www.86thfloor.com     PREVIEWS VOL. XVIX #4 April 2009  

Independent Comic Publishers
(Companies beginning with R)

RADICAL PUBLISHING

CALIBER VOLUME 1: FIRST CANON OF JUSTICE TP
(W) Sam Sarkar (A) Garrie Gastonny
Now in a deluxe trade paperback format! The Arthurian Legend of Excalibur is reborn in the old Pacific Northwest. A world in which Shamans replace Wizards, gunfighters walk where knights once stood, and in which a mystical gun will change the world in place of the sword of legend. It is here that Caliber is revealed as a tattooed six gun imbued with supernatural power. A land where lawlessness runs rampant and Arthur will have his chance to set balance to the scales of justice.
SC, 152pgs, FC SRP: $14.95

HERCULES VOLUME 1: THE THRACIAN WARS TP
(W) Steve Moore (A) Admira Wijaya
The King of Thrace has hired Hercules and his mercenaries to train his men to become the greatest army of all time. Hercules does not question King Cotys' motives until he takes his army out to battle and sees them practice on the innocent men, women and children of their neighbors. Deep in his soul something stirs, but is it enough to stop a mad king and his army of the damned from marching across Greece or even Olympus itself?
SC, 152pgs, FC SRP: $14.95

REBELLION

2000 AD #1638-1641 JUNE 2009 PACK
Thirty-two pages of blistering SF excitement, 2000 AD is the UK's award-winning, massively influential anthology title! Perps are disappearing from their iso-cubes, seemingly sprung by entities not of this earth in Judge Dredd: "Rehab" by Al Ewing and Karl Richardson; freedom fighter Bill Savage must help the American invasion if he is to rid Britain of the Volgs in Savage: "1984" by Pat Mills and Patrick Goddard; a new Strontium Dog adventure begins, as mutant bounty hunter Johnny Alpha is tasked with finding a missing wife in "The Mork Whisperer" by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra; the disease spreads on the estate in "Cradlegrave" by John Smith and Edmund Bagwell; and Zombo comes to its blood-splattered conclusion, courtesy of Al Ewing and Henry Flint! Now available in one convenient pack for your reading convenience! (C: 0-1-2)
Magazine Pack, 32pgs, PC SRP: $18.00

JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #286
(W/A) Various
More pulse-pounding excitement from the world of Judge Dredd! Evil experiments are being performed in "Psycho-Block" by John Wagner and Colin Wilson; the bodycount rises in Meet Darren Dead: "Eats, Shoots and Kills" by Rob Williams and John Higgins; and Brit-Cit citizens are losing their heads in Armitage: The Mancunian Candidate by Dave Stone and John Cooper. All this plus brand-new Tank Girl adventures by Alan Martin and Rufus Dayglo, interviews, reviews and more. Plus in the bagged graphic novel this month: Armitage, the very first series by Dave Stone and Sean Phillips. (C: 0-1-2)
Magazine w/ graphic novel, 64pgs, PC SRP: $10.99

JUDGE DREDD COMPLETE CASE FILES VOLUME 13 TP
(W) Alan Grant, John Wagner (A) Liam Sharp
Mega-City One: the future metropolis bustling with life and every crime imaginable. Keeping order are the judges, a stern police force acting as judge, jury and executioner. Toughest of all is Judge Dredd — he is the law and these are his stories. Volume 13 in this exciting, bestselling series is the first collection in full-color! Written by fan favourite creators Alan Grant (Lobo) and John Wagner (A History Of Violence) and with art from Liam Sharp (Gears Of War) amongst others, this is a perfect addition to the phenomenal 2000 AD library. (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 272pgs, FC SRP: $31.00

RED 5 COMICS

ATOMIC ROBO AND THE SHADOW FROM BEYOND TIME #3
(W) Brian Clevinger (A) Scott Wegener
December, 1957. Atomic Robo and the Science Agents of TeslaDyne are on a mission to stop the build up of the most devastating arsenal in the history of the world. But first they've got to make sure the Shadow from Beyond Time doesn't destroy the future and the past!
32pgs, FC (3 of 5) SRP: $3.50

REYNOLDS & HEARN LTD

GERRY ANDERSON'S TV 21: ADVENTURE IN 21ST CENTURY TP'S
(E) Chris Bentley
From its launch in 1965, TV Century 21 (later known as TV21) was the smash-hit British comic of the 1960's. Its tie-in to the science-fiction puppet series created by Gerry Anderson's Century 21 Productions guaranteed its success with young fans eager to read more about their heroes from Thunderballs, Lady Penelope, Fireball XL5, Captain Scarlet, and more. Stories burst forth in full-color from the magazine's pages, with art from some of the top British talents of the era. In this new series of reprints, editor Chris Bentley has assembled some of the most thrilling stories from the classic years of TV21. Featuring material never before reprinted, these volumes showcase Anderson's most popular characters, making these essential purchases for every Anderson fan and enthusiasts of British comics. (C: 0-1-2)
VOLUME ONE—SC, 9x12, 160pgs, FC SRP: $29.99
VOLUME TWO—SC, 9x12, 160pgs, FC SRP: $29.99

RUDE DUDE PRODUCTIONS

NEXUS: AS IT HAPPENED BOOK 1 TP
(W) Mike Baron (A) Steve Rude
On the distant moon of Ylum, an enigmatic man is plagued by nightmares. He is forced to dream of the past. He dreams of real-life butchers and tyrants, and what they have done. And then he finds them, and kills them. The year is 2841, and this man is Nexus, a godlike figure who acts as judge, jury, and executioner for the vile criminals who appear in his dreams. He claims to kill in self-defense, but why? Where do the visions come from, and where did he get his powers? Though a hero to many, does he have any real moral code? Collecting Nexus Volume 1 #1-3 and Volume 2 #1-4 from Capital Comics. A multiple Eisner Award-winning series that defined the careers of creators Steve Rude and Mike Baron, Nexus is a modern classic not to be missed!
SC, 6x9, 216pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99