PREVIEW: Comics for 09/21/2011

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  1. Primal

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    NEAR DEATH #1

    Publisher:
    Image Comics
    Writers: Jay Faerber
    Pencils: Simone Guglielmini
    Covers: Tomm Coker

    Markham is a professional killer who has a near death experience during a botched mission. Determined to avoid ever returning to the Hell he glimpsed, Markham dedicates himself to balancing the scales. He's going to save a life for every life he's taken. And he's taken a lot of lives... A new ongoing crime series for fans of Criminal and the novels of Lee Child and Robert Crais.

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    Near Death #1, Cover
    Near Death #1, Page 1
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    Near Death #1, Page 5

    Source: Comic Book Resources

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    THE WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #38

    Publisher:
    Image Comics
    Writers: Robert Kirkman
    Pencils: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn
    Covers: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn

    Preparation for war.
    MATURE READERS

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    The Walking Dead Weekly #38, Cover
    The Walking Dead Weekly #38, Page 1
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    Source: Comic Book Resources

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    ARTIFACTS VOLUME 2 TP

    Publisher:
    Image Comics/Top Cow
    Writers: Ron Marz
    Pencils: Whilce Portacio, Joe Weems
    Covers: Phil Noto
    Colorists: Sunny Gho
    Letters: Troy Peteri

    Catch up on the Event of the Year!

    The dynamic second chapter of the event of the year is collected! Separately, thirteen mystical Artifacts guide the fate of the Universe. Together, thirteen Artifacts will end the Universe.

    Sara Pezzini and Jackie Estacado?s daughter Hope has been taken. The Artifact bearers aligned with the mysterious antagonist are united with a common purpose. Those aligned with Pezzini and Estacado are fractured and lost. And the ruthless assassin Aphrodite IV is manipulating Cyberforce to make sure they stay that way.

    Written by Top Cow Universe architect Ron Marz (Witchblade, Magdalena) and featuring art by legendary artist Whilce Portacio (The Darkness, X-Men), this volume collects Artifacts #5-#8 along with a beautiful cover gallery, character profiles, a cover process piece, behind-the-scenes extras, and much more!

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    Source: Comic Book Resources

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    MYSTERIOUS WAYS #3

    Publisher:
    Image Comics/Top Cow
    Writers: Jason Rubin
    Pencils: Tyler Kirkham, Sal Regla
    Covers: Tyler Kirkham, IFS
    Colorists: IFS - Arif Prianto
    Letters: Troy Peteri

    THIS KILLER JUST SAVED YOUR LIFE... The pieces are starting to come together for Sam, the alcoholic ex-cop turned serial killer suspect? literally. The pieces of silver in Sam's pocket are starting to form a picture, but if Sam is going to escape Agent Zassel he will need to make a leap of faith. Video game industry titan JASON RUBIN (THE IRON SAINT, Crash Bandicoot) teams with TYLER KIRKHAM (Green Lantern Corps) to bring a dark, action-packed supernatural thriller that will have you questioning everything you believe.

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    Source: Comic Book Resources
     
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    ARCHIE CHRISTMAS CLASSICS VOLUME 1 TP

    Publisher:
    Archie Comics
    Writers: Various
    Pencils: Various
    Covers: Harry Lucey

    The special holiday editions of Archie comic books have always been extremely popular with Archie fans of all ages, and this quintessential collection of favorite Christmas stories from the '50s, '60s and '70s is destined to be a favorite under many a Christmas tree! This giant, full-color 192-page edition sports an iconic cover by artist Harry Lucey, and hilarious and heartwarming stories by such legendary Archie artists and writers as Dan DeCarlo, Stan Goldberg, Al Hartley, Bob Bolling, Bob White, Bill Vigoda, Tom Moore, Frank Doyle and George Gladir.

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    Source: Comic Book Resources

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    ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #222

    Publisher:
    Archie Comics
    Writers: George Gladir
    Pencils: Stan Goldberg
    Covers: Dan Parent

    "FANTASY TIME," "PARADE REST"
    Archie and Dilton share a love of reading in "FANTASY TIME" but Archie will have to leave his head in the books instead of in dreams if they’re are going to come true. After Veronica is named Homecoming Queen, she enlists her friends to build the biggest, most spectacular parade float Riverdale has ever seen. Their work is a success but they’re too tired to enjoy it in "PARADE REST."

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    Archie Double Digest #222, Cover
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    Archie Double Digest #222, "Parade Rest" Page 1
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    Source: Comic Book Resources

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    SONIC UNIVERSE #32 (4 of 4)

    Publisher:
    Archie Comics
    Writers: Ian Flynn
    Pencils: Tracy Yardley!, Jim Amash
    Covers: Tracy Yardley!, Ben Hunzeker, John Workman
    Colorists: Steve Downer
    Letters: Phil Felix

    "INSIDE JOB", Part 4 of 4
    The explosive finale to the Scourge Arc! Sonic’s evil twin is running with the Destructix, and they’re fighting for their lives to escape Zone Jail! If the rioting prisoners don’t get them, the Zone Cops will! In the mad dash for freedom, who will escape – and who will be left behind?

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    Source: Comic Book Resources

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    THE UNFORGIVING #1

    Publisher:
    AT Productions
    Writers: Steven O'Connell
    Pencils: Romano Molenaar
    Covers: Romano Molenaar

    Inspired by The Unforgiving, the newest album from Within Temptation! A powerful medium, Mother Maiden recruits lost souls to be part of her wraith taskforce to fight evil in all its forms. They each carry a specific guilt about something they did in their lives. Mother Maiden offers them an opportunity to 'make right what is wrong' by giving them missions and assignments to hunt down evil as a penance for their previous sins.

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    Additional Pages:
    The Unforgiving #1, Additional Page 1
    The Unforgiving #1, Additional Page 2
    The Unforgiving #1, Additional Page 3
    The Unforgiving #1, Additional Page 4

    ADDED: 11/02/2011

    Source: Newsarama
     
    Last edited: Nov 2, 2011