SOLICITATIONS: IDW Publishing announces G.I. JOE: Special Missions

Press Release

As part of the re-launch of G.I. JOE comics, based on the iconic brand from Hasbro, IDW Publishing is thrilled to announce G.I. JOE: SPECIAL MISSIONS! A new ongoing series helmed by comics legends Chuck Dixon and Paul Gulacy, G.I. JOE SPECIAL MISSIONS chronicles the G.I. JOE team members still operating undercover in the wake of many of their identities being exposed to the public. Tying directly into the story of Fred Van Lente and Steve Kurth’s G.I. JOE, Special Missions’ first arc shows how the evil BARONESS ends up high and dry in the eponymous G.I. JOE book.

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REVIEW: Judge Dredd #1

In the aftermath of a fantastic (though sadly unsuccessful) movie, Judge Dredd appears again courtesy of a new ongoing series by IDW. Will this series capture all the grim and gritty action of the original series? Will it be honest to the source material like the new movie? Will it be a stinker like the Stallone vehicle or the 90’s DC Dredd series? So many questions! Drokk it, let’s go to the review!

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Moonstone Books for May 2009

CaptainAction5Modern100.jpgCaptAction5retro-100.jpgIt’s good to be thinking ahead, especially when it comes to the comics coming down the pipe.  Moonstone Books has sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles arriving in May 2009.

Title: Captain Action #5
Story: Fabian Nicieza, Steven Grant
Art: Mark Sparacio
Colors: James Brown
Covers: Mark Sparacio (modern)
Paul Gulacy (Retro)
(available individually)
32pgs, color, $3.99

The final chapter in the opening gambit of the new Captain Action!
The first shot fired in the takeover of the United States happened not with a bang, but with a whisper.  Ride along with us as we discover who’s been infected with the Red Crawl, who hasn’t, and who’s who! And what or who is Dr. Evil? And what is the President going to do about ? This smash-mouth issue delivers! And next issue…MORE Captain Action than ever before!

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Review: True Believers #1 (of 4)

Or – “Sometimes, I’m Pleasantly Surprised That A Book Was Ever Green-Lighted…”

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Cary Bates is a name that I haven’t heard in comics’ circles in several years.  The mind behind the Trial of the Flash, the revamp of Captain Atom, and one of the wackiest Earth-Prime crossovers ever (Earth-Prime, for you rotten kids out there, was supposed to be “our world,” where DC chronicles the history of stalwarts like Superman and Batman and ol’ what’sisface in the orange shirt) in which he and his co-writer traveled to the DCU and fought/helped the Justice League, respectively.  Cary was one of those guys who was everywhere during my youthful comic reading.  He’s back with a new limited series for Marvel, and I have to say it’s… not what I expected.

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