Broken Frontier

A host of top-notch comic creators take a shot at the ELEPHANTMEN in THE PILOT, hitting stores Wednesday, June 13. This 44-page issue features stories by Kurt Busiek & Stuart Immonen, Joe Kelly & Peter Gross & Ryan Kelly, and Jeph Loeb & Ian Churchill; a cover by Ladrönn; PLUS a stunning gallery of ELEPHANTMEN art by Jae Lee, Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane & Ben Templemsith, Greg Capullo, Joe Madureira, J Scott Campbell, Chris Bachalo, Henry Flint, Tim Sale and Stephen Platt. All for only $2.99. (Diamond Order Code: Diamond #MAR071840)

And August marks a busy month for Image Comics and Active Images as ELEPHANTMEN go to war, and family secrets mount in David Hine’s STRANGE EMBRACE. Read all about them below, then make sure your retailer grabs each and every one for you to enjoy.

ELEPHANTMEN: THE PILOT
As TV cameras head for Santa Monica to cover the meteor that crash landed in the Bay, we check in with Skycab pilot, Miki, as she downloads comics in the break room at the taxi garage.
http://www.hipflask.com/issues/elephantmen0P/index.html

ELEPHANTMEN: HIP FLASK Jigsaw puzzle
What does any good citizen of Mystery City do on a rainy day? Put together a jigsaw puzzle, of course. Because you demanded it---the first HIP FLASK jigsaw featuring the Eisner award-winning work of ELEPHANTMEN cover artist, Ladrönn. Much like every lovingly crafted issue of HIP FLASK, this thousand piece puzzle won't come together quickly... ELEPHANTMEN: HIP FLASK Jigsaw Puzzle (1000 pieces, 48.5 X 68 cm, $24.99, Diamond Order Code: JUN07 1880).
http://www.hipflask.com/issues/jigsaw01/

ELEPHANTMEN: WAR TOYS #1 (of 3)
INVASION! Africa and China are at war. The battlefield: Europe. Enter: MAPPO's genetically engineered soldiers, The Elephantmen. At last, Starkings & Moritat tell the story of the war to end all wars in this special three-issue mini series. By Starkings & Moritat, Cover Boo Cook, variant pencil cover by Ladrönn, $2.99, 40 pages, black and white, Diamond Order Code: JUN07 1879).
http://www.hipflask.com/issues/wartoys1/

STRANGE EMBRACE #4 (of 8)
Art and cover by David Hine and Rob Steen
The death of his father only seems to make Anthony Corbeau's strange obsessions more extreme, and Sarah starts to learn more about the sinister family secret concerning Anthony's mother. SPAWN and DISTRICT X writer David Hine, continues his gothic masterpiece. ($2.99, 32 pages, JUN07 1922)
http://www.strangeembrace.com/ 

All Image Comics and Active Images's books are available in all finer comic book stores.