Almost Advanced Solicits Time

My Image Picks:

RONIN HOOD OF THE 47 SAMURAI GN
Written by Jeff Amano, art by Craig Rousseau and Wayne Faucher, colors by Giulia Brusco, cover by Jeff Amano.

The Free Comic Book Day sensation of 2005 is now in one complete graphic novel! Masterless after his Lord falls prey to treachery, samurai Oishi of the 47 Ronin leads his faithful few to vengeance. The time has come to defend their honor and raise their swords one final time.
96 pages, $9.99, in stores on Sept. 14.

LONG HOT SUMMER GN
Written by Eric Stephenson, art and cover by Jamie McKelvie.

Alone amidst a crowd of Southern California mods obsessed with scooters, soul and style, nobody takes Ken seriously. He mooches everything from rides to cigarettes to meals -- usually from his best friend, Steve. But that's all about to change. Ken has just met the girl of his dreams. Too bad she only has eyes for Steve. It's going to be a long, hot summer.
96 pages, black and white, $7.99, in stores on Sept. 14.

FELL #1
Written by Warren Ellis, art and cover by Ben Templesmith.

Detective Richard Fell is transferred over the bridge from the big city to Snowtown, a feral district whose police roster 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. Even him.
24 pages, $1.99, in stores on Sept. 7.

My Dark Horse Picks:

CHOSEN TPB
Written by Mark Millar, art by Peter Gross.

Imagine you're 12 years old and suddenly discover that you are the returned Jesus Christ. You can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk, and perhaps even raise the dead. What do you and your family do, and how does it affect you knowing that you're destined to grow up and take part in a conflict that people have been waiting almost two thousand years for? Chosen has been described in the British press as Spider-Man meets The Book of Revelation. SFX magazine describes it as Harry Potter for Christian fundamentalists. Chosen is the latest graphic novel in the Millarworld line of books from writer Mark Millar.
72 pages, $9.95, in stores on Oct. 12.

CURSE OF DRACULA TPB
Written by Marv Wolfman, art by Gene Colan, colored by Dave Stewart.

In the 1970s, writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan created seventy issues of terrifying tales in the classic Marvel series The Tomb of Dracula. Now, Wolfman and Colan are together again, offering a fresh take on the most enduring character in horror fiction and catapulting the Lord of the Dead back into comics stardom.
A mysterious and persuasive figure is moving amongst the circles of San Francisco's political elite. When Jonathan Van Helsing and his team of vampire hunters come to town investigating a string of grisly murders and stumble into a virtual pit of blood-soaked horrors, they know it's only a matter of time before they come face to face with the master of the dark.
80 pages, $9.95, in stores on Oct. 12.

Admittedly, I will have even more towards the middle of next week. When Marvel and DC reveal their products shipping in September. What draws me to most of these is the prices, which are relatively cheap. Warren Ellis' Fell for instance is only $2. I would have had the actual pictures to accompany these solicits. But I cannot figure out how to put multiple pictures in one post.