January 2007 Dark Horse Solicits

[torippu]

THE PERHAPANAUTS: SECOND CHANCES #4 (of 4)
TODD DEZAGO (W) and CRAIG ROUSSEAU (A)

On sale Jan. 24
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries

In this issue-everything happens!

Seriously.

"From the slightly deranged and feverishly creative minds of Todd Dezago and Craig Rousseau…" -Augie De Blieck, Jr., Comic Book Resources

"…good clean comics fun." -Augie De Blieck, Jr., Comic Book Resources

"…it would be a shame to see it get lost in the flood of new titles arriving on shelves these days." -Augie De Blieck, Jr., Comic Book Resources

"…even the letters column continues the mirth and mayhem of the comic." -Augie De Blieck, Jr., Comic Book Resources

"#@&%!! Can't you guys find anybody else to pimp your crappy book?!?" -Augie De Blieck, Jr., Comic Book Resources

Nice! The Perhapanauts solicits have been some of the funniest ones that I can ever remember reading.

[DWEarhart]

BWAHAHAHA. They wanted honest, they got honest.

Some other things I noticed:

CONAN AND THE MIDNIGHT GOD #1 (of 5)
JOSHUA DYSART (W), TONE RODRIGUEZ (P), MICHELLE MADSEN (C), and JASON ALEXANDER (Cover)
On sale Jan. 3
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
Conan has won the throne of Aquilonia and the hand of the beautiful Zenobia. With a kingdom to rule and an heir on the way, will the Cimmerian finally put up his sword for good?
Don't bet on it.
When his bride and country are attacked by a sinister Stygian sorcerer, Conan strikes back at Stygia with all his might-and the might of Aquilonia-in a move that threatens to throw all Hyboria into chaos!
The long-awaited reunion of Violent Messiahs creators Joshua Dysart and Tone Rodriguez, Conan and the Midnight God #1 opens an exciting new chapter in the adventures of the barbarian king.
o Follow-up to Dysart and Rodriguez's story in Funcom's Age of Conan comic, distributed to 450,000 readers.
o Cover by Wizard cover-of-the-month artist Jason Alexander.

[I am a mark for the first VIolent Messiahs mini-series. I never read the second, I badly hoped for a tpb, but nothing.]

IT RHYMES WITH LUST
ARNOLD DRAKE (W), LESLIE WALLER (W), and MATT BAKER (A)
On sale Feb. 28
b&w, 112 pages
$14.95
TPB, 7 1/4" x 5 1/8"
In 1950, writers Arnold Drake and Leslie Waller, both attending college on the G.I. Bill, envisioned a sophisticated, novel-length comic tailored to their peers. Collaborating with comics art master Matt Baker, known for singularly defining the genre of "good girl art" on titles such as Phantom Lady, they crafted a film-noir inspired masterwork of romance, intrigue, and moral relativity. When cynical newspaperman Hal Weber reunites with old flame Rust Masson, he finds the beguiling widow of a mining magnate willing to do anything to undermine the local political machine-her only opponent for total control of Copper City!
This painstakingly restored replica volume includes a new introduction by writer Arnold Drake providing a first-hand history of the graphic novel. Before winning the Bill Finger Award for lifetime achievement in comics writing, before creating Deadman, or writing Doom Patrol and X-Men, Drake helped bring the original "picture novel" to life, a true milestone in the history of comics!
o Considered by many to be the first graphic novel, It Rhymes with Lust returns to print after more than fifty years-in the only edition authorized by the original creators!

[I love comics. I'm checking this one out.]

[dancj]

The long-awaited reunion of Violent Messiahs creators Joshua Dysart and Tone Rodriguez

Ah that makes sense. If I'd realised that that latest crappy Swamp Thing series was written by the guy who'd written the mediocre Violent Messiahs I'd never have given it so many chances

[Augie De Blieck Jr.]

IT RHYMES WITH LUST was printed already in THE COMICS JOURNAL a few months back. It's a very nice looking book. The artist did an amazing job in focusing the reader's eye by graying out lines where needed. As I recall, I think it's basically DuoTone-type of lines for things he wanted to be out of focus or slightly hazy. Nice approach, and way ahead of its time.

As for PERHAPANAUTS: Yeah, Todd rules. And he was able to pull all of those quotes out of my previous reviews of the book, too, minus the punchline.
You're right, though -- all of those solicitations have been choice reading material.

Most importantly: USAGI #100!!!!! WHOO-HOO!

-Augie

[pmpknface]

YES:

AKIRA CLUB - This is a given for me.
IT RHYMES WITH LUST - I'll put this on the long list, and we'll see if it makes the short one.
ORION 2ND EDITION - Maybe
SATSUMA GISHIDEN VOLUME 3 - I'm in for this series. Have #1, and I'm waiting to get a few before reading.
THE TWO FACES OF TOMORROW - YES!!! I saw this on the shelf last week and it looked AWESOME!!! I'm dying to read this one.

I'll wait for the trade on...

BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #121
CONAN #36
GHOST IN THE SHELL 1.5: HUMAN-ERROR PROCESSOR #4

Bryan Talbot's book looks ok too. I need some interior art on that tho...

[sschroeder]

Most importantly: USAGI #100!!!!! WHOO-HOO!

A stunning example of last but not least!

Mysterious description though. Is there even a regular in continuity Usagi story in there? I'll buy it either way and am content to wait for the issue to find out.