The kind folks at Image Comics have supplied ComicList with their solicitations for comics and other products shipping in May of 2007. IMAGE SOLICITATIONS • MAY 2007 SPAWN: GODSLAYER #1 – GEM OF THE MONTH 32 PAGES “THE WINTER KING” Part One An absolute must-read for fans of epic fantasy like Elric, Lord of the Rings, WoW and Conan. ALSO AVAILABLE: DRAWING FROM LIFE #1 24 PAGES Returning to his autobiographical comix roots for the first time in nearly 20 years, JIM VALENTINO presents an all-new collection of real-life stories guaranteed to make you laugh and move you. RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES ALSO AVAILABLE: GUTSVILLE #1 (of 6) 32 PAGES GUTSVILLE is a town living in the belly of the beast, literally. 150 years after the ocean liner HMS Daphne was swallowed at sea, its passengers’ descendents cling to life in Gutsville. All is not well among the slippery streets… As revolutionaries, sadistic priests and frothing psychos clash in the psychedelic innards of an impossible creature, it’s left to one scared RatCatcher to consider escape… RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES STRANGE EMBRACE #1 (of 8) 32 PAGES SPAWN & X-MEN: CIVIL WAR writer DAVID HINE brings his magnum opus to Image Comics! Digitally re-mastered, STRANGE EMBRACE will be available as eight monthly issues colored by FLANIMALS co-creator ROB STEEN and lettered by those awfully nice chaps at Comicraft! STRANGE EMBRACE is a modern gothic psycho-sexual tortured romance and is not for the nervous! RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES WARD OF THE STATE#1 (of 3) 32 PAGES Norma Balitzer is just your typical average foster mother…who happens to train her young wards to be hired killers! Dravis Trucker, her latest ward, has always yearned for a normal life. Now he's hoping to survive long enough to get his driver's license! INTERSECTIONS 96 PAGES Conceived during a repast of fine wine and nouvelle cuisine, INTERSECTIONS is SEAN PHILLIPS (MARVEL ZOMBIES, CRIMINAL) and DUNCAN FEGREDO (HELLBOY, ENIGMA) play artistic ping pong with a sketchbook – a drawn and painted conversation where punctuation is provided by the postal service. Can you read between the paintings? Intersections: A visual dialogue between SEAN PHILLIPS and DUNCAN FEGREDO. Intersections: The sequential conclusion to an excess of curry and beer. The special limited edition signed and numbered hardcover is a must have for PHILLIPS and FEGREDO fans! ROB ZOMBIE PRESENTS: THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO TP 288 PAGES With the animated feature film soon to be released, pick up the graphic novel where it all began! The Haunted World of El Superbeasto is the illustrated thrill ride of the summer, created and written by ROB ZOMBIE. Follow the exploits of El Superbeasto, Suzi-X and Simon Deadmarsh in these tales of horror excitement! No self-respecting horror fan will want to miss out on this one. RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES TELLOS COLOSSAL HC 288 PAGES Now for the first time in one stunning, oversized hardcover edition—TODD DEZAGO and TELLOS is an all-ages rollercoaster of action and adventure, mystery and magic, and good versus evil! The perfect format for the perfect bedtime story—for children of ALL ages! GIRLS, VOL. 4: EXTINCTION TP Ethan and his neighbors struggle to find their way out of an alien bubble that separates their once-sleepy town from the rest of the world. But first, the men must overcome the temptations of the mysterious, beautiful clones that are quickly spreading throughout the town, exterminating the women and feeding them to a giant, sperm-shaped vessel. In this final installment of four volumes, we learn the final fate of Pennystown and their enigmatic invaders. Collects GIRLS #19-24. RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES ALIEN PIG FARM #2 (of 4) 32 PAGES Put yer head between