By Steven Grant & Stephen Mooney.
Comic gossip columnist Rich Johnston was electrocuted in front of Grissom's eyes. The suspects have grown ? from Joe Quesada to other real-life comic creators such as Jim Mahfood, Gail Simone, J. Michael Straczynski, and more. Are comic books really the cause? And, can the CSIs solve this murder before an even worse tragedy strikes the convention floor?
32pgs, FC. Cover price $3.99.
Photo Cover. Barbara Randall Kesel (w) Adriano Loyola (a)
The Muse kills artists, and now Melinda knows how... but not why. Will that be enough to save her next target? Based on the hit CBS-TV series starring Jennifer Love Hewitt!
FC 32 pages Cover price $3.99.
Cover by Alex Ross. Written by Arvid Nelson. Art by Roberto Castro.
John Carter and the mighty ape-man face off in a fight to the death before thousands of their howling, bloodthirsty enemies. Even if our two heroes survive each other, their foes have a nasty little surprise in store for them... actually, make that a nasty big surprise! But there's a little twist in store for everyone, something no one, not even John Carter or the ape-man, could have foreseen.
Cover price $3.99.
W/A/CA) Mike Kunkel
Herobear and the Kid was a self-published, all-ages hit before all-ages comics were en vogue. It's a beautifully drawn, endearing story that connects both with kids and the kid in all of us who dreamed of having a hero best friend.
Mike Kunkel's charming art will remind you of classic animation techniques and his stories will inspire and warm your heart. It's a perfect comic to hand to the young dreamer in your life or share with your family.
It's Halloween...one of Tyler's favorite times of the year. Everyone loves to dress up, hang out with friends, and of course, the free candy. Tyler tries his best to do what all kids aim to do on Halloween and that's getting all the candy possible. Good thing he has Herobear to help him this year!
Cover price $3.99.
Cover by Pat Broderick and Bill Black. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black and Neal Stannard. Art by Vic Bridges, Don Lomax, and Kevin Dzuban. An early publication of AC Comics, an anthology series featuring new characters, revivals from Bill Black's 1970s comics, and ACs stable of revived Golden Age heroes. The super-soldier Captain Freedom battles the mysterious Hood to save experimental underwater city Oceanus One; A scientist becomes the multi-dimensional Commando D to combat an alien invasion from the reptilian Vardax. To Steal the Sun; To Save This Sun…To Save This City; The Coming of…Commando D.
36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.75.
Cover by Steve Lightle and Jerry Ordway. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Rik Levins. Art by Rik Levins and Kevin Dzuban.
An early publication of AC Comics, an anthology series featuring new characters, revivals from Bill Black's 1970s comics, and ACs stable of revived Golden Age heroes. A trucker targeted by gangsters gains superpowers and becomes the Scarlet Scorpion; The Shade, aka Darkshade, takes ethereal action when a jetliner is hijacked. Final issue of the series. Scarlet Scorpion; Terror Flight.
36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.75.
Cover by Dan Day and Tom Yeates. Written by Doug Moench. Art by Dan Day, Nicholas Koenig, Ron Harris and Tom Yeates.
Aztec Ace stars in "Lord of the Smoking Mirror" by Doug Moench, Dan Day and Ron Harris. Plus: Back-up story "The Backscram's Apprentice" by Doug Moench, Nicholas Koenig and Tom Yeates.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.
Lightning Snatched from the Tyrant of Time - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Michael Bair (as Michael Hernandez) and Nestor Redondo. Cover by Dan Day. Starring Aztec Ace and Benjamin Franklin. 32 pages, PC/PB&W. (Note: Story starts on inside front cover. This first page is uncolored and unnumbered; the second page starts the numbering with '1').
Cover price $1.50.
As Reuben Flagg keeps going in his investigation of the subliminals that cause violence, he discovers the existence of a secret organization, the American Survivalist Labor Committee in "Southern Comfort – Part 3."
