BOOM Studios releases for May 26, 2010

7 PSYCHOPATHS #1

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

THE AMORY WARS: IN KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH: 3 #1

Written by Claudio Sanchez, Peter David
Drawn by Chris Burnham
SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Covers by Tim Bradstreet & Chris Burnham

Huge hit The Amory Wars comes to BOOM! this spring – right on the heels of creator Claudio Sanchez’s band Coheed and Cambria’s hot new album release Year Of The Black Rainbow this April! For the new The Amory Wars series, Eisner Award-winner Peter David joins this science fiction franchise, so don’t miss out! Heard about the ground-breaking The Amory Wars but never had a chance to get into it? This is a great entry point for new readers – also solicited this month, The Amory Wars Ultimate Edition, collecting the previous two trades published by Image!

COLDSPACE #2

Written by Samuel L. Jackson & Eric Calderon
Drawn by Jeremy Rock
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Covers by Dave Johnson & Jeffrey Spokes

From legendary actor Samuel L. Jackson and Emmy nominated writer/producer Eric Calderon, the team that brought you the Emmy-award-winning Afro Samurai comes the second issue of their new original series – Cold Space. When Mulberry, an on-the-run outlaw, crash lands on a hostile planet and gets caught in the crossfire, he finds an opportunity to make a deal and make some money!

DISNEY’S HERO SQUAD: ULTRAHEROES #5

Written by Giorgio Salati
Drawn by Ettore Gula & Roberta Migheli
COVER A & B: Jake Myler
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99

It’s the battle you’ve all been waiting for: Emil Eagle, one on one with Eeega Beeva! Only one will stand triumphant as the two team leaders from the future face off, mano y mano, unless you count a couple giant robots and a few dinosaurs, but who’s counting? You won’t want to miss any of these crucial moments as we reach the home stretch of the epic involving the Ultrapods.

DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?: DUST TO DUST #1

Written by Chris Roberson
Drawn by Robert Adler
SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Covers by Trevor Hairsine, Benjamin Carre, Julian Totino Tedesco & Conner Willumsen

A science-fiction publishing event! Who hunted androids before Rick Deckard? Taking place immediately after World War Terminus ends, the problems with artificial life – androids – become apparent. The government decides they must become targets, hunted down, but who will do the dirty work? Two men are assigned: Malcolm Reed, a ’special’ human with the power to feel others’ emotions, and Charlie Victor, who’s the perfect man for the job – or is he? Meanwhile Samantha Wu, a Stanford biologist, fights to save the last of the world’s animals. John W. Campbell Memorial Award-nominee Chris Roberson writes the prequel to John W. Campbell Memorial Award-winner Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, one of the greatest science fiction novels ever published!

INCORRUPTIBLE #6

Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Horacio Domingues
SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Covers by Rafael Albuquerque & Dennis Calero

The secrets of Jailbait revealed! Where does she come from? How did she end up with Max Damage? And what will her tombstone say? Max Damage is about to learn a lesson and his path to redemption may very well be paved in blood! This is the issue that all your friends will be talking about! Covers by Dennis Calero and Rafael Alberquerque.

WIZARDS OF MICKEY #5

Writen by Stefano Ambrosio
Drawn by Marco Gervasio, Alessandro Pastrovicchio
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Covers by Magic Eye Studios & Marco Mazzarello

There’s a creature on the loose and it’s up to Mickey, Donald and Goofy to conjure up a way to stop its rampage. But what will the fallout be when the connection is revealed between the mysterious creature and Mickey himself?

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.

BOOM Studios releases for May 12, 2010

CARS #5

Written by Alan J. Porter
Drawn by Allen Gladfelter
SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Covers by Allen Gladfelter & Rachelle Rosenberg

Lightning McQueen is going all out to win the Route 66 Dash, a cross country, Cannonball Run-style race! But with his partner, Mater, slowing him down, how can he hope to best Chick Hicks and his partner, the Drift King?

FARSCAPE: SCORPIUS #1

Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon & David Alan Mack
Drawn by Mike Ruiz
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Covers by Joe Benitez and Blond & Chad Hardin

Scorpius rises again. Across the Uncharted Territories his name is feared. See Farscape’s greatest mastermind reveal his new plan for revenge on the crew of Moya! An excellent new entry point for Farscape fans that might have missed the previous series! Written by series creator Rockne S. O’Bannon and scripted by fan-favorite Star Trek novelist David Alan Mack.

