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RE: Free Preview Issues Online

coffeeman27 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:16:30 GMT

[b]POGROM[/b] #1

Newsarama.com just put this up on their site a couple of days ago.

[size="-3"]Author: Matthew Tamao
Artist: Josh Medors
Cover Artist: Ben Templesmith

Is a man consumed by pure evil capable of redemption? Forged in the fires of sin, a dead torturer is reborn as POGROM, a specter hell-bent upon reclaiming his lost human senses. Battling the Avatars of Sin, Pogrom consumes the suffering of massacre victims, growing in strength. Will this newfound strength draw Pogrom back to his humanity or push him further away?

-The intrigue of The DaVinci Code meets the horror of Hellraiser in this brand-new series![/size]
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=152962

RE: Free Preview Issues Online

coffeeman27 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:23:43 GMT

[b]FATHOM: KIANI[/b] #1

Newsarama.com just put this up on their site today.

[size="-3"]Vince Hernandez - writer / Marcus To - pencils / Don Ho - inks / Peter Steigerwald - colors
The threat of annihilation from the humans has subsided, leaving a trail of death and destruction in its wake. Now alone in solitude, the Elite Blue warrior KIANI struggles to come to grips with the shattered pieces of the war's aftermath, yet the profound truth she discovers will forever change her existence. Continuing directly from the pages of FATHOM Volume 2, Kiani's own series begins here, and the world of FATHOM will never be the same again! Written by Vince Hernandez, illustrated by Marcus To, and colored by Peter Steigerwald, this is the first must have new Aspen title of 2007![/size]
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=117435

[b]SHRUGGED[/b] #1

[size="-3"]Michael Turner; Frank Mastromauro - writers / Micah Gunnell - pencils / Jason Gorder; Don Ho - inks / Beth Sotelo - colors
You've experienced the thrill of SHRUGGED: Beginnings and you've explored the mystery of SHRUGGED #0. Now, prepare yourself for the debut of Aspen's newest breakout series, SHRUGGED #1…because you haven't seen ANYTHING yet!! From Michael Turner, the same great creative force that brought you the acclaimed hit series Fathom and Soulfire, comes this unique tale of the human intellect, the hearts desires, and the reason behind your every decision! However, these 'reasons' aren't just in your head, they're REAL, and they want out! From the butterflies in your stomach to the zany thoughts running through your mind, you won't believe just how influential (and Dangerous) these feelings can be. So please join artist Micah Gunnell, inker Jason Gorder, colorist Beth Sotelo and creator Michael Turner, as Aspen proudly presents THE next great comic book franchise, SHRUGGED!! You won't be disappointed! [/size]
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=118557

[b]SOULFIRE[/b] #1

[size="-3"]Jeph Loeb - storyteller / Michael Turner – art / Peter Steigerwald - colors
Magic is no longer a myth…..
You’ve seen the exclusive preview in the pages of Wizard Magazine, and after months of anticipation, Soulfire #1 has finally arrived! From the #1 selling team behind the red-hot Superman/Batman series, Eisner Award winning writer Jeph Loeb and Wizard’s #1 artist, Michael Turner, along with colorist extraordinaire Peter Steigerwald, bring you the premiere issue of what is sure to be the most talked about new series of 2004! Magic, myth and mystery collide in a new kind of adventure series where nothing is as it seems, and the fate of the universe hangs by a thread! [/size]
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=117777

RE: Free Preview Issues Online

coffeeman27 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:21:15 GMT

[b]LOADED BIBLE 2[/b]

Newsarama posted the complete [b]Loaded Bible 2 Blood of Christ[/b] one-shot from Image Comics.
[size="-3"]story TIM SEELEY
art MIKE NORTON & MARK ENGLERT
cover SKOTTIE YOUNG
48 PAGES, FC, $5.99
You can't keep a good Messiah down. Jesus is back in an all-new one-shot sequel to the surprise hit, LOADED BIBLE. Jesus Christ, cloned vampire killer, is on his own, wandering the barren wastes of post-apocalyptic America. Now he must decide whether he'll be a savior or an exterminator, before hordes of vampires tear him to shreds. Meanwhile, the sexy Sistine Centuria plots assassinations, and a trio of bounty hunters set their sights on Jesus.
"... a smart, adventurous read that isn’t afraid to take risks...This is satire with balls. Its got laughs supporting good storytelling and I can’t wait for issue two." -Ain't It Cool News[/size]
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=147430

[b]ELEPHANTMEN: WAR TOYS #1 (of 3)[/b]

Newsarama.com just posted the complete first issue to the new Image series [b]Elephantmen: War Toys[/b].
[size="-3"]story RICHARD STARKINGS & MORITAT, cover BOO COOK, variant cover LADRONN
40 PAGES, BW, $2.99
INVASION!
Africa and China are at war. The battlefield: Europe. Enter: MAPPO's genetically engineered soldiers, The Elephantmen. At last, Starkings & Moritat tell the story of the war to end all wars in this special three issue mini series.[/size]
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=142537

[b]HAWAIIAN DICK: SCREAMING BLACK THUNDER #1[/b]

Newsarama.com just posted the complete first issue to the new Image series [b]Hawaiian Dick: Screaming Black Thunder[/b].
[size="-3"]The entire cast of Hawaiian Dick returns in this brand new ongoing series. Byrd meets a World War II flying squadron, who soon find themselves under attack by a Japanese fighter plane--in 1954! Meanwhile, old enemies begin to re-emerge. Art by TEK JANSEN and NORTHWEST PASSAGE artist SCOTT CHANTLER. ONGOING TROPICAL NOIR! THE MULTI-EISNER NOMINATED SERIES RETURNS![/size]
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=140805

[b]INFINITE HORIZON #1 (of 6)[/b]

Newsarama.com just posted the complete first issue to the new Image series [b]Infinite Horizon[/b].
[size="-3"]story GERRY DUGGAN & PHIL NOTO, art & cover PHIL NOTO
32 PAGES, FC, $2.99
Image presents a re-imagining of The Odyssey: A soldier's long journey home after years of war in the Middle East. In the not-too-distant future a small group of abandoned soldiers are lead home by one man: The Captain. To get back he will have to cross half the globe and endure deadly encounters with many enemies including the Cyclops, and the Sirens...but first he will have to survive the final hours of the war![/size]
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=140886

[b]THE OVERMAN #1[/b]

Newsarama.com just posted the complete first issue to the new Image series [b]Overman[/b].
[size="-3"]story SCOTT REED, art & cover SHANE WHITE
32 PAGES, FC, $3.50
Brace yourself for an explosive journey into a doomed future. Set in an art deco-styled Pittsburgh of 2135, hired killer Nathan Fisher discovers the first clue of a vast, cryptic plot that will destroy the human race. OVERMAN combines hard science fiction with a surrealistic twist, from new writer SCOTT REED (High Strangeness, Last Odyssey) and critically acclaimed artist SHANE WHITE (NBM's North Country , and Image Comics Fear Agent).[/size]
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=142348

