Dynamite Entertainment January 2013 Solicitations

Posted on the 29 October 2012 by Comicscritic @comicscritic

Here are the Dynamite Entertainment January 2013 solicitations.

VAMPIRELLA STRIKES #1 (of 6)

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen+
Written by Tom Sniegoski
Art by Johnny Desjardins
Cover A) Michael Turner 
Cover B) David Finch 
Cover C) MIlo Manara
Cover D) Johnny Desjardins
(Fans – each cover has it’s own UPC so you and your retailers can order the cover of your choice!)
Fans, ask your retailer for these variant incentive covers!

• Chris Eliopoulos “Cute” Exclusive Variant Featuring New Art retailer incentive cover
• Mike Mayhew Exclusive Variant Featuring New Art  retailer incentive cover
• Turner “virgin art” retailer incentive cover
• Finch black & white retailer incentive cover

Fearful that her monstrous nature is taking control, Vampirella takes solace in some extreme violence, and conversation, all topped off with a nice glass of Merlot, in a Boston tavern overrun by the demonic in the first part of this six issue story.  Living in a world of growing supernatural threats, Vampirella never knows what she will be facing from one moment to the next, but what she finds waiting for her in her Boston Brownstone when she returns from a night of hunting is the most unexpected of all.  Angels of Heaven sent by God . . . and they want Vampirella to work for them.


VAMPIRELLA STRIKES #1 (of 6) EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIPTION VARIANT

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen+
Written by Tom Sniegoski
Art by Johnny Desjardins
Cover: Photo
For comic fans that signed up ahead of time with their comic shop to reserve this issue, an exclusive photo cover of Vampirella model, Katana Baker!


VAMPIRELLA #27

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen + 
Written by Brandon Jerwa 
Art by Heubert Kahn Michael
Covers by Paul Renaud (33%), Lucio Parrillo (33%), Faniabo Neves (33%)
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• RISQUÉ ORIGINAL ART retailer incentive cover

The 2-part "Theories of Relativity" story begins here! Secrets – and maybe a little blood – are certain to be spilled when Vampirella finds herself in the midst of an unexpected family reunion. The revelations don’t stop there – we’re also pulling back the curtain to reveal the origin stories of Criswell and The Conjuress! How are they connected, and what does their bond have to do with Vampirella’s mother, Lilith?


VAMPIRELLA VOL. 3: THRONE OF SKULLS TP

256 pages FC  •  $29.99  •  Teen + 
Written by Eric Trautmann 
Art by Jose Malaga, Patrick Berkenkotter
Cover by Paul Renaud

WELCOME TO THE END OF DAYS! A mysterious hijacking — by an undetectable force which leaves only death in its wake — lures Vampirella to Russia, and deeper into a deadly conspiracy where nothing is what it seems. Featuring the return of the King of the Vampires, Dracula — more powerful than ever before, and determined to consecrate an unholy pact with ancient, unknowable forces that even the lords of Chaos and Order wisely fear. Old foes are reborn, alliances are broken, and nothing in Vampirella’s world will ever be the same!  Collecting issues #12-20 of the popular ongoing Vampirella series, with a complete cover gallery.


THE ART OF VAMPIRELLA: THE WARREN YEARS

200+ pages FC  •  $39.99  •  Teen + 
Advance Solicit. In Stores March 2013 (C:0-1-2)
Written by Roy Thomas   and more
Art by Frank Frazetta, Jose Gonzalez, Sanjulian, Ken Kelly and more
Cover by Jose Gonzalez

In 1969 an iconic image of a mysterious female and the backdrop of an alien moon popped up on America’s newsstands and forever became the fantasy of millions of young adult males! Dynamite Entertainment is celebrating these classic images of the original Vampirella series by presenting fans with The Art Of Vampirella: The Warren Covers which will feature every image to grace the cover of the Vampirella magazine from issue 1 through 112 and the 1972 Annual.

