RADICAL PUBLISHING
ABATTOIR #1
Created by Darren Lynn Bousman
(W) Rob Levin, Troy Peteri (A) Bing Cansino
(C) Tae Young Choi
From director Darren Lynn Bousman (the SAW franchise, Mother’s Day, Repo! The Genetic Opera) comes a chilling, supernatural tale set in the cold beauty of Middle America in the late '80s!
After a brutal massacre takes place in a gorgeous house, real estate agent and family man Richard Ashwalt is assigned the impossible task of picking up the pieces and selling the property. As Richard inspects the blood-soaked grounds a twisted old man journeys to the house with a sinister and terrifying purpose. Richard is about to be drawn into a web of shadows, murders and massacres that will shatter him to his very core!
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC (1 of 5) $3.99
RADICAL PREMIERES: COIL/DAMAGED FLIP BOOK
Credits for COIL: Created by Taka Ichise
(W) James Farr (A) TBD
Credits for DAMAGED: Created by Michael Schwarz & John Schwarz
(W) David Lapham (A) TBD (C) Alex Maleev
Radical debuts two new titles in one convenient $1.00 preview!
First is Coil from Taka Ichise, producer of such internationally acclaimed horror films as The Ring, Dark Water, and The Grudge, and written by Xombie creator James Farr. Dr. Davis Huston, a renowned professor, suffers a tragic accident rendering him briefly dead. He awakens to find his life turned upside-down when he discovers the pathway to the Middle Ground — a world filled with the shattered souls of the dead.
Next is Damaged from Full Clip Productions’ John Schwarz and Michael Schwarz, and written by Eisner Award winner David Lapham (Stray Bullets), a tale of two brothers committed to justice in different ways—one inside the law, one violently beyond it. Now, with the end of their careers approaching, they must train their replacements, hoping to remake each in their image. But the vigilante code has changed and the brothers are left unprepared for the true lawlessness and corruption that is about to be unleashed.
32pgs, FC $1.00
AFTER DARK #2
Created by Antoine Fuqua & Wesley Snipes
(W) Peter Milligan (A) Leonardo Manco
(C) Francesco “Matt” Mattina
After the heart wrenching departure of the infected Jones, the crew is ready to push forward into the darkest parts of Europe on their pilgrimage to find Angel. In between the blood-filled battles and rising tensions, their journey brings them to Birdland, home of creatures unlike anything the crew has ever seen. As the pilgrims fight their way to Angel’s haven, in order to convince her to save the world, Colonel Brood has his own mandate regarding the destiny of the human race.
MATURE THEMES
56pgs, FC (2 of 3) $4.99
SHRAPNEL: HUBRIS TP
Created by Nick Sagan & Mark Long
(W) Nick Sagan, Clinnette Minnis
(A) Concept Art House (C) Stephan Martiniere
Nick Sagan (Star Trek: Voyager) and Mark Long return to take a planetary revolution across the solar system in the sequel to Shrapnel: Aristeia Rising. This new deluxe trade paperback collects the full miniseries and includes an in-depth interview with writers Nick Sagan and Clinnette Minnis as well as a gallery of artwork from Hugo Award winning artist Stephan Martiniere.
The last free colony in the Solar System has yet to fall, but how long can it withstand the siege? Under constant barrage from orbit, and kept from replenishing much-needed supplies by a planetary blockade, the colonists of Venus find themselves in desperate circumstances. But unwilling to let their stand be in vain, the surprise hero of the war--notorious ex-marine Vijaya "Sam" Narayan — must reverse their fortunes before time runs out once and for all.
SC, 7x10, 180pgs, FC $14.95
REBELLION / 2000AD
2000 AD OCTOBER 2010 PACK
(W/A) Various
Irreverent, satirical, and full of pulse-pounding action, 2000 AD is the UK's cult SF anthology title, featuring some of the best writers and artists in the business. Russian revolutionary Nikolai Dante faces down an old enemy in "The Master of Kronstadt"; a new criminal organisation is ruling the streets of the Big Meg in "Low Life: Hostile Takeover"; the Tower of London is besieged by undead hordes in "Defoe: A Murder of Angels"; and Rowan is running for her life in a werewolf-haunted city in "Age of the Wolf." (C: 0-1-2)
Magazine Pack, PC SRP: $20.00
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #303
(W/A) Various
More action and adventure in the future-shocked world of Judge Dredd! The pope of procrastination visits Mega-City One and criminality follows in his wake; Psi-Judge Anderson plunges deeper into "The House of Vyle"; it's the explosive finale to "Hondo City Justice"; and there's a family reunion in "Lilly Mackenzie and the Mines of Charybdis." Plus, in the bagged graphic novel this month: just in time for Halloween, the terrifying "Chiaroscuro," a tale of a haunted film by Simon Spurrier and Smudge! (C: 0-1-2)
Magazine w/ graphic novel, 64pgs, PC SRP: $11.99
FIENDS OF THE EASTERN FRONT TP
(W) Gerry Finley-Day, David Bishop (A) Carlos Ezquerra, Colin McNeil
It was autumn 1980, and workmen excavating West Berlin make a ghoulish discovery — the skeleton of a German soldier, holding a diary, but little do they know that the diary's contents are far more terrifying! The diary belongs to Hans Schmitt, posted to the Eastern Front. His first entries record a unit of Romanian soldiers, experts in night-fighting, but it isn't too long before Schmitt realises the true nature of his "comrades" — blood-sucking vampires! (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $14.99
JUDGE DREDD MEGA-CITY MASTERS VOLUME 2 SC
(W/A) Various
2000 AD is Britain’s most celebrated sci-fi comic anthology, which has been at the cutting edge of contemporary pop culture since 1977. The longest running strip in 2000AD is Judge Dredd and over the years many internationally renowned writers have contributed some amazing stories to the Dredd legacy. This compilation features some of these stories collected together for the first time. (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 208pgs, PC SRP: $19.99
ZOMBO: CAN I EAT YOU PLEASE? TP
(W) Al Ewing (A) Henry Flint
When Flight 303 en route to Epsilon-6 orbital station crash lands on the lethal deathworld of Chronos, all is not looking well for the thirty-three surviving passengers. Enter ZOMBO; a top secret government experiment — part zombie, part human ghoul, with a taste for living flesh. Will our friendly (yet crude) hero be able to save the passengers from a hideously painful death? (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 176pgs, FC SRP: $17.99
RED 5 COMICS
ZMD: ZOMBIES OF MASS DESTRUCTION TP
(W) Kevin Grevioux (A) David Youkovibch
With public patience for Middle East casualties wearing thin, the U.S. military adopts a new weapon — zombies. Air-dropped into hot zones, the walking dead indiscriminately infect everyone. Engineered to dissolve at daybreak, they create a safe combatant-free zone. What could possibly go wrong? From the creator of the Underworld movie franchise.
SC, 144pgs, FC SRP: $17.95