Weekly Update - 5/14/08
X-Men: Legacy #211
Written by Mike Carey; Pencils by Scot Eaton; Colors by Frank D’Armata; Cover by David Finch.
Sins of the Father, part 1 of 3. Professor X is trying to rebuild memories of his past using other people’s minds. But the past is coming back to haunt him in another way, as a swathe of tragic deaths turns out to be linked by only one factor: Brian Xavier, the Professor’s long-dead father. And solving the mystery means paying a visit to the Hellfire Club…
The Stranded #4
Written by Mike Carey; Art by Siddharth Kotian; Cover by Christopher Moeller.
Continuing the premiere title in the new Virgin/SciFi imprint, created and written by Mike Carey (X-MEN, The Devil You Know). What if your past, everything you knew, was a lie - a cover story for your true past on another world? As the Stranded’s true memories resurface, they face the final showdown with their deadly enemy Janus. But now, the greatest threat to their survival may come from one of their own. And even if Janus falls, his masters — The Forgotten — have only begun their campaign of extermination. Painted cover by Christopher Moeller (LUCIFER, Magic: The Gathering).
Vertigo: First Cut
Written and illustrated by various; Cover by various.
Sample the premiere issues of seven Vertigo series for under $5! Dip into the critically acclaimed series ARMY@LOVE, CROSSING MIDNIGHT (Mike Carey), DMZ, THE EXTERMINATORS, JACK OF FABLES, LOVELESS and SCALPED, with stories by some of comics’ most popular writers and artists including Brian Wood, Bill Willingham, Brian Azzarello and many others. in this hefty low-priced volume.