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Link De Descarga: Comunicado De Novedades De Febrero 2017 NOVEDADESFEBRERO 2017 Comunicado de novedades de febrero 2017, primera salida (31/01/2017) Como siempre indicamos cuando llega esta de lanzamiento! Otro héroe que regresa para unos referentes que atesoran más de 75 años de Scalped y también a una de las creaciones época, no por ser el mes más corto del año, quedarse es Nightwing. Tras un tiempo como de trayectoria. Los tres héroes también pro- más sorprendentes del pasado año, Suicidas, febrero será menos intenso. Si en enero afron- agente secreto, Dick Grayson volverá a enfun- tagonizarán el especial Superman/Batman/ a través del volumen Los reyes del Infierno. tamos cambios en la distribución y comunica- darse uno de sus trajes más icónicos en las Wonder Woman: Metropolis, sorprendente A su vez, ampliaremos la colección Grandes ción de nuestros lanzamientos, ahora llega el calles de Gotham. Además, no faltarán nue- Otros Mundos, inédito en nuestro país. autores de Vertigo con una antología dedi- momento de adaptar nuestro compromiso de vos ejemplares de las colecciones Batman, cada al creador de Fábulas, Bill Willingham. precios al nuevo año, una política que mante- All-Star Batman, Flash, Liga de la Justicia, Más allá de Renacimiento, retomaremos la Como colofón, presentaremos el desenlace de níamos intacta desde 2013. Aunque en nues- Green Lantern, Superman y, atención, Action publicación de Caballero Oscuro III: La raza Philémon, de Fred, clásico imprescindible del tra web tenéis todos los detalles al respecto, Comics, legendaria cabecera que, como es tra- superior, una vez finalizado el hiato producido cómic europeo que al fin estará disponible al es importante indicar que nuestro compromiso dición, contendrá otras aventuras del alter ego por las dilaciones en la edición original ame- completo en español. continúa siendo facilitaros el acceso a nuestros de Clark Kent , esta vez en tomos recopilatorios. ricana. El Hombre Murciélago ocupará un lu- productos, así como ser transparentes con la gar de importancia en los sucesos de Gotham En la línea manga nos despediremos de Ruka, información. Y eso implica que estas modifica- En cuanto a Diana de Themyscira, la Mujer Ma- Central: Agente herido y, por supuesto, en todo Umi, Sora y el resto de inolvidables protagonis- ciones que anunciamos no serán retroactivas. ravilla afrontará sorprendentes revelaciones en un clásico, Una muerte en la familia, que recupe- tas de Los niños del mar, en la última entrega Todos nuestros títulos seguirán vendiéndose al las páginas de Wonder Woman, que adopta- raremos dentro de la línea Grandes autores de de la aclamada creación de Daisuke Igarashi. precio indicado hasta la fecha en portada. rá una nueva periodicidad aprovechando el Batman. Respecto al Hombre de Acero, com- Igual de inolvidables son los personajes cen- desembarco de Greg Rucka, gran conoce- plementaremos nuestra edición de La muerte trales de Rainbow, los siete de la celda 6 blo- Tras esta aclaración inicial... ¿repasamos lo dor de la mitología del personaje. Asimismo, de Superman y El regreso de Superman con que 2, una de las licencias del momento, que más destacado de esta primera tanda de no- publicaremos dos novelas gráficas: Wonder el tomo Superman y la Liga de la Justicia: nos hará vibrar con su cuarto tomo. Por último, vedades, que estarán a la venta a partir del día Woman: Carne, con más episodios del trabajo Antes del Juicio Final, y presenciaremos el el Inspector Kurokôchi avanzará en su inves- 31/01/2017? Para empezar, el Renacimiento de Brian Azzarello y Cliff Chiang en la serie; desenlace de Las aventuras de Supergirl. tigación, basada en un sorprendente suceso del Universo DC continuará consolidándose y Grandes autores de Wonder Woman: John Por otro lado, publicaremos el primer tomo de real ocurrido en Japón en la década de 1970. con la llegada de series tan esperadas como Byrne – Segunda génesis. ¡La mejor forma de Demon de Garth Ennis, con algunos de los Harley Quinn. La más carismática compo- preparar el estreno de la adaptación cinemato- episodios más importantes de la vida de este ¡En las siguientes páginas de este comunica- nente de la Fuerza Especial X, guiada por los gráfica de la Amazona! curioso y volátil personaje, creado por Jack do, encontraréis información detallada sobre imprescindibles Amanda Conner y Jimmy Kirby en 1972. todos estos lanzamientos con los que daremos Palmiotti, será la gran protagonista de nues- Para completar los lanzamientos relacionados la bienvenida al mes de febrero! tro particular San Valentín, y también tendrá con el nuevo ciclo del Universo DC, daremos la Como no podía ser de otra manera, el mundo un lugar de honor en Escuadrón Suicida, con bienvenida a la serie regular mensual Batman/ de lo sobrenatural también estará presente en Bruno Lorenzo un equipo creativo de lujo formado por Rob Wonder Woman/ Superman: Trinidad. Este las novedades del sello Vertigo, empezando Prensa y comunicación Williams, Jim Lee, Jason Fabok y Philip Tan. título, escrito y dibujado por Francis Manapul, por el relanzamiento de Lucifer en Lucifer: Cie- ¡Ambas colecciones debutarán en febrero hará las delicias de todo tipo de lectores al lo frío, de la mano de Holly Black y Lee Gar- en formato grapa y con un irresistible precio mostrar las modernas aventuras conjuntas de bett. Daremos continuidad a nuestra edición BATMAN NÚM. 58/3 Guion: Tom King Dibujo: David Finch ¡NO TE PIERDAS UNO DE LOS TÍTULOS DEL Batman 4-5 USA MOMENTO! La llegada de Tom King a la serie regular del 48 págs. | Grapa | Color | 3,25 € álter ego de Bruce Wayne ofrece a todos los lectores un refrescante punto de partida para engancharse a la serie regular de Batman, ISBN 978-84-16945-72-6 pero sin perder de vista a los aficionados más Traducción de Felip Tobar veteranos y la mitología que ha convertido al personaje en un icono cultural. El equipo creativo se completa con el regreso de David 9 788416 945726 Finch (Maldad eterna), que vuelve a dibujar al personaje tras su paso por las páginas de Wonder Woman. RENACIMIENTO. “Estupendo. Un inicio actractivo, divertido, pero ¡El desenlace de Yo soy Gotham, el primer arco argumental sobre todo sencillo, para el nuevo volumen de de Tom King en la nueva etapa de la serie! Cuando la ciudad la serie.” está a punto de caer bajo las garras del verdadero mal, llega el IGN.com momento de responder a la gran pregunta: ¿de qué lado estarán Gotham y Gotham Girl? ¿Abandonarán a su suerte al Caballero Oscuro? La fina línea que separa a amigos de enemigos se difumina mientras tiene lugar el enfrentamiento definitivo que decidirá el futuro de Gotham. NÚMEROS ANTERIORES: Aragó, 466, entlo. 08013 BCN Más información en: Profesionales ECCEdiciones Busca nuestros cómics en NOVEDADES FEBRERO @eccediciones 93 252 20 28 / 93 347 83 51 tu librería habitual o en Fecha de venta: 31 de enero 2017 www.ecccomics.com [email protected] www.eccediciones.com www.ecclibros.com [email protected] @eccediciones CanalECCEdiciones www.tiendascosmic.com ALL-STAR BATMAN NÚM. 2 Guion: Scott Snyder Dibujo: John Romita Jr., Declan Shalvey All-Star Batman 1-2 USA BATMAN COMO NUNCA ANTES LO HAS VISTO All-Star Batman nace con el objetivo de mostrar 48 págs. | Grapa | Color | 3,25 € una visión diferente y renovada de algunos de los personajes más importantes del universo del Hombre Murciélago, con especial atención a la ISBN 978-84-16945-73-3 legendaria galería de villanos del protector de Traducción de Felip Tobar Gotham. Tras su triunfal etapa en la serie regular Batman, Scott Snyder se alía con algunos de los 9 788416 945733 más importantes artistas de la industria del cómic, ofreciendo grandes dosis de entretenimiento y diversión. Un soplo de aire fresco para un héroe que se ha convertido en un indiscutible referente dentro RENACIMIENTO. y fuera del mundo de las viñetas. ¡Todos a bordo del tren del Infierno! El Hombre Murciélago y Dos “Cuando piensas que ya nadie puede hacer algo Caras continúan su viaje hacia la supuesta curación de Harvey nuevo sobre un personaje clásico, va Scott y te demuestra lo contrario.” Dent, a través de un paraje repleto de enemigos. Pero... ¿será capaz Batman de seguir adelante cuando el propio Dos Caras se convierta en su gran oponente? Además, esta entrega incluye John Romita Jr. las historias de complemento de los dos primeros ejemplares de la edición americana de la serie. NÚMEROS ANTERIORES: Aragó, 466, entlo. 08013 BCN Más información en: Profesionales ECCEdiciones Busca nuestros cómics en NOVEDADES FEBRERO @eccediciones 93 252 20 28 / 93 347 83 51 www.ecccomics.com [email protected] tu librería habitual o en Fecha de venta: 31 de enero 2017 www.eccediciones.com www.ecclibros.com [email protected] @eccediciones CanalECCEdiciones www.tiendascosmic.com NIGHTWING NÚM. 1 Guion: Tim Seeley Dibujo: Yanick Paquette, Javier Fernández Nightwing: Rebirth 1, Nightwing 1-3 USA ESPERADO REGRESO ¡Tim Seeley vuela en solitario tras su fantástica colaboración con Tom King (Batman) en 96 págs. | Rústica | Color | 8,50 € las páginas de Grayson! Arranca un nuevo y apasionante volumen de Nightwing, que llega a los lectores españoles en formato ISBN 978-84-16945-74-0 tomo y con periodicidad bimestral. ¡La mejor forma de disfrutar de las aventuras de uno de Traducción de Bárbara Azagra los más carismáticos y atractivos personajes del universo del Caballero Oscuro! Yanick 9 7 8 8 4 1 6 9 4 5 7 4 0 Paquette, responsable gráfico de Wonder Woman: Tierra uno, es el encargado de dibujar el especial que abre esta sorprendente etapa. RENACIMIENTO. ¡Y el español Javier Fernández (Tierra 2: El fin del mundo), dibujante regular de la serie, te Ha sido Robin. Ha sido Batman. Ha sido un espía. Y también atrapará con su impresionante talento! ha sido un fantasma.
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