PopCultHQ looks at all of the comics and trade paperbacks
releasing from Action Lab Entertainment in October 2017…
#Solicitations: Action Lab Entertainment for October 2017
The following titles will be available for purchase in comic shops everywhere!
(unless otherwise noted)
NEW RATING SYSTEM:
E: Appropriate for everyone
A: Appropriate for ages 9 and up
T: For readers ages 12 and up
T+: For older teen readers and adults
M: Mature readers 18+
ACTIONVERSE #2 FEATURING STRAY
Writer:
Vito Delsante
Artists:
Lee Gaston
Wilson Ramos Jr.
Carlos Cabaleiro
Sean Izaakse
Cover Artists:
Sean Izaakse
David Golding
Carlos Cabaleiro
“The Rottweiler Years” continue! Stray is getting close to finding the shooter, but his future collides with his past as he recalls the first mission of the TeenAegis! Retailer incentive action figure cover by David Golding (Infested Earth) and classic homage variant by Carlos Cabaleiro (The Golden Guard)!
32 pgs./ T / FC $3.99
AMERIKARATE #7
Artist: Daniel Arruda Massa
Cover Artists: Devin Roth, Bill McKay, Tom Whalen, April O’Neil
Roll over, RoboChump, there’s a NEW cyborg in town! Cynthia and Sam finally confront the mastermind behind the cybertheft crime wave that has left the city’s knees shaking in its city-boots —but the shocking revelation of who it is shocks their karate-socks off! It’s robo-kills versus karate-skills the most action-packed issue of the comic book that critics are calling “the most action-packed yet!”
VARIANT COVERS
32 pgs./ M / FC $3.99
DANGER DOLL SQUAD #1
Artist: Winston Young
Cover Artists:
Our three most popular Danger Zone titles: Zombie Tramp, Vampblade, and DollFace come together to form the all-new Danger Doll Squad! When each girl’s deadliest foes merge together, our terrible threesome must enter “the black room”, a virtual reality inside cyberspace, to do battle against Necro Magic AI!!!
The biggest Danger Zone crossover event starts here,
with covers by the artist of each series (each with their own risqué variant as well)!
VARIANT COVERS
32 pgs./ M / FC $4.99
DOLLFACE #10
Lila continues her self journey as she comes across a good witch, hidden in a deep fog.
Retailer exclusive coves are available, please contact bseaton@actionlabcomics.com.
VARIANT COVERS
32 pgs./ M / FC $4.99
HERO CATS #19Artist: Andy Duggan
Cover Artist: Andy Duggan
Inks: Brandon Page
Colors: Sigi Ironmonger
Hero Cats: Midnight Over Stellar City Volume 2 TPB
Item Code: AUG171065
Midnight’s past may be troubled, but his future looks even darker. After a prison break at the Taurus County Jail, chaos erupts on the streets of Stellar City. Now Midnight and his fellow Hero Cats must stop Dr. Ross Rex and his relentless quest for power.
96 pgs./ E / FC $11.99
INFINITE SEVEN #8
Dave Dwonch
Item Codes:
AUG171096
AUG171097
AUG171098
This is it! The issue you’ve been waiting for! War has been declared, and the Infinite Seven are UNDER SIEGE!
32 pgs./ T+ / FC $3.99
KID SHERLOCK VOLUME 1 TPB
Artists: Sean Miller (Pencils), Lesley Atlansky (Colors)
Cover Artist: Sean Miller
128 pgs./ E / FC $14.99
MEDISIN #5
“First Do No Harm” Chapter 5
Ethan Sharp knows the true identity of Malady, and now he faces his adversary face to face. As the secret history of medicine and super heroes is revealed, Dr. Linden struggles to save one of the doctors and Olivia’s fate is decided by the reckless Crimson Crow. The penultimate chapter is here as MEDISIN races to its thrilling conclusion!
32 pgs./ T+ / FC $3.99
MIRACULOUS: GUITAR VILLAIN
Artist: Zag Entertainment
Cover Artist: Zag Entertainment
Arranged and Adapted by: Cheryl Black and Nicole D’Andria
Item Code: AUG171067
Jagged Stone can no longer tolerate the provocations of an arrogant young singer called Mr. XY. Akumatized by Hawk Moth, Jagged becomes Guitar Villain, the most rock’n’roll… and loudest super-villian in history. Ladybug and Cat Noir, both fans of Jagged, will have to go with the rhythm to save Mr. XY from Guitar Villain’s very special punishment… Let’s Rock!
64 pgs./ E / FC $4.99
MIRACULOUS ADVENTURES
OF LADYBUG & CAT NOIR #4
NOTE: COVERS PENDING APPROVAL
The Trash Krakken Part 3
The final chapter of Ladybug and Cat Noir’s New York adventure! Can the superheroes of Paris survive New York City and the Trash Krakken that wants to tear it apart?
32 pgs./ A / FC $3.99
MIRACULOUS VOL. 5: LUCKY CHARMArtist Name: Zag Entertainment
Cover Artist: Zag Entertainment
Arranged and Adapted by: Cheryl Black and Nicole D’Andria
Item Code: AUG171070
NOTE: THIS IS A PLACEHOLDER COVER
Hawk Moth continues to terrorize the citizens of Paris by using his akumatized victims to wreak havoc. Ladybug and Cat Noir take on Princess Fragrance, who uses her magical perfumes to brainwash people. Then they face off against Darkblade, who creates his own army of knights and tries to take down City Hall. Finally, the duo spends a day at the zoo fighting Animan, who can shapeshift into any animal he chooses.
