One of our favorite comic book companies will be showcasing a whole bunch of stuff during next week’s San Diego Comic-Con. Top Cow, probably most well known for Wanted, will be bringing lots of exclusives and their talent to the show so we can all meet and enjoy.

Here’s all the info you could want on this from the official press release from the company.

TOP COW UNVEILS 2010 SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON EXCLUSIVES

LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 14, 2010 – Top Cow Productions, Inc. is proud to announce their exclusive offerings at this year’s Comic-Con International in San Diego, which includes an exclusive wraparound cover variant to the publisher’s most ambitious project-to-date, Artifacts.

Attendees of the convention have a chance to grab the following exclusives at the Top Cow booth #2629:

ARTIFACTS #1 WRAPAROUND SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON VARIANT
Exclusive SDCC variant cover art by Michael Broussard and Sunny Gho of IFS
(W) Ron Marz (A) Michael Broussard (I) Rick Basaldua, Sal Regla (C) Sunny Gho of IFS
Price: $10

Thirteen mystical Artifacts, including the Witchblade, the Darkness and others, guide the fate of the Top Cow Universe. For centuries, it’s been whispered that bringing together all 13 Artifacts would herald mankind’s destruction. But a mysterious figure has been manipulating events, laying plans to put Armageddon into motion.

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Our friends at Top Cow have sent us their list of comic solicitations for May, 2010 and because we know you are comics fans and also enjoy some Top Cow titles, we’ve included them for your advanced planning needs. And we’ve also got some cool cover images for you as well. Be sure to check those out after the jump.

Meantime, take a look at the comics coming in May from the official press release:

VELOCITY is off to the races!

MAY 2010 CHECKLIST

Velocity #1 Ron Marz/Kenneth Rocafort $3.99
Angelus #5 Ron Marz/Stjepan Sejic $2.99
Pilot Season: Stellar #1 Signed Robert Kirkman/Marc Silvestri/Bernard Chang $19.99
Broken Trinity: Pandora’s Box #4 Rob Levin/Bryan Edward Hill/Alessandro Vitti/Tommy Lee Edwards $3.99
Pilot Season: Hardcore #1 Signed Robert Kirkman/Marc Silvestri/Brian Stelfreeze $19.99
The Darkness #85 Phil Hester/Sheldon Mitchell/Aaron Campbell $2.99

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Our friends at Top Cow have sent us over a whole bunch of their upcoming new comics solicits for the upcoming months. There’s a lot of stuff to choose from and its har to make a choice, really. We may have to just go out and get all of them.

Check out the full list below, complete with descriptions, from the official press release. Of course, we also have some great artwork from these upcoming books to share with you as well, so enjoy that after the jump.

JANUARY 2010 CHECKLIST

The Darkness: Shadows & Flame One-Shot Rob Levin/Jorge Lucas $2.99

Angelus #2 Ron Marz/Stjepan Sejic $2.99

Angelus #1 Signed Edition Ron Marz/Stjepan Sejic $14.99

Pilot Season: Stealth #1 Robert Kirkman/Marc Silvestri/Sheldon Mitchell $2.99

Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer #1 LBCC Variant Mark Waid/Kenneth Rocafort/Eric Basaldua $10.00

Tracker #3 Jonathan Lincoln/Francis Tsai $2.99

Tracker #1 Signed Edition Jonathan Lincoln/Francis Tsai $14.99

Witchblade #134 Ron Marz/Stjepan Sejic/Michael Ivan $2.99

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In the spirit of bringing you news of successful comics that don’t just come from the “Big Two,” our friends at Top Cow also keep coming out with books that sell . . . and sell very well. This time around its Paul Jenkins and Dale Keown’s The Darkness/Pitt #1 which features the first crossover of these two characters.

Here’s all the info about this new book directly from the official press release. Of course, as always, check out some cover art after the jump too.

PAUL JENKINS & DALE KEOWN’S

THE DARKNESS/PITT #1 SELLS OUT!

