Let’s take a quick look to see what’s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound.
Caliber: First Canon Of Justice Written by Sam Sarkar Art by Garrie Gastonny
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The Arthurian legend of Excalibur is reborn in the Old Pacific Northwest – a world in which shamans replace wizards, gunfighters ride without a knight’s armor, and a mystical six-shooter forged from the metal of the fabled sword will change the world. In a land where lawlessness runs rampant, only Arthur can bring balance to the scales of justice, and only Caliber can bring justice to the land.
City of Dust Written by Steve Niles Art by Zid, Brandon Chng, and Garrie Gastonny
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From the dark mind of legendary horror writer Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) comes a story set in the aftermath of our world’s collapse. Records show the Earth once known was consumed by religious wars, spurred by the suppression of free thought and where creative expression is now viewed as the rot and infestation of the mind. This chilling vision of the future unveils a world where the police now patrol for crimes of the imagination, or Mind Crimes as their called. This beliefs, along with any tales of false heroes, idols or gods, are illegal. Special detective Philip Khrome doesn’t enforce Imagination, instead he works in homicide; thats where the action is, and he has seen it all before. But criminals evolve and the world is forever changing. When a killing spree hits his department, Khrome finds himself face-to-face with a perpetrator who has merged reality with superstition, something is not what it seems. This enemy of folklore will require old-fashioned detective techniques to bring to justice, but the only problem is it will take one’s imagination to find the source of this new evil.
Shrapnel: Aristeia Rising Created by Mark Long & Nick Sagan Written by M. Zachary Sherman Art by Bagus Hutomo
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Venus, 2250. After five years of war, the last free colony in the Solar System is about to fall. Unknown to the attacking Marines – or even the colonists themselves – the most infamous heroine of the war has gone into hiding in exile on their planet. Now she must organize a revolt against the very Marines she once fought alongside and lead the colonists to freedom.
Incarnate by Nick Simmons
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From Nick Simmons, son of rock legend Gene Simmons and star of A&E’s top-rated television series Gene Simmons Family Jewels, comes his first breakout American Manga comic book for which he serves as creator, writer, and artist! Mot is a boy who cannot die. Riddle him with bullets, burn him at the stake, douse him with napalm, hang him from the gallows… still, he will walk away. He is a Revenant – an immortal, ageless creature that has existed since time immemorial. Their origins are a mystery – they have been worshipped as gods, feared as monsters, and scorned as devils. But they have always been there living in plain sight in the bright altars and dark corners of every ancient civilization since the beginning of humanity. There has never been a force on this earth that has been able to give them the death that Mot secretly seeks. Until now. Now, something is different. Now they are being hunted! A shadow organization known only as Sanctum has discovered a way to kill the Revenants, and is carrying out a secret genocide that spans the globe. Mot, his protege Connor, and the rest of the Revenants now must decide how to ensure their place at the top of the food chain.
Hercules: The Thracian Wars Written by Steve Moore Art by Admira Wijaya
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Nearly 3,200 years ago, a tormented soul walked the Earth as neither man nor god: Hercules, powerful son of the god-king Zeus, and for this he received nothing but suffering. After 12 arduous labors and the loss of his family, this dark, world-weary soul turned his back on the gods, finding solace only in bloody battle. Over the years, he warmed to the company of six similar souls, bonded by their love of fighting and the presence of death – never questioning where they go or who they fight, just how much they will be paid. Now the King of Thrace has hired these mercenaries to turn his men into the greatest army of all time, which means training them to be as bloodthirsty and ruthless as their own reputation. It is time for this band of lost souls to finally have their eyes opened to how far they have fallen – and the narrow, perilous path to their own redemption.
Hotwire: Requiem For The Dead by Steve Pugh and Warren Ellis
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In the near future, the living and the dead share the same space. Most of the "Blue Lights" are harmless, witless drones, as lost in death as they were in life. Some want revenge. Some want power. Some even want company to join them in the ranks of the departed. Enter Alice Hotwire, Detective Exorcist. She’s the best there is at keeping the peace on the Blue Light beat, and her fellow officers hate her for it. It’s a job she doesn’t want, in a world she doesn’t understand – but when a break-in at the Maximum Security Necropolis sets off a surge of violent, brutal hauntings, Alice Hotwire knows she’s the only one that can pull the city from the brink of chaos.