Here's this week's IMAGE Comic sneak peaks. Topping the list is my favorite, the snappiest hero around, Madman! Issue 9 is basically one long panel. Check out the pages below (click on the images to get a bigger look). This is why I love Mike Allred so much. He's always willing to take a chance and try something different.
MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #9
story MICHAEL ALLRED, art & cover MICHAEL ALLRED & LAURA ALLRED
32 PAGES, FC, $2.99
An advanced Alien civilization has engineered a mind boggling secret headquarters in Snap City for Frank "Madman" Einstein and the surviving members of the Atomics Super Group. A celebratory party may be in the making, but something sinister is part of the new decor. Is it "curtains" for Frank and the gang? Haunt your local comic shop this march and be the first in line to find out.
INVINCIBLE #50
story ROBERT KIRKMAN, art RYAN OTTLEY, CORY WALKER & BILL CRABTREE, cover RYAN OTTLEY & VAL STAPLES
48 PAGES, FC, $4.99
It’s all been building to this. After five long years, the best superhero comic book in the universe has reached its monumental FIFTIETH ISSUE! Invincible and Cecil Stedman face off and after this issue, nothing will ever be the same. Also in this issue, Science Dog returns in an all-new back-up story... and the ORIGIN OF CECIL STEDMAN!
AFTER THE CAPE II: ALL FALLS DOWN TPB
story HOWARD WONG & JIM VALENTINO, art & cover SERGIO CARRERA
112 PAGES, BW, $12.99
How far can one man fall? How long does it take before ones bad life choices reap their consequences? Just when he thought things couldn't get any worse... they do! And Ethan Falls, former hero, loses the one thing that was more important to him than life itself.
Collecting the second hit miniseries AFTER THE CAPE II, plus tons of extras, this is a MUST-READ book!
Collects AFTER THE CAPE II #1-3
CHARLATAN BALL #1
story JOE CASEY, art & cover ANDY SURIANO
24 PAGES, FC, $2.50
WELCOME TO THE BALL!
Meet Chuck Amok, a down-and-out stage magician pumping the sleaze 'n' peanut circuit. When he and his trusty rabbit, Caesar, are transported to a reality where magic actually works… Chuck’s showbiz compulsions take on a whole new meaning. But why was this wayward chucker picked? Only the vile Demon Empty knows for sure! Take your comic book rulebook and tear it up, y'all! This is graphic fiction on shrooms, True Believer!
CRAWL SPACE, VOL. 1: XXXOMBIES TPB
story RICK REMENDER, TONY MOORE & KIERON DWYER, art & cover KIERON DWYER
96 PAGES, FC, $12.99
1977, with hopes of paying off his debit to a ruthless mob boss, sleazy porn producer Wong Hung Lau gathers a bevy of adult stars for a sequestered weekend of film making. However, when they emerge days later, they discover a zombie plague has overrun a now-quarantined Los Angeles.
Collects CRAWL SPACE #1-4
RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
story, art, & cover PAUL GRIST
32 PAGES, FC, $3.50
NOW MONTHLY!
Introducing Castletown’s newest hero: The Butler! But will he be enough to stop Shock running riot in the city streets?
SCREAMLAND #4 (OF 5)
story HAROLD SIPE, art & cover HECTOR CASANOVA
32 PAGES, FC, $2.99
In the finest tradition of Rock Hudson, America's favorite vampire lady-killer is anything but. After decades of dodging certain... questions, the Count comes face-to-face with crack entertainment reporter Bob Berger. In a career-spanning interview on the set of HOLLYWOOD NOW! No closet will be left unopened! Will decades of meticulously crafted public image go up in flames? This is our gay issue and we're very proud of it.
THE AMAZING JOY BUZZARDS, VOL. 1: HERE COME THE SPIDERS GN
story MARK ANDREW SMITH art & cover DAN HIPP
300 PAGES, BW, $19.99
The world's greatest rock 'n roll adventure band makes their original graphic novel debut With girl-magnet Biff on guitar and vocals, tough guy Stevo on bass, and four-eyed genius Gabe on drums - not to mention their mythical Mexican wrestler genie, El Campeon - the Amazing Joy Buzzards hop from one fast-paced adventure to the next, living life to the fullest! As their world tour commences, their battle with the nefarious Spider Syndicate gets into full swing with the fate of the world in the balance!
WILDGUARD: INSIDER #2 (OF 3)
story TODD NAUCK, art TODD NAUCK, RAY-ANTHONY HEIGHT, & JOEY MASON, cover TODD NAUCK
32 PAGES, FC, $3.50
Superstar artist TODD NAUCK (Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Teen Titans) brings his popular made-for-TV super team, WildGuard, up close for an “insider” look! The collection of the exclusive WildGuard Internet comic strips continues with the next 20 strips collected here for the very first time! Also this issue, during an appearance on a late night talk show, Lily Hammer is haunted by her past. The fan favorite “Where Are They Now?” feature continues spotlighting rejected contenders, Astro-Girl and Power Temp!
