Aftershock Comics August Covers And Solicitations

If you’re interested in what Aftershock Comics has coming down
the line, you’re in the right place. Check out the solicits and
covers for what the company is releasing in August.

ALTERS #6

$3.99 / 32 pages / Color / on sale 8.2.17

The story of No-Damn-Name, a loving mother

Chapter 1: The End of the Innocence

writer: Paul Jenkins

artist: Leila Leiz

color: TBD

letterer: Ryane Hill

cover: Leila Leiz

With her nemesis, Matter Man, finally under control, Chalice
begins a new chapter of her life as spokeswoman and primary
recruiter for the Gateway Army.

However, when she encounters a brand new Alter living in extreme
poverty, she is forced to recognize that not everyone wants to be
found, giving her a new perspective on the complexity of her own
situation.

From the writer of Wolverine: Origin, Sentry, and
Hellblazer.

ANIMOSITY #9 (MR)

$3.99 / 32 pages / Color / on sale 8.16.17

writer: Marguerite Bennett

artist: Rafael De Latorre

color: Rob Schwager

letters: Marshall Dillon

cover: Rafael De Latorre w/ Marcelo Maiolo

Tensions run high as betrayal stings Jesse in a way she could
have never imagined. Can Kyle shed his humanity enough to aid Jesse
in her quest? Can Sandor forsake his bestial nature in order to
save that which he loves? The answers lie within!

From Marguerite Bennett (INSEXTS, DC‘s Bombshells,
and A-Force) and Rafael De Latorre (SUPERZERO).

BLACK-EYED KIDS #14 (MR)

$3.99 / 32 pages / Color / on sale 8.16.17

writer: Joe Pruett

artist: Szymon Kudranksi

colors: Guy Major

letters: Marshall Dillon

cover: Francesco Francavilla

In order to save one of their own, Gus, Jim, Reece, and Andrew
must lay siege to the stronghold of the Black-Eyed Children. But is
this a rescue mission or a suicide run?

From Eisner-Award winner Joe Pruett and Szymon Kudranski, the
artist of Daredevil/Punisher and Spawn

BABYTEETH #3

$3.99 / 32 pages / Color / on sale 8.9.17

writer: Donny Cates

artist: Garry Brown

color: Mark Englert

letterer: Taylor Esposito

cover: Garry Brown

Okay, just what the hell is going on in this book? I mean—right?
Assassins? Secret Illuminati groups? Portals to hell? Raccoon
monsters? Earthquakes? Demon babies? LASER TAG FIGHTS? What the
hell, Cates?

Well, look. I promise this is all going to make sense. You just
gotta hang in there. This issue is great, though. You’re gonna love
it.

From the writer of Buzzkill, Paybacks, Redneck and the
break-out hit God Country comes a pulse-pounding new series
with art from THE REVISIONIST’s Garry Brown!

ELEANOR & THE EGRET #4

$3.99 / 32 pages / Color / on sale 8.23.17

writer: John Layman

artist: Sam Kieth

color: Ronda Pattinson

letterer: John Layman

cover: Sam Kieth

After the tragic events of last issue, we ought to change the
name of this book to Eleanor WITHOUT Her Egret, because
she’s on her own now, lost, and her current plan is best described
as desperate, if not suicidal. As for Ellis the Egret, he’s down,
but perhaps he’s not completely out, as this issue, he makes a
couple of very surprising new friends.

From John Layman, appetizing writer of Chew, and Sam
Keith, captivating creator & artist of The Maxx and
co-creator of Sandman, comes the series that HAD to be told
at AfterShock!

JIMMY’S BASTARDS #3

$3.99 / 32 pages / Color / on sale 8.30.17

writer: Garth Ennis

artist: Russ Braun

color: John Kalisz

letterer: Rob Steen

cover: Dave Johnson

The plot thickens as Junior starts turning the screws, and Idi
falls in with some very bad dudes. Nancy’s suspicions grow about
the opposition, but even Jimmy is a tad surprised at her solution
to this episode’s knotty problem. A night at the museum, a man on
the run, and a bit of the old Allah Akbar—in part three of Jimmy’s
Bastards.

From the creator and writer of Preacher and The
Boys comes the brand-new series that HAD to be told at
AfterShock Comics.

THE NORMALS #4

$3.99 / 32 pages / Color / on sale 8.30.17

writer: Adam Glass

artist: Dennis Calero

color: Adriano Augusto

cover: Juan Doe

“Road To Nowhere”

While JACK tries to explain to his family that they are robots,
The Normals try to put as much distance as they can between them
and the evil, WESTIN INCORPORATED. However, being on the run proves
difficult as Westin’s reach is far and wide and they are hell-bent
on recalling EVERY AUTOMATON they created—unless Jack and his
family can find them first.

Created and written by Adam Glass (executive producer of
Supernatural & writer of Suicide Squad) with art
by Dennis Calero (X-Men Noir).

PESTILENCE #4

$3.99 / 32 pages / Color / on sale 8.23.17

writer: Frank Tieri

artist: Oleg Okunev

colors: Rob Schwager

letters: Marshall Dillon

cover: Tim Bradstreet

As the Church’s dark secrets come to light, Fiat Lux must
contend with hordes of zombies in Paris…hordes of zombies who are
beginning to become more advanced! Will this be the end for
Roderick Helms and his men? It will be for one of them, at
least!

Written by the master of violence, gore, and mayhem, Frank Tieri
(Marvel vs Capcom, Wolverine, Deadpool), with spectacular
art from Disney illustrator, Oleg Okunev, and covers by Eisner
Award-nominated artist Tim Bradstreet (The Punisher,
Hellblazer)!

UNHOLY GRAIL #2

$3.99 / 32 pages / Color / on sale 8.9.17

writer: Cullen Bunn

artist: Mirko Colak

color: Maria Santaolalla

letterer: Simon Bowland

cover “A”: Mirko Colak

cover “B”: Francesco Francavilla

The horrific legend of King Arthur continues to unfold. The
demon known as Merlin leaves a trail of carnage and curses as he
searches for the boy who would be king. Arthur wages war against
those who would oppose his sovereignty. The haunted walls of
Camelot are raised. And Arthur meets the woman who will become his
dark queen.

From writer Cullen Bunn (Uncanny X-Men, Deadpool)
and artist Mirko Colak (Punisher) comes a Lovecraftian take
on the Arthurian legend that HAD to be told at AfterShock
Comics.

WORLD READER #5

$3.99 / 32 pages / Color / on sale 8.2.17

writer: Jeff Loveness

artist: Juan Doe

letters: Rachel Deering

cover: Juan Doe

Sarah reaches her final planet, where the hope of life beyond
our world may still exist. But the true nature of her mission is
revealed…and the deeper mystery of The Faded Man takes shape. The
cataclysmic, penultimate chapter of World Reader will change
EVERYTHING.

From Groot and Jimmy Kimmel Live! writer Jeff
Loveness and AMERICAN MONSTER, ANIMOSITY: THE RISE artist
Juan Doe, comes the chilling, epic new series that will be sure to
appeal to fans of The Arrival, Interstellar, and The
Expanse.