Script and art by Howard Chaykin.
Cover price $1.00.
Reuben Flagg finds out what happen to a downed plane, has to rescue some hostages and deal with other problems in "State of the Union – Part 2."
Script and art by Howard Chaykin. Issue also has a text feature "The Origins of Independent Comics – Part 4" by Charles Meyerson.
Cover price $1.00.
Reuben Flagg deals with blackmail, trying to get Mandy to be reasonable about her mother, a wedding and other events in "Disorder in the Court."
Script by Howard Chaykin and art by Pat Broderick & Rick Burchett. Issue also has a text feature "Scapegoat in Four Colors – Part 3" by Charles Meyerson.
Cover price $1.25.
Cover by Alex Ross. Written by Arvid Nelson. Art by Roberto Castro.
At last, John Carter and the Ape-man are fighting side-by-side amidst the aeons-old ruins of Mars. But their enemies, the evil, treacherous and downright sleazy therns have a few surprises left for our heroes, including a plan to sterilize half the planet. A death-defying flight through midair, a bittersweet reckoning, and a horrific revelation about the true reach of the therns awaits all those who dare in 'The Eye of the Goddess', the glorious final installment of Lords of Mars!
Cover price $3.99.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Stories by Gene Day and Augustine Funnell. Art by Gene Day, David Day, Dan Day, and Bruce Conklin. Painted cover by Gene Day.
An anthology title envisioned by artist Gene Day in the 1970s, featuring work by Day, his brothers Dan and David, and his artist friends. The series did not see print until after Gene's death in 1982, when his friends brought it to Renegade Press as a tribute to Gene's life and work. It Waits; Occurrence on A Decembers Morning; The Eaters; Gods Good Children.
24 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $1.70.
Written by Mike Baron and Mike Allred. Art and cover by Steve Rude.
In his nightmares, Nexus has seen visions that would wake the dead. And in his role as interplanetary executioner, he's faced down the galaxy's most vicious mass murderers and sentenced them to the most horrible of punishments. But when a renegade robot overcomes Nexus with sickly sweet sensations of cotton candy, pink flowers, and circus music, he must look for help -- and he finds it in the form of Madman!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.
Written by Alan Moore; art by Kevin Nowlan, Rick Veitch, Jim Baikie, and Melinda Gebbie; cover by Nowlan
Installments of all 4 TOMORROW STORIES features, each written by Alan Moore! Cobweb (illustrated by Melinda Gebbie) tracks a female fugitive through Indigo City's stygian depths; and a subway shoot-out 10 years past reveals "The Origin of Greyshirt" (illustrated by Rick Veitch)! Meanwhile, it's raining buttered cats in Queerwater Creek courtesy of Jack B. Quick (illustrated by Kevin Nowlan); and First American and U.S. Angel face juvenile crime head on in "Peril of the Pediatric Perpetrators" (illustrated by Jim Baikie)!
FC, 32 pg." Cover price $2.95.
WRITTEN BY GARTH ENNIS; ART BY CARLOS EZQUERRA; COVER BY BRIAN BOLLAND.
The ultra-top-secret British Commando Unit known as the Rifle Brigade has fallen into the hands of Gerta Gash, a cunning dominatrix with unspeakable ways of making them talk. Can our heroes keep a stiff upper lip for Mother England? Or will Gerta's rigorous efforts eventually break their weakest link?
MATURE READERS, FC, 32 PG. (2 OF 3) Cover price $2.50.
WRITTEN BY ED BRUBAKER; ART AND PAINTED COVER BY SEAN PHILLIPS EYE OF THE STORM.
The game is in full swing and the rules of engagement are clear: wrong is right, black is white, deceit is truth. Tao, in the company of agents Holden Carver and Miss Misery, attend a meeting of the true power on the planet ? the wizards behind the curtain. And once Tao's goals are achieved, the world will be a different place...or will it?
MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.95 Cover price $2.95.
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.
