Archaia sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek fo Critical Millennium: The Dark Frontier #1, and The Secret History of Book Eleven, both of which arrive in stores this week.
Note: Both books have a mature rating, so if you are under age in your area, don’t try buying it.
CRITICAL MILLENNIUM: THE DARK FRONTIER #1 (OF 4)
Retail Price: $3.95 U.S.
Page Count: 40 pages
Format: saddle bound, 6.625” x 10.25”, full color
On-sale Date: July 8, 2010
Written by Andrew E. C. Gaska
Illustrated by Daniel Dussault
Cover by Daniel Dussault
Chronicling 1,000 years of mankind’s rise and fall in space! To avert the path all thought unavoidable, a bold group of explorers takes the first steps toward leaving Earth’s solar system. Their quest: new worlds to colonize, so that humanity may yet have yet a chance at survival. Led by philanthropist Thomm Coney, and utilizing an untried star-drive, the team is scorned by the world’s government and canonized by its citizens. And even getting off the ground, they soon realize, may be the most difficult task ahead…
In this first, exciting issue: A ship on the verge of collapse, its captain maddened by the depths of space and the darkness in his heart. A glimpse into the final voyage of the Black Rabbit—humanity’s hope for survival—reveals the lonely fate of Captain Coney as he encounters a strange energy field on the edge of the universe, and the creature within—an ancient being that will stop at nothing short of his soul…
Mature Readers (contains Nudity and Adult Content)
THE SECRET HISTORY BOOK ELEVEN
Retail Price: $5.95 U.S.
Page Count: 48 pages
Format: perfect bound, 6.875” x 10.25”, full color
On-sale Date: July 8, 2010
Written by Jean-Pierre Pécau
Illustrated by Igor Kordey
Colors by Chris Chuckry
Cover by Manchu & Olivier Vatine
Nadja. 1940: The Second World War is underway. While Curtis, in command of a squadron of Spitfires, is plunged in full into the Battle of Britain, the Archons attempt to combine forces to fight against the men of William of Lecce. But it seems the Fifth Archon is about to win the game and bring Europe under his yoke!
Mature Readers (series contains Nudity, Graphic Violence, and Adult Content)