Long Awaited Crossover Debut Issue Sold Out at Distributor Level

LOS ANGELES, Calif., September 2nd, 2009 – Top Cow Productions, Inc. proudly announced today that the first issue of The Darkness/Pitt has sold out at the distributor level.  The highly anticipated crossover series has been over five years in the making and was held back from release by Top Cow Productions until all principal work on the series had been completed.

Paul Jenkins (Captain America: Theater of War) and Pitt creator Dale Keown (Berserker) have reunited for the first time since their much-lauded run on The Darkness in 2002 in The Darkness/Pitt.  The series also marks the first Pitt series in a decade and creator Keown’s return to the character he is best known for.

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Our friends at Top Cow have announced their comics for October and through the miracle of the modern Internets, we can bring you the list right here. Check out all the solicitations for October coming from Top Cow via their official press release. And also, don’t forget we’ve got cool cover art for some of these books after the jump as well so check ‘em out!

Witchblade #131  — Ron Marz/Stjepan Sejic/Chris Bachalo/John Tyler Christopher
Witchblade “War of the Witchblades” Set — Ron Marz/Stjepan Sejic
Pilot Season 2009: Declassified — Robert Kirkman/Marc Silvestri
Tracker: First Look San Diego Exc — Jonathan Lincoln/Francis Tsai
Berserker #4 — Rick Loverd/Jeremy Haun/Dale Keown
Berserker #2 Keown “Rage” Edition — Rick Loverd/Jeremy Haun/Dale Keown
Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer #4 — Mark Waid/Kenneth Rocafort/Joe Benitez
Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer #1 SDCC Variant — Mark Waid/Kenneth Rocafort
The Darkness/Pitt #3 — Paul Jenkins/Dale Keown/Eric Basaldua
Darkness Accursed Volume 3 TPB — Hester/Broussard/Blake/Lucas/Oeming
Top Cow Bible TPB — Marc Silvestri/Top Cow’s Finest

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Besides Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and some of the other companies we talk about a lot here, we’re also fans of the comics coming out of Top Cow. Some of their books, including the Witchblade series and The Darkness, are among our favorites. Now, the company has announced that one of our favorite writers, Robert Kirkman, and one of the best artists around, Mark Silvewstri, are teeming up to create a new project for The Pilot Season Initiative.

Here’s all the details from the official Top Cow press release. Be sure to check out the larger Silvestri concept art after the jump.

Top Cow Productions, Inc. proudly announced on July 2nd on Attack of The Show that the renowned writer Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead) and Marc Silvestri (Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia, The Darkness) are teaming up to co-create five original concepts for the Pilot Season initiative in 2009. On Attack of the Show, “Fresh Ink” host Blair Butler broke the news that Robert Kirkman will write the brand new pilot issues, while Marc Silvestri will create the designs for the series and contribute the covers for each issue. Interior art teams and details of the concepts will be announced at a later date.

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Who is Jackie Estacado? What is The Darkness? What powers does it have? How is it connected to Jackie? All of these are questions for anyone who might find themselves picking up The Darkness Volume 2 #78 on comic store shelves later this month. With thirteen years of history to the character, one of the most intimidating things for a new reader is to dive into an established series for the first time. Unlike such iconic characters as Superman, Batman or Spider-Man, The Darkness hasn’t reached a level that everyone, comic fan or not, knows the character’s origin, or even the most important facets of it. But Top Cow is doing something to remedy this problem.

Later this month, Top Cow Productions is publishing The Darkness Origins Volume 1. The first rare six issues of the first volume of this series will be reprinted and packaged together allowing readers to relive the beginning of The Darkness.  According to Top Cow’s official info on the book:

“The Darkness Origins Volume 1 tells the story of how mafia hitman Jackie Estacado was blessed and cursed on his 21st birthday when he inherited the power of The Darkness. Readers will learn how the elemental force of The Darkness gives Estacado access to an otherworldly dimension and control over the demons who dwell there. This volume collects the origin of Estacado as the current bearer of The Darkness, and introduces classic characters such as the Angelus, Butcher, and Sonatine.”

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