Sneak Peeks: Dark Horse Comics December 18, 2013

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

GHOST #1
Writer: Kelly Sue DeConnick, Chris Sebela
Artist: Ryan Sook
Cover Artist: Terry Dodson, Paolo Rivera

Ghost, the hero trapped between two worlds, fights to protect Chicago from extradimensional demons disguised as humans. When a familiar stranger destroys an el train, Ghost makes a deal with a devil for the chance to uncover her own mysterious past. The perfect issue to join this action-packed superhero title!




B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH #114
Writer: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi
Artist: Tyler Crook
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover Artist: Rafael Albuquerque

Liz Sherman brings a fiery assault to the mad doctor’s hospital and his army of mutant monsters, while the B.P.R.D. plans a sneak attack on Manhattan—now under the Black Flame’s control.




BUZZKILL #4
Writer: Donny Cates, Mark Reznicek
Artist: Geoff Shaw
Colorist: Lauren Affe
Cover Artist: Geoff Shaw

Ruben’s greatest enemy has awakened from his catatonic state. The last time they clashed, their battle laid the city to waste. Can a newly sober Ruben take on this monster from his past without resorting to the alcohol that’s always generated his superpowers? The compelling miniseries comes to a gut-punching conclusion!


CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT #6
Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: Eduardo Francisco
Colorist: Stefani Rennee
Cover Artist: Freddie Williams II and Dan Scott

Captain Midnight heads to Washington, DC, to help Agent Jones learn the truth behind the mysterious Project Black Sky. But Jones’s investigation into Black Sky is raising red flags with the wrong people, which puts Captain Midnight on a collision course with a deadly assassin who, even with all of Midnight’s intelligence and resourcefulness, might be too much for him to handle.


CONAN THE BARBARIAN #23
Writer: Brian Wood
Artist: Riccardo Burchielli
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover Artist: Massimo Carnevale

On the poisonous banks of the cursed river Zarkheba, the crew of the Tigress is driven to madness by an ancient and unspeakable horror. Now—beyond all hope and reason—their only chance for salvation may rest along the edge of Conan’s blade!



CRIMINAL MACABRE: THE EYES OF FRANKENSTEIN #4
Writer: Steve Niles
Artist: Christopher Mitten
Colorist: Michelle Madsen
Cover Artist: Justin Erickson

Self-proclaimed supernatural expert Jason Hemlock has revealed himself to be more dangerous than even occult detective Cal McDonald suspected. And now Cal, Mo’Lock, and Frankenstein’s monster must escape a supernatural cage fight that will leave Cal changed forever.



DARK HORSE PRESENTS #31
Writer: Mike Mignola, Jamie S. Rich, Matt Kindt, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Mike Baron, Steve Horton, Phil Stanford, Fred Van Lente, Bryan J. L. Glass, Chad Lambert
Artist: Matt Kindt, Mick McMahon, Brent Schoonover, Steve Lieber, Steve Rude, Ryan Cody, Patric Reynolds, Reilly Brown, Victor Santos, Christine Larsen
Cover Artist: Mike Mignola

In a direct follow-up to the uberpopular Hellboy in Mexico, Mike Mignola and Mick McMahon tell another tale set south of the border, in which . . . Hellboy gets married! First of two parts!

Gain some insight into the next arc of Matt Kindt’s runaway hit MIND MGMT as we meet . . . the Magician! Bryan J. L. Glass and Victor Santos reveal the brutal new heroine of their new creator-owned series, Furious! And Chad Lambert and Christine Larsen give new meaning to the phrase “Kill me!” in the new story of the same name.

Plus, new installments of Integer City, Alabaster, Nexus, Monstrous, City of Roses, and Saint George!



ITTY BITTY HELLBOY #5
Writer: Art Baltazar, Franco
Artist: Art Baltazar
Colorist: Art Baltazar
Cover Artist: Art Baltazar

It had to happen. It was unavoidable. Sooner or later, we all end up there. That’s right! It’s time to visit our friend who lives underwater! Let’s go hang out with Abe Sapien! Are Hellboy and his pals underwater by choice? Or did something more sinister send them to the cold, lagoony depths? We know one thing: Abe does not mind the company! And where is Lobster Johnson during this visit? When all is said and done, sometimes a beach party is the best way to go . . . even if you happen to be in the swamp.


