Comics

West Coast Gossip Girl Comic?

Los Angeles nightlife. It’s all Hollywood parties and glitterati, right? The graphic novel POSEURS paints a different picture as it plays with the idea of who’s real and who’s rented in the LA party scene.

Available this February from Image Comics, POSEURS follows the lives of three distinctly different teenagers as they navigate both the seemingly glamorous and underground party scenes of LA. Traversing all corners of LA, from the graffiti-tagged streets of LA’s eastside to the bloated mansions of Bel Air, POSEURS takes a satirical look at the LA party scene through the eyes of three teens who get in over their heads.

Farscape: War Begins!

Everything you’ve ever read in FARSCAPE has lead to this – The War for the Uncharted Territories begins now! Exploding from the pages of FARSCAPE: SCORPIUS #7 and continuing in FARSCAPE #13 comes the epic year-long multi-issue publishing event no FARSCAPE fan can miss! BOOM! Studios and show creator Rockne S. O’Bannon launch FARSCAPE’s third year with this landmark event that will rock fans to their very core!

Heaven Sent from Image

An average man gets sent on a heavenly task this February in THE MISSION, from Marc Guggenheim’s Collider Entertainment. In THE MISSION, a typical working guy finds his life upended when he’s approached by a mysterious figure who claims to be the archangel Gabriel. Gabriel tells him he’s been chosen for a mission in the battle between good and evil. The mission? Murder! Did our hero actually get a command from an angel or is he losing his mind?

Sarah Palin Returns to Comics

In 2008, Bluewater Comics had released a Sarah Palin biographical comic, which sold out. The new comic is titled “Female Force: Sarah Palin, Act 2” and it follows the politician’s life after the 2008 presidential elections.

The book focuses on Palin’s increasing celebrity status, as well as the threats she may pose to both the Democratic and main Republican parties if she decides to run another campaign in the 2012 elections.Darren G. Davis, president and founder of Bluewater Productions says that only a very select few celebrities are even considered for sequels.

T-Rex Gets A One Shot

In February, Image Comics gets prehistoric with TYRANNOSUARUS REX, a one shot from Mark Kidwell (’68, Frazetta’s Dark Kingdom) and Jay Fotos (’68, Frazetta’s Death Dealer), with art by Jeff Zornow (Day of the Dead: Desertion, Halloween Comics, Fright Rags) and Fotos. In TYRANNOSAURUS REX, man and dinosaur share the food chain. The delicate balance between the two is destroyed one fateful day, leaving one man to face the eternally deadly Tyrant Lizard. This man will risk it all to defend his village, save his tribe, and protect his lady-love, fur bikini and all!

The Traveler # 1 – Advanced Review

If you liked Soldier Zero, then you may be amazed by the premier issue of the Traveler. We begin with a Mom leaving the DMV. She’s attacked by one of the Split-Second Men as he pops out of a bank clock. With his control over Electromagnetic fields he’s able to control metal, radiation; basically he’s a bad dude to have to deal with.

Jim Shooter Speaks!

Ray Carsillo had the chance to sit down with comics legend Jim Shooter at the 2010 Pittsburgh Comics and Collectibles show. Jim is best known for creating the Superman villain The Parasite and his tenure as Marvel Editor-in-Chief from 1976-1987. Currently, Jim is writing for Dark Horse Comics and is spearheading the new Doctor Solar and Magnus series.