#hyrkanian warrior

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

"NO MAN KNOWS THE PLACE OF HER BIRTH, NOR WHERE SHE LEARNED TO WIELD A SWORD TO SHAME MANY A MALE."

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on virgin variant cover art (and the published version) to "Red Sonja" #1. February, 2019. Dynamite Comics. Artwork by Amanda Conner.

Resolution at 1200x1800 & 1047x1572.

""Mark Russell’s take on Sonja is steeped in greater-than-fiction history, with a humongous worldview,” series editor Nate Cosby said in a statement. “Sonja will be the focus, but what’s exciting is to see the lore and world-building that Mark’s infusing into this new ongoing [title], to create a fusion of modern storytelling while placing big classical elements front and center. The rest of the creative team is in perfect harmony with the approach.”

"I’m a huge fan of ancient history because there’s no clear line where the history ends and legend begins, so in a way, all ancient history is a work of fantasy,” Russell added. “I really wanted to write a fantasy title that allowed me to work in some of the incredible stories and themes of ancient history, in particular, the story of Tomyris, the bad-ass Queen of the Steppes, and it’s hard to imagine a better character to tell that story than Red Sonja, the bad-ass Queen of Comics.”

-- THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, by Graeme McMillan, November 2018

Sources: www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/red-sonja-relaunches-at-dynamite-entertainment-february-1162632 and Go Collect.

[soullessjack]

Okay, you HAVE to talk to me about what you found out about Sam's DVD stuff now.

well, for the first one: Red Sonja is a comic book series about a warrior woman who’s essentially the original “chainmail-bikini clad female warrior” archetype and was inspired by Red Sonya from The Shadow Of The Vulture

To be as brief as possible, both Sonja and Sonya are redheaded female warrior archetypes. Sonja’s more of a tomboy/swashbuckler type, but Sonya herself is the original “chainmail-bikini clad female warrior” to kickstart the entire archetype. IK I linked them both for your own reading but Sonya’s backstory is just so insane to me, both in general and in the sense that this is some of Jack’s first formative medias :

“Red Sonja lives with her family in a humble house in the Western Hyrkanian steppes. When she is 21, a group of mercenaries kills her family and burns down their house. Sonja attempts to defend herself, but cannot lift her brother's sword. She is raped by the leader of the group. Answering her cry for revenge, the red goddess Scáthach appears to her and gives her incredible fighting skills, on the condition that she never lie with a man unless he defeats her in fair combat.”

Then the second one is BeastMaster/BM2,

which is basically a story about a last surviving tribesman named Dar who can magically communicate with animals and forms a found family of other last survivors on his own quest to find Kyra, his lost lover. there’s more meat and themes to this series than the Sonja one, especially in the sense of how these medias could have influenced Jack or any of his personality:

“The general story arc of the series is that the world is changing, civilization is advancing, technology is gaining ground slowly, the old orders of magic and sorcery are fading, and the world is threatened by the supernatural being Balcifer, the Dark One, played by Jeremy Callaghan. Dar is the son of King Eldar, who was destroyed by Balcifer. To defeat Balcifer Dar must locate and reunite his family, who have been turned into animals to hide them from Balcifer, in the Crystal Arc.”

(I’m sure there’s no parallels to be made whatsoever between Jack and a main hero who’s personally tied to a dark supernatural threat with the name ending in –LCIFER).

It’s also stated that despite being an action show, BM did come to have more pacifist/naturalist tones overall (probably a good indicator as to what influences Jack’s good-boy routine).

Honestly, with this knowledge in mind now, my biggest takeaway is just how much more relatable Jack’s own experience is to mine, as a formerly sheltered child whose influential medias were largely distanced from the mainstream. I can’t seem to think of a way to apply Red Sonja as an influence on Jack, so I’ll toss the ring to you if you have something!

