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Preview – The Secret History of D.B. Cooper #5

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Brett

THE SECRET HISTORY OF D.B. COOPER #5

Writer/Artist: Brian Churilla
Format: Standard, Full Color
Page Count: 32
Price: $3.99
Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller
Age Rating: Older Teens
UPC: 649856 00035 4 00511
Diamond Code: MAY121232
Release Date: July 18th, 2012

C.I.A. assassin Dan Cooper is on the run from his government masters in our world, but in the psychic plane of “The Glut,” he still has only one objective–to find his missing daughter! The startling story of the most mysterious airline hijacker in U.S. history concludes in this amazing issue!

Pick of the Week – The Walking Dead #99

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Brett

You thought everyone would be talking about that “Before” comic this summer? Well, you’re wrong, the most buzzed about series right now is The Walking Dead and it’s continued surge and growth due to it’s successful conversion of television fans into comic book fans. It’s impressive. But sure enough, what I think a good chunk of people will talk about is this issue that leads into the big 100 mark. The series is seeing a resurgence that can’t be missed.

The Walking Dead #99 – see above
Saga #4 – Brian K. Vaughn has a sci-fi roller coaster on his hands and I’m loving ride.
Ghostbusters #10 – What can you do with the team after so many issues and movies that’s original? Take them on the road of course.
Grim Leaper #2 – It’s like Pushing Daisies, cute and so much fun.
The Secret History of D.B. Cooper #4 – The series is over the top crazy and so entertaining.

Preview – The Secret History of D.B. Cooper #4

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Brett

The Secret History of D.B. Cooper #4

Writer/Artist: Brian Churilla
Format: Standard, Full Color
Page Count: 32
Price: $3.99
Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller
Age Rating: Older Teens
UPC: 649856 00035 4 00411
Diamond Code: APR121182
RELEASE DATE: June 20th, 2012

Has CIA assassin Dan Cooper become too good at his job? With Agent Cooper’s missions reaching completion before he’s even received his assignment, Agent Saunders thinks so. But is D.B. still a tool of the U.S. government or has he become a hand for the predetermined fate of mankind?

Preview – Secret History of D.B. Cooper #2

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Brett

SECRET HISTORY OF D.B. COOPER #2

Writer/Artist: Brian Churilla
Format: Standard, Full Color
Page Count: 32
Price: $3.99
Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller
Age Rating: Older Teens
UPC: 649856 00035 4 00211
RELEASE DATE: April 18, 2012

A missing daughter. A broken marriage. An empty house. Dan Cooper is a man who has lost everything but his mission. The CIA’s premiere psychic assassin, Cooper is on the verge of losing this job, too, as his government handlers reconsider the insanity of their situation and the unstable nature of Cooper’s tortured psyche. But Cooper’s assignments are more than names on papers in sealed envelopes–they’re a calling that he has no choice but to answer.

Pick of the Week – Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Brett

I grew up in Cleveland, actually not far from where Harvey Pekar lived. So when it was announced one of his final projects before his death was about that city, I was beyond excited. Having read it, Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland is fantastic. While it covers a time of the city I wasn’t born, I called my parents after reading it asking if they knew the references he made. But the graphic novel is more than just about Cleveland, Ohio, it’s also a story about America’s major cities as a whole, many who suffer like the city dubbed “The Mistake By the Lake.” There’s a few more projects still to come from Pekar, but as a whole, this is up there as one of my favorite works by any comic creator.

Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland – see above
Secret History of D.B. Cooper #2 – I’m sure many of you skipped the first issue of this awesome series. It’s so bizarre and entertaining. I don’t even know how to describe it other than awesome.
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #4 – I’m loving IDW’s Transformers relaunch with two stories focusing on two very different things, it’s never been a better time to be a Transformers fan.
3 Story: Secret Files of the Giant Man – Matt Kindt’s new 3 Story one shot is amazing. I’ve read it, it’s an absolute must buy.
The Shadow #1 – Garth Ennis doing the Shadow? Yes Please!

