WOWIO have released a boatload of new comics this week – including the acclaimed ‘Last Days Of American Crime:
The Last Days Of American Crime
From Rick Remender, the critically acclaimed writer of “Punisher” and “Fear Agent.”
In the not-too-distant future, as a final response to terrorism and crime, the U.S. government plans in secret to broadcast a signal making it impossible for anyone to knowingly commit unlawful acts. To keep this from the public, the government creates a distraction, installing a new currency system using digital charge cards.
Enter Graham Bricke, a career criminal never quite able to hit the big score. In a grand scheme, Graham intends to steal one of the charging stations, skip the country and live off unlimited funds for the rest of his life. But the media has leaked news of the anti-crime signal one week before it was to go live…and now Graham and his team have just a few days to turn the heist of the century into the last crime in American history.
Hercules Volume 01: The Thracian Wars, Issue 01
From the pen of Steve Moore (DR. WHO; JONNI FUTURE) comes a tale of Hercules in his darkest hours.
When the Thracian King summons the Greek hero and his six battle-worn companions to mold the Thracian army into a bloodthirsty, ruthless killing machine, the Son of Zeus rushes to answer the call of war and gold. But within the nation of Thrace lies an epic tale of war, murder, deception, and sacrifice that shows Hercules how far from grace he’s fallen- and what he must accomplish for redemption.
Caliber: First Canon Of Justice, Issue 01
From visionary writer Sam Sarkar comes a stunning reinvention of the Arthurian legend where the might of the Round Table rides the Old West with guns blazing.
In the far reaches of the Old Pacific Northwest lies a world where lawlessness runs rampant and only a mystical six-shooter forged from the metal of the legendary Excalibur can balance the scales.
With Caliber in hand and posse at his side, Arthur must fulfill his destiny as the Lawbringer to defeat evil and restore order to his home.
Legends: The Enchanted
Violently ripped from the pages of folklore emerge the Enchanted. This band of supernatural immortals inhabit a steampunk realm, infested by nightmarish creatures, where nature, technology and foul magic are in constant conflict. When the mutilated remains of the half-wooden, half-mechanical warrior, Pinocchio are discovered, wolf-hunter Red Hood and giant-killer Jack realize that their protective spell of immortality has been broken. Jack and Red, with the help of the other Enchanted mercenaries such as Goldilocks and psychic exterminators Hansel and Gretel, team up on an adventure to stop whatever, or whoever, is eliminating their powers and destroying their kind.
Time Bomb 01
When a hidden city is discovered beneath the streets of Berlin, Hitler’s ultimate doomsday weapon – an Omega bomb designed to wipe out the human race – is accidently activated. Now, crews of specialists with state-of-the-art weapons and equipment must travel back in time to stop the bomb from going off. However, they soon discover that, rather than going back in time as intended, they’ve been sent back into the heart of Hitler’s Germany.
Aladdin Volume 01: Legacy of the Lost, Issue 01
From the mystical city of Shambhalla to the ends of the Earth comes a tale of magic, mystery and the motivations of power. It is the world of Ala ad-Din, better known as ALADDIN.
Thief, gambler, liar and cheat, Aladdin’s reckless soul falls under the eye of the sorcerer Maugrah, who has spent his life scouring the sands for the Dreaming Jewel. This lost relic of shattering power will enable Maugrah to steal the magic of the Djinn of the Lamp and reshape the world in his own malicious design. But to do so, he requires a mystical ability carried within Aladdin’s blood…power that not even Aladdin himself knows about. An epic adventure that twists the classic saga into dark, unexplored territories with multi-Eisner nominated writer Ian Edginton!
FVZA: Federal Vampire And Zombie Agency, Issue 01
In a world where a deadly disease transforms innocent victims into Zombies, a long dormant government task force is called into action: The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency. Throughout history, from the Civil War to World War II, the FVZA protected humanity from the blood-sucking, flesh-eating hordes — until a cure was discovered that sent the undead to their graves.