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Enter the fray with Sideshow's Red Sonja Premium Format Figure

Celebrate 50 years of the iconic heroine Red Sonja with Sideshow’s Red Sonja: A Savage Sword Premium Format Figure. Inspired by her Dynamite comic book appearance, this stunning collectible captures her strength and savagery in a gravity-defying pose. The Red Sonja: A Savage Sword Premium Format Figure shows the Hyrkanian warrior in the middle of a brutal frenzy as she leaps to slash at unseen…

[delusionalartaficionado]

Hyrkanian Warrior - Red Sonja by Forty-Fathoms

[yokai-johnsculpture]

Another pair of recent commissions comepleted on the last day of Febuary...

[cappucosmic]

I know I’ve said on here about my pie-in-the-sky dream of doing my own version of Red Sonja.

If you don’t know, she’s a character in the Conan the Barbarian universe that has her own stories. She is a Hyrkanian who was known for her beauty, and her skills worse horseback riding and archery. The king asked her to marry him, and when she declined, he had mercenaries burn her house down, kill her family, and rape her. Her cries for revenge are answered by the goddess Scáthach, who turns her into a warrior. She is best known for her bikini armor and how she will not lay with a man unless he bests her in combat.

She’s pretty primitive so some years back some feminist writer got her hands on her and rewrote her by killing Red Sonja off and reincarnating her as a different person who does not have the iffy backstory and does not wear bikini armor. She’s incredibly boring in this iteration for being overly safe and still attempting to be a ‘strong’ female character.

In my opinion, the best way to remake her character would be to go in the opposite direction entirely. Rather than wearing the stupid bikini armor, she fights bare-breasted, not to just ‘shock’ men and take them by surprise, but so a symbol of womanhood and to show her reverence of Scáthach.

She does not have a backstory, really- she’s a mysterious high priestess/warrior that seems almost like a force of nature. I sort of pull from another famous Red Woman here- Melisandre. Rather than trying to make a sexy redheaded Conan the Barbarian with tits, her magical nature is more emphasized(witchcraft is, inherently, a very female thing). She is powerful because of her goddess. She knows untold things because of her. Her bare breasts unnerve people, but that’s nothing comparing to her gaze, the terrifying gaze of someone who seems like they can see your very soul.

She does not fight for revenge; her story is like the story of lone cowboys and ronin samurai: She goes from town to town, with the intention of traveling to spread word of her goddess- not by preaching(though she will happily do so), but by her actions. She commits violence against those who wrong women, children, or the weak/powerless. And where her own strength and skill alone may fail her, in times of great peril, explainable things happen to protect her.

(Also, side-note: The stuff here may not look very Hyborian. Rather than going the Conan angle, because her goddess is a mythological Irish figure, I pulled a lot from Celtic designs. And the soldiers have a sort of Roman-y look to match.)

[wanderingbarbarian]

The Hyborian Age (Part IV of VI) The Beginning of the End

“500 years after the time of King Conan, the Hyborian civilization was swept away while its vigorous culture was still in its prime. It was the greed of Aquilonia which indirectly brought about that overthrow. Wishing to extend their empire, her kings annexed Zingara, Argos and Ophir, as well as the western cities of Shem. Koth itself, with Corinthia and the eastern Shemitish tribes, was forced to pay Aquilonia tribute and lend aid in its wars. Nemedia, which had successfully resisted Aquilonia for centuries, now drew Brythunia and Zamora and secretly, Koth into an alliance against that western kingdom. But before their armies could join in battle, a new enemy appeared in the East. Reinforced by Hyrkanian adventurers, the riders of Turan swept over Zamora to meet the Aquilonians on the plains of Brythunia. Defeating the Turanians, the Aquilonians sent them flying eastward; but the back of the Nemedian alliance was now broken. The defeat of the Hyrkanians showed the nations the real power of Aquilonia.

Zamora was reconquered, but the people discovered they had merely exchanged an eastern master for a western one. Auilonian soldiers were quartered there, to keep the people in subjection as well as to protect them. In the North, there was incessant bickering along the Cimmerian borders between the black-haired warriors and their various neighbors, the Nordheimr, the Bossonians and the ever more powerful Picts. Several times, the Cimmerians raided Aquilonia itself, but their wars were less invasions than plundering forays.

