Before you head out to the comic book store, take a look at this week’s assortment of sneak peeks from Image Comics that might just whet your appetite for a few more books.
The Darkness #100 (MR)
LANDMARK ANNIVERSARY ISSUE!
Just in time for the release of THE DARKNESS II video game from 2K Games and Digital Extremes, Top Cow proudly releases the over-sized 100th issue of one of their flagship characters. Long time writer PHIL HESTER (Wonder Woman, Green Hornet) concludes his epic run on the series with artist ROMANO MOLENAAR (THE DARKNESS II : CONFESSION) as Darkness bearer, Jackie Estacado comes face-to-face with the source of his power and misery – the Darkness itself! And only one of them will walk away…
Featuring covers by such lumineries as TODD McFARLANE (SPAWN) and MICHAEL GOLDEN (The Nam, Micronauts, SPAWN) alongside THE DARKNESS artists JEREMY HAUN and MICHAEL BROUSSARD!
Green Wake #10 (MR)
“LOST CHILDREN,” Part Five
The tragic finale of Lost Children culminates with final retribution against one of Green Wake’s occupants. Morley unlocks an integral clue to his first steps in uncovering Green Wake’s earliest secrets.
Invincible #89 (MR)
EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT NOW!
There’s someone new in the Invincible costume, but why – and for how long? Answers to all these questions and more in this monumental status-quo-altering issue!
Netherworld #4 (of 5) (MR)
We ARE all lost! There will come a moment when Ray wishes he’d never met Alexis or the Men in White. Nor that he’d ever looked into the innocent eyes of Madeline. But most certainly, he’ll wish that he’d never crossed Cyrus Kane. That moment is… now.
Orc Stain #7 (MR)
‘THE ROAD TO REKANDA TOR,’ Part One
Hoping to evade the bulk of the Orc Tzar’s invading mob, One-Eye and his companions decide to make a break for the ancient mountainside stronghold of Rekanda Tor. Only a vicious army of the enigmatic Beard’s poison throwing Shakatuu stand in their way.
RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Pigs #6
“FRED”
Meet Fred.
The ongoing sleeper cell adventures continue, by NATE COSBY (Jim Henson’s Storyteller), BEN McCOOL (CHOKER, MEMOIR), and BRENO TAMURA.
Vescell #6 (MR)
“WINGS OF THE RIGHTEOUS”
True Love soars once again, as Machi emerges from her rite of passage. And the return of every body’s favorite badass Cyborg… Batan.
The Walking Dead #94
They are unprepared for this.
Xenoholics #5
“THE TRUTH IS HERE!”
Who kidnapped the Professor? Did a UFO land in New York City? Who is telling the truth about being abducted and who is lying? The answers to all those questions and more are in this issue as the Xenoholics are once again taken by aliens. But are the aliens friends… or Foes?