Jay Faerber News

This post relates to: Jonathan Hickman, Pax Romana, Jay Faerber, Dynamo 5, Claudio Sanchez

AMORY WARS II #4 (OF 5)
story CLAUDIO SANCHEZ
Art GABRIEL GUZMAN
Cover TONY MOORE

32 PAGES
FC
$2.99

“THE SECOND STAGE TURBINE BLADE,” PART IX
Coheed and Cambria make their final sacrifice as the eternal energy of the Keywork is disrupted, breaking the bonds between the planets. Claudio, still on Shylos Ten, is unaware of his parents’ fate – or that he may be the ONLY one able to stop Wilhelm Ryan. Heaven’s Fence is no more, and its 78 planets float free in space. The Apocalypse has begun!

DYNAMO 5 #16
story JAY FAERBER
Art & cover MAHMUD A. ASRAR & RON RILEY

32 PAGES
FC
$3.50

Introducing the new Dynamo 5!

I KILL GIANTS #2 (OF 7)
story JOE KELLY
Art & cover J. M. KEN NIIMURA

24 PAGES
BW
$2.99

As Barbara continues to make her way in a world that just doesn’t get the importance of Giant Slaying, new players enter her tale – the new girl, the bully, and the psychologist. Will any one of the three crack through Barbara’s armor and reach the girl inside?

PAX ROMANA #3 (OF 4)
story JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art & cover JONATHAN HICKMAN

32 PAGES
FC
$3.50

"NICAEA AND ON"

The Empire divided, the Word rewritten. Tough choices face the army of the future as enemies become allies and friends go separate ways.

PAX ROMANA SPECIAL EDITION
story JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art & cover JONATHAN HICKMAN

48 PAGES
FC

"Create the Future, Destroy the Past."

From the mind of comic book innovator Jonathan Hickman comes an exhilarating, time-travelling epic, and you can jump aboard with this special edition collecting the first two issues! The creator of The Nightly News brings his unique sensibility to science fiction and the result is a visually stunning look at a new history of the world. Pax Romana tells the tale of 5,000 men sent on an impossible mission to change the past and save the future. It's the end of the world: Will they succeed, or will they fail?

This post relates to: Top Cow Pilot Season, Jorge Molina, Jay Faerber, Jack Medusa, Urban Myths: Pilot Season

Hands down, this is my favorite Pilot Season issue this year.  There's been a couple that I've liked but this one just took the lead. 

Jay Faerber has created an interesting world and characters.  Jack Medusa is the everyman that happens to have a Medusa mask he inherited from his mom (it even turns people into stone, as you'd expect).  The character designs also add to the enjoyment of discovering this new world.  If Top Cow continues their trend, they're going to snatch up "newcomer" Jorge Molina and get him on an exclusive contract.

The story itself wasn't too complicated or heavy with plotlines.  That's not a criticism.  Despite being a straight forward story, it was the trip along the way that won my affection.  I will be voting for this issue to win.  I want more.  I want to see more of Jack Medusa.  I want to see more of New Athens.  I also want to know what was meant by the little cliffhanger at the end.

Five stars out of Five!

Pilot Season: Urban Myths #1

(W) Jay Faerber     (A) Jorge Molina        (Cov) Jorge Molina
 
Journey to New Athens — a modern-day world where humans still worship the Greek Gods and the Greek Gods still meddle in the lives of men. In this world, if you think your wife’s cheating on you, first you pray to Aphrodite for a way to win her back.  If that doesn’t work, you hire Jack Medusa, private eye, to get the goods on film. Son of the infamous Medusa, Jack wears a metal mask to protect the people around him.  He’s a social leper but a damn good P.I., and he takes on cases the police won’t touch.

This Pilot Season entry comes from fan-favorite writer Jay Faerber (Dynamo 5, Noble Causes) and fresh newcomer Jorge Molina (Superman/Batman Annual).

Full Color      32 pages        $3.99       Pilot Issue

This post relates to: Invincible, Brit, Bruce Brown, Dynamo 5, Howard Shum, Luchadores 5, Jerry Frissen, The Noble Family, Jay Faerber, Gabriel Guzman, Tony Moore, Claudio Sanchez, Robert Kirkman, Wolf-Man

BRIT #7

story BRUCE BROWN, art NATE BELLEGARDE & ANDY KUHN, cover RYAN OTTLEY & KELSEY SHANNON, edited by ROBERT KIRKMAN

32 PAGES, FC, $2.99

GUEST-STARRING INVINCIBLE!
It’s “Invulnerable” versus “Invincible” in a knockdown, drag-out brawl to end them all! Two heroes – one old enough for social security, one not old enough to drink – forced against each other. It's a story of strip clubs, giant robots and the terror from a transdimension!

