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X-O Manowar #1 Arrives May 2nd 2012 from Valiant

January 17, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

X-O Manowar #1 by Robert Venditti and Cary Nord

Valiant Entertainment today officially announced the first title release of their relaunch – X-O Manowar!

X-O Manowar #1 will be written by New York Times best-selling author Robert Venditti (The Surrogates) and illustrated by Eisner Award winner Cary Nord (Conan), featuring a cover by Esad Ribic. Along with the announcement, Valiant released the cover of X-O Manowar #1 by Esad Ribic along with preliminary interior artwork by Cary Nord – which you can find below.

Preview: Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland Hardcover Graphic Novel

April 10, 2012January 16, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

Harvey Pekar’s Last Graphic Novel Ships in March 2012

In March 2012, Zip Comics and Top Shelf Productions are co-publishing Harvey Pekar’s last graphic novel entitled Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland illustrated by Joseph Remnant.

Harvey Pekar (1939-2010) was an autobiographical comics pioneer and lifelong resident of Cleveland, Ohio. His critically acclaimed series, American Splendor, began in 1976 and spawned a film of the same name with Paul Giamatti as Pekar himself.

Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland is a 128 page black and white hardcover graphic novel written by Harvey Pekar and illustrated by Joseph Remnant. It measures 9.3” x 7.3” and includes an introduction by Alan Moore for $21.99 US. The book will be available in comics shops and bookstores in March 2012.

DC Publishes The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo GN in November 2012

January 16, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

Late in 2011 DC Comics acquired the worldwide rights to Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy series of novels. All three novels, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets’ Nest, will be published as graphic novels under DC’s Vertigo imprint from 2012 through 2014.

The first of the three graphic novel adaptation releases, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, will arrive in bookstores November 2012 and features a cover by artist Lee Bermejo (Batman: Noel). No word yet as to the page count, format size, or cover price of the book.

Early Look: Punisher #8 Preview Art by Marco Checchetto

April 10, 2012January 15, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

An early look at a few preview pages from Punisher #8 drawn by Marco Checchetto courtesy of Marvel Comics. Even without the supporting story, the strong images by Checchetto carry a lot of weight in conveying the action.

Take a look for yourselves!

THE PUNISHER #8
WRITER: Greg Rucka
ARTIST: Marco Checchetto
STORY: The face to face you’ve all been waiting for as ex-Hydra and AIM agents work together to bring down The Punisher! Frank is up against a soldier more like him than either of them realize!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory — $2.99

Garth Ennis Writes THE SHADOW for Dynamite in April 2012

January 15, 2012January 15, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

THE SHADOW Returns in April 2012!

The Shadow returns in 2012! The property which is owned by Conde Nast, is being published by Dynamite Entertainment this time around. Chosen to helm the return of the popular title is Garth Ennis, and his partner in crime Aaron Campbell will be illustrating the series.

The Shadow #1 will feature alternate covers by fan favorite artists Alex Ross, Howard Chaykin, Jae Lee, and John Cassaday. The first issue is due to be released in April 2012.

Preview: Hell Yeah #1 (Image) by Keatinge and Szymanowicz

April 10, 2012January 14, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

Hell Yeah #1 by Joe Keatinge and Andre Szymanowicz

Joe Keatinge (Eisner & Harvey award winner) and Andre Szymanowicz (Elephantmen, Popgun) team up for a new series – Hell Yeah from Image Comics shipping in March 2012.

THE LAST GENERATION OF HEROES IS HERE!
Twenty years ago, the first-ever superheroes debuted without warning and forever altered our global culture! Now, the generation born in their wake fight to claim their place in a world evolved beyond them! Written by Eisner & Harvey award-winner JOE KEATINGE and illustrated by ELEPHANTMEN and POPGUN’s ANDRE SZYMANOWICZ, HELL YEAH combines the over-the-top excitement of the original Image Comics launch with modern, innovative storytelling. It all begins with a giant-sized first issue containing a full thirty-two pages of story with no ads for the regular price of just $2.99!

Walt Simonson Returns to Marvel For The Avengers

January 14, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

Walt Simonson Takes on the Avengers!

Walt Simonson returns to Marvel Comics to draw an Avengers six issue story arc written by Brian Michael Bendis starting with Avengers #25. The story will take place during the heat of the Avengers vs X-Men battle.

Simonson had previously worked on the Avengers in the late 1980’s as a writer, but this time he’s taking on the artist’s chores. Daniel Acuna will provide the cover for Avengers #25.

DC Applies for New Logo Trademark

January 16, 2012January 13, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

New DC Entertainment Logos?

Warner Bros. has applied for a trademark on a new logo for both DC Comics and DC Entertainment. The logo, which looks like a pulled or flipped back letter D sticker exposing the letter C, may be replacing the current swoosh logo that was introduced in 2005. The swoosh logo had replaced the popular DC bullet design that was introduced back in 1976.

The trademark on the new “sticker” logo was applied for in black and white. According to the trademark, “Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the letter “D” flipping back to reveal the letter “C” and DC ENTERTAINMENT.”

Preview: Wolverine #300

April 10, 2012January 5, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

Wolverine goes back to Japan to fight a deadly foe in Wolverine #300 from Marvel Comics. This extra-sized issue weighs in at 56 pages, features several variant covers, and introduces a new Silver Samurai.

Wolverine #300 by Jason Aaron and Adam Kubert is available in stores on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 at $4.99 for 56 full color pages.

Here is a preview of the variant covers and interior pages.

Batman: Earth One by Geoff Johns & Gary Frank Finally Ships in 2012

January 5, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

Originally announced by DC Comics back in late 2009, Batman: Earth One by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank is finally being released in 2012! Earth One is an original hardcover graphic novel that retells the Batman legend in a contemporary setting.

Like Superman: Earth One by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis that was released in 2010, changes some details of the origin and arrival of the Caped Crusader. Some of the changes being that Alfred doesn’t seem to be the frail butler of Bruce Wayne and Batman never left Gotham City in order to train his skills.

DC has also released a few unlettered pages from Batman: Earth One drawn by Gary Frank, which we have on display below.