WASTELAND #21 goes on sale today. This is “Dogs Of War”, the start of a brand new story arc. The Diamond order code is AUG084232, and here’s the solicit:
Michael and Abi have escaped the city to renew their quest for A-Ree-Yass-I, but a long journey across the harsh desert is the least of their troubles when they’re caught between two Dog Tribes! Can they discover the Tribes’ secrets… before the Tribes discover who Michael and Abi really are?
As always with a new story arc, there’s also a brand new soundtrack song now available for free download. Check out Sanctuary Four.
Finally, some advance appearance news: I’ll be at Thought Bubble next month, I’ll be signing at Travelling Man Leeds in early December, and I’m hoping to make it to the New York Comic Con in February (and it doesn’t clash with Superbowl weekend, thank goodness). More details on all of these closer to the time/s.
Just a quick reminder that DEAD SPACE goes on sale tomorrow in America for PS3 and XBOX.
Us Euros, and PC owners, will have to wait another week—by which time No Known Survivors will have wrapped up, too. It’s a good time to be a space zombie killer on the loose.
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WASTELAND #20 is on sale this week. This is Apocalyptic City—another of our ‘interlude’ one-off issues with a very special guest artist, Eisner award-winner Chuck BB of BLACK METAL fame.
The story of how Marcus founded Newbegin is known to everyone in the city. But how is it told… and just how true is it? Join the audience and gather round, as Newbegin’s famous marketplace storyteller is about to begin the tale!
This issue is also a bit special because we’ve approached it differently. For the first time in these interludes Christopher contributes some art too, and Chuck’s art illuminates the actual fables and stories of how Newbegin was founded. It’s something I’ve wanted to try for a while, so I hope you enjoy it.
The Diamond order code is JUL084167.
Issue #6 of DEAD SPACE, the final instalment of the series, goes on sale this week. The Diamond order code is JUN082254, and here’s the solicit text:
Concluding the prequel horror series to Electronic Arts’ upcoming DEAD SPACE survival horror game! One by one the avenues of escape from the colony of Aegis VII are closed off. Survival seems impossible! But Neumann has a plan. Will it be their salvation? Or will the colony itself become nothing more than a dead space?
…It probably isn’t giving too much away to tell you that it doesn’t end well. For anyone.
And don’t forget there’s more DEAD SPACE goodness (or should that be goriness) at No Known Survivors.
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The new WASTELAND T-shirts are now available from the Oni Press merchandise store. This year’s design features new and exclusive art by series artist Christopher Mitten…
…And rocks pretty hard, basically. There is a second design from this year, which we did in an “ultra-limited” run, and hopefully they’ll be up on the store soon, too. I’ll let you know when they do, of course.
(NB: The big ‘FRONT’ type isn’t actually on the shirt. Obviously.)
Like everyone else and their aunt I’m running around preparing for San Diego right now, so without further ado:
WASTELAND #19 (Diamond order code MAY084063) is scheduled to reach stores this week. This issue is Rain When I Die, and concludes the current story arc. Here’s the solicit text:
The battle is over! But with the Sand-Eaters defeated, Jakob faces a new dilemma—stay or leave? Meanwhile, as the council reels from the revelation of Mebsaa, a new plan for the city is hatched—and Golden Voice’s final quest for Sunner freedom may be its first victim…
(Note that, owing to San Diego, thebigwet.com won’t be updated until next week.)
Also due to Comic-Con, there’s of course no telling how many stores WASTELAND will actually reach this week—as I predicted, DEAD SPACE #5 wasn’t available everywhere on the 16th for the same reasons, but if your store missed out, you should be sorted this week instead.
As for San Diego Comic-Con itself, I’ll be there (along with more than 100,000 other people if reports are to be believed—yikes), merrily signing away. If you want to find me, check the bar here’s where I’ll be.
All Oni Press signings are with Christopher Mitten; all EA signings are with Ben Templesmith.
