New from Archie Comics: A brand new full-color monthly comic series, Sonic Universe, by Ian Flynn and Tracy Yardley. From Previews: “Because you demanded it — a thrilling new Sonic series that raises the stakes and expands the comic book world of Sonic! This is the comic the fans have waited for: An ever-expanding, all-encompassing series revolving around Sonic’s many friends and foes whose continuity aligns with the regular monthly Sonic comic. Along the way, we’ll deliver some of the popular supporting cast from the many Sonic video games, including many who have never appeared in the comics before!”
Comic Book News
Bad Dog
New from Image Comics: Deadpool writer Joe Kelly returns with Bad Dog, a new full-color comic series illustrated by Diego Greco. The story: Wendell is a “vertically challenged”, gutter-mouthed ex-preacher with a hair-trigger temper. His partner, Lou, is a werewolf who despises people so much he refuses to shift back into human form. Together they’re the most drunken, f@*ked-up pair of bounty hunters ever to stumble their way across America.
The Return of Milikardo Knights
Matt Henry, also known as Cutter McCoy or El Badjah, has decided to revive his black & white furry science fiction comic book series Milikardo Knights. Originally published in 1997 by Steel Badger Studios (with illustrations by Freddy A-Son, Richard Bartrop, and Steve Adelsee), the story involves an elite multi-species team of interplanetary fighter pilots battling to save their homeworld from the forces of a corrupt planet-stealing corporation. Currently, El Badjah is re-working the story and looking for interested artists. Visit www.myspace.com/elbadjah to find out more.
Dentiblu Returns
Ready or not, it’s time for more Dentiblu! The pig-happy parodist has returned with his latest self-published full-color comic, The Hamazing Spider-Mad. In this one-shot we watch as Pigger Porker (!) attempts to become a radioactive superhero with super-spider-powers. Spider pig, spider pig… does whatever a spider pig does…
Archibald Returns
He’s little, he’s wirey… he’s solving murder mysteries! Specifically, his brother. It’s Archibald the Ardvaark, returning to a new adventure in Archibald Chases the Dragon, a new one-shot two-tone comic book, with a story by Dara Naraghi and art by Grant Bond. This time, the search for his brother’s killer takes Archibald to Little China, in search of the mysterious “Compassionate Wind of Death”… while visions of deadly red dragons haunt his dreams. The comic is published by Shadowline.
