Comics

Preview Time – Velocity #3

In case you’ve been waiting in anticipation as long as we have. Here’s a preview of Velocity # 3 out this week from Top Cow. The last time we saw Velocity was way back in September! It’s been so long I don’t even remember if it’s a “monthly” title or not. At any rate, it’s finally here so enjoy.

Here’s what Top Cow had to say:

Like fast women? Boy, do we have a girl for you. The clock is literally ticking on the life of Carin Taylor, the hero known as Velocity. The fastest girl in the world must race around the globe in an attempt to save her Cyberforce teammates. If Carin can’t beat the clock, she and her friends will succumb to a techno-virus and give Cyberforce’s greatest foe his greatest victory. The issue continues the creative collaboration of writer Ron Marz (Witchblade, Angelus) and artist Kenneth Rocafort (Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer).

True Blood’s Second Comic Book Series

First a novel, than a hit TV-series, than a highly successful comic book that’s first issue sold 47,000 copies. True Blood has vampire-lovers in their thrall with the adventures of telepathic Sookie Stackhouse and vampire Bill Compton.

For the uninformed, True Blood is and will be published under the IDW logo. The second series is going to be written by Michael McMillian (an actual actor on the True Blood show – a.k.a. Reverend Steve Newlin) and Marc Andreyko with art done by Joe Corroney.

Batman #704 Review

This issue turned out to be more impressive than I thought: an interesting story with lots of characters that are written in the perfect way, and even the art had its moment! There are still plenty of things that keep this issue from being perfect, specifically one: Catgirl.

Our caped crusader Dick Grayson meets Sasha Lo in this issue, an interesting new character with an affinity for tights herself.

New Venom, Host, Misson and Series From Marvel

Venom will return in 2011! As of Siege, Mac Gargan is currently in prison paying for the many crimes that he has committed as Venom. So while he’s out of the picture, it looks like the Symbiote is going to have to find a new host. Marvel states that Mac Gargan will return to his original identity, Scorpion in 2011. What’s going to happen to the Symbiote in 2011? Is it good or is it bad? Lets find out!

39 Minutes Wins Top Cow’s Pilot Season

As announced on MTV Geek, Top Cow Productions, Inc. is proud to announce that the winners of Pilot Season 2010 is William Harms and Jerry Lando’s 39 MINUTES.

39 MINUTES beat out ASSET by Top Cow publisher Filip Sablik and David Marquez, CROSSHAIR by Top Cow founder Marc Silvestri, Jeff Katz and Allan Jefferson, FOREVER by Brad Ingelsby and Thomas Nachlik and 7 DAYS FROM HELL by Bryan Edward Hill, Rob Levin and Phil Noto.

39 MINUTES turns a heist story on its head when a group of ex-soldiers turned bank robbers’ decide to hit up small towns leaving a path of destruction by killing everyone who gets in their way.  As the clock’s ticking, the only man who can stop them just happens to be in prison and refuses to help.

Darkchylde Reprinted at Image

In January 2011, fans old and new will be able to catch up with accursed teen Ariel Chylde in DARKCHYLDE VOL.1: LEGACY AND REDEMPTION from Image Comics.Ariel Chylde is a sweet-tempered girl with a terrifying secret: She can become the horrendous creatures from her many recurring nightmares. In DARKCHYLDE VOL. 1, collecting for the first time the “Legacy” and “Redmpetion” storylines, Ariel seeks salvation and an end to her terrible curse.

Echoes Contest and Release This Month

Schizophrenia, resentment, doubt…murder?  These are all things Brian Cohn inherits from his father in Top Cow Productions’ newly suspense/thriller, ECHOES, the first independent-styled series coming out of Minotaur Press. 

From the creative minds of acclaimed author Joshua Hale Fialkov (TUMOR) and rising artist Rahsan Ekedal (CREEPY), the first issue of the 5-issue miniseries,ECHOES #1, debuts the end of this month.  Brian Cohn was learning to deal with the Schizophrenia inherited from his father.  Supportive wife, new baby on the way, drugs to control the voices.  But when on his father’s deathbed, he learns that he also inherited the trophies of his father’s career as a serial killer.  Will his madness send him further down into the crawlspace of his father’s mind?