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Image Comics Previews for October 17th & 24th, 2012


ARTIFACTS #22
Writer: Ron Marz
Art: Stjepan Sejic
Cover: Stjepan Sejic
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Price: $3.99

The Story

"TRUTHS & DESTINIES," PART 1

Tom Judge and Tilly Grimes are not the only ones that know the hidden truths of the universe. The Catholic Church knows dark realities kept secret from the world and they have agents to protect us from those secrets. Whether we want them to... or not. RON MARZ (MAGDALENA, SHINKU) and STJEPAN SEJIC (ANGELUS) re-introduce one of Top Cow's most popular characters into the "Rebirth" universe in a special two-part story.



DANCER TP
Writer: Nathan Edmondson
Art: Nic Klein
Covers: Nic Klein
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Price: $15.99

The Story

The multiple sell-out miniseries from the writer of WHO IS JAKE ELLIS? and the artist of VIKING, DANCER is the story of a retired assassin who must protect his ballerina love from a sniper stalking them both through the back alleys of a wintry Europe.

CNN calls DANCER: "The best example of what's possible without a man in tights."

Collects DANCER #1-5.


HACK/SLASH #19
Writer: Steve Seeley
Art: Emilio Laiso
Covers: Tim Seeley, Emilio Laiso
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Price: $3.50

The Story

Slashers, by their very nature, are hard to keep in their graves, and sometimes putting them there over and over again tests even the resolve of Cassie and Vlad. HOAX HUNTERS creators MICHAEL MORECI and STEVE SEELEY join fan-favorite artist EMILIO LAISO to tell a dark tale of the price slasher-hunters must sometime pay to take down their prey.



INVINCIBLE #96
Writer: Robert Kirkman
Art: Ryan Ottley & Cory Walker
Cover: Ryan Ottley, Cory Walker & John Rauch
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Price: $2.99

The Story

The Flaxan invasion comes to a horrible, violent end. Robot and Monster Girl will never be the same again as their secrets are revealed. The new Invincible has gotten a taste for what his new role will require. Meanwhile, back at home... Mark Grayson is growing stronger.



THE LI'L DEPRESSED BOY #14
Writer: S. Steven Struble
Art: Sina Grace
Cover: Chynna Clugston-Flores
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Price: $3.99

The Story

"WOKE UP CLIPPED"

With everything going well in the Li'l Depressed Boy's life, the world finds a way to rain on his parade. Featuring a cover by the super ginchy BLUE MONDAY creator, CHYNNA CLUGSTON-FLORES.


MULTIPLE WARHEADS: ALPHABET TO INFINITY #1 (of 4)
Writer: Brandon Graham
Art: Brandon Graham
Covers: Brandon Graham
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Price: $3.99

The Story

Sexica and her Werewolf boyfriend Nikoli travel across a sci-fi, fantasy Russia smoking singing cigarettes.

Meanwhile the organ hunter Nura is sent out with a severed head and instructions to find its body.


PROPHET #30
Writer: Brandon Graham, Simon Roy & Giannis Milonogiannis
Art: Giannis Milonogiannis
Cover: Helen Maier
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Price: $2.99

The Story

Old man Prophet's team goes looking for supplies on a city built into the torso of a giant at war with its other body parts.

And an old acquaintance.


REVIVAL #4
Writer: Tim Seeley
Art: Mike Norton
Cover: Jenny Frison
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Price: $2.99

The Story

Dana investigates threats sent to a pair of siblings running a charity to help people adjust to life with undead loved ones. But there's more to this brother and sister than philanthropy.

Meanwhile May Thao discovers photos of a bizarre creature, and just can't help but get herself into deep sh*t.


SPAWN #224
Writer: Todd McFarlane
Art: Szymon Kudranski
Cover: Szymon Kudranski
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Price: $2.99

The Story

"ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES," Part Five

The epic story arc celebrating SPAWN's 20th Anniversary continues! TODD McFARLANE and rising star SZYMON KUDRANSKI bring you the next chapter in the origin of Jim Downing!! Features a classic comic book cover re-imagined by TODD MCFARLANE!

Was Jim Downing a mastermind or a victim in his previous life? As a brutal interrogation intensifies, the answers Jim seeks, and the realities of the man he was, may exist somewhere in between good and evil. To complicate matters further, the final details he needs to put an ultimate end to "The Program" rest in the hands of a man whose actions helped shape the very foundation of the SPAWN universe...Jason Wynn.


THE ACTIVITY #9
Writer: Nathan Edmondson
Art: Mitch Gerads
Cover: Mitch Gerads
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: October 17, 2012
Price: $3.50

The Story

"THE HORN"

Disguised as a news crew, Team Omaha is in Somalia to help a British SAS team snatch and grab a British national - but even the best planned operations can end in a furious escape through the desert in the dead of night.


CHEW #29
Writer: John Layman
Art: Rob Guillory
Cover: Rob Guillory
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: October 17, 2012
Price: $2.99

The Story

"SPACE CAKES," Part Four

On the trail of the vampire!


