Petite métaphore du drame... Avant de mourir d'un cancer, la maman de Thomas lui a fait cadeau d'un masque de lionceau. Le petit garçon le portera tout au long du récit pour raconter la spirale du désespoir dans laquelle lui et son père sont emportés.

is a six-issue limited series and sequel to the 2007 limited series . It is written by Jeff Katz and James Kuhoric, with art by Jason Craig and will be published by Wildstorm (DC Comics) and Dynamite Entertainment. Freddy Krueger vs. Jason Voorhees is such a winning combination, it's surprising it took Hollywood as long as it did to get that ball rolling. Wildstorm and Dynamite took the equation one step further by tossing Ashley Williams of the Evil Dead movies in for good measure. And while Hollywood may never be smart enough to jump on that ball, at least we have the comics to provide some campy horror entertainment.

As with the fictional characters Sherlock Holmes and Dracula, Dynamite attempts to present Lewis Carroll's Alice in a new depth, drawn directly from the source material, the books: "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," "Through the Looking-Glass," and "What Alice Found There." Surely with Dynamite bringing the same care and dedication to the medium as with the and miniseries, this promises to be another beautiful comic book, this time as a four-issue miniseries.

Bram Stoker's Dracula is meticulously and faithfully transferred to the medium of comic books by the storytelling team of Leah Moore and John Reppion, with stunning, painted artwork by Colton Worley and detailed lettering by Simon Bowland, published by Dynamite Entertainment. The result is a gorgeous adaptation and presentation of the original novel: lush, textured brushstrokes; startling transition from the dark, dreary, somber hues of Transylvania through the stark contrasts of a frightful sea voyage to the vivid hues of the daylight Victorian-era English countryside. Bram Stoker wrote his novel as a collection of excerpts from personal diaries, journals, telegraph messages and letters, written by different characters, revealing the story from these characters' viewpoints. portrays these changes in narrative voice by showing these messages neatly typed on telegraph paper with varying typefaces, or handwritten in letters or personal diaries, by different hands. Such approach and attention to detail have drawn praises and rave reviews from everyone.

A spectacular one-shot that serves as an excellent introduction to Hellboy. MIke Mignola and Richard Corben, the same creative team from the Eisner-nominated miniseries creates an even better story, with an even better presentation. The care and effort show. As I've been saying, I like one-shots and standalone stories as compared to big, multi-issue, multi-title crossover events. This one-shot--a high-quality Minutemen scan-- is right up there among the best of 2009.

I've taken my week or so of rest, recreation and celebration and so for this week's issue, may I refer you to IGN's Dan Philip's excellent (click)? I am doing so because there are so many comics to post and so little time until this Wednesday's new releases. Suffice it to say that I completely agree with the reviewer and his IGN Editor's Choice Award although I think it merits more than the "Great" 8.5 stars out of 10 rating it got. Fred Van Lente and Javier Pulido have made this series their own. An 8.9 at least.

XIII (Thirteen) is a Franco-Belgian comics series written and drawn by Belgians Jean Van Hamme and William Vance, revolving around an amnesiac protagonist who seeks to discover his concealed past. With its plot inspired by Robert Ludlum's book The Bourne Identity, Issue 1 - XIII was initially serialised in 1984 in Spirou, and was later published by Dargaud. In 2003, the storyline of the first five volumes was adapted into a video game, also titled XIII, that was released on several platforms. A XIII TV miniseries starring Val Kilmer and Stephen Dorff was released in 2008.

The Hulk (Emperor of Sakaar) and Caiera the Oldstrong (former slave to the Red King) wed and were pregnant with a son on the way. Unfortunately, Caiera, her unborn child, and millions of others seemingly perished when a spaceship exploded in Incredible Hulk vol. III #104. Though his first chronological appearance is in What If? Planet Hulk #1, Hulk and Caiera's child (named Skaar) makes his first appearance in regular continuity in November 2007's issue of World War Hulk #5. Skaar arose from the ashes of Sakaar and he was raised by monsters and he is destined to conquer. He never met his parents but has messages from his mother in his head