I never thought I’d ever say I’m looking forward to a Conan comic, but damn if Wood/Cloonan/Carnevale didn’t sucker me right in. Dailyblam has a preview.
February’s going to be a good month for comics.
A brand-new B.P.R.D. story, the beginning of Brian Wood and Kristian Donaldson’s The Massive, new Skeleton Key, and the conclusion of Howard Chaykin’s Marked Man. Join the legendary anthology as Dark Horse Presents commemorates the 100th Anniversary of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan with Thomas Yeates, unravels the mysteries surrounding Neal Adams’s Blood, Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson’s Beasts of Burden returns, and more great comics!
Woah. 2 big reasons to pick up DHP in February.
Declan Shalvey is drawing part 4 of the final storyline of Northlanders.
I was going to pick it up anyway (Brian Wood collector) but this just makes it that much sweeter.
HOLY SHARTS the creative team behind Supermarket (Brian Wood & Kristian Donaldson) teams up for an original story that will begin in January’s Dark Horse Presents #8:
“The Massive” is one of several story ideas I came up with that I refer to as “post-crash”. In each case, that means something a little different — an economic crash, and environmental crash, a breakdown of society, a man-made disaster of some kind. Basically, a disaster story that starts after the disaster has already come and gone. That probably sounds a lot like “post-apocalyptic,” but in no way am I writing this as genre. But yeah, in the case of “The Massive,” this is an environmental collapse, a rather unique one, and the story starts in the aftermath.
You have no idea how excited I am for Brian Wood to be writing for Dark Horse.
(via CBR)
In more ways than one, this Northlanders installment brings everything full circle. This is also the final Northlanders story, the longest story, and probably the largest in scope.
I created Northlanders in 2006. In an effort to explain my basic concept for the book to the people at Vertigo (which was difficult; this series is a tough sell and an anomaly, format-wise) I branded it a crime book. Vikings as criminals, as organized criminal gangs. Which is, of course, exactly what they were and thats why a “viking crime story” is such an obvious, no-brainer high concept.
More with Brian Wood on the forthcoming conclusion of Northlanders
I commissioned this from Ryan Kelly - the 12 Years of Megan McKeenan!
This is pretty fantastic. If you haven’t read Local, probably should get on that.
Speaking of Brian Wood/Ryan Kelly, watch for New York Five to hit shelves on the 26th of this month.
DC Comics February Solitications out today….
THE NEW YORK FIVE #2
Written by BRIAN WOOD
Art by RYAN KELLY
Cover by BRIAN WOOD & RYAN KELLY
Everyone has secrets, and Riley’s are well documented! But what about the other girls in THE NEW YORK FIVE? In this second issue, Merissa and Lona deal with ghosts both at home in Queens and coming into JFK on the red-eye…
On sale FEBRUARY 23 • 2 of 4 • 32 pg, B&W, no interior ads • $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
YES x’s 1millions
Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Photo by Nikki Cook.
I’m freaking out a little. Mostly because I know there’s a second volume of New York Four on the way, and I literally squeal like a little girl whenever I hear of Brian Wood working with Ryan Kelly. (NY4 vol 1, DMZ, LOCAL, Northlanders)
I enjoyed Volume 1 immensely and if you like a good story and/or live in New York, you should give it a read. It’s only $9 for cripes sake.
