The first release day of July 2018 is here and Dynamite Entertainment has put together their finalized look at what’s going down with them. This week sees one new series launch with the excellent Elvira and it has some ongoings with Jeepers Creeps and Pumpkinhead as well as Red Sonja/Tarzan. On the trade side we get the strong James Bond: Eidolon book as well as the first hardcover collectof for Skin and Earth.
And for those with a little coin to spend, a really sweet Dejah Thoris statute!
Elvira: Mistress Of The Dark #1
writer: David Avallone
artist: Dave Acosta
covers: Joseph Michael Linsner (A)
J. Bone (B)
Kyle Strahm (C)
Craig Cermak (D)
Robert Hack (art) Francesco Francavilla (colors) (E)
Photo Variant (F-Sub)
Craig Cermak (RI-B/W)
Joseph Michael Linsner (RI-Virgin)
Kyle Strahm (RI-B/W)
Joseph Michael Linsner (RI-B/W)
Linsner Cover A – Signed by Elvira herself! (RI C:0-1-2)
FC | 32 pages | $3.99 | Teen+
The Mistress of the Dark has become unstuck in time! Elvira crashes Mary Shelley’s monster weekend, beginning an epic journey through horror history, stalked by the most terrifying nightmare to ever walk the Earth. (No spoilers!) Writer David Avallone (Bettie Page, Doc Savage, Twilight Zone) and Dave Acosta (Doc Savage) bring you the thrills, chills and double-entendres in the first chapter of this four-issue miniseries!
Played by actress-writer Cassandra Peterson, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark has carved out a niche in popular American culture that is sure to endure for decades to come. Elvira’s reign as ‘Queen of Halloween’ has now spanned thirty-five years and includes two nationally syndicated television series, two feature films (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark and Elvira’s Haunted Hills), an IMAX movie and two motion control rides. She has appeared in National ad campaigns for Pepsi and Coors, recorded five music CDs, written four books and licensed over Four Hundred products including pinball machines, action figures, guitars, three comic book series, a beer, wine, soda pop, perfume, slot machines and the best-selling female costume of all time.
James Bond: Eidolon TP
writer: Warren Ellis | artist: Jason Masters
cover: Dominic Reardon
FC | 152 pages | $19.99 | Teen+
COLLECTING ISSUES 7-12
James Bond is trapped in Los Angeles with a MI6 agent under fire and a foreign intelligence service trying to put them both in bags… and possibly more than one foreign intelligence service. And things may not be any safer in Britain, with bodies dropping and ghosts moving in the political mist…
Collecting issues #7-12 of the ongoing James Bond comic book series written by Warren Ellis, the New York Times bestselling author of Gun Machine and critically-acclaimed comic book writer (Iron Man, Planetary, Astonishing X-Men), and featuring artwork by Jason Masters (Batman Incorporated).
Jeepers Creepers #3
writer: Marc Andreyko | artist: Kewber Baal
covers: Stuart Sayger (A), Kewber Baal (B), Kelley Jones (C)
Stuart Sayger (RI-Virgin)
FC | 32 pages | $3.99 | Teen+
The Secret History of the Creeper continues! Over the centuries, the immortal monster has left a path of misery, despair, and death and as our intrepid researcher Devon uncovers more and more, the Creeper gets angrier and angrier.
Project Superpowers #0
writer: Rob Williams
artist: Sergio Davila
covers: Francesco Mattina (A)
John Royle (R/I-Sneak peek)
Philip Tan (R/I-Sneak peek)
Sergio Davila (R/I-Sneak peek)
Ed Benes (R/I-Sneak peek)
J.G. Jones (R/I-Sneak peek)
FC | 32 pages | $0.10 | Teen+
Superpowers #0: Project Superpowers is Back! Written by Rob (Suicide Squad) Williams, illustrated by Sergio (Injustice, Superman) Davila, and featuring an all-star roster of cover artists, this introductory priced issue is the perfect starting point for the most ambitious superhero story of 2018.
