Action Lab Entertainment's New Releases for the week of April 23rd, 2014

ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT COMICS IN STORES THIS WEEK New Releases for the week of April 23rd, 2014 (If links do not open when clicked, copy and paste them into your favorite web browser.)    FRACTURE VOL.2 #4 (of 4) Writer(s): Shawn Gabborin Artist Name(s): Chad Cicconi (p/i), Bill Blankenship (c) Cover Artist(s): Chad Cicconi (p/i), Bill Blankenship (c) Steve Bryant In this climactic last installment of the newest arc of FRACTURE, the city of Triton is held hostage by the Society of Thorns and its minions, while Virtue fights Jeff for control of their shared existence. An unexpected ally joins the battle with disastrous consequences, leading to a final shocking twist. Variant cover by Steve Bryant (Athena Voltaire)! FC/ 32 pages / $2.99 standard /$3.99 Variant edition      RATED PG      GHOST TOWN Vol.1 TPB Writer(s): Ryan Lindsay, Dave Dwonch Artist Name(s): Daniel Logan, Justin Greenwood Cover Artist(s): Justin Greenwood  The unthinkable has happened. In the wake of time displaced  terrorist attacks on Baltimore and Las Vegas, Washington DC has been  evacuated. With the government uprooted, the abandoned Capital has  become a refuge for bandits, smugglers, hardened criminals and those  who have chosen to stay behind in this pre-apocalyptic Ghost Town. Collects the four issue series’ first arc. FC/ 116pages / $11.99      MATURE READERS         JACK HAMMER #3 (of 4) Writer(s): Brandon Barrows Artist Name(s): Ionic Cover Artist(s): Ionic  With the architect of Eddie Newman's death revealed, Jack goes on the offensive to  confront the mastermind pulling the strings of Boston's underworld and rescue Newman's kidnapped widow. He knows the who and the how, but the questions remain: why? And does he stand a chance? Variant cover by Des Taylor (The Trouble with Katie Rogers) FC/ 32 pages / $2.99 standard /$3.99 Variant edition     ALL AGES       SKYWARD VOLUME 2: STRANGE CREATURES TPB Writer(s): Jeremy Dale Artist Name(s): Jeremy Dale Cover Artist(s): Jeremy Dale  Jeremy Dale and Action Lab proudly present the second volume of the  runaway hit action-fantasy, Skyward! New, curious allies and strange, twisted enemies  emerge as Quinn runs headfirst into a conflict that's bigger than he ever dreamed  possible. Who will catch up to our young hero? Enter... The savage Rabites! Or will it  be Skerrigan who ends our hero's journey? Continuing the series that TMStash lauds as  "...Breathtaking. You won't be able to put this down!" Thrill to the fantastic storybook  adventure from Jeremy Dale (G.I. Joe, Marvel Kapow!), following the exciting tale of  Quinn and his dog, Jack-- left orphaned by an invasion of his homeland. Collects  Skyward #4-6, as well as the critically-acclaimed Halloween Comicfest 2013 short story,  "Into the Grim." FC/ 96 pages / $8.99      ALL AGES        VAMPLETS: THE UNDEAD PET SOCIETY                                               Writer(s): Gayle Middleton and Dave Dwonch Artist Name(s): Amada Coronado (p), David Dwonch (i) Bill Blankenship (c) Cover Artist(s): Amanda Coronado (a), Bill Blankenship (c)  The Legend of the Ghost Pony begins here in this terrifyingly sweet installment from  Hasbro designer/illustrator of My Little Pony Gayle Middleton! Ghost Ponies have been the harbingers of the weird for years. Whenever they appear, creatures near have disappeared, never to return. Where do they come from? What is their terrible secret? And what is the Ghost Pony’s connection to a vampyre baby named Lily Rose Shadowlyn? Find out in this all new adventure! Variant cover by Gayle Middleton herself. FC/ 32 pages / $3.99 standard /$4.99 Variant edition      ALL AGES

Action Lab's Releases for the week of January 22, 2014

ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT COMICS IN STORES THIS WEEK New Releases for the week of January 22, 2014  BO PLUSHY GANGSTA #1 (of 4) Writer(s): Pavel Balabanov, Vasily Terentiev Artist Name(s): Pavel Balabanov ** Cover Artist(s): Pavel Balabanov Are the legends of Bo, the “teddy bear” gangsta, true? And, did we just say teddy bear gangsta?! You’re about to find out–when Bo’s girls get nabbed by a rival gang boss, the mysterious and fearsome plushy gangsta is forced into action! It’s Scarface meets Ted in this over-the-top video game style urban epic. Also ships with a variant cover by Balabadov! Bo features an amazing superstar artist in the making, in this first comic work from a Russian video game artist, Pavel Balabanov! From Russia with thug!! FRACTURE Vol.2 #2 Writer(s): Shawn Gabborin Artist Name(s): Chad Cicconi (p/i), Bill Blankenship (c) Cover Artist(s): Chad Cicconi (p/i), Bill Blankenship (c)  As Jeff comes to terms with his new reality and Virtue struggles for control, the Crocodile sets deadly plans in motion.  More fractures explode onto the scene, which threatens to reach a breaking point!   Experience the title that started it all for Action Lab in an all new adventure! JACK HAMMER #1 Writer(s): Brandon Barrows Artist Name(s): Ionic Cover Artist(s): Ionic  In Boston, where powers are real and heroes are rare, Jack McGriskin is a private detective with a wicked right cross and a penchant for nosiness.  When a missing person he’s searching for turns up dead, he stumbles onto a web of hidden corruption and a world he thought he’d left behind!  Variant cover by Riley Rossmo (Pirate Cowboy Ninja, Green Wake)! SKYWARD #5 Writer(s): Jeremy Dale Artist Name(s): Jeremy Dale Cover Artist(s): Jeremy Dale Now an ongoing series! Skerrigan is on the prowl, leaving bodies in his wake as he chases down Quinn--but will he discover the Rabite camp? The highly-acclaimed, all-ages action-fantasy ups the ante as our heroes scramble to escape their fates. Skyward is making waves! Alternate cover by Khary Randolph (Charismagic, TMNT) and Laura Martin (Thor, Authority)! PRINCELESS ENCORE EDITION #3 Writer(s): Jeremy Whitley Artist Name(s): M. Goodwin Cover Artist(s): M. Goodwin  Read for yourself the issue that was nominated for the Eisner for Best Single Issue!  Adrienne has escaped her father with only the armor on her back...and that doesn't even fit.  Now she must face the most trying moment in a young heroines life...finding real armor for a girl!  Will she ever escape the sea of leather corsets and chain mail bikinis?