Walk up and down the streets long enough and the faces of people blur as too long on eye contact is often the start of something strange. What that strangeness happens to be, love or hate, depends on the heat of the day, the linger of the eye and the flick of the hair.

When it comes to horror comics, few artists can measure up to the legendary Bernie Wrightson. Now, after a long hiatus from making comics, Wrightson is back at the drawing table working side-by-side with acclaimed writer Steve Niles on the most exciting new horror comic of the year - City of Others.

Stosh Bludowski is a killer, born with the capacity for no apparent human emotion other than rage. Killing comes easy for Blud, and he makes a good living doing what's easy-until the day he meets two jobs in an alley who just won't die, and a grotesque mystery unfolds right in front of him. Soon, the remorseless killer is confronted by a reality he could never imagine, and he will be invited to make a decision once and for all . . . is he human, or is he Other?

"Bernie is one of my greatest heroes and influences in art. When it comes to horror, few creators have contributed more to the comics medium than Bernie has." -Alex Ross

City of Others #1 (of 4) from Dark Horse

Take it on the first shoulder as Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus blasts away a part of the fleet. Battle the fray with Christios Gage, Stuart Moore, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Mike McKone.

Blood Nation from Platinum Studios is a lot of red, a lot of black, and a whole lot of, well, who knows when these things play all trailer and hand out little in the way of fish biscuits. Rob Moran and James Devlin take this into the two before John Keane comes in the second pair over Devlin.

Six limbs aplenty on the chopping block when Avatar Press let spew forth the Plague of the Living Dead. Zombies, John Russo and Dheeraj Verma abound. Zombies this time getting another mix of the brain pie from fresh Vietnam War vets. Not that that isn't yet to be sucked dry yet.

End of one line when Marvel Comics hot step it with Runaways #24. After this conclusion, Brian K Vaughn (also finishing up with that blue form mini featuring Doctor Strange) and Adrian Alphona hand the deed for their title over to Joss Whedon and Michael Ryan.

No banjos or drums on set as it's Jack Horner and a bagman fist to fist in Jack of Fables #5. From Vertigo, Bill Willingham, Matthew Sturges and Tony Akins. No diet.

IDW pops out a bot of Ashley Wood love and experimentation as Ashley Woods' D'Airain Adventure takes things up a flap or two. More things to more people, thar be vignettes, ditties and short little stories in one crunch punch for your lunch.

 

It's the tale of tales to run off with not only the money from the kitty but the dogs of all the secrets and misadventures of the group that makes the deal that more golden.

Everyone's favorite trickster is back -- now in his own monthly series. After stealing money from Fabletown and pissing off all the wrong people, Jack of the Tales -- who is at once every Jack of legend -- was booted out of the Fables community. But for Jack, there was no better way to strike back than starring in his own series.

Last seen hitchhiking from Hollywood after releasing a trilogy of films (about himself) that made him an international superstar, the series follows Jack's immediate adventures as a wayward Fable in the heartland of America. His extreme road stories and encounters with other notorious, renegade Fables are just a few of the situations in store for this fan-favorite character of the Fables series.

Jack of Fables #1

There's a head on with Top Cow and Mazda bringing Revved: The Beginning. Hanging out in the back seat, Jeremy Hall and David Nakayama.

Taken from the anniversary hard cover of Image Comics, Savage Dragon #0. From the massive hands of Erik Larsen it's the origin of the fin-head like probably seen before.

Also from the Big I and Larsen, with artist Francesco, She Dragon. Events spilling from this lead directly into Savage Dragon meeting up with the crew of Wanted.

On the highway of IDW Publishing, there are brains and savage Orwellian monstrosities ahead. For the mature readers (kids, get away from that section) music video director Todd Lincoln and Martin Schenk take readers on a Road To Hell.

There ain't no JJ Walker here, but it is double Dynamite. Xena comes fly kicking through the stands with John Layman and Fabiano Neves handling honours.

And there can be only one before the one (unless there are negatives) with Highlander #0. Brandon Jerwa and Michael Avon Oeming, with art by Lee Moder, open a neck that squirts from the events of the first movie starring Raiden.

Make mayhem Marvel as Zeb Wells and Stefano Caselli power crunch Civil War: Young Avengers And Runaways. Whose side is the right side?

 

Not long now before the release of the conclusion with X-Men 3: The Last Stand. At least for the first round featuring the core prior to splintering into the spin offs. After that, it'll be just like the trail of comics spreading out on the silver screen.

Before that happens, X-Men Fairy Tales.

In the tradition of the X-Men Classic, "Kitty's Fairy Tale," comes a series of new legends, reimagining the greatest X-Men stories through folktales, myths and fables from across the globe.

In the story of Momotaro, the Peach-Boy, an old Japanese woodcutter and his wife cut open a giant peach only to find a baby boy with a peach pit for an eye, crying inside! The couple quickly learns that there is more than meets the eye as the baby shoots ruby-red optic blasts when the pit is removed!

Afraid of how the outside world would treat him, the Peach-Boy is raised in seclusion until a mysterious Monk comes along and shows the teenaged Peach-Boy that his is a gift to be proud of.

Believing he is destined for greater things, the boy joins the monk on a journey to defeat the evil demons that have plagued his lands and captured a beautiful red-haired princess.

In the spirit of new angles, Earth's Mightiest Heroes are redone in Marvel Adventures Avengers. Where tales of old are made to look new again. Cold fingers turn fat.

Might have spent a few years repeating classes, but now Rival Schools are finally out from the noodle soup people of UDON.

DC Comics throw together a band of magic men in Shadowpact. Featuring an appearance by Superman, this motley crew are up against some exclamation mark threatening the universe.

Missed the dead mobster the first time around? Frankenstein Mobster is on reorder.

Marvel bring in the spin on the old tales and poems of the classic Poe with Haunt Of Horror Edgar Allan Poe.

If the endless referential gags on late night and the DVDs aren't enough, read all about the Griffins in comic book format. Family Guy: 100 Ways To Kill Lois by Stewie Griffin is the first of a three done run from the guns of Devil's Due Publishing.

 

Borrowing an isle near the waters off the coast of Doctor Moreau, the wreckage of a few pirated CDs and DVDs. Towing their ship to shore, the inhabitants form a familiar visage as their cast alight from the floating debris. From a variety of fairytales, folk such Alice from Wonderland, the Pied Piper of Hamlin and even Little Red Riding Hood of a forest with no name, take refuge in this out of the way hideaway.

Exiles from the fairytale community. Taken out by the Danish royal juggernaut - His Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary - as they travelled the countryside of Australia last week to celebrate the 200th birthday of the very much deceased Hans Christian Andersen.

Hiding out from the media, these fairytale creatures remain very wary just a few days in the wake of the Danish stock footage tour. Scouring for food in the treetops and lighting their own fires, these figments of the imagination are desperate to wave down a wayward ship to rescue them from their lost paradise. "My clothes are getting rather tight," said Alice, as she took another bite of a biscuit. "Why can't we take a ride on your seaplane back to civilization?" enquired a precocious Red Riding Hood.

Their situation is set to improve as a follow on from the rippling news that after this week, people will return to having their fairytales presented back in the pages outside of newspapers.

 

 

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