yer knees and kiss yer sister goodbye! Them green-skinned sumbitches is hungry fer pig innards and horny fer farm girls! But don't nobody fondle the cousins while eatin’ bacon ‘cept Johnny Ray and Elvis! Consider the can of whoop-ass open! RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES AFTER THE CAPE #3 (of 3) 24 PAGES "SOMEWHERE BELOW ROCK BOTTOM" ANT #13 32 PAGES So you thought the conflict was over. Guess again! Jessica Mime shows up to remind Ant just how much she still has to lose. A little more of the government conspiracy lurks in the background while Caliente and Charlie Echo drop by. If that’s not enough, a new villain creeping around the bend may screw up the family reunion Hannah has been dreaming about. BLACK MIST #4 of 4 48 PAGES Special climactic giant-size is sue! BOMB QUEEN III # 3 (of 4) 32 PAGES RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES DRAIN #6 32 PAGES Chinatsu's quest for vengeance comes full circle and brings her back to where it all began... Japan! As she returns to confront her past and put her demons to rest once and for all, she's in for a few surprises. Will spilling the blood of her enemies finally help her find the closure she has been searching for so long? RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES ELEPHANTMEN: THE PILOT 40 PAGES As TV cameras head for Santa Monica to cover the meteor that crash landed in the Bay, we check in with Skycab pilot Miki, as she downloads comics in the break room at the taxi garage. This special 40-page issue also features a stunning gallery of Elephantmen art by JAE LEE, JIM LEE, TODD McFARLANE, GREG CAPULLO, JOE MADUREIRA, J. SCOTT CAMPBELL, CHRIS BACHALO, HENRY FLINT, TIM SALE & STEPHEN PLATT. ALSO AVAILABLE: FRANK FRAZETTA’S DEATH DEALER #2 (of 6) 32 PAGES Death returns to the land of Iparsia, as the kingdoms of Oro and Edani resurrect an ancient war. But the soliders of Edani aren't human this time…they're more like demonic shadows. What's happened to the soldiers? And can the Death Dealer be far behind? Get the exciting answers from critically acclaimed writer JOSHUA ORTEGA (NECROMANCER) and rising star artists NAT JONES (SPAWN: THE DARK AGES) and JAY FOTOS (SPAWN) in the pulse-pounding second issue of this epic miniseries! DYNAMO 5 #3 32 PAGES Jump aboard the Dynamo 5 bandwagon! One of Captain Dynamo’s old allies has gone postal, and now Myriad has to master an impersonation of his dead father in order to convince the deranged hero not to level Tower City. "Jay Faerber offers up another fresh new spin on the superhero genre with DYNAMO 5, mixing up broken families, government conspiracies and good old-fashioned superhero slugfests into an intriguing new series." -- Randy Lander (www.comicpants.com) GØDLAND #19 32 PAGES BOOK NINETEEN: HIGH HEAD STUNG DON’T DARE MISS THIS MONTH’S COSMIC EXTRAVAGANZA! NEW STORY ARC! ALSO AVAILABLE: INVINCIBLE #43 32 PAGES SPACE FIGHT! ALSO AVAILABLE: MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #2 32 PAGES Frank Einstein has found himself in an alien dimension with more questions than answers. Will he ever see the love of his new life, Josephine Lombard, ever again? Did she ever really even exist? Or has she only ever been a figment of his throbbing brain? Frank must begin a maze-like journey in order to find his way back to the “Snap City” universe. Mr. Excitement, Frank’s childhood hero, makes his ghostly official debut. Thrills, chills, and spills await you! NOBLE CAUSES #30 32 PAGES Rusty finally has his day in court, and learns the truth about Cosmic Rae from a surprising source. THE PIRATES OF CONEY ISLAND #8 (of 8) 32 PAGES MINISERIES CONCLUSION! ALSO AVAILABLE: PVP# 34 24 PAGES Brent and Francis accept the challenge to see who can be more romantic during a double date with Jade and Marcy. How far are these Don Juan's willing to go in order to impress the fairer sex? Should Jade and Marcy be