Writer Jay Faerber (NEAR DEATH, DYNAMO 5), artist Scott Godlewski (Dracula: The Company of Monsters), colorist Ron Riley (NEAR DEATH, DYNAMO 5), and letterer/designer Thomas Mauer (UNDERTOW, UMBRAL) have won the hearts of readers with their new science fiction western series COPPERHEAD. Issue #1 has sold out completely and is being fast-tracked to a second printing to meet customer demand.  

Louisiana blackened thrash perpetrators GOATWHORE are currently readying for their next round of headlining live assaults. Slated to commence in Houston on September 15th, the band will quash nearly two dozen US cities including recently added dates in Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, New York, Virginia, Georgia and Florida as well as five shows supporting death rock/horror punk icons, Samhain!  

Eisner Award-nominated author Derek McCulloch will be embarking on a mini signing tour in Bay Area bookstores to celebrate the San Francisco setting of his new graphic novel, DISPLACED PERSONS, a family saga with a touch of time travel.  

Sweden’s master of horror, Bloodbath – notable for the inclusion of Katatonia and Opeth members – is set to release its fourth album of supreme death metal, Grand Morbid Funeral, on November 18 through Peaceville Records.  

20 Buck Spin confirms that the label will release the debut album from punishing Finnish crossover quintet, FORESEEN HKI.  

The Corpse has risen from its grave, and Its hungry! The new Cannibal Corpse album, A Skeletal Domain, has bared its teeth and is dripping its way toward your collection this Tuesday! After the break, I’ll bring their sins to light in a review of this great new tombstone from the American Death Metal stalwarts!  

Giant-Size Kung Fu Bible Stories is just as unpredictable as it seems; trust me on this. I for one had absolutely zero idea what I was getting into with this one. And if you have any educated guesses based on that wild title or cover rest assured that they’re probably off base too. But at the end of the day this is a book that I’m supremely glad I let surprise me, because this is a real doozy of a collection. But enough vagueness, what exactly is Giant-Size Kung Fu Bible Stories? Is it worth your hard earned greenbacks? Find out after the cut.   

This October, the no-holds-barred antics of the Marvel Universe’s most unlikely duo continue in HAWKEYE VS. DEADPOOL #1 – the official first issue of the blockbuster comic event of the fall. Even though this is really the second issue, but who’s counting? Gerry Duggan and Matteo Lolli return for the battle of the century (maybe) as the Merc with a Mouth battles the Avenging Archer!  

This fall marks the worldwide release of BON JOVI: WORK, an extraordinary coffee table book that offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the top touring rock band in the world, by the band’s official tour photographer, David Bergman, during two record-breaking world tours from 2010-2013.  

Electro-industrial metal titans ABORYM have announced the addition of guitarist Giulio Moschini (Hour of Penance) to the group’s ranks. Giulio brings a wealth of experience to Fabban’s band, having performed with ABORYM during their last live shows and after a very long career with Hour of Penance.  

TOOTH & CLAW, the exciting new fantasy epic from bestselling writer Kurt Busiek (Marvels, Astro City), artist Benjamin Dewey (I Was the Cat, Tragedy Series), Eisner-winning colorist Jordie Bellaire (THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, PRETTY DEADLY), and letterer John Roshell of Comicraft will feature a very special variant cover by artist Alex Ross of Marvels and Kingdom Come fame.  

Following the recent Lamb Unlimited release of RABBITS‘s contaminated third LP, Untoward, the horde now infects the media with their official video for the track “So Fake It’s Real.”