Fans of Invincible are already familiar with the Guardians of the Globe a JLA-Avengers-esque team from the Image Universe. The team has an upcoming miniseries that’s attracted a lot of attention with it’s Marvel ad spoof, but now the book has a new name to attract attention.
Berkeley, CA – 30 June 2010 – Image Comics announces a name change for the six-issue Guardians of the Globe miniseries: GUARDING THE GLOBE.
The world is dying and covered in blackness. There are no longer weather warnings but black out warnings. This is a time where light means nothing and you can be lost to the darkness. The world of After Dark is one that is post-apocalyptic future where humanity is losing itself. If you’re rich you can go through life heavily medicated ignoring the battle that humanity is losing with itself. The poor spend their days rioting for a better life while the military beats them into submission.
The story opens with Lieutenant Brood medicating himself after leaving his crew to their deaths. He wipes it from his conscience trying to gather his bearings and remember how he got to where he is. Two months earlier he’s in a nightclub trying to “rent” a woman before receiving a call from his superiors. He’s summoned before General Lau and given a mission outside of the city.
The idea of fairy tales being real is not an untapped one, but Enchanted brings an interesting twist to the concept by making the world dark and gruesome, a la Brothers Grimm. Take some parts of fables, add some elements of steam punk and maybe a little of the aforementioned Grimm fairy tales and you’ve got the world of Enchanted.
We begin like all good fairy tales should begin, with Jack (of the bean stock fame). He’s in the troll killing business and currently taking down two big uglies for a small town. After he’s defeated them the town is reluctant to pay him since everything was destroyed in their battle. Jack assures them that if they hang the trolls head at the front of the village that no more trolls will come to kill their sons or rape their daughters. They pay him and he fills his motorcycle up with the blood of the trolls, then takes off down the road. This gives a strong view of the world and the work that the Enchanteds must do to survive.
Wonder Woman’s seen her share of costume changes since she made her red, white and blue debut back in 1941. Some mods have been tweaks to existing elements, while others were motivated by complete character overhauls. DC announced today on the New York Times that she will have a new outfit designed by artist (and DC Comics Co-Publisher) Jim Lee, which marks as shift not only in her wardrobe, but also in her origin.
Coming out today from Archaia Press is Hybrid Bastards! Low and behold we have some beautiful preview pages of the hardcover for you to check out!
“Zeus is a god with a reputation for lechery, and it’s been driving his wife Hera nuts for years. Reaching her limit one night, she puts together an epic practical joke: She places a spell on Zeus that makes him fall in lust with every inanimate object in sight! It was a night Zeus doesn’t remember, but his godly seed took root nevertheless. Now, 18 years later, his unnatural hybrid bastards wander the world. And because Zeus has a reputation to protect, these embarrassing freaks have got to go! But this motley crew refuses to go quietly. Through schemes both ingenious and idiotic, Zeus’ bastard children—Cotton, a smarmy cloth patchwork; Carmine, a timid automobile; Corey, a self-loathing apple; Walter, a belligerent stack of bricks; and Panos, their gallant would-be leader—will force their negligent father to acknowledge them…that is, if their own squabbling doesn’t defeat them first! Collecting the mini-series that takes Greek mythology in a decidedly different direction, the HYBRID BASTARDS hardcover includes a bonus story and pin-up gallery.”
Fans who are familiar with the Top Cow Universe know that Angelus and Darkness are mortal enemies. So it’s kind of a big deal when Dani, the new Angelus bearer, is captured by the Darkness. Unlike previous bearers, Dani is not under the influence of the artifact. Now she must escape the Darkness if she’s going to live to see the events of “Artifacts.”
We open with one of the Angelus’ servants fighting her way through hell carrying the wheel of shadows, one of the thirteen artifacts. She is confronted by Cerberus (because it’s hell and he’s required by law to make an appearance), who isn’t going to let her out with the wheel. The servant is forced to bond with the artifact and use it to destroy Cerberus. This scene is important as it builds not only the main story, but also builds towards Artifacts.
June 29th, 2010 – Los Angeles, CA – BOOM! Studios is proud to present the completed rock epic KILL AUDIO, co-written by musical mastermind Claudio Sanchez and Chondra Echert, with brain-melting art by Mr. Sheldon, collected for the first time in a stunning hardcover edition! Take a trip back to Sight & Sound with Kill Audio and his eccentric gang of misfits on their mission to stop the music!
“This is one of the wildest books we’ve ever published!” says Marketing Director Chip Mosher. “Fan support for this book is just as epic as the words and art within, and we’re glad to give the fans an edition of this story they’ll be proud to own and display.”
