UNDER THE RADAR from Heroic Times singled out the FARSCAPE series as the new thing to order in the latest PREVIEWS! They also suggested you check out Steve Niles’ GIANT MONSTER.
Here are the BOOM! Studios titles that are solicited in October Previews 2008 and will be In-Store December 2008.
Enjoy!
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CTHULHU TALES #10 (COVER A) ONGOING CTHULHU TALES #10 (COVER B) ONGOING Written by Michael Alan Nelson and Raven Gregory Art by Drew Rausch 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99 Diamond Code (Cover A): OCT083937 Diamond Code (Cover B): OCT083938 FALL OF CTHULHU and HEXED writer Michael Alan Nelson pens a special tale of creeping chaos that ties directly into the events of the FALL OF CTHULHU: APOCALYPSE series, providing new insights and background into that epic tale! Also: “The Zoo,” written by Raven (THE GIFT, RETURN TO WONDERLAND) Gregory! |
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EUREKA #1 (Cover A) EUREKA #1 (Cover B) Written by Andrew Cosby, Brendan Hay Art by Diego Barreto 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99 Diamond Code: OCT083922 TV’s smash sci-fi hit comes to BOOM! EUREKA creator Andrew Cosby joins writer Brendan Hay (The Daily Show, Simpsons) in bringing all-new stories from everybody’s favorite town of eccentric geniuses! Things start off with a bang when something menacing escapes from Global Dynamics, and it has a target! It’s up to Carter and Jo to put together the pieces, but will elements from Jo’s past stop her from getting the job done? |
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FALL OF CTHULHU: APOCALYPSE #2 (COVER A) FALL OF CTHULHU: APOCALYPSE #2 (COVER B) Written by Michael Alan Nelson Art by Mateus Santolouco 24pgs, FC, (2 of 4), SRP: $3.99 Diamond Code (Cover A): OCT083939 Diamond Code (Cover B): OCT083940 The Apocalypse is upon us! The culmination of the sweeping storyline that began in the original FALL OF CTHULHU series comes to a head in APOCALYPSE as the ultimate war between gods and men is upon us! |
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FARSCAPE #2 (COVER A) TV’s science fiction masterpiece FARSCAPE returns! Farscape creator Rockne O’Bannon continues his creation in comic-book form right where the Peacekeeper Wars left off! Conflicts erupt on Rygel’s home planet of Hyneria! Jothee and Chiana join their egocentric little pal on a mission to regain his throne! Do the comics tie into Sci-Fi Channel’s upcoming webisodes? You know it, ‘Scapers! Don’t frelling miss this! |
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GALVESTON #4 (COVER A) GALVESTON #4 (COVER B) Written by Tom Peyer and Mark Rahner Drawn by Greg Scott 24pgs, FC, (4 of 4) SRP: $3.99 Diamond Code (Cover A): OCT083933 Diamond Code (Cover B): OCT083934 We’ll say it one last time: DEADWOOD with pirates. And taken straight from the history books, as Jean Lafitte and Jim Bowie team up to defend Galveston, Texas from threats big and small. Didn’t they teach you about this in high school history class? |
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HERO SQUARED: LOVE AND DEATH #1 (Cover A) It’s the return of Captain Valor, his parallel-world alter-ego, Milo, and at least one homicidal ex-girlfriend! DeMatteis’ and Giffen’s geeeenius super-hero series Hero Squared is back for a three-issue finale that will leave you gobsmacked! Interested in checking out Hero Squared but never had the chance? Read some at our website, www.boom-studios.com! |
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HEXED #1 (COVER A) HEXED #1 (COVER B) Written by Michael Alan Nelson Art by Emma Rios 24pgs, FC, (1 of 4), SRP: $3.99 Diamond Code (Cover A): OCT083924 Diamond Code (Cover B): OCT083925 Explosive first issue! It’s said there’s no honor amongst thieves. Add to that a thief operating in the occult underground, and it’s a whole different kind of nasty! Luci Jennifer Inagcio Das Neves, Lucifer for short, takes a new job that will expose her to the macabre underbelly of the city, and a secret that she’d rather nobody know. A brand new series by Michael Alan Nelson, the critically acclaimed author of FALL OF CTHULHU, and hot new art talent Emma Rios! Available with two cover by Emma Rios and Joe Pekar. |
