In this issue: Interviews with Sion Sono, Lee Chang-Dong and Chee Keong Cheung. Plus: Three Kingdoms; Takashi Miike's Django; Karaoke Terror; Stephen Chow's CJ7; and Sick Nurses. Also: Edward Lee on Swim Teams & Sex Zombies. Cover features Maggie Q from Three Kingdoms. Mature Readers.
Donnelly Ferguson takes Steeljack to a meeting with El Hombre, a former hero who relates a most insightful tale in "The Tarnished Angel." Part 3 of 7, continued from the previous issue. Continues next issue. Appearances by Bravo, Assemblyman, Honor Guard.
Script by Kurt Busiek, pencils by Brent Anderson, inks by Will Blyberg. Cover by Alex Ross.
Cover price $2.50.
Astra, the youngest member of the First Family, wants to experience more than just a life of high-flying adventure in "Everyday Life." Part 1 of 2, continued next issue. Appearances by the Silver Brain, the Gorilla Swarm, the Anti-Bodies.
Script by Kurt Busiek, pencils by Brent Anderson, inks by Will Blyberg. Cover by Alex Ross.
Cover price $2.50.
Flip-book (cover each side). Larry Marder's Beanworld starring Mr. Spook, script and art by Larry Marder; An alien offers news of a better way--his. Exile to Purgatory, script by Rob Liefeld and Robert Napton, pencils by Pop Mhan, inks by Jonathan Sibal, Marlo Alquiza, and Danny Miki; Faith and B'Liale plot to escape purgatory. Merlyn, script by Rob Liefeld and Eric Stephenson, art by Arthur Adams; How Merlyn became Lady Merlyn. Baptism of Fire featuring Battlestar Galactica, script by Robert Napton, art by John Fang; Commander Adama remembers a time when he was a lieutenant aboard the Battlestar Cerberus commanded by Odysseus.
36 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
Cover art by Mike Deodato Jr. To Die For, script by David Campiti and Mike Buckley, art by Mike Deodato Jr.
Angelique Sorayama battles a giant soldier; Then Death Kiss deals with Oyabun Masusetske, Don of the Yakuza. Phantasm, script by Robert Napton, pencils by Pop Mhan, inks by Marlo Alquiza, Jonathan Sibal, and Danny Miki; Avengelyne dreams about the escape from purgatory of Faith and B'Liale. Beanworld - chapter two, script and art by Larry Marder. Baptism of Fire (part 2 of 3) featuring Battlestar Galactica, script by Robert Napton, pencils by Richard Horie and Brian Denham, inks by Rene Micheletti; The early days of Adama. Lt. Adama versus Lt. Cain in training exercises. They team up to infiltrate the Cylon outpost on Onaka.
36 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
#1-15 (11 to 15 not on photos)
by Mike Allred; colors by Laura Allred
Meet The Atomics! A time traveling 17-year-old with an acne problem has arrived in Snap City... and some thing has followed him! The underground refuse known as the Mutant Street Beatniks become involved in a big way as their mutations develop into full-on super powers. With the help of their former nemesis, Frank Einstein (a.k.a. Madman), they learn the ways of the super-hero! This is the first issue of a continuing monthly, full-color series from Mike Allred, with colors by the award- winning Laura Allred. The Atomics is all about big-time action and adventure with an emphasis on character-driven stories. You're going to love these guys, and they're gonna love you right back!
MATURE READERS FC, 32pg" Cover price $2.95.
By Jeff Amano & Craig Rousseau.
Sam Swede is strong enough to handle just about anything... except women. So when Daggoni's right hand gal, Dahlia, gives him a come-hither smile, Sam finds himself smack dab in the middle of the kind of trouble that he can't bully his way out of! Special cover by Alex Maleev.
FC, 24pg (Note Price)$1.99 Cover price $1.99.
By Jeff Amano & Craig Rousseau.
Sam Swede is strong enough to handle just about anything... except women. So when Daggoni's right hand gal, Dahlia, gives him a come-hither smile, Sam finds himself smack dab in the middle of the kind of trouble that he can't bully his way out of! Special cover by Alex Maleev.
FC, 24pg (Note Price)$1.99 Cover price $1.99.
Written by Andrew Dabb. Art by Sal Abbinanti. Cover by Simon Bisley.
Bruised and battered, Atomika makes his final assault on Moscow, where the entire Red Army is waiting. They stand between Atomika and his final goal: Arohnir, the man who created him, who trained him, and who betrayed him. But with millions standing against him, including his own son, how far will Atomika go for revenge? What price is he willing to pay?
Wraparound cover pencils by Bryan Hitch, inks by Paul Neary. "The Circle - One of Four," script by Warren Ellis, pencils by Bryan Hitch, inks by Paul Neary
Half of Moscow is destroyed as a large number of superhumans attack the city and destroy large chunks of it, as well as killing several hundreds of people; In New York City, in the United Nations building, Jackson King and Christine Trelane sit and gather reports on Moscow's situation; King expresses his disgust at no longer having a StormWatch team to deal with international crises; Suddenly, a glowing yellow Door appears, and Jenny Sparks comes through it, informing them that she had formed her own team after StormWatch was retired; She assures them the Moscow situation will be dealt with.
