Sneak Peeks: Dark Horse Comics January 16, 2013

The Fellowship has obtained sneak peeks for comics from Dark Horse that will come out January 16...

THE BLACK BEETLE: NO WAY OUT #1
Writer: Francesco Francavilla
Artist: Francesco Francavilla
Cover Artist: Francesco Francavilla

Black Beetle’s investigation of two local mob bosses is interrupted when a mysterious explosion murders them and a pub full of gangsters—taking out most of Colt City’s organized crime in one fell swoop. Who could pull off such a coup, and what danger might that murderous bomber do to Colt City and Black Beetle?





B.P.R.D.: 1948 #4
Writer: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi
Artist: Max Fiumara
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover Artist: Dave Johnson

All signs point to the mysterious element discovered in the desert as the source of the horrific monsters entering our world as Bureau agents hunt down the creature that started this chaos.




BILLY THE KID’S OLD TIMEY ODDITIES AND THE ORM OF LOCH NESS #4
Writer: Eric Powell, Tracy Marsh
Artist: Kyle Hotz
Colorist: Daniel Brown
Cover Artist: Kyle Hotz

With a holy father in tow, Billy makes his way back to Dracula’s castle. Ambushed with all his friends fallen, Billy is in a tight spot, but with the help of Saint Columba and a little prayer, he just might save the day—or at least survive it.



CONAN THE BARBARIAN #12
Writer: Brian Wood
Artist: Declan Shalvey
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover Artist: Massimo Carnevale

Unable to obtain a cure for the deadly illness afflicting BĂȘlit and the crew of the Tigress, Conan feels the fear of loss for the first time. With no hope and a broken heart, the Cimmerian is horrified at how appealing he finds BĂȘlit’s order to abandon the ship and his queen! The haunting conclusion of “The Death”!



CONAN VOLUME 12: THRONE OF AQUILONIA TPB
Writer: Roy Thomas
Penciller: Mike Hawthorne
Artist: Dan Panosian
Inker: John Lucas
Colorist: Dan Jackson

Conan finds himself wrapped up in a plot to unseat the king of Aquilonia as his journey down the Road of Kings concludes. But when everything goes wrong, the Cimmerian and his coconspirators become lost in the catacombs beneath the city, surrounded by zombies and monstrous insects, all while a civil war brews above their heads! Also in this volume, an encounter at a tavern lands Conan at the end of every sword in a small port city, in a story leading directly into Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan’s acclaimed Conan the Barbarian! Collecting Conan: Road of Kings #7–#12!


EX SANGUINE #4
Writer: Tim Seeley, Joshua Scott Emmons
Artist: Tim Seeley
Colorist: Carlos Badilla
Cover Artist: Time Seeley

The killer’s plans unravel as the FBI agents on the case become more . . . unhinged. When one agent starts planting evidence it may be the end for this bloody romance . . . and it looks like the vampire’s the one taking the fall.