Sneak Peeks: Dark Horse Comics October 9, 2013

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

SHAOLIN COWBOY #1
Writer: Geof Darrow
Artist: Geof Darrow
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover Artist: Geof Darrow, Walter Simonson

The Shaolin Cowboy returns, but nowhere in sight is there a dead Robin, any infinity gauntlets, or a single conquering Ultron—just flat-out action, intrigue, and plenty of roadkill. Geof Darrow’s slow-talkin’, kung-fu-gripping hero proves once again, in this brand-new new series, that the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a chainsaw!


ABE SAPIEN #6
Writer: Mike Mignola, Scott Allie
Artist: Sebastián Fiumara
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover Artist: Max Fiumara

Abe uncovers connections between the hell on earth he and the B.P.R.D. are experiencing, and blood-soaked Mayan legends of the origins of man and the end of the world.




BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 9 VOLUME 4: WELCOME TO THE TEAM TPB
Writer: Andrew Chambliss
Penciller: Georges Jeanty, Karl Moline
Inker: Dexter Vines, Andy Owens
Colorist: Michelle Madsen
Cover Artist: Jo Chen

Buffy is unwillingly recruited by the demon Illyria and a mystical council to take down the Siphon—for good. He is on the loose again, and a danger to all remnants of magic! Meanwhile, back home the loss of magic has begun to affect those closest to Buffy . . . Collect issues #16-#20 of Season 9.


COLDER TPB
Writer: Paul Tobin
Artist: Juan Ferreyra
Cover Artist: Juan Ferreyra

Declan Thomas is an ex-inmate of an insane asylum that was destroyed in a fire, he has the strange ability to step inside a person’s madness—and sometimes cure it. He hopes to one day cure his own, but time is running out, as a demonic predator pursues him. Collects the five-issue miniseries.




CREEPY COMICS #14
Writer: Ray Fawkes, Matthew Southworth, Dan Braun, Peter Bagge
Artist: Matthew Southworth, Peter Bagge, Tomm Coker, Tim Seeley
Cover Artist: David Palumbo

You can’t believe how many things there are to be afraid of! First, forget black cats—Ray Fawkes (Justice League Dark) and Tomm Coker (Zombie Bomb!) will make you terrified of blackbirds! And Matthew Southworth (Stumptown) takes you further into the dark than you’ve ever imagined! Better learn to read from behind your fingers!



CREEPY ARCHIVES VOLUME 17 HC
Writer: Various
Artist: Various

Alex Toth, Al Williamson, Wally Wood, John Severin, Russ Heath, and Bernie Wrightson construct weird and wonderful stories, steeped in supernatural dread and nuclear paranoia, populated by tragic characters, and riddled with deadly, ironic twists. This volume also features an interview between comics historian S.C. Ringgenberg and cover artist extraordinaire Ken Kelly! Collecting issues #78 to #83 of Creepy.



ELFQUEST SPECIAL: THE FINAL QUEST (ONE-SHOT)
Writer: Wendy Pini, Richard Pini
Artist: Wendy Pini
Cover Artist: Wendy Pini

For generations, the elves sought a safe haven against all who would do them harm. But the dream that Chief Cutter and his Wolfriders fought and died for may be the very thing destroying them. The skills that helped them survive the harsh world are fading, and the growing threat of a tyrant obsessed with exterminating all elves makes for a disastrous brew that must surely boil over.


MIND MGMT VOLUME 2: THE FUTURIST HC
Writer: Matt Kindt
Artist: Matt Kindt
Cover Artist: Matt Kindt

We’ve learned some of the secrets of Henry Lyme; now get ready to meet the rest of Mind Management! With the remains of the Management attempting to reform and hot on Lyme’s tail, the former spy is forced to seek help from other defectors around the globe, including the deadly Futurist, Duncan! Meanwhile, losing her memory has barely slowed journalist Meru down, as an attempt on her life puts her back on the hunt for Mind Management—and on a collision course with the terrible truths Lyme has hidden from her! Collecting MIND MGMT #7–#12, plus stories from Dark Horse Presents and i09!


RESIDENT ALIEN: THE SUICIDE BLONDE #2
Writer: Peter Hogan
Artist: Steve Parkhouse
Colorist: Steve Parkhouse
Cover Artist: Steve Parkhouse

Dr. Harry is a friendly, small-town doctor who’s really a stranded alien hiding among us. Trying to help one of his only human friends beat a murder rap, Harry and Nurse Asta spend time in Seattle gathering information—possibly putting Harry right in the crosshairs of the federal agents on his trail!




STAR WARS #10
Writer: Brian Wood
Artist: Carlos D’Anda
Colorist: Gabe Eltaeb
Cover Artist: Hugh Fleming

Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles have infiltrated an Imperial Destroyer. But now nine thousand stormtroopers are searching for them, and Darth Vader is aware of their presence. Completing their mission and escaping with their lives may be an either/or proposition!

Meanwhile, the Rebel fleet prepares for an Imperial assault!


STAR WARS OMNIBUS: WILD SPACE VOLUME 2 TPB
Writer: Various
Artist: Various

A second omnibus filled with rare Star Wars gems! Get your adventure on with Jabba the Hutt, Han Solo, and Lando Calrissian, and stomp on Star Wars with Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragonés! Plus, unreal tales from the concept artists behind Episode III, and podracing fun with young Anakin Skywalker!




STAR WARS: EWOKS—SHADOWS OF ENDOR TPB
Writer: Zack Giallongo
Artist: Zack Giallongo
Colorist: Braden Lamb
Cover Artist: Zack Giallongo

Until now, the Ewoks had been able to ignore the arrival of the Empire’s stormtroopers on Endor. But when they discover their rivals, the Duloks, have been enslaved and a legendary beast has been awakened, the Ewoks realize they may have to prepare for war—as soon as they figure out how to survive the beast!


X #6
Writer: Duane Swierczynski
Artist: Eric Nguyen
Colorist: Michelle Madsen
Cover Artist: Eric Nguyen


The city of Arcadia has a cancer of crime, and X is the surgeon. Now he’s turned his scalpel to the Dogs of War, a corrupt unit of violent narcotics officers . . . but when a lone good cop stands in his way, can X remove the tumor without killing the patient?