Our next batch is from Moonstone Book which has a ton of new releases and classic releases shipping in March. Moonstone pumps out a ton of noir and classic titles which is a great niche of the comic market. Fans of DC’s First Wave series may notice a few familiar characters such as: The Avenger and Doc Savage.
The Heap #1
Our second batch is from Boundless Comics which is an imprint of Avatar Press.
Boundless Comics proudly announces the March release of LADY DEATH #3, continuing the groundbreaking and Earth-spanning storyline that redefines its titular character. Co-written by Brian Pulido and Mike Wolfer, the latest issue features the dazzling artwork of Marcelo Mueller and a worldwide quest for vengeance and power.
Ah, is there anything better than early solicitations? Up first is Avatar Press with two new releases coming in March, but I’ll let them pitch it to you.
Avatar Press proudly announces the launch of two brand-new limited series in March 2011, including David Lapham’s historical horror series CALIGULA, and a new installment in the classic zombie franchise, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: DEATH VALLEY.
John P. “Jon” D’Agostino Sr., passed away on November 28th of bone cancer. Jon was a comic book artist that started working in the 1940s as a head colorist at Timely Comics (know now as Marvel Comics). His mentor was the legendary Stan Lee.
Jon worked on various titles including “Sonic the Hedgehog,” “The Amazing Spider-man” and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch.” He is best known for his work on Archie Comics. He was always happy to help artists improve their craft.
BOOM! Studios’ all-time bestselling title STAN LEE’S SOLDIER ZERO gets a change of “DnA” as Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning take over from Paul Cornell on scripting duties beginning with SOLDIER ZERO #5. Super hot writing duo Abnett and Lanning will pick up and run with Cornell’s ongoing ideas and also inject plenty of their own.
“It was a lifelong ambition come true to work with Stan Lee, and I couldn’t be happier that such talented writers as Dan and Andy will be taking over from me on SOLDIER ZERO,” said Paul Cornell.
If you want to buy into the hype, they pick up the trade which is fairly priced. If you feel that I’m a hater then please, please, let me know what is so good about this book. You think that’s a good enough quote for Image’s quote sheet? Probably not.
What would you pay a couple of mercenaries to crack some skulls?! In March 2011, you can take a couple of the baddest monster-mashing mercenaries home for the low price of $9.99!
For 40 years, Elric has thrilled comic book fandom beginning with Marvel Comics’ CONAN THE BARBARIAN #15 in 1972. Neil Gaiman called Elric’s creator Michael Moorcock “my model for what a writer was” while Warren Ellis said he is one of the “eight core sites in my creative genome” — now, the godfather of the Multiverse concept brings one of the most critically acclaimed and most recognizable figures in the history of fantasy fiction back to sequential art with BOOM! Studios’ ELRIC: THE BALANCE LOST!
It’s Mouse Guard time again! That’s right the next volume of creator David Peterson’s epic series hit’s stores today, so we thought we’d offer you a preview of the first issue. If you like it be sure to pick it up from you’re local comic shop. The Guard has a pretty good track record on the site as you can see by the outstanding reviews for the previous series Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard, that you can read here and here and here. In the meantime though enjoy!
Upon reading this press release, I thought to myself, “When the hell did the last issue of Spawn come out?” To which I then looked up (because that’s what you do when you make a statement like that) the answer is September 9, 2010. That’s right the landmark issue of Spawn will have taken 4 months to produce. And thus they’re giving you a ton of pages for the same cover price… of $3.99. Which then made me ask myself, “When the hell did Spawn raise it’s cover price?” Which I then did not look up because seriously who has that much time on their hands?
In March 2011, comics fans will get a special treat with ELEPHANTMEN: MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN #1, an INVINCIBLE RETURNS-style one-shot that will please current readers and garner new fans for the series. It’s a perfect jump-on issue! Readers will also get an advance sneak peek of MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN in Robert Kirkman’s THE WALKING DEAD #82!
This stand-alone oversized issue from Image Comics, written by Richard Starkings and drawn by Axel Medellin, will feature variant covers by Starkings, Ian Churchill (MARINEMAN, Supergirl) and Ed McGuinness (Superman, Deadpool). It will also feature a special retailer incentive cover by the incomparable J. Scott Campbell (Danger Girl, Fairy Tale Fantasies), the first of triptych of covers that will continue with issues #31 and #32 of the ongoing series.