[b]GODLAND #19[/b]

Newsarama.com just posted the complete [b]Godland #19 [/b] issue.
[size="-3"]story JOE CASEY
art TOM SCIOLI
cover TOM SCIOLI & RICHARD STARKINGS
32pgs, FC $2.99
BOOK NINETEEN: HIGH HEAD STUNG-Cosmic Melodrama meets Orgy of Violence! What more could you want from a comic book? I mean, just look at that cover! That's the SAVAGE STING, baby! Doesn't that just say it all?!? Besides, so much insane sh*t happens this issue, you won't believe your beady little eyes! DON'T DARE MISS THIS MONTH'S COSMIC EXTRAVAGANZA! NEW STORY ARC!"[/size]
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=141020

[b]CASANOVA #8[/b]

Newsarama.com just posted the complete [b]Casanova #8 [/b] issue.
[size="-3"]story MATT FRACTION
art FABIO MOON
cover GABRIEL BA
24 PAGES
2C
AUGUST 8
$1.99
An all-new storyline drawn by the stunning Fábio Moon ignites here as CASANOVA returns with the perfect jumping-on point for new readers. What terrible truth lurks inside of Dokkktor Klockhammer’s horror hospital? How much time passes on page 11? Who’s the stone-cold fox behind the stick of that sick assault aircraft from the future? Do all women from the future look like that? We hope so -- because that’s where we’re spending all our tomorrows. Besides, only a girl from the future would dare ask...
WHEN IS CASANOVA QUINN?[/size]
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=141380

[b]THE SWORD #1[/b]

Newsarama.com just posted the complete first issue to the new Image series [b]The Sword[/b].
[size="-3"]story JOSHUA LUNA, art & cover JONATHAN LUNA
32 PAGES, FC, $2.99
THE LUNA BROTHERS (ULTRA, GIRLS, SPIDER-WOMAN), return with an all-new, modern-day fantasy series: THE SWORD.
It was a day like any other for Dara Brighton, a promising young college student, until three strangers knocked on her door, looking for a unique sword, and destroyed her life.
If you like Kill Bill, Highlander, or Blade of the Immortal, you’ll love THE SWORD![/size]
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=140709

[b]PROOF #1[/b]

Newsarama.com also just posted the complete first issue to the new Image series [b]Proof[/b].
[size="-3"]story ALEX GRECIAN, art & cover RILEY ROSSMO
32 PAGES, FC, $2.99
When FBI agent Ginger Brown got a promotion, she didn’t expect her new duties would involve tracking down the world’s most mysterious creatures. The Loch Ness Monster, Mothman and El Chupacabra are now on her "most wanted" list and her new partner looks an awful lot like... Bigfoot!
If you like THE X-FILES, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER or HELLBOY you’ll love PROOF![/size]
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=139470

[b]FEARLESS #1[/b]

Newsarama.com also just posted the complete first issue to the new Image series [b]Fearless[/b].
[size="-3"]story MARK SABLE & DAVID ROTH
art & cover P.J. HOLDEN
32 PAGES FC NOVEMBER 7 $2.99
From the creator of GROUNDED comes the story of a literal man without fear. To the criminals he terrorizes and the citizens he protects, Fear is a bold, even reckless superhero. To those who know his secret, he’s a man paralyzed by a crippling anxiety disorder, who needs an anti-fear drug to fight his war on crime. But what happens when his supply runs out?
32 PAGES! NO ADS![/size]
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=138349

[b]BRIT #1[/b]

Newsarama.com just posted the complete first issue to the new [b]Brit[/b] ongoing series.
[size="-3"]story BRUCE BROWN, art & cover CLIFF RATHBURN, editor ROBERT KIRKMAN
32 PAGES, FC, $2.99
Brit is a one-man, unstoppable killing machine... and eligible for a senior citizen's discount. He's been this country’s last line of defense for almost a century--but after he inadvertently caused the death of his ex-wife and her son, he quit. Now SOMETHING has drawn him out of retirement. Look out, evil – BRIT IS BACK!
FROM THE CREATOR OF THE WALKING DEAD AND INVINCIBLE![/size]
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=130785

[b]FEAR AGENT[/b] Issue #1

Newsarama.com has the entire first issue from Image Comics online. The first 11 issues were published by Image, the series is now at Dark Horse.
[size="-3"]written by RICK REMENDER
art by TONY MOORE & SEAN PARSONS
colors by LEE LOUGHRIDGE
cover by TONY MOORE & RICK REMENDER
The Fear Agents are no more. Once known throughout the universe for driving three invading alien races from Earth, they stood as a testament to the strength of the human spirit. Now, Heath Huston drunkenly scuttles across the galaxy as an alien exterminator – the last of their ranks. Combining the aesthetic elements of all three of the genres that made EC comics the high water mark of sequential storytelling – science fiction, war, and horror – Heath’s adventures take readers on monthly jaunts to brave new worlds overrun by jellyfish brains, wild ape-men and rickety robots bent on intergalactic domination! [/size]
http://www.newsarama.com/ImageComics/FearAgent/FearAgent01issue.htm

[b]CROSS BRONX[/b] Issues 1-2 by Michael Avon Oeming.

Just discovered that the first two issues of this four issue mini from Image Comics written and drawn by Michael Avon Oeming are online.
This is a four issue mini I enjoyed. It is great little detective noir series with a bit of the supernatural thrown in.
Here is the synopsis:
[size="-3"]The series follows Detective Rapheal Aponte in the Bronx as he investigates a mysterious gang slaying that quickly brings him face to face with the supernatural in the form of a beautiful ghost named Santaria. Taking out her revenge on the city, Santaria challenges Aponte's faith in the law as it clashes with his faith in God - or lack of it. [/size]
You can check out the first two issues here:
http://hiddenrobot.com/CBONLINE/

[b]KABUKI VOLUME 1 CIRCLE OF BLOOD[/b], Plus the beginnings of VOL 2

Newsarama.com has been providing a number of daily comics (posting a page a day) of a couple of indi titles. One title is David Mack's Kabuki, which the have posted 201 pages of as of 6/18/07. This includes the entire first volume, plus I believe a little of the second volume so far.

[size="-3"]by David Mack
Collecting all six issues of the first Kabuki series plus the hard to find prequel one-shot with new pages of art from scenes that for space reasons were left out of the original story. It also includes in-depth notes and story analysis about the subtext of the story Circle of Blood recounts the origins of the government operative known as Kabuki who works in Japan's near future. It's an exploration of the relationship between Japan's government and organized crime on a truly epic scale! [/size]
http://www.hiddenrobot.com/KDAILY/dailytuned.html

[b]POWERS[/b] VOLUME 1 WHO KILLED RETRO GIRL?