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LAST REIGN: KINGS OF WAR #3 (Cover A) Director Walt Becker (Van Wilder, Wild Hogs) comes to BOOM! in a big way with his sci-fi/fantasty tale of knights in a post-apocalyptic future! Darius and the descendants of the Eight go head-to-head with the Duke’s forces and the Sinclarian priests! Scripted by Michael Alan Nelson, the fan-favorite writer of Fall of Cthulhu and Second Wave. Cover by top Warhammer talent Karl Richardson! |
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THE REMNANT #1 (Cover A) Actor Stephen Baldwin and writer Andrew Cosby (creator of Sci-Fi Channel’s EUREKA) unleash THE REMNANT at BOOM! Studios! When natural disasters erupt around the world and people start to vanish, C.I.A. agent David Sacker is pulled into a dangerous mystery that will challenge everything he knows about reality. Featuring sensational interior art by hot newcomer artist Julian Totino Tedesco! Cover by Paul Azaceta. |
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WARHAMMER: CROWN OF DESTRUCTION #4 (COVER A) WARHAMMER: CROWN OF DESTRUCTION #4 (COVER B) Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Dwayne Harris 24pgs, FC, (4 of 4) SRP: $3.99 Diamond Code (Cover A): OCT083951 Diamond Code (Cover B): OCT083952 As the Skaven chitter ominously around the tattered Empire army, Greatsword Frohlich finally wrestles answers from the Necromancer Brecht. The reason behind the Clan Skyre scurrying forth with their foul warpstone engines is revealed! There are worse things than Skaven abroad in the Empire… |
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WARHAMMER 40,000: DEFENDERS OF ULTRAMAR #2(COVER A) WARHAMMER 40,000: DEFENDERS OF ULTRAMAR #2 (COVER B) Written by Graham McNeill Art by Kevin Hopgood 24pgs, FC, (2 of 4), SRP: $3.99 Diamond Code (Cover A): OCT083954 Diamond Code (Cover B): OCT083955 Discover one of the fiercest fighting Chapters in the Universe: The Ultramarines 4th Company! Sergeant Learchus must take twenty-five newly recruited Battle Brothers on their first engagement, as they embark on an investigation of the lost patrol ship Guilliman’s Honour. What was a routine mission becomes much more when 4th Company encounters one of the Imperium’s deadliest enemies! Writer Graham McNeill (The Ultramarines Omnibus) and artist Kevin Hopgood (co-creator of Marvel Comic’s U.S. War Machine) embark on a new chapter in the Empire’s Imperium’s fight for supremacy! |
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ZOMBIE TALES #9 (COVER A) ZOMBIE TALES #9 (COVER B) Written by Kim Krizan, John R. Fultz Art by Jon Reed 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99 Diamond Code (Cover A): OCT083935 Diamond Code (Cover B): OCT083936 Oscar-nominated writer Kim Krizan returns to the pages of ZOMBIE TALES with a sequel to issue one’s “Spring 2061,” about human resistance fighters in a world overrun by the undead! Also: “The Last Hit,” a tale of gangsters and the underworld- the true underworld- by writer John R. Fultz! Features two alternate covers by Shane Oakley and Patrick Ballestros. |
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FALL OF CTHULHU: GODWAR TPB The final conflict between the Elder Gods and all of humanity reaches its climax, and the Earth hangs in the balance! This volume collects the four-issue FALL OF CTHULHU: GODWAR series, prequel to the current FALL OF CTHULHU: APOCALYPSE! |
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CTHULHU TALES VOL. 3: CHAOS OF THE MIND TPB Collecting issues 5-8 of the blockbuster anthology CTHULHU TALES! A dozen short stories by some of today’s best horror writers and artists as they harness the power of the H.P. Lovecraft mythos with tales of modern terror! |