SPOTS ON, CLAWS OUT!
Collects MIRACULOUS #13-15.
192 pgs./ A / FC $9.99
MISBEGOTTEN: RUNAWAY NUN #2Item Code: AUG171101
The Pope orders the kidnapping of the Lord’s body double from the Harlequin Island. Father Elano makes his way to the Domus Mariae, the carrier-turned-abbey. Motley gladiators and augmented Steampunk Templars clash. And Klaudette: the one-eyed geisha blood trafficker from the replica ghetto enters the mix.
32 pgs./ M / FC $3.99
NORTHSTARS VOL. 1: WELCOME TO SNOWVILLE HC
Join us for the magical adventures of Holly, the daughter of Santa Claus, and Frostina, a Yeti Princess, as they explore the mystical wonders of the land of Polaris. In this first volume in a series of oversized keepsake hardcovers, Holly and Frostina journey to the subterranean city of Undertown to investigate trouble in Troggie Town. There is an evil force scheming right below Snowville, and it threatens Christmas itself!48 pgs./ E / FC $14.99
PUPPET MASTER CURTAIN CALL #1
Artists: Daniel J. Logan (pencils/inks), Yann Perrelet (colors)
Cover Artists: Daniel J. Logan, Yann Perrelet, Robert Hack, Kelly Williams, Andrew Mangum, Gene Jimenez
The final chapter of Action Lab’s epic Puppet Master story starts now! Everything from the past two years comes to a head as the demon god Anapa makes one final play at world domination… with Andre Toulon’s puppets standing by his side!?! With the new, big budget film set to be release in 2018, this is the PERFECT jump on point for new and old fans alike!Variant covers limited to 1,500 copies each.
VARIANT COVERS
32 pgs./ M / FC $3.99
PRINCELESS: RAVEN, THE PIRATE PRINCESS YEAR 2 #1High adventures on the high seas are back! With her crew restored from their run-in with her treacherous brothers, Raven is ready to reclaim what was stolen from her. But first… DANCE PARTY! Raven promised she would confess her love for Ximena, but Sunshine has other plans. Who will end the night dancing with whom?32 pgs./ A / FC $3.99
ROSCO: ALIEN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER
Join alien wildlife photographer Rosco and his robot assistant Vincent on a cosmic safari of epic proportions. This book chronicles Rosco’s expedition to planet Grangawa in search of strange aliens to capture on film.32 pgs./ E / FC $9.99
SHINOBI: NINJA PRINCESS – LIGHTNING ONI #2
Artists: Martheus Wade (Pencils/Story), Janet Wade (Inks), Gene Fayne (Colors)
Cover Artists: Martheus Wade and Gene Fayne
Who said words can never hurt you? While the powerful Lightning Oni continues his search for the young ninja, Shianndrea Toshigawa, the kunoichi has to quell a rumor that she maliciously attacked one of her fellow sword sisters during an unauthorized training session. While Ai and Shainndrea get to the bottom of the incident, ninja team leaders, Kim and Turra, go on the hunt for a possible traitor in their ranks.32 pgs./ E / FC $3.99
TOYETICA #3
Only an hour after they get their new accessories, Sweetina fights a horse, Vince fights his conscience and Bunnard tries everything to avoid fighting Nebulara! Meanwhile, Trixie and Polly set out to stop Minky from throwing away her identity…and end up discovering a huge school secret.
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32 pgs./ E / FC $3.99
VAMPBLADE SEASON 2 #8
Vampblade’s adventures with Zombie Tramp and DollFace conclude… wait, no they don’t! This issue leads directly into the new Danger Doll Squad crossover mini-series, also out this month!!
This Danger Doll Squad tie-in features 3 covers (regular, artist, and 90s style), each with a risqué variant as well!
VARIANT COVERS
32 pgs./ M / FC $4.99
ZOMBIE TRAMP #40
Janey’s biggest battle yet comes to a close. Can she survive her mentor Xula’s might? Can Xula survive Janey’s wrath??Features 3 regular and risqué variants, including two covers from series creator Dan Mendoza (DollFace)!!
VARIANT COVERS
32 pgs./ M / FC $4.99
ABOUT ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT–
Formed in 2010 with the purpose of pooling their collective talents into a single, powerful entity, the members of Action Lab Entertainment have countless years in multimedia publishing, design, and business. Their first release, Fracture, was successfully funded through Kickstarter and since then they have continued their mission to produce high quality, genre-spanning entertainment. Since its formation, the accolades for A.L.E continue to build on a daily basis. Among its more popular titles are all ages material like the Eisner, Glyph, Shel Dorf Award nominated series PRINCELESS, MIRACULOUS (based on the Nickelodeon Television series), Jamal Igle’s MOLLY DANGER, Artist/ Writer Katie Cook’s GRONK and Gayle Middleton’s (My Little Pony, The Littlest Pet Shop) monstrously adorable VAMPLETS. Action Lab’s Mature Readers imprint ACTION LAB DANGER ZONE continues to push the envelope of comics entertainment with titles as varied as Charles Band’s PUPPET MASTER and Dan Mendoza’s over the top horror-comedy ZOMBIE TRAMP, VAMPBLADE and ITTY BITTY BUNNIES IN RAINBOW PIXIE CANDY LAND, and socially relevant titles including SOUTHERN DOG, KINGDOM BUM and M Goodwin’s TOMBOY.
*** info courtesy of Action Lab Entertainment
