What if Batman had a much darker side? Today's Comics Corner is starting off with the much-anticipated Dark Nights: Metal series from DC Comics. We also take a look at Monsters Unleashed #5, Neil Gaiman's American Gods: Shadows #6, Bill & Ted Save the Universe #3, Regression #4, Curse Words #7, Dead Inside Vol.1, Dragon Age Knight Errant #4, I Am a Hero Omnibus Vol.4, and Kill the Minotaur #3.
Dark Nights: Metal #1: "“I’ve been planning METAL for as long as I’ve been writing Batman, but I want METAL to be built upon the stories happening now in Rebirth. Most of all we want to create new material that feels really modern and different. And above all, it’s going to be fun. Even with terror and nightmares, it won’t be grim. DARK NIGHTS: METAL will be celebratory, huge and crazy.” — SCOTT SNYDER
“I’m looking forward to rock’n and roll’n together again. Fans have been loud and clear; they want more from us. We’re primed and ready to blow it up.” — GREG CAPULLO
The superstar BATMAN team of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo reunite for a massive, universe-spanning event!
DARK DAYS: THE FORGE and THE CASTING hinted at dark corners of reality that have never been seen till now! Now, as DARK NIGHTS: METAL begins, the Dark Multiverse is revealed in all its devastating danger—and the threats it contains are coming for the DC Universe!
DARK NIGHTS: METAL is a DC event unlike any other—one that will push Batman, Superman and heroes of the Justice League beyond their limits to take on threats unlike any our world has ever seen! It will take the combined might of the World’s Greatest Heroes as you’ve never seen them before to face what’s coming their way!
Art by: Jonathan Glapion, Greg Capullo
Cover by: Greg Capullo
Variant cover by: Andy Kubert, John Romita, Jr., Jim Lee
Written by: Scott Snyder
Series: DARK MATTER 2017
U.S. Price: 4.99
On Sale Date: Aug 16 2017
Volume/Issue #: 1
Color/B&W: Color
Trim Size: Comic
Page Count: 32."
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Monsters Unleashed #5: "MONSTER VERSUS MONSTER! The NEW INTELLIGENCIA's cards are on the table and KID KAIJU is reeling from the implications. Will AEGIS, MEKARA, SLIZZIK, SCRAGG, and HI-VO become the heroes they were created to be? It's an all-out brawl for the fate of the five newest characters in the Marvel Universe!
Published: August 16, 2017
Rating: Rated T
Writer: Cullen Bunn
Penciler: Ramon Bachs
Cover Artist: R.B. Silva."
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Neil Gaiman's American Gods: Shadows #6: "As Wednesday attempts to rally his fellow gods to fight, Shadow is kidnapped by men in black--Mr. Wood and Mr. Stone, who brutally interrogate and beat him for answers on the coming god war.
The Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula Award-winning novel and upcoming Starz television series by Neil Gaiman is adapted as a comic series for the first time!
*A Starz TV show!
''Russell's lyrical layouts bring Gaiman's visual, vivid prose to life like no other artist.''--Comic Book Resources
CREATORS
Writer: Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell
Artist: P. Craig Russell, Scott Hampton
Colorist: Scott Hampton
Cover Artist: Glenn Fabry
Genre: Horror, Crime, Action/Adventure
Publication Date: August 16, 2017
Format: FC, 32 pages; Ongoing
Price: $3.99
UPC: 7 61568 00130 3 00611."
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Bill & Ted Save the Universe #3: "The Wyld Stallyns have been found guilty of crimes against the galaxy!
CREATORS
(W) Brian Joines (A) Bachan (CA) Derek Charm.
$3.99."
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Regression #4: "Adrian has gone from tormented soul to full-on possessed murderer! And he’s got his best friend Molly in his sights! As blood is spilled and the waking nightmares intensify, Adrian is faced with the prospect of undergoing past-life regression once more. There, he must face Gregory Sutter, the human monster who is tormenting him from beyond the grave. The conspiracy, though, is deepening, as a group of mysterious figures spy on Adrian, watching his every move with sinister intensity.
Story: Cullen Bunn
Art / Cover: Danny Luckert, Marie Enger
Published: August 16, 2017
Diamond ID: JUN170787
Digital : $3.99
Print: $3.99."
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Curse Words #7: "“EXPLOSIONTOWN,” Part Two Wizord is in a tough spot, as the leaders of Earth have decided they're pretty fed up with wizard battles tearing up the joint all the time. They want to shut him down! Selfish, right? They really just don't get it. Expect intense magical action as the second arc of CURSE WORDS continues!
Story: Charles Soule
Art / Cover: Ryan Browne
Variant Cover: Andrew MacLean
Published: August 16, 2017
Diamond ID: JUN170742
Digital : $3.99
Print: $3.99."
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Dead Inside Vol.1: "The Jail Crimes Division of the Sheriffs Office in Mariposa County investigates crimes committed inside county jails. With a limited number of suspects who can't escape, these are usually easy cases to solve but not this one. As detective Linda Caruso gets closer to the heart of the case, she discovers uncomfortable truths about her friends, her job, and her community. Collects issues #1#5.
Dead Inside is the kind of mystery comic that creeps under your skin, burrows into your brain, and lingers there between issues. --Cullen Bunn (Harrow County)
CREATORS
Writer: John Arcudi
Artist: Toni Fejzula
Cover Artist: Dave Johnson
Genre: Crime
Publication Date: August 16, 2017
Format: FC, 160 pages; TPB, 7'' x 10''
Price: $17.99
Age range: 16
ISBN-10: 1-50670-222-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-50670-222-3."
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Dragon Age Knight Errant #4: "As Vaea sets out on the second leg of her mission, Granger and Marquette accuse her of being the culprit behind the rash of thefts in Thedas. Ser Aaron, ignorant of Vaea's supplemental income, angrily comes to her defense--and she will have to move quickly if she wants to prevent him from discovering the truth.
CREATORS
Writer: Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir
Artist: Fernando Heinz Furukawa
Colorist: Michael Atiyeh
Cover Artist: Sachin Teng
Genre: Video Game, Fantasy
Publication Date: August 16, 2017
Format: FC, 32 pages; Miniseries
Price: $3.99
UPC: 7 61568 00166 2 00411."
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I Am a Hero Omnibus Vol.4: "Now subservient to a band of strange men with odd post-apocalyptic survival rules, will Hideo find a way to escape this desperate group at an outlet mall and rescue the sick, partially mutated Hiromi? This hit manga series is presented in a deluxe omnibus format, collecting two of the original Japanese volumes into each Dark Horse edition.
* A worldwide best-selling seriesfinally in English!
* Winner of the esteemed Shogakukan Manga Award and now a feature film!
CREATORS
Writer: Kengo Hanazawa
Artist: Kengo Hanazawa
Cover Artist: Kengo Hanazawa
Genre: Manga, Fantasy, Action/Adventure
Publication Date: August 16, 2017
Format: FC, 480 pages; TP, 5 1/8'' x 7 1/4''
Price: $19.99
Age range: 16
ISBN-10: 1-50670-349-6
ISBN-13: 978-1-50670-349-7."
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Kill the Minotaur #3: "The Minotaur draws first blood! Now, Theseus and Princess Ariadne must unlock the devious secrets of the labyrinth to use against this unstoppable beast. But with their lives on the line, some of their allies are only out for themselves. Each issue contains 30 pages of story!
Story: Chris Pasetto, Christian Cantamessa
Art / Cover: Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Lukas Ketner
Published: August 16, 2017
Diamond ID: JUN170761
Digital : $3.99
Print: $3.99."
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