created by Tomasi and Snejbjerg with colors by John Kalisz and lettering by Ghost Machine’s Rob Leigh.

Keeping the cosmic peace isn’t easy. But in Hornsby & Halo, the opposing leaders of Heaven and Hell broker a deal that trades Zachary Halo, an angel child, to a demon family, and Rose Hornsby, a demon child, to an angel family, and hope this truce will halt the winds of war. It’s Nature versus Nurture as the turbulence of adolescence comes crashing down on two teenagers who have no idea just who and what they truly are…yet.

Hornsby & Halo #1, second printing (Lunar Code 0924IM932) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.

Hornsby & Halo #1, second printing

Hornsby & Halo launches this November from Peter J. Tomasi and Peter Snejbjerg

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From the minds of Ghost Machine creators Peter J. Tomasi and Peter Snejbjerg comes an epic tale of Good vs. Evil in the upcoming, Hornsby & Halo, set in Ghost Machine’s Family Odysseys universe. This all-new, eagerly awaited ongoing series is set to launch on November 27 from Image Comics.

Keeping the cosmic peace isn’t easy. But in Hornsby & Halo, the opposing leaders of Heaven and Hell broker a deal that trades Zachary Halo, an angel child, to a demon family, and Rose Hornsby, a demon child, to an angel family, and hope this truce will halt the winds of war. It’s Nature versus Nurture as the turbulence of adolescence comes crashing down on two teenagers who have no idea just who and what they truly are…yet.

  • Cover A by Snejbjerg & John Kalisz – Lunar Code 0924IM265
  • Cover B by Ivan Reis & Danny Miki – Lunar Code 0924IM266
  • Cover C 1:25 copy incentive by Dave Johnson – Lunar Code 0924IM267
  • Cover D 1:50 copy incentive by Brad Walker & Brad Anderson – Lunar Code 0924IM268
  • Cover E 1:1,000 copy incentive Snejbjerg Original Art Convention Sketch Cover (limit one per store) – Lunar Code 0924IM269
  • Cover F blank sketch cover – Lunar Code 0924IM270

Preview: Syphon Vol. 2 #1 (of 4)

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Syphon Vol. 2 #1 (of 4)

(W) Mohsen Ashraf (A) Thomas Hedglen (CA) Jeff Edwards, John Kalisz
In Shops: Nov 15, 2023
SRP: $3.99

MINISERIES PREMIERE
The Ringo Award-winning series returns!
After defeating Antonio, Sylas struggles to navigate life, love, and the moral ambiguity of his newfound power. His physical and emotional limits are tested as he pushes the boundaries of his abilities. As his powers grow, so do the consequences of his actions, leading him to face a monster of his own making.

Syphon Vol. 2 #1 (of 4)
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