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Lefty Lucy is set to make her debut in Double Tap Studios: Signed in Blood Anthology.

Lucy is a contract killer who is good at what she does and enjoys it. Events set into motion doubt about what she does and who she is. Will she be able to kick the lifestyle? Or, will it use her up and leave her to die like it has so many others?

Lefty Lucy and all characters within are copyright Michael Martin 2007. Art is by Eric Johns.

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Over at his blog Sean “Cheeks” Galloway has announced he will be doing the character designs for Spiderman Animated. Some of you may recall him as the designer for the Hellboy Animated movies.

I met him at Emerald City Comic Con this year. He’s a great guy who has a damn good following. His lines were steady the whole weekend of the con and he deserves his success.

All the best to ya Cheeks!

Cheeks did this Lobster Johnson headsketch at Emerald City. To read more about Emerald City Comic Con ‘07, click here.

DC Solicitations for July 2007, here’s a few that look interesting. You need to be reading Jonah Hex! The Programme looks very intriguing and check out yet another badass World of Warcraft figure.

JONAH HEX #21

Written by Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti

Art and cover by Phil Noto

Jonah Hex meets one of America’s greatest inventors?with explosive results!

On sale July 5 o 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

THE PROGRAMME #1

Written by Peter Milligan
Art and cover by C.P. Smith

Variant cover by Ethan Van Sciver

From the brilliant mind of critically acclaimed writer Peter Milligan (X-Statix, SHADE THE CHANGING MAN, JLA CLASSIFIED) and with the incredible art of C.P. Smith (Punisher, Wolverine) comes a tale a half century in the making!

In 1991, the Cold War ended without the two primary players ever facing each other in direct conflict. The vast arsenals of democracy and communism were put on ice, and the world moved toward a new millennium. While the U.S.S.R. disintegrated, the United States rose to unchallenged dominance?but now a long-forgotten Soviet weapon is awakened on one of America’s many battlegrounds, threatening the global balance of power. Conventional warfare is suddenly outdated: the new weapons of mass destruction wield super-powers.

Does America have an answer to…The Programme?

Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers that may be ordered separately. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by C.P. Smith) ordered, retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Ethan Van Sciver). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.

On sale July 18 o 1 of 12 o 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

WORLD OF WARCRAFT: ILLIDAN STORMRAGE DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE

America’s #1 selling PC game since 2004 continues its incredible entry into the collectible action figure arena with this ILLIDAN Deluxe Collector Figure from DC Unlimited. This figure is 6.5″ tall with a wingspan of 11″ - the total height of the figure is 13″!

Advance-solicited

On sale December 19, 2007

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-Mike.M

Here’s a few that look especially interesting:

HALO: UPRISING #1 (of 4)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Pencils and Cover by ALEX MALEEV

The Eisner Award-winning team of superscribe Brian Michael Bendis and artist extraordinaire Alex Maleev unleash an epic story of mankind’s struggle against the alien threat of the Covenant. Picking up from the conclusion of blockbuster video game Halo 2, the must-read issue reveals how the Master Chief, while onboard a hostile ship headed towards Earth, is battling against Covenant forces! Intertwined with Master Chief’s interstellar one-man-war is the saga of a great American city’s rebellion and downfall, two disparate lives’ collision and shared fate, and the Convenant’s hunt for an ancient relic of untold power and value. With hope dwindling and the fate of humanity hanging by a thread, is there any chance for a future? Read this debut issue to start the journey into the Halo universe!

40 PGS./17 and Up …$3.99

This comic book is based on a Mature-rated video game.

Microsoft, Bungie, the Bungie logo, Halo, the Halo logos, the Microsoft Game Studios logo, Xbox 360, the Xbox logos are either registered trademarks or trademarks of

Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries and are used under license from owner. © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

WORLD WAR HULK #2 (of 5)

Written by GREG PAK

Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR.

Cover by DAVID FINCH

Variant Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.

The puny human “heroes” of Earth, including Reed Richards, Iron Man, Dr. Strange and Black Bolt, called the Hulk a monster and shot him into space. Now the Hulk has returned with a rage that knows no bounds-and he has a posse! Can the mightiest powerhouses of the Avengers stop the Hulk and his cadre of super-powered Warbound gladiators as they carve their path of mayhem through the concrete canyons of Manhattan? Can battling Ben Grimm and the rest of the Fantastic Four save Reed Richards from the Hulk’s wrath? And what hope can She-Hulk have of calming her great green cousin’s terrible rage?

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THOR #1

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI

Pencils and Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL

Variant Cover by TBA

Not a clone! Not a robot! Not an imaginary story! The God of Thunder is officially BACK! You’ve waited for it, you’ve demanded it…and we say thee YEA! The Odinson comes roaring to life in this highly anticipated ongoing series by red-hot superstars J. Michael Straczynski (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and Olivier Coipel (HOUSE OF M)! But how does a god return from Ragnarok? And what place will he find in a world torn by CIVIL WAR?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

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-Mike.M

I had been holding off making this announcement until I was sure I had an artist hooked up to do the story. First, let me introduce the artist, Eric Johns.

You can find him at Comicspace, http://www.comicspace.com/ejohns0338/ or Deviantart, http://ejohns0338.deviantart.com/

He’s got some great stuff and I’m confident he’s got the chops to pull off a great story, especially after talking to him.

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-Mike.M

Yahoo reporting 21 killed by a gunman who allegedly was also killed.

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There is nothing to describe how despicable this is.

IGN.com has a first look at Ultimate Spider-Man with new artist Stuart Immonen

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Looking good, I love Immonen and I’d definitely check this out.

-Mike.M

Jason Rand and Juan Ferreyra were the creators on a comic called Small Gods. It was a critical success, unfortunately, like most independent, black & white books, it wasn’t a big seller. They even tried to relaunch it in color, but orders came in so low that it was dead before it ever saw print.

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-Mike.M

1. Gary Friedrich, Ghost Rider creator, sues over copyright
2. Everyone getting a turn at Wonder Woman
3. Jim Lee Updates on All Star Batman & Robin
4. Terror Inc. Max Book by David Lapham and Patrick Zircher
5. Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix announced for XBLA, PSN

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-Mike.M

What a long weekend! Its Monday and I had to work a short shift, but I feel like I’ve been disconnected from life for weeks. My girlfriend and I had an awesome time. We met a lot of great creators for the first time, and got to catch up with some people we see every year.

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-Mike.M