HACK SLASH: GIRLS GONE DEAD
Writer: Tim Seeley
Artist: Federica Manfredi
Cover A: Tim Seeley and Sunder Raj
Cover B: Chris Crank (not actual cover)
Intended Audience: Fans of horror films, Army of Darkness, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Format: 48 pages color comic. ONESHOT
Retail Price: $4.95
Synopsis:
Cassie and Vlad travel to Florida to stop a wrathful slasher who targets partying college students on Spring Break!
Can Cassie resist temptation long enough to protect the wild, wild girls of Girls Gone Naughty?
It's bigger and badder, with more gore and more Hack/Slash!
Special notes:
"Seeley creates a tale easily placed on the same shelf as Nightmare on Elm Street or Friday the Thirteenth..."
--Broken Frontiers.com
"...its self-aware sense of humor and strong art make it well worth a look to genre fans..."
--Ain't It Cool News
"4 out of 5 Dracs!"
--Creature-Corner.com
"Pervert."
--Robert Kirkman, writer of Captain America and The Walking Dead
Voltron #10
Writer: Dan Jolley & Mark Waid
Artist: TBD & Clement Sauve
Cover: Clement Sauve
Intended Audience: Fans of the original Voltron animated series, and anyone interested in far-future science-fantasy adventure, Manga, Anime, Battlestar Galactica, and Star Wars.
Format: 32 pages color comic
Retail Price: $2.95
Synopsis:
Beginning this month: the Devil's Due Debut of renowned writer Mark Waid! The origin of the Voltron robot has always been shrouded in mystery…until now! Beginning in this issue, a four part back up series explores the beginnings of the Voltron mythos for the first time!
And if THAT wasn't enough, this issue also features the explosive conclusion to the "Warpath" arc! They've been betrayed by one of their own-and even as they battle for his soul, Team Voltron must team with Sven-and Lotor-to defeat a force that could destroy them all. Why did Sven defect to the Drule? Who will be asked to make the ultimate sacrifice to prevent the team's annihilation? Everything is answered this issue!
AFTERMATH
The time is now.
As it has since the dawn of man, the Earth bears witness to achievement on the grandest scale, and self destruction on a tragic scale. There is war. Scientific advancement. Hunger. Art. Waste. Charity. But underneath it all, evolution's silent symphony is about to reach its crescendo. For humanity's history is far more incredible than we've ever imagined…and the seeds sown in our distant past are now being reaped.
For Man, Childhood's End has been reached.
And the Aftermath has just begun…
DEFEX #1
Writer: Marv Wolfman
Art: Stefano Caselli & Sunder Raj
Cover A: Stefano Caselli & Sunder Raj
Cover B: Leinil Francis Yu
Intended audience: This line will appeal to both hardcore super hero comic book fans, as well as those who want the chance to follow a brand-new line that doesn't have decades worth of continuity; and with its more grounded, science fiction-inspired approach, the Aftermath titles will interest those readers who are fans of such films as Unbreakable and novels such as Childhood's End.
Format: 32 pages color comic. Saddle stitched.
Cover Price 2.95.
Synopsis:
What if you could unlock your secret potential? What would happen if you could change who you are? Would it be a chance at an incredible new life…or a death sentence? Five college students are about to discover that in this strange new world, the answers are not so simple.
It starts as an experiment gone too far. A group of brilliant young scientists, working on the outer edge of genetic theory, acting in secret, trigger something hidden in every human's DNA. In the space of one night, they become more than human. For each, the change offers a world of new possibilities. Some will seek fame. Some will seek wealth. All of them will discover danger…
Special notes:
Written by the legendary Marv Wolfman (creator of "Blade") and illustrated by Stefano Caselli and Sunder Raj (the team behind the sellout "GI Joe: Master & Apprentice"), Defex is the story of five young people who wanted to change themselves…but may end up changing the world.
BREAKDOWN #1
Writer: Chuck Dixon
Art: Dave Ross
Cover A: Dave Ross & Jeremy Roberts
Cover B: Leinil Francis Yu
Intended audience: This line will appeal to both hardcore super hero comic book fans, as well as those who want the chance to follow a brand-new line that doesn't have decades worth of continuity; and with its more grounded, science fiction-inspired approach, the Aftermath titles will interest those readers who are fans of such films as Unbreakable and novels such as Childhood's End.
Format: 32 pages color comic. Saddle stitched.
Cover Price 2.95.
Synopsis:
Jeff Carey was the first of a new breed of men-gifted with abilities that could have made him an object of fear. Instead, he became the world's first "super hero"-loved, admired, rewarded for his heroism with wealth and fame. But then tragedy struck…
In one horrific instant, it's all taken away from him-along with the family he loves. Jeff Carey disappears…and in his place appears a figure that inspires not adulation, but terror-a revenge-driven vigilante who seeks justice at any price…
Special notes:
Written by fan-favorite Chuck Dixon (Punisher, Robin, El Cazador) and drawn by Dave Ross (Daredevil, Batgirl), Breakdown is the tale of a hero's fall-and rise.
UDON
STREET FIGHTER: ETERNAL CHALLENGE
Format: Full Color Paperback (Perfect Bound), 8.25 X 11.75 inches, 270 pgs Cover Price $29.95
Synopsis:
In celebration of Street Fighter's 15th Anniversary, UDON Entertainment is proud to announce the arrival of the long awaited English translation of STREET FIGHTER: ETERNAL CHALLENGE! Direct from CAPCOM JAPAN, Eternal Challenge is the OFFICIAL, definitive resource for art, information and all things Street Fighter! With unprecedented detail and rare images, Eternal Challenge give English-reading fans, for the first time, an in-depth retrospective on the legendary Street Fighter franchise from Street Fighter I to Street Fighter III: Third Strike.
Eternal Challenge is filled to the brim with development and promo artwork (by legendary Capcom designers including Akiman, Shoei, CRMK, Edayan and Shinkiro), character histories and bios, screen shots, game endings, merchandizing galleries and behind the scenes interviews with CREATORS OF THE GAMES! Included in the English-language release will also be a brand-new, EXCLUSIVE chapter detailing the Street Fighter Franchise in North America!
This is truly a book that no Street Fighter fan can do without!
Special Notes:
The STREETFIGHTER comic series returns next month with issue 12!
Studio ICE
MEGACITY 909 # 2
Writer: Jacob Lee, Andrew Dabb
Artist: Kano Kang, Zack Suh
Cover (A): Kano Kang, Zack Suh -- retail $2.95 -- Standard discount)
Cover (B): Ropie -- retail $2.95 -- Standard discount)
Intended Audience: Fans of Sci-fi action with Horror
Format: (ie.32 pages color comic. Saddle stitched.)
Synopsis:
PHOBIA assaults the research facility-only to be plunged into a literal hell on earth. Amid the smoking rubble, wanders a monstrous army, its soldiers composed of machinery and dead flesh. Meanwhile, deep inside the wreckage, a powerful psychic force, unlike anything the team has seen before, stirs. This isn't some mere parasite, this is something more, something with the power to shake the world. And PHOBIA are the only ones standing in its way.
Special notes:
Special cover by ROPIE ("Artist of Kingdom Under Fire" for X-Box, in stores September 2004)
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Army of Darkness: Ashes to Ashes #4
Writer: Andy Hartnell
Artist: Nick Bradshaw
Finishes/Colorist: Etienne St-Laurent
Cover (A): Ale Garza; retail $2.99; Standard Discount; 25% ratio
Cover (B): Tim Seeley; retail $2.99; Standard Discount; 25% ratio
Cover (C): Nick Bradshaw; retail $2.99; Standard Discount; 25% ratio
Cover (D): Photo Cover; retail $2.99; Standard Discount; 25% ratio
Intended Audience: Horror Fans, Humor Fans, Movie Fans, All fans!
Format: Standard
Synopsis:
This is IT! The final showdown between ASH and his evil, Egyptian counterpart! Ash will need both his chainsaw AND boomstick going full-tilt if he hopes to keep an ancient Egyptian ARMY OF DARKNESS at bay.
All this, plus: TWO Ashes! TWO NECRONOMICONS! Too MUCH for one S-Mart employee to handle? Don't BET on it, baby!
Don't miss the exciting conclusion of the premiere story-arc of this, the highly anticipated series that picks up where the cult-classic film left off.
As with the previous SMASH issues of Army of Darkness, this final issue of the opening story arc features 4 covers, including another incredible photo cover, and artists Kaare Andrews, Tim Seeley, and Ale Garza!
Special notes:
Retailer Incentive #1: For every 25 copies ordered of AOD #4, retailers will receive 1 rare Ale Garza Cover, offered as a Variant Sketch Cover Edition!
Retailer Incentive #2: For every 50 copies ordered of AOD #4, retailers will receive 1 rare Nick Bradshaw Cover, offered as a Variant Sketch Cover Edition in addition to 2 Kaare Andrews Covers, offered as Variant Sketch Cover Editions!
Cosmic Guard #3
Writer: Jim Starlin
Artist: Jim Starlin
Colorist: June Chung
Cover: Jim Starlin; retail $2.99; Standard Discount
Intended Audience: Sci-Fi Fan, Superhero Fans, All Fans!
Format: Standard
Synopsis:
At the close of our suspense-filled last issue, it looked as though RAY TORRES was finally getting his wish - he was falling to his death from the roof of his orphanage!
But now, fueled by the desire to expose the corruption behind the mysterious deaths of his fellow orphans, and the stirring words of a DARK PALADIN who speaks to Ray through his dreams . . . encouraging him to find the courage to become the hero is destined to be! A hero with the power to survive the fall, and fly to the rescue of the defenseless!
You won't want to miss the birth and baptism of the latest super-hero creation from the legendary JIM STARLIN!
