{"id":88,"date":"2011-11-13T23:29:49","date_gmt":"2011-11-13T23:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/11\/13\/graphic-novelscomics-received-111311-dark-horse-edition\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:25","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:25","slug":"graphic-novelscomics-received-111311-dark-horse-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/11\/13\/graphic-novelscomics-received-111311-dark-horse-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphic novels\/comics received 11\/13\/11 Dark Horse edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. <\/p>\n

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Dagar the Invincible Archives Volume 1<\/span><\/a>
\nWritten by Donald F. Glut
\nArt by Jesse Santos<\/span><\/p>\n

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In a time when gods and demons walked the earth as men, a young warrior raises his sword to the skies and declares defiance! Dagar the Invincible is a hero of blade and sandal, and Dark Horse Books uncovers the exciting legend of his journey through the ancient, mystical world! The first of two volumes in this archival series introduces Dagar and tales of his quest, originally published by Gold Key Comics in the 1970s. Collects Tales of Sword and Sorcery: Dagar the Invincible<\/span> #1-#9.<\/p>\n

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Abe Sapien: The Devil Does Not Jest<\/span> #1<\/a>
\nStory by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
\nArt by James Harren
\nCover by Francesco Francavilla<\/span><\/p>\n

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Buried in a demonologist’s basement is a deep, dark family secret, where horrific occult practices prove to be life threatening for Abe Sapien.<\/p>\n

* An early Abe adventure<\/p>\n

* Abe is pitted against demonic family curse!<\/p>\n

* From the pages of Hellboy<\/span>!<\/p>\n

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The Strange Case of Mr. Hyde<\/span> #4<\/a>
\nStory by Cole Haddon
\nArt by M. S. Corley<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jack the Ripper’s reign of terror is coming to an end. His true identity has been discovered and Inspector Thomas Adye of Scotland Yard and his fiendish partner, Dr. Henry Jekyll–who has a few revelations of his own to share–are hot on his trail. In the fourth and final part of Hyde<\/span>, written by Cole Haddon and illustrated by M. S. Corley, our monsters collide in a sewage-pumping station for an epic showdown that’s not to be missed. When the dust–and sewage–settles, will Adye still be the good man he was when our story began?<\/p>\n

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Conan: Road of Kings<\/span> #8<\/a>
\nWritten by Roy Thomas
\nPencils by Mike Hawthorne
\nInks by John Lucas
\nCover by Aleksi Briclot<\/span><\/p>\n

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In underground catacombs beneath Aquilonia’s capital, a desperate Conan fights to protect himself–and a young child–from creatures more hideous and deadly than anything he’s ever encountered on the surface. The Road of Kings is no place for weaklings!<\/p>\n

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Star Wars: Dark Times\u2014Out of the Wilderness<\/span> #1<\/a>
\nWritten by Randy Stradley as "Mick Harrison"
\nArt by Douglas Wheatley
\nCover by Pablo Correa<\/span><\/p>\n

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Darth Vader confronts a deadly assassin…<\/p>\n

…The outlaw crew of the Uhumele<\/span> arrives at the scene of Jedi Dass Jennir’s last adventure–but Jennir is already gone…<\/p>\n

… And half a galaxy away, Imperial fighters are shot out of the sky by an "unarmed" pleasure craft…<\/p>\n

Return to the dark times, that uncharted era of Star Wars<\/span> history when the Empire was new and the Jedi were hunted by Darth Vader!<\/p>\n

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Turok, Son of Stone<\/span> #4<\/a>
\nWritten by Jim Shooter
\nArt by James Harren
\nCover by Raymond Swanland<\/span><\/p>\n

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In a lost land where anything and anyone from anywhen might be, Native Americans Turok and Andar face perils beyond imagining. Swooping down from the clouds astride the awesome Sky-Terror, Turok fights to save Andar and his own beloved Aasta from cruel death at the hands of the Aztec god–king, Maxtla. Turok’s unlikely ally is a fighter pilot from an age yet to come. But can even the firepower of the future stand against thousands of fearless warriors and swarms of trained dinosaurs?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. Dagar the Invincible Archives Volume 1 Written by Donald F. Glut Art by Jesse Santos Promo copy: In a time when gods and demons walked the earth … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n