Sneak Peeks: Dark Horse Comics April 18, 2012

The Fellowship has obtained sneak peeks for comics from Dark Horse Comics that will come out April 18...

RESIDENT ALIEN #0
Writer: Peter Hogan
Artist: Steve Parkhouse
Cover Artist: Steve Parkhouse

The doctor is IN—and he's an alien!

Surviving a crash landing that ruins his spaceship, a stranded alien hopes to quietly live out his life in the sleepy town of Patience, USA, masquerading as a semi-retired doctor. He has some alien powers of empathy and the ability to mask his odd appearance from most people—but how long can he last undercover? After three long years of living below the radar, something in Patience is about to pull him out of hiding and into an uncomfortable spotlight! An alien adventure with humor, heart, and mystery—from acclaimed creators Peter Hogan (2000 AD, Tom Strong) and Steve Parkhouse (Milkman Murders, Doctor Who)!


DARK HORSE PRESENTS #11 
Writer: Francesco Francavilla, Steve Horton, Carla Speed McNeil, Steve Niles, Evan Dorkin, Tim Seeley, John Arcudi, Andrew Vachss, Neal Adams, Frank Barbiere
Artist: Francesco Francavilla, Carla Speed McNeil, Evan Dorkin, Neal Adams, Michael Dialynas, Jonathan Case, Victor Drujiniu, Tonci Zonjic, Geof Darrow, Luke Radl
Cover Artist: Francesco Francavilla, Tonci Zonjic

Don't miss the continuing exploits of cunning assassin Amala, Carla Speed McNeil's Finder, Evan Dorkin's House of Fun, and Steve Niles's Criminal Macabre.

This issue is also packed with the exciting premiere of Francesco Francavilla's pulp-noir hero the Black Beetle, the return of John Arcudi's The Creep, and a new story by Andrew Vachss with illustrations by Geof Darrow!

And in an exciting feature by Frank Barbiere and Luke Radl, meet the killers known as the White Suits, who have left their bloody fingerprints throughout modern history. When a young girl encounters one of the Suits during a mob deal gone wrong, she is forced to make a decision that will change her life forever--or end it!




B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH: THE LONG DEATH #3
Writer: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi
Artist: James Harren
Cover Artist: Duncan Fegredo

In a frozen camp full of slaughtered agents, two monstrous, long-running characters go head to head in a life-and-death battle!






RAGEMOOR #2
Writer: Jan Strnad
Artist: Richard Corben
Cover Artist: Richard Corben

Ragemoor's mad owner gets caught in a deadly battle between a horrible race of worm men and the vicious apes that guard his castle!






RESET #1
Writer: Peter Bagge
Artist: Peter Bagge
Cover Artist: Matt Kindt, Peter Bagge

If you could relive major events in your life, would you take a stab at making things better--and would your best attempts only make things worse? Or would you use your second chance to put your most twisted, perverted fantasies in motion? These are questions washed up actor and comedian Guy Krause asks himself after he signs up to be the main research subject for a virtual reality experiment.

Relive your life until it REALLY hurts!


STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI—FORCE STORM #3
Writer: John Ostrander
Penciller: Jan Duursema
Cover Artist: Jan Duursema

The balance of the Force on Tython has been thrown into turmoil. A ship has fallen from the sky, bringing with it a strange, dark, and hostile individual. Three young Jédaii who felt "called" to the site of the crash now fight for their lives with their swords and the Force. But live or die, the storm that will engulf the homeworld of the Je'daii has already begun!



ARCHIE ARCHIVES VOLUME 5 HARDCOVER
Writer: Harry Shorten, Harry Sahle, George Kapitan, Ray Cohan,
Artist: Harry Sahle, Bill Vigoda, Al Fagaly, Eleanor Woik, Al McLean

Celebrate the mirth of a nation with Archie Comics and Dark Horse Comics in this latest addition to the Archie Archives line! 1940s America instantly fell in love with Archie Andrews, Jughead, Betty and Veronica, and the whole gang from Riverdale, so much so that within just a few short years publisher MLJ Magazines became Archie Comics, beginning with some of the stories in this volume! Collecting Archie Comics #15–#18 and Pep Comics #54–#56!


ABE SAPIEN VOLUME 2: THE DEVIL DOES NOT JEST TPB
Writer: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi
Artist: James Harren, Patric Reynolds, Peter Snejbjerg
Cover Artist: Mike Mignola

Paranormal crime scenes wreak havoc on Abe Sapien as he investigates a recluse demonologist's evil house, a haunted lake, and a sunken Soviet U-boat filled with zombies!





BRODY'S GHOST VOLUME 3 TPB
Writer: Mark Crilley
Artist: Mark Crilley

Brody's fight training, under the tutelage of samurai ghost Kagemura, has toughened his body and honed his senses so finely that Brody can not only communicate with ghosts, but envision how and when someone dies. However, his new skills aren't quite powerful enough to uncover the whereabouts of the mysterious Penny Murderer. With the help of the ghost Talia, herself hoping to bring the killer to justice, Brody must result to desperate measures to find the killer before he strikes again--and Brody's received a psychic vision of his ex-girlfriend Nicole in the worst trouble imaginable . . .

FEAR AGENT VOLUME 6 TPB
Writer: Rick Remender,
Artist: Mike Hawthorne, Tony Moore, John Lucas
Cover Artist: Jerome Opeña

The final tale of the last Fear Agent! Heath Huston is the only remaining human in a universe that has been totally amalgamated by Tetaldian robotic conquerors. As the Tetaldians continue to hunt him, Heath uncovers the history of the robot hordes and their secret coconspirators. The odds are stacked higher than ever, his body is aged and broken. Presented with one final opportunity for redemption, can the last Fear Agent move past his role in it all and give the bastards a little back?

HELLCYON TPB
Writer: Lucas Marangon
Artist: Lucas Marangon

Military cadet Nika McKay returns to his birthplace, the distant colony moon of Halcyon, only to witness the ruthless suppression of the colony's fledgling independence movement. Joining would-be insurgents, Nika aids in the capture of military "jackets," combat suits of incredible power and capability. Carrying out a guerrilla campaign, Nika and crew become local legends and targets of Earth's ire. Dubbed the "Suicide Division," their nickname may become a prophecy!

  
MASS EFFECT VOLUME 3: INVASION TPB
Writer: Mac Walters, John Jackson Miller
Artist: Omar Francia
Cover Artist: Massimo Carnevale

Mass Effect 2 & 3 lead writer Mac Walters returns with an essential story from BioWare's massively anticipated video game Mass Effect 3!

The Omega space station is the center of lawlessness in the galaxy, a den of vice ruled by the deadly asari Aria. It is also a strategic foothold in a galaxy-wide power struggle, and when the station comes under attack from a new threat unleashed by the humanity-first organization Cerberus, Aria is forced to become more ruthless than ever to protect her home--and her dominion!