Newsarama.com has been providing a number of daily comics (posting a page a day) of a couple of indi titles. The finel title is Powers originally from Image Comics and know being published by the Icon imprint at Marvel Comics. They currently have 139 pages of as of 6/18/07. This includes the entire first volume "Who Killed Retro Girl?".
I highly recommend this series to anyone looking for an interesting crime or superhero story, plus you can read the 6 issues free.

[size="-3"]Written by Brian Michael Bendis with art by Michael Avon Oeming
Heroes glide through the sky on lightning bolts and fire. Flamboyant villains attempt daring daylight robberies. God-like alien creatures clash in epic battle over the night-time sky. And on the dirty city streets below, homicide detective Christian Walker does his job. He has to investigate the shocking murder of one of the world`s most popular superheroes, Retro Girl. Walker has teamed up with spunky rookie, Deena Pilgrim, as the murder investigation takes them from the seediest underbelly the city has to offer to the gleaming towers that are home to immortal beings. As hidden truths about Retro Girl come to light, Walker finds that to solve this crime, he may have to reveal a dark secret.[/size]
http://hiddenrobot.com/POWERS/PDAILY/daily1.html

RE: Free Preview Issues Online

coffeeman27 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:14:46 GMT

Another slew of material is available from Image. They provide free first issues of many of their books.

Here is a direct link to all the first issues they have available as of 6/17/07:

http://www.imagecomics.com/onlinecomics.php

The books aren't in order so you may need to click through the pages a bit to find a particular one.

Some of the material released by Image Comics contains some mature content.

Here is a breakdown of the titles and a brief discription of the stories.

[size="-3"][b]A DISTANT SOIL[/b] #1

[b]AGE OF BRONZE[/b] #1
By Eric Shanower.
The most spectacular war story ever told begins here. The Trojan War, the epic battle over the world's most beautiful woman - in a new version for the 21st century. Featuring the greatest of the Greek heroes: Achilles, Odysseus, and Herakles, along with a cast of thousands!

[b]BOMB QUEEN[/b] #1
Written by JIMMIE ROBINSON. Art & cover by JIMMIE ROBINSON. For a decade, the egomaniacal super-villain known as Bomb Queen has ruled the city, made the laws and bent the people to her blood lust and sexual perversion. However, despite years of death, destruction and moral decay, the people of New Port City prefer Bomb Queen's methods. All hell breaks loose when a hero comes to town and turns Bomb Queen's world upside down. This hero has to die - or Bomb Queen will loose her rule!

[b]CASANOVA[/b] #1
story MATT FRACTION, art & cover GABRIEL BA
Meet Casanova Quinn: a prodigal son of a law-and-order family hell-bent on keeping the world safe and sound, now blackmailed into betraying his father and the international law enforcement organization he controls. LUXURIA collects the first volume of CASANOVA as its titular star transforms from devil-may-care thrill-seeker into the most dangerous man in the world. What happens when the ultimate player gets played? Find out in this genre-bending sci-spy epic.

[b]DEATH JR., VOL. 2[/b] #1
Written by GARY WHITTA. Art by TED NAIFEH. Cover by DAN BRERETON.
Catch up with Death, Jr. and his pals as they take their summer break from school. DJ's going to work with his dad, but may realize he has very unrealistic expectations about what it takes to be Death, while the rest of the gang heads for a less-than-savory summer camp.

[b]DRAIN[/b] #1
Story C.B. CEBULSKI. Art & cover SANA TAKEDA
"DECADES" Her clan destroyed, her family murdered by vampires, Chinatsu, a once- proud female ninja, had nothing left to live for...save revenge. In this centuries-spanning tale of bloodlust and betrayal, Chinatsu, now a vampire herself, tracks the dark lord that turned her all those long years ago. Immortality has only made her need for vengeance stronger as she follows him across the globe, through myriad time periods, battling the undead minions that rise up to stop her.

[b]DYNAMO 5[/b] #1
Captain Dynamo, the greatest super-hero in the world, was not the most faithful husband. Now he's dead and his family is trying to piece together their lives. As his enemies descend on his unprotected city, Captain Dynamo's widow rounds up his five illegitimate children, each of whom have inherited one of their father's super-powers. Can these total strangers come to terms with their powers, their father's legacy and each other as total chaos erupts? This new ongoing monthly series as Image Comics chronicles a super-hero team like no other - Dynamo 5!

[b]ELEPHANTMEN[/b] #1
Written by RICHARD STARKINGS. Art & flip cover by MORITAT.
They were genetically engineered to be supra-human weapons of mass destruction, but now they must walk amongst the people they were created to destroy. Hip Flask and Ebony Hide count amongst their number: Elephantmen. Even when befriended by a small girl, Hide is still haunted by his past and is forced to recognize that suspicion and contempt will always be his constant companions.

[b]FELL[/b] #1
story WARREN ELLIS, art & cover BEN TEMPLESMITH
Detective Richard Fell is transferred over the bridge from the big city to Snowtown, a feral district whose police investigations department numbers three and a half people (one detective has no legs). Dumped in this collapsing urban trashzone, Richard Fell is starting all over again. In a place where nothing seems to make any sense, Fell clings to the one thing he knows to be true: Everybody's hiding something.

[b]FERRO CITY[/b] #1
written by JASON ARMSTRONG art & cover by JASON ARMSTRONG
His partner is dead. The cops are out to pin it in on him. And the only solid proof he has to clear himself is a tiny gadget that could grant ten million sentient robots their freedom: the Medusa Key. Too bad the Ferro City mob wants it too.

[b]GIRLS[/b] #1
Written by JOSHUA LUNA. Art & cover by JONATHAN LUNA
Ethan Daniels is a typical bachelor who suffers from one, infallible truth: dealing with the opposite sex can be complicated. One night, he bumps into a mysterious woman who will change his life... and maybe even the world.

[b]GØDLAND[/b] #1
written by JOE CASEY art by TOM SCIOLI
Adam Archer is Earth's star-powered champion. But what does his existence mean for the rest of humanity? And how long until the rest of the universe takes notice? Mind- altering aliens! Surreal super-villains! All-out action! The greatest heroic epic of the new age begins here! One issue of GØDLAND and you'll be hooked!

[b]GROUNDED[/b] #1
written by MARK SABLE art by PAUL AZACETA

The good news: superheroes are real. The bad news: you're not one of them. When Jonathan is sent to a high school for super-powered children, he's forced to abandon his fantasy of developing powers and deal with the reality that he's the only kid without them. In this debut issue, Jonathan's attempts to become a superhero lead to public humiliation, grave danger and a shocking revelation.

[b]GRRL SCOUTS, VOL. 1[/b] #1

[b]INVINCIBLE[/b] #1
(W) Robert Kirkman (A) Cory Walker (C) Cory Walker & Bill Crabtree.