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HIGH ROLLERS TPB Crime does pay! Meet Cameron Quinn, a ruthless upstart out to make a name for himself in the underworld of Los Angeles! Award-winning mystery novelist Gary Phillips (High Hand, Bangers) shines a harsh light on the action and drama of the L.A. underworld with this inner-city spin on The Sopranos! For fans of The Wire and Ed Brubaker’s Criminal! Collects HIGH ROLLERS #1-4. |
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STUART & KATHRYN IMMONEN’S NEVER AS BAD AS YOU THINK HC A fascinating original graphic novel! Never As Bad As You Think tracks the alarming failures of paranoid urbanites, murderous waitstaff, heart-broken ambulance drivers, mariachi bands, talking cats and dogs, people who like cake, and many who wield knives for a variety of purposes. This full-color printing contains all 52 strips from the Immonens’ year-long web project along with two new strips and fresh, revealing bios in a perfect-bound deluxe edition hardcover designed by the House of Immonen. A gorgeous collection in a handsome limited edition! |
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SEEKERS INTO THE MYSTERY: THE PILGRIMAGE OF LUCAS HART TPB Collecting the first five issues of the out-of-print Vertigo series! Angels and aliens, faeries and demons, alternate realities and multiple personalities. Once Lucas Hart would have laughed at these things, but when this cynical, burned-out screenwriter’s repressed memories of the past invade his present, Hart’s vision of reality is completely shattered. Now he’s on a quest to find the Magician whose legacy of mystery and hope might move the human race to the next level. Created by Eisner Award winning writer J.M. DeMatteis, with art by Glenn Barr and Jon J Muth. Join them for a journey into the mysteries of the human spirit that you won’t soon forget. |
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STATION TPB The International Space Station—the crowning achievement of mankind’s space program, assembled and maintained by the governments of the world’s five greatest superpowers…and the site of the ultimate locked-room mystery as one of seven astronauts aboard has targeted the others for death! A thriller in the vein of Whiteout! Collects STATION #1-4. |
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THE LAST ONE TPB Collecting the out-of-print Vertigo series! Myrwann is the last of the immortals, driven by a need to help save lost souls. From his home in New York’s East Village, he takes in the lonely, the abused, or the forgotten, healing them when he can…but at what cost to himself? By award-winning writer J.M. DeMatteis (HERO SQUARED, JUSTICE LEAGUE, MOONSHADOW). |
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WARHAMMER 40,000: FIRE & HONOUR TPB This is it, the all-out climactic battle between Blazer Company’s Hellhounds and the Tau’s diabolical xenos machinery - with flames and mayhem ruling the day! In the middle of all this action the turncoat behind the Blazer Company’s suffering is revealed. And he has no idea what he just stepped into. |
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WARHAMMER 40,000: ONLY WAR OMNIBUS SC In the 41st Century there is only war! Collecting Damnation Crusade, Blood & Thunder and Exterminatus this book features relentless war and mayhem seared across its 400+ page count! The Black Templars, Orks and Inquisitors all fight their respective enemies with no compromise and no remorse! Don’t miss out on this monument to the majesty and insanity that marks the world of Warhammer 40,000! |
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WARHAMMER: BLOOD OF THE EMPIRE OMNIBUS SC When the hordes of Chaos threaten the Empire’s land it is only the bravest, strongest and most cunning that pledge their loyalty to the Empire and fight! This 400+ page collection features all of Forge of War, Condemned by Fire and Crown of Destruction. See the stories that confirm that Sigmar’s might resonates within those who shed blood in battle for the cause! |
Comic Book Resources posted about our releases for this Wednesday 10/8/08. Check it out here!
Here are the BOOM! Studios titles in stores this week (10/08/08).