Showcased in their purest form, every cover presented in this volume will be without logos and cover type. This is the first time anywhere that fans can see how the original works of art looked before any design elements were placed over them.  Featuring the art of Frank Frazetta, Sanjulian, Enrich, Ken Kelly along with photo covers of the beautiful Barbara Leigh dressed as Vampirella! This is sure to be one of the hottest collectibles in Vampirella history!


MASKS #3

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen +
Written by Chris Roberson
Art by Dennis Calero
Covers by Alex Ross (25%), Jae Lee (25%), Ardian Syaf (25%), Stephen Segovia (25%)
Fans, ask your retailer for these variant incentive covers!

• Chris Eliopoulos “Cute” Exclusive Variant Featuring New Art retailer incentive cover
• Ross “virgin art” retailer incentive cover
• Syaf pencil art retailer incentive cover

With criminals and corrupt politicians in power, the masked vigilantes are on the run. The Spider ventures to Albany to investigate the newly elected governor who has signed all of the unjust measures into law, while Green Hornet seeks to find the secret masters of the Justice Party. The Shadow encounters other heroes who have run afoul of the Black Legions, and still more individuals are inspired to don masks and take to the streets in the name of justice.


THE SHADOW #10

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen + 
Written by Victor Gischler 
Art by Aaron Campbell
Covers by Alex Ross (25%), Tim Bradstreet (25%), Francesco Francavilla (25%), Jack Herbert (25%)
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• Ross “virgin art” retailer incentive cover
• Ross “sketch art” retailer incentive cover

Revolutionary Part 3 (of 4) – The Shadow, along with faithful sidekick and pilot Miles Crofton and new partner in adventure George Orwell, pursues The Black Sparrow across the war-torn Spanish countryside. Cranston must decide how he’s going to confront the woman who is both former lover and current adversary, but there is a new player in the mix!  Just who is the maniacal El Rey?  The Shadow must thwart El Rey’s  plot to rise from the debris of a war shattered nation and install himself as supreme ruler.


EVIL ERNIE #4

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen + 
Written by Jesse Blaze Snider 
Art by Jason Craig
Covers by Ardian Syaf (25%), Dan Brereton (25%), Kyls Hots (25%),
Stephen Segovia (25%)
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• Hotz “chaotic green art” retailer incentive cover
• Brereton “virgin art” retailer incentive cover
• Syaf pencil art retailer incentive cover

ORIGIN OF EVIL PART 4! It’s Ernie versus Smiley with a dead Angel on the floor between them! Someones keeping secrets, is it Smiley? Plus, Buford escapes to Death Row with a new and bizarre plan of action! First: Release the TWELVE Death Row inmates who have giving Ernie nightmares for the past five years! Second: Have his hostage, Then perform a…waaait. We’ve said too much.


JIM BUTCHER’S DRESDEN FILES: GHOUL GOBLIN #1

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen + 
Written by Jim Bitcher, Mark Powers 
Art by Joseph Cooper
Cover by Ardian Syaf

AN ORIGINAL COMIC SERIES SET IN THE OFFICIAL DRESDEN FILES CONTINUITY!

Harry Dresden has survived the events of Fool Moon – barely – but all is not well in his world. He’s still alienated from his closest friend, Karrin Murphy, and on exceedingly poor terms with Chicago’s number one gangster, John Marcone. And that’s just the small stuff — the creatures of the Nevernever don’t take vacations and aren’t particularly worried about Harry’s friendships or love life.


DAMSELS #5

32 pages FC  •  $3.99 
Written by Leah Moore, John Reppion 
Art by Aneke
Cover by Joseph Michael Linsner
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• Linsner “virgin art” retailer incentive cover
• Linsner black & white retailer incentive cover

From the tales of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid and Snow White comes Damsels!

