Upcoming comics April 2008

We reviewed DC and Marvel's planned releases for April 2008. Here are items of interest from other publishers.

Click the title links to pre-order titles from Amazon.


Buffy the Vampire Slayer SEASON 8 VOL 2 NO FUTURE FOR YOU

Brian K. Vaughan (W), Joss Whedon (W), Georges Jeanty (P), Cliff Richards (P), Andy Owens (I), Dave Stewart (C), and Jo Chen (Cover) On sale June 4 FC, 120 pages $15.95 TPB, 7" x 10"
When a rogue debutant Slayer begins to use her power for evil, Giles is forced to recruit the rebellious Faith, who isn't exactly known for her good deeds. Giles offers Faith a clean slate if she can stop this snooty Slayer from wreaking total havoc - that is, if Buffy doesn't beat her to it. Georges Jeanty (The American Way) remains at the top of his game as series artist, and Whedon continues as Executive Producer in this direct follow-up to Season Seven of the smash-hit TV series. * Collecting issue #6-10 of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight series.


CREEPY ARCHIVES

Various (W/A) On sale June 18 b&w, 232 pages $49.95 HC, 8 3/8" x 10 7/8"
Gather up your wooden stakes, your blood-covered hatchets, and all the skeletons in the darkest depths of your closet, and prepare for a horrifying adventure into the darkest corners of comics history. Dark Horse Comics further corners the market on high quality horror storytelling with one of the most anticipated releases of the decade, a hardcover archive collection of legendary Creepy Magazine. This groundbreaking material turned the world of graphic storytelling on its head in the early 1960s, as phenomenal young artists like Bernie Wrightson and Neal Adams reached new artistic heights with their fascinating explorations of classic and modern horror stories. * Brilliant, classic Creepy stories from 1964-1966 raised from the dead after twenty-five years. * Featuring work by such comics luminaries as Joe Orlando, Al Williamson, Alex Toth, and Frank Frazetta. * Archive editions of Creepy will be the cornerstone of any comic-book library. * Volume One reprints the first five terrifying issues of the magazine's original run, reprinted in the original magazine size!


INDIANA JONES OMNIBUS VOL 2

Various (W/A) On sale June 25 FC, 384 pages $24.95 TPB, 6" x 9"
Excitement and danger follow Dr. Henry Jones Jr. around the globe in this collection of classic, long-out-of-print stories! From Greece to Germany, the South Pacific to the seas of the Vikings, his race against the Nazis to recover artifacts like the Golden Fleece, the Philosopher's Stone, or the Spear of Destiny will run him afoul of legendary monsters, ancient cults, and armies of the undead! Undeniably thrilling, these are the stories that define the meaning of adventure. * Collects Indiana Jones and the Golden Fleece #1-2, Indiana Jones and the Shrine of the Sea Devil, Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix #1-4, Indiana Jones and the Spear of Destiny #1-4, Indiana Jones and the Sargasso Pirates #1-4. * Cover art by Dave Dorman!


COMIC ARF

by Various
Another great Arf book for 2008, featuring one of the greatest cartoonists of all time - Milt Gross! The Gross-ness begins on the cover with a stunning painting by the Count of Cartoons depicting Uncle Sam as he grinds up a sea of immigrants into a parade of classic comic strip characters. During the 1920s Gross drew a comic strip that left the last panel blank for aspiring artists. Arf series editor Craig Yoe has drafted a Who's Who of contemporary cartoonists to complete Gross' unfinished masterpieces, among them Art Spiegelman, Patrick McDonnell, R. Crumb, Bil Keane, Johnny Ryan, Jaime Hernandez, Mike Mignola, and more! For the history buff, Comic Arf delivers with showcases of Dudley Fisher, Arch Dale, and a hard-hitting chapter entitled "The 15 Most Powerful Anti-War Cartoons of History." SC, 9x12, 120pgs, B&W SRP: $19.99


HANK KETCHAMS COMPLETE DENNIS THE MENACE VOL 4 1957-1958

by Hank Ketcham
No one captured the mischievousness, rambunctiousness, and anarchy of a kid's world better than cartoonist Hank Ketcham with Dennis the Menace. This fourth volume of Hank Ketcham's The Complete Dennis the Menace publishes every single panel strip from 1957 and 1958 in one handsome and thick hardcover volume. (AUG073646) (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor) HC, 5.5x6, 672pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95


WALT DISNEYS VACATION PARADE #5

by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson & Ken Hultgren
Uncle Scrooge's zoo houses the world's rarest animals, until he sends Donald and Gladstone on Carl Barks' "Trail of the Unicorn!" Then Scrooge himself stars in Kari Korhonen's "Treasure Treasury," and Mickey battles a monster puma in Ken Hultgren's must-requested "Seven-Colored Terror!" Vintage 1932 Floyd Gottfredson gags wrap the book. SC, 80pgs, FC SRP: $9.95


SKYROADS VOL 1
by Jay Meader & Russel Keaton
Almost 100 strips of this classic syndicated feature by Russel Keaton from 1935 are collected here! This never-before-reprinted run features adventures in China, pre-dating Terry and the Pirates action in that area. Features an introduction by comics historian Jay Meader. SC, 56pgs SRP: $8.00


JAMES BOND PARADISE PLOT

by Ian Fleming, Jim Lawrence & John McLusky
Stand by for two more adventures with the world's greatest and most famous secret agent, James Bond, as some of his most thrilling ultra-rare stories are collected for the first time ever in a deluxe collectors' library edition! In this latest action-packed volume, Bond teams up with fellow 00 agent Suzi Kew once again on another sun-soaked escapade, "The Paradise Plot!" This new, never-before-collected edition also features Lawrence and McLusky's rarely seen story "Death Mask!" Plus, a new introduction by Lois Chiles from the film Moonraker and an exclusive feature on rare and unusual James Bond comics from around the world! (C: 0-1-2) SC, 9x12, 104pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95


KIRBY FIVE OH 50 YEARS OF KING OF COMICS

(The Jack Kirby Collector #50)
The publication that started the TwoMorrows juggernaut presents Kirby Five-Oh!, a special look at the best of everything from Jack Kirby's 50-year career in comics! The regular columnists from The Jack Kirby Collector magazine have formed a distinguished panel of experts to choose and examine the best Kirby stories published each year from 1938-1987! Plus, the best covers from each decade! Jack's 50 best unused pieces of art! His 50 best character designs! Also, profiles and commentary by the 50 people most influenced by Kirby's work! To wrap it up, there's a 50-page gallery of Kirby's powerful raw pencil art, and a deluxe color section of photos and finished art from throughout his entire half-century oeuvre! (Twomorrows Publishing) RES. from Previews Vol. XVII #12 (DEC073947) SC, 10x14, 168pgs, PC SRP: $19.95

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