Mark Grayson is just like most everyone else his age. He's a senior at a normal American high School. He has a crappy part time job after school and on weekends. He likes girls quite a bit... but doesn't quite understand them. He enjoys hanging out with his friends, and sleeping late on Saturdays... at least until the good cartoons come on. The only difference between Mark and everyone else is that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet, and as of late, he seems to be inheriting his father's powers. Which sounds okay at first, but how do you follow in your father's footsteps when you know you will never live up to his standards?

[b]JACK STAFF, VOL. 1[/b] #1

[b]JACK STAFF[/b] #1
by Paul Grist
Jack Staff is Britain's Greatest Hero. At least he was. For years he fought the bad guys and all the weird stuff that followed him around. Then, twenty years ago, he disappeared, and everybody forgot about him. Now he's back, and all the old bad guys and weird stuff have started crawling back out of the woodwork too. They never went away. They just got a little bit more bad and a little bit more weird. This Issue: Twenty years ago the British army developed Rage. 240 lbs of pure destructive force. Then they set it loose on the streets of Castletown. The only person stood between Castletown and total destruction was Jack Staff, Britain's Greatest Hero. Now, twenty years later the inhabitants of Castletown are suffering violent 'Rage Attacks' - and Jack Staff has to deal with the fallout as the military try to reclaim their ultimate weapon

[b]LIONS, TIGERS & BEARS, VOL. 1[/b] #1
written by MIKE BULLOCK art & cover by JACK LAWRENCE CONCEPT: A child's need for the comfort of a stuffed animal is rooted in a reality long forgotten by the adult world. Join shy Joey Price as he discovers his stuffed animals are more than he ever thought possible in this all-ages adventure. These magical companions have always defended children, but now they need Joey's help in stopping the dastardly plot of the evil Beasties, monsters bent on destroying the world's children.

[b]NOBLE CAUSES, VOL. 1[/b] #1

[b]NOBLE CAUSES: FIRST IMPRESSIONS[/b] #1

[b]NYC MECH[/b] #1 REMIX

[b]OCCULT CRIMES TASKFORCE[/b] #1

[b]PAUL JENKINS' SIDEKICK[/b] #1

[b]PHONOGRAM[/b] #1
story by KEIRON GILLEN art & cover by JAMIE McKELVIE

Phonomancer David Kohl goes hunting for new flames at a feminist festival, only to get burnt by a very old one. A Goddess scorned returns to collect her pound of flesh and demand reparations.

Phonogram: a world where music is magic, where a song can save your life… or end it.

[b]PVP, VOL. 1[/b] #5

[b]SAM NOIR: SAMURAI DETECTIVE[/b] #1

[b]SAVAGE DRAGON[/b] #1

[b]TEXAS STRANGERS[/b] #1

[b]THE AMAZING JOY BUZZARDS, VOL. 1[/b] #1

[b]THE LAST CHRISTMAS[/b] #1

[b]THE NIGHTLY NEWS[/b] #1
story JONATHAN HICKMAN art & cover JONATHAN HICKMAN

“I’M MAD AS HELL, AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!”

As an act of violence spirals out of control to encompass the entirety of the news media, a cult has emerged from the errors and retractions that have ruined careers, marriages and even lives. Under direction from his cult master, The Hand leads an army of followers committed to revolution, willing to die for their cause.

[b]THE PIRATES OF CONEY ISLAND[/b] #1

[b]THE PORTENT[/b] #1
written by PETER BERGTING art & cover by PETER BERGTING
"CONDEMNATION"

Milo, a devil-may-care swordsman, follows his own selfish path. But at the crossroad between our world and the next, he is faced with a decision that could determine the fate of the world. After years of self-serving ruthlessness, does he have what it takes to be a hero?

[b]THE RIDE[/b] #1

[b]TRUTH, JUSTIN AND THE AMERICAN WAY[/b] #1

[b]ULTRA[/b] #1[/size]

RE: Free Preview Issues Online

coffeeman27 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:13:13 GMT

Here are some issues from [b]Top Cow[/b] posted at Newsarama.com. Including the entire six issue "Witch Hunt" story arche from Witchblade.

[b]WITCHBLADE[/b] #80 - 85

[size="-3"]written by Ron Marz with art by Mike Choi
First issue with the new team. A chance to pick up new readers. Covers by Frank Cho and Greg Land, as well as new series artist Mike Choi, in kind of a farewell to the metal bikini look. All of which meant the issue should be a ground-floor read, as welcoming to new readers as possible. So, of course, the logical thing to do was have the main character in a coma for the entire issue. Not exactly the usual method of kicking off a new story arc, but astonishingly enough, Top Cow let me do it.
I wanted to start my run on Witchblade with a big story, something with big stakes and big consequences. In this case, the end of the world. So the "Witch Hunt" arc unfolds as a mystery, which seemed the right way to go for a book that should be equal parts crime drama and supernatural thriller. The story also touches on Sara's Catholic faith, and the cost of bearing a burden like the Witchblade. I tend to like my heroes paying some sort of price for what they do, especially where the people around them are concerned.
The biggest introduction in the arc, starting here in issue #80, is the new character of Detective Patrick Gleason. I felt like the readers -- especially those who are new to the book -- needed a point-of-view character, someone who is being introduced to Sara Pezzini's world at the same time the readers are. Gleason started out as a device to provide a way into the book, but as current issues show, he's grown into a fairly important character in the book.[/size]
Issue #80
http://www.newsarama.com/Top_Cow/Week/WitchHunt/01/Issue80.html
Issue #81
http://www.newsarama.com/Top_Cow/Week/WitchHunt/01/Issue81.html
Issue #82
http://www.newsarama.com/Top_Cow/Week/WitchHunt/01/Issue82.html
Issue #83
http://www.newsarama.com/Top_Cow/Week/WitchHunt/01/Issue83.html
Issue #84
http://www.newsarama.com/Top_Cow/Week/WitchHunt/01/Issue84.html
Issue #85
http://www.newsarama.com/Top_Cow/Week/WitchHunt/01/Issue85.html

[b]CYBERFORCE[/b] #1

[size="-3"]W) Ron Marz (P) Pat Lee
Cyberforce is born anew with a revamped, restyled take!
Writer Ron Marz (Witchblade, Ion) and artist Pat Lee (Batman, X-Men) turn the team on its ear! As Cyberforce relaunches, the team is no more, and Ripclaw has become an evil, twisted reflection of himself. Only Velocity, Cyblade and Ballistic can hope to stop Ripclaw, as they lure him into a final, bloody confrontation with a shocking outcome! Meanwhile, an alien menace sets its sights on Earth…
Deadly drama comes from Ron Marz, while hi-tech, jaw-dropping art flows from Pat Lee and the Dream Engine crew! [/size]
http://www.newsarama.com/ImageComics/Cyberforce01/CFCE01_full.html

[b]MADAME MIRAGE #1[/b]

