BOOM! Studios Sneak Peek of the Week

BOOM! Studios sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of issues arriving in stores this week. Take the jump for an early look at Darkwing Duck Annual #1, Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers #4, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? #20, Irredeemable #23, Uncle Scrooge #401, and the Hexed TPB.

DARKWING DUCK ANNUAL #1
Written by Ian Brill, Tad Stones
Drawn by Sabrina Alberghetti, James Silvani
SC, 40pgs, FC, SRP: $4.99
COVER A: James Silvani
COVER B: James Silvani
Diamond Code: JAN111054

It’s an oversized extra issue of DARKWING DUCK, in this first ever annual event! Who doesn’t love a clown? Those happy smiles, those bloodshot eyes…those exploding toys? You guessed it, it’s the return of Quackerjack! And this time, he wants a play date with a new line of action figures: the unsuspecting citizens of St. Canard! Can Darkwing and Launchpad derail the deranged dollmaker? Or is it “game over” for the entire city? Featuring a cover and backup adventure written by Darkwing Duck creator Tad Stones, making this a collector’s item that DW fans everywhere will not want to miss!

CHIP ‘N’ DALE RESCUE RANGERS #4
Written by Ian Brill
Drawn by Leonel Castellani
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
COVER A: Leonel Castelleni
COVER B: James Silvani
Diamond Code: JAN111051

Join DARKWING DUCK writer Ian Brill and MARVEL SUPERHERO SQUAD artist Leonel Castellani for the return of your favorite furry flatfoots in an all-new original ongoing series! The first arc comes to an end as Fat Cat’s plans come to fruition and the Rescue Rangers fall victim to the power of the corrupt Animal Rescue Signal. Will they snap out of it before the fiendish feline turns Mother Nature into “Mother Danger?” Find out in the finale of “Worldwide Rescue!”

DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? #20
Written by Philip K. Dick
Drawn by Tony Parker
SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
COVER: Scott Keating
Diamond Code: NOV100803

Philip K. Dick’s sci-fi masterpiece heats up as it begins its final arc! After making a life-altering decision, Deckard embarks on his final journey to exterminate the remaining Nexus-6 androids. A must-read issue of the Eisner-nominated series that foreshadows a shocking reveal that you won’t see coming!

IRREEDEEMABLE #23
Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Peter Krause, Diego Barreto
SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
COVER A: Scott Clark
COVER B: Diego Barreto
Diamond Code: JAN111039

The secrets of Survivor’s dead twin brother, Scylla, are revealed! Meanwhile, Plutonian’s off-world imprisonment comes to a climactic and violent turning point when the balance of power shifts. Join us for an issue of psychological terror and ghosts of the past in this continuation of Mark Waid’s Eisner- and Harvey-nominated superhero series that’s breaking all the rules of the genre!

UNCLE SCROOGE #401
Written by Don rosa
Drawn by Don Rosa
SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
COVER: Don Rosa
Diamond Code: JAN111065

It’s Uncle Scrooge’s turn to honor the 70th Anniversary of Walt Disney’s Comics, and what better way to do it than with one of the most sought-after stories by Disney legend Don Rosa? Enjoy the hijinks as Scrooge McDuck and the gang follow Gyro Gearloose’s new invention to the center of the earth in Rosa’s unforgettable tale, “The Universal Solvent,” collected in one issue for the first time ever! With art, story and cover by Rosa himself, how could you possibly resist the penny-pinching ways of Scrooge McDuck?

HEXED TPB
Written by Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn by Emma Rios
SC, 112 pgs, FC, SRP: $14.99
ISBN13: 9781608860456
Diamond Code: JAN111034

FIRST TIME IN TRADE PAPERBACK! Blood. Theft. Sex. Magic. The critically acclaimed fan-favorite is now in trade paperback! It’s said there’s no honor amongst thieves. Add to that a thief operating in the occult underground, and it’s a whole different kind of nasty! Luci Jennifer Inacio Das Neves — Lucifer for short — takes a new job that will expose her to the macabre underbelly of the city, and a secret that she’d rather nobody know. By Michael Alan Nelson, the critically acclaimed writer of 28 DAYS LATER and DINGO, and hot new art talent Emma Rios (THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, RUNAWAYS) and colorist Cris Peter. Special cover by Paul Pope!