Wednesday, September 18, 2013

New in Comics: Buzzkill the Alcoholic Superhero

A few choice selections from the comics due out September 18th (Note that the release dates are tentative on some of these titles):

Buzzkill #1 (of 4)
Dark Horse

Description: Ruben is not your average alcoholic; he's an unstoppable superhero who derives his powers from imbibing MASSIVE amounts of alcohol. After all the disasters it's caused in his personal life, he's ready to get clean . . . and the city's supervillains couldn't be happier!

* Cowritten by the Toadies drummer Mark Reznicek!

* A gorgeous new miniseries from Geoff Shaw (Batman 80-Page Giant 2011)!

By: Donny Cates, Mark Reznicek, Geoff Shaw, Lauren Affe


Zero #1
Image Comics

Description: SAVING THE WORLD. ONE MURDER AT A TIME. Edward Zero is the perfect execution machine - a spy who breaks the rules to get things done. When a stolen device appears in the center of a long-running conflict, Zero comes to retrieve it. The problem is, the device is inside a living, breathing, bio-modified terrorist and there's an entire army after it.

By: Alex Kot, Michael Walsh


Kiss Me, Satan #1
Dark Horse

Description: Cassian Steele is the boss of the werewolf mafia in the Big Easy, and he's got a problem. The old witch Verona knows his secret and has gone into hiding. Cassian wants her dead. So he sends out the word: An open contract. The first monster to dust Verona gets a big payday. What no one realizes is that Barnabus Black, a demon desperately trying to regain his halo, is her protection.

* Featuring covers by Dave Johnson and Juan Ferreyra!

* By Victor Gischler (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Spike-A Dark Place, Punisher MAX, X-Men) and Juan Ferreyra (Colder, Rex Mundi)!

"His art reminds me of Clive Barker at his best. Things which disturb you on a deep, psychological level. Beasts which have too many eyes or hands. It always warms my black heart to see new monsters, and Ferreyra draws the best I've seen in many moons." - Adventures in Poor Taste

By: Victor Gischler, Juan Ferreyra, Dave Johnson

X-Files Season 10 #4
IDW

Description: 'Believers,' Part 4 of 5: A new government conspiracy comes to light that involves weather control and alien invasion. But what role does the Deacon and the Acolytes play in these mechanations? And what happened to Scully's missing child? Mystery upon mystery sets the stage for the next phase of Mulder and Scully's lives! Ask your retailer about the variant cover by The Sharp Brothers that depicts Mulder and Scully in the style of 'Scooby Doo'!

By: Joe Harris, Michael Walsh, Carlos Valenzuela

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