Posted at CBR. Let’s see if there’s anything worth getting…
THE AMAZON
Steven T. Seagle (W) and Tim Sale (A)On sale Nov 11
FC, 88 pages
$14.95
HC, 7″ x 10″One of the earliest projects from acclaimed writer Steven T. Seagle and superstar artist Tim Sale returns in a gorgeous hardcover edition!
The Amazon jungle is among the most ancient and biologically diverse places on earth, but it’s being plundered for its resources and destroyed at a rate of thousands of acres a day. Reporter Malcolm Hilliard travels to this remote land of mystery to investigate the disappearance of an American worker and the subsequent sabotage of a timber company. Once there, Malcolm learns about the local cultures and myths, experiences the dark underside of industrial progress, gets drugged and left to fend for himself in the jungle, and is confronted by the Spirit of the Amazon itself in Seagle and Sale’s South American Heart of Darkness.
* This deluxe twentieth-anniversary hardcover features new colors by Matt Hollingsworth, and a new cover by Tim Sale and Dave Stewart!
* Collects issues #1-#3 of the miniseries.
I might get this just for Sale’s art.
B.P.R.D.: THE BLACK GODDESS
Mike Mignola (W/Cover), John Arcudi (W), Guy Davis (A), and Dave Stewart (C)On sale Nov 11
FC, 152 pages
$17.95
TPB, 7″ x 10″With Liz gone and their most powerful enemies banding together for a final, catastrophic attack, Abe, Kate, and Johann must determine the price of their souls as they decide where their loyalties lie–and whether the life of a friend is more valuable than the fate of the world.
B.P.R.D.: The Black Goddess collects the second arc of the Scorched Earth trilogy, pulling together threads from the beginning of the series, with a twist that will shake the worlds of B.P.R.D. agents and readers alike.
* Collects B.P.R.D.: The Black Goddess issues #1-#5.
From the pages of Hellboy!
I really need to start reading these trades (most of them are sitting on a bookshelf).
GANTZ VOLUME 8
Hiroya Oku (W/A)On sale Nov 25
b&w, 224 pages
$12.95
TPB, 5 1/8″ x 7 1/4″Without giving anything away, suffice it to say that this might be the watershed volume of Gantz. It’s the end of the great Buddha battle, and it doesn’t seem to be going well. In fact, it would be amazing if anyone returned to the locked apartment overlooking Tokyo tower. It’s really been the worst fight yet. But there’s got to be a gleam of hope somewhere.
Also in this story, we meet a few more interesting characters outside of Gantz’s hunting party, and it only adds more mystery to the mix.
* Gantz has proven to be one of the most popular adult anime in recent years, with over 175,000 copies sold in the U.S. alone!
* Each volume of Gantz comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
Hasn’t this been solicited already? I could’ve sworn I had this under August’s solicitations.
RAPTURE #4 (of 6)
Michael Avon Oeming (W/A/Cover), Taki Soma (W), Val Staples (C), and Eric Powell (Cover)On sale Sept 30
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
MiniseriesIn the midst of a postapocalyptic world, a lone avenging champion named Evelyn Town struggles as she watches civilization collapse around her. Evelyn’s lover, Gil, is nowhere to be found and she has failed to save her mother from the cannibals who terrorize the remaining survivors. Evelyn is taken aback by all that has challenged her since accepting the power given to her by the mysterious being known as Word. Will Evelyn’s newfound power help to reunite her with Gil? And can Gil survive the hellish world, ruled by a twisted child champion, in which he now finds himself living?
From the co-creator of Powers and The Mice Templar.
I still haven’t picked up my copy of #1, which was supposed to be out last week. I didn’t get it due to a shortage.
STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC VOLUME 7–DUELING AMBITIONS
John Jackson Miller (W), Brian Ching (P), Bong Dazo (P/I), Dean Zachary (P), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Dan Scott (Cover)On sale Nov 4
FC, 144 pages
$18.95
TPB, 7″ x 10″Former Padawan–and former fugitive–Zayne Carrick is taking his life in a new direction. Along with his con-artist best friend Gryph; the beautiful, bold, and mysterious Jarael; and ex-Mandalorian warrior Rohlan; our bumbling yet lovable hero is ready to embark on the sort of adventures only possible in the Star Wars universe! In “Prophet Motive,” it’s a long-shot swindle gone wrong; in “Faithful Execution,” it’s a ghost ship and renegade droids; and in “Dueling Ambitions,” it’s combat sports and high-speed racing.
* Don’t miss out on this latest action-filled collection of Knights of the Old Republic–it’s the beginning of a new era for our cast of characters, and the perfect jumping-on point for new readers!
Another series I need to catch up on.
