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A Look At Some Dynamite Comics For May 2012 – Boys, Jennifer Blood, The Spider And Other Animals

Published Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:32:28 -0600

A look at some of the comics that Dynamite is publishing in May. Or in the case of Lord Of The Jungle and Warriors Of Mars, the comics Dynamite is hoping to publish in May. As well as a preview of Spider #1…

THE BOYS #66

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature

Written by GARTH ENNIS

Art by RUSS BRAUN

Cover by DARICK ROBERTSON

The last Boys story begins with some very shady goings on in Moscow, as an old friend runs into some unexpected trouble. Butcher announces a promotion that doesn't please everybody, Annie makes a decision that horrifies Hughie- and in the aftermath of last issue's super-carnage, Vought-American begin the struggle for survival. Part one of the six-part The Bloody Doors Off.

JENNIFER BLOOD #15

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature

Written by AL EWING

Art by KEWBER BAAL

Cover by TIM BRADSTREET

Jen Fellows will do anything she has to for her family. Jennifer Blood will justify anything she has to for revenge. Eventually, something had to give. This issue: everything changes.

THE NINJETTES #4

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature

Written by AL EWING

Art by EMAN CASALLOS

Cover by ADMIRA WIJAYA

How did Chelsea Buwick become Taki, Warrior Queen? Who were Ice Three and why were they wearing spandex tracksuits in 2006? Why does Russ The Barman keep screaming about rampaging supervixens? How come Ray was wearing that giant wedding cake in issue #1? Are we finally going to tell you what happened in Kennebunkport? Yes. Yes, we are.

JENNIFER BLOOD ANNUAL #1

32 pages FC • $4.99 • Mature

Written by AL EWING

Art by MARCOS MARZ

Cover by SEAN CHEN

The year is 1987, and Jennifer Blood doesn't exist yet. Neither does Jen Fellows. Instead, there's only Jessica Blute, daughter of Sam Blute, six years old going on seven and very happy in her world… even though it's about to come to an end.

WARLORD OF MARS #20

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature

Written by ARVID NELSON

Art by DANIEL SAMPERE

Covers by JOE JUSKO (50%), LUCIO PARRILLO (50%)

Issus is dead, but her high priest has activated a doomsday device that will destroy Mars's fragile atmosphere. Before they can shut it down, John Carter and his son Carthoris have to figure out where it is! Helping them is Linea, a beautiful black Martian princess with a very special heritage. Linea and Carthoris start to click, and a union between the black and red races could be just what the wounded planet needs. But unknown horrors await the young lovers at the end of their quest.

LORD OF THE JUNGLE ANNUAL #1

32 pages FC • $499 • Mature

Written by MARK RAHNER

Art by SERGIO FERNANDEZ DAVILA

Cover by LUCIO PARRILLO

Tarzan finds himself the prey in a jungle hunt led by a blowhard Yankee mogul named Sykes. Several bodies and a series of mind games later, Sykes' plan unfolds: bring the captive ape-man to New York City for the Match of the Century against undefeated master of the fighting arts, Starker the Suplative!

MERCILESS: THE RISE OF MING #2

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +

Written by SCOTT BEATTY

Art by RON ADRIAN

Cover by ALEX ROSS

As the saga of Ming continues, the would-be world conqueror moves one step closer to ruling all of Mongo. But Ming's deviously imagined schemes are complicated by a fetching beauty selected to be a ritual sacrifice to the insatiable Sharkmen! Who will prevail? Even on pitiless Mongo, Ming the Merciless knows that blood is thicker than water!

QUEEN SONJA #31

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +

Written by LUKE LIEBERMAN

Art by MILTON ESTEVAM

Cover by LUCIO PARRILLO

Queen Sonja learns the price of breaking her vows to the Goddess as the tournament turns to chaos and ruin. As enemies beset her on every side, can Queen Sonja find the assassin who threatens to plunge her realm into bloodshed?

THE SPIDER #1

32 pages FC • $3.99

Written by DAVID LISS

Art by Colton Worley

Covers by Alex Ross, John Cassaday, Ron Lesser and Francesco Francavilla

The Spider, one of the greatest pulp characters of all time is now re-launched into the 21st century! Dynamite Entertainment proudly presents The Spider #1, which will hit comic book stores everywhere in May 2012! The series will be written by acclaimed novelist and acclaimed comics writer David (Black Panther: The Man Without Fear) Liss and drawn by Colton (Complete Dracula, Kato) Worley, with covers by Alex Ross, John Cassaday, Ron Lesser and Francesco Francavilla!

In The Spider #1, the world knows Richard Wentworth as a decorated war hero and the son of a wealthy industrialist – but only a few confidants know the truth. As New York City slides into violence and despair, Wentworth has transformed himself into a force of justice as The Spider! With only his wits, his technology, and his pistols to aid him, he fights a one-man man war against crime, but when a mysterious new villain threatens the city with an unspeakable horror, it may be more than even The Spider can handle. How far will a sane man go to restore order to an insane world? Find out in The Spider #1 when it ships in May!

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