Transported magically to the northern Enchanted Forest, Rapa and Heinrich find themselves under the protection of an axe-wielding woods-woman. Out on the desolate Myvathen Mire our little mermaid seizes the chance to confess all to her beloved prince. King Oberon welcomes new recruits to his faerie army as the secret of what lies at the heart of the Enchanted forest, and what is at stake in the war to come, is revealed.


THE BIONIC MAN VS. THE BIONIC WOMAN #1 (of 6)

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen +
Written by Keith Champagne
Art by Jose Luis
Covers by Sean Chen (25%), Ardian Syaf (25%), Jonathan Lau (25%), Jack Herbert (25%)
Fans, ask your retailer for these variant incentive covers!

• Chris Eliopoulos “Cute” Exclusive Variant Featuring New Art  retailer incentive cover 
• Syaf pencil art retailer incentive cover
• Chen black & white retailer incentive cover

Steve Austin joins forces with the FBI to track down a mysterious, seemingly-bionic, serial killer. But when the Bionic Man disappears, only Jamie Sommers has a chance to find him. But if their paths cross, will it be as friends, lovers…or mortal enemies.

Welcome to ARTIFICIAL (part 1 of 6). Nothing will ever be the same!


THE BIONIC MAN #18

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen + 
Written by Aaron Gillespie 
Art by Ed Tadeo
Covers by Mike Mayhew (main), Ed Tadeo (1:10)
Fans, ask your retailer for the variant incentive cover!

• Mayhew “virgin art” retailer incentive cover

Caught in a lethal crossfire between a growing rebellion and a vicious dictator determined to hold on to power at any cost, the Bionic Man must enlist help if he’s to make it to Libue’s capitol city in time to stop certain catastrophe.  Once there, Steve navigates the bloody streets, desperate to locate the country’s nuclear weapons before it’s too late.  But as time ticks away, he uncovers a plot far more insidious than he expected.


THE BIONIC WOMAN #10

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen +
Written by Paul Tobin 
Art by Juan Antonio Ramirez
Cover by Erik Jones

THE FINAL ISSUE!

The conclusion of the Fembot War in Russia, with the Bionic Woman caught in the middle! And when all hell is breaking loose in Mother Russia, will Jaime be forced to be Mother Fembot? It’s the hardest decision of Jaime’s life when her mind is the key to fembot salvation, but her finger is on the trigger of fembot annihilation!


THE BIONIC WOMAN VOL. 1: MISSION CONTROL TP

136 pages FC  •  $19.99  •  Teen +  • (C:0-1-2)
Written by Paul Tobin
Art by Leno Carvalho, Daniel Leister, Juan Antonio Ramirez
Cover by Paul Renaud

Jaime Summers is the Bionic Woman, and her body is faster, and stronger, but much of the memory of her past life is missing. It’s bullets, bionics, and baguettes in the city of love in this trade paperback collecting issues #1-6 of The Bionic Woman series, complete with a cover gallery.

“So why did I love BIONIC WOMAN? Probably because writer Paul Tobin was able to execute the perfect balancing act: not only did he stay true to the source material, but he (intelligently) updated it to reflect a modern day cyborg,  complete with built-in wifi!” – Ain’t It Cool News


SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE LIVERPOOL DEMON #2 (OF 5)

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen + 
Written by Leah Moore, John Reppion 
Art by Matt Triano
Cover by Francesco Francavilla

The streets of Liverpool are abuzz with rumors of a demon known as Spring Heeled Jack loose in the city. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson visit the city Bridewell to examine the body of one of Jack’s supposed victims but find the officer in change, Inspector Thornton, unimpressed by The Great Detective’s reputation. Meanwhile, a collection of mysterious, eldritch Australian Aboriginal artifacts arrive at the William Brown Museum while, in the city’s underworld, crime lord Mr. Drummond comes up with a novel solution to the problem of a lost dog.