But, by a strange quirk of fate, it is the growing power of the Picts in the West which is destined to throw down the kings of Aquilonia from their high places. At about this time, a Nemedian priest named Arus determined to go into the western wilderness and introduce to the heathen Picts the gentle worship of Mitra. He was not daunted by the grisly tales of what had happened to traders and explorers before him. Over the years, the Picts had benefited from contact with Hyborian civilization, but they had always fiercely resisted that contact. They dwelt in clans which were generally at feud with each other, and their customs were bloodthirsty and generally inexplicable to a civilized man such as Arus of Nemedia.

Arus was fortunate in meeting a chief of more than usual intelligence, Gorm by name, who gave him permission to remain among his tribe unbutchered. This was a case unique in the history of the Picts; and better for the flower of Hyborian civilization if Arus had been speared instead. Having learned the Pictish tongue, Arus harangued Gorm at length, expounding rhe eternal rights and justices which were the truths of Mitra. Being a practical man, Arus appealed to the savage's sense of material gain. He pointed out the splendor of the Hyborian kingdoms as proof of the power of Mitra. Arus spoke of wealthy cities and fertile plains, of jeweled towers and glittering armor. And Gorm, with the unerring instinct of the barbarian, passed over his words regarding gods and their teachings, and fixed on the material riches he so vividly described. There, in the mud-floored wattle hut, where the silk robed priest droned on the dark-skinned chief crouched in his tiger-hides, were laid the foundations of the Pictish Empire.”

Original text by Robert E.Howard from the essay The Hyborian Age. Adapted by Roy Thomas for the Savage Sword of Conan series Artwork by Walt Simonson (Savage Sword of Conan #15)

[sacriscibum]

looted from Bleeding Cool

Red Sonja (Vol.5) #1 writer: Mark Russell artist: Mirko Colak covers: Amanda Conner (A), Joseph Michael Linsner (B) Christian Ward (C), Frank Cho (D), Cosplay (E) “Seduction” (RI), Amanda Conner (RI-B/W) Joseph Michael Linsner, (RI-B/W), Frank Cho (RI-B/W) “Seduction” (RI-B/W), Joe Jusko Painted Sneak Peek (RI) FC | 32 pages | Sword and Sorcery | $3.99 | Teen+ No man knows the place of her birth, nor where she learned to wield a sword to shame many a male. They know only that she is called The She-Devil of The Hyrkanian Steppes. That, and RED SONJA. MARK RUSSELL (The Flintstones) and MIRKO COLAK (Conan) bring a savage tale of metal and blood. A world conqueror possesses a massive army and a fatal prophecy. A bastard sorceress craves revenge. And a fearsome red-haired warrior is made wartime ruler of a homeland set for decimation. 

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Red Sonja Pint Glasses, Out Now

Red Sonja Pint Glasses, Out Now #comics #redsonja

Red Sonja Pint Glasses

Art: Frank Thorne $19.99

Let Red Sonja quench your thirst for action! Enjoy a tall glass o’ ale (or another preferred beverage, if you’re not a Hyrkanian warrior) in official Women of Dynamite Glassware. These two (2) sturdy pint glasses celebrate vintage images of the She-Devil with a Sword, as she appeared on the covers to Marvel Feature #4 (1975) and Red Sonja #1…

[munstermaverick]

Has forgotten this quick sketch I did due to a controversial Batman comic cover some time ago... #conan #redsonja #barbarian #blood #bloody #killingjoke #batman #joker #batgirl #cimmerian #hyrkanian #warrior

[comiccrusaders]

GAIL SIMONE FULFILLS LIFELONG DREAM WITH FIRST-EVER RED SONJA / TARZAN CROSSOVER

GAIL SIMONE FULFILLS LIFELONG DREAM WITH FIRST-EVER RED SONJA / TARZAN CROSSOVER

The She-Devil with a Sword Fights Back-to-Back with the Lord of the Jungle in All-New Miniseries Illustrated by Walter Geovani, Beginning in May 2018 Dynamite Entertainment is proud to announce that the acclaimed Red Sonja creative team of Gail Simone and Walter Geovani will reunite for the first-ever crossover between the Hyrkanian warrior and Edgar Rice Burroughs’ legendary Lord of the…

