Dynamite Entertainment sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of Dark Shadows/Vampirella, The Shadow, The Spider, The Boys, The Lone Ranger, Merciless – The Rise of Ming, The Ninjettes, Warlord of Mars, and Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time: The Eye of the World.
DARK SHADOWS / VAMPIRELLA #1
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by MARC ANDREYKO
Art by PATRICK BERKENKOTTER
Cover by FABIANO NEVES
Two classic vampires meet for the first time! When the disappearance of a family friend brings Barnabas Collins to New York, he is ill-prepared for the seedy underworld of clubs that awaits him! And Vampirella’s quest to find the “Big Apple Butcher” sends her on a collision course with the vampire of Collinsport! Will Vampirella and Barnabas uncover the shocking identity of this madman before they kill each other?
THE SHADOW #4
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Art by AARON CAMPBELL
Covers by ALEX ROSS (25%), HOWARD CHAYKIN (25%), JOHN CASSADAY (25%), SEAN CHEN (25%)
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Exactly who the Shadow might be- or who he once was- is the subject of some grim speculation by Taro Kondo and Buffalo Wong, but the answer may be closer than either suspects. Meanwhile, Cranston and Margo come face to face with the full horror of the Japanese occupation… and on the River Yangtze, a deadly ambush awaits the unwary.
THE SPIDER #4
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by DAVID LISS
Art by COLTON WORLEY
Covers by JOHN CASSADAY (main), FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (1:10)
As Anput unleashes unparalleled destruction upon New York City, The Spider will knock down any door and bust any head to learn his enemy’s secrets, but his investigations into Anput machinations lead him directly to his own father’s company. With the city facing ruin and the police powerless, Anput prepares for her final victory, but The Spider prepares to take the fight to her. Loyalties are tested and relationships fray, but The Spider will stop at nothing to seek justice. It’s 22 pages of pulp action and mayhem with a contemporary flair!
THE BOYS #69
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Art by RUSS BRAUN
Covers by DARICK ROBERTSON
The third bad day: as Hughie reels from the events of last issue, the trail leads him to the home of an old adversary thought long dead. Butcher gets in touch with a few details no one’s yet considered, and Frenchie gives our hero a brutally honest rundown on his chances- before a lethal attack at the heart of the Boys’ operation shatters the status quo forever. Hughie finally discovers exactly what he’s doing, in part four of The Bloody Doors Off.
THE LONE RANGER VOL. 2 #8
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ANDE PARKS
Art by ESTEVE POLLS
Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
In 1870, Tonto lies near death, as the Lone Ranger pleads with the Ute Indians for help from their Shaman. Three years prior, Tonto lived a relatively peaceful and happy life with his tribe. How did Tonto come to be a lone brave by the time he found John Reid near death in that desert chasm? The answer unfolds, as Tonto’s happy life is shattered. Tonto fights for his life in the present, as he fights for his soul in the past. The Native Ground arc rolls toward its bloody climax in a heart-breaking tale of loss and revenge.
MERCILESS – THE RISE OF MING #3
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by SCOTT BEATTY
Art by RON ADRIAN
Cover by ALEX ROSS
The waters of Mongo run red with blood as Ming’s feud with the Sharkmen threatens to spill over into all-out war! But even as new alliances are forged to pave the way for Ming’s utter supremacy, the merciless Prince of Mongo suffers a personal loss that threatens to rip a giant black hole in his already dark heart!
THE NINJETTES #6
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by AL EWING
Art by EMAN CASALLOS
Cover by ADMIRA WIJAYA
The Ninjettes are dead — long live the Ninjettes! After the apocalyptic events of Jennifer Blood #4, Kelly Hara is a headless corpse in a wooden box! But for how long? One dead cast member will make a shocking return from the grave in this issue, and we might just be shameless enough to make it her!
WARLORD OF MARS #20
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by ARVID NELSON
Art by VINCENTE CIFUENTES
Covers by JOE JUSKO (50%), LUCIO PARRILLO (50%)
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Issus is dead, but her high priest has activated a doomsday device that will destroy Mars’s fragile atmosphere. Before they can shut it down, John Carter and his son Carthoris have to figure out where it is! Helping them is Linea, a beautiful black Martian princess with a very special heritage. Linea and Carthoris start to click, and a union between the black and red races could be just what the wounded planet needs. But unknown horrors await the young lovers at the end of their quest.
ROBERT JORDAN’S WHEEL OF TIME: THE EYE OF THE WORLD #28
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ROBERT JORDAN, CHUCK DIXON
Art by FRANCIS NUGUIT
Cover by JEREMY SALIBA
Rand Al’Thor was just trying to get a look at Logain without being noticed
himself, and took a spill into a garden where he meets a young sister and brother – Elayne and Gawyn. After Elayne tends to Rand’s wounds, he discovers that she is the daughter to the queen, and heir to the throne – not the most inconspicuous of moves on Rand’s part. And when the palace guard discover him and bring him before the queen, what will happen then?
