During a vicious xenomorph outbreak, terraforming engineer Derrick Russell leads a desperate group of survivors onto a rickety mining vessel. They hope to escape the creatures overrunning their colony—but they’ll face horrors both in space and on the strange planet they crash on. Ties in with the Prometheus and Aliens films!  

Since its inception way back in 1973, mail order has been the backbone of SQP publishing. Long before the advent of direct-sales comic book stores, or the acceptance of fantasy art in the mass market, let alone the wonders Amazon.com or even “the interwebs”, SQP Art Books has been selling its unique blend of naughty and VERY nice selection of illustrated delights directly to their customers.  

This September, the truth behind Nova, Star-Lord and Thanos’ disappearance continues in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #19 – a tie-in to Original Sin! New York Times-bestselling creators Brian Michael Bendis and Ed McGuinness bring you the answers fans have been craving –what happened to Richard Rider?! Trapped in a nightmare universe, Star-Lord and Nova fought valiantly against the might of Thanos. Peter Quill and Thanos mysteriously returned without explanation – Nova did not.  

Considered by many to be one of the pinnacles of Silver Age comic book artwork, John Buscema’s innovative work on Marvel’s Silver Surfer will finally be presented in the premiere Artist’s Edition format. Collecting two over-sized complete issues from the acclaimed original run written by Stan Lee, along with a treasure-trove of bonus material, this instant classic will add to IDW’s already expansive line of Marvel Comics collections in the Eisner Award-winning Artist’s Edition format.  

Faith No More, who reunited in 2009 for a series of sold out performances and international festivals, is currently recording their first full-length album since 1997’s Album of the Year.  

Ok, this has been bothering me for sometime: The Metal and Hard Music scene in the West Texas area sucks! Horrible promotions, high school attitudes, and lack of creativity seem to abound here. It’s becoming bad enough that so many good bands won’t play here, even several locals. And a warning: this is very localized, what I am writing about, as I, the author, hasn’t been able to speak to many of the other promotional companies from around the areas (West Texas).  

Montreal’s noise/sludge rock ringleaders THE GREAT SABATINI have just pulled the fifth official video from their Dog Years LP out of their hat, letting “The Royal We” loose into the crowd, while also declaring another new tour in support of the album.  

SINGLE BULLET THEORY have announced their first return to Texas since 2005. The “To Hell Paso and Back Tour” launches in Levittown, PA on September 20 and moves through New York, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, and Oklahoma before invading Texas on September 30 in Fort Worth.  

ViciSolum Productions has given worldwide release to Casting Ruin, the new album from technical blackened death metal trio SOLACE OF REQUIEM.  

Michael Moreci (HACK/SLASH: SON OF SAMHAIN, HOAX HUNTERS) teams up with Vic Malhotra (X-Files: Year Zero, Thumbprint) to explore the grim future in store for mankind in an all-new science fiction mystery series.  

With their debut album ‘Written In Blood’ in stores now and hitting #59 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart, San Antonio’s DARKNESS DIVIDED are teaming up with IN DYING ARMS and FOREVERMORE for a tour across the US this September.   

London’s AMULET will release their full-length debut, The First, on September 22nd in Europe and October 21st in North America (digital only) via Century Media Records. For a preview of The First, the album’s first single, “Mark Of Evil” can be heard below: