It’s LIGHTS OUT at DC Comics in October 2013!

September 5, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

Green Lantern Goes LIGHTS OUT

in October!

DC Comics goes LIGHTS OUT in October 2013 in their Green Lantern titles.

According to DC Comics, the Lights Out crossover event that begins in October and spans the entire Green Lantern Universe, will change it forever!… Or at least what forever means in comic book terms these days.

Here is the press release from DC and several preview pages from Green Lantern #24 with art by Billy Tan.

Press Release

This October, “Lights Out” will span across all of the GREEN LANTERN family titles. And earlier this week, Relic’s Villains Month one-shot hit stores and set the stage for this epic crossover event that will change the Green Lantern universe forever.

“There are seven different colors of the emotional spectrum, each of them represented by their own corps. Green Lanterns wear rings powered by will, Red Lanterns rage, Yellow Lanterns fear, and so on,” GREEN LANTERN writer Robert Venditti explained. “For reasons none of the Lanterns are sure of, the rings have been malfunctioning lately. Enter Relic, a remnant of the universe before ours, who thinks he knows what’s wrong with the rings and has a solution. Unfortunately, ridding the universe of every last Lantern is part of that solution.”

Preview: Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard Vol. 2 #2 (Archaia/Boom!)

September 4, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard

Vol. 2 #2 Preview

Here is a 4 page preview of Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard Vol. 2 #2 by David Petersen, Christian Slade, Rick Geary, & Jemma Salume, on sale September 4th, 2013 from Archaia/BOOM! Studios.

Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard Vol. 2 #2

Written by David Petersen, Christian Slade, Rick Geary, and Jemma Salume
Drawn by David Petersen, Christian Slade, Rick Geary, and Jemma Salume
Cover by David Petersen

SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.50

The second storytelling competition at the June Alley Inn is in full swing as three mouse tales are written and illustrated by the talented Christian Slade (Korgi), Rick Geary (The Adventures of Blanche), and Jemma Salume (Unicorn Life Cycle). Yarns are spun about lost love at sea, a mouse that goes over a waterfall, and a ghost owl, all to try and clear the bar tabs of the mice who tell them. With tavern scenes and a cover by series creator David Petersen.

Preview: Hit #1 by Bryce Carlson & Vanesa R. Del Rey

September 4, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

Preview of Hit #1 (BOOM! Studios)

We present a 6 page preview of Hit #1 by Bryce Carlson & Vanesa R. Del Rey, on sale September 4th, 2013 from BOOM! Studios.

Hit #1

Written by Bryce Carlson
Drawn by Vanesa R. Del Rey

SC, 32pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: JUL130912

WHY WE LOVE IT: We’re suckers for classic film noir, crime comics, and pulp detective novels. We love the secret history of law enforcement in our hometown, Los Angeles. Mostly, we love stories about good men making hard decisions in unforgiving circumstances.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT: HIT is a dark crime drama filled with murderers, rapists, and drug lords…and the men who will stop at nothing to bring them to justice. If you’re a fan of CRIMINAL, PARKER, and TUMOR, then HIT is the series for you.

WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Los Angeles. It’s 1955. It’s dark; it’s sexy. It’s dangerous. Everyone has an angle. And while infamous gangster Mickey Cohen rots in a prison cell, Los Angeles ignores the blackest parts of the city’s heart…where clandestine groups of LAPD detectives moonlight as sanctioned hitmen knows as “Hit Squads.”

Preview: Chew #36 by John Layman & Rob Guillory

September 3, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

First Look at Chew #36

Here is a six page preview of Chew #36, written by John Layman with art by Rob Guillory, from Image Comics – on sale September 4th. 2013.

CHEW #36

story JOHN LAYMAN
art / cover ROB GUILLORY

September 4
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

CHEW #36 is CHEW #29½ . Did that just blow your mind?

Preview: A Distant Soil #41 by Colleen Doran

September 2, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

First Look at A Distant Soil #41

Here is your first look at six preview pages from A Distant Soil #41, written and drawn by Colleen Doran – on sale September 4th, 2013 from Image Comics.

A DISTANT SOIL #41

story / art / cover COLLEEN DORAN

SEPTEMBER 4
32 PAGES / BW / T
$3.50

The Hierarchy is defeated. Now, the small team of human rebels and their allies face an even bigger foe: A factionalized resistance movement intent on seizing power.

