PREVIEW: Comics for 09/30/2009

SUPERMAN VOLUME 3 #692

Publisher: DC Comics
Writers: James Robinson
Pencils: Fernando Dagnino, Raul Fernandez
Covers: CAFU

Tragedy strikes in the aftermath of "Codename: Patriot" as Metropolis buries one of its own! And with a man down, the Science Police are on their own to stop a cadre of Super-Villains from stealing a formerly common commodity that has suddenly become rarer than gold!

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Source: Comic Book Resources


TEEN TITANS VOLUME 3 #75

Publisher: DC Comics
Writers: Felicia D. Henderson, Sean McKeever
Pencils: Joe Bennett, Jack Jadson, Yildray Cinar, Julio Ferreira
Covers: Joe Bennett, Andy Clarke (Incentive)

Come celebrate our gala 75th issue with an all-star cast of Titans past and present! Joining this issue for the extravaganza is new ongoing writer Felicia D. Henderson, a co-executive producer on TV's hit show Fringe! Don't miss this start to a fresh new take on DC's premier teen team!

And in the Ravager co-feature, Rose lies nearly dead in the Arctic when a horrific discovery chills her even more!

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Source: Comic Book Resources


UNKNOWN SOLDIER VOLUME 4 #12

Publisher: DC Comics/Vertigo
Writers: Joshua Dysart
Pencils: Alberto Ponticelli
Covers: Alberto Ponticelli

It's nothing less than epic hotel room warfare as the Unknown Soldier plays a bloodthirsty game of cat and mouse with assassins in the back halls of an exquisite five-star establishment. The real challenge will be keeping it from the high-profile guests in the banquet room next door – the guests who are all there for the Unknown Soldier's funeral…
MATURE READERS

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Source: Comic Book Resources


ASTRO CITY: ASTRA SPECIAL #1 (of 2)

Publisher: DC Comics/Wildstorm
Writers: Kurt Busiek
Pencils: Brent Anderson
Covers: Alex Ross

"GRADUATION DAY", Part 1 of 2
It's a big turning point for Astra Furst, the third-generation Super Hero of Astro City! Last we saw her, she was a 10-year-old girl playing hopscotch. Today she's graduating from college. It's a time of friends and family, new opportunities, new dangers, and changing relationships. Featuring the First Family, the creatures of Monstro City, a new hero team and more in a graduation night nobody's ever going to forget!

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Source: Comic Book Resources

THE BOYS: HEROGASM #5

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Writers: Garth Ennis
Pencils: John McCrea
Covers: Darick Robertson
Colorists: Tony Aviña

"HOLLEYOOD"
Welcome to The Supies, a night of glitz and glamour beyond any awards ceremony mere mortals could devise. Who will win Best New Team? Greatest Hero? Best Meat In the Sandwich? Exactly what is the Homelander hinting at in his acceptance speech? And in light of last issue's developments, how do Vought American's plans for the Presidency impact on the world of all things supe-ish? Find out in the penultimate episode of Herogasm.
MATURE READERS

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Source: Comic Book Resources


GARTH ENNIS' BATTLEFIELDS VOLUME 3: THE TANKIES TP

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Writers: Garth Ennis
Pencils: Carlos Ezquerra, Hector Ezquerra
Covers: John Cassaday
Colorists: Tony Aviña

After D-Day came the dreadful battle for Normandy, when largely untried Allied soldiers met the seasoned veterans of the German Army. As Panzer units and SS Troops turn the French countryside into a killing ground, a lone British tank crew struggles to rejoin their squadron. Lost behind enemy lines, their only hope lies in their fearsome commander, Corporal Stiles- but can even this wily old trooper overcome their arch-nemesis, Germany's lethal Tiger Tank?

Armored titans clash in the most violent way imaginable, in this tale of blazing battle-action and black humor by Garth Ennis (The Boys) and Carlos Ezquerra (Judge Dredd).

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Source: Comic Book Resources


HOWARD CHAYKIN'S POWER & GLORY TP

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Writers: Howard Chaykin
Pencils: Howard Chaykin
Covers: Howard Chaykin
Colorists: Richard Ory, 'Bu Tones, Lynda Nomura

Packed with action and loaded with sharp-edged satire, Power & Glory, by acclaimed creator Howard Chaykin (American Flagg!), is a masterful tale of a costumed hero as superficial as the world around him.

Uncle Sam genetically engineers his own superhero, THE AMERICAN POWERHOUSE, but the man with the powers isn’t exactly the hero type. Enter disillusioned government agent MICHAEL GORSKI to shape up a shallow superman he despises. Together, they might salvage the American dream – if they don’t destroy it first!

Digitally remastered for the first time, the DYNAMITE edition of Power & Glory reprints issues 1-4 of the original 1994 series and Power & Glory Holiday Special, and features a Howard Chaykin Sketchbook.

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Source: Comic Book Resources


THULSA DOOM #2

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Writers: Arvid Nelson
Pencils: Lui Antonio
Covers: Alex Ross
Inkers: Lui Antonio
Colorists: Romulo Fajardo Jr

The origin of the ultimate anti-hero, Thulsa Doom Continues! Atlantis is destroyed! The world is in chaos! And Thulsa seeks his own path to ultimate power!

From the pages of writer Robert E. Howard comes Dynamite’s Thulsa Doom! Written by Kull writer Arvid Nelson and illustrated by Lui (Red Sonja) Antonio, the daring opening story arc continues!

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Source: Major Spoilers

HERCULES: THE KNIVES OF KUSH #3 (of 5)

Publisher: Radical Comics
Writers: Steve Moore
Pencils: Cris Bolson
Covers: Clint Langley, Daryl Mandryk
Colorists: Doug Sirois
Letters: Todd Klein

The untold tales of Hercules continue as he returns to the battlefield to face the army of Amenmessu! The odds are always in his favor, but even if the Son of Zeus wins the battle, the mysterious cult of the Knives of Kush will not go quietly. Who are the cultist spies in Seti’s palace? What is the secret behind the Knives of Kush? To divine the answers, Hercules and his companions must face their most formidable foe yet: Khadis, Lord of Lightning!

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DARK TOWER: THE FALL OF GILEAD #5 (of 6)

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Peter David, Robin Furth
Pencils: Richard Isanove
Covers: Richard Isanove, Rafa Sandoval (Incentive)
Letters: Chris Eliopoulos

Part 5 of 6
Farson’s men have arrived! Every man and boy over the age of eleven is armed and prepared for battle. The women and children hide themselves deep within the city. And while the war rages, an injured Steven Deschain fights his way home through the wreckage with a singular determination…all in hopes of saving his imprisoned son Roland. It’s the penultimate chapter of Stephen King’s magnum opus that will change the world of Dark Tower forever!

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Source: Newsarama