Preview: 7 PSYCHOPATHS #1

7 PSYCHOPATHS #1

Written by Fabien Vehlmann
Drawn by Sean Phillips
SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Cover by Sean Phillips

From Criminal co-conspirator Sean Phillips! 7 men, 1 impossible mission – assassinate Hitler! With World War II in full swing, there’s only one-way to draw the war to a quick end: kill Hitler. But who would be insane enough to try? Joshua Goldschmidt knows just the men to do it. Insane? Psychotic? Mad? Call them what you will, but the seven psychopaths are now the only hope the world has! In the vein of Inglorious Basterds, with art by the critically acclaimed Sean Phillips.



Dynamite Entertainment Acquires Chaos Comics Library

Dynamite Entertainment has acquired the Chaos! Comics’ library and all associated assets which include the publishing labels Black Label Graphics, Infinity Comics and the properties Evil Ernie, Smiley the Psychotic Button, Chastity, Purgatori, Jade, Omen, Bad Kitty, Cremator, Lady Demon and many more (with the exception of Lady Death).  Chaos! Comics was the leading independent comics publisher of the 1990’s, achieving over thirty million dollars in sales in eight languages. The Chaos! library was known for its dark yet seductive characters that pushed the boundaries of horror comics.

Chaos! featured such prominent writers such as Peter (Incredible Hulk) David, Brian (Lady Death) Pulido, Alan (Watchmen) Moore, and Christopher (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Golden, and artists such as Jae (Dark Tower) Lee, Greg (Spawn) Capullo, Mike (Dark Avengers) Deodato, Art (Ultimate X) Adams, Boris (Conan the Barbarian) Vallejo, Steven (Lady Death) Hughes, Adam (Wonder Woman) Hughes,  Joseph (Dawn) Michael Linsner, Berni Wrightson and many more.  

“After announcing our acquisition of Vampirella, and now the Chaos! properties, Dynamite Entertainment is in possession of some of the most iconic horror characters in comic book history, with Evil Ernie and Chastity arguably being the most iconic” says Dynamite Entertainment President Nick Barrucci.  “Dynamite Entertainment has grown significantly these past several months with our acquisition of Dabel Bros., our publishing relationship with Liquid and Grant Morrison, and with several other more surprises coming up, we are aiming to be the most diverse publisher in comics!”

For art and more information, please visit: dynamiteentertainment.com

BOOM Studios releases for May 19, 2010

THE ANCHOR #8

Written by Phil Hester
Drawn by Brian Churilla
SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Covers by Brian Churilla

The strangest team up in all of comics takes place when The Anchor partners with The Anchor! Now reunited with his soul, The Anchor begins a one-man war on the forces of Hell to rescue an innocent from their clutches. It’s a battle royale that can only end in a showdown with Satan himself.

DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #354

Written by Fausto Vitaliano, Marco Bosco
Drawn by Giorgio Cavazzano, Vitale Mangiatordi
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Covers by Mike DeCarlo

What happens when a world famous conductor goes missing, especially when it turns out that the conductor was once an operative for the super secret Agency? Why, you call on one of the Agency’s own to solve the case; and lucky for us, that means the return of the spy known as Double Duck!

FARSCAPE #7

Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon, Keith DeCandido
Drawn by Will Sliney
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Covers by Joe Corroney & Caleb Cleveland

Who are the Grennij? Crichton and Aeryn have seen their fair share of strange creatures but nothing like this. Never before have they seen such firepower, aggression and viciousness. This is the strangest race the crew of Moya have met. And it may be the last!

THE INCREDIBLES #9

Written by Landry Walker
Drawn by Marcio Takara
24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Covers by Marcio Takara

As Mr. Incredible, Frozone and Dash investigate the mysterious break-in at Doc Sunbright’s lab, Mrs. Incredible and Mirage find themselves embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse halfway around the world! But who’s the cat? Part 2 of “Secrets And Lies”, the story that sets the stage for the next year of THE INCREDIBLES!

