Gems of the Month for PREVIEWS May 2012

AXE COP: PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD #1

Dark Horse Comics

8-year-old Malachai Nicolle (the writer) and his 31-year-old brother Ethan Nicolle (the artist) are back! Bringing us the latest exploits of Axe Cop — President Axe Cop! — in a new limited series of hilarious adventures only a kid could dream up!

STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL—DEATH SENTENCE #1

Dark Horse Comics

Darth Maul lives! Joining forces with his sibling, Savage Opress, the brothers slice and dice their way across the galaxy, heading for a final confrontation with Jedi forces and the people who put a price on the Sith Lord’s head!

BEFORE WATCHMEN: OZYMANDIAS #1

DC Comics

Len Wein and Jae Lee present this six-issue Before Watchmen miniseries detailing the early years of the man known as Ozymandias. Plus Variant covers from Phil Jimenez and Jim Lee, and a Crimson Corsair back-up tale by Wein and John Higgins!

PUNK ROCK JESUS #1

DC Comics / Vertigo

Sean Murphy brings us this new miniseries in which a clone of Jesus Christ stars on his own reality TV program, and fathers the new Messiah through the winner of a worldwide Idol-style talent search. Former IRA operative Thomas McKael is hired as J2 and the new Messiah’s bodyguard. Of course, the New Messiah is a pain-in-the neck teenager.

THE CROW #1

IDW Publishing

The Crow is reborn — in Tokyo — in this all-new continuation of the cult-favorite series, from writer John Shirley and artist Kevin Holden! An American studying in Japan is the latest incarnation of the vengeful spirit… caught between love and fulfilling his deadly agenda!

THE WALKING DEAD #100

Image Comics
Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead reaches its landmark 100^th issue, continuing the harrowing “Something to Fear” storyline, plus 10 regular and variant covers from Marc Silvestri, Frank Quitely, Todd McFarlane, Sean Phillips, Bryan Hitch, Ryan Ottley, and series artist Charlie Adlard!

REVIVAL #1

Image Comics

In a small Wisconsin town where the dead came back to life, Officer Dana Cypress must deal with the media scrutiny, religious zealots, and government quarantine that came with them. And to add mystery, she must also solve a brutal murder in this beautiful “farm noir” from Tim Seeley and Mike Norton.

WOLVERINE #310

Marvel Comics

SABRETOOTH REBORN! How did Sabretooth survive his beheading all those years ago? Find out in this long-awaited sequel to “Evolution” from writer Jeph Loeb and artist Simone Bianchi!