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Joe Eisma Guest Artist on Evil Empire #5 from BOOM!
Attention Morning Glories fans! Joe Eisma will be a guest artist on a special standalone issue of BOOM!’s Evil Empire by Max Bemis.
From BOOM!:
You know how sometimes in stories, the bad guys are already in power and it’s up to the hero/heroine to take them down? In EVIL EMPIRE—Max Bemis’ follow-up to last year’s hit debut, POLARITY—this is the story of how those bad guys rose into power, often under disturbing circumstances.
In EVIL EMPIRE #5, how does someone truly evil cope with the prevalence of evil in society? Ironically, a serial killer finds himself losing the impetus to kill now that it’s no longer dangerous or taboo.
This issue is available July 23rd with a cover price of $3.99 and can be ordered now through this month’s Previews catalogue and through your local comic provider (MAY141165).
Bunn and Del Ray Debut a New Series in June
Cullen Bunn (Sixth Gun, Fearless Defenders) and Vanesa Del Ray (HIT) team up on a new series from BOOM!, The Empty Man. In their horror story, disease runs rampant in a dystopic future. With the disease comes murder cults with one phrase repeating over and over: The Empty Man made me do it.
From BOOM!:
It’s been one year since the first reported case of the Empty Man disease, and no drug has been able to slow its progress. The cause is unknown, and the symptoms include fits of rage, hideous hallucinations, suicidal dementia, followed by death, or a near lifeless, “empty” state of catatonia. As murder cults rise nationwide, the FBI and CDC enter a joint investigation of the Empty Man, hoping to piece together clues to stop the cult and uncover a cure.
The first issue is hitting stands June 11th with a cover price of $3.99 and can be preordered (APR140958) through your local comic shop.
Interesting Drug Graphic Novel Debuts May 28th
Interesting Drug, by Shaun Manning and artist Anna Wieszczyk, is a psychological thriller that utilizes a drug that induces nostalgia. Harmless, you think? Not when it allows you to change your past.
From BOOM!:
When a man from the future recruits average retail worker Andrew Smith to help him create a drug that will allow him to travel through time, Andrew thinks he’s found the way to erase all his problems. However, the power of nostalgia proves to be the strongest of drugs, creating an epidemic of addiction with Andrew as its unwitting kingpin.
Interesting Drug is available as a hardcover graphic novel May 28th with a cover price of $24.99 ( MAR140979).
Did You Read The Woods This Week? Woods #1 Goes for 2nd Printing.
Check out what these reviewers had to say about the first issue of this series from James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas:
“THE WOODS #1 is a solid read that goes from humorous to horrific at breakneck pace.” –Comic Book Resources
“The setup was fantastic—we get to meet nearly every person mentioned in BOOM!’s teasers, a solid setup, and the action kicks into gear fast. There’s no sacrifices here – there’s content and substance, and the end of the issue left me waiting for more. ” – What’cha Reading?
“By the end of this first issue, you’ll be behind these characters like they’re friends of your own.” – Newsarama
“THE WOODS is a fresh jolt of fun storytelling that gets right to the meat and delivers good, old fashioned horror and suspense. ” – Rhymes With Geek
“Giving audiences a fresh story and a strong issue #1 is pretty difficult, but Tynion creates his world, moves you through it, and then pushes you head first into the story and I, for one, am all for it.” – Coming Up Comics
Missed out? The second printing of this issue can be ordered through your local comic shop provider with the Diamond code APR148002. It will ship June 4th, the same day as issue 2!
Archaia to Release Novelization of Jim Henson’s Dark Crystal
Following the recent novelization release of Jim Henson‘s The Labyrinth, Archaia will release a novelization of popular title Dark Crystal in June.
From BOOM!:
JIM HENSON’S THE DARK CRYSTAL: THE NOVELIZATION, written by author and playwright A.C.H. Smith and overseen by Jim Henson, reprints the long-out-of-print prose novel of the classic 1982 fantasy film for the first time in hardcover and features illustrations and concept designs by legendary illustrator and concept artist Brian Froud (The Goblins of Labyrinth, Faeries) that have never before been published. The book also contains an exclusive peek into Jim Henson’s creative process with a transcription of over 20 never-before-seen pages of his detailed notes on an early draft of the adaptation.
The hardcover can be pre-ordered from local comic shops (APR140989) and carries a cover price of $19.99.