Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - Tom
WAR HEROES #1 (of 6) - IMAGE COMICS
Mark Miller, the man's name seems to be popping up in a lot of current books - Kick Ass, Fantastic Four, Marvel 1985, Wolverine, up-coming Young Blood and now together with Tony Harris with Image's War Heroes. Supposedly, the idea for War Heroes was Millar's original ideas for Ultimates 3. War Heroes is a story which centers around the current war in the Middle East and focuses on the regular soldiers that make up the ground force in the American war on terror.
THE WRITER OF CIVIL WAR, THE ULTIMATES, KICK ASS AND WANTED! THE ARTIST OF STAR MAN, EX MACHINA AND SPIDER-MAN: GREAT POWER! TOGETHER AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME! If you've been wondering what MARK MILLAR had planned for ULTIMATES 3, then wonder no more – this is it! The mind that reinvented superheroes for the 21st Century joins forces with one of comicdom's best artists to chart new courses for superhero action in a series that will definitely be one of the most talked about of the year!
With the motion picture return, comes the return of the X-Files to comics. Wildstorm comics joins Mulder and Scully in a previously untold story from the film's co-writer and producer Frank Spotnitz! The mini-series is set between season two and five of the television show. Don't miss this supernatural epic so large it will leave you screaming for more. "The truth is still out there".
Following up from First Born, where Sara the Witchblade gave birth to a baby girl named Hope, her father who is the Darkness. Broken Trinity brings the Witchblade and the Darkness back together with the Angelus, locked in mortal combat once again. The stakes are higher as a new artifact is discovered and the balance of power will be determined. The three part mini-series is written by Ron Marz.
The Secret Invasion is here, but just who are the Skrulls? What are their goals? Find out in Skrulls, a one-shot exploring the history of the invaders behind this summer’s blockbuster comic book even and revealing some secrets too!
Many years ago, in the mystical city of Kun’ Lun, young Danny Rand stared at a suit behind glass -- the garb of the "Immortal Iron Fist” -- and knew that he was destined to wear it. But where did this costume come from? Why did it wait for Danny all those years like a shadow of his future? The answer to those questions will stun both him and his readers, as Danny Rand leaps from the pages of his breakout appearance in DAREDEVIL to his own history-spanning kung-fu epic that will shatter every perception of what it means to be the Immortal Iron Fist! Brought to you by top-ten writer Ed Brubaker and breakout talent Matt Fraction (PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL), with action-packed art by David Aja (DAREDEVIL, GIANT-SIZE WOLVERINE). Collecting IMMORTAL IRON FIST #1-6 and the Iron Fist story from CIVIL WAR: CHOOSING SIDES.
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