Dark Horse Comics Solicitations For June 2013

Dark Horse Comics has provided C4S with their pre-order information for June 2013, and C4S will focus on the best stuff!!

AKANEIRO #2 (of 3)

Justin Aclin (W), Vasilis Lolos (A), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Shu Yan (Cover)

On sale June 26
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries

American McGee’s reenvisioning of Red Riding Hood takes shape as this all-new story.

The brave young warrior Kani battles a gauntlet of fantastic mythical beasts inspired by Japanese folklore. However, things are not what they seem, and danger lurks where Kani least expects it!

Justin Aclin (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) and Vasilis Lolos (Conan the Barbarian)!

BASED ON THE HOT NEW GAME BY AMERICAN MCGEE’S SPICY HORSE GAMES!

AMALA’S BLADE #3 (of 4)

Steve Horton (W) and Michael Dialynas (A/C/Cover)

On sale June 26
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Miniseries

Master assassin Amala makes a startling discovery about her latest target that will change her life forever! And Amala’s day turns full of surprises when she’s thrown into an abandoned subway to face a Modifier monstrosity!

“Tale of a teen assassin, swords, seafaring, steampunk, cyborgs, religious war and a ghost robot pirate monkey. Admit it, you’re intrigued.”—Newsarama

“IT SCRATCHES MY ITCH FOR HIGH ADVENTURE.”—COMICSALLIANCE

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 9 #22

Andrew Chambliss (W), Georges Jeanty (A/Variant cover), Dexter Vines (I), Michelle Madsen (C), and Phil Noto (Cover),

On sale June 12
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Ongoing

Buffy, Xander, and Willow must fight against all odds to get past the mystical council and gain entry to a magical hotspot—the Deeper Well! New allies are born while old enemies bring the heat. Grave dangers await our heroes at the center of the earth!

“It’s just awesome in both script and art.”—Bloody Disgusting

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: WILLOW—WONDERLAND TP

Jeff Parker (W), Christos Gage (W), Brian Ching (P), Jason Gorder (I), Michelle Madsen (C), and David Mack (Cover)

On sale Sept 3
FC, 144 pages
$17.99
TP, 7″ x 10″

Armed with Buffy’s broken scythe, Willow has entered another dimension and begun a quest to somehow, someway, against all odds, bring magic back to Earth. She must keep her darkest self at bay while she battles demons—the scaly and horned type as well as her own! Collects the five-issue miniseries.

Season 9 continues with Willow’s story!

“Ching, much like Parker, captures the essence of Willow Rosenberg and adds the magic (and the monsters) to the mystical wonderland in which our witch finds herself stranded.”
—iFanboy

“Brian Ching’s attractive artwork has strong transitions and his drawing of Buffyverse characters strikes a great balance between recognizable faces and keeping his own distinctive line intact. Michelle Madsen’s colors are also easy on the eye.” —Comic Book Resources

ADAM WARREN’S EMPOWERED!

EMPOWERED SPECIAL #4: ANIMAL STYLE

Adam Warren (W/P/Cover), John Staton (A/Cover), and Robaato (C)

On sale June 5
b&w, 32 pages
$3.99
One-shot

TERRORPIN! POWERPACHYDERM! BRASS MONKEY! CYBERIAN TIGER! SUPERCOBRA! MAUL BUNNY! Can struggling superheroine Empowered foil a mass carjacking by these animal-armored crimebots at the 21st annual Alternate Timeline Superhero Auto Show? Can one exceedingly flimsy “supersuit” overcome fourteen hostile tons of heavy metal? This action-packed new Empowered one-shot says: “MAYBE!”

• 30 brand new story pages, with art by mecha-master John Staton and major-color-domo Robaato, plus bonus art by Adam Warren!

“Empowered is the comic to give to people who don’t think superhero comics can be for real, live adults.” —MTV Geek News

Tags: buffy, empowered

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