www.86thfloor.com     PREVIEWS VOL. XVIX #6 June 2009  

Independent Comic Publishers
(Companies beginning with M)

MAERKLE PRESS

LOVE AND CAPES #11
(W/A) Thomas Zahler
Abby and Amazonia... friends?! It's the most shocking issue of Love and Capes ever! What could cause these two women to suddenly become BFFs? Plus, Abby's quest for her dress continues, and their parents finally meet! Don't miss the last issue before the big wedding in LNC #12!
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.95

MERCURY COMICS

ATOMIKA #10
(W) Andrew Dabb (A) Sal Abbinanti
Atomika has faced down armies, nations, even gods, but now his greatest adversary stalks the land — death itself! Koschei the Deathless, the immortal bringer of doom who haunts children's nightmares has returned, laying waste to everything he touches. It falls to Atomika to stop him, and discover who unleashed this plague upon the Red Empire. Cover by Travis Charest.
32pgs, FC (10 of 12) SRP: $2.99

MIRAGE STUDIOS

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #61
(W) Tristan Jones (A) Andres Ponce
The Turtles battle an enemy they never dreamed could create the chaos found in this book! Gangs, robots, road rage, crazy Australian mercenaries, and as if that weren't enough, the long-awaited return of the malevolent Mousers!
SC, 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.25

MOONSTONE

DOMINO LADY #2
(W) Nancy Holder (A) Jan Carlos Maniquis
Buffy novelist and four time Bram Stoker Award winner Nancy Holder uncovers the sexy romp secrets of our stunning Blond Bombshell in "The Zeppelin Affair." There's noir revenge and desperation a-plenty in this high flying mystery adventure! The Domino Lady takes no prisoners — unless there's one she likes, of course. (C: 0-0-2)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs SRP: $3.99

STAR OF THE MONTH

PHANTOM GENERATIONS #6
(W) Steve Hockensmith (A) Scott Brooks
Think Die Hard on a pirate ship! Join acclaimed mystery novelist Steve Hockensmith and the 6th Phantom in "Hellfire," a tale of a ruthless buccaneer with delusions of grandeur. (C: 0-0-2)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

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ROTTEN #4
(W) Mark Rahner, Robert Horton (A) Dan Dougherty
Agents Wade and Flynn go undercover as commanders of a snowbound and isolated Army fort where discipline is in shorter supply than ammo. The soldiers are slowly disappearing. Some of the grotesque things that wander to the fort freeze before they make it. Others don't. With only one arm and baffling orders to maintain the fort for an important visitor, Wade must deal with increasingly inhuman troops and what promises to be a horrific case of frostbite! (C: 0-0-2)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

SHERLOCK HOLMES & KOLCHAK #3
(W) Joe Gentile (A) Andy Bennett, Carlos Magno
Two of the most unique investigators of all time try to untangle the same mystery — one hundred years apart from each other! Kolchak follows Holmes' investigation of a not-so-innocent man who voluntarily wants to be imprisoned, a murdered domestic, and a showdown with the world's most deadly anarchist/assassin. Available with a regular cover from Dan Padrosian and a black and white cover from Paul Guinan, limited to 200 copies.
RES. from Previews Vol. XVIII #10 (OCT084293)
PADROSIAN COVER—32pgs, FC (3 of 3) SRP: $3.99
GUINAN COVER—32pgs, FC SRP: $6.99

BUCKAROO BANZAI BEGINNINGS 4-PACK
(W) Earl Mac Rauch (A) Various
A great intro to the man, the myth, the legend, Buckaroo Banzai, today's pulp hero! Each pack contains one of each Prequel #1, Prequel #2, Big Size, and Origins. Plus, each pack will contain at least one variant cover! A retail value of $16.72 for only $11.99!
FC SRP: $11.99