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Skullkickers first trade gets low price point
I’m liking what Image Comics is doing by lowering the price point of some of their new series. First it was Morning Glories, and now the company has announced that the first trade of Skullkickers will have a cover price of $9.99.
“We’re having so much fun making this book,” says Zubkavich. “We wanted to make it easy for new readers to join the adventure and to be ready to dig in to the next story arc that begins with issue #7. At the same time this is also a special ‘thank you’ to the fans who have supported us so far.”
SKULLKICKERS is an action-packed series that turns fantasy tropes on their ears. Two nameless monster-killing mercenaries are caught up in an assassination plot and won’t let anything get in their way. Each issue released so far has gone through multiple printings and the series has accumulated rave reviews from readers and critics alike. At $9.99, this collection is a great way to discover the excitement or find an issue you missed the first time around!
The 144-page trade arrives March 09, 2011.
Brenda Starr gets collected edition
Press Release
Hermes Press adds yet another important title to its line-up of classic comic book and comic strip reprints with Brenda Starr, Reporter by Dale Messick: The Collected Daily and Sunday Strips.
On the next Major Spoilers Podcast: The Dark Tower: Gunslinger Born
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the crew cracks open the adaptation of Stephen King’s first Dark Tower Book.
“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.” With those words, millions of readers were introduced to Stephen King’s Roland – an implacable gunslinger in search of the enigmatic Dark Tower, powering his way through a dangerous land filled with ancient technology and deadly magic. Now, in a comic book personally overseen by King himself, Roland’s past is revealed! Sumptuously drawn by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove, adapted by long-time Stephen King expert Robin Furth (author of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower: A Concordance) and scripted by New York Times bestseller Peter David, this series delves in depth into Roland’s origins – the perfect introduction to this incredibly realized world; while long-time fans will thrill to adventures merely hinted at in the novels. Be there for the very beginning of a modern classic of fantasy literature! Collects Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #1-7.
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On the next Major Spoilers Podcast: All-Star Superman
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the Major Spoilers Crew takes a look at Grant Morrison’s All-Star Superman.
All-Star Superman
Witness the Man of Steel in exciting new adventures featuring Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Bizarro, and more! The Man of Steel goes toe-to-toe with Bizarro, his oddball twin, and the new character Zibarro, also from the Bizarro planet. And Superman faces the final revenge of Lex Luthor – in the form of his own death! Writer Grant Morrison teams with artist Frank Quitely on this spectacular reimagining of the Superman mythos, from The Man of Steel’s origin to his greatest foes and beyond.
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On the next Major Spoilers Podcast: Annihilation, Book 1
This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the Major Spoilers Crew takes a look at Annihilation, Book 1 from Marvel.
Annihilation, Book 1
The Annihilation Wave has come! Annihilus, lord of the Negative Zone, has declared war! Hordes of loyal soldiers swarm from the center of the universe, and only a handful of heroes can resist destruction! As the Xandarian Nova Corps meet its doom, only Richard Rider – the man called Nova – survives. Now the sole custodian of the Worldmind, the Zandarian’s database of knowledge and experience, can he rediscover himself in time to lead the war effort against the Annihilation Wave? Drax the Destroyer returns from exile on Earth to mentor Nova – but wait until you see his dangerous new persona! Guest-starring Quasar, Ronan the Accuser, the Super-Skrull and Thanos! Collecting Drax the Destroyer #1-4, Annihilation Prologue and Annihilation: Nova #1-4.
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Captain Action meets The Phantom in Moonstone hardcover
Moonstone Books has announced it is collecting the two issue mini-series featuring The Phantom and Captain Action into a hardcover collection that arrives in stores this week (November 24, 2010).
Lee Falk’s adventure comic creation, The Phantom has fought his way through the jungles of the world and the imaginations of fans for almost seventy five years. The toy that was several heroes rolled into one man, Captain Action has returned with guns and action blazing from the nostalgic past. Now, thanks to writer Mike Bullock and artist Reno Maniquis, these legendary leading men of justice share an adventure tailor-made for the two of them together!
Bullock and Maniquis weave a tale of intrigue, espionage, adventure, and action that carries both heroes to the height of conflict and the depths of danger! Also included in this collection is a never before seen Phantom prose story as well as a Captain Action short story to boot! More action than you can you shake a skull ring at!
BOOM! Studios Sneak Peek: Dracula: The company of monsters
BOOM! Studios released a sneak peek of the first volume of Dracula: The company of monsters that arrives in stores in January.
Major Spoilers Podcast #253: Empowered
This week on the show: Girls what are nekkid, Robin’s that are Red, Hulks that are girls, and a heaping helping of everyone’s favorite comic “historian”…
Show Notes after the Jump!
On the Next Major Spoilers Podcast: Empowered
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the trio take a look at Adam Warren’s Empowered Volume 1.
Empowered
Empowered is an original English-language manga written and illustrated by Adam Warren. Described by Warren as a “sexy superhero comedy”, Empowered began to take shape in 2004 with a series of commissioned sketches of a damsel in distress; these illustrations became the basis for short comic stories that helped develop the characters for the Empowered series.
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True Blood graphic novel arrives in February
IDW Publishing and HBO have announced that the first volume of True Blood is set to arrive in stores on February 8, 2011. The trade collects the first six issues of the series, and features a bonus sketch and cover gallery. The book is priced at $24.99.
On the next Major Spoilers Podcast: Brat Pack
This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the Major Spoilers Crew takes a look at Brat Pack from Rick Veitch.
Rick Veitch’s fierce and darkly comic BRATPACK has long been considered a subterranean classic of the genre. Now, at last, the notorious graphic novel that made the mainstream safe for totally twisted superhero satires is available in a new KING HELL trade paperback edition! Veitch’s no-holds-barred dissection of the hoary old ‘kid sidekick’ phenomena is as harrowing as it is hilarious; subversively subtle yet completely over the top. BRATPACK is an edgy and unforgettable dance macabre that is a must for every graphic novel collection. With an introduction by Neil Gaiman. BRATPACK is a companion volume to Rick Veitch’s THE MAXIMORTAL and was nominated for “Best Graphic Album” in the Eisner Awards in 1995.
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