Sneak Peeks: Dark Horse Comics January 9, 2013

The Fellowship has obtained sneak peeks for comics from Dark Horse that will come out January 9...

STAR WARS #1
Writer: Brian Wood
Artist: Carlos D'Anda
Colorist: Gabe Eltaeb
Cover Artist: Alex Ross

This is Star Wars as you remember it . . . and as you have never seen it before! We’re taking you back to those heady, adventure-filled days following the destruction of the Death Star—when the Empire ruled, the Rebels were on the run, and the galaxy was a dangerous place where anything might happen!



B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH #103: THE ABYSS OF TIME PART 1
Writer: Mike Mignola, Scott Allie
Artist: James Harren
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover Artist: James Harren

A group of agents enter an abandoned warehouse in Chicago, only to discover the site of a hundred-year-old magical ritual and an old Hyperborean weapon, which leads to shocking revelations about man’s prehistory and the legacy of the Ogdru Hem!




BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 9 #17
Writer: Andrew Chambliss
Penciller: Georges Jeanty
Inker: Dexter Vines
Colorist: Michelle Madsen
Cover Artist: Phil Noto, Georges Jeanty

Ripped from the middle of a zompire battle, Buffy finds herself face to face with Illyria and a mystical council in LA. She’s been unwillingly recruited to take down a former enemy while her friends in San Francisco are left in a Buffy-less lurch with dire consequences . . .


CONAN VOLUME 13: QUEEN OF THE BLACK COAST HC
Writer: Brian Wood
Artist: Becky Cloonan, James Harren
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover Artist: Massimo Carnevale

Kicking off Dark Horse’s sweeping adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s “Queen of the Black Coast,” Conan turns his back on the civilized world and takes to the Western Ocean. Finding first danger and then passion in the arms of the pirate queen BĂȘlit, the Cimmerian begins a new life of pleasure and pillage along the Black Coast, in this epic of romance and terror! Collect issues #1-#6 of the Conan the Barbarian series.


CREEPY COMICS VOLUME 2: AT DEATH’S DOOR TPB
Writer: David Lapham, Jeff Parker, Rick Geary, Joe R. Lansdale, Doug Moench, Emily Carroll, Doselle Young, Christopher A. Taylor, Timothy Truman, Ben Truman, Peter Bagge, Dan Braun
Artist: David Lapham, Timothy Truman, Jason Shawn Alexander, Colleen Coover, Rick Geary, Nathan Fox, Patric Reynolds, Mike Vosburg, Garry Brown, Kyle Baker, Dean Ormston, Guus Floor, Wilfredo Torres

Continuing the terrifying tradition of the odious original, Dark Horse’s Creepy brings a modern flavor to classic horror! In this vicious volume, your dear Uncle Creepy presents over a dozen new spine-tingling stories from twisted talents including David Lapham, Jeff Parker, Doug Moench, Joe R. Lansdale, Jason Shawn Alexander, Timothy Truman, Rick Geary, Colleen Coover, Emily Carroll, Nathan Fox, and more! With so much fear to go around, this awful omnibus is sure to keep you drenched in a cold sweat all the way through! Collecting issues #5–#9 of the series.


EERIE COMICS #2
Writer: Brian Clevinger, Damon Gentry, Archie Goodwin
Artist: Mike Allred, Evan Shaner, Gene Colan
Cover Artist: Jim Pavelec

Eerie returns with two new tales of science gone amok, plus a classic from the dungeon! Mike Allred (iZombie, Madman) embellishes Damon Gentry’s (“The Horror Robber”) tale of communication breakdown between us and “Our Friend the Ant,” while Brian Clevinger (Atomic Robo) and Evan Shaner (Buddy Cops) warn of aliens’ most insidious invasion plan yet in "Signaling the End"!



GHOST #3
Writer: Kelly Sue DeConnick
Artist: Phil Noto
Colorist: Phil Noto
Cover Artist: Phil Noto

Ghost finally discovers her true name and identity! As they investigate the mysterious disappearances surrounding a crystal-powered box, Ghost and her accomplices, Vaughn and Tommy, uncover a shocking conspiracy that stretches deep into Chicago’s history of political corruption. The stage is set for Ghost’s confrontation with the demonic mastermind who pulls all the strings—if Doctor October doesn’t get to her first!

RESET HC
Writer: Peter Bagge
Artist: 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! This new hardcover graphic novel from Harvey Award-winning writer/artist Peter Bagge—creator of Hate and Apocalypse Nerd—collects the hilarious, offbeat Reset comic-book series in its entirety.

ROBERT E. HOWARD’S SAVAGE SWORD VOLUME 1 TPB
Writer: Paul Tobin, Scott Allie, MArk Finn, Mark Andreyko, Joe Casey, Jeremy Barlow, David Lapham, Joshua Williamson, Dave Land, Peter Doree
Artist: Wellington Alves, Ben Dewey, Tim Bradstreet, Robert Atkins, Pop Mhan, Tim Seeley, Tony Parker, Fabio Cobiaco, Patric Reynolds, M.S. Corley, Sean Phillips
Inker: Rebecca Buchman
Colorist: Michael Atiyeh, Dave Stewart, Grant Goleash, Michelle Madsen, José Villarubia, Brian Miller, Dan Jackson
Cover Artist: Gerald Parel

From the mind of pulp titan Robert E. Howard comes a slew of thrilling tales of savage heroism and brutal adventure! This collection features larger-than-life Howard heroes like Dark Agnes, El Borak, the Sonora Kid, and, of course, Conan, and showcases some of today’s top creators like Sean Phillips, Tony Parker, Joe Casey, Paul Tobin, and many, many more! This trade paperback collects all the original material from Robert E. Howard’s Savage Sword #1 – #4, along with a cover and pin-up gallery.


THE STRAIN #10
Writer: David Lapham
Artist: Mike Huddleston
Colorist: Dan Jackson
Cover Artist: E.M. Gist

On the offensive, Dr. Ephraim Goodweather and his companions arm themselves and head deep below New York City to smoke out the leader of the vampire menace. But before they can enter his lair, they’re paid a deadly visit from the towering beast himself—the Master!



TO HELL YOU RIDE #2
Writer: Lance Henriksen, Joseph Maddrey
Artist: Tom Mandrake
Colorist: Cris Peter
Cover Artist: Tom Mandrake

The townsfolk’s chemical efforts to bring snow lead to a horrifying nightmare as mad science mixes with mother nature to release a curse buried for a hundred years in rock—the results will melt flesh from bones in the small Colorado town.