CYBER FORCE #1
Writer: Marc Silvestri & Matt Hawkins
Art: Khoi Pham & Sunny Gho
Cover: Marc Silvestri
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: October 17, 2012
Price: FREE

The Story

TOP COW'S TOP-SELLING SERIES RETURNS IN A GROUND-BREAKING WAY!

Top Cow celebrates its 20th anniversary with the return of the series that started it all: CYBER FORCE! Top Cow founder MARC SILVESTRI (THE DARKNESS, INCREDIBLE HULK) returns to his first Image series as co-writer, art director and cover artist! Co-writer MATT HAWKINS (THINK TANK, LADY PENDRAGON) and artist KHOI PHAM (MIGHTY AVENGERS, DAREDEVIL) join SILVESTRI to bring you a contemporary re-imagining rooted in cutting edge, real world technology.

Carin Taylor, codenamed Velocity, has escaped from the CDI-controlled Millennium City and is desperately trying to find the one man she believes can help her prevent the end of the world. When she runs a group of other CDI escapees, will they help her... or turn their backs?

Not content in pushing the envelope just in terms of story and art, Top Cow will be the first major US comic publisher to launch one of their biggest properties with top tier creators concurrently for both the traditional print market and exploding worldwide digital market for FREE. That's right: Thanks to the support of fans through Kickstarter and participating comic shops, you can get the first FIVE issues of CYBER FORCE at no cost.


THE DARKNESS #107
Writer: David Hine
Art: Jeremy Haun
Cover: Jeremy Haun
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: October 17, 2012
Price: $2.99

The Story

"BREAKING DARK," Part Two

Jackie Estacado and his crew, along with his Doppelganger, move in to take out Balakov and his organization. When they do... they will find that Balakov has a very unexpected and deadly ally. DAVID HINE (THE DARKNESS: FOUR HORSEMEN, THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN) and JEREMY HAUN (ARTIFACTS, Detective Comics) follow up their horrific first arc with a four-part story that will make you question everything you think you know about the Top Cow universe.


GLORY #29
Writer: Joe Keatinge
Art: Ross Campbell
Cover: Ross Campbell
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: October 17, 2012
Price: $2.99

The Story

"BLOODSHADOW," Part One

There is only one warrior Glory has ever feared; only one who's more dangerous than her, only one she knows can stop her. Get ready for the coming of Nanaja, Glory's little sister.


IT GIRL & THE ATOMICS #3
Writer: Jamie S. Rich
Art: Mike Norton
Cover: Mike Allred & Laura Allred
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: October 17, 2012
Price: $2.99

The Story

"DARK STREETS, SNAP CITY," Part Three

The Skunk's old gang is up to trouble, and It Girl has a few choice words for the man who killed her sister. But who's the shadowy presence that follows her wherever she goes, and can she and the rest of the Atomics stop a crime spree before it starts?


NO PLACE LIKE HOME #5
Writer: Angelo Tirotto
Art: Richard Jordan
Cover: Richard Jordan
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: October 17, 2012
Price: $2.99

The Story

"HOME AGAIN," Conclusion

Something evil is brewing under the farm, everyone is dead or dying and Dee is stuck in the middle of it all. With family secrets out in the open it's up to Dee to stop the winged monster from killing again, but is it already too late?


NOT MY BAG
Writer: Sina Grace
Art: Sina Grace
Cover: Sina Grace
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: October 17, 2012
Price: $12.99

The Story

From the artist of THE LI'L DEPRESSED BOY and AMBER BENSON'S AMONG THE GHOSTS, comes a retail hell story like you've never encountered before! A young artist takes a job at a department store in order to make ends meet... little does he know that he may meet his end! In this gothic story for fans of PERSEPOLIS, BLANKETS, and THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, can the artist withstand competitive pressure, treachery, and high fashion while still keeping his soul?


SHINKU #5
Writer: Ron Marz
Art: Michael Atiyeh, Lee Moder & Matthew Waite
Cover: Michael Atiyeh, Lee Moder & Matthew Waite
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: October 17, 2012
Price: $2.99

The Story

"THRONE OF BLOOD," Part Five

Shinku holds the key to wiping out her vampire enemies, but will she be able to unleash it in time" And even if she does... can she survive it herself" The first story arc of the selllout monthly series ends not with a bang, but with a blood-red splatter!


THE WALKING DEAD #103
Writer: Robert Kirkman
Art: Charlie Adlard & Cliff Rathburn
Cover: Charlie Adlard & Cliff Rathburn
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: October 17, 2012
Price: $2.99

The Story

It is a new beginning for THE WALKING DEAD.

Rick Grimes is no longer in charge, and nothing will ever be the same again. It's such a perfect jumping on point, it could easily have been a new first issue - but instead, the world's best selling creator-owned comic just keeps moving forward, with #103 and counting!





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