Enjoy!
| CTHULHU TALES #6 (COVER A) ONGOING CTHULHU TALES #6 (COVER B) ONGOING Written by William Messner-Loebs, John R. Fultz, Glen Cadigan Drawn by Chee, Jon Reed, Mark Dos Santos 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99 Diamond Code (Cover A): JUN083755 Diamond Code (Cover B): JUN083756 NECRONOMICON scribe William Messner-Loebs combines Elder Gods and Real World, John R. Fultz pens a colonial Cthulhu tale, and Glen Cadigan has one of those days, you know, where Elder gods infect your computer with a virus and you know that’s not the worse part of your day. |
| HIGH ROLLERS #3 Written by Gary Phillips Drawn by Sergio Carrera 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99 Diamond Code: JUN083750 Award-winning mystery novelist Gary Phillips came to BOOM! with the best idea they’d heard yet. THE SOPRANOS was the soap opera of upper-class mob life. What do you get, Gary asked, when you transplant that tension to the African-American gangs in inner-city L.A.? Answer- you get the story of CQ, a young man who thought the mob was his family, until it turned on him, forcing him to fight against California’s crime families to stay alive! A potent mix of AMERICAN GANGSTER and THE WIRE for fans of Brubaker’s CRIMINAL. |
| NECRONOMICON #2 Written by William Messner-Loebs Drawn by Andrew Ritchie 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99 Diamond Code: JUL083762 The history of the most infamous book known to man continues to unfurl! Student Ali Said is caught between the warring forces that want the Necronomicon’s power for their own - but Said knows that neither side intends to leave the world better off. In order to save mankind, Said will have to plumb the mysteries of the book itself - and pray that he can do so without going mad! |
| PULP TALES #1 (Cover A) PULP TALES #1 (Donation Cover B) Written by Steve Niles, B. Clay Moore, Seth Peck, Kody Chamberlain, Josh Fialkov, and Tony Fleecs Drawn by Sarah Wilkinson, Chris Samnee, Kody Chamberlain, Andy B and Tony Fleecs Diamond Code (Regular Cover): JUL083759 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99 Diamond Code (Donation Cover): JUL083758 24pgs, FC, SRP: $9.99 Help BOOM! support comic book artist Josh Medors, recently diagnosed with cancer, by ordering the benefit comic book Pulp Tales! This twisted one-shot features all-new, action-packed stories by horror master Steve Niles, P.U.N.K.S’ Josh Fialkov and Kody Chamberlain, ‘76’s B. Cloy Moore and Seth Peck, Capote in Kansas’ Chris Samnee, In My Lifetime’s Tony Fleecs, and more! Available in regular and prestige editions, prestige cover by Josh Medors! All proceeds will go to Josh Medors and his family. |
| SCREAM QUEEN #4 Written by Brendan Hay Drawn by Nate Watson 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99 Diamond Code: JUN083752 BOOM!’s first horror-romance continues! Wrighty, the Shambling Terror of Rumson, continues to try to win the heart of high-schooler Molly by smiting her enemies. Oh, if only Wrighty’s idea of “exacting justice” didn’t involve hot tar, we’d make him a BOOM! editor. Writer Brendan Hay from THE DAILY SHOW continues to bring a AMERICAN PIE-meets-FRIDAY THE 13th darkness to his comedy. Or comedy to his darkness. |
| WARHAMMER: CROWN OF DESTRUCTION #1 (COVER A) WARHAMMER: CROWN OF DESTRUCTION #1 (COVER B) Written by Kieron Gillen Drawn by Dwayne Harris 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99 Diamond Code Cover A : JUL083776 Diamond Code Cover B : JUL083777 When the Chaos-vermin Skaven rise from their endless burrows, there’s always a vile purpose in mind. So when a vast horde equipped with unfathomable weaponry sweep into a backwater of the Empire, disgraced Greatsword leader Frohlich knows there has to be a reason. But can he find out what it is before the thin shield of human steel shatters beneath an irresistible hail of warpstone bullets? Features two alternate covers, both by Karl Richardson. |
CBR’s Greg Burgas, writer of FLIPPIN’ THROUGH PREVIEWS, loves STATION: “it’s pretty darned good so far!” Thanks so much Greg for showing BOOM! some love!















































