Preview: Adventure Time: Candy Capers #3 (BOOM!)

September 11, 2013September 11, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

Preview: Adventure Time: Candy Capers #3

Here is a preview of Adventure Time: Candy Capers #3 by Ananth Panagriya, Yuko Ota, & Ian McGinty, on sale September 11th, 2013 from BOOM! Studios.

ADVENTURE TIME: CANDY CAPERS #3

Written by Ananth Panagriya & Yuko Ota
Art Ian McGinty

SC, 32pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99

COVER A: Josceline Fenton
COVER B: Magnolia Porter

Diamond Code: MAY13 0954

The wacky team-ups keep coming hard and fast in the latest issue of this Peppermint Butler/Cinnamon Bun who-done-it ADVENTURE TIME caper!

Last issue, we followed along as Marceline and Tree Trunks tried to be the hero team Ooo didn’t know it needed…who will try to take Finn and Jake’s place this issue? A great series for fans of crime spoofs and kids who can’t get enough of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys!

Preview: 3 Guns #2 by Steven Grant & Emilio Laiso

September 11, 2013September 11, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

First Look at 3 Guns #2

Here is a five page preview of 3 Guns #2 by Steven Grant & Emilio Laiso, on sale September 11th, 2013 from BOOM! Studios.

3 GUNS #2

Written by Steven Grant
Art Emilio Laiso

SC, 32pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99

The noose tightens around both Trench and Steadman as the gun deal they’re brokering between the Russians and the revolutionaries falls apart. Meanwhile, undercover BATF agent Joey Dodge has begun playing the two guns off of each other, in an attempt to send the whole house of cards crashing down…

Preview of Robocop: The Last Stand #2

September 11, 2013September 11, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

Robocop: The Last Stand #2 Preview

Here is a five page preview of Robocop: The Last Stand #2 by Frank Miller, Steven Grant, Declan Shalvey, & Korkut Öztekin, on sale September 11th, 2013 from BOOM! Studios.

ROBOCOP: THE LAST STAND #2

Written by Frank Miller, Steven Grant
Art by Declan Shalvey, Korkut Öztekin

SC, 32pgs, FC, SRP: $4.99

FOR ROBOCOP, THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END.

Robocop must defend the people of Detroit as a fighter for justice and a symbol of resistance. But will that be enough to prevent the hostile takeover and destruction of his city? With the help of his new-found, mysterious ally, Marie, he may have a chance.

Preview: The Manhattan Projects #14 by Jonathan Hickman & Nick Pitarra

September 9, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

Preview of The Manhattan Projects #14

Here is a 6 page preview of The Manhattan Projects #14, written by Jonathan Hickman & drawn by Nick Pitarra, on sale September 11th, 2013 from Image Comics.

THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS 14

story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art NICK PITARRA

SEPTEMBER 11
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50

“UPWARD BOUND”

Lines are drawn as the Manhattan Projects fractures. Who is on which side? Where are the lines drawn? Can anyone trust anyone? The great game called FUTURE begins!

Preview: Prophet #39 (Image Comics)

September 9, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

Preview of Prophet #39

Here is a 6 page preview of Prophet #39, written by Brandon Graham & Simon Roy, with art by Simon Roy & Giannia Milonogiannis, on sale September 11th, 2013 from Image Comics.

PROPHET #39

story BRANDON GRAHAM & SIMON ROY
art SIMON ROY & GIANNIA MILONOGIANNIS
cover HELEN MAIER

SEPTEMBER 11
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99

Die-Hard, a cyborg trying to regain his humanity, looks back over the thousands of years since his birth.

Preview: Sidekick #2 by J. Michael Straczynski & Tom Mandrake

September 9, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

Preview of Sidekick #2 (Image Comics)

Here is a six page preview of Sidekick #2 by J. Michael Straczynski, Tom Mandrake, & HiFi, on sale September 11th, 2013 from Image Comics.

SIDEKICK #2

story J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
art / cover TOM MANDRAKE & HIFI

SEPTEMBER 11
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

The Moonglow Twins were two of the Red Cowl and Flyboy’s greatest enemies. Now that the Red Cowl is dead, one of them has returned with a vengeance. But whose vengeance, and why, and what is the reason for her sudden interest in Flyboy? Is Flyboy about to find a reason to live and repair his life, or is he about to hurtle down into even greater depths of madness and depravity? It’s a monthly book, what the heck do you think is going to happen? The fun is in seeing just how far he spirals downward and what’s waiting for him when he hits bottom…

Preview: Archer & Armstrong #13 by Fred Van Lente & Pere Perez

February 27, 2014September 5, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

Tora! Tora! Tora! It’s ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #13 vs. 500 Shades of Greys!

Here is a five page preview of Archer & Armstrong #13, written by Fred Van Lente & drawn by Pere Perez, on sale September 11th, 2013 from Valiant Comics.

Press Release

Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of Archer & Armstrong #13 – the slam-bang, saucer-smashing final chapter of “Far Faraway” from New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente and fan favorite artist Pere Perez!

When the war for the Faraway descends into all-out chaos, can the combined forces of Archer, Armstrong, Mary-Maria, and a whole mess of dinosaurs be enough to defeat General Redacted and his inglorious army of alien greys? Also: a horrible revelation is about tear apart the friendship between Valiant’s conspiracy-busting adventurers! Learn why we may have to re-title this book Archer VERSUS Armstrong right here in the epoch-spanning conclusion of “Far Faraway”!

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.”