Dynamite Entertainment sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of titles arriving in stores this week. Take the jump for a look at Merciless: The Rise of Ming #1, Vampirella: The Red Room #1, Game of Thrones #7, Warlord of Mars #17, Army of Darkness #3, Jennifer Blood #12, The Ninjettes #3, Green Hornet #24, and Kirby: Genesis #7.
MERCILESS: THE RISE OF MING #1
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by SCOTT BEATTY
Art by RON ADRIAN
Cover by ALEX ROSS
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Visit scenic Mongo before Ming’s rise to power! In this prequel to the critically acclaimed and best-selling FLASH GORDON: ZEITGEST, Prince Ming begins his rise to dominion over the entirety of Mongo! But who (or what) was Ming before he was ‘Merciless’? Find out here as the origin of one of science fiction’s preeminent villains is presented in all its diabolical details!
VAMPIRELLA: THE RED ROOM #1
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%)
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Written by Dan Brereton (The Last Battle, Nocturnals, Red Sonja, Punisher: Frankencastle), Vampirella and a colorful, driven lawman track vampires on a blood-letting rampage through rural Arkansas to the Red Room, an underground circuit where high rollers stage mortals vs. monster death matches. She faces a host of fiends, quickly realizing more arcane forces drive the bouts and their frenzied combatants, enhanced with a powerful, corrupting essence, firmly stacking the odds against Vampirella surviving the night.
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN’S A GAME OF THRONES #7
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
Adapted by DANIEL ABRAHAM
Art by TOMMY PATTERSON
Covers by MIKE S. MILLER (50%), MICHAEL KOMARCK (50%)
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Dark portents cast troubled shadows through the seventh installment of Daniel Abraham’s adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s bestselling epic fantasy A Game of Thrones . High atop the Wall, in an unforgiving world of wind and ice, the bastard Jon Snow and the dwarf Tyrion Lannister, by rights mortal enemies, forge an unlikely friendship. In King’s Landing, Arya Stark, embittered by the loss of her direwolf, gains an unusual dancing master—Syrio Forel, formerly First Sword of the Sealord of Braavos. While in Winterfell, young Brandon Stark, who will never walk again, learns that he may yet ride . . . and perhaps even fly.
WARLORD OF MARS #17
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by ARVID NELSON •
Art by EDGAR SALAZAR
Covers by JOE JUSKO (50%), LUCIO PARRILLO (50%),
STEPHEN SADOWSKI (1-in-15)
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John Carter returns to his beloved Helium, only to find it in the clutches of a brutal dictator. His princess, Dejah Thoris, is a prisoner of the evil priests who control the cult of Issus, the false goddess worshipped throughout Mars. John Carter’s enemies have branded him a heretic and an outcast, but Carter has his own allies – his son, Carthoris, the great Thark warrior, Tars Tarkas, and his own sword arm! Warlord of Mars #17: Helium Divided is the second-to-last installment of the Gods of Mars story arc. The stage is set for the final confrontation!
ARMY OF DARKNESS VOL. 3 #3
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ELLIOTT R. SERRANO
Art by MARAT MYCHAELS
Covers by TIM SEELEY (main), MARAT MYCHAELS (1:10)
Darkness is falling in South America and it may take not one, but TWO “Ashes” to handle it! After being tossed through time and space, the alternate-universe “Ash” finds herself lost in the Brazilian rainforest facing an undead army. Meanwhile, our very own Ashley J. Williams is summoned to go on a harrowing journey himself — on an economy airline! It’s the plane ride from Hell and it just may push our hero over the edge!
JENNIFER BLOOD #12
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by AL EWING
Art by KEWBER BAAL
Covers by TIM BRADSTREET (main), ALÉ GARZA (1-in-15)
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It’s the DEATH ISSUE! Jen’s entrail-splattering war with Mason Buwick comes to a shocking end as she crosses the line – and then another, completely different line – in her attempt to get her life back once and for all! Write all the characters down in a grid and then play bingo – because nobody is safe! Seriously, we can still call the comic ‘Jennifer Blood’ if she’s dead. Google ‘Taggart’.
THE NINJETTES #3
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature
Written by AL EWING
Art by EMAN CASALLOS
Cover by ADMIRA WIJAYA
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The Ninjettes take another step towards destiny as Kelly, Skyler and Chelsea meet for the first time. Meanwhile, Mike Blute wants Daisy dead, Senator Hara wants Varla dead, and Christie’s a professional killer who needs money. Do the math.
GREEN HORNET #24
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ANDE PARKS
Art by IGOR VITORINO
Covers by PHIL HESTER (33%), JONATHAN LAU (33%), BRIAN DENHAM (22%)
Green Hornet’s perception as a villain in Century City has been kicked up a notch, as someone disguised as the Hornet has assassinated the city’s Mayor. A pair of new villains finalize their plans to seize power, and a fearful public demands blood, with Green Hornet and Kato as the prime targets. Britt Reid has to find a way to clear his alter ego’s name while maintaining both his secret identity and his fearful reputation amongst the gangs of Century City. Green Hornet is now Public Enemy #1… with a bullet.
KIRBY: GENESIS #7
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Plot by KURT BUSIEK, ALEX ROSS
Script by KURT BUSIEK
Art by JACK HERBERT, ALEX ROSS
Covers by ALEX ROSS (main), RYAN SOOK (1-in-10)
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On one side, Captain Victory, Silver Star, the Primals, the Mythics and more. On the other, the Lightning Lady and the deadliest threat Earth has ever faced. In the midst of all out battle, Kirby must infiltrate the Hive to find and win Bobbi back. Is this what the Pioneer Two have been waiting for? The climactic confrontation begins.