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DC Publishes The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo GN in November 2012

January 16, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

Late in 2011 DC Comics acquired the worldwide rights to Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy series of novels. All three novels, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets’ Nest, will be published as graphic novels under DC’s Vertigo imprint from 2012 through 2014.

The first of the three graphic novel adaptation releases, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, will arrive in bookstores November 2012 and features a cover by artist Lee Bermejo (Batman: Noel). No word yet as to the page count, format size, or cover price of the book.

Early Look: Punisher #8 Preview Art by Marco Checchetto

April 10, 2012January 15, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

An early look at a few preview pages from Punisher #8 drawn by Marco Checchetto courtesy of Marvel Comics. Even without the supporting story, the strong images by Checchetto carry a lot of weight in conveying the action.

Take a look for yourselves!

THE PUNISHER #8
WRITER: Greg Rucka
ARTIST: Marco Checchetto
STORY: The face to face you’ve all been waiting for as ex-Hydra and AIM agents work together to bring down The Punisher! Frank is up against a soldier more like him than either of them realize!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory — $2.99

Preview: Hell Yeah #1 (Image) by Keatinge and Szymanowicz

April 10, 2012January 14, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

Hell Yeah #1 by Joe Keatinge and Andre Szymanowicz

Joe Keatinge (Eisner & Harvey award winner) and Andre Szymanowicz (Elephantmen, Popgun) team up for a new series – Hell Yeah from Image Comics shipping in March 2012.

THE LAST GENERATION OF HEROES IS HERE!
Twenty years ago, the first-ever superheroes debuted without warning and forever altered our global culture! Now, the generation born in their wake fight to claim their place in a world evolved beyond them! Written by Eisner & Harvey award-winner JOE KEATINGE and illustrated by ELEPHANTMEN and POPGUN’s ANDRE SZYMANOWICZ, HELL YEAH combines the over-the-top excitement of the original Image Comics launch with modern, innovative storytelling. It all begins with a giant-sized first issue containing a full thirty-two pages of story with no ads for the regular price of just $2.99!

Preview: Wolverine #300

April 10, 2012January 5, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

Wolverine goes back to Japan to fight a deadly foe in Wolverine #300 from Marvel Comics. This extra-sized issue weighs in at 56 pages, features several variant covers, and introduces a new Silver Samurai.

Wolverine #300 by Jason Aaron and Adam Kubert is available in stores on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 at $4.99 for 56 full color pages.

Here is a preview of the variant covers and interior pages.

Batman: Earth One by Geoff Johns & Gary Frank Finally Ships in 2012

January 5, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

Originally announced by DC Comics back in late 2009, Batman: Earth One by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank is finally being released in 2012! Earth One is an original hardcover graphic novel that retells the Batman legend in a contemporary setting.

Like Superman: Earth One by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis that was released in 2010, changes some details of the origin and arrival of the Caped Crusader. Some of the changes being that Alfred doesn’t seem to be the frail butler of Bruce Wayne and Batman never left Gotham City in order to train his skills.

DC has also released a few unlettered pages from Batman: Earth One drawn by Gary Frank, which we have on display below.

Preview of Lobster Johnson: The Burning Hand #1

April 10, 2012January 4, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, and Tonci Zonjic bring us the first new Lobster Johnson story in four years. From the pages of Hellboy, Lobster Johnson and his allies arrive to take on a tribe of phantom Indians who are scalping policemen! If that isn’t enough to pique your interest, I don’t know what is?!

Here’s a six page preview of Lobster Johnson: The Burning Hand #1 courtesy of Dark Horse Comics.

Batman: Death by Design GN Interior Art Preview

January 4, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

DC Comics gives us a look inside their new Batman original graphic novel, Batman: Death by Design by writer/designer Chip Kidd and artist Dave Taylor. The story is set around the architecture and design of Gotham City and features Batman and his nemesis, The Joker.

Set against the period backdrop of an expansive Gotham City construction boom, the unique take on the Batman mythology is brought to life by acclaimed writer/designer Chip Kidd and fan favorite artist Dave Taylor. Together, they weave a singular tale that captures the flavor of the city as it’s never been seen, while also creating an new look at Batman that re-imagines both the caped crusader and his iconic nemesis – the Joker.

Advance Preview: Saga #1 (Image) by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples

April 10, 2012January 3, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples team up to create Saga, a new ongoing series for mature readers at Image Comics. The first issue is double-sized with no ads for the regular price of $2.99. Here is an advance preview courtesy of Image Comics!

Y: THE LAST MAN writer BRIAN K. VAUGHAN returns to comics with red-hot artist FIONA STAPLES for an all-new ONGOING SERIES! Star Wars-style action collides with Game of Thrones-esque drama in this original sci-fi/fantasy epic for mature readers, as new parents Marko and Alana risk everything to raise their child amidst a never-ending galactic war. The adventure begins in a spectacular DOUBLE-SIZED FIRST ISSUE, with forty-four pages of story with no ads for the regular price of just $2.99!

Preview of Mondo #1 (Image) by Ted McKeever

April 10, 2012December 28, 2011 by The Comic Book Critic

Ted McKeever brings Mondo to Image this January in a three issue mini series.

Catfish’s daily grind of "enhancing" poultry comes to a halt when he is accidentally tripped up by a loose chicken, causing him to fall victim to his own process. What proportions of his that were once human are now beyond anything normal. Add villainous corporate and military big wigs, a roller-skating weapon-toting chick named Kitten Kaboodle, a gang of tattooed babies, and there’s still that enormous beach monster…

And what you have is MONDO, in all its raging glory!

Preview of The Manhattan Projects #1 (Image)

April 10, 2012December 27, 2011 by The Comic Book Critic

After finishing their critically acclaimed miniseries The Red Wing for Image Comics, Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra are working together once more on a new series – The Manhattan Projects.