Dynamite Previews - More Than Just Game Of Thrones #5, Honest

[Rich Johnston]

Tomorrow sees Dynamite publish the fifth issue of A Game Of Thrones, the comic book adaptation. But, despite the media attenton, they publish more things as well. Such as this extra long preview of Jennifer Blood.

Then you can get to your precious Game Of Thrones #5 preview...



JENNIFER BLOOD #832 pages FC ? $3.99 ? MatureWritten by AL EWING ? Art by MARCOS MARZCover by TIM BRADSTREET (main), ALÉ GARZA (1-in-15)?Black & White? Retailer incentive cover by TIM BRADSTREET?Virgin Art? Retailer incentive cover by TIM BRADSTREETJen finds out exactly what happened to Jack, and decides it's time for a neighborly chat. Meanwhile, the cops find a new lead, the conspiracy to avenge the Ninjettes grows, and the worst person in the world discovers Jen's dark secret. And Kusu. Please, try some.



GEORGE R.R. MARTIN?S A GAME OF THRONES #532 pages FC ?*? ?*$3.99 ?*? ?*MatureWritten by GEORGE R.R MARTINAdapted by DANIEL ABRAHAMArt by TOMMY PATTERSONCover by MIKE S. MILLER?Virgin Art? Retailer incentive cover by MIKE S. MILLER?Black & White? Retailer incentive cover by MIKE S. MILLERStorm clouds gather over Westeros in the fifth installment of Daniel Abraham?s gripping adaptation of George R. R. Martin?s fantasy masterpiece A Game of Thrones. ?*A childish game gone horribly wrong pits Arya Stark against Prince Joffrey, with Sansa Stark in the middle. But behind youthful rivalries, cold-blooded political intrigue is at work as Queen Cersei uses all her wiles to blunt the influence of Eddard Stark, the Hand of the King. Meanwhile, Lady Catelyn has journeyed to King?s Landing with the blade used in the attempted assassination of her son Bran?evidence that will upset a precarious balance of power. And in Winterfell, a dying Bran takes a mystical journey . . . and faces a fateful choice.



DARK SHADOWS #332 pages FC ? ?*$3.99 ?*? Teen +Written by STUART MANNINGArt by AARON CAMPBELLCovers by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (50%), AARON CAMPBELL (50%)There's trouble ahead for vampire Barnabas Collins as the vengeful spirit of his eternal nemesis Angelique continues to make her presence felt. What links the mysterious statue in the woods to the Collins family, and who among them can Barnabas trust?



KIRBY: GENESIS #532 pages FC ?*? $3.99 ?*? ?*Teen +Plot by KURT BUSIEK & ALEX?ROSSScript by KURT BUSIEKArt by JACK HERBERT & ALEX?ROSSCovers by ALEX ROSS (main), RYAN SOOK (1-in-10)?Black & White? Retailer Incentive cover by RYAN SOOK?Sketch Art? Retailer Incentive cover by ALEX?ROSS?Marvelous Acetate? Retailer Incentive cover by ALEX ROSSThe stakes are already high in a battle royale pitting Silver Star, Captain Victory and the Glory Knights versus Darius Drumm, the Lightning Lady and Roag over the Proto-Seed -- and when Sigurd Dragonsbane and the Mythics join in, the results will shaket he heavens themselves. Meanwhile, Kirby's only hope for survival on the Phantom Continent lies in the Primals, whose secrets are rooted deep in the history of mankind itself.



WARLORD OF MARS: FALL OF BARSOOM #532 pages FC ?*? $3.99 ?*? ?*Teen +Written by ROBERT PLACE NAPTONArt by ROBERTO CASTROCovers by JOE?JUSKO (main), FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (1-in-10)?Black & White? Retailer incentive cover by JOE JUSKO?Virgin Art? Retailer incentive cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLAThe final battle continues as the Green Hordes overwhelm the last stronghold of the White Martian Empire. ?*And If the Atmosphere Plant isn't activated, all life on Mars will cease to exist. ?*It's the last stand for Barsoom in the final chapter of FALL OF BARSOOM!



VAMPIRELLA #1332 pages FC ?*? $3.99 ?*? ?*Teen +Written by ERIC TRAUTMANNArt by JOSÉ MALAGACovers by PAUL RENAUD (25%), FABIANO NEVES (25%), WAGNER REIS (25%), ?*ALÉ GARZA (25%)?Blood Red? Retailer incentive cover by PAUL RENAUD?Black & White? Retailer incentive cover by WAGNER REISIn pursuit of a lost tome of forbidden knowledge, Vampirella has been drawn from Russia to the Armenia/Turkey border -- and Ani, the Ghost City of 1,001 Churches. Once, the seat of power that rivaled Constantinople, Ani is now a crumbling ruin. And somewhere, in the skeleton of that dead city, lurks the last dark hope of an ancient enemy?