careful what they wish for? Find out in the Eisner Award-winning funny book that combines humor with heart (burn). ALSO AVAILABLE: SAVAGE DRAGON #135 32 PAGES "ENTER: PRISM" SPAWN #170 When Spawn re-made the world, he closed the portals to Heaven and Hell. With no fresh souls to torment, the demons are getting restless. In this issue, the door is breached. One man faces judgement and if he is guilty the price will be a one-way ticket to eternal damnation. STRONGARM #4 (of 5) 32 PAGES Who is really behind the attempt on Rob's life that lead to his disfigurement? Was it the Overlord, or someone else? In the penultimate chapter of the first Strongarm story arc, mysteries are revealed, conspiracies are uncovered and Rob is pushed into a confrontation he never wanted! Not everyone's coming out of this one alive... TEXAS STRANGERS #3 32 PAGES “THE LONE STRANGER,” Part One THE TRIPPER (ONE-SHOT) RES. THE OFFICIAL COMIC OF THE MOVIE! RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES TRUE STORY, SWEAR TO GOD #8 24 PAGES From out of nowhere, at a time not expected, comes the man they call FANBOY DAVID. Plus, Tom and Lily have to decide whether or not to buy her sister's house! All there in living black and white! UNRAVEL #2 (of 4) 32 PAGES "LIVING IN THE DETAILS," Part Two THE WALKING DEAD #39 32 PAGES BIRTH. RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES ALSO AVAILABLE: THE WALKING DEAD SCRIPT BOOK MCFARLANE TOYS SOLICITATIONS • MAY 2007 McFARLANE’S MILITARY SERIES 5 McFarlane’s Military Series 5 brings stunning detail and meticulous authenticity to four types of soldiers currently deployed protecting freedom: Army Special Forces Operator, Air Force Pararescue, Coast Guard Deck Gunner, Marine RCT. Air Force Pararescue ROBOCOP 3-D WALL HANGING Part Man, Part Machine, All Cop. McFarlane’s Pop Culture Masterworks re-creates the classic Robocop one-sheet movie poster as a 3-D wall hanging. A must-have for fans of the classic 1987 sci-fi thriller, McFarlane’s Robocop can be displayed on a wall or any flat surface. Approximate dimensions: 8” x 12” x 2”. ROCKY 3-D WALL HANGING Go the Distance. McFarlane’s Pop Culture Masterworks re-creates Rocky’s original one-sheet movie poster in an all-new 3-D format that can be displayed on a wall or any flat surface. Approximate dimensions: 8” x 12” x 2”. The perfect collectible for fans who consider the 1976 Academy Award-winning movie to be one of the best boxing films ever made! MLB SERIES 18 Bring on the Young Guns! Youth Is Served in McFarlane’s MLB 18. The lineup features talented rookies and breakout young stars, and a pair of unique sequel figures for two of the game's best players. This dynamite lineup is sure to please fans and collectors. David Ortiz 2 – Boston Red Sox TOP COW SOLICITATIONS • MAY 2007 11 Pages total ( 9 for Top Cow & 3 for Platinum) Madame Mirage #1 - Paul Dini/Kenneth Rocafort - $2.99 MADAME MIRAGE #1 32 PAGES Superstar writer, Paul Dini (DETECTIVE COMICS, LOST) makes an explosive return to Top Cow in 2007 when he brings brand new character Madame Mirage to the Top Cow Universe! MADAME MIRAGE GREG HORN LITHO Bring the beautiful cover image from Madame Mirage #1 by the inimitable Greg Horn home as a limited edition lithograph of 500 pieces reproduced at the highest quality possible at 12X18 inches! Madame Mirage. © 2007 Paul Dini and Top Cow Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. "Madame Mirage," the Madame Mirage logos, and the likeness of all featured characters are trademarks of Paul Dini and Top Cow Productions, Inc. THE DARKNESS: LEVEL 5 32 PAGES THE DARKNESS Level series comes to a thundering conclusion! In this finale issue, Jackie accepts his birthright and the true power of The Darkness is revealed. Don’t miss the climactic battle between Jackie and his Uncle Paulie. Paulie murdered the woman Jackie loved and now Jackie is back to exact revenge as only