Image Comics sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of titles arriving in stores this week. Take the jump for an early look at Artifacts, Bloodstrike, Blue Estate, Creator Owned Heroes, Dancer, Hoax Hunters, and more.
Artifacts #20
“PHANTOMS OF THE HEART”, PART 2
Dr. Rachel Harrison will be forced to answer the question that all Artifact bearers before her have been challenged with – will she accept her mantle or reject it? The wrong answer may have a deadly cost for Rapture bearer Tom Judge and his partner Tilly Grimes.
Bloodstrike #29
The Nu-Gene terrorist group known as The Quanta have gone and pissed of Bloodstrike, And when that happens, the only way out is in pieces. BLOODSTRIKE creator ROB LIEFELD lends his dynamic art to a tale of revenge and the costs of retaliation.
Blue Estate #12
“SERENITY”
It’s all been leading to this: the stakes are high, the chips are down and the cards are on the table as BLUE ESTATE’s critically-acclaimed first season goes out with a bang! See who gets what they deserve, who deserves what they get and who winds up in body bags as the 100% cool Hollywood crime saga explodes in a gun-blazing, house-razing grand finale! (But wait…there’s more at http://www.blueestatecomic.com/ !)
Creator Owned Heroes #3
“TRIGGERGIRL 6,” Part Three
by JIMMY PALMIOTTI, JUSTIN GRAY & PHIL NOTO
In this sci-fi thriller, Triggergirl 6 is underground and dealing with a violent gang as the entire secret service tracks her back to the place where she was created. Her world has just been turned upside down and its only going to get worse.
“AMERICAN MUSCLE,” Part Three
by STEVE NILES & KEVIN MELLON
Separated and captured! Gil’s heroic but foolish attempt to help the group has backfired in the worst possible way. Now his only hope is that Chloe and the gang can find him before the “civilized” crazies of Mutantville USA turn him into dinner.
PLUS! An interview with MARK WAID, a KEVIN MELLON art gallery, con photos, and original articles all celebrating the creator-owned spirit!
Dancer #4
“CHANGEMENT”
Having experienced what he is truly up against, Alan will have to do the seemingly impossible to save Quinn from the assassin. The temperature continues to fall in Dresden–but when daylight rises, it is like the lights of a stage, and two dancers ready for a final performance.
Hoax Hunters #2
“DIE OFF ANOTHER DAY,” Part Two
Danger awaits the Hoax Hunters at the mysterious carnival – a roaming band of cryptids with an agenda all their own. An old foe emerges, wielding a power the likes of which the Hoax Hunters have never seen. Not to mention an enormous, hideous monster.
It Girl & The Atomics #1
Fresh from the pages of Mike Allred’s MADMAN: Snap City’s favorite heroine is ready for her own crimefighting adventures! With the Atomics boys in outer space, it’s up to It Girl to keep the streets safe. Easier said than done: The Skunk, the man who murdered her sister, is out of jail and back to old tricks. Meanwhile, Dr. Flem has a brand new space-time experiment and wants It Girl to be his guinea pig!