MUPPET SNOW WHITE #1

Written by Jesse Blaze Snider & Patrick Storck
Drawn by Shelli Paroline
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (1 of 4), SRP: $2.99
Covers by David Peterson & James Silvani

Mirror, mirror, on the wall… who’s the fairest pig of them all? When Queen Piggy finds she doesn’t like the answer, Snow White must flee for her life. But is a life in the woods cleaning up after the Electric Mayhem really preferable to death? Series features “A” covers from David Peterson, the Eisner Award-winning creator of MOUSE GUARD!

WALL-E #6

Written by Bryce Carlson
Drawn by Morgan Luthi
SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Covers by Morgan Luthi

There’s no business like trash business! WALL-E helps his new friend repair his spaceship but is soon captured by his trash-talking boss BULL-E. Will WALL-E escape? Will his new friend get back to where he came from? The adventure heats up in this all-new WALL-E tale.

IDW releases for May 19, 2010

GI JOE #18

Chuck Dixon (w)
Alex Cal (a & c)
Kelsey Shannon (c)

What starts as a desert survival exercise for the Joes turns into a fight for survival, with COBRA soldiers sent to find the Pit. Unarmed and out of communication, Covergirl, Downtown, and Tripwire must outwit, outlast, and outkill COBRA’s best if they want to stay alive and prevent the disclosure of the Pit’s secret location.

Kill Shakespeare #2

Conor McCreery & Anthony Del Col (w)

Andy Belanger (a)

Kagan McLeaod (c)

What Fables does for fairy tales, Kill Shakespeare does with the greatest writer of all time. This dark take on the Bard pits his greatest heroes (Hamlet, Juliet, Othello Falstaff) against his most menacing villains (Richard III, Lady Macbeth, Iago) in an epic adventure to find and kill a reclusive wizard named William Shakespeare. This debut- featuring a full 32-page story-will change the way you look at Shakespeare forever.

Tank Girl: The Royal Escape #3

Alan C Martin (w)

Rufus Dayglo (a & c)

BOOGA thinks he’s a cowboy, BARNEY becomes a giant, JET GIRL is about to expire, war breaks out, and TANK GIRL mutates into… well, you’re gonna have to read it to find out! Artist Rufus Dayglo and Tank Girl co-creator Alan C. Martin bring you a story more far-out than Alpha Centuri.

Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers #5

James Roberts (w)

Nick Roche ( w & a & c)

Trevor Hutchison (c)

The endgame begins. Their teammates are dead, their mission is in tatters, and all hope is lost. Time has run out for the last of the Wreckers, who confront the maniac responsible for the atrocities of the last 48 hours. Deaths, betrayals and long-promised revelations-truly, this one has it all!

Dynamite Entertainment releases for May 19, 2010

Battlefields - The Firefly and His Majesty: Part Two #6

Writer: Garth Ennis

Penciller/Inker: Carlos Ezquerra

Covers: Garry Leach

Sergeant Stiles’ hatred of the Nazis has got him right where he wants to be: sitting behind a high-velocity cannon with a mighty German tank in his sights. But Tigers are never more dangerous than when they’re cornered, and the Panzer crew will be only too happy to take their enemies with them. The cat and mouse battle is fought to the finish, as the second Battlefields arc concludes with a bang.

The Expendables #1

Writer: Chuck Dixon

Penciller/Inker: Esteve Polls

Covers: Lucio Parillo

After years of corruption, murder of American hostages, and betrayal of foreign policies, the US - with the help of other Nations who secretly put together a squad of their most highly trained military personal - will finally attempt to overthrow the dictator who has caused devastation in South America for over 20 years. This is the story before the story…

Stargate: Vala Mal Doran #1

Writer: Brandon Jerwa

Penciller/Inker: Cezar Razek

Covers: Brett Booth & Chasen Grieshop

We start our story during the years when Vala was acting as a free agent in the intergalactic underworld. While the ever-growing Lucian Alliance attempts to recruit her, Vala puts together an Ocean’s Eleven-style team of freelancers (though her team numbers around 5 people) to help her track down a mysterious sentient plant believed to be a source of great power.