the bearer of The Darkness can! Order Form Note – Look for The Darkness video game on next generation gaming platforms at fine video game sales outlets in May! Order Form Note – SPOTLIGHT THE DARKNESS STATUE STATUE Tying in with this month’s video game release from 2K and continuing THE DARKNESS 10th Anniversary celebration, Top Cow Productions is proud to present the release of THE DARKNESS STATUE. Jackie Estacado is captured in 3-D for the die-hard collector. Quantities are limited and allocations may occur, don’t miss out! THE DARKNESS LIMITED EDITION VIDEO GAME VIDEO GAME The wait is over! The highly anticipated video game from 2K and developer Starbreeze Studios has arrived. THE DARKNESS VIDEO GAME features a distinct blend of dark modern crime drama and supernatural horror with intense first person non-linear gameplay. The game is written by popular scribe Paul Jenkins and allows fans to assume the role of Jackie Estacado, utilizing the amazing powers of The Darkness itself to fight the mob. And Top Cow has a limited edition of the game itself available for both X-Box 360 and Playstation 3! The Darkness. © 2007 Top Cow Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. “The Darkness,” the Darkness logos, and the likenesses of all featured characters are trademarks of Top Cow Productions, Inc.
NEW BEARER, OLD FOE! WITCHBLADE #108 32 PAGES Dani returns to New York from her surreal adventures in New Orleans and immediately seeks out Sara Pezzini, the previous bearer of the Witchblade. Meanwhile Sara has her own problems to deal with as her pregnancy begins to show and she must come clean to her commanding officer about the situation. Things get even more complicated when a foe previously thought dead returns to exact her revenge on Sara! Witchblade. © 2007 Top Cow Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. “Witchblade,” the Witchblade and logos, and the likenesses of all featured characters are trademarks of Top Cow Productions, Inc. The Mystery of the WITCHBLADE Deepens! WITCHBLADE MANGA #4 32 PAGES Top Cow Productions and Bandai Entertainment proudly present a wholly unique interpretation of the WITCHBLADE mythos in this authentic manga. Takeru is an average schoolgirl being raised in a Buddhist monastery by a group of nuns. Average except for the mysterious demonic claw locked deep within the monastery -- which Takeru is irresistibly drawn to! Witchblade. © 2007 Top Cow Productions, Inc., GONZO/CBC, GDH, SPWT All rights reserved. “Witchblade,” the Witchblade logos, and the likenesses of all featured characters are trademarks of Top Cow Productions, Inc. FRESHMEN II Careens to Its Conclusion! FRESHMEN II #6 32 PAGES "Fundamentals of Fear x153: The Enemy Within" pt. 6 Freshmen. © 2007 Seth Green, Hugh Sterbakov, and Top Cow Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. "Freshmen," the logos, and the likenesses of all featured characters are trademarks of Seth Green, Hugh Sterbakov, and Top Cow Productions, Inc. The Spotlight Shines on the Father of Top Cow! TOP COW’S BEST: MARC SILVESTRI TRADE PAPERBACK 240 PAGES The Head of the Herd himself is featured in this trade collection, which is sure to be a treasured collection for years to come. Marc Silvestri is a legend in the comic industry, with a career spanning from his early days on CONAN THE BARBARIAN to his breakout success on THE UNCANNY X-MEN to the co-founding of Image Comics and the establishment of Top Cow Productions. His imagination and elegant line work has generated such mainstays as WITCHBLADE, THE DARKNESS, and HUNTER-KILLER. This hefty trade provides diehard and new fans alike with a sampling of Marc’s absolute best work from the Top Cow era. Order Form Note – GEM Witchblade, The Darkness. Hunter-Killer © 2007 Top Cow Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. “The Darkness,” the Darkness logos, and the likenesses of all featured characters are trademarks of Top Cow Productions, Inc. “Witchblade,” the Witchblade logos, and the likenesses of all featured characters are trademarks of Top Cow Productions, Inc. “Hunter-Killer,” the Hunter-Killer logos, and the likenesses of all featured characters are trademarks of Top Cow Productions, Inc.
