A few choice selections from the comics due out May 8th (Note that the release dates are tentative on some of these titles):
Grimm #1
Dynamite Entertainment
Description: Set in the world of the acclaimed NBC series, Grimm, Homicide Detective Nick Burkhardt of the Portland Police Bureau learns he is descended from a line of guardians known as Grimms, charged with keeping balance between humanity and the mythological creatures called ‘Wesen.’ Beginning this issue, Kelly (Nick’s mom) begins her quest to destroy the Coins of Zakynthos.
By: David Greenwalt, Jose Malaga, Alex Ross
Monster Attack Team #1
Movieland Classics LLC
Description: Monster Attack Team (MAT) returns on another high-octane mission, lighting up Japanese monster, hero, and rock & roll audiences with an ultra ringside seat to the explosive world of Japanese special effects films, television, and popular culture of past, present, and future. MAT has teamed up with Famous Monsters of Filmland and is back in a monstrous way.
By: Bob Eggleton
Neil Gaiman Interworld TPB
Eos Press
Description: Award-winning author Neil Gaiman teams up with Emmy Award-winning screenwriter Michael Reaves for an exciting science fiction tale of teenagers saving many universes from evil. One day 14-year-old Joey Harker gets lost in his own town and finds himself in another version, where there’s a family and a school almost like his. When an older version of himself tracks Joey down, Joey learns that he’s a Walker – one who can travel between dimensions – and that an army of different versions of himself is battling the two evils that want to conquer all the worlds!
By: Neil Gaiman, James Jean
Uber #1
Avatar Press
Description: Writer: Kieron Gillen Cover & Art: Caanan White From the jaws of defeat, the Nazi war machine is resurrected by walking battleship superhuman soldiers who turn the tide of World War II. Kieron Gillen unveils his epic new monthly series, which rewrites history with a horrifying twist! Super soldiers now turn the machinations of the Twentieth Century’s greatest madman into reality. The Ubers are here and the world will tremble at their feet. But a deeply entrenched spy could be the difference in seeing the world remade in the Nazi vision and the Allies finding a way to stem the tide.
By: Kieron Gillen, Canaan White