WARLORD OF MARS #27

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Mature 
Written by Arvid Nelson 
Art by Leandro Oliveira
Covers by Joe Jusko (50%), Lucio Parrillo (50%)
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• RISQUÉ retailer incentive cover

John Carter’s going north – to the Martian north pole, that is, in hopes of finding clues that will lead him to the murderer stalking his palace. From the moment he arrives, Carter finds himself embroiled in the conspiracies and intrigues of the Martian north, where the only thing more bitter than the cold is the politics. How many asses is our hero gonna have to kick to get to the truth? A whole lot, trust us – this is Mars! Warlord of Mars #27: White Lies and Alibis!


WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS #23

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Mature 
Written by Robert Place Napton 
Art by Carlos Rafael
Covers by Paul Renaud (50%), Fabiano Neves (50%)
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• RISQUÉ retailer incentive cover

A lost city and an unexpected storm give Dejah Thoris and Kantos Kan more than can handle when they are entrusted to protect a bratty young princess with a price on her head!


JENNIFER BLOOD #23

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Mature 
Written by Al Ewing 
Art by Kewber Baal
Cover by Mike Mayhew
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• RISQUÉ retailer incentive cover

We find out the last bloody details of what happened to Revere, New Mexico. Who survived and what was left of them? Meanwhile, Prisoner #060665 – Jessica Blute – is beginning her first day in Las Chacales Women’s Correctional Facility. And maybe – just maybe – her last day alive.


JENNIFER BLOOD: FIRST BLOOD #5 (of 6)

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Mature 
Written by Mike Carroll 
Art by Igor Vitorino
Cover by Mike Mayhew

For twelve years, Jessica Blute has successfully hidden her blood-drenched past, but deep down she has always known that her new life as Jennifer Fellows was at best a temporary fix.

Now, caught spying on Wendell Cortland by his henchman Rudy Hooper, Jen is forced to take action, finally setting in motion a chain of events that will change her life forever…

… and God help anyone who gets in her way.


GARTH ENNIS’ BATTLEFIELDS #3 (OF 6): THE GREEN FIELDS BEYOND PART 3

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Mature 
Written by Garth Ennis 
Art & cover by Carlos Ezquerra

Only one chance remains to save the encircled British forces from being overrun, and that’s an armored drive straight down the valley of death to smash through the Chinese lines. Stiles and his crew find themselves leading the charge- and meeting their destiny, in the final installment in the story of the Tankies.


PETER CANNON: THUNDERBOLT #5

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen +
Written by Steve Darnall, Alex Ross 
Art by Jonathan Lau
Covers by Alex Ross (50%), Stephen Segovia (50%)
Fans, ask your retailer for the variant incentive cover!

• Ross “virgin art” retailer incentive cover

In "Street Level," a troubled inventor decides to combat Peter Cannon’s mysterious dragon with one of his own. It’s up to Thunderbolt to save Manhattan from the threat of a fire-breathing monster that he can’t control—and when things looks darkest, he finds help from an unexpected source.


RED SONJA #76

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen + 
Written by Brandon Jerwa 
Art by Jack Jadson
Cover by Lucio Parrillo

The Crimson Well" (part 1 of 6) – The She-Devil has been suspiciously absent for nearly a full season. There are many rumors and tall tales surrounding her disappearance, but the truth of the matter is far more outlandish, and terrifying, than any tavern story. Following the PROPHECY event, Red Sonja has placed herself in exile, desperately hoping to protect the world from the demonic influence that threatens to consume her very soul.


QUEEN SONJA #35

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen + 
Written by Luke Lieberman 
Art by Milton Estevam
Cover by Lucio Parrillo

THE FINAL ISSUE!

It ends where it began, in the heart of Hyrkania itself.  Red Sonja is queen no more, but before she is done with the realm of crowns and kings, there is royal blood yet to be spilled, and her homeland yet to free.


