www.86thfloor.com     PREVIEWS VOL. XVIX #3 March 2009  

Independent Comic Publishers
(Companies beginning with M)

MIRAGE STUDIOS

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #58
(W) Steve Murphy (A) Dario Brizuela
A threat from beyond space and time is awakened by a renegade group of Utroms, leaving the fate of not one, but two worlds in the hands of the Turtles — our Earth, as well as the alternate Earth of the Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa! Guest-starring Cudley the Cowlick!
SC, 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.25

MOONSTONE

ROTTEN #1
(W) Mark Rahner, Robert Horton (A) Dan Doughtery
A new twist on Zombies with action, horror, and the uncomfortably recognizable in the old West! A stop-lossed Army vet. A president in office without the popular vote. A terror crisis gripping the nation! Meet William Wade, newly minted — and seriously resentful — secret agent for President Rutherford B. Hayes. His mission with cerebral partner J.J. Flynn: travel the West and investigate outbreaks of the living dead — each one more horrifyingly advanced than the last. For Wade, 1877 is turning out to be one rotten year. Captain America's Ed Brubaker calls Rotten "One of the strongest and strangest concepts I've ever heard, executed with horrific precision," and Kingdom Come's Mark Waid says "It's Deadwood by way of Stephen King. It's Undeadwood. It's witty, it's disturbing, and it's a must-read." (C: 0-0-2)
56pgs, FC SRP: $5.99

CAPTAIN ACTION COMICS #5
(W) Fabian Nicieza, Steven Grant (A) Mark Sparacio
It's the final chapter in the opening gambit of the new Captain Action! The first shot fired in the takeover of the United States happened not with a bang, but with a whisper. Ride along with us as we discover who's been infected with the Red Crawl, who hasn't, and who's who! And what or who is Dr. Evil? And what is the President going to do about ? This smash-mouth issue delivers! Available with a Paul Gulacy retro cover or a Mark Sparacio modern cover. (C: 0-0-2)
GULACY RETRO COVER—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
SPARACIO MODERN COVER—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

CAPTAIN ACTION LIMITED EDITION BOBBLEHEAD
Show off your inner superspy, and get hip with this cool retro-style bobble head! Captain Action was originally an action figure from Ideal Toys in the late 1960's, his schtick being that he could be disguised as anyone from Spider-Man to Aquaman. The original figures, outfits, and accessories go for crazy prices on eBay, but you can get this bobble head for tons less! The bobblehead has a tricorner painted base, just like Cap's chest emblem, and is packaged in a window box. Stands 7" tall and is limited to a production run of 500 pieces. (C: 0-0-1)
Bobblehead SRP: $16.99

THE PHANTOM: GENERATIONS #3
(W) Mel Odom (A) Michael Stibling
A new maxi-series of one-shot comic novellas, with each issue (by a different creative team) telling a tale of one of the 21 Phantoms! Novelist Mel Odom takes the third Phantom to the Caves of the Naga. The Phantom, along with the Bandar warriors, execute a stealthy "search, destroy, and rescue" mission right smack dab in the middle of a desperate sin city. Once you're in, there is only one way out! (C: 0-0-2)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

THE PHANTOM: GHOST WHO WALKS #3
(W) Mike Bullock, David Michelinie (A) Silvestre Szilagyi
"End War," Part 3. Ripped from today's headlines, the End War comes to its violent climax. Kazi has found a way to kill The Man Who Cannot Die, and with The Phantom out of commission, who will put an end to The Cleansing? Plus, the serialized Phantom prose back-ups continue. Available with covers by Herb Trimpe & Terry Austin and Mick Collins. (C: 0-0-2)
TRIMPE/AUSTIN COVER—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
COLLINS COVER—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99