Preview: Evil Empire #2 by Max Bemis and Ransom Getty

April 21, 2014 by The Comic Book Critic

Evil Empire #2 Preview! (BOOM!)

Here’s a short preview of Evil Empire #2 by writer Max Bemis and artist Ransom Getty, courtesy of BOOM! Studios – on sale April 23rd, 2014.

Evil Empire #2

Writer(s): Max Bemis
Artist(s): Ransom Getty

The sands are shifting in America’s public consciousness. One action has torn the country apart in a debate over the meaning of right and wrong, and Reese is not about to stand by as the American people support the rantings of a mad man. But how far will people go to take a stand for what they believe in?

Preview of Herobear and the Kid: Saving Time #1 by Mike Kunkel

April 21, 2014 by The Comic Book Critic

Herobear and the Kid: Saving Time #1 Preview!

Here’s a preview of Herobear and the Kid: Saving Time #1 by writer/artist Mike Kunkel, courtesy of BOOM! Studios – on sale April 23rd, 2014.

Herobear and the Kid: Saving Time #1

Writer(s): Mike Kunkel
Artist(s): Mike Kunkel

WHY WE LOVE IT: Tyler and Herobear are back in an all-new original adventure! We’ve been waiting to see these two back in action and we’re looking forward to see what shenanigans these two get up to in SAVING TIME, the first new Herobear series in ten years.

Preview: Eternal Warrior #8 by Greg Pak and Robert Gill

April 20, 2014 by The Comic Book Critic

First Look at Eternal Warrior #8 (Valiant)

Here’s a preview of Eternal Warrior #8 by writer Greg Pak and artist Robert Gill with cover by Lewis LaRosa, courtesy of Valiant Comics – on sale April 23rd, 2014.

ETERNAL WARRIOR #8

Written by GREG PAK
Art by ROBERT GILL
Cover by LEWIS LAROSA (FEB141482)

Is the Eternal Warrior finally out of time?

Preview: Translucid #1 by Echert, Sanchez, and Bayliss

April 14, 2014 by The Comic Book Critic

Translucid #1 Preview (BOOM!)

Here’s a six page preview of Translucid #1 by writers Chondra Echert, Claudio Sanchez, and artist Daniel Bayless, courtesy of BOOM! Studios – on sale April 16th, 2014.

Translucid #1

Writer(s): Chondra Echert, Claudio Sanchez
Artist(s): Daniel Bayliss

WHY WE LOVE IT: Claudio Sanchez and Chondra Echert have given us such BOOM! Studios favorites as KILL AUDIO and KEY OF Z. Their latest book takes the superhero trope of “the neverending battle” and turns it into a completely different beast.

First Look at Shadowman: End Times #1 by Peter Milligan and Valentine De Landro

April 10, 2014 by The Comic Book Critic

First Look: Judgment Awaits in SHADOWMAN: END TIMES #1

A Merciless New Mini-Series from
PETER MILLIGAN and VALENTINE DE LANDRO!

Here’s your first look at Shadowman: End Times #1 by writer Peter Milligan and artist Valentine De Landro, courtesy of Valiant Comics – on sale April 30th, 2014.

Press Release

Valiant is proud to present your first look inside SHADOWMAN: END TIMES #1 (of 3) – the oversized, 40-page FIRST ISSUE of an all-new, standalone adventure that will push New Orleans’ nocturnal guardian to a perilous new tipping point!

Preview: Lumberjanes #1 by Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, and Brooke Allen

April 7, 2014 by The Comic Book Critic

Preview of Lumberjanes #1 (BOOM! Box)

Here’s a preview of Lumberjanes #1 by writers Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, and artist Brooke Allen, courtesy of BOOM! Studios – on sale April 9th, 2014.

Lumberjanes #1

Writers: Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson
Artist: Brooke Allen

WHY WE LOVE IT: Five best friends spending the summer at Lumberjane scout camp…defeating yetis, three-eyed wolves, and giant falcons…what’s not to love?!

Advance Preview of Star Wars: Rebel Heist #1 (Dark Horse)

April 7, 2014 by The Comic Book Critic

Advance Preview:
Star Wars: Rebel Heist #1

Here’s an advance preview of Star Wars: Rebel Heist #1 by writer Matt Kindt and artists Marco Castiello & Dan Parsons, courtesy of Dark Horse Comics – on sale April 30th, 2014.

STAR WARS: REBEL HEIST #1

Writer: Matt Kindt
Penciller: Marco Castiello
Inker: Dan Parsons
Colorist: Gabe Eltaeb
Cover Artist: Matt Kindt

A young Rebel meets one of the Alliance’s best for his first mission. But the young man’s hero worship is crushed by the reality of Han Solo. A botched escape, a ship that doesn’t work—could it be that Solo is just a lucky bumbler whose luck has run out?

Preview: Unity #6 by Robert Venditti and Cafu

April 6, 2014 by The Comic Book Critic

Valiant Preview: Unity #6

Here’s a preview of Unity #6 by writer Robert Venditti and artist Cafu, courtesy of Valiant Comics – on sale April 9th, 2014.

UNITY #6 (“TRAPPED BY WEBNET” – PART 2″)

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by CAFU
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Variant Cover by RAUL ALLEN
Variant Cover by MICHAEL WALSH
Variant Cover by CAFU

Amazing Spider-Man #1 Will Include The Full Sold-Out Issue of Inhuman #1

April 4, 2014 by The Comic Book Critic

INHUMAN #1 Sells Out – Full Issue Included in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1!

“…a memorable and engaging reinvention of the Inhumans mythos”
– IGN, on Inhuman #1

Marvel Comics will include the full sold-out issue of Inhuman #1 in Amazing Spider-Man #1 at no extra cost. Amazing Spider-Man #1 will arrive in stores on April 30th, 2014 weighing in at 70 pages, with Inhuman #1 reprinted at the end. The issue arrives just before the release of Inhuman #2 in May.

Press Release

The recently debuted Inhuman #1 has already rocketed up the sales charts, completely selling out at the distributor level and becoming the week’s best-selling digital comic on the Marvel app. Today, Marvel is proud to announce that this month’s highly anticipated Amazing Spider-Man #1 will NOW also contain the FULL ISSUE of the blockbuster Inhuman #1 – at NO EXTRA COST! There’s no better way to show the comic industry the Inhumans are here to stay – and now is the perfect chance to jump on board one of the hottest new series!

Shotgun Wedding #1 by William Harms and Edward Pun – Preview

April 1, 2014 by The Comic Book Critic

Preview of Shotgun Wedding #1 (Image)

Here’s a six page preview of Shotgun Wedding #1 by William Harms and Edward Pun, courtesy of Image Comics – on sale April 2nd, 2014.

SHOTGUN WEDDING #1

story: WILLIAM HARMS
art / cover: EDWARD PUN

APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.99

Mike Stone wants nothing more than to marry the woman of his dreams. Denise is smart, sexy, teaches the second grade, and loves Mike more than anything in the world. What she doesn’t know is that Mike is one of the world’s top assassins and was once engaged to a fellow assassin named Chloe. And when Mike abandoned Chloe on their wedding day, she vowed revenge…