THE SPIDER #8

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen + 
Written by David Liss 
Art by Ivan Rodriguez
Cover by Francesco Francavilla

Richard Wentworth never wanted anything to do with his father’s arms-dealing corporation, but control of it has landed in his hands – along with a whole lot of trouble.  When weapons go missing from within the company, Wentworth begins an investigation that leads him to a dangerous terrorist plot that threatens to destroy the company, and much more!


THE SPIDER VOL. 1: TERROR OF THE ZOMBIE QUEEN! TP

168 pages FC  •  $19.99  •  Teen +  •  (C:0-1-2)
Written by David Liss 
Art by Colton Worley
Cover by Alex Ross

The Spider, one of the most celebrated pulp heroes of all time is back, and re-launched into the 21st century! Written by bestselling novelist David Liss (Black Panther, Mystery Men) with stunning art by Colton Worley (Dracula, Lobster Johnson), The Spider is dark, hard-hitting neo-pulp at its best.  Collecting issues #1-6 of the critically acclaimed series, The Spider, along with a complete cover gallery.  Also contains writers commentary for issue #1 of The Spider by David Liss as well as character ­sketches by Alex Ross!


ABSOLUTE ULTIMATE GUTTERS OMNIBUS VOL. 3 HC

136 pages FC  •  $39.95  •  Mature  • (C:0-1-2)
Written by Ryan Sohmer 
Art by Various
Cover by Tom Richmond

The Absolute Ultimate Gutters Omnibus Volume 3 is the newest collection of the wildly popular Gutters comic. Written by Ryan Sohmer (Least I Could Do, Looking For Group), Gutters is a series of standalone pages that parody the comic book industry and the heroes and characters that dwell within.  Each page is penciled, inked and colored by a different artist, varying from industry veterans to newcomers. Volume 3 is an over-sized full color (and glossy) printed book.  With a cover by Tom Richmond (of MAD magazine fame) and a forward by C.B. Cebulski (Marvel comics wunderkind), this is a book that your customer will love.


THE LONE RANGER VOL. 2 #13

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen + 
Written by Ande Parks 
Art by Esteve Polls
Cover by Francesco Francavilla

"Ghost Town". The first in a series of single issue stories, and a perfect jumping on point. The Lone Ranger and Tonto come across a small Western town that harbors great suffering. That suffering resonates through time, to the Ranger’s own past, and to the future. Can the Lone Ranger and Tonto find a way to replace that suffering with hope?


DARK SHADOWS #14

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen +
Written by Mike Raicht 
Art by Guiu Vilanova
Cover by Francesco Francavilla

The future of Collinwood has been glimpsed. Barnabas and his clan are headed towards dark days. What are those who endured it willing to sacrifice to make sure it never happens? Is it too late for some, or is there one last drastic measure one member of the clan can make to make the
future unknown again?


ROBERT JORDAN’S WHEEL OF TIME: THE EYE OF THE WORLD #33

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen + 
Written by Robert Jordan, Chuck Dixon
Art by Francis Nuguit 
Cover by Adam Moore

Moiraine has at last delivered Rand and the others safely to the realm of the Green Man, where the Eye of the World rests and the last battle shall take place. But they are not the only ones who have found this place — Balthamel and Aginor, two of the Forsaken, have found their way there as well, and now they know precisely who they’re looking for.


VOLTRON #12

32 pages FC  •  $3.99  •  Teen + 
Written by Brandon Thomas
Art by N. Steven Harris 
Cover by Sean Chen

Everything is changing for the Voltron Force. One of their number has perished, another casualty of the turmoil engulfing the galaxy. One of them is intending to leave the unit permanently for a much different life. One of them is receiving the opportunity of a lifetime, even though they might not be ready. One of them is committed to saving everything there is. And one, well one of them is carrying a secret that ensures they’ll never again be welcome amongst their ranks. One door closes and three more open in “31 Days,” as the Galaxy Alliance decides just how many more Voltrons are truly necessary to defend the universe…


- The Comic Book Critic