Newsarama posted the complete first issue to the Top Cow's series [b]Madame Mirage[/b].
[size="-3"](W) Paul Dini (A) Kenneth Rocafort (Cov) Greg Horn, Rocafort
Superstar writer Paul Dini (52, Lost) makes an explosive return to Top Cow in 2007 when he brings brand new character Madame Mirage to the Top Cow!
But who is this beautiful woman who appears out of the mist? As deadly as she is beautiful, she is cutting a bloody path through the city's villains, who now wear suits and have "legitimate" businesses. But who is her ultimate prey? And how does this Mirage take form? And why is her destiny and that of her sidekick Harper so irrevocably entwined? These and many other questions will be asked along with the most pivotal question of all – Who is Madame Mirage?
Dini weaves a tale of murder, intrigue and revenge in a world of high-tech espionage and treachery. Joining Dini is rising artistic star, Kenneth Rocafort (Hunter-Killer) with his atmospheric and kinetic style. The first issue features two covers by sensual cover artist Greg Horn (Superman Returns, She-Hulk) as well as a stunning cover by series artist Rocafort. Madame Mirage – you'll never forget her… if you can make her acquaintance and live to tell the tale…[/size]
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=144532

[b]DARKNESS VOL 3 #1[/b]

CBR just posted the complete first issue to the new Top Cow [b]Darkness[/b] series.
[size="-3"](W) Phil Hester (A) Michael Broussard (Cov) Marc Silvestri, Dale Keown, Stjepan Sejic
Following in the wake of the hugely successful The Darkness video game and the summer’s smash hit, First Born, The Darkness returns in a brand-new ongoing series by Phil Hester (DEEP SLEEPER, GREEN ARROW) and Michael Broussard (UNHOLY UNION)! Irrevocably changed by the events of First Born, Jackie Estacado has relocated to the secluded nation of Sierra Muñoz. But every paradise has dark secrets under the surface. And what does the mysterious Professor Kirchner stand to gain by allying himself with Jackie?[/size]
http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=13078

[b]FIRST BORN[/b] #1

Newsarama.com has the entire first issue of this mini-series online.
[size="-3"](W) Ron Marz (A) Stjepan Sejic (Cov) Stjepan Sejic
The Summer Event of 2007 begins here! Top Cow Productions is proud to present a sneak preview of First Born, the highly anticipated three issue limited series debuting in July. Buzz has been steadily building for Top Cow's first comic event in years since it was first announced in Wizard Magazine's 2007 Preview Issue in January.
Spinning out of the current events in the monthly Witchblade series, regular series writer Ron Marz (Ion, Samurai: Heaven & Earth) delivers the story that fans have been asking for since the pivotal Witchblade #100 – the birth of Sara Pezzini's child and the truth behind her mysterious pregnancy! Marz is joined by Croatian painting sensation Stjepan Sejic (The Darkness: Level 1, Witchblade) to deliver the most compelling event of 2007. This First Look introduces new fans to the story leading into First Born as well as an exclusive early look at the event itself. First Born is a self-contained fully painted three issue series involving the entirety of the Top Cow Universe. Details of the series have been closely guarded, but one thing is certain… Baby Makes Three.[/size]
http://www.newsarama.com/Top_Cow/FirstBorn/01/FirstBorn01_full.html

RE: Free Preview Issues Online

coffeeman27 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:07:27 GMT

Here are some first issues from [b]Virgin Comics[/b] posted at Newsarama.com.

[b]DEVI[/b] #1
[size="-3"]by Siddharth Kotian and Mukesh Singh, based on a concept created by Shekhar Kapur

In the second century of mankind's arrival on earth, the Gods of light took up arms against one of their own. Bala, a fallen dark God, had rejected the old ways of the pantheon and sought to impose his dominion over mankind. Feeding off the forced worship of men Bala grew too powerful for the pantheon to combat alone. So the pure Gods each sacrificed a part of themselves to create a powerful entity. She is Devi. A fierce feminine warrior, stronger than the Gods themselves, she is reincarnated into the body of a human woman each time a great threat faces the Pantheon. She is the champion of the heavens, and the protector of man.
Having defeated Bala in her virgin incarnation so many centuries ago, a modern-day Devi must be reborn to combat the Dark Lord who has returned and grown more powerful than ever. He now controls the festering city of Sitapur – a metropolis of slums and perverted technology built on the ruins of the ancient city of Candaka. It is in these ruins that the greatest power is believed to be hidden – a vessel containing the energy released by the timeless prayers of man to the Gods of Light. It is called The Source, and if Bala is able to access it, complete control over the heavens and earth will be his. It is up to Devi to protect the source, and thus the Gods and all of mankind. Now in the city of Sitapur, where the mythic and modern collide, Devi is hunting Bala's demon race and being hunted by a scorned breed of assassins employed by Bala.
Her single ally is a washed up, burnt-out, alcoholic detective named Raoul who has long claimed to see the city's demons and sensed its tenuous fate, but has been dismissed by everyone because of his own dark demon-filled past. But it's Devi's fascination for Raoul, her increasing desire not to save humanity but to save him, not to exorcise Sitapur's demons, but to exorcise his, that now fuels her quest. This is not the story of the girl who wanted to be the Goddess but rather the Goddess who longed to a girl. This is the story of the divine that sacrificed it all for the fleeting feeling of being human. [/size]
http://www.newsarama.com/virgincomics/Devi/01/Devi01_full.html

[b]JOHN WOO'S 7 BROTHERS[/b] #1
[size="-3"]by Garth Ennis and Jeevan Kang.

Six hundred years ago, a mighty treasure fleet set out to sail the oceans of the world. They reached every continent, discovered every land long before history's great explorers stole the credit for their feats. Now, in modern day Los Angeles, seven men with nothing in common but their destinies are drawn together in the service of a mysterious young woman. An ancient prophecy must be fulfilled. Something terrible is reaching out across the centuries. There's a world to be saved... and the only hope for us all is a motley crew of so-called brothers and a power too terrifying to be used.[/size]
http://www.newsarama.com/virgincomics/Week/7BR01_full.html

[b]RAMAYAN 3392 AD[/b] #1
[size="-3"]Created by Deepak Chopra and Shekhar Kapur; written by Shamik Dasgupta and art by Abhishek Singh

In an age of desolation and darkness when the world is dying from the curse that men inflicted upon themselves, a great epic shall take place once again. The spawn of the final destruction that decimated earth wills to carve the world to his own soulless image; he is Ravan the master of the half living race of Asuras. His armies marches across the world invading one land after another and poisoning the earth with his vile mechanoids. But there is hope still and it lies in Ayodhya, the last vestige of the race of humans, a gleaming city that boasts the finest of warriors – Kshatriyas. But even Ayodhya has been infected by the evil that spreads across the world like a contagion, and the prime victim is Rama, the first born of the Maharaj or chief councilor of Ayodhya.
By treachery Rama is exiled from his land, but in the course of his travels he finds out the true meaning to his existence: he has to become the scourge of the Asuras and the protector of the daughter of earth. Thus begins Rama's journey across the kingdoms, lands and continents, the quest to retrieve the soul of the planet and cleansing of the world of a malevolent darkness that threatens to engulf it. [/size]
http://www.newsarama.com/virgincomics/ramayan/01/Ramayan01_full.html

