Sneak Peeks: BOOM Studios Comics January 4, 2012

 The Fellowship has obtained sneak peeks for comics from BOOM Studios that will come out January 4...

PEANUTS #1
Written by Charles Schulz, Shane Houghton, Vicki Scott
Drawn by Paige Braddock, Vicki Scott, Matt Whitlock

Happiness is a monthly comic book series, Charlie Brown! PEANUTS came to KABOOM! last spring in their first graphic novel HAPPINESS IS A WARM BLANKET, CHARLIE BROWN. Now Snoopy and the gang are back in monthly comic books with an all new #1 issue! The series kicks off with new original stories seen here for the first time along with some of your favorite classic Peanuts Sundays strips. Featuring a cover by Charles Schulz himself! Don’t miss Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of Charles Schulz’s timeless characters every month at KABOOM!


VALEN THE OUTCAST #2
Written by Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn by Matteo Scalera
COVER A: Liam Sharp
COVER B: Ale Garza
COVER C: Matteo Scalera
COVER D: Liam Sharp
COVER E: Ale Garza
COVER F: Joe Jusko

The King is dead – long live the DEAD KING! King Valen Brand was a just king and a great warrior until he was killed by a Necromancer in battle and resurrected as one of the walking dead. Now he’s considered an abomination in his own realm, an outcast with only one purpose: to restore his lost soul… From the mind of fan-favorite creator Michael Alan Nelson (28 DAYS LATER, ROBERT E. HOWARD’S HAWKS OF OUTREMER) and DEADPOOL artist Matteo Scalera comes OUTCAST, a visceral new ongoing series that blends “epic fantasy” with “sword-and-sorcery.” Perfect for fans of Game of Thrones and Conan. Don’t miss this action-packed second issue!





BETRAYAL OF THE PLANET OF THE APES #3  
Written by Corinna Bechko & Gabriel Hardman
Drawn by Gabriel Hardman
COVER A: Gabriel Hardman
COVER B: Declan Shalvey

Hot on the heels of BOOM!’s sold-out, bestselling PLANET OF THE APES ongoing series comes a brand new four issue minico-written and drawn by Gabriel Hardman. Best known for his series-defining work on HULK and AGENTS OF ATLAS and his storyboard work on such hit films as Christopher Nolan’s INCEPTION, Hardman and writer Corinna Sara Bechko (HEATHENTOWN, FEAR ITSELF: THE HOME FRONT) bring you BETRAYAL OF THE PLANET OF THE APES! Taking place during the continuity of the original seminal fan-favorite film, the feared and respected General Aleronis banished to a hellish prison island where he will face challenges from all sides if he dares to escape! A not-to-be-missed mini-series with story and art that is sure to make you go…ape!


ELRIC: THE BALANCE LOST #7  
Written by Chris Roberson
Drawn by Francesco Biagini
COVER A: Francesco Mattina
COVER B: Jonboy Meyers
COVER C: Francesco Mattina

Since the Eternal Champions have joined forces with one another, Elric, Hawkmoon, Corum and Eric Beck are coming ever closer to the mystery of the dissolving balance between worlds, and the answer as to why Law and Chaos seem to be clashing so severely. All of their fighting may be for nothing, however, when a secret as vast as the Multiverse comes to light…and nothing will be the same. Legendary fantasy author Michael Moorcock and New York Times bestseller Chris Roberson (iZOMBIE, STAN LEE’S STARBORN) bring you this critically acclaimed series…some of fantasy’s most beloved characters are back in comics like you’ve never seen them before!


HELLRAISER #9
Written by Clive Barker & Anthony Diblasi
Drawn by Stephen Thompson, Janusz Ordon
COVER A: Nick Percival
COVER B: Stephen Thompson
COVER C: Stephen Thompson

BRAND NEW ARC. Great for new readers! Witness Clive Barker’s long-awaited return to tell new chapters in the series’ official continuity—a trajectory that will forever change the Cenobites…and Pinhead! In this issue…the new era of the flesh is upon us! What surprises lay wait inside the pages of this issue of Hellraiser? Find out out as this will be the issue EVERYONE will be talking about! Clive Barker takes what you know about the Hellraiser mythos and changes it forever!


HELLRAISER MASTERPIECES #5
Written by D.G. Chichester, Dwayne McDuffie, Ron Wolfe
Drawn by Paris Cullins, Tom Palmer, John Van Fleet
COVER: Tristan Schane

Straight from Hell, it’s another dose of classic Hellraiser horror ripped from the pages of Marvel Comics’ Hellraiser series — shipping twice this month! We kick off the epic tale of Hell’s most horrific soldiers right here in “The Devil’s Brigade”! Comics great Dwayne McDuffie and Paris Cullins team up for Part 1, with Ron Wolfe and John Van Fleet bringing you Part 2 of this journey into the depths of Clive Barker’s twisted world!


IRREDEEMABLE #33
Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Diego Barreto
COVER A: Kalman Andrasofszky
COVER B: Dan Panosian
 
THE LEGENDARY IRREDEEMABLE/INCORRUPTIBLE CROSSOVER CONTINUES TOWARD AN EXPLOSIVE CONCLUSION!Part 3 of the 4-part crossover event. The Plutonian and Max Damage have always been epic adversaries…but why? The superhero epic that tells the story of their first face-off continues! NOT READING INCORRUPTIBLE? You need to pick up INCORRUPTIBLE #26 to get this story’s conclusion. Another can’t-miss issue from Mark Waid’s multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated superhero series!



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