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

Independent Comic Publishers
(Companies beginning with R)

RADICAL PUBLISHING

HERCULES: THE KNIVES OF KUSH #1 (1 OF 5)
(W) Steve Moore (A) Cris Bolson, Doug Sirois
Steve Moore returns to take Radical’s controversial hero into Ancient Egypt, where mysticism and intrigue awaits. Recovering from the Thracian Wars, Hercules and his suriving band of mercenaries must take on Egyptian spies, assassination and face the mystery of a death cult known as…Kush. Featuring covers by Jim Steranko and Clint Langley.
COVER A (Jim Steranko)—28 pgs, FC $2.99
COVER B (Clint Langley)—28 pgs, FC $2.99

THE LORDS OF MISRULE HC
(W) Dan Abnett, John Tomlinson, Steve White
(A) Gary Erskine, Peter Snejbjerg (C) Simon Bisley
Collected for a new generation of readers is the horror classic by Abnett, Tomlinson and White which begins when two friends are horribly murdered near the dark rural English town called Callow. But no rational mind could ever anticipate the ancient evil that the survivors will find in the village with a long and bloody history of murder and hauntings. In color for the first time and featuring over 60 previously uncollected pages for the definitive edition of the series.
HC, 7x11, 264pgs, FC, $24.95

RAW JUNIOR LLC

JEFF SMITH: LITTLE MOUSE GETS READY HC
(W/A) Jeff Smith
There is a lot to do before Little Mouse is ready to go visit the barn. Will he master all the intricacies of getting dressed, from snaps and buttons to Velcro and tail holes? Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Jeff Smith and his determined Little Mouse reveal all the smallest pleasures of this daily task. (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 6x9, 32pgs, FC SRP: $12.95

REBELLION

2000 AD PACK JULY 2009
(W/A) Various
Thirty-two pages of action, excitement and adventure, 2000 AD is the UK's leading SF comic, packed with stories by a stellar line-up of creators! Future lawman Judge Dredd investigates possessed perps ; Johnny Alpha is on the trail of a missing wife ; whackstastic hitmen Sinister Dexter are back, and the city of Downlode is under threat; humanity faces its darkest hour in a new Red Seas adventure; and hoodie horror series Cradlegrave comes to a fiery climax. (C: 0-1-2)
Magazine Pack, PC SRP: $22.50

JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #287
(W/A) Various
More pulse-pounding excitement from the world of Judge Dredd! Dredd sends a journalist undercover; mouldering magician Darren Dead investigates secrets amongst his peers; and Brit-Cit Detective Judge Armitage needs a new partner. All this plus brand-new Tank Girl adventures, interviews, reviews and more. Plus in the bagged graphic novel this month: Judge Dredd: Bad Manners by John Wagner, John Burns, Paul Marshall, and Wayne Reynolds. (C: 0-1-2)
Magazine w/ graphic novel, 64pgs, PC SRP: $10.99

STRONTIUM DOG: TRAITOR TO HIS KIND TP
(W) John Wagner (A) Carlos Ezquerra
Warped by the mutating effects of radioactive Strontium-90 fallout, many mutants have taken the only job open to them — bounty hunting. Feared and despised by the norms, these agents hunt the criminals too dangerous for the Galactic Crime Commission. One such Strontium Dog is Johnny Alpha, whose eyes emit piercing Alpha rays, allowing him to see through solid objects. Together with his norm Vikling partner Wulf Sternhammer, he's a good man in a bad galaxy! (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 192pgs, FC SRP: $22.99

RED 5 COMICS

ATOMIC ROBO AND THE SHADOW FROM BEYOND TIME #3
(W) Brian Clevinger (A) Scott Wegener
Oaxaca, Mexico, 1971. The Shadow From Beyond Time is set to intersect with our universe once more, but this time Atomic Robo is ready for it. Or at least he thinks he is. It's the Scientific Method versus the Unknowable Horror at the edge of reality!
32pgs, FC (4 of 5) SRP: $3.50

WE KILL MONSTERS #1
(W) Christopher Leone (A) Brian Churilla
Two unassuming auto repair shop owners discover that monsters are infesting the world. When they are attacked, the glowing blue juice from the monster's brain heals his arm and saves Jake's life. But this gift only begins a life-long link to the monster invasion. From the creators of Sci-Fi TV's Lost Room mini-series. Featured on Free Comic Book Day 2009.
40pgs, FC (1 of 6) SRP: $3.50

RUDE DUDE PRODUCTIONS

NEXUS: SPACE OPERA ACTS 3 & 4 DOUBLE ISSUE
(W) Mike Baron (A) Steve Rude
Combined into one, double-sized colossal issue, Nexus #101 and #102 will together bring the series to its final conclusion. Kreed, the most lethal Quatro of all time, has returned — but how? Elvon Supreme leads the greatest fleet ever launched on Ylum. Nexus travels to Earth to address the United Planets. Ylum stands isolated and condemned by the United Web as the greatest invasion force in history draws near. Sundra defends her child from a merciless foe, a foe who was once Sundra's best friend. Finally, Nexus must choose between saving his planet and suffering universal condemnation or obey the will of the web!
56pgs, FC SRP: $4.99