GREEN HORNET ANNUAL #240 pages FC ? ?*$4.99 ?*? Teen +Written by MARK RAHNERArt by ROANN CLIQUETCover by PHIL HESTERAs Britt Reid fights to live up to the legacy of The Green Hornet, will he ruin his father?s other legacy? The newspaper industry?s plight hits the Daily Sentinel, and a harsh round of layoffs puts Britt on edge. As the elder Kato helps him grasp a problem he can?t beat with his fists, Britt?s frustration drives him to shocking brutality in a search for the source of a human-trafficking ring. Written by newspaper veteran Mark Rahner (The Seattle Times, ?Rotten?).



QUEEN SONJA?#2632 pages FC ? ?*$3.99 ?*? Teen +Written by LUKE LIEBERMANArt by FRITZ CASASCovers by LUCIO PARRILLO (50%), IGOR VITORINO (50%)Winning a throne is sometimes easier then keeping it. ?*If Sonja was tired of ?*politics in Songoria she is in for a rude awakening, as the fanatical followers of "the Way" lead by the wizard Koliostri and zealot Rasa will prove more cunning then she thought.



ROBOCOP: ROAD TRIP #232 pages FC ?*? ?*$3.99 ?*? ?*MatureWritten by ROB WILLIAMSArt by UNAI DE ZARATECover by FABIANO NEVES?Black & White? Retailer incentive cover by FABIANO NEVESYou know things are bad in Old Detroit when Cleveland seems like the promised land! With the OCP coup having succeeded and the streets overrun by ED209, ED 3092 AND octagenarian death squads, it's up to Robocop and what's left of the Old Detroit Police Department to fly across Lake Erie to safety. But OCP''s latest killer robots, the super-fast, super-deadly HOUNDS are on their trail, and Robocop's mind continues to fracture. Are the visions from his past real? And what do they mean?



THE LAST PHANTOM?#1132 pages FC ?*? $3.99 ?*? ?*Teen +Written by SCOTT BEATTYArt by EDUARDO FERIGATOCovers by ALEX ROSS (main), STEPHEN SADOWSKI (1-in-10), JONATHAN LAU (1-in-15)Aided by Bandar tribesmen, Kit Walker finally finds the source of the blood diamonds funding the Bengali coup d'etat! But when The Phantom attempts to permanently shut down the dangerous mines, he discovers that the forces of General Kiboko are trading in a commodity even more precious to win the war!

[CammyKnoxville]

In my opinion, they dropped the ball with the Game of Thrones comics. They're only up to the fifth issue, and an entire season behind.

[MicroZone]

They're taking 24 issues for the first novel. At that rate they might still get to book six before GRRM does. :/

I'm really digging their Warlord of Mars books. I wasn't fond of ERB's Tarzan books growing up, so I never had much interest in reading his John Carter books either. Wasn't interested in the new movie. (I still think the star looks too boyish for the part of a veteran Confederate Army Captain, even for a Disney movie.) However, I looked thru a couple of the comics and when I sat down to finally read one, I wound up tearing thru all 14 issues of WOM in two sittings. I'm taking my time with the spin-offs. I finished the first arc on Dejah Thoris and I've heard the second arc is even better. I'll jump into Fall of Barsoom after I catch up with that one. Meanwhile, I have all 11 ERB novels sitting on my Kindle waiting to be read.

I looked into what Marvel is doing with their John Carter comics. I'm sure someone really likes the art of their Princess of Mars adaption, but I don't. I couldn't even tell what was going on in half the panels and I had literally just read the same story from Dynamite two days earlier. I understand they are doing a kid's version sanctioned by the ERB estate, so none of the Martians are naked like in the books. That's fine. That doesn't excuse sloppy artwork tho. Maybe kids will like it. Actually, I think kids would like the one with almost the naked Martian Princess quite a lot more. So...never mind.

It's hard to dismiss the Marvel stuff as a quick and blatant cash grab for the Disney movie tie-in when Dynamite has four ongoing WOM titles shipping in April, but at least I'm enjoying the stuff from Dynamite and they're only $1.99 after 30 days on Comixolgy. Maybe I'll enjoy the older 70s JC comics from Marvel. They are two reprints collections for that. A $20 B&W phone book from Dark Horse and a $100 color hardcover from Marvel. Probably opt for the cheaper one.

[fredmanson]

I will kept two books from DE: A Game of Thrones and The Wheel of Time. GoT has a very lot of story pages for a $3.99 book, and WoT is a very well condensed and written version of the huge prose book.

These titles are not coming from light prose books but from very complex and huge prose books. So, that is why there will be a very large number for each books of these two sagas. I do not know if I will continue in the single format or if I will buy the HC. Or much better, the two formats!