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

Independent Comic Publishers
(Companies beginning with R)

RADICAL PUBLISHING

INCARNATE #1 (1 OF 3)
Creator and Writer NICK SIMMONS
Penciller NICK SIMMONS
Inker MATT DALTON
Additional Aartists NAM KIM, BEN HARVEY & SHIWAH WONG of STUDIOIL
Colorist BRIAN BUCCELLATO
From Nick Simmons, son of rock legend Gene Simmons and star of A&E’s GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS, comes a revolutionary new take on the undead. They cannot die. They feel no pain. They hunger for human flesh. They are Revenants. Centuries ago, the Revenant known as Mot was worshipped as a God. Now, he walks the Earth in search of a purpose to his immortality – but when a secret society discovers a way to kill Revenants, Mot and his fellow immortals must make a choice: Hunt or be hunted. Nick Simmons’ breakout American Manga title reveals a world that challenges even the imagination, planting its tongue firmly in cheek, then biting it off...And swallowing it.
54pgs, FC, $4.99

HERCULES: THE KNIVES OF KUSH #2 (2 OF 5)
Writer STEVE MOORE
Artist CRIS BOLSON
Colorist DOUG SIROIS
Letterer TODD KLEIN
Delve into the shadows of a hero as we continue this untold tale from Hercules' dark past. As the son of Zeus and his companions begin their search for the traitors in the Egyptian king’s palace, they long for the excitement of the battlefield. But when military secrets continue to leak from the palace, the Greeks are forced to consider a long shot to gain information. Can even the courage of Hercules withstand a trip to Nakhtkeru the Necromancer? Featuring covers by Marko Djurdjevic and Clint Langley.
COVER A: Djurdjevic—28pgs, FC $2.99
COVER B: Langley—28pgs, FC $2.99

SHRAPNEL: ARISTEIA RISING TP
Creators MARK LONG & NICK SAGAN
Writer M. ZACHARY SHERMAN
Artist BAGUS HUTOMO and LEOS “OKITA” NG
Cover: TAE YOUNG CHOI
Venus, 2250. After five years of war, the last free colony in the Solar System is about to fall. Unknown to the attacking Marines—or even the colonists themselves—the most infamous heroine of the war has gone into hiding in exile on their planet. Now Samantha Vijaya must organize a revolt against the very Marines she once fought alongside and lead the colonists to freedom.
Collecting the critically acclaimed series with never before seen production renderings, creator interviews and a cover gallery of art from Arthur Suydam, Marko Djurdjevic, Clint Langley and more!
SC, 7x10, 184pgs, FC $14.95

REBELLION

2000 AD PACK AUGUST 2009
(W/A) Various
Britain's award-winning SF anthology 2000 AD sets the summer alight with an explosive line-up of stunning stories! Judge Dredd hunts down the perps running rampant; there's a deadly confrontation in Sinister Dexter: "Rush From Her With Love"; a familiar face comes to the rescue in The Red Seas: "The Chimes at Midnight"; and seventeenth-century zombie hunter Defoe tracks down those responsible for London's undead infestation. (C: 0-1-2)
Magazine Pack, PC SRP: $18.00

JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #288
(W/A) Various
More pulse-pounding excitement from the world of Judge Dredd! Dredd faces off against The Torso; the body-count rises in Meet Darren Dead: "Eats, Shoots and Kills"; and Treasure Steel learns more about her past in Armitage: "The Mancunian Candidate." All this plus interviews, reviews and more. Plus, in the bagged graphic novel this month, Harmony by Chris Standley and Trevor Hairsine. (C: 0-1-2)
Magazine w/ graphic novel, 64pgs, PC SRP: $10.99

RED 5 COMICS

ATOMIC ROBO AND THE SHADOW FROM BEYOND TIME #5
(W) Brian Clevinger (A) Scott Wegener
An experiment gone wrong opens Tesladyne HQ to a surprise attack by the Shadow From Beyond Time. The future and history of the universe hang in the balance as Atomic Robo teams up with, uh, Atomic Robo in a last ditch effort to protect reality itself!
32pgs, FC (5 of 5) SRP: $3.50

WE KILL MONSTERS #2
(W) Christopher Leone (A) Brian Churilla
The Basher Brothers battle with a blood-thirsty monster was not an isolated incident. Now a terrifying flying insect monster is on the attack, and the boys must team with Vanessa the bartender to find it before infected Jake dies from a lack of monster juice. From the creators of Sci-Fi TV's Lost Room mini-series.
40pgs, FC (2 of 6) SRP: $3.50