Foraging For Comics: The September Image Solicits

SAM NOIR: SAMURAI DETECTIVE #1
story by ERIC A. ANDERSON & MANNY TREMBLEY
art & cover by MANNY TREMBLEY
24 pg
BW
September 13
$2.99
"PAYBACK IS A NICHE"
On the third floor of a cluttered low-rent office, Sam Noir met his destiny. Destiny wore a dress, and she was the best thing to walk into Sam's life…right up until they snuffed her out, that is. They nixed his betty, and now he's gonna nix them. Once he finds out who "they" are.

Okay, what the fuck, but also, cool.

INVINCIBLE, VOL 7: THREE'S COMPANY
story by ROBERT KIRKMAN
art & cover by RYAN OTTLEY & BILL CRABTREE
144 pg
FC
September 7
$14.99
On a trip to Africa Mark finds himself torn between two lives; his normal life with his girlfriend Amber and his superhero life with good friend Atom Eve. Decisions, decisions... Also in this volume: Angstrom Levy makes his move and the truth about ROBOT is revealed!

Heh. I wouldn’t lay odds on issue 35 being out by September 7. Still, cool stuff.

LIONS, TIGERS AND BEARS , VOL. 1 TP - NEW PRINTING
story MIKE BULLOCK
art & cover JACK LAWRENCE
128 pg
FC
September 7
$12.99
"FEAR AND PRIDE"
Follow Joey Price on the adventure of a lifetime through the Stuffed Animal Kingdom is this epic all-ages odyssey! When Joey's worst fears, The Beasties, come crawling out of his closet in the middle of the night, he finds out his new stuffed animals, the Night Pride, are more real and more needed than he ever could have imagined.

High probability of purchase for this one.

NOBLE CAUSES #24
story JAY FAERBER
art JON BOSCO
cover KHARY RANDOLPH
32 pg
FC
September 13
$3.50
Race's quest to regain his powers leads him down a dark path. Will Liz follow?

Okay, I have to know: Is Race's power throwing barrels?

PHONOGRAM #2 (of 6)
story KIERON GILLEN
art & cover JAMIE McKELVIE
32 pg
BW
September 7
$3.50
"I CAN'T IMAGINE THE WORLD WITHOUT ME"
Someone won't let Britannia, sacred Mod-goddess of Britpop, rest in peace. If David Kohl can't find out whom, his very existence is forfeit. Clues? He hasn't any until he sees the solemn ghost of an old girlfriend. For David, ghosts are normal. Ghosts of living girls, however, are something very different…

On second thought, this may be non-pretentious.


STRANGE GIRL #11
story RICK REMENDER
art & cover NICK STAKAL
32 pg
FC
September 27
$2.99
Bethany is forced to take a slight detour… to hell.

It's worth it to avoid the 405 at rush hour.

Cyberforce #6
(W) Ron Marz
(A/Cov) Pat Lee
The first story arc roars to its climax as the reunited Cyberforce battles a god-like alien race intent on destroying the Earth! At least one member of the team won't survive the battle. Who will it be? Ripclaw? Velocity? Impact? Heatwave? And will the sacrifice of one be enough to save the lives of the others? Find out who lives and who dies as the acclaimed team of Ron Marz and Pat Lee conclude the first unforgettable storyline of the all-new Cyberforce.

I'm hoping the answers are "Ripclaw" and "no."

The Darkness Compendium Edition
(W) Garth Ennis, Paul Jenkins
(A) Silvestri, Benitez

There's nothing like going back to the beginning and reading it all over again-- issue #1-40, plus the complete run of the Tales of the Darkness series collected into one trade paperback. See how the Darkness first appeared and threw Jackie into the chaotic world of the supernatural. Get the first appearances of The Magdalena and more!

Yes, friends, Garth Ennis really did write crappy comics once.

That's all for this month. Full solicits are here. Happy hunting.