[dynamitecomics]

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Check out the Queen Sonja series with the Hyrkanian warrior older and more battle hardened@comiXology has a huge #RedSonja sale going on now!https://t.co/ad6fcpCBR3 pic.twitter.com/lF535ARbhY

— Dynamite (@DynamiteComics) June 24, 2019

[auqre]

“Logan,” and the Honorable Warrior

Something stopped me today drilling a hole in my fantasy genre book list, as I read Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian series:

“Give me a bow,” requested Conan. “It is not my idea of a manly weapon, but I did learn archery among the Hyrkanians, and it will go hard if I can’t feather a man or so on yonder deck.” - “Queen of the Black Coast,” p. 125

This reminds me of Achilles, in Homer’s The Illiad, fighting Paris. Paris was portrayed as “womanly,” and in a sense a “coward” or “dishonorable” character because he fought with a bow. I find these definitions interesting when they are depicted towards the traits of the honorable warrior in fiction, when the reality was probably different.

One of the most substantial records we have of the honorable warrior or hero comes from the sources we receive from history. One that comes to mind is Miyamoto Musashi, who wrote The Book of Five Rings. In it, and in the history of Musashi’s fighting style, he solicits that any mastery of any weapon is important to the one doing who is doing the fighting, and that using the art of trickery was always a staple of his practice. I find these traits analogous with this entire perception that to this day we are obsessed with: the obsession that western culture has with honorable combat. In 2017 we see that secrecy, or shooting someone in the back as just a part of life. Or in other cases, getting the jump on someone being advantageous to the “greater good.”

We’ve come a long way from the days of Homer. But Robert E. Howard wrote the tales of Conan the Barbarian in the 1930′s, versus an author like Sir Ian Fleming, who’s James Bond would be scrutinized by a character like Conan as using tactics and weapons that were not “manly.” Fleming wrote Bond in the 50′s and 60′s, when the Cold War was just beginning. The current generation expounds that James Bond is the exemplary masculine caricature, yet spies in Homer and Robert E. Howards words would be seen like Paris: a conniving conspirator, shooting the villains and heroes both in the heel (or back as it were) in order to win.

My point is that in fiction, the concept of the honorable warrior is something that we as a culture are obsessed with. And when I say we, I think we mean the masculine-obsessed we. I feel it when I watch or read any romantic treatise on the “long warrior, standing against insurmountable odds to achieve the impossible.” Internally, we cheer for these men (and women, in some respects there are many ronins, notably in science fiction but also in general fiction as well) who are fighting the “right way.” Yet following the rules won’t always get you the results that you want. Take Eddard Stark’s character in A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin (which is also the hit television show, Game of Thrones). In the first season, we see that Ed’s conflict with his values of honor and duty conflict with those who would cheat, and plot, and plan. Yet when we see the machinations of certain characters like Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish and Varys, we are disturbed and disgusted, and at the same time challenged and struck by the awe of their genius schemes. Varys is a direct challenge by Martin to us in this stereotypical “villain.” He is a Eunuch, and when introduced has the characteristics of an absolutely sinister caricature: yet he turns out being not as ruthless and tyrannical as Petyr is. When we compare these characters, concepts, and points of view that shadow the author’s intentions, we find very different points of view. And I think that is something worth thinking about when you go to see the new Logan film. Wolverine is a fantastic example of this caricature of a “noble warrior.” He fights with his “blades” nobly against all odds, and the “cowardly” ranged weapons and scheming works of the enemies that he has to face. It is an action/adventure story that features a solo protagonist against these insurmountable odds, but as the trailer presumes, it’s about so much more.

I would encourage anyone to take a look into reading The Coming of Conan the Cimerian. Howard is a bit sexist. And racist (as was Lovecraft and Smith when they were writing for Weird Tales). But he was a product of his time period, and I don’t think it overshadows Howard’s incredible style of detail as a wordsmith, second to Smith. You can find it and many other versions of his work at your local library! Or Amazon if you hate free things, and libraries.

Which makes you a villain in my book.

[cbilluminati]

DE has a ton of great titles hitting this week, and here’s your look at them all. It’s the Dynamite Entertainment Previews for 2-8-2017.