[b]THE SADHU[/b] #1
[size="-3"]by Gotham Chopra and Jeevan Kang

I was once a "Sadhu" - what, in the East, they call mystics. I was sitting on the threshold of moksha - spiritual liberation or enlightenment. But I'm not one anymore. Because I lusted after something else, something just as primal and ubiquitous. It's called revenge.
The Sadhu is about one man's choice between his spiritual oath and his human instinct. When James Jensen, a down on his luck Englishman, is recruited into her majesty Queen Victoria's army and posted with his family in India in the summer of 1858, he begins a journey that will take him from being a simple soldier to a spiritual warrior. But faced with tragedy and his own impending execution at the hands of his evil commanding officer, James flees his military unit only to find himself lost deep in the jungle and at the mercy of a seeming band of Indian killers. But when their leader, Dadathakur, orders a reprieve and eventually allows James to join them on their attacks of the local Indian landowners that side with the British, James embarks on a dark path of violence in an effort to avenge the atrocities committed to his family.
But soon he discovers it's not the answer and is drawn to the gentle nature and sublime wisdom of Dada. James adopts the ways of the Sadhu, a coded way of life that not only teaches an obscure form of martial arts but also illuminates the true nature of reality and at last teaches James the one eternal truth: the path we choose is who we are.[/size]
http://www.newsarama.com/virgincomics/Sadhu/01/Sadhu01_full.html

[b]SNAKE WOMAN[/b] #1
[size="-3"]by Zeb Wells and Michael Gaydos, and created by Shekhar Kapur

Snake Woman is the story of Jessica Peterson, a young introspective midwestern girl who has moved to Los Angeles where she works as a waitress in a downtown LA dive-bar. Naturally quiet and reserved, Jessica's slow immersion into the bigger city life is accelerated all of a sudden when one night a yuppie bar patron she mistakenly trusts accosts her. When he tries to take advantage of her (walking her home from the bar) rattling on about some ancient order and other strange things during the attack itself, Jessica is not only able to fight him off, she actually turns predator and rather gruesomely kills him. Overwhelmed with emotion, Jessica feels a strange one mixed in – arousal. Why did killing him feel so damn good?
Snake Woman is the re-invention of India's ancient Snake (Naga) legends, in which the soul of the serpent reptile is reborn in the form of a sexy and unsuspecting heroine. Increasingly possessed by her reptilian instincts and driven to avenge a centuries old wrong, Jess is now part of something far greater than herself.
Torn between her human brain (ethics, morals, intellect) and her reptilian one (instincts, senses, and survival patterns), Jessica has to uncover this new part of herself and reconcile a fate that suggests we are not living our lives, it's our lives that our living through us.[/size]
http://www.newsarama.com/virgincomics/Week/snakewoman/SnakeWoman01.html

[b]WALK IN[/b] #1
[size="-3"]by Dave Stewart, Jeff Parker, and artist Ashish Padlekar

Do you experience missing time? Predict strangers' dreams? Do twins seem to follow you wherever you go? And do you sometimes see cephalopods attached to other people without their knowledge? Don't worry, you're not going mad…yet. You're simply a WALK-IN. [/size]
http://www.newsarama.com/virgincomics/Week/WalkIn/01/WalkIn01_pre.html

RE: Free Preview Issues Online

coffeeman27 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:02:35 GMT

[b]EX MACHINA[/b] Issue #1

Click on the link “Download Issue #1" under the image for a PDF version of the first issue.
[size="-3"]Written by Brian K. Vaughan; Art by Tony Harris & Tom Feister; Cover by Harris
From Wizard Magazine's Top Ten writer Brian K. Vaughan (Y: THE LAST MAN) and Eisner Award-winning artist Tony Harris (STARMAN) comes a collection of one of the most critically acclaimed new series of the year, featuring a gorgeous new cover by Harris! THE FIRST HUNDRED DAYS collects the first five issues of this stellar ongoing political thriller, including the extra-sized origin of the super-heroic Great Machine, as well as the 4-part "State of Emergency."
Set in our modern-day world, EX MACHINA tells the story of civil engineer Mitchell Hundred, who becomes America's first living, breathing super-hero after a strange accident gives him amazing powers. Eventually Mitchell tires of risking his life merely to maintain the status quo, retires from masked crimefighting and runs for mayor of New York City, winning by a landslide. But Mayor Hundred has to worry about more than just budget problems and an antagonistic governor, especially when a mysterious hooded figure begins assassinating plow drivers during the worst snowstorm in the city's history![/size]
http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=2500

[b]THE KILLER[/b] #1 from Archaia Posted Online

I have been enjoying this series since it was released. It is well worth checking out.
Here is synopsis from the first trade edition for those who aren't aware of the book yet.
[size="-3"]The Killer Volume 1 (June/July 2007, ISBN: 978-1-932386-44-8, Diamond Order Code: APR07 3388, $19.95, 128-pages, full-color hardcover graphic novel (with dust jacket), Genres: Crime / Suspense / Drama, Mature Readers)
Matz’s and Luc Jacamon’s cult classic from France, widely known as one of Europe’s grittiest and most hard-boiled noir comics, brings to the U.S. a professional killer. A man of few scruples, nerves of steel and a steady trigger finger. A man whose crimes might be catching up with him. A man on the verge of cracking. The Killer chronicles one man’s journey through some seriously bad mojo. According to Matz: “Some say my Killer is a cynic, a pessimist, politically incorrect; I’d say he is all that, but the overall purpose of the series is humanist. This is what is going on here: trying to see the world as it is. Get rid of all the political correctness, clichés, empty ideas, and deal with it.” [/size]
Issue #1 Part One here:
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=115812
Issue #1 Part Two here:
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=116127
Issue #1 Part Three here:
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=116261

[b]THE LEADING MAN[/b] #1

Newsarama.com has the entire first issue of this Oni Press mini-series online.
[size="-3"]by B. Clay Moore and Jeremy Haun

There’s more to the world’s hottest actor than sexy starlets, tabloid gossip and primo parts, because Nick Walker isn’t just a Hollywood hunk, he’s also a superspy! When a routine investigation off the coast of France turns up a terrorist training facility, Nick must juggle espionage and screen time in this explosive and astonishing adventure![/size]
http://www.newsarama.com/Oni/LeadingMan/01/LEadingMan01_full.html

[b]MR. SCOOTLES[/b] #1

Newsarama.com has the entire first issue of this series online.
[size="-3"]by HC Noel

When two college students discover an old film reel and watch it, a gateway to Hell is opened. Now, a war between Heaven and Hell has begun, and the fate of the world depends on the forgotten star of the rediscovered cartoon, whose name is Mr. Scootles.[/size]
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=96241