UNCLE SCROOGE #391

Written by Staff Di If
Drawn by Francesc Bargad Studio
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Covers by Magic Eye Studios

Studio Much to the dismay of J.D. Rockerduck’s pocketbook, Scrooge and Donald’s economic trek around the globe is coming to a close. Nothing can stop them now, except for maybe their women! Collect your pennies and pick up the finale to the story of greed and speed, ‘Around the World in 80 Bucks.’

WALL-E: RECHARGE TPB

Written by J. Torres
Drawn by Morgan Luthi
TPB, 112 pgs, FC, SRP: $9.99

Superstar writer J. Torres (TEEN TITANS GO!) chronicles Wall-E’s life before the events of the hit film. Wall-E is not yet the hardworking robot we know and love. Instead, he lets the few remaining other robots take care of most of the trash compacting while he collects interesting junk. But when the other robots start breaking down, Wall-E must learn to adjust his priorities& or else Earth is doomed!

BOOM Studios releases for May 5, 2010

28 DAYS LATER #10

Written by Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn by Declan Shalvey
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Covers by Sean Phillips & Declan Shalvey

The Infected are the menace. But the Blacks Ops team that has invaded Great Britain may be the real monsters. Selena, Clint and Derrick come across a game changer in their quest to London. What they learn may be more horrific than anything they’ve seen before. Covers by Delcan Shalvey and Sean Phillips.

CODEBREAKERS #2

Written by Carey Malloy
Drawn by Scott Godlewski
24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Covers by Julian Totino Tedesco & Brett Weldele

With time running out, Garner, Lindsay and Malcolm race against the clock to discover the truth behind Stanley’s disappearance. Meanwhile Stanley is faced with a code more difficult than he’s ever faced before. What secrets does it hold? And how is it connected to Garner’s past? And more importantly, what will they do with Stanley once it’s cracked? It’s all in a day’s work for the eltie Cryptanalysis Unit of the FBI.

IRREDEEMABLE #13

Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Diego Barreto
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Covers by Paul Azaceta & Chris Cross

The members of the Paradigm are held captive, helpless to prevent Modeus from manipulating Plutonian into his greatest act of evil yet. The second year of Mark Waid’s epic begins a new story arc and steamrolls into uncharted waters never before seen in the superhero genre. Nothing will ever be the same in a post-Plutonian world.

MUPPET KING ARTHUR #4

Written by Paul Benjamin & Patrick Storck
Drawn by James Silvani
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (4 of 4), SRP: $2.99
Covers by David Peterson & James Silvani

Every great quest must come to an end, and for now the Knights of Arthur must be tabled. But not before the epic battle against Mordred (Robin), as he attempts to claim the throne! Can Arthur (Kermit) defeat his son in the most deadly form of combat known to man… a pun-off? More Muppet hilarity from Paul Benjamin, Patrick Storck and James Silvani!

THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK #5

Written by Roger Langridge
Drawn by Amy Mebberson
Covers A & B by Roger Langridge
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99

Roger Langridge’s critically acclaimed run on The Muppets continues! This is the comic that your friends are all talking about. Packed full of madcap skits and gags, The Muppet Show comic is certain to please old and new fans alike! If you have a favorite Muppet, chances are it’s featured in this show-stopping ongoing series.

WALT DISNEY COMICS AND STORIES #706

Written by Andrea Castellan & Alberto Savini
Drawn by Andrea Castellan & Abramo Leghziel
24pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Covers by Andrea Castellan & Magic Eye Studios and Jake Myler

It’s the epic conclusion to “Mickey Mouse & The World to Come!” The Rhyming Man’s plans for world domination are all but realized as his army of maniacal metal monsters destroy everything in their path. To make matters worse, the rhyming villain has taken out the ultimate insurance policy to keep our heroes helpless…a captive Minnie Mouse! With story, art and an original cover from modern Disney master, Andrea “Casty” Castellan, you don’t want to miss the exciting ending to this action-packed adventure, with a backup story starring the very first baddy to go toe to toe with Mickey…Peg-Leg Pete!

Preview - Darkwing Duck #1

Coming soon from Boom! Studios: written by Ian Brill (Zombie Tales) with interior art by James Silvani (Muppet King Arthur), this upcoming mini-series sees Darkwing’s city of St. Canard under the control of a mysterious corporation. Darkwing’s been out of action for a while but when his friends and family are under attack…he decides to make a come back!