DYNAMO 5 #14

story JAY FAERBER, art & cover MAHMUD A. ASRAR & RON RILEY

32 PAGES, FC, $3.50

Introducing Vigil, the official protector of Tower City! So where does that leave Dynamo 5...?

HYPERKINETIC #1 (OF 4)

story HOWARD M. SHUM, art MATTEO SCALERA & OSCAR CELESTINI, covers MATTEO SCALERA, MIKE WIERINGO & HOWARD M. SHUM

32 PAGES, FC, $3.50

Four intergalactic highly skilled female bounty hunters pursue an elusive prey. They end up going through a wormhole and crashing on a weird alien planet. They now have bigger concerns such as giant killer robots and crazy aliens.

LUCHE LIBRE #5

story JERRY FRISSEN, art BILL, GOBI, FABIEN M, TANQUERELLE, WITKO & OHM, cover BILL

56 PAGES, FC, $6.50

Diablo Loco’s missing. The Luchadores 5 hit Huntington Beach to find him. Can they deny their lust for bikini-clad ladies to save their masked comrade? Plus: Tequila battles Bigfoot, the Tikitis take on a mad scientist, Profesor Furia passes gas and we discover our heroes’ traumatic childhoods in Los Triplicados.

NOBLE CAUSES #35

story JAY FAERBER, art & cover YILDIRAY CINAR & RON RILEY

32 PAGES, FC, $3.50

The Noble family fight Crucible, a brand-new villain who they believe to be responsible for the attack on Frost’s life. But while they’re busy battling it out in the streets, Crucible’s secret operative within the family makes a move on – oh, wait. We can’t tell you that!

THE AMORY WARS II #2 (OF 5)

story CLAUDIO SANCHEZ, art GABRIEL GUZMAN, cover TONY MOORE

32 PAGES, FC, $2.99

“THE SECOND STAGE TURBINE BLADE, PART VII”
Mariah Antillera makes a daring escape from Dil-Ariuth IX, but the rebellion may be doomed if Inferno can't help Coheed and Cambria defeat Admiral Crom. General Mayo Deftinwolf lands his ships on Paris: Earth, but his increasing paranoia may destroy his plan for the Flies.

THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #7

story ROBERT KIRKMAN, art & cover JASON HOWARD

32 PAGES, FC, $2.99

The secret is out, the world knows that Gary Hampton, The Astounding Wolf-Man--is a murderer. Needless to say, his family doesn’t take it well. Gary’s life is falling apart around him.

This post relates to: Tom Mandrake, Steven Grant, Brian Stelfreeze, Doug Wagner, Glen Brunswick, Jay Faerber, Dynamo 5, Paolo Parente, Ben Templesmith, Antony Johnston, Jimmie Robinson, Howard Wong, Jim Valentino, Bomb Queen

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

BOMB QUEEN V #2 (OF 6)

story, art, & cover JIMMIE ROBINSON


32 PAGES, FC, $3.50


“THE DIVINE COMEDY,” Part Two
Bomb Queen's city of crime is set to explode. Overpopulation has exhausted the town's supplies, citizens are on the edge of revolt, and our villainous Queen makes some drastic cuts – literally. With everything at the breaking point, any new problem could set the city ablaze. Enter the supreme superhero, WHITE KNIGHT!


RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES

DEAD SPACE #4 (OF 6)

story ANTONY JOHNSTON, art & cover BEN TEMPLESMITH


32 PAGES, FC, $2.99


REAL SPACE. REAL TERROR.


Continuing the prequel horror series to Electronic Arts' upcoming deep space survival horror game, illustrated by top-tier talent BEN TEMPLESMITH (30 Days of Night) and written by ANTONY JOHNSTON (Wasteland)! The planet cracker ship Ishimura arrives in orbit, bringing with it even more problems for a mining colony already rapidly descending into madness. And when the operation finally "pops the cork" on the planet, all hell breaks loose!

DUST, VOL. 1 TP

story mink & PAOLO PARENTE, art & cover PAOLO PARENTE w/DAVIDE FABBRI


96 PAGES, FC, $9.99


Jump into battle as the Allies and Russian special forces join to fight the evil Axis; a powerful group whose plans to dominate the world are bolstered by their amazing robotic weapons, built using alien technology taken from a crashed space ship.


