Alabaster Graves returns with the second installment of Driver of the Dead. Previously, Graves was hired to transport the body of legendary voodoo priest Mose Freeman who was killed during an exorcism. Graves (and yes the name is ironic) is accompanied on his trip by Freeman’s granddaughter Marissa. It’s an uneasy alliance, as Graves prefers to be alone and Marissa is unclear as to why someone like Graves is needed to transport his body.
Check out the very cool trailer from Archaia Press for their new original graphic novel: The Return of the Dappermen
Imagine a land where Time itself has ceased to exist. Where children have played so long it’s almost become work, machines have worked so long they have begun to play and all the clocks have stopped at the same time. A land that’s about to change when 314 identical-looking dapper men rain down from the sky, bringing time back with them.
Coming from 12 Gauge Comics in December is a brand new title called Magus. Just the tag line of “Where were you when magic returned?” has me looking forward to this title. Then add on the fact that DV8 Gods and Monsters artist Rebekah Isaacs is doing the art, pretty much means a purchase. Also Mick Foley’s R.P.M. continues with it’s second issue. It may be surprising having Mick Foley writing a comic, but the man can write! Be sure to inquire at your local comic shop if you’re interested in these titles. Remember pre-orders help independent titles sell better.
Mark Waid and The Hero Initiative want comic fans to rise up and be a hero! If you live in California, Nevada, Illinois, and Indiana, sign up your Ralphs, Food4Less, Cala Foods or Bell Markets rewards card with the “Community Contributions” program and the next time you shop using your rewards card you’ll be helping comic book creators in need of emergency medical aid, financial support, and other necessities. It’s never been easier to be a hero!
New publishing company Boundless Comics wishes to thank the retail community for lending their overwhelming support to the upcoming LADY DEATH ongoing series. With retailers’ combined investment in over fifty thousand giveaway comic books, added to numerous thousands handed out by the publisher at nationwide conventions, Boundless Comics proudly announces that over 70,000 copies of LADY DEATH PREMIERE, a special lead-in comic book, will be freely given to dedicated fans and curious newcomers.
The amount of greatness this comic book’s story contains mirrors that of a coin flip – the first half seems to drudge on until you get half-way through to the material that is even better than the first issue.
The members of Cyberforce are infected with a virus and now it’s a battle against the clock for Velocity to save them all. Literally. Every page of this issue has a timer in the top left-hand corner counting down the seconds. It’s an interesting concept but does not deliver suspense. The issue does a nice little recap on the first page by not using the standard paragraph that makes you feel like you’re reading the back of a novel. It provides pictures from the first issue and states vaguely what happened before. They should have left it at that. Instead they spend the next 12 pages re-hashing the entire first issue by way of narration from Velocity. If you’ve read the first issue, it seems very tedious. If this is your first time reading it, you may think you can just skip the first issue because you know all there is. But you would be missing out on some great moments, like the history of the villain Erasmus Paine. Little gems like that make the first issue worth the $3.99. And the second issue is worth it too… if you’re willing to buy a 15 page issue since the first dozen are pointless.
During New York Comic Con, AMC will premiere the first full scenes from the network’s highly anticipated series, “The Walking Dead.” In addition to the exclusive preview, the stars and producers of the drama, based on the comic book written by Robert Kirkman, will be present for a panel scheduled for Sunday, October 10 at 2:15pm in the IGN Theater. The event will include series stars Andrew Lincoln (Love Actually), Jon Bernthal (“The Pacific”), Sarah Wayne Callies (“Prison Break”), Laurie Holden (The Mist), and Steven Yeun (“The Big Bang Theory”). Joining the cast are writer, director, executive producer and three-time Academy Award nominee Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) and executive producers, Robert Kirkman and Gale Anne Hurd (The Terminator, Aliens, Armageddon). “The Walking Dead” will premiere on Halloween at 10pm EST on AMC.
