Preview: Harbinger #15 by Joshua Dysart & Barry Kitson – “Perfect Day”

August 6, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

First Look: DYSART and KITSON Rise for PERFECT DAY in HARBINGER #15!

Here is a preview of Harbinger #15 by Joshua Dysart & Barry Kitson, which kicks off the “Perfect Day” story arc, on sale August 14th, 2013 from Valiant Comics.

Press release

On August 14th, a new day is dawning for the series that Comic Book Resources calls “one of the best superhero comics currently available”!

Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of Harbinger #15 – the FIRST ISSUE of “Perfect Day”, an all-new story arc from New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart (Harbinger Wars) and legendary artist Barry Kitson (Bloodshot, Amazing Spider-Man)! In the aftermath of Harbinger Wars, start reading here as Valiant kicks off the next year of Harbinger with an all-new, mind-bending conflict unlike anything you’ve seen before!

Preview of Robocop: Last Stand #1 by Frank Miller & Steven Grant

August 6, 2013August 6, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

First Look at Robocop: Last Stand #1

Here’s your first look at several preview pages from Robocop: Last Stand #1 by Frank Miller, Steven Grant, Declan Shalvey, & Korkut Öztekin – on sale August 7th, 2013 from BOOM! Studios.

ROBOCOP: THE LAST STAND #1

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

SC, 32pgs, FC, SRP: $4.99

FRANK MILLER’S VISION FOR ROBOCOP’S FINAL CHAPTER REVEALED!

Frank Miller’s incredible screenplay has been brought to life in this hard-hitting Steven Grant (2 GUNS, PUNISHER: CIRCLE OF BLOOD) penned adaptation. With all the brains, guts, and bullets that made the first film an instant classic, this is a comic event not to miss.

A New Look At Infinity #1 From Marvel Comics

January 26, 2020July 31, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

Nothing Lasts Forever –

Your New Look At INFINITY #1

Here are a few new preview pages from Infinity #1 on sale in August 2013, courtesy of Marvel Comics.

Press Release

This August, the Marvel Universe prepares for the biggest battle it’s ever faced – but first, Marvel is proud to your new look at Infinity #1!

Infinity, the six part blockbuster comic event of the summer, brought to you by the star studded creative team of Jonathan Hickman, Jim Cheung, Jerome Opena & Dustin Weaver, takes fans to every corner of the Marvel Universe, and beyond! Earth has been marked as an “Avengers World”, protected by Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and more from the deadliest threats facing humanity. A powerful and destructive race is on a collision course with Earth and the only thing in their path is the Avengers! But even Earth’s Mightiest Heroes realize the one hope of defeating this dire threat is to unite every great hero across the cosmos…because only with a united Avengers Universe is there any chance of survival!

First Look At X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1 By Brian Michael Bendis and Frank Cho

September 17, 2013July 30, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

ITS TIME! Your First Look At

X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM #1!

Here’s your first look at X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1 by Brian Michael Bendis & Frank Cho, on sale September 4th. 2013 from Marvel Comics.

Press Release

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1! From the blockbuster creative team of Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron, Brian Wood, Frank Cho, Stuart Immonen, Chris Bachalo, David Lopez & Giuseppe Camuncoli, comes an event so exhilarating, and so groundbreaking that fans will be talking about it for years to come!

Hank McCoy brought the original X-Men into the present in the hopes of changing the course of history and stopping Scott Summer’s mutant revolution before it even begins. But as the young and confused X-Men try to cope with their devastating futures, the team begins to unravel from the inside. And just as mutant civil war is about to hit its boiling point, an unexpected third party comes in to change the game—the future X-Men! They’ve traveled back in time with a warning—the original X-Men need to go back to their rightful time or they will be the final nail in mutantkind’s coffin. They risked everything to come to the past and won’t leave until the All-New X-Men are back in the past.

First Look: Avengers #18 By Jonathan Hickman & Leinil Yu

January 26, 2020July 29, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

NOTHING LASTS FOREVER – Your First Look At AVENGERS #18!

Here’s your first look at 5 pages from Avengers #18 by Jonathan Hickman & Leinil Yu from Marvel Comics – on sale August 21st, 2013.

Press Release

This August, the Marvel Universe fights for survival in the biggest battle it’s ever faced – but first, Marvel is proud to unveil your first look at Avengers #18 – a tie in to Infinity! From the blockbuster creative team of Jonathan Hickman & Leinil Francis Yu, the Avengers must act fact to unite the entire Marvel Universe against the unrelenting Builder fleet! In order to do so, Earth’s mightiest must join with the likes of the Skrull Empire, the Brood & Annihilus. Can Captain America bring together every space race of the galaxy before it’s too late?

Archer & Armstrong #14 – SECT CIVIL WAR Preview

February 27, 2014July 29, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

First Look: ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #14 and the Unholy Origins of SECT CIVIL WAR!

Here is your first look at Archer & Armstrong #14 by Fred Van Lente & Khari Evans, on sale October 9th, 2013 from Valiant Comics.

Press Release

This October, the mad, mad, mad Archer & Armstrong event of the year goes all the way back to mummy times to reveal the history mystery behind the conflict that’s coming – yes, folks, it’s the unholy origin tale of the conspiracy behind Sect Civil War!

Valiant is proud to present the first look inside Archer & Armstrong #14 – the FIRST ISSUE of Sect Civil War, an all-new, four-issue mini-event from New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente (Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel Zombies) and Harvey Award nominee Khari Evans (Harbinger)!