Don’t miss the first ever collection of the sold-out WW II/Sci-Fi adventure series, jam packed with new art and technical data on the robots, weapons, zombies and characters from the DUST universe!

DYNAMO 5, VOL. 2: MOMENTS OF TRUTH TP

story JAY FAERBER, art & cover MAHMUD A. ASRAR & RON RILEY


140 PAGES, FC, $14.99


As the Dynamo 5 team’s personal lives begin to overlap with their super-hero adventures, some of their deadliest enemies decide to join forces, which may spell doom for Image’s newest super-team!


Collects DYNAMO 5 #8-13

KILLING GIRL, VOL. 1: A SISTER’S LOVE TP

story GLEN BRUNSWICK, art FRANK ESPINOSA & TOBY CYPRESS, cover TOBY CYPRESS


148 PAGES, FC, $14.99


What if the Mafia had its own Secret Service? Sara doesn't remember her name. What she does know is that she traded away mystery as a former prostitute and became a world-class killing machine. When a routine hit goes sour, Sara makes a shocking discovery: Suppressed memories, haunted her since childhood, are in fact true! And her real family, presumed dead, may actually be alive.


The collection includes an "Art of Killing Girl" section with unseen art from both of the book's illustrators.


Collects KILLING GIRL #1-5

THE RIDE, VOL. II TP

story by DOUG WAGNER, art & cover by BRIAN STELFREEZE


152 PAGES, BW with color gallery, $15.99


Bullets, babes and a bad-ass car! Since 2004 THE RIDE has featured a line-up of the best and most respected talent in the industry. The second volume of this critically acclaimed series tightens its focus on fan-favorite teen-assassin LACI! Brought to you by the creative team of artist Brian Stelfreeze (BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT) and writer Doug Wagner, THE RIDE Volume II trade includes the long-awaited collection of the smash-hit series GUN CANDY and the explosive action film on paper, DIE VALKYRIE! Featuring a color cover gallery, never-before-seen pin-ups by Stelfreeze, and much, much more!


Collects THE RIDE: DIE VALKYRIE #1-3 and GUN CANDY #1-2

THE SAFEST PLACE OGN

story STEVEN GRANT & VICTOR RICHES, art & cover TOM MANDRAKE


112 PAGES, BW, $12.99


War photographer Matthew Castle suffered a brutal event in his past, closing him off emotionally, but granting him a special gift: He cannot feel physical pain.


Allied with a beautiful but secretive news reporter, Matthew uses his unique ability to track down the kidnapped daughter of a wealthy San Francisco family. Forced to confront his past, not only is the kidnapped child’s safety at stake, but Matthew’s sanity as well. Featuring art by Tom Mandrake (THE SPECTRE) and a story by Victor Riches and Steven Grant (THE PUNISHER).


'THE SAFEST PLACE' is a hard-edged, modern-day mystery that will pull you across the globe, riding shotgun with a war photographer who's sucked into the world he's only photographed. - Geoff Johns

This post relates to: Jay Faerber, Ron Riley, Francesco Francavilla, Todd Dezago, Mike Wieringo, Jarek, Serra, Malesur, Doug Tennapel, Proof

These were a little late coming to me.  Here's some peaks for tomorrow's Image Comics.  I'd suggest picking up Tellos.  The hardcover version was a beauty.  Now it's in trade paperback.

DOGWITCH, VOL.3: MOOD SWINGS TP
story, art, & cover DAN SCHAFFER
152 PAGES, BW, $14.99

THE LONG-AWAITED FINAL CHAPTER OF THE DOGWITCH SERIES! Violet Grimm unravels a cosmic conspiracy and confronts those responsible for banishing her to the Banewoods. Violet’s coming home, and she's going to bring a little chaos to The Order. Introduction by film director Jake West.

Collects DOGWITCH #13-18

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NOBLE CAUSES #34
story JAY FAERBER art & cover YILDIRAY CINAR & RON RILEY
32 PAGES, FC, $3.50

The reinvigorated series continues with a villain straight from the pages of DYNAMO 5! The Noble family is hot on the trail of the super- villain called Bonechill, because he’s the only person who can save Frost’s life!

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TALES OF THE STARLIGHT DRIVE-IN OGN
story MIKE SAN GIACOMO, art FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA, GUY DORIAN, DERF, REILLY BROWN & OTHERS, cover DALE BEYER, JR.
240 PAGES, FC, $19.99

Writer MIKE SAN GIACOMO presents 32 stories taking place over 50 years at a Drive-In Theater, featuring 21 artists from around the world. Stories stand-alone, mirroring life and the cinema with tales of crime, romance, science fiction, musicals, even a western. The stories combine to create a single novel with a powerful, shocking finale you won't forget. Fascinating characters, imaginative stories and clever twists will make STARLIGHT the surprise hit of the year.

