Sneak Peeks: Dark Horse December 21, 2011

The Fellowship has obtained sneak peeks for comics from Dark Horse that will come out December 21...


B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH: RUSSIA #4
Written by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi
Art by Tyler Crook
Colors by Dave Stewart
Cover by Dave Johnson

While Johann is locked in spectral combat with the spirit of a possessed prisoner of Russia's Special Sciences Service, Kate learns about the deserted town of Rampayedik and its mysterious zombie looters.





CONAN: ROAD OF KINGS #11
Written by Roy Thomas
Pencils by Mike Hawthorne
Inks by John Lucas
Colors by Dan Jackson
Cover by Aleksi Briclot

In need of money after escaping war-torn Tarantia, Conan finds his way to a seaport called Messantia. There he wastes no time in finding old allies and making new enemies. With a friend on the wrong side of the law and Conan himself on the wrong side of the local criminals, all the pieces are in place for Road of Kings's blowout conclusion!



DARK HORSE PRESENTS #7
Written by Mike Mignola, Neal Adams, Howard Chaykin, Andi Watson, Ricardo Delgado, Beau Smith, M. J. Butler
Art by Mike Mignola, Neal Adams, Howard Chaykin, Andi Watson, Ricardo Delgado, Eduardo Barreto, Mark Wheatley
Color by Dave Stewart
Cover by Mike Mignola

Mike Mignola's Hellboy is the centerpiece for the 7th all-star issue of Dark Horse Presents!
In addition, this issue packs the beginnings of two new stories--200 People to Kill and Skultar, a brand-new Age of Reptiles story by Ricardo Delgado, a new Skeleton Key story by Andi Watson, and continuing stories by Howard Chaykin and Neal Adams!



THE IMMORTAL: DEMON IN THE BLOOD #1
Written by Ian Edginton
Pencils by Vicenç Villagrasa
Inks by José Luis Río
Colors by José Luis Río, Dan Jackson
Cover by Long Vo

Wrongly branded a traitor by his fellow samurai, Amane is attacked and left for dead. When he is found by a mysterious tattoo artist, his life is saved--and changed forever! Connected to an immortal oni through a mystical tattoo, he creates a new life for himself as Enma, an apprentice tattooist.

But Enma's new life comes at a price he has yet to realize . . .


MASS EFFECT: INVASION #3 
Written by Mac Walters, John Jackson Miller
Art by Omar Francia
Color by Michael Atiyeh
Covers by Massimo Carnevale, Paul Renaud

The Omega space station has fallen and Aria, Omega's pirate queen, is on the run from an enemy greater than anything she's ever faced before. Learning that the battle is merely the first skirmish in a war that will reshape the galaxy, Aria must retake Omega and lead a new charge to save her empire!

Mass Effect 3 lead writer Mac Walters continues building momentum toward the Mass Effect saga's most powerful chapter!


STAR WARS: KNIGHT ERRANT—DELUGE #5
Written by John Jackson Miller
Pencils by David Daza
Inks by Sergio Abad
Colors by Michael Atiyeh
Cover by Joe Quinones

Caught between a Sith and a Hutt, Jedi Knight Kerra Holt must battle both to save the billions on the planet Darkknell from being drowned by a fleet of ships with the power to flood the planet! Her plan is full-steam-ahead brute force--but her enemies are more cunning than she expected. Is this the end of Kerra Holt, the lone Jedi?

BALTIMORE VOLUME 1: THE PLAGUE SHIPS TPB
Written by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden
Art by Ben Stenbeck
Colors by Dave Stewart
Cover by Mike Mignola

After a devastating plague ends World War I, Europe is suddenly flooded with vampires. Lord Henry Baltimore, a soldier determined to wipe out the monsters, fights his way through bloody battlefields, ruined plague ships, exploding zeppelins, and submarine graveyards, on the hunt for the creature who's become his obsession.



BROTHERS OF THE SPEAR ARCHIVES VOLUME 1 HARDCOVER
Written by Gaylord DuBois
Art by Russ Manning, Jesse Marsh

Young Natongo and his adopted brother Dan-El share a bond much stronger than blood, so when they learn of Dan-El's true father and his lost people, they pledge to discover the secret of his birthright together. Their journey across Africa reveals danger at every turn, but nothing to match the shock of finding Dan-El's home enslaved by an evil witch doctor. With only each other to fall back on, can the brothers of the spear survive battle, exile, shipwreck, and more to overthrow the usurper so Dan-El can take his rightful place as king? Collecting the backup stories from Tarzan #25-#67! Featuring art by comics masters Jesse Marsh and Russ Manning!


CRIMINAL MACABRE OMNIBUS VOLUME 2
Written by Steve Niles
Art by Kyle Hotz, Nick Stakal, Casey Jones
Color by Michelle Madsen
Cover by Fiona Staples

Cal McDonald, the pill-popping, alcoholic antihero of the hit Criminal Macabre series, is back! Teamed with his undead partner Mo'Lock, Cal protects the sin-infested streets of Los Angeles against a growing horde of zombies, vampires, and occultists!

This trade collects Criminal Macabre Volumes 4-6, the one-shot story Feat of Clay, "The Creepy Tree" and "The Trouble with Brains" from MySpace Dark Horse Presents, and "Hairball" from Dark Horse Presents #102-#105, featured in color for the first time!


GANTZ VOLUME 20 TPB
Written and Art by Hiroya Oku

Life is confusing for Kei. Once an unexpected alien-hunting hero, a strange turn of events finds him back in his old life, having no memories of his warrior days. Hunted by a band of vampires, Kei survives by his wits alone, trying to stave off his third death. Will his long-lost brother come to his aid, or the warrior friends he can no longer remember?






MIGHTY SAMSON ARCHIVES VOLUME 4 (HARDCOVER COLLECTION)
Written by Arnold Drake, Paul S. Newman, John Warner
Art by Jose Delbo and Jack Abel

In a world of monsters and scavengers, Samson continues fighting his way across a wasted future America, searching for hope and dishing out justice. With his beautiful companion, her brilliant father, and a rogue's gallery of foes, Samson and his team are constantly bombarded with danger! This volume collects Mighty Samson issues #25-#31 and Gold Key Champion #2 and features an introduction by Samson artist Jose Delbo.



STAR WARS: EPISODE I—THE PHANTOM MENACE
Written by Henry Gilroy
Pencils by Rodolfo Damaggio
Inks by Al Williamson
Color by Dave Nestelle and Harold MacKinnon
Cover by Ravenwood

A perfect companion to the release of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace in 3-D, this adaptation is a must-read for any Star Wars follower. Characters that have now become icons in the Star Wars mythos and events that laid the foundation for the ongoing epic struggle between the Jedi and the Sith got their start in Episode I. This collects Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace #1-#4.



TUROK, SON OF STONE: AZTLAN VOLUME 1 TPB
Written by Jim Shooter
Art by Eduardo Francisco
Color by James Harren
Cover by Raymond Swanland

The American Southwest, 1428. Turok, a wandering warrior, rescues young Andar from death at the hands of the ruthless Maxtla and his Aztec horde. Turok and Andar seek refuge in a vast cavern, where an otherworldly force sweeps them and their pursuers to a savage, timeless land of rampaging dinosaurs and unimagined wonders. Hunted in a world of danger and death, Turok and Andar fight to survive-and to find a way home.

Collects issues #1-#4 of the new Turok series.



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