Army of Darkness / Xena: Forever… And A Day #5

Writer: Scott Lobdell Artist: Diego Galindo Cover: Kyle Strahm Incentive cover: Kyle Strahm (“virgin art”)

At last—Ash makes his way back to the exact moment in time where he can stop the threat that almost killed Gabrielle, Xena and all life on planet Earth! But to do so he has to go in undercover as the King of Memphis and hire Xena to help him locate the lost island of Eden. There they meet Larson, the long ago abandoned third wheel to Adam and Eve—he’s out for a revenge only a lover scorned can! Can Xena and Ash prevent him from turning Earth into a Garden of Evil?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

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Brickleberry Vol. 1: Armoogeddon TP

Writer: Waco O’Guin, Roger Black Artist: Timothy Hopkins, Frank Forte Cover: Jeffrey Rebner

COLLECTS ISSUES 1-4 

Brickleberry’s back, and now in comics! Written by show creators Waco O’Guin and Roger Black, the epic “ArMOOgeddon” storyline picks up right where television’s most outrageous animated sitcom left off!  In the distant future, Steve Williams — the only Brickleberry park ranger who managed to escape death at the hands of the Alien Cow Invasion — has joined forces with a small group of human rebels in an underground hidden base. With the help of Dr. Kuzniak, Future Steve must travel back in time to the year 2015 and kill head ranger Woody Johnson, whose actions led to the Invasion and the destruction of all humanity. But Denzel Jackson has other plans for Steve’s time travel technology, redneck Bobby Possumcods willingly submits to Alien Cow domination, and Connie’s advances toward Ethel get… weird.

FC • 104 pages • $15.99 • Mature

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Classic Battlestar Galactica Omnibus Vol. 1 TP

Writer: Rick Remender, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Marc Guggenheim Artist: Carlos Rafael, Cezar Razek Cover: Dave Dorman

COLLECTS BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ISSUES 1-5, CYLON APOCALYPSE ISSUES 1-4, AND GALACTICA 1980 ISSUES 1-4

Dynamite Entertainment is proud to bring back the original crew of the Battlestar Galactica, the heroes of the classic 1978 sci-fi sensation, as imagined by the all-star comic book team of Rick Remender (Uncanny Avengers), Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Annihilation), Marc Guggenheim (Agents of SHIELD), Carlos Rafael (Warlord of Mars), and Cezar Razek (Doc Savage)!

This massive Omnibus edition collects the complete Classic Battlestar Galactica miniseries (2006), plus BSG: Cylon Apocalypse (2007) and Galactica 1980 (2009). From the heart of a Cylon stronghold, to a civil war among their most hated enemies, to the planet Earth, Dynamite brings the adventure of Adama and your favorite Viper Pilots to your hands in its entirety!

FC l 328 pages • $29.99 • Teen + 

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Great Divide #5

Writer: Ben Fisher Artist: Adam Markiewicz Covers: Adam Markiewicz (a), Javi Laparra “Homage Cover” (b)

This is it! The mysterious origin of the Divide is revealed! But learning the truth may cost Paul and Maria their lives.

Discovering the Divide’s secrets is just the beginning in a story that will “find its place in the annals of horror for years to come“ – Sangria

FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Mature 

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Homies #4

Writer: David Gonzales, Elliott Serrano Artist: Andrew Huerta Covers: Andrew Huerta “Wraparound” Incentive cover: Andrew Huerta (B/W art)

Barrio Quien Sabe is full of some of the most colorful, oddball characters in the world, but what about one from out of it? The Homies go back in time as they remember the arrival of Alien Ese, the illegal alien from outer space! Starting with his travels across the galaxy, to crash landing in Roswell, New Mexico, to escaping Area 51 and finally hitchhiking his way to L.A., the story of Alien Ese tells us that no matter where you’re from, if you’re an immigrant looking for a better life, you’re always welcome in the barrio!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ 