BACKLIST MAY058159 - HUNTER-KILLER VOLUME 1 COLLECTED EDITION - $4.99 PLATINUM STUDIOS The BEST rock superheroes of all time return in the comic book event of the year! KISS 4K #1 40 PAGES KISS 4K #1 Destroyer Edition A mysterious and beautiful figure reveals to each KISS member that they carry the world-protecting warrior spirits of the 4K. But have they learned this incredible secret too late? Get in on the ground floor of this sprawling, epic adventure as realities crash and the Demon, the Starchild, the King of All Beasts and the Celestial open up an all-new KISS universe! AND ALSO, here for the first time, a record-breaking world’s BIGGEST comic, the KISS 4K #1 Destroyer Edition, a staggering 30-inches tall by 18 inches wide! WHO IS…RICKY SPRAGUE? Ricky Sprague is a freelance writer and cartoonist. His directorial debut, "Sperm! The Motion Picture" premiers at film festivals in 2007. MORE: www.PlatinumStudios.com/printpub RIYL*: KISS, duh! KISS 4K, the KISS 4K logo, the KISS Comics Group logo, and the names and likenesses of all KISS characters are trademarks of KISS Catalog Ltd. KISS® is a registered trademark of KISS Catalog Ltd. Other featured characters are trademarks of Platinum Studios, Inc. and KISS Catalog, Ltd. © 2007 Platinum Studios, Inc. and KISS Catalog Ltd. All rights reserved. Winner of the 2006 comic book challenge! HERO BY NIGHT #3 (of4) 32 PAGES In order for Jack King must to save his friend Roz, he must first learn the secrets of the previous Hero By Night’s arch-nemesis, the Iron Talon. But before he can do all that, he has to defeat a selfish android and break in a new sidekick. With a special painted cover this issue by D.J. Coffman and Mark Sparacio (Heroes for Hire)! WHO IS…D.J. Coffman? He’s the winner of the 2006 "Comic Book Challenge" put on by Platinum Studios and NBC San Diego! Prior to winning the contest, D.J. had worked on many online comics available at sites such as Kevin Smith's MoviePoopShoot.com and Cracked Magazine online. MORE: www.PlatinumStudios.com/printpub RIYL*: Invincible, Spider-Man, teenage adventure HERO BY NIGHT © 2007 Platinum Studios, Inc. All rights reserved. “Hero By Night,” the Hero By Night logo, and the likenesses of all featured characters are trademarks of Platinum Studios, Inc. UNIQUE #3 (of 3) 32 PAGES Jon Geoffries must come to grips with the fact that he is the only one on parallel worlds that has the power to destroy a bridge that would connect those worlds, allowing the evil Fowler/Preston to rule. Is this reality, or is he just a madman on medication? Learn the truth is this stunning conclusion! MORE: www.PlatinumStudios.com/printpub RIYL*: Rex Mundi, Planetary, and other conspiracy-adventures! UNIQUE © 2007 Platinum Studios, Inc. All rights reserved. “Unique,” the Unique logo, and the likenesses of all featured characters are trademarks of Platinum Studios, Inc. Tag cloudadvanced solicitations ape entertainment archie archie comics batman bionicle boom cancellations comiclist comiclists comments from chuck dark horse dark horse this week dc comics dc this week devils due publishing dynamite entertainment dynamite this week extended forecast final crisis hulk image comics image this week manga manga shipping this week mangacast mark millar marvel comics marvel this week nbm ncrl new releases new releases list papercutz plain text preliminary comiclist previews product changes radical publishing sales chart sales charts secret invasion shipping next week shipping this week skrulls top cow trinity twomorrows x-men young x-men |
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