Image Comics sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of comics arriving this week (March 3, 2011). Take the jump for an early look at Carbon Grey #01, Chew #17, Daomu #02, Herculian #01, Intrepids #01, Super Patriot, and The Walking Dead Weekly #09.
CARBON GREY #1 COVER A
story HOANG NGUYEN, KHARI EVANS, PAUL GARDNER & MIKE KENNEDY art & cover HOANG NGUYEN, KHARI EVANS & KINSUN LOH
32 PAGES, FC, $2.99
To a noble family twins are born: Mathilde and Giselle, the Sisters Grey. For generations the Sisters have protected and counseled the Kaiser, ruler of Mitteleuropa. But this is a different time. At the birth of the industrial age a great war is raging. When the Kaiser is assassinated, Giselle is accused. Pursued by her sisters and hunted by the enemy, Giselle must unravel the prophecy of the Carbon Grey before history itself is rewritten.
RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
CHEW #17
story JOHN LAYMAN, art & cover ROB GUILLORY
32 PAGES, FC, $2.99
“FLAMBÉ,” Part Two
Bullied nerd Peter Pilaf goes all “food-Columbine” on the students of Francis Bacon High. Plus: fun with astronauts!
RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
DAOMU #2
story KENNEDY XU, art & cover KEN CHOU
32 PAGES, FC, $2.99
A week ago Sean watched the life he knew slip away. Recruited by his eccentric uncle, he learns of his family’s ancient legacy. Then — uprooted and thrown into the dangerous wilds of China — Sean must prove himself once and for all. But this is no ordinary initiation…
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HERCULIAN #1
story, art, & cover ERIK LARSEN
48 PAGES, FC, GOLDEN AGE SIZE, $4.99
Erik Larsen’s stunning 24-hour comic in full color!
Artist ERIK LARSEN unleashed! All of Erik’s odd but entertaining Popgun strips are collected, along with his 24-hour comic “Guy Talk,” in this handsome volume! Herculian! Punchin’ Judy! Bacon Mummy! Mickey Maus! Reggie the Veggie! Cheeseburger-Head! Lotta Malarky! It’s pretty much everything you love about comics all in one affordable 48-page bundle of awesomeness! Not to be missed!
SUPERPATRIOT: AMERICA’S FIGHTING FORCE TP
story ROBERT KIRKMAN, art & cover CORY WALKER
136 PAGES, FC, $14.99
Before they created INVINCIBLE together, ROBERT KIRKMAN and CORY WALKER collaborated on this epic miniseries featuring ERIK LARSEN’s SUPERPATRIOT. Watch the aging superhero deal with some of his deadliest foes yet in this action-packed miniseries collected here for the first time.
Collects SUPERPATRIOT: AMERICA’S FIGHTING FORCE #1-4
THE INTREPIDS #1
story KURTIS J. WIEBE, art & cover SCOTT KOWALCHUK
24 PAGES, FC, $2.99
“MAD SCIENTISTS ARE A GIRL’S WORST ENEMY,” Part One
The Intrepids are a collection of runaway and homeless teenagers that have been taken in and cared for by an aging inventor, Dante. Applying his brilliance, he crafts marvelous technological contraptions. With his vision and help, the teenagers agree to don his technology for the betterment of mankind. Together, they combat tyranny and stop madmen from bringing harm to the world.
THE WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #9
story ROBERT KIRKMAN, art CHARLIE ADLARD, cover TONY MOORE
32 PAGES, BW, $2.99
With a roof over their heads and food in their bellies, Rick and crew seem to have finally gotten the opportunity to relax in this apocalyptic zombie hell-hole they call home. But now that their guard is down, disaster strikes. Rick finds himself in a position no father or husband should be in.
RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES