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Fantasy comes alive in this richly detailed saga of Cooper Calloway, a bold World War II fighter pilot, chosen by fate to rally humanity in liberation against an extra terrestrial army enslaving everyone in their path.
The Iron Ghost is an exciting tale of war intrigue that follows the adventures of a vigilante during World War II as he wages a one-man battle against the Nazi Third Reich. It follows the style of such masterpieces as Shadow or the Green Hornet.
Accompanying writer Chuck Dixon (Way of the Rat, Nightwing) is illustrator Sergio Cariello (Metal Locus, Crux, Scion), and cover art by Flint Henry (Sketch Magazine, Batman: Bullock's Law).
Chuck Dixon began his writing career writing for children's books such as Winnie the Pooh and Raggedy Ann and Andy. Later he migrated into the world of comics with his first work for Comico's Evangeline. Eventually his fine talents went to many publishers such as Bongo Comics, CrossGen, Dark Horse, Image, DC, Marvel, and many others. His great talents even led him to a Wizard Fan Award for DC's Vengeance of Bane which made headlines in 1992.
Carson Deeds is a seventeen-year old kid with problems.
His father, Roger, is an abusive crack addict, constantly in and out of both rehab and his son's life. He's never known his mother, Judy, who ran off shortly after Carson was born. His grandfather, whom Carson lives with, recently lost a leg to diabetes and requires constant care and supervision. In school, Carson is the kid that no one talks to unless they're picking on him. Too smart to fit in with his classmates, he's a loner who long ago convinced himself that having no friends was his choice, not a result of the fact that none of the kids in his school like him.
Although Carson does have precisely one friend: A blind girl named Jenny that he tutors to make extra money. He's secretly in love with her but lacks the confidence to express his feelings. Their relationship is a consistent source of angst and frustration for him, especially since Jenny started dating a blind boy named Javier.
If the year was 1964 and Stan Lee was creating Carson Deeds, he'd have a lot in common with Peter Parker. Both are teenagers that come from broken homes. Both are intellectually gifted beyond their years. Neither fits in well with their peers at school. But Peter Parker was created in a time where, after a day of being picked on in school, he'd go home to a warm glass of milk, a hug from Aunt May, and a night spent playing with his microscope. Carson Deeds is reflective of a time where, all too often, emotionally troubled teens mutilate their own arms with razor blades or create homemade Nitroglycerin with instructions downloaded from the Internet. Or rampage through their schools in cold blooded murdering sprees. Carson Deeds isn't emotionally mature enough to drive a car, let alone wield the most powerful suit of armor in the world.
Which is exactly the reason why the armor chooses to be found by him.
Monsterpocalypse is based on the action-packed, collectible miniatures game of the same name from Privateer Press. The era of monsters is upon us! Giant dinosaur-like creatures roam the southern hemisphere wrecking absolute destruction upon every city in their path. Now mankind has designed their own giant protectors, but will they be enough to save mankind or is our time on Earth up? Three months have past since Gorghadra destroyed most of Chicago and left humanity's defender, Sky Sentinel, for scrap. Sky Sentinel has been rebuilt but his commander is gone, and the crew is not happy with the replacement - Major Jackson Chase, a pilot with a less than perfect military career. Tensions among the crew members escalate when Sky Sentinel is dispatched with an untested commander to defend New York City from an unearthly monster!
New stars of the industry will be spotlighted along side some of the industry's best talent. Issue #1 starts with part one of a four part science fiction story, Stephan Nilson's "Metal Locus", written by Keith Champagne (JSA, Legion) and illustrated by Sergio Cariello (Batman, Sojourn, The Lone Ranger). "Metal Locus" explores a world where it's quicker and cheaper to replace broken limbs with mechanical ones rather than mend them. How long will it take before mankind loses all of its humanity for extended life?
Following that you'll be entertained by the antics of Scott Fry's not so heroic super hero "Gauche-Man", written by Scott Fry and Stephan Nilson and illustrated by Scott Fry. With his inability to distinguish the difference in danger from an invading robot dictator or a rat cornered in an alleyway Gauche-Man vows to keep the public safe from harm. No one hurts people in his city unless it's Gauche-Man, and that was an accident... both times.
For the horror fan in all of us ATP Studios proudly brings "Halloween Man" to mainstream comics. Written by Drew Edwards with Nicola Scott (Wonder Woman, Proximity Effect, Knights of the Dinner Table) illustrating. Halloween Man follows the adventures of Solomon, and un-dead hero, and his team of misfit globetrotters as they battle ancient evils in a futuristic city.
Batting clean up is Richie Blackmon's "Necro-City Chronicles" written by Scott Parker and illustrated by Mitch Byrd (Guy Gardner, Dinosaur Theories). Necro-City takes the reader to a dark place where crime is fought with intuition, guns and magic. Step into a world where unregistered magic is a crime against the church and the Goblin King is the patriarch of the fashion world.