www.86thfloor.com     PREVIEWS VOL. XVIII #5 May 2008  

Independent Comic Publishers
(Companies beginning with R)

RADICAL PUBLISHING

CALIBER #3
by Sam Sarkar & Garrie Gastonny
After gunning down Talbot's men, Arthur has fled Telacoma with Whitefeather in search of help and safe haven from the town overlord. Every hired gun has been sent to hunt Arthur down, but after weeks there has still been no success. With a price on their heads, Talbot has taken the matter in his own hands and locates the one man who is known around town for having the fastest draw and deadliest shot, Lance Lake. Now with Lance on their trail, it is only a matter of time before the duo are laid to rest in the cold white blanket of the snowy Telacoma countryside. With the cards clearly not stacked in their favor, do Arthur and Whitefeather stand a chance?
MATURE THEMES
28pgs, FC (3 of 5) SRP: $2.99

HERCULES #3
by Steve Moore & Admira Wijaya
Three thousand two hundred years ago, the tyrannical King Cotys is determined to unite the quarrelsome tribes of Thrace into a single, belligerent nation. Cotys has hired Hercules and his fellow mercenaries to mould his troops into an invincible army of destruction. Now the training is over, and Hercules leads that army in a bloody war of attrition against Rhesus, Cotys’s last significant foe. However, just as victory seems secure, it appears that treachery is afoot, and the potential consequences are dire, particularly for Hercules and his friends!
MATURE THEMES
28pgs, FC (3 of 5) SRP: $2.99

RADIO COMIX

FURRLOUGH #185
by Various
The longest running anthropomorphic anthology continues with an all-new 48-page format! In this issue, "Ebin & May" by fan-fave Christina "Smudge" Hanson and Ed Garcia brings more medieval adventure and romance! Also, "Dragon Quest" by Greg Older & Style Wager and "Lancaster" by Phil Gibson add plenty of excitement! Cover by Dark Natasha.
48pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99

HIT THE BEACH 2008
Hit the Beach, everyone's favorite fun in the sun annual returns with plenty of funny animal goodness! Forty whopping pages of pin-ups and comic strips, from all your favorite anthropomorphics artists from America, Europe, and Japan! This issue features art by Joe Rosales, Megan Giles, Trump, Ursula Husted, Christina Hanson, DAQ, Eddie Perkins, Shon Howell, Brian Sutton, Yamaneko-ya and many, many more! Grab your sunscreen and your towel and enjoy the best of summer! Cover by Japanese artist Trump.
48pgs, B&W SRP: $6.99

MILK #64
SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K.
ADULT MATERIAL
32pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99

REBELLION

2000 AD #1593-1597
by Various
Blistering SF action from the cream of the UK's comics talent, 2000 AD surges into the summer with a stunning line-up of stories. Judge Dredd investigates past misdeeds in "Cold Case," by John Wagner (A History of Violence) and Patrick Goddard (Savage); seventeenth-century zombie hunter Defoe uncovers a web of conspiracies in "Brethren of the Night," by Pat Mills (Charley¹s War) and Leigh Gallagher (The Witching); Nikolai Dante tries to keep the peace in the war-torn streets of New York in "Amerika," by Robbie Morrison (The Authority) and Simon Fraser (Richard Matheson's Hell House); Sinister Dexter are looking for missing persons in "The Bournemouth Identity," by Dan Abnett (Nova) and Anthony Williams (The Unfunnies); and war-world "The Vort" plunges into madness, by G. Powell and D'Israeli (Scarlet Traces)! (C: 0-1-2)
Magazine, 32pgs, PC SRP: $4.50

2000 AD EXTREME EDITION #30
by Various
Classic cuts from the 2000 AD archive, complete and uncut! This issue, high fantasy and dark magic in the sword n' sorcery series "Witch World," by Gordon Rennie, John Burns, Will Simpson, Siku, and Paul Johnson! (C: 0-1-2)
Magazine, FC SRP: $5.99

JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #274
by Various
Take to the dangerous streets of Mega-City One every month with zero-tolerance law enforcer Judge Dredd! There's "Cursed Earth" horror for the future lawman courtesy of John Wagner and Peter Doherty; Psi-Judge Anderson enters the virtual nightmare of Hyven in "WiiERD," by Alan Grant (Batman) and Boo Cook; and Wally Squad Judge Aimee Nixon is deep undercover and in deep trouble in "War Without Bloodshed," by Rob Williams and Rufus Dayglo (Snaked). Plus interviews, reviews and much more! (C: 0-1-2)
Magazine, 64pgs, PC SRP: $7.50

BUTTON MAN: THE CONFESSION OF HARRY EXTON TP
Harry Exton is a Button Man, a gun for hire in a deadly game played by anonymous "Voices." But Harry isn’t taking anymore and after giving a full confession he flees to the United States, only to find an even deadlier game! Can Harry track down his "Voice" and will he survive one more throw of the dice? (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 112pgs, FC SRP: $30.99

NIKOLAI DANTE: SWORD OF THE TSAR TP
Nikolai Dante has bonded with a cyborganic Weapons Crest, an alien combat computer, which allows him to extrude lethal bio-blades. Following the civil war, Dante is the most wanted man in the Empire. Now, he’s battling for his life in Akita Sagawa’s Pacifica stronghold against the lethal Dragon clones! (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 192pgs, FC SRP: $30.50

RED 5 COMICS

AFTERBURN #4
by Scott Chitwood, Paul Ens & Wayne Nichols
With the Eastern Hemisphere destroyed by a massive solar flare, North Korea has emerged from the ashes to capture the nuclear control codes of the former nation of China. Can treasure hunter Jake put his profiteering aside to stop an attack on the West? Or, at least long enough to get the girl?
32pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $2.95

ZMD: ZOMBIES OF MASS DESTRUCTION #1
by Kevin Grevioux & Geraldo Borges
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 go wrong? From the creator the of Underworld movie franchise!
32pgs, FC (1 of 6) SRP: $3.25

RED MAVERICK PUBLISHING

WHEN ZOMBIES ATTACK!! #3
by Chad Waters, Matt Rose & Joe Suitor
Continuing their battle against all things undead, Officer Frank Hadley and his crew return for issue three of the series. In keeping with the creative trend, this time around, creators Matt Rose and Chad Waters team up with artist Joe Suitor to bring the story to “life.”
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.99

OFFERED AGAIN

O/A WHEN ZOMBIES ATTACK
by Chad Waters, Matt Rose, Jim Mahfood, & Mike Huddelston
The humorous series in the tradition of COPS meets Night of the Living Dead. When Zombies Attack follows a paranormal clean-up crew — the Bureau of Post Mortem Animation Control, headed by one Officer Frank Hadely — as they chase down and dispose of the "corporally-challenged."
MATURE THEMES
ISSUE #1—32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.99
ISSUE #2—32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.99

RUNNING PRESS

THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF BEST CRIME COMICS TP
edited by Paul Gravett
One of the only compilations of the crime comic genre, this volume contains 25 of the best graphic short stories, spanning all the nuances of noir, from classic American newspaper strip serials and notorious uncensored comic books to today's global graphic novel masterpieces. This collection includes work from Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Will Eisner, Max Allan Collins, and Alex Toth — plus adaptations of and collaborations by famous crime writers such as Dashiel Hammett, Mickey Spillane, Lesley Charteris, and Raymond Chandler. (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 6x9, 448pgs, B&W SRP: $17.95