The kind folks at Papercutz have supplied ComicList with their solicitations for comics and other products featured in the March 2008 Previews, scheduled to ship May 2008.
Papercutz in May: BIONICLE® Graphic Novel #1!
Plus TALES FROM THE CRYPT and Classics Illustrated’s THE INVISIBLE MAN
BIONICLE Graphic Novel #1
By Greg Farshtey, Carlos D’Anda, Richard Bennett, and Randy Elliott
The popular action figures from the LEGO® Group come to graphic novels! BIONICLE Graphic Novel #1 collects comics sent to the BIONICLE fan club that have been unavailable for years. This first volume’s two stories reveal the characters’ origins. In the first story, six mighty heroes – the Toa – arrive on a tropical island to find it under siege. The Great Spirit Mata Nui has been cast into an unending sleep by the evil Makuta. Now Makuta is attacking the island’s villagers with vicious Rahi beasts. The Toa must combine their skills and elemental and mask powers to defeat Makuta and restore peace. In the second story, The Toa return to the island named for Mata Nui to find that Makuta has unleashed the Bohrok, mechanical insects that are rapidly destroying trees, mountains, rivers, villages, and anything else in their path. After a long, difficult battle, the Toa are able to defeat the queens of the swarms and end the Bohrok threat … for now. During the fight, the heroes are transformed into Toa Nuva, with new armor, new weapons, and new Masks of Power.
Full-color trade paperback, 5” x 7 1/2”, 112 pages, $7.95, ISBN
978-1-59707-109-3
Also in collector’s hardcover: $12.95, ISBN 978-1-59707-110-9
TALES FROM THE CRYPT Graphic Novel #4: Crypt-Keeping It Real
By writers Fred Van Lente, Christian Zanier, Ari Kaplan, Keith R.A. DeCandido, and Jim Salicrup and artists Steve Mannion, Mr. Exes, Rick Parker, Christian Zanier, and Chris Noeth
The Crypt-Keeper and his fellow GhouLunatics introduce the wildest, scariest collection of terror-tales yet! GASP when you meet “She Who Would Rule the World!”, a homeless woman turned into a near-invincible, power-hungry being! RETCH when you see “Ignoble Rot!”, in which a cursed gigolo stays alive as he transforms into a zombie! SCREAM as you read “Jumping the Shark!”, about a reality-TV series producer who keeps pitching shows from beyond the grave! SQUIRM as you try to delete “Spam!”, the e-mail scourge that is far deadlier than you ever imagined! GROAN as you read the pun-filled introductions by the Old Witch, the Vault-Keeper, and that super-star of horror comics himself—the Crypt-Keeper!
Full-color trade paperback, 5” x 7 1/2”, 112 pages, $7.95, ISBN
978-1-59707-104-8
Also in collector’s hardcover: $12.95, ISBN 978-1-59707-105-5
CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED: The Invisible Man
By H.G. Wells, adapted by Rick Geary
One of H.G. Wells’ most gripping science-fiction sagas, The Invisible Man is the story of a young scientist who impetuously experiments upon himself -- and then becomes invisible and mad! Eisner-Award winner Rick Geary’s artwork captures the tragedy and irony of Wells’ fascinating tale. Classics Illustrated has been getting great press on its launch from Andrew Smith (the Scripps-Howard papers’ syndicated Captain Comics) and from Mike Sangiacomo, syndicated through Newhouse papers and other publications.
Full-color hardcover, 6 1/2” x 9”, 56 pages, $9.95, ISBN
978-1-59707-106-2