[b]SUPER TEEN TOPIA[/b] #1

Newsarama.com has the entire first issue of this series online.
[size="-3"]by by Kirk Kushin and Gonzalo Martinez with colors by Laura Abella

It seems like most teen books today are either a variation of the Teen Titans (the classic super team institution) or the New Mutants (the academy/Sky High theme). I wanted to develop something that took a look at being empowered more from the sensibilities of a John Hughes film. Being a teen and operating in a high school environment is a major challenge… just because you have 'powers' doesn’t mean your problems go away. The book is very much in the vein of Greatest American Hero – where the character had a suit with powers but he was still dealing with everyday issues… stuff that was funny because you could relate to it. Super Teen Topia is all the good stuff of Freaks and Geeks, Square Pegs and Sixteen Candles… but in a 'super-soap' format."[/size]
http://www.newsarama.com/general/Forcewerks/STT01/STT01_full.html

[b]HERO BY NIGHT[/b] #1-2

The first two or three issues of Hero by Night can be found online. I believe the series started as a webcomic and was later collected by Platinum Studios (an Image Comics imprint). So this link is for the webcomic.
[size="-3"]For over a decade, spanning some 4000 nights written in these journals, Lt. David Day Became HERO BY NIGHT, protecting the innocent and punishing evil wherever he could find it, until one day...HE VANISHED. These are his stories.[/size]
http://www.drunkduck.com/Hero_By_Night/index.php?p=170138

For those interested in Webcomics here is the direct link to the DrunkDuck a webcomic community: http://www.drunkduck.com/

[b]OF BITTER SOULS[/b] #1

http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=5895

[b]ATOMIKA[/b] #1

[size="-3"]Created and penciled by Sal Abbinanti (inks by Buzz), written by Andrew Dabb (Ghostbusters, Megacity909), and featuring a cover by superstar painter Alex Ross (Kingdom Come, Marvels),
In an alternate past, where the Revolution has become the State, Liberty has been destroyed and the gods walk the Earth, a new power is rising. Forged in the bowels of the planet, Atomika is the first man-made deity, the God of Technology and the 21st Century. Now, he must hunt down and kill the ancient gods who have ruled since the dawn of time, a quest that will change the fate of humanity, and shake the world. Atomika is a ground breaking story of men, supermen and the forces that shape our reality.[/size]
http://www.mercurycomics.com/newsarama/Index.asp?i=3&p=1

[b]STARSHIP TROOPERS: BLAZE OF GLORY[/b] #1-2 and Beginnings of #3

Newsarama.com has been providing a number of daily comics (posting a page a day) of a couple of indi titles. Another title is Starship Troopers Blaze Of Glory, which the have posted 51 pages of as of 6/18/07. This includes the entire first two issues and the beginings of issue #3.

[size="-3"]Written by Tony Lee with art by Sam Hart
In the war against the bugs, meet Rookie Will Tanner and the Mobile Infantry unit Tamari's Tigers! When a simple retrieval mission goes wrong, Will finds himself trapped on a world of bugs with a Sergeant he doesn't trust.[/size]
http://comics.newsarama.com/starshiptroopers/index.php

[b]DRAFTED #1[/b]

Newsarama.com also just posted the complete first issue to the new Devil's Due series [b]Drafted[/b].
[size="-3"]Author: Mark Powers
Artist: Chris Lie
Cover Artist: Chris Lie
It begins as a day like any other. However, in a heartbeat, everything changes… Today, we learn we aren’t alone in the universe. Governments cease to exist. Borders disappear. Old hatreds are forgotten -- and the people of earth, finally united as one, are drawn into a conflict of unimaginable proportions – Today, WE HAVE BEEN DRAFTED![/size]
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=131039

[b]THE FOUNDATION #1[/b]

Newsarama posted the complete first issue to the new Boom Studios series [b]The Foundation[/b].
[size="-3"]Created by Kody Chamberlain
Written by John Rozum
Art by Chee
Cover by Paul Azaceta
full color, 24 pages
History shows that in the 1500s, Nostradamus' three volumes of prophesies were best-sellers, making him a rich man. But what the world doesn't know is he took his vast treasure trove of riches and invested them in creating a foundation to prevent his prophesies from occurring... This secret team still functions today, using Nostradamus' published and unpublished tomes to predict threats to worldwide security! In the vein of The X-Files, but with a 24-like spin!
Price: $3.99[/size]
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=146769

RE: Free Preview Issues Online

coffeeman27 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:56:58 GMT

A Whole slew of material is available from Vertigo. They provide free first issues of many of their graphic novel collections that are accessible from the listings on their site.

Here is a direct link to all the first issues they have available as of 6/14/07:

http://www.dccomics.com/sites/vertigo_num1s/

The above link will give you a listing of all the free content they have available. Clicking any of the listing will bring you to the trade listing on the main DC site. You then just click on the "Download Issue #1" link below the cover preview for the PDF’ed version of the issue.

The books on the linked page aren't in order so you may need to search the page for what you want to find a particular one.

Most, if not all, of the material released by Vertigo contains some mature content. They have a disclaimer on the first page of all the mature content that states [b]"The following content is intended to be enjoyed by mature readers. By proceeding from this point, you are certifying that you are 18 years of age or older."[/b] So you've been warned.