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John Carter: The End #1

Writer: Brian Wood, Alex Cox Artist: Hayden Sherman Covers: Garry Brown (a), Juan Doe (b), Mel Rubi (c), Gabriel Hardman (d) Subscription cover: Philip Tan (e) Incentive cover: Hayden Sherman (Dejah Thoris Artboard Cover), Mel Rubi (B/W art), Gabriel Hardman (B/W art), Garry Brown (B/W art), Philip Tan (B/W art)

THE DEATH OF MARS!  Centuries have passed and time has taken its toll. Conflict burns across the landscape of Barsoom. A war of supremacy and

genocide at the hands of a brutal despot has brought the planet to the edge of collapse.  A search party has finally located an aged John Carter and Dejah Thoris, living in quiet seclusion on a desert moon, in perpetual mourning for a lost son. How could they be Mars’ last hope?

Introducing a John Carter story like you’ve never seen before, from writers Brian Wood (Star Wars, DMZ, Northlanders) and Alex Cox (Adventure Time), and artist Hayden Sherman (Civil War II: Kingpin).

FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

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Red Sonja Vol. 4 #2

Writer: Amy Chu Artist: Carlos Gomez Covers: Mike McKone (a), J. Scott Campbell (b),  Cosplay variant (c) Subscription cover: Mel Rubi (d) Incentive cover: Cosplay (“virgin” art),  Mike McKone (B/W art), Mel Rubi (B/W art), Scott Campbell (“virgin” art)

A new chapter for the Queen of the Hyrkanian Age. Our favorite warrior has faced the toughest of demons, foes and strange magic, but nothing has prepared this 6 ft. tall barbarian for… the modern world. Emerging from a subway construction site in New York City, confronted by cops and guns, Sonja fights for her survival in a new and hostile world. Is she here by accident or by design?  Who brought her here, and why? By the creative team of Amy Chu (Poison Ivy, KISS) and Carlos Gomez (Dresden Files).

FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

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via Dynamite Entertainment

Dynamite Entertainment Previews for 2-8-2017

DE has a ton of great titles hitting this week, and here’s your look at them all.

Dynamite Entertainment Previews for 2-8-2017 DE has a ton of great titles hitting this week, and here's your look at them all.

[outright-geekery]

DE has a ton of great titles hitting this week, and here’s your look at them all. It’s the Dynamite Entertainment Previews for 2-8-2017.

Army of Darkness / Xena: Forever… And A Day #5

Writer: Scott Lobdell Artist: Diego Galindo Cover: Kyle Strahm Incentive cover: Kyle Strahm (“virgin art”)

At last—Ash makes his way back to the exact moment in time where he can stop the threat that almost killed Gabrielle, Xena and all life on planet Earth! But to do so he has to go in undercover as the King of Memphis and hire Xena to help him locate the lost island of Eden. There they meet Larson, the long ago abandoned third wheel to Adam and Eve—he’s out for a revenge only a lover scorned can! Can Xena and Ash prevent him from turning Earth into a Garden of Evil?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

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Brickleberry Vol. 1: Armoogeddon TP

Writer: Waco O’Guin, Roger Black Artist: Timothy Hopkins, Frank Forte Cover: Jeffrey Rebner

COLLECTS ISSUES 1-4 

Brickleberry’s back, and now in comics! Written by show creators Waco O’Guin and Roger Black, the epic “ArMOOgeddon” storyline picks up right where television’s most outrageous animated sitcom left off!  In the distant future, Steve Williams — the only Brickleberry park ranger who managed to escape death at the hands of the Alien Cow Invasion — has joined forces with a small group of human rebels in an underground hidden base. With the help of Dr. Kuzniak, Future Steve must travel back in time to the year 2015 and kill head ranger Woody Johnson, whose actions led to the Invasion and the destruction of all humanity. But Denzel Jackson has other plans for Steve’s time travel technology, redneck Bobby Possumcods willingly submits to Alien Cow domination, and Connie’s advances toward Ethel get… weird.

