BOOM! Studios sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of titles arriving in stores on April 18, 2012. Take the jump for a look at Hellraiser Masterpieces #12, Ice Age: Playing Favorites, Irredeemable #36, Planet of the Apes #13, and Steed and Mrs. Peel #4.
HELLRAISER MASTERPIECES #12
Written by Ron Wolfe, Nicholas Vince
Drawn by Kieron Dwyer, Andrew Paquette
SC, 32pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
COVER: Ovi Hondru
Diamond Code: FEB120836
Clive Barker’s visions of Hell’s vilest creations come to life in Parts 13 and 14 of The Devil’s Brigade. Ron Wolfe and Kieron Dwyer deliver “Breakdown in Red,” with Nicholas Vince and Andrew Paquette teaming up on “Echoes, Dreams, and Revelations.” No man or corner of Earth is safe from the reach of the Cenobites in another thrilling and gruesome month of HELLRAISER MASTERPIECES.
ICE AGE: PLAYING FAVORITES
Written by Caleb Monroe
Drawn by Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb
SC, 32pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
COVER: Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb
ISBN: 9781608862535
Diamond Code: JAN120977
Before the spring thaw, KABOOM! is serving up a mammoth heap of ICE AGE! Join the bumbling Sid the Sloth, the practical Manny the Mammoth, the cunning Diego the Saber-tooth Tiger, and the hilarious saber-toothed squirrel Scrat in an exciting all new frozen adventure! Featuring wacky, beloved characters from the hit film series!
Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Diego Barreto
SC, 32pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
COVER A: Matteo Scalera
COVER B: Damian Couceiro
Diamond Code: FEB120838
SEE WHERE OTHER SUPERHERO STORIES ARE AFRAID TO GO! The Plutonian has ruined so many lives, and nearly destroyed the human race. When a savior emerges from the most unlikely of places, leaving the world reeling from the news, where can the Plutonian fit into this new world? And is death a fitting punishment for a god? An intense not-to-be-missed issue of Mark Waid’s Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated superhero saga.
Written by Daryl Gregory
Drawn by Carlos Magno
SC, 32pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
COVER A: Damian Couceiro
COVER B: Marc Laming
COVER C: Damian Couceiro
Diamond Code: FEB120840
BRAND NEW ARC! GREAT JUMPING-ON POINT FOR NEW READERS! Ten years after the events of last issue, the world has changed — humans seemingly have learned their place, and the utopia that Voice Alaya sought for her people has seemingly arrived at last. Or has it? Rumbles of a revolution begin to shake through ape society, but for once, it isn’t human… Writer Daryl Gregory and artist Carlos Magno continue their critically acclaimed run and kick off a new year of ape mayhem!
STEED AND MRS. PEEL #4
Written by Grant Morrison
Drawn by Ian Gibson
SC, 32pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
COVER: Ian Gibson
Diamond Code: JAN120958
From the one and only Grant Morrison — the conclusion of “The Golden Game!” Psychedelic secret agents John Steed and Emma Peel search for Tara King as she leads them to a secret society obsessed with deadly games. Will our heroes survive The Leopard People? Featuring artwork by Ian Gibson, best known for his work with Alan Moore on “The Ballad of Halo Jones.” The original British TV series The Avengers helped define the “Spy-Fi” genre and now Grant Morrison is serving up a science fiction/spy fiction mash-up with two of TV’s most iconic heroes! The original British TV series The Avengers helped define the “Spy-Fi” genre: from January 1961 to May 1969, for 161 episodes, The Avengers was a staple of fandom, one of the longest-running hit espionage series alongside Mission Impossible and a small screen counterpart to that other famous United Kingdom spy, James Bond! A science fiction/spy fiction mash-up from Grant Morrison and two of TV’s most iconic heroes!
