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Dynamite Entertainment Showcases April 5th, 2017 Releases

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Dynamite EntertainmentIt’s time to get things underway for the first release week of April from Dynamite Entertainment as they’ve finalized their solicitations. The publisher has af ew trades out this week with Damsels and Six Million Dollar Man as well as Smosh. Add in a beautiful Masters of Spanish Comic Art release and it’d be a pretty good week just from that. But we’ve also got more Intertwined out, the latest James Bond and Pathfinder, and the debut of the $1 issue of Sovereigns that’s looking to rebuild the Gold Key lineup.

James Bond #2
writer: Benjamin Percy
artist: Rapha Lobosco
covers: Dominic Reardon (a), Jason Masters (b), Giovanni Valletta (c)
incentive cover: Giovanni Valletta (B/W art), Jason Masters (B/W art), Dominic Reardon (“virgin art”)
Fans & retailers, order the cover of your choice!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ 
Black Box Part Two – “The Deadly Game”
As part of Operation Black Box, James Bond infiltrates the Tokyo underworld and makes a deadly gamble at a Yakuza-controlled casino. All this time 007 is being tailed by a beautiful, mysterious assassin whose mission might be dangerously complicated with his own.
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The Sovereigns #0
writers: Ray Fawkes (main), Kyle Higgins (Magnus), Aubrey Sitterson (Doctor Spektor), Chuck Wendig (Turok)
artist: Johnny Desjardins, Jorge Fornes, Alvaro Sarraseca, Dylan Burnett
cover: Stephen Segovia (a)
incentive cover: Johnny Desjardins (Sneak Peek cover), Stephen Segovia (Sneak Peek cover), Philip Tan (Sneak Peek cover) 
Fans & retailers, order the cover of your choice!
FC • 48 pages • $1.00 Introductory Price • Teen+ 
The beginning of an epic tale that will change everything you know about some of comicdom’s greatest and longest-tenured heroes! Solar, Magnus, Doctor  Spektor & Turok! Apart, they’ve saved countless lives a hundred times over. Together, they form a team that has protected the world in the past, present and  future. Now, they will be reunited one last time to face a threat that will forever change their legacy and bring them face to face with their final destiny! Plus! Three backup features introducing the all-new, all-different, never-before-seen heroes, Magnus, Turok and DOCTOR Spektor. WAIT—what?!
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Intertwined #6
writer: Fabrice Sapolsky
artist: Fred Pham Chuong
cover: Olivier Coipel
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ 
The ultimate fight has just begun! Four Spirits against one! Odds are not in Nei Chang’s favor… But his evil ways, unleashed upon Chinatown, can certainly allow him to win the fight. Meanwhile, Juan Jin has to live with the fact that he killed Luca.  He finally decides the path he’ll choose and will fight: The new Spirit of the Earth is now ready to challenge his Metal counterpart to finally restore balance in the universe.  Don’t miss the last issue of the first Intertwined story arc! Learn the fates of Long Huo, Lady Xia, Antwan and the Haïtian refugees. After this issue, Chinatown will never be the same!
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Pathfinder: Worldscape #6
writer: Erik Mona
artist: Jonathan Lau
covers: Elliot Fernandez (a), Tom Mandrake (b), Giovanni Valletta (c)
Fans & retailers, order the cover of your choice!
FC • 32 pages • $4.99 • Teen+ 
Kulan Gath makes his final move against Tarzan and the Council of Jungle Kings just as Ruthazek’s three-world
ape army crashes onto the scene! The Pathfinders, Red Sonja, John Carter, Tars Tarkas, Thun’da, and the almighty Fantomah unite in the epic conclusion to Dynamite’s sword & sorcery superstar crossover event! Written by Pathfinder publisher Erik Mona (Pathfinder: Hollow Mountain) with art from Jonathan Lau (Red Sonja and Cub). Contains a Pathfinder RPG rules appendix and bonus pull-out poster map!
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Damsels TP
writers: Leah Moore, John Reppion
artist: Aneke
cover: Aneke
FC • 192 pages • $19.99 • Teen+
COLLECTS ISSUES 1-8
Once upon a time, the princesses of classic fairy tales banded together to save their kingdoms from war! Rapa, a redheaded girl with a fiery spirit and lost memories, discovers a conspiracy that threatens the peace among all the mythical creatures of the land. Joined by the Little Mermaid, the Frog Prince, and Red Riding Hood, Rapa journeys through fabled forests and legendary realms on a quest to foil the scheme! Who has stolen the identities of beloved heroines Rapunzel, Belle, and Talia, and plots to destroy all the Faerie races?
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Masters Of Spanish Comic Art
writer: David Roach
artist: Esteban Maroto, Sanjulian, Jose Gonzalez, Jordi Bernet, Enrich, Victor De La Fuente, Jose Ortiz, Luis Garcia Mozos, and more
cover: Enrich
FC • 272 pages • $39.99 • Mature 
Masters of Spanish Comic Book Art is a celebration of the great artists who revolutionized horror comics in the 1970s with their work on Warren’s Vampirella, Creepy, and Eerie horror comics. This first-ever comprehensive history of Spanish comic books and Spanish comic artists reveals their extraordinary success — not just in Spain and America, but around the world. Containing artwork from over 80 artists, this in-depth retrospective includes profiles of such legends as Esteban Maroto, Sanjulian, Jose Gonzalez, Jordi Bernet, Enrich, Victor De La Fuente, Jose Ortiz and Luis Garcia Mozos. With 500 illustrations, over half scanned directly from the original artwork, Masters Of Spanish Comic Book Art honors the “Golden Generation” whose artwork inspired the imagination of comic book lovers everywhere.
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Six Million Dollar Man: Fall of Man TP
writer: Van Jensen
artist | cover: Ron Salas
FC • 128+ pages • $19.99 • Teen+
COLLECTS ISSUES 1-5!
The year is 1979. Iran has seized American hostages. Columbian drug cartels run rampant. Amid this deeply troubled world, Steve Austin – the legendary Six Million Dollar Man – is America’s best hope in its fight against innumerable enemies. When Steve discovers disturbing secrets in OSI’s past, he uses his cybernetic upgrades to rebel against the agency… but he’ll face plenty of threats, like an enemy cyborg, lasers, and ninjas!
“A call-back to the original television series with a fresh, exciting new story.”   – Word of the Nerd
“A sleeper success for a seventies reboot that feels like it’s rebuilding a  franchise.”  – Multiversity Comics
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Smosh TP
writer: Michael, McDermott, Yale Stewart, David Atchison
artist: Franco Viglino, Yale Stewart, Jerry Gaylord
cover: Jerry Gaylord
FC • 192 pages • $19.99 • Teen+
COLLECTS ISSUES 1-6!
SMOSH, the Kings of YouTube Comedy, now bring their wildly popular humor sketches — namely, Super Virgin Squad, Box Man, and That Damn Neighbor — to comics! Behold, the Super Virgin Squad! Gathered together in the V-Cave, this group of unique individuals channel their sexual frustration into superhuman abilities to defend the physically weak, the socially awkward… the geekiest among us! Billy, Paulie, and Stevie’s latest mission? To save one of their moms from the presumably slimy seductions of a website swinger!Beware of That Damn Neighbor! Benny Jean and Cletus just want to drink beer and admire their lawn flamingo, but the weirdo next door will not be ignored! Witness a tale of friendship, fame, and freak accidents as Box Man’s origin springs to life, in crazy detail! Thrill as Box Man and friends try to make sense of his weird twist of fate, attempting to make him the first-ever cardboard hero and, when that fails, settling on celebrity spokesperson. But can a move made in desperation ever go wrong?
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