Dynamite Entertainment sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of the latest issues of The Boys, Evil Ernie, Damsels, Jennifer Blood: First Blood, Dark Shadows/Vampirella, Lord of the Jungle, Red Sonja, and Witchblade: Demon Reborn.
THE BOYS #72
40 pages FC • $4.99 • Mature
Written by Garth Ennis
Pencils by Darick Robertson
Inks by Richard P. Clark
Cover by Darick Robertson
Pin-ups by Russ Braun, John McCrea, John Higgins, Peter Snejbjerg, Carlos Ezquerra. THE FINAL ISSUE!
The long day closes on the Brooklyn Bridge, as our hero finally meets his destiny. There’s one last deal to be done, As Stillwell finds out the real cost of doing business, and one last surprise for Rayner too- as she begins her long-dreamed of political career. The Boys’ story comes to an end in this final issue!!!
• 40 PAGES!
• EXRA STORY PAGES!
• 5 BONUS PIN-UP PAGES!
• A COMPLETE COVER GALLERY!
“Job done. The end of a long, long road, and I have to say I enjoyed every step along it.” – GARTH ENNIS
“We told you it was going to hurt!” – DARICK ROBERTSON
EVIL ERNIE #2
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by Jesse Blaze Snyder
Art by Jason Craig
Covers by Ardian Syaf (25%), Dan Brereton (25%), Kyle Hotz (25%), Stephen Segovia (25%)
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ORIGIN OF EVIL PART 2!
“Evil Ernie” is BACK FROM THE DEAD (SPOILER) & out to kill his would-be 666th victim, his wicked foster father, Buford! But will Ernie be able to keep up his bargain with Satan and murder Buford before his new powers run out?! He will if “Smiley” has anything to say about it! Jesse Blaze Snider (Hulk: Let the Battle Begin) and Jason Craig (Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash) reinvent the squeal with Dynamite’s darkly funny relaunch of EVIL ERNIE!
DAMSELS #3
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by Leah Moore, John Reppion
Art by Aneke
Cover by Joseph Michael Linsner
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From the tales of Cinderalla, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid and Snow White comes Damsels! In the aftermath of King Persine’s rousing speech against magic violence erupts on the streets of Caumont. As citizen battles citizen the Queens Talia, Rapunzel, and
Belle are busy making plans for the real war to come. Rapa manages to escape from the belly of the mighty wyrm only to find herself an unsuspecting guest in a mysterious palace of the night. But what exactly are her curious hosts’ intentions? Dare she stay for just one more dance?
JENNIFER BLOOD: FIRST BLOOD #2
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by MIKE CARROLL
Art by IGOR VITORINO
Cover by MIKE MAYHEW
In the twelve years since she faked her death, Jessica Blute – now calling herself Jennifer Fellows – has been making plans to avenge her parents’ deaths… But now she is starting to understand that plans mean nothing if there’s no follow-through.
A chance encounter with Wendell Cortland, one of her uncles’ top enforcers, has snapped Jen out of her complacency. Soon, all five of her uncles will be in the same area at the same time. This is an opportunity that may never come again!
DARK SHADOWS/VAMPIRELLA #4 (of 6)
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by Marc Andreyko
Art by Jose Malaga
Cover by Fabiano Neves
Under Bathory’s thrall, Vampirella and Barnabas are at each other’s throats! Can they come to their senses before killing each other or will the NYPD take them down first? And what horrors does Bathory have planned for Quentin, Pantha, and the captive girls?
VAMPIRELLA: THE RED ROOM #4 (of 4)
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by DAN BRERETON
Art by JEAN DIAZ
Covers by DAN BRERETON (33%) FABIANO NEVES (33%), ALÉ GARZA (33%)
Having unleashed a mighty fiend of the Old World upon its former masters, Vampirella has a catastrophe on her hands, as the compound is engulfed in a conflagration, with hideous killers roaming the night. One by one, she’ll battle a host of monsters to keep Hell from overcoming Arkansas.
LORD OF THE JUNGLE #9
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by ARVID NELSON
Art by ROBERTO CASTRO
Cover by LUCIO PARRILLO
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The world’s greatest ape man/English gentleman/pulp fiction hero is heading back to the jungles of Africa, where he can live in savage peace, far away from Jane Porter, the woman he loves but cannot be with. But not so fast! Russian super-spy Nicholas Rokoff
is bound for Africa too, on the hunt for a legendary horde of gold. And you-know-who is the only one who can stop him. Lord of the Jungle #9 is the first installment of the thrilling Return of the Jungle Lord story arc. Hang on to your bananas, ’cause it’s gonna be a wild ride!
RED SONJA #71
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ERIC TRAUTMANN
Art by EDGAR SALAZAR
Cover by WALTER GEOVANI
First issue in a new story-arc! Red Sonja is back on the mainland. But with her clapped in irons and tossed into the Hyborian equivalent of a lunatic asylum, things could be going better for our hero!
WITCHBLADE: DEMON REBORN #4 (of 4)
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ANDE PARKS
Art by JOSE LUIS
Covers by DENNIS CALERO (main), JAE LEE (1:10)
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The Demon finally has Sara Pezzini and the Witchblade where he wants them: in the pits of hell. To getback home to her family, Sara must fightthrough a legion of the Witchblade’s victims. She must also finally defeat the Demon himself. The Demon is just as
motivated. At stake is a place in the hierarchy of hell’s bureaucracy, vs. an eternity of perpetual torment. All-out, hellish action in the final chapter in this twisted tale of revenge and redemption.