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.50.
Cover pencils by Bryan Hitch, inks by Paul Neary. "The Circle - Two of Four," script by Warren Ellis, pencils by Bryan Hitch, inks by Paul Neary
In London, the Authority prepares to take on a large group of Gamorran clones; The Engineer links the team together with Radio-telepathy, and the Authority attacks; Swift and the Engineer attack from the sky while Apollo, the Midnighter and Jack Hawksmoor fight on the ground; The Doctor uses his magic to box in the terrorists, so they can't escape deeper into the city; The Authority pushes most of them into the River Thames, where Jenny Sparks promptly electrocutes them; The Midnighter saves a child from one of the invaders while Apollo helps out Hawksmoor; Apollo chases after an escaping terrorist, against the wishes of Jenny Sparks.
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.50.
Cover pencils by Bryan Hitch, inks by Paul Neary. "The Circle - Three of Four," script by Warren Ellis, pencils by Bryan Hitch, inks by Paul Neary
The Authority help rescue London residents from the wreckage of the city after the battle with Kaizen Gamorra's superhuman army; Swift and the Doctor save two people from underneath a load of rubble as a disbelieving London official looks on; The Authority return to the Carrier, where Apollo persists on finding a way to break the Gamorran Curtains; Jenny Sparks reveals to him that the Carrier's Doors can open up anywhere on Earth, because the Carrier exists both on Earth and outside of it; Jack Hawksmoor and the Engineer discover Kaizen Gamorra's plan; Kaizen is planning to cut his family's symbol, a circle with three knots, onto the planet; The first knot was Moscow, the second was London, and the third is to be Los Angeles.
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.50.
WRITTEN BY WARREN ELLIS; ART AND COVER BY BRYAN HITCH AND PAUL NEARY.
It's the explosive conclusion to the Authority's first mission as an army of superpowered terrorists approach Los Angeles! They're traveling at 700 miles per hour. They're only five miles from L.A. Now, only seven people stand between one of the most horrible threats ever seen on Earth and one of America's biggest cities in an unbelievably violent and destructive confrontation.
FC, 32 PG Cover price $2.50.
WRITTEN BY WARREN ELLIS; ART AND COVER BY BRYAN HITCH AND PAUL NEARY.
In Part 1 of the 4-part "Swiftships," something from Jenny Sparks' past comes screaming into 1999! It arrives on plumes of fire: something that was supposed to have died fifty years ago, in a hyper-bacterial hell, something that, nearly a hundred years ago, was Jenny Sparks' first "case" as a superhuman adventurer. Now Jenny and the Authority must face this deadlier-than-ever menace and, this time, she's playing for keeps.
FC, 32 PG.$2.50" Cover price $2.50.
Written by Warren Ellis; art and cover by Bryan Hitch and Paul Neary.
Something from Jenny Sparks' past comes screaming into 1999! Your name is Colonel Jennifer Sparks. You are nearly one hundred years old, the leader of Earth's secret super-human defense force. In the roaring '20s you drove off an invasion by the dread Sliding Albion, other-dimensional royalty from the Britain of a parallel Earth. More than seventy years later, Sliding Albion has returned, and its new target is Los Angeles. Little do they expect you to still be here...with a higher Authority.
FC, 32 pg." Cover price $2.50.
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Written by Garth Ennis Art by Carlos Ezquerra Cover by Glenn Fabry.
Garth Ennis (PREACHER) returns to the WildStorm Universe for the next chapter in the saga of Kev Hawkins! And along for the ride this time around is the co-creator of Judge Dredd, artist Carlos Ezquerra (WAR STORIES: CONDORS)! When the death of a close friend is revealed, Kev begins to entertain ideas of the futility and horror of the life he leads - until he gets a call from the boss. She's got another lethal mission for him that involves his least-favorite allies: The Authority! And this time, events will take a decidedly darker turn... And in issue #2, Kev's mission to retrieve the Midnighter is under way! On the way, we learn more about the troubled S.A.S. corporal's life and how a one-night stand changed everything.
Cover price $2.99.
Cover pencils by Pat Lee, inks by Marlo Alquiza. Untitled story, script by Rob Liefeld (Plot) and Robert Napton, pencils byPat Lee (pgs. 1-6, 18, 22); John Stinsman (pgs. 7-8, 11-12); Ching Lau (pgs. 9, 13-14); Andy Park (pg. 10); Michael Chang (pgs. 15-17); Dan Fraga (pgs. 19-21), inks by Marlo Alquiza (pgs. 1, 5, 7-8, 11-13, 19-22); Mike Miller (pgs. 2-3); Sean Parsons (pgs. 10, 15-16, 18); Robert Lacko (pgs. 6, 14, 17); Lary Stucker (pgs. 4, 9); Allen Martinez (Assistant); Kyle Robert (Assistant); Eric Cannon (Assistant)
Avengeblade is summoned to do away with all of the bad girls polluting the comic market.
36 pgs. $2.99. Cover price $2.95.
