SOLICITATIONS: BOOM! Studios launches Suicide Risk in May

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This May, BOOM! Studios proudly launches SUICIDE RISK, the first original ongoing series from an independent publisher by Eisner Award-nominated author Mike Carey (X-MEN, THE UNWRITTEN). The highly anticipated series will feature interiors by artist Elena Casagrande (HULK, HACK/SLASH).

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REVIEW: The Unwritten #40

In a world controlled by the narratives in the collective unconscious, what happens when the main story ends? In the aftermath of Tommy’s final battle with Pullman, who will pick up the pieces and can this book continue to raise Harry Potter Fan Fic to an artform?

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Marvel Sneak Peek: The Torch #1

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With the 70th Anniversary of Marvel Comics upon us (already?), the company is bringing its original hero The Torch, back for more adventures, with Mike Carey writing.  Marvel sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of the issue that arrives on September 2, 2009.

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Marvel unveils Decade variants

With the 70th anniversary of Marvel is quickly approaching (August 11, 2009), the company is playing up on the celebration by releasing themed variant covers to many of its books.

Each of these unique variants is guaranteed to make you smile—where else are you gonna see War Machine grunging out on Fender Jaguar? Or Rogue vogue-ing it up? The 90s and 80s take center stage when the 70th Anniversary Decade Variants make their sensational debut!

All four of the books are being released June 17, 2009.

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Marvel Sneak Peek: Ender’s Shadow: Battle School #1

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Woot!  The next comic book adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game sereis is getting the treatment from Marvel.  The company has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of Ender’s Shadow: Battle School #1, that follows the continuing adventures of Ender Wiggin.

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Draw You Own Liquid City Robot and Win!

liquidcity_cover.jpgIf you haven’t entered the Major Spoilers Costume Contest (Deadline October 21 people!), check out this other contest from Image Comics.

16 October 2008 (Berkeley, CA) – To coincide with the upcoming LIQUID CITY anthology, editor Sonny Liew is inviting the artists of Deviantart.com to submit their own robot designs for the chance to win big!

“The variety of robot designs is practically limitless,” said editor Sonny Liew. “I  hope we’ll see lots of fun and interesting ones sent in for the contest.”

The LIQUID CITY Draw-A-Robot Contest is your chance to one of three signed copies of LIQUID CITY for the grand prize – a page of original art from the story by Liew and Mike Carey, “Faces.”  To enter, simply create and design an original robot – no fan art – and submit it by  by November 2nd 2008 (EST). Winners will be notified on the Liew’s DeviantArt journal on November, 5th. For more information and contest details, please see http://sonny123.deviantart.com/journal/20889602/.

LIQUID CITY (SEP082215), a full-color 326-page anthology for $29.99, will be in stores November 5th 2008.

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Secret Invasion Tie-Ins Back to Print

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While you may be able to find the original printings at your LCS, Marvel has announced that several of its Secrect Invasion tie-ins have sold out at the distributor level, and are going back to press – each with variant covers.

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Marvel Sneak Peek: X-Men Legacy #213

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If you’ve read X-Men Legacy #212, you know Gambit’s back, and issue #213 picks up the action as Xavier continues to come back from that whole bullet to the head thing.

Marvel Comics sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek at the issue, that you can see after the jump.

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