Thursday
12.00-1.20 - Oni Press, #1834
2.00-4.00 - EA, #5233
4.30-5.50 - Oni Press, #1834Friday
2.00-4.00 - EA, #5233
4.30-5.50 - Oni Press, #1834Saturday
10.30-11.50 - Oni Press, #1834
2.00-4.00 - EA, #5233
6.00-6.50 - Oni Press, #1834Ben and I will also be on Saturday’s DEAD SPACE panel, which starts at 5.00 in Room 2.
Sunday
3.00-4.20 - Oni Press, #1834
At the Oni booth we’ll be selling two brand new WASTELAND T-shirts and giving away some very cool button badges. As for DEAD SPACE, I’ll be amazed if there aren’t posters and the like available at the EA booth.
Also, do note that EA booth number; it’s way over the other end of the convention centre from the main comics booths, so get your walking boots on.
And that’s it from me until the con’s over. Hope to see you there.
[ Dead Space / Wasteland / Appearances / On Sale ]
DEAD SPACE #5 goes on sale this week, or so I’m told. To be honest, during the run-up to San Diego (and to a lesser extent the aftermath too), you can never be sure. But that’s what the shipping list says, so fingers crossed.
The Diamond order code for this issue is MAY082199, priced $2.99 US from all good comic stores. Here’s the solicit text:
The infection has begun! The colonists of Aegis VII begin a desperate fight for survival in the face of the necromorph onslaught, as the true scope of their fate becomes clear. Can anyone escape before the colony is overrun?
Can anyone indeed? You’ll have to wait till next month’s final issue to find out. But you can probably make an educated guess.
My San Diego schedule should be finalised within the next couple of days, and I’ll post it here when I have it. Don’t touch that dial/mouse/address bar.
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WASTELAND #18 goes on sale today in North America, tomorrow in Europe. (A little later than expected, thanks to a printer foul-up that meant the original run had to be pulped. Grrr.)
Anyway, this issue is Iron Horse/Born To Lose, which sees the current story arc racing towards its conclusion:
Jakob’s plan to deal with the Sand-Eaters gathers speed, and Skot slowly acclimatises to his newfound status. But as Golden Voice prepares to march an army of Sunners on the council building, someone else is way ahead of him—a Sand-Eater called Mebsaa…
The Diamond order code is APR084042, on sale from good comic stores everywhere. As always, thebigwet.com will also be updated today.
Finally, a quick reminder that tomorrow evening I’ll be at Travelling Man in Leeds for the Comics Masterclass session. See here for details.
DEAD SPACE #4 goes on sale this week. For those of you who’ve been clamouring “Get to the damn monsters already!”, well, you might want to read the solicitation text:
The planet cracker ship Ishimura arrives in orbit, bringing with it even more problems for a mining colony already rapidly descending into madness. And when the operation finally “pops the cork” on the planet, all hell breaks loose!
So there you go.
The Diamond order code for this issue is APR082194, $2.99 US from all good comic stores. Enjoy.
In other news, I’ll be making a couple of appearances at the end of this month, in Manchester and Leeds. More details closer to the time.
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Double whammy today, as new issues of both WASTELAND and DEAD SPACE go on sale.
WASTELAND #17 is “Ride the Lightning”, in which Jakob gets some unexpected help from ex-Primate Heddor, and the Newbegin council’s politics take a deadly turn.
The Diamond code is FEB083946, and here’s the solicit text:
The Harvey Award-nominated series’ third startling story arc continues, as Heddor and Jakob must protect the city of Newbegin from the onslaught of the sandies! Find out why Independent Propaganda says, “WASTELAND is an epic in the making, and one of the few pieces of new fiction - in any medium - worthy of that label.”
DEAD SPACE #3, meanwhile, looks deeper into the madness afflicting the Aegis VII colony, as a shocking moment forces Neumann to re-evaluate his position…
The Diamond code is MAR082092. Here’s the solicit text:
The mysterious artifact is finally excavated at the Aegis VII mining colony. Theories about its true purpose spread like wildfire, and hint of a terrible fate for the colonists!
Both titles are available from all good comic stores. You know what to do.
[ Dead Space / Wasteland / On Sale ]
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