Sneak Peeks: Dark Horse Comics January 11, 2012

The Fellowship has obtained sneak peeks for comics from Dark Horse that will come out January 11...

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 9 #5
Writer: Andrew Chambliss
Penciller: Karl Moline
Inker: Andy Owens
Colorist: Michelle Madsen
Cover Artist: Georges Jeanty, Steve Morris

Buffy's dreams have become all too real lately as she deals with a magicless world. She's still fighting creatures of the night, as Willow and Xander grow distant and nightmares plague the Slayer. But something is telling Buffy that there is more to her dreams than meets the eye . . . and that her greatest fears may yet become reality!


DARK MATTER #1
Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie
Artist: Garry Brown
Colorist: Ryan Hill
Cover Artist: Garry Brown

A derelict ship floats in space, its troubled crew awakened from stasis with no memories of who they are or how they got on board. Their search for answers triggers the vessel's deadly security system: a relentless android bent on their destruction. Facing threats at every turn, they have to work together to survive a voyage charged with vengeance, redemption, betrayals, and hidden secrets best left unknown.

Science-fiction veterans Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, best known for their work on television's Stargate franchise and the new Transporter: The Series, create a new and exciting universe!




HOUSE OF NIGHT #3
Writer: Kent Dalian, P. C. Cast, Kristen Cast
Artist: Joelle Jones, Daniel Krall
Colorist: Ryan Hill
Cover Artist: Jenny Frison

Zoey Redbird and her friends investigate a tale from ancient Greece in their quest through the pages of vampyre history. As the House of Night confronts protests from religious zealots, Zoey hopes that Circe's famous Full Moon Ritual and her romance with the legendary traveler Odysseus will help her understand her elemental affinity for water and the mysteries she's encountered as a fledgling vampyre.


KULL: THE CAT AND THE SKULL #4
Writer: David Lapham
Penciller: Gabriel Guzman
Colorist: Garry Henderson
Cover Artist: Jo Chen

Beneath the Forbidden Lake, Kull encounters an ancient people enraged at his trespass. In the depths, the truth about the fortune-seeing cat is at last uncovered, but Kull must first survive the fury of the lake men if he is to return to Valusia and face his true enemy, a malignant evil that has orchestrated the entire deception!


LOBSTER JOHNSON: THE BURNING HAND #1
Writer: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi
Artist: Tonci Zonjic
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover Artist: Dave Johnson, Mike Mignola

When a tribe of phantom Indians start scalping policemen, Hellboy's crime-fighting hero Lobster Johnson and his allies arrive to take on these foes and their gangster cronies!




THE OCCULTIST #3
Writer: Tim Seeley
Penciller: Victor Drujiniu
Colorist: Andrew Dalhouse
Cover Artist: Steve Morris

Trapped in another dimension with a deadly assassin, the Occultist must get control over his seemingly unlimited magical powers in order to find a way back to reality, save his girlfriend, and take down the evil demon Swordbreaker.



ORCHID #4
Writer: Tom Morello
Artist: Scott Hepburn
Colorist: Dan Jackson
Cover Artist: Massimo Carnevale

When the mysterious warrior Opal establishes a newfound kinship with Orchid, hope for the revolution is rekindled. But will a new enemy quash their efforts before they've begun? Learn exactly how stacked the odds are against our unlikely heroes in this game-changing issue!



STAR WARS: AGENT OF THE EMPIRE—IRON ECLIPSE #2
Writer: John Ostrander
Penciller: Stéphane Roux
Inker: Julien Hugonnard-Bert
Colorist: Karine Boccanfuso
Cover Artist: Stéphane Roux

Undercover as a diplomatic attaché, Imperial agent Jahan Cross continues his investigation into the stolen droid technology and the mysterious project known as "Iron Eclipse." At an elegant embassy soirée in the Corporate Sector, Cross locks his sights on the Stark family.

Before the evening is over, more than one player will be out of the game--and Cross will be wanted for murder!


STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC—WAR #1
Writer: John Jackson Miller
Penciller: Andrea Mutti
Inker: Gigi Baldassini
Colorist: Michael Atiyeh
Cover Artist: Benjamin Carré, Dave Wilkins

If you've ever heard of the Knights of the Old Republic video games and comics but didn't know where to start--this is it!

The Republic and the Mandalorians are at war! Jedi are joining the fight, despite the noninterference stance of the Council. One Jedi, however, has found himself on the front lines against his wishes-the peace-loving Zayne Carrick has been drafted!


THE STRAIN #2
Writer: David Lapham
Artist: Mike Huddleston
Colorist: Dan Jackson
Cover Artist: Mike Huddleston

As an eclipse covers New York City in midday darkness, Dr. Ephraim Goodweather and his team from the Centers for Disease Control struggle to find an explanation for what happened to Flight 753. But when the symptoms don't add up to chemical warfare, and bizarre circumstances unexplained by modern medicine arise, Ephraim begins to entertain the ramblings of a Holocaust survivor who knows too much about this unknown threat.


B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 2: GODS AND MONSTERS TPB

Writer: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi
Artist: Guy Davis, Tyler Crook
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover Artist: Mike Mignola

Between tracking down the vagrant followers of a prescient teen pursued by crablike beasts and dealing with a redneck priest who preaches by way of human mutilation to a trailer park populated by a cult of hillbillies, the B.P.R.D. certainly have their hands full. Can a fractured team wage a winnable war or are they fighting a battle of attrition? B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: Gods and Monsters continues the series Comics Alliance calls "one of the best books on the stands." Collects B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: Gods #1-#3 and B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: Monsters #1-#2.


NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: THE SHINJI IKARI RAISING PROJECT VOLUME 10 TPB
Writer: Osamu Takahashi
Artist: Osamu Takahashi

Don't say "crazy"! The campus culture festival is coming up for the students of Class 2-A, and in manga these days that means not only cosplay, but starting an all-girl band! But what are they supposed to do about the fact that the keyboardist, Shinji, isn't, um, a girl? Well, that's when it's time for a little crossplay! Plus, a special bonus 4-koma (four-panel gag strip) feature! Each volume contains four opening pages in full color, fan art, letters, and giveaways!


STAR WARS: LEGACY—WAR TPB
Writer: John Ostrander
Penciller: Jan Duursema
Inker: Dan Parsons
Colorist: Brad Anderson
Cover Artist: Jan Duursema

It's an all-out war as the Sith emperor returns from the dead-stronger, more evil, more determined, and prepared to unleash a new secret weapon upon the galaxy! Roan Fel's loyalist Imperials, the Galactic Alliance, and the Jedi are all on the defensive-reeling from the attacks by the unified Sith.

But Cade Skywalker has his own plans for this war--all this time spent running from his legacy has finally shown him that he can't run . . . and he must stand alone against Darth Krayt! Collects the six-issue miniseries.


WITCHFINDER VOLUME 2: LOST AND GONE FOREVER TPB
Writer: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi
Artist: John Severin
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover Artist: Mike Mignola

In the hellish frontiers of the American Wild West, nineteenth-century occult investigator Edward Grey finds himself caught in a showdown with an evil witch, bloodthirsty criminals, and zombie cowboys! EC Comics legend John Severin (Two-Fisted Tales) rejoins the Hellboy line after his stellar debut in B.P.R.D.: War on Frogs! Collects the five-issue miniseries.


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