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A Hillbilly, a Valley Girl, and a Drunk walk into a bar…

sean — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:01:50 +0000

Back in the swing of things, we discuss a few of the recent books out from Dark Horse. In this episode, we review Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #2, Magnus, Robot Fighter #2, and Turok, Son of Stone #1.

As if that weren’t enough for an action packed episode:

A less than stellar case is presented to refute claims about a feminine voice
How Turok, Son of Stone has misleadingly exciting cover art
Jim Shooter’s secret source of inspiration for a key character in Doctor Solar
Someone gets caught acting like a typical San Franciscan
Mighty Samson, gets nothing special to his name
Invisible, unpronounced commas – they’re everywhere!
Someone speaks Klingon, 3 guesses who, the first 2 don’t count
We conject, sure, about the time frame of each Dark Horse series
Chiclo exclaims, “I’m Christine! I’m Christine!” and Mrs. Chiclo is rather confused
One fan’s feedback sends the show into a downward spiral of a sing-along.
Then there is MORE SINGING

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October Doctor Solar, Magnus, and Turok comics

sean — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:44:02 +0000

Dark Horse Comics have released their solicitations for comics sold in October. We’ll be getting new issues of Doctor Solar, Magnus, Robot Fighter, and Turok, Son of Stone, all written by Jim Shooter.

Here’s the solicitations, click on the images for larger images of the covers.

Doctor Solar 3, Michael Komarck Cover (click for a larger image)

DOCTOR SOLAR #3

Jim Shooter (W), Roger Robinson (A), and Michael Komarck (Cover)

On sale Oct 6

FC, 40 pages

$3.50

Ongoing

The dark god Moloch the Devourer pits his demonic hellfire against the thermonuclear fury of Doctor Solar. Whitmore Pickerel, whose power to bring his imagination into existence unleashed the Devourer, conjures the mighty sun-god Surya for protection. But instead, Surya bows before Moloch, and the Man of the Atom faces cosmic-scale war on a second front. With the power of Solar pitted against the god of the sun, can the planet survive?

All-new series written by Jim Shooter!
New artist: Roger Robinson (Azrael, Batman: Gotham Knights).

Sean’s comment: Looks like Dennis Calero is off the book for this issue. I wonder if this is a permanent change?

Magnus Robot Fighter 3 Comics Raymond Swanland cover (clikc to enlarge)

MAGNUS, ROBOT FIGHTER #3

Jim Shooter (W), Bill Reinhold (A), Wes Dzioba (C), and Raymond Swanland (Cover)

On sale Oct 27

FC, 40 pages

$3.50

Miniseries

In the year 4000, savage illegal prizefights operate in the shadows of the milespires. In one corner, the deadly, gen-enhanced number-one contender—Hyppolyta. In the other corner, the remorseless robotic champion—Steelhammer, who has annihilated every opponent he has faced, man or machine. Drawn unwillingly into the ring to save a life, Magnus must battle them both—steel-smashing man against super-woman, robot fighter vs. robot fighter—to the death.

All-new series written by Jim Shooter!

Sean’s Comment: This should be a smash-a-riffic, action packed, high entertaimo issue.

Turok, Son of Stone 1, Raymond Swanland cover (click to enlarge)

TUROK, SON OF STONE #1

Turok returns! All-new series written by Jim Shooter!

Jim Shooter (W), Eduardo Francisco (A), TBD (C), and Raymond Swanland (Cover)

On sale Oct 20

FC, 48 pages

$3.50

Ongoing

Turok, wandering warrior from a far land, rescues Andar, son of a Chiricahua chief, from the ruthless King Maxtla and his Aztec horde. Pursued into a vast cavern, prey and predators are swept away by an unimaginable force to a savage, timeless land of nightmares and miracles, where dinosaurs thunder and rampage. Beset by bloodthirsty enemies and beasts, Turok and Andar encounter an even deadlier threat—the fearsome Panther People and their mesmerizing goddess, Aasta.

Turok, Son of Stone returns, reimagined by legendary writer Jim Shooter and illustrated by hot new talent Eduardo Francisco (Victory, Executive Assistant: IRIS).

48-page first issue, includes the very first Turok story from 1954!

Sean’s Comment: This should be a cool take on things. At least the Lost Land will be back. And dinosaurs. It’s not Turok without dinosaurs.

Turok Coming in October, Plus a Cover Preview

sean — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:47:33 +0000

Turok, Son of Stone will be launched by Dark Horse Comics in October. The title will be written by Jim Shooter, like all the Gold Key character relaunch titles, and the art will be by Eduardo Francisco, who recently has been working on Mass Effect: Incursion.

The first issue will be available October 13.

Check out this Comic Book Resources article for a look at the cover art by Raymond Swanland. It looks fantastic!

20 Questions with Jim Shooter at Diamond Scoop

sean — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:24:12 +0000

Jim Shooter was asked 20 questions and gave 20 answers about the relaunch of the Gold Key characters at Dark Horse.

One of those 20 questions was from yours truly at the Only The Valiant Podcast. Click to read the questions and answers:

20 Questions with Jim Shooter

Most of these questions are from fans, a request for questions was given at the valiantfans forum.

Dark Horse Official Press Release

sean — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:33:24 +0000

Dark Horse has made a press release of the announcement they made at Comic-Con regarding their plans to print new Magnus, Solar, Turok, and Mighty Samson comics.

You can see the complete press release at the Dark Horse website at the following link:

Dark Horse Press Release

The press release contains some history about Jim Shooter, and statements by Jim Shooter and Dark Horse President Mike Richardson. They both express enthusiasm for this upcoming project.

The press release also gives a little bit of background information about Magnus, Robot Fighter, Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom, Turok, Son of Stone, and The Mighty Samson.

Hopefully they will announce plans for writers, artists, titles, and release dates soon.