When a new incurable strain of the virus ravages a small town in America, Agent Landra Pecos must call upon her lethal skills to eradicate the threat. But as Landra delves deeper into her investigation of the undead menace, she uncovers shocking secrets that will change her life forever.
Based on the popular website FVZA.org and written by comics superstar David Hine (Civil War: X-Men, Spider-Man Noir, Arkham Asylum).
City of Dust – A Philip Khrome Story, Issue 01
From the dark mind of STEVE NILES (“30 Days of Night”) comes a story set in the aftermath of our world’s collapse. This chilling vision of the future unveils a world where the police now patrol for crimes of the imagination. Religious beliefs, along with any tales of false heroes, idols or gods, are illegal. The world is anew and the enemy adapts.
Detective Philip Khrome doesn’t enforce Imagination, he works homicide; that’s where the action is, and he’s seen it all before. But criminals evolve and the world’s forever changing. When a killing spree hits his city sector, Khrome finds himself face to face with killers born of grim reality with old world superstition and everything is not what it seems.
Driver for the Dead 01
Radical introduces a new supernatural horror set in the heart of Louisiana, from John Heffernan and illustrator Leonardo Manco (Hellblazer).
Alabaster Graves is a driver for the dead. As a veteran of funeral homes, mortuaries, and coroners’ offices across the Deep South, Graves chauffeurs hundreds of bodies to their final resting places. But now, Alabaster must cover the distance from Shreveport to New Orleans to retrieve the remains of Mose Freeman, renown voodoo priest, with Freeman’s sultry granddaughter riding shotgun. What he doesn’t know is that he’s being pursued by a resurrectionist named Fallow – a necromancer who gets his power from stealing body parts…and for whom the corpse of Mose Freeman would be the ultimate prize.
After Dark 01
From celebrated director Antoine Fuqua (Brooklyn’s Finest, Training Day), acclaimed actor Wesley Snipes (Blade) and award-winning writer Peter Milligan (X-Statix, Skreemer) comes the post-apocalyptic saga of After Dark!
Guided by an amoral drifter, a crew of jaded mercenaries must travel into the dark places of the ruined planet, and the even darker places of their own pasts, on a journey to find a woman who might just save the world. But maybe the world is past saving. And maybe the people who still inhabit that world aren’t worth saving. “After Dark” is a story of hidden demons and the passion for survival, set in a future that could very well be ours.
Squared Circle 01
Aiming to recreate the Saturday morning wrestling shows of yore, “Squared Circle” features over-the-top heroes and villains and all the wrestling action you can handle! Every issue represents an hour long episode of TV followed by a fifth issue super-card or “Pay-Per-View,” fully embracing the style and format of the sports entertainment phenomenon!
Adventures of Giant
Get ready for the debut of the Sensational G-Girl with this collection of the adventures of GIANT and NEMESIS GIRL! This volume features tales of the Jensen family of superheroes, from “Tales of the Champions” #1-4 and “Flare” #36, with stories by Dennis Mallonee and Wilson Hill, artwork by Chris Marrinan and J. Adam Walters.
The trade paperback collection of the adventures of GIANT and NEMESIS GIRL is on sale now from Heroic Publishing and available in comic book stores as of January 2011!
Hotwire, Volume 01: Requiem for the Dead
From the innovative minds of Steve Pugh and Warren Ellis…
In the near future, the living and the dead share the same space. Most of the “Blue Lights” are harmless, witless drones, as lost in death as they were in life. Some want revenge. Some want power. Some even want company to join them in the ranks of the departed.
Enter Alice Hotwire, Detective Exorcist. She’s the best there is at keeping the peace on the Blue Light beat and her fellow officers hate her for it. It’s a job she doesn’t want, in a world she doesn’t understand. But, when a break-in at the Maximum Security Necropolis sets off a surge of violent, brutal hauntings, Alice Hotwire knows she’s the only one that can pull the city from the brink of chaos.
El Apocalipsis
“El Apocalipsis” is a Spanish language version of the book of Revelation from the Bible.
The Promotion
A situational drama revolving around a professional wrestling promotion in 1979 Kansas City. The Mad Men of Professional Wrestling!