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TELLOS COLOSSAL TP
story TODD DEZAGO, art & cover MIKE WIERINGO
288 PAGES, FC, $17.99

Journey with young Jarek and his tiger-warrior companion, Koj, as they team up with pirate princess, Serra, to confront the dread Malesur, a villain set on devouring the denizens of this magical, patchwork world!

TELLOS is an all-ages rollercoaster ride of action and adventure, mystery and magic, and good versus evil! The perfect format for the perfect bedtime story – for children of ALL ages!

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MONSTER ZOO OGN
story, art, & cover DOUG TENNAPEL
144 PAGES, BW, $12.99

It's Earthworm Jim and Cat Scratch creator DOUG TENNAPEL next graphic novel! Hot on the heels of IRON WEST and FLINK, MONSTER ZOO tells the story of a young man who discovers his local zoo is more frightening and deadly than he could ever have imagined!

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PROOF, VOL. 1: GOATSUCKER TP
story ALEX GRECIAN, art & cover RILEY ROSSMO
128 PAGES, FC, $9.99

If you believe in monsters. Proof doesn’t leave urban legends where it finds them. Bigfoot wears a suit to the office. Fairies devour anyone in sight. A lonely monster wears human skins for company. The hit series starts here.

Collects PROOF #1-5

This post relates to: Jimmie Robinson, Perhapanauts, Tom Scioli, Craig Rousseau, Todd Dezago, Bomb Queen, Dynamo 5, Invincible, Jay Faerber, Joe Casey, Robert Kirkman

Here's this week's previews from Image Comics.  I'm really excited about Perhapanauts.  It's one of my favorite new comics.  Love the character designs.  So many zany characters.  You never know what's going to happen next.

THE PERHAPANAUTS #2
story TODD DEZAGO, art & cover CRAIG ROUSSEAU
32 PAGES, FC, $3.50

"TRIANGLE," Part Two
Shocking revelations about Arisa’s secret past give us further insight into the Perhapanauts’ reluctant leader. What is she running from? And can she hide from it much longer...?

Meanwhile, Choopie takes charge as King of the Gremlins and tensions continue to mount between the Perhapanauts and the Clan of Mothmen as war brews in the Bermuda Triangle! Not kidding.

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BOMB QUEEN V #1 (OF 6)
story JIMMIE ROBINSON, art & cover JIMMIE ROBINSON
32 PAGES, FC, $3.50

“THE DIVINE COMEDY,” Part One
Bomb Queen is framed for a series of murders in the small town of Littleville. Trapped in her city of crime, the Queen employs a ragtag group of fanboys to discover the truth… before Littleville brings justice in the form of the ULTIMATE SUPERHERO!

RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES

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DYNAMO 5 #13
story JAY FAERBER, art & cover MAHMUD A. ASRAR & RON RILEY
32 PAGES, FC, $3.50

The members of Dynamo 5 have to deal with betrayal from within, following the shocking revelations of last issue. How can the team carry on when they find out they’ve been living a lie?

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GODLAND #23
story JOE CASEY, art TOM SCIOLI
24 PAGES, FC, $2.99

BOOK TWENTY-THREE: WORLDS APART!

This is it! The return of NEELA ARCHER! But, she's nothing like we remember -- she's got the fever, and the only cure... is pressing her own, personal Cosmic Reset Button! But, does Commander Adam Archer have a place in Neela's new world order?! Make sure you buy TWO copies and call us in the morning!

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GUTWRENCHER #3 (OF 3)
story SHANNON ERIC DENTON, STEVE NILES & KEITH GIFFEN, art & cover ANTHONY HIGHTOWER
32 PAGES, FC, $3.50

The reunion-killer is cutting down the attendees as fast as he can… blood drenches the pages of this stunning conclusion to the most horrific mini-series of them all!

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INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE PRIMER #1
story ROBERT KIRKMAN & BRUCE BROWN, art CORY WALKER, JASON HOWARD & CLIFF RATHBURN, cover RYAN OTTLEY & KELSEY SHANNON
80 PAGES, FC, $5.99

BRIT! THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN! INVINCIBLE! The core books of the Invincible Universe introduce readers to a fantastic world of superheroes, monsters and the supernatural! Collected together for the first time are the first issues of all three series, a perfect opportunity to get in on the ground floor of this exciting new universe!