Preview: Satellite Sam #3 by Matt Fraction & Howard Chaykin

September 2, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

First Look at Satellite Sam #3

Here is your first look at six pages from Satellite Sam #3 by Matt Fraction & Howard Chaykin, on sale September 4th, 2013 from Image Comics.

Satellite Sam #3

Story: Matt Fraction
Art: Howard Chaykin

Price: $3.50
Diamond ID: JUL130539
Published: September 4, 2013

Mike reaches out to the only woman he recognizes in his dead father’s collection of personal girlie snaps, and not only does she have stories about the old man would curl your hair, but she sees a method to the old man’s madness. What if there’s a picture of his killer somewhere in the room where he died?

Preview: Love Stories (To Die For) #1 by Dirk Manning, Owen Gieni, & Rich Bonk

September 2, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

First Look at Love Stories (To Die For) #1

Here are six preview pages from Love Stories (To Die For) #1 by Dirk Manning, Owen Gieni, & Rich Bonk, on sale September 4th, 2013 from Image Comics.

Love Stories (To Die For) #1

Story: Dirk Manning
Art: Owen Gieni, Rich Bonk
Cover: Rich Bonk

SEPTEMBER 4
$4.99

TWO COMPLETE STORIES AT LESS THAN HALF THE PRICE OF TWO COMICS!

Two full-length stories in one double-length flip book! First, a desperate monk pits a band of savage Vikings against a pack of rabid vampires in a frantic attempt to protect an exceptionally precious child. In the second story, a woman trapped on a space station overrun by aliens must chose whether to save the second seat on her two-person escape pod for her aloof but heroic husband or for her passionate, forbidden lover.

Preview: Reality Check #1 by Glen Brunswick and Viktor Bogdanovic

September 2, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

First Look at Reality Check #1

Here is your first look at Reality Check #1 by Glen Brunswick & Viktor Bogdanovic from Image Comics, on sale September 4th, 2013.

REALITY CHECK #1

story GLEN BRUNSWICK
art / cover VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC

SEPTEMBER 4
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

A struggling artist, Willard Penn, scores an unlikely hit with his new comic. The story centers on a hero more concerned with his libido than serving justice. After an unexpected sell out, Willard can’t recall anything about his story. That night the book’s hero shows up outside Willard’s window refusing to return to the comic until he finds true love. Exasperated, Willard is forced to help the lovesick hero meet the perfect woman. But he’ll need to hurry because the book’s villain, a homicidal maniac, has entered his world as well.

First Look at Unity #1 by Matt Kindt & Doug Braithwaite

August 28, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

First Look: UNITY #1

The Can’t-Miss Comic Event of 2013 Starts Here!

Here’s your first look at 4 preview pages from Unity #1 by Matt Kindt & Doug Braithwaite, on sale November 13th, 2013 from Valiant Comics.

Press Release

Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of UNITY #1 – the FIRST ISSUE of an all-new ongoing series by New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT, Justice League of America) and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (Justice, Journey into Mystery)! On November 13th, find out why Valiant is the must-read publisher of 2013 when UNITY #1 launches the most dangerous, most ruthless, most volatile team of heroes ever united against a foe unlike any other – X-O Manowar!

To kill a king…he has created an army. The world’s most dangerous man, Toyo Harada, has been struck by the one thing he never thought possible – fear. Halfway across the globe, a new power threatens to topple modern civilization and, to preempt the cataclysm that is to come, Harada will unite the most unforgiving team the world has ever known – UNITY. Their mission: defeat the threat responsible for the destruction of MI-6, the decimation of an alien world, and the occupation of Eastern Europe… Unseat the warrior king armed with the universe’s most powerful weapon… Kill X-O Manowar!

Preview: Secret #3 by Jonathan Hickman, Ryan Bodenheim, & Michael Garland

August 27, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

First Look at Secret #3 (Image)

Here’s a 5 page preview of Secret #3, written by Jonathan Hickman, with art by Ryan Bodenheim & Michael Garland, on sale August 28th, 2013 from Image Comics.

SECRET #3

Story – JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art – RYAN BODENHEIM & MICHAEL GARLAND

AUGUST 28
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50

“THE SYSTEM”

Things begin to unravel as we learn the identity of who Steadfast is working for. Billions and billions of bits of data floating through the air screaming to anyone who will listen: FOLLOW THE MONEY.