Universal Studios’ Kick-Ass 2 Production Stills Released

July 28, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

Kick-Ass 2 Production Stills

From Universal Studios

Universal Studios has recently released a series of production stills from the set of Kick-Ass 2, based on the comic book by Mark Millar & John S. Romita Jr.

The film is directed by Jeff Wadlow, who also wrote the screenplay, and is produced by Matthew Vaughn, Adam Bohling, Tarquin Pack, and David Reid. Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Red Mist/The Motherf%&*^r), and Chloë Grace Moretz (Hit Girl) reprise their roles from Kick-Ass and they’re joined by Jim Carrey as Colonel Stars and Stripes.

Kick-Ass 2 opens in U.S. theaters on August 16th, 2013.

Check out the production stills following the press release from Universal Studios.

Press Release

Kick-Ass, Hit Girl and Red Mist return for the follow-up to 2010’s irreverent global hit: Kick-Ass 2. After Kick-Ass’ (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) do-it-yourself vigilante bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey), our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse)—reborn as the super-villain The Motherf%&*^r – only the blade-wielding Hit Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) can prevent their annihilation.

Shadowman #9 Preview

February 27, 2014July 27, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

Who Will Fall in SHADOWMAN #9?

Here’s a preview of Shadowman #9 by Justin Jordan, Neil Edwards, Roberto De La Torre, Diego Bernard, Rocco Martellacci, & Lewis LaRosa, from Valiant Comics on sale August 7th, 2013.

Press Release

Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of Shadowman #9 from Justin Jordan (Green Lantern: New Guardians) and all-star artists Neil Edwards (Fantastic Four) and Roberto De La Torre (Daredevil)! The final showdown between Shadowman and Master Darque has finally arrived…but those that Jack Boniface holds dearest will be the ones who suffer the most brutal blows of all.

Trapped in the Deadside with his powers at an all-time low, Jack is about to suffer a devastating betrayal as Master Darque’s ultimate plan stands revealed. Now, with the Brethren on the verge of wiping out the last of the Abettors in New Orleans, and the Deadside threatening to explode into our world, Jack will have to call on everything he’s got to stop them…or lose it all trying.

Rat Queens By Wiebe & Upchurch Coming in September 2013 From Image

October 26, 2013July 24, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

RAT QUEENS BRINGS THE BOOZE AND BRAWLS TO HIGH FANTASY

New Image Comics comedy adventure series by
PETER PANZERFAUST creator in September

Here’s your first look at Rat Queens #1, a new series by writer Kurtis J. Wiebe and artist Roc Upchurch, on sale September 25th, 2013 from Image Comics. If it’s anything like Wiebe’s previous work, this is something to look forward to!

Press Release

They’re not your typical band of high fantasy adventurers: Hannah the Rockabilly Elven Mage, Violet the Hipster Dwarven Fighter, Dee the Atheist Human Cleric, and Betty the Hippy Hafling Thief. These women are the stars of the new Image Comics/Shadowline series RAT QUEENS, and they’re the deadliest grog-guzzling, death-dealing, battle-maidens-for-hire in Palisade.

In this new series by Kurtis J. Wiebe (PETER PANZERFAUST) and Roc Upchurch, starting in September, the Rat Queens are taking on the quest of a lifetime… or at least the quest that’s going to get them out of the latest jam they’ve found themselves in: clearing out some pesky goblins from a cave. But these aren’t just any goblins, and Hindman Cave isn’t just any cave.

Sex Criminals Coming To Your Comic Shop In September 2013

July 23, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

SEX SECRETS, SEX CRIMINALS

New comedy series by Fraction and Zdarsky from Image Comics in September

Sex Criminals, a comedy series by Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarsky, debuts September 4th, 2013 from Image Comics.

Here is a 3 page preview of Sex Criminals #1!

Press Release

Suzie has a secret. When she has sex, she stops time. She’s alone with this secret until she meets John, a young man with the same “gift.” In the new Image Comics series SEX CRIMINALS by Matt Fraction (SATELLITE SAM) and Chip Zdarsky, Suzie and John embark on a journey of self-discovery, intimacy, and… well, actually, they do what every time-stops-when-you-have-sex couple would do: They rob banks.

SEX CRIMINALS’ sexy bank-robbing action starts in September, when Fraction and Zdarsky will take readers on a romp they won’t soon forget.

First Look: DYSART and KITSON Rise for PERFECT DAY in HARBINGER #15!

First Look at Robocop: Last Stand #1

ROBOCOP: THE LAST STAND #1

Nothing Lasts Forever –

Your New Look At INFINITY #1

ITS TIME! Your First Look At

X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM #1!

NOTHING LASTS FOREVER – Your First Look At AVENGERS #18!

First Look: ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #14 and the Unholy Origins of SECT CIVIL WAR!

Kick-Ass 2 Production Stills

From Universal Studios

Who Will Fall in SHADOWMAN #9?

RAT QUEENS BRINGS THE BOOZE AND BRAWLS TO HIGH FANTASY

New Image Comics comedy adventure series by PETER PANZERFAUST creator in September

SEX SECRETS, SEX CRIMINALS

New comedy series by Fraction and Zdarsky from Image Comics in September

New Image Comics comedy adventure series by
PETER PANZERFAUST creator in September