FC • 104 pages • $15.99 • Mature

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Classic Battlestar Galactica Omnibus Vol. 1 TP

Writer: Rick Remender, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Marc Guggenheim Artist: Carlos Rafael, Cezar Razek Cover: Dave Dorman

COLLECTS BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ISSUES 1-5, CYLON APOCALYPSE ISSUES 1-4, AND GALACTICA 1980 ISSUES 1-4

Dynamite Entertainment is proud to bring back the original crew of the Battlestar Galactica, the heroes of the classic 1978 sci-fi sensation, as imagined by the all-star comic book team of Rick Remender (Uncanny Avengers), Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Annihilation), Marc Guggenheim (Agents of SHIELD), Carlos Rafael (Warlord of Mars), and Cezar Razek (Doc Savage)!

This massive Omnibus edition collects the complete Classic Battlestar Galactica miniseries (2006), plus BSG: Cylon Apocalypse (2007) and Galactica 1980 (2009). From the heart of a Cylon stronghold, to a civil war among their most hated enemies, to the planet Earth, Dynamite brings the adventure of Adama and your favorite Viper Pilots to your hands in its entirety!

FC l 328 pages • $29.99 • Teen + 

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Great Divide #5

Writer: Ben Fisher Artist: Adam Markiewicz Covers: Adam Markiewicz (a), Javi Laparra “Homage Cover” (b)

This is it! The mysterious origin of the Divide is revealed! But learning the truth may cost Paul and Maria their lives.

Discovering the Divide’s secrets is just the beginning in a story that will “find its place in the annals of horror for years to come“ – Sangria

FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Mature 

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Homies #4

Writer: David Gonzales, Elliott Serrano Artist: Andrew Huerta Covers: Andrew Huerta “Wraparound” Incentive cover: Andrew Huerta (B/W art)

Barrio Quien Sabe is full of some of the most colorful, oddball characters in the world, but what about one from out of it? The Homies go back in time as they remember the arrival of Alien Ese, the illegal alien from outer space! Starting with his travels across the galaxy, to crash landing in Roswell, New Mexico, to escaping Area 51 and finally hitchhiking his way to L.A., the story of Alien Ese tells us that no matter where you’re from, if you’re an immigrant looking for a better life, you’re always welcome in the barrio!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ 

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John Carter: The End #1

Writer: Brian Wood, Alex Cox Artist: Hayden Sherman Covers: Garry Brown (a), Juan Doe (b), Mel Rubi (c), Gabriel Hardman (d) Subscription cover: Philip Tan (e) Incentive cover: Hayden Sherman (Dejah Thoris Artboard Cover), Mel Rubi (B/W art), Gabriel Hardman (B/W art), Garry Brown (B/W art), Philip Tan (B/W art)

THE DEATH OF MARS!  Centuries have passed and time has taken its toll. Conflict burns across the landscape of Barsoom. A war of supremacy and

genocide at the hands of a brutal despot has brought the planet to the edge of collapse.  A search party has finally located an aged John Carter and Dejah Thoris, living in quiet seclusion on a desert moon, in perpetual mourning for a lost son. How could they be Mars’ last hope?

Introducing a John Carter story like you’ve never seen before, from writers Brian Wood (Star Wars, DMZ, Northlanders) and Alex Cox (Adventure Time), and artist Hayden Sherman (Civil War II: Kingpin).

FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

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Red Sonja Vol. 4 #2

Writer: Amy Chu Artist: Carlos Gomez Covers: Mike McKone (a), J. Scott Campbell (b),  Cosplay variant (c) Subscription cover: Mel Rubi (d) Incentive cover: Cosplay (“virgin” art),  Mike McKone (B/W art), Mel Rubi (B/W art), Scott Campbell (“virgin” art)

A new chapter for the Queen of the Hyrkanian Age. Our favorite warrior has faced the toughest of demons, foes and strange magic, but nothing has prepared this 6 ft. tall barbarian for… the modern world. Emerging from a subway construction site in New York City, confronted by cops and guns, Sonja fights for her survival in a new and hostile world. Is she here by accident or by design?  Who brought her here, and why? By the creative team of Amy Chu (Poison Ivy, KISS) and Carlos Gomez (Dresden Files).

FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

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via Dynamite Entertainment

Dynamite Entertainment Previews for 2-8-2017 DE has a ton of great titles hitting this week, and here's your look at them all.