www.86thfloor.com     PREVIEWS VOL. XVIX #5 May 2009  

Independent Comic Publishers
(Companies beginning with M)

MERCURY COMICS

ATOMIKA #9
(W) Andrew Dabb (A) Sal Abbinanti
After fifteen years apart, Atomika is reunited with his son, but Chernobyl has changed. Under Arohnir's tutelage, he's become conceited, arrogant, and powerful — perhaps more powerful than Atomika himself. But when Zemliu, the gateway to Hell, is opened, father and son must fight side-by-side against an infernal army-a battle which will bring them together, or tear them apart once and for all.
RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #2 (FEB063164)
32pgs, FC (9 of 12) SRP: $2.99

MIRAGE STUDIOS

TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #60
(W) Tristan Jones (A) Paul Harmon
This action-packed issue features the shocking return of Nobody, the crime-fighting vigilante thought to be slain in TMNT volume two #12! We discover the fate of the not-so-fallen hero while Raphael and Casey Jones encounter a new villain with super-human — not to mention extraterrestrial — powers!
SC, 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.25

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE COLLECTED BOOK VOLUME 1 SC
(W/A) Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird
Mirage Studios proudly celebrates its 25th anniversary by reprinting the classic first eleven issues of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles along with the four micro-series by creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird! Over 540 pages of martial arts action as only the two masterminds of mutant mayhem could depict! An ideal opportunity to relive the glorious days of the Turtles' origins as well as an excellent place for new readers to see where the Turtles phenomena began!
SC, 7x10, 544pgs, B&W SRP: $29.95

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: FUTURE TENSE TP
(W) Dead Clarrain (A) Chris Allen, Jon D'Agostino
Mirage Studios' first trade paperback collection of Archie Comics' TMNT Adventures collects 8 issues of the classic comic book series: #42-44 ("The Future Shark Trilogy") and #62-66 (the "Dreamland" 5-issue story arc). All issues feature the "future Turtles" and act as a lead-in to the upcoming all-new Forever War mini-series!
SC, 7x10, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95

MOONSTONE

THE SPIDER #1
(W) C.J. Henderson (A) J. Anthony Kosar
The Spider: the most violent and ruthless of all crime fighters. More just than the law, more dangerous than the underworld, hated, feared, and wanted by both. A cloaked, fanged, borderline crazy denizen of the dark force-feeding hard justice with a pair of '45's! Senseless slaughter accompanies a new string of bold and audacious heists, and only the Spider can stop it, but at a price so steep, can even the Spider hope to pay it?
40pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50

CAPTAIN ACTION #3.5: REACTION
(W) Steven Grant (A) Mark Sparacio
Great jumping on point for new readers, as the book covers the whole first story arc! That's right, we have an all-new version of issue #3 — all-new story and all-new artwork, with the story between the story! Plus, the first story arc synopsis will bring everyone caught up to speed, and some cool extra "Captain Action Files" pages!
16pgs, FC SRP: $1.99

THE PHANTOM GENERATIONS #5
(W) Martin Gately (A) Enrique Alcatena
Join the 5th Phantom, his lady The Pirate Queen, and their "skeleton crew" as they helm a ghost ship and battle broadsides with the evil (and aptly named) Captain Devil. Things go terribly wrong, which sends the Phantom on a chase across the Seven Seas, as well as to the heights of London's high society and the depths of the East End's slums. (C: 0-0-2)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

THE PHANTOM GHOST WHO WALKS #4
(W) Mike Bullock (A) Fernando Peniche
When you steal something from the jungle, you better be prepared to run, especially when The Man Who Cannot Die is on your trail! Follow Desmond as he tries to escape from someone he's not even certain is real through the jungles of Northern Africa and into the dark recesses of his own imagination. Plus, the serialized Phantom prose back-ups continue this issue. (C: 0-0-2)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

ROTTEN #3
(W) Mark Rahner, Robert Horton (A) Dan Dougherty
The new zombie series continues! Time and hope run out for the injured Agent Wade as an embattled family prepares to feed him to a "sick" daughter. Agent Flynn zeroes in on the town as it erupts from the controversy surrounding the monstrous girl. It's hair-raising suspense and queasy deja vu in the Old West! (C: 0-0-2)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99