Preview – Secret History of D.B. Cooper #1

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Brett

SECRET HISTORY OF D.B. COOPER #1

Writer/Artist: Brian Churilla
Format: Standard, Full Color
Page Count: 32
Price: $3.99
Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller
Age Rating: T – Teen Audiences
UPC: 649856 00035 4 00111
RELEASE DATE: March 14, 2012

The most infamous airline hijacker of all time, D.B. Cooper remains on the FBI’s most-wanted list almost 40 years after the crime. For the first time, the secret history of the man and the hijacking will be revealed. During the height of the Cold War, a fringe group within the C.I.A. wages a crusade on the deadliest battlefield of all: the mind. Aided by powerful psychotropic compounds, Cooper assists in a campaign of psychic assassination against the Soviets. But as he mentally and physically deteriorates, the line between two worlds blurs, and he goes rogue on his governmental overlords.

The Secret History Of D.B. Cooper Release Party with Brian Churilla March 14th at Floating World Comics in Portland OR

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Brett

THE SECRET HISTORY OF D.B. COOPER Release Party with Brian Churilla March 14th at Floating World Comics in Portland OR

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Join Brian Churilla Wednesday, March 14th to celebrate the release of THE SECRET HISTORY OF D.B. COOPER #1. We’ll have the extra special variant cover by J.H. Williams III available for cover price as well as free promo posters signed by Brian Churilla.

The Secret History of D.B. Cooper is a full-color series written and drawn by Brian Churilla (The Anchor, The Avengers and the Infinity Gauntlet) detailing the previously untold story of what really happened forty years ago when a man calling himself D.B. Cooper skyjacked an airplane, collected a ransom, and parachuted into oblivion taking the loot with him. Churilla’s comic book retelling uncovers a vast conspiracy lurking behind the legend of D.B. Cooper. The actual tale is almost too strange to be believed, and yet too important to ignore.

WHO: Brian Churilla
WHAT: THE SECRET HISTORY OF D.B. COOPER book release party
WHEN: Wednesday Mar. 14th, 6-8pm
WHERE: Floating World Comics, 400 NW Couch St.

Brian Churilla is a Portlander, born and raised. His work includes The Engineer: Konstrukt for Archaia, The Avengers and the Infinity Gauntlet for Marvel Comics, The Anchor for Boom and numerous other works for Oni Press, Dark Horse Comics, and Image Comics. His heavily anticipated series, The Secret History of D.B. Cooper, debuts this March from Oni Press and has already garnered much acclaim from fellow creators.

“This story has intrigued me even since I was a little kid,” Churilla said. “To get to play around with the mythos in comic book form is a dream come true.”

“This is the book Brian Churilla was born to create. Eerie, compelling, energetic, fun … packed with monsters, mystery, mind-tripping and mayhem. I can’t wait to delve deeper into the secrets…”

-Kurt Busiek (Astro City)

“Wow. I love this book.”
-Mike Mignola (Hellboy)

“I love what [Brian] does, it has so much punch, vitality, and fun in it… The book is loaded with fun stuff: inter-dimensional travel, intrigue, otherworldly monsters, a wicked little teddy bear… you won’t be disappointed!”
-J.H. Willaims III (Batwoman)

Comic Creators React To The Secret History Of DB Cooper

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Brett

Official Press Release

COMIC CREATORS REACT TO THE SECRET HISTORY OF DB COOPER!

With only two months left until the truth is made known, and amidst continued government interference, a handful of comic creators have decided to take the risk and read the first issue of Brian Churilla’s THE SECRET HISTORY OF DB COOPER. Simply knowing the truth is dangerous enough, but in a show of support they have all stepped forward to add their praise to the upcoming comic! THE SECRET HISTORY OF DB COOPER hits comic stores world wide on March 14th 2012. The truth will be known!

“DANG! Killer! This comic is CRAZY COOL, beautiful to look at and a blast to read!”

-Michael Allred (Madman, iZOMBIE)

“Few people can pull off the strangeness and monster boogie the way Brian Churilla does with THE SECRET HISTORY OF D. B. COOPER. He takes history and conspiracy and samurai swords and one-eared teddy bears, tosses them in a blender with lots of slime-dripping beasties, and mixes up a story of mental warfare that goes down nice and smooth. Here’s a secret that deserves to see the light of day.”

-Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun, Wolverine)

-Kurt Busiek (Astro City)

“A dazzling work of sheer lunacy. Everything you want from a conspiracy comic, plus, Monsters!”

-Joshua Hale Fialkov (I; Vampire, Echoes)

“The only mystery more confounding than the ultimate fate of D.B. Cooper is why Brian Churilla isn’t already the biggest thing in comics. After readers get a look at THE SECRET HISTORY OF D.B. COOPER that will change in a hurry.”

-Phillip Hester (Wonder Woman, The Darkness)

“Brian Churilla has taken one of the greatest mysteries of the 20th century and transformed it into one of the most innovative comics of the 21st. THE SECRET HISTORY OF DB COOPER is absolutely required reading.”

-Joe Keatinge, (Glory, Hell Yeah)

“Wow. I love this book.”

-Mike Mignola (Hellboy)

-J.H. Willaims III (Batwoman)

“A super surreal pulp-infused assassin story topped up with violence and sass.”

-Jim Zub (Skullkickers, Makeshift Miracle)

Esteemed Artist J.H. Williams III Provides Alternate Cover For Oni’s D.B. Cooper #1

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Brett

Official Press Release

ESTEEMED ARTIST J.H. WILLIAMS III PROVIDES ALTERNATE COVER FOR ONI’S D.B. COOPER #1

Oni Press is pleased to announce that the debut issue of its brand-new series The Secret History of D.B. Cooper will ship with an alternate cover by innovative comics creator J.H. Williams III (Promethea, Batwoman). This extra special variant will be shipped to participating comics shops at a 1-to-10 ratio when The Secret History of D.B. Cooper #1 hits stands in March 2012. The standard cover is drawn by series creator Brian Churilla.

The Secret History of D.B. Cooper is a full-color series written and drawn by Brian Churilla (The Anchor, The Avengers and the Infinity Gauntlet) detailing the previously untold story of what really happened forty years ago when a man calling himself D.B. Cooper skyjacked an airplane, collected a ransom, and parachuted into oblivion taking the loot with him. Churilla’s comic book retelling uncovers a vast conspiracy lurking behind the legend of D.B. Cooper. The actual tale is almost too strange to be believed, and yet too important to ignore.

Oni Press will celebrate the launch of this exciting new title with the special variant. “J.H. Williams is practically a legend himself,” commented series editor James Lucas Jones. “We’re all big fans of his work. His striking compositions are often like puzzles in that the more you look at them, the more you will find hidden, mysterious depths. This makes him the perfect artist to lend his hand to Brian’s unraveling of the D.B. Cooper folklore.”

“This story has intrigued me even since I was a little kid,” Churilla said. “To get to play around with the mythos in comic book form is a dream come true, and that dream has only gotten better after seeing how J.H. has chosen to interpret the material. If I were picking this comic up at my local store, I’d totally buy the one with his cover on it.”

The Secret History of D. B. Cooper #1 has a $3.99 cover price and goes on sale on March 14, 2012 at finer comic shops worldwide.

Preview – The Secret History of D.B. Cooper #1

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Brett

THE SECRET HISTORY OF D.B. COOPER #1

Written and illustrated by Brian Churilla
Monthly starting in March 2012

It’s our contention that the FBI’s recent inclusion of amateur sleuths in the forty-year search for infamous hijacker D.B. Cooper is part of an elaborate ruse being perpetrated on the public. Furthermore, this is likely part of an attempt by the government to discredit the forthcoming Oni Press series, THE SECRET HISTORY OF D.B. COOPER, which finally reveals the truth regarding the case. In our continuing effort to subvert the government’s unending campaign of misinformation, we have decided to release a preview of the first issue.

From creator Brian Churilla, the book chronicles the life of the mythic folk hero, revealing that “The DB Cooper Incident” was not a hijacking and extortion plot as widely reported. In fact, this cover story is quite pedestrian, as what really happened nearly changed the course of human history.