Here’s a 6 page preview of 47 Ronin #1, the highly anticipated adaptation of the Japanese classic, by Mike Richardson & Stan Sakai. A film version of 47 Ronin, starring Keanu Reeves as Kai, is also in the works and should be out in time for Christmas 2013.
If you like Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo, you’ll love this series!
Plotter: Rob Liefeld
Writers: Rob Liefeld, Frank Tieri
Pencils: Scott Clark
Inks: David Beatty
Colors: Andrew Dalhouse
Cover Art: Rob Liefeld
Publisher: DC Comics
Cover Date: Nov 2012
Cover Price: $2.99 US
Grifter #0 won’t be a book that impresses you now, but as future issues roll by, it will be known as a required back issue. As much as I loathe Rob Liefeld as an artist, and I’m not alone, he does a fairly good job at coming up with good plot points. He could use a little help in the actual fleshing out of the story though. Although he’s departing from the title with issue 14, I feel he did an admirable job setting Grifter up for the next year. Just, whatever you do, ignore the cover!
Press release
Get ready because the entire Valiant Universe is heading to New York Comic-Con (NYCC), the East Coast’s biggest and most exciting pop culture event! Join Valiant’s creators and staff from Thursday, October 
11th through Sunday, October 14th for a weekend packed with exclusive merch, signings, and news direct from the heart of the Big Apple.
Kick off the show with a bang and join Valiant on Friday, October 12th at 2:45 pm at "The Future of Valiant" panel to hear all of the exclusive news and announcements behind the next great happenings in the Valiant Universe! Featuring Joshua Dysart (Harbinger), Justin Jordan (Shadowman), Duane Swierczynski (Bloodshot), Fred Van Lente (Archer & Armstrong), Executive Editor Warren Simons and Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani, this is the one-and-only place to discover what 2013 holds for Valiant’s greatest heroes.
New series by Brian Wood and Ming Doyle offers new take on superpowersPress release
In December, Image Comics will publish the first issue of MARA, a new series by acclaimed writer Brian Wood and brilliant up-and-coming artist Ming Doyle. In a hyper-technological future where sports, war, and celebrity are the world’s obsessions, no one is more famous than Mara Prince. A model and athlete regarded as a paragon, Mara rises to an untouchable height of fame when she manifests superpowers on live television.
For Wood (Northlanders, Conan the Barbarian, DMZ), the connection between athlete and superhero is a natural one. "For a while I’ve seen a connection between superstar athletes and superheroes, both superficially and also in how each can be portrayed and dissected, lauded, and demonized by the societies they serve," he said, adding that the pressure to perform perfectly can be tremendous for young athletes. "
Comic books have been around for over 100 years with, "The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck" published by Switzerland’s Rudolphe Töpffer in 1837. Since then we have seen everything from colorful characters, super heroes and talking animals. They’ve explored new planets, saved this one, and even crossed over into alternate realities.
Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Wolverine, and the Avengers top the pull list for many readers and collectors as they have spawned movies that have generated billions of dollars and reached out to those who have never considered buying a comic book. Odds are, if you’ve never spent four dollars on a comic book, you have spent almost twenty on a ticket to a 3D showing of a movie about one.
Here’s an 8 page preview of the Memorial HC, by Chris Roberson & Rich Ellis with a cover by Michael W. Kaluta, from IDW Publishing – on sale September 26th, 2012.
Ok. I admit it. I don’t like change. I’m not comfortable saying I’m a “purist,” either. I think (I hope) I’m a little bit more open minded than that. But, any time DC/Marvel start announcing changes to this character or that universe, I tend to give into my knee jerk reaction. Especially when these announcements involved a “death” of a character (main, or otherwise).
Why are they swinging around without their masks on?!?! Why, oh why!?!?
Here’s a preview of Executive Assistant: Assassins #4, by Vince Hernandez, Lori Hanson, & John Starr, from Aspen Comics – on sale October 10th, 2012.
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT: ASSASSINS #4
Vince Hernandez – Writer
Lori Hanson – Art
John Starr – Colors
Introducing Executive Assistant Sophora!
Here’s a 6 page preview of Homecoming #2, by David Wohl, Emilio Laiso, & Brett Smith, from Aspen Comics – on sale October 3rd, 2012.
HOMECOMING #2
DAVID WOHL – STORY
EMILIO LAISO – PENCILS
BRETT SMITH – COLORS
JOSH REED – LETTERS
Since the mysterious Celeste appeared in Hunter Wilson’s swimming pool, things have become increasingly more strange.
DC Comics’ twitter profile (@DCComics) released the completed variant cover to Justice League #12 this afternoon. The image depicts the Superman and Wonder Woman in an affectionate side-by-side embrace as they hover over the planet Earth. The sun in the background creates a halo over their heads of biblical proportions.