Image Comics sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of titles arriving this week.
HAUNT #14
story ROBERT KIRKMAN, art GREG CAPULLO & TODD MCFARLANE, cover GREG CAPULLO
32 pgs, FC, $2.99
The Apparition makes his move, and Haunt finds himself face-to-face with a foe unlike anything he’s faced before. He’s stronger, he’s faster and he’s got all the same powers as Haunt and more. Haunt will not come out of this unscathed. Believe us when we say: When the dust settles on this battle, things will never be the same again.
INVINCIBLE #78
story ROBERT KIRKMAN, art & cover RYAN OTTLEY & FCO PLASCENCIA
32 PAGES, FC, $2.99
THE VILTRUMITE WAR CONTINUES!
The dust is settling, the war is over… but nothing will ever be the same. Mark and Eve, Nolan and Debbie are reunited, but the Viltrumites have… well… you’ll just have to read the book to find out.
LORNA, RELIC WRANGLER (ONE-SHOT)
story MICAH S. HARRIS, art LOSTON WALLACE, MICHAEL YOUNGBLOOD & OLLI HIHNALA, covers DARWYN COOKE (75%) & DEAN YEAGLE (25%)
32 PAGES, FC, $3.99
FUN FACT: WASHINGTON D.C.’S OCCULT ARCHITECTURE WAS CONFIGURED TO ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET FOR AN EXTRA-DIMENSIONAL DARK LORD!
But hidden in plain sight in the heart of our nation’s capitol is the one artifact that can turn back this nefarious entity. Now, it’s up to Lorna, Relic Wrangler, to pilfer a certain Memorial and curry the sacred object to its destiny — all the while unaware that she is delivering herself as a sacrificial party favor!
PLUS: Thrill to the Girl Fight on the Threshold of Doom when Lorna confronts her teenage adversary turned cat-suited villainess! It’s high school all over again when two worlds collide on the National Mall!
MARINEMAN #4
story, art, & cover IAN CHURCHILL
32 PAGES, FC, $3.99
“CHAPTER FOUR: FINDING NEMO”
IAN CHURCHILL (Red Hulk, Supergril) continues his creator-owned series… Deep Marine One, along with Lieutenant Greene, has vanished! Could it be an accident or something more sinister? Whatever the case, Steve “Marineman” Ocean is sent to investigate, resulting in a startling revelation that may change his life forever!
META 4 #5 (of 5)
story & art TED MCKEEVER, cover TED MCKEEVER & DANA MORESHEAD
32 PAGES / BW, $3.50
In the series finale, Gasolina and the amnesiac astronaut Bzoma travel to the original atomic bomb test site. Their search for answers uncovers what appears to be a male body in the desert. Nothing out of the ordinary, unless you consider the fact that the rotting carcass is over a mile long!
RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
SAVAGE DRAGON: EMPEROR DRAGON TP
story, art, & cover ERIK LARSEN
128 PAGES, FC, $14.99
Witness Savage Dragon’s transition as he becomes the greatest foe to ever grace the pages of his own book! It’s the end of the world as you’ve never seen it before! When Savage Dragon goes bad, who will face him? Would you believe: everybody else? It’s the most explosive finale in comics!
THE MISSION #2
story JON HOEBER & ERICH HOEBER, art & cover WERTHER DELL’EDERA & ARIANNA FLOREAN
32 PAGES, FC, $2.99
Paul’s descent continues as he discovers more about the disturbing supernatural forces in his life, and he finally accepts his Mission: commit murder to save the life of an innocent. Written by JON HOEBER & ERICH HOEBER (Red, Battleship), produced by ALISA TAGER (Serenity) and MARG GUGGENHEIM (No Ordinary Family), with art by WERTHER DELL’EDERA (Dark Entries, Loveless) and colors by ARIANNA FLOREAN.
THE WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #12
story ROBERT KIRKMAN, art CHARLIE ADLARD, cover TONY MOORE
32 PAGES, BW, $2.99
It always comes down to this. In a world ruled by zombies — where at any moment something could leap out of the shadows and end your life — it seems like finally there would be a cause that would unite man and end all our petty squabbles. No. It’s never that simple. Now Rick has a gun to his head.
RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
WITCHBLADE #143
story RON MARZ, art & cover STJEPAN SEJIC
32 PAGES, FC, $2.99
Tiamat, Part 4 of 4!
Sara knows that it is always darkest before the dawn, but this time, the combined toll of the “War of the Witchblades,” the death of her sister Julie, the kidnapping of her daughter Hope, and now the relentless onslaught of the God-Queen Tiamat on New York may prove to be too much for even the bearer of the Balance to overcome.