[size="-3"]Here is a breakdown of the titles and a brief discription of the stories.
[b]AMERICAN VIRGIN[/b] VOL. 1: HEAD - Adam Chamberlain is a 20-year-old youth minister, a best-selling author, and most important, the head of a rabid national virginity movement. But practicing virgin or not, Adam is about to lose it when his girlfriend is killed.
Writen by Steven T. Seagle with art by Becky Cloonan
[b]DEATH: THE HIGH COST OF LIVING[/b] - The is the story of the one day in every hundred years when Death, the older sister of the Sandman, walks among humans to gain a better understanding of those to whom she will be their final visitor.
Writen by Neil Gaiman with art by Chris Bachalo
[b]100 BULLETS[/b] VOL. 1: FIRST SHOT, LAST CALL - The series in which the mysterious Agent Graves offers immunity to everyday people to carry out their innermost desires of vengeance with the 100 bullets that he supplies. Can they pull the trigger?
Writen by Brian Azzarello with art by Eduardo Risso
[b]DEADMAN[/b] VOL. 1: DEADMAN WALKING - This unique series explores the mysteries of life and love after death. When Brandon Cayce is killed in a horrifying airplane wreck caused by his brother, he must confront the riddles of life and death head-on. Brandon realizes the person with the answers to save him from his demise may be his late brother's own wife - a woman he once loved himself.
Writen by Bruce Jones with art by John Watkiss
[b]DMZ[/b] VOL. 1: ON THE GROUND - The story of the ultimate embedded war journalist trapped in a most unlikely war zone: the street of New York City, or as the world nowknowsit,the DMZ.
Writen by Brian Wood with art by Riccardo Burchelli
[b]DOOM PATROL[/b] VOL. 1: CRAWLING FROM THE WRECKAGE - Shunned as freaks and outcasts, and tempered by loss and insanity, the Doom Patrol faces threats mystifying in nature, corrupted beyond any sensible motives - threats that must, at all costs, be defeated.
Writen by Grant Morrison with art by Richard Case
[b]FABLES[/b] VOL 1: LEGENDS IN EXILE - The infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile when a savage creature known as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legendsand fairy tales. These magical characters now disguise themselves as normal citizens in modern-day New York and around the world.
Writen by Bill Willingham with art by Lan Medina and Steve Leialoha
[b]HELLBLAZER[/b]: ORIGINAL SINS - The adventures of John Constantine, an unconcerned, somewhat amoral occultist with a British working-class background is a hero, of sorts, who manages to come out on top through a combination of luck, trickery, and genuine magical skill.
Writen by Jamie Delano with art by John Ridgway
[b]HUMAN TARGET[/b] - Christopher Chance, a master of disguise, makes a living by cunningly taking on the appearance and persona of men and women with contracts out against them.
Writen and drawn by Peter Milligan
[b]JACK OF FABLES[/b] VOL. 1: THE (NEARLY) GREAT ESCAPE - The charming and insufferable Jack of Tales steps out of the pages of Bill Willingham's acclaimed Eisner Award-winning series FABLES to star in his own series. Jack has left the comfort of Fabletown to make his way across the heartland of America and has extreme adventures with other notorious, renegade Fables along the way.
Writen by Bill Willingham with art by Matthew Sturges and Tony Akins
[b]LOVELESS[/b] VOL.1: A KIN OF HOMECOMING - West Cutter is a wanted man running from a violent past, the horrors of the Civil War, but now he's come home in search of his wife Ruth - a tormented woman who hides dark secrets of her own. This frontier Bonnie & Clyde will cut a bloody swath of redemption on a quest for the one thing that has always eluded them - peace.
Writen by Brian Azzarello with art by Marcelo Frusin
[b]PREACHER[/b] VOL 1: GONE TO TEXAS - Reverend Jesse Custer gains the ability to make people do whatever he says and goes on a violent and riotous quest with his girlfriend Tulip and the hard drinking Irish vampire Cassidy to literallyfind Godand take Him to task for the world's injustices.
Writen by Garth Ennis with art by Steve Dillon
[b]SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE[/b] VOL. 1: THE TARANTULA - In this noir detective tale of intrigue, bigotry and incest, millionaire Wesley Dodds takes on the costumed persona of the Sandman to catch a sadistic killer in 1930s New York. Donning a gas mask, fedora, business suit and cape, Dodds goes after the Tarantula, a brutal kidnapper who is mercilessly preying upon the women of high society. But as the Sandman walks through a world of corruption and deceit, he uncovers the true secret of the murders and their implausible connection to the city's most prominent family.
Writen by Matt Wagner with art by Guy Davis
[b]SWAMP THING[/b] VOL. 1: SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING - The SWAMP THING is an elemental creature created out of the Swamp by a freak accident that uses the forces of nature and wisdom of the plant kingdom to fight the polluted world's self-destruction.
Writen by Alan Moore with art by Stephen Bissette and John Totleben
[b]TESTAMENT[/b] VOL. 1: AKEDAH - From the imagination of best-selling author Douglas Rushkoff comes a graphic novel series that exposes the "real" Bible as it was actually written, and reveals how its mythic tales are repeated today.
Grad student Jake Stern leads an underground band of renegades that uses any means necessary to combat the frightening threats to freedom that permeate the world. They employ technology, alchemy, media hacking and mysticism to fight a modern threat that has its roots in ancient stories destined to recur in the modern age.
Writen by Douglas Rushkoff with art by Liam Sharp
[b]THE INVISIBLES[/b]: SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION - Only a subversive group of clandestine anarchists called THE INVISIBLES can oppose a sinister secret organization that has been creating a hypnotic state of conformity and control through their manipulation of the government, business, and entertainment by creating self-awareness and freedom through disobedience.
Writen by Grant Morrison with art by Steve Yeowell and Jill Thompson
[b]THE SANDMAN[/b] VOL. 1: PRELUDES AND NOCTURNES - The first story of Morpheus, Lord of Dreams, tells of his plight and the quest he must undertake to retain his lost kingdom.
Writen by Neil Gaiman with art by Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III and Dave McKean
[b]THE BOOKS OF MAGIC[/b] - DC's occult characters guide young Tim Hunter, potentially the world's most powerful sorcerer, through the realms of magic in this supernatural tour de force.
Writen by Neil Gaiman with art by John Bolton, Charles Vess and Scott Hampton
[b]THE LOSERS[/b]: ANTE UP - This hard-hitting crime/espionage series mixes real-world scenarios with widescreen action. Once an elite U.S. Special Forces unit, the Losers served as the covert bloody hand of America until they stumbled across a C.I.A. secret they couldn't ignore. The government tried to kill them but failed. Now it's payback time.
Writen by Andy Diggle with art by Jock
[b]THE EXTERMINATORS[/b]: BUG BROTHERS VOL. 1 - Vertigo's twisted series follows the dysfunctional adventures of exterminator Henry James and his freakish supporting cast as they take on the cruel chaos of nature in the dirty corners of Los Angeles - only to stumble upon a secret that could well reverse the positions of exterminator and pest!
Writen by Simon Oliver with art by Tony Moore
[b]TRANSMETROPOLITAN[/b] VOL. 1: BACK ON THE STREET - Outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of his surreal 21st Century through black humor as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word.
Writen by Warren Ellis with art by Darick Robertson
[b]Y: THE LAST MAN[/b] VOL 1: UNMANNED - The saga of Yorick Brown, an unemployed slacker that discovers he is the only male left in a world inhabited solely by women after a plague of unknown origin instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome.
Writen by Brian K. Vaughan with art by Pia Guerra[/size]

Free Preview Issues Online

coffeeman27 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:50:17 GMT

I thought I'd post some of the links I've found for free versions of mainly first issues of different series online.

There are many places to find these online versions. For the most part they are offered by publishers on their sites as a means of promoting lesser know material; as a result most of the stuff I'll be linking to is material from independent publishers or smaller imprints.

I'll be updating this thread as I come across other books. If you happen to know of other books available online, please provide the link.

A couple of guidelines for posted material:

1) Please keep in mind that all the links need to be only to [b]LEGALLY[/b] provided material. Please don't add any links to illegal copies of or downloadable versions of copyrighted material. If I see any, I'll nix the link.

We want to provide links to material in order to turn readers onto new material, not to steal money from creators trying to make a living.

2) Links posted must adhere to the overall guidelines of the CPG forums. For example, no posting links to sites with sexually explicit contents (i.e. no adult comics ;) )