Friday, March 21, 2008

Here are the BOOM! Studios titles that are solicited in March Previews 2008 and will be in-Store May 2008.

Enjoy!


BLOOD BOWL: KILLER CONTRACT #2 (COVER A)
BLOOD BOWL: KILLER CONTRACT #2 (COVER B)
Written by Matt Forbeck
Illustrated by Lads Helloven
24pgs, FC, (2 of 5) SRP: $3.99
Cover A Diamond Code: MAR083543
Cover B Diamond Code: MAR083544

Welcome to the hyper-violent hilarity of BLOOD BOWL, the miniseries that puts the fantasy (as in elves, dwarves, orcs, and ogres) back into football! "Retired" assassin Kalter Mörder seeks redemption for the only contract he ever blew when his team, the Bad Bay Hackers, battles the feared Dwarf Giants. Mörder finally gets his shot at star Giants blitzer Snazkazi Ungrim, and he's going to take it, no matter who else might die in the process!



CTHULHU TALES #3 (COVER A) ONGOING
CTHULHU TALES #3 (COVER B) ONGOING
Written by William Messner-Loebs, Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn by Various
24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Cover A Diamond Code: MAR083546
Cover B Diamond Code: MAR083547

Acclaimed writer William Messner-Loebs (JOURNEY) joins the BOOM! family! Don't tell the Elder Gods, or they'll take him from us! Messner-Loebs and Michael Alan (FALL OF CTHULHU) Nelson chill the blood in the new, monthly anthology series! Something big is happening in the Boom! horror universe in 2008...and it starts here! Heed the call of Cthulhu!



FALL OF CTHULHU #13 (COVER A) ONGOING
FALL OF CTHULHU #13 (COVER B) ONGOING
Written by Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn by Various
24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Cover A Diamond Code: MAR083548
Cover B Diamond Code: MAR083549



As Lucifer and the Sheriff continue their search for the elusive Gray Man, they find themselves the hunted rather than the hunters. Either way, they must stop the Gray Man or the Cthulhu cultists will have their way...and that can’t be good for mankind’s survival.


HERO SQUARED VOLUME 2: ANOTHER FINE MESS TP
Written by J.M. DeMatteis and Keith Giffen
Illustrated by Joe Abraham
SC, 6x9, 128pgs, FC, SRP: $14.99
ISBN-10: 1934506184
ISBN-13: 978-1934506189
Diamond Code: MAR083557

The twisted - and extremely hot - Caliginous starts to lay out a plan to set Stephie against Milo and Captain Valor, even as Milo and his super-heroic twin visit a therapist-in the endless talkfest that Giffen and DeMatteis, who've been known to talk endlessly themselves, consider their finest work together to date (their previous "finest work" involved an army of mutated penguins, so take that with a grain of salt)! If that's not enough to make you want to shell out Big Bucks for this collection, then how's this? Captain Valor is attacked by his evil clone - no it's not Ben Reilly- and Mile, who's wanted for murder, ends up in the hay with Caliginous! Still not convinced? Did we mention that Giffen and DeMatteis need the money? There! We thought that would do it!


SALEM: QUEEN OF THORNS #1 (COVER A)
SALEM: QUEEN OF THORNS #1 (COVER B)
Written by Chris Morgan and Kevin Walsh
Drawn by Wilfredo Torres
24pgs, FC, (1 of 4), SRP: $3.99
Cover A Diamond Code: MAR083550
Cover B Diamond Code: MAR083551

The already controversial series continues from the red-hot zero issue! Elias Hooke, dark crusader against the forces of magic, learns the secrets of his own origin, and the revelations nearly consume him! A new hero in the tradition of Robert E. Howard's SOLOMON KANE and Clint Eastwood's The Man with No Name, from the screenwriter of WANTED and THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT!


SCREAM QUEEN #1 (COVER A)
SCREAM QUEEN #1 (COVER B)
Written by Brendan Hay
Illustrated by Nate Watson
24pgs, FC, (1 of 5) SRP: $3.99
Cover A Diamond Code: MAR083541
Cover B Diamond Code: MAR083542

Everyone wants to be loved. Even the shambling, macabre mockery of a man who brings terror to the town of Rumson and leaves blood in his wake. But when he sets his sights on Molly, beauty queen of Rumson High, she’s going to be more than he can handle! THE DAILY SHOW staff writer Brendan Hay brings a HEATHERS-meets-CARRIE sensibility to his horror series debut!


WARHAMMER: CONDEMNED BY FIRE #3 (COVER A)
WARHAMMER: CONDEMNED BY FIRE #3 (COVER B)
Written by Dan Abnett and Ian Edginton
Drawn by Rahsan Ekedal
24pgs, FC, (3 of 5), SRP: $3.99
Cover A Diamond Code: MAR083552
Cover B Diamond Code: MAR083553

Having single-handedly put the Chaos-corrupted inhabitants of Loughville to the sword and flame, Witch Hunter Magnus Gault backtracks along the tainted river to find the source of the corruption. Gault's quest ends at the village of Mittlesedorf, which he finds miraculously untouched. However, there is a worm in the apple, and even Gault may not be a match for the foes that await him. has gone undetected beneath the city of Carrion Gulf?





ZOMBIE TALES #2 (COVER A) ONGOING
ZOMBIE TALES #2 (COVER B) ONGOING
Written by Joe R. Lansdale, Christine Boylan, and Brian Augustyn
Drawn by Various
24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Cover A Diamond Code: MAR083555
Cover B Diamond Code: MAR083556

Legendary author Joe R. Lansdale (The Drive-In, BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES) continues his serialized “THE WAR AT HOME” zombie tale! Plus, award-winning playwright Christine Boylan and writer Brian Augustyn (BATMAN: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT, COUNTDOWN: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT) bring the undead love to your doorstep this month!

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