PREVIEW: NEW AVENGERS/TRANSFORMERS #2

The Avengers Battle The Autobots!
The pop culture collision of the summer continues in Marvel & IDW Publishing’s New Avengers/Transformers #2 (of 4), as the Autobots and Avengers come to blows…with each other? Writer Stuart Moore and artist Tyler Kirkham assemble to bring you this clash of heroes…while Doctor Doom and Megatron lay in wait! But what is the connection between these diabolical villains? Why was Spider-Man taken hostage? Answers come fast and furious, but when the dust settles, there may not be anyone left standing to prevent Armageddon!
Robots In Disguise, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and the most powerful villains either team have ever faced—what else do you need? It’s time to assemble and roll out with New Avengers/Transformers #2!
Written by STUART MOORE
Penciled by TYLER KIRKHAM
Cover by JASON PEARSON
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—7/19/07, On-Sale—8/08/07

PREVIEW: THE LONERS #4

Can Marvel's former teen heroes stay out of the spandex life? Once she fought aliens and super–villains as the brainy member of Power Pack; now she's trying to become a star in Hollywood - - which is the tougher challenge for Lightspeed? Plus, why has the former Generation X mutant now known as Hollow reached out to the guy who used to be a Green Goblin? C.B. Cebulski (X-MEN FAIRY TALES) and Karl Moline (Route 666) keep you guessing in the latest installment of this RUNAWAYS spin-off!
COVER BY: JASON PEARSON
WRITER: C. B. CEBULSKI
PENCILS: KARL MOLINE
INKS: KARL MOLINE
LETTERED BY: VC - RUS WOOTON
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

Loners #1 Sells Out

Marvel Comics is pleased to announce that Loners #1, the debut issue of writer C.B Cebulski and artist Karl Moline's new limited series, has sold out at Diamond. Following the trials and tribulations of former teen heroes who seek support in removing themselves from superheroics, The Loners has drawn rave reviews from all corners.
"C.B. Cebulski does a brilliant job of humanizing these down-on-their-luck ex-crimefighters and making the concept his own," said Ben Morse of WizardUnvierse.Com. "It's definitely worth your $2.99."
Richard George of IGN.Com raved that Loners, "is an absolutely fascinating and ambitious concept."
"The Loners charmed me in a few short pages, and progressively grew on me as I read," Troy Brownfield of Newsarama, adding, "a debut like this has a real future."
Scott Williams of Comixtreme gushed, "This issue was a solid start to one of the most promising mini-series I can recently recall… I would love to see these characters continue in an ongoing series after this."
The sentiment was echoed by Tobey Cook of SilverBulletComicBooks.Com, who said, "This book is a fantastic read."
Please note that copies of The Loners #1 may be available at the retail level. There are no plans to go back to press at this time. Marvel advises retailers to check their orders for upcoming issue of this hit limited series that shows a decidedly different corner of the Marvel Universe.
LONERS #2 (of 6)
Written by C.B. CEBULSKI
Penciled by KARL MOLINE
Cover by JASON PEARSON
Rated T+ …$2.99
On Sale- 5/2/07

PREVIEW: LONERS #2 (of 6)

It’s Ricochet’s day off! But can the former Slinger – used to costumed days of girls and thrills – adjust to life as just another wannabe in L.A.? And when he’s pushed by the guilt of his past, will he spiral back into the tights? What do you think? So who’s waiting to slice his jacket to shreds – and what former Generation X member makes a shocking return on the very last page?
Written by C.B. CEBULSKI
Penciled by KARL MOLINE
Cover by JASON PEARSON
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

PREVIEW: LONERS #1

They were once the teen heroes known as Darkhawk, Turbo, Ricochet, Green Goblin, and Lightspeed. Now they're just five adults trying to stay out of the spandex.
Debuting in the pages of Brian K. Vaughan's Runaways in 2005, the team of former teen heroes looking to kick their super hero addiction is back by popular demand in Loners #1 .
They were once the teen heroes known as Darkhawk, Turbo, Ricochet, Green Goblin, and Lightspeed. Now they're just five adults trying to stay out of the spandex. But the group now known as the Loners are about to find out that quitting the super hero biz is easier said than done.
"As a huge fan of teen drama, I've been dying to get my hands on a diverse cast of young Marvel characters with the personalities and relationships that make them real people as well as super heroes," says writer C.B. Cebulski. "Loners has finally provided me with that opportunity! Spinning out of Runaways , Loners stars an all-star ensemble cast of teen heroes looking to possibly get out of the super hero game, but once you have the powers, can you ever truly give up the lifestyle? If you ever wondered what happened to Darkhawk, Ricochet, Turbo, Green Goblin and Julie Power, this is the book for you! And you don't want to miss the surprise guests along the way!"
Founded by Turbo and the heroic Green Goblin (as well as anonymous backing from another former teen hero, Rick Jones), the Loners' focus is to help fellow teenage super heroes adjust to normal lives and dissuade other super-powered teenagers from becoming heroes. But will the call to action be too much for the Loners to resist?
From writer C.B. Cebulski (X-Men: Fairy Tales), artist Kevin Moline (Rogue), and cover artist Jason Pearson (Body Bags), Loners explodes from the pages of the fan-favorite Runaways into your local comic shop this April.
Written by C. B. CEBULSKI
Art by KARL MOLINE
Cover by JASON PEARSON
Rated T+ …$2.99