An all-new threat faces the Earth, while the team faces turmoil from within and must overcome all obstacles to prove their worth and value in a world that desperately needs its heroes. The Death Defying Devil, Samson, Black Terror, Masquerade, Green Lama, Scarab and more are all here as the adventure begins again.
Featuring an introductory story leading right into the all-new #1 next month, Project Superpowers #0 is action-packed and introductory priced. Includes bonus materials and 16 pages of original story.
Pumpkinhead #5
writer: Cullen Bunn
artist: Blacky Shepherd, Kyle Strahm (backup)
covers: Kyle Strahm (A)
Blacky Shepherd (B)
Kyle Strahm (RI-Virgin)
Blacky Shepherd (RI-B/W)
FC | 32 pages | $3.99 | Teen+
Bradley Mountain is crawling with demons. All the sins of man have been unleashed upon the Earth. Pumpkinhead, the demon of vengeance, is their prey, but he’s not giving up on his unholy mission without a fight. Sheriff Andi Ferris is the only person standing in the way of a full-scale demonic massacre, and when she finds those responsible, she’ll exact a little vengeance of her own.
Red Sonja / Tarzan #3
writer: Gail Simone | artist: Walter Geovani
covers: Aaron Lopresti (A), Walter Geovani (B), Sergio Davila (C),
Roberto Castro (D-Sub)
Walter Geovani (RI-B/W), Sergio Davila (RI-B/W),
Aaron Lopresti (RI-B/W)
FC | 32 pages | $3.99 | Teen+
The adventure continues and the mystery deepens as Sonja and Tarzan must save the Greystoke family from extreme peril and try to rectify the disturbances in time caused by the evil Elon Duul!
Skin And Earth HC
writer | artist | cover: Lights
FC | 200 pages | $34.99 | Mature
COLLECTING ISSUES 1-6 + BONUS
The full collection of Lights’ masterwork is here! Soundtracked by Lights’ 2018 JUNO Award Winning album of the same name, Skin&Earth is a story of a girl looking for hope in a hopeless world. Caught between romance and cults, gods and mortals, and just trying to find a good borscht, Enaia Jin is led down a dark path by new lovers that reveals a twisted fantasy world and her own true nature.
Set in a post-apocalyptic future ruled by the Tempest Corporation, the adventurous tale of loneliness, deceit and self discovery that ties in with the 14-track corresponding album is compiled for the first time with the complete comic book series and album in one epic interactive collected edition!
Written and drawn by alt-pop phenomenon Lights.
The collected edition includes:
• Dust jacket and special cover
• All 6 issues of Skin&Earth comic book
• Interactive ShareCodes to access the full album, music
videos and other bonus content
• Variant art from Jim Lee, Joby Harris, Derek Lewis,
Gianna Rose and Matt Mitchell
• New, never-before-seen bonus content
• Personal introduction from Lights
WOMEN OF DYNAMITE DEJAH THORIS J. SCOTT CAMPBELL INSPIRED DIORAMA BLACK & WHITE EDITION STATUE
artist: Steve Kiwus (sculptor), J. Scott Campbell (art)
FC | 8.75” x 9” x 6.5” | $249.99 | Teen +
Only 199 of these beautiful black-and-white statues exist in the whole world! Sculpted by Steve Kiwis of Rvckvs International, the Women of Dynamite: Dejah Thoris Diorama Statue is inspired by Campbell’s cover to the seminal 2010 Warlord of Mars #1 comic book. Measuring approximately 8.75” in height, with a base measuring 9” by 6.5”, this cold-cast resin statue comes with gold-colored micro-link metal chain details. This highly-detailed masterpiece in three dimensions ships in a full-color display box with a Certificate of Authenticity, individually numbered as part of a limited edition run.
NOTE: Limited to only 199 statues. Allocations may occur.