KISS ME, SATAN #4
Writer: Victor Gischler
Artist: Juan Ferreyra
Colorist: Juan Ferreyra
Cover Artist: Dave Johnson

After a contract-killer shaman ambushes our heroes, undercover demon Barnabus Black takes a group of witches back to his safe house, where he equips them with a massive arsenal to prepare for a final showdown with the werewolf mafia.



THE MASSIVE #18
Writer: Brian Wood
Artist: Garry Brown
Colorist: Jordie Bellaire
Cover Artist: J. P. Leon

“Longship” concludes with an inland excursion that pits the ex-mercenaries of Ninth Wave against warriors seemingly from another time, culminating in a bloody battle between Captain Israel and a longtime enemy.





THE MASSIVE VOLUME 2: SUBCONTINENTAL TPB
Writer: Brian Wood
Artist: Garry Brown, Gary Erskine, Declan Shalvey, Danijel Zezelj
Colorist: Dave Stewart, Jordie Bellaire

Still adrift and on the hunt for their sister ship, The Massive, the crew of the Kapital—all that’s left of Callum Israel’s dwindling environmental-activism group Ninth Wave—are challenged at every turn as they face mutiny, sharks, snowy isolation, and the tempting possibility of a new life on a utopian sea station. The strain of life in a crumbling world, as well as secrets about Israel’s failing health, threaten to destroy a crew stretched to its limits. Collects issues #7–#12.


NEVER ENDING #2
Writer: Adam Knave, D. J. Kirkbride
Artist: Robert Love
Cover Artist: Robert Love

Evil genius Archibald Crane’s goal has been to kill the seemingly immortal hero Charles “Chuck” Baxter—and now, shockingly, it’s Chuck’s goal, too! Earth’s only superhero makes a devastating deal with the devil, as the past comes into focus and Chuck’s losses become too much for him to cope with!




S.H.O.O.T. FIRST #3
Writer: Justin Aclin
Artist: Nicolás Daniel Selma
Colorist: Marlac
Cover Artist: Nicolás Daniel Selma

The Secular Humanist Occult Obliteration Taskforce faces off against a forest full of fairies, elves, and magical creatures . . . without their guns! Secrets are revealed, dragons are wrestled, and the stage is set for the shocking final confrontation! Don’t miss the series the NY Post calls “hotly anticipated”!


SLEDGEHAMMER 44: LIGHTNING WAR #2
Writer: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi
Artist: Laurence Campbell
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover Artist: Laurence Campbell

The iron soldier known as Sledgehammer is the only one who can lead a rescue mission of a kidnapped American about to spill top-secret information on the Flying Wing warplane to the Nazis and their own supersoldier—the Black Flame!



STAR WARS: DARK TIMES—A SPARK REMAINS #5
Writer: Randy Stradley
Artist: Douglas Wheatley
Colorist: Dan Jackson
Cover Artist: Benjamin Carré

The fight is on! Darth Vader and his numerous forces are besieged with death traps. A showdown with the Jedi who lured Vader to this doom is inevitable—and now Darth Vader is angry. Do not underestimate the power of an angry Sith!



STAR WARS: DARTH VADER AND THE CRY OF SHADOWS #1        
Writer: Tim Siedell
Artist: Gabriel Guzman
Colorist: Michael Atiyeh
Cover Artist: Felipe Massafera

During the Clone Wars, a single trooper—left for dead during battle—comes to hate the Jedi generals who abandoned him. Years later, he lives on, bitter and angry, until hearing tales of a great warrior. Now, this clone believes he may have found the leader he should have been following all along . . . Darth Vader!


THE STRAIN: THE FALL #6
Writer: David Lapham
Artist: Mike Huddleston
Colorist: Dan Jackson
Cover Artist: E. M. Gist


When Nora tries to shepherd Eph’s son to safety outside the city, her subterranean escape from Manhattan is intercepted by the boy’s mother—a freshly turned vampire! Meanwhile, Eph